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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1920-01-05

Dear Mrs. Thompson: I am
young man 20 years of age.
Shortly before / was married l
realized I might be making a mis-
take, butt I allowed the prepare
tons to be completed and the well
ding occurred as planned.
! consoled myself by believing
that maybe it wouldn't be SO very
disagreeable, but it has been. My
wife is not the kind Of woman l
want as the mother of my future
children and SO consequently there
have been none nor will there ever
be.
She declares she loves me but
frankly do not care for her. What
Is the proper thing for me to do!
Shall I continue In this empty rela.
ton all the rest Of my life, never
tasting happiness in its true sense
I prefer not to force her to d.
vorce me by going out and getting
myself in bad. l want to protec,
nv own good reputation as I an
ambitious in a professional line.
do not want to do anything that
will trouble my conscience in later
life.
No doubt the same situation has
occurred to many others in tht
great matrimonial gamble and
would Ike to know your answer
Is there such a thing as an honor.
able divorce?
/ love my daily work and II
could only have a happy home If.
i would be supremely happy. Is Il
right that one should forego 'ths
latter and try to interest oneself
In the days work so completed,
that love of home and a little fam.
lily be completely stifed: Is ont
morally bound to make the best o
. bad go and drag along through
life until death shall end It all?
PERPLExED
Se;fishness seems to be the key.
nots OF your letter, Since you dh
not tall your vito before marr.as.
OF Jour misEiving. II seems to M.
that you ought to stand BY youl
VOWS and make the best Of the III
you wiltnlly chose. Your Wit,
loves ?oa and that should b,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1920-01-05
Today's Anniversaries

l796-Samuel Huntington, a Con-
necticut signer of the Decla-
ration of Independence, died
at Norwich, Conn. Born a.
Windham, Conn, July 3,
1871.
lSl4-British ships Bacchante and
Saracen captured the fort
ress OF Cattaro after a can
nonade OF 10 days.
lS3S-Ths Canadian Insurgents
made an unsuccessful attack
on Toronto.
lAo-Ths Chinese emperor jssue,l
an tnterdict against inter
course with England forever,
1sSb-Japan refused an armistice In
the war with China,
1S1s-Premisr Asquith introduced
Q compulsory servics bill Ia
- IA house Of commons.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1920-01-05
Today's Birthdays

Rev. Olympia Brown, pioneer "a.
former and equal suffrage advocaI..
born at Prairie Ronde, Mich. IS
years ago today.
Major General Adelbert Cronk.
hite, U. 8. A., who commanded the
18th division In France. born IN
New York 50 years ago today,
Isaac Bacasraeh. representative
IN congress- Of the Second New Jer-
sey district. born In Philadelphia,
50 years ago today.
William r. Wood, representative
IN ccnsreEs OF tho Tenth Indiana
district. born At Oxford, Ind, s.
yeals as0 today.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1920-01-05

In. seen enough OF The harm dose
babies By improper food and maks,
believe or artificial fssdtng. SAe
therefore hoped and prayed that 4
she was to be- . mother she m.xtf
be a hundred per cent mother All
not . selfish imitation
said I was born lucky, Anv
baby Is with q mother like that. Il.
Is . great thing for a baby to have
the full benefit Of Old Doctor M
lures Peerless Baby Food, . am
pie Of which is delivered with every
order. got mine. and believe -.
that man Nature who nanufacturns
It knows exactly what . baby NEEDS
to make him thrive. grow and =
happy. Dad says a man who takes
candy away from q baby Is . kind
and loving Individual cumparsf
with an imitation mother who de-
liberately denies her baby the boon
Of Natures nourishment
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1920-01-05
|HQdrt. 9oHO11lo
!4,!DrObrQnlC '!
% Mpc ELIZABETH THOMPSON
MRC. ELIZABETH THOMPSON

enough to bind you to her until
death frees you from your bond.
Yes. think there might be such
a thing as an honorable divorce.
but not in your case. You knew
before you married that you were
doing a dishonorable thing and
therefore should be loyal to your
choice.
Probably if you analyze the mat
ter you will decide that your VIE
| is lust as worthy OF having chill
dren as you are. OF course work
should not stiie the yearning Tor
happy home with a dear wife and
children. A
Dear Mrs. Thompson: There
I a boy ct high school whom al
mire very much. How should Try
| to win his attentions and yet not
seem to be forward? Is It true thar
,, II boy knows he can have giris
affection he viii not seem to care
TO- her?
Is It proper to play kissing
/ games at a party? Should girls
between the ages Of 10 and II KISS
boys? TWO Glu-o.
You cannot deliberately try 70
EXTRACT the boys attention without
being forward. Let the matter
drop and II you become FRIENDS
later, let It be because he mas
sought you. Boys like to pick oas
their own girls and as rule 20
not choose a girl who gives away
Iher affections without being asheL
kissing games are in bad tag'e.
There are 80 many ether enIoy@h.s
games that 1t shows lack OF re-
sourcefulness to stoop to such
thing.
"Thank YOU: Yes. I think ~ Y
should marry the man. For the SAL
Of YOUR child It will be better 70
marry. Since the young peop'c
look down upon you. i would -
wise you TO, move to another e'tY
where you are not known. tn
the people will accept you Tor yoaf
present worth and not condeTa
YOU because OF q mistaqe You mas
| in tho past. Do not force yoar
presence upon people who 10 rot
want you, az sou are thinking "
tdosnE now.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1920-01-05

@. Must a rural mail carrier nut
a stamp on a letter when money is
left in the mail box? F.. C.
A. The postoffice department
says that a rural carrier is ex-
pected to carry postage stamps for
such purposes. If sufiicien money
to cover the amount Of postage is
left In the box with the letter he
must affix stamp. If not enough
money is left he must leave a notice
that the amount of money to cover
postake is insufficient.
@. How many Indian children
are there in this country attending
school? L. VS..
A. Cato Sells, commissioner of
Indian affairs, says that out Of a
total of 1892 Indian children who
are of school age, 60,Ss9 are &C
tually in school.
@. Who were the ring titiehold-
ers of 1919? C. E. H.
A. They were: Flyweight, Jimmy
Wilde; bantamweight, Pete Her
man; featherweight. Johnny Kill
bane; lightweight, Benny Leonard /:
welterweight. Jack Britton; middle
weight, Jack Britton; middle
weight, Mike O'Dowd; heavy
weight. Jack Dempsey.
Q. How does the depth Of the At
lantic ocean compare with that Of
the Pacific? l.. W. K.
A. The Atlantic ocean has an av.
erage depth Of 1864 feet. while the
average depth Of the Pacific ID
Ii. 43S feet.
Q. How long II the term OF Office
Of the president Of the new repub.
lie Of Germany? e. A, l.,
A. The president Of Germany ID
elected for seven years, and. ID
eligible for reelection. Tho pres
ident Of France also serves q term
Of seven years.
Q. Which country furnished the
greatest proportion Of her men In
the world war? l. VT,
A. Serbia. It Is believed. ranked
fifst. 6he modified 49, S4a men
q 20 per cent Of the total male
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1920-01-05

Autobiography II . Plalh Bahy-L
] was born lucky: father was =
physician Of great respect for SCI
ence, and mother was blessed with
common sense. Before they took
out the marriage license they both
submitted to careful physical ex-
aminations and obtained health
certificates from competent physa-
clans. This was done by my faith
er-to-be because he believes It is 4
duty prospective bridegroom
owes the guardian of the prospe1-
tive bride; and my mother-to-hs
underwent an examination Just tor
the satisfaction Of knowing her
health status.
OF course fathers scientific
knowledge and mothers common
sense made 1t rather hard on the
neighbors at times, but as I say,
It was lucky for me. You know.
most babies are considered suitable
subjects for experimentation By
neighbors and relations. even by
friends. I heard . health depart
ment doctor tell my father that one
seventh Of all babies born in the
United States die before they are a
year old. and he added that half of
these preventable deaths occur be-
cause fond but health-ignorant par
ents and others experiment on us
babies before we know enough to
object to it. He said that a grown
up would not permit an old granny
to run in and prescribe for him il
he were Ill with some serioss
trouble, but babies are deemed fair
prey for Just that kind Of Ill treat
ment. Well. It does seem strange
to me, though I suppose I am too
young yet to have sound Judgment.
but it certainly gets my cepra to
figure out how q really good father
or mother can permit such danger
Gus trifling with a sick baby, if the
parent loves the baby at all.
My father being a doctor, I re-
ceived precious little medicine in
ny first year, and no canned infant
food at all. They fed me nothing
but live food. Father held that
dead food IL not wholesome for lit
tie tikes II 1--we food can be had for
love or money. There was plenty
Of love in our family. he thought.
even II there wasn't much money.
In fact he said we were one OF the
richest families in town. though it
was hard hoeing the first few years.
Mother being trained nurse be-
fore she came to live at our house.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1920-01-05

word. then John spoke. 1--WE been
watching you from the window
Hepsy. and kinder calculated YOU
vas ready to give in, seem you was
maxim tracks. for my house. You
know / said I'd come more'n hall
way" 1--we been an old fool" an
nounced Hepsy. contritely. Here
be 40 years old and you 43. and
what on earth l want to live alone
for, don't see. I've got my eyos
open tonight. when l see what il
would be with nothin' but a bumb
old cat for company. Come owe,
and have your tea, John, and wen
talk 1t over. I'll pick up and come
over any time you say, as long as
you give me time enough to ge1
something decent to get married
in"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1920-01-05
MORE THAN HALF WAY.
BY Josephine X. Martin.
(Copyright, 1920. by The Wheeler
Syndicate, Inc)

s. NNVpyitkut, ASSV. w L ut WuccieI
Syndicate, Inc.)
Hcpzibah Warner stood looking
ont into the descending twilight.
The storm which had ragged all day
had abatcd, only few feathery
fakes were now fiuttering down.
Before her. to the small barn aad
beyond, lay an unbroken waste of
white; inside the fire burned chear-
lily In the open crate. and the table
WAS set for two.
HE amt comm tonight, and
hats sure" at last Hepzibah AL
hcunced to herself. turning away
from the window. And I've go:
TO 20 shovel out the barn aud
iced them critters or they'll starve.
didn't suppose he'd stick 1t out"
Shc pulled on . pair OF rubber
/ hoots and tucked her skirts high.
and then winding muller about
her head and neck, with shovel in
hand. she plunged out into the
snow.
For Is years John Bassett and
Hopxibah Warner had been. as the
village gossips said, "keepin' coh,-
RAINY" John had occupied the large
darn which had belonged to his
father, and .Hepsy" kept house in
ms small cottage, whose half-acre
sAdidtned the broad lands Of Bias
l eett. John and Hepsy had been
Irhurls from childhood, and when
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1920-01-05

Pauaing only long enough to take credit
for making the country dry the reformers an
nounce they are going after gambling next.
Here's luck to them. At the same time they
ought to realize that in reaching out for more
worlds to conquer they run an imminent risk
OF losing their grip on what is already won.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1920-01-05

Tho tradition that intoxicated persons are
peculiarly immune from physical injury is die.
proyed by the record OF hospitals, which find
the number of accident victims is materially re-
duced under q dry regime. Ambulance busi-
ness. a. a matter of fact. suffers almost as
much % patrol wagon business.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1920-01-05

George Washington Of Brooklyn was among
th4a taydy applicants for a place on the pri-
mary ballot in South Dakota as candidate for
the presidential nomination on the ticket OF
the new American party. How natural 1t would
TEEN to have George running for president
again!
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1920-01-05
MONDAY, JANUARY s, lses.

whether he Is planning another matri-
inoniai alliance or not. it will have to be ad-
mitted that Premier Clemenceau Is exceed
insIy spry for = man 80 near the four-score
marx
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1920-01-05
Argus Information Bureau


Hain Director
pudt 10 tertl
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-06-04

ular intervention such as came in the pri-
mary campaigns, he is very Eauch mistaken
The senate committee may not have made
up its mind as to what it will do during
the summer but it seems certain that as
soon as the conventions have chosen their
men, and an extra session of congress is
called there will be pressure to continue
the investigation Some Republicans
have said that it would furnish i splendid
opportunity to investigate the Democratic
nominee inasmuch is too much publicity
has already been given the financial eff
forts Of the various Republican aspirants
for the presidential nomination But it is
hardly likely that the Democrats who are
in possession OF another investigating
branch of the government would let the
matter rest there If Attorney General
Palmer is not the Democratic nominee or
if he resigns to make the campaign and
the chances are that the Democrats will
do little investigating too
What appears doubtful at the present
moment is whether the two old line
parties will have tacit truce to drop IN
vcstigating and spend all they can to
elect their respective candidates or
whether they viii continue to fight each
other through the publicity and insinua-
tions OF campaign investigations III which
case the chances Of a donhle-bafreled in
vestigation conducted hy the senate com
mittee on the one hand and the deoart-
ment Of Justice on tile other hand can be
said to be good Much viii depend upon
the choice Of each national convention.
/ Maybe if the friends Of Senator johnson
are disappointed and think money beat
them. they will insist on pursuing the
trail no matter what effect it has on Re
publican chances On the other hand,
Chairman Hays and others have repeatedly
limited at large sums Of money gathered
by the Democrats for the coming campaign
and the opportunity will not be lost to
keep the controversy in the public prints
in the hope Of influencing the electorate
next autumn The investigations may
q eek expenditures for. illcaitimate or
tonbtfnl purposes hat tho hgh cost oi
| fAmnaianiar is fully rhaiized At both Dem
oeratic and Republican headquarters 70
that no matter how conservative the
leaders may try to be, they probably VIII
find in the end that al combined will
have snent more to elect a president OF
the United States in 1920 than in any
other year IN the history Of American
noitics
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-06-04
STATE FEDERATION
CLOSES AT WINDSOR
Mrs. Slack of Springfield Elected Pres
ident State Organization-M Meets
Next Year In Bennington.

WINDSOR. June 4The silver ami
versafy convention of the Vermont FEEDER
alton Of Women's clubs closed last even
ing The sessions Of the closing day
opened at 9:l5 Thursday morning with a
presidents conference and department re-
ports. The principal speaker Of the morn
ing was Miss Kathleen Jones Of Boston
who spoke on Books for Everybody. !"
The afternoon session was given over to a
ports of the different committees and
continuation OF department reports, re-
election of officers. The officers were as
follows: President, Mrs. Walter Slack of
Springfield; first vice president, Mrs. Dan
Burditt of Pittsford; second vice president,
Mrs Robert French of St Johnsbury :;
third vice president, Mrs. T. Blanchard
of Montpelier; recording secretary, Mrs.
4. Taylor of Windsor; treasurer, Mrs. G.
D. Clifford Of Bethel; auditor, Mrs Mason
S. Stone of Montpelier; state editor, Mrs.
". G. Belknap Of Bellows Falls; general
secretary and state director, Mrs Gilbert
Davis Of Windsor.
Following the election of officers Mrs.
Sherman Evarts Of Windsor gave talk
on the old Constitution house which is
located III Windsor, after which tea was
~erved in the old Constitution house where
the guests had the privilege Of viewing
an art exhibit and relics and curios con
nected with this famous old house. The
last evening of the convention was de
voted to addresses by Mrs. Nancy NJ.
Schroonmalzer of Hartford, Conn. who
spoke on political parties and elections
md T. Sitzhuzhlee of New York city. who
7noke ON s.Behind the Smoke Screen in
Mexico The 2Gth annual convention of
he federation Of women's clubs viii con
fene at Bennington next year at the
same date
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-06-04
COSTS S25,OOO,0OO.
TO ELECT PRESIDENT
Most of the Expense Comes
| In Preliminary Gam !, !.
paiglas, N II
~
STATE CAMPAIGNS !
| 4 MOST EXPENSIVE
4 "a
Most Lavish Expenditures In Anleris
can History Expected - Possible In
vestigation of Campaign Funds Will
Continue After Convention. }
BY DAVID LAWRENCE.
Copyright BY The Reformer.)

WASHINGTON, June 4-Twenty-fye
million dollars is the estimate Of the
amount Of money that probably will be
spent by all political parties in order to
elect the next president of the United
States.
1hls figure considered an under esti-
mate at that-embraces every class Of ex-
pendlture not only in the national but in
the state committees The writer is as
sared by the persons who are likely to be
IN on the financing OF the national cam
pagn when the conventions have nomi-
mated their candidates that in all prob
ability the national committees themselves
will not spend more than few million
dollars each Indeed, it is questionable
whether the Democrats or Republicans
will show ON their official records more
| than $5,O00,o00 each.
But throughout the union in the states
| IT Is fully expected that many millions o.
| dollars will be spent and there is no rea
way 10 get at the facts because the fedora
| government has no jurisdiction over STATE
elections, 1t is making the canvass fol
state officers that money is spent for til,
top OF the national ticket and Tor congress
/ 3lonal candidates.
The truth is that the present investi
CATION Of expenditures in the primary cam
paigh i making the seasoned financiers q
| political campaigns smile. A mere hal
| million dollars is nothing compared L
he big sl,ps that viii be spent in thes,
IDENTICAL states and perhaps for one q
he identical candidates when once tn,
| we conventions have named their men
| Preparations are being made for thc
most lavish expenditure in the history o
| american political campaigns. The IN
5estigatlon thus far shows that large SUM
1 t money are spent for publicity and nd
gertising but that fabulous amounts an,
out in the hands Of party workers
some states have laws which limit til,
| expenditures in state campaigns. But tn,
aNity of the more popnlous states wher,
Dc. blk electoral votes come from enable
| 4eipqlitlei3p e lay. HIS plans ~ that b
loes not come under the jurisdiction )
federal government
But if anybody supposes that all thi
| $ going to happen without some speetac
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-06-04

resolution was sent to the senate where
action on it is expected before the ad-
iournment of congress Saturday House
Democrats predicted that President
Wilson would approve the measure,
Representative Connally of Texas, as
serting that the President was first
to suggest the notification of the war
lets. The Texas member added that
the Democrats were ready to override
a veto if necessary.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-06-04
HOUSE REpEALs WAR LAWS.
Resolution Will Pass Senate And. Pres
n ident Is. Expected To Approve. ..s

WASHINGTON, June All war
laws. excepting the Lever food control
act and the trading with the enemy
/ art, would. be repealed BY q. resolution
adopted Yesterday by the house 323 IN
;. The only negative votes were east
by Representatives, Garrett and Sims
of Tennessee and Wheeling, Utah, all
Democrats.
approximately GO laws. most of them
comforting broad discretionary author
itv on the President as long as the tech
meal state of war continues, would be
removed from the statute books by
the resolution.
With the house action, the repeal
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-06-04
"Gets-It" Makes EN- Lose Their
Grip and Lift OFF Painlesslv.

The first thing "Gets-It" does
when it lands on a corn or callus is 10
snuff out the pain. Then it shrivels the
corn or calluS and loosens il
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1920-04-24
D0NlEY COUNTY's EIGHTH
TEST WILL BEGIN SOON
tpsslsi h the Sev>


Ipsslai H. the Ncvp
CLARENDON. Aprii q The Ctisr
Farm tcft number one viii he drilled
" the Mutual Petroleum Products 60
under IN. dir,-iion % District Mana
gei q. = H. HiXon who announce tina,
ths derrick j. IN place and riE and touls
on the ground fcr operation within the
next ten days "a two weeks
This location j. siN miles south o.
Allsnreed IN the elgr - ponl,y count,
and will make the tesi IN Donl"y coun
~. An additional SIX LEGATIONS have
b-en made IN this county and one o
two Interesting tests are nov nearlr.
completion. The l.slin Lake test. b
the center Of interest AZ $500 feet wait.
Ing Ter the nov string Il casing 90 ar
rive before proceeding o. = definii
tesi. This well has made very fayorahl,
shoaings Ter the Iasy 200 fe,t
The Bugb.c ties, ihr-s miles north %
ashton which was rcamed out 90 o
70 inch hole fnr - inch casing y
s,pec,in. CASING every diy 90 resume
drilling Their lucitfuu - fndsf s,vor
able from q number ~ reports current
IN regard % thu peculiar formations
h.aring OF frogn this salt FORK u tho
Red River. Their location j. within ~
second hank 81 this stream.
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1920-04-24
HAvf CGE'Gl'GI, " CAEEKS
BE Better Loo King ! ahe
Olive Tablets

To Lave a clls-. i'r. Z. ... .,...
,,cs. no r,mp,es = .-,....- '. '.''. ,''
bke ,M.dIo1d co., - ...-.' "-'
,"r I'D, !.o i.gn i'r.on. q. "...,
M LdvsrI' Case l-h.'l '.,
,,sir COMPOUND ulAe' ",h 'a' 1l'l
- la, tie liver and bowels h'.e '3'. .ii'''
80. r.y. ~ dangerous ale, eh-.
r5t, 49, nightly aal not fv'u.'
They start the bile and N ,.' ",
constipation. That Why mlll'1h,22 W
love ar. cd annually. lne ara -.
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1920-04-24
BOYS or ". z. =. y. &.
ORGANIZE ONfRut.> sLti

kprrfAI % Ibe ~
CANON. Apiii .1.--ThurSday morn.
ina at chapel the boys II " T ; =.
{. Organized m overall club. ny TIE
afternoon - the sane cay man, hc~s
lad donnsd The uniform. whose plrpo'e
y &c reduce the h.rh cost ~ cioihlrr
the foilowing officers tor N" orsaniza.
ION wtr- eler;od Frank l.oha. pre-
iaent: Emi1 Stidham. representative
from the Annual: Mitchell jores. rep
roeeniaiiVe from The lrtrt" G"org'
fi.tchie. steve Burns. and unck oliver.
resoluuonf commute. This committee
vii repar, q. an early este
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1920-04-24
PREPARATIONS MADE
FOR CONVENTIONS

- TTT - 10 NfWs
CLARENDON AriI % IH.WH
CONS are l-iug made fpr the proir.i
Hd county democratic conventions o..
held in Mt, Tho chairman 90 tH"
l.mp,uiic party oi this county called
o meeting foT "Wednesday t, Clarendon
D conr.d'g N. various plans ard o..
1ils % ~, organization uf 'h,s" a'.'.
inE.
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1920-04-24
LATE FREEZES HURT
FORT SUMNER CROPS

sr.xisi ~ TIE Me-.
FORT SIMMER New Sick Apul -
The freczss during the la; fcv
nights have ban - s.N,rr That 10 j.
(. ,fsl Is many - the ofch.sdlsis IN
tn Irrigated valley that much 81 rae
u MT has beer Killed
And the losses viii b. irreprabi" as
o. ~ of the farmers and lard owners
vi.d.l the irrigation dit-h have pl'
.sut many orchards in various sizss
ftoTr one 20 twenty acrss