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The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1914-03-27
REASONS FOR REPEAL

The Savannah News gives the fol-
lowing very good reasons why the
president should be supported in his
attempt 10 have the exemption act
repealed:
The president depends upon three
things for the passage OF the repeal
bill. The first is that tolls exemption
for our coastwise ships is a violation
Of the Hay-Pauncefote treaty, the
second is that tolls exemption means
a ship subsidy-an immense one-to
which the democratic party is oppos-
ed, and the third is that tolls exemp-
ton isn't in harmony with demo-
cratic sentiment, Notwithstanding the
fact that the national democratic
platform favors tolls exemption for
our coastWise ships.
There is no occasion for arguing
the first, for the reason that as far as
the average reader can see exemption
of our coastwise vessels from the
payment of Panama tolls does violate
the treaty And that being the case
there ought to be no hesitation in
repeating the exemption act. As has
been pointed out many times it would
be better TO fill up the canal than to
stand before the nations in the atti-
tude of a repudiator of a solemn OBJ
legation.
In response to the second point,
why should We turn over TO ship
ping trust millions Of dollars annual
ly? Prof. Johnson, the Panama
canals financial expert, has stated
that our coastwise ships can use the
canal profitably without being ex-
empted from the payment Of canal
tolls, can compete successfully with
the transcOntinental railroads. That
being the case, if they were exempted
from the payment of tolls they would
simply put the tolls in their treas
uries and pay them out to their
stockholders.
A great point in favor of tolls eX-
emption has been made Of the fact
that the national democratic plat
form favors that policy. 1t does of
course favor it but the majority of
the democratic members of Congress
opposed the exemption provision Of
the Panama canal act of 1912. 1t was
only passed as an amendment with
the help of many republicans. So the
administration isn't really asking
that any democratic policy shall be
abandoned. 1t is simply asking that
the nation stand by its solemn treaty
obligation.
The administration is going to
win in this fight but the fight is 60
ing to be a notable one. That is al
ready evident from the number of
senators and representatives who
have asked for an opportunity to be
heard on the question at issue. The
president will come out of the con-
test even stronger with his party and
more popular with the people than
he is now.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1914-03-27
Cases Not Identical

Mr.. Underwood, who is leading
the fight against the repeal of the
exemption OF coastwiSe vessels of the
United States from Panama canal
tolls, is quoted as saying:
Il can see no real distinction be-
tween a ship loaded at Duluth with
wheat going thru the Sault Ste. Ma
RE canal without lockage charges
and landing its cargo at Buffalo, or
barge loaded with coal starting at
Pittsburg going thru the canal and
locks on the Ohio river and unload
ing its freight at New Orleans, and
ship starting with American
merchandise from the port OF San
Francisco going thru the Panama
canal free of tolls and landing it's
cargo at New Orleans or New York. :"
Mr.. underwood thinks that since
our government has never charged
tolls on waterways it has made or
improved. it should not take tolls
from the class of vessels that could
use our internal waterways when US
ing the canal that it has cut across
the isthmus OF Panama.
This is the most plausible state
ment We have seen in answer to the
subsidy agreement against giving a
special privilege to our coastwise
shipping. 1t does not touch the in
ternational question at all. The cam
ais We have cut in the United States
and the rivers We have deepened We
cut or deepened without asking or
needing TO ask the consent of any
one.
We were so bound by an agree
ment in reference to an isthmian
canal that We could not proceed to
cut the canal without modifying that
agreement. In the changed agree
ment we explicitly promised that We
would not discriminate in regard to
tolls between the ships of the differ
ent nations. There is the promise.
We would dishonor ourselves by
breaking it.
But even considering only our
own people, the cases Mr.. Under
wood cites are not identical. The
waterways we deepen in the United
States are free to all classes, while
the Panama canal would be free only
to the corporations running coast
wise vessels.
The Clyde Line has the free use
of the ST. Johns river, running its
boats to Sanford and the Beach &
Miller Line runs boats to Crescent
City. But the river is also free to
every tug, every craft, every lighter,
every launch, every sail boat, every
row boat Say a man is cutting cross
ties or saving lumber up the St.
Johns and wishes to sell his products
in Jacksonville. He can temporarily
become the owner of a means OF
transportation by chartering a tug
or lighters; or if he is cutting logs
he can charter a tug to tow them
down the river. Our inland water
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1914-03-27

A friend OF the Star has sent it a
number of copies of that dreadful
negro Times-Union which Charlie
Jones so belabors in Dixie. The cop
les sent the Star are filled with news
about the colored people, their var
ious social and industrial affairs, and
the editorial department is mostly
devoted to good advice to the color
ed people to improve themselves
along moral and industrial lines. We
do not find in any Of the copies sent
us anything to offend a reasonable
white man There may be offensive
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1914-03-27

The Star is very glad to see that
Jacksonville, is about to raise the
amount necessary to the Confederate
reunion. When it comes down to
brass tacks, there are as many good
people in Jacksonville in proportion
to population as in any place in the
world, and they will give the old
soldiers one of the finest reunions
they ever had
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1914-03-27

J. Hugh Reese, editorial writer
on the Orlando Sentinel, is a candi-
date for representative to the lower
house from Orange county MI
Reese is a brilliant man, and it is
the Stars opinion that he would
make a first-class legislator
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1914-03-27

Jacksonville now has an official
flag. From the picture it looks as
though the new flag was artistic, but
to be emblematic of Jacksonville it
should have had a distillery in the
center and a border of whisky bot
tles.-Wauchulla Advocate.
1t should have a hog rampant in it
somewhere.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1914-03-27

Tompkins says the big advertisement
the firm has carried in the Star.
daily and weekly. was the direct
cause Of the selling OF all Of these
mules
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1914-03-27

Ocala is to have a large canning
factory established thru the efforts
of the board of trade" 1t probably
has a canning factory committee
Miami Metropolis.
1t has a committee of the whole.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1914-03-27

The OcaIa Star says that Ocala is
an orphan. Is that so? Well, we
wish Jasper could lose its parents.
if it would conduce to a like prosper
ity with OCala.-Jasper News.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1914-03-27

Standard literature is never mar
row-gauge, tho most OF it sticks to
the straight and narrow way
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1914-03-27

Philander c. Knox, ex-secretary
of state, has bought winter home
in Miami.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1914-03-27
INCONSISTENCIES
OF EXEMPTION

The Star takes great pleasure in
reproducing the following from the
Times-Union:
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1914-03-27

Perhaps Dorothy Arnold eloped
with grandson of Charlie Ross.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1914-03-27
MARION-DUNN MASONIC LODGE

Marion-Dunn Lodge No. 10, r. d
A. NJ. meets on the first and third
Thursday evenings of each month at
1880 O'Clock, until further notice.
Baxter earn, W. M.
Jake Brown, Secretary. Ad
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1914-03-27

TANGO, TANGO, TANGO BEADS
at WEIHE'S. 3-25-2t
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1914-03-27
Read Our UNOASSIFIED ADS. for your wants

ways are used by thousands of indi-
viduals who get the benefit of free
dom from tolls. The Panama canal
could not be reached by these lighter
vessels owned by people of all class
es. The free use of Il would benefit
only the corporations running ships
between the Atlantic and Pacific
ports of the United States. oar
pie; the Panama canal would be
free in fact only to the American
corporations owning coastwise vessels
plying between the two oceans.
The Times-Union is not generally
regarded as an anti-corporation pa
per. 1t believes that the same
rules of honesty should apply
whether dealing with corporations or
individuals. Those who hate this
paper most virulently cannot point
to an instance where it has advocat-
ed for any corporation or any indi-
vidual a special favor at the expense
of the people, and this is more than
many of our holier-than-thou dem
ocratic papers can truthfully say.
How exemption of coastwise YES
sells from Panama canal tolls will
help upbuild the American merchant
marine becomes a deep mystery,
when We remember that tolls or no
tolls none but American vessels are
permitted TO participate in the coast
wise trade.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1914-03-27


ical will
the of until election, regardless
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-03-20
TRUSTEE NAMED
FOR HOTEL man
Creditors of G.. H. Reece Hold
Session in County Court
Labor Claims Are Many.

meeting of the creditors of G. H.
Reece, former lessee of the Colonial
hotel, was held this morning before the
referee in bankruptcy, 4. U. Henry
of Peoria, in the county court. Fred
Woltman was named trustee under
$500 bonds. a large number of labor
claims have been filed, as none of the
employees of the hostelry received
wages the last two weeks that Reece
operated the house. The assets are
not over $500, and $500 of this is ex-
empt under the law. 1t is not prob
able that general creditors will re-
ceive anything on their claims, as labor
claims are preferred claims under the
law.
The Black Hawk Clay company's
bankrupt matter was also up before
the referee this morning. Many proofs
of claims were made by the creditors.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-03-20
OBITUARY
Franklin Newton.

Franklin Newton, II years OF age,
died at 2:15. yesterday afternoon al
his home, 1O24% Fifteenth street. He
had been falling for the last four
months with complications of diseases
and infirmities of age. Mr.. Newton
was born in Erie, Pa, July Is, 1886,
and shortly afterward the family NOV
ed to GAINESVILLE, Wis. In 1860 he
settled in Geneseo. and lived there
until three years ago, when he came
to Rock Island For a number of
wears he was engaged in farming near
Geneseo. He was united in marriage
to Martha Potter, Jan. s, 1864 in Dav-
export.
He was a member of Company B.
Ninth Illinois cavalry, enlisting at
Geneseo and fought for four years in
the civil war. He was also charter
member of Z. ]. Jenkir5' post, and
Setwart lodge No. 90. A. F. & A. NJ.
at Geneseo. being one of the oldest
members of the Masonic lodge in that
city.
His wife survives, with one son,
Bert E, of Rock Island.
The remains will be sent to Geneseo
tomorrow noon, and the funeral serv-
ices will be held at 2:30. Rev. Frank
Schultz officiating. Burial will be
made in lakewood cemetery in tina:
city.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-03-20
Capt. James II. Read.

The death of Capt. James II. Read,
civil war veteran, occurred at 10
o'clock this morning at his home, 2406
Sixth avenue, after an illness of five
days with pneumonia. He was born
at Beardstown. ILL.,, Aug. =. 1889. In
the fall of 1860 he enlisted as a pri-
vate in Company X. 46th regiment IL
iinois infantry, and served until May,
1863. when he was promoted to first
lieutenant in the 3rd L. S. heavy ar
;illery. He was mustered out with
the rank of captain, April 3. 1866.
He was united In marriage TO Han
nah Waller. Sept. 16. 1866. in Hender-
son county, Illinois. Captain Read
was a member of the John Brford
post No. 243. G. A. r.
He is survived by his wife, two
daughters, Misses Clara and Alice,
and four sons. Leonard and Harold,
Rock Island, Ernest of Casselton. N
D.. and Edwin. Grand Forks, n. ID.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-03-20
COLLECTORS TURN
over TAX BOOKS
Work of Gathering Funds in
Five Townships Has Already
Been Completed.
ASSESSORS SOON START
Country Treasurer. w. n. Whiteside
Will Have Meeting With Officials
Start April I.

The work of collecting the taxes in
the various townships of Rock Island
county is rapidly being completed.
Five collectors have finished their
work and turned over books to w. E.
Whiteside, county treasurer, and
| others are expected TO follow suit
within the next few days. 1t will be
the first of April before ]. H Huntoon.
local collector, is ready to close his
accounts.
Summary of the books thus far de-
posted with Mr.. Whiteside follows:
Coal Valley, Robert Patterson, col
lector-Total amount charged, So
1896; total delinquent. s299.35; total
collected. S5.250.30; commission, S1O4,-
! 90. School taX-Total amount charged,
! S221S1O; total delinquent. s116.57;
collected, S2,101.53; commission, $42.03.
/ Cordova, Gust G. Dorst collector
Total amount charged, s1O,72167; to-
tai delinquent, S2,0S743; collected
SS.634.24; commission, s172.6S. School
tax-Total amount charged. S2,956.17;
delinquent, s366.OS; collected. 81
/ 57O.OS: commission, S51.S0
Coe, Lewis II. Genung, collector
Total amount charged. s15,713.23; total
delinquent. sS79s; collected, s15.-
625.25; commission, s312:51. School
tax-Total amount charged. S3,7O4;
total delinquent. s19.4S; collected,
s3.6s5.I4; commission, $3.50.
Port Byron, William Gilbert. col
lector-Total amount charged, s9.066.
%: total delinquent. s169.5S; total col
lected, SS.S96.69; commission, s177.93.
Road and Bridge tax-Total amount
charged. S395.9O; total delinquent,
1854; collected. s3S7.36; commission,
s7.75. Municipal taxes-Total amount
charged. s1,S71.27; total delinquent,
SI5.2S; collected, s1,S55.99; commits
sion. S3712. School tax-Total
amount charged. s2.s64.O7; total de-
linquent. S60.47; collected, S2,S03.60;
commission, S56.07.
Canoe Creek, Jesse Dillin. collector
Total amount charged, $7,213.26;
total delinquent. S432.79; collected,
S6.7SO47: commission. $135.60. School
tax-Total amount charged, S2,019.92;
total amount delinquent, 1928; col
lected, S1,922.63; commission, s3S.45.
Start Assessing Soon.
County Clerk H. b. Hubbard has
nearly completed the assessors books
ana WITHIN "A rev udNS VIII lltul
over to County Treasurer w. II. White
side. The law requires that the assess
ment work be begun April of each
year and Mr.. Whiteside will have the
books in the hands of the assessors
by that time.
This is an or year in the assess
ment of real estate. the revaluation
of the real estate being made next !
year. except on those tracts of land !
or city real estate to which improve
ments have been added or taken from. /
The revolution of lands will be
made next year. so that the assessor I
this year will have TO value only the /
personal property and those pieces of
real estate where changes in improve /
ments have been made in the past 1
year.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-03-20
Candidates:

! ticipated in the balloting. includine
$50 women
There was no contest for the head
OF the ticket. \. J. Riess. a former
member OF the board. was selected for
supervisor without opposition receiv.
ing total of 1873 votes. For assist.
ant supervisors J. E. Larkin. s. X
Wright. Ezra Wilcher and Foster
Coyne. were named. the first being
up for reelection. w A. Frewert had
no opponent for town clerk.
However. there were three contests
staged. John F. Moeller. present in
cumbent. defeated J. c. Simser. for
assessor. by vote OF 400 to 232. win
ming by margin of III.
Russ is Winner.
There were five candidates for the
collectorship. Ernest Russ was high
man with 269. winning over his near
est opponent, s. s Hull, who received
143 votes, by 126. The totals the other
aspirants for nomination received fol-
low: J. l.. Freeman, al; John F.
Huntoon, present collector. 121. and
Frank Singleman. %.
IL - CleiaHu anu u. ALBERT JONI
son were out for constable, to fill a
vacancy. and the former was returned
winner, by a vote of 305 10 23O.
Convention Tonight.
This evening at o'clock a ratifying
convention will be held at Turner hall,
at which time nominations named a.
the voluntary primary will be ratified
and plans made for launching a cam
paign.
The basis OF representation for the
various wards at the gathering is one
delegate for each 20 votes or major
fraction thereof. cast at the last cleo
ton for circuit clerk, as follows:
First ward, s: second, Is: third. "a:
fourth, Is; fifth. Il; sixth, 10. and
seventh. %, making a total of 113.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-03-20
ASSAULT WOMAN:
DRIVE ANOTHER
FROM HER HOME
Alleged outrages Committed at
Twenty fourth Street and
Fifth Avenue.
STORIES TOLD THE POLICE
Miss Della Anderson Says She Was
Attacked While on Way Home
After Making a Call.

Miss Della Anderson, a maid EN-
! ployed by Mr.. and Mrs. S. L. North at
their home in the Sals fats, was as
saulted by an unknown man in a va.
cant lot on Fifth avenue, between
Twenty-third and Twenty-fourth
streets, about 10 o'clock last night.
Shortly afterward Mrs. Mary Lee, a
telephone operator. residing at els
Twenty-fourth street, frightened by a
man who had entered her home, fed
to the veranda roof, leaping from that
into the arms of a Rock Island doctor
who CHANGED to be passing. The same
man who attacked Miss Anderson is
thought to have entered the Lee home.
The police were called, but no clew
has been found.
After spending the evening with
Mrs. Lee, Miss Anderson had started
for her home at 10 O'clock. As she
passed through the vacant lot strang-
er addressed her. When she gave no
answer he grabbed her arm with one
hand and struck her in the jaw with
the other. She fell dazed to the ground
and today she has no recollection of
following experiences until she found
herself on the Twenty-fourth street
bridge She says she gained con-
seriousness then and saw a Bridge line
car pass. An hour after the attack
Miss Anderson was able to reach her
home Her clothes were torn and her
face bruised and discolored. she could
not give a description of her assailant
and only remembered that he had &C
costed her and had struck her when
she refused to answer his salutation.
Home Entered.
Soon after the hour Miss Anderson
claims she was assaulted Mrs. Lee,
whom Miss Anderson had been visit
ing, heard man making his way about
downstairs in her home. At the time
she was locked in her room prepare
tory to retiring The man assembled
the stairs and ratified the door TO her
room. Frightened, she fed through a
window, screaming. and reached the
edge of the veranda roof just as DIR.
c. T. Foster. enroute to a home nearby
on a professional call, passed. The
doctor, attracted by the woman's
screams, ran into the lawn of the Lee
home and caught her in his arms as
she jumped from the veranda.
Mrs. Lee says there were two men
at her home. One stood in the yard
while his confederate entered the
house. When DIR. Foster responded to
the screams of the woman the one
keeping watch in the yard ran. The
intruder. who had gained the upstairs
of the home, escaped unobserved-
Nothing is Missed.
Nothing was missing from the Lee
home after the burglar scare had sub
sided. Early this morning Mrs. Lee
says three shots were fired in front of
her home, but no further effort was
made to enter the house. Mrs. Lee
was alone in the house at the time the
unknown man entered. Other Occu- |
pants of the house returned later in |
the evening.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-03-20

H. L. Becker. manager OF the Rock
Island branch agency OF the Waukesha
Beer company. says the newspaper
reports concerning blind pigs" in Mo-
line make II appear that he had been
selling goods TO ali OF the illegally
conducted places in that city. OF the
% places named by the police Mr..
Becker declares he has been selling
to only four. He says his agency
near-beer and full strength
beer, but disclaims responsibility for
how they are represented after they
reach the retailer.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-03-20
PERSONAL POINTS

Roy Philbrook. 924 Fourteenth and
a half street, left this morning for
Onarga, III.
George II. Richmond and Leslie
Hanna left yesterday for Norfolk, Va,
on a pleasure trip.
Vincent Jourgens of Chicago was in
the city yesterday on business.
Harry c. Wagner of Minneapolis is
visiting among old friends in the tri-
cities. He is stopping at the Hotel
Davenport. Davenport.
Mrs. c. p. Comegys and Miss Com
eggs. $50 Nineteenth street have re
turned from Biloxi. Miss. and other
southern points.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-03-20
PEORIA MAN TO SPEAK
TO LOCAL PRESS CLUB

The March meeting of the Tri-City
Press club will be held next TUESDAY
evening at the Manufacturers hotel.
Moline. Dinner will be served at $50
O'Clock.
Edward White, of Peoria. president
of the New Orleans and Chicago
Transportation company and G. IL.
Bryant. publicity manager of the Nelie
Motor Vehicle company, will speak.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-03-20
THIRD DEGREE GIVEN
TO II CANDIDATES

The third degree was exemplified
upon IL candidates at the regular
weekly meeting of the local lodge No.
COS. l. o. o. F., at Odd Fellows hall
last evening. AT a meeting next
Thursday the second and third de
grees will be given candidates who
were not present at the last two ses-
sions. April public installation of
officers will be held and dancing will
be enjoyed.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-03-20

Mrs. Rosanna Roberts of Cleveland,
Ohio. who disappeared after being a
patient in a hospital there has written
letter to her sister, Mrs. Grace
Lovett of Milan. clearing up the mys-
terry of her whereabouts. Mrs. Rob
erts learned through Cleveland news
paper that her sister was looking for
her.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-03-20
DOCTORS TRYING
To FIND NEEDLES
Human Pincushion" Act at Lo-
cal Theatre Threatens Dis
astrous Consequences.

Charles Sinclair, theatrical perform
er. essayed to put on the human pin
cushion act" at a local theatre last
night with the result that today doc
tors are making an X-ray eXamina-
ton of his arm to locate several
needles he used in doing his turn. One
needle was taken from the member,
but several others are still lodged
there.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-03-20
Funeral Of Mrs. McAuohan.

The funeral of Mrs Helen Nc
Aughan was held at 9 o'clock this
morning from the Sacred Heart
church. Father c. p. O'Neiu had charge
of the services Interment was in
Calvary cemetery
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-03-20

Enthusiastically on his death bed
Frank Kulinski OF Chicago told a story
of suffering and endurance. He had
been found with one leg pinned be-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-03-20

tween the drawbacks of two cars of a
freight train and his head hanging
downward. He said he left Chicago
to beat" his way to New York
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-03-20
REeusLIcAN TICKET.

REPUBLICAN TICKET. =
suoeryisor-A. J. Riess-
Assistant supervisors-J. {. Lar
kin. s. r. Wright. Ezra Wilcher and
Foster coyne.
Town eIerk-W. A. Fre~ert
Assessor-John 3. MoeIIer.
coilector-Ernest Russ.
constable-O. :. Cleland.
Candidates for township Offices on
the republican ticket were nominated
at voluntary primary held yester-
day between the hours OF and Z.
Nearly zoo members OF the party par