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The wageworker., 1910-05-27

break the ready print trust has been
blocked by the old game of "cut
prices" and the country publishers fall
for the game with astonishing rapidity.
Then, as soon as the competition is
starved out the ready print trust
cracks on the price again and recoups
country publishers would get wise to
the game after while, but they SEEN
willing to be victimized regularly. At
any rate I know Of scores who have
been bitten a dozen times or more, yet
they never seem to learn by experience
But, just the same. they are mighty
fine bunch of men and women, and it
was pleasure to meet and mingle with
them again.
The wageworker., 1910-05-27

Mr.. Burnham and his associates in
the ownership of Lincoln Park have
made a very fitting reply to the snarl-
ing critics who charged them with
scheming to unload the property on the
city at an inflated price. Mr.. Burnham
has withdrawn the park from the mar
ket and says it is not for sale to the
city. No matter how disinterested or
public spirited a man may be, there are
always those quick to charge improper
motives. No matter how sincerely
man strives to advance the common
veal a, there are always a lot of mar
row-minded and jealous nonentities
who jump IN and declare that he has
"scheme." The "knocker" is always
with us. Lacking either the means or
the brains to be leader himself, the
"knocker" sneaks aound the alleyways
and hints and suggests, winks and mods
and injects his poison. It takes big
men to pursue the even tenor of their
way and pay no attention to the snarls
and howls of the jealous ours that
abound. Mr.. Burnham, with whom I
have not the honor to be personally ac-
quainted, has administered stinging
rebuke to the little men who are not
big enough to cut any considerable
amount of ice, either socially, fnanci-
ally or politically.
The wageworker., 1910-05-27
THE OFFICE BOY

I've found out that tn way to make
the boss sit up and take notice is not
to hustle while he's lookin', but to have
somethin' t. show f'r tn time put in
when he WASH t around tn shop.
I wouldn't dare give my boss advice,
but I amt afraid to offer suggestion.
The wageworker., 1910-05-27

Ex-Mayor Brown is park booster
for fair. In addition to having the hon.
or of being twice elected mayor of re-
publican Lincoln on the democratic
ticket. Francis w. Brown, ST., has the
greater honor of being the father of
Lincoln's park system. Other mayors
talked about parks, but with his usual
business push Mayor Brown went
ahead and started park system.
There being no money available for
park purposes, Mayor Brown arranged
the plan whereby the water depart
ment bought the first forty acres, "for
water purposes and around this nu-
cleus the park system is growing. If
Mr.. Brown had his way it would grow
lot faster. l had the honor to serve
on the park commission for two years,
and I know that Mayor Brown was
tireless in his efforts to give Lincoln
park system worthy of the name We
call it Antelope Park" now, but some
of these days in the distant future
and hope it is long way in the fu-
ture-we1l move to change the name
to Brown Park"
The wageworker., 1910-05-27
BILLY MAJORS DOPE CARD
THE SAME CONTAINING FEW UNBIASED OPINIONS ABOUT
MATTERS OF MORE OR LESS INTEREST TO THE PUBLIC

come in Denver, however. Barring, per-
haps Philadelphia, Denver is the rot
tenest municipality in the United
States.
The wageworker., 1910-05-27

"Mayor Jim?'' I'll not be in the
running. Figure it our for yourself:
Two years ago there were three DEM
ocratic candidates before the primary
-Shallenberger, Dahlman and Berge.
This year Berge will be out, leaving
the race to Shallenberger and Dahl
man. Shallenberger won easily two
years ago and the man who thinks the
Berge vote of two years ago will 60 to
Dahlman this year, ought to. take
something for diseased Imagination.
And there you are.
The wageworker., 1910-05-27
HITTING THE POLITICAL PIPE
A FEW STRAY BITS OF GOSSIP CONCERNING MATTERS THAT
HAVE TO DO WITH RUNNING THE CITY, COUNTY AND STATE

I think a lot more Of Mayor Love
than 1 used to think. This may not in
terest the mayor little bit, but it
gives me considerable satisfaction to
make the announcement. Mayor Love
would cut big figure in politics if he
was not lacking in the one thing most
essential to the good politician-he can
not "mix This is not due to "uppish-
ness' on his part-it is merely that he
lacks the knack Of getting close to men.
But he is not lacking in moral cour-
age, and he has the too seldom pos
sessed habit Of saying what he thinks
wherever and whenever he happens to
think it. incidentally, that very habit
is fatal to political success. Mayor Love
is frank to the point of bluntness, as
was evidenced by his address to the
editors this week. He might have so
worded his references to Omaha as to
show that he meant no detraction of
that great city, but he preferred to say
it directly instead Of smoothing it over
AS candidate for governor Mayor
Love would stand about as much show
of carrying Omaha as the well-known
tallow-legged cat chasing an asbestos
rat through Hades. And yet Nebraska
would be- honored by having such
man as Don L. Love for governor-two
years hence. But before he becomes
governor, or is even nominated, he IL
have to cultivate the art of mixing,
and he'll have to modify his habit of
frankness. We say we like frank
ness" but when it hits us we holler.
Col. Mccullough referred facetious-
ly, albeit with trace of sadness, to
the fact that Douglas county didn't cut
much ice when it comes to the matter
of apportioning the public officials of
the state. It is Omaha s own fault,
however. Ever hear the frog story?
An Arkansas man, learning that people
in New York ate frog legs, wrote a ho-
tel man and asked him what he would
pay for them. The hotel man named
a liberal price and asked: Chow many
can you supply?'' The Arkansan re-
piled that he could furnish million
dozen, and he was ordered to send them
as fast as he could get them. A week
later the hotel man received a couple
Of dozen and letter to this effect:
Two dozen is all I could get I
thought I could get more. but the
burned things fooled me by their ho1-
lerin. ,.
The trouble with Omaha is that she
has allowed herself to be judged by the
hollerin !" of Omahans who misrep-
resent the citizenship of that splendid
city. Touch the brewery and distillery
interest. and you IL hear "holler''
that will convince the poorly posted
that Omaha is wholly dependent upoa
the booze industry But it is the "hol-
lerin Of score or two of men who
are well paid for their "hollerin' -
and the 10000 Industrious. enterpris-
ing and thrifty people of Omaha who
are not in sympathy with booze dom
ination are judged by the score or
two.
What Omaha needs most right now
is not "trade boosting excursions,
but educational excursions. Let her
spend the next year in showing that
the men who misrepresent Omaha by
their tireless defense of booze are not
the men who are making Omaha; not
the men who stand for what Omaha
ofo dc ~ fof1 nf
The wageworker., 1910-05-27

If / were member of the Boiler
makers Union I would ask Judge Mum
ger to issue an injunction restraining
the "scabs'' at Havelock from using
vile and insulting language towards
to be almighty pestiferous, now that
they have the protection Of the United
States court and the strikers are re-
strained from protecting themselves
from insult and abuse.
The wageworker., 1910-05-27

has been mentioned in connection with
the democratic nomination for United
States senator. Mr.. Reed is one of the
big-brained men Of the west. His only
weakness would be his lack of acquain.
tanceship. He is not nearly so well
known as many other men Of far less
ability and far more political proml-
nence If he were in the senate of the
United States Nebraskans would have
no difficulty in ascertaining where he
stood on any public question. He
wouldn't straddle" any question.
That Willis Reed is senatorial size is
known to every man who enjoys his
personal acquaintance. Nebraska
would have trouble in finding better
man for senator-it might easily find
worse one, and probably will.
One of the prettiest primary scraps
for congressional nomination is going
to be between couple of democrats in
the ''Big Sixth" Taylor Of Custer,
who was elected to the legislature as
a democrat and then insurged to beat
the band, says he wants the nomina-
ton. Grant Shumway Of Scottsbluff
says he wants it. These two men will
probably fight it out, and those who
know them both say it is going to be
as pretty scrap as was ever pulled
off in Nebraska. The pipe dreamer of
this department is willing to wager
four-dollar dog against couple of two
dollar cats that the democratic nomi-
nee in the t.Big Sixth will skin Moses
P Kinkaid to frazzle.
Every time the pipe dreamer picks
up magazine and reads about men
like Dolliver, and Cummins and LaFoll-
cite and Brewster, he gets hot under
the collar to think that Nebraska.
whose interests are identical with those
of Iowa, Wisconsin and Kansas, is new
er heard of in all this talk about "pl-
gress and reform. = Beg pardon-we do
hear Of Norris in that connection, but
reference is had particularly to sena.
tors. Nebraska in the senatorial equa-
tion reminds me of the Irishman who
could count all his pigs but two, and
they kept running round and lodging
so fast he couldn't count them. It
strikes lot OF us that about the only
time Nebraska senators are not on the
fence is when they are down and hust-
ling to find new spot on the fence
where the rails have fewer splinters.
Imagine Charles O. Whedon strad-
ding the fence on any question! It is
unthinkable. But perhaps Whedons'
inability to dodge is one reason why he
has never got very far politically. A
lot of us remember the time when he
yearned to be delegate to republ-
can national convention and was de-
feated by Llewellyn L. Lindsay. You
may not recognize that name, however.
But you will recognize the name
tBud - Lindsay.
Here is another prediction Shallen-
berger and Aldrich will be pitted
against each other for the governor
ship and Sha1lenberger will win hands
down.
Mayor Jim?" He'll not be in the
running. Figure it our for yourself:
T,,x- $1,000 c,o +Lo,.o xryoro +hroo dom
The wageworker., 1910-05-27

The name of Willis Reed of Madison
The wageworker., 1910-05-27

What Omaha needs most right now
is not "trade boosting" excursions,
but educational excursions. Let her
spend the next year in showing that
the men who misrepresent Omaha by
their tireless defense of booze are not
the men who are making Omaha; not
the men who stand for what Omaha
stands for; not representatives of Om-
aha's citizenship. Omaha realizes, or
ought to realize, that she does not
stand nearly so well with the balance
of the state as she deserves to stand.
And she ought, too, to realize that this
is due to the fact that the majority OF
her citizenship has remained quiet
while the couple of dozen booze frogs
in the brewery swamps have Been max
ing the rest of the state believe that
Omaha is all brewery swamp inhabited
by booze frogs. It's not so, and Omaha
ought to get busy and make the truth
known to all men.
The wageworker., 1910-05-27

No one will deny that liquor is being
sold illegally in Lincoln. No one with
horse sense expects anything else. The
social evil exists too-just as it always
has and always will. But the man
who tells you that there is as much IL
quor bootlegged" as was retailed in
twenty-five saloons, or that the social
evil is as bad as it was under the "near-
license" system, merely lies, and he
knows he lies. Prohibition will never
stop the sale of booze. any more than
the law against horse stealing will stop
the stealing Of horses. But there are
not as many horses stolen under the
present laws as there would be if we
licensed horse thieves.
The wageworker., 1910-05-27

not as many hOrSeS stolen under the
present laws as there would be if we
licensed horse thieves.
The Traction Co. has paid neat sum
to have the arguments of it's attorneys
printed in the daily papers. 1 know
something about the advertising game,
and I venture to give the Traction Co.
managers quiet little tip. Let them
announce recognition of the Street
Railway Mems Union, slight increase
in the wage scale and better working
conditions, and it will have more
weight with the public than all the
legal sophistries it's attorneys can mus
ter in one year. Frankly, if were man.
aging that concern l would recognize
the union, even though 1 personally
was opposed to organized labor. Why?
Because recognition would put spoke
in much Of the opposition to return
to the straight Scent fare. Recognition
of the union and an increase in wages
would make it difficult for organized
labor to oppose making some conces-
sions to the management. For one
wouldn't kick on paying straight
fve-cent fare if I knew that the men
on the platform were getting larger
share of the money it costs me to ride.
After lot of fuss and feathers
windjamming and flushing
Gas Co. has been accorded the privil-
ege of erecting gas holder in east
Lincoln. There never was any real rea-
son for refusing the company the priv
ilege, but because it happens to be a
public service corporation it had to
stand for lot of punching. / don't
care fig for the Gas Co., not being
a stockholder, and it don't matter to
me whether it builds gasholder OR
not but the erection of the gasholder
was a necessity and it affords oppor.
tunity for better service to a large Sec
ton of the city and suburbs. What
was the sense in making all this "hol-
ler" about it in the first place?
The Nebraska Press Association has
held another splendid session in Lin
coin. 1t always has fine time in this
city. know, for l have been men,
ber for twenty years. and am proud
of the fact that am past president
and an ex-secretary of the association.
The session just adjourned was full of
interest, but I missed one feature that
used to be familiar-the "rag chew
ing" about the patent quits business.
Speaking of "trusts" and "octopi," if
there's anything to beat the ready
print trust I never went against it.
And the only people who are to blame
for it are the country publishers
They we had plenty of opportunities to
squelch it, but country publishers are
like other classes Of men-they haven t
"cohesive" power. Every attempt to
The wageworker., 1910-05-27

Here is another prediction: Shallen-
berger and Aldrich will be pitted
against each other for the governor
ship and Sha1lenberger will win hands
down
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-09-07
CARRY LORIMER
FIGHT TO ST. PAUL
Illinois Delegates to Conservation
Congress Object to Honor Given
Edward Hines.

st. Paul, Sept. Edward Hines of
Chicago, against whom the Illinois del.
egation objected being continued as
chairman of the credentials commit.
tee, was not present when the commit.
tee met, and e. E. Condra of Nebras
ka was named as chairman.
st. Paul, Mimi, Sept Following
stormy session of the Illinois delega-
ton to the national conservation con-
gress last night the delegation passed
a resolution by a vote of % to 5, ask
ing President B. n. Baker to name an
other member of the delegation. in
place of Edward Hines, the wealthy
Chicago lumberman, as chairman of
the committee on credentials of the
congress-, because of his alleged con-
nection with the election of William
Lorimer to the United States senate.
Mr.. Hines was named as chairman of
the committee by President Baker and
his appointment was to have been con-
firmed Thursday morning.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-09-07
VICE PRESIDENT OF
CHILE ALSO DIES
AIbano Follows Montt, After Acting
as Executive but a Short
Time.

Santiago, Chile, Sept. AFTER an
illness of six days with pneumonia,
Vice President Elias Fernandez AL
bano, who had been acting president
of the republic of Chile since the
death of President Pedro Montt al
Bremen, Germany, on Aug. 16, died
yesterday. Immediately after his
demise a decree was signed appoint
ing Minister of Justice Emiliano Fig
ueroa acting president.
On the eve of the centennial cele-
bration of it's independence the re-
public of Chile is in mourning for
two executives whose deaths have oc-
Cured within the last three weeks.
According to the laws of Chile,
when the Office of president becomes
vacant through resignation, inability,
death or otherwise, the senior minister,
under the title vice president of the
republic" assumes the duties of pres
ident until the president resumes his
Office or new election is held.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-09-07
NOT MERE PAINTER;
WAS SOCIOLOGIST
Illinois Man Working With Railroad
Crew, at Denver, Discovered
When He Dies.

Sterling, Col, Sept. THAT Frank
Nichols of Momence, Ill, member of a
crew of painters at work on the Bur
lingten roundhouse here, is not the
humble craftsman he pretends to be,
but a wealthy man studying sociologi-
cal problems, came to light yesterday
through a search of the mans effects
after he had been killed by fall from
a ladder on which he was at work
Among his possessions were deeds to
valuable Chicago real estate, and min
ing property in the Dakotas, and stock
in various railroads, aggregating over
$4,000 value. Nicholss had been a
member of the painting crew for sew
eral months. The body will be sent
to relatives in Momence.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-09-07

I til every one was yelling and the whole
house was on its feet waving hats and
hankerchiefs.
Senator Beveridee had no sooner re-
tired when cries of "Pinehot, Pinchot"
rang through the house. He was
dragged forward by President Baker.
His voice shook as he expressed his
thanks.
Committee PrO-PfnchOt.
| St. Paul, Mimi, Sept. delegates
to the conservation congress got down
to business today. Chairman Pardee
| of the resolutions committee called
that body to order before the congress
resumed its sessions. The membership
of the committee is said to indicate the
platform will be strongly along the
lines of national control as favored by
Roosevelt and Pinchot. Addresses by
]. ]. Hill, Senator Beveridge and Sec
retary of Agriculture Wilson were on
today's program.
Opposes Federal Control.
Hills address was largely devoted
to an argument against federal and in
| favor of state control. In the coarse
of his remarks he said:
What we have to do is to bring
modern methods to the aid of one of
the oldest agricultural arts Grriga-
tion). 1t is mentioned here because
its progress illustrates the dangers
that beset conservation projects prop
er. They are dangers inseparable from
national control and conduct of affairs.
The machine is too big and too dis
tant; its operation is slow, cumbrous
and costly. So slow is IT that settlers
are waiting in distress for water prom
ised long ago. So family has been
the adjustment of time and money that
congress has had to authorize the is
sue of $4,000. 900 of national obliga-
tions to complete projects still hang
ing in the air. So expensive is it
that estimates have been exceeded
again and again. The settler has had
either to pay more than the cost fig
ure he relied on or seek cheaper land
in Canada. 1t costs the government
from so per cent to twice as much as
it would private enterprise to put wa
ter on the land.
Cannot Save Minerals.
Toward the conservation Of our
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-09-07
MAYOR SEIDEL
and T. R. CLASH
Milwaukee Executive Declares
Ex-President Not Politi-
cally Honest.
AND GETS A QUICK RISE
Roosevelt Pauses Long Enough to
Reiterate His Well Known
Views of Socialism.
AND GETS A QUICK RISE

Milwaukee, Wis, Sept THE Big
Stick" paper published by the Press
club as a souvenir of today's celebra-
ton contains a contribution by Mayor
Sefdel, in which he says:
IF Roosevelt comes to Milwaukee
holding the same ideas which he ex-
pressed in his article in the Outlook
magazine of March 20, 1909, it is clear
he cannot serve the cause of honesty
and decency in American political
life
The article contains a number of
structures upon Roosevelt's political
methods and declarations.
Certainly Meant 1t.
Upon being shown this statement
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-09-07

between the United States, Great Brit
ain and Canada and Newfoundland,
was finally closed today with the
award of the international court of
arbitration largely in favor Of the
United States. While the United
States triumphs on five of the seven
points, point five, decided in favor of
Great Britain, has been held by Eng
lishmen as the most important of those
submitted.
The fifth point was stated in the form
Continued on Page six)
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-09-07


Held Notice Sufficient.
The democrats argued sufficient no.
tice had been given of the meeting and
those absent had time enough to be
present and further delay was unneces-
sary. The Madison motion, that the
report formulated at this meeting be
published, as amended by the James
motion, as above stated, received five
votes, the other three again refusing
to vote.
Madison's substitute for the Fletcher
resolution was taken UP. Sutherland
and Mccall left the meeting. The sub
stitute passed with five voting favor
ably, Nelson refusing to vote. Nelson
said no quorum was present, but a
vote was taken on Fletcher's resolu-
ton as amended, the vote being the
same as before, Nelson again declining
to vote.
Orders Reasons Given.
Fletcher offered a resolution that the
report to congress set forth the grounds
and reasons shown by the evidence
for this finding and the same be sub
mitted to the committee next Friday.
The vote was the same as before, and
the committee adjourned.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-09-07

Roosevelt said: "On this trip 1 have
made no partisan political speeches
and, of course, shall not break through
the rule now by discussing either state
party matters or municipal party mat
ters, and at present. of course. the
dominant municipal party in Milwau-
kee, is the socialistic party. If any
one wishes to know my views on what
is usually called socialism they will
find them set out in such fashion that
it is impossible to misinterpret or mis-
understand them in the Outlook arti-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-09-07
fine TRIBUTE
PAID PINCHOT
Mention Of Name by Beveridge
Raises Roof at Conserva-
tion Congress.
TEARS FROM EX-F0RESTER
Meeting Shows Leaning Toward Ma
tional Control and Opponents
Give Up Fight.
TEARS FROM Ex-FoRESTER

st. Paul, Sept. IA dramatic Incl
dent in connection with the conserVa-
tion convention came today wnen Gif-
ford PInehot received a great ovation.
The former forester, the object Of a
wild demonstration, stood with tears
streaming from his eyes until an out
burst of cheers had subsidized and the
spectators were again in their seats.
Just what Senator BeVeridee was try
ing to say complimentary to Pinchot
was drowned in the roar that arose
the moment the trend Of his remarks
became' apparent.
STARTS OUTBURST.
"Gifford Pinchot," said the speaker,
and the outburst started. 1t grew un-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-09-07
New Fields for Bank Examiners

Washington, Sept. Twenty ma
tional bank examiners. one-fifth of the
force employed by the government,
were transferred to new fields today
by order of the comptroller of the cur
rency.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-09-07
BAD WRECK ON THE
GREAT NORTHERN

Kalispell, Mont, Sept. 1.-Two per-
sons were killed, Is serious injured.
five fatally and 20 others slightly in
jured in wreck on an east bound
Burlington train on the Great North
ern early today at Coram.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-09-07
REGRETS HE HAS NO TRADE

Pastor Blames Inability to Earn Liv-
ing for His Fall From Grace.
st. Louis, Sept. THE misfor-
tune of never having learned trade
by which to make an honest living
was held responsible by Rev. Ar
thur A. Hauderich for his downfall,
when he pleaded guilty yesterday to
theft. He was sentenced to three
years in the penitentiary for steal
ing $3.50 and II watches from fell
low students at theological school,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-09-07

Nearly stationary stages in the Mis-
sissippi will prevail from Clinton to
Muscatine.
JIM. SHERIER, Local Forecaster.