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4 THE ROCK ISLAND ARGUS, SATURDAY, JANUARY 28. 1911. ' i . 5.THE ARGUS. Published Dally and Weekly et iti Eecond avenue. Rock Island. IIL ' En tered at the postofBce a second-cleas matter. BY THE J. W. POTTER CO. TERMS. Easily, 10 centa per week. Weekly, SI per year in advance. All communications of argumentative character, political or religious, must have real name attached for publica tion. No such articles will be printed over fictitious signatures. Correspondence solicited from every township in Rock Island county. Saturday, January 28, 1911. Vermilion county may not be so red as it is painted, but it Is red enough. Roosevelt is to take an extended tour through the west and south. What for? There are probably other men in the world as cordially despised as Dick Kinsella, but none in baseball. J. Pierpor.t Morgan didn't go from New York to Washington and back in record-breaking time for" his health. Indiana has taken up the frequent ly made proposition of licensing the drinker. How the idea of personal responsibility does grow. Th scare about the Japanese land ing -upon our Pacific coast is somewhat alleviated hy the report that the Mika do is having enough trouble with the anarchists to keep him busy at home. Germany's latest dirigible military balloon is over 200 feet long and will carry 50 men. Army bureaus no long er doubt that flying machines will add to the complications of the next Ijlg war. An alienist proposes that persons who feel that they are growing men tally weak -should go to the coun try to live; but those who already live in the country may make some ob jection. When the Three-Eye league again rises above the Kinsella disaffection about the first thing that ought to be done is to oust one Al Tearney from the .presidency and elect in his place a man whom the Springfield disturber cannot control. It is announced that Governor De ncen's railroad b'l!. placing common carriers in Illinois under the control of the state, is soon to the ready for the general assembly. With Orville F. Berry as chairman of the Illinois railroad and warehouse commission, I what a terrific blow that would mean to the common carriers. VMking As An Art. Can she cook to suit you, Mr. Mar ried Man? Of course you will not admit it if she can't, but the thing for you to do is to say that she cooks very fine, but that even an Illinois wife is not a perfect master of cul inary 8rts, that she might take a post graduate course just for her amuse ment. By such diplomacy you should be able to induce her to become a member of The Argus cooking school, which starts next Monday under the direction of Mrs. Helen Armstrong. The younger girls with matrimonial aspirations and they are legion are j not supposed to be skilled in the art of putlng on the oven and banging the lid, but they -are ambitious to qualify as accomplished wives. In no other way can they become epicures so nuickly and so cheaply as by listen ing to the entertaining lectures of Mrs. Armstrong and witnessing her in teresting demonstrations. It. will not cost you a cent to become a member of this cooking school and the know ledge gained will be of incalculable worth in keeping a husband's heart in the right place, and In extending the number of years he Fha'.l spend with you on this earth. .To know how to cook well is one secret of longevity. Urging K.vtra Session. The demand for a special session of coneress to adjust the tariff as told i ever-v"ua waiKS OI 1,ie aenoeraTe,J ae" .h.h Th- a,.. ,-o. --.K.-.!clTe tne representatives of the press Ic.tter on another page reaches from ocean to ocean. . "The public opinion which at re peated elections has demanded the un taxing of food and clothing is reassert ing itself daily in the columns of The World. This sentiment is not confined to a class or to a section,' says New York World. - "Bishops and college presidents are as energetic in asserting this popular t r;gnt as governors, congressmen and ' mayors. Members of the new con gress who. are republicans are as in-t-iftant upon immediate reform as any democrat. Commercial and financial bodies are in accord with labor unions. The press, to far as beard from, is largely favorable. "Exceedingly significant is the unan imity with which mayors of cities sup port the call for an extra session. These officials are at all times close to the people, ' They know their thoughts and their needs. They are excellent baro meters of the popular will. "Of the comparitively few In all these different walks of life who op pose an extra session, some discredit the democratic party, some fear a bus iness disturbance, some dread A vio lent revision of the whole tariff, some are passively inclined to leave every thing to a commission not yet created, jfcad some despair of reform because the prices of food and clothing are rising everywhere. "Not one of these considerations can stand for an instant against the ex pressed command of the American people. That mandate applies to re- i publicans as well as to democrats. The j abolition of plutocratic taxes upon food I and cJothing will revivify business and j industry, not disturb them. The surest ' way to prevent a violent revision of the whole tariff is to accept promptly a reasonable measure of justice free ing the people's food and clothing from oppressive burdens. If we are to re- iwr uie question to a commission we will deny the petition without reading f I T. 1 t, ... i " uecauoe privilege, jingoism and I monopoly have made prices high else where we are to accept at their hands the same yokes, then we are not a self governing nation. t"The people insist upon the untax ing of food and clothing. This relief has been promised them by enough members of congress of both parties to make, the passage of such a law an easy matter. Is their voice to be heed ed or unheeded?" Colorado View of Wilson. This compliment to Governor Wilson and his Idea that the Deotole rule -is from the Rocky Mountain News. "Woodrow Wilson, the college presi dent, governor of New Jersey, appears to have political courage commensur ate with his intellectual honesty. In his uncompromising demand for the! legislature to fulfill the expressed will of the people, instead of the request i or tne machines, lie Jays down his propositions as accurately and fearless ly as if he were talking abstract civics to the student body of .-?rir. ?eton. James Martine, a progressive demo crat, was indorsed for United States senator by an advisory vote of the electorate of New Jersey last Novem ber. Martine is not satisfactory to the old political machine, because in 1S96, and 1900, and 11908. he was a staunch defender of Bryan's platform and can didacy. But the politicians are not as bitter towaCrd him as Is big business. The Interests have ordered his d?feat at any cost He ;s a nightmare to them. He is so genuine in his de mocracy that he has no moM regard for a robber baron than for any vag rant thief. "The .Martine candidacy has put Woodrow Wilson to a tremendous test. He is obliged to antagonize jnost of the rich and influential Individuals ot his state persons who usually make a strong appeal to the college presi dent, and persons who, in this case, had been supporters of Wilson for the governorship. He calls upon Martine to Btand by tne candidacy which the neonle indorsed. He calls nuon the legislature .to fulfill the command or J the electorate. Ai-d. for himself, he says that he will fight in the oprn ard to a finish, in. an effort to prevent the. machines and the interess irum sub verting the legislature. v "This is his warning to his fellow cltlzens. which he volunteered at a great mass "meeting Thursday night 'Business interests intend, if they can, to own any organization that is the governing organization in America.' "Governor Woodrow Wilson Is treat ing his fellow-countrymen to an ex hibit of heroic statesmanship. If he can achieve the 'uplift' for New Jersey foster mother of trusts and combines there is hope for every Etate in the union, and for the whole nation.' Punishing False News Venders. The campaign against the dissemin- j ation of false news reports, recently begun by the Illinois Press associa tion, which woild pass a law making such offenses punishable by a prison sentence, has been taken up by the Glovers' Review, a monthly periodical devoted to the handware trade. The Review publishes in its January num- ber the following editorial: "Every business man who does busi- ness on principle will welcome the ! news that the Illinois Press associa tion, an organization composed of the daily newspapers of that state, has adopted resolutions instructing a com mittee to draw up a law penalizing j severely the malicious giving of false news reports for publication. Un doubtedly one of the greatest evils of the age is the dissemination of false- j hoods concerning business, politics and people. "Not only do professional publicity spreaders, paid by selfish commercial interests, smuggle into the columns of the public print matter that disguises 6ome ulterior purpose, but men in who come to them in good faith for In formation to which they are right fully entitled. The newspaper is often blamed for statements that sway public sentiment in the wrong direction, when the paper itself is not to blame. "The daily press cannot be infalli ble. It gathers each 24 hours the the j news of the world in the most accur ate way possible with so limited a jtime for verification. If a battle waa fought and the newspapers, say that a thousand men have fallen, when onlv five hundred have been killed, it has not exaggerated wilfully. It has given the public the most accurate news ob tainable a thousand dead were the figures that came over the wires from some correspondent in a far-off land. "In every field of trade in every phase of things political in every pro fession there are men who possess dwarfed soujs whose first thought is ever a selfish one who have an inborn love for perjury. They take a keen pleasure, it seems, in "putting things over" on the press. The lie about crops about the market outlook about condition in a giren industry about the possibilities of war. They lie because they think it helps their own interests. "We sincerely hope that the Illinois Pre?s association will succeed in hav ing such a law passed and that it will become t national law." Suffragettes Threaten to Spoil the Of King George if Women Are tOCv i - rTf $3T?" 7-- j . -4-4 ' . J h V triv. is t I 1 MrsEHMLUNE pankhurst- : England's militant suffragettes have taken a more advanced stand than ever before by announcing through their leader, Mrs. Emmellne Pankbnrst, that the coronation of King George may be spoiled by a demonstration if women are not given the ballot before that time. The storming of the houses of parliament, huge demonstration though it was, will hardly be comparable -with an attempt at Interrupting the coronation festivities in June, when, as Mrs. Pankhurst is quoted as saying, "the suffragettes, though loving peace, would be reluctantly compelled to make themselves particularly disagreeable at the moment when the whole British nation ought normally to teilevoting it self to patriotic rejoicings." Such a demonstration would prQbably begin at the gates of Buckingham palace and con tinue along the route to Westminster, including Trafalgar square. The Argus Daily Short Story The Crimson Domino Copyrighted. 1910, ty Pennington is one of those places where wealthy people from the city live all the year round, though some have residences in town i:i which they siend a few mouths in midwinter. But as for S0cial pleasures, Pcnning- ton residents Lave most of the enjoy- j ments of city life with those .of Jhe j BE XXrOSKD THE FaCB OF UBS. KD WARDS country added. Their summer outdoor sports are prolonged till late in the autumn, and 'they play golf any time when the ground is free from snow. Young Mr. and Mrs. Archie Worth came to live at Pennington at the in stigation of Charlie Erwin, . Archie's intimate friend. Had Erwin foreseen what this change of residence would bring about be would certainly not have proposed it. There resulted one of the most unpleasant situations that can happen to a man. Worth bad no sooner settled at Pennington than he was obliged to go abroad on business. Before his departure he said to his friend: "Cbsrlie, I'm going to leave Winifred in your charge. Being a newcomer be re. It U liable to be pretty dull for ber at first, and I shall expect you to see that she gets invitations to what's going on both out of doors and inside, and when she needs an escort take ber about yourself. You're one of the few men I know with whom I would trust my wife witbont the slightest compunction. I hope to get back here In time for the holidays, but I may be detained longer." Erwin accepted the charge. Indeed, Ince the Worths had come to Pen nington at his Instance be could not do less, and, having accepted it. he devoted ' himself during that autumn to giving Winifred Worth a pleasant season. He drove ber out. made up automobile parties for ber, escorted her to field sport matches and rode1 W. :WM X . T. V7:v.v.W. rr VTW,ua e. v A '.O.-. - " By Mary L. Harkness. Associated Utwmry Pras. witn ner across country. Now, in the communities of smart sets the love affairs that go on among tne unmarried ana tne married as well are not as with people less preten tious. Either the courtships of the boys and girls attract little attention or they precede marriages of conven- ! jence. now ana again eom uurnm ! -woman will make an incursion upon I the domain of the girls and carry off ! an eligible young man. gatnlng noth i iug for herself and robbing the girls, j There was a married woman of mid I die age living at Pennington, a Mrs. i Edwards, nearly forty and much given to the society of men younger than herself. She was not popular with the women, but so long as she could mo nopolize their husbands, brothers and ' lovers she was indifferent to their ! opinion of her. This woman had re i solved to make Charlie Erwin her cav ! alier when Archie Worth went abroad f and left bis wife in Charlie's care. One night or, rather, morning. Char lie Erwin went to bed conscious of be ing the central figure of a peculiar situation. During the evening Mrs. Ed wards had shown plainly that she proposed to monopolize him, and Mrs. Worth, the wife of bis Xriend. who bad left her in his charge, had indi cated that she bad been overwhelmed by one of those mad passions for him which will lead a woman to wrecfe herself for the man she loves. Had Erwin been a lightweight man either intellectually or morally per haps he might have been-flattered that two women should have singled bim out for the bestowal of their favors. But be was a man of character and with a high, sense of honor. He knew women well and felt assured .that, while Mrs. Edwards interest in him was the- satisfaction-of appropriating him to herself, Winifred Worth had really become infatuated with him. Tb situation was most dangerous for nlm and Winifred, for not only had Winifred's infatuation made her reck less, but Mrs. Edwards would doubt less' be on the watch for some slip which sha might turn to account gainst ber rival. After thinking tb matter over Er win decided that there was no safety for him except in flight True, the leaving behind of two women who were at swords' points about bim he not being on hand to repress either was fraught with danger, but less dan gerous than to remain. Besides, flight would put htm personally in a better position in case the affair came out nut In order to leavt matters la as good shape as possible be went to the vicious on of the two and. assuring her of bis devotion to her. told ber that It was necessary for him to go away for a time oo business. J nave said that Charlie Erwin knew women. He certsjoly didn't know Coronation Not Given Ballot. SUtFRAGLTTE Mrs. Edwards or he would not have counted upon ber. even in this Eligbt respect. She conveyed the news of Erwln's proposed flight to her rival and, knowing that Winifred would see Erwin and endeavor to keep bim, lay in wait for the couple with a view to surprising them and thus getting Winifred in her power. Having a maid who was quite bright in observing people's motions. Mrs. Edwards Instructed ber to shadow Er win and report if he visited her rival. At 5 o'clock on the afternoon Erwin was to depart the maid telephoned her mistress that be bad gone to Mrs. Worth's home. Mrs. Edwards went there Immediately, entered without ringing and found Charlie and Wini fred In the library, Winifred in tears. Mrs. Edwards, having made the two awBre of her presence, said that she had called and. not getting asreply to her ring, bad ventured In. Then she withdrew. Erwin saw at once that he bad made a mistake In Informing Mrs. Edwards of his proposed departure. He felt that he and Winifred Worth were as much In her power as if the bad had a dozen witnesses to the scene she had come upon, for a nir.rried woman must be above suspicion. He abandoned his plan of going away, feeling it neces sary for bim to remain and. If possi ble, scotch the viper who he was con vinced bad determined to put ber poi sonous fangs into her rival. That year the smart set of Penning ton concluded to give a masquerade ball at the close of the season and be fore the opening of Lent. The cos tumes worn on the occasion daring the first part of the evening were to be covered with domino until the un masking, when the dominos, with the masks, were to be thrown off. Charlie Erwin resolved to take ad vantage of this ball to spring a trap on Mrs. Edwards that he hoped won id put her out of business as to do ing Winifred Worth or himself any harm. Worth returned a few days be fore Ash Wednesday. He thanked Charlie for his attentions to bis wife, but Charlie could see that be bad beard more of those attentions than he cared to hear. Neverthr-less he was cordial and invited Charlie to dinner on the evening of the ball. After din ner be went out, ler.ving bis friend alone with his wife, thus indicating Lis confidence. This gave Charlie an opportunity to give Winifred so much of his plan as was essential. He told her to tell her husband that she would wear a crimson domino, but to use one'tof anothe color. This she prom ised to do. TLere was no ha!l In Pennington suitable for a ball, so one of the lar gest dwelling houses was offered by its owner for the purpose. A crimson domino was seen moving about, always attended by a purpte one, the two dancing together nearly every set. PresentJy some one stand ing behind Worth said. "Look out for the crimBonr Worth saw the crimson and the purple dominos going out of a door together. Worth was an honorable man and above earing: especially on bis own wife." But Mrs. Edwards had con trived to let out enough of his friend's attention o his wife during his ab sence, colored to suit her purpose, to make bim apxlous. He turned to look behind him and saw a pale blue domino Just passing away. The figure turned and pointed to the crim son. There was something about this person which the domino did not con ceal that was familiar to him. Wheth er it was the walk or the gesture, or what it was. he could not tell. But this did not concern him as much as the crimson, ne remembered that his wife had told him she wonld wear a crimson domino, and be had seen the domin constantly attended by the purple one. Indeed, the green monster had begun to take root in his breast before the warning came. Fol lowing the two retreating figures, he was led through several rooms on the ground floor. The figure in purple, evidently a man. occasionally turned his head and looked back. Worth believed the man fancied him self followed and was making an ef fort to shake his sbadower. This only added to the former's determination to remain on the scent. Nevertheless he lost sight several times of the rair. who mounted from one story to an other till they entered an apartment built on the roof and used for plants. Before going in the purple domino turned evidently to see if others were about, but by this time Worth had learned that if he were to discover what he dreaded he had better keep out of sight. He waited impatiently for awhile, then stole to where the two baiV entered. The crimson domino was encircled in the purple domino's arms. Rushing forward, there was a muffled shriek. He tore off the mask of the woman he thought to be his wife. ' He exposed the face of Mrs. Ed wards. The man uncovered, and Worth saw his friend Charlie Erwin. With an humble apology. Worth re treated, and Erwin felt sure that any expectation of trouble with Lis friend had been eliminated. The next morning both Erwin and Mrs. Edwards left Pennington, but not together. Mrs. Edwards did not re turn, and Erwin remained away un til the next spring, when the Worths removed to the city. Then he re turned. Thus by Judicious management a woman who yielded to a passing fancy was saved from the world's cold criti cism. Life Lines BT BASII.KUS. PITY AND PEACE. Copyright. 1911. Never pity without pulling out the man who goes wrong; pity that will not pay the price is worse than envy that wants everything. The needy never need your pity un less you can give with it your "mite"; pity without extending some help, Is but a palsied hand in proffered relief. It Is a fine pity indeed that will not untie the pitr.se strings: man can only plav the Good Samaritan when Lf stands ready to pay the hill. The nauper with his pride and the miser with his money claim much hut make little show with what they claim. You thould watch the'wayward ways of others and save yourself from the perils of their penury; you pity and your posterity will praise. Peace protects man when he believes that nothing can harm him but his own thinking self; no storm can dis turb the tranquil mind whose heart is fixed on being kind. Bury the hatchet an. I "mtioKc the pipe of peace" while watching the other fellow d'Rging up the ax. Most of life's battles are foiiEht against the petty perplexities found in our pathways railier than In be half of the peace of the soul. The man who can forget the paM and look kindly at the present Is al ways able to throw away hateful r venge an'l array with peace, hi soul. When the tstorm hanps heavy and you grow fearful of the itnpc iniin? blasts, look not outward but within for the peace which dispels all clouds and lets the sunlight In. Jan. 28 in American History 177U Beginning of the administration of Lord North, during whl li the American colonies were lot to f;reat Britain. IS5f-WIIMarn IlJekling Prescott. dis tinguished historian, died; born 17IM1. 109 The government of Cuba formal ly turned over to President (ioniii Ly United Stales (Jovernor Geuer al Ma soon. n flow eay it la fur one to suggest n sure way for ome one else to manage a trouLIeftome r.T. :ur ""OUS-WHOW-' Win make a dessert delicate, fiatnty, and tasteful enough to please an epicure X0 Cents a Psxkage AU Grocers. MM fS-.. m p5 r Humor and r., . . Philosophy PERT PARAGRAPHS. rpiIE difference between reform and charity Is that charity Is said to begin at home while reform seldom gets there. The mnn who can't see the point of his own joke Is Indeed stupid. Putting off nntll tomorrow what oulit to be done today is what makes sums men rich. Poverty Is accountable for many coses of poor digestion. An artistic liar Is so proud of bis ability that sometimes be gives the snap away. Never tell a man anything to ruffle Ms Fcrenity if you wish to avoid start ing something. Money makes thing go round but even money can't always make them come back. The man who builds castles in the air isn't hampered In his activities by labor strikes. For Interior furnishings ham rggs suit the vast majority. and The race Is as apt to be to tbe suave as to the swift. Contantmsnt. Tar wealth I do not cars a cent In theory anyway. Enough tor frrub and dothaa and rant Will be sufllctant pay. I pity thona who grab for sold. Who worry, stew and fret Till thiy ara prematuraly old And deep tn nature's debt. Give ran enough to ret along And aoma to put away When I am young and wall end strong Airatnat a ratnr Any And let tha other fellow hold Ills million, and a half. I'll bet when all tha tale ta told I'll bava more time to laugh, 5 I'd hate to be tha abjeot slave To dollar and to dimes. And sweat and fret and toll and save. And atop junt short of crimes. And never have tha time to stay A moment with my wife. For, say, what la there anyway For such a one In lifer No; let me have a pleasant Job At something to my taste That will not all my labor roe ' Or all my Ufa force waste. Enough to keep myself In shoes And buy my wlfn a hat. To set tha thlnsa that wa can use, And I'm content with that. Difference In Time. "You look disgusted." "I wasted half an hour talking to that man over there." "Well?" tv You told me he was wealthy." 1 "lie was." "Brown tells me he is poor as pov erty." "He is." Why It Made Her Mad. "lie li so conceited." "Is heT' "Yes; he thinks I am in love with bim." "Aren't you?" "Yes. but what has that got to do with it?" Interesting Start. "Tbey ought to try to make high er education more attractive." "What more could they do?" "But what do they do now?" "Kiart Latin students to con jugating tbe verb to love." He Had Heard It. "Mr. Soaker, can't you go along with us? The ulglit is so dark." '.re yiu afraid?" "Not exactly. But ma says yoor nose would muke such a Ouo head JIi(ht, and we want to see If It will work." His Cue. "Marriages were made in heaven." "Is thut HO?'' "It Is nid to be so." "Where loea Satan come In?" "Just before they go o the Clveef court" Kind to Hjve. "Has he a gl memory?" "I should Kay he lm." "Well trained?" "Yes; it win forset on the Instant be gives U the tip and never turn a bsl." Didn't Connect. . "How Is the b-intingr "Fine." "Where Is your game then? "I said the hunting was good. The finding Isn't anything to speak of. Terrific. "A little kcowletle Is a dangerous thing." , "Ye, and when tbe son or daughter gets a college education 1 bare known It to amount to tragedy." " Quick Rccavsry. T?-!s Is s world it ups and downs. But st'll. though Mrter Is tha cup Thut briiK" rev-r! t miM be worse, " For whi'i rliin you don tie up. Have you a weak throat? If so. you cannot be f" careful. Yu can not begin treatment too early. Each eold makes you mare liable to anoth er and the latt is always tbe harder to cure. If you will take PhamUr. j Iain's Cough Remedy at the outset 7ou will b'j saved much trouble. Sold by all dVuzgists.