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Rock Island Argus., 1913-06-13

supervision of the expenditure of mil
lions of dollars.
The republicans, who are the minor
ity now, are of course charging that
the new committee is simply another
pork barrel" proposition, and it is
perhaps true that whenever the gov
ernment spends money on some sys-
tenn Of public works scattered over the
country there is bound to be more or
less log rolling on the part of mem
bers to secure appropriations for their
own districts. But let US see the diff
ference between a good roads pork
barrel and pork barrels" Of some
other sorts.
There is always keen rivalry among
members of congress to secure public
buildings for their districts. The uses
and benefits of such buildings may be
said to be strictly local. 1t is of no au-
vantage to the rest of the country for
the government to build a 100000
postoffice at Little Dog, Ariz., no mat
ter how much the inhabitants of Little
Dog may appreciate the fact. Conse-
=
against that particular pork barrel,
the public buildings bill.
The rivers and harbors bill is an.
other so-called pork barrer' against
which there has been much criticism,
although the enlightened system of an
omnibus bill of projects recommend
ed by the board of army engineers is
robbing this legislation of most of its
iniquitous features and confning gov.
ernment activities to meritorious pro
jects. However, it is still possible for
a congressman to secure appropria
tions for the improvement of streams
which only by stretch of the imagina
| ton can be considered navigable.
/ But the construction of good roads
/ is different proposition. Every mile
/ of good road built in this country is
/ of national benefit Every mile o.
good road helps 10 make marketing
of farm products easier and cheaper
and in the aggregate the construction
/ of good roads, no matter where locat
ed. tends TO reduce the cost of living.
Moreover. good roads make better
/ farming. When roads are full of sinks
| gullies, mudholes and rock deposits
impossible in winter and spring anC
hard of travel even in summer. ther'
is no pride in the farms adjoining sucl
roads. But when the roads are i'm
Rock Island Argus., 1913-06-13
MORE UNFAIRNEss TO THOMF.
son,

oCNs
The board of supervisors has once
more refused to provide the necessary
assistance to States Attorney Floyd
E. Thompson for the proper discharge
Of his duty. Needless of the informa-
ton which he laid before the board
as to what other counties OF Illinois
are doing in enabling prosecutors to
handle the mass OF business that
comes into their Office, regardless ef
the fact that the dockets of Rock Is
land county are full TO overflow
ing, regardless of past customs
right here in Rock Island county, re-
gardless of every sense of fairness, to
say nothing OF the plain facts Of the
case, the board OF supervisors has
again turned down Mr.. Thompson S ap-
peal for help.
A young man, and consequently
without the experience of older prac-
titioners at the bar, yet ambitious TO
make a creditable record and to do his
duty acceptably TO the tax payers, he
has nevertheless been turned adrift
by the county board, and refused eth.
er aid or encouragement in his work.
He must go it alone regardless of his
youth, and regardless of how pressing
the requirements of his Office.
| Such treatment of public official is
thing unheard of in the history OF
| Illinois, and the main reason of it all
seems to be because States Attorney
Thompson is not in harmony political
ly with the ruling spirit of the board
But there will be other democrats
/ in the county building in the next two
years, and after awhile Mr.. Thompson
will get square deal.
Rock Island Argus., 1913-06-13
Capital Comment
BY CLYDE II. TAVENNER
Congressman from the Fourteenth District.

proved, it becomes a point of pride
with farmers to keep the appearance
of their farms up to the standard. And
that means better farming
The government cannot spend too
much money on roads. provided the
money is not wasted. The new roads
committee will endeavor TO work out
a scientific system and policy which
will keep the roads question out of log
rolling statemanship.
The rural road of the future is some
thing of which the average American
citizen does not dream today. l can
ing the country, level as boulevards
winter and summer, mudless and dust
less. Above them stretch trolley
wires, three and four of them. And
noiselessly on their rubber tires whiz
in and out, to and from the cities, the
4 farmers motor trucks, piled high with
produce, each taking its power through
trolley from the wire overhead,
! avoiding the bother of gasoline and
the fragility of the gasoline motor.
/ A dream, do you. think? Where
would you get the power for these
| wires? Hydro-electric power, generat-
ed in the hundreds and thousands of
/ streams of the country, could be used
Engineers estimate that there is now
commercially available annually 90
100000 horsepower of this sort of elec.
tricity.
This vast resource OF power must be
used, and it is logical to suppose that
some of it will be used for power on
rural roads. Already several miles of
highway are equipped with overhead
trolleys in Switzerland; and it is a
fact that the great power magnates
of this country are already foreseeing
this use by American farmers.
The first roads committee will soon
start its work. 1t will have for con-
sideration 80 or 40 roads bills now re-
ferred to almost as many committees.
Some of these are for individual road
projects. Others outline plans for a
general roads policy. From these bills
and from the ideas of its own mem,
bers and the leaders of congress the
committee will draft the national
roads policy which will begin new
era for the American farmer.
The chairman of the first roads
committee of congress is Dorsey w
Shackleford of Missouri, who consid
cred the new committee such an i'm
portant one that he resigned member
ship in the great ways and means com
mittee, that he might become chair
man of the roads committee. The 9th
er members are:
Edward w Saunders of Virginia.
Henry A. Barnhart of Indiana.
James S. Davenport of Oklahoma.
James F. Byrnes of South Carolina
Hubert D. Stephens of Mississippi.
John J. Whitacre of Ohio.
Robert l. Doughton of North Caro-
lima
John R. Connolly of Kansas.
[ Edward Heating of Colorado.
Clyde II. Tayenner of Illinois.
Peter G. Ten Eyck of New York.
James d. Ashwell of Louisiana.
Frank L. Dershem of Pennsylvania
c. Bascom Slemp of Virginia.
r Solomon Prouty of Iowa.
/, Thomas B. Dunn of New York.
/, Howard Sutherland of West Vir
| ginia.
? Milton W Shreve of Pennsylvania
] Edward f. Browne of Wisconsin.
J. Roy o. Woodruff of Michigan.
Rock Island Argus., 1913-06-13
Would Bear Watching.

You don't seem to admire Lang.
ley"
NO, admit that don't think much
OF him"
What's the matter with him!
Have you ever known him to do any
thing crooked"
Il have never known Of anything
wrong that he has done. but he ia
one of these people to whom it is fire.
quently necessary to give the benefit
of the doubt"
Rock Island Argus., 1913-06-13

A song is in the hermit's breast
And glee is in the robins lay;
The eggs are warm within the nest
That friendly brsezes lightly sway.
The stream is singing through the glen
And there is gladness in its tune;
The roses are in bloom again,
The fields proclaim that 1t Is June.
BY gentle winds the leaves are stirred
Where honey from the clover drips;
The maiden leans to hear the word
That trembles on her lovers lips.
The orchard shadows slowly shrink.
The glorious year is at its noon;
Oh, If. there is a heaven, I think
That there it always will be juno. .
Rock Island Argus., 1913-06-13

the city possesses. 1t has beautifully
paved streets, many miles OF them un-
der way, curb lights, a fine court house,
first class hotel, one of the best
colleges in the state of Illinois, splen-
did business houses, delightful homes,
a public library provided for and iike-
wise a postoffice building on the way,
and above all, progressive hospitable
people.
1t is up to Rock Island to go over
there in body one OF these. days in
the near future and show to the peo-
pie that their visit TO this city yester-
day was and is appreciated.
Rock Island Argus., 1913-06-13
June 13 in American
History.

lIs6-Birtii near Petersburg, Va. OF
General Winfield Scott. noted in the
war Of 1912 and Mexican war; died
1866.
ls83-First battle between infantry in
the Gettysburg campaign: General
Il. S. Ewell's Confederates. march
ing toward Pennsylvania. attacged
the Federal post at Winchester. in
the Shenandoah valley.
1s9S-The Fifth army corps. under Gen.
eral " r. Shafter. sailed from
Tampa. Fla. for Santiago de Cuba.
AL the news all the time - The
Argus,
Rock Island Argus., 1913-06-13
Easiest Way,

"Do you intend to have your son
follow you in the railroad business?"
"Yss," replied the great magnate,
Il want him to bs able when I lay
down the burden to step into my
shoes"
''I suppose you Will put him to work
at the bottom, SO that he will be able
to learn the business all the way
through"
mo. What's the use doing thatf
I'll have him study law and get ad.
mitted to the bar"
Rock Island Argus., 1913-06-13
Worth CIinginl To.

MY goodness! l shouldn't think
you'd put up with him at all.
wouldn't live week with my husband
If he insisted on running wild as yours
does"
Well, you see John is very kind
about giving me all the money l want.
and, really, I've never had a maid who
could hook me up as satisfactorily as
he can"
Rock Island Argus., 1913-06-13

New York-After deliberating %
hours the jury in the case of Peter ].
DuIy, a police sergeant, charged with
bribery, reported It could not agree
and was discharged. It IS said the
jury stood II TO for conviction. This
was the first of the so-called police
graft trials in which the jury did not
Rock Island Argus., 1913-06-13

Europeans are not likely to be favor
ably impressed with our judicial sys-
TEN by the Charlton case, in which
It has taken three years to decide
whether or not he should be extra
dited TO Italy to be tried for murder.
Rock Island Argus., 1913-06-13

Baltimore conven-
tion last year de-
clared for federal
aid for good coun-
try roads. When
the house the 9th
err day passed the
resolution author
izing the creation
of a committee on
roads, it was TAX
ing the first step
in carrying out this
platform pledge.
The new COM
nittee at once
takes its place
with the dozen
great committees
of the house. When
q permanent good
roads policy is
adopted. this com
mittee will have
Rock Island Argus., 1913-06-13
Its Need.

well, what do you think of our
city,"
'It is very lively"
Lively? Yes. we all know that.
but how do you like it?"
Il can't say that am favorably i'm
pressed by it,"
Whats the matter?"
at seems to be in need OF a back.
yard beautiful movement"
Rock Island Argus., 1913-06-13
How He Did II.

How have you managed to live so
long without getting wrinkle in your
face?"
We'll. / don't think L"
''Oh. that's II, eh? ! suppose one
has TO be born with the ability TO
keep from thinking"
Rock Island Argus., 1913-06-13

An Illinois boy raised three acres
Of corn in flower pots and is two
weeks ahead OF the other contestants.
New wrinkles are not barred, and no
boy has yet been discovered who
plants according TO the moon.
Rock Island Argus., 1913-06-13

Disraeli once wrote 10 an author:
81 shall waste no time in reading the
book you have so kindly sent me" ."
The benevolent neutrality would be
more satisfying II any hope remained
that the book could be worth reading.
Rock Island Argus., 1913-06-13

say that"
"'Cause she says you're so savin'
that there's never any danger you'll
give me anything that will be rich
enough to hurt me-"
Rock Island Argus., 1913-06-13

II Supervisor Sam Wright can in.
vent a formula by which any single
individual can be fed on the most
ordinary essentials for Is cents day,
his fame is assured.
Rock Island Argus., 1913-06-13
Her Hero,

They say he became acquainted
with his wife in dining car"
YES, he won her admiration by
refraining from using the quill tooth.
pick which the waiter handed to him
on a salver."
Rock Island Argus., 1913-06-13

American trade with both Mexico
and Canada is increasing. 1t is
great advantage TO have the goods
desired and the quickest delivery.
Rock Island Argus., 1913-06-13
bring in a verdict of guilty.

st. Louis-Notices were sent to all
girl employees Of the local Bell Tele-
phone company calling a meeting for
tonight to vote on a strike of all en-
pioyes OF the company It is proposed
TO demand reinstatement of employees
recently discharged
Rock Island Argus., 1913-06-13
PerhzDa.

who vas it said shst art was
long?"
Il don't remeIsber now, but I think
It must have been somebody who vas
trying 20 learn to fiddle
Rock Island Argus., 1913-06-13
SW WEET CHILD.

Yes" said lit.
tie Elsie, man.
ma says she is a!
ways glad to let
me come to par
[ | g S at 20 uf
house"
1T is very nice
of your mamma to
Rock Island Argus., 1913-06-13

During the first three months Of
the present year travel across the
Pacific increased 40 per cent. The
Panama canal is booming business al
ready
Rock Island Argus., 1913-06-13

Governor Johnson is having a much
buster time in California than he pos
sibly could have had in Washington
as presiding officer of the senate.
Rock Island Argus., 1913-06-13

Mr.. Bryan went to bed early on
election nights, but in the cabinet he
sits up with the latest and appears to
speak the last word.
Rock Island Argus., 1913-06-13
Anothsr Mouth 20 Feed.

Father-And did he give you any en-
couragemcnt. dear? DauGhter-Yes.
father; he asked me IL you and mother
were pleasant 10 live with.-Yonkers
Statesman.
Rock Island Argus., 1913-06-13

Special Correspondence OF The Argus)
Washington, June 1.-THE demo-
cratic national nlafform adopted at the
Rock Island Argus., 1913-06-13

The world knows nothing OF its
greatest men--Yan ArteYelda
Rock Island Argus., 1913-06-13
THE ARGUS.

Published daily at 1924 Second ave-
nue.. Rock Island. Ill Entered at the
postofnce as second-class matter.)
Rock IsIsnd Member of the Associated
Press.
Rock Island Argus., 1913-06-13

from
President Wilson
old daughter Betty +yearod
me
arrival Boston a
Rock Island Argus., 1913-06-13
BY THE J. w. POTTER co.

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 II is desired to have
paper discontinued. as carriers have no
authority In the premises.
All communications OF argumentstive
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: Cen
tral Union. West l45. l145 and 2i45.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1913-08-20
EAST CABOT

Miss E. Grace Blake graduated from
the American Institute of Normal Meth
DDS, School for Supervisors of Music and
Drawing, at Boston, Mass, July 25
Miss Blake was a graduate of Goddard
Seminary, Barre. in the class of '04, and
was formerly of this place but now re
sides in West Danville.
Mrs. M. J. Beaton is spending a few
days with relatives in Canada.
Harold and Louise Abbott of Plain
field were guests at w. /. Abbott's re-
Gently.
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Barr and Mr.
and Mrs. Gilbert Hill were at West Dam
vile, Thursday to attend the funeral OF
Augustus Merrill.
Miss Edna Walbridge of Woodsville,
N. H., is visiting her aunt, Mrs. S. E.
Houghton.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. T. Paquin of Lowe
Cabot were at her fathers. Eugene Hall,
Sunday.
George Morse's children have been
sick.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1913-08-20
What to Do In Vacation.

Play, play. play! Play all the time
whatever your social standing or your
ordinary duty. Let father forget that
there is an Office of which he is the
head or a business that he assists to
manage. and let mother forget for the
time all the household duties and little
everyday worries and frets.
Leave them all behind. and for a
fortnight, at least, be care free and
happy.
Let mother go out all day and play
with the children or sit on the beach,
battle or build sand castles and leave
the frocks and little garments to be
made and mended some other time.
Do not try to do the usual amount
of sewing; let the children go about
happily without stockings: then there
will be little or no mending to be done
till after you go home again.
Play cricket. crOquet. golf, paddle
and play the children's games with
them and be young again and you will
get lots of health and happiness.
One important thing should be no
ticed during a seaside or country holt
day. You are in different surroundings
to what is usual to you: you are out in
the open air much more than is usual:
therefore extra rest is needed.
A wise plan is for the whole family.
directly after lunch or midday dinner.
to lie down and rest quietly for half
an hour or an hour. Go to sleep if pos
sible. but at any rate lie down with
the blinds drawn and keep still for a
time. 1t is good for the children and
for their elders. and in the long run
the holiday will do much more good
to all
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1913-08-20
IHNENRTTRG
LUNENBURG
Two Real Estate Deals During the
Past Week-PerSOnaIS

B. S. Smith of Newport has purchased
the property of the late Mrs. Kate Hous-
ton on Museum street and will take
possession September L.
A. ]. Morrow has purchased the house
owned by Allen Nichols and will take i'm
mediate pos session.
DR.. J. c. Breitling sailed on the Gun
arder Laconia from Boston, Tuesday,
Aug. 10. for two months stay in Eu-
rope. One month will be spent in study
at the Royal University, Edinburgh,
Scotland. During DR.. Breitling's absence
his practice will be in charge of DIR. Geo.
K. Haw1ey of Brooklyn. N. Y.
Bert Brown and family of Florence, N
c., are guests of his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. L. B. Brown. and of his daughter,
Mrs. Percy Maillet.
Miss Dora Wilson went to Brightlook
Hospital, St. Johnsburv, and had an
operation for appendicitis on Saturday
AT last reports she was doing as well as
could be expected. She has the sympa-
thy of her many friends.
Edgar Barney visited relatives in Low
ell and Orleans last week. The electric
light work was done by his son, Ed
ward, who was at home for a few days
and returned to his work in Lowell on
Tuesday.
W.R Bell, G. G. Temple and Mr.. Pid-
gon took an auto trip to st. Johnsbury
and vicinity last Thursday.
Harley Silsby played ball with the
Lancaster team at Bethlehem last Fri
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed. Dodge purchased
Schreiner upright piano from the Nc
Lean music rooms last week.
Mr. and Mrs. Eden Pierce and daugh-
ter of Berlin. N. H., called on friends in
town Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs F. c. Currier were called
to Portland, Me, Monday, by the death
of their grandchi1d, the youngest child of
their son, Irving, who is well known
here.
We do Die Stamp Printing.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1913-08-20
WELLS RIVER

Rev. Donald Fraser with his wife anC
daughter, is spending his vacation al
Caspian Lake.
Mrs. E. w. Smith visited in Morris
vile over Sunday.
Mrs. w. H. Goodwin was in Bur1ing
ton Thursday and Friday on w. R. c
business.
Mrs. H. H. Lee went to Pittsford Sun
day to spend the week there with hel
husband.
Mr.. Marcy and family were in North
Haverhill Sunday to visit his mother
and sister.
George and Jacob Bailey were home
from North Troy over Sunday.
Mrs, Deming returned last week from
Waterville. Me.
Mr. and Mrs. Gray of Concord were
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Wheeler
Sunday.
Mrs. H. M. Sturgis of Hartford. Conn,
arrived at Hale's Tavern last week and
went Wednesday with Mr.. and Mrs. J.
F. Halelto Burlington to the outing OF
Au Sable Chasm.
Rev. Mr.. Poole supplied the pulpit at
the Congregational church last Sunday.
George Learned returned to Portland,
Ore, last week, having spent about SIX
weeks here with his mother.
E. K. Graves is in Orleans decorating a
church and expects to be away two
weeks longer.
The regular meeting of Col. Preston
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1913-08-20
EAST ST. JOHNsBURY

The Christian Endeavor. society as
sisted by Claude Goodrich, banjo soloist.
will give supper and entertainment
Friday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Moulton of Or
leans were recent visitors in town.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Babcock have
entertained the past week Mr.. and Mrs.
John Cochrane of Niagara Falls, Miss
M RE Cochrane of Detroit and their
two sons, John Babcock of Johnson, N.
H., and George of Hardwick. Their old
est son started Sunday with several
others for Calgary, Alb.
Miss Carrie Grisworld has returned
from Cambridge, Mass. where she has
been attending summer school.
Mrs. Mittie Parker and son of Glover
visited her mother, Mrs. Hannah Lee
last week.
Mrs. S. L. Grant has returned from
Berkshire where she has been visiting
friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry McCranolds OF
Maple Grove. P. O., are visiting at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Roy Blodgett.
Miss Anna Smith and Mrs. Lois Moul-
ton have been i'll the past week but are
recovering.
Miss Nav Stiles went to Brightlook
Hospital last week for an operation for
appendicitis. She is doing as well as can
be expected.
MRS. Fred Cushmau who is suffering
from a complication of troubles went to
81. Johnsbury Hospital last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Olcott of st.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1913-08-20

Mrs. D. X. Wakefield of LittIeton, N.
H., has been visiting at Mrs. Peter Wes-
sons.
Mrs Emma Prue and daughter Emma
of South Boston. Mass, are visiting her
brother. H. M. DanfortIl.
Miss Alva Wallace of Dorchester.
Mass, spent last week here with friends.
Miss Chris Danforth returned Monday
from Lake Winnepesauke, N. H., where
she has been for several weeks.
Miss Vera Churchill of Orleans visited
at c. S. Dole's the first of last week.
Miss Dorothy ScrofeId and Clarence
Badger of Hyde Park called on relatives
here last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Page and two
children of Boston are visiting his sister.
Miss Ellen Page.
MIR. and Mrs Edwin Kingsbury of
Montpelier are guests at M M. Stock
er's.
Mr.. Parker Of Lyndon visited at
George Hodgdon's the first of the week.
MIR. and Mrs. ]. ID. Sturdevant of Penn
svlvania are visiting at r. w. Sturde-
wants.
Mrs. e. J. Ruiter of St. Johnsbury is
visiting her parents. Mr.. and Mrs. X. {.
Davis.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bahee of Boston and
Mrs. E. A. Spaulding and daughter. Miss
Evelyn Spaulding, OF Billerica, Mass,
are boarding at the Elm House.
Harold Steady visited his aunt. Mrs.
A. c. Sanborn, at St. Johnsbury over
Sunday.
Miss Julia Shipman of Waterbury is
visiting at II. M. Danforth's.
DIR. Pache was at Burlington, Monday
on business.
Zenas T. Kittredge was in Woodsville,
N. H., last week.
F. K. Kittredge of Woodsville, N. H.,
was in town over Sunday on his way to
the Barton fair with 'Alcy Wilkes" and
Dan Patchen."
Miss Grace Bartlett has been i'll the
past week.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Hibbs of West
Newbury, Mass, arc visiting her broth
er, Alonzo Page.
Miss Lizzie Rowe is spending a short
time in Boston and from there will go to
Chicago, ILL.,, where she will make an in
definite visit at Charles Rowe's.
Miss Leona Heath and Miss Leach of
St. Johnsbury were visitors at w. +.
McCormick's over Sunday,
Mrs. M V. B. Sargant is visiting her
sister, Mrs. Thomas Conley, at Platts-
burg.