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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-11-20
Inequalities in Taxation.

In what this DelphOs, Kan. editor
writes of his own experience with tax
alton good many people will recog-
nize familiar condition. He says:
once upon a time the editor of this
paper became possessed of the Iaud-
able ambition to own home Hav-
ing managed TO save up a few dollars,
he purchased upon the payment plan
some property which had been taken
in on mortgage by an eastern invest
ment company.
The house was in such bad repair
that il was not fit for occupancy. The
cellar was full of stagnant water,
weeds grew rankly about the house,
the POrches were rotted and sagging.
the house unpainted. The lot was a
couple of feet above the sidewalk and
the earth had washed and caved. max
ing II impossible. The place was an
eyesore and a menace to health: we
wanted a home and saw its possi1ili-
ties
1t was located in a good neigh Dor
hood and from il We had a beautiful
view over a pretty valley. Being
rather handy with tools. We went TO
work before and after Office hours.
We repaired the porches. painted the
house, sodded and terIGced the yard
and drained the cellar and put in curb
ing and parking We worked early
and late. until at last We had. = many
people told US. one Of the pre,tiest
homes in the town-aud then the as-
SCISSOR came around and doubled our
taxes
We were fined because we had
worked hard and converted disorder
into order. uEIuess into beauty: and
had wiped ont a plague spot IN the
eisLsoThgCd. It is also true that
the owner Of o few vacant lots ad5Oiu-
ing our place Immediately advanced
them in price but neglected to cut tha
tall weeds which grew or them It
may be added that his taxes were not
Increased, Notwithstanding The fact
that he held his lots II higher price.
We have told This story because the
Statement itself Cu-ht 10 cause some
one 20 do some hard thinking. There
surely is something radically wrong
with a system Of taxation in which a
person is fined for merely beng indus
triots"
The tax on improvements IS a tax On
Industry and enterprise and operates
80 repress them. In some countries all
improvements are exempt and they
should be eZeupl in al states. Eng
land and Germany. 10 mention only the
most important countries have found
a way 10 keep the owner Of land for
speculative or investment purposes
from reapirE tho reward Of his neigh
bor's enterprise. Their means is the
tax on the unearne3 increment in land
values.
An assessor attentive 10 his duty.
however. in Kansas or in Illinois.
would Increase the assessment on idle
land 20 CORES pond with the increased
price demanded by its owner This
would tend 10 encourage the owner TO
improve the land or force him TO sell
it. Held idle II IS Of no value 10 so
cioty.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-11-20
The Argus Daily Story
Marguerite-By Harry Van Amberg.
Copyrighted. 1911. by Associated Literary Bureau.

ore evening in December masked
ball was in progress in the house of
one OF Charleston's most aristocratic
citizens. Edmond Fitz Hugh, young
man who but a year before had by in
heritance come into the possession of a
large plantation, was there, having left
his home to mingle with the gay do
tngs Of Charleston during the winter
season.
Before going to the ball he had stun
bled into an unpleasant affair His
cousin, Arthur Trudeau. had that aft
ernoon called upon him TO be his sec
ond in an affair Of honor which was to
come of at daylight the next morning.
FitZ Hugh, who had no stomach for
such encounters, even though not him
self principal, was obliged, therefore.
to dance all night with women whose
faces he could not see under the cloud
Of being obliged at the end to go out
and assist a man to kill his adversary.
While brooding over his i'll luck he
caught sight OF a woman's figure dit
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-11-20
-riminal Law and the Reef Packers.

Criminal Law and the Reef Packers.
The government first instituted
proceedings against the beef trust
MAJ 10. 1902. fling a petition for a
tem porary injunction. That was
nine years and FIVE months ago.
Ten days later the temporary in
junction issued. a year and u days
thereafter IL was made permanent,
and on Jan. 81. 1905, II was sas-
tanned by the supreme court Of the
United States.
The last six years have been occu-
pie with Investigations by five fed
eraI grand juries. the return and
amendment of indictments, hearings
on demurrers. special pleas and other
matters interposed for delay.
Federal Judge Humphreys famous
immunity bath" for issuing which
President Roosevelt scathingly de-
nounced him. Tor years kept the
packers from facing a jury 70 Try
hem for their liberty.
- One day last week the indicted
---~--Gd-themseIve in
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-11-20

Mayor Lewman, deviated from the an
nounced line OF march so as 10 pass
the county Jail, where five strikers are
imprisoned awaiting hearings before
Judge Wright on charges of contempt
OF court for alleged violations of his
injunctions. However. there was no
further demonstration at the jail and
the parade ended at the opera house
without any clashes with the police.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-11-20
HurnOr and
Philosophy
THE POOR DoWNTRoDDEN.
~ DUNCAN ~. !sWsT8

CEND sympathy
~ And soothing strip
And any other little first aid
On which hands can be laid.
1t Is q most pathetic case
For ones OF their naughty race.
And your tears
Should not be IN arrears,
For, 10,
The trusts must go.
Must hunt their holes,
II they have holes to hunt
II not, to be blunt
They must dig some.
The word has been said.
And they are as good as deaf
Maybe.
The downtroaders are to be down
trodden.
To gel the rod on
Their naughty backs.
They must make tracks
To the beautiful land OF Nowhere.
This is on the square.
Isn't II pathetic?
Well, rather,
To see them gather
Up their pIaythings ana hike
Along the dusty pike.
But hold before you throw
A tit Only the bad ones must go.
The good ones can stay
And play
In our back yard.
But IT will go hard
With those that have no regard
For law
Or little things like that
To the bat
Then, trust busters.
Buckle on your fighting mitts.
Though they cry "Quits!'
Spare them not
Until there Is left
But picturesque grease spot
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-11-20

| ting through a doorway. She was
| dressed as Marguerite of Goethe's
Faust" a becoming costume to any
young woman, and her long hair. braid
ed, hung nearly TO the door. On the
principle that vista is more affective
than an extended view the glimpse
Fitz Hugh caught of this figure was
more enhancing than if he had been
permitted TO gaze upon it as long as
he desired. He darted after Margue-
Rte, reaching the opening through
which she had passed just in time to
see her pass another. Hurrying on, he
found her chatting one of her own sex,
playfully tapping. the other with her
fan. When the two parted Fitz Hugh
Joined Marguerite.
Now, it so happened that FitZ Hugh
had chosen to persOnate MephistOph-
eles The girl shrank away from him,
feigning horror.
Don't be afraid Of me-" he said.
1.-THE devil is not always SO bad as he
is painted"
For me he is worse"
'In this case | assure you his viii
lainy Is no deeper than his clothes"
Even his clothes are tempting. Red
and black is n charming combination.
Besides, the costume is admirably
adapted to show a handsome figure"
You are quite apt at tossing COM
pliments. l would remark that the
character Of Marguerite IS especially
fitted for the display Of wealth Of
hair"
III we keep on we shall entirely up
81, % CanthaT1
How SOP"
marguerite will be falling in love
with Mephistopheles instead Of Or.
Faustus."
You mean she will bewitch the
devil"
A merry burst Of laughter greeted
this sally. Fitz Hugh offered his arm
to the girl. and they walked through
the different rooms, occasionally dane
ing Mephistopheles' attention to Mar
guerite excited much remark and
good deal Of merriment. a number Of
jokes being cracked at the expense OF
one Of the masqueraders who had
taken the part of Faust. There was
also a Valentine present Valentine be
ing the name In the poem Of Mar
guerites brother. whom Faust kills.
This masked Valentine afforded much
amusement by approaching Fitz Hugh
and shaking his fist in his face, where
upon the latter told him that he was
threatening the wrong man and had
better go and find Faust.
These pleasantries enabled Mephis-
topheles to retain the company Of Mar
guerite, and so fascinated was he with
her chat. or, rather. with her self-ex-
cepting her face, which he could not
see-that at last he led her into a room
where no one was present and begged
her to give him ar least a moments
glimpse OF her countenance.
Don't YOU know" she said. that
homely woman may look enhancing
with her face covered7 All she needs
is a good figure and TO caper about
mischievously."
IF 1 were to find you a gorgon J
would
And. knowing you 70 be the devil,
yet 1 cannot help She finished the
sentence with ringing laughter. where
upon he quoted the couplet:
"A pretty woman with two black eyes
Is the biggest devH among them all"
Very we'll" she said. II will give
you the glimpse you desire, but It will
not be my fault II the image you
have conjured up in your Imagination
IS shattered"
''I'u risk IT," he said
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-11-20

helping collect the offertory and as
he stepped upon the chancel he car
ried a large silver platter piled high
with money and checks. He was
about to pass this TO Bishop Greer
when his left foot caught on a pew
cushion. The fnancier fell on his
hands and knees almost az the feet
OF the bishop. Coins. bank notes
and checks were scattered over the
floor
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-11-20
MORGAN FALLS IN CHURCH
PASSING COLLECTION BOX

New York, Nov. 20.-An I'M
meuse audience which filled St
Georges Episcopal church yesterday
for the commemoTstion OF the par
ish's Tooth anniversary was alarmed
for some minutes following 2 slight
accident hich befeI J. Pierpont
Morgan. NJ. Morgan is senior var
den Of ST. Georges. He lad been
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-11-20

r -
Hes such q dear old-fashioned kind
of man. said the lady with the fichu.
q just love old-fashioned men! They
are SO much nicer than the men are
now"
Yes-she said that and she thought
she knew what she was talking about.
1t takes a modern, independent wo-
man Of today 10 decry the man of to-
day and wish for the old style OF man
because she actually doesn't know any
thing about the men of other genera
tons
But one who has read a good deal
and one who has listened to the in
innate "reminiscences of aged women
who have had the experience of living
with old-fashioned men, has a slightly
different idea about the men of yes
terday and the men of today.
The modern man is not a hand-kiss-
ing f1atterer who writes poems to his
mistress eyebrow and compares her
to the angels in ford phrases. He's
rather practical sort Of persons,
hustling for the wherewithal to make
his family comfortable, though often
neglecting to improve himself in arts,
to the expressed disapproval of his cul-
tured femininity.
The modern man doesn't look down
upon his wife as an inferior sort of
person to be commanded-one with
whom 1t would be folly to reason, as
she wouldn't understand, anyway.
The man Of today sees something
besides sex in a woman. He admires
the abilities she possesses. comedies
that he runs a good race. encourages
her to make progress and is more and
more willing to give her credit for
what she can accomplish.
Why. think OF it, The man of the
OLD days, when he married, took all
his wife's property and anything she
might earn. as his own. She had
just as little right in her children. And
he thought she should be forever CRATE
full because he furnished her a roof I'M
der which she did all the housework,
food which she had to cook herself
and clothing which she literally had
to make herself.
The oldentime woman had to marry.
There was no other way for her TO
make an honest living. The oldentime
man, therefore, never knew what vol
untary love from a real woman meant
any more than he knew the joy of an
unselfish love on his own part.
The men of today are less selfish,
more reasonable, where women are
concerned. The modern man and wom-
an have come down from their false
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-11-20

President Taft is TO take up the
question of the increased cost of liv-
ing in his measure to congress.
Funny he did not think of that when
he vetoed the democratic tariff bills.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-11-20

Just now there seems to be no i'm
mediate necessity for the invention
of special guns TO destroy aeToplanes.
They destroy themselves fast enough.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-11-20

Uncle inquired Of little Bobby II be
had been a good boy. BObby-So. /
haven't Uncle - Why. / hope you
haven't been very bad Bobby-Oh,
no; Just comfortable
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-11-20

near Trinidad. Here is a chance for
international complications. Cant
somebody shave it on close to the
water?
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-11-20

Was it not too bad that that snow
storm should come just as everything
was ready to begin that Long View
loop?
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-11-20
Nov. 20 in American
History

1S9l-William James Florence Ber-
nard Conlin). popularity known as
"BiIy Florence" comedian, died;
born 1881.
1So2-The great strike at HOMESTEAD,
Pa, officially declared OF.
1oOo-The eighth United States circuit
court, sitting as a court Of appeals.
ordered the Standard Oil corpora
ton TO dissolve.
All the news all the time-The
Argus.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-11-20
Blessings.

Blessings may appear under the
shape OF pains. losses and disappoint-
ments. but let him have patience and
he Will see them In their prorer fig
Gre.-A ddison-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-11-20
Quite Foreign

Quite Foreign.
He has only been over a little
while"
Does he talk English?'
Like an Englishman."
why doesn't he learn the Ian
guage?"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-11-20
THE ARGUS.

Published Daily and Weekly at 1924
'econd avenue, Rock Island. Ill I'm
sred at the postoHce as secOnd-class
natter.l
tock Island Member of the Associated
Press.
BY THE J. w. POTTER co.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-11-20

Those Chicago butter men who ad-
vance butter when they so will, seem
to be something of a trust.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-11-20

TERMS--Daily. 10 cents per week
Weekly, 81 per year in advance
Complaints of delivery service should
BE made to the circulation department
which should also be notified in every
Instance where II Is desired to have
PAPER discontinued, as carriers have no
authority IN the premises.
All communications of argum entatfve
character, political or religious. must
rave real name attached for publica-
Ion No such articles will be printed
over fictitious signatures.
Telephones in all departments: Central
Union, West 145 and I145; Union Elec-
trio, 5145.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-11-20

The only way Attorney General
mapping is to keep himself awake.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-11-20
Can Stand IL.

For southern skies to dodge the snow
The little birds gets started.
And. though the coal man sees them go.
Yet he is not downhearted-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-11-20

Christmas shopping earlier than you
did last year.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-11-20

Going Some.
Heard about Lazenby?''
NO; what about him.
81 read in the paper that his wife
was robbed of several thousand dol
lars worth of diamonds last night"
Gee! / didn't know that Lazenby
had got to n place where he could af-
ford that sort Of advertising"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-11-20

Her Hat.
"Look at Miss Gayley's hat"
do you suppose she bought it be-
cause she thinks IT is becoming?'
How could she"'
''Theu how do you explain it?'
Maybe she thinks she is getting too
popular"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-11-20


than because they can't cook.
Any old meal that his wife cooks and
serves on the kitchen table will taste
good to a man If he has been at
boarding house long enough.
II the things we are going to do
would only pause and let us catch up
with them there would be a great
furry of execution on dress parade.
All girls are dead certain in their
hearts that they want TO marry-until
they have n chance.
Hope gets Us up in the morning. and
quite often despair chases us to bed at
night
Some women talk about nothing--in
a perfect garrulous manner.
The only way TO escape the morning
after Is to dodge the night before.
Having nothing to do is what makes
a lot of rs get extremely busy.
Don't be too intimate with new
friends. They may take It as en- inTf-
fation TO borrow money Of you.
Group is most prevalent during
the dry cold weather Of the early
winter months. Parents OF young
children should be prepared for it.
All that is needed is a bottle Of
Chamberlain's Cough Rem edy. Many
mothers are never without il in their
homes and II has never disappointed.
Sold by all druggists.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-11-20
GrandO Old Wraok

Grand Old Wreck.
"He was wrecked three times"
"On the ocean,"
Twice on the water and once on
beer"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-11-20
PERT PARAGRAPHS.

One man gets old just as rapidly as
another; the only difference Is some
have been at it longer.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-11-20

More girls escape matrimony because
they can earn their own livelihoOds
than because they can't cook.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-11-20

Any old meal that his wife cooks and
serves on the kitchen table will taste
good to a man If he has been at a
boarding house long enough.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-11-20
"S o~E "a ~

always do the best you can"
81 do, but it is discouraging."
"Why is 1t -
Because my wife always cans the
best do"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-11-20

Don't be too intimate with new
friends. They may take It as en- invi.
fation TO borrow money of you.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-11-20

Having nothing to do is what makes
a lot Of rs get extremely busy.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-11-20

All the news all the tims-The
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1911-06-12
BIGGER MUNICIPAL IDEAS.

The efforts of the street committee of the city council to get
rscass pavement State street ought to be successful
State street paved With btuthc to Mill creek, and
fight being put conservative people to have macadam
beyond that point to the renitentiary.
1t would be almost crime against the Capital City to put
down any kind of cheao pavement East State street
The people of the whole state taxed for millions to make
expensive improvements at the Capital City.
The streets leading to those great institutions should be
paved with frst-class pavement.
Fourteenth street should be put through to the state mute
school on the north this year.
Seventeenth street should be put through to the fair grounds
road and give the people direct to the entrance the
fair.
The argument that would dscommode the campers is not
good for delaying opening that street. and ought pre-
vail
Let us protect the in their ancient privileges but for
goodness sake give than street to enter
the fair
The streets leading to the penenay the asylum the fair
grounds and the mute school should be paved and the
ought not prevent improvements that up the stand
ard of pride of capital city.
Property those Streets under the bonding SYSTEM be
made to increase in value fast that each will be
riched ten times what it will cost him to pave.
We must get hold of the larger ideas of public improvements
and make this city worthy be the capital of the state
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1911-06-12
TO ASK FOR
CONCESSIONS
FOR The FAIR

The committee on concessions for
the Cherry Fair will appear before
the city council Monday evening and
ask for concessions on certain
streets in the city for the Arnold Car
nival Shows which the committee de-
sires to secure for the fair.
The Arnold Shows were a feature
of the fair last year, and gave gem
eral satisfaction, and Mr.. Arnold
would like to bring the shows here
again this year. The committee is
also favorable to the proposition and
will appeal to the council for permis-
sion for the shows to operate in the
city during the fair
The mayor it is understood-al-
though he could not be seen today to
verify the reports unfavorable to
the granting of any concessions to
the company. The council, however,
is favorable and as permission must
be granted by way of resolution the
mayors attitude upon the question
will be of no consequence as it does
not lie in his power to exercise his
freak veto AK on resolution.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1911-06-12
A SAFE INVESTMENT PLAN.

The German Building Society is meeting with in SELL
ing shares in its mutual proftsharng enterprise.
Ordinarily the with ten fifty hundred
dollars able share in the advances made by rscass
real estate.
weknown that good tracts adjacent to the city when
cut into good building lots in two double in value
The German Building Society guarantees per cent inter
est and forty per cent profits to the shareholders
This is not building and loan society," scheme to put the
shareholders money into a building
is plan to allow small holders to have joint ownership
fine tract the city limits and to hold it until sold and the
profits divided
The committee is prepared to show the detailed statement
of the first piece of cooperative prosharng and has moth
ing to conceal from the smallestsharehoder.
Shares being taken by and for their children
and endor investment will bring sure return that they
offer.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1911-06-12
TAFT AND RECIPROCITY.

The small bore politicians nothing in the great fight
President Taft putting up for reciprocity with Canada
On the other hand his craftsmanship is Great
ing confidence in the stability of government and business
is revving
Go ahead Mr. President the country with you and you
making friends every day among of intelligence generally
There time the of executive when he
must hew out lines of progress for himself and reciprocity is
overdue.
More friendly and elastic trade relations less commercial
barbarsm and Chinese trade restrictions going to help
everybody
The Chinese wall of tariff taxes between Canada and the
United States about sensible tariff would be East
ern bacon.
There is great deal of bacon, butter and other stuff
shipped to Oregon from the Eastern states that could pro-
duce here.
There would be much sensein putting tariff tax that
there putting tariff tax stuff want from Canada
north of us.