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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-10-24
BROOKLYN CAMPAIGN ON
Cropsey Gets Big Reception at
Fusion's First Meeting.
mot A MINOR ELECTION
It's Importance Urged by Presl-
dent Mitchel-Prendergast
Utters Warning.

Brooklyn opened tho fusion campaign
last night with a meeting in the Academy
Of Music, which filled that auditorium
Controller Prendergast. President Mitchell
OF tho Board OF Aldermen; James G. Crop
Soy. tho fusion candidate for District At
torney OF Kings County, and r. T.
O'Loughlin. candidate for Register. were
the speakers. and whilc the big crowd wei
coined each OF item heartily. the loudest
demonstration was for Mr.. Cropsey.
Tho audience sppauded enthusiastically
and long when the candidate for District
Attorney said that he would confno his
remarks To- Brooklyn matters pertaining
solely 20 his own candidacy, and 2 row Of
mon I'm tho front seats took occasion Of tho
demonstrations to wave = big sign that
bore tho following Inscription IN huge type:
"Wo want a District Attorney who don't
wait three years to get after the Union
Bank crooks. Vote for Cropsey'
Congressman calder presented Richard
Young a. chairman Of the meeting and
Mr.. Young didn't lose a second in present
Ing Mr. Mitchell as tho first speaker
The President Of the Board II Aldermen
himself elected on fusion ticket told the
first audience Of the campaign in Brooklyn
that ne appeared both as a private citizen
and as y city official elected hy'f fusion to
ask their support for The present fusion
ticket I'm full
This election Is not q minor election
u IS not bye-oloction," said Mr. Mitchell
and it is not one IN which only borough
or county issues are raised. IT is tho key
70 tho Mayoral.y election two years hence,
and Il will determine here and now whether
You want the principles represented ny Your
fusion ticket OF two years ago carried on
or choked or
Reterrlug briefly then 10 the pledges "
tho fusion candidates Of 100 and the man
Ter IN which they had carried out those
pledges. he urged that the only way TO
support tho fusion majority in the Board
Of Estimate was TO send Assemblymen 10
Albany who would be IN sympathy with
them.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-09-23
EMMA JUCH IS DIVORCED
Wife of Francis l.. Wellman Wins
Decree in Paris Court.

New York, Sept. 23.-Information
that causes widespread discussion
was the news from Paris that on July
26 the first chamber of the tribunal
of the Seine rendered a decree grant
ing a divorce to Mrs. Francis Lewis
WeIlman. formerly Emma Juch, the
opera singer. Mrs. Wellman was for
many years a conspicuous figure in
America. The grounds on which the
decree was granted were that Mr..
Wellman had addressed insults by
letter to his wife and had signifed
TO her his intention not to resume
living with her. The costs of the
suit were ordered 10 be paid BY Mr.
Wellman. When returning from
Europe in the summer OF 1898, NT.
Wellman met Miss Juch on q steam
err A romance followed quickly, and
although the engagement was kept
secret for a while, it was admitted
the following spring and the wedding
took place in June. Miss Juch's
last public performance was shortly
before the wedding.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-09-23
Jenes-He Talks Much.

One Walter Clyde Jones = travelling
around over the state OF Illinois insist
ing that all officers are corrupt and
that representative government has
been driven from the state.
The man Jones was the chosen lead
er OF the majority in one branch Of the
legislature in this state at the session
lately adjourned and is still that lead
er in the special session.
Why does he not tell the people
whom he addresses who is responsible
for the departure of representative
government in this state?
Why does not Jones. who admits
that he about the only honest legisla-
tor in Illinois. tell the people that his
political party has been IN power al
most continuously since 1860?
Why does not Jones tell the people
that the democratic party has had a
majority in both branches of the legis-
lature only twice since 1850?
II representative government has
been driven from the state OF Illinois
ii has been done by the party OF which
Jones IS a leading apostle.
Let Jones be honest OF course he
will not come any way near getting the
nomination for governor. but he can
tackle a few truths without too much
strain, and he should do so.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-09-23

and great personal, attractions, not In
figure norvface, but In his Irresistible
faculty Of making men follow him. He
had the greatest personal courage, but
his intellect was not DO high az that
Of the present premier Of United South
Africa. and one Of Kruger's generals
Botha.
The latter II q man Of extraordi.
nary ability. and 10 hooked up By the
Boer party In parliament an the great
est man In that part OF the world. But
for sheer force and courage, I doubt
II there ever was a man who could
surpass Kruger. The story Of Kruger's
encounter with q lion In his youth, In
which he lost q thumb. Is generally
credited. and Is recited In the his
tories Of the Boer war and authentic
biographies Of Dom Paul
This story has It that when Kruger
was lad he was brought into q hand
fight with a large hon. II In said the
beast caught the hand Of Kruger In its
jaws. His courage. however. did not
leave him. He saw there was no way
OF escape without losing part Of his
hand, and 50 the story goes, Kruger
whipped out his knife and deliberately
severed his thumb at the last Joint It
If, Of course, well known that Kruger
was without a thumb On one of his
hands. Had Kruger lived after peace
was declared, his followers say he
never would have returned to South
Africa
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-09-23
But the Trusts Are SIN With us.

Dut tne Irusts are Stau With Us.
President Taft's assertion, in his
Detroit speech, that the rule Of rea-
son" would provide a satisfactory So
luton Of the trust problem would
have carried more conviction had it
not come the day following the an
nouncement of rise in the price Of
sugar.
1T took 20 years to settle the
trust problem Mr.. Taft said, but
the important thing ia that it was
finally settled right. Now that the
supreme court has fixed the defini-
ton Of the antitrust law the big cor
porations will naturally dissolve"
Mr.. Taft blandly explains that the
trusts, as a result of the famous
reasonable decision In the tobacco
and oil trust cases, are in a state of
extinction. OF their own accord, he
says. they will melt away just as soon
as they understand the spirit of the
supreme courts decision.
Thus he vindicates the supreme
court for its decision, which will
cause the trusts TO naturally dis
solve" one day after the sugar trust
calmly announced that il proposed to
take 100000 more out of the
peoples pockets during the next
year. The decision was made several
months ago, plenty of time for the
trusts to have naturally dissolved,
yet it doesn't strike the president as
being in the least curious that the
wicked trusts should go right on rails
ing prices as of yore.
The supreme court wiped the oil
and tobacco trusts out of existence.
Under its dictum they were given six
months in which TO dissolve. and Mr..
Taft assumes that merely because the
court told the trusts to cease their
monopolistic practices, presto. they
would at once proceed TO obey. In
effect, he says to the over taxed mil
lions of this country: Behold. under
this decision only the unreasonable
why protest longer against trusts?
Surely there can be no opposition to
a reasonable trust"
And in the meantime the price OF
OIL and the price OF tobacco and the
price Of all other trust products re-
main as high as ever, while the price
Of sugar. 81 pounds of which is con-
sumed annually by each man, wo-
man and child in the country, has
practically doubled since the supreme
court handed down it's decision which
Mr.. Taft thinks puts an end to the
trust problem.
That he does consider the problem
at an end is indicated by his words
1T Detroit: Il am entirely opposed
to any amendment to the Sherman
law. II is now fsince the reasonable
decision) a valuable government as
set. Tested by 90 years of exper-
fence. why should we imperil it's use
fulness by further amendments?"
The people Of the west probably
will be overjoyed TO learn. as Mr.
Taft proceeds. that the days of the
trusts have passed away.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-09-23

The evening I landed in the little
town in Arizona where 1 proposed to
take mp my residence / was sitting at
supper with my friend Charnley when
the stiffness without was broken by
laugh. To say that it was a laugh is
nothing. 1t was the melodious piping
of bird, the swelling of a note from
an organ. the ripple of water over
rocks-any, every sound that could ex
press meTriment. 1t was feminine,
girlish, and one who heard it would at
once become impressed with the per
feet innocence Of her who laughed.
My host, seeing that l was interested
smiled at me.
''Who il that?" / asked.
"That IS our laughing girl, as we call
her. Her proper name Is Elsie jerks.
Some call her our pain killer, others
our hooking bird. The latter are pes
simists, assuming to detect at times in
her laugh something beneath its GEiirth
expressive or the inevitable doom that
awaits US a}l-sOmethinC derisive. In
deed. at times late at night, when Elsie
has been coming home from dance.
I have heard her break into one Of her
sudden pells Of laughter and have fan
cied after it died away that a moclsing
echo followed it,
at seems TO ms" replied, 1.-The en-
bodiment of OPTIMISM
"Such is the general effect upon us.
When we get the blues if we can
hear Elsie jerks laugh we are lifted
out of our dependency. If an invalid
becomes discouraged Elsie is sent for
Usually another person goes with her
on such occasions - Ben Harbeson.
Ben is Il very droll fellow. He has
a way of saying funny things in
peculiar monotone. Put Elsie and Ben
at the bedside Of one about TO give up
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-09-23
Sept. % in American
History

1779-Paul Jones in the Bonhomme
Richard won a signal victory over
the British.
17SO-Major Andre, British agent in
Benedict Arnold's treason. arrested
near New York.
1S39-Fire destroyed forty-six CONNER
cfal buildings in New York city;
loss 4.OOO, 900.
1s9O-Three-fourths OF Colon, Panama.
destroyed by fire.
1s9S-CoIoneI Richard Malcolm John
son. the southern novelist, died in
Baltimore; born 1923.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-09-23

These fellows in Mexico who don't
know what they want except trouble,
are breaking loose again. The ques-
ton is asked what the United States
is going 10 do If the United States
does the right thing it Will treat the
warning factions like Kilkenny cats.
Tie them together and hang them over
a clothes line and let then: fight it out.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-09-23
-Gettina interviewed
which are simply welcome parasites
on the railroads.
FARMERS GET TOGETHER

1t is significant that the farmers. for
the first time in years. are getting
together" on the high price question.
They know that while their products
command more than they did a few
years ago. there still is a tremendous
gap between what they get and what
the consumer pays. They propose to
find where the trouble lies. and it is
more than certain that their investi-
cations will lead them to the head
quarters of unpublished trust magnates
who control the railroads, the express
companies, and the food monOpOI.es.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-09-23

Isn't II pity that man should not
consider himself safe to go to trial for
crime in this country unless he has at
least fund OF 100000 laid up TO de
fend him? Let US hope that the Nc
Namaras get plenty OF money and get
plenty OF justice.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-09-23
Courage OF Dom Paul.

Paul Kruger. dead, has not the high
place IN the affections Of the Beers
that he occupied when he was the lead
CT OF the Boer forces in the South Atri-
o0n war" said Captain George E. Hub
lard. an ofscer IN the British army.
= -user, undoubtedly, was a wonder
f. -sader-a man OF remarkable force
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-09-23

the fight for life and Ben will say
something ridiculous, followed by q
peal OF laughter from Elsie. the two
together eIectrifying the sick one and
bringing about a reaction"
is there any relationship between
these two merry onesf
Lovers. You wouldn't think it,
would you: Opposites usually amalga-
mate. A morose man often chooses a
cheerful woman, and vice versa. With
these two it's just the reverse. Ben
says that all he was brought into the
world for vas to make Elsie laugh
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-09-23

Now that Champ Clark has defined
for us the difference between a speech
and a lecture, let il be noted that he
speaks six days in the week and lee
lures one. There's some devotion for
you.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-09-23

President Taft at Peoria admitted
being poor politician. saying that his
ambition in life had been TO be chief
justice rather than president of the
United States. An honest confession
IS good for the soul, but that does
not help the country out with Judge
Taft as the chief executive.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-09-23

Several have made inquiry to learn
why il is that II there is an advance in
the price of sugar any time in the year
It is sure 10 come in the home canning
season. That is the time that increas-
ed demand might be expected TO boost
the price. and it is also the time when
the trust can make most money out Of
an advance.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-09-23

Judge Grosscup wants more free
dom, and as he feels pretty sure that
he can make more money in the prac-
tice Of the law be sees no good reason
why he shouldn't quit the bench and
take on freedom garnished with shek
els
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-09-23

Mayor Schriver's broad and compre-
hensive scheme of repaving the main
business street is a commendabIe one
and 1t is sincerely to be hoped he will
succeed in putting il through.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-09-23
Where Memory Fails.

Brown has an excellent memory,
hasn't he?"
Yes: l have never known 1t to go
back on him except under certain cir
cumstances."
when is that?'
"When you loan him money"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-09-23

at have tried everything I could
thing of for an annoying little cold.
but l just can't break it up"
How does II actf''
Its just a frog I'm the throat"
Treasure it, man, treasure II. DONE
try TO get rid of that. Finest thing in
the world to catch a fly If you should
swallow one"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-09-23

American typewriting machines are
favorites in Siam, being used in the
government Offices and the business
houses. Some of the machines are
fitted with Siapese types.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-09-23

A man who had the news thought
lessly broken to him that he was the
father Of a boy, tainted away, and 1t
took several hours TO revive him. What
would he have done if it had been
case Of twins?
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-09-23

Suspicious Cir
eumstances.
"Queerr"
"What isr
"See the man
W 1t h the ed
nose?"
Yes"
HE says It Is
sunburn."
well, what of
IT,"
"He hasn't been
out in the sun for
ten years"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-09-23

The men who rioted for bread IN VI
emma have had martial law thrown at
them in it's place. But their stomachs
are not equipped to digest martial law
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-09-23

be annexed by US, why is Canada so
anxious 20 induce our citizens to come
over there and help them improve
their wilderness?
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-09-23
He Cnmna Alma.

We chirp about the college chap
When first he tries his wings.
But give him just about ten years
And see who's running things
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-09-23
Expensive Ways.

"TIe ought to have been u prosperous
man"
His wife ruined him by her extrava-
Fance."
You don't say"
'Insisted on having enough food 10
the house for them to eat"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-09-23
Wanted a Chanue.

81 suppose you are taking along the
latest tiction.'
mo" said the book reviewer YEARLY.
"Why not?'
"Would a blacksmith shoe horses on
his vacation?"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-09-23

John r. Walsh. the Chicago bank
wreckeT. serving ive-year term
in the federal penitentiary at LeaV-
enworth, Kan, is tc be granted a
parole Walsh has served one
third OF his sentence and thus be
came, on the first day OF Septem-
Der, eligible for parole provided his
conduct in the prison had been
such as TO meet with the approval
OF the warden.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-09-23

'Say, Miggs."
Hey
"YOur wife's out lookin' for trouble"
"Then l am sorry for trouble"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-09-23

The people too. would perhaps, pre-
fer to remember him as Judge Taft
rather than President Taft
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-09-23

Advice is an article that is moro
blessed to give than to receive.
Watch a liar closely. There is no
knowing at what moment he may be
seized with a wild desire 10 tell the
truth.
The coat Of tan a girl gets playing
tennis is much more satisfactory to
her than the one she acquires hanging
up clothes in the back yard.
1t takes lot Of grace TO make one
feel truly sorry when a man you dis
like gets what you think he ought to
have.
One OF the nice things about borrow
ing your neighbours baby is that when
he cries you can send him home.
1t is fitting that a man should have
a big nest of brains in his hat II II Is
accompanied with ultra long hair.
A fortune awaits the man who will
invent a screen door that will gently
take a $50 pound man by the back Of
the neck, set him out OF the way and
close itself.
There's many a slip betwixt the cup
and the lip. but II doesn't seem that
way when political convention is In
town.
The village gossip always runs tell
it-to-me bureau.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-09-23
Didn't Haun TO Be.

"Are you on terms OF social equality
with your tailor?'
mo, | always pay cash"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-09-23
Disappointed.

In the waiting line at the pearly gate
stood a man In the motley throng.
He had once been great. but was now
the late"
And # CALLED him much that he had TO
wait
In the cold outside 50 long.
SO he balanced there on a cumuIous cloud,
And he dangied his legs fotiorn
As he viewed the mass that was daft 10
pass
And beheid SO many that he. alag.
When down below had shorn.
But the line grew thin. and he moved
apacs
And before 81. Peter stood
To present his case and secure place
And "A cushion soft near the seat OF grace
Reserved for the truly good.
Said the late" II guess that I'm all
o. X.
For the church var my delight.
r. M modest way I can truly say
That the pastor counted me splendid pay
And spoke OF my haio bright"
"But you held grip" returned severe
st Peter With "A fr,wu.
ION tho peoples food. and you made II
dear.
we can't take chances on you up here.
For the bricks arc not nailed down"
Don't waste your money buying
plasters when you can get a bottle OF
CEamberlain's Huiusut for % cents. a
piece Of flannel dampened with this
liniment is superior 70 any plaster for
lame back, pains IN the side and
chest. and much cheaper. Sold by ali
druggists.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-09-23
WHERE THE DIFFERENCE
COMES Between THE
FARM AND THE CITY
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which must be exacted IN order to pay
dividends on watered stock. The ex-
press companies get theirs by reason
of the fact that one supine republican
administration after another has re-
fused 10 wipe them out Of existence,
and the food trusts get theirs by main
tanning unnecessary storage houses,
through which they manipulate the
supply and create artificial short
ages"
THE MoNOPOLIEs GET IN.
Nearly all the perishable food sup
plies which go TO the cities are han
died by express companies. or by the
equally monopolistic refrigerator lines
Of the food trusts, both being owned
by the railroads. Thus the consumer
must pay twice for haulage. AS soon
as these products reach the cities they
put them IN cold storage and keep
them there until shortage" 10 crea-
ted. Then UP go prices.
IF all the eggs stored in New York
we're placed on the market tomorrow, :"
said one OF the Pennsyivania grsng.
ers. "the price Of eggs would fall two
thirds
What Is the remedy?
Democratic members Of congress BE-
lieve that one remedy lies IN strength
ening the interstate commerce law. TO
enable the government TO reach, and
jail, some OF the owners Of the Grim
inal food trusts. They believe that
another remedy Hes IN the abolition
OF the useless express companies,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-09-23
THE ARGUS.

Published Daily and weekly at 1924
second avenue, Rock Island. III IEn-
tered at the postofnce as second-cIass
matter.l
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-09-23
HuD1or af1o
Philosophy
~ DUNCAN ~. .yrssra
PERT PARAGRAPHS.

TT seems rather fitting that a man
who is down and out should be
taken up and run in occasionally.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-09-23

Advice is an article that is moro
blessed to give than to receive.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-09-23

Improve the streets. Improve them
all.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-09-23

Prince Arthur OF Connaught,
nephew of King George, has been
paying marked attentions to Lady
Marjorie Manners, and an an
nouncement OF their betrothal
would not surprise England. The
prince has denied his reported en-
gagement to Grand Duchess Irene.
niece of the car.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-09-23

TERMs-DaiIy. 10 cents per week.
Weekly. 81 per year in advance.
All Communications Of argunentatfve
character. political or religious. must
have real name attached for pubica-
ton No such articles will be printed
over fictitious signatures
Telephones IN all departments: Central
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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-09-23

BY THE J. W.; POTTER CO.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-09-23

One OF the nice things about borrow
ing your neighbours baby is that when
he cries you can send him home.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-09-23

1t takes a lot OF grace 10 make one
feel truly sorry when man you dis
like gets what you think he ought to
have.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-09-23

1t is fitting that a man should have
a big nest of brains in his hat II II Is
accompanied with ultra long hair.