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The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-05-29
THE DAILY SHORT STORY

never had one, and when | came
here to live with grandma because
|-because-' A swelling in his
throat made speech difficult, and
the listener patted his knee SYM
pathetically.
Il think I understand, old man;
just leave that OUT
We'll. since l came here the
kids around our street brag some
thing fierce about their granddads
that march to the cemetery, and
what they did in the war. and some
have graves to decorate. can't
even put flag on my daddy's
grave because it is in France. He
choked again. "Grandma's all
right, but she doesn't understand
us men. When l get hurt, instead
Of sayi.g, Brace up, young follow.
me lad like Tim Ay~r's granddad
she says, oh, poor lamb, don't cry..'
Just like l was sissy girl. When
l said if the next war didn't come
too soon l was going to be off,
Ger she said, Heaven forbid and
if I talk about Memorial day she
just looks sad. Why. last year Guy
Ainsley rode right in the process
sion 'longside his grandfather, with
real uniform on. Say, are you a
veteranr
Il was too young to get into the
ranks till the last year" confessed
the candidate, "and then, went as
drummer boy, but / got a wound
and q medal at that. 1t strikes me,
young fellow, my lad, that you and
l are made for each other. but how
do you think will qualify in your
grandmother's opinion"
Gee! never thought OF that"
said the advertiser; lets 60 and
see. I like you fine myself. and il
she does you'll knock the spots out
Of any fellows granddad that /
know"
They marched up the lane In
true military style and there on the
wistaria covered piazza sat the
dearest speciment OF old ladyhood
you would wish to see. Truly she
looked good enough to eat. Her
eyes were bright like the strang-
er's and the apple tints in her
cheeks more delicate. II matches
were made in heaven 1t really SEEM
ed IN oversight on the part Of
some guardian angel that these
two kindrad spirits had not gone
into psrnership long ago.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-05-29

Vehicle drivers involved in accidents in
which anybody is hurt are to be jailed, &C
cording to an agreement made by police and
prosecuting authorities at Detroit. That's
pretty strong medicine to cure the evil OF
recklessness, no matter how serious it may
be. There are two sides to every question and
the carelessness is not always the drivers
Make the moorist observe the law, but give
him chance
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-05-29
|nEfsE LIES MANS ANCIENT ENersx,
m MEMORIAM.

They gave their all. the men Of 'sixty-one,
The men Of ninety-eight and seventeen;
with consciousness OF sacred duty done
Ihey Travelled west" with spirits all serena
They did not count the cost nor hesitate
But gladly, cheerfully, they paid the price.
Today we who survive reconsecrate
Ourselves to rnem'ry Of their sacrifice.
And as tie crowded and eyantful years
Move ever onward with relentless glide
One day OF each our puny hopes and fears.
strife and ambition will be laid aside
While We, with pride comningled with oul
tears,
Fay homage to those who so nobly lied.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-05-29

blood will harmonixe with the blood
of the patient. This latter question
is settled by mixing . minute quan-
tity Of the donors blood with a sim
liar quantity Of the patients blood,
and observing the behavior Of the
mixed blood under the micro
scope. II agglutinAtion or hemciy-
sis does not occur in Is minutes,
the donors blod Is safe to use.
There is no other way Of knowing
whether a given Individuals blood
will prove acceptable in the veins
OF the patient. This is q curious
physiological circumstance, that
the blood Of one individual may
produce destructive changes in the
blood Of another.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-05-29

Ingenious as the Greek way of stopping
speeding automobiles with nail studded planks
in it has nothing in effectiveness on the holes
in Rock Islands pavement. But we're hay-
ing EN- filled up, if anybody wishes to know
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-05-29

Large industrial concerns are urging their
employees to spend their vacations working On
farms. No doubt it would be good for the en-
ployes and it might be of some help to the
farmer, but it is too much to expect general
exodus from the cities to seize the opportunity
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-05-29

WOULD you like to know inquired N. c.
F., pausing beside this Tower OF Tympany and
starting q confagration on one Of our cigarets,
who is going to be the next president OF these
US? One is naturally mildly interested, OF
course, and we said as much. Here's the an
swer," seize. pointing to'a headline which read
BRYAN Is OPPOSED to Mandate" Shine some
more" SEE we Our hair is very thick. "
Your hair?" seize. Something is, at least.
Well, here's the idea: Bryan was opposed to
Mckinley, wasn't he? Mckinley was elected.
Bryan was opposed to Roosevelt wasn't he?
I'VE don't remember). And Roosevelt was
elected And he was opposed to-to-to-well,
everybody he WAS opposed to was elected.
Well" he stopped disgustedly. do have to
iuse up the whole column to get this to your
eco as far as you like SEE we. ITS saving
us lotta brain flag" We'll. the next presi-
dent sezze. lis gonna be this guy Mandate.
It's a cinch!"
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-05-29

The troubles and vexations OF the livin,
must not be suffered to interfere with ou
yearly tribute to our soldier dead.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-05-29

The man who rocks the boat is no wors
than the one who plays politics while the boa
is being rocked.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-05-29
Durn These Pesky AirSnips. Anyway!


lSciota Corr, Monmouth Atlas.
During the excitement OF watching
the airship an electric iron which had
been left set fire to the ironing board
and large basket of clothes were
burned: the floor and all of the room was
on fire when discovered but by quick
work was soon put out thus saving
Nathan Lewis house. where the accident
occurred 1t would have been a very
bad fire if not found when it was as the
houses and stores are very close.
PIANO PLAYER. CHEAP IF TAKEN Al
once r. l. 4067.-The Argus
What SEX" inquiries an anonymous sculp
er IF man I'll take him."
G-G-GOSH. WHAT'S THE DIFFERENCE
IN EN-?
tFrom a Bruce Barton editorial.
The Hotel that sells Good Service is
a Good Hotel
, The Hotel that sells Good Service
in Good Hotel,
las usual they're trying to make goats o
u.s." says P D.. resentfully. enclosing the cap
ton from a Davenport clothier's ad which
reads Come On, You Shirt-Hungry Mem"
Won't Someone Render Rev. Render
Little First Aid!
From the Geneseo Repubicl.
Rev. Render is very busy with For
ward Movement work, anu his mother
has been confined to her bed by heart
trouble, he has the homework to
look after too
MISS JAYNE DELIGHTED WITH HET
iART"-Galesburg Republican Register
We trust her audience shared this delight
| WONDER if any travelling men read thi
colyum? Well say something nice anyway
They're the best contribs in the country,
! Like this. frnstance
! The travelling man, 0 amt he grand.
| He slaps your back and shakes your hand
And spreads sunshine to beat the band,
| R. E. MIG
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-05-29

No matter how low a dollar may fall it is
given seat in the council of politicians.
Omaha daily bee., 1920-03-01
ShER|FF'SSTAFF,
STEN0. and ALL,
QUIT HIM "coLD"
Lancaster County official Left
With One Deputy and
Nobody to Write
Letters.

Lincoln, Feb. %. - Especial. y
Trouble DEVELOPED in the office of
the sheriff of Lancaster county
Saturday night when two deputies
laid down their stars and the stem
ographer left her typewriter and
walked out, leaving the sheriff with
only one deputy and nobody to
write his letters.
No one is telling the cause of the
trouble, although it is understood
that the deputies have not made a
satisfactory "divvy" with the sheriff
on rewards given for finding stolen
automobiles.
The sheriff Is Ira Miller and the
two deputies are c. H. Moore, for
mer captain of police in the Lin
coin department, and Bob Ander-
SON. The stenographer, Miss Helena
Carroll, is daughter of Deputy
United States Marshal Tom Carroll.
Omaha daily bee., 1920-03-01
FahleSS Kills
$1,000 Yearly

Fat 10 fatal to health and personality.
IL 10 estimated that over $1,000 persons
have died each year in the past decade
long before ore as their allotted n span n Of life
Any overstout man or woman is carrying
unhealthy adiposity that is pressing
against and injuring vital organs of the
body. The heart, that delicate human
apparatus, becomes congested. In numer-
GUS cases there are dangerous gatherings
of packed-in fat around the throat,
stomach. liver and other delicate parts
Through overstoutness the afflicted per-
son while apparently well is liable to
nervousness, neurasthenia, physical or
obesity is Irritating. Gases of heart
fdiisys. apoplexy, sunstroke, etc., are fire.,
quent causes of premature death. Fat
persons are particularly victims of acci-
dents and are more liable than healthy,
slender persons to death from influenza,
II ydp are oysrstout YOU should know 1t is truly
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good many years before natural old age simply
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Omaha daily bee., 1920-03-01
Concrete Piles Replaced
tJ With Creosoted Wood

Los Angeles, Cal. Feb. 29.--To re-
place the present concrete piles, caps
ard struts by creosoted wood piles
and timber caps and struts is the
recommendation of engineers in con-
nection, with the reconstruction of
the ruined Santa Monica pier in
California. This pier was built 10
years ago. the first important struc-
ture of its kind erected on the Pa
cifc coast. Many of the concrete
piles have been practically eaten
away or cracked by the action of the
sea water, and as the entire struc-
ture rests on piles alone, the failure
of the piles means the failure Of the
pier. As a whole, the pier is in dan
gerous condition and has been con-
demned.
The investigating committee
recommends that steps be taken at
once for the replacement of the con-
crete piles with those of creosoted
wood, retaining the present deck
structure. 1t states that such a sub
structure should have life approx
iinately equal to the remaining life
of the existing deck and so the great
est\ possible use OF the original in
vestment consistent with public safe
ty will be made.
Omaha daily bee., 1920-03-01
Early End to Expansion of
Business as Result of War
Reserve Board Forecast
No Check Ascertained in Upward Movement Of Prices
and Financial Authorities Are Urging Conserva-
tive Policies-Credit Is Overstrained and Ten
dency Toward Speculative Operations Is Evident

Washington. Feb. 2o.-Early end
ing of the general expansion which
has characterized war and imme-
diate postwar periods were forecast
in a statement summarizing Febru-
ary business conditions issued to-
night by the federal reserve board.
The upward movement of prices, so
far as the board could ascertain,
generally had not met with any
check.
Financial and banking authorities
everywhere were asserted to be
looking more-seriously at the gen
cral situation in credit and begin
ming to urge the adoption of con-
servation policies. While the re-
view asserted that this could not be
accepted as meaning that the "orgy
of speculation" had been absolutely
Checked. there was said to be the in
disputable evidense that banks were
exercising a greater degree OF dis
elimination and judgment in COM
plying with the demands of their
customers"
Credit Is Overstrained.
Throughout practically all of the
reports of federal reserve agents"
the statement said, there runs
plainly a recognition of the exist
ence of an ver-strained condition
of credit and of some continued
tendency toward speculative opera
tions. High living costs and the up
ward movement of prices have
apparently not been checked, al
though there is decrease in prices
in certain lines and tendency
toward restricted trade in others.
Interest rates are rising in most dis
tricts, while banks are exercising a
greater degree of discrimination and
Judgment in meeting the demands
of their customers.
The increase in interest rates has
had the effect of lowering security
quotations, the board found, as even
the best investment securities have
suffered in this respect. 1t also has
had the effect of forcing a shrinkage
or contraction in the volume of
trading in all classes of Securities.
the magnitude of which was re-
tgarded as alarming by the board
several months ago. In some fed
eral reserve districts there were in
dications of a reduction in the
volume of speculation in commo-
dities.
"Ihe effects of the increase in dis
count rates." the statement con-
Omaha daily bee., 1920-03-01
BIG FRENCH WINE
GROWERS Lineup
AGAINST LIQUOR
Would Become Defenders Of
Morality and Public Health
In Combating Hard
Spirits in Cafes.
BY NEWTON G. PARKS.
international News service staff
COrYespOndenk

Paris, Feb. lS.-Big French wine
manufacturers and wine growers are
beginning to take steps to defend
their interests against prohibition
campaign threatened from the Unit
cd States. Reports of the progress
OF the "Pussyfoot" Johnson dry
movement in England and rumors
that some OF the "Pussyfooters" al
ready have reached France from
America have stirred the wine men
to action A committee appointed
by the National Syndicate and In
ternational Wine committee has
lvld several meetings to determine
what course shall be pursued.
The wine men have not yet de.
termined whether they shall cut
loose from the dealers in hard
liquors and fight their own cam
paign for lighter beverages If the
prohibition campaign in France be.
comes hot. Many of the big men
in the wine business favor this
course and are pointing out that the
brewers of the United States prob,
ably could have saved themselves:
il they had deserted the distillers
few years ago and had made nc
attempt to save whisky from de-
feat.
The American dry leaders are not
likely to get any support whatever
from the, officers of the French
league against. alcohol Jean 'Finot,
spokesman for the French dry or
canization, has contributed an ac-
ticle to La Revue Mondiale in
which he assails the American pro-,
hibitionists for suppressing light
wines and beer and expresses the
belief that the lighter beverages will
later be allowed to return.
At the same time Finot warns
the French wine interests that they
must join in the fight against hard
liquors if they are to convince the
French people of their sincerity.
wine offers without doubt some
dangers from the alcoholic point of
view," says Finot "But when it is
PLACED as an adversary against the
spirltuous liquors, it renders ines
services which compensate
largely foi any mischief resulting
from it consumption to excess. Wine
growers. in aligning themselves
against hard liquors. become the de-
tenders of morality and of public
health"
Omaha daily bee., 1920-03-01
Has Novel Method for
Teaching First Year Pupils

Cincinpati. O., Feb. pa novel
method Nof developing the minds of
frst-year pupils has been evolved by
Cincinnati public school teacher.
DO anything II you please but do
This is the rule upon which the
activities of hrst-grade children are
kept busy, even during playtime. un-
der the direction of Miss Viola Hall.
"Shiftless. habits should not grow"
declared Miss Hall.
IF you don't do something you
like, you've got to do something the
tea ,her wants you to do" is, the in
formation Miss Hall invariably gives
to her six-year-old pupils.
AS a result, an idle, grumpy boy
or girl during play hours is rarity.
Miss Hall claims that her plan
stimulates inventiveness, initiative
and cooperation and kills selfish
nPSq
Omaha daily bee., 1920-03-01
Propose Card System for
LIQUOR Drinkers in Ontario

Toronto, Ont, Feb. 29.-There
will be, among other legislation at
the coming session of the legisla-
ture, certain amendments to- the On
tario temperance act There also
will be suggestions made which will
not be included in the legislation
that passes the house.
It is not unlikely that there will be
a licensing system started, by which
every person who wishes to obtain
liquor will have to carry license
card with his photo on it. This
card will allow the party holding it
to get certain amount of liquor
each week or month from the gov
ernment vendors without the neces-
sity OF first having to obtain a doc
tors prescription. To make sure
that no person will, get more than
the proper amount at time the
cards would be punched by the
VenderS
Omaha daily bee., 1920-03-01

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Pinkham's Vegetable Compound has
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remedy for woman's ills.
Omaha daily bee., 1920-03-01
High School of Commerce.

Eldon Langevin. Lee NAPLES, Roman
Houska, with Lewis Babior. alternate,
compose the schools first debating team.
Debates may be arranged with high
schools in the state.
The March quarterly will be distributed
anin,n, soon End is expected to be the best ever
George Campbell of the Y. M. C. A.
directed the students in music during
National Song week.
A mass meeting was addressed at the
school Friday morning by Coaches Bur-
rel1 Evans and James Drummond.
Miss Mae Mahoney. former Spanish and
French teacher, is attending Columbia
university. She plans to teach here again
next quarter.
Rabbi Frederick Cohn spoke to the Girls
Student club Wednesday AFTERNOON at the
Y. W. C. A. on 1.-The A, B. C Of Success"
Principal Porter is at Cleveland attend
ing the National Superintendents and
Principals convention. Chester Linn is
acting principal in his absence.
The "12 C's' gave a theater party Sat-
urday night at the Orpheum.
For the first time in the history Of the
school q track team will be organized.
Burrell Evans will be in charge.
Omaha daily bee., 1920-03-01
Lincoln Bureau g an.s. tt: Bee
Economy Campaign and
Price Commission to
Combine Their Forces

Lincoln, Feb. 2o. Especially
The Nebraska Economy campaign
and Fair Price commission will
merge. The state will be divided
into three districts, the Omaha, Lin
coin and Grand Island divisions,
with Offices for each division in the
federal building of the cities named.
The work OF the Nebraska Economy
campaign to reduce costs by re-
fusing extravagances, increasing
production and investigating prices
will continue.
Thirty thousand women in the
state, outside of Omaha and Lin
coin, are organized in the woman's
army of Nebraska to carry on the
campaign. The women OF Omaha
and Lincoln are enlisting in great
numbers, but reports from those
cities are not yet available. To date
Hall county, with 80 per cent of its
women enlisted, has the record.
Merrick, Madison, Custer, Rock,
Redwiliow, Lincoln, Nance, York,
Butler and Cedar counties are on
the honor roll.
Omaha daily bee., 1920-03-01

tinued, made themselves evident in
a more conservative attitude on the
part of member banks with respect
to industrial expansion and in the
cutting of commitments on specu-
lative account.
Contraction of bank credit was
not, however, exactly general
throughout the country, but the re-
duction reported in the New York
district was particularly offset by an
increase elsewhere. A decline in
bank deposits. both in the financial
centers and elsewhere has occurred,
a part being due to the withdrawal
of government funds. Very great
difficulty in placing both commercial
and Observation-Disclosures securi-
ties in satisfactory quantities is re-
ported by dealers"
Prospects Are "Reassuring."
General prospects at the close Of
February were for an active and
prosperous spring season in all lines,
the statement said. Agricultural
propects was said to be "reassur-
ing' and the curtailment in exports,
due to the exchange situation, was
undoubtedly beginning to make it
self felt and was believed by many
of the banking authorities soon to
be of benefit to the consumer here
rather than injurious. twas pointed
out also that there was a tendency
to resist the advance in prices and
that greater care was being exer-
cised in purchasing, all OF which
were regarded as Favorable symp-
TOMS"
General manufacturing was re-
ported very active all over the coun-
try.
Wholesale trade conditions were
said to be prosperous almost
throughout the country. In report
ing individual lines the statement
remarked that the demand for good
grades of shoes, regardless of price,
seems to continue, and shoe price
lists for the new season are higher
than ever.
Farm Labor Scarce.
Some improvement was noted in
general labor conditions. There was
an "unfavorable aspect" however. a
tendency reported from various dis
tricts toward restriction of output.
Even in those cases, it was shown,
the opinion was, occasionally ex-
pressed that the effect of the restric-
tive policy is beginning to be under
Omaha daily bee., 1920-03-01
Hastings College.

At meeting Of the Y. M. c. A the
following officers were elected for the
coming year: President, Walter Breckin-
ridge; vice president, Lloyd Marti; secre-
tary. Robert Taylor; treasurer, William
Nelson.
DR.. Knauer supplied the pulpit for Rev,
VIM Hill at Phillips last Sunday and this
Sunday will preach at the Edgar Presby-
terian church which is now vacant.
DIR. Kircher was called to Wood Rivers
his old charge, last Sunday to conduct the
funeral services OF Dan Wiseman.
Mr.. George Bowen OF the class OF '19,
who is now managing a store at Arcadia,
Kan, was in Hastings a few days.
Judge ]. r. Dean of the supreme court,
who gave an address for the students last
Saturday. remained over for the bar
banquet
Rev. J. ". Beard Of Wayne. who made
the principal address Commonwealth day,
was compelled to return Saturday on ac-
count OF the death of one Of his mem
supt. Carl E. Pratt. Class of; '1s, was in
the city last Sunday. Mr.. Pratt has been
reelected at Plattsmouth with $500 in
crease in salary.
Supt. G. w. Rosenlof. another Of the
class OF '1s. has been reelected at Nell
son with a $500 increase in salary.
Friday DR.. Charles e. Barker Of Grand
Rapids, Mich, lecturer for the Rotarians,
gave a number of addresses in Hastings.
Dr. F'ifieId of KansassCity. who Is filling
DR.. Newells pulpit during his absence n
evangelstic work, spoke to the college
students Saturday morning.