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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-04-23


He placed his hands on two large
limbs above his head and drew himself
up to that point where half a dozen
lateral branches met the main trunk.
Just then the unexpected happened
Something stringy and netlike fell over
his head and shoulders, and something
firm and unyielding gripped him tight
~, pinning his arms to his sides. He
was sitting in the crotch of the tree.
and this unseen trap held him closely
to the tree trunk.
LAUNDERING CATS" he yelled in the
most undignifed manner. and his ex-
clamatiOn was answered by o subdued
chuckle overhead. and at the same
time the leaves rustled and a cherry
struck his Head and bounded of again.
WHATS all this, anyway demand
ed Professor Nash, with just indigna-
ton. Cant man pick his own
He stopped short there and bit his lips.
Are they your cherries?" called a
girls teasing voice overhead from the
tree top. Really | thought they be-
longed to Mr. Whitsen."
j NJ lblOltSSpL vas wv lStlllB his uEt Il
for a glimpse of the speaker. for he
was aware that her voice was the
sweetest he had ever heard and it
seemed to drop right out Of the skies
How about my getting out of this
trap" be asked at length when he had
tested the strong net and the rigid iron
bands.
I'm sorry, but you'll have TO wait
until Uncle Ben comes back frsm
prayer meeting. He has the key that
unfastens the trap. | hope you're not
uncomfortable"
"N0-o-o." hesitated the professor 81
am not uncomfortable. but. you see
came after cherries. you know"
at is too bad 10 be deprived of them
after you have taken so much trou-
bic" sympathized the girl. though he
WIS sure there was laugh in her
voice. Did you say you ate cherries
from this tree when you were a boy =
The professor related his story. told
who he was and why he came and
even went so far as TO explain how he
expected to he transported 70 his bow
II Is sBfIt rs me tfi-sF Toll 4
oxneaTt nad passed MS nps. 10 Turtnsf
establish his identity the professor re-
lated many anecdotes OF ms boyhOod
and described every nook and Granny
of the Old home. 80 that his fair com.
panion WIS fain to believe his story.
I'm afraid you've a tedious wait be
fore you she said. The last bell Is
ringing now You must have met lIncIs
on his way 10 meeting"
Il met two people in a top buggy
drawn by white horse" said the pro
fessor
That would he Uncle Ben and Aun
Minnie. Can you stand it another
hoIrE''
If you viii remain here, too" saiC
the professor boldly.
Perhaps 1 better. so as to keel
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-04-23

Professor Nash pedaled slowly down
the country road, a watchful light in his
grave eyes. The professor was on mis-
chief bent. for it was cherry time, and
the scholar loved the delicious fruit
beyond any other variety. Moreover,
his appetite could not be satisfied by
the handsome cherries that were dis
played in fat boxes on the fruit stands,
No exotic fruit fer him. His must be
the juicy oxheart such as grew on his
fathers farm and whose recollection
spoiled the IA yor of any other fruit for
him.
He had chosen TO spend his vacation
in the next village to the one in which
he had been born. His fathers farm
had long since passed into strangers
hands. but the cherry trees still stood
there in long row along the fence,
If il had been delightful to escape from
his dull boarding house in town to the
country village it was paradise TO
leave tie village behind and speed
over the highway toward home"
though there was nothing left of the
old life save the place itself. His par
ents were in California rejoicing in the
mild climate so different from the rig
ors of the east. and brothers and sis
tiers were scattered here and there
He was the only unmarried one. and he
declared himself Il confirmed bachelor
1t was moonlight, and perhaps you
can guess what the professor was go,
ing to do. He was going to sneak
along under the stone wall that bound
ed his old home and climb up into the
third tree from the south end-tht
great oXheart tree-and have his fill o!
the fruit
AS he leaned his wheel against the
wall he was devoutly hoping that the
Whitsens. who now owned the place
had not forestalIed him by picking the
cherries.
With one bound of his well developed
body he was on the top of the wall
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-04-23

The Decatur" whose story Sidney NJ.
Chase, the artist, tells in a Yankee
Privateer." is a real old salt of the
days of authorized piracy on the high
seas, His adventures recall stirring
times in the history of American sea
men. Ernest Peixotto continues his
pleasant journey in South America by
describing his impression of South
Peru and Arequipa-" With the pros
pect Of the early opening Of the Pan
anna canal these articles have a pecul-
lar timeliness There are short stories
by Beatrice Harrsden, author of
Ships thai Pass in The Night" The
Bach Double Concerto in d Minor"
the story of two musicians. and BY
Barry Benefited, "Ole Mistis." the
story Of an old dairy and his horse.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-04-23
PRESIDENT WILSON'S LEADERSHIP

The rock on which more than one
president has gone to disaster is the
distribution of patronage, and this is
especially so after a party has been
in power many years and the govern
ment service has been prac.Ically
closed to men OF the opposite political
faith. 1t is natural that democrats
should now want the offices and resent
the thought of republicans being kept
on the payroll while they, after the
heat and burden of battle, still go I'M
rewarded, yet MIR. Wilson is placed
in a peculiarly delicate position. The
spirit Of progress is against treating
the government service as political
plumber or the making of appointments
without regard to fitness. and with that
theory of government Mr.. Wilson has
no sympathy. He has shown great
elaboration in making his appoint
ments, he knows that if he wanted to
make a clean sweep it would be i'm
possible, for the government can no
more substitute inefficients for trained
men than can a private establishment
Not 10 give party workers what they
believe is justly their due is to chill
their enthusiasm, TO satisfy their de-
mands is to risk the criticism of the
better classes" But while the party
workers always go to the polls, the
better classes" often content them
selves with criticism, and on election
day play golf
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-04-23

How drear place the world would be
II all who fail TO win success
Permitted all the rest to see
The evidence of their distress!
How fortunate it is that men
So often hide the griefs they bear
So often still try bravely when
Their breasts are laden with despair.
How few men ever would achieve
The victories that are SO sweet
If each should let the world perceive
Whenever he had met defeat.
How few men would he deemed sublime
BY those whose hearts are moved to
song
II each sat gruubling every time
His heart ached or his plans went
wrong.
How little there would be to praise
How much to keep US plunged in gloom
II each but waited all his days
To hear the dreadful crack. of doom!
IT'S we'll that men conceal despair
When stubborn fate has used them i'll:
Why not, If you have woes to bear,
Assist by seeming hopeful still?
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-04-23
The Miners DAUGHTER.

"Ah,'' said the count, "zis ees not re
lady l would have for my wife. She
ees what you call plain"
But her father owns coal mine"
replied the general manager of the
International Title and Trust Syndi-
cate.
81 care not for zis gold mine. L"
Not gold mine. l said coal mine
hard coal"
All. my dear friend! How beauti-
ful zis lady ess! My heart ne what
you call leap wis love!"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-04-23
ABUsINEss MAN ON THE TARIFF

BUSINESS MAN ON THE TARIFF
The head Of one OF Dubuque's larg-
est manufacturing industries has Civ
en- out for publication copy OF let
ter which he has addressed to the dis
tricts representative in congress and
which was drawn forth by the re-
quests Of protected manufacturers
who take some Of his company's pro-
ducts to lend his influence to secure
retention of duties on their products:
we frequently receive letters from
interested parties who want to re-
ceive some special privilege to the
advantage of their pocketbook at the
expense of the rest of the country
The sugar man can figure out that
high priced sugar is to the advantage
Of the United States. The man who
mines mica thinks the people should
pay high price for mica The man
WHO raises lemons in California thinks
the people on the Atlantic coast
should be forced to buy his California
lemons. When Dubuque was mining
lead and black jack we thought that
the rest of the United States should
pay us for the privilege of buying
this lead and zinc from Dubuque.
Machine tool manufacturers are
urging upon us the necessity of keep
ing a high tariff on machine tools, for
fear that Germany or some other
country may supply the American
people with machine tools that might
compete with ours
I'VE think il is wrong in principle
that the people should pay our COM
pany a premium for anything when
/ there is a place in the world that
/ they can be served to better advan-
| tage.
/ Free trade might knock US out on
/ some particular line of work, and if
| it does, then we would decide that
those were right conditions and we
would turn our energies in some 9th
| or direction. We are not at all afraid
that We cannot serve the people in
! some manner TO the satisfaction of
both ourselves and them, and if we
cannot serve them, then il is not the
fault of the people, but simply hard
. cold fact that we are not giving serv
. ice, aud We do not deserve to be paid
. for something we do not produce We
think that d nigh tariff is simply spe
cial privilege, and we are afraid that
these special privileges are frequent
ly bought either directly or Indirect
ly. and we think that in principle il
Us wrong TO give any line of industry
a special privilege at the expense OF
the community at large. We think
that free trade is right in principle
and hence we want il as the ultimate
result on ali commodities and on al
. lines 0r work When trade is artif
Ciaily driven in any direction, it is oui
opinion tnat it will ultimately result
to the injury OF the many and the
profit Of the few
Not many manufacturers we dare
SAY, are writing letters like the fore
going to their congressman because
very few Of them have the unselfish
ness 10 conccde that if free tradt
should take away their trade in one
particular line. we would turn Oul
energies in another direction" anC
Eve are not a. all afraid that we can
not serve the people in some othel
direction" and If we cannot serve
them. it is simply a hard, cold fac
that we are not giving them service.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-04-23
OPPORTUNITY OF THE TURK.

In a recent dispatch Count Roman
pnes. the Spanish premier, was quoted
as saying that a wonderful transforma-
ton had taken place in Spain since il
lost Cuba The efforts Of the Span
iards since then have been oonoen-
trated on the task OF developing their
own country, and the old and primi-
tive methods OF agriculture have Civ
~ place 70 scientific farming. with up
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-04-23
Qoinn Well.

Young man said rich and POM
pous old gentleman. Il was not always
thus. l did not always ride in mo-
tor car of my own When l first start
ed in life I had 10 walk.
You were lucky" rejoined the
young man Wien I first started /
had to crawl 1t ycok me long time
To learn 10 walk"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-04-23

New York-Judges Lacombe, Coke,
Moves and Ward filed in the United
States district court memorar..
saying they were divided in the gov
ernment's Sherman lawsuit against the
Periodical clearing house and other
defendants constituting the so-caIled
magazine trust They will send the
case TO the United States supreme
court for review.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-04-23

st off," said the political aspirant,
feel sorry for the great men whose
names are given TO so many children
that turn out TO b. scalawags."
1T is tough yelIed a distributor
under the gallery, hut never mind.
You'll never have to be pitied on that
account"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-04-23
Really Cruel.

81 have lost M heart said the
man who wore shoulder straps, but
had never shifted she smoke of bat
tie
Well you needE't search me-" re-
piled the girl. Tn not making collec-
ton Of bogus war relics"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-04-23
The Real Need.

They say that laziness is caused
by a germ. What a fine thing it
would be if We could find something
TO kill the thing"
"Oh, no I know something finer
than that. Think how much nicer it
would be if we could all find some
way to crafty it."
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-04-23

The Taber Lumber mill at Keokuk
has closed down. One by one the big
mills are going out Of business. Iowa E
sole survivor OF this great industry is
the Atlee NIL at FIT. Madison, and its
days are numbered.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-04-23

ture is the rural
organization serv-
ice now being or
ganized by the
n e W secretary,
David F. Houston.
The bureau of
rural organization
is the idea Score
tary H o u S I o L
brought with him
when he came
from st. Louis
last month to take
charge of the de,
partment.
Through the aiC
of the general ed
ucation board Dr.
Houston was en-
abled to put hi:
idea into effect al
most as soon a.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-04-23

At present the wireless works over
an average space Of 1000 miles, but
an American inventor thinks he has a
plan to utilize it around the world. In
the whole range OF electrical science
mankind is waiting and ready TO be
convinced.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-04-23

Corporations net earnings increased
by $3.50, 200, 600 in 1912 over 1911. and
the governments increased revenue Is
therefore 32.5Oo,OOo. That predictions
of dire calamity 10 corporations to fol-
low their strict regulation were with
out foundation is attesJcd in these
figures Of their growth
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-04-23

People who are gifted with magma
ton have an immense advantage in
being able to dream Of the happiness
that might be theirs if things we're not
as they are.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-04-23

The tories prediction of ruin to Eng
land to follow adoption OF the lib
erals policies is, like all tory predic-
tons, proved untrue. Government fig
ures show practically no unemploy-
ment last year beyond what was
caused by the GOA strike.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-04-23
Genus.

At MS villa in Biarritz Sarasate. the
great musician. was once called d gen
ius by a famous critic. But Sarasais
fTowned and shook his head
a genius he said For thirty
seven years I've practiced fourteen
hours day, and now they can NE
9auiHsE
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-04-23

Tennessee's executive and legislative
tangle IS so serious that the governor
may veto 100 bills. They call this
deadlock. but it looks more like an ava
lanche Of business.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-04-23

Thomas Nelson Page contributes one
Of his Characteristic southern poems,
The Exile" In the Field OF art
dorado Taft writes Of Houdon, the
great French sculptor, whose statue
OF Washington and busts of Franklin
and other famous Americans make his
name a familiar one in our national
history.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-04-23

Next year the people will elect 80
senator's by direct popular ballot. and
state primaries will be held generally.
The man who doesn't vote ought TO go
out Of fashion.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-04-23
Mere Opinion,

1t always makes an old lady angry
when the papers publish another wo-
mans portrait taken from a photo
graph made twenty years before.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-04-23

~ live reputation, had
been regaing
AT this city "a of good
in Americ is a national
may
is required o
free to regard as merely sensational
notoriety.
the
suspicious nfor
nnation
It usually covers lie cowardice.
elsewhere who is ready
but their inves
Fellowship
in the backs ndta
he not the
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-04-23

J. P. lMorgan's wealth is estimated
at 100000, 900. Is there economic jus
tice in the accumulation of such fabu-
lous wealth In the hands OF one man?
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-04-23

The people who made the English
language builded wiser than they knew.
Think of the poetry that would be
written if there were more than three
or four words to rhyme with love.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-04-23

Never hurry" is the advice Of Sir
William Osler. Yet in this era Of au-
tomobiles It is best to be reasonably
spry in crossing a street.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-04-23
Can You Blame him7

Eve-You look glum. What's the
matter?
ADAM named the ichthyosaurus
yesterday and today he sued me for
libel
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-04-23

This is Douglas day In Springfield
Those who pay tribute % the memory
Of the great Observation-Disclosures
themselves.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-04-23

It doesn't take long to spoil boy
by giving him everything he wants.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-04-23
Wednesday, April %, 1913.

Days like these remind that the In
dian knew how to live.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-04-23
BY THE J. W. POTTER CO.

TEROiS-Ten cents per week, by car
rier. In Rock Island.
Complaints Of delivery service should
be made to tho circulation department,
which should also be notified in every
instance where II 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 attacked for publica-
ton No such articles will be printed
ever fictitious signatures
Telephones IN all departments: CeE-
tral Union. West 145. 1145 and z14s;
Union Electric. 5145.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-04-23
BY CLYDE II. TAVENNER,

CONGRESSMAN FROM THE FOUR
TENTH DISTRICT.
Especial Correspondence of The Argus.)
Washington, D. c., April 21.-What
will be easily the most important
bureau of the department of agricul-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-04-23
April % in American
History.
History.

lSl3-Birth in Brandon. VT, of stephen
Arnold Douglas. statesman and po-
litical riEal Of Abraham Lincoln;
died at Chicago June 3. 1861.
1SG0-The famous national Democratic
split conyention met in Charles
ton
190J-Joseph Jefferson. veteran actor.
died: born 1929
l9C3-Former United States Senator
William n. Stewart of Nevada died
in Washington: born 1927.
All the news all the time - The
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-04-23
THE ARGUS.

Published daily at 1894 Second ave-
nue.. Rock Island. Ill entered at the
postof1ce az second-class matter.)
Rock Islsnd Member Of the Associated
Prens.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-04-23
The Genial Cynic
BY CHARLES GRANT MILLER
YELLOW SERMONS.
5 GRANT MILLER.

called picturesque and
liked it and live reputation had
congregation with this saacous bit OF scan
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-04-23

All the news all the time - The
Argus.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1913-12-06
SHERIFF'S SALE.

SHERIFFS SALE.
No. 1896.
State of Indiana,
(ss:
County of Lake,
Lake Superior Court, September Term,
1913.
BURTON NJ. MATSON
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1913-12-06

from the sheer weight of snow.
The groceries are out OF bread and
the butchers declare that if the storm
continues meat deliveries will be i'm
possible. As it is, only such deliveries
as can be made on foot have been at
tempted since yesterday.
But most serious is the coal situa-
ton. Owing to the mine strike in
southern Colorado the supply to Den
yer has been barely up to the demand,
and now that the trains are unable to
reach the city IL, as the weather bureau
predicts, the storm continues. intense
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1913-12-06

cient to satisfy said Judgment, interest
costs and accruing costs. Said sale
will be made without relief from valu-
alton or appraisement laws.
Taken as the property of Louis H.
State Bank.
HENRY WHITAKER,
Sheriff. Lake County, Indiana.
lie Grand T. Meyer.
Atty for Plaintiff
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1913-12-06
TUTHILL rs
CHOSEN JUDGE
tcontinued from page one,

ed were those of Judges Funk of the
South Bend circuit court. Bernetha of
Plymouth. Verplait of Knox. Hanly of
Rensselaer,. Greenlee OF Gary, Attorney
l.. v. Cravens of Hammond and others
None of these could be agreed upon by
both sides The situation was laid
before Jduge w. c. McMahan who had
challenged himself to hear the case.
and he asked both sides to usbmit
three names to him that he could
select three from the six for the strik-
ing process. He then submitted the
names of E. D. sCrumpacker CT yalpa-
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1913-12-06
INVESTIGATE
DEATH IN RIVER

Kensington police are investigating
the death of Peter Meurs OF la West
111th street, whose body was found
yesterday in the Calumet river. The
body had been in the water but short
time. No marks of violence were
found An inquest will be held today.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1913-12-06
HOBART MAN
SHOOTS OFF TOES

Mother, watch me shoot my toes
off," said Lawrence Maybaum of Ho-
bart, and he pointed the shotgun at
his right foot. Bang went the weap-
on. Dr. Brink. the attending physician.
found 1t necessary to amputate two of
the toes. Maybaum didn't know it was
loaded. The affair happened in the
Maybaum home last Saturday. just aft
er the young man had returned from
rabbit hunt.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1913-12-06
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The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1913-12-06

suffering is certain
Today the newspaper offices were be-
sieged by dozens of persons, who re-
port that relatives are missing. Twenty,
half of them shop girls, have not been
heard Of since they started home last
night.
Even at this time only the plainest
of food can be obtained in this city
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1913-12-06

WANTED-Young man ex-
perienced in gents fur
nishings and underwear;
only those who are expert
enced and can show good
references need apply. See
Mr.. Payne, Lion Store,
Hammond.