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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-02-25
DEMOCRATS SET
Injecting DATE;
FORM anew CLUB
n.-;de to Hold Convention
March IS in Turner Hall to
Nominate.
FOR TOWNSHIP TICKET
o,-ni,.ee Chosen to Perfse; Plans Of
o-sznizstioH-To Advocate
Party Welfare

D.-orrafs cooperating With the DEM
- to7-ushfp committee At Turner
- fas- night adopted the initiative
:. 80 formation Of a local political
.---.,i-,tion and ordered the calling
81. .ovB.i,fp mass convention at Tur-
- har Wednesday evening. March
= 10 nominate candidates for super
--.or four assistant supervisors. a.
,s,.or. collector and constable
re rev organization IS 10 be known
80 ,ba Rock Island Democratic club.
+, committee OF seven. one from each
- vas named 10 complete the de-
AIS Of formation before the mass
e,.vsution IS held March IS
Vacancies Filled.
ps-4 Co-keu was chairman and Marx
Harder secretary OF the meeting John
IInn and Frank Meenan. precinct COM
--itfee7en in respectively the eighth
,,d thirteenth precincts, Mr.. Harder
aid had died since the last meeting,
making Il necessary for the selection
q, c. J. Johns in the place OF Mr..
linn and Louis Tunkenstein TO sue
essd Mr.. Meenau. Thomas O'Neil, it
vas also announced. had been appoint
a committeeman in the newly formed
seventeenth precinct These selections
zere confirmed by. vote Of the COM
nitiee-
Then followed a discussion OF the
manner and form OF making nomina-
tons preliminary 10 the approaching
township election.
Primaries are not a question with
thls meeting said Justice Carl Kuehl,
IN speaking Of the proposal OF the re-
publiczns 20 hold primary When a
toEnshfp has annexed territory TO the
i0Enship.- the speaker said. 1t is i'm
possible 70 hold a primary election
4 that township" He said he had
rad the law on that proposition
Speeches we're made by democrats
which presaged the success OF the
party In the coming election. The
speakers urged organized effort and a
arn understanding between all party
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-02-25

workers interested. Those who parti-
cipated in the discussion were \. e
Edwards. assistant states attorney, j.
W. Cayanaugh. G. W. Cox, II. +. Simp-
son and T. F. Wheelan-
We need a complete ticket for this
election" Mr.. Edwards said. He con-
tinued by saying that an organized
effort would result in a clean sweep
Mr. Wheelan urged immediate organi-
cation. He was instrumental in having
March IS set as a mass convention
date. IL was suggested that all demo-
Gratis who expect to become members
Of the proposed Rock Island Democrat
&c club pledge themselves on paper TO
that effect An initial membership roll
was at once signed with 30 names.
The New Club.
J. w Cayanaugh was the father Of
the Democratic club idea, and he pro-
posed either the revival OF the Wilson
or Dunno club OF the formation of
new organization strictly local in char
acter. In the discussion that followed
the latter suggestion was adopted, as
both the other organizations had dis
solved after the campaign OF 1912.
Many democrats present thought II
should take the name of the Rock Is
land Democratic club. and such senti-
ment carried the meeting The com
mittee TO form the club as appointed
by Chairman Corken Is composed Of:
Henry Kale. John Cahiil. T. +. Whee-
Ian, DR.. ]. p. Comegys. J. w. Cava-
naugh, Louis Funkenstein and w. G.
Peck
Speeches From Candidates.
Several made speeches setting forth
their candidacy for respective offices in
the township election. Those. speaking
we're Herman Storm, candidate for
Christ Hubble. candidate for
Henry Wynes. also candi-
date for collector. and William Trefz.
for supervisor. Have you /
anything 20 say?" Mr.. Trefz was asked. I
Nothing only that ! would like TO
be elected TO the Office OF supervisor" I
he replied with a smile. The other 4
announced the reasons why /
they felt themselves justifiedly seeking .
Office.
The meeting was attended with the 4
utmost enthusiasm. Democrats ayowed
heir intention TO put up a strong cam
Daign- The coIpmittee named TO form
Inc Rock Island Dehhocratic club met
AZ the close OF the meeting. and an
lther meeting OF the club will be held
he coming week
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-02-25

process and the solutions final encas-
ing in molds to harden was also OBJ
served. Mr.. Ralston explained that
the solution was usually given three
days in which to solidify. 1t is then
cut and three grades OF soap are pro-
duced The chief output at the Rock
Island Soap works consists OF laundry.
towel and grit soap. Much soap ia
also made for private agencies, which
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-02-25
EAGLES NoTIcEi

All Eagles are requested TO meet at
the Eagles home. Fourth avenue and
Twenty-first street, at $40 Thursday
morning. to attend the funeral of
Brother Octave Claeys
AUG. BERGESON, Pres.
(Adv) JOS. T. GROTEGUT, Sec.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-02-25

Cambridge. Mass.-The viii OF Ed
win CHM. publisher. which provided
81 .O00.0 900 for promotion OF world peace
was allowed by Judge Mcintyre in pro-
bate court The estate Is valued at
f2.774, 600.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-16
A Georgian's Brave Fight

There something far beyond personal and perfunctory
expression regret the tenderness with which the newspaper
profession Georgia watched the fateul struggle of life
death around the bedside of Charles Pendleton for fifteen
years editor and part of The Macon Telegraph.
That salwart old hero of the Georgia press place in
the record of his profession that will be difficult to FILL Trenchan
pen strong conviction stainless character and civic loyalty
dominated the reliant and dauntes Georgian who has lost his
last battle at his home in Macon.
Charles R. Pendleton would have been strong in any
any of American journalism He type of
the old Tans the whose powerful convictions and
erfu expression helped make history than did the
statesman who Numbered in the forum
The editor of The Macon Telegraph had clientele in Georgia
all his He held by the of his brains his knowledge
and his consistency He carries with him the dust Rose
the respect and admiration of friend and enemy.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-16
All Honor to the Greeks

The Rev D. Pedes and others of the Greek Church have
written The Georgian article paying tribute to the part
played by the Greeks in the Balkan
The representative of the Greeks right Of all the nations
involved the the Balkans against the unspeaka
BILE Turk the Greeks of with the for
character and humanity mingled with splendid and de-
votion.
is of congratuaon all civilized countries that
this ancient and ustrous country of Greece richly
shrined history and tradition should have illustrated in this
modern day along with the martial qualities of its ancient heroes
the considerations mercy and of humanity upon the battlefield
which their splendid King and noble Queen expressed in high
and humane administrations upon the field of battle
The Greeks of America have high be proud of the
modern record of their countrymen.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-16
Widen PeaChtree Street! And
Do 1t NOW

The widening Street from Carnegie Way
public necessity plain practical that scarcely needs
an argument o sustain it.
The development of that vital artery in munich
pal growth dwarfed craied by the construction of
through that street Great buildings wait
ing delayed in going and the
which flows that way handicapped by
the thoroughfare.
Everything waits upon the citys improvements All the
premnares involving liberal enterprise and public spirit the
part private citizens have been done 1t remains for the
city government perfect the work of the citizen.
Whatever else is true it be true that Atlanta not
backward and she stands face face with forward
essential Public spirit will fully indose the ap
preparation needed widen of the bottle of Peach
tree street
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-16
A FalIaCiOus Theory

For many certain type of economic thinkers has said
that all that required to restore American ships to the high
admit foreign built vessels American register So
August "a 1912 in the enactment of the Panama Canal bill
provided for the admission of built American owned
vessels five years old and seawohy American regis
ter To admit vessels of greater age put limit upon
them might divert American registry foreign vessels then
headed to the scrap-heap
Now, here test of economic belief that has been
erated and reiterated for sixty years What is the
Not oneNoT oNEforegn built Americanowned vessel has
been placed under American register
The conclusive The THEORY has been trial for
than fifteen months complete and failure
The theory has been proved to be a fallacy.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-16
We Can't Expect Bleed
ing Hearts to Feel Joy
at This Season.

We cannot expect hearts that
arc bleeding with recent wounds
to feel any Joy In this season.
But we can urge those who
mourn for the dead to remember
the living and cover the bleeding
wound, when possible, from sight.
A mother who has lost one child
need not shadow the holiday sea-
son for those remaining. who are
too young to feel sorrow SO deep
ly, by darkening the home and
refusing to think or talk of any-
thing but the departed dear one.
Let her ask herself II that dear
one would want her loss deplored
in such a manner?
Would she be happy In her
spirit-realm, among the angelic
hosts, If she knew her earth home
was shrouded in darkness, and
that all those she loved on earth
were turning their eyes away from
the light and thinking only Of the
grave?
Other sorrows besides death
show their faces to the eyes OF
the soul at this season.
Old Ambitions, old Friendships,
old Loves, old Dreams, that have
been too fragile to stand the wear
and tear of the years, come forth
from the grave of the past and
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-16

gin when they like and leave off
when they are ready. Tea and
tobacco, games and papers are
for all. And-it is a ne-growing
day there is for each person a
glass of vim ordinaire.
What with the "Workhouse"
and the "Old Folks Refuge"
Berne placed herself in the way
of limiting to Europe the plan of
a differential treatment of the
worthy and the worthless whom
poverty throws upon the charity
of city.
To another Swiss city, to
Zurich. belongs the honor of
having set to the world many
years ago an example of high
consideration for the Children of
the state" Zurich has realized
the responsibility of the COM
munity for these helpless lives.
Children are never sent to the
workhouse. The boarding -out
system is universal.
The primary school Is not con-
sidered sufficient. Children are
sent to the secondary schools
as well A technical or COM
mercial education Is given them
In order that they may never
need to claim public support in
after life.
Orphans are received in the
municipal orphanage by a COM
mittee of the City Council. And
it is alleged that the whole idea
of the orphanage is to bring up
the children not as paupers nor
as the recipients Of charity, but
AS children of the Swiss middle
class"
And again politico- economic
reasons are alleged for this large
beneficence; ii pays the city and
the state to lose money in build
ing men.
Switzerland has no coasts to
defend, and therefore no navy.
She has no spirited foreign policy,
and therefore no huge standing
army. She has no colonies, and
therefore her eyes are not in the
end of the earth. She has her
own problems OF poverty and of
vice But she knows how to
honor old age and she cares for
the children.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-16
Looking Backward - Answer
All the Phantoms of the Past
When They Arise, but Turn
Your Face to the Future.
By ELLA WHEELER WILCOX.
Copyright, 1914. By Star Company.

The old Ambition sneers per
+ haps because we turned away be-
fore 1t was attained. The old
Friendship whispers "Fafthless':
the old Love Tickle; the old
Dream signs, why did you
awakeng'
Each must be answered and
sent back to its grave.
To the old Ambition we must
answer. You led to the wrong
path for my best development.
My failure has taught me more
than would you, had / attained
you. I am going forth to greater
goal"
To the old Friendship, You
we're not strong enough to hold
me. Nothing that is OF absolute
worth to the soul is ever lost. I
was not faithless; l only found
my path led IN other directions"
To the old Love, Il was not
tickle. You were only a prairie
FIRE. and l hed to escape being
devoured by you The Hight you
cast upon my way was not from
the Great Source
To the old Dream, II was weary
with sleep. So l awoke. To know
Is better than to dream"
And, having answered all the
phantoms and bid them adfeu,
then we must turn our faces to
the Spirit of the Coming Days
and greet the retinue OF attend.
ants about us.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-16
SCHILLER AND GOETHE.

c. E.-Schiller was. from all
accounts, a much finer man than
Goethe, but in mental grasp and
artistic power the Sage of Wei
mar was head and shoulders
above his dear friend Schiller
The Germans know this, and
while they love Schiller far more
than they do Goethe, they are not
blind to the fact that the latter
was much the greater intellect
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-16
-. -. Problems of Poverty -.

TT flashed upon me one day as
l rested amid Alpine snow
and Ice that had never seen
tramp in Switzerland My
knowledge of the Playground of
Europe" goes back many years.
| began to find my way to Swift
erland in the early nineties. More
than twenty years ago l started
10 walk across Switzerland from
Lucerne to Geneva. Since that
day. sometimes on foot and some
times awheel. have traversed
Its hills and valleys. Was II real
ly the case that ! had never met a
tramp?
on reflection l had to admit
That ! had sometimes passed on
the road pedestrians who were
obviously workingmen. Clearly
they were ION the tramp" max
ing journey from town to town.
with their little kit on their back,
few tools, some scanty clothing.
But was quite clear that l had
not once been asked for money.
They might be seeking work.
They certainly were not begging.
Was there a reason?
In view Of the problem of the
unemployed which is upon us
there may be at least r passing
interest in setting down some of
the results OF an investiga ton
which these reflections led me to
make,
Throughout Germany the re
lief station" is a recognized tnsti-
tuition. Switzerland has copied
Germany, and is said TO have
hettered its instruction. The Ger
man speaking cantons OF Switzer-
land have brought the system TO
Il high degree of perfection. Re
lief stations are found on the
main roads at intervals of about
ten miles. The genuine "unem-
ployed, walking from place TO
place in search OF work, enters
and claims relief as right.
There is no charity There is
no pauperism, His name. age.
trade, original address and the
like are registered, and then he is
given dinner. II he chooses 10
stay the night to try his luck in
the town next day he has supper,
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-16

he will not learn, he is kept at
unskilled toll.
With its powers of compulsory
detention, Berne has been able to
remove from the streets both men
and women who had become a
pest to society and a danger to
themselves, and with these pro-
ductive farms and factories has
tribute largely to their own
maintenance. Good behavior Sc
cures holidays on Sundays and
on some other days, when the in
mates go out in ordinary clothes
and without supervision And
the system has been found to
work so well that ''paupers" from
outside have been sent to Berne
and paid for by their own par
ishes.
But the city Of Berne has
known how to deal with its de-
serving poor no less efficiently.
In the whole round of the prob
lens of poverty Lone is more
pressing than the necessity of
distingui shing between the lazy
vagabond, who has never worked
when he could steal and who at
last comes upon the taxes, and
the storm beaten old man, who
has served his country more use
fully with his trowel his pickax
or spade than the soldier with his
sword, and who. after a life of
hardship, OF honesty, OF toll, can
no longer keep body and soul to-
gether.
The old Peoples Refuge in
Berne is a model of comfort for
the deserving poor. 1t began as
charity. and the original endow-
ment lessons the cost to the
taxes But municipal enterprise
has enlarged the scope of its op-
erations.
Work is entirely optional--that
seemed to me the most curious
thing about the place. IL the old
men choose TO potter about in the
garden and persuade themselves
that they are still OF use in the
land of the living, or exercise
themselves in chopping wood. or
fiddle about with carpenters
tools, facilities are there, and
they can still do little sewing.
or generally make themselves
useful in the house, they can be-
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-16
"WITCHCRAET."

w. H. E.-You can probably
find what you want in Leckys
"Rationalism in Europe" In his
deservedly famous work the
learned historian gives a full and
fair account of the rise, progress
and end of "Witchcraft," and you
could not do better than to turn
to him for the light you are seek
ing on that wretched subject.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-16

Another English literary man
has been knighted Soon there
VIII be nothing TO read in Eng
land but a Thousand and One
knights
Great Britain and Germany
have entered into an agreement
to look after Portugars African
possessions They will relieve
Portugal OF all responsibility in
the matter by simply relieving
her ofThe possessions.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-16
Walk Into the Sunlight;
Believe in the Future:
Don'tLook Back.

Courage, Hope, New Am billions
New Truths, New Thoughts, New
Resolves. Persistence and Pa
tience-havtng greeted. them all
and bid them welcome, we must
walk forth into the sunlight, be-
lieving absolutely in the future,
and refusing to look backward.
No past was ever so great and
wonderful as any future may be.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-16
CREOLES.

F. M. R.-Disabuse your mind
at once of the idea that "Creoles"
are crosses between whites and
negroes, Indians or some other
non white breed. Creole is a
term originally used to designate
an inhabitant of the Spanish col
onies who was descended from
the European settlers, as distin-
guished from the aborigines, the
negroes and mulattoes. The same
thing applies to the French Gre
oles." The French Creole is the
descendant of the original French
settlers in this country, and is in
no sense a negro. Indian or other
nom Caucasian person.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-16
LAWS BY THE PEOPLE,

Fl. R.-The political institu-
tons known as Initiative and
Referendum are those by which
the body of the electorate may
initiate measures to be enacted
by their own vote into laws, and
by which laws enacted by the
Legislature are referred to, and
approved or rejected by, the peo-
ple.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-16
"SlNGLE TAX"

P. T, HIT is impossible in this
brief space to say what the Sin
gle Tax" doctrine is. For fifty
cents you can buy Henry Georges
Progress and Poverty" and that
will tell you all about it. Prog
ress and Poverty" is, quite apart
from its argument, one of the
most delightful of books.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-16
By the REV. c. F. AKED, DID,, LID.

bed and breakfast An attempt is
made by the management to in
troduce him to employers. If he
is badly in need of clothing or
boots he may be supplied with
something wearable.
If he finds no work there and
decides to push on he receives a
certificate which he must present
at the next place He can not be
dined or lodged at the same sta
ton more than once in six months
nor can he have relief at another
station within two hours walk of
this
These stations are not main
tanned by private philanthropy.
They are supported from public
funds, partly by the communes,
but to greater extent from the
cantonal purse. The loafer is
weeded out by sensible regula-
lions. such as refusal of relief il
the man has done no work during
three months, or II he refuses
work offered to him there and
then. The itinerant workman.
whom we must not call tramp"
is assured of wholesome food. a
comfortable bed and decent COM
pany.
Some of the large towns of
Switzerland have made COM
mendable efforts to deal with in
corrigible loafers and lazy vaga-
bonds, the reproach of their fell
lows, the despair of philanthro-
pists. Berne, FOR instance, a quar-
ter of century ago. took powers
TO deal with this class. The City
Council decided that the time had
come when the depraved. the vi
cious. the lazy, who had become
a charge to the community, and
whose detention was UNSUITABLE
in the public intere ~, should be
dealt with by some other than
existing methods.
The city "workhouse" is a house
of work, The building is sur
rounded by a great farm II a
man has a trade, he is set 10 work
at It. There are workshops in
abundance; tailors and smiths.
bakers and shoemakers. joiuers
and hasketmakers have their
workrooms II man has no
trade. the farm and the gardens
receive him If he is capa bic and
willing to learn 4. is taught; II
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-16
BIRDS.

S. NJ. A.-The first birds" were
not much like those of the pres
ent time. The "pterodactyl,'
supposed to be the pioneer of
bird life, was great feather
winged monster, with great
spears on the hinges of the wings
and a mouth full of sharklike
teeth. The pterodactyl did not
sing, and could we have seen
him we would not have felt like
singing ourselves. True birds,
and especially the warblers, are
very late in geologic time There
was no bird melody in the car
boniferous jungles. The singers
in all proba bility. did not greatly
antedate the human race.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-16

~ ETROSPECTION and intro
X spection seem to come
- with the holiday season.
We love to look backward, to re-
cal1 old times, old scenes and old
faces. The tendency OF the hui
man heart, at this time Of year, Is
to spread the table Of memory
with regrets, and to feast upon
melancholy thoughts.
The holidays are holy days to
many people, who devote them to
the memories of missing ones.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-16
JOHN BRIGHT.

NJ. B. O.-John Bright was SOL
idly and uncompromisingly on
the side of the North during the
war between the States. From
start to finish he threw the whole
weight of his influence to the
side of the Union-not because
he favored the Union especially,
but because he was opposed to
Sharp County record., 1914-01-30
For County Judge

The Record Ia authorized to announce W. II.
Kelley Of Strawberry township n candidate for
County Judge Of Sharp County subject to the
action Of the democratic primarics
The Record is authorized to announce 7. ].
Davidson Of pncy Fork township n candidate
for County Judge Of Sharp County, subject to
the action Of the democratic primaries.
The Record Ia authorized to announce W, 7.
Horn Of Cave township n candidate for County
Judge OF Sharp County, subject TO the action Of
the democratic party.
The Record Ia authorized to announce j. D.
Paden OF Richwooda township n candidate for
County Judge Of Sharp County, subject to the
action Of the democratic party,