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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-12-08
The Oregon Jail System.

There can be little question that
supervisors as well as citizens see the
necessity for a new Jail and that its
construction will soon be authorized.
So far so good. But will it be
Jail on old lines or will il represent
new ideas? The state OF Oregon has
a jail system that means more than
a place Of detention. II consists Of
a camp situated within a given num-
Der of acres. The prisoners are re-
quired TO work, but they are paid
for their labor and their earnings go
20 their dependent families. This is
ont only humane and economical but
the outdoor life and toll are physic.
ally and morally beneficial. Is It not
worth consideration?
Under the present system a person
Is kept I'm jail awaiting trial or I'M
Ger sentence. Meantime. his family,
denied the aid OF a bread winner.
must shift for themselves or become
z q charge upon the town.
: Which Is the better way, to utilize
the services OF prisoner and thus
compel him to assist in the support OF
his wife and children. or TO keeI
\ him in idleness within brick walls?
E The Oregon system means some.
thing more than Incarceration. II
means a chance for redemption, the
( participation in the maintenance Of
\ the home and less burden to the tax
E payers.
Before the Jail proposition is set
tied the Oregon plan should be stud
led. If the waywurd can be mad,
self supporting and placed vher,
they can have opportunity to reform
It is worth the effort
Under the jail system Of today th'
family suffers as much as the cul
prit who is serving sentence.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-12-08
IOWA COLLEGE is AGAIN
WINNER AT STOCK SHOW

Chicago. Dec. S.-The Iowa State
college of Ames, Iowa, yesterday
won the highest honor given at the
International Live Stock exposition
for the fourth time in II years.
Victor" a grade Aberdeen-Angus
steer, belonging to the Iowa school,
was awarded the grand champion
ship by J. J. Cridlan, the English
Judge. Victor" the new grand
champion, is two years, 10 months
and Is days old and weighs $40
pounds. The Iowa State college won
the grand championship last year
with Shamrock IL a grade Angus
steer. Students from the Iowa col.
lege celebrated the victory with q
noisy demonstration in the big pa.
I vilioG at the stock yards.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-12-08

Organization will be effected at a
meeting to be held here Dec. 80. Six
hundred travelling men have signed
the petition for the formation of the
club and all have declared they
would support the new plan. Cedar
Rapids, Dubuque and Waterloo also
are organizing travelling mems clubs
and will aid in the fight for longer
sheets. Many of the travelling men
have the same room reserved for
them the year around. 1t is the
presence of such men in the ranks
of the crusaders that lends strength
to the belief that the campaign will
be successfully waged, Meantime
managers of hotels throughout the
state are laying plans of defense. But
it is believed the Travelling Mems
association will WELD such influence
that the hotel managers will lister
! attentiyely to its demands.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-12-08
AS CullOm Remembers 1t
his Fifty Years of Public serv.

In his Fifty Years Of Public Serv-
Ice" Shelby M. Cullom, United States
senator from Illinois, writes of an in
terestfng period Of American history,
with which he has been identified
since 1856.
No American in public life has
equaled the record made by Senator
Cu1lom in point of continued serv-
ice. He was elected city attorney of
Springfield in 1855, and from that
day he has been In public office of
some character, member Of the legis-
lature, In congress as representative,
governor Of Illinois and then United
States senator.
In 1856 Mr.. Cullom was elected a
member of the Illinois legislature and
heard Of the great debates between
Lincoln and Douglas. ct have taken
an active part" he says, "in every
campaign since 1856, excepting when
poor health prevented a regular
speaking campaign"
Among his recollections is the at
tempt to impeach President Andrew
Johnson, a political blunder almost
amounting to a crime. OF this effort
he says:
1.-THE radicals in both the house
and the senate determined that ht
should be impeached and removed
from Office. They had the votes IL
the house easily, and they though
they could muster the necessary mum
Der in the senate, as we had beef
passing all sorts of legislation owe
the presidents veto. When the sub
ject was up 1 was doubtful, and
really believe, strong republican tina
was. that, had it not been for Judg,
Trumbull / would have voted agains
the impeachment articles. / advise,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-12-08

tringent lotion: Place In half-pint
bottle one ounce Of cucumber Juice.
Half I'LL the bottle with elderhowef
water. and add two tablespoonful OF
eau de cologne Shake well and add
very slowly one-half ounce Of simple
tiIcture Of benzoin. shaking the mix
ture now and then. FIJI up the bottle
with elder-f1ower water. Wash the face
in warm water at night and rub in
the lotion.
Dear Mrs. Thompson have a girl
friend who was my companion before I
was married. l receive letters from
her and always answer them, as love
her dearly. She always put the stamp
upside down. People have told me that
this means she doesn't want, me to
write any more and it worries me. Is
it true? MRS. NAN.
If your friend wished to stop the
correspondence she could very easily
do so by refusing to answer your let.
tiers. Many people prefer the postage
stamp upside down and always put ii
that way. Some mischief-makers may
be trying to cause trouble between you
and your friend. Do not listen to
them.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-12-08
IOWA TRVELING MEN TO
PUT BAN ON HOTEL TIPS

Des Moines, Dec. s.-No tips and
nine=foot sheets is the slogan to be
raised by the Des Moines Travelling
Mems association, now in process of
organization here. More than $500
travelling crusaders viii be in the
field to make the fight. This city
is the headquarters of nearly that
number of travelling men. They
come here from all sections of the
surrounding territory to spend the
week end and confer with each other
Many large firms hold their regular
conferences between statesmen and
managers here, so Des Moines is be
lieved to be the logical setting fol
the launching of the proposed war
The next session of the legislature
will be assailed by the travelling men
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-12-08


lady Laura. / call her Laura because
that is one of my favorite names for
women. | was about to say Margaret,
but that name denotes rather dignity
than intense heart
The gentleman in the next room taps
his bell twice Laura arises, goes into
his office and. taking a chair beside
his desk, receives his dictation. He
has number of letters beside him
which he is evidently answering. When
the pile Is exhausted Laura goes back
to the anteroom and. placing her steno-
graphic notes before her, begins to
put them in type. I hear nothing, but
can imagine the clickety-click OF the
machine.
From the back of the room, where
sits the elderly gentleman, comes
young man. apparently about twenty
one or twenty-five. He is big, elegant
looking fellow and the image of the
older man-doubtless his son. They are
both handsome men. the younger the
very impersonation of youthful, manly
beauty. His father looks up at him
with pride as the youngster bends over
| him and kisses him. / don't object to
seeing men kiss each other when they
are father and son. Indeed, like ie
There is some talk between the two,
after which the father takes up his
check book with the the usual result
of a conference with a loved and low
ing son. The young man thanks him
with a pleasant smile, lets his arm
rest a moment lovingly about his
shoulders, then makes an exit by the
door through which he entered. But
in a moment he reappears In the ante
room. l can see the look on his face
as he advances toward Laura, and the
lovelight in his eyes is plain. cannot
see her face, for 1t Is turned away
from me.
The young man being my leading
gentleman, I must have a name fol
him. He Is Just the fellow to be call
ed Dick-good natured, Cevil-may- care
kind hearted and in some respects
trife reckless. Dick stands chatting
with Laura. looking down upon he
upturned face. Something he Is say
ing evidently requires that he speal
In a low tone, and his face draws near
er and nearer hers till their lips meet
Then he draws back as IL shocked q
what he has done. and she buries he
face in her hands, bending down til
the hands rest upon her desk. Die
withdraws to the front Of the ofic'
where he is invisible to me. But b
makes some sign to Laura. for, havin
raised her mead. she makes a gestur
, with her hand, something Hike "a
throwing of a kiss.
Act H.-Dick and his father are
/, the fathers office. Dick pulls up
! chair and begins to talk. His fathe
|. listens with growing Impotence
+ scene in which father and SON are al
r tagonistic, both talking at once. 3
|. nally Dick arises and makes last inc
+ fective appeal. The father brings b
= fist down on the desk. and fancy
can hear the thump. Dick withdraw
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-12-08
The Argus Daily Story
A Skyscraper Drama-By F. A. Mitchell.
Copyrighted. 1911 by Associated Literary Bureau.

TAN ONCE buildings with wings ana
courts have furnished new worlds
theater in which real parts are enact
ed instead of imaginary ones.
once attended a skyscraper per
Torrance. paid no entrance fee and
sat alone My box was the space in
which my desk was placed, and look
ed through window glass. The stage
was set one story below me, which en-.
abled me to look down upon II, and it
was just far enough removed to enable
me to see the actors clearly, even to
the expressions on their faces. There
was no change of scenery from the be-
ginning to the end Of the play. The
stage setting consisted Of three rooms,
all Of which could look into. One
was a general Office, with q number OF
desks for clerks. Next was a small
room, an anteroom to the third, be-
side the window of which stood a type
writer desk. This room communicated
by q single doorway with the third
room, which was handsomely furnish
ed with oriental rugs and large rose.
wood desk and chairs. The desk stood
beside the window, and on 1t were q
telephone and bell with which to cal
employees.
Act lat the rosewood desk sits ar
elderly and eminently respectable man
while in the anteroom young girl Is
seated at the typewriter.
She is the leading lady of the drama
Like characters in fictitious plays, sht
must have a name, but ieis only nee
essary to give her one by which to des
ignate her. for she does not speak
word during the whole play, nor is
word spoken to her-that is, I can hea
no words. I can only supply them b,
what I see. We will call the leadin;
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-12-08

IL several congressional districts In
his own state express preference for
either La Toilette or Roosevelt,
Taft's defeat will be a forgone con-
clusion before the national conven-
ton assemblies.
The outlook II that Ohio win Sc
lect a divided delegation. Walter
Brown, chairman Of the Ohio repub-
lican state committee, declares the
republican voters are for Roosevelt.
At q recent dinner IN Toledo, Judge
Wanamaker OF Summit county. BIT
terly attacked the administration be-
cause, as he charged It had allied It.
self with the anti-Roosevelt leaders
in the party; while John J. Sullivan,
a former United States district at
torney, expressed his belief that the
masses OF the American people are
turning their eyes toward a faithful
friend who has been tested and tried
in rhythm with the pulse beats of
humanity everywhere-the foremost
citizen of the world, Theodore Roose.
velt-" As for Mr.. Taft, the people, in
the opinion Of Mr.. Sullivan, are
now sounding in his unwilling ears,
the tocsin of his recall"
How formidable this movement
against the president among his own
neighbors is destined to become can.
not be foretold; but there is little
question that it may discomfort and
embarrass him very seriously al
home. Those in charge of IT are en-
couraged and win probably prevent
HIS denomination. II, moreover, by
some unexpected change in the situa.
don, Mr.. Roosevelt shout be precipi.
tated once more into the field Of act
i've politics and should acQuiesce in
the proposal to enter him for the
nomination, no man could doubt the
presidents defeat.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-12-08
Is the Negro Race Passfng7


The directors Of the census recent
~ issued preliminary statement Of
the white and black population of
the United States, as shown by the
returns ON the thirteenth deceunial
census taken April Is, 1910.
According 10 the returns of the
thirteenth census. the population Of
the United States Chat is excluding
Alaska, Porto Rico and other outly-
ing possessions3, which YVES 81 y872,-
26e IN 1910, is subdivfded asstoc color
as follows,
White, S1.TS2,Ts7, OF se9 Per
cent; all other person Qndians,
Chinese Japanese, etc.,, f11,eS5, OF
% per cent; negro. s,83s,2s4 OF
1o.7 per cent.
At each succeeding federal census
here considered the white population
has constituted a somewhat larger
percentage Of the totd population,
with a corresponding decrease Of the
negro population. The whites now
constitute SS.e PER cent Of the total
population as compared with s6.5 pea
cent in 1880; whereas the negroes
now constitute only 1917 per cent OF
the total population as compared
with 1871 per cent in 1880.
OF the total population of the
south in 1880 the white constituted
69.9 per cent and the negroes &C.,
per cent respectively as compared
with 67.4 and 32.2 in 1900, and witt
63.s and Sc per cent in 1880.
During the last decade-1900
191o-the white population of tn
south increased 4,025,603, or "a.
per cent, as compared with an in
crease of S26,421 or 1914 per cen
for the negro population Of the south
The increase of the white popula
ton in the north and west is largel,
Influenced by foreign immigration
while the increase of the negro popI
lation in those sections is in PAL
the result of negroes from the soutl
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-12-08

with the Judge, for whom I had pro-
found respect. He said:
johnson is an obstructionist to the
government and should be removed
Judge Trumbull changed afterwards,
much to the establishment of every
one, and denounced the impeachment
proceedings as unworthy of a justice
of the peace court. Need
less for me to say, that as the sub
ject continued the feeling remained
at high pitch in the house
Some were doubtful and holding back
as I was: some changed-for in.
stance, James G. Blaine. I'm.
der the law then existing the presi-
dent of the senate succeeded a vice.
president, who became by death OF
the removal of the president, the
president of the United States. The
radicals in complete control of the
senate had elected the
most radical of their number as
president of the senate-Ben Wade
of Ohio. Johnson removed, Wade
would have been president and the
extreme radicals would have been il
supreme control of the Legislative
and executive departments of tn,
government. This condition is wha
made Blaine hesitate. He told me OF
one occasion: johnson in the Whit,
House is bad enough, but we know
what we have; Lord knows what W,
would get with old Ben Wade there
do not know, but l would rattle
trust Johnson than Wade But Il
the end Blaine supported the impeach
ment articles, just as I did, and a
Senator Allison and other somewha
conservative members did, all fee
ing at the same time not a littl
doubtful of our course"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-12-08

All that Rock Island needs now In
the paving line is a little Of the spirit
that animated the property interests
a couple of decades ago when the
first pavement WIS laid. Had there
been a disposition to evade or pro
crastinate then, it is doubtful II there
would have been a foot of improved
streets in Rock Island today. But the
people accepted the situation and Dor,
their share in a public spirited man
ner-and Rock Island lead the three
cities in permanent street improve
ments.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-12-08
HEART aid
HOME :.
PROBLEMS

oAON hOI WCdAys SoC sOOA A-S1R
pointments as stepping stones to sue
cess. Content yourself with only the
highest ideals. Be brave, be resolute,
and move steadily onward"
Dear Mrs. Thompson considered
lady who lives in the fiat below me
good friend and I told her some
things relating to my mother-in-law
and sisterin-law which lay heavy on
my heart She told them all said and
now my sister-in-law is angry at me.
She lives with her parents. l have
not been there for a long time. My
mother-in-law has asked me to come
and said l would be welcome. What
ought to do? WORRIED.
Your duty is plain. Go to your moth.
er-in-law and sister-in-iaw and apollo.
gize for having told secrets to stran.
ger. Knowing how you have felt, they
will, no doubt, try to correct the diff.
Guilty, and there viii be better under
standing between you. Never tell
your family troubles to a stranger
Take this lesson to heart and profit
by it in the future.
Dear Mrs. Thompson-what Is the
best thing to do for blackheads,
Please tell me what to do for enlarged
pores. ED.
Blackheads are usually caused from
sluggish circulation, indigestion and
araemfa- EPSON salts, combined witt
care IN keeping not only the face bu
the skin and entire body clean, are O
value IN eliminating blackheads. FoI
enlarged pores, use the following as
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-12-08
~ ? CovRs7x~

LADY. will you please give poor
man a bite to eat?"
Ibid you lose your home and family
by f1oodT
mo, ma'am."
"Or perhaps by forest fires"
Indeed, no."
'"Then surely you are the victim OF
mine disaster"
"You wrong me every way. You
wrong me, madam"
How was 1t, then?"
MADAM. am Abdul Hamid. aud
between this here cutting down of my
allowance and buying all my wives
sealskin coats haven't the price Of a
free lunch.'
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-12-08

Charles Dewey Hilles. secretary to
President Taft. has been selected by
the latter 10 manage his campaign
for denomination. and in the event
Taft is successful in his efforts TO
again head his partys ticket ne
probably viii be the chief executives
choice as chairman OF the Republican
national committee
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-12-08
Dsc. 8 in American
History

1s4S-Joel Chandler Harris, Journalist
and author of the %Uncle Remus"
stories, born; died 1908.
iSes she German and British lega-
tioffy ~ Caraea- closed and the en-
voys to Venezuela left the capital.
An incident of the foreign claims
dispute with the notorious Castro.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-12-08

McNamara's estimate OF newspaper
mems ability to resist dynamite COM
mands attention. He says he thought
sixteen sticks of the deadly explosive
would "only scare them"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-12-08
Hurnor and
Philosophy
SOMEWHAT ALIKE.

SENSE and nonsense.
~ And the line
OF dividing
Il 30 me
That an expert
Cannot spot
Which IL nonsense,
Which In not.
Take q neatly
Printed book.
Through It's pages
Slowly look.
Get the meaning
OF the plot
L. It wisdom7
Ii II rotf
One may laud ft
To the skies
As q writing
Grand and wise
While another
Says. "Oh. fudgew
Who IL able
As q Judge.
There 10 thus.
As you may zee.
Not a standard.
None agree.
Which. IL you were
Asked to say,
Is this Jingle.
By the wayf
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-12-08
Taft In His Own State.

Before President Taft can be as
f-red Of sufficient strength ia the
nrional convention he must be GER
tai OF solid delegation from Ohio
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-12-08
New $50 Counterfeit.

Washington, Dec S.-A new coun-
terfeit $50 gold certificate, photo
graph production, has been discover
ed. The number is B.11925116.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-12-08

The butter and egg trust Is re-
ported 70 be having trouble These
are two products that wont bear be-
ing cornered too long.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-12-08

Judge Gary defends big bust
ness" And II government SUITS are
any indication he VIII be engaged In
defending the big steel business for
some time to como.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-12-08
Comparind Notes,

Comparing Notes.
"I tell you one thing that contributes
to the high cost of living is the fads Of
the women. My wife has fad for old
furniture, and find 1t mighty expen-
sive."
Huh! Just send her around to my
place"
"Got some old trinkets, eh?"
you bet! My wife wants to get rid
Of them. It's the fad for new furni-
ture that's keeping me poor"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-12-08
Whitlock Refuses More Pay.

Toledo, Ohio, Dec. s.-Mayor
Brand WhitIock today refused to ac
cept an increase Of $500 in his sal
airy. His present salary il s4-noo-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-12-08

Variety.
Got any life preservers aboard?"
PLENTY of them"
where are they?
(which kind are you looking for.
the ones on the sideboard or the ones
hanging over the rail?"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-12-08

In the Land of Contraries.
With Chinese cities falling fast
1t would not be surprising
If when the smoke had cleared at last
The falling proved rising.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-12-08

Rockefeller no longer works for q
living but he viii assist his successor
in working the public.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-12-08

Improve the -streets-1mprove them
right
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-12-08

The best m the paving line 10 none
too good for Rock Island.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-12-08

That Superior Feeling.
81 like to be good"
"Why?"
SIT makes me feel so good"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-12-08

Chauncey Depew says Taft de-
serves reelection. Vow we know
where the Vanderbilts stand
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-12-08
Not a PAVING Stunt.

Not a Paying Stunt.
HE knows a lot"
'Whst does he do with it,"
HE knows how to keep still"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-12-08

Are you q Santa Claus good fenow9
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-12-08

II you are suffering from biliousness,
constipation, Indigestion, chronic head
ache, invest one cent in postal card,
send to Chamberlain Medicine com
pany, Des Moines. Iowa, with your
name and address plainly on the back
and they viii forward you free sam
PIE Of Chamberlain's Stomach and Liv-
er Tablets. Sold by all druggists.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-12-08
THE ARGUS.

Published Daily and weekly at 1870
Second avenue. Rock Islana. III len
tered at the postonce as second-class
. matter.l
Rock Island Member of the Associated
Press.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-12-08

uldH UC a tOdu " tLofCis
but at that it has nothing on the graft
er's route.
Going into the affinity business is a
hazardous method Of seeking happi-
ness.
One reason why some women do not
pay their bills is because they have a
distinct notion that that il a mans
work.
As soon as women get the vote they
will be looking out for bargain candi-
dates.
Being indolent is more than a condi-
ton. 1t is an art.
Be kind to all you chance to meet.
It gives them such a good chance al
you.
Suspicious are things that stink In
the dark. That's why they are hard
to verify.
A marriage license Is one Of the pre-
hminary documents to divorce de
cree.
Most people who are old enough tt
know better don't.
Temper is a good thing to havs
That's wing 4 10 bettee 10 keep II.
The friend who acts cool is likely 3,
| get into hot water.