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Newspaper
Moline Review Dispatch
Location
Moline, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Mar 11, 1910
Page
4
The Dispatch surveys Moline voters as they consider establishing a city court to speed lawsuits, reduce travel to Rock Island, and attract county trade. It notes modest city costs, judge salaries funded by the state, and an April 5 election deadline with a brief campaign ahead.
Representative Joseph Carter of Champaign challenges Governor Deneen on the water power phase of the deep waterway. He argues coal powered generation by Commonwealth Edison is cheaper and undercuts the district by selling electricity to villages and outside towns, keeping city demand cheap and delaying bond recovery.
The passage discusses a water powered plant in Moline supplying electricity to many manufacturers. It argues coal could be cheaper, questions Representative Carter’s statements, and suggests he visit to verify facts before revising his views.
Chicago politicians place faith in a wet victory as Mayor Busse leads the Twenty-first ward Republican and Democratic conventions pass anti local option resolutions. The piece urges voters to reject both sides and hold office holders accountable, suggesting temptation to replace current leaders.
The 12000 ton steamer Principessa Mafalda has cut the Buenos Aires Genoa run to fourteen days and seven hours, ten months of service between the ports. The ship’s quick voyage contrasts with twenty six days New York to Buenos Aires by typical freighters and supports the view that the United States should back fast South American services for better transit times.
The layman movement aims to awaken church members to worldwide evangelization without new funds or secretaries. Led by figures like W A Sterling, it emphasizes informing men about foreign missions to spark personal support and participation across about fifty to sixty U.S. centers, including an April 1 gathering in three cities.
A layman's missionary drive urges church communicants to donate at least ten cents per week for foreign missions, with larger givers encouraged to maintain or increase support. Conventions energize congregations, reveal local giving gaps, and motivate attendance as missionaries explain needs and successes.
A 1907 English patents act pressures foreign firms to manufacture in Britain to keep patents. The Yost Writing Machine Co of New York had patents revoked in London for improvements on typewriters made largely outside the UK, with costs awarded to a Glasgow applicant. Consul Halstead warns many U S firms risk revocation and British competition unless they shift production to Britain.
A historical note on lobbying traces the term from knave to third house and scandal, as Mrs. O H Belmont and Mrs. Clarence H Mackay clash over hiring a lobbyist to push woman suffrage before New York lawmakers. Hunter is criticized for being a lobbyist while eloquently urging reform.
The article compares state laws on concealed weapons, noting Illinois’ weak enforcement versus Missouri’s stricter statute. It cites Kansas City crime drops after Missouri-like reforms and urges Illinois to adopt tougher measures, including restricting hunting on highways and public places and prohibiting carrying loaded firearms in public.
Governor Deneen praised for urging the Schmitt deep waterway bill while noting delay does not end the project. The twenty million bond issue funded the waterway with waterpower aims seen as making the debt repayable. If the bill passed, Economy Light and Power Co. held a dam stake. litigation risk loomed at the U S Supreme Court.
The passage reviews potential routes around the Economy Company's dam, noting Supreme Court risk to blocking options and the likelihood of delay if the Schmitt bill had passed. It mentions a $10,000 appeal to the Supreme Court and possible federal aid discussions in Congress as a preliminary probe of federal participation, with outcomes uncertain.
Hon. Charles W Ferguson, lecturing in Rockford, estimates the town paid about two million dollars yearly to breweries before it voted dry. He notes Milwaukee brewers received over one million from Rockford saloons, with others including Anheuser Busch and several regional centers.
Dr Gilmore Thompson, visiting physician at Bellevue and Presbyterian hospitals in New York, argues in a Cornell medical class that even moderate alcohol use worsens modern diseases. He claims eliminating this insidious influence could allow two thirds of Bellevue wards to close, citing conditions like dropsy liver disease coma and paralysis as outcomes of continued indulgence.
Discussion on establishing a Moline city court as part of a three court system includes saving taxpayer costs, easing Rock Island circuit work, and giving local Moliners quicker access to judicial proceedings. Proponents argue the branch circuit and city court may both be needed or could be trimmed if overcrowding improves.
Be Thompéson warns against indulgence in France and Germany as a moral and medical issue. The message targets young men entering professional duty, urging self restraint and clear personal judgment to form healthy habits.
The Dispatch urges expanding streetcar lines and new factories to attract residents and reduce rent strain in Moline, East Moline, and Silvis. It argues for many new houses, building sites, and lower costs to spur a true metropolis with growth in jobs, stores, and industries.
Moline weighs a new city hall to replace the current police station site deemed unsuitable for council meetings due to passing trains and summer heat. A vote at the next city election is expected to favor the project, given earlier consideration and delayed submission.
A fragment argues the Packers claim innocence and warn extradition would reveal guilt and deter New Jersey action. It contends resistance to extradition would expose individuals responsible for high food prices more than any congressional probes.
The note asks whether William J Moxley could keep his Illinois congressional seat if found guilty of government frauds or if the blame is shifted to subordinates. It suggests colleagues would not tolerate conviction and the Dig patch says no.
In a Burlington or Des Moines context the piece questions why the Payne tariff is dreaded by insurgents and Democrats. It argues the tariff aids real prosperity, challenging claims that administration measures are inherently feared. The column critiques political use of the tariff as a campaign issue.
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