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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-05-15
The Argus Daily Short Story
Love, Tomatoes and Finance-By Estelle Clayton
Copyrighted by ed Literary Press

The big man of the town of Strongs-
vile was Jacob Strong. First. his
grandfather had founded the town;
second. he had been a justice of the
peace for some years; third. he had
received almost votes enough once to
send him to the legislature, and. lastly,
he was worth about $4,000.
Mr. Strong felt his bigness and eX
acted respect accordingly. He did his
best to make his son Horace and his
daughter Maude feel their superiority
over all other human beings in and
around Strongsville He succeeded
admirably with the daughter. but the
conduct of his son gave him no little
anxiety.
One morning he said to the latter:
Horace. am panied and humiliat-
ed to learn that for months past you
have been paying attention to the
! daughter of Scribner. the carpenter.
You have been riding with her, and
you have frequently called at the
| house. What does it mean?"
Miss Scribner is nice young wom-
an. sir" was the reply. 'She is as
! well educated as our Maude and has
as good manners"
| Tut. tut. sir. Make no such COM
Parsons. If you forget who and what
| | am, you ought to be ashamed of
yourself. Being the son of Il man of
| position and wealth. with more wealth
and social prestige coming, you must
! look higher. sir, far higher"
| 1t was true that Miss Nettie Serb
ner was the daughter of carpenter,
but as the favorite of her Aunt Hilda
Bascomb. rich old spinster. the girl
had been sent to a seminary and Ell
| joyed exceptional opportunities. In
all but wealth she was the peer of any
girl in the county.
! As a matter of fact the couple were
engaged, but keeping it secret
/ Horace had hopes that when the time
came to announce the fact to his
father it would be received at least IL
a reasonable way, but the converse
ton of the morning showed him the
breakers ahead.
" hstt SllclS " hNh iS -
ferred to more wealth and social pres
tige coming was the fact that he hat
organized the Strongsville Gamer!
company. The cannery building wa:
already under way. 1t was Il fertile
!, farming country around the town. bu
with poor facilities for shipping fruit:
and vegetables. and he had conceived
and entered on the idea of tomato
cannery.
Il He had investigated until he wa
certain that the profits would be large
He put in almost all the money ant
controlled things. and what few othe
stockholders there were did not belong
to Strongsville.
| AS president of tomato Gamer.
Jacob Strong felt himself to be Il tar
gible object. He was right there AM
all there in his pomposity. He didn'
propose to have any of his neighbor
feel that as stockholders they nee
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-05-15
The Duty on Window Glass.

Senator Root asked Aldrich last
Tuesday what need there was for such
high duties on all kinds of window
glass when it had been shown that
there was. under these high rates. con-
ltinually increasing revenue. The rates
are SO high as to be practically pro-
hibitive, so that the government de-
TiveS hardly any revenue whatever
from such imports at the customs
houses. And yet, Senator Aldrich and
his gang want the duties on window
glass kept up to the highest point to
enable the manufacturers here to es-
cape competition with those abroad.
Thus it is evident that the senate
committee is not trying to frame a bill
to increase the governments revenues,
so much needed, but TO protect the
manufacturing interests at the expense
of the millions of consumers.
The protest of Senator Root. who,
on account of his unusual ability and
high reputation, is power in the
senate, had the effect to cause Aid.
rich to consent to a modification IF
the glass schedules in which there IS
likely to be considerable reductions Of
the duties on the various kinds of
window glass. and, perhaps, on many
other kinds of glass
1t is now thought that the bill, us
| it will go TO the president. may have
petroleum. hides, coal and iron ore
on the free list. Or, if not, at least,
with very small duties. The duty on
lumber in the Dingley bill will be di
vided. The increased duties ON hos
iery and gloves. it is believed. will be
taken out. And there is likely to be
considerable reduction of the duties
on window glass, as indicated above
! There will be no special tax items
of any sort. There will be no income
and no inheritance tax clauses, since
the trainers of the bill and the ma
jority of the republican party are dis,
posed to make an experiment of the
tariff law without adding any specia
features for the taxation Of wealth
Taft will be consulted before the bill
is sent to him for his signature, and
IH'NI Niu'SoOo llt dDoOluttlN HISS -
upon, which will be comparatively few
and slight are likely to be conceed at
by the ear of the senate. who seem.
TO have things almost his own way
His deSpotic will and shrewd general
ship, backed up by the vast financial
interests of the trusts and corpora
tions, will finally carry through f.;
measure that will be but little if am
Improvement on the Dingley bill. an,
1t will be mainly designed for the benz
fit of the manufacturers, rs was tn,
present tariff law.
This is the sort of revision that ",
are going to get. That it will secur,
TO the government the needed revenu,
is improbable, and in the end Their,
Is likely to be such notifications a
shall be necessary to make it more C
a revenue producer. Meanwhile, tn.
democrats are looking forward to thu
congressional elections in which the,
and some of the insurgent republican
, possibly expect results that will chang
the complexion of congress and rende
possible real revision of the tariff
such as the republican leader prom
ised during the late presElentia
| campaign
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-05-15


Association and leader in al phlanhop and social reform
service humanity She born ENGLAND
ter who little for society but his
love with the lady who became his wife through
hbted London appealed
had he sought the original and after romantic courtshp
of her ghood found in social questions theme of deep
influenced by the works
at Court she was caught in the social wh and for
thuastic worker for humanity evolved
soOn to pass.
When she twenyone she Henry
ried life turned her mind higher things helped
in
criticism the disputes and phie
thinking
God Then seemed her as speaking
o LAM
Vivdy impressed she went to her in
Castle
Bible.
shadows her
With
o
literally
oyrgtt 9oSby VIM Mack
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-05-15
HumOr and
Philosophy
THE FAD FlEND.
Dr. DUNCAN ~. SMITH

We find a fad and follow 1t.
Convinced. you may be sure.
That We have run across at last
For every i'll cure,
And, be it laying on of hands
Or eating once a day
Or only basking in the sun,
1t carries us away.
The truth at last. the final word
That leaves no more to say,
Is now securely in our grasp.
We own it. come what may.
If it is chewing every bite
A thousand times or So
We know. indeed. We must be right,
Because we know we know.
And how We pity simple souls
Who have not found the light,
Who struggle in the ancient way
And cannot get things right!
And so we wash our face with bran
Or have n skimmilk feast
Though others may I'm bondage be,
Our set Is free at least.
And so we follow up our fad,
So happy in the find.
Until another one appears,
End then we change our mind
And we desert the one for which
Forsworn we were to die.
From blue grass switch to breakfast
food.
And never blink an eye.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-05-15

The republican representatives of
the trusts in congress are talking of
sitting on Senator Cummins of Iowa
and smOthering him at once. Mr..
Cummins is used to being sat upon
by such people and managed to get
from under them. Nearly all the big
guns in Iowa have tried to set on
him, but never fully succeeded. though
many thought they had Senator
Cunmin3 will win in the senate as
he did in Iowa sooner or later.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-05-15

wants on the two top floors. it is
understood that Mr.. Vanderbilt has
stripped a number of ancient French
mansions of their carved woodwork
and other fittings, which will be built
into his new house.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-05-15

The figure Of actuaries, it is stated,
show that people do not live to .
greater age than in past ages. but that
more people survive the diseases uf
childhood and youth-thercfore the
sum of years is increased. This is due
to improved sanitary conditions and
better knowledge as to the treatment
of diseases
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-05-15

In Philadelphia recently man
made a wager of 81 that he could
drink two quarts of whisky in an hour
His heirs have not decided as yet what
they will do with the money.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-05-15

A Cinnamon has become a justice
of the peace in Boston. Loving cou-
pies who desire to gaiu nOtoriety MAJ,
instead of getting married in balloons
this summer, become joined in holy
wedlock by BOston's celestial justice.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-05-15

If the Denver gentleman who ok
pressed surprise at being robbed twice
in eight days by the same man, would
stop to think, he would realize that a
republican tariff can accomplish the
same feat oftener in much less time.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-05-15

The Kansas magazine mournfully
says that SO per cent of the poetry
it receives is "intolerably bad" It
would be interesting to know what
percentage of the poetry it receives it
prints.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-05-15
Miqht Alter Judoment.

as he what you would call a drink
ing MANI"
Depends on who was doing the call
ing
What difference would that make 2"
HE might want to borrow money
from the fellow"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-05-15
Close Acquaintance.

Eyes. sir" said the eminent hunter,
Il know African lions like a book. You
:an't tell me anything about them"
How intimately do you know
them?" yawned his friend.
"Well, one ate me up once"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-05-15

Time to begin asking yourself the
solemn moment0us question: Where
am going to spend my vacation this
summer?
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-05-15

An admiring biographer of Aldrich
says he was a poor boy when he went
to Providence. 1t appears, however,
that he quickly outgrew it.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-05-15

1t is not surprising that Arkansas
has abolished the toy pistol. Nothing
but the real pistol has any respect
able standing in Arkansas.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-05-15

"Why kill giraffe?" asks the
Rockford Star. Echo answers, ill
deed why?
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-05-15

Where is Senator Cullom? We
have not even heard his name men
toned, either for or against an
honest revision of the tariff
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-05-15

prosperity" sigh Mr.. Rockefeller
''is oftimes a burden" Let him la,
some more Of that burden down.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-05-15
CHAMP CLARK FOR
PRESIDENT IN 1912
Continued from Page One.)

one of the plainest men, and one of
the frankest, in American politics. 9
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-05-15
THE ARGUS.

Published Daily and weekly at 1924
Second avenue, Rock Island, Ill. [En-
tered at the postoffice as second-class
matter.l
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-05-15
Saturday, May is, 1909.

Another week has passed and moth
ing doing on the Seventeenth street
sewer botch.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-05-15
PERT PARAGRAPHS.

1t is sometimes hard to understand
Cow some people exist and still hard
CT TO understand why.
Not being able to see the point has
saved many n mans self conceit pleD.
ty of hard jolts anyway.
About the only thing that ignorance
has TO regret is itself.
The man she didn't get is paragon
in the eyes of a married woman and
wretch in the eyes Of q maiden
lady.
Reing strenuous may have its CON-
pensations, and it certainly does need
them.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-05-15

Rolled bar iron sold for $42.5G per
ton in 1891; for $3.50 in 1907.
The price of pig iron was $i7.52 per
ton in 1891, and in 1907 it was $23.S9;
export price, $191G-more than SO
per ton less 10 the foreign buyer under
high rates of protection, but a con-
stantly increasing price TO the domes
tic consumer. And so it is throughout
the whole of the iron and steel sched-
ule. Was it the difference in the cost
of labor 'at home and abroad" that
justifies these high rates of duty? Let
us see. Sixty per cent of the employees
in the Pittsburg district receive less
than 81 per day. working II hours.
Not more than per cent receive more
, than s.. These are the skilled work
men. More than Is, 900 of the employees
in the Carnegie plant are imported from
Europe.
The statistical abstract for 1907, in
the tables of index numbers, show that
The relative retail prices of food for
| the years 1890 and 1906 were 1924 for
| the former year and 1852 for the lat
! ter. For the same years the average
cost of food for the workingman's fam
! lily was 1890, as against 1888: on
: clothing, 113.5, against 100; on metals
and implements it was 1892. against
1852; on lumber and building material
il was Ills, against 14O1. The rela-
tive wholesale price of all commodities
was 1929, against 1924.
The bill of the republican party
about to pass provides a higher rate of
increase for the future, because the
rates of duty all along the line are a
substantial advance over the tariff
rates which caused the increases noted
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-05-15
The Spirit of the Season.

Comes the May with gentle fingers.
Softly touches she our hearts.
Rouses what OF love there fingers.
Soothes the pains and heals the sHarts
Springs the blossoms to the branches.
Bursts the leaves from out the buds
Drops the petals. avalanches.
Pours the perfumes out in floods.
Sing the birds in ringing chorus.
Wave the cleaning polished blades,
W..!stle now the wild winds Ger US,
Blowing toward the grassy glades.
Comes the May with soft insistence,
Bearing balm in both her hands,
Breaking down our harsh resistance,
Binding us with subtle bands.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-05-15

weight; the export price of this same
sugar was $500 to $40 per hundred
a considerable difference between the
price at home and abroad! The aver
Iage price of sugar in foreign countries
was $2.11. For Is years, under high
protection rates, the price of sugar in
this country has not decreased.
Now take the articles of the Ameri-
can breakfast table on which there is
no duty. The price of coffee in 1891
was Is cents per pound; in 1907, S.S5
cents. This is fair sample of the eff
| feet of no duty, and is believed by
many to explain why Senator Aldrich
was so sensitive about keeping the SEN
ate committee tariff hearings free of
spectators.
Tea in 1891 was II cents per pound;
| in 1907, 1911 cents. Tea is admitted
free.
The Case of Sugar.
| The per capita consumption of sugar
in the United States is about II pounds.
The difference in cost at home and
abroad is $254 per hundred, which
makes it easy for the consumer TO fig
ure out the amount of tariff tribute he
pays to the trust. Experts not in the
employ of the senate committee or the
sugar trust declare that 10 per cent
reduction of the duty on sugar, as rec
commended by Minority Leader Champ
Clark, would not mean less revenue
for the government, but ii would mean
a less price to the consumer. Git is
conceded. however, the revenue to the
government, even under decreased
rates of duty, would depend largely
whether the trust would weigh the SUI
gar with or without steel springsD
The cost to the consumer of tea and
coffee, without protection, decreased to
the consumer. What about clothing,
which had high protection?
| The index price of clothing in 1891
was 1851; in 1897 it was 20.9S, an in
crease of % per cent
The price of cut nails in 1891 was
2.04 cents per pound; in 1907, 2.1S.
The export price of nails in 1907 was
/ cents per pound, all under high rates
of protection.
| Steel bllets were worth $2S.33 per
ton in 1891; S2925 in 1907. The ex-
port price in the latter year was $25
per ton, all under high rate of pro
lection. Steel bllets enter largely
into the making of wire fence. of which
every farmer in the land makes use
and the increased cost of steel billets
explains the increased cost of wire
fence.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-05-15
Judging From the

Judging From the
Name.
II see England
is going to build
III ore Dire a d.
nouShts."
What is that,
pa?"
"A monstrous
warship."
Sounds to me
more like til e
name of a dime
novel"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-05-15
Horrid.

1orrId.
isn't this beautiful photographs
do you like it?'
"Yes. Whose Is it?'
mine"
Yours? Who sat for itT
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-05-15

Good Eye.
Suspectiug as he stands alone
In every friend a plotter.
Tie sultan sizes up his throne
And plainly sees IL totter.
The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1909-12-02
BIG FIGHTING FUND
ALREADY SUBSCRIBED
Independent Telephone Companies
Fear Hindrance by the Bell
Interests.

New York, Dec. 1-Independent teIe-
phone interests have an available fight
ing fund of 100000 subscribed to do
battle against the Bell telephone inter-
ests wherever TIE latter attempts to
wipe out competition.
This was the gist of testimony by D.
A. Wilson Of New York, prominently
identified with the Independent inter
ests, at the state investigation Of tele-
phone and telegraph companies today.
The disposition on the part of the
Bell company is to annihilate the in
dependent companies all over the coun-
try said Mr.. Wilson. THE National
Association of Independent Telephone
Companies has created a fund of S1OO.-
600 to fight the Bell people wherever
they try to wipe out competition. This
was formed three months ago. The way
the Bell company deteriorates the indie
pendent companies is to buy a company
here and there. thus breaking up the
chain. There are three million tele-
phones in New York, New jersey. and
Connecticut that cannot enter New
York City because there is no indepenG-
ent company here"
The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1909-12-02

Mary Alice Spry, daughter Of Gov
ernor William Spry, viii be sponsor for
Uncle Sans newest battleship, Utah,
when it is launched from the New York
Shlpbulldlng cOmpany'S yards at Cam
den, y. j., or or about December %.
This was the unanimous decision Of
all of the state officials VINO met in the
office of Governor Spry yesterday
called together by the governor for the
purpose Of giving this honor TO some
fair daughter of Utah. There was no
name other than that of Miss Spry sug-
gested. The vote of the state officials
was unanimous, and Miss Spry Will be
the young lady to Christen the battle
ship.
The custom has been followed by
most other states of the Union where
the governor has been fortunate
enough TO possess a daughter who could
preside at a christening, and the prece-
dent of other states was followed in the
choice of a representative of Utah.
Miss Mary Alice Spry is IS years old,
the eldest daughter Of Governor Spry,
and is a social favOrite. She is a
charming young woman and has been
present at several functions given by
Governor Spry since his election to the
highest office in the state.
The choice of q sponsor for the bat
tleship Utah came as a result Of a let
ter from Beekman Winthrop, assistant
secretary Of the navy. He informed
Governor Spry that the battleship Utah
would be ready for launching on or
about December % from the yards of
the New York Shipbuilding company at
Camden. AS there are only three weeks
The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1909-12-02
YARN A FAKE
John D. Rockefeller Not Afraid of
Killing or Kidnaping-Arrives
in New York.

New York, Dec. 1.-"Oh, pshaw, oh,
pshaw," said John d. Rockefeller. smiI-
ingly today as he aHghted from a train
from Cleveland and was told that he
had been marked for kidnapping or per
haps killing i'm his home city. The pres
ident of the Standard Oil company was
accompanied here by his wife, who is
quite in.
Why there's nothing to that story
al all" added Mr.. Rockefeller. 1T all
seems to have been started because 1
did not make speech 1 had promised
at the Euclid Avenue Baptist church
i'm Cleveland The condition of my
wifes health prevented it, that's ALL
MY wife is very sick, and 1 came
here at this time, instead Of earlier. be
cause of her health. I'm not the least
bit worried about this story"
MIR. and Mrs. Rockefeller were met at
the station by their son, John d. Rock
efeller. jr. and their daughter, Mrs.
Harold Mccormick. and her husband.
Mrs. Rockefeller was wheeled to an au-
tomObile and then taken to the winter
home Of the Rockefellers on West Fifty
fourth street.
Harold S. Smith Of Minerva, O., told
the Cleveland police yesterday that he
had overheard a plot in Alliance, O., to
kidnap or kin Mr.. Rockefeller.
The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1909-12-02
BOND LIMIT REACHED
BY TUNNEL CONCERN
Appointed by the Federal
Court for Two Big Chicago
Companies.

Chicago, Dec. Judge c. c. Kohl
saat, in the United States circuit court
today, appointed receivers for the TIi-
nois Tunnel company and the Chicago
Warehouse & Terminal company, COM
panies held by the 100000 Chicago
Subway company.
David r. FOrgani president OF the Ma
tiOnal City bank, and Charles q. Dawes,
president of the Central Trust company
of Illinois, were named as receivers for
the tunnel company, and Edwin A. Pot
ter, president of the American Trust &
Savings bank. for the other
The companies went into reCeivershiD
after two judgments had been rendered
against them i'm favor Of the Corpora
ton Trust company The judgment
against the warehouse company was for
SO, 046, 1914 and that against the tunnel
company, 81 129,428.
The tunnel company includes I'm its
Organiza ton the Illinois Telephone g.
Construction company, which is also
affected by the IeceiveTship.
The TeCeivership is the initial step i'm
a plan to reOTganize the two companies
under friendly terms. A reorganization
committee VIII enter upon the task Of
carrying to completion the tunnel and
its connecting entrances.
Reorganization was made necessary
because the bond limit for the tunnel
company had been reached.
The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1909-12-02

left, Governor Spry at once called the
state officials together and put the mat
ter of naming a sponsor up to them.
Miss Spry was Immediately selected.
Governor Spry announced during the
afternoon that the official Utah party
would consist OF himself, the congress
siOnal delegates, the state elective Of
ficials, the three supreme court justices,
the governors official staff and the
president of the last state senate and
speaker Of the last house of represent
atives.
A general invitation was issued by the
governor, however, for all Utahns to at
tend who cared TO witness the impress
siVe ceremony. II had been expected
that the launching Of the bsttleship
Utah would be some time next year, but
the shipbuilding company is rushing
work TO have il ready for the tests
within the required time. It is believed
there will be several hundred men and
women from Utah who will attend the
ceremony, but the official party was
limited to this number
The exact date Of the launching has
not been set, but il viii be known def
nitely within a few days. 1t viii prob
ably be December % as that is the day
named by the shipbuilding company in
a letter 10 the navy department at
Washington.
The shipbuilding company wired Gov
enOr Spry yesterday to know the spon-
sOr, and was informed last night by tel
egraph. following a telegram to Beck
man Winthrop. assistant secretary of
the navy, containing the same infOrma-
ton