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The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-02-01
EVENTUALLY
(Why Not Now

Who is the first one on the jobl
The hold0ut.
Who makes the magnate's
pulses thr0hR
The hOldOut.
Who rises high above the mob
BY word Of tongue or pen to
sob
That he Ii worth as much rs
CObbs
The ho2dout.
Who VOWS her: qui. the grand
old gamef
The heldout.
Who does not care . snap for
fame2
The holdout.
Who, when they fall to grant
his claim,
Returns his contract sans his
names
But WHO WILL SIGN 1T
JUST THE SAME!
The h0iGout.
with due apologies.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-02-01

Receipt of the above dispaech
caused stir in tri-city sports cir
cles today, following the recent &C
ton OF the Rock Island Fans a.
ISOLATION in authorizing Acssrs.
Joe Prendergast, Arthur w. Salx-
mann and J. Hays Britton to oper-
ate professional football here next
fall as q separate organization.
with Joe Prendergast a. manager,
and Jack Collins as his assistant.
No Word From Flanagan.
Walter H. Flanagan, promoter
and manager Of the Rock Island
Independents for the last several
years, who is believed to have me-
gotiated the new incorporation,
could not be reached this morning
for enlightenment as to the views
and plans Of the organization. How
ever, it would seem evident that
Messrs. w. H. and c. w. Flanagan
and Harry v. Coleman are deter
mined to compete with Messrs.
Prendergast, Salxmann and Brit
ton in the future promotion q pro-
fessional football. .s-
Mr.. Prendergast, upon hearing
of the above dispatch. replied that
it would nowise alter the plans OF
him and his colleagues; that they
proposed to go through with pre-
parations already devised. even to
the extent Of the new corporation
putting a competitive football team
in the field against them.
Prenlergast Serene.
1.-THE fact that the incorporation
3 have adopted the name Of the Rocl
{ Island Independent Athletic clul
means nothing to u.s." explained
I Prendergast. "The title unde
e which our football team shall pla,
q has nothing to do with our plans
II the incorporators wish to use tn
name Independents, all we'll an
I good. We can easily adopt a.
Z other name for ourselves"
III With the announcement, tn
doubt arises as to what availabl
l. site in Rock Island the incorpors
1. tors will seek to obtain, as it ha
n been avowed that the football teal
" conducted by the three represents
tive Fans association director
e shall have full lease of the Doug
& las park gridiron next fall.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-02-01

Waitress lover their heads)
"Clean out the Kitchen"
iris Speaker says he's satisfied
with the Cleveland team. Didn't
expect him to swap with Connie
Mack, did you?
SPhiladelphia Man Skates 16J
Miles in "a Hours,@ quOth head
lines. They used to cover more
ground than that before prohibi.
ton.
Jess Willard says money doesn't
figure in his desire to fight Demp-
sey again. Doesn't figure; merely
talks.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-02-01

SO much space,
l left that place and hunted up a
dentist. My left eye resembled a
futurist painting. and my jaw look
ed like three or four cases of
mumps. l had three x-rays taken,
also two teeth. II.
But ny money goes on Dempsey.
He's doing long road work every
morning, and several hours each
afternoon. in the gymnasium. But
if he wants any more sparring part
ners he'll have to worry along with
out me. I've done my patriotic
duty. Keep the title in America
Yea! But let Georges do it. I'm
through! -
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-02-01
BOXING NOTES

Cleveland. Ohio, Feb. 1.-tUnited
Press.>-Cal Delaney was knocked
out by George Clancy. Baltimore.
In the third round Of their 10-round
bout here last night. It was Cha
ney's ninth knockout In q row and
Delaney's drst trip to dreamland.
PAL MOORE. COPS.
Aurora. Ill, Feb. L. UNITED
Press.l-Pal Moore. Memphis ban
tam. obtained . shade over Jimmy
Kelly Of Chicago in . 10-round
! bout here last night. ssst
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-02-01
FOB MARTIN WINS.

New Orleans, La, Feb. 1.-(Unit-
ed Press Bob Martin. A. e. F.
champion. knocked out Martin
Burke, New Orleans. in the fiftll
round Of a scheduled 15-round bout
here last night.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-02-01
OPPOSITION TO
NEWLY FORMED
FORCE IS Seen
PrenAers.st and Cenaguss Dsny
Incorporation u Conduct Spsrts
WIN Eject Their E1anA.


Springfield, IN, Feb 1.-The
Rock Island Independent AtA-
letic club, with heAAquAxtees 6
ssss SeventA-aal-a-hAn ave-
me, was Incorporated Asrs =.
DAY 10 conduct athletic gancss
contests and anaseneafs. TAe
eapltal stock j. tS0A n
incOfporaters arc G. W. Rlani-
gan, II. v. Coleman and ". Il.
Flanagan.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-02-01
KILLJOYS.
rn An Old RAfrNiN.1

KILLJOYS.
(TO An Old Refrain.)
On . Sunday afternoon,
On q Sunday afternoon,
Take 4 trip up the river
Or down the BAY
If you do, you'll regret it.
The blue laws say.)
On a Sunday afternoon,
You will be q bally prune
II you Just sit and chew straWs
And let 'em pass blue laws.
On q Sunday afternoon.
HASH HOUSE HORROR
Patron: "Hey. waitress, brinl
me some hash!"
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-02-01
SPORTING JAZZ
BIZ BRUCE COPELAND
BIZ BRUCE COPELAND

/, There shall be no baseball play
ed on Sunday because the Phila-
delphia Athletics might lose.
II thy house catcheth afire on
Sunday, bewaileth not, but yield
thanks that the fire department
spendeth the day in church.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-02-01

HEADLINES.
Gary Girl Is Found Dazed in
Station" Perhaps she had just in
quired about the fare to her home.
american Woman Worlds
Greatest Gambler. Banker Says"
Particularly in matrimony, might
be appended.
Find Poisoned Spinach Was Not
Sold in Chicago" Sounds like the
dye in false whiskers.
"Girl Missing After Trip to
Cuba Probably decided our eli
mate toe. dry.
Sees Evil iii Women's Gowns"
Wasn't it Emerson who said, ITO
be frank is to avoid the appearance
of evil?"
The New York herald., 1921-03-06

automobile tires per 100 pounds Of weight,
the diameter of pig bristle, the length of
the shin bone Of prehistoric man, fashions
of womens gowns In Paris, the Malay
Islands, japan and Cuba, &c. Somewhere
in the official records OF the Government
departments at Washington is to be found.
apparently, the answer or the best infor
nation obtainable on any subject which II
Is possible for the human mind to conceive.
whether It's serious, scientific facetious. or
what not.
Congress a few days ago discussed ap-
proprlating nearly one-half of a million
dollars for land on which to erect a build
ing in which TO house the archives of the
United States Government. When com
pleted this building will be one of the larg-
est In the world in point of cubic contents
The archives of the United States-con-
tanning the Declaration of Independence
treaties and the like-represent the basic
facts Of interest In connection with the
United States and Its peoples, that Is to
say, the vital points Of information which
the American people should have. AS such,
however, they stand for mere fraction Of
The New York herald., 1921-03-06

The information available In Washington.
Getting the Government to part with Its
information however, presents difficulties
which, 10 the unlnitiated, seem almost in
surmountabe II Is true that the Govern
ment spends millions every year In proffer-
Ing information to citizens by way Of pam
phlets and printed volumes. The Census
Bureau. for Instance, now Is preparing to
print more than dozen enormous tones
containing information collected In the last
official count But the facts that the Gov
eminent thus voluntarily gives out, or
rather presses on the citizen. are mere rou-
tine compilations Of data and general and
technical information which the average
individual brushes aside as mere statis-
ties" such statistics go out from Wash
Ington every day In the year by carloads.
The Government has the biggest mailing
list In the world.
A great mass Of the information collected
by the Government has to do with women
The Government continually studies the
women of the United States, the women of
Europe. South America and even Africa.
This Is hccausc some New York exporter,
The New York herald., 1921-03-06


ID
| ton,t storyi being told here
War happened to
and without the General. notice carried basket and start start
required By document. important and un%port.n Re
travel which
The Gner. knowing hi. wa;hns.on realize. fully hat had h.ppnsd
also started after the file basket Day. p.s & then weeks. % h
Years clipped Eventually the General retired to spend MS days
the epeary gates to win q
But suddenly the quiet Of the death BY anor be-
the sick burst admit bearing bese.ed OF
approached the bed
the General feeble take the OF
official 67s signatures and of
attached the by length Of red twn the Generals
rof tspectaclos.
The New York herald., 1921-03-06
Public Just Beginning to Use
The Nations Information Bureau

The American people are just beginning
to understand and use official Washington's
information collecting mania. Go into any
big and busy Office Of a business concern or
manufacturing plant and one Of the first
things you see Is q sign over window or
a desk bearing this one word Information
or perhaps these two words Information
Here"
Information Here ought TO be written
In an electric sign with letters two miles
high and hoisted on tower two miles high
over the city of Washington. Official Wash
ington Is the information booth OF the
American people II and when that people
care to begin to use II.
Nearly 100000 persons are employed in
the Government departments at Washing
ton and nearly as large number are sent
tered In offices In every part Of the United
States and throughout the world. Tele-
graph lines cable wires. mails and mes
sengers are kept busy night and day trans
porting to Washington the mass of infor-
nation that the Government Is continually
reaching out to get In every section of the
world.
On the banks OF the Potomac River, a
few hundred yards from the White House
and the Washington Monument, the biggest
printing plant IN the world rumbles night
and day and every day in the year printing
and binding S12,OOO,000 worth of books and
pamphlets containing a small part Of the
information that Washington Is collecting
concerning business. the habits Of the
grasshopper, the most efficient diameter for
The New York herald., 1921-03-06
Candy Alone Would Pay New York City's
Budget for Two Years, Jewels Would Build
Woolworth Buildings and Trinkets of the
Toilet Table Would Provide Many Dread
noughts Value of Statistics Shown by
Striking Comparisons

that stenographers work before quit
ting the office to get married.
How many children are born each
year In the United States7
VIII the price of gasolene suffer fur
ther reductions this spring, following
the decrease of two cents a gallon ex-
perienced few days ago?
What Is the best way to preserve
ripe cherries, apples potatoes and all
fruits and vegetablesf
What Is the probability that your
automobile will be stolen during 1921?
What would happen to prices of food
and clothing II all the gold In the
United States were taken to the middle
of the Atlantic Ocean on a warship and
dropped overheard?
The list of questions might be multiplied
Indefinitely. Those given above have been
asked and answered from Government rec
,rds all within the last few weeks. Wash
ngton is a storehouse of information on
,yery conceivable subject that might assist
, man or woman In his own business or an
of that Of others, In satisfy
ng his or her curiosity or in gratifying
hobby.
The New York herald., 1921-03-06
Jewels Valued at $7s,ooo 900
Imported in Single Year

Some idea of the demands Of women
which result In the expenditure Of millions
for beautlhers of the more substantial sort
may be seen from the importatlons Of
precious stones. Thus, during 1920 impor-
tations Of precious stones were valued at
S72 100000, of which only a small portion
were brought to the United States for
commercial purposes as distinct from
purposes OF decoration. Imporiations of
pearls, now more affected hy women than
at any time totalled more than S1,OoOOOo.
The American woman since the war has
taken to smoking cigarettes like her Euro
pean sister who long ago became as much
Of an addict Of the weed as the European
male. Tax receipts show that the sale OF
cigarettes ip the United States has In
creased. During 1920, for instance, the
number OF ordinary sized cigarettes sold
In the United States was 5O,400OO0,0oO. In
the preceding year the number Of cign
rettes consumed was only o00,oOo.00o.
Women caused the increase, Government
officials say. In 1918 the United States
consumed only 14ooo,0oo,0oo cigarettes
year.
The cigarette habit among women has
brought a new style Of jewelry into the
shops on which the Government collects q
tax on the higher values. This i the
The New York herald., 1921-03-06

for instance, may wish to know wnat styles
sell best in Havana or Buenos Aires. In
formation of this variety can be supplied
on demand by the Commerce Department.
Returning to the American women. the
Government data show that she now is
less extravagant than two years ago, de-
spite the tremendous sum she still insists
on spending each year for beautifiers.
That charming little habit OF Miss Lib
erty-and for that matter Mrs. Liberty,
too-of powdering her nose at odd moments
now costs approximately S50,000,000 year,
or enough TO build the greatest dread
nought afoat and leave more than S10,-
100000 for a fleet of submarine chasers
The Government now collects nearly
50OOO,OO0 a year In luxury taxes on ar
tlcles purchased mainly by or for women,
like jewelry, candy, perfumes and cosmet
ics face lotions and scented soaps, dia-
monds and powders and beautifers of all
kinds.
Knickknacks for Milady Americas dainty
little vanity wrist bag are pouring into the
United States from every corner Of the
world. Thousands of men and women, too,
in the United States and throughout the
world are at work collecting the things
the American woman demands, checking
them through the custom houses here and
abroad, and keeping tab on them for the
Government departments at Washington.
very small portion of the little daln-
ties on which the American woman annu-
ally spends millions are listed In the reports
of the Commerce Department import files
oe follows. Oetricb fpofhora for hats fans
and hair dressing, more than S1,500,000
worth year; cotton laces and embroider-
les, nearly S23,O00,OO0 year. undressed
furs and skins. sS2. 100000 and human hair
for artificial curls. Sf,500,000.
This list makes no mention Of hats and
gowns imported from Paris and other cities
in Europe, which are not tabulated sep
arately
The New York herald., 1921-03-06

Copyright, 1921, by THE NEW YORK HERALD.
New York Herald Bureau.l
Washington, ID. c., March 81
MERICAN women now are spending
II approximately s5oo,ooo,0Oo year
1 y on rouge, lip sticks, hair nets, jew
elry and other beautifers and feminine
foibles Of all kinds In short, Milady
Americas 1921 vanity box will cost enough
to pay half the interest on the national debt
or the entire appropriation for the United
States Navy. including new ship construc-
tion.
Government sources of information and
reports compiled by official bureaus are
authority for these facts. No, the United
States Government isn't getting ready to
conduct a campaign against feminine ex-
travagance. The Government came by this
information quite incidentally. 1t Is re-
yealed In the income tax reports and re-
ports TO the Department of Commerce. The
information thus revealed is indicative of
a condition.
Washington Vast Storehouse
of Information on All Subjects
washington, capital city Of these United
States. Is a world storehouse for informa-
tion. facts and fancies. The city is filled
to overfiowing with facts of vital interest
10 every person In the United States. There
isn't any question that has an answer that
cannot be answered in Washington. Some
where in the Government records can be
found the answers to the following ques-
tions and millions more how many Of them
are Of interest to your
How much does the American male
spend each year on haircutting; on
manicuring for his finger nails?
How many Americans have an an
nual income Of more than 81 100000?
Have women ever worn shorter skirts
than at present, and if so when3
Who smoked the first cigarette7 Who
invented the umbrella and how did he
come to do IT.
How many residents Of the United
States depend on tips for the largest
share OF their incomes?
What is the best method Of growing
asparagus7
What Is the average cost of mining
one ton of anthracite coal; of bitumi-
nous coal? How many coal mines are
in operation in the United States7
What are the present Indications Of
\ decrease in rents in big cities Of the
United States?
Nhdt is the average length Of time
The New York herald., 1921-03-06
Vast Loss TO Government
BY Laxity in Collections

Returns from the consumers and dealers
excise taxes under the existing law are.
but half Of those estimated by Joseph s.
Mccoy, Government Actuary, who has never
been known TO be far wrong on advance
figures OF the result of any given tax.
difficulty with these taxes Is" Mr.. Nc
Coy said in explanation. that they are not
closely collected or properly returned The
Government Is being cheated wilfully, unin-
tentionally and through indifference.
"The consumers taxes on wearing ap-
pare. soft drinks and other articles should
be repealed. They were not carefully con
sidered with a view to collection and they
breed discomfort and contempt for the Gov
ernment tax laws because they are So
easily evaded. Close collection would how
ever, double the returns from these sources.
Notwithstanding the discrepancy between
transa or sales and returns to the
Government. the excise taxes give a fair
index to the billions In earnings spent hy
the American people for frllls and for pleas
ure The returns show exactly IN cases
where the tax is paid by the manufactures
and taxes due are easily checked.
On the face Of the returns girl stenog
raphers and other victims Of the habit
spent S2S.052.600 for chewing gum In the
first six months Of the present fiscal year.
In the preceding year they spent $3T ,49S.-
100. Taxes on these quantities were SSH.
565 for the six months and S1i24,9I3 for
the year.
Candy munchers and their beaux spent
S23T, ,431 500 on sugared deicaces In six
months In tho preceding wear they spcnt
S462, $4,000 az wholesale rates. and the
manufacturers or wholesalers paid s11,S7I,.
500 in the six months period and S23
033 for the year.
Gamblers. bridge hends and solitaire bugs
Continued on FoiiolpHo Page
The New York herald., 1921-03-06

woman's cigarette case Last year the Gov
ernment received s2o,0oo.o00 IN taxes on
this and other articles Of jewelrH
Despite unemployment, falling prices and
other considerations American citizens are
paying an ever increasing amount of so
called luxury taxes. Returns to the Inter
nal Revenue Bureau Of the Treasury show
billions are spent each year ON articles
ranging from dirk knives and fancy toilet
soaps to passenger automobiles and acces-
sories that are not generally regarded as
necessities Of life
In the last fiscal year, the first full year
of manufacturers dealers and consumers
excise taxes, the Treasury collected $685.
s27, ,404 on sales of chewing gum. candy,
soft drinks. toilet soaps, medicinal articles
perfumes, clothing articles made Of fur,
pianos and musical instruments, admissions
and sums spent for railroad travel.
In the six months from the end OF the
fiscal year. June 80 last, collections from
these same sources have totalled upward OF
a billion and half dollars. The present
fiscal year win probably set high record
Increases run all down the line.
The present schedule Of luxury taxes win
probably run to the end Of tho present year.
though such taxes are strongly opposed by
many business men, by certnin Treasury
officials and In Congress. They are cer>
tainly not popular.
The New York herald., 1921-03-06

Continued on Fouo,ciuo Page
The Arvada enterprise., 1921-03-03
Warship Sunk In crash.

Neutrality-suspicious. naval enlisted
man IL dead, fifteen are missing and
two are injured as tho result Of 4 col.
lislOn between the American destroyer
WOolsey aud the American steamer
Steel Inventor. off the Pacific coast Of
Panama. The WOOlsey was cut In two
at the utter tank by the collision and
sank while In tow Of the destroyer
Aaron Ward. which, with the destroyer
Philip, has liz Of the Woolsey surviv.
Ors aboard.
The Arvada enterprise., 1921-03-03
REPORT SOVIET
IS OVERTHROW
SOLDIERS JOIN REVOLT IN PET.
RooRAo AND sLAv COM.
MITTEE.
REGIMENTS IN REVOLT
GENERAL UNREST THROUGHOUT
RUSSIA - GROWING
RAPIDLY.
tw...,, Messages uuio. ~, s.-... ,

Riga, March l.-Rumors that the
soviet authorities In PetrOgrad have
been OverthrOwn are In circulation In
Moscow, says a report from the Rus
sian capital received here. Stormy
meetings are said to have been In
progress In PetrOgrad since Feb. q.
Demands were made for an increase In
the bread ration and the cOnvocation
Of constituent assembly and other
reforms. At one meeting soviet
comlnissary endeavOred to speak, but
was beaten and thrown out. Workers
In the PutilOff Iron Works are de-
clared to have killed the entire Com.
munistic shop committee.
The Tenth reserve regiment is re-
ported TO have revolted and later to
have been sent to the Caucasian 'front.'
Fighting is said to have taken place
on VASTLY island, which is declared to
have been the center Of the revolt.
Artillery and machine guns were sent
there to suppress the disorder. The
island was besieged by Communist de.
tachments for several days.
COnstantinOpie. - BOlslevist troops
numbering about $4,000 entered
Tiflis. It IL said In dispatch re-
celved here. For u few hours on there
was considerable loOtlng In the city by
local communists, It Is said. but late
In the day the soviet government be.
gan to restore order.
The anti.BOlslievIst government pro-
claimed In Erivan. capital Of Armenia.
about two weeks ago has been ousted
and soviet republic re-established.
Many members Of the anti.BOlshe.
visit regime have been imprisoned and
the rest are said to he fleeing.
General Hekkir, commander Of the
Eleventh BOlshevist army, which cap.
tured Tiflis, reports having effected
q junction with COssacks, who had ad.
vanced to that city across the eau
casus mountains vladikivakaz.
HostiIIties between Russian Bolshc.
visits and Turkish forces for the pos.
session Of Ratum Ia declared to be I'm.
ininent In advicea received here.
Ten thousand Turkish soldiers under
KaziO Kaarabekir, commander Of the
Fifteenth Turkish division, IL on the
outskirts OF Catum, and 1t IL believed
that Of the Bolshevists should capture
the city. Turkish occupation Of Arme.
MA would not he possible.
The BOlshevists are racing down the
east coast Of the Black sea toward
Batum and were shelled by vessels Of
the French fleet nj Sukhum Kale,
which, however, the soviet forces cap.
tured later.
The Arvada enterprise., 1921-03-03
ceyots Jeins Church.

Green Elm. kan.--FindlnE all ave
nuex Of retreat cut off by men en-.
yuged In II wolf drive here coyote
sought the refuge Of the church and
was saved The Rev. John Ennis WAS
In the midst Of an earnest appeal for
Christian work and Sabbath observ.
ance when the coyote bounded In
through the door and up the aisle. The
startled pastor and congregation saw
the frightened animal dash to II place
Of safety In corner behind the or.
gan. As the church members had bit.
terry opposed Sunday wolf drives. thu.
pastor calmly suggested that the
chUrch.going coyote be given protec.
ton. The roundup ended In failure.