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The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-09-21
The Ideal Naw.

navy second to none is more to be de-
sired now by the world at large than two
power navy" The former was-and is-the
goal aimed at by the United States. The letter
was the British objective before the war.
Uncle Sam wanted navy inferior to that
Of no other power. John Bull wanted naval
equipment as large as those ct the two next
largest powers = .3s8 - *
Uncle Sam will realize his naval dream in
1923. Not only that, but the American navy
will be without . peer il naval strength then
Is measured by tonnage, speed and gun power
OF her capital ships.
While American naval plans have ripened,
Great Britain has slumped. OF course, there
are reasons for the ending OF Britain's two
power naval program. First. and foremost,
doubtless, is her realization that, with Ger
many out. Russia demoralized, France and
Italy not to be considered, only two world
powers are to be reckoned with. These are
the United States and Japan. Every recent
British act shows clearly how well she knows
there is not even the faintest prospect Of war
between the two great English speaking ma
tons. As for Japanf Well. here. too, Britain
! is at ease. An Anglo-American alliance is
much more probable than an alliance Of either
| With the Japanese. Americas japanese prob
lem is Canadas problem too. and Australia's.
Another reason for the British abandonment
OF the two-power program is her finances She
is in debt And wisely enough she chooses to
pay her debts before spending more millions
en- battleships she don't believe she will need
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-09-21

md son-in-law-in my own state"
the governor blurted out; my Alix
came near marrying him, l guess,
when she was out west last spring.
Recently he had the nerve to write
me but think that will settle him;
he might come on east just now,
thinking Alix was in trouble"
The sun had hardly disappeared
behind Green mountain on their
Nth day in camp when one of Orr's
men arrived with a telegram which
contained the one word Called"
signed by A.
Flinging his hat into the air with
. who6p, Orr turned to the gov
ernor, Your 'side-kick' has issued
the call, sir. Now we'll 60 home. !"
The governor and his abductor,
mufded to the ears in light outer
garments~ pushed past the astound-
ed butler ct the door OF the exesu-
tive mansion and entered the H.
brary. A gaping maid was sent to
inform Alix Of their arrival.
Nov. young man." said his OK
cellency, as-he sank gratefully into
his easy chair. you have Is min
utes to explain before my pa-ole
expires and I hand you over to the
authorities. It Is obvious why-I
was Kidnapped. he grinned," but
how In the lAme Of Ethan Allen did
you manage it-au I Remember ID
. sort Of IN automobile upheayal
and then Z blank"
well, DIR" Orr commenced, seat
ing himself on the corner Of the
table. ION the day in question. for
which Ne had been preparing dur
ing the month that worked In your
garage q handy man. l so arrang-
ed that / ashoold - your driver and
that your cars should b disabled.
Tbs borrowed garage car was fltted
With I special 1ody: the rear seat
and back were only 1 she'll Of leath-
ar ana a1nsl. uAich. with the toy
down a1A 1ack. looked like the real
|tAines 1880.
- : = llGnt ~
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-09-21
THE DAILY SHORT STORY

phone and heard the tremulous
voice OF the governors dAughter
Alix.
Il have just received a special
delivery from father" she told him.
HE is at hunting camp in the
White mountains He's all right,
but don't know when he will IT,
turn. You may see the letter IL you
wish" she concluded.
The days papers offered several
theories and conclusions, the most
consistent being. that instead Of
being kidnapped, the governor bad
voluntarily left the state with his
principles" in order that Lieuten-
ant Governor Aines could issue the
call that would have almost the
historical Significance Of the .ahot
heard round the world" Would the
now acting Governor Aines call .
special meeting Of the legislature
which would undoubtedly mako the
state the 3eth and deciding factor
for national woman's suffrage?
Meanwhile in q rough but COM
Portable log camp in the White
mountains the governor and his ex-
chauffeur had argued politics. poll
cies and principles until Orr begged
d respite. ~,
Let's 60 fishing, sir. he. sug-
gested, although you are here
against your will / wish You would
ny and enjoy your vacation.
Would You like to send any more
letters? Under my supervision Of
course" he added apologetically.
, "One more. only" the governor
grimly decided. very necessary,
though l dislike to have you in
formed Of my family AFFAIRS. The
letter that he presently handed Orr
to censor was. briefly. that Stanley
Cabot was not 70 visit or write hid
daughter now or 1t any other dino.
"Ie that the man who u working
20 hard for woman's suHrage9' IN
Qulred Orr.
HAh - unnn- Hig 1aR d Id
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very easy" remarked the governor.
There was space to hide two or
three men of your size" Orr con-
tinued. III they were not too par,
ticular about position. While we
were waiting az the capitol. I
drummed out a little Morse ON the
steering wheel to my hidden con-
federate back Of you. When Bolles
turned his back for. q few seconds.
tapped the signal. My man OPEN
ed the section Of seat .Aeside Won
5iu=jitsued you in beside him and
pulled the seat back into place.
Bolles never thought Of examin-
Ing the car. When he entered the
capitol in search of you / disap-
peared. and with the aid Of friends
and cars relayed you to the camD.
The mystery car was junked. Of
course" he concluded.
Very clever" the governor Cd
mitted, but he laughs bet
who"
The door burst open and a glow
ing Alix welcomed her father with
a hug that ,threatened to take him
OF his feet.
You won't make trouble for
me? Orr calmly pleaded with =
quixxical glance At AK. .Think
now my wife would feel-she's q
governors daughter, too"
Please don't daddy" murmured
AK. her auburn head snuggled on
his shoulder.
What! Do you intercede for
this-this rascal. Orr, Alixrs
Oh. dad. what = 'kidder' yo0
are. shs cajoled. blushfngly draw
Ing tho rascal">to her With I hand
which displayed : banded finger for
tho governors enlightenment. ..yop
mean. or Stanley Cabot
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-09-21
THE CALL.
By Sophia Smith.
Copyright, 1920. by Wheeler
Syndicate. Incl


a high-powered touring car
pofrod softly before the massive
o1epe Of the capitol. The little man
n the tonneau stared meditatively
10 the guard stretching his legs"
bock and forth before the car. Few
sHeople were abroad that sleepy AFT
egz1oou In August and no one at all
u the immediate vicinity except
1nllss who. wheeling at the end Of
h 'beAt," glanced idly At the car
- suddenly stit1ened. Winking
4eWilderinsly. he shot . scrutiniz-
~ glance up and down the street.
- reached the car in Z few quick
o3t1es. He peered into the tom
Ia and underneath, then hauled
- dosing chauffeur half way out
80 HID seat.
where's the GOVERNOR"
vhy-I-er." mumbled Orr. then
m aFglance behind him, "he must
GSs gone into.the capitol. Maybe
~ secretary"
Impossible" interrupted the agi-
Wtod guard. my eyes were not on
Aln 10 seconds at any time"
Well. he amt here. is he!" Orr
sUumhled.
8olles disappeared into the build
~ to shortly reappear after. q fu-
at1le search. with the governors
eecretAfy-the car was gone. Tele-
S1AQaes and messengers combined
80 police and reporters to rouse
o little town to such excitement
- 4 had never before known. and
u N hodr's time the whole state
ers aware Of the mysterious alb
nckion Of Governor Dexter Scion.
Nv and how was he kidnapped!
M the query spread upon The
4 pess Of every evening nevs-
a tho country. but NO real
1tipA uaateriali1ed until The
(eriN1s Mhsk yCa9l1nl NsNp
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b. ,
MILDRED
MARSHALL !

The ballads which Irish talent
has devoted to various fair Aileens
with whom ''mavourneen" is SO
euphoniously coupled, would fill
volumes. Aileen became almost q
national mime and certainly q sym
Dol Of national beauty. The number
Of fair Irish maids who bore the
title Of Aileen is legion.
1t is lifting that the pearl, the
fairest Of gems, should be assigned
to Aileen. 1t will prove = tilisman
against age and sorrow. For her, it
is believed to exercise its power to
bestow youth, beauty and charm.
Monday is her lucky day and I her
lucky number.
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9ttf+ AUY03 = B0@v
ZONE trave1ee1 through this van
d jserS who pFide themselves pn
good taste really display an utter
lack Of tasfe. They wear beautiful
faiment. the men going In for qtan-
tityS and the women preferring quail
ity-a woman wants her costume
TO b choice even II II 10 only . hair
pin-but the poor taste manifesto
ITSELF in the sadly dilapidated
trunks many Of those fope Of fash
ion carry. They seem to think that
their fine raiment or lack Of It
will distract the attention Of the
spectator from the sorry condition
Of their trunks
Breathes there . tailor or . mo-
diste who can build = really FASH
ionable suit or gown on I customer
whose trunk u all slumped out Of
shape, with horrible bulges here
and fats or valleys where the
curves o1ght to be? No such artist
breathss, else he would construct
such raiment and use il a. an illus
tration. Tho tailors Ind modistes
use a. ideal models their lay iig-
ures which do not overeat and neg
lect exercise. Or for show pur-
poses they comb the universe for
living models. finding one here and
there who IL still too youthful to
have succumbed to the false dig
nifty imposed by fashionable clothes
and whose trunk. therefore, has not
slumped out Of shape.
Yet tailor and modiste can and
do accomplish miracles in camou-
fiage,. coneealing the gradual en-
croachment of ungainliness by the
wizardry of lines, though sad to
say the customer himself is more
thoroughly deceived than the be-
holder at a distance. This is evil
dent in the self-satisfsd air. 50
many ungainly men and women
have when decked out in cannot
ilageswhich they imagine is a huge
success. l know how it feels, hAv-
mig worn it.
At an auction, with the first Go
ing!" uttered by the auctioneer ev-
erybody sits up and takes notice
II men and women of 80 or 40 could
only be scared into action when the
! litheness and the undignity OF
youth begin to slither into the nab.
! biness and ungainliness Of senility
what a great boon that would b.
for health! They fail to heed the
signals because they are so wrapt
up in clothes. They are shocked
when some one eventually sayi
Hello, Fatty!"
Up.to 10 per cent excess weight
before the aSel of 80 is favorable
for personal appearance as well a
for long life, according to the expe
rience Of life insurance companies
Excess Of weight after 30 is botf
unsightly because ungainly and {
serious handicap upon health ant
longevity. The corpulent die young
Fine clothes and the false dig
nifty we put on with them strongl,
tend to favor the encroachment o
coruplency after 30. Thanks to tn,
corset. the most dignified carmen
eyer invented save only the sill
title. women outnumber men som,
five to one in this scramble tt
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-09-21
Household Hints

flour and browning. then adding
one-half pint Of milk and cooking
in double boiler until thick. Into
. baking dish put one layer Of the
diced potatoes, one layer Of cream
sauce; then one layer Of grated
cheese, = little butter. pepper and
salt. Continue until dish is full.
Brown In the oven. This dish helps
use the necessary milk for q days
diet.
Tasty Dressings.
II you want to vary the flavor q
= dish that has appeared on the
menu frequently try serving it with
. different sauce or dressing. Here
are . few suggestions:
Mustard Dressing One egg, one
tablespoon cornstarch. one table
spoon dry mustard. ope-half CUP
salt. ono cup vinegar, one teaspoon
salt
Nix the mustard and cornstarch
together and gradually dilute with
The vinegar. Add the other ingre-
dents. finally the bsaten egg. Cook
slowly ina double boiler until thick
and then set aside to cool.
Cream Onion Sauce for Chicken
-Four tablespoons -four, two cups
milk, one-half cup chopped onions,
salt, one-haf cup cream.
Blend the -four. salt and cream.
Bring the milk to . boil and add
cream. stirring. and when thick stir
in the boiled onions. which have
been finely cut.
II desired. q teaspoon Of curry
powder may Be added to make this
. more piQuant sauce. In this case
tho curry should b blended iirst
with the -four and salt.
Cucumber Sauce for Fish-Peel
small cucumbers. CRATE and drain.
Nix the pulp with salt. pepper and
vinegar and set on ice to chill.
Serve with any hot or cola flsh.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-09-21


I never heard 30 much coughing
IN my HE - I heard one day this
spring 1t Long Beach. Cal. There
were children choking and vomit-
ing with whooping cough seizures
right there among the hundreds on
the beach. We started coughing In
April.A Some people pretend that
whooping cough ID not dangefous.
I wish they could have gone
through what We have feel that
my children were criminally IN
fected with whooping cough At
Long Beach, and every time they
suffered . paroxysm I assure you
l wished the so-called health
guardians of California would
choke in their place. I truly
thought should die before my hus-
band could get there. And had
whooping cough when was . child.
too. I have q special grievance
against people who hold the vicious
view that "children's diseases"
should be expected. II not deliber-
ately spread among children. par
ticularly when such people are 80
ignorant Of theedangers Of such dis
eases. MRS. ]. s. Z.
Answer-In some communities,
in fact in the majority Of cities,
business comes before public safe
Ity. Anything like quarantine, or
too rigid isolation OF those i'll with
communicable disease. y to be kept
secret or rather neglected than en-
forced, for it tends to interfere with
business, you understand. This
we'll established business policy Is
responsible for q large share Of the
quarter of q million deaths pro-
duced by .inhuenza in America in
1919 Dollar sanitation, 1t might
! be called. Dollar sanitation will
do well enough as long as you, your
husband and your friends are con-
! ten, with politically appointed
health guardians. Whooping cough
causes more deaths than typhoid
fever and scarlet fever combined.
That other serious disease which
ignorant mothers think children
should have. measles, causes more
than three times as many deaths
annually as scarlet fever Goes, and
measles causes two deaths for ev-
cry three deaths caused by diphthe-
ria Any one wis deliberately ex-
poses child or adult to any such dis
ease ought to be branded Grim
inal lunatic. Health guardians
who, through lax regulations and
easy supervision, permit such dis
eases to spread. ought to be i'm
, peached-but politicians never i'm
peach their servants 3
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tsoW 0AkC00s 1bO0SSnG !. 01o810, U3to(v0G,
a6dreD and encloee tWo-ceat etomp Tor ~
eoondenttsl. Tho replies being ssos direc
paid 70 anonymous )ssse's'.
@. TO settle an argument please
state whether the American Indians
shaved their faces as mon do now.
,-.. c. H. s.
A. The bureau Of ethnology says
that the Indians never shaved their
faces Is they had NO means of do
ing 30. They pulled the hairs out
with sharp stones, with oyster
shells, or With their fingers.
Q. When was ensign introduced
into the navy? Was it ever an army
rank? p. b.
A. The navy department states
that ensign was the lowest rank Of
IN oAIeef In the Revolutionary army
and also in the British army. The
duties were to carry the ensign or
Ssgimsntal eelofa. The rank has
100 heaa sbolieAe1 = Tie army and
IL lovese 1ank q ee0nisaioned a.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-09-21

New York young man offers himself for
veie q = slave for 5000. He ru1s the risk
HAT somebody who could use him in the de4-
sftno and somebody who needs nightwatch
Dikht chip In and buy him.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-09-21

Wohsn who have long bssn rec
ogni1ed - active factors IN the field
Of Me Insurance will have . promi-
nent part IN the annual ooavention
Of the Nstiaaal Life UD1aevyitess'
assosistisas - - haA Il Deoeaa n
0eDta1nhoe.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-09-21

"a Ycu don't know whether the wool has been
fpIIed over your eyes since the war, because
fpr don't know whether It IL wool.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-09-21

Naturally, when Chicago husband discov-
cred that his wife was receiving the attentions
u The proprietor Of refrigerator plant. his
y1eve cooled A
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-09-21

ficer IL End lieutenant. In the
navy. ensign is the lowest rank I.
commissioned ofiicer, and was nf7
used In this service during tns
Civil war.
q. What will remove stains iron
gravestones? The stains were macs
BY decaying vines. S. W. Z.
A. Such stains can usually be r.
moved BY scrubbing with wat@
containing lye. A box OF concen.
trated I've is about the right amour
to use in 1.-TWO gallons Of water:
q. To settle An argument. piesss
state which u the better DALI y
poksr. two aces or ace and 1ose''
A. I'm case Of ues, the natural
cards are better than colnbtnauo
mads With Joker or deuces. beea2
o. ~ grsatsr dimcalfy b
! thaD,s
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-09-21
Recipes for . Day.

dry cottage cheese mix finely chop
ped celery, sweet green pepper.
walnuts. Add Q dash Of paprikA
To this mixture add enough boiled
salad dressing to make It . good
spread for the bread. Spread gem
erously and put . leaf Of head let
tuce between the two pieces. This
sandwich has hatritive value and Is
a variation Of the regular sand
wich.
|. Stuffed Green Peppers-Select
green peppers (eneugh to serve
the family) that will stand upright
on the small end. Cut . slice from
10 stem and remove all the seeds
and membranes. Wash them and
cook in boiling sailed water for 10
minutes. They are then ready to
be filled.
The proportion Of filing for six
peppers: Melt two tablespoons Of
butter; In this brown one small
onion and two tablespoons Of finely
chopped celery. Scraps Of boiled
ham may be added. To this add
one cup Of me bread crumbs and
/ salt. FIJI the pepper shells, stand
them upright in = bread tin, with
IL very little water IN the pan, and
bake Is minutes in . hot oven.
Potatoes an Gratin-Dice cold
iboiled potatoes: make . cream
eanua - heatin9 to tahles3oons
q buttse. ad1in4 o. taA1aGDoen q
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-09-21

when 1t comes to peace and quiet, the cam
|ol6n looks 70 be supplying plenty Of quiet;
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-09-21

N An evangelist has been. left 100000.
j4hs evangelist saved the child Of his benefactor
n k1le holding mssting in q, saloon; but those
s1ayp of opportunity arc past
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Argus Information Bureau

S teo09
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enclose n
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! NOT ron H-(ALAsO

IA nevs it1m states that In Chicago manyl
folnen are employing men - @maddsr J.
I'd hate to be lady's maid;
Her fsncies, whima. capsices.
fear would keep me sore dismayed
And tear my nerves to pieces.
I'd rather sweep the streets I'm sure;
Haul garbage. launder collars
Make speeches. be colporteur.
OAshine shoes for my dollars.
The Job would mot look good to me-
No, not for stacks OF Doodle.
couldn't bring myself to b
valet to poodle!
Impossible for mo to choose
The proper frocks and dresses!
Besides, I'm certain I'd refase
I. To comb her tangled tresses.
A lady's maid: May heavn fos0oe1d.
That-I, in desperation
Jobless, should come to that dire end
The depth Of degradation!
No! NO! That taskewould never fit
My manly predictions!
(And then my wife, must admit,
Has certain strong objections).
1.-TWO hours is almost senatorial length Of
a political speech, but Governor Cox kept
10000 people attentive" writes Mr.. Lawrence.
:" The crowd liked the speech and on twp
occasions rose to applaud" Two hours! Per-
haps they rose to stretch and remained to
applaud.
Because "Jack Fell Down and Broke His
Crown and Jill Came Tumbllng Afterr
(From the Washington Tmes).Y
Why doesn't some enterprising young
automobile manufacturer pane his car
the Jack and Jill and advertise it as hill
climber?
PRES. WILSON has contributed $500 to the
Democratic campaign fund. Doesn't this call
fot "slush fund" investigation?
Have Been Exploded" etc.s
(From the Galesburg Republican Register).
The supposed bomb resembled very
closely the supposed form of the bomb
which was exploded here on prepared
ness Cay in 1916.
"A KISS is like the end of a rainbow. You
never care where it ends. "-Sporting Jazz.
Which is just as well. for one never really
finds out.
~Taking Things Easy"-Such as BencheA
Flowers and Shrubsl
From the Dubuque Times-JournaD.
Along with Indian summer days
comes the closing activities Of the park
will be bereft Of their benches Flowers
and shrubs are to be taken to the green
house for the winter. A familiar sight
at Jackson park is the number of high
school students there during the noon
hour perusing books and taking things
easy.
METHODIST MAY MOVE SCHOOL TO
CENTRAL ILLINOIS" Rockford Morning
Star.
One of the strong men of the church, OF
course.
THE omniscient Associated Press speaks OF
John Arthur cJack) johnson, worlds heavy
weight champion pugilist." With all that at
tention to detail it would seem the insult to
Dempsey and Willard might have been avoided
Meaning, Of Course, Farmers Who ut
One Time We're @L0ose."
(From the Peoria Starr.
WANTED German-speaking minis
ters, ret ed farmers and teachers who
are well known in the community. Sal
airy. commission and opportunities for
large income assured. o. L. S., care
Star
SOMEONE FOOLED GIRL JAILED AS
SHOPLIFTER"-Ch Hearstaminer.
The house detective probably violated the
rule Of mo fair peeping."
LEAGUE TO CHECK WAR IN POLAND
Headline
GOOD idea; check it there and throw away
the check R. E. MIG.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-09-21
Mean Hint,
BREAKFAST.

Cereal Top Milk
Toast Cohee
NOON DINNER
Veal Steak
Stuffed Green Peppers
Potatoes au Gratin
Combination Salad Brown Betty
Tea Lemon
BOX LUNCH FOR FACTORY
WORKER.
Cheese Salad Sandwiches
Two Chocolate Cookies, Homemade
Two Pears
Thermos Bottle of Milk, Tea or
Coffee.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-09-21

1.-TWO hours is almost senatorial length of
a political speech, but Governor Cox kept
900 people attentive" writes Mr.. Lawrence
o. The crowd liked the speech and on twp
occasions rose to applaud" Two hours! Per-
haps they rose to stretch and remained to
applaud.