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The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-09-12
THE WEATHER

Unsettled weather tonight and
Tuesday, with possibly showers
Not much change in temperature.
Highest temperature yesterday
rs: lowest last night, 90
wind velocity. miles per hour-
precipitation at Z a. m-' none
Sunday, 10. jam
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The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-09-12

12m- 7pm. Z an
vester. yester. today
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-09-12
DEATH TOLL
In TEXAS is
INCREASING
Floods Sweep Southern
Counties-9 More
Dead.
BULLETIN.

San Antonio, Texas, Sept. IL.
limited Press.)-Fifty bodies
recovered. SO persons injured
and 20 missing is the known
toll of life of Friday nights
flood which swept this city, ac-
cording to official figures given
ont today.
The property loss was also
officially announced by the
chamber of commerce as
5000 600, following careful
survey of the entire flooded
area,
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-09-12

"I am going to die" he said she
cried. She had complained OF
pains in her chest. according 70
Semnacher ArbuckIe arose at the
city jail early today
Before the doors were locked
last night ArbucEle asked that
sone enc be assigned to his ce.
fca,+srre3 -, pace Ns1aN
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-02-18

Kingdom shall be disturbed. in Wash
ington he is member Of u club OF
bird lovers that has purchased Il wooden
island in Potomac river, and here also
IS there safety for birds.
Though Mr.. Williams is the man in
whose hands is placed the enforcement
of fifty federal laws. of which the pure
food law is a type, and although he has
handled the task successfully. II is not
becaur" of this, but because he Is a
n'"' lover that he was admitted into
the most exclusive of intellectual circles,
the Cosmos Club Of Washington.
Whenever bird sanctuar~ estab
lished. Mr.. Williams says, those little
creatures of the wild soon learn where
the line is drawn. Outside the sane
tuary they flee in terror at the approach
of man. Over on the side where they
are protected they are so tame that one
almost steps on them.
Copyright 1921. by Public Ledger Coz
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-02-18

the fighting. The congressman was
travelling along the front for look, see
purposes. The Austrians were making
their big drive on the Italians. The
fight was in progress. ,,
Mr.. Tinkham was watching nm ltal-
ian big gun in action. The gunner was
ready for shot. Then the visiting
American appeared and was invited to
fre the shot. He stuffed cotton batting
in his ears, stepped right up and pulled
the string lie was the first American
TO fire a gun at the enemy.
He was n civilian. The Hague con
ventions set il down that a civilian has
no right TO fire on armed and uniformed
troops, lie had broken the law Of ma
tions. When he tells 1t, however, he
fails to register the haunted look usually
associated with violators of the law.
Robert W. williams, solicitor of
the Department Of Agriculture, INDUCES
in birds as a hobby. Down at Talla..
hnssee, Fla. where he comes from and
where he owns home, he maintains a
h;rd sanctuary. With" :. he guaran.
fees that no member Of the fcathercd
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-02-18

Remember the winter afternoon when
the teacher announced that she would
call off the regular session in order TO
have "spellin bee
Oh. boy wasn't it n grand and gI"
rious feeling, especially when you spelled
down all the class except your hated
rival. and then he suffered and failed
over 'eleemosynary. and YOU had the
victory in your grasp, only To eaten
sight of some flaXcn Curls and fall down
niserably on an easy one like "rasp-
berry" by omtting that ucsky ''r;'
Spelling bees ar" not 50 popular as
they used to be. but occasionally even
in these days Of modern educatonal
theories they have n little revival all
their own.
Such revival stirred the Fox Chase
Public School out Of its PLACID course
on January II. They are still talking
about it ont there. and Henry 6.
.Dornhpim. the principal, is planning II
repetition in the near future. Incl
dentally. he is justly proud Of the spell
ing ability Of the 400 and more pupils,
The schools average on the spelling
match was 76 per cent, and tn" words
they spelled were not what the boys
call "puddinS, either.
All Glasses Participate
All the classes participated from the
eixhth grade down to the first, the
words graduating down in their sim
piicity. Each section was given twen
ty-five words from their own course.
and twenty five more that they had
had. or we're supposed to have had. the
previous term. making fifty words in
all. Fourteen girls and boys in all had
absolutely clean states. Some Of tem-
but why rub It in
The eighth grade had the most trou-
BE with one long and one comparatively
short word. They literally and tigura-
lively wrestled with the word 'wres
de- which turned successiveIy into
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-02-18

Franklin Adams is counselor Of the
Pan American Union and great
authority and enthusiast on Latin
America. He constantly breaches the
gospel of the opportunity the enter
prsing which lies to the south.
So habtual is this frame of mind with
him that the colored boy, who acts ms
messenger for him, recently fell victim
tc il.
There is a great opportunity in Haiti
for YOU" Mr.. Adams told George. "If
YOU would study farming. scientific
farming, you could go to Haiti and make
your fortune"
4 few weeks later George coaiided to
Mr.. Adams that he had started to
school. lie had paid down his SIS for
the course. The words, he said, were
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-02-18
HANISS IL G"sr sr,.ss agss og T. L1s' ire S"s S"s ' En-"
BY WILLIAM ATHERTON DU PUY

awful hard and he could not remember
them "a tall" "
What is il you are studying Mr..
Adams asked, quite forgetful of his for
mcr advice.
Just what you told me- said
George. Pharmacy"
Congressman George Holden link
ham, representative aC Washington Of
Back Bay, Boston. admits that he is
an international criminal. He is n
confessed violator e conventions signed
at The Hague in those days decade
and a half ngo, when the world was
agreements.
The lawbreaking took place on the
river Piave in italy late in 1917. VIC
had not been at war with the Central
Powers for long and had not got into
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-02-18
"SPELLIN' BEE" SHOWS PUPILS.
UNFAMILIAR WITH WEBSTER
"Russe for rese 4n5eity for anxiety and Many Other
Weird Combinations of Letters Giren at Fox Chase
School. but 4uerage Is Good

''rosscl." ''rnsaI. 'rcs;;e. ''rcsScl'
and 'rascl. The other word which
spoiled many clean slate was "cn.
vironmrnt, whose middle IN" proved
a Waterloo Of many hopes. On the other
hand, that old hugbeur "bicyclc'
seemed easy. only few spelling it by
cycle, as their mothers and fathers
used to do in the older spelling bees.
In the seventh grade, there was one
terrible word which the boys and girls
alternately hurdlcd. boxed. mutilatcd
and mangled. That was anxiety.
Among the truly weird spcllings that
appeared on papers were anzeity, ang
Sity. ansy"ntry. ensigne, augsCycty,
anxiety. ansitity.
Rhubarb Lacks an III"
syllable generally lacked an 'l'' and
rhubarb lacked an ''h'. but such words
as mortgage and business which
father and mother Use SO often, were
generally spelled correctly.
Rheumatism was tho stumbling
block for the sixth grade pupils. Ar-
cording to them. il was great many
things which would have made Webster
shudder and turn in his grave, such as.
rhumatism, rumatism, Rheumatism. rhy
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-02-18

mOtiSm. 'roOmantiSm. rCmodom. reum-
hisum rchunstum, rcumutism and rum
itiSum
Measles was generally "mcasels' or
"mcscalS" and the favorite berry was
'rassbcrry" or "raiscbcrry. but seldom
what il should be. On the other hand
such words aS counterfeit" and "vac-
cination" progressed finely all the way
through the class.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-02-18
WANT NEW POLICE STATION
First Ward Delegation Tells Mayor
25th District Is lnsanitary

Twenty five citizens from the First
ward visited Mayor Moore today and
urged an appropriation for erection Of
n rev police station FOR the Twenty
ffth district. at Third and Dickinson
streets.
or thr oldest pulicc stations in the city,
is inSanitary. and is not worthy of the
First ward.
The delegation was headed by VIII
liam Goldberg. secretary of the Jewish
Citizens League.
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Scouts Honor Their War M,,,,,-

Boy Scout Troop i3o, composed 81 ~
boys of the Jewish Foster uoa .u'
Church lane and Chew street 90"
Quoted competitive drill last .,;,bt :,
memory of the four boys from tbe bo.
who were killed in the world war Tol TIne
tain Harry Edwards, assistant Az, AR
master of the police department, Ot,i ,n,,
Of his experiences in four wars. rIno liz
George Potts, a well known VIII. VIII.
worker rt, told Of trips through the ISYS' spS
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-02-18

IEmfrgrn,y Accommodation service SUNDAY
Expert. SpPCrtlist in English Confidential.
Experienced in all lines.
Low RntPs. special terms on regular work
Auto IjCrTScS; quick action.
Notary Public hirnngraphrr Hotel Nendig.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-10-30

large lantern, affixed to three floating wooden
 crosstes, built v-shape, and anchored near wall
 in the river. This wall was built by the Govern
 ment to deepen the channel and, at tmes is hidden by the water, forming dangerous bar, upon which any ship might easily be wrecked.
 To this bar, rain or shine, snow or storm, Mrs. Webb must row from her home up the
 river, get the lamp and take it home clean it and fill it, and in the evening take it back, light fl and place it in position, as beacon to river craf, who have come 10 depend on if for their
 safety during night navigation at this precari- ous spot. Formerly this work was done by
 man, but when he moved away, Mrs. Webb applied for and obtained the position, which she has now held for over five years.
 Floods and storms would long ago have
 daunted weaker heart than that of this brave
 employee of the United States Lighthouse Service,
 but steadfastly she does her work, and brightly te
 little light shines every night as sign of her con-
 scientous devotion to duty. In the interim she enjoys herself, womanIike, in attending to the
 household work of her attractive home
 Four years ago, terrible ice jam occurred on inc river, and when the thaw came and the ice broke up, veritablc avalanche of floating bergs and foes came sweeping down with tie flood, tearing boats and barges from their moofings and
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doing great damage. Dmfng fflfs lime there was grave danger 10 the little boat upon which Mrs. Webb depends for earning her salary in looking after the light Having no one to help her, she, herself, had to protect her boat from the floating ice and for many hours she had to take her position on the boat, and fend off the grinding ice foes, which threatened the destruction of her property. Although almost exhausted, she stood fast until fine danger had passed, and that same night the light was burning brightly in the spot near the danger ous bar, where it had burned continuously for so many years.
 Life in inc Webb cottage must be pleasant, indeed, when Mir. and Mrs. Webb are bod1 at home. Mi. Webb. however, being railroad man, is often away, and so two large dogs protect the place in his absence. There is plenty of work for good l1ome-naker around the Htfle cottage, for Mrs. Webb keeps COW, grows vegetables and flowers, and keeps everything spick and span, varying her household duties now and again by taking her "John-bost" on trip to town, where she can do her shopping and perhaps drop in, for an hour or so, at the movies.
 Regretfuily terminating my interesting visit took with me a statement about Czdui, the wonans tonic, which Mrs. Webb gave me, cover ing information offered by her during om desultory conversation. and befose my departure put into the form of signed statement, with privilege of publication, for the benefit of other women.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-10-30
BIRMINGHAM AGE-HERALD SUNDAY, OCTOBER 30, l921

which his counsel says will go long way towards proving he is innocent of the Bridgewater killing.
 Since the demonstration in France and Italy over the Massachusetts trial, strong police guard has been thrown around the home of Judge Thayer, who lives in Worcester. and is member of the superior court.
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unwarranted interferencer and of- fers to leave 1t to public opinion as to whether the board is right, we feel that the way has been opened for frank comment. Without any expert knowledge of the railway problem, we are willing to wager that Mir. Lee Is right as to the matter of inter ference" The interferers, we might
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say the "gratuitous and unwarrant- ed" interferers, have become all too common. It would not be easy to prove that this is a free country. There are bureaus, and boards, and commissions, and individuals galore that make a business of interfering with most Of the activities of life. has become a highly
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-10-30
THE INTERFERERs

THE INTERFERERs From Farm Life.
 Nobody has authorized us to settle the points in dispute between the Pennsylvania railroad and the United States railroad labor board; but sinco Elisha Lee, vice prisedent for the eastern lines of the company. accused the board of "gratditous and
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-10-30

- one Of the Islands Of Greece, the first lighthouse known to history.
 Today there are so many lighthouses, all over the world, that we have come to look on them as commonplace and without much interest Only the hardy mariner realizes their value, as he strains his eyes to look for the saving light through the storm and fog.
 In 1852, the Lighthouse Board of the U. S was organized by Act of Congress, and the Lighthouse Service of the United States Government is now part of the Department of Commerce.
 Mrs. Vernie Webb, lightkeeper at the conflu- cnce of the Elk and Kanawha rivers, near Charles ton, Wa, is one of the comparatively few women ment While on a journey through this part of the country, made the acquaintance of this interest ing woman, and learned many facts about her work and daily life.
 Some lighthouse keepers have to live in stern, fofbidding, lonely structures, rising perhaps on rock, out at sea, where fog almost continuously obscures the view, while wind and storm render the lonely spot true prison, place where strong men have been known to lose their minds; but this little woman has pleasanter home, nestled on the bank of the river, looking down on a neighborly colony of houseboats, clustered on the stream, in nearby nook, brightly painted, fitted with lace curtains, comfortably furnished, and decorated with flowers and vines supplied, in brief, with all the comforts of more solidly built homes.
 Into this cozy little nest was cordially invited by Mrs. Webb, and spent some pleasant hours of bright, cheery conversation with her, taking away with me vivid remembrance of the personality of one of the most earnest workers and conscientious people with whom have ever come in contact.
 For II or 12 years, Mrs. Vernie Webb, who loves the river, has lived here in comfort and hap piness, part of this time having been spent in one of the pretty houseboats The beacon light that she tends is simple but serviceable, imposed of
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paid profession, but it does not prom ise much of good for our national development. Farmers say that a horse "interferes," when he strikes his foot against his opposite ankle literally, he interferes with himself. If the case is extreme the horse lanes himself. At any rate his pro- gress is impeded
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-10-30
Graceful Lines M q Comfort Shoe

Most shoes distort the foot be- cause they are wrongly shaped. They bind the muscles, retard circu- lation and frequently cause fallen arches, corns and bunions. Many physical ills and nervous disorders are directly traceable to incorrectly shaped and fitted shoes.
 Without departing from harmony in line, the Cantilever Shoe con forms to the natural contour of the foot-gives correct space for each portion of the foot--distributes the body weight without strain over the heel, the ball and outside of the foot -flexes with the instep, sustains the arch without use of appliances, gives firm, restful support to the small bones of the foot.
The New York herald., 1921-09-04
Thrilling Tales of Our Indians Ga

is a Cherokee who won the ID. s. c. He
was attached to G Company Of the 111th
Infantry, of the Twenty eighth or Penn
sylvania National Guard Division. Major
George Ross. who was transferred from the
111th Infantry to the 1O3d Ammunition
Train told me he had taken from Doyles-
town, Pa six Indians, one Of whom, Cain
Ross. had been in the Carlisle Indian
School and from there had gonesto Doyles-
town to work on a farm The Major
vouches for this story of the Cherokee
1.-THE "chief" was always marvellous in
his scouting work, especially at night. But
his greatest test came during the Ameri.
can advance beyond Fismes across the
Vesle. A machine gun was holding up the
advance with most harassing fire. 1t
was broad daylight o'clock In the after
noon, and the task Of silencing the gun
was left to the scout commander The
men selected were Private "Chief' Ross and
three others. The patrol disappeared into
the underbrush, with the Indian leading,
his Luger pistol ready the pistol for which
he had formed great attachment, hav-
ing captured 1t in a German trench and
with two grenades bulging his hip pocket
"It was discovered that the machine gun
emplacement was In the high windows OF
stone building in advance of the American
line. Two men were left in front to draw
the fire from the nest, and Ross and the
fourth man advanced, one from either side
1t was Ross who got within range first
He crawled to within few yards OF the
building, and he could see the muzzle of
the machine gun protruding through the
window. An instant later a well aimed
grenade hurled by the "Chief'' burst inside
the window, killing one of the two Ger
mans and demolishing the gun. The sur.
viving German ran to back window and
slipped to the ground at the rear. where
he could be protected by still other German
machine guns farther In the rear.
THE Boche was cunning but not nearly
so cunning as the Cherokee Ross found
way to the roof, swung himself catlike to
the ridge until he had commanding view
of the fleeing German. shot from his
Luger pistol finished all that was to be
done'"
Indian heroes were not lacking in the
Seventy y-seventh, the gallant New York
State Division which distinguished itself
in the Argonne advance. In Major Whit
tlesey's 'lost battalion" OF the 30Sth In.
fantry, Fl Company, was Robert Dodd, a
Piute Indian from Nevada, 26 years old
DR.. Dixon interviewed many survivors of
this company in Camp Mills "They all
told me-" said he, that Dodd, who was the
life Of the party, stuck to IL with grin on
his face. lie had big German bowl, into
which he would stuff handfuls OF dry leaves
The New York herald., 1921-09-04

street cars when he observes them to be
standing In that event the man desires a
return for his little act of courtesy. 1t is not
an unselfish act. Therefore he Is not polite.
TT occasionally such man is badly stung by
lady who does not care to smile at him or
engage him in conversation who, but he.
cares? Let him try again. Better luck next
time, old top.
There is reason, by the way, for not
Offering a seat to every woman who stands in
a street car. The subway and the elevated
trains travel very rapidly. The passengers
are constantly boarding and alighting at
every station. If one offers lady seat the
chances are that minute later, five or six
blocks further on, the car will be half empty
and one realizes it was unnecessary. There
fore well bred men, courteous men, act
toward standing ladies in street cars just
little differently from men in other sections.
where long rides are the rule and where cars
travel slowly. There is a decided difference
But you will note one thing, and that is
carrying infants are at once offered seats.
We have never seen an old lady standing in
a street car in New York.
New York is polite It's people are gen.
erous and kind and consderate.
We said once that one of the chief charms
of New York Is the fact that one may fall in
fit on the street or burst into tears in
cafe, but so long as one does not block the
traffic interfere with the service one
mains unnoticed except by the proper au-
thorities That is only another way of saying
that New Yorkers attend strictly to their
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own business and allow the other fellow to
attend to his, which is carrying polteness to
a very gratifying degree of intensity.
T HE most polite men we have met since
coming to New York are the bank
= ers. They seem to be a perfectly
dandy crowd of fellows, who go out of their
way to do a favor for a stranger. Every now
and then we take them little old check
which in comparison with the hundreds of
millions they have in their vaults must look
to them like pocket change for the janitor's
youngest son, but they have all treated us as
if we were the millionaire we expect to be
and had dropped by not to take out but to
put In
Recently man from the West walked
into the Atlantic National Bank on Broad
way right across from the City Hall. He
talked to Mr. II. NJ. Garretson, the assistant
cashier This man had cashiers check
from a city near his farm. 1t called for
number of hundred dollars, enough to bury
the remains of kinsman who was to be
inferred in New York. The check was good
but the man had to be identified before he
could get the money. The bank had to know
1t was paying the money to the right man.
There was no one in the city of New York
who could identify him.
A cashier with no politeness, no courtesy
would simply have stated that identification
was necessary and turned his attention to
other matters. Not so with Mr. Garretson.
He telegraphed to the bank that had given