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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-01-19
Andrew Carnegie.

Victor Murdoch, the Kansas in.
surgent, has been rather quiet lately.
He was aroused, however, when An
drew Carnegie. at the Stanley steel
trust hearing. lodged every impor-
tant question, and sought to amuse
the committee with jokes and stories.
Says Murdoch:
Carnegie has offended the national
sense of justice. and no act would
meet with so general popular applause
as one that would follow a motion to
take the Laird OF Skibo by the scruff
OF the neck and land him squarely
before the bar OF congress. II is not
always easy to define humor. but the
American people are pretty certain
that paying interest on three times
the actual value OF the Carnegie prop
critics is not highly amusing. The
Jester should be made 20 laugh out
OF the other corner Of his mouth What
we need is fewer Libraries and more
justice"
The Philadelphia North American
says Of Carnegie: Whenever men
in the coming years see Carnegie s
sculptured name they win say: He
preached peace abroad. after having
helped TO make hell at home"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-01-19
ILLINOIS NEWS
Mating as a Science.

Champaign, Jan. 1.-THE day is
coming when young men and women
shall be taught the science and art of
mating. This will be the summit of
the new education" said DIR. B. o.
Aylesworth, former president of Col
orado Agricultural college, in an ad-
dress before the Illinois corn growers
and stockmen's convention and house
keepers conference. Il don't believe
the bible as a whole should be taught
or read in the public schools" he con-
tinued. There is such a diversity of
creeds and doctrines and interpreta-
tons that the whole book should not
be put into the hands of the public
school, but / do believe the day is not
far distant when the holy word will
not only be read, but pupils will be
taught all Of the sermon on the mount
half of the psalms, two-thirds OF the
proverbs, and generous extracts from
Paul, especially the epistle on con
duct. The time is coming when Is pu
pills will be the limit in any school,
room. The time has come for the ma
ton to begin to mother its weaklings
What we need is courage. Then Mr..
Roosevelt would not need to talk Sc
much about mollycoddles."
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-01-19
LION HUNT IN COLORADO

(Glenwood Springs Correspondence OF
Denver Times.)
A mountain lion which measured
nine and one-half feet from tip to tip
was killed eight miles west of here
last night by Steve Baxter, after a
50-mile chase over precipices and
deep snow after it had killed three
steers, chased a horse three miles,
killed two dogs and wounded IL 9TH
ers out of pack of 20.
Late Thursday night Baxter dis
covered the tracks of a lion near the
ranchhouse nine miles west of Glen
wood Springs. Early yesterday morn
ing he took his assistant guide and
a pack of his best dogs and started
on the trail of the animal. The dogs
took the trail readily, but the coun-
try through which they followed it
was so rough that the men were
forced to return to the Grand river
road and make a circuitous route to
New Castle and the Elk creek coun-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-01-19
Republican HARMONY.

Republican harmony in Illinois at
the present time reminds one OF dog
show where every canine from terrier
10 blood hound and from the midget
King Charles 10 the Mammoth New
foundland or Great Dane is swapping
viciously at all OF the other CANNES.
The Merriam faction. the Lorimer fac
ton, the Deneen faction, the Adkins
faction, the Hurburgh faction. the
Jones faction, the Yates faction, the
Wayman faction and all of the other
factions are trying to get fatal. bull
dog strange hold upon each others
throats.
Illinois. regardless of partisan biaG
o. prejudice, should step in and end
this disgraceful fight by choosing a
democratic administration and estab-
fishing in Illinois the reforms which
will be effective in abolishing the
Jackpot" and preventing a repetition
OF those political and official outrages
which have precipitated this republi-
can dog fight.
If all the big republicans in the
tate OF Illinois are as bad as ali the
other big republicans say they are,
they are certainly a bad lot, and it is
time 10 turn over the state govern
RS; to the good, honest democrats,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-01-19

try, where they again struck the
trail.
The dogs were ahead of the men
on the trail and were closing in on
the lion just as he was about to
pounce upon a horse which he had
chased three miles. The bodies of
three freshly killed deer were found
where they had been covered by the
snow and leaves by the lion.
The lion was driven to bay on top
of the high cliff where he had taken
refuge on fallen tree. The pack
OF dogs surrounded it. Two of the
dogs were on the tree with the lion,
when he struck each of them in the
head with his paws, breaking their
necks. Twelve of the other dogs
were bitten and injured by the lions
claws. Baxter shot it when he saw
that it was impossible to capture
the animal alive.
This is the largest lion ever shot
in this section.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-01-19
WENAKM0x

Suffragists are keeping a keen eye
on Ohio just now, and in that eye is a
CLEAN of hope.
In fact, it wouldn't be surprising If
Ohio would be the next state to give
suffrage to women through its con-
stitutional convention which, up to
now, bears the appearance OF favoring
such a step.
If Ohio adopts equal suffrage, I'M
doubtedly other eastern and middle
states will soon follow the precedent
set by one of themselves. And if
Ohio grants votes to its women, it
will be the first state in the union to
dc ii where there is not considera-
BILE preponderance Of men in the pop
ulation. In all of those western states
which have equal suffrage the men
outnumber the women.
Besides the sense of justice toward
women which is prevailing among
members of the constitutional con
vention and which may lead to votes
for women, strong pressure is being
brought to bear by labor unions that
desire, largely, that women shall have
the right to vote. so that they may
exercise more power in demanding
larger salaries for those in the indus
trial world.
This Is explicitly put forth in pc
tition to the convention by Carpen
tiers Union No. II, as follows:
I'm many industries it is the Gus
tom to pay women only one-half, ant
more often great deal less than one
half, the wages paid to men perform
ing similar kinds of labor; and to pro
! tect the women as well as ourselves
We must bring the wages of the
women up to our standard in all lineI
of industry; and we need the vote:
of the women to do that
I'VE are all in the same boat anC
unless We devise and make prope
laws to bring this about, the men will
be further forced into idleness or com
PEELED to work for the starvation
wages now usually paid to women
We believe that the peopl,
should be given an opportunity t.
vote on women's suffrage"
There is solid truth in those few
sentences.
Much of the misery and breaking
down of American homes is due t
the condition which enables employ
ers to hire women at starvation
wages, thus lowering the wage stand
ard for men and making it impossibl
for a sufficient number of men TO SUI
port homes by their own earnings.
The workingman has seen a ne,
light.
He no longer claims that wome
are taking the bread out of hi
mouth. He realizes now that it ism
the woman's fault that she works fo
a meager wage, but that, lacking tn
power to demand equal pay wit
equal ability, she is forced to TAX
what she can get.
That women do not labor in the il
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-01-19
CALLS with
Our
CAN(l(1NIlR.
@RA1BgE1RS

dustrial world entirely from choice,
is also better recognized. Our manner
of living has so changed that now II
is seldom possible for an ordinary
man to support a family OF reasona-
BILE size on what he can earn. HIS
daughters as we'll as his sons are re-
CURED to support themselves as soon
as they are old enough.
Factories and business have called
our people away from their farms and
comfortable plots of ground, where
part of the family living might be
raised. Today everything must be
bought, and it takes more money to
buy the necessities of family, these
days, than our ancestors ever
dreamed of.
Instead Of raising vegetables and
chickens and pig and COW, and
/ fax for spinning, in which all the
family had its consuming interest,
the head of a modern family has to
raise the money for these things, with
which he pays several profits to 9TH
ers. And the average corporation
which furnishes the money, in the
form of wages and salaries, isn't as
generous as the soil which our fathers
worked.
In the past so years everything has
been done to make our citizens de-
pendent upon the corporation in the
matter of family income and outgo.
The corporation pays us wages, and
then, by providing our needs, takes
the wages back to itself.
1t has herded people into commune
ties where they live so close together
there is no room to even encourage a
kitchen garden to cut down the food
Iexpense.
It's taken the home keeping job
away from our women and put them
into factories and stores at long
hours and minimum remuneration.
It's made us a money loving land
instead of home loving and child
loving, and Golden Rule land.
Most of all, our modern industrial
jsystem has taken the courage out Of
those to whom wages are paid.
The salaried man lacks the initia
tive to strike out for himself; tt
think, plan and provide his owl
means, pay himself his own income
And his wife is just as afraid as h,
is.
Can women change this by theil
votes?
| don't know, of course. But it i
reasonable to suppose, as Carpenters
Union No. II puts it, that when WON
en- have the power of the vote, the,
can demand equal rights with men il
the matter of wages.
This will possibly mean that fewe
women will be employed. But it will
also mean that more men, at highe
l wages, will have work, and tina
more women will thus be enabled /
t attend to their more natural dutie
r as wife, mother and homemaker-du
2 ties which have had to be laid asid
! too often because the woman has ha
? to be money Garner to help out tn
inadequate earnings of the natura
: head of the family.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-01-19

Oh, I've listened to your stories.
And I've listened to your Jokes.
They are funny. I admit 1t,
And a smile they ought to coax.
They should really with your telling
Force grin on any phiz.
And I'd like to litter at them.
But I've got the rheumatic.
am earnestly requested "
BY some people that I meet
To be cheerful and keep smiling.
But they haven't got my feet.
And advice like this to offer
Very comforting 1t Is.
But I'd like to see them take It
II they had the rheumatic.
When your knee and hip and shoulder
All in unison insist
That II they could have q contest
Each could give the hardest twist,
Then you do not feel like smiling
While the pain with you abides,
Though you hear the good old jokelet
On which Noah split his sides.
would break the heart of any
Orator of comic fame.
Even Nye would weep to see mo
Were he with US in the game.
Though he told his funny stories
With his smile provoking quiz
How could 1 be good and jolly
When I've got the rheumatic?
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-01-19
City No Place for Boy.

Urban communities'-in other
words. cities-are no place in which
to bring up boys, according to state
ments made by Professor Allan Ho-
ben of the University of Chicago,
who declares in an article in the Bib
lical World, that the boys intense
ly motor propensities, love of adven-
ture, dim idea Of property rights
make him the peerless nuisance, the
scourge, the enemy of good order in
congestsd districts" Professor Ho-
ben's article is entitled The Mod
ern City and the Normal Boy" He
writes:
"Curtailment Of living area, due
to the gravitation of population to-
ward the city falls more heavily on
the boy than any other member OF
the community. The street becomes
his playground. Constant street
noise puts a nervous tax upon him
the splash of gaudy and gross ad'
vertisements creates a fevered imag.
ination. slang, profanity and vulgar.
ity lend a small effect; the mer
chants tempting display often leads
to theft and the immodest dress Of
women produces an evil effect upor
the mind of the overstimulated adol
escent boy; ideals become neurotic
fashy, distorted and the galaxy o.
apparent fun and adventure is sucl
as to test to the full the wholesom,
and restraining influence OF even tn,
/ best home.
Harmful impressions received a
/ the commercialized and debaucheC
dance halls. which are controlled b.
the liquor interests, are our presen
/ forces for satisfying the boys socia
hunger. Chores, there are none, 70
the fat is his home-home accen
tuated beyond recognition. His in
tensely motor propensities, love o
adventure, dim idea Of propert
rights, make him the peerless nui
rsance, the scourge, the enemy o
good order in the congested district
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-01-19

On my return trip from London my
hand baggage was carried to my state
room by a steward. Unrolling 10y rugs.
what was my establishment to find
within its folds large quantity of the
finest grade of lace and within the folds
of the lace chamois bag full of jew
els.
/ examined the rug carefully and dis
covered that though the same color as
mine-a dark blue-it was not so much
worn. A close inspection OF the shawl
strap showed that it was not mine. 1t
was plain that in the transition from
the station to my stateroom my rug
had been exchanged for this one. The
only details of this theory 1 could sup
ply were that the rugs had been
dumped together on the steamer deck
and later carried to their supposed re-
spective staterooms. The one that had
come to me had no tag on 1T, which.
considering it's valuable contents,
amazed me. Indeed. l was surprised
that the owner should have permitted
1t to 60 out of his possession.
rolled up the bundle as / had found
1t. strapped it and instead of going or
deck went to the smoking room to
think out the problem of its owner
ship. I proceeded methodically and
after the fashion Of detectives. Tht
fact that the package was not tagged
indicated that the owner did not care
to have his name on it-that is, he In
tended to keep It in his own possession
Evidently the goods were to be SNUG
gled, and the smuggler on boarding ths
ship, finding himself suspected. hat
desired to temporarily get rid of 1t
Doubtless he had seen heaps Of HAND
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-01-19
2AH&.~~,
I FELT SURE THAT he WAS MY QUARRY

I FELT SURE THAT he WAS MY QUARRY.
baggage on the deck and when unob-
served had tossed it on one of these
heaps. Then his attention had been
distracted, and either he was unable
to locate the pile on which he had
thrown 1t or it was picked up and car
ried away before he could again get
possession of 1t.
1t remained for me to account on
this theory for my not having both my
own and this other rug in my posses
sion. / theorized in this way: The
smuggler having dropped his rug on
my pile Of hand baggage, finding an
opportunity to take it up without being
observed, = had picked up mine instead
of his own.
l was well satisfied with my explana-
ton and, having settled the cause of
the episode in my mind, began to think
about the outcome. 1t struck me at
once that there was enough in 1t to
keep me interested all the way across.
! The smuggler having lost his property,
would take measures to recover it.
What measures? l confess that were
in his place I would consider a search
| for my valuae!es like looking for a
needle in haystack. l, too, would be
on the watch for him. Indeed, this
phase of the question promised to be
very interesting. If I found him and
he was a good fellow l would return
his property without asking any ques-
tons. If he acted disagreeably-well
could be disagreeable too. / knew
some of the customs men in New York,
and what 1 might do 1 could determine
before meeting them.
/ made a number of acquaintance
on the steamer, and with one party-a
gentleman named Stoneman, his wife
and two daughters-I became quite in
innate. They were wealthy and had
been seeing Europe extensively. Aft
eP pledging them to secrecy told them
that there was a matter I would con-
fide to them which might interest them
"a problem that would like their as
sistance in solving then told them
about the error which had thrown a
valuable property into my possession
aud invited them to observe our fellow
passengers with a view to determining
the rightful possessor.
Mr.. Stoneman didn't take to the mat
ter at all, cautioning me that 1t might
get me into trouble. His wife coincid-
ed with him in this opinion, and their
daughter. though interested. did not
show any disposition to take an active
part in nv Investigations after her
parents disapprobation OF such 1
course
However, the oldest Miss Stoneman
being of an age to be attracted by sucl
q curious circumstance, the next da,
pointed out to me a man pacing tn
deck whom she said she thought nigh
be the smuggier. She had been watch
ing him. and he looked very uneasy
She was sure he had something on hi
mind The moment / looked at him
was of the same opinion. Moreover, b
stared at me as l passed him. Won
dered IL he could know that ! was L
possession of the valuables.
After that Miss Stoneman and !. hay
ing a secret together. spent consider
able time in each others company. sit
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-01-19

81 would like" said the monarch
with some heat, ito exchange my king
dom for first class horse"
Did I understand your majesty to
mention a horse?" asked a faithful
subject.
Did say a camel or a billygoat?"
''No, your majesty, but owing to the
increased cost of living horse meat
has gone up, and as you have, If you
will pardon me for saying it, slightly
damaged kingdom to offer l think
might get you a secondhand bike fol-
1t, If that would do"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-01-19
Run Away and Find Hell

Chief Griffith says. "Four-fifths are
between IA and 10. Many of these
are workers in factories and stores.
Girls like excitement. In the big
stores they meet people who show
them a little better time outside the
store than they ever get in the store
and living at home with mother
When the man drops them in a
strange town without money OF
friends they sink down until they
are ashamed to return home"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-01-19
Fees Eat Up $4,000 seuuest.

Dixon, Jan. 19-The bequest of the
late Judge Sol H. Bethea of Chicago
to the Dixon hospital has shrunk from
$4,000 to $2,1O3.49 after a year of lit
igation, according to the report of the
executors filed here. c. B. Morrison,
master in chancery of Chicago, re-
ceives a fee Of $500. according to the
report. The final settlement is set for
Feb. ).
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-01-19

Charles w. Morse, the banker,
freed by the president after serving
two years OF Is year sentence in
the federal penitentiary at Atlanta,
Ga, is in a precarious condition, ac-
cording to the report of the prison
physicians. Morse. who was convict
ed Of violating the national banking
laws, was a leading fnancier Of New
York. The untiring devotion of his
wife, who loves him as few men are
loved. and who finally won her fight
in his behalf, has proven the dramatic
feature of the bankers imprisonment.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-01-19
New York world.)

ANY man who came down from the
dinner and quoted me is a liarl-
Theodore Roosevelt.
That goes without saying. Every
body who says Mr.. Roosevelt said
anything is ipso facto a liar, and
probably a crook and a jackass.
But Mr.. Roosevelt himself could
greatly diminish the sum total of
lying in this unhappy country by the
single process of removing tempta-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-01-19
(Peoria Starr

The desire for a good time" is
the main cause of a girls running
away from home, according to Chief
of Police Griffith of Kansas City,
whose yearly report shows $50 girls
and women reported missing in
1911 and as yet have not been &C
counted for.
Fifteen seems to be the most pop
ular age for the girls to run away"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-01-19
Ship Slain Baby by Express.

Sterling, Jan. 1s.-The body of a
baby boy was found here when a
pasteboard box, shipped from Milwau-
kee Jan. G, was opened by clerk in
the Office Of the American Express
company. Physicians declare that the
infant had been murdered. The pack
age was addressed to Roy Engle, rural
route No. s. No such person could be
found by the express agent. An in
vestigation will be made by the cor
oner
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-01-19
A Suggestion to Teddy

tlon from the way OF sinners.
III ne were to say frankly whether
OF not he is candidate for a third
term he would at once overwhelm
All the liars who say he is trying to
'e president again, or all the liars
who say he is not trying to be presi-
dent again.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-01-19

The Washington report that Col
onel Roosevelt's friends are relying
upon George w. Perkins to raise
money for the promotion of the
Roosevelt boom may or may not be
true. Mr.. Perkins and Mr.. Roose-
welt agree in their solution Of the
trust question, both favoring legal
lied monopoly. This makes the col
onel the logical candidate OF Mr..
Perkins, Mr.. Gary and Mr. Morgan.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-01-19

In the words OF the poet the cold
weather is loathe TO leave. Under
such circumstances, It is the almost
universal hope that It will make IT.
self as comfortable as possible
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-01-19

81 believe" says Postmaster Gen
eral Hitchcock, that the entire pos
tai service should be taken out OF
politics" And there is certainly no.
body in the world who knows as
much as he about both the postal
service and politics.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-01-19

The Pittsburgh Social Survey is
bearing fruit. The installation of
safety devices in the mills. OF Pitts
burgh last year resulted in 80 per
cent fewer fatalities than in 1910, or
2S9 fewer deaths.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-01-19
BY THE J. w. POTTER CO.

TERMs.-Daily. 10 cents per week
Weekly, 81 per year in advance.
Complaints of delivery ssrvice should
be made TO the circulation. department,
which should also be notified in every
instance where II is desired 70 have
paper discontinued. as carriers have no
authority IN the premises
All communications OF c-gumentative
character. political or religious. must
have real name attached for publica-
ton. No such articles will be printed
over fictitious signatures
Telephones IN all departments: Contra
Union, West II5 and 1145: Union Elec.
trio. 5145.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-01-19

The Brooklyn Eagle suggests that
II you suffer from the cold today,
Just drop into the Outlook Office and
ask the contributing editor il he is a
candidate.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-01-19

Have you weak throat? II SO. you
cannot be too careful. You cannot
begin treatment too early. Each cold
makes you more liable to another and
the last is always the harder to cure.
II you will take Chamberlain's Cough
Remedy at the outset you will be
saved much trouble. Sold by all drug.
gists.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-01-19
Cheated.

Ibid Maude find
her year at the
finishing school
helpful?"
NO"
Dis a ppointed,
was she p
"Dreadfully. It
turned out that
the swell girl that
she C b u m m e d
with, instead of
being q noble
English girl, is
the daughter of
the owner of a
moving picture
show in Brook
lyn."