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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-09-20
4 Change of Heart.

Just why President Taft broke a
promise made to five members of
congress on the statehood question
has never been explained.
In the early days of the extra SEES
sion five members of the committee
on territories visited the president
and laid before him the draft of a
resolution admitting New Mexico and
Arizona into the union as states. The
resolution provided that the recall
proposition should be submitted to
the people of Arizona and that the
majority should decide whether il
would be wise to retain it in the Ari-
was so framed that neither congress
nor the president would have to go
on record as 10 the merits of the re-
call. President Taft gave every
congressman present TO understand
he would sign this bill. The COM
mittee, republicans and democrats
alike. left the White house with a
definite understanding TO this end.
These members made the state
ment on the floor of the house that
the president had agreed to sign the
bill, and Il was passed by both houses
of congress. But the president
changed his mind and vetoed the
bill He has not yet explained why.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-09-20
War and Business.

Congressman William Mckinley
of Champaign, on the eve of his de-
parture for Rome to attend the In
ternational Parliamentary Peace con-
gress, gave utterance to some senti-
ments which, if not strictly authoriz-
ed by the conditions, are still opti-
mistic and worth while taking into
consideration and acting uDon by all
who are DESTROYS of a worldwide and
permanent peace. Mr.. Mckinley be-
Eeyes that the ultimate end Of great
war preparations is in sight and he
bases this belief upon economies
rather than sentimental grounds.
Here is what he says on the subject,
and it is good, common sense, every
word Of it:
To-day the United States IS Tcceiv-
ing an annual income OF $500. o0O,-
600. twC-thirds of which is annually
being spent on war and its results
1t costs us $2G5,OCO,OO a year to
maintain our army and s1OS,00C. 900
to pay pensions and claims arising
from war. This VIII amount 10 50
per capita, which the people of the
United States annually pay for war
and it's results. a battleship now
costs SIS, 100000 and we are build
ing two a year. 1t costs $1,000, 600
TO maintain a ship and in ten years
il is obsolete. At the time Of the
Spanish war we were paving out
24.0O0,G0O year on our navy and
we are now expanding s1O0.0OO,0OO.
The question naturally arises, where
is this going to stop.
"As an illustration of this, sup
pose a man had an ircOme of 81 500
year and no trouble or enemies. and
was TO then expend 81 900 of this to
place guards around his house. This
seems foolish, but il is just what the
United States is doing. as it spends
twO-thirds of its annual income for
war and its results For instance.
Champaign county has $4,000 per-
sons. Five dollars is being spent
each year for each Of these for war
expenses. This s250.OOO spent on
roads, school and churches would be
Of great help, not only TO Cham
paign county, but to any other. IT
looks as If the time has come when
the efforts of the peace congress will
be able 70 point the way that these
expenditures can be turned to some
other uses
Even those who do net agree with
Billy" McKinleys particular poll
tics. have 10 take off their hats TO
him as a level-headed business man,
and the beauty of this argument IS
that it is founded On just the kind
of reasoning. which, carried to its
practical and logical conclusion. has
made him a financial power in the
lind
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-09-20

tons of coal were mined, as against
4S,717, S53. taken out during the year
ending at the same time in 1910. Dur
ing the year more mines were aban-
doned than were reopened. The aver
aEe number of miners employed dur
ing the year was 39,GS9, as against an
average of 1892 for the preceding
year. There were $50. persons killed
accidentally, of whom 1879 were inside
the mines and II were outside. The
average days Of active labor for ali
mines was III, as against 1G5 for the
preceding y months. Out of the SSt
mines in tho state ia use machines
for mining their coal
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-09-20

and that the reasons given for it
were Inadequate.
Man in his self-sufhciency is too
apt to think lightly of the right Of
other species of animals to life and
happiness. 1t was the natural and
laudable wish of The late owner Of
the horses IN question that they
should not be sold, after their long
and faithful service, to a master or
masters who would subject them to
severe labor. But why not make
provision that the old brute-servants
be kindly cared for for the rest of
their days rather than condemn them
to death, even though it is painless?
If the animal servant is worthy of
careful consideration, that consider
alton ought certainly to lead the
owner to ask himself which fate he
would prefer, If he himself were in
its place. An old age even with
hardship and some suffering or i'm
mediate death, even by the most
painless means? Profound scientists
are Of the opinion that some men
tally exists in all highly organized
animals, although IL is most wonder
fully specialized in man. Why
should not we, If we are truly hu-
name, endeavor to Judge our old ami
NAL servants as we should wish to
be judged, if we were such as they?
Therein is the true test of the sup
posed sentiment to which sacrifice
was made by the executors of the
Buffalo manufacturer.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-09-20
ILLINOIS NEWS
Bomb Joker Loses Nose.

Aurora. Sept. 20.-Peter Mcintosh,
an Aurora high school boy Of 1G years
with a penchant for practical jokes.
loaded a pipe with gunpowdeT. cover
ing the powder with a sprinkling of
tobacco. then gave it TO Leon Swanson,
a sChoolmate. Young Swanson lit the
pipe. but took it from his mouth just
before the flash came. His hand and
arm were badly burned. The Mcintosh
boy went to the improvised bomb to
see why il did not go of" and it ex-
plCded, blowing his nose off.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-09-20
Did a German Name America?

II is now claimed that America was
named by one Martin Waldseemueller,
a German geographer. The recent
celebration at st. Die, France, in
which was commemorated the nam
ing of the American continents. has
called out a protest from {. +. Gun
Their, a collector and antiquarian Of
Chicago. Mr.. Eunther backs up his
protest with documentary evidence,
the same being one of the six orig
inal copies now eXtant of a book pub
lished in 1907. This volume. the In
PRODUCTION TO Cosmography. contains
a record Of the four voyages of
Americas Vespucius and suggests
that as the man first 10 reach the
continents. these should be named
for him.
In the Introduction to Cosmog-
raphy. after describing the then
mueller. 10 quote a translation from
the Latin. in which the book is
printed. goes on to say:
other parts, which viii be seen by
what follows, were discovered by
Americus Nespucius. and | do not
see why these should not be called
America, after the name OF the great
genius who discovered them. as
Europe, Asia. etc. are named after
women" Again he says on the SOth
page: And that part Of the four
quarters of the earth which Ameri-
Gus Vespucius entered is permitted
TO be called 'Amergen' or the Amer
dean continent or just America
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-09-20
Old Animal SERVANTS.

It is customary TO praise sacrifices
to sentiment like that which was
made the other day by the executors
of a Buffalo manufacturer, in obed-
ience to instructions left by him in
his will. Valuable carriage horses
which had been in his service for 10
years were painlessly killed by means
OF Saloroform administered by an Of
fi-e- CT the local humane society. To
uc2r reo-ie. & will aTrear that the
act stseI: VS. anything but humane
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-09-20
HuulOr ar1O
Philosophy
1y DUNCAN ~. .SrFTTA
ANNUAL SCARE.

WE had our scare for nothing;
w The blow refused 70 drop.
Experts inform US we VIII have
y bully, bumper crop.
July alarnists told US
y blSAting drought had hit
All growing vegetation
And scared US to a fit
There was no use In talking.
There wasn't any wheat.
The corn would be n failure,
And then what would we eat?
And everything was blasted
They said, with faces grim.
Late rains might save some patches,
But picking would be slim.
But now how do we ind Il
Since full reports are madef
Wen have enough for eating
And for the export trade.
Just shy q few potatoes.
But in the other lines
We will have more than plenty,
According TO the signs.
And thus II always happens.
The fearful raise a din
Predicting woe and famine
Before returns are IN.
But somehow or another
The average every year
Keeps twostep with consumption,
And that's how man is here.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-09-20

A New York man has sued for df-
vorce because a neighbor persisted in
sending silk stockings TO his wife
Maybe if he had bought more silk
stockings for his wife the nelghbor
would have bought less. Most wo-
men must have them, you know
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-09-20
Sept. 20 in American
History

1SG3-Second day of battle Of Chicka-
manga, sixth most severe engage
ment OF the civil war in point OF
Federal casualties-16.179. Con-
federates under Bragg defeated the
FedeTals.
19OO-GeneraI John Alexander McCler-
nand, noted leader in the civil
war. died: born 1912.
d91O-John w. Grouchcr. "cornield
poet" Of Georgia, died; born 1893.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-09-20
BANK DEPOSITS INCREASE
Illinois Auditor Reports on 90 State
Institutions.

Springfield. Ill, Sept 2O.-State
Auditor Mccullough has issued a re-
capitulation of the condition of the
90 state banks in Illinois, showing
an increase of S6,5GS,748 in deposits
in the period from June 10 Sept. 2.
Total deposits in these banks amount
to S481, ,49S. The total capital,
surplus, contingent fund and undivid-
ed profits Of the banks aggregate
$1,000. ~, which is an increase
of s3,91S,SS8, over the same item in
the preceding report. The total cash
on hand and due from new banks is
S151, 654,022. Two new banks were
opened in the period covered by the
report and it is indicated that money
has ''Ioosened up materially.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-09-20
Deneen Slowly Improves.

Springfield. Sept. Ex-Governor De.
neen continues to improve. but very
slowly. The swelling in the ankle is
still large, but no effort will be made
TO place it in a cast until after the in
ELIMINATION has subsidized. The broken
bones are knitting nicely and the pain
grows less severe each day. The gov
ernor is confined to his bed and sees
no one but members of his family and
several OF his secretaries.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-09-20
INissF,ancaa &Nlkczs

The 100, 900 aliens who will leave
New York this fall in the great an
nual exodus will have a guardian 20
see them on in the person OF Miss
Frances A Kellor. AS head of the
state Bureau OF Industries and In
migration, she has been assigned TO
supervise the enforcement OF new
laws. protecting incoming and out
going foreigners from INSCRIPTIONS
boarding house keepers and others
WHO have deeced them
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-09-20

A new bayOnet has been adopted
by the German army which has a
knife near the base for cutting wire
fences. Another bayOnet has saw
teeth on the back so it can be used
to saw through all wooden obstruc-
tions. Bayonets are made nowadays
so as TO be used as entrenching tools.
All they seem TO need is some way
of attaching a fishing line TO the end.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-09-20

The governor of South Carolina
writes to the New York Times that
newspaper editors are liars Won't
the governor Of North Carolina. in
the interest of peace, please repeat
his time-hoECTed remark 70 the gov
ernor of South Carolina?
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-09-20
Not a Word Of Scandal

MARRIED the call Of a neighbor on Mrs.
w p Spaugh of Manville. Wyo, who
said: She told me Dr. Kings New
Life ILLS had cured her Of obstinate
kidney trouble. and made her feel Ike
a new woman" Easy, but sure remedy
for stomach, liver and kidney trou-
bles. Only % cents. at all druggists.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-09-20
STRANGE.

Strange.
"The way of the transgressor Is
hard"
rs it?" a
Eyes, rocky"
81 wonder If that's So"
"Why?"
Because I have heard OF lots OF
them being mired."
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-09-20
A. O. A. w. ADMITS WOMEN

Grand Lodge Votes to Permit Honor
to Auxiliary.
oklahoma City, Okla, Sept 90
BY a practically unanimous vote the
Oklahoma grand lodge, Ancient Or
der of United Workmen, approved
the admission of members Of the
degree honor, the woman's auxiliary,
10 full membership in the orSaniza-
ton. A new constitution also was
adopted and insurance rates were re-
vised.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-09-20
Illinois River still RISING.

Peru, Sept 2o.-The Illinois river.
which has been rising steadily at this
point for several days. has added FIVE
feet in the last As hours and is still
rising. Immense corn crops in the bot
tom lands will be a total loss.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-09-20
opnose Water Power Plan

Princeton, Sept. 20.-The Bureau
county board OF supervisors in session
here passed resolutions attacking the
water power scheme of Governor De
neen in connection with the deep wa
erway.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-09-20
Needs Them,

"Binks is a polite little fellow, isn't
heT"
Yes; he treats all the neighbors very
courteously."
Fine fellow"
81 don't know about that"
"Why, he seems so"
Eyes, he has to make blur Mt be-
ing all right, for he needs US to go on
his bail every little while"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-09-20
PERT PARAGRAPHS.

Perhaps the reason why some per
sons fail to take time by the forelock
is because their copy Of time is bald
headed.
when we give people the benefit OF
the doubt it IS doubtful If they get
much benefit from IL.
Even a jokcsmith finds a rich moth.
er-in-law handy thing to have about
the house.
It's not easy TO make the matron Of
child's home believe that there Is
any immediate danger Of race suicide.
The man who makes a business Of
fishing for suckers sometimes gets
jolt when be catches bul!hcad.
a girl viii pardon q man who owns
a motorcar almost any social error
except trying 10 swallow his knife IN
the dining room.
OF all the useless ways Of spending
time, giving advicc to an egotistical
man is tie most futile.
a strong will g. valuable asset. II
will enable one 10 get rid Of n book
agent without putting up the price.
You may have the time Of your lif,
nibbling the bait Of the promoter, but
be careful you don't swallow the hook
Lots % people seize opportunities
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-09-20

Some statistician has figured Il
that Mr.. Taft has travelled 276,OOO
miles in II years. The railroads
ought 10 give him a pass for the re-
mainder of his life.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-09-20
Great Is the Fall,

The pitcher IS a wonder
Tntil he finds the club
Held BY the opposition team,
And then he is dub.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-09-20
More Mines Abandoned.

Springfield, Sept. 2o.-The report Of
the state mining board, which has just
been made public, shows that during
the year ending June 80 last 81, I65. Oss
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-09-20

Americans IN the Chinese prov
ince of Szechuan are making all
haste to the nearest places of safety
as a result of the uprising at Cheng
Tu, capital CT the province. Thou
sands of rebels are reported to have
the city surrounded, and those with
in the walls are threatened death
by violence or starvation. Rem
forcements cannot reach the vice
roys 1000 troops within Cheng Iu
for almost a month 1t is feared the
trouble, which had it, inception III
an anti-foreign outbreak, may de-
velop into an open rebellion through
out the empire.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-09-20

If Mr.. Taft were TO swing around
the circle until he was dizzy he
would not thereby lower the existing
tariff schedules.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-09-20

While they are together the gov
errors might hand around a few
specifications for landing senator
ships at the expiration Of their terms.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-09-20

John ,. Rockefeller. Jr., con OF the
oil king, narrowly escaped death
when a load % construction steel,
being hofsted TO the roof OF his IA
TIERS mansion at TarTytown. y. Y,
dropped as he was staEding directly
under II, talking TO The worknen.
Rockefeller leaped out Of the wa.
Five workmen we're caught and one
fatally hurt
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-09-20
Defined.

whats a cynic?"
"a fellow who has been trying to
get what isn't coming to him"
1907"
And then gets what is coming to
him"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-09-20
Harmonious.

"She always does as she pleases."
"Really?"
yes"
"And how about her husband"
"Oh, lie does as she pleases too"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-09-20
Explained.

"Pa."
"Yes?"
"Why do people keep a skeleton In
the closet?"
Il suppose It is because they can't
afford the services of an undertaken"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-09-20

And Hard TO Do
at That.
"Jones is q fol-
ly fellow"
HAS to be-"
"Why ?"
makes his liN~
ing Jollying peo-
ple."
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-09-20
Ne wae On

"Who's next?" said the faker.
II am" said the country lad as he
slipped away.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-09-20
THE ARGUS.

Published Daily and weekly at 1924
Second avenue. Rock Island. Ill IEn-
tered at the postofice as second-class
natter1
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-09-20

Perhaps the reason why some per
sons fail to take time by the forelock
is because their copy Of time is bald
headed.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-09-20

when we give people the benefit Of
the doubt it IS doubtful If they get
much benefit from IL.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-09-20

BLYTHE J. w. POTTER co.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-09-20

Even a jokcsmith finds rich moth
er-in-law d handy thing TO have about
the house.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-09-20

It's not easy TO make the matron Of
n child's home believe that there Is
any immediate danger Of race suicide.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-09-20

Wednesday, September 20, 1911.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-09-20

The man who makes a business Of
fishing for suckers sometimes gets q
jolt when be catches q Dullhcad.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-09-20

\ girl viii pardon a man who owns
a uotorcar almost any social error
except trying 10 swallow his knife IN
the dining room.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-09-20

Lots % people seize oppOrtunide
only to ind them red bot.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1911-02-09
FINGERS ARE LESS SKILLED
English Doctor Urges Men and Wom'
en- to Acquire Manual Skill to
Stimulate Mentality,

London.-Buslnes men and women
should use their hands in every pos
sible way II they want to increase the
Quickness and adaptability Of their
brains, according to the latest idea Of
well-known London doctor. He
says:
Tie knots, sew, do fretwork, learn
to make some Of your own clothes,
prepare and cook all your food. re-
pair your boots and shoes. dig and
plant your garden-in fact, do any
thing and everything that calls for
manual skill II you want to have an
active, resourceful and versatile brain.
The business man whose work de-
ponds on a keen, quickly-worklng
brain must use his fingers constantly
II he wants to have these assets In
full. He must. speaking literally, turn
his hands to everything. and be capa-
BILE OF constructing almost anything
with his fingers.
THE truth Of this statement lies
in the fact that in every manual act
the hand is directed by the brain.
Again. every act reacts back upon
the brain. strengthening and stimu-
lating it. which is the only sure
method Of keeping that organ in keen.
efiicient working order.
That our fingers are gradually be-
coming less skilled is due to the nu-
merous mechanical appliances which
now carry out the various processes
formerly done by hand.
"This state Of affairs. since It stunts
the powers Of the fingers. also stunts
the brain. The worker does his work
mechanically. unthinkingly, and grad
ually his brain grows torpid and i'm
paired"
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1911-02-09
MERIT WINS
There 10 Probably No other Known
Remedy the Fame Of Which BE.
came Worldwide With So
Little Advertising AZ Reslnol.

Merit won. Resinol did the work.
Il cured where other remedies failed.
It's grateful user told the next suffer
or, and he In turn told another suffer
or, and he another. and so on and on
ltS fame spread by this magical verbo-
graph until 1t encircled the world.
The world knows now that Resinol
will cure that torturing disease,
Eczema. Your druggist will confirm it,
and also will tell you that It Is q quick
and certain cure for Erythema; for
letter, for Herpes. for Psoriasis, for
Eruption Of Poison Ivy, for Impeti.
60 and all eruptive skin diseases. It
Is perfectly harmless and is the best
application for the chatting Of infants,
for Milk Rash, Scald Head and other
lnfantile skin troubles. It stops the
itching Of Pruritus Ami or Itching
Piles instantaneously. It's efficacy for
this trouble alone has made 1t indeed
q boon to humanity. Resinol Soap
contains the same medication in q
modified form. It is delightfully."- re-
freshing for the bath, keeps the skin
always pure and maintains the rudy
glow Of health. 1t gives luster to the
hair and keeps the scalp free Of dan.
drum. Resinol Salve and Resinol Soap
are for sale in all drug stores. Res
inol Chemical Co., Baltimore, Nd.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1911-02-09
ENLIST AID OF CHURCHES
Powerful Weapon Brought to Bear In
the Fight Against Tuber-
culosls.

Just how serious a problem tubercu'
losis is to the average church, and in
Just what ways pastors are called up
on to minister to those suffering from
this disease, is the subject OF an In
vestigation which the national asso.
citation for the study and prevention
Of tuberculosis is conducting in con-
nection with its plans for tuberculo'
sis day on April 30. Statistics are
being gathered from thousands Of
ministers regarding this subject, and
among other figures the number Of
deaths last year from tuberculosis in
the church congregation will be given.
It is planned to place these statistics
together with other educational ma.
terial, in the hands Of every minister
in the country for his use in connec-
ton with Tuberculosis day. Millions
OF circulars and pamphlets on the pre-
vention of tuberculosis will also be
issued, both from the national once
and from the headquarters Of the $50
anti-tuberculosis associations who will
cooperate In the movement.