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Rock Island Argus., 1915-04-12
ROCK ISLAND ROAD
STOCRHOLDERS MEET

Cbiea=1. t'f. April ts- stocEh8itcrs
OF fre chicago. u1rE Island D. Faeilr
Railway e1mpaaF are buldiuE tteiF
annual meetiae fa Chicago totay. Aii-
aos5tV s1td~rs taI tried Or vain Co
have tar meeting CaI1.ned.
EIuarI w. s1rIioa. William Wood
ward. Charles q. Dawes. a .. Van
Hall ard =. Horace Harding. the
proxy COMMITTEES. are in Chicago 90 at
tcrf the meeting
Announcement that all the members
81 thr proxy COMMITTEES viii vote for
W. Emfru Roosevelt. william !. Niafh-
ssoa. Timothy s Williams and Charles
Hayden Nas made after q meeting Of
the COMMITTEES last night
Rock Island Argus., 1915-04-12
ILLINOIS WOMAN IS
MAYORAL NOMINEE

Virginia, III. April - - Leading
women of Chandlerville have filed a
woman's ticket for the municipal cleo
tiou of April 20. Mrs. Robert FieIden
is candidate for mayor Mrs. c. ".
Leeper. Mrs. ". T. Pratt and Mrs. J.
G. Franken are candidates for trus-
tees. opposing the element headed by
J. ". Abbott. former mayor.
Rock Island Argus., 1915-04-12
ASKING TRANSPORT
TO HAUL AMERICANS

washinEtcn. D. C.. April I2.-Secre-
tary Bryan has asked the war depart
ment TO furnish a transport TO bring
back those Americans to Tampico who
are desirous OF returning TO the Unit
ed States. Three hundred Americans
have fled requests for transportation.
Threatened famine. continued fght-
ing in the outskirts OF Tampico and
lack of work caused an exodus OF for
elgners from Tampico.
Rock Island Argus., 1915-04-12
$4,000 IN CoRSETS;
WOMAN FALLS DEAD

Msnomiuse. Mich. April Iz.-Miss
Louise StebinEer. aged IS. linotype Op-
orator on the Hcraid-LcadeT. dropped
dead % heart failure sunday after
noon while crossing the Menomincc
river bridge stock certificates. bonds
and q bank book showing $4,000 de-
posits iu = Chicago bank vcFe found
On her corscts- a sister 90 kcukuk.
Iowa. IS said 90 b. the only heir.
Rock Island Argus., 1915-04-12
JOHN FARSON WITH
6 OTHERS INDICTED

Chicago. III. April I2.-Indictments
against John Farson and six other
men charged with misuse OF the mails
In the sale OF securities amounting 10
more than i've million dollars in a
Colorado irrigation deal were an
nouuced today by the Federal Dis
trict Attorneys Office.
Rock Island Argus., 1915-04-12
SAN DOMINGO FACES
FRESH REVOLUTION

Washington, D. C, April 12.-On re
ports from Minister Sullivan Of a new
revolutionary outbreak in the Domini-
can republic, the cruiser Des NIoines
today was ordered to san Domingo
city from Progreso. Mexico The gun
boat Nashville is already off the
Dominican capital.
Rock Island Argus., 1915-04-12
s75O,OOO WRECK BY
KANSAS CITY BOMB

Kansas city. Mo. April i2--Au ox-
pIosiou believed by the police % have
been caused by q bomb wrecked the
seven story cooling building of the
CuGahy Packing company's plant here
last uiGht. causing a loss estimated AZ
$4,000 Two men employed In the
building wcrc injured
Rock Island Argus., 1915-04-12
KILLED AT
AMERICAN GROUNDS

Washington, d. c., April 12.-CeciI
TeoIi, a South American, and the
first aviator TO fly over the Andes
mountains. was killed at the United
States army aviation field AT College
Park. Md. today while making a YER
tical dive in a machine of his own
invention. The machine fell 300 feet
and was wrecked.
Rock Island Argus., 1915-04-12
BOARD OF MANAGERS
HOLD SESSION HERE

Th- quarteriv session Of the board
% rnaaaEcrs and of the supreme audi
tors % the Royal NsiEhboFs is IN scs-
sion here today Among The prom
insut women % the order IN the city
are wrs Aiic- q NASH. Minneapolis.
supreme receiver. and Mrs Nellie =.
Prsbis. ChieaEp. editor OF the Royal
N~s<hbor
Rock Island Argus., 1915-04-12

Bertha school chiiaFsn are doing
their part toward raising var relief
sua6s Zach Ssa4ay abogt =.oe0 pu-
pills from The pgbiic schools gather az
q toeat theatre ana prss~nt tnusic4i
program that tnciuees . series %
sssrtss songs aad chorus numbers
Tns auarcfai retarus from the con
esrts are considerable
Rock Island Argus., 1915-04-12
JIT BILL IS PASSED
BY THE IOWA SENATE

Des Moines. Iowa, April 1.-THE
senate today passed the Frailey bill
giving cities Of the state authority 10
control and regulate 'jitney" buses.
The measure goes to the house for
approval.
Rock Island Argus., 1915-04-12
STRIKE ON EASTERN
RAILWAY IS ENDED

Syracuse, y. Y. April 12.-At a con-
ference early today the strike on the
lines OF the Empire United Railways
was declared on and an agreement
reached TO submit matters in dispute
to arbitration. The men discharged
from the Lake Shore division were
reinstated.
Rock Island Argus., 1915-04-12
AsrRoNoMIcAL EvENTs.

Evening stars: Mars. saturn Morn
ins stars. Venus. Jupiter. Mercury.
Consultations PeEseus and CasSiopcis
wv. with similar outlines. seen near
each other In northwest
Rock Island Argus., 1915-04-12

Decatur. Ili.-Miehaci Stezaie. aged
-. Polish miner % this city. q dead
IN the state hospital az jacksonville
lie vas insane from worry over the
fate Of four brothers with tho Ger
naaa army In Poland
Rock Island Argus., 1915-04-12
THE WEATHER
Forecast TIL 7 p. NJ. Tomorrow, fol
Rock island. Davenport. Moline
and Vicinity.

Generally fair tonight and Tuesday,
rising temperature Tuesday
Temperature at a. M 50 Highest
yesterday 81. Lowest last night So
Velocity OF wind ~ a N 5 miles
per hour.
Precipitation none
Relative humidity at : .. N. 54. at
: A. m. Sc. az p. m today ~
Stage OF water feet. no change in
last As hours
I'M sHERIER. Local F'orecaster.
Rock Island Argus., 1915-04-12

Bloomington. Ill.-A. ". Homber-
ger. professor OF chemistry in Illinois
Wesleyan University here and chemist
for the Illinois Anti-saloon league. re-
ceived word for his appointment as d.
rector of chemistry in University OF
Philippines at Manila
Rock Island Argus., 1915-04-12
Invadsrs Said TO Be De
sceuaing Southern Car
pathian Slopes
AUSTRlAHS SCATTERED
Claim Latter Have Been
Pressed Back, Abandon
ing Ammunition.

Louaou. april ~. tfsi0 g. M
Reports current here arr that
heavy l-irr o. taking place ~ .sa
Of scarborough. indicating ssmr
Eiad af naval enzazsmsnt IN
prn-rFas-
Rock Island Argus., 1915-04-12

For the United states 10 send an
ultimatum to the allies declaring that
it would forbid the expectation of
war TO them unless they permitted
foodstuffs to go TO Germany would
be to cause this government, in the
Judgment of the authorities, TO com
nit an unneutrai act and surely in
voIve US in the world struggle.
Rock Island Argus., 1915-04-12

Associated Press
Exclusive Wire
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-08-12
cANADA's FINANCES.

Horace H. Sanford, in the United
States consular service at Ottawa,
Canada, has the following to say re-
garding Canadian finances:
According to a statement furnished
by the finance department OF Canada,
up to the night of June 80, 1915, the to-
tai net debt of Canada is $450,2S7, 721,
or $18,00O,O0O more than in May last,
and over 130,O00,00O more than ono
year ago. Temporary loans, including
the war loans and Dominion notes, ac-
count for most of this. Temporary
loans amount to $100,540.350. as
against $8,273, 1893 last year. Dominion
notes issued total 1852, 100,372, COM
pared with $116,679,333 last year at
this time.
The revenue and expenditure fig
ures on consolidated funds are highly
satisfactory. There is little variation
from last year. On June 80, this year,
the total revenue for the first three
months of the present fiscal year was
$33,193,266, as against $33,660,389 on
the same date last year. For June last
it was $11, 433,970, compared with $12,-
0S8,22S. The expenditure on current
account for the three months was $12,-
s24,852, or decrease of about 5000, 900.
There Is an increase of over mil
lion dollars on capital account, the to-
tai for the past three months being
$5,320,144, more than half of which
was paid out last month.
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Dr.D.E.Graham
Hours-es 70 II .. M; 90 Q ,. m
GnnIs Office Bldg, ottunwsa. Iowa

Ottumwa the first of the week.
Mrs Ray Swank returned to Pulaski
after visit with her parents Mr.. and
Mrs. w. s. Work.
Elizabeth and Gertrude Smith Were
passengers to Moulton Thursday.
Mrs. w. /. Densmore 10 visiting heI
mother in Illinois.
Mrs. Abbie Day returned to Bloom
field Thursday.
Mrs. John Grafton left Friday for
visit at Plain Bluffs.
Il Harold Downing Rad his leg broken
while playing with some beys On MAR
street Wednesday evening.
Seth Harryman and family OF Douds-
Leando were guests at the W. II
Harry1nAn home.
Miss Thelrna Shipley has purchased
the Saar millinery store.
Mrs. p. d. Lee ID visiting at Win
chester.
Glenn starbridss spent the week in
Des Moines.
Orpha Roberts Of Mt. Sterling spent
the week end with her parents Mr.. and
Mrs. Joe Davis.
Lightning struck the Chas Struble
harm 1 miles east of Cantril Saturday
evening Four men were In the barr
unloading hay at the time and 1t stun
ned all Of them and killed two horses
John Struble's clothing and shoes were
almost torn OF Of him and he remained
unconscious, for some time, but at this
time il recovering nicely from the
shock.
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CHARLTON.

Mrs Preston Leach and children
visited over Sunday with relatives and
friends In Lucas.
Albert Westling of Chicago who is
employed In the railway mail service
came Saturday to spend q two weeks
vacation with his parents Mr.. and Mrs.
John westling and old friends
sterling III. formerly Of this city
arrived Saturday for visit with her
sister Melissa Lambertson.
Mrs Chas Deneen returned Saturday
afternoon from a visit in Albany Mo,
with her parents
Miss Rose Babbitt Of the Hearald-
Patriot force visited over Sunday with
relatives In WOODBURY..
Miss Jessie Newman left Saturday
evening for visit in Des Moines
with her sister Mrs. Pearl Neumann.
Fiuks and wife went to Dss Moines
Saturday evening to spend few days
with their daughter and sister Mrs.
Dora Marchand.
Miss Hazel Scales Of Benton town
ship went to Lucas Saturday to spend
few days atthe home Of her aunt
Mrs. n. H. Parker.
Miss Amanda Lundgren went to AL
bia Saturday evening to spend few
weeks with Mrs. Frank Johnson.
Mrs. Vera Maxell. Of Indianola re-
= VISIT with Mrs. Amanda Edwards and
other relatives. Her grandmother Mrs
&c. Maxwell accompanied her home FOL
| few weeks visit.
The Misses Alice and Margaret
!; Wright Of Indianola have been spend
! ing few days in Charlton guests Of
the Misses Mildred and Dorothy Gray
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-08-12

against the allies. The freedom that
Austria now demands in Rumania Is
that which she opposes in the United
States. It is true that the existing
conditions give the allies an opportun-
ity to buy things that they wish in
the United States and to take them
away. The Germans have equal OPP
portunity to purchase, but they arc
unable to take war goods safely to
Europe. The United States has not
sought to bring about this state of
facts. At present there seems no rem
edy II England could not order GER
tain materials to be prepared in the
United States, there would be nothing
to prevent American capital and labor
from going to Canada and engaging
there in the manufacture of guns or
cartridges The problem is not as
simple as the Austrian note would sug-
gest. At least it is an exageration to
say that the cause Of the allies hinges
upon the cooperation of the United
States.-American Review of Reviews.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-08-12
FREMONT.

Miss Erma Krout returned from Dies
Moines Sunday.
Quite q number Of Fremont people
went to Oskaloosa. Monday to attend
the circus.
Fred Mona and Guy Davis left Mon
day for visit With H. 8. McVicker OF
Sigournoy. and then to Cedar Rapids
for q few days visit with Mr.. and MRS.
Walter Reeves.
A. P. Norton and w. P. Rhodes are
home from Des Noines where they at
tended the X. p. grand lodge.
Lincoln Alderman and Ernest Miller
attended the races at Des Moines Sat-
urday.
Mr.. collars who suffered q stroke of
paralysis q few days ago Is con-
valescing.
Marvin Hibler was slightly injured
Sunday afternoon while riding q wheel.
He collided with an automobile.
Mrs. Maggie Wilson left for Oska-
loosa Saturday after visit with Ere
mont relatives.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-08-12
cANTRIL.

Vance Wilson Of Ottumwa was in
tou,n Saturday Mr. Wilson owns q
large farm near Cantril and has ship
ned from 1t two cars Of cattle and one
of hogs the past week.
viii Donaho and Mr.: and Mrs. J. 9.
Smith Of Keosauqua were IN town FIJI
day.
from the Pythian Sisters convention
held at Des Moines.
" VIM. Bassett OF Bloomfield was in
town Thursday.
the week in Cantril.
Earl Miller was in Keosauqua Tnurs-
Mrs Myrtle Blanchard returned to
Milton Saturday after visit with ner
father DR.. w. A. Jones.
DR.. j. L. Saar, Mrs Stella Saaf ana
sadie were passengers to Keokuk on
Wednesday.
Elmer spence and family Of Trenton
are visiting relatives.
Mrs. Mildred PAIL and son Lewis and
Miss Ona Schmidt Of Keokuk spent
the week in Cantril.
Ella Yeager returned to Cincinnati
Thursday after three weeks visit
with relatives.
in Keosauqua Friday.
Mrs. Orpla Roberts and daughter
Cleda of Mt. Sterling are visiting at
the Joe Davis home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Claude Smith and son
were passengers to Milton Saturday:
Mrs. Sawyer Of Pennington Is visit
ing her son Harry Sawyer.
Thelma Park left Saturday for q
visit with relatives In Troy.
Forest Spear returned Thursday
Watt II, MQnnh{R Mo-
Mr.. and Mrs. II. O. Fassett and son
Harry Of st. Louis. Mo-, spent the
week at the John Grafton home.
Mrs Arthur Smith reture1d Friday
from q visit at Mt. Sterling.
Joe Davis was a passenger to Pulaski
Friday.
Mr. and Mrs Harry Hanna Of Keo-
sauqua were In town Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Holland and Mar
guerite and Glenn spent Saturday at
Bloomfield.
Mr.. and Mrs. Leslie Shaw. were In
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THEN AND NOW,

In 1894, when France and England
were at war, President Washington
said. 1T behooves the government of
this country to use every means in its
power to prevent the citizens thereof
from embroiling us with either Of
those powers, by endeavoring to main
tain strict neutrality"
Then he issued "a proclamation Ito
exhort and warn tho citizens OF the
United States carefully to avoid all
acts and proceedings whatsoever that
might interfere with the duty and in
terest of the United States to adopt
and pursue conduct friendly and I'M
partial toward the belligerent pow
ers."
At that time the popular will Of the
country was in favor of the French
people, but France had no government
OF stability.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-08-12
Haiti, and Our ProtectOrQtes
Is the United States Being Driven Toward Annexation
Of the Turbulent Little Republics?
BUSHNELL HART
Of Government, Harvard University

The government Of the United
States for many years did not like
"protectorates" and spheres Of influ-
ence' and other phrases which cover
the intention. of governments to exer-
else influence in the affairs OF q weak
state without formal annexation Inc
British were twenty-five years IN
Egypt before they acknowledged the
truth that the country was really one
of their colonies. The United States
in 1898 had a similar chance to an
mex Cuba; but, by the famous Teller
resolution. announced in advance that
the people of that island should have
an opportunity to frame their own
government When the time came,
however, the United States was not
willing to leave the Cubans free to
drift into the hands Of any other pow
err: and therefore, by the Plat amend
ment, laid down conditions which the
Cubans had to accept. Cuba Is there
fore not an Independent country. out
a protectorate of the United States.
The Cuban government can make no
treaty and incur no debt which would
interfere with interests of the United
States. One of the Platt resolutions
allowed the United States to SEND
troops If necessary to keep order. IL
was done in 1906, and for two years
the regular Cuban government was
suspended.
That Is a perfectly clear and open
arrangement. understood on ootn
sides; not so with the two additional
protectorates which have recently
been created The attempt OF Great
Britain. Germany and Italy to use
force against Venezuela in 1902 rous-
ed President Roosevelt to weak spot
in the Monroe doctrine. Since the
United States does not permit otner
powers to occupy the territory OF
7 Latin American state, is not this
country bound to be an international
policeman and to use the big stick"
on countries that will not pay their
debts?
Roosevelt had reason to believe IN
1905 that certain foreign powers were
on the point OF selling ports OF Sanm
Domingo, because their citizens could
not collect money lent to the Domlnl-
can government He therefore TOOK
upon himself the great responsibility
of making an agreement with the
Dominican dictator at that time, by
which the custom house was put In
charge of a representative of the
United States. Forty-five per cent OF
the proceeds was paid over to the
Dpminicans who liked that arrange
ment because they got more cash
than when they thought they were
Copyright, 1915, by MAJ
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-08-12
Bad Teeth
Foul Breath

Every mouth where heat, moisture
and darkness are uniform, is hot
bed, an incubator for germs Thees
germs multiply rapidly in cavities OF
the teeth and thrive under the edges
of sore, swollen, liberated gums.
These germs are dangerous to health.
especially to people in poor health.
Too much attention cannot be paid to
these things, especially when pus y
forming under the gums. and you are
getting 1t into the system. Have your
mouth put In healthful condition
and you will not regret it.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-08-12
EuRoPE,s WAR DEBT.

We first wonder, as neutrals, how
the bruised soul Of nation can 60 on
q ls1i-sng the punishment of the war
wand then we are amazed at the ability
to stand up under the cost of 1t. At
what point does exhaustion begin to
show, we ask? At the end Of year
OF struggle are there signs of financial
weakness In Europe great enough to
be an early factor in terminating the
war?
Financing the great war Is not SO
much of mystery as It seems. When
ever an individual or country has
to have. or wants, some expensive
undertaking or object, it usually. finds
the means to obtain it. The process
is not always wise one or based on
sound economics, though carried out
to it's desired conclusion. An indivi-
dual. fairly thrifty all his life, sudden
ly forms passion for an automobile.
This he cannot afford, except as he
sacrifices part of his savings to pos
sess It. Its running cost takes too
much from an already small income.
It's purchase price displaces some OF
. previous investment. The first car
Is usually followed by more expen-
sive one and by more displacement OF
investment, frequently mortgage on
~-operty or on chattels. Financing
this luxury is no longer a mystery,
but It has become a serious economic
problem for future generations to
solve and to bear.
Some such program as this 1s now
being carried out by q majority OF the
European countries at war. For near
ly year they have been paying the
expenses OF armies and navies from
the LIQUID savings of two or more gen.
erations. Now they have reached
point where the displacement of fixed
capital is necessary in order to pay
their way across blood-drenched
continent. Each time they borrow
they must sell or hypothecate the
equivalent in securities, lands, COM
mercial credits, or what not, and even
former war loans are being used as
collateral for new ones. Thus the
process Of pyramiding debt goes on
and no one can now estimate the
scope Of It.
n GENERAL the years war cost has
e0uallod the ten-year expense OF
eouipping and maintaining the armies
and navies of Europe. It is equal to
the cost OF all previous wars since
NAPOLEON flrst started to lead France,
and It compares with cost Of the
Napoleonic wars, estimated at $6,7O0,-
Ooe 900: with $1,000, 100000, the cost
Of the United States civil war; with
$4,000. 0Oo, 900, the cost OF the Franco
Prussian war; with $1,165,000,0e0, the
cost Of the Spanish-American war;
with $1,000, 100000. tho cost OF the
Boer war; $4,000, 100000, the cost Of
the RussoJapanese war, and 12,lO0,-
900 900, the cost Of the two Balkan
wars,-Charles r. Speare In the
American Review of Reviews.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-08-12
PARTIES ARE NECESSARY.

The referendum, comparatively
new factor in politics, has been In
voked in California against another
new bipartisan state cleo
lions. An effort Is being made In
California by Governor Johnson, rum
ming mate of Roosevelt in the 1919
elections, to eliminate party destgna-
lions for all candidates for state Of
fees.
party designations are almost as.
necessary as government itself. It
ia necessary that candidates represent
something tangible some definite
policy or principle, some issue on
which they can be judged by the vot-
ers. After all, candidates for state
and national Office are elected on plat.
forms made up of their policies and
declarations rather than on their per-
sonal merits. 1t could hardly pc
otherwise when one considers the abb
solute impossibility of candidate be-
ine personally acquainted with all vot-
ers 40 that all could vote according to
their Judgment Of him as man OF
merit and capability and soundness
Of ideas.
The fact is that ninety-nine out OF
q lUnCreQ men are AOC pCA oone'IAS
ouainted with the candidate for state
or national ONCE Without a party
designation to let the voter know for
what he stands, the candidate would
appear before the people as an apso,
lutely unknown quantity. They would
vote for names and voting would be
mere guess work.
or course 1t would be highly oesir-
able-if it were possible candi.
dates to be known personally to all
the voters. Then the voter could take
into consideration the mans own
Qualifications for carrying into effect
the principles for which he stands lands
But even then, party Affiliations would
he Of the greatest possible aid IN 90
termining which men would be the
best in Office.
Candidates without party aft'iation
mr. responsibility or designations
would be candidates running only IN
their own interests. Under any sucn
man elections would be merely mad
scramble for public once without re-
gard to principles or policies.