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THE ROCK ISLAND ARGUS. FRIDAY, JTJtZ 15, 1913. a THE ARGUS. Published daily et ltU 3econd ave tiu. Ruck Island. 111. (Entered at the rostofflce as second-class matter.) t k IaUa H(akf ( the Aaanclat Pr-rsa. BY THE J. W. POTTER CO. TERMS Ten cents per -week by car- j. . f.er, la ftock Island. ' 'Complaint! of delivery service should, j be reads to the circulation department. II- which should alf o be notified la every instance whtre- Jt i desired to hare taper discontinued, aa ctrrlara bare no authority In the premise. AH comm'tinicationa cf argumentative character, political or religious, mutt have real name attached for publica tion. No aueh articles will be printed over fictitious signatures. Telephones ri all departments: Cen tral Union. Treat 145. 1HS and J14S. fire or other disaster and not covered by insurance. Persons who are likely to be sub-j ject to payment of the new tax were proceeding wisely In keeping books showing income and outgo from March 1 last, in anticipation of the passage of the new law, because the penalties fixed for erroneous and false statements are so severe as to suggest need of utmost precaution in avoiding hem.' if: i r. !i II; i: !' i" i.. ):. i": l ii! !:! I- s Friday, July 18, 1913. The secretary of war is on a tour of lnsppction of army posu. It's Gar rison after garrison. A Pennsylvania man committed sui cide while bis wife was shopping. This .ahould Le a warning to all wives. 1 1 ivnother slight addition to the long f iisi oi tningB tnat shouldn't worry us ' Ml 4 Ti.ut. - r.r.r. . i r io rtum jii-iu b $o,uuu Biocsungs. .? It is about time the Ananias club was preparing special doings for the initiation of Messrs. Lamar and Mul- halL THE SAFEST WAY. "Burn this letter," wrote James G. Blaine maay years' ago to a corre spondent to whom he had confided certain Information which he did not wish to have made public upon mat ters of legislation at Washington. The correspondent did not burn the letter, and it turned up some years later as a contributing cause in Mr. Blaine's defeat as a candidate for the presidency. This interesting - historical episode is recalled because of its present perti nence to a certain distinguished poli tician and tro irtTer-writing officials cf the National Association of Manufac turers. Blaine's advice was good, but that of Quay to General Beaver when a candidate for governor "Dear Bea ver. Don't write" was better. Don't talk, either, if you wish absolute-secrecy. The , dictagraph may catch your words. Apparently the only really safe p7an Is not to havfe any secrets which you would not care to have laid bare before the world. Capital Comment BY CLYDE H. TAVENNEE Congressman from the Fourteenth District. Illinois now has one of th'e youngest governors who has ever administered the affairs of the state in Barrett O'liara. King Ferdinand of Bulgaria now knows how it feels to have been so Intoxicated with success as to play the hog. A hydraulic method of storing gaso line has been invented. But that doesn't account for the water in the carburetor. The truly wise man doesn't neces sarily refrain from eprlnklmg hU lawn Just because the weather fore cast eays "fair." The Toledo m?.n who shot a woman three times In the head and himself once in the hat must believe in a dou ble standard of mortality. "Give me freedom or kill me," cries Mrs. Pankhurst. Vet many of ub have never thought for a minute that Patrick Henry was crazy. .! If congress doesn't adjourn pretty Foon, Senator IKoHitte may be ex pected to come to the front again with that threat of a week-long speech. The various gentlemen who have "white hope" aspirations can now calm themselves and go to work. Jack Johnson sends word from Europe that he won't come back. ft"- .fruit CLYDE Hu TAVENNER . The fool Chicago dope writers are jjl going to kill off the ball player, Chap r'l j'elle, Jutst as they did K.lng and Jont-s 't' and Chance, if tlicv don't look out. Too much attention is not good for ill ..I it any ball "player. A Chicago woman who has always i supported "Hinky-Dink" Kenna now j'.j proposes to oppose Mm for alderman, on the groumi that he has had the Job lij long oncugh and it is her turn. Is !! that going to Improve the situation? (; A West Yirglniau unjble to write has been convicted of forgery. lie !i! persuaded hid sweetheart to do the j. ren and ink work on a fraudulent or ' der and the Jury refused to consider the woinun in the case. THE HIGH SCHOOL, AND CITI ZKN8H1P. "High school teachers of social science and history have the best op portunity ever offered to improve the citizenship cf the land." says Dr. Thomas Jesse Jones, of the United States bureau of education. Dr. Jones believes that the 1,300,000 boys and girls now in American high schools form the largest group of persons any where in the world who can be guided into acquiring the "social point of view" ty means of the subjects ot tocial science and history taught in the modern way. "Good citizenshiD should be the di rect aim of the lflgh school courses in social science and history," he de clares. "Good citizenship is the test that must be applied to every topic in these courses. Facts, conditions, theories, activities which do. not con tribute directly to the appreciation of methods of human betterment have no claim on the time of the high school pupil." ' Dr. Jones points out that under this test civics must not be merely a study of government machinery, but a study cf ali manner of social efforts to im prove mankind. "Every pupil sho'ili know, of course, how the president cf the United States is elected; but he should also understand the duties of the health officer in his community, it is the things near at hand and socially fundamental . that should be taught first of all. Comparatively few persons have any need of knowledge of congressional procedure, but every citizen should know what are the chances cf employment for the aver age man." Proposed topics in this newer high schoof civics are: Community health, housing and homes, pure food, public recreation, good roads, parcel post and rcetal savings, community education, poverty and the care of the poor, crime and reform, family income, savings backs and life insurance, hu man and material resources of the community, human rights versus prop erty rights, impulsive action of mobs and the selfish conservatism of tra dition, public utilities, like street car lines, telephones, and light and water plants. "The purpose is not to give the pupil en exhaustive knowledge of any cf these subeVts, but to give him a clue to the significance of these thin-Ts to himself and to the community, and to make him wait to know more about the conditions under which he lives. It is to help him to think clvically, and, it pcssible. to live civically." (Special Correspondence of The Argus.) Washington, July IS "Ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free." This motto is the guide and purpose "fiFyT of a new move" mem inaugurated by a new organ isation, the Na tional Voters' league, which has Just set up its headquarters i n Washington. To know the truth about men and measures, truth told with dispassionate im partiality, unsway ed by any ulterior consideration ex cept the ultimate good of the whole people this is the purpose of the Na tional Voters' league. But truth concerning federal legis lation is a rare and precious com modity. There are many considera tions why the people do not learn the truth. Newspapers and magazines are controlled or swayed by interests of one sort or another, political or commercial. Some of the) really vital facts are not regarded as news and are never printed. Or the truth is colored by the teller of it. The National Voters' league aims to put before its members all of the vital facts concerning congress, without coloring or interpreting them, but cull ing them naked from the records. It is not a lobby; it is forwarding no propaganda. Its firm faith is that the destiny of the republic can be safely trusted to the people when they know the facts. The names of some of the great leaders of progressive thought are found on the league's executive com mittee. Among them are Herbert S. Bigelow, the follower of Tom L. John son and a crusader for direct govern ment in Ohio; Prof John R. Com mons, the great economist ot the University of Wisconsin; Ida M. Tax bell of the American Magasine, who exposed the Standard Oil company, and who is one of the nation's most enlightened women; Mrs. Borden Harriman, who has Just been named by President Wilson to the Industrial commis&ion; Charles E. Merriam, the progressive of the University of Chi cago; Frederick M. Howe, the author ity on advanced municipal govern ment; Herbert Quick of Sioux City, a well known progressive Journalist; and a number of others whose names inspire confidence .in the success of the league. The league will distribute vital in formation to its members through monthly bulletins and through an an nual book bound for preservation. This book will be the analysis of each session of congress and will contain the records cf members. The purpose of this publicity is (1) to improve the personnel of congress by defeating unfaithful stewards of the public's trust; (2) to reform the proceedure of congress, directing effort against the secret caucus, the secret commit tee meeting and organization domina tion of the members; and (3) to make the environment of congress more favorable to good legislation. To Lynn Haines a young man who did powerful work in purifying the legislature of Minnesota, has been in trusted the important task of conduct ing the information bureau in Wash ington. Mr. Haines moved on to Washington about two years ago for a broader field of activity, and was the first to point out the dangers in the secret caucus by which the Dem ocratic party in congress is now ruled, . The National Voters' league de serves to grow until it becomes powerful factor in national life. I wish every voter in the United States might join it. Those who ara interested can secure full information by ad dressing a postal card to the league, 829 Woodward building, Washington, D". C. rilfor HOWIAND P-July : .. 1 The Daily Stdry THE AMERICAN CODE BY THOMAS eL DEAN. Copyrighted. 1913, by Assoclatel Literary Burcku. Id Europe, whllo the spirit of dueling; ! "At 4 "o'clock in lie morning I will has died out. the form remains, except ! start from this bout, walk down the In England, where the people have al- ! Via Cavour to the.taain thoroughfare ways been one or two centuries ahead ; leading to the PIncian gardens and. of those.on the continent. Every now ; turning into it. walk toward them. and again some Englishman or Ameri- i xhe prince is to leave the gardens at toe same time ana wait in iuis ui- CHANGING THEIR TUNE (New York World.) Wholesale denunciation of the ad ministration's currency bill has ceased. The assumption that demo crats are inherently incapable of ra tional dealing with such a problem is failing. General approval of the plan, with helpful suggestion for improve ment in details, s becoming common where it had been more fiercely at tacked. No one is now insisting that the federal reserve board to supervise the twelve federal reserve banks shall be dominated by the banking interests. On the contrary, v.e have the presi dent cf the largest bank in Chicago accepting government control at that point, while urging an advisory coun cil to the government board chosen by the reserve banks. We have the banking committee of the United States Chamber cf Commerce approv ing the plan as "constructive legisla tion" and a "practical instrument ef government regulation atid control," while wisely recommending that more banking experiences be provided for the federal reserve board. We may even expect more unqualified ap proval from banker James G. Cannon of New York, who last April Urged a plan which gave to presidential (po litical) appointees exclusively such a I used to welcome warm July With all its gladness and Its Elory: t used to hoist my banner high And read a sain the thrilling story; I used to think the world was ne'er . J ! So fair or free from dismal daya v As In July and. often era This I haVe yielded it my praise. 'Twas In a glad July that we First waded In the sea together. Forgetting In our youthful slee How much depended on the weather. The clouds were high, the scene was bright We piled up castles on the sands - And sat in peaceful nooks at night. Ignoring care and holdins bands. , 'Twas In July that she and I Found fair wild roses In the hedges. And from a bountiful supply Exchanged a lot of sacred pledges; Enriched with undiluted Jay, we did not fear and never guessed That hsrd conditions might destroy The gladness which we then possessed. Oh. dear July, I see no trace At present of Its former splendor; Within my breast there Is no place 1 Left for emotions that are tender; Around us gleeful children play. Our pretty cottage brightening. But In July we have to pay The interest upon the thing. ctin in 1- ranee or Germany or Italy finds himself up against a system with which be has no sympathy and for which in America no preparation is re quired. The American has an advantage In getting out of such affairs without dis credit luhis inexhaustible assurance and resource. Some years ago a party of Americans got together at the prin cipal hotel in Home on the Esquiline bill, making each other's acquaintance easily, as Americans abroad do, visit ing the sights together or at least meet ing togeth-r at dinner after having done so during the day. There were both men and women among them, mostly young and full of life and spir its. One of the men. Ernest Denbigh, who owned a ranch in New Mexico, had brought letters to the American minister, and that functionary, having taken a fancy to him, presented him at court and procured invitations for him in society. Since there was nothing- mean about a man who had spent sev eral years of his life in the wild and woolly west of America, he helped snch members of the party he had fallen in with as desired to see Roman society. At a ball at the Qulrinal palace Den bigh was introduced to the Princess Asconti. a. beautiful girl, who fell des perately iu love with him. Moreover, the young lady, being one of the poorer members of the Italian nobility, was not averse to wedding an American in 'hiladelphia left $317,5'o to churches -and charitable institutions, and to a friend fl'",i00, an automobile and . $l,5oi) a year for Its upkeep. The last item is thoughtful and also suggests the experienced motorist. i ra 1NCOMK TAX. The income tax section of the tariff bill as pusseJ by the house made the tax retroactive to January 1, 1913, but as the bill has come from the senate flnnm-e committee the date is March 1, 1S13. quettlon of congress's right to make the proposed law date back cf its passage was settled affirmative ly by Uie supreme court in the corpor ation tax case. It now seems probable that the bill will not be fiuaily passed until the last of Aucuft or the firu of September. This will admit only six mouths in which to ee. Up and In motion the ma- chlnery for the collection of the tax a Job that would seem to require a much longer time. However, the ex perience gained in the co'.lection of Uie corporations tax will suggest best methods of administration of the per scnal Income tax. If the bill as amended by the senate shall be accepted, it will be obligatory upon all unmarried persons having net Incomes exceeding 3,000 a year, married persons having no children and net incomes exceeding $4,000 a year, married persons having one de pendent child and a net income of 11,500, and those having twoMepcndent children and a net income of $5,000, to pay a tax on the excess Income. The term "net Income" docs not mean that living expenses may be deducted. Practically the ony offsets recognized la the bill are city, state and county taxes, payments cn interest obliga dons, credits actually charged off as uncoliectable, and losses suffered la , THK WOMAN IN TIIH PCLP1T. The papers are printing the pic ture of Kev. Dr. llowena Morse Mann, Chicago's only woman minister, pastor of the Third Unitarian ehurch. LJefore she became Mrs. Mann she was pastor of the "Unitarian church at Keokuk. Mrs. Mann, I). D,, has attracted at tention to herself by declaring that the epic minister is a man of the past, superseded by the social minister. She describes the epic minister aa one of the type that has forsaken the world and, isolated from the huTTy burly of the dally strife, attempts to do the thinking for men. The epic minister, she says, is a belated product. The social minister, on the other hand. Is merely the leader of a group bound by common desires and purposes. By no means is the focial minister the only minister in the congregation. Any one who has something to say has the chance to give utterance to his thought. At Dr. Mann's church there is much discussion of common conditions, al ways entered into by members of the congregation. Lectures on the single tax, on socialism, on the essentials of democracy are typical of the questions with which this congregation bu&les itself. Dr. Mann declares that no institu tion has such a chance for community service as the organized church. True to His Promise. "Dearest, will you let me chars your every sorrow after we are mar ried?" she whispered as she cuddled power to name regional discount or her cheek against his. rediscount as is so violently attacked "Yes, darling." he replied, again in, the pending bill. plucking a delicious kiss from her But the main thing is the changing attitude of the banks in general. They are no longer threatening or merely obstructive. Critical still, as they have a right to be, theirs is becoming a criticism which would help and not hinder congress and the president is pulling the country out of a ditch which they have been loudest to com plain of and for which they are most responsible. v two WIEE SPARKS. Palermo, Sicily A sulphur mine near' Castel Termiai caught, fire while many miners were at work. It Is es timated that 40 of the men were killed.' Albany, X. Y. The senate and as sembly Judiciary committee, which have been investigating the charges against Supreme Court Justice Daniel F. Cohalan cf New York, formally re ported to the legislature that none of the causes alleged for his removal had been proved and that a case for leg islative action against the Justice has not been established. Brockville, Ont. John Quong, a Chi nese sailor on the British ' steamer Thyra Menier, in port at Ogdensburg, N. Y., reported to the police of that city that cn June 15, while the vessel was running between Montreal and Quebec, Ah Kiow, a fellow sailor, was thrown Into the river by officers of the vessel and drowned. "The Young Lady Across the Wey" Toklo Charges that Koreans, ac cused of having conspired to kill the Japanese governor general of Korea, had been tortured by burning, beaV lng and kicking were made by two American missionaries, W. A. Wilson of the Methodist Episcopal church and J. G. Dun!ap of the American Presby terlaa M;s;ion. The examination of the Koreans was made In cdmpaay with a physician. The court of ap peals in Seoul recently- acquitted the Koreans of whom the missionaries reak. -5 ; UL sweet lips. It was the same lady who years later wearily crted out: "Oh, Tom, why can't you ever come Into the house without bringing a tale of trouble with you? I'm so sick of hearing about how hard ycu have to work to keep the bills paid." Taking No Chance. , "Darling," he said. "I wish to be perfectly frank and honest with you. We are to be married a week from .next Thursday. Don't you think I ought before it is forever too late to tell you' the story of my past life?" The girl recoiled In horror from Elm, crying: , "No no! Please ' don't. The ar rangements for the wedding have all been completed, and I should never be able to face my friends again if it were to be nullified now!" Judicial Advice. "I hope you won't be hard on me, Judge," he said. "You see, I was un der the influence of liquor w hen I done It." "You seem to have been under the influence of something equally bad when you studied grammar. During the spare moments that you are going to have, permit yourself to Indulge In Judicious study of the cons'.ruction of simple defences. Here is one to be gin with sixty days." Her Belief. "Mrs. Miggsley says she is a thot ough believer in caste." "That's natural. Her husband go, rich in the cast-iron b 1 1 . Baby Talk. Was there ever a baby that said "choo-choo cars" without being taught to- say it? One would be credulous in deed to believe It Baby talk Is ordi narily the mature product of person at school and she said she really hadn't got far enough into the subject enVr Tbev onT, rmt Ir Z tn know hut eh li 'i mh.r eHio. .-fti. f?ty They only put it oft en the ba- 1 bUM Janaaa Cits Star. Poor Man. His wife cleaned house and made him sad. He slept upon the stairs. And lost the deorest hopes he had, Uut clung to all his cares. At test the Job was done, each bed. Was in Its proper place; Again he lifted up his head And had a smiling face. But Hoes of care once more begin ' To mar his ample brow: His wife has grimly started in To clean his office now. riSCIA.NO THREW DOWN HIS CARDS. who. though he was without a title. whs, ns all Americans abroad are sup posed to be,, very rich. Denbigh was as much smitten with the princess as she was with him, and the course of true love might have run smooth enough had it not been that Trince Piuciuno, an equerry to the king, was himself in love with the princess and did not propose to give her up without a struggle. v One evening Denbigh and one of his American friends, Clarkson, were at one of the fashionable clubs in Home playing baccarat, rinclano came In and Joined in the grime. Denbigh bad no knowledge of the prince or of his pretensions to the baud of the Prin cess Asconti. He was therefore great ly surprised when Pincinno threw down his cards and. nint!ng to Den bigh, declared that he would play no more with that lowborn Auierlcnn, who mode money by cheating, and, ris ing, left the room. Denbigh at once cnlled for an in vestigation, but a member of the club rection. When we meet either may open fire at will with revolvers.- Either tony take to a side street or any arti cle of defense be may find handy." It was generally agreed among the consulting party that ir Denbigh really meant to fight this was the best posi tion that could be suggested. Clark son went to the club, where Be found Captain Carluccl ready to receive any communication he might have from Denbigh. When Clarkson delivered his message the captain looked sur prised. "But we do not fight that way here in Italy." he protested, "nor Is It dona anywhere in Europe." "And we do not fight your way in America. It is your principal that de sires to fight mine, not mine yours, and since the prince desires a meeting Ire must couseut to the methods used In the only part of America where quarrels are settled by arms, and every day such cases are becoming more rare as civilization spreads over a country that has been gradually pass ing from savages to white men." The captain said that he would sub mit the proposition to his principal and withdrew for that purpose. Clarkson, lighted a cigarette and looked over periodicals for some time, during which he was thiuking what would be the effect of a proposition 60 entirely at variance with the European code duello. Presently a member of the club came to lilra and said that the prince had referred the messsge to a committee for its decision as to what reply be should send to Denbigh. The committee had sent Clarkson'a tn- "' i formant to him to protest against any such custom being engrafted upon tne Italian code and would be pleased it Slgnor Denbigh would fight according to the code if the prince were consid ered the challengeT, the challenged man choosing the foils or the pistol. ' according to accepted rules. Clarksou took tL responsibility upon himself of replying to this for bis prln clpal in the negative. Denbigh would since there was no Just cause for a" quarrel between him and the prince. But if forced to fight be would only do so in accordance with the custom of his own country. Having delivered himself of this reply, Clarkson lighted another cigarette, took up a newspa per, and the messenger went back to the committee with the message. ' There Is a proper sense of courtesy to visitors In all countries. The com mittee recognized that It occupied a delicate position. An American gentle man had visited Rome, been introduced to society by the representative of his government and had become popular- A Uoman ludy had accepted bis atten tions. A rival, an Italian of high rank, had sought to eliminate him from the lady's circle, first, by an accusation which was untrue aud, second, by .forc ing him to fight under the Italian code, which had no standing in America. While the committee recognized that a pretext was necessary in a case where a lady was involved, the whole matter appeared tvit as an inhospitable- act to a visitor to Italy. Its decision was that If Prince Pin-, cinno insisted on the meeting be must accept Denbigh's terms. But It rec ommended that under the circum stances the Italian make a statement that he bad been mistaken in accusing Denbigh of having cheated at cards and apologize for having made the charge. The first information Clarkson had ot oil this was when a door was opened and the prince's frieud, Captain Cnr- lucfl. entered, bearing a written state- took him aside nnd told him that the charge was well understood to be a I ment nnd apology from bis principal to When Cars la Advisable, "It 'took Branscomb six months to make up his mind concerning the kind of an automobile he would buy." "Yes, and I understand that he had known his wife only two weeks before they were married." "Well, buying an automobile is a se rious thing." Windows. Most women seem to think that win dows are made merely to be fitted with curtains that will keep out the light We asked the young lady across the way how she liked the curriculum to know but the liked &U her other studies awfully welL mere pretest to keep the name of a lady from being connected with a duel which was inevitable between himself and his accuser. On being assured that be would not suffer any stigma, from the charge itself he withdrew bis request. But he was given to un derstand thnt if he did not challenge Pinciuno be would be obliged to give up the social position he occupied and would be cct ty his Iioman acquaint ances. Denbigh and Clarkson Immediately left the club and. going to the hotel, called a conclave of the young men of the party. Two or Ihoni hud not gone to bed. The other, who had done so, wns awakeued by the party entering his room and turning on the lights:' Clarkson before leaving the club bad been told that Plnclano was ex perienced both with the foils and the pistol. Denbigh had no skill with the foils, but had while on his ranch prac tice the quick shooting in vogue in western America. The question was. Should he claim his privilege 83 an American of declining what was virtu ally a challenge, or. if he must fight ho.w do so without being at a disad vantage? After some debate, in which the principal took no part and which resulted in his being adred t stand on bis dignity rather than yield to a custom Landed down from the middle ages, .Denbigh said: "Clarkson. I wish you would go back to the club, find the man with whom I'inciano has left bis case and say to him that if be thinks to force me into a position nil to his advantage he 1 much mlstckea. I am not nn Italian used to Italian methods, but an Amer ican used to American methods. His cburg is generally understood to be I. pretext Technically, If I fight bits C must challenge bim. I will not fight him unless be will consent to consider his action at the club this evening not ao Insult but a challenge. If agrees to this you are authorized to ac cept the challenge, and. since this gives me the choice' of we&iwns, you may ar range tbe.affjii In this wax; Denbigh. Clarksor concenled his de light. He folded the paper, put it la his pocket, bowed formally to the cap tain and leisurely left the club. But as soon as he reached the sidewalk be called a cab and. putting 5 lira In ad vance into the driver's hand, told bim to drive in a hurry to the hotel. Though it was now 2 o'clock in the morning, the port were awaiting him. "An apology!" he explained, throw ing the paper be had brought at Den bigh. "Read it aloud!" cried every mau present. Denbigh rend the epology. and after a celebration in honor of the event the party went to bed. The next day the episode was the talk of Rome, but very few knew that a lady had been the cause. The prin cess soon heard of It and was told that' Plnclano had sought to clear the field of a preferred suitor for her hand. When she met bim at a ball In the evening she Ignored him. However,' there was no match be tween her and Denbigh, for her fam ily objected to her going to America, and Denbigh would not consent to be come an Italian. July 18 in American History. 1702 John Paul Jones, naval hero of , the Revolution, died in Paris; bora 1747. 1863 Desperate Federal assault on Battery Wagner, before Charles ton was repulsed. The assailants lost 1.500 killed and wounded. Colo nel Robert (J. Shaw was killed leading l regiment ef colored treopr 18CT Robert Mercer Taliaferro Hun. . ter. once a leading; southern states man, died: born 1S00. 1809 Horatio G.' Alger, famous as a writer of stories for boys, C'T ' V born IS.? , ' saving. Drive on Tout -I'luurcU- T;a wise 1 own traSt