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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-09-11
AT THE COLUMBIA.

Robert Henry Hodge in Bill Blith-
ers, Lawyer" which headlines the bill
for the first of the week at the Column
bit theatre, Davenport, proves that he
is a character actor of unusual merit.
He takes the part of an old grouchy
lawyer in the humorous farcical sketch
and does ii so we'll that it takes the
house. He is an old bachelor and the
custodian of the wealth of his young
nephew. The later desires to marry,
but cannot gain the old mans consent
Thereupon the young lady. whom
Uncle" has never SEEN" and Jack"
who is properly disguised, appear at
his Office for legal advice. The former
wants to start a breach of promise
suit and the latter asks for counsel as
to how to prevent action being brought
against him for failure to marry the
girl of his choice "Bill' stoutly de-
clares that the young man is a scoun-
drel for not marrying the girl to whom
he is betrothed. While the old lawyer
is ranting about relatives mixing into
the love affairs of young people, Kate
and Jack reveal their identity and all
ends happily. It's James Cullen's own
peculiar manner that helps him put
over his stories and songs. He is an
entertainer of real class. Benny and
Woods just "eat up the ragtime." Their
offering is termed Ten Minutes OF
Syncopation." They give piano and
violin numbers that are gems of theiI
kind. The Kerville family do some
very difficult tricks with billiard balls
| The worries are banked into nets held
on the heads of bicycle riders and 9TH
er stunts equally as hard, are per
formed with ease and accuracy. Whirl-
wind dances are given by the Kenning-
ton sisters They are adeDts at it.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-09-11
AT THE ILLINOIS.

The chief character of Ramona" in
the lavish cinema operate spectacle
with music of that name. is disclosed
at three highly important and most in
teresting periods of her existence. In
the prologue, she is seen at the age of
four, in the quaint costume of that
time-1864. In act one we see her as
a beautiful girl of 10, being wooed.
won and welded by Allesandro. In
act two Ramona" has become the
rjother of a new Ramona" and we
witness the heartrending scenes when
she and Allesandro are driven from
their home by the cruel, land-grab-
Ding settlers. Then follow swiftly tho
tragic death of both the baby
Ramona" and Allesandro and the be-
ginning of Felipe's long search for the
sweetheart of his youth. Then comes
a lapse of two years and we last see
Ramona" as the happy and contented
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-09-11
Some Lemon Uses.

A teaspoon of lemon juice added to
ordinary cream makes the whipping
a thorough success. Used in mayOn-
naise with the olive oil, lemon is much
more wholesome acid than vinegar and
makes smoother dressing
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-09-11
The Theatre
IN THE MOVIES,
TONIGHT.

l.
Spencer Square-Wallace Reid and
Cleo Ridgely in THE House of the
Golden Windows; Beatrice Fairfax in
The Adventures of a Jealous Wife"
Majestic-Louise Lovely in The
Grasp of Creed; also a comedy
Black Hawk-"The Iron Claw;
The Milky White Way"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-09-11
Tuesday.

Spencer Square-Naomi Childers
and Marc MacDermott in The Foot
lights of Fate; Burton Holmes
travel pictures.
Majestic-Frank keenan, in Honor
Thy Name; Keystone comedy, pills
o. PERIL
Black Hawk-"The Crooked Road;
Selig Tribune pictures; otto, the
Traffic Cop"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-09-11
AT SPENCER SQUARE.

THE Footlights OF Fate" Is to be
the picture at the Spencer Square
Tuesday and Wednesday. Like the
beautiful water lily poking its purity
through the muck OF poverty and mis-
cry, this lily girl of the slums. made
homeless by a drunken father, is cast
on life's larger waters. Buffeted by
i'll winds, she finds harbor in a board
ing house of stage folk. There, amid
the vari-colored lights of stage life,
she finds a real home and haven in
the heart of a rising young play
wright. 1.-The Footlights of Fate" is
a fascinating romance of stage folk
their heartaches and Joys.
Semi-weekly herald., 1916-11-27
Probable National Questions for 1920

great questions
win be before the people next national election
prohibition w
that this that time Bryan has
been able command najor Che voters of this
himself for president but he is the Democratic just
The has been able jar loose from him times but
admitted all that he Deocrat fixture that the
y not away from him
national suffrage question that will be
country consideration however,
question The prohibition
Is solid against the idea cf voting.
appears vpng
will
the president nominated
regardless lines, approval
1t thought that the large states of New York. Pennsylvania
Ohio and Illinois would the president
the officers the direct primary system
be that the will
probable general plan
smaller usually
PRESIDENT parties
probable that the big nominating
president by direct than present system,
the that the
There particular why
with New York; that should Pennsylvania
Some believe that the problem
will be made issue 1920 From al it would
the forced of the
1920 Many believe that the placing Of the railroads
that with them the government
i blunder
Semi-weekly herald., 1916-11-27
The State Primary Law

every pen.y present p-
placed the
and the Democrats complete power.
that been giyen primary
Ion Democrats fom Republicans
Democratic administration will
sadge Gunter not OF the sehoo politics is John shafh
both Denocr5 1t that Judge belongs
conservative branch that viii Likely repeal
present direct primary
The cnef criticism the that
those who desire
make three campaigns that
respect Die showng's the assembly
the the to
they make
The people themselves
given by those who desire f
fact that under the outlying
STAND the for
Under the the
the state Denver able
ticket candidates.
Those who favor doing with the present say
neyH 1a and Hubbard do not their nomination
but rather TO the that
quite generally concluded chat this
that reason there that
OF these why's Nhelefores
the present direct primary law
II remains to be just what
in compete control will do with this Certainly party make
mistake senby part of
the law absolutely OF value to anybody remembered
that it the end of the
feature OF the law Shaffrot order to make the primary
Semi-weekly herald., 1916-11-27
NEWSPAPERS ARE
UNRELIABLE. L" 4"

Speaking before am open meeting
Sunday evening, Colorado College
professor declared that, becauSe of
their partisanship, American news
papers are unreliable sources of in.
formation, and expressed the opinion
chat some means must be found
whereby citizens can secure unbiased
information, particularly on political
subjects.
1t is the old cry all over again, but
it comes from an unexpected quar-
ter. Publishers are accustomed to
hearing unintelligent people repeat
it, and think little of it. knowing that
it is only lack of education that
prompts the charge. But when
college professor, well educated,
thinking man, makes the assertion
one wonders.
Publishers make every effort to
keep their news columns of their pa
pers truthful and fair. (This does
not apply of course, to the proprie-
tors of yellow journals. Newspaper
men despise these offenses against
lerency as thoroly as do the people.)
The first thing reporter is told is
to get the facts and to write moth
ing but the facts. And in the same
breath he is instructed to be abso-
lutely impartial. These orders arc
forever kept fresh in his memory.
Nine times out of ten when news
paper does misstate the facts in
case, or publish a one-sided version
Of an affair, the fault is to be plac-
ID With tho people concerned. Efforts
Semi-weekly herald., 1916-11-27
OREGON LEGISLATION TO
CONSIDER LIMITATION OF
WOMEN'S HOURS OF LABOI,

PORTLAND, Ore, Nov. ga 48
hours of labor week law for women
Will be placed before the Oregon
state legislature when it meets the
second Monday in January, by fRSv
Consumers league of Portland.
This act provides that women may
not work for wages more than 4S
hours week. 1t does not however,
limit their labor to eight hours day.
The idea is that women may work
more than eight hours five days
week, so they may have a half hol-
lday on Saturdays.
The law is modeled after the CAL
ifornia law. Father O'Hara, a prom
inent member of the Consumers
league, says bill similar to this
Will probably be submitted to all the
state legislatures assembling this
year.
Semi-weekly herald., 1916-11-27

From those on the outside who are
III a position to see what is going on
IN the inside comes the report that
there is brewing a strong factional
light in the Democratic state party
over the division of the spoils and al,
so over who are to be the leaders
of the party. 1t is said that the
Democrats can fight for two years
over those matters and then line up
and all vote together on election day
The Republicans do not seem to ne
able to fight for 364 days and then
get together on the 365th day.
Semi-weekly herald., 1916-11-27

are made every day to suppress i'm
portant matters of news. The papers
are duty bound to secure the facts
and publish them. If they cannot be
gotten from the one directly con.
cerned, it devolves upon the reporter
to get them elsewhere. Mistakes are
made as result of this, but every
means of verifying the information
secured is exhausted. And when par.
tiality is shown it is because one of
the parties concerned refuses to have
anything to do with the newspaper
man seeking the information. A case
is worked from all angles and the
news story written from the intor-
nation thus secured.
However, the college professors
statement seemingly was based upon
the manner in which political news is
handled. He is of the opinion that
the newspapers, being violently par.
tisan, color their news stories of po-
litical events to fit the particular
policy they are following. The as
sertion is utterly absurd. Honest
newspapers conduct their political
campaigns, and campaigns of every
sort, in their editorial columns. The
news columns are for the dissemina-
ton of news, and that only. So are
they used. The editorial columns re.
fleet the opinions of the publishers.
To say that a newspaper colors its
news stories because the information
does not always coincide with the
policy is to say that the publisher re-
fuses to accept facts because they
are not as he wishes them to be.
1t is automatic in newspaper of
rice that no one knows less about a
newspaper than newspaperman.
There are always people of course,
who can conduct other peoples bust
ness better than it is being conduct
I'd; but this applies particularly to
he newspaper business. And there
probably is no business that is more
complex and less known than that
,f publishing a daily paper. The
work is such that it can be perform
ID only by highly trained experts. A
man with a few years experience
meets some battling problem at
very turn. Yet men with no ex-
7erience whatever are confident that
they know more about the business
than those engaged in it. Assi med
% get and write a story, they would
produce a more biased and less
truthful report of the happening than
he greenest cub reporter.-Coloia ado
Springs Gazette.
Semi-weekly herald., 1916-11-27

The German submarine has so fan
outgeneraled the efforts Of the allies.
While the boat that is going back
and forth across the Atlantic at will
is, so far as it is concerned, master
Of the seas at the same time it can
10 but little toward carrying ON the
business of commerce and, of course
can have but little part IN the world
var. The princit.J remains, how.
ever, that under water ships are
practical and that the future may
startle the world with the practica-
oility of these ships in the CONNER
cial world.
Semi-weekly herald., 1916-11-27
DURANGO EXCHANGE

Copy of the advertisement matter
for the San Juan folder has been re,
ceived from State Immigration Com.
missioner Jenkins, of Denver. This
copy will be carefully revised by the
advertising committee of the Ex-
change, to eliminate all exaggeration
if any exists, and if organizations
and persons in the various counties
desire to look over this matter, it
will be sent to them on request to
the Exchange. The matter covers in
detail every county of the Basin.
with data as to what is already de-
veloped and what undeveloped in the
way of natural resources. The
splendid showing that this district
makes, with its long list of opportun-
tiles, will compare very favorably
with any other part of this state.
Mr. jenkins, the commissioner, is
advertising extensively in the papers
of the middle west and east for
homeseekers, manufacturers and in
vestors who are looking for a good
locations In order to answer these
inquiries, it is necessary to publish
information along the lines above
mentioned. The state immigration
board funds are not able to publish
these folders for the seven districts
into which the state has been divid-
ed, and requests for mohey have
been made to one and all. The state
will bear half the expense and the
districts the other half. A letter
from Mr.. Jenkins of Nov. 18th ac-
knowlsdgss receipt Of the amount
Semi-weekly herald., 1916-11-27

The Central powers appear to be
making IN effort to crush Rumania
Tor at least two reasons. First, they
need the products of Rumania. Sec
ond. they can shorten their line de
fense by taking Rumania. While
these are the chief reasons why they
arc making a great effort to capture
that country there are other reasons.
The infliction of punishment on Ru-
mania for joining the allies at this
time is one of the objects of the
campaign, while still another is the
better communication with Turkey
with Rumania in heir hands.
Semi-weekly herald., 1916-11-27

tion on the edge of war several
times kept it in suspense for 48
hours in this election when the issue
was one which should have been de
cided in the outpost state in two
hours.
Some day California may have a
japanese govemor-for a while. The
rest of the nation will eventually an
nul his commission, but he may be
there for while.
If California gets its japanese gov
ernor there may be men in Califor-
mia who will recall that in a time of
national emergency they voted for
the candidate of the party which
wishes to be just as sweet to the
rest of humanity as it is to Cali
fornia.
One of Kipling's characters, a
chaplain with burr under his
tongue quoted: "Quem Deus volt
perdere, pr-r-rius demenstat," which
translated means: " When people in
sist upon getting it in the neck they
are first made dead from the neck
rp."
Semi-weekly herald., 1916-11-27

Some of the strongest criticism
given President Wilson because OF
his recommendation of the Adamson
bill was from the south. Nearly
every prominent paper in the south
criticised severely the Adamson bill.
The president came in for the sever
est kind of criticism. The question
now is, what will the southern con-
gressmen do in the next session in
the face of the holdings of the fed
eral courts?
Semi-weekly herald., 1916-11-27
MEN FEEL TIRED. TOO

While much is said about tired
women it must he remembered that
men also pay the penalty of over
work. When the kidneys are weak,
inactive or sluggish, when one feels
tired out and miserable. lacks energy
and ambition, Foley Kidney Pills are
tonic and Strengthening. VIM. IT.
Clark, Springfield, Ohio, writes: I
found no relief from kidney trouble
until | discovered Foley Kidney Pills.
Now l am in A l shape" They act
quickly and surely.-S. G. Wall. Du-
range Drug Co.
Semi-weekly herald., 1916-11-27

Down in Louisiana the Democrats
could not hold in line their vote on
congressman. For the first time in
that state since the war did the vot-
ers get busy and elect one outside
the fold. Louisiana will have one
congressman who will not have to
vote for the Democratic program
since he was elected by Progressives
and Protectionists. 1t will be inter
esting to watch his actions in Con
gress.
Semi-weekly herald., 1916-11-27

One Of the most deplorable re-
suits that has accompanied the war
in Europe has been the forcing OF
Tie smaller nations into the war. Bel
gium was first forced into the strug.
gle, Later the little countries OF
Bulgaria, Greece and Rumania have
been practically forced into tn.
struggle on one side or the other.
The great question with them has
been how they could stay out of the
war and yet remain Independent
countries.
Semi-weekly herald., 1916-11-27
THlS-AND FIVE CENTSl

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rheumatism, backache, kidney and
bladder ailments; and Foley Cathar-
tic Tablets, a wholesome and thoroly
cleansing cathartic, especially com
iorting to stout persans.-S. G. Wall.
Durango Drug Co.
Semi-weekly herald., 1916-11-27
is THE DIVISION LOGICAL?

There are many who advocate that
-he last election indicates an unnat-
iral division of the voters of thi.
ountry politically. These advocate
10 not come from any one party, bu,
rom all parties.
Even many Democrats claim to
'orsee a different alignment in the
hear future. The Socialists have
claimed for years that the division
f the parties is an unnatural one.
The Labor and Prohibition parties
have made similar claims. Of course
he division in the Republican party
our years ago and the failure of COM
'lete union this year is used as argu-
nent to sustain these various claims
of the parties.
The past election has given plenty
of food for thought along this line
and the Democratic party leaders are
,iaiming that there never will be a
complete union of the old Republican
party voters. They insist that Re
lublicans and Progressives voted fol-
Wilson and yet went down the line
for the remainder of the Republican
ticket. They point out that Demo-
Gratis voted against Wilson in Indi-
ana, West Virginia, Delaware, New
Jersey and New York and that on
the other hand Republicans in the
center and west voted for Wilson,
and that all this means no natural
division lines at present.
Semi-weekly herald., 1916-11-27

According to reports Miss Rank;n,
The first lady congresswonan 1f the
.-n'' d. very Aiush annoyed over the
attention she is receiving just now
from the pubic as well as from pfi-
v-te individuals. While the Ameri-
can people aIe as a whole about the
best there is on this old earth, at
the same time We haye to admit
there are sufficient number of
iools among us to annoy those who
beat on attending to their own
.lfairs.
Semi-weekly herald., 1916-11-27
NOBODY HOME IN CALIFORNIA.
rom The Chicago Tribune.

from The Chicago Tribune.
California is the state which every
low and then causes the rest of the
Lation to wonder how the trouble it
makes can safely be handled. Cal
fornia hates the Japanese. 1t of
lends and insults the japanese. 1t
pays no attention to the treaty OBJ
cations of the United States.
Several times California in a stub,
Jorn and belligerent mood has almost
jut the alternative of war or humil-
alton up to the rest of the nation.
some day, when Japan is ready,
california offense will result in the
seizure of the Philippines and Hawaii
California makes the trouble and
expects the rest of the country to
protect it. 1t may make war and
Irag the rest Of the country in to it.
california is our junker state in all
Except willingness to strengthen the
ability of federal government to
meet the trouble it may make and is
perfectly willing to make.
California ought to have given the
Republican ticket great majority.
A state which demands the privilege
Jf making trouble ought to be will
.ng to meet it. 1t ought to be will
ng to take ordinary precautions
against consequences.
California now seems to be con-
eerned chiefly for the right to blus-
Ter. The moral condition of some
rotten little spot in the interior of
the United States can be understood.
But California presents a long coast
line which it demands that the Unit
ed States defend. 1t wants Pacific
navy. 1t seems to have voted for
pacific navy.
How q state which. when it is not
scared to death itself, is soaring the
rest of the nation to death. could
have given even two votes in pre-
cinct to the administration which
maintains Josephus Daniels as school
master of the American navy is
question beyond normal intelligence.
By giving Wilson the vote it did,
California, with its record and Will
sons record, presented itself as the
champion boob state of the American
republic.
The only thing needed for the per-
fection Of the irony was that the
workers who want Japs excluded, in
order that American standards of
comforts shall not be lowered, should
have tried to deliver the state to the
administration which has tried to
break down national courage.
California, which wants everything
for itself, is inclined in the direction
Of an administration which blandl,
says that America demands nothinr
for itself that it does not demand for
The rest of humanity. What a sweet
yaporing of magnanimity for Cali
fornia to snuff up eagerly-Califor-
MIA, which wants nothing more for
tself than it wants for the Japanese!
The state which mas put the na-
Semi-weekly herald., 1916-11-27
CONSTIPATION DULLS YOUR
BRAIN

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Today at your Druggist, 25c. A dose
tonight Will make you cheerful at
rsakfast
Semi-weekly herald., 1916-11-27

One OF the arguments given by the
Democratic leaders why Wilson
would be reelected was the prosper
ity OF the country on account OF tho
unusually high prices, but where
tllele was tine greatest prosperity
lnis country has ever seen Wilson
lAe Algament that he kept the
ntig olt oi w4r ptoycd to-be the
A3l 3 which eogethec with the lopub,
p~-a-i rogtesslve scrap did the busi-
less for the President.
Semi-weekly herald., 1916-11-27

Even old Florida got into line
in turning things upsidedown politi-
cally. For the first. time since the
war she has ever deviated from thai
straight and narrow path which leads
TO the election Of the Democratic
ticket. This year Florida elects al.
Independent Prohibitionist for gov
ernor altho that state has not been
placed in the prohibition column.
Semi-weekly herald., 1916-11-27

Ihe Ailies are accusing the Ger-
mans of making slaves Of the Bel
gians. 1T is reported that many
thousand have been shipped to Ger
many 70 work ON the farms or TO be
enlisted in the German army. The
Gernans have not yet admitted that
these conditions exist but 1t would
seem too bad Tor the Beigian people
20 DC forced TO nghC against them
own country.
Semi-weekly herald., 1916-11-27

The Democratic leaders seem to be
very bitter against Roosevelt for va
rious reasons. They have not for
gotten that he, running as Repub
ican and then again as Progress
sive, made inroads on their southern
vote. He even went down into old
Alabama and carried the following
counties: Chiffon, Cullman, Shelb!
nd Winston.
Semi-weekly herald., 1916-11-27
BAD COLDS FROM LITTLE
SNEEZES GROW

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start with sneeze, a sniffle, . sore
throat, tight chest. You know the
symptoms of colds, and you know
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up. DIR. Kings New Discovery, with
It's soothing antiseptic balsams, has
been breaking up colds ana healing
coughs OF young and old for AZ years.
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the phlegm, clears the head, soothes
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Semi-weekly herald., 1916-11-27

Now that the lower federal court
has decided that the Adamson law is
unconstitutional it is probable that
the matter will be hurried to the
supreme court for final decision. The
decision at Kansas City no doubt
gave great hopes to the railroads
th have contended that the law was
unconstitutional. This question can
hardly be said to be strictly political,
siace the strongest opposition to the
Adamson law came from the south.
ern states.