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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-05-13

scrambled up ladder to the top of
the roof when the belfry fell. The loss
is $4,000.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-05-13
ASTRONOMICAL EVENTS.

Evening star: Saturn. Morning
stars: Mercury. Jupiter. Mars. Venus
The Pleiades just setting about 0 p. IN.
due northeast. belong 10 constellation
Taurus. part of which has passed be-
low the horizon
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-05-13
THE WEATHER
Forecast Till p. m. Tomorrow, for
Rock Island, Davenport, Moline,
and Vicinity.

dIIU NINfEsFeTs
Unsettled weather, with showers to-
night or Wednesday. Not mucn change
in temperature. Brisk winds, probably
with squalls.
Highest temperature, 76. Lowest
las: night, 81. Temperature at a. m,
81.
Wind velocity, miles an hour.
Precipitation, none.
Relative humidity, 81 at p. m, and
70 at a. m.
River stage, ga, fall Of L inch.
JIM. SHERIER, Local Forecaster.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-05-13

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Exclusive Wire
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1913-10-09
THE JEFFERSONIAN

That is, you pay the Trust half as much
AGAIN, as you ought to pay.
This enables the Georgia, or Virginia, or
Indiana marble companies to prevent for
elgners from freighting their marble clean
across the ocean, and selling it to you cheaper
than the patriotic millionaires of the Marble
Trust are willing to SELL
Only fUe cents, is knocked off from the
loot of the milIonaires!
But the Whiskey Trust does not lose even
five cents of its loot. No, Stree Bob
In our new Democratic tariff we bravely
stand by the honorable Whiskey Trust. and
we do not reduce it's loot one single penny!
Foreign whiskey shall not invade the sacred
precincts of the American distlleries, and
reduce prices to thirsty patriots.
Foreign brandy and whiskey shall con-
tlnue to pay toUo dollars and sirtu cents per
gallon, for the privilege of entering into
competition with the brandy made by our
Trust.
Of course, this $3.50 per gallon must be
added to the price of foreign spirits, and of
course our thirsty patriots have to pay that
much more than they would otherwise have
to pay; and of course the Trust can add the
$3.50 to its liquor, also; and of course our
thirsty patriots will have to pay that much
more for American liquor, also-and of
course thirsty patriotism loses it's money no
matter>whose brandy and whiskey it imbibes.
For fear you may think am Joking about
there being no reform in the liquor rates, of
our Democratic tarif-reform bill. I attach
the schedule, SO that you can see for yourself
how carefully we have guarded the Whiskey
Trust from any reform.
Please don't show this schedule to Hon.
Seaborn Wright, or to Mrs. Mary Harris
Armor: fear that they might let loose some
rash remarks which they would regret after
wards.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1913-10-09
we Democrats Are Also Be-
having Nicely TO the
WhiSkey Trust.
q ENTLEMEN


See, now, how nicely we conduct ourselves,
towards the meritorious patriots who make
liquor
OF course, | do not mean the little chaps
who make whiskey out in the woods. on the
sly.
Those men are bad citizens: they are
dangerous: they are a menace to any COM
munity: they must be put down.
To make liquor in small quantities, and
without written permit, is simply awful.
Christian civilization cannot put up with
any such. You cannot expect it of us.
Therefore, we send out marshals. deputy
marshals, deputies, deputy deputies, &C., &C.,
to scour the country, beat the bushes, find
ture the boiler. drink the balance of the
liquor, capture the sinner who owns the
worm and haul the whole shebang into the
Federal Court for punishment, confscation,
newspaper notOrlety, moral remarks and
general edifcation. %sa
But when it is matter of creating liquor
IN large quantities, the case is different. Oh,
quite SO, indeed
If you are Capitalist and can set up a
Big Distillery. and will take Uncle Sam into
the business with you, then you will find that
all this random talk against Fire-water, Bar
rooms, the Whiskey- devil, the Demon rum,
the Saloon curse and SO forth, is purely
academic, so far as concerns the Best Govern
ment the World ever Saw.
Yes, sir: it's just like [ tell you. Come
ahead with your Big Money, and find out for
yourself.
IF you will set up the Big Distillery, and
begin to make liquor in big quantities, Uncle
Sam will set up Big Warehouse and act as
your bottle holder, at has own expense.
The Warehouse won't cost you a cent The
gaugers, &c. will not cost you a cent. The
keeping of your millions of dollars
worth of bug juice and hell-fuid, will not
cost you cent.
Uncle Sam will give you warehouse
receipt for your liquor, and this paper will
be good merchantable paper throughout the
country
You can keep your stuff in the Govern
ment warehouse for a term of years, paying
no tar on 1t. and it will be enhanced in value
every year, by the governmental ware
housing
GU can take the stuff out, to ship it
abroad, and then bring it back, and store 1t
0goan, on the same good old terms!
Thus Uncle Sam will aid you in the most
liberal manner to increase the value and to
market at a profit, the Very product a0hicb
y0ur churches and y0ur Christians most
vehemoent1y deqo0unce.
Excepting the national bankers, the manu-
facturers and the Wall Street gamblers, there
is no set of men who get better treatment
and fatter favors from Uncle Sam, than do
these makers of Cheap liquor.
Queer, isn't it?
Now, pay attention:
In the tariff reform law which President
Wilson signed last week, the Whishey Trust
came out a0itA0ut q scratch!
Even the Marble Trust which ro6s every
0r0vevord, lost little bit of it's loot. It
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1913-10-09

Bethany, by Thos. E. Watson. A Romance
of the Civil War, with vivid pen pictures of
plantation life, before the war. Price, $1.OO,
postpaid. The Jefersonian Publishing Com
pany, Thomson, Ga.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1913-10-09
SCHEDULE I'll.
spirits, wines and Other Reverages.


Article Old Rate New Rate Inc or Dec
Alcohol, ethyl, de-
natured $3.50 gal $3.50 gal None
Brandy and other
spirits distilled
from grain, &C. $3.50 pf gal $3.50 pf gal None
G 0 M p O IN d
prep ations
chiefly distilled
spirits -$2.eO pf gal $3.50 pf gal None
Cordials, lqueurs,
spirituous bever-
ages bitters. $3.50 pr gal $3.50 pr gal None
Bay rum ....$ 1.75 pr gal $1.75 pr gal None
Champagne and
sparkling wines,
in quarts =. $3.50 doz So. 60 doz None
IL to pint bot
Champagne, &c, in
IL pints 80. $240 doz $2.4O doz None
G h G in
vessels qt So. 90 gal $500 gal None
Vermuth and still
wine containing
under IA per ct
a m containing
over IA per ct
Same, in 81 .85 $1:S5 case None
Ale, porter, stout,
and beer bottled
jagged. 49,. 45c gal 45c gal None
Same, not in bot
ties or jugs. 23c gal Csc gal None
Fluid Malt Elk
same in s6ftes a ase cal S gs None None
Solid malt ex-
Cherry juice and
other fruit
juices
18 per ct alcohol zoe gal zoe gal None
Same, Is per
per ct alcohol .$2.7O pr gal $2.7o pr gal None
Ginger ale and soda
water in IL pts 1Sc doz 12c doz &c doz
Same, in ga pts. 1Sc doz 1Sc doz None
Same, "a to 1 IL
Same mes in bottles -0' O0N 0O1
IL pints soc gal soc gal None
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1913-10-09
THE REMARKS OF THOs. E.

Owing to push and pressure of other mat
ters my. friend Braswells letter did not
receive prompt attention. For this, [ apollo
gise.
Brother Mingledorffs name is not familiar
to me- and take it for granted that he really
knows as little about me, as [ know about
him.
So, you see, we start even.
Brother M. says-"When he tells people
that most of the money paid for foreign mis-
sions never reaches the foreign field, it is
another falsehood. The whole statement is
a fiendish reflection upon the honesty of our
good men and women who handle this money
for the Church."
The man who "tells people" this falsehood
which is 'fendish reflection" is the said
Thos E., according to Brother Mingzedorf
Now, it seems to me that a preacher of the
Gospel who deliberately makes statements of
that kind from the pulpit and who deliber-
ately repeats them in writing, must be one of
two things:
He must be eagerly ready to believe any
thing that he thinks will injure me, or
He is utterly lacking in reverence for the
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1913-10-09
First

Adrian, Ca, Sept. 1, 1913.
Dear Sir: Please find enclosed two letters, ORR
ginal and answer
The Doctor preached a series of sermons around
Adrian He lined up all the sins, both public and
private, touching nearly every subject of which
you have written in the last 20 years, even the
race question, in not to say simple, but severe
style. And on the last day he opened fire on the
missionary question. Severe name: he
even said, IF that is not hot enough strike
match He said Tom Watson had told more lies
than he would ever get forgiveness for he
afraid So I demanded Of him to specify one par
ticular instance in which you lied SO he named
more than One of which you prove, and
one don't believe you have ever said, viz. That
most of the missionary funds never get to the
missionary field. Your friend until death,
A. G. BRASWELL
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1913-10-09
PAGE SEVEN

Here Is Where Another Preacher
Falls AfOuI of ThOs. E. IT'S On
Foreign Missions, of Course.
THE following correspondence is what you
might call self-explanatory
1t is very interesting. Read it with sober
ness and care.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1913-10-09
(Second.)

DR.. O. G. Mingledorff,
Dear Sir: heard you speak at the Commence
ment at Adrian: also rode horse back miles to
hear you at Keas Church. Now, Dr., what l want
to know is, in what instance has Tom Watson
lied ON Foreign Missions. This think I have
right to ask of you Righteousness requires
specific answer.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1913-10-09

Dublin, Ga, Sept. 9Th, 1913.
Mr.. A. G. BraswelI
Adrian, Ca
Dear Sir: Your favor of yesterday to hand.
Yes, righteousness requires specific answer.
When Tom Watson told the world that foreign
missionaries live like fighting cocks and that they
have hosts of servants at their every beck and
CALL it a falsehood pure and simple. The
whole statement is maliciousy untrue. It is a.
devish reflection upon the integrity of numbers
of the best people on eartn
Win he tells people that most of the money
paid for foreign missions never reaches the for
eign field it is another falsehood. The whole
statement is fiendish reflection upon the honesty
of our good men and women who handle this
money for the church. Something like SO per
cent of all funds collected for foreign missions
reaches the field. 1t requires only about 4 per
cent to run the office work
l guess that will be sufficient. Any way, Tom
will think when he meets it at the judgment.
Yours truly,
o. G. MINGLEDORFF.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-01-08
|E. D. BEACH PURCHASES
VALUABLE PROPERTIES
NEXT u. M. C. HOLDINGS
Reported That Cartridge Company Is Soon to
Acquire Reality Worth $4,000

Realty deals involving approximate
Iy $50, 900 came to light today through
the filing at towns clerks office of
warranty deeds by which E. D. Beach,
a realty dealer, gets thirteen pieces of
property in the vicinity of WHY'S
Place and Ogden street. The property
adjoins the holdings of the Remington
Arms-U. M G. company and it is
said that Mr. Beach is acting for the
company in his purchase.
Should the cartridge company ac-
quire the property from Mr.. Beach, it
Will have title to all land fronting
Pembroke lake, from East Washington
avenue to Boston avenue The COM
pany's holdings in that vicinity, are
extensive and it is constantly acquir-
ing new property.
Warranty deeds to Mr.. Beach are
for land and buildings, owned and cit
uated as follows:
Israel D. Peck, 81 feet front on
Wyllys Place, by 100 feet deep.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-01-08
WATERS STRIKE
MAKES LIGHT EATS
FOR LEGISLATORS

Albany, Jan. 8-When the soIons of
the Empire State arose today to pre-
pare for the arduous tasks of Iegislat-
ing by fortifying the inner man with
succuIent ham and the good1y egg, or
they found the dining rooms of their
hotels and their private restaurants
deserted of all but the proprietors and
a few faithful serVitors. Coffee and
get.
Walters, cooks and other help had
gone on strike in sympathy with the
hotel strike in New York Unless the
situat ton changes today little may be
expected in the way of legislation, for
the New York statesman likes his vic
tualS and refuses to work oman empty
tummy. The strike is laid to the l.
w. w. The walters and cooks de-
mand more pay and better hours The
hotel men declared today they would
never give in to the strikers
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-01-08
GIVE
OPINIONS H. S.
Five More Out-of- Tom Men
Are Heard by Educa-
tion Board

Five more out-of-town architects
were heard by the board of Education
last night relative to plans for the pro-
posed new High school. Still more
will be heard next Monday night.
The architects who appeared last
night and presented their views to
what the new school should be ares
w. P. Crabtree, of New Britain; J. O.
Rogers of New York: D. y. Thomas.
Jr., of Boston; c. NJ. Baker Of Bos-
ton and H T. Stephens of Paterson.
The last named is a former Bridge
port boy and was high schoolmate Of
Attorney John J. Cullinan and Col E.
H. Havens. members of the board
Seme few minutes of his time were
spent in renewing old acquaintance.
Architect Baker said it was his ez-
perience that one in every three con-
tractors who undertake school jobs as
large as the one wanted here usually
fails. He said this was because OF
the close competition, and the work
mentS.
Practically all of the architects are
m lem bers of the American institute OF
and are unanimous IN their
opinions relative to a competition.
should one be desired by the board.
They believe that the board should
designate a number of architects to
and suitable appropriations OF
from $500 to $500, be made for the men
thus competing and that competition
should be limited to about ten men,
the code of the institute to govern
The architects said that they did not
oppose non-mem bers of he institute
from competing.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-01-08
MUNICIPAL BONDS
FOR SCHOOL AND
FIRE WORK HERE
City Auditor Gets Parch-
ments, Whose Aggregate
Value at Par Is $41S,OOO

Municipal bonds valued at s41s, 900,
were received today by City Auditor
Bernard Keating from the First Ma
ttonaI Bank of Boston, which engraved
them. There are two issues, one of
100000 for the new High School, and
one of SIS, 900 for the new Ninth dis
trict fire engine house. The school
bonds are done in yellow on white
parchment, and the fire bonds are
green.
Mayor Wilson, City Auditor Keating
and City Treasurer r. w. Hall today
affixed their signatures to the fire
bonds, which have been sold to the
Sinking Fund Commission. The bonds
are serial in form, the last maturing
eighteen years hence. One bond, value
81 1000, is paid off yearly. The bonds
bear Ia per cent. interest per an
NUM-
The school bonds are also of 1000
denomina tions and are in serial form,
the last of which is payable 50 years
hence. The bond which natures IN
1868 bears 100 coupons for sen1i-annuai
interest payments at IA per cent.
About one-fourth of the school bonds
must be sold at once in order to meet
payment on $4,000 Indebtedness incur
red by the Board of Education in an
ticipa ton of the bond issue. The sale
of the bonds is in charge of Mayor
Wilson, City Treasurer F. w. Hall
and Charles G. Sanford a special
committee named by the Common
Council
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-01-08
PROGRESSIVE
DEMOCRATS WIN
IN THE SENATE
Get Control of All Confer
ence Committees By Nam
ing First Member
This Victory Reported By
Senators Gore and Smith
to President Elect Wilson
Today.

washington. Jan. S-As the price Of
allowing The senior Democratic MEM
bers Of important committees in the
Senate to retain the chairmanships
which would have been theirs under
the seniority rule, the Progressive ele-
ment has exacted the control of all
conference committees through the
placing of ProgreSsives in the posi-
ton Of first member after the chair
man on each committee These mem
bers are invariably named as con-
ferees on bills and it is they who de-
ternfne the fact of amendments when
ureS
This was the Progressive victory re-
ported to PreSident-elect Wilson at
Trenton today by Senators Gore and
Hoke Smith. The fight was won at a
conference held Monday night
Besides securing the full control of
conference committees, the progressive
Democrats in the Senate gain by the
tentative agreement the placing of
their new members upon important
committees.
Chafrmen of committees are to re-
nounce their places on all other lead
ing committees with the result that
the progressives from the North and
West will in many places, succeed to
the power held by conservatives from
the old Southern stron gholds of the
party.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-01-08

of the state have been conducting an
active campaign along those lines the
past year. President Pro Tenn of
the Senate George NJ. Landers has
appointed a committee to draft a, law
along those lines and the Progressive
representation has also planned to
su bmit similar bill. That there will
be opposition is certain. An anti
suffrage movement has been start
ed by women and it will have repre-
sentation in both branches to oppose
such action.
Among the chief measures to come
before the lawmakers are: Employers
Liability; Workingmen's Compensa-
ton of legislative agents; revision of
the state banking laws; liberalizing of
Sunday laws; repeal of the personal
tax; home rule for cities; strengthen
ing of the corrupt practices act and
bills looking to the promotion of the
welfare of women and minors employ
ed in industrial and mercantile es-
Establishments. Another effort will
probably be made to secure rattfica-
ton of the amendment to the Fed
eraI Constitution for an income tax.
The initiative and referendum, direct
primaries and election of U. S. Sen
ators by the people will also be con-
sidered.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-01-08
JURY FINDS LOUIS PALMER
GUILTY OF BEING SECOND
IN STRATFORD PRIZE FIGHT
Accused Will Be Sentenced By Judge Case
TomOrrOW--Fritz Harmann's Case Noed

After being out for one hour, a jury
IN the criminal superior court this
morning found Louis Palmer guilty on
the charge of acting as q second in a
Sunday prize fight in Stratford, Aug.
IS, 1912. Palmer will be sentenced
by Judge William S. Case tomorrow
morning. The accused did not seem
down cast when he heard the verdict
although his friends thought the, long
wait indicated that the jury might
diSa gree
States Attorney JudsOn entered q
noHe in the case of Fritz Hartmann,
the Wan street cafe proprietor who
was said to have been only specta-
tor at the bout. Fritz left the court
house wearing a broad smile
Tomorrow morning the jury will
consider the case of George Eford,
charged with encouraging a prize
fight He is to be tried with three
others who are charged with aiding
and abettinz- a prize fight. The trio
held on the latter charge are Henry
z. Reilly, alleged tinekeeper; Dan
Dillon, alleged referee; and William
Grimes, an alleged second.
The jury retired at II o'clock this
morning after listening to arguments
by States Attorney Judson and At
torney Robert z. DeForest, represent
ing the accused The &tate's attorney
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-01-08

delivered a scathing arraignment of
the accused. He referred to the prize
fighters and their supporters as
Bridgeport thugs who had invaded the
peaceful village of Stratford and ViO-
lated the Sabbath calm.
The states attorney also took a few
cracks at Henry E. Reilly, who sat
near his counsel, Attorney George F.
Mara. He referred to Henry as that
ruby checked, well fed, prosperous
person who was the essence of good
nature Attorney Judson also re-
marked that Reilly tried to be a friend
to everybody and for that reason was
willing to aid the fighters and their
friends who might help Reilly in his
hotel business. The states attorney
made some sarcastic remarks about
Reilly standing on a beer keg calling
time but unable to make himself
heard above the din of the spectators.
After the jury's verdict was receiv-
ed Judge Case adjourned court until
tomorrow morning at 10 o'clock.
Frank Murphy, who pleaded guilty
yesterday to the charge of acting as
second at the fight, will also be SEN
fenced.
Louis Palmer is a brother of Kid
Palmer. one of the principals in the
fight, who with Kid Dorkin, the other
principal, is now a fugitive from jus
tice.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-01-08
THE INCOMING
GENERAL ASSEMBLY
How 1t Is Constituted-What Meas
ures Are Likely to Come Up.

Hartford, Jan. 8.-When the Gem
era1 Assembly met to-day for its
fourteenth biennial session it marked d
the beginning of what is expected to
be as far as progressive legislation is
concerned, one of the most notable
in years. For the first time since 1893
there IS a Democratic Governor, Sim
con E. Baldwin, who is serving his
second term, and a Democratic SEN
ate. The House is more closely di-
vided than in several sessions, the
Republicans having a small majority
and on progressive legislation there
are some Republicans who it is be-
lieved will vote in favor of such meas
ures. There are also six Bull Moos-
ers who may under certain conditions
have the controlling power
A Democratic Senate assures the
pointments of the Governor, giving
him chance to make Democratic
all commissions whose terms expire
during the coming session or have
already done so. One of the most
imp offices to be filled is that
of Highway Commissioner. A great
part of the Democratic campaign was
against that officer and one of the
promises made was that Commisnion-
er Macdonald would be retired.
The Democratic State officers also
means a thorough cleaning out of the
capitol offices. Comptroller Daniel
p Dunn has already made his ap-
pointm ents and few old and familiar
faces will be seen around the build
ing by those in the habit of attending
the Assembly sessions
The session for the first time is linn
tied in its length. This limitation was
made law at the session of 1911
and six months is given to transact
all business. This limitation will
prevent the session from running into
August and September as has been the
case in the three previous ones> Bus
mess will also be expedited by the
ract that mileage will be allowed the
members only according to the pres
ent law and this is expected to keep
the members in the city and assure
their attendance. The fact that the
parties are SO evenly divided in the
House will also assure a good attend
ance as neither side will take a chance
OF the other putting something
through.
One bit of legislation that promises
TO arouse more or less attention will |
be the introduction. of a bill granting
suffrage to women. The Suffragists