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The San Francisco call., 1909-08-13
Tuesday Brings the Peoples Chance
To Give Themselves Good Government

kind-the kind that make up the SO called
businessmen S ticket for republican cam
didates for supervisors, the contemplated
felonies, = the negotiable instruments. >
Happily for the cause Of good government,
it is easy to tell the good from the bad.
You can almost tell them by the smell.
The taint on the candidates who were put
up by and for the boodlers is SO loud and so
strong that any voter with nose on his
face can not miss them. Who votes on
Tuesday for bad candidate votes that
way because he believes that way
The bad candidates on the primary
ballots are there chiefly for the purpose Of
stopping the prosecution of the rich men
caught looting the city Of its rich fran
chises and detected picking the city's
pockets by means Of extortionate rates for
public necessaries; for the purpose of
keeping San Francisco from acquiring
the Hetch Hetchy water source and thus
ending Spring Valleys long rule of plum
der; for the purpose of keeping gas bills
high and making them higher; for the pur-
pose of keeping the city from owning and
running the Geary street or any other
railroad; for the purpose Of turning over
to the United Railroads all the privileges
it and its predecessors have not acquired
by bribery and fraud.
Surely it is easy to tell which are the
bad candidates. Every candidate who has
not already gone squarelv on record for the
people as against the United Railroads
encroachments, for the Hetch Hetchy
project, for a gas rate no higher than S5
cents, for resubmission of the Geary street
proposition, is not worthy Of nomination
on any ticket. Every candidate who sought
or got Mccarthy Endorsement is unfit for
office. AS for Mccarthy himself and his
so called union labor ticket, they are to be
dealt with not on Tuesday next, but in
November.
And you can tell the bad candidates by
their newspaper support. Find the can
didate whose election is demanded by
crooked newspapers and you will find the
candidate Of the predatory public service
corporations that own or rent those news
papers. Does any San Franciscan need to
be told the names of San Francisco's
crooked newspapers?
Tuesday is the peoples day, bringing
the people their first real chance to select
the candidates for whom they will vote. AS
surely as the majority OF the primary
voters cast their ballots for candidates who
measure up to the simple test here given,
just so surely will San Francisco insure
for herself two years more Of civic progress
and of moral we'll being without which
there can be no sound and substantial ma
teriai prosperity. Most of this people are
honest Most of them want clean govern
ment. If on Tuesday they will turn out
and vote as they are and for what thev
want, then it will be well-very well in
deed-for their city.
The San Francisco call., 1909-08-13


government for the next two years
More than that they will decide whether
they, the people, are to govern themselves
or are to be governed by and for the public
service. corporations.
By virtue of the direct primary law the
people are able this year for the first time
to get an absolutely square deal. The
crooked, scheming, politicians can not
stack the cards this time by packed conyen
tons. They are still here and still at their
dirty work, but they have only one hope,
and this is that the people may be banl-
boozled into cheating themselves at the
primary election. The long end of the
bamboozling job has, Of necessity, been
turned over to the crooked, schelning news
papers, and fortunately, the people know
the crooked newspapers even better than
they know the crooked politicians.
The issues of the hour may be easily
and compactlv expressed. Reduced to
their lowest terms they give this as the
essence of the situation and the struggle.
It is the people against the predatory pub
lie service corporations. 1t is the caught
and indicted boodlers, the franchise grab
bers, the gougers and eXtortloners against
the whole people, whose servants they
bribed into betrayal OF the public interest.
The bribers have had almost enough OF
that game for the present Now, instead
Of helping to put into office men whom they
might afterward hire they are trying to
fool the people into fooling themselves far
enough to let into office men already owned
by the predatory interests. Aside from
their recently acquired aversion to bribery,
they we're forced to make some such change
of method by the great and sweeping
change in the law. The passing of the
delegate convention system marked the
passing also of the old method of doing
graft politics. Now and henceforth the
people are the convention. There is no
body that can betray the people except the
people themselves.
A big registration and the promise Of
a big primary vote make things look dark
for the robber corporations and the
crooked politicians and bright for the peo-
pie. Now, more than ever before, the
axiom holds good that when the people
turn out the crooked politicians are turned
down. All that public long plundered
and usually helpess need do is to go to
the polls on Tuesday and nominate as re-
publican candidates and democratic candi-
dates the clean, free, honest, independent
men whose names are on the ballots, and
the city will be absolutely sure Of a clean.
free, honest, independent government for
the next two years.
On both those tickets there are the kind
Of men fit to administer the government of
San Francisco, and there are the other
The San Francisco call., 1909-08-13
SONNETS OF a PERFORMER
BY EDWARD F. o'DAY

- AY moneys pretty easy in this fight
- Only today | an under boss
To whom | gave little double cross
Some time ago. but he there, all right
Glad hand-sweet smile-oh, such pretty sight
Of frendliness that | was at loss
To guess his game, It wasn't long, of course,
Before he let CLEAN of light.
He said he needed Certain friends" of mine
In certain precincts, and he thought that
Would be the to whip them into line
II I'd be good enough to go and try
The upshot was he slipped me fifty bones
With which to make few iudicous loans"
XII
AVJHERE did the money from? Never mind;
w It's legal tender, that's enough for
What's more, I'm going to keep it, for, you see
The boys he needed already lined
On the right side-a little point find
No pressing need of telling him, since he
Will ask questions. For quiet fee
Like this one, receipt is signed.
Dishonest? Nonsense! Honest should say
Seeing guard the honesty OF lads
Who'd do favor for any day.
Remember if gave them all these scads
They'd drink much and then their folks would say
Bad politicians led them all astray
The San Francisco call., 1909-08-13
NOTE AND COMMENT

Ballinger, pursued by Pinchot and
prodded by Pardee, may be made to
take water instead Of giving it awss.
]. Dalzell Brown is out Inciden-
tally the same condition, also prevails
among the 1900 depositors of the
bank he helped to wreck.
It needs no board Of experts to con
vince, us that the sulphur in the air at
the Spokane irrigation congress
should be productive of good.
A Chicago judge decided that it was
not crime for a man to swear at his
wife. Perhaps not, but he is luckier
if able and willing to swear by her.
Now comes General Leonard Wood
with German invasion scare. Does
our entente cordialc with Great
Britain entail the sharing of her
bugaboos?
Roosevelt is preparing to make the
ascent of an African volcano He
seems to be supplementing his attach;
upon the wild critters with lust for
wild craters.
General Manager Black informs the
supervisors that he will not put fen
ders on the cars because they are
dangerous. Dangerous to the pocket
of the United Railroads?
An army surgeon has. pronounced
the dictum that there is too much
sunshine in the United States for
blondes. 1t has been thought that
there was too much peroxide.
The good people of Rheims are pre-
pairing to ask as much as $500 for a
single room during aviation week.
Apparently the landlords are making
a united effort to discount any airship
records.
The San Francisco call., 1909-08-13
BaIlihser
Menace toIaf
Administration

and he has taken from forestry the control
the wooded the Indian He
justify this policy by strict construction of law
such explanation viii satisfy the public The fact that general
widespread dsust of Secretary Banger grown up
short period that he has held Office Mr. Banger may
presumably IS excellent corporation lawyer but PUBLIC office
his room IS better than his company.
Now Banger IS credited with intent block the accomplish
ent OF the Hetch Hetcy project 1t yet say
how far this charge be justified The obstacles
the way be merely example of bundering red
be adjusted removed by authority the
TACT remains that Bange under suspicion all along
and people ready believe the injurious charges
him. In fne cabinet minister he has already himself
impossible
We told by understrappe Of the departments
the city of San Francisco may proceed under Garfield
permit to in the Hetchy
valley AS dam hold the essential
OF the project this prohibition insisted equivalent
revocation OF the permit Such action would be nconceivabe
Of Secretary Bainger pull chestnuts of the for the
Spring Valley company
In either Bainger is unfit for his place.
The San Francisco call., 1909-08-13
An Apology
To
.SenatOrPerkin
Revenues, which,

eVeue, WHICH, Ike the SENIOR senator from California deals
in prophecy
review of this document is given by the Yor
Post, from which quote
There made change quantity of
under higher lower duties Thus a. sawed lumber
1907 o54359OOO The
from s. per 1000 to SIPS 1000 With avish
of revenue
under the higher Every understands the
law demand that
elasticity Of demand Shingles,
Here the
The be
under the folly
rdty that
and thirty yielding
under the law Coal dyes from Cuba
also reproduce the identical total of four
afforded under the Dngy bomnahon The entire absurd
unscienhhc and wholly arbitrary.
The Call apologies Perkins He is not singular
his nantle belief that the of supply have
been repealed by Senator drch The situation
the saying Of the great chancellor my son. with how
little wisdom the world is governed"
The San Francisco call., 1909-08-13

It was at first supposed that James J. Hill
was constructing the opposition road, but
while this report may be true, it has been
contradicted, and surmise is busy concerning
its purpose and connections.
The Deschutes river rlns rearl,, due
The San Francisco call., 1909-08-13
Another Road
Headed for
California

south from The Dae the Columbia natural
route Tor railroad seeking California this regard
the Oegonian specuaes to the meaning of the
The northern railroads.
Oregon
OF this and efor And
railroads seeking the Pacific looking
business by pushing
establish themselves
country
ath the Great Northern with
canadian Fahc
North railroad There capital use
wherever judgment foresee a
California the natural and ultimate objective of all trans
continental railroads for the that supplies their most
profitable territory he products OF this state
great and cheap staples like wheat coal To
considerable degree they finished products belong
the general class OF lries For that their
freight high and the they pay correspond
no railroad system afford to be shut region
The San Francisco call., 1909-08-13

and proporhonate increase OF revenues. 1t
seems that the same strange theory of the
law Of demand and supply was held by the
conference committee on, the tariff, The doc
trine is declared by authority of that body
in a public document entitled Estimated
The San Francisco call., 1909-08-13

Went INTO ONCE has had It's origln and pur-
pose in favor for the sinister interests that
are seeking to seize the national resources
for their private profit
Ballinger began by secret withdrawal
of large body of lands from the forest
The San Francisco call., 1909-08-13

becomes evident that Secretary Banger will the Taft
administration if he does change his gait get
important step taken by the interior DEPARTMENT Banger
The San Francisco call., 1909-08-13

NEW railroad OF mysterious origin and promotion build
ing in aggressive competition with Hartman line under
of in Oraoon
The San Francisco call., 1909-08-13

may be that The Call premature in abuting
Perkins exclusive popretorhp of the comfortable
theorx that of duties
The San Francisco call., 1909-08-13

ON TUESDAY next the people Of San
( Francisco will decide whether or not
" they will give themselves good or bad
The San Francisco call., 1909-08-13

Ballinger, pursued by Pinchot and
prodded by Pardee, may be made to
take water instead of giving it awss.
The San Francisco call., 1909-08-13

J. Dalzell Brown is out Inciden-
tally the same condition also prevails
among the 1900 depositors of the
bank he helped to wreck.
The San Francisco call., 1909-08-13

It needs no board Of experts to con-
vince US that the sulphur in the air at
the Spokane irrigation congress
should be productive of good
The San Francisco call., 1909-08-13

Now comes General Leonard Wood
with German invasion scare. Does
our entente cordiale with Great
Britain entail the sharing of her
bugaboos?
The San Francisco call., 1909-08-13

A Chicago judge decided that it was
not crime for a man to swear at his
wife Perhaps not, but he is luckier
if able and willing to swear by her.
The San Francisco call., 1909-08-13

Roosevelt is preparing to make the
ascent of an African volcano He
seems to be supplementing his attack
upon the wild critters with lust for
wild craters.
The San Francisco call., 1909-08-13

DR.. Francis C. Paseh, who has been
seriously i'll at the. railroad hospital
with appendicitis. is recovering after
an operation and his friends are hoping
that he will be out again soon. Mrs.
Pasch is with her mother. Mrs. John
B. Wagner. and her sister, Miss Adela
Wagner. in this city. and as soon as
DR.. Paseh has recovered they will take
house in town for the winter or may
probably establish their permanent
home in one of the suburbs Mrs Wag-
ner and her daughters have been away
for several years and their friends will
be glad to learn that there is a prob
a ahiIitv of their return
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-01-22
SILVIS

Miss Elda Lewis of Rock Island
spent Tuesday and Wednesday in
Silvis, where she acted as bridesmaid
at the wedding of Miss Genevieve
Scott and Glenn Walker
Miss Ella Marshall of the Moody
institute, Chicago, is in Silvis this
week, where, by her vocal talent, she
is assisting Rev. Mr. Patterson in hold
ing number of revival meetings at the
Baptist church The meetings began
Monday evening.
About % young people of the NJ.
w. A. Office in Rock Island surprised
Miss Genevieve Scott who is to be a
bride of this week, at her home on
Tenth street. Music and dancing &C.
cupied the evening, after which the
guests were served supper. Inese
young ladies regret very much losing
Miss Scott as their office companion.
but are more than filled with good
wishes for her future welfare.
Mr.. Stamper of the Silvis Y. M. G..
A. is busy organizing double quartet
from the young men of Silvis. He is
being ably assisted by Guerney AL
zeno. the music professor. The quartet
will give concert at the open meet
ing of the Y. NJ c.. A. to be held ut
the Cox hall next Sunday. Another
item of interest is the fact that Rev.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-01-22

w. B. Clemmer of the Christian
church of Rock Island will be present
to deliver an address.
Miss Katie Phelps suffered severe
fall last Saturday. She is improving
however
Mr.. and Mrs. George Nichol and
daughter, Myra, were visitors in Rock
Island Tuesday.
Mrs. Nicer of Green River, ILL.,, spent
Mr.. and Mrs. Richard Nicer of Twelfth
street
Mrs. E. L. Scott and daughter, Gene
We've, were business callers in Daven-
port Monday.
Mrs. James Powers of Carbon Cliff
was calling in Silvis Monday.
An entertainment in celebration of
Lincoln's birthday is being contem-
plated by the Warmers Crossing school
and the Pleasant Valley schools of
Silvis. The children in these two
schools have been watching with eager
interest the display of talent by the
children of the Sixth street school,
| for the last year and are becoming
anxious that some of their attachments
be brought to light. In case there
are no conflicts a joint entertainment
will be arranged and probably some
, civil war veteran may be secured, who
can give the audience a more vivid
, account of Lincoln and his administra-
+, ton.
| The tickets are already on sale fo-
/ the card party which is to be held in
the basement of ST. Mary's church in
East Moline under the auspices of the
English speaking ladies of the congre-
CATION, on Jan. 81.
The dancing party given Tuesday
night in Cox's hall was very well at
tended and all present seemed to have
splendid time
| Sunday evening Miss Genevieve
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-01-22
COE

Rev. Mr.. Edwards preached at the
Bethel church last Sunday evening
William Riewerts and James Wood.
burn left for Urbana last Saturday
morning, where they will attend a two
weeks course in agriculture.
The Literary society met at the
residence of C. j. Golden last Friday
evening. All who were present had
an enjoyable time.
Mrs, William Ashdown was tri-
city caller last Saturday.
Mrs. j. P Sanders died last Friday
evening after a lingering illness with
dropsy. having been a patient sui
ferer till death relieved her. She was
a kind and loving wife and mother
and worked hard for the welfare oi
her family, who will keenly feel her
loss. She leaves to mourn. her hus
band and one daughter, Edith, and
son, Eugene, both at home, also her
aged father, Stephen Price, one sister
Mrs. Amelia Palmer. Her funeral was
held on Sunday morning at 1920 al
the Bethel Baptist church, where she
had been faithful member. The ser
vices were preached by Rev. Mr. Ed
wards, her former pastor. now OF
Iowa. The remains were laid to rest
at Mount Maria cemetery.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-01-22
TAYLOR RIDGE

Mrs. c. H. Buck was visiting in Rock
Island Tuesday.
The Ladies' Aid society met at Mrs
w. S. McCulloch's Thursday afternoon
Mr. and Mrs. ]. Johnson of Manhat
tan, Kan, have been visiting with her
sister, Mrs. Monro Roberts, the last
week
Mrs. Ramsey and daughter, Francis
were Rock Island callers Thursday af
ternoon.
Mrs. Herman Hofer, who has been
sick. is improving nicely.
Miss MabIe McBurney of South Rock
Island has been visiting with heI
cousin, Miss Mamie Miller, and Mrs
Arthur Miller.
Last Saturday evening the young
folks were entertained at the home o.
Eta Roberts and all passed pleasant
evening.
F. e. Garrett went to Sterling Wed
nesday and returned Thursday.
Mr. and Mrs. Albert Fox of Rock Is
land spent a few days of last weeR
with his father, Sam Fox.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-01-22
HAMLET

Will Cook shipped cattle to Chicago
Tuesday. George Schriver went up
with the shipment
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Mcfarland are
the parents of a baby boy, born Sun
day
John Lentz is ill with an attack of
the grip.
Miss Carrie Cooper is acting as tel
ephone operator.
Miss Susie Parmenter returned to
her home at Lyndon Thursday after
making an extended visit at the home
of A. Kendall
The Ladies' Missionary society met
Thursday of last week at the home of
Miss Emily Boyle. A delicious dinner
was served and a pleasant time spent
About 80 of Mrs. Joseph Odell's
friends perpetrated a complete sur
prise upon her at noon Saturday. AT
ter partaking of a bounteous dinner
the afternoon was spent in social con-
versation. 1t being Mrs. Odell's birth
day, numerous presents were given
her.
+ Riley Halstead and Jesse Cooper
were Rock Island visitors Wednesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. o. N. Phillips and
Frank Cooper attended the Bealer.
Cooper wedding at Reynolds Saturday
Misses Edith Reaber and Barbara
Hartman are visiting friends and rel
atives in Aledo.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-01-22
NEWS OF THE NEIGHBORS

the remainder. of the proceeds of said
sale be divided share and share alike
among the brothers and sister. The
brother, Henry Goodwin, is named sole
executor.
Obituary Record.-Elizabeth M. M.
Sass died yesterday at her home, 1902
Fourth street. She was native of
Osterrader, Holze, Germany. where she
was born Sept. 10, 1856. Her marriage
with William H. Sass took place in the
old country in 1879 and five years later
they came to America, settling in Dav-
export. Mr.. Sass. the husband. is sex
ton of the city cemetery. Besides the
husband there are surviving five child
rem: Christian F. Sass, Mrs. William
Boldt, William II. Sass, Mrs. August
Koch and Miss Amanda Sass.
At st. Luke's hospital Wednesday
afternoon occurred the death of Mrs
John Andre of 212S West Fourth
street, after an illness of nine weeks
from typhoid fever Deceased is sur
vived by her husband and little girl
8 years of age. her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. John Warren, three brothers and
one sister, all of this city.
c. o. Cole. who had been a suffere,
with anemia for II years. died at his
home, 1904 Dubuque street yesterday
He was one of the well known EN-
ployes at the arsenal, having lone
worked at the machinist's trade there
Mr.. Cole was born in Columbus, Ohio
April IL, 1852. He came to Wash
ington, Iowa, as child with his par
ents, growing to manhood there H,
was married Oct. 10. 1875, to Mis-
Mary E. Palmer of Charles City, Iowa
She survives, with three children, Mrs
Glen Stevenson. Chicago; Mrs. Myrtl
Carter, Silver City. n. NJ, and Mrs
Levy Kracke, Washington, Iowa, an,
two brothers, D. S. Cole. Washington
Iowa, and William K Cole, Fremont
Mich.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-01-22

verdict of 81 in favor of the plaintiff.
Those against Messrs. McGinness and
Slaughter are dismissed voluntarily on
the part of the plaintiff without any
monetary consideration.
Harvard Men Dine.-The local Har-
ward club entertained at dinner at the
Davenport Commercial club Wednes-
day evening for Jerome d. Greene, sec
rotary of the Harvard corporation, who
is spending a few days in this locality
meeting the alumni of that institution
and comforting with members of the
high school faculties.
o
Gives Money to Church.-The last
will and testament of the late Eliza
beth Goodwin has been filed for pro-
bate in the district court. The will
provides for a number of benevolent
requests. 1t is directed by the tesla
triX that all cash on hand cash in
bank and money due her, shall be paid
over to the pastor of the Calvary Bap-
fist church, to be by him paid to the
Baptist Foreign Missionary society. 1t
is further director that the homestead
of the testator be sold as soon as prac.
teal and that out of the proceeds S100
be paid to the Calvary Baptist church
for the general expenses of said
church, also that 500 be paid to the
Baptist Home Missionary society, and
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-01-22
SHERRARD

Walter Volk and Arthur Roseen Wis
tied in the tri-cities last Sunday
The Sherrard Mutual Telephone
company held the annual meeting at
the town hall Tuesday.
Quite number of the miners are
going to the new town of Winchell to
help to sink the shaft.
William Burns left Monday for In
dianapolis as delegate for the local
union No. 11G4 of the United Mine
Workers.
Quite number from this vicinity
attended the funeral of Carl Johnson
last Saturday.
Mrs. Wellington and daughter of
Kansas are visiting at the homes of
Vance Sherrard and Ed Danielson.
The funeral of Carl Johnson, who
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-01-22
HAMPTON

Mrs George Dirreen and daughter
Lois of Watertown were guests of
Hampton relatives the latter part of
last week. returning Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. August Light were
over from Pleasant Valley, Iowa,
Thursday, the guests of relatives.
The Hampton Ladies' Aid society of
the Methodist church held a meeting
afternoon
Nicholas Wildermuth from near
Lake City, Iowa. has been spending
some time with relatives here.