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The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-04-30
NARY AND THE MOON.
BY Lydia Lion Roberts.

copyright. 1920, by Wheeler Syn.
dicate, Inc.)
There comes John down the
street Oh. dear! wonder what
b the matter with him lately. He
y getting more silent and sober
overy day
Mary's brown eyes watched visit
lnlly as a big, blue-eyed. straight
shouldered young man approached
the house. She hastily smoothed
her silky brown hair and added q
white collar to her dark dress. Be-
fore leaving her bedroom she stood
9 the window q minute looking
ont at the apple trees in bloom
and the new green grass.
"Spring again." she sighed. 81
0ought surely by this spring
would be nest-building. John is
Earning enough now and / am sc
cred of the long days in the Office
when I am Just aching o be plant
@g a rosebud by my own door.
suppose John will want to go to
wHqk tonight. / used to like our
x1mbles around the country parts
tf the town, but since John has
pteferred the avenue l don't enjoy
30 much. don't like those grea,
6fks OF houses and the pompous
lDok OF everything"
The bell rang and Mary hurried
downstairs and opened the door
gAe looked so dainty and shining
is she smiled up at him that bash
ful John Blake's heart almost
clicked him.
'He looks so kind and good,
tAought Mary. who had battled for
4 living since . child.
~9Ae looks 1T to be . princess.
uought John, who thought nothing
80 01ite good enough, himself In
11SG, to OFFER the exquisite girl
fotn him, ess.J
&. ~ - walk On the avsnusr'
1e1Eo1 JohA -,
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-04-30
ONE YEAR AGO

Secretary Daniels lunched with
KING George at Windsor castle
Italian parliament endorsed Pre-
mier Orlando's stand On Fiume.
United States battleship Tennes-
see was launched at BROOKLYN nav
yard
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-04-30

James Byrne, New York law
yer. is the first Catholic to be
elected to the Harvard corpora
ton. which dates back 2S4 years to
1888. And with one exception, he
is the first man to be elected a fell
low of the university who is not q
resident of the vicinity of Boston.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-04-30

Nobody will begrudge the supreme court
the extra time it is taking if its decision, when
finally made settles this liquor business so
effectively that neither side will have another
comeback
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-04-30

Those who are reds, or who sympathize
with them will not be expected to take part in
tomorrow's America day demonstration.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-04-30
HOSPITAL VIGIL.

HOSPITAL VIGIL.
Faintest sound Of someone walking
Down the long, long corridor,
Muffled tones of someone talking
| But they've passed beyond the door!
| Ev'ry passing minutes dragging,
Dragging like leaden weight; e
| Faith and patient courage Tagging
! Hoping fearing unkind Fate.
Down the hall woman's moaning,
| Faint echoing, seems to blend
| With another poor chaps groaning-
Will this waiting never end?
| O. what will it bring-the morrow?
/ May the skillful surgeons art
Soon triumph and lift the sorrow
From a mothers aching heart.
Mem'ries of the past come leaping:
| Now it seems but yesterday
That we watched her toddling, creeping
Just baby at her play.
That we What's that nurse you're
That she "came through fne"-the kid?
Well The finest job OF praying
| Anybody ever did!
eff human beings could be fools without
insisting on advertising the TACT la
ments Arthur Brisbane. But they can't, Ar
thur Besides it's all a matter of opinion.
Mark Twain, you know, said something to the
effect that half the people in the world must
be crazy because the other half said So
III. C. L. RISES DESPITE U. s."-The
Hearstaminer.
And despite US, too
i Who Vents to Waste Week on One Kiss!
(From movie reader.
Keith overtakes her and exacts his promise
ic vii
The picture remains all week.
FOR many years the fire plugs in Daven-
port have been painted red Today they sport
a bright green capped with white our best
sleuth NJ. C. F., tells Aren't the new So
ciaist city dads becoming ultra-conservatiye?
WOMEN DEFEND POTATOE BOYCOTT
Evansville Courier.
Perhaps spuds are not spuds in literary
Indiana.
"Five Seconds Day With Oar Presidents
XVf-Abraham Lincoln.
Our hes. loved son
Of deathless fame.
Gods chosen one
Immortal namei
ITO Our Husbands
Continued From Yesterday.
| We know how well all men like to eat
! And now we hope they think this meal
| is a treat.
All kinds of professions are represented
| here.
SO there is no competition and nothing
! to fear.
| Now gentlemen. you always say
That womans tongue takes full sway.
So as you are guests Of honor here to-
night,
We want you to talk with all your might.
And tell US a funny story or two.
Or something about your work will do.
| DOUBTLESS we are in the category O
those who don't know much about music bu
know what they like" Nevertheless we insis
that the few empty seats at the recital in tn,
, Masonic temple last night speak i'll for thos,
who, DO know music We're rash enough t
assert land we'll leave it to her sharpest criti
whether we are partiaI that the singing c
Miss Malmrose is of as pleasing and perfec
quality as any soprano heard recently in tn,
tri-cities.
WE note by yesterdays morning. paper
that our triflng prediction anent Hiram or tn
Gen. claiming foul was fulfilled. Yes YES
we know you didn't see our prophecy until YES
r terday evening. but we WROTE it the nigh
before.
~. S. TROOPS PATROL MEXICAN Dor
9 DER-El Paso Fears Revolt; Villa MAY Joi
Rebels--Carranza Ring Broken
WELL, gbye, Carranz' old top. Take kee
o yourself r.. MIG
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-04-30

James Buchanan was the last
president to wrap his neck in a
stock, as Monroe was the last to
wear knee-breeches-an he was
the last of an era. An age passed
away as he passed out of the White
house.
After Buchanan's birth in Penn
sylvania log cabin, his father, who
was an Irish immigrant. prospered
as a country storekeeper and was
able to send his son to college.
But the college sent him back as a
wild spirit that it could not tame.
The pastor of the scandalized fam
lily begged and obtained chance for
the wayward youth. who improved
it so we'll that he graduated first
in his class. Nevertheless, the still
unforgjving faculty denied him the
honors of his rank.
Buchanan always Loyalty credit
ed his mother with having exerted
upon him the greatest influence for
good. Possibly the severe lesson
which he received from his stern
alma mater may have been some
what responsible for the prosy
propriety of his life ever after.
This would be but a dull story Of
law and politics were it not for {
single tragic episode which cast 6
shadow over the whole after life o.
our bachelor president-the only
president to die bachelor
young woman, to whom Buchanan
was engaged in early manhood, Z
daughter of the wealthiest tamil,
in the county. wrote him a lettel
Of dismissal under the spell of ;
jealousy which had been arouse,
by gossips. Pride on both side
kept the two apart until their sepa
ration was made irrevocable b,
her sudden death-probably by sui
eide. In grief and horror, tn
young lover wrote to the father 0
the dead girl. begging the privileg
Of looking upon her remains and o
following them to the grave Blu
the letter was returned to him IN
opened.
Four and forty years passed. an
Buchanan went to his grave with
out ever having taken any othe
woman to his heart. When his ex
ecutors opened the papers, whicl
CopyI light, 1920 bv James Morgal
with The Mcclure Ne
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-04-30

Without asserting that inteUi-
gent, vigorous treatment applied
early enough and over q sufficient
period of time invariably controls
syphilis, mention these two cases
to show what fools these Wise
heiners be.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-04-30

Rock Island Is still approximately 100 per
cent American.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-04-30
By JAMES MOl- 6AN

179l-April s9, James BuchaA.
an born in Franklin
county, Penn.
1S09-Graduated from Dick.
insOn college.
1S1!Became a lawyer in Lam.
caster, Penn.
1sl5.1e-Member Of the legis.
lature.
1S19-Tragic death of his be-
trOthed, Annie c. Cole.
man.
1Ss1-31-Member Of congress.
1884 Minister to Russia.
Dissatisfaction.
1S45.9-Secretary of state.
1856 Minister to Great Brit
ain.
1S56-Democratic nominee for
president.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-04-30

Plots of the reds to kill a
score of federal and state
officers in this country on May
have been discovered by the
department Of justice. Those
who have questioned whether
there Is any real occasion for
tomorrow's patriotic demon
stration may ponder this fact.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-04-30

@ 1920 by James Morgan published by special arrangement
with The Mcclure Newspaper Syndicate
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-04-30


confidential being drecs No attention VII"
ererxl.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-01-30

by Mr. Cant and tabled, be adopted
Resolved, That the chair appoint
a joint commission of one member
| each from the chamber Of commerce.
the Rotarian, Kiwanis, good roads and
automobile associations and the board
of county commissioners of Escambia
county, the county engineer and q
member of the engineers association
shall have in charge the active prep
aration Of a good roads program of de-
velopment of Escambia county, to
draft definite road program, get es-
Inmates on materials and cost of work,
determine amount of bond issue to
finance same, prepare and publish
propaganda in interest of bond cleo
ton, arrange legal prerequisites to
bond election, and gain from the state
road department such pledge or
pledges as may be obtained for fu-
ture help, and such other work Incl
dent to furthering the advancement
of building good roads as may be
deemed expedient, and to apportion
their incident expenses among the
said several associations and organi-
cations, for contribution thereto"
The resolution received a dozen
seconds, Ven. John H. Brown, L. w,
Hardy, F. w. Marsh and Gus Solder
lind each speaking briefly in favor.
1t was adopted without a dissenting
vote.
Other Matters Taken Up.
Ven. John H. Brown then urged that
the Old Ladies' Home be completed
and a resolution was passed on L. v.
Holsberry's second.
Capt. l. H. Aiken spoke briefly or the
Importance of the cotton compress and
emphasized the value of the industry
to the city. He urged that the ciu-
zens dig down into their pockets and
find the money to buy $4,000 shares
of stock now in the treasury. l.. V
Holsberry spoke on the same topic ana
a resolution to that effect was carried
Mr.. Aiken's resolution that the coun-
tv commissioners remedy the distress
ing and "disgraceful condition OF the
link in the Navy Yard road, between
the Halfway House and the bridge
was carried
commissioner Gus Soderlind SAID
the DELAY in completing constructor
of the road was not the fault OF the
county board but that the bond issue
was held up. LAS soon as the money Is
available" Mr.. Soderlind sald' the
road will be completed
Harry Thompson urged the impor-
lance of Community Service ana Assn
ed that pledge cards be slgheu.
Preceding the speaking the Eu =:
NT,tt comedy orchestra gave brle.
r,,,sical program and two members ol
tho company entertained with songs
and dances.
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No. CONTINUED Ofrm
Page One.

that the road work should continue
under The same direction
8 Your committee believes this
last recommendation to be absolute
~ essential to the success of a bond
election
Signed:
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-01-30
PITsSYFOOT JOHNSON'S
RIIST IN HALL OF FAME

London, Jan. "a wax figure OIL
W p (Pussyfoot) Johnson, the
American prohibition worker VINO re-
Gently sacrificed an eye to the dry
campaign in England, has been placed
among the 'immortals" in Madame
Tussauds museum of wax figures.
The figure representing Mr. Johnson
has a patch over the injured eye
Madame Tussaud's establishment
which has been running for more
than half a century, has come to be
almost a national institution. In 1t
are to be found the busts and statues
of people of all periods who have
achieved fame or notoriety.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-01-30
RICH-CREAMY
SH A MI p 90
Such is 60 Ban" Liquid Shampoo,
Makes Your Hair Glowing, Radi-
antIy Beautiful.


Q-Ban pronounced Ku-Ban) Liquid
Shampoo is not merely a liquid soap
like most other shsmpoos but has a
base of cocoanut oil which fathers
freely, dries easily and leaves your hair
fluffy, soft and radiantly beautiful
Get a bottle of Q-Ban Liquid Shampoo
from any druggist and give it a trial.
1t viii make your hair glow and CLEAN;
make your hair hold its depths of sub
tie undertones of rich color-hair
whose ends glistens with life, health
and beauty. Q-Ban Liquid Shampoo IS
a hair cleaner and brightener- It gives
a delightful lather. regular pillows of
foam which make Q-Ban Liquid
Shampoo the ideal hair wash. It won't
change the color of your hair. yet it
brings out the hidden beauty of any
color of your hair. Try a bottle today
and you will vote it the best you ever
tried. Mail orders, so cents. Address,
Q-Ban Shampoo, Memphis, Tenn
Adv
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-01-30
STOP ITCHING eczema
Penetrating, Antiseptic Zemo
Will Help You

Never mind how often you have tried
andfaiIed, you can stopburning. itching
eczema quickly by applying ZemO
furnished by anydruggistfor $50. Extra
large bottle, S1.00. Healing begins the
moment Zemo is applied. In short
time usually every trace of eczema,
letter, pimples, rash, blackheads and
similar skin diseases will be removed.
For clearing the skin and making it
vigorouslyhealthy, always Zemo, the
penetrating, antiseptic liquid. 1t is not
agTeasy salve andit doesnotstain. When
others fail 1t is the one dependable
treatment for skin Houblesof all kinds.
The E. W. Rose Co., Cleveland. q.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-01-30
Figures on Issue

hiwanis Club Committee on Puh1ir
Affairs.
Figures on Issue.
The following relative to a county
bond issue were submitted:
Sl,500,000 of bonds drawing / ner
cent interest per annum would be S57.-
900; A sinking fund on IS year basis
would require annually s42,S57; Total
cost, Sl17S57; The automobile license
tax could be used to reduce this Der
annum. $1,000; Net cost, s106. s57.
The present taxes for county purpos-
es az road development, $s7. 900; Is
dmated needs for road repair. etc.
roads outside Of contemplated svs-
tenn $4,000; Balance available for in
terest and sinking fund, $1,000: Net
increase in taxes per annum. s46.S57:
prospective benefits which we will be-
come entitled to receive from state and
government road appropriations per
annum, $4,000; A net credit in road
development of $3143
As nearly as we can estimate this
viii mean an increase in the tax rate
Of two mills
Rotary Club Report
John A. Massey of the Rotary club
committee on public affairs reported
40 Ills EQUALIZATION. lie SAID that
through a misunderstanding a meet
ing Of the committee Of the two clubs
failed - be held. but that reporting
Tor his club he urged that the numer-
Gus minor projects now half finished
he completed He referred especial
" to the cotton compress and the old
Ladies Home. Mr.. Massey said be
believed these two matters should be
taken Ga re Of before tho orcr,,,f p . +fr,,s.
took up any new projects
James b. Perkins was introduced
as the speaker of the evening. He de-
elared that he had been highly hon
ored in being asked to speak before
the meeting, because the men there
were working for the greatest end pos
sible. the advancement of their city.
Cities do not grow like mush-
rooms" Mr.. Perkins said, They grow
by the efforts of their people and our
town will grow only as we put our
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-01-30
TONIGHT! YES! YOU MUST!
You Can't Stay Bilious and Constipated. Your Liver
and Bowels Need "Cascarets'-No GRIPPE!

Don't put IN another day of distress.
Let Cascarets cleanse your stomach;
remove the sour. fermenting food;
take the excess bile from your liver
and carry out all the consLpated
waste matter and poison in the bow
els. Then YOU will feel great.
Cascarets tonight straighten you
out by morning. They work while you
sleep.-Adv.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-01-30

Turn the rascaIs ouJ-tne head
ache, biliousness. indigestion, colds. the
sour stomach and misery making
gases-turn them out tonight and
keep them out with Cascarets.
Millions of men and women take a
Cascaret now and then and never
know the misery caused by a lazy
liver, clogSed bowels, or an upset
stomach.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-01-30

kiwanis Club Committee on Public
Affairs.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-01-30
T. L. CANT,

Gil 444eAA IL
+. L. CRENSHAW.
@. c. BALDWIN.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-01-30

New Orleans, Jan. ga nervous
and unsettled market prevailed in the
early trading in cotton today. On
the opening only a faint response was
made to the very good Liverpool, the
more active months gaining 1 TO 3
points, after which the whole list fell
OF, apparently as the result of a
better feeling regarding weather con-
dltions over the belt. The map was
Dry with clear weather in the west
ana predictions were for continued
dry weather over the greater portion
OF the belt. At the end of the first
half hour of trading. prices were g to
10 points under yesterdays close.
The market turned steady on re-
ports of a good spot business with
sales of both low and high grades.
one transaction was put through in
inch and a quarter staple. good mid
ding cotton at 90 cents a pound
Contracts retained a slight tendency
to sag and late in the morning were y
to Is points under yesterdays final
prices.
The upward reaction in foreign ex-
change stimulated a new demand for
contracts and at 1 o'clock the trad
ing months were four to IS points
higher than the closing questions of
yesterday.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-01-30

New Orleans. Jan. 2s.-cotton fu-
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-01-30

New York, Jan. 29.-Bullish advices
from Liverpool failed to inspire mucn
buying in the cotton market at the
opening here this morning. There was
moderate demand through houses
with Liverpool connections but the
opening was unchanged to Il points
lower under local, Wail-st. and south
ern selling figures during the early
trading, with March touching $685.
and July 32.48. Private cables said
the advance in Liverpool was due to
end month calling, covering and an
export demand for spot cotton, but
sentiment here was evidently unset
tied by financial conditions and re-
ports of a slow spot demand in the
south. One of the early wires from
the eastern belt reported few spot
buyers but said that holders show
ed little disposition to sell below the
40 cent level.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-01-30
JACKSONVILLE.

Jacksonville. Jan. 29.-The spirits
market was firm at 1891, with sales
of 107.
The rosin market was steady with
sales of 352.
Receipts: Spirits, 223: rosin, 75S.
Shipments: Spirits, 351; rosin, 1875.
Stocks: Spirits, 1906; rosin, S2S62.
OLntatinnS were as follows.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-01-30
SAVAN NJ All.

Savannah, Jan. 29.-The spirits
market was firm at 1919, with sales
OF 109.
The rosin market was firm with
sales of SIG.
Receipts: Spirits, 80, rosin, 42S.
Shipments: Spirits. %; rosin, 304.
Stocks: Spirits, 10,160; rosin, 6S,-
EGO
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-01-30
NAVAL STORES
PENSACOLA.

Pensacola, Jan. 29.-Trading on thu
open market has been discontinued
Receipts: Spirits, 60; rosin, 1,4O0.
Shipments: Spirit, 1879; rosin, 1852.
Stocks: Spirits, 5,672; rosin, 46,451.
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1920-12-29
Wilson Celebrates
GA tn Anniversary

WASHINGTON. dec. 2S-presid mt
wilson. who entered the white House
nt the age of Sc. today celebrated the
dxtyfourth anniversary ~ his birth.
his last birthday before rctiring 10 the
lifc ~ private citizen.
Al the members ~ tho president. n
immediate family with the exception
II wm g. McAd1o. his son.in law. spcnt
the day with him. business cne1w".
mcnis prevented MI McAdoo coming
to Washington. hu, Mrs Meade, NJ
and Mrs. Francis a. S,yrc Mr. Wilson's
son in.law. and diurhtr and Miss
Margaret Wilson. tho third daughter.
were present fu an informal birthday
PARTY. gwen by Mrs Wilson for th'
president
Numerous m.ssagcs n c0ngraiula.
tons were received az the White House
turing ihc dsy. including onc from
King Gcorg" ~ Great Britain.
Mr. Wilson spent the day quietly and
with Mrs Wilson entertained az lunch
"on Miss Marjorie Rrown. cousin of his
first wife. and her fiancc. h"niamin liill
of New York. who's wedding ioos p;ac'
tonight ~ the hoino - tho trid" Mrs
wilson. togrih,g with Mrs McAdoo
,irs s,yrc and Miss Wilson. aitcniei
the wedding
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1920-12-29
PLOT FOR WHOLESALE DELIVERY PRISONERS DISCOVERED
GRAND JURY WOULD
OVERLOOK ACTION
FORT WORTH MOB

Special 20 The News.
rORT WORTH, Dec. 2s.--It was
en- odd report tina: was returned 20
District Judge George y. liosey of
the criminal district court by the
grand Jury which investigated the
lynching Of Tom w. Vickery last
Wednesday night. II merely was
To the effect that II would no, rc.
turn any indictment and further.
more asked TO b. excused from maS.
ing any formal written report 10
the court.
The inference 10 he drawn from
that Of course. was that the grand
jury members approved the action
% the mob which took Vickcry from
the county Jail and strung him up
to hackberry tree on the hanks
q tile Trinity river. Nickery was
In jiil for having shot Pa,rola'1n
jeff c. Couch 60 death on the Mon.
dry night preceding his iynchlng.
lie had previously been charged
with the killing of John Little,
about four years ngo, hut was never
tried Tor that offcnse.
The excuse for this sort of repoir
given by the grand jurors WAS tina.
they would prefer not "a make any
because they felt II would bc bc:,rf
to leave the way open for any slib.
seaucnt grand jury TO take up tee
investigation unhampcrcd. IT, Y.
CruWley. wcllknown livesiock
commission man. was foreman Of
the grand jury.