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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-07-17
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Having a good deal of money to
spend, the national manufacturers
found no lack of men willing to spend
it for them. They went into various
congressional fights. They gave to
campaign funds here and there. Their
representatives assumed the air of
political magnates, hobnobbed with
congressman and members of the
cabinet, and got the ear of presidents
when they could, and the association
grew increasingly important-in its
own eyes.
This went on for several years. The
facts were generally known. The as
sociation did not hide its light under
a bushel. 1t believed in advertising;
and many OF its claims to tremendous
influence and achievements bore the
traces of the advertisers art. But
now what has happened to cause all
the excitement? Nothing except that
former employee has sold to a news
paper lot Of the associations CORE
spondence. These letters and tele-
grams and reports really add very lit
tie to our knowledge of the methods
of corruption, though they do add a
good deal to our knowledge of human
nature-especiall yof political human
nature. 1t is a revelation of folly
rather than of crime. Without under
taking to pronounce on the entire
body of evidence-not all of which
has vat been made Dublic-we think
it clear that the whole story is one
of much lobbying and little corrup-
ton. The thing of main interest is
the disclosure Of the way in which
such organizations as the national
manufacturers grow and operate, find
ing opportunities here and pitfalls
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-07-17
TALK THAT IS NOT CHEAP.

Every day that Senator Cummins
and Senator LaFollette devote to
experimenting in the senate on the
new tariff bill means a day OF pro.
longed life 70 the Aldrich law. notwith.
standing both Of them voted against it
on passage.
Congressman Underwood has esti.
mated that the present tariff costs the
consumers of this country $4,000, 900
a day in the exactions of monopoly.
In other words. IL Senator Cummins
and Senator LaFollette shall talk a
week between them-they threaten to
talk longer-their talk will cost the
consumers S12,000,0OO.
The talks can't be worth the money.
The nation is not in temper more
over, to tolerate long speeches or de-
lay in the passage Of this measure
which is a fulfillment OF the demo
cratic party's promise, and is what the
country voted for, wants, and is en-
titled TO have at the earliest possible
moment.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-07-17
EGGS Is EGGS"

three years ago firm in Kansas
shipped 400 cases OF frozen eggs TO
trenton, y. J. The government
seized them on the ground that thew
were bad. Now. expert evidence has
oeen adduced 10 show that tbrso-
yes--o!d eggs are perfectly wholesome
Prof. Sedgwick Stevens of the Inst,,
tute OF Technology declares thu, he
b led them to his family with no M ef.
fscts.
< This leads the Peoria Star to sup.
Eest that regardless of age eggs is
eggs" That draws too broad a man.
sltle Of charity on the erring eggs. An
Eegg is only an actual egg within three
J days after il has been laid. After
3 that it becomes a neEr egg, an erst
while egg. an egg with a past. an egs
that has no chances for a wholesome
Future. in fact, bad egg.
A young egg. IL eaten at breakfast
opens the door Of hope. paints pretty
) pictures in the stomach and, for the
time being, makes one as happy as 8
June bride. But an ancient egg is
aw no language has been created that
can do it justice
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-07-17
MANUFACTURERS AND MULHALL

and frequently being beaten by the
veterans at it. In word, the Mulhall
revelations are chiefly of value in CIV
ing us a glimpse of what may be
called the natural history of the lobby.
1t is perfectly plain how the thing
worked. The association could not
tackle the job first-hand. 1t had to
have secretaries and agents. That
was where its efficiency seemed to
begin, but it was also where its peril
began. The search was naturally for
an experienced and practical" lobby
ist who could produce results" That
was where Colonel Mulhall came in.
He knew everybody, or assumed that
he did, was able, on his own showing,
to get near the business and bosoms
of the most prominent men in Wash
ington, and was a master hand at
writing the most glowing reports. 1t
is delightful to see him hanging upon
the proceedings of congress and as
surfing his employers that he was do
ing it all. Some bill is reported out
or passed or killed, as the case may
be, and the jubilant Mulhall hastens
to assert: 1--WE have won great vic
tory" He may really have had no
more to do with it than one of the
house doorkeepers. And Mulhall was
always carrying elections, selecting
presidential candidates, and choosing
the cabinet. We do not blame him.
He was hired TO do things" and he re,
ligiously lived up to his contract If
the association was fooled by him to
the top of its bent, that was not his
fault. When you employ a lobbyist
you put yourself in his hands. 1t is
for him, according to his kind, to take
your money, then trick you, then sell
YOU out
Let it not be thought that we would
make light of the lobby. All the dis
closures that have been or may be
made are to be welcomed They are
undoubtedly helping to make an end
of old abuses. But they are doing il
not so much by showing that lobby
ing has been astute and wicked, as by
! letting the country see that it has
| been so often both stupid and futile.
When manufacturers and others
! fully realize, as by now they must be
near doing, that to employ lobbyist
is a waste of good money, the occu
patton OF that Othello will be gone.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-07-17

10 rush him from Minneapolis TO New
York ahead of all other trains. when
travel" ne said, q want to move.
My time IS worth money and waste
time on slow trains"
Just how that declaration applies
upon this particular performance is
not clear TO q man whose time is not
worth money" considering the fact
that he arrived in New York Saturday
noon to attend meeting which was
not held until Monday
Nearly everybody nowadays wants
to move" when travelling. The FIVE
day steamers to and from Europe are
crowded-people wait for them rather
! than take boats a few hours slower.
Many men, in making a railroad trip,
are disconsolate IL they can't ride on
| the fastest trains moving. Men, and
women, too, risk their lives charging
across crowded streets to catch a
street car when another on the same
! line is less than five minutes behind
It, They dash across the ferry dock
TO get on the incoming boat before It
Is fairly landed
The automobilist is not content TO
go IS miles en- hour; he wants TO
travel al a 30-mile rate.
And how do these people dispose OF
the time they thus saver" Usually
they devote 1t to the doing of nothing
worth while. They are merely afflic:
ed with the speed mama which mas
come 10 obscess such a large percent
age Of the American people.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-07-17

I'd Ike to live on Easy Street for just
little while;
I'd like to have a cushioned seat and daily
cause to smile;
I'd like 10 have the right to say to some
pale-featured clerk:
IT guess that I'll play golf today. but you
stay here ard work"
II must be fine. II seems to me, to merely
boss a job
And have so mich that one can be well
hated by the mob.
This thing of working day by day, with
out chance TO rest
While others put their tasks away and
journey east and west,
Sometimes becomes a kind Of grind, de-
void of any thrill;
Ones muscles slaclSen and ones mind be-
comes more fiabby still;
I wish that I. from toiling free. had riches
that were vast,
So that the mob might scowI at me when
] rode proudly past.
I should not wish to always loaf. without
a single care;
The idler is a useless oaf whose outlook Is
unfair.
But, oh, I fancy 'twouId be good to have
things fashioned so
That II I wished to quite I could, and
pack my things and go.
And II would give me such delight to see
them look with hate
Who've never tried 10 earn the right to
quit their present state.
am not yearning to have more than any
man would need;
I'd want a butler at my door, but I'm op-
posed to greed;
I'd have an auto and yacht and live In
splendid style;
To trouble 1 should give no thought I'd
wear constant smile;
Ia let my chest bulge out with pride, with
pride my heart should throb.
II possessed SO much that I'd be hated
by the mob.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-07-17
Capital Comment
Congressman from the Fourteenth District.
BY CLYDE n. TAvENNER

The bill may be visionary and ITO
plan, but it is an indication of the
trend Of thought today. The growth
Of the l. W. w. and the continual in
crease of the socialist vote are indica-
tons of the rising anger of the public
against the unfair treatment of labor.
The exploitation of women and chill
dren, and the grinding down of men
through starvation wages, speeding-up
processes, the Taylor system, and all
the other devices by which employers
expect to get more and more work
for the same or less money, must
| cease.
The Poindexter bill is one to arouse
a good deal of speculative thought
Suppose, with our 1O0,O0O,O00 popula-
ton today, there were no transcontin-
entail railroads. Would the govern
ment be granting vast empires Of land
as bonuses to private railroad build
ers? On the contrary, would the gov
| eminent even be thinking for a mo-
ment of sanctioning any private mo-
nopoly of transportation? / believe
that if transcontinental railroad build
ing had been left for the present gen
/ Grafton, the government would build
and operate the lines.
But Alaska is a great. rich empire,
whose distances compare with those
of the United States. Is private rail
road monopoly to be thought of there?
Are we going to give away those vast
resources of coal and other materials
to private exploitation to the enrich
ment CT a few, when those resources
now belong to the whole population?
Some such plan as that submitted
by Senator Poindexter is almost Ger
tain to be adopted. The bill does not
give the government a monopoly Of
the coal any more than it gives one tc
private interests. Half of the Goa
lands are to be leased in the Poindex
ter, plan. But the lessee must dupli
cate in his treatment of labor all O.
the conditions in the government
Rines.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-07-17

Of the mines and transportation facili-
ties, the bill provides for all the re-
forms for which labor today is strug-
gling-the minimum wage, the eight
hour day, the prohibition of child la
Dor, workmen's compensation and &C.
cident insurance, proper sanitation,
housing and general living and work
ing condition.
But the bill goes even further and
adopts a socialistic plan of returning
TO the workers who operate the mines
and railroads portion of the profits
accruing from their work. Pure So
cialism would give to the Alaskan
miners all of the profits from their
work, and to the railroad and steam
ship men all Of the profits from theirs.
The Poindexter bill would divide the
profits between the workers and the
purchasers of coal and the shippers of
freight on the railroads, and steam.
boats.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-07-17

Alaskan resources
along model if not
Utopian lines has
Just been introduc-
e6 by Miles Poin-
dexter, the pro-
gressive senator
from Washington.
Poindexter's bill
provides for the
government opera
ton of half the
coal properties of
Alaska, leaving the
other half to be
leased by private
interests, and the
transportation of
this coal to the
American markets
on gov ernm e n I
ra ilw ay S and
steamship Ii n e s
In the ODprafiO0
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-07-17

Which would you prefer, the plan
of Secretary Bryan and Speaker Clark
of going before chautauquas in vaca-
ton time and enlightening the people
in order TO earn extra money, or have
the National Association of Manufac-
turers contribute to their income ?
The citizen who cares for his country
prefers to know how his representa-
tives get their money and they would
prefer having him get 1t in the sun
light of day.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-07-17
July II in American
History.

1749-Peter Gansevoort, noted soldier
in the Revolution, born; died 1912.
1S13-British and Indians attacked the
outworks Of Fort George, Canada.
and were repulsed by detachment
under Colonel cater GeneraD Win
field Scott.
1S63-The Confederates abandoped
Jackson, Miss, their last important
post contiguous to Vicksburg.
1SSG-Lewis Cass, statesman, died at
Detroit; born 1850.
lS9S-End Of the war in Cuba: Span
ish army surrendered Santiago to
General W. r. Shafter
James Abbott Mcneil Whistler.
died; born 1884.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-07-17
Not Mistaken.

Il don't believe" angrily declared
the would-be contributor, that you
ever read my poem. 1t didn't look
when it came back to me as if it
had even been unfolded."
Let me see the postmark on the
envelope" replied the editor. Yes.
There. you see it was mailed back
to you on the 10th. l must have read
it, for l remember clearly that l was
sick on the 18th"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-07-17
Recommendation,

81 am looking for place." said the
stranger, in which can bring up my
girls to good advantage. What in
ducements does this town offer in
that way?"
We'll" the old settler answered,
lit strikes me as bein' a purity good
town for your purpose. We've got a
button faot'ry here, and if your girls
can't find jobs in it we git calls from
the city nearly every day for girls that
people want there to do housework."
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-07-17

The best answer to the much-ado-
about-nothing raised over Secretary
Bryans chautauqua engagement
comes from Senator Ollie Jones, the
Kentucky thoroughbred. He says
that had Bryan taken his vacation at
q fashionable summer resort, hob
nobbing with aristocracy. instead of
putting in his time earning money,
there would have been nothing said
about II.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-07-17
WIRE SPARKS

ashington-Thomas E. Hayden,
special counsel of the government in
the Diggs-Caminetti white slave cases,
against whom California Democrats,
through Senator Ashurst, have pro-
tested to Attorney General Mercy
nolds, conferred with Assistant Attor-
ney General Graham. Mr.. Hayden
came to Washington from California
to answer the protest
Madison, Wis.-Governor F. E. Nc
Govern denied the application for the
extradiction of Morris Perlstein, gen.
eral manager OF a large Milwaukee
knitting works, charged with abondon
ment by his wife, who is said to be a
wealthy Philadelphial. is the man
who was taken from a fashionable
hotel in Milwaukee last week and, &C
cording to his statements, was not
permitted to call a lawyer or notify
his friends.
Washington--Forna1 DEGREES of the
supreme court in the Minnesota and
missouri rate cases have been issued
70 the federal courts in those states
In the cases won by the states The
railroads. were ordered to reimburse
the state governments for the cost OF
litigation. The state of Missouri will col
lect S15,262 from the Chicago. Burlinr
ton and Quincy. The state of Mime
sofas claim against the railroads Il
$9,9s9.6o.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-07-17
Her WomanIY Curiosity.

81 have put aside enough money"
said the bachelor of fifty-two, to
make it sure that shall be decently
buried without expense to the public Z"
why" asked the maiden who was
verging on thir y-five. do you think
you ought to have decent burial?"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-07-17
HIS PROFESSION.

Have you no
trade-no profess
sion?" asked the
lady at the door.
Yes, ma'am, I"
replied Saunter-
ing Sim. Il have
a profession a d
I've just stopped
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-07-17
Making a Burglar Useful.

"Lle still there and | won't hurt you
All want is your money and your
Jewels and then I'll git"
"All right. old man. and while you're
searching for the jewels If you run
across my dress studs ] wish you'd
put them ont on the dresser 1 haven't
been able to find them for a month" :
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-07-17
Lovely Mary.

Mary had a little lamb;
Its fleece was white as snow;
She tied ribbon round its neck;
didn't mind it. though.
The lamb, you see. was only stuffed,
It could not skip or bleat,
Therefore II never followed her
When she went down the street
loved the gentle Mary well,
And I will tell you this:
I'm glad her lamb was not a dog
For her 10 pct and kiss.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-07-17

II the powers of Europe, in a time
of crisis, demand that the United
States government enforce the Monroe
doctrine in troublesome Mexico or
anywhere eise on this continent, the
request must be complied with or the
doctrine thrown into the discard.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-07-17

The Banana-Buyers' Protective Asso-
citation wants congress not to put a
tax in ""the poor mans fruit" which,
it insists. will boost the price % cents
a dozen. The poor man" finds defend.
ers in slippery places.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-07-17

Jack Johnson's announced determin-
alton not to return to the United
States is satisfying all around. More
than not caring if he "neber comes
back" Americans are concerned that
he never shall.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-07-17

Senator Falls suggestion that the
United States permit the shipment Of
arms to both sides in the Mexican
war reveals the senator's undisguised
opinion of the Mexicans.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-07-17
The SPEED MANIA.

A few days ago a young man who
is director in 20 corporations by vir-
.tue of an inherited fortune got into
the papers by hiring a special train
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-07-17

here to do little professin'. If you
could put little jelly on de bread
I'd promise not to leave any chalk
marks on your gate post"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-07-17
Time.

It usually takes long time to be-
come wise, bu; anyone can be foolish
at q moments ro+ice.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-07-17

Especial Correspondence of The Argus.)
Washington, July ia remarkable
bill providing for the development OF
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-07-17

Well. we we're third on the map for
temperature yesterday, IL that is any
satisfaction.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-07-17

NGeos& w. Perkins. during the cam
RaFXmade the ghost walk. Now
velt is going 10 see the ghost
.&ee.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-07-17

When lazy enters a voting booth
4 gallant an will say, after you,
dear adam."
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-07-17
ARGUS.

81 THE J. w. POTTER co.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-02-23
They Saw Ghosts
From Tit-Bits.

FROM Ilt-BltS.
Goethe states that he one day saw the
exact counterpart of himself coming to-
wards him. Pope saw an arm apparently
come through the wall, and made in
quiries after it's owner Byron often re-
oeived visits from spectre, but he knew
II to be a creation of imagination. Dr.
Johnson heard his mother call his name
in a clear voice. though she was at the
time in another city.
Count Emanuel Swedenborg believed
that he had the privilege of interviewing
persons in the spirit world. Loyola, lying
wounded during the siege of Pampeluna,
saw the Virgin, who encouraged him to
prosecute his mission. Sir Joshua Rey-
nolds, leaving his house, thought the
lamps were trees, and the men and worn-
en- bushes agitated by the breeze. Oliver
Cromwell, lying sleepless on his couch.
saw the curtains open and a gigantic
woman appear, who told him he would
become the greatest man in England. Ben
Johnson spent the watches of the night
an interested spectator of crowd of Tar
tars, Turks and Roman Catholics, who
rose up and fought round his armchair
till sun rise.
Benvenuto Cellini. imprisoned at Rome,
resolved to free himself by self-destruc-
tion, but was deferred by the apparition
of a woman of wondrous beauty, whose
reproaches turned him from his purpose.
Napoleon once called attention to bright
star he believed he saw shining in his
room, and said,s ut has never deserted
me. l see it on the occasion of every
great event, urging me onward. 1t is my
unfailing omen of success" -
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-02-23
FOR RENT-APRIL 1
NORTH SIDE.

NORTH SIDE.
SS5, 9 rooms, 1117 North 18th avenue
s25, rooms and store, 900 N. 18th street.
$50. rooms, 1928 Jasper street
SIS, rooms, 1910 18th avenue.
$22 80, rooms. 1919 18th avenue.
$40, rooms, 927 West 14th street.
$50, 10 rooms, 2207 Sd avenue.
s67 so. II rooms, 704 West 10th street
$50. rooms, 729 North 10Th street.
$50, rooms. 92S East 14th street.
$50 s rooms, 122S North 18th street.
$40, rooms, 1924 18th avenue, north, fur
mace heat.
s20, rooms, 719 North 25th street.
$40 10 rooms, 14O9 Huntsville avenue.
s75, o rooms, 2320 9th avenue.
s11, 4 rooms, 1877 North 18th street.
$75. 10 rooms, $50 North 18th street
A5, rooms, 2516 7th avenue, north.
$40, rooms, 224 Sth avenue.
$S5, rooms, 814 North Goth street.
$50. 10 rooms, 1113 North 25th street.
$45, rooms 1122 Louise ave. smithfeid.
$S5. rooms. S12 North 10th street.
soUTHsIDE.
$32 so, rooms, 1906 18th avenue, south.
$50. rooms, 1904 18th street.
s75, 9 rooms, 1892 South 18th street
$12.5O, rooms, COZ South 32d street.
$50, rooms, 929 Georgia avenue.
$40, II rooms, 2l15 Avenue I.
$S5. rooms, 1912 10th avenue.
$40, rooms, S16 South 18th street.
$50, rooms, 2720 Hanover Circle.
SIS, rooms, 1917 Avenue G.
$40, s rooms, 1916 10th avenue, south.
$3.50, 6 rooms, 1910 10th avenue, south.
s27 so. 5 rooms. 1112 Sylvan avenue.
49, rooms, 1923 Avenue III.
$37. So 6 rooms. 1909 18th avenue, south.
$27. so, 8 rooms. 1929 18th avenue, south.
$50, rooms, 1921 18th street, south.
WEST END.
$50, s rooms, IA Canal street.
$40, 6 rooms, 222 South Hawkins street
s15. rooms and bath, 1900 Pearson avenue.
$12, rooms, 1915 Tuscaloosa ave-, upstairs.
SIS, 5 rooms, 1415 Tuscaloosa ave, down.
stairs.
SIS, 8 rooms, 1006 Mcmillan avenue.
$40, s. rooms, 324 Charles street.
We have a number of vacant houses for
immediate occupancy.
Bethea Real Estate & ms. Co.
Phone 116. 2O27 Third Ave.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-02-23
Don't Read This

Unless you want TO buy a stock farm
dirt cheap. Owner must sell both
places for 5000. but il you'll buy one.
We'll take the other. Your choice for
5000
100 acres, miles from Ohatchie, on Sea-
board, miles from Wellington, on J..
4 N, right at settlement, with good
schools, churches. store and good neigh
bors; 10 acres in bottom land: i Hunt
irgton fine silt loan, classed by the
government as best soil in state; an
other 75 acres upland lies well and is
tillable. Whole place fenced; 10 acres
bermuda pasture, large creek and
spring. New room house, nicely paint
ed; harms and outbuildings.
269 acres, same location as above: land
equally as good. but some still in tim
her; 3 3 room tenant houses; no other
improvements. All freestone water.
Come along, let's get busy.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-02-23
Motion Realty Go.
For Sale Very Cheap

$2O00--Large corner lot with pressed
stone room house, renting for $50
per month. Auto plant, $1,000 cash.
$4,000. .0O--Perfectly beautiful lot on
Rhodes Circle.
$4,000. .OO--Modern story house on Lake.
view car line. South Highlands, paved
street. all modern improvements, $3.50
cash will do.
$40, home on Iroquois
street, large lot, eastern front. near
Highland avenue, an unusual chance
to get a splendid home, out in the
Country Club neighborhood.
$50, 100000 lots between Woodward
and 4. c., I. properties. Tidewater line
now rushing work on their line right
to this property, great chance to
make a killing, will take interest if
desired.
S. E. Thompson, Agent
Telephone Ne. - III n :1st St