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The Greeley tribune., 1910-10-13

Colorado does not longer have
to go to Illinois, Pennsylvania or
New York for Legislative bribery.
We are now under the disgrace of
having open bribery confessed by
State Senator Cove OF the Denver
Democratic machine. He has open
ly acknowledged the acceptance Of
a bribe or fee of five hundred dol
lars from the State Bankers Asso-
citation for the drafting of a bill
which he introduced as his own
measure under the call of Governor
Shafroth for consideration of r
state bank guarantee law. Imme-
diately that it was examined after
introduction it was discovered that
it provided for no SORT of guarantee
or protection of funds but was in
tended to work fraud and decep-
ton upon the public under guise of
guaranteeing of our savings, and
he, while drawing his salary from
the state, accepted this bribe or re-
tainer to defraud the public and
furnish the bankers a bill which
would not increase their responsi-
bilities. Colorado is certainly get
ting up-to-date.
The Greeley tribune., 1910-10-13
THE MASK HAS FALLEN

Once again the mask has been
ripped from the faces of two OF our
Republican frauds, stephen and Bur
ger; respepcptively Republican can
didates for Governor and Congress-
man at large.
The Republican Platform declares
for the direct primary law as have
both the Republican and Democratic
Platform for the last six years. The
people universally demand this
healthful reform in our election sys-
tenn but the gang who seek to con-
troll political parties through their
conventions are always found block
ing the path to reform.
While Senators Stephens and Bur
ger have constantly posed in the
Senate as favorable to these various
reform measures, they have never
voted for them excepting when 1t
seemed they must fail OF passage
by reason of other complicating con-
ditions But last Tuesday the mask
dropped from before these two faces
when the question came square up
to them for the appointment of a
new committee on conference pet
ween the two houses where former
committee had failed to agree. The
rule is for the president of the Sen
ate to appoin all committees. The
Lieutenant Governor Fitzgerald was
known to be in dead earnest for a
square direct primary law and had
his hands not been tied by decisive
vote, he would have appointed two
friends of the platform measure, but
Senator Adams, the perpetual advo-
cate of the Interests in the Senate.
moved to take this power from the
President and upon the vote, Steph-
ems and Burger came square to the
scratch and voted with the gang. or
course it took explanation and that
was profuse but explanations under
such conditions only complicate the
guilty culprit.
Candidate Stephens and Candi-
date Burger now stand branded as
false to their own platform and
false to the people.
The Greeley tribune., 1910-10-13
NO APOLOGY COMING

The Greeley Republican would
have its readers believe that a
grievous wrong had been done
County Assessor Fischer by the
Tribune because this paper has seen
fit to question some OF his official
acts. Since when has 1t become
crime to look into the doings or
public official in good faith. espec-
tally when he is seeking reelection?
Whether the things charged against
Mr.. Fischer are true or false. they
are legitimate matters for public dis
cussion at this time. and there is no
apology due or coming from the
Tribune because of their publication.
Mr.. Fischer has not taken the
trouble to answer plain questions
put to him by this paper. or to deny.
except through the columns OF the
Official Denier, otherwise the local
republican paper, any OF the
charges which have found currency
against him. He can have a fair
deal from the Tribune II he will take
the trouble to talk, and he knows It..
1t is up to Mr.. Fischer.
The Greeley tribune., 1910-10-13
WHY SECRETARY OF STATE
JAMES Ii. PEARCE DESERVES
A REELECTION

Two years ago Secretary of State
James B. Pearce came to Denver un-
known outside of his county, and the
for many years. He found that the
business OF the office to which he
had been elected had been allowed to
run itself chiefly and. as a result,
everything was in great confusion
MIR. Pearce 10 very methodical az
we'll ~ honest. ne knows but one
way to do business-just as though
1t were his own private matter.
House cleaning was his first work
After putting the work of the Office
on a strict business basis. he made
the entire office force put in every
moment of spare time preparing a
list OF the corporations that owed the
state fiat rate tax, that his prede-
cessor mad lacked the nerve. or the
honesty to collect. This would have
cost the state SIS. 200 had extra help
been hired. After the lists had been
prepared. Mr.. Pearce collected this
tax. Many corporations told him
that his predecessor had informed
them that they would need not pay
this tax. but he collected 1t Just the
same.
In the first seventeen months of
his present term he collected and
turned into the treasury an excess OF
$6O.576.49 over the collections of
his predecessor. for nat tax alone.
and it was done without a penny of
expense to the state. hence 1t was all
clear profit. and by reason of the
rigid system he installed in his office
the main account showed an increase
The Greeley tribune., 1910-10-13
Captain BOgardus Again Hits the
Bull'a Eve

This world famous rife shot who
holds the championship record OF
100 pigeons in 100 consecutive shots
Is living In Lincoln, Ill. Recently
interviewed, he says: Il suffered
a long time with kidney and bladder
trouble and used several we'll known
kidney medicines. all of which gave
me no relief until started taking
Foley Kidney Pills. Before ! used
Foley Kidney Pills I had severe
backaches and pains in my kidneys
with suppression and cloudy void
ing. On arising in the morning l
would get dull headaches. Now l
have taken three bottles OF Foley's
Kidney Pills and feel 100 per cent
better. am never bothered With
my kidneys or bladder and again feel
like my old self" Sold by all drug
gists.
The Greeley tribune., 1910-10-13

of $91 1,906.46 OF corporation taxes
collected over the record OF his pre-
decessor, or he has turned $751;
4S2.95 more in clean cash into the
state treasury thas his republican
predecessor did. In addition he has
instituted suits against 131 corpora
tions who have refused to pay their
fiat tax. and has a list of over 10000
names of corporations who are at
tempting to cheat the state out of an
enormous amount OF fiat tax. II he
Is reelected he will collect very
large proportion If not all, of this.
He has. without cost to the state,
compiled the corporation laws, con-
solidated three department cash
books into one, indexed every in
strument in his Office that could be
indexed. instituted a system of check
ing in his office that renders mis-
takes impossible, and allows the
exact receipts of the Office for each
day to be known within five minutes
after closing time. But he has only
commenced his work.
If he is reelected, with everything
systematized. with his work already
mapped out, he can accomplish three
times as much for the state in the
next two years than he has during
his present term. He certainly merits
reelection.
The Greeley tribune., 1910-10-13
tariff commission

The tariff commission which
we see mentioned in national
sense. would certainly be a good in
novation from our present system OF
regulating the tariff. The greatest
safeguards. however. would have to
surround the selection of this COM
mission in order to prevent the in
terests from controlling or infuenc-
ing the members thereof They
should be men of large experience
and selected If possible as free from
party bias as member of the Unit
ed States supreme court should be;
nor should the tenor of their posi-
tion depend on election or frequent
appointment Then might we ex-
pect the tariff schedules to be so ar
ranged that only articles of manu-
facture which need protection would
be recognized and that the tariff
thereafter might be based chiefly
upon the luXuries of life and alone
for revenue of the government.
The Greeley tribune., 1910-10-13
GREELEY REPUBLICAN NAY
BE EXCUSED-NOT TIMES

To the Greeley Tribune:
1t is quite evident that there u =
concerted effort on the part of GER
tain newspapers. and professional
politicians, to oppose the initiative
and referendum; to befog the true
meaning of the bill and make It ap-
pear to be dangerous to good gov
ernment. still believe that the
Greeley Republican is inclined to
honesty in its editorial columns, and
attribute its opposition to the bill
to ignorance OF its import and value
to the people, but this can not be
said of the Denver Times attitude
toward the measure.
When the Times was purchased
last June from former Senator Pat
terson the reading public was led to
believe 1t would be conducted on in
dependent lines, to be clean. newsy
paper and to give the people the
truth on all public matters as seen
from its point of view. But its posi-
ton has changed greatly the past
two months. 1t tries to fool ita
readers into a belief OF its political
independence by periodic attacks on
Senator Guggenheim, yet. in almost
the same breath 1t lauds Senator
Hughes and Mayor Speer of Dem
yer. It condemns Senator Guggen-
helm for certain political acts and
for supporting certain measures IN
the national house. but fails to tell
OF Senator Hughes similar action q
the same session. am not dispos-
ed to defend Senator Guggenheim
for aiding the passing OF laws that
are OF special benefit to him and his
family. but why IL he more guilty
than Senator Hughes. who is respon-
sible for similar laws. acting in Z
measure, as a hired man of corpora
ti0ns?
Why does the Times support and
applaud Mayor Speer when 1t Is well
The Greeley tribune., 1910-10-13

porters for his treachery to the
cause of law and order. 1t is up to
Mr., Teller to explain again.
The Greeley tribune., 1910-10-13

Ray Hardesty of Denver who has
been spending the week at the home
OF Mr.. and Mrs. N. d. Bartholomew
returned to Denver this morning.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-12-03
Personal Points

Mr.. and Mrs Otto Bruhn are the
parents of a baby son, born yesterday
morning
J. 3. Drechsler of the United States
engineers Office, who has been station
ed 1T Hannibal, Mo-, will arrive here
tOm0IIow to spend the winter season.
DIR. Joseph p McDermott of Adair,
Iowa, has come TO Rock Island to
make his home. He will engage in
the practice of medicine here. He is
a graduate of Northwestern university
medical school
Dr. Gustav Andreen left this morn
ing Tor Chicago to attend the organi-
cation meeting of the Augustana Sy-
nod Luther league, which is now in
session there. This meeting is being
held at the Bethlehem Lutheran
church of which Rev G.. S. Obs
land a pastor. Delegates from all
parts o1 United States and from Can
ada VIII be present. DR.. Andreen is
one Of the speakers of the meeting and
will address the convention tomorrow
evening
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-12-03
SALARY TOOLOW;
STEALS CHICKENS
Defense Offered by Delaska
South, Rural Mail Carrier,
Accused by Farmer.
CAN'T LIVE ON SIS A MONTH
Not Enough to Keep Up Household
and Feed Two Teams of Horses
Held to Grand Jury.

With the explanation that he stole
chickens because he could not exist
on rha $75 per month that he was paid
by the United States government for
carrying mail on the rural route out
Of Milan, Delaska South pleaded guilty
to a Charge of larceny in the court of
Justice p. H. Wells this morning and
was held TO the grand jury in bond
of $500
South furnished bail and was releas-
ed from custody. South told the JUS
tice hat out of his So salary he had
10 maintain two teams of horses to
make mail deliveries on his route. He
did not say whether lie sold the chick
ems and other fowl that he confessed
to having stolen from farmers or
whether they were used exclusively for
home consumption.
Miss Birds for Months.
The warrant against South was
sworn to by Frank Scarborough, who
is eIap,oyed on the farm of Ervard
Coyaa. Farmers on the route on which
SOu5h makes deliveries have been miss
ing chickens. turkeys, ducks and
geese for months, but their suspicious
did net turn towards South until re-
Gently.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-12-03
HERO MEDAL TO BE
ASKED FOR CRANES
Recognition for Young Man Who Re-
ceives Burns in Removing
Dangerous Wires.

II. G. Carnes, who was severely
burned the night of Sept. 4, when h.
gragped two electric wires in his hand.
and who was confined 10 St Anthony
hospital for II weeks as the result Of
his injuries. losing three fingers of his
right hand and parts of his thumb and
other finger of the same hand. may
possibly receive a Carnegie medal for
the heroism he displayed in attemptirr
to place the wires i'm such a place that
no harm might be done 10 others. \
number Of local ladies who have kept
ia touch with the facts of the case are
interesting themselves in behalf Of Nj.
Carnes in an effort to gain him recoC-
milton Of his services.
Mr Carnes will return 10 the hospi-
tai next week for the purpose Of hay-
ing a portion OF his thumb and the tip
of his index finger amputated. II NAV
also be necessary to amputate one Of
the toes of the right foot
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-12-03
Membership Orders Purchase
of McHugh and Montrose
Property at a Cost of
5000.
TO FACE SPENCER SQUARE
Basement and One of Handsome
est in Middle West-Funds
Are Available.

Nineteenth street between Second
and Third avenues is to be the site of
he raw home of the Rock Island club,
he membership of the organization,
At a meeting held last evening, author
zing the purchase of the lot owned
oy Charles McHugh and J. E. Mon
rose End located adjoining the New
Harper cafe at the south
The lot has frontage of 80 feet
and depth of 40 feet. The consid-
Grafton agreed upon in the option
taken some months ago by President
W. =. Rosenfield of the club was 3d.
200. 1t is possible that the excavation
FOR the foundation will be undertaken
during the present winter. in order
that the building may be commenced
with the opening of spring. The
membership expects to occupy the
new home early next fall.
All of One Mind.
There was a large representation of
the membership at the meeting of
last night, and a circumstance that
augurs well for the successful and
early Consummation of the projected
enterprise is that there was not a dis
senlnug voice to the preliminary de-
tails as they have been worked out by
the loard of directors of the Qrganiza-
ton. President Rosenfield was chair
man Ct the meeting. The first pro-
position TO be determined was whether
the membership really wanted new
homo This was readily disposed OF
by unanimous affirmative vote. The
chairman then called upon z. H. Guy
er. whom he referred 10 as the father
of the new home project" II was Mr..
Cuyer who, at a club meeting nearly
two years ago, preached the idea, and
Suggested a financial scheme. This
latter las been followed by the board
Of directors in raising the funds with
when to meet the new building eX-
pense Mr.. Guyer said Rock Island
was ready for more modern and en-
larga1 clubhouse, and he believed
that every man identified with the or
gan;zation would heavily concur in the
Und ar,aking.
Plays Vital Part in Community.
He referred to the vital part the
club lad played in the Upbuilding of
Rock island. to- say nothing of the so
Cial advantages II had promoted in
bringing men engaged in the business
and p OCCASIONAL life OF the cOmmm-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-12-03
Have House Warming.

The Misses Regina and Maureen
Blake last evening entertained at a
house warming party at their new
home on Twenty street. \
company of 50 friends spent the even
ing playing various games. with mu-
sic, and in a very pleasant social way.
Refreshments were served and the ev-
Cning much enjoyed.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-12-03
HOCK FOUND
DEAD IN HIS HOME
Pathetic Ending of Old Man Who
Lived Alone in SquaIOr
TwCnty-SCCond Street.

GiStave HOch. a reclusc, who lived
in 5qlalid surroundings in d onc-story
shanty at 81 Twenty-second street,
was found dead in his home this morn
ing by neighbors who had missed him
since last Thursday. 1t is thought he
had been dead two days. He was a
bache,or and 20 years Of age In his
younger days he was a painter and
paPerhanger. HOch is survived by
two brothers, both residing in Ger
nam An inquest was held this aft
eTnOon.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-12-03
HEAVY BOND
B. F. Kluger, Alleged Thief,
Valves Preliminary
Hearing.
RETURNED TO COUNTY JAIL
Elmer Johnmann COnfcsses to Box
Car Robbery and duplicates
Others.

b. T. kruger was arraigncd in police
court this afternoon to have his pre-
liminary hearing on the charge OF
stealing hides from a box car in the
west end of tine city and for shooting
at Officer Bennett when the latter at
tempted to arrest him. Klugcr waived
examination and was held 10 the grand
jury under bonds Of 10000 on the two
charges. He went back TO jail.
Johumann Confe~scS.
Elmer Johnmann, the negro who was
arrested yesterday under the name Of
Johnson. was held to the grand jury
yesterday afternoon by Police Magis
trate c. J. Smith. Johumann is tho
fellow who broke into the box cars in
the Milwaukee yards Thursday night
and stole barrel of alcohol a dozen
pairs of shoes, candy. etc. His bonds
we're fixed at $500. He went TO the
county Jail. The charge against him
is burglary and larceny. lie makes a
partial confession OF the crime ana in
il he duplicates Two other negroes, but
the police do not credit his story and
they feel sure he did the job all alone
Selma Toliver, a negroes. was fined
81 for disorderly conduct
For Beating Wife.
Charles Sells was sent to jail for
five days for having beaten his wife.
Emily Sells. The couple quarreled
last night and the woman was given
pair of black eyes.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-12-03
Three Students Dropped.

Champaign. H., Dec. 3.-Three stu
dents of the University OF Illinois We're
expelled by the council of administra-
ton yesterday after Investigations into
alleged plagiariZiug by Them. !. g..
Nengel Of Champaign. a sophomore en-
gineering student in a theme" was
found guilty of stealing Charles Lambs
words
\. p. Holbrook. captain Of the fresh
man football team was sent back TO
Oak Park for a similar offcnso. HoI-
brook is charged with having copied
an anti-saloOn tract
y. T. Hobson of Harvey III. was ac-
Cused of using an article from a we'll
known surveying manual and was
dropped.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-12-03

us for the price of two beers in any
such manner as that"
"Well," answered the man, with
an injured air, Il didn't know they
had stopped taking toll and when
fellow stepped up to me at the
gate, why of course, 1 dug up dime
for him.
1t seems that somebody has been
taking advantage of the ignorance of
some of those who pass over the Mi
Ian bridges to pick up little change.
The city ought to put up sign,
These Bridges Free" somewhere
along the line and stop the graft.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-12-03

between a passenger train and the
Rock Island depot at Moline this morn
ing. An express truck was hit by the
freight engine and carried for two
blocks. and only fell then after it had
demolished the block system at Six
teen.h street. Employees Of the express
company barely escaped from the path
Of the train
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-12-03
NEW ORLEANS IN THE LEAD
William MCEniry. Back From South.
Relieves CitY WI Get ENnnsitinn.

= =
Believes City Will Get Exposition.
William McEniry has returned home
from New Orleans, where he accom-
panied Mrs. McEniry to the bedside of
her brother, Leo Cleary. who is critic
ally i'll of pneumonia. Mrs. McEniry
renamed with her brother.
The people of New Orleans feel
confident that their city will win the
Panama exposition" Mr. McEniry
said. There is no doubling that the
Crescent City has the geographical
argument over San Francisco. The
Golden Gate city has the greater
wealth. and consequently has more
fighting ammunition, but | believe
that c<ew Orleans will win. At any
rate ne people there are going ahead
as though they had no real competi-
ton.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-12-03
PH0NY COLLECTOR
AT MILAN BRIDGES?
Driver for Local Wholesale House
Claims to Have Passed Over
Dime at Gate.

The other day a new driver for
local wholesale house went to Milan
to deliver a load of goods for his
firm. When he returned he handed
in an expense slip, one of the items
being 0 cents for toll.
why. you chump. they aren't col
lecting toll out there any more" ex-
claimed the boss. You can't work
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-12-03
Board Lets Contract.

The board of local improvements
met this morning and let contract
for the laying of a sewer and water
main IN Ninth avenue between Twen-
ty-seventh and Thirtieth streets. P. F.
Trenkenschuh was the successful bid
der The bid was on the material
laid ~ the ground. -
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-12-03
TYPOGRAPHICAL ERROR
One Item in Saturday Special of Fl.
x. Battles X Co. Misnunfch

In the Saturday Special of II. r.
Battles e Company in last evening s
Argus one item read 90 bars of Santa
Claus Soap, % cents" which was a
typos :aphical error. 1t should have
been 10 bars of Santa Claus soap. 80
cents At the latter price, the quo
tation is an exceptional bargain, being
the Wholesale price of the soap.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-12-03
READY FOR BATTLE
Saloonkeepers Prepared to
Fight Charge of Having
Kept Open on Sunday.
CASES HEARD MONDAY
J. l.. Haas Is to Appear for Liquor
Interests and :. Il. kenworthy
VIII Represent State.

The trials of the saloon keepers of
this city, who are charged in the coun-
~ court with keeping their places open
on Sunday in defiance of the state law
are to be started Monday morning. y
veniTe of jurymen has been ordered to
report TO Judge R w. Olmsted at 10
o'clock in the morning, and it is under
stood that there will be no delay AT
torney J. l.. Haas has been retained by
the saloon keepers 10 represent them
and S. r. Kenworthy will appear for
the state as the specially appointed as
sistant to States Attorney L. NJ. Ma
gill
May Have Test Case.
There is a chance that only one of the
90 cases which are on the docket will
be tried and in this event it will stand
as a test case for the rest of the batch.
The charge in each case is the same
that of keeping open on Sunday. The
saloon men have not indicated as yet
just what their defense will be. but
they are determined TO fight the charge
with all their strength. and they have
banded together with this end in view.
Immediately following the above men
toned cases it is believed Judge Ohm
sted will try those who are charged
with running disorderly houses and
with having sold liquor without a IL
cense.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-12-03

H. Guyer. H. E. Casteel. II. E. Curtis
and Swain Pearson. Phe president is
the fifth member of the committee.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-12-03
A. EXCEPTIONAL Opportunity.

The agency for the tri-cities can ba
secured by live hustler. on modern
household necessity. Financial refer
ence Try profit See F. w. Hume
Sunday at New Harper.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-12-03

Rail Wreck at Moline.
An eastbound freight train passed
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-12-03
plays Vital Part in Community.

He referred to the vital part the
club lad played in the upbuilding of
Rock Island. to- say nothing of the so
cial advantages II had promoted in
bringing men engaged in the business
and p OCCASIONAL life OF the cOmmun-