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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-10-06
CHEAP ADVERTIsINC.

The prosecution of the steel trust
Is giving mine promoters a lovely
chance TO advertise officially, with
scarcely any excuse and the accred-
iied stamp Of Uncle Sam. Last week
in New York. more experts took the
stand at the hearing in the govern
ment's dissolution suit against the
United States Steel Corporation 10
support the defendants assertion that
Il does not control the valuable sup
ply Of iron ore. Carl Zappfe. a geolo-
gist. employed by the Northwest I'm
provement company OF St Paul, was
questioned about the mines OF the
Cayuga range.
The witness said that the range
held 80 miles OF iron ore commercial.
ly valuable. He estimated the ore
at $50, 900 900 tons outside the mines
now worked.
This, he said did not include man,
ganiferous ore. which would add So
0OO.O tons TO the total. The outpu,
from the range in 1911 was $4,000
tons.
Mr.. Zappfe asserted that so far as
he knew the steel corporation had no
interest in these mines or in the dis
trict,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-10-06
HOPE IT WILL PASS NOW

Dispatches from Washington state
that an effort is being made to post
pone the enactment of the currency
reform measure until the regular ses-
sion of congress beginning next De-
cember.
The house Of representatives has
passed the bill, and if not held up it
will be passed by the senate.
The currency measure is an impor-
tant one, and is a reform pledged to
the people by the democratic national
convention held at Baltimore last
year.
President Wilson has insisted that
the proposed law should be passed "a
the extra session so that an early ad-
justment of business to the changes
may be made. This is good politics
and good sense.
Delays are dangerous TO reforms as
well as to other things. The interests
opposing the reform of the currency
as provided by this measure are in
spired largely by selfish motives and
should not have weight with the dem
ocratic senators at least.
The democratic house passed the
bill II was carefully considered and
the opponents do not present any vital
objections. The amendments they
propose might benefit a few, but would
not interfere with its usefulness to the
people.
We have had a long session OF un,
certainty over the tariff The country
does not want another long season OF
uncertainty over the currency. As the
one period Of suspense is about to end
why not end the o-her? Give trade
and industry a chance. AS the tariff
chains are broken, why not knock off
the shackles OF a panic-breeding bank
and currency system?
Delay in continued uncertainty may
be worse than definite defeat. The
time for currency reform is now!
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-10-06
SYMPATHY FOR CRIMINALS

interference or restraint of any kind
and are more disposed, therefore, to
tlout and defy the law. Certain it is,
at any rate, that our laws and courts
are less effective TO punish crime than
those Of any other civilized land.
We have in the United States about
5000 murders a year, ten times more
in proportion 10 population than in
England and fifteen times more than
in the Dominion of Canada. OF these
5000 murderers something like 100
are judicially executed. How many of
the criminals get long-term sentences
there is no precise information at
hand, but that an immense proportion
Of them get off with short terms or no
terms is undoubted. Yet as compared
with England, for example, our judi
cial machinery is exceedingly elabor.
ate, for we have 300 judges of one kind
or another in New York state alone,
while England has only 80.
Reforms in our judicial procedure
sensus Of men who have given thought
to the problem is that the number OF
appeals from a verdict or decision
should be limited and that technical
errors in a process or proceeding
should not be sufficient ground for car.
rying the case up. Other modifica
tons of our present system are sug
gested, some of them meritorious, but
these of themselves would be far.
reaching in effect.
The first judge and jury are as like
ly to do justice IN a case as the sec
end OF as a whole bench of judges
and perhaps the habitual. prompt, un
swerving, Unbelievable administration
of justice would not only deter crime
but would educate the people to great.
er respect for the law. The real cause
or American sympathy with criminals
may be found in a lessened high re
gard for right, justice, morals and the
ten commandments.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-10-06
ACCUSED GIRLS MOTHER
DESCRIBES GENEROSITY

Chicago, H., Oct. Ct have seen
my daughter give her last dollar to
get hot dinner for some college girl
shd then go home and eat a bowl of
cold bread and milk for herself" Mss.
Zilpha D. Sturtevant made the above
statement Saturday in the defense of
her daughter, Miss Mabel Sturtevant,
college graduate, who is charged with
using the mails 10 swindle society wo.
n,en and college girls. Il have turned
over what records | have to my at
tC-ney," said Miss Sturtevant, land
they show that during the first year
tic Associated College Women Work
ers took in $4.26s.25 and paid out
s6.299.4s / made up the deficit with
nay savings of $1,000 and with loans
ard contributions received from diff
ferent women" Miss Sturtevants
rICther said she would sell her home
in BTookield to defend her daughter.
he case is expected to go before the
feceral grand jury next week. The
preliminary hearing before the United
States commissioner has been contin.
ued &c Oct. Il.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-10-06

the people for these decades, that this
is the first honest downward revision
Of the tariff since the Civil war, the
first time that tariff revision has not
been a betrayal and a scandal.
Il have always believed and be
lieve now that the Walker tariff bill
was the second best tariff bill ever
passed." said Speaker Champ Clark,
amid applause, in the closing debate
on the conference report. 81 think this
Underwood bill is the best one"
II was Oscar Underwood himself,
however, who best estimated the bill
which bears his name.
THE bill that is now presented to
the house for its consideration pro
vides an average of lower taxation
than any bill that has been presented
in three-quarters of a century. The
Wilson bill carried an average rate OF
duty of 1895 per cent. The Payne bill
carries an average rate of duty of 4012
per cent, as compared with about &c
per cent that this bill will carry
Many of the taxes in this bill are on
luXuries, and they are as high as the
rates of duty in the existing law. The
bill does not only relieve the people
of the United States in the general
reduction of the tariff, but the bill, as
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-10-06
The Daily Story
PRACTICAL JOCKEY ESTHER VANDEVI
C.pyrighted .sIa by Associated l.lerarz Bureau

Clarence Rudd as a boy was run or
fancies. He loved pictures. music,
story. He was a voracious reader. his
favorites being the Arabian Nights
Entertainments" and THE Wonder
Book"
One day in autumn. when Clarence
was about sixteen years old, he heard
his sisters talking about Halloween.
He asked them what it was. and it
was explained to him. Bess told him
that she was intending when she went
to bed to look into a mirror and ex-
pected to see there the face of the man
she would marry looking over her
shoulder. There is something attrac-
tive in the idea, especially to very
young person. 1t seized upon Clar-
ence's wonder loving disposition and
would not let so. There was one
feature about it that he could not I'M
derstand-if a girl might see the i'm
age Of her future husband looking over
her shoulder in a mirror, why might
not boy see his future wife?
There is no reason why a sensitive
boy should not be a manly boy, and
Clarence was both. He would not, fol-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-10-06
WAR AND FLIGHT.

From every point OF view the
progress of aviation is much more
rapid and extensive in Europe than
it is in America. The crowds drawn
to race meetings are larger and such
contests are far more numerous in
France, Germany, Great Britain and
the other countries of the old world.
There is more progress in aviation
feats of various kinds in Europe The
business of making flying machines
and airships is much larger there than
is is here.
In a great measure this difference
is the result of the abundant mill
tary and naval support for aviation
in Europe and the lack Of such aid,
on a similar scale. in the United
States. The flying machines and the
dirigible balloons of Europe are like
great war eagles. A large part of
them are used by the armies and
navies of military powers. The rest
can all be depended upon in time OF
need, for government service.
In the United States there is com
paratively little government aid for
aviation. The building and use OF
flying machines and airships has
relatively poor support from the pub
lie treasury. No such need is felt
in this country of keeping the entire
military equipment up to the min
ute and Of great extent
-. -.
tries of peace have been advanced by
war and war preparations. In that
feet Is found one of the arguments
for vast and costly military and
naval establishments.
At present the development Of
aviation presents the latest and most
striking evidence OF this effect of wal
needs upon the conditions and pro
gress Of peaceful years.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-10-06

In one OF his attacks OF i'll temper
Just prior TO his departure for South
America, former President Roosevelt
praised himself for the success of the
Panama canal, but criticized President
Wilson for not handling the Mexican
situation according TO MY policies,
such as were employed in Cuba and
Jamaica. No one who knows the facts
will undertake 10 deny Roosevelt the
credit Of the part he played in making
the Panama canal possible. 1t was the
big achievement of his administration
but the placing of the glory should
come from someone else beside him
AS 20 the Mexico difficulties, Wilson'S
course speaks for itself and the Amer.
ican people seem pretty well pleased
with IT,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-10-06
Dorchester Post-Express.)


Some people to whom the Thaw case
is the most interesting thing in the
world consider it a good guess that
the New Hampshire governor will not
honor the request for extradition. Ru-
NOR has it that Jerome confesses, by
his actions, TO some misgivings about
the result and hopes to get the
Duchess county grand jury to indict
Thaw on some new charge for which
he can be brought back into the state
The jury refused to find an indictment
for conspiracy, but conceivably might
see their way clear 10 bring true bill
charging him with assaulting the hos
pital gatekeeper or some other offense
against the peace and dignity of the
state.
One reason why there is in this
country, as there is in Canada, a senti-
ment sympathetic with this criminal
is the tendency of certain classes to
rejoice whenever any malefactor can
lick the law" It may be that the
bewildering multitude of statutes max
ing penal offenses of hosts of acts
which do rot of themselves involve
moral turpitude has contributed 10
bring the administration of justice into
disTepute. Or. it may be that Ameri-
cans, less restricted than some other
peoples by usage and tradition, de.
mand more latitude in matters of per
sonal conduct, are more resentful at
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-10-06

The prophecies that Mother Shipton made
Have been fulfilled, save that the world
rolls on;
Before US moving pictures are displayed,
We still may hear his voice who's dead
and gone;
New wonders are accomplished day by
day.
We turn knob and 10. there IS a light!
But women will not cease to file away
The foolish letters men should never
write.
We batter ancient superstitions down,
And reason finds a fairer broader scope;
Each day some new inventor wins re-
nown
By saving labor and increasing hope;
Improvement is the order everywhere.
The ills that once were fatal we pre-
vent:
But people keep believing II is fair
To plot and scheme to rob the govern
ment.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-10-06
Capital Comment
Congressman from the Fourteenth District.
BY CLYDE 81. TAvENNER

it comes before the house for action,
places many of the necessaries of life
On the free list or establishes very low
rates of duty on the other articles
enumerated in the bill which are nee
essaries of life.
"In conclusion, l wish to say that
after nearly three years of battle-be-
cause the battle started two years be
fore a republican president left the
White house-the democratic party
today is prepared TO keep its pledge to
the American people; and no matter
what criticism our adversaries may
make of this bill; no matter whether
they believe il is wise or workable,
there is no man who can stand on the
| floor OF this house or elsewhere and
deny the fact that in the passage of
this bill the representatives of the
American people, constituting the DEM
ocratic party in the two branches Of
congress of the United States, have
| kept their pledge in reference to re-
duction of taxation which they made
to the American people four years and
two years ago.
81 do not believe there is any dan
ger Of this bill working any injury to
the great producing interests of the
United States. I believe that in the
past they have built their business on
a scaffold. They were surrounded by
artificial conditions. This bill will
force them to modify and change those
artificial conditions. to bring their
business down to a sound and safe
level.
Il believe that the country has not
waited for the passage of this bill to
accomplish that result Seeing that
} the inevitable was coming, believe
the great business interests of the
country have already prepared them
selves to meet the new conditions that
will be presented to them under this
bill, and that Immediately after its
Passage industrial and financial con
ditions in the United States will move
onward, and that an era of prosperity
. and progress is ahead of us. If II
| does come, and my expectations in re
spect TO the passage of this bill are
, met, then it is my belief that the en-
: actment of this law will mark the enc
of the principle of a protective tariff
J for personal greed in this country"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-10-06
inuenulty's Reward.

you say Burton is leading a dou-
BILE life? I'm astonished. He's the
last man in the world I'd suspect OF
anything of that kind"
Yes, his wife's in Europe. and he
has to stay down at the office nearly
every evening to copy with his own
hand the nice. cosby letter his type
writer has written for him during the
day. He says it's a great scheme,
though"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-10-06

PA"
Eyes"
THAT Mrs. Ripley was here today.
and guess what she said about you"
"Oh, can't" the old gentleman re-
piled, beginning to get interested.
What was it?"
she told ma she thought you were
such a handsome-looking man and
held your age SO we'll"
she did, eh?" he replied. pushing
out his chest and pretending that it
didn't make any particular difference
to him what she had said.
But" the sweet child continued,
ma told her she ought to see you in
the morning before you put in your
false teeth and get the side hair
slicked up over your bald spot"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-10-06
Bltternesa.

81 saw a blind man the other day"
said the beautiful young woman who
had become the wife OF a tottering old
millionaire, who could count money
as rapidly as anybody. merely by feel
ing it."
Indeed" replied the young man
who had once been engaged to her
Just like Love, wasn't he?"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-10-06

the statute DOCKS
Perhaps it will
have received the
the signature OF
the president be-
fore these SEN
fences are read.
No further change
in the & n e r a ]
level Of rates is
now possible. A
half-century fight
has ended-victor.
1OuSly 1Or the peO-
pie. The Under
wood Simmons law
now goes forth to
be judged by the
country. So strong
ave been tn {
classes against the
masses, so power
full entire n C b e {
privilege againsi
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-10-06

San Antonio had inches of rain.
fall in a single day, with floods. That
sounds bad. but those inches
will be joyfully used later TO raise
the annual rainfall statistics to a de-
Eirable figure.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-10-06
News to Him,

do you know" said the lady who
takes an interest In genealogy. that
you had sixteen great-great-grandpar-
ents?"
Gosh" exclaimed the self-made
man. is that so? This is the first
time l ever knew I had any"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-10-06
piscomforts Of pleasure

'T suppose you just can't keep out
OF your new automobile?"
We'll. don't mind 1t much except
for the odor and the delays. but It
seems to me that my husband is kept
out of 1t or under it about two-thirds
Of the time"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-10-06
All In q Bunch.

Father docking up from his book aft
er a volley of questions from eight
year-old sonl-The answer to the first
eve questions is yes. TO the next four
no. and TO the last question. | don't
know.-St Louis Post Dispatch.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-10-06
Cheer Up.

81 sometimes wonder il life is worth
living" unused the pesSimist
EFT is" replied the optimist- 1T isi
worth living much better than most of
MS live it."-LippincOtt's.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-10-06
Oct. 8 in American
History.

l777-General Washington removed
from his camps under guard com.
mittee OF QIakers who called orr
him TO enter q protest against war.
lS30-Harriet Hosmer. noted sculp-
tress. born: died 1903.
1909-Dr. Abbott Lawrence Lowell in.
augurated president OF Harvard. :
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-10-06
The Worlds Improvement.

DO you think the world is getting
| better?" he asked.
Certainly" she replied. Hardly
any engagement rings have paste
! gems in them now"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-10-06
Where Improvement LagSI

Men are flying through the circumambient
air,
Boats go speeding meath the surface OF
the sea;
Improvement is the order everywhere.
The long king-ridden Portuguese are
free:
The horselesS wagon swiftly glides along.
We speak across the widest CULTS or
space,
But here and there q man keeps going
wrong
By pouring poison in his open face.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-10-06
Biindina the Idols.

While repairing n temple the Chinese
cover up the eyes of the idols. IN order
that the deities may not be offended
at the sight OF the disorder.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-10-06

After figuring a little on the new
income tax, some bachelors may dis
cover that 1t would be worth $1,000
to them in exemptions to get mar
ried.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-10-06
florway's Climate.

The average length OF life Is greater
In Norway than In any other country.
This is attributed to the fact that the
temperature is cool and Uniform
throughout the year.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-10-06
Hevdav Of american YOUTH,

Say, pa, what's the heyday Of
PERSONS YOUTH"
with most boys IT'S the day they
,re able TO leave the farm forever"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-10-06

the farmers several extra hours of
bright moonlight and greatly expedit-
ing their labor"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-10-06

With the tariff bills signed by the
president, the currency bill will fol
low and then will come legislation
for the farmer.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-10-06

A Chicago man was fined 81 for
kissing an actress against her will.
Had she consented he might have
been fined thirty cents.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-10-06
BY THE J. w. POTTER co.

TERMS-Ten cents per week by ca
rier. IN RoSk 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 haze no
authority IN the premises.
All communications OF argumoatative
character. political or religious, must
have real name attached for publica-
tion. No such articles Will be printed
ovor fictitious signatures.
Telephones n all departments. Cen
trail Union, Rock Island l45. 1145 and
2Its.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-10-06

Congressman Underwood has done
80 well in the house that the belief
obtains he can do better in the SEN
ate.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-10-06

Senator Lewis has written a book.
Not to please his enemies, but be
cause he knows how.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-10-06
THE ARGUS.

Published daily at 1924 Second ave-
nue. Rock Island. III. Entered at the
postoface as second-class matter.)
Rock Island Member OF the Associated
Press.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-10-06

After all. there is nothing in this
rnrld but Bishop Fowler.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-10-06

Especial Correspondence of The Argus)
Washington, Oct. S.-As these words
are written, the tariff bill is very near
Eastern Colorado times., 1913-02-07
WYOMING RATlFlEs AMENDMENT
TO v. s. CONSTITUTIONS;
36TH STATE.
RAISE S1o0,0O0,000
GOVERNMENT ECTS THAT
AMOUNT WHEN MEASURE
TAKES EFFECT.

Western Newspaper Union News Service.
Washington.-An income tax is now
one of the provisions of the constitu-
tion of the United States.
Wyoming's ratification of the in
come tax amendment-the sixteenth
change in the constitution and the
first since the reconstruction-com-
pleted list of thirty-six states-three
fourths of the Union-which have ap.
proved the provision.
Congress now will enact a law to
levy the tax, and it probably will be-
come effective during the extraordi-
nary session to be called by: Presi-
dent-elect Wilson in March.
The tax itself, its provisions and its
limitations, are left to Congress.
The new law probably would super
sede the corporation tax and provide
for tax on all incomes above $4,000,
although there has been some senti.
ment in favor of making the limit as
low as $4,000. Congressional leaders
who have been preparing for the final
ratification by the states each year,
estimate an income tax would bring
in about $1O0,0O0,OOO a year to the
government
Now that the tax is provided by the
constitution. the proposed excise tax,
framed by the Democratic leaders in
1912 to meet the Supreme Courts de.
cision which held a former income tax
unconstitutional, will be dropped and
some Of its provisions may be in
cluded in the new law
West Virginia ratified the amend
ment few days ago. One house in
New Jersey and one in New Mexico
have approved it.
Wyoming's ratification was wholly
unexpected at this time.
The provision authorizing an In.
come tax as now made a part of the
federal constitution will be known as
the sixteenth amendment, and reads
as follows:
Article XVI.-The Congress shall
have power to lay and collect taxes
on incomes, from whatever source de.
rived, without apportionment among
the states adm without regard to any
census or enumeration"
Eastern Colorado times., 1913-02-07
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SOFT AND WHITE
MADE

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ing hands, dry, fissured, itching, burn
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Cuticura Soap and Ointment sold
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Adv.