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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1920-01-24

Rosemary was still trembling
from the effects of her dream, but
the color of the freight had re-
turned to her pretty face. She
would have dropped into the leather
chair again, but Sydney only held
her closer.
Dear Rosemary, suppose II
hadn't been a dream, would VII,
have cared like that?" he asked
"Oh. Sydney, don't you know"
she said. looking into his faea
grown SO dear, with eyes full q!
love. "
And Sydney knew.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1920-01-24
Todays Anniversaries


lSzl-Elizabeth Ann Seton. VIM
founded the Sisters Of Char
ity in America, died at EN-
mittsburg. Md. Born in Nev
York city. Aug. %. 1774.
lsSs-Cleveland. Norwalk, and To-
ledo railroad opened, com-
pletine the line between Ns~
York and Chicago.
1S7o-Prince Arthur Duke Of con.
naughty was received hv
President Grant 1t the Witt
house.
as0-Michael Dayitt and oth.r
Irish leaders were hound ovsr
for seditious speeches.
1uS1-MAsaachusetts Historical a.
cisty celebrated ito centsr.
nal.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1920-01-24

Out OF IS communist workers indicted in
Chicago yesterday there are not hals dozen
with honest American names and for all any
BODY knows these may have been assumed
From the spelling Of most Of them 1t would be
inviting disaster for an American tongue to
undertake pronunciation. After trying to read
the list the average American is ready to ap-
prove deportation Of the entire bunch. sight
unseen"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1920-01-24

Dear Mrs. Thompson: / would
like very much to express my opil-
ion regarding letter signed
"Never-Give-Up." l think it is the
most sensible article I have ever
read in your column.
1t hardly seems possible that
you would think the views Of the
girl radical You speak of the diff
ferent moral standards. There is
but one moral standard. 1t can
neither be raised or lowered.
trust that you will not think me
narrow minded.
BACHELOR OF TWENTY-FOU.t
There are different moral stand
ards. You do many things which
you consider right which l would
not do, while l do many things
which you would believe absolutely
wrong. It is a-Question which Of US
has the better idea Of right and
wrong.
Many excellent characters dance
and play cards. But since Never
Give-Up" has scruples against dan :
ing and card playing she should
not act contrary to her convictions.
Our opinions change, however. and
what we think wrong today is right
tomorrow and visa versa.
Dear Mrs. Thompson: l am in
love with young man who lives
with his grandmother. She threat
ems to disinherit him for going with
me. Several weeks later he broke
away from me. I've gone out with
him several times since and he
treats me the same as he always
did, but never asks for a date or
kisses me goodnight.
Do you think he quit me on &C.
count of his grandmother threat?
! Is he worthy of my love? / am in 4
different city and he knows my ad-
dress, but still he doesn't write.
DEARIE.
| 1t looks very much as II the
young man is doubtful about his
love for you and prefers to stand
by his grandmother..s money. If he
is young and not of an age to be
seriously In love or to marry, he 10
wise in his decision.
1t does seem, however, that he
lacks backbone to give up the girl
I Of his choice. Doubtless his grand
mother you'd get over her preiu-
dice and he would inherit the money
anyway.
Since he no longer asks for
dates" regard him as an acouaint-
ance and do not permit him To run
around town with you when he does
not call.
Whether or not he In worthy of
you l cannot say, since l know
neither Of you.
Dear Mrs. Thompson: I am .
girl is years OF age and a iunior
II. high school. love a fellow
three years Older than myself.
have written him . letter, but have
not received IN answer, although,
he promised he would answer I'M
mediately.
! met him while visiting friend
lew weeks ago. He liked mo
LOOK me TO . party one night, aud
before he left called me up over the
! telephone. ''
/ ! love him dearly and II h.
doesn't soon answer. would It he
proper Tor me to write him again :
| FAITH.
NO. you should not write sssin
You VIII probably hear nom ths
lycung man later. ."'
fexy ana Foa1s: L n usals.s
% " 70 @a1o IA hnvR -
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1920-01-24

Wear q flower tomorrow in honor OF the
American nurses who SO heroically and faith
fully served in the military and naval hospitals
u this country and Europe. Governors Of Is
states have Joined in proclamation asking
this in response to request from 1000 wound
q men At Fort Sheridan. II 10 . small tribute
70 pay, but II will show where the heart lies
40 well ~ a more pretentious offering could do
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1920-01-24

Senator Sherman told conference OF SEN
ate ",rreconcilables" yesterday that in the
event Of q compromise on the treaty he will
holt the party organization II any Of the du-
bious. ones among the &. o. p. have been wait
Ing for an extra good argument in favor Of
splitting the difference they have 1t now.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1920-01-24
Heart. @pHOmo
>iGprObr0me!yC!. u
y -MRC. ELIZABETH THOMPSON

since they do not voluntarily. seek
love and it will fee from thee"
The girl with auburn hair would
look best in brown; the girl with
black hair, in blue or red.
Melting Icicle": have some
interesting letters for you which
will forward if you will send me
your name and address.
Dear Mrs. Thompson: I am 10
years of age and lonesome because
l live so far from the city. 1t is
about six miles away and we live
two miles from the main road.
l have no friends-neither boy
nor girl. Mother thinks l am too
young to go out with boys in the
evening. Ii she didn't object to my
going with young boys and girls
My girl friend who is Is would
wouldn't be SO lonesome. / don't
care to read books at all.
l have big brother. He has .
car of his own, but he never takes
me anywhere. l asked him to take
me for ride and he said he had,
no time and so l have to stay home.
My sister stays in town and
works and has money to spend.
don't get much to spend.
How can l get in company with
good friends? would like to get
boy friend. UNHAPPY LOUISE.
Your mother and brother both
have a wrong attitude. You are Ole
enough now to go places and sbo4At
be helped to make friends. TEL
your mother that at the age OF y
girls are old enough to go to places
of amusement when escorted by
young man. OF course they should
not stay out unreasonably late at
night.
In about two years you would
probably be happier if you got
position in the city. You must READ,
however, so that you will train you!
mind. Employers want keen anu
educated people to work for them'
Dear Mrs. Thompson: / am girl
Is years old and would like to JOIN
the movies. Could you suggest any
company l could join?
Could l Join and still be a gooa
girl?
TWO CHUMS.
The moving picture magazines
give the locations OF the different
studios. 1t would be wise to chose
one near home so that if the man
ager does not think he can use you'
you can return at little expense.
Unless your friend is accompanied
by her mother she would not oe
given work.
OF course a girl can be IN tne
movies and still remain good Inc
life is exciting, however, ana !.
takes a strong character to resist
the many temptations which arc
! offered.
Would advise you to choose some
other line of work for two or three
years. When you are older you
will have more discretion and VII!
be wiser to meet the problems VI
stage life.
Dear Mrs. Thompson: l have :
/ birthday coming on Feb. II. Wnicn
do You think would be better. 70
use Lincoln decorations or Vaien-
tine decorations? 1t is SO near 70
both. L. L. D. T.
Il seems to me there 10 moro
chance for an artistic eject u you
use valentine decorations. II, now
ever. you are entertaining many
soldier boys, they would prooaoly
enjoy sseing once again the So.
lvkite and blue.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1920-01-24

q IN aAa1 o. ~ oI11M1x


Il = eaM thaG h Kansas CITY. ~. asa do
- - IS fAelf seeu n the caT - woman
rniess - q vsry old, very yoanS. g very.
Y1RY neAstiful This mnst b reeher disheast-
snine b thoes who cannot QuaIfU ZOE my q
the Asaid" classes.
Bo,s often eersnads girls because they ad-
Mrs To hear themselves sing.
AZ FrlsadS House
.aot any nsv rscordsr
~Yss, want TO hear themT
rPrts on record). Presto. DvEyhody BE-
gins to talk ut once. When record me- been
played:
chorrs. lets have some more.
0oesip. Laughter. Clamor TOT more
music" And still No wonder Why there are
M few really good listeners these days
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1920-01-24

They are having peaceful revolution ii
Kamchatka. Now we'd like to know what II
meant by that
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1920-01-24

wonder what Roosevelt himself would hsve
said about the plan TO coin 2-ceat pisos In
his honor?
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1920-01-24
AI;IH klKS
" VII LlAM 4. Bray RAP t1n

would be for a victim Of xrM..,.
cramp!
Numerous cases on record ind.
cate that suffering Is somefims.
due to . forced change from 81.
tural left-handsdness to right-h,,a
eduess when the child ent.,.
school. No teacher should BE- ner
mitted to decide which hand a china
shall use for writing. The chiiS
alone should decide. The stutte,.
ing in such cases, even after yesr.
has been overcome by training ~.
left hand for writing and on,
skilled work.
DR.. Armaingaud suggests tn.
some endowed prizes for teach.,,
might promote the cause Of tn.
handed training. Such prizes hav.
already been offered in -Bouth
America. It would be q wondeYsul
thing for the country IL the neyt
generation were educated on botA
sides alike.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1920-01-24


(By E. Wayne StahD.
ny face, fair lady, seems spot
where loveliest flowers are blooming.
Thine eye the sweet forget -me-not,
which is my heart pertaining.
In schools Of bliss that heart Is taught
10 its own tender booming.
Fairer thy cheek than roses red,
Than other blossoms fairer.
Thy brow is like lily bed,
Beside which none is rarer,
Where Purity her light has shed,
Who is sweet truth-bearer.
One Of R. Is eligibles over the telephone:
Hello"
Hello, is this Mr.. -"
Eyes, it u.s."
"This is leap-year, ahem."
80 I've heard"
ct ali. will you marry me-"
"This is so sudden. l should like time to
consider"
"What?"
eyes, yes, indeed Who is this, pleaser'
Common Tendency.
at is reported that the ex-kaiser is trying
to get back into politics"
Seems to be human nature" replied Farm
er Carntossel. Every wood-sawyer I've man
ase 10 get sooner or later quit work with a
chip on his Observation-Disclosures Star.
As 1t May Yet Be in the Literary Digest
a. Clasping her passionately into his arms
he mimeographed kiss on her yielding lips.
(2) And departing, leave behind US,
Footscripts on the sands Of time.
co So careless of the single life,
So careful Of the photoengraving pro-
a. Belshazzar was watching the opposite
wall expectantly.
your majesty they said, "the printers
have gone on strike"
II should worry" said the king.-New York
Post.
Guaranteed Is Per Specifications.
Chloe-'I would only marry q man who has
lived and suffered"
George-T suppose what you want is a
NATURALIZATION Blighty.
Beauty's Building.
(By E. Wayne StahD.
Mine eyes were Beauty's prisoners the moment
they deserted
That building towering stately, t is Rock Is.
land county's pride,
Her court house, fair, majestic; in the hour
it met my sight
l fed at Beautys banquet, and my heart knew
strange delight;
1 thought of what poet in her ecstacy had
dreamed,
Who wrote of architecture that it frozen music
seemed.
heard noble music, spirit ditties of nc
Tone"
When gazed upon the court house, that sym
phony in stone.
THE SPICE OF LIFE.
Why Printers Are Still Valuable.
hFIere is theway this paragraph xxx would
look II The star weer hprinted by the Ltarer1
Digests' Photographic typexxxxxwrtten plan
kansas City Star.
On With the Strikes!
1t is evident that people will never be salts
fed in this country until everybody has NOR.
pay than everybody else.-Park City (Ky.)
News
Neat Worker.
Father, please let me marry Jim He's SC
neat-why, when he was in France he got tvt
medals for cleaning out dugouts and moppin:
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1920-01-24
Argus Information Bureau

reader
Be
confidential the replies sent direct
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1920-01-24
Questions and Answers.

Questions and Answers.
GOitre-Please answer in yuur
column whether lanolated iodine
applied TO the throat is injurious
to the system and II not, how Often,
should one apply it for simple fol..
tire? MARU.
Answer-Not oftener than ope's
physician directs, because iodine
capable of doing serious harm.
not trifie with goitre. Goitre ~
school children. so common In tAs'
middle west (Great Lakes basim)
seems to be preventable and m
mild cases durable by The uss Of
sodium iodine internally in yeryI
small doses once or twice daily.
say one grain twice a day in drini-,
ing water, over a period of not
more than six weeks.
Whooping Cough. How LONE
is whooping cough infectious.
2. Can one have whooping cough
without the whoop?
3. Does whooping cough have any
serious results in an elder person |,
L. E. s.
Answer-As a rule it remains IN
fectious or communicable for about
four weeks, sometimes longer.
Whooping cough sometimes occurs.
without a distinct whoop. but ths
fits of coughing always have q
spasmodic character and vomiting
would made the individual more
serious disease in elderly pa
tents. Persons Of any age who
have not had whooping cough and
who have been exposed or are o.
ready developing the disease Should
seek bacterin (vaccine) treatmsal
from the physician.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1920-01-24

Common Tendency.
at is reported that the ex-kaiser Is trying
to get back into politics"
Seems to be human nature" replied Farm
er Carntossel. Every wood-sawyer I've man
ase 10 get sooner or later quit work with a
chip on his Observation-Disclosures Star.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1920-01-24
A Neat Worker,

A Ne8I WOFkefs
Father, please let me marry Jim. He's so
neat-why, when he was in France he got two
medals for cleaning out dugouts and hopping
up."-The American Legion Weekly
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1920-01-24

And the au-germn git ye, il ye don't watch
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1920-01-24

Peefy and Psaa.: Il \ uaa,eaa
% " % main As boys levs yeu
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1920-01-24
On With the Strikes!

On With the Strikes!
1t is evident that people will never be salts
fed in this country until everybody has more
pay than everybody else.-Park City (Ky.)
News
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1920-01-24

hHere is theway this paragraph xxx would
look II The star weer 1sprinted by the Ltarery
Digests' Photographic typexxxxxwrtten plan:
kansas City Star.
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1920-08-13
POLISH MINISTER ASKS
FOR UNITED STATES AID

Washington, Aug. is.---Princs Casimir
Lubomirski, Polish minister to the
United States. today renewed his re-
uuest for Immediate aid for Poland
from the United States, In conference
with Secretary of state Colby and
Hugh Gibson, minister to Poland.
Minister Gibson stated that mere was
no legal obstacle TO this government
furnishing supplies TO Poland, hut that
the whole question was OF policy. and
that n wap now being thoroughly
threshed nut.
The question OF how far this govern.
ment shall 70 In the giving Of aid 20
Poland will not be definitely settled un-
III after Minister Gibson reaches War
saw. some ten days hence, he stated
Mr.. Gibson also announced that he
would confer with French ofiiciala en-
route here presumably for the purpose
Of discussing the policy OF the French
government In recognizing Gen. Wran-
gel and his nntlbolahevik government.
The state department today made n
formal request on tho French embassy
here for an explanation Of the manner
In which this oountry's statement OF
policy with regard TO Poland and Rus
eia was given out In France. Tho man
ncr IN which tho statement was made
public In Paris IL said 10 have led TO
n serious misunderstanding OF the note.
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1920-08-13
EXPRESS RATES
GIVEN BOOST
Raised l2.5 Per Cent. by In
terstate Commerce Com.
mission.
COMPANIES WANTED 25.l6

\ washington, Aug. ls.--An increase
OF l2.b per cent. In express rates was
authorised by the interstate commerce
commission.
Request OF the American Railway Ex-
press company for increases averaging
2S.l6 per cent were found not justified
by the commission, with the exception
that rates on milk and cream may be
equalized with those contemporaneously
applied by the railroad lines between
the same points.
The la.6 PER gent Increase does not
take into. consideration the increase in
wages of Approximately $50, 900 a
year yecentlv awarded by the railroad
Ths scnimlsslen held that no ade-
quate basis had been found 10 support
the request of thippers for the excep-
ton OF certain conlmodities from the
duplication ofWcreased rates. The COM
mission aiao held that prescription OF
terminal 10 teruiinar rates to apply
In the absence OF pick-up and delivery
service, or delluetluns from the pub.
lished rates awherw Nher service 10 not
rendered was WArrahted.
The increased rates may be made ef.
fective upon not less than one days no.
tice by thesfilIng OF schedules with The
commission. The express company also
was authorised 10 file blanket sched-
ules making the Increased commodity
rates effective The complete tariffs,
howevr must be submitted within nine
The 1875 per cent. increase. II was
estimated unofficially, will add approx
mately Sa6. 100000 70 the annual Income
OF the American Railway Express COM
pany. s4N
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1920-08-13
SOMEBODY SENDS PONZI
A BLACKHAND LETTER

Lexington. Mass, Aug. 13.-Charles
ronzi. whose money making system has
collapsed. has been threatened with
death, IL became known at his home
today.
A "blackhand" letter has been received
hy ronzi and as a consequence armed
guards about his home here have been
doubled
The writer Of the death threat bohsted
that he had pursued Ponzi all over the
country for twelve years. ever since
the breaking Of the get-rich- quick bub-
he in Montreal in which i'0nIi admits
he was involved. ponzl refuses TO say
whether he knows the man.
l'onzi admits that he fears somebody
else may be laying for him" because Of
losses suffered IN the closing Of his Eos
ton ofilre.
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1920-08-13
DIAMONDS CONSIGNED
!, TO MARTENS HELD UP

Washington, Aug. 13.-(A. PD-More
than 100 diamonds, supposed to have
been a part of the famous jewels oi
the Russian royal family. and ad-
dressed to "Comrade Martens" have
heen intercepted by customs officials
while en- route from soviet Russia TO
the United States. according to evil
dence introduced at the deportation
proceedings against Ludwig C. A. X.
Martens. self-styled soviet ambassador
to this country.
Details of regularly established
courier service between bolshevik
agents in Sweden with soviet represen
tatives in New York by which large
quantities of Jewels have been trans
ported for six months past also has
heen introduced in the testimony by
he government. II became known today
It the department of justice.
The theory of the government officials
is that the diamonds were being sent
to this country to he disposed OF ana
the proceeds used in furthering the
,olshevik propaganda in the United
states. II was learned today that this
was the new evidence which was in
lroduced here recently by the govern =
ment at the hearings against Martens
md which resulted in the proceedings
heinr postponed until later this month
at the request Of Martens counsel
The diamonds. numbering i51 in all
we're seized July % by the customs
authorities in--New York from , Swe-
dish sailor. Nell Jacobsen. who at
tpacted suspicion as he was leaving
the Swedish steamer Stockholm. The
sailor also was said 20 have had IN his
possession q package containing large
amount OF communist literature. IN
Guiding an appeal Of the executive
committee OF the third intcrnationale
al Moscow 70 the I. W. W"
The diamonds were described Nv
federal officials as plainly loot They
were said 20 be perfectly cut and pol
ished. and for this and other reasons
they are believed 70 have formed q
rart Of the imperial Russian crown col.
i-ciions which the bolsheviki are said
10 have conhScatcd
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1920-08-13
State Senate Ratfes Suffrage An1endn1e1t---25 to
EUROPEAN SITUATION

A violent battle for Warsaw Ia
raging northwest and north OF
the city. with the Russians maxi
Ing desperate efforts to break
through. The Russians are ad-
vancing on Warsaw from three
directions, and British official cir
cles In London believe they will
enter the Polish capital today or
tomorrow.
British labor, In conference In
London, threatened a general
strike throughout the United
Kingdom II the British govern
ment goes to war against soviet
Russia.
France has sent a note 10
washington announcing that the
French and United States gov
ernments are In complete accord
on the belief that the soviet gov
ernment Mt Moscow cannot be
recognized,
France is reported 10 be send
ing 1conciliatory' note 70 Lon
don.
Polish armistice and peace en-
voys will cross the lines on the
way to Mlnsk tomorrow evening.
The British foreign office be-
llevea that active negotiations
win not open at Minsk till Mon
day
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1920-08-13
Should Return to
Everyday Labor
Senator Harding Tells How to
Correct Corruption and
Extravaganza"

Ma,lnn n Auw 80 .At,.... a.
Mar'oh' y" aus la return 70
common every day labor" Is urgently
needed 10 correct present day ',corrun-
,,,. go x,r..an.n. a, ,,A,,.
s.yn e"u asase"eu ~ p"u''s snu
private ifc, senator warren q. Hard
ing, republican nominee for president,
declared TO gathering here today. OF
republican. democratic and independent
Ohio. '0 'o'' ~" 's'o's -
m. .,u, .sa. . a.,,.,,
~ ~ ~se"v. ,i, w. uvhvr'Vu
. " .h' 1ssunp'vu s, eu,.orS from MS I,nsit
po'un, iVlomns % M = 'ununeon; ~ w~hnn ~
ne was inc guest OF hoiof, given NJ ne
,,,,,s,,,, ,vsni ir,,,, ssp,o W VIC Vn,y Ne.
Hardlnr. for or Preaident N"wSpapep % club
~, 49,
The senator discussed, NJ the outset
the seriousness OF the white paper
shortage confronting the country's
newspapers. He then appealed 10 the
American press to perform service.
not partisan. but patriotic In point
Ing out that what America noads Ia a
consecratlon In morality"
1T was stated the other day that n
reflex OF tho war has been so rovcaled
in broken obligations and botroyad
trusts that the bonding companies are
called upon TO meet such losses that the
bo rewritten" Senator inrd,ng anid.
'lf my Information IA correc., the Ne.
curltles companies havn nevor heen
called tipon 10 ,nleet 40 MANY ana n,,rh
heavy Iosaes IN iii the hlsforv ~ that
business"
,,,,,,.. .-, .,..,..
mltnouL reIsfflnk ulrectly 70 the ne-
w nsp.aiso W ~ hpneun y. wy. ~ nin uvino.
.AN Nlaaiv oppvneln.. wv I"pMnluhn honanHs
Y. .~pIa.va mrisisiamas ~ nih party maus
~ .nas np.ssh anu aephen tnnt Y :.
Ismsmper tne tenchingn oi me miheri
~. ahe LepuohV Was 70 I'VE ~ thc past