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The daily sentinel., 1912-12-23
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FUNERAL TOMORROW.

: The funeral Of Mrs. Abby H.
: Meserye, who died in this city :
!, Saturday morning, will be held
Z tomorrow afternoon at the resi-
!, dence, 800 North Eighth street, :
: with Rev. a. e. Shattuck of the
: Congregational church officiat- {
+ ine The remains are to be ta- {
: ken east for burial in Dover, N. {
: H.. at which place the deceased {
! lived for a number of years. 8
: in her earlier life. The servi- {
: ces tomorrow will doubtless be s
i very largely attended.
The daily sentinel., 1912-12-23

If you have few, or many arti-
eles to store. haul or ship, see us,
and save many vexatious delays.
Milne. 3l9 Colorado avenue. Phone
junction 22S. (ady.)
The daily sentinel., 1912-12-23
Grandfather Lenycs.

Jerry Camp of Walla Walla. Wash,
| grandfather of Ray Slocomb, Mrs. NJ
! NJ. Bakula and Mrs. N. +. Ault of this
city, left last night for Anthony. Kas.
/ to visit with relatives there.
The daily sentinel., 1912-12-23
Lund Here Again.

A. Il. Lund. a well known assayer
from Telluride, is in the city on par
ticular business matters. He Will
get home for Christmas.
The daily sentinel., 1912-12-23
Weather Conditions.
Observations taken at 6 a. IN,
Mountain time)

observations taken at q. IN,
Mountain time.l
The disturbance over the southwest
developed Saturday and saturday
night. and produced cloudiness in
Colorado and New Mexico, with light
snow at some stations in these states.
This disturbance has now disappear
ed, and the pressure is high and tenn
peratures are generally considerably
below normal over The western half
of the United States. except along
tho Canadian border, where the
southern edge of a low is causing
cloudy. unsettled weather, and tenn
Deratures generally above the sea-
sonal average.
A low of considerable energy, ap-
parently central off the coast of
Louisiana Is causing unsettled wealth
er over southern districts east of the
Rocky mountains. Heavy rainfall
is reported in Louisiana and adjacent
districts; New Orleans reports LIS
inches during the last "a hours; at
Galveston 3.5S inches has fallen
during the past 4S hours, and max
imum wind velocity of A miles per
hour occurred during last night
T.. S. NICHOLS.
Local Forecaster.
The daily sentinel., 1912-12-23
Miss Catherine Moore Here.

Miss Catherine Moore. well known
local artist, has returned from Dem
Vcr. where she went last week 10 do
some holiday shopping and to visit
with friends.
The daily sentinel., 1912-12-23
DeItaite in CITY.

A. W Carr of Delta is registered
at the la Court hotel. arriving Sum
day evening on his way through to
other parts.
The daily sentinel., 1912-12-23
Springs Visitor.

j. II. Jeanes of Colorado Springs
is here for n short visit in the city
expecting to return TO the Springs
for Christmas.
The daily sentinel., 1912-12-23
Page in CITY,

John Page, an engineer at tho high
line camp, well known in this city,
was down from the high line Canon
camp yesterday TO spend Sunday with
his folks.
The daily sentinel., 1912-12-23
Hower in CITY.

Reg, Clark Bower OF Clifton is in
the city today making holiday pur-
chases and visiting local friends
The daily sentinel., 1912-12-23

Get the best whips for your money
Fred Mantey.
The daily sentinel., 1912-12-23

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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-10-10
FIRST VOTERS OF WEST FOR
WILSON.

Morgan l.. Davies. western manager
OF the Young Mems Woodrow Wilson
movement, who is in New York TO
confer with Dudley Fled Malone. the
national manager. when asked with
reference 10 conditions in the west,
said
There are no defections from the
younger democrats. and they are all
enthusiastically behind Woodrow Will
son. This Is especially true OF the
younger Polish and Italian men. who
resent appeals by Misrepresentation
10 arouse prejudice against Wilson. At
their own expense these young men
have taken headquarters In Chicago.
and are supported by the two Polish
Gad Italian daily papers OF the west.
The most complete poll we have
made Is among the first voters. We
secure these from the precinct COM
mitteemen, and then have the Young
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-10-10
Our Ben.

Ben Franklin was a man OF might
OF him We should be mighty proud.
For he went out one stormy night
And snatched the lightning from the
cloud.
What would we do without It, pray?
We hitch 1t TO the trolley car
And calmly go upon our way
And hardly get Jolt or jar.
For many centuries OF time
The lightning was an awful shirk.
Though sometimes it INDUCED in crime,
1t never did a stroke of work
Until Ben Franklin came along
And rugged his kite in wondreus style
And said: Now. you are good and strong.
Come down and work for US awhile"
And now it makes the wheels go round;
It has to run the motorcar.
And on the wires underground
1t carries messages afar.
1t bales our hay. 1t chops our meat
And does a lot Of other things
1t serves US as both hands and feet
And arms and legs and spreading wings
How could we ever live without
The lightning, / would like to knowf
fear we could not get about.
At least the going would be SLOW
So here's to Ben. and make 1t loud,
The grand philosopher and sage!
He snatChed the lightning from the cloud
And gave US the electric age.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-10-10
VIEWED FROM THE OUTSIDE

Mr.. Searle's lack of support in 1910 in
no uncertain manner.
MIR. Tavenner is now making a tour
of the district and is receiving graft
flying evidence of support. He will re-
ceive the solid democratic vote, the
vast majority of the Independent vote
and the ballots of hundreds of repub-
licans who are thoroughly weary of
the incessant factional fighting in
their party's ranks.
The democratic candidate is splen-
didly qualified for the position of rep
resentative. His career at Washing
ton as a special correspondent has
given him a keen insight into con-
gressional matters and he will go to
congress thoroughly cOnversant with
the duties that fall to the lot OF rep
resentatives. He is a genial gentle
man, of pleasant address, a close stu
dent of things governmental, straight
forward in mis- dealings and fearless
in the expression of his opinions. The
Gazette believes that he will make a
most efficient congressman and is of
the firm opinion that he will be the
choice of the good people OF the Four
teenth Illinois district next Nov. 8.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-10-10
burlington Gazette

burlington Gazette)
Clyde H. Tavenner, the brilliant
Washington correspondent, is the dem
ocratic candidate for congress in the
Fourteenth Illinois district of which
Henderson, Mercer, Warren and Han
cock counties are a part. The district
is at present represented by Hon.
James Mckinney of Aledo, republi-
can, who was not a candidate for re-
nomination. MIR. TavenneT was Mr..
McKinney's opponent TWO years ago
and was defeated by plurality Of
about 4,000, a greatly reduced plural
ity of what he received four years
ago. Conditions, however, are most
favorable for Mr.. TavenneT's success
this fall. His opponent is c. ]. Searle
OF Rock Island, who is making the
mistake of attempting to be for Taft
and Roosevelt at the same time. Two
years ago, too, Mr.. Searie, who has
for a long time harbored congress
sional aspirations, is known to have
been most lukewarm in his support of
Nj Mckinney. Mr.. Mckinney is very
popular with his constituents and his
staunch friends are expected to rebuke
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-10-10
AW0MHNyO OBSERVATIONS
EdnaKWG2ey

our greed won't permit them. It's cas-
Ter TO put the blame on the dust raised
by automobiles.
If the good doctor had declared that
the deprivatiOns caused by the effort
to raise dust" to buy an automobile
tended to increase tuberculosis among
auto owners, We might consider his
theory more seriously.
School buildings, it is proposed by
municipal authorities, should be used
for the pubic good and not merely
during school hours.
Very good. We all agree. But when
il comes to making dance halls of the
school buildings, as planned in some
cities, one wonders if the best
interests of the whole public are con-
sidered
Dancing is a wholesome, pleasant
recreation under right conditions.
Young people like to dance and the
amusement should not be entirely dis
couraged. But young people like can
/ dy, too, and while a little candy will
do no harm, We all know that whole
| sale INDUCING in it isn't good fol
even a healthy young stomach.
So it is with dancing. And dane
ing, though it may appeal to some
will not prove a drawing card for all
and the school buildings, outside Of
! school hours, should be a recreation
J center for every member of the com
munity.
! Why not use the school building as
a wholesome recreation center for
mothers and fathers, uncles and aunts
for older brothers and sisters, as vel
as dance-mad youth?
Every school building should have
well appointed gymnasium open t.
every member of the community, mas
culine or feminine, under proper di
rection. 1t would mean far healthier
minds and bodies than dances, which
give opportunities for so many OBJ
Jectionable features and associations
There might be a gossiping room
set aside for the older people, or NOV
ing pictures for those who enjoy them
or a smoking den for those men WHIT
like 10 foregather there. A dane,
once week would be in order, bu
to put school house on a level will
the public dance hall would hardl,
prove uplifting.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-10-10

Mems Wilson organization in each
county take the poll. In Illinois, in 30
out of 101 counties outside of Chi
cago in which a poll Of first voters
has been taken, they show so per cent
of first voters for Wilson. OF the re-
naming 40 per cent, 20 per cent are
for Roosevelt, and the remaining
either refuse 10 express a preference
or are for Taft. In seeking the rea-
son for this surprising preference for
Wilson among first voters / found that
the explanation, in part, lay in an at
titude Among them that Roosevelt and
Taft represented former adIninistra-
tions, in the selection Of which they
, had no part.
I'm Chicago number OF polls have
been taken by the various theatres
and given some publicity. These polls
show Wilson in the lead, with Roose-
Welt second and Taft polling about
/ cne-third as many votes as Roosevelt.
| In these theatre polls 60 per cent of
} the voters have beea women. The &C
/ tive part which women took in the
/ third term convention at Chicago
would indicate that vote went for
/ Roosevelt in the theatre poll.
/ In Kentucky, Tennessee, Missouri
/ and Arkansas the younger men say
that a campaign in those states for
Wilson is not necessary and are de-
voting their time TO a correspondence
Campaign into the northerh states.
'In the Pacific coast states the in
dications are that Roosevelt is run
hing second, with Taft considerably in
/ the rear.
In the middle western states like
the Dakotas, Iowa, Indiana and Ohio
Wilson is wei in the lead. Roosevelt
second aad Taft third"
That sounds pretty good for the
young men.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-10-10
The Argus Daily Story
The Deserted House-By Helen S. Dickson
Copyrighted. 1919 by Associated Literary Bureau

In one of those quiet New England
towns where the changes are only in
the growing up, decline aud dying OF
its citizens stands a house that has
been a landmark for many years. 1t
was once the finest residence in the
place. but has long ago fallen into de-
cay. A family by the name Of Ham
mond built it. stocked It with furniture
Of an antique type, then locked it up
and went on a trip TO Europe. From
that trip they never returned.
One autumn afternoon, the afternoon
of one Halloween, a party Of girls were
walking over the beautiful hills that
overriding the town. kicking the dead
leaves under their feet, some of them
beating with improvised walking sticks
they had picked up by the way an oc-
casional low hanging bough to which
still chung clusters OF red and yellow
and brown leaves. Halloween being at
hand. the girls were proposing different
schemes for tempting fate to give them
a glimpse OF future husbands.
There's no use in Kit Cummings
asking to see the man she is to marry"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-10-10
RCOSEVELTS CHARACTERISTIC
BITTERNESS.

In Missouri. because a man car
ried a republican banner, Colonel
Roosevelt said ne was not fit to as
sociate with honest men"
In Tennessee. because a man called
himself a republican, he was told by
the chief OF the bull moose tribe that
he had "a yellow streak"
Theodore Roosevelt's claim is, in eff
feet, that all republicans are dishon-
est
II is strange that Roosevelt should
be so bitter in his arrangement of the
republication party and republicans.
In all kindness, and with a full appre-
citation of many good things done by
Theodore Roosevelt, is Theodore
Roosevelt perfectly normal when he is
so acrimonious in his opinion of the
party which made him and from
which he withdrew but a few weeks
ago?
The republican party was good
enough for Roosevelt in 1884, when
he supported James G. Blaine,
though tens of thousands of repubii-
cans ItlubHu 10 10 SO.
The republican party was good
enough for Roosevelt in 1886, when
he accepted from the bosses and cor
porations the nomination for mayor of
New York against Henry George, &C
cording to the New York World
The republican party was good
enough for Roosevelt in 1889 when
he became a civil service commission
er. though Matthew Quay was nation
al chairman of the party.
The republican party was good
enough for Roosevelt in 1897, when
he became assistant secretary of the
navy through the favor Of Mark Han
ma. Thomas Plat and Matt Quay.
The republican party wah good
enough for Rockwell in 1898, when
it bestowed on him the governorship
of New York through the agency of
Platts political machine.
The republican party was good
enough for Roosevelt in 1900, when
P.att and Quay nominated him for
vice president.
The republican party was good
'hOuSH loi RooseNell III 1SV4 "heu II
I bestowed on him the highest Office
within the gift of the American peo-
pie, all the republican bosses having
aided in the achievement.
/ The republican party was good enough
for Roosevelt in 1908, when it allowed
him 20 select Mr.. Taft as the nominee
The republican party was good
enough for Roosevelt until its conven-
/ ton refused him q nomination for a
third term on the 21st day of last
June.
II was the day after, that Rcose.
welt became the embittered, and acri.
monious hater OF the republican par
/ ~ and all who call themselves repub,
H licans.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-10-10

Hartman and his associates contri-
buted $250,OO0. Morgan and Prick
were the big men in the United States
Steel corporation. II is not charged
that they asked any favors when they
gave the money. They knew the
game too well. AS far as the record
shows, they wanted to see q great
man chosen president.
But along in 1907 Morgan and Frick
and the other big men of the steel
trust decided that they wanted the
Tennessee Coal & Iron company.
They needed that company in their
business. But the Tennessee Coal &
Iron was doing very well and did not
want to be swallowed up by its huge
rival.
Then the Morgan and Frick inter
ests-that's the way they refer &c
the combination in Wal street-th-
Morgan and Frick interests went to
their great and good friend and asked
permission" TO take over" its fast
growing rival President Roosevelt
gave the desired permit and the steel
trust went ahead and gobbled up its
helpless rival.
Colonel Roosevelt may protest and
protest and call every one in the
country q liar, but those are the facts
Morgan gave $4,000, but did not
express any expectations" Three
years later he asked permission" &c
absorb a rival and the president gave
him permission.
Facts are facts. WORDS are the
cheapest commodities in the world.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-10-10

AS long as cities permit crowded
street cars, in which people OF all
sorts and conditions are indecentiy
crowded, diseases of all kinds are
bound TO spread AS long as there
are slum districts, where human be-
ings are herded worse than cattle,
there will be more and more tuber-
culosis for US TO fight.
AS foods grow higher priced, peo-
pie eat less and cheaper stuff. AS
it grows more impossible to rent a
sunny living place at a nominal fig
ure, people crowd together more in
unsanitary houses. And as lack "a
good transportation makes it impera-
tive for workmen TO live near their
work the high value of land will not
permit breathing spots in densely pop
ulated districts. AS long as people
are kept at a high tension for long
hours, in order to make a living
because employers want to get all
they can for the wages they pay
ard because the wage-slave adds TO
the grind of his job the gnawing anx-
iety of its uncertainty and the Difficult.
~ Of making the same old salary meet
the increased cost of necessaries, lust
/ so long will we have cause to view
with alarm" the spread of the white
| plague.
Good working and home environ.
ment, good food and plenty of it, lots
of air and sunshine, time for whole
some recreation. more opportunity for
/ joyousness and less cause for anxi
ETY.; these are the remedies. But
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-10-10

The approaching retirement of ].
Bruce Ismay, president Of the Inter
national Mercantile Marine company,
who was rescued from the Titanic, is
under consideration. Ismay has been
asked TO take the Craftsmanship of
an English railway company.
In the event of his retirement Phil
ip a. S. Franklin, the American vice
president Of the company. is men
toned as his probable successor.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-10-10
FACTS SPEAK LOUDER THAN
WORDS

Mr. Roosevelt testified before
the campaign fund investigating com
mittee that he knew that II. c. Frick
contributed heavily TO the Roosevelt
campaign funds in 1904. Mr.. Frick
is one OF the strong men in the steel
trust. SO are J. Pierpont Morgan and
George W. Perkins.
The colonel said no contributions
were accepted with the expectation
Of fayors. Everyone familiar with big
business and big politics knows that
il is not customary 70 specifically
hang expectations" on campaign con
triDutions. Things aren't done that
way and it is quite likely that the
colonel ordered the return OF the con
irritation OF the man who asked to be
appointed minister to Belgium. He
all the etiquet Of the game.
Whatever Colonel Roosevelt may
say-and there is no one in American
public life who can protest more vocif-
erously-whateyer the colonel may
say, there are a few facts that speak
for themselves. well worthy of the
consideration Of the American people.
Judge Parker charged in 1904 that
the corporations were financing Roose-
velts campaign. The colonel in a
characteristic outburst declared that
the judges charge was "atrociously
false" Well, the present investiga-
ton has proved conclusively that the
corporations did finance the Roosevelt
campaign.
John Pierpont Morgan and H. c.
Prick each contributed more than
100000 70 the Roosevelt campaign.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-10-10

A Virginia postmaster has gone to
jail for embezzling government seeds
sent to his constituents. he having
feared that they would interfere with
the seed trade OF his own store. II
Is suggested that II would have been
a long-headed way 10 boom the pri.
vate seed trade 20 have patrons At.
tempt 10 grow anything by planting
government seeds.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-10-10

Under oath before the investigating
committee Of campaign contributions.
Pierpont Morgan testified that he
made two subscriptions to the Roose.
welt campaign fund in 1904. one OF
$4,000 and one OF 100000. and he
said. Il have no doubt the $50. 900
was part OF the Hartman $3.50. 900
contribution" Thus is established
another link in the chain that con.
meets the chief bull mooser with the
MY Dear Hartman" invitation 70
the White house in those days.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-10-10

told of meeting young Pfanschmidt on
the road about II o'clock the same
night. and said he was going toward
the home of his parents.
J. a. jenkins. an automobile dealer,
also told of meeting Pfanschmidt leav-
ing the city late that night, going to,
ward his parents home instead of TO,
ward his camp.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-10-10
Oct. 10 in American
History.

BENJAMIN West. noted artist,
born: died 1920
1845-United States Naval academy
opened at Annapolis. Md.
1872 William Henry Seward. states
man. secretary Of state 1876.
died; born 1901. Sara Payson VII.
lis Fanny Fern. author. died: born
1911.
madam border cost 342 lives and
caused $10o.Ooo,0O0 property loss.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-10-10

So Jones ObIiees.
II hear that Jones is going to move"
YES"
But thought he liked his location
so we'll"
He does. but what with his daugh-
ter's music lessons. his photograph.
his parrot and his pet guinea hen his
neighbors feel they need the rest cure"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-10-10

That the Panama locks were on the
list OF the dynamiters for destruction
is the assertion OF the public prose
cutor in the cases az indianapolis. II
that accusation is properly founded It
viii show how far a bad spirit may
go when professedly working in the
interest Of a good cause.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-10-10

Rock Island county needs the mon
ey, and it is not likely that the voters
Will be very strong for the promotion
OF Judge Olmsted to the circuit bench
when. II he succeeds in getting there,
II will cost a cool $4,000 to hold a
special primary and election to choose
a new county Judge.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-10-10
BOY BLAMED FOR MURDERS
Ray Pfanschmidt Held for Staying Par
ents, Sister. and . Teacher.

Quincy, Ill. Oct 10.-A coroner's
for the death OF his parents. Mr.. and
Mrs Charles Pfanschmidt; his 15-year-
old sister, Blanche, and Miss Emma
Kaempen, a school teacher. The yer
dict recommended that he be seld to
the action OF the grand jury without
bail on q charge OF murder
The young mans sweetheart, Miss
Esther Reider. identified the clothes
that were found in a vault near the
camp OF the defendant as the same
that he wore when he called on her the
night the murder is supposed 10 have
been committed
Walter Ddngerson. q young farmer,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-10-10

Straddling the fence never got any
body anywhere. This oft demon.
strated fact will be again impressed
UP c. J. Searle when the election
returns come in.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-10-10

A New York republican campaign
bureau has issued a page entitled
10000 reasons for the protective tar
III. We all know the first reason
and as for the other 1899 they may
be posted In warm place without de-
triment TO the country.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-10-10

Pierpont Morgan, on the stand be-
fore the investigating committee.
swore that he had contributed $780,
600 TO the aid Of Roosevelt in 1904.
and $4,000 TO the Taft fund in 1905.
but that he had never subscribed To
a democratic national campaign fund.
Nun said.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-10-10
Could Settle 1t.

Could Settle 1t.
''She dosen't know which one she
wants to marry"
1T wouldn't he so hard under certain
conditions"
what are they?"
Suppose one of them were to ash
herr
Then she would be sure to want the
other"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-10-10

A century ago Lewis and Clark
found a new country. Next Monday
they will fino a new political spirit
in Rock Island, and one which augurs
the success of the entire democratic
ticket here.