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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-06-30

than the American form Of govern
ment. In the new state they would
be members of a negro community
without ceasing to be American citi-
zens. 1t might be necessary at first
to establish some provisional gov
eminent like that of an American
territory or English crown colony,
but as soon as the country was suf-
ficiently settled and the mechanism
of life in full swing there could be
no difficulty or danger in admitting
the new community into the union,
with full state rights. Negro edu-
cation has enormously progressed
since the bad old days of recon-
|struction and there is no reason to
doubt that the population could fur
nish a competent legislature, exec
utive and judiciary. Legislative alb
creations would be checked by the
supreme court of the United States
and if things went thoroughly wrong
and new Haiti threatened to deveI-
OPP in the heart of the republic. why,
United States troops would always
be at hand to hold black mob or a
black adventurer in awe. But it
would doubtless be fundamental
principle that no white man could
vote or hold Office in the negro state,
while, reciprocally, no colored man
could vote or hold Office in the white
states "
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-06-30
An Expensive Lesson.

Senator ,Borah's advocacy of Filipino
independence indicates that even the
party in power has become tired of
bearing the brown mans burden. The
plain facts are that he has become
such load that the party in power
is beginning to fear an explosion Of
popular wrath.
The Philippine islands have proved
dead loss to the people of this coun-
try in an amount estimated at $780,
1000 so far and said to be increasing
at the rate of from SIC, 600, 900 to $780,
100000 a year-according to how you
figure and what you charge to the is
lands of our military and naval ex-
pense account. On the other side of
the ledger there is not only nothing
coming from the Philippines, but there
is no probability that anything ever
will, or at least not within the present
century
This country should give the little
brown men independence, first obtain
ing from the great maritime powers an
agreement that the islands shall not
be sinterfered with. 1t is probable
adds the Chicago Dispatch, that the
Filipinos would make bad stagger al
governing themselves at first, but that
would be the case a century hence
Fhe only way for people to learn how
TO govern themselves is to treat them
like teaching d puppy to swimrchuci
them into the water and let them pad
die for the shore.
All this talk about benevolent as
Sanitation" is tommyrot manufactured
for the consumption of people who de
not know enough to think in straight
line. The lesson has cost us 100000,
600. and We ought to be willing to lie
1t go at that.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-06-30
Not Entirely Undisputed.


The case before the court was one
involving the ownership of tract of
land. and the attorney for one of the
parties to the suit was cross examin-
ing a witness. "Now, Mr.. Grimshaw,"
he said. ''the property on which you
live was originally part of the twen-
ty acres in dispute, was it notr
Eyes, sir"
"And your title is based on the orig
inal title to that land, 1 presumed"
"Yes, sir"
"How long have you resided there?"
"Over twenty-one years."
"Have you had-now. mark me-
have you had twenty-one years. undis-
puted possession Of that property"
The witness hesitated a moment.
Remember, Mr.. Grimshaw." said
the lawyer, raising his voice. that you
are under oath. Have you had twenty
one years undisputed possession of
that property?"
sit has been disputed once, and only
once" answered the witness. 81 found
a nest of bumblebees in my back yard
one day last summer"
In the general laugh that followed
this answer the lawyer subsidized
Youths Companion.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-06-30
The Proposed Corporation Tax.

/. The proposed tax of two per cent
on the dividends of corporations is
we'll known to be a scheme to defeat
the regular income tax, which at one
time had majority of the senators
in it's support. The Rhode Island
political boss saw that something
must be done, and he devised this
scheme and secured the concurrence
of the president, who sent message
to congress, celebrating it and urg-
ing its adoption. Now the senate is
considering this amendment to the
tariff bill, and all sorts of amend
ments are submitted. The latest
proposition is to reduce the tax from
2 cents to l ", or to make it even
less.
1t is very doubtful whether the
proposition for corporation tax will
be Incorporated into the tariff meas
ure. When the bill goes to confer
ence the house members of the COM
mittee, or a number of them. are
likely to oppose it and some of the
senate members of the committee
may vote against it, and it is doubt
full whether it isn't defeated in the
committee. But the real purpose OF
the amendment will have been ac-
Icomplished. 1t was introduced in or
der to get the tariff measure through
the senate without the income tax at
tached to it, and with as little fric-
| ton as possible.
The tariff once completed and in
the conference committee, the cor
poration dividend tax may be drop
lped as unnecessary to secure the
amount of revenue, which is needed
1t will be a piece of political strategy
with which Aldrich will be credited
and which will be known as one of the
| means by which he carried out his
purpose of revising the tariff upward
thereby adding to the tax on the ne
tcessities of life, while carefully
lguarding wealth from any tax what.
lever.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-06-30
ACCOMPLICES HELPED LEON
Miss Sigers Body Moved Hither and
Thither i'm Panic

New York, June 30-Information is
at hand which for the first time since
the discovery of the murder of Elsie
Sigel, II days ago, definitely estap-
fishes that Leon Ling must have had
accomplices, and that, though tele-
gram signed with his name and in his
writing was sent from Washington, he
could not have been there ON the date
On which the message was sent.
The police have also accounted in
detail for the movements of the body
hither and thither in panic after the
crime up to the moment of its dis
Covery in the bedroom of Leon Ling.
But, though the detective force has
a dozen men in neighboring towns Ct
New Jersey, and Inspector McCafferty
reiterated his confidence that the muir
derer will be caught, there is nothing
known publicly from which ii can be
Inferred that his arrest is nearer than
it has been at any time during the past
week.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-06-30

''Tfere's not another such stretch on
the whole sound" Lisa was saying
gayly "For miles it's this same way
so level that at low tide we could, If
we chose. pass dry shod, like the chill
dren of Israel, to the other side, which
means to yon island. In fact, it's our
favorite''-
A whirring black cloud. startling the
horses, rose suddenly from the edge of
the water as they turned sharp
point. and Seth Eckles. who was no
horseman, had all he could do to keep
his seat.
STORMY petrels." laughed Lisa. 1.-THE
beach takes its name from them, they
haunt it in such numbers, you know
If you could stay another month, Seth
we'd make a rider of you. It's bet
ter sport any time. l warrant. than
those new CLOSED games you talk SO
| much about"
Eckles, who was comfortably settled
in his saddle again, listened to the
pounding of the hoofs on the hard, wet
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-06-30
EMPEROR WILLIAM
Is TALKING AGAIN
Declares His Influence Is All for
Peace and That Great Britain
Is Making Mistake.

Paris, June 30-Figaro today pub
fishes an account of the conversation
which took place between Emperor
William and Baron d Estournelles
de Constant, president of the French
parliamentary arbitration group. In
this talk the emperor insisted his pol
icy was one of peace and said the
battles of the future would be in
economic, industrial and commercial
fields. Great Britain, the emperor
said, was now traversing a period of
acute nervousness, but predicted this
would disappear when the country
realized it could regain its lost
ground, not by destructive war. but
| by increase in its productive activ-
ity
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-06-30
New Senator from North Dakota.
The Argus Daily Short Story
Divided Ways-By Susan H. Morley.
Copyrighted. 1908. by Associated Literary Press.

lowing and keeping up as best he
could. but undaunted by the distance
between them. Was there not the
dance at the clubhouse yet before his
train at midnight? At any rate, it was
chance.
And Seth made the best Of 1t. The
long galleries were bowers Of palms
and remote from the ballroom, and
there, with the tide pummeling at the
Seth told his story.
He was young and handsome and
adept, and he pleaded his case we'll
so well that he and Lisa in the white
radiance of big moon and with the
simmer of water about them ex-
changed VOWS, convinced that each
was intended for the other. That was
the way life looked that night, but, of
course, it would be the same a year
hence when Lisa should be eighteen
and the engagement made public.
Then Seth. fresh from a law school,
established himself in New York.
There was no tiresome, weary wait
| ing for clients. From the very first
luck held his hand. and business trou-
bles. growing like hyenas at the doors
Of even older men, from him stood
aloof.
| Besides, he had full measure of
| amusements and pleasure. Friends he
| made everywhere. His hearty laugh
and genial disposition kept him in de-
| mand.
Life was so satisfactory and success
so easy that he was already well spoil
ed before he met Laura Norton, whs
was Lisa's exact opposite. Before he
knew It he had forgotten his pledge to
Lisa aud was formally engaged to
Laura, the engagement being speedily
followed by marriage.
For awhile there were hours OF
gloom when he stood truly aghast al
what he had done. In every conceiv
able light aud with all honesty he ar
gued the matter, convincing himself
finally that he had nothing to regret
Lisa was young and susceptible. Prob
ably she was already consoled.
In any case a mans maturer judg
l
at what cost And. too, he greatly ad
mired his wife, her easy adaptability
her cleverness, her accomplishments
Besides, they We're congenial. He
ambitions fully eQualed his, and he
penchaht for politics was a factor II
his career, pushing him into places b
knew he could not have reached alone
For time honors seemed absolutel.
heaped upon him. He could scarcel
keep step with fortunes pace, so fas
and furiously did she mount Bui
once started on the ladder: he contfr
ued to climb. even long after his wife
death and when his hair had grave
and Lisa was but a misty dream. An
luck still held his hand.
He was in the running for governor
making. the press said, a phenomenf
campaign. Men spoke of him as tn
brilliant light, the strong man Of hi
time. Everywhere he was made niue
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-06-30

Of, and 1t was at a reception for linn
in the old clubhouse at the end of the
pier that sleeping memory awoke.
Could it be possible that he was
awake? Only an hour ago 1t might.
have been that he last saw the cool
green of the ballroom. the long bowers
Of palms with lights twinkling among
the black green foliage. the surf beat
ing at the pier and the white foam
dashing high. There was music, too,
just as on that other night, but Lisa,
shimmering in pale green. with the
string Of pearls clcse to her white
throat and Nesting in her yellow hair
Lisa
81 claim the privilege of an old
friend" A musical voice spoke close
| to his ear as he leaned on the<railing.
and some one touched his arm.
It was Lisa. He knew 1t before he
turned to see her in pale, shimmering
green, with pearls at her throat and in
| the same fair hair She smiled at him,
| too, in the old way, with little dfmples
about her mouth and her sensitive lips
moving ever SO slightly, though her
face was in repose.
How pretty she was! Incomparably
prettier than that other night and with
sweet, womanly dignity which puz-
lied him. What had come to her to SO
beautify beauty, to SO intensity lowell
ness?
He forgot the years and deeds that
| lay between that faroff night and this,
| like leaves between the covers of q
book. remembering only as it were the
i preface that once she had loved him,
| that he still loved her. the crown of
| any mans life.
"Lisaw he cried, his face aglow, his
hands extended "Lisav'
"Dreamingt' she laughed. Then the
| little hand pulled at his sleeve as the
other reached toward two men In the
| shadows. One Of them was strong and
fine and one was young and handsome.
II want you, Seth," she said, Ito know
| my son and my husband"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-06-30
Born in Iowa.

Our family were all born and raised
in Iowa, and have used Chamberlains'
Collie, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy
(made at Des Moines) for years. We
know how good it is from long exper-
fence in the use of it,. In fact, when
in Ell Paso, Texas, the writer's life was
saved by the prompt use of this rem
edy. We are now engaged in the me--
camille business at Narcoosee, Fla land
have introduced the remedy here. it
has proven very successful and is con-
stantly growing in favor-Ennis Bros.
This remedy is for sale by all drug
gists.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-06-30
Archer on the Negro.

William Archer, the celebrated
English critic, believes that the
only practical disposition of the ne
gro, is to segregate him in negro
state. taken out OF undeveloped gov
eminent territory. In celebrating
his plan in McClure's. he writes:
There seems to be little doubt
that the negro race as whole would
welcome any reasonable means OF
escape from the CALLING conditions
of their life in the south. On the
other hand, there is no doubt what.
ever, that all the more intelligent
members of the race are staunchly
and even pathetfcally loyal tc
American ideals and would be very
unwilling to live under any Other
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-06-30
! HuI1lor and
Philosophy
I~DvNc1Aw .M.sSNsTB
PERT PARAGRAPHS.

4
irresponsible persons have good
time in the world, and the rest OF us
put up for 1t.
It is hard to beat some men at their
own games-or anybody's else.
The man who wants the earth would
probably have to have receiver ap-
pointed were his desire gratiied.
II you would have thing well done
do it yourself or tip the performer.
Having brain flag is the penalty fool
ish persons have to pay for acting a.
if they had no brains.
Being able ton show his wife offhand
with minutes survey Of the subject
that she is dead wrong in matters that
she has spent month of careful study
and work over is where the ordinary
man shines.
The man who really knows himself
doesn't tell.
A man hates being young and dis
likes to be called old.
1t is sometimes hard for girl to
get hair enough Of one color to ELL mp
her hat.
Women who are bad cooks should
learn to be skillful nurses Of invalids
troubled with Indigestion.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-06-30
BAD STORM AT DIES MONIES
River Reaches Highest Stage of Year
lightning Fatal.

Des Moines, Iowa, June 30.-A fierce
wind. hail and rain storm struck Des
Moines about o'clock last evening
uprooting trees, demolishing street
signs and flooding cellars.
Fully an inch of water fell. Street
car traffic was tied up because of the
violent lightning which struck several
buildings.
The Des Moines river reached the
highest stage this year. recording
1910. Many cattle were drowned.
At Boone great trees were uprooted
the Farmers elevator was set on fire
by lightning and many wind mills
were blown down. A. c. Mcdonald, 60
resident of Cincinnati. Iowa, was killed
there by lightning.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-06-30
fewer DEATHS ON ROADS
Figures, However, Show Increase OF
Number Injured.

Washington, June 30.-An increase
os 344 in the total of railroad casual
ties, but decrease of>65 in the total
of persons killed, as compared with
the figures for the corresponding quar-
ter last year, is shown for the months
of January, February and March, 1909
by Accident Bulletin No. 81, issued by
the interstate commerce commission.
During the months named 663 per.
sons were killed and 1922 were in
jured.
The number of collisions was LOAF
and there were 1,242 derailments. Oh
THESE, 16S collisions and 145 derail
ments affected passenger trains. The
damage done by these accidents az
Egregated $1,847,202.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-06-30

DO YOU KNOW YOU HAVEN'T SPOKEN FOR
THE LONGEST WHILE ?"
sand, his eyes on Lisa, whose small
gray form seemed to blend and be-
come part of the 1.-THE gray she was
riding.
He admired her immensely, this STEP
daughter of his aunt, and suddenly 1t
seemed to him that mortal man could
ask for nothing better than Lisa for
wife, and life in this out of the way
but aristocratic and exclusive, self sat-
isfied old town.
And Lisa was pretty. Not girl he
had ever known could compare with
her in beauty, not to mention certain
rare grace of manner and an unusual,
dainty wit.
She had money and lineage, too,
back of her. and Seth Eckles was old
enough and wise enough to know the
value Of such things.
IF silence is golden" she interrupt
ed quizzically, "then your burden must
indeed be heavy. Do you know you
haven't spoken for the longestNwhileY p
81 thinking" he stahmered
guilty, ashamed that anything so
sordid as family and money could for
an instant have associated themselves
in his mind with the girl herself. 1t
was Lisa that he wanted
How later Lisa exclaimed with the
booming of the sunset gun on the old
| fort across the channel. IF you but
knew it, Seth, we're five miles from
home. Then there's dinner and dress
ing. and 1 can't under any circuIn-
stances allow guest to disgrace him
self by arriving tardily at a FUNCTION
In his honor We've got TO run for =
| She wheeled and led OF, Seth fol
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-06-30

A New York justice complains, be-
cause the police of that city have ar
rested certain workingmen for poker
playing, that the poor have no show
in this country. The poor also need
protection from some of their fool
friends.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-06-30
letter Cured.

A lady customer of ours had suffer
ed with letter for two or three years.
1t got SO bad on her hands that she
could not attend to her household du-
ties. One box of Chamberlain's Salve
cured her. Chamberlain's medicines
give splendid satisfaction in this com
munity-M. H. Rodney & Co., Almond
Ala. Chamberlain's medicines are for
sale by all druggists.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-06-30
WOULD BLIND A PASTOR
"Black Hand Sends Internal Ma.
chine to Cincinnati Minister.

NIIiHt 10 NIIItfTIHdtT UIHIStCT.
Cincinnati, June 30.-Rev. G. R. Rob
bins, pastor of the wealthy Lincoln
Park Baptist Institutional church, re
ceived a ninfernal machine yesterday,
accompanied by a note decorated with
skull and cross bones and saying ne
would suffer if he did not stop his talk
against the BLACK Hand"
The machine was ingeniously con-
structed from handkerchief box con-
tanning quantity of black powder,
which was to have been exploded "
match ignited by string spring.
The intention was to blind the
preacher.
Fortunately the spring did not work
when the minister opened the box.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-06-30
Exne rience Proves

Time tells which is best and most
reliable. For 20 years Perry Davis
Painkiller has been driving away
pain and bringing health-as rem
edy for sprains, burns, bruises, rheu-
matism, neuralgia. 1t cures colds
cramps, bowel complaint. But be
sure to take this unequalled remedy
promptly. Large bottles 35 cents OF
larger SO cents.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-06-30
: Heavily Insured.

Heavily insured.
81 hear ,that Browns family are In
hard finaAc ial straits"
ooh, moi he has provided for them
very nicelf.'
made al ten striker =
'N-no: y bud hardly>c all it that"
"What them?
Captured pneumonia, %and it kindly.
proved edectuaL"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-06-30

There are some people SO far be.
hind the times they are still using
that old gag: 'Is it warm enough
for you?" Their heat may be in part
attributed to their hopeless struggle
to keep up with the procession.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-06-30

Several gentlemen have recently de
clined to accept diplomatic appoint
ments. 1t seems to be no longer true
that every American citizen is crazy
to be consul somewhere or an envoy
to something.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-06-30

There are already over 5000 June
brides in Chicago with today to hear
from. The divorce courts can never
hope to even up with the matrimon.
ial output.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-06-30

Regardless of all the new the
cries concerning the moon, it seems
to hold up pretty well-perhaps ow-
ing to the support it gets from the
beams.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-06-30

John E. Wall of Quincy has ar
nounced his candidacy for the re-
publican nomination for supr.3me
court justice.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-06-30
BULL FIGHT BANK CLOSED
Nevada Institution of Racy Name Is
Shy of Cash.

Rhoylite. New, June S0:-The Bull
Fight Bank and Trust company was
closed yesterday by order of the bank
Iexaminer, who reported the institution
had on hand but per cent of the cur
lrency necessary to cover it's deposits.
The capital is 100000 and the deposits
aggregate 100000.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-06-30

The Boston Globe pleads for a
quiet Fourth of July in Beverly
Mass, in order that President Taft
may enjoy his beans in peace.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-06-30

Now that the duty on scr. % iron
has been increased from so Cents to
$3.50, the pauper scrap ron OF
Europe can't come in.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-06-30

AS 1000 Illinois barbers are APP
plicants for place on tie board OF
barber examiners. the lucky men
may have a close shave
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-06-30
The Limit.

The Limit.
A razor really
sHaving class,
That cuts the whiskerD
Down like grass,
A never ending
Source Of Joy
Is truly. Ask
A man or boy. q 4
A razor balky,
Dull and stout,
That tries, indeed, .
To pull them out,
Companion for
A morning shave,
Will blanch the faces
OF the brave.
For torture raw
And unrefined
There's not an equal
To its kind.
1t makes the features
OF a gent
Look like q rail-
Road accident.
In being broken
On theheel 4
A. manfnay some
Annoyance feel. a
Butsshaxing with II
T. cranky blade
Il little better,
Tm,afraid- -....s
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-06-30
Still Bitter,

'She SAYS. she was dying to speak.
to you yesterday when she saw you,"
remarked the peacemaker.
'Well, ~ replied the belligerent girl,
"why doesn't she. then?' Z
"You mean you'd be, glad TO have
her speak to your
"No; die"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-06-30
THE ARGUS.

Published Daily and Weekly at 1924
Second avenue, Rock Island, Ill. tEn-
tered at the postoffice as second-class
matter.1
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-06-30
TERMs.-Daily. 10 cents per weel
"Wednesday, June 80, 1909.

One of the many things that are
not all they are cracked up to be
is a broken promise.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-06-30
Financial Expert.

81 hear the doctor is high priced"
"well, 1 always cross the street when
I come to his Office"
what for?"
eff he saw me he would charge me-
a dollar for going by"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-06-30

The man who throws bouquets at
himself. sometimes discovers that
they turn into boomerangs.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-06-30
Most Ob!iaino.

"Have you anything for a moneyless
man,
Certainly"
"Oh, thank you 80 much! How,
much? I mean whatT'
"Work."
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-06-30
First Lockjaw Victim.

Detroit, June 30-Marvin Barnett,
eyed IA years, is the first Fourth CT
July lockjaw victim In Detroit. The