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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-03-31

presume no one would have the har-
dihood to contend that the retail
sale of intoxicating drinks does not
tend, in a large degree, to democrat
lie the community. to foster vice,
produce crime and Deggary, want
and misery"
The United States supreme court
(Crowley VS.. Christensen, 1877 U. S.
Rep. So states: The statistics of
of crime and misery attributable to
the use of ardent spirits obtained al
these retail liquor saloons than to
any other source"
Every sane man knows that the
courts of this country are not ac>
tuated by fanatIcism. bigotry, nor
prejudice. Mr.. barrow says one
thing, the courts fatty contradict
him and say another thing. Shall
we believe Mr.. barrow, or listen to
our own common sense and the
court reports?
Chief of Police Bargren Of Rock
ford says: Rockford has no public
places of gambling and no houses of
prostitution. We can see the effects
of no-license in the decreased police
work There is a decrease of crime
in general 1 know a half dozen of
the hard drinkers with red noses
who have quit working and now
have pale faces. Saloon people say
that the drinkers get more whisky
now than ever. That is all rot.
didn't vote for local option, but there
are many things 1 like about it,
and there are few drawbacks. The
best features of all is the small num-
Der of young boys who are drinking
or learning to drink. We don't have
any DRINKS and if the booze fighters
could get the liquor they would get
drunk, but we don't have the
drunks."
Mr.. barrow says that the anti-sa-
loon people have all the arguments
on their side. He is right. There
is not an argument that can be adj
vanced for the saloon that has not
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-03-31
CBy Authorization League.)

(By AUTHORIZATION League.)
In Tuesday evenings Argus appeared
copy of the article that appeared in
last Fridays Chicago American. The
article was written by a Chicago man
from alleged facts furnished by local
prohibitionists and inserted in the
American by the press committee. The
Rock Island Local Option league states
that the Chicago American took a
shot at Rock Island, which was a fine
kind of advertising for the city to have
scattered broadcast. The Rock Island
Local Option league admits that the
article is exaggerated and may be I'M
true;" but who is responsible for this?
Who but the very ones who are now
condemning such vile stories? Is this
fairness? 1t is true that while Rock
Island people know how much truth
there may be in 1t. there are great
many people on the outside who, read
ing such stuff Ito quote their own
words), are bound to be Influenced by
it. Look up the article in question.
You will find that it was contributed
by James X. Shields, superintendent of
the Anti-Saloon league of Illinois.
Relative to the prosperous, clean,
desirable advertising that Rockford.
Galesburg and Decatur have received,
we ask you to note the police records,
the tax records, the government IL
cense records of the above cities, pub
lished in The Argus and which appear
pretty regularly in most all the news
papers of the state. Nearly every
statement made by the prohibitionists
have been shown to be either distor-
ton of facts or a direct falsehood, as
proven by the official data, all taken
from the records of the city of Decatur
and the county of Macon, of which the
city is the county seat.
Not only has the total tax rate in
creased over 2.15 per cent for the
first dry year. and over 21.36 per
cent in the second dry" year, but
the city. road and bridge, and school
tax rates have each increased. The
road and bridge tax is levied for the
entire township of Decatur. In 1908
the township outside of the city re-
ceived from that source $17, 1885.
On account of a change in the law.
whereby all of the revenue from road
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-03-31
(By Local Option league.)

10y LOCdl OpIlOu
When two persons, speaking about
the same thing, make statements that
are Numerically opposed to each
other, the natural inference is that
one of them does not know what he
Is talking about, or else that some
one had purposely misrepresented
facts.
At the Illinois theatre Wednesday
evening Hon. Clarence Darrow stat
ed: 81 say that there is no reliable
evidence that any considerable
amount of crime is caused by drink
Ing. Whisy has nothing to do with
crime or murder. 1 never heard Of
4 murder case-not one-that has
had anything to do with whisky. 1t
Is the idlest, foolishest talk in the
world that these crimes come from
whisky.
Saloons have nothing to do with
Insanity. Religion causes
more insanity than saloons.
Billy Sunday has caused more insan-
lty than all the saloons in the state.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-03-31
Both Sides of the Liquor Question

almost no people die directly
from rum
The South Carolina supreme court,
in State VS.. Aiken, AZ South Carolina
Rep. 249, says: I'VE do not suppose
there is a more potent factor in keep
ing up the necessity for asylums,
penitentiaries and jails, in producing
pauperism and immortality through
out the entire country, than liquor"
The Kansas supreme court, in
State VS.. Crawford, 20 Kansas Rep.
727, 1913. 734. says: Probably no
greater source of crime and sorrow
has ever existed than social drinking
saloons. Social drinking IS the evil
of evils. 1t has probably caused more
drunkards than all other causes COM
bined; and drunkenness is a per-
nicious source of all kinds of crime
and sorrow.'
Mr.. Darrow says: Drink does not
cause poverty"
The Illinois supreme court
(Schwuchow VS.. City of Chicago, IS
Illinois 444, AS, 449) says: 1--WE
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-03-31

(JuDater In credfted with eaRtuF-
fng more comets than all the other
planets put t0getheRJ
proximity; but Sirius, brightest OF
all stars, requires eight and one-half
years for its light to travel to the
earth.
At present, high IN the southwest,
Is seen the brilliant winter constella-
ton, Orion. Ready to compete for
brilIiancy with its two first-magni-
tude stars, Rigel and Betelgeuse, and
the adjacent orbs Of like glory, Sirius,
Aldebaran and Procyon, the comet
was found. In the northern part of
the constellation. about two degrees
west of the star Nu Orionis, there 1t
was In autumn. Note the row of
three conspicuous stars in Orions
belt From the middle Of these draw
q line northerly to the bright red
star Betelgeuse; then continue 1t
about as far again, and you have
found. If not the comet, at least the
spot where the comet was. But its
course westward, through that great
letter V laid on its side and marked
by bright red Aldebaran, that is, the
Hyades' group o. the constellation
Taurus, 1t then passed along the south
part of Aries and then into Pisces,
where 1T is now, low in the west.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-03-31

mer, bases his argument for another
planet beyond Neptune, inasmuch as
the course of the comet OF 1862 seems
TO demand such a planet to account
for its presence in the solar system
as q. periodical comet
Gould we ride the comet. then. ap-
proceeding the sun nearer than Venus,
the orb OF day would appear four
times its size as, seen gin the earth's
sky; but. retreating to a distance
0o:00e, 900 miles farther than that
OF the moss. remote known planet of
our, SYSTEM It would appear only as
an -inconsiderable star, whose light
would require Eve hours to travel the
intervening space. instead = of the
eight and one-ha1f sminntes required
to reach the EARTH Light from the
sun. then. at a M. we should not
enjoy till IL in the morning; ate P.
NJ. we should still see the sun-star
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-03-31

and bridge taxes raised within the
city goes into the city treasurer, the
township in 1909, although paying
much higher rate. got only $7,032.95
from this same tax.
The total tax paid into the city of
Decatur on a property, the full value
of which is $4,000, amounted to
$47.34 in 1907 (weD; S4S.36 In
1908 (frst dry year,; and $3.50
in 1909 (second dry year,.
On May /, 1908, the close of the
fiscal year, there was on hand in the
city treasury a surplus of $1O9,-
S6S.53. This surplus during the last
two years was wiped out entirely, the
money being used partly for perma-
nent improvements and partly for the
ordinary expenses to run the city,
and at present the city has bonded
indebtedness of $1SS,OOO, of which
$4,000 will be paid before the close
of the fiscal year, leaving a debt of
S184.OOO on May /, 1910.
Although the loss of revenue from
liquor license was partly made up
from the surplus and although the
city received in 1909 $19,5S4.92 more
from road and bridge tax than in 1908
for street purposes, the appropriations
in 1909 were cut in many depart
ments; the street cleaning fund, re-
ceiving 81 900 less than in 1907, has
been exhausted for months, and today
the streets of Decatur are dirtier than
at any time within the memory of it's
citizens.
Here is a comparison of some APP
preparations for 1907-S and 1909-1O:
19O7-s 19O9-10
Public improve
ments .... .s29, 100000 $17,914.S6
Streets and al
leys ..... 100000 100000
Cleaning streets. 100000 100000
Sidewalks and
crossings $50. 100000 100000
Public library. -. 11,424.39 S,691.S2
Interest on bonds $4,000 $4,000
funds. 80. 100000 100000
Police depart
ment 80. 100000 p, 100000
From this may be seen that while
appropriations for streets, ETC. are
considerably lower in 1909 than in
1907, those for payment OF interest
and sinking funds are mufn higher,
while the police expenses FIRE just as
high
The police force was buSly engaged
in looking for "blind pigs' and boot
Ieggers.' The report of fle states at
torney of Macon county for the two
years from March 1, 1903. to March 1.
1910 shows the total of liquor cases"
tried in the various qF,urts to be "a
This does not include several CAGES
which cannot be sho2 n on account of
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-03-31

shining on till IL at night. An cleo
trio message between the comet and
the earth would at the same time
require about as many hours for lts
transmission, regardless OF the usual
delays in office and delivery.
When the comet Is sighted 1t Is
seen in the direction OF certain stars,
and appears TO be actually among
them It Is, however, countless mil
lions of miles nearer than they. Thus
the comets light now comes in only
a fraction of an hour because Of its
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-03-31

the earth's distance, and henoe6orth
the comet is ours. The closed path
Of the eElipse VIII bring It back peri
officially whether, like Encke's comet.
It be IN three and one-hah years.
like the present visitor, Halleys
comet, in rs years, or, Hike Donatfs
comet Of 1858, In 1000 years. Nep-
tune, our most distant planet. is be-
neved thus to have captured Halley's
and five others, Uranus three, Saturn
two and Jupiter about 80, because or
IT'S great size and power and the
greater nearness of the comets orbits
to its own.
But there Il every probability that
q comet win lay its orbit in plane
different from that Of our earth So
II In with Halley>s comet. whose orbit
is inclined IS degrees to the eeliptic.
Only as It draws near the earth and
the sun does 1t cut our plane. Back
ward in space the paths constantly
diverge, until, where the comet may
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-03-31

coursing more swiftly than Is miles
a second. IT will. keep to its htperbola
or parabola, and never return. But,
If It drop below that speed, under the
influence OF the new forces encoun-
tered IN our solar system II will be
tied up In an efIipse. This fattsf
path may be described as a COM.
pressed or elongated circle.
1t Is in this way that. comets are
actually made prisoners by our plan
cts, and made 10 conform to the I'M
ending treadmfIl Of the elfipse, in
'Etead. OK roaming the universe in the
broad liberty Of the hyperbola or
paraboia- Drawn. In by the attract-
ing power OF the sun, they not tnfre-.
Queutfy have to pass near one or
more Of the planets en- route. The
attraction OF the planet then slows
down the comets speed below the
fatal mark of 20 miles a second at
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-03-31

the loss of the records in the fire in
Decatur on Aug. 81. 1909. These "A
cases were distributed as follows:
Circuit court, II cases; fines s4-
$50; fees 1865; county court, 33 cases;
fines $500; fees s795; justice courts,
"a cases: fines $1,4S5
OF these latter three cases were
dismissed and two appealed. To
posecute these cases four detectives"
were imported from Chicago. who de-
manded a fee of about $4,000. of which
$1,000 was paid by the county. while
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-03-31

be said TO be passing Neptune, It is
no less than 750, 900 miles from
that planet-so far that 1t would feel
it's attraction less than that OF Mars
and the earth In passing them On
this account 1t is with difficulty that
we believe that Neptune captured it,
unless its path has been subsequently
altered. It is on this theory, how
ever, that so great an authority as
NJ Flammarion, the French astrono-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-03-31

tcOpgnxht, lsoa ~ yssaszlc o.znrAznl
1t is one of the many trtnmphs Of
modern astronomy that It can track
q comet, when out OF sight, almost as
well as when blazing its way"
among the stars before our very
eyes. A comet IL always found fol-
lowing one OF three kinds Of orbits.
and three observations. on as many
nights, are all that are usually need
ed to determine, In the astronomers
mind, which orbit 1t Is pursuing.
II Is supposed that ali comets come
from distance and were originally
visitors. Where they came from and
how they came to be no one knows.
Coursing through space, q comet
comes within the sphere OF our suns
attraction, tur-J out of It's course to
salute the sovereign Of the solar sys-
tenn, swings about that body and flies
back into space. Commonly its path
Is found to be either an hyperbola or
q parabola, each an open curve, the
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-03-31

two sides, IN the case OF: the former,
constantly divergtng; IN the case OF
the latter constantly approaching
parallel lines, but in neither case
completing the curve. Such a comet
viii never return.
But a comet, entering the solar sys-
tenn ON such curve, must step live
lty" or have its curve altered. II, at
the earth's distance of !. $4,000, 600
miles from the sun. the comet be
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-03-31

been punctured again and again. If
Rock Island does not go dry next
Tuesday it will not be because it
needs to be wet for any valid rea-
son.
To vote yes is to display COM
mon sense.
LOCAL OPTION PRESS COMMIT
TEE.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-03-31

s1,2Os is still pending in the court.
In spite of all these prosecutions
blind pigs" still abound all over the
city and drunkenness is steadily on
the increase.
AUTHORIZATION LEAGUE PRESS
COMMITTEE.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-03-31

A Robbery That Paid.
Scott-I always thought IL was rough
ON Adam to rob him Of his rib. Mott
Yes: but. on the other hand. II was
the making of Eve.-Exchange.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-03-31

The camera and telescope have al
now make 1t out, and in May 1t will
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-03-31
HALLEY'S COMET--THIRD ARTICLE

HHney'
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-03-31
barrow Says:
''YOu Don't Need the Saloons. .

Hon Clarence barrow, in his address at the Illinois
theatre Wednesday evening speaking the representa-
tive of the liquor dealers, said:
1.-The can't live without saloons hasn't any
very good right to live all If you don't get
out of the bad mans whisky will get out of
the good mans property.
Figures to show that city is better off
with without saloons fail to interest
any side of question by figures This is ques
ton of taxes
II haven't any doubt that both of these (speak
ing of Rockford and Decatur better off than when
they had saloons.
Il am not of those who think there will be
beer drunk if the town goes dry. think there will be
less.
I'm talking prohibition the prohbitionsts have all the
advantage The arguments all their side wouldn't
like to debate the question with prohibtonst. He
would beat to death" (Mr. Darrow demonstrated
the truth of the last when he debated with Dan
Sheen in this city last fan).
Mr. barrow says that do not need the saloons for
THEN WHAT DO WE NEED THE SALOONS FOR?
Do you need the saloons? Does your your
daughter need the saloons? Does anybody need the
saloons?
PRESS COMMITTEE LOCAL OPTION LEAGUE
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-03-31

Great Comet of 1850, two years
before HaIIey's.
be sweeping its broad tail across the
heavens, grand and awe-inspiring.
8<4<.>1. 1so,z4~&-cG
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-03-31
Peary's Own Story

Here in quick, terse language as vivid and dyna-
mic as lightning, Commander Peary describes the
great hunting; the stocking up of game food deer,
musk oxen. and polar bear; the laying-to of the
Roosevelt for the long winter night amid the ice.
awaiting the Spring and the sunlight for the final dash.
No narrative since Caesars own book on the
Gallo Wars has contained such graphic detail handled
IN simple and self-revelatory style. De Belle
GaAieo is a Latin Classic; Pearys Discovery Of tie
North Pole, as instalment after nstament appears,
is slowly forming the conviction in mems minds that
here is Aneko-.SaeOn Classic.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-03-31

VIII the Morgan-Guggenheim Combination Acq
BY Berjan
If you read nothing else in the whole
sensation 1t tells the story of the great natu
grasp. One estimate of the gold, the copper a
this the estimates range as high as one trillior
and thirty five million dollars!
viii you and your sons inherit this
Morgans, the Guggenheims, the Rothschilds
The times-herald. [volume] (Burns, Harney County, Or.) 1896-1929, 1910-04-30
NOTICE OF SALE.

In the County Court Of tho State Of Ore
gon for Harvey County.
In the matter OF the Estate OF William
D. Buchanan. deceased.
Based upon the verified petition Of
George l.. Buchanan, the qualified and
acting administrator Of tho estate OF
William ID. Buchanan, deceased, filed
herein. from which it appears TO be to the
best interest OF the said estate and all
parties interested therein, that the real
estate OF said estate situate In tho said
county and state be sold, as 4 whole and
described as follows: EA NwL; Ek
sWl4 and SEA Section o. TIP. 22, h. SO
L. w. NJ.
Notice IL hereby given 10 pursuant
to an order OF said Court duly
made and entered on the 7th day OF
March, 1910, TO all persons interested In
the said estate; and particularly Ellen
]. Buchanan widow, josephine Spencer,
William T. Buchanan. Harriet ]. Har-
rison, Joseph W. Buchanan, Amanda
Martin, Eliza Martin. George l.. Buch-
anan. and Monroe Buchanan, heirs OF
the said William D. Buchanan, de-
ceased; to appear before the County
Court Of said County and State, at the
Courtroom thereof, In said county and
state, on the 2nd day Of May, 1910, at 10
O'Clock In the forenoon Of said day,
then and there to show cause, II any
they have why an order as prayed for In
the petition should not be granted 10
the said administrator 10 sell all OF the
rea, estate Of the said estate at either
public or private sale for the purposes
mentioned In said petition, as he shall
judge to be for the best interests Of said
estate and all parties interested therein
This notice Is ordered published once
II week for four succes i've weeks in The
Times-Herald, newspaper printed and
published at Burns, Oregon, In said
County the first publication thereof Sat
urday, March IL, 1910, the last pubica.
ton April o, 1910.
Dated this 7th day OF March, 1910.
GEORGE l.. BUCHANAN,
Administrator
The times-herald. [volume] (Burns, Harney County, Or.) 1896-1929, 1910-04-30
Religious Services.

The following are Rev. A. j.
lrwin's regular preaching APP
pointments for the year 1910.
Burns the third and fourth
Sundays of each month at II a.
m. and 1880 p. m.
Sunset School House at 1880
a. m. the first Sunday of each
month.
Narrows at 3 p. m. and 1880
p. m. the first Sunday Of each
month.
Waverly at 10 a. m. the second
Sunday of each month.
Lawen at $3.50 p. m. and 1880
p. m. the second Sunday of each
month.
Denstead School House at 3 p.
m. the third Sunday of each
month.
Sunday School at Burns every
Sunday morning at 10 o'clock a.
m.
Services at the Baptist Church
first and second Sundays in each
month. Sunday School at 10 a.
m. every Sunday. Prayer meet
ing Thursday evening.
The times-herald. [volume] (Burns, Harney County, Or.) 1896-1929, 1910-04-30
NEW CLUBBING PROPOSITION

We have arranged to offer in
connection with this paper, the
new monthly farm magazine just
started at Lincoln, Nebraska, by
Prof. II. w. Campbell and devot-
ed to the subject of how to farm
in the dry country and how to
get best results from soil tillage
under normal conditions. This
Paper is Campbell's Scientific
Farmer and we offer il dubbed
with The Times-Terald both for
so. so per year cash. Prof. Camp
bells new paper is a monthly,
chock full of good things, the
only paper of its kind in the
world, and it embodies the re.
suits of the EDITORS many years
of painstaking investigation OF
the soil tillage proposition.
The times-herald. [volume] (Burns, Harney County, Or.) 1896-1929, 1910-04-30

EsTRAYEp Came to my place
one black mare about 8 years old,
three white feet and star in fore
head, branded an open chain link
with bar above on right stifle,
scar on right hind leg. One sor-
rel mare, three white feet, white
face, about ten years old, brand
ed I'll connected with quarter
circle bar over on right shoulder,
Owners may have same by prov
ing property and paying charges.
RoBT. HUDsPETH,
Burns, Ore.
The times-herald. [volume] (Burns, Harney County, Or.) 1896-1929, 1910-04-30
NOTICE

Any and all persons owing the
firm Of Hagey. Fenwick & Jack
son, either on account or note,
are hereby notified that all such
accounts and notes are now in
the hands of C. II. Leonard for
collection. Such persons are
hereby requested to make imme-
date settlement of the same.
Dated Aug. 9th, 1909.
HAGEY. FENwICK & JACKSON.
The times-herald. [volume] (Burns, Harney County, Or.) 1896-1929, 1910-04-30
SUMMONS
In the Justics Cou-t for Burns Distric'
Harney County, Oregon,
w. Vanderpool, plaintiff,

In the Justics Cou-, for Burns District
Harney County, Oregon.
J W. Vanderpool, plaintiff,
Angelo Mathews and John
W. Patterson, defendants
To Angelo Mathews aud John W. Pat
terson above named Defendants.
In the name OF the State OF Oregon
You and each OF you are hereby re-
quired to appear and answer tie COM
plant filed against you in The above en-
titled action on or before Monday May
80, 1910 the same being the last day OF
the time prescribed in the order of the
Court directing service OF summons in
this cause to be made by publication,
and ii you so fail to appear and answer
said complaint for want thereof, the
plaintiff will take judgement against you
and each OF you for the sum OF $500 90
with legal interest thereon from the first
day OF July 1909 for the further sum Of
$1,000 with legal interest thereon from
March goth, 1909 and FOR the costs aud
Disbursements Of this action. You Niil
further take notice that this summons
is served upon you and each Of you by
publication by virtue OF an order Of w.
c. Byrd Justice OF the Peace for Burns
District, Harvey County, Oregon ~ hich
said order was made and entered on The
10th day of April, 1910 and directed that
this summons be published once each
week for six consecutive weeks The
date OF the first publication Of this sum
mons is April 10th 1910 the last publica-
ton is May 28, 1910.
w. c. BYRD,
Justice Of the Feace for Burns District, !
Burns, Oregon.