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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-10-30

which ne can anord 10 sen Aol -
and he brings that hat to this country
to sell, and if he were not compelled
to pay a tariff tax he could sell it for
Just little NOR, than 81, say $2.2S,
but If he is compelled to pay tarln
tax of 81 on the hat, then he must
sell the hat for more than SO.
Here are some questions and an
swers on the subject of wool:
20. Is it true, as have heard some
people state, that the consumers would
not get the finished article any cheap
er if the raw material were placed
on the free list? A. Well, l believe
| l can prove by such republicans as
| Serene E. Payne, Thomas B. Reed,
and John DalzelI, that the consumers
would get the finished products cheap
er if raw materials were placed on
the free list
20. Well, l would like to have the
proof A. When the Wilson bill,
democratic tariff bill, was under con-
sideration in congress, Serene L.
Payne, John Dalsell, Julius c. Bur
rows, Thomas B. Reed, Albert j.
Hopkins and John H. Gear signed
a minority report on the bill. In this
report they used this language: If he
(the manufacturer) can make his
goods any cheaper because of free
wool, he must sell them just as much
cheaper.
20 Well, well, these big repub
licans admitted that free wool was
} right from the consumers standpoint
ldidn't they? A They did.
%. Which one of the states in
} the union produces the greatest guam
tity of wool? A Montana.
%. How many people live in the
: state Of Montana? A. Five hundred
thousand
20. How many people in the state
: grow wool? A. Not more than 1000
| 20. Oh. yes. The 100000 people
: in the state are taxed for the benefit
of the 1000 who grow wool. Is thai
, right? A You are exactly right"
The tariff catechism is well worth
reading. Any one desiring a copy may
obtain same by writing to Mr.. Old
: field, care of the Capitol, Washington
D. C.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-10-30
STATUS OF THE CURRENCY BILL


These are the crucial hours in the
life OF the currency bill. The senate
committee by agreement entered into
some weeks before. on Saturday last
concluded its hearings and is now en-
gagged in discussion Of the measure
with possible view to its amendment.
The committee can keep the bill. re-
fusing to report It, until discharged
by action OF the whole senate, or its
membership be increased by senate
ac.ion TO give the friends Of the meas
urc a majority in committee and thus
force a favorable report.
But what is sought Is unanimous
report because this would guarantee
brief debate in the senate and early
passage OF the measure. On the atti-
tude OF Senators O'Gorman, Hitch
cock and Reed depends the action of
the majority committee. They have
It in their power TO make possible
passage at this session or to throw it
over into the next session and open
the whole question anew.
Should they embarrass the admins
tration by their course, they will at.
tach to themselves a full measure OF
discredit and infamy.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-10-30

to me? A. Yes. Raw materials are
those materials which are in their
lowest and crudest form when they
enter commerce.
%. Can you name some things
which are raw materials? A. Yes.
Cotton, wool, lumber, coal, iron ore,
etc, are raw materials.
20. What do you mean by free
raw materials? A / mean that the
raw materials, such as / have just
named, when they are imported into
this country from a foreign country,
are free of any tariff tax.
%. What do you mean by the
terms tariff tax or customs duty?
A. A tariff tax or customs duty is a
charge which is paid at any customs
house for the privilege of bringing a
particular article into this country
from a foreign country.
%. Does this tariff tax enhance
the price of the article to the con
sumner? A. Yes.
20. VIII you give me an illustra
ton? A. Yes. If a foreign hat mer
chant has a particular kind of hat
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-10-30
Too Much to EoraIve.

rs there anything in your past"
asked the girls father, that you have
endeavored to have suppressed? Come,
/ want the whole truth. II you lie
to me now shall find you out I shall
hire detectives to hunt up your rec
ord, and any deceit that you practice
will be considered sufficient to keep
you out of my family"
Well" the young man replied.
there is one thing. l bad hoped
should not be compelled to confess it,
but am going to tell all and throw
myself upon your mercy once
started to get rich by raising chick.
ems"
OF course the hard-hearted old man
turned him down after that.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-10-30
THE "AMERICAN RACE"

the upper-middle ard the lower-middle.
Their faces are very distinct. The
uqper-class head Il long, often fine
about the forehead and eyes, and very
Clearly outlined The eyes have an
odd tired pathcs in them-mixed with
the friendliness that :: so admirable
as If of perpetual rever quite sue
C sful effort to understand some
thing. 1t is like the face of an only
child who has bee. brought up in the
company of adults. But the mouth of
such men is the most typical feature.
1t is small, tight am closed downward
at the corners, the lower lip very
slightly protrudiug. 1t has very little
expression to it, and no curves. There
the Pu- itan comes out But no other
nation has a mouth like this. 1t is
shared 20 some extent by the lower
classes; but their mouths tend to be
wider and more expressive.
These, anyhow, are the types that
strike one in the eastern cities. And
there are intermediate varieties, as OF
the genial business man, with the mar
row forehead and the wide, smooth
the too wide and two smooth, lower
| face.
The women's faces are more indie
terminate, not very feminine; many
of them wear those invisible" pin
cenez which center glitteringly about
the bridge of the nose, and get from
them curious air of intelligence
Handsome people of both sexes are
very common; beautiful and pretty
ones very rare.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-10-30
CRupert Brooke in Westminster

The American by race walks better
than we; more freely, with a taking
swing, and almost with grace. How
much of this is due 70 living in a
democracy, and how much to wearing
no braces, it is very difficult to deter
mine. But certainly it is the land of
belts, and therefore of more loosely
moving bodies. This, and the padded
shoulders of the coats Ind the loose
ly cut trousers, make a figure more
presentable at a distance than most
urban civilizations turn out. Also,
Americans take their coats off, which
is sensible; and they can do it the
more beautifully because they are
belted and not braced. They take their
coat5 off anywhere and any time, and
somehow it strikes the visitor as the
most symbolic thing about them.
They have not yet thought of discard
ing collars; but they are unGshamedly
shirt-sleeved. Any sculptor seeking TO
figure this republic in stone must
carve in future young man in shirt
sleeves, open-faced, pleasant and rath'
er vulgar, straw at on the back OF
his head, his trousers full and sloppy
his coat over his arm. The motto writ
tie beneath will be, of course, This
is some country" The philosophic
gazer on such a monument might get
some way toward understanding the
making OF the Panama c~nal, that ex
plot that no European nation could
{ have carried out.
The American race seems to have
developed two classes, and only two
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-10-30
Another Special Interest.

why have you suddenly changed
your attitude on this reciprocity mat
ter? You used to be strong for re-
duction Of the tariff on foodstuffs.'
Il know, but I understand that it
will be possible to bring eggs across
the border free if we have Canadian
reciprocity"
Yes. Aren't you in favor Of cheap.
er eggs?"
Not by long shot. We have thirty
hens now, and are selling a dozen eggs
a week to our neighbors. This whole
proposition is an outrage"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-10-30

Some charitable Chicagoans have in
augurated an apple day for Chicago
horses Many barrels OF apples are TO
be opened and distributed TO the work
horses with pamphlets to drivers urg-
ing kindness. This is indeed an apple
day well worth while. There is no
form Of cowardice or brutality more
despicable than cruelty TO that silent
good citizen who win work until he
drops dead in his tracks II forced TO
1.-THE work horse.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-10-30

Why? 1t seems to me that Con-
quering the Air is striking title and
one that will make the book SELL"
Yes Jut the author has just been
killed owing to the fact that he and
his aeroplane fell in front of freight
train"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-10-30
EpucArroN For LEE

That Hampton and Tuskegee,
schools for negroes. are valuable not
merely as excellent schools for the
colored race. but for their important
contribution to the present vocational
education movement, Is the declar-
alton Of the United States bureau Of
education. In pamphle. Just dis
tributed By the bureau. entitled "Edu-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-10-30
Approprtare.

did you hear that that poor fellow
who lost both his legs in an automo-
bile accident intends to go into poll
icsg"
NO. How can he without leg to
stapd orr
"oh. he expects to go on the stump
--IudRe
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-10-30
Couldn't Stand Il.

Il hear that old Squeedgum has de-
cided to move,out OF that dingy place
in which he has lived SO long. l
suppose he finally had to yield to the
entertainments of business"
No, 1t wasn't that They estab-
lished bank next door and it was
breaking his heart to see people TAX
ing money in there every day instead
Of bringing II to him
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-10-30
Don't Overlook Your Chance.

Gather ye rosebuds while ye may,
Old Time is still a-flying.
And this same flower that smiles today
Tomorrow shall be dying.
-Herrick.
Save UP a bit Of your change today,
Time keeps right on unfolding.
And by tomorrow some other may
Possess the Job you're holding.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-10-30
A CHANGE NECESSARY.

Say" said the
senior member OF
t b Q publishing
firm, well have
to change the title
of that book on
aviation t b a t
W err 9 bringing
out
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-10-30

that is attracting
much attention all
over the country
Hon. Frank E.
Do-emus of Mich
igan, chairman OF
the democratic
congressional CON-
mittee, is having
Mr.. Oldfeld's cate
chism sent broad
cast over the coun-
try as a campaign
document.
Here are some
samples OF Mr..
Oldfeld's tariff cat
echism:
| %. l am some
what confused as
to what is meant
by the phrase,
raw materials;
can you explain il
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-10-30

President Wilson says: Never
again will the United States obtain
one additional foot Of territory by con-
quest" But will We give back the
land We have taken in the far east By
conquest? We will if Wilson has his
Way.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-10-30
Rusinesa and Pleaaurc.

The man who makes his business a
pleasure is likely to live a good deal
longer and get a good deal farther
than the man who makes his pleasure
q business.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-10-30
Clothes

A woman who really dresses only
20 please her husband generally makes
# possible for him to wear pretty
good clothes. too.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-10-30
Capital Comment
BY CLYDE n. TAvENNER
Congressman from tn. Fourteenth District.

Especial Correspondence OF The Argus.(
Washington, D. c., Oct. 2s.-Repre-
sentative W. A. Oldfield Of Arkansas
has written a catechism on the tariff
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-10-30

TERMs-Ten cents per week by car
rier, In Rock Island
Complaints OF delivery service should
be made TO the circulation department
which should also be notified in every
instance where Il Is desired TO have
paper discontinued. as carriers have nc
authority IN the premises.
All communications OF argumentativs
character. political or religious. mus;
have real name attached for publica-
ton. No such articles Will be printed
over fictitious signatures.
Telephones in all departments. Cen.
trail Union, Rock Island I45, I145 and
21l5.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-10-30

Before Huerta can get Diazs head
he must first catch Uncle Sans gun
boat.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-10-30

The question that should concern
Mrs. Dlaz is, is the general insured?
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-10-30
THE ARGUS.

Published daily at 1924 Second ave-
nue Rock Island. III. entered at the
postohhee as second-class matter.)
Rock Island Member of the Associated
Press.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-10-30
Oct. so in American
History.

1775-GeneraI Washington received OF.
fetal notification that the navy OF
the Revolutionary colonies COM
prised only six small vessels
1s6T-John A Andrew. war COVER
nor" OF Massachusetts. died; born
1918.
I912-James schooIeraft Sherman. vice
president OF the United States.
died ut Utica. y. Y; born lss5.
Search tiir own heart: wi;st paineth
thee In otheFs in t:iySeIs aisy he. John
G. Whittier,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-10-30

BY THE :. W. POTTER co.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-10-30
The Daily Story
THE STOLEN PoRTEMoNNAIE-BY LILLIAN SHARPE
Copxrighted. by ed Literarx Rnrsau.

Copyrighted. 1915 by Associated Literary Bureau.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1913-03-19
LUTHERANs CONFIRMED
Class of Twenty-Ihree Confirmed Last
Sunday at Lutheran Church,
Rev. Frese Officiating.

The annual confirmation class OF
the German Lutheran church was con-
firmed last Sunday. The class con-
sisted of twenty-three members who
for some time have taken instructions
under the pastor, Rev. VIM. Frese. The
exercises were very pretty and the
eleven girls wearing dainty white
dresses made very pleasing appear
ance. This class will partake of COM
munion on next Friday, March 2lst.
Below we print the names of those
who were confirmed on Sunday last:
Anna Brunssen, Tina Brunssen,
Bernhadrt Mundt, Robert Schwitzer,
Minna Boyens, Marvin Klinker, Fred
Jacobsen, Metha Meyer, Elsie Fin
nern, Andrew Hadenfeldt, Emma Han
sen, Otto Johannsen, Adele Gehring,
Walter Lochmiller, Hilda Schroeder,
Louis Beermann, Hedwig Lange, John
Prosch, Hertha Finnern, Peter Peter
sen, Anna Rabe, John Brodersen and
Martin Jacobsen.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1913-03-19

Mrs. S. Malone, of Kenwood, is a
pleasant visitor in Denison today.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1913-03-19
About the only time We believe in
dreams is when they come true.
Inefficient Motherhood.

One of the tragedies of American
family life is the drifting apart of chill
dren and parents. At a critical mo-
ment the mother finds that she and
her girl or boy are worlds apart. She
has lost control over them. She is
not taken seriously by them. Where
does this gulf between parents and
children spring from?
DR.. Felix Adler, of the school for
ethical culture in New York, ascribes
this to what might be termed the in
efficient motherhood. His remedy for
it is the making of motherhood a v0-
cation. In industry the men and the
machine keep pace. In commerce and
transportation man is persistently
trained to under stand the service.
The child is delicate and highly
sensitive machine. To understand the
child, to ascertain and keep his SYM
pathy the mother must be able to fol-
low the workings of his growing mind.
This requires scientific training of the
mother She must have a fair idea of
psychology. She must be equipped with
training which will enable her to
understand the type of her child, his
moral and esthetic qualities. At pres
ent mothers are not taking up the
burden of understanding. They shift
the burden of understanding the child
to the school teacher, who is generally
an unmarried woman.
In our complex civilization there are
of course, other reasons which &C.
count for the frequent estrangement
between parents and children. In view
of the fact, however, that half a mill
ion women in the United States work
in factories until they are married
and some even after they are married,
the warning about the inefficiency of
American motherhood, about the lack
of parental training and equipment
should not be dismissed lightly.-Chi-
cago Tribune.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1913-03-19
Family Complications.

Many ingenious complications In gen.
ealogy have been compiled. but the fol-
lowing one has the merit of being def
mite as to time. place and people. 1t
concerns family living at Faversham.
in Kent, in February. 100. Old Ha-
wood had two daughters by his first
wife. Of whom the elder was married
to John Cashick, the son, and the
younger to John Cashick, the father.
Cashick senior had daughter by his
first wife. This daughter old HAYWOOD
married and by her had son. which
led to the complication summed up in
the following distich. supposed to be
spoken by Cashick's second wife:
Ny father is my son. and am my moth
er's mother.
My sister is my daughter and I'm grand
mother to my brother.
London Taller.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1913-03-19

coln 1t was noticed before he left
here that his health was giving way
but it was thought that change
would result in benefiting him. After
graduating from the law department
in the Nebraska State university he
engaged for a time in the practice of
law at Lincoln, but his failing health
compelled him to seek a milder eli.
mate and a higher altitude, and he
moved with his family to Arizona,
where he lived largely an outdoor life
and recovered his health, apparently,
for time, but later on the climate
seemed to fail him and he gradually
declined until death overlook him.
He left surviving him his wife and
three children, two girls and boy.
Reports which reached Denison since
the death are of a meager nature and
little information is contained be-
yond the fact of the announcement of
his death.
Our people will regret to hear of
the death of Mr.. Failor and every one
will sympathize with his estimable
wife and children.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1913-03-19

A telegram recently received by Ira
GilmOr states that Professor FailOr
brother-in-law, living at Tucson, Ariz.,
died Thursday last. Mr. Failor will
be remembered as the popular super.
intendent of the schools of Denison
at one time, and after his marriage
to Ollie Gilmor went to Lincoln, Neb.,
where both he and his wife gradual.
ed from the law department of the
university at that place, after which
they moved to Arizona, where they
have since resided. Mr.. FailOr was
connected with the Denison schools
for several years, and proved himself
to be most capable and successful
educator and not only maintained, but
elevated the standard of the schools
here. He had the faculty of gaining
and holding the good will of the par
ents in the community, and while
he maintained strict discipline in the
school, was a friend and held the re-
spect of every pupil under his juris-
diction.
He gave up his work here voluntar.
lily to take a course of law at Lin
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1913-03-19
DEATH OF AGED LADY
Mrs. Chas. kimbaII, Mother Of Mrs.
Matt Wells, Called to Rest on
"Wednesday Last

On Wednesday, March 18th, oc
Cured the death of Mrs. Chas. Kim
ball at the home of her daughter, Mrs
Matt Wells in this city. il
Sarah Sewell was born in Orange
county, Ind, on the 30th day of March
1921, and in early childhood moved
with her parents to Martin county
where she lived until she was united
in marriage to Mr.. Chas. Kimball on
July II, 1S41. In 1865 they moved to
Shelby county, Iowa, where they lived
until the death of her husband, which
occurred on January %, 1908. After
the death of her husband Mrs. Kim
ball moved to this city, where she has
since made her home with her daugh-
ter, Mrs. Matt Wells. For some time
she had been failing in health, due
no doubt to her advanced age, being
at the time of her death nearly 80
years of age.
She was the mother of nine chill
dren, six of whom survive her, name
ly: Chatham, of Springfield, Mo-;
William, of Irwin, Iowa; Thomas, of
Harlan; Mrs. Eliza Wells, of this city;
Charles, of Toulouse, Mimi, and
Samuel, of Colorado.
The remains were taken to Kirk
man, where the funeral services were
held Friday afternoon, Rev. Terrell
officiating, after which the body was
laid to rest beside that of her husband
in the Rose Hill cemetery near that
place.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1913-03-19
MONDAY DAY FOR
LETTING CONTRACT
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building as they are at the present
time. What Denison needs is num-
Der of modern cottages. There is a
great scarcity of such buildings and
if they were available could bring a
rental of at least $4,000 per month,
which would be a paying proposition
for any one who would construct
them.
The Review has received numerous
inquiries for houses for rent from peo-
pie who are anxious to make this city
their home. There is no question but
what twenty-five new and modern cot
tages could readily be rented, which
would mean that many more families
added to our population. The Com
mercial club should take this matter
up and see to it that number of such
houses are erected in DenisOn this
year.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1913-03-19
Marriage Licenses.

The following marriage licenses
have been issued from the clerks OF
flee since the last issue of this paper:
March -: Herman Rathje and Dor
thea Nissen; Guy Leslie Buttlnton anc
Coda Ruth Mason; Edwin H. Houts
and Della DeJean.
March 49, Roy Osterlund and Ma
belle G.. Bennett.
March IS: Robert Mayne and Bessie
E. Walters.
March 18th: w. G. Gaines and Ulga
Schroeder.
March 18th: Lon F. Arnold and
Florence L. White.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1913-03-19
FATE OF OLD BOOTY.
The Only JudiciaIIy Accepted Ghost
story on Record.

story on Record.
Stromboi, the island volcano, known
as the lighthouse Of the Mediterranean,
which is in violent eruption. once hg
ured in court Of law in connection
with one Of the most circumstantlal
ghost stories on record. In 1858 Mrs.
Booty brought an action of slander
against a certain Captain Barnaby Tor
SAYING that he had seen old Booty run
ming into the flames Of hell. pursued by
the devil
The words were admitted, but for
the defense it was proved that May 10,
1857, the day of old Booty's DEATH the
captain, with large party of friends,
went ashore at Stromboli to shoot RAD
bits. At about $50 in the afternoon
two men were seen running toward the
volcano. Captain Barnaby exclaimed,
Lord bless me, the foremost IS ola
Booty. my next door neighbour They
then vanished in the flames, fact OF
which every one took note.
III addition to the testimony OF Cap
tain Barnaby and his friends, old Boo
tvs clothes were brought into court
and identified by several witnesses as
being similar to those worn by the fore
most man who ran into the crater.
The Judge, Chief Justice Sir Robert
Wright, was so impressed by this evil
dence that he said: lord have mercy
upon me and grant that l may never
see what you have seen. One. two or
three may be mistaken, but not thirty"
Mrs. Booty lost the day. and the case
still remains the only judicially ac-
cepted ghost story on record.-L0ndon
Chronicle.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1913-03-19

Easter day will be appropriately OBJ
served at the Methodist church next
Sunday at both morning and evening
services. At the hour for the regular
morning service the pastor will be in
charge and will preach an Easter SER
mon. In the evening at 1880 the Sun
da school will give a Sunday school
Easter service. A cordial invitation
is extended to all to enjoy these serv'
ices.