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The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1913-10-10

WASHINGTON = President VIII
son met with a reverse in the senate
banking and currency committee. A
majority of the committee ignored
the presidents Plea for quick action
on this important measure and voted
to continue the hearings until Oct.
rs when the committee will take the
bill under consideration.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1913-10-10

NEW YORK = Exactly four days
before their golden wedding celebra-
ton, for which elaborate preparations
had been made, Christopher Rupp, sew
enty-nine years old, and his wife.
Caroline, seventy-seven years old,
were suffocated by gas in the home
of their daughter in Jersey City.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1913-10-10

Ell PASO, TEX.-John N. AmadCr,
head Of the revc -tionary junta in El
Paso, has returned from Hermosillo
where he was in Conference with
General CarranZa and the other rebel,
leaders regarding the details of the
confederate states of Mexico. He
claims that General Angeles, former
commander in the federal army, is to
he minister Of war, Carranza is to SO
president and Juan Sanchez Azcona,
secretary of foreign relations.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1913-10-10

NEW YORk-After having said a
formal goodbye to his fellow Progress
sives at the dinner given in his hon
or at New York roof garden and
promised to be back in fighting trim
in six months. Colonel Roosevelt
sailed at 1 O'clock for South America
on board the Lamport and Holt
steamship Van Dyck. s
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-09-15
BEAUTY IN AN AK.
Glowing Tribute to the Symmetry of
the American Product.

Glowing Tribute to the Symmetry OF
the American Product.
In Professor L. De Tarmo's "Aes-
thetic Education Won Hartmann's
formal orders of beauty are the text
for several chapters. one of which in
treating the proportion maintains the
following thesis:
There is an actual, possibly a nee
essary. correlation between mechani-
cal efficiency and aesthetic proportion.
In other words. as a tool or a ma
chine increases in all round efficiency
there is corresponding increase in the
aesthetic quality of its proportions"
AS an example the American ak.
1.-THE most beautiful in existence" is
described and Analysed:
Theory. accident and experience
have stood beside the smith as he has
forged the blade, the head and the eye
of the az. The same forces have in
fuenced the makers OF the handle as
they have selected the hickory, have
shaped it in the rough with ak and
drawing knife and finished it by the
open Preside with knife and sandpaper
and broken glass. From straight.
round stick 1t has become what we
see. q gracefully curving handle. fst
enough TO enable the woodsman to
hold the blade true. large enough to
III the hand comfortably. enlarged suf-
ficiently at the end to make sure the
grasp yet be no bar to the comfort OF
the user and curved enough to secure
the maximum of ease and vigor of
stroke.
THE whole constitutes a balanced
perfection which is as beautiful in its
proportion as it is efficient in its &C
ton. The edge OF the blade rounds
gently at its extremities for ease OF
entrance to the wood and recovery
from It: above these rounded ends of
the cutting edge the blade is made
somewhat thinner front and back
than through the body of tho wedge,
and for a similar reason. namely. that
there may be greater recovery for the
next stroke. The head IS Just mas
sive enough to balance the blade and
IS either made square for striking
q nonpenetrating blow or is gently
I rounded" @
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-09-15
Victory Worth Winning.

And" said the rising young spell
binder as he reached his eloquent per-
Grafton. Il predict that our candidate
will, when the votes are counted. be
found to have ridden to success upon
a tidal wave of glory that will have
swept all before it like wild fire
breaking in flying spray upon the
strand where the sun of victory shall
blaze forth its first effuIgent rays up
on the close of one of the most noble,
most memorable campaigns that have
ever been launched upon the sea of
politics to gather strength and carry
all before it like the cyclone sweep
ing across the broad prairie from
which even the orb of day has disap-
peared in terror"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-09-15

than the express companies now have
to pay.
This is due to the sliding scale Of
railway mail pay under the present
law. 1t is true that the government
now has to pay cent more for send
ing a ton of mail one mile than the
express companies have to pay for
the transportation of an equal weight
Of express matter for an equal dis
lance. But that is because the gov
eminent does not have sufficient mail
traffic to take advantage of the fun
benefits of the sliding scale of railway
pay.
Mr.. Lewis shows that to little rail-
roads which carry daily weight OF
211 pounds Of mail the government
pays an equal compensation of S42,75
for each mile of road, which equals a
cost of S1.13 railway pay for transport
ing ton of mail one mile. At the
other end Of the table of figures is the
theoretical railroad which carries a
daily weight of 500, 900 pounds of mail,
or $50 tons, which receives an annual
compensation of s4,9SS.91 per mile OF
track This apparently much larger
compensation is. in fact, proportion
ately much smaller, since the cost to
the government works out at s.054 for
carrying ton of mail one mile. There
are short stretches of raiiroad-be
tween New York and Philadelphia, fol-
instance, and between Atlanta, Ga.
and Charlotte, n. c., where the rail
roads carry mail in such quantities
and receive this low compensation.
The average cost of railroad trans
portation to express companies is sew
en- cents per ton of matter per mile
The government, averaging all rail
roads, is now paying eight cents {
ton-mile.
Give the express business to the post
Office by lowering parcel post rate:
and increasing the weight limit, ar
CUES Mr.. Lewis, and mail matter viii
cram the mail cars, giving full advan
| tage of the sliding scale of railwa.
/. pay.
: Il believe It is beyond doubt" h
, said in his speech, that great in
crease in the weight of the mails from
}. the addition Of express matter woult
reduce gross railway pay to an aver
age Of less than seven cents a ton
mile
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-09-15
BOARD OF TRADE TRAINS BOYS IN
CITIZEN

How the Winston Salem, n. c.,
board Of trade is helping the high
school to train boys for citizenship is
told IN a bulletin just issued by the
United States bureau OF education.
The school authorities established
g course for high school seniors in
government and economics, and put ii
under the direction OF the secretary
of the Winston-Sslem board Of trade.
The course is a foundation course in
the principles of economies and gov
eminent, but with special reference to
the industrial. commercial and agri-
cultural problems OF the United States,
particularly the southern states.
Next a Juvenile club" was organ
lied among the boys, in connection
with the board Of trade. the purpose
being to have the boys check up their
theoretical knowledge gained in school
with the practical, everyday problems
of an industrial center, such as Win
eston-Salem is. Boys in the club were
granted all the privileges OF regular
board OF trade members, except vot-
ing. They were allowed to take part
IN debate and were assigned 70 com.
mittee work. Before entering the club
they took the "Athenian oath" where
by they promised allegiance to the
highest ideals OF civic Righteousness
for their city.
x One Of the first tasks assigned the
boys was to assist in the Industrial
Survey OF Winston-Salem which the
board OF trade is making. Students
fwho had been specializing IN the eco
tnomies and government department
of the high school were chosen for
fhis work. In this way they are get.
Sing nrSt-hAnd knowledge OF organic.
ed Industrial efforts IN its relation 70
The welfare OF the community.
The winston.sslsm plan" says LIE
Roy Hodges, secretary OF the board OF
trade, trains the boys OF the city di
peotiy for citizenship; first, IN the
high school. wasre they are taught
fhs principles " civil government and
DnstFueted IA the theories and basic
problems governing our economic or.
der; second, in the Juvenile club,
where they have the means OF being
identified with the real work OF mu.
niciDal development, and take part In
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-09-15
PLANTING BRAINS IN THE SOIL.

Now this is what we call worth
,while-the way Minnesota expects to
encourage fits farming. Have you heard
about It?
Very soon an expert force OF 125
teachers, the Invest wires on modern
farming that the state can find. to-
gether with as many volunteers as
can be drawn in, will go through Min
nesota's 1000 townships, organizing
each one into an outdoor big school
for grown-ups, with lectures, club
meetings, demonstrations, prize con-
tests and anything which will help TO
stimulate interest in the right use Of
the soil.
Moreover in each Of Minnesota s
more than 20 counties there is 20 be
put into motion a systematic course
. OF continuous instruction in the science
and philosophy Of farm life, with
standard crop centers showing the
fogies how. The learning of the col
leges isn't to be KEEP locked up ia
books, pamphlets and bulletins. but
Is to be showed by human enthusiasm
right down the threats Of the entire
rural population.
Minnesota is one Of our states which
Is doing right we'll in its farming. as
farming goes in this country. But the
fact that in effete Europe three bush
els are grown on an equal area 10 oul
one and that we need the extra two
bushels as badly as any nation on the
map, justifies more pressure, don't
you think?
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-09-15
The Daily Story
THE DIAMOND BLoCK-BY CLARISSA MACKIE.
Copyrighted 1913 by Associated Literary Bureau
II harpened in Chicago.

1t lapDeueu III SulCdSO.
The Diamond block stands on cor
ner formed by two principal thorough.
fares, a tall building with buff ston>
walls rising above the crowded streete
until the upper floors are blur to the
eye below.
Up on the twentieth floor are the
offices of John Diamond, owner of this
building and many others of the same
kind in the big metropolis. Many and
varied are the interests Of this rich
man and the transaction of his affairs
requires the reservation Of the entire
twentieth floor for his offices.
All day long dozens of clerks pore
over ledgers, ypewriters and adding
machines.
Mr. Diamond was seldom seen about
the building. Most of his business
was transacted through competent ex-
ecutives, of whom Henry Robinson
was the chief. The Diamonds lived
/ in a magnificent house on the lake
/ front and went in for society. Helen
Diamond, the beautiful daughter of
the miltimillionaire, had drifted
through the offices once or twice to
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-09-15
THE APPLE CROP.

AAA@ NJ LII OANOEs
According to the summary Of the
Missouri state board Of horticulture,
as published in the st. Louis Globe
Democrat, the apple crop in Missouri
this year will be but 40 per cent of the
1912 crop. This is not at all peculiar
to Missouri. New York, the great ap-
pie state, is but AZ per cent
Indeed, about half of last years crop
seems to be the general condition of
all the states except the special ap-
pie states Of the Pacific northwest,
Oregon and Washington, where the
condition is somewhat better. The
Missouri river district is reported at
IS per cent, being much better than
the general Missouri condition. The
board expresses the opinion that
growers who have sprayed their
orchards will receive as much for
their crop this year as last. If so,
they should make more money, as
there will be less expense for hand
ling. AS for the growers who have
not sprayed, they will have few ap-
pies Of any kind fit for market.
Every apple that grows in Mis-
souri, this year ought to be worth
money. The dried fruit market is
practically cleaned up. Opening
prices for dried fruit indicate a
higher range than last year. With
such a prospect, every apple not fit
| for market should be used as far as
possible in this way. Farmers who
have not sprayed their trees and
have therefore the bulk of their crop
in unmarketable condition, can get
value out of it by the drying process.
A woTmy apple unsuited for barrel
| ing may make as much, or nearly as
much, dried fruit as a sound one.
With a strong demand and a good
price as an inducement, the farmer
with unmarketable apples should be
able' to get money out of them by
drying.
One trouble with advice OF this
| character is that the farmer who is
| needless OF the advice to spray his
! orchard is likely to be equally needless
Of any other advice by which he might
save some Of the loss occasioned by
not spraying. But even In the sprayed
orchards there is much unmarketable
fruit, and there, at least, are TO be
found men who are looking for ways
/ to make their orchards pay, else they
would not go to the expense of spray
| ing The salvation OF Missouri's or.
chard business, peaches as well as ap
pies, lies in timely and sufficient
spraying, beginning before poisoning
and continuing well on toward the de
Velopment of the fruit. Where this is
done large crops of fine fruit are
grown. Where it is not done the San
Jose scale, the cooling moth and other
pests and diseases not only take al
| the profit out of the crop, but are in
| creasing their ravages so rapidly tha
they will soon take the orchards also
Missouri grows wonderful apples
1t is a pity for a single one of then
tC be given up to worms and the scale
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-09-15

WHAT DOES THIS MEAN Z! HE DEMANDED.
see her father, and her coming and GO
ing had blaZed n trail of fire in the
heart of George Brown, the newest
clerk on the force.
1t was singular fact that Mr. Dia-
mond's rare visits to his Offices were
invariably on the eve of his departure
for Colorado and Arizona, where he
had extensive mining interests.
1t was Immediately after one OF
these periodical visits of John Dia-
mond that young George Brown, the
new accountant, did n bit of detective
work that brought him to the personal
notice OF the great John Diamond
himself.
Young Brown was a slim, dapper
youth, who did not hate himself in the
least and who was not in love with
work Of any sort. He read detective
stories and knew positively that he
was one of the chosen few. He pos
sessed the detective instinct" He be-
lieved himself quite fascinating enough
to win his employers daughter Helen
Diamond. fattering himself that he
was capable of becoming general man
ager of the whole business and so
would be an acceptable son-in-law.
One morning young Brown entered
the elevator and was sped up aloft
with other workers. The car stopped
at the eighteenth floor to let off pas
sengers and again at the nineteenth to
drop Trowbridge, who worked in the
/
the twentieth floor, where Brown got
off with a puzzled frown marring his
| ingenious brow.
! The empty car dropped down and as
It went he watched it intently. Then
| he walked to another elevator and rode
! down to the ground floor, counting
each floor as he passed. When he
again mounted to the twentieth floor
there was a strange light in his eyes
and excitement tingling every nerve of
| his sensitive frame.
| He was on the verge of a mystery,
the solving of which would place him
in'the limelight OF publicity and bring
down upon his talented head the eter-
nal approval and friendship OF John
! Diamond.
Over his ledger Brown pondered the
| facts as he had stumbled upon them
! Between the nineteenth and twentieth
| floors of the Diamond block there was
an expanse of white wall quite unac-
counted for-why. that blank wall was
! the height of any of the other floors
In the building and yet there appeared
no door to mar its surface The eleva-
tors were Of special construction. with
| walls Of solid metal plates and GRILL
ell door, and the passing Of this IF
teen feet of unaccounted for space
might be quite unnoticed unless one
was sharp eyed and sharp cared. Ike
young Brown. Why should there be
such a waste of space in this great
building. where every foot of room
/ was valuable?
That was the mystery, and George
Brown resolved to solve it.
At noon, as he waited for the eleya.
tor. he saw the roof of the ascending
car stop just below his floor level, and
he distinctly heard Mr. Robinson's
voice. When the elevator reached the
twentieth floor it was empty.
Il thought Mr.. Robinson was on the
car" said Brown curiously.
The middle aged operator shook 81:
head negatively.
/ Henry Robinson. the manager OF ths
Diamond interests. was a martinez il
discipline. George Brown despiseC
him accordingly and knew with un
/
inson's job with one hand tied behint
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-09-15
II His Mother KnsW.

Hold on, young man; one moment, please,
Before you pass that door tonight:
You say you mean no harm, you say
You'll bring a sinleSs heart away,
You say that you are strong, that Right
Shall guard you from the wiles OF Wrong,
That 10 yourself you will be true.
But would you still seek pleasure there
Come answer truly and be fair
II you could know your mother knew7
We always tell ourselves before
We weakly yield that we are strong;
We always, ere we enter in,
Expect to leave still free from sin
And still the armored foes of Wrong,
But few would fall and few would sigh,
Remorse would gnaw the hearts Of few
II each, when Conscience cries "Beware.'
Would ask himself Il he would care
To do il If his mother knew
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-09-15

away from the express companies. In
other words, it is contended, we must
force the railroads to charge less for
carrying mail matter, including par
GELS. Otherwise. the express COM
panies. possessing much more advan-
tageous contracts with the railroads
than the government possesses, will be
able to cut their rates below any par.
eel post rates which the government
can fix and still maintain the parcel
post on profitable basis.
In his very able analysis of the pos
tai and express rates. and the COM
pensation for railroad transportation
of each class of freight, Representa-
tive David ]. Lewis of Maryland, joint
author of the present parcel post law
and the greatest expert on this sub.
ject ever in congress, showed by ia.
bles of figures that this impression
has no solid basis in fact.
Mr.. Lewis advocates a reduction in
railway pay for carrying the mails
But he shows that Uncle Sam already
possesses very advantageous contracts
with the railroads without knowing it
And II the government chooses to &c
into the general express business il
will find itself able to transport postaI
express packages at no greater cos
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-09-15

What's the use OF all the kickin' at the
way the world IS run?
There are some things some folks reckon
might be somewhat better done,
But in spite OF them, I rether think we
might as well admit
That it's very doubtful whether growlin'
helps along a BIT.
This life is like river that goes rollin'
swift and strongt
You can dam 1t, but you'll never stop the
water very long;
It'll keep on fndin' places for to break
through to the sea,
And you can't by maxim faces shut of
woes, 1t seems to me.
Life is a-.river goin' to an end it's sure
to reach,
And you can't head off its fowin', though
you whine or though you preach
But you can pitch in and turn It so 1t
often helps lot;
Let's give up the kiclxin', durn IT. and
pitch In with what we've got
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-09-15

actual social and industrial investiga-
tons. An opportunity is thus provid-
ed for the boys to study at close range
the varied industries of the city I'M
der competent direction and in an Of
fetal capacity.
an brief, the plan contemplates,
first, teaching the boys how to live;
and second, equipping them with an
education whereby they can make a
living, which, in the end, is the real
secret of practical training for intel
ligent citizenship"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-09-15
CHURCHILL IS FAVORED
Tavenner Opposes Compton's Man for
Maeomb Postmastershp.


Washington, D. c., Sept. 15.-Fol-
lowing the defeat of Patrick H. Tier
nan for postmaster at Macomb, H.,
Representative Tavenner is consider
ing recommending Frederick B.
Churchill for the position. He receiv-
ed today about dozen kilograms en-
dorsing Mr.. Churchill. The tefe.
grams include one from Mayor Ira ].
O'Hara Of Macomb. State Senator
w. A. Compton insists upon the ap,
pointment of his candidate, MIR. bud,
man. Representative Tavenner re-
sents the efforts of Senator Compton
to control the appointments in his
congressional district and is determ
ined to have his own man appointed
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-09-15
Statesmen and Smiles.

''The smile is one OF the greatest as
sets Of the successful salesman or
saleswoman." says the manager Of q
department store linen department
ut makes friends for the store as read
fly as do moderate prices and good
goods.
THE ability to smile for eight hours
q day Is q trait hard to acquire and
possessed by few store help. Yet II
can be gained by constant practice
the watching Of oneself and not per-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-09-15
Jared Had a RIqht to Kick.

Eyes, Methuselsh was the oldest
man. He was $50 years of age when
he died. But Go you know who was
next to the oldest?"
"No, l don't know as ! ever heard"
Jared. He was 962 when he went
to his reward"
by Henry! 1t must grind fellow
to hang on that long and then drop out
of sight, missing a chance for everlast-
ing glory by an insignificant seven
years. I'd have been mighty sore if
I'd been Jared, I'll tell you that"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-09-15
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 It is desired TO have
paper discontinued. as carriers have no
authority in the premises.
All communications of argumentative
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. Gen.
trial Union, Rock Island Jas. 1145 and
ALAS.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-09-15

uniting III any tIMe lue slightest lnuI-
cation of frown.
II recall my first purchaSo il New
York department store. l was directed
20 the counter where I could find the
special article of my choice. l was met
by a grutf What is it?' from the sales
man. 1 recall l said, Nothing and
haven't been in that store since
New York Press.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-09-15

The undying love of mother for
hayward son is pathetically illustrat.
ed in the case OF Mrs. Thaw, who al
though an invalid Of advanced years,
is spending her time, her monev and
her life TO save the boy she bore and
restore him to liberty.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-09-15

, The Indiana divine and professor
who regardless of the cause, boasts
that he spanked his father, is no less
an Aleck because Of his calling or the
fact that he was once Rockefellers
pastor.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-09-15
price of spruce and fir slaves from
Sweden and Scotland.

-Four new state forests have recent
ly been added to those in Hawaii, max
ing 81 in all, with an aggregate of $685.
101 acres. OF this amount, 81 per cent
belongs to the territory, the rest be-
ing private land administered by the
territorial forest officers.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-09-15

Over the door of every mans heart
there is sign which is either COME
IN or KEEP OUT" What is the
sign above the door of your heart?