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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-04-20
LOCAL OPTION ALSO COMES UP
Two Bills to Pick from. One of Which the
Optioners Oppose.

Among the special orders for con-
sideration in the house this week is
the local option question. Two bills
are before the house. The first of these
is the bill prepared by the Anti Saloon
League and introduced by MOntileus.
The other is the bill which was report
ed from the committee on elections
by Morris as committee bill. Under
an agreement made Friday, both bills
are to be considered together on Thurs
day. William III. Anderson, general
attorney of the Anti-SalOOn League.
expressed the opinion that the test OF
the strength OF the local option forces
will come in the house on the QUes-
ton of substituting Morris bill for
that introduced by the league
Commenting on the fact that Morris
is credited with agreeing to offer an
amendment 10 his bill to meet the oh
jectiOns of existing anti-salOOn terri
tory, Anderson said: 1.-THE amend
meat as printed is substantially sec
ton 30 or the saving clause of our own
bill Even if this amendment would
preserve Hyde Park and the other dis
trictS intact the other vicious features
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-04-20
bear by the people of Chicago a meas
IRE prepared by that body will pass.
soME ornEn cnIcAeo MEASURES
Old Town Has Thirty of Them Before the
LoIislature-Their Chances.

Old Town Has Thirty of Them Before the
LOgislature-Their Chances.
Springfield, Ills, April 20.--Of all
the i.6o0 bills introduced in the present
session of tile general assembly. thirty
of them apply particularly to Chicago
and Cook county. There are numerous
! bills affecting the revenue law. the
most important of which is the capital
stock bill. intended to exempt from as
sessment the capital stock of purely
mercantile corporations: bill intro
duced by Senator Humphrey. which
would make the town having the high
est assessment the basis for scaling
down the tax under the JUL law, in
stead of the one having the highest
tax rate, thus materially increasing
the amount to be raised by taxes in
Chicago; also Il bill to make the as
sesSed valuation of property one-fou. til
instead of One-fifth and changing the
rate under the JUL act from to
per cent.
Then there is the amendment to the
Tori ems act, seeking to compel admin
istrators and executors of estate to list
the property in their charge There
are four park bills, giving the South
park commissioners more authority,
and couple of bills allowing the cree
ton of the Field museum and the Gre
rar library on the Lake Front.
The board of trade interests are rep
resented by privilege bill'' which
affects trading in options. There are
five bills changing the election and pri-
mary laws, the leader of which is one
allowing voting machines. and some
others covering miscellaneous subjects.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-04-20
BUSY DAYS AHEAD
For the State Legislature Which
is to Adjourn the
2oth.
WORK SHAPED FOR THIS WEEK
Important Matters Still Needing At
Chicago Prob
lens.

Springfield, Ills, April 20.-POliti-
will adjourn April %, the date fixed by
the senate joint resolution. The work
of this week will be shaped to that
end. This will involve almost contin-
uous sessions of the house from o
O'clock each morning until nightfall
All committee work will be done at
night.
Municipal Ownership In Front.
The municipal ownership bill pre-
pared by the committee on municipal
corpora tons and reported to the house
last Friday. has the right of. way in
that body. having been made special
order for conSide: alton Wednesday
morning Immediately after the reading
OF the journal. 1t is on the order of
second reading. and subject to amend
ment. but whether any amendments
will be presented is probleInatical.
Speaker Miller has control of this mat
ter. and he probably will he guidcd,by
the Republican steering committee.
Substitute Bill None. Perhaps
When the Mueller bill went to the
house from the senate the speaker or
dcred it sent to the committee on muni-
cipal corporations, under the gavel.
When The committee reported It's sub
stitutc he eXerted the same power TO
table the minority report and advance
the substitute bill to second reading,
and give the house the alternative of
passing the substitute bill or none.
Senate Very Likely to Amend.
In the event of the substitutes pas
sage in the house and its dispatch to
the senate it is pretty we'll understood
that the last named body will amend
tic measure. The senate has commits
ted itself to the Mueller bill by unan-
imuus vote. and it is not ut all likely
that 1t will agree to accept the house
bill without some changes in it. If it
amends the house bill the entire queS-
ton may be thrown into cOnfe: ence
and an entirely new measure framed
SUMMARY OF the Chances.
In the present condition of affairs
no municipal ownership bill can pass
this week. The better opinion is that
the senate will amend the BILL and that
il sufficient pressure is brought to
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-04-20
KILL THE DANDRUFF GERM
Or Your Hair VIII Fall Out TIL You Be
come Bald.

Modern science has discovered that
dandrutf is caused by "A germ that
digs up the scalp in scales, as it bur
rows down to the roots of the hair.
where it destroys the hairs vitality.
causing falling hair. and, ultimately.
badness. After Prof. Unna. of Ham
burg. Germany. discovered the dan
drufi germ, all efforts to find rem
edy failed until the great laboratory
discovery was made which resulted in
Newbro's IIerpicide. 1t alone of all
other hair preparations kills the dan
druff germ. Without dandruff hair
grows luXuriantly. Destroy the cause,
You remove the effect" For sale by
T. II. Thomas, druggist.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-04-20
SUBSTITUTE BILL is DEFENDED
Also Attacked, Objection Being Made to
One Clause in Particular.

Springfield, Ills, April 20. = There
is bound to be warm struggle over
the municipal ownership bill. The
difference between three years and
twenty years is what it will be waged
over. These years refer to the period
for which the companies may operate
the lines without further franchise in
case of municipal failure in operation
and foreclosure. The legislature is
willing TO make it three years the city
and it's representatives insist on TWEEN
ty years. 1t is evident also that the
traction companies want the term to
be twenty years and will not only be
dissatisfied with anything else. but will
actively oppose any bill with only 4
three-year limit.
Chairman Indy looks at it this
way: Under the Mueller bill some
said the companies would get the i'll
come from city operation by buying
the certificates, with interest guar
anteed. Then if the city failed they
could fOreclose. and under the old bill
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-04-20
TALES OF THEATRE

Kennedy Players, headed by John j.
and Miss Nellie Kennedy, supported
by a first class company, will com
mence weeks engagement at the IL
linois tonight. in Cheek
The Illinois theatre will be the
scene of most brilliant event Friday
evening. April -. on which date Viii
liam Owen, j. W. Mcconnell and a
large, strong east including Miss
Camilla Reynolds. Will present
Sheridan's famous comedy The
School for Scandal" Judging from
the high laudatory notices Mr.. Owen
is receiving he is eclipsing all his for
mer efforts this season.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-04-20
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dealers for little extra profit will
try to palm off worthless prepare
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cines that have stood the test of
years, and thus jeOpardize The lives of
their victims. For sale by all drug
gists.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-04-20

Of the bill would not be changed How
ever. although ! have not had sufficient
time to examine into the question
Thoroughly enough to say that the
amendment which Mr.. Morris proposes
to offer is unconstitutional / have very
serious doubts of its accomplishing
what he intends.
The Anti-Saloon League bill is pure
~ restrictive measure, and there
fore entirely consistent with other re-
strictions, but the Morris substitute
purpOrts to be an enabling act that
provides that upon complying with GER
tain conditions the people in n precinct
in any city in Cook county may compel
the issuance of licenses. 1t would not
be at all surprising, provided thu sub
Stitute is adopted. if questions of class
Legislation should be raised and The
amendment declared faulty by a court
of last resort. to find the district left
without protection
The Morris bill cannot be made
either Il safe or n satisfactory suhSti-
tute without making it into another
bill and that measure would bear a
decided likeness to the original bill.
which instead of being thrown together
in few days. has received the at
tention of some of the ablest lawyers
in the state during Il period of more
than two years"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-04-20

business I'm Illinois, which passed the
house last week. was to be reported
ana passed 10y the senate this week.
A companion bin from the secretary
of states office, requiring corporations
to pay their incorporation fee before
they are permitted to organize, will
also pass.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-04-20
STEAMER DUBUQUE

viii make special trip for the ben
eft of the citizens of the tri-cities and
vicinity to the dedication of the
worlds fair April 80 to May l. Boat
leaves Rock Island Saturday. April
2S, at a. m, and returns MAY ,.
Fare. $40 for round trip. including
meals and berth. For further partic-
ulars see
GEORGE LAMONT & son.
Agents Diamond 10 Line.
115 East Seventeenth street; phone
CLOS.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-04-20

"Navago" Indian Rug sox72 CT OQ
Sale Price .......S4 40
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-04-20
BILLS IN LABoR's INTEREST
Fellow Servant and Death Damages Meas
a1,o-


ures-Convict Labor.
Representative Drew's bill, known
as the ''fellow-servant" bill, which
is intended to change the present rule
with regard to the liability of en-
plOyers for injuries to employees, is a
special order for Wednesday in the
house Representatives of the Chica-
go Federation of Labor have been
here all week urging the passage of
this bill. but ii has not made the same
progress that the other labor bills have
Its companion bill the measure rails
ing the limit of death damages to So,
coo, has already passed the senate and
is on the floor of the house. having
been reported from the committee on
corporations last week.
The house convict labor bill is to
come up in the senate on Wednesday,
it having been made a special order.
y number of amendments to the bill
have been prepared, the principal one
of which is t. extend the time for put
ting the new law into effect. 1t is
provided in the bill that the new Sys
tenn should he in operation through
out the institutions within one year,
and the proposed amendment is TO
make the time two years
Another special order in the senate
is the civil service bill. Many amend
mentS to this measure will be present
ed, and il is likely that it will be
amended and returned to the house.
The bill providing for the assessment
of snch part of the capital stock of
forei,n cOrDoratiouS as is emDIoVed in
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-11-21

story was. literally, to stage a South
American revolution. Augustus Thomas
has had considerable experience in the
American war drama. and he has ac-
complished the task with just enough
bang off and suggested warfare to
make it a vigorous, snappy, touch-and-
go. fnger-on-the-trigger exciting
drama. AS all who have read the book
know, Robert Clay an American civil
engineer, the superintendent of iron
mines in small South American re-
public, is the hero. While Langham,
the millionaire mine owner, and his
daughters are visiting the country the
cupidity of the natives is aroused by the
professional revolutionists and the fill
buster. and 10! a revolution. The affair
is 50 adroitly managed by the American
engineer that it leaves him in the last
act dictator of the republic, with the
girl of his heart won by his valor. It
will readily be seen that Mr.. Edeson as
the civil engineer, the type Of resource
full American and man of action, has a
role well suited to his virile personality
and natural method Of expression, and
one well calculated to increase his hold
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-11-21

performance which aroused the per-
formers Indignation to the utmost.
Just when Mrs Nation had made her
little speech and the final curtain fell
the stereopticon of mercenary man
aver threw on the drop curtain man.
moth whisky bottle with a finger point
ing at it, and the words. This is 1t.
Don't forget the LABEL At this point
the audience howled with glee. When
Mrs Nation heard about it later she
sent for the manager, who sent his
assistant to face the music. To him
she declared: 81 will smash 1t. I will
smash that curtain tomorrow night
just as sure as I am standing here.
I'll come out at the side, throw my
Ratchet through it, and I'll smash that
little lantern up there, too.' Her
warning had the desired effect, and the
whisky bottle was retired from the
cast Mrs. Nation is not very much of
an actress, but she had the house
with her in way that many a more
experienced person might well envy.
Her greatest hit was during the last
act, when she came forward to the
footlights and made the following
speech: ''Who hath sorrow? Who
hath woe? They can't deny it, They
and prohibition votes are the hatchets
gave Samson the jawbone! He gave
David the sling and he gave Carrie
Nation her hatchetw After the per
formance Mrs Nation held an i'm
promptu reception. begged lot of lit
| tie newsboys to give up cigarettes
and distributed a few tiny souvenir
hatchats.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-11-21

one OF recent telling-the Chauncey
Olcott-Depew tale.
A fine looking elderly gentleman.
whose cloth proclaimed his calling,
was passenger on a Brooklyn street
car. He had paid his fare on entering.
but few minutes later the conductor.
forgetting the fact. made a second de-
mand for it.
I paid you once" was the reply of
the ministerial parsonage.
me, you didn't" was the impoIfte
reply of the conductor.
Indeed. sir, gave you my fare once
and I decline to pay a second time -
said the passenger firmly My name
Is Rev Robert Collyer. and
Il DON'T care If you were even Willie
Collier" said the conductor, you can't
ride FREE
William Collier. now playing In ga
Fool and His Money" at the Rtjou
| theater, was at one time rehearsing a
scene in which one of the actors failed
to get into the business" of one of the
scenes. Collier repeatedly went over
II with him, and at last, impatient al
the young mans stupidity, spoke more
| sharply than usual.
| You should never talk that way tt
an actor" retorted the man, hurt a,
| Golfers sharp rebuke
never do" was Golfers cuttinf
reply.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-11-21
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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-11-21
ANOTHER KANSAS STORY.
Frank Wilstach's Imagination Seems
to Be Equal to Munchausen's,

Frank J. Wilstach. manager of AIDE
laide Thurston in Polly Primrose has
been maligning Kansas. In an inter
view in the Washington Post Wilstach
said:
The fact is, the uninitiated has not
the remotest notion of the trials and
troubles and the necessary qualifica-
tons of mind and person which COM
bine to make a successful actress. AL
most every one of these is harboring
notions too ridiculous to relate The
unfortunates remind me of a Kansas
farmer L met lately at a little station
near Topeka. Having passed a remark
upon the weather. our kindly bucolic
friend asked me how the crops were
down my way" 1 told him lived in
New York and we didn't have any
crops. With an amazed look on his
face he said: That's funny! Do you
mean to tell me that when one New
Yorker meets another he does not ask
how the crops are?" I told him that
this was quite true: that while we
might be interested somewhat in
cops" and their graft" we didn't
salute each other with questions re-
garding the crops. II can hardly be-
lieve it," replied the Kansan.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-11-21
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Throughout

upon popular regard. Throughout
Clay's lovemaking there is a running
fire of laughing repartee, written IN
Augustus Thomas best vein, which re-
lieves the dramatic tension of the ex-
citing situations of the play.
All four acts are laid in the pic
turesque environment of blanche, South
America. The first discloses an adobe
hut situated among the cocoanut palms
on a hill overlooking the harbor; the
second the exterior of the Langham
bungalow, seen by moonlight; the third,
the banqueting hall of President Al
varez's palace, and the last the custom
house and telegraph station on the
road to Los Bocos. Mr.. Harris Will
bring a duplicate of the Savoy theater
production and an excellent supporting
company that inludes Harry HARDWOOD,
Ellen Burg, Edwin Brandt, Helen Ware,
liz. w. Morrison, Dorothy Tenant,
Franzer Coulter, Taylor Ainsworth,
Macy Harlan, Sydney Ainsworth.
Richard Stirling, Byron Ongley and
others.
Twenty-Five people make up the pro-
gramme as presented in the musical
farce comedy, "Papa's Boy" which VIII
be given at the New Crawford Sunday
night. November 20. A musical farce
comedy with a plot is rarity and IN
Consequence "Papa's Boy" assumes the
form of a novelty.
Probably the most notable instance
of enduring popularity in an American
play is I'm Old Kentucky which will
shortly pay another visit to this city
The play is now in its eleventh season
and continues to attract CROWDED
houses everywhere. This years produc-
ton is entirely new and not stitch of
the scenery or equipment used last year
will be seen in this seasons present
ment The older the play grows, the
| stronger becomes its drawing powers.
Last year was the biggest season In
! Old kentucky ever enjoyed. The
/ pickaninny band has been materially
augmented and many new and novel
! features added to the famous pickanin-
nv scene.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-11-21
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and Heart Pains.
To DIR. Miles Heart Cure
l love My Life.

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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-11-21

her parents by Giovanni. A touching
and sympathetic scene between the lit
tie girl and the old man occurs, and is
interrupted by the entrance of Giovanni,
who recognizes Grant, sends Venita
away and attacks Grant, who is reused
to a frenzy by the clutches of the Italian
on his throat and is gradually getting
the best of the fight when Godfrey
comes on the scene, discovers at a
glance how matters stand and stabs the
old man to death. In the meantime. the
band of thieves have returned from the
city with the proceeds of a robbery of
the Rankin home. wherein the Grant
jewels are stored and they are amongst
the booty. A handsome brooch. of the
Grant jewels, is given by Godfrey to
Elsie, who promises him never to reveal
from whom she received it. Mrs. Grant
is apprised of the robbery by a letter
from Mrs. Rankin, and discovering the
brooch at Elsie's throat. is endeavoring
to force her to tell how it come in her
possession, when Morton acknowledges
he gave it to her, thus fastening the
crime of the theft upon him and bring
ing the first act to an exceedingly dra-
matte and intensely interesting climax.
The second act is the kidnapping from
the jail of Morton by Geoffrey and his
gang, and his subsequent incarceration
in the mine, from which Elsie, who has
overheard all the plotting, rescueS him
a moment before the place is destroyed
by a dynamite explosion, which is the
climax of the second act, and is said
to be a most realistic piece of stage
mechanism The story increases in in
terest during the third act. and the
fourth is wound I'D by Morton gaining
Elsie as his bride. Mrs. Grant finds her
long lost daughter Little Venita is re-
stored to her parents and the proper
climax reached in a highly interesting
manner.
The New Crawford tonight has Al w.
Martins $4,000 production of T. s. Ar
thurs beautiful story, Ten Nights in a
Bar Room" The name. Al W. Martin,
signifies a great deal. His scenery is
good. This year he has outdone him
self in surrounding the piece with peo-
pie adapted to the roles.
"A jolly Mans Troubles will be at
the Grand Opera House for matinee and
night performances Thanksgiving day.
The piece is a lively musical farce. THE
Denver Express" will play two perform
ances the same day at the New Craw-
ford.
Robert Edeson. one of the most popu-
lar of American stars. will be seen here
for the first time at the New Crawford
theater next Saturday, matinee and
night. presenting under the direction of
Henry B. Harris Soldiers of Fortune .
now in the third season of it's success
As originally produced at the Savov
theater, New York. it ran for $50 nights.
afterward duplicating this triumph in
every American city visited.
Te dramsttze Richard Harding Davis
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-11-21

lives, although now harmless Iunatic
and that he is making his home in the
mountains in the vicinity of Log Lake
He sends Giovanni, his accomplice, to
find and kill him. but the italian returns
from an unsuccessful search and mo-
ment later, poor Harvey Grant is led
in by Little Venita. a child stolen from
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-11-21

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