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The Raymer enterprise., 1910-09-08
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LEGISLATIVE
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Initiative and Referendum pa...d.

Initiative and Referendum Passsd.
Providing that the Supreme Court
does not, in the meantime. abrosats
the action Of the. special, session in
passing the measure to submit to the
people a constitutional amendment,
establishing the initiative and refer.
endum as = principle Of government.
the coming election will determine
whether direct legislation" as prac-'
dced IN Oregon, shall obtain in Colo
rado, for the Senate Thursday passed
the house bill. on third reading by .
vote Of 30 to 2. Party lines were com.
pletely erased In this final action, but
one Republican, Fry. and one Demo-
crat. Cove, voting against the bill on
final passage. Senators Carpenter and
Meyer. Republicans, were absent and
did not vote Their presence, however.
would not have changed the result.
The emergency clause was adopted by
a vote Of 27 to 3, Barela, Fry and Cove
voting against 1t. All that now re-
mains to assure the submission Of the
proposed amendment to the people ID
the signature Of the governor. and the
failure Of the Supreme Court to take
annulling action.
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Even s.r.la Vote. Favorably.

1t was well known tliat two or three
Of the Republicans would not vote for
the initiative and referendum bill
and in this list Barela's name
had led all the rest. Naturally, the
Senate was startled to hear him an.
nounce that he would vote for the
measure.
II will do so.' he said. because |
am willing that 1t should be submitted
to the people. l don't believe In the
principle. but am ready to let the
people vote on the constitutional
amendment, and promise that In my
district there will be big majority
against It,"
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Judges to Assist Voters.

The amendment Of Representative
Bell, by which judges Of elections are
allowed to help voters only for phys.
ical disability, was carried. and the
bill passed on second reading. Repre-
sentative Hicks registration bill also
was passed on second reading.
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An.l.e,.. Bill .. Foo. os CALENDAR.

AntlPass Bill at Foot o. Calendar.
Action Friday on Helblg's anti.pass
bill came when the committee report
that It be indefinitely postponed was
reached. Representative 0armaa
moved that the House do not concur
In the report. and after some discus.
sion on the proper procedure In such
cases the motion was adopted. Thid|
gives tho bill it, place at the foot Of
the calendar, to be considered BY the
committee OF the whole without REQ.
ommsndatlon. "a -.
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Notes.

Republicans who attended the Tues
day night session were Button. Fry,
Harrison, Lines and Barela. All OF
these have been listed as favorable to
the initiative and referendum except
Barela, who has frequently declared
that he will not vote for any initia-
vtie and referendum bill. whatever.
Senator Jones was cut Of the city and
Senator Stephen, who win vote for the
Oregon bill, was at the theater.
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BY attaching the emergency clause
to the initiative and referendum bill.
the Senate made 1t possible to submit
the constitutional amendment to the
people at the approaching election. so
that two years hence the people can
initiate and refer the measures they
demand. Included in the bill is a pro.
vision which will give all cities and
towns the right to the initiative and
referendum in their local affairs, as
soon as the people adopt the amend.
ment at the polls. The bill. therefore.
establishes the peoples rule not only
In statewide affairs but In the affairs
Of the political units within the state.
When Gov. Shafroth heard the news
he Immediately sat down and penned
a letter to William Jennings Bryan.
telling all about the famous fight and
victory. The governor felt that the
passage Of the bill was an all.sufficient
vindication Of the extra session. "This
victory alone pays ten times over tho,
cost Of the extra session thus far" hS,
said.
The Raymer enterprise., 1910-09-08

The platform Democrats and the
progressive Republicans are still con-
fident Of ultimate victory, and are
working like beavers.
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making Withdrawals Of government lands
from entry under homestead and other
laws and Of congress In removing Al
doubt as to the validity Of these WITH
drawals as great step In the direcuon
of practical conservation. But It 10 onIy
one Of two necessary steps to ehect wan
should be our purpose II has produced
q status quo and prevented waste ana IT.
revocable disposition Of the ianos unta
the method for their proper dispos'uon
can be formulated. But II 10 OF tne u.-
most Importance that such witndrawals
should not be regarded ~ the ma. sep
In the course OF conservation. ana thAs
the idea should not be allowed 10 spread
that conservation 10 the tying up OF the
natural resources Of the government ior
indefinite withholding from use ana tne
remission to remote generations 10 decide
what ought to be done win these means
of promoting present general human COM
fort and progress. For. II so' 10 certain
n arouse the greatest opposition to con-
s.,vat,on a. a cause. and II It were .
correct expression of the purpose of con.
servationists II ought to arouse this op-
position. A. have said elsewhere. ths
problem 10 how to save and how to util-
ixe. how to conserve and still develop:
for no sane person can contend that II II
for the common good that natures bless
ings should be stored only for unborn
generations.
! beg OF you. therefore. In your delib-
erations and in your Informal discussions.
when men come forward to suggest evils
that the promotion Of conservation 10 to
remedy. that you invite them to point
out the specific evils and the specific
remedies: that you invite them to come
down to details In order that their discus
sions may flow into channels that shall be
useful rather than into periods that shall
be eloquent and entertaining. without
shedding real light on the subject. Ihe
people should be shown exactly what u
needed In order that they make their
representatives In conEress and tne state
legislature DO their Intelligent o!ddins.
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BY the reclamation act a fund has been
created OF the proceeds Of the public
lands OF the United states with which 10
construct, works for storing great bodies
Of water Mt proper attitudes from which.
by n suitable system OF canals and ditch
en-. the water is TO be distributed over the
arid and subarid lands Of the government
No be sold to settlers at n price sufficient
10 pay for the improvements. Primarily.
the projects are and must be for tho I'm
provemcnt OF public lands. Incidentally.
where private land 10 also within reach
OF the water supply 1tks furnishing at
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-07-28
Liquor in Honolulu.

For the first time in their history
the people Of Hawaii are voting to-
day for or against liquor traffic in the
islands. The question has been agi-
tated for some time. The agitation
began when a bill was introduced into
the United States senate, which was
to enact prohibition for the territory
Many persons who favored prohibition
did not like it to come in that way,
15hich was regarded as an, infringe
ment of local government, and it was
ewing to an expression of this feeling
that finally congress by joint resolu-
ton submitted the question of prohibit
ton to the people of Hawaii to be
voted upon
The situation. is rather complicated
and it is difficult to predict the result
OF the special election with any degree
Of certainty. Recently the prohibition
leaders have been conducting a rather
ectlve campaign and there has also
been good deal of campaigning in
behalf of the liquor interests. Many
persons who, while favoring the prin-
clple of prohibition, feel at the same
time that it would not be practicable
to do better than continue under the
present laws, which are pronounced
the best license laws in existence any
where.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-07-28

membered our TEAPOT: she asked.
Yes. indeed ! have mania for old
china. aud Paul shares the mania. he
has spoken of the teapot as such
lovely example of willow pattern. and
| told him positively must see it,
Abigail went 10 wnlnut cabinet and
brought forth a lar.ye blue and white
teapot 1t bad been in ihe Horner fam
lily for many generations and was a
treasured heirloom.
"How perfectly loyelyw exclaimed
Mrs Weemers. while her husband
hung over II in silent admiration. Sud-
denly he slaughtered back in his chair
and laughed heartily.
You do not know. Miss Abigail how
hard i strove one day, many years ago.
TO ask you 10 sell me that famous tea
pot. ! had seen it and succumbed to its
beauty. l remember. just u day or so
before left Rosedale. ! called to say
goodby and at the same time to ask If
you would sell IL. but | realized my
presumption and hardly hoped you
would do so. tried to breach the sub
make any Roadway. recollect that
you were called from the room, and I
tried to approach your sister on the
subject, but she seemed 10 want TO
talk OF everything except the teapot. so
/ gave IL up and went away. i wrote
to you once and asked about II, but as
l never heard from you presume the
letter went astray."
Abigail and Sophia were looking at
one another over the blue teapot.
Abigail found her voice first. MY
sister and / would like to give you the
teapot. Mrs. Weemers." she said. with
decision in her tones. "There is no one
TO care--for it after we are gone, and
you and your husband seem to prize IT
so highly we would like you to have
it"
"But-we canuot-it is too much
stammered Mrs. Weemers.
"Oh yesr' cried Sophia eagerly.
"You must take it. We want you to
have it. Abigail. and | have so many
old fashioned things"
Abigail left the room to wrap the tea
pot in paper and to escape the effusive
thanks of the delighted Weemers.
Sophia followed her sister. trembling
with some unexplained emotion.
Removing the lid. Abigail thrust her
hand into the teapot and drew forth a
yellowed envelope. She held il toward
Sophia.
'Its yours" she said shortly.
mo: It's yours" returned Sophia.
IF it's mine said Abigail in grim
tones. I'll burn Il up and she thrust It
into the stove.
"ShalI we have tea together in the
big dining room tonight, Abigal?''
asked Sophia timidly.
"Of course we WILL" said Abigail.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-07-28
Stop
Diarrhoea

No case of DIARRHOEA, DYSEN-
Terry, CHOLERA INFANTUM or
summer complaint is so serious that
WAKEFIELD'S BLACKBERRY BAL
SAM will not quickly relieve it. For
Ga years WAKEFIELD'S BLACK
BERRY BALSAM has cured these
bowel troubles in their worst forms,
and in many cases after other rene
dies and doctors had failed. If every
wife and mother had supply of this
time-tested medicine in the house
ready for sudden attacks (Which
very often come at night she would
have absolute protection against
these diseases which claim the lives
of $4,000 babies and more than 5O,-
600 grown people each year. WAKE
FIELDS BLACKBERRY BALSAM
is a grand, good medicine that is
free from the dangerous drugs that
other diarrhoea remedies contain.
1t is safe for the baby and in larger
doses is the best remedy in the world
for grown people.
1t is the favorite with all classes and
all ages because it is delicious to the
taste and never fails to cure.
Ask your druggist for WAKE
FIELDS BLACKBERRY BALSAM
and be sure you get the original,
genuine Wakefeld's. Full size 35
cents or three bottles S1.00.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-07-28

ris. Whereas the republican presi-
Dental plurality was 65,591, the
democratic gubernatorial majority
was 1878.
Governor Harmon has been renom-
mated by the democrats. His re-
election will make him a formidable
candidate for the democratic pres
idential nomination, and with his
Guilt is always personal" doctrine
as campaign cry, he would be a
formidable candidate for the repub-
licans to beat. Hence their eager
ness to put him out of the running.
Moreover his election as governor of
Mr.. Taft's own state would be con-
structive Reputation of Taft.
The administration is taking an
active part in the preliminaries to the
campaign and is hard put to find a
man who would have chance to beat
Harmon. Mr.. James R.Garfield, late
of Mr.. Roosevelt's tennis cabinet, p"
was a candidate in the republican
convention for the gubernatOrial
nomination, but he withdrew with the
endorsement of the Taft administra-
ton and Walter G. Harding, a Taft
man, was named.
All democrats will hope that Har-
mon will be reelected.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-07-28
Facts About Dishonesty Among Mar.
ket TradeSmen.

u avs &AOOAO DASAOACSLy NAaA
ket Tradesmen.
The superintendent of weights and
measures for the state of New York
writes a most Illuminating and as
tonishing article in the August Amer
lean magazine, entitled 1.-The Trades
mans Temptation to Cheat" He
says:
Daily and hourly the short-weight
artist is getting extra pennies,
dimes and dollars from our pocket
books by cutting off here and there
on the quantity delivered. Those
who have never made a single test
on the quantity of commodities re-
ceived, those who have never taken
the time to investigate the almost
innumerable short or false weights
and measures, are loud in their state
ments that every housewife knows
what she buys, that the dealer, who
gave less than he represented would
be very short-lived Such state
ments, however, are simply an express
sion of ignorance or idealistic
dreams and the one subject which
admits of no dream is that of weights
and measures.
ITO illustrate the prevalence of
faulty weights and measures it will
only be necessary to give few fig
ures. Investigations in New York
city in the provision stores along the
main thOroughfares of travel reveal
the fact that in 304 places visited
in Manhattan and the Bronx SO per
cent of the scales, II per cent of the
weights and 8 per cent of the ca
pacity measures were incorrect, the
resultant shortage caused being
anywhere from 3 per cent up to rs
per cent. Results in other boroughs
were not quite so bad. but substan-
TALLY so.
This is appalling and may be
looked upon by many as the result of
trade in a large city. This, however,
is not true, for taking long step to
the medium size city of Poughkeep-
sic, with 10000 inhabitants, it was
found that out of 81 stores visited
only four had their weighing and
measuring apparatus correct, and in
only one instance of the 40 pieces
of apparatus tested was there case
where a scale resulted in giving over
Welgnt-Inat IS, 10 the ueIflmenI OF
the dealer. In that store the dealer
had ANOTHER scale which was equally
faulty to the detriment Of the GUS
toner. Yet another step to the viii
lage of Mattewan. The apparatus
tested in nine stores revealed the
fact that in only one of these stores
were all the scales, weights and
measures correct. The places men
toned, it is needless to say have no
efficient supervision of the weights
and measures used in trade"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-07-28
FOR LOCAL OPTION
Iowa Democrats, After Bitter
Convention Fight, Go on
Record.
WEAVER BEATEN ON ISSUE
81 Am Tired of Belonging to Party
Which Is Known as the Liquor
Party" Declares Wade.

Ottumwa, Iowa, July 2S.-Fonowing
& bitter fight in the resolutions COM
mittee, the democratic state conven-
ton yesterday reopened the. liquor
question, which has bobbed up in the
democratic conventions in Iowa in one
fo rm or another for years, and adopted
d plank for local option with high
license.
The action was a distinct surprise.
1t was generally believed that the
question would be passed without com
hitting the party to a new policy.
Former Congressman Martin Wade,
chairman of the resolutions commit
tee, defended the plank against Wig
oIous assault on the part Of General
y B. Weaver.
81 am tired of belonging to a party
which is known as the liquor party"
declared Mr.. Wade. Where a ma
jority of a community desire LIQUOR
they should have it, and vice versa.
That is personal liberty, gentlemen,
and it is democracy"
Weaver Beaten on Liquor Issue.
General Weaver grew vehement in
reply.
Il don't know what will do more to
make the democratic party the liquor
Party than this plank" he declared.
The platform as reported was then
ADOPTED with shout. General
Weaver demanded a roll call on the
liquor plank, SO that, as he said, the
people of the state would know exact
~ where the party stands. He made
a motion to strike out the vital parts
of the plank, but was overwhelmingly
defeated on roll call
P. B. Wolfe of Clinton received the
long term and H. G. Wagenan the
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-07-28
ohcials of the Russo-Chinese bank

Officials of the Russo-Chinese bank
who expected their New York cashier
to live on $1,000 year in that high
priced town, under present day con-
ditions, the Evansville Courier de-
clares, will get little sympathy from
the public over the cashiers hypothe-
cation of $4,000 in bonds. For a
man with a family and such social
status as a bank cashier must as
sumo to be expected to live on 81 200
a year is little less than criminal
negligence in looking after the COM
fort and well being of employees. Men
are but human and this basic truth
should enter into the settling of hire
for the worthy laborer.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-07-28
| M MIGRATION is LESS
Final Figures for Year Show Decrease
of $50, 7S3.

Final Figures for Year Show Decrease
of 2S0, 7S3.
Washington, July ga total of
223, 453 Italians and of 128,34S Poles,
TIE two countries furnishing the high
est number of arrivals, are among
factors in the grand total of 1,401 $50
immigrants admitted into the country
during the past fiscal year. This is
2S9,7S3 less than the previous year.
Besides this 156,467 non-immigrant
aliens were admitted, 24,270 aliens
were debarred and 243,191 United
States citizens arrived Chinese inn
migrants numbered Ito; Japanese,
2,79S; English, 53,49s; Irish, Ss,9S2;
Hebrews, S4.260, and Germans, 1850.
From over the Canadian border be-
tween July, 1909, and April, 1910, in
elusive. 47,SSS immigrant aliens were
admitted, against 29,6SO immigrants
departed. and S.469 non-immigrant
aliens admitted, against 2,799 non-im-
aliens departed.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-07-28
Senator Cumniins ard the Payne-AId-
rich Tariff.

In his Council Grove, Kan, speech
Senator Cummins denounced the
Fayne-Aldrich tariff law as a betrayal
of the people and IAN open and ex-
plicit Reputation of our platform. -
Some duties were reduced" he said,
hut not so it would benefit the Amer
lean people in any way, because there
was no effort made to get at the pro-
Guctive cost of the article"
Accepting Senator Cummins' state
nents at their face, the representa-
tive in congress who cast his vote for
the tariff law made himself thereby a
party to the open and explicit re-
pudiation' of the republican platform.
Moreover, no voted for a law that gave
Tot one bit of relief to his constituents
from the burdens of tariff taxation,
and which gave to special interests
enlarged advantages.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-07-28
HuTn0r and
Philosophy
BOON COMPANION.
By DUNCAN m. SMITH

TLIRE TO meet the man who laughs
Until he throws a fit
To work my ancient Jokes on him
And see his fat sides split.
1 gladly buy him a cigar
Indeed. would make IL two
To one who very kindly stacds
And waits to hear me through
I'm not afraid when he is near
The Jest time tved TO spring.
Because 4 know that on the air
His merry laugh viii ring.
The ones that from the ark came forth
He seems &c like the best.
Although he will consent TO laugh
At some more modern jest
What do / care though kindness prompts
His laugh. and that alone?
II pleases me well as though
He cracked his funny bone.
/ take for granted that my yarn
At last has made a hit;
That l am ga his eyes at least
A most amusing wit.
There is a hint concealed in this,
Though any one may wrest
The secret from its hiding place
And give the thing a test
The way to be regarded as
The regular little gem
Is not 10 make the jokes. but be
The one who laughs at them.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-07-28
A Chicago doctor has arranged to

A Chicago doctor has arranged to
give the dogs a drink this summer.
He has bought a thousand two-quart
basins and the city council has al
lowed him to distribute them about
the city in front of stores and houses
and the tenants viii be expected TO
see that they are kept filed with
water for the benefit of the dogs
The doctor got the notion from the
city of Mexico where storekeepers
are required to keep such basins at
their doors! The idea is a good one
and should reduce the mum Der OF
mad dog scares in Chicago this sum-
mer. There will be less hydrophobia
if the dogs can get water whenever
they want it.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-07-28

short term nomination Tor the supreme
court bench.
The plank on the liquor question
reads as follows:
1.-THE democratic party is in favor
of as large a degree OF individual lib
erty as is compatible with the rights
OF organized society, and therefore
with the reference to the use and sale
OF intoxicating liquors we are In favor
of a strict local option law with high
license. the minimum to be fixed by
the legislature under which the uu-
nicipality shall declare by vote Of the
people thereof, whether or not intoxi-
cants shall be sold therein"
Outline of the Platform.
The platform denounces recent tariff
revision as a masterpiece OF inJus-
tice," declares trusts and monopolies
to be sntolerable, opposes the central
bank idea. condemns the postal saw
ings bank law in allowing the with
drawal of savings from the communi-
ties in which they are deposited and
accuses the republican national adj
ministration of making reckless ex-
penditures. 1t indorses the regulation
Of railway, telephone, telegraph and
express companies, an income tax, the
conservation of natural resources, the
principle of the initiative, referendum
and recall and the Improvement OF
roads. It urges a modification of the
state primary law to reduce expenses
and declares for the Oregon plan OF
electing United States senators until
such time as it shall be possible to do
SO by direct vote of the people.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-07-28
Some Mistake.

You are not the one who was here
when / called last year." said the bust
ness visitor. looking down at the fussy
little man seated at the desk.
81 am sure ! am. 1 have been here
ten years"
81 wouldn't have recognized you"
"There may be a reason for that"
"YesT
Looking you over. don't believe
you are the one who called"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-07-28
The Way Il Works.

Are riches dangerous?"
"Well. rich man is apt to get into
trouble
Explain"
Brown had always been poor until
last year"
"Well. what OF thatT'
"He got rich. and now he Is being
sued for alimony."
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-07-28

The Wabash recently handled out
of Detroit for Chicago, st. Louis and
points west a solid train of 61 car
loads of automobiles drawn by two
powerful locomotives. This is the
heaviest shipment of that character
on record
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-07-28
July SS in American
History

1S23-ManusSeh Cutler. Clergyman. pa
triot. pioneer and scientist. died:
born 1T42.
1S33-Commodore William Bainbridge.
n naval officer distinguished in the
war of 1912. died: born 1774
1S91-SamueI Sands. printer. who first
put 1.-The Star SpangIed Banner"
In type. died: born 1900.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-07-28

The Terre Haute Star wants to
know if any one supposes that the
majority of the Ballinger committee
was selected for any other purpose
than a whitewash?
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-07-28
Reference.

$50 be finally won her"
Eyes"
81 hear he had a hard time Of It"
at seemed that way. She was In
clined to be doubtful"
How did he manage it,
"Got an affidavit from his former
wife"