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Arizona republican., 1920-01-11
FAR BE TT FROM ME!

fNeW fOrk I1meS) Far be it from me to discourage the
 man Who wears whiskers and hair too From thinking that he can improve
 natures plan And that nothing he does can be
 wrong, It would not occur to a cell in my brain With any fanatic from Texas to Maine Who had wild light in his eyes. Far be it from me to attempt to deny That the moon is made out of green
 cheesel I'm perfectly willing that others should But Iii let folks think what they
 please. There is not a folly so great but some
 brain Is fitted, and glad, to believe it, But why should one bother to preach
 or explain.
 When intellects fall to receive it? The fool will be deaf till your teach
 ings are through, Then he'll offer disdain or abuse, While the man who will listen is wiser
 than you,
 So I ask you. my friend, what's the
 use2 Far be it from me to enlighten the race, However depraved 1t may be, For nothing more jars on my own
 spirits grace Than to have some one preaching to
 me,
 LURANA SHELDON.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1920-03-02
The Case Of Mr.. Slick.

II the case Of L. E, Slick. the Peoria grain
dealer now on trial in Springfield for evading
payment Of income taxes is q fair sample 1t II
not to be wondered that the revenue bureau
figures it will get an additional billion a. tho
result Of its sleuthing campaign. Slick orig-
inaly paid an income tax OF $1l32, but after
q few Of the mistakes in his schedule were
pointed out he dug up $2s,5s345 as tax and =
like sum as q penalty. Now IT has been dis
covered that even the revised returns failed
to include little item Of $4,000 that was
deposited in Bloomington bank
The extent to which the revenue laws were
evaded in the first place is not the only strik-
ing feature of the revelations. Chances are
that Mr.. Slick gathered in most Of that wealth
without giving anything of real value in return
for it. 1t was the fruits Of speculation which
helped to deprive the producer Of q just return
and to make the consumer pay more than a
fair price for necessaries Of life.
More sand for the hands Of the revenue
agents to help them catch and hold the Sticks
who heretofore have slipped through their
fingers.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1920-03-02
A Trustworthy Trust.

The United States Steel corporation is not
trust, or II it is, it is good one. That seems
10 be the way the United States supreme court
looks at the matter.
Justice McKenna, in the formal opinion,
says that 1t never sought freight rebates, tried
to increase profits by lowering wages Of its
employees or the quality Of its products, did
not coerce small competitors by underselling
them in their own fields while keeping prices
up elsewhere, had no secret rebate schedule
for favored customers, did not promote arti-
fetal scarcity Of its products, or indulge in
other practices characteristic Of the common,
or garden variety Of trusts 1t has treated its
rivals fairly. be they large or small, the Jus
tice said Instead of setting q bad example
and taking unfair advantage of its power the
court held that It has proved its usefulness
! in so many ways that It would be unwise from
! the standpoint of business policy, as we'll as
unwarranted from the standpoint of law, to
order the corporation separated into its original
units.
OF course the United States Steel corpora
tion IL the largest enterprise of its kind, with
resources of nearly two millions. Its power is
immense Mere size alone, however, should
not condemn it. 1t has become habit in this
country to look with, suspicion upon large
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1920-03-02

aggregates II eapitai. tAs1gh ~ ~ bsgiA-
niig u - nov hat vitbOut diem Il WI -
h1rd ~ America to cut the hsnfe It has
nssksd out Tor itself in World industry. con
merce and finance.
The only fair test Of any concern. Be- II
laros CT small, IL the manner in which It 49,
its inauence-whether Ns tendencies be to-
ward things that are vicious or things that
are Of bens6t to the public. That Is the stand
ard that the supreme court professes to have
employed in measuring United States Steel
and there Is NO going back Of the returns.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1920-03-02

became enormously popular about
the time of the Reformation. 1t
was Cicely Neville, called the Rose
of Raby, afterward the duchess Of
York, who gave the name great
vogue in England, where she was
known as Proud CHS, Her grand
child, the Princess Cieely Plantag.
enet, was a nun.
After the Reformation, strangely
enough, Cicely became a generic
term for milkmaids and sank into
Oblivion. When it was revived it
came forth as Cecilia and was
straightway contracted TO Cecily
and Cecil.
Cecily's talismanic stone Is jet
denOting sorrow, yet, If 1t is worn
by Cecily. it is said to preserve her
from misfortune, suffering and
danger of every sort. "Wednesday
is her lucky day and 3 her lucky
number.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1920-03-02
Campaign Issues.

few months ago politicians were sitting
UP nights trying to coniure up an issue for
the presidential campaign. They wanted
something safe, free from thorns and splinters.
and sanitary, yet calculated to catch and hold
popular attention Something glittering to the
eye and ehphonious to the ear. lending itself
readily to the treatment Of whoop-em-up boys
on the stump was considered eminently desir-
able. Remembering the uses to which the is
sues of the Civil war were subsequently put
the directors Of our political destinies lookeS
long and earnestly to the late world conflict
to find that which would answer their purposes
The Republicans being out and the Demo-
Gratis in, it fell to the former to take the ag-
gressive and, with the assistance of a majority,
in congress, they went at it with right good
will. They fought the war over again to see
why it wasn't lost, assailed the army, the navy,
the air service, the shipping board, the rail ad-
ministration, alien property custodian and
everything else in sight, and had their trouble
for their pains. The peepul refused to get ex-
cited. They raised the cry of "Americanism."
but the administration beat them to it. They
eagerly set about dissecting the treaty Of
peace, only to find now that they can't fit the
parts together again and they are still tinker
ing with it, long after popular interest has
turned in other directions. After all the effort,
expense and waste of valuable time the pro-
fessional politicians of the country have not
evolved a single proposition that is going to
cut front rank figure in the coming campaign.
That doesn't mean that there will be no
Issue to fight out. AS a matter of fact there
will be number OF them. There is the rail-
road question. the right of labor to strike, uni
versal army training, high cost of living, tax
reform, and probably not last and certainly
not least, the demand for change in the pro-
hbtion enforcement law to permit the manu-
facture and sale of light wines and beer
o, there will be plenty of issues-too many,
it is feared, to receive the concentrated atten-
| ton that each deserves-but not of the sort
| that politicians have been hunting. For the
most part they will be of the kind that those
who live by public favor never squarely face
/ If there is any way to avoid doing so.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1920-03-02

C80e/0I 1Ov0 VODcSo1Vos
Letter from . man 1t the danger
Gus age:
Il am a years old. have been
married IS years. have . wife and
two children. Twenty years ago
fell in lore with . girl. but some
! how we drifted apart. saw
| her recently for the first time In
all those years, and I find my love
| for her stronger than ever =. OF
course, ] don't want to do anything
unfair to my wife and children Z.
but she made me promise to
call :. she is on my mind all
day and all night -. love :.
love e. fired with all che old
There is whole page of the same
nonsense.
This man iseither Insane or men,
tally defective. From his apparent
view of love l should say he is
mentally defective.
What is love?
Love is the novelist's main sup
port. Fiction has to have some
thing to keep. 1t going. and love Is
| the fantasy which takes the place
of the child's fairy or giant OF
dragon In the mushy fiction idle
grownups like.
Love is q joke, the funniest thing
in the world, at 16, at 40, at any
age. It brings out the simian in
our makeup. Then, too, We car
hitch . good deal of our misbe'
havior on it, just as the little child
might summon the fairies to helI
her out of predicament. Love
does not make q man or woman DE-
absurd things; it is merely the ex
cuse trumped up by the culprit e,
post facto.
I am not speaking here Of thu
bonds which unite husband ant
wife. or mother and daughter, OF
anything like that. I am speaking
OF romantic love merely, the grea
delusion which people with de
ficiency Of gray matter like to be
lieSe warrants their misdeeds ant
absurdities.
It is an right for a fellow to i'm
Fagine that he loves his girl, or vic'
versa, until they get married. TheI
let them forget the nonsense ant
learn to respect and cherish on
another.
| Love leads the silly young man Il
invest in S. boxes Of candy and al
that sort of thing. on bis fifty dol
lars a week income. Well, a san,
man wouldn't try to impress hi
wife that way. He buys a pound O
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1920-03-02

midst Of clour of dust. Sally heard
the doorbell ring once-twice-
Heavens. who can it be-" she
grasped. Hurrying down stairs She
hung open the door and stared
from Rays countless tales and do
scrlptlons she knew this athletic
nright-looking young man must he
JACK Corners. She backed away
from the door and mumblej
Come in." conscious of her tousled
mar with her dust cap on one ave
ana a smudge Of dirt across her
cheek and nose. The young man
stepped briskly into the hall and
followed her into the living room.
where they sat down.
Are you Miss-sarah-sal,v-,"
ne floundered; Ray had not told him
her last name. '
NO, my name is Sally Comhas
not Sarah Sally. Who did vo,,
want to see" she said quickly.
Are you Rays sister," he asked
bewildered.
Certainly" she answered
equally bewildered.
But he told me-" and the word
tumbied over themselves as he told
the story. ~
Then this explains his foolish
grinning,' laughed Sally.
Are you going to let him &c,
away with it?" laughed Jack
mo. indeed" said Sally chow can
= punish him?"
I know Just the thing" said
Jack. after a moment thourht
bringing his chair close to hers !.
"1et's pretend that you hired ont to
me and" ~
"Oh, yes" she broke in excited
~, land I'll" and they whispered
their plans to each other like
friends Of many years standing.
why" said Jack rising after a
time, I didn't realize it was so late
And Ray will soon be home.
Good day" he said, as he held
out his hand. which she took, "and
remember-treat him rough
$50 that's Rays sister," he said
to himself. as he walked along. "All
the years I've known Ray, and
never knew he had . sister. And
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1920-03-02

"Oh. il Ray could hear me-" he
thought.
But let's forget it all, and have
some fun" he said aloud. And
they entered the train chattering
happily.
Meanwhile, at home Ray wan
dered about the house. Fool" he
called himself. why did l let her
go?"
He went slowly up stairs to her
room and looked sorrowfully
around. Everything was neat and
sweet smelling. Sally" he whis-
pered, holding out his arms.
He shut the door softly and wen.
on to his own room. Going to the
window he stood for some time
Signing deeply he turned from the
window. His gaze centered upou
an object on his bed. 1t was an
envelope. Wondering how it came
there, he picked 1t up. His name
was written on it, and in one cor.
ner was Sally" His heart bound.
ed. Opening it hastily he read:
Dear RAY hate to deceive
you so, but you are terrible a,
times. do wish you wouldn't use
so much slang. Well, to continue
Jack and l decided to turn tables
on you. l have not hired out to
cook for him. but to show him the
sights. So we are going to town
for the day. We intend to have :
lovely time. Mother is comihe
home tonight and we will meet her
Be a good boy and don't worry-
much. Your loving sister,
SALLY"
Drawing his handkerchief from
his pocket he sank weakly on til
bed, hopping his brow. "Dony
worry-much." he repeated.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1920-03-02
THE DAILY SHORT STORY

donned an apron and started sup
per. At 6 o'clock Ray came in.
Say. Sal, who d'you suppose ]
metz" he asked joyously. flinging
his cap in one direction and sweater
in another. ..
RAY" adz<onished Sally, "hang
those up"
SAL. why don't you let up on a
fellow" he grumbled.
Mother expects to find every
thing just as she left it," she said,
primly.
Then why didn't you let her keep
Sarah?" he asked heatedly.
why Raymond Combes! And
Sarah's sister so sick? You know
always did want to try keeping
house: what girl doesn't? But come,
supper is read" And SO Ray forgot
to tell Sally whom he met
Next afternoon while Sally was
kneading bread. Ray rushed into the
kitchen. shirt in hand.
Sally, will you sew buttons on
this shirt?" he asked hurriedIy.
Haven't you any others:" she
asked surprised.
Not clean. only a couple of old
ones, and I've got an appointment
with one Of the fellows at g." he
said. as he glanced at the clock.
You will have to wait until ]
knead this bread" she answered.
But it's 10 minutes to now and
l am not half ready" he exclaimed
you should have told me be-
fore" she said firmly, and wen,
back to her work. 1t was almost e
minutes past 8 when Ray dashed
down the steps muttering about
getting even with that old maid.
Arriving at the place of appointment
he offered his apologies to his Old
school friend. Jack Connors, whom
he had met the day before on his
way home from skating. They had
not met for several years. although
they had kept up a lively corro-
spondence.
I'm sorry" he said. as they
walked along, "but Sally was max.
ing bread and wouldn't sew buttons
on my shirt"
jaak - "Ios "a Aaaax e
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1920-03-02

what a sister," he whistled
blithely.
At supper, before Ray had a
chance to question Sally about the
afternoons experience, she quietly
told him that she had accepted Jack
Corners proposition, and was
leaving Sunday.
"Wha-at-t?" he calculated.
1--WE told you it's all settled, 80
please don't let's talk about it."
And Ray knew it was useless to
talk. He couldn't sleep very we'll
that night. Was Sally fooling or
was she in earnest? Could it be
love of houseworR or-Jack Con-
ners? But no, Sally wasn't the
kind to be bewitched in an hour.
What could it be? At length he
fell into a troubled sleep. Sally
was very busy Saturday (but not
when Jack came, which he did
when Ray wasn't I'M cleaning up
and cooking; $50 you will have
enough W edI uQIIl ulOSucE ,CUulce
home" she told him. When moth
er came home! What would she
say to him? What care had he
taken of Sally? So this was the
outcome of his great joke, and he
vowed mentally that he would new
er joke again. So he spent the day
in mental agony such as only a
guilty conscience knows.
Sunday morning Sally came into
the library to bid him bood-by
Such a picture Of misery! Sally
almost yielded to the desire to take
him in her arms and explain every
thing, but Jacks words, Urea,
him rough" came to her.
Sally" he said pleadingly, his
eyes filed with tears.
Tut, tut, Ray. it's only for a lit
tie while" she said brightly, and
left him thus. Jack met her out
side. and they hurried to the sta
ton. When she told him Of Rays
utter hopelessness, he laughed
outright.
III viii do him good" hs said.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1920-03-02

have someone to make bread for
you. Why, father and haven't had
decent meal since sister got mar
RED"
The puzzled frown which had
gathered on Rays brow while Jack
was talking broke suddenly, and a
peal of laughter from Ray made
Jack inquire, What's the joke?"
Nothing much" he answered
trying to be natural. But say, Jack
that makes me think. l remember
hearing Sally tell mother that she
had ill-health-or something-and
she was trying to get a place in the
country. Why don't you come up
and see her and maybe you can in.
duce her to go back with your"
"Oh, Ray, if she only would" ex-
claimed Jack.
How long are you going to stay
in town." said Ray.
"a few days." replied Jack.
The cause OF Rays outburst was
unwittingly. he had given Jack rea.
son to believe that Sally was the
cook, and. as Jack don't know her
this was quite natural.
"Oh. what chance to play a joke
on Sally" he gloated. Aloud he
said. Then come up before you 60. >
So the day was fixed.
For the next few days Ray wore
grin which Sally could not under.
stand. Friday morning Sally was
up bright and early to give the
house good cleaning for the home
coming of mother a few days hence
At noon Ray came in looking TO,
his dinner. Going from the kitchen
to the living room, he saw no sigr
of dinner or Of Sally.
"She makes me tired, Away.
plugging-and I'm just starved! !,
He found her in q back room dust.
ing old pictures and things. >
Say. when do we eat?" he de.
ooh. Ray" she said, YEARLY. "yor
will find something. I can't stoE
now"
"Will you ever" he began snx.
rily; then turning he ran dowr
stairs.
Later IN the aftarpoon, In tn
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1920-03-02
Whats I'm a Name?
by MILDRED MARSHALL -
Copyright 1919. ~ the Wheeler Syndicate Incl

Cecily.
Cecily, though used interchange
ably with Cecilia, is an independ-
ent name with an interesting his
tory. She comes, Of course, from
the great Caecilian gems which,
curiously enough, was named for a
slow-worm, a reptile supposed to
be blind. Gaia Caecilia is said to
have been the real name Of the
model Roman matron, patroness of
all other nations, whose tomb is
famous throughout Italy,
Another famous Caecilia was the
Christian martyr whose body was
disinterred in perfect state after
200 years and enshrined in q
church. 1t Is she who is the pa
tron saint of sacred music. In her
honor Philip Of France and Will
liam l Of England each named a
daughter Cecile. The English Ce-
cile straightway became Cicely and
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1920-03-02

Dear Mrs. Thompson: II you
should met a bride Of a few weeks
on the street. what should you say
to her? Is it proper to congrat-
ulate her?
Is it possible take college or a
high school course through a cor
respondence school?
LONESOME SUE.
The bride should be wished hap
piness and the groom congrat-
ulated. 1t is not correct to con-
graduate the bride.
A correspondence school gives a
degree of its own. AS much knowl-
edge can be acquired, as the aver
age student gets at high school or
college, through a correspondence
school if the pupil is an apt scholar
! and takes the course seriously.
Most people haven't the will power
to work conscientiously unless
spurred on by competition of the
classroom.
Dear Mrs. Thompson: I met a
fellow last summer and went with
him until three weeks ago. During
that time we had two quarrels over
nothing at all and now he has gone
| without any explanation and 1 can't
forget him. What shall l do? We
were engaged and he was the only
one ever loved.
| There is young man who rides
In the same'ca do every morning
/. and he told some of my friends he
i would like to 60 with me, but he
acts timid when on the car. As II
is leap year, should / start con-
versation, or is it in his place to!
LEAP YEAR GIRL
You should be thankful that
your fiance proved his faithlessness
before you were married. Forget
him and realize that he was un.
worthy. Since he was engaged to
you he should not have dropped you
so unceremon.ously.
In spite Of the fact that it is lear
year. let the man overcome his
bashfulness and become acquainted
with you. He would admire you
less II you started a conversation
with him.
Dear Mrs. Thompson: I am q
/. young man OF % and am engaged
to a miss Of Is. We expect to be
married in about two months.
We are always quarreling and
lately she has begged me on diff.
ferent times to take back the dia.
mond and leave her. cannot de
this. for love her too much. Soor
We quit quarreling and then she
says she didn't mean what she said
when shA ua& angry,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1920-03-02
|H&drt, @HOmo
|!4,!LDrObrQmcC-
% i MRC. ELIZABETH THOMPSON

I love her with all my heart and
think she loves me, but we quarrel
all the time. What should We do!
l have gone with many fine girls
in the past and got along with them
all right, but now when the gir' Of
my heart comes along We fight
ANXIOUS BYRON.
Break the engagement, as the girl
requests, and remain friends TOT
period of time. If you find that you
can get along without Quarreling
renew the engagement and marry.
To marry with conditions as they
are now would bring you great un.
happiness. Strife kills love and u
would be better to give up the slri
now than to enter into a l0veless
marriage.
Dear Mrs. Thompson: ] am
girl past IS and | have a boy
friend of 20. I think a great deai
of him and have known him ioI
four years. / always liked nim
more than any other boy friend !
had. He made the remark thas
was too independent. Is it best "
be independent to win his love!
My only thoughts are of him anu
home with some dear little CHI
dren. / love children very much.
LONESOME.
Be natural and do not stu7!
your actions to decide whether u
not they are too Independent.
the young man does not care iol
you as you are, let him go. ~.
are making a mistake in permit,ins
your thoughts to dwell upon nlu
so much; you can forget him IL you
will. .
At the age of IS you are n0'
, hopelessly in love.
Dear Mrs. Thompson: A yoan QUIZ
man 26 years. old asked me ~.
steady company. am 2S.
cepted and went out with NJ.
many times after that and he t!els
ed me fne. At last when ne . :.
out with me he asked for Gag - !.
usual and he didn't come to ili Il. !
wrote him a note and asked w.,
what was the reason and ! o'un =
get an answer. What should W
I received a Christmas PRES
from him in jewelry. Now ! hns "a
I have to return 1t TO him. sn'i I,
l return 1t in person or SEND ~"
mail, A WORRIED PERSo n
There is nothing you shculd -,
! now except to forget about vs.,
young man. He acted in ~
ungentlemanly-way and does -
deserve your love.
Nail the jewelry To him.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1920-03-02
SALLY.
by Helena kenney.
copyright. 1920, by The Wheeler
Syndicate, Incl

copyright. 1920, by The Wheeler
Syndicate. lnc.)
Ray Combes stamped angrily up
and down the hall, his skates clang-
ting at every move. Stopping at the
head of the stairs. he bawled,
''Sally-e-e-e!"
Eyes. Ray" came in muffled tones
from above.
"That's the sixth time you said
that" he bawled. IF hadn't prom
ysed mother"
Exasperated. he turned from the
stairs and continued his walking
i up and down the hall. Whats the
use" he mumbled to himself, that
= girl all over"
"RAy." called Sally.
well. what's the matter now?"
he asked.
Ibid you TX the furnace!"
"Yes."
ibid You lock all the doors!"
'sYes."
did you"
I'm going he broke in, and bolt
"a.
A few minutes later Sally tripped
I lightly down the stairs. She looked
around for Ray.
Ray" she called.
The front door opened and Ray
poked his head In.
well. are you ready?"
Eyes she smiled, picking up her
skates. and taking last look
around. .'have YOU"
Slam went the front door.
She joined him outside, and they
hurried In silence TO the pond. But
once there Ray quickly lost his
crouch. and for two hours they
sskated and played.
"Ray." said Sally at last. cts half
past four. and | must 30 home, but
you can stay on for another hour"
Are you sure you'll be all right.'
be asked. He did. want to stay. but
he had promised mother to look out
s<or Sally. %
sOf course" she said. and. waving
10y 10 friends. she trudged home
~ on v~-~hsrg home, she
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1920-03-02

italian maid servants have just filed a de-
mand for an annual two weeks vacation at
double pay to enable them to spend the time
1t the seashore. and two cigarets a day all the
year round. Many an American employer
would be glad to meet such terms, cigarets
and all. II they would assure competent domes-
tic service for 50 weeks in the year.