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The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-04-27
THE TEMPLE,


The Love Waltz" condensed yer,
sion OF The Merry Widow" Wen
nese operetta, with the lyrics by
Jesse l.. Lasky and libretto by Paul
West. Is the principal attraction in
the Temple theater, this week. The
operetta is handsomely and elaborate.
ly costumed and staged and has a com.
pany OF 20 people, half Of whom are
girls. The music Is far shove medi
OGRE and includes THE Household
Cavaliers" "Fatherland,," THE Gen
tiemen," My Family Tree and The
Love Waltz" The latter, by the prince
and princess, is patterned quite closely
after the famous Merry Widow
waltz, but without the subtle charm
end sensuous beauty of the latter. Al
fred Kappeler made dashing prince,
and Audrey Maple pleasing princess,
and both have excellent voices, while
the male portion of the company Is
worthy of more than special mention.
The ensemble was excellent.
"A Lesson at IL p. M with Fred
erick Hallen and Molly Fuller, assist
ed by William Mckee, Is a one-act
comedy that displays the sorrows OF
a jealous wife. Jealous husband and
a burglar, and accomplishes the pur'
pose OF causing several hearty laughs
George Whiting and the Clark sis
tiers. in "songolog," are funny, sing
ing a little and dancing little. "Hc
Never Said Goodbye" and Whiting
bulifrog limitations were the best num-
bers.
Harry B. Lester possesses ability
es an entertainer. Some OF his imita'
tions were excellent, and were 1t not
for the suggestiveness In the lines In
several instances, his act might be
considered of real merit.
Paulinetti and Piquo have an eccen'
trio comedy act; Sue Smith, has
fair voice and wears pretty gowns;
Christy and Willis, in comedy Jug
Cling and toe dancing, and the Mooreo'
scope. showing scenes in Moscow. com
plete the bill.
The heedliner for the coming week
Is Nance O'Neil, who will appear In a
new playlet Of western life called ".
600 Reward" She will De supported
by william Bonelli, John Mckee and
Paul Scardon.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-04-27
! MAYOR OF SUNBURY
DYs Pe-ru-na Is a Good
Medicine.

Ion. Q. O. Brooks, Mayor OF Sunbury,
Mo, also Attorney for Farmers Bank
- eunbury Building and Loan Co.,
Doftoes
~ hevs the utmost confidence In the
lroneof Psruna. tits great medicine.
RAM used II and have known many
~ Friends who have obtained bene-
ncial results from its use. I cannot
psaiBe Peruns TOO highly"
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-04-27
I ;.15c.;; PLAYHOUSES

rarison with the three principals.
Only one who had made a careful
study to the whole thought of the play
could have given such a natural pres
entation.
Isabel Richards as Isabelle Lagardes
is good to look at, but suffers from the
same fault as Miss Shannon. not being
clear In her enunciation.
Mr.. Frohman has built the scenes
we'll. with wealth of inlaid furniture
and rich brocade hangings. Tho
Thief will be seen in the Detroit
opera house the remainder of the
week, with matinees Wednesday and
SATURDAY.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-04-27

THERE are a host OF petty ailments
which are the direct result OF
the weather.
This is moro true OF the excessive
heat OF summer and the intense cold or
winter. but is partly true OF all sea-
sons OF the year.
Whether IL be a cold or cough, ca
tsrrh OF the head or bowel complaint.
whether the liver he affected or the
the same.
The weather slightly deranges the
} mucous membranes OF the organs and
the result IL some functional disease.
Peruna has become standby I'm
men ts of this sort.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-01-12
Free Trade With Canada.

Whenever a revision is attempted 1t
can nationally begin by admitting Can
ada into complete equality with our
selves in the same market. The line
across North America is more abso,
lutely senseless than any other The
''pauper labor" and other arguments
here all fail. The two populations run
together, are closely alike and work
under similar conditions. The New
Yorker trades to the south absolutely
without restraint; to the north he is
restricted by the great SYSTEM The
men of 1776 tried hard to force Can
ada to join in the revolt Imagine the
calamity if they had succeeded and
had brought Canada inside of our con
stitutional prohibition of import duties
between members of the confederation
The fact that the dominion is still in
some sense subject to Great Britain
is only an historical accident. Why
asks the New York Herald, should the
two states try to keep apart by taxa
ton and imagine that they can pros
per in that way better than they could
by coalescing economically?
There are in the dominion great
stores of coal, lumber and metals
which We need and could use. They
are shut away from us by taxes whic!
are a derision of common sense Il
We ever take up the tariff determined
to serve our own interest nationally we
shall brush away all these hindrances
and leave individuals to produce ant
trade as they see fit.
The same argument applies equally
TO all other parts of America. Nearly
all of it is inferior to ourselves ii
economic development and industrial
power. 1t is a grand market which
We have renowned in our \attempt tt
get our system complete agains
Europe We went to war with SPAN
in 1898 and were drawn on to dream
of Oriental trade We are spendin.
| millions to try to get it and to built
navy with which to defend it. Their,
is more and better trade to be hat
with Canada, without expense, by re
pealing taxes
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-01-12

ner of holding elections for senators
and representatives shall be prescribed
in each state by the legislature thereof,
but that the. congress may at any time
by law make or alter such regulations
except as to the place of choosing
senators; and that congress shall as
semble at least once in every year
"and such meeting shall be on the first
Monday in December. unless they shall
by law appoint a different day.
The Prince bill has merit in it. #
it passes,it will bring the opening day
of the first regular session of every
new congress about nine months earl
Ter than is now the case. Congress
might, of course, set the date for hold
ing congressional elections later than
now-say in February of each odd
numbered year, thus bringing the
choosing and the assembling within a
very few weeks or even a very few
days of each other. The only import
ant objection to such an arrangement
is that bad weather in February is
more common than bad weather in
early November-and somehow good
weather has become almost a neces-
sity in getting out full popular vote
But the sooner new congress meets
after the election the better
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-01-12

suggested that the liberal use Of her
face had rendered the girl rather con.
spicuous, so the company paid for a
carriage that took her to ard from her
work.
At first Hosmer had approved the
suggestion, but now he went TO the
other extreme. There was no chance
to walk home with Miss Pryor, and his
request for permission to call was met
with a polite negative.
He and Vaughn could only fight 1t
out during Office hours, and when
Vaughn objected to Hosmer's contin-
ued presence in the shipping depart
ment ard asked Powers to give Hos
mer a hint to that effect the sales ex-
pert retaliated by again reverting to
his suggestion that Miss Pryor should
be transferred to the sales Office.
The constant pickering could have
but one effect. From surliness they
passed to open warfare, and at last
they brought the matter to the head Of
the firm.
Each pleaded his case. and then they
stood waiting the decision with an
anxiety that showed plainly in their
faces Each felt that a victory with
| the chief would aid his fight, and the
| moments that passed after the case
had been stated were painful to them
both.
Powers glanced slowly from one to
the other, and his face broke into a
smile.
You both say that you have the
right to Miss Pryor's services" he be-
gan slowly I'm afraid that you will
| both have to hire other typists. Miss
Pryor tells me that you both are-sr-
| rather cordial to her. 1t seems that
you. Vaughn, have suddenly discovered
that you need Miss Pryor. Only lit
/ tie while before the advertising cam
| paign was started you told me that
you should have to put on another
girl, as Miss Pryor was willing, but
slow. fancy that the way out Of this
will be to get another Dentola girl and
another typist for the shipping depart
/; ment''
! There's no reason for such drastic
actionw cried Hosmer, but Powers only
smiled again.
There is an excellent reason" he
said slowly. II am to marry Miss
Pryor. She did me the honor to ac-
cept me, and as soon as the Dentola
craze is forgotten we will be married.
! Meanwhile she has her royalty from
the use of her picture and she will not
need her position. She would have
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-01-12

Let her stay. even if your ads. are
nuisance and worse
But think she ought to be in my
department" urged Hosmer. 1T is in
the advertising end that people would
expect TO find her"
you get cut of here" demanded
Vaughn, half in friendliness and half
very much in earnest. lie had had
Minnie Pryor In his department for
more than two years and had given
her scarcely look until Hosmer had
made nationally famous
When men in Alaska began to send
proposals of marriage to the girl.
Vaughn began to realize that his as
sistant was decidedly pretty. and as
this knowledge came to Hosmer about
the same time there ensued pretty
race for favor
Minnie Pryor, finding herself in de-
mand for the first time, developed into
beauty. So long as she had been
merely Minnie Pryor, typist, she had
gone her quiet way. but now Joseph
Powers, president and practical owner
OF the corporation, insisted that she be
given royalty on the use of her pic
ture, and, though this was but frac-
ton of penny per box, the generous
use Of autographs enabled her to dress
becomingly for the first time in her
narrow life.
! With the purchase of better clothes
she had seemed to acquire that indie
! Enable charm which belongs to the
woman who knows herself to be in de-
mand. She did not develop what Hos
mer was wont to term big head" but
she held herself well, and the apollo
getic little typist of the shipping room
had become the belle Of the cosmetic
| company's works.
/ Hosmer had his room papered with
her pictures, and the more he saw
them the more deeply in love with the
original did he sink. Vaughn had but
one of the posters in his office, for he
did not need them with the girl herself
bending her shapely head over the
desk by the window, and he, too, was
very much in love.
In the office both men made the best
use Of their time, but once the closing
time arrived Miss Pryor disappeared
EARLY in the campaign Powers hat
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-01-12
The Strenuous Life.

Something doing, / should say,
Every minute of the day.
If you want to come in strong
Like the hero of the song
And to loudly ring the gong.
That's the way
Up and at 'em like a shot
And be Johnny on the spot.
Like hero push your game
On to victory and fame,
And thereby you'll win the same
Like as not.
Every moment you must tax
With some hard and telling whacks
As a drummer in the band.
Pound away, your work expand
With hammer in your hand
Or an AK.
Sitting round will never bring
To you any blessed thing.
In an easy rocking chair
Splendid castles in the air
You may build with maidens fair
On a string.
Action. action, that's the trick,
Something doing that will stick.
It's the way to win success.
Fame and fortune, nothing less.
BY the lightning through express,
Double quick.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-01-12
Princes Proposal. y

There has been considerable discus
sion both in congress and in the news
papers over the desirability of chang
ing the date for the assembling of con-
gress, which the law fixes the first
Monday in December, to some day in
the spring of the year AS it is now
congress is elected in November, and
does not assembel in first session until
the first Monday in December of the
year .following-or Is months after the
representatives are elected.
Representatives Prince of the Gales
burg district, this state, has introduced
a bill to meet the objections to the
present law, fixing the date for the
first regular session of the 61st con.
gress for March A. 1909 instead oil
theafirst Monday in December of this
year, and providing that each new con
gress assemble in the same way. The
purpose of the proposed change, in ex
PLANTATION of his bill he says, ito en-
able congress to promptly carry out
the pledges of the party that happens
to be in power and to crystalize the
same into legislation. The people have
a right to receive prompt action at the
hands of their chosen representatives.
That is, congress whose lower house
members are chosen at popular cleo
ton in November of each evon-num
bered year ought to assemble for the
transaction of public business as sooI
after such election as possible. But
the life of it's predecessor extendin.
from March 4 of the odd-numberet
year to the same date in the next odd
numbered year-or exactly two year
no new congress can sit until tn,
fourth day of March next followin,
the congressional elections. Para
graphs one and two in the fourth SEE
ton of Article of the constitution
provide that the times, place and mar
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-01-12
The Argus Daily Short Story
WHEN ADVERTISING Paddy EDITH BOWMAN.
Copyrighted. 1908. by Associated Literary Press.

That's what 1 call some package"
cried Hosmer proudly as he held alcft
round metal package decorated with
a smiling face which was sandwiched
between the legend you can smile-if
you use Dentola.'
1T Is pretty conceded the head of
the firm as he took the can into his
hands and inspected 1t more carefully.
Some actress, isn't it? Her face
seems familiar"
ACTRESS nothing" was the contemp-
tuous retort. Hosmer could afford to
be flippant when he scored a success.
That's the little typewriter over In
the shipping room. 1 caught her smil-
ing like that one day, and 1t made a
hit with me. invented the powder to
go with it. It's the old 'Saponica,'
with little carmine put in to make 1t
look different. tell you, Mr.. Powers,
| in q week that Dentola girl will be
known all over the country, and the
sales-well, I'll be around for raise
| in salary in about five weeks"
Powers smiled and nodded. Hosmer
| had a regular scale of self praise.
When he suggested that the firm owed
him q hat fer an idea it was only an
ordinary hit. The hint that he lunched
| about 2 O'Clock was a sign that he
| had greater confidence In an idea. The
last time that Hosmer had announced
was when he had introduced "sun-
burn cream" which eventually had
brought the cosmetic company very
nearly n quarter million.
| Dentola seemed destined to enjoy a
more permanent success. Within two
months the Dentola girl smiled upon
the entire nation. Even in the tiny
hamlets Dentola .placards adorned the
general stores.
The Dentola girl smiled life size
upon the city throngs. and more than
life size she beamed at train tired
travellers along the trunk lines.
Vaughn, the head of the shipping de
partment, was rather vexed over the
incident. He had supposed that the
picture was merely to be used to deco
rate the cans of powder.
l
when visitors to the model factory OF
the cosmetic company insisted upor
seeing the original Of miss Dentola.'
Vaughn, resentful of the admirinl
glances of the masculine visitors, pro
tested to Hosmer.
"It's all a part of the campaign" de
clared the sales expert, with a laugh
| FOL f, 1o Ins =
that ever was. We sold more than 4
million boxes last month, and the or
ders are still piling In. / tell you, Hen
! it pays to advertise when you adver
tise right"
"Sure," assented Vaughn, "but your
OVERRIDING it. We wanted to sell tn
tooth powder, not to bring people t
the factory to see Miss Dentola. Their
was chap in yesterday who said b.
had seen the pyramids and the Sphin,
and the tower of Pisa and all the othe
show spots of Europe, but he felt b.
couldn't go back to Montana until he,
seen Miss Dentola. By the way h
looked at her l guess he would hav
liked to take her back to Montana wit
him. He's only one. There's hun
dreds It's all Miss Pryor can do t
keep her work up"
"Tll take her over in my depart
ment," offered Hosmer, with suspicion
readiness. Vaughn shook his head.
"She would have to learn an entire
~ new line of work." he objected
@She knows the shipping game nov
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-01-12
DEFIANCE OF LAW CHARGE
AGAINST THE PRESIDENT

Continued from Page One.)
our military establishment, should
have been construed to be permanent
appropriation, and that there is still a
large unexpended balance out of which
payments of the character now under
consideration are being made
To Compel Proof of Innocence.
The "contingency'' under which this
use of the war fund of 1899 was used,
Mr.. Foraker declared, was "the remote
one that men should be required to
prove their innocence of a crime be-
fore a Judge who had already pro-
nounced them guilty under bill then
pending in the senate" and all this >
insisted Mr.. Foraker, Gin the presence
of the fact that there was the most
bitter and determined opposition to
| the measure and that there was an
other measure pending which provided
that all might be re-enlisted who cared
to re-enlist, but that the right to fur
Their prosecute before civil or military
tribunals should be reserved as to all
against whom any evidence might be
secured in any manner at any time
after such enactment.
Quotes From Statutes.
But, waving all technical or doubt
full objections and assuming for tbs
sake of argument, that the constitu
tional provision quoted does not apply
and that the ruling of the treasury de
partment, that the appropriation is per
manent, is correct, and that it con
tinues to stand, and will stand, as al
available appropriation for such pur
poses as those for which it was in
tended, until entirely exhausted. tn,
question remains whether such pay
ments as are now under consideration
are legitimats and proper to be mad,
from it. 1t would seem that grantin,
all I have indicated, they are. yet
nevertheless, clearly illegal and in fla
Violation of the following statutory Pre-
Vision:
THAT no employee of the Pinkertol
detective agency or similar agenc.
fshall be employed in any government
lseryice or by any officer of the Distric
lof Columbia
/ Enacted Twice.
This provision was enacted in 1885,
and has been in force and effect eve
since. But inasmuch. as it was foun
in an appropriation bill, it was though
proper in 1898 to re-enact it, amende
so as to employ the word. hereafter
to the end that there might be n
|question whatever about its being tn
: continuing law of the land until r,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-01-12

q In the matter of the proposed pur-
plant for the city, The Argus repeats
what it said few days ago-let bust
ness prudence, common sense and hon.
esty govern whatever is done. Let
there be no repetition of the recent
pump deal or the mysterious transac.
ton by which the Cable filter disap.
peared some years ago.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-01-12

The republican state central commit
tee has not yet succeeded in whipping
into line Speaker Shurtleff and the
other republicans who differ with De-
neen and Hopkins at Springfield. There
are some things above party loyalty
One of these is loyalty to the people.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-01-12

Descendants of signers of the Dec
Iaration of independence are forming
a society. Ladies who have married
titled foreigners and those who hope
to marry titled foreigners will regard
p this as a silly proceeding.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-01-12

A New York Office boy has retired
after a service extending over a pc
riod of 60 years. We suppose he is
pointing with pride to the fact that
he began at the bottom.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-01-12

Let us be thankful that Uncle Sam
did not recklessly go ahead and spend
the amount of the Standard Oil fine
before finding out whether he was
going to be able to collect the money
or not
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-01-12

After all the president did not gain
SO much by trying to make scape
goat out of Senator Tillman, man
broken in health, against whom he has
a personal grudge.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-01-12

Gypsy Smith has gone to Pittsburg
for the purpose of trying to induce
the people of that city to be good.
Gypsy has job that is likely to keep
him busy all winter and well into the
spring
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-01-12

1t is reported that the car of Rus
STA can't understand why the sultan
of Turkey has permitted his people
to cling to their constitution so long.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-01-12
Hurnor ane Philosophy
D. DUNCAN N. SMITH
PERT PARAGRAPHS.

Probably men are so tactless where
women are concerned because they
feel that they don't have to be tactful.
People who are really fond Of music
are certainly paying for their sins In
this photographic, ragtime age.
Being sorry for yourself doesn't en-
list any one else's sympathy nor help
to pay the debts.
After q man has been married six
months he doesn't know but he has
been married all his life.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-01-12

Solved.
"Why is hemp asked the amateur
comedian who sat at one end of the
table and felt that 1t was up to him to
start something.
IF you mean the one we had for
dinner" replied the chronic dyspeptic
at the other end, 81 should say so the
dentist could have work"
Congratulations.
"You are engaged to Charley, ]
hear"
''Yes," replied the blushing damsel
''He proposed to me just last night"
Il suppose you felt that you must
accept him. The bright men are not
proposing, hear, during the hard
times"
He Knew.
II wish could understand women"
"What forg'
what for? The satisfaction of 1t
Of course"
But they would deny it and make
you think 1t wasn't so anyway"
It'll Serve.
IT wish knew a good way to kil
time"
i "I'll tell you one way"
what is it?'
Put out your note for thirty days.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-01-12

After the 4th of March congress may
never see the present chief executive
again. 1t should remember this and be
good to him.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-01-12

A really Luxurious aeroplane" should
be equipped, among other things, with
a good puncture proof air cushion on
its under side.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-01-12

Cheer up. In less than five years
Foraker, Dick, Hopkins, Platt and De-
pew will be ex-senators.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-01-12

COFFEE KNOCKED DoRANDo OUT TWICE,
ONCE AT LONDON AT THE MARATHON RACE,
AND AGAIN IN NEW YORK. READ THE DOC
TORS REPORT:
From the New York World, Dec 1G19OS
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-01-12

People who are
bound to talk all
the time ought to
fend for them
selves by hitch
ing their jaws to
the motor end Of
somebody's pay
roll.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-01-12

Michigan will report on its peach
crop in due time.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-01-12

A man can't find thing where he
thinks he left it last summer or some
other time, definiteness of date not be-
ing material, but the pertinent point
being why it isn't where he thinks he
put 1t.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-01-12
Dorando'S Heart in
. Bad Shape After
Race, Says
Doctor
BY Dr.. Joseph Dreamer.

81 examined Dorando Immediately
after he was carried from the track.
His heart was in bad shape and he
was in a state of total collapse. In
my opinion, the condition of his heart
was due partly to overstimulation.
His handlers gave him stuff from
bottle which they said was coffee.
Even coffee taken in such quantities
would be likely to affect his stomach
and cause his collapse. There wasn't
a bruise on him to show that the fall
did any damage"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-01-12

Look out for more bombast from the
White house.