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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-12-18
HYSTERIA HELPER,
DANIELS ASSERTS
Secretary of Navy Points to the
Changes Effected by Democ-
racy to Aid People.

New York, Dec. S.-Reactiocaries
who think TO weaken the advocacy OF
4 progressive measures by declaring
that they are the products OF "hys-
terra were rouniIy denounced here
las night by Secretary Daniels Of the
navy, in an address At the dinner Of
the North Carolina society of New
York.
a few days ago" Mr.. Daniels said,
"a distinguished educator from
southern state. in a speech il New
York, declared that such new and pro
gressive measures as the initiative ana
referendum were revolutionary An
other distinguished authority. a states
man and an educator. referred TO GER
tain modern American political doc
trines as wild theories which COM
mon sense and wise experience demand
be rejected as the result of hysteria.'
The real trouble is that this So
called 'hysteria' hurts. 1t keeps party
pledges. il does not take from labor
the bread II earns. it makes protection
built wealth pay income tax. II elects
senators direct from the people. They
call II hysteria because it means we
have no more senators from the New
York Central railroad, no more sena-
tors from the Southern Express COM
pauy, no more senators from the New
York. New Haven 4 Hartford railroad,
no more senators from the Standard
oil trust.
They cali it hysteria because it pre-
vents the classes from exploiting the
masses, and brings the government
back 20 the people. After all. the real
historical are not the people who
stand upon housetOps and cry for re-
form. but the people who are guarding
special privilege and are seeing the
castles built by privilege tumble down
about their heads.
No. gentlemen" continued the sec
rotary. the victims of hysteria are not
The furward-loOkinC. promise-keeping
reformers, who quietly convince the
people that this new way. this gospel
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-12-18
REALTY CHANGES

Elmer Schultz ct ux to Lorenzo
Chambers, section 17-16-3W, S1,750.
Walter Lloyd and wife to Victor
Dunbeck, lot II and south Y lot 16,
block 7, Silvis.
Theresa Fries and Anna Fries
Conner to William \. Brown, lot $40,
block /, Reads sub division .. J.. "a, -
Stewards second addition, Moline,
$1,000.
Emma II Fisk to Judson ID. Metz
gar, lot and 10, block !, II. l.. War
ner's third addition. East Moline, $500.
Judson ID. MetZgar TO Anna +. Hib-
bard. lot and 10, black /, Mrs. y. l..
Warmers third addition, East Moline,
S1.O0
Malkom \. Carlson to Mary II. Ma
gill, o. l.. l and ?, N. A Carlson's
addition. Moline, $4,000.
Ray Stage TO Thos. W. Maher, lot
%. block l. Acme addition, Moline
800.
John a. Schmidt and wife TO Amos
NJ Godfrey and wife. part lot II and
y. block ?, Stewards addition, South
Moline $1,000.
John II. Ingwers and wife to Chas
Verhelst, lot 3. block =, ". r. Moore's
second addition. Moline, $1,000.
All the news All he time-TIe
Argus.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-12-18

fridge Plymouth Rocks at the poultry
show in Peoria and brought home =
bunch OF ribbons. among which were
several first premiums
Mr.. and N-s. John \. Peterson were
Rock Island callers last Tuesday.
Rev. -. :. Andrewartha spent last
Tuesday with relatives is Moline
Mrs. ". Hardiman spent last Tues
day with friends in the tTi-c:ties.
Mrs. Fred VIII and son. Arthur. left
last Wednesday for a visit with rela-
tiyes in Coal Valley.
Word has been received in Cam
bridge Of the marriage CT Leon NJ.
Lafferty and Miss Frances Ann Bryant
%hich took place Wednesday, Dec. 3.
After q short wedding trip they viii
be at home 10 their many friends at
Council Bluffs. Iowa. The groom is
quito well and favorably known in this
community, being a son of Mrs. a B.
L.af.erty Of Alma, Neb., a former resi-
dent Of this place.
Miss Laura SandqUist. r. y. went
10 Davenport last Monday evening.
where she went 10 nurse John :. Pet
erson. who was operated upon for APP
ueuTiCirfS
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-12-18
CARBON CLIFF

William orr Of East Moline Will
open a barber shop this week in Ed
ward BeardsIey's looms He has
moved his household goods into the
Nichols Erambeck house on the cor
usr Of Second street, recently vacated
by r. J. Phelps.
James Irwin OF COaltown spent Sun
day with home folks.
William Heller OF Aledo moved last
eek into one Of the Argillo company
houses east OF the ArgiIlo works
DIT Ellingsworth OF WATERFOWL was
q caller here Monday.
Otto Olson and James Fowler have
gone 10 Los Angeles. Cal
Prof William TrOUtman visited az
:he home OF Prof Farmer OF Moline,
Sunday.
Lewis Weitz went TO Geneseo Sat
Irday where he held a sale OF prop
erty. selling two houses and three
lots
The Misses Ella and Margaret
O'Dov nell we're Saturday business
callers at Moline
Lewis PinEerton was q business cal
Ter al Moline Tuesday
William Heller spent SUNDAY at
GeHeseo with his mother. who is quite
i'll a. the hospital
Mrs. Amelia Neeska. who has been
Ills improving
Nrs. C. =. Holland spent Thursday
AZ Rock Island and Moline.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-12-18

of progressive craftsmanship is best
for the country, but your hysterical
man Is that ircarnate exclamation
point of self-intcxica,ed patriotism and
who madly waves the stars and stripes
with enc hand ard grips his rebate-pTo-
yided. PrCtection-fostered wealth with
the other. and bewails an alleged ten
dency 10 put period 10 class legisla-
ton; who wildly proclaims that We are
turning away from those fundamental
principles through which We have
come TO our present high estate.
Legislators in the recent past have
been the fayorites Of great corpora
tons. They have felt a compelling
power from higher up. The imperson-
al element in the situation made il
hard TO cure. but AT last the AK has
been laid az the root OF the tree. and
the people have demanded that all
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-12-18

nothing about his business there.
The fact that Dr.. Johnson continued
20 use The cd firm name after I had
protested against It, Is what caused
the warrant 10 be issued against me.
But I viii have 10 difficulty II con
vlnCing the federal authorities that
have no relations whatever with Dr.
Johnson and therefore expect an early
dismissal OF the warrant"
Obituary Record.-John c. InheIder
died yesterday al his late home. 1905
West Second street, after a short i'll
ness. He was 80 years old and was
born in St Gallen, Switzerland. Sept
&c. 1887. Coming 70 America Nov. 10.
1857. the deceased came direct TO
Rock Island. which he soon left 20 20
10 Brhalo, Ia, for few years and
then TO Davenport For the last Is
years he has made his home in this
city. The survivors are the widow and
two daughters, Mr. Christina Moore
of Buffalo and Miss Eta Hassler OF
Davenport. and a son John OF West
Mineral. Kas. Five grandchildren anG
one great grandchild also survive The
funeral Will be held Saturday morn
ing a 10 O'Clock from the Runge IN
dertaking establishment with inter
ment in Rosehill cemetery, Buffalo.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-12-18

this must be changed. How? BY legal
lied primaries. even for president; by
pure food laws. by an income tax, by
a lower tariff. by laws 10 protect sea
men, by regulation of trusts, by the
abolition of interlocking directories,
and rebates. etc.
Take the tariff. The men who re
vised it were not historical They
used figures and facts. They were
painstaking and scientific. and what
was the answer? The benefciaries of
protection. the infant industries. gray
and hoary with age. and obese from
their long pull at the pap bottle. cried
OUT: You are going to imroverish our
country Four months under the new
tariff have passed. and the report of
Secretary of Commerce Redfield de-
clares that the flooding of our mar
kets with the cheap wares Of Europe
has not happened as predicted. and
Americas foreign trade is still evidenc-
ing a healthy growth
The latest exhibition of hysteria is
the effort TO prevent the passage OF the
currency bill Ii is well known by
everybody that this bill! is certain 10
become u law. substantially as now
framed, anu the principal features oi
it are as good as upon the statute
books. and yet those who would de-
stroy confidence in the American gov
eminent and its ability 10 control its
finances dub as hysteria the effort TO
pass a long-needed currency reform,
promised for years. but never until
now answered.
Take conservation. The waste of
our resources has been so wantCn as
TO rob unborn generations. Men have
risen ND and declared it must stop.
Those who wished to take all the coal
for this generation and permit few
concerns TO grab all the mines and
minerals declared that the conserva-
ticnists were crazy. By this craft they
had their wealth.
Those who wished 10 impose i'm
perialism upon our country, forgetting
that government by consent Of the
governed is the basis of our liberty;
those who wished to annex lands
across the seas. and change our gov
crnmcnt 10 one-half free and half colo
NAL, were as logically certain to be
eventually reversed as were those who
HCld out Tor slavery III thc race ol Liz
coins prophecy that this country could
not exist half free and half slave.
They are the Mysteries. They have
gone around as though booted and
spurred to ride other men, and some
of them have applauded at public din
ners the song, Damn, damn, damn the
Philippines
This sO-called hysteria demanded
by standpatters and reactionaries is
democracy-ther rule of the people In
every generation the standpatters have
sought to have forward-looking men
declared fanatics and lunatics. Bright
and Golden were the destroyers Of
English liberty. Jefferson was lev
eler and a demagOgue. They were all
Mysteries"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-12-18
STOPPING THE EARTE.
II Would Generate Heat Enough to
Turn Our Globe to Vapor.

u NCuld ScneFaIS ~
Turn Our Globe to Vapor.
The stopping of a proiectile always
results i'll the generation Cf heat. Tho
velocity and weight Of Il projectile be-
ing known. the amount OF heat devel-
oped by its stoppage can be calculated.
In the case OF large bodies moving
rapidly the result of the calculation Ia
something astounding.
For example. the earth weighs 6oo0.-
000,00o000 tons and travels i'll its or
bit at the rate OF over eighteen miles
a second. Should it strike a target
strong enough TO stop its motion the
heat developed By the shock would. be
sufficient not merely to fuse the earth,
but also to reduce Il large portion of 1t
tn vapor. 1t has been calculated that
tie amount of heat generated by col
lisiOn so colossal would equal that OBJ
tanned from the burning OF fourteen
globes of coal each equal 10 the earth
In size.
And should the earth after its stop
page fall into the sun. as 1t certainly
would do. the amount of heat that
would be developed by its impact on
the sun would be equal to that gener-
ated by the combustion OF 5000 earths
Of solid carbon.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-12-18
st--khoIo.-s, Meeting.

once OF the Chicago, Rock Island &
Pacific Railway CCmpany.-Cnicago.
IL. Nov. .. 1913.
To all stockholders OF the Chicago.
Roc. Island & Pacific Railway com
pany:
\ special meeting Of the stockhoid-
trs Of the company viii be held az the
oAice Of the company in the city of
Chicago, IL, on Saturday, the 3lst day
Of January. 1911. at 10 o'clock q. m.
for the purpose of voting upon the &C
ceptacce by the company Of lease Of
the line Of railway Of the Rock Island,
Stuttgart & Southern Railway COM
pany. extending from Mesa, Prairie
county. Arkansas. N q sou,herly direc-
ton through The counties OF Prairie
and Arkansas 70 Stuttgart, Arkansas
county. Arkansas, a distance of approx
imateIy - miles; said lease TO extend
Eor a term OF 999 years from Feb. l,
1914. uIon such terms and conditions
a. may be agreed UPON.
II. L. NUDGE. President.
Geo. II Crosby, SecreJary.-(Adv)
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-12-18

Chicago. Dec. 1s.-If boys and girls
tive haunts had ridden far INTO north.
ern Michigan last summer until the
train wouldn't 80 any further, and
forest, along a path that turned and
wrigeled among the trees until it was
tired they would have come at last 10
a great rock standing alone in the for
est. and almost hidden in its shadow.
a log CaO.n.
II they had knocked. a big. whiskery
voice would have said, Come in. ana
they would have gone IN and seen a
big. whiskery man sitting there. He
probably would not have a fur coat on
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-12-18

name is, he would say it is Benjamin
J. Lellie.
Now he only plays Santa Claus in a
big downtown department store, but
he is a Santa Claus. He does not wear
false whiskers nor streams of cotton.
He needs no artificial establishment.
for his flowing beard, his slightly
dropping shoulders, his kindly face.
and cheering smile make him typical
Of the traditional Kris Kringle.
In this store he viii remain until af-
ter Dec. %. He will remain there
chiefly because he is himself fascinated
with the life of Santa. For more than
10 years he has followed the same pro-
gram. He became Santa through
love Of children. He says Santa Claus
never dies.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-12-18

IN summer. but Of course they would
know who he vas anyhow. II was San
IA Claus.
II They had looked around a little,
as no doubt they would, they would
have seen TOYS. a great many of them.
ali about the room. some just begun
and some almost finished. They would
notice. too. that Santa Claus had in
his hand wooden soldier. whose vest
lie was just painting on as the children
came in. Then they would know at
once where Santa got his toys. He
made them.
lie Is "a years old row. and has been
Santa Claus ever since lie was old
enough TO have white whiskeTs. II
YOU asked the postmaster what his
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-12-18

Westinghouse bill to prohibit the
importation into the United States OF
all merchandise manufactured by con-
Wet labor has been introduced by Rep
resentative Buchanan. The bill pro
vides for the seizure OF all such mer-
chandise by the customs officers and
for the prosecution of offenders.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-12-18

Willemstad. Curacao-Tre Nene-
zuelan secretary OF state for foreign
affairs, Or. Jose /. Andgra. has re-
signed. according to dispatches from
Caracas. President Gomez OF Vene-
auela. with his army. was in Maracay
Tuesday
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-12-18

American concern, said: Neither my
firm nor l have sold nor are we about
II sell our Mexican oil interests 10
the Standard Oil company or anyone
81
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-12-18
Glimpse of burned-Ovax Shanghai

Pictures have reached this country
showing the ruins OF Shanghai, China
following the disastrous fire Of few
weeks ago. Two thousand homes were
burnt out and $1,000 people rendered
homesless Shanghai had previously
suffered severely in the rebellion,
which was finally crushed with the fall
of Marking. Following the fire, the
ancient capital was looted. first by the
rebels aud then by the government
troops.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-12-18

London-Lord Cowdray, in denying
statement published in New York to
the effect that he was about to dis
pose of his Mexican oil interests to an
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-12-18

All the news All he time-Tie
Argus
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-12-18

Geo. II. Crosby. secretary-(Adv)
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-12-18

Licensed 70 Wed.-Frauk O. Weih.
Bennett. and Norma 4 Sindt. Wal
colt; Jess Feddersou. Davenport. and
Emma Witt. GambrlI. Iowa
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-10-28
COURT BRUSHES
ASIDE PECK'S
TECHNICALITIES
Trial of Stratford Judge of Pro
bate Is Expected to Begin
Soon.

The attempt of Judge Charles H.
Peck of Stratford to interpose technt-
cal objections to disbarment proceed
ings, failed today when Judge Ben
nett of the superior court handed down
a decision overruling the demurrer fl
ed by Judge Peck's counsel, DeForest
& Klein. The state of Connecticut
brought the proceedings, claiming that
Judge Peck, in his capacity as judge
of probate, had illegally taken $3.50
from the Susan M. B. Perry estate.
Judge Peck's counsel fled demurrer
on the grounds that all Judge Pecks
acts were solely as a judge of probate
and not as a member of the bar and it
was not legal to assai1 the conduct of
a judge under the guise of disbarr-
ment proceedings. They declared i'm
peachment proceedings would be prop
er.
In his decision Judge Bennett says,
This demurrer is in part based on
a legal proposition that disbarrnent
proceedings must be founded on mis-
conduct of an attorney while acting
in his professional capacity and upon
the assumption of the fact that the
complaint does not show that the re-
spondent has nisconducted himself
while so acting
The legal assumption is not sound
and the assumption of fact entirely
unwarranted. In other reasons of the
demurrer the respondent attacks sep
arate statements in the complaint. The
demurrer is to the whole complaint
and the suff1ciency of the complaint as
a whole considered in connection with
the objections stated in the demurrer
is the only question before me. The
complaint as a whole charges such
misconduct on the part of the respon-
dent as to demand inquiry by the
court and is sufficiently clearsin state
ment to fairly notify him of the
charges against him.
With those barriers brushed aside
it is expected that the trial of Judge
Peck will soon start in the superior
court.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-10-28
DONNELLY'S RINGING SPEECH
EV0KES CHEERS AND APPLAUSE
Democratic Standard Bearer Declares That
Warrenire Pavement Could Have Been
Bought For 40 Gents Per Yard Less
Than Wilson Administrators
Contracts Called For

astounding charge ismanagement involving
to the City of Bridgeport of tens Of thousands of dollars
Frederick c. Mullins Democratic candidate Myrtle
and Railroad avenues, last night.
Mr. Mullins said the facts and fig
to subsantia his Charge that the City of Bridgeport is
$12O Warrene that it
buy just well for IS cents square yard
He further charged that the Republican adj
saion has brooked the of Connecticut
such that the administration dare not
a 40 ton truck the brand thoroughfare.
said places where the
arrenite laid without any foundation when the
qurements call for a six inch concrete base.
Merciessy took to the trustees of the electorate
reckless exravagances have plunged the city into mire
of financial responsibilities AS drove home blow after blow
telling effect voters
Situation cheered his logic and shouted encouragement to his
candidacy
speech was doubly following
ring Donney, Mr. Mullins opponent at the
primaries. Donnely with admirable spirit thanked
supporters district
that proposed show them he loyal Democrat worthy
their support working to the best of his ability for the
OF Mullins
Mullins especially in the
laying he said the authen
contractor.
stop that the week passes, will
public statement containing the absolute facts and
figures showing city lost thousands of dollars
paving contracts
Held n open air, the rally begun few minutes
the street lent atmosphere
enthusiasm. the big
gray the battle veterans of hot
political fight last night ardent it
years duties of campaign management fell
young of the district, the school
boys greet the candidates One after another the
received with vociferous applause The rally
was huge Predictions majority
ballots eclipse the greatest showngs mighty
the reflection after
enthusiasm of the big meeting had waned.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-10-28
HEAVY TONE IN
STOCK MARKET

New York, Oct. 28-Opening- The
strong tone of the previous session
was missing when the stock market
opened today. Changes among the
leading issues were small and irregu-
lar, with an easier tendency. Read
ing and Amalgamated began the day
unchanged. Steel opened a shade
higher and then fell as much under
yesterdays close. Union Pacific, with
a loss of 1-2, was heaviest of the more
active speculative stocks. Some of
the issues in which business was on
a smaller scale moved more widely
American Telephone was exceptionally
heavy, dropping near 2 points. Can
adian Pacific lost 1 IL and Westing-
house 1. Rock Island pfd added a
point to it's recent advance, but quick
Pacific was firm.
Noon-After a period of hesitation
in the early trading, the stock mar
ket, today, resumed slow upward
movements with which the week be-
gan. Apathy of the larger traders.
who apparently we're willing to let the
market drift evidently was respon-
sible for the early heaviness, but the
market expanded sufficiently to bring
about an upturn. The new bull move
ment was injected into the speculative
situation by announcement of the en-
gagement of gold at London for i'm
portation. This was supplemented by
news of the rate increases affecting
Georgia railroads. Expectation of a
good showing in United States Steel
Corporations quarterly statement to
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-10-28
KINGS TEAMS ON CITY
PAYROLL WHILE GARBAGE
WENT TO ROT in YARDS
Is It Any Wonder That King Wants
Present Administration Continued?

John T. King is telling the for de-
string to the city
y patriotic If he keeps telling
paign he will almost believe it himself.
Mr. King have patriotic motives endeavoring to
have his power the mayor
roll tells different story.
It is well known that Mr. King the garbage collector
garbage Under this contract he to collect the
garbage and matter Of public that of
plants been received from property
holders that their garbage permitted remain uncoected
creating stencil unbearabIe sickening.
pay rolls of the city show why garbage wasn't
lected
King busy with his teams drawing pay for
binary city carting while little home who horses
and carts unable to find employment by the city
FROM APRIL AUGUST ~ MIR DREW DOWN
FROM THE CITY TREASURER PAY FOR TEAMS AMOUNT
ING TO $2,4O6.12.
From April to August 81, Mr. King the
tv pay for teams amounting 10
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-10-28
GREAT WHIRL WIND WEEK
OF RALLIES FOR WIND-UP
OF MUNICIPAL CAMPAIGN
Arrangements Completed For Rousng Meeting Tonight
LIN First Tomorrow Night, Three Rallies
day Nght-NIonster Meeting Lyric
Theatre Friday Evening.

AS a result of the great manifesto
ton of enthusiasm in the Second dis
trict rally last night, when the streets
were filed with voters who could not
begin to gain admission to the hall,
plans have been made for a, whir1wind
Windup of the city campaign. Rallies
Will be held every night this week, and
on some nights there will be- two and
three rallies. In event of more than
one rally, the principal candidates will
be whisked from one meeting to an
other in automobiles, that the voters
in all parts Of the city may have a
chance to hear the men for whom they
are asked to cast their ballots, discuss
the issues of the campaign.
Tonight the big rally will be in the
Ninth district. The gathering will be
in the open air, at East Main and Shell
ton streets Frederick G.. Mullins, the
mayoral candidate, and George M.
Coughlin, for city clerk, will be the
chief speakers, and all the other can
didates will speak briefly. Former
Mayor Edward T. Buckingham and
Sheriff John M. Donnelly will deliver
addresses in support of the Mullins
candidacy Thomas Toomey3 the dis
trict chairman, will preside
Red fire and a band will lend to the
enthusiasm of the First district voters
at a, rally planed for tomorrow night,
at Broad and Gilbert streets. Form
ing at State and Broad streets, at 8
o'clock the parade will move through