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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-03-27

struction-wculd clash with some
hoary, moss-covered dictum Of the
common law. These Judges love the
COMMON law. The older and more un-
common It q the more they love It.
They agree with Coke that 1t SIS moth
ing else but reason" Whenever they
see the rude hand of an innovator
raised to strike IL they avert the blow
II they can.
Congress passed q law not long ago
empowering married women In the
District of Columbia Ito sue separate
ly for torts committed against them
as fully and freely as II they were
unmarried" It excepted nobody. 4
woman supposing the law meant what
il said sued her husband for damages
for assault and battery. She did not
want a divorce. She did not wish to
prosecute him criminally. She want
ed damages.
The lower courts in the district
ruled against her. They rejected as
monstrous the idea that congress
meant to allow a wife to sue her hus-
band for damages. It was abhorrent
TO the common law conception Of the
married woman's inferior status. The
supreme court took the same view. 1t
refused to put a construction on the
act which would work a radical and
far reaching change in the policy OF
the common law.
There were three honorable dissen-
tents. the three H's-Hughes, Harlan
and Holmes. They said the judg-
ment just rendered will have the ef-
feet to defeat the clearly expressed
will Of the legislature by a construc-
ton Of its words that cannot be rec
onciled with their ordinary meaning"
This is well said II Is timely Judi
cial condemnation Of a too frequent
judicial vice. The vice is the strained
construction Of statutes to nullify
provisions Objectionable to judges but
which the legislature plainly meant
should be the law
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-03-27
FIFTY YEARS AGO
Civil War Broke Out April ID,
1861, and Semi Centennial
Will Be Observed.
BY HISTORICAL SOCIETY
State Organization Asks Cooperation
of Patriotic Bodies i'm Spring
field Meeting.

Springfield, ILL.,, March 27.-Aprfl
IA. 1911, the Illinois State Historical
society will hold a special meeting
In commemoration of the semi-cen-
tennial anniversary of the breaking
out of the war OF the rebellion.
The society expects to make the
observance OF this historic date q
state wide event, and IL hopes to
have the aid and encouragement OF
the patriotic societies of the state.
such as the G. A R., Woman's Re
lief corps. Ladies OF the c.. A. r.,
Sons Of Veterans. Sons and Daugh-
tiers OF the American Revolution and
all others OF like nature, as well as
the citizens of the state generally,
AFTERNOON MEETING.
An afternoon meeting will be held
at which time addresses will be made
by prominent speakers showing the
part taken by the state of Illinois
in the great four years struggle,
Is61-1s65.
An address on the part taken by
the northern counties of Illinois will
be delivered by General Smith d.
Atkins Of Freeport and Eugene F.
Baldwin OF Peoria will speak on the
part taken by central Illinois, which
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-03-27
A Dissenter.

Nothing comes to him who waits.
Do not let the ancient gag
Make you think at fortunes gates
You will soon be playing tag.
Sit around a year or so
And you'll see as days unfold
That the calm and even flow
VIII not bring you goods or gold.
Waiting is q pleasant game.
But II will not wages pay
Nor add titles 10 your name
That you may with pride display.
All things come. II may be true,
To the man who holds in check
His ambition. II they do.
Well, they land upon his neck
In the modern age and day
Those who travel on the jump
Are the ones who get away
With O large and SNOWY lump.
Ancient laws repealed have been
As 1t was IL now ts not.
And the only way TO win
Is to nit q lively trot.
There's q yarn-it may be talk
How a mountain once declined
At Mohammed's beck to walk.
Said the prophet: Never mind.
] will go to II instead"
That was much the better plan
II you want to forge ahead
Do not wait for tide or man.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-03-27
Sensational Reports About Japan.

Sensational Reports About Japan.
Some days ago a statement was
published to the effect that Japan
had laid a cable between Yokohama
and the Philippines. The cable lies
between Yokohama and Guam, one
OF the Ladrone islands, which came
to the United States by the terms Of
the treaty with Spain after the Span
ish-American war.
The discovery of this under-sea
cable, it is reported, was the sub
Ject of a conference last week be-
tween President Taft and the Jap
anese ambassador with result Of an
interchange of friendly messages.
The contention is that Japan, by
having this cable from Yokohama to
Guam, can keep from the latter
point in constant communication
with its fleet, and in case it wishes
to capture the Hawaiian islands, 1t
can easily do SO unless the United
States has an enormous army and
feet for the defense of the islands.
Il 10 also said that the discovery in
dicates the great strength and power
Of Japan in the Pacific, and the i'm
possibility of American defense of
the archipelago, without the num-
Der of troops and an array Of battle
ships from this country that would
be appalling to think of.
All this, whether there be much
or little OF truth in the reports, in
dicates that the best thing to do is
to give the Filipinos. as soon az
practicable, their independence, es-
tablishing. II necessary, for a while
q protectorate over the new govern
ment, but allowing the little brown
men to work out their own destiny
according to their own ideas. The
United States can have no interest
in holding the islands. the only par
ties benefited in this country by re-
tanning them being the great trusts
and corporations that are exploit
ing Luzon and the other islands of
that group.
The Asiatic possessions have al
American people. They are held in
disregard of the very principles of
this government, and they should be
allowed TO govern themselves as
soon as possible, in their own way.
We do not want any colonies or sub
tect population in the orient, and
the sooner we get rid OF the Philip
pines the better ii will be for the
American people.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-03-27

There viii be agreement In the con-
clusion Of the Louisville Courier.
Journal that the New York architect
whose widow got $4,000 under an
accident insurance policy which cost
$500 was certainly the architect OF his
wife's fortune
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-03-27
Governor vardamann of Mississ

Governor vardamann OF Mississ-
tppi who 10 hating with all the
strength Of 20 years ago. greatly re-
grets that Booker Washington was
not killed in New York, and bitterly
csnsures the assailant. Ulrich, for
not having committed murder. Var
damann IL q candidate for the Unit
ed States senate and It IL to be hoped
the state OF Mississippi will not send
such q man OF such notions to
Washington. after having been rep
resented by men OF great breadth
and character.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-03-27
Modest Theodore.

II am interested in the Panama
canal" said Colonel Roosevelt in a
recent speech, because I started IL.
II 1 had followed traditional con-
servativs methods I would have sub
nttted q dignined state paper of
probably 400 pages to congress and
the debate on II would have been go
ing on yet but I took the canal zone
and let congress debate. and while
the debate goes on the canal does
also"
There is nothing like modestlE
claiming what is coming to you.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-03-27
Return suspect go Peoria-

Peoria, H., March 27.-Clark HUI.
colored, who has been wanted here
for the killing of Luther Grey last Au-
gust, vas brought back TO Peoria yes
terday by Detective John wumbacher
from Chicago. Hun pleads self-de-
Tense. He was working In Chicago
as teamster for the Bishop Express
company, 504 East Thirty-ffth street.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-03-27

Tom l. Johnson OF Cleveland is at
the point Of death. He devoted his
best years and his fortune TO fighting
for the peoples rights in the matter
OF dealing with service corporations,
and while his accomplishments fell
far short Of his ideals, his influence
was nationwide.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-03-27
Mar. ~ in American
History

1S36-307 American Texans, including
Colonel j. w. Fannin. prisoners Of
war. were massacred at Goliad.
Tex. by Mexican Indians.
1S47-Vera Cruz. Mexico. surrendered
to the United States army. COM
manded by General Winfield Scott
1909-Colonel William Lamb. hero OF
the Confederate defense OF Fort
Fisher. North Carolina. in 1865,
died: born 1895
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-03-27
Are you frequently hosrse?

you have that annoying tickling in
your throat? Does your cough an
noy you at night and do you raise
mucous in the morning? Do you
want relief II so. take Chamber
Iatn's Cough Remedy and you will be
pleased. Sold By all druggists.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-03-27

While they have found. and in
dicted LII men in Adams county
who took brides. they have ye. to
indict q man who gave o bride,
clearly proving that It is safer, X
not more blessed. to give than to
receive.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-03-27
Thrilling Story.

The baby buggy was well worn. It
had trundled three up and down the
street and through the parks until
there was little left to tell of its for
mer glory.
Let us throw It away" said mother.
NO" said father, who knew how
easy it wasn't to pay for these things.
What shall we do with it%
"Put 1t down cellar"
what for?
'It's pilgrimage and usefulness may
be-
Continued in our next"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-03-27
HuInOr and
Philosophy
~ DUNCAN ~. .yFSsTN
PERT PARAGRAPHS.

SOME women are such slaves TO rou-
tine that II they heard the judg-
ment call they would try 10 finish their
mornings work before responding.
When a man joins a church his
neighbors have a spasm OF recollect
ing about his dark and devious past
A woman can forgive the man she
refused for getting rich. but not for
forgetting her name.
II you pay a person with suspi-
cious nature a compliment he fears
you are making sport OF him
When a rumor gets busy IL is as ex-
citing as a three act play with a cow
boy background.
The man who is in doubt is the man
with another mans collar on his neck.
Every man is said TO have his price,
but some of them go at so much per
dozen.
Some people are so sympathetic that
1t just seems to take all their energy
and to render them utterly helpless
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-03-27

The declaration of Justice Elkin of
the supreme court of Pennsylvania
that I'VE are living in the best age
In tAs-history OF the world may war
rant the opinion that public virtue
has q tohance even In the state Of
Quay and Penrose.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-03-27

Somebody figuring ratios has dis
covered that At the present rate of
g1ovth, the state Of Texas will even
tuaiiy control the politics OF the ma
ton. 1t would certainly be a relief
IL sone state would arise and put
New Yo<k out Of the running.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-03-27
Register tomorrow.
This looks like March's finish. >

One more week In which TO deter
mine your choice for commissioners
under the new form OF municipal
goyernment-if you have not deter
mined already.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-03-27

The record OF the Illinois Central
railroad for the year 1910 was rela-
lively as good as the Pennsylvania 8.
The Central carried 100000 passen-
gers without a fatality as the
result of accident
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-03-27
Tho Difficulty.

It's mighty hard to get things straight
In spite Of all our skill.
Though figures viii not fabricate.
The politicians Will.
Ard many things that meet our eyes
Would hardly muster az white lies
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-03-27

The fact that Mexican insurrectos
are buying more mules suggests
that they may have decided to EN-
ploy the business end OF the mIle
as a substitute for the bayonet
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-03-27
Simple Joys.

Simple Joys.
Glow is your wife?"
Enjoying poor health, thank you"
THAT isn't much to enjoy. Is it,"
at is a whole lot for her. That Is
how she amuses herself"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-03-27

Cireumstantial.
"Will you ever love anotherT"
well. that depends upon two
things"
what are theyf"
slow well you do"
"YesW
And how much better the other
stacks up"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-03-27

,Enervatina.
''IIe has a soft snap"
Eyes. am afraid that IL is too soft
for him."
why, how is that?"
80 soft that I am afraid there
won't be any snap left in him."
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-03-27
The Reason.
Striped.

Have you no conscience"
mo: the fellow amputated II who an
aesthetized me and took my roll from
me-"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-03-27
Blind Reverence for the Common
Law.

Law.
Chicago Tribune: There are
judges who, in constituting laws,
often act on the principle that
words do not necessarily mean
what they seem to mean. This 10 q
principle they are peculiarly fond OF
applying when the natural construc-
ton Of the words-the layman's con-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-03-27

Explained.
ibid he marry
beneath him 2"
yes"
How did II
happen? ?"
HE is an avia-
tor an d S b e
works in q base
ment."
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-03-27
The Kind That Mother Made.

The Kind That Mother Made.
"Where did the man with the jaw
Of steel get his trainingP'
"He tramped IT three years and fed
homemade pies and biscuits to his pro-
testing face"
The Reason.
"He never will accept jury service"
"I wonder why"
II dare say It is because he always
loses at poker"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-03-27

The man who is in doubt is the man
with another mans collar on his neck.
Evening journal., 1911-02-11
NEW OWNERS
OF REAL ESTATE
Many Transfers Of Properties
Are Recorded at Registers
Bureau

The transfers of real estate record
ed this week at the Office of the City
Registry Clerk contained no large
transactions, most of the sales re-
corded being small properties and
transfers to clear titles. This list
follows:
Sallie b. Welsh to Isaac S. Talley,
No. / Wesk Twenty-seventh street,
$500.
Sarah A. Spencer and husband to
John f. Kirk. No s4S Windsor street.
S1275.
James r. Inglc to John J. Carter
and wife. west side OF Jackson street,
170 feet south OF Eighth street,
$1,000.
Mary d. Todd and Samuel c. New
ton, executors, ct. al, TO James ID.
Edge, south side Of Twelfth street, 80
feet east Of duPont street. $4,000.
Ellen l.. Mandrill to Mary NJ. Lord.
west side OF DUPONT street. 2S feet
south of Second street, 1880
North Side Improvement Company
to John E. Miller, No. 2004 Van Buren,
street. $500.
EQulidDle Guarantee ana lTubJ
Company, trustee Of Alfred S. Elliott
and Laura Harrar to William Staniar.
property at Twentieth and Harrison
streets. 500.
John A. Newell TO Frank Sitewich
and wife. south side of Sycamore
street. 81 feet west Of Harrison street.
S1131.
Cornelius Dugan TO Josef Banaszak,
west side OF Pine street, 36 feet south
of Third street, S1260.
William j. Fisher and wife to Elsie
p. String, north side Of Twelfth
street, 80 feet east Of Lombard street,
; $4,000.
Melville Nj. Wells and wife to Hans
A. Seaburg and wife, No 624 Vande-
yer avenue S2S00
. Margaret Tatnall to Mary II. Tat
nall, south side OF Third street, 1876
feet west of Scott street, 5000.
Sallie S. Vernon and husband to
J Solomon Slaughter. southeast corner
! Of Tenth and Clayton streets, $4,000.
/, William +. Haislett and wife to Ed.
win Lewis Haislett. west side ol
I Franklin street, 210 feet north Of Sec.
4. ond street, So. Same property tC
: Laura Bell Haislett, $500.
Samuel y. Blair and wife to Henry
!, w. Sasse, east side Of Carter street
70 feet south Of Twenty-third street
/. Alfred A. Curtis and wife to Marga
j. ret NJ. Reinhardt, north side OF Della.
( ware avenue, $50 feet west Of Green
hill avenue, $3.50.
Evening journal., 1911-02-11
A WORD ABOUT
THE WHISTLES

Editor Of THE EVENING JOURNAL.
We. your reader, are informed that
the honorable body, the Board OF
Health, shall wrestle with the Ques-
ton. Shall the whistles of factories
and engines be blown or not?
In the face OF this announcement
will venture 20 say there are not a
few who will pause 70 ask, What's
nextg
Suppose we try to show a good
reason why these whistles should
blow. Let us review the daily rou-
tine. At $50 every morning except
Sunday, the first whistle of any fac
tory is sounded upon that whistle
Ga check to time) 7 know personally
that from five hundred to eight hum
dred men depend on being sealed in
a train that leaves the p. B. and w.
station at SIT a. m. for the railroad
shops, the American Bridge Company.
Edge Moor Iron Company, and the
freight yards.
You will note the short time in
which to get into your duds. wash,
eat and run. No time fo- a tub herel
! am a part of this daily grind. AIf
who take part like it CD
At 6 a. m. whistle No. 1 is sounded.
Now the real hustle of the day has
begun for are not the toilers in all
our factories reminded that they
have but an hour in which to prepare
for duty-One hour-all too short.
Whistle No and the last against
which TO kick, reminds those with
their sleeves uprolled to dig in, the
laggard that he stays without the
gates until eight.
This same o'clock whistle serves
to remind the thousands who hold
clerkships that their duties begin one
hour hence. How many would bo
willing TO admit that this whistle
had caught them in sound slumber
and that they had started up with
| guilty conscience when they had fully
intended to arise earlier?
What healthy mortal would want
| TO lay abed when half the world was
up and doing?
As far as the locomotive whistles
are concerned, not all are necessarg
yet the silent mode OF -ailway signal
ing Is not yet complete. They do not
yet d-op or the end brakeman, They
recall him by signal a blast OF the
whistle. When an engineer desires
certain instructions, blast Of tbs
whistle gives him light or a paddle,
etc, etc.
After all. along comes the high
executioner. the boss. There ara
hundreds Of them he-e in our city;
It's not necessary for him to get III
sooner. There isn't much to be done
by him. Those who went on duty au
hour or two before have made il So
with all respect to them.
Yet; are they the ones who ars
kicking? Respectfully.
Arthur ". Carpenter.
414 w. Second street.
| Wilmington, Del, Feb. 8.
Evening journal., 1911-02-11
Public Sale List.

IuuliN 0ulf inst
Feb. 1S.-Sale fStOck and Farm I'm
plements for. W. X. Brooks on j.
Sherman DRyett Farm, Pencader
Hundred at IL A. m.
Feb. l4-Sale Of stock and farming
implements for Geo. Lewis, on
Horace DennlsOn's farm, MIL
Creek hundred, at ~ o'clock, noon,
by Stldham a Son, auctlOneers.
Feb. 1e-SaIe OF personal property OF
Isaas =. Talley, stock and farm.
ing implements near CarcrOft Sta
tlOn, Brandywine hundred, at 10
o'clock II m. by Stidham aud Son,
auctioneers-
February 20-Public Sale Of personal
property, estate of William NJ
Eastburn, Newark, Del. on Mon.
day, February goth. Stldham a
Son, AuctiOneers.
Feb. 28-SaIe Of stock and farming
implements for James 4. Xii
YingtOn on the Mlnquadale farm
New Castle hundred at l o'clock
D. M. by Stidham s Son, auc
tlOneers.
March 2-Sale of stock and farminI
implements for Mrs. Hendricks
Beaver Valley, Brandywine Hun
dred at 1 o'clock p. m. StidhaT
a. Son, AuctiOneers.
March B-Sale Of stock and farmin
implements for Robert l.. BaldWi
near ClaymOnt, Del, nj ! O'cl0C
p. m. Stidham g. Son, AuctiOneer
Evening journal., 1911-02-11

No; l. DAISY. grey mare, years old,
sound and all right will work anywhere,
falr driver, not afraid Of anything
No. 2. Russell. sorrel horse years old
l6 hands high, sound and all RIGHT. afraid Of
drive.
No. 3. FRANK, black horse. S years old
sound and all right. afraid OF nothing and a
good driver and worker
No. 4. HANDY, bay horse ANYBODY s
horse, sound and all right work or drive
anywhere, and good saddle horse, fearless
Of all objects.
No. s. BELLE, brown mare. coming 4
years old, Percheron stock, weighs about
1900 pounds, sound and all right will work
anywhere.
No. 9. MAUD. brown mare. coming 4
years old mate 20 No. S. work together.
make an elegant, good team.
No. 7. BOB, bay horse, about IA years old.
an elegant work horse, weighs about 1900
pounds
No 9. HATTIE. bay marc. splendid work.
er, about IS years old, with foal, and an
elegant brood mare.
No. Q. soRREL Tor. sorrel mare. 8
years old, and a good worker
No. 10. NED, colt coming years old
sound and blocky, will make big horse
No. II. GREY COLT, Percheron stock,
very promising colt.
No IL. FRED, bay colt, coming 3 yearl
old. high headed and quite q trotter.
Vola, coming years old, a very promising
/ colt
All Of these horses will positively be sole
for the high dollar. Any one wishing 70 SCI
them before the sale can come and lool
| them over here on the farm.
Evening journal., 1911-02-11
LICENSE APPLICATIONS.


NJ oTICE-I. MARY E. BROWN. THE
- owner and occupant of the house sit
uated az Newark, School Districts, Nos. 3d.
80 IL. Al and Al IL. White Clay Greek
hundred, county Of New Castle
and State Of Delaware, in compliance with
the requirements Of the acts Of the General
Assembly, in such case made and provided
do hereby give notice that I shall apply
in writing, 20 the Court Of General Sessions,
Of the State of Delaware, in and for New
Castle county, ON Monday, the 9th day Of
March. a. D., 1911, being the next term Of
said court, for q license for said house as
an inn or tavern, for tho sale therein Of
intoxicating liquors, in less quantities thar
one quart. TO be drunk the premises. and
the following respectable citizens Of said
school districts at least twelve OF whom are
substantial freeholders Of said school dis.
tricts recommend the said application, viz:
Herman r. Tyson, Victor G. Willis
Walter r. Powell, George J.. Spence
G. Fsder. Perry r. Towson,
George Strahorn, T. r. Hossinger.
Jacob Thomas, William H. Barton,
J.. g. Gaze, James i. Coskrey
Thomas Riley, !. Rankin Armstrong
o. ". Widdoes. Walt II. Steel
f1l-3t MARY E. BROWN
Evening journal., 1911-02-11
DULL WEEK
FOR INSPECTOR

This week was one OF the dullest in
the history Of the building inspectors
Office. The drop in building opera
tions agrees with the present real
estate market condition which at this
time Is considered only fair. but with
prospects of better future.
Only one permit was issued by
Building Inspector Cassidy during
the week II was granted to G. W.
Raudman, to make alterations at No.
9l3 Orange street, for *. A. Nord-
quist. costing 500.