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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-08-14

The list Of sizes and prices below gives you only onethrd
idea of the values The other thirds lie in the Beauty
and Quality Of each and every rug.
Other remarkable values to be found in all Sizes
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-08-14
Fine Velour Portieres
DL Ill., D:J OK zE u

In the past have had poreres similar to these but for
years such excellent quality has been understandable
The velour of these portieres has deep nap sken sre
that gives the colors richness.
Each porere is clston-nade with handsewed hens and
French open edges 81 inches wide and feet nchs long
Being reversible you may have coors to match the
decorative themes Of joining rooms Such shades as dark
blue old blue brown mulberry taupe gold rose and green
included You will find them unusual in every wav and
the price is the lowest in years
Is
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-08-14
A Special Purchase of Kirnanshahs Adds
Test 20 the Oriental Rug Sale

to go with collection Of fine kirmalhas for the
latest feature. AS you know they among the finest
Oriental Rugs woven, prices really unusual
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-08-14
A Real Time
To Buy Linens

such stsnles ss tsbI Le' l;un,s % t uuy
room linens and h.thrnan, w.
dpr;no rhe s,,r,rsr nan,hs . ..'Sa
assort,,.rts 80 I,~ s' ~ "as'
the lowest Of the wear That i n.
case now in our Linen Department
where such great Reductions have
been taken that YOU will ind many
items below cost and all very mod
crate in price.
Cloths and Napkins
Irish linen and damask of an ex-
oellent quality.
he cloths * yards, $4.95
* 2 yards, $6.25
Napkins LINZ inches, doz..
%O.So
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-08-14
The Three-Piece
Costume Suit
Again Adds Charm.

The three-piecc suit has returned
in ve]dyne and duvetyne. Mole
trims both the dress and the large
convertible collar of the smart
loose coat, $195 TO S595
The more tailored suits are
trimmed with mole, squirrel or
beaver, SS5 to sos
THIRD FLOOR.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-08-14

10 piece Italian Renaissance walnut dining
room suite S1OGO
10 piece Heppclwhite inlaid mahogany dining
suite SlOrO
10 piece Chippendale mahogany dining room
suite, $115O
10 piece Heppclvhitc inlaid mahogany dining
room suite, $685.
10 piece Hcppelwhitc inlaid mahogany dining
room suite, $3.50
10 piece Jacobean walnut, with ebony decora-
TONS dining room suite, $3.50
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-08-14

30 impressed are when go the Sixth Floor the
new furniture arriving daily for this Sale that we come
away thinking about the beauty of the designs than
the unusual lowness of the prices
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-08-14
Juilliord Serge SI.6;5 Yd,

his well-known costume serge in
navy blue and black, sponged and
shrunken, is unusual at this price.
81 inches wide.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-08-14

piece Sheraton mahogany dining room
suite, SIPS
piece Heppelwhitc mahogany with ebony
decorations, dining room suite, Special $3.50
piece choice Chippendale mahogany bed
room suite, $165O
piece choice Louis XVI walnut bedroom
suite, $3.50
piece choice Colonial mahogany bedroom
suite, $685.
piece choice Colonial mahogany bedroom
suite, $875
SMITH FLOOR.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-08-14

Elaborate Displays Of
Chinese Rugs
1926, 1915
Sizes 9x12 feet. The pres
ent vogue for Chinese rugs
has caused us to collect
the finest rugs obtainable
at these moderate prices.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-08-14
MosuI Rugs
$780,, SIS

$3.50, SIS
Average Size 3N2x6 feet.
Rich, warm colors, in fine
quality.
Persian Arak Rugs
S205, 1915
Sizes 9x12 feet, in a col
lection of rare beauty.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-08-14

An elaborate showing of
smart tweeds in an almost
unlimited choice of mix
lures, 81 in. wide.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-08-14

But when begin think of both simultaneously we are
anazedand customers The furniture illustrated
fine example Of the values There are many individual
pieces we'll as suites.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-02-28


thslr own roliton nsst ~ looked aftsr. This
vosk - 4. having doae ~ ths -Junicr Amsri-
en- ntssionas5ess and thus far not sinsle
fani1y placed IN their care has faiIsd to make
good.
The experiment has been made possible
through the downtown Chamber Of Commerce.
memossship Of which Il limited to screisn-born
merchants. bankers and other business men.
They offer rewards to the girls for meritorious
results. Howeter. many Of the girls are slim
ulated also BY an innate interest in the de-
5ectsd and diGillusionised h0meseekers, and
thsy can b seen every evening in households
teaching often in dimly lighted rooms spelling
out cat, rat, and other simple words to en-
raptufed old patriarchs.
It 10 quite impossible to underestimate the
good that ID being accomplished by this unique
method.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-02-28
Late Advice.

DR.. Reynold Webb Wilcox Of New York,
president Of the American College Of Physi-
clans, advises the nation to abolish ''perpen-
dicular drinking" He cites that habit and
practice as a peril.
Eyes, make everybody drink sitting down"
President Wilcox says. And then he goes on
to explain: Drinking At bars In a standing
position, that is. perpendicular drinking. could
only be abolished by doing away with the bars.
Tables and chairs should be substituted and
persons desiring to drink should be required
to sit down."
And, following his reasoning further: "The
men would form the habit Of drinking only
when they could sit down and do it in leis-
urely fashion, and they would not drink hard
liquors but beverages they could imbibe for
those long periods without losing control OF
their faculties"
That's all right, doctor, but this is 1921.
And haven't you heard about that Volstead
act?
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-02-28
You Can Do as Well.

Do you gather too many "goat-feathers'
Ellis Parker Butler, author and successful
man. says he spent 30 years gathering goat
feathers, or trying wrong jobs. He was
lack of all trades and master at none and
mort of the time he was discouraged and
isproks." Then he began to write. Fourteen
years ago he set the whole world laughing
over "Pigs Is Pigs" He followed that with
.slhe Incubator Baby" "The Great American
Pie Co.." water Coats" and several won
.desful yarns. He is now 81. is married, has
four children and is worth nearly half a mil
lion dollars.
Frank A.. vanderlip says extravaganza is
running young men, old men and certain wom-
On. To discouraged man he said recently:
sOrganize your personal affairs on business
basis Have plan. You have got to cut out
the old reckless, haphazard expenditures.
Learn to buy what you really want-and then
uss It. Do you recall those meals you used to
tsat which included a lot Of stun you didn't
wsnt3 Everything from soup and fish to nuts
and rsisins-with sherbert thrown in between
two meat courses! Buy what you need-then
eat It. wear it, use it and get to work"
Ralph Peters Is president OF the Long Is
land railroad and its 81 subsidiary lines. He
was born in Georgia in 1853 and when he was
ii he was without funds friends or work. He
took Job as clerk in Long Island railroad
nay station at SO month. He has passed
through every department from nagman te
train dispatcher and has worked 4e years. III
iyou assert" he says, that such and such q
thing can't be DONE and the man comes bach
ut You with. Z have done it, well, it's you1
next move, isn't it!'
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-02-28
Protecting Immigrants.

American and Americanized school girls
are doing . splendid work at the instance Of
Harry H. Schlact. the head of the commits
sion on immigrant aid at Ellis Island, who has
conceived unique plan to protect newcomers
from exploitation by INSCRIPTIONS radicals.
Mr.. Schlact places each immigrant family
In the custody Of some New York school girl.
Ten thousand such girls spend their evenings
and spare hours infusing their charges with
American ideas and the rudiments of our
language
Mr. Schlact was aroused to che necessity OF
such course by a personal experience of his
own. Disguised as an immigrant he went
through the routine and red tape OF Ellis Is
land in order to learn something of the cir
cumstances under which thousands uproot
themselves from their homes. sacrificing every
thing they own in order to come to America,
the magic land pictured to them in rosy hues
BY etxploitsrs who have financial motives only
Understanding their own language the head
Of the commission mingled with the immigrants
throughout their trials and admission, and
learned, he says, that thousands were induced
to migrate by members Of an organization
which had swindled them of everything they
owned before taking them ON board ship.
Mr.. Schlact has since caused the indictment
Of many Of these scoundrels. Many, who main
tanned luxurious oflces in New York, have
disbanded and ned through his efforts. Their
method was to canvass east side homes to
learn II they had relatives abroad whom they
wanted brought to America. Securing the
names. they would promise to bring them over.
Noasy would b given them to defray the ex-
psnss. They would appropriate that, and on
the other side would also mulct the poor
Europeans before putting them on a ship. They
were swindled both going and coming, as it
were.
Mr.. Schlact says that this exploitation is
what makes 1t necessary to do intensive
Americanization among these poor families,
Who. through no fault Of their own. are among
40 without education. and without anything
but misconceived idea that America Is 4
worse place to live IN than their own eoun-
lries. They are ripe. Of course. for further
exploitation BY radicals.
While It 10 important to correct this immi-
a&iea menace 1t IT. sourcs. Mr.. schlact we'll
xtAat those who have been dumped into
1877 stAse.sh -ta1usaoas othar thaa
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-02-28
With Other Editors
Reflect Justice Thompson.
(From Chicago Tribune).

supreme court justice is to be chosen by
voters of the Fourth judicial district on June g.
An active campaign is under way in the in
terest of several candidates, although the in
cumbent, Mr.. Justice Floyd E. Thompson, has
proved his fitness for the place he fills
The sound principle which The Tribune fol-
lows in recommendations for judicial elections
applies clearly to Mr.. Justice Thompson's case
1t is the public interest to retain on the bench
men who have demonstrated their ability and
reliability in the judicial Office and who have
acquired the experience essential to compe-
tent and expeditions dispatch of business
Judges. though elected from time to time and
therefore subject to recall by the voters, should
not be subject to the exigencies Of party poll
tics. They should be retained in office when
fit in order that the administration of justice
and the Interpretation Of the laws shall have
the benefit Of experience and consistency.
This principle is Of special force in apIli-
cation to our supreme court upon which rests
the chief responsibility for the orderly evolu-
ton Of our legal system and the consistent
Interpretation Of the law. The supreme court
should not be invaded by politics. It should
not be frequently or unnecessarily changed as
to personnel
Justice Thompson has proved himself. an
Industrious and competent member Of the SUI
preme court and should Be retained not only
because sitting judges. unless special circum-
stances intervene, should be preferred to now
and untried men. The once. furthermore. ID
not partisan ana both Democrats and Rspub-
licans should give Justice Thompson pref
sfmcs.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-02-28
MoNDAY-THE ROCK ISLAND ARGUS FEBRUARY 28 1921


ETC., and to prevent colds and
headaches, is likely to do = person
any harm. These tablets seem to
work wonders I can hardly feel
right unless l take them. and ! do
not catch cold or have the pains II
/ take them az soon rs I feel the
pains coming On. F. P. W. ?
Answer-lt IL q ruinous drug
habituation. The pains and the
colds" whatever that may mean,
~ill only assail you more and more.
and you will ind It very hard to
break the habit. Acetanilide (pres-
ent in nearly every alleged cold
cure, neuralgia, and headache tab
lett kills pain Of any kind. tempo
rarily; but at great cost. 1t poi
sons and breaks down the blood
cotpuscles, and seriously impairs
the vital oxygen-carrying function
of the blood. It works havoc with
the heart-indeed, 1t has been re-
sponsible for many sad fatalities.
You need medical care. my friend,
and without delay.
Q.-Please tell me which foods
should be avoided by a lady aged
Sc who has high blood pressure.
B. C. H.
Answer-Such foods, if any, as
her physician may deem inadvis-
able for that particular lady with
her particular disease condition,
whatever it may be. You see my
friend, yours is an exceedingly n.y.
pothetical question. though per-
haps you think high blood pres
sure is a disease. / can only make
answer in kind.
OIL fully agree with you that
one should not attempt to reduce
weight merely for the sake of q
classical figure, but when one &C
cumulates avoirdupois mostly be-
low the belt what would you sug-
gest as a method Of keeping the
secret? JOHN o. ].
Answer-John I never said what
you agree to. On the contrary, !
think one should attempt to reduce
Stacker flesh wherever, it may be
found. The best way to keep the
disgrace from becoming known to
all the world is by eating. say, a
meal day less than you've been
eating under the old schedule, and
walking. say. six miles a day more
than you walked while you were
accumulating that shame. This
treatment is so sensible and Sc
simple that, ten chances\ to one
you will dismiss it without trial
and call me an awful mistake.
OWL you be good enough to
give the recipe for bran mullins
which you have advised in the diet
of one with constipation?
MRS. NJ. B. E.
Answer-One egg well beaten
pinch OF salt; butter. size Of wal
nut. melted; one cupful each OF
sweet milk. wheat flour. wheat
bran; teaspoonful baking powder
Bake in gem tins.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-02-28
The Daily Short Story

"It's about time I should 60 to
New York, where everybody hash t
known me all my life. Then my
having written a really big story
won't seem So"
A slap on the back. Montgom-
cry was accosting him. There was
name for q writer; and Montgom-
cry would dictate his love letters
rather than touch a pen!
Hello, old chap" he was saying,
so you've got that magazine, too
Look here, there's a story you've
got to read" He grabbed the mag
azine from under Bink's arm and
opened it to THE STORY. Bring
ing down a desecrating fist on the
precious title. he said:
"Binks. 60 thou and do like
wise! Write stories like that, old
fellow, and you'll sell 'em! Sis has
just been reading it to me. She
laughed over 1t, and laughed with
her. Then she cried over it, and
swear, l nearly cried, too. Write
like that, Binks, and you'll amount
to something!"
AS before. Binks was bereft OF
the power Of speech. Recovering
the magazine and clinging to il
with determined grip he stumbled
along and presently reached home
His aunt, who had always been
more than a mother to him, sat in
the hall window-seat, weeping soft
ly into her lacey handky. He mere
ly glanced at the magazine in her
lap, then headed for the stairs.
"Oh, Hubert, dearie," she called
after him, brokenly, take this
magazine and read this story. 1t is
oh, can't explain how 1t takes
hold Of one. Maybe it will give you
some valuable suggestions. I'm
sure, dear, if you could only write
stories like"
Hubert dearie's" door slammed
On the dresser there was a letter
from Her. Blessed diversion. No
profile of Washington done in cerise
disfgured the corner, so it must
have come by special messenger
He chucked the magazine savagely
on the couch and ripped open the
letter.
CHANGING down through it, he
caught the name of The Magazine
then the name of THE STORY.
Skipping the name Of the author, he
read the words:
"Oh, Bert, when you can write
stories like that"
1t was dose, but there might be
, q lump Of sugar to follow.
| you may slip of my beloved
solitaire and put the plain gold
band back of IL"
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-02-28
William Dalton.

William Dalton the 16-year-old Chicago boy
who stole $772,000 in Liberty bonds from a
Chicago bank where he was employed. is in
Jail, the bonds have been restored to their
owner, and young man who apprehended the
thief has received reward of $4,000
Dalton. of course, ought and will be pun
ished. He expects to be and is willing to
take his medicine. He regrets his false STEP
but is assuming q manly and brave attitude,
asserting that when he completes his sentence
he proposes to face the world with clean hands
and make a success Of his life.
Dalton had good home, ! nice position
and had no vicious companions or bad habits
that anybody knew of. Then one wonders why
he should have turned thief. He is at a loss
to explain himself other than 70 admit that he
was overcome by sudden impulse to become
possessor Of large amount Of money. He ad-
mits that within an hour after he had taken
the bonds he realized his mistake and knew
that it was only question Of time until he
was apprehended and that he had brought dis
grace upon those who were nearest and dear
est to him.
A Chicago juvenile officer appears to have
Onere0 the pest eXplandtlOn he OeSCrlDeS
Dalton's theft as merely the act Of a nutty kid.
Dalton was not q thief at heart. He was sud
denly dazed by the possibilities that lay before
him, forgetting temporarily the consequences
that would inevitably attend his error. The
juvenile officer cites the fact that there are to-
day men filling the biggest positions in Chi
cago business who made mistakes similar to
that Of Dalton in their youth and who, if there
had been the same publicity given their Of
lenses as is following that of Dalton, never
would have risen to the places they now
| occupy.
| The sad note in the Dalton case is that
one Of his youth should have been SO greatly
| tempted. To be sure the work of a bank must
be performed by human beings, but it does
seem that institutions such as the one that
employed Dalton ought to fill the more re-
sponsible posts with more mature individuals
| Youthful minds are more prone to err than
| those of larger experience, and in view Of
| several recent thefts from banking concerns
it would seem wise, not only in the interest
Of self-preservation, but for the protection o.
the rising generation, to assign work involving
| greater responsibilities to those the more able
| to resist temptation.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-02-28
PROGRESS.


(Ffom the Coming Tower).
Ii stood upon the heights Of Arlington
Above the blue PotQmac's misty moor:
Around me, like strange blossoms in the grass,
In endless row on row those marble stones
Marked the innumerable army Of the dead.
In dazzling white the amphitheatre rose,
Like Greece triumphant through the centuries.
Its arches framing each perfect view
OF columned cedars and the rivers reach,
The ghost-pale shaft we stole from Egypts
sands,
The noble dome that Roman builders wrought
The dome OF State. the Nations capitol.
The Roman builders long ago were dust,
We have progressed to nineteen-twenty one;
So l came down from Arlington, and went,
Not quite with faith or hope, but charity
Ustrust), beneath that dome to hear the words
OF garnered wisdom that the years have taught
Grave men and great, the Senators were there
In high debate about this troubled sphere.
Impassioned words one spoke; l leaned to
hear;
A tariff or we perish, was his plea,
A duty, quick on suntlower seeds! But no
It cannot be unless he will accept
"A duty too on castor oil, perhaps
ut was Senator who made the joke,
BY way of helping infant industry.
High on the heights of Arlington the ghost
iOf Athens gleams old Nile and ancient Rome
Speak with the voices of immortal dream;
And in the fairest house that ever rose
From artists sketch to be q residence.
An old man, broken on the wheel of Fate.
Will veto duties on Dur castor oil
Before he packs and ealls the moving van.
WALTER PRICHARD EATON.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-02-28

WHEN
By Eva Ottarson Brewer Gilbert
Copyright, 1921, by The Wheeler
Syndicate, Incl
Perhaps the reason why Binks'
story had sold was because it
wasn't a war story, and the particu-
lar editorial victim was fed up on
war stories.
Binks knew that the reason was
because he had signed civilized
name to the manuscript instead OF
his own-Hubert B. Binks.
That name was Binks' bette noire.
If his sainted mother hadn't been
beyond the reach Of his voice, and
his father equally unapproachable.
it is to be feared that Binks might
have been tempted to express his
feelings to them more forcibfy than
considerably.
II they had named him Hugh he
would not have kicked; nor even
had they chosen Bert; although
Bert is a rather boyish name. and
an author really needs a dignified
one. But to vacillate between the
two, and end by fastening their in
decision upon him for life!
Then the B. 1t stood for Bright!
It sounded like q silver polish ad-
vertisement, instead Of suggesting
the family connection with men
who had -honored the name.
So, when he had written story
into which he had put his very life,
Binks had signed a name worthy of
the story. 1t was to appear this
very day in really big magazine,
under the name-but no! 1t won't
do to spill the beans"
And Binks was walking down
Main street" toward the news
stand. Approaching, he saw that
the news dealer was absorbed iq a
magazine; while ordinarily the only
interest he took in his wares was
the price they would bring.
Arriving, Binks saw that he held
The Magazine! He was reading
THE STORY! He jumped up as
Binks' shadow fell across the page.
The budding author was speech
less, and had it been a cloudy day,
there is no telling how his presence
would have been announced.
"Hello, Binks! That you" cried
the news dealer, in the perfectly
inane way that people offer greet
ing. Then with a long breath he
laid down the magazine. Instantly
taking it up again, he went on, ex-
plosively.
by Golly, here's what you want
to read! You always buy it every
month. / know: but there's = story
in it this month that you musn I
miss. I tell you, Binks, you never
read a story like this one"
Riffling the leaves as he talked,
the news dealer located The Story
once more, and held it before Binks'
eyes.
"Binks.' he declared. solemnly.
when you can write stories like
that, they'll sell!"
Binks, still speechless, took the
magazine from the news dealers
hand and turned away, forgetting
| to pay for 1t. Before he had taken
. dozen steps the citation Of creative
genius rose In his breast.
Holy smoke" he said to himself,
'sthe old fellow was Wild over It.!
Whom ID the Joke on, anyhow; the