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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1920-01-06
Personal Points

Miss Mildred Adams, Who has
been spending the holidays with
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Ellis
worth Adams. 17lz Thirteenth ave-
|nue, LEFT Sunday for Fremont, Nsb,
to resume her work ~ ktnderEAr-
ten teacher in the public schools.
Marcus II. Archer. who has been
spending the holidays At his home
In Rock Island. ha1 returned TO
Iowa City. where he Is attending
the University Of Iowa
Mrs. George Guernsey, president
general Of the d. A. r.. has left for
washington. D. c.. where she will
make preparations for the national
conference to be held there in
April. While in Rock Island Mrs
Guernsey was the guest Of Mrs.
Frank Bahnsen.
Reid H. Ray, Richard Sim and
Francis Dunn. after spending the
Christmas holidays with their par
ents In Rock Island, returned last
evening to resume their studies at
Iowa State university. Iowa City.
Professor z. J. Maurus has re-
turned to Notre Dame university
after spending the Christmas noii-
days with his mother, Mrs. Z. Maui
rus. 1000 Twelfth street.
Raymond Arndt left Sunday 70
resume his studies at the state uni
yersity after spending the holidays
at his home in Rock Island.
After spending New Years day
and the weekend with Mrs. White
brook and her parents. Mr.. and
| Mrs. Emil D. Weinrott, 1888 Eighth
avenue, Moline. d. W. Whitebrook,
/ former advertising manager with
| The Rock Island Argus. left yester-
day morning for Des Moines to re-
sumo his duties as head of the copy
wrighting department of the adver-
Using department on the Des
Moines Capital. Mrs. Whitebroox
| will Join her husband about Jan. 10
and they will make their home in
Des Moines.
Miss Abby Blakemore, professor
of Greek and Latin in the Missouri
| Valley college at Marshall, Mo-, who
| spent the holidays with her par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. H. d. Blake
more, $3.50 Seventh avenue, has re-
turned to her college.
Miss Goldie B. Weinrott left yes
terday morning to resume her stud
les at the University Of Illinois, aft
er spending the holidays with her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Emil d.
Weinrott, 1888 Eighth avenue, No
line.
Mrs. Hugh H. McQuiston and son
Billy returned this afternoon TO
their home in Elmweod, after
/ spending the past 10 days at the
home of Mrs. McQuiston's parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Fl. d. Blakemore, 1890
Seventh avenue.
Miss Florence McConochie re-
turned to her studies at Northwest
ern university yesterday noon after
spending the holidays with her par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. W. H. McCono-
chic, 1911 Twelfth avenue.
Chester Olson and his sister, Mrs.
Arthur Mason, returned to their
home in Detroit, Mich. yesterday
after spending the past three~weeks
at the home Of their parents, Mr..
and Mrs. A. Olson. 260S Fourteenth
avenue, Moline.
i John and Oren Littig left yester-
day noon for Bourbonnais. ILL.,, to
resume their studies at st. Viators
college, after spending the Christ
mas holidays at the home of the
! parents, Mr.. and Mrs. John Littig,
1920 Ninth avenue.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1920-01-06

u =
Hanhs. han6s ~ faces-all the
f1n1s q anfs - faese anyone
ever ~. 0enaral peruhine must
II = eurofy hrensi n night n Z
|foag. ueser-ealin9 lioe q hapds.
viii fncAa aknMH 6oarfnr Aovn
nnon I'm fhs hss4s o~tstrSfehel is
feep nm own noinr un - devn
m sn1ae narnofnai mnffon con.
4san&ion (
& must rea1ay BE-. hard physicai
work - srnso 4 thousand hands in
succassion. M "a smii. into =
thouseud di6er4nt faces ali In the
space Of . short few minutes. And
yet You1 nayer think 10 10 see bis
kindlv soIdi1rlv oresencs doing
1uat nat IA smiIes e Il he really
enioys ii ana soems 10 have some
soecial reaacn IA. hang rtAd to see
evsrvnra Vhom he meefs
Thaes;s 10 ma ~ thu young
girl ard her face with the hero
Eorshin n its sves IN. hand OF
the oId mother and thu searchina
eves heneath. the Witt hair. which
seem rs sav go this is the man
who hsd charsa NJ NV boy over
there Then there IA the Young
man-hew as IN the army. perhaps,
ar vonld nave been except for his
vo,,fh-Pershins rrasus his hand,
Hehfiy. for he n sixiug the chap I'D
with those stern and vet kind ewes,
| The Oh civil var veteran. the man
who had "met Pershinr before" the
. litfie Inv and the little girl who
sren,, anr. vh., ~ "a ali about ex-
cent that fhis rs a Kindly man and
his !. . handsome uniform
Il "a - eha Ntt,a todaIers that
pe,sh;nr nsys his most sincere re-
, snects Louis Ostrom. Jr.. son OF
/ Nc tor vouis Ostrom of Rock Is-
land was in the line with his
mother A. Aurustana. this after
mon tn. child wore a tiny over.
seas can and the insignia Of one
OF the chief fiehting divisions of the
A 81 r
well. we'll. look at this little
man." said. the general, "a regular
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1920-01-06

Only one Characteristic sets apart
the youth Of General John J. PERISH
ing from that OF the average man.
Those who knew him as = boy say
that he was not an unusual or pre-
eocious child! but they always add
something to this effect: HE was
the sort Of boy that sticks at any
thing he once takes hold Of" THE
lf-possession and air of compe-
self-possession an dair of compe-
tency;;" when John got started.
he'd move" Whatever he did, he
did with all his might"
A negro boy, who was about the
same age as Pershing and worked
on the Pershing farm, went to the
school which Johnny" Pershing
taught. Some of the scholars were
overgrown and unruly. Moss, the
negro, said: John Pershing-he
got that school in order. Vas, sab,
he did. He had a quiet way, but
he meant business. One day l
didn't know my lesson, and he said,
Moss, you stay in And he gave
me licking. Vas, sab. it was a
good licking-with switch-one
of them OIL fashioned switches.
Vas, sab. l. knew my lessons after
that. John Pershing-he taught
me, sab, all l ever knew"
So was the boy reflected in the
man, General John ]. Pershing,
commanding general of the Ameri-
can expeditionary forces.
Pershing's father was John
Fletcher Pershing. His family name
traced back to Frederick Pfoer-
schin, who was born in Alsace in
1924. His mother had been before
her marriage Ann Elizabeth Thomp-
son of Missouri. John Joseph PERISH
ing was the Oldest of nine children.
He was born Sept. 13, 1860, in a
little shanty midway between two
small Missouri settlements.
Johnny" Pershing as a small
boy has been described as IAN up
standing little youngster, with
bright blue eyes, the complexion Of
a girl. a deep dimple in each cheek,
and curling hair SO light colored
that teasing playmates called him a
'towhead"."
A Normal YOnth.
He was as full of antics as the
average small boy. In fact. an old
neighbor in Laclede, his later home,
said of him: "Oh, yes, John had
devilment in him-nothing mean
about it-just a little, quiet, sly
devilment"
A story is told Of the time he
took the dare Of Playmate to
have a chaw" Of tobacco. and lay
on the haystack afterward. a sad
der and wiser boy.
Once, also, he with a playfellow
was caught in the act Of stealing
apples from a neighboring orchard.
But because the boys appeared
promptly at the time Of reckoning,
they were forgiven, and told to 60
out and help themselves-"so long
as they didn't shake the trees"
John Pershing was one of the
ringleaders in locking. out the
teacher at school one day. time
honored custom of the graduating
pupils on the last day Of school,
for which he was punished by a
double recitation of lessons and be-
ing denied the candy and other
treats that went with the last day
of school.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1920-01-06
By MARGARET JANE.

Hes coming. Oh, look! There
be ID. That's he In the back seat.
o6-o-o!" Silence for a moment,
Fhile the crowd studied its hero.
Then shouting and prolonged
cheer.
~ You could almost read their
faces. There was the schoolboy.
He had edged through to the very
front rank of the throng lining the
tidewalk with an adeptness at wig
fling Into the very smallest and
most eifcumscribed Of places. only
Jossessed by little boys. Being a
hoy, he was trying to disguise the
tonder and worship that shone on
His nee. But secretly, he was
limiting. I'm gonna be a general
come lAy. 10 ! am. n be . hero, n
run tho army. n fight, l am"
And the school girls. Arm In
arm 4 long lines they stood to
watch him pass.
-D'yA suppose II we'd 'a-hem'
&e'd look, Mabsl!"
NOW. He'd never. notice. You
hint In front Of the car, Alice.
Then he'd have to look"
- But they didn't faint. Neither
ia they "a-hem." They merely
hood CENTRALIZED, and went away
With their romantic little girl
EleartA weaving dreams about this
61En1Hc hero sdgure.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1920-01-06
GENERAL. PUTS
QUESTIONS TO-
An ARGUS MAI
Tom Henry Was In Connanl =
Company in Division Revievea
by the Commands.

Tom Henry, formerly q f,rst IL.
tenant in the 18th infantry, 9Th an.
sion, A. E. F., now a. member :,
The Argus staff. saw Gener,,
P,shing on numerous occasions /,
France. and while serving. q
member OF the army Of occupatio,
At Luxembourg in the early mn
OF May the fifth division was \.
viewed by the commander-in.ch,s,
Lieutenant Henry was in actins
command Of company at the In.
and he recalls wildly how the -,
era, put several snappy ouestion,
to him relative to the company.
How many men in your con.
pany? General Pershing asked :,
h. stopped and faced Henry
"One hundred seventy-two. sir-
was the answer without hesitation
More questioning as to the mum.
Der Of wounded and those wsarir,
two service stripes. and the zen.
erai passed on.
I'VE did not know for certain
that he would ask for such infor.
nation" says Mr.. Henry, but we
hut a bunch and for a month mrs.
ceding his coming we learned all
the answers SO as to be prepara
for eventualities. l remember pa.
ticularly one captain who wu
rather lax in his methods. and who
did not seem to care about any.
thing. As luck would have It, Gen.
eral Pershing did not put q single
question to him. l doubt very much
If he could have told the number /,
his company"
Tender Reception.
Later in the same month thu
fifth division rendered General
Pershing a magnificent reception
at Luxembourg. Funds for The
purpose were raised by subscrip.
ton. The GROWING feature was thu
dance, Of course. but refreshmentl
were served gratis.
Mr.. Henry saw General Perst,
ing also at Coblenz, at the Paril
athletic contests, Mountfaucon AMI
other points. Stories that hav'
been circulated to the effect tina
the general kept strictly away iron
the firing line are refuted b,
Henry in no uncertain terms. I
was at Montfaucon in October dur
ing the Argonne drive that he saw
Pershing in the heart Of the regitI
where shells we're bursting on d
sides.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1920-01-06
has PRAISE FOR
|1vIN-cIlIES FOR
AID DURING WAR


General Pershing was greeted by
Z crowd Of nearly two thousand at
Augustana gymnasium at noon.
where he made q short address on
the conduct OF, the army in general
and the magnificent part played BY
this community In the war.
The streets were lined with Spec
tators when he arrived and all the
seats were taken IN the gymnasium,
four or ave hundred people having
to stand.
As the general arrived with his
escort, Leroy Carlson Of the con-
.~ervatory faculty. played q process
sional. This was followed by d
few yells given by the student
body. The audience then sang the
"Star Spangled Banner.
Mayor Skinner Of Moline intro
duced the general, who said in part:
II am particularly glad to be able
to visit these twin cities in my tour
Of inspection Of the various army
posts in order that l may express
my gratitude for the way the peo-
pie of this section of Illinois re-
sponded to the repeated calls for
support during the war. No section
Of the country showed more intense
patriotism and loyalty. The twin
cities were always among the frs;
to go over the top in the Liberty
bond, Red Cross and War Chest
drives. / have always felt the III
flucnce Of your support, and your
patriotism was the greatest aid &C
us in France.
Reason to Be Proud.
you have reason to feel proud
Of the part played by your local
men in the war. They came to me
strong physically, mentally and
morally and they were always fill
ed with great desire to get at tins
enemy and end the war. They were
always to be trusted In any emery
ency that might arise.
They not only succeeded help.
ing to win the war but they cams
back with another victory. They
came back with higher ideals and :
better conception of their duty tG
their mothers, their God and their
country.
"These men will become the prir.
cipals, il not the leading men, in
your community and / have found
them dependable and capable Of
your whole hearted support.
1.-THE one thing that l have beer
most struck with as l pass along
the streets is the demonstration
made by the Children, and l inter
pref this as their demonstration Of
, the feeling created in them by the
returning men. The feeling of trust
in the soldiers evidenced by thu
meE and women as we'll as the chill
dren at home was the prime reaso1
for Americas ability to end the wal
in 1918 instead of 1919 or 1920.
II feel proud to say that I an
the only man who's has had the
honor Of leading an army Of this
kind"
Immediately following the gen
erals remarks, the audience united
in singing America" after which
he took his stand Immediately II
front Of the platform and shoot
hands with as many of the audienc,
as could get near him.
He was taken Immediately to III,
Masonic temple in the automobile
cortege which brought him to TIL
college from Moline.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1920-01-06

and it's going to stay at peace
There won't be gun fired in the
next 100 years. The army is no
place for me in peace times. I'd
start as second lieutenant, and
I'd get to be first lieutenant only
when the first lieutenant died. The
world is going to be too peaceful
in the future to make the army look
promising as career"
But in this, General Pershing was
mistaken. a.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1920-01-06

Saturday proved we needed
an extra force Of experienced
shoe filters, they have been
hired and will be in attend.
ance while the sale lasts so
you will not be kept waiting.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1920-01-06
CITIZENS TO Be
The GUESTS OF
D. A. R. LADIES

The ceremony preliminary. to the
naturalization of future American
citizens conducted by the D. A. r.
last evening at Memorial hall was
a most impressive one. Over so of
those men who are to take out their
final papers tomorrow were. pres
ent to take part in the program and
participate in the pleasant evening
made possible through the efforts
of the D. A. r.
After the singing OF America"
Rev. H. c. First pronounced the in
vocation, and Mrs. Frank ,Mixter
read greetings from the Fort Arm
strong chapter. Miss Celeste Olsen
sang Your Flag and My Flag"
and Mrs. Phil Mitchell read the
Battle Hymn Of the Republic" and
Kipling's "Recessional." Mrs.
George Guernsey, the D. A. r.
president general, gave a short ad-
dress and Miss Olsen sang "A Bowl
of Roses" and AT Dawning." Col
onel Harry B. Jordan, commandant
Of the Rock Island arsenal, gave
the address of the evening and
it was splendidly appropriate and
we'll presented The American creed
was read in unison and the flag
salute given. In conclusion 1.-THE
Star Spangled Banner" was sung
by all present, and the meeting ad-
journed to the D. A. R. rooms on
the fourth floor where refreshments
were served, Mrs. Frank Bahnsen,
chairman of the committee on ar
rangements and Mrs. W. j..
Sweeney, regent OF the Fort Arm
strong chapter, pouring.
Flags of the allies decorated the
room and red carnations and baby
breath the table. The entire even
ing was q pleasant one as well as
instructive one.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1920-01-06
ATTENTION MEMBERS r. 1.
LODGE
No. 65S. A. +. & A. M.

No. Cas-, A. +. & A. NJ.
Members are requested to attend
the funeral OF A. c. Belize and meet
at the Masonic temple Wednesday,
Jan. 7, at 9 a. m. By order of
OTTO PRIESTER, W. NJ.
H. S. BOLIVIAN, Sec.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1920-01-06

1t is computed that 10000 threads
of the web Of full-grown spider
are not larger than a single hair Of
mans beard.
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1920-05-28
MANY SHIFTS
FORESTRY OFFICE
Supervisors Switched,
About IS Rangers Will
Be Dropped

In keeping with a reorganization
nroeram hAtiuN for ST. object n re-
durfion ia the field and office per-
sonnet and expenses nlonr govern
mental lines 81 fetffnchnunt u NUM-
her ~ chanFes were OFFICIALLY an
noimcnd IS She district fofchiei's Of
lire iodns covering tho southwestern
district. which Includes New Mexico
ard Arizona.
supervisor Robert L. nccrinE. now
Ia chnrrc 81 ne Prescott national
forests ~ Arizona goes to san FIRM
cisco 60 ..dCcrcd Don y. Johnston,
formerly 81 Albuquerque as assistant
district forester IN charge Of open
lions.
Supervisor Deering J. succeeded ~
Prescott hs Supervisor u. H.. wales
OF Tucson. formorly OF Albuquerque.
Hush q. Cnwkina. 81 the district fore
eetcr's Office here and foruieriy super
visor OF the ella forests taxes churpe
lot The Coronado forests with head
quarters a. Tucson.
Ward shepherd of the local district
forsster's office takes charge Of the
Monzaun forests as supervisor, with
headquarters remaining ia Alhuquer-
que 4. =. rutsch 81 the Monlano
who hts been temporarily IN charge.
has been transferred 10 the Gla for
esis IN the southern part OF the state
aa deputy supervisor.
Ia addition to these changes, about
nfteon x will be dropped from
tho rolls as wen a. about fifty men
recently employed az temporary as-
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1920-05-28
People You
Know


W. g. Reid has returned from a.
business "trip 20 phOrniN and other
POINTS w Arizona.
a. g. Denny. M attorney from
Gallup D. In Tho city today.
AR and Mrs. Max Nordhaos and
children returned last night from
California.
Zoe ~ Saint. chairman Of tho thte
tax commission, ANA John Iocrns.
SECRETARY 40 ihe commission. p4asrd'
through the city last night on their
rcturn 60 Santa 70 from socnrro
Whore thcv We're hearing tax maiters.
81 D. otcro returned last night
from his sheen ranches IN Socurrn
county whore he finished shcnrins
hia 1920 wool crop.
o. , ogR. superintendent % the
rio 0rando division % The A. r. q
q. y railroad, Is on % iocnl hospitni
eonyalesclng from an operation for
appendicitis.
Paul nprEan, son OF y. u. Horgan
Of North Twelfth street returned ycs-
tcrdny from Roswell. where he rrnd-
uatod from the New Mexico Military
Institute.
Master Mahry whiuow of Big
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1920-05-28

THE HERALD MINT Al PAGE
has a classification. sor every purpoae
and results Ter those whc USE them
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1920-05-28
CONSIDERS
NEW THEATER HERE
Tenants at Corner
Copper and Second to
Vacate

Joseph ruenett toiny gave tenants
on the property at the southaeest
cdfner ~ SECOND street at Copper
avenue thirty DAYS IN which TO vaca,e
Al the same lime he ANNOUNCED
thnt while he hnd not made up his
mind what ~ would 10 with tho
sitc. he would Ike 20 cregt a play
hnusr there.
Z The site is now occupied hy q livery
iianic and several other small build
inga which we've recently condemned
b, the city. MIR. Barnett az tho last
meeting Of tho city commissioners
vas given a few more days to decide
what he would 40 with the property.
The site has lone been considered
Tor q new hotel, but plans Cor such
o building do not seem to material
lse.
ST.. Barnett has also considered e
previously as a str Tor a new play
house ana ne is said to he seriously
considering the erection of "a modern
theatrr on the corner watch h one
81 the best Ia tho city.
The crystal thcntcr which he owns
~ closed until repairs or alterations
can be made following the miAhnp u
ton days 4 when piaHtering fcll
from the ceiling Of the balcony, In
Turing several persons.
sistants In the fire protection work
ON the forests of this district.
All the above changes Will go into
eGsrt between June Is and IE'y I.
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1920-05-28

Trht report Of me iaii mfesusstlon
cdnIiHliico ar4luInftd BY chnitnlhi
NJ. h WYldQf Of the county ccm-
~miseiontrH. vas nrcatntcd 10 the COM
mI1slrneFs fhiH niornins.
~ aahlnE tht rrpprt Of conditions
md Recommendations Tor ifeir cnf-
reffInf. lfd commltfef had TO take
INTO n-onsIieratlon tn fact shat there
we're no public funds Ia The counp
ireaaurf available for makinE in
pfottmfnta involfinf q consider
able expenditure.
Nerr l. Report
with this limitation in mind the
comnlitsq reported a. follows
Iht first and most Hnportent
thing 20 b. arourhf 70 your Inspection
ns a rrfult % our inspection % IA
~ q tana the iat n nos kept clean
qlfis appiles 70 The floors. walls,
ceilings f~urniiure. beddluE. Toilets
iatalorItE and practically everything
N fhr laiL 10 this connection
should be- borne In mind that the
pqunfy Jail h used. not only a. a
place 81 ~conflnqment 81 those who
have heen s~eutenced % Imprisonment
ne a ~rnnlFhment for crime. a b
qiscn used ior The detention % VII.
uassea IN Important cases who are not
ahle 60 snrnl9h bond Tor their appear
aHea al ne trial. aud also for the
drtentlon 81 those charged with crime
while awaiting trial. many Of Whom
afo afloruard foJmd TO BE- innccenf-
Not only does commo decfncy de-
mand that The ountT jail be- kept
clean. but acnprdine 10 y under
standing. the law o. New Mexico inn
posee the same requirement. Our at
fnu1iou has been called 10 section 1ofu
al he code o. iais which reads as
foilowH;
IL shall be the dusy Or the sheriff,
5hs,1r or guard Of each prison Of the
~ efal counties Of the state. to keen
the kills Of their respective counties
clnnn aud healthy 6nd they shall OBJ
rervc special cares ~ 10 the personal
cleanliness o. al prisoners under
their charge.
Tae requirements Of the Law IN re-
gard 70 inspection visits Of the Jail by
the county commissioners ~ least
fpico a year. q subsequent report a.
the district court a. each term. and
suit against the sheriff for violation
IN diachaffe o. |dutleR were quoted IN
the report. toktthcr with the Sfpfem-
Der grand jury Recommendation foi
monthly inspection 81 the jhA BY th'
commissioners. we -rccommcnd aut
Insist that those rcQnlrehents ~ tp'
law be fuzzy complied Rlthf said M
report Ii.
a. We view ms situation. the mat.
ter OF cleaning the isii and Keeping /
clean Will not ncceanltate the cxpendi
u1rc Of M county funds ever ans
above thar Necessary 10 purchase soaI
and a few scrub brushes. because a.