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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-08-25
The Daily Story
The Busy Bushwhacker-By Donald chamberin

Are you his mother?" asked ~.
bandit. we
YES"
Az soon al he received this rn.,-
Alvarez gave up trying 20 persuade y.
frighten the woman into giving nm - ~
son and went through the bo,est
searching for him. AS sOon a. bs sa.'
the beds stored on the jOlsts above ~.
garnet, recognizing IT, as a most ILL.,
hiding place, he examined n ~
yanked the boys out. Hustlinr tba-.
downstairs, he took them out ip sro..
Of the house.
which OF you boys f. George por
rance?" he asked.
Neither replied. Alvarez askad a..
question of Mrs. Dorrance. who ne
followed them out OF the house. ~
would not reply.
81 want TO know" said Alvarez an.
grily, (which one Of you bovs 1,
George Dorrance. who Just now 49,.
one of my men. II cant find out ~
kill you both, for I'm determined -
kill the one who did the bushwback.
ing"
George declined to give the reou,rsd
information. and Warren was defsr.
mined that he would not betrav ~
friend. Whether Alvarez admired ~
act OF heroism on the part Of oua ~
the boys unknown 10 him or from
some other causes he did not carry ont
this threat TO kill both He resorte5
to a device to learn the truth. He bsd
seen the boys guns standing in a cor.
ner I'm the house. He stepped inside
brought them out and, keeping tbs
boys covered with a revolver. handel
each boy a gun. Then he told them
when he's gave the word, TO fire an
Mrs. Dorrance, and the boy who failed
to inf1ict a death wound should die
In this way he expected 70 discover
which was her son. for no boy would
thus kill his mother.
But the test was interrupted. He
had scarcely handed the guns to the
boys when there came the metallic
notes of a bugle. Alvarez, without
even looking to see whence Il came
leaped on to his horse and, digging the
rowels OF his spurs into the beasts
TANKS, was off like a fash.
But the boys had the guns Two re-
ports rang out together, and Alvarez's
body was left in the dust while his
horse ran on.
A few minutes later a company o.
the til United States cavalry rode
past the house. The captain was notl-
fed that Alvarez's band was in the
neighborhood and, taking the boys for
guides, hurried away TO attack them.
Some OF the bandits were coming
back to look for their commander, but,
seeing the troopers. turned and fed
They were pursued and gave the alarm
10 their comrades, but it was too late
The robbers were obliged to turn and
fight; but, not having their commander
to lead them, they were routed and
most Of them either killed or captured.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-08-25
RURAL CREDITS A SPLENDID ADMINISTRATION
MEASURE

, est paying date, SO that the borrower
may in the course of a lOng-term loan
fully discharge his Indebtedness on
easy payments. The land banks are
authorized to marshal these mortgage
| loans and issue and float nontaxahle
| bonds thereon to the extent of their
face value at rate of interest less
than the rate provided for in the mort
cages and to correspond in size and
quantity with the several mortgage
loans and to mature with the maturity
of the mortgage Indebtedness. In this
way an endless chain will be created
and continuous funds flow into the
land banks with which TO supply appli-
cations for loans from time to time
| sufficient to meet all demands.
To insure that the control and OPP
Grafton of the land banks shall remain
exclusively with the borrowers them
selves, without any interference be-
yOnd the supervision of the federal
board. each borrower is required to
subscribe for stock in the land bank in
an amount equal to per cent of his
loan, and stock to the amount will be
issued TO him, on which he will receive
dividends to be applied toward the pay
ment of his interest. When his loan
is paid, he ceases to be a member of
celed, and the face value thereof re-
funded. twenty-five per cent of the
earnings of the land banks is to be
set aside and constitute a reserve fund
Tor tse redemption of the stock sub
scr1bed by the federal government, and
10 per cent Of the earnings will be paid
10 the individual stockholders or bor-
roWers as dividends. When an amount
OF stock shall be subscribed by Dor
roWers to the extent of $3.50. 900, the
20 per cent reserve fund will be applied
TO the redemption of the stock sub
scribed by the government and con-
time until all stock subscribed by the
government is retired.
The entire expense of operating the
system, including the salaries of the
members of the board and its employees,
is TO be paid out of the federal treas
ury and will constitute no charge
against the borrower The purpose of
THIS provision is to relieve the officers
charged with the administration OF the
law from obligation and to guard
against favoritism, that the law may
De lmpartially administered
Mr. Speaker. I have given some
thought and study TO this question, and
am In entire accord with the princi-
pies or this proposed legislation. Men
may differ as to the best system OF
rural credits and have expressed their
dlHerences in this debate This may
or may not be the best system that
could be devised and may be defective
IN many respects. but the objects and
purposes OF the bill are commendable
ana should be given speedy effect The
farm is the foundation OF all develop
ment and the basis OF all prosperity.
congress has legislated for every con
celVabIe interest, but until the present
administrations the farmer has been
sadly neglected.
During this administration a fund
has been appropriated and provision
made for the stamping out OF hog chol-
era. which annually destroys millions
OF dollars in property. exceeding, in the
Continued on Page Sevea.)
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-08-25
WHAT WALL STREET THINKS

St Louis Republic: We are told bv
the critics of the Wilson administra-
ton that all our prosperity is a mere
economic accident, due wholly to the
chance of the European war and likely
TO burst like bubble on it's ending
We are told also that the president. bv
his stand upon the threatened railway
strike, has put the entire industrial
structure Of the country in danger and
laid up possibilities of bankruptcy and
Of helplessness in the face of interna-
tional competition against the future.
Perhaps so. But we desire to ask a
question. In view Of all these dread
full things, why are stocks firm? And
why has steel common Just touched
new high mark?
No other industry will be SO hard
hit by the stoppage at the end of the
war of the demand for munitions OF
war s the industry that supplies
shrapnel cases, shells. machine guns
and machine tools and furnishes the
raw material for motor trucks, rail
way cars and locomotives. No indus
try would be so vitality affected nv
general railway strike as the steel in
dustry, whose revenue rises and falls
with that business confidence that
builds things and that furnishes much
Of the greatest single item Of low
grade railway freight-coal II what
che critics say about our utter eco
nomic dependence upon the war and
about President Wilson's entire ina
bility TO deal discreetly with the strike
situation were true. the market for Sc
curities would be experiencing a gen
eral creeping paralysis and steel com
mon would be much below its general
level instead of posing at new
high"
Through its newspapers, Wall street
says what ii wishes the country to be-
lieye It thinks about general business
conditions; but its real attitude is mir
rored in the operations Of the stock
market Wall street does not believe
there will be general railway strike.
It does not believe that there is anv
end in sight 70 our prosperity II be-
lieVes, on the other hand, that our
prosperity is not only greater but more
deeply rooted now, under the Wilson
administration, than az any hour of
the country's past. Though belying it's
faith by it's words, il is tustifying il by
its works. as the stock exchange quo
tatlons show.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-08-25

TWO American boys. whose fathers
we're engaged in business in northern
Mexico. were out hunting. What they
were after was not rabbits or squirrels
or birds. They wanted bigger game.
They were bushwhackers. From be-
hind a tree. stone or a bush they
would pick off the bandits. Their
homes had been plundered and the
brother OF one OF them, George Dor
rance, had been killed by the men they
were now taking revenge upon.
George had lain in wait for stray
gler from the band Of one Alvarez and
shot him from behind a tree. Imme-
diately after the deed was done a
Mexican woman, who knew George,
saw him emerge from the timber.
Passing along the road she saw the
dead bandit lying on his back. his
CLASSY eye looking up at the peaceful
blue sky Alvarez had heard the shot
behind him and, desiring to know what
it was about, turned and rode back.
Seeing the dead man, he asked the
woman who shot him. She told him
that George Dorrance had done the
deed, and pointed in the direction
George had gone.
Warren Edwards, Georges compan-
ion, was waiting for him not far dis
tant, and they moved on together to-
ward Georges home. Presently look
ing back, they saw Alvarez coming.
He was on an elevation in the ground.
and they were on another. The Dor
rance house was a short distance be-
low, and, boylike, instead of going into
hiding anywhere else they made for 1t.
They were met at the door by Mrs.
Dorrance.
Mother" said George, at shot a
bandit, and l think one of 'em is COM
ing for me-
moments thought decided her, and
she led them to a garnet, unceiled and
the joists above uncovered. On these
joists were piled some old beds.
Get up there" said the woman.
The boys climbed up and hid them
selves in the bedding. Unfortunately,
Alvarez had seen them go into the
house and knew they were there. He
was full of wrath at the loss of his
man and determined to wreak it on
the slayer. Riding up to the house,
he threw himself from his horse and
stalked in with knitted brow and a
merciless look in his eye.
II want a boy named George Dor
rance" he said to Georges mother.
There's no such boy here"
"He is here; saw him come in with
another boy a few minutes ago. You
might as we'll produce him and save
me the trouble of looking for him"
What do you want to do with him ?"
Never mind that; tell him to come
out of hiding"
The woman stuck to It that George
was not in the house.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-08-25
(By COngressman-at-Large Eliza Will
liams In the National House,.

Editors note-This great measure
was finally adopted by both houses of
congress and is now a lawl.
Mr. Speaker. this administration is
pledged to give the country a system
of rural credits. The federal reserve
act, which authorized national banks
to loan on real estate, was a step in
this direction, but 1t was not practical
to create a system for the promotion
and extension of agriculture that could
be operated extensively through com
merCial banks. 1t is therefore neces-
sary, If the demand throughout the
country is to be met and the demo-
cratic platform is to be redeemed, to
provide system of rural credits that
will enable loans at a more uniform
and moderate rate of interest than can
be had through commercial banks or
from private sources. There can be no
uniformity in rates of interest so long
as different rates may be fixed in AS
separate states, and this condition nee
essarily results in very high and ex-
orbitant rates of interest in different
sections of the country, and in the alb
sence of some federal provision by
which farmers may secure money at
all times at fair rates of interest, ex-
tOrtiOn is practical on the farmer, de-
velopment is retarded. and the agricuI-
tural interests of the country suffer
The rural credits bill, now before us
provides for the creation of a federal
farm loan board. which shall divide the
United States into IL farm loan dis
tricts and organize II land banks with
a capital stock of S750,000 each, to be
subscribed by the federal government,
If not otherwise subscribed. which
banks shall be operated exclusively for
the furnishing of money and making
farm loans. 1t is provided in the bill
that the board shall have the power to
name the directors of the land banks,
TO regulate rates of interest, and fix
the maximum rate which may be
charged in the respective districts.
The government shall at all times re-
main in control to the exclusion of all
persons excepting borrowers, who
shall organize farm loan associations
through which agency loans may be
procured. These farm loan associa-
lions shall consist of at least 10 borrow
ers or not less than $3.50 nor more than
SIO,OO0 each, that being the limit pro-
Vlded In the bill. Any farmer desir-
ing TO borrow money shall apply for
membership in a farm loan association.
ana the directors of that association
SNAIL approve his character, indorse
his application, and recommend the
loan to the federal land bank, provid-
ing he Is man of good character and
the loan does not exceed 60 per cent
OF the value OF the security. The land
bahk Will thereupon send an appraiser
who has been duly authorized by the
federal board to act in that capacity 10
view and appraise the land. II the
security Is found sufficient and the title
good. the loan will be made without
charge at the rate of interest fixed bv
the federal board. II the loan is re- |
lected, there is no expense to the ap-
plicant. These loans are to be made |
IoF long terms, to suit the borrower. |
and viii provide for the payment of |
portion CT the principal on each inter /
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-08-25
AND PuMAETA ALSO.

When the GiliipoH expedition got
under way the world outside OF the
war area thought az last the allies
night be in a fair way 10 strike a de-
cisive blow, but never has any opinion
about war been less justified in the
result. Another advance in the Bal
kans has begun under circumstances
which shows that the allies are setting
great store upon the result, for with
the rcorgauized Serbian army there
viii DE troops from each Of the four
great allied powers. France and
Great Britain have long had their
troops along the Bulgarian border.
bat just as the movement started "A
contingent of Italian troops arrived
and Immediately after the Italians
came what is described as d strong
force Of russians
This participation in the Balkan
cam patgE has its Immediate military
Advantages. but behind that lies the
wish ot ali the great allied powers 10
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-08-25
VIENNA RESTRICTS
USING OF COFFEE

Vienna - Correspondence OF the A.
ISOLATED Press The lOng-dreaded re-
striction in the use OF Coftee-whicn Is
to Vienna what beer is to Munich--Aas
come at last. bringing with 1t oones
cards emitting each person over toar
years OF age TO half pound OF coffee
week and confiscation of all the cones'
now on hand 10 prevent boarding.
The government order announcing
the step contained one saving CLAUSE
however. 1t exempts from restricuos
the supplies needed by restaurants anu
coffee houses. which means that Wen
ma will still be able TO pursue its iaNol.
lite pastime OF slipping conee plaea
or brown" on the sidewalks IN io]
OF the innumerable resorts that NH'
every boulevard and street.
Each coffee store. wholesale ana ~
tail. has been required 10 notify ~.
authorities of it's exact supply OF cons'
over 100 Kilograms (220 lbs) Inc s.
cess in each case is then subject
the control OF a coffee central, wnles
in future will regulate the disposal "a
the product 10 the public, ana na,s
charge OF all coffee that ID iu'u'N
comes into the country.
The coffee cards will be issueu "
districts and a card in one disu.ss
can not be used in another they ~
non-transferabie. so that the rare ",
son who does not use coffee can Nv
pass his or her card on 10 n frlenN'
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-08-25
WHAT A MEXICAN WAR WOULD
MEAN.
(By United States Senator Robert NJ.
LaFOliette.)

LAE0Iletfe.)
Back of all modern war is practic-
ally one policy. 1t is financial fmper-
ialism. 1t is the scheme OF using the
surplus wealth wrung unlawfully from
the people of country by the finan-
cial interests that dominate that coun-
try, and the use of that surplus wealth
through investments in the weaker,
undeveloped governments Of the world.
This policy lies back of the present
great military program, not only IN
this country but in the other coun-
tries of the world. 1t is behind the
present war in Europe; 1t is the I'M
deriving cause of that which has con-
verified almost all Europe into human
slaughter pen.
Those who are eager for interven-
ton and war with Mexico should re-
member that England entered upon
the conquering of the Transvaal with
the assurance of the military party
of Great Britain that it would take
six months, that it would cost but $780,
600 600, that the armies Of Great Brit
ain would eat their Christmas turkey
in Pretoria if they were only given
orders TO march.
Let the people of the United States
who want war with Mexico consider
the striking parallel as made by Nor
man Angel: The people of Mexico in
habit a mountainous country; the
Beers live in much such a country as
that The people of Mexico are the
best horsemen on this hemisphere
They may not be the best shots, but
they are the best horsemen. There
are 5000 900 of them; | think there
land undertook to subjugate the Beers
and to conquer the TransvaaI The
military party in England stated that
it would cost $50 100000 and take
few months; it cost 81. $50, 900, 900; it
took four years; it took 100000 SOL
diers; and then they discovered that
they had conquered the Transvaal,
but had not conquered the Beers.
They found that the only way to keep
the Transyaal conquered was to
maintain a standing army of 100000
English soldiers there all the while;
and Great Britain gave it up.
What did they do? They established
a sort Of colonial government that en-
abled the Beers to govern themselves,
nominally under the foreign Office of
the British empire, but the man who
had led the forces Of the Beers in the
field against Great Britain was put at
the head of that government. There
were some English officials retained
there, but they did not last very long.
The BOer head Of the government ar
rested every Englishmap connected
with the government, loaded them on
to a train one midnight, and shipped
them to England with orders that they
should be deposited on the sidewalk
in London. That was done. Parlia-
ment ordered an investigation, and the
foreign secretary was called before
parliament and questioned. He was
asked as to what had become Of all
the expenditure of money, all the sac
rifice Of life to conquer the TransvaaI.
The foreign secretary replied it was
found that they could not keep the
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-08-25
Selected by Tavenner

Transvaal conquered without main
tanning perpetually a standing army
there. and that therefore 1t had been
considered wise to give them form
of government, and to put the
general who had been commander or
all the Boer forces against Great Brit
ain at the head of that government
He advised that they had better &C
cept the situation Just as 1t was, I'M
less they wanted to start another af-
fair with the Transvaal. And Great
Britain accepted it..
The Boer war which lasted three
years cost Great Britain 81 ESQ 100000.
And it did not accomplish anything!
Keep that in mind when some of
the gentlemen who are speaking for
American investments in Mexico
clamor for war with Mexico. There
is a momentous lesson in the efforts
of the representatives of two nations
to arrive at an understanding and
avert the consequences of war. But
if there should come some flaming up
of passions, If there should come some
opportunity for the representatives OF
those who have bought Mexico with
American money and want to rule 1t
want intervention-then let us re-
member what happened to England in
an effort to subiugate the Beers.
If we ever enter upon the conquest
of Mexico-and the Office OF prophecy
is a somewhat hazardous one-let me
say that in a hundred years we will
not conquer Mexico; we will maintain
, for hundred years standing army
of a million men in Mexico; we will
place the burden of that on the Amer
| lean people.
If the time ever comes when we
shall attempt to invade Mexico, it will
! be because American capital has gone
down there and invested. They who
! own Mexico are the ones who want
war.
So far as preserving order is con-
cerned, we can patrol the border, we
can keep an army there, with soldiers
to cover every foot of it better and at
a cost far less than we can carry on
a war with Mexico. Such a war would
last beyond the life Of everybody now
living.
The Mexican people will fight to the
, last man for their rights, as they see
them. They may not be their rights
just as we see them; they may not
have the kind of government which
we think they ought to have; but it is
their country and their government
and the intrusion Of American capt.
talists in it for the purpose of making
money does not give us any right to
go in there and change the form of
their government. 1t may be the kind
Of government best suited to people
OF that type.
War with Mexico would be a Grim
inal war. 1t would be a prolonged
and costly war. 1t would be shame
full misuse of our national power 1t
would mean a yielding to the covert,
sinister, reasonable conspiracy that
is being carried on by financial inter
ests in this country who hold Mexi-
can properties 1t would be sacrifice
Of the blood of our soldier boys-not
for national defense, not for national
honor, not for humanitarian pur-
poses but only for one thingF the
profits of foreign spectators.
Let there be no such terrible calam-
ity!
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-08-25

be represented there because they do
not wish to omit anything that could
add TO the strength of their claims
when a victory is achieved and the
time comes for parCeling out the
spoils Victory will mean the eXpul-
sion or Turkey from Europe, a reduc-
ton OF Austrian territory, the restora-
ton and expansion of Serbia and
Montenegro, the settlement of the
status of Albania and perhaps other
radical readjustments.
Rumania, though not yet directly
involved, is intensely interested in
this campaign The kind of reasoning
which impelled all of the allied pow
ers to be represented in the Balkan
campaign urges Rumania to take q
hand on one side or the other More
than 100000 persons of Rumanian
stock live in the territory surrounding
the country of their origin Rumania
would be glad to have some of them
back at the expense of Austria and
Bulgaria and would mobilize her
army on the side of the allies at any
time when the prospect of accomp-
fishing that end became clear Such
an accession would he of great value
to the allies, for Rumania, with many
years of universal military service,
has built up an efficient fighting
force. There are close to 400, 900 men
in the field army. To turn such q
force against harassed Austria might
very well be the decisive factor that
the allies hope for in the present cam
OajpD
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-08-25
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS.

AfpWs 1T n AhEAnNAgf
QuestiOn-Have been following the
course of exercises you published some
time ago for reducing, and am getting
quite supple. Can you recommend any
thing especially to reduce the bust?
Having been deceived by so many al
legged fat reducers." | appreciate the
soundness of your advice.
Answer-Now that you have learned
that exercise is harmless and even
helpful to a stout woman, here are the
best remedies in the world for reduc-
ing Tor enlarging) the bust: Knead-
ing bread, swimming, trapeze work
climbing trees. playing tennis. scrub
bling clothes, deep breathing exercises,
lifting the rigid body on the out
stretched arms as high as possible
from the floor. an walking with the
crown mot the top of the head as
high as you can hold it and the chin
pulled in double-Chin fashion.