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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1920-02-13
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% MRC ELIZARETH THOMPSON
.MRC. ELIZABETH THOMPSON

When in the presence Of this man
the music of his voice thrills me
and when we are not together my
life is lonesome.
Don't think me not nice, as am
Why has God brought this to me! !
wish / could love someone else, but
l cannot, as l have the same love
for him as had when we became
acquainted 10 years ago.
SAD TWENTY YEARS.
This trial was sent to you to test
your strength. 1t is not vain to-
fight bitter fate. Your future hap
piness depends upon the course
you take now. Put yourself in the
wife's place and imagine how you
would feel il some one were TAX,
ing this man away from you. Fate
had already written its page when
the man and woman married. H.
you do the honorable thing. your
fate leads you in another direction
toward real happiness and ava!
from guilt and dishonor.
Dear Mrs. Thompson: am .
hard working woman of A.. have
four children, of whom two are
married and two at home. ! 1.-Two
in the country. where there is no
work Of any kind that l can 90
with the exception Of washing
now and then.
MY husband. who is my second
step-father to three Of the children
is very lazy and refuses to give nc
dollar for food. My Oldest dausq-
ter helps me as much as possible
I am poor in health and have
been for some time. / went to inc
city and tried to make things meet
but 1t was absolutely impossio'e'
and SO / went back to the country;
Where can I go with my two slnal.
children, ages 16 and 10? l cannos
live with my husband any lonse,
on account of cruel treatment anu
non-support. l have no funds anu
no respectable clothing to wear
What l have was given me by ~!
daughter who has to work for he'
living and support her child.
UNFORTUNATE.
The only thing for you to do Is I"
report your case to the courts.
Your husband will be forced "
work and support you or else serss
in the workhouse. Naturally DC
will prefer the former.
1t would be better to place your
children in good homes and ~
Homework than to live under wv
conditions which now exist. II
probable that your 16-year-old cniis
could work for some family for &c.
home and two'or three dollars |,
week, and you could take your-iv
year-old child with you il you Wel'
employed as housekeeper.
Dear Mrs. Thompson: When ~!
is calling and the girls think u
time for him to go, how should s''
give him a hint?
Is 10 O'Clock too late for girl "
st up at night? Or II?
BLUE EYES.
A young man should leave 81 ~
or 1890. II he does not the gu.
should tell him the hour and 50.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1920-02-13

Kane county wants good roads now and 1t
wants them badly enough to ignore the advice
sof the state highway association against under
taking any additional projects till those already
In hand are disposed of. Voting $1,50o.000
worth Of bonds under such circumstances is
pretty good evidence Of the way the people
feel on the subject
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1920-02-13

John Barton Payne measures mp a. ono OF
~ big men Of the country. Judging BY what
~ has done the president ID fortunate to Sc
care him for head Of the interior department
The honor, also, is one of which Illinois
should not be insensibl6
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1920-02-13

Germany admits that schleswis voted over
2whelmingly to return to Denmark. but COM
stains that the election was not fairly con-
Nucted. Poor sports.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1920-02-13
FRIDAY. FEBRUARY II, IN.

Glad to know. too. that residents OF the
ISfrounding country are no longer afraid to
cpme TO Rock island after dark.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1920-02-13

Not only d the Kiwanis club boosting the
plan for Rock Island roo, byf We undefstAnd
saversi Kivanians have offered to donate white
elenhauts a an addition to tho nucleus. The
EDITOR stated In Tuesdays paper that mo ami
nal vas more appropriate to start roo with
than . buffalo." to which No agrsA We also
think that no animal would add 20 much In
the way Of novelty. don't you know, - few
White elephants It would lend D1cturssqus-
ness to the entire park
81 would not feel any e2hilaxatlon IN b.
,on~ine to America IL l did not feel that she
IA aomethtuR more than rich and powerful
nation" WOODhow WILSON.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1920-02-13
Preposterous Protest!

nav" That surely is unreasonable! Everyone
knows that our teachers are the highest paid
Of all our employees! 1t is Also we'll known
fact that teachers get paid every month in the
wear and that they never have to spend a dol
lar Of their salary to meet any specified re-
quirements.
Moreover, teachers are fortunate class OF
workers who do not have to sQuander any OF
their youth in learning an apprenticeship. All
they have to do, as soon as they have finished
the grammar grades is to say Teaching for
me-" and a teacher they at once become! 1t is
easy for any one to see how easy it all Isl,
That's why teachers are SO often said to be
~easy" IT is EASY! Another easy thing
about their easy jobs is the fact that their
work is all done by O'Clock, or such time as
the youngsters leave the school room. Teacher
just dabs a little powder on her nose and goes
blissfully home, never having thing TO do. e1-
cept to enjoy herself till 9 the next morning
It's great life! And with the princely sal
aries most Of them are getting they are des-
tined to become the plutocrats of the future
Especially if that new salary schedule is
adopted!
On First Seeing Arplanes.
That was for me moment all sublime,
When first saw the planes; then did deem
stood upon pinnacle OF time
And saw the proud fruition of dream.
Then thrilled I as Balboa, when his eyes
Upon the new-found ocean gazed and he
Felt burning in his soul strange prophecies
OF sea-deeds that should startle days to be.
We wonder ifllaock Island can produce any
literary infant prodigies like Chicagos Horace
A. Wade Speak now or hold your peace
till one comes along.
Hearts Of Stone.
In all probability he may have been an 1.
w. W., no one knows Of a certainty, for he had
winning smile, and wore suit of 1919 model,
but he did alarm some of our homekeepers this
morning. by knocking vigorously at the back
door about the time friend husband had left
for the Office, and suggested that any amount
over quarter would be acceptable. I'm not
beggar, lady, said he in oratorical tones.
Il don't want nothin' to eat, all l wants is
money-anything over quarter that you hap
pens to have convenient" And some Of these
ladies must have hearts OF stone for they
slammed the door in his face!
Save the Spuds.
Potatoes are used as legal tender in Poland,
we learn-which causes our bump Of venera-
ton to vibrate-for there's no telling how soon
we may have to make use of our own for street
car fares.
We Always Judge by Appearances.
The worst nuisance on earth is thrift
when there is nothing to save.
Do good turn this week, next week, ana
every other week in the year.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1920-02-13
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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1920-02-13
Eat Folio Aro Cenplacent.

Everybody is catching Tor has caughD the
spirit Of the boy Scout week. Everywhere In
highways and byways the influence has per
meated. On the bridge line car last evening
We saw young lady give her seat to q tat man.
1t was . mighty good turn. The tat man was
hiock and wac PAINTING by the time he caught
The car. still he looked pleasant" and took
his seat complacently, Is little boy in the
same seat, next the window stood up to help
him. when the fat man was seated, there
was NO room for the boy, and he (the boy) also
took a strap beside the kind young lady. Fat
folks are always so good natured. aren't they!'
smiled the young lady. why shouldn't they
be-" returned the lad, 'they always have every
thing their own way.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1920-02-13

When requesting a personal
reply, kindly send a stamped
and addressed envelope. A
stamp is not enough.
Imperial Valley press., 1920-06-12
COTTON EXPERT
VISITS VALLEY
W. B. Camp, Cotton Expert
from u. S. Department of
Agriculture Spends A FeW
Days in Valley Looking OUer
Crops.

w. B. Camp, cotton specialist
from the United States department
of agriculture is spending a few days
in the valley inspecting various Sec
tions. Accompanied by E. l.. Garth
waite of the farm bureau office and
Leroy B. Smith, assistant state leader
of agriculture extension work, he yes
terday visited the fields of Lone Star
cation planted by Chas. Layton,
north west of Holtville and the two
40 acre pieces Of w. M. Hilliker and
Oscar Koones, located six and one
half miles south east of Calipatria
This Lone Star seed is pure, the only
pure cotton seed brought into Imper-
ial Valley for a long time. 1t is held
by experts to be the best of the short
staple varieties. 1t was introduced
through the efforts of the United
States department Of agriculture
working comparatively with state conf
missioner Of agriculture, Hecke and
the University of California.
Messrs. Salton- Hilliker and Koones
are taking especial pains with this
Lone Star and the stand is now in fine
condition. "a s.
In introducing this seed into the
county it was the purpose Of the fed
eral department of agriculture to
take the initial step in stimulating
the production of pure seed in COM
mercial quantities for distribution
throughout the valley.
Imperial Valley press., 1920-06-12
BANKERS GIVEN
EXPERT ADVICE
President of the California
Bankers' Association Tells
Delegates ut the Contention
Pressing Needs of the Dan.
fBy Associated Press)


TAHOE, Cal, June 1.-THE prob
lem of deflation of the currency is
the most pressing of those confront
the California Bankers Association
convention here were told today by
George S. Meredith of Oakland, pres
ident of the convention.
"a year ago a spirit of optimism
was abroad in the land, new enter
prises were planned on every hand
and a spell Of hopeful confidence per-
vaded the country" he said. "And
for time our bright hopes seemed
to be realized, crops were good, and
Nature blassed the West richly. A
year ago deflation of our currency
and credits was not often discussed
Today it is the dominant topic. AS
we review the situation today we see
that initiation was inevitable from the
moment the United States ceased to
be q debtor nation and became a cred
itor nation"
81 am not one to condemn the Fed
eral Reserve Bank for allowing ex-
pansion to reach the peak" he con-
tinued, rather, it would seem to be it's
duty to finance the government even
though the government were conduct
ed on an eXtravagant and profligate
scale. Now must come the period of
foreign readjustment. This meets an
added obstruction in the condition of
foreign exchange. A condition so bad
that a debt of 1000 marks, formerly
equal to about $240, could recently be
settled for So"
Referring to international policy
Meredith said:
'"The time has come for this nation
to declare it's dissertation with Euro
pean affairs in all that does not con-
Germ us in respect of our political
Imperial Valley press., 1920-06-12
METHODISTS TO
MEET IN l.. A. SOON

SAN FRANCISCO, Cal, June 12.-
Plans for carrying on the work OF
the Methodist Episcopal church in
California, Arizona and Nevada dur
ing the next four years will be made
at a meeting of the distrirt superin-
tendents and resident Bishop A. W.
Leonard to be held in Los Angeles
June "a and %, according to IN an
ouncemet issued from the offices of
the bishop today.
Bishop Leonard has been returned
to the San Francisco area for another
four years by the general conference,
upon the unanimous recommendation
of the ministers and superintendets
of these three states, who petitiored
the conference to return him to this
field.
"New legislation, and enactments
Imperial Valley press., 1920-06-12

of the recent general conference o.
the church in Des Moines make it
necessary for me to meet the leaders
of Methodism in this area in order to
plan the administration of Methodist
affairs in California, Arizona and Ne
vada during the coming four years,
said Bishop Leonard today.
1t was announced that the evan
pclistc campaign in the San Fran
cisco area has netted so far approx
mately 10000 new converts to the
Methodist church.
Imperial Valley press., 1920-06-12

You see I know Boies Penrose on
account of my being in Boise, Idaho,
once, the town he was named after.
He said: "Why, hello, Will, 1 have
heard of Idaho. That's the state Sen
ator Borah is from.
Now .Penrose told me who was nom
mated. But he asked me not to tip it
off as the hotels and other crooks in
Chicago wanted to keep the suckers
there few days till they were thor
Oughly renovated.
y q
Boies told me: "You know, WILL
your business and mine are alike. We
have a few five-reel features in poll
tics, but most of them are one and
two-real comedies"
Imperial Valley press., 1920-06-12
A NEW DEPARTURE IN TIRE
CONSTRUCTION

My pride in cur "D'' Type Tire is as boundless a,
the waters Of the Great Salt Sea- for in it my people
have expressed the ideals Of our House. Into il my
people nave put nearly the uisdcm granted them
by the Great Spirit wi permit, the utmost reach il,
quality Of materials, perfection in methods and the
highest point in workmanship. Know then, O Motor
ists that in "D Type believe the last uord in
quality fabric tire construction has been spoken.
It is the Great Chief Of all tires. Built in the
Savage ray to fulfill the needs OF the present day
motorists it is bJas the lordly elk to the antelope,
50 is Cd" Type to any other fabric tire kncw Of
corresponding size. In fact, it is oversize
as a cord tire.
And because it is big, and has extra ply Of fab
rc, uith pure gum friction beteen the plies, and all
the uap Entessh is made Of tic finest materials
that the ebottorhess purse Of cur chiefs buy and
because it is built by hand, and has especially
breaker strip to absorb the road shock, and
breaker to help make it flexible and because it
has tread tough than the skin Of the buffalo;
and because the sight Of it eladdens the eyes Of all
with lis grey tread, sdc-wall, and blood
red trade mark; and for other numerous
the ta!s the porcupne believe it IS the best tsc
CT the American market. Your hearts would be filled
virl luondcr if you knev ho,v many the r,otoosts
,vho agree tuth me- III Fbgrt ks
SALUTE YOU. 0 MOTORISTS! LITTLE HEAP H.s SPOKEN
Imperial Valley press., 1920-06-12

When l arrived off Hog Island I
was met by that boat they built there.
It's finished now.
y =
Why | came here was; l happened
to be in Philadelphia the night of the
last presidential, and saw Penrose
and Knox lead the parade for Hughes
the one night he was president. Now
Philadelphia was supposed to be slow
and there it was days ahead of the
facts.
So ! decided there is the pace 70
find out who is nominated before
Penrose phones it to Chicago.
Imperial Valley press., 1920-06-12
RRAWLEY PHOTO
SHOP DESTROYED

The Brawley Photo Shop was com
rletely destroyed by fire Yesterday
the fire having started from an OIL
stove which was being used to cook
the lunch of Jim Sullivan and Leonard
Lynch.
The two young men were badly
burned about the face and hands and
were removed to the hospital eor
treatment. Mr.. Sullivan and Mr.
Lynch were employed at one Of the
packing sheds in Brawley.
Imperial Valley press., 1920-06-12

safety and Industrial welfare. Utop-
ian notions of brotherly responsible
ity, pledged in formal compacts, have
no proper place in this nations per-
manent policy" ~
A grave danger which threatens
the business life Of America, Mere
dith said, is the prevailing system Of
taxation, which eliminates the re-
sources Of the investors upon whom
our enterprises have been dependent
in the past"
Imperial Valley press., 1920-06-12
FINALLY NATURALIZED
(By Associated Pressl

(By AssOciated Pressl
SEATTLE, Wash, June 12.-James
Doyle, civil war veteran, recently
was granted citizenship papers in the
United States district court here.
For "a years he had voted and per-
formed duties of citizen although he
was born in Ireland. He believed
himself a citizen because of his
service in the union army and his
fathers naturalization.
Imperial Valley press., 1920-06-12

Pen says to me: "For appearances
sake / am for Sproul." Then / asked
him "Who is Sproul?" and he said .
II don't know any more about him
than you do, Will, but he was the
darkest horse l could think Of"
Boies has to stop now to phone
Chicago what delegates to throw out,
but he will give me some more dope
on it, maybe, tomorrow.
Imperial Valley press., 1920-06-12
$4,000 LEFT PARK

TBy AsSOCIated PftSSJ
EVANSVILLE, Ind, June 12.-Jo.
seph Coppello, an Italian. almost every
evening would visit Garvin park il
this city, and ,for hours would enjoy
its beauty after he had completed his
work in cigar factory.
In appreciation, Coppello, who dieC
recently, bequeathed $4,000 to the city
for improving the park.
Imperial Valley press., 1920-06-12
ZZZAYzZ
z3Jd3iE3
SANS
BY WILL ROGERS
Famous Oklahoma Cowboy HumOrist
and Goldwyn Motion Picture

Copyright, 1920, by the Newspaper
Enterprise Association)
SOMEWHERE IN PEN NSYL-
VANlA, June 12-When / heard
Boies Penrose was not going to
Chicago 1 decided to steal a march on
the other eminent authors and 90
where the candidate would be nom
mated. SO | came to see Penrose
about it.
Imperial Valley press., 1920-06-12
SAM DANNENBERG
WRATHY OVER A
CARLOAD OF SACKS

And now comes Sam Dannenberg
Sam declares that the purchasing
agent for the Imperial Irrigation
District during the recent flood when
sacks were badly needed on the SaiZ
levee purchased carload at Los An
geles for $4,000.
Sam, who makes speciality Of
sacks, says that he is willing to put
$4,000 in escrow that he can dupf-
cate that carload of sacks to the
district for $4,000 and at the same
time make $4,000 profit. He says
that he will agree to underbid those
prices 2 TO 3 cents sack.
Sam today made some very caustic
remarks about how the district had
spent its money in Los Angeles when
it could have been spent in the valley
to better advantage, he AYERS.
With the high price of sugar it is
possible that sorghum will be given
it's chance at the bar Of public opin-
ion. Middle-aged folks from back
East remember mighty well when it
was pxtapSiyalv ,Icad
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-04-06
In the Days News.

Lord Chelmsford, viceroy and gov
ernor- general of India, whose recall is
demanded by the Indian national congress
because it does not approve Of his pol
icies, has been at the head of affairs in
India since 1916, when he succeeded Lord
Hardingc Previously he had served the
empire as governor, first of Queensland,
and then of New South Wales. In both
OF these positions he distinguished him
self by his tact and judgment, and also
by his energy and ability. Earlier in his
career he was a member .of the London
county council, and of the London school
board. As a Cambridge undergraduate,
the present viceroy, who was then j. +.
H. Tresiger, was noted as an athlete. He
succeeded to the baronetcy just before his
appointment as governor of Queensland,
and is the third baron. Among the masses
in India he has won respect by his
evident desire to understand the Indian
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-04-06
TUESDAY, APRIL 6, 1920.
THE POLITICAL BONUS.

The New York Times says that the
Republican members Of the house have
decided that since the former soldiers
and sailors of the world war can poll
100000 votes the demand for a fiat
bonus cannot ne resisted by forward
looking politicians. At the same time
these leaders refuse to grant an in
crcase Of pay for officers of the regular
army because they are so few in num-
Der their influence in politics is small.
If the statement be true, it is a
whitening condemnation of the political
leaders Of the country. They ignore
the Legitimate demand for few hun
bred thousand dollars for men who are
giving their whole life to the national
army and receive q salary that will not
buy their necessities and are willing TO
vote two or more billion to men who
do not need it for political effect. Such
q vote would constitute a greater DO
litical fund than Newberrv ever
dreamed Of. Again the practice of
economy is sacrificed by ambitions pol.
itieians. The American army may be
destroyed, certainly win be seriously
crippled, by such degrading politics.
Service in the world war involved &
higher principle than this-the duty Of
a young man to defend his government
| The draft called on all young men alik,
TO serve their country and they die
serve without regard to the question
| whether or not it would be to thei
financial advantage. Their service wa
a guarantee that the government coul'
live and defend itself against all enc
mics. 1T strengthened the government
because it concentrated the youth o
the land in its defence and gave Their
stake in it. To turn now from tn
position that the manhood Of the coun
try owes its service to its government
TO the position that the government
owes them a political plum is NOR
dangerous than ignoring the inhuma
assaults Of the Huns would have beer
May the country be saved from sue
political plundering.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-04-06
THIEVES GET gas HENS.
Great Robbery at Egg Farm-Were
Taken From Coops.

THOMPSONNILLE, Conn., April c.
One of the biggest thefts Of poultry ever
committed in the town took place some
time Saturday night or Sunday morning
at the Dean Egg Farm in King street
According to report made to the police by
Edward X. Dean, the thieves stole 325
birds, the majority of them pullets of
last springs Matching, from which a con
siderable part of the Matching eggs for
this years sales were being secured. All
of the chickens stolen were White Leg
horns and the value is placed at from
81 600 to 81 200.
The chickens We're in coops in the field.
a considerable distance from the house
People were about the farm until | /
O'Clock Saturday night and tie proprie-
tors are confident that the theft was com
mitted after that hour When the loss
of the chickens was discovered Sunday
morning, tracks were plainly visible
about the eoops, but trace of these was
lost in the nearby fields. From the eN-
tent Of the theft it would seem that the
poultry must have been stolen for dis
posal in the city markets.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-04-06

One of the newspapers OF the state
commented recently upon the work of
certain Connecticut suffragists in Yer
mont and asked what concern it was of
theirs what stand our governor took on
the question A writer to the Barre
Times, who signs herself n Montpe
ler Woman VOTER seems to explain
in very satisfactory manner why they
were concerned. She says: 1.-The rea-
son is obvious. As any federal law
concerns all citizens of the L. S. A..
so the citizens of the majority of states
which have carried this bill certainly
have right to ask if a few people
in one corner of the country are choos-
ing a leader who proposes to put a
brake ON the wheel of progress toward
civilization. 1t seems to take long
time to convince some people that
women are citizens according to Art
IA, Sec. /, of the l. S. constitution
and that according to Art. Is, See.
| The rights of citizens of the [. S. tC
vote shall not be denied or abridged
| by the U. s. or by any state on ac-
count Of race, color or previous condi
ton of servitude. The last phrase
most certainly applies to women. ="