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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-05-14
ORION GIRLS EXCEL
IN SPELLING MATCH

orion. III. May Il. - Lucille and
Helen Bailey aged II and Is. and pu-
pills OF the seventh and eighth grades.
won IN the Western township spelling
contest and will go TO the county con
test. which Will be held in KewaRee IN
about two weeks. They are daughters
OF Dr. and Mrs. Bailey.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1915-07-23

and asked: Am I going to die?"
1--WE don't know" said George p.
Compton. prison physician. "You
are in a serious condition and will
have to be quiet"
"If am going to die" replied
Frank, IL am not afraid. Nothing
stands between me and God. ! hope
the man who attacked me will be
forgiven
Green was sentenced from Column
bus. Ca, for killing a man named
Kitchen. Shortly after the crime a
jury inquired into his sanity, but de-
clared him sane. Saturday he was
helping to kill hogs with other pris-
oners. He concealed in his clothing
the knife he used in the butchering
and later it is believed secreted 1t
in his bunk.
Tonight 1t was announced that
Franks temperature was SO, his
pulse good. and that he was in no
immediate danger.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1915-07-23
DOMESTIC POLICY
| Will DECIDE
Question on Which Wilson
Will Stand or Fall.
Election In 1916 Will Not be De-
cided on the Eur p d
War.

If by any chance the European
conflict should result in continuing
our present Democratic administra-
ton for another four-year term. who.
indeed, could then say that war is
not an unmitigated curse?
We, believe, however, that the
American voter has penetrated the
flimsy subterfuge by means of which
the Free-Trade party hopes to gain
an Endorsement at the polls in 1916.
PROFESSIONALLY Congressman Mann
was right when he said that Presi-
dent Wilson's only prestige is what
the war has brought him, but there
is no indication that this prestige will
be sufficient to re-elect him.
While he is in Office we will sup
port him to a man in any dispute
with foreign powers, but loyalty to
the Stars and Stripes does not imply
an obligation to pretend that we have
come to regard the braying of the
Democratic donkey as new nation
al emblem.
Nothing has occurred here or
abroad to abridge our right to regu-
late our domestic affairs as the good
judg ment of the American electorate
dictate.
To maintain a national solidarity
in international matters it is not ne
cessary that we should go on slaugh-
tering enterprise, starving the work
ing man; watering our shiveled in
dustrial gardens with the blood of
Europe and depicting the Federal
exchequer at a rate that must speed
lily produce bond issues or bankrupt
cy.
Our position before the world will
be in no wise prejudiced by substitu-
ting Republican President. Our
national honor is not bound up in
Woodrow Wilson, and it is highly
presumptuous in his friends to at
tempt to create the impression that
it is.
The situation today as concerning
the next Presidential election is pre-
cisely what it has beer ever since the
fallacy of the Underwood Tariff-for-
less-than-revenue law was demon
strated.
Those who supported the Free
Trade theory. right or wrong, will
continue to vote for its candidates.
and those who are satisfied that the
doctrine is not compatible with
American wage standards and
American prosperity will vote against
them.
With Republican unity and with
the Democratic disunity presaged by
the detection of ex-Premier Bryan.
the prospect from a Protectionist
view is very gratifying
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1915-07-23

The Hon. w. S. Dean, who is max
ing the race for the Republican nom
ination for Representative from Ohio
county, was born in Breckenridge
county, September 30, 1868. He was
born on farm in log cabin. which
is said to very much resemble the
type from which Abraham Lincoln
sprang. He spent his boyhood on
the farm and until he was 32 years
of age. In 1895 he married an
Ohio county girl, Miss Annie Rem
frow. daughter of Mr.. Virgil Rem
frow. of Dundee. The same year he
moved to Dundee. Ohio county and
for twenty years has devoted his
time to farming, stock raising and
the milling business. His stand for
moral. social and material improve
ment has made him a power in his
community.
In 1905 he was nominated by the
Republicans for Magistrate in his
district and served four year term
with great credit and satisfaction to
all the people of the county. In
1909 he was nominated and elected
Representative and served one term.
His record in that position is clean
and an honorable one. The record
shows that he was always at his post
when the roll was called and no vote
can be found against the interest of
the people.
He did not stand for reelection.
but in 1913 his people again de-
manded that he represent them In
the Fiscal Court. and he was nomi-
mated and elected to. that important
position and has proven faithful to
his trust.
He now asks the Republicans of
Ohio county to send him back to
Frankfort this winter to represent
the people In the House of Repre-
sentatives. II given the nomination
on August y7th.. he promises strong
support from many men who belong
to the opposite party. in a winning
fight in november.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1915-07-23
INTERESTS OF ALL THE PEOPLE OF OHIO COUNTY

at Shreve. The speakers were
Messrs. Carl M. Taylor, Cal p. Keowr
Otto C. Martin, l.. l.. Embry, Albert
Leach and John H. Thomas.
Mr.. Charlie Hare, wife and chill.
dren, visited the latter's mother, Mrs
A. Harrison, of near Barretts Ferry
Saturday night and Sunday.
Mr.. Bethel Shrader began school
here at Shreve Monday, July IL,
with a large number of scholars.
Miss Mamie Hedden has typhoid
fever.
Mr.. Willie DAVIDSON moved to J.
w. Shreve's farm. Mrs. Spencer
moved to Fordsville.
Those on the sick list are Mrs. R..
c. Carter and Mr.. Charlie Davidson.
Mr.. George Debruler, wife and
son, Vernon, visited his brother, Joe,
near Fordsville.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1915-07-23
Republican Candidate for Speaker Of
The House.

Hon. A. j. oliver. of Scottsville.
Allen county. will be a candidate for
the Republican nomination for
speaker of the next House Of Repre-
sentatives.
Mr.. oliver was given the nomina-
tion of his party In Allen county
without opposition from the Demo
cratic party. and it will be remem-
bered that he has had many years
experience as a legislator having
served four years in the Senate and
representing Allen county in the low
er house at the last term. He was
the nominee of the party for Secre-
tary of State four years ago. and
made an active canvass all over the
State and is, one of the best known
leders of the Republican party.
1t looks like Republican victory Is
in the air and there is'a possibility
Of electing majority In the lower
house and II Is very necessary that
the party have such leadership In
that body as will be able to guard.
not only the people. but the party
also and there is not man In the
State who is In every way better
qualified for this position than Mr..
Oliver.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1915-07-23
MAY RETURN
The WAR TAX
Carelessness In Drawing Law
Gives Corporations
Chance.

! washington, u. u, July Z0.-Ev-
cry dollar of the hundreds and thou.
sands paid by trust companies to the
government under the provisions OF
the war tax" law my have to be
returned because of Democratic care.
lessness
Practically every trust company
in the United States which has paid
under protest, the tax provided by
paragraph 1 of section of the "war
tax" is preparing to litigate the right
of the government to collect Test
cases have already been brought in
various federal courts. The founda-
ton for these suits was laid by the
Democrats through an apparent over
sight in drafting the law.
! The oversight lay in the failure to
properly define bankers" The
blunder is emphasized by the fact
that but a few months before the
war tax" was levied, the Democrat
ic Congress had appropriated thou
sands of dollars to pay back to trust
companies a refund ordered by fed
eral courts following litigation on
the same question.
Section of the war tax" declares
that bankers shall pay 81 for every
1000 of capital used or employed"
1t then defines who shall be termed
a banker" under the act. The de-
finition of banker is identical
with that which the federal courts
but short time before held made
quate to render trust companies liza
BILE to such tax.
r. The Democrats had ample warn
ing. The language of the federal
courts decision conclusively showed
that banker must be more ade-
quately defined to include trust COM
panies.
In the case at bar" said the decis-
ion, 1.-The plaintiff is not a bank or
banker, and though it does some of
the things enumerated in the Sec
ton as indicative OF such business,
its principal business seems to be
distinctively that of trust compa-
ny"
The court further points out that
the resources on which the tax was
collected and ordered returned were
invested in municipal and railroad
bonds and in the stocks of corpora
tons" The Internal Revenue Of
flee has required trust companies to
pay the tax upon this class of secur-
tiles, and in the cases now pending
claim for recovery is based on the al
legation that the securities taxed are
invested "in municipal and railway
bonds and in the stocks of corpora
tons"
Whether or not the trust compa-
MES are successful in their proceed
ings, the fact remains that Demo-
cratic laundering is responsible for
this expensive litigation. which adds
tremendously to the cost of admins
tering the law and may largely re-
duce revenues.
Like numerous other "jokers" in
Democratic laws, these mischievous
errors exist only because of whole
sale disregard of elementary princi-
pies of legislation.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1915-07-23

Reading, Pa. July 19.-Harry F.
Westbrook, who last week went to. a
Pennsylvania railroad tower near AL
toon, Pa. with piece of pipe con-
tanning twenty sticks of dynamite
and said that he had found the ex-
plosives on the tracks. was arrested
here late last night. and today. ac-
cording to the police, he confessed
he had invented the scheme In the
hope Of getting a reward.
Westbrook. in his confession, ac-
cording to the police, said he had
conceived the idea after reading Of
the exploits Of Frank Holt. He
made the bomb at his home here.
the police said. II contained enough
dynamic 20 destroy city block.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1915-07-23
PLEASANT GROVE.

July 1.-the heavy rains and
wind storms here last week did con-
derable damage to the growing
crops. The farmers are getting
along very slow threshing wheat.
J. W. futile went to Askins Sat-
urday on business.
There was large crowd at the
Republican speaking Thursday night
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1915-07-23
Joker In One-Term Plank Of Demo-
Gratis.


Washington. July 1S.-Reports
that former Secretary of State Will
liamJ. Bryan would demand that
respect be given to the one-term
pledge of the Baltimore convention
have been based. II is said, on state
ments which Mr.. Bryan is reputed
to have made to friends. 1t is re-
called that during the last campaign
be laid stress in many speeches on
/ the one-term plank.
Whatever Bryan decides to do, it
is sure that in certain Democratic
quarters. where peace is regarded as
highly desirable from a party stand
point, stress will be laid upon the
actual language of that plank.
II reads 1--WE favor single
presidential term, and to that end we
urge the adoption of an amendment
TO the constitution making the Pres
ident of the United States ineligible
for reelection and we pledge the
candidate of this convention to this
principle"
As commonly interpreted the can
didate of the convention was pledg-
ed to retirement after n single term
in office: a strict reading of the
plank. aside from interpretations
given il during the 1912 campaign.
may indicate that the pledge is TO the
principle of a constitutional amend
ment and that until such an amend
ment is adopted Democratic Presi-
dents are free to do as they please.
II this latter Interpretation is per-
mitted the President is free to do
as he pleases.
Independent newspapers and mag
azines over the country are almost
unanimous in the opinion that Bry-
ans resignation from the cabinet was
a political move pure and simple.
looking toward 1916.
A number. too. have commented
upon the Presidents ready accept
ance of the resignation. Following
as 1t did on the heels Of an almost
open campaign to embarrass Bryan.
this acceptance appears to be a
realization OF Wilson's idea that Bry-
an ought to be knocked once and for
all into a cooked hat"
What lends color to the belief that
Wilson was immensely satisfied with
Bryan's resignation is the publication
of Wilson's view of the qualifications
for a successful secretary of state:
ITO be a successful secretary of
state" Wilson is said to have re-
marked, lone must be hard think
ing man, must possess high dignity,
willingness to abide by sound pre-
cedent. and to abide by the will of
chief and country"
II these views are held by the
President. the commenting journals
remark, 1t is readily apparent that
Wilson knew. before he appointed
Bryan to be secretary of state that
the Nebraskan would not fill the bill.
With 1915 already on the horizon
Wilson saw a chance not only to
eliminate Bryan from national poll
tics and as a factor in the 1915 race
for the presidency but also at the
same time to throw himself into the
national spotlight.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1915-07-23
Stays Man Who Criticised Her Dogs

Stays Man Who Criticised Her Dogs
Danville, KY, July 19.-Roberi
Crouch was shot and instantly killed
last evening by Mrs. Hattie Henson
wife of Robert Henson. The TRACE
dy occurred on the pavement in front
of the Henson home, on Second
street, 1t appears that Mrs. Henson
had been away from home and left
some dogs fastened up which howl
ed so much that neighbors were UNI
able to sleep.
Crouch and other neighbors re-
monstrated with Mrs. Henson, the
outcome being the death of Crouch.
Crouch was about forty-five years
old, and Mrs. Henson probably fifty
Mrs. Henson was arrested and plac-
ed in Jail.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1915-07-23
Dye Experts Coming to America.


Washington, July 1s.-Imporka-
ton of corps of Swiss dyestuff
chemists to aid In the development
of the new American coal tar dye in
dustry is the latest project of the
Bureau Of Foreign and Domestic
Commerce in its effort to meet the
American dyesfuff famine resulting
from the cutting of Of the German
supply.
A combination of Swiss technical
skin. American capital and the vast
American supply of coal tar would
be of ''untold value" In developing
the new American industry. accord
ing to = statement by DR.. Thomas
H. Norton. OF the bureau.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1915-07-23

Beauty Mort Than Skin Deep.
A beautiful woman always has
good digestion. II your digestion Is
faulty. Chamberlain's Tablets will do
you good. Obtainsble everywhere. -
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1915-07-23

For Sale.
Three registered Birkshire Boar
Pigs. Apply to t,.fts
APPLE GROVE FARM.
r. w. Pirtle q Son. Props.
1t4 Hartford, KY. Il /.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1915-09-09
MARTHA ALEC PLACES
FAITH in HIGHWAY

In her clucking Chinook, Martha
Alec, an old Indian woman, is now tell
ing all her white friends of her faith in
the Columbia river highway. Martha
believes that she is going to be able TO
make Euch money from sales Of bead
work, gloves and moccasns to tourists
who pass this way next year, when the
completed thoroughfare is opened to
spring automobile traffic.
The old woman's last pony died three
weeks ago. After week of deep and
sincere grief for the departed cayuse.
Martha came to the city for the purpose
of determining ways and means of Sc
curing a successor to her combined sad
die and pack animal. She found from
her guardian, Geo. |. Slocom, that her
funds were low. But small supply of
wampum would be left after the pro-
posed purchase.
Along with many other commendable
attributes Martha has the faculty Of
providing for rainy day, and so the
buying of a new horse was postponed.
A white friend overheard her talking
to MIR. Slocom. He proposed the man.
ufacture of besdwork. After his words
we're interpreted by Mr.. Slocom, Mar
tha's eyes sparkled. And after the
scenic highway and it's hoped. for hun
dreds of tourists were carefully ex-
planned, the old woman's enthusiasm
knew no bounds. She has already begun
the work on her stock of novelties.
Martha is the widow of the late Joe
ALICE, who after an eVentful career
passed away last fall. joe Alec for
many years. until the S. P. & S. R. X.
was completed, carried the mail from
this city to White Salmon, Wash. When
winter freezes made il impossible to
cross the river in a boat, the old man
was accustomed to carry the mail on
his back, making his way by jumping
from one ice foe to another.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1915-09-09
FIRE FIGHTERS
SAVE HOMES
RANCH BUILDINGS THREATENED
Fire Discovered by Train Crew Sweeps
HOlStein-BIOuCher District Wilson
Has Narrow Escape

The most alarming forest fire of the
year started and spread through the
district between Holstein and Boucher
stations on the line OF the Mount Hood
Railway Co. last Saturday afternoon.
The flames spread with great rapidity
and threatened for a time to wipe out
the homes and barns of a number of
ranehers of the neighborhood. The
bridge leading across Collins canyon
was destroyed.
The fire was discovered Saturday af-
ternoon by members of the Mount Hood
train crew, as the train was returning
from Parkdale. The fish distributing
car, Rainbow, was attached to the
train. Only a small space was burned
over, and Ashley Wilson, superintend-
ent of the line, u. Mcdonald, president
Of the Hood River County Game Pro-
tective Association, and W. O. Hadley,
deputy state game warden, of The
Dalles, armed themselves with some
wet sacks that were on the fish car and
rushed to the fire, thinking they would
be able to eXtinguish il. However, the
flames licked into an old dry brush
heap, and in a few moments was be-
train proceeded to this city, members
of the crew telephoning as soon as they
reached the first station, for crew of
men from the Oregon Lumber Co. plant
at Dee. A crew of men was also taken
back from the city.
twas reported that the fire had been
caused by a spark from the locomotive.
This is erroneous: for the train was
being pulled by an oil burner.
"And too, says MIR. Mcdonald, who
remained along with Mr.. Wilson and
MIR. HadleY, until six O'Clock that even
ing to fight the fire, 1T would have
been impossible for fire starting from
a spark from the engine to have gained
such headway. None of US know how
the fire started. We attempted, as
soon as we saw that we could not check
the flames, to keep it on the right side
of the county road. Ii was very dry,
and the fire at moments would rush
through the forest like race horse. "
The Mount Hood lines crew of men
and the Oregon Lumber Co. men fought
valiantly and their assistance made 1t
possible for the ranchers to save their
homes. ID. l.. Rowntree and Gust
Westerberg had their household goods
in wagons, ready to be moved, At one
time it seemed that the ranch buildings
of Julian P. Scott would be burned in
spite of all the fighters could do. Mr..
Scott had given up hopes. The fire was
checked within short distance from
the place.
While at the head of crew of men
who were ditching and backfiring. Ash
ley Wilson came very near being caught
by the flames. He outran the flames
by a slight margin.
Men fought the fire all Saturday
night. Sunday Warren Cooper, county
fire warden, took charge and held the
flames in check.
The heaviest loser by the forest fire
was D. L. Rowntree. A hundred acres
of Mr.. 'Rowntree's place was burned
over. He lost several rows of apple
tree, and his entire crop of fruit was
ruined by the heat.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1915-09-09
SUCCESS PREDICTED
FOR STOCK SHOW

The stock show is an assured success
as far as exhibits are concerned.
About so head of cattle and over as Of
pigs have been entered. All sections
of the valley are represented. r. A.
Collins, of Dee, has entered five ami.
mails. Gust Westerberg has entered
seven. Joe Katagsma, the efficient
custodian at the Commercial club, has
entered what he says is the finest calf
in Oregon. +. L. McClain. Jr., has
entered his 50-pounds-of-milk day
COW, and so have Wuest & son. s. b.
Sutton, of Parkdale, has entered his
registered Jersey bull. Howard Pealer
comes in with four entries; j. 2.
Thomson with six. and so on down the
line. Dickerson & Peck, A. W. Peters,
Galligan Bros, f. F. Batten and Rus
sell G. Pond have all made entries.
Next week a complete list will be
printed and on Friday morning at 10
o'clock the flaps of the big tent at
Fourth and Cascade will be thrown
open and the first Hood River live
stock exhibit will be on. The judging
will begin at once and it is hoped to
have this done by Saturday morning,
so that on that day all the bright col
ored ribbons will be flying on the win
ners
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1915-09-09

tude. ;" says Carl, ''for clouds scurried
though the trees all night. these
clouds drenched US. Ii was a miserable
night. We we're eamped at a point
where water was not accessible. and
we were getting very thirsty. The
EeXt morning we made up our minds to
turn back. However, the clouds dis
persed about aylight, and one Of the
other fellows, climbing tree. saw the
shiny side of Mount Hood not over a
mile away. Encouraged, we plunged
on ahead. but we did not get any water
until about midday. We were without
drink. except for what water was
sucked from foliage Of the trees for Is
hours.
The boys saw tracks Of many deer
and bear.
I'VE must have been camped close to
cougar den Wednesday night, too,
says young Carl. ''for nearly all night
these animals cried around US. Al
though we were armed with revolver,
we were pretty badly scared. The next
morning we saw tracks Of cougars in
the wet sand not hundred feet away
from us.
On arrival here the boys enjoyed
feast of Hood River peaches at the
store of S. f. Bartmess. Thy left for
Portland on the Bailey Gatzert.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1915-09-09
GROWERS SHOULD
LP,SAYS LARAWAY

1.-The fruit growers of the Hood Riv-
er valley should now get behind c. N.
Ravlin and help to make the exhibit at
the Panama-Pacific exposition one of
the best at the big fair, says W. F.
Laraway, who with Mrs. Larawsy has
Just returned from San Francisco.
where he attended the General Council
of Royal and Select Masters. Mr.. Lar
way is Right llustrious Grand Master
of this order of Masonry for Oregon.
''The Hood River people have not
been sending down as good fruit as
they should" continues Mr.. Laraway,
when telling of the fair. "Some of
the other districts have made better
showing of green fruits. However,
MIR. RaVin is encouraged, for accord
ing to him the other districts have
spent most Of their thunder and funds
on cold storage stuff. and the judging
of the fruit will be made on the crop
to come in. Every grower should take
it upon himself to see that Hood River
is properly represented.
Mr.. Laraway speaks in the highest
praise of the Canadian exhibit at the
fair,
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1915-09-09
1900 CARS HAVE
GONE OVER MITCHELLS

According to the record kept by War
ren Miller, county road supervisor,
more than 1900 ears have passed over
the'old MitchelIs Point grade since the
Columbia river highway was opened on
July 6. This number does not include
large number of machines that
passed over the route before Mr-Miller
took charge of the road there, nor the
machines that made the road at night,
when the county had nobody stationed
on the point.
After the road was opened the county
placed a watchman at the top of the
grade. The watchman, who by means
of telephone system dispatched ma
chimes over the route, was easily able
to keep record. A good portion of
the time Mr.. MilIer's son has been
stationed on the hill.