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THE ROCK I3LAXD AKGUS. SATURcftY. OCTOBER 5, 1912
1 ,
GREAT INTEREST
IN STRAW VOTE
Indication That Wilson
Sweep Country Is Held
Significant.
THIS IS THE TICKET
TO VOTE FOR
CARRYING HIS BAGGAGE
ONE DANGER FOR BACKERS
May Tend to Make Them Over-confident,
Thereby Coating Vim
In Campaign.
Democratic Nominations.
NATIONAL. '
Far Proldeat YVOOUROW W1LSOX
Will i of Xew Jersey.
For Vice PmMnt THOMAS R.
MARSHALL. f ladlaaa.
STATE.
Fr Carrrior EDWARD F. DtSXE.
For Llrutcmut Goveraor BARRAT
O'HARA.
For Secretary State HARRT
WOODS.
For State Aodltor JAMES J. BRADT.
For State Treaaorer WILLIAM
R1AX, JR.
For Attoraer CeaeraV P. J. LICET.
For Coacmanwa-at-Larfc WIL
LIAM EZRA WILLIAMS, LAWRENCE
B. STRIXGER.
For laltee Statea Seaator JAMES
HAMILTON LEWIS.
CONGRESSIONAL.
For Cwfitannii CLYDE II. TAV-EWEH.
For Member of the State Board of
EnualUatloa JOH5 DAY.
LEGISLATIVE.
For Member of the Legislature E. L
WERTS.
COUNTY.
For Circuit Clrrk G V STATE
BLAXKEXBVRG.
For Recorder B. F. SOMMERSOIC.
For State's Attoraer FLOYD E.
THOMPSON.
For ( onmrr DR. R. C. J. METER.
For Surveyor C. C. Ill BB ART.
For Probate Clerk FRANK CTS-
TAFSOW.
(Bpecta! Correpndnce of The Argna.)
New York, Oct. 3. The announce
ment of the New York Herald's can
vass of voters la 11 states baa caused
widespread comment la political cir
cles. It shows conclusively that Gov
ernor Wilson wi;i sweep the country.
The Herald has been carrying on
straw votes for more than a score of
years, and Its canvass In paBt years
have always been verified In Novem
ber. The fact that the Herald Is sup
porting Taft and that the Herald's ex
pert canvassers placed him third is
evident enough of the impartiality of
Its efforts.
ARE TOO CONFIDENT.
In discussing the Herald's efforts.
Henry Morgenthau, chairman of the
finance committee of the democratic !
national committee, said:
"While we cannot help being elated ,
over the forecast of the Herald, which ;
has a reputation for accuracy along j
these lines. I fear that It may have a;
bad effect In some quarters. The dem-,
orrats are all so confident of winning j
that thc-y do not seem to realize the
importance f conirlbuting 'to the na
tior.;;: c arnpLiiKii fund. I would like to;
rerve v.irnii.g on it II rood democrats
that wh'Ie victory is in air and we are j
pure of'rucwB. we must have more i Roosevelt Suff rage Plank Pure
luiids to carrv on th( rarnni n " I
The New York Sun, which is also
support! Taft, prints the following
review of the Herald's efforts:
The Herald publishes Its first instal
ment of Its country wide review of the
presidential situation, and It lndlca-
POLITICS OF THE
WOMAN QUESTION
ly Trap for Votes Not
National Question.
tribute to the campaign his expectation
will have been realized.
Governor Wilson's executive commit
tee feels gratified by this showing of
newspapers that have opened their
columns for contributions, for the fact
is appreciated that the arguments pre
sented In favor of donations also nec
essarily contain good campaign ma
terial, which is read by thousands and
thousands of people.
It is a healthful sign ot the times."
said Colonel Ewlng today, "when the
people themselves take such matters
as these into their own hands. It
spells success, In my mind, for the
democratic party, and it means that
there Is a different and better order of
things In store tor the nation."
Four years ago a sum of more than
$250,000 was collected by the news
papers alone. Colonel Ewlng believes
this amount will be Increased mate
rially this year.
Many thousands of dollars already
have been contributed through the
newspapers. The money goes through
various channels before it reaches Na
tional Treasurer Wells in New York.
Some of the newspapers send their
collections direct Others send them
through their national committeeman
or state committeeman. Some allow it
to accumulate in their local banks.
Still others turn it over to their state
committee on finance. In any event
TWO HUNDRED OUT
TO HEAR TAVENNER
Sherrard People Give Demo
cratic Congressional Nom
inee Warm Welcome.
GREET HIM WITH A BAND
B. D. Dyas, Arsenal Federation Secre
tary, Commends His Stand for -the
Worklngman.
Two hundred persons hear Clyde H.
Tavenner, democratic nominee for
congress, at Sherrard last night. He
was surprised to find a band to greet
him upon his arrival. As there are
only a comparative few democrats in
Sherrard, it was evident that many
republicans and socialists had turned
out to hear the Washington corre
spondent. Many of the people about
Sherrard had read Tavenner's articles
In newspapers, and republicans as
well as democrats assured him his
letters were ample assurance to them
Taft column. He had never before ut-
j tered a word for woman's suffrage, and
when invited by the women of Los An
geles to come to their city to address
them, not long before California voted
'Spe-lnl Correspondence of The Argun.)
Chicago, Oct. 4. The ballot for wo-
Hons are that Wilson Is easily leading I nun Question appears to have been I on the 6UfrraRe question, he accepted
both Taft and Roosevelt, with Taft . projected into this campaign by Mr. j their invitation, made them an address
running third, according to the straw ; Roosevelt with the express purpose of I upon other subjects, but never once
ballot. More than 24,000 test ballots inducing women to become party ad- j referred to the question nearest their
were taken iii various parts of the hi rentb, and the missile seems to have hearts. Likewise, Governor Johnson
country. The results in the various; hit the mark with mnr fnrro nerhnna. ; never from the Diatform avowed hlm-
1 than iudament in the ODinion of manv
Roosevelt, 1 0f us. However, if it could attract
self for suffrage, although urged by the
women so to do, until after the issue
Mutes follow:
New York. Taft, E83;
; " .""-,on- " Connecticut, ot to Mr. Roosevelt, it matters lit-had been voted upon an
' '" -it. J-'.. Wilson. Hb. tie to .Mr. Roosevelt if in the end it de-1 California women had the ballot. Then,
..... . ' -1'0' ""owveii. 'tracts ff(,ui votes for the ballot for .after the defeat of Mr. Roosevelt
Wilson, aji. .New Jersey. Taft, 240;. w
iioobeveit, .mo; Wilson. 477. Fenn-1
nylvaniu. Taft, fl4S; Roosevelt. 673: 1
wnson. f.l7. Mary. still. Taft. 48
s iroin votes lor tne Daiioi rorianer me aeieai 01 air.
omen.
Mr. Roosevelt thought that with a
plank for woman's suffrage in his self-
' nt i rl ft ril t f fir 111 Vt -i rt wA r-- 1 r K1 n- n
Boose el t. Kn; Wilson. l:3. Ohio. ,w To- f .1,., ,
v !i, M8; Wilson, j,ui,lit.an hUri'la;e states, and possibly
1.1:1, It'JOcCVeil, uitl, il,
Taft, 942; km
1.M4. Indiana
l.ill; Wilson, 2.1"it. Kentucky. Taft,
773; Roosevelt, 1.4C2; Wilson. 2.764.
West Virginia. Taft. 232: Roosevelt.
Wilson. 770. Wyoming. Taft.
J16, Roosevelt, lis; Wilson, 2D4.
.i:tj ckw ui:)i iut,.
'tf the total iit.ru w ballots taken in
all rei-loim the renult was as follows:
Wilson. 11.K.4; Roosevelt, 7.147;
Mirt. 4..M: IiebH, 1.80(. The figures
i-how Roosevelt has drawn 4.1.V votes
from the republican party. (,73 from
democrat. from Debs.
Tlie repitblican lofs from 1.08, ac
eonllt.K to the figures, is 5.f97. The
letuot ratlc gain over 1!K is 2.2C4.
Tlie Herald niukes no predietions of
its o n. but merely preoents the fin
tires, which speak for themselves. It
also prints tlie reports from corre-;
spondenfs in every state in the union, !
which bear out largely the radicated
icMilts of the straw votes.
The Heruld tiiiiis that th.- IVxit-evelt
tide has reuch.d its heipht and that
1I1 Taft movement is gaining in some
I iris of t!ie country. Wilson remains
F'atlonary In some sections, nains in
'h r.i. unci, so far as reports show,
loes nowhere. - Tlie Herald sayb that
it.- leporfb indiite ery clearly that
Wilhoa is leading both other candi-!
dates.
Tolls taken by the Cincinnati En
ouirer and the HufTalo Times, along
with reports from canvass taken by:
train passengers, give Wilson a sur-
prihingly larjte lead. The total votes
so far recorded at democratic head
quarters give Governor W'ilsoii 29.754,
Roosevelt 15.700 and Taft 12.643. !
The democrats have lost 98 votes to
Taft and Roosevelt. liile they have
alned 4.208 from Taft. '
the June republican convention, came
an avowal that he was for woman's
suffrage and that a plank for woman's
suffrage would " be in the third party
platform.
Mr. Roosevelt put a plank for suf-
aid of Judge Lindsay (wholfrage in the platform of his party
simply to net votes.
The ballot for woman is not a federal
question. Mr. Roosevelt cannot give
woman the ballot. Congress cannot
give woman the ballot. Nothing can
be done by congress except to recoin-
v. ns the woman's candidate in Colora
do and who was really elected by the
women of that state), he might win
fntn the democratic ranks the state of
Colorado. (In this, however, he is go
ing to be disappointed). He looked
upon these states as a nucleus and felt
that with them he could make a show
Ins: and would make Inroads Into the
state, so that in the last analysis the
ballot for woman is purely a matter of
state jurisdiction and needs the votes
of men of every party for success.
Even should such an amendment be
recommended and submitted to the
states, what possible chance would
there be of passing it in a majority of
the states at this time? No chance
whatever.
When wome nask me: Why doesn't
Governor Wilson come out for suf
frage? My answer is: Because It Is
j 1 his duty to the country to say nothing
d settled and . . ,, . , 4l
auuui 11. 1 ueu 1 u&k mciu two ques
tions: Why do you think Theodore
Roosevelt came out for suffrage? Why
did not the Federation of Woman's
clubs at their biennial in San Fran
cisco endorse woman's suffrage?
The two political principles over
which the two parties of the country
have fought for years are tariff for
1 revenue only and tariff for the protec
tion of industries. The first has never
been tried. The second has been tried
almost continually for the past 50
years. The principle in itself has been
wrong. Its effects were at first insid
ious, but, through the last three ad-
In
assertion that Governor Wilson's ex
penses will be paid by 100,000 per
sons. The colonel has succeeded in enlist
ing 1,500 daily and! weekly democratic
papers throughout the country in a
concerted effort to raise a fund which
will be sufficient to meet all of the
legitimate expenses. He demonstrated
today that if these papers each suc
ceed in getting seven persons to con-
urer's office, and each individual sub
scriber in due time receives a litho
graphed souvenir receipt.
On Colonel Ewlng's desk today were
copies of five newspapers which have
collected an aggregate of nearly $20,-
000. His own paper, the New Orleans
States, leads all the others, having col
lected to date $7,000.
The usual contribution through the
newspapers is from $1 to $10, but in
isolated cases there have been some
times as high as $100, and in one case
a contributor gave $500. However,
subscriptions as small as 25 cents have
been received. These are not treated
scornfully by the democratic mana
gers, who go on the principle that when
a man is Induced to contribute even a
small amount, he thereby not only be
comes a friend, but an earnest worker
for the cause. ,
Chicago, Oct. 4. I
Brother Perkins is criticizing Gover
nor Wilson for not expressing his po-
sition on the tariff and trust problems,
i It is hardly to be expected that any
i thing that Governor Wilson says
thrr enoiV w ?w :":illitnat hl3 heart wa" n right place,
the money finally reaches the treas- ,hot v. f,m,
in Washington, and that they would
help him.
D. B. Dyas. secretary of the Arsenal
federation, who spoke on behalf of
Tavenner, saying that a vote for Tav
enner was a vote for the arsenal, was
well received.
ARSENAL MEN KXOW.
"The arsenal boys are working mea
and not politicians," said Dyas, "and
we generally take little aCctive interest
In politics. You may be sure that the
arsenal boys would not be so unani
mously for Tavenner unless there was
a pretty good reason. Tavenner has
satisfied us that he is a friend of
the working men. He is on our side
of the fence, not only now, when he
is a candidate for congress, but all
the time. He has been writing arti
cles for 10 years. Every line he has
ever written is a plea for better condi
tions for the working people and a
fairer deal for all. He has 2,600 news
pepers printing his articles. With
such a vast audlenoe, Tavenner could
make more money writing for the big
Interests than for the people, but his
pen is not for sale. I think he would
be a failure If he tried it. His heart
beats in sympathy with the common
people, from the ranks ot which he
sprang, and his articles are powerful
only because be writes as the spirit
moves him."
WANTS AFT EXPRKSSIO!.
Tavenner directed attention to the
fact that C. J. Searle, his opponent, is
endeavoring to "carry water on both
shoulders" by being for both Taft and
Roosevelt.
"Mr. Searle is not dealing frankly
with the voters." said Tavenner. "I
submit that it is only fair that he
state whether he is for Taft or Roosevelt."
Licensed to Wed.
George Mcintosh Moline
Miss Kittle Farrell Moline
George W. Griffith Rock Island
Miss Maude M. Walters. . .Rock Island
Andrew Carlsjon Moline
Miss Laura E,lfstrom Moline
Henry Tucsen Iowa City
Miss Augusta Shaw Iowa City
NATURAL THAT PERKINS
SHOULD OPPOSE WILSON
BY JAMES A. REED.
UNITED STATKS SENATOR FROM
Missouri. j uct of criminality. Every trust in the
(Special Correspondence of The Argus.) iV'Orld was born of avarice.
notice that ' lNo man ever organized a trust who
the opportunity to buy in a fair and
open market.
tvelopment of nature (natural develop-!
M j raent); on the contrary, It is the prod- .
The only conceivable purpose for
creating a monopoly is to extort
money from the people by taking ad-
n ..... .4 ....... . ,n V. . . f .J ,
U,nlu BU auuu"UL lu ltuvral 'ministrations two of Mr Roosevelt "" v,.. ....D i,,oney irom iue peopie py
constitution, giving the baJlot to wo-!.., no . M, .t .t . . should meet with the approbation of 1 vantage of their necessities
man, which must be submitted to each ; , " J . " the man who organized the harvester if Brother Perkins and men ot his
Outlook Judged by Facts
Rather Than Idle Theories
i upon the country an avalanche of trou-!
i ble, and the country has awakaned at I
' last to the wrong that has been done
to it.
trust, and who has been engaged in ; uu could by any possibility fence in
various enterprises which have fat-1 all the waters of the country, stop all
tened upon the tariff.
of the wells, and retail water to a
1. . 1 . . r
r.um uur smuupuiiu 01 justice-; rrn,haP PorVlna wilt oTflmiriA UiorHn. of rftt., , l...
and right, women should support the mtIe more carefuiiy, however, he will j Perkins would rise up in meeting and
candidate who has never been a party fitid that Governor Wilson has been assert that this was only a natural
uiaL niuiii: taiiii u I ku r n ii'v u 1
sufficiently Bpecilic on the trust ques-
EY PANE MONDOU.
and the tvrannv of the trusts Tho
I son will carry some counties normally womftn vhn afta w vntB tnr .
p.cial C.-rr.'.pu.Kl.n of The Argus., : . repubnoan. Tbls wU1 De true in the candidate is showing good politics and
Chicago. Oct. 4 lohtical prophets , nortnern part of the 6tat ln and i js doing what is right in the Interests
who write pieces for the paper have; , on
ay of toeing bUtes back and forth arouua ana cenry counties. j J " D ul
n- one party column to the other. I he southern part of the state from) '
to
; openly against the tyranny of the tariff j ticn
Mr. Perkins is engaged in the or
ganization and management of mo-
, Sangamon couaty south, the counties
development, and he would find an
other Roosevelt to stand as the candi
date on his platform.
Well, Perkins did organize the har-
nopolies. This is what the democratic t vester trust, and it is charged and has
party says regarding his business: j never been denied successfully, that
"A private monopoly is indefensi- he sells agricultural Implements In
I Vila and intolerable. We. therefore. ! fnrelirn eonntrlen rhnaner than he sella
The ballot for woman Is, per se, a I favor a vigorous enforcement of the i them to the American farmer. He Is
PLANS MADE FOR
THE CLARK RALLY
Wilson to Secure Illinois The
atre Afternoon and Night, '
October 14.
democratic principle. There can be no ; criminal, as well as the civil law j
a
trot
but they usually hedne their prophe
v.e. iuuiii """S " iiuruiiuy ueiuotiauc, 1.0 me ouiy , friip rim,omo -itl, vi . ......
evers." In this campaign all' political problem which will be presented to 1 tl " , ' j agamti trust, auu uui. u.i.uo,, a
stKa. fail and we must take facts as f,le democratic leaders in that soc- hft 6P rePreseDte e question doman the enactment of such addi
we find them and judge them not by , -.on will be to hold the normal demo- i f? mJL R "IZ'h tw T " tiona' Ief lB at,on a8, be necessary
,h- tr,ii,i,,ns r the -t. ht in th... I concerned. The ballot for woman to make it impossible for a private mo-
titrht of conditions unexampled in the i When the word is passed alone wit:
history of American politics. ; the necessary authoritative indorse-
1 in the non-suffrage states will come to
; her as rapidly as woman shows to man
nopoly to exist in the United States
Governor Wilson has repeatedly
f
This, too, in states where republl- f ments and the apparent 6igus point
t an majorities are a matter of in-: unmistakably, the party in whose fav
heritance. For example. Illinois. I ' or the signs poipt will have no diffl
have becii pretty well over this state culty in holding its strength. This
cud iiien of all c'.aes of life and . is a matter of history, not speculation,
tvery field of endeavor have been , There is no one keener in catching
. . . . 1 1 I.. . U ..... V. , .. . .n fK n-ln.. ticath rf wlitAPi (li .in ll..!
""""tu lu". "' "al"' w" ' . j ""ifbr woman a decided set-back
udiced survey of the present situa-! an obscure town. No less keen, of
tion mght be predicated. , course, are the humble workers in the
Wilsou should carry Illinois. This ! large cities. No party can exist with
is a surprising statement to make, i out humble workers,
perhaps, especially when one recol-: They are the men who go to the
lects that this state has given its elec-. polls and vote, and the democratic
her desire for it by working wisely in I squarely endorsed this declaration In
the Interests of good politics and good
government, and should the women
of the suffrage states demonstrate to
the men of this country that their
votes are cast against the interest of
the country, they will give the ballot
A man should never be ashamed to toral vote consistently to the republl- i party has a greater number of these
own ne nn neen in tne wromt. It la
hot snylnr. In other word that be la
wlrr todny tbtm yipril:i
c:in party since In that year men in its ranks than have either the
Giover ''leve'and broke through the j republican or the progressive party.
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rei'.t wall and captured the state lor
the democracy. No democratc has ac
complibhed the feat since that time.
Hut with all the tangle the present
LADIES. DEMAND
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They constitute the mass of tollers
manning our factories and tilling our
soil. It is their great problem to
live and have their right of wage pro-
campaign presents, the sooner the '; tected and a guaranty of safety placed
country recognizes that which the I around their homes.
signs portend the more comforting it; The republican party In its admha-
ill be to everyone in the final analy- j lstrations has not met these responsl-
sis. Whether one is an out-and-out
admirer of Wood row. Wilson or not,
the fact remains tha he is the one
bis; candidate in the field. ,
Koo6eveit has the enthusiasm. Taft
has the organization. Wilson has both,
and more, for Roosevelt cannot organ
ize his enthusiasm nor can Taft en
thuse his organization. It has been
ln the air for weeks, this Wilson sen-
bilitles. Therefore these men, the
great mass of the nation's voting
power, are not prone to give the re
publican party another chance just
because it is the republican party.
Vnese men are not going to give their
rights Into the hands of a party of
which no one knows anything except
that its '.eader is a former president
who failed to accomplish In two
NO TAINTED CASH
TO BE NECESSARY
cur platform, ana nas siaiea:
"Until monopoly is abolished, until
it Is destroyed, the government is not
free. And until the government is
free, it cannot serve you or any man."
a fine gentleman to appoint himself
guardian ad litem for the consumers.
I notice that this trust In 1907
jumped Its capital stock from $8,080,
458 to a total of $16,521,398 ln 1911.
Will Brother Perkins, after he has fin
ished singing the garbled version of
the good old hymn "Onward Christian
Soldiers," which was roared by the
bawling voices of a thousand bull
moosers at the convention while
Roosevelt stood on a chair and waved
a red bendana, please enlighten us as
This ought to be sufficiently plain ; ,., how much of this increased capital
. . i . T. .v ti .. : n . f r
lO ennginen cruiuer remiuu. ui
course It does not satisfy him, because
Hundred Thousand Voters Wil
Furnish Funds for Wilson
Campaign.
timent, but it has neTer reached the j terms the things he is pretending to
strength of the past few days. The ; advocate now, although the same ques
democratic cause is gaining daily n ! tions existed then and he had the
most unexpected paces as well as id: chance to do things if he desired,
those places where its strength should j Then there Is but one place for the
be. This is not true of the republi-' workers of the nation to throvr their
can or the progressive parties. strength and that Is to the democratic
In most of the counties in Illinois party.
the progressives are conceded to have i workers
(Special to The Argus.)
Chicago, Oct. 5. The stupendous
object lesson of 100,000 rallying to the
support of a presidential candidate in
: order that be will not be embarrassed
by his refusal to accept support from
corrupt corporations or the big finan
cial interests, is a possibility of the i
present campaign. So declared today
Colonel Robert Ewing of Naw Orleans,
chairman of the press contributions
bureau, at the Chicago headquarters
of the democratic national committee.
- The remarkable feature of this state
ment is indicated by the fact that un
til four years ago it is not likely that
more than 1,000 persons ever partici
pated at one time In paying the ex
penses of a campaign made by either
party. In l!k8 Mr. Bryan announced
IHinoia has thousands of ! that no 'tainted money would be re
in its mines, factories and : teived by his managers to cond-art the
drawn anywhere from 20 to 60 per, on Its farms, and from investigation, ; campaign. It is estimated that ap
cent of the republican strength. But ! clcse association and personal contact, j proximately 50.000 different individuals
ln no county has there been made ap-! that is the way the workers of this furnished the funds to pay the demo
parent a desire by democrats to do I state are going to vote and that means - cratic expenses in that contest The
other than vote for the democratic j Wilson wi!l win ia Illinois, bringing ! feat marked an epoch in the political
ticket from top to bottom. '; the stare back into the democratic ! hirtcry of this country.
The natural result will be that Wil-j fold, the first Umt since 1892. Now comes Colonel Ewlng with his
if Wilson is elected, the policy will
be carried out, and then Brother Per
kins and men of his ilk, will be engaged
in defending themselves in the civil
and criminal courts of the United
States.
They will be too busy to be either
nominating or electing presidents.
Right here 1 want to stick a pin. I
have just stated why Governor Wil
son's utterances do not satisfy Per
kins. Let me tell you out of Per
kins' own month why Roosevelt's
declaration pleases him.
Mr. Perkins stated on Aug. 5, 1912,
in the Chicago Evening Post:
"The Roosevelt trust proposition, in
opposition to that of Senator La Fol
lette. Is that the big corporation is the
natural development of industry. Sen
ator La Follette, on the other hand,
has adopted the view that the only
hope of getting fair treatment for the
consumer is to keep business in small
units and truBt to competition."
In other words, Roosevelt, the pre
ttr.ded enemy of trusts, and Perkins,
the organizer and manager of trusts,
are in complete accord.
The question then Is, whether a
policy regarding the trusts which is ad
vocated by the trust creators and pro
prietors themselves Is a wholesome
one for the country.
Perkins' attempt to advise the peo
ple o.. the United States as to the kind
of la s they ought to have for the
suppression of the trusts could only!
ro parai'eled in its insolence by an as
sociation of highwaymen insisting
r.pon revising the code relating to rob
bery. Perkins says that the trust is a de
stock was water how much of the
capital stock Is based upon the monop
olistic power of his concern to extort
exorbitant prices for agricultural Im
plements from the American farmer?
It may be very wicked to refer to
It, but I notice, ln passing, that In
1911 this monopoly earned dividends
of 25.87 per cent on its preferred
stock, and 14.15 per cent on its com
mon stock.
In 1910, it did a little better; that
year the preferred netted 26.81 per
cent, and the common 15.85 per cent.
In 1909 the concern was also pros
pering: it paid 24.82 per cent on its
preferred stock and 17.82 per cent on
Its common stock.
Prior -to 1907 the capitalization of
this concern, as I have said, was about
18,000,000 and prior to that year the
Institution had earned dividends as
follows:
1906, upon all Its stock, common
and preferred, 6.54 per cent; 1905, 6.23
per cent; 1904, 4.71 per cent; 1903,
with a capital of $5,641,184, it paid a
dividend of only 4.70 per cent. It did
not have a monopoly until 1907.
The' people will be able to appreci
ate the difference between monopoly
profits and the profits made by a con
cern still having
Final arrangements were made at
last night's meeting of the Wilson club
ior the big Clark-Lewis democratic
rally that is to be held here Oct 14.
A committee, composed of J. W. Cav
anaugh and C. J. Smith, was appointed,
to obtain the Illinois theatre for Dot a
the afternoon meeting, at which J.
Hamilton Lewis will speak, and for
the evening rally, which Is to be ad
dressed by Speaker Champ Clark ot
the national house of representatives.
These meetings are to be extensively
advertised, and it is confidently ex
pected that the town will be thronged
witb visitors on the day of the rally.
The meeting last night was the most
enthusiastic yet held by the club.
There was a big attendance and th
speeches were marked by more rigor
than any yet made before the orgarp
Izatlon. F. M. Burt presided as ehal
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BOOTH'S
HY0N1EI
Breathe It for Catarrh, Physi
cians Prescribe It and Phar
macists Becommend It.
Quickly Clears Stuffed-Up Head an
Stops Snuffling and Hawking.
In the moftitng, shortly after j'.
awake, dear reader, do you have to
hawk and strain to get that stubborn
piece of mucus out ot your throat?
Get rldtf catarrh now; It will grow
worse as you grow older. One day of
breathing pleasant healing Hyomel
(pronounce it blgh-o-me) the guaran
teed catarrh remedy will give you such
wonderful relief that you will wonder
competition when i why you doubted the statement that
they compare the 4.71 per cent divl-, Booth's Hyomel would end the most
dend of 1903, when there was not a aggravating case of catarrh,
monopoly, with the 25.87 per cent paid j A hard rubber pocket Inhaler tad
In 1911, when there was a monopoly. ; bottle of Hyomei and simple instruct
As profits In the end are paid by the
consumers. It is manifest that this mo
nopoly has been a most profitable ven
ture for Mr. Perkins, and a most un
profitable one for the farmer.
No wonder Wilson cannot so -state
fair views as to meet with the appro
bation of Brother Perkins.
tions for use Is $1. This is called tha
Hyomei outfit. If one bottle does not
banish your catarrh, yon can get an
other for only 60 cents. Thousand
use It for coughs, colds and croup.!
Sold by the Thomas Drug company
and druggists everywhere. (Adver.'
tisement)