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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-10-25
Saving the Birds.

On October 81 the National Associ-
alton of Audubon societies meets in
New York city in order to enlist every
American boy and girl in an army of
Young Bird Guards. Men and women
representatives of the school workers
have offered personally to attend this
gathering. while many others are
sending in their support and sugges-
tons for lining up their young
charges to study nature and fight for
the protection OF the native birds. An
advance guard Of 10000 children in
the southern states has already been
formed for this purpose by some six
hundred teachers, and with the sup
port Of the schools and the necessary
funds, the Audubon workers hope to
establish forces Of thousands more in
every section of the United States.
AS ammunition for the proposed
child host, millions of pamphlets tell
ing of the habits and uses of Amer
lean birds will be sent out from
the Audubon headquarters. Armed
with these and drilled in the study OF
nature, the boys and girls to skirmish
over their home country, feeding and
providing shelter for the starving birds
in winter and guarding them from
thoughtless destruction by pot hunt
ers. In the training that it is intend
ed 10 thus give the youngsters of ev-
cry locality. educational authorities
are today declaring that splendid re-
suits in the development of young
minds and faculties can be obtained.
In Texas. Louisiana, Kentucky, Ten
nessee. Virginia, Mississippi, Georgia,
Alabama, Maryland and the Carolinas
the 10 regiments Of children already
enrolled on the proposed basis of the
junior Audubon army are produly
wearing handsome buttons and are
we'll drilled in the 100000 nature
study leaflets that have been sent
them with this insignia from Audu-
bon headquarters. Each private in
the little army has paid in q cent
month with which some of the eX-
penses of the qUsrtermas;er's depart
ment are met Special funds TO main
tain and extend such a child force
throughout the country are now being
raised by the Audubon workers. who
assert that no branch of their work
will WELD better results Tor bird pro-
lection
The chief hope Of saving the valu-
able and beautiful birds for this ma
ton lies in the children who form the
coming generation" said T Gilbert
Pearson. secretary Of the National As
sociation of Audubon societies. at its
headquarters, 1874 Broadway, New
York city. today. Though our annual
meeting will show increased adult
membership and work in many other
fields Of bird protection. we believe
the rally of our new army of children
will mark the start of a most effective
line of activity. The boys and girls
are eager to help, and the idea is be
ing taken up with enthusiasm by
teachers everywhere
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-10-25

ness-like method and has become the
established custom To object 20 the
scandal caused by the appearance in
court Of the man who is betrothed to
another mans wife Is not consistent
IN Reno. The divorce mill itself is
scandal Reno has made itself q re-
pToach and a shame"
It might be q fair guess that adding
the marriage business to the divorce
business Increases the scandal without
greatly increasing the profits, and
scandal without profit is a community
loss. This might account for the moral
wave IN Reno.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-10-25
The Old World.

A queer old world. a dear old world,
According to your mood;
A sad old world, a glad old world.
A world that's kind or rude.
A world that has smile Of hope
II you but win success,
But turns you down with cherries Hrown
In days of need and stress.
But as It is the only world
With which we have to do
We have to fit ourselves to il
AS we are passing through.
Some Of its edges may be rough,
But IL we forward press
And try to find the smoother kind
Our troubles will be less.
Yes. this old world has some good points
That cannot be denied.
If time We spare to search with care
Wen find the sunny side.
But if we do not seek the road,
Although It may be nigh.
1 fear well miss those paths of bliss
AS are passing by.
No use to rail about the world.
It's there so what's the use?
And II we find it is inclined
To play US fast and loose
Then we can let II go its way
And leave it quite alone
And make in some secluded spot
A small world Of our own.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-10-25
CspringfeId Register)

The Illinois Federation of Labor
which held a successful and very in
teresting convention in Springfield last
week. closed the sessions very appro-
priately by adopting unanimously a
resolution unequivocally favoring the
initiative. referendum and the recall.
The initiative and referendum make
government representative. They do
not leave it optional with legislative
representatives whether the latter
shall represent the will and wishes OF
the people OF not. but make them rep
resentative because the people hold as
a club over them the right to legislate
for themselves. Realizing this, legisla-
tive assemblies will be careful to do
that which the people demand, because
10 do otherwise would be politically
suicidal.
If an official is unfaithful and dis
loyal to the people and his conduct is
a violation of the trust repOsed in him,
he should be recalled.
The objection made is that this
would be equivalent TO mob rule"
Then for this same reason, why is
it not mob rule" for people to have
the nower to elect ofiCials2
If it is right for the people TO elect,
il is right for them to recall.
Some honest objection is made to
the initiative, referendum and recall.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-10-25
Rrenarlna for Federation.

Galesburg. Oct. 25.-Women's clubs
Of this city are preparing 10 entertain
the delegates 10 the annual conyen-
ton Of the State Federation OF Wo-
mems clubs, which begins here Nov.
Il and continues four days. They
have engaged the largest banquet halls
IN the city for the banquets and the
new clubhouses of the Galesburg club
and the Elks for ether social func-
tic1s An informal reception will be
held IN the parlors OF the Presbyterian
church the evening OF Nov. Is for the
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-10-25

incoming delegates. On Wednesday.
Nov. Is, a civic luncheon Will be held
in the Central church dining hall, at
which The girl amusement question will
be discussed by Mime Starr Granger
of Chicago, Mary Eleanor ODonnell,
and Judge Edwin E Walker. Suisse
quently at 4: 30 o'clock in Whiting hall
the faculty Of Knox college will enter
tain the convention Thursday even
ing the Galesburg clubhouse will be
thrown open for a reception to the del
egates. The good food show will be
held in the Presbyterian church, with
Mrs. c. H. Belts OF Chicago in charge
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-10-25
HuTT7Or and
Philosophy
PERT PARAGRAPHS.
~ DUNCAN ~. SMITH

THE man who easily recognizes him
self as being made of better stuff
than the ordinary mortal has an in
sight that differs from that of most
OF US.
The man who is able TO keep all his
promises doesn't have house room for
a great many.
There are persons who think that
one good turn deserves a multitude of
returns.
When you start out to get even with
an old habit you have a lot of work
TO do.
Everybody likes fun. The difference
lies in the definition of each as to
what constitutes the article.
Green may be the universal color,
but russell can get the best of it any
old autumn day.
Sentimentality, like suffering, is
borne best in silence.
Time flies, although it holds no aYi-
ator's license.
The fellow who fails to meet the
issue by lodging is apt to find a re-
issue around the first corner.
Don't try to be the biggest fool in
the world Competition is too sharp
and continuous for you TO hope for
success.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-10-25
Oct. 25 in American
History

lsUG-GeneraI Henry Knox, washing
tons secretary Of war. died 1t
ThomastOn, Me: born 1870.
1S12-The United Stafe1 frigate United
States. under Commander Stephen
Decatur. defeated and captured the
British frigate Macedonia I'm a des-
perate battle OF the Canary Is
lands.
s04-Comma nder william 2 Hopkins.
L. s. y. retired. died IN San Fran
cisco; born $50.
I9fO-Brigadler General Henry T.
Chapman. a pioneer e. A r. vet
eran. died. born IeZ2. David Por-
ter Heap, brgad.er general L. 8.
A, retired, died, born 1913.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-10-25
Leave Gas On; Couple Killed.

East St. Louis, Oct. 25.-John a.
Tanner. 60 years old. and his wife,
Amanda. delegates TO the Illinois State
Baptist convention from the Indian
Camp Baptist church. 10 miles south
east Of Marion, were found dead Of gas
Asphyxiation. Neither had ever seen a
gas light before. Monday night It Is
believed that one OF them blew out the
gas or turned the key OF after exlin-
gushing the light
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-10-25
Didn't Work,

He (diplomatically)-Br tells me
that his wife isn't going to get a new
fall suit.
She (suspiciously)-W
He-They are talking of buying
new car.
She-Humph!
He-You don't seem sympathetic.
She-AIrs Browns suits never cost
the price of a car. You can't work that
on me.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-10-25

The news from Kansas City that the
lawyers are united in an effort to has
ten the second trial of DR.. Hyde On the
charge of poisoning Colonel Swope is
cheering-as cheering as anything con-
nected with a murder trial can be. II
the lawyers in the Mcnamara cases and
the Dr.. Webster case and the Rev. c. V.
Richeson case would unite in hasten
ing these trials also, there would be
no complaint on the part of the public.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-10-25

It is time for President Taft to re-
turn home. While he was gone eX-
Secretary Garfield with the evident
encouragement of Colonel Roosevelt,
has been engaged in a movement 10
transfer from him 10 Senator la Fol
lette the delegates from his own state
Of Ohio to the next republican na-
tional convention. What is more likely
is the transfer Of the electors Of Ohio
TO The next democratic candidate for
president
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-10-25
ILLINOIS NEWS
Aoed Man BrutaIIy Slain.

Harrisburg. Oct. 25--David Lane. IS
years old. was brutally murdered at
Carriers Mills. near here. His brains
were beaten out with a club. Pete
Scanlon. a miner, has been arrested
for The crime and held without bond
for the grand jury. Lane was civil
war veteran and a Royal Arch Mason.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-10-25

"You ought to have some relaxation.
You are tied too closely to your bust
ness"
81 know it"
you don't read any light literature
at all, do youT'
"Only the monthly gas bills"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-10-25

The Danes chased Doc Cook, the
north pole pretender who Iectured in
Rock Island some months ago, out the
back door when he went back 20 the
scene of his former triumphs in Copen-
hagen 20 indicate himself. You
cannot fool the Danes more than once.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-10-25
Hoarseness in a child subject to

Hoarseness IN a child subject to
Group is a sure indication Of the ap-
proach of the disease. If Chamber
lain's Cough Remedy ia given at once
or even after the croupy cough has ap.
peared, It win prevent the attack
Contains no poison. Sold By ali drug
gists.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-10-25

President Madero Of Mexico is to
visit President Taft Of the United
States. Let Us hope the meeting Will
be mutually agreeable and devoid of
nolitics
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-10-25
Just ths Thino,

Just the Thing.
'Binks wants to do some kind OF
literary work"
as he a poor MANI"
Heavens! No. He is as rich as
Morganfeller."
Then set him to work producing a
volume entitled The Blessings OF
Poverty"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-10-25
Bow Killed bv Horses Kick.

Kewanee. Oct. 25.-As Charles Dex-
ter. the 2-yearold son OF Fred Dexter.
farmer. east Of here. walked back 10
the yard Of his home after Sliding his
father goodbye. he vas kicked On the
head by e horse and died from his IL
turtes.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-10-25
Saves Work,

II always break my neck trying to
get Mr.. White on my side in any con
troversy."
us he so bTilliantT'
NO; he is so stubborn"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-10-25
Very industrious.

Very industrious.
"You are lazy"
"WhatY'
81 said you never do anything"
you are dead wrong"
what do you doE"
Don't l keep all the rest Of yoa
busy waiting on meT'
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-10-25

The rebels and the imperial troops
In China seem to have reached the
point where they are shooting real bull
let's at each other
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-10-25

He had an only daughter.
Whose years were only twenty.
But stu IN spite OF all her youth
She bossed him good and plenty.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-10-25

Are we TO know Frank Baker as the
modern giant killer?
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-10-25
O9chess de Chau(oes

IS Miss Theodore Shonts. OF New
York. IS coon to wed Prince Joachim
NuTat. fifth son OF Prince Hurat. &C
eoTding to dispatches from Paris.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-10-25
They Had Real Cream.

Honestly. We made regular pigs of
ourselves the other evening" laughed
the girl in the brand new coat dress.
We were invited out to dinner at
one of those up-to-date gentlemanly
farm places. 1t was a regular old
fashioned chicken dinner. and I want
TO tell you there was plenty of chicken
and the chickens weren't that tough
and tasteless variety you get in the
city stores, either.
We'll, We ate chicken till we nearly
burst-one of the girls got away with
eight pieces-she's a little thing too.
And when the salad came-my gra'
cious, girls, it was salad what was
salad! None of your dinky little dish
es with a transparent slice of tomato
on a sickly leaf of lettuce; but a mixed
salad piled high on big plates meal
in itself. There was sweet corn, too,
and
But the climax came with the cof
fee and the dessert.
." is that real cream I see before
me- said mother.
a IT is-real Jersey COW cream
said our hostess.
And say. The way that cream went
into our coffee was a caution. There
wasn't a drop left in the big pitcher.
Then with the pudding came a big
bowl of that cream whipped. 1t was
the most delicious thing ! ever tasted.
In fact, l don't believe any of us city
folks ever had anything like it before.
That's when We made pigs of our
selves again, and mother-wen, l
wish you could have seen mother! She
Just ladled it onto her pudding.
" It'll make you fat l warned her,
in whisper. Mother is growing stout
and has a horror of getting fat.
" I don't care!' said mother, as she
Iadled out some more. This is worth
five more pounds, anyway
And just think" finished the girl.
they eat like that all the time there.
Ny, I'd like TO live on a gentlemanly
farm"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-10-25

That Connie Mack bunch seems to be
composed Of athletics all right.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-10-25
lalks viii
or[>b111,e11,
EeoderSS

mine has cleared and grown rosy this
last year?
But the great joy" finished the
girl, as that I'm no longer a slave to
habit It's glorious to be free. I can
eat and drink what l please, within
reason, without depending upon any
one particular thing to chirk me up or
save me from a headache"
I'm going to begin on my family to-
morrow" announced the black-eyed
woman.
Down with the tea trust" cried the
one Of sallow cheeks. I'm going to
get by complexion back
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-10-25
THE ARGUS.

BY THE J. w. POTTER CO.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-10-25

promises doesn't have house room for
a great many.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-10-25

Wednesday. October 25, 1914.
The Winslow mail., 1911-07-08
FOREIGN.

Returns for the five days ending
June 26 show that there are ninety
seven cases of cholera in Naples.
j. Pierpont Morgan presented EN-
peror William of Germany with let
ter written by Martin Luther in 1921
to Emperor Charles ", for which the
American paid s25,5OO His majesty
conferred the Grand Cross Of the Or
der of the Red Eagle on Morgan.
1t is estimated that sixty persons
received more or less severe bruises
in the street panic following the ex-
plosion of bomb in Gale Bordedaros,
Italy, near the corner of Gale Mayor,
at the moment that parade was pass
ing through the latter thoroughfare
The Winslow mail., 1911-07-08
WASHINGTON.

Capt. John B. Scoeffel, tenth infantry
has been ordered to Fort Logan, Colo
The Canadian reciprocity situation
has cleared to a marked degree and a
canvass of the situation in the Senate
was in every way assuring to the
friends of the measure
The famous Cunningham Alaskan
coal land claims, through which the
Morgan-Guggenheim syndicate had
planned to extend it's vast interests in
Alaska and control one of the most
valuable coal fields in the world, have
been disallowed by the Department of
the Interior.
Senator Guggenheim's bill authoriz,
ing the President to appoint an addi-
tional federal judge for the District
of Colorado was reported favorably
from the Senate committee on judici-
ary by Senator Clark of Wyoming and
probably will pass the Senate when
bills on the calendar are again taken
up for consideration.
Intimation that prosecution of GER
tain witnesses for perjury would grow
out of the Senate investigation of the
election of Senator Lorimer was forth
coming during the examination of Ed
ward Hines, the Chicago millionaire
lumberman whose name is connected
with the alleged 100000 fund collect
ed to elect Mr.. Lorimer.
The Winslow mail., 1911-07-08
Telephone supersedes TeIeoraph

The Interstate Commerce Commits
sion has issued its bulletin showing
the mileage of railways in the United
States worked by the block system on
January 1, 1911.
The total length of road In the
United States operated under the
block system on January 1, 1911, was
71.269.1 miles; Hills miles auto
matte. and 53,5376 miles manual
There was an increase in twelve
months of 3,473.8 miles automatic and
2,O37.3 miles manual, making the in
crease in road operated under the
block system during the year 5,511.1
miles.
The table containing statistics of
methods and apparatus used with the
manual block system shows a large
increase in the mileage of road On
which telephones are used in block
ing. The Pennsylvania now reports
more miles worked by telephone than
by telegraph, and there are four
prominent roads on which all of the
manual blocking Is done by telephone,
namely: The Santa Fe, the Rock
Island, the Chicago, Milwaukee & Pu-
get Sound, and the Seaboard Air Line.
The Winslow mail., 1911-07-08

Der tnaC came
near him in an effort to save his life
Frederick Stoker, a brakeman on
the train, saw the boy about the same
time and shouted to the engine driver
that he would try to save the lad If
the train could overtake him. Stoker
got down on the steps and grasped the
handrail and the race began.
Ordinarily there is current in the
Susquehanna river so swift that it has
cost the lives of many. But since the
the river has overfown it's banks at
many places and in midstream the
waters have raced madly in their
course. Tuesday the boy was playing
along the railroad on the river bank
when he fell in and was drawn into
the midstream current. He was bat
tling bravely for life when he was
seen by the trainmen
Throwing on all his power, the en-
g1ne driver took the challenge of the
brakeman to overtake the boy. BY
this time the passengers on the train
and every window on the river side
framed the head of man or woman
while others crowded on to the plat
forms that they might get a better
view of the exciting contest.
Slowly the train overlook the boy,
swirling down the river, and then yard
by yard it forged ahead of him until
1t had lead of perhaps 100 yards
Stoker stood with one foot on the step
of a car, with his body swinging out
ward, and when the train had what
he thought was sufficient lead he
threw himself clear of the train and
alighted beside the rails.
In another instant the man had
leaped into the river and with bold
strokes swan out to where the boy
was putting up his brave but unequal
fight. The train kept moving, always
abreast of where Stoker and the boy
were in the water, and as Stoker
grabbed the lad by the hair and began
the fight to get him ashore the pas
sengers sent UP cheers that could be
heard above the rumble of the train.
1t was terrific struggle for Stoker,
who turned on his back and kicked
vigorously as he fought his way across
the rushing tide. He finally landed on
the shore with the boy, and the pas
sengers cheered Historically for the
daring brakeman.
The train was stopped for a mo-
ment to learn the lads condition.
When 1t was found that although suf-
fering some from submersion he
would be able to make his way home,
Stoker. without stopping to ask the
lads name, leaped aboard the train
and gave the signal to proceed. The
brakeman did not appear to be at all
disturbed by his remarkable expert
ence.-Toledo Blade.
The Winslow mail., 1911-07-08
GEN e RAL.

When the roof of the Buffalo water
works new station collapsed seven
men were killed and seven injured.
Federal Judge Newman denied the
application of Charles w. Morse for
release from the federal prison, at At
lanta, Ga.
The Connecticut House of Represen-
tatives has passed a bill to pay Civil
War veterans state pension of $50
year.
Forty-nine automobiles, valued at
more than $125,000, have been stolen
in Chicago since June 1, according to
the police records.
In race war between Americans
and Italians at Elkins, w. Va, four
Italians were fatally wounded and sew
eral other men seriously injured.
In an attempt to kill his son and
daughter, Granville Johns, fifty years
old of Redwood, W. Va, shot and
killed R. T. Ulet, twenty-five years old,
mitted suicide when hard pressed by
mob.
'ames Conroy, who was struck by
lightning while working 1900 feet un-
der ground in the Courtdale tunnel
of the Kingston Coal Company, near
Wilkesbarre, Pa, is in such precari-
Gus condition that his recovery is not
expected
| Twelve masked men held up and
robbed fast passenger on the Phila-
delphia e Erie railroad, near Erie, Pa,
and escaped The mail and express
cars were rifled and three of the train
crew were shot. How much money OBJ
tanned was not learned.
Recently the state of Idaho made ar
rangements to extensively advertise
that state, and one of the schemes was
to send good takers about over the
country talking for the state on the
street corners with groups of men or
individuals, as the case may be, in
sort of heart to heart way.
The Supreme Court of the United
States has issued an order to the at
torney general directing him to in
struct the lower courts to carry out
the Supreme Courts decision provid-
ing for the dissolution of the Ameri-
can Tobacco Company. The thirty
| days allowed the company to ask for
rehearing has expired.
The Missouri Pacific railway and
the Cumberland Gap Despatch, operat-
| ing via the Old Dominion steamship
and Norfolk & Western lines, have en-
tered into traffic alliance for the
disc cars from Norfolk, Va, to Denver,
Pueblo and Salt Lake, handling bust
ness originating at New York, Phila-
delphia and other seaboard territory.