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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-04-25
Copyright. 1919, by W. Werner.

Nops i'io, w. ". ssStuSi'y
Really, Bob. one would think that !
didn't have a particle of sense" Mrs.
Rossiter's eyes famed as she handed her
husband his second cup of coffee.
Don't get huffy, Nan" he replied.
cheerfully. Il merely mentioned the fact
that all women are more or less anxious
to make a bang-up show at all times. Jim
Kemp wants me to take the stone to a
friend of his in the business and get a
Sc -ond valua ton. No use squa bbiing over
1T, Nan he went on as he arose from
the table. After today we won't have
to worry as to its safety. iemp wants to
see the stone tonight Tomorrow I'll take
| 1t down to the Office and put it in the
vault"
You won't do anything of the kind.
It's perfectly safe here. The pearl will
not leave the house with my consent
"All right Rossiter moved toward the
door with imperturbable good humor.
Thank goodness it won't be long before
that pearl represents the cottage I've
dreamed of. We can get dandy for
81, 500
A few days previous Rossiter had re-
turned from fishing trip. On river
few hours ride from the city he owned a
frontage of several hundred feet One OF
his cherished dreams was that some day
he would be in a position to erect a
summer shack, as he termed it. Somehow
the fulfillment of the dream. year after
year. seemed in very distant future.
until this fishing trip. There had been
nothing doing with the finny tribe, SO
to kill time he had gone after CLANS. In
one he discovered pearl.
When he returned to the city he took
| it at once to a jeNeler. who. TO his as
constituent, valued it at S1,GO0. Undoubt-
eddy he would have no difficulty in get
ting 81 .Go for 1t. His dream cottage
would become reality.
But he reckoned without Nan. She had
never been enthusiastic over the cottage
idea. She could not help thinking that
| Bob might at least have suggested the
ladvisability of keeping the pearl. He knew
| that for ages she had longed for neck
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-04-25
Scientists Meeting Postponed.

The field meeting of the Washington
Academy OF Science. scheduled to be held
for April %, - and "a I'm the vicinity of
Cape Henry. Va. has been postponed un-
til later i'm the season The postponement
was made by reason of the meeting of the
National Academy OF Sciences. which
has been in session in this city this
week.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-04-25
SCIENCE EXPERTS
UNDER CRITICISM
Vice President Marshall Sepa-
rates Many From the
"TruIy Great"
BUT HE SPEAKS IN PRAISE
OF NATIONAL ACADEMY
Ambassador Bryce Bids Sorrowful
Farewell to United States-Sci-
entists' Convention Ends.

A severe arrangement by Vice President
Marshall of scientists who supply ex-
pert opinions for money. and touching
farewell by Ambassador Bryce of Great
britain. who leaves Washington today.
MAJ ked the annual banquet of the Ma
tlonal Academy of Sciences at the New
willard last night. The banquet brought
to close the f1ftieth anniversary conven-
ton OF the academy. and today the scien-
lists are leaving for their homes, in all
parts of the United States and foreign
countries.
Both the Vice President and Ambas-
sador Bryce praised highly the type of
scientists who are members of the acad-
envy. The Vice President. however. said
that little duplicates of the great sci
entists were always ready to testify on
any side of any question presented to
any court for fee Of from $50 to $500.
DIR. Ira Remsen. the retiring president
of the academy, introduced r. S. Wood
ward. president of the Carnegie Institu-
ton of Washington, as the POSTMASTER.
DR.. S. Weir Mitchell of Philadelphia. the
Oldest living member of the academy;
Senator Burton of Ohio, and DR.. w. w.
Keen. president of the American PhilO-
sophical Society. were the other speak
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-04-25
ACCEPTS CHURCH CALL.
Rev. s. 7. Nicholas Becomes Pastor
of Washington Congregation.

Rev. Samuel T. Nicholas of Middletown.
Pa. has accepted a call 10 the pastorate
of Keller Memorial Lutheran Church. Ac-
cording to the present plans he will as
sumo his new charge about June J.
Mr.. Nicholas. who will succeed Rev.
Cha rLeS p NCitae
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-04-25
Minister Knowles Resigns.

Horace q. Knowles has resigned as
minister to Bolivia. Secretary Of State
Bryan yesterday announced the accept
ance OF the resignation. Mr., knowles
was appointed to this post In 1910 by
President raft. His .s.ccesscr has not
been named. s-1
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-04-25
its HEADQUARTERS IN Philadelphia. is re-

its HEADQUARTERS III Philadelphia is re-
garded particularly strong speaker.
lie held a passionate in Pittsburgh before
, taking charge or III. Lutheran Church of
Middleton. which ne is now re inGuishing
In order 10 come 10 Washington.
In beth his last pastorates Rev. Mr..
Nicholas has mace d sreeial study of the
work OF The Sunday school situation. and
in beth instances. II Is declared. has been
as successful in this field as he has been
in pastoral WORK generally.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-04-25

Miss Edna Blanche Gray and Harry
Monroe Handy OF Bucktown. Md, were
MARI ed Wednesday at the home of the
brides mother. Mrs Emily G. Gray. by
p.-.- Wiis.n T. Twlley.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-04-25

,,;ok,v as you can. You've got TO
identify him. .,.. Oh. shrieked At
him. -.
90, !. She exclaimed as she collapsed
ni.teIy. Bob Rossiter. as soon as we
80, our hands on it again. you get phsy
On that shack.
vi fTHE ENID
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-04-25

William II. Morgan ,seventy-sour Years
old, died at Hayre de Gtace, I'D. Thurs
dav morning. after n long illness from.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-04-25

If YOU want work read the want col
umns of The Star.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-05-17
School Children's Savings s3.5oo.ooo

In the school savings banks now in
operation in 1,149 public schools in
the United States pupils have deposit
ed savings amounting to nearly S3,-
100000, large proportion of which
might in the ordinary course of juvi-
nile events have gone for cheap candy
and perhaps for cigarets. The chill
dren who made these deposits have,
first of all, learned the meaning of
thrift; many of them have been en-
abled to pay their way through trade
schools, academies or colleges; many
have had the qualification of helping
their parents in times of need; girls
have found the means to buy their
own clothing or gifts for others, and
boys have accumulated money enough
to start small business ventures. The
schools savings banks system, origi
mating in France, was brought to the
United States from Belgium By John
4 Thirty, a native of that country, who
became a school commissioner OF
Long Island City, New York.
Through his instruments!ity the
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-05-17

system, inaugurated in 1885, was
gradually taken up in all the public
schools of Long Island City, and it is
now in operation in schools in nearly
every state in the union. Mr.. Thirty
died in 1911, leaving the literature of
the school savings banks system and
the leadership in the movement for
its further extension to Mrs. Sara l..
Oberholtzer of Philadelphia, who had
been associated with him since 1889.
Mrs. Oberholtzer is a native of Penn
sylvania, of old Quaker. ancestry, and
has been identified with public work
from her youth. Pennsylvania, Mas
sachusetts, Connecticut and New York
have been most active in developing
the school savings system. Since
1890 the pupils in 265 schools in Penn.
sylvania have deposited S1,778,73S.13
California has more recently awak.
ened TO the advantages of this prac,
tical instruction in thrift Oakland in
1910 established the system in 10 pub
/ lie schools, while last year San Fran,
cisco and Berkeley adopted it in 90
and II schools, respectively.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-05-17
rHoMPsoN on TIE JOB.

states Attorney Floyd E. Thomp-
son. as will be noted elsewhere. has
made q decided move 10 see that the
county Of Rock Island RECEIVERS and
receives the portion that is due from
every property holder in equitable tax
returns.
Il will be recalled that during the
campaign OF last fal.. tax lodging
was an issue While Sir. Thompson
made no specific pledges as to what
laws he would enforce. his position
was that OF strictly and consistently
maintaining THAI he would TO the ut
most of his ability. in the eyelt Of his
election. see that all laws were re-
spected, and this without bias or preiu-
dice, discrimination or favor.
To his attention now has been
brought. no, only the condition OF
county finances. but what is to a large
extent the cause Of the low ebb. He
has made an investigation, as his sense
OF duty and swora obligation demands
and requires. He has found cOndi-
tons TO exist where the Law has been
repeatedly and wilfully violated. not
only by tax PAYERS IN the form Of their
returns 10 the assessor, but by the as.
SCISSORS who have made the returns
He has discovered that afidavits re-
quired By the law are missing, that
the law has been defed, and penalties
ignored.
lie has carefully gone into the sta,-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-05-17

utes and has notified the assessors OF
the county Of the provisions, require
ments and penalties, and given warn
ing to the full extent Of his power and
ability as the representative Of he
people he proposes now to go.
Penalties will be enforced as they ap-
ply both TO property holders and as
SCISSORS where sworn statements are
not made as TO actual valuation, to
the end that Rock Island county shall
receive that which under the law is
coming to it, and the more fortunate
as well as the man OF moderate means
shall share alike in the proportion that
is due.
In these days OF the income tax,
wherein it is sought by the nation TO
secure from every man his Just part in
the cost Of running the government,
accordingly as he has been favored or
is possessed in abundance Of this
worlds goods, States Attorney Thomp
sons move will be taken, not only as
timely, but absolutely fair and in lipe
with his solemn pledges and sworn
duty.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-05-17
THE NEED OF IMPROVED WAT.
ERWAYS.

II is gratifying to know that as
result Of the efforts made at Spring
field this week, in which Rock Island
and Moline played no small part, there
exists perhaps a better prospect than
ever has before for the proper rehabil-
itation Of the Illinois and Michigan
canal. There is a prospect that the
state of Illinois, through its executive
and legislative departments, will rem.
der the aid that is essential to the re-
building and enlargement of this
water course so essential TO the main
tenance OF the connecting link be-
tween the great lakes and natures
great inland commercial artery-the
Mississippi river.
| Il is believed that wholly within the
law and court mandates such relief
and in the strictest sense it. is relief
will be given by the state Of Illinois
| TO the furtherance Of such plans and
( propositions as will make the Illinois
ana Michigan canal an institution OF
inestimable value TO the state, finan-
cially and otherwise. available for the
uses for which it was designed and
| constructed many years ago.
/ In a wcrd, the Illinois and Michigan
canal must be brought up to date. II
must be made to correspond with the
| Hennepin canal in order TO carry the
| shipping that is now available for IT
The biggest shippers of the country
/ demonstrated last year that they are
ready with the tonnage 10 be assigned
! TO the canal, and that shipments will
increase as the canal is made ready TO
take care of the business.
/ The need Of improved waterways is
so apparent that il, seems hardly nee.
essary of comment. Illinois has a
wonderful advantage in this respect, in
the possession Of the Illinois and Mich
igan canal, representative Of millions
in value as q state asset, to say
nothing of It's commercial value
and II is so plainly the duty of the
state to take care Of it and improve
+, that neglect in this respect has
grown to be almost crime.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-05-17

Illinois will be lifted out Of the mud
and given such Improvements in the
highways as Will redeem the state
from disgrace and ridicule only by
concerted procedure uniniuenced by
selhshness and narrowness, as will
! sustain the legislature in action of a
have done successfully. illinois can DO
and mus. DO, But {! anything is 70 be
done, petty fault.dnding. narrovness OF
spirit and such other tactics as only
hinder and delay. must be put aside.
The way 10 lift Illinois on, Of the mud
IS Ia doing something, not in fussing.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-05-17
CAPITAL COMMENT

The appeal of the poor for cheaper
quinine was finally heard by congress,
and in 1879 the ways and means com
mittee met on a proposition to put qui-
nine on the free list.
The representatives of the wealthy
Philadelphia chemists appeared and
declared that free quinine would de-
stroy their business. Congress decid
ed that il was better for the quinine
manufacturers to be forced out than
for the people to die for want of cheap
medicine. Quinine went on the free
list
The Philadelphia firm promptly
closed up its factory-for just two
weeks. Then, having made good its
threat to close, it reopened and con
tinued TO do business at the old stand
The price of quinine dropped from
1888 an ounce in 1879 to 5000 in
1880 and s2.47 in 1881, with the Phila
delphia manufacturers still managing
to exist at these prices.
Then the republicans got control Of
congress, and a new tariff bill put
| quinine back on the dutiable list
When the item was reached in the
! house. it was the occasion for "Qui
nine Jim's" first, last and only speech
1.-THE ague stricken people of thi!
| country will call this congress &C
| cursed if the tax on this drug is re
stored" he declared. "If you re-enac
this tax you lend yourselves to th'
| spread of malaria; and l want ever!
man who desires to promote the es
tablishment of pesthouses and feve
hospitals, who wants to add rack ant
pain to beds OF sickness, who wants t.
appear as the confederate of death, Il
record himself in favor of the restora
ton of the duty on ouinine.'
That speech defeated the tax oil
quinine. The republican house left
on the free list, and ii has been Their
ever since. Quinine has steadily fall
: en- in price. In recent times 1t ha
been as low as 80 cents an ounce. TIL
Philadelphia firm is still in business
and has made millions out of the in
creased demand for quinine.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-05-17

statements of manufacturers that low
tariff rates are ruinous to them.
Until the late '70's, quinine had al
ways borne a heavy tariff tax. though
not a pound Of the bark was grown
in this country. AS a result the retail
price was very high-s3 and 81 an
ounce, and sometimes going up as
high as $3.50 an our &c.
At such prices the poor could not
afford TO buy quinine. In the south
malaria ragged. The people were shak.
ing with ague. but they could not af.
ford to buy enough quinine to cure
themselves.
The high protective tariff had built
up an extensive quinine marufactur.
ing business. There were five firms
Of chemists manufacturing the drug
and one of them, a Philadelphia firm
was the largest producer of quinine
in the world.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-05-17
wANrEp--MINUTE MEN.

What Rock Island needs is minute
men-men who stand ready upon short
notice 10 go to the front for Rock Is
lands interests. There have been in
Vulnerable instances in support of this
contention. One was afforded the pres
ept week, when a hurry-up notice was
sent out by the heads Of the Rock Is
land club, the Business Mems associa-
ton and the Fifty Thousand club for
representative men TO go to Spring
field 10 work in behaII OF important
projects pending before the legislature.
Some difficulty was experienced in get
ting men to go. In the majority Of
cases business reasons was the ex-
cuse plead. Nevertheless a represen-
tative delegation responded and some
thing was accomplished. The men
who went put in good ticks and withal
had a pleasant experience ana q good
time
But largely II was the same old
crowd that always goes to the front
the same men for the most part who
for years have been making trips in
the interest Of Rock Island, it matters
no. Whist the occasion, whether il be
for the success of baseball OF a big
factory project or some public project
/ Of vital concern.
The business men and other citi-
zens OF Rock Island must get away
from the idea that they can put aside
these calls to duty on the ground that
their own business keeps them at
home. They must learn to make some
sacrifice where the welfare of the
/ whole community is at stake-some
/ sacrifice OF time, of personal interest,
. OF convenience.
No good of a wholesome. lasting kind
was ever accomplished without sacri.
fee and even hardship, so that the bus
iness man or citizen who fails TO re
spond where asked TO give q few days
and a little money for the sake Of the
entire city is not contributing his
share 70 the making Of a greater Rock
Island. II every man declined 10 make
such sacrifices on The ground that he
could not get away from his business
o. his business might be neglected by
10 aASSANCs NACAN NDNAL bC EOuuIs u
90 out on these expeditions that sc
often mean much 10 a city. Sickness
alone should be valid excuse where
men fail TO respond under such cir
cumstances.
In many OF the wideawske cities oil
today there are organizations com
posed OF citizens. who stand pledged
TO make a trip within reasonsb BILE limit:
al q moments notice Davenport has
ono OF such committees in connection
with the Greater Davenport organiza
ton. In that city all the secretary ha:
to do is 10 call up on the phone {
number of men who are notified TO b,
in a certain city the following morn
ing. and il does not matter whether 4
Dc Chicago, Des Moines, Springfield OF
Dubuque or Burlington They ar,
there. II is this disposition that is max
ing for Dayenport's wonderful I'd
building
Rock Island needs the spirit of thi
minute men-more men who stan,
ready 70 go 10 the front whenever &C
casion warrants.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-05-17

My pa is not millionaire,
He's never been elected yet
To any office anywhere,
There's lots OF things that we can't get;
Ma often wishes we could buy
The costly things the neighbors do;
The price of hvin' is SO high
We have TO sk;mp to worry through.
I guess my pa was never meant
To be leader in the strife;
Ma SAYS he'll not be president.
Nor get ahead MUCH in this life.
But he can make a whistle, though,
Just from n piece OF willow tree;
I wish that you could see the bow
And arrow that he fixed for me.
My pa gets paid so much a week,
Because he doesn't own g store;
Ma says II he was not so meek
And mild he might be~drawin' more;
We have no car nor runa bout,
And nearly always have to save;
Mas heart is often full of doubt.
But pa keeps hopin' and is brave.
Sometimes 1 help him in the yard
When he comes home on Saturdays;
I'm sorry he must work so hard,
And wish that he could get a raise;
Most all the time ma needs q lot
OF things we can't afford and which
The neighbors nearly all have got,
Because they managed TO get ricn.
My pa sometimes takes me away
Out in the country for fresh air:
We build dams in the streams and play
That both of Us are boys. out there;
Ma says that pa, long, long ago.
Just got to be a mere machinei
wouldn't want to trade him, though,
For any pa I've ever seen.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-05-17
Industry.

Industry.
"Alas," he sighed, Il have not done
What no one else might do;
The little triumphs.I have won
Ten thousand others might have
gained
If they had veutured, too"
Yet he was destined, after all,
To dazzle with the few;
The talent he possessed was small,
But while more gifted men caroused
He bravely dared to dc.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-05-17
May II in American
History.

iIT+-A Continental congress formal
~ proposed AT meeting Of patriots
IN Providence. r.. !.
1863 Battle nj the crossing OF Pig
Black river. Miss. Failing 20 re-
pei Grants advance. the Confed-
erates burned the bridge and re-
treated TO their fortified line.
1ST5-Jnhn Cabeil Breckenridge. SOL
dior. former vice president and
southern Democratic candidate OPP
posed 10 Lincoln in 1860, died; boru
1s21.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-05-17
The Genial Cynic
By CHARLES GRANT MILLER.
EGOTISM.

The ego of each of us--that greedy insistent
Unsuitable and domineering instinct which and
reiterates that the best is good for usis
sponsibe for much of the misery of mankind.
Lovers get in such glorious happiness because
each immoderately praises the other The happiness
often fades after marriage because then each
praises himself.
than the insatiate egotsm of both parties which de-
mands and keeps on demanding consideration diplom-
acy, hattery, yet proffering aught in return
The pessinist does not exist who is surcharged
with egotism.
He takes himself the standard of measurement
in weighing what little else there is of the world and
in his mind it does not nearly up to the mark.
In our friends expect the highest attachments,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-05-17

Ol the lduSu peg CO
l came across the
only speech ever
made on the floor
by James MacKen-
zie, a democratic
re pre- s e n tative
from Kentucky, in
1880 and 1881.
Mackenzie was a
famous character
in those days. His
S p e e C h brought
him fame and the
soubriquet of "Qui-
nine jim"
The story of
"Quinine Jim"
NJ a C K e nzie is
worth telling now,
because it gives a
good idea of how
much reliance can
be placed On the
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-05-17
NOT ALWAYS THE UNEXPECTED.

IT'S always the
unexpected that
happens, y o u
know" she said.
Not always"
he replied. when
l was calling on
Dorothy G a d S.
worth last night
I eXpeced her ia
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-05-17

Guatemala agrees to pay British sub
jects a claim amounting to Sl0,OO0,O00.
AS q cruiser was on the way with an
ultimatum the British style of dollar
diplomacy seems TO be in working
shape.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-05-17

Chicago is considering the posi-
bilities OF putting a few whales in
Lake Michigan, which, after all, would
be a pretty good way OF getting rid
OF the town Jonahs.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-05-17

Senators Cummons, Kenyon and
Borah and Governor Hadley we're wise
to bark back 70 the nursery rhyme:
"Nor all he kings horses nor all the
kings men could put Humpty Dumpty
together again"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-05-17

The poor stockholders of the White
Scar steamship line will only receive a
dividend OF 80 per cent this year, which
is but one-half of what was paid last
year. This is owing 20 the loss Of the
steamer Titanic. The widows ana or
phans Of the poor victims who lost
their lives in this awful disaster have
not declared a cent Of dividends
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-05-17
All Busy.

"Ah,' said the man who was in
terested in prison reform, ~ am won
derfully impressed by what l have
seen in this institution. You have
evidently succeeded in convincing the
convicts that idleness is one Of the
worst sins in the list. I noticed that
nearly every man was busy writing"
Yes" replied the warden, they
all expect to be able to produce
poems which will result in pardons."
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-05-17
Better World.

The world is growing better, growing
brighter, day by day;
You may doubt, but I can prove it, for
the bands no longer play
That old piece. about McGinty, who
got too far from shore,
And who ever hears them biaring
forth "A Hot Time" any more?
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-05-17

Huerta says he vii smash the reb.
els in a month. Perhaps he has OBJ.
tanned a promise from them 20 stay
in enc place long enough for that pur-
pose.