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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-09-30
HuMANITY,s CHANCES.

"All common folk" remarks the
Philadelphia Press, take off their
caps to the scientists. But when
these savants come down from the
cloud capped hills to deliver their
latest dictum to ordinary mortals 1t is
sometimes a stiff job to interpret
their speech. At the British Associa-
ments we're made with becoming gray-
ity and dignified mien to befit the SOL
emn occasion. The first is that the
human race will by and by be totally
crazy. The second is that members of
the human race will soon cease to be
born. The third is that the human
race will in a few generations starve
for shortage of food. We can choose
any corner of the triangle-insanity
birthlessness or famine. It's a most
cheerful outlook. Why fear earth.
quake or eclipse or the coming out.
/ squirt Of Vesuvius? For that matter
what is the British association worry.
/ ing about the science of the future
at all?
But the logic is a little mixed al
/ any rate. If we are all to be lunatics
/ Why trouble about the birthrate? II
! the birthrate is cut off to a cipher
why need we fear insanity? And il
human folk are all destined from
birth TO go mad then how can starva
ton be so dreadful a calamity? Any
two negatives in this melange Of pro
fessicnal opinion makes a deadly pos
tive and it is evident that theology
has no monopoly of paradox The
flies might so argue in the pinch Of
a September frost.
Fortunately for plain, simple non
scientific minds the logic Of these Al
pine guides is a trif1e misty and clever
prophets have been themselves sur
prised to find that nature held a tricl
they did not know. There is a loop
hole in the cosmic system through
which the man who is puzzled may b.
permitted to peep. Meantime thu
grass is growing in the valley as usua
and for the rest-we will wait ant
see."
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-09-30

their vaults or with reserve agents to
protect their depositors. The amount
country banks must keep is SIS on
every 500 of their deposits; reserve
city banks and central reserve city
banks, S25 on every 500 of deposits.
THE joker in this law is the right
granted country banks to keep SO of
the SIS with a reserve city bank, and
reserve city bank con keep half of
its S25 reserve in a central reserve
city bank. The result of this law was
soon realized by the big bankers, who
conceived it when they began to pay
the country banks 2 per cent on their
reserves which the law permitted
them to keep with reserve agents.
The law would not permit the coun
trg banker to loan the last SIS OF every
800 deposited with him, but singular
ly it allows the reserve agent to loan
half of it If the country banker will
deposit it with him. So all the re
serve agent has to Go is to offer 8
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-09-30
ROCK ISLANDS NEW MASONIC TEN
PIE


Among the institutions 10 which
Rock Island points with pride and
satisfaction is the new Masonic tenn
pie which was formally dedicated
with imposing ceremonies today.
The temple which is situated on
Eighteenth street and Fifth avenue,
is INTELLECTUALLY beautiful and an or.
nament TO the section OF Rock Island
which II graces, as well as TO the
entire city.
The Rock Island Masonic temple
speaks the public spirit as well as the
substantial character OF the members
of the fraternity in Rock Island. Rep
resenting an investment of $4,000, il
is regarded as a model from the stand
point of the purpose for which 1t was
erected. In a word IL is technically
correct and perfect. and in considera
ton Of its general design is a source
OF Joy to all the people who join with
the order which has given it TO Rock
Island in the happiness Of today's most
suspicious occasion.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-09-30

gates and the machinery worked
smoothly and without a hitch of acy
kind.
This must have been a source of
great qualification to General Goe-
thals and the engineers under whose
supervision the lock was constructed.
II is gratifying, also, to the people Of
the United States, who are paying
the cost of constructing the canal
and who expect TO profit by its opera
ton.
The beginning Of the end of the her
culean task of opening a water
highway uniting the Atlantic and Pa.
, cific oceans has come. Perhaps no
other nation than the United States
could have accomplished this work
DeLesseps' failure that discouraged
the French people only furnished am,
bition and inspired determination to
the American congress and the Amer.
lean people TO undertake this work
and to succeed in completing it.
The construction Of this great canal
has cost the people millions of dol
lars, but is worth the cost If only tc
show what Americans can do. 1t if
good advertisement, showing Amer
lean enterprise and grit 1t also will
be, it is hoped, and believed, of ines
Unable value to this country and tc
the world.
The passage Of the first vesse
| through the big lock. with every cog
every lever and joint and hinge ant
all other parts of its machinery work
ing perfectly is a splendid compli
ment to the skill and ability Of Gen
eral Goethals and American workmel
who, with hand and brain, built it.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-09-30
(snringfeld Register.)

A special dispatch from Washington
tells of angry remonstrances" from
Peoria melting the telegraph wires
with their excessive heat because of
the probability that Editor H. NJ. Pin
dell of the Peoria Journal may be
named ambassador to Russia.
We believe there is considerable
bunk" in that report. There may be
protests, but we are not far wrong in
our guess when we say it is unjusti-
fled antagonism growing out of local
factional political enmities which are
sure to be engendered against any
courageous, energetic, genuinely demo
cratic newspaper editor in a city like
Springfield or Peoria.
Most highly estimable applicants
for federal appointment from Spring
field have been thus maligned, but Sc.
dom will the source of this sort Of an
tagonism to honest men bear close
scrutiny.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-09-30

per cent interest on it and every coun-
try banker will deposit the amount the
law allows him to deposit with his re-
serve agent.
"The law will not permit the reserve
city banker to loan the last $50 OF
every 500 of deposits he carries, but
he can send half of it to a central re-
serve city banker, where he can get
per cent on it. 1t was a clever scheme
originated in the minds of the big
bankers in New York City, and aided
by their handy men in Chicago and
st. Louis, for the purpose of drawing
into their keeping the immense legal
reserves of the banks of the United
States.
The law looks innocent enough. No
bank is required to keep its reserves
in New York City. The law simply
says it may keep portions of them
there. And since the banks are not
allowed to loan their reserves, the 2
| per cent sop is sufficient to get most
all of them into the big centers of
| New York, Chicago and st. Louis, and
New York City gets the lions share
| because her size and trade attracts
them"
When Postmaster General Burleson
recently raised the parcel post limit
| of weight from II to 20 pounds, many
persons wondered why he arbitrarily
selected the latter figure, but did not
double the II pound weight or even
NIKE the new limit % pounds. The
reason is now out, and while it is a
trivial one, it is entirely sufficient
Mr.. Burleton could not have raised
the weight higher at this time. The
scales il the postoffices Of the coun
try will not weigh packages heavier
than 20 pounds. And to get new scales
to measure greater weights will re
quire considerable time and money. II
is expected that Burleson will ask con
gress for an appropriation next win
ter to equip the postoffices of the coun
try with ample weighing facilities.
Once so equipped, the department car
extend the scope of parcel post.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-09-30

painting, Sunset on the Marshes" by
George Inness, a number of charming
pictures by Bernard Boutet de Monvel,
illustration by W. ]. Glackens, Harry
Raleigh, Charles Sarka, Herman Pfeif-
fer and others, portrait of Alphonse
Daudet from a sketch by John Alexan-
der, a group of drawings, New Made
Americans" by w. T. Benda, and a
number of reproductions of sculpture
by Charles Keck, a pupil of Saint
Gaudens. Other articles include in
the Circuit of the Summer Hills" by
John Burroughs, the great naturalist,
and THE Foreign Trade of the United
States" by James Davenport Whelp-
ley.
In this number the new editor prom
Uses that the coming year will be the
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-09-30
Sept. 80 IN American
History.

17S1-The British army at Yorktown.
which was menaced by Washing
tons forces. withdrew its outpcsts
from the American front and re-
tired within its Notifications.
17s7-The ship Columbia sailed from
Boston for a voyage around the
world. the first attempt by an
American vessel.
IsO0-war between United States and
France ended 1t began July y.
1913.
l912-The Pulitzer school of journalism
was opened at Columbia univer-
sity, New York
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-09-30
W 10 MAKfA
WORLD BRIGHT

A good old world this world would be
II every man somewhere ahead
Had prospects that the rest could see.
1t wouldn't matter what we said
Or how we lived or what We thought
Or how we acted. wrong or right,
II we were billed to win lot
Or kept folks thinking that we might
The seedS man who beats his way
Is held in wide esteem II there
Are rich ones who may die some day,
First having named him as their heir
The world is cruel onlY to
The ones for whom no hope remains.
Its corn is not for people who
Are ranged in line for future gains
The world would be lovely place
And all the people would be kind
And glad to meet us face to face
And If we'd faults they'd never mind
II we could only fix it so,
BY lying or some other way,
That they would think we stood a show
To strike it rich somehow some day.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-09-30
BY Their Deeds We May Know Them

by HcIT DSSuS C way FNHOW ] HSIN'
"Who lives in that magnificent
house with the big white pillars"
"Mr. suiggsley. the manufacturer Of
the celebrated Sniggsley self.inserting
and self-fsstening collar button"
And I wonder what POOR excuse for
a man it is who can i've his family
nothing better for home than that
mean little place down there at the
corner of the aiiey?"
That's the residence OF the genius
who invented the celebrated Sniggs-
ley selflnserting and selffastenins
coflaT button"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-09-30
Still Innocent.

Still Innocent.
Senator, what was the nearest you
ever came to being bribed?" asked the
girl who always blurts everything
right out.
1T was the time I voted for the
postal box bill and received seven
thousand shares of stock in the con-
Germ that was to make the boxes when
the bill gave it monopoly on the
business" "
Il should think that was a clear
case against you"
No. The measure didn't go through
and the stock never amounted to any
thing"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-09-30

the vast banking
reserves into New
York whc-e they
are at the com
mand of the trus
builders, the pro-
moters OF watered
stock, and the
gamblers of Wall
street, was graphi-
cally explained by
Dan V. Stephens,
representative Of
Nebraska, in a re-
cent speech print
ed in the Congress
sional Record.
Under the pres
ent law national
banks must keep a
legal reserve OF
lawful m on e y
(gold, silver, and
greenbacks } in
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-09-30
A Word to Mr.. Blue.

Here's a little sermon, Mr.. Blue, for you:
Walk around your trouble: take another
view.
Why insist on looking only at the place
That is dark and cherries If you turn
your face
There may be before you fruitful fields
and fair
Pink with fragrant blossoms reckoning
you there.
Why sit sadly drinking from the bitter
cup
When you may as freely take another
up?
Why persist in gazing at the cherries
scene
Thanking earth has nothing but the drear
and mean,
When. by merely turning, you may gladly
gaze
On a thousand glor!es mer!ting your
praise?
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-09-30
Round and SQUARE.

The mode OF expression plays a
very important part in diplomatic ne
gotiations."
Yes, but there is not much use OF
trying TO make q well rounded SEN
tence take the place of square deal .
Washington Star.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-09-30
THROUGH THE GREAT CANAL.

The passage Of the government
boat Gatun through the lock from the
east side 10 Lake Gatun gives practi.
cal assurance that operation Of the
canal will be successful when 1t is
finally opened to commercial use.
The report Of the passage Of the
Gatun through the lock was accom-
panied By the statement that the
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-09-30
The Strand.

The Strand.
The contributors TO the October
Strand include A. Conan Doyle, Morley
Roberts. Baroness Orczy, Lady RAN
dolph Churchill-perhaps the most
noted American woman who ever mar
ried into the British peerage-writes
on the subject of 1.-THE Most Impressive
Sight l Ever Saw" taking as her
theme the first jubilee of Queen Vic
toria. T. H. Oyler discourses on
Marathon Golf" and describes game
in which the hole was thirty-five miles
long. Prof. Ward contributes one of
his admirable nature articles. The
stories are numerous and excellent.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-09-30

And for keeping the doors locked
where 14O lives were lost in a fire a
New York manufacturer has been
fined $40, and yet we wonder some.
times why the people become discon-
tented and rebellious.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-09-30

All those who are not cruel will
unite in the hope that Mrs. Pank-
hurst will not be compelled to go on
another hunger strike while crossing
the Atlantic
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-09-30
THE ARGUS.

Published daily at 1924 Second ave.
nue., Rock Island. Ill. Entered at the
postoffice as second-class matter)
Rock Island Member of the Associated
Press.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-09-30

Thomas Edison announces that he
is perfecting an invention which
will result in the presentation OF
opera at 5 and 10 cents. His talking
pictures he described as merely a
little flyer" Opera for a dime is diff
ferent from the $1,000 a night prima
donnas.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-09-30

And there isn't much satisfaction
even In the fact that the name of the
man who has won the American
league pennant for the fifth time is
Cornelius McGillicuddy.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-09-30
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
ever fictitious signatures.
Telephones n all departments. Gen.
trail Union. Rock Island I45. II45 and
2il5.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-09-30

With unexampled severity a Mis-
souri, jury has decided that a woman
who murdered her husband ought to
be imprisoned for ten years.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-09-30

The world Is growing brighter. 80 they
say.
And that's a thing I'm glad to knows
II prices were not rising day by day,
The world would be made bright much
faster though
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-09-30

A woman always seems to be able
to get a great deal of satisfaction out
of boasting that her husband fell in
love with her at first sight, even If
he has grown cool on further &C.
quaintance.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-09-30

The Alabama posse that killed a
deputy sheriff by mistake for train
robber must have felt a little ner-
vous itself.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-09-30

How gratifying It is TO read that
the Gatun locks were christened with
nothing but tons and tons of cold,
cold water!
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-09-30

A Pennsylvania woman killed 80
snakes in one day. Now IL Eve had
only been that kind OF a woman.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-09-30

1t is difficult to convince a bold
man in fly time that nature never
makes a mistake.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-09-30

Nothing is more pathetic than a to-
tai abstainer who is compelled to go
through life with a red nose
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-09-30

There is no evidence to indicate
that God when he made the world linn
tied himself to an eight-hour day.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-09-30
Capital Comment
BY CLYDE H. TAVENNER
CONGRESSMAN from the Fourteenth District.

Especial Correspondence of The Arguso
Washington, Sept 27.-How the
present banking law results in drawing
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-09-30

Many a great man has considered
himself failure because he couldn't
dance.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-09-30

most important in the long and glor-
ious history of the Century Magazine.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-09-30
MERE OPINION.

The boy who is paid to be good
never earns the money.
1t frequently happens that man
who pays as he goes doesn't go very
far.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1913-05-06
Lungs We're Affected.
Now In Good Health

The makers OF Eckmau's Alternative,
remedy for throat and lung troubles
do not claim that Ii will restore every
one to perfect health but so many
have voluntarily testified 1t saved their
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Il should stop the night sweats. reduce
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Catherine Ave and Ascot Place,
Queens Court. L. l.
Gentlemen; In the year 1908 was
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Eckman's Alteratve To me very highly
" IS now nearly two years since
first took it. am now wei and
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Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1913-05-06
No Jap War

Jap can never nope to become popular
known is akin the prejudice of
more
may remove their kshaws and other plaything
position and snub tourists from this the owey
the Modesto
But California willing risk
There is no disposition
particularly
people are being treated than
the lar east have noticed Surely it
sit
And yet there is country
become excited
csc Immigrants really
uon they may still be had and the California
rights they will hardly stand the test Of the federal
BESIDES California which welcomes
types finds the Jap undesirable
BILE resident of other which
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1913-05-06
Interesting Sidelights


Shaping congressman is not an ap-
proved banking custom Baltimore
Sun
III grape juice" diplomacy pre-
serves us from iingoist drunks. We
shall have reason to bless it, Phila-
delphia Record
As in the sand lot day, California
stands firmly for life, liberty and the
pursuit of aliens.-Boston Herald
A farm for inebriates has been es-
tablished outside OF New York To
grow corn or rye2 Louisville Cour-
ier-Journal.
Senator Ham Lewis will not re-
move his whiskers. He believes in
conservation Of natural resources -
Philadelphia Ledger.
The owner Of stubborn auto
chopped it up and sold the junk. The
same amount OF energy might have
moved the car.-Chicago Post.
President Huerta's cabinet has just
experienced a shaking up But no ia
talities have resulted as yet New
Orleans Times-Democrat
What a hold the habit of Dragging
has on some people Mayor Fitzger-
aid insists that the worst dances are
given in Boston, Rochester Demo
crat.
Apparently it has never occurred
to the Michigan women to put the
men on a hunger strike for refusing
to grant them the suffrage Chicago
News.
England is discussing a tunnel I'M
der the English channel The ques-
tion Of its equal availability to all
-
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1913-05-06

eaaue te sita aaa saai ~ that - probably
aoutnt he couid
aattiuu aaleh eird asi i casa
chan Whrh "a staple VIZ
ha thciF diseehslnn DDS
NhcFeFvr tee eese hetNen
HsHce mis- blame latest law X 81.
and dsminatng. ans other state eht a.
which faced the Tar on cauuot
blame me Japs crowded theirs enterprne
and adventurous opportunities
Likelihood viii break ana
eliminate hosles
advantages
such conflict Russia Mr. Hob.
and California do S needed
sufragetes Of New York parks What
chance interest and
the a bat
David Jordan bin of Caor
mia That however without merit
Senator Works objects money Rockefeller don't
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1913-05-06
A Dormant Attitude

Charges made Joseps
clerk of the
having tribute Of
referred the
ton has been
From outward would
ABOUT the
the legislature
the self respect of the
tude OF the capital inhabitants
successive legislatures
other location economy
follow the old lines and
entirely will take but will be
that will call
OF the capitol removal within
TO administer justice the
the dormant
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1913-05-06
Oiling the Streets

0
ing
OF this plan win reduction funds
sprinkmg
expenditure
by the Of
startling proportions possible
should the proposed be carried
From the already by the board
oil
the probably
ling However, it believed that future
sufficient
would
The Of
and business
ures his being by
waited into his zephyrs
visitors he ear omd