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Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1910-08-25
Live State Issues for State
Voters.
Question OF Fair Representa-
ton In State Senate and
Congress.
Home Rule May Se Agreed Upon by
Both Parties-Republicans VIII
insist on Better Things In
State Government.
Special Correspondence.

Jefferson City, August a3--No mat
ter who may lead the Republican
hosts in Missouri in their battle
against Bourbon Democracy and the
Old Guard Democratic leaders this
year they have something more than
mere party supremacy to contend for.
They have live state issues Tor the
consideration and decision Of the
People.
The matter of home rule will not
III Il part!zan issue if Governor Had
. lcy's idea is adopted in good faith.
He wants certain representative bod
les in each of three cities in which
the police. excise and election boards
are appointed by the governor to
create committee to prepare home
rule measure agreeable to the leaders
of both the Democratic and the Re-
publican parties. and to have it APP
proved by the party conventions in
September. Thus the home rule
question may be taken OH, OF party
1,olitics. If this is not done. how
ever, the Republicans will propose a
mcthoh for restoring to people of the
=. Al -,
affairs as far as NAV be consistent
with the rights and interests Of the
people OF the state. The Republic
cans will not agree to rcllnquish such
state authority as may nc necessary
10 restrain vice. to compel honest
elections and to insure lhe enforce
;ncnt OF state laws.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1910-08-25
Summary OF Forest Fires.

Known dead, probably 100.
Missing, 900.
Homless, 1900.
Estimated losses, S10.000,0OG
Six hundred rangers are missing IL
Cabin Reserve.
Two hundred men arc :eno'iec
dead near Falcon.
Light. rains fall at Wallace and in
Occur d'Alene; heavy rains fall in
lincoln County, Mont.
iron Mountain is mass of flames.
-, Thompson, Mont. is hemmcd by
flames; Wardner and Burke. in the
Occur d'Alene, are out OF danger.
Fire in Coeur d'AfeTe National
Forest are beyond contics.
President Taft dispatches all avail
able troops to fight frea.
None Of towns in idaho are in i'm"
mediate danger.
Governors Of Idaho and Montana
order out an state militia to tight
flames. .s-Uioee Democrat,
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1910-08-25

Under the law as it sf51 stands
the law the proposed senatorial dis
srict amendment, would have repealed
the Senate can "faii or refuse" 20
pass q re-districting bifl, wherenpon
the governor, the Attorney General
and the Secretary of State mast form
The senatorial districts, These Off
cials having been Democrats in 1881.
1891 and 1907 formed The districts
so as to make two-thirds of them
reliably Democratic. The present
Auorney!General and Secretary Of
'Statc--both of them par,izan Demo-
Gratis will follow the example Of
their predecessors in case the Senate
again fails or refuses to re-district the
state, thing that certainly will oc-
cur unless public sentiment is aroused
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1910-08-25

While material development in all
It's ramiiiCations and progressive
policy generally will be advocated by
The Republicans and while they will
insist upon honest election laws, and
upon better system for controlling
"rublic service corporations; for bet
ger laws controlling the liquor traffic
and for its elimination from politics; !;
for a letter system of managing and
promoting the educational, elccmos-
ynary and penal institutions; for
simpler and less expensive judicial
procedures and for other necessary
reforms in state government they will
press upon the people an issue not
new but made vital at this time by
the decision of the Supreme Court in
the now celebrated Halliburton
Roach mandamus case. The issue
raised is simply this: Shall the State
Senate be a representative body Or "a
Democratic caucus with the power
of self-pcrpetuation2
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1910-08-25

The platform for this campaign
will be adopted here September I3,
when the Republican nominees for
the legislature, for state Offices and
and for Congress will meet with the
newly elected members of the State
Committee. The attitude of the par
ty in Missouri in Notional politics
will be clearly stated. State issues,
however. will be made conspicuous !;
and the Democrats will be reminded
that political charity begins at home.
Missouri Republicans are in line with
The tariff legislation of their party,
and arc not disturbed by that issue.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1910-08-25

nation in Lewis county that he knew
to be crooked; he told all about it,
and said and proved that that man
was not fit to hold public Office.
But he carried the primary all the
same, got the nomination. and the
question put up to Toi whether he
would vote for him or not. He went
home sick and the more he thought
about i, the more he couldn't see his
way clear to vote for man he knew
was not straight. Berry Lines drop
ped around to see how Tol was tax.
ing it, expecting to get good deal
of fun out of it and rub it in pretty
hard; so he commenced by asking,
"Well Tol, have you seen your duty
clear YETI VIII you support the
whole ticketa"
Say" said Tol, ''Inever knowed
till now what a good Democrat is.
I've ALWAYS been votin' the ticket
straight because | thought the men
on it was square. didn't know
many of 'em bat took it for granted
that they was straight. That wasn't
no test of my Democracy. 1t came
to easy to be a test of anything at
all. 1t was a habit. That's all it
was. Now here's man nominated
by my party that know to be as
crooked as the devil hisself, and that
is a real test Of my party fidelity"
"An' what're you going to do about
it?" asks Berry.
"Why," says Tol, 'T'm goin' to
prove worthy of the test my party has
put upon me. When it nominated a
man like that it is an expression of its
confidence in all good Democrats
that they will prove their Democracy
by supporting him because it ha,
nominated him. It's nothing to sup.
port an honest man. Anybody Car
do that but it takes real Democra
to support crook FOR the good o
the party
"Then you tkink," says Berry
"that it's better for a man to support
a crook than ar honest man1"
IL won't say that" says Tol, "bu
he will feel like he's p better Demo
crat after he's done it. ."-~Sclected.
Suppose you apply the above tc
the Republican party of Morgan coun
ty in November, and find out how
many Tol Singletons there are in th'
party.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1910-08-25
Marriage Licenses.

Arehis T. Fletcher ,aya;. ysSsoi.lss E;,I
! Amos I. Ranier versailles
I Amelia A. Driver Versailles
( Leslie l. FORSTER vtrsailles
Tilis Isabella barber Versailles
! ollie A., Lexington Lebanon
| Sallic Bechtel Akinsville
Perth Amboy evening news., 1910-12-21
Daddy Bedtime
The Matter With
cfOTV- The Little King

~ nee upon a time began daddy in telling his usual bedtime story to
king who vas only four years old His father had been king be-
fore him., but had died when the ley little king u very young
And then, when he vas only two years old, he had the great misfortune to
lose his mother So there as n o n left of the whole family but the little
king himself
"There wa something the matter with the little king He never laughed,
and he never ever smiled. He as being brought up by a lot of men, officials
of his court They were grouchy old mn who did no like women. and they
thought 1T would be better for their kingdom if the little king vas brought
up by men alone,
1.-THE grouchy old men did not know what % do about 1t. They sent for
all the wise old doctors of the kingdom and offered them great sums Of money
if they would make the little king laugh. But the only thing the wise men
could think Of was to tell jokes ito the little fellow"
"As If he could understand the tokest' said Evelyn -
you are right. daughter" said daddy. ale could lot understand fhs
jokes. and the more that were rad to him the more quiet and sad lie becamea
mo seemed to be able to help him, and it really looked as though the
little king would die and the country would be left without a king. Finally
one day a bright looking young mn came to the palace and asked what they
would give him If he made the little king happy.
You shall be made a duke and shall receive great sun of money, n
you shall be placed in charge of the king until he grows up he was told
And will you let me do just as / peaser he asked. Yes they said, al long
as you do not harm the king
"tOh, l shall certainly not harm him. sadt the young la Leave M
alone with the king until tomorrow and You shall see how happy he will be-
Then the wise men went away" "They were not 20 very WISE said
Evelyn, and daddy laughed But In the morning they came yguin. and what
do you think they sawf Why. there OF the floor in a room on the palace sat
the king, chuekHng an laughing away IS hard IS he could AMI looking very
little like the sad faced little youngwter he had been the day before. And
opposite him OIL he floor was the secret Of his happiness 1t wft a little girl.
Just his own age, with whom he was playing. All the poor little King "a
needed to make him happy was a playmate Of his age"
Perth Amboy evening news., 1910-12-21
Ballade
For Christmas

The bells chime happily across the
night
The night that crowns the almost dy-
ing year
And soon the morning. witn its dawn
ing light.
Proclaims that Christmas day at last
is here.
The children high aloft the boar's head
bring,
And as they march their merry carols
sing,
While C~hristendom joins In their tune
full lay.
For at this season all are glad and
gay.
And men and with their
hearts agiow.
Shout out with one accord on Christ
mas day.
"Hail to the Yuie log and the mistle-
toeI"
Emblems of many an old time honored
rite,
OF boisterous mirth and homely. hon.
est cheer:
The Yule log. flaming high and blazing
bright:
The mistletoe. to youths and maidens
dear.
See for s~napdragon how they form q
ring
Or In a contradance their partners
swing7
Lord of misrule makes good his so
briquet,
And all his mandates eagerly obey.
He wields the scepter and with loud
halo
Cries Justify, with none to say hin
| nay.
"Haii to the Yule log and the mistle
toei"
| All chimes and classes own the seasons
might.
1t rules alike the peasant and the
peer;
| The humblest home presents a happy
sight:
The s%ternest judge forgets to look sc
| we're.
The very birds fly by on lighter wing;
| The clustering north wind seems tt
lose it's sting;
| The old and young. the golden hairet
and gray.
| Devote the hours to merriment ana
play,
Anu far across the crispy, cracking
snow
We hear a chorus from a flying sleigh
HAL to the Yule log and the mistie
toeT'
Perth Amboy evening news., 1910-12-21

To song and story a rich debt we
And with Triumphant cheer this tribute
pay.
"Haii to the Yule log and the mistIe-
toer"
And as the sacred season circles near
All evil thoughts and themes are
banished quite;
Our lives become more gentle and sin
cere;
Our hearts can find no room for dole
or spite.
paeans of praise from thankful hearts
upspring
TIE celebrate the birthday CT the King.
All huinbly for our brothers veal we
pray
And ask q blessing on our future way;
Our generous gifts on others we be-
stow; \
Peace upon earth, good will to men!'
we say.
"Hail to the Yule log and the mistle-
toe!"
ENVOY.
Spirit of Christmas, we accept thee
yea.
Right willingly we bow beneath thy
sway.
We join our songs to those of long
ago
With this refrain. for ever and for aye.
Hail to the Yule log and the mistle-
toe!"
Carolyn Wells In New York Mail.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1910-12-21

You'll Find These In tho Shops.
Christmas shoppers are fortunate
this year in the number of novelties
offered in the shops. There are sets
of hat stands that GENE incased In
leather and make useful presents for a
man or a woman. OF more doubtful
practically is a new shoehorn with
a handle thirty inches In length. 1t
must appeal to the stout woman and
maybe to the lazy.
For the woman who travels In out
of the way places there is a COMPACT
leather case t~nclosing an alcohol fiat
iron. While it costs more than an
electric iron, 1t will be found valuable
for summer travel. especially when
going to the wilds where electricity is
not known.
What to do with hatpins is always a
question. The small bottles with GRO
cheted cover and ribbon hangers that
some women have given their friends
are pronounced worse than useless.
Doubtless 1t vas a woman who in
vented the substantial leather tumbler
shaped holders which are heavy
enough to keep from tipping over and
high enough to hold the pins.
A useful thing is u matchbox with a
phosphorescent top that can be seen
In the dark. Some curious pencil hold
ers may have their admirers. A
heavy glass stand mas set into it a
post of spiral wire on the end OF
which is a short chain to which a lead
pencil ts attached.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1910-12-21
Something Nav In chafnu Dishes.

The vogue of the chatting dish, like
that of the casserole, is steadily in
~creasing in favor. One housekeeper
who until recently held the theory that
they were messy things and made
more spots on the dining room rug
than she cared to see has been won
over to using a ouvea art chatting
Perth Amboy evening news., 1910-12-21

hisa presented to her by a friend who
was W of her prejudice. +
The design in the Illustration is a
replica of this chatting dish, which Is
on the market. The handle is of
ebony, and the contrast with the
bright reddish metal is stunning. The
owners monogram appears on one side
of the dish in raised letters Of duh SILL
yer.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1910-12-21
The Evening News
DailyFashion Hints
SHIRT WAIST. sS22.
With High or poiled Over Collar Long
By MAY MANToN ----
In ordering these patterns be SURE
s to mention the name
"May M~anton."

or Elbow Sleeves.
The shirt waist that is cut IN one
with the sleeves Is a new ana smart
ona that Ia greatly liked. This model
incf1des tneka OYER the shoulders tnat
provide, becoming fulness. 1t can pc
made with or without the patch pock-
ct. LAS illustrated, 1t Is finished with a
neck hand and worn with a high coll
lar but in can be made with a rolled
Perth Amboy evening news., 1910-12-21
Two of q Kind,

Two of a Kind.
II told dat Teller l was so fat broke
I had to sleep outdoors" said Plod-
ding Pete.
did 1t touch his hearth asked Me-
andering Mike.
mo. He said he was doing the same
thing an had to pay de doctor for
tellin' him what a blessin' 1t was."-
Washington Star.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1910-12-21

3 Seer
Maisie-The ocean is very treacher~
Gus. Cecil-Yes; it is full of craft!--
London Telegraph.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1910-12-21

over collar and with elbow sleeves, fin
ished. with rolled-over cuffs, Ii pre-
ferred.
The waist Is made In two pieces.
There are no seams owe the should
ers and the front and back portions are
cut In one with the sleeves. There
is a-sea1n at the centre back, and the
front is finished with the regulation
beE-plait. ~
The quantity of material required
fer the medium size is 2h yards either
SO or A. inches wide.
The pattern 6S22 is cut In sizes for
q "a. SIS, 3S, 40. AZ and "A inch bust
measure, and 1t will be mailed to any
address by the Fashion Department of
this paper on receipt of ten cents III
in haste send an additional two cent
stamp for letter postage, which insures
more. prompt delivery
Perth Amboy evening news., 1910-12-21
A Christmas suaasstion.

n OUTFsEHHsS 0u99cHt'UHs
A book cover makes u good Christ
mas present for the girl who is apt
10 be accompanied by her book. The
covers come In natural linen.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1910-12-21

IL you do NOT read the NEWS
every day you will miss a great deal
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-02-24
High School Notes

The bursting of steam pipe in the
basement of the high school last night
made it necessary for the pupils to be
dismissed as soon as they reported for
study this morning. No damage re-
suited from the break and the pupils
returned in the afternoon.
The Philakean Debating society held
a meeting yesterday afternoon at the
high school and enjoyed the following
program:
Debate-"Resolved, That there
should be no compulsory studies in the
high school" Albert Fryer and Harry
Hill of the affirmative defeated Harry
Mosenfelder and John Kaiser of the
negative.
Extemporaneous speeches by Leo
Stevens and Harry Mosenfelder.
Critics report-Norman Kerr.
Parliamentary law drill.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-02-24
FALSE SUlTOR ENDS
HIS LIFE IN A JAIL
Willis Fowler, Who Obtained Money
From Muscatine Woman, Sui
cides in Boston.

Muscatine. Iowa, Feb. 24.-Arrest-
ed on a charge Of obtaining money
by false pretenses from Mrs. Clara
Hubacher of Muscatine, Willis Fow-
Ter, while in jail in Boston, commit
ted suicide by cutting his throat
The sensational ending of the case
has attracted considerable attention
here. Mrs. Hubacher, who answered
matrimonial advertisement of Mr.
Fowler's, gave him $4,000 on promise
to marry her. Her children, how
ever, stepped in and asked for the
appointment of a guardian. During
the trial, which was held here last
fall Mrs. Hubacher was declared to
be fundamentally insane" by ply
sicians on the witness stand. They
secured her release from guardian
ship and then tried to get her money
back from Fowler, who in the mean
time had disappeared. Attorney j.
G. Kammerer of Muscatine recently
discovered his whereabouts and wired
the Boston authorities to arrest him.
While in Jail there he asked the jail
er for his pocket knife a moment,
saying that he wanted to trim his
finger nails. He was given the knife
and before the attendant could stop
him plunged the sharp blade across
his throat, cutting the jugular vein
and dying a short time afterwards.
A letter received from Boston
states that the matter of recovering
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-02-24
Rheumatism Cured in "a Hours.

T. ]. Blackmore, of Halter G.
Blackmore, Pittsburg. Pa, says: "a
short time since 1 procured a bottle
of DR.. Detchon's Relief for Rheuma-
tism. It got me out of the house
in "a hours. 1 took to my bed with
rheumatism nine months ago and DR..
Detchon's Relief for Rheumatism is
the only medicine that did me any
good. 1 had five of the best ply
sicians in the city, but / received
very little relief from them. 1 know
DR.. Detchon's Relief for Rheumatism
to be what it is represented and take
pleasure In recommending it to 9TH
er poor sufferers" Sold by Otto
Grotjan, 1901 Second avenue, Rock
Island and Gust Schlegel & Son, 100
West Second street, Davenport
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-02-24
FAST PACKAGE FREIGHT BOAT

ed in producing a steamboat which
has the advantage of the Great Lakes
freighter in that its entire cargo can
be slowed and handled through
matches in the deck, and IL has the
additional advantage of the Great
Lakes whaleback in that its bow is
built with a long rake, yacht-like, in
order to run over the water instead
of parting it. The drawings which
have been made from Mr.. Green
design are for a small boat for i'm
mediate use, but this same design can
be enlarged, and 1t has been comput.
ed that two of these boats of the
size given here can provide a six
times a month service between ST.
Louis and New Orleans. The large
boat will be $50 feet long and about
so feet wide, with low, fast side
wheels, compound engines and great
speed and staunchness. 1t will be
built of steel, divided by numerous
compartments, so that even were
two or three of them punctured it
would not sink. and carry no super
structure above its deck except the
house amidships for the crew and
covering the boilers and engines.
This boat, when built $50 feet
long, will draw but IL inches light,
and will carry 1000 tons for every
additional foot of draft: thus it can
take on 5000 tons of freight while
drawing but feet of water. no such
capacity ever in the world having
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-02-24
A Watson Exhibit.

Miss Irma Kohn has at her studio
on Second avenue water color ex-
hibit of Watson's finest sketches. Mr..
Watson is an artist well known in the
middle west, especially in Chicago,
where he is an instructor and lee
turer. and also a large contributor
to the art exhibits of the city. He
was for many years president of the
Art Students league in Chicago. His
work is free and loose. in the sketchy,
impressionistic style, decidedly of the
most modern school. The pictures
brought down by Miss Kohn are most
Iy of scenes in Spain and England
and are, indeed, charming bits of
color work. The exhibit will be open
for about two weeks. Miss Kohn
herself has some charming things. OF
these she says nothing, but her
friends speak for their beauty and ar
tistic merit
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-02-24
ErHEL BARRYMORE nd.

New York, Feb. 24.-Miss Ethel Bar
rymore lies seriously i'll in the home of
her husband, Russell>T. Colt, as East
Thirty-fourth street, and the distin-
guished society throng that reached
the Empire theatre Tuesday evening
found the house dark and the doors
closed.
With no other call for self-sacrifice
than her love of loyalty to her public,
defying her family and her physicians,
Miss Barrymore, suffering from a
heavy cold which threatened to de-
velop into pneumonia, risked her life
Tuesday.
lowered with the millions of her
young husband, her stage position In
vulnerable, her life now doubly prec-
ious in the joy of recent motherhood,
she went through two exacting per-
formances of the difficult Pinero play,
'MidchanneI," merely to avert financial
loss to her managers and disappoint-
ment to few thousand persons who
might never have known of her hero
ism.
Miss Barrymore was pronounced as
better last night.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-02-24
DOES NOT RETIRE ARMY MEN
Conference Committee Disagrees in
Case of Brigadier Generals.

Conference Committee DiSagreeS in
Case of Brigadier Generals.
Washington, Feb. 24.-The confer
ence committee between the two
houses on the army appropriation bill
failed to agree on the senate amend
ment retiring as major generals five
of the present brigadier generals or
the army. Representative Sulzer
voted to approve the amendment, but
Representatives Hull and Prince voted
to disagree and submit the amendment
to a vote of the house.
The five brigadier generals affected
are: William L. Marshall, chief of the
corps of engineers, now on duty at
Washington; Charles L. Martin, COM
handing the department of Missouri;
Earl D. Thomas, commanding the de-
partment of Colorado; Charles l..
Hodges, commanding the department
of the Dakotas. and Daniel H. Brush,
commanding the department of the
Philippines.
All entered the army during the
civil war as privates. They have been
in the service from AZ to At years.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-02-24
PresIdent HOLM orphana.

Hundreds of orphans have been help
ed by the president Of the Industrial
and Orphans Home at Macon, Ga,
who writes: I'VE have used Electric
Bitters In this institution for nine
years. 1t has proved a most excellent
medicine for stomach, liver and kid
ney troubles. We regard IT as one OF
the best family medicines on earth"
1t invigorates all vital organs. purifles
the blood. aids digestion, creates appe-
tite. To strengthen and build UP pale.
thin, weak children or rundown peo-
pie, it has no equal. Best for female
complaints. Only so cents at all drug
gists.