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The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-09-13
LOUIS ROPpIE
IS VICTIM OF
AUTO MISHAP


Louis Roppie, 80 years old. en-
ployed on the farm Of his brother
in-law. William Stuper, six miles
west Of Geneseo, was instantly kill
led 1t 10 o'clock this morning
when he was pinned under his ov-
erturned automobile. Roppie was
on his way to Geneseo to get a
carpenter to help with the farm
work when the accident occurred.
He was driving a Ford automobile,
of which he evidently lost control.
The car overturned near the Fred
Gotthardt farm, the running board
falling across Roppie's throat. An
inquest over the body will be con-
Quoted this afternoon.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-09-13

Increased surollment In the Sill
vis public schools has necessitated
the employing Of m additional in
stsuctor. according TO IN anounce-
msnt made today b. Paul Silas, SUI
pefintsndsnt. The enrolment ID
close to 500. many more than In for.
mss season. Congested conditions
exist in all the class rooms, Mr..
Gilas states.
Like conditions exist in the
school of East Moline and are caus-
ing much concern among the board
ubombers. A meeting to discuss
the problem has been called for thiz
evening. According to T. E. And
erson, president Of the board. az
many - SIS children are being
crowded into one room and the
average number In all five build.
ings 10 near SO.
The question Of more room will
be discussed from all angles this
evening. Many board members be-
lieve that basement room will have
to be utilized or outside rooms &C.
cured. Placing of additional classes
IN the Easements OF the present
schol buildings will mean the elm
nation of calisthenics.
Much of the trouble Is caused BY
delay in erecting the new JohI
Deere school building. which II
now under construction In thu
rear of the present John Deer
school. Since excavation work hal
but recently been started 1t is no
probable the building will be read,
for occupancy in less than a year,
time. Increased cost of building
material has delayed its construc
!. tjon.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-09-13
Liberty Bonds.

New York, Sept. 13.-Prices Of
Liberty Bonds at noon today were
3hs, 5000; first As, 1854; second
As, $S4.S2; first AVS, $3.50; second
Ans, $500; third Ans, $S8.sS;
fourth Ans, 1924; Victory 3%s,
$95.46; Victory AIS, 1854.
New York. Sept. 13.-Closfng
prices today were: 31ss, 1898; first
IS, S5.44; second As, 84.72; first
AVS, S5.72; second Ans, $3.50;
third AIS, 1922; fourth ANS, 1904;
Victory 3As, $3.50; Victory 4As,
95.48.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-09-13
THINK DOPE FIEND
TOOK MICROSCOPE

That q dope fiend is responsible
for the disappearance from the Lu-
theran hospital Of a microscope
and watch on Thursday night is
the belief of the Moline police.
The microscope was found in a
garbage can near the hospital. 1t
is supposed that the thief took it
believing it to be a physicians case
and threw it away when he found
1t was not. The watch has not
been found.
BY purchasing . dog license Sat
urday John Lindquist settled his
trouble with the Moline police. He
was arrested an q charge Of re-
fusing to pay his dog tax. His
case was dismissed after he set
tied up.
The case Of d. J. Wright, who
was arrested on a charge of as
sault and battery because he is
alleged to have struck the daugh.
ter of c. A. Barber while she was
riding a bicycle, has been dis.
missed. Mr.. Barber. who made the
complaint, is said to have agreed
to the dismissal.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-09-13
Peoria Grain.

Peoria, ILL.,, Sept. 13.-Corn, 1hc
to &c lower; receipts 63 cars; No.
l yellow 1.37A@1.38; No. 2 yellow
1.38@1.38h; No. l white 1.37; No.
l mixed 1.37@13S1s; No. 2 mixed
1861; No. mixed 1.32@1.32k;
sample grade 1.25@1.29.
Oats, &c higher; receipts Is cars;
No. 1 white g.; No. 2 white "a; No.
3 white e..
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-09-13
MAINE VOTES TODAY.

Portland, Me-. Sept 13.-Maine
men and women went to the polls
today for the election Of state and
county officials, congressman, after
having been told through the cam
paign that the eyes of the nation
were upon them to give the ira
ditional indication of political senti.
ment in the country in the presi-
dental election.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-09-13
Toledo Seed.

Toledo, Ohio, Sept. 13.-Wheat:
cash $3.50; December, $2.65.
Glover seed: prime, cash $500;
October $1,000; December, $3.50;
February and March, $3.50.
Alsike: prime, cash, $500; Oc-
tober, $17.6o; December, $3.50;
March, $3.50.
Timothy: prime, cash Q91S)
$500; cash 1919), $4.10; Septem-
Der, $500; October, $3.50; Decem-
Der, $3.50; March, $500.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-09-13
SNOW
On Sept. IS
Arthur E. Shows Name
Arthur E. Shows Nam
Will Be On the Ballot
for the Republican
Nomination of
Clerk of the
Appellate Court,
Second District

"Mr. Snow is the present in
cumbent Of the Office OF Appel
late Clerk. having been ap-
pointed to that position on March
2, 1920, by the Judges Of
the Court, for the un-
expired term of the late c. C.
Duty. Previous to that time he
had served as Deputy Clerk Of
the Appellate Court of this Dis
trict for q little over 20 years.
He has the confidence of the
Bench and Bar throughout the
District and his conduct Of the
ONCE has been eminently salts
factory to lawyers and litigants
alike, rs evidenced by the en-
dorsement Of the judges and
lawyers who have had business
with the omce during his term Of
service" :
Women vote for this ONCE.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-09-13

New York, Sept. 13.-Prino -.
camille paper, s per cent
Exchange, weak; sterling: de-
mand, 3.46A; cables, BAT.
Time loans, strong; 60 days, 80
days and 6 months, 8h@8x per
cent.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-09-13
st. Louis Futures.

st. Louis, Mo-. Sept FIXTURES.
wheat: December, 2.49z bid;
March, 2.45% bid.
Corn: September, 1881; Decem-
beF, 1.19 bid.
Oats: September, 64c bid; De-
cember, 661sc bid.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-09-13
Peoria Livestock.

Peoria, ILL.,, Sept. 13.-Hogs. re-
ceipts 1000; steady; lights 1900
1885; mediums 1s.40@16.85; heav-
les 15.75@16.40; packers Is. 500
14.25: pigs 12.00013.00.
Cattle. receipts $50; strong on
high grades; steady ON others.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-09-13
New York Supar.

New York. Sept. 13.-Raw Sugar
quiet; centrifugal 1876; refined
was easy, and another refiner re-
duced prices to the basis of Is
cents for fine granulated.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-09-13
Potatoes,

Chicago, Sept. 13.-Potatoes stea-
dy; receipts 40 cars; Jersey Cob
blers. $2.S5@2.95 per cwt; Mime
sofa Early Ohio's. $2.25@2.40 per
cWt
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-09-13
st. Louis Cash Grain.

st. Louis, Mo-, Sept 13.-Cash
wheat, No. 2 red winter 2.es@2.67;
No. 3. 2.630z.S5.
Corn, No. 2 white 1.3s014o.
Oats. No. : white 65h; No. 3,
an 0e56.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-09-13
Carl Erickson.

Carl Erickson, q former resident
Of Moline, died at the home of his
daughter, Mrs. Anna Burgston, OF
Geneseo. Sunday.
Mr.. Erickson was born in Swe-
den April %. 1888. and came to this
country in 1875, locating in Moline
Seven years ago he removed to
Geneseo to make his. home with his
daughter.
Mrs. Anderson died IS years ago
There survives three daughters
Mrs. Axel Anderson, Mrs. Alec ia
cobson Of Taylor, Texas. and Mrs
Burgston, with whom the deceased
resided: one son. Charles of Mo-
line, "a grandchildren and two
great-grandchildren.
Funeral services will be held al
the. Esterdahl chapel at 2 p. m
Tuesday, the Rev. C. o. Morland tc
have charge. Burial will be IN
Riverside cemetery.
Joseph Hunter, 80 years old, 8
resident of Watertown hospital TO,
the last z years. died at 9 p. m
Sunday in his ward at the hospita
from asthma. He had been suf
fering from heart disease and 9th
er ailments for some time.
Mr.. Hunter was a former residen
Of Knox county, ILL.,, where most o
his life was spent. He is survived
by two sons, Frank Hunter, o
Yates City, ILL.,, and H. s. Hunter
Of Rio, ILL.,, and a brother, ]. N
Hunter, residing in Chicago.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-09-13
SHOT TO DEATH.

Meridian, Miss, Sept. 13.-Will
Echols, negro, convicted of murder.
was taken from Jail and shot to
death.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-09-13
Local Stocks and Bonds

Quotations Furnished By Greenneld Bsok-
eeage Co., 2O0 Safety Baag.
Phone Z. I. AAAS.l
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-09-13

An the news all the time-Ths
ArKuS.
The Washington times., 1920-08-11
lnadequacies of Civil Service
Retirement Will Be Remedied
By BILL PRICE.

Il. +. Brake writes intelligent letter to the editor
concerning "a pathetic instance of the nadequacy of the
Civil Service retirement law" in the of the dismissal
from the postoffice department of aged dependent
who had not served sufficient time with the Gov
ernment to Justify retirement pension and who appar
entity could not be continued in the service owing the fact
that she had reached the age of seventy-two years.
Mr.. Brake terms the incident as "an unbeevably
revolving miscarriage of Justice and goes to say
Shall the rich United Government the finest in the
world the undesirable light
condoning shabby treatment Of It's snsy
exempfed by the threatened odbooded dismissal into
Could special dispensatons have inserted
Retirement whereby grevous obviated
possible the gentlemen the hill such
perverson their humanely conceived evidenced by
nauseatng example? Surely they could contemplated
irregularities policy determining claims
this nature! all with heart and influence help
this her job let them remember she might have been
their mother.
There is widespread sympathy for this aged woman,
forced work that she may have food and clothing
Whether the responsibility for this especial is upon
high officials the law is to be determined.
The retirement law far has demonstrated that it
contains fewer weak spots than any law of Importance
passed by Congress. Whatever inadequacies may
develop will be placed before Congress and quickly
reced that nustices may not be done in its The
early operations of the law will be fully reported to Con-
gress for action
1t took twenty years of hard work to put through the
legislation that enacted The bill is compromise, the
friends of retirement having been compelled to accept the
best they could get to adjust differences 1t either
that bill at ALL Amendments to the in the
next few ought to make it perfectly satisfactory to
the Government and to Government employees.
The Washington times., 1920-08-11
England Needs the Oil
u. s. Cash Not Allowed in Persia.

American ananciers had arranged loan to Persia The
idea to get part interest in oil wells In that part OF
the world The nancers learn that England will not allow
Persia to borrow the money from America attach ANY
string to ANY oil.
Oil is the fuel the only good fuel for ships Eng
land does not intend that competing American ships shall
nave any oil if England can prevent It,
There you have more proof that England Is served
by trained statesmen the United States by accidental
politicians.
Possibly however, England would consent to borrow
The money herself since Persia Is not allowed to borrow It,
The most interesting statement in connection with
European borrowing in dispatch from England say
ing that Great Britain would pay what it borrowed from
they owe to England That is though you borrowed
money from friend and when he asked 1t back REPLIED
"Iu pay you when get back money that lent my
broken down brother nlaw.''
Nations have their ideas of honor, which means
that the less you lend them the safer your money Will be-
The United States is shut of the oil fields in Mesopo
tama Our State Department inquiries of England what
the matter and gets about satisfactory reply as the
Government got when it asked Mexico to salute the Ame
can flag. There wasn't any saluting
The Persian oil situation however may be slmPlined
by Russia Kurapatkin Russian general, who appears
know something about fighting is leading an attack on
Persia
Later news may make the American fnancers glad
they didn't succeed in lending any of their money to Per-
slams for Persian oil.
The Russians have simple way OF solving their inter-
national debts-they call them off.
That is irritating but perhaps on the whole 1t IS as
satisfactory the plan of saying first I'VE can pay you
any interest for the present. and, second 1--WE will pay
what we owe you WHEN bankrupt nation pays what
It owes u.s."
The Washington times., 1920-08-11
AUTO INFORMATION.

A Maryland official writes me that
Maryland authorities are soon to start
a campaign against District motor.
lists who seek to evade Maryland
licenses and laws by buying virginia
tags and removing their d. c. tags
when going into Maryland. The pro-
duction of Washington signed
ownership certificate will be prtma
facie evidence that the owner Is
washingtonian and not a Virginian,
he states Virginia might retaliate on
Maryland for this sort OF thing.
Maryland authorities state that
there are many people in the District
operating cars on tags OF other states,
thereby evading both District and
Maryland laws.
HERBERT NJ. Campbell. raises
his hat to a minister who was driv-
ing A '1ittle Henry" last Sunday.
Campbell says a long string OF mo-
torists were held UP on Maryland
road by a road hog driving a Packard
car on which was New York license.
He wouldn't let anybody pass. Camp
hell forced a passage and, to make the
humiliation worse. the minister shot
by driving the Henry, both retaining
their lead.
The Washington times., 1920-08-11
DO YOU Giue Up Amy Sunshine?

shine of love, the sunshine Of con-
tentment.
But on every side of us are
others not so fortunate. They are
imprisoned in the dungeons Of pow
erty, and Of sickness, or melan.
chOlia, or other distress, mental
and physical.
1t would be a beautiful thing II
we all followed the example Of the
men in the death house at Sing
Sing and gave up little Of our
material sunshine each day to some
Iuckless fellOw.being.
Let it be the sunshine Of assist
ance to the chap out Of job; the
sunshine of a welcome to a lonely
wanderer gone wrong. Let Il be
the sunshine OF a cheerful word
and a cheerful deed to those who
sit in the darkness OF discourage.
ment born of misfortune.
Fifteen minutes Of that sort of
thing from each OF us every day,
and this would be different world.
1t would be a better world. Maybe
there wouldn't be so many men in
the sinister death house mt Sing
Sing waiting their turn to die.
The Washington times., 1920-08-11

Men in the death house at Sing
Sing. awaiting their turn to die,
have evolved this plan:
They each give up fifteen min
utes a day in the exercise ward
SO that the man who is next to go
to the electric chair may have re-
cess periods all to himself.
Thus he lives the last two or
three days Of his life in the open
air and Gods sunshine.
1t is a very great sacrifice on the
part of the men who give up their
time. They are giving all they
have to give. A few rays of sun
shine and a narrow slit Of the blue
sky are the most precious things
left to. these men about to die. The
pity Is they did not appreciate
these gifts more before they took
the road that leads to the room
With the little door.
Out here in the free world many
Of MS have sunshine, and to spare;
the sunshine OF comfort, the sun
The Washington times., 1920-08-11
mind to winning some particular
girls interest.
DEAR MISS FAIRFAX:

DEAR MISS FAIRFAX:
Why do married men always tell
young men not to get married.
Out OF sixteen men that work at the
same shop that l do, one man told
me if had the right girl to get
married and the other nfteen told
me not to get married. am soon
TO be married and do not know
what to do. WORRIED.
All OF which demonstrates that
only one out of the sixteen men
mentioned is happily married. The
other fifteen regret the particular
union they have made. In advis-
ing you not to marry, they are
thinking OF you in terms Of them
selves, figuring what they would
do IL they could turn back the
pages OF time and change places
with you. The fact that widowers
and divorced men usually remarry
proves that most men believe in
marriage il it can be happy, and
are always willing to take an
other chance Of finding an ideal
existence with one woman. Sta
tistics show that one out Of every
nine marriages in this country
ends in divorce. Five years ago
the figures were one in twelve.
This, of course, does not take in
account the thousands Of unhappy
marriages that never get into the
courts nor the wretched households
where either one or both OF the
married couple are sticking 1t out
until grim death intervenes and
gets them free, like the man at
his wife's funeral, who was being
consoled by a well-meaning but not
very discerning friend. "She was
a good woman" said the comforter.
Yes" the husband agreed"
very good woman, but somehow |
never liked her"
A great many people honestly
believe the solution to it all is to
make divorce more difficult. Per-
sonally, | believe in an ounce OF
prevention as against a pound OF
cure. My program would make
marriage more difficult so that
everyone would have to give the
subject at least as much intelligent
consideration as they now accord
the purchase OF an automobile.
Even that would probably make
very little Improvement. All you've
got to do ia TO peruse voltaire's
"Candide" to realize that human
nature doesn't change particularly
with the passage OF time, that
pigeons remain pigeons to the end
OF the chapter and that buzzards
have the same characteristics to-
day that the first buzzard revealed
when the ornitholoeist made his
first memoranda
The Washington times., 1920-08-11

before you are even scorched. He
is deceiving his wife and he Is also
deceiving you.
IL trouble came, you would find
that he would run to cover behind
his wife's skirts, that he would
leave you to face the world, the
music. and the whole situation
very much alone. If he doesn't
love his wife, why doesn't he tell
his wife so-not you? When he
does that, 1t will be time enough
for you to listen to him.
In the meantime you are jeop-
ardizing your whole future happi-
ness every time you go to lunch
with this man. Although you don't
seem to realize it, you have been
drifting, drifting, drifting. You
know the old story OF the pitcher
that went to the we'll once too
often?
III you stay there, you should in
sist that everything between you
be entirely on a business basis. No
more long chats. No more lunch
cons. All the while try to find an
other position. | will help you IL
you will let me. Don't make the
mistake SO many girls make, and
remember it's better to be safe
than sorry.
DEAR MISS FAIRFAX:
j came to this city several years
The Washington times., 1920-08-11
Votes For Washington
"Why the people of the District of Columbia have

district OF Columbia have been
continued in disfranchisement
so long is not understand
able" Congressman Charles
M. Stedman of North Caro-
lima, the sole remaining Con-
federate veteran in Congress,
said. II am decided in my
conviction that justice to the
people of the District de.
mands that they should have
representation in Congress.
My views are decidedly in fa,-
vor of suffrage for the resi-
dents of Washington"
Representative Ste d m a n
added that he has found the
residents of Washington "gen.
orally to be men and women
of a high order morally and
mentally. To deprive such
folks of American citizenship,
as we are extending the bless
, corners of the earth,
The Washington times., 1920-08-11
The Best Editorial in a Month
In Spite of Writer'S Jealousy, We Reprint 1t.

Everybody read of the miserable creatures under
sentence of death at Ossning Allowed few minutes to
walk in the sunshine each day. they decided to without
sunshine giving up their few minutes to the man that must
die first.
There was good for preacher editor Some one
of the editorial writer's of the New York American wrote
the right kind of editorial about it for Saturdays paper
Here it is reprinted with congratulations:
The Washington times., 1920-08-11
MODESTY.

Now Henry r. and Philip e.
Are masters of philosophy.
But Duke, Dick, Sam and Vetter
Write funny verse I like better.
For snappy uuips l.. 8. and Jerry,
Sweet Mrs. w. and Harper's Ferry.
Are hard to beat. but z. r. {.
Writes stun that appeals to me.
StilI all the gems that grace the line
seems lusteriess compared to mine.
w c. c.
The Washington times., 1920-08-11

Let us not, be too hard on that
shameless Creature of F street"
the Kellogg building clock. She is
at least more truthful than she
used to be, for now, since she has
stopped. she Indicates the correct
time twice every day. at 3:O1 a.
m. and 3:07 p. m. In ancient days,
when she was running, she never
did tell the truth, for she was al
ways either too fast or too slow.
H. b. ROSSELL.
The Washington times., 1920-08-11
Writes Problems and Pitfalls of Workers Here
Especially for Washington Women

ago, and have been very lonesome
ever since.
Everywhere I go l see fellows
with their girls, some have with
them two or three: but l have
never been lucky enough to have
one.
have met several girls here. but
I could not hold them. l think 1t is
because / lack ability to entertain
them.
Please give me your advice on
the situation.
LONESOME PINKY.
Your letter amazes me. l have
always maintained that anything
in trousers could always find some
girl to go about with him. Your
letter gives me new hope that girls
are getting a little fussy after all.
Especially in the summer there
are all sorts Of places a young man
can take a girl. Why not observe
what your boy friends do and try
to initiate the successful ones?
Perhaps your own lack of interest
in the girls reflects itself in their
attitude toward you. don't agree
with you that girls need to be en-
tertained. Most of them merely
want to go about and require an
escort. / think you would have
hetter luck IL Won really set vour
The Washington times., 1920-08-11
THEN and NOW.

A .hspcly ankle now and then
Used TO turn the heads OF many men.
once the weli-known naughty breeze
Tausht modest men the A C's
OF fair proportion
And quick contortion,
put e'en the zephyrs sense the shock
vi "''p W. c. c.
The Washington times., 1920-08-11
The rawlings of Bugs" Baer
TWO SCORE WORDS.

why annoy an alien with an INSTALL
,ment dictionary and eternal pay
ments? Besides, the nswapaper ac-
counts OF riots In the Lambs and
other fight clubs, always state that
one word led to another.
You could prevent one word lead
ing to another by eliminating the
first word. Words aren't essential
at all. A boy can get through
grammar school on his ability to
lose his weekly report on the way
home.
He can grab a college degree pro-
vided he learns how to smoke
cigarette under shower bath and
can play a ukulele in the sophomore
moulting season,
Ifhe wants to win an heiress all
he has to do Is to send her love let
ters. The alienists have examined
four million love letters in the ALI
mony courts. and there wasn't a
word In any OF 'em that would
make sense. Hence the expression,
love letter.
Two words will get you through
the courting tournament. Lovey
and dovey. And " they're words,
then the sphinx is n chatterbox.
And after thnt. the only word he
needs to know Ia Yep"
showing that forty wCris are
thirty-nine and thrc" So los too
many. BACK to Ellis Island, you
dumbbell.
The Washington times., 1920-08-11
Will some one inform me how to
treat a lightweight canvas to make
Il more waterproof f!
J. A. HATHAWAY.

HENRY II. MEARs, 1892 Park
place n. W.. wants to hook up with
some young wanderluster who wants
10 take a three-weeks hike through
the valley OF Virginia into the noun
tain. Of North Carolina See America
nrst!