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The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1906-1907, 1907-06-15
American Cotton Progress.

me convention of southern cotton
sspinners In Philadelphia gives the
North American OF that city an oppor-
Tfunity to publish some interesting fig
0ures and deductions concerning the
cotton industry throughout the world
1AO summing up shows very encour-
aging outlook for the growing and man.
Vufacture of this product In the United
States.
This country produces three-quarters
-7uf the worlds supply of cotton. Great
Britain, however, still leads the world
I'm cotton spinning. That country has
approximately 100000 spindles, near
" double the number in the United
States, which is placed at 26,0O0,000.
Though 3,0O0 miles or more from the
largest source Of supply, England's cot
Ton spinning industry Ii expanding.
The expansion Of the industry In this
country also Is pointed out, but the
most significant fact is the shifting of
manufacturing from New England to
ma south In recent years. In 1895 the
sBUuth had but 100000 spindles. Now
there are 100000 splndles In the
W@uth. more than a third OF the total
luzEmfer In the United States. The
N0rfh American says:
New England won the supremacy in the
'u1t1on manufacture long ago by her pos
Speaaion OF an abundance Of fine water
spgwera, and these are still I'm use II is
EheCAune the southern states have plenty
4og available power OF that kind, as well
aAB because they contain the cotton fields
that they are succeeding with the indus
Try Cotton spinning In the north con-
fAtuueH 70 grow, but II grows faster in the
s10uth. Whether New England win ever
aose the business II an open question. To
hraak up old trade practices. TO loosen a
Tight Industrial grip and TO move trained
workers IN muititudes from one section
80 another are by no means easy.
The American cotton crop is now
worth 5000 1000 600 annually, The prod
pnct has grown from 5.000,000 bales In
s1BB0 10 100000 bales In 1904, ac-
'Scurdng to the figures quoted by the
North American. which goes ON to say;
This cotton ia the best in the world
w1th the single exception OF the yellow
1lnted, long fiber staple produced Ia
@8ypt This iE consumed chiefly by the
amaleers OF hosiery yarns and other soft
Spun yarns, and 1000 bales OF II are Inn
EaEoad 90 this country. II Ia the natural
~eoaor OF this cotton that imparts q tawny
elnt TO certain kinds Of knitted under
wwa@E.
Thp apOt that the American crOD has
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1906-1907, 1907-06-15
Concealed weapons.

Several state legislatures recently
have considered more or less seriously
the matter Of carrying concealed fire
arms. A Texas statesman Is one of the
latest to introduce a bill prohibiting
the "toting" OF a deadly weapon, and a
bill introduced by an Arkansas legisla-
ture proposes to require every gun
toter to take out a license and wear a
metal badge displaying conspicuously
the word ARMED"
It 10 said that the police commission
or Of New York city has in storage
more than 1900 revolvers which have
been seized and confscated during the
past sixteen months. On recent occa-
sion 100 revolvers taken from the per-
sons of men running at large In that
city were added to the collection In
one day. Thus 1t appears that the east
is equally culpable with the west II
not more 80 in the matter Of carrying
concealed weapons. Perhaps In the
end 1t may come to a crusade for the
prohibition of the manufacture and
sale of pocket firearms.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1906-1907, 1907-06-15
INITIATIVE AND REFERENDUM
By Geo. H. SHIRLEY, President
Federation for Peoples Rule.

Thoughtful people are asking, what
is the Initiative and Referendum?
1t is system whereby the voters
can ballot direct on public questions.
The result is majority rule in place
of machine rule.
1t is the peoples rule in place of
the rule of few.
The system is in two parts, the in
itiative and the refarndum. The
referendum lie a means whereby the
voters can ballot direct on acts Of
! legislative bodies and constitutional
conventions, the will of the majority
deciding each issue. Thus through
the referendum the people possess a
veto power The referendum is then
the peoples veto.
Three are two forms of the refereD-
dum-the compulsory and the option
al. The acts of most of the Gonstitu-
tional conventions sre referred to the
people without the formality of Pc
tition. This is the compulsory refer
endum. Where the act of a leRisla-
tive body can be ballOted upon by the
voters IL petition for it's submission
lie filed by certain number of petit
tioners, usually FIVE or ten per cent,
the system is the optional referen-
dunn. 1t Is the optional referendum
that is being established Throughout
the country.
The initiative is system whereby
ten or fifteen per cent of the voters
can propose measures and the ques-
tions are submitted to direct ballot
Of all the voters, the will Of the ma
jority becoming the Law of the land.
IL Is direct legislation.
The direct vote systems-the in.
itiative and the eferendum-are usec
in combination with representative
government. The referendum 10 tbs
peoples veto, as has been pointed
out, and the initiative is the voters
power Of direct legislation. Through
this mechanism the voters are the
ruling power. lee representatives
are their. agents Without a f1nal
power in the voters the few in Office
are rulers. 1t Is machine rule.
THE NATIONAL SYSTEM
In the bill proposed by the Nation
al Federation the people can secure
] the submission of an act of Congress
or bill passed by either House Il
petitioned for by 500, 900 voters; anC
$50, 900 voters can propose measures
on eight topics, namely, interstate
commerce (including parcels pOst)
civil service, immigration, trial By
jury or any modification Of the Law d
injunction, eightDhour day in govern
ment contract work, initiative anC
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1906-1907, 1907-06-15

referendum, election Of United States
Senators and proportional representa-
ton.
The petitions are to be fled with
the Secretary of State. A copy OF
each initiative petition is to be trans
mftted to Congress for public hear
ings and debate, and for the framing
of competing measure should Gong
ress so desire. The measures are to
be submitted to the voters by procla-
nation of the President and voted
upon at the regular election. Prep
aratory to the voting a committee OF
the members of Congress represent
ing the petitioners are to prepare ar
guments for and against each meas
ure, each side to be limited to 1000
words, one-fourth Of which can be re-
served for an answer. Next the bill
and arguments are to be published
and a copy of each mailed to the ad
dress of such of the voters as are on
6le with the Secretary of State. In
this way the real facts will be brought
out. This is radically different from
present-day procedure.
Another difference is that the igno-
rant and careless voters will not mark
their referendum ballots, thus auto
matically disfranchizing themselves.
Thus the intelligent voters will rule.
Such is the case today in Oregon,
and the other places where the initia
tive and referendum prevail.
In each state the election machin-
cry for actual referendum voting on
national questions is to be provided
by the legislatures, just as 1t provides
for the election of congressman.
Action by the legislatures is to be Sc
cured through the pledging of candi'
dates, which is the method whereby
the initiative and referendum system
Is being established in the states.
Before measure initiated by the
people can pass Congress by means
of instructions, it must receive ma
jority vote in a majority Of the cong
ressional districts, and also in ma
jority of the states. This double-ma-
iority system, as 1t is termed, pro-
tects the small states. 1t is this sys-
tenn that is used in Switzerland, and
it is a notable fact that wherever q
national measure has received q ma.
jority of votes in the districts it hal
also received the approval of ma
jority of the cantOns or states.
Illinois and Texas have the sdvis'
Org initiative but there Is no provis.
ion for public hearings or for compel
ing measures. Last year in Massa'
chusetts a majority vote in both
houses was pledged for the advisory
Initiative, and in Delaware last year
/ the people Of the state by advisory
vLte instructed the members of the
Legislature to install the advisory
Initiative and advisory referendum
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1906-1907, 1907-06-15

Enthusiasm Is always connected with
the senses, whatever be the object that
excites 1t. The true strength of virtue
is serenity Of mind, combined with q
deliberate and steadfast determination
to execute her laws. That is the health
full condition of the moral life. On the
other hand, enthusiasm, even when ex-
cited by representations Of goodness,
Ii a brilliant but feverish glow, which
leaves only exhaustion and languor be-
hind.--Kant.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1906-1907, 1907-06-15

enlarged almost 200 per Gent since the
civil war supplies encouragement for the
belief that there may be even greater
growth In the years TO come. Every
traveller through the southern states may
perceive that the land 10 not half cult
waited. 1t is said, no doubt with perfect
truthfulness, that the whole Of this years
crop might have been grown in the single
state of Texas
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1906-1907, 1907-06-15

A Russian newspaper to be publish
cd in New York will be edited by q
COssack who became a revolutionary
and was condemned to death for print.
ing seditious editorials in Siberia. A
man who could do sedltious editorial
stunts in Siberia and escape with his
life will be likely to suffer from monot.
ony on the nerve in stald old Gotham
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1906-1907, 1907-06-15

Why is It that the views of an Amer
lean whom nobody takes the trouble to
interview on this side are worth ca
bling over when he sets foot on the
shores Of Europe?
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1906-1907, 1907-06-15

If Great Britain really has succeeded
in isolatlng Germany it may become
necessary soon to insulate the COM
ments of the kaiser upon English diplo-
macy.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1906-1907, 1907-06-15

The Ice trust has added only wood
and iron to the commodities in which
1t deals, but II you will only give 1t
time enough 1t viii doubtless be glad
to take In coal and oil and sugar.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1906-1907, 1907-06-15

A state entomologlst In the wheat
belt has produced a yellow bee to de-
stroy the green wheat bug. The entO-
mologist reveals the same preference
for violent color contrasts that afiicts
the milliners this spring.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1906-1907, 1907-06-15
RObt. w. Collins
Real Estate Insurance. Investments
We Have for Sale
Real Estate

We Have for Sale
8 blocks of ground consisting ofabOut
Az acres inside of city limits on n. P.
tracks. This is very desirable loca-
ton tor business blocks, manufacture
ing establishments, etc. On these
tracts are three good resident build
ings, besides office and other large
buildings. A splendid investment. Will
sell all or part.
$500 will buy beautiful residence
containing 6 rooms, reception hall
and bathroom; mission finish and
nicely papered; large porch and good
outbuildings with chicken park; city
water, nice lawn.
$14OO will buy a good 6 room house
with bathroom, electric lights and
city water; nice lawn with shade and
fruit trees; good outbuildings. Will
sell furniture at reasonable price.
$1O5O will buy six room house,
close in and corner lot, 9Th and Null
Ian; nice porch, good barn and cellar,
city water. Rents all the time for $12
per month. This is snap.
$3.50 takes two acres of nice level
land in Williams Park. This is a
good buy.
We have a number ofvery desirable
residence lots close in, both IN the old
town and new additions; also tracts
of from / to acres. ranging from
5000 to $500 per acre.
RObt. w. Collins
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The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1906-1907, 1907-06-15

Those San Francisco crooks" dlscov
cred that an earthquake can come back
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-01-08

IN its docket for consideration. the
board of arbitration of the National
Association of Professional Baseball
leagues, which governs the affairs of
the minor circuits, began its session
here day in advance of the scheduled
date.
The first case disposed of was the
appeal of the Uniontown club of the
Pennsylvania, Ohio, and Maryland
league from decision by President
Guy which made tie for the league
pennant. The. appeal was sustained
and the pennant awarded to the Union.
town team.
The application of the Texas league
for advancement from class c to class
B was denied, but the amalgamation
of that circuit with the Southern Tex
as league was sanctioned.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-01-08
Will Make Stamps as Usual.

Although an outside printing con-
Germ promised to print all of our post
age stamps cheaper than the govern
ment can do the work itself the con-
tract was again awarded to the bureau
of engraving and printing. 1t is
claimed that the: small saving in money
would be more than Offset by the loss
on the machinery in the latter plant
even if sold to the outsider at market
value. In medicine. as WELL cheapness
is not to be considered over merit and
for that reason Hostetter's Stomach
Bitters should be the first choice OF
every one suffering from poor appetite.
headache, vomiting, belching, heart
burn, dyspepsia. Indigestion, costive-
ness. colds or malaria. For over 53
years it has given complete satisfac-
ton. Try a bottle. 1t has been APP
proved by the pure drug commission
ers
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-01-08
FAVOR TR|-STATE
National Baseball Commission
Accepts Outlaws Subject
Re Ratification
BY MINORS AT NEW YORK
Admitted Organization May Keep
Players Who Have Violated
the Rules.

Cincinnati, Jan. Sat the fourth an
nual meeting of the National baseball
commission in this city yesterday the
sphere of influence of the national
agreement was extended by the admis-
sion of the Tri-State, or outlaw league
to the fold of organized baseball. sub
ject to the ratification of the minor
league board in New York. Chairman
Hermann. Presidents Johnson of the
American league. and Pulliam of the
National league, and Secretary Bruce
were present.
In addition to disposing of the out
law tangle the commission reelected
Chairman Hermann and Secretary
Bruce to their respective Offices for
another year and gave consideration to
the pleas of several players of the out
law circuit who are applicants for re-
instatement
Terms Accepted by Outlaws.
The terms for admission of the out
laws provide that players affected by
the admission of the Tri-State league
who previously have violated the ma
tional agreement must remain with
the Tri-State league unless reinstated
later: that all players whose names ap-
pear in the lists submitted as already
having signed contracts with national
agreement clubs, except contract
jumpers, shall remain with the clubs
with which they have signed; that all
major league players whose names APP
pear Sin the lists submitted (not con
tract jumpers) shall revert to the clubs
having title to them. unless such clubs
enter into a satisfactory agreement:
that the cases of minor league players
whose names appear on lists submit
ted shall be adjudicated by the minor
league board, and that all players in
Tri-State clubs, or those now under. the
national agreement, will be held to any
financial obligations they may be I'M,
der to other clubs.
Minor Lengues Begin Work.
New York. Jan. 8.-With q cases
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-01-08
Why Perfect Beer
Means Health
The Best Beer Is Possible Only With
Eight-Day Malta Scientific Fact
About Brewing.

A perfect beer is healthful-it builds
up strength, aids digestion, and acts as
a tonic in giving renewed vitality. A
perfect beer is possible only with perfect
malt and a perfect malt can only be
made by the eight-day process used by
Malt is made from barley. Barley
contains in its Elementary form the
constituents that go to build up the
human system. The process of making
malt, as some of our readers may
know, is much the same as the process
of digestion. - The grain is started
growing and the chemical changes that
take place when-it sprouts are similar
to the action of the digestive fluids in
the body il the grain were eaten.
Pabst has proven by scientific ex-
periments and sixty years of practical
brewing that eight days are required
in making malt to bring about those
tho perfect predigested malt is pro-
duced. In many breweries the old
four-day process is still used and the
malt is of forced, unnatural develop
ment. 1t lacks in nutrition and is in
all ways inferior, much OF the vital
nutriment of the grain being lost. The
Pabst eight-day mailing process re-
all of the nutritious, Ife-giving ele-
ments of the grain.
PabSt eight-day malt, the perfect
malt, doubles the cost of brewing-but
Pabst Malt, with the exclusive Pabst
method of brewing, makes Pabst Blue
Ribbon Beer superior as a nOuriShing
tonic and a delicious beverage.
If your food doesn't taste just right.
or if your digestion is a little of. or
your appetite is poor, drink Pabst Blue
Ribbon beer before or with your meals,
and find out for yourself how good it is.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-01-08

banquet is TO be provided by the losing
team in the shoot. Those who were
not at the range New Years day may
attend the banquet by making arrange
ments with William Lange before
Monday.
S. R. Kenworthy. president of the
club. will preside in the capacity of
POSTMASTER IT the banquet. and after
the serving. there will be 10 minute
addresses by Mayor McCaskrin, on
the subject Our City and What Bene-
fit the Gun Club is to the City; A. d.
Sperry on "The Growth of the Club.
and Shooting in General" and by
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-01-08
WHOLE CLUB OF BILLS.
Even the Women Members Answer
to the Name.

Even the Women Members Answer
to the Name.
One hundred men and three women
who answer to the name of Bill gath
cred at dinner in the Benton hotel at
Excelsior Springs. Mo, the other night
1t was the third annual banquet of the
Bill Club, No. 1. of the World. says a
dispatch from Excelsior Springs.
Judge Bill Fowler acted as toastmas-
ter, Bill Steck's orchestra furnished
instrumental music and the Bill quar-
tet. composed of Bill Brownell. Bill
Craven, Bill Wallace and Bill Court
ney, sang songs clarifying the Bills
The oratory. too, was furnished by
Bills, the chief of whom was ex-Con-
gresham Bill Cowherd of Kansas
City.
Any woman christened Willie, VII
helmina, Wilma or Willamette is eligi-
BILE to membership in the club. Two
lady Bills" Miss Bill Hervy of Kan
sas City and Miss Bill Metheny of Ex-
celsior Springs, made speeches.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-01-08
Long Life to the Hen!

When we recrossed the BospOrus we
babe farewell to Asia, within whose
borders we had spent about seven
months. They have been wonderfully
instructive months, and we have en-
joyed the experiences through which
we have passed, but we cannot say
that we have fallen in love with Ash
attic food We have been afraid of the
raw vegetables; we have distrusted the
water unless it was boiled, and we
have sometimes been Skeptical about
the meat. The butter has not always
looked inviting and our fondnesS for
cream has not been increased by the
sight of the goats driven from door to
door and MIXED III the presence of the
purchaser. The bread was not rival
for the Vienna brand, and the cooking
has not been up TO western standards.
But the hen-long life to her! She has
been our constant friend. When all
else failed we could fall back upon the
boiled egg with a sense of security and
a feeling of satisfaction If l am not
henceforth poultry fancier in the
technical sense of the term / shall re-
turn with an increased respect for the
common, everyday barn yard fowl.
There are many differences between
the east and the west-differenceS in
race characteristics, differences IN COS
tune. differences in ideals of life. of
government and of religion--but we ali
meet at the breakfast table. The egg,
like "a touch of nature, makes the
whole world kin."-William j. Bryan's
Constantinople Letter.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-01-08
LOCAL MARKET CONDITIONS.
Today's Quotations on Provisions, Live
Stock, Feed, and Fuel.

Today's Quotations on Provisions, Live
Stock, Feed. and Fuel.
Rock Island. Jan. S.-Following are
the wholesale quotations in today's
market:
Provisions and Produce.
Live Poultry-Spring chickens 81 To
sc pound; hens. per pound to &c;
ducks, per pound, 8 to 1Oc; turkeys, per
pound IL to 13c; geese, per pound.
9 to 10c.
Butter-Dairy. % to &c.
Lard-10c.
Eggs-Fresh, CSC.
egetables-Potatoes. 35c.
Live Stock.
Sheep-Yearlings or over. 81 to sc
lambs, $500 to $3.50
Cattle-Steers, $3.50 to 5000; cows
and heifers, $500 to $500: calves $3.50
to $500.
Hogs-Mixed, $3.50 to $G.25.
Feed and Fuel.
Grain-Corn, 81 to 40c; oats, 35c.
Forage-Timothy hay, Sic to SIG:
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-01-08
New York Stocks.

New York, Jan. s. Following are
the opening. high, low and closing quo
tations on the market today:
New York, Jan. S.-Gas 90, U. p
1883, U. s. Steel preferred 1863. T.
S. Steel common 40. Reading 1855,
Rock Island preferred Ga. Rock Island
common 29A. Southern Pacific 9224
N. Y. Central 1929. Missouri Pacific
9115, L. & n. 1433s, Shelters 152H, c.
F. |. 55h, Canadian Pacific 1913, Hi
nois Central 169. Penna 139A, Erie 43.
c. & o. 551s, b. r. T. 80, b. & o. 121.
Atchison LOG, Locomotive 731a, Sugar
134H. ST. Paul 1501s. Copper 11S7s
Republic Steel preferred 99lA, Repub-
lie Steel common :39%, Southern Ry.
32b.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-01-08
Wanted ~, Recipe.

A gentleman who was jealous
>unnorter of total abstinence was
shocked Mt his gardener INDUCING
rather frequently in whisky.
"Ah. Duncan. duncan! ne eA-
claimed on one occasion, Il am srleNed
to notice the smell of whisky III your
breath again. Now. I'm sure Yon
never detect that smell in mine.
CHATS true. sir. What dae you
talk TO hide it,"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-01-08

Judge c. J. Searle on the benefits a
business man receives by becoming a
member of an organization of this
character
Hold Two Club shoots.
At last evenings meeting arrange
ments were also made for two regular
club shoots this month, one next week
and the other jan "a The club char
ter has been permanently opened at So.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-01-08
How TO Cure chiIhlains.

"TO enjoy freedom from chilblains."
writes John Kemp East Otisheld Me.
Il apply Bucklen's Arnica Salve. Have
also used it for salt rheum with excel
lent results" Guaranteed to cure few
er sores, indolent ulcers, piles, burns.
wounds. frost bites and skin diseases.
25c at W. f. Hartz's drug store.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-01-08
Don't Wait

until your kidneys become diseased.
Cure the slight trouble that now caus-
es you discomfort by using DR.. Ed
wards Comp. Dandelion tablets and
pills. For sale by all druggists. Free
trial package at T. H. Thomas, drug
gist.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-01-08
SHOOTERS To dine.
Banquet of Rock Island Gun Club
Members to be Held at
the Harper Jan. IL.
TOASTS HAVE BEEN ASSIGNED
S. r. kenworthy, the President, is to
Act as oastmaster-TWo Shoots
Are Arranged.

At a meeting of the Rock Island
Sun club last evening, arrangements
were made to hold the banquet which
was the forfeit in the New Years
team shoot at the Harper house at 3
o'clock Thursday evening, Jan. H. The
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-01-08

vigor and cheerful
ness soon disappear
when the kidneys are
out of order or dis
eaSed.
Kidney trouble has
become so prevalent
that it is not unconl-
mon for a child to be
born afflicted with
weak kidneys. If the