The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-11-10
IF Line HAD
NOT BROKEN
He WOULD !?
Even President Elect Re.
sorts to Hard Luck
Fishin'" Story.

Point Isabel. Texas, Nov. 10
UNITED Press) ).-Undaunted by his
failure to land a big tarpon after a
4o-minute struggle, President-elect
Harding ventured out into the bay
again today to try his luck once
more.
Senator Harding also spent con-
siderable time consulting the best
minds Of this little fishing village
regarding cures for mosquito bites
and sunburn, both Affections having
been visited on the president-elect
as literally as on lesser persons
here.
Harding has taken to tarpon fish
ing. line, hook and sinker. He can
ceied his plans for golfing today and
was out at sun up across the bay to
where the best fishing is. HAD
THE TROLL LINE NOT BROKEN
Harding would have landed his big
catch yesterday.
Mrs. Harding does not fancy sit
ting out in boat in the hot sun all
day and she is spending her par OF
the vacation in the seclusion Of the
Creager cottage. Dressed in the
most comfortable Of light clothes,
Mrs. Harding is dividing her time
between reading, chatting with
friends and her daily siesta.
Although the primitive life here
is beginning to tell on some mem
bers Of the party. most of them are
roughing with great relish.
Senator Davis Elkins, millionaire
coal baron, resembles a broiled
lobster now, but he talks Of nothing
but the bites he is having. He
landed a. tarpon five and half fee'
long, his first time out.
Harry NJ. Daugherty, prominent
Ohio lawyer and Harding's politica
adviser all his life, having put The
collar buttons In his shirts himself
decided he must live like q gentle
man down here and now he has 8
Mexican to lay out his flOppy vel
low trousers every morning. TIL,
Mexican acquired a white naval Of
ticer's cap shortly after he got hi
job and he sits in great state out
side Daugherty's room ready to &
out in the back yard Of the hote
and get pail Of water for his mas
ter's bath at any moment. The no
! tel proprietor. it was discovered to
day. cast the lone vote GoverLo
Cox got in the village.
I Crlmp in PrOfiteering.
:, The sheriff, who carries an i'm
posing revolver. hung in full view
Of the Inhabitants, put a crimp il
profiteering here today. Whel
prices OF the lone restaurant wer
) lacked up over 100 per cent on tn
;; Harding party there were rum
blings Of a soviet outbreak. tbs
. got to the sheriff, who hurried owe
and spoke few words of emphati
Mexican to the proprietor. Price
we're lower at the next meal
Point Isabel's penal institution
which measures Sxl0 feet. was call
ed into play to curb three Of tn
villagers who were unable to con
tain themselves in the excitemen
attending Harding's visit hert
Prisoners are hitched to a large iro
ring in the center of the calaboos
floor. Members of the party are re
/ naming indoors at night now. !
scouting expedition last night re
ported seeing wolf and coyote o
: the outskirts OF the village and In
: quiry among the natives develope
t that wolves, coyotes and bobcats ar
: frequently seen around the Point.
? Preparations are being made fo
r a large Armistice day celebratio
at Brownsville tomorrow. Senate
| Harding will speak in the Afternoon
: going over from here on the littl
t narrow guage railroad. The Ion
: train on this line is made up Of tw
E cars, one carrying an automobil
engine mounted on its forwar
E truck, which supplies the motiv
: power. The other car holds a do,
en- people.
> Devoted to Fishing.
: Point Isabel. Texas. Nov. TO-
9 President-elect Harding deserte
: golf for tarpon fishing again toda
icanceling a tentative appOintmel
o II. order to remain on the watt
g trying his luck with the rod an
i reel. Yesterdays try at tarpon al
Cling made him . staunch devots
OF the sport and his friends predic
ed that during the remainder Of h
vacation he would give very lit
time to any other form Of recre'
ton. Tomorrow Mr.. Harding is
} speak at Brownsville at an Arm
\. stice day celebration and he m.
, 90 into the city early and try o
the golf links before delivering h
address. So far he has not pr
e pared any manuscript for the occ
sion, bnt expects to'dictate at lea
part Of his speech tonight.
!COLLECTOR MURPHY RETIRE
III Dubuque. Iowa. Nov. 10.-Lou
0. Murphy. collector of internal re
It enue for Iowa, will retire from pu
IS lie ONCE on Nov. Is. He announc
a. today that Harry A: McIntos