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The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-04-14

in Congress.
1S3l-Presented First Petition
| Against Slavery.
1S36IThe House Adopted Gag
Rule, Against Abolition
Petitions.
1S44-The "Gag Rule De.
feated.
1s4S-Feb. %, Death Of Adams
at the Capitol, Aged 80.
John Quincy Adams alone has
solved the problem Of ex-presi-
dents. He forgot that he had been
president at all and went to work
like any other citizen.
Until John Quincy set this truly
democratic example, people still
looked upon presidents more like
old world kings than as new world
servants and ex-presidents were ex-
/! pected to bear themselves like de-
throned monarchs. Forbidden to
earn their living and required to
keep up a semi-presidential state
two OF our earlier presidents were
reduced to want in their retirement
and did not leave enough money to
Inject the cost of buying them.
With his houses in c;iincy and
Boston mortgaged and the income
from his estate too slender for the
support of his family, John Quincy
heard the ominous bark Of the
wolf at his door as, in his gloomy
fancy. ne closed it upon public life
in his gid year. When some neigh
bors ventured to ask the next year
If it would be beneath his dignity
| to represent the old Plymouth Rocl
district in congress, this great
American. who had been a senator
minister at the courts of The
Hague, Berlin, st. Petersburg ant
London. a secretary of state and a
president, replied that he was moi
above serving the people as one Of
the selectnen of his town.
! Washington was aghast at thu
sight of an ex-president taking his
seat in the hurry burly of the lower
house only two years after leaving
the White house. Without joining
the Democrats or the Wings, with
out any faction about him, Johr
Quincy faced alone the jackson ad
ministration which had supplanteC
his own and alone ne met swarm
of his old time critics on le.el
Nor did he ever ask any specia
consideration for the high honors
he had worn, because he had LAID
them aside.
Although not an anti-slavery agi
tator, he felt in duty bound to pre-
sent the various petitions he re
ceiyed praying for the abolition O
slavery in the District of Coiumbi;
or for the overthrow of the system
everywhere. AT first his action il
the matter excited little attention
But as the abolition movement il
the north grew more aggressive
the southern members grew NOR
sensitive. In its perpiexity, TIL
stupid house. like an ostrich. stucl
its head in the sand to avoid hear
ing the rising outcry and foolishI,
voted no longer to permit til,
people to address their representa-
itives on the subject.
| That was challenge to Johl
Quincys sense of justice and low,
of liberty and he boldly took it up
; Thenceforth through eight storm,
years he fought a hand-to-hant
fight with the slave interests of tn,
south and their allies. the moneye,
Copyright, 1920 by James Morgan;
with The Mcclure New
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-04-14

Washington y. C. 6ive fun name and
Urn postage E. brief All inquiries are
to each individual. No attention viii h
skins from Alaska were sold The
skins commanded the highest price
ever paid One lot brought Sill
each, and number of others we've
sold for Sl7o The average price
paid was Sal. This is an advance
of $50 or about fifty-fve per cent,
over the sale of September, 1912
Tho agsreg, te amount of this sale
OF furs was s1.2S2,905.
Q. Is the United States importing
sugar from Europe? 7. c. B,
A. Nearly six million pounds Of
sugar were imported firm London
during the first half of January OF
tic present year. These cOnslgn-
ments consisted of sugar from Java
and Mauritius and the price paid
was about Is cents a pound.
g. What did President Wilson
say about hyphenated Americans
that had to do with the popularity
OF that phrase. &. l. 5,
A. Among other things, he SAID
in a speech delivered at the unyeli-
ing of a statute TO Commodore Joln
Barry. that some Americans neea
/ hyphens in their names, because
only part of them has come over
! bit when the whole man has come
over, hear. and thought and an
! the hyphen drops of its own weight
! out of his name"
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-04-14

In spite OF all obstacles the government
has thrown in its way the lottery business
seems to be fiourishing in the United States.
Hundreds of thousands OF dollars are being
taken out Of the country by foreign concerns
operating through local agents, as recent ar
rests in Ohio show. When man with money
wants to gamble it is pretty hard to stop him.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-04-14

One feels reasonably sure that the country
will not go wild over the wooden shoes the
Dutch are going to try to introduce here but
when it comes to wooden hats. which an east
ern actress is trying to make fashionable, any
thing is liable to happen.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-04-14

The horse has had to stand for lot of
things lately. not the least humiliating OF
which was the decision of the transfers union
TIC buy automobile for its business agent
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-04-14

Anyhow the rule abolishing the one-pecc
bathing suit at Atlantic City was announced
early enough so people can take it into con-
sideration in planning their summer vaca-
tons.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-04-14

The federal coal commission says there's
no excuse for the increase that has been
tackled onto the price of coal Who said there
was?
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-04-14
|Uhr Unn1hatul1r
EPTTAPH:.
CHILDREN AND DOGS.
|. Here lies mans ancient enemy, Dull Care.
VIE disintefs the uRleyed cuss. Beware!

CHILDREN AND DOGS.
We frequestly hear persons say
They .'do not care for kids.
"My dear, they're ALWAYS in the way
And things that one forhids
Them do-Dear me!-They're sure to do!
And, oh! How they will shrek
When punished ] prefer 'Chu Gnu
So we'll behaved and meek.
How DO they get that way? We'd like
To have somebody tell.
We recently acquired tyke
And try to treat her well;
And it's SOME job-just get that straight
To wait on that durn pup!
She whines to keep US all up late
And howls to get us up
When in the house she wants outside:
When outside she wants in.
Gee whiz-BOTH our kids never cried
Nor raised one-half the din
As that Scotch tyke-bring on the skids!
She's due to take a slip
Bah! Folks that like dogs more than kids
Poor fsh!-give US the pip!
10
ONE reads with regret of the expected death
of the former German empress-regret that i
ia she instead of her Potsdam lord and master
This devil, however, looks after his own and We
harbor suspicion that the ex-kaiser's goot
friend, Aud Cutie, yet has work for Bill
to do.
!, The Unconscious Ones Are Always Best
Sir: Passing local shoe store tslang FOL
dog shop0 today heard this from one O
two Second ave- bellies: "B'lieve me. 1 wa:
just achin' tub have Mr.. Schwenker sa.
sump'm tub met" Unconscious. but good
don't you think? BETT1NA.
INSANE MAN is LETT o00o."-Sioul
City Journal
Gee. It's great to be crazy
WHEN launched at Philadelphia the cargo
steamship Patrick Henry was christened will
bottle Of ginger ale. Since then one acci
dent has followed another. resulting in dealt
to one man and injury to others Workme1
believe the soft stuff has put spell Of ba,
luck on the snip and when time comes for TIL
trial trip will refuse to go. They'd better re
| christen her with bottle of bubbles for shi
with that name cannot be imposed upon 'Yo'
remember what the original Pat said: Civ
me liberty or give me- death!'
! OUR damply inclined brethren will appre
| ciate the Pat Henry stuff Liberty is their ia
vorite word. Us? Oh, we're dry-AWFUL dry
| sFIyE SECONDS A DAY WITH OUR
y PRESlDENTS.'
! II.-John Adams.
"The firmest heart
And cleareSt head
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-04-14

Authorities of West Hammond Ind com
plain that they are unable 10 rid the city of
the nuisance of swine because the country
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-04-14

bug patent medicines we're high
" recommended2-by those who ex-
plot them--either to prevent the
flu. to cure it, or to restore the pa
tents strength after the du was
gone. Somehow, it is perfectly
proper for anybody to utter the
most atrocious falsehoods in the
interest of his dope.
or all the ridiculous potencles
ascribed by irresponsible persons
to yeast, the most unwarranted is
that it "purifies the blood" and
prevents the fu."
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS.
Drinking Cold Water.
Is.it injurious to ones health to
drink cold water during meals?
s. B.
Answer-It would be difhcult
feat. But 1t isfwholesome to drink
cool water in the course OF meals.
If you are thirsty. Water ice cold
Or extremely cold should never b
drunk at all. It should be pleas
antly cool. 1t stimulates digestion.
Trach0ma.
Please tell me what trachoma is
and whether it can be transmitted
from one person to another. Does
It ever produce blindness? What
is a corneal abscess? G. ]. G.
is an obsti-
nate chronic eye Inflammation re-
sembling "granulated eye-iids." &C.
curing among European imm'
grants and quite frequently in some
of the southern mountainous states,
Kentucky. Tennessee. 1t is very
contagious. and is probably spread
also on common towels If neg
lected,e it may ultimately cause
blindness. 1t requires vigorous and
prolonged treatment by doctor or
oculist or under the direction of the
oculist. Corneal abscess is for
nation of pus in the transparent
covering of the eye. a serious con-
dition which imperils the sight.
Mary p. B. f.. A., AnxiOus( several
OF them. Mary F.. Alice E.. On.
fortunate. Mrs. n. NJ. Miss ". r
! A., and Good Old Constant Read
er Ito be sure):
You arr each OF you and all are
thus cited and advised to repeat
your queries and, send stamped
addressed envelope for reply b,
mail. as it is not permissible tc
publish the answers here.
Swallowing Chewing Gum.
i Is it dangerous to swallow chew
ing gum What remedy would BE-
advisable in such case? ]. J.
Answer-It is harmless to swal.
low gum. l mean as a rare accl
dent.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-04-14
Argus Information Bureau


ard
ondde1tsi the replies being
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-04-14
sFIyE SECONDS A DAY WITH OUR
y PRESlDENTS.'
Il.--John Adams.
"The firmest heart
And cleareSt head"
Today that art
Seems well nigh dead.
Honest. Guy'nor. DID You SAY 7

Honest! Guy'nOr. DID You Sa! This.
(From the Galesburs Republican Regster)
And why did not Lowden take fright
and try to compete with Wood in the
matter Of expenditure?
Because he trusted the people of the
state. He said there is my record. look
at it. If it is right and good, and you
believe it | will not have to use bill
boards and special trains and brass
ban.s and Autographs and paid adver-
tisements in all the papers of Illinois to
convince YOU
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-04-14
"Tha; Wasn't a Lady That Was Ny Wife,"

"That Wasn't LADY, That Was Ny Wife,"
From the Sioux City Journal.
PEARL STREET, 1110-Fine new fur
nished large sleeping room for rent with
wardrohes and closet, every modern conven-
ionce, Will rent to employed girls OR ladies.
Call after p. m. or phone Auto 1851.
FRANK THROOP of the village across the
crick recently asserted if one may believe the
Davenport Times that during the war the pa
pers in the United States were the only ones in
the world not to be 'ccnsured' By their own
government or other governments at war"
We fear, Mr.. Throop, the Times has put
u" in wrong.
MRS. JAFFRAY, Mrs. Wilson's housekcep-
er has decided that Woods Hole is no place
for the president. Dispatches state he will
not go there. A lady of influence
PERHAPS Mrs. j. advised calling the
cabinet? r. Z MIC
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-03-05
ONLY POP WORDS
 IN PACT DRAWN
 BY. PRES. MONROE

Every member of the United States Senate and of the House of Repre- sentatives that has held office since 1923 has at some time or other dis cussed the Monroe doctrine. During the past year it has perhaps been the subject of more discussions than at any previous time. The indications are that it will be discussed consider ably during the present year.
 Comparatively few people, however, have ever taken the trouble to read it, being under the impression that it is of great length. As matter of fact it contains only POP words. It was contained in President Monroe s message to Congress a little more than ninety-six years ago-December 2, 1923, in the following words.
 "In the discussion to which this interest has given rise, and in the ar engagements by which they may ter minate, the occasion has been deemed proper for asserting, as a principle of the United States are involved, that the American continents. by the free and independent condition which they have assumed and maintain, are herceforth not to be considered as
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-03-05
PLANNING FOR
 A COUNCIL OF | SOCIAL AGENCIES

Preliminary plans for a Council Of Social agencies were drawn up yes- terday at a meeting at the Chamber
 of Comm cree of Dr. Walter H. Brown, George $. Warren, Mrs. David $. Day,
 Angus P. Thorne and Seward B. Price Under the existing plan the various social agencies of the city will CO., operate in their work to a greater ex- tent than has been done in the past while each agency will retain it's for mer initiative. The proposition o1 l combined Financing was touched on al yesterdays meeting but it was decid- 1 ed to defer this matter to some future time.
 1 As outlined yesterday the plan call' for representatives from each Of thf approximate 25 organizations in tht 1 city, each one of these to have three representative Prom this 75 a boart of executives composed of 12 member vii be chosen Within a short tim
 another meeting will be called a which representatives of all the socia agencies in the city will be presen
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-03-05

subjects for future colonization of any Eurpean power. We owe it, there fore, to candor and to the amicabIe relations existing between the United States and those powers to declare that we should consider any attempt on their part to extend their system to any portion of this hemisphere as dangerous to our peace and safety. With existing colonies or dependen- c1es of any European power we have not interfered and shall not interfere. But with the governments who have declared their independence and maintain it, and whose independence we have, on great consideration and en just principles, acknowledged, we could not view any interpretation for the purpose of expressing them or controlling in any other manner their destiny by any European power in any ofhe- light than as tba manifesto tion of an unfriend1y attttude toward the United States"
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-03-05
Air Freight Trains Are Plan Of Dutch Inventor

allies into believing that the Ger
 mans were developing their big guns
 instead of preparing to discard
 them; and if they had not become tangled up in their own red tape, they would have been rendered the big guns useless before the armistice came.
 q prepared the plans they asked for. I found that we could make
 use of old engines that were not
 reliable for fighting planes. All we ] asked of an engine was that it l should fly for about four hours at the most. Of course, each one of l these airpIanes with it's engine i would be blown up when the bomn
 exploded.
 "The whole thing was not. much : more expensive than firing long range shells, and it would be far l more sure and far more deadly. My plans were accepted by the authori-
 ties and then theNwar office made it's great mistake It decided to
 make the airplanes itself.
 tThe war office pungled along
 with the manufacture of the planes for many months, and when they had
 finally turned out a few machines ) they found that they could not be de- pended upon. In the summer of 1918
 three months before the armistice
 they came to me. and gave me a huge
 order for the wireless steered air planes. had just got ready to manu l facture them in wholesale quantitie. when the war ended. These airplane! would have worked havoc whereeve they were used. It would have beer 5 like shooting huge shells hundreds O
 miles with a range that was abso s iutely accurate
 : Fokker says that the airplanes O I the next war will be the winget ! TS7%eless- -steered bomb and great air planes that will carry hundreds O men, with a speed lirnised to the sig g of pocketbooks.
 s The Dutch inventor i2 now workin l out a scheme for engineless planes t e be used in F'air-coasting,'' Sportin, 9 contests with such planes would b l very much like coasting contests ol 1 the winter runs in the Alps. An air e coaster would be lowed by an air ] plane to heieht of 5000 feet O t more and then cut loose. The fife could make record by staying il l the air longer than his rival; h
 might try to make more spiral s downward, or he might try fo s speed in coming down.
 . The Dutch inventor says they ar Il just as safe as airplanes, and that tn d day will come when air-coastin = without engines will be grea d sport.
 It is said that Fokker propose d locating in the United States as hi $ home country. Holland he believes e too small for his activities.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-03-05

Aerial freight trains, consisting or one large plane equipped with power full engines, trailing a series of en- gineless planes to be loaded with freight, will soon be carrying the worlds commerce, if the plans of F'okker, the Dutch aeronautical en- gineer, who produced the best fight ing plane the Germans used in the war, are carried out.
 Fokker is now developing the aerial freight idea, it being his plan to have the trains fly along specified routes and at each large town re- lease one of the freight planes by an automatic Slipping arrangement. In this manner, a. direct service is to be maintained with all large cities without the necessity of stopping the train anywhere except at the ter minus of the route.
 These plans were divu1ged here by Laurence L. Driggs, president of the American Flying Club, and were received in report from a Euro pean aeronaut who recently con- suited the famous Hollander. Fox ker's idea grew out of a plan pro- posed by the German war office which had as it object the complete elimination of the artillery arm O all military forces.
 Of the German plans, Fokkel says:
 But for the blunders of the Der
 lin War office, the Germans wou1t have developed airp1ane warfare t such an extent that they would hay
 put the artillery out of commission
 they would have made the big gun
 as o1d-fashioned as spears.'
 In explaining how the German proposed to expand their air pro gramme, F'okl1er declares that il
 1916 Berlin asked him to make very cheap airplane, with a yer
 cheap engine, capable of f1yin
 about four hours, which would b steered through the air by wireless waves. They intended to load eacl one of these planes with a hug
 bomb and send them out under tn
 control of a flying man who woul herd them through the air like flock of sheNp. He would be abl to steer them as 5e pleased, an send them to earth at the exac spot selected. Here is the way Fox ker tells how the method woul have rendered artillery useless: 'The German idea was that it wa a tremendous waste to send shell through the air by means of exp1o
 sives. Their idea was to put a
 their explosives into the shells an then move the shells to their desti nation by gasoline power. They ha
 really lost faith in the use of bi
 guns. The Big Bertha which fire
 shells seventy five miles on Par was probably intended to delude tn
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-03-05
trial was postponed until next Tues

TTI3I WaS pOstpOned untlI next Tues day.
 Hoops claimed that on July 29, 1918, his daughter was crossing Main street near Frank street when she was struck by Gibson's automobile. She suffered a fracture of the right thigh and other
 injuries. Damages of $4000 are claimed for the child and the father wants $2,0OO for expenses and loss of l the child's services.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-03-05
REGULAR MEETING.

The regular meeting of Branch No. 32, National Association of Letter Carriers, will be held on Saturday night, March 6. Business of import ance will be transacted and refresh ments will be served. All members ara ran1aStad ta ha nreAAsa&.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-03-05
SEEK $6,ooO DAMAGES.

Total damages of $6, GOO are asked in two suits brought by Mortimer Hoops and his daughter, Anna Hoops, against David Gibson of this city. The suits were tried together yesterday. after noon before Judge Keeler and jury J. ..e s-@pe4-lj.' -v-Et oCl t,.e ta4tne o1 tastfr7ony was not finishe5 and the
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-03-05

The people won a great victory by forcing the packers to dissolve, and apparently the packers caH charge more money to make up for the loss of their grocery business, so everyone is going to be perfectly sat isfied.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-03-05
START PINoCH1lE TOURNAMENT

The Fifth District Democratic club commenced their pinochle tourna- ment at their club rooms last even- ing, and in the first block of games teams and tied for first position,
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-03-05

The tournament will last for one month, games to be played on Thursday evening of each week. There are twelve teams participating in the tournament and suitable prizes will be afforded the winners.
 Something You Want? Use
 Times Want Ads
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-03-05

and the plan further discussed and prepared.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-06-07
SEEKS TO RECOVER s25,OoO
Rutland Insurance Man Charges Allie.
nation OF Wife's Affections.

Rutland, VT, June alexander C.
Mason, one Of the leading insurance
men OF Vermont, today filed suit in
Rutland County Court to recover $25.
0O0 from Michael Dugan, retired liquor
dealer, whom he accusese of al.enla-
ing the affections of his wife, Mary r.
Mason. The Masons have four chill
dren Mr. Dugan is widcwer and
has two children.
The Masons weer married at Swan
zey, N. H., on June 5, 1907, and. ac.
cording to the declaration, they lived
together happily until an intimacy de
celoped between Mrs. Mason and MIR
Dugan. Mr. Mason conducts Il gener-
al insurance business and is secre.
tary of the Vermont Accident lnsur-
ance Company. He came to Rutland
from Keene, N, H., number of years
ago. For several years he was sec
retary of the Rutland Business Mems
Association.
Mr.. Dugan was liquor licensee dur
ing the last year of local option and
he conducted a similar business IN
previous years.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-06-07

FUNERAL OF MRS. cHARBoNEAu
Requiem Mass Sung Saturday Morn
ing at Sacred Heart Church,

The funeral of Mrs. Celina Char
boneau was held Saturday morning at
8 o'clock from the Sacred Heart
church. Rev. c. L. Provost ofIiciated
at a requiem mass
The service was largely attended,
the members of st. AIMS socie.y Of
the church were present in a body,
and the floral tributes were many and
beautiful. OF the 1870 members Of s..
AIMS Sodality 100 met at the late
home of Mrs. Charboneau on Friday
evening last to pay tribute to their
lost member.
lnterment was in the Park Lawn
cemetery. The bearers were Omar
1atour, Edward Bergeron, Edgar Rat.
tele and William Mccarthy.
Among those from out of town who
we're called here by the death of Mrs
Charboneau were Eugene CharboneaI
and son Frederick OF Springfield, Mr.
and Mrs. Napoleon Charboneau, Mr.
and Mrs. Gilbert Charboneau, Mr.. and
Mrs George Charboneau, Mrs. Albert
C. Charboneau, Mr.. and Mrs. Eugene
Bushee, Mr.. and Mrs. William Bushee,
and Henry Charboneau of Manchester.