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The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-09-06
Jane ElvIdge Bach.

Jane Elvidge is beck on the
screen. That is, the former film
star 10 appearing in silent drama
q we'll IS upon the speaking stage.
Shells enacting the leading role in
Metros production Of Fine Feath-
efs.e based on Eugene Walters
!. drama OF the same name. In addi-
ticu, she Is appearing on Broadway
y The Girl in the Spotlight"
George W. Ledersr's newest show.
Cinema Snaps.
h 30 realistic was Helen Jerome
5adt's makeup for her part in The
xlrst Born" that her own mother
~ mot know her, when as a
Chilsse maid. Helen admitted her
mother to the studio recently.
s 0eena Owen recently was offered
JOB a. reporter on Fort Worth,
l19x4s, paper. But Seena is not to
unit the camera, Just yet
THE Fighting Chance" a photo
BAY Of society life adopted from
the best seller Of several years ago
NON the pen Of Robert w. Cham
sees4 Is the Paramount release for
August. =
Mack Swain, who formerly was
1eNn as Ambrose" in the old
seyetone comedies. Is at work on
e - series Of rtb-ticklers, the
Of which is Full O. Spirits"
s eDefl bfgesls Stesies t. Ia
Pinned
- acAlets Productions. Inc.
ocQulroA egx1om rights 70
4lAot ksll1na's H.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-09-06

acter to lie on the silver sheet.
Alfred Mcllinnon, who was with
the Sennett forces and also associ-
ated with Chester Comedies, has
been engaged to handle the mega
phone on these productions.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-09-06

required in Great Britain. The
farmers are lining up fine. We ex-
pect to- carry North Dakota and
possibly other states"
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-09-06
Obituary
Emil Mandel.

Emil Mandel, age 40 years, for
nearly IS years resident of this
city, died at 2 o'clock yesterday aft
ernoon at the home of his parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. George Mandel, 1902
Eleventh street. He had been all
| ing for several years with compli-
cations.
Mr.. Mandel was born in Daven-
port June 10, 1880. For the last
several years he had been retiring.
Besides his parents he is survived
by three sisters, Mrs. Mary Cloudas
and Mrs. Tillie Reed. both of Rock
Island, and Miss Barbara Mandel,
at home, and two brothers, Gustav
Mandel of Moline and Oscar Mandel
of Milan.
Funeral services will be held at
9 O'Clock Wednesday morning at ST
Mary's church with Father F. j.
Uehlein in charge Burial will be
in Calvary cemetery.
Mrs. Rebecca Day
Mrs. Rebecca Day, age 70 years,
died at the home of her son, John
D. Day. 1045 Twenty-second street,
at 10:45 last evening. Infirmities
Of old age caused the death. Mrs.
Day came to Rock Island year
lago to live with her son.
She is survived by two sons, John
of this city and George n Day OF
Minneapolis. MINI, and one broth
er. Mrs. Day was a member of the
Minneapolis chapter, No. 8, of the
Order of Eastern Star and Of Bry-
ant chapter of the Woman's Relief
corps of the Grand Army Of the
Republic. Services will be con-
Quoted Tuesday by the Eastern
lStar at Johnson : undertaking par
lors in Minneapolis.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-09-06

Snow has fallen for the second
time In three centuries in Buenos
Aires. the storm being severe
enough to interfere with trafic, !.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-09-06
STERLING TO DIXON
PAVING ON LINCOLN
HIGHWAY FINISHED
Especial to The Argus.)

Sterling, ILL.,, Sept. 6.-Lincoln
highway paving between Sterling
and Dixon was completed several
weeks ago and District Highway
Engineer Surman announces the
barriers will be removed and the
entire highway between the two
cities thrown open for travel next
Sunday. The chambers of COM
merce of Sterling and Dixon are
celebrating the event this after
noon at Prairieville on the high
way midway between Sterling and
Dixon. A parade, headed by a
band, left each city Monday after
noon at 80 O'Clock, and proceeded
to Prairieville, where a program
Of music, singing, addresses and
general jollification will be held on
the extensive school grounds. Ad-
dresses will be made by mayors OF
the two cities, officials Of the state
highway department, and others.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-09-06
Again With Arbuckle.

Betty Ross Clark, who played
the leading feminine role for RIOS
coe (Fatty) Afbuckle in The TRAY
cling Salesman" Q Paramount re-
lease. has been reengaged for lead
ing woman in Mr.. Arbuckle's> next
special. "Brewster's Millions, /"
which he will start in q few days
at the Lasky studio, Hollywood. Cal.
Joseph Henabrey will again direct.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-09-06

More than $4,000 carcasses Of
sheep and lambs for export were
destroyed by fire in refrigerating
stores at Shepparton, Victoria.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-09-06

Mae Murray and her husband,
Robert Leonard, sailed during the
week for . holiday abroad.
Norma Talmadge and /. her hus-
band, Joseph Schenck, will shortly
join the motion picture colony In
Europa Z
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-09-06
5 How 10 Become . Staz.

Eileen Perry has Z recipe on
How to Become . Star. which she
ghdly submits for the benefit Of
those who may be interested in the
gentle art Of acting:
!. Begin young.
:. Work hard. "a
:. Dress simply.
Z. Lixe 1Aodestiy ~ Qu1okly.
Ayoid extrAvagance 81 d
- - born q 1rels
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-09-06
Cinema SnapA.

6eena Owen recently was offered
n job 40 reporter on q Fort Worth,
I19x4s, paper. But Seena is not to
unit the camera, Just yet.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-12-28
START TaE CITY PLAN.

Unless Perth Amboy bestirs herself IN the
matter Of city planning New Brunswick will
beat her TO IT. A public mass meeting has been
called there for Thursday night to consider the
idea; a city planning engineer has been secured
to speak on the subject and prospects are bright
for really doing something.
Here In Perth Amboy we had $4,000, appro-
priated for the purpose of city planning, lying
idle in the city treasury all the past year. That
money has been lost forever as far as the city
plan is concerned because the new budget mere-
ly re-appropriates the same amount for the
coming year.
City planning IS the one big project before
the people of Perth Amboy today. All other
Improvements that may be contemplated hinges
on this. Having had a whole year to think n
over. it is to be hoped that the Board of Alder
men will make the appointment of a city plan
commission one of their first duties after the
first of the year and that work win be started
Immediately on the project. 1t is going to take
a year or more to complete the plan after 1t Is
begun and more than the present appropriation
Will be necessary TO see it through. The impor-
tant thing now is to get It started.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-12-28
WOMEN APPOINTMENTS.

Ieseems to be generally accepted that women
should have a greater part In educational
affairs. Assembiyman-elect Hobart, who Is to
be the next speaker Of the House. has announo-
ed that he will name one OF the women who
were elected to the assembly last fall on the
educational committee of the legislature. SINH
lar recognition is suggested in this city when
Mayor-eIect Wilson makes hfs appoihtrhe nt to
the Board Of Education.
While the new mayor has made known Moth
ing as to what he proposes to do after January
/, the report about the city hail Is that at least
I'VE boards and possibly three. viii have wom-
en- added to their membership. These are the
Board Of Health the Board Of Education and
the Board OF Library Trustees.
We cannot imagine any departments Of the
city government where women could Serve more
effectively. with all do respect to the mem
bers whose terms are about to expire, it IS only
fitting that women should be recognized and II
Mayor-eiect wilson should give this recognition
through appointments to these boards especial
ly where the public schools are concerned, we
feel sure such action will be decidedly popular
with the people.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-12-28
M6kes q Family SaHSk
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If YOU combined the curative prop.
critics Of every known "ready.made,
cough remedy, You probably
not get as much real curative powsr
as there is in this simple home, made
cough syrup, which Is easily prepared
in a few minutes. ~
Get from any druggist 2X ounces
81 Pinex, pour it into q pint bottle
and fill the bottle with syrup, nsing
either plain graduated sugar syrup.
clarified molasses, honey, or corn
syrup, as. desired. The result IS
full pint Of, really better cough syrup
than yon could buy ready-madet fnr
three times the money. Tastes pleas.
ant and never spoils. y sAe4g...s,
This Pinex ,spd Syrup preparation
gets right at the-cause of . cough and
gives ALMOST immediats. relief. II
loosens the phlegm, stops the, nepty
throat ,ti6k1e and heals the sore, i'm.
tated membranes 50 gently and easily
that 1t. is really. Astounding. gstans,
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the ordinary cough and for 1~bronchitiss
group, hoarseness and bronchial Asth.
ma, there is nothing better. .ese,.
Pinex. is a most valuable coneeps
trated compound of genuine N0Fway
pine extract, and has been used, fGr
generations to break severe coughs.
To avoid disappointment, ask y4prr
druggist. for ""2h ounces. Of Pi4exy's
with full directions, and don't aocept
anything else. Guaranteed to give
absolute satisfaction or mcney
promptly refunded. The Pinex CO.,
Fl. Wayne, Ind.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-12-28

corridors, and walls too thin to shut
out the noise from pounding. seri-
ously interfere with the Traditional
methods of a dramatic escape.
Once in a great while, indeed,
guards are still hoodwinked by an
audacious trick. Some years ago.
in Newgate. Connecticut, a very un-
usual and original departure from
prison occurred.
A prisoner. had died. and his body
was lying in a pine box in the,
chapel ready for burial. A colored
prisoner. realized the possibilities OF
that box. Pretending illness with
convincing realism at the dinner
table. the negro was permitted to
leave the room and go to his cell
unattended. Instead, he went to the
chapel, removed the body from he
box and hid it In a corner Then he
fixed the nails In the lid so hat the
box would open easily. and got In
side.
After dinner three Irish prisoners
and a guard were sent to get the
box. The four got into the prison
wagon with their burden, and drove
off to the cemetery. AS they set the
box down by the grave a moan came
from It.; The men stood staring at
~ Will gDui6ih5 eycS' AhSi 'ouuoA
sHowiy mnrdther." yelled the
Irish conyicts The corpse is
a~loive!'' and they tore back to the
jail. the guard only step behind
them.
The corpse, lost no time in COM
ing out of his hiding place. The
guards gun lay where he had drop
ped 1t in his fight. and the prison
wagon was also conveniently left.
With these to help him, the fleeing
convict had a good start before the
pursuit began and he got away.
This is an escape after the pat
tern of medieval affairs. There is
adventure in 1t. But such tricks are
rarely planned. let alone executed.
Mostly. prisoners who depart unofi-
cially from Jail do 50 by collision
with a guard, by force ain small
jails. not strongly ,policed1 or occa-
sionally by breaking their word
when given liberties under the honor
system. And When the prisoner does
carefully break out OF jail by one Of
these methods he usually ends by
coming to DR.. budding to help him
break in again.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-12-28
Utility BOARD AND Politics.

Decision in favor Of Governor Edwards In
rspard TO the oustins of the Public Utility Com
r,,ssion comes as no great surprise. When the
ousted members appealed to the courts In an
e1ort to hold their Jobs IT was clear that they
had hut slight ground for their contention I'M
,sss the law under which they had been APP
n,,rtea should be declared unconstitutional,
ana In that case they would be ousted any
way. .
Tn. supreme court has declared that the
law il constitutional and that the governor
setsd wholly within HIS right in removing the
commissioners from once in the manner he
Ad. An appeal has now been taken to the
court Of errors ana appeals. but there Is slight
chance Of the opinion Of the supreme court be-
;ng set aside.
Tbs rovernor has called the senate In special
sessaon for Thursday afternoon to act on ms
.npctntment Of new commissioners to TAXI the
>l.es Of the present board. But as 1t hardly
seems likely that the court Of errors VIII have
rendered q decihon BY that time we cannot see
tb.& the senate will be in any better position to
.t than Il was before. 1t il apparent, however.
thsk the chances are all in favor Of the governor
ana Il q time to end the present uncertainty.
rhsr. is much doubt - TO whether the COVER
,or h,s improved the standard Of the utility
hoard IN his appointments. Politics. apparent
". tin play an important part in the personnel
Of the board. It n to be regretted, but the
senate IL not going to help matters any by with
holding confirmation for solely political reasons.
In fact, the Public Utility Commission. a body
that ought to be absolutely free from politics,
has been used N . vertiable football by the
politicians. But AZ the Republicans started 1t
they can hardly blame the Democrats for fol-
lowing their example. @
~ q result Of It all the state has suffered
Greatly. and It will continue to suffer under
present methods. What is needed. apparently.
IN q governor big enough to make appointments
to this important body without thought of poll
tics, but having in mind solely the best interest
Of tho state and choosing men Of reputation and
standing who are capable Of handling the job.
Refusal of the senate to confirm any or all Of
the governors new appointments will doubtless
mean . deadlock that is not going to do any
body any good. The governor himself has
shown the way to get rid of an unsatisfactory
board. As soon as q new governor is elected
charges can be made from some source antag-
onistic to the utility board as 1t stands at that
time and the new executive can at once dispose
Of the whole body without waiting to replace
them individually as their terms expire. Thus
can the merry game continue. The next move
now Is for the senate to confirm the governors
appointments and await the time for sweet re-
venge.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-12-28
BUMPER CROP OF BuRGrAR1Es.

Possibly the advice to increase production. so
literally handed out In the early days of 1920.
was overdone; maybe it was too widely scatter
cd. or directed toward wrong channels, for the
overproduction OF burglaries. hoid-ups, bank
was simply phenomenal. Robbers never before
80 overworked themselves. They toiled day and
night, Judging from statistics accumulated un-
der the auspices Of the burglary underwriters
association. 4s
So ambitious were the burglars in 1920 that
few. II any, underwriters, will show a profit
upon the years BUSINESS. Many of them report
. loss ratio Of 100 per cent. That 10. they paid
out to burglars victims all received as prem
iums from policy holders. Some companies are
doing worse that that: one reports a loss ratio
Of 11s per cent. In ordinary years. when burg
glars are less enterprising-o policemen are
more watchful- the loss ratio Is about IS per
cent. -
Underwriters place the blame upon police
laxity and ineficiency, Not that they believe
more burglars should have been caught and
sent to prison but that police forces should have
handled the stolen goods system more capably.
Burglar underwriters insist that the way to check
crime waves is to make it impossible for crooks
to dispose of stolen property: until this is done.
they say. crime waves cannot be held down by
arresting robbers. nor by furnishing them as
long as there are avenues for disposins stolen
goods. Until these avenues are closed new rob-
bers will take the places vacated by arrests and
Imprisonment.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-12-28
THE HOUSING pRoB1EM.

Many have come to think that the housing
problem is nothing other than a shortage of
dwelling places. and may be solved by building
more houses. But this. according to- Lawrence
WELLER, author Of "A Model Housing Law" Is
neither the problem nor It's solution.
THE housing problem WELLER says. lis the
problem of enabling the great mass OF people
who want to live in decent surroundings and
bring up their children under proper conditions
to have such opportunity. II is also to a very
large extent the problem of preventing other
people from maintaining conditions which are
a menace to their neighbors, to the community
and to civilization" 1~
Rightly. then. the solution to the housing
problem is considerable more than the mere ad-
dition of houses: something more than nails and
lumber are needed.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-12-28

Q. Is the dachshund a hunting
dog? What is its origin?-C. M. s,
A. The dachshund is a tru hound
and is used for hunting in Europe,
for getting foxes and
other such animals out of holes. as
It is a great digger. and its peculiar
build enables 1t to go down a rela-
lively small hole. 1t has an excel
lent nose, and will trail rabbits,
foxes and other game with great te-
nacity, but it is little used for hunt-
ing in this country because Y y
hard to train and manage. paying
little attention to orders. and doing
as It pleases. II the game goes 20
earth, 1t IL almost impossible to get
the dachshundf away until It mas
been dug out. This breed Is 81
great antiquity. one Of It's KIND pc
Ing painted on an Egyptian monu-
ment OF 1000 b. G.. J..
O. What kind of a. government
has Iceland?-M, A. s. /" D.
Denmark. The Danish king is king
of Iceland, although. the govern
ment has recognized the island as
a sovereign state, Its foreign at
fairs are under the control of Dem
mark. !,
O, Is an T. o. U. a promissory
note?-S. s. w.
A In England and in most of the
United States an II. o. u" is not
treated as a promissory note be-
cause it contains promise to pay,
However, in some states by law DR.
by judicial decisions. 1t has been
declared a. promissory note. and as
such capable of transfer by indorse-
'ment. Everywhere it "a be sued
upon as an account stated. without
proof Of the origin of the debt,
Q. What is known as the re-
cent period in geology FL! M. c.
A. This is the name given to an
epoch that has elapsed since the
Pleistocene. Many biologists now
include 1t under the Pleistocene Pc
riod. s,
@. What medicines are of use in
cases of tuberculosis I'll 1. X. !,
A. The Public Health Service.
says that no known medicine has
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-12-28
-
RIPPLING RHYMES
By Walt Mason.
ANOTHER vow.

For long. long months we've run amuck,
with spendthrifts we have trotted. and eager
ly blew In the buck. and all sane counsels
swatted. And now approaches New Years
Day, wherein we make new pledges and call
down murrains (what are they?) on anyone
WHO pledges. Until the Christmas season
dtfRs. ariuck we'll still be running. Tor we
mast blow ourselves for gifts. for doodads
Ncute add cunning. But when the New Years
Day Arrives, this folly let's be ending, let's
.renovate our wasted lives, and cut out foolish
spending. It's time we were in training now,
for future self-deniah for framing p a
solemn vow that we'll give thrift a trial. fhe
old year. maker bent and. white. goes out
by easy stages: tfe Ny Years cpminE.
The vows we made in other years would do
for idle Gtskers: we swore we'd cut out cards
and beers' and cigarets and whiskers. But We
are facing sterner times; retrenchment Is the
motto the atchwor now is. salt the
dimes" and you'll agree we'd ought to. The
old year. in its going. tells a tale of money
burning: the New Years coming. wearing
lbells-then new leaves let's be turning! -.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-12-28

any tendency, to destroy the germs
in the body The treatment consists
of building up the general health of
the body, so that its own forces may
overcome the infection.
@. I wish to drive into Canada
far a visit. Would I have to pay a
fee?-M. g.. A.
A. The American Automobile AS
ISOLATION says that you tour through
the country for a period Of thirty
days without giving bond for the
return of the ear Merely stop at
the port of entry and register to
ecure the necessary permit.
O. How can any one test a dia-
mond to see II It is genuine? or
what materials are Imitation dia-
A. The Geological Survey says
that there is no way that anyone
except an expert can test a dia-
mond, Many Imitation diamonds
are synthetic white sapphires; 9TH
ers are rhinestones DR. other white
colorless minerals.
O., How should I proceed to get a
copyright on a book?-H. j.
A. The copyright office says that
to obtain copyright protection on a
book, 1t must be printed and pub
lished with the copyright, notice,
and two complete copies. with regis
tration, fee OF 81 and application
form "a. I" be deposited with the
register Of copyright. in the Con-
gressional Library. Washington, D
c. Application blanks may be OBJ
tanned from the Register of copy
rights !.
q. What is the latest date that
Easer has come on, and how is the
date OF Easter determined PM. e.
G. ?.
A. The latest date that Easter
has fallen on since 1900 was April
25. 1888. Easter Is determined as
the first Sunday after the full moon
after the 21st OF March.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-12-28
Luke McIGkc says

Luke McEtkc says @'n~
A girl Is never quite sure that she is homely
until everybody else has been sure OF 1t for a
long time,
When two men have 1t In for each other they
are not satisfied until they have II out.
A. man likes TO know that his, wife Is alt his.
But he'd hate to have her act like one POSSESS
ed ~ 4. -
out for your interest whep 1t Is your Principal
he. Is after.
The average woman has more people on her
Hating List than she has on her list of Friends.
....When' q woman thinks that she Is intellectual
she gets so that she just hates to look Ehemin-
ate. -
1t has just about gotten SO that q man can't
do a days work for his wages without acting
like he Is doing the Boss a big favor. ~
There IS something awfully crooked about the
man who imagines that all other men are
crooks.
Many a Tailor has to start a suit in order to
get the money for a suit he has finished.
Once In a while every wife says to every hus-
band: why don't you help around the house?
Other men have to-"
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-12-28
ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS

= ANY reader can get the answer TO
any question by writing .TAA Perth
Amboy Evening News Information
Bureau Frederic J.. HaskiaeI Direc,
tor, WashIngton. D. c. This. offer
bureau cannot give advice on legal.
medical and financial troubles. It
does not attempt to settle domestic
troubles. nor to undertake exhaus,
tive research on any subject. Write
you question plainly and briefly.
Give full name and address and enc
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Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-12-28
wuni

"well. sir" said me First Bedbus, II have
found a real home. I am dwelling with $500.
pound couple. The husband weighs ESQ pounds
and the wife weighs $50 pounds 1.s-.
Gosh" exclaimed, the Second Bedhug en-
yfousiy. you are living on the fat Of the land,
aren't you'll"
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-12-28
You Know Hin.

know 4 fellow, who'll explain
The situation.
Then you must ask him to explain
His explanation.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-12-28
me w,se Fool.

"a man never knows what he can do until
he. tries, observed the Sage. 80 80
and then sometimes he Is sorry ne found
out" reflected the Fool 80.
And then sometimes he Is sorry he found
OUT reflected the Fool.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-12-28
Thss 1t Happencdi

II was just wondering" unused the Cheerful
idiot. ---s 49,.
what were you wondering Z" asked the Wise
Il was wondering IL you could refer to the
display In a pawnbroker,s. window az a loan
exhibition ~ replied the Cheerful idiot.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-12-28

Deny this truth no thinker can.
Though II. Won't make you stin&
You'll md It Is the headstrong man
Who's always butting in.