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The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-05-27
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II " i MR.. ELIZABETH THOMPSON

Dear Mrs. Thompson: l am a girl
IL years old. l have been going
with very nice boy. He is Is
years old. l have called his
sister up many times to ask him
to come to see me. | tell him
when be does come up to come
again. But l stopped calling his
sister up and he don't come. Do
you think he likes to 60 with me
or what? would hate to loose his
friendship. My mother thinks he
is very nice boy, too. l had him
up for my birthday. l will be very
thankful for advice. B. A. M.
That is Just what he is-a nice
boy, and you should not think Sc
rfously Of him at all. for you are
both too young entirely. You must
not call up his house again and
don't ever suggest should you hap
pen to meet him. that. he come to
see you. When you are older you
will realize that boys and men do
not like to have anyone try to keep
them. Just forget all about him,
that will be the best way.
Thanks-If you will send me a
stamped. self addressed envelope |
will send you the information you
desire.
Mrs. Thompson: "A reading your
columns recently, ! saw a letter
written by Regina" And it called
up memories of another little girl
placed in the same position IL years
ago at the age of Is. Until l was
/ IS she was my sister, sweetheart
and little mother, or as much as
possible. At that time she married
a good man, one that l am proud
to call brother, lived for six years
and then left here for the great
beyond, leaving three little girls be-
hind. And for either one of the
three would shed the last drop of
blood have. And today when
seeking some one to compare a
girl or woman with, my thoughts
90 back to the girl that was and is
my sister. Perhaps that is why
am yet A BACHELOR.
P. Sis there not some way Of
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~ Assnenia1s ~ othes lsseeT peoplts VIII
out asousing questions Of he balance d pQvsf
which EurOpepa geography makes inevitable
without Il Nov tie ieasus 4 crippled, and
the prelnisrs are trying to solve problems fsn-
dsesd mefs diacult BY the American change q
front.
President Wilson probably does not expect
congress to accept . mandate. but he means
to force II to assume responsibility for what
ever course u taken.
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"Fibber," he hadn't been in the
water any longer than i. took to
SWIM to the Murray landing place
Ahcla became unsasy-he wasn't
responding to her smiles.
The reception that evening was a
very brilliant occasion. Alicia wors
an artistic black gown. Caroline
ven, Caroline was a Cleopatra for
gorgeousness. '
wonder why Betty came in
ncr erandfathcr's old barouche
when the machine-Oh, look Liccy
who's that with Mr.. Barton >,
Could this pansy-eyed INN ha
6etty! This pink-cloudsd butter
~ with the tantalizing dimnles ,
Betty herself treasured them
MI. Barton and have met be.
lore" They exchanged smiles
Wise little Betty, to prefer III.
slow carriage to the more modern
car. THE longest way round !.
over the shortest way"
You ses"-Betty finished har
confession to MIR. Barton whila h.
held the hand adorned by his ring
u had to take a chance on vonr
coming for the bag yourself"
Not SO much of q chance h
kissed the flirtatious dimple-ai
osd seen . group picture Of your
Two friends-and you"
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THE DAILY SHORT STORY

wavy black hair, the ideal chin and
nose! 4
Still there were possibilities. It
was dear little heart-shaped, rosy
flushed face peeping at her from
the mirror. The velvet blue eyes
could look almost satanic and the
nose was saucily tilted. the mouth
deceitfully demure.
There are no homely women in
the world, only those who do not
know how" The quotation inspir-
ed her. I'm going to the city"
Having no family to say her no,
only a grandparent who always
said yes--she did 30. II I should
enumerate the things she bought
you might get the impression that
she was going to partaks in some
theatrical.
No sooner had she returned than
Alicia phoned. For a moment her
plans seemed all for naught.
News. Bets, dear. Dad had sent
word that MIR. Barton will arrive
tonight instead of tomorrow! His
things are here now"
May l come over and size him
up by his trunks! Betty's voice
sounded gay over the wire.
And another inspiration came to
her during the examination Of the
strangers luggage.
aoh, Liccy. dear, lend mo your
new bag; mine Is too shabby TO
take with me when I 60 to cousin
Sues The bag was brought and
Alicia thaliked.
And now III b going. ] hope
M. Nart0n will prove the man hi
trunk indicates" With this enis-
matte remark she Vas eone.
Living alone with only . grand
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-05-27

The United Commercial Travellers are as
welcome - the flowers Of May. For bunch
OF genuine good fellows they can't be beat
Theirs IL the broader philosophy of life
They've seen 1t sll-the good, bad and indif-
fsssnt and still they're cheerful and hopeful.
They know how to distinguish the real from the
false, how to make the best Of situation that
might DO better and how to lubricate the bear
sings Of human relations with an oil that's free
from grit
We are glad to meet these visitors, to mingle
with them and learn from them, and to expose
ourselves to the infection Of their optimism.
| It 10 pleasure to offer them the best we have.
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telling these 16-year-old children
the chance they take when running
away from home and could they
not be made to realize that they
hold a small world in their hands?
Your letter will no doubt help some
in keeping these young girls at
home where they belong until they
get over the 16-year stage. / am
glad to hear from you.
Dear Mrs. Thompson: My wife is
not satisfied with the money I am
able to earn and she wants to go
to work. l realize that she has a
hard time because she has all her
own work to do, including the laun-
dry work. and she has never been
used to this.
1t hurts my pride to show the
world that | cannot support wife
but that is the case. l make what
my employer calls good salary
but it will not buy the kind OF
things we have been used to.
Do you think my wife ought to
give up the idea of working for my
sake. or ought l let her accept a
position because she thinks she
will be happier working?
DOUBTING DON.
The arguments are strong or
both sides. 1t does seem as if your
wife ought to be able to find more
ways to economic if you have as
good a salary as your employer
seems to think. On the other hand
she seems to be managing as hes,
she knows how. 1t is hard for 9
| woman who has never done laun'
) dry work to undertake it.
/ believe ! would bury my pride
| and let her have her way. She viii
| be happier IL she has money tt
| make her life easier. If you worl
| conscientiously you will surely ad.
vance. When times settle you will
probably make enough 50 that youl
wife can have what she needs ant
stay at home.
II is a tragedy that prices have
gone so high that the high wage!
Of today cannot combat them. Tht
happiness in thousands of home.
is clouded in the same way yours is
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-05-27
HEB MISTAKE.
BY Irene E. Hayes.
Copyright, 1920, by Wheeler Syn

Copyright, 1890. by Wheeler Syn
dictate. Inc.)
Alicia and Caroline were quar-
reling about / man. 1t was ever
thus when there we're newcomers
male ones-in Stillwaters. As
for the men, we'll, II depended on
whom they saw frst. 1t seemed
- though Alicia were to be victor
this time, since, as she maliciously
told Caroline. Mr.. Barton was to
spend the coming weekend with
her folks. Betty, as per schedule,
made peace. All three of these
girls we're a. different as sunshine
81 from rain.
Alicia Grant was . statuesQue
blonde. She gave out the impress
sion OF being ever cool and un-
rpmpled. Caroline was Of the
stawny typs-red golden hair. Car
.msn complexion. temper and all.
Betty MURRAY was their go-between
81 Quarrels, besides an effective foil
Tor their respective charms. From
chiidhood II had been 50. Betty's
home, appropriately enough, sep
'afated those Of her two friends. and
Ike their, the lawn sloped to the
river from which the town derived
~ naupe.
RI do wish, I weren't so plain"
Betty wanted to compete in this
paYsicular affair. She had seen
koene Barton's picture. and for
me aoiid week had listened to his
Deaase a. sung BY Alicia. Hereto
86ee the victims had never Appaaf-
~ ~ hef % being real. Norths
nile paeu. hut nov-why, Mr..
stoa had just the right kind of
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-05-27

The Constant Cold.

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The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-05-27

@. Before the Becket-Carpentier
fight. what were the betting odds?
F. e. X.
A. The odds in England on
Beckett for several weeks before
! the fight we're as high as 10 to 8:
After Carpenter reached London
the odds dropped. and by the sched-
uled time of the fight the odds
were in favor of Carpenter at s
to 3.
@. Has Greek mythology a god
who corresponds to the Roman god
| Mars? DIP.
A. The Greek Ares corresponds
in way to Mars. In legend, Ares
is commonly the son OF Zeus and
Hera, whose quarrelsome DISPOSE
ton he inherits. In early Greek
, art, especially on vases, Ares is
often bearded and regularly wears
the full armor OF a Greek soldier.
@. When did Jumbo die!
]. q. G.
| A. Jumbo, a famous African ele-
plant Of gigantic size attached to
! Bsrnum's circus for three years,
! was killed in 1855 when crossing q
| railroad track In Canada. Jumbo
was II feet s inches in height, and
weighed six tons. His skeleton 10
preserved in the Smithsonian in
stitution in Washington and his
! skin 10 mounted and stands in th,
5Arnum museum y Tnfts collage.
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ton bureau, Frederic ]. Haakin, Director.
address and enclose two-cent stamp for ret
confidential, the replies being sent direct
Paid to anonymous letters).
Q. How many cattle are there in
the United States? M. M. ".
A. According to the Shoe and
Leather Reporter there are S.
132, 1000 cattle in the country at
present. decrease Of 425,000 since
last year.
Q. How much larger is the sun
than the earth? P. C. N.
A. The suns diameter is nearly
ITO times that of the earth and It's
volume Is almost 100000 times
that Of the earth.
@. Is there = snake in existence
that when struck separates into
divisions and can afterwards re-
sumo its original length! L. NJ.
A. The glass or so-cslled jointed
snake is really a lizard. When
handled, roughly the tail portion
may be broken into two or three
pieces. Contrary to superstition,
these pieces will not reunite.
though I rudimentAry tail is soms-
times developed, after the loss of
the original one.
Q. How many children we're
killed in the massacre ordered by
Herod! KIT.
4. Al the edict 10 STAY Ill the
male children Of years old or I'M
der embraced only Bethlehem and
Ito borders. it is probable that not
mora than 20 infants we're slain.
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parent has its compensatiOns. es-.
pecially when one wants to be
alone.
"Grampie, dear, let me fix you a
nice something and tuck you up
for q sleep" "Grampie" fell into
the trap neatly.
You'd think she was expecting
some intimate caller to see her
preen when once alone ii her room.
She donned the fiimsiest Of negli-
geesUthe kind they wear only in
the movies-all ribbons and lace
and rosettes. Moreover, she used
one of her recent purchases-an
eyebrow pencil.
1t was perhaps 10 o'clock when
the door-bell rang. Betty received
the unexpected caller. who, when
he could. apologized.
I'm awfully sorry to iptrude-
but" 1t transpired then thai
Betty had taken his bag by mis-
take.
What lot Of trouble I've eaus.
ed you" She was blushing most
charmingly. He was watching a
little curl try to kiss q dimple nea-
the moist red lips. All! the at
tempt had been successful. Betty
brushed the audacious thing away.
I'm afraid I'm keeping you from
your beauty sleep"
"Oh, beauty sleep! Early morn
ing dips in the river are much more
beneficial. Don't you think so?"
The dimples winked.
Keene Barton evidently thought
90. At any rate. he was Johnny
on-the-spot" next morning.
Eyes, ! enjoyed my swim" In
answer to AliciA's query at break
test later, .
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-05-27

LEAH.
Those who regard auto-sugges.
ton as a potent problem, should
refrain from bestowing the name Of
Leah upon their children. For
Leah signifies weary" and sug-
gests the depressing influence CT
heavy burden to bear through life.
1t is good old biblical name, how
ever, and comes originally from the
Hebrew word Lawah. which means
hanging upon. dependence. and
hence WEAKNESS"
The biblical Leah was the sister
Of the beautiful Rachel. She called
her third son, Levi, from the same
word Lawah, because she hoped
that her husband would be more
closely dependent upon her.
The French omit the final "h. ;"
calltng hsr Lea and from them
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-05-27

Forty thousand want to hear the Gompers-
Allen debate in New York city. That is
healthy sign. 1t shows that multitude OF
people are earnestly seeking first hand infort
nation about industrial problems. The event
at Madison square garden tomorrow evening
may rival the Lincoln Douglas debate in his
toric importance, for the subject under dis
cussion now is of almost as much moment as
that of slavery in the days prior to the Civil
war
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-05-27

James A. Garfield fell sacrifice
to the spirit of faction and Of the
spoils system. Although this gen.
tie, kindly man was not of the he
roic stuff that martyrs are made of,
his blood became the seed of better
things in our politics.
Rarely if ever has a president
taken up the burden Of the office
with larger measure of good will
from the people, regardless OF
party and of faction, than flowed
out to Garfield as he stood on the
steps of the Capitol in the sunshine
of his inaugural day. the picture
of robust American manhood in its
prime. His first kiss, after kissing
the bible in the presence of mpl-
titude OF witnesses, was for the
aged mother, who. in a forest hut,
had started him on his way to the
White house and who held place
Of honor beside the schoolmate
sweetheart who had been his faith
full companion all along the road.
lone thing thou lackest yet
and that is slight Justification Of
the heart" John Hay had written
to the president-eiect. This lack
was fatal. Had his heart been
harder, Garfield would have made
his administration wholly his own,
lifting it above factions. and he
might have lived through a pros
porous term. Instead. he remain
ed his few months In the White
house what he had been in con-
gress, a lieutenant Of Blaine. whom
he appointed to the secretaryship
Of state-"with the love OF COM
radeship Of IS years"-and who be-
came at once the power behind the
throne.
1t was a saying of Emerson that
"the presiden. pays dear for his
White house" Garfield quickly
found it purchase OF repentan
and doubtless longed for the seat in
the senate. to which he had been
elected only a few months before
/ his nomination for the presidency.
The only president to step di-
rectly from the capitol to the White
house. he was without executive
experience or tastes. His whole
training had been to debate and
compromise. not to act or decide on
his sole responsibility.
A lover Of poetry and of all
things beautiful and a constant STU
dent of literature. he groaned I'M
der the rude jostling of sordid
mob of office-seekers tan assassin
among them. A genial soul who
hated to say no, he found himself
saying yes when he should not.
"My Cod" he exclaimed in bitter
ness of spirit. what is there in
this place that a man should ever
want to get into it!''
Garfield himself was rather in
different to factions, liking to gel
along with all men. He appreciat.
ed Conkling's reluctant but timely
support in the campaign and in.
Copyright. 1920, by James Morgan;
with the Mcclure n
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-05-27

If there is to be prohibition it should apply
to rich and poor alike. The rich man has no
more right to replenish his private stock than
the poor man has to buy over the bar anything
with more than "one-half of 1 per cent" in it.
Regulatory laws in general would be much
more cheerfully observed if there were assur-
ance that those whose duty it is to enforce
them didn't make fish Of one class Of offenders
and fowl Of another
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-05-27

vited him out to Mentor in the "A.
ter to talk over the New Yort -. |
ronage. He thought Of inyit,,, |
him into the cabinet itself uutS
Blaine whispered no.
Less than three weeks after n
took his seat, Garfield told the ~.
ator that he was not yet ready n |
consider the question of filling N
New York Offices Only As houn
afterward, he filled them, nomipa,.
ing for the highest OF those oflcs
Blaine's best friend and Conklinsi
worst enemy in New York.
With Garfield's hand, Blaine hN
thrown down the gauntlet to In
naughty chieftain of the "StalviKa
clan and duel of factions was On
in blind fury. The admilistratis
succeeded in beating Conkling il
the senate, where he opposed tho
confirmation of the offensive nom,
inee. But the senator and his col.
league, Thomas c. Plat, resigred
their seats and appealed to tn
New York legislature to reelsc
them as a vindication Of Their
course. This sensational act shin.
ed the battle to Albany, where Vice
President Arthur joined the two n
signed "Stalwarts" and the Hall
Breeds"
When the conflict was bitterer
and when the "Stalwarts" were los.
ing at Albany, a disappointed place
hunter at Washington, Charles J.
Giteau, conceived the mad idea o.
saving the situation with pistol
shot. and he posted himself at the
railway station, where his victim
was to take a train for Massachu.
sets. The president was going
back to Williams college, the goal
Of his struggling youth. and lay
his honors at the feet Of his alma
mater. At a dare from one Of his
sons that morning be had leaped
over his bed in the White house.
and was still smiling like boy OF
for a vacation as he entered the
waiting room at the railway "a.
ton, with Blaine at his side. In
two flashes of a revolver 10 ftll
forward on the floor.
| With a shout of triumph, the y.
sassin proclaimed the wild motive
, of his deed: Il am a Stalwart! Ar
thur is now president" 1t is IN
necessary to say that the Stalwaru
had no more knowledge OF Gui'
teaus purposes than the confedef'
ates had of Booths. But just y
the conflict of sections had craisd
the one. the other had been cfazea
by the frenzied quarrels OF the tac'
tons over a division of spoils. "
! The country was not only shock'
ed but Inundated TO see this genial
sunny-hearted president OF the r.
public shot down, as Henry Wa''
terson said, like a dog or a czal'
Through more than II weeks, loi
70 days. a whole people, mace nn
by O. touch of nature, an1lousi!
watched by his bedside. When y
last. the long. unequal hght VIZ
lost, sympathetic hearts iollo"s,
the wasted body to its native sou
by the shore Of Lake Erie. :,
After 20 years in our meagerg
paid public service, Garfield na'
left his wife and children narai'
better off than his mother and as'
little family had been left al u.
untimely death of his father !
grateful people eagerly Weicom..
the opportunity to pay tribute =. =
his memory by providing fund 10
the good woman who was 70 coa y,
I tinue to bear his name tnfous'
nearly forty years of widoVhoU
and for the education Of SOUS w
we're to wear it worthily In nls'
places.
published by special arransemen'
ewspaper Syndicate.
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A Year Of Prohibition.

Ohio has had year Of prohibition today.
Both sides In tho liquor controversy profess
that their predictions have been fully justified
and both isgued statements on the subject.
James A. White, superintendent Of the
Ohio Anti-Saloon league. said:
The benefits OF prohibition are on
every hand-fewer men in Jail; more
personal liberty. Commitments to Ohio
penitentiary have decreased; Cincinnati
will close workhouse first Of June; Co
lumbus workhouse farm leased; work.
house In Toledo to be diverted to other
purposes. Arrests for drunkenness have
decreased more than so per cent. Saw 3
ing accounts increasing everywhere.
Business men benefited by purchase Of
legitimate supplies for the home, and
merchants accounts paid more prompt
ly. Children being better supplied with
the necessities Of life and wives made
happier.
All these benefits have accrued to the
state, notwithstanding the enforcement
code is being held up by vets to refer
endum, and state is compelled to depend
largely on the national government for
enforcement of prohibition, with efforts
Of the vets to buy every Official whose
oath Of once is for sale.
william F. Hess, secretary Of the Ohio
Brewers association, speaking both for that
organization and the Ohio Home Rule asso-
citation, said:
One years prohibition in Ohio has
aggravated financial deficits in the cities
and increased general taxation burdens
to replace the loss of liquor revenue
and to enforce an unpopular law; has.
to the detriment Of efficiency, fomented
discomfort among labor deprived of the
milder beverages; has promoted emf
grafton of needed unskilled labor: has
been productive CT the drinking and use
OF concoctments and drugs dangerous to
health and life; has caused the manu-
facture Of home brews, placed by the au-
thorities on the same plane as the illegal
still and subject to oppressive search
and seizure
Prohibition, as promised, has not les
sened divorces or any of the major
crimes; has not benefited the inebriate
and has only operated to deprive the tenn
perate drinker of an enjoyment he be-
lieves himself entitled to under free in
situations.
Whether prohibition is success or no
still is and will continue to be largely a cues
ton of how badly one wants a drink.