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Newspaper
Moline Review Dispatch
Location
Moline, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Apr 22, 1910
Page
4
Citizens praise a practical plan to widen Fifth Avenue from Fifteenth to Eighteenth streets and anticipate passing an ordinance soon. The piece notes eastward blocks pose the main challenges and urges eastward property owners to avoid future setbacks that could hinder further widening as business expands.
The late John A Linn longtime Cook County circuit court clerk died recently after serving a term for embezzlement. He had repaid 31350 but left a widow and family an estate valued at 260000 as the State Bank of Chicago becomes administrator.
In New York's Thirty-second district the Democrats won as James Havens defeated Republican George W Aldridge after controversy over bribery charges tied to state insurance scandals. The result signals not party loyalty but the need for clean candidates, as voters backed Havens amid allegations.
Henry S Graves argues for cooperation between lumbermen and states to restock denuded lands. He warns that restricting private land cuts will raise prices and worsen supply without replenishing waste areas. Private owners must manage property responsibly while states aid conservation efforts.
A discussion urges scientific forestry and cooperative state support to shift lumbering from unproductive harvests to sustainable, market oriented practices. It condemns vandalism and calls for restrictive legislation alongside cooperation, arguing careful conservation benefits both future generations and present profits.
The piece notes Cummins and Dolliver plan to oppose Taft, framing Garst as a Cummins candidate for Iowa governor. Taft clubs rise to counter insurgency, risking Republican unity as Garst reportedly enters the race and signals support against Carroll. The Democratic view favors insurgent stances.
President Taft at a Washington banquet urges Republicans to act before Congress adjourns, form lines of attack, and pass pledges, claiming momentum favors decisive work. He says if the record reflects fulfillment of pledges, the party can go to November with confidence, while Democrats grow alarmed.
Sober reconsideration by Iowa women shows Taft did not oppose suffrage and may have urged restraint. The president called for frank discussion on how voters would use the power and suggested support if broadly exercised. Suffragists plan to pressure legislature while acknowledging his views.
A Rockford attorney argues an anti treating law would fail if left as a minor restriction but could work if tied to saloonkeeper licenses. He proposes first offense fines and second offense license revocation with occasional detective checks to enforce the ban. The piece asserts broader laws limiting liquor use can survive constitutionally and could drive real reform.
The passage criticizes Senator La Follette for engaging in rallying rhetoric in the Senate. It suggests he either misreads his cause or lacks heft, noting that ridicule and name calling reduce impact. The writer allows La Follette to direct his attacks at J Pierpont Morgan but warns of diminishing effect.
A historical summary notes how members of the house and senate exchange coarse language and personal caricatures. It highlights remarks about Grover Cleveland and the rough tone used against figures like Morgan and Attorney General Wickersham.
The letter argues that Bryan wrongly claims money volume affects prices. It contends free silver failed to boost prices beyond current levels, notes farmers’ views, and dismisses free silver as a dead issue. The writer suggests Bryan should concede silver's limited impact and stay out of Democratic leadership discussions.
President Taft faced boos after telling the National Woman Suffrage Convention that women are not yet ready for the ballot and that granting it could bring undesired voters. He asserted most intelligent women do not seek the franchise, a stance that drew sharp criticism from attendees and opponents of suffrage.
Bureau of Statistics notes high prices driven by population growth outpacing farm production. New figures show sharp reductions in both quantity and value of foodstuffs exported, due to strong home demand. Export volumes and values are curtailed as domestic demand pushes prices higher.
The article argues people must return to farming as prices climb and imports stay high. It notes 1966 figures show lower cattle and wheat exports versus earlier years, with TEA duties increasing import costs and predicting further price inflation if home food production does not rebound.
A weekly church driven City Beautiful drive misses some flower thieves who uproot beds and steal bulbs and plants. The piece urges police action and harsher penalties, arguing beauty spots deserve high value and punishment for looting, with potential penitentiary exposure for repeat offenders.
Alaska Fairbanks expedition members report reaching Mount McKinley summit on December 3 while disputing Dr Cook's famous ascent. Professor Parker of Columbia remains skeptical and suggests the Cook party may have faked the journey. The dispute centers on maps, data, and lack of summit records, fueling doubts about Cook and potential hoax claims.
The Dispatch urges adopting the commission form of government first, arguing it reduces fraud incentives. It notes registration laws are costly but effective against fraud and could be kept after one commission form is adopted. Galesburg observers find registration expensive yet best preventive measure.
U S reclamation notes vast public lands open for homesteaders as irrigation projects finish. Belle Fourche in South Dakota offers sixty 40 to 80 acre farms at $30 water right per acre and $340 down. Huntley Montana lists 224 irrigable homesteads of about 40 acres with $30 water right and $4 land per acre, $4.60 down. Shoshone Wyoming presents 257 farms 40 to 80 acres with $46 water right and nine annual installments after ten percent down. Susquehanna river area details appear incomplete.
The copy touts 91.30 per acre initial payment and 919.30 per acre balance in seven equal annual installments without interest. Projects lie in settled agricultural districts with good transport, nearby towns, stores, schools, and churches. Eight farm houses per mile on main highways create a suburban rural mix, appealing to fruit, stock, general, and truck farmers seeking Canadian wheat-farm parity with milder U S climate.
The Chicago Tribune editorially rebukes La Follette for personal attacks on regular Republicans and Taft. It notes room for differing views on interstate commerce bill provisions, praises some features, and argues La Follette should temper invective and avoid accusing allies of perfidy.
The church building committee awarded the parsonage contract to August Safe for 3000 to 4000 dollars. Location is the lot with the new church at Twelfth Avenue and Thirteenth Street. The 28 by 40 foot six room stucco parsonage plan, by architect Henry Ecklund of Kewannee, will start soon with bids for the church building to be sought in two weeks.
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