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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-10-11
APPEALED TO PRESIDENT
Pacific Coast Citizens Want competi.
ton, Not MONOPOLY.

The citizens of Seattle, Wash, and
other Pacific coast cities have appeal
ed to President Wilson for relief from
the telephone trust and ask that the
merger of the Independent and Bell
telephone companies be set aside and
that they be given telephone competi.
ton, which means two telephones
Those cities which have tried compe
tition and are so anxious to have il
restored that they appeal to the presi
dent, certainly shows that they con
slider two telephones much to be pre-
ferred to one.-(Adv.)
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-10-11
.DES MONIES is A
PROGRESSIVE CITY
Des Moines Commercial Club Unani
NOUS for Connection.

Des Moines Commercial Club Unani-
nous for Competition.
The Des Moines Commercial club
has voted unanimously for an Automat-
&c Telephone company TO compete with
the Bell Telephone company.
For nine years Des Moines had two
telephone companies, then consolida-
ton followed with three years of Bell
Telephone company monopoly and to-
day the mayor, the Commercial club,
the business men and the Woman's
Suffrage club are all demanding tele-
phone competition and the automatic
telephone.
The mayor in a recent public state,
ment said "Des Moines would never
have good telephone service until
there was an automatic plant install
/ led"
The citizens of Des Moines should
know what they want. After having
I had several years experience both
with and without ulonopoly.-(AdvD
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-10-11

the honor which he has won the past
three years.
There will be the usual drills al the
Rock Island armory Monday. night for
members of Company A, and the cap
tain hopes TO have Information for the
military. boys regarding their pay for
the state encampment last summer.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-10-11
CITY CHAT
(Advertisements)
-

(Advertisements.)
Buy a home of Reidy Bros
For express. call William Trefa
Tri-City Towel Supply company.
Independent Express Co. West 9sl,
Six per cent farm mortgages. Litten
& Roberts. Peoples Nations bank
building.
The charity ball, which was to have
been given by the Twin-City Benevo
lent society Tuesday, Oct. 81, at Elks
hall, has been postponed to Tuesday
Oct IS, at Elks' hall. Admission soc
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-10-11

stuff is said to be all new. frankie
Drew, a singing and dancing come
dienne. and Charles Russell, who per-
forms wonders with tables and chairs,
will complete the bill. A number of
high class dramas and musical com
edy tabloids are enroute to the En-
pire.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-10-11
Beautiful Hair, a Joy Forever.

If you have beautiful head of hair,
try to keep it. If you have not, try
to get it. Meritol Hair Tonic keeps
the scalp clean, promotes a healthy
growth of beautiful hair, and keeps
it soft and lustrous. Try it. Harper
House Pharmacy and H. o. Rolls, dis.
pensory chemist, sole agents. Adv
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-10-11

ILLINOIS.

Oct. 12-'Where the Trail Divides"
Oct. 20.21-"Everywoman."
Oct. 22--"Tik Tok Man of o."
Oc'. 24-"Oficer 666."
Oct 25-"Fine Feathers"
oc. 26-"That Printer OF Udells."
Oct S0-31. Nov. 1.2-Dave Lewis in
Don't Lie TO Your Wife"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-10-11
AT rHE ILLINOIS

Where the Trail Divides. form the
pen of Robert Eedeson, will be the at
traction al the Illinois tomorrow and
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-10-11
FAMILY, MOLINE.

PantAges Observation-Disclosures
daily at AS and Sis.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-10-11
EMPIRE.

Vaudeville performances at 2:45 and
Sis. Two shows Wednesday and Sun
day nights.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-10-11

il is promised that c. S. Primrose's
production will surpass in every way
the original one made by the late
Henry b. Harris.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-11-02
Senator O'Gorman Still Touches His
Can in LOYALTY to the "Chief.

Mr. Dudley i, Malone's bitter attack on TAM
many Hall has had the effect of topping tather-in'
law James A O'Gorman off the top rail OF the poht-
cal fence Mr.. OGorman owed his election us
United States Senator to Murphy who picked hiln
as a substitute when he found that "Bue-E
Billy" Sheehan couldn't be put through. Before
that Mr. O'Gorman had been known as consistent
inner council Tammany man, faithful to the organi-
cation and to its ideas of what political orgahNa-
lions are here for. But after his election ana es-
pecally after the nomination and election OF Pres
dent Wilson, Mr.. O'Gormans associations WITH
Tammany were tactfuly penumbrated, parity
through his own efforts and partly through those
of President Wilson. 1t was gently lntlmateu
about Washington that he was Wilson Democrat
first and Murphy Democrat afterward lie t"oh
to himself the credit Of getting John Purroy Ml'che
"A pronounced mmanyite-nominated Tor
Collector of the Port of New York, although he
brought forward Mr. Mitchell only in order to pre-
vent the nomination of Mr.. Polk, the choice OF
Secretary McAdoo who was probably even more
Objectionable at that time to Murphy than MI
Mitchell was.
At any rate Mr.. O'Gorman basked for while in
the reputaton-highly agreeable about Washing
ton-of having to a certain degree emancpated
himself from Tammany influences. 1t is easy TO
understand why Democratic Senator should want
TO have his Tammany affiliations ignored, since
most Southern and Western Democrats would snlfI
twice or three times before accepting TO fellowship
a colleague who admitted that he had worked hand
in hand with podestas like Croker and Murphy.
President Wilson too, helped along the illusion
that Mr. O'Gorman was an Era Of the New Free
dom Democrat by constantly consulting him about
patronage and parcs,lIng out offices through him
10 men here In the good graces of Tammany
Whether Mr. Wilson fooled himself by that byplay
we cannot tell. But he did not fool intelligent New
Workers, who knew that Mr. OGorman was still
a faithful Tammany agent Now, through Son-in-
law Maones irrupton into the Mayoralty cam
paign, the curtain has been rlny down on the little
farce in which Mr.. O'Gorman and the President
acted with much gusto.
The Senator has now had to declare himself, and
in announcing that he is heart and soul for Mccall
he has done only what he was bound to do on his
whole public record. With the fate of Murphysm
at stake Mr.. O'Gorman reverts to first principles.
He no longer poses a leader in the Era of the
New Freedom The of Tweedism Crokerism and
Murphysm is still good enough for him, and at the
call of the old Wigwam associations he tells the
public So Damaging as 1t may be to his status in
Washington as a near Wilsonite, he still raises his
hand to attention and sautes the "Chef."
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-11-02
Stitches in Time.

Over AZ per cent of the infants dying under one
year Of age do not complete the first month Of life.
Almost seven-tenhs of this ~ per cent die as the
result of conditions existing before they born
or of injuries at birth. The figures for infants
dying the first day. during the first week. after
BIRTH are even more striking. Now. things go
nowadays this is matter for startling drama; but
we are glad to say that far it has been used only
as inspiration for monograph Of the new Chill
dren's Bureau at Washington.
The bureau promises whole series, and very
properly devotes the opening number to Prenatal
Care" This pamphlet is the work of Mrs. Max
West, of the bureaus staff Il equipped for
the task by university training, by government re-
search and by motherhood The directions for pre-
natal simply written and glossary gives
definitions of all the terms used that are not in
everyday speech The arrangement of the material
is logical and the booklet is indexed.
Prospective mothers will do well to address the
Chlldren's Bureau Of the Department of Labor at
Washington, asking that Bureau Publication 4
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-11-02
Not for Trade or Sale.

That is a clipper and joyous proposal winch
Representative Frank o. Smith, of Maryland makes
and which he wants Congress to direct the Presl-
dent to execute Trade the Alaska Panhandle to
Great Britain for Belize, and then trade Belize 10
Mexico for Lower California and the Sonora desert
The Alaskan Panhandle. however, happens to DE
occupied by some tens of thousands Of American
citizens, with some millions Of dollars worth OF
property Under Mr.. Smiths engaging scheme they
would be arbitrarily confronted with the alternative
of sacrificing their property and returning to the
States or remaining there and becoming British sub
iects instead of American citizcns-in brief confs
cation or expatriation
We don't believe that even for the sake of "sienc
ing the jingoes' this country will thus play ducks
and brakes with American citizens. If 1t did, we
have an idea that instead Of being sienced the jim
goes would be reused to a righteousness that would
drown even the eloquence of Mr. Smith.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-11-02
Time for a Definite Mexican Policy.

Latest reports from Mexico complicate the outlook
We are told that Huerta Is likely to be declared
constitutlonally ineligible to the Presidency and
that In that case Banquet, who seems to have won
the race for the Vice Presidency will refuse to take
his place If that programme should be carried out
Mexico would be left without any President at all
and continuation of the dictatorship would be in
eyitable a state of affairs which would probably
proong all the unsatisfactory features of the present
relations between the two countries
The indication is more and more emphasized, Also
that the European powers which have large inter-
ests in Mexico are looking to the United States to
take the lead in a policy which shall protect the
interests of all concerned. That Is as 1t should be,
but the fact greatly adds to the moral and dipo-
matte responsibilities Of the United States.
In these circumstances q consistent and resoute
policy toward Mexico rather than Of mere drift
ing and waiting, is the need of the time. The
prompt announcement of such a policy would do
more than anything else could to relieve the tension
Of the situation and to reestablish normal relations
between this country and its southern neighbor
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-11-02
Not as Anxious for Publicity as he
Thought He Was.

Taking at its face value his pathetic though some
what fanciful statement that I'VE meaning the
Tammany candidates. cannot get a line In FAVOR oi
our side in the papers of New York unless we
go down in our pockets and pay for it," The tribune
offered Mr. Mccall the use of two Of its news col
umps daily until election. He replies by saying
that he should not be expected to contribute mat
much matter over his own signature and that he
cannot take our offer seriously
1t was meant seriously, and we regret that the OPP
portunity to save advertising costs did not appeal
to the Tammany candidate and his managers. 1t IS
rarely that politicians hereabouts turn down
chance to get something for nothing
What Mr. Mccall has to say is of interest to the
reading and voting public, and we shall try as tor-
merly to report his speeches on the stump as fully
as Is possible in the rush of four-or-hve-stands-
a-night spellbinding. The more he talks the more
satisfied we shall be. We venture the prediction
that the next candidate Tammany runs for Mayor
If there is next one-will take oath beforehand
to do all his campaigning in the sign language
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-11-02
Detectaphone DeniaIs.

Though the detectaphone has been entered as II
member of the Ananlas Club by one Of its distin-
gushed victims in this state, ii is to be noted that
1.-THE Chief" and "SubC Chief Frawley don't disre-
gard it. They deny the truth of the allegations
which 1t recorded against them as Stilwell poured
them out in Sing Sing. Denials are the order of
the day in Tammany circles. They are almost
necessary now 10 attest the value of the statement
denied.
The detectaphone eavesdroppings from Sing Sing
have proved interesting, and those caught in the
Executive Mansion, on which Mr. Sulzer has placed
an embargo doubtless would be more so. II will
be the lifelong regret of historians of this cam
paign though, that no enterprising genius placed a
machine in Murphys room at Delmoncos and an
other under his desk at Tammany Hall. What a
contribution to knowledge of political personaGes
and events their records would have made.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-11-02
For a Deep Water Hudson.

Governor Glynn might have added still more i'm
pressive examples to his argument for deepening
the Hudson River. For us to make Albany port
for ocean steamers would be, he said, to do merely
what Canada did at Montreal, Scotland at Glasgow,
England at Manchester and Belgium at Antwerp.
That is true, excepting that in some OF the cases
cited canal work has been resorted to instead of
simple river enlargement.
But look at the case of Cologne 1t lies on the
Rhine just little further inland than Albany, and
simply by improving the channel of that river 1t
has been developed into great commercial city,
with oceangoing steamships at its docks, plying 20
all parts of the world Ruhrort and other cities, a
little lower down the river, also rank among
the great ocean shipping ports Of the empire.
The Hudson is often called the American Rhine.
In scenic spendor 1t far surpasses the German river
but In commercial utility It is UNNECESSARILY inferior
to It. And the irony Of the case is that we have
long been trying far vigorously to destroy its
beauty than to increase It's usefulness.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-11-02
FUSION IN THE BRONX
A Progressive Protests Against the
Action of His Leaders.

To the Editor OF The Tribune.
Sir: AS an original founder OF the Ma
tional Progressive party In The Bronx, 1
want to voice my protest against the
action OF the county chairman, Mr..
Schwartzer. In preventing complete
fusion upon Mr.. Mathewson for the Presi-
dency of the Borough OF The Bronx The
best interests OF The Bronx dictated d
complete unanimity as to his candidacy
against The Bronx Tammany contingent,
because he is superlatively lit by admin
istrative experience. professional ability
character and conscience to serve all the
people. without regard to politics, in the
administration OF this great public trust
! have known him intimately as a neigh
Dor for many years. l speak sincerely
and with knowledge. Every Progressive
owes II to himself and to those dependent
upon him to bring about his election as
a distinct service TO the public welfare OF
The Bronx.
Mr.. Raldiris. Mr.. Schwartzler's candi-
date. has never been and is not now the
choice OF the rank and file of the National
Progressives. Raldiriss candidacy can re-
suit In nothing else than an indirect help
to The Bronx Tammany ticket. Progress
sives who would vote for him would aid
and abet the candidacy OF The Bronx
Tammany candidate | will not be
party to such fatality.
We are engaged In a municipal CAM
paign against the vicious plunderbund OF
Tammany Hall National questions are
not at stake. National party policies have
no place in a municipal or borough cleo
ton. We are concerned with interests OF
home rule and local improvements. / am
for Douglas Mathewson because he is the
man for the place. and 1 hope all Pro-
gressives will give him phenomenal
majority.
VICTOR HUGO PALTSITS.
Former State Historian.
New York, Nov !, 1913
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-11-02
LICENSES FOR CATS
A Loyal Protector Urges a Fee for
Felines.

To the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: Why is there not law enforcing
the owners of cats TO license the same?
Such a law would prevent people from
taking kittens into their homes at the at
tractive age and turning them loose after
they become embarrassing.
1t has been my privilege to rescue and
take 10 the headquarters Of the s. p. Z. A.
no fewer than three unfortunate cats
that took refuge In an area after going
from house to house seeking shelter. In
one case pussy was even begrudged a
meal from the garbage can, and was
chased by boys Of the street with stones
and boots, which inhumanity elected
nothing more than casual notice from
passersby.
II is Incredible how often the humanity
OF man fails when applied TO cats. only
cat" is excuse enough for closing the
eyes TO conditions that would not be toll
Grated for dog or horse. Only poor,
forsaken, terrorized catl Turned out by
Christian" people TO look after itself IN
big city!
What man must pay for he prizes. Put
n value on the cat-make IT worth IL
cense-and pussy will not be the outcast
she is now.
LAURA ATwATER KIRKMAN.
New York, Nov. /. 1913
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-11-02
The Hero Gets Every Hand in The Bronx.

The heart of the gallery beats as true at Hunt
Point as it does the lower East Side. when
Bill the Martyr rushed upon the stage in that syi-
van spot the howl of approval lasted exactly twenty!
one minutes Not bad for the fourth act OF meio-
drama which has already shed buckets OF tears ana
stirred one long cheer after another
Fine distinctions are lost upon such a gathering
The martyrs crown may be little speckled around
the edges The gallery loves its hero all the more
for being human!
As for the wretched Villain Of Fourteenth Street
who had strange hold on the hero and all but
finished him In the third act-hisses and jeers are
his portion and richly he deserves his fate what
had a steady going business man like Mr.. Murphy
TO do meddling with such meodramatic stun as
Revenge? No wonder he is getting his.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-11-02
CAMPAIGN COMMENT.

A humorist has been installed in the
Mccall campaign headquarters in New
York The candidate ?-Philadelphi In
quirer.
Tammany is discovering that the i'm
parchment OF an official does not neces-
sarly render him silent or impotent.--
Washington Star.
It's too bad T. r. is not in New York
City these days, when 'the short and
ugly word" has become so popular. He is
missing a glorious opportunity to recruit
the membership OF the Ananias Club
Albany Argus.
Betting odds in New York went up to 10
to in favor OF Mitchell on Friday. A lit
tie more and they will make II unani-
nous. But less attention TO betting and
more to getting out the honest vote will
do the New Workers the most good
Pittsburgh Dispatch.
The New York municipal election has
led to the formation of larger Ananias
club than Teddy was ever president OF.
All the candidates for Mayor are APP
parenty liars and scoundrels.-New
Haven Journal-Courier.
One novelty of the New York City
Mayoralty campaign seems to lie in the
fact that Mr.. Hennessy has been able to
arouse Mr.. Murphy from his long silence.
But Mr.. Murphy laxative is even worse
than Mr.. Murphy silent-Albany Knicker.
bocker-Press.
i
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-11-02
THE RIGHT TO VOTE
An "Uneducated Suffragist Con-
tradicts Miss Chittenden.

To the Editor Of The Tribune.
Sir: Alice Hill Chittenden asserts: "Un-
der the educational campaign conducted
by anti-suffragists in recent years the
suffragists have had 10 abandon one
theory after another upon which their
plea for suffrage was formerly based" II
seems that their' educating did not
take" I'm one fourth OF the states and
there are many "uneducated" all over the
country.
She tells us what women have not ac-
complished in two states where women
are In the minority and many of them
ants. IL she would take out the men and
ants, leaving the vote to the patriotic
women who secured the suffrage, she
would soon see a change. She does not
dare say that no good has been accom-
plished by women.
Men vote In this country not because
they do this or that, but because they
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-11-02

General Sessions. He has not been merely
n passive incumbent Of the judicial office,
he has not been content simply to walk
IN the beaten path OF well defined duty.
but he has been an active. patient stu
dous, inquiring Judge.
one Of the striking examples OF the
character OF Judge Fosters activities Is
his wise and kindly administration OF the
law OF probation. His activities f. this
direction have not been confined to the
bench-he has advocated the principle Of
probation in public addresses, in papers
that have been read before the conven-
tons OF penologists and circulated in the
public prints throughout the world.
FRED KUSER.
New York. Oct 90 1918.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-11-02
The States Increasing Game Supply.

Hunters who do not shoot purely for the market
will rejoice at the announcement of Conservation
Commissioner Fleming that game conditions In the
state show great improvement over recent years.
Owing to a 6ve-year close season the quail is ap-
pearng again in portions of the state. Because Of
the bag limit the partridge is increasing In num-
beers everywhere in the Adirondacks, where the
foxes are apparently too much for it. Woodcock
are more numerous. Ducks are increasing In the
central and western parts Of the state, where they
have taken to nesting since enactment Of the law
prohibiting spring shooting Pheasants, in covers,
stocked by the state furnish good sport in all the
central counties and some of the western Deer are
multiplying rapidly since the enactment Of the law
against the killing of does.
There have been many protests from sc-caled
sportsnen against every official action, whether by
legislation or order of the Conservation Commits
sion tending to limit the killing of any kind Of
game either as TO numbers or season. Each year
notbunters try to have the law against spring duck
shooting repealed The law protecting does has
aroused criticism and game conservation Is still
an object Of contemptuous mirth with some
hunters But IN general the hunters have come
n realize that facts justify 1t, and that con
sarvatiop actually makes more hunting by increas
ing oame through protecting 1t wisely. 1t is graft
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-11-02
A BROOKLYN DISTRICT FIGHT
The Progressive Version Of What
Happened in the Esd.

To the Editor Of The Tribune.
Sir: The situation in the 3lst Assembly
District as described In John L. Prayer 8
letter of the 18th finds a close parallel in
the 23d District OF Brooklyn. Here, as
there. the Republicans defeated efforts on
the part of the Progressives to secure a
perfect fusion to defeat the incompetent
and inefficient Tammany candidate.
Thomas l.. Ingraham. And the cause OF
the defeat of this plan was the greed and
hatred OF the Republicans rather than eX-
cesslve demands OF the Progressives.
We have as our candidate for Assembly
A. II. Simon, a lawyer OF twentyfour
years residence in the section. a man Of
pure character, great ability and probity
and with firm position in the estimation
OF the people. With his chances for cleo
ton assured, Mr.. Simon was SO DESTROYS
of securing fusion that he put the propo-
sltion up TO the Republican leader: A
committee Of impartial men should pick
good and representative man after both
nominees retired from the tickets. Many
OF the Republicans conceded the wisdom
and unselfshness OF the plan, but il was
rejected.
Let no one doubt the power of the Pro-
gressive party in this district. Last year
its candidate for Assembly ran fifty
seven votes behind the Democratic man,
while the Republicans were hopeessly
buried. IL Ingraham goes back to the
Legislature the disgrace will lie with the
Republicans; II he is defeated by small
vote the fault will be theirs. But all
will concede that Simon. the Progressive.
did the fair and square thing In his pro-
posal to fuse; that by his election the
people OF the district will rebuke both
Tammany for its Ingraham and the Re-
publicans for their greed.
HENRY GLADSTONE.
Brooklyn, Oct. %, 1918.