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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-01-03
The Argus Daily Story
The Debtor-By F. Townsend Smith.
Copyrighted. lslz by Associated Literary Bureau

During the early part of the last cen
fury, which was a hundred years ago.
the aristocratic families OF America
were country abiding people like the
landed gentry Of England. One of these
families, the Chatsworths, occupied a
manor house on the east bank of the
Hudson river near the scene of the
capture of the British spy, Major An
DIRE. third of century before. Since
that time marvellous changes have come
over not only that region but all others
in America. unless it be Those not yet
settled. Hospitality TO strangers, then
considered duty, is now unknown.
Imprisonment for debt had not yet
passed away. The costume for men
still included knee breeches. l mention
these especially because they pertain to
my story.
What was then a dirt road running
before the Chatsworth manor house is
now a pair of steel rails on which pass
frequent trains OF cars. One evening
during that comparatively primitive pc
riod as a winter sun was sinking below
the Palisades on the opposite side of
the river a man came down this road
from the northward. eyed the Chats
worth home critically and, when he
reached the gate, turned in.
His summons on the iron knockeI
was answered by Miss Dorothy Chats.
worth. who at the time was the only
member of the family at home. He told
her that he was on his way to New
York, but must stop somewhere for the
night. Would she kindly give him sup
per and a bed? He was pleasant
! spoken man. though he did not appear
to be a gentleman. His dress was rath
er old fashioned, being claret colore6
coat, a buff waistcoat and knee
/ breeches of the same hue as the coat
/ his hat bell crowned beaver. 1t seem
ed to Dorothy that the clothes were
better than the man.
Her father was Virginian. and hos
/ pitality was then a passion with tn
| people OF the Old Dominion. Dorotb,
knew that if her father were at hom
the man would be admitted and treateC
according to his station. She therefor
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-01-03
ConktantinobIe.

The Turks first captured CONSTANT
nopie May %, 1853. at that time the
city was the sole remnant OF the great
eastern empire of the Romans. Before
100 the Turks had possession OF the
once Roman territory in Asia and ruled
as far as the stpaits before the city Of
Constantinople. The first sultan to
cross over into Europe was Amurath l..
who occupied Adrianople in 1860 Dur.
ing the ensuing ninety years the Turks
overran southeastern Europe and
eventually Overcame the desperate re-
sistance OF the Greeks and Constant.
cccIe xelI
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-01-03

1t down here in the jungle. without any
accompaniment but his heels. a lot
better than an English or an American
university man could sing it with an
orchestra
LETS get him to tell us about it,
] suggested The captain called him
up and asked him where he was born.
New York, be said. Mulberry street,
] asked. Sure Where did you learn
that song:' oh. that? That's a Ca.
russo song. l learned it out of phono.
graph""
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-01-03
THE POPULAR VOTE ON PREsI,
DENT.

According to the official figures
compiled for the New York Word Al
maniac the total vote this year was
1908, $50. as against 14,sss.442 in
1908, an increase Of 1927.
II appears nom the Worlds analy-
sis Of the returns that only the social
lists profted from this larger vote
They alole made gains. and very sig,
nifcnnt gains. The Debs vote in 1905
was 40. 1913; in 1912 il was sOO.672. an
Increase OF more than 100 per cent
AS for the democrats. Wilson polled
? total of 6.2s3.454. as against Bryan's
total OF 6.4O9.1O4 in 1908. a decrease
OF 1850. Stranger still the total
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-01-03
Tn. Limb and the Law.

John Moran was summoned to the
police court for committing a breach Of
the peace. but when ibis name was
called he did not appear. A friend at
tended. however. and stated that No
ran could not come. having broken bis
leg. The magistrate. being somewhat
suspicious. sent policeman to Moran's
home to inquire. and the constable
found Moran seated at the window
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-01-03

The friends Of Mr.. Bryan, l should
say, are Likely to be the friends Of
President Wilson" This was House
Leader Underwood's reply to an inter
rogatory regarding the attitude of Mr..
Bryan's friends in the house towards
a duty on wool, put to him following
his interview with the president-elect.
Mr.. Underwood clearly Is of opinion
that Mr.. Bryan is going ihto the new
cabinet
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-01-03
Spoiled.

do you think it pays to advertiser"
That depends. l once had a beau
tiful scheme by which l expected to
make fortune. My plan was to give
others a chance to invest in an en-
terprise l was promoting. l sent an
advertisement 10 one of the papers,
the first line being GET-RICH-QUICK,
in big letters. 1t was printed GET.
RICH-QUACK."
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-01-03

Government sleuths had four houses
surrounded in an effort to serve a pro-
cess on william Rockefeller; and the
further story was that William had
detectives OF his own to see to It that
the man with the process didn't get
within shouting distance. 1t must be
annoying at times TO be a rich man.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-01-03

apparently in good health. 'Have you
broken your leg?" asked the policeman
Il have" replied Moran. "How?
with a hammer" Let me see the
leg" IFS out in the woodshed. Go
and look at it." said Moran. The po-
liceman found a wooden leg In the
woodshed. mended it and then took
Moran to the court.-LOndon Globe.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-01-03
Or Something, Yes.

do you drink whisky because you
like the taste of it or for the purpose
of getting the effect?"
"Oh, no, for neither of those rea-
sons. When l take a drink it is be-
cause l am sure that it will help me
to ward off cold or something"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-01-03
Jan. 3 In American
History.
Jan.

1777-Washington defeated the Brit
ish at Princeton, y. j.
Is93-Mrs. Martha Joan Reade Nash
Lamb, a historical author and edi
tor, died; born 1929.
190S-Charles Augustus Young, as
tronomer died; born 1884.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-01-03

Express companies will wait AID
note what effect this new departure
by the postofice department has on
their business before they do any rate
changing But they will do something
II they find II necessary.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-01-03

AUST ny/iuck.'
whats the matter nOw"'
Il promised my wife I'd be home at
10 O'Clock last night"
And couldn't make il. ] suppOsef'
mo: ! got in at just 9:45. bnt she
was sound asleep. and | failed TO get
credit fox it"-Deroit Free Press.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-01-03
Heaven.

A man who has been in political
life for a long time informs us that
his idea of heaven is a place where a
man who gets into Office himself is
not expected to find a public job for
everybody who voted for him.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-01-03

In view OF the recent developments
of the crime wave in Rock Island, a
call from the auto burglars may
be expected most any day now.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-01-03
Nice.

One of the incest things about be-
ing engaged is that the girl doesn't
make 1t necessary for you to climb
over chairs and mattresses in house
cleaning time.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-01-03

And some OF the Wall street people
are mean enough to insinuate that for
the first time since the death of its
founder there is TO be a railroad man
in the Gould family.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-01-03

A Michigan house caught fire from
a fireless cooker. But freless street
car will not do that, even II 1t does
make the passengers hot.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-01-03
At Fifty.

do you think a man is old at
fifty?"
He is pretty likely to be If he has
had to support many ultimate consum-
ers."
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-01-03

YES, he has quite a reputation az q
wit"
Then, Of course, people laugh at
everything he says"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-01-03
Curious 70 Know

"I went to hear Shakespeare in Ger
man last night"
Ibid you? How did he get away
with it?"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-01-03
Friday, January 3, 1918.

Clusters last scout" has again pass
ed away. And probably he has still
more lives that haven't come to an
end yet.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-01-03

TERMs-Tsa cents per week By car
risr. In Rock lAJand
Complaints OF delivery service should
Be made 70 the circulation department.
which should also be notined In every
instance where Il IL desired TO havs
paper discontinued As carriers have NO
authority In the premIscG
An communication OF arEumentstivs
character. poiitiesI or religious. must
have real name attached for pubi.cA-
ton. No Huek articles viii be printed
over fictitious signatures
Telephones In ell departments: Cen.
trial Union. West IIB. has and s1tS
Union Electric. siB
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-01-03

he Knew.
Little Brother - What's eitouetta,
Bigger Brother-lt's saying no. tha,,,.
you: when you want to boiler .;im.
me"-Judge. VIM
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-01-03

Perhaps She Was SkeptiesI.

Too many men hsvo the courage OF
other peoples convictions.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-01-03
THE ARGUS.

Published Daily at 1874 Second ave-
nue.. Rock Island. Ill Entered At the
Oostofies AZ second -elass matter.)
Rsek Island Member OF the Assoe1zfsa
~ THE >. w. POTTER CO.
Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1913-09-27
THEY WELCOME FREE TRADE
IN MEAT.
The Beef Trust Will More Than Ever
Control Supply and Prices.

Patrick Cudahay, one OF the beet
kings of the United States, says he
welcomes the free importation OF Dcei
from South America.
This is no more than other packers
have said, as they have likewise de
clared that meat will never be any
cheaper Of course, the packers who
are supposed to constitute the Beef
Trust" have their packeries in Argen-
tina, as we'll as their refrigerator ships,
and they will sell such Argentina
beef as comes to this country just as
they sell the American product
The idea of putting meat on the free
list of the present Tariff bill was born
of desire to curb the Beef Trust,
and yet the Beef Trust boldly pro-
claims its ability to control the situ-
alton. and if that is to be the result
the peoples hopes for cheaper meat
will fade into nothingness.
But what is to be the result to the
American cattle grower?
Up to the present time the packers
have been compelled to pay fair prices
for American cattle because under
present conditions they cannot i'm
port from Argentina advantageously.
With the tremendous supply of Argen-
tina available, their packing houses
and refrigerator ships, it looks to us
as if free meat is merely going to give
the packers the opportunity to play
the cheaply produced cattle of Argen-
tina against the dearer cattle OF the
United States and compel the Ameri-
can cattle-raiser to sell upon the basis
of Argentina prices.
And with the prices OF American
cattle forced down to such prices as
the packers may care to give, the
trust may with equal facility use the
American situation to force down the
prices of Argentina cattle. Thus the
producers of each country will be
played against each other, while the
packers are controlling dressed beef
and tolling the consumers in the Unit
ed States to their liking
1t is possible. of course. that the
Argentina government may adopt
some device OF legislation to protect
the Argentina cattle from any such
process and thus prevent what prom
Uses to be case of double robbery,
but unless this happens we fear the
American consumers are going to be
seriously disappointed i'll the results
of the free meat of the forthcoming
Tariff bill.
The statesmen who have had much
TO saw of naughty cattle barons OF the
United States ought to take note OF
the fact that the beef trust is delighted
with the free meat proposition and all
for the reason that it beholdS in the
promised change an opportunity for
greater profit
It would be we'll too to look !
little closer into the alleged c1ttls
haron situation As motter of fact
the comparativclv few ranchm"n WIZ
are nlaced in the CATEGORY Of catt'"
harorS nroduce brt Sma'l motion 81
the beef supply of the United States
and few years more will find the in
Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1913-09-27
WATCH HOW NEW TARIFF
WORKS.

| If the tariff bill comes into effect
on October |, including the WOODEN
! tariffs, of course, you will expect to
get your winter clothing cheaper.
! They have told us that woolens are
taxed nearly 100 per cent and that the
tax is paid by the wearers of woolens
! This ought to mean that your wooden
suits ought to be half cheaper. When
you buy your goods this fall and win
ter just keep these promises in mind
See if you can detect the amount OF
which the tariff has been robbing you
in the lower prices that will obtain.
Look carefully at your bills and com
pare with prices that you paid under
the robber tariff.
And when you buy your sugar, in
stead of getting ~ pounds for dol
lar you ought to be getting about 40
pounds, if there is anything in the
charges that have been made against
the robber tariff AT the least, you
ought to get 80 pounds of sugar for
dollar. If you do not. then the poll
ticians have been lying to you about
the robber tariff.
And shoes-thcy ought to be at
least one-hfth lower. il there is any
virtue in lowering the tariff duties as
cure for high prices.
Your -four, your bread, your beef
steaks. your mutton and you bacon. all
these OUGHT to be lower, much lower.
if there is anything in the tariff re
vision.
They have told Won that they are
in favor of tariff revision, to lower the
high cost of living. except. OF course,
your wages if there is anything in the
promises that have been made by the
politicians.
And the farmers ought to r." able TO
buy everything in the towns for from
! Is to 100 per cent cheaper. while at
the same time still getting the same
prices for the things they take to town
/ to sell.
The new tariff is I wonderful thin"
1t is going to make everything that
YOU have TO sell higher and evervth'n"
YOU have TO buy cheaper-ih7t i what
the politicians have been tellin" YOU
Watch out for it-and watch out
for them.-Cedar Rapids Na) Re
publican
Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1913-09-27
IN THE FIRST JUDICIAL DISTRICT
COURT OF THE STATE OF NE
VADA, IN AND FOR THE
COUNTY OF LYON
W. w. ELKINS, Plaintiff,

VS.
c. {. BRAUN, Trustee in Rank
ruptcy OF Nevada Deep Mines Com
pany, corporation, a bankrupt,
c. +. Burton, John Doe and Rich
ard Roe, and The Nixon National
Bank, a corporation,
Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1913-09-27
SIMILAR CASE, BUT DIFFER
EMIT DECISION.

Lee Baker, barber, was acquitted OF
a white slavery charge in the Federal
Court at Wichita, Kan, the other day,
after Judge John c. Pollock had in
structed the jury that it must be
shown that Baker took Cora Slower
to Texas for commercial purposes be
fore the jury could convict him if vio-
lating the Mann law.
Baker entered a plea OF guilty.
Judge Pollock asked if the plea was
based on the Interpretation OF the
Mann law in the Diggs. case in Cali
iornia. Bakers attorney answered
that it was, Judge Pollock then said
the Mann act applied only to com
mercial features Of the interstate
transportation of women and suggest
ed the plea be canged to not guilty.
1T was not the aim of congress to
prevent the personal escapades OF any
man." said Judge Pollock.
There seems to be wide difference
of opinion between the Judge of Kan
sas and the one of California. The
case of Baker was identical with that
of Diggs and Caminetti. The Calitor-
MIA Judge held that the, Mann act had
been violated by Digg and Caminetti,
although there was no testimony to
the effect that these men had endeav-
orcd to "commercialize' Marsh War
ripgton and Loi" Norris. They claim
ed it was but an escapade. Whether
or not this decision of the Kansas
Judge will have any bearing on the
California case in the future remains
to be seen Diggs is supposed to
serve two years for his escaDade and
Caminetti eighteen months The girls
received life sentence.
Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1913-09-27
TWENrY-THREE FOR BERTHE.

c. II. Mcintosh. who is aspiring to
the United States District Attorney
ship for Nevada. is having anything
but an easy time in securing the back
ing of the rank and file of the Demo
Gratis. TO the contrary, Mcintosh IS
running up against snag and Judging
from the protests that have been en-
tered bv the Democratic papers of the
State. BERTHE will come Just as near
securing the desired Office as did
Bryan the last time he ran for Presi-
dent. BERTHE made the threat last win
ter when the legislature was in ses-
sion that he could make the Nevada
newspapers eat out of his hand. Now
he is sorry he talked SO much II a
single paper has come to his defense.
the sheet is not on the exchange list
Of the Free Press. SO it appears that
the assertion of Mcintosh consisted
Of about seven -eighths talk. Depon-
Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1913-09-27
NEW YORK NEWSPAPER TO
BRYAN'S RESCUE.

The New York World. Democratic
newspaper, has found way to en-
able Secretary Bryan to remain III
Washington, cancel his contract with
the Chautauquan circuit and not suffer
any monetary loss by so doing IN
short the World, accepting Bryan
own estimate that he must have SlO,-
600 year to live on in Washington
as Secretary of State, and not en-
croach upon his private resources, has
offered to pay him $1,000 year as
long as he remains in his present po-
sition. the sum mentioned being the
difference between $4,000 year and
the salary of the Secretary OF State
The only thing Bryan has to do to
make himself eligible to receive tins
generous donation is to give all his
time to the duties OF his ofticial po-
sition and refrain from lecturing tor
money.
The offer of the World, printed on
the front page OF that paper several
days ago, follows:
civilian J. Bryan's salary as Sec
rotary of State, is $4,000 year. He
has justified his activities as lecturer
by the statement that to meet his ordi-
nary expenses without encroachng
upon his personal fortune he must
have an income of not less than SD
600 a year. He is willing to forego
Accommodations during his period OF
public service, but he resents the idea
that there should be any sacrifice on
his part while he is honored by high
official preferment
The World assumes that the cruz
of the question is, therefore, the sum
of $1,000 a year. Mindful of many
things in the proposition that it here
BY makes, notably the dignity OF the
American government, the circum-
spect behavior OF its principal officers
and the success OF the administrator
of Woodrow Wilson, all of which have
been given the most sober attention
it modestly makes this suggestion to
Mr. Bryan;
If you will devote your entire time
to the duties of your Office and refrain
during your tenure from lectures OF
other addresses at which admission
fees are charged the World will pay
YOU. on behalf OF the American PEG
pie, regularly during your incumbencI
in the Office of Secretary of State the
sum of $4,000 a year. with no obliga
ton on Your part except to observe
the one condition herein expire ssed.
II is evident that the World. in max
ing this offer, has a two-fold purpose
in view First and foremost, as
democratic organ, it desires to see the
dignity of the great Office of Score
tarv of State kept up to the highest
notch during a democratic admins
tration. and at the same time IT l.
unwilling to see Mr.. Bryan and hi
family suffer for want of the actua
necessaries of life. The offer was
apparently made in good faith, bu
there is no data at hand that Indicate
what attitude BRYAN will assume to
wards it.-Goldfield Tribune.
Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1913-09-27
To all Persons Holding Claiming Liens
Upon the Hereinafter Described Premi-


ses
YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED that
the above named plaintiff has commenced
ton in the above-enttled court against the
above.named defendants to foreclose certain
liens upon the hereinafter described property,
and that all persons holding claiming liens
on said hereinafter described premises under
AN Act to secure liens TO mechanics and
others and to repeal all other acts in relation
thereto" approved March 2, 1878. or any
other law or statute OF the State OF Nevada.
are hereby notified to be and appear before
the above-entitled court at its Court House
in Yerington, Lyon County, State Of Nevada.
on the 3lst day of October 1913, and then
and there to exhibit the proof of their said
| liens.
The premises and real estate and property
hereinbefore referred 10 is described fol-
| lows:
That certain mining claim and mining
ground situate, lying and being in the Pal
myra and Indian Springs Mining District
| County OF Lyon. State OF Nevada, heretofore
/ known as the Colorado and sometimes and
now known as the Como Eureka Mine"
| said mining claim being bounded the north
and northeast by the Ohio Mining Claim"
L. s Survey or Lot No. 80. and bounded on
| the east by the Star OF the West Mining
Claim, in the town Of Como, County Of
| Lyon, State OF Nevada. aforesaid.
Also the Como Lode Mining Claim ly-
| ing contiguous to and Immediately south Of
the mining claim first hereinabove described.
said Como Mining Claim which is stu
ated in the County and State aforesaid
That certain mine or mining claim known
as and called the Star OF the West 6. and 5.
Mining Claim located on the second day OF
January. 1892 by Mrs. \. b. c. Fly. and duly
recorded in the Office of the County Recorder
OF Lyon County. State of Nevada in Book
"A" OF Mining Locations etc, at page 40
said mining claim being situated about six
hundred feet easterly from the Como Divide, -
so called, and is northerly extension of the
Como. Eureka Mine. and contains an area OF
fifteen hundred feet in length by six hundred
feet in width.
Together with the quartz mill, hosting works,
engines. boilers. cyanide plant. machinery II
every kind nature whatsoever, and the
goods, wares. merchandise and all personal
and movable property whatsoever in upon
any OF the mining claims above described
Dated this 10Th day of September. 1913.
w. w. EI.KINS. Plaintiff
HOYT & GIBBONS.
Attorneys for Plaintiff
Date OF publications;
September 27, 1918.
October 4. 1918
October IL, 1918
October Is, 1913.
Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1913-09-27

dustry almost entirely in the hand5 OF
the farmers. The injury to the BRO
Queer of cattle will fall upon humid eds
of thousands, if it falls at all, whSfeas
the benefits of free meat, if the Sack
ers tell the truth will fall to the{Nery
few men who have cornered the pack
ing industry OF the United Sfates.-
Houston (Tex.) Post tDehE).
Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1913-09-27

ent refuses to say what constitutes
the remaining one -eighth, as this is a
respectable family journal But to re-
turn to the subject, Mcintosh appears
now to have lost out entirely.-Elko
Free Press.