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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-02-16

James J. Hill the empire builder OF
the northwest is for the Canadian reel
procity pact. This would not seem to
indicate that the proposition threat
ems so much disaster to American in
dustriaI and commercial interests.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-02-16
Quick Action.

Quick Action.
"T would like 10 get job"
"Can you drive horsesp
Eyes"
you're hired"
THAT is, never drove them, but .
looks easy"
you're fred"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-02-16

Though a Chicago man has paid
$4,000 for a young bull calf frugal
persons will hesitate to purchase their
porterhoUse steaks on the hoof
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-02-16
Inst Cnmmnn Enlka.

Just Common Folks.
When Adam delved and Eve span
Who was then the gentleman
When Adam delved and Eve span
There wasn't any gentleman,
And l am sure I'm woodlands shady
That Eve was not a perfect lady.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-02-16

The Panama canal will be ready for
use in 1913. VIII a republican or
democratic president boss the open
ing?
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-02-16

fective. The state should in every in
stance enact a statute to conform 70
the federal standard
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-02-16

Uncle Joe Cannon gently hints that
Taft is a democrat. And Taft is under
stood TO believe Cannon is a dead
duck
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-02-16
WHY DOES FEDERAL
JUDGE NEED MORE SAL
AIRY THAN STATE JUDGE?

Continued from Page One.)
judiciary that were so eIoquently re-
ferred to by the gentleman from Min
nesota (Mr. Tawney) as being a rea-
son why he favored this increase. He
would increase the salaries of those
federal judges, because, forsooth,
they must educate their children
along a scale of costliness suitable
and in keeping with their dignity
and station The district judges in
my state hold their positions for
SO, 900 A year, and must be elected
every four years.
REASON FOR DIFFERENCE.
THE reason why the state sala-
ries are held down is simple and
plain. The taxes We pay for the lar
ger salaries of federal officialdom are
not from direct taxation, as are the
salaries of the state officials, but
come indirectly; and because the
people do not feel the weight of the
tax or feel the fingers of the tax
gatherer as they go down into our
pockets we are asserting to higher
salaries from time to time whenever
the demand IS made upon US with
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-02-16
HuInor and
Philosophy
- g
~ DUNCAN ~. .SMITH
PERT PARAGRAPHS.


A MANS idea Of a good manager IL
a woman who can set as good a
table on SO a week as her neighbors
can on $25.
A Crouch is a man who wants the
thing for dinner today that his wife
had planned for next week.
Don't sing the song OF prosperity so
Justify that the boss will think you
will stand a cut I'm salary.
A woman's idea Of a good manager
is a woman who can make her huH-
band think she is doing him a favor
when she takes charge OF his entire
salary.
Some women look as II they have
spent all their energy trying 10 pacify
the weekly installment collector.
Some people are no good. some are
ornamental. and a lot OF nondescripts
are merely useful.
Money smells much the same when
II is burning. no matter whether burn.
ed by a millionaire or by some one In
his employ.
Not every young man knows the diff
ference between n chatting dish artist
and the operator OF a first class kitch-
en- range.
The meanest man is often IN evil
dence. but the meanest woman is OF.
ten too shrewd 10 be caught with the
goods.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-02-16

Now it develops that the Danville
grand jury quiz may inyolve congress
man Cannon's election. Is 1t possible?
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-02-16
THE ARGUS.

Published Daily and Weekly at [e24
Second avenue. Rock Island. Ill I'm
tered ct the postofnce as second-class
matter.I
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-02-16

A MANS idea OF a good manager IL
a woman who can set as good a
table on SO a week as her neighbors
can on $25.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-02-16
Bright Thought.

Madam"
Eyes, Mary. What is itr'
"There's a hungry man at the door,"
"a hungry manP'
"Yes."
"Then for goodness sake tell him q
go and get his dinnerr'
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-02-16

A crouch ia a man who wants the
thing for dinner today that his wife
had planned for next week.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-02-16

Don't sing the song OF prosperity so
Justify that the boss will think you
will stand a cut I'm salary.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-02-16
Not BanISabIs.

"Going TO make your scheme work ?
"well, 1 have the backing of a mil
lionaire.'
"What is he backing you within
advice so far"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-02-16

BY the J. w. POTTER CO.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-02-16

Some women look as II they have
spent all their energy trying 10 pacify
the weekly installment collector.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-02-16

TERMS.-DeiIy. 10 cents per week.
Weekly. 81 per year in advance
All communications OF argumentative
character. political or religious. must
have real name attached for publica-
ton. No such articles will be printed
over fictitious signatures.
Correspondence solicited from every
township in Rock Island county.
E95515az
GTEAoEsl Iss2f cogMeJL5 20
LsT c7TN
Thursday, February 1e, 1911.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-02-16

(Contiaued on Page Eighty
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-02-16

Continued from Page One)
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-02-16

Some people are no good. some are
ornamental. and a lot OF nondescripts
are merely useful.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-02-16

Thursday, February IS, 1911.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-02-16

Money smells much the same when
II is burning. no matter whether burn.
ed by a millionaire or by some one in
his employ.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1911-09-07
THE CRUELTY OF THE CROWD.

Is the average modern crowd any kinder than
the crowds that used to pass the death sentence
on beaten gladitors by sweep Of the hand or
a twist of the thumb in the old Roman arena?
A characteristic story Of the brutality of the
modern crowd comes from "A town in Kansas
An aviator forced by the taunts and ieers
of the crowds at the Norton County fair 10 ~
flight in a defective aeroplane in the face Of
weather conditions that made the attempt certain
death. The killed in the sight of his
wife and two children.
The unfortunate man had made an ascent on
the previous day, and had fallen from a con
siderable height getting bad bruises and having
his aeroplane damaged II was announced that
he would be unable to make second attempt
because of this The announcement included all
the reasons for his refusal to make the attempt
but the crowd began to boot and jeer, insisting
that the aviator should court death as thought
lessly as the mobs turned down their thumbs to
order the death stroke for fallen gladiator
1t has been pretty well established that the
crowds at aviation meets not drawn to
them by healthy interest in the mechanical
devices which are conquering the air. They go
to them to human being balancing on the
border lines of death. They used to get the
same thrills out OF trapeZe acts in circuses but
the sophisticated modern crowds have come to
believe that there is no danger of fatal acct
dent at a circus.
The blood-hunger of a mob at an aviation
meet broke all bonds at Denver not so long
ago Hundreds of people rushed to where an
aviator lay under his broken aeroplane and
fought for relies of the tragedy One of the
members of this mob snatched a splinter from
the mangled corpse of the aviator, and held it
aloft in his glee at having secured so highly
desirable a trophy
The people at that Kansas county fair who
jeered that unfortunate aviator into throwing
away his life to furnish them with few mo-
ments of excitement are implicated in muir
der The only difference between that crowd
and the mob at Roman arena passing the death
sentence on wounded gladiator is in favor of
the Roman mob It was more frank The mod
em mob is only more hypocritcal instead of
being more consderate, than the mobs of cen
turtles ago The cruelty of the crowd is still as
fierce and unreasonable as it was then-San
Francisco Post
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1911-09-07
CALIFORNIA OIL INDUSTRY.

According to recently published estimates
which may be considered as approximately cor
rect, the annual output Of the California oil fields
is 800OO000 barrels. An increase from 30 cents
the present ruling price for oil at the wells to
so cents would, it is believed, bring about an
increase in production Of twenty million barrels,
making an annual production of at least one
hundred million barrels. The investment i'll the
oil industry of this state is placed at 2O00OO000,
with possible value Of more than three times as
much. Perhaps the most interesting fact in con-
nection with this industry is. however the rapid
increase in the realization of its refining posi-
bities. Within two years it is estimated at
least one third of the output will be handled by
refners, in contrast to the past when nearly all
the oil was employed for fuel purposes
Standard Oil will shortly have two great re-
fnerea in operation, while the Union is also
building large plant and still another plant is
under construction at Oilport. An idea Of the
magnitude of these plants may be gained by the
fact that the present capacity of the Standard
refinery at Point Richmond is between 10000
and 100000 barrels annually
Within the past few days has come the an
nouncemcnt that the Lost Hills field is produc-
ing high grade refining oil several wells hav-
ing recently been brought in of high grade
character, The importance of this development
may be realized from the fact that the demand
Tor refined products has increased so rapidly
NithH recent months Ihal the standard has
been importing from other fields
Along this line it is stated that the demand
for refined products has steadily increased
throughout the Western and Pacific coast states
the increase during the past year being placed
as high as % per cent. The heaviest increases
has come in the demand for gasoline and engine
distate though the demand for kerosene is
also increasing.
The demand for gasoline has come through
the greater number Of motor ears in service
that OF dstillate. it is stated. through it's use in
irrigation pumping outfits. and that of kero-
Sene through its increased use in the domestic
trade, suppIanting coal
The export trade is also increasing and with
al it is evident that the oil industry of Califor
MIA is advancing rapidly
incidentally it is interesting to note that
the use Of oil as fuel by the big railroad
system is having its effect on the coal trade.
IN that the roads are no longer demanding such
large quantities of coal for engine use
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1911-09-07
NEW YORK CURB.
Pc r S O NAL S
Comings and Goings of Our Local
People and Others

Percy Nash of Manhattan is in
town.
Warren G. Noteware of Berkeley,
Cal, arrived this morning from the
Bay city. Mr.. Noteware is an old
Nevadan, having spent his boyhood
days in Carson, and of late. years
has been a prosperous farmer of
Lovelock..
/. D. Gregg, f. H. Wilson, Dick
Bingham and Frank Farris are in
town from Round Mountain.
John A. Moore and son, w. H.
Moore of Smoky valley, are in town
on business.
Cashier R. T. Harris and wife ar.
rived on this mornings train from
San Francisco, where they have
been on a pleasure jaunt
G. w. Stole of Denver is a
guest at the Mizpah,
Walter w. Ross left this morn
ing for Rochester, ~ Y, to at
tend the convention of the Electrical
Workers union. His wife and chill
dren will accompany him as far
as Denver, where they will visit
with relatives.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1911-09-07
THE LA TOILETTE LEAGUE.

There has just been organized in Washing
ton political bureau in charge of former
Secretary of State Howser of Wisconsin whose
announced purpose it is to conduct campaign
for securing next year the nomination for pres
ident of some republican who is identified with
the progressive movement. United States
Senator La Toilette is high in its counsels-if
not its originator and chief sponser-and as
ISOLATED with him are all of the other twelve
senate insurgents
Emphatic denial is made of the insinuatior
that this campaign and propaganda are in the
interest OF the Wisconsin senator as an aSpirant
Tor the republican nomination. Perish the m
worthy thought Against Taft? Why, of
course-he $ non-progresslv2, don't yoE know? ?
SO much Tor the contemplated work of The h
reau in outline or skeleton
former editor of the Chicago Tribune not
by any means to be classed as conservative
Mr. Medll Mccormick was in Washington in
conference with Senator La Toilette about the
time the announcement o. the organization Of
the progressive nominee league was beiug
made. Coming out from the heartfelt heart talk
he took SSjOn to say:
1t is plain from the presidents speech
at Hamilton last Saturday that he has
learned nothing from the election of last
NoNehlDef fHSC nominated by Roosevelt,
then dominated by Aldrich, he now would
be the censor of republicanism. He would
prescribe every one who differs with him.
His swing around the circle two years
age discovered weakness then. His second
trip will measure its degree this time
With what remarkable promptness the new
leagues propaganda gets a-going to be sure
And what clear-cut program! First, the forcing
OF President Taft out Of the nominat ton race
for he can't learn any lesson of progressiveism
from landslide elections Then, a free field for
any progressive who can get the votes La
Toilette will not, of course, at that juncture
permit any blooming" in his behalf-for has
not his league proclaimed to the world that it
was not organized and did not do any work in
his interest
Clearly, the country is to be treated next
year to spectacle Of self-denia of self-sacri-
flee, of self-abrogation of selfsuppression UMPIRE
cedented in the history of American politics
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1911-09-07
pLUvIUs VS..
f. C. PEART'S ST

+. c. PEARTS STOCK
We have sold about all our
spring and summer goods. Thanks
We now have a big stock of fall and
winter goods. But look at Old
Sol? Cannot move an article away.
So must tarry a short time, and
hope for change in the weather
Our staple articles are being sold
out. Have added a few to keep
the ball a-rolling. Remember the
same closing-out prices are in force
Would it not be a good idea to
buy your cold-weather goods when
the price cuts such a figure
Thank you one and all for the
liberal patronage in the past. Stay
with it until the finish.
Yours Anxious to Please,
E. G. PEART.
9-7-3t
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1911-09-07
NOTICE

On Tuesday, September 10, 1911, at
10 a. m, Tonopah & Goldfeld Rail
road company, at their freight yards
in this city, will sell at public auc-
ton, to the highest bidder, the con-
tents of S. P. car 5000 and S. p.
car 59195, both containing Oregon
timbers, and both consigned to the
Verdi Lumber company, to satisfy
freight, demurrage and advertising
charges.
J. e. PECK, Agent
9-5-10t
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1911-09-07

curry recorded the coolest day since
the establishment of a weather bu-
reau here, SO years ago. cold,
drizzling rain has fallen for the
past two days.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1911-09-07

Two towns on the pnensula, are quarreling
over the question to which Is the birthplace
of Gertrude Anterior. Mrs. Atherton may yet
create much excitement as Homer did over
similar controversy
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1911-09-07

William e. Corey is amused by the suggestion
of government supervision of industrial corpora
tions The nation has been laughing at Corey
ever since he began making a fool of himself
over pretty but giddy actress
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1911-09-07

A woman of so is planning to make an auto
mobile trip from San Francisco to Los Angeles
And Massachusetts branch of the Young Won
en- S Christian association wants us to believe
that a woman is old after 35 Maybe the rule
does apply in Massachusetts but it will never
stand out west
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1911-09-07

1000 ACRES IN NURSERY-No
only the biggest but the best or
ganized and equipped in the Unit
ed States. A contract with us
means a business training in adj
dition to large commissions earned
and cash advanced weekly. Pre-
yious experience not necessary.
Write now for contract. Oregon
Nursery company, Orenco, Ore
gon. 8-8-1m
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1911-09-07

Jack i4ordon has been licked again in
brawl London always has his eye out for local
color and seldom misses getting it.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1911-09-07

A San Francisco clairvoyant on taking a
bride, made her sign an agreement promising
not to ask for alimony if she should at any
time see fit to sue for divorce This is one
clairvoyant who really seems to have line
on the future
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1911-09-07

I'm luXemburg the villagers have an official
whose sole duty it is to take the pigs of the
town out Tor an airing. Bacon is treated with
so much respect in Luxembourg that it must
be almost high there as il is here.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1911-09-07

Mr.. Roosevelt's expression of a:desire not ts
run again gives frankly the opinion of the one
person who knows all about it.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1911-09-07

Now that husband has sued for a divorce
ON the ground that he prevented from at
tending ball game, some wife will ask for a
divorce on the ground that she was kept from
a brldge-WhSt game. Sauce for the goose etc
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1911-09-07

Good for the Redland girl who turned the
hose on 'masher." Along with bodily
cleansing he probably got a moral uplift
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1911-09-07

Residents Of Ocean View, CAL are said to be
organizing a shotgun brigade to protect their
fowls from chicken thieves. A much more humane
manner of dealing with this problem would be to
put the chickens to roost in safe-deposit boxes
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1911-09-07

Entorprsing railroads are providing honey
moon sprclGls, which the modest honeymooners
viii be Srle TO avoid
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1911-09-07
COLD IN NORTH.

WALLA WALLA, Wash, Sept. Z.
to 81 degrees, the mer-
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-03-24

rection, and N effect is the reply Of
Francisco l. Madero, the revolutionary
leader, who is now fighting in the field.
Madero is about 100 miles south of El
Faso surrounded by about 1,0Ca of his
followers. He Is reported to be com
ing northward to be Joined by General
Orozco with 800 men.
President Madero is the only man
authorized to conclude any armistice, "
said Senior Garza "The only presi-
dent of Mexico that we now recognize
is Francisco I. 'Madero, who is fight
ing in the fields. Proposals of peace
would be considered only on condition
that Madero be allowed to participate,
he must be given a guarantee of safe
ty of all of his men. His place would
have to be assigned to him, perhaps
Chihauhau, which he freely might con-
duct peace negotiations"
Suppose on a new ballot President
Diaz would be again elected Would
he then be acceptable to the insur-
rectos?" Senior Garza was asked.
"Yes, we would accept him, but he
never would be elected on a free bal
lot. We have no faith in him. Madero
would be elected"
Senor Cara, who acts here in con-
junction with Braulio Hernandez, in
surrecto secretary of state of Chi
hsuhau, last night outlined the demand
of madero which he said was as fol-
lows:
Abolition of the reelection of pres
ident.
Election of the governors in a
state instead of by federal appoint
ment.
"Curtailment of the powers of may
ors of cities and provisions for their
selection by popular vote instead of
appointment by the governors of the
states.
Reforms of the land laws so that
plantations, now as extensive as from
one million to ten million acres, may
be divided and distributed of sold in
emall lots to the people.
Free ballots in all elections and
preservation of individual rights un-
der the constitution.
Extension of the school system"
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-03-24
LEADER OF WICHITA
GANG CONVICTED
Accused Openly Declares Former Chic
of Police "DoubIe Crossed" Him
in The Affair.

Wichita, Kans., Mar. 17.-John Cal
lahan, for years alleged to be the lead
er of a notorius band of bank and
postoffice robbers in the middle west,
was convicted late Thursday afternoon
on two counts of selling stolen postage
stamps. The maximum sentence is
ten years in prison and fine of $10,-
600.
Callahan already is under sentence
of from five to fifteen years for the
robbery of the State Bank at Milan,
Kans. He must serve his federal SEN
tence, however. Another count re-
mains untried, that of conspiracy with
Frank S. Burt, former Wichita chief
of police, and L. S. Naftzger, ex-presi-
dent of the Fourth National bank.
The chief witness against Callahan
was Frank Burt, and the latter ad-
mitted that he had protected Gala
han while chief of police and that Cal
lahan had sold him stolen postage
stamps for a period from December,
1909, until August, 1910. The total
amount of these sales, he said, aggre-
gated about $4,000 He stated that
he had sold the stamps to a third
party, unnamed. L. S. Naftzger has
already been indicted on the charge
of buying the stamps from Burt.
Burt said he turned the stamps
stolen from the postoffices at Burdick
and Hope, Kans., over to the authori-
ties, when he found that the govern
ment was apprised of the traffic in
Wichita, and that he induced Callahan
to give him descriptions of the robbers
in order that he might Square him
self with the government"
Callahan, when he took the stand,
declared he had paid Burt each month
for the privilege of operating ''joint, I"
and that as a result he never had suf-
fered any interference. He asserted,
however, that he had sold stamps to
Burt in only one instance and that
when the chief of police had asked his
assistance, saying, I'm in a hell of a
fix, the government is going to cause
somebody a lot of trouble" He said
that he secured the stamps for Burt
and gave the chief descriptions of the
robbers on the agreement that he
(Callahan) would not be involved. Cal
lahan openly accused Burt of double
crossing" him.
A continuance was asked in the case
of L. S. Naftzger on the ground that
two of Naftzger's witnesses are alb
sent.