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The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-08-29
DAN'L BOWEN
Dies IN iowa

wankon. Iowa, Aug es--Dr.
Daniel H. Bowen, former speahei
ttvan died here late Saturday, He
was horn on Sept 6. 1850, In Wis
consin and moved to Iowa early In
life.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-08-29
TURKS RRPtJLsR GREEKs.

Constantinopie, Aug. 2S.-After
tnrea days Of fighting. the Turks
have forced the Greeks to retire
across the Sakaria river in Asia
Minor,
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-08-29
The WEATHER

Thunder showers this afternoon
or tonight Tuesday probably fair,
continued warm.
Highest temperature yesterday,
IS; lowest last night, 73.
Wind velocity at a. m today,
three miles per hour.
PRECIPITATION, none.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-08-29

The Mississippi river from below
Dubuque to Muscatine will change
but little during the next three days
unless heavy showers occur during
the next "a hours.
ANDREW HAMRICK,
Metenrologist,
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-08-29
IL N. pm. am
River Forecast.

RfY6r bChBo al Z a. III, 10 L6ELr
rise Of j since Saturday.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-08-29
MTNNRAPOLIS GIFTS MFFT,

Des Moines, Iowa, Aug. 29.-Vet-
efans OF the Eighty-eighth division.
neeung here, chose Minneapolis As
tnsar 1922 meeting plaza.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-08-29

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Cleveland County herald., 1921-05-26

E WANTA you scuse me please eff 1 5 no maka piece cen da paper today. 1 gotta plenta trouble and feela bad too moocha for da work. I maka my leetle dog go dead desa morning weeth da f1eever and I sure feela tough.
 You know, me and dat leetle pup wee been greata frien tonga time seence he gotta born bouta tree mont. Every morning he come jumpa on da bed and tella me ees time go to work. And every night when I come home he maka beega noise tella me he ees glada for see
 He ink more for me as he do for da president Uniteda State He tinR am s1narta guy and be Iowa me more as he do hees girl. .Eef I feela good he feela good. And eef I feela on da bum he ees sama ting, too. When l scratcha de head he waga hees tail. And eef pulla heeS tail he weegle da head.
 Eef l maka meestake speaka da EngleeSh he no care. He no try cheat me or maka fool weeth me be- II. Only ting dat leetle feller no like was my girl. He t,Ak somatime I pay too moocha attensh weeth her and dat maka heem feela bad
 And now dat leetle pup go dead to- day for ala hees life. When I starta da f1eever he try maka breakfast weeth one front tire. But dat wheel no stop because no can Sec and when I loOka back to tella heem gooda bys 1ny pup ees on da ground ala bust up. Dat son-of-a-gun of a wheel breaka hees head so mooch he go dead rights queeck.
 So l hope you scuse me please for no putta piece cen da paper today Dat leetle dog was besta frien I gotta and I am gonna maha funeral for heem eef losa my job, no care. And eef ] gotta plenta money, too, l do somting worse as dat. Jreaka dat 6eever cen thousand piece vot keela my leetle pup.
 Wot you tink?
Cleveland County herald., 1921-05-26
M76E2&IQ2Ey2S[E1[{10 E{2I 2l&!' Q Q|I2' < N D {'1i'0'|

1nIs was too much to bear Fluffy walked to the edge of the pond and put one little foot in the cold water
 You don't have to get your feathers wet" said Duckie. You do not need to dive for things as we do; just swim like this"
 Like thisn was very easy for Duckie, because he was a duck and had the right sort of feet, but when poor little Fluffy waded in she was soon futtertng and Tapping about in the most helpless manner, too far from the bank to get back.
 Peep, peep, peepl" cried poor, frightened little Fluffy. q don't like this cold water and I am getting soaked. I know I shall go right to the bottom of this dreadful black pond in minute, Peep, peep, peepl
 Duckie and his brothers and sisters began to swim away, for they were frightened now at what they had done, and if 1t had not been for Rover Dog. who jumped in and saved Fluffy by picking her up in his big mouth, she would never have seen her mother again.
 T saw you running away with the Ducklings," said Rover, "and thought you would get into trouble, so I fol- lowed; you cannot swim"
 '1 know I can't now, but I thought I could" peeped Fluffy weakly, after Rover had gently rolled her over in the grass and dried her feathers.
 When Rover and Fluffy reached the barnyard Mrs. Leghorn was clucking loudly for her lost chick.
 "Here she is," said Rover, "and I advise you to be a little more watch full in the future If you wish to bring up all your family. This chick was trying to swim when I found her."
 Poor Mrs. Leghorn just tumbled over from fright and it took Mrs. White Hen and Mrs. Black Hen some time before they could get her to eat her dinner.
 But no one had to watch Fluffy after that. She had learned that chick ems cannot swim even if ducklings can, and when they call her "fraidy chick" Fluffy just looks at their feet and they stop calling her names.
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Cleveland County herald., 1921-05-26
HOW DO YOU SAY IT?
 By C. N. LURE Common Errors in English and How to Avoid Them
"cAN" AND MAY"

TES HE two auxiliary verbs ican" and A "may" are frequently confused. Can" is used to express power or possibility; that Is, 1t means to be able to do or to have the power of doing something. May" expresses permission or probability; that is, it indicates the permission or the right to do something. Thus the pupil may ask of the teacher, Gan I speak to my seatmate" and the teacher may reply, "Yes, you can speak to him." meaning that the ques- tioner has the power or the ability to do sol, ''but you may not do so," (meaning that the teachers permis- sion is withheld). "Can you lend me dollar?" the chronic borrower might ask, and the reply might be, "Yes, can lend you one, but I will not"
 Grammarians make a similar dis tinction in the use of "could" and "would,' when the past tense or the subjunctive is employed.
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Cleveland County herald., 1921-05-26

DOSTMAS GENERAL, Wash. U. $. A Dear Gen: Somaday when you no gotta too moocha work chew da rag l weesh you please geeva look bOuta teleephones. I dunno wot's mat ter, but seema lika all da phone gotta somatlng lika spreenga fever seence you be da boss.
 Longa time ago I maka acquaint weeth one leetle girl. She ees go0da for look and I feegure ulebbe some day 1 geeya treat weeth her to peec- ture show or da ice cream or soma. ting. She tella me calla her house on da phone.
 So one day I try reaeha her weeth teleephone. But no can get. I try nexa day, nexa week and nexa mont for tonga time, but no can get iika other time. But gotta accident other day and reecha where she leeva weeth da phone. But malla mees- take. She ees married now weeth tree keeds and one husband seence I tirSta calla her place
 Jusa between you and me and no for spreada round, Gen, seema like only ting you can getta now from telephone company cen hurry ees da bill.
 You know never feegure out be- fore why everybody say "hello!" when usa da phone. But gotta preety good idee now alla right. I tink ees so seldom caa getta number ees good idee for getta acquaint all over eacha tina Mebbe ees gooda suggest eef we say so tonga you're da boss, please to meet, tonga time I no see" Bur dat ees jusa suggest-I dunno eef ees good or wrong idee,
 Wot you tink? 4t,.,, t'-e>
Cleveland County herald., 1921-05-26
FLUFFY'S LESSON

ELUFFY was the spoiled chick of A Mrs. Leghorns brood, and 50 one morning when Duckie called to her to play with him Fluffy went, although she knew that her mother had told all the chicks that the way the duck lings had of playing was not good for chicks.
 "We are going down to the pond" said Duckie. My brothers and sisters are far down the road now, but we can catch them"
 Of course, Fluffy did not know what pond was like, but she did not in- tend to let Buckle think he knew more than she did, so she went along
 It seemed a long way to the pond, but Fluffy was brave and she walked along behind the waddling duckllngs, but when they reached the pond and
Cleveland County herald., 1921-05-26
,. HOW DO YOU SAY 1T? By (. N. LURE
 Common Errors in Engifsh Afsd How to Avod Them
"PERsoNss AND ~PEoPLE."

THE word persons" used to in- \ dicate a number or a gathering of human beings, Is ndmsr!cal; the word people is collective. The dif- ference in tue use df the words may be illustrated more easily by giving examples than by discussing the graf,- nautical principles involved
 We say, correctly, Three persons entered the theater," not, Three poo pie entered the theater." But we should not say or write. -There was . crowd of persons in the theater' {; say, There was a crowd of people. |" The rector was asked, How many can be seated in your church9' He replied, I've can seat comfortably about one thousand persons, but if an unusual crowd of people wishes to it. tend the services we can accommodate more than thousand" The Standard Dictionary says. Tt would be quite out of place to say, The pastor de- sires to meet the young persons of the church.
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Cleveland County herald., 1921-05-26
Cheap Horses.

Los Angeles, Cal.-"Horses in Mon. tana are selling for $1 per head" de. clared E. NJ Gamble, a prominent Iowa farmer, who was visitor fn the city recently.
 Mir Gamble asserted that he had just travelled through Montana and that owners of ranches there had offered him horses for $1 each if he would take them out of the state. Due to high freight rates, the Montane "anch, CTS cannot dispose of their stock, he said, and as there is DO market in the Southwest the ranches have become overstocked with horses of from 900 to L30O pounds.
Cleveland County herald., 1921-05-26

all the youngsters walked right into the water Fluffy wished she was back in the nice, dry barnyard with her mother.
 "Come along, Fluffy" called Duckie, as he followed his brothers and sis ters.
 "Oh, she can't swim" said the oth- CTS. "She Is only a chicken"
 "I can swim if want to-" answered Fluffy, but do not like to get my feathers wet"
 "Oh, she does not want to get her feathers wet" laughed the ducklings. "Why did you ask her, Duckie? She can't play with us; she Is afraid"
Cleveland County herald., 1921-05-26
A LINE O CHEER B0 John keardrick Bangs.
THE FAR M FER.

x/W call him REUB. You call
 him HICK,
 And poke fun at his rustic
 ways, Yet life would be paltry trick, But for his busy days, For who hath plowed the field for you, And won the harvest yield for youf Who feeds your need for golden wheat, You dwellers on the urban street? Egad. I'd sooner be without Your corner clod, and city lout, Than any Farmer in the land Who to my need hath set his hand.
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Cleveland County herald., 1921-05-26
Defined.

Small Boy-"Say, pop, can you put me wise as to what q phenomenon is Parent (whose city speculations need concentrated thoughD-"A phenome- non. my boy would be youth about your age who did not worry his sen iorsn
Cleveland County herald., 1921-05-26

At breakfast there had grown up in the family tendency for diver sified choice as to food One would take pancakes another shredded wheat, another puffeS rice and so forth.
 One morning the head of the house asserting his authority, said: It'd be so much easier for mother if we all ate the same"
 Martha, aged five, who alone had ordered puffed rice, spoke up: All right, papa, let's go. You and mama and Virginia and Catherine and Philip take puffed rice won't you, pleaser
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-03-11

waste of public funds state and ma
tional. has become the rule rather
than the exception Nearly 400 per
cent more than was spent ten years
ago. During that same period the
incubation of Florida increased less
than 50 per cent In other words our
EXPENSES Increased about 800 per
cent faster than our population
There are in Florida, in round
numbers a million people. | doubt Al
one hundred OF them know where
that eight million dollars came from
except they have a vague sort oil
idea that il came directly or indirect
" from the pockets of the people eX-
cept that portion OF 1t which was con
tributed by the national government
They do not know what that money
was appropriated .oI-still less what
return the state received for il;
whet..>r a dollar was made TO 40 the
worn OF a dollar, or the work or
penny. -.
Inc riPh- 10 e heard before being
taxed has ever been a jealousy guard
ed and Valiantly defended prerogative
OF our people and justly so. But, I'M
der our present fiscal system, the peo-
pie who are staggering along as best
they may under tremendous back
| breaking and heartbreaking burden
OF ever increasing taxation. have
about the same voice in. and know
about as much about the taxes which
are levied upon them by each session
I of the legislature as the man in the
moon knows,
! OF course | am aware of the gen
orally accepted idea that in Demo
cratic form OF government, such as
ours the people are informed through
their representatives of what takes
place in the legislature but nothing
could be more misleading in fact than
this idea. served through three
general sessions and one extra ses
sion While there. / enjoyed the rep
lttatiOn OF not being very far below
the average OF my colleagues in in
telligence. ! was practically always in
my seat and was deeply Interested in
the work which | thoroughly enjoyed
and gave earnest attention to the
proceedings But, | am frank to say
that at the end of the first two SEES
sions | knew almost nothing about
appropriations. During the last SEES
sion, | served ON the appropriation
committee and therefore had an op
portunity to come more directly in
contact with, and know more about
them.
1t is not unusual for 1000 bills tt
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-03-11
Octagon Soap, special bar, |

be introduced during the 60 days OIL
the Legislative term. Every member
serves on or or more committees.
They have their own bills to look
after and it is impossible even fol
those" who are experienced to keep
an accurate account OF the various
and sundry appropriations that are
asked for, ranging from matters of
great importance to those that are
utterly ridiculous. so that at the end
OF the session if the people were to-
ask what appropriations had been
made and why very few members
could give any definite or worthwhile
reply. The majority of our legisla-
tors are usually newly elected and
totally without legislative experience.
Budget Procedure no Longer an
Experiment
AS ! stated above, the budget sys-
tenn IS no longer an experiment.
Since Wisconsin and California
adopted it in 1918, 80 states have fol-
lowed suit, 25 OF which have found
by experience that the executive bud
get is the most satisfactory. These
states faced exactly the same cond1-
ton that is now facing Florida. Their
Ht6uS IOI Speuulub lhOhSS o"N -
their available revenues and it be-
came necessary for them TO adopt
some means by which every dollar
spent could be made to do more and
better work. In 1915, our own legfs-
iature put our own counties on bud
get basis. II these other states sue
ceeded in bringing fiscal order out of
chaos, as they did by the adoption OF
/ the budget system, can any Logical
argument be advanced why Ii would
not serve the same purpose in Flor
! ida? The truth of the whole matter
| is this every state, Florida among
the rest, Will be obliged sooner or
later to adopt the budget plan. What
therefore is the sense OF putting 1t
off from year to year? 1t is true that
few reactionaries in the state may
succeed for a time in preventing Its
adoption, just as they have always
consistently opposed and delayed as
long as possible, the adoption OF ey-
cry progressive measure. 1t is well
however for us to recognize the fact
that this is an era of advancement.
No set of men can stop the wheels of
progress any more than they can
stem the tide of destiny. AS soon as
the tax payers of the state clearly
understand what q scientific budget
means, ana it's many advantages oy-
er our present loose and unbusiness'
like fiscal system, they will demand
its adoption. When they find that il
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-03-11

his associates or the chief executive
alone should be required by law to
appear at any time before the legis-
lature in open session and explain
and defend any appropriation asked
for in the schedule. Then every mem
Der of that body. and his constituents
back home who are going 10 pay the
bills may know at any step OF the
proceedings what bills they are going
to be required to pay and why This
is business; it is just and it Is con
sistcnt with the spirit OF our inStll'l-
ti0ns.
Our Present Fiscal System Operates
to Keep the People in the Dark
Last year more than eight millions
OF dollars were spent from the pub
lie treasury. A staggering sum. even
in these days when the reckless
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-03-11

will substitute business efficiency
and economy for extravaganza and ir-
responsibility, and destroy invisible
government, they will elect to the
legislature only those who pledge
themselves to its adoption. The PEG
pie will no longer he content to sub;
nit to a system. the tendency 0f
which is. to burden them with taxa
ton without allowing them an oppor-
tunity to protest against it. A means
must be provided by law so that ey-
cry taxpayer can readily and accu-
rately ascertain exactly what he is
going to be taxed for before. not af-
ter, the tax is imposed. and the tax
collector is knocking at his door,
MARION l.. DAWSON.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-03-11
ANNOUNCEMENT OF NEW
ELECTRIC COMPANY

We wish to announce that Mt. J,
A. Kline and Mr. Carl f. Trammeli
have formed a partnership and will
do aNgeneral electrical contracting
business. We are licensed contrac-
tors ana guarantee satisfaction in all
work. We are Independent OF any
contractors combine. and can give
YOU the benefit of. lower prices.
Both members Of the >partnership
are permanent residents Of Lakeland,
MIR. Trammell being native Of. the
city and Mir. Kline having come here
several years ago from Oklahoma
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-03-11
LOWER
PRICES
and now counts Lakeland as his

and now counts Lakeland as his
home.
We feel that we are competent in
our line and will appreciate an op-
portunity to estimate on any work in
the electrical line. We make spe-
cialty of house wiring and can give
prompt attention to this and all 9TH
err work which we undertake.
Thanking our friends and customs
ers for their consideration of our
firm on any work they may have5
we are .
Yours for better service,
TRAMAIEIIrKLINE ELECTRIC CO.,
Phone 81 Black or 239 Red
-AdY.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-03-11
WHY FLORIDA SHOULD
ADOPT BUDGET SYSTEM
CONTINUED from Page ~

and the items so clearly set out that
M eynert knowledge will be required
ro understand them. Then, this buu,
pet so arranged should be submitted
70 the legislature during the first lew
DAYS of the session not the last lew
.doys. and a copy OF it should be
nlaced on the desk OF every member
and il should he published in the
leading papers OF the state. anu
,bnsa who have prepared the budget
whether they are the governor and
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1921-10-15
LEGION HERO WITH ONE LEG
Detroit Member Of Organization DIS.
plays Makeup of True Soldier
During Fire.

Once o hero, always hero, Is what
Detroit Is saying Of Leo Thurman,
World war veteran, who lost leg In
France. but who nevertheless saved
the life OF stranger In a burning
building recently, while able-bodied
spectators stood about wringing their
hands.
Thurman, a member of the Charles
A. Learned post of the American Lee
gion, lost his left leg at the thigh
while serving as machine gunner
with the Thirty-second division Of the
A. e. r. Early one morning he was
awakened by shouts and soon learned
that a nearby house was on fire.
CARRIED In dressing gown he made
his way to the burning house and
found a crowd Of spectators awaiting
the fire department. Fears were ex-
pressed for the safety of occupants in
the house, and as no one volunteered
to enter, the Legionnaire broke open
q window and went In. He returned
dragging Aaron Pruitt, whom he found
overcome ON bed.
"Any soldier would have done the
same thing" declared the hero.
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1921-10-15
FRENCH MEDALS FOR YANKS
Presented to All Americana
Who Served.

All Americans who served overseas
as members Of units Of the French
command during the World war are
to receive handsome decoration from
the French government, to be known
as the French CONNIE lucrative medal
Distribution will lie made from the
Office Of the French military sttache
at Washington. 1t Ia estimated that
from ten to fifteen thousand Amerl-
cans are entitled to the medal Since
they are scattered ill over the coun-
try, the French g .vernment has APP
pealed to the mort than eleven thou
sand posts of the American Legion to
publish the news of the medal offer
to eligible veterans.
The medals are to go to al Smeri-
can citizens who served, during the
World war, as members of the French
army and navy; as physicians, nurses,
pharmacists or administrators In
French sanitary units between August
2, 1914, and November Ii, 1918: MS
members of relief agencies under
French command, and as motor
drivers operators and secretaries in
the regular organizations of the French
armies.
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1921-10-15

earnestly, haven't you got two dol,
lars and haif?'
"Of course she hasn'tv' his partner
assured him. "She never had two
dollars and half In her life!"
"Well, them" said Henry gloomily
"what we goin' to do about It'll
How much you think we ought to
charge her|
Herbert's expression became nom
committal. Just let me think q min
ute," he said; and with his hand to
his brow stepped behind the unsus-
piclous Florence.
Il got to think" he murmured; then
with the traightforwardness of his
age he suddenly seized his damsel
cousin from the rear and held her Ia
tight but far from affectlonate EN-
brace, pinioning her arms. She
shrieked, "Murder!" and Let me go r
and "Helpl Hay-yulp"
Look In her pocket" Herbert
shouted "She keeps her money in
her skirt pocket when she's got any.
It's on the left side of her. Don't let
her kick you! Look out p
Il got I'll said the dexterous Henry,
retreating and exhibiting coins. ITS
one dime and two nickels---twenty
cents. Has she got any more peck
efs?"
mo, | haven't" Florence fiercely
Informed him. as Herbert released
her. And guess you better hand
that money back If you don't want to
be arrested for stealing"
Henry was unmoved. Twenty
cents he said calculatingly. well,
all right; 1t isn't much, but you can
have your poem In our newspaper for
twenty cents, Florence. If you don't
want to pay that much, why take your
ole twenty cents and go on away!"
Yes said Herbert. That's as
cheap as wen do 1t, Florence. Take
1t or leave it,
Take II or leave It," Henry Rooter
agreed. THAT'S the way to talk to
her; take it, or leave 1t, Florence. If
you don't take 1t you got TO leave it."
Florence was indignant, but she de-
cided to take 1t. "All right she said