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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-04-19

ing contract with the public and our
first duty must be TO do the things
we have obligated ourselves to do
before we permit our attention to be
drawn in other directions"
That statement sounded the keynote
of Mayor Gerhard A. Bading's inaugur-
al message before the new nonparti-
san council.
I'VE are pledged to disregard poll
tics and to consider each municipal
question purely on its merits" contin-
ued the mayor. we are pledged to
be economical, which means that we
should not appropriate the public
funds for unnecessary purposes, and
also that every man in the city en-
ploy shall be fitted for his duties"
The mayor recommended that the
council take some action toward peti-
tioning the legislature to enact, at the
coming special session. a law provid-
ing for nonpartisan elections and ma
jority vote in cities of the first class.
Publication of the water supply, i'm
proved street car service, nonexclusive
franchise improvement in housing con-
ditions, and improvement OF hsrbor
conditions are among his recommends
tons.
In conclusion, the mayor said that
unnecessary taxation is unjust taxa
ton.
The extravaganza and ineficiency
which have characterized the city gov
eminent during the last two years
are responsible for the high taxes
levied last year" he said.
Cornelius Corcoran was elected pres
ident of the council and Peter Leuch
city clerk. Fred G. Simmons was ap-
pointed commissioner of public worKs.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-04-19
PRESIDENT TAFrs GOOD SENSE

PRESIDENT TAFTs GOOD SENSE.
Recently In speaking Of O situation
that would have bean eagerly seized
by several aspirants for the presi-
dency. President Taft said:
7 sincerely hope, and believe have
some reason 30 hope, that the bard
coal strike In he east IL near solu-
ton OF course. as president Of the
United States, have no Jurisdiction
IN such matter. 1t Is only as a citi-
Zen Interested deeply In the welfare
OF all communities that / would have
the right at any time TO attempt by
suggestion to help solve the difncul.
ties, that 1t Is better TO wait and know
you are welcome than to 60 butting
into a matter between parties who
know their rights. are able to settle
them and both Of whom am sure de-
sire a satisfactory solution"
Some men would have at once a.
sumed the ability and the right tc
force their opinions upon the disput
ants but the course Of the president
seems far more sensible. He would
not be adverse, II Is assumed, should
conditions arise, to Offering his friend
ly efforts for peace at the opportunt
time, which, however has no
arrived.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-04-19

the expense of the people.
NEAT PIECE OF STRATEGY.
Two years ago the interstate com,
merce commission refused to allow
the roads TO increase their rates. Now
these same roads, through indirection
and by piecemeal, are trying to &C,
complish the very thing the commiss.
ion told them they could not do. As
part of the strategy of the roads, they
have filed with the commission a
new classification of freights, that
is, they have submitted a plan where.
by certain articles of one class, on
which a certain rate is allowed, have
been Jumped" into a class above
carrying a higher rate. All told, more
than 400 articles have been thus
reclassified, and if the commission per
mits this arrangement to go into eli
feet the people simply will have tc
pay more to have these articles hauled
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-04-19

The Chicago Tribune thinks that
Mr. Fitzsimmons message 20 Mrs.
Fitzsimmons. Il have met your low
er ind handed him a wallop viii
hand you one next" should 90 along
with 'Veni. Vidi Wei" a little
more grape. Captain Bragg" you
may fire when ready. Gridley." and
other masterpieces OF concise express,
sion with which the crises of history
have been met.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-04-19
SOCIALISTS ARE OUT OF
OFFICE IN milwaukee

Milwaukee. Wis, April 1s.-The So
cialist administration In Milwaukee,
which has extended over a period Of
two years, ended when DIR. Gerhard A.
Bading, recently elected mayor on a
nonpartisan ticket, took the oath of
once.
Our platform constituted q bind
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-04-19
April 19 IN American
History.

l72I-Roger Sherman. ''signer' 70.
Connecticut. born; died 1913
1915 Beginning of American Revolu-
ton: battles at Lexington and Coz
cord. Mass. between British regu-
lars and American patriots.
1913 Benjamin Rush. ''signer" for
Pennsylvania. died; born i7=5.
1861 Baltimore rioters attacked the
Sixth Massachusetts and TEes-
ty-seventh Pennsylvania militia
marching TO Washington.
1898 49, Cuban Intervention resolution
passed congress; uitimatum TO
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-04-19
THE two administrations of Grover

THE two administrations Of Grover
Cleveland" wrote Congressman oscar
W. Underwood to the New York meet
ing in memory Of the president who
would. II living. have celebrated his
18th birthday Sunday. were I'M
married by cheap jingoism, unsoiled by
Vaccinations. and uncompromising in
the defense Of American law in ali
times and in all places"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-04-19

1t has been shown that Washington
was not the real author of his fare
we'll address. nor Monroe Of his doc
trine, nor sherman of his law. Pres
entity we shall End out that Bright
never had his disease. nor Mason and
Dixon a line on any thing And per
haps ST. Nitus never danced
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-04-19

49, - 80 , Nf -AF
ril 1.-THE rail
roads Of the coun-
try have inaugur-
ated a campaign
to increase rates
over a territory
comprising prac-
tically half the
United States. Not
satisfied with an
ARA n & e m e n I
W b | c h permits
them to pay enor-
nous dividends on
a capitalization
that is largely
composed of wat,
er, the roads in.
tend to still fur.
Their enrich theiI
Stockholders al
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-04-19

Missouri's supreme court afIirms the
law that an automobiles who Injuries
n person may, under certain circum-
stances, be held on cripinal charge
The view that the pedestrian in the
case is the culprit doesn't 60 with our
friends across the line.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-04-19

New Zealand is about to abandon
wooden telegraph poles for those made
OF concrete. Perhaps the day is at
hand when a telegraph pole will be
Invented that will add 10 the attrac-
tiveness Of the landscape
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-04-19

An Ohio farmer has recovered his
eyesight by the extraction Of two Of
his teeth. II there is anybody who
can make a man sit up and take notice
IL is the dentist
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-04-19
MorSe-

''How would you Ike TO have death
staring you IN the face:"
"Humph! Did you ever come home
late and have your wife stare at youf"
Satire
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-04-19
Able, but UnmoVing.

out OnmoNinq.
I know a man
Who thinks that he
Could write q book
Or tame q bee;
Could run the earth
In every way
Much better than
It's run today;
Could sail a boat
Or ride a mule
Or teach the teacher
In the school;
Could beat the band
At every squeak
Were he to train
About a week:
Could do all these
Were he to try.
He doesn't. though.
I wonder why?
I know him like
A printed book.
As well as though
1 were his cook.
l know he thinks
That he could run
The universe
And call II fun;
II he could only
Get a start.
That he would play
A wondrous part
But still he sits
Around and waits
And on his merit
Cogitates.
Perform In every line?
Great Scott!
He knows he could,
But he does not.
Now, how can I
Such insight show
And say of him
That this is so?
The mans myself.
l ought to know.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-04-19

What with strikes, tube skirts, low
necked gowns and threatened tariff re-
duction. some Of the textile fabric mag
mates may have 20 get along this year
with their last seasons automobiles.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-04-19

Even the brewery metropolis Of
Missouri Is not elated over the fact
that many counties along the Mississip-
pi river have gone vet.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-04-19

The more sentimental girls are the
more they hate a sissifed young man.
The woman who holds her age well
never tells her friends what hard work
she has to do it.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-04-19

Four indictments have grown out Of
the everglades scandal. Yet the ever
glades may in time produce things
not Of the same general nature as
malaria and snakes.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-04-19

Americans should walk more" says
an eastern newspaper. They will have
TO II the locomotive engineers go on
q strike.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-04-19

II is evident thar the press agent Of
the peach crop has let the last of the
cold weather get by without perform
ing his duty.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-04-19
SURGICAL operation Cured Her.

81 hear Mrs. Brown has recovered
from her nervous prostration."
Yes, they discovered she was tongue
tied"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-04-19

What can these marketbasket clubs
hope TO accomplish when one Wilkes
barre policeman eats GA eggs for his
dinner?
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-04-19

Columbus, Ohio-Constitution con-
vention adopted a proposal abolishing
capital punishment and substituting
life Imprisonment for frst-degree muir
der.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-04-19
Friday, April 10, 1912.

1t looks as though General Diaz VIII
continue for a long time to hold the
record IN the presidential endurance
test
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-04-19
a Famous Animal.

This stored daWg Of Mr.. Clark
May some day turn and fight
Unless 1t happens that its bark
Is fiercer than its bite.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-04-19
Hurnor and
Philosophy
~ DUNCAN ~. SMITH
PERT PARAGRAPHS

WHEN a man learns to use q hairpin
as a button hook universal suf-
frage may be said to have made a
great forward stride.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-04-19

The man who blows his own horn
needs a great lung expansion.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-04-19

Double ignorance is where a man =
ignorant that he is isnacant-Plata
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-04-19

One of the paradoxes that always
knocks US out is the LONELINESS OF q
beauty specialist
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-04-19
An Ohservation.

An Observation.
"a widows lot must be inexpressibly
sad
DO you think so?"
"Yes"
Put some of them seem so gay"
True. but did you ever notice that
they change their state very readily"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-04-19

Money talks, it is true. but more
often than not we don't like what it
says
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-04-19

1t is hard to do as you please and
be popular at the same time.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-04-19

1t OF hurry which spu1 the age Il
many perils and losses.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-04-19
Acceptable Substitute.

81 wish | knew what my wife told
me TO bring home"
Groceries or dry goods?"
81 can't remember"
maybe new hat might do as we'll"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-04-19
THE ARGUS.

TERAR-DH1y. 10 cents per week
Weekly. 81 psrsyear IN advance
Complaints Of delivery service should
BE- made to the circulation department
which should also be notified in every
instance where It Is desired TO have
paper discontinued. a. carriers have nc
authority IN the premises
All communications Of s-Eumentativs
character. political or religious. mus
have real name attached for publica'
tioA No such articles VIII be printed
EVER fictitious signatures.
Telephones In All departments: csntra
Union. West l1S and II4s: Union Eleo
trio sl4s.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-04-19

BY CLYDE n. TAVENNER.)
Special Correspondence of The Argus.)
Washington An
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-04-19
Every Time.

Every Time.
There's nothing worse than being
broke"
'Oh, yes. there is"
What Is it,"
Staying broke"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-04-19

The only man she can ever love
changes so frequently that the average
girl hasn't time to suffer frem bore
dom.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-04-19
Probably Mot

"Never marry a man to reform him"
why not:-'
HE wouldn't suit you after you had
him reformed"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-04-19
Disqualified.

Disqualified.
"What is your business. sirT'
81 am an actor"
ANY scrupIes against the death pen
alty?"
Not if the victim is a stage man
ager"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-04-19

So Different.
you say he has a snaps
Eyes, boarding with his wife"
Then he doesn't have to pay
board?"
mo, Just the bills"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-04-19
Erractic.

Erractic.
els he a good match?"
"Yes, but
"But whatT'
81 shouldn't consider him a safety
match"
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1912-11-26
STATE OF MAINE.
OXFORD. S..

OXFORD. a.. November IS, l9l!.
execution dated October p. 1872, issued On =
judgment rendered by the Justices OF 9 our
preme judicial Court for the County OF uhl nnrd
ut the term thereof begun and held on the se0o ~
Tuesday of October, A. ID. 1912, to-Nlt, on ~ ~
18th day Of October, 1912. In favor o. .. .H
Briggs. OF Canton. In said County. In ms
ity ~ collector Of taxes for said town o. can o'n
for the year 1910. duly appointei anu sNo
against Charles Alden then OF SAID cantou, nS
VI Salem, In the Commonwealth OF MsseS n,,ht
sets, for Twenty three Dollsrs and seyeh.r 49, 49,
ccnis, debt or damage, and Twenty nine n0, Oh
and fifteen cents, costs OF suit. ana WI, os
AZ public auc ion at the office OF Jsme' ,hs
Wright. In South Paris, In said county, ~
highest bidder. on the 18th day OF DeI,nwing
1912. at ten O'Clock In the forenoon, the i9Iy"
described real estate, which was especislv 10.
tached on the original writ, to enforce .ne The
thereon created by law for the paym,ean' md All
tx assessed thereon for the year lsIo S ~.
the right, title and interest which the salo the
Alden has and had, In and to the ssIhs, ~ and
9th LAY of January, 1911. at eight ocIoe, Sen
fifteen minutes in TIE forenoon. the time w .ms
the same was attacl ed on the writ 10 we sSai
suit. to-wit: Part Of Lot Il, Range ., .,onss an
as follows: Beginning 1t q stake anu ,.ps a., IA
the west side Of the County Road, o. isss .outh.
1885; thence south on the town line 70 tne ~ The
east corner of said lot; thence easeIy a. o % the
south line of said lot about thirty one TUE S.rt
stake and stones standing on the top OF ,S.rsof:
Of the brook intervsle on east side sn s. 10
thence northerly about one hundred ,r Vs
stake and stones on the bank OF ssid in NTH Of
by the County Road, about forty rods SCUM on tSe
land of Albert Austin, thence nor!ne,d ,us the
II. r. Leach meadow and the Bennett. me ..So.
both In Lot IL. Range 9, The Alden mo e. 10,
socalled. IN Lot s. Range ., and par n o. rod.
g. Range 7. being piece Of land tn, os CYRUS
b. Cannon, and also the Jacob Ludden meg nds.
ow, being the same parcels attached on 70, rssted
insl writ for the enforcement Of the Hen cf. ,c~n
by law on said land for the taxes In sa'u
T4s HAIRY D. COLE. Deputy sOer'n'
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1912-11-26
Which Was the "0oat'3

Oscar W. Underwood, majority leader
in the House of Representatives, waf
referee for federal patronage In Alabama
under Grover Cleveland. One day
Underwood was out campaigning some
miles from Birmingham, and he stopped
at q village in which was saw mill en-
ployipg a good many hands. He knew
the mill owner and was chatting will
him when doctor, q resident of near
by 200.inhsbitsnt burg, drove up:
The saw mill boss introduced him tc
Underwood, but the doctor evidently
did not catch the name. The medica
man produced petition.
"Now, boys" he said, "the postmaster
in our town just died and I'm candi
date for the place. l wish you boy
would sign It,"
Some Of the boys did, and finally the
doctor handed the paper to Underwood
he saw that 1t was addressed to Oscar
Underwood, referee for federal patron
age at Washington.
II can't sign this" he said, ~ dom
live in this community"
"Oh, 60 on and sign It," urged the
doctor. "What difference does 1t makei
That young fool Underwood won't know
the difference when he gets it, and
want the iob.n
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1912-11-26
Boost for Borall.

Senator Borah of Idaho is one Of the
most democratic fellows you ever saw,
and be goes around Washington wearing
q blue sack suit and felt hat-all of
which leads Mrs. Borah to give him
numerous lectures in gentle manner.
So far, however, the Senator has not
increased the sale of frock coats, but
has enjoyed wonderful degree of physi'
cal comfort, the story of which he has
frequently unfolded to Senator Gore, the
blind man from Oklahoma.
One evening Borah told his wife that
he had received great compliment, the
same being that he was the best-dressed
man in the United States Senate. Mrs
Borah, sitting on the other side of the
reading table, made no answer, and con
veyed the general idea that the CONVEX
sation bad reached a stage which bored
her immensely.
my dear, you don't seem interested
said the senator, "and you don't ask me
who paid me the compliment"
II am always interested in everything
you do and anything that happens to
you," replied Mrs. Borah, "but 1 DOM
have to ask you who told you abou,
being so we'll dressed. I know who II
WAS. It was Senator Gore"
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1912-11-26

PART THAT HoLLER PLAYS IN THE AT.
FAIRS OF MEN.
(Boston News Bureau.)


A unloading Newspaper caption.
which suggested that Harvard suthori-
ties contemplated abolition of organic
Cd cheerings," when their target was
merely unfair cheering, led to recent in
quiry by an alarmed but misguided
votary as to the likelihood OF silent
stadium. Fortunately, the college cheer
will probably last a. long as does free
speech.
When you take the boiler and hurrah
out Of youth, there isn't anything left in
youth that Is worth educating. Every
thing there 10 10 life IL founded upon
hope, and the hope that In youth isn't
expressed In hurrah might a. we'll be
put 10 the zoo or the anthropolog ical
museum beside the North American
Indian.
Why docs everybody regret declining
stock market, q business catastrophe or
q crop failurep 1t is because it is dis.
heartening. Why does one regret anti
business legislation at Washington? It is
because 1t takes the hope out of the bust
ness heart.
The red heart throbs of the world are
what make the world 20 forward. Any.
thing that is dlsheartening or chilling
gives the blues a chance, and the world
goes backward.
You can philosophize and mathemati-
cslly prove that periods of Industrial
rest, even panics and business failures,
are good for humanity; that crop
failure relieves the burden upon the soil
but the world won't have 1t so. 1t will
not look on the dark side. 1t will not
welcome the night with the same &C.
claim as the day. The heart of man
must find expression or perish and the
hesrt of youth must hurrah, and the
ball game that sends up the fewest bur-
rahs Is the least worthy of attendance.
The rah! rah! rahi for Harvard has
raised large part of its millions. II
the Chicago University could unite q
few lusty hurrabs with Rockefeller
cold dollars, its dividends into the sinews
of the world would be larger and more
potential.
Hurrah for hurrahs!
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1912-11-26
Wanted.
Live poultry wanted. Pullets and
Jung hens for sale.
GEORGE NJ. ELDER,
STATE OF MAINE.
COUNTY OF OXFORD, IS.

Taken this eleventh day of November, A. d
1912. on execution dated October 18th. A. d. 1912
Issued on judgment rendered by the justices
of our Supreme Judicial Court for the County
of Oxford, at term thereof begun and held or
the second Tuesday of October, A. D. 1912; Il
wit: on the 18th day Of October, A. d. 1912, ir
favor Of the Ames Iron Works, q corporation
duly organized and existing by law and having
! an established place Of business at Oswego In
the County Of Oswego and State Of New York
against Leon o. Irish OF Hartford in the County
Of Oxford and State Of Maine, for seven hundred
eighty dollars and five cents debt or damage, and
will be sold at public auction in the Office Of the
Clerk of Courts at the Court House In Paris ir
said County of Oxford, to the highest bidder, or
the seventeenth day of December, A. D. 1912, al
eleye, O'Clock In the forenoon, the following de
scrbed real estate, and all the right, title and In
terest which the said Leon o. Irish has, and had
In and to tie same on the fourth day Of October
A. ID. 1911. at nine O'Clock in the forenoon, the
time when the same was attached on the writ ir
the same suit. to wit; certain lot or parcel OF
land situated in Hartford in said County Of
Oxford. and bounded and described as follows
to wit; on the No: tn by land owned or occupied
by william P. Hay ford; on the East by land Of
William H. Cole; on the South by the old roai
and on the West by land of L. W. Thompson
containing twelve acres, more or less.
47.l9 HARRY d. COLE, Dep. Sheriff
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1912-11-26
STATE OF MAINE.
OXFORD az

OXFORD IS. NOVEMBER End, A. d. 1915
Taken this second day OF November A. D. 1912
on execution dated October 25th 1912, issued on
judgment rendered by the Supreme Judicial
Court for the said county Of Oxford, at q term
of said Court begun and held at Paris, In said
1912, to wit, on the eighteenth day Of October
1912, In favor of James A. Penley and Frank
H. Plummer, both of Paris In the county and
State aforesaid, late copartners In trade under
the firm name and STYLE Of Penley and Plummer
at said Paris. against Benjamin j. Taylor OF
Buck1eld In the said county OF Oxford for
twenty seven dollars and 90 cents debt or dam
costs Of suit snd fftren cents more for the writ
OF execution in the whole amounting to forty six
dollars and sixty nine cents and will be sold al
public auction, at the Office Of Eugene +. Smith
Norway Maine, In the village of Norway, Main
Street. to the highest bidder on the seventeenth
day of December. A. d. 1912 at nine O'Clock In
the forenoon, the following described real estate
Benjamin J. Taylor has and had In and TO the
same on the l2th day Of February A. d. 1912 AT
80 O'Clock afternoon, the time when the same
was attached on the writ In the same suit to
VITA certain lot or parcel Of land with the
buildings thereon situated In the town OF Buck.
field. In said county Of Oxford. Maine, on the
Easterly side Of the road leading from Henry W
homestead farm Of the late Asa Taylor by whom
1t was devised to said Benjamin j. Taylor and
others, bounded and described as follows, TO
wit:-On the esterly side by the aforesaid
road :-on the Northerly side by land Of Daniel
W. axim:-On the Easterly side by land of
by land Of said whitman and Lorena Winslow
and being the same premises on which the sal |
Benjamin j. Taylor resides.
l7-48 HARRY D. COLE, Deputy Sheriff.