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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-07-16
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HER TWELVE CoUSINS-BG CLARIsSA MACKIE.
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Copyrighted 1913 by Associatei Literary Bureau.

81 am selling The Old Homestead
Cookbook began the dusty looking
man at the side door. 1T contains
a thousand tested recipes and twenty
four illustrations"
You are not going to sell one here"
broke in Mrs. Denton GROSSLY. Books
can't teach NE nothing. Id like to
see the printed book that can show me
how to mix up a cake or a batch Of
biscuits. Humph. 1 shonld think
strong, ablebodied man like you
But the agent had lifted his hat and
was now beyond reach of Almira Den
tons Earring voice.
She closed the screen door and hook
ed it, with the motions of exaggerated
energy that characterized all her &C
tions This habit of flying at the
slightest task with overStrained eXer-
ton had earned for her a reputation
as an extraordinary housekeeper and
tireIess worker.
Now she bounced into a rocking
chair. picked up 4 pan, pounced on a
luChleSS potlto anu peeieu IL lutIou>iS
Cookbook she shifted Scornfully.
Jane Wade, who had run over to buy
some yeast, looked out of the window
at the departing agent.
He looks hot and tired" she said
And hungry" added Emma, Mrs
Denton's thin, pale daughter.
"Humph! He better get a mans
! job, them" commented Mrs. Denton
bouncing upon another potato.
at must be tantalizing to sell cook
J books and to talk about good things
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-07-16
THE PROPOSED BOND ISSUE.

The citys contemplated bond issue
TO meet immediate contingencies and
provide for essentials to the city's ter
ritorial expansion and Industrial de-
velopment. as well as the comfort and
protection of the people, has met with
favorable comment The concensus OF
popular opinion seems to be that there
Is nothing included in the bill OF par
ticulars but what the city stands in
need OF and for which provision would
OF necessity have to be made In the
near future. BY cleaning up the slate
at one sweep Rock Island would be in
q position TO go ahead as never be-
sore.
A reproduction OF the uses to which
the municipal commission would put
the moneys secured from the bond IS
sue, II approved, together with the
proposition for further territorial an
nexation, will be OF interest:
Big outlet sewer entering into river
at perhaps Eighteenth avenue, from
as far up as perhaps Ninth or Tenth
street, relieving Fifth avenue and
Eleventh street sewers.
Annexation of additional territory TO
the city.
Purchase OF baseball park tract.
Q Elevated stand pipe on the bluff.
Concrete floors for the Rock river
bridges.
Complete automatic police report
system
Water main on Ninth street from
Eighteenth avenue TO Aiken street.
Water main on Twelfth street from
Eighteenth avenue 10 Aiken street.
Water main on Aiken street from
Ninth 10 Twelfth streets.
Water main on Eighteenth avenue
from Twenty-fourth street to Fifteenth
street (l2 inch).
New buildings at pumping station
Pumping station floor relaid.
New fire station and equipment Il
new district.
Extensions OF fire alarm system
OF all the improvements, that whicl
oontemplstes the big outlet drain Il
the south section OF the city is pei
haps the most important. 1t looks {
the convenience. not only OF widel.
settled part OF the city at the presen
time, but TO the new territory that ha
come in. and II will make tn
Manufacturers addition in the ives
end. II will become O great indus
trial center for all time. Such a sewe
has been contemplated by preceding
administrations and it's necessity ha
been frequently admitted.
The purchase Of Island City bal
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-07-16

Come, little boy, and take my hand; wei
face the world together;
1mpart your hope to me and I will laugh
at wind and weather;
My arm shall be your faithful shield, my
love your hearts reliance
Come, take my hand, and We will bid the
fates that frown defiance.
With you to bid me hope and you to
cheer me on the highway,
Ny footsteps never shall be turned down
any shameful byway;
Ny arm shall be your pillow when the
bright stars twinkle DER Us,
And 1 will give you courage on the hills
that stretch before us.
My years shall yield you knowledge. ]
win be your strong defender.
And you shall keep my spirit pure, my
proud heart brave and tender.
Come, little boy, and take my hand; we'll
face the world together,
And bear no fear and brook no doubt IN
glad or gloomy weather.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-07-16


to eat when one is hungry" remarked
Jane softly. She picked up her pitcher
of yeast and moved toward the door.
Il don't envy him any luck selling
cookbooks in Summerville," laughed
Emma carelessly.
Its carrying Goals to Newcastle"
laughed her mother; then. turning to
Jane. she asked, You got recipe for
Lady Baltimore cakeT'
NO; Mrs. Petrie had the recipe. She
cut it out of a magazine, but she can't
find it."
Il don't know what to do. There
amt a soul in Summerville knows how
to make it. and l as good as promised
I'd make big one for the fair. You
know how Mrs. Petrie's cake set every
body by the ears last winter"
Jane nodded. and a malicious little
twinkle came into her blue eyes. II
reckon that recipe was in The Old
Homestead Cookbook, she said very
Sweetly.
II want to know"
"You shouldn't been so hasty, ma"
| laughed Emma. IF you'd brought the
| book inside and pretended to look it
! over | might have copied it off,"
maybe he will come back this way.
/ IF you see him, Jane. send him back.
Tell him I'll look at bis book" said
Mrs. Denton eagerly. AT any rate I'll
find out if be has sold any in the vii
iage. and if he has / can borrow it.
Like as not Mrs. Petrie will buy one"
/ He may not come back. Perhaps
you have convinced him that the house
wives of Summerville can't learn any
thing from books" remarked Jane de
murely as she went away.
Jane looked up and down the road
as she neared her own gate. but the
book agent was not in sight AS she
went around to the back door she
looked across the garden, where thu
fence separated the garden and or
| chard from the strip Of sandy beaci
! bordering the little bay.
Sitting On the beach in the shade O.
a misshapen cedar tree was the cook
book agent. His straw hat was tossed
aside, and his head was bent in his up
turned hands.
Discouraged" whispered Jane +
herself. and she cTept into the house
where the cool dimness reproached he
fer the tired man sitting in the no
sand
She went about getting dinner, gla
that her Aunt Hester was spending
few days in Roselea. Aunt Heste
shared Mrs. Denton's prejudice agains
agents, only in a milder degree.
THAT dinner must smell good to
hungry man." thought Jane, and the1
with one of the impulses that marke
her warm heart. she flew down ii
garden path to the beach gate I'll
man was still there in the same att
tude. At his feet was a tfhck volun
bound in white oilcloth.
"Oh, am so glad that you havo>p q
gone away" piped Jane over the fenc
The man lifted his head and locke
at her with faint interest. His fac
was pale and haggard. and his eye
| were dull. Jane hastily decided that
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-07-16

Whether party lines will be drawn
in the election Of Judge Hands sue
cessor remains to be seen. There
may be a three-corned fight The
Argus, in entire consistency with its
course in supreme elections in the
Fourth district, would prefer to see
some good and fit man elected, regard
less Of politics. At the present
writing there is no one in sight who
would grace the supreme court mora
becomlngly than our own popular
jurist, Emory c. Graves. He has had
the training, the experience, and has
shown the ability both on the circuit
bench and in the appellate court,
where he is now serving with rare
distinction in Chicago.
Besides he is one Of those types
OF men who are an honor to the race
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-07-16
Mrs. Harding and Son Held.

Champaign, ILL.,, July 16-MIrs. Della
Harding and her son Oliver were held
to the Champaign county grand jury
without bond yesterday On recommend
alton Of the coroner's jury which end
ed its investigation of the murder of
Thomas Dodswcrth, Champaign police
man, by Ray Williams, a bootlegger
Chief Keller testified from a hospital,
but gave no direct evidence incrimin,
ating young Harding in the killing OF
Dodsworth.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-07-16

"At its best a leg
islative lobby is a
nuisance; at its
worst it is criminal;
in every stage it is
a menace"
Senator Reed is
a member of the
senate lobby COM
mittee. For days
he has been inter
rogating witnesses
before that com
IQlLL6O. ne uC-
clares without an
other single word
of testimony being
taken, President
Wilson's charges
that a dangerous
and insidious lobby
is an existence il
Washington, have
been subStantiateC
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-07-16
Capital Comment
BY CLYDE H. TAVENNER
Congressman from the Fourteenth District.

headquarters. They held innumerable
conferences. They agreed upon con-
certed plan of action. At the time OF
this interview the evidence disclosed
a total expenditure here at Washing
ton of something over $4,000. What
may be shown by further investigation
/ to have been expended in Washing
ton or elsewhere can only be sur
missed.
Il. At least five men who are here
as members of the lobby have testified
that they were under pay of from ten
TO twelve thousand dollars per year
each.
'5. These gentlemen have appear
ed before committees, have been to
see the president, have visited, first
and last, neary every member of the
senate, have filed briefs presenting
their cause, and have filed the news
papers with advertisements, signed un-
der the name of The Domestic Sugar
Producers This particular feature of
their work is the least Objectionable.
IS. Months ago they began an at
tempt to inf1ame public opinion and
legislative opinion by this device.
They employed skilled newspaper
men and caused news articles or de-
scriptive stories to be written into
, which they slyly inserted an argument
in favor of the beet sugar industry.
Practically all of these articles were
so prepared as to lead the reader to
F believe that they were ordinary news.
. of news, whereas, in fact, they were
written and disseminated for the pur
; pose of defeating reform in the sugar
schedule. These articles, including
editorials, were accepted by numer
Gus papers throughout the United
States. They appeared under date
, lines, indicating that they were tele
+ graphed in the regular way employed
! by newspaper correspondents anC
= press associations. Surely this was
: insidious. 1t was sly; it was full O
:, plots; it was intended to entrap; i
T.. was crafty and willy.
az. But these gentlemen were no
9 content with creating a public sent
f ment through the press. They deliber
ately sought by the adoption of busi
;, ness methods working through busi
ness channels, to bring pressure t,
bear upon senators and representative
. in congress from their home constItu
ency and to convince these legislator
that there was a genuine demand b.
: their home people that the Underwoe
: bill be not passed. To this end the
- started what they described as tn
:, endless chain system. The suga
planters of Hawaii appealed to a
= their business connection in the state!
They requested these business connet
l. lions at once to write or wire thei
, congressman and senators protestin
. against the passage of the bill, upo
- the ground that it's passage would il
u lure those home citizens thus appeale
= TO. The matter may be summed u
- almost in the language of one of tn
~ sugar lobby: We (the sugar men
iNere against the bill for business re;
- sons; We appealed to the bushes
~ men of New Orleans to help defes
the bill for business reasons, an
u these last in turn appealed to the
- senators and congressman for bushes
~ reasons The witness concluded i
IS substance with this language: Ever
~ body is controlled by business re-
~ sons"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-07-16

The dismissal of Jake Stahl, mana
ger Of the Boston Red Sox, world s
baseball champions. and idol Of the
fans of bean town but a few short
months ago, shows anew how cold
bloodedness has succeeded sentiment
in the national game. Stahl brought
the greatest honors in baseball to his
city, but this year he was incapaci-
tated to serve as a playing manager,
and SO they tied the can to him.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-07-16
The Glorious Rose.

ii L.
She gave me a rose
That she wore on her breast,
OF all OF my treasures
'Tis dearest, It's best.
When its petals are dust
And when I am no moro
Ny soul will still cherish,
Where'er it may soar,
The Joy that she gave with
The rose that she wore.
SHE.
gave him a rose
That another gave me;
gave II, intending
Th2L other to see;
gave 1t TO rouse
In another alarm
Why not? In such scheming
There's surely no harm,
Alb. rose, take my blessing!
You worked Ike a charm
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-07-16
Solomon.

why is 1t the pictures Of King Solo
mon always show him rs an old, gray.
headed man? Wasn't he ever young?"
"Gracious!" her husband replied,
wouldn't 600 wives make any man
look old and gray? How can you ask
such foolish Questions?"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-07-16

A Panama working ship is likely
10 pass through the canal in Septem-
Der. But this is merely a mechanical
detail that win not count for formal
event. That is expected not later
than October.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-07-16
At the Thester,

what, Vou can't see anything?
Didn't you bring your opera glass with
your
Yes. but can't use it."
Why"
Because ! forgot my rIrgs."-Lon-
don Telegraph
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-07-16
A NJ aa,s Work.

blessed Is he who has found his
work" says Carlyle; but there is a
widespread impression that he is more
blessed who can afford to boss while
somebody else does it.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-07-16

A bumper crop means bumper busl-
ness Things are looking indeed rosy
for the corn belt. 1t is Illinois
great good fortune TO be the buckle on
the belt.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-07-16

The first election held in Illinois
under the new suffrage regulations
failed to bring out one-third Of the
women voters. What's the answer?
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-07-16
MIght Have Trouble.

eff man has enough money he can
do anything"
think John D. or Carnegie could walk
a tight-rope?"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-07-16

A bill for national drainage has
been introduced in congress. There
will be no lack of first-class oppor-
tunities for the experts trained in the
great work at Panama.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-07-16

England claims to be ahead of any
crops. And yet when it compares
farm results with Uncle Sam it finds
itself in a lower class.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-07-16

That Chicago pastor who appeared
IN his pulpit Sunday morning in a
white suit and white shoes. evidently
has a summer religion.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-07-16

The weather man predicts showers
tonight and cooler. What a rare joke
It would be If he would deliver.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-07-16

A1mystery in the Balkans and also
in Mexico is how so many victories
can be won without anybody getting
defeated
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-07-16

Democrats will be pieased TO learn
that Colonel Roosevelt is to ride $50
miles on mules back.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-07-16

Especial Correspondence of The Argus.)
Washington, D. c., July 14.-"The
lobby must CO." says United States
Senator James a. Reed of Missouri.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-07-16
THE ARGUS.

Puhlished daily at 1924 eecond ave-
nue. Rock Island. Ill entered at the
rcstofnce as second-class matter.)
Rock Island Member of the Annotated
Press.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-07-16
July l6 in American
History.

1661-Pierre d'IberviIle, founder OF
Louisiana. born; died 1706.
1s63-MiIitia fred on anti-draft rioters
in New York city with deadly ef-
feet
1Ss6-E. Il. &. Judson (Sed Buntline),
romantic author. died; born 1922.
1s97-General Joseph Conrad, noted
veteran of the Army of the Cum
berland. died; born 1890.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-07-16

The Logic of II.
Kelly-If yeZ foorce me TO pay that
nc now ! can't pay it. O'Brine-But
wyatt till yez pay 1t I'll nivir Kit III
-P1A ~
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-07-16
BY THE J. w. POTTER CO.

TERMs-Ten cents per week by car
rler. IN Rock Island.
Complaints OF delivery service should
be made to the circulation department,
which should also be notified in every
instance where It 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 attached for publica-
tion. No such articles will be printed
over fictitious signatures.
Telephones IN all departments: Cen
trail Union. West 145. 1I45 and 2145.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-06-22

Exchange privilege. In one year, if
you wish to exchange for any reason,
you may do so and money paid on club
Player will be applied on the purchase of
any Player in our stock of equal or greater
value.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-06-22
RECEIVED

RECEIVED
Chicago Ill, 10th, 1913
Weatherholt Piano Co., Atlanta,
Your order for hundred Players received
extension
shipments to-day.
The Tulsa star. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1913-1921, 1913-05-30
PORTER'S TAILORING CO,
CUTTER AND MAKER OF LADIES' AND GENTS
PERFECT FITTING GARMENTS
UP TO DATE LINE OF HABERDASIERY
PHONE 361

Why Take Hand Me Down. made price? YouA
paying the of real made Clothes why
them at FCRD the $50 90 $500 that you spend AZ
ready made suit all ask for stricky madeS
garments real built clothes S35 Suit Over
coat $500 Because have from S35 up fo
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can't good for less; in fact GUARANTEE the
material Workmanship and finish $50 90 be
regular $500 va ue PERFECT FIT GUARANTEE.
Furthermore, guarantee perfect fit garment make
III refud remember ,aying prices
when hand down the ready store, why
get my workmanship additional cos Drop any
and patterns costs nothing to investigate.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1913-06-24

lynching appeared imminent When
the majority of the crowd withdrew
for supper the sheriff slipped his pris-
oners out of the jail under heavy guard,
placed them aboard a train and took
them to Eastman and thence to Macon.
where precautions were taken last
night to protect them from a mob.
From evidences at the scene of the
crime, it was supposed that shortly
before daybreak Hewell was called
from his bed and went outside carry
ing lantern. His murderers riddled
his head with shot. Mrs. Hewell it
appears, hearing the shots. ran out
side and was killed at the doorstep.
A neighbor who heard the shooting
notified the sheriff, who took a posse
and hurried to the scene. When the
posse arrived Hewell was still alive,
but died while being brought here. He
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1913-06-24

sporter for the World, was of duty.
In a moment of agony that pre-
ceeded Inconsistencies he gave
urgent directions that the World
be notified at once by telephone
of the accident; that "the story
was a big one" but that he would
not be able to cover It." In the
very presence of death in one Of
its most htdeous forms he was
faithful.
With sorrowful pride in devotion
80 heroically displayed and with
sympathetic appreciation Of the
many other noble qualities posses
sed by Mr.. Humes, the World in
paying a deserved tribute to him
would also in a few words exalt
the whole class of workers of
which he was fine example. In
no other walk Of life do we find
more truth, zeal, honor and cour-
age than among newspaper re-
porters. They record history in the
making. Ontheir fidelity, judg-
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1913-06-24
BOAT CAPSIzES;
NINE.DROWNED
PARTY OF ENGINEERS AND OTHER
GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES IN
RIVER ACCIDENT.

New Madrid, Mo, June 23.-Nine ..
a party of fourteen United States en-
gineers and other government en-
ployees were drowned near New Mad
rid late yesterday when the United
States survey-boat Beaver, with the
party aboard, was capsized during a
wind storm.
Those drowned are:
@. s. Williamson, chief engineer, Ma
son. Ohio.
]. M. Connell, recent graduate Of
the law department of Cornell Univer-
sity.
Captain Lamb, pilot. 49,
A. d. Coston, engineer
Harry Sheriff., mate, Cottonwood,
Tenn.
- Freeman, deckhand.
Two rodmen, names not known.
The body Of Chief Engineer William
son has not been located. None of the
others has been found.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1913-06-24

was unable to talk intelligently, but
is said to have indicated that a negro
had done the shooting.
The motive for the murder appears
to have been robbery, as Mrs Hew-
ellis trunk was ransacked, suitcases
searched and thrown into the yard and
small grip in which Hewell is sup
posed to have kept money, was found
in the woods nearby. Barefoot tracks
and shoe prints were found here and
there at the scent of the murder.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1913-06-24
DUTY TO THE LAST.

Gregory Humes was until his last
breath a reporter.
Mr. Humes was In the service of the
New York World, and was killed In
wreck on the New York, New Haven &
Hartford Railway. A passenger train
ran by signal and the locomotive
tore through chair car Of a train in
front. Six were killed and rs or 80
wounded.
Mr.. Humes was MORALLY wounded,
but he devoted the last moments Of
his life to asking some one to telephone
the World of the accident. He told the
bystanders to inform the World that
the story was big one and that he
was not able to cover 1t. Then he died.
The World pays the following tribute
TO the young man:
Fatally injured in the Stamford
railroad wreck, the first thought
and, as it proved, practically the
last thought of Greg. Humes, re-
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1913-06-24
OKLAHOMA LAWMAKERS
= RESUME WORK

Oklahoma City, Okla, June 23.-
After a three weeks recess, taken In
order to give the committees time to
catch up on their work, the Oklahoma
legislature reconvened at noon today.
The general appropriation and general
revenue bills and marriage, health and
road measures are ready to be report
ed and hopes are entertained of get
ting them through promptly. The gen.
eral appropriation bill carries $1,000
900 a year.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1913-06-24
NEW CORPORATIONS
RECENTLY FORMED.

Jackson, Miss, June 23.-The fol-
lowing new corporations have been
formed in the state during the past
few days, and will shortly be submit
ted to the Governor for approval:
Wishon-Rush Company, Grenada.
Grenada county, capitalized at $4,000;
J. C. Wilson. w. B. Rush, and others.
Oscar Lamb Sales Company, Jack
son, Kinds county, capitalized at $685.
900; Oscar Lamb, and others.
State Bank of Sunfiower, Indianola.
Sunfower county, capitalized at $780,
900; v. H. Fuller, J. ]. Fur, and
others.
Liberty Realty Company, Liberty,
Amite county, capitalized at $4,000;
C. T. Gordon, R. E. Jackson, and 9th.
ers.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1913-06-24

Advisory Dept. Chattanooga. Tenn. for Special
Instructions on your case ana 64-page book. Home
Treatment for Women" in pain wrapper. NC. rs