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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-02-07

dated, and the recommendation of such
action is now renewed
The report directs attention to the
approval of the commission. headed by
Associate Justice Hughes, of the Unit
ed States supreme court. of the post
Office departments recommendation
that the postage rate on second class
mail be increased from / cent to
cents a pound. In the opinion of the
postmaster general favorable action by
congress On the report Of the commits
sion would be a step towards the prop
eT adjustment of postal charges.
There is widespread. popular in
terest,' the report says, in the plan
to lower the postage charge on letters
from , cents to l cent an ounce. The
proposed increase in the second class
rate would pave the way for this
change, making it possible to reduce
the first class rate without departing
from the present policy Of a self-sup-
porting postal service"
During the fiscal year 1912 more than
300.g00,000 pieces of mail, having an
aggregate weight of about 81 100000
pounds, were carried free through the
mails under the franks Of congressman
and Of various government establish
mcnts Had postage at the ordinary
rates been paid on this matter the rev
Cnucs of the department would have
been increased by more than $20,O0O-
900. Postmaster General Hitchcock
declares that 1t is manifestly unfair
10 give the pOstoftice department no
credit in tn" governments fiscal ac-
counts for the expense of performing
this service. The department. therefore
renews its recommendation that the
practice of ranking be discontinued
and that legislative authority be grant
ed for the use on official mail OF spe-
Cial stamps to be furnished by the
postofice department on the requisi
ton Of those entitled to them"
In connection with establishment of
The parcel post, Mr. Hitchcock recon-
mends that legislation be enacted look
ing TO the readjustment of the pay
ments TO railroads for The transporta-
ton of mail He points out that many
Of the roads will be entitled to in
creased compensation On account OF
the increased volume Of mail. He re-
news his recommendation that pay
meats to railroads carrying the mails
shall be made on car space basis and
thc cost 10 the roads Of the mail trans
pOrtatiOn
The report recommends that civil
pensions based on length Of service
should be granted by the government
10 postal employees when they become
superannuated. 1t is likely that the
expense of such system would be
more than offset by gains in effcien-
cy."
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-02-07

mends not only that the parcel post
rates be reduced, but that the weight of
packages be increased 10 a point above
the maximum weight ct u pounds. On
this subject the report says:
while the postage rates for the new
parcel post system range considerably
lower than corresponding express
charges. it is believed that experience
will show them to be higher in some
instances than is necessary in order
70 maintain the service a. cost Like
wise, the restriction that places an
l1-pound limit ON the weight Of par
GELS mailed should be regarded as
merely tentative. After this system is
thoroughly organized On hat basis the
scope of the service in its usefulness
TO the public should be still further
enlarged by increasing the weight linn
IT, II properly developed under eff
Gent management the parcel post
win prove to be a NEST important fac
TOT in reducing the cos7 or living
Perhaps the most important recon-
incubation contained in the report is
that the third and fourth classes of
mail be consolidated so that books and
other printed matter may be forwarded
by parcel post. At present the post
ace charges Tor these two classes of
Iau bear 10 fixed ratio 10 each other.
ICI certain Weights and zones the par
eel post rates are lower than the third
.'.s1 . .-.- .,-rttl I'm TtHar ,sc4e thaE-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-02-07
elaine,s First Stump Speech.

James G. Blaine made his first ap.
pearance on the stump in the canvass
in Maine in lSJG He went to Far
minGton to hear Senator William Pitt
FeSScnden speak and with no intpn-
ton to speak himself But Mr.. Fessen-
den did not arrive on time. and some
OF his Augusta friends put Blaine for
ward to take the platform He ikened
his situation To tuat of e farmer who
mad horse for which he asked 500
\ horse trader offered him SO for the
animal Its an awful drop" said the
farmer. "bUt III take Il The story
tuoG and so did the speech that fol.
lowed
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-02-07

freshly painted and thoroughly repair
ed new buoy which is to replace that
one which Is either silent or which has
served its allotted time and IS now due
for replacement
There is nothing difficult about this.
II Is getting the enormously large and
unwieidy mass Of iron overheard and
taking Oh board the one which Is IN
the water which causes the difficulty.
The very waves which are necessary
to the successful operation Of the buoy
make It hard to manage at the end of
crane on board a comparatively small
vessel
When Z buoy tender goes to work
a whistler she clears her deck OF every
thing else but the buoy, which is Sc
cured with chOcks and chains against
the roll Of the vessel. The old buoy is
approached cautiously. within couple
Of hundred feet. and the lew buoy is
allowed to slide overheard rather than
picked up and placed in the water, the
crew guiding IL by guy ropes, while the
powerful crane lifts just enough 10 per
nit the buoy 20 move With the vessel
slowly rolling from side 10 side on the
slow seas Of even quiet day-the good
days are purposely picked for this
work-tLe mass OF freshly painted iron
with its long tube presents potential
ties for ev.! which must be closely
watched Let the buoy but get clear
OF the deck ana the fall tackle get
jammed and there would come into be
ing three ton pendulum with an iron
fail thirty-six feet long capable OF
smashing the boat to bits and certainly
Of sweeping broken boned men about
the deck with no more effort than II
they were so many flies.
But, if getting toe new buoy over
board is dangerous work, hauling the
I old one in is more so. The buoy is first
secured by good seamanship, managing
the steam vessel. with a rope through
the iron cage at its top. Working
from this, ropes. chains and springs"
or heavy sgStaS are brought into play
] and the whole very cautiously lifted
and secured as ii comes over the side.
II is allowed 10 swing free not at all,
/ save perhaps for an instant. just as it
is laid fat on the deck. and then, ap-
parently in the very face Of death.
dozen men spring at the mass, ready
TO swing with the waves and to de-
molish them and thrust huge billets
of wood underneath its sides to hold
II long enough for lashings to make 1t
secure The boat being Delayed to the
anchor chain then cautiously backs
away tO raise the anchor. and there is
a general scaIpering away from the
cable while this is being done. as
should IL break it would be like hav-
Ing a couple Of cannon balls come
tearing along the deck.
However. so Skillful are these han
6lerS of heavy masses OF iron on m IN.
stable keel that It is rare that an nc
cidpnt happens.-C. II. Claudy IN Sci
nntlic AncC -iraG.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-02-07
WHISTLING BUOYS
They Are Simple In Principle and
Certain In Operation.

Sea travellers up aud down our coast
lines often hear a strange. weird sound
10 port or star5oard. q sort Of com
pound of moan and shrek, at once soft
and insistrut, Subdued and penetrating.
]; is the 90 Of the whistiinG buoy 10
the man M the helm. warning him OF
shoai or dangerous place
These wh!stliug buoys. which are
enormous masses Of iron. often weigh
ing several tons. ere IS simple in prin-
Cu.c rs they are certain In operation
The buoy proper consists Of huge
pear shaped bulb. Little end up. on top
of which is "a powerful whistle. pro
tcr'ed from accidental blow or collision
5v n fraWpwo~E ~ iron bars, and az
mir intake Below and projecting far
down into the water is an open tube Of
metal Ihr-wh,'e thing IS secured in
position with an anchor and a chain,
which last ia long enough for the depth
20 on. winter iu which the buoy Is
placed SOB permit the free movement ~
Tie mass uu and down
when 20 wave lifts the buoy up IN the
Dir the wafer I'm the tube. acdng as a
piston. sucks in mir through the intake.
II is confined IN the hllb of the buoy
by a simple valve which prevents its
c-rnss through the intake When the
waves drop the buoy IN the trough OF
the waves the water in the tube
presses up on the confined air and com
presses f. 1t finds exit through the
whistle. which thus sounds its warning
note
u might be supposed that having no
mechanism but waive, such buCys,
once put I'm position could I've LETT there
for All indefinite period Of time. But
the sea haS strange ways with her
rlgytuiuZs. end even II the necessity Of
constant painting Of the buoy 10 pro
tcct Sc from the action OF sea water was
not existent il would still be necessary
10 keep watch on these signals and
20 take them up and replace them
rather often, for the big tube project
ing down into the water is a great at
traction 20 baruacles and sesweed, and
not infreQucutiv these marine grOwths
so interfere with the action Of the buoy
as % keep 10 silent ia ordinary weather
and o. dim its voice In bad weather.
10 thea becomes ueccs sary To work
% urw whistler ia position. which Is a
regular part OF tLr duty ~ Il lighthouse
tender or buoy tender, Of which YES
ar,s there are many i'm the service.
when q buoy is ~ Boo worked" the
tn.Irr repairs 90 u yard or station and
DIS r..-- " nnr CRANE lilts on deck the
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-02-07
A Tradition Shattered.

The lady had 10 experience, but she
had a lot of sense and determination.
go when she entered the market she
was as good aS the next person. She
approached the stall OF a butcher and
felt of the breasthoue OF = fowl. Then
she said.
is this good chickcnT
Yes. ma'am." said the marketnan
confidently. as was his wont
Then the Old saying is wrong" said
the lady.
What Old sayinE:" demanded the
mdrkrtman
Tile Old saying that The good die
young" "-Cleveiand Plain Dealer.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-02-07
Criticised.

Uncle Ezra-They have just discover
ed that the bank cashier has had a
weak heart for ten years past. Cncle
Eben-There's government supervision
for YOU, Bank examiner has been
coming here all this time and just
found IL out.-Judge.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-02-07
Hints on Hair Health
If you use or treatment, We viii
either stop your hair from falling OF
pay for the treatment ourselves.

IL yCu use or treatment, We VIII
either stop yoIr hair from falling OF
paw for the treatment ourselves.
D17GruT is q contagious diseass
caused By q raIc-ahe which 4 not
removed CauSns badness This
u.cTohs often comes from q 78nb
or brush belonging 10 7omcone else.
II YOU are troubled with GanduF,
itChiuz scalp, falling hair, or badness.
We believe that RsEau 90 Hair
Tonic wi do more than anything else
70 remove the d1HdrIf. destroy thu
germ, maze the scalp healthy and
stop falling hair, and, il there j. any
life left in the roots, also promote
growth OF E-w hair.
We believe that probably 65 per
cent Of the cases q badness could
be overcome If people would only
Use Rez1ll "93' Hair Tonic for
reasonable time, a. directed.
We don't want You to take our
word for this. We = alt you 70 test
the merits Of Rexau "95" Hair
Tonic at our risk. II YOU use II and
II does not give satisfaction, just
come back to Is and tel Us, and We
viii Immediately hand back y YOU
ia money y0I paid for il. You
promise nothing. : n nothing and
your mere word vii be taken Tor It.
We are dependent upon your con
fde1cc and patronage, ard we would
ro- maze these claims, or MAKE tins
Ger If wa did not believe that EeTaIl
$50 Aar 7 5uic i the very best HAIR
preparation YOU can use. Two sizes #
bottles, sue and Sl.GJ.
You can buy ReKzll ''93' Hair Toni
{, this community only at our store:
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-02-07
Newly Discovered Evidsncs-

why do you want Il new trialE"
"Ou the grounds of newly discovered
evidence. your honor"
What's the nature of it,"
My client dug up $500 that didn't
know he had. louisville Courier
Journal.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-02-07
GOLD DUST
the worlds
create ST cleanser


Gold Dust stands at The head
Of al cleaners and cleansing
products-it has stood right
there ever since it was intro
duced.
The beauty of it is that Gold
Dust will do more work and
more kinds Of work than soap
or any other cleanser. Ii will
also do quicker, better work
and save at least one-half the
housewife's time and labor.
To use Gold Dust for all
household cleaning is to do
your work in the shortest
and best way.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-02-07
The English Of II.

He-You have had a week now to
think Of my proposal OF marriage. She
Yes. and the more think Of II the
less think OF it.-CinciDBau Ia.
cuireT
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-02-07
THOMAS DRUG co.
Illinois
OK Island The sfszzA 5tors

Ths-e Is 8 Real sore II nez,ig every town
G1c city - tLe TzaIe1 States. C=11-a AMI
Great BRAN. Tl=rs sz different RezaA
Reze- .o- ue1E-- o-=-v ordinary human III
eacu especially designed for TIE particular IL
for ghl=Z 10 = TecsE.usn1s--
The Recall Stores are America Greatest
DEuz Stores
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-02-07
The Voice of Esrerlenca.

"DemosthenoS put n pebble in his
mouth when he arose 10 make an ora
ton
'Oh. YOU never can tell Maybe il
was just lozeu@e, TO keep his tongue
from gettin" as dry rs u piece OF leath-
or I've tried 10 do some public speak.
ing myself '-Chicago Record Herald.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-02-07

Grand Rapids, Ainn--Miss Alvina
WS.tsr. teacher in the Lake Jessie
county. 20 miles north, rescued two
little children from death in a driving
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-02-07

Gold Dust is
sold in sc size
rud l2rG g pack
ages. The large
package means
greater economy
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-02-07

home a
hemt W mi 20 own nfe
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-02-07

''isf ,6e GOLD DUST TWINS do your rDorL -
The Washington herald., 1913-02-15
TO REORGANIZE
REPUBLICAN PARTY
Conference to Be Held Shortly and
New Blood, 1t Is Said, will
Dominate.

\ conference for the rcorganiza tion of
the Republican party along progressive
lines will be held shortly after the in
auguration of President-elect Wilson, il
was learned yesterday. Tentative plans
Tor this conference have been discussed
in Washington, and have met with gen.
eral approval not only from the old
guard. but among many of the younger
and more progressive Republicans OF
both Houses Of Congress. 1t is pro-
posed to make the conference national IN
scope, and to hold it either in New York,
Chicago. Washington. or Kansas City.
The scheme, as outlined by Republican
Senators yesterday. contempIates re-
building the Grand Old Party from the
ground up. The plan is to develop the
young blood and to relegate the older
and more conservative leaders Sena-
tors Borah, Cummins, Kenyon, Bristow.
La Toilette, and others of the more pro-
gressive faction are to take the place CT
the old-timers. and are to rewrite the
cardinal principles of the party.
The date of the extra session of Con.
gress. it is believed, will have something
to do with the date OF the conference.
1t Is the desire OF those behind the
movement to have in attendance upon the
conference as many Republicans in pub
lie life as possible. and the plan is 70
call the meeting between March and
the meeting Of the extra session
The Washington herald., 1913-02-15

Mrs. James Tarvin. of Kentucky, who
is spending the winter in Washington
is at the head Of the committee on ar
rangements for the trip.
The intercollegiate committee is now
one OF the busiest of the subcommittee
of the inaugural. Chairman. Truesdale
has been in Washington for the last
few days drawing together the last
loose threads of his plans.
The band of the Boy Scouts. of Lewis
ton. Pa, is to head the intercollegiate
division. There are more than fifty
pieces in the band. Next will come the
members Of the committee, and then
the individual colleges. Two more were
heard from yesterday. Wesleyan and
the College Of the City Of New York,
this raising the number to sixteen.
The committee on civic organizations
of which Col Robert n. Harper is
chairman, met yesterday afternoon
Chairman Harper will be in a position
TO publish the list of his aids and dep
uty marshals in a few days
The Washington herald., 1913-02-15
FIGHT TOLEAD'
RAH, RAH BOYS
Who Will Lead Collegiate d.
vision Has Not Been Deter
mined by Committee.
MANY AFTER THE HONOR
Boy Scout Band of Lewistown, Pa,
Will Furnish Music for March,
ing Students.

With inauguration day almost in sight,
one of the foremost questions is which
of the American colleges is to have the
distinction of heading the intercollegiate
division in the parade
The odds are in favor OF Princeton
leading the college mans section but
there Is chance that ST. Johns Col
lese, of Annapolis, with 900 students
may wrest the honor from her more
powerful sister.
The intercollegiate committee of the
general inaugural committee has tenta-
lively decided that the first section of
the intercollegiate division shall be made
up oc the five institutions that have
direct personal interest in President
elect Wilson. the colleges at which he
has been a student. These are Prince
ton, the University of Virginia, Johns
Hopkins, Wesleyan, and Davidson Col
lege, and they will head the parade
following the members of the intercol-
legiate committee-in the order named,
unless there is protest from any one
nf the universities. In that case the
Lines will be drawn up according to the
date Of the charter of each college.
This would bring st. Johns College
to the front Her charter was granted
in 1886. Princeton was chartered in 1746
The University Of Virginia students
are planning to send a delegation of
not less than 800. ]. W. Belt, son OF
The Washington herald., 1913-02-15
SUFFRAGISTS OPEN
STATE HEADQUARTERS
Rallying Points for Women Who Visit
the Capital Are Being
Opened Here.

State headquarters. which will be used
as rallying points for the incoming suf-
frage hosts, will be established in diff
Illinois will be the first State head
quarters to be opened
The women who are organizing the
suffragists of Illinois to march in the
pageant have telesraphed the central
committee here to engage offices in the
business section and make all arrange
ments for their occupation by members
Of the Illinois committee. who are COM
ing here shortly. Illinois expects to be
represented by an unusually large dele
cation.
officers at headquarters await that
other States will soon establish local bu-
reaus. and that about a week before the
pageant the militant suffrage flag will
be nailed before numerous office doors
throughout the business section.
A consignment Of $50 banners has
been received by Mrs. Olive II. Has
brouck, chairman of the banners COM
mittee. Mrs. Hasbrouck also has some
200 signs. upon which are inscribed with
many pithy reasons Of why women
should be allowed to vote. which will
be distributed in the various sections of
the pageant. Many of the banners she
has received are occupational banners,
while some are famous for their asso-
Citations In the past. The coming inter-
national equal suffrage congress, which
is to be held in Budapest. Hungary. will
he advertised with many beautiful ban
ncrs in the pageant
The Washington herald., 1913-02-15

immigration. ! refer to the literacy test
The message was referred to the Com
mittee on Immigration. Senator Lodge
gave notice that on disposing of the
present order of the Senate he would
move to reconsider the bill under the
terms of the Constitution which was
taken to mean he would undertake 10
have it passed over the President /.
veto.
Representative James NJ. Curlcy Of
Massachusetts. who has headed the
movement against the enactment OF the
immigration bill. said last night:
THE action of President Taft in We
toing the immigration bill is in keeping
with the best traditions of the honored
Office lie occupies. and the veto message
itself has the sincere ring Of that true
Americanism which has marked his
every act as President of all the people
of the United States
1T is a singing rebuke to those men
in public life who have substituted pref
udice for Judgment and whose basis for
action has been political cNpediency
rather than economic necessity"
The Washington herald., 1913-02-15
DISTRICT FOUR.
Approves Dynamite Bonds.

Chicago Feb H.-Bonds for Richard
H Houlihan and William Shupe, of
Chicago. and Paul ]. Morrin. of st. Louis.
now in the Federal prison at Leaven-
worth. in connection with the dynamite
conspiracy cases. were approved by Judge
Francis r. Baker. Of the United States
Circuit Court of Appeals. to-day. The
men will be released tomorrow. Houli-
hans bond was s2o.O0o. Shupe's S1o.Oc0.
and Morrin's $4,000.
The Washington herald., 1913-02-15
MAY HELP UNIVERSITY.
Committee Reports Bill to Extend
Halfway Ijncs.

Friends of the American University
are elated over the action of the House
District Comrittee in reporting favor
ably yesterday the bill authorizing an
extension of the line of the Washington
Railway and Electric Company from the
intersection of Wisconsin Avenue and
Macomb Street in northwestcriy direc-
ton t. the District line.
With the opening up Of this territory
for real estate improvement: friends uf
the institution expect an appreciable
benefit for the American University.