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CHINESE HOLD HILL Slc|
Huang Shan Created Shtm|
Than Three Hundred yeau n
Is Tradition.

More than 300 years ago 10 hi !
dynasty a Buddhist priest nam
Men visited the Huang Shan
South Anhui hills. He was d
with the place and became ints
with the idea Of making III
mountain. A journey to Peki
an audience with the royal boz
resulted in the appropriation q
sums of money for deyeiopl
fairyland of the gods. A brass
was prepared for the first temp
was decorated with 1000 lltfI
dhas and was called Thousand
CODA. The temple, whose
decked. was christened the
Sand temple and is now resle'
called the Merciful Light nai.
At that time, says the Moro
Herald, hundreds of priests
the mountains, and there vass
of Buddhist prosperity. Rae|
built to the tops of all the 10y
peaks. and at least one 'enr
erected far above the line Vi y
| springs.
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FOREIGN NEWS.

The bolsheviki have launched an
attack on the northern front, between
the River Dvina and Borisoff and the
Poles have been compelled to surren-
der ground in the face of superior
forces, says an official communica-
ton issued at Warsaw.
General Pablo Gonzales announced
formally and definitely his retirement
from the Mexican presidential race in
a manifesto issued Monday at Mex
leo City. General Alvaro Obregon is
the only remaining presidential candi
date unless Ygnacio Bonillas should
return to Mexico, which is considered
improbable. Gonzales action is &C
cepted as meaning the elimination OF
any chances of friction between him.
self and Obregon, the two chief mill
tary leaders Of the liberal revolution.
airy party.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1920-05-29
PUT TO USEFUL TASK
AS shepherds. the Animals Are Said
to Develop Traits That Are
Almost Human.

have often wondered, remarks Mr..
W. c. Scully in the Atlantic Monthly,
why more balloons are not trained as
sbenherds. The creatures invariably
develop an absorbing affection for any
Young animals, human or other, that
are placed in their charge, and there
is a Northumberland instance of
baboon taking charge of motheriess
Kafir infant and guarding 1t night
and day for more than two years
The simian foster parent perfo med
every necessary function except feed
ing the child.
Several habOons have been trained
as shepherds. In a case that Mr.. Soul
" himself observed the baboon had
charge of several hundred sheep. He
became passionately attached to the
members of the flock. and remained
with them all day long at pasture and
brought them back to the corral In
the evening. His only fault as shep-
herd was the outcome of extreme so
licitude; if he heard the voices Of wild
balloons in the distance at any time
of the day, he would at once collect
the sheep. and with every appearance
of the liveliest terror hurry them
home.
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STATE AND DOMESTIC NEWS.

The wave of price cutting In wear
Ing apparel continues to sweep the
country, merchants in many cities and
towns announcing reductions in mems
and women's clothing, shoes, hats ana
other articles. While some merchants
said the reductions could not be main
tanned after present stocks are ex-
hausted. others declared the price cuts
we're the logical outcome of breaks IN
the Eastern market, backward sea-
son and large stocks on hand.
The Tennessee League Of Women
Voters at Nashville. Tenn, Thursday
adopted a recommendation for federal
regulation of marriage and divorce,
fixing the marriage age of women at
IS and Of men at 81.
The worlds airplane altitude record
for a pilot and three passengers was
broken at Mineola, N. Y, Monday, by
Clarence E. Coombs, who rose to the
height of 1880 feet. This is so feet
higher than the altitude reached by
Captain Lowell H. Smith, commanding
officer of Puryear field in Elcentro,
Cal.
Levi P. Morton, vice-president of the
United States under President Benja-
min Harrison, former governor of the
state of New York, and one of the
most noted financiers of his genera
ton, died suddenly Sunday. 1t was
his Goth birthday.
Forty-three bridges and culverts
were washed out in the southern por-
ton of Bell County, Texas, by heavy
rain Saturday, according to an an.
nouncement made by road commits
sioners. Damage to the roads is esti
mated at between $4,000 and SEQ,
o00
William D. Alton Mann, 81, editor
of Town Topics" and founder Of the
Smart Set" magazine, died at his
| home at Morristown, N. j., Monday
from complications.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1920-05-29
Roth SIDES GIVE UP ALL HOPE
FOR EARLY DECISION BY
LEGISLATURE.
TEST STRENGTH OF SENATE
DEVELOPMENTS Outside of the Legsla-
ture Were Such as To Force the Al
tering Somewhat Of Their
Plans of Campaigns.

Baton Rouge.-BOth forces fighting
for ratification of the federal suffrage
amendment and these campaigning
against it gave up all hope of an early
decision on the question by the Louis
lana Legislature and settled down 70
siege warfare that both believe Will
have to be carried on possibly two
weeks before the issue is finally set
tied.
The fight got actually into the Leg
isture for the first time with the lntro-
duction in the House of resolutions
providing for ratification of the fed
eral amendment to the state consutu-
ton giving women the right to vote.
The activities went no farther than
the mere introduction, however, and
they will lay over for week until
committees have been appointed and
the measure referred fo- cOnsidera-
ton and report
Developments outside of the Legis'
lature, however. after the introduction
of the two resolutions, while none OF
Lnem were Spectacular, Wcic SUN 90
to cause both sides to consider alter
ing somewhat their plans OF cam
paigns.
In this connection, the greatest In
terest, perhaps, was in the report
which persisted throughout the day
that the naturalization forces are
planning to force test of strength IN
the Senate on the federal amendment
in the belief that their strength in the
upper house is such that display OF
It would have a beneficial effect on
the House.
The plan according to the report
and II was credited in well-informec
circles, included a special message tt
the Legislature by Governor Pleasant
transmitting the federal amendmen
for consideration. 1t was then plan
ned to have one of the naturalization
members OF the Senate endeavor t
force a test vote on the measur, prop
ably on a motion to suspend the rules
and give it Immediate consideration
On this vote to suspend the rules, thu
anti-forces, the report had 1t, believed
they could must enough votes to max
an imposing showing.
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There's nothing new uhuei
unless it he the present PRIV 1
and raiment.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1920-05-29

The man who takes flinsn
ly usually marries
doesn't.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1920-05-29

He is a wise weather prophet who
knows when to borrow an umbrella.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1920-05-29

If a man has a long head and G
strong arm he ought to make good.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-03-27

cessful men in America are the
self-made men. Unless man
makes himself" in this country,
who is going to do it for him?
There is no hereditary greatness
here. So the supporters Of Cover
nor Lowden for president are point
ing to him as another instance OF
the successful American who has
gone from the farm to the COVER
nor's chair. They insist that as a
practical farmer. who rubbed
shoulders with the farm laborer
while a boy; as a successful law
yer; as a member of the national
legislative body, and finally as an
executive head of big state, he
fills the bill' when it comes to
qualifying for the biggest Job in
the country.
To opponents Of the candidacy OF
Governor Lowden who hint that the
Pullman millions might be a handi-
cap in the race for president, it Is
pointed out by, supporters Of the
governor that he has long since d.
vorced himself from the Pullman
company and that he does not own
stock in that concern any longer.
At one time he was a member OF
the board Of directors OF the Pull
man company, but he gave over
that ONCE years ago.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-03-27
Independence Hail. the Bir thplace Of the Presidency

hope or wish to succeed his father
and grandfather except at the free
call Of the American people. With
difficulty Mrs. Adams saved her
self from laughing in his anxious
face, and when his back was turn
ed the family made merry over his
absurd anxiety.
No DespOt Presidents.
The philosophical Franklin pre-
dicted that the presidency would
end only in a dynasty. AS fiercely
as ever he had arraigned the royal
tyrant in the past, Patrick Henry
denounced the presidential tyrant
of the future, who would take the
field at the head of his army, fasten
his CALLING yoke upon the necks OF
the people and make one bold rush
for the American throne.
Seemingly the makers of the con-
stitution did take bold chance
with tyranny when they gave such
immense authority to the president
In reality they gave him so much
that he has had neither excuse nor
wish to take more and become a
usurper. Responsibility balances
power in the presidency and gener-
ally presidents have wearied of the
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-03-27

Iup . monarchy. They were going
to make the second son OF George
III OF England, king Of the United
States! They were going to import
q Bourbon prince from France to
rule over the infa1t nation!
Kings yet ruled all the rest Of the
world. and many Americans feared,
many assumed. some hoped. that In
their land new king would take
the place OF the old king who had
been overthrown.
Birth OF the Presidency.
One delegate merely ventured the
opinion that the country. ought, at
least, to make the attempt to get
along without a throne. Another
conceded that in the end there
would have to be crown; but he
wished that the unwelcome event
might be postponed as long as pos
sible.
Alexander Hamilton frankly pro-
posed that the president should
serve for life Oliver Ellsworth OF
Connecticut was doubtful if the
most eminent characters" could be
coaxed to take the presidency
pray, don't laugh!)-if they were
to be degraded" again to private
citizenship! Governor Morris Of
New York declared that 1t was not
in the nature Of man to be willing
to quit such an exaltation," and he
favored . life tenure because, once
q president was in. he would stay
in anyhow by the power Of the
sword. Fearing that It would seem
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sATuRDAY-THE ROCK ISLAND ARGUs-MARcH 81. 1920,
IT, r.. De- IL By
n.M%m

fEditors Note-on tonishfs editorial
page thefe appears the hfst Of . series
Of Articles b. James Morgan on Our
Pted6sats." Below Mr.. Morgan briefly
tells the st0sy Of ths presidency Of it. in
copeten. development, and tremendous
p stvs its readers these remarkable srti-
ca eapedaiiy Ut this time. with the ap-
pfoacA Of ths presidential campaign).
E A Japanese having offended one
Of the officers OF Commodore Per-
rvs expedition, the japanese Off
cials properly wished to make "the
punishment fit the crime" and they
proceeded grayely to investigate the
rank OF the American. First, they
learned that he was under COM
modore, then that the secretary OF
the navy was over the commodore,
and next that the president was
over the secretary. Never having
heard OF . republic and having no
conception Of a democracy with a
ballot box, naturally they expected
finally to come To some one at the
top like q mikado.
And who 10 above the presi-
dent" they asked curiously.
THE people," was the American
reply. But the simple chronicle
adds. "Of this they could make
nothing"
OF course not. That Information
must have been as Illuminating az
II some strange voyagers from Mars
should alight among us with the
statement that the horses drive the
wagons OF that planet.
How the Japanese must have
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-03-27

country from the folly Of popular
nominations and elections.
The truth is, the great power OF
the presidency has a SOLDERING effect
upon the people as well as upon
the presidents. President Hayes
said that a Napoleon in the White
house in time Of war could do al
most as he pleased. Possibly he
could, but it is doubtful. Anyhow.
the popular instinct has seen to it
that no man of that stamp has APP
preached the White house.
The presidents themselves form
perhaps matchless line. At least
1t seems to Americans that no list
of premiers, no other political sue
cession since 1883 quite measures
up to the presidential average in
ability and character. Certainly 10
dynasty could afford to invite COM
parison. Neither the Hapsburgs
nor the H0benZolIerns produced, in
half a thousand years, two princes
who are equals in fame of Wash
ington and Lincoln.
Kings are only accidents. IF they
rule by right divine, democracy can
not be led far save by the divine
righteousness Of character.
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was intrusted with more power
than any king is now permitted to
WELD. A distinguished jurist once
held that only Russia and the Unit
ed States represent the principle
OF political absolutism and enforce
1t by one mans hand" Even the
mikado OF Japan has his elder
statesmen, and every European
monarch or president is under the
control Of the ministers or a parlia-
ment.
In Wartime.
my lord" Secretary Seward said
to Lord Lyons, as that envoy re-
ported to the British government
from Washington il the Civil var
my lord, l can touch q bell and
order the arrest of a citizen Of Ohio.
! can touch a bell again and order
the Imprisonment of a citizen of
New York, and no power on earth
except that Of the president can re-
-
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-03-27

the outbreak Of the Civil war. Abra-
ham Lincoln decided by himself one
sleepless night whether the union
should be defended or abandoned.
Before calling the lawmakers to-
gether, he raised two armies and
suspended the writ Of habeas cor
pus. Without an act of congress he
freed four million slaves by q stroke
Of his pen, and, at the end of the
conflict, he alone dictated the terms
Of peace.
In all national crises the presi-
dents have had to make the choice
between peace and war. The most
momentous decisions in the history
OF the country have rested with
them. They have pushed the ma
tional boundary from the Missis-
sippi river to the China sea, and
taken the first step in the annexa-
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even though he committed murder
there is no power to arrest him
for the crime. He Is clearly an
swerable only to those from whom
he received his commissioning you
and me.
Lafayette's Fears.
While Lafayette was paying his
last visit to this land Of his adop-
ton. in 1S24-25, he was alarmed to
see John Quincy Adams. the son of
a president, elected to the presi-
.dency. Afterward, when he met
young Charles Francis Adams at the
White house, his patriotic soul took
fresh alarm at the sight OF that
promising 1S-year old representa-
tive of the third generation of the
Adamses. Taking the boys mother
aside he earnestly begged her to
caution him never to harbor the
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-03-27
BIZ JAMES MORGAN

Copyright. 1920. by
The McClnre Newspaper Syndicate

burden, laying 1t down with a slgd
OF relief.
Most presidents have felt a.
Washington felt when he was ac-
cused of an ambition to. prol9ng his
rule. jefferson describes him
stalking the floor in thunderous
fury and, with words too harsh for
the ears of school children, swear
ing that instead OF seeking to be
dictator, he would rather be back
on his farm than be emperor Of the
world.
A Matchless Line.
Some presidents have been dreary
mediocrities; perhaps most OF them
have been only commonplace. But
Americans boast as well they may,
that there never has been bad
president. never president that
has Intentionally betrayed his great
trust. People often wonder at this
good fortune in the blindman's bum
of politics Seeing presidents pick
ed out of the crowd, seemingly at
haphaaara. they imagine there must
be something in the tradition OF the
Office itself which has the magic
power to convert an unworthy man
into good president and save the
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-03-27

ments with the hotel keepers In
the smaller towns to accommodate
all the Republican speakers at 81
night. Sherman and Lowden ar
rived at a small town in southern
Illinois and were given a comforta-
BILE room. But when they returned
to the hotel after addressing Re-
publican rally they found to their
establishment they had been chang
ed to a small room in the rear Of
the hotel.
Whats the reason" Lowden
asked the landlady.
WELL" said the landlady, you
don't expect me to give up the best
rooms to you dollar-a-night politi-
clans when there's travelling men
coming along, do you?"
mo, l DON'T" said Lowden, good
hum0redly. business first. Come
along, Sherman, let's go to bed"
THE most amusing part of the
incident, however" Senator Sher-
man told me. lis that the travelling
man represented the National Bis
cult company. a child of Lowden's.
and he slept in q comfortable room.
| while Lowden and l occupied a
hole in the wall, where you had to
stick your head out of the window
to turn around. Lowden discover
ed the mans connections next day
and said he must be a good sales
man II he had so much pull in the
country communities, and that he
was going to see the man had a
raise in salary"
The women in Illinois feel that
they have a friend in the governor.
When the resolution submitting the
suffrage amendment to the consti-
tuition to the states was passed by
congress, Governor Lowden sent a
message to the Illinois legislature
urging ratification. And Illinois
was the first state to ratify. He
has made fight in the legislature
for an eight-hour workday for
women. He recommended such a
law in his inaugural address. A
bill fixing an eight-hour limit on
the work OF women in industry was
pressed at the last session, but Il
was defeated.
l It is trite 10 say that the sue
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-03-27

looked at one another in their nelp-
less bewilderment! A country
where every man in the street is q
mikado and every boy an heir pre-
sumptive; every hat crown, ev-
cry chair a throne! The people at
the top? Surely this strange, I'M
known land on the other side OF the
world must be upside down!
When Kings Ruled.
Even in our own constitutional
convention, when it was suggested
that the people should elect the
president, scoffing Virginian ex-
claimed that it would be like leav-
ing the selection of colors to a blind
man. Now that we are preparing
to elect another this year, it is a
good time to look back along the
presidential line and to profit, if
may be, by the past successes and
failures of the system.
shall tell day by day little five
minute stories of the presidents that
our people have chosen. 1t will be
brief, simple running story of our
government told around the central
figures in the lottery of politics and
in the romance of our national life.
For our method of choosing presi-
dents remains unique. 1t still is the
only instance in the world where
the choice of the chief of state real
ly is referred to the masses.
By way of preface and as back
ground for the drama, shall tell
today something of the great Office
itself, beginning with the time when
alarming rumors ran about the
streets Of Philadelphia to the effect
that the fathers of the republic
behind the bolted doors of indie
pendence hall were plotting to set
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-03-27

cnunerlcaI, James Wilson OF Penn
sylvania, hardly dared to suggest
that the people might be trusted to
elect the chief magistrate.
More Than q King.
Haunted by doubt and fear the
master builders Of the republic had
to create a new model Of govern
ment. For all the nations still were
beneath the rule of princes. After
only one hundred and thirty-three
years there are many more repub-
lies today than there are independ-
ent monarchies, many more presi-
dents than there are sovereign
princes. Thus, from its starting
point on the Delaware in 1887, re-
publicanism has spread abroad un-
til it belts the earth.
| Nevertheless, there still is no
other president like ours. The
president OF France-also the new
president of Ger1nany-only pre-
sides, and does not govern or ad-
minister.
Our president actually was Great
ed under a strange delusion. The
makers of the constitution frankly
intended to set up king in all but
the name. They really made him
the president more than a king.
Thinking that they were copying
the British monarchy, the fathers
copied a system that had ceased to
exist, except on paper. Although
the change had taken place under
their eyes, they failed to see that
parliament was fast absorbing all
the ancient powers of the king, and
that already he was hardly more
than the figurehead on the ship of
state that he now is.
BY this queer mischance, the
elected chief of the great republic
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lease them. Can the queen of Eng
land do as much?"
We saw in the course Of the late
World war an answer to Stewards
unseemly boast. Parliament had to
pass special and unprecedented
law, the Defense upon the Crown
act, in order to confer upon the
crown the sweeping authority
which the constitution vests in the
president as commander-in chief of
our army and navy.
When we entered the war, this
country automatically passed under
one-man power. Lloyd George sue
ceeded only by a revolutionary
stroke in reducing the British ex-
ecutive to five men, and that war
cabinet was answerable to the
house of commons at its every sit
ting.
Without waiting for congress at
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, tlOn Oh every IOOt OF SOll lnat mas
been added to the territory OF the
nation.
Above Congress and Courts.
Only on impeachment for high
crimes or misdemeanors can the
president be called to account. He
is subject to no other process by
congress or court. When Chief
Justice Marshall summoned Thorn
as Jefferson to give testimony at
the trial of Aaron Burr. the presi-
dent only replied, John Marshall
has issued his subpoena, now let
him enforce it." And how could he,
with the president in control of the
army and navy and of every deputy
marshal?
The person Of this sceptered
prince of democracy is inviolable.
Constitutional students contend that