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The commonwealth., 1921-11-16

Tanlac is appetizing and invigorat-
ing. Try it today. Barretts Drug
Store.
advertisement
The commonwealth., 1921-11-16

Mr., r. c. Townes was here yes
terday from his Omega plantation
home near Phillip.
The commonwealth., 1921-11-16

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can reasonably hope
constipated. When Y 81.
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terday from Collins. h.
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business visitors ilefe l
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The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-11-17
WILL AUCTION
ART CANVASSES
Tri-Cfty Art League Offers Best Of
Pupils Work Following
Saturday Tea

An auction of work by pupils OF
the Tri-City Art league will be held
on Saturday afternoon following
the weekly exhibit and tea in the
studios IN Davenport Arthur
Dawson F1cke will be auctioneer,
and the works to be sold are some
of the especially splendid can
vases done by local artists, it is
announced by the committee in
charge of the affair. The exhibit
opens at 4 o'clock and the auction
is scheduled to start at 4:45. No
reservations viii be made
The works to be exhibited and
sold were done by Miss Irma
Kohn, Miss LueIla Long. Hermon
More. Miss Edna Robson, Mrs.
Grace Evans, Mrs. Helen Stone.
Mrs. Marjorie Seiffert, DR.. K H
Struck. Mrs. George Peek, Mrs.
Hugh Johnson, Edward Nash. Miss
Anne Nehlsen, James Kelly, Robert
Bedford, Miss Roberta Hostetler,
Frank Weisbrook and Miss Edna
Weise.
Miss Lily Preston will be the
hostess at the tea.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-11-17
BEST SPETLERS
MEET IN ROCK
ISLAND DEC. 3RD

Three students to represent Mo-
line in the county spelling contest
will be chosen at a spelling bee
in the Central Grammar school
building Dec. ,. An alternate will
be chosen at this time also. The
county contest will be held at
Rock Island nigh school Dec. ).
for the purpose Of selecting the
county representatives in the state
contest to be held in Springfield,
Dec. %. Medals in gold, silver and
bronze will be awarded to winners
of first. second and third place III
the county contest.
Contestants spelling the first 100
words correctly in the city contest
will be given 25 additional words.
If necessary. additional lists OF p
will be given until all but the rep
resentative and alternate have been
eliminated.
Township contests will be held
Nov. IS for the purpose of choosing
representative for the Rock IS
land meet
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-11-17
COMP AMY LOSES
REPLEvIN SUIT
Fails to Produce License TO DO
Business and Jury Favors
Defendant

The weeks work in the branch
of the circuit court ended this
morning when I jury found issues
for the defendant in the case or
Fidelity Loan company against 5.
]. Baker. This was a replevin suit.
brought to secure goods claimed
by chattel mortgage. Judge w I.
Church instructed the jury to find
the defendant not guilty when the
plaintiff was unable to find its Ii
cense for 1920 permitting it to OPP
crate as a loan company
Judge Church has asked all at
torneys to ba present tomorrow
morning in branch court when Il
trial list for next week is to be
set.
Harry Leach. Arthur Miner, Alex
Curd and Earl Bob, who are
charged with criminal offenses,
were scheduled for arraignment in
court at l 80 o'clock this afternoon.
They may demand trials at this
term of court, and should they do
so. States Attorney Bell says some
means of trying them Immediately
will be evolved.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-11-17
CLAIM COUPLE
CAN WE'D ON $4S
WEEKLY WAGE,

baltimore. Md.-Gopcher college
seniors have just contraverted to
their own satisfaction, the charge
made by speakers at the recent
eugenist convention in New York
that the American college girl is
sIacker-that she is unwilling to
marry unless she can have many
comforts and luxuries.
A referendum vote taken among
were of the opinion that couple
could marry safely and live in a
the 100 seniors showed that they
city on an income of $4S weekly.
One girl thought she could live in
comfort at about S155 week, while
another. who evidently had given
the subject careful consideration by
making out a budget, said she was
willing to take chance at $3.50 or
$1,000 a year. il she had a child
Only six girls figured they would
need 81 600 a year or over. Twenty
four made estimates at $4,000. Four
thought they might be able to
struggle along on $1,000.
One senior estimated at would
cost $4,000 a year in Washington
or New York but only $4,000 in
middle western cities. Another
thought $4,000 would be needed if
she were the wife of an army or
navy officer.
Almost everyone emphasized the
point that the success of the ven
ture would depend largely on
ercuOrai and. oOOd teamwork by
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-11-17
KIWANIS PLANS
LADIES' NIGHT
Tri-Gty Clubs Sponsor Banquet
and Entertainment in Ma
sonic Temple Dec. Z.

Tri-city Kiwanians will hold a
ladies' night, the first entertain
ment of the kind Kiwanis has Civ
en-. Wednesday evening, Dec. 7, in
Masonic temple, Rock Island.
A banquet will be served follow
ing which there will be entertain
ment Good music is assured for
the evening.
The entertainment is planned for
all tri-city Kiwanians and their
families.
The inter-city relations commit
tee Of the three clubs met in the
Moline Chamber of Commerce yes
terday afternoon to make prelim-
mary plans for the event. The
following committees were ap-
pointed:
Entertainment-Re W. A Till
berg and S. p. Albrecht. Moline;
J. T. Washburn, Rock Island, and
c. c. Cessna and Sam White, Day-
EXPORT
Refreshments-B- F. Mitchem,
Rock Island. Remainder of COM
mittee to be appointed.
Publicity Harry Sward, Moline !;
B. F. Wheeler. Rock Island. and
Ralph Cram, Davenport.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-11-17
DUNCAN FINED
FOR USING NET
Ray Prescott, HIS Partner. Who
Attacked Warden, Is StiH AZ
Liber 7.

Emmett Duncan WIS fined S25
and costs. amounting 70 s4740. in
county court yesterday afternoon
for illegal fishing. The Information.
which was filed by Deputy Game
Wardeus. McPherron and Wilson,
charged the use of nets.
The sheriff's force is still seeking
Ray Prescott of Milan, a partner
of Duucan's. who is wanted not
only for violation OF the state FISH
law but To answer for assault with
4 deadly weapon.
NcPherrou is the complainant.
While bringing Prescott into town
yesterday morning. the deputy
warden was attacked and beaten
with a rock. The assault occurred
near the foot Of Twenty-eiEhth
street at-Rock river, when McPher-
ron was alighting from the boat in
which he had rowed his prisoner
from the south bank of the river
McPherron was stunned and
forced into the river from the blow
and Prescott escaped. McPherron
was so badly beaten about the head
that authorities are wondering at
his escape from drowning His face
was cut and majority of his teeth
IOosened.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-11-17
FARRINGTONIS
BACKED BY MEN
State Miners President Retains APP
pOintiye Powers by Vote
of AS to Az.

Peoria, Ill, Nov 17.-FTank Far
rington, president of the Illinois
miners, in annual convention here,
retains his appointive powers, vot-
ed on late yesterday by delegates
of the convention. The vote an
nounced this morning after con-
vention opened showed AIS votes
for retention of this power by Far
rington and 462 votes in opposition.
Announcement of the result was
received with wild cheering by the
delegates.
The debate proposed to President
Wilkinson of the Arkansas miners
group by President Harrington, in
regard to the controversy over the
support of Alexander NJ. Howat,
president of the Kansas miners,
was rejected today in a telegram
received from the Arkansas official
who replied that If Harrington
wished to debate with him, he
should appear at the Arkansas con-
vention. That meeting closes Sat
uriay and the Illinois president
will be unable to attend
A. W. Kerr, chief counsel for the
Illinois miners, addressed the con-
vention this morning
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-11-17
SOCIETY FOLK
HAVE COLONY IN
NEW YORK SLUM

New York.-Sutton Place, soci-
ety's cosy corner in the heart OF
the clu1ns, overlooking Blackwell S
Island. has another recruit She is
Miss Anne Morgan, sister OF the
banker, who has just announced
her intention to Join the exclusive
colony which has recently sprung
I'D along the East River. between
Fifty-seyenth and Sixtieth streets.
Miss Morgan is remodeling a
four-story building at Q cost OF
S125,OOO. 1t will be colonial de-
sign, following the general lines
of the house occupied by Mrs. W. n
Vanderbilt, who started the migra-
ton because of the encroachment
of business on upper Fifth ave-
nue.
Sudden shifts of fashion in resi-
dences are hard to explain IN New
York. and even harder TO predict.
The question is still unanswered
why society. after stepping ginger
" across the city to the West Side,
deserted Riverside Drive and Cen
tral Park West for the rumble OF
trains under Park avenue.
Sutton Place promises to re-
main as small as it is now select
To the north it is bounded by the
Greensboro bridge, to the east by
the river and to the south and west
by factories with soaring smoke
stacks and tenements unnumbered
But real estate brokers are hap
by. These sudden eruptions IN
value are what make the money
roll in
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-11-17
COLD rs MOVING
SLOWLY TOWARD
LOCAL DISTRICT

The cold wave anticipated for
tonight by Andrew Hamrick. wealth
err man, is coming at a much slow
er rate than normal. but will be
here within the next Sc hours.
The pressure is moving just
north of this district Light snow Is
predicted here by morning. The
temperature continued TO drop
since II O'Clock this morning and
at 2 o'clock was IL degrees. The
first below zero temperature to be
recorded this season in Canada oc-
CURED today. Snow fell in west
ern Iowa, Nebraska, Utah, Idaho,
Dakotas. and Montana this morn
ing.
The lowest temperature last
night was AZ degrees. There is a
probability of freezing temperature
all day tomorrow. The forecast il
for rain or snow tonight and prob
ably Friday.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-11-17
TWIN SISTERS
LOVE SAME MAN;
ONE KILLS SELF

Geneva, Nov. 1.-THE love ira
gedy of twin sisters who drew lots
for death by poison became known
recently in the Innsbruck courts
when one OF them was tried for
murder. She was acquitted after
she told her story.
The girls, daughters of a farmer
named Goldhein, fell in love with
a former Hungarian officer, who
was unable 10 distinguish the
girls, and coUTted both, thinking
he was always with the same sis
ter. The officer. when he realized
the situation, asked the girls to de-
eide which should marry him.
They solved the problem by pre-
pairing a glass OF water and a glass
Of poison. They drew lots and the
loser drank ami died When the
surviving sister was arrested the
officer disappeared.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-11-17
NATATORIUM TO
RECONSTRUCTED
Socialists Of Davenport Council
Succeed In Passing Ordinance
for Bathing Pool

Socialists OF the Davenport city
council succeeded in pushing
through the river front location for
the natatorium at the regular
meeting of the council last evening.
Eighteen organizations, represent
ing 10000 people, opposed the loca-
ton, but despite such opposition
the site was approved.
The natatoriUm will be built on
Front street between Main and
Harrison streets. 1t is estimated
that the construction will cost $50
900. The property is valued at
$150,000. Work was started today.
The proposition of the natator-
ium has been before the council
for sometime and had been discuss
ed at nearly every organization
meeting in Davenport
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-11-17
QUEER WEDDING
CEREMONIES IN
OLD JERUSALEM

Jerusalem-The marriage Gus,
toms Of Palestine demonstrated re-
Gently in the wedding of one of the
prettiest girls OF the city to a we'll
TODD merchant are among the most
interesting celebrations of this an
cient city.
No person who is privileged to
witness one will ever forget either
the gorgeous costumes displayed or
the thrill of the music and dane
ing INDUCED in by the guests.
Not only the respective families
OF the bride and bridegroom. but
also the entire neighborhood takes
part in the merrymaking which
generally lasts for seven days.
The celebration begins always
on Monday and the wedding cere-
mony itself always occurs at dawn
on the following Sunday.
Invitations are sent only to those
from whom presents are expected.
However. any person may attend
who wishes. Presents are always
in the nature of fOodStuffs, such as
rice, meat, sugar, coffee, -four, but
ter and vegetables. These are nee
essary to provide food for the hun
dreds of guests who flock to the
bridegroom's house daily to take
part in the singing and dancing.
Saturday brings the climax to
| all joy making II the bridegroom s
father is OF even moderate circun-
stances, professional musicians are
hired for the day.
Men and women in Palestine dc
not mix together often, due to the
general belief that women are not
mentally worthy of association
Consequently it becomes necessary
to entertain women separately.
! On Saturday evening at O'Clock
there takes place the shaving OF
the bridegroom, feature of the
scores of men and women who
keep up incessant, maddening yell:
which may be heard for a mile
around, the barber undertakes thu
operation
This done, a procession is form
ed proceeding to the church witt
people marching two abreast. A
the head come eight kawase:
(guards), followed BY 10 children
carrying in their hands pain
branches and long candles lighted
Immediately after hobble fou
priests dressed in their churcl
robes and singing psalms. III
bridegroom, accompanied by hi
father and the best man, COM
next, trailed by 200 or 800 men, A
the end of the procession come tn
women and children.
y A similar procession havlnj
started at about the same tim
from from the brides place, tn
two groups meet at some appoints
place and then proceed jointly t
the church. All along the street
men and women, Weakened by tn
noise. lean out of their windows t
watch the bridal party.
After the wedding ceremony
performed, a general rush is the
made to the bridegroom's house
, where a breakfast is served %
; this time it being early morning
to all
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-11-17
LOCAL TEACHERS
MEET IN URBANA
FOR CONFERENCE
Especial moline scrTlceJ

F. p. Nuttiug. principal OF the
Moline high school. will lead a dis
Cussion in the administrative sec
ton of the state high school teach
erS' conference to be held at the
state university this evening, to-
morrow and Saturday. The subject
Will deal with the advisability Of
investing teachers with greater ad-
ministrative authority.
Mr.. Nutting and Miss Fannie X
EuJ-ikiu of the Moline high school
faculty left this morning for UT-
baua. Miss Entrikin will attend a
meeting of deans of women.
Arnold Lau, principal of the
Rock Island high school, and Miss
Jennie B. Sturgeon, Miss Hazel Par
IRISH and Miss Charlotte Stone of
the Rock Island faculty will also
attend the conference. Miss Stur-
geon will lead a discussion in the
English section.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-11-17
MUSIC SPEEDS
NIGHT WORK OF
POSTAL CLERKS

Minneapolis, Minn.-Faced by the
possibility of losing their loaned
photograph, from which the music
proved to be a boon for the postal
clerks who worked on tie grave
yard" shift. from 7 p. m. to 8 a m.
the night workers, through the aid
Of Postmaster Z. A. Purdy, have
decided upon a plan to buy the in
Strument and insure permanency OF
the music.
Working to the rythm OF harmo-
NOUS melodies since Aug. u. the
men became so accustomed to the
music that thought OF separation
from it created pronounced depres-
sion among the workers. From
questiOnnaires examined and re-
suits obtained, it was proved that
music lifted the burden of the night
workers and made them more eff
Gent.
The music craze is not a temper
airy fad of the men. Postmaster
Purdy declared, adding that its eff
ficacy in keeping up the morale of
the night workers has been recog-
nized by Postmaster General Will
Hays. While at Washington in con-
ference with Mr.. Hays, Postmaster
Purdy informed his chief of the re-
suits OF the QUESTIONABLE sent to
every one OF the sixty or more
clerks on the shift. The consensus
was that:
Less effort was necessary to
keep steadily at work The men
were in better frame of mind. AT
the end of the shift the men felt
less tired. Lesser amount OF waste
time. Talking and chatting was
practically dispensed with. Bright
ened faces reflected the benefit OF
the music. Worries, financial or
domestic. are kept out of the mind.
Proving the valuableness OF the
monograph, the machine was not
used several nights. A decided
change was apparent, according to
the foreman's report to Mr.. Purdy.
When the machine was playing, the
men were through with their work
before the duration of the shift
! while on two of the nights when the
instrument was taken away. over
time work was necessary, the fore
man reported.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-11-17
OLD TIME GREEK
THEATRE TO BE
PUT IN STADIUM

Urbana, Ill.-That the Greek the
atre planned as q part of the IN
iversity of Illinois memorial stadi-
um will be the perfect Greek the
atre"-a structure which the world
has not seen since the days of an
cient Athens-is the opinion OF
Percy Mackay, famous American
author, poet and dramatist, who has
been visiting here.
IF the stadium management is
in ACCORD with the plan, The, Uni
versity Of Illinois will have the only
example of the olden time Grecian
ampitheatre that has been built for
2 900 years-an arena both for the
display of athletic feats and for
dramatic productions"
Tentative plans, originated by
George Huff, director of athletics,
indicate that the Greek theatre is
to be flat against the open end Of
the stadium, with the stage nearest
the gridiron, and the tiers Of seats,
in semi-cir Cular form, eleVatfng
gradually from the stage 1t is
hoped to accommodate at last 49,
900 spectators.
Though definite arrangements
have not been completed, it is quite
certain that stadium leaders will
take advantage gratefully of Mr..
MGckay'S Willingness 10 assist ac-
lively in designing the theatre and
to stage, at the dedication in 1924
the largest and finest pageant ever
known in America Mr.. Mackay is
willing to devote the next three
years in preparation for the mann
moth spectacle.
For more than 10 years Mr.. Mac
kay has been an intimate student
| Of Greek art and drama, and has
written and produced a number Of
the greatest Mosques and pageants
in the country. "Caliban," pro-
duced in New York to comm emor-
ate the Shakespearean ter-centen-
airy, required several thousand par
Elephants, while more than 10000
were used in the "Masque of st
Louis" the greatest pageant evel
| staged in the west
1t has been Mr.. Mackay's life
long ambition to establish a Greel
theatre where all the great festiva
and pageantS OF the country may
be held, and he feels that his dream
will be realized with the Greek the
atre in the uIint stadium
With the Greek theatre here,
he declared, the University of Hi
noise will undoubtedly become tn
| center of classic drama in Ameri
ca"
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-11-17
CONTRACTS FOR
PAVING ROUTE
z ARE AWARDED
special to The Argus.l

Springfield, Ill. Nov. III. s.
Kuhn of Bloomington was today
awarded the contract by the state
department OF public works and
buildings for paving section No. 3
OF the state bond issue. route No.
IN Rock Island county. His bid
was s149,S39.
Miles Crompton & Sons OF Peru
were awarded the contract for paw
ing section No. 6, starting at the
Henry-Bureau county line and run
nlng west five miles through An
nawan. Their bid was S105.766.
Jaick Bros. of Chicago were
awarded contract for constructing
sections Nos. s, 9, 10 and II in Blu
reau county on Route No. on bid
of $2SS,000
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-11-17
Personal Points

Mr.. and Mrs. James Edgar OF
Omaha, Ark, came this morning
for a visit with Mr.. and Mrs. Mil
ton Bingham, 1449 Forty-fifth ave
nue.. Mr.. Edgar and Mrs. Bingham
are brother and sister.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. A Murrin of S44
Twenty-fifth street are the par
ents of a daughter born this morn
ing. The baby is welcomed by 4
brother, Francis.
Mr.. and Mrs. P E. Stone OF 2S10
Fifth-and-a-half avenue attended
the funeral of Mr.. Stones grand
father, James c. Smith, in Mineral
yesterday.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-11-17
MOLINE GRDDERS
ARE TO BE GUESTS
OF MOLINE ROTES
Especial Moline Service }

Moline RotaTians VIII be hosts to
members of the Moline high school
football team Nov. 80. Arrange
ments for the entertainment Of the
lads will be in charge of a commit
tee composed Of Warren Giles, Be
der Wood and J. o. Laugman.
r. L. Bracher. J. 3. Coy and
George Brumbaugh constitute a
committee to make special plans
for the Thanksgiving meeting Of
the Rotary club. Henry Rathbone
of Chicago addressed the club yes
teTday on various phases of the
disarmament question.
Rev. R Wilbur Babcock will con-
tinue to give ffve-minute talks on
the weeks proceedings of the dis
armament conference as long as
the conference. is in session.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-11-17
ROADS ASK CUT
RATES TO COAST
Petitions AIIege COastwise Steam
ship Lines Charge Less Through
Panama Canal.

Chicago, Nov. 17.-CBy The As
ISOLATED Press)-Petitions of the
larger roads of the United States,
except those south of the Ohio and
Potomac rivers, which are asking
the Interstate Commerce Commits
sion for permission TO lower rates
from eastern points to the coast,
were to be heard before Examiner
William Disque today. The petit
tions allege that coastwise steam
ship lines charge lower rates to
carry goods through the Panama
Canal than the railroads do to carry
shipments across the country.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-11-17
MANY EXPECTED
AT GET-TOGETHER
MEETING TONIGHT
tsnecial Moline servieeN

tSnPGlA MbLlllr StANAAN-f
Citizens of East Moline and Sill
Wis are expected TO turn out IN
large numbers at the get-togethor
meeting in Eagles hall this eve
ming. when the plans 70 rthe reor-
ganization and expansion campaign
of the Chamber of CORmerce Will
be formally presented for approval
The program will be as follows;
Call TO order-L. Z. Hamer, pres
ident of the Chamber of Commerce,
Introduction of J. W. casio,
chairman of the meeting.
Presentation of musical program,
led by Ralph StolZ.
Twenty minute talk by f. j
Smith
Two minute talks by George w
Ross. Hollis Warren and c. H. Gam
be.
Remarks by guests from Rock
Island, Davenport and Moline
Address by Frank E. Jaynes.
Announcements and instructions
to four groups by Louis Tingley.
The four group Chairmen, }. "
Caste, J. +. Ryan, Elmer Gulibere
and H. J. Banta, will be asked &c
develop plans for 4 workable pro
gram in conducting the campaign
Punch will be served by com
mittee of women, Of which Mrs
Roy Anderson Is chairman.
At the meeting at the high schoo
this morning MI. Tingley told how
the high school building at Nenia
Ohio, has been built by the Cham
Der of Commerce through the co
operation OF the high school stu
dents.
Mr.. Smith talked on the subject o
cooperation with respect to the re
/ lation ship of the students to tn
/ city's development