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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-01-11
RY TAN.


Especial Correspondence of The Argus }
Washington, Jan 9.-President Taft
has reversed an important feature IF
the Roosevelt conservation policy. and
it now develops that Senator Nelson
of Minnesota, who will be chairman of
the Ballinger-Pinchot investigation;
waited upon the president soon after
his Inauguration and urged Mr.. Taft to
disagree with his predecessor.
The feature of the Roosevelt con-
servation policy to which President
Taft and Senator Nelson are hostile
affects the granting of water power
rights upon navigable streams without
the restrictions in the public interest
which Roosevelt insisted should be
imposed.
Mr.. Roosevelt's argum ent was that
the rivers belong to the public, and
congress has no right to grant special
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-01-11

men whose sole claim tot greatness
has been their buying and selling and
the getting of gain unto themselves
Others Also Speak.
Others who delivered eulogies were
Senator Beveridge, A. Rustem Bey
charge d'affairs of the Turkish EN-.
bassy, and w H. Andrews. delegate
from New Mexico. One of the most
notable features was the reading OF
an original poem by James Whitcomh
Riley. The statue was the work of
Andrew O'Connor of Paris. 1t is seven
feet in height. The figure is clad in
the uniform of major general of the
United States
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-01-11
Work of Day in Congress

washington, Jan. l1.-FolloWfng is a
summary of the proceedings of the two
houses of congress yesterday, taken
from the official records:
SENATE-The senate adopted unani-
mously the joint resolution providing
for the inger-Pinchot investigation,
amended so as to let the house elect.
instead of the speaker appoint the
members of the house committee thus
preventing a reopening of the fight on
Speaker Cannon. The bill relieving As
sistant Treasurer Boldenweck of re-
sponsibi1ity for the $4,000 Chicago
sub treasury theft was passed. Presf-
dent Taft's railroad and antitrust mes
sage was read as special compliment
Adjourned at 1850.
HOU SE-The house almost concluded
consideration of the army appropriation
bill. Mr.. Mann's amendment to cut the
S130O,000 appropriation for national
guard encampmen1s to $1.O00,0OO was
defeated after a lively debate. Mr.
Townsend introduced the administra-
tion bill amending the Interstate COM
merCe law. Mr.. SUlzer introduced
joint resolution recognizing General
Estrada as president of the Legitimate
government of Nicaragua. Adjourned
at 5:15.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-01-11
STATE MAY SETTLE
WITH WALSH ROAD

Chicago. Jan. 1.-THE threatened
sale by the state of Michigan of the
Wisconsin & Michigan railroad, one
of John R. Walshs roads, was post
poned until Jan. 26 The sale was
scheduled to be held at Menominee,
Mich, today, but representations look
ing toward the settlement of the
states claim of S44579 for taxes were
made and the attorney general of
Michigan consented to postponemeut
pending a settlement.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-01-11
STAY IN FARM DISTRICTS

German Emperor Makes Appeal 90
Working Glass at Opening of Diet.
Berlin. Jan. 1.-THE Prussian diet
was opened today by the emperor. who
urged reform in the election laws and
that an effort be made to induce the
laboring classes to remain in the farm
ing districts
The speech foreshadowed q consii-
cradle deficit in the forthcoming bud
get, notwithstanding increased re-
ceipts through improved conditions
of trade The deficit is due chiefly
to an increase of $50. 900 In the
salaries. of government employees. The
Reichstag reconvened today.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-01-11
BIG ARMY CAMP
PLANNED FOR FALL
Regulars and Militia OF Several
States Will Maneuver at Fort
Riley, Kan, in October.

Omaha. Neb.. Jan. 11.-Instructions
have been received at army headquar-
ters to arrange for a maneuver camp
and camp OF instructions for the de
partments OF Missouri and Dakota 1T
Fort Riley, Kan, beginning in Sep
tember next and continue a month.
Militia organizations of Kansas. Mis-
souri,, Iowa, Nebraska, North and
South Dakota and Minnesota are 10
unite with the regulars. Fully $4,000
troops will take part in the maneuvers.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-01-11
RITES OVER SAT0LLPS BODY

Funeral of Cardinal Held at Rome,
Many Americans Being Present.
Rome, Jan. 11.-Impressive funeral
rites over the body OF Cardinal Sa-
tolli were held today at the church Of
st. John, Lateran- There were present
all the cardinals and officials of the
vatican, diplomats accredited TO the
holy see. members Of the Roman aris-
tocracy, and many Americans.
New York Jan. IA distinguished
company of prelates and priests par
ticipated today in a requiem high mass
at St. Patrick's cathedral for the mem
ory of Satolli.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-01-11


surgents kere forestalled today by
Representative Dwight. the republican
whip" giving instructions to the pair
clerks to pair no republicans without
permission from him.
Washington, Jan. 1.-THE senate
resolution of inquiry into the Ballinger-
Pinchot controversy reached the house
today while the army bill was under
consideration. 1t is expected to come up
for consideration later in the day. The
indications are it will be referred to
the rules committee, where there is a
strong disagreement with the senate
on several of its provisions. and it
may eventually go to conference.
Issue a Statement.
defiant statement which stamps
the attempt to run them out of the
party as unfair and malicious and de-
fines Speaker Cannon's administration
in the house of representatives as the
climax of autocratic control" was is
sued last night after a meeting of the
insurgent republican members Of the
house.
The members decline to be put out
of the republican party by The regulars
and announce their intent to carry on
10 a finish the fight against the speak
er and the organization. The state
ment follows:
I'm the effort to becloud the real
ISSUE an unfair and malicious attempt
is being made to represent us as OPP
posed 10 President Taft's administra-
tion and policies. There is not even
semblance of truth in this accusation.
Without exception we are firm support
ers of republican doctrines and Presi-
dent Taft's administration.
I'VE are banded together for single
purpose and no other. Our sole aim as
a body is to restore to the house of
representatives complete power of leg
islation in accordance with the will of
a majority of its members.
1--WE are striving to destroy the sys-
TEN of autocratic control which has
reached its climax"
Cannon to Fight 1t Out.
Washington. D. c., Jan. 11.-Uncle
Joe Cannon has fatty declined to re-
tire from politics at the end of his
present term. Not only will be he
candidate for reelection to the 62d con-
gress, but, If elected, he will insist
upon being his party's candidate for
speaker.
In vigorous words he handed this
message out to his friends yesterday.
The declaration puts an end to the
stories that the speaker is winding up
his political career with this session
of congress. More than that, it is no
tice to all of the beginning of war on
insurgency, the plain intent of which
is to stamp it out, root and branch.
The field has been surveyed-a
reckoning has been taken. All the ele-
ments of the party are going to try to
get together to rout the insurgents and
retain republican, control of the house
at the forthcoming congressional cleo
tionS
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-01-11
Lights Pipe; Burns to Death.

Sterling. H., Jan. 1I.--In attempting
to light her pipe with kerosene lamp.
the lamp fell. set fire to her dress and
caused the death yesterday of Mrs.
John Wood of Lanark. aged so. Mrs
Wood had smoked a pipe for 55 years.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-01-11
THE REICHSTAG is WARNED

United States VIII Regard Adoption
of Potash Law as Discriminating.
Berlin, Jan. 1.-THE United States
today informed the German foreign
office it would regard the adoption. by
the Reichstag of the proposed potash
law as a discrimination against
American interests.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-01-11
ROBERTA FOUND
Granddaughter of Philadelphia
Millionaire Eloped With
Waiter.
BOTH IN CHICAGO HOUSE
Couple Travelled as Father and
Daughter-Girl Says 1t Was
All Her Fault.
BOTH IN CHICAGO HOUSE

! Philadelphia, Jan. 11.-Robert
Buist, grandfather of Roberta B. De
Janon, the heiress who eIoped Dec.
20 with Frederick Cohen. a waiter.
declares the child the victim of a
cunning adventurer and that it is his
intention to prosecute Cohen when
the pair are returned from Chicago,
where they were apprehended yes
terday.
VIII Defend Cohen.
Chicago, jan 11.-Roberta de Janon,
the Philadelphia hetress arrested here
yesterday with Frederick Cohen, with
whom she eloped, said today if court
proceedings were begun against Cohen
she would be his chief defender. She
was emphatic in the declaration the
elopement was all her fault and Cohen
was in no way to blame.
Arrested In RoomIng House.
Chicago, Jan. 11.-Living as father
and daughter. Roberta Buist de Janon,
aged II years, the Philadelphia heir
ess, and Frederick Cohen, the waiter
yesterday afternoon.
They were discovered on the%north
side in a rooming house. Cohen is
married, admitted his identity, and
Miss de Janon, sobbing, pleaded to be
restored to her parents.
1t was learned that the couple left
Philadelphia Dec. 20, went to New
York, thence to Montreal, and thence
to st. Johns, n. S., where they board
ed a steamer for England, leaving the
ship at Halifax. From there they went
to Boston, then to Chicago, arriving
last Thursday.
introduced as Daughter.
Cohen introduced the girl as his
daughter Alice, and himself as Robert
King. and said he was a barber looking
for work
The girl said that when they reached
Chicago they had only $50 and Cohen
procure money to live Mrs. Frank
Perrin, with whom they boarded, sus-
pected from newspaper pictures that
they were the Philadelphia elopers.
Cohen vehemently denied any harm
had come to the girl in their flight
Begged Her Not to EIope.
In the possession of the girl was
found a letter written by Cohen, Dec.
IA, wherein the waiter begged her not
to elope with him, and said the rea-
sons he was loath to run away with her
were because it would~ruin yonr fu-
ture-our future-and because l am a
man of principle and honor, and be-
cause I really love you"
A letter written by the girl to her
father, and not yet mailed, was also
found. This revealed that the girl
might be contemplating suicide. She
asks that Cohens wife forgive her be-
cause she coaxed her husband to elope
with her so she would not have to at
tend the private school at Bryn Mawr,
where she was to be sent Jan. 8.
In one of the letters addressed to
her father Miss de Janon wrote:
81 asked Cohen to take me with
him. After refusing several times, he
finally consented to take me as his
daughter. Fred treated me just as if l
was his own daughter"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-01-11
CHARGE FOR
UNION OFFICERS

New York. Jan. 11.-Charged
with having libeled the national pres
ident of their organization, Francis
J. McNully of Springfield, ILL.,,
Charles Echwei and Edward Kelly,
president and secretary respectively
of the local Electrial Workers union,
were arrested today
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-01-11
Prisoner Burns with JAN.

Pierre, S. D., Jan. 11.-William
Whalen of Blunt. s d., prisoner in
Jail here. perished last night I'm a fire
which partially destroyed the building.
The origin of the fire is unknown.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-01-11
CARPENTER JUDGE;
SENATE CONFIRMS S

Washington. Jan. 1.-THE senate to-
day confirmed the nomination Of
George A. Carpenter to be United
States judge for the northern district
of Illinois.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-01-11
BOY Hunter shoots chun1.

Kewanee. ILL.,, Jan. 11-Arnold
Boostrom. aged 1S. was killed by a
bullet in the head from a rife held
by a boy companion with whom he
was hunting rabbits near WataeN
yesterday.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-01-11
Coal Famine Hits ealesburq.

Galesburg. H., Jan. 1.-THE muni-
cipal electric street lighting plant was
shut down last night because of the
coal shortage. This city had bareiy
enough coal for its waterworks yes
terday morning.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-01-11
Arrest Woman Wanted.

New Orleans. La. Jan. 11.-Ehic
Salzberry. wanted by the authorities
of Terre Haute. Ind. in connection
with the death of W. II. Helman, was
arrested here today.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-01-11
SOUTHERN AND
UNION PACIFIC
SEPARATE SOON2

New York. Jan. ia proposition
looking 10 the separation OF the South
ern Pacific and Union Pacific systems
is under confederation between Prasi-
dent Taft. Attorney General wicker
sham and officials of the Hartman
railroads It was said in Wall street
today definite announcement Of the
separation was only question Of time.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-01-11
ASTRONOMICAL EVENTS.

Sun sets 4:49, rises 7:19; moon sets
4:53 p. M; planet Mercury visible; mid
night, planet Uranus in conjunction
with the sun, passing from east to
west thereof. thus changing from even
ing to morning star; suns declination
217 degrees south of celestial equator.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-01-11

Temperature at a. M. 29. Maxi
mum temperature in last "a hours, 81;
minimum in last IL hours, %. Velocity
of wind at Z a. m, 2 miles per hour,
Precipitation, none. Relative humidity,
at p. N. S5, at Z a. m. 81.
]. M. SHERIER, local forecaster.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-01-11
PROBLEMS IN PARLIAMENT
British Law Makers Open FinaI Ses-
sion Before Elections.

Paris, Jan. 11.-Parliament recon
vened today for a final session pre-
ceding the general elections In May.
The school question. tariff. finance law
and workmen's pensions are the prin-
cipal matters to be considered.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-01-11
MAY GO ITO THE MAT OVER
THE BALLINGER RESOLUTION
THE WEATHER

Threatening weather, with probably
rain or snow late tonight or Wednes-
day The lowest temperature tonight
will be about 20 degrees above zero.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-01-11
Wilson's step-Mother Dead.

Traer, Iowa, Jan. 11.-Mrs. John
Wilson. aged 80, step-mother of Sec
retary of Agriculture Wilson. is
dead.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-01-11
Devereaux Heads Grand circuit.

Detroit. Mich, Jan 11.-Stewards
of the grand circuit today elected H.
K. Devereaux of Cleveland, Ohio,
president and George Dietrich of
Cleveland, Ohio, secretary-treasurer.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-01-11
House Expected to Mu-
tilate Instrument
Passed H Senate.
MAY BE AcONFERENCE
Cannon DeIies That He Will
J Refuse to Again Be Candi-
date for Speaker.

Washington. Jan. 1.-THE house in
surgents kere forestalled today by
Representative Dwight, the republican
whip" giving instructions to the pair
clerks to pair no republicans without
permission from him.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-01-11

Continued on Page Four.1
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1910-02-16
shows a surplus of $S09, 237 So
Drodroo-, o,d ror,vro,, T,r4 k-o,4


shows a surplus of $500, 237 SO.
Producer and Consumer Kept Apart
| shall undertake to show by COM
parison of accepted facts and figures
that our whole system is laundering,
and worse, and that the suffering
caused by our failure to adopt the
methods employed by not merely one
but by many European countries is a
governmental crime Of monumental
proportions.
Instead Of the butter and cheese
producer being able to ship directly to
the user, as in Germany, in refusing
a parcels post we have put the whole
army of American consumers into the
power Of all sorts of combinations that
pay the lowest price to the producer
and seem to be able to charge any
sum to those compelled to buy.
So fragrant has this system become
that in the early months of 1910 the
high prices Of food are ascribed as
forcing 5000 children out Of the public
schools Of Brooklyn to help support
their households by child labor
Fruit in the orchards of New York
state has been permitted to rot on the
ground because the express charges
and the middleman's charges would
not leave the cost Of packing for the
horticulturist.
Cheap Railway Transportation.
Here are few simple facts to be
kept in mind:
First.-In the United States our rail-
| ways have been able to ship freight for
one fifth Of a cent per ton per mile. Ifbe-
leve mo European country has been able
I to equal this cheap rail transports tion.
As the cost per ton per milenforms the
! basis for all kinds Of freight carried, it
would seem that we have primary adj
vantage.
Second. The transportation Of parcels
is like the carrying of letters. It is gov
erned by the law Of averages. There are
| some letters carried by the United States
into difficult regions which must cost the
| government S. apiece. But as the price
demanded for hauling letters is regulated
| by the average haul. so the price for car
| rytng parcels must be based upon the
same law.
| Third. The average express haul today
is less than thirty-eight miles. This is be-
| cause trade is largely carried on with
| those living near by.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1910-02-16

pound, transporting them, if
necessary, from one end of Germany
to the farthermost town in Austria
Hungary, carrying all sorts Of parcels
up to hundred pound trunk, the pres
ident Of the United States in his mes
sage to congress and the postmaster
general in his annual report are arous-
ing the attention Of the country to a
loss of $S.O0O,0O0 per annum incurred
in transporting periodicals at 1 cent
a pound.
The actual cost Of these periodicals
has been accurately measured by the
postmaster general down to the one
thousandth part of cent. He says
that for each pound of one cent mail
carried the government is put to an
expense of 9.235 cents.
If any one suggests that Germany
and Austria Hungary and pretty near
ly all the countries of Europe are car
per pound, the United States post
Office department retorts that they are
all small countries, thickly populated.
But Canada is country as wide as
ours and sparsely populated. While
we have been losing 1926 cents per
pound on periodical mail Canada found
that her profits on such mail at one
half cent a pound were excessive. Ac
cordingly the rate was reduced to one
quarter Of cent per pound, and at
this price the government report for
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1910-02-16
REASONS FOR PARCELS POST
How The United States Cow
eminent Could Make Better
Use of It's system and
Change the Big Postal Deficit
Into Profit canada's Great
Surplus Cited - an Example.

Fourth.-If the government carried par
GELS al even cent a pound it would gel
the hundreds Of millions of packages sen.
out by the great dry goods houses. This
would probably reduce the average hau
to twenty miles or less.
F'ifth.-The United States government is
already equipped with more than 6O,00(
completely organized stations. These have
their managers and clerks, their rentals
heat and light, their detective and lega
services already paid for. To handle par
GELS would cost nothing additional in tens
I of thousands of postoffices except the
wagon haul in the locality.
Sixth.-Is it possible to conceive Of any
business men taking part in operating
private express companies if the govern
ment were to make use of this farreach.
ing and costly machinery?
Seventh.-The government is spending
more than s32,000,00O annually on a coun
try delivery service which the postmaster
general reports as carrying only twenty
five pounds per trip per wagon Each OF
these wagons could carry from 500 to 70.
pounds per daily trip each way. At
cent a pound this service, instead of be-
ing conducted at an almost total loss, as
now, would be clearing tens of millions
The wagon that now carries only twenty
FIVE pounds loaded each way with 50t
more pounds at cent a pound, would
bring in $40 day additional.
Finally, at what price will experts agree
to move parcels twenty miles? No; let us
make the figure large enough and say SOL
miles. With Offices and managers an6
clerks all provided, what would it cost tc
carry parcels this average distance anG
then deliver them by carriers or ir
wagons?
With all the facts and figures before
him any able business man who could
be put in possession of the vast ma.
chinery Of the postof1ice, with only its
present deficiency Of $1S,O0OO0O to
make up, would know how to fix a
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1910-02-16

figure we'll within cent a pound at
which he would feel certain of profita-
bly, handling the average parcel.
In recent communication to the
New York Evening Post Don Seitz,
the manager Of the New York World,
said:
If congress will repeal it's act of monop-
oily under which the postoffice exercises
the right to tax as it pleases l will en-
gage within thirty days to establish a de-
livery service for mail matter that would
put the government out of business by its
celebrity and economy.
What, then, is the matter? Why
should Canada clear $S09, 237.53 a year
while carrying periodicals over it's vast
and sparsev settled territories while
the United States is unable to make a
profit even it it charged thirty-two
times as much as Canada-so our post
master general asserts-in fact, has a
deficiency Of $13.O0O.O0O while charg-
ing upon merchandise sixty-four times
as much as Canada charges for period
/ icals. or 5000 per cent more than Ger
many charges for carrying parcels?
| More than twelve years ago called
! upon Mr. Wanamaker, the then post
master general, in Washington regard
ing a postal parcels system. There
are four insuperable Obstacles he
: said when asked why we could not
have what England and Germany had.
| l looked surprised. and he explained,
'aThe first is the Adams Express COM
pany, the second is the American Ex-
press company the third Is the Wells
Fargo Express company. and the fourth
| is the United States Express company
/ That wasa recognition of conditions
which every citizen must make If he
studies the facts.
Millions Lost to the Public
The Wells Fargo EXPRESS company
recently declared $50 rer cent divi-
dend. But its stock and that Of all
/ the express companies is a small drop
in the bucket compared with the losses
i to the American people through a
cumbrous and lnseientidc system of
parcels delivery Ny own impression
is that 100000 would not cover
the direct loss. while the evils arising
from the system cannot be measured.
/ What price should the government
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1910-02-16
To Study Pellaara.

A committee has been formed in
England, the membership of which in
sciudes the Italian ambassador, the
Marquis of San Giuliano; Sir Thomas
Clifford Allbutt. regius professor of
physics at Cambridge and number
of prominent scienfistesand physicians.
TO promote the iflysa tion and study
Of the disease pelI
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1910-02-16

People easily constipated dread the
winter. Nothing but hard, coarse
meals No fruits, no vegetable to
keep the stomach active. Your best
relief. your greatest friend now is
HOLSTERS Rocky Mountain Tea. the
worlds Tonic physic. Do it tonight.
Pioneer Drug Co.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1910-02-16

therefore, If kidney
trouble is permitted to
continue, serious re-
suits are most likely
to follow. Your other
organs may need at
tention, but your kid
neys most, because
they do most and
should have attention
first. Therefore, when