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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-10-14
THE MONROE DooTRINE AND CANAL

A novel Interpretation OF how the
Monroe doctrine should be applied after
the completion OF the Panama canal
has Just been voiced by a German dip
lomst of authority and high position.
In substance It is TO give the United
States full control as far south as the
isthmian waterway, but TO let the
countries of Europe. including Ger
many, have a free field from Panama
to TERRA del Fuego
The high standing OF this diplomat
may reasonably be expected TO influ-
enee the standpoint OF Germany in
any future controversy involving the
famous doctrine of American foreign
relations; consequently his views are
not without a certain interest. He
would cut the American continent in
two at the Panama canal and allow to
the United States a full and free hand
as far south as that waterway, but
exclude from the sphere OF any Wash
ington supervision or control the rela-
tons Of Germany and the other Euro
pean powers with the states of South
America. He believes Germany should
refrain from any interference vhatso-
ever in Mexico. and that the same rule
should apply TO all the Central Ameri-
can states This would involve vir-
tual extension OF the southern boun-
dairy of the United States to the canal.
so far as the relations Of these states
TO the European powers is concerned.
This. il will be seen. is the Monroe
doctrine for Central America In an
even stronger form that is at present
enforced.
But the European states must and
should, this diplomat believes. be al
lowed to settle their controversies
with the countries south of this line
in their own way and without refer
enee TO Washington
How far Washington viii aceede to
this theory IL remains for eircum-
stances TO demonstrate.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-10-14

Ny pa IL always wishin' he
Could be boy again. he claims;
. don't know why, because, you see,
The kids he knew would call him names
And make fun OF him IL he'd cry.
And every new boy that he seen
He'd have TO lick or get licked by
To keep from betn' treated mean.
He says that he'd be mighty glad
To give UP all he has today
If he could be a little tad
With all his troubles cleared away:
But IL he thinks it's only fun
To Just be ten or nine or less
And catch 1t for the things you've done
He never was a boy. ! guess.
The minute he was hayin' Joy y
And got his turn TO hit the ball
TN bet you, If he was a boy.
His mad come to the door and call
He'd have to hurry TO the store
Or wheel the baby's cab. and then
He wouldn't be so glad no more
That he'd become boy again.
The'd call him Skinny" too, I s'pose,
Because he's kind Of tall and slim,
And when he tore his Sunday clog
They'd thrash the stuffin' out of him:
They'd never let him stay up late
Or ever have the things he'd wunt;
He'd have to eat the stun he'd hate,
Or else, you know, he'd be a runt
II they was any places where
He always had the greatest fun
| They'd make him stay away from there;
And almost everything he done
| Would be the very thing they'd claim
| Was what they didn't want him to;
Most every day he'd get the blame,
For forty things he didn't do.
! He'd have TO give up ma and me
II he could be boy, you know,
And every girl he loved would be
! Too old and have another beau;
| But still he often says he'd like
To whoop around without a care
| And be happy little like
! I guess that he would miss it thers.
Pa says he'd give up all he's got
II he could be boy today:
, guess that he's forgot a lot
Or else he wouldn't feel that way.
II was in his place and had
As much as he has-all my own
I'd give up wishin' and be glad
| To Just let well enough alone.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-10-14

] resolved to state exactly where l
stood on the big issues, and deter
mined that, IL elected, would con.
seientiously endeavor to carry out
every promise | lid made to the peo-
pie in order to be elected.
The Underwood-Simmo bill, ] sub
nit, is complete fuifillment of the
prediction tariff promises. We have
kept faith with the people and &C.
complished after election what We
promised to do in order to be elected.
A half-century fight has been end
ed-victoriously for the ieople. The
observation-disclosures law now goes
forth to be judged by the country. So
strong have been the classes against
the masses, so powerful entrenched
privilege against the people, for these
decades, that this is the first honest
downward revision since the Civil war,
the first time that tariff revision has
not been a betrayal and a scandal.
1t will be recalled that in spite OF
the fact that we were pledged to the
people to revise the tariff downward
q horde of tariff lobbyists were on
hand when congress met, ready and
prepared to deprive the people Of a
well-earned victory. But instead OF
receiving the reception they had been
accustomed to, they were promptly
s.. up by President Wilson and driver
en- masse from the nations capital
! The result is that for the first time
in many years there will be tariff
law on the statute books that wa:
really framed by the representative
of the people instead of the representa-
tives of the tariff trusts.
To all practical ends the Underwood
Simmons bill provides an average o
lower taxation than any bill presented
in three-quarters of century. Tn,
| Wilson law carried an average o
1895 per cent; the average rate of tn
Payne-Aldrich law was 4012 per cent
the Underwood-Simm bill average
about 26 per cent
Throughout the bill is framed on tn
theory that luxuries should bear tn
heaviest duties and the necessaries O
life the lightest duties. Many neces
saries have, as a matter of fact, bee
placed on the free list. Recognizin
the economic importance of the Amel
lean home, an earnest endeavor ha
been made in this bill to tighten tn
burdens upon the American family.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-10-14

The narrow, crooked streets OF the
walled native city biazed holly under
the direct rays of the sun. The little
breeze that puffed over the pointed
roofs merely swayed the hanging signs
at the shop doors. Below. under the
thin cotton awnings. 1t was sitting
and the air was heavy with the multi
farious doors of Chinese city.
In the shadow of the temple Of the
Ten Gods an umbrella vender squat
ted, exchanging doubtful compliments
with a seller OF sweetmeats who was
resting in an opposite doorway. Save
for these two. the long. tunnel-like
street was empty.
In the distance appeared two men,
white skinned and clothed in snowy
linen. Both were lean jawed Ameri.
can tourists. and one of them mopped
his heated face and peered anxiously
into the narrow windows OF the little
cell-like shops.
IF you're thinking of something to
drink, Vail, you're up against it re
marked one of the men testify.
Thought we might try some of the
STUFF they call 'tsew.' Fellows at the
hotel said to be sure to get some Il
we came In here" explained Vail.
Halter snorted scornfully.
Guess the chaps at the hotel wanted
to see US brought home on stretcher.'
he growled. 81 happen to know {
man who drank some of the deadly
stuff Took him six months to sc
over II. No one but a Chinaman cal
stand It."
Pretty stiff sort these Chinese,
murmured Vail. II never though
much of them till I made this visit &
China. There's plenty of ways tina
they can beat the Yankees; beat tn
Dutch, too he chuckled.
If never saw the Chink yet VIII
could get ahead of a Yankee" chal
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-10-14
ASSOCIATED PRESS ACCURACY.

II would be we'll if the Associated
Press, its purposes and practices were
better understood. The institution
bears a very important relation to
American life and is we'll worth stud
ying. Its kilograms are printed pri-
marily in $50 newspapers and are cop,
led or rewritten In unnumbered thous-
aAds Of other daily, weekly or month
. ly publications. II 10 safe TO say that
they are read by over three-fourths OF
the people OF the country and from
the intelligence they convey practical
ly everyone gathers his information
respecting current events.
There are persons who think II
would be better 10 have a half-dozen
small agencies acting in sharp compe-
tition. but this is mistake. Such
rivalry would doubtless tend TO the
greatest celebrity I'm gathering the
news. But such rivalry would not,
from any point OF view, tend TO great
, er accuracy. And II is far less i'm
portant that the citizen gets prompt
news than that he gets true news.
However desirable il may be to be first
. IN the field in the presentation of news,
! and this feature Of the work is not to
be undervalued. still its reputation for
truth and strict impartiality rs the
best asset Of the Associated Press And
no smaller agency can possibly give
As great a guarantee for accuracy or
impartiality.
First there are the traditions OF half
a century which must be lived up to.
This spirit which animates every one
IN the service Is good deal, but II is
not all More important is the fact
that every telegram Of the Associated
Press Is subjected to such degree Of
censorship as TO make untruthful or
4, biased reports practically impossible.
Every one familiar with the work
z knows Il Is impossible for any one in
the service. from the general manager
to the least important agent at the
most remote point, 10 send out an un-
truthful dispatch and escape detec
ton. One may write q biased or in
accurate statement for a single news
paper and succeed with IL. but this
cannot be done wiIh the argus-eyed
millions who read the dispatches OF
the Associated Press. Obviously then,
the very magnitude Of the Associated
I Press work tends to make tTuthfulness
and impartiaIity In the service imper'
! alive. Il cannot be used TO grind
any ones ak to serve any special
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-10-14


To bankers criticism of the cur.
Eenoy bill that the provisions concern
ing s0-day paper means nothing Of
value TO them because the volume Of
such paper held by them is negligible,
Secretary McAdoo observes that of the
$6,022.460,5 97 of loans and discounts
held by the national banks on Aug. 3,
1913, Il total Of s3.42S,O55,15 matured
in 80 days or less and a total OF
S2,5s4.S5l,4 40 in more than 80 days,
Banker critics clearly either wilfully
misrepresent. or convict themselves Of
Grass ignorance. Whatever the ex-
PLANTATION for their unfounded state
ment, the fact remains that they can
not put anything over on the seere-
taFy OF the treasury. He is a match
for the oraftiest OF them.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-10-14

THEY STARED FooLIsHLY AT EACH OTHER.
lenged Haller. Say, this is hot, vaill
Whatever prompted us to leave the
electric fans of the hotel and come into
this blasted heat anyways"
Vail laughed.
Your love Of adventure, old man,
nothing less. Recollect how you sug-
gested that modern Shanghai was too
much like Paris 10 be really interest
ing and that II we wanted to see the
real thing we must get out OF the for
eign settlement and come down here
into the walled city. Here we are.
Where's your romance. your adven-
ture? You murmured something about
dim temples and the smoke of incense
and
Halter threw up protesting hand.
II take it all back. Let US buy q
couple of umbrellas from this fellow
and get back to civilization"
Done" agreed Vail readily.
The vendey of umbrellas Strengthened
himself as the sound of European
boots echoed on the pavement. He
peered across at the seller of sweet
meats and said that two foreign devils
were approaching and that he meant
to sell them his finest umbrellas.
The seller of sweetmean. cracked a
melon seed with bis strong teeth and
rearranged his basket of CONNECTIONS.
There were hundreds of foreign devils
in the settlements outside. but few OF
them ever strayed within these high
walls into the noisome native city.
Buy" screeched the umbrella vend-
er out OF his small stock Of English
words picked up in the settlement.
Buy" echoed the seller OF sweet
meats over the way.
The Americans looked at the um-
brellas.
They were quick to choose from the
assortment Of gayly eolored paper and
printed silk sunshades pair Of hand
some ones whose covering was dell
ately woven network of hne bamboo
threads. So closely was 1t woven that
no lining was required TO shut out
the rays Of the sun. and the covering
was as soft and pliable as silk.
| How much| asked Vail.
The vender named price far above
the value Of his entire stock in trade.
VAIL dropped the umbrella and turn
ed away with gesture of disgust The
umbrella man blocked his going by q
swift movement.
Whereupon in a dolorous chant b,
gradually lowered the price OF bambo,
umbrellas until his customers wers
convinced that he was not charging
more than double their actual worth
then they purchased.
As the Chinese thrust the money Il
his capaeious sleeve. which did duty a
money drawer or cash register, b.
shook bis head sadly.
II have been robbed" be incurred
Much virtue heres' touching the ban
boo umbrellas with q long naile
finger.
Virtue. eh: Hoxf The imagins
tive Halter was instantly interested
When one buys umbrellas In crooke
streets it Is not unreasonable 70 hop
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-10-14
Her Conclusion,

Mamma" said little Marguerite,
when the family and the visitors from
the country had sat down to break.
fast. lis 1t true that people who snore
have bad consciences? read in one
OF my books that they do"
u don't know, dear. Perhaps they
have. What makes you ask such a
funny question:"
Il was just thinking. II it's true.
Aunt Susan must at least have killed
somebody once"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-10-14
Star Of the Family.

"oh, yes" said the man who was
visiting the old scenes, II remember
Jim Baker very well. Let's see, he
wrote book or something. didn't her"
Yes. 1t was some kind OF a phil
osophieai thing, and the college that
he graduated from made him a doctor
of laws on account Of It. But his
brother Franks the one that has made
the family really proud"
Frank? don't remember him.
What did he do?"
Why, he's the best checker player
In this town."
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-10-14

authorities for the building of certain
pieces of road.
With the money thus expended
many important roads are being built
or put in repair. One on the Wyoming
national forest, six miles long, makes
accessible to farmers a large body of
timber and opens up a region of great
scenic beauty. In northwestern Ari-
zona, part of the fund will be used in
connection with the LeFevre-Bright
Angel road, important because it
makes accessible to tourists the Grand
Canyon of the Colorado. In one place,
the Ocean to Ocean highway crosses
the Apache national forest, Arizona,
and on this project the forest service
and the local authorities cooperated
enthusiastically. On the Florida ma
tional forest in Western Florida steel
bridges and graded roads have. under
the stimulus of this fund, taken the
place of bog and sand.
This federal road fund is now avail
able in all national forest states of
the west. Just as fast as returns come
in, the forestry officials say, similar
fund will become available in states
in which eastern national forests are
being secured.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-10-14

cOn0ecuOn W L IL
the revision of the
tariff that no one
will contradict and
that is that in
passing the Under
wood-Simmons bill
which reasonably
reduces the iniqui-
tous Payne-Aldrich
rates on every
thing and places
many of the neces-
saries OF life on
the free list, we
have carried out
our prediction
promises to the
letter.
No greater CON-
pliment can be
paid a man in pub
lie life than that ii
NAV he truthfullV
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-10-14
Stranger Than Fiction.

Alexander Worthington
Saw the people madly run;
ManliIke. Alexander
To the riot also ran,
Fopiishly becoming an
Innocent bystander.
Clubs aud stones were nung about
While policemen carried out
Limp and iifeless creatures;
When the rioters were through
Not thing had happened
Aiezander's features.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-10-14
Oct. IL In American
History.

iTo4-rrancis Lightfoot Lee. "signer,"
born; died 1897.
i7sl-Freneh and colonial troops cap.
tured the British advance works
at Yorktown.
1s63-Confederates Of General A. r.
Hills corps attacked the rear guard
of the Army Of the Potomac at
Bristol Station. Va. and were re-
pulsed with loss Of l.2OO, iuclud.
ing three generals.
1912-Theodore Roosevelt shot in MI.
waukee while on a stumping tour
by a would be assassin named John
Schrank
All the news all the time - Tha
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-10-14

The choice left to federal soldiers
at Torreon, Mexico, seems TO have
been execution as prisoners or death
by court martial for evacuating. Per
haps the civil war will end for lack
of q fighting chance.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-10-14
No Iuxuriea

"Any insanity In your femily?" ask.
cd the life insurance man.
"No." replied Farmer Corntossel. -
couldn't afford TO hire any aiienist II
our boy Josh gets into any trouble
Wen tes' have to admit that he's
plain foolish. Washington Star.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-10-14

Sir Thomas Upton certainly is a
brave man TO challenge again. right in
the face OF what has happened in
America this summer to a number of
English champions.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-10-14

Just because the tariff bill has been
passed, perhaps father thinks he will
get on easy this Christmas. But when
the time comes he will have TO change
his mind.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-10-14

There doesn't seem much left for
New York TO brag about but impeach-
ment proceedings, big murder cases
and escaped lunatics.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-10-14

Get a Gown TO Fit Your Mind" says
a headline on the women's page 1t
looks as though some Of them have
been doing II.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-10-14
Hla First Love.

did you ever love before you met
me7" she eagerly asked the duke.
NO. darling" he replied. ''you are
the only girl ever knew who had the
money IN her own name"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-10-14

A New York woman is said to have
betrayed her husband to the police for
$3.50. though probably she would have
preferred $24s.9s.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-10-14

Perhaps Colonel Roosevelt left for
South America when he did to avoid
being called upon to report the worlds
series games.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-10-14

Again We are reminded that 1t is
easier for engineers to dig an isthmian
canal than for diplomats to agree on
the tolls.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-10-14
Behind Her Back.

"she Is truth personifed." said her
friend.
yea" assented her enemy, plain
truth"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-10-14
For the sayIna Of Trovbls,

The man who married his wife be-
cause he thinhs It IL better to be good
than beautiful will save trouble by not
mentioning his reason around the
house.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-10-14
Capital Comment
BY CLYDE n. TAvENNER
Congressman from the Fourteenth District.

Especial Correspondence OF The Argus)
Washington, October FL believe
l can record at least one statement In
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-10-14

TER1lS-Ten cents per week by car
Fier, In Rock Island
Complaints Of delivery service should
be made to the circulation department.
which should also be notified In every
Instance where It IL desired to have
paper Discontinued. as carriers haze no
authority IN the premises.
All communications OF argumentative
character. political or religious; must
have real name attached for publica-
ton No such articles will be printed
ever fictitious signatures.
Telephones N all departments. Gen.
trail Union. Rock Island 145, 1145 and
21is.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-10-14

Washington. - President Wilson
nominated jeff McNearn of Tennessee
as United States attorney for Hawaii
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-10-14
THE ARGUS.

Pubilshed daily at 1924 Second ave-
nue. Rock Island. III. entered at the
postofaee as second-elass mattsr.)
Rock Island Member OF the Associated
Press
BY THE }. W. POTTER CO.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-10-14

All the news all the time - Ths
ArguA
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1913-04-29
COMPANY I'M" IN
FIRST MEMORIAL
IMPRESSIVE SERVICES TO BE
HELD DECORATION
DAY.
Parade To Be Held In Wheeling. Fol.
lowed BY Memorial Services
In MoundsviiIe.

Arrangements are being made hy
NJ. ~ the First West Ntr-
ginia Infantry in the spanish Amer
can war for the Observance OF their
irSf memorial service. by hOnOrinC tn,
memory ana decorating the graves II
their departed comrades. COMPANY N.
was composed exclusively Of MouncS-
vile and Wheeling men. l04 in num-
her. and took a most active part In
the war.
Preparations for The memorial serv-
Ice are nearing completion. only "A few
minor details remaining to hr con
Sunated. The committee in Charg. Is
composed 81 Flo,d j.. Pickard. lieu
tenant of the West Virginia National
Guard. chairman. Sergeant Pierce
'onncrs. Private viii Counors. Cor
poral John Fry ..ud Corporal VIII
Corners. This viii he tho first mo
mortal service ever held 10y th. COM
pany.
According 10 present arrangements
th" ohSerVinc" will begin in this city
, and will end IN Muundstiil". q special
car being chartered from the Wheeling
Traction company To carry the mem
beers of thu company to the Mound
city.
Will Parade Here.
lioad'd 10y the drum and huglc
curpS OF tho Cathedral High school.
ia" COMPANY VIII leave thu, odd F.l-
lows hail ar Twelfth and 'hapliue
street on FRIDAY morning. May 2o. ar
- 20 o'clock. and viii march over the
principal streets. les follows Down
Twelfth street 20 Market. then down
Market tu Twentieth. down Twentieth
." Main. th'lr uI' Main O" Tv.ifth.
where the company Will di-band and
taxi" M, special ctr FOR MouudSViil".
At MOuudsyille the company will
again form IN line u viii march 10
the cemetery where memorial services
vii be held over the graves al Lieu
tenant Charles Conucrs. Musician
Schultz. Private Charlton. Private
Henrietta. Private Mosier and Private
Bertrand. The memorial services will
be conducted by Rev. :. X. Arbuthnot.
ID. d.. OF Parkersburg. former chap.
lain az the West Virginia Volunteers.
Taps will b. sounded at the graves
and a vOiley will be- fired by a firing
squad selected from members of Com
pany NJ. after which the graves will
be decorated.
y badge will be furnished each
member who will attend. while black
crepe viii be- provided for their arms.
The committee desires to have every
surviving member present and those
who have uniforms are requested tn
wear them. while those Who do not
have uniforms are urged to attend.
Lieutenant Packard stated last eve.
ming that th" observance is ID r..
sfrict"d 10 members ~ Company VI.
alone. bur that all soldier Who took
part iu th" Spauish-Americau Mar.
whether regulars or volunteers. are
invited tp march Goo the parade and to
participate 90 the service. we feel.
he said. that We Wer. an comrades
and hat We should unite boo paying
th" proper respect tu our dead com
radcs.