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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-11-19

friend of President Taft, having been
a member of the famous Taft party on
the memorable trip around the world.
Young Will undoubtedly make fight
before the legislature for election as
a fullterm senator. regardless OF the
fact that his factional affiliations have
been with the stalwart republicans,
while The progressives have a majority
Of both branches. There are many who
believe that with each faction repre-
scented in the senate-Senator Cum
minis is a radical-the way would be
open for a healing Of the party breach
IN Iowa. However, there are several
ambitious progressive leaders who, 1t
is believed, will not take kindly to
this harmony talk and will fight
against the election of Young for the
remainder OF the Dolliver term, which
lasts until March, 1913.
There are also many who believe
that the legislature will elect Young
and thus put all other aspirants for
the place on an equal basis in the SEN
atorial primary, which will be held in
June 1919.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-11-19
The Argus Daily Short Story
The Tutor-By Richard Wayne
Copyrighted. 1910. by Associated Literary Press.

Some people have given up the no.
tiou that there is real devil. l know
that there is. and 1 know it from my
own experience. He got into me once
so bad that before could get him out
he had broken up the whole family. L
mean my family-my Mark, myself
and our children.
Mark and I were brought up on ad-
Joining farms. He was the likeliest
young man in the neighborhood, and
good many OF the girls were trying to
get him. Amelia Jones was the hun
griest OF the lot for him and was bound
that if she couldn't get him no one else
should. 1 knew she was watching him
like a cat, and the way 1 found it out
was this: We were at a cornhusking.
the heap Of corn to be husked, and
Mark and I were sitting near them.
Mark struck a red ear and kissed me.
Amelia was looking straight at US,
and you should have seen the look on
her face! 1t was just as If a rattle
snake was coiled for a spring.
/ was a fool or l would after this
have known that she would strike me
whenever she could. There was a barn
dance the evening before Thanksgiv-
ing, and Mark danced nearly every
dance with me. But Amelia by this
time saw how matters were going and
pretended not to care how they went.
But she was working against me I'M
derhanded. She didn't dream, though,
that when Mark took me home from
the dance when Thanksgiving day was
dawning in the east what he was say
ing to me- But even if she had known
it she'd have tried to break 1t up.
Mark and I were engaged Just one
year. Amelia tried a number Of times
to make a break between US. but every
time we found out that she was at the
bottom Of what was told Mark about
me, and so there was no harm done.
Besides, Mark trusted me implicitly.
We concluded to be married on
Thanksgiving day. just one year from
the time when Mark asked me to be
his wife.
The summer before we were mar
ried Mark was building a house for US
to live in. An uncle had given him
little farm. but there was no house on
1t. and Mark spent the whole summer
getting it ready. He had q man to
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-11-19
Clifford Pinchot.

If Clifford Pinchot is nothing else
tration's side The administration
and not Pinchot is responsible for
this painful condition. Pinchot is
patriot. He has the idea that a
man in Office should do something
besides turnkey to privilege. He has
the idea SO foreign to many officials
that an official is under some
obligation to the people. He &C
tually goes so far as to believe that
when a man is appointed to the head
of the forestry service he should con-
serve the natural resources of the
nation for the people and not open
them to exploitation by corporations.
OF course such a patriot wouldn't
last long in office with an admin
stration which is most famous for
and which kicked Pinchot out of
Office because he proposed that the
peoples rights be defended.
He is at it again. He fears the
interior department and his old
friend Ballinger will recommend
the patenting Of the Cunningham
Alaskan claims which he believes to
be fraudulent, and he asks that he
be permitted to submit a brief be-
fore such action be taken. He has
made his appeal by letter to Presi-
dent Taft.
Millions of dollars are involved.
The ultimate value of these claims,
in the opinion of Pinchot, is in the
neighborhood OF $25,O0O,0O0. but
the loss to the people of the United
States which would follow the issue
of these patents, he says is by no
means limited to any such sum.
The throwing of safeguards
around the nations resources and
the prevention OF encroachments by
monopoly are matters of tremendous
Importance to every man, woman
and child in the land. Future gen.
erations will be affected by what
Is done to-day. We of this genera
ton are the trustee OF the future.
Our children and our children
children will be the sufferers If mon
opoIy OF the natural wealth OF the
nation be permitted now.
We need men like Pinchot on
= e.
It is lie who said. Il believe this
should be a government by men for
human welfare, and not govern
ment by money for profit, and that
it is better to help a poor man make
living than to help rich man
make more money"
Such is the man who is compelled
to appeal to the national administra-
ton to be heard in defense of public
interests. Such is the man who was
dismissed from the service because
of his active interest in fundamental
principles of common honesty
Developments in this neW phase
of the work will be watchedsswith in
terest.
If Taft would do his duty he
would dismiss Ballinger who should
have been dismissed long ago, and
place in charge of the department
Clifford Pinchot.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-11-19
The Senator from Iowa.

OF course he. must be Hon. Lafay
cite Young now. because he's been ap-
pointed to succeed the late United
States Senator Jonathan P. DolIiver in
the upper house OF congress, but in
Iowa he is known as LATE Young The
appointment of Mr.. Young by Cover
nor B. F. Carroll is the interesting fea-
ture of Iowa politics just now. 1t
opens up the possibility OF one OF. the
warmest fights before the Iowa legis-
lature this winter that the state has
ever known, Lafayette Young, who Is
editor of the Des Moines Capital, will
be sworn In as United States sena-
tor at the opening OF the congress ses-
sion the first Monday In December.
His appointment holds until the legis-
lature OF Iowa. which meets Jan. s,
1911, elects a successor to Mr.. Dolli-
YER
Editor Young is probably the best
known man in Iowa. He is in con-
slant demand as a public speaker, be-
ing an orator OF unusual force of
thought and ability. Perhaps his
most famous lecture is on the Battle
Of Santiago rom Personal Observation
In Skaters Campaign" He was born
In Iowa 81 years ago and has been
ideatified with the growth OF that
stafe IN many ways. He served IL
yeaFp as state senator from Iowa. and
uornanated Theodore Roosevelt for vice
yKee16ent at Philadelphia in June. 1900.
BE was q delegate at large at the re-
p0111csn national conventions of 1904
End aeoes Re Is q warm personal
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-11-19
Not Sorry for RIunder.

az my friends hadn't Numbered in
thinking was a doomed victim Of con-
sumption, might not be alive now
writes y. Z. Sanders, of Harrodsburg,
KY. but for years they saw every at.
tempt to cure a Iung-racking cough
fail. At last l tried DR.. Kings New
Discovery. The effect was wonderful
It soon stopped the cough and I am
now in better health than l have had
for years. This wonderful life-savel
is an unrivaled remedy for coughs,
colds, lagrippe, asthma, Group, hem
orrhages, whooping cough or weak
lungs soc, S100. Trial bottle free.
Guaranteed by all druggists.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-11-19

ATE
help him till he got the framework up.
Then he did the rest OF it himself. We
planned it together. and 1 took ten
times the interest in it that / would
have taken If it had been built by
others. 1 was busy most Of the time
making up what we would need in the
way Of bedding and table linen.
The house wasn't quite finished by
Thanksgiving day. but 1t was fairly
comfortable. Besides. it was nice to
finish up when we were in 1t. We
were married Thanksgiving morning,
and cooked our first Thanksgiving
dinner myself. Mark and ate 1t
alone. We wanted to be alone. After
the children came we didn't want to
be alone, but we did at this first
Thanksgiving dinner. We ate together.
1t was a very happy day. but don't
think it was so happy as when we had
a lot of little ones at the table with
us. Anyway, it wasn't the same kind
Of happiness.
Ten years passed without any trou-
BILE whatever, then lot of it all came
at once. A letter came one day for
Mark addressed in a woman's hand.
Either of US opened the family letters,
and I opened this mighty quick. 1t
was from some one I'd never heard of.
but was all about things that had been
happening between her and Mark for
a long while. I was so wild when
read It that couldn't absorb my
thing in particular except the end.
which was. with a thousand kisses.
your loving" etc.
/ That was the time when the devil
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-11-19

It looks as II the Chicago papers
had started on another campaign, the
result Of which will. deprive the Cubs
Of another Of their stars next season.
Johnny Evers is the boy whose head
Is to be swelled by too much attention
into making a fool Of himself.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-11-19

Now We know why the canal labor
ers did so much work while Taft was
at panama: They had It In mind to
hit the boss for a raise" In other
words, they were consumed with much
the same sort Of zeal as that which
keeps Johnny in the straight and mar
row way just before Christmas.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-11-19
Nov. 10 in American
History

1752-George Rogers Clarke, soldier
and explorer. born; died 1918.
1S11-John Ancrum Winslow, captain
Of the Kearsarge during the fight
with the Alabama, born; died 1873.
1SS1-James Abram, Garfield, twentieth
president of the United States.
born; died 1881.
1S67-Fitz-Greene Halleck, poet, died:
born 1890.
1oo9-william NJ. Laffan, editor the
New York Sun, died at Lawrence,
N. Y: born 1S4S.
All the news all the time-The
Argus.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-11-19
At this distance. at least, It seer

At this distance. at least, It seems
difficult to comprehend how q crowd
Of civilized people could be guilty OF
the acts of barbarism exhibited at
Denver when Ralph tombstone, the
aviator, met his horrible death. The
craze for relics of such q scene as most
people ought to run from seems to
have transformed them into beasts OF
prey. Nero was no worse than some
of these.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-11-19

While the analysis OF the cases of
the alleged drop in prices OF meats is
In progress, 1t would be safe TO make
a footnote that the meat trusts are not
doing this for the benefit OF the con-
sumner. However, the consumer is will
ing to accept any stingy Dement'S which
drop his way.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-11-19

Bourbon democracy gained a seat
In congress for an able advocate IN
the person OF Martin w. Litueton.
Generic democracy also gained IN the
election Of Henry George. Jr., in all
respects a worthy son OF his illus
trfous father.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-11-19
Football.

FootbsIts
II the kickoff
is a pickoff.
How they amble
For the scramble.
To the motion
OF commotion!
Brain and muscle
In a tussle.
All Is action
And distraction.
Nose and leather
Come together.
Blood Is flowing.
That's some showing.
Giants crumble
AS they tumble.
Oh, what slaughter
Quick, bring waterl
Loose his sweater.
Now he's better.
See him rally
For the sally.
Finger broken.
But unspoken
Is complaining.
He is straininR
For n dnal
At the spinal
OF the foemen-
Happy omenl
Girls in sweaters
Call his letters.
Wildly shouting:
Keep them doubtingF'
Fine and dandy"
You're the candyi"
"All together.
Chase the leather
Through their lineupi"
Make them sign Up
For a part in
Kindergarten"
All Is ended,
Bones unmended
Need attention.
But why mention
Now the victim?
Our side licked 'em.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-11-19

John Wanamaker tritely says: There
are four reasons why we do not have
a parcels post. Yes. those four are the
United States. Adams, American. and
Wells-Farso Express companies.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-11-19
LITERARY NOTES

Hampton's Magazine: This coln-
try has had enough of present condi-
tons and is looking for change.
1t understands quite we'll that many
wrong.
It sees, for instance, that this colos-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-11-19

Group is most prevalent during the
dry cold weather OF the early winter
months. Parents or young children
should be prepared for it. All that ID
needed is a bottle OF Chamberlain
Cough Remedy. Many mothers are
never without II in their homes ane
it has never disappointed them. Sold
by all druggists.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-11-19
Knew What They Deserved.

did the story end happily"
"Sure. Everybody killed himself in
the last chapter"
"Horriblep'
"You would say they got their just
deserts If you had read the book"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-11-19

Teddy has been heard again, and
again in the national capital That
breaks the suspense, at least.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-11-19
No Shirkina.

"what are you lying there on the
ground for, young man,
81 am taking the sun cure for a head
ache. father"
well. you get up and 20 to work on
you will be taking the dad cure from
the toe Of my boot in about a minute"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-11-19
Johnnie Knew.

"They say that the Trenches have
blue blood in their veins"
as that soT'
''Yes"
Their little boy Willie amt got any.
ma
"Why, Johnnie! Why do you say
tbat?"
"'Cause I licked him yesterday and
il all ran out"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-11-19
Appropriate.

"why do you bury yourself here?A
Because / like it,"
"Oh, I see"
"See whatT'
"You are a dead one"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-11-19

: Mary Garden, the Chicago oper-
attic star, not only knows how to
sing, but how to select a press agent.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-11-19
No Cause.

"NIy debts don't worry me-"
"Why?"
"They spend all their energy upoI
my creditors"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-11-19

Some people can't be a success at
anything, even at being a good fall
ure.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-11-19

You may be sorry you are alive. but
don't let your next door neighbor guess
the truth.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-11-19

You will have to do your Christ
mas shopping early. Why not do it
now?
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-11-19

A judicious hatterer adds a spice of
adverse criticism to his praise.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-11-19
Hunor and
Philosophy
By DUNCAN ~. smith
PERT PARAGRAPHS.

WE would be dead willing to do any
thing our friends want US to do
If it involved neither trouble nor ex-
pense.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-11-19

Self confidence alone never moved
any mountains.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-11-19
A aRt.

Did you ever see a rabbit rugged for
flight?
Did you ever see a lobster -wield a
sledge?
Did you ever see q whale and gopher
fight?
II you didn't then guess that you're all
right,
the pledge.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-11-19

Did you ever see a confirmed knocI1
er who didn't get a rap every time ha
turned around?
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-11-19
THE ARGUS.

Published Daily and weekly at 1924
Second avenue. Rock Island. Ill. IEn-
tered at the postoffice rs second-class
mattsf.l
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-11-19

Some women just worry to keep In
practice.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-11-19

Many a man mistakes torpid liver
for general degeneracy Of the times.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-11-19

No matter how exasperating she may,
be, a man does hate to quarrel with his
wife when she is a good cook
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-11-19

A laugh WIN Of
ten turn q thrust
as we'll as q sharp
retort, and it
leaves the attack
ed one at least
feeling better.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-11-19

Half the fun of a venture hes In its
uncertainty. d
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-11-19

BY THE J. w. POTTER CO.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-11-19

Some men play in such hard luck
that they are always cast for the
worm IN every enterprise.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-11-19

You can't catch
a swallow by salt
ing its tail. but
can frequently
catch a sucker by
sailing a mine.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-11-19

TERMs.-Daily. 10 cents per week
Weekly. 81 per year In advance.
All communications OF argumentatiye
character. political or religious. must
have real name attached for publica-
ton. No such articles will be printed
over fictitious signatures.
Correspondence solicited from every
township in Rock Island county.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-01-27

time to time for the production of papers in the land office and interior depart ment and from the special agents office in Seattle and elsewhere. He was direct ed to furnish the committee with list of all the papers desired and was as sured they would be produced.
 MT. Brandeis promised that the investi- gation now on would bring out more than was contained in the charges filed by MT. Glavis with the President; that there are facts, statements and docu- ments not then in his possession.
 This ended the attorneys statement and he resumed the examination of the wit nesses
 Glavis proceeded to tell of his con- versation with young Charles D. Davis of Seattle, in which Davis said he would not make an affidavit as he had been advised against it by Judge Ballinger.
 ''Do you know any reason why Davis should not come here anc testify first hand?" asked a member of the commit tee.
 No, sir" replied MT. Glavis, except that he is one of the claimants"
 This called out a laugh.
 Glavis said that Davis made this state- ment to him the first time he met him.
 Graham and Nelson Confer.
 During the discussion of the testimony as to young Davis statement. an in- teresting and perhaps significant colloquy occurred between Senator Nelson and Representative Graham, one of the dem- ocratic members.
 Senator Nelson sought to draw from the witness and his counsel the fact that they had no knowledge that MT. Ballinger possibly received some letters addressed to the commissioner of the land office and that this mail may have gone to other persons.
 Representative Graham interrupted with the remark that he thought the burden of proof would be upon MT. Ballinges in this connection. He thought that in an Important matter like this the com missioner of the land office ought to know all that was going on. or 10 is- sue orders that he should know what was going on.
 "rhe burden is on him." concluded
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-01-27

G1avis was finally ordered to make a given only two months, and said it would be impossible tt nave prepared the government case against the claim ants in that time.
 The attorney again was interrupted and asked to outline the specific charges against Secretary Ballnger.
 Improper Action.
 ''It appears. first" said Mr. Brandeis. that Ballinger, while commissioner of the land office, took an active part in the controversy and investigation which arose as to the validity of the Alaska coal lands, and by ordering some of the claims to patent, acquired knowl- edge of importance. That he acted inn properly in allowing the Alanskan claimants to see all the papers on file in the department. Cunningham said, in a letter on file at Juneau, that Com missioner Ballinger gave him the pa- pers."
 You are aware" interrupted Repre- sentative Olmsted, that Secretary Bal finger specifically denies all this?"
 "Yes," replied MT. Brandeis, land we will ask you to consider all our state- ments in connection with this denial"
 Then" interiected MT. Madison, "you do claim MT. Ballinger acted cor ruptly?"
 MT. Brandeis launch ed into a reply with some show of feeling.
 q have not used the word corruptly," he exclaimed, in a high-pitched voice. "I have desired to bring the facts before this committee. I deem 1t a matter or great solemnity and that no charge of corruption should be made. It is a mat ter for this committee to determine whether the great trust of holding this land for the benefit of the people and for future generations is in safe hands. We make no charge except the charge of facts. It is for you gentlemen to deter mine what the safety ana the honor of the country demands"
 Coal Company Case.
 In connection with the Wilson Coal company case MT. Brandeis charged that Ballinger acted as counse-though his name did not appear in a case which involved perjury on the part of the claim ants and fraud upon the land laws
 MT. Brandeis said he would ask from
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-01-27
CLAWS HEARD IN
 BALLINGER CASE
 BY COMMIT TEE
CONTINUED FROM PAGE ID

yania questioned the witnesss for few minutes Galvis said he resided now at White Salmon. Wash, and was in the fruit growing business.
 Delegate Wickersham of Alaska has requested permission to appear before the committee and to produce witnesses. The request will be granted.
 Questioned by his counsel Glavis charged that when the escrow agree ment in the Wilson case was drawn up by Ballinger it was an unlawful proceed ing as the entrymen had no right at the time to enter into this agreement. The Glavis said the information came to him entered into by the government coun- sel in the Wilson cases and the attor- neys for the claimants whereby the name of MT. Ballinger was not to appear. The witness said the records would pear him out. The counsel for the go yernment was P. G. Sullivan and Henry M. Hoyt and the proceedings against the Wilson claimants are still pending. Galvis claimed that Ballinger's participation amounted to a conspiracy in a fraudu- lent claim against the government.
 Glavis next turned to the Alaska coal fields and described in detail the loca- ton and the extent of the Cunningham claims.
 Secretary Ballinger was not present when the hearing began this afternoon. An Interruption.
 After Glavis had proceeded for half an