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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-11-08

am aware that with the san
guIne nature OF the American peo-
pie Weare certain TO have recurring
periods Of over-specuIation and Of
abnormal imitation of values, and
that such oVer-sPeculatlon and i'm
flatIon will, practically In all cases,
sure that It is quite possible for us
by confinlng the effects of such
failures 70 the transgressors and
their immediate financial supnoEe.
ers, to save the great business and
Industrial interests of the country
from disastrous suspensions of
banks and a general destruction of
credit.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-11-08
FINANCIAL LEGISLATION
TO HAVE NO PLACE IN NEXT
CONGRESS- DELIBERATIONS

guarantees in the Catalonian prov
inces of Barcelona and Corona which
were suspended last July when the
revolt broke out in these provinces.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-11-08

precedents established in this respect
may have been forgotten. If, however,
it is found desirable to adopt some
features of the systems successful in
other countries, have too much con-
f1dence in the good judgment and in
telIigence of our countrymen to believe
that the political issues of three-quar-
ters of century ago will be revived to
prevent a consummation advantageous
to all.
Branch Banking Not Possible.
'Third-Whatever may be the advan-
tages Of a system of branch banking in
other countries, do not think it possi-
BILE to adopt it's conditions in the Unit
ed States. The 25,O00 banks now in
existence are largely independent in
stitutions, whose managers are famil-
lar with the requirements of their
communities. The people would be
unwilling to give up the advantage Of
that intimate knowledge of local bank
managers which they believe essential
to their interests. There is a tendency
on the part Of the large banks in re-
serve cities to establish a community
Of interest with correspondents affilia-
ted with the central institutions This
has the advantages of branch banks
without being subject to the objections
to the branch plan.
AS soon as preliminary studies and
conferences have been held the com
mission will prepare a plan. 1t is evil
dent that we are not able to present a
plan at the coming session, but believe
we viii be able to make a report at
the beginning of the third session of
the present congress. If we show the
wisdom and vigor OF which our people
are capable, we may expect to have
our supremacy acknowledged, and see
a bill drawn on Chicago have a face
value In currency In the worlds mar
kets equal to that of the sterling bills
drawn on London"
VIII Not Answer Cumuainn.
st. Louis, Nov. 8-Coming through
yesterday from Chicago Senator Aid
rich arrived at ST. Louis last night.
He is scheduled for a speech at a
dinner to be given tonight by the
Commercial club of this city. Mr..
Aldrich's speech here as in Chicago,
will be devoted to an exposition of the
work and purposes of the monetary
commission. and 1t is expected that
he will follow practically the same
lines as in Chicago. When asked
whether he would not deviate from
his course sufficiently to reply to- Sem
aror Cummins' criticisms, Mr.. AID
rich merely shook his head.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-11-08
AUTO and ITS OCCUPANTS
GOES into CHICAGO RIVER

Chicago, Nov. 8.-Efforts to find
the bodies of the victims of Sunday
nights auto accident were fruitless
This afternoon the auto was lifted
from the river. No bodies were in
it and the police are inclined to be-
lieve only two persons were in the
motor car when it toppled over the
brink of the open draw.
The auto plunged into the Chicago
river late at night at Jackson boule-
ward
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-11-08
Senator Aldrich in Chicago Ad-
dress Defines Stand of the
Money Commission.
READY TO INVESTIGATE
Note Issues and Requirements of the
Banking System Two Subjects
OF Especial Consideration.
AIIDRICH'S PLEDGE OF BEST
MONEY SYSTEM.

To the business men of Chicago
! pledge the best effort and judg-
ment of the monetary commission
TO secure the adoption of none
tary system the wisest and best
the world has seen.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-11-08
CUMMTNs' FORMAL DECLARA-
TION OF WAR.

Let it be understood, once for
all, that we accept the challenge
and are ready for the fight. Our
struggle will not be to exclude
anybody from the republican
party; but upon the principle in
voIVed we ask no quarter and
shall give none.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-11-08

Chicago, Nov. S.-After an elaborate
dinner Saturday night in the banquet
hall of the Congress hotel, Senator
Nelson W. Aldrich Of Rhode Island,
chairman Of the national monetary
commission, explained to $50 members
of the commercial club the operations
and endeavors of the commission and
outlined in general way it's purposes,
and urged the cooperation of the west
ern people in reaching wise conclu-
sion in the proposed reformation of
the monetary system.
No Plan Promulgated.
Those who expected Aldrfch to pro-
muIgate a central bank project or 9TH
er plan OF national finance must be
surprised. He declared at the outset
that a definite plan for reforming ex-
listing conditions had not yet been TAX
en- up by the commission" and added
that no plan would be adopted until
after an opportunity had been afforded
for a most careful and exhaustive study
of all the conditions that surround the
problem" He declared that the pres
ent occasion was his opportunity "to
make an earnest appeal to you, as a
representative organization of an i'm
portant section of the country, to give
to the commission the advantage of
your valuable counsel and cooperation
in securing the adoption Of satisfac-
tory remedial plan, one that VIII sure
ly conserve and promote the vital in
terests of all the people Of this great
nation.
What VIII be Encountered.
'Any radical changes must become
operative only from time to time, so
as to not disturb the present conditions
and relations. We will encounter ig-
norant prejudice in some, the opposi-
ton and criticism Of others, and shall
have to overcome the natural conserv-
ative inertia that hesitates and demurs
at changes. We viii have to meet the
objections of a sectional and political
nature.
Our investigation, contemplating
thorough scientific treatment of the
whole subject, is naturally divisable
into two important branches.
'First-Reference to note issues.
'Second-Reference to the organiza-
tion of credit, or the requirements of
our banking system.
"Of the two / now regard the eff
cient organization OF credit and the
banking system much the more impor-
tant. In other countries, with single
exception, the conclusion has been
reached with unanimity that bank note
issue should always be made under
control, and this can only
be- successfully done through one CEN
tral and exclusive bank of issue.
Must Not be Biased.
"Second-It is of great Importance
that any plan agreed upon should not
have any partisan or political .charac-
ter or bias. Let US hope that the bad
- -
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-11-08

At all times when monetary
questions are agItated or discussed
a familiar class of cranks and
cemagogues, hanging about the
outskirts of every public discus
sion, appear, swift to parade their
views and wares in the public
gaze for seIf-expIoitation.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-11-08
Prefer TO WAIT
TO REDISTRICT
BALL LEAGUES

Iemphis, Tenn, Nov. s.-Delegates
tn Mhe National Association of Minor
: baseball Leagues are here today pre-
pairing for the meeting tomorrow,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-11-08
speciaI Message on FINANCES.
PreacIIes No sermon.

Augusta, Ca, Nov. S.--Yesterday was
the first Sunday since he has been ION
the road that President Taft was not
called upon for a sermon or an address
of some sort. and he appreciated the
novelty of the change and enjoyed a
day of rest.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-11-08

Witness Tells of Accident.
A witness reported that the bridge
at Jackson boulevard had been open
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-11-08

The day has come for an inquiry
Into the qualifications of repubI-
can. ! am willing to accept an
arbiter, but it will not be AIdrich;
it will not be Payne; It will not
be Cannen. ] say to these men
that the republicans who are in
sympathy with the course pursued
by the insurgents intend to take
away from these men some of the
power which they now exercise,
and intend to reduce their In
fiuence to that point at which they
will feel 1t necessary to consult
rather than to command.
Tho republican party cannot any
longer be progressive in its plat
form and stand pat in its congress.
(Senator Cummins' address ap-
pears in full on another page of
this fssue.)
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1909-06-17
PAGE NINE

physically. The law puts Rape side by side
with Mwder; yet the idiot, Willie Rogers,
was sent to his grave while Millirons, the
bestlal ravisher, was sent to the penitentiary,
from which he will be pardoned out in few
years. Where as the consistency IN czenoerocy
like this? Upon what method does it work?
Take the case of Tom Alexander, the Au-
gusta crook, aOh0 committed moomy forgeries
and victimized people to the amount of about
100000. THE Governor gaze him full par
don, when his nominal confinement had lasted
only about three gears, and when no actual
punishment had been inflicted upon him at
all.
More unaccountable still, is the full pardon
recently granted to Charles Fields, the muir
derer who deliberately shot doaom has oocn son,
like a dog, for no other reason than that the
boy had married against his fathers will AS
proof of the diabolical hardness and malgnitv
of the murderers heart, we are told that at
his trial this unnatural father bitterly re-
ferred to his dead son as 'that damned thief
The boy was moving away from the parental
roof and was trying to get his clothes out of
the house when his father, from the outside
shot him to DEATH
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1909-06-17
Liars

In the early days of this Republic, mem
Der of Congress told lie. That, perhaps,
would not have mattered so very much, but
the trouble was that he got caught in it. AS
the thing happened in public, there was no
way of putting the lid on. The fat fell into
the fire, sudden like, and this Congressional
Continued on Page 12)
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1909-06-17

BILE for me to continue with the prosecution.
At second trial, she was acquitted, and she
married not long afterwards, and has lived a
useful, respectable life
Such experiences, and the mellowing which
comes to all of us we journey toward the
sunset, has brought me to conclusion that cap
lt0l punishment as seldom justifo6ze; and
THE LAW SHOULD NEVER,-save in
the very worst cases of wilful, deliberate, un-
provoked crime,-CLOSE THE DOOR OF
HOPE TO THE CRIMINAL.
But, surely, executive clemency should have
some method in it's work There should be
some principle and some system applicable
alike to every case. We regret that q0e fail to
discover, in Governor Smiths extraordinary
use of the pardoning power, a7ay intelligent
and consistent METHOD.
Why did he refuse to change the death pen
atty into life imprisonment for Willie Rog-
ers the Savannah idiot, who killed his wife?
Was it because the victim was woman? If
so, why did the Governor change the death
penalty into life imprisonment for Millirons,
the man Of family a0ho ravished qooman?
Nobody pretended that Millirons was an
idiot or otherwise defective, mentally or
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1909-06-17

interest of the Wall Street sharks that wanted
to gobble it up. Gen. M. G. Butler became
lobbyist for the ship-building cormorants, who
are eternally nagging at Congress for big
ger navy. The Alabama Federal Judge who
rights, and the most aggressive tool of Yam
kee corporations, is Thos. G. Jones, an ex-
Confederate soldier
Col. Herbert himself is on the same line He
was stalwart Clevelandite, charter member
Gold-bug, man who has just about as much
warmth, human sympathy, and feeling for
the common people as burns in the soft heart
of Mr.. Thomas X. Scott Republican
white man who is making a gallant fight to
put niger firemen ahead of white fremen.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1909-06-17
Mr.. Herbert's Empty Sleeve

The Atlanta CONSTITUTIONS abiding to Hon.
Hillary Herbert, who has been chosen as the
Georgia Railroad arbitrator in the strike case,
describes him as confederate veteran with
an empty sleeve"
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1909-06-17

AoA C11dC d uIlSUdk0! MI. Her
bert commanded an Alabama regi-
ment in the Civil War and was, no
doubt, a good soldier; but we don't
think that he lost an arm in the SER
vice. We knew him in the SIND
Congress, and we certainly do not
remember the empty sleeve. Hon.
W. G. Oates, of Alabama, had that,
not Mr.. Herbert.
Unfortunately. for the South,
many of the officers of the Confed-
crate Army became henchmen for
the Yankee corporations, after the
struggle was over. General r. E.
Lee refused to sell his name at any
price, and quietly went to teaching
school for living, but some of his
heutenants were less proudly pure
and independent.
Southern men of the higher type
will always be ashamed of Generals
Beauregard and Early, who sold
themselves to the gamblers of the
Louisiana Lottery. Gen. E. P. AL
exander apparently wrecked the
Central Railroad of GeOroia in the
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1909-06-17
The EcCentyiCitieS of Executive
CIemency

God forbid that we should ever protest
against a judicious exercise of the pardoning
power. Poor human nature is so weak, and
our desperately wicked hearts so prone to evil,
that no man can feel certain that under the
same circumstances he, instead of the convict,
might not have been wearing the stripes
Remember the exclamation of John New
ton, of England, who on seeing felon pass
by on his way to the gallows, exclaimed
"But for the grace of God, [ would be in
that mans place!"
The remark is profoundly true. Let any
one of us be put in the shoes of the criminal,
and he would probably have committed the
crime
This being SO, we should incline our hearts
to mercy. In very many cases, the felon de-
serves pity, and if given a second chance will
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1909-06-17

church in this country, is not that fearful
sign that the church has lost touch with the
people? Are we going to let the American
population drift into utter Godlessness, and
content ourselves with enrolling an equal
number of Hottentots, Zulus, Hawaiians, Fl
jams, Jamaicans, Mexican greasers Brazil
lans, Japs, Chinese and Hindus? Para
phrazing well-known query, we ask >
"What shall 1t profit us to gain, the eohoze
heather qoorzd AND LOSE OUR OWN
COUNTRY?
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1909-06-17

In my own career as a lawyer, [
was often called to the defense of
homicides, whose deeds were appar-
emily so heinous that they had to be
speedily taken away to a distant
prison to avoid the mob violence of
an outraged community. Yet I can
recall but a single case Of that kind
in which the homicide, after his &C
quittal, did not become a chastened
man and live a creditable life. Once,
in what appeared to be a peculiarly
deliberate and malignant case, [
prosecuted a white girl for the as
sassination of her paramour, whom
she lured to her window that she
might shoot him from the dark room
in which she stood, and convicted
her. But after the battle was over,
certain little scraps of the evidence
began to appeal to me, and certain
tones of the young .woman's voice,
and certain expression that had
crept into her eyes during the trial,
and particularly the manner in
which she had answered one of nv
observation-disclosures IT. utterly imDOSSi.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-12-14
OREGON FOOTBALL
MEN KNOCK
RUGBY

A special TO the University Of
Washington Daily from Eugene.
Ore. says
The agitation IN favor Of rugby
as a substitute for the lnter.colIer
late game Ia meeting nothing but
the seyerest disapproval In unlvars-
ity circles here, The students are
strong in their condemnation Of the
action Of the Whitman and the Az
rieultaFal college faculties in sup
porting the English game. and II IL
evident that n the question Was
left 20 the under. graduates the
game of rugby never would be es
tablished In the Northwest"
"BiI- Hayward. oregon's grca,
trainer. said:
Our game IL no rougher than
rugby, and the California author.
ties have found this out during the
past few years. | know OF several
Instances where men have been In
the hospital for months from In.
iuries received Ia the English game
at the Southern colleges. and yet
no mention OF II was made in the
papers. because these institutions
want to see the game established
throughout the country. That the
rugby game Ia rougher IL acknowi
edged by even these people. but
they are careful not 10 let the news.
papers print this fact"
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-12-14
NELSON-WELSH
FIGHT IS
ON
After Two Years of Side
stepping, the Battler Ae-
cepts Challenge of Eng
lish Lightweight-Fight
In London for $4,000.

CHICAGO. Dec. if-Battllng
Nelson. champion lightweight OF
The world. has signed TO fight Fred
die Welsh. the British champion.
according 20 statement made
here today by John Robinson. the
Durable Danes new manager. The
fight will take place In London be.
tween February IL aud Is. aud will
be for 20 rounds. The boys agree
to weiEh lsa ringside. wnichis easy
Tor both Nelson has been guaran-
teed SO. GOO. win. lose or draw.
The fight viii be pulled off under
the auspices Of Boxing" n London
magazine devoted To the Queens.
bury sport. and Eugene CORR viii
be the referee.
Welsh. who recently won the
Brtfish title by decisively defeating
Johnny Summers in 20 rounds. has
been eiamoring for fight with
Nelson for more than a year
shortiy before he sailed from New
York for his home. after a long ser
iSs of victories on this side. Welsh
challenged the title holder aud OF.
fered to make 5000 side bet.
Immediately after hiss victory over
Summers. Welsh renewed his ehai-
ienge. but Nelson put him off on
the plea that he had extensive and
lucrative theatrical engagements.
intimating that al soon as his con
tracts had expired he might give
him a match.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-12-14

Matt Fogarty. the clever its-
pound amateur serapper. l. one of
this altar attractions ~ tho Ballard
Amateur Athletic club. F'ogarsy
may not be- the best boxer Fitzgerald
has but q A. universally conceded
that he can make more faces while In
action than any two other men IN
the club Aside from his talent In
this direction. no is developing into
fairly clever performer. and IL al.
ways out 20 win. lie will box berry
Wednesday evening. December IS.
at the ballard Athletic club smoker,
Win n bouts on the card, and
all % them between men who have
a world 81 self confidence. the
smoker "Wednesday ought 10 be
real treat Although all the con-
tesgants are members ~ the club.
there Is sufficient rivalry ON tap 10
preclude any fear % staliinF tactics,
All the boys will be aux TO cop the
other fellow II possible. and as the
other fellow u just about M good.
there viii be fur ana feathers in the
air.
Seven ~ the eleven events viii be
with gloves. and thr main event ~
tho evening. as sell as ~ the boxing
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-12-14
BALLARD CLUB
PLANS SMOKER

stunts. will be- the go between
Johnny Kelly and 6regerson al its
Both are fast man. and each has a
punch that. " landed. win put tina
laurel on les owners head and for
gct-me- nota on the rociplsnt'a, so
ginger up and light a fresh ssogie
whsn these two climb through tho
ropes
Among the other squared circle
attractions will be- dranigan We
skinner az i6s. Roy Brown " VIII
fenbaeh al las. Matt Fogarty va
Berry AZ tto. Pierce vs. Hagen
tbrother ~ the fighting policeman
I'd uaxenl tas. Peterson W. Frank
Brown. l2e. Rothans ys. 8canion.
lis.
There will be four wrestling
events. tho one between Ray Nc
Knight and tIiExtnhatfem Ga broth
or Of Clint HigKinbottom. the Ma
tionai league player. being tho
beadiiner. although any az tho other
three should stop all convsrsa sion
In the reserved section. ftoytnkton
and Aasnerron at ito ought to put
up considerable excitement. "a will
Johnson and Kliauff Mcmillan and
Andy Dow will wremfis at 100 N
present plans niat@riaiixe.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-12-14

Mcn who sckstsrm woudqucky interest
be JUDGED hy his acts trick
o hirh In
The fail
ana the wRsa
theeSear ronead agreement
season With tho Chicago club Ward the
again acting
binding
porting daily @ Club no
Davis da not play Al ali Ia 1908. from the New
York
that club
commission formed To the before
awarded the wit Of
hey g2s00 litigation OF
Those troube
fate Of the o he maj wh aevsad them
That enough business and
u We ocsl ckHtsrs WIN
20 We cant be cheated that win anything
other deals wards
candidate 20
wont stand ard meth
We OF nv hermit
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-12-14
YALE BELIEVES THAT FOOTBALL
RULES SHOULD FORCE OPEN PLAY

Yale authorities have some views
on ths moderation Of football. and
advance the thought that the open
game should be- encouraged. An
editorial In this fal. Daily N~ws
sirrs up the situation In this way.
III the open game II lees danger
Gus. and at the same time more
interesting from the spectators
point 81 view. then this atyie ~
piay wants 40 be encouraged.
s~r'hr InDxt promising waS 10 Rr-
compltsh this IS By putting less
restriction On the forward pass.
either as regards the action u the
player making ths pasH. or the gov
~rnHsnt ~ those positions permit
ted to receive the paass the FsAduc-
ton Of the penalty for failure Of
the offensive to intsrcep; ths ball
properly.
"Oth~r means whereby the open
play may be encouraged are the
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-12-14
HERE AND THERE

Barney Deyfuss has Pitcher Bin
Powell OF the Pirates dickefng
club this
pay my good salaries for playing
and VIII not have them taking chances rough
and tumble game like basketball Dreyuss
In the good old days used to think basketball game for
high school girls Y A.
It's . disgrace, along with football. fighting diablo
An English court Of
working according the strict -,
the and that club employing them "a
liable "'S'4 -
what snap II would be for the
wpeo come through with little joker Of
enough then ~ '1
NO one can the big sxday
One spectator shot disease on The pa,
day the performers skinned Square IA going
81 ives was at the rugde In Tacoma ia
Ronse 70 the by ovation be received the modest little
speech OF
"a him about his English promptly Missed down lie
terrible Lee Croft - '| - $50
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-12-14
[;. Voc: THE STARS PAGE Or UP-TO-DATE SPORTS [E=5
Jeff's Admirers Are Belittling 3tt
His Ability to Keep Odds Down

Many of the admirers Of Jim JEFF
fries aro baffied by the fact that
none Of the great fight experts have
declared themselves strongly a.
favoring the bis Callfornian's
chances IN his coming fight with
Johnson The fact that most every
one predicts that JEFF viii have the
fight OF his life when he meets the
coloret champion. and that 20 win
he viii have 10 be Ia the best posAi.
Bile condition. has had the effect ~
making many ring followers pesai-
mistic regarding JeffH chances
against the negro. But the mon
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-12-14

who are supposed 10 have good
Judgment on matters OF this Kind
have reasons for not saying all they
think about tho outcome Of the fight
Tor publication. Their private opin-
ions differ greatly from what they
gay for the public ear. and the rea-
son for this IL that they do not care
60 affect the betting odds,
II IL were positively known that
JeffFien wiz enter the ring Ia the
condition he has displayed ia all
hts other fights. hs would quoted
81 odds 81 I 60 8. By assuming
a rather conservative attitude. JEFF
fries admirers are able 60 get as
good az even money these days