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THE ROCK ISLAND ARGUS, MOXPAr,. NOVEMBER 3, IQI3. U THE ARGUS. Published dally at 124 Second ave uw Rock Iiland. III. (Entered t tha "'tofflct rcond-claxt matter.) k lalaa Meaaker at tkc Aaaa-rlatrS Preaa. BY THE W. POTTER CO. ii TERMS Ten nnti per week by car eer. In Rock Inland. ComplaJnta of delivery service ahould mad to tha circulation department. I which ahould aluo be notified In every ji-atanr where It la dealrel to have jfaper dlcnntlnuel. an carrier have no 'Authority In Tha premises. I All rfinmimltMAiii if iiranl.liM haracter, political or religion, must av real name attached for publlca- len. o aueh arth will' be crimed ver fletltioua aiffnaturm. . Telephone In all department. Cen- ral Union. Rock Island Hi, UC and 1 4.1. by the United States, Great Britain,1 France, Germany, Russia and Japan, which would be the tipper legislative house of the is'.ands and would select a chief executive. The lower nous would be composed entfrely of natives. Any questions upon which the council could not agree would be submitted to The Hague tribunal. When the Filipinos became able to govern their ! country the council could be abolished. I Mr. Lanier th'nks this would be a ' solution of a problem that is likely to ! embroil the Vnlted Sates with othef Capital Comment BY CLYDE H. TAVENNER Congressman frem tha Fourteenth District (Special Correspondnce of The Argus.) Washington. -Not." 1. Finding the cause of the social unrest in the United States taat is the true pur pose and mission ofthe new comaais I . . . . . V1U taa countries, particularly with Japan, and slon on industrial regions -...- that It would do away with the neces- completed Its organization, opened Its aTRADCS Monday. November 3, 1913. A preslden ffair hesld j jcraps. s!ty of keeping troops In the Philip pines other than the native forces. The Filipinos would not be likely to lock with favor on this plan. They would In all probability prefer to re main tinder American rule w-ith the definite promise of ultimate Indepen dence than to become international wards, a rather humil'ating position. Bu- leaving aside the wishes of th Filipinos, it seems that, there would be a grave danger In a proposition which would give the countries referred to a certain standing in the Phiillplnes. It is easy to say that when the natives have become able to govern them- splves the International council could , be abolished, but when did anyone? ever hear of any of the countries men- a i offices In Washington, employee a. staff of helpers, and is now settling down to work, It is hoped that the latter system will be followed, and there is reason to believe that it will. In the course of Us investigations, the commission will call before it the representatives of : "'. those who hare theort'r about what is wrong in the present scheme of things the socialists, the social reformers of the democratic and republican par ties. The commission is made up 01 a HENRY HOWLAND AMlleleM I a iw i .a a a Ai1a no O TW Its authority ic "to inquire into tnejnumoer 01 nisa-mmua Amc"v"T r . At., e tahnr in the i nointed by President Woodrow S uson. Evurrai tuuuiuvuB - i - .... . . . ... principal- industries of the United Their work will be followed with in states." and seek "to discover tno un denying causes of dissatisfaction in the industrial situation i.nd report its n'lal campaign is a Ume tIonpd , tMf their out of e New York', mayoralty "e UD,e"s th ""Pe" to? conclusions thereon." This is the ci riclal language. It has mapped out its work in four divisions: An inquiry into the various goveri mental agencies which have to do with labor; an in vestigation of trades disputes as con ducted by organised labor;, an inquiry into the condition and needs of unor- ' ganlzed labor; and a study of how in- ! dustrial relations are affected by legis latures and courts. terest SHIP OVVERS ACTIVE. "The bhip owners of Europe will try to defeat the seamen's bill in the house," said Andrew Furuseth, the sUlor's father of liberty, just before he left for London to attend the mari time conference "which is to consider the bill just passed by the United States senate with the idea of adopt ing its humanitarian provisions, end ing involuntary servitude at sea, n the, treaties between nations. Furu- And what has become of all that ex 'lenient, over the invasion of Mrs. Smmeline Pankhurn? VKfiFTABI.E TRAPOHTATIOX. In a vague way it Is a matter of common knowledge that there is tre mendous waste in the handing of food- .'stuffs. The long-haul shipments, the Every noav and then some hardened I . eactionary. disdaining b'chloride of ! "shipments, the transfers and retrans- fiercury, takes the carbolic acid oute. Kx-Governor Rulzer now affords an- jj'her example of the inadvi.abllity of jiaming children after conspicuous public men. Si Probably the port officials at New i j'ork are mu:h obliged to a'gretlea fori 'fe'ng easier to tell on sight than pi oral turpitude. II . ... . , , ' tribution of farm products ' ' "doubtful if even these, up to the pres Redded unt.l af er he ,)e, tio n,3, ent adequale atten l BOW ut 11 Hill u-rt'U liir i nan r.viiur fers, the movement ot produce from the farm to the distant market, in many Instances to undergo a change of form and be shipped back to the district In which it originated, with charges at every point, are among the most important contributing causes of the high cost of living. Students of economics can come within approxi mate distance of computing the waste that is consequent to imperfect dis- but it is But boiled down, the task of the'seth has fought for this bill for ',tion proceedings. .' I k The woman out ie woman out weal who chicks I rn her a wn like a lien" seems to have .7 . . T . . ... Jlaid herseir open to tne suspicion tua tv K,)f.(.iaIlst 0f the United States de- 1 lion to the immense saving to con sumers that would result from squeer. i ing the water out of vegetable prod ucts in advance of their shipment. The matter has been investigated commission is to find out what is caus ing the social unrest today, causing the g-wth of the sociAlict and other rev olutionary parties, and turning the peo ple to the "strange gods" that Uncle Joe Cannon complains about. Now this commission may follow the example of other cemmissions and be perfectly harmless, collecting great masses of useless statistics the mem bers drawing their alixies meanwhile. Or it can adopt a different course, dis cover the obvious faults in the indus trial system today (things which most observers already know), set them down for the first time in an official report to congress, and, without both ering too much about the statistics in the case, have the courage to draw conclusions; ,and point out the special privileges upheld by law or court de cisions which are responsibls for the pressure upon the vorking olasses. 20 years. He oictatea neariy an provisions. "If this bill should pets." he eaid "the foreign ship owner will have to nav substantially the same wage as the American ship owner, and the great advantage which the foreigner had in the wage cost of operation one of the main factors in destroying the American merchant marine will cease. "The fagitive-slave law for sailors arrest for desertion has brougnt ahnnt the low foreign wage cost. In American ports foreign owners are un able to keep wages at their present level because the U. S. government has acted as their slave catcher. Two sail ors are now confined in prison in Mo bile, Ala., one from a Norwegian &ri one from a British vessel Their crime was that they deserted from their ve3 sels." PRESIDENT'S MOBILE SPEECH ilhe is no spring chicken. II ft if tiie German method of liandliug po- F.ven Hr.'rta may live to see the I tutoes were adopted in the United ay when his for line change and he : states, freight charges on long hauls 111 be compelled tn leave Mexico via ' f i,), vegetable would be grcatlv re tina Madrro or Iiaz route. Ii (I Mr. Wilnn may be boss in congress. 1 duced. In Germany, potatoes used for ! stock feed and in the arts are reduced in bulk by the elimination of 0 per ifut lining it,.. 1 ! rkini iHnnaf an tn fl nlatf.fi ' i.h( it mfittir anrt runinral nf tlif? cull. " " " " r ' " " " " i v' - ; jlUl pica inai .vira. v iinon anu in-j v iuimiik iirmvi iu mi mcri iLn v uu- a will D.ss mat vnn rouse wen- , onion, noieer. n is wuuu mu i American people are annually poymg ! freieht uiion 436.682 tons of water in A chortia of ex-chorus gir's has been ( slupping their corn from the producing incaged to dr evangelistic singing In center to the market. This is an equiv alent of more than 14,5.".6 freight car loads, allowing 60. 000 pound to each, and. we are told, it accounts for the Chicago rescue ni'ssion. But if these ! firla have reformed, why don't they Ttrp singing? ttfexlcau question e tie sorry tiie next t.nif jf auffragn's connctf fSrrinp-fl-ld Republican.) The president's Mobile speech may ! partment of agriculture, who find that,! be construed as more of a reply than his speeches at Phlladelpnia ana Swarthmore to recent European in terpretations of European policy to ward Mexico. There have been such undisguised avowals abroad of mo tives in recognizing the Huerta gov ernment based on purely material con siderations that the president's criti cism of a foreign policy expressed "in terms of r.aterial interests" as "per ilous" arl "indeed degrading." may be regarded as an indirect rebuke to European diplomacy's most recent manifestations. As against material interests the president emphasizes "the development of constitutional liberty and wor'V human rights and the maintenance oT national integrity." These principles, together with his timely declaration that the United States will not seek to secure more enormous losses resulting from deter ioration in shelled corn before it is consumed. The statisticians take a Just for Englar.d'a at itiirie on the shall refuse to imp a f ylng wedge car length to be 40 feet, and on this ts with a member , basis compute that each year a train (if the British ministry The Daily Story The Agent of Owl Creek Junction By F. A. Mitchel. Copyrighted. iSlJ. by Associated Literary Bureau. Tueres no use, Jim." said Laura agents who were beut ou making coi' Bingham; "we can't get married and , lire decently on $40 a month, anfi' that's all you get from the railroad and lections." Jim received the contents of the ticket office and receipted Tor them In all you're likely to get even If you are S time to see his predecessor step on ifi I r ) v promoted. You know yourself that conductors on yonr road get only $00. We'll hnve to give it up." Jim' Perkins saw the force of his fiancee's argument. He resolved to apply for a position thnt would take him away from her. The terminal of the road was on the Missouri river, oud nt thnt time a number of railroads were pushing out into the grent American desert. Jim wrote an application for the position of station agent on the frontier. He had no expectation, of any notice be- I ing taken of his application and in- tenaea to leave tne service or me roau ana-way and go west. What was his surprise to receive by return mail an was the man capable Of restoring sta bility and order to the distracted coun try. Tearing away all disguises, Europe's policy of recognition was meant as a help to Huerta against the constitutionalists already Th the field "Material interests", dictated the for eign governments go to Xiis assistance As between the contending parties i Mexico, our government alone main tained neutrality by the policy of non recognition, and it is difficult to de nounce such a policy as impractical or idealistic, in view of the resources, of the constitutionalists, their strategic position in the north and the political ideals for which they claim to fight It was surely "impractical" for European governments to adopt a pol icy that inevitably would com into conflict with that of 'he United Jites even so from the most materia istic point of view. The so-called elec ions in Mexico have no result that can (Apoloalcs to James Whitcomb Riley.) There, Uttle boy. don't cry; They have broken your leg, I know. And your suit of blue Is all ruined, too: You'll he lnid up a year or so. But the chauffeur was out to break rec ords or die. . .j. , There, little boy. don't cry. They knocked out your teeth, I know; You were dragged forty feet Through the dust of the street. And you hadn't the ghost of a ahow; gut it might have baen worse you loat only one eye; There, litile boy, don't cry. V There, little hny. don't cry: You'll lie crippled for life, I know; And they rushed on their way 1 With hearts that were gay: TVe must not be too critical, though. For they had to imss everything going or die There, little boy, lon't cry. 1 1 " Just May. 'My name isn't Mary," said the little girl, "it's just May." "I am sure you must be mistaken," replied the teacher. "May is usually a mere contraction of Mary. I wish you would ask your mother, this eve ning, if your name is not really Mary." "No. she has exrtained. It to . me often. You see, my papa's name is Mr. Winter; and my mamma's name before he married was Summers." JIM HAD SNATCHED HI8 OWN WEATON. in r.R2.;40 fet long, or over 110 miles. J not counting the locomotives, is en- j j A fair tcs: of Mi- o; nion of business gaged in nothing more profitable than Ln remrdin" tiie currency bU was hauling water. Corn is an important Jtiie referendum ote takrn among sub- Hern in this inquiry, but it is only one i'cllarv orgsnirationa of the Chnmber of many. Perhaps it would not be jif Commerce of the Vnl'cd States on practicable to dry all vegetable food !t tolier 14. and tr result, ( f w lifch j products, but it should bo possible to Un atinonnc-d re.entlv. It favored; dry a largn percentage of those de- i ...,, v. -.! . it rtnsinpss i signed for long-distance shipments. Ifi !. whirl, aid- of its bread the 'til ere done, and if better manage-! presidents policy necessarily involves n.ent were introaucea into tne iooa territory, the president would have command respect, for they are a nul the world regard as the key to h'.s ad-j ljty. The status quo will" evidently continue, no one can say how long. ministration's policy in dealing with Latin-American problems. "Idealistic" Is the criticism of the speech that will be heard. The Euro pean view seems to be that such prin ciples cannot be applied in practice. But we have yet to see that, in prac tice, the ideal which underlies the While the pres'-lent has ideals and principles to gu'.da his policy, uncon trolled by purely material considera tions, he is also a practical statesman and future conditions will no doubt shape his acts. letter the unattainable. Translated into ac '..t.:..: nnA :.ti..,t im Knot. - tc,n t ho nHnrIr.1B nvnvprl ma v hp in Ml 1 It .II 11 K, a 1! U UWVl-UlfU UU -:l , -.--wit .-.'- IK f 1 it is easr to see that premely practical, in Mexico, civil generally. a -I .i.ii.il. ih A n irnlna I C do-lures t int the reci'sri'v with there would be vastly less hauling on j war was certain from the moment that vhlch hf b-itnotte tpc of woman ap-: the railroads and a great reduction Madero was assassinated and from nenra ns co ronondnt in divorce ac- n tne cos- o: getting xooa to uie con- mni uiumeui mere uas i-een no Basur- tlrns is ".f.rt'inc." His figure cover : sumer. ance whatever that General Huerta 4.0flii ases. In rwo-tliirds of the cases Yihero ncmen vcre co-respondents thcr were brunettes an3 In the cases here men were named, f illy tjiree 4e.irths of th?tn were dark of skin. KICKED ON THE TIPS, A Thackeray Slip. Thackeray asked Lowell to point ont candidly any error of Queen Anne English in the novel "Henry Esmond." Lowell asked if people used at that time the phrase "different to." "Hang it alir cried Thackeray. "No, of course they didn't" Of Course Not. "I thought you didn't believe war." "I don't." "Then why are you sending your son to a military academy?" "He has such a splendid shape for a uniform, and, of course, we don't want him to have to be a conductor or a janitor for the purpose of showing it off to the best advantage." NOT ALWAYS. R I IMMi THK THK.KT. The Danville Tress-Democrat calls attention to an abuse that flourishes In many titles and of which much complaint has been made In Rock Island. The authorities decide to pave " street with brick. The contractor generally does a good job. The prop erty owners pay tne bill, sometimes -irHh maav a grocn and grimace, but Jthey feel proud of the fact that their j jjavementa are a smooth aa a floor and l is a perpetual delight to travel over (them. Then a private corporation or at telephone company secures a fran IrfiUe and proceeds to tear up these !reet. They relay them in a shift tless. hapharard and reckless manner, tin a ahort time the road is full of jhumps, hollo and it is almost im ; passible. J j Thia condition exists and strangely i enough taxpayers do not protest against thia anton waste of their i money. There I only one way to pre- j Jwnt it When a corporation desires tttb tear up a section of a pavement it should be done by the city as also lahould the relaying, and the corpora tion should be required to meet the i expense. I : ii la time tnia snirtiess ana utterly S unbusinesslike practice ceased. It is wicked waJtefultiess. I j roxTtiot. or the phimfpimo. j ' President Wilson wiM not see much J to recommend in the plan for aa in international council to control the Phil- jlpptnet. which ha been submi'ted to mm Of a. d. Lmuirr, mu uaisiaui auue- itor In the United State department of agriculture who served for several yean In the Philippines as assistant iecretary xor ma oureau wi justice. Tl a Waitar Thought tha Rule Should Not Work Both Ways. "My Mil at the cabaret restaurant on Broadway was $23, and when I gave tiie waiter a tip of a dollar he frown ed." Thd speaker was a banker from Da lutli. He continued warmly: "What are you frowning about? I ftst.ed the waiter. "Isn't that a gener- I yus tip for a lew minutes work on your part?' " "In New Tork," the man answered. the rule Is always to give a tip of 10 per cent. Your bill, air, called for a i $2.50 tip. So. naturally. I feel a little aggrieved. Eut it is ensy to see. sir, that you are not a New Yorker, and so It can't lx expected that you'd know the rulea. "Well. I pocketed the walter'a lnault and the next time I was in that neigh borhood I dropped in on him again. This time I was alone, and, not being hungry, I nly ate a $1.15 meat. When It ttai over I handed the waiter a tip of 11 cent". You ought to bave seen bis face. It was worse than before. " 'Ifa all right I assured him. Ifa according to the 10 per cent rnle that yon taught me. If a man' bill ia ex orbitant thnt makes no difference, ac cording to the rule. Well. then, when a man's bill la email. It should make no difference, either.' The tvaitee flowered at tne. He hook the 11 cents in bis palm sar castically. I snid. as I ro to go: " 'And. by Jove. It won t make any difference either. If you waiters insist on your 10 per cent for large amounts then you've got to take it for small amounts, tio. At least by Jingo, you've got to take it from me. I'm from Io luth. but I know my way abort" The Dulutb banker sighed heavily. "But the fact remains." be said, "that ever alnco that waiter called tne down I give 10 per cent on big amount like a fool and like a fool I give 20 to 30 per cent en small amouDts." Mlnne- "The Young Lady Across the Way" never seen him gleam of genius." "Do you think genius and insan ity always go to gether?" "Oh, no. I am convinced that my husband is half crazy most of the time, but I've give the faintest 6 (pj. n VTYU d ' ri I III Just Wondering. "I see that New York has a hotel where women are permitted to emoke." "What about it?" "I was just wondering whether they have ribbons on the cuspidors." Give It an Outlet The man who baa genius and makes no use of it is like a aUgnaot pooL The water ln the unsightly hole would be good if it were given a proper outlet Success. A man it generally supposed to have succeeded when he has a rosewood desk at which he may elgn checks and an anteroom ln which to make people wait while he trims his nails. Useful. "What book bare you, found most useful?" "A book of Browning's poems. We bare a table with one short leg and the Browning book just fits under it" Chess. A correspondent wishes te know whether we consider chess a form of sport. Our candid opinion is that it la a disease. , . Very Depressing. Nothing is more depressing to a girl who has declined to slog cr play than to be excused without any teas ing. 4 f - laifitMi aiia-a-aata tha- the coun cJl be composed of members .elected j spoil Journal. The yo'jng lady across the way ays she saw In the paper that a whole regiment of the regular army had been inoculated with preventive bacilli and it did seem to her as if a g reat nation like this might be a little careful about the health of its soldiers. A Friendly Tip. "My husband always is the severest critic of the gowns I wear." ' Well, Judging from what I hav beard, he has to go some. If he is." Wrestling With a Raxor. Little Minnie Ob. mamma, what's that dreadful noise? Mamma Hosh. darling, papa's rryicc to save the pries f a share Puck. Baylez well ran a lansh , Dolag cell causes Ulence. French Precaria. appointment as station agent nt Owl Creek junction, a point out on the plains not far from the Rocky moun tains. Jim had another surprise. The salary as station agent at Owl Creek Junction was laid down as f 50 n month, which was a good deal more than he had been getting. With a sad henrt he started for his new field of labor. On the way lie asked about Owl Creek Junction and learned that it was looked upon as one of the most promising points on the road. True, at the time the popu lation in the vicinity were a lawless lot. such as usually precede-, the better class who begin the real development of new countries.' But the branching of a grent thoroughfare was sure in time to make Owl Creek Junction a city. This welcome encouragement caused hope to arise in the breast of .Tames Perkins. He had $50 that he had Raved when he expected to marry Laura Bingham, and he resolved to invest it ns soon as he arrived In a town lot. He did not expect to get a lot for so 6maII an amount in the cen ter of the place, but would be satis fled with one on the outskirts. Hopeful youth that' leads one on through dreams to realities, ending ei ther in success or failure! After all. are not ucli visions better than pes simism, which undertakes nothing, ac complishes nothing? The nearer Jim got to Owl Creek Junction the more he learned about it On bucket of cold water after anoth er was dashed over him till he received the bucket Itself, which struck him with such force as to stun him. The conductor in charge of the last section of the road gave him a true picture of Owl Creek Junction and made it plain to him why be had been appointed ngent there. The nearest house to the Junction was a mile. The country round about was infested with Jnyhnwkera and horse thieves. No agent at the rail way station bad thus far been able to collect money for tickets from CO per cent of the persons who traveled on the road. They either demanded tick ets without pay st the point of th revolver or used tho same implement to pass the conductor without pnyins a fare. But the usual method was to call for a ticket at the station, get their bands on it and walk away, for getting to leave the cash for If There bad been five agents within six months. Now the last one appointed was eagerly waiting for his successor. Jim received this terrible backset shortly before the train drew np at Owl Creek Junction, and his Koart sank down Into h1 boots. When the train stopped at his new borne he looUed npon ns desolate a alsbt ss he had ever seen In his life. There were a station, a water tank, a fuel house and nothing else except an open stretch of country Inhabited principally by tb prairie dog. tne sole vegetable product i being the cactus. As Jim stepped oT the train a mac came ont of the station expectantly. A bendage covered his forehead and his left eye. His arm was in a sling. "The new agent?" he asked of Jlui. "Yes." replied Jim faintly. "Well, come in here and I'll turn over the property. This train goes back in bslf an boor, and I propose to go on her." "Been linrt?" inquired tte new sgent. "Slightly. 1 was fool enough to try to collect the price of a ticket from a rustler. I advise you not to try it, but if you're bent on doing so you'll find t aAtinla nf Ai ..atflatr rrnl-pu In till. drawer under the ticket window. The J company sent them out for the use if tho train happily and pulled nway t' civilization. The pulling of the loco motive gradually died nway lu the distance, to be replaced by nu absolute silence. Jim would have liked to hear the hoot of even an owl. but there were no trees for an owl to roost in. aud he wondered how the creek got its name. He looked for a place In it deep enough to drown himself in. but it did, not afford even thnt. It was 5 o'clock in the afternoon of the day after Jim Perkins arrived r.t Owl Creek junction. Jim was sittiug at a desk with his hat pulled down pver his eyes. He was at the lowest, or. rather, the highest point of desper ation. A train was due in ten minute, from one of the brdnches of the rail road, going eastward. A man with red face, n stubble beard and one oy stepped up to the ticket window at). I snid: "Young feller, gimme n ticket to An telope, and be quick about It." Jim arose from bis chair and stepped to the window. He had laid a cocked revolver beside it where It could not be seen. He took down a ticket from a rack, stamped it and. holding it iu his hand, said: "Three dollars and forty cents, plense." A glare came In the ticket purchas er's eye. and be put his hand to his hip. There was a report, but not from his revolver. Jim had snatched his own weapon, brought it to bear on the pur chaser and fired. When the trnin reached the station the conductor stepped down on to the platform and went Into the station. A man's body was lying on its fnce below the ticket window. "What's up?" he asked. "I've been sent out here," replied Jim, "to sell tickets for money. That man wanted to go to Antelope without paying his fare. He can go free as baggage, I reckon. You'd better help him on to the train." The conductor looked wonderlngly af" Jim for n few moments, then said: "By cracky! You're n cool one. Do you think you can keep this up?" "I ll keep it up till I get killed, and I'd rather get killed than remain a railroad employee, especially at Owl Creek Junction." The conductor succeeded in getting a brief account of the affair from the only living participant, then, not wish ing to get behind time, called the man in charge of the baggage car and with his assistance carried the body on board the train. Then there was a whistle and the big snake crawled away over the plain. Jim Perkins did not bave to kill any more men nt Owl Creek Junction sta tion. The news that the rallrond.coui pany had sent out nu aeut who meant business circulated, and after that would be passengers paid their fare. Jim since lie had begun tho work would not give it up till he had proved vthat he was master of the situation. then wrote to the president of the road that the population under the in fluence of the railroad was beginning to change and he thought that any agent could collect for tickets there. He would like a station in a more set tled locality. A reply came notifying Jim that an other man would relieve him nnd to was to report at the general offices of the company. When he reached the terminal and allowed bis order to a man at a desk he was sent up to the office of the president. "H'm!" said that officer. "I believe you are the man who collected fores at Owl Creek junction." ,-4,., "I am. sir," replied Jim. " V' "I'm sorry I haven't another pine especially fitted for your peculiar abili ties. Whnt kind of n position would you like?" "Any you bnrpen to hnve vncant. I've been railroading nil my life. I don't know anything else." The president tapped n bell. An office boy entered and v:n directed to call the superintendent. When that gentle man entered the president snid to him: "Mr. Bowers, this is James Perkins, r recently station ngent nt Owl Creek Junction. Make him n train dispatcher and as soon as he learns the duties of that position give him the next Job ln tho R'.-ale. A mnu who could make Owl Creek Junction a paying station must be good for almost anything At any rate, try him." Before enteritis: upon the duties of bis new office Jim went to see his sweetheart and told her of the change that had come over his fortunes. Jim's salary was quite sufficient to warrant their marriage, and their engagement was renewed. Jim passed through a number of grade and finally became presideut of the road, besides mul.lnt; a fortune. Throughout all of his ad ministration he was known as one de voted to the welfare of the thousands of employers of the road under bis "anngewent .1 . Nov. 3 in American' History. 1 1751 George Washington, aged nine teen, arrived at Barbados. This wtis bis only venture beyond the limits of the original colonics. 1701 Disastrous defeat of General Arthur St. Clair's army by Indlsns. neor the Miami villages. Ohio. 1813 General John CoiTee with 000 so) dlers attacked the Creek Indians at Tellasahatcbee. Ala. About 20C warriors were killed and eighty four captured, with n loss to, the whites of forty six iu all. 1008-William U. Taft elected twenty seventh president of the United States. '; i i i