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The Arvada enterprise., 1910-10-07
Rabid Party Press.

The article which appeared re-
Gently in the Enterprise on the
slavery of the party paper, is be-
ing exemplified in our county
just now.
The three republican papers
have been shooting off their po-
litical sky rockets at the Enter
prise and no doubt will continue
to do so. They are calling US all
kinds of names, and why? Sim
ply because we do not fall down
and worship the golden calf''
which they or their bosses have
set up. They publish their
party ticket every week and
every man and woman in Jeffer-
son county must vote it and dare
not say one word against it. If
The Arvada enterprise., 1910-10-07
A Close Call.

By a majority of only a few
votes Gov. John Shafroth was re-
nominated for governor. His op'
ponent was said to be the mar
wanted by the corporations ano
machine politicians. With then
it was any man rather thar
Shafroth and probably there are
no measures they will fight sc
hard as the Initiative Referen-
dunn and Recall, and they natu'
rally blame Shafroth for foisting
these on the people through the
extra session.
Governor Shafroth is the peo-
ple'sJohn and we do not think
the man chosen by the Republi-
cans can possibly take from him
the Toga this year. We believe
it is fortunate for the people of
Colorado that Mr.. Shafroth won
in the state convention and we
would be glad to see him re-elect-
ed. He is a progressive demo-
crat,
The Arvada enterprise., 1910-10-07
Semper Siftings..

Mrs. AL. Hatfield is recovering
from a long illness of over a
month and hopes are entertained
that she will be entirely well
in short time.
The new depot at Semper is a
beauty, it is some larger than
the one at Broohlfeld, with three
living rooms up stairs and two
below also a waiting room, ar d
one for freight and express and
one for the operator. 1t will be
completed at an early date and is
quite an advantage to our little
town, something we have needed
for a long time.
John F. Wick reports nice time
at Rock River, Wyo. where he
has been for month with the
N. c. company. They contem-
plate staying in this country till
New Years if they don't freeze
out. He says the trout are fine
and no trick getting them as the
river is low, he has caught some
weighing two pounds and a half
and could get fifty pounds in half
a day. We wish him luck.
Mrs. Geo A. Knave of Brigh-
ton, Mrs. Wicks sister, was visit
ing Mrs. Jno. Wick week ago.
The Arvada enterprise., 1910-10-07
Initiative and
Referendum.

Is it not surprisingly strange
that the people have to coax and
plead with the men whom they
elect to serve them, for a chance
to vote on something they want?,
The time wasted in the state leg
islature in enacting a bill so that
the people might have the privi-
ledge of simply voting for or
against the measure, is a crying
shame.
1t shows in itself the need of
the law. Our so called repre-
sentative government is not rep
resentative as it should be. The
people elect and then can do nc
more until the next election comes
round; meanwhile the elected are
in the hands of bosses and the
bosses in the hands of the corpo,
rations.
Our system has built up ma,
chimes" which are used against
the peoples interest. Each dom
inant party has its machine.
1t has been the plan of Gov,
ernor Shafroth to break the
power of the machine in the Dem.
ocratic party He has made hon,
est efforts to do it and himself
was almost crushed by the ma,
chine he tried to smash.
The Initiatory and referen-
dunn law however, which he has
given the people by most per.
severing and courageous effort
may free US of both of the ma
chimes.
1t comes at a high price but
the price is nothing in compari-
son to the blessing it will be to
the people. There should be
great rejoicing on the part of the
voters that through the heroic
efforts of Johh Shafroth, their
freedom is in sight.
The Arvada enterprise., 1910-10-07

a paper or an individual shall
show an Independent spirit and
break the chains which bound
him, he becomes a traitor, q rem
egade, an undesirable citizen,
and some go SO far as to try to
injure his business.
If he goes down the line with
them he is a good fellow, but the
moment he refuses to eat their
crow he is ostracised.
Surely these people ought to
see that there are a few decent
persons who are outside OF their
party.
If a citizen takes one of these
papers then he finds he cannot
get at the truth, he must take
also the other party paper and
make a rough guess at what he
ought to do with his ballot. This
the shameful disgrace of the
Goth century.
Bitter partisanship will soon
bring to ruin any county or state.
The county and the country
need an Independent press and
thank God we believe it is COM
ing in the near future.
The Arvada enterprise., 1910-10-07
Republicans Fire the
First Gun.

The Republican candidate for
governor, John B. Stephen made
his initial campaign bow at the
Broadway in Denver last Monday
night. He seems to be a very
nice man, he told the audience
how glad he was to see them and
he knew he was going to be elect
ed and come and live in Denver
for two years. He said that
Democrats were a bad lot Of peo-
pie, they had not kept their word
but he would do lots of nice things
if they elected him and he was
sure he would be elected, then
he would keep open house.
He told the audience it was
the custom to denouhce corpora
tions but he would not do that,
but he denounced Mr.. Shafroth
instead, (whose place he wants,
for calling the extra session.
1t was very naughty of the
Democrats to mako promises to
the people and then not keep
them, but it certainly was not
right for Governor Shafroth to
take it upon himself to call an ex-
ira session and try and compel
these naughty men to keep their
pledge to the people.
He also said he would knock
Mr.. Shafroths props from under
him. That would be too bad to
knock the poor mans props from
under him but we suppose that
is the way he has Of doing in Or
der to get his place.
They said the new candidate
had been an engineer, and every
body ought to vote for him. He
did look as though he might
have been an engineer, in fact.he
looked all right, the only reason
why we didn't take him is be-
cause he smelt 80 badly of Gug-
genheimism.
They say he voted in the legis-
lature to make Simon Guggen-
helm United States senator and
may be that is the reason why
Mr.. Guggenheim wants him for
governor.
The chairman made a good
speech, but we didn't like him
very we'll either, his name is
Clyde c. Dawson and he was the
very self same man who de-
nounced the Initiative and Ref
erendum' at the Colorado
Springs convention a couple of
weeks ago, and we don't see
why they would put him forward
when the first gun was fired un-
less they wanted to knock the
props from under the Initiative
and Referendum also.
1t was a great meeting, was
the firing of the first gun, though
up to this writing we have not
heard Of any fatalities.
To the Arvada Enterprise.
Now that the Peoples Press of
Golden has removed its mask,
and its diabolical traitorous face
is visible, it is relieving slightly
to know of one paper in Jeffer-
erson county which is an advo-
cate of the Peoples rights.
We will remember the gallons
of ink used two years ago by the
Press denouncing the bossism
and the slate which was timely
true and could not be overdrawn,
We also appreciate that condi-
tons have not changed, that the
Hoooor ,,tl - ksoal Io\
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-04-20

You owe it to yourself and your
folks to use Fels-Naptha.
You owe it to yourself to cut down
the time of washing clothes one-half, to
save yourself its drudgery,. to make 1t
easier and more pleasant all around.
You owe it to your folks to quit
making washday day of cold meals;
steamy and smelly house and general
bad temper.
Fels-Naptha does it, summer or Win
ter-washes all the clothes in COO! or
lukewarm water, without boiling, IN little
time, with no hard rubbing, and makes
them cleaner, whittier and sweeter than
any other way.
Follow directions on the red and
green wrapper.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-04-20

All the news all the time = The
Argus.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-04-20
Agriculture in Rural Schools
q
How of It.

The following significant utterances
cleaned from the talk of county school
superintendent at the recent confer
ence upon teaching agriculture in the
common schools are here given as well
worthy the attention of both teachers
and farmers:
There can be but one attitude to-
ward teaching agriculture, the senti-
ment In favor of it permeates almost
all classes of citizens. The farmers
are willing to spend money to the end
that their boys and girls may learn
something of economic value to the
best use of the farm and the home.
Agriculture is here to stay; the public
demands it; it must be taught better
in the future than it has been In the
past. Anyone who has the will and
the energy can do the work A woman
can do it as well as man, some parts
of 1t better" Thus spoke Charles H.
Watts, superintendent of Champaign
county schools, and added:
No distinction need be made be-
tween the children of the country and
village schools for their environments
and needs are very similar. The
pupils, bright, vigorous, imaginative,
are eager to take hold OF active, crea-
tive work. IL we are able to give direc-
tons. The whole problem of agricul-
ture is up to us as teachers. Are we
prepared to do some of the more ordi-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-04-20

nary and more useful things? To help
the pupils to develop observation, so
they may start Investigations that will
cause them to raise better corn and
more of itSon the same land; to raise
more clover, better stock and a better
quality and variety of fruit? II we
are not ready we must get ready, or
make room for those who can do the
work that the times demand.
Apply the Sciences to Agriculture.
What can we do? All of us have fair
knowledge of botany and zoology; we
are all able to secure suggestive
courses for the study of agriculture.
Then we must give our knowledge a
new trend. new application to agri-
culture. We must learn the present
conditions in agriculture and those
that should exist to bring greater eco
nomic returns
Teaching OF every kind is being re-
duced to a science. Plans must be
definite. We must know what we are
going to do and what results. This
must be true of agriculture as Of Ian
guage and arithmetic. We must look
70 the university for definite courses.
methods and specific directions. If
we could study agriculture in the sum-
mer sessions at the university much
work would be done to solve the prob
lem.
Miss Austin Of the university, know
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-04-20
For Your Hair
Here Are Facts We Want You
to Prove at Our Risk.

Marvellous as 1t may seem, Rexall
"93" Hair Tonic has grown hair on
heads that we're once bald. OF
course it is understood that in none
of these cases were the hair roots
dead nor had the scalp taken on a
glazed, shiny appearance.
When the roots of the hair are
entirely dead and the pores of the
scalp are glazed over, we do not be-
lieVe that anything can restore hair
growth.
When RexalI "93" Hair Tonic will
do as above stated, it is not strange
that we have such great faith in it
and that we claim it will prevent
badness when used in time. 1t acts
scientifically, destroying the germs
which are usually responsible for
badness. 1t penetrates to the roots
of the hair, stimulating and nourish-
ing them 1t is a most pleasant tot
let necessity, is delicately perfumed
and will not gum nor permanently
stain the hair.
We want you to get bottle of
Rexall "93" Hair Tonic and use it
as directed. If it does not relieve
scalp irritation, remove dandruff,
prevent the hair from falling out
and promote an increased growth of
hair and in every way give entire
satisfaction, simply come back and
tell us and without question or for
mality we will hand back to you ev-
cry penny you paid us for it
We lend our endorsement to Rex
all HQQn IJoir Tonic anH
this guarantee, because we believe
1t is the best hair tonic ever discov-
cred. 1t comes in two sizes, prices
30 cents and $500. Remember you
can obtain it only at our store-the
Rexall store. The Thomas Drug
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-04-20

thought that DeLapp contracted the
disease from Smith. The three
cases are Fred DeLapp, Roy Smith
and Eben Ehingwell. All three have
comparatively light cases and no ser
ious results are feared.
No Blame for Fatality.-Coroner F.
e. Rudolf conducted an inquest at
the Hill undertaking parlors as to
the cause of death of the late Ben
jamin B. Brayton! The jury was
composed of John Randolph, Frank
Rhodes and Fred Mutters, all eye
witnesses to the accident. which oc-
Cured on Friday evening. April 8.
It was their unanimous opinion that
the accident was unavoidable and
they thereupon returned a verdict ex-
onerating Hugo Schmidt, the young
man riding the motorcycle. from all
blame for the unfortunate occur
renee.
Obituary Record - Miles Sweeney.
for 60 years a resident of this city,
is dead at his home, 401 West Eighth
street, after a prolonged illness at
the age Of 80 years. He was born
in Ireland and came to Davenport in
1850. Two sons. Miles Sweeney. Jr.,
and Owen, and two daughters, Han
ma and Sarah. survive. besides his
wife, Mrs. Julia Sweeney. He was
married In Davenport in ST. An
thongs church to Miss Julia Gilloley.
At years ago. The funeral was held
this morning from the late residence,
with services at st. Anthony's church
at o'clock. Burial was in st. Mar
guerite's cemetery.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-04-20

June II under auspices Of the West
ern Illinois and Eastern Iowa Odd
Fellows association. The removal
from the city of Rev. R. e. Henry,
president of the association, made it
essential that a chairman be named.
A tentative program has been drafted
and copies will be mailed to the grand
lodges of Illinois and Iowa, to all sub
ordinate lodges, Rebekah lodges, en-
campmeuts and cantons in the six
counties. The committee in charge is
confident that the grand masters of
Illinois and Iowa will attend the pic
mic.
An Attempted SuicIde.-Miss Ruth
Taylor, daughter of Mrs. Jennie Tay-
Tor, who conducts a boarding house
on Fourteenth street, between
Fourth and Fifth avenues, attempted
suicide Monday afternoon by taking
carbolic acid. The act was immed-
lately discovered and a physician was
summoned He managed to restore
her after considerable work. AL
though badly burned internally and
about the mouth, face and neck, she
will recover. This attempt to bring
about her own death comes as a sur
prise to her friends, as no motive
can be suggested to which the act
might be attributed.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-04-20

Munson Heads Picnic Committee
N. e. Munson. past grand of Swedish
Olive lodge of Odd Fellows, has been
chosen chairman of the committee that
is arranging for the six-county Odd
Fellows picnic that will be held here
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-04-20
FOOD AS A PEACE FACTOR.
Nation Is Irritable Whose Supply IL
CramPed, Says Lord Kitchener.

| Nation Us irritable Whose Supply Is
Cramped, Says Lord Kitchener.
General Vlscount Kitchener Of Khar.
! tum, who was in Chicago for an hour
! and a half the other day on his way
| to New York, surrendered gracefully
| to surRrise attack by a reporter,
| who boarded the train on the out
skirts of the city. Lord Kitchener
asked and answered questions with
good humor. OF militarism he spoke
guardedly, saying:
Zone must be careful when q thought
less word might be wrongfully taken
to mean something one did not intend
1t to mean. As to Canada's military
future, l haven't visited Canada 1
see no aggressiveness in the future, so
far as Canada is concerned. The little
navy they are building up there is
only that they may sleep a little easier
o. nights. One rests better with, a
bobby walking around the square.
81 see no reason why international
peace should not continue from this
very moment One never knows, how
ever, when something will stir up
trouble, and war does not often an
nounce itself far in advance. 1t al
ways pays to keep ones powder dry"
as that an expression of England's
military policy?'' Lord Kitchener was
asked
WELL" he replied, 81 shouldn't put
It that broadly. England is at peace
with all the world, but our surest safe
guard of peace is always to be ready.
Until such time as some international
agreement is reached, If such there be,
England viii, by being ready at all
times, lend that influence toward
peace"
Asked what he considered the chief
factor tending to international peace,
the general replied:
Food. think food is one of the
first. The Panama canal has come
into the list row as a new factor also.
The nation whose food supply Is
cramped is restless and irritable. 1t
wants to expand. 1t wants what the
other fellow has. 1t was a comfort to
my heart as peace loving man to see
broad acres Of food producing land in
this country and to hear that Canada
could duplicate them. The Panama
canal was the best move America ever
made"
Lord Kitchener characterized the po-
litical aspect of the Pacific ocean as a
hard question to discuss.
81 wish 1 knew what the future
would bring forth for the Pacific" he
said. cit is gratifying to us that the
canal is being built at Panama, for
that helps to simplify matters.
my idea of the army and navy of
the future is that the navy must be
the first consideration. Either in de-
tense or offense the navy must take
the initiative, but a nation will have
to depend on its army before it can
whip another
my whole view of the future Is one |
made peaceable by force Of arms.
Even with an international agreement |
FOR peace some force must exist to pun
sh Offenders
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-04-20
DAVENPORT

Steamboat Company Incorporates
Articles of Incorporation for the
Northern Steamboating company, in
which local men are for the most
part connected, were fled yesterday
afternoon with County Recorder
Holm, in which the capitalization is
placed at $4,000, three-ffths of
which Is to be paid up before the
f1rst of June. The articles show the
following to compose the officers for
the first year: President, s. r. Van
SAINT; vice president. L. NJ. Fisher;
secretary and treasurer, Walter A.
Blair; directors, George 8. johnson,
George NJ. Bechtel. s. r. Van SAINT,
l.. II. Fisher and Alex MAR. The
be held on the second Monday in
January.
Another Smallpox Case. - Another
smallpox case has been reported to
the Davenport board of health, and
there are three cases now in the city.
The latest victim of the disease is
Fred DeLapp, who lives at 14411R
West Third street. AS soon as his
case was diagnosed and It was found
that he had smallpox he was removed
to st. Roberts hospital, where he is
being cared for by the authorities.
DeLapp lives In the secon dstory of
the building where Roy Smith, who
of weeks ago. resides, and it is
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-04-20
The Call Of the Blood

for publication. finds voice in pim-
pies, boils, sallow complexion, jaun-
diced look, moth patches and blotches
on the skin-all signs of liver trouble
But DIR Kings New Life Pills make
rich red blood; give clear skin, rosy
cheeks, fine complexion, health. Try
them. twenty-five cents at ali drug
gists.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-04-20

to be tramps from Pittsburg, were ar
rested yesterday charged with shooting
Patrolmen Joseph Krupp and Alfred
Groves. Krupp was killed and Groves
seriously injured in battle in the rail-
road yards with supposed thieves
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-04-20
Anty Drudge Tells How to Prevent
Laundry Mistakes.

Jones-''Heavens, JENNA Look what came back from
the laundry Three pairs of women's stockings and
five petticoats Why I've got some woman's laundry
instead of my own"
Anty Dradge-'Pn tell you how to avoid mistakes like
that Get Fes-Naptha soap and have your things
washed the easy way at home. They'll be cleaner
and fresher and twice as long and then you
won't get them mixed with other peoples clothes
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-04-20
Worse Than Bullets.

Bullets have often caused less suf-
fering to soldiers than the eczema.
L. w. Hartman, Burlington, Me-,
got in the army and suffered with
40 years. But Bucklen's Arnica
Salve cured me when all else fail
cd" he writes. Greatest healer for
sores, ulcers. boils. burns, cuts,
wounds, bruises and piles. Twenty
Eve cents at all druggists.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-04-20
POLICEMEN STOP BULLETS

One Killed, One Hurt in Battle With
Tramps at Indianapolis.
indianapolis, Ind, April 20.-Walter
Whitelock and George Douglas, said
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1910-01-11
Elephants as Nurses.

Elephants sometimes attach them
selves to children. and make most
careful nurses. says the Bombay Ga
zette. An elephant has bcen known
to watch over a baby when asleep in
its cradle, and to drive off the files
with its trunk II have myself, !"
says gentleman who lived many
years in India. seen the wife of an
elephant driver give baby in charge
of an elephant while she went on
some business. The child would
crawl about. and sometimes get be-
tween the legs OF the animal, and
sometimes among the branches on
which he was feeding. No nurse
could show greater care and tender
ness than he. II the child crawlcd to
a spot which he could only just reach
with his trunk (for he was chained
by the leg), he would at the right
moment stretch out his trunk and
lift it back as gently as possible"
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1910-01-11

waists, and either would be attractive
made after this model. Also the
waist is we'll suited to the entire
gown The closing can be made eth
er at the front or the back as liked
When made at the back it is designed
to be invisible, when made at the
front it can be effected either by
means of buttons and buttonholes
worked through the box pleat, or by
means of buttonholes worked in fly.
The waist consists Of front and
back portions. When made with
closing at the back, the backs are
made separately, but when the 'front.'
closing is preferred the back is seam
less. The tucks in the fronts are
stitched for portion of their length
only, but the full length box pleat
gives long lines at both front and
back The full sleeves are finished
with deep cuffs. The plain sleeves
are cut in one piece each.
The quantity of material required
for the medium size is four yards
twenty-four or twenty-seven. three
and half yards thirty-two or two
and an eighth yards forty-four inches
wide with three-eighth yard of con-
trasting material for piping.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1910-01-11
WISE WORDS.

Try to be satisfied with the best
you can get.
And lots of people are too slow to
make fast friends.
A man can coax woman to do
anything she wants to.
It's easy for woman to paint a
pretty FACET she has one
We don't blame man for growing
if his wife treats him like dog.
A woman isn't necessarily level.
headed because her hat is on straight,
BY marrying. many a man has
transformed good friend into poor
wife.
If You have good friend don't
spoil 1t all by imposing on him.
Marrying for money may insure
against divorcc-as long as tho
money lasts.
People who get rich quick usually
get rid of it in the same way.
The weather eventually gets back
at the people who talk about it.
Opinions and visits are more appre-
ciated when not forced upon people
A woman says unprintable things
about as gracefully as she throws a
brick.
Neighbors usually try to do as they
expect to be done
After all, there is a great deal of
humanity in human nature.
A promoter is man who enumer-
ates his poultry before 1t is Matched
The grass widow usually knows
enough to make hay while the sun
shines.
But little outside sympathy is
wasted on a widow and widower
who get married.
When man is discharged he
thinks his former employer made the
mistake Of his life. From pointed
Paragraphs. in the Chicago News.