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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-07-20

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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-07-20

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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-07-20

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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-07-20

FOR SALE-Four-room cottage mod
ern Inquire at ass sixth avenue
Phone west 1746.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-03-29

If this theory could have been system
not have afforded Trustworthy results
for guidance in preparing tariff legisla-
ton, we should be glad indeed TO know
what would afford such guidance. In
deed. il facts snch as are suggested do
not form 4 rule of Guidance, then there
can be no such thing as practical guild,
ance at all.
The very keynote Of protection is in.
volved in these depials of Mr.. Under.
wood. If it is true that the difference
in cost of production between this coun.
try and foreign countries is principle
that is erroneous and unteuable, and if
further, the information that would dis.
close this difference would afford nc
guidance for tariff legislation, then we
should be glad indeed to find what Mr.
Underwood does consider such guide
According TO his report, there would ap-
pear to be nothing whatever to guide
in tariff legislation except mere aca-
demic ideas or guesswork, for if the
facts relating to the cost Of production
are not proper guidance, then there is
nothing whatever that is possible guild.
ance except mere theory, and mere
theory is apt to be grossly and ruin
ousIy wrong.
This report of Mr.. Underwood s is
in itself the best possible argument
against the bill that he proposes, for
when bill is brought forward and
supported in the shelter of such falla-
cies as these, it is perfectly safe to say
that the bill itself is impractical and a
menace to American prosperity.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-03-29

gress is body hanging on the verg'
OF the Government. the real Govern
ment being the will and desire of the
President
1t is shocking exhibit that Col
Roosevelt thus makes OF his menta
viewpoint, and the people may we'll tax,
warning thereupon in his attempted set
ting aside of the wholesome precedent
that have retired every President here
tofore, no matter how popular, giving
mono more than two terms Of the Presi
nencN
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-03-29
UNDERWooD'S MISTAKE.

1t is astonishing to see the airy in
difference with which Chairman Under
wood of the House Ways and Means
Committee waves aside the investiga
tons and conclusions of the Tariff
Board. He says that the Board is on
the wrong track altogether, and that
nothing has been developed by its In
vestigations that in any way invali-
dates the foundation upon which the
House passed its wool tariff measure at
the special session of Congress last
year. Therefore, that same old tariff
bill is proposed, placing a twenty per
cent ad valorem duty on raw wool The
bill of last year was passed by the
House, and was concurred in by the
Senate through the act of the standpat
Senators in vacating the chamber and
letting the Democrats and insureent
Republican Senators put the bill
through without opposition. President
Taft vetoed it on the ground that suffi-
cient information had not been OBJ
tanned as TO what ought 10 be done with
regard TO the wool tariff, and specific
ally pointed out that the Tariff Board,
which had that question Under expert
examination, had made no report.
But now that the Tariff Board has
made report on wool, and that report is
wholly ignored, il is not in the least 10
be expected that President Taft would
change his opinion. It is practically
certain that he would veto this bill
again if it came to him. But we do
not believe that the same foolish play
would be INDUCED in by the Senate
this year that was indulged in last sum
mer; for the Republican Senators got
no credit in their lodging of the vote
on that wool tariff bill.
Mr., Underwood. ip reporting this old
bill again to. the House, says that 'Ethe
theory of applying tariff duties accord.
ing 10 the difference in the cost of pro.
duction in this and foreign countries,
upon which the Board has projected
and prepared its reports, is entirely er.
roneous and unteuable.' And his re-
port continues, Furthermore. If this
theory could have been systematically
and carefully applied, it would not
have afforded Trustworthy results for
guidance in preparing tariff legisla.
ton II is indeed singular TO see
such hcresies as these grayely brought
forward in o Congressional report For
the very theory Of protection upon
which Congress has been legislnting for
generations is precisely that which i.
stated as from the Tariff Board, viz.
applying tariff duties according 10 the
difference in the cost OF the production
Of given articles in this and foreign
countries. That is precisely what 2
protective tariff means: that is what
gives protection TO American labor and
industry: that is what evens mp as be
tween the pauper labor Of foreign conn
tries and the better paid labor OF
Amcrsa. Aud, as Mr. Underwood Saws
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-03-29
THE CITY BOOKS AUDIT.

The Smoot organ drones ont q
wheezy note TO the effect that the
American party men are exhibiting
uncomfortable joy over the fine en-
dorsement of the American administra.
ton as shown in the audit Of the city
books. and il intimatcs that this f'un-
controllahle Joy is proof that there
was lurking suspicion in the minds
of the American party men that there
was something wrong with the city IS
| finances.
AS usual, the Smoot organ sounds the
low note, the note Of depravity, sus-
picion, dishonesty, and unfaithfulness
to public trust. The American party
men had no distrust whatever Of the
city's books or fenr Of the financial
showing that would be made by the
checking up of the finances Of the
American administration. They are
glad, however, to have the opposition
overwhelmed with confusion, since that
opposition was SO malignant, vile, III"
decent, and false in its accusations last
year against the American party. And
not only last year; almost from the
first, the opposition press has been
sounding the note of suspicion and dis.
trust Of American party financial ad-
ministration, and has every year an,
nounced the bankruptcy Of the city I'M
der American control. Last year, the
vindictive fury Of the opposition press
reached its climax in charges of graft
of misappropriation of money, of using
public funds for campaign purposes,
and all that sort of atrocious falsehood,
in order to prejudice the voting public
against the American administration,
and to SOW seeds Of distrust in the pub
lie mind against American manage.
ment.
1t is because the audit of the books
has completely met and thoroughly de-
molished all such charges and imputa-
tions and proved the opposition to be
immeasurable liars, that the American
party men rejoice in the audit, and are
glad TO call public attention to the
clean record of the American party
and to the evident and scandalous false.
hoods Of tho opposition press. And
every time that that opposition press
has anything to say about this matter,
what it says IS direct and positive
arraignment Of the position of that
press in the past in defamation and
malicious falsehoods against American
party administration,
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-03-29
IRRIGATION CONGRESS DATE.

The executive committee In charge
of the campaign TO prepare financially
and otherwise for the holding of the
Irrigation Congress. did especially good
work at its session on Wednesday
afternoon in changing the proposed
date of holding the Congress from July
to October. At the meeting of the gen
eral committee on Tuesday. with the
Board of Governors OF the Commercial
Club, the Hon. Fred ]. Kiesel made the
very forcible suggestion that July is
too early date to fix for the conven-
ton. For it would not afford suffi.
cient time TO make the preparations
and to raise the necessary money TO
pay the expenses of the Congress, and
also because in July there would be
practically nothing TO exhibit as the
results or fruits of irrigation. Every
one coming from abroad 10 attend that
convention would naturally want TO see
the results of irrigation; they would
want to see the grains, the fruits, the
vegetables, the forage, and samples of
all of the agricultural yields resulting
from irrigation. All this will be in
evidence at the State Fair, and to
hold the Irrigation Congress in connec
tion with the State Fair is evidently
tho practical, proper, and educational
thing to do.
Besides, by law passed at the last
session of the Utah legislature, (seu
chapter 40, session laws 1910 the
counties are authorized to levy special
taxes ''for the purpose of creating a
fund, not exceeding five thousand dol
lars in any one year in any one county,
to be used for collecting, preparing and
maintaining an exhibition of the prod
any domestic or foreign exposition or
fair. for the purpose Of encouraging
immigration and increasing trade in the
products OF the State Of Utah; pro
vided, the total tax levied for such
purpose in any one year shall not eX
ceed two cents on each one hundred
dollars Of taxable property in the
county, according to the assessment
roll Evidently, the much-desired CO.
operation of the counties would not be
possible for an exhibit in July, be-
cause the counties at that time would
have little to exhibit But in October
they can show everything.
On every account, therefore, the
postponement Of the date was desirable,
and the executive committee responded
faithfully to the evident needs of the
situation in making that postponement,
With the cooperation thus prepared
for, and the excellent exhibits that can
be made by the different counties in
connection with the Congress and the
State Fair, there is a certainty that
the Irrigation Congress Will he the
great success this year that its pro-
moters expect, and that tho people of
the State of Utah as a whole, Will be
proud to make il.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-03-29
AMENDED HOMESTEAD Law,

The passage of the amended home
stead law will be an encouraging piece
of legislation for all this interior
country. Heretofore, the homesteaders
| have been sadly restricted and annoyed
| by the forestry officials and by agents
of the department, which apparently
| have sought more to thwart the efforts
of the homesteaders to make homes for
| themselves than to ferret out real in
| territorial violations of the law. Home.
| steaders almost invariably are honest
men and women, who make their home.
stead filings with the genuine intent of
making homes on the land which they
| select. The restrictions of the law
heretofore have been uDduly severe, but
severe as they were, they were liberal
compared with the eXactions of the OH
cials who have annoyed homesteaders
| in their efforts to take up and make
| homes.
Under the new legislation, the term
Of required residence is reduced from
| five years to three years. and the home
steaders are allowed five months leave
of absence each year, and six months
in which to establish residence after
making the original filing. The leave
OF absence is necessary, because 1t Is
for homesteaders to go and live upon
their land from the first, because they
have nothing to support themselves up
on in the meantime. 1t is necessary,
after they do what work is possible
for them to do 10 establish good faith
in their filing upon the land, 10 earn
money to support themselves and their
families by work outside. There has
been some allowance of this kind in the
past, but now the definite allowance OF
five months secured by law will give
the homesteader a iixity of right, both
in his fling and ip his leave of ab,
sence, that has been grievously lacking
in the past.
And so, on every account, the legls'
lation is welcome, desirable, and ofteu
even absolutely necessary in order that
the homesteader may avail himself OF
his lawful right of fling on the public
lands. There will undoubtedly be large
accessions to the homestead filings by
virtue of this new law; and for the
most part these filings will be honest,
with the genuine intent of the home.
stcader TO make himself home upon
the public domain. II would be well il
the Interior Department, in sending out
it's regulations under the new law, and
it's instructions 10 officials, should ex-
plicitly warn its agents to allow the
full latitude given under the law to
the homesteaders, without annoying
prosecutions and nagging complaints.
When the officers are convinced that
the filing is genuine and honest, the
homesteader NAV safely be allowed To
do the rest for himself.
We welcome this new legislation as
in the interest of the development OF
all this region, and believe that it viii
have considerable effect in deterring
tho emigration of Americans 20 Canada
in order TO obtain homes for them.
| selves.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-03-29

Roosevelt sets up terrific growl
about the awful practices of the Taft
supporters in New York; but if those
could have been worse than the tactics
OF the Roosevelt men in Oklahoma, in
claiming clean preferential primaries,
when in fact there were no primaries
at all but only the most tricky and
corrupt sort of conventions, then they
are entitled 10 the cake.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-03-29

Winston Spencer Churchill, first lord
of the British admiralty, announced
openly in the House of Commons that
the British navy would be kept on the
basis of sixty per cent strouges than
the German navy. Thereupon the Ger.
man government proceeded TO add iifty
per cent TO its naval programme. But
Germany has long, costly road TO
travel to catch up with Great Britain
on the sea.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-03-29

Former King Manuel Of Portugal is
indulging in rosy dreams now that he
is about TO be married. And SO he
dreams of a restoration TO the throne
backed by Great Britain, Germany and
Spain. II the republican government OF
Portugal had been wiser, this prospect
would have been too dark for consider
alton; but tyranny and injustice in the
name of popular rule have opened the
way for the return of the monarchy.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-03-29

1t would be a blow to the mining in.
dustry 10 discontinue the assay offices
but the argument against discontinu-
ance would be much stronger If il
could truthfully he said that these
Offices were ofieered throughout by
skilled experts in asssying and mining,
instead OF being under the dominance
of mere political heeiers, who get the
appointments not for competence but
rs political ..pie.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-03-29

tho Presidential chsir. All the peo-
pic arc coming 90 that Same conclusion,
and also that since Roosevelt left the
Presidential chair he is getting worse
and worse all the time in this respect
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-03-29

Ii is said that Russia refuses to par
ticipate in the loan TO China, because
she doesn t want to cooperate with the
United States, That S jolly idea; aud
now let the. United States have Rus
sia 5 share in all the co operation of
the powers respecting China.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-03-29

The ''little chat which the Kaiser
had with King Victor Emmanuel re
suited in the confirmation and exten-
sion of the triple alliance, as agreed on
"a few days before between the Kaiser
aud the Emperor OF Austria. And 80
the peace OF Europe is again assured
always provided that nobody begins
kicking another feller's ''dawg'
around
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-03-29

Portland Oregonian: The Governor
of Arizona is q lap ahead OF the Gov
crnor of Oregon by spending a night
IN State Prison for the experience.
There is yet time for Governor West
to beat all of them to the Asylum
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-03-29

The Mississippi being in food, it is
announced that the big battleships
Mississippi and New Hampshire will
ascend the river as far as Vicksburg,
Ii would probably be quite safe for
them TO go M as far as St. Louis, for
the great stream is not likely TO 90
down materially until after the ",June
raise which is always a food.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-03-29

DR.. Wynkoop Of Chicago wants every
bachelor to adopt a baby. AS this is
evidently a scheme to increase infant
mortality, the question is, what has
Dr. Wynkoop against the habies!
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-03-29

The Boston Globe quotes Mayor Fitz-
gerald of that city as saying that Sec
retary Knox told him at Palm Beach
that Colonel Roosevelt, when Presi
dent, was less fitted to Judge OF iu.
dicial questions that arose in National
aiiairsthan any man who ever occupied
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-03-29

Memphis Commercial Appeal: "The
married, to be husband, not an ex-
bachelor, ought to be counted among
the reformcrs.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-03-29

The Smoot paper has finally consent.
cd 10 fling out its ass s heel on the
position of The Tribune as to the Fort
Douglas. Twas ever thus.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-03-29

The Boston Globe asks: "Why
didn Z the policeman who swears that
he saw New Mexico legislators accept
bribes arrest them on the spot9' The
answer is, he did.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-03-29
Friday, March 90, 1912.

The Presidential race seems TO be
close between Cummins and Roosevelt.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1912-05-14
In Department No. ..

Judge Galloway held short ses-
sion of his court on Saturday after
noon, at which two divorces were
granted by default and motions were
heard, and action taken i'm other
cases. as follows;
5. \. Riggs ys. A. NJ. Holmes ct al.
defendant w. II. Holmes allowed to
file an amended answer on or before
May is, plaintiff gwen until May 25
in which to plead
Ella Shinn vs.. Geo W Shinn. ac-
tion for divorce. default entered and
decree as prayed FOR.
Henry W. Hall vs.. Jennie Han. ac-
ION o- divorce. default entered and
decree as prayed for
g. Il. Gray ct al. vs.. Sinka Dan
iels default entered aud decree as
prayed for.
r. H. stone. registry of title. cor
rected decree OF registration granted.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1912-05-14
\ RARE TREAT Is PROMISED

a rare treat I'm the line OF entertain
ments is promised Tor Dallas on Fri
day night May L.. when Bcss Gear
hart Morrison will be heard az the
high school auditorium in a program
OF readings and elocuton that is sure
Co please.
Mrs Morrison gave an entertain
ment here last year under the auspi-
ces of the Coilese L.yceum course.
and 50 was a decided success The
press comments everywhere she coes
are enthusiastic over her ability as
an cntcrtainer. Her selections cover
a wide ranEe. from the pathetic and
serious % the humorous and comic.
and the evenings enjoyment g. wen
worth the price of admission. she
comes this year under the auspices of
the College Y. W. e.. A.
rickets on sale a the Stafrin phar-
macy Bezervations should he made
early.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1912-05-14
SELLS-FLOTO SHOWS TO
VISIT DALLAS MAY 80
Really Big Circus Includes This City
In Itinerary; Popular Price At
traction Better Than Ever.

The first really big circus to arrive
Sells-FNOto Consolidated Show,
which is booked to appear in this
city on Thursday. May 80.
For many years now this popular
priced attraction has been coming
back greatly enlarged in every way.
and positively giving more for the
mony than any kindred attraction
touring the country. This season the
management announces that they
have added many novel and special
features to those which are consid-
cred part and parcel of the conven-
tioual circus. Among these are sew
eral European novelties which have
never before been seen in this coun-
try. the wonder Of it all being how
the Sclls-Floto people can give such a
marvellous performance at such a
small price.
That they are able TO do so. how
ever. is proven by the fact that FOR
thrte years now they have cut the
time honored price in half and made
money 10y doing so. an of which goes
10 show that even in the circus world.
and where daily expenses run up into
the thousands. the theory Of popular
prices is practical
Two performances viii De given
here on the day the circus arrives.
The grand street parade will. as usu-
al. De a spectacle OF more than or
dinary magnihcence.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1912-05-14
DEC|DESTO
OIL STREETS

! Final decision to oil the streets of
Dallas for the summer of 1912 was
made at a special meeting of the
council held Friday night, at which
time the matter was discussed fully.
The council authorized Recorder
Charles Gregory to wire the officials
of the Oregon Road Oiling company,
of Portland, that the city was ready
to close a contract and to ask them
to send a representative here at once
to take up the matter.
Street and road oiling is not an
experiment. 1t has been in success
full operation in California for years
and is annually being taken up by
many communities on the Coast
where the crude oil used is compare
lively cheap. Representatives of the
company say that one oiling will be
sufficient to allay the dust during the
entire summer, and that no further
need be paid to the streets
after the first application.
Methods Employed.
The mode of using the oil is to put
it on the streets hot. By this means
it penetrates the surface and protects
the roadway to very great extent
and thus prevents the dirt and dust
rom working through the top dress
ng. One side of the streets in the
business section will be oiled and al
owed to stand 4S hours before open
ng to traffic, to permit the oil to set.
n the residence districts it is pro-
,osed to keep all traffic off the streets
ntil the oil sets.
1t is proposed to oil every maca6-
m street in the city, the business
to their full width and
he residence streets for a liberal
pace In the center, where the traffic
, heaviest. 1t is claimed that the
ntire cost will not be greater than
Or sprinkling, and the efficacy win
e much greater.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1912-05-14
GAME Is CANCELLED
Dallas Faculty Calls on Contest With
Two High Schools.

The ball game scheduled for last
Saturday between the high school
teams of Dallas and Sheridan, was
called off by the faulty of the Dallas
high school. This acton was taken,
according to Superintendent Ford, of
the Dallas schools, as a matter of dis
cipline. He says that he gave the
members of the high school permis-
sion to. take half day off Friday,
but that several of the members of
the team did not report for attend
ance Friday morning, but left early
for Corvallis While he says he is
willing for the team To play the game,
he believes that their studies should
some first and took the action he did
in order to enforce this prccept