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will know that they have been In tn
"a ca The List selected Yesterday 10

will know that they have been In the
race. The list selected yesterday FOL
the various offices are as follows:
Board Of directors (for years. r. A.
Alexander. Earle Rogers. A. l.. Snedeker
Edmund l.. Jones, Geo. Walters, William
Gibson, George ". Ford, Sr.. II. r n,ar'
kell, George koontz. ]. y. Haniey' X n
Howell. II. ]. Hoffman.
President (for one year, Doug!as Vasa
Fred T.. johnson. w d. Church. James
A. Dyson. ]. p. Arbenz ]. G. Hearne
George Blarkford. j. II. Beans. II. ~.
Hoffman. The same men were nominated
for the office of vice president on motion
10 serve for one year.
Seer tary-treasurer (ror one year,
Curtis Berry. c. ). Barry. VIII Cruise. y
O. Etz. Gus Lively, o. W. Burdats, Rob
crt Barry. II, J. Hoffman. -
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LAWRENCE J, OBERG'S
FUNERAL SATURDAY
Second Death in Five weeks in BogSs
Run .ramity-caused by Cld
Flu Attack.

Lawrence Joseph uberg. well know
,u,im% mau Of Marshall county di"d SUI.
i..niv Yesterday morning at the nome OF
al mother Mrs. Nina OhorE. on EoSS
Run. Ohrr9, ives in his tw"uty-t"urtN
irrr. and his death was due to an attack
80 Spanish Influenza two years age.
The death &c I.adrerc" hhcrG HeStHr-
day i the second in the family III ~"
weeks. his sister. Miss Helen. having
Ii.l October IN.
Thu funeral! services will he held Sat
u-dav afternoon 1T eco O'Clock. Rev
J. T. T.ey"nh"rgcr officiating. Inter
men, viii D.. N Mount Ol.vrt C"n"trry.
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Funeral Today,

This morning from the family home
-, Fulton. the funeral services for the
,...r charles Y. Kirby. we'll known out
.Eo-pjke resident. who died Tuesday
morning. will b. held. followed by re-
ruicrr high mass "A: tho Sacred Heart
hurch lntarmoat wi" D" N Green
wood cemetery
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Former Resident Dies.

Word has been recrIV0d h"FN rr0'El
Milwaukee,. Wis. of tn" death of Mrs.
Julia Cracraft Hum"s. formerly -: tbs
lily. which occurred W"dncSl1y. IT,
'arncnt will b. made in that r'tr today.
Tho deceased Is survived by 81 daughter
here Mrs. II. II. I!ornhrurk. Of Elm
Grove.
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Tuncra, services for the lat" Mrs
Enbrcca Z. Crawford were conducted
nStarday afternoon from t&H family
home. No. - Poplar avenue. Wood'awn
hv tho Roy. +. f.. L. Str;d"r. rector Of
:he 81. Matthews =, F. church. Inter
mont was made IN Mount Wood csme-
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hobart T, Hall

Special Dispatch 10 The lnt"EiEHnccr
las: Liverpool o. N4T lS.--R"h"rt
tiaN. &c. pottery m"nufacturcr. hnnS
director and vrt"rAr Of tn" SNlln'sh
Nmer;car war. died h.'r" today. follow
.uE an attack OF ap"plaNH, II" was Soc
"atary and treasurer Of III" linl th!Ha
,.arrFIvs,
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Eu'lAr--'"ThHra Is rpan ~ ~"
door. ST.. WHO SAYS h" Will WORK f"-
nothing" tn" S:r--"What docs j."
want 20 do" EI'l"r--",'h au uu n"
cc',a-. Sir."--inw,, Fr,Io'
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The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-09-15
Who Pro6teers?

An apple. grower whose orchard il Just
across Lake Michigan from Chicago picked
Red Astrakans and shipped them to . repu-
table Chicago commission house the other day
at total cost to himself Of IS eants per bushel
Hts return from the shipment was IS cents per
bushel. Loss cent per bushel. At the same
time Red Astrakans were selling in the retail
grocery stores. Of Chicago at the Ta&e of IS
cents 6ushel.
WHATS the answerf
Answer: The American system Of passing
food from the grower to the consumer 10 bad
beyond words, anda source Of danger to exist
Ing Institution.
Incidentally, city folks who dea0unce the
farmer - pronteer, had better take = reef
in their opinion. About the only pronteering
farmers visible to the naked eye, are those in
the vicinity Of cities who charge all that the
automobile traffic will bear.
Can you blame EN- much?
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H !;tfBHGBAkG 2mS~ ::
0y ~ r Ell ~ ARETH T10MprON

Dear Mrs. Thompson: I do not
believe my husband IL treating me
fairly. When We 60 out on picnics
or to parties We always go in cou-
pies. We have been married less
than . year. yet he always leaves
me to take care Of myself and stays
around the other girls. He sits on
their laps, holds their hands, picks
them up In his arms and carries
them. puts his arms around 0em
and hugs and kisses them. The
worst Of it is the girls are often
strangers' to both Of as.
Win you please tell me- how
can mako him appreciate me more!
I have always been respectable, bat
some Of the other girls are not. He
IL 20 attractive to them one would
think him . single, man. He talks
about them and praises them until
he meets another and then It ID
the same thing over again.
When we are out, day on, night,
he calls or talks 70 strange g1rla
who PASS ~ On either side Of the
street WAITING.
Love must have been particular
y blind In your case or you would
never havefmarried the man. Il ID
putting It mild 70 nay he cheapena
himself the way he acts. Anyone
observing would take Il for grant
"a that he had . most ordinary In
telligence.
It viii b useless for you "a
sAov jealoogy. AA1ust Jour 1eel-
3nGD 70 - circumstances. When
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your husband is raving about %.
girl, assure yourself that soon y
will be forgotten and after al y.
were the lady Of his choice. =
will appreciate you more u y"
let him feel independent
Tell him that you consider
conduct most vulgar. He will ~.
ably pay little attention to W.
you say, however.
Dear Mrs.. Thompson: Can ~
tell me what the price Of rea! ~ |,
brings and where can sell u! :
have . large shoe box full OK y
burn brown hair. What do ~
think It IL worth? I will be ~
for any information you can g ~
me. AUBURN HAlh
Different prices are paid for ~
depending upon it, shade ana ~ -
ture. There is not q market =
combings. II the shade u u.
however, you might receive n.
money for your box full. Take
hair 70 = beauty parlor and ~
Inquiries.
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As THE IW1G IS BENT.
y BY Knna 0tzSaG.

(Copyright, 1890. BY The Wheeler
Syndicate, lnc.]
1 Catch him while he b young and
train him ii The way you would
have him 60: then you win have .
Ausband aftef youf own heart,
Should the marriage prove . fail
Nrs, you will know you picked the
wrong man." f.
/ Lila Fox looked up from Madame
Nixit's "Advico 10 IN Loseiofn,~
lust In time to 80 Winnie Weeks.
radiant bride a . week, pass by
With her handsome young husband.
H A shade q envy crossed her
lace, and she read the advice"
again. '
/ Until yesterday abe had been
quite happy and unconcerned about
the future. but yesterday the
breeze had carried the conversation
from . neighboeing porch to her
ears, A. she at ct an open window,
and she heard herself referred to
- That old maid Fox girl" BY
winnis's young husband.
/ Winnie Was only IS and . beauty.
10 Lila, - and merely good looking.
really seems1 old and ugly to him,
II have . God mind to try II"
Dhe murmured, and whether she
really meant Il or NOT, fate seemed
already to help her. 1bf 1t the dance
|of the Neighborhood Eluh that eve
ming. Lanson Grey peraistsd n
dancing with her and her only.
II Though . tribe dtnmayed q hia
|boath, he being only u, and i high
hooa papll, II A1y3oo u catch
- - xee1ss11G ~
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sTs 1HHuEs DAILY SHORT STORY

when he. With llattering humility,
asked II he might walk home with
her. she Just naturally Std yes.
It was only . 10-minute walk, but
before they had gone half tho dis
tance his arm was around her slim
waist. hi seyes on hers and he was
murmuring. "Oh, this is what I've
wanted sincs my flrst dance with
you. Just love You" And though
she was scandalixed 1t the absurd
ity of this kids" making love to
her. catch him young and train
him" once more bo6bed MP, and
she decided to accept what tate
had sent.
Arrived homo ahs invited him IN
sJuSt for Z little LUNCH" but the
ice box yielded only tomato SOUP
and cottage cheese.
Il love tomato SOUP" Lansoo e.
claimed In the same ardent tones he
had said he loved her. Bring 1t
out and heat It." So they, Toasted
on soup. crackers and cheese.
It was . case Of ''rushing" after
that Lila had always had strag-
Cling admirers, who called q few
times and then lost interest The
truth was that her breezy manner,
which fascinated at nrst, and made
"geeting acquainted" easy, had
seemed to b too bossy'' on more
intimate acquaintance.
But LAnson did mot lose interest
He came every evening. proposed
marriage. And when she laughing
" aaked. How could you support .
wife? Ton musk b fooling," he
gfsv svsey Indignant, and 'I'll
show 20. he declared: "You
aAnt cAfo toe ~ e. yoa'a Marfy
- IlnAk ANnRlo -
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prepared for his not coming at all
oae night, and for the harsh COM
mand. BY telephone. the following
morning. to "be ct the police sta
ton 1t . o'clock"
Arrived there, worn with the
nights Vigil. and fearing Lanson
had met with some horrible acci-
Gent. she was comfofted By the
sight q her husband and q pretty
girl OF Is whom she recognized q
the stenographar In the once ad-
joining Lansen's. But before Lila
could utter . word, one Of the DO
!icemsn Guarding them, asked the
frightened girl: Nov. young lady,
can you tell me who this woman
is!'
Yea. abe whispered. y hi.
What ID your name." shsrpty
asked x d. th ss e@esr. tarnins,to Lila
DO yoa know this man."
He Is my husband"
Young man. can you deny that ?
mo-"
The yp1ng GIRL with . muiRlsd
gfoan. collapsed. limiting, In he.
chair.
The odacer turned to Lila: 81
found them In the park 1t : o'cloca
this morning: followed them to tn
Union station whore he bought
tickets Tor New York. They wer<
Just about to board the train vher
Stubba. here. ruahed up With Z -.
port Of girl missing.' I asked hen
name. and brought them back"
Lila chung weakly 10 the desk
oh. she WAS muttering incoher.
emily, paxf1age-1hilare-mov-
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But married people have to pay
their expenses, and how could We
do that?'
Easily enough. Ny uncle, in the
real estate business in Albany, has
offered me q Job ct . thousand 4
year: won't that pay our ex-
pensea!'
It did provide for them amply
for two years, when prices and sal
aries began to soa9. Lanson had
pleased his uncle. who now raised
his salary beyond Lla's widest ex-
pectations.
She had economical and train
ed" Anson to do %, too. They now
felt that they could afford . bunga-
low for . home. and. calling It the
once ono day to zee him, in con-
nection with the purchase OF It
Lila asked tho once boy to send
out Mr.. Grey. TELL him Mrs. Grey
10 here" she said: and the boy
went into Lanson's ONCE with
Your mother 10 out there, Mr.
Grey, and che wants to see you"
Lansons Who supposed his mother
70 be It home, 10 miles away, on
the Massachusetts, side q the stats
line, rushed out to greet her, only
to find Lila there, alone.
why, what . funny mistake" hi
laughed. but from that time on he
began to be late for dinner, slow
to meet her for the noon lunch
which they always had together a
= Broadway restaurant: In fact hid
hours became 70 irregular. and hia
p1case0 for working overtime.
90 plausible. that Lila got quite
used TO Speeding the evenings
alanA.
- nWA n. - 0na -Re,AA1ev ~
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Choosing Farm Hands.

Tho Illinois agricultural association II try
ing to get tho right kind Of farm hsap ON tho
right kind Of farms. It has established bu-
reau In Chicago which serves without charge
This bureau sits out those unsuited to farm
labor.
Farming 70 nor longer uattsr for every
usskillsd hand who applies. Tho work OF the
successful farmer IL highly complex and highly
skilled. An Intelligent man can soon learn
what u nscessary. II he il willing to put his
mind - we'll - his hands on the Job But an
unskillsd man. II unintellisent or careless, can
do more harm in . few days than Tho farmer
Ecan undo In month
haCountry Gentleman names three classes
Ioe city mon who are fitted to 30 back to the
farm" First. there are men with actual farm
knowledge and experience. Second, those who
vere reared on the farm, but left Early in Life,
lured BY the city rainbow" Third, there are
city men Who have long been interested in and
have made study Of some specialized form Of
farming. Their snthusiasm is apt to carry them
over.
How few applicants come pnder those heads
10 shown BY the 1act that out Of the fir.t l,4oo
mere who applied to the bureau. only $50 were
heospeed.
'S Such sieve - this bureau will undouht-
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What's lin A Name? :
b.
MILDRED !
MARSHALL }
tcspvr.sAs. ISIS. h ~ WHISTLER sy.desaa. hal

the prophecy. It continued in
vogue among the Greeks and came
into fashion again in England with
the revival Of classic names.
Just why it has become a favor
lie in recent years is impossible
to determine. unless its significance
and the ancient associations, d
well as the shortness and undoubt-
eddy pleasing sound may be taken
as Sufficient reason.
Jade, the Chinese emblem Of life,
is fitting talisman for Zoe. 1t is
believed to bring her health, wealth
and happiness. Particularly will
1t protect her from contagion and
death by accident. Tuesday is her
lucky day and 2 her lucky num-
Der.
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ZOE,
One OF the Oldest feminine names
in the history OF etymology 10 Zoe,
signifying ''life." 1t had frequent
usage In biblical records and was
q fAvorite In ancient Greece, but
its vogue diminished during the
middle ages and it has been re-
vived only comparatively recently.
It is regarded ~ being as old Eve
and is generally translated rs the
mother of all living"
The Alexandrian Jews first used
the name of Zoe when they trans
lated the history Of the first wom-
an and gave her the title of Zoe
instead Of Eve, In order to show
the. connection Of the name with
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U2A0 " &ABoW001VN0 1S0E8Uks
@. WAsh and BY whom was
knitting FIRST donsr l.. F. r.
A. Although there are classical
references to such work, it is i'm
possible to say that such illusions
mean knitting Is It - known today.
1t is probable that these ancient
writer's regarded Knitting Is = type
Of weaving. Knit" in the specific
sense in which it Is known today.
was mentioned in an old grammar
publisehd in 1880 A. D. This gives
the verb ITO knit" The word Is
probably derived from the Saxon
''snyttan" meaning The making Of
fabrics from thread by hand"
@. Give the history Of the Icon
Of Iversk. A. n. p.
A. The Icon Of Iversk Is said
to have come miraculously over the
sea on April ~, 80 A. D.. to the
Monastery Of Iversk on Mt. Athos
in Greece. The Icon has been
placed At the inner gates Of that
monastery and 10 still there. II il
also called the Gates-Arch Icon and
is considered the most sacred thing
on Mt. Athos. A copy Of the Icon
was brought to Moscow, Russia. or
Oct. 13, 164S. The copy was met By
the car and patriarch Of the church
1t the Moscow Resurrection Gates
and was placed In = special chapel
Both the original Icon and the COPY
are aaid to possess the power o1
miraculous healing and people u
trouble are helped II they go and
pray to this particular Icon or it.
COPY.
q. What nationality would ,
person born in Scotland be, who's,
fathsr 10 Irish and mother Scottish
B. R
A. Tho British embassy say
that Q person born IN the Britisl
Isles u . British subject, therefore
his nationality II British. A Per
son born in Scotland OF an, Irisl
father and . Scotch mother NIGH
sall himself either Irish q Scotch
- Ae ehooeeA
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The Republican party has won : concludvs
victory n ~ 1laine state elscfioQ end The
coaatzy = eacs nots ponasstns he old adags
Of vhsthse o. not this time It will follow that
- Maine gS3s 20 soss the nation"
The returns leave NO doubt - to how the
pscpls a Maine fssl. Ths Republican lessnd y
still vital thrs; thsy want Republican nd
n,fnistfatioo.
: But this dos not indicate any sudden
change Of heart in the Pine Tree state Now
and then Maine uses the Democratic party a.
. whip TO scourge the Republican, into good
behavior. Duly fhastsned they are rstarnsd
10 power. T.
II The managers Of the Repabhcau( campaisn
are shfswd thsy will not become overconndent
% . result Of the Maine vote. The Democrats
wsss bsatsn thars in 1s1s-not 30 decisively.
II IL true-but the nation did not follow suit.
The sun may rise OF the rocky coast Of
Maine. but it sets beyond the Golden Gate. That
was true, politically. in LELAND 1t might hap
PEI. again.
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Q. Does the Masonic order try
to help its members who have been
convicted Of crime? J. W
A. The grand secretary OF the
Free and Accepted Masons in
Washington. D. c., says that the
fact Of being q Mason in NO way
tnterferes with the administration
OF justice upon a culprit and that
the organization has never in the
slightest way interfered with any
execution or given any assistance
to felon.
Q. What were the 10 largest
army camps In the United States on
Jan. 1, 1919! R. H. X.
Q. What were theT89O 7S90S,
A. The war department states
that the 10 largest camps In the
United States Jan. 1, 1919, were az
follows: Camp Bragg. Benning,
Lewis. Knax, Jackson, Custer, Dix,
Meade. Lee and Upton.
@. How can wrinkles caused BY
packing be removed from clothes|
NJ C. e.
/ A. For silk and wool garments, a
simple method IL to hang the gar
ments outdoor On . damp day Of in
. steamy room.
| @. How can steel tools b.
maFked7 s. .V.
1
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QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS.
Fer ExamDla

XV0O xkVNO AMI AANO vSAS1
Fer ExAnD1A
Last week / wrote asking for
your Karell regimen and in reply
you sid l failed to give eumcientl
data. I am anxious ID lose 20
pounds. am 70 years old, %
inches tail and weigh 14s pounds
all dressed up ]. e. RI
Answer-That il precisely Why
I sent you q rejection slip" Idont
want to advise any young woman 70
reduce when her proportions are
70 we'll nigh perfect. Allowing
that your clothes Weigh eight
pounds (which I know II . lot Tor
EN- to weigh these parlous times
your weight dressed il . contented
or cryptic smile would be 13S
pounds. The perfectly proportion
ed woman happens to be s. inches
tall and weighs t3S pounds at the
dangerous age Of IS years. ! do
not pretend to understand why
young women pleased with 80 much
pulchritude should yearn to con-
vert themselves into fragile clothes
racks, but whatever the reason.
refuse to be a party to the deed.
Iodine and Goltra
Is, iodine q good remedy for q
goitre! How often should it be ap-
piled! II iodine is not q remedy
could you suggest something for q
goitre? MISS E. N.
Answer-Goitres are OF several
types, requiring very different
treatment. The chief types are SIM
pie goitre, q slight prominence OK
swelling OF the thyroid gland lin
front or beside the Adams applet
COMMON among girls 10 to 10 in
some sections Of the country; ex-
lophthalmic goitre, which may cause
slight or unnoticed enforcement Of
the thyroid but produces severe
general disturbance such AZ neFv-
BUSINESS, palpitation, rapid pulse.
prominent eyeballs. tremor, loss Of
weight, fever or complete prostya-
ton, conditions not Ct all noticed in
simple goitre; and third is cystic
goitre, usually a very large bunch.
Iodine internally. not applied to the
neck. is often curative in simple
goitre: it would be a dangerous
remedy to take. by your physician s
personal direction, in exophthalmic
goitre; It would probably have nc
influence of cystic goitre. In Day
Iton, Ohio, it was found that very
minute doses Of sodium iodide. Ad-
ministered dissolved In the drink
ing water. prevented simple goitre
and cured many cases in young
school children, both boys and
girls. II two, drains OF sodium
4 iodide be dissolved in, one pint Of
boiled water. and teaspoonful Of
this be administered to the boy OF
girl in glassful or more Of drink.
ing water twice a day, for a period
Of six or eight weeks, it will prob
lably cure simple goitre.
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NJ nsla y veal.

IL E1918 - WEAK
Onte, not % long ago, you and I
had to learn tho wisdom II mot the
Necessity for . daily us Of The
tooth brush and the cersm0ny q
washing behind our ears. We found
tAeeo c1stoms exceedingly 1epul-
sive b our instincts. But " bad
70 aduQt them and asids from Che
sanitary question involved, certain
" It was good training, good dis
cipline for -. Our teeth and our
ears might have been preserved
without al the ceremony, were 1t
not for the misuse We make OF both
u civilization; but the moral effect
Of tho aohorrent morning wash and
the tims-eonsuming toot thrush
Was wholesome and healthfal In
that II instilled in NJ Z certain re-
gard for cleanliness.
In these days physicians have
comparatively little to say about
autointoxication. but others with
an 90 to easy profits have = great
DEAF to say about It and practically
all they say ID, rich humor, unless
you hapDsn to be a credul6us soul.
Tue title which these shrewd mer-
chants Of FEASIBILITY formerly gave
the hypothetical state was that
tired feeling" but they have seized
upon Standardization" q q more
CLASSY and impressive substitute.
"Autointoxdcation" will probably
kssp many families guessing for at
least 10 years yet and by that time
someone win have invented some
thing new.
Most people have good health
That is. they are not ailing enough
to need the doctor. On a test they
would pass about 70 or Is per cent
well. They seem content to ignore
or neglect the thousand and one
little minor complaints which keer
them in tho 20 per cent class.
Now and then an individual actu-
ally enjoys good health. In order
to enjoy good health It is necessary
to have good health plus. Anything
from one tofour plus.
There is this difference between
just good health. Of the 10 per cent
sort, and health plus: Where the IN.
dividual with good health fetchel
/ up a symptom, such IS that tiret
feeling, to occupy his Idle moments
the individual with health plus
works up instead q chuekle. Thu
symptom and the chuckle both arise
from the same place. down arount
the diaphragm They are both fish
ed out Of the splanchnic pool. Tut
20 per cent chap has . rather stag
nant pool, whereas the health plu,
chap has his blood all in circula
ton. It's glorious feeling.
The 70 per center has a lot o
dignity. The health plus man o.
woman doesn't let dignity spoil tn
joy OF living.
The TOP cent variety Of healtl
is just heredity. good fortune, tn
amount vouchsafed the citizen b,
the state and administered or con
troled by the public health depart
ment Health plus, however, is tn
kind you build up by your own per
sonal effort. It can't be inherited
found or purchased. You want II