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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-03-29
INSURANCE.

INSURANCE..
INSURANCE on dwellings and house
hold furniture a speciality. Chamber
lin & Anderson.
PLEASANT r. cox Real estate and
insurance Loans speciality. Best
fire companies represented. Your pat
ronage solicited. Phones west 20. and
new 5172. Onlce at court house.
Deposit Company on D1aryland.%
BENEFITS Insurance Agency - Fire
life, accident, health and plate glass;
real estate and loans; second moor
Safety building. Office phone west
996, Residence phone 736-K. Open
Wednesday and Saturday nightG
WE WILL BOND YOU-ExecuIors', ad-
mfnistrators', guardians, trustees or
any kind of judicial bonds; lodges and
society officers; city, state or u. s.
government officials; contractors. po-
sitions of trust; in fact. any kind of
bond you want Except bail bonds).
Terms reasonable. Hayes & CJeave-
land. resident managers. Fidelity &
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-03-29

BOR RENT-A modern furnished front
room with use of telephone, s25 Tween
ty-second street.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-03-29

FOR RENT-Fmnished rooms for light
housekeeping at 602 Twenty-fourth
street.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-03-29
LOST AND FOUND.

LOST - Saturday evening on Fourth
avenue car. dark blue leather hand
bag containing about 81. Reward If
returned to Argus.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-03-29

FOR RENT - Modern furnished room;
also good board; at 2611 Ftfth-and-a-
half avenue.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-03-29

LOST-Between Nineteenth and TWEEN
tieth streets on Fifth avenue. a pair
OF noseglasSes enclosed in case. Old
phone west 553-X- Reward.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-03-29

EOR RENT-NiceIy furnished sleeping
room; rent reasonable. Inquire, 614
Eleventh street
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-03-29

FOR RENT - Two, modern furnished
rooms for light Housekeeping; heat
and gas for cooking; at s1S Twenty
first street
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-03-29

FOR RENT-Two or three modern fur
nished rooms for light housekeeping,
at 621 Twenty-thtrd street
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-03-29

FOR RENT-Three or four modern un-
furnished rooms for light housekeep-
ing at 1o17 TWenty-aecond srreaL
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-03-29
PERSONAL.

DESIRABLE married couple may use
nicely furnished eight-room house, in
fine location, from April rs to Oct. IS,
by assuming all expense and board
young man and boy of IL. Address
tx. Y. T." care Argus.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-03-29

FOR RENT - Nicely furnished room;
strictly modern; at 1870 Second aye
nue..
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-03-29

FOR SALE-Eggs for Matching from
my celebrated prize winning Barred
Rocks So for Is, 80 for $3.50; both
matings; incubator eggs, - per 100,
10 for 81 Phone 1881. John Rae
ster. Davenport, Iowa
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-03-29

LOST-Friday evening. between Twelfth
and Nineteenth streets, on Eleventh
avenue, a lady's gold watch and pin;
name engraved inside. Finder re-
turn to Argus for reward.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-03-29

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FOR SALE = One share OF Tabasco
Plantation stock, at bargain. In
quire A." care Argus.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-03-29

FOR RENT-Nioely furnished room on
scond floor; all modern convsnlenoes
opposite court house, at Alt Fifteenth
street.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-03-29

FOR RENT-Three unfurnished rooms
on second fioorj water, sewer and
gas good locality. Inquire at 426
Eleventh street.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-03-29

WANTED - Two furnished adjoining
rooms, with board, for husband, wife
and child Is months old; must be mod
ern and centrally. located. Address
III. L. Pr" care Argus.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-03-29
Observation-Disclosures.

JACKSON, HURST & STAFFORD-At
torneys-at-Iaw. Office in Rock ISLAND
National bank building.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-03-29

FOR RBNT-A nice front room. also
one side room entirely modern. with
or without board; phone and bath:
1890 Second avenue.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-03-29

FOR RENT-Thrse unfurnished room,
on scond floor, with water, sewer
gas and electric light, at 1116 Elev-
enth avenue. Inquire within.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-03-29

WANTED-Furnished room in modern
house, by young gentleman. Address
"G.," care Argus.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-03-29

WANTED first class dry goods man
TO take charge OF store in live city
OF 5000 population and splendid
drawing territory; good opportunity
for an experienced man with ambi-
ton and good judgment. Would sell
interest to right party. Write, stat
Ing age, experience. reference, and
salary wanted. Address w. J. Don
elan q Co. Ottumwa. Iowa
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-03-29

WANTED-Furniture 1 buy household
goods of every description; highest
Z prices paid for anything and every
hing H. Knin, 1871 Third avenue
Moline. III. Old phone 751 east.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-11-02
ANOTHER AUTO ACCIDENT.

Another serious automobile injury shows the
danger Of The streets 10 the children who, in GER
tain quarters, inevitably use them Tor play
grounds This too, was an accident There APP
pears to be total want of criminal respons lblllty
The city is paving more and more dearly for the
general prosperity which constantly multlplles
these necessary but deadly agencies of modern
life
Accidents must happen. Every invention OF
great moment is apt to take its constant toll in
lives. The very Importance and necessity OF the
automobile leave no hope that It's death rate. IN
the ease of unavoidable catastrophes, will do
otherwise than steadily increase.
This fact makes it all the more enculntent mp
on the authorities 10 SEE 10 ii that The avodable
accidents are really avoided. There should be
no further delay III he passage of ordinances care
fully marking out The manner in which automo-
bile, may be legally operated. \ chautfer 5
license, limited 10 applicants who shall have been
examined and proved and who shall be of mature
age and male sex, is pressing necessity. 30
far as a CORE spondent recently pointed cut, the
accidents that have taken place happened when
experienced chautlers were at the wheel. A KIND
providence has IN this matter simply taken care
Of the women and children who have been flirting
with their own lives and tie lives Of others by
their operation Of these deadly agencies. So long
as the city continues ignore the duty Of saving
the streets from this sort OF peril II will be ac-
cepinc with open ewes the risk of responsibility
| for the earlier or later horrible accident growing
out III such neglect
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-11-02
DANCING SCHOOLMARMS.

The Pocahonas school board has created SOME
thing of stir by issuing rule by which women
teachers whom it employs are forbidden to dance
Whereupon the Nirgnian-Pilot rises up and
calling their action specles OF petty tyranny !,
unturls the banner Of the Constitution Ill the
aid of down rodden teachers denied the privilege
Of treading the light fantastic measure This !,
says the Pilot, lis to invade he domain of per
sonal right after fashion which neither will nor
ought TO be submitted to in county Of political
and religious liberty If there is no other way OF
protecting The employees OF the board from such
unwarranttd interference with their private lives,
the courts should intervene to curb the petty
tyrants.
Passing over the question how, at the salaries
they paid and considering the work they are
forced TO do. the average country teachers can
have the heart to dance at all we hardly think
the matter Is Of sufficient Importance to justify IN
terocutorv action by the courts of the land. ii Is
comparatively simple thing 10 sit at "A distance
and show country school board how to
meet i'll the right spirit of the laws and the consti-
tuition, the problems with which 1t Is confronted.
II is easy, away from the peculiar circumstances
shaping their actions to declare them tyrants.
But it must be remembered that life in control
OF lot of country schoolmarms OF very certain
age and entirely natural spirits is by no means a
succession of beer and skittless ANY one who
has eYer driven trskv colt on frosty morning
has but IA faint illustration of what, iii the ease
of hiratious schoonlistress the staid and I'M
tried farmers OF the district have to contend with
OF course there are instances in which the
members of school boards magnify their power
and exert 1t in many WAYS of small oppression.
In this however. they are not peculiar as a class
Brief authority" and petty power have always
and always viii raise themselves into contempt
nous notice. However his MAY be. the fact Of IA
rule against dancing docs moi necessarily indicate
such an attitude. There is dancing. ana dancing
There is the occasional country party and dance
but. even III the country in The town and city,
dancing may become passion and habit. A
sleepy headed -choolmam with paper Hover. lin.
gerng in her hair is hardly the proper individual
10 keep order in country school Before ave
appeal 10 the courts TO enjoin interference
with personal liberty III Pocahontas it would be
we'll to carefully examine into the causes moving
the board of school committeeman TO what was
on It's face. arbitrary action.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-11-02
4 TINE. FOR CANDOR.

The charges brought by Councilman Richards
against Fourth Assistant City Engineer lodd
show the wisdom of the recent determination OF
the Council to secure u thorough investigation
III the WORK and methods of the othee OF the City
Engineer.
The allegation OF Mr. Richards have, OF
course 10 be substantiafed. While no corruption
Is charged. careles<neS> i'll an estimate of work
against which vouchers are drawn goes 10 the
very root Of the reason Tor the department ex
istenee The one excuse for city engineer Is
1 that his department should safeguard the city
interests. both in the character of the work I'M
aertalen and in enforcing strict compliance
with contract terms. It is technical work and
II should be performed with the aud detail
' which an expert brings 10 the field Of his special
knowledge If the charges of Mr.. Richards
shall be finally sustained by evidence, they Will
40 far toward indicating condition OF laNity IN
the engineering department as hurttul III tact,
4 If moi as demoralzing IN spirit, rs actual cor
rnption.
Il Ii were idle to say that the conduct of hi,
\ department of city work has not on number Of
\ INHERENT counts been subjected 10 criticism.
While repeating that every consideration Of
tAir treatment To responsible official III sons
sense nnder attack there should be general
maspension OF Judgment pending final deternt
\ snAtion of the rights of the situation. il would
hive been neither the brave the fair thing
\ U hesitate about searching Investigation,
If the engineering department has i'll fact
4 been laxlv administered; IT, Is charged, Mr.
b Todd has in one instance been guilty OF gross
sscarelessness the people OF the city entitled
d 10 know the bald and exact truth concerning the
q manner in which their affairs IN these respects
AhUye been administered.
If the criticisms are the result Of careless
\ rumor, if the charges against Mr.. Todd are IN
8 any way misconceiyed, ii is due the officials con
I ccrned that they be afforded full, fair and free
u vindicatol.
The case is one calling for frank examination
md candid question There is i'll ii single
4 consideration calling for the suppression of d
single phase dimmng the light Of the ceares
] md widest publicity.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-11-02

rushing through of a measure without time Tor
the recognition of the bill which is being voted
upon TO say nothing of any consideration OF It,
The rol-call challenges the attention OF the mem
bers and demands a vote. and SO 1t Is not easily
possible for il to slip through without the member
being given the chance to recognize It,
The question resolves itself somewhat INTO a
matter of experience. Has the provision requir-
ing all bills to be read three times or voted upon
by rolcall three times been Elective in preventing
the passage of bad bills, or has 1t prevented the
passage of any meritorious bill So far neither
the advocates of the amendment the oppo-
nents have given any instance Of the failure Oh
good bill or the defeat OF bad bill because Of
this provision
1t does not seem to The tng,aaan thai the
passage or the defeat of this amendment Is vital.
The FWg,ntan believes that experience has dem
o1strated that the provision is not necessary tor
the good of the State, but that there sufficient
safeguards to legislation if hey moi neglected.
II the safeguards. requiring bill to be reported
by two committees, to be passed by both houses,
and signed by the Governor are not sufficient, tins
provision is not likely to prevent bad legislation.
We have given the arguments on both sides as
they appear to us, aud the people can decide as
they think best.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-11-02
POLITICS AND BIG BUSINESS

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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-11-02
THE PEOPLES FORUM
Rev. Chase.S E,pieran,.

Editor of The Virginian
Slit is far from my purpose o defend tho Rev.
,htse TAR heralded epigram that the system of
projecting Niee in New Orleans the Ia
~ God Almighty could make this a decent COM
munits inside Of twenty-five years" 1t is perhaps
""rus OF suggestion however that while the sentence
- 'hdeshsibie the speaker did not intend imply
iaek ot fath i'll the onlnipoent hand. known
that the news-gatherng disseminating agencies
are alert Tor the sensational and extreme expressions
sie us tine one IN question. paraded OF
Win the context often do the speakers an Injustice
Let US assume that this speaker stressing the
point oil cItizenships OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES that mu
h1rpa statutes the creations soveregns and
the responsibility for their enforcement likewise
N"tNlhg upon the same creative power; ne be
iieVed perEerston of the municipal power had so
entrenched an intoerable social condition to make
moral reform though the usual suasive methods of
the church and moraiss impoten long as the PEG
vice to exist, that while the Almighty arm has no
limitations of power Yet that God forces and
no community to walk uprghtly. and could not.
Win the divine
munt$ Of which permitted it's social ma hinery
to remain corrupt The epigram would remain unfor-
nate, OF course. hut its meaning would saere-
Hgious The Saviour wanted so tn save Jerl
salem that he wept over his inability 10 So he
she
This leads to the reflection that citizenship entails
an awful responsibility So often do ii said
sufficiently to vote, since they have become
rupt' Alas, may II not be truly said whatever
measure OF corruption in State municipal affairs
exist is largely attributable convenient
framing from the solemn and important duty to take
an active interest in such matter certainly
pertinent for the non participant in elections
neht bad laws, and prayer meetings for social =
forms, held by deaConS and will he of
no avail unless the petitioners get UP from their
knees and hustle in practical manifestation Of their
desire for their be answered. Many stone
viii be thrown at the Rev Chase from glass houses
w. NJ. BICKERS.
Richmond Va. October rs 1910.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-11-02

ernor the bonds Of the class upon which South
Dakota sued were redeemed at par. Should a
similar snit upon Reconstruction bonds be won
by another State or by foreign country, they,
too would necessarily be redeemed by the State,
or the State would suffer the loss of its control-
ing interest in one of the most profitable rail-
roads in the south.
Behind this whole question Of the old and all
bat forgotten bonds is much politics, and politics
ot sort that sudcr all the circumstances, APP
pear to he inspired by what has come to be known
as big business" At stake is an imperial rail
road, before losing which the State would make
any sacrifice within reason. Buffers supremacy
would with reason be taken as leading TO easy
surrender of what could otherwise be accom-
plished only against the most strenuous re-
sistance. All IN all, thrilling political novels
have been constructed around plots not half so
complex and the motives of which are not half
SO deep-aid as the fabric underlying what, on
the surface seems to be a simple campaign slogan.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-11-02
DISPENSE WITH READING BILLS.

Section fifty Of Article four of the Constitution
of Virginia provides that each aud every bill III
troluced III either branch Of the Legislature shall
he read al length three different Calendar
DAYS in each house unless such reading be dis
pcnSed with in any of emergency by vote
Of four-fifths OF the members. voting IN each
house taken by the yeas and nays the names OF
The members voting for and against entered upon
the journal
The piospo-od Amendment 10 this section pro-
vide, that tall bills shall be read bv their title
on three separate Calendar days i'll each house,
and read at length AT least once iii each house
The reasons for the passage of this amendment
NAV be summed up III the one thought. II NIL
Sare time. No other reason is advanced in favor
of this amendment 1t is certainly true that a
very great deal Of time is consumed in the calling
Of The roll to dispense with the Constitutional
reading Of The bill Mr. \. NJ Bowman, of Salem
estimates that al least onehalf OF the time Of the
Session is consumed in the calling OF the roll made
necessary by this provision. This estimate would
he considered too gL by many persons who have
watched the Legislative mill grind out the grlst.
Bit II j. ,o,rbtiesslt most extraordinary time
consumer ever devised for ,acktn ming the speed OF
Legislative body.
II Is urged mat All DilS are priHttd III iuii With
reported from committees and placed on the Cal
cndar, and copy is placed in every member .
bill4ile that a member who Is attentive TO his
duty will know the provisions of every BILL and if
he does examine the bills when placed IN his file
and finds ANYTHING Objectionable he has three
chances TO block its progress.
1t is furthermore argued that as every bill is
sent TO committees in both houses and has to pass
in both houses and be signed by the Governor, that
there are several opportunities to check the pro-
eress of bad hill and that il these opportunities
do not suffice the requirement to read the bill in
fulb three times or TO call the roll to dispense
with the constitutional reading will not assist
in the matter
II is furthermore argued that the adoption of
this amendment will make it unnecessary to
lenethcn the session.
In opposition 10 the amendment it is declared
that the object of the Constitutional convention
was 10 ensure greater care in the passage of laws.
MANY of the members will not read the bills in
full and indeed many Of them do not remember
the contents of the bill as it is called by number
and by title. Unless there is the requirement Of
the roll call bills could and would be advanced on
the Calendar and put on their passage with great
rapidly and frequently bill would be advanced
beyond the amendment stage, because Of this
speed, and the fact that the member did not I'M,
derstand what bill was being considered IL
The required reading Of the hill, or the roll
cali to dispense with the reading prevents the
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-11-02
\ ENlQuE \ EWSPAPER.

The News Letter, publication OF which has
been recently announced, will mark the entry OF
the daily newspaper into he class of reviews The
stress of life has no better illustration than the
fact that. though new, this unique field is CON
sdered useful and profitable by of wide
newspaper knowledge.
The new paper will in no sense compete with
other daily news publications. On the contrary
it will be newspaper only in the sense that it
will condense and put into readable form the
happenings of the day. 1t will digest the most
thrilling and the most commonplace stories With
out opinion of its own, it will place before its
readers the consensus of the opinion of others. As
steam condenser is used on boiler, Ernest
Birmingham Is to be the condenser to the vol
luminous daily Press OF New York and elsewhere
In an absolutely non-competitive field. it will
give the daily record in tabloid form, sixteen
pages, folded midway about the size of The Fn~
ginian.
Mr.. Birmingham, the protector of the News
Letter, is known practically to every newspaper
man in the United States. For number of
years he has been the publisher of The Fourth
Estate, newspaper for.t the craft. No man is
better equipped than he for the doing of the Pc
culiar work which he has inangurated. The ex-
pertinent will be watched with interest and with
general wish for its success
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-11-02

One of the most successful cartoons We have 80
for some time In recent issue of the New York
world 1t entitled Running Away and rep
resented foreground ragged, emaciated mother
with her baby in her arms and empty basket
beside her and look OF despair her face, while
short distance of the hero Of San Juan Hin.s
with the we'll known big stick on his shouldaes
running away from the sad AZ fast a. his legs
could carry him Above the wan mother and has
child was the legend, Cost OF Living"
It Ii q and telling cartoon because this
great subject-the greatest Of the perod--haa been
steadily avoided by the intrepid colonel. who hao
never had face the tariff monster sQuarely.
Several he tried to face It. but invariably
III teeth. We glad to that they ara pulling
the record him in New York. where he II testing
the ground for great pledge busting third-terrn
expedition in 1919. The Empire State will put the
rest Of the country under everlasting obligation By
gving his unfortunate proxy sound drubbing.-
Norfolk Landmark.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-11-02

Editor Jo>ephus Daniels. of the Raleigh News
and Observer is preparing to give the Tar Heel
State an aeropane exhibition. One thing about
the Hon. Josephus in the new role of aviator is
that, whatever happens. he manages to light on
his feet.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-11-02
WHY the Hca Needs ! Head.

little 4-year-old Ollie lean. seeing chickens
ny over fence told her uncle he would have to cip
their wings. Well" her uncIs replied II won't only
cut their wings. hut their heeds, too"
.sHumph, you won't set any eggs then" said Ollie
Jean Ri
her uncle.
Yes they do too: thAy have caclis" 0liis leen