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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-02-13
Taft's Mark Hanna.

One of the most damaging pune
lures of the Roosevelt third-term
boom is the selection of Congress
man William B. Mckinley, the trac-
ton magnate, as general superinten-
dent and financial yardmaster of the
Taft secod-term campaign.
The following from the Chicago Tri-
bune indicates how the "third-term"
gas is escaping:
Mr.. Mckinley himself is the presi-
dent Of the Illinois Traction system,
the head of a considerable number of
street railway companies in various
parts of the country, and is reputed
TO be several times a millionaire. He
is the close associate of scores OF
big corporation officials who have con-
tributed generously to republican cam
paign funds.
Since Mckinley has been at the
head of the congressional campaign
committee there has been so much
money in the treasury that the opera
tons were conducted on lavish scale.
The campaigns have been managed in
guard the principal business of which
is TO see that no legislation is enacted
that displeases the corporations. The
progressives say McKinley's commit
tee has spent as much as 5000 in a
single district to defeat a candidate
not approved by the "Old guard" The
progressives profess to be under great
obligations to the president for his
choice of campaign manager. They
| say there now is DO doubt that the
Taft campaign will be financed by the
corporations, and that, they aver, is
an important thing for the people to
know"
Obviously Taft has selected a capa-
/ bic man for the kind Of campaign
organizing" he wants done. Con-
gresham Mckinley stands not only a
formidable gladiator at the golden
| gate of wealth, but he is a thirty-third
/ degree republican. He is chairman of
the republican congressional campaign
committee and prospective chairman
OF the republican national convention
if Taft dominates that body. Not only
that, but he's from Illinois where the
| political game is not entirely unknown.
Taken as whole the naming of Nc.
knley as Taft's Marcus Aurelius
Hanna will not be such an unpopular
move, either. Most folks will say he
is preferable to some human money
bag direct from Wall street McKin-
ley is a man Of personal magnetism
as well as financial power, so II is lit,
tie wonder that the Tribune and other
third termers" who are trying to
keep a Roosevelt boom" inflated look
with alarm upon Tsft's selection Of
Mckinley.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-02-13

although think he would make very
good husband. The other boy Is just
the opposite. His mother has property
which will soon be his and l dearly
love him. l don't know which to
choose. / can have either one, as
they both like me. Their mothers
also both like me and would like to
have me for a daughter.in-law. Both
fellows have called on me and have
taken me home several times. Please
tell me which one you think will make
the best husband.
UNDECIDED.
You say each OF the young men has
called On you and has taken you home
several times. This would not indi-
cate that either is desperately In love.
1t may be possible that you are mis-
taken. The former young man would,
without doubt, make good husband,
but the fact that the latter does not
help his mother with the homework
does not indicate that he is absolutely
bad, nor even that he may not be good.
Perhaps his mother does not need his
assistance, and some young men are
very unhandy and more bother than
they are worth helping around the
house. If you have an offer of mar
riage from both, marry the one you
love.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-02-13
BY CLYDE II. TAvENNER.

Washington, Feb. 10-Two-thirds
Of the population Of England is urban;
two-thirds Of the American population
is rural. In England the problem that
is constantly before the statesmen is
that Of feeding the population when
the land they live in does not produce
enough for them to eat. In this coun-
try the food supply far exceeds the
consumption. There is every reason
why prices, especially of food, should
be high in England, and cheap in Amer
lea, yet the reverse is true.
COMPARISON OF PRICES.
These facts are set forth, with many
others, in an article in the February
number of The World Today. With
reference to prices here and in Eng
land the article says:
''In the case of certain staple articles
of diet the discrepancy is particularly
striking. A quantity (by weight of
bread that can be bought in London
for 10 cents costs % cents in New York
an advance of 120 per cent Seven
pounds of potatoes cost 81 cents in
London, in New York an average OF
1871 cents, an advance of ESQ per cent
| The bread that is used in London is
made largely from wheat shipped from
/ the Dakota prairies. Potatoes Otter
rot in the ground within few hours
haul of New York because of the lack
Of a market, in view of which facts
the greater cost Of these articles In
this country becomes a matter of sur
prise.
WIDE DIFFERENCE.
ut costs a British family about $27I
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-02-13
Comment From Capital

a year TO live decently. This estimate
is made by the secretary of the Lon
don Board of Trade, who discovered
that the English family receiving this
amount lives on about the same stand
ard as the American family receiving
5000 a year
The first answer of the stand pat
tiers in congress to this condition is
that, while prices are higher here,
the American has to pay more, he has
more with which to pay.
The mill workers at Lawrence, who
are typical of mill workers throughout
the eastern part of this country, say
the average wage in the mills is from
time. In most of these mills the work
ers do not work full time, so that, at
the end of the year, they have earned
only a little more than the English
workman.
THE REAL TRUTH.
| The real truth of the matter is that
the American mill worker has to pay
American prices to live on wages that
are just about the same as the Eng
| lishman's.
The difference is that in England nc
| tariff trusts take down millions upon
millions in profit from watered stock
And as further illustration of where
the money goes" in this country il
might be mentioned that Edward
B. Mclean of Washington gave a din
ner recently to nineteen guests at {
cost of 100000 At this dinner Mr.
McLean's wife wore a million dollar
diamond in her hair and a half million
dolIac diamond at her throat.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-02-13
Feb. Is in American
History

1TS9-GeneraI Ethan Allen. the Green
Mountain hero. died: born 1879.
1s43-Commodore Isaac Hull. Ameri-
can naval hero. commander of the
famous frigate Constitution. died;
born 1773.
1854 food memorable in the annals
of New England reached It's height.
1s97-John Randolph Tucker. a noted
yirginian. died; born 1923. Gener-
al Joseph o. Shelby. celebrated
/ west Of the Mississippi as a dash
ing Confederate cavalry command
( er, died
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-02-13
Hurnor and
Philosophy
A MINOR IRRITATION.
~ DUNCAN N. .ssssrs

ZIP! Boom! Hist!
II List
To the spring campaign,
That trifing nerve strain
That Is trying so hard
To be the advance guard
OF the big show that has the call
For the early fall
Now We proceed to name
Mayors and such small game,
Searching in the applause
For straws
On which to base
Predictions. touching the chase
After the big prize.
So now we size
Up the vote,
Make note
OF every minor change
And by them arrange
The small, evasive dope
On which we hang a hope
And figure a chance to get there
For the side by which we swear.
But it's vain our faith to pin
On a trifiing city win,
For We cannot tell a thing
by the running In the spring.
Voters are so much inclined
To a sudden change of mind.
And the fellow who gets there
In the city might not fare
As a winning candidate
Should we try him In the state.
ALI the guesses you may chuck
In your eye and trust to luck,
For, as we have made it clear,
Victories this time of year
Have about as much to do
AS a mule in Timbuktu
With what's later going to be.
You can only wait and see.
So it's best
To let forecasts take a rest.
What's the use?
Something later will break loose.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-02-13

he told him he would have to get out
Of the store as there was not enough
money in that business to support
wives. The young man got married
and also got out OF that store, but he
did not stay out Of the book business.
Instead Of that, he started a store Of
his own and in about one or two years
he had the business of the city and
the uncle was bankrupt. That young
man, who has now grown gray. Is still
running the biggest book store in that
town, while the uncle died a very poor
man, far away.
Boys, stick to the one you love.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-02-13
HEART aid
HOME :.
pROBLEMS
E7P

From your children's earliest in
fancy inculcate the necessity Of in
slant obedience.
Unite flrmness with gentleness. Let
your childreS always understand that
you mean what you say. Never prom
ise them anything unless you are not
quite sure you can give what you say.
II YOU tell child to do anything,
tell him how to do it and see that it
Is done.
Always punish your child for will
fully disobeying you, but never pun
ish him in anger.
Never let your children know they
vex you. and never lose your self
command. On no account allow them
to do at one time what you have for
hidden, under the same circumstances,
at another. Accustom them to make
their little recitals with perfect truth.
Never allow tale bearing.
Dear Mrs. Thompson work at the
same place with girl who is in love
with my brother. She is continually
asking me to her home and then asks
my brother to call for me. After he
comes she pays no more attention to
me. Do you think 1t is my duty to
speak to my brother about It?
SABEN.
II you object to your brother being
thrown in this girls society, why not
stop going there yourself?
Dear Mrs. Thompson know two
different fellows Of whom l may take
my choice. One is homely and poor,
but a good worker. When he comes
home from work he does the house
work for his mother and he is a good
church worker, but l do not love him,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-02-13

Representative Dies Is endeavor-
ing to deal a death blow to Bryan's
influence. The Nebraska statesman
insists that there will be no immed-
late use for the services of an. under
taker
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-02-13

The man who is able to support
his wife and family of 10 children on
an income Of $12 a week ought to
be called TO higher post. II would
be a pity If his genius as a financier
were lost to the world.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-02-13
The Doctor Needed the operation.

WAS an opera
ton really neces-
sary in Whites
case?"
whites? Oh,
yes!"
81 did not think
that he was so
ILL.,"
ITO tell t b e
truth, he wasn't
but his physician
had just given his
daughter a swell
wedding, and the
affair rather de-
pleted the doc
tors purse"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-02-13

Nine. Curie is not included in
Pittsburgh's list of 20 great women.
DR.. Mary Walker also fails to get in
the list, although she has never been
accused of alternating the affections
of any other woman's husband.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-02-13

a neighbor, who had not seen her since
last Wednesday. Although wealthy.
Mrs. windmar lived alone. She leaves
a son and daughter.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-02-13

Secretary Knox has evidently de-
cided that there is no good reason
why President Taft should have to
do all the administrator travelling.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-02-13
Finds Woman Frozen to Death.

Vincennes. Ind, Feb. 1S.-The frozen
body of Mrs. louisa windman, 6s years
old. was found by Mrs. Harry Halter,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-02-13

Love in a cottage Is not for LII
Ian Russell. She wants her future
husband to assure her an income Of
100000 a year.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-02-13
Timely Warning.

Little Cuba, smoke in peace
Your cigar or cigarette.
You'll get mixed with the police
II the least bit gay you get.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-02-13
GentIs Child,

"You are just like my mother"
"Am I, dearest"
eyes. She has store teeth too"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-02-13

Practical.
She-Isn't a lighted city grand and
inspiring sight?
He-YoC bet!
She-To what does it move you?
He-To wishing could get the light
, ing contract for term of twenty
years.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-02-13
Classified.

"She has lots Of temperament, don't
you know"
Indeed! I never heard that she was
as disagreeable as that"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-02-13

Different.
81 think 1t is shame the way John
ME Brown leases that dog of theirs.
Just hear him howl"
"That isn't Browns dog"
"Isn't it?"
'No. 1t is Green's, the dog that
leases your cat So"
REALLY? Is it Johnnie Brown teas
ing him?"
Eyes. He is tormenting him dread
fully"
"Oh, well, I suppose he keeps the
child amused"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-02-13

III dbIeIOh OA tHC bAIP 70 ULL6H tut
lowed by a persistent cough, which
to many proves a great annoyance.
Chamberlain Cough Remedy has
been extensively used and with good
success for the relief and cure of
this cough Many cases have been
cured after all other remedies had
failed. Sold By all druggists.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-02-13

Nothing is impossible. The Chi
nese republicans have won.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-02-13
THE ARGUS.

Published Daily and Weekly at 1924
Second avenue. Rock Island. IL len.
tered at the postofHce es second-ciass
matter.I
Press.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-02-13
The Certain Test,

Tho Certain Test.
"Are they very richP
"Well, they have diamonds"
Lots of people have diamonds"
"But they use real butter on their
table"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-02-13

It takes so much time to keep on
good terms with some neighbors that
it is really more economical to move.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-02-13

There are persons who seem to work
for the fun of quitting at night.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-02-13
PERT PARAGRAPHS.

The facts of life are SO bitter that 1t
isn't to be wondered at that some of US
get to liking the honeyed falsehoods.
Paying the piper is time honored
custom that nobody is permitted to
neglect.
We are due to harbor a lot of doubts
while waiting to see the ship come in
that is to bring us fortune.
Nothing is so bad that it can't be bet
ter.
The woman who smokes a cigarette
seldom spanks baby.
Pacifying the janitor is one of the
first moves to be made in the art OF
living in a fat
A mans idea Of a mighty interesting
woman is one who listens in breathless
silence to the story of his exploits.
Leap year is likely to be disappoint
ing to old bachelors because they sim
ply can't believe in the deterioration
that goes on in four years.
There are persons who seem to wori
for the fun Of quitting at night.
It takes so much time to keep oil
good terms with some neichbors tina
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-02-13

We are due to harbor lot of doubts
while waiting to see the ship come in
that is to bring us fortune.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-02-13

The facts of life are SO bitter that 1t
isn't to be wondered at that some of US
get to liking the honeyed falsehoods.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-02-13
BY The J. w. POTTER CO.

TERMs.-Daily. 10 cents per week
Weekly, 81 per year IN advance
Complaints OF delivery service should
be made TO the circulation department,
which should also be notified In every
instance whore It is desired to have
paper discontinued. as carriers have no
authority IN the premises
All communications OF ssgumentative
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: Central
Union, West 145 and 114S: Union Elec-
.-ic. GAS.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-02-13

Paying the piper is a time honored
custom that nobody is permitted to
neglect.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-02-13

Pacifying the janitor is one of the
first moves to be made in the art of
living in a fat.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-02-13

A mans idea of mighty interesting
woman is one who listens in breathless
silence to the story of his exploits.
New Ulm review., 1912-03-20
The TOilers.

Here's to the man who labors and
does it with q song!
BE stimulates his neighbors and helps
the world along!
I like the men who do things, who
hustle and achieve;
The men who saw and glue things,
and spin and dig and weave.
Man earns bis bread in sweat; or in
blood since Adam sinned;
And bales Of hay are better far than
bales of wind.
Man groans beneath his burden,
beneath the chain he wears;
And still the toiler's guerdon is worth
the pain he bears.
For there's no satisfaction beneath the
bending sky
Like that the man of action enjoys
when night is nigh.
TO look back DER the winding and
dark and rocky road,
And know you bore your grinding
and soul-fatiguing load
AS strong men ought to bear it,
through all the stress and strife
That's the reward of merit-tha at is the
balm of life!
| like the men who do things, who
plow and SOW and reap;
Who build and delve and hew things
while dreamers are asleep.
Walter Mason In Collier,s)
New Ulm review., 1912-03-20
Wednesday, March 20, 1912

The Hanska Herald gives US back
handed slap by saying we blandly =
whitewash the situation in our recent
news item concerning the movement
on foot to close the Searles saloon.
What We said vas that We hope con-
ditions are not so bad as pictured.
Whist does our Brother Editor hope
for? Does he want conditions to be
the worst possible? Or does he want
al saloons to be entirely closed by
law SO that vice will grow and tester
IN secret until the whole social fabric
is damaged by evil that shuns the
public gaze because prohibited BY
Law? Is it not better that 9 decently
conducted saloon. should exist than
that secret places should thrive be-
cause they are conducted with utter
disregard of right and decency? But
there are different opinions as to what
is best to do about social evils. No
one opinion can be wholly right nor
is it likely that any one opinion is
wholly wrong and each surely is en-
titled to his own ideas on any subject.
Our belief in this matter is that the
saloon will stay until We provide
something better to take its place.
We are reprinting an editorial we
used some months ago on this question
ss it seems to fit in here very aptly.
New Ulm review., 1912-03-20

One of the pleasantest social eve
nings the younger set have enjoyed
the past season was last Saturday at
the home of Miss Vera Strickler. Tie
plans for the evening were laid in
honor of St. Patrick's Day. Sham
rocks we're used for decor ations and
the connections we're of a green hue.
Whist and music formed the diver
sion of the swift-Aying hours. The
twenty guests we're much surprised
when the prizes we're awarded at
whist to find that Mr.. II. Peterson
and Miss Beth Schrader of Spring
field who scored low were to receive
the first prizes and Mr.. Albrecht Stork
and Miss Anna Luetjen with the
highest scores we're awarded low
prizes.
New Ulm review., 1912-03-20
Social Evils Not Abated by Law
Enforcement.

There is desire on the part of many
people, and they are we'll meaning and
earnest, to drive evil out of the world
by abolishing, thru legislation, the
institutions which in their opinion are
directly responsible for the evils exist
ing. Acting upon this theory, they
are making onsloughts upon the public
drinking places, because they feel that
st least some Of the misery in this
world is due to the public saloons and
they have come to look upon them as
breeding places of vice and crime.
They forget in their anxiety for the
welfare of society that the saloon at
the present time is the poor mans
club, where he seeks enjoyment and
pleasure and forgetfulness from the
daily grind. They lose sight of the
fact, that the poor man, the laboring
man would prefer to surround himself
with something better than the average
saloon affords if this were possible,
nothing better is provided. Improve
the material condition of the prole.
tariat and provide more congenial
gathering places and the 50 called
evils Of the saloon will promptly dis.
Eppear-
In keeping with the spirit and atti-
tude prevalent as to the saloon, is the
attack made upon the public dance
halls in the large cities. The so'called
reformers honestly believe that harm
will come to the young people fire.
quenting these places and know OF no
better way to curtail the evil than to
put ban upon the public dancing
places and to pass laws prohibiting
them. An attempt was recently made
10 close the public dance halls of
Minneapolis and rather drastic or
dinance passed the city council with
that object. in view. 1t failed Of en-
actment because the Mayor vetoed it.
In speaking about this futile attempt
to better the people by law and keep
them out of harms way, the Mime.
apolis Tribune ia q we'll written edi-
torial says: "- Jov is the rightful in
heritance Of youth. 1t is brief enough;
heaven knows. The fever of life dries
itup like morning dew in the sun.
While it lasts it is indefensible.
Youth knows its rights and will not
New Ulm review., 1912-03-20
"The Freshet."

Borne by an irresistible force OF
circumstances, two souls are sepsr-
ated and brought together again.
Through the bursting of . dam the
child OF . widowed mother is carried
into the food and rescued by the vii.
lage blacksmith, who was Tilted by its
mother when she married its father.
The widow and the blacksmith are
rdeonciled and united in marriage.
The flood scenes are we'll worth a visit
to the Princess Tonight and Tomorrow
where it will be projected in a manner
that has made this theatre famous for
the attention it gives to the pleasure
able entertainment of its audiences.
New Ulm review., 1912-03-20
To The Pacific Coast.

Daily to April 18th, 1912, inc Colo
mist one way second class tickets will
be sold to principal points in Califor-
mia, Oregon, Washington and British
Columbia. Tickets available on
daily and personally conducted tours
in through Pullman Tourist Sleeping
Cars. For full inform alton apply
ticket agents, Chicago and North
Western Ry, - 12-l3
New Ulm review., 1912-03-20
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