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University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1909-02-09
SPIRIT OF THE NEWS

President elect William II. Taft left
Colon Yesterday for New Orleans. lie
said thta he had found the work on
the canal progrc>>in" rapidly. the or
ganization better than ever. and the
determination ri all even the humble>t
labnr.r. directed toward the finishing "f
the canal During his visit which lasted
ten days. Mr.. Taft examined every sec
tinn of the canal. He wa> accompanied
on many occasions 10y tn. special "ngI-
nrcr> who came To- the canal with HIM
His influence was rNrrted while there
in bringing about Il better feeling be-
tween various Opposing" factions tha'
been fighting each other since the last
election.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1909-02-09
THE NEW JOURNALISM

When the yellow journalism d"v"l-
upcd. We heard that il was the new
;ournaIi-m Now the professors in tn"
Ea~t-and they are always wi~" men
and giving lectures in which they pro
claim that the really new journalism
will be wholly without decorative "1-
fcct-." We don't h"li"v. a word "f it.
Neither does the New Work >un and
therefore. the truth i spoken lust I"
show the good people that th"r" will h"
none Of this newspaper production. In"
Sun rivr~ a few examples "t III" l"ur-
nali,m that sticks to the plain. unvar-
ni-hcd tale.
Th. News Herald does not believe
there ever will he such newspaper work
dom. unless Andrew Carnegie leaves his
five hundred millions aS an ENDOWMENT
10 keep the sheet running. Every per
son who kills himself has the mystery
of life and ,ieath-and the my-ter!
cannot hc removed. Every natural Pt"-
nomenon i wonderful and marvellous
and the average person does not want
any discounting Of the fearful works "l
the Lord. Neither does any woman
reader of Il newspaper want the truth
told about a society event-n"t whiie
romance. beauty and youth are on
earth. The college professors are
vr,uu- The news items OF the future
will be painted and the job will he done
better than il iS done today.
better than it is done today Joplin
News Herald.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1909-02-09

At the in~tanc. OF Adj iutant General
Frank NJ. Rumb"ld bills have been in
trniucrd int" the legislature which.
If they become laws will place the Mis-
souri, National Guard on an equal foot
in- with the War Department. Since
the >pani>h-Amrrican war. 1t has been
rh. purl.-e al the war department I"
make one uniform organization "t the
various state militia-. and the bills III
tro,iuecd 10y the adurant general must
l,r PASSED or Missouri gets off the map
- far a. a military organization l.
concerned. If Missouri falls int" linz"
every regiment and every military or
.anization "f any character that "h
,ain- recognition under the government
plans will know at once where II he
Longs. should the necessity arise for Il
mnhiliIariun "f the troops "n short
notice.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1909-02-09

1F.-tN l-\'' VI iii''h
the editorials in the Hearst news. vs."
- papers. William Inglis says in the
current Ilarper'> Weekly:
There are ~ many Arthur Bri>bane>
that he i difficult to describe. Not one
of them will stand still long enough L"
b,. weighed and measured. At one mo
mcnt he i busy with the editorial
thirteen-inch shells he hurl- against III"
predatory rich:" the next he l. all
wrapped up i'll the fate "f nest "'
helpless little blind mice who must di"
brcalI-r their mother has been trapped.
or "rayrlv and rrvrrrntly ,i-cu--in" the
character of tod. or ur"in" men win"
cri,ici-r other, To find out their OWN
faults first. or ~prculatin" about the
happy future when We shall easily
work and play and live upon the floor
at the "rran.
His writings have the power al Mag
ARA torrent and the d"liracy al TN"
radiant bow that h"v"r- over IL. BE
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University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1909-02-09
Ignored.

Twas who brought the summer I" her
sNr-.
Not the pain.
Twas | who made her color sweep and
One" again:
And Vet her smiles are his /" dare.
I burn. | glow: -h.. does not care:
You See I'm Just petit Nerre
OF fin champagne.
Yale Record
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1909-02-09

Last week wa- the most rN"ntfu! "i
the Year III maxim" new acquaintance.
and in maxim" old arluaimtanc"-
friends. The weather wa- delightful I"
Il rhr Military Hop and Junior Prom
will limgrr longer in the mind than re-
membranes nf all the weeks spent in
cramminu fol the examinations.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1909-02-09
A Question.

Docs that sun dial mean anything to
V"u:'
1t depends on how You look at it
Princeton Tiger
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1909-02-09
VIEWPOINTS S

The University Missourian invites cont.l,
buttons not TO exceed 200 words. on maos' >
writer should accompany such letters. but VIII
NOT be printed unless desired The lnl.et-
sirv MiSsourian does not express apptoVai no'
iiSapproval Of these communications by print
in: them.)
The Bulletin Board.
To rI,.. Editor vi the University Mi>>"urlah:
The, Sayi,ar bulletin board. once re-
-p.n,l.nt with the cifu>ion- "f genius
la> for SOME time been de>"late. Ter
hap> this i proof that the aspiring
Pegasus does not thrive on Blue Books
NJ
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1909-02-09

The greatest al the fam"u- men born
in l>n the year "t In" great
la hi,.-. WAS Abraham Lincoln. Friday
the entir- ration will recall hi lii" al
un-rlti-h end, av"r. iii> greatest {! arm
va. his marlinr--. an attribute wnicn
= hon"rrd hy all tn" pr"rl" 81 every
ao-
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1909-02-09

In,l,Irndrnt oil producers all over III"
country are collrctiu" data I" hr pre-
scented Ia Congress when il takes up
tn. subject ni tariff revision. Their
object in - doing i 1" get duty nm
un-,d on all crude oil brought int" the
United states hccau-r "t the great
strides in the industry mad" i'll several
sections "i the Republic "f Mexico"
David g.. Nelly. president "f III" Lima
oil Company. say IN regard I" th'-
matter that the fat, of the small pro
.I,,crr- in the United States l. entirely
in rh,. hands al the next Congress.
and that the only thin" that can save
them from passing int" tn" Standard
oil Company i the adoption hy the
tariff rrvi-rr~ of an act that Will I'M
pose fined duty OH In" product "i
fnr,i..n wells comm" int" our c"ln-
rEN.
The president ha- entered vigorous
denial. rr-I"ctim" III" report that II" l.
, Marty Ia a solution al the contest over
tn. rum nomination. which involves
the -irt "f GOOD Job i'll Washington
Ia tn, south Carolina negro. This
l.avr- all the difficulties "f III" 'rim
ra~r ro hr met hv Mr.. TAFT. when h"
l,.,nmr- President for tn" nomination
will mol l.. confirmed hv the senate
unril after March I. 1t l. hardly con-
-i,lrr,d likely that Taft will ar"u>" the
sentiment of the southern people
a-aim-, him by supporting tn" n":f"
end oI th,. race. hattl, ut tn" very "'-
Ginning oi hi- administration. II he
finds a WAY L. do it. he probably VIII
-ivc Trum Il place in Washington ana
end ia, conflict hv namin" Il white man
A. collector at the principal South
Carolina port. the place Tor which, 'r"h'
WAS selected.
V. BRYANT
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1909-02-09

The music to he presented ly tn"
Cadet Band at Jefferson City Friday
will -""th" tn" Legislators amd mah''
them think more CONSIDERABLY "1 rh'
needs "f great University.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1909-02-09
GOV. HADLEI
ON EDUCATION

IN his llliuS'h'i ""
/ ..Tbere will be no question:, consul
.,r.,I hv Won which are more lmpor''n'
than those connected with 'he "o'N
,f ,Jucation. II is no longer heee'S!
:, nr.sent any arguments in support Vi
,I,., ;mnor,au,.. and value OF the worA
OF this department OF our government
I'm, while the proiudices against '"'
system of public education nave Pa"
,irallv ceased to exist. 1t would oe "7
les. to DENY that there does exist
pr.i,,licc against certain parts Oh "''
.,,ucational system. 1t has been ire
uuentlv charged that TOO m''ch i''ohe!
is bein. expended for the conduct OF 'he
State University.
After a careful investigation OF TINS
ou,stiou. | do not believe that there
!. any substantial basis OF complaint
ON account of any disparity in the diS-
,ribu,ion of the revenues OF the state
h,, we.u the State University ami the
~, her partS of our educational s!s-
TEN. and | feel that it would be- serl
ou> mistake. indeed. To deprive an!
par, of our educational system OF 1he
moan. necessary To enable it to ac-
cnmpli,h tn. full mea-ur" OF It's ac-
tivity and usefulness
"But something i wrong with our
work of education i rradlly apparent
hv an examination OF the statistics a.
,n tn. illit.rarv al "ur children "i
school aye.
Il mention this matter i'll order L"
briu, 10 your attention a condition that
i> nett her satisfactory nor complimeh
tary. III that the work "f correction can
h.."in at once | feel that We have done
- much in this state in 81 many lines
"f activity that i deserving OF prai-"
that We can we'll afford To frankly al
nit a weakness "r fault which i'll
reality exists.
~Accor,lin" To the United States cen
-u- statistics of 1900. anon" the forty
=. ,l,. ,a,;,,I union o,,r
rank in literacy was 81. In other words.
thirty states had proporti"nately fewer
;u;, .hu1 - .h,,l ,,. than
ho,., 49,, ao ro, ,,J.r,,l. 70 offer
!, v,u any exclamation or reason for
thi- lln-at factory conditio ion.
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w nile claim II" special knowledge
"r experience III matters ~ education.
ii" 1eei that the "ffectlNen">> OF tn"
common schools Of tn" state must he
raised II We are I" max" amy substantial
progress III the correction "t the pres
rht unsatisfactory conditions.
hllt. on the other hand. our higher
'fica'i"hal INSTITUTIONS should not b"
ht"iec'ed OF dcait WIN IN spirit "f
Par>ifii"hE or 1ai>'' economy. The value
ana importance OF the work OF these IN
>'lu'l"h> cahr"t he measured III dol
lar> ana cents. and IN addition TO the
"ther results accomplished. they impart
an inspiration ami >trengthenin" in
nhrhc" I" our entire educational ~
tenn II" report "f III" superintendent
'i ''iiWdll'H utdt~ III Ittall with ti,
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1909-02-09
The Bulletin Board.
BRISBANE

PEAkING Of the man VIII" writes
the editorials i'm the Hearst news
- papers. William Inglis says in the
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1909-02-09

4n f9eninS newspaper Published Il. CoI""tEa,
No f-,fry scHoolaay by the Dcrar.UHsE: q
10a-naiis,Y 9f TIE isi5trSi.y
of HiSSoH,I.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-10-08

pleto control. The legal status Of the
bonds was such that the holders could
not resort to law successfully to get
back the money paid for them, and
after the panic of 1892, when things
were on the verge of collapse, the ma
tional w. c. T. L.. assembled in CON
vention at ST Paul, decided not to pay
back the money gained by the sale of
bonds. The convention practically ad
mitted that it was morally and in duty
bound to repay the loan. but that it
could not do so. and that it desired to
escape its obligations At this june
tuTe Mrs. Carse and Frances Willard
bolted the convention and declared
that they would take no further part
in i national convention until the
money was paid back and the moral
obligations OF the temple had been
fully met. Frances Willard hurried
her own death by her anxiety to ac-
complish this task. but when she pass
ed away Mrs. Carse did double work
and has done so for years, until now
success faces her and she is confident
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-10-08
The Modern Architect.

In his book OH Tho English House"
W. Shaw Sparrow the eminent Eng
lish art critic. puts up novel plea for
the Castigation of the modern architect
through newspaper criticism. Public
opinion" be says. 'should be an art
lists critic as well as his client.
AT present he never feels that whip
with thousand thongs which news
papers keep for writers. painters. ac-
tors and dramatists. A writer of 81
bad play is fiogged in one week by al.
the leading newspapers in England. for
those i'm country places quote from the
best known London critics. Indeed.
there is so much ado that a bad play
might we'll he danger to the British
empire Yet it does harm only to the
dramatist and his company. while
single bad plumber. single slipshod
builder, does more mischief in year
than all the bad plays written in a
century,"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-10-08
ING ALCOHOL
DEBATE SUBJECT
|arence barrow and Dan
Sheen Appear Before w. G.
q u. Convention.
AVE STRONG ARGUMENTS
lrri1er Says Manufacture Should BE
Prohibited, Latter Taking OPP
posite Position.

The debate last evening at the First
Pthodfs Church before the w. c. I,
eonSention delegates between Hon.
III Sheen of Peoria and Hon. Clar
&c Barrow of Chicago on "Prohibt-
snlys. High License" proved men
&freat to the large audience which
Tended. Both men are gifted ORA
rs and neither failed to- hold the en-
Ie attention of his audience while
baking. though, of course. the words
Mr.. Sheen met with approval ana
bse of Mr.. barrow met with openly
Dressed disapproval. Mr.. Sheen IS
I. the fiery style of orator who drives
4 belief home by sheer force of mis-
In conviction. his personality and
b .eloauence Mr.. barrow, on the
Der hand, lacks fire, but he states
It's with, a mixture of dry humor,
h although his convictions were en-
ely opposite from the great majority
his bearers. every one liked to hear
IA talk The debate viii long be re-
smbered by2those who heard it,
Presents Careful Arguments
Hon. Dan Sheen had the affirmative
4 Mr.. DarFow the negative. Mr..
cen opened the discussion and spoke
half an hour on a careful line of
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-10-08

of having the debt totally cleared by
the end Of the year.
Success ia sight.
She has been working very quietly
among men of wealth, and she has
PLEDGES OF amounts well up in the
thousands. There remains yet $4,000
to be subscribed, and when this is re
ceived she will have accomplished the
ambition of her life.
Mrs. Carse is the president of the
board of trustees of the temple and
has held that position for years. In
addition to this. she is the editor of
the Temple Appeal, the official organ
of the Temple association.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-10-08

nished the music. T. II. Fletcher IF
this city was master OF ceremonies.
q. J. Shillig OF Davenport spoke on
he good of the order. Harry Morris,
Western Weighing Association inapec-
tor, also spoke on the good Of the or
ganization. II. ID. EllysOn gave a very
pleasing and humorous talk. There
was a lightweight sparrins match cf
three rounds between Kid Seward
and kid" Pearson. The former won
. he decision. Tho meeting was sue
ecssful and several of the mons" We're
zotten into line
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-10-08
MARY {. KUHL is
AGAIN PRESIDENT
Chicago Woman Is Reelected
HEAD OF State Temperance
Union.
MRS. A. P. MCDONALD is VICE
Choosing Of Officer; Taken Up at the
Afternoon Session of the
Convention.

This afternoons session of the Iii
noia Woman's Christian Temperance
union was occupied with the election
of officers and up to o'clock the Off
COS of president and vice president
were the only ones filed. Mrs. Mary
e. Kuhl, Chicago. was reelected presi-
dent. Mrs Kuhl is woman very well
posted in the work of the organization
and on parliamentary law, and is CON
sidcTed by her cowOrllers just the per
con for the Office. Mrs. Almena =. Me
Donald OF Chicago was reelected to the
Office of vice president.
Miss Helen Hood of Grand Park
was reelected corresponding secretary
Hear Reports and Speeches.
Rev. Eva Kinney Miller Of Peoril
held conference of health workers
Ibis morning at the church and sue
sestions were given to those in al
tendance as to how they could best
preserve health. Rev. Mrs. Miller de-
MED emphaticaliy that she had been
converted TO Christian science, as some
had believed. She explained her
method of improving the health by
combination Of the principles Of new
hygiene and Emanuelism and said that
her doctrines were perfectly in accord
with orthodox religion. The ladies
who heard her explanation assured her
that they were heartily in accord with
her views and that they did not be-
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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-10-08


try to gain their ends by law. He
calmly told his hearers that they are
crazy on the subject of prohibition and
that if they were allowed to have their
way they would prohibit anything
which did not meet with their personal
approval A number from the audi
Ience felt called upon to answer his
interrogations. and they replied that
they would, whereupon he impaired
the information that he would not
think for a single minute of having Il
law passed that would require every
one 10 drink whiskey, while the pro
hibitionists were trying to dictate 10
the personal tastes of everyone by say
ing they could not drink.
mot as Black as Painted"
The speaker attacked the statements
of MIR. Sheen in regard to the crime
and misery which is caused by alcohol
and said that king alcohol is not
nearly so black as he is painted. He
said the trouble WAS that the great
masses of the prohibitionists wanted
to believe everything which is bad
about the liquor traffic. and that ac-
cordingly il was easy for their leaders
to tell them fabulous stories of crime
and misery and make them believe
that they were caused by drink. He
then made statements to the effect
that whiskey has caused fewer people
TO become insane than has religion and
that shall we prohibit religion be
cause of that" He also claimed that
a majority of the women in insane
asylums were the wives of farmers
whose solitary life made them insane,
but" said AIR. Darrow, shall we pro
hibit the farmers from having wives
because of this fact?"
He put number of questions up to
his audience. Among these were the
following:
Would you prohibit drinking" and
the answer was yes" from all quar-
ters
Would you prohibit the use OF 70
bacco?" and again the answer was
yes"
Would you prohibit billiard play
ing but there was no vote on this.
"Would you prohibit going TO the
aters?' and the vote was yes
Would you prohibit dancing" and
the answer was yes
Would you prohibit the wearing IF
corsets?" and again the audience re-
piled in the Affirmative.
"Of course you would" said Mr.
barrow, you would prohibit every
thing because you are crazy on the
subject of prohibition"
Both Sides Make RebuttaIs.
Each of the orators was given two
chances for rebuttal and made the
most of the time allotted to them 10
correct impressions which the other
had given to the audience. 1t was
easy sailing for MI. Sheen, as he had
everyone with him, and his statements
met with approval as fast as he made
them. Mr. barrow who, theoretically
speaking, was not "in the house of his
friends Contented himself with stat
ing his own convictions, even though
they directly opposed the opinions of
the people to whom he was talking.
Mr.. barrow concluded the argument
of the evening by expressing the hope
that his audience would think over his
statements. in which case he felt sure
that they would gradually come over
to his beliefs and cease thoughts Of
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-10-08
OF w. c.
T. u. LEADERS IN 10
CAL PULPITS SUNDAY

FIRST METHODIST.
Morning-Rcv. Mary E. kuhi.
EVening-Rev. Mary L. MoreIand.
BROADWAY PRESBYTERIAN.
Morning-Rev. Mary L. More
Land. EVening-ReV. Mary {.
kuhl.
CENTRAL PRESBYTERIAN.
Morning-Mrs. Eta Root Ed
wards.
CHRISTIAN MEMORIAL.
Morning-MTs. Almena McOou-
aid. EVening-Miss Lulu Miner.
FIRST BAPTIST.
Morning-Miss Louise ioliister.
SPENCER MEMORIAL.
EVening-Miss Ingram Mace.
UNITED PRESBYTERIAN.
Morning-ReV. Eva Kinney Mil
Ter.
EDGEWOOD BAPTIST.
Evening-Mrs. Katherine Grin
nell.
GRACE ENGLISH LUTHERAN.
EVening-Mrs. Hopper.
A. 1.:. E.
Morning-Mrs. sydney.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-10-08
Durunn Bread Day In North Dakota.

"Durum bread day" will be OBJ.
served in North Dakota. by proclama-
ton of Governor John Burke of that
state, on Oct. z.
The agricultural department has
been notified that the people of North
Dakota have been urged by the gov
ernor to observe the day by using
only bread made from durum dour.
Durum wheat is hard cereal
grown only in the far north and is a
special product of North Dakota.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-10-08

The only Jews have 10 tel you
wrote the Bil.yille citizen. lis that the
river has riZ an drowned all yer cat
tie. an yer uncle has broke Jail: like
"ise the wilder woman you WIZ Ago
in ter marry has ruined off with a
book agent. Outside Of these here
things. we air IN dOin' well"-Atlanta
Constitution.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-10-08
RAILWAY CLERKS SMOKER
Enjoyable Social Function at Maths
Hall Last Evening.

The Tri.City Brotherhood Of Railway
Clerks. Lodge No. IG. held very en-
joyable smoker at Maths hall last
evening. There We're 100 in atteuG-
ance and the lodge orchestra of seven
pieces and the Symphony quartet fur
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-10-08

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