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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-04-13
WILSON GOES TO THE BOTTOM or TT.

When California attempted 70 enact lcgisla
ton during President Rooscvelts administration
which was alleged to be IN violation of the rights
of foreign nations obtained through treaties the
future Bull Moose raved about the dishonesty of
such violations and maintained that the fed
eral government must sec to 1t that her treaty
promises were kept irrespective Of any con
stitutonaI rights of the State Of California
The Grand Young Man of Indiana, also future
Bull Moose and now a past senator, gained
quite a respectable sum from the magazines
by publishing reams to prove that the federal
government is supreme in its treaty making
rights. that 1t can make any kind OF treaty It
may desire and that should the federal govern
ment. in making such treaties, promise what It
did not possess, 1t must pay at the expense Of
the rights of others. He did not put IT Just
that way. but boiled down that was what he
meant
President Wilson sees the situation differently
He declares that California has the right. under
the constitution, to enact the land laws now
contemplated, and that If the United States
has entered into treaties promising that such
laws shall not be passed the United States has
exceeded it's authority and must take the CON
sequences. In other words President Wilson
does not believe the United States, any more
than private persons, should contract debts and
expect to pay them with other peoples money.
He believes it has no right to promise to give
that which 1t has not and then attempt to take
what 1t has promised from another in order that
It may carry out its agreement
If by treaty the federal government has prom
lsed Japan that things shall be done that it has
NOT the right to do or that things shall not be
done that it has not the power to prohibit, then
the United States has already placed itself in
the position Of a violator Of promises and 1t can
not redeem itself by violating the rights OF in
dividual States. II is no longer a question of
national honesty If the federal government
has promised that California or Texas or Massa-
cbusetts shall not do what California and Texas
and Massachusetts, have a constitutional right
to do, then the federal government has already
acted dishonesty.
Whether California holds an enviabIe position
or not few people know, California is to be
the judge of that. The federal government has
nothing TO do with the advisabiity or the eX-
pediency or even the honesty of purely State
legislation. That State should have the power
TO nullify a treaty between the United States
and foreign country seems the surface
to be an anomaly but it must be remembered
that the United States had no right to enter
into a treaty which a State, under the Consti-
tuition, Tan nullify. States have certain rights.
The federal government has no moral or legal
right to attempt to deprive them of those legal
rights by treaty or otherwise, If If does IT
must take tho consequences when it finds the
thing impossible OF accomplishment
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-04-13
Pay Your Poll Taxes.

There are only four weeks left in which
poll taxes must be paid In order to take part
IN the election this fall. At this election, all
State officers are 10 be chosen well as mem
bers of the house of delegates In order TO
vote the poll tax must be paid six months
prior to the election, The election comes thus
YEARS on the 4th Of November. hence taxes
mGst be paid prior to the 4th day of MAY
The Attn day of May comes on Sunday, there
fore the payment must be made or before
Saturday, the Sd day Of May just four weeks
off from tomorrow. OF course, all our elections
determined by the primary election, but
In order to vote in that must be qualified
to vote in the regular election 1t is then
necessary that the poll tax must be paid in
order to vote in the primary.
1t Is scarcely necessary to repeat here the
views often expressed TO duty of every one
to qualify themselves for participating in cleo
tons and then to so participate when the time
comes Many look upon this a privilege.
1t is not only privilege. but duty a duty
to ones self, TO his family and to his coun-
try a duty which all should take pleasure
In performing since ii is only by the per-
formance that we may hope for honesty and
capahility an our government Permit us to
indulge the hope that all readers of the Courier
will prepare themselves to discharge this duty
Blackstone Courier.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-04-13
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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-04-13
ANNEXATION NOTE.

Factories butided within the city limits Will
have lower insurance rates imposed upon them
than those builded without the city limits. They
will have fire and police protection They will
have electric power. light and sanitary facili-
ties superior to those IN the suburbs. AnneXa-
ton therefore. will increase the acreage Of land
available for factory purposes
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-04-13

The presidents resolve to deliver his tariff
message to both senate and house in person
VIII, we believe. meet with general approval
This was the old way and it a better way
than the one in vogue for many years. Writ
ten messages We're sent in by a special messen-
ger received with form and ceremony and then
READ IN q pertunctory manner, while many
members snapped jokes and anecdotes in the
Hobbies and cloak rooms. When message
is read by the chief executive in person ii
is certain TO be closely followed by every mem.
Der of congress who is able TO be in his seat
and 1T carries much greater weight when ac-
companied by the actual presence of the Bresi-
dent Mr.. Wilson is violating latter day
precedent in this going to the capitol for tho
purpose mentioned but so long. as his viola
people not apt TO complain The new,
president is one of those who believe firmly
in carrying out the political promises Of his
party contained in the platform and II IL
clear that he is going to leave no stone mn
turned in order TO have this done.-Frederjcks
burg Free Lance.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-04-13

The imposition Of laws to reform the majority
is wrong. 1t is worse, for It is foolish and I'm
possible of accomplishment. Laws should be
the expression Of the moral sense of the ma
1ority. devised and imposed to hold in leash the
immoral or immoral sense Of the minority.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-04-13

The average girl is a good deal wiser at TWEEN
ty-three than she was at Observation-Disclosures
dra News
Unless she had no sense at all at twenty-one,
she is. Then she usually has less at twenty
three.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-04-13

If that Russian woman who killed her husband
in a duel with rapiers had been a good house
keeper, she would have used fatiron or roll
ing pin.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-04-13

It would take ten thousand dollars year to
support those girls who pledge themselves not
to marry man with an income Of less than
five thousand dollars
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-04-13

They'll Stay There, Too.
After 500 years in strange land the Turks
ought to be glad to get back home in Asia
Chicago News
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-04-13
Ieceiy a Candidate.

Leedy a Candidate.
LURAY, VA, April 12.-Colonel
Robert f. Leedy has announced his
candidacy for the house of delegates
from this district, composed of Page
and Rappahannock counties.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-04-13

April II, 1913.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1913-03-08
ACouple of Broncho Busters.

D. A. Wardell, who came here
with his wife and established Of
fees. at 1916 S. Michigan av.,
went, to deposit her s., 500"in the
bank He deposited some of it
in a railway ticket and beat it.
Arrested in Rochester, N. Y.
Found to be professional wife
swind1er. Has two wives. One
doesn't know whether they. were
legally married OF. not,
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1913-03-08

lilly Baldwin, who won the
cowgirl championship at Pendle-
ton, Ore, and carried the feature
races at California.
to a finish by any person. If his
vicious bucks and plunges do not
unseat the man: who mounts him,
he has a pleasant habit of throw
ing himself over backwards,
which adds to the excitement and
danger of the occasion.
Then there was Speedball, who
likes to get venturesome rider
on his back and then proceed to
use his hind legs as pivot and
go round and round, until dizzy,
the rider falls off,
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1913-03-08

be better to say the worst, buck
ing horses, in the west were
brought here for the riders to
show their skill on.
There was old Cyclone, a black
demon who has yet to be ridden
Rock Island Argus., 1913-04-05
COUOREY AND GARDNER
FOUND GUILTY OF FRAUD

st Louis. No April 5.-Harry VI.
Ccudrey, former congressman, and
Harry 3. Gardner were found guilty
in the federal district court late yes
terday afternoon of using the mail to
defraud.
As soon as the verdict Of guilty on
all seven counts Of the Indictment
had been announced, attorneys for the
defense asked that, sentence be de
ferred and thai the prisoners be al
lowed their liberty on their present
bonds.
This request was denied by Presfd-
ing Judge Dyer. who said that to ob.
tain a writ OF supersedeas a formal
bill OF exceptions must be filed The
pr sOners then we're renanded to the
custody Of the United States marshal
Coudrey and Gardner were charged
with using the mails 10 defraud in
the promotion Of what came 10 be
known as the twin insurance .compan
les--he Continental Life Assurance
company Of America and the Interna
tional Fire Assurance company OF
America, Both companies wen. into
the hands Of a receiver.
F~idence vas introduced at the
trail to prove that stock in the twir
companies was sold throughout the
country. ana that bankers in snal
towns were induced -o take stock OF
The promise that funds Of the compan
tes would be deposited in their banks
i- was charged that the promoter
. Of he companies made mis-. .eadinl
Rock Island Argus., 1913-04-05
COULD YOU BLAME HInrF
{ Stark County News

We heard one of our subscribers ut
ter an oath the other day, who never
before broke the - commandment,
10 US that the cause was an aching
tooth We felt that he would have but
little trouble in receiving forgiveness,
for the tooth that means 10 come out
has conquered all men and all women.
It has been soothed and coaXed. Il
has been held near fires until the
cheek abutting il was nearly roasted
It has been chloroformed. 1t has been
fed on essence of juniper and essence
OF peppermint and essence Of cloves.
II has been filled. Its nerve has been
killed. Its miserable prisongr has
been immured from fresh air like a
prisoner.
This tooth sometimes sleeps. but it
never forgets. Il is most treacherous
when it seems tranquil II ulcerates
Al the roots when its possessor is
about to indite a poem. take a journey
or get married. II longs for a release
and hungers for the forceps. It may
seem ~ tOll ~ tIllSN. DN' IL EG'ItlN
bides its time. Its favorite recreation
hour is just after midnight. when
druggist and dentist have retired. If
all the ground is covered with snow
and the winds piercing. it is fairly
diabolical with activity
There is no use in contestiug issues
with this mutinous and molestuE mol
ar. Fight rheumatism if you Will but
throw up the sponge at this aIterca.
ton. You have bistered your mouth
and ruined your digestive organs and
'Quarreled with your family and friends
long enough
Tell the dentist to pull your head
of and the accursed grinder with it,
and live on soup, if need be. but have
peace once more. Jerk the ahomina-
non out and it will be content, the
everlasting plague on it,
Rock Island Argus., 1913-04-05
TONGUES OF BIRDS.

That OF the Hun7noing Bird Is About
the Most Curious Of All.
\ German naturalist has ga hered
some curious dota with reference to
the tongues of birds As he points
out. many persons suppose that wood
peckers use their sharp pointed tongues
as darts with which to transf1x their
prey. 1t is true that the woOdpec ser,
Ike the humming bird. can dart out
its tongue with extraordinary rapidits
and that its mouth is furnished with
sn elaborate mechanism for this pur-
pose. Vet investigation shows that the
object Of their swift motion IS only to
catch the prey. not TO pierce it. For
the purpose OF holding the captured
victim the woodpecker's tongue is fur
uiShed with a sticky secretion.
Inasmuch as IT possesses the povei
ot initiating speech. it IS not surprising
20 learn thst the parrots tongue re.
sembies that OF man more closely than
any other birds tongue does. It is not
because the parrot is more intelligent
than many other birds, but beca use its
tongue IS better suited for articulation
than theirs that il is able 10 amuse us
with its mimicry.
In some respects the humming birds
tongue Is the most remarkable Of all
II Is double nearly from end to end.
so that the little creature IS aole 70
grasp its insect prey very much as if
its mouth were furnished with pair
Of hngers.-Harpers WeeSl..
Rock Island Argus., 1913-04-05
THE VALLEY CLARION

to pay it now before we send you an
other statement. We mean business.
Elmer Frantz trotted out his straw
sky piece Tuesday. but our predictions
are that he will change 1t for a cap
before many days.
A R Stein is increasing the room
in the basement OF his store by digging
out all the dirt under the entire build
ing.
A bunch Of our young men went
down the river Tuesday to fish IN
the crowd were Squeak Mammalian,
Clint McGontgle, squib Purvis, Lizzie
Bogus and Pud Raisbeck They say
fishing was not very good as the suck
ers all seemed TO be at the wrong end
Of the pole.
Rock Island Argus., 1913-04-05
WEDDING AND coNsEqrE>cE>.

iStaTk county NeWS.D
viii Putnam took unto himself
bride Wednesday evening. Ella Char.-
son was the chosen one, in which VIII
showed good judgment The young
couple have started housekeeping on
c. Bartons place.
The "Modocs," a musical troupe.
gave an entertainment al VIII Put
mans Saturday evening to an empty
house. There were but two numbers
given, the first being 4 sort of from
bone stacCato and vocal medley. play
ed on sho,guns and triangIes and one
dog. The second number proved a
dismal failure, although il shook the
whole house and all oUtbuiIdings The
bride nor groom were nowhere to be
found. They promise TO come again
and well get en- yet" The "Modocs'
are an old troupe. although nearly all
present were new members.
Rock Island Argus., 1913-04-05

The young man behind the counter
will assure. YOU it's quite the latest
thing You will re.adjusr the smoked
Epectacles provided for the purpose
and give the thing another squnt
You will begin 10 assume dubious eN-
preston Noting this the hanerdash-
ers hireIng the crafty devil,-will
launch forth into a verbose aud grand
Eloquent dissertation OF the supreme
importance OF being correctly cravat-
cd. rho utter impossibility Of one whose
scarf Is three weeks ont of date and
wind 10 all up by pointing ont that he
wears em himself ThatlI get you aud
yOul buy one-you poor boob.
The dictators Of mems STYLES had
bound themselves together in a plot TO
Rock Island Argus., 1913-04-05

make the male attire this spring mod
est and quiet in the extreme suit
ings. If you don't mind the worC. are
TO be more than somber. And there
had TO be- some sort Of a counter irri-
ritanr Spring cravatings have been
des gusd with an eye toward doing the
work. And buh-Iieye US. they'll do it,
We might say that the new ties will
be elittering, garish, hallooing hectic.
shrekiug and shrill But mere words
are quite futile in an eUdoavor 10 con
yey some soanty notion Of the newest
things in ueckwear. Waener's song
hits will sound like lulla0jes in com
parison.
And IL would be poor judgment TO
wear one with a rubber collar.
Rock Island Argus., 1913-04-05
TWENTY-FIVE YEARS AGO

South Rock Island cocks were killed.
over 500 changed hands on the re-
suits
The baseball season in Rock Island
opens next Saturday with games on
that and ths following day between
the Rock Island and the Interstate
league CLUB OF Davenport
April 4-The workiGgmen on the Is
land who were laid off some time ago
have been ordered back to work. on ac-
count % an additional amount OF piece
work 70 be done in a hurry.
The report that Prof :. 7. Bowlby
had severed his connection with the
church choir singing at Trinity church
in Davenport and had been engaged by
the Central church OF this city. is with
out foundation and Is denied emphatic
ally by that gentleman
April 81 Range has made an I'm
provemeDt al his bakery in the shape
Of a patent oven which is heated by
-a-d coal thus keeping the oven in
rsadiuess for baking a, any time
Morris :. Heagy of Hampton was in
the city today
There is 10 he a crokinole tourna-
ment A. the Y NJ. G. 4. rooms tomor-
row and the following evening
The clothing. dry goods and shoe
clerks Of this city are making an ef-
fort looking 70 the early closing Of all
our business houses. They are in
hopes Of inss sEuraulg = movement for
all the stores to close ar : o.cloCs each
evening There = no class o. labor
where the duties are SO exacrinE n
point Cf time consumed. as the clerks.
q large portion of whom are ladies',
and ir is no more than proper thai sv-
cry reasonable effort should be made
Go shorten their hours OF work. II IS
20 be hoped that cur merchants may
V.tus-'~ aSrse. when they can DO so
rCasiz-e-rlv 70 grant the request o,
their employees.
Rock Island Argus., 1913-04-05

,From Tho Argus Fires or 1850
April 2-The price Of coal went down
this morning. Lump declined to $3.50
per tom cents. nut to 81 per ton
Is cents.
one Of the finest and expensive par
lor suites ever seen in this vicinity is
now being manufactured by Clemann
q Salzmann for a wealthy gentleman
In Denver col
The alarm OF fire at . O'Clock yes
terday morning was caused by the dis
coyery Of flames I'm the roof of the old
Shamrock house one OF the land
marks of the county. on the west side
Of Twenty first street between Second
ard Third avenues. The FIRE depart.
mert responded promptly and drench-
ed the building subdIinE the flames in
short order The fre caugh, from a
defective fine about the middle OF the
house.
During the month Of March the 20
lice magistrate collected SIS In fines
sUd Sli.S5 In police fees. total $2e85
April S--Tvo exciting cooking mains
occurred n South Rock Island SUNDAY
afternoon. Two birds from this city
we're matched against South Rock Is
land birds Tor S25 a side and both the
Rock Island Argus., 1913-04-05

bread Of life TO them. Without know
ing anything about the facts, Brother
Clarke attended the democratic rally
and began yelling for reform before he
knew what reform meant, and the re-
suit is that he is liable TO repeat the
melancholy end OF our good Brother
Cadmus who loaded the bull moose
cannon SO full that it went OF at the
breech instead Of the muzZle
Rock Island Argus., 1913-04-05
HEN FRUIT II EDITORS MAIL.
(Revnolds Pressl

IhVV uUiub FTVSs,
A number Of the letters in the Press
ONCE mail Tuesday morning were
thoroughly bedaubed with the golden
yolks OF broken eggs. People who
ship hen fruit by parcel post will have
10 pack their parcels more carefully,
or some Of Uncle Sans boys and girls
will be losing their tempers. Espe-
cially if the age Of the eggs be similar
70 those that are sometimes sold TO
country merchants.
VIII VanatJa was on the No. tele-
phone line on Monday and made a
crippled phone o. K.
Rock Island Argus., 1913-04-05
MORE ROOM FOR THE GROCER
Sterling Gazette

Several changes have occurred in
the east end business district, which
gives y. Wilger more room for his gro
cery store. Charles Casseu has moved
mis- barber shop 70 the brick Smith
building and Sir. Zook has moved from
the brick building TO the Crammer
building Mr.. Wilger will occupy the
store vacated by Mr.. Cassell.
Rock Island Argus., 1913-04-05
CAUSE OF THE STORM.

No wonder We had such a storm.
FATTY Davis worked one afternoon and
he didn't get 70 wear his Easter bon
net after all.
Ralph Caldwell called on his best
girl Sunday evening
The cyclone brought Basil Baker
part way home from Birmingham Sun
day evening. He arrived Monday
morning
Rock Island Argus., 1913-04-05
EDITOR WITH THE PrNCH.

(Dent County. Mo, POST
The editor was called on this week
10 pay 1865 into the city treasury for
personally expressing his opinion as
TO the character OF a certain gentle
man? We have 10 say we never spent
another s6.65 with such pleasure or
feeling that we had so fully got our
moneys worth.
Rock Island Argus., 1913-04-05
GOING orr HALF Cooked.

a small man always jumps IN with
his advice before he understands the
situation The members Of the First
congregational church have unfortu-
nately chosen such a soul 70 break the
Rock Island Argus., 1913-04-05
FOR THE EDITIONS GARDEN.
(sherrard Bulletin

Congressman Taveuner has contrib
uted TO the Bulletin editors earthly be
longings two packages OF flower seeds
and one package OF vegetable seeds.
Rock Island Argus., 1913-04-05

The maximum sentence for each de-
half years Imprisonment, or both.
Rock Island Argus., 1913-04-05

statements about the concerns in let
fers they sent out.
Coudrey represented the Twelfth
Rock Island Argus., 1913-04-05

Missouri district in congress in 1903
1911. Recently he has been living
in New York City.
Rock Island Argus., 1913-04-05

Sold svsrywAsrs. Ia b0Is'. los. 2ss 3
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1913-12-31
BARROW VISITS FERRIS
MINERS PRESENT DEMANDS

Clarence S. Darrow left last night
for Lansing, Mich, where he will con-
fer with Governor Ferris regarding
the strike of copper miners in the
Calumet region.
Charles H. Tanner, auditor of the
Western Federation of Miners, who
Jas in the room with G. H. Meyer,
resident of the labor organization,
"a the Scott Hotel at Hancock when
the latter was shot Before leaving
for Lansing last night, he outlined
the demandso of the, strikers which he
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1913-12-31

No wonder Tammany is sore. Newt
York's revenue for ten months past"
totals $15O,OOO, 900. - q
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1913-12-31
100

will place before the state fedora
ton. He said that men are receiving
81 day for underground work be- 6
tween 1000 and 5000 feet below the'b
surface. They are demanding So. o
President Meyer, who was dragged II
through, the streets for nearly mile 4
and shot in the back, was reportedUt
to be on a quick way to recovery andfd
will leave st. Luke's Hospital with-ed
in aweek.
Norwich bulletin., 1913-02-17
YANTIC HAPPENINGS
Fernier Child Discharged Cured from Pasteur lnstitute-Ice Safely Housed.

Miss Olive Scott, who has been spending the past two weeks in town with relatives, left Saturday, accom- panied by John Drury for a week end stay with relatives in Simsbury and from there will return to her home in Deposit, N. '.
 workmen of the $. N. E. Telephone company were in the village during the past week inspecting telephones and putting them in order.
 Miss Sadie Brewster of Providence was 8 recent guest of Mrs. Thomas Lilli bridge.
 Filling Ice Houses.
 The icehouses of J. J. Driscoll, J. w F'rink. Stephen O'Heafn and Mrs. NJ. D. Murphy were filled during the past week. James Murphy was injured when an ice heck slipped and struck hiRa in the mouth, knocking out one tooth and looSening others.
 Wareham w. Bentley had gang of fifteen men on his pond Thursday and Friday harvesting 9 12 to 10 inch clear ice MT. Bentley cleared off the