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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-10-14
A Broken Pledge.

Chicago Journal: Some cynics af-
feet to believe that political platforms
are only made to be broken. Accord
ing TO this view, the party that can
put the most vote-getting platitudes
into its platform runs the best chance
of deluding the people with false prom
Uses.
As a matter of history, the down
ward" tariff revision pledge was writ
ten into last years republican platform
because political success was impos-
sible without it. Neither the west,
nor the middle west. could have been
carried by the republicans without this
pledge of less tariff burdens for con
sumers.
In less than a year after his election
we find the republican president tour
ing the west and making apologies for
his partys failure to keep its platform
pledges of downward" revision. Mr..
Taft frankly admits that under the
most favorable construction the new
tariff law only fulfills in spots his
party's pledges. In other spots, like
the wooden schedule for instance, its
pledges were broken.
Western voters are intelligent
They know the difference between
Iante-election promises and rost-ele-
ton apologies. The one carries hope
with it. and the other nothing unt
Dead sea fruit. Average western
voters are more American than par;i
san.
That is why republican campaign
organizers are already seeming
trouble throughout the west. And
well they may. 1t is not the demt.
Gratis alone they have to fight in the
next campaign. Their own party has
been split in twain by the failure Of
a republican congress to keep party
pledges
And in the west and middle west
We will have the unique spectacle If
republican insurgents helping to elect
democratic congressman, not from
choice, but from patriotic duty.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-10-14
The Polar Prophet.

Christian Science Monitor; On
Tuesday, Aug. 81, one day before the
cabled announcement of DR.. Cook
finding of the north pole, after touch
inc upon the various theories prevail
ing with regard to Commander
Peary. the success of his expedition
and his return. an editorial in this
newspaper went on to say: Thee
is however. a possibility of two
things: One is that news of Peary
may be conveyed to US, and may be
even now on the way to us, through
the inStrumentality of the Dundee. the
only whaler now engaged on Baftin
Bay The other possibility is
that Commander Peary made his dash
in the early summer, succeeded il
reaching the pole and is returning
overland to the Roosevelt, and is now
speeding southwark in that vessel
On this theory, he would pause only
long enough on his way to civilization
to leave word for the Jeaniei" Then
occurred these passages:
Great interest is added to this mat
ter by reason of the fact that we may
hear of Commander Peary and of DR..
Frederick A. Cook. another polar eX-
pIorer. at practically the same time
The latter has not been heard from
for two years. Tidings of him nay
reach us through the Dundee. The
Jeanne is under orders to make in
quiries regarding him and to bring his
party home if it can be found. There
exists a very strong impression that
DR. Cook has been successful in dis
covering the pole. This is based. like
the confidence in Commander Pearv,
on the great care with which his plans
were made. 1t is within the domain
of legitimate speculation at all events
that we shall soon hear. and have good
news from both DR.. Cook and Com
mander ePasy."
The events of the past few weeks
prove our surmise to have been APP
pToximately correct. The day follow
ing the appearance of this editorial
Sept. DIR Frederick A Cook, from
the Shetland islands, reported his dis
covery of the pole. Five days later
Commander Robert E. Peary, from In
uIni I1dl DOi, Oll the Quasi vi l4ctDI
made a similar report. The former
that he had found the pole
on April 81, 1908; the latter that he
had found it on April of the present
year
1t is naturally gratifying to Ameri-
cans that in both instances it is fell
low countrymen who have been sue
cessful. and that in each instance the
stars and stripes were flung to the
breeze to signalize the magnificent
triumph achieved. However. the ac-
is one in which the en-
tire world shares. for the work per
formed by Cook and Peary was but
the elimination of many efforts on
which the thought and energy of all
nations have conferred Heroic men
of every nationality and of every race
have striven for the goal finally at
tanned by the two Americans Cook
and Peary, whose names regardless
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-10-14
A Ship Subsidy.

Washington dispatches make it plain
that the republicans are determined
to attempt to pass a ship subsidy bill
at the approaching session OF congress
in an effort to solve the problem of re
establishing American shipping and
shipbuilding.
BY all means this problem should
be solved, and the time was when the
tariff was being revised and the way
by placing shipbuilding materials on
the free list and revising the general
tariff downward Such a solution
would not cost the government a sin
gle penny, and would not injure any
one or anything save possibly the mo-
nopoly of the American shipbuilding
trust.
President Taft's plan is to donate
to the private shipowners from &c.
100000 to $S.0OO,OGO d year to start
is like tariff; it grows. and grows,
and grows
Germany, although maintaining d
high protection policy, does not PEI
NIT a cent of import duty to be levied
en- shipbuilding materials. Even the
members of the English parliament
who are endeavoring 10 saddle Eng
land with protection admit that free
shipbuilding materials are desirable
and that should they be successful
they would not think of taxing mate
Tials that are used in shipbui,ding.
Note the comparative progress of
British and American shipping, one
under free trade and the other prote :
ton
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-10-14

'T said he'd como, and Ec did come. -
observed Aunt Rcbecca after the young
man had departed Here's the card
he left. He lives in town and paints
pictures. What's the name-Clarence
| Denton?'
ooh. he won't come again. I'm going
fishing today. and if 1 see him coming
I'll row away. Perhaps I shall give
him a snub."
The snub was administered two
| hours later. Miss Jessie had reached
her fishing ground when the artist was
sighted hearing down upon her. She
lifted her anchor and rowed straight
away. and the dist .ce was too far for
him to gee tho smile or Lee. face or for
her to sec the look of chagrin on his.
AS the day turned out to be warm
there was no boating in the afternoon,
and neither did Mr.. Denton show up
for more vegetables in the morning.
Miss Jessie pretended to be well pleas
cd. but down in her heart she was
piqued.
As a matter Of fact, tine girl had be-
come indignant by the time she had
taken up the oars, and the feeling was
added TO after she had fshed for an
hour without a bite or a sight Of the
other boat Then came an interrupt
ton. She hooked what she believed
was n whale, and in her excitement
she rose up and tumbled into the wa
ter with Il great splash. The boat
did not go over. and she soon had her
hands on it. But to draw herself up
was another matter. She could not
do it. She could only hang on and
think Of sharks.
She had been clinGing for half an
hour when boat suddenly appeared
in sight. and at the top of her voice
she called out to be saved. She called
once. twice, thrice. and then the boat
was beside her. and Mr.. Clarence Den
ton was lifting her in by the shoulders.
He said no word until she was in and
then asked:
"Does it always have this effect on
deaf ard dumb pcople:"
az can't say rs to others, but l have
surely found my voice" was the saucy
reply.
"Well. that's worth the wetting.
saw YOU when you went over, but was
waiting for you to call. As you may
lose your voice again if not taken care
OF, viii accompany you home"
After Mr. Denton had been an nj.
most daily caller at Towser's for three
weeks and Il pretty constant guest at
the dinner table Aunt Rcbecca beck
oncd Miss Jessie out behind the cur
rant bushes one evening and said:
"If you haven't lost your voice again
you'd better tell him that Pm willing.
Uncle Joe's willing and that your
father is one of the willingest men in
the world. Then you'd better be will
ing, too, for it's high time big girl
like you was stepping Off"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-10-14

reason why We may not conclude suit
able revision owrward--coupled with
the repeal of certain barbarous and
Anticipated navigation laws-would not
restore them.
The American people are not in a
mood for ship subsidy. President
Taft and the Aldriches and the Can
mons and Shoots should stop and medt
tate. Their sins are already great.
Owing to republican extravaganza the
deficit in the national finances for the
fiscal year ending June 80. 1909, was
the staggering sum of $S9.S11.15f:
Then there was tariff revision that
was notorious as a fraud and a fakeI
A ship subsidy may be like the straw
that broke the camel's back.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-10-14
Getting II STRAIGHT.

In one of the western towns during
the recent visit of the president So
ciety had a desperate wrestle with the
authorities before it decided what
would he proper for the men TO wear.
II finally came 10 the conclusion that
evening clothes had no place at a
breakfast and was happy.
If there is anything thar scares the
man not society broken ii is evening
clothes. Wien first called 10 don them
his first inclination is TO fly the coop.
That is also his second and third in
cknation. but his wife holds HIM 10 IT,
and, much 10 his surprise, he actually
lives through the ordeal.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-10-14
The Argus Daily Short Story
At Towser's Point-By Donald Allen
Copyrighted. 1909. by Associated ry Press.

| fish. lie threw out his line here ana
there. bat soon sought another place
and ut length brought up just where
he had been aiming for all the time.
within thirty feet of the girls skiff.
SHE raised her eyes to him, and he
pleasantly inquired:
Having any luck here, may l ask?''
With her free hand she made mo-
lions to signify that she could neither
hear nor speak and turned away. She
heard him utter low whistle of sur
prise and then mutter to himself:
Hanged if that isn't pity in the
case of such n good looking girl! l
want to talk with her now worse than
ever"
Both parties caught few fish and
now and then glanced toward each
other, but after time the young man
found it stupid work and lifted his
anchor Miss Jessie looked up at the
splash Of his oars, and he lifted his
cap. She went home and gleefully re-
lated her experience.
Il guess you've scared them off for
coed. but I've knowed men to fall in
love with deaf, dumb and blind girls.
It's just as they take Il notion" said
Aunt Rebecca.
Soon after s o'clock next morning
and while Miss Jessie was out feeding
the calf there was n caller at the
house. 1t was the young man Of the
boat and he wanted vegetables. He
also wanted to know in n confidential
way if the poor girl was born thus.
His questions We're partly answered
and partly evaded. and he went away
saying that he might return the next
morning. as he was very fond of Gu
cumbers and tomatoes.
What does he~tooll like when you
are close to him?" qUeried the girl OF
her aunt.
Hes good looking fellow. and he
talks rs good language as l do. Jes-
sic, I'm afraid you've got into a
scra, az
why. hcw?"
Hes coming tomorrow morning
and he's just going to keep a-coming
l could see it in his eyes How are
YOU going to get over being deaf and
dumb"
Il won't get over it. If he comes I
won't be around. I won't go out in the
boat today, and that'n discourage
him.
But the girl was mistaken. The I'M
known not only returned in the morn
ing, but while Aunt Rebecca was pull
ing the tomatoes and picking the Gu
cumbers he walked straight up to the
Unfortunate and wrote on a rad he
had brought for the purpose:
Fishing was good yesterday.
hoped you would be out
~ don't care so much about fishing"
she wrote.
Wouldn't you like a sail on the
bay?"
She shook her head
Il see no hammock here I have n
spare one and will be glad to put it
up for you"
Another shake. but she signed her
thanks at the same time
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-10-14
AID TO DIR. WlLEYS CAUSE
Campaign for pure Food Endorsed
by Mississippi Valley Doctors.

Campaign for Pure ECod' Endorsed
by Mississippi valley Doctors.
st. Louis, Oct. 1.-THE Mississippi
Valley Medical association elected
Frank p. Norbusy of Kankakee. Ill.
president, ana Henry Z. Tuley of
Louisville. secretary.
st. Louis. Mo, Oct. 14.-An in
dorsement of Dr. Wiley's campaign
for pure food and pure food legisla-
ton" was voted az yesterdays ses-
sion of the Mississippi Valley Medical
association.
The doctors declared that 1T is ap-
parent that much action is being in
.stigated by manufacturers whose
goods contain ingredients that have
no place in food products"
They condemned the use as food
preseTyatives of benZoic. bOric. salic-
ilic acids and their compounds, 'es-
pecially benzoate of soda and all 9TH
er similar chemicals" The associa-
ton also commended the newspapers
and individuals who have taken a
stand against artificial food preser-
natives"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-10-14

TOwser'S Point was owned by Farm
Ter Towser. and Farmer Towser an,
his good wife were uncle and aunt tC
Miss Jessie CarHot. whose father wa.
L lawyer in the city and who had come
to the point to spend the summer anj
be cadGied M Ike Il child of ten.
My stars. bat how handsome she
is" exclaimed Aunt Rebecca.
"She's certainly as clipper as the
chipperest. and if there were forty tel
lers around here they'd all be after
her" added Uncle Joe
Opposite Towser's Point were Gay
side and Penny Cove and Lobster
Beach. At all these resorts there were
numerous camping parties Uncle Joe
hal sllin, ana Miss Jessie took It
boating and fishing at once. She had
not been out mere than three time
when she came home enc day and
said:
''Aunty. something's got to be done.
"Well, tell Uncle Joe, and he'll sure
TO it,"
'But l don't want new fish line or
anything of that kind. There's Il camp
of men across the bay, and this morn
ing two of them came oct in Il boat
and fished right where l was fishing.
l heard them talking about me 70
themselves, but l never looked up. I
just know they will make some excuse
TO speak to me-"
"AICn are dreadful crea tures-all but
Uncle Jce" sighed Aunt Hcbecca.
"Eut what shall do? l want to row
and fish"
IF it vas me, I'd keep my eyes on
my fish lire and my mouth shut. Thatll
discourage them. IF it don't I'll have
Uncle Joe row ont there and tell them
that speaking to a good looking girl
unless she wants to be spoken to is
the same as assault and battery"
"Oh, aunt, but you've given me an
idea-Such an idea, Why. it will be
the funniest thing in the world! 1t will
be such joke on them. You and I'm
Gle Joe must help me-"
I'VE certainly will. child
Then I'm going to play deaf and
dumb. If they speak to me I'll make
motions that l can't talk. Some of
them may come over here for Vegeta-
blcs some day, and You mustn't let on.
Say. it will be immense, I'll be deaf
and dumb this very afternoon
well. it won't DO no great harm"
was Uncle Hoes reply when he came
in 20 dinner. Lots of women ought
to he more deaf and dumb than they
are. Too much hearing, too much talk
ing
And lots of men folks ought to be
made to sew on their own patches and
Go their own ddrning" was the retort
OF the wife. and then the subject was
closed.
That afternoon as Miss Jessie rowed
out to the oyster beds and dropped her
line a boat with Il single occupant
came stealing across the bay. He was
young man, and he seemed to find it
hard work to locate himself to WOO the
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-10-14
E1uTnOr and
Philosophy
NO BENEFACT0R.
By DUNCAN n. SMITH

NHO invented Halloween
w In the stored long ago?
Did ne know what he was att
That is what I'd ike to know.
Did the fellow realize
All :he trouble and the pain
He was storing up for those
Who in later years would reign7
Wish he'd got It patented.
SO that oriy those could be
Good and crazy on the day
Who could ante up n fee.
Then we'd have a little peace.
Who would venture for n lark
If II cost him thirty cents
To be frisky after dark?
AS IL is that any one
May butt in without a cent
In the morning we show up
With the landscape slightly bent.
Everything that's unattached
Upside down is on display.
And the town is as n man
With a headache all next day.
If the man who thought ii out,
All the details OF the thing.
Had forgot II right away
How his praises we would singi
But he acted in a way
That his future fame would dim,
Made it free to any one.
And we've got it in for him.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-10-14
PERT PARAGRAPHS.

lazy man is one who he's no foes
10 conquer.
The man who has plenty or perse-
verance is almost certain 10 carry MS
point. but the question is. Where can
one get perseverance?
The modern steamship doesn't wait
for time or tide.
Keeping i'm touch is peasant so long
as your friends will stand for il.
How would it do TO let old north
pole itself nominate the only real dyed
in the wool and blown In the glass
froZein-the-ice discoverer?
When n man gets the conceit taken
out Of him It is too art to go INTO the
other fellow.
A man who takes himself seriously
gets jar when he bumps up against
woman who doesn't.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-10-14

The court ruling at indianapolis
bears evidence that even the strenuous
Teddy although president OF the United
States at the time the attempt was
made cannot muzZle the press. The
administration of governmental affairs
is not above reproach. or even crit
cism. Editors. according to the de-
cision, nave right to 1raw deduc-
tons and conclusions from the trend
of news events. 1t is the right of a
free press.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-10-14

It's sad 10 think that summers fed:
That all her pretty pranks are played
That autumn. russell. gold and red.
Has come to make her yearly raid,
Has come to take the flowers away.
10 bleach the color from the grass.
To make all cold Tie dismal day
And freeze the festive garden sass.
But still We VIII not SIT and sigh.
For autumn mas ITS golden store.
And that's perhaps the reason why
Her coming We may rot depiore.
For sweet potatoes. pumpkin pies
And sauerkraut and Hubbard squash.
Big rutabaEas. chicken fries.
Come always in the tall, Egcsh!
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-10-14
Taft Parade of $4,000 Children

When President Taft arrives in Chi
cago on Sept. 1G it is planned to empty
the public schools in his honor and
line the TjouIevardS along which the
president will be taken in an automo-
bile with $4,000 children. Each group
Of children will be allowed to welcome
the president in its chosen way, such
as flag salutes. patriotic songs or
cheering. Each pupil will carry an
American flag.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-10-14

of any rivalry that may have existed
between them i'll the past, are de5-
tined to be linked together indissolu-
bly, in the future.
1t will not be the least among the
happy results of Commander Peary' )
triumph if it has enabled him to con-
firm the report made by DR.. Cook.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-10-14
SEEKS ALOOpHOLE
c. P. G. st. L. Road Again at
tacks Illinois 2 Cent Fare
Law.
SECURES AN INJUNCTION
Claims Act Is COnfiscatory With Ref
erence to Roads and Discrim-
mating to Public.

Springfield Ill, Oct. 1.-THE con-
stitutionality of the Illinois 2-cent pas
senger rate law was attacked in an
action brought in the federal court by
the Chicago, Peoria e St. Louis Rail
road company wherein Judge HumpI-
rey yesterday granted a preliminary
injunction restraining any attempts 10
enforce the rate act as against the re
ceipts of the Peoria road There will
be no hearing until the attorney gen
eral moves to dissolve the injunction.
Held 10 he Unjust.
The injunction was granted upon the
petition of the receivers. alleging that
the act was unreasonable unjust. OD-
pressive. discriminatory, confscatory
and void; that il denies tho r ;lroads
the right to judicial investigation of
the validity ana reasOnableness of the
rates. in violation of section one of
the 14th amendment to the constiti;i
tiOn of the United States: that the
passenger receipts of the Peoria roa-l
under it are insufficient to leave 1t
any adequate profit; that the 2-cent
rate act violates section II. article {.
and section Is, article - of the consti-
tuition of Illinois. in that by limiting
fares charged adults and persons I'M
der u years old. while placing no lin
itation upon the rate charged persons
not adults, but over the age of l.
years. it creates q discrimination.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-10-14
WEEDS CHILEAN Beauty.

Valparaiso, Oct. 14.-Henry /. James
of Racine, Wis, secretary of the
married yesterday to Anita d. RYAN 4
Gillian woman, noted for her beauty
James and his bride sailed later for the
United States.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-10-14

AS tale that tobias a tale that is told.
The leaf Of the hutters loose from hold
welt o q lines blOtted blurred
The lines that show gaps of a phrase or a word
And the page weak, the page may be bold.
year gone a. tale that is told
O. the booksztat write. with for each leafi
laughter, the shadow of grief
characters
not arnended-the leaf falls plaCeS
a a chapter Hl1rrined with golds
We telling tale has been told
And be THE Prefacej" 1T be The End"-
The and the sfghings will soothi1g1y blend
But whether of cIurnbnesS whether of wit
chapter fnishedi story
Thus. silently. silently fold upon fold, .'e.
We spend a tale that is told
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-10-14

The execution yesterday of Professor
Francisco Ferrer, the Spanish educator
and revolutionist, will not have ten
dency to put down anarchy. 1t Will
only intensity it.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-10-14

The meanest man yet borrowed Il
roll from a friend and then used it 10
pay the expense of an elopement with
the friends handsome wife. This is
case of these who dance not paying
the fiddler
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-10-14
American

There was time-in the SOS and
'6O's-when the United States had 4
healthy merchant marine, and it was
not coddled On subsidies, either. We
lost our hold on the seas through
raising the tariff on materials used in
the construction of ships 1t now
costs 40 per cent more to build shi,
in the United States than it does iiI
England. The result is practically 40
ships are being built here for the for
eign trade If revision upward ruined
our maritime industries, we see no
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-10-14
Forever.

"What's the matter, daughter?"
'Ferdy and have parted forever"
"Umi In that case. s'posc he won't
be around for a couple of nights
louisville Courier-JOurnaI.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-10-14
Generous.

what are the charges against this
mani: demanded the judge.
Nothing. your honor" replied the
policeman.
And you had him locked up all
night?"
YES"
Couldn't you at least charge him for
his board?"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-10-14

After you read what Peary saTs
about Cook. and what Cook says about
Peary. if you can locate the north pole
YOU get the puzzle prize.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-10-14

The ardor of the 10000 fans who
sat through a ball game at Detroit this
week is an eloquent testimonial TO
the compelling powers of attraction Of
the national game.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-10-14

Just suppose it was Teddy that tn =
deposed minister, Crane. was talking
back to. Wow.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-10-14
Some pav Miuht Know.

care you in favor of woman SUI.
frage?'
Il guess So"
care you 1-.Tried"
mo"
"rhat explains why you are guess
ing"