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Rock Island Argus., 1911-01-11
ALSCHULER WILL QUIT
House Minority Leader VIII Retire
from Politics After This Session.

from Politics After This Session.
Aurora. Ill, Jan. 11@George w.
Alschuler, representative in the I'LL
nois legislature from the Fourteenth
district and minority leader OF the
house. yesterday announced that he
would not be a candidate for reelec-
ton. He will retire from state pol
itics after the adjournment OF the
present general assembly. Alschuler
predicts democratic majority In the
next house.
Rock Island Argus., 1911-01-11
FIFTY KILLED BY QUAKE
Communication After Shock of Jan.
4 RestOred-DamaRe Not Great.

ST. Petersburg, Jan. 11.-Com-
municatlon with Przhevalsk. Russian
Turkestan. interrupted by an earth
quake Jan. 4, was reestablisbed to-
day. The town was not greatly dam
aged but west Of Przhevalsk so per
sons were killed.
Rock Island Argus., 1911-01-11
Gotch WEEDS Today.

Des Moines. Jan. 11.-Frank Gotch,
champion wrestler OF the world, viii
be married this afternoon TO Miss
Glad-s Oestrioh. OF Humbolt Iowa
Rock Island Argus., 1911-01-11

man who had not the right to it that
l had
SCHLEY WRITES TO DIR. COOK.
New York, Jan. 11.-Dr. Frederick
A. Cook has received a letter from
Rear Admiral w. S. Schley, L. s. ",
president of the Arctic club, under
whose auspices DIR. Cook made his ex-
pedition TO the north pole. The rear
admiral says he believes both Cook
and Peary nearly reached the pole and
that both are entitled to the honor of
the achievement. Schley says he was
forced to this conclusion by the sim
ilarity of the reports concerning the
discovery. He thinks neither actually
reached the top of the earth. but that
both got as near the goal as was pos
sible.
PEARY CROSS EXAMINED.
Washington, Jan. IL. - Captain,
Peary, Arctic explorer, was subjected
to a searching cross-examination at
the hands of Representative Macon. Of
Arkansas today. before the house COM
mittee on naval affairs.
Rock Island Argus., 1911-01-11
fine BUILDING
IS DESTROYED
Cincinnati Chamber of Com
merce Home Burns With
Loss of Million.
WAS PRIDE OF THE CITY
Six Men Missing and Are Believed to
Have Perished-Many Injured,
But None Seriously.
WAS PRIDE OF THE CITY

Cincinnati, Jan. 11.-Six mer
known to have been in the Cham
Der OF Commerce building when II
caught fire last night were unac-
counted for early today, and fears
are entertained they have perished
in the flames which destroyed the
structure and caused the loss of a
million dollars. A score Of persons.
including a dozen f1remen, were in
jured during the fire, but their in
juries are not Of fatal nature.
Rock Island Argus., 1911-01-11
LIST OF MISSING.

The missing men are Brent Mar
shall, confidential clerk of the grain
brokerage firm of Early & Daniels;
Rock Island Argus., 1911-01-11
sCHLEY WRITES TO DIR. COoT

man who had not the right to it that
7 -
Rock Island Argus., 1911-01-11
FOR THIS COUNTY.

Lsudee introduced a bill amend
ing the court act so as TO give Roc
Island county court an increase
number OF probate and county cour
terms; also prohibiting sale or othe
disposition Of imitation leather II
footwear unless properly labeled
penalty for violation not less thar
$50 nor more than S2o0 for eacl
offense.
The National tribune., 1911-04-13
Answers His Assailants.

Editor National Tribune: Some time
ago you published an extract of a-let-
ter on the pensioning of widows which
has been misconstrued by some.
have been a notary public for 35 years,
and have gotten pensions for num-
ber of veterans widows. and no PEN
sioner Scan be found of my acquaint-
ances but will say they have been kind
ly and honestly. treated by me. / have
received scores of letters from widows
over the land since your publication
of my letter, none, however, using vio-
lent or insulting language. Two corre-
spondents seem to be under the i'm
preston that / am a candidate for
matrimony, but for their information
children, the companion of my youth,
1866, is still in the living business. and
is more to me than all the world be-
side. / have greats sympathy for all
deserving widows, and am ready to as
sist any and all who deserve, but for
the young woman who smarries an old
veteran for his income have no SYM
pathy or respect ie
In your issue of Jan. 19 a woman
who uses language that i think no
well-bred- person would use says that
but for affinity / might get a wife in
the dark continent
/ would hesitate now to apply there
since her letter, as 1 might run in con-
tact with her relations. in view of her
Insulting, unladylike language.-Isaac
NJ. Lock, Sergeant, Co. F, ] 9Th w. Va,
Thornton, w. We.
The National tribune., 1911-04-13
Pensioners and Tariff Barons.
.lRpadiYR fDa Tolanror,

Some newspapers have denounced the
House of Representatives for passing
the new general peHsion bill which will
add an estimated s4b.o00.000 to our al.
ready swollenplpension bill. 1t was 9
terrible thing, theyt said, to take S45,-
100000 out ofrthe Treasury and give II
away in pensions, especially right after
President Taft and Assistant President
Norton had lsucceeded by Herculear
efforts in cutting dewn the estimated
expenses tof the Government by some
thing like S3o00.ee0. What shall II
profit an administration to save three
millions Congress- at the same. time
forces Il to spend an extra forty-five
millions?
AS for the forty million dollars
nearly all of it will go toward increas-
ing monthly pensions of old soldiers
from $12 to SIS. Many other things
in our Government are SO much, worse
that we strain at gnat when we Shrek
at raising an old soldiers pension SO
and swallow camel when we allow
the tariff barons to escape with millions
and millions of loot. .
BY grant Of the taxing power to be
used for private. purposes the people of
the United States gave Andrew Carnegie
something like aNhalf-billion. dollars, the
interest on his steel corporation bonds,
being the annual pension we pay the
Laird of Skibo for his patriotic services
in laying the foundations for the
steel monopoly. Mr.. Carnegie was good
enough to admit to the Ways and Means
Committee that he had got his by the
tariff, and, having got his. that Ire could
no longer see any particular need for
protection for steel! .5ss BE-.
The annual pension bill has been
staying around hundred and fifty
millions of dollars for a long time. 1t
is an enormous amount. But the, larg-
est slice of 1t that goes to any rOne
man is s72 a month for total disability.
Since the Dingley bill was passed in
1897 we have pensioned the steel
owners until we have poured more of
our money into Pittsburg alone for the
making of mushroom millionaires than
has been distributed through the, per-
sion Office in ali its history. To. say
nothing of the several Thousand tariff :.
made woollen, cotton, rubber, sugar and
other millionaires. -~re..st --l..F-
The National tribune., 1911-04-13
ADDRESSES WANTED.

Mrs. Thomas G. Lytle. Soldiers Home
| Lafayette, Ind, wants to correspond with
members of Co. C, 13sth Ind, In order u
| help obtain her pension.
address of Josiah McCann, Co. E, Goth Ill.
| II living, or any information In regard to
| him. He was last heard from about 1872
| near st. Louis.
of l. A. Coner, Co. d, 18th Ky, who wrote
a description of the Chlckamauga battle.
| which appeared in The National Tribune re-
Gently.
John Curren, Lampasas. Tex. wants to
hear from John Turner. Comrade Maxwell,
or anyone else who enlisted and served with
him In the 18th Nd.
VIM. II. Vaa Stcamburg, Galeton. Pa,
wants the address Of Napoleon b. White, Co.
l.. 22d y. Y. Cav. and Serg't Swan. and
J. II. Bishop, Skate. KY, wants to hear
from members of his regiment, the 10th Ky.
S. l.. Noland, Alma, Neb., wants the ad-
dress of Lre Noland. Co. X. J6th Ohio;
last heard from IN Denver. Colo.
Mrs Melissa A. Sanders, 1927 Bell St, st.
Joseph. Mich, wants to hear from any COM
rade who knew her husband. Arden Sanders,
who was a member of Co. f, 5Oth III.
William Grubb, Greenleaf, Kan, wants to
hear from his comrades of the 9th W. Va,
or the 1st w. Va.
Sam Kifer. New Bethlehem. Pa. wants to
hear from Thomas B. Palmer Goth Me-, or
some other member of the regiment.
Henry. f.. Thomas, Box 12, Dillonvale
rndes of Co. F. 4lst N Y. who served be-
tween October. 1853 to 1885
!. ID. Copin, Kopp, Va, wants the ad
dresses Of Serg't f.. Siners and Corp1 F.
Tyler. or of any member Of Battery F; Sd
1891.
J. Wesley Isle. Edmong, Okla, says that
II VIM. NJ Ware, of Steuben County, N. Y,
The National tribune., 1911-04-13
In a Garden at St. Cloud.

To The National Tribune: / did not
get to see Editor McElroy when he was
in our city, and ! want to tell him wha!
] have been doing with a garden on my
Massachusetts Avenue lot, between Sth
and 9th streets. I think / have made
q pretty good showing as will be seer
a pretty good showing, as will be seen
I have 2 five-year old orange trees
10 One-year old orange trees, G peach
trees, 10 banana plants, pear trees
2 two-year old grapefruit trees, nam.
blackberry bushes, 2 Loganberry
bushes. dewberry bushes, IL pineap-
pie plants. and 900 strawberry plants
All are growing and doing well. go
We have had Strawberries and Lo-
ganberries to eat. We also have 200
cabbage plants out and over 100 to-
matoes, IL pumpkin vines, IL Summer
squashes, and over LOO watermelons
and muskmelon vines growing.
Our pea vines are S y, feet high and
we nave been having radishes. turnips,
lettuce, etc, for a long time We are
now having new potatoes, besides peas,
beans, cucumbers, summer squashes.
etc, in plentiful supply, and have solo
garden truck to the value OF $3.50.
and have more stuff to sell. We exDect
TO have corn soon, and our watermel-
ons and muskmelons will be ready I'm
the next two weeks. Our tomatoes,
too, are getting ripe.
What we are doing, anyone who
will give attention to their garden work
can also do.
Be sure to come and see us the next
time you visit st. Cloud.-Yours truly,
Z. ID. Tyler. st. Cloud. Fla, April 5,
1911.
The National tribune., 1911-04-13
The Jackdaws of the Senate.
CFrom the Wheeling Register.

The defeat of the Sulloway pension
bill in the Senate was not in line with
the generous treatment that civil war
veterans have received in the past. The
objection in the main appeared to be
the so. 900 increase in the pension
appropriations for the current two
years.
If the Register is not mistaken it
was Representatie Tawney, Chairman
Of the Was and Means Committee.
who declared that the cost and main
tenance OF two Of the dreadnaught
class Of battleships, now building,
would cover the increased amount of
the pension appropriation required by
the Sulioway bill. the purpose of which
being to moro liberally provide for the
rapidly dying off Of cicil war veterans.
If Congress is bent ON an expenditure
OF from eleven to twelve hundred mil
lions annually, would il not be CRATE
full as well as q sensible act to divert
g few millions annually from the Navy
and Army bills for several years to the
pension appropriation in order that the
civil war veterans, most of whom are
past earning . dollar, might have
enough simply TO live? Surely $40 to
$35 per month would not enable an old
soldier TO dissipatc much or spend his
nights at theaters. or indulge in fire.
quent expensive dinners or railroad or
steamboat trips or other extravagant
and scandalnus carousals.
A little figuring is essential to con-
firm the lightness of the burden upon
Uncle Sans shoulders by the passage
of this bill. 1t will also serve to show
what trick tumblers there can be un-
der the cloak of statesmanship. Last
year the deaths of civil war pensioners
aggregated $4,000. 100 per day Ger
tainIy each succeeding year must large
~ increase the ratio. This year may
swell the last roll call to 1000, per-
haps more. Next year it may touch
As, 900, and so on until there is not a
single soul to tell the tale of his life
and-death struggle in defense of the
Union. According to life insurance
mortality tables, a man at 20 years of
age, which Is about the average of the
civil war veteran on the pension roll
has about eight years and a fraction
before the final tattoo sounds Figur-
ing the average service pension at, saw
SIG per month and the death rate at
10000 for the current year. there
would be at the end of 1911 a drop in
round numbers of sS,000,000 in the
amount of the pension appropriation
In 1913 the drop would be $4,000, 600,
the year following at least $4,000, 900.
and so on until eight or nine years
from now there would be few, IL any,
civil war pensioners above ground to
disturb the economic conscience Of the
jackdaws of the Senate.
The National tribune., 1911-04-13
Only a Few Years More.
(From the Chicago Journal.

One Of the saddest conditions in con-
nection with the history Of our Republic
is the fact that only a few years remain
In which our Government and people
can have the opportunity and the privi-
lege of showing so much regard and
honor to the veterans of the civil war
as may be manifested in the shape of
something like adequate pensions.
The years. the very days of these
remnants Of the armies of 81 to '65 are
numbered. The time when the Nation
can furnish material evidence of appre-
citation of the valor and sacrifices of the
sayiors of the Nations life VIII come to
an end very soon.
While Congress may have failed to
show due appreciation for these con-
ditions, there can not fail to be an
arousing of popular sentiment that shall
be irrestible in causing the lawmakers
of the country to see and do their duty
towards the survivors of those who
made the very existence Of q Congress
possible.
The National tribune., 1911-04-13
Against Senator Lodge.

Editor National Tribune: Herein find
copy of the following resolution that
was passed by our Post at the regular
meeting:
Whereas it has become a matter OF
record In the Senate of the United
States that one Henry Cabot Lodge, a
Senator from the State of Massachu-
setts, by his filibustering tactics did de-
feat the Sulloway pension bill; there
fore, be it
Resolved by Osceola Post, 173, G. A
r., Department of Iowa, That weS do
sincerely regret and condemn the ac-
ton of said Senator Lodge in tieprivine
the men (who made it possible to have
a seat in the United States SenateJ of
so small pittance in their declining
years Knowing the needs of the old
comrades, we therefore sincerely hope
that the 6Ist session of Congress will
take up the Sulloway bill and pass the
same. III. A. Wirick, Commander; NJ.
ID. Hale, Adjutant, Osceola. Iowa
The National tribune., 1911-04-13
A COWARDLY ACT.
The Defeat Of the -SulloWay Bill by
SubterfuCc and Trickery. =.'ts

Editor National Tribune: For severa
days / have been intending TO write 6
few lines regarding the cowardly man.
ner in which the Sulloway pension bill
SO fair, just and correct, was defeated
AS Republican and a veteran, one
Of the humiliating phases of the meth
cd used in the defeat of that great
measure is the pitiful, unfair, unpa-
triotic and cowardly manner in which
Senator Henry Cabot Lodge brought
about the defeat of this bill.
If Senator Lodge, who disobeyed the
request of the Legislature of. Massachu-
sets, as well as the overwhelming mass
of the people of that. State, in his ,op-
position to the Sulloway bill, had the
belief that the bill should not become
law, instead of his pitiful, filibuster-
ing method of wishing the bill read in
detail (Which meant its death in that
session, on account of there only being
few minutes left), he had stood up
and said he opposed the measure and
wanted to see it defeated, how much
better he would have stood to-day, not
only in Massachusetts, but thruout the
Nation.
During his contest in his own State
at which time Gov. Foss was trying to
defeat Senator Lodge for reelection,
my sympathies and good wishes were
all with Senator Lodge, hoping he
"ouiu ne reelected, out results nave
proved that Gov. Fosss Judgment was
correct.
Furthermore, the other humiliating
feature of the defeat of the Sulloway
Dill Is the statement that was sent
broadcast all over the United States for
several weeks that President Taft would
veto the bill in case it came up for
action, and if there would be an unkind
act it would have been if the President
had done so. to say the least in every
respect.
/ may be mistaken, but many parties
nave the impression that Senator Lodge
and others who are opposing the bill
knew that the President wished to see
the measure defeated, and the method
used was the one planned for its de-,
feat.
President Taft and Senator Lodge
VIII never succeed in satisfying the vet
Grams who are left as to their action in
this matter, and the day of adjustment
VIII come along in the near future.
Altho l served three and one-half
years-from Shiloh to the end-and am
entitled to pension, l have not yet
for one, but am going to do so
as 1t Is fairly mine, and I have consid-
cred the pension list the greatest roll
of honor in this Nation Respectfully
Iowa Veteran, Dubuque, Iowa.
The National tribune., 1911-04-13
win send his postoftlce address be win SEN.

will send his pcstofice address he will send
the song he asks for.
Mrs v. f. Berkshire. North Vernon, Ind,
wants the address of Lieut. VIM. Coffin, 5th
Ind. Cav.
T. II. Birnley. Sr.. Mercer. Pa. wants the
addresses of Myers Reed and Wesley Smith.
When last heard from the former was In
Little Rock, Ark, and the Inter in Iowa.
John G. Gray. IL Whitwen St. Quincy.
Mass, wants he address of Charles r.
Muttson. 11sth Pa.
Mrs. Ida JobnSan Chronicle, yincennes,
Iowa. wants the address of Joseph VI. john
son. who served in the 9th Iowa during the
war
Ed s. Rexroat, Morganville, Kan, wants
the address of any Of the survivors Of the
9Th Ky. Cav.
The National tribune., 1911-04-13
BIRTHDAYS.

Comrade Addison S. Bean and his wife eel
ebrated their birthdays, which 0rcur on IN,
same day APRIL Id 1s .n at their home in
comrades. Comraie Bean served in the Isl
U. s. 65th \. Y, and 4th u. s.
Comrade A. Wallace. Co. a. 9th III. Cav,
birthday April "a, and would like cards from
the comrades. especially those from Rock
Island County, ILL.,
Conrade John III. Botz Co. G, Is6th Pa.
9IG Willow St. Lsianon, Pa, celebrated his
10th birthday March r. and wants a post
card shower from the comrades.
Comrade Henry Shay. Berwyn, ILL.,, ceIe-
brnted his 67th birthday March IL, and wants
10 hear from the comrades. He served in
Co. G. 18th III. Cav.
Comrade John Il. Queen, r.. n. 2. Box 81,
Wellsville, o., celebrated his SD birthday
April 9. aud his wife celebrated her S1st
birthday March II. They will celebrate their
Goth wedding anniversary Aug. 10. Cards
from tfr comrades viii be acceptable.
Conrade Charles VI. Barnes. Batavia. H..
celebrated his 10Th birthday April IS. which
Is also the 56th anniversary Of his first enlist
ment. He served in the 10Th Ill. Cav. and
wants to receive cards from the comrades.
Comradr John II. Iarbnugh, ithaca. Mich.
will celebrate his I4th birthday April 80. and
would like a postal shower from the COM
rades. ',omrade Zarbaugh served In Co. G..
2ist Ohio.
Mrs. Joseph w Small, Exeter. y. H.. is
the widow of veteran, and celebrated her
68th birthday March 30. Fer husband served
In Co. G. 10th Me-. and she would be pleased
to receive cards from any of his comrades.
Benjamin Triton, 18th Ky. Cav. Hanly,
KY; celebrated his 9th birthday March 30,
and would appreciate shower OF cards,
especially from his comrades.
c. ]. Pinkney, S4th Ohio. ais Pepper Ave,
Collnwood, %, celebrated his 10th birthday
April r. and would be pleased to receive
cards from the comrades, especially those Of
his regiment.
John N. Snodgrass, 18th Ind. Cav. Blue
Rapids, Kan, celebrated his roth birthday
April 16, and would like post card shower
from his comrades
John Roberts. 201st Pa. Mt. Union. Pa.
celebrated his 10Th birthday March I. and
would like to receive cards from all veterans,
especially those who are 10 years old.
Jonah Fl. Carpenter. 9th Mich. Pittsford,
Mich. celebrated his 95th birthday Feb. IA,
and was remembered by his friends and COM
rades with a post card shower and many
letters.
The National tribune., 1911-04-13
Home From the South.
tFrom the Williamsport (Pa.) News.
April 8, 1910

Mr.. and Mrs. ]. Miles Yost, of this
city, are home after having spent a
large part of the Winter in Florida
Mrs. Yost was on a health trip, and re.
turns much improved. One of the
places where most of their visit was
spent was st. Cloud, Fla, which orig
inally was started as an old soldiers
colony, but which is rapidly making q
modern town.
In the year and a half that the towr
has existed over 700 houses have beer
built. Schools and churches are being
established, there is a good newspaper
there is a National bank, and shortl,
the town will have a second bank. The
Seminole Land and Investment Com
pany has been active in the towns de-
velopment, having given lots as a site
for a fine school building. also for sew
eral churches. as well as having donat-
ed site for a town park.
The growing of grapefruit is being
carried on extensively in this section
The News force enjoyed specimens of
this fine fruit brought home by Mrs
Yoet. The fruit is much larger than
that usually shipped here for sale in
fruit stores.
The National tribune., 1911-04-13

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Send name and address to-day-You can have
1t free and be strong and vigorous.
1 have in my possession prescription for
nervous decline. lack of vigor, weakened man
hood, falling memory and lame pacK etc
that has cured so many and nervous
men right in their own homes-wlthout apy
additional help medicne-that / think
every man who wishes to regain his manly
power and vitality. quickly and quietly should
have 4 copy. So have determined to send
copy of the prescription free of charge in
a plain. ordinary sealed envelope. to any man
who will write me for it.
This prescription comes from a physician
who has made a special study of men and I
am convinced IL is the surest-acting combi-
nation for the cure of deficient manhood and
vigor failure ever put together
think owe II TO my fellow-men TO send
them copy in confidence, that any man
anywhere who is weak and discouraged with
repeated failure may stop drugging himself
with harmful patent medicines, secure wfat
oeleve Is the understanding restorative,
upbuiiding, SPOT-TOUcHING remedy ever de-
Vised. and 80 cure himself at home quietly
and quickly. Just drop me a line like this:
Dr. A. E. Robinson, 4354 Luck Building. De-
troit. Mich. and viii SEND you copy OF this
splendid recipe in plain. ordinary envelope;
Tree of charge. A great many doctors wouid
charge $500 to $500 for merely writing out 2
prescription like this-but send 1t entireiI
free.
The National tribune., 1911-04-13
A Tennessee View.
Iawrenceville (Tenn.l Union.

tLaWrenceville (Tenn.) Union.)
We note there is5 quite a. lot of un-
favorable comment on the new pension
bill, which has Just passed the lower
House of Congress. We admit, should
this bill become a law, and the chances
are that it will, the increase in the
pension appropriation will be about
$40, 100000. Have these critics ever
considered, that with the passage of this
measure, others will follow that will
abolish 16 pension agencies perma-
nently retire three-fourths of the pen
sion examiners and dismantle much ex-
pensive and useless political machinery
framed up to nrovide for lame ducks
and to pay political debts, which, when
done, will almost cover. the increased
cost incurred by this bill? If not, they
should put their-thinkers to work, and
stop dishing out such slush as they
have lately. The Union favors liberal
pensions not only for the Union soldier,
but for those who wore the gray as
we'll We, are proud of the tax we pay
to make life more easy for these now
reunited veterans, and God will bless
the Nation and the State that by lib
eral pension laws brings comfort to
their, firesides in their declining years.