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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-05-11
A REPUBLICAN AUTHORITY.

While President Taft and former
President Roosevelt are convicting
one another of hypocrisy and insin-
cerity relative TO the attitude of their
administrations toward trusts, Unit
ed States Senator Robert NJ. La Fol-
lette steps up and says that both
Taft and Roosevelt are guilty of the
offenses which they are charging
against each other. In an article in
Norman Il. Mack's monthly for May,
Senator La Toilette says:
In 25 years OF political struggle,
have found the one great issue over
shadowing and including all others
the encroachment of the powerful
few on the rights of the many. All
the issues OF today are but phases OF
this one great question. How shall
he individual. the farmer. the work
er. and all those who pay tribute. be
set free from the unjust eXactions of
the tariff, the railroads, the money
power. and other forms Of oppression
by special interests?
THE combinations have unlawful
ly taken possession Of the whole
country. They control transporta-
ton, manufacturing, mining, capital
and credit, the market price OF ev-
srything the consumer must buy.
They have achieved this control-ex-
cept as 10 n few of the older trusts
almost entirely under the last two
administrations. notwithstanding the
prosecutions for whisE so much has
been claimed.
When Roosevelt became presi-
cent the total amount of the stock and
lond issues of all combinations and
lasts, including the railways then
: combination, was only S3,7S4,OOO.
CO. When he turned the country
owe 20 Taft, whom he had selected
Y -.s successor, the total capitalize.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-05-11

which says; Whoever shall establish
any private express for the convey
ance of letters or packets, or in any
manner cause or provide for the convey
ance Of the same may be 'imprison-
ed not more than six months"
For violating the law once, a rail-
way mail clerk is facing prison. For
doing the same thing millions Of times
yearly, the express trust not only goes
unmolested, but is rewarded with prof
its amounting to as much as 100 per
cent on stock that it watered until it
is soggy.
WELCOME DEMOCRATIC VICTORY.
Although the prospects for com
plete democratic success in November
are becoming brighter each day, it
is observable that the business men
of the country are not in the least
alarmed. The conduct of the demo
cratic house Of representatives under
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-05-11

suits have come from observance of
that original plan. The supreme court
of Illinois is at present composed of
five republicans and two democrats.
OF the justices of the last named polit-
ical faith, Justice George A. Cooke,
who is standing for reelection for a
full term in this district, is one. Should
Judge Grier succeed on the partisan
ship theory he is advocating in re
firing Judge Cooke at the end of the
short term the latter IS now serving,
the supreme court Of Illinois, would
be composed of six republicans and
one democrat.
Recognizing the fairness of the non
partisan principle that it was intended
should govern in judicial elections,
particularly where they involve the
supreme court of the state, the repub-
licans in the district of Justice Farmer,
the other democrat on the bench, have
made it a practice not TO nominate
in opposition TO him, and. ii has been
a matter of frequent occurrence, on the
other hand, that democrats have put
up no opposition to the. reelection of
republican members OF the bench from
other districts. There have been in
stances, however, where ambition has
gotten the better Of men worthy of
the Office, who sought election on an
opposition ticket, but in the majority
of such cases the people Of the dis
trict put aside politics and returned
the sitting member where he deserved
it irrespective of politics.
In the light of the facts as they
exist and bear on the situation, what
would be the effect if Judge GrieI
should succeed on in his partisanshiI
campaign in defeating Judge Cooke
who from every consideration of fair
ness deserves reelection? This
would be the effect; IN every
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-05-11
HANE YOU THE DIGHT
TO BE MADNIED?
81 O0l2OTHH OAIE

fuss. Everybody's hard to deal
with. Neither is Housekeeping a
fairy tale of silver gowns and work
banishing wands.
When a woman is bell boy, janitor,
stenographer, nurse, mother, assist
ant general manager and entertain
ment committee all rolled into one
or even half of that there's plenty of
chance for things TO go wrong. Then
it's that little evanescent some
thing alone that can smooth out the
worries.
It's tact that makes a man take a
look at his wife's tired, fretful face
and say, Dearest, let's elope. Let's
go down town 10 the little table
where every darned waiter in the
place used to cluster when We want
ed to hold hands. Let dinner go to
the dickens"
It's tact that causes a woman to
see behind a mans strained frowning
look dull headache or plea tc
please make a great big fuss over
me-" instead of crouch. For any
| one who thinks it's only women who
are meant by the popular song, 90
want a little huggin' sometime" i:
sadly mistaken.
And tact can cure the meanest O.
small home tragedies.
'It worked, it worked" called {
young woman joyfully as she bound
ed into an older sisters room. Sh'
had come in tears the day before be
cause her husband had taken fan
cy to iashy, loud-talking coupl
and especially for the company O
the jolly, slangy, neighbor wife.
What shall I do?" she begged. I"
hate to be seen with those people
I can't bear my husband to act 50
: It's Just killing my happiness"
Smile at the man." the sister ad
vised. Only don't lose your dignity
Be yourself"
, The same foolishness-cure can b
} exercised by men. Many a woma
gets a silly idea Of the joys Of sc
called thigh life" The homeopathic
cure is the best.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-05-11

The double tracking of the Ninth
avenue section of the Long View line
would afford a very happy solution
Of the situation and simplify the ser
vice when the loop is completed. In
view Of the fact that the patrons Of
the line have waited so long and pa
tiently for an improvement of some
kind and that eventually all the lines
in the city will become OF necessity
double tracked, pe Tri-City Rail-
way company ought not to hesitate
about this part of 1t.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-05-11
The Argus Daily Story
Son of the Samurai-By Clarissa Macke.
Copyrighted. 1911. by Associated Literary Bureau

Mr.. Briscoe, though he would only
have a japanese servant, was not al
ways good tempered. Something was
wrong with his dinner, and 1t irritated
him. Picking up plate, he threw it
at his cook.
Tado Hashojuri lodged Briscoe's
carefully aimed plate, and the china
crashed against the opposite wall, and
the fragments tinkled to the floor.
Mr.. Briscoe is not satisfied with the
dinner 1 have so carefully prepared"
remarked the japanese as he brought
another plate and set it down before
his master.
at the oriental who had taken his re-
proof so calmly, or was it contempt
in the oblique black eyes bent upon
him?
Briscoe knew he had not acted
like a gentleman, and it made him
angry because he knew the reason why
the wine he had drunk exerted its
usual quarrelsome effect upon him. If
he was with friends when he took
liquor in any form he was minus one
friend when the next day dawned.
When he dined alone it was the waiter,
and when at home in his own apart
ment 1t was Tado, his cook, valet and
general factotum, who bore the brunt.
Huh" muttered Ned sulkily as Tado
brought in a delicious salad. 1t was
made Of nuts and white grapes and
was Briscoe's especial favorite. He
trified with it and refused anything
more except cup Of black coffee. This
he quaffed in two gulps and left the
room.
He would have been angry if any
! one had told him 1t made him fee
ashamed to see the imperturbable coun
! tenance of his cook staring at him.
ITS awful to be a cad and not bt
able to help it," groaned Ned as ht
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-05-11

district in the state where
republican justice now sitting on the
bench runs in the future to succeed
himself a democrat would be nominal
ed and hot fight made 1t would nat
urally be carried into every district,
and in some of them republicans are
holding the Office where there is an
even stand-off of democrats being
excited on the drawing Of strict party
lines. And the upshot would be
that election for justices or
the supreme court would de-
generate into party battles, sub
jected TO all the unavoidable uses
and customs of partisan feeling and
eventually the Office would become a
reward for political obligation and
favor. The inevitable consequence
would be a lopsided bench governed
by politics and controlled By politics.
1t is not the fear that any judge
sitting on the bench under the Gus
tom that at present governs his Sc
lection will fail to cast of the yoke Of
partisanship when he takes his oath.
II is the fear OF the ends 1t will lead
70 if the practice at present in vogue
is changed and men are elected strict
ly on the principle of their partisan
ship
The principle at stake in the ad-
vocacy Of non-partisan judiciary is
one that seeks to perpetuate the vir-
tues OF a good system and at the
same time TO prevent the evils of a
practice which it is sought in this dis
4 trict to undertake in direct violation
of the intent Of the constitution of I'LL
nois.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-05-11
CAPITAL COMMENT

the sane and progressive leadership
Of Speaker Champ Clark and Floor
Leader Oscar Underwood is an assur-
ance that the legitimate business In
terestS of the country have nothing to
fear through democratic ascendancy.
would want TO injure any legitimate
business by a hairs breadth. Any
measure that tends to build up an
American industry without infringing
upon the rights of the consumer is
approved by democrats in congress
and those who are candidates for con-
gress. For the first time in a score
Of years the business interests are
not raising the prediction bugaboo
about democratic success meaning
business ruin.
HOW DISSOLUTION" HELPS.
Standard Oil and tobacco trust
stocks have increased greatly in value
since the recent dissolution" de-
| cisions of the United States supreme
court
Dissolution under the supreme court
decisions is worth millions of dollars
/ to any trust in the land.
Having enriched the oil and tobacco
trusts by ''dissolving' them, the attor-
ney general has started similar pro-
ceedings against the harvester trust.
Doubtless this trust will be duly thank,
full for the favor.
The Sherman law carried a provi-
sion which make it a penitentiary of.
Tense to organize an Illegal trust If
this section of the law was invoked
against George w. Perkins and the 9th.
er Wall street millionaires who organ
lied the harvester trust, it might be
expected to have a deterrent effect on
the organizing of illegal monopolies.
Poor men are sent TO Jail for break
ing the law, and they respect and feaI
the law. AS long as trust magnates
are merely dissolved to the end OF
their still further enrichment, how
can they be expected to obey the
law?
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-05-11
Hunor and
Philosophy
~ DUNCAN ~. SMITH
PREDICTIONS.

PREDICTIONS very freely made
= And spoken in g hollow voice
Do not affect the net results
Nor indicate the peoples choice.
In fact, as you perhaps suspect
AS you observe them here and there
And listen to their fancy claims,
They're made for show and not for wear.
A candidate who hasn't more
Than half a chance or even that
VIII rise and face the multitude
And toss predictions through his hat.
He knows they are not based on facts,
He knows they never can come true,
But still he hopes they may be made
To influence q vote or two.
Preposterous and wild eyed claims
That never to the facts are tied
Meet up with claims as wild as they
Predicting for the other side.
1t seems as plain as a B c
That only one can saunter in,
And yet to hear them one might think
That two We're very sure to win.
The wise man hears them vex the air
And takes them with grain OF salt.
He knows that both cannot be right
And thinks that both are much at fault
That they are only for effect
And cannot kingdoms overthrow,
And when returns are coming in
Then he can say, IT told you So"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-05-11

threw himself on the couch in his den.
Il wonder what's the matter with me
anyway" Somehow the answer rang
in his ears almost as if some one had
heard his query and replied to it.
Too much money, too little energy
and perseverance, too lazy, too fond Of
pleasure, no sense of obligation to his
fellow men or his country" Ned
Briscoe knew it all and despised him
self for it.
whats the use of having money if
/ can't get some fun out of it?" he
grumbled weakly, and that was al
ways the way his conscience was driv-
en- hto the background.
In the kitchen Tado Hashojuri was
frowning over the fragments of the
shattered plate. 1t had been a long
time since Mr.. Briscoe had thrown the
companion plate at his cook, valet,
etc, and the memory of the first in
suit had grown dim. Now it was re-
vived as the sensitive japanese gazed
upon the porcelain.
wait, wait, wait! Some day must
teach this scalawag how gentlemen
should be treat even in kitchens when
much drink is full of wine," muttered
Tado, with sudden incoherent rage
bUbbling over. He flung the fragments
of the plate at his gas range, and there
was another tinkling crash. He smil-
| ed with satisfaction. 1t had relieved
| his tension. Now he understood why
! Mr. Briscoe threw plates at him, but
| it did not remove the sting Of indigna-
! ton.
One day three months later Tado
/ Hashoiuri received a letter from his
/ home in Japan, and straightway he
/ packed his cheap American trunk,
| cleaned Briscoe's apartment from end
/ to end, served a delicious dinner and
/ at its close laid the key to the refrig-
orator at his masters elbow.
Il leave with much dissatisfaction
all around" bobbed Tado solemnly.
"Huh?" demanded Brisco, who was
| drinking nothing but water now.
81 go tonight after dishes are wash
ed. / am needed at home" patiently
explained TadO.
"Oh. we'll; why didn't you give me
notice" demanded Briscoe Indignant
| Iy, and as the japanese made no reply
he continued, Il don't see that | am
compelled to pay you wages when you
are leaving me without notice"
TadO's eyes narrowed, but be only
shrugged his narrow shoulders and
turned away.
"Here!" Numbered Briscoe, and toss
ed a yellow back upon the table.
Thanks" returned Tado laconically
Where do you live?" asked Briscoe
not as If he cared a hang whether bis
erstwhile servant lived OF died.
Tokyo, sir, Mr.. Briscoe."
II may be in Japan myself next win
ter. If you will give NE your address
TadO, I'll look you up If | need val
et,r remarked Briscoe patronizingly.
mfr. Briscoe is most too kind" muir
INJURED Tado, with a smile in his eyes
He took froE bis pocket nett whit
card inscribed with a few character
in Japanese.
''Afost anybody can direct the honor
} able foreigner" he limited and so fac
: ed from the room, only to appear g
: intervals during the meal. and whe
! morning dawned he appeared not 4
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-05-11

ton of the trusts and combinations
amounted to the enormous sum of
$31, 672, 0oO, 900, more than 20 per
cent OF which was water. Prices
we're put up on transportation. and
on the products OF the mines and
factories to pay interest and divi-
dends on this fraudulent capitalize
ton"
These statements by Senator La
Toilette challenge honest contradic-
ton and it is we'll that Taft and
Roosevelt in their eagerness to
snatch the spoils of Office from one
another are exposing the true in
wardness Of both their administra-
tons on the great issues of the day.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-05-11

Dean Sumner, Chicago: The mar
rage license must be accompanied with
a certificate of good health for all mar
rlages solemnized hereafter IN TINS
church"
Good But how about a codicl prom
Using that good health should make Tor
CHEEKY tactfulness?
A common recipe for living hap
PLY is to overlook things. That's
like throwing a copper to get rid Of
beggary. It's looking under, not
looking over, that finds the reason
for the cross word or crouch or
seeming discourtesy and diverts a
storm by kindness.
That is tact
Someone asked a devoted husband
If his wife was pretty. He looked
puzzled.
81 don't know about that" he said,
but she certainly has a way with
her" Julia Marlowe put it differ
emily. Asked what was the greatest
boon nature could give, beauty or
ability, she promptly said. "A hand
full of charms"
Isn't 1t so?
Tact is the something anybody
can afford and nobody can afford to
go without
Business isn't day dream
Clerks make mistakes. Customers
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-05-11

While II is regrettable If enter
prising amusement promoters are dis
appointed by reason of failure TO re-
ceive concessions for airdome privi-
leges in Rock Island, there will not
be so much sorrow on the part of
the general public If there was any
danger of a return to Rock Island of
any OF the stock companies of the
past, which the motion picture
houses have happily run out. These
companies, made up of 10-cent &C
tors, now play the tank towns in the
winter and in the summer season
when they should be working in the
harvest fields, afilict the larger
cities.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-05-11

ing a railway mail
clerk for carrying
outside the mails a
mailable packet,
not first-class, for
hire.
This is under the
law which makes
1t unlawful for any
person concerned
in carrying the
mails to carry con-
trary to law any
letter or packet.
But this same
district attorney is
not prosecuting the
express trust for
carrying millions
of such packets
in violation of the
very next section
of the criminal law
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-05-11

Paying a tribute to mother as "the
most powerful molder OF individual
life and character when they are most
susceptible to good influence" Cover
nor Deneen has issued a proclamation
designating tomorrow as Mothers
day in illinois, TO be observed with
appropriate ceremonies. What sweet
or, nobler impulse could prompt the
homage Of any human being? Wear
a flower tomorrow-her favorite flow
er-for mothers sake.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-05-11

A man isn't so much concerned how
he must die as he is how he can live.
1t is hard to keep your word when
you can't get anybody to take it.
1t is all in how you look at it, but
the trouble seems to be that most of US
don't want to look at it.
II others don't value you, you are not
worth much to yourself.
Perhaps equality exists only in theory,
but still it is well to have the theory
to measure up against occasionally.
The fellow who can't adapt himself
to circumstances often finds circum-
stances taking a hand and doing some
adapting upon him.
1t is easier to talk about abuse until
talk itself becomes abuse than it is TO
-0rrect the abuses
Many an inventor of wonderful things
las to 60 hungry because he can't in
vent so commonplace a thing as a din
.ler.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-05-11
His Suspicion.
wbaddy Won Wantf'

"Tell. whaddy you wantT'
81 am the man who was married il
the cage Of Wildcats"
Il asted ye whaddy you want"
"I thought l would Ike to look into
the cage again. I fear | left my wife
there and took one of the wildcats."-
Houston Pos
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-05-11
q New Method,

"You look gloomy. What's the trou-
ble?"
Il am trying to reduce, and I get
heavier every day"
"Have you tried living a week on
SO meal ticket?"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-05-11
May IL in American
History.

1S62-The Confederate ram Merrimac,
lying near Norfolk, Va, destroyed
by her commander in order TO pre-
vent her capture by the Federals
1S72-Thomas Buchanan Read, poet,
author Of "Sheridan's Ride" died:
born 1890.
i10S-CoTnerstone Of the han e the
International Union of American
Republics Temple of Peace laid
In Washington.
All the news all the time-The
Argus.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-05-11

Talk about the bravery of the fe-
male suffragists of London. What
about the coo male suffragists that
walked in the procession in New
York;
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-05-11
Sad Experiment.

They have quarreled dreadfully."
''Why did they quarrelY
"Just for the fun of making up, they
said"
well, did they enjoy it,"
Haven't yet"
'Not so much fun as they had antici-
pated, eh?"
But, you see, they haven't been able
to make up"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-05-11

An Argument
"She was acquitted"
Acquitted? Why, everybody knows
she was guilty"
well, she was pretty. and it is said
that she flirted with every one of the
jurymen."
Then am for woman suffrage and
woman jurors"
"But think how this handsome forger
would profit"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-05-11

immigration is beating last years
records in Canada, after bitter win
ter. 1t is not doing anything Of the
kind IN Mexico, where the climate is
MID
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-05-11

The average man IS not alarmed
by the statement that there are a
million and a half microbes on a
dollar bill. He doesn't keep 1t long
enough to incur danger.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-05-11
Easy if She Will Let Him.

Easy IT SHU VIII Lot TITIILe =
'He made great mistake"
"In what way"
Married a rich wife"
'He has been doing his best to over
come that failing in her"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-05-11

Now is the accepted time TO work
for a better and a greater Rock Is
land. The day of opportunity is at
hand. II is here.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-05-11

Perhaps, after all, Mexico is mere
" trying TO show China how not TO
do 1t.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-05-11

Taft says Roosevelt hits him below
the belt. Where do fat men wear
belt, anyway?
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-05-11

What's the matter with the colonel?
He hasn't said liar" in AS hours.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-05-11

Lisbon-The speaker of the Portu-
gal chamber of deputies, Aresta ORA
co, resigned without assigning any
reason for his action.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-05-11
BY CLYDE H. TAvENNER.

Especial Correspondence of The Argus.)
Washington, May 9.-The United
States district attorney at Denver, Col,
has caused the arrest and is prescott
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-05-11

If doing mental labor
is such weary task
Why don't men drop their pens and go
Where they may grab a waiting hoe,
May / make bold to ask?
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-05-11
No Kinderoartner.

No Kindergarten.
"Percy's so silly"
"Oh. well, he can't help it, and, then,
you know, he admires you prodigiously.
He Just can't help his being silly"
Perhaps not, but he needn't expect
me to help it either"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-05-11
Her Reason.

"Why do you think so much of that
internal little dog of yours, dear?"
Because he always listens when 1
talk to him and never growls back"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-05-11
BY THE J. w. POTTER CO.

TERMs-Dsily. 10 cents per week
Weekly. 81 per year IN advance
Complaints OF delivery service should
be made 10 the circulation department.
which should elso be notified in every
Instance where It is desired 70 have
paper discontinued. as carriers have no
authority In the premises
All communications OF s-gumentatiVe
character. political or religious. must
have real Fame attached for publica-
ton No such articles viii be printed
ever fictitious signatures.
Telephones IN all departments: Central
Union. West 145 and 1145; Union Eleo-
trio, 6l45.