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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-06-01

The farmer who gets tired of his
job and quits because he is only max
ing a living for himself and family
sometimes makes mistake. John
Hutchins' case is doubtless one of
many. He was comfortably support
ing his wife and five children on a
farm in Illinois, but he worked very
hard (some farmers always think they
work extremely hard) and he read OF
people in the city who were getting
rich quick. So he sold out and went
to Chicago. He had no training or ex-
perience in anything but farm work.
so he had to take any kind OF odd jobs
he could get. 1t didn't take exper-
fence to be night Waterman nor
much to be janitor, but he found the
salary for such jobs didn't go far in
the city.
Instead of being able to dig all and
more potatoes than his family could
possibly use he paid % cents for
enough for a couple of meals; he
found a chicken out of the question
and the pork, bacon and sausages a
luxury which in the past seemed to
cost him almost nothing. The cream,
fruit, and the many vegetables the
family had enjoyed in the past were
now only pleasant memories.
The end of a three years struggle
found John Hutchins and his family iu
a miserable back basement, barely
existing with the help of the United
Charities. Seven in one room-an
American family! The youngest child
was four, the oldest boy of 10. These
country children who knew nothing
of city ways could not hustle out and
sell papers, and hold their own with
the little city-bred urchins. So there
was nothing but what the father
earned.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-06-01
UNEMPLOYMENT PROBLEM.

Arthur L. Holder, legislative repre-
sentative of the American Federation
of Labor, has placed the federation on
record in favor Of the Crosser bill for
farm colonization as a means of re-
lieying unemployment and preventing
the further monopolization Of lands in
the United States.
He said before the house commit
tee: 'If this bill were enacted into
law-or the principles of this bill
were enacted--it will enable the indie
pendent, seif-reliant, resourceful
workingn1an of the United States to
work for himself, and not to have to
hunt around to find a boss TO work
for,
IF there can be increased oppor-
tunities forsthe~sef- respecting work
ers Of the @Uuited States to employ
themselves, then they will be able to
get the full value of the product OF
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-06-01

Jim Hawks was an fronworker. He
was twenty-five years old and had
prospect Of long life ahead. He was
a hard worker and very saving, his
idea being TO get nest egg-for ma
ture leads US all to build nests. and
man can't do 1t as the birds do, by
getting together a few straws and 9TH
er such material. He must have mon
ey to pay for his domicile.
Young personal---very. young persons
don't look upon matrimony with the
misgivings of their elders. Jim's idea
of a home was a comfortable house
with a very nice wife in 1t, or at least
a suit of rooms. He was to- own the
house and the wife and the furniture.
The wife was to be there to minister
to his wants and comforts.
Jennie Owens was the daughter OF
a widow. Jennie was twenty years
old. She was a high school graduate
and aimed partly to support herself
and her mother, who had little in
come, by stenoraphy and typewrit-
ing. But Jim Hawks came along,
talked very sweetly to her and In time
induced her to marry him. Both want
ed a home; both wanted to fulfill the
destiny nature intended for them.
This was all very well, but neither
had been educated to matrimony.
Jim had his preconceived notions Of
| what his wife should be to him, and
she had her preconceived notions Of
what he should be to her. AS soon as
| the honeymoon ended these preconceiy-
ed notions began to clash. Jim's habit
of saving money did not grow less with
| two to provide for. He kept control of
the cash and pinched his wife for
small expenditures. He had not been
used to considering the requirements
of any one except himself and needed
those of another. He was not exactly
what his wife expected to find him,
and she thought that In certain re-
spects she might make him over. She
remained In their three rooms all day
and when evening came needed a
change Of scene, to say nothing OF
recreation. Jim worked hard all day
and when evening came desired to
rest. Besides, going out required some
expenditure, if only car fare. And
when it was necessary to spend money
he was used to spending it on himself
These things caused scraps, and the
scraps gradually grew to be quarrels
Jennie usually had the right Of the
question, but did not know how to use
it so as to impress her husband that
he was in the wrong While he was
wrong in trying to dominate her, she
acted uneducatedly.
One evening Jennie desired Jim to &c
with her to an evening party given by
one Of her friends. Jim wouldn't 90
She said she would 60 alone and asked
him to come TO bring her home He
made no reply. She went, and since
be did not come for her she remained
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-06-01
LEARNING TRUE VALUES

A position was again offered Hut
chins on farm in southern Indiana.
He and his wife jumped at it. 1t looked
like heaven to them then. 1t still
does, and the children are regaining
their red cheeks and are looking
"corn-fed.'
A similar case, although less tragic,
is that of a young couple who had not
counted the cost of a home and the
extras entailed in bringing up fam
lily in the city. Each retaining the po
sition held before marriage, it
looked very easy. But with the
unexpected always happening and
no bank account to fall back upon
for emergencies the rosy hue had
changed to dull grey. There seemed
no way of even keeping pace with the
present much less of getting ahead
Then the opening came to go on a
farm. The man had not had much ex-
perience, little since early boyhood,
but he worked under competent
manager and again began to think life
worth living. The first baby was
named for the managers wife, which
is a fairly good indication of the har-
monious condition in which they
lived.
The manager of one of Uncle Sans
employment bureaus says the farmer
who comes to him for a city job al
most invariably goes back to the farm
after hard struggle for short time
in the city. AS rule he does not know
what real deprivation means until he
has had this experience. But it is also
true that the man who has known
nothing but city life, especially the
single man who spends his spare time
in the pool ROOM is frequently dis
contented with a job on the farm.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-06-01

their labor. which is the dream of the
ages; it will prevent economic oppres-
sion; 1t will reestablish liberty and
it Will make this nation that which
our fathers dreamed Of when they
wrote the Declaration of Independ-
ence!"
Unless the worker can find some
outlet unemployment and its conse
'Quent misery and suffering, and low
wages due to excessive competition
among unorganized workers. are in
evitahle, the witness indicated.
The Crosser farm colonization biil
furnishes one such outlet 1t is de-
signed to open up the public lands
to the people. 1t is the most import
ant effort in this direction ever made
in this country. But the experiment
is not new in history. Farm colon
ization has been notably successful in
Germany, France and England.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-06-01

In support of the amendment to the
pending Porto Rican citizenship bill
granting the suffrage to the women of
Porto Rico, adopted the other day by
the house of representatives, Mr..
Mann, the republican floor leader,
said: There are many women in Por-
to Rico who read both Spanish and
English and pay more than So annual
taxes, and it would be unfair to deny
them the vote" Women suffragists in
this country who despair of moving
congress to aid them might try learn
ing Spanish as a qualification.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-06-01
To Abandon Steamer.

Toklo-The Togo kisen kaisha has
decided to abandon the trans Pacific
steamship Chiyu Maru which was
wrecked in storm 20 miles south of
Honk Kong recently Many Ameri-
can passengers were on the steamer
at the time. No lives were lost. The
owners expect TO receive about 1885,
ooo from the insurance companies
VINO IN their turn could, on account Of
lhe hlgh war price of iron, dispose OF
tne material in the hull for about
S350,000, it is believed
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-06-01

The Methodists have discovered that
the Civil war is over and that there is
no longer any reason why the two
branches of that denomination should
not unite. Which suggests the re-
1narkable escape of Artemus Wards
consair of the gulf. For 80 long
weary years he was confined in a
loathsome dungeon, when a lucky
thought struck him. He opened the
window and got out.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-06-01

The common scold who would toll
crate no word of criticism while he
was president has opened the phials
of his wrath on President Wilson
again. The Roosevelt idea of Amer
icanism is to SANDER and scoff at
every one who differs with him, with
praise only for my policies"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-06-01
Daily History CIass-lune |.

iofs-frince Louis Napoleon, only heir
OF Napoleon Ill, killed by the
Zulus in South Africa, where he
served on the staff OF the British
commander.
aslo-Anti-German rioting aud pillage
broke out In London. Austrian
aviators bombarded Italian towns.
British casualties to date were
25s,o6s out Of 10000 total sent to
the front
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-06-01

At Toledo, Ohio, the commercial
club arrived at the conclusion that
what the town needed was a slogan. A
prize was offered and POT slogans were
submitted. S. E. Townsend, a farmer
living one mile east of Toledo was the
winner. The official slogan of Toledo
is: I'VE Like Toledo; You Would
TIM"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-06-01

mander of the Order of st. Gregory.
This appointment is regarded as a
fresh proof of the holy fathers sym
pathy for the Catholics of Belgium,
and especially for Cardinal MERCER
who asked for the conferment of this
distinction during his recent stay in
Roma
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-06-01
Pope HOn0rs Belgian Printer,

Amsterdam, Netherlands.-The NAV
or Malignes, Belgium, M, Oh. Des-
sain, who was recently condemned to a
years Imprisonment for printing the
lenten letter of Cardinal MERCER, has
been nominated by the pope a com
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-06-01

In Des Moines az owners. because
Of the high price o. .-asoline, have put
their machines up and are riding in
the street cars. That's the surest way
of beating the game.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-06-01

Justice Hughes also has the distinc-
ton of being the only man in the re-
publican party who is looked upon as
capable of declining the nomination
for president.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-06-01

Here is more bad news for the re-
publican publicity department: The
cranberry. crop in Wisconsin is good
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-06-01
Rock Island-Frcm River to
River.

South Dakota man has killed his
mother in-law. Isn't that carrying
joke too far?
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-06-01

When Germany has to pay for losses
caused by her submarines, she may
rechristen them I. o. U.-boats.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-06-01

Deawares Republican candidate for the
Deawares the first ballot the Chicago
the Powder
He had held this position for
did responsible
the warning ef Europe
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-06-01

COLORADO woman who sued to OBJ
tain an $11 100000 estate left by man
whose widow she claimed to be has
failed to make out case. Here is an
instance where the effort was worth
while, even if she did lose, as the sport
remarked when he took the long end
of a hundred TO one wager on FLYNN
when he met Willard.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-06-01

THE president of China is reported
suffering from food poisoning. This
may furnish another clue to the where
abouts of Jean Crones.
MAN who attended one of Billy Sun
days recent hit-the-s awdust-trail meet
ings described it as the most touching
scene he had ever witnessed. The TO-
tai receipts for the evening were $751;
900. Very touching, indeed.
RED Fire Club For Fairbanks Gets
in Monday. "-Chicago Trib headline
Warming the old boy up, SO to speak
WITH Burton in the White house
there would be little danger of tax
on bachelors.
A HOG raised by l.. E. Pigg of Bus
SEVILLE was killed recently at the age
of 3 years. 1t weighed 765 pounds
Louisa tky0 News.
WAR news from the border: Patrick
j. Flaherty Is proprietor OF the Ger
man rathskelier mt Houston.
"M'KINLEY on Way With Cheer for
Shermans mp."-Headiine Boy,
page Campaign Manager Rosenfield,
We Just knew that funereal makeup
of the senator's would get his goat
before the end of the nomination cam
paign.
j, III, C.,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-06-01

HUNDREDS of people in Peoria new.
er saw a distillery," says the Tran
script. Neither has Helen Keller.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-06-01

SOMEBODY is alleged to have hurled
an open jack knife at Roosevelt in
Kansas City. Why mention such a
trifing incident? The colonel sheds
knives like duck does water. 1t will
require a bomb at least to get rise
out of him. And we may look for a
bomb before the campaign is many days
older. The colonel is great for theatre
cal effect, always carrying his own
scenery, props and everything.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-06-01

Bureau OF. Calculations.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-06-01

STRANGER in Boston recently asked
a policeman to direct him to Faneuil
Hall. The officer said he didn't know
where it was located. Why should he
know? There is nothing about Fanueil
Hall TO interest a policeman.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-06-01

BY7THEJ.W. POTTER co.

Rock island Member AsscctsfedsPres
Fun Leased Wire Report
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1916-10-22
MANS LONELY VIGIL AT GRAVE UNEARTHs
DEATH SECRET KEPT A YEAR!

Stan special
Toledo, O., Oct. a. Love tragedy
and mystery are mingled in the death
Of Maud Acker Of this city who, po-
lice charge, was shot by Vera Van
Dorm last December.
The police are unfolding a story OF
a grief-stricken mans lonely vigil at
the Acker grave in Sandusky, which
he kept covered with flowers; OF the
mans arrest and suicide,
The visitor to Miss Acker's grave,
according to police, was E. d. Met.
zey of Washington, D. C. After his
suicide the police found letter in
which it was charged Miss Acker was
killed by the Van Dorm girl. These
happenings led to investigation.
The police say Clara Reed OF Tol.
edo, told them Miss Van Dorm was
playing with a revolver which acct.
dentally exploded, killing Miss Acker.
She said, according to the police,
she and Miss Van Dorm entered into
a pact to keep secret the manner
OF the girls death. The police at
tributed the death to suicide. The
secret was kept nearly a year and
the story, the police say is the real
one, has just come to light.
The accused girl declares she is
innocent.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1916-10-22
so Books 7:
Entered
In Case

Fargo, N. D., Oct. 21.-Nearly so
exhibits have now been admitted as
evidence or identified preparatory to
admission in the case of the United
States versus E. A. Wilson and r. NJ.
Farmer, commonly known as the
North Dakota improvement case.
The work of the court yesterday
afternoon and this forenoon was tax.
en- up almost exclusively in the iden-
LITIGATION Of exhibits, which are ex.
pected to play large part in the
case OF the government against the
defendants. Most of the nearly 50
exhibits are books containing as high
as 500 pages each, some others be-
ing letter press books used in the
keeping Of copies of letters written,
Some literature was identified as hav.
ing been mailed out by the employees
Of the North Dakota improvement Co.,
under direction Of the officers, and
these copies are expected to play a
considerable part in the attempt Of
the government to show that the de-
PENDANTS used the mails to defraud
the public as is charged in the in
dictment Of the two men.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1916-10-22
SHAKESPEARE SAID

The obseryant traveller finds
tongues in trees, books in the run.
ming brooks and good in everything"
Should he be in Bismarck today he
certainly would have added, "satisfac.
ton In Klein klothes."
Our satisfied customers are our
best ads.
KLEIN, The Tailor.
7 HERE ON. BUSINESS.
H. E. O'Neill Of Mckenzie spent Sat.
urday in the city on business.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1916-10-22
RECORD PRICE IS
PAID FOR COW
$6,150 Paid for Prize of Guernsey
Herd at Eastern
Auction
Auction

Perhaps the greatest stimulus that
the breeding Of pure-blood dairy cat
tlehas ever had in this country was
furnished by the remarkable auction
sale held the other day at Langwater
Farms, the beautiful estate OF F..
Lothrop Ames at North Easton, Mass.
at which a single COW, Langwater
Dairymaid. sold for $6.l5o, the record
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1916-10-22
HoePjTALaNoTes

.tE VSoVSSSSs.tNO
Among the patients to, enter the
St. Alexius hospital within the last
two days were: Mrs. A. ID Williams,
City; j. W. Lafferty, City; speror
Pettas, Mandan; Mrs. 8. Dudt, Glen
Ullin; Martin Fuhrmann, City. Those
to leave the hospital were: Carl
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1916-10-22

I had bearing down pains, my health
failed me. and could not work on tho
stage, and wasn't able to tend my baby
or even get around myself. I was
always downhearted and discontinued
with the world, and only lived for tho
sake of my little girl. The doctor said
to move to some quiet little town away
from the noisy city, and ! might be able
to live and feel we'll, SO I went to Day.
vile in November. At that time I was
so sick l could not walk around, and my
husband kept house and I stayed in bed.
One day in January read your adver-
tjsement in newspaper, and l sent for
Lydia f. Pinkha,n's Vegetable Com
pound, and started taking it. Within
Two weeks time l was different wo.
man, could get around, and felt so good
that it was a pleasure to DO my house.
work. felt conteEtea ard happy, and
now am the picture of health: and am
tempted to return to the stage. We
appreciate my health as the most pre-
cious thing on earth. Mrs. Fl. l.
KLENETr, Box IS, Killingly, Conn
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1916-10-22
MRS. EvARrS Ill

Mrs. Nellie Evarts, assistant coun'
ty superintendent, was of duty on
account OF Illness. Saturday.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1916-10-22
price for an animal Of the Guernsey

Seventy-four head were sold, bring
ing an average, including number
of bull calves, of $l,O51 apiece. This
broke all records.
Guernsey breeders and farmers
from all parts of the country were
gathered in the big tent when Lean
der F. Herrick, the auctioneer, open
ed the sale. They were drawn ny the
magnet of exceptional pedigree and
which were to be found
in Mr.. Ames' herd.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1916-10-22

6RlTTlN VISITOR HERE.
George Doan of Brittin was in the
city Saturday transacting business at
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1916-10-22

western farmer "A machine with which the farmers
can do their threshing at small expense and save
their grain at the proper time.
cordial invitation is extended to all to visit our
exhibit on the above named dates and we will be pre-
pared to write new contracts with our old dealers and
figure with new dealers with whom we have not yet
done business. We still have some good territory
open both in North Dakota and Montana on some of
our lines.
TO prospective purchasers where we are not re-
presented by DEALER will be glad to meet you, and
show you our extensive lines and sell you direct at the
right prices. i.,tI
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1916-10-22

Meier, Strassburg; Master Wayne Mo.
rey, Elgin; Miss Louise Grunenfer-
der, Mandan; Mrs. NJ. d. Strange, Ell
boWOOds. ~a,
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1916-10-22
WONDERFUL. TALE
OF An HAjC[;T||'R|ESS
STRUGGLED with Sickness and Dis.
couragement; How Relieved.
Dayville, Killingly, CONN., shall
be glad to have every woman know

|WU8L L hIlOW uO"D
after using Lydia E.
Pinkhaln's " ege.
table compound.
| Although am only
(A1tars I'D j have
Suffered %rhe past
eight years hated
the~doctors, for a
doctor told me to
give up the stage
where was playing
with my husband.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1916-10-22

A truck that is attracting much atten.
ton on account of its big hauling ca
pacity, for small cost. The truck
was purchased from the George D.
Brown Company, who have distribute
ing houses at both Bismarck and Far.
60. -u...~- ..-a..-.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1916-10-22
CITY NEWS
oRlscoLL VISITORS

Mr.. and Mrs. Oscar A. Anderson
were among the Driscoll visitors in
the city Saturday.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1916-10-22

WAcHTER COMPANY
HAVE NEW TRUCK
The Wachter Transfer and Storage
Company have just put into service
on the streets fine new Smith Form
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1916-10-22

the court house and also calling on
friends.
New Britain herald., 1916-05-12
$5O,OOO FOR CHINESE
Rockefeller Foundation Gives This
 Sum For Oriental College.

Correspondence of the Asso. Press) Tsinanfu, China, April 15.-Mem- bers of the faculty of Shantung Christian University located in Tsin- anfu are much elated by the an- nOuncement that the Rockefeller Foundation, through the China Med- ical Board, will grant that institution fifty thousand dollars for buildings and equipment, and one hundred thousand dollars for expenses of fac-
 ulty and students over a period of five years. The fifty thousand dol-
 lars will be used in constructing two
 new wings to existing college build
 lngs for the erection of dormitories for students and teachers, and for the further equipment of the labora- tories. All the money is to be ox- pended in preparation for medical education, or preparatory work lead Ing Up to medical course.
 Sixty students will be sent to Tslnanfu from the Union Medical College in Picking, which is owned and directed entirely by the Rocke- fe1ler Foundation These st,,denta will be the preparatory class and first and second year class medical men The appropriation for the school I,ore is a part of the general plan of the Rockefeller Foundation for the bet torment of medical education in China.
New Britain herald., 1916-05-12
WARS TERRIBLE TOVJi

Correspondence of the Asso. Press. )
 Chatham Eng, May 9-Chatham. 9 little port in the Southwestern cor her of England, has in proportion to her population given more sailors lives in the war than any other place in the British empire and as result il, is said to have a greater propor- ton of widows and orphans. Figures just compiled show that Chatham has as a result of losses sustained by the British navy increased the num- Der of her widows by 265. the num- Der of fatherless children by 459 and the number of the dependents by 3S.