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The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1920-12-13
lHEVNNE RECITAL
A MUSICAL TREAT
NOTED RUSSIAN PIANIST PROV
ED TO MOSCOW AUDIENCE,
HE is GREAT ARTIST.

Last Friday evening Mr.. Lhevinne,
the Russian pianist, gave a concert
in the University auditorium to a Sc
lect and appreciate audience. A bril-
liant performance, the failure of the
lighting system, an %impromptu SER
enade, and a battery of noisy regis
tiers combined to make the evening
memorable. The various annoyances
of the evening might easily have dis
committed a lesser man than Mr.. Lhe-
vinne. The artist, however, accepted
the difficulties gracefully and con-
trived to win both the respact and
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1920-12-13

that dull, faded or streaked appear
ance, this simple mixture was APP
piled with wonderful effect. By ask
ing at any drug store for "Wyeth's
Sage and Sulphur Compound" you
will get a large bottle Of this old
time recipe, improved by the addition
of other ingredients, all ready to use,
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1920-12-13
HAVE DARK HAIR
AND LOOK YOUNG

Nobody Can Tell When You Darker
Gray, Faded Hair with Sage Tea.
Grandmother kept her hair beauti-
fully darkened, glossy and attractive
with a brew of Sage Tea and Sui
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1920-12-13

Whipping cream at the Bon Ton,
soc a pint 1853
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1920-12-13

The old time Christmas spirit is manifest this year.
True, our sharp revisions of prices downward and
the arrangement of the large Christmas stock IN
our new store is an added incentive. The store IS
given over to Christmas trade and that "Curs is
the Store of Christmas Gifts is literally true.
Gifts that are Practical-Gifts that are Useful
Gifts that will Please-for every member of the
family.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-04-26
Fixing the Guilt.

Acceptance Of his terms BY both parties to
the Fiume dispute is no small triumph for
President Wilson. Fiume easily constituted
one, of the most serious obstacles to peace
The presidents terms were founded upon JUS
tice and the disputants finally, though reluct-
antly, have been forced to virtually admit the
fact by coming to them.
Whether capitulation Of the opposition on
this point will have any effect on the treaty
deadlock in the United States remains to be
seon Some believe that the agreement be-
tween Italy and Jugoslavia, the attitude Of
Japan IN regard to Shantung. and various con-
cessipns made by allied premiers to the stand
taken by the president have so changed the
outlook that resubmission Of the treaty to the
senate is justified.
Certainly if there is the slightest hope of
gaining the senates approval the matter should
again be put before that body. Any method of
resuscitation is justified to save the treaty, for
it surely will perish of neglect if attention is
deferred till after the campaign. Then the
paramount question once more will be Who
killed cock robin?"
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-04-26

onA, two - three 1oeposnd sac1n. imDsnsd
~ fear d another sxpsrisnee. lfks thoss oe
the last two years 1t canning time.
Buying on such scale naturally creatsd
= temporary shortage and that gave tho prob
tears and SPECTATORS IN opportunity. and re
cent training has made them expert IN rscog-
MIXING and taking advantage Of such openings.
So now sugar is retailing at anywhere mp to
80 cents per pound and in many cases pound
ID the limit for each purchase Many believe
that the price thus artifcially boosted VIII
hold throughout the season and thus part OF
the people. in grabbing for themselves more
than enough for their immediate needs. prob
ably have imposed tax Of many millions Of
dollars upon others less .forehanded," or more
considerable of the common welfare. as one
chooses to view it.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-04-26
A Word for the Spotlight.

The accident which happened to Mark
Koenig, assistant county farm advisor. Thurs
day evening again raises the question Of en-
forcement of the automobile DINNER ordinance.
Mr.. koenig collided with an unlighted car
standing at the curb while blinded by the
bright lights of an oncoming automobile.
Under the terms of the ordinance the driver
of the car whose lights were undimped is sub
ject to a penalty. AS a matter of fact, under
the prevailing conditions, he had to keep his
lights on for his own protection. 1t was dark
and rainy. Extra illumination was necessary
to steer safe course and also to. be seen by
other drivers
Every motorist knows hoWN difficult it is
to drive in the city at. night with DINNERS on,
especially in cloudy weather and where street
illumination is not the best. Pedestrians wear
ing dark clothing are difficult to distinguish
unless there is light in the back ground, and
holes in the pavements are an unseen menace.
With DINNERS on an automobile often is not
readily noticed by other drivers at intersections
and the danger of collisions is heightened It
is not to be wondered at that motorists often
disregard the DINNER ordinance and run the
risk OF arrest rather than take the risk that
compliance involves.
y The only sensible remedy that suggests it
self is the spotlight, which is also outlawed
by regulations now in force. The spotlight,
properly adjusted, puts the light where it is
needed, protects the car carrying it from dan
gers of the road, shows up pedestrians in the
street, gives warning of approach at intersec-
tons and does not confuse traffic in front of
it. 1t is possible, of course, to abuse its use
but that is not sufficient reason for barring
It altogether.
Give the spotlight chance and motor acct
dents at night will be fewer Also. drivers
will be relieved Of much of the nervous strain
that observance of the DINNER ordinance i'm
poses upon them
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-04-26

ne asked one day as he was leaving
her.
"Oh, soon now"
Suddenly he turned:
Marry me, dear, and be a moth
er to my unknown daughter You
must know how l love you" His
eyes were radiant with the worshin
that tilled his whole being.
i can't! Oh, dearest, Wallace 7
can't be a mother to myself. I'VE
deceived you! I'm your child I
loved your first letter so much 7
couldn't explain the mistake the
authorities had made. l dared mot
send you my picture! l tried to
write as a little girl. The money
you sent gave a mother with two
babies. That saved their lives"
Wallace grabbed her by the
shoulders.
You certainly did put one over
on me! Come. pay up" He drew
her to him. And, oh, what a won.
derful surprised"
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-04-26
Autobiography Of . Plain Baby
II. irresponsible Motherhood.

Autobiography Of . Plain BABY
II. irresponsible; Motherhood.
Those pitiful defects of nutri-
ton known as "marasmus," NAL
nutrition" "athrepsiA" and simil-
arly unpleasant names are really
due to poverty in some cases but
far more often they are due to ir-
responsible motherhood. as my IA
ther calls it. In his practice he
says that irresponsible mother
hood is one Of the greatest obsta-
cles he has to contend with. BY
irresponsible motherhood father
means mothers who assume they
have the right to experiment on
their own babies and to permit any
casual caller or acquaintance or
corner druggist or practical"
nurse to experiment on them.
The most deplorable error into
which these easy-goinF doctors
and irresponsible mothers fall is
the belief that any so-called in
FAINT food which happens to agree"
is the proper food for the baby. No
one would for a moment assume
that because beef broth or picked
pears happen to agree with an
adult the adults diet should con-
Rst Of beef broti, sd nt..,iea peArs.
But this kind OF reasoning goes
for the baby!
Many Of the proprietary foods
are SO loaded with sugars or
starches that they quickly produce
obesity in the baby-fabby, pale,
anemic fat And so abnormal is
the popular conception that many
parents actually welcome the ap-
pearance of this disease state in
their babies. Why, so popular has
obesity become among the more
ignorant classes that a normally
| nourished baby, one weighing what
| a baby of his age should weigh, is
deemed "frail."
The indispensable accessory fac
tors in a baby's food are known as
vitamlnes, and without them a
baby cannot possibly grow and de-
velop normally. Fresh milk is
rich IN vitamines. Fresh meat
broths. fresh fruit juices and fresh
vegetables cooked and strained
through a sieve, also contain more
, or less vitamines.
| Intelligent parents will seek
and follow to the letter. the ply
sician's advice about infant feed
ing, at regular intervals through
, out the first year. irresponsible
parents will accept any old sug-
gestion from any old wiseacre who
happens in.
Questions and Answers.
Alligator Skin A few months
ago you published recipe for al
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-04-26
Who's Got the Sugar?
Who's got the sugar now?

AS usual some seem to have more than
their share, SO others have to content them
selves with less.
Last winter when government control
ceased and the price went up from IL to 20
cents per pound there was an apparent abund-
ance to be had at the figure. The pound limit
at the grocery was done away with and anyone
could buy any reasonable quantity In some
parts of the country dealers even made drive
on sugar using advertising to increase sales
in large lots As result families. hotels. res
taurants, candy manufacturers etc, fastened
to stock up Housewives in many cases bought
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-04-26
THE DAILY SHORT STORY

the longing he had always had for
a sister made him throw caution
to the winds and choke out girl"
from a dry throat when asked his
choice. He had feared especially
the thought of the personal letters,
but they had not been 80 bad after
that first awful effort. Hours he
had spent on its composition. He
had told all his history from his
boyhood, Of his likes, his work, Of
his newlyformed plan to come to
France to help out with the recon
struction work. He tucked in a
kodak snapshot of himself, made
when he was kicking goal for
his college team.
That first letter Of mine must
have been fairly decent, for her an
swer was great stuff" He took
out OF his pocket a small bundle of
letters, and thumbed them over
till he got the first one Nancy had
written him. Some eager was to
hear from herr"
The joy Of being responsible for
the welfare OF another human be-
ing was a revelation to this grown
up boy. He began to reread this
letter. muttering aloud some Of her
labored phrases in their even more
labored English:
Kindness Of America to bleed
ing France. to render material aid
to her precious country, dire need
even though the fighting was over.
I'm bet the parish priest helped
her with that. It's a child's soul
all right. even il there is maturity
Of expression. A beautiful one
too! I suppose that war has made
even babies think and act like
grown-ups. Jove! / wish she were!
Almost! I suppose II she were
though, I'd be afraid OF her!"
He folded the lettsr and put Il
carefully back In the proper order
with the others. Then he took from
his pocketbook . bill and several
Lists. He Studied these:
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-04-26

THAT furniture fitted that doll
house l made as if it had grown
there. The kewpie in the lift"
was happy thought. I'll bet no
other. French child has such an
outfit"
The next day Wallace landed
and FASTENED at once to Pre-, where
Nancy had always posted her let
tiers. The only person there named
Duclean, the authorities assured
him, was a nurse. Perhaps she
was a relative. She might be able
to tell him where he could find his
child. He hunted up the nurse.
She was a beauty, and his heart
leaped as he registered the firm
determination to win her or never
marry, and he fully intended to
marry.
YES" she told him in reply to
his inquiry. Il am the only living
relative the blessed child has. I
am glad you have come to see her.
but you win have to wait. / can't
explain why Just now" she added
mysteriously.
That's hard luck! What the
dickens am / to do with these
things?' he hlurted out impetuous-
ly. and pointed to the bundle in
the motor.
| Il will take charge of them,
Wsieu. and see that she has them
as shortly as may be after you
entrust them to me-"
In bringing in and examining the
gifts he prolonged his call into a
real visit. It left item on such
terms Of friendship that it was
wholly unnecessary for him to find
excuses for calling every time she
was OF duty. They had thousands
Of things to talk over regarding
his child's~ welfare" Everything
she suggested pleased him, for he
vas absolutely convinced Of the
beauty Of her character and her
wisdom.
| ~Whaas IN I.tn - my. enndr .
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-04-26
Whats I'm a Name?
BY MILDRED MARSHALL
tcopysieht. 1919. BY the Wheeler Syndicate. Incl

been put out. Santa Lucia was
the patroness of Neapolitan fisher
men and her name was soon adopt
ed by the Normans.
The daughter OF the earl of Mer-
lea was baptized Lucia in the time
Of Edward the Confessor. France
received her as Lucie through the
House of Blois. One lucie, a sister
Of Stephen, was among those lost
in the White Ship. In England,
Lucy was the favorite form, until
the affectation of the 18th century
produced Lucinda. Lucy Anne. an
other popular English version, had
its counterpart in Italy in Luciano
and in France in Lucienne.
The amethyst is Lucy's talisman-
ic gem. 1t will safeguard her from
danger and contagion and has a
SOLDERING effect upon a frivolous OF
highstrung temperament. Saturday
is Lucinda's lucky day and her
lucky number.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-04-26
Heart. @D@HO1i1Q
|14,!IDrObrQmcC ',
oy MRc ElIZARETH 'rH0NfDCnAI
~ 1aMRC. ELIZABETH THOMPSON

Dear Mrs. Thompson: Last win
ter my mother was left a widow. l
have brothers and sisters, but l am
the only child still living at home.
am engaged and expect to be
married this spring.
We had all our plans made to buy
our own furniture and rent a little
house. Everything is very high, OF
course. but my fiance has worked
hard for this for four years and
now he is able to provide home.
Fathers death has brought about
our problem. 1t seems cruel to
leave mother, alone. She says she
won't live with us, but We can live
with her. My fiance says that
mother can live with US, but he
doesn't want to live with her.
l will admit l don't know what l
want to do. 1t seems foolish to
spend a great deal of money now
for furniture if prices are really go
ing to drop. Besides, l believe the
man l am going to marry and l will
he happy anywhere.
What would you advise us to do!
MATILDA.
Start housekeeping alone. Prices
are high, but the situation looks
rather hopeless for a drop. II you
buy wisely your furniture will be
an investment and you will have
the use Of it between now and the
time that the drop will come
Out of fairness to the man you
are to marry you should live in the
home he provides. Your mother
will miss you for a time, but with
frequent visits you and she will ad.
just yourselves to the change and
will find yourselves happier in the
end than as If you had tried to live
together.
Dear Mrs. Thompson: I am II
years old and have been keeping
company with a young man I d.
not love. He loves me, however
and has asked fathers permission
to marry me. Father likes him and
gave the permission. simply
won't do it. The unpleasant par,
Of it II that 1t has been made cleal
that I am no longer wanted q
homo and that 1t is The family
desire to have me marry even II
don't love the moA.
Please give ma your advice.
an deA9erets becazSe I don't know
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-04-26
HIS FRENCH ORPHAN.
By Lucia Bosley.

Copyright, 1920, by Wheeler Syn
dictate. Incl
As the boat plowed her way on
Wallace Broadhead wondered for
the 59th time what sort of girl his
French orphan would prove to be.
4 IF she is half as good looking
I, a. she sounds lovable in her let
tiers, she's winner" he murmured
to himself.
He really felt that he knew her
Joyous nature that all her terrible
( experiences had been unable TIC
hill. He never had heard these de-
tails, just the broad, general facts
that her father had been shot, her
mother deported. and that the child
herself had hidden in cellar for
four days and then had managed
to get into the English lines.
twelve or So" they had told
him at THE Orphans Relief" when
be had signed up for her. pretty
name. Nancy Ducleon! Five days
till ! see herr"
He chuckled softly to himself as
he recalled his struggle over the
idea Of adopting an orphan. 1t had
seemed such q strange thing for
m unmarried man to do. Though
when he realized that even school
girls were doing it, the idea had
seemed more feasible.
'That was some hike I took the
tay I decided! Some tough fight
before made up my mind. Cut
ting out dancing, opera, flowers,
Helen, all that gay bunch was no
joke." His mind fingered half re-
gretfuily on Helen. Il couldn't
have hi, her stride ever. / guess,
4 40 It's better as 1t Is. Anyhow,
those half-starved children on the
4 ooters fetched me-"
wallace still gAsped at his dar-
le for selecting = girl. big and
4fh - he was. He had no
qle6se .of women, either, but
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-04-26

tAny reader can gcs the answer TO q
ton bureau. Frederic J. Haskin, Director.
confidential. the replies being sent direct
paid TO Anonymous iettezs,.
@. What organization did the
most relief work during the war?
V. V.
A. The Red Cross society was
the largest organization doing re-
lief work during the World war. 1t
expended more than $500, 900. 900,
alleyiating the suffering and hard
ship caused by the war.
@. How much brighter is full
daylight than full moonlight:
F.M
A. Recent experiments have
proved that full daylight Is about
100000 times as bright as full
moonlight
q. What effect does light have
on the growth of plants? NJ. E. c.
A Plants DO not grow in the
dark. This is shown by the diff
ferent ugor Of plants growing in
the shade and those In the sun
shine. When the light IL reduced
to a certain point there Is nc
growth at all. Plants do not grow
at night. Bright moonlight Is not
Sufficient TO effect plant growth
Among the plants making the
most rapid seasonal growth ore
those Of tho far north during the
season when there ia no night,
q. What exemption may a widow
claim In making out her income
tax returns Il. A,
A. The fact that she Ia q widow
has nothing to do with her return
II she has NO dependents she is en-.
titled only to b personal exemption
OF $1,000. the same as any other
single person. II she is the head
Ct Z tspllx ahk u entitled 70 11eot
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-04-26

what to do. T. H. J..
Do not marry the man since you
do not love him. 1t would be better
to find position and to live else
where than to spoil your whole life
by loveless marriage.
At the age of IS you are very
young to start out in life alone.
Your success or failure depends en-
tirely upon the quality of your
character. Always remember that
you want to be worthy of a good
husband some day and that you
must not compromise yourself.
T Dear Mrs. Thompson: am a
girl 20 years of age. / have been
keeping company with a young
man OF II for two years. We have
been engaged for four months. He
has never given me q ring, and
many Of my girl friends think this
is strange as he can we'll afford t.
give me a ring.
This bothers me when out in
company, for almost everyone
around here knows of our engage
ment. Should l tell him how I
feel about the ring and ask him TO,
one? WORRIED.
You are certainly entitled to the
ring. Since the young man il
thoughtless and does not get you
one, tell him that you would like
one.
Dear Mrs. Thompson: My brother
and l are two young men, aged q
! and Is. We have recently moved
onto farm with our parents, who
are continually telling US to gel
married so we will have someone
to keep house for us.
Neither Of US is much interested
in women, although We have lived
! in the city until recently. Should
We try to follow our parents id.
vice and ruin our chance for happi.
ness or take our own course and
wait until We really love someone
before We tie ourselves down, o.
we are Of age. We think 10 should
decide for ourselves.
| R. H. AND NJ. H.
Follow your own ineltnations. I,
would be most unwise to marry In
order to have 4 housekeeper
Housekeepers can b hired, YouI
lives VIII b fa1 riehss e -yoa val
Tor 1--we
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-04-26


Urn postage Ee brief. All inquiries AZ
to each individual. No attention VII D
exemption and 5000 additional for
each child.
@. What are the proceedings tof
a resident of an European country
to obtain a passport to come 10
the United States? c. H. III.
A. The person should apply to
the government of his country fof
a passport. If it is granted, II
should be taken to the nearest
American consul for wise or ap-
prevail. He would then be allowed
to proceed to this country.
@. How can / find out if Ger.
tain invention has been patented
S. L. l.
A. A search of the files OF the
United States patent Office, IN
Washington. will reveal whether
the invention has been patenteo'
The services of a competent al
torney should be engaged to make
such a search.
@. How was the name Golden
Gate" given to the entrance, to san
Francisco bay? J. +,
A. This passage was named inc
Golden Gate" by Colonel Fremont
upon the discovery Of gold in Cal
if0rnia. because Of the brilliant e.
feet Of the setting sun upon Inc
surrounding cliffs and hills.
@. Where !s the Lincoln high
way? D. c. h.
A. This is q projected Trans
continental highway which will e1'
tend from New York city to Ss.i
Francisco. by way Of PITTSBURGH.
Omaha. Cheyenne. Salt Lake Cit!,
and Reno. At present this highway
t 10 one-third completed, and inc
work 10 ,gqips forward
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-04-26
LUCINDA.

Lucinda is a 18th product. II is
the romantic version of Lucy, a
name borne by many noble ladies
of that period whom poetry pre-
ferred to address as Lucinda, I'M
der the impression that the latter
was more pleasing and popular
than the simple Lucy.
Lucinda of course. signifies light.
Her origin is with the Latin word
lux, meaning light. which gave rise
to the favorite old Roman name
Lucius. one born at daylight, or one
of fair complexion, as some trans
lations would have it.
The first feminine form which
paved the way for the rise of Luz
cinda. was Lucia This name be-
longed to a viFgin martyr of SYRIA
cuse, whose name Of light, being
indicated by early painters by a
lamp or by an eye, led to the leg
end that her beautiful eyes had
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-04-26
Today's Anniversaries

1S17-Lord Lyons, British minis
ter to the United States dur.
: ing the Civil war, born in
Hampshire, England. Died in
London, Dec. 2. 1887.
ls2S-Martha Finley. author of the
famous Elsie" books horn
at Chillicothe, Ohio. Died in
1909. -
lS48-A new constitution was pro-
claimed in Austria.
lSS2-kmg and queen Of The Meth
eriands arrived at Windsor
ON a visit to Queen Victoria.
1SS7-Canadtan parliament passed
resolutions against the Irish
coercion bill.
1s06-The Dominion government
vetoed the anti-Japaneea ~.
i1lAnon Of Hritiah colunhis