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The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-01-11

relief. though without mitigation Of
sadMess, can b Imagined It the
arrival homo safely Of their own
|oon.
Young Erickson was running
when he struck the auto, driven b.
Charles Lindorf, . drug clerk. He
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-01-11

lHPUDRKT HANDHLEoN.
Springfield. Ill. Jan. lL-(Unit-
% Press. III they thrise IN ian
The New York herald., 1921-06-13

of these to return to the farms or
small towns from which they came,
and has sent others to quarters in
which they refused to live while flush
times lasted. These movements have
brought relief all along the line.
The same processes are at work in
all the large cities of the country.
Even in towns like Detroit, whose pine
nomenal growth has kept them chron.
ically short of housing for years, the
effects of these factors are discernible.
and they are plainly reflected in the
easier situation reported from agri-
cultural districts generally with re-
gard to farm labor. In 1920, as in
the war years, there was danger Of
serious loss OF grain because of lack
of workers in the field. This season
the workers who quit the land for
munitions factories in 1857, and
later for the army, the navy and war
work, are back on the job in the
fields. Therefore the farmer has help
and the demand for city housing be-
gins to decline.
The New York herald., 1921-06-13
Bazaar for Russian Ex'Ies.

Princess Michael Cantacuzene-Sper-
apskey (Miss Julia Dent Grant, Mrs. w.
w. Rockhill and Mime. Gregory Izvolsky
wtA be guests of honor at Russian
yarmarka to be given In the gardens of
the Philadelphia Emergency Aid to-
morrow afternoon for the benefit Of the
American Central Committee for Russian
Relief. of which they are all members of
the executive committee. Mrs. George
Horace Lorimer is chairman of the COM
mittee in charge of the affair, the other
members being Mrs j. Bertram Lippin-
colt, Mrs. George w. Childs Drexel, Mrs.
NJ. ]. Willis Martin, Mrs. Alexander Van
Rensselaer,. Mrs George Wharton Pep
per and Mrs. Barclay III. Warburton.
The affair will consist of tea and a
sale of cross stitched linens. blouses and
clildren's dresses. dolls in provincial cos
tune, wooden toys and Moscow enam-
elled boxes. The proceeds will be used
for the enlarging and equipping OF the
workshops established in European cities
for Russians who are living in exile as
a result. of Rolshevik rule Over one
million members OF the educated and
professional classes are numbered among
the exileS
The New York herald., 1921-06-13
EVENTS TO-DAY.

John J.. Leo. Commissioner cf the Depart
ment of Street Cleaning, win speak at
luncheon Of the Yorkville Chamber of Com
merce, New York Turn Hail. Lexington ave-
nue. and Eighty-flfth street. II 80 =. NJ.
The Packer Collegiate Institute. commence
ment exercises, chapel Of the institute. Joral-
lemon street, Brooklyn, p. NJ.
Ladies' Auxiliary of Washington Council
No. 1872, Knights Of Columbus, block party,
st. Mary's Hospital, st. Marks and Buffalo
avenues, Brooklyn. beginning at 2 p. M.
New York Employing Printers Association.
sclipoi Of estimating, accounting. cost finding.
salssmanship and advertising. commencement
exercises. Aeolian Hall, 81 West Fortythrd
street, s p. NJ.
Mitre Centennial Committee, meeting. Bar
Association OF the City of New York. 4t West
forty-fourth street. s 10 Z, NJ.
Clinton y. Howard VIII speak on - New
Day and a Better Tomorrow" at the Baptist
ministers conference. Madison Avenue Bap-
list Church, Madison avenue and Thirty-first
street. II A. II.
Immigration Commissioner Frederick A.
Wallis will speak at dinner of the Presby-
ssriaR Union Hotel Astor, p. NJ.
Filing Association of New York. meeting,
Cooperative Cafeteria. 81 Irving place, 1880
p. M.
Palestine Foundation Fund. meeting. Hotel
Astor, : 80 p. NJ
National Musical Managers Association.
dinner Hotel Pennsylvania, Z p. NJ.
National Tuberculosis Association, conven-
tion, Waldorf-Astoria. all day.
New York State Master Butchers Associo-
tion. convention. Hotel Pennsylvania. begin
ming az 30 z. NJ.
United Real Estate owners, meeting, Hotel
Astor, y p. NJ.
The New York herald., 1921-06-13
The First Fountain Pens.
Known for Four Centuries; Came
Into General Use In the '70s.

From the Manchester Guardian.
In a review of Professor Weekdays
'Ttymological Dictionary OF Modern
English" surprise is expressed that the
Professor should be able to quote .
reference to fountain pens In en- adver-
tisement published so far back as 1888.
As q matter Of fact this form OF writ
ing implement must have been known
nearly two centuries before this date,
for Mr.. f. s. Bate, in his Touring h
1900, shows that travellers wrote with
them at that time. BY the middle OF
the eighteenth century they had come
10 be called by their present name. A
Dictionary Of Arts and Sciences pub
Iished in 1854 defines fountain pen" as
"a pen made Of silver. brass, &C., con-
tr,ved TO contain considerable guam
tlty OF ink and let II flow out by gentle
degrees. To use the pen the
cover must be taken off and the pen
little shaken 20 make the Ink run more
freely"
British patents were obtained for
fountain pens in 1909, one being granted
10 Joseph Bramah OF lock fame and an
ether to r. p. Folsch for a stylographc
as we'll as fountain pen. Apparently
4. was not until the '70s Of last century
that fountain pens came into anything
approaching general -.
The New York herald., 1921-06-13
Donal O'CalIaghan's Departure.

To THE NEW YORK HERALD. Your
Washington correspondent says In THE
New YORK HERALD OF June s, in refer
ring to the Sims incident, that "the
State Department has just disposed OF
the troublesome case OF the Lord Mayor
of Cork, whose deportation was ordered
without any great protest from Irish
sympathizers In this country"
The record shows that the order of
deportation entered IN the case at New
port News, Va, on the 5th day OF jan
uary. 1921. was, on appeal TO the Secre-
tary of Labor, formally cancelled and
annuled and the Lord Mayor declared
10 be entitled to land In pursuance of
law. This order still stands and no
legal power Is lodged In the state De-
partment to alter or amend Il. The
statute declares that the order OF the
Secretary OF Labor in such case is anal.
j. II. LAwLEss,
Counsel for Donal O'Callaghan. Lord
Mayor OF Cork.
NEw York. June 8.
The New York herald., 1921-06-13
Sun Spots Explained.
The Companion Of Sirius Gets Credit
for the Present Disturbance.

To THE NEW YoRK HERALD: The re-
cent sun spot activity corresponds to
the one in 1870.
1t occurs every fifty years. There are
several sun spot periods. This one Is
caused by the Companion of Sirius,
which Is in the same position now that
1t was fifty years ago. In 1870 it caused
over 400 new groups OF sun spots. 1t
is a little sun that moves in an orbit
around Sirius every fifty years like tho
little planet Mercury moves around the
sun.
Like Mercury. advancing toward the
earth from its position east of the sun.
forces the earth out little from the
sun, thereby causing cooler weather, SO
the Companion Of Sirius forces or re-
pels the sun little further from Sirius,
thereby lowering the suns temperature
little more than usual. thus causing
contractions Of the suns fiery cloud or
sun spots, which are the clear places in
the cloud, from which spots the metalli .
rains have fallen toward the sun, leav-
ing the clear places ia the fiery cloud.
ID. A. ". GROVER.
KANSAS CITY, Mo-, June 8.
The New York herald., 1921-06-13
Spare the Screech Owls.

To THE NEW YORK HERALD: The
news articles on screech owls near
Grants Tomb might lead to destruction
of these valuable and interesting birtS
by ignorant persons.
To speak of the little screeoh owl
killing and eating pigeons is preposter-
ous. Screech owls live largely upon
June bugs and other insectivora, small
frogs, mice, &c. Unfortunately they do
not destroy as many sparrows. the ma
tional bird pest and bully, as we could
wish Tho sparrows pugnaclously and
riotously persecute the delightful and
beneficial songbirds which destroy harm
full insect life.
The screech owl has a pleasant, pro-
ionged. low ventriloauial sort Of whistle.
and a quivering, naewy little call, not
annoying to most persons. This species
is Of recognized merit by the Govern
ment. and OF most comical and interest
ing appearance and ways, but nocturnal
habit. Where did the Riverside Drive
observer hear pigeons and sparrows
venting more or less sweet song?
W. r. CoRsETr
PJAINF1Ef.p, N. j.. June II.
The New York herald., 1921-06-13

One of the largest relisious gatherings
ever held in New York is scheduled for
July 6 to II, when the sixth Worlds
Christian Endeavor Convention delib-
crates in the Seventy-first Regiment
Armory. More than 5000 delegates
have registered and $1,000 are expected
to attend. Included are representatives
from every State in the Union, every
province in Canada and fropi more than
half the countries of the world.
About 200 well known public speakers
will be on the programmes in morning.
afternoon and evening meetings, in
cluding William J. Bryan, Billy Sunday,
Roger Babson, VIII II. Hays, Frederick
a. Wallis, Robert L. Spear and John r.
Mott Homer a. Rodeheaver and Percy
Foster will lead a convention choir OF a
thousand trained voice In Q series Of
special musical programmes. On July
the convention Will resolve itself into
Christian citizenship demonstration,
including parade in Fifth avenue ana
an outdoor meeting in Central Park
The presiding officer will be the Rev.
Francis E. Clark of Williston. Me-.
founder and president of the United
Society OF Christian Endeavor.
The New York herald., 1921-06-13
Is Housing Relief in Sight?

In st. Louis, Missouri, the worst OF
the shortage in dwelling places ap-
pears to have been passed, and the st.
Louis Home and Housing Association,
organized to build homes and sell
them approximately at cost, has de-
cided to suspend operations, for the
good and sufficient reason that there
Is no demand for its product.
The association was formed to meet
an emergency and has been in exist
ence for a year. 1t has built 127
houses. or these 26 remain unsold
ST. Louis had population of 6S7 ,029
in 1910. In 1919 the number of its
inhabitants was estimated at $4,000.
The United States census of January.
1920, fixed the population ut 772,S97
The city suffered as all other urban
communities did from an influx Of
residents for whom there were no
accommodations. building operations
having been practically suspended
during the war.
Non-employment has forced many
The New York herald., 1921-06-13
Art and Labo-.

The union of art and unionism on
the stage is little more than a year
old, but already its effects are to be
noticed. It is said, for instance, that
3 there are to be in the coming season
fewer musical plays. 1t has not been
noticed that the public interest in
plays Of this sort has diminished.
Also it is announced that there will be
fewer elaborate spectacles. Never so
much in demand by the public as the
farce with music, these have never
theless enjoyed sufficient popularity
to suggest that they might be contin-
ued in their usual measure. This
kind of dramatic performance is also
to be but slightly represented in the
plans of managers for the coming
year. Plays of both kinds have not
begun to pail on theatregoers. Pro-
ductions are to be less numerous for
purely industrial reasons.
z The non-artistic aids to dramatic
representations have, at least in the
case of the largest of the unions of
actors, become the allies of the
artists. The actor and the scene
shifter are united in their allegiance
to the dictates of labor. Stage hands,
as they have always been called. have
naturally been quick to take advan
tage OF the strength which this posi-
tion imparts. They are enjoying to
the fullest degree the support OF the
indispensable actors in urging their
claims for such high rate of com.
pensation that managers, II they
yield to them, say they cannot pay
expenses.
SO the preparations for the season
Of 1922 include fewer plays than
usual which demand large force OF
Z rmechanics. Dramas with their tws
or three simple scenes require less
mechanical aid than scenically elab
crate productions. Thus there are
60 be for this reason less than tn,
usual number of musical plays ant
fewer spectacles. Public taste in tn,
matter has not changed. But thu
claims OF the stage carpenters have
There are. moreover, novel means o.
eurorcing these new requirements 81
effective that the theatre manager'
prefer to give up productions likely
20 prove 80 expensive rather than t
enter a struggle almost sure to re
suit unfavorably to them.
In reading OF the new plans for the
coming season II is not, therefore
sust 70 conclude that the taste of tn.
The New York herald., 1921-06-13
STUDENTS AT RUTGERS
WARNED OF LAX HONOR
President Gives AdUice in
RoccoIoureate Sermon.

New BRUNSWICK, N. j.. June 12.-
~The common trend Of life to-day Is al
ways set against the highest and best
things In human experience and attain
ment a trend of lax honor. vulgar fash
ion, open vice." said w. Fl. s. Demares..
president of Rutgers College, in his bac-
calaureate sermon to the graduating
class here tonight.
The civil, social and religious institu-
tions of the world demand to-day the
constructive force of right minded. edu-
Gated men," he added. Life Is build
ing programme. Manly ambition calls
for the building of worthy and sub
stantial business success. The essential
aspect of the whole enterprise In the
making of n man. the building of char
acter and spirit.
But all true world success. all sta
bility OF noble institutions, are builded
upon the principles of right living and
fair dealing. though adverse forces con-
stantly challenge the house of human
life'
The baccalaureate sermon was delivered
in the First Reformed Church here.
The New York herald., 1921-06-13
How the Money Isn't Saved.

Why Federal Government squan-
der goes on when the whole country
IS in an uproar for drastic economy
is shown quite simply in the case
OF the notorious Charleston, South
Carolina, dry dock.
1t was none other than JosEPHUs
DANIELS, President WILSON'S Secre-
tary of the Navy, who decided that
millions of dollars ought to be spent
In trying to make at Charleston a
floating dry dock out of what naval
officers called South Carolina farm.
Although it was declared that with
out moving the Atlantic Ocean in
Land there would not be enough
water at the dock site "to float a
duck" Charleston had to have the
great naval project, which was started
with an annual appropriation of
s1,150,000.
When the time came for economic
ing recently it was decided by the
real economists that the annual
s1,150,000 for the Charleston high
and dry dock might be cut out. But
Senators satt rested in the Charles
ton squand-r got together with Sen
ators interested in similar spending
projects in their home territory and
arranged that their votes could not
be had for measures really essential
to the American navy unless their
own special squander items were ap-
propriated, though of no value to the
navy or the country. So the Charles
ton dry dock swag got back in the
Senate naval bill to the cheerful tune
& Of S1,100.0o0.
A million one hundred thousand
, dollars gone in that single item of
waste, with various others just like
it. The interest on about S25,000,000
OF Liberty bonds sunk in the Charles
ton mud flats! This-and 1t is only
one example-while there Is so much
talk in Washington about saving the
taxpayers money.
Is it any wonder, in the words OF
Senator SMooT, that the American
. public is taxed to death?
The New York herald., 1921-06-13
President Harding's Chance.
He Might Follow Governor Miller's
Example of Economy.

To THE New YORK HERALpi Office
holders as a class find their interest IN
the. expenditure of money rather than
In the saving of 1t 10 the Government.
As l read your articles the suggestion
keeps coming to me that the President
is neglecting the question of establish
ing economies and instead is devoung
himself almost exclusively to questions
important enough In themselves but OF
comparatively little consequences
Why could not the President, II he 50
accomplish substantially the
same things only . much vaster
scale that Governor Mi.lse hes accom-
plished in this state? Simply because
Congress appropriates the money Is no
reason why the Administration is bound
to spend IT, and most certainly it is up
to the President to see that money that
is not appropriated is not spent.
Permit me to say that you are per-
forming the best kind Of public service
in exposing concretely the ways In
which money is unwarrantably spent.
CUBA, June II. J.. G. LEGGErT.
The New York herald., 1921-06-13
Welfare Work.
A Protest Against Federal Taxation
and Washington HHpereentr0i.

To THE New YORK HERALD: Your spe-
cial articles on Government finances are
a public service. VIII you do another
one ON the same subject but going deeper
into the present abuse of our form Of
government, the making of everything
in heaven and earth the business Of the
Federal Government, with special bu-
reau and many salaries to administer
it:
The proposition blouse Of Representa-
tiyes bill $3.50 for q welfare depart
ment sets UP All amazing system OF
patronage and power, centred In q few
hands arbitrarily selected. The Towner
maternity bill (Senate 1o3s) is cut from
the same cloth. The Towner education
bill would put into these same hands at
Washington purse strings wherewith
schools throughout the country may be
strangled into conformity with any
standard set up by the Secretary Of
Education
The public should try to find out GER
tain things before they Let these bills be
passed ON a wave of sentimental oratory
about better babies" and the like.
What are the characteristic Ameri-
can IuetfhOQS OF BOtEB dt thc So-cuAAo0
welfare problems, by the interplay Of
volunteer associations independent Of po-
iitical control, with county and State
officials capable of supplying statistical
information and Of bringing laws into
force where necessary? What have
these agencies done hitherto TO improve
schools, maternity care. Sc? What OBJ
stacle is there to further efficient devel-
opnent along these lines?
On the oAher hand. what was the
characteristic Prussian method Of at
tacking these problems by centralized
bureaucratic control? What were the
results. except in socialist eydsY Is this
also the Russian Bolshevist method7 Is
the state reared child an American
IDEAL? Do we want It?
Why is this relatively moderate ap-
propriation of million dollars and then
another million, and SO on, to be thrust
upon the long suffering taxpayers?
II they knew where this sort of leg
islation was leading would the parents
and non- socialist welfare workers Of this
country, In which classes / count myself.
stand for one moment the proposed
tyranny of this, to say the least, nom
American group? DO we want them
ruling home and school?
MARGARET DoANB FAYERwEArBER.
NEW LEBANON, June IL.
The New York herald., 1921-06-13

Now here is the usually conserva-
tive Senator UNDERWOOD displaying
revolutionary views. He thought. al
though he was not sure. the continu-
ance Of a certain department bulletin
was unnecessary. and when its con-
tinuance was provided for in a bill
he gave signs Of an intention to OBJ
ject. After an explanation by Senator
SMoor Senator UNDERWOOD made this
astonishing statement, Congressionally
speaking: "I shall not object; do not
think Senator is justified in object
ing to matter about which he Is not
informed Revolutionary Many leg
islative objections come from those
who don't seek information and object
as a matter Of routine.
The New York herald., 1921-06-13
Daily Calendar
THE WEATHER.

For Eastern New Yorl-Generally FAIR
to-day and Tomorrow moderate to fresh
west and southwest winds.
For New Jersey-Generally fair to-day and
Tomorrow; variable winds. becoming noder-
ate: fresh west and southwest winds.
For Northern New Enthusiastically fair
to-day. probably followed by local showers
tonight or TO morrow; warmer in interior
to-day; moderate to fresh west and south
west winde
For Southern New England-Fair to-day
ana probably Tomorrow; some what warmer
on the mainland; variable winds becoming
west
For Western New York-Uncettled to-day;
probably showers; tomorrow fair; not much
change In Temperature; fresh southwest and
west winds.
WASHINGTON, June 13.-The disturbance
that was central over the lower St. Law
70 the Canadian Maritime Provinces. attended
by thunder showers last night in the Ohio
valley, the middle and North Atlantic States.
Another disturbance. which moved rapidly
eastward over the Canadian northwest. was
central north of Lake Superior tonight and
North Dakota eastward to the Lake Superior
region. Still another disturbance of wide
extent Is developing over the plateau and
north Rocky Mountain regions.
The weather became warm to-day In the
far Northwest, and the temperature con-
ticaly all sections except along the inlme
diate Gulf voast. The temperature viii con-
ttnue above normal almost generally east OF
the Mississippi River during the next several
days.
Observations at United States Weather
Bureau stations, taken at 3 r. NJ. yesterday.
VT mn
The New York herald., 1921-06-13

playgoers has departed from it's for
mer likes and dislikes Unionism is
evidently so firmly united TO art In
the theatre that it can indirectly de-
termine just what sort of plays are
to be acted. 1t can so increase its de-
mands that the impresarios will be
unable to meet them except in modi-
fed form. This has determined the
fashion OF drama for the coming sea-
son unless there should be change
in the demands of that part of labor
which is so closely tied up with art.
The New York herald., 1921-06-13
The Shipping Strike Fizzle.

The shipping strike Just oozed out.
Weeks ago it was hopelessly lost.
Days ago the shipping men ceased
to pay any attention to it. Their
vessels came and went without in
terruption or delay. The public for
got there had been strike. And
yet, short lived as the rash venture
was, the wonder Is that it lasted
once around the clock
On the May Day morning the ma
rine workers quit their jobs THE New
YORK HERALD admonished them that,
with between 100000 and 100000
wage earners already out Of work
because of lack of work for them to
do, with the American public itself
on strike against being made the vic
tim Of anybody's greed, organized or
unorganized, and with this public de-
termined to put excessive wages down
because excessive wages are at the
bottom of every excessive cost, such
StIihclS Wcle Ou u loOi , ciIdhu ~ lis
newspaper said:
when there Is absolutely nothing
for anybody to do, whether a special
labor group or special capital
group, except to meet this situation
with lower production costs so that
there can be lower prices to the
public, labor strikes started to keep
up excessive wages and costs in def
ance of the American public's strike
against excessive wages and costs
are not Industrial campaigns; they
are suicide parties"
And now the marine strikers, after
losing millions of dollars Of pay, eat
ing into their previous savings and
forfeiting permanently, many of them.
their jobs with the companies. have
learned too late that this is the gospel
truth of the whole national situation.
For railroad wage earners or coal
miners or factory hands or lumber
jacks or workers at whatever trade,
the horse sense American doctrine In
these days Is to stick to the Job as
long as the Job will stick to them.
The New York herald., 1921-06-13
An italian Restaurant.

Down in the basement of a brownstone
front
That long ago has seen a smarter day
Patrons in search Of local color
stray,
And with complacent satisfaction grunt
AS on the we'll worn bill of fare they
hunt
Dishes that may transport them for
an hour
TO some far, fragrant grape hung ar
bored bower
Where they in carefree youth to dine
We're wont.
And old Giuseppe. who prepares their
And serves it, too. smiles vt them
leniently
As they approve his skill in words they
Bear evidence of weeks In Tuscany,
Since, through their banterings. dim ech-
oes steal
OF days when he too lived in Already.
CHARLOTTE BEckER.