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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-02-22

If there is one thing that this coun-
try is long on it is on people who
know how il should be run.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-02-22

This is both natal day and a naval
day of supreme Importance to the ma
ton.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-02-22

There may be two sides to a ques-
ton, but what is the use? You can be
only in one place at a time.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-02-22
Esh Short.

"Jones Inherited all Of his taleah
from his mother"
"At that he win never be as gesd .
man as she is"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-02-22

There is nothing so effective in keep
ing man from getting good rest as
too much rest
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-02-22
Mot Marchandisa.

Comes in the room the fresh airlcRark
And opens up the sash
And. to your great annoyance. maho0
A draft you cannot cash.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-02-22

When the days are too short the
amiable gas company will be pleased
to lengthen them.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-02-22

A great many people consider that
the right to criticise is embodied in
any declaration of friendship.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-02-22
One Branch,

docs your friend know anythfuYr'
HE is well up in science.
"Professorf"
"Pugilist."
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-02-22

Continued on Page Six.)
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-02-22

TERMS - Daily. 10 cents per week.
Weekly, 81 per year in advance.
All communications of argumentative
character, political or religious. must
have real name attached for publica-
over fictitious signatures.
Correspondence solicited from every
township in Rock Island county.
GuEnsElARe
91kA6Es Essef covEeI 20
Monday, February %, 1909.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-02-22

BY THE J. w. POTTER CO.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-02-22

An the news all the time - THE
ARGUS.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-02-22

There is one good thing about idle
ness-it shows how desirable employ
ment Is
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-02-22

NOW ThAv I've GOT VeZ-
IS~EG - WANT YER TO WASH
A1ER FACE AND L OOk
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-03-31

(From any magazine you pick upo
To get to Africa you go by steam
ship. We went in one. 1t was driven
by steam, but rolled and pitched liz
rough weather. The captain was In
charge. The front end Of the vessel
was called the bow, and this end
usually went first, except when VIC
were going astern. In which case the
back went in front.
We landed at a dock and went TO
hotel We had eggs for breakfast.
The hotel had windows and roof.
as well as walls, etc. We got bill
next day. so you sec II was real
hotel.
After leaving the hotel we took the
Uganda railroad. The train runs on
rails. There is scenery on each side
Of the track This struck us as an
Improvement on the subway. We had
tickets for the journey. Most OF the
people we see from the train are
black. Is this the reason Africa 10
called the Dark Continent?
We are now in the lion country,
but our guide Is a wonder: he has
succeeded in keeping us out or sight
of even one OF the brutes.
Huge rhinoceros charged us today.
but not so much az the hotelkeeper.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-03-31
BY ALMA v. LAFFeRTY.

DENVER, Col, March 31,-To be
the only woman In body OF sixty.
fiyo Lawmakers Is more than an inter.
esting experience. II Is strenuous
one Fifteen years of woman suffrage
have taught the men of Colorado 10
recognize women as worthy foes in
the field OF politics. But sometimes they
forget, anu we women have To fresh
EN- their memories with double force.
Before | made myself he ard In the
house of representatives. OF which
am member. my colleagues seemed
inclined to regard me as something OF
curiosity. Some who had pet bills TO
Introduce wondered, | know. how they
should 40 about humoring me. whether
candy or flowers or tlattery would bs
the most effectual.
Since my first speech these sixty
four men have treated me like a man,
They have fought me as though | were
man. | have fought back as
though | were man. have shown
EN-" have introduced fifteen lm-
portant bills. each and every one OF
which has vital bearing on the welfare
OF the women and the children and
the unprotected Of the state. Every
one OF them has been passed.
The first bill introduced by me was
one providing for the examination and
care OF the health OF school children. a
law which is in effect In a great many
% the states.
think IL would be interesting TO tell
my experience with that bill before II
reached the governor for his signature.
One of the first things | found out,
lek
sus picious OF bill that women advo'
Gated discovered that women keep
themselves better informed OH the cur
rent events of the country: that chill
dren are examined In many states for
physical or mental defects was new ~
my colleagues. I had supposed that
IL was as familiar TO them as to me-
and anticipated no trouble in having
the bill passed. To my amazement,
when II came ND for second reading,
II was pelted with questions and OBJ
jections.
The bill gave me my first opportun-
lity TO make my maiden speech. Some
one proposed an amendment TO the
measure. refused TO have an amend
ment to IL. | threatened that unless
| they passed the bill without any
change in it | would make Ions
speech. the longest they had ever
heard Finally | said, Gentlemen
will | have mercy" They capitulated
the question was called for and the
bill put TO a vote in the form ] had In
troduced il. II passed without a dis
| sentlng vote. The next day II passed
on third reading and was sent to the
| senate.
But the consideration OF my poor
| misunderstood child came up at very
| unfortunate time In the upper body
The bill next on the calendar was one
that the members feared to have come
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-03-31
Only Woman Legislators Work

Iup, So the learned senator's played
with my bill. They consumed a whole
day with dilatory tactics. They amend
ed, they struck out, they inserted.
They did not want To kill the bill al
together, and struck out the appro-
priation part making the measure alb
solutely useless.
| or course, IL had To come back T..
the house Tor concurrence in its man.
gled state. Every member OF the
house rallied around my colors. They
voted not TO concur In the amend
ments, and sent the bill back to the
senate. The senate finally appointed
a conference committee, which asked
me to- transform the bill into it's orig
inal shape and the senate would glad
| ~ pass IT, The bill started on It's
travels again. and | had the pleasure
OF seeing IL reach the governor.
My other bills encountered difiicul-
ties, but every one has been passed,
and almost every other measure u
which | have lent my influence
has been passed. When one OF my
colleagues introduces bill which he
fears does not meet my approval. he
has every sort of pressure brought 40
bear upon me to promise not to speak
against II while IL is under discussion.
You see. the lone feminine voice has
considerable power.
My only regret Is that there is no
women In the senate to give the hui
man and feminine point OF view on
questions pertaining TO women and
children. No one realizes better than a
man that 1t takes a woman to appeal
for the measure which, in newspaper
1 1T
| am not proud OF the fact that am
the only woman In the legislature; on
the contrary, feel ashamed and hui
inflated when think of the large per-
centage of women voters In Colorado
and only one woman to represent the
thousands of them In the legislature.
In the counties where there Is only
one legislator the women find IL I'M
possible to get one of their sex nom
mated, but the women have nobody
but themselves to blame for this con-
Gition. They should have at least
twenty representatives In the legisla-
ture. They are rapidly awakening.
and think that this Is the last legis-
lature which will have only one wo-
man in 1t.
| The statutes Colorado has on It's
books for the Improvement and vel
! fare of the children and unprotected
have with few exceptions, been either
drafted ny women or made laws
through their influence. Among the
bills that have had made laws Is one
providing for state home for mental
detectives. Another Is bill provid-
ing for an eight-hour day for women
workers in laundries, mercantile and
mechanical establishments. The
laundry trust and other corporations
brought mighty pressure to bear
against this measure. but I'VE women"
defeated them.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-03-31
(From a Staff Correspondent

(From StaH consequently
WASHINGTON, ID. c., March 81
What sense is there is greasing a
fat hog?" asks Champ Clark. That
is what this tariff on shoes amounts
TO. The shoe industry does not need
the tariff to monopolize the home
market or to take the markets of the
world. 1t is merely tax on the con-
sumer-what Mr.. Boutell calls the
ultimate consumer
A lobby headed by Mr.. Samuel H..
Cowan Of the Cattle Raisers associa-
ton ID In Washington-has been for
many weeks--working to have the
tariff put back on hides.
The vice president of the Gypsum
trust. with headquarters at Fort
Dodge, Iowa, wrote to Chairman
Payne. when the tariff bill was under
consideration. to say that Mr.. McCon-
nell, solicitor for the treasury depart
ment and vice president of the gyp-
sum trust, would supply information
as to why the trust desired tariffs re-
tanned. Mr.. Roberts, lately director
OF the mint. was also commended to
the ways and means committee. as
representative of the gypsum inter
ests.
The Payne bill retains the duties on
gypsum. Git is from this mineral that
stucco used in building is made.)
Clandestine methods have been free
ly employed in framing the Payne
tariff bill. The cotton schedule Is a
good sample. When this schedule was
reached In the hearings" the cotton
people said they had nothing to say.
They did not seek any changes. Say
ing which they went home. But after
the public hearings were over the cot
ton manufacturing people wrote to
Mr.. Payne and asked that certain
paragraph be added to the law-just a
few lines purporting TO define thread.
This was done and the effect was
an increase of the duty o@ every
square foot of cotton woven In the
United States. Nobody knows just
how much the increase will amount
TO. but it is considerable.
The poor mans blankets are one
of the worst taxes imposed by the
Payne tariff bill. II will surprise some
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-03-31
Some Inside Facts and Stories
About the Payne Tariff Bill

people to learn that the tax on wool
en- blankets amounts to 1915 per cent.
In practice this is prohibitive. 1t Is
so high that foreign blankets do not
come to our country. Last year the
total imports OF blankets was 1,1l6
pounds. This means that the poor who
buy blankets In the United States are
left to the mercy of the greedy trust,
which finds refuge behind the tariff
wall.
And this applies TO WOODEN under
wear, and all sorts OF manufactured
wool.
The tariff on women's and children's
dress goods in the Payne bill is 1863
per cent. This means cotton warp
the ordinary cheap materials which
go to make the poor woman's or
child's everyday clothing.
This is what Mr.. Payne calls a tax
on Injuries
How much need is there for high
er duties on wool?
This question Is well answered by
Champ Clark, who tells story about
one of the witnesses who was exam
ined when the Payne bill was being
prepared Mr.. Clark describes the
witness as a tall. slender, sinewy
man. with a hawk-bill nose and clear
gray eye, fine sample OF d
pioneer" The man had come in from
Wyoming and told the committee that
nothing would do but the wool grow
ers would have TO have the tariff on
wool doubled.
When the man was being cross
examined by the chairman" said Mr..
Clark, II made up my mind that he
was pretty good-naiured citizen
and when the chairman got through
with him | told him to wait minute
while | asked him three questions.
How long have you been in the
sheep business?' was the first. He re-
Piled. Fourteen years How much
did you have when you went in? !
asked. Nine hundred and sixty dol
lars" he replied. Are you worth
more than hundred thousand dollars
now?' | asked Yes. said he. i am.
Il have always been sorry that 7
did not place the figure higher.
just happened 10 strike that figure
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-03-31

The Hon. Nicholas LQngworth mas
contributed TO the tariff debate the fol
lowing letter 1t came, he explained,
from one OF his Republican constitu-
ents. manufacturer of wooden goods:
las manufacturer of clothing for
period of almost 80 years, | can
truthfully state that | never handled
cloth of SO inferior a quality for the
price as | do now. The masses con
sisting OF laborers. mechanics and
farmers, the real users of ready-made
clothing. are receiving practically nc
value for their money. The qualities
and colorings are so poor that in many
instance the colorings fade and cookie
and in the manufactu OF garments
give positively no satisfaction 10 the
wearer."
Do you remember. madam, those
beautiful French prints that you used
ITO get for daughters dresses? The
coors were fast and they wore for
ever And they were extremely pref
lty.
Have you .oticed that you can't get
them any more? And have you no
ticed that there is nothing thar really
takes their place? And do you know
the answer?
The present duties on cotton prints
are prohibitive. The Payne bill makes
them higher.
What will be the effect of the Payne
bill, therefore? Answer; The cheap
American substitutes for the really
good wearing cottons that you used to
get. will go up in price and down in
quality.
And no revenue will be Afforded to
the treasury from this source. Ii is
merely the special privilege OF spe
cial monopoly, granted to friends OF
Mr.. Payne, Senator's Aldrich. Lodge
ct ALA.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-03-31

the monkey would be Judge and di-
vide H.
Along came the monkey with his
scales. He bit the cheese into two
pieces and put them on the scales.
The first piece was much larger and
heavier than the second. So he took
a large bite from the heavier piece
Now the second piece was larger
than the first He took a bite from
the second piece.
Now the first was the heavier.
He continued in this manner To eat
the cheese bite by bite, until there
was only one piece left. He held this
up I'm his paws and said:
THE last piece is for the Judge
who has had all the work of dividins
the cheese.
The cats looked at one another IN
establishment. One was given e
slang.
"Stung," he exclaimed
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-03-31
Il. CrouI Stands
Pat While the Mayor
Shows White Feather
Having Chosen a Good Man for an
Important Place. Is the Mayor
About To Gig Back and surren-
der To the Politicians and
Jobholders?

IS Jobho'dersf Crou to appoint Henry Ledyard
the son of Henry B. Ledyard, to
Tint position tempest the local Republican
Not that Mr.. Ledyad is qualified the police
nnorney
The fact that has caused friction is Ledyard
.3p1ce George p. Codd ex-mayor.
NJ In this step Mr. Croul is charged with ingratitude
NV Mr. Codd alderman active in having MIR. Crou
4 named a member of the fire commission.
Mr. Codd appointed the commissioner of parks
bouevards which job stepping the mayoray
y foe Mr.. Breitmeyer
Because of these the politicians mayor
have insisted the reapponment of Codd condition
q Mr. Croul appointment and Mr. Crou should have deferred
& the mayor.
The the wrggles just quite
The which Mr. Crou faces the situation calls forth
admiration.
He position attorney
speaks for the commissioner quite Of HIS
N OWN business whom he will appoint.
From which gather that Detroit about have police
WILL BE free from interference
BY petty obgrang politicians lined
& the public trough long enough
Mr. Croul is under no obligation to Mr. Codd
If Mr. Codd alderman worked for the appointment of
Mr. Crou commissioners Mr. Coul repaid Mr. Codd full
for his efforts alderman and the people by
Mr.. Crou the FIRE commissioner
Breitmeye commissioner of parks and
repaid satisfaction that he appointed
good man for the place
position the stepping by which Mr. Brett
landed in the mayors chair willing Mr.
q Colds apology
The appears telling the and he shows
weakening
mr. cRoUL is NOT COMMISSIONER YET" he told
newspaper Tuesday
This may that the matter OF political
pedency may present Mr. Coul the council
may only mayors way lodging the Codd clique by
conveying yet time for the back
the part the to intimidate Mr.
h Crou changing his mind about the atorneyship.
greatly mistaken in the caliber
Mr.. Croul the mayor will fail
We Mr. Croul having said he would appoint Mr.
having repeated will into the police commits
sionership Ledyard his attorney not all
The mayor says Mr. Codd his job with
Mr.. Croul
That should have decided upon another man for the
the mayors affair and would look de-
cdedy ridiculous for him gig back when having declared
Mr.. Croul would be the next police commissioner
he had discarded his best Judgment and
politicians consulting them and their wishes
the taxpayers pay the salaries OF police commissioners
and police attorneys
police commissioner. it believed would be
very acceptable man for the place.
No would able any strings him and is safe
office there will be string attached to him
when he goes in
Failing to consider Codd his successor police
attorney possibly feels with others that the
exmayor should permitted private life in keeping
spirit manifested by the state convention IN nominating
Mr.. Codd for regent of the university
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-03-31
GOING OVER THE COURSE
BY c. 3. QUINCY.

Shot an Gland today. Almost as
good as a COW.
Saw ten CRATES. They are just the
same as those you see in menageries.
Much disappointed. Far simpler to
stay at home and have animals
brought there.
Guide getting careless. Ran us up
against a lion. Very trying work.
running in the hot sun.
Returning TO coast. Africa is over
rated. Can even get sleeping sick
ness in New York. Often noticed 1t
in own office.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-03-31
Essentials of Oratory.

II have my speech nearly COM
pleted."
IL suppose you have marshaled your
arguments in serried ranks?"
mo: haven't taken up that part
OF IT, But have selected my anec-
dotes. Washington Star.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-03-31
Spring Fever.

A man on third; two batters out;
Two runs would win the game.
II he couId make a home-run clout
Deathless would be his fame.
He hitched his grimy trousers up
And spat upon his hands;
He pulled his cap athwart his eye
And faced the bowling stands.
Three balls!" the fans yelled with
delight
Two strikes" the umpire said.
lie Knocked the next ball out of
sight
And then fell out OF bed
Judges Library.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-03-31
A Boston Tramp.

Hobo-No. madam. | am neither a
socialist nor an anarchist. | am "a
passive altruist
Housekeeper-And what in the name
of common sense is that?
Hobo believe in being helped all
| can---Boston Transcript
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-03-31
sIeepIna Sound

Annie. where's papa"
Hes upstairs. asleep
Were you upstairs. DEAR"
No ma"
Then how do YOU know he's
asleep"
" heard him doing IL. hes sleep.
ing out loud illustrated Bits.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-03-31
The Clever Judge.

One day two cats were walking
through large cellar. They found
q nice piece of cheese. Each eyed IL
greedily.
"who shall divide the cheese"
asked the first cat.
II. OF course" said the second.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-03-31
An Admission.

There is something in America be-
sides money and politics. America
realizes the Importance Of education
and the respect due to those who are
entrusted with the great work Of pre-
pairing men for their part In life
London National Review.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-03-31
From Another Point of View
Was Il an April fool ON Mr. croul?

April fool on Mr. coul?
fashion warhoops are in again in Oklahoma
ongt
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-03-31

If Frank H. Croul is competent
to fill the Office of police commits
sioner for the city of Detroit. for
which place Mayor Breitmeyer
has chosen him, he certainly
ought to be competent to choose
the attorney for the department.
The announcement. however,
that it is the intention of Mr..
Croul to appoint Henry Ledyard.
the son of Henry B. Ledyard, to
Los Angeles herald., 1909-07-11
LIMERICK CONTEST

PRIZES handsome books, for best completed limerick
submitted by Los Angeles writer and for best completed linn
erck sent in by writer from outside the city limits
Fill in the n making rhyme with the first and have
the
Papers this be signed with and address
and of school and grade.
All contributions for this must be addressed AUNT
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There young girl of Eau Claire
Whose head hadn't plenty of hair,
So she
Where she bought tons
This limerick be completed and received this office
later than Thursday, July Is for publication July IS
. A maiden who lived in Long Beach
Had cheeks that pink a peach
But the and salt air
So" she'd declare
.
This limerick be completed and received at this office
than Thursday July p, for publication August
Los Angeles herald., 1909-07-11

There once was a big crocodile,
Whose face always wore a bright smile
When he heard good joke
He would laugh till he'd choke,
And to live he would a whole mile.
CARRIE WALLENIUS,
1926 East Twenty-seventh street. Twentieth
street school, grade A6. Age II years.
There once was a big crocodile,
Whose face always wore a bright smile
When he heard a good joke
He would laugh till he'd choke,
Then he'd lie down like dead for a while.
CHARLES EDWARDS,
1927 West Tenth street. Hobart school, grade
B3 Age g.
There once was big crocodile,
Whose face always wore a bright smile,
When he heard a good joke
He would laugh till he'd choke,
And thus ended the big reptile.
TOM METCALFE,
S42 South Bonnie Brae street Cambria street
school, grade AS Age 10 years,
There once was big crocodile
Whose face always wore bright smile,
When he heard a good joke
He would laugh till he'd choke,
Then he would fall into the Nile.
MARY BURNS,
N Allen. Pasadena, r, F. D. Wilson school,
grade g. Age y.
There once was big crocodile
Whose face always wore a bright smile
When he heard a good joke
He would laugh till he'd choke,
And took drink out of the Nile.
HELEN G. MACE,
Long Beach, r. f D. No. /, Box BOSE. Car
roll park school, grade AS.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-07-11
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+ There once was a big crocodile !
! Whose face always wore a bright !
i smile; !
\ When he heard a good joke /
\ He would laugh till he'd choke !
i And thus his prey surely beguile. I
j. ~ FRANK GARBUTT. !
= Graduate Union Avenue school, !
j. 321 South Alvarado street. /
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Herald Juniors Prove to Be Poets in Limerick Contest
First Prize)

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+ Whose face always wore big :
= smile; <
X When he heard a good joke <
:. He would laugh till he'd choke, x
4 And swallowed a negro mean Z
= while. =
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\ 205 Fourth street; Sd grade A, <
\ lIanford school, Hanford; age 8. Z
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-(HonorabIe Mention)

:. There once was a big crocodile !
!. Whose face always wore a bright i
\ smile; !
:. When he heard a good joke ;.
! He would laugh till he'd choke, I
= And now he lies dead on an isle. :.
!. KATIE GAMSJAGER. ::
:. Grant School, 1905 Delmar street, !
i Pasadena.
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