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The evening world., 1913-10-22
Mccall Says Hennessy
Fabricated His SOry

JUDGE Edward r. Mccall. Democratic
candidate for Mayor OF New York. gave
out two interviews this morning. one nt
his home Immediately after breakfast
the other at his ONCE shortly before
noon. In his second interview the JudSs
denied absolutely tina, he had made
statement, atttibute,i Ia him IN the nr-t
interview. ssd when nc We Anishcd with
his second statement he was left ia the
position ~ having made no answer TO
tne following question asked last night
by JOHN Iieswsssy:
let yUaSo 1osCail answer
Wb0s "a he 81 she moasy hs
DGh ovss - lauspAy for he Assn-
inssSsa ~ 0aVes0s CouSt JNs-
UcoS ~ - 80 sAsa nonSv frsas
an inspector OF poiies' Let MIN
answer that"
Judge Mccall was nrst seen at his
home early n the day. lie seemed
losths 20 talk Of the statements made
w henpessy. but finally received re-
porters In the reception room Of his
home At No, s3I West Eighty-sixth
street.
Judge McCan sas asked:
"Dtd you get Asasy from
police inspector 70 ~ fsS yo~r
aominsttoA ~ supreme Court Jus
ucs. 80 xsnAsssy chss1sd Ssss
nightr'
~ viii aAsWvs Bsassosy's eAssVs
N my own way at the proper
ssDs," hs sasvsssd. ~ have -
desire 70 lghs NJ sstsass throssa
the prsssw
Re then oonssntsa 70 talk Of
sS6ss sAingu, ~ WAsosvss s0s
charge vas rssa,1sA 20 his stssa.
Nen he svsAoA u. ~ last, After
repeossA Quossieaiag, ~ saSl'
"Ths na." (ssssssing 70 Homes
sy) "is esssv." aaA ssepys1. 1sesS
he added. ~ a1d not 81 any
u,ossy from any insrsstss."
M'cALL MAKES DENIAL OF THE
FIRST INTERVIEW.
IN the second interview. given to
nSmber Of newspApsr nen In the omcs'
OF the Public Service Commission
Judge Mccall denied absolutely that hs
had said he got no money from any In
eSsS' -, ..a,.-
suoss MeCs" ps'"'.. ~ ,..,,,
AcSa" oee'Aes NC s"' " '
Inspector. t.
iha' heaonne
NisorousH' ""c w'o's H
AFTER ne hso reAo t"e 'so'' "e S''N
20 the FOLLOWING paraSIapn.
As nss" Ssesss"so ~
~ "ts erasy." sad stopped. Later
- e4eses = - Aes q" ~ oseS
from say anspsos0s
Il didn't say that. he asserted III
became angry when the reporter a.
sured him that he did
u ia ~ ~ Wv ~" "svs
tsesavee noasy 'I@ .. s'
....sssn A.a .svsr ~ suSuat.
tea 70 q rsSssUs."
The Evening World reporter who oh
tanned the first Interview from Judg
Mccall was present and repeated tn
word, used by the Judge In the mrs
interview.
''Did you not say that?' he asked
81 did not" Judge Mccall replied.
When the newspapermen nrst entere,
hi, ofiice Judge Mccall asked II any on
had 4 "nimsy" or advance report
authorized by Hennessy. Of Hennessy
speech last night. In which Il was In
=.
The evening world., 1913-10-22

III ! am elected Mayor one OF my
first official acts will he to establish a
special bureau In the office of the Cor
pora ton Counsel. under my own inme-
diate and continuous supervision. !
win make II publicly known that citi-
zens having complaints as to the ser
vice or facilities or rates Of public SER
vice companies may present such com
plants to this bureau Of the city gov
The evening world., 1913-10-22

mouth" he said. referring Ia Henncssy
and to sulzers recent statements.
The automobile ride IN Albany. re-
erred to by Hennessy. was explained
The Judge declar Il that he picked
IIenncssy up at the station and dropped
him at his hotel and that he did not
hold any private conversation with him
at that une. lie declared that a New
York newspaper man. he thought. was
In the car when IIennessy got In.
In the first Interview. given nj his
house. Judge Mccall not only declared
that lie mad never obtained money from
a police inspector, bat also said that
Hsnnessy was telling "A falsehood In say
.ng that he had = imerous conversations
with Mccall. Ne also talked of the
police Inspector charge" but seemed
anxious to answer this charge In his
own way
4 few inmates later he caused a new
trepd of thougat by qualifying In an
swer to a question: No referee was
appointed?" lie was asked to state
what ne meant b. this. but would only
reply:
II do not wish to hgh. my battles In
the press. I have nothing more to say
OIL the matter"
Judge Mccall began his interview by
makins direct attack upon the
veracity OF Mr. Hennes-y.
The man Is telling an absolute false
hood when he says hs had numerous
interviews with me-" he said. The
entire speech Of last night IL fabrica.
tion from bottom to top.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-02-13
TESTING A PICTURE.

Tissot, the Famous French Painter,
and His Critic.
An interesting story is told OF
Jacques nssot, the great French paint
err While in England be painted a
beautiful religious picture and. meet
ing a countrywoman. asked her opinion
OF his work It's a chef d'oeuvre."
she replied. giving a remarkably just
and detailed appreciation OF the vari-
Gus merits OF the really splendid paint
ing.
Are you satis6ed7" asked a friend
Tissot answered in the negative. he
entirely reprinted his picture. working
night and day.
When finished he sent again for bis
fair critic. who pronounced IL ad-
mirable and remained silently admir-
ing II with smiling criticism.
Are you satishedY' asked the friend
again when the lady had departed.
NO" replied the artist, and he set 70
work for the third time.
When the Parisienne saw the new
painting she gszed at It for some mo-
ments with evident emotion and then
without a word sank softly to hsI
knees and began TO pray.
Are you satisfied nowr' whispered
the friend. and Tissot said ''Yes."-
London Saturday Review.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-02-13
THE AIR IN THE SLEEPER.

J. E. StumDf. superintendent Of the
Decatur divisio nof the Wabash rail
road. has issued an order instructing
train crews TO keep an eye on the
Pullman cars and, when necessary, to
lend a hand in securing better ventila-
ton. If the train crews obey this or
der the travelling public will bless the
superintendent of the Wabash. With
the assistance Of an intelligent con-
duCtor and a bright brakeman, the
porter may eventually comprehend
the rudiments Of the science. All who
have ever travelled in Pullman know
that ventilation is an unknown guam
tity. Superintendent Stumpf, realiz-
ing this. felt that the porter needed
experimenting, and has turned this
task over TO the train crews and some
good should result from it,
During the day the passenger is
able TO take care OF himself, but at
night he places himself at the tender
mercies of the porter who, as a rule,
knows no more about ventilation than
he does OF the weather in the moon.
As a guardian angel he is not a great
success. When passengers demand
fresh air he usually has no idea how
10 procure ii for them and, after they
have gone to sleep in the stuf1y atmos'
phcre, the porter curIs up in a corner
near a steam pipe and let's the train
run itself and the passengers trust 70
luck. The passengers sleeping in the
poorly ventilated car may wake up IN
the morning with a bad cold started
but that does not worry the porter as
long as he gets his tip.
Hereafter the train crews OF the
Wabash will have 10 visit the Pullman
several times every night and satisfy
themselves that the car is properly
ventilated. The porter will have tc
yentilate and if he does not know how
he will be given instruction. Mr.
Stumpfs order is step in the righ'
direction and one that is worthy O
imitation by every railroad superin
tendent in the country.
The education of the Pullman porter
is a work OF mercy and IL carried on
will prevent so much sickness that i
is bound to have a rich reward in tbs
hereafter.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-02-13
THE JOY OF OWNING A FARM

Walter A. Dyer in the Craftsman
pictures the joy of owning and tilling
one of those small, rugged farms down
east. Writing on The Joy of Own
ing a Farm he says:
Well. in the first place. there is the
joy of ownership. The farm is ours.
Meadow, orchard, wood lot and brook
stock exchanges go mad with panic,
our acres will remain serene and IN
ruffled, and our apples and hay will
grow just the same. AS we walk
across the stubble field or brown plow-
ed land. We tread upon our own-ours
down deep TO the center of the earth
and up TO the blue sky. This is our
magnificent elm; these are our stone
walls. The wonderful forces of life
that are evident on every hand are
working for us, and within these so
acres, for us alone. They never strike,
they never ask for more wages, they
respond marvelously to the slightest
attention. We are king and queen Of a
happy domain, where the only wars
are with the cOddling moth and the
potato bug. In other walks of life
you may scorn my poor abilities. you
may spurn my efforts. you may insult
my low estate; on my farm you must
seek an audience with the monarch
Of the realm; on my own land ! am
beyond the reach of intrigue and bick.
ering and jockeying for place; l am
established.
Then We are engaged in a work OF
salvation. Thus far it, has not extend.
ed TO the poor inhabitants Of the hills
back Of us: the souls we are just now
fighting for are the souls Of trees
the old derelicts OF misspent orchard
life They cried for food, and we gave
them nitrogen, phosphoric acid and
potash in the form in which they were
| best able TO assimilate them. They
were choked with the growth Of years
of neglect, and with the saw and prun
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-02-13

a population of 3,sOo,OOO. OF the total
population engaged in definite occu-
pations, 80 per cent are in agricul-
manufacturing This difference be-
tween the number engaged in manu-
featuring and the number in agricul-
ture, in the fact Of a comparative lack
of fuel and the necessity for import
ing materials for machinery, textile
goods and furniture, constituting the
bulk OF manufactured products, is
made possible because of tn growing
appreciation in the country OF the
value of its water power. A Swiss ex-
pert, Professor W. Wyssling, estimates
that Swiss waters are capable Of fur
nishing 1000 900 horsepower, of which
between $780, and 7OO,O horsepow-
or has already been harnessed and is
in actual use.
United States Vice Consul Harry A.
Mcbride OF Zurich, in an interesting
report on Swiss hydro-electric power
development, says that water power
is used extensively in the chemical
and textile industries and to some ex-
tent in other lines of manufacturing,
and that the hydro-lectric power thus
used is 100000 under favorable condi-
tions, varying to $4,000 at times when
the waters are low. some of the riv-
ers being supplied by glacial waters.
Last year 7s3 electric power plants in
operation in Switzerland, 473 we're
works purchasing power from other
plants and of these producing their
own power, 233 were wholly or in part
hydro-electric stations and the remain
ing II were steam or gas plants.
There was an increase in one year OF
10S electric power works. Power was
generated by the hydro-electric plants
for running motors in industries and
for lighting Thre were 1857 pur-
chasers OF electric power in 1910, of
which 1895 were for lighting, 3D.
90 for heating and cooking and 1884,
439 for power.
Overhead transmission lines have an
aggregate length of 1904 miles. the
longest single line being ASP miles
and there are 1896 miles OF overhead
distributing lines and 44S of distribut
ing miles underground.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-02-13

ing shears we let the sunlight in. De-
cay had eaten into their hearts, and
with chisel and cement we healed
them. A thousand plant and insect
enemies attacked their weakened de-
Tense; we fought their battle with a
spray pump.
l do not counsel anyone to follow in
my steps; they are faltering at best.
But l know that which l have learned
that happiness and contentment are
not built upon such things as may
take upon themselves wings and fly
to the uttermost parts of the earth.
For you salvation may come through
in the owning Of a bit of brown earth
and the planting Of tree, together
with such service as | may be able to
render my fellowmen from that van
tage ground.
II still you do not comprehend, 60
with US some clear September morning
and stand upon our hill overlooking
meadow and orchard, wood lot and pas,
ture. Here are our vigorous young
white pines, drawing life and beauty
from yellow sand. There is our low
nesting farmhouse and our friendly
barn, with the lofty elms and shady
NAPLES, and the four stalwart hick.
cries beyond. Where the elders and
willow shrubs wander down toward
the ravine is our music making brook
where our strong Bob is being water
ed. The ripening apples hang thick
from the propped and groaning boughs
The hour of fruitage is at hand
the spirit of fuifillment and accom-
plishment broods over the farm; the
seed has brought forth fruit after his
kind; a great, God-given year is being
rounded out TO completeness. And far
over yonder, beyond the town with its
homes and it's college towers, lie the
mountains in their blue serenity, sym
bols OF the everlasting power thai
| brings the seasons
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-02-13
A CALL FOR GOOD ROADS.

supply of rock, and should be modern
in every respect.
By this one move, the cost OF road
making can be reduced amazingly.
Crushed stone now costs from 81 to
$3.50 per cubic yard. The actual cost
Of crushing it is about 80 cents per
cubic yard. About 1925 cubic yards
OF stone are needed to cover a mile of
roadway IA feet wide to a depth of
eight inches.
At present prices crushed stone for
each mile Of road CT SITS from $4,000 TO
So, 900, depending on the locality With
a stone crushing plant operated by
convicts, that cost can be cut 10 al.
most nothing-the board Of convicts
and the expense Of their supervision
Good roads will raise the value OF
farm lands, cheaper the city price OF
farm products by eliminating waste
increase the attract,veness o. farm
life. Private capital engaged in crush
ing stone need rot fear state competi
ton, foc Illinois roads need more
stone than private capital can supply
The state should be a unit in backing
Governor DUNES movement for good
roads.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-02-13

SnOf SNIl
Through the courtesy of a manager
OF hotels and restaurants, l secured
the following recipe. To make chop
suey, Chinese goods are necessary,
and he quoted the following names
with prices: Soy or Chinese sauce.
80 cents: bamboo shoots, can, IS
cents: Chinese mushrooms, per pound,
81 cents; waternuts. per pound, 10
cents.
Chinese mushrooms resemble our
fresh mushrooms, but are dried and
must be soaked in water until soft
before using Fresh mushrooms may
be used instead, Waternuts resemble
onions; they are sometimes called
with entirely. Bamboo shoots are put
up in cans and look like raw potatoes
peeled.
CHICKEN CHOP SUEY.
Material-Young chicken meat, one
half; fresh pork; celery, two stalks
bamboo shoots. one-third can; water
nuts. three; mushrooms, six; chicken
stock. one-half pint
Utensils-Sharp vegetable knife. two
sautepans, tablespoon, measuring cup
observation-disclosures the meat from
young uncooked chicken and cut il
strips Add an equal amount Of fresh
lean pork, cut likewise and sautt
both in any preferred fat. Some Chi
nese use a peculiar oil, but fats VI
are used to are preferable. At tn,
same time saute in a separate pan TIL
celery sliced IN thin strips, slicet
bamboo shoots, peeled and sliced wat
ernuts. and the mushrooms sliced thin
When done drain all fat from boil
pans, empty the contents of the tw'
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-02-13
Chicago Journal.)

One part of Governor DUNES in
augural message which will have a
lasting interest, particularly to farm
ers. is that in which the governor
calls for the employment Of convicts
in making roads.
In another article, the Journal viii
explain some Of the advantages Of this
plan to convicts. For the present, it
is enough TO point out its benefits to
the state.
Illinois has the richest farming
lands in the west-and very nearly
the worst roads Government investi-
cations have proved that 1t costs more
TO haul a bushel Of grain from farm to
railroad station than from railroad sta
ton to the market. II nigh freight
rates increase the cost OF living
which no one doubts-bad roads In
crease the cost many times more.
To plan road work for convicts will
require both time and care. But
there should be no delay in building
crushing plants for oonvicts. getting
road making material ready. These
should be located near 4 plentiful
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-02-13

DEzpAPTN1EZNT
cONDECTID 81
Mrs Alice, 6itChen KIRK

pans together, add the chicken stock,
cover and allow to simmer slowly I'M
til the meat is tender, add salt and
just before serving stir in the follow
ing mixture: one teaspoonful of New
Orleans molasses, one tablespoonful
soy and a pinch of cornstarch.
Serve with a bowl of hot rice. tea,
waters and a bottle Of soy. Bread
and butter are not served with chop
suey. Pork always remains for other
kinds Of chop suey, but other meats
may be substituted for the, chicken.
CHILL con CARNE.
/ The following dish l had the pleas
ure of learning to make direct from
woman who had spent many years
in Mexico and well knew the art of
/ Mexican cookery. l have substituted
for our use oil in place Of lard. The
chilli powder and chilli beans used in
this recipe may be purchased at any
grocery.
Materials-Round steak, one-halt
pound; Mexican chilli beans or canned
kidney beans, one-half pint; water. one
cup; -four, one-third cup; tomatoes
one-half can; chilli powder, one tea
spoonful: salt, one teaspoonful pea
nut, olive oil or crisco, two tablespoon
fuls; bay leaf, one; onion, one; sweet
green pepper, one-half
Utensils - Large spider, food chop
per, vegetable knife, measuring cup
tablespoon, teaspoon.
Directicns-Cut the meat fine in the
food chopper Put the oil into tht
spider and when hot add the SLICED
onion. Cook until tender, but no
brown. Remove seeds and veins from
the pepper. slice fine and put into tht
spider. Now pour in the cup of boil
ing water and all the remaining in
gradients and simmer gently abou
ten minutes. Rub the -four smooth
in little cold water or milk, stirring
carefully so as not to break the beans
and more water may be added /
needed. If the dried Mexican chill
beans are used soak over night ant
cook as other dried beans until tender
All measurements level.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-02-13
HOW THEY DO IT IN NORWAY

Since the adoption OF the constitu-
tional amendment permitting the levy
ing OF an income tax, the possessors
Of moderate or large incomes have
been put on the anxious seat by the
probability that congress will impose
n tax on incomes that will affect them
seriously These may feel their trou.
'bles less by comparison with the way
hey do nit in Norway
The Washington Times says that in
Norway the plan has been been 70 levy
per cent according TO the size Of
the income. but beginning Jan. ! OF
this year. a uniform tax OF 6 per cent
Is imposed on all incomes. regardless
Of size In addition. a community or
city tax OF about 10 per cent is levied.
making a total OF about Is per cent
which everybody having an income
must pay.
AS an OFFSET 10 this, a small portion
OF each income is exempted from the
operation OF the state tax by one
method adm the community tax by
another The exemption varies from
S161 on incomes up 10 s1.O72. express
I'd in terms OF United States money, 10
Sis2 on those over S2.6S0.
In the city Of Christiania taxpayers
are divided into classes Cor the local
levy on incomes, according 10 the
number OF persons dependent upon
them for support. For class l. compos
ed OF the unmarried, the exemption il
small. for class .. married persons
without children. there is a greater
exemption: and the variation contin
ues. for those who have children, VI
20 the number OF six.
The new Norwegian law 10 much
more stringent in requiring state
ments OF incomes for taxation. Tn
der the Old system IL was believed
that not a few persons Of large means
escaped payment on the greater part
and new blanks which must be Sgnec
and certified call for Information In
much detail. Incorrect statement
make the taxpayer liable TO a fine o.
four months Imprisonment
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-02-13

There's always something goin' on to
make the towards quake with dread
And set around and talk about the dam
gers that are on ahead;
I'll bet you that when Caesar fell the
folks who kept the stores in Rome
Expected that the mobs would rise to
drive them out of house and home;
But things kept goin' right along, the old
world never swerved q jot,
And in a little while the crowds went
back to workin and forgot.
When Cromwell got his dander up and
went to knockin' things about,
I'll bet that lots OF folks supposed the
world was goin' up the spout;
The radicals, 1 s'pose, were blamed for
recklessly destroyin' trade,
And probably wild howls went up for all
the changes that were made:
But England didn't go to smash; in fact
the rip-up helped a lot.
And in a little while the crowds went
back to workin' and forgot.
hear 1t every now and then;
Some man that amt afraid steps out and
does thing for his fellow men,
And they throw up their hands and say
because his way is strange or new.
That he has knocked the bottom out and
things will soon be faIlin' through.
But gener'ly II happens that what needs
upsettin' gets upset,
And when the crowds get back to work
the whole affair Is soon forgot.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-02-13
Foxy Papa.

"Why is it that you never tell US
any Of the smart things your little
boy says? Surely, he must make a
remark once in a while that is worth
repeating"
"Oh, he says lots Of bright things,
but I'm putting them down in a book
for future use. ! intend some day to
write q novel with q precocious child
in 1t. and. besides, find that the cas-
lest way to keep my friends is to let
them think their children are so much
more clever than mine"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-02-13
BY THE J. w. POTTER co.

TERMs-Ten cents per week, by car
rier. in Rock Island.
Complaints Of delivery service should
be made 20 the circulation department.
which should also be notified IN every
instance where Il Is desired TO have
paper discontinued. as carriers have no
authority in the premises.
All communications OF argumentative
character political OF religious. must
have real name attacked for publica-
ton. No such articles will be printed
-ver fictitious signatures.
Telephones in all departments: Cen
tral Union. West 145. I145 and 2l4s:
Union Electric. 5145
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-02-13
Hannibal. pewnfaK.

The fate OF Hannibal turned upon
the result OF promenade. 1t was after
he had crossed the Alps and entered
Italy, with winter quarters established
at Capua- his residence was one Of
the best houses in the city. and while
walking IN the garden be heard fe.
male voice singing not far away.
Struck by the tones OF the voice. he Is
sued IN order that the singer should be
brought before him. He was so greatly
impressed by her charms that be at
once attached her TO his household,
4iEpaStng &c he husband BY beheadinK
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-02-13

him: Retributisn followed closely upon
the cowardly perpetrstion Of the out
rage. The balance of the winter WIS
devoted 70 pleasure, discipline and
drills were practically abandoned. and
with the advent Of spring the Cartha-
ginian army was 50 demoralized by
the dissipation OF the city that its pres
ttge was lost. and with 1t came the
AnWnfnll Of Hannibal
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-02-13
Fooled!

The last time was in New York /
entertained at dinner at q swell cafe
country cousin. When We got outside
he said to me: DO you know you &C.
,cidentaliy dropped so cents on the
table Just as you Ieftr That thief of
q waiter tried to grab it, but 1 beat
hin to tt'"-AtchtSon Globe.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-02-13

With Roosevelt, crying war 20 the
knife on the republican as we'll as the
democratic party in his Lincoln day
speech, it does not appear from this
distance as il there was much OF an in
centive for the republicans and the
progressives getting together IN Spring
field on United States senators or any
other proposition.