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The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-11-11
HAVE A SELF-STARTER

located. You do not need either
bull or a push. You simply need
to bear down on personality, to
spark the latent power in your own
being. IgnitioR may be slow, but
keep turning over the engine. A
lot of young fellows want to be
millionaires before they have reach
ed pay day. We worship quick sue
cess. The best things take time.
Things that come easy and cost
little are cheap issues and soon go.
1t is a fellow who has the deter
mination that declines to yield to
Encouragement. who keeps on
cranking himself into action, whose
will-power summons him to pa
tient, Flooding, persistent effort,
that is on the program for the best
success in life.
take heed unto myself" was the
advice an old man gave to his
young friend a long time ago. 1t
was Paul's way of telling Timothy
THAT life should be equipped with q
seH-starter.
But always put yourself to the
test,
You don't know what you can do !;
Try and try till you do your best,
! Your success depends upon you
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-11-11
Thou Shalt Not.

A pretty Texas girl, disappointed because
the man with whom she had carried on a sinful
wooing, refused to keep his promise to marry
her, drove a dagger into her heart in the lobby
Of Chicago loop hotel the other day
Doubtless you have seen the details Of the
tragedy. Newspaper readers rarely miss these
morbid affairs, each Of which carries its moral
and drives home with terrific force the dan
ger Of playing with fire that ought but doesn't
keep young women of romantic turn from fatal
mistakes.
The Texas girl was respected and loved
at home, but she wasn't satisfied there The
glamour Of remoteness appealed to her fancy
She dreamed of place in the life of great
city Designing man played upon her vanity.
Perhaps he did love her when he first met her,
but when she allowed herself to become his
playtLing he lost whatever respect he might
have had for her. She might continue to be
his friend, but he would never take her for
wife.
Men rarely marry women who err as the
Texas girl did. She thought by posing as his
wife in trips through the country she was
winning her way to his heart. The fact is she
was turning him away from her.
There are those who will say that details
OF tragedies such as that which resulted in the
death of the pretty girl from Texas should
not be printed in the newspapers, fearing that
others might be prompted to follow the course
she adopted. That is possible, but other rea-
scners will take the position that the lesson
o; the tragedy may save hundreds of othe,
girls on the brink: may serve as a warning
signal to some little heart that imagines the
only way to enjoy life is to violate the moral
code.
The Texas girl took what she supposed t.
be the easiest way. She, as have others, found
It to be the hardest way.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-11-11
SnAe AND i.
~ A.. Derdea Stevens.
(Copyright. 1880, w Wheeler

0u10lc1te, Incl
"lrissed your boat. did you! Well.
PR, u down a spell; there's anoth-
er boat In half an hour. Silas and
J are waiting for the tide-going to
hrae for bait, you know; eel bait.
Like to sit here where there's plen-
~ o. folks around % We can be
quiA 10 spell. Yes, sir. its gets
noisy on the Mary Ann: that's
her cut there at anchor. When thu
tides right, out We 20. See those
kullss over there? They know.
Dulls take to sinners Just % lob
sters take to eel pots.
Glad? Not much, sir! Shorts
that's what they are. No good to
knybody-and Mary Ann can't keep
ptill. no sir"
''Silao-.~
"Yss. cir. S.las and I. We had .
umaDce, no less. Twas Z me:.
nai1es l thoagkt Il Vas. Il the
faD4s = We WsHt out to pull tho
saDs-easiy; tvas dark. say
n tse *
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-11-11

Dear Mrs. Thompson: l am . |
high school girl and I would like
to do some work at home to earn
some spending money. Could you
suggest something! l print very
nicely: would there be sny field
fur that work at any stationer's?
SUE.
would suggest that you take
some samples of your printing to
the various stationers. II they can
not give you such work themselves,
they might be able to tell you Of
some place where you could get
orders for it.
Dear Mrs. Thompson: We are
two girl chums who are always to-
gether. We have one girl friend
who is jealous of US every time we
have anything new. When We are
with boy friends she always snubs
US.
Can you please tell us what We
could do that she will not snub US
when with boys?
J TWO CHUMS.
The girl acts the way she does
because she is young and does not
! know how to govern her feelings.
Do not notice her moods in the
least, and. do not blame her for the
queer things she does. In a year
you will notice a change because
she will have passed through the
awkward stage between girlhood
aid young wQmanhood.
Dear Mrs. Thompson: 1 am a
young woman 20 years of age, five
feet two inches tall and weigh 1OA
pounds. How much should l weigh
I eat plenty Of meat at least twice
daily. Please suggest to me some
way in which l can gain rapidly
Also suggest some way to straight.
en- my legs. l have been bowlegged
ever since was small child. Car
braces be used yet or am l too old
EDITH.
You should weigh 119 pounds.
am giving you a diet to help you
gain: TO gain flesh take plenty O.
olive oil, eat eggs, butter. cereals
and fatty broths, potatoes. peas
beans, corn, carrots, underdon,
beef, roast and steak, and drinl
plenty Of milk, cream and cocoa
| Avoid food that will not diges
easily and be careful to masticat'
thoroughly everything you eat
Give up pickles, vinegar and al
Iacids. Exercise freely in the opel
air and take plenty of sleep.
Don't fret or worry. as this viii
keep one thin more than anything
else. Cultivate an easy-going dis
position if you possibly can.
You had better consult a special
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-11-11
AWise Rejection.

ia defeating at the polls proposition to abol-
ish pEochial schools in that state. Plainly
the issue was inspired by religious bigotry
Its adoption would have been reversal OF
rights guaranteed under the constitution Of
the United States 1t would have proved a
Vicious piece Of destructive legislation
In this country . parent, providing he pos
ssss<s the means. is privileged to send his
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-11-11

@. If the old testament was writ
ten without vowels being indicated.
how and when were there vowel
points added? w. R. P.
"A. The ancient Hebrew text in
which much Of the old testament
was written did not contain VOW
els. It will be noticed that some
modern systems Of shorthand are
also written without vowels, these
signs being understood by students.
However, much confusion owing to
the different interpretations result
ed, and in the sixth century a class
Of learned Jewish. doctors at Tibe-
rias added the necessary vowels
and fixed the text which became
the basis for all further transla2
tons.
@. l have translated a French
book into English. Have / a right
to publish it without infringing on
the rights of the author! J.W.P.
A. The copyright office says that
as the United States il, not q mem
Der OF the International Copyright
union. works published in France
are not necessarily protected in the
United States. unless a separate
registration is made in this coun-
try. 1t would be necessary to ip-
quire concerning the particular
book.
@. Can fruit be raised success
fully by dry-farming? A. RE.
, A. Small fruits have been tried
on many farms with success.
Plums. currants and gooseberries
have all proved successful and
grapes grow and yield we'll in many
dry-farm districts.
@. How many brothers and sis
tiers did Daniel Boone have!
r. M. A.
A. Daniel Boone had six broth.
ers: Israel. Samuel, Jonathan,
George. Edward and Squire, and
four sisters: Sarah. Elizabeth, MARY
and Hannah.
@. Which river has the greatest
discharge. the Mississippi or the St.
Lawrence? RAJ
A. The St lawrence mas a far
sweater discharge. The average
DISCHARGE nf the Mississippi l. about
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-11-11

GOO, 900 cubic feet per second, while
that Of the st. Lawrence is approx
mately 100000 cubic feet per
second.
@. What does a battleship cost
A.Er.
A. The navy department say
that the cost of modern battleshps
is about $32,000,OO0. Of this amour
sci COO, coo is for machinery.
I, G. What is round robin!
HIS.
A. A round robin is doca-
ment signed by number OF pe'
sons in which no one is named %
the originator of the idea. fornei
ly documents of this nature "e''
signed in a circle.
@. Please give me informa1ioh
concerning the wreck OF the Slew
ship Independence" A. A..
A. The vessel independence ssns
Feb. Is. 1853. off the coast oil LOW.
California, and 40 people '
lost. ,h,
I @. Who invented the depth oom..
tain denths ELL
A. This invention is credllea,
W. T. Unge, of Swedish natlons a.a,n
Such a bomb is loaded with lI ,ps
200 to 300 pounds of high e1pios'; !,
(, generally T.. Mt. 1t is CARRIE Il
q special apparatus at the SCR ,a,,.
a ship and can be released insta
ly. 1t is provided with an appi.A..s...
set to go of automatically ~
desired depth. ,hs
,s "n "" J.H
A. The ranking member OF ~
senate having had the longest o
tinuous service is Henry 20 4,
Lodge, who took his seat n'''
1893. ,,oa.
NV iva :
A. In proportion to its ouih ~, q
tomato has not a high food var -.
as it contains such a h'en ~.
centage of water. However 'u
mato is recognized as Who,s, ~.
/ article of food. 1t contains sa;' ~.
cent of water, 0.9 per cent Oh rs,
tein. o. per cent Of fat, 80 pc. a.
| carbohydrates and 0.5 per GEM
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-11-11
Heart pHOmo'
/! !,!!lDpObLQ1nec
y III MRC. ELIZABETH THOMPSON

list in regard to having your legs
Strengthened.
Dear Mra Thompson: 1 am
widower, 36 years old. l lost my
dear wife three months ago. l have
five children and among them is a
dear baby Is months old. I have
broken up housekeeping and scat
tered my children around with my
sisters and brothers. get SO lone
some at times to see my sweet baby
l can hardly live. | would like very
much for you to tell me how l can
be better contented.
All my children are in other
towns. but one boy, and l have him
with me. go to see my baby every
two weeks and when start to leave
1t almost kills me.
know that all my children have
good homes, but I am not satisfied.
i I have tried to be contented, rs hard
as any man ever did, but I just
can't. Please advise me what is
best for me to do.
A WEARIED FATHER
It takes time to adjust oneself to
a change Ike yours. Time will
work out your problem and show
you a way. 1t is too soon now tt
think of marrying again. and il
would be unwise for you to hasten
such a step. Simply be patient and
trust that when the right TINT
comes you and your family will bt
reunited. Perhaps you will NEE
another woman you can love wht
will be a good mother to your chill
|dren. Unless you choose wisely
however, trouble could very easil!
result. A step-mother should be ;
person with an understandin.
heart who loves children and would
be kind.
! Dear Mrs. Thompson: We ar
two girl friends. Is and Is year
old. and we both have many friends
but are not proud nor vain. Their
are two new boys who have moves
in our neighborhood and we woul'
like to get acquainted with them
i've have met them several times Of
the street, but don't seem to &c
acquainted. They seem to want t.
get acquainted with US, too. Ar
we too young to go with boys a
our age? BUB AND CUTIE.
Il Yes, you are too young to 60 wit
boys. If the boys live in your i'm
mediate neight1rhood it would b
, all right for you to speak to Their
. when passing. 1t is not your place
! however. to seek a closer acquaint
anceship.
ITO Chums": Tell the libraria
, what you have told me and she wi
: tsuggest a helpful book for you t
read. Your questions cannot b
= answered in the column.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-11-11
Tested Recipes.


Veal de Cateau-Cut the LETT
over roast veal sinto inch pieces
and then place in a saucepan one
cup of stewed tomatoes, ono and.
one-half cups OF thick cream sauce,
one cup finely chopped onions. one
half cup diced and parboiled car
rots and the prepared veal. one
quarter teaspoon of thyme, one
teaspoon salt, one-half teaspoon OF
pepper.
Simmer slowly for one-half hour
and then serve on squares Of toast
and garnish with finely chopped
parsley.
Peach Pudding Fill pudding
dish one-third full OF sliced peaches
(fresh or canned). Sprinkle gen
erously with sugar. Make a batter
OF one egg, one-half cup sugar,
one cup milk. teaspoon baking
powder, pinch of salt and enough
flour to make stiff as griddle Cakes
Pour mixture over fruit. and bake
30 minutes in medium oven.
Pork Roast-Take large slice
pork steak. season with salt and
pepper. spread dressing made of
stale bread. minced onion and sea-
soning tsalt- pepper. sage and
butter). Spread on steak and roll.
tie or fasten with skewers. place
in sayory rooster with medium
sized potatoes surrounding; when
done make brown gravy.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-11-11

| ! Frank vanderlip bought New York viii
Saee to ret rid Of undesirable citizens. Sur
bounding towns that get them won't thank
Frank.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-11-11

Debs hopes Wilson will not pardon him.
Hes heard how hard It il to find house.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-11-11

They retired Admiral Scales as superin
tendent at Annapolis because he could not d
hveigh with haxing.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-11-11

\ London doctor says the fifth child is usually
NE strongest in family. But he usually ar
Hives when the bank roll il weakest
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-11-11

! Surely Wilson doesn't intend to march
birth until March 4th.
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\ First came the scattering returns. then the
eliattering returns.
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The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-11-11
Household Hints
Tasty Dessert.

Tasty Dessert.
Apple Whip-Set a pint of sweet
ened apple sauce on ice until very
cold. Beat the white of four eggs
stiff. Into the stiffened whites
whip the apple sauce by the spoon
full until all is used. Fill glasses
with mixture and put a spoonful
of sweetened whipped cream on top.
Pineapple Fluff-One-half box
lemon gelatine. One-half can Of
pineapple. one-half pound marsh
mallows, one-half pound English
walnuts, one-half pint whipped
cream. Cut pineapples and marsh
mallows into pieces and when gela-
tine is almost cool add them to it :,
also add the chopped nuts to gela-
tine. Just before serving stir into
the dessert the whipped cream.
| This rule serves seven people.
Discoveries.
In Putting Away Ironed Clothes,
such as napkins, handkerchiefs,
towels, washcloths, etc. always nut
the freshly ironed on the bottom of
the pile. In this way they all get
used.
To Wash an Ivory Comb easily
soak for short time in water with
a little borax. then take nail brush
and soap and it only takes minute
to clean.
After Washing Dishes scour the
knives down in the bottom of the
sink with cleaning powder. In this
| way the wooden sink board doesn't
get black and when through there
is usually enough Of the cleanser
in the sink to scrub it out.
| Elastic in Underwear-Repiace
tape in underwear with narrow
elastic: keeps 1t in place on shout
ders and doesn't wrap all around
clothes when being Numbered.
! To Remove Putty-Rub a red
hot poker over 1t and cut of the
putty with a steel knife.
! A Combination OF Cherries and
pineapples makes a most delicious
A.. pie.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-11-11
Menu Hint.
BREAKFAST.
Stewed Pears

Potato Omelet Toast
Coffee
LUNCHEON.
String Beans Cabbage Salad
Rolls Banana Pie
Tea
DINNER,
Tomato Canape Veal de Gateau
Boiled Macaronf Spinach =
Apple Dumplings
Coffee
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-11-11
TAE LIVING DEAD.

TAKE it from one enthusiastic well, he
has to write that way. whether he feels 1t or
mott correspondent at Point Isabel Mr.. Hard
ing would have landed monster tarpon had
the troll line not broken So might Mr.. Cox
have landed the presidency-had he received
enough votes. Mr. Harding did catch a fish,
however He did it yesterday. But Mrs. Hard
ing took the spotlight away from him by land
ing another one a foct longer Which is not
surprising. for what chance has poor fish"
got with a woman?
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-11-11

ITO Chums": Tell the librarian
what you have told me and she will
suggest a helpful book for you to
read. Your questions cannot be
answered in the column.
Evening star., 1920-11-23
COMMITTEE TO TAKE UP
D. C. CHARITIES PROBLEM
Representatives Of Trade Bodies to
Consider Broadening the Scope
of Endorsement Body.

A committee composed of repre-
sentatives of the various local trade
bodies was appointed last night to
plan for broadening the scope Of char
ity Endorsement work in Washington
following discussion of the charities
problem at a joint meeting in the
Homer building of the charities in
dorsement committee and delegates
from the Board Of Trade, Washington
Chamber of Commerce. the Rotary
Club and the Merchants and Manu-
facturers' Association.
James T. Lloyd. representing the
Chamber of Commerce. was made
chairman Of the committee. Those
assisting him will be William
knowles Cooper. Board Of Trade and
Rotary Club; Charles &. Columbus.
Merchants and Manufacturers Asso-
citation. and Ralph W. Lee and Ed
ward Stafford of the charities in
dorsement committee.
This action was taken after it was
shown that the present charities COM
mittee has found itself unable to
handle the situation in Washington
in it's present state of development
NJ. A. Leese. chairman. and Edward
Stafford, member of the COMMITTEES
pointed out that limited facilities
Evening star., 1920-11-23
Wednesday ends the dress Sale
Last Day! Last Call! Last chance to share!

Once again and likely 40 more,
we offer these wonderful dresses.
The sale started today with some 500 DIRE
in silks, satins woolens and velveteens.
Wonderful dresses, made to retail at two, t
and even four times the sale price.
Misses sizes 10 to 20, women's sizes up to
Evening star., 1920-11-23
SCHOOL PAY RAISE
IN DISTRICT BILL
Substantial Increases Urged
by Commissioners on
Congress.

Salary increases Tor public school
teachers, clerk and janitors are recon-
mended in the District appropriation
bill which will be sent to Congress by
| the Commissioners soon after=tt con-
,enes next month, it was learned today
! from an authoritative source. The rate
| of increase asked was not stated, but
! i. is said to be substantial.
\ school official pointed out that all
| school employees need and deserve a
| raise in wages. particularly the MEM
! bers of the janitorial force. who now
are holding their positions sanguine
| that Congress will provide for them in
!: The appropriation measure.
! Many janitors. he said, already have
left the school system. leaving va
cancies which cannot be filled by COM
| petent men Those who are cling
| ing to 41eir jobs, despite the small
compensation, are compelled to work
outside the system at nights in an
port their families. Some Of these
tanitors are caring for apartment
house fires after their school work is
completed.
Ask for More Teachers.
recommendations also are made in
the appropriation bill, it is UNDER
stood. for more teachers. officers and
parently are the paramount need,
however, but the others are virtually
as vital.
Not all of the needs" said one
school official. ARE of equal impor-
tance- Buildings do not compare in
Importance with well equipped teach
erS. strong personality and love of
he work. A child is far better off
in cheap. wooden, portable building
with real teacher than in ST.
o0o 600 structure with poor teachers"
Nobody can paint too luridly the
evil of the situation where, because
Of too few teachers, classes are over
crowded. teachers are overworked- and
some things are left undone which
are vital for the children.
We lack teachers. We lack other
personnel Part of the trouble in
heating buildings last winter was due to
unusually severe weather. But more is
due to the lack of labor
New Buildings Need.
school building project recommended
/, in the District appropriation bill, the
subsequent and logical result is that
'>more teachers are needed.
| This is one reason school officials
have asked for an addition to the
! teaching personnel The other is to
furnish an adequate number of in
structors to the special departments in
! the schools
| 1t was stipulated that from time to
| time special teachers have been taken
from their specified work and placed
| in the clasSrooms to teach general
subjects to relieve the shortage of in
structors of this type. Consequently
the force of special teachers. which in
cludes physical culture, domestic sci
| ence, drawing and penmansfip. has
| been badly depleted.
Evening star., 1920-11-23

precluded proper control of the So
licitation Of funds for charitable pur-
poses. Mr.. Stafford said that what
was urgently needed was the ap-
pointment of a secretary to devote
all his time to the question on sal
any basis.
1t was suggested that the new com
Eiiitee be large enough to Investigate
the business management of the va
rious organizations before lending
Endorsement to their work
The committee will confer shortly
to discuss plans and draw up re-
pert which will be presented at the
next joint meeting of the representa-
tives
Evening star., 1920-11-23
WOMAN. 1o7. EXPIRES.

At the age of 1o7, Mrs Margaret
Mason, believed to be one of the old
est women in the south, died at her
home two miles from Greer The host
of surviving relatives include chill
dren, grandchildren, great t-grandchil-
dren and great-great- t-grandchildren.
Evening star., 1920-11-23
Seu;ls~ot Ming woJ. ..--oru.i
ports recefN~s2-$fere.

The meteor struck in the business
section of Howesville near the rail-
road station. 1t exploded as it buried
itself in the earth The force of the
blast was heard for several miles.
An automobile standing near the
rai i!road 4 station was damaged by the
explosion, and the occupants OF the
ma chine were daZed. bat escaped in
jury. There are no telephones in
Howesville and detailed information
as to the meteor could not he OBJ
tanned.
Evening star., 1920-11-23
wA1.--1iP ). l.. vo4-.A.1Jl,

SAN DIEGO. Calf, November 23.-
The United States destroyer Somers
and the tender Prairie were in col
lision here yesterday. A large hole
was torn in the destroyer's side near
the water line. The Prairie was dam
aged only slightly.
Evening star., 1920-11-23

TO CURE A COLD IN ONE DAY
Take Groves LAXATIVE BROMO QUINIEE
tablets. The genuine bears the signature OF
E. w. Grove. 30c.-Advertisement
Evening star., 1920-11-23
METEOR CAUSES PANIC.
Explodes as It Falls in Business
Section in West Va. Town.

MORGAETOWN, W. Va. November
23.-Residents in the vicinity of King
wood, Preston county. W Va, were
thrown into q panic when large
meteor fell al Eovesville. five miles
Evening star., 1920-11-23

The greatest snuf-taking country
in the world is France. though it
shows a decline in the habit.
Evening star., 1920-11-23

Matinee and evening gowns-various
samples portraying the advance modes
Styles range from relatively simple
dance frocks to sumptuous evening
gowns daring in their regal beauty.