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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-09-01
BETTING ON A SURE THING.

One thing the group OF adminlstra'
ton bills should do, IL they do nothing
else-ihey should put an end to specu-
lation by railroad officers and bets on
inside information. Every railroad
man knows that this has been done
within practically all roads in this
country, and that great fortunes have
been made thereby. 1t is a simple and
easy scheme, says the Springfield Reg
lister. a few days before a roads
earnings and expenses are to be pub
lished the insiders and their friends
are quietly tipped off" They are told
what the statement will show, and on
this information they go into the stock
market and buy or sell, as the figures
suggest. The veriest lamb knows that
if the monthly report Of earnings and
expenses is favorable the stock is sure
to advance; if unfavorable it will de-
cline. Speculation of this sort re-
quires no foresight or knowledge OF
the market. 1t is like playing with
loaded dice or marked cards. This has
long been considered one of the per-
quisites of railroad kings" and no
part Of the new group of laws will be
fought harder than the one which
strikes hardest at this graft
But there is another phase of this
evil which makes it even more dan
gerous. 1t is the facility with which
earnings and expenses can be falst-
fed, and the fact that in several in
stances uncovered by the interstate
commerce commission they have been
falsi1ed, apparently for purposes of
speculation or to bolster falling mar
ket for the benefit of those whose in
terest lay in keeping up the price. New
Haven, as everybody knows, contin-
ued for some time TO pay eight per
cent dividends while the road was los
ing money, issuing new bonds in order
to do it. That necessarily involved
Justification of earnings and expenses,
which in turn enabled the Morgans
and their friends to go into Wall street
and Skin the lambs"
Missouri Pacific has often fuctuat-
ed mysteriously q few days before the
monthly statement was due. 1t has
long been regarded as the financial
plaything of the Gould family, who
seem to grow richer whether the stock
goes up or down In the case of one
of the northwestern railroads probed
by the commission a few months ago
1t was found that for five years or
more the figures had been habitually
juggled. 1t Is not wholly unreasona-
BILE to suppose that If some railroad
officials of high repute were not above
this sort of thing-there were others.
Human nature being what it is, we
must take it as we find it. No man or
set of men should be adjudged guilty
until they have been condemned after
a fair trial, but in view OF recent dis
closures some of the innocent will
inevitably suffer. The people are los
ing patience with the railroads. Not
one has endured the probe satisfac-
torily Legitimate investors are wisely
holding tight to their money. They
will continue to do SO until the rail-
roads win back their confidence. That
can be won only by deserv-
ing il.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-09-01
The Daily Story
Trelawney's sacrifce-By Charles Edward Rich.
Copyrighted 1914 by Associated Literary Bureau.

One night more than a year ago
was called at late hour by the sur
geon to set down in legal form the last
words and wishes of dying man.
1 Immediately responded to the call
and was met at the door by a beauti-
full woman. Weeping bitterly, she told
me that 1 was too late; that my serv-
ices could not avail, as her husband
was dead. or course there was moth
ing to do but go away. I thought no
more of the case until. two days aft
erward, learned that the dead man
was Arthur Trelawney and that he
had shot himself.
Arthur Trelawney had been a dear
FRIEND of mine. We were students to-
gether at Heidelberg.
1 at once fastened to the house to
tender my services to his stricken wild
ow Again I was too late. The body
had been removed to an undertaker's,
and the woman had gone without
leaving any address.
You can now understand my amaze
ment when about q month ago my
office boy one morning handed me a
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-09-01

anything about business, They repeat
ed the old argument about those op-
posed to government ownership that
private enterprise is always more eff
cient than government operation.
There was given to Davy Lewis the
other day the opportunity to stand up
in the house and produce the figures
which completely substantiated his
first utterances on the subject of
parcel post. After nearly two years
OF operation the parcel post now has
its own statistics on the handling Of
express packages. Representative
Lewis had the concrete evidence; he
was no longer giving his own deduc-
tions, splendidly logical though they
always were. He had the figures. He
said:
I'VE are handling the parcel today,
barring the cost of railway pay, at
cost of about 3 cents a piece from
three pounds up. The one and two
pound parcels cost less, because they
do not have to go on the delivery wag-
on. The parcel averaging about four
pounds and up we are handling for
less than cents.
What is the express company's ex-
perience? It's experience is that its
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-09-01
CAPITAL Comment
BY CLYDE H. TAvENNER
,,o,ar,s.,uan from the Fourteenth, District.

parcel is SO pounds in average weight,
and that it costs about "a cents to han
die it, barring the cost of railway pay.
Now, that means If we add the col
lection service to our delivery service
and such other facilities as the ex-
press companies give. we can handle
the express parcel at less than is
cents per parcel while the express
companies pay some "a cents, or half
their receipts.
"The express revenues, after they
pay the railway this year. are about
SIS, 100000 There can be no question,
I can say with the confidence Of q stu
dent on this subject, that this NAM
moth postal establishment, as the
greatest express agency on earth. can
take the whole express business at
rates that now obtain and clear from
$50, 100000 to $4o,000,000 as an annual
surplus by its superior economic eff
cheney in handling the parcels"
He then continued with the follow
ing ringing sentences:
I'VE are entitled morally as we'll as
on economic grounds to the whole eX-
press business. We have more than a
million miles of rural route, and can
thus give a service that the express
companies can never give.
I'VE can handle the shipments for
onehalf of the cost that the individ-
ually organized express companies
can handle them. Meanwhile we are
suffering a loss of some S35, 100000 a
year on the rural routes, maintaining
million miles of express transporta-
ton structure, and on ethical grounds,
besides the economic grounds, we are
entitled to the whole express traffic,
to makel good on the rails the losses
suffered in service to people on the
rural routes OF the country"
IA bill. is now before congress revis-
ing the railway pay laws, which now
hold the United States up to higher
railway costs on large packages for
long distances than the express COM
panies are compelled to pay for the
same service. When this bill is pass
ed, Postmaster General Burleson will
reduce parcel post rates to the lowest
possible limit, and the express COM
panies of the United States will
breathe their last.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-09-01
A Word From Tavenner,
The Man on the Job

aressionaI District:

To the voters of the Fourteenth Con-
eressionaI District:
AS your congressman, have been
on the Job every minute, answering
practically every roll call.
have endeaVored to conscientious
Iy serve my district and my party, so
that the voters who elected me would
not have to apologize for having done
so.
am now a candidate for renonina-
ton, subject 70 the will OF the demo-
cratic voters 20 be expressed at the
primaries on Sept. 9th, ard will deep
ly appreciate il il you will take care
of my interests while | remain here at
my post of duty and take care of yours,
which il is my duty to do, especially in
view of present existing conditions
throughout the world, which may at
any moment require emergency lesis-
Iation for the welfare of our own coun-
try. Under these unusual circun-
stances, will be especially grateful
for any acts of my friends in my be-
half.
Z CLYDE II. TAVENNER,
U. S. Capitol,
Washington, D. C..
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-09-01
ia Fol1ette,s weekday

Clyde H. Tavenner, the able and
progressive young Congressman from
the Fourteenth district of Illinois, has
done good work at Washington in
dragging the WAR Trust" into the
open and putting it on the defensive.
Congressman Tavenner has made
painstaking and intelligent study of
the practices of the armor ring, the
powder ring and the other interests
that benefit from the demand for in
struments of warfare. And he has
reached the conclusion that private
profit in war supplies is standing
menace to world peace. La Follette's
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-09-01

came tO COuSreSs
from his, coal min
ing district of
Maryland, he told
congress ! that the
American postof-
fee was the most
efficient big trans
portation organiza-
ton in the world,
and that 1t could
transport packages
at less cost than
the express COM
panies.
The s t a n d pa t
/ ea d err S in the
house poo-poohed
his statements and
adopted the atti-
tude that no ex-
coal miner could
come to Washing
ton and tell them
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-09-01

Frankness in the Consulting Room.
W
William Drady,M.D.

was no diagnosis at all, but a mere
subterfuge.
The second diagnosis was no sub
terfuge, but a downright piece of pro-
crastination.
The final, and correct diagnosis was
very good one which the patient
himself was the first to make.
Questions and Answers.
A Reader says: 1 have been much
interested and instructed by your
health talks. l consider them excep-
tionally valuable. However, 1 disap-
prove of one of your recent state
ments-that there is no hope for tul-
berculosis patients in the cavity stage.
fear you belong to the order of ply
sicians who look upon life, disease
and death merely as scientific phenom-
ena, and who do not appreciate the
powerful influence of the mental state
upon body function. Why, without
purpose, add to the despair of a class
of unfortunate invalids who above all
others depend upon cheerfulness and
hope to help them in the uphill fight?
Reply: Your pardon, madam. We
said no climate could save a patient
in the cavity stage, and that is all we
Intended to say. We did not mean
that the patient had no chance at
home.
Mrs. J. McC. says: What is the
cause of tuberculosis of the kidney?
Can the diseased kidney be removed
with safety?
Reply: The tubercle bacillus, which
happens to reach the kidney instead
or the lungs or the bones or some
other gland. The diseased kidney
may be removed surgicalIy and the pa
tient may live a long life with only
one kidney.
+. l.. M. inquiries: 1. Does going
without corsets till three in the after
noon tend to make one large about the
waist line?
z. Does cocoa butter, when used in
massage. cause the growth of hair or
blackheads?
3. What causes irritated skin on
the chest when one is In perfect
health7
4. When ones eyes are strong I'm
daylight but become misty and ache
at night, is that sign of eve iron.
BILE?
Reply. 1. Make It all day long and
Wen guarantee you a smaller waist
line. Corsets cause stout figures. 2
No. 3. Corsets may. T. 1t Is n sign
you should have your eyes examined
by medical eye specialist,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-09-01
The Heroine.

81 see that Miss Burnaby is wearing
q Carnegie medal. How did she get
FTP"
Haven't you ever heard about it7
Two years ago last summer she was
riding horse in the park one day
and the animal bolted with her. When
It seemed as If she would be killed a
young man caught the animal and sue
ceeded in stopping it before any harm
had been done"
''Well?"
well, she didn't marry him."
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-09-01

names may be rotated on the ballots
by wards so that all may have the
same opportunity, has established a
precedent which should be enacted
into the primary law. While position
on the ballot may not have much ef-
feet where the candidates are person
ally known to the voters, the place at
the head of the ticket in the larger po-
litical divisions virtually carries the
nomination, without regard to the rel
ative merits of those contesting.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-09-01
Sept. / in American
History.

1T91-Lydia Huntiey Sigourney, az
thor, born; died 1865.
1S50-Jenny Lind, most famous slns~
OF her era, arrived in New 1"A
city.
1SG4-General George II. Thomas sai-
ed n decisive victory over the WE
federates southwest OF Atlanta
Confederate evacuation OF Atiap'N
was begun.
1911-General benjamin. II. Griersv-'
leader OF noted federal ca's'.s
raid in mississippi lin 1868, diea :
Omena, Mich; Dor tn 1s2d
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-09-01

It Ii not fair 70 accuse a foreign re-
servist OF cowardice because he is
anxious TO take iout naturalization pa
DORIS and remain IN this country. Per
maps me has been sunicientIy Ameri-
eanized SO that he 10 no longer able
TO appreciate the Importance 10 tho
world OF going out and making "a tar
get OF himself because some ruler de-
sfres o little moro power.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-09-01

Delegates to the peace conference
which was to have been held at Berne,
Switzerland, escaped from Europe with
their lives, but most of them lost their
baggage. The advocate of universal
peace is finding the going little rough
Just now, but he'll have his inning in
Gua time
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-09-01

II Is said that aII OF the German of
fcers carry little leather cases con.
tanning maps of tbs country In which
they are fighting. On these maps ey-
cry detail OF the topography OF the
ground is NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS., hills,
and hijioeks, rivers. streams, riyulets.
gulIiss, .tr6ss, fences, etc, In all prob
ability Gsrsaan,, officers now fighting
IN thesIIorfits ,eE France are quite As
familiar with that country as are the
French, Dgicsrs themselves,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-09-01
THE MINK

"I hear TT at
Mrs. Gillis. the
pretty widow. gave
your husband her
proxy when the
directors of the
new gas company
met last week"
Where did you
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-09-01

1t is not Illegal to hoard commodi-
ties or offer them for sale at exorbi-
tant prices, the corporation counsel Of
New York has ruled in response TO
request from organized consumers
for an opinion. This may be ell right
when it applies TO individuals, but
when there Is an agreement to act in
concert 1t is, or should be. quite an
other matter.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-09-01

hear that? If she has done anything
of the kind, I'll pull every hair out of
her head. That's what we get for
lettin' women get mixed up IN busL
ness with the men"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-09-01

1t is generally believed that some
men can be spoiled by too much edu-
cation. Few Of us are willing to be-
Iieve that our sons are in danger OF
such spelling.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-09-01

Women can vote for only two Off
GERS at the coming primaries and cleo
tion-county surveyor and clerk Of
the appellate court. This will at least
enable them to keep in practice.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-09-01
Not Particular as to Weapons.

The waiter girl knew a thing or two
about table etiquette, so she shifted
scornfully as she said. It's not our
custom to serve a knife with pie"
MOP" remarked the patron in sur
prise. Then bring me an AK, please"
Exchange,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-09-01

That Uncle Sam is regarded as the
head of the family Of nations is made
evident by the manner in which the
members now embToiled run to him
with their grievances.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-09-01

If the threatened siege of Paris lasts
as long as the last one, Americans
who have dogs in the French capital
may well shudder TO think of their
Probable fate.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-09-01
Not Long.

rs your wife going to be away for
some timer"
II don't think she'll be gone for
more than a week or two. She took
pnly three trunks and n couple OF suit
cases"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-09-01

There is another trunk murder
mystery" in New York, but the read
ing public is not likely to become dis
tracted over it in these stirring times.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-09-01

When a mans wife begins to COM
plain about the humble origin of his
family he may be safe in deciding that
the romance has worn off.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-09-01

In commenting upon the loyalty to
their country on the part of German
socialists, the Chicago Herald says it
T-oves that blood is thicker than
theories.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-09-01

The cave man had one important ad-
vantage. 1t was not necessary for
him to lug around a leather contriv-
ance containing a top hat.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-09-01

1t may be Just as well to mention
early the fact that the coming primar-
les will be held On Wednesday. not on
Tuesday-that is on Wednesday,
Sept. G.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-09-01
Washington, D. C.

The surmise that the British mill
tants carefully marked the spot where
they buried the Ratchet proved cor
rect
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-09-01

With new form of city government
and new set of officers from mayor
TO jail guards ST. Louis is trying to
brace up and begin all over again.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-09-01

thing to say if there were no personal
pronouns.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-09-01

It frequently happens that a man
who claims to be the soul of honor Is
merely the outside wrapper.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-09-01

Especial Correspondence of~rhe Argus.)
Washington, Aug. 30-Nhen Davy
Lewis, the father of parceia post, first
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-09-01
CANDID OPINION.

One trouble with a lot of people is
that they think the living which has to
be earned isn't worth the price
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-09-01

TERMStTen cents per week by car
rier. In Rock Island; IS 2e= year by mall
In advance.
Complaints OF delivery service should
be made to the Giro uIation department
which should also be notified in every
instance where It is desired to have
paper discontinued. as carriers have no
authority IN the premisea
All communications OF argumentasivs
character. political or religious, must
have, real name attached fer publiea-
ton No such articles Will be printed
over fictitious signatures.
Telephones In all departments. Cen
trar Union. Rock Island 145. has and
2145.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-09-01

! County Judge owens of Chicago, in
DrouulgatjEg IN order that candidates
~ sz.~.tscss ysz - ezssesss--
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-09-01

BY THE J. w. POTTER CO.
The Springfield herald., 1914-07-03
Northern Arkansas.

Our good friend E. R. Bennett
of North Fats, recently returned
from a trip to northern Arhan-
sas, which is in the fruit belt of
the Mississippi valley.
While in that section of the
country he arranged with anum-
ber of persons there to exchange
their land for land in Baca.
We hope that non-residents
particularly will take advantage
OF the opportunity thus afforded,
to the end that real live
moneyed men may be brought
into the county to make use of
the idle land. 1t is also an op-
portunity for such of our own
citizens who may think, as there
are always some that do, that
the Land of Promise is some
where beyond the horison.
Mr.. Bennett says the crops
dovn that way this year are I'M
mense-the greatest crop OF
fruit in the history of the coun
try.
The Springfield herald., 1914-07-03
REWARD
$4,000

Whereas certain and numerous par
ties have been killing animals belong
ing TO The Prairie Cattle Co. Ltd. some
for the purpose of selling the
meat, others for the purpose of OBJ
tanning meat for their own consumption,
and others for the reason that the cat
tie have been giving then annoyance
This is to give notice that the above re-
ward Of $4,000 will be given to anyone
giving such information as will lead to
the conviction of each and every guilty
person. All animals belonging to
The Prairie Cattle Co.. Ltd. are branded
u on left hip, and all information
should be given to H. G. Glazbrook.
Manager Prairie Cattle Co. Ltd, Hig
bee, Colo. Adv.
The Springfield herald., 1914-07-03
Notice!

The school board of Dist. No.7
will let the contract for painting
the Boston school house to the
lowest responsible, bidder. Will
receive sealed bids until July
10th, bids to be opened on that
date; board reserves right to re
ject any or all bids. For par
ticulars, call on g. r. Poyner,
one mile northwest of school
house, or address Villas, Colo.
G. r. Poyner President, Fl. Nc
Clintock Secretary, Mrs. Lepel,
Treasurer, Dist. No. Z, CO..
The Springfield herald., 1914-07-03
Summons

counts Ssaas Si eflGssss sf saes county court
Gerard A. Gage and George E. Hil-S
singer, Plaintiffs, vs.. Ernest G.
Knoepfel William F. Leonard, the 8
unknown successor in trust of S
Geo. W. Toms, trustee, deceased, and Q
persons whose names are unknown to z
the plaintiffs, Defendants. %
TO THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE
OF COLORADO,
10 Ernest G. KnoepfeI, William F
Leonard, the unknown successor in
trust of George W. Toms, trustee, de-
ceased, and persons whose names are
unknown to the plaintiffs, the defend
ents above named, GREETING:
You are-hereby required to appear
in action brought against you by the
above named plaintiff in the county
court of Baca County, State of
Colorado, and answer the complaint
therein thin twenty days after the
service hereof, il served within this
county; or. if served out of this coun-
ty, or by publication, within thirty
days afteI the service hereof, exclu-
sive Of the day of service; or judge
ment by default will be taken against
you according to the prayer of the
complaint. And if copy of the
complaint in the above entitled action
be not served with this summons, or
il the service hereof be made out of
this state, then ten days addition
al to the time hereinbefore specified
for appearance and answer will be al
49, --~te'vs~ .---r--.-.-e- e----~~~es..~..-
by default as aforsaid it
The saio action is brought to quiet
title to the following described lands,
situate, lying and being In the county
of Baca and state of Colorado towit:-
Lot four (4), the south weat quarter
of the north west quarter of section
three (3), and the south east quarter
of the north east quarter of section
four ~, in township thirty one (3D
:: south, of range forty six (46) west, of
The sixth principal meridian, contain
ing one hundred and thirty two Q32)
acres, more or less, government sur
vey.
And the complaint ia this action re-
cites, in substance: That the plain
tiffs verify believe that thors are pr
sons int rested in the above discribe d
| land, whose names cannot be inserted
therein because their names, residence
and postoffice addresses are unknown to
the plaintiffs, AMI that the intert st of
such unknown persons has been de.
rived by assignment or deeds Of conve :
ance which are not Of record. or ny
:, virtue OF the laws of descent and heir.
ship, but of which no record
notice is given, as
will more fully appear from the com
laint in said action to which reference
is here made: A copy OF which is
hereto attached.
| And you are hereby notified that il
you fail to appear and to answer tn said
complaint as above required the said
plaintiff will cause judgement by de-
fault to be entered against you for the
relief demanded in said complaint.
Given under my hand at
Springfield, in said county, this 3lst day
of July, A. D. 1913.
j. K. DOUGHTY,
c5-S Attorney for Plaintiffs.