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The Marietta journal and courier. (Marietta, Ga.) 1909-1918, 1916-11-03
ARE THERE IMPOSsIBILITIEs /?

About 40 years ago Henry Grady
was writing his thrilling articles a.
bout such things as a fish-poIld of
German carp on every farm and
groves of citrus fruits in Florida
which would be veritable gold
mines. Also his poetic apotheosis
of cotton among field crops. Ac-
cording to Mr.. Grady, if our mem
DRY is correct there could never be
too many oranges grown in Florida
nor too many cotton bolls in Geor-
gia. Yet oranges, one of the most
delicious of fruits, have at times
covered the ground under the trees
while the owners declared they
could not afford to have them mar
keted on account of the price
Cotton has also been left in Geor-
gia fields because the price was so
low it was not worth gathering.
Great Britain, many years age,
experimental with cotton in Egypt
in order to become independent of
the United States in obtaining the
fleecy staple. Many millions of mon
ey and great efforts were expended
before the nation was convinced cot
ton could not be grown to advant-
age. in Africa.
Many farms in Alabama are I'M
cultivated on account of the boil
weevil and white men, as we'll as
colored, are seeking new fields for
employment.
Time has been when boys were
taught that to succeed in any en-
ideavor is was necessary to
Only keep this rule in view
Try, try again.
Experience, however has proven
The Marietta journal and courier. (Marietta, Ga.) 1909-1918, 1916-11-03

in going further8and putting all the
county officers on salary. Some
people object to putting these two
on a salary because all officers are
not put on at the same time. Now
these two are put up to the people
on trial: if we don't endorse them
our representatives will take it
for granted that We do not endorse
ing, but if we do endorse these two
then in the very near future we will
have all officers on a salary. And
the difference that will be saved be-
tween the fee system and the sal
airy, will help to hold down our
taxes or build several miles of per-
manent roads. Just ask Col. Clay
what the difference on saving to
our county alone would be. It's
enormous, you will De surprised It's
between SIS, 200 and $4,000 a
year. And now if any man that has
run on that platform attempts to
repudiate it, l will help to ride him
on fence rail.
That was the main plank in Far
mer Johns" platform, and you re-
member how far he run ahead of
the ticket. Why he was. the next
man to the Hon. Hugh M. Dorsey,
and John is as far from being crafty
or self-saeking as the east is from
the west. We firmly believe that
he has only one object in view, and
that is to serve his fellow country
men to their very best interest. So,
come on, boys, and vote for the a
mendments and trust John P. and
Fred to do the rest
DON'T YOU SEE. :
The Marietta journal and courier. (Marietta, Ga.) 1909-1918, 1916-11-03

When they have done that the la
dies have certainly done their share
and it is then up to the men to do
the rest. And, parenthetically, We
don't mind saying that the rest IN
cludes such incidentals as voting
and begging up to the knees in the
sordid mire of politics.
The Marietta journal and courier. (Marietta, Ga.) 1909-1918, 1916-11-03

a wiser course
If at first you don't succeed,
Learn the reason why,
Then, perhaps, you will not need
To try and try and try!"
Which is only another form of
the ancient adage. look before you
leap.
The Marietta journal and courier. (Marietta, Ga.) 1909-1918, 1916-11-03

Mr.. NJ. W. Murdoch sold cotton
in Marietta in 1867 for % 1-2 & n
pound and always made food crops
and put his cotton money in the
bank and bought land with it. Now
he rents that land and lives without
working.
The Marietta journal and courier. (Marietta, Ga.) 1909-1918, 1916-11-03

tested but also his patience;
through it all he has demonstrated
marvellous forebearance; wonderful
resourcefulness, and what would
call, emergency ability in meeting
the great responsibility that has
confronted him--he never asked the
question win this benefit the Dem
ocratic party or hurt the Republi-
can party, but will it help the COM
mon country? No doubt IN many
instances he has acted under some
excitement-it is a known fact that
majority of men lose their mental
balance in both physical and poll
tical storms but in all OF my obser-
vations / have never known of or
heard of a public servant who main
tanned an intellectual poise more ad.
mirably than has MIR. Wilson.
flatter myself that the people are
aware of this, for they know he has
carried us through the trying and
tempestuous ordeais of the past four
years and that he is eminently
worthy of being trusted for four
more years.
The Marietta journal and courier. (Marietta, Ga.) 1909-1918, 1916-11-03

Every now and then you hear
somebody assert that this country is
not respected by other countries as
it should be. Such nonsense is I'M
worthy of consideration and / am
surprised that any body makes it.
1t is a known fact that this nation
has a higher world rating than it
has ever before enjoyed. The world
knows that we have no logical pro-
vocation to GO war; and further, the
world knows that the United STATES
is not afraid. Brave men do. not
fgAt for trivial offences: bragga-
docios are always trying to bluff ana
say what they would do. but they
skeedaddle at the prospects of being
confronted with an opportunity OF
meteriali2ing their clustering hum
combe. | think il would be a monu.
mental shame to rush the men of
this country off to the field of blood
and carnage to resent what is COM
monty termed an insult to one of
these luguriating globe-trotters We
ought to be congratulated that the
custodians of our government are
cautious and discreet as well as
careful in jeopardising the lives OF
our people. Speaking for myself,
shall certainly never volunteer to go
to war because of trouble that some
rich American may get into while
on a tramp of the world, and | shall
not call it ccwardice of a nation in
not going to war about such things.
We have enough fundamental essen
tails to enough inalienable
rights TO look after without imperil
ing our government with specula-
tive adventures and rich wander
ers. think when we come to So
berry think of it Mr.. Wilson has civ
EN- us an administration of our Nat
ional affairs that we should and
will be sincerely proud of.
w. NJ II.
The Marietta journal and courier. (Marietta, Ga.) 1909-1918, 1916-11-03

A recent cartoon in the PhiladeI-
phia Record shows Judge Hughes,
mounted on a weakened looking
elephant in the middle of a railroad
track, with his lance in rest before
a long freight train on whose head
light is inscribed Eight hour law"
This is Don QuiXote.
The Marietta journal and courier. (Marietta, Ga.) 1909-1918, 1916-11-03

Full line window glass, all sizes
at Collins Drug Store.
The Marietta journal and courier. (Marietta, Ga.) 1909-1918, 1916-11-03

aware OF tnlS, Tor tney know he has
carried us through the trying and
tempestuous ordeais of the past four
years and that he is eminently
worthy of being trusted for four
more years.
7. r. is still delivering bitter
speeches in Ohio asserting that the
blood of the louisiana babies is on
the White House Intel. have my
doubts whether there is a man in
the world that regrets the Louisi-
tania catastrophe more than Presi-
dent Wilson does. | am profoundly
sorry that it happened, but since il
has | am glad it happened under
President Wilson rather than under
Theodore Roosevelt, for | believe
that if Theodore Roosevelt had been
n Mr.. Wilson's shoes at the time OF
this lamentable calamity we would
have Immediately been plunged into
war with Germany, and | do not be-
lieve that the incident in any way
justified war.
Now the difference in Mr.. Wilson
and Mr.. Roosevelt is this: Mr.. Will
son will fight to maintain funda-
mental right; Constitutional right
and so would Mr.. Roosevelt; Mr..
Wilson will not fight for any other
reason less than fundamental or
Constitutional, but Mr.. Roosevelt
will, in my opinion. That is, he
would have others to do it. If this
country never gets into war until
Teddy himself personally shoulders
gun. goes down into the trenches,
sleeps in dog tent, and eats hard
tack like soldiers of deeds and not
of words, it will be a long time be-
fore this country is scourged by the
curse of war. There is vast diff
ference in ordering and conducting
a war from bomb-proof position,
and in personally participating in
1t, putting yourself up as a target
for bullets that fall as indiscrim-
intely as rain. | verify believe pub
lie sentiment in this country is with
the President and look for it to
be demonstrated. There is a lot of
difference in theorectic resentment
to a wrong and in practical resent
rent. This country will fight for
its fundamental rights at the drop
IT 8 hat and none will be more
ready and prompt to do it than
Woodrow Wilson; but he is not go
ing to fight for tomfoolery, nor is he
going to allow his countrymen to do
1t, so long as he is in the saddle.
Notwithstanding Teddy Roosevelt to
the contrary.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-03-27
ADVERTISED LETTERS

United States Post Office, Rock Is
land, ILL.,, March q. Advertised list
No. 13:
Rose Block, Ed Bartz, Harmon
Brown, F. E. Bennett, Miss Ella Bruins,
Mrs. Bessie Chase, Ethel Clayton, Mrs.
Mary Daley. Louis A. Elbesno, May
Edwards, Carl G. Frank, Otto Frahm,
John Fasson, Mike Granini, Mrs. Tom
Hallwood, William J. Hall, Mrs. Esther
Hirstein, Emil HeinZe, Anna Jorgen-
son, Miss Dagmar Johnson, Mrs. NJ
Johnson, Mrs NJ. L. Johnson, Mrs. P.
Lindstrom, Rose Lindquist, Mrs. Han
nah Edwards, Mrs. Clara Johnson,
Clyde Meier, Miss NJ Monroe, Lucille
Mauck, Clyde Meier, Mrs Fred C. Nor
gan, Mrs. NJ. Mcdonald, Lester McCul-
Tough, Miss Dudley Moore, Mike Muir
ray, Marguerite McManus, Mayme
O'Brien, Miss Zella Parks, Joseph Pos
talwaite, Emmy Pittlekow, Sophie
Sheel, Mrs. Nellie Stone, John SPAIN,
Willie Tops, Charles Toup, W. H. Ed
ard, Mrs. Elva Whit, w P. Williams,
Robert Wantless, Eleanor H. Zahn.
HARRY P. SIMPSON,
Postmaster,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-03-27
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To n
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-03-27
Special Taxation Notice,
Gen. No. 3SG.

zen. NO. oSU.
Notice is hereby given to all persons
interested, that the city council of
Rock Island, Illinois, having ordered
that cement sidewalks be constructed
along the west side of Thirty-eighth
street from Fourteenth to Eighteenth
avenues, and the ordinance for the
same being on file in the office Of the
city clerk OF said city and said city
having applied to the county court of
Rock Island county, Illinois, for an as
sessment of the cost of said improve
ment according to the frontage of the
property along the lines of the pro-
posed improvement, said assessment
being payable in four installments,
each bearing interest at the rate of five
per cent per annum, and an assessment
therefore having been made and re-
turned to said court, the final hearing
thereon will be had on the It'll day of
April, A. d. 1916, at the hour Of 8
o'clock a. m, or as soon thereafter as
the business of the court will permit
All persons desiring may file objec-
tons in said court. before said day.
and may appear on the hearing and
make their defense.
Dated, Rock Island, Illinois, March
22nd, 1916.
J. H. STUHR,
Commissioner appointed to make said
assessment
JOHN X. SCOTT,
City Attorney,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-03-27
COMPANY A TO HOLD
ELECTION NEXT WEEK

The date for the election of a cap
tain and first lieutenant and such other
vacancies as will occur in Company A,
1. N. G., has been set for Monday, April
3, according to an order received yes
terday by Major Ed Dunavin, who will
preside. The election will take place
at Armory hall Immediately following
the regular drill practive. Second
Lieutenant Guy H. Moose, looms up as
the strongest candidate for captaincy.
The election of officers will make big
inroads in the company rife team it is
feared, as the majority of the candi-
dates for the positions are members of
the team.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-03-27
Special Taxation Notice.
GEN. NO. 377.

Notice is hereby given to all per-
sons interested, that the city council
Of Rock Island, ILL.,, having ordered
that Twentieth street, from the south
property line of Seventh avenue, to
the north property line of Eighteenth
avenue, be eXcavated, graded, curbed
and paved with brick blocks, except
ing the right of way of the Tri-City
Railway company, and the ordinance
for the same being on file in the office
Of the city clerk of said city, and said
city, having applied to the county
court of Rock Island county, ILL.,, for
an assessment of the cost of said i'm
provement according to the frontage
Of the property assessed along the line
of the proposed improvement, and said
assessment being payable in nine in
stallments, each bearing interest at
the rate of five per cent per annum,
and an assessment therefore having
been made by special taxation and
returned to said court, the final hear
ing thereon will be had on the 18th
day of April, A. D.. 1916, at the hour of
O'Clock a. m, or as soon thereafter
as the business Of the court will per-
nit
All persons desiring, may file OBJ
jections in said court. before said day
and may appear on the hearing and
make their defense.
Dated Rock Island, H., March 27,
1916.
WILLIAM A. NORRIS,
commissioner appointed to make said
assessment.
JOHN X. SCOTT. city attorney.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-03-27
J. z. MEEKER IS TO
OPEN WET CAMPAIGN

The opening gun of the Municipal
league in the local option fight in Rock
Island, will be fired tomorrow night
at the Illinois theatre when Hon. Jacob
E. Meeker, Washington, D. c., repre-
sentative Of the 10th district of Mis-
souri,, will speak. Mr. Meeker ad-
dressed large gathering here two
years ago. The speaking will start
promptly at o'clock. The following
night, Wednesday, Mrs. Minona S.
Jones, Chicago, we'll known orator and
suffragette, will speak at the Illinois
theatre at o'clock, presenting argu-
ments of the VETS"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-03-27
FORCES SHUT ALL PATHS TO
TO BANDIT CHIEF,
Continued From Page One.)

Continued From Page One.)
so have joined Villa" The fact that
this news was passed by the censor
was regarded as highly significant
here where every report from the in
terror of Mexico has agreed that there
was grave disaffection among the Car
rama troops
Apart from the immediate pursuit
Of Villa, interes. again centered TODAY
in the situation in Durango and Goa
hula. There seems little doubt that
the Villistas have made considerable
Roadway N both these states. The
flight OF American women and chill
dren from the cities of Durango and
Iorreon has given fresh emphasis to
stories that Cantuo Peyes. Villas
chief in Coahuila, is seriously menac-
ing Torreon and that he has had
large accessions recently to his forces
from the ranks of the Carranzistas.
Transportation Problem Pressing.
San Antonio, Texas, March 81
With Villa known to be fleeing toward
his stronghold in the Guerrero dis
trict, closely followed by troops Of
General Pershing's command. the
problem of supplies for the field forces
without the use of a railroad south of
the border is becoming increasinlv
ditficult This question is causing
General Funston more anxiety than
any feature Of the expedition. The adj
Vanced force has penetrated more
than $50 miles into the interior of Chi
huahua.
No intimation of any change In the
railroad situation was given at de-
partment headquarters early TODAY
Many officers are convinced that the
success OF operations depends on the
use Of railroads in the territory,
The long dispatch from General
Pershing telling of operations in the
vicinity of Namiquipa gives basis for
belief that In the future he will keen
headquarters more closely advised OF
developments.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-03-27
REDUCED FARE IS
SOUGHT BY CITY
Mayor Announces He Has Resolution
Ready Asking for Cheaper Street
Car Rides.
TO BE PLACED BEFORE BOARD
Investigation of Gas, Electric and
Railway Rates by State Utilities
Body Is Asked.

Mayor McConochie announced that
he would introduce a resolution at the
meeting of the Rock Island municipal
commission this Afternoon authorizing
the city attorney to institute proceed
ings before the Illinois Utilities com
mission not only to reduce gas and
electric rates but for a decrease in
street car fares.
Announcement that the commission
intended seeking a reduction in street
car rates comes as a surprise as the
commission heretofore has been deal
ing only with light rates.
The mayor in a statement today said:
THE street car company is owned
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-03-27
HIGHWAY NOTICE.
Public Letting of Contract.

Notice is hereby given that sealed
bids will be received for the follow
ing described bridge work at the time
and place indicated below.
More detailed information may be
had by an examination of the plans
and specifications which may be seen
at the offices of the county superin-
tendents of highways and the county
clerks at Cambridge and at Rock Is
land, ILL.,, or may be obtained upon
application in writing from the state
highway department, Clifford Older,
bridge engineer, Springfield, ILL.,
Applications must be accompanied
by check for $500, made payable to
the state Of Illinois, state highway
commission. Checks will be returned
only to those who submit bonafide bids
on the plans prepared by the state
highway department.
All alternate plans, to receive con-
sideration. must be placed on file at
the county clerks Office in Rock Is
land, not later than April s, 1916,
where they may be examined by all
bidders.
Bids will be received up to 200
o'clock p. m, April Is, 1916, at the
county clerks Office in the court house
house at Rock Island, H., for the con-
struction of a reinforced concrete
bridge to be built across the Rock
river between Colona township Hen
ry county and Hampton township,
Rock Island county.
Colona bridge-Spans II So feet
each; roadway 20 feet; height over ali
3S feet; estimated total concrete,
3,21S.4 cubic yards; reinforcing steel
3S9,010 pounds The bridge is TO be
located at a new site.
Nearest railroad station, Colona, ons
mile.
All substructure work except piers
l and . to be founded on rock.
Work to be completed on or before
Nov. 10, 1916.
Engineers estimate: $4,000.
Bridge committee of Rock Island and
Henry counties. Illinois.
WALLACE TREICHLER.
County superintendent OF highways,
Rock Island, Ill.
All the news all the time-The
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-03-27

by the same corporation that provides
gas and electricity and while we are
at it we might as we'll try to secure
lower street car fares. Jacksonville
got a reduced rate, 100 tickets for 81,
believe. We should be able to get 1t
down to $3.50. We will send the city
attorney to Springfield to start pro-
ceedings."
Resolution.
Appended is the resolution the
mayor has prepared to submit to the
commission:
Whereas the city commission has
failed to receive any relief for the peo-
pie from exorbitant charges for gas
and electricity furnished by the Peo-
pies Power company, and
Whereas, a substantial reduction
was promised, and
Whereas, when the schedule was
submitted we we're surprised to find
the rate, instead of being a reduction,
an increase. so yelled in mystery that
no one except an expert could under
stand it,
Therefore, be 1t resolved, that the
schedule submitted be rejected and
that the city attorney be and he is
hereby instructed to take the neces-
sary steps to lay the matter of rates
before the state board of public utili-
ties TO obtain the relief we are enti-
tied to,
And be it further resolved that
while before the state board we also
include request for a substantial re-
duction from the same corporation or
street car fares; and to obtain these
rates which will be beneficial to the
whole community we ask the coopera.
ton Of Moline, East Moline and al
suburban towns interested"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-03-27
STREET CAR men
ASK AN INCREASE
Five Hundred Employees of Tri-City
Railway Company Vote to
Open Negotiations.
UNDERSTOOD COMPROMISE NEAR
Rumor General That Concern and
Men VIII Get Together-Is No
Likelihood OF Strike.

Substantial increases over the
present wages are to be demanded
of the Tri-City Railway company by
an executive committee Of the Street
Railway Employees, Divisions No. 312
of Rock Island and Moline, and 313
of Davenport. This action was
unanimously Endorsed at a meeting
of the two divisions held in LIE Claire
hall, Davenport, Sunday morning.
Officials of the street railway en-
ployes' union today would make no
announcement as to the nature Of the
requests to be made of the company,
but it is reported that the following
will be asked:
An increase of s or Z cents per
hour for men who have served over
three years.
An increase every three months for
new men so that at the end of two
years they will receive top-notch
pay.
Free transportation for dependent
members of employees families on
the 1. & l. and D. & NJ. interurban
| lines.
Employees who have been with the
company for longer than three years
are now receiving 80 cents. From re-
ports, it is understood, that they will
ask for a wage of anywhere between
"a cents and 81 cents per hour.
The radical change asked, however,
is in relation to the compensation for
new men. Under the present system
| they are started at % cents. At the
end of the first year they receive an
| increase of one cent, "a cents per
hour At the end of the second year
they get a raise of three cents per
hour 81 cents. At the end Of the
third year they are given an increase
of two cents, 90 cents per hour.
Under the request to be made Of
the company, the increases are to be
asked for every three months so that
at the end of the second year they
will receive maximum pay.
At present dependent members of
employees families are not given free
! transportation on the interurbans.
No Strike.
There is little likelihood of a
strike. From all indications, it is
! said. there will be get-together be-
tween the company and the men ami
the wage issue will be settled with no
great difficulties.
Officials of the employees union
today refused to divulge what prop
osition had been approved by them
TO present to the company. 1t is I'M
derstood that instructions were Civ
en- out from the chair at the meeting
authorizing no outside discussion of
the terms. Officials of the union
declared that public announcement of
the demands would not be made I'M
til after the terms had been submit
ted to the street car company.
/ President Carstens of Davenport
division 313, presided over the meet
ing. j. ". Wynn, business agent of
the barkeepers' union and J. T. Gully,
business agent of the cigar makers
union were present at the meeting
and talked to the street car men on
the local option issue, asking their
support for the wet faction.
Five hundred were present at the
meeting. 1t convened at 100 in the
morning and was adjourned at 5
o'clock.