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The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-11-02
When Uncle Sam Gets Mad.

A Chicago hotel owner. indicted on
charge Of violating the prohibition law, yes
terday pleaded gully and was sentenced to 30
months in the penitentiary and fined $10,50o
by Federal Judge Lands. Fifty other Chi
cagoans have been indicted ON similar charges
and are awaiting trial.
The punishment melted out to the hotel
owner may not put stop to illegal trafficking
ir liquor, but 1t will have a tendency to check
the open defiance with which the law has been
regarded among persons who imagined they
were immune from prosecution because Of pro-
lection afforded them by local authorities The
Chicago hotel. man sentenced yes erday took
it for granted that he would be fined, ,but he
never thought for moment that he would be
cent to prison. He did not object to surrender
ing to the court some of the profits that he
had collected through his violation Of the law,
evidently assuming that when he had forked
over his contribution he would be permitted
to return to his secret bar and continue doing
out the prohibited potions at 75 cents a. gulp.
Judge Lands at least has struck terror at
the hearts OF these individuals who have been
laboring under the impression that any law
can be escaped il you are on the inside. They
have been getting by for years, swapping their
fingers at local ordinances, but they have
found. to their sorrow. that they stepped on
live wire when they sought to ignore law laid
down by the federal government
The penalty imposed upon the Chicago no.
tel owner may seem severe, but he had plenty
Of warning and can blame nobody but himself
for his predicament. The federal officials have
been patient In dealing with offenders since
tho enactment Of the prohibition law, and
doubtless have about reached the conclusion
that violators can be convinced only in one
way that the law means what it says. and that
way is by handling the guilty in the manner
that the Chicago hotel man was handled yes
tsrday by Judge Lands.
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TlH[lE DAILY SHORT STORY

garden. she fell to wondering what
Stephens wife would be Ike.
She remembered. with a thrill Of
Joy. that he had inherited the pride
and reserve OF her race. II he had
been like his father-yet, she had
chosen Stephens father. II his
laughing eyes and singing lips had
held a fatal fascination for her
steady nature, might not Stephen.
too, have been lured by some emp
lty headed little butterfly? The
thought haunted and distressed her.
A door opened softly and . white
clad figure Joined itself to the shad-
Ows on the porch.
Am l intruding" asked 4 girl
ish voice. IT'S SO wonderful out
Of doors tonight"
The older woman turned with u
sigh of relief toward the speaker.
"I'm glad you've come. Olive"
she said. II have something to tell
you. My son il coming tomorrow
with his wife"
Something in the quiet tones
troubled the girl. She came and
sat down close to the other wom-
ans feet and waited silently.
I'm just q selfish old roman,
Olive" said Diana Arnold presently.
ITS funny how / don't mind telling
you-a strangsr-that." she smiled
whimsicslly, NOR how I've been
counting all these years on having
Stephen to myself some day"
A silence. during which the girl
picked quiverinsly q climbing rose.
Then:
but that was before you came
here. dearie." continued the older
woman. YEARLY. "I-Olive, your
coming has changed everything to
me-" TREMENDOUSLY. "Since the day
you came here to board. Twelve
wanted you for Stephen and my
self"
"Oh, Mrs. Arnold" breathed the
girl.
"I told you was \ selfish old
woman. Olive. and now" she
broke of bitterly. DO you think
Stephens w:fe Will be very dis
appointed In ms!" she asked pa
thatically, aftsr . pause.
The girl rose swiftly and stood
looking dewH int6, tba gAnnt vist-
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STEPHENS WIFE.
by Elizabeth n. Greene.
Copyright, 1920, by Wheeler

Syn0tcate, Inc
Diana Arnold's eyes wandered
from the letter in her lap to the
dtatAnt hills. purple in the June
twilight.
10 Stephen was bringing hts
bride here tomorrow. It had come
ct last. then. this thing that she
had dreaded. and even secretly
fought and prayed against through
the hard. lonely years. The dreams
Afdden deep In the mother-heart Of
her seemed suddenly Oolish and
eAaurd. How could she have I'M
sgined that the old days Of happy
ouImfadeship with Stephen would
ever come back!
Reluctantly her eyes returned to
the letter.
Blanche and l are going to take
yous hack with Us. mother, and
you're going to take life easy and
80 z bit Of the. world
And she had dared to dream that
he would be content to come back
and settle down in the old home
with her!
She smiled bitterly: then. moth
sf-like. sought excuses for him.
Stephen had his own life to live.
she should be contsnt-she would
.be-that her toll and sacrifice had
helped him to become great in the
eyes OF the world. He had always
bean \ dutiful son. she remember
edspr0udly. and now in the new life
Opening before him he was plan
mig a place for her. That was like
StNohen, but
stlsr eyes wandered out to her
beloved garden. sweet with pun
ocut doors Of the night, and beyond
tbStAe familiar hills with their un-
filling peace. How could she leave
Il. ALL, At IS. why did homo mean.
% shiintsly much?
Oh, II theA would only leave her
teret'li the journeys end-it would
not be long nowhere with Just
Olive!
Olive, Oh. why couldn't she have
EpseR Stephens wife. y
Then, while the shadows deep
~ IL The sweet. old-fashioned
e-s.<-s--r.
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I'm A Name?
b. /
MILDRED I
MARSHALL ,


is called Eddeva. Eddid and Edeva
were much used by the Normans,
but queen of Henry I. who bore the
name. was not permitted anything
SO Saxon and she became Edith.
The pope's mother was one illus
trious Edith; it was also the name
OF Southey's wife. Scott gave it to
the Maid Of Lorn and made It like
wise the name of the heroine Of Old
Mortality. 1t is now a reigning fav-
orite in England and America.
The jewel assigned to Edith is the
agate, which promises popularity
and responsiveness for its wearer
Its prophecy is best revealed in
some very ancient poets rhyme to
the wearer of the agate:
Adorned with this. thou woman'e
heart shall gain,
| And by persuasion thy desire
attain;
And II Of men thou aught demand
shall come
With all thy wish fulfilled, re-
joicing home"
This obliging stone further prom
Uses courage and q bold heart in
times OF danger; to dream of it sig.
nifies a Journey. Edith's flower il
the wild rose. Her lucky day is Fri
day and 4 is said to be her tails.
manic number.
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ful old face.
"She wouldn't be worth her salt
II she didn't love you!" she ex-
claimed. impulsively, stroking the
thin, gray hair.
The other pressed the girls hand
"Oh. Olive. II 1t could only have
been you!" she whispered. Then,
You're not going in?"
YES" said the girl, with averted
face. I've some packing yet to
do. You know my vacation ends
tomorrow" she added lightly.
Tomorrow" repeated Diana Ar
mold dazedly. But you haven't
been here a month"
Olive nodded triumphantly. ats
been a calendar month";" she admit.
ted reluctantly. "but-well, good
night. dear Mrs. Arnold"
| The older woman, staring out
into the shadows. made no reply.
The next morning Olive and Mrs
Arnold stood on the rose wreathsd
porch waiting for neighbor Jared
Tarr. who had been engaged tt
drive the boarder to the little sta.
ton. two miles away.
Isn't Mr.. TAR late?" asked
Olive. glancing at her wrist watch
mo. dearie, it's only g." Scan
ming the lovely. glowing face beside
her. Diana Arnold smiled cynical
ly. The girl was obviously glat
to 30. Her shining eyes and happ,
smile all betrayed the fact.
There's Mr.. Tarr now!" ex
claimed Olive joyously. Good by
dear Mrs. Arnold. i've had sucl
q perfectly lovely time"
Diana Arnold gathered the soft
outstretched little hands into heI
toil-worn ones. "Olive. I shall mis-
you So" she said brokenly. You'll
come back some timer
Il shall love 10. II you reAll,
want me-" answered the girl, trem
ulously. kissing the others tear
stained cheek. II want you to low
me next TOTO Stephen" she add
ed automatically. Then. turning
sped down the steps to where oil
Jared with her trunk and the mar
ket wagon. waited.
Climbing 70 3 seat beside him
shs waved . gay good-by to tn
lonely woman On the porch.
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EDITH.


Edith has a charming augury.
Her name means happiness in the
Anglo-Saxon, as it is believed to be
derived from the word lead" With
al, it is a perplexing name to fol-
low In its various interpretations.
1t has the same root as Edward,
Edwin. and edgar and scuriously
enough. Editha appears early in its
history as the contraction Of Fad
githa, which means to have been
the earliest authentic name.
II we accept Eadgitha as being
the forerunner Of Edith, then its in
depreciation is somewhat different,
as the emphasis is placed upon the
"githa." which is thought to be a
phonetic variation of gifa or gifu,
meaning gift. In that case, Edith
means rich gift.
Gyda was popular feminine
name among the Morse, and Gytha
was the daughter of Swend, King
Of Denmark. Gydia was a Morse
goddess and became the old Morse
exalted conception Of womanhood.
The first Eadgyth was the daugh-
ter Of Earl Goodwin Of whom Inguli
GQdwinus Egitham." But in the
role Of her lands in "Donesday," she
said: Stout spina rosam, genuit
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Dear Mrs. Thompson: In order
to provide . little food for thought
to those persons who objec. SO
strongly to paint and powder" /
want to tell you why ! believe In
them.
/ had been married very young
lam Just 80 now) and was devoting
my entire time to the care Of my
two children and my home and
husband. I made all the chill
dren's clothes and my own, even
made my hats. l did all my own
work and a lot of outside work, I
mean such as keeping the lawn
moved, etc. l never had thought
in my head of anything outside my
four walls and was like . child in
my ideas OF the world. As far a.
putting any time or thought on i'm
proving my personal appearance, l
never dreamed Of such q thing. A
wife's duty was to give all her time
to her home and children; such
was the conception which l had &C
CURED.
Then gradually things began to
happen. My young husband began
to join lodges and was away from
home several evenings a week. l
had sole care of the children, sick
and well. MY husband began to be
abusive and it was plain to see his
love was not the same. 1t became
almost more than l could stand.
Well, ] began to see life in a diff
ferent way. l began to think that
maybe there was something more
than giving ones thought to
people and never expecting any
thing in return. There was a re-
action. I determined to devote
some time to myself. l did not
neglect my children. but did spend
less time keeping my house clean
My health was poor, owing to the
| way l had been living. I began tc
buy ready-made clothes, and pretty
ones. ! studied myself and learned
! to dress myself becomingly. 1 have
pretty hair and l learned to do il
in attractive ways. Blu, l had nc
color and so l used a good rouge
cleverly. and good powder. Also
l did everything possible to bring
out every hint Of prettiness.
| The result? My husband begar
to notice me; began to feel proud
OF me and fell in love all ovel
again. My children adore me be
cause / am so young and don't lool
like the "other kids Mothers ant
am the best pal they have. Chill
dren like to have young mother
and they Like to have her looi
young, too. AS far as painting ant
powdering. l say if they are uset
with discretion and cleverly the,
are just as commendable and neces
sary to woman's well-groome,
appearance as a neat, becomin,
gown. How many women wht
criticise paint and powder weaI
false hair? Wouldn't it be funn,
il they all answered trutbfully?
MRS. NJ.
Your experience has been mos
interesting. l congratulate you O,
your will-power to carry out wha
! you knew to be the right thing. 1,
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paid u anonymous lette90l.
@. Why does every American
man-of-war fly the Union jack
Isn't this the national flag OF Great
Britain and Ireland? F. B. X.
A. The navy department says
that the following 10 tie distinction
between the American Union Jack
or the American Union Flag, As 1t
is more often called. and the Union
Jack Of Great Britain: The blue
field in the American National Flag
on which the white stars are placed
10 generally known as g. union.
This has been adopted as the navy
flag or jack, the blue nag being
covered by stars OF the union.
Great Britain's Union Jack, which
10 the national flag Of that country,
10 entirely different In design. hav-
ing on it the crosses Of St. Andrew,
st. George and St. Patrick. There
is no similarity between the two
Tags except in name.
@. How long will a person to
whom tetanus antitoxin 10 given be
immune from lockjaw? E. C. 8.
A. The bureau Of chemistry says
that . person to whom tetanus an
titoxin has been given will be i'm
mune from lockjaw for a short time
only, scarcely more than . week
or so.
Q. Will an electric generator
generate current il placed in a
vacuum? W. J. p.
A. The bureau Of standards SAYS
that such 4 generator will generate
current II placed In I vacuum.
Q. Please give the program rem.
dered by Jenny Lind when Barpuu
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Wsshinstoa. d. c. Gave full ~ ~. n
turn povIsgs. ae brief Al isaens
IN each individual. No attsSaos y"
introduced her to the Amef''''
people. A. w. S.
A. The program rendered.
Jenny Lind upon her first app",
ance In the United States On Ssp.
II, 1850, vas as follows: l ~
Diva, Duet with Balletti from -
SIMS Il Hurchiint Italia" Trio ~
certantos from Meyerbeers -.
Of Silesia," Swedish "Herdsn 80
Son" Greeting to America. r..
ton Prize Song" by Bayara :"
lor, set in music by Benedict
Q. When and where is the To-
pie Of Agriculture to be built: -
A. An active campaign y ~ !,
under way for the hnanc'us ..d
such a project. The national bo. a.
Of farm organizations has 49,
acquired property at 1881 ! ss ;1,.s
Washington. d. C. The osi's s.
thereon will be used until a. 49,
sion is necessary and it is oe ets MA
that by that time the @l ~, ~.
needed for the temple WILL
been raised.
@. What is the word mes
egg-shaped? A. c. d. q,
A. The word for which !o'
is 'ovo.d." e.
@. At what age are peopr
apt to have appendicitis! T. ".
A. Appendicitis is most :. ~
mon in individuals between ~ \.
30 years Of age. although u =
been seen in an infant una.' n
year of age and in patients ov y. =
About so per cent Of the cAss' =
cur In males
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Heart 3eHOmo
+! !lDrObIQmec :,
v I MRC. ELIZAbETH THONPyONH

one way you were blessed. You had
money to buy ready-made clothes.
Many women who would like to fol-
low your course cannot scrape to-
ge.her enough extra money for
box Of powder.
Personally am not ready to sing
praises to box Of rouge The use
of it brings far more tragedy into
the world than happiness. One Of
the sadGest sights, l think Is a
young girl who adveruses her
cheapness in the artificial color OF
her cheeks.
Dear Mrs. Thompson: lam II
and my -chum is Is. Are we old
enough to keep boy company and
how late should they stay. My
chum is keeping company with a
young man and her parents do not
approve Of it because he attends
dances and other public amuse-
ments which they do not allow her
to attend. Do you think there Is
any harm IN dancing?
Do you think it is all right for q
girl to kiss boy goodnight? How
old should one be to be engaged?
What are the meanings of the fol-
lowing names: Mildred, Glendola,
Elisha Howard, Charles, Noyrene
and Laverpa? BLUE EYES.
No, you are not old enough to
make q practice of receiving boy
company. II your mother permits
some Of your friends to call oc-
casionally they should be gentle
manly enough TO 90 home at 10
o'clock. l do not believe you un-
derstand the objection your chum's
mother has to this young man. I
, doubt if it is the act OF dancing
that she objects to as there are few
who do not dance these days. but
the idea Of attending~public and
promiscuous dances. and also that
her daughter is too young to go to
dances anyway. No, 1t is not proper
to kiss the boys goodnight. Mil
| dred means mild threatener;
| Charles, strong. manly; Elisha. God
| VA Jul AVollOA, 11O"dlu 10 HUH
surname and there are no mean
ings given for Glendola, Noyrene
and Laverna.
Dear Mrs. Thompson: l am a
girl is years Of age and in love with
a boy two years my senior. l love
him and want to know how to
make him love me. S. A. r.
Love cannot be forced. You
might just as we'll give up all
thought Of making" the boy care
for you. Unless he takes a fancy to
you OF his own free will your eff
forts will avail nothing. 1t is not
the girls place to run after the
man.
Dear Mrs. Thompson: What is
the cause when the white Of the
eyes turn yellow, and could you
please advise some remedy?
DOUBTFUL BLONDE.
Various disorders will make the
whites Of the eyes yellow. Go to a
physician at once. because your
trouble may be Of serious nature
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With snow greeting voters when they
moved toward the polls this morning, it seemed
csrtain that some Of the candidates were due
for frosty reception.
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II Some confusion resulted at the polls wher
wtdasn learned they couldn't change theil
minds after voting.
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n The woman who falls at mans feet some
times finds out too late that she has merel.
- ttsd over them.
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When two souls with but single thought
O to the polls the result is not two votes that
cs4ptas none
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SA The governor Of Tobasco has been arrested
IN Mexico. He got overheated while picked
and shot up the town.
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Even the moon gets full when it sees wha
y happening in the good old United State
these days.
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! some day tho hat in the ring may be Pari

II they ever charge dollar for haircut
3 man may be proud Of being bald.
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Household Hints

cooked string beans. one picked
beet. three-Quarters stalk celery,
one onion. Mix all together with
French dressing and serve on crisp
lettuce in individual servings.
Dressing One cup mazola oil.
two teaspoons sugar. one teaspoon
salt. one-half cup weak vinegar.
Stir all together until oil blends
with other Ingredients.
Fruit Custard-Place sliced ba-
banas and any other fruits such as
berries. sprinkling over each layer
one tablespoon OF pulverized sugar.
Make . custard with one pint Of
milk, three eggs, saving out whites
OF two: one-half cup Of sugar, two
tablespoons OF cornstarch and
pinch Of salt. When cold pour
custard over fruit, covering with
the whites. we'll beaten, with one
half cup Of sugar.
Green Apple Pie-Maks 4 GOOD
light crust: wet the edge Of the pie
dish and lay thin strip all round
Pare. core and slice the apples. and
lay them In the dish with a little
sugar and any favoring preferred.
such ~ lemon Juice, cinnamon, etc.
Lay . thin crust over the top. II
the apples are dry, the parings and
cores may be boiled with q little
sugar and favoring. and the strain
ed Juice added to the ffuit. Bake
the pie in quick oven. 1t may be
served hot or cold. Time, three
quarters Of An hour to bake.
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The Government Should Be Censured.
From the Reynolds Press)
Father Higgins is veteran Of the
World war He spent some time as
chaplain at Camp Dodge and was with
the boys in France for Is months. He
was wounded several times and still
carries shrapnel and was cited by the
government.
"ONE Of the most enjoyable weddings took
place las: evening" begins a half column or
so in the Peoria Star. What is so enjoyable
as wedding-unless it be divorce. case. :
BEN HARTZ Of Rock Island sang Ayl-
wards Beloved, 1t Is Morn. The Argus.
What! So soon%'
SOME gentleman 1--WE forget his name)
married Miss Maria Petefsh of Springfield t
other day. Probably landed her by skillful
use Of the spoon"
Il WILL be elected by vote in excess OF
SoOO0OO0.' said former Senator James Hamil-
ton Lewis.-The Argus
why so modest?" queries E F., who has
an uncanny aptitude for discerning printed 3D.
dities. The U. s. has population Of more
than 100.0OO,o00.
"ALL EYES CENTER ON THE WOMEN
Davenport Democrat e COILS wide).
And heaven help the blind" fervently adds
u. NJ. C.
COX and Harding, Harding and Cox.
Eyes glued fast to the ballot box:
Both stopped throwing their verbal rocks
|. one Is due for some awful shocks.
R. E. MIG.
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Argus Information Bureau


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To Wash Furniture - Furniture
washed with CASTLE seap ana TEND
water and rubbed With . piece OF
Old silk will look like new.
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Tested Recipes.
Canape q lArtiste-Mash q small
piece Of cooked fish which has been
left over. Just about two table,
spoons will be enough. Rub through
. fins sieve and add one tablespoon
Of melted butter. ons-half teaspoon
Of salt. one-Quarter teaspoon Of
paprika, one teaspoon Of grated
onion and one teaspoon Of finely
minced parsley.
Mix and then spread on strips Of
toast and then dust with paprika
and gArn;sh with bits OF olive.
Baked Stuffed Tomatoes = Cut
tops OF tomatoes and scoop out
the inside. Mix this with ground
smoked ham and bread crumbs. Fill
cavities with this mixture and re-
place tops. Put in baking pan with
. little water and bake for about
one hour IN moderate oven.
Combination Salad-Tvo cups Of
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VOTERS with a sense Of thrift probably
had that sense bruised to the quick today
when they surveyed the awful waste of paper
resulting from voting a straight ticket Our
thrifty Scottish soul rebelled and we, utilized
rs much of the unwieldy ballot as would
square with our political conscience (sic) by
voting for Debs latter reading Rileys poem ;
John Maynard Harlan for governor because
his name was easy to fnd): Orpheus A. Hard
ing. Prohibition candidate for attorney general
thoping to awaken HIM: few Republicans
because we're registered as one). and Jimmy
Hughes because Jimmy's friend and needed
the vote).
AT that. Orpheus( Harding could hardly be
mo- i.,..4--e,. somnolence than Comrade
Warren G.
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Menu Hint.
BREAKFAST.
N.> N.A

DREkA nT ASx.
Grape Fruit.
Cereal and Cream.
Planned Mush Toast
Coffee.
LUNCHEON.
Deviled Egg and Potato Salad
Sliced Tomatoes
Brown Betty Vanilla Sauce
Tea
DINNER.
Canape Q lArtiste
Radishes Onions
Venetian, Steak
Baked Potatoes Dreamed Onions
Lettuce
Orange Pie Coffee