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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-01-30

William c. Lawson, through whose
efforts Rock Island hopes to gain troll
ley connection with the lower end of
the county and with points to the
south, left this afternoon for Chicago.
He has spent the week working with
the Booster club committee, with the
result that his project will be favor
ably reported to the Booster club at it's
next meeting. The appointment of a
committee to assist in securing the
right of way on Ninth street will also be
asked. AT the second February meet
ing of the city council Mr. Lawson
expects to have an ordinance ready to
present.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-01-30
COURT PANEL IS CALLED

Jurors viii Report to Judge oImsted
at g A. NJ. Feb. 8.
Judge Olmsted in the county court
has issued orders to summon the reg
.ular panel of jurors drawn some time
since. to report at O'Clock Feb for
the purpose of taking up the criminal
docket.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-01-30
Porter and Cash Gone.

The police are looking for a porter
at the Harper house, who was given
a $40 bill to get changed this morn
ing. He forgot to return
Frank Christian. alias Fred Clarke
was held to the grand jury under
bonds of $500 for passing a bad check.
The complaining witness is S. A. Tor.
rey of the Metropolitan Life Insurance
company.
Saloon Notice.
Goulash and roast pork at AL
Gregg's tonight, 1921 Second avenue.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-01-30
ARE you DEAF?
Or Partly Deaf or Do You Have Ring
ing aHd Roaring Sounds in Your

We sell the Stolz electrophone
which not only makes your hearing
normal, but cures 80 per cent of the
disagreeabIe ear trouble. A free DEM
onstration at our store at any time.
Always pleased to show and explain
the merits of the electrophone. j
sRamser, optometrist, opposite Harper
house.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-01-30
OPEN DAVENPORT OFFICE

Rock Island Southern to Occupy Store
Room on Brady Street.
The Rock Island Southern has leased
The store room at sos Brady street.
Davenport, and will establish it's Offices
there. The room will be jointly occu-
pied with the New York Central lines
Office.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-01-30
OBITUARY.
Battan.

The 6-months-old daughter of Mr..
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1909-11-18

Listen, we are going to put in print
a thing that number of republicans
have suggested to us in the last two
weeks and it is this: Roosevelt will
be home about March 10, 1910:
Meantime politics will sizzle and get
hotter than blue blazes but all to no
purpose. In March Roosevelt will
be home and then whichever the way
the cat jumps, the fight will go. No
other man has such a hold on the
people as. Roosevelt has. No other
man ever had such hold on them
except Andy Jackson. If Roosevelt
lines up with Taft, good bye insur-
gents The Jig is up. But if he
should go against Taft and line up
with the kickers, there will be hell
to pay and no pitch too hot The fur
will fly. From Kalamazoo to Calves
ton bay and from Hell's gate to Cliff
House, there will be razors in the all
and the element that loses the sym.
pathy of Roosevelt will be down anG
out and the door will be locked with
the key thrown in the well. We shall
not prophesy what he will do, fol
fear that Seth Carris or some Other
outlandish republican will throw i
up to us like he did the Cummin!
prediction, but if we were not afraid
we would predict that Roosevelt will
line up with his protege Taft. ..Ant
then look. out! -Washington Demo
crat.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1909-11-18
A sidelight on Judge Gaynor New

A Sldelght on Judge GaynOr, New
iork's mayor-elect, is shown by the
Kansas City Times in this way: will
liam j. Gaynor chose the occasion of
dinner given by the Knife and Fork
club in Kansas City, May 90, 1907,
for expressing himself pointedly con-
corning transportation. The subject
of his address was "Our Railroads
are Public Highways, Not Private
! Roads: The applause which
welcomed every wrong statement
showed that there was practically
unanimous agreement with him
among the two hundred members of
the club present. The speech caused
considerable comment in the country
and his plain speaking was subse-
! quently Endorsed by j. S. Harlan, of
Chicago, member of the interstate
commerce commission. No man has
measured the Importance of the rail-
road problem more accurately an
editorial in the Star said the follow
ing day. Justice Gaynor's address
comes from man Of the highest in
tegrity, man of judicial insight, a
fearless advocate of the square deal,
a democrat who is standing shoulder:
to shoulder with President Roosevelt
in the fight for equitable railway
regulation. Railroads are govern
ment roads. was Justice Gaynor's
argument, because thoy cannot be
constructed without the resort to the
governments grant of eminent do
main. But land cannot be taken by
government for any private use
Fasten that i'll your mir.d-that only
the government can take private
property away from the owner and
that it can take it only for public
use, such as for public highway and
the like-and you have the key to
why our iron roads, just like our
dirt and water roads, had to be, and
were built, not as private roads but
as public highways. You, therefore,
perceive that our iron roads are not
private roads, but public highways.
Some have come to the conclusion
that the government should take the
railroads and run them in order to
end the abuse (of discriminatory
freight rates). My own view is that
it is necessary for the government to
appoint the general freight agent OF
every railroad, for he could stop all
rate favoritism at once Referring
to the Roosevelt policies, Judge Gay
nor expressed a hope that President
Roosevelt's successor will be the kind
! of man who will continue his pol
icies to the end. This may sound
strange he continued, coming from
New York democrat, but l believe
the man in public Office who is carry
ing on such work as President
Roosevelt is doing should receive
support and encouragement from
every honest man
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1909-11-18
THE DEPOSIT GUARANTEE LAW

!, While the public interest in the Co
lumbia bank suspension waned after
the first day when the depositors
found that. they could get their
money, and died altogether on Thurs
day when depositors ceased to apply,
discussion has continued undated
among the bankers and business
men. The general feeling is one of
surprise that conditions in financial
circles did not show at least some
signs of uneasiness and disturbance.
AS rule, the suspension of so large
a bank would mean run on coun-
try banks which, deposited with it,
and consequent embarrassment on
their part: There was none of this,
everyone appearing to wait to see
first what would be done. with the
Columbia depositors. The Oklaho-
man (ind. dem.)
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1909-11-18
A CONGRESSMAN GETS POINT.
ERS FROM A COBBLER.

The Ventura California; Demo
crat prints the following:
O. H. Hedges makes his bread
possibly butter, and occasional hunk
of pie. by the manipulation of leath-
er in the capacity of a cobbler.
Leather is the product of green
hides, and the duty on hides gets
pretty close to the product of his
toll, affecting his purse according to
the ratio of the duty imposed.
He carried his grievance to Con
gresham S. G. Smith who, under
date of July 6, replies as follows:
Mr.. O. H. Hedges, Ventura, Call
Dear Sir: l am pleased to have
your note of the 30th, again refer
ring to. the subject of the duty on
hides. Il have been industriously try
ing to learn from some one what
effect the repeal of the hide duty
will have on the hide supply. You
speak Of certain tannery going out
of business because it was unable
to obtain green hides. | wish that
you would write me again telling me
why they can get more hides under
free trade than under present condi-
tons.
Yours very truly,
S. G.. Smith
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1909-11-18
THE PARTY REBUKED.

H. If there ever was time that dem
ocracy could rejoice over defeat, it
| is the present moment and the Massa
chuSetts election is the cause: The
result disclOSes that AldrichiSm and
Cannonism came within shadow of
going down to defeat in state which
heretofore had given republican
majority from the date of the birth
| of the party up to last Tuesday
which was gagged only by the num-
Der that the party leaders asked for.
| 1t discloses the fact that the people
are waking up and that in this case
where there was straight out fight
in which the tariff and other national
issues were predominant as was the
case in Massachusetts, democracy
would gather strength in its efforts
for the common people The Massa-
chusetts democratic platform assaulted
the Payne-Aldrich tariff and the ag-
gressions of the federal government
against the rights of the states. 1t
favored affirmative action by the
Massachusetts, legislature upon the
kRroposed income tax amendment The
republican platform straddled on the
income tax and stood pat on the
tariff.
The national issues presented by
the democratic platform we're pressed
hard by the candidate and kept to
the front all through the campaign
The result is that the republican
plurality is only 1882, where two
years ago 1t was 100000, and one
year ago Massachusetts elects it's
governor each year, it was 1890
1t was a scathing singing rebuke Of
the supporters of the iniquitous tariff
measure and its sponsors, and what
makes it all the more keenly felt by
the promoters Of the job is the fact
that it is a body blow against the
new tariff before it's worst effects are
felt next April, when the maximum
Of 25 per cent ad val0rem is added
to the exorbitant rates named in the
bill
The Massachusetts, showing is a
message to the democracy of the ma
ton to get ready for the Battle next
year and fight it in the old way.
wherein victory lies.-St. Joe OBJ
server.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1909-11-18
Yours very truly,
S. C.. Smith.
The following is Mr.. Hedges re-

The following is Mr.. Hedges re-
Ventura. Cal, July Is, 1909
Hon. S. G. Smith, Washington, d. G.
Dear Sir Yours of the 9Th inst. at
hand, asking me to tell you why
more hides could be procured under
free trade than under the present
conditions.
Now don't you think that rather
big order to give common cobbler,
who is not supposed to know any
thing but to mend old soles, and vote
her straight? Especially, as it comes
from one who is supposed to know
all these things, that he may intelli-
gently. transact the business Of his
employees? But l am going to
take for granted that you honestly
wish to know that people of my class
are thinking Of these things and try
to answer you.
1t is a fact that so per cent of the
hides ;of the United States go into
the packing houses on the backs OF
the cattle.
Now; anyone controlling 80 per
cent of any commodity can control
price of same But packing trusts
are not an open market for hides;
they tan most of their own hides,
and ondy sell to the tanneries with
which they have a gentlemanly a.
greement Then where are indie
pendent tanneries going to get
hides?
They: can not have them shipped
{ from South and Central America, OF
Mexico; because the duty added tc
the freight makes them too expen
sfve flake off the duty and for
short time, until the trusts could ge11
themselves in position to contro
the world supply of hides, the inde
pendents could have hides shipped
in, and compete with the trusts.
The tariff simply restricts the sup
ply by creating false condition
thereby making it more easy for thu
powers that be to control that sup
ply. =
Leather has advanced from 81
cents to 81 cents per pound sine
1896 Do you realize what tina
means? 1t means that l am payin'
to the trusts tribute of 10 cents Of
every. pound that I use. l use abou
one hundred pounds per month
that means $19 every month, or $22
per year, for one poor cobbler
hundred thousand of us pay tn
enormous sum of $22,SOO,O0O &C
crued. tribute every year. Did yo
ever hear of any of that being d1
vided with tannery employees?
The tariff is farce, SO far as hell
ing any one but the trusts is cor
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1909-11-18

a- -
eff you start out to buy an Iowa
farm says the Waterloo Courier,
"you had better take blank deed
along with you. If you don't the
farm is likely to advance SIS an acre
while you are gone after one"
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1909-11-18

Of course, every farmer who saw
Senator Aldrich riding around in a
special car to tell them why they
should have central bank, should
get up early in order to vote the re-
publican ticket. 1t looks SO home
like and honest
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1909-11-18

The Iowa City Press notes that
There seems to be some slight hest
fancy on the part of the progressive
republicans to accept the advice of
Cannon to go and efface themselves.
or words and figures to that effect"
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1909-11-18

There is nothing wrong with the
Grand Old Party" says the Ocheye-
dan Press, referring to the republic
can party. The party is all right,
but it is cursed with "a bunch of SOM
l.nambulistic liars who make promises
and then forget to carry them out"
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1909-11-18

President Taft reached Washing
ton Thursday after his 1900 mile
swing around the circle on a vote
getting tour, paid for by the common
people of the United States. /. 1t is
safe to say that he made no votes in
the west.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1909-11-18

''There is no question but that Sen
ator Cummins has voiced Iowa and
western sentiment" declares the Ce-
dar Rapids Gazette From every
source one hears encouragement for
the insurgent cause and condemna-
ton of many Of the provisions of the
new tariff bill"
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1909-11-18

Don't kindle a fire in girls heart
until you are certain you can furnish
the fuel to keep it going.
Evening journal., 1909-08-25
NO ACTION BY CARDINAL
IN THE SUTTON MATTER

BY United Press Leased Special Wire
BALTIMORE. Md. Aug 25.-If Car
dinal Gibbons has signihed his intentions
Of permitting the burial Of Lieutenant
Sutton's body I'm consecrated ground that
fact was not known az the Arch Epis-
copal residence today when "A representa-
tive Of the United Press called there. No
confirmation could be gotten from the
head Of the Catholic Church in Amer
ice.
Cardinal Gibbons is taking part in the
annual retreat Of the secular clergy OF
the arch diocese Of Baltimore, which is
i'm progress at st. Marys Seminary He
could not be seen today. for when he
enters the retreat he denies himself 10
the outside world.
At the Cardinals residence, however
the Rev. Louis O'Donovan, who is one
Of the Cardinals secretaries, stated that
he knew nothing of any act on the part
OF the Cardinal in reference to the sut-
ton matter.
The retreat will come to a close on
Saturday morning at which time, It Is
expected that a statement may be forth
coming from the Cardinal.
Evening journal., 1909-08-25
TAFT WILL TALK ABOUT
TARIFF ON HIS TRIP

BY United Press Leased Special Wire.
BEVERLY. Mass, Aug. 25-President
Taft expects some lively times on his
forthcoming trip to the Far West,
where he viii enter a hostile country.
The President expects to tell those
political enemies where he stands on
the tariff question, why he stands
where he stands, and what they may
do if they don't like his stand. He
seems confident that this kind of plain
talk will convert a lot of his enemies
and incidentally prevent the cattle
raising States from deserting the Re
publican party because free hides were
given the eastern shoe manufac-
turers.
II am not in the habit Of avoiding
an ISSUE" said the President. in dis
cussing the likelihood of troubles, "and
/ am not gong TO dodge that I see in
the West. The tariff is very likely
to be my theme in the cattle States,
and il any one cares TO challenge me
on my record will be there The
labor organizations learned last fab
that I was not afraid of my past"
Evening journal., 1909-08-25
WEEK END CAMPAIGN
OF THE SALVATIONISTS

Captain Holz and the Provincial Band
OF the Salvation Army viii conduct a
weekend campaign on Saturday and sun
day in this city. II will be an elaborate
series Of services. Adjutant Bartlett to-
day announced the following program:
Saturday Saturday p. m. Band concert
at Hall, corner Fourth and King streets.
Sunday morning Col. Holz win speak at
the Central Presbyterian church on King
street near Seventh. Brgadicr Atkinson
win speak at the Epworth NJ z. church.
corner Tenth and Lombard street.
Adiutant Crawford win speak at tho
Easst Lake Presbyterian church. corner
Twenty-seventh and Market streets.
STAFF Captain Richards viii speak at the
Olivet Presbyterian Church, corner
Fourth and Broomo streets A morning
service will also be held at the Army Hall
Fourth and King streets in charge of ca
pable leaders.
Sunday afternoon at o'clock Colonel
Holz ASSISTED by the Provincial STAFF Band
and soloists will conduct great meeting
in tho shellpot Park Theatre.
At $50 in the Army Hail. Adiutant
Crawford will hold special Y. p. L. SER
vice.
staff Captain Richards win speak al the
Wesley NJ e. Church. corner Linden and
jackson streets at 80 p. m
Col IIolz viii lead a revival servico ~
the Army Hall at D. m.
Evening journal., 1909-08-25
BUFFALO FIREMEN
TOBE GUESTS OF
THE RELIANCE

Veterans Of the fire department Of
Buffalo will take possession OF Will
mlngton on September 16 and Il. Re
turning visit to them in 1907, almost
200 Buffalo veteran iiremen will be the
guests Of the Reliance Fire Company. by
whom they will be royalty entertained
during the two days here.
The trip to this city will be made in
the course of visit to a number Of
cities Of the Middle States. Their stay
here will be made the occasion for the
largest social function among the fire
men Of the year.
Arrangements for a big banquet, and
for visits to interesting places in and
about the city are now being made by n
committee of the Reliance Company.
This committee comprises John T. Lally,
Joseph i. Bradley and Joshua Kelly. A
similar committee from the Fire Vete-
rams Association Of Buffalo will come TO
this city next week TO make arrange
ments. select a hotel and TO make other
arrangements.
The Buffalo firemen will be accompan-
led by their wives and daughters, and
the wives and daughters OF the Reliance
fremen will pon with them in the en-
tertainment. A lar0e band will accom-
pany the Buffalo veterans. me Reliance
Company will meet them on their arrival
with another band. and there will be a
big parade.
Evening journal., 1909-08-25
COUNTY GRANGE TO
MEET TOMORROW

New Castle County Pomona Grange
will hold an all-day session in a. O..
L. w. Hall, No. 902 Washington street,
tomorrow. The morning session will
begin at 10 o'clock. Many important
subjects will be discussed, among them
being the need Of better market laws
in Wilmington, the jury system, the
need of a department for women at
the state College and the oleomarg-
arine laws. Thomas Sharpless, a
prominent dairyman, Of near West
Chester. viii speak on the latter sub
ject. He is president Of the Pure But
ter Protective Association of Pennsyl-
vania His lecture will be illustrated
with samples of colored and uncolored
butter and of the new product of the
Standard Oil Company, petroleum
"butter."
Delegates from each subordinate
grange will attend the meeting. bring
ing resolutions and subjects that have
come come before these oranges. AS
the grange will meet as the guest of
no particular grange, there will be no
entertainment. A lecturers hour OF
music and literary exercises win close
the meeting in the afternoon.
Evening journal., 1909-08-25
SUIT CASES
CARRIED WHISKEY

SALISBURY, Md. Aug. 25,-Ocoan city
men invaded Parsonsburg campmeetng
grounds last Sunday and did land Of
fec" business before the officers got on 10
their game and arrested them.
Carrying suit cases filled with bottles
OF intoxicating drinks. the police say
Charles Bunting and Harry NJ Hastings
were taken in charge and the officers
found owe. 40 bottles OF liquor. Justice Of
the Peace George Parsons, after a hear
ing OF the two men, held them for the ac-
tion OF the grand jury, which meets in
September
II Is said the liquor law at ocean City
is so fiagrantly violated that the sellers
became bold enough TO invade the camp
meeting. Several other arrests are ex-
pected to follow.
Evening journal., 1909-08-25
DELAWARE TO BE
READY IN OCTOBER
Builders Are Preparing For
the Trial of the Great
BattIeShip
By united Press Leased specIal VIC.

by Dulted Press Leased Speclai Wis.
WASHINGTON. Aug. 25-The battle
ship Delaware, the biggest of the
American dreadnaughts afloat, will be
ready for her trials i'm October if the
plans of her builders. the Newport
News Shipbuilding Company do not
miscarTy. She was launched early this
year. When commissioned she will
be one of the most powerful warships
afloat, having a displacement OF $4,000
tons, 5000 less than that of the
Arkansas and the Wyoming, the next
to be built and 1000 tons greater than
that of the Connecticut, flagship Of the
Atlantic fleet.
When the Delaware and her sister
ship, the Florida, are commissioned,
the United States will have new fleet
as powerful as that which circled the
globe, all the ships of which will have
been completed since that event. They
are the Michigan, which is now being
fitted; the South Carolina. now hav-
ing her speed trials; the New Hamp-
shire. the Mississippi. the Idaho. the
FLORIDA and Delaware-all battleships:
and the three scout cruisers, Chester
Salem and Birmingham.
The new battleships are all much
more formidable than any of the six
teen ships Of Admiral Sperry's fleet.
Evening journal., 1909-08-25
WILL PROSECUTE
THE RELENTERS
Assistant Solicitor ChaytOr
to Get After Persons Who
Repudiate Warrants

In requesting the dismissal Of James
Conner. charged with breach of the
peace, in City Court this morning. be-
cause of lack of evidence, Assistant
City Solicitor Chaytor announced that
persons swearing out warrants falsely
would be prosecuted by him. His de-
termination TO do so is prompted by
numerous cases i'm City Court where
the prosecuting witnesses have repuli-
ated the charges they made in swear
ing out warrants.
The complainant against Conner this
morning was his mother Mrs. Con-
ner declared that her son had commit
ted no breach of the peace. but had
merely come home late for dinner and
would not leave when she told him 10
seek another boarding house.
Conner was dismissed.
Mary f. Hart was arraigned on the
charge of keeping disorderly house.
and pleaded not guilty through her
attorney. Philip L. Garrett. The hear
ing was continued until tomorrow.
Having failed TO appear the bail bond
of one witness in the case, Mary
Justis. was declared forfeited.
Edward David and William Wright.
NhiHANN H0Nrf NndAktu Will DifAhlME
into the home of Mrs Emma Haynes
on the East Side. were again in court
this morning, but to enable the police
10 find another, alleged to be concern
ed in the alleged burglary. Judge Jos
/ lyn continued the hearing until Sep
l tember 3.
! Edward Mastin. charged with havini
collected milk bills due his former en-
ployer. who had discharged him. an,
who had been referred to Human
Agent Stout, was placed under a 500
peace bond. The charge of wife
beating against John w. Fountain
colored, was held up. John hit hii
wife in the eye because she would
make the bed last night so he coult
sleep. Charged with harboring an un.
registered dog, Isaac Crystal was fined
/ S. and costs.