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Arizona republican., 1910-08-20

ing d block away from thef instrument in operation would not fail to mistake the music for that of a well trained military band.
 Designed to play either band or or chestral music, the band organ will be utilized for overture purposes before and after the usual evening entertain ments, and will be played as an or chestra during the showing of the films A feature suggested by Mir Brought and pronounced possible by the makers of the instrument, is the presentation of Spanish waltz music and the favorite airs of the country This is bound to appeal to the Mexican and Spanish population of Phoenix. An effort is also being made to have pre- pared some Chinese airs to De repro duced upon the band organ. Nothing of the sort has ever. been heard in the southwest and win appeal to the American population as we'll as to the Chinese themselves.
 Taken all in all, the band organ seems destined to occupy a unique place in musical circles in Phoenix for some time to come, and will no doubt be appreciated by the patrons of the New Airdome.
Arizona republican., 1910-08-20
STATEHOOD" DAY AND THE MINING CONGRESS
The Board of Trade Sends Out Letters Calling a Mining Conference and Asking Other Cities to Boost
 Statehood Day.

batch of letters was sent out yes terday by the board of trade to the mayors of all Arizona cities, to the chambers of commerce and the boards of supervisors of all counties in the territory. There are two letters; one relating to statehood" day during fair week. and the other is a call for con ference to be held in Phoenix Septem- Der 3 for the purpose of promoting AriZona's claims to the American min ing congress to be held in Los Angeles the latter part of September. and also to decide on some city in Arizona for the next session of the congress.
 Bisbee and Douglas are the candi- dates for the honor of entertaining the next mining congress. Phoenix will not try for it: neither will Yuma, al though the movement to get the con gress to come to Arizona was started in the city by the Colorado. The min ing congress has never yet met in this territory, and mining men think 1t high time, considering the mineral resources of Arizona, that the congress con vene here next year.
 The letters sent out by the board Of trade are as follows:
 "The governor earnestly desires that the territory be well represented at the American mining congress. and further that the claims of Arizona to the neXi session of this important body be placed before the meeting in the strongest manner
 "To this end he has requested the Phoenix board of trade to invite repre- sentatives from the various cities, dele gates from commercial organizations and members of the Arizona Mines associations, and all persons interest ed to attend a conference at which | the united support of one Arizona city may be decided upon.
 Phoenix is not competing for tho congress and through it's mayor ant the board of trade will support any city decided upon at the meeting whicf
 will be held at Phoenix on Monday l September the 5th. An invitation t'
Arizona republican., 1910-08-20
EACH ONE THOUGHT
 OTHER WAS FOOTPAD
THE SATISFACTORY EXPLANA- TON OF A FIERCE JAPAN
 ESE FIGHT.

What was believed to have been murderous assault turned out in Justice Johnstone's court yesterday to have been ridiculous misun- derstanding Shuashima had pro cured the arrest of Kamada. another Japanese, for assaulting him last Sturday night at Seventh and Jack son streets with a slung shot, sand bag, club or some other blunt but offensive weapon. The head of the complainant showed that there had actually been such an assault and day before yesterday he brought into court exhibits of it. They con sisted of a straw hat. the crown of which had been knocked off and a rough. jagged and heavy club found lying near the scene of the trouble The hat had been Suasima's.
 Then came Kamada with a cross complaint with a charge that Shua shma had assaulted him with the intention of doing him great bodily harm. In this confusing shape the matter was brought before the court yesterday. Singularly the stories told by the two men were almost alike, yet not confirmatory They had never had any trouble; they had. in fact, never seen each other until they met at the corner of Seventh and Jackson streets when each mis- took the other for an honorable highwayman and a fight on the part of such for his life ensued. Each swore that he was trying to get away from the other but on the shoulder of Shuashima there were several teeth marks. indicating that Kamada was parting from him with reluctance. Shuashima said that he employed jiujitsu after he had been struck with a club and Kamada said that he was employing iiujitsu all the time. The only witness of the affray was a Chinaman who looked on in admiration and told the court it was q ''plitty fight"
 But the Chinaman had not seen the beginning of it and so could not cantrovert or confirm the stories of either of the combatants There was therefore a reasonable doubt in the mind of the court and both com plaints. were dismissed.
Arizona republican., 1910-08-20
THEY FOLLOW oUR.LEAD NOW
We No Longer Turn Up Our Trousers for Fear 1t May Be Raining
 i, opdon

"A few years ago, when fastidiously dressed men were called dudes there was a saying that a New York dude rolled up his trousers when it was rain- ing in London" R. P. Miller of New York was discussing some phases of the clothing business at the Raleigh.
 'sThis epigram, if it could be so
Arizona republican., 1910-08-20

Mound City Paints are better. " Phoenix Hardware Go. 1T
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-12-27
A New William Tell.

There are still men of nerve and
fine shooting abilities in Colorado, as
a thrilling incident just reported
proves. A posse of citizens pursued
and overlook three bandits who had
captured three boys of the neighbor-
hood, making them aid in carrying the
booty. and when the citizens approach
ed each bandit held Il boy in front of
him. The leader of the posse was the
father of two OF the boys, but he had
the astonishing courage and confidence
in his own craftsmanship TO fire at a
bandit who held one of his two sons
as a shield. The bandit fell dead and
the boy was unhurt. Naturally, the
other two bandits surrendered: there
was no use in fighting a posse under
such leadership as that.
William Tell and the apple and the
most imperturable Of Roman fathers
have nothing on" this sharpshooting
citizen of the centennial state.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-12-27
Life Lines
aY BASILEUS.
PERSONALITY
Copyright, 1910.

Personality is the individual charac-
teristic in man that differentiates him
from all other men; it is mans music
al chord in the orchestra of the uni
verse.
Personality is the working power
whether in the frolic or in the fight;
it sets your success sails or forces
your failures.
Man wins only in proportion as he
impresses others and impels them to a
belief in him; personal force is the per-
sonaIity which pleases and pulls.
Personality must disregard the
rules OF conventionality when they CON
fiict with the justice and honor in a
man: personality can only be mans
potent power when its expression is
free.
When man has ideas of his own he
IS able 10 meet every test; the idea
born, grows into the personality ex-
pressed. and man is as he thinks.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-12-27
The Argus Daily Short Story
His Family Story-By F. A. Mitchell.
Copyrighted 1910 by Associated Literary Presy

While dining with my friends Jack
Rathbora and his wife l noticed hang
ing on tie wall a photograph Of a
young man about twenty-five years
of age and, judging by his likeness,
as fine looking fellow as l ever saw.
What struck me especially was Il
garland of fresh flowers runnin~ n;
around the frame. 1 was thinking OF
asking about the original of the pic
ture. when it occurred to me that
might be trcading on some delicate
subject, and 1 concluded to restrain my
curiosity till l had Jack alone. His
wife doesn't like tobacco smoke, 50
when the coffee WAS brought on she
followed the custom of other days,
when men were left to smoke alone
after dinner, and excused herself. Soon
after her departure 1 said to Jack:
"Who's the handsome man over
there. Jack?"
why do you asl1?''
"Well, in the first place it isn't usual,
as you know. to decorate any ones pho
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-12-27
"Armored cruisers.
America Climbing Steadily.

This table. which includes all of the
battleships and armored cruisers Of
10000 tons and upward, discloses some
interesting facts. For instance, it
shows that of the ten largest battle
ships and cruisers either built, build
ing or ordered the United States owns
four of them-the New York, Texas,
Wyoming and Arkansas. AS Brazil
owns the Rio Janeiro, and Argentina
the Rtvadavia and the Moreno, it is
seen that seven of the ten greatest of
battleships are owned in the western
hemisphere. Great Britain owns two
of the other three in the first ten and
France the other.
1t will also be noted that Germany
is far down in the list so far as Dread
nought tonnage is concerned, but as
she has six in the more than 10000 ton
class she must be classed ahead of her
rival, France. which, while she has
larger ships projected. has only two Of
them. Japan and Austria make the
poorest showing. each having two
ships Il few hundred tons in excess of
10000. while Italy. which is just ahead
of them, has only three. Russia makes
a good showing for her new navy with
four battleships of 5000 tons each.
Another interesting fact is that the
worlds three largest battleShips are
owned in South America. Brazil own
ing the largest and Argentina the other
two.
Britain Leads In Tonnage.
The table also shows that Great Brit
ain leads in Dreadnought tonnage. with
the United States a close second. the
other powers trailing along far in the
rear The total tonnage table tells its
own story. Here it is arranged in the
order of the standing of the nations:
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-12-27

the Photograph t1at moved me. 1
wish Alice had been here while you
We're speaking"
My curiosity was all the more ex-
cited by the way my comments were
received, but I dared not advance fur
Their in matter at the bottom Of
which there was such deep feeling, so
waited for Jack to speak again. He
was silent some time. during which he
seemed to be framing something in his
mind. Finally he said:
I'm going to tell you a story"
about the original of the picture?'
"Never mind the picture till l have
finished my story. Then I'll not need
to explain anything. l shall use as
sumed names. partly because l wish
you to draw your own differences at
the end and partly for other reasons
which will appear to you.
Ten years ago two students. chums,
were preparing for graduation in a
state university. One of them. John
Harbeson, was an ordinary sort of
fellOw-that is, an average man with
out anything very good or very bad
about him. The other. Treat Marshall,
was a lOLlCtbDlC lIOlt1 Tie
he entered college. He was an athlete.
and his interest In athletics interfered
with his standing in his class SO that
he was not an honor man. Neverthe-
less such honorS as his classmates
could give him were heaped upon him
"There was n girl in the place who
caught the fancy of both chumS. 1t
isn't necessary for me to go into the
details of the affair further than to say
that neither of the young men knew
the other was I'm love with her on
whom he had set his heart. She was
gracious TO both and never told either
the others secret until she had accept
ed one of them. Then she said to him
that she felt she should refuse him. for
her acceptance of him would destroy
the affection the two chums felt for
each other.
THAT was the summer Of the Span
ish-American war. As soon as Harbe-
Eon and Marshall finished their college
course they took a train together for
Tampa, Fla. where troops were col
lecting. and enlisted in a regiment
about to sail for Cuba. It was Harbe-
son the girl had chosen. with that per-
versity of girls who when they choose
for love alone pay little or no attention
to that excellence which is recognized
by the world. Either they know better
than the world in such matters, or
they think they do. which is the same
thing At any rate. when a girl mar
ries for love nobody knows what fine
fellows she's going to pass over to take
some one the rest of the world has but
an ordinary use for. On their way to
Tampa and from there to Santiago
Harbeson felt as though he had been
stealing from his chum. Marshall, on
the other hand. didn't dream that
Harbeson had won the girl who had
turned him down.
Perhaps he would have never known
the secret if it hadn't been for the let
tiers. The mee hadn't been on the is
land very Ions when AiarshaH who
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-12-27
FIELD OF LITERATURE

Human Life for January.-A sDIen-
did number. filled 10 the brim with in
terest and information, is Human Life
for January. Names Democratic
Governor the opening article. tells of
Frederick W. Plaisted, who has work
ed a political revolution in the conser-
vative old Pine Tree state, and why
and how he was able to do it. The First
American Aviatrice" is the story of Mrs
Bessica Raiche, handsome young wo-
man from the west. and of how she
realized her daring dream to build and
pilot her own aeropiane.
Alfred Henry Lewis writes of Her
bert Parsons and Timothy Woodruff,
two Gotham worthless who fell beneath
the steam-roller of recent political
events and got fattened out. Archie
Bell has a fascinating sketch OF Paul
de Longpre, the famous artist. who
made a fortune with his brush and now
longs to win fame as a composer of
operas.
"A Little Missionary of the East
Side" tells of the marvellous things
being accomplished by one woman for
the betterment of New Yorks sub
merged IenIn. IoCCtJ OF BTdlrle Farm
lis the tale of a man who has built the
most costly and beautiful country
store in the world in little hamlet of
500 persons and makes it pay hand
somely. "Eleanora Sears A Girl Who
Dares,'' is a racy story of q Boston So
Iciety girl whose reverence for conven-
ton is zero and, whose athletic reputa-
ton is nationwide.
Other features comprise: "The Can
nonade of Cady,' THE Cabinet" ''Peo-
pie Worth knowing About, Some Cd
dities of Life The Marine Band"
Camera Folk Stories" The Caustic
Comment of the\Cartoon," and short
illustrated sketches of Lee Mitchell
Hodges, Frances A. Kellor, DR.. Ed
ward y. Rumely, Harold MacGrath and
others.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-12-27

"I'LD DO 1T FOR HER-BoTH OF YOU"
tograph unless there is some very
especial reason for it. Then the fresh
flowers that encircle the frame give
an impression one gets from seeing
flowers on grave. Furthermore,
am interested in the young man pic
tured there. The expression on the
face indicates one of noble impulses,
one capable of some remarkable act
of magninimity, some marvellous sac
rif1ce Then too
"Stop." Jack laid his hand on my
arm. I turned from the photograph
on which my eyes had rested while l
was speaking to him and saw that he
was moved by some overpowering
emotion.
81 beg thousand pardons for tres
passing He stopped me again.
That's all right" he said "You
haven't trespassed or fntruded or done
any harm. 1t is the correctness of
the differences you have drawn from
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-12-27
From Mayor to the senate

Congressman Carl G. Anderson
The former golden rule" mayor OF
Fostoria, Ohio, is being urged to
come out as a candidate for the Ohio
senatorship to succeed Senator Dick
Anderson declares he has not
made up his mind whether he wishes
to enter the fight. If he decides in
the Affirmative it means hot fight at
Columbus, Ohio, next month. From
the time he was a boy of eight sell
ing newspapers, shining shoes and
taking orders for baking powder to
earn a bicycle, Anderson has gotten
nearly everything he ever went
after
Anderson was reelected to con-
gress from the Thirteenth Ohio con-
gressional district by plurality of
5000, which is the largest plural
ity ever given a congressman in the
state. For four years prior to his
entrance to the halls of congress An
derson was the mayor of the repub-
lican town of Fostoria.
Hs is hard worker, and is a close
friend of Champ Clark, who believes
him to be the type of man the peo-
pie need in Washington
Anderson is self made man And
he has had a busy life. When he
was A, he quit peddling newspapers
and accepted position in the freight
department of the Lake Erie & West
ern. Later he went on the road as
a travelling salesman, and finally en-
gagged in the manufacturing business
Anderson made a name for him
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-12-27
pvsnonaia,s First Aid.

The pie Of conmercei Have you. BIZ.
When I'm the Joint where hash IS slunI
Your eager stomach tried TO thrill
with that and hear IL mutter "StungT
II looked so toothsome that you fell
And checrfuily the task commenced.
But you discovered II was-well,
An awful thing TO go against.
You wonder how the pie r. made
That II should wear a tempting look
And be so very low In grade
As to disgrace the plainest cook.
a baker would not let 70 past.
A moldcr would the honor shirk,
Ard any cobbler with his last
Would hardly claim II as his work.
So different from the kind OF pie
Your mother used to let you bite
When you were only three feet high
And had bully appetite.
In looks II well might be the twin
OF what you had In early years.
But when you come 10 break II In
Your disappointment calls for tear1
DyFpcpsia's most certain aid.
The stomach's unreIenting foe.
Tie who OF war IS unafraid
on Il may very lightly go.
And yet so innocent II seems.
So pee ceful. pure and indebted.
But touch Il lightly or your dreams
VIII be q nightmare running wild
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-12-27
Pointing the Path of Democracy.

Pointing the Path of Democracy.
Writing from Washington TO the
Louisville Courier-Journal, Henry Wat
terson says:
The popular vote of the Sth of No
vembT was a vote of loss of conf
dence in the republicans, not of conf
dence in the democrats. Public opln-
ion holds us in allegiance. We are, so
to say, a monster without a head-or
monster with many heads-which-
ever way we choose to take ourselves.
Without any power to carry OUT
anything, we are confronted by the
obligation to do something which will
on the one hand vindicate our princi-
pies and on the other hand recognize
the facts of the situation. The first
thing needed to be done was to ascer-
tain as near as possible where we are
at This has been set on foot by the
calling of the caucus of all the demo-
cratic members of the next house at
once to organize a tentative ways and
means committee. Otherwise, we
should meet in December VITA nothing
done. to face a kind of chaos.
"All democrats are agreed that the
government has no right in equity, or
law, to levy and collect a dollar Of
taxation except for its own support.
But almost every democrat has some
plan of his own. Ten months of re-
Election, investigation and consultation,
assisted by experts who will have to
be employed because we can get no re-
liable information from the officials of
the party in power, will surely bring
the democratic members of the ways
and means committee to agreement,
and this ought to unite the party at
large and in congress. If it fails of
satisfying what is known as the indie
pendent vote, and as a consequence a
majority of the people at the polls in
1912 decide to continue the republi-
cans in the reafirmation of the pro
tective system instead of bidding the
democrats Godspeed in an honest
movement toward a revenue system,
which, as matters stand, they can
barely inaugurate, then heaven help
the consumer, left as heretofore to the
mercy of the manipulation of artificial
profits and high prices
Confirmatory of Col Watterson's
statement that all democrats are
united in the opinion that the govern
ment has no right to collect a dollar
Of taxation except for its own support
is the New York Herald's poll of
democrats who will sit in the next
house of representative. Of the 22S
democrats answering, III are for :,
tariff for revenue only, and 80 for 4
reduction in the AIdrich- Payne sched-
ules, but with the protection princi-
pie preserved"
The task viii be 10 compose the diff
ferences of opinion and TO reconcile
the various conflicting plans. 1t xiu
be no easy task, and yet the plan set
tied upon, whatever it shall be, and
which we have assurance will be along
tariff for revenue only lines, must have
the support of all democrats. If we
are to win in the great contest of 1911.
We shall have to stop firing from the
rear, and present an unbrollan front
to the enemy. It will be well - trust
the democrats in congress to DO he
best that may be done for the countfy
in the circumstances.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-12-27
Rock Islands Holiday Shopping Sea-
son.

1t is doubtful if Rock Island has ever
experienced a more prosperous holi-
day season than that part of it which
preceded Christmas this year. The
merchants are jubilant and without ex-
ception, so far as The Argus has been
able to ascertain, declare the trade to
have been the best they have had in
years. While the shop early" cam
paign again had a notable effect in
producing results mutually advantag-
eous as between merchant and shop
per, there was nevertheless a rush
during the last few days, with stores
and shops damned and the streets
thronged with happy holiday shoppers
that gave to the main business thor
oughfares a metropolitan appearance
that was altogether pleasing.
The great success that attended the
enterprising efforts of Rock Island
merchants this year was due more
largely perhaps than ever before to
the intelligent system of newspaper
advertising that was carried on, thus
again demonstrating the fact that a
city or town is best known by the char
acter and class of its newspapers and
men who patrOni&e them.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-12-27

Worlds total Dreadnought tonnage 81. 700
OF this tonnage the United States
and Great Britain own within $500
tons of half. while the three leading
nations divide among themselves 81
100 tons of the total.
Within the last few weeks several
nations have been reported rs author
fling additional DreadnouGhts to those
included in these tables. Japan in par
ticular being listed as having ordered
battleship of the proportions of tie
New York.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-12-27

OF merry feas"Proverbs XIV,
A man came smiling down the street
Unconsctously and happily gave echo to HE
Suet
And softly as e walked along
a strain of some old song
A melody showed the mood which held
him ell the While
With hat ,1ptilted
He saw the world at him,
He understood the world good because
heart glad.
- And . hurnTned the lively strain
Or that old roIlicl1tng refrain
That held much Of rnerrhnent as ever
had
And folks along the crowded
Shared n smile and song that day.
And singing, too, and smiling, too, they
went about their tOns
Of where he went whence he came
None knew; perhaps none knew his name
was one who thought the day
far too good to spoil
The husky tearnster work.
and the merchant and the other !
folks about
Went hurn7nirg something soft and low
That made a mock Of shadows
dancing in and out.
f1o bless the that had the smile
And hurnrneci jolly song while!
He did not Know. he did not care. about
the Joy made.
But q ripple in lake
His song set happiness awake,
His smile Srnoothed out the wrinkles where
the hand Of care was laid
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-12-27
The Invitation.

Back, weary worker. TO the land.
Where natures nectar you may guam
Trade breakfast food for fatted calf.
Your bank account and lungs expand,
Pick eggs and melons at first hand
And to misfortune give the laugh
The farms are calling for your aid.
They want a man to do the chores,
To furnish green stun 10 the stores
And take their bargain goods in trade
So stir yourself and grab spade
And be the boss of all outdoors.