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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-01-23
The Absent Voters Law.

Leaders in the Illinois legislature plan the
repeal or amendment of the absent voters law.
which was enacted at the last session of the
general assembly. 1t has been discovered that
the law fails to properly safeguard the sane
tity of the ballot and opens the way for ex-
tensive illegal voting.
The act provides method of voting in ad-
of any primary or other election by
registered voters expecting to be absent from
their respective counties on election day. Upon
making written application the voter is fur
nished, within Is days before the election, with
of1cia! ballot. The voter is permitted to
mark the ballot according to the way he
wishes to vote He then returns it by mail in
a sealed envelope to the election commission
ers or other official issuing the ballot with an
affidavit that he expects to be obliged to be
absent from his county on the day of election,
and with affidavit from notary public to
the effect that the ballot has been marked by
the voter in his presence. Then envelope con-
tanning the ballot is sent to the proper polling
place, to be opened and counted Immediately
after the closing of the polls on election day.
While the method provided in the act might
work well enough in rural communities, it
gives an opportunity for wholesale fraudulent
voting in city districts which have a con-
stantly changing population 1t is pointed out
that there is nothing in the law which requires
the election commissioners of the city of Chi
cago to keep any record whatever OF the alb
sent voters who vote under its provisions. An
inquiry at the office of the Chicago election
commissioners. as to how many votes were
cast in Chicago at the November election
ELECTED the reply that the office had kept no
record of the number of absent voters ballots
issued nor of the names and addresses of such
voters.
Because of this defect in the law officials
who are accustomed to dealing with election
offenses of the opinion that it would be
easy matter, in some city wards to cast
hundreds of fraudulent votes in the names OF
persons who had recently moved away At
torney General Brundage, who has been in
vesugating election frauds in Cook county
through the medium of special grand jury
impanelled just before the November election.
is strongly of the opinion that the absent vot-
ers' law as it stands offers dangerous oppor-
tunities for ballot frauds in Chicago.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-01-23

April 25.-Yesterday l wandered
around Probation camp in a very
patroniZing manner and finally
stopped to shed tear on the hum
BILE grave of Eli.
Many changes have taken place
Eli, since you were with US, much
adversely has befallen me, but the
world in the large is very much
the same. Bill and Mike have been
shipped to sea and strange enough
to say, old Spike Kelly has made
the quartermasters' school. | alone
of all the gang remain unspOken
for-nobody seems anxious to avail
themselves of my services. My
tapes are dirtier and my white hat
grows less ''sea-going" every day.
The company commander still car
OILS sweetly in the morning about
"barraCkses" and fire distinguish
ers," rockies still continue to rock
about the camp in their timid, mild
eyed way, while week-old sailors
with unwashed leggins delight
their simple souls with cries of
''twenty-one days" Now goats
have sprung up to take your place
in the life of the camp and belittle
your past achievements.
April 29.-Life seems to be COM
posed of just one parade after an
other. l am weary of the plaudits
and reclamation of the multitude
and long for some sequestered spot
on mountain peak in Thibot. Ev-
cry time l see a street l instructive
ly start to walk down the middle
of it. Last week | was one of the
many thousands of Pelham men
who marched along Fifth avenue
in the Liberty loan parade. l
thought l was doing particularly
well and would have made a per-
feet score if one of my leggins
hadn't come off right in front of
the reviewing stand, much to the
annoyance of the guy behind me be-
cause he tripped on it and almost
dropped his gun. For the remain
der of the parade 1 was subjected
to a running fire of abuse that
fairly made my flesh crawl
April 3d. took my bar-keeping
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-01-23
@MOTHER."
By Genevieve Ulmar.


Hustle out there-we've no
room for tramps!" shouted Jabez
TulI, proprietor of the leading hab-
erdashery store of Milton.
81 am looking for work." spoke
the seedy-lOoking individual who
had crossed the threshold.
Hurry up, Barlow" came the
order to a clerk, who made a dive
for the intruder and gave him a
rough push. Its recipient resem-
bled a convalescent just out of the
hospital, and he went headlong
across the sidewalk. His hat fell
off. The clerk gave it kick. His
foot went through the WORKOUT
headpiece, which fell in the gutter.
A stray dog seized it, scampered
away with it, and Ben Dalton arose
to his feet weakly but with glowing
eyes of indignation.
4 crowd had gathered, laughing
at his discontinue. Ben rubbed
his bare head. disconsolately, and
observed to a policeman who had
approached him:
Il sort of want to remember that
mean cad yonder. Somehow l feel
IS if the chance to get even with
him is going to come along some
line day"
well, you move along" COM
handed the officer and Ben, hatless,
turned down an alley to get free
rom his deriders of the public
street. Homeless, he did not know
IF a relative in the world. The
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-01-23

In South Dakota, which has been dry for
about one and one-half years. the legislature
is so impressed, not to say intoxicated, with
the success of the experiment that it wants
the peace congress to make prohibition con-
dition necessary to admittance 70 the league of
nations. We have sneaking notion, though,
that the gentlemen at Versailles are going to
be too busy to try the case of old John
Barleycorn.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-01-23

SKIN FLUID.
Oil of sweet almons. .....4 ounces
! White wax ...............6 drains
Spermaceti ...........6 drains
Borax drains
Glycerine .............l12 ounces
Orange flower water. .....2 ounces
Oil of nerOH .............l0 drops
Oil of bigarde (orange
skim ................. drops
Oil of pimento ...........,l5 drops
Melt the first three ingredients,
add the glycerin to the orange
flower water and dissolve the borax
in the mixture; then pour it slowly
into the blended fats, stirring con-
tinuously.
WRINKLE LOTION.
Alum, powdered. ........70 grains
Almond milk (thick) liz ounces
RoSeWater ...............b ounces
Dissolve the alum in the rose
water, then pour gently into the
almond milk, with constant agita-
ton. Apply with soft linen cloth
every night before retiring.
Dear Mrs. Thompson: Is II cor
rect for a girl sixteen to attend a
high school dance with a boy the
same age?
SWEET SIXTEEN.
/ think it is correct for young
people TO attend school and neigh
borhood parties together. Such a
thing is different from having cal
lers several nights a week and go
ing to big dances or theaters.
Dear Mrs. Thompson: | am a
girl fifteen years old and am going
with boy my age for about three
months ard like him very much.
He is in every respect gentleman.
At Christmas time he gave me a
very nice present. One night
went to a party with him and some
other boys and girls While l was
there another boy talked a great
deal to me- He wanted to take me
home, but I told him that the boy
| came with would do it, Then he
made a date for the coming Sun
day. Some way the other boy
found it out and was very angry
told him / was too young to have a
steady beau and he was too young
TO be in love. | told him that you
always advised n girl TO go with all
the boys. but he is still angry be-
cause | do. Should / give him up
or not? V X.
You are too young to go with
boys at all. A girl of your age
should be interested in her school
work and play with other girls. II
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-01-23
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS.
A Long Lived DelusiOn.

but I have no pains in
the back to indicate kidney trouble,
so
Answer Neither has a patient
who actually has kidney disease,
as a general rule.
And Another That Dies Hard.
he seemed to think my
liver was hardened. | have taken
all sorts of calomel, scarcely a
week has passed without a thor
ough calomel purge. Could the liv-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-01-23
Roll of Honor

Washington, Jan. 23.-The casu-
atty list made public today by the
war department has a total of 200
names.
(SECTION ONE).
Killed in Action.
PRTVATES.
Walter ]. Jokers, Dow, I'll.
Neville B. O'Hara, Magnolia
Iowa.
Joseph MueIlman, Chicago.
Charles Y. Zuckaitis, Chicago.
Died of Wounds.
CORPORAL.
George King, Onarga, III.
PRIVATES.
Clarence Bradford, Elgin, III.
Charles J Cooper, Bentonsport.
Iowa.
Henry J. Schmitz, Libory, Ill
Charles Yanecek, Fairfax, Iowa.
Died of Accident and other Causes.
PRIVATES
Andrew l.. Ludwa, Chicago.
Troy Sitter, East ST. Louis, i'll.
Died of Disease.
PRINATES.
Ingval Swain, Moorhead. Iowa
ALEX J. lost, POI Pine street.
Davenport. Iowa
Missing in Action.
PRIFATES.
Charles Ginsberg, Sioux City,
Iowa.
(SECTI0N TWO.
Died of Disease.
PRIVATES.
Frank f. Addam. Klemme. Iowa.
George J. KalyeIage. Chicago.
Walter Laskowski, Chicago.
William r. Patzer, Chicago.
Wounded Severely.
LIEUTENANT.
Thomas Kingsley, Jr.. CsscafN
Iowa.
CORPORALS.
Frank J. Tfeiffer, Trenton. ILL.,
Vincent J. Tomaszewski, Chicago.
PRINATES
Martin w. Christensen. Sioux
City. Iowa.
Joseph Filippi, West Cedar Rap
ids, Iowa
f. Morgan Evans, Eldorado, I'll.
Ajax Foravanto, Chicago.
Fremantates Perekles Chicago
Fred Pribble, Georgetown, al.
Emil Il. Rea, Carthage, ILL.,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-01-23
HQart lpHO1n0
14t!DrObIO1ncC.v3
THOMPSON

she devotes her time to boys, her
mind is not improved and by the
time she is old enough to have her
good time she has lost her fresh
ness and has not the added charm
of being interesting.
1t is certainly a mistake for a
young girl to go with one boy only.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-01-23
Menu Hint
BREAKFAST.
Baked Apples

BREAKFAST.
Baked Apples
Farina Cream
Coddled Eggs Toast
Coffee
LUNCHEON.
Cream of Barley Soup
Crisp Crackers Crab Salad
Bread
Apple Roll Coffee
DINNER
French Chop Suey
Rolls Cranberry Sauce
Pumpkin Pie Orange Pekoe Tea
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-01-23

The Krupp plant is now repairing cannon
that the Americans refused to accept from the
Huns because they were defective. The Ger
mans not only are working for u.s. but they
would be eating out of our hands if they had
half a chance
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-01-23

Dear Mrs. Thompson: | am a
woman thirty-five years old and l
notice that my skin is becoming
wrinkled. What can | do for this?
MRS. S.
Massage, with a good cream, will
do away with premature wrinkles.
Following are formulas for a skin
food and a lotion for wrinkles.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-01-23

In the territory occupied by the Americans
along the Rhine German bands are forbidden
to reproduce our national anthem. On the
ether hand doughboys can whistle Die Wacht
am Rhine with impunity.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-01-23

The new Irish constitution may be altered
on seven days notice. Seven days is a long
time when there is anything doing in ireland.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-01-23
HOW 1T HAPPENED.

An impetuous maiden named Claire
Once walked on the tracks without care;
1t is needless to state
When she met fast freight
She was frightfully up in the air.
Harvard Lampoon.
A daring young person named Min
Once tried a deep-sea dive 10 win;
But why finish the tale
For she met with whale
And it seems she was quite taken in.
Cruel and Unusual.
Burr Oak Beacon).
Born to MI. and Mrs. Fred Johnson, child
THE MECHANICAL LISP.
Mr.. Chorder: Thomebody thole all the
etheth of thth machine tho thith ithn't tho then
thible ath thome that thow the etheth but
jutht thent thith to you tho you would know
that 1 will thend thomething when get ar
eth on thith thilly old ethleth typewriter again
Thintherely yourth, THAN ETH.
Have you noticed how the column has beer
twisted out of its former shape-pushed up al
the bottom and broader? ]. P. bruised his
thumb doing that.
The Port Byron Globe says that the situa-
ton in Rock Island suggests the expediency OF
& home house-cleaning."
Just as long as the rest of the state is al
lowed to use Rock Island for a dumping ground
the situation must continue to appear the same
Why not apply some reverse English?
o. D. K.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-01-23

An example of carrying conservatism to
the last ditch is supplied by the Rockford
Register-Gazette, which uses the standing head
These May Marry over list of names of per-
sons to whom marriage licenses have been
issued.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-01-23

Japan has no ambitions to press upon the
peace conference, the premier says. Now, isn't
that perfectly lovely? vote of thanks is in
order at Versailles
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-01-23
Brad's Bit O. Verse
EASY TROUBLES.

We can always see the lining, see
the CLEAN of silver shining, and the
threads of sunshine tTining, in the
other fellows cloud; and we think
the burdens easy and the losses
bright and breezy, when the folks
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-01-23
Add Post War Horrors.

youngstown telegram.
WANTED-Girl or middle-aged woman for
general homework; prefer German; good home
to right party Call 220 Kyle street.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-01-23
WE'LL REFER THIS TO DOC BRADY.

Sir l notice headline in your paper: He
goes over top five times successfully-is gassed
and hurt in the next" and l wondered if that
unknown part of the anatomy mentioned could
be in anyway connected with the ad quoted by
you last night in which somebody wanted to
rent room to a young couple with modern
improvements" 1t seems there are some
things we missed when we studied physiology.
MISS G.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-01-23

Just when we thought we were getting
away from this Jail delivery stuff Buck
blows in with the remark that the whole affair
is explained the theory that the prisoners
were following out the grocers' plan of "one
delivery a day"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-01-23

Our friend OPP. suggests as a fitting title
for the movie of the affair staged at the county
jail Tuesday night would be: The Break from
the Bull Pen" or The Mystery of the Wooden
Key"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-01-23
eo2r1Sd
8SG088I
IN A HOSPITAL.


l have little garden
That's very fair to see
Asters, pinks and pansies,
Roses and sweet pea.
Close grouped in tiny clusters
Each lifts it's smiling head
Ny gardens on a table
That stands beside my bed.
Soft pink, rich purple, yellow,
Like some gay butterfly,
l love to watch them nodding
Against my window sky.
The perfume of the pansies
Is like rich garden loan,
The perfume of the roses
Whispers to me of home.
CONSTANCE JOHNSON.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-01-23

sable coat valued at $4,000 has just been
completed for Mrs. William E. Corey of New
York And yet they wonder why the bolshe-
visit movement thrives so we'll.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-01-23

In starting out of course one could say
something about the Jail delivery, but again,
it would be pretty hard to say anything that
had not already been said. But, on second
thought one might mention that unless the
authorities are too skillful in their search for
the escaped prisoners, States Attorney Thomp-
son will have a pretty clean slate as far as
criminal calendar goes
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-01-23

YES, BUT MAYBE THE OTHERS HAVEN'T?
Sir: Have you heard this one? A captain
in the army hearing that some of his men were
afflicted with 'cooties' was prompt to act. He
ordered his company to lineup, and when the
men had done so he said: Il understand some
of you men have coolies. All that have will
please step forward" His next command was
Company Halt" Pretty keen, Ell?
Norwich bulletin., 1919-06-20
the Athletics on the field.

the Athletics on the field
 Mack, developer of the greatest baseball machine of recent years, if not the greatest of all time, seems destined to pass out of the manager ial ranks with string of failures marring a record that had known nothing but success at Quakertown for IA years. Connie dismantled his great machine after losing the 1914 Worlds series and since tht time he has been trying in vain to develop another winning combination. ( For four consecutive Mack's teams have finished in last place and the aggre- gation which he is piloting in the 1919 chase promisesan no higher finish. i Mack has been the directing head
 of one team for longer term of years than any other manager now | in the game. Likewise he has been handling ball clubs longer than any
 other pilot in the history of the game. i He got his first chance back in 1894
 when he succeeded Al Buckenberger
 as manager of the Pittsburgh Pirates finishing that season and continuing i as boss of the Corsairs through the ! seasons of 1895 and 1896. From the l National league he went to the Mil
 waukee club of the Western league
 and in 1901 he became manager and
 part owner of the Athletics when 1 Philadelphia became a member of the | American league.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-06-20
WILL GOVERNOR COX STOP
 WIILARD-DEMPS BOUT?

Columbus, O.. June 19.-With Gov ernor Cox confined to his bed at his home near Dayton by illness, no off, cial at the state capitol would express himself authoritatively as to the gov ernors probable action in response to the resolution adopted today by the lower house of the general assembly requesting him to prevent the Willard = Dempsey prize fight in Toledo July 4. The general impression, however, is that Governor Cox will not interfere.
 Lieutenant Governor Brown stated that he had no legal authority to act
 At the executive office it was stated that the policy heretofore followed would be pursued, and that Governor Cox would have no statement to make even though he were here.
 The resolution declares that the fight promoters have failed to obtain per mission for the exhibition in "all of North America, except Ohio and old Mexico" and asks the governor to
 follow precedents of former governors in upholding the fair name of the state of Ohio and to take proper steps to prevent the taking place of the pro- posed prize fight within the confines of the state of Ohio.' The resolution also declares such exhibitions as the proposed Toledo bout ''are brutal in their nature and not conducive to good morals"
Norwich bulletin., 1919-06-20
TENNIS PLAYERS ENTER SEM|-F|NALS

Philadelphia, June 19.-Miss Molla Bjurstedt, the title holder; Mrs.s Gill. bert Harvey, Philadelphia, and Mrs. George Wightman and Miss Marion Zinderstein both of Boston, advanced to the semi final round of the wo- mems national lawn tennis tourna- ment at the Philadelphia Cricket club today. The draw for tomorrow will bring together Miss Bjurstedt and Miss Zinderstein in the lower bracket and Mrs. Whitman and Mrs. Harvey in the uppers.
 Miss Bjurstedt came closer to be- ing defeated today than she has in any competition in the national tour posed to Miss Marie Wagner, of New York, Miss Bjurstedt was forced to the limit to win.
 Miss Zinderstein and Miss Eleanor Goss. holders of the national doubles championship. advanced to the, final round in that division by winning two matches Their first victory was scored over Miss Mollie Thayer and Miss Dorothy Newbold, of this city, 63, 63. In the second match they eliminated Miss Bjurstedt and Mrs. $. Fullerton Weaver, 63, 1-6, 6-4.
 In the girls singles Miss Adelaide Hooker of Greenwich, sprained her ankle playing a doubles contest and was unable to play her semi-final round match with Miss Elizabeth Warren, Richmond, Va. An .X-ray was taken of the injured member to- night and if possible the match will be played tomorrow. In the other semi final Miss Katherine Gardner New York defeated Miss Martha Bayard, Short Hills N. J., GA; 6-3
Norwich bulletin., 1919-06-20
RACING STILL POPULAR
 AMONG AMERICANS

The automobile races at Sheepshead Bay, N. Y, June 14, the first held on that track since the terminatio of the war, showed unmistakably that rac- ing is just as popular now, after a lapse of several years, as it has ever been, for a capacity crowd of 5O,0O0 people packed the big grandstands and swarmed out over the oval field Instead of the usual 100 mile race, the afternoons programme was divid- ed into four events including two 1O- mile, 30 mile and a 50 mile race-an arrangement which furnished greater variety of entertainment for the vast crowd and greater equality of oppor- tunity for the drivers.
 The big 90 mile International sweep stakes, the main event, was captured i handily by Ralph De Palma in a i Packard car in 26 minutes, 23 1-5 seconds, clipping 34 seconds from the former record established by Louis 1 Chevrolet in 19917 on the same track His average speed for the distance was 1 113,1 miles per hour.
 De Palma who was easily the fav-
 orite of the crowd, was rendered a
 great ovation when the announcement
 was made that his time for the 5C
 mileh constituted a new worlds record. l The first ten miles of the race was
 an exciting contest between Ralpf
 Mulford and De Palama, with first ont ! then the other leading, but the famou. 1 Italian proved tre better pilot anC after taking the lead on the 10th mil, was never headed off, although Mul. ford hung close up to the 10th mile l when mechanical trouble forced kln | out of the race.
 Dave Lewis in a Meteor, Joe Boye piloting a F'rontonac, Joe Thomas a
 the wheel of a Mercer, and Denn, 1 Hickey in Stickel, finished in the or der named.
 After it became evident that. barrin. accident the race was De Palma's, in terest centered in the closeness of tn contest between Lewis and Boyer, hat ting for second place. After the tw alternated position for half the race
 Lewis finally crossed the finish line Ii the same second with Boyer, leadn
 him less than a wheel length.
 II The fury of the race is indicated il
Norwich bulletin., 1919-06-20
NOANK

To the Stonington Union Baptist as-. sociation meetings at North Stoning- ton, the delegates from the village were Rev. and Mrs. c. A. Merrill, Deacon Roswell Sawyer. Deacon Will liam A. Fraser. William l. Spicer, Miss Gertrude Brown. Miss Ada Da- wis, Mir. and Mrs. A. w. Morgan and Mrs. Hattie Ashbey
 St. Joseph's Total Abstinence so- ciety met Thursday evening at the church and the committee made a re- port on the second anniversary ball held in Mystic recently. The society will receive holy communion in a body Sunday morning, July $. at the first mass.
 The Baret, J. Capt. Chris Jenssen, has gone on a sword fishing trip.
 Miss Adelaide Libby is home from Smith college where she received the degree of master of arts.
 Miss Mary Bacon of Boston is spending the summer in the village. Miss Dorothea Chester who has been visiting Mrs. Claude Chester has returned to her home in Nahant, Mass.
 Mrs. A. L. Woodwork has gone to 1 Fishers Island to spend the summer with her husband who is engaged there. Mrs. Cahillz and sons, will .oc- cupy her house. while she is away. Prof. and Mrs. Everet Fitch of New Haven have arrived at their bungalow i in West View for the summer. l Tracy Burrows has returned to Bos-
 ton after a business trip here. Mrs. Melville Daboll is planning an
 automobile trip to Portland. Me. | Mrs. A. w. King and her guest. Mrs.
 J. B. Lester. visited Mrs. Fithian in Po-
 quonock Thursday.