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Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1910-11-02

For the purpose of showing the
change for the better in the condi-
ton of the trades at the present
time with that of fifteen or twenty
years ago, we will in ject our own
personality in this editorial for fl
moment. That far back, when the
writer was journeyman compos-
itor, the union wage scale in that
trade was SlS a week and the work
day ten hours long. One day last
week, while having business in a
st. Louls printing house, | took
occasion to make inquiries as to
the state of the printing trades
now. The compositor's scale is
now $21 and the pressman's $22
week, the workday is only eight
hours long. At 4:3O p. m. the
days work, which begins at 1870
a. M, ends, and any time put in
after the latter hour is counted as
time and a half. This state of af-
fairs in the printing trade is fairly
representative of the bettered con-
dition of all trades. This informa-
tion was obtained from the en-.
ployes themselves, who said fur.
ther that times were not so much
out of joint for labor as our poll
tical demagogues pretend. The
progress of labor is upward, it has
always held that slant under Re-
publican rule, with but few checks.
Why vote for change! Do a
little thinking before you vote that
way.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1910-11-02
Post Dispatch Tells Truth on Saloon.

On October 1, 1910, the St.
Louis Post Dispatch, in spite of
its friendliness to the breweries
and saloons. made the following
statement on its editorial page:
"Iu the Maine State Prison in
1906 there were 176 prisoners;
committed to Jail during the year,
4, ,4s3; in Jail at the end of ths
year, 433. Last summer there
were in the Missouri penitentiary
1928 prisoners; 81 per cent give
drink as the cause Of their fall. In
Kansas in 1901. when search and
siezure law was enacted the state
| prison had 1874 prisoners. Since
that time the population has in
creased nearly 100 per cent. Mum
ber Of prisoners now, 66S. More
than 50 per cent of the Kansas
county jaiIs are empty. Arrest.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1910-11-02

University has cost the people OF the state
during any one year.
The graduates OF the School of Mines
have effectively assisted in the develop
| meat Of the mineral resources of the state
and although Missouri produces more lead
and zinc than all the rest of the states
combined and more than any country in
world, it still has vast stores Of mineral
| wealth TO be developed under the drt ion
of the graduates OF this department.. he
commercial value of the University as an
| investment cannot be questioned.
We belave lhat the present prcposs &
| amendment should be adopted because ii
| would provide a certain income far all the
departments of the Univerity; because ii
| would take the University out of the com
petition with the normal schools and the
| eleemosynary institutions all of which
have to be provided for out of the genera!
revenue of the state; because it will mean
| the abandonment of the collateral inher-
itance tax as the means of support for the
| University.
The Universities of most of the states
| have such permanent basis of support,
as for example; Nebraska levies tax of
| 10 cents on the hundred dollars for the
support of their University. more than
| three times the amount provided for in
| Amendment No. II; and Colorado levies
e cents on the hundred dollars. just dou.
be the amount provided for in Amend.
ment No. II. The per capita cost of the
State University Of Nebraska is 60 cents;
of Kansas is 81 cents; of Iowa is 81 cents:
of Illinois is s. cents. while it is only 20
cents in Missouri.
The University of Missouri cannot hope
| to keep the best and most efficient teach
ers unless it is placed upon such perma-
nent basis as will enable it to compete
| with the institutions of neighboring com
| monwealths. The income of the Univer-
sity under the proposed amendment could
not be greater than it is at present from
the biennial legislature appropriation, but
it would be fixed and certain. and definite
plans based upon definite knowledge of
the resources could be made for the con-
duct and improvement of the institution.
We call attention to the fact that both
political parties have planks in their plat
forms urging the adoption of this provi-
sion for permanent support Of the Univer'
sty, and we believe that this amendment
deserves the support Of all citizens. We
appeal, therefore. to every voter to vote
Yes and scratch No on Amendment No II.
the last amendment upon the ballot.
Respectfully submitted,
Herbert S. Hadley VIM. S Cowherd
A. NJ. Dockery Cy. P Walbridge
VIM A, Warner VIM I. Stone
Walter S. Dickey R. B. Oliver
Frank w, McAilister John H. Boutwell,
F. f f. McJimsey f. w. Stephens
ADVERTISEMENT
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1910-11-02

The Democrats are promising
that tariff for revenue only will
make prices high for the producer
and low for the consumer. We
have carefully watched throughout
the present campaign for state
ment from them explaining the
process by which this is to be ac-
complished, but even Bro. AXE of
the Irouton Register, whose
faith in the strength Of Democratic
purposes is monumental, has not
given us an inkling how the neces'
saries of life are to be made deal
and cheap at one and the same
time.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1910-11-02

If the books kept for the state
by John P. Gordon, State Auditor.
verify the figures he has used to
show that Republican officials ex-
pend more of the money of the
State than Democratic officials,
then those books are crooked. If
the books are straight and only
Gordon's campaign figures are
crooked then he stands convicted
of an attempt to deceive the people
of Missouri for partisan reasons.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1910-11-02

downfall. 1t will take eternity tC
show the full scope of the ruin
which the breweries and saloons
are intlicting upon Missouri. But
the cup of their iniquity is full.
They laugh at law, they curse the
church, they devastate our homes
and destroy our boys and girls.
Let us roll up majority against
them on November Sth that will
lmmortalize the name of the state.
Vote YES on Constitutional
Amendment No. 10.
&. .. NATIONS,
Treasurer Constitutional Amend
ment Association.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1910-11-02

The election next Tuesday is
fraught with much interest to both
the Republican and Democratic
parties. The Republicans cannot
correctly estimate the unknown
quantity of party disaffection, if
there is really such Il thing in their
ranks; the Democl ats look forward
with hope that the favorable fore.
casts for their party in the special
elections for Congress in different
parts of the country and the state
election in Maine 80 far this year
will be sustained in the general
election on November Sth. That
Democratic success would mean
better government is being antici-
pated by very few men capable of
correctly estimating the capacity
of that party. Their demagogues
are of course filling the atmos-
phere these days so close to the
election with promises of good
things to come under Democratic
rule, yet it must be obvious to all
that the party presents no new
policy to support that promise,
but bases them on those tried and
retired issues that have failed 50
lamentabIy whenever that party
was placed in power to apply them
to our political economies. The
Republicans point to the achieve.
ments of their party in the past as
their reason for asking for a re-
newed expression Of confidence
from the people on the approach.
ing election day. With that recorG
behind them they can ,ruthfuliy
claim that their party has Eo
abandoned its well-dehned con-
structive policy, which under long
stretches of unbroken Republican
rule has made the progress of th,
United States the wonder of tn,
civilized world. The Americal
people are today enjoying an I'm
} PARALLEL era of prosperity, espec
!, ially is this true of the farmer
There is no Just cause why the Re
publican should repudiate thei
own work, let them see to it mex
Tuesday that their faith with tn
Grand Old Party is uubroken.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1910-11-02
The State University.
An Unusually Representative
Body of Citizens Give
Strong Reasons Why the
Amendment Providing
For Its Support
Should Be
Adopted.

Recognizing the importance OF our State
University in our public school system
and the importance of placing its support
upon a more permanent and dependable
basis, the undersign, regardless OF differ.
ing political opinions join in this appeal
to the voters to adopt the proposed amend
ment to the constitution providing for the
support Of the University, the College of
Agriculture and the School of Mines.
The University is practically free
school. 1t is poor boys school. A
large majority of the students are from
families of moderate means and bout &C
per cent are dependent upon their own
work to pay their expenses.
The attendance of students has increas.
ed within the past ten years I57 percent,
more than 26 times the rate of increase in
| the population in the state. The present
number of students is approximately 5000
and1 there is no room for more. The
/ buildings are overcrowded and the stu
dents are now being turned away. We
{ submit that Missouri should make ade'
qua,e provision for the education of it:
youth, and Missouri boys and girls should
not have TO 60 outside of this state to Sc
cure the best education that they may
! desire
! The University is doing great service
in all its departments. Several depart
ments, however. are deserving of specia
mention! The Teachers Ccllega ha:
trained more than 1000 teachers duriE:
the past SIX years who are now doing
efficient service as teachers in the public
schools of the state The Agriculture
College by system of scientific expert
mentation has increased the yield OF " hea'
corn. grasses. vegetables and frnits IL
many sections of the state. The value o
this department in its experimental worI
cannot be estimated in dollars and cents
In the discovery of serum for the rrevan
ton of hog cholera. the College has savet
the farmers of the state a half miliio'
dollars during the las, year, which is NOR
than the Agricultural College has cos
since II ives established and more than th
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1910-11-02
NATURES WARNING.
potCsl People Must ReConaIzs
and Heed 1t.

ohV tlVVO IT,
Kidney Ills come quie:iy-mySteri
outly,
But nature always warns you.
Notice the kidney secretinns.
See IL the color is unhealthy
Ii there are Settings aud sediment,
Passages frequent, scaDty, painful.
It's time then to use Doan's Kidney
Pills,
To ward off Bright's disease or dia-
betes.
Doan's have done great work 10 Po.
tOsi.
w. B. Compton, Potosi. NO.. says:
For some time l had pains 10 the
small OF my back just over my kidneys
and while the trouble was not severe,
it was nevertheless very annoying. l
knew that my kidneys were disorder
ed, as the secretions were unnatural
and scanty. A friend finally advised
me to try Doan's Kidney Pills and l
procured box at the City pruv
Store. A few doses was all that was
required to remove my trouble and
now feel better in every way"
For sale by, all dealers. Price SO
cents. F0ster-Milhurn Co., Buffalo,
New York, sole agents for the United
States.
Remember the name D0ans-and
take no other
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1910-11-02
ADVERTISEMENT.
Circular No. 101.

Circular No. 101.
St. Louis. Oct. 90, 1910
TO the 0 flicers and other Employ
es of The Missouri Pacific
Railway Company and ST.
Louis, ircn Mountain & South,
ern Railway Company:
There are no material differences
existing ket ween the Railway Com
pany and the machinlet- except
the question of the reinstatement
Of The Eorul1au who vent ult viii
the men. The machiniste' urgnuI
zation insists upon iuelT re!i'si.to
ment to the poai'iobs 'hcy former )
held, which request has been le
| fused.
The right of The Railway Com
pany to select lis officers of what
ever rank, j. one which cannot l'e
re!inGuished t. B" labor ore"niz;s
ton, while tho Company il held tt
responsibility for i!c safety "no
efficiency If lI- ~cry.tc.
Va ac'inn Of tie osi,1l labor or
ganizaii,...e, iu os:c!ee ilc Rs.lwa,
! Cpu;,an. inin compliance IIh th'
/ macitla,i,to ii, !uand- i,y 'rrcats %
II 5, ,ui,aih,''c ~'ri!ss', in si"ia!l"i
of thcls' cuntrnct agrte..,c:,i~ enter
ed into since tlc .Hachinl-l-' >trlk,
waa ;!eciared. CANINE, he permitted
to influence the Cnn,,'ary in lis de
Termination in maln,aln cnniInt q
It's business through lis own o.licia
"rganizati"n.
! a. W. SULLIVAN.
! General Munger.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1910-11-02

The De Soto Republican sug-
gests that since Candidate Hensley
will not talk about his attitude on
the lead, tiff, etc., tariff schedules,
he should tell us something about
that 1000. dollar bill transaction
which took place among certain
prominent Democrats in jeff City
several years ago, and whether he
got any of the cush as attorney in
the case.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1910-11-02
ADMINISTRATORS NOTICE.

Notice is hereby given that letters
testamentary on the estate OF James
NJ. Silvey, deceased, were granted the
undersigned by the Probate Court OF
Washington County, Missouri, on
September 1th, 1910 All parties hav-
ing claims against said estate are re-
quircd to exhibit them for allowance
within one year from the date OF this
uOtice aud il not exhibited within
two years from the date OF said letters
they will be forever barred. -..
CHARLES +. SILvEY, Admir-.
Sept 20, 1910.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1910-11-02

miIiarized yourself with them in
advance, and you will thus prob
ably have to scratch the rest of the
ballot. Personally, we would ad-
wise you to vote yes on the pro-
hibition question. 1t is an issue
the people will be compelled to
adopt sooner or later, and why
not now as we'll as another time!
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1910-11-02

The bost thing you can do with
the constitutional amendment bal
lot is 10 pin yourself down to a
comprehension of the Tenth, the
prohibition amendment, and vote
it one way or the other. There
will be no chance for you to deal
With the rest in the election booth,
unless you have thoroughly fa'
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1910-11-02

The Republicans of Washington
county do not owe any of the
Democratic candidates for county
Office a job in the court house.
They have already been far too
liberal in this respect and it is
about time they were giving their
own candidates more of chance
for their favors.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1910-11-02
up big.

Would YOU vote for a man who
would not vote for YOU? Not
ONE of the men on the Democrat
ic county ticket would vote for
YOU if YOU were on the Repub.
lican ticket. Do little thinking
before YOU stratch.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1910-11-02

Congressman EIvins has made "A
good representative in Congress
and deserves reelection. While
be may lie the "baby" Of the house,
remember his works there stack
m hin
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1910-11-02

The candidates on the Republi-
can county ticket are all good citi'
zens and competent to fill the of.
fees they seek. Don't scratch.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1910-11-02

Your cough annoys you. Keep on
hacking and tearing the delicate
membranes OF the threat II you want
TO be annoyed. But il you want relief,
want to be cured. take Chamberlain 8
Cough Remedy. Sold by all dealers.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1910-11-02

Remember what the Potosi Inde-
pendent had to say about Walter
HensIey when he was Il candidate
for the nomination, and vote for
pOlitte
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1910-11-02
Order that job Printing at Journ-
al Office aud get it right.

The pleasant purgaLive effect exper-
ienced by all who use Chamberlaiu's
Stomach and Liver Tablets, and the
healthy condition OF body and mind
which they create, makes one feel
joyful. Sold by all dealers.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1910-11-02
VOTERS!

The secret ballot is a sceptre Ia your hands,
With it in the voting booth, you soverei9ns-
with it you can determine the effectiveness of
state government the character of legislation,
the prosperity of state and nation, and your own
welfare
On Tuesday, November 9Th, you opportunity
the only State administration
deprived dishonest voters of assumed sovereignty?
Or will you your sovereignty away by voting q
party that has fraudulent elections lobby
control OF the Legislature gerrymandered Senatorial Con-
gressonal Districts and neglected the
the State?
Will you Indifferent your sovereign rights, your
welfare?
Or will you the polls register
and for yourself?
you Republican State Congressional
Legislative candidates. They things YOU
They running YOUR Of
administration, elections progressive
legislation of corporations,
niodns Senatorial
Stars Development
Vote, nnea. voeeI Vote for Mssour-or yoursevesi
CHARLES D. MORRIS, Chairman,
Republican STATE Co~wihty
#
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1910-11-02

Stand pat, with you party, you
get no thanks for scratching your
ticket for n Democrat.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1910-11-02
A WORD TO THE COL0RED VOTER.

The election in Missouri this year will be one fraugh
with great to the elective franchise Of the negro
citizen of the 1t will be remember ed that back in
the early part of 1909, the Democrats held a harmony
meeting at which a resolution introduced to commit
the party to policy looking forward deprving the
gro citizen of Missouri of his vote. The resolution was
tabled with the recommendation that it expedient
"AT THIS TIME" to aga!e the question: This
nothing than that it to be held in abeyance until
such time when the Democratic party held full political
power in Missouri again. For that power the Democrats
making strenuous fight and secured the
will not hold his elective franchise in Missouri any longer
than it will take the Democratic party pass necessary
laws to deprive him of it.
The Democratic candidates beseechng the negro
voter this county to scratch their tickets for county
fce The negro voter is told doubtless by said candidates
that the Democratic party has uerior purpose view
against the coored voter Don't he fooled in this every
candidate the Democratic county ticket when the time
comes, will be for negro dsfranchsement. You cannot
vote for Democrat for any Office without eopardizing
your citizenship.
With the negro vote eliminated the Democrats would
have unbroken power Missouri for years come, just
they have in the SOUTH whe1e the negro has voice
in public affairs Get this?
DON'T BE FOOLED OUT OF YOUR CITIZENSHIP.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1910-11-02
Vote FER straight.

Nominate John G. Mckinley for
u. S. Senator.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1910-02-16
Observation-Disclosures
: ADJUSTMENTS /:
Observation-Disclosures
Saturday Night.

The successful dramatization Of
Mary j. Holmes popular novel
Tempest and Sunshine by lem B.
Parker, has given W. F. Mann an o',-
portunity of producing this popular
novel in its entirety Ior the benefit
of admirers of Mary J. Holmes. AT
the Cairo opera house Saturday, Feb.
10th, matinee and night. Prices,
matinee 10 and 25 cents; night %, 90
and rs cents. ~y~
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1910-02-16
TEDDY DUE AT
PARIS April. "A
ALL ANXIOUS TO LloNlZE RooSE-
WELT BUT HE DECLARES HE
WANTS NONE OF THE
PoMPoUs DISPLAY.

Paris, Feb. f5.--The vice rector OF
the University Of Paris is officially
advised that Roosevelt viii arrive on
April ii and remain in Paris three
or four days. The government is
anxious to honor and society to lion
ize him, literally, philosophical, geo
graphical, scientific bodies desire to
entertain him, and the American col
ony proposes grand banquet in his
honor. But Roosevelt has allowed Il
to be understood that he desires to
avoid any appearance of ostentation
and to preserve the role Of a man of
learning who has accepted an invita-.
ton to lecture at the Sorbonne.
Roosevelt's visit therefore will be
devoid OF spectacular features which
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1910-02-16

least as many Chinese not entitled to
residence here as of the lawfully resi-
dent class, and they have entered Iii
every way that can be imagined"
During 1909. 6.393 Chinese were
regularly admitted against 1924 in
1908, 1855 in 1897 and 2,732 in 1906.
The worst feature the commissioner
says is that the increase Is almost
confined to classes the members OF
which are or soon become laborers
and whose residence here violates the
spirit of the law.
General immigration.
Immigration, which during 1909
fell off from the two previous years,
the commissioner says, Is reassuming
normal proportions.
AS to occupations l7iS00 unskilled
laborers of the immigrant class en-
tered and 1895 Of the emigrant
class departed. OF the 75l,7S6 immi'
grant aliens who entered the United
States during the year $685. were
under II and 3S.5t7 were IS or over;
OF those over Is years OF age 1903
could neither read nor write an in
crease in the ratio of illiteracy to 20
per cent as against 20 percent In
1908. For various reasons lO,41l
aliens were deported.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1910-02-16
BOARD OF TRADE
SPECIAL MEETING
FIVE NEW MEMBERS ELECTED
AND MORE TO BE SECURED
BY SOLICITATION
EAtOR The BARCE LINE
Which Promises to Revive River
Business-Abuses CT Transit
Privileges to Be
Checked.

The special meeting OF the Cairo
Board of Trade last night, called d,
! ysldent Antrim Tor general bust
ress, was largely attended and Mr.
fntrim had a very satisfactory pro
frani laid out Perhaps one OF the
most important Incidents OF the
meeting was the election of Ave new
members, whose names the. pres
dent presented to-wit: Il. P. Aver
il. r. Aisthorpe. l.. Z. Gillespie, n
r. Greaney. "A. r. u, Haynes.
Secretary lFarclay read a commit
rication from the Mobile chamber
If commerce asking the Cairo board
to use its influence with members OF
congress in favor OF an appropriat ol
for the 8harbor of Mobile, so as te
produce twenty-seven feet OF water
on motion, President Antrim was 4 !
reeted to comply with the request.
II. r.. Halliday moved to amend
lie grain inspection rules Of Cairo
poar,l of Trade, to change the wori
purified" to sulphufed,R in complf
ance with the pure food law Car.
led.
The nomination OF Clifford Hum.
pnrey as weighmaster for Cairo
Tcard of Trade was confirmed.
]. B. Magee reported on the pres
reets of having a traffic bureau form
GA in Cairo. He said the subscriE
items IN to date to maintain such Q
bureau amounted TO about $500 {
year, which was ABOUT $1,000 shori
Of what was needed. He moved that
the jobbing interests, the lumber in
forests and the grain interests be
requested to make up each 1926 q
month which would be sufficient to
start the bureau and maintain it; and
that report be made at the next
meeting of the board
The feeling was strong that the re-
qiired amount would be subscribed,
On Invitation of the president MT
Magee gave a short talk on the Cal
70 grain mems visit to Washington
Chimself and H. Z. Halliday to ap
pear before the interstate commerce
commission with reference to abuses
in the transit privileges, by shippers
in other cities, which were operatin
strongly against Cairo. Mr. Magee
said sgin6 very amusing things hal
devef6ped before the commission
FFs+ instance, one shipper might re
,rFeive car load OF eggs and at the
end OF q year reshiD the same car OF
freight as chickens. getting the bene
fit OF the through rate. One Of the
commissioners expressed Inc opinion
that there was nothing at all unrea
sonable in that. eggs could easily be
shipped out as chickens at the end
&C a year, and grow frying sizel
chickens, too. Mr. Magee expressed
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1910-02-16
MinstreIs SUNDAY,

The quartette singing this season
with Coburn's Greater Mlnstrcls Is
one of the best and strongest features
seen With this company for several
years, AT the Cairo opera house
Sunday night, Feb. 10th. Prices 20,
50, rs and 81. The band will play a
sacred concert in front of the opera
-,,ouse at 5-1 - z -1-lday after
noon.