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The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-08-12
SCOUTSLEAvE
TOMORROW FOR
WEEKS OUTING
Aledo Troop to Spend Week At
English Bend Club House
Open House Two Days.
Especial to The Argus-)

Aledo, Aug members Of
Aledo scout troop No. l will leave
Aledo at Sis tomorrow morning
for New Boston, where they will
spend a week camping at the Eng
FISH Bend club house, located near
the power plant The boys will be
accompanied by Scoutmaster Will
liam Middaugh, John McHard =
member of the club which owns the
club house, Charles Cooper, who
will cook for the boys and Law
renee Hawks.
The boys will be under strict
rules while in camp and will follow
a daily schedule: First call, $50;
plunge. $40; reveille, $50; break
fast, 500; swimming, 10 to 1920;
dinner, 1900; swimming, 500 to
$50; supper, 500; campfire coun-
Gil. 1880 to 900; lights out, $50.
No scout is allowed in the water
at any time not called for in the
schedule. Sick call will be made
each morning. Each scout is re-
quired to wash his teeth at least
twice each day while in camp. The
camp limits will be plainly marked
and no scout will be allowed out
side these limits, unless given a
written pass by the scoutmaster.
Any scout disobeying the swimming
rule will not be privileged to go in
the water during the remainder of
The trip.
Two open house days will be
On Wednesday open
house will be held for any visitors
who wish to spend the day with the
scouts. Thursday is Kiwanis day
and members of the Aledo Kiwanis
club will be the guests of the boys
turing the day. a special pro-
gram will be arranged for these !
lays.
The equipment which each scout |
s to take tomorrow is as follows: |
Soap, bath towel, hand towel, tooth !
brush, tooth paste, one complete |
change of clothing, three changes /
Of underwear, two blankets, Or |
equivalent in comforts, five hand
kerchiefs, one bathing suit. Extra !
equipment consisting of a camera,
fishing tackle and fiashlight NAV be |
taken if desired.
The members of the troop who
will make the trip are: G. C. Mays,
Bruce Flemming. Hayes Calhoun,
Richard WarnOck, Virgil Anderson,
Fred Dunlap, Charles Bonynge,
Fred Anderson. Cecil Mays, Nate
sabbath. Bill Hawks, George Hebel.
larry Boylan, Lyle Newton and
vernon BigSby.
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PICK TEACHERS
FOR SHEFFIELD;
TEN APPOINTED
Board of Education Makes Selec.
ton Of Corps for Term to Open
in September.
Especial Correspondence


Sheffield, Ill, Aug. 12-The boar
OF education of the Sheffield Com
munity consolidated school has
named the faculty of the high
school and grade schools for the
coming year. The appointments
are: superintendent, L W. Hacker
of the Illinois State Normal and
the University of Illinois, will teach
manual training. agriculture and
physics.
Miss Edith Boyd, of the Univer-
slty OF Illinois and Wellesley. will
have history, Latin and third and
fourth English classes.
T. R. Anselm of Augustana. will
be the coach, and teach French
mathematics and civics.
MISS Georgia VOORHEES,, Univer-
sfty OF Indiana. will be in charge ot
the domestic science and biology
courses.
Miss Florence Mitchell. Uniyer-
sity of Indiana and Columbia
ocnool of Music, is to teach music
and the first and second English
non
The grade teachers are: Miss RI
gina johnson, seventh and eighth |
srades; Evan Klock, fifth and
sixth grades; Miss Rita BRADY
hfrd and fourth; Miss Margaret
Stelmle. second and third. and Miss
EDNA Huck, primary.
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MACHINE FILLED
WITH PASSENGERS
FALLS INTO RIVER
Especial Correspondence

Sterling, ILL.,, Aug. 12.-Mrs. How
ard Beard. of Polo. sustained d
broken pelvic bone and other in
jIries, the forepart of this week
when a car owned and driven bv
DR.. L. A. Beard skidded into Rock
river at point known as TIE
Narrows," which is on the river
road between Oregon and Byron.
In the car at the time were DR..
Beard, Mr.. and Mrs. Howard Beard
and their baby daughter, James and
Francis Anderson and two other
boys. all of whom with the excep-
ton of one Of the boys, were thrown
into Rock river, several being pin
ned underneath the car. A gang
OF men working on the road were
eye witnesses to the accident and
gave aid at once. The first person
recovered from the river was the
baby. Mrs. Beard will be taken TO
the FTeeport hospital as soon as
she is able to make the trip.
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CENESEO WILL
MEET COLONA
Play Is Expected To BE Good, Since
Each Has Won a Game From
the Other.
Especial Correspondence

Geneseo, Ill, Aug. 1.-THE third
baseball game between the Geneseo
American Legion team and the Co.
Iona Greys, which was postponed
three weeks ago on account of the
military funeral of Adolph Erickson.
Will be played at o'clock SUNDAY
afternoon on the Geneseo diamond.
The game is expected to be
good one as each team has won
game from the other. Several weeks
ago Geneseo won from Colona with
a to L score and loa at Colona
with a one-sided score of IL TO 1
The probable batteries for Geneseo
Legion team will be Rydberg and
Burgeson, while Jacobson will pitch
and R. Spence catch for the CoIona
Greys.
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IDENTIFY SOLDIER
BODY BY SCAR ON
FOREHEAD; BURIED
Especial Correspondence ,


Milan. Ill., Aug. 12-Mrs. Ti1Iie
Morey OF Milan has returned from
burlington, Iowa, where she at
tended the military funeral of lingo
Schultz. When there she visited
with her son, Frank Morey. M
Schultz was the son Of Mrs. Frank
Morey.
The casket containing the SOL
der body was opened before the
funeral and identified by the fam
lily A scar on the forehead and a
missing tooth served as the identi-
hcation marks. The body was la;l
IN the casket in excellent condi-
tlon, the casket having been silk
lined by the government. The bed
olng was in clean condition. A
metalic plate with the soldiers
name, serial number and comnanv
name was attached within the cas-
ket-
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Geneseo Personals
Especial Correspondence.)

Geneseo, ILL.,, Aug. II. = George
Macleod, Geneseo blacksmith, Will
leave this week for White Hall, H.,
and other cities, where he will shoe
show horses for this years annual
Illinois state fair.
Miss Leila McDougal, daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. N d. McDougaH or
East Main street, who is operator
at the Mutual telephone company,
left Thursday for Milan and Rock
Island where she will spend her va
cation with relatives.
Mrs. Maggie Morrison of Cramp-
ton, ILL.,. has purchased she resi-
dence of Mrs. A Monesmith on
South lakewood avenue. Mrs. Nor
rison will make her home in Cen
eseo.
The Geneseo cider mill will open
next Tuesday, April IL, and each fol-
lowing Tuesday for several weeks
W. E. Campbell of East Moline
has been secured by the William
Nunsen company of Baltimore as
at their Geneseo cam
ming factory.
MIR. and Mrs. Fred Lewis and chill
dren, Mr.. and Mrs. Roy Lewis, and
the Misses Neva Lewis, Gladys Etc
horn and Velma Souers, left for
Starved Rock, where they will camp
several days.
Miss Verda Holton, who is attend
ing the University of Minnesota at
arrived home to spend
an extended vacation with her uncle
and aunt, Mr.. and Mrs. w. H. Far
Der of West First street
Mr.. and Mrs. E. F. Dillenbeck on
South State street, and Mr. and Mrs |
R. ]. Struthers of South Center
street, left for a trip through Wis
consin.
The Woman's Missionary society |
Of the Grace church will meet next !
Thursday at the Grace church. The !
leaders for the afternoon are Mrs /
wager, Mrs. John Ernst and |
Mrs. Clayton Fehr Refreshments +
will be served
DR.. George Wood leaves Sunday !!
IN two weeks vacation in North
He expects to go through
Wis, on the return
rip. where he will visit with rela- /
ives.
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Especial to The Argus.)

Springfield, Ill, Aug IAN ex-
haustive survey of farmers. mer-
chants, and ministers in La Sale
and Mclean counties, which are In
the heart of the grain market dis
trict in the country, has proved to
the Illinois Agricultural association
that the United States is ready for
the organization OF the United
States Grain Growers corporation,
the farmer-owned marketing sys-
tenn
The state agricultural association
which made the survey, says the
following in its second of a series
of three articles on the struggle
for a farmer-owned marketing cor
poration:
La Sale and Mclean counties,
where the battle for national su-
premacy in the grain market began
last week with the organization of
growers into the United States
Grain Growers, Inc, the new farm
crowned marketing corporation,
are in the heart of the Illinois grain
belt. Each county grows about 49,
100000 bushels of corn, wheat and
oats annually and each has
strongly organized county farm bu-
reau.
six bankers were interviewed in
the two counties. One did not COM
NIT himself, three thought the
grain growers plan was sound,
while two believed that the old
system was best
One banker declared that the
support of bankers in the fight
against farmers cooperative grain
marketing had been asked in a let
ter from the special executive COM
m1ttee of organized grain dealers.
Seventeen retail merchants
hardware, harness, dry
goods and implements-wer inter
viewed IN the two counties. Twelve
OF them declared for the plan The
most frequent reason given was
that the present marketing system
seemed to have worked a hardship
on the grower that is reflected in
a general slackening of trade.
Fear of the pool appeared as the
chief reason for the opposition of
hVe merchants. Two of the mer-
chants in favor of the plan were
doubtful about the pool.
Three ministers of the gospel
were asked their opinion. One ad-
nitted that he was not acquainted
With the plan, while the other two
considered it to be within the
pounds of good community ethics. !
sixteen grain elevators in the /
.Wo counties signed contracts +o
market their grain with the new
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SURVEY SHOWS THAT
FARMERS, PASTORS AND BUSINESS
MEN FAVOR GRAIN GROWERS, INC

farmer-owned corporation even be-
fore the official organization cam
paign among farmers began.
Two lawyers were asked wheth-
er or not they considered the plan
as a whole to be legally sound.
Both replied in the affirmative.
"Fifty-two farmers in the two
counties, both organized and unor-
ganized, were questioned as to their
stand All but seven of them as
serted that they were fairly well
acquainted with the plan and only
three refused to express an opin-
ion. OF the remaining AZ, all but
six were in favor
Three of the six who opposed
feared high salaries of leaders in
the movement (press reports ON the
following day announced a one
third retroactive cut in these salar-
les voted by the officials them
selves). One farmer said he was
satisfied with the old system, two
thought that the new plan was not
bad" but had no chance of sur
mounting grain dealers opposition.
THE actual signing of contracts
of the new farmer-owned corpora
ton by grain growers began last
week in Mclean county and this
week in La Sale county. With six
solicitors at work in each of the
counties, more than three hundred
growers have put their names on
the dotted line
''Out of the first 81 farmers visit
ed by solicitors on the first day in
Mclean county, SO signed. Thirty
four out of Sc visited signed on the
second day. Since then, according
to solicitors reports, more than
fourfifths of the growers inter
viewed by organizers have signed
contracts.
THE solicitors for the new com
pany are trainers who have been
trained in organization work at Chi
cago.
The following remark of a Nc
Lean county farmer seems to ex-
press prevailing sentiment
among growers:
Grain dealers aren't spending
$3.50, 900 on propaganda just be-
cause they love the farmer. They're
figuring on getting it back some
time and either the grower or the !
producer is going to pay it. 1 figure |
that if it is worth quarter OF |
million to them to kill farmer com !
petition, it's worth a $40 bill to me |
to join.
IF La Sale and Mclean coun- |
lies are representative of Illinois |
-armers-the new farmer owned |
marketing system seems likely to |
build up strong organization in |
he state.'
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SALESMAN SELLS
FOUR CARS SINCE
OPENING OFFICE
Especial to The Argus. }

AIedo, Aug. l2.-Since the re-
opening of the c. D. Lawson Over
land and Willys-Knight saleSrooms
in the west end garage on Motor
row, Mr.. Lawson has disposed of
four cars. Overlands have been
purchased by John Downing and
Mace Taylor, both of Aledo. while
Simon MARBLE of Aledo and Thorn
as Hughes of Matherville now drive
new Willys-knight models, pur-
chased from Mr.. Lawson. Mr.. Lew
son was formerly with the Corne-
Illus Swartout Ford agency in Ale
do, which was purchased last week
by Cameron Bros. of woodruff.
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MISSION CIRCLE
CELEBRATE 10TH
BIRTHDAY TODAY
Especial to The Argus

Aledo, Aug. 12.-Members of the
Ann Watson Missionary circle Of
the United Presbyterian church of
Aledo planned to celebrate their
10th anniversary today. This aft
ernoon at $3.50 the regular meeting
of the society was to be held in
the church parlors. A social and
picnic supper was to follow the
business session.
At 8 O'Clock tonight the members
of the circle will present a page
ant, Christ in America" A talk
will also be given tonight by Miss
Jean Morrison, a foreign mission
airy, who has just returned from
Punjeb. India The public is cor
daily invited to attend the events
tonight.
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ALedo and Mercer County
JOY TEAM WINS
RUB GAME WITH
SEATON PLAYERS
fspecial to The Argus.l

Aledo, Aug. 12.-As part of the
celebration staged yesterday at
Seaton, the Joy and Seaton base
ball teams met to decide which
team contained the champion play
ers. Joy won the match with a
score of to 3. The Seaton team
made its first score IN the sixth ia
ming and in the seventh COPIED two
more, putting them in the lead al
the end of this inning. Joy rallied,
however, land ran in five scores in
the ninth inning, thus winning the
game
In the morning combination
sale was held. The sale was super
vised by village officials and many
were offered. Among them
was a chemical fire engine, former :
ly the property of the city. Ed
Greer of near Seaton purchased the
engine. In the evening a dance
was held at the Amy dance hall.
Evans Jazz band of Rock Island
furnished the music. A number of
Aiedo people motored over to at
tend the evening celebration.
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POPULAR YOUNG
PEOPLE MARRIED
Evelyn A. Morrasy, Daughter of
Representative MOrraSy, Weds
Floyd d. Hartley.
Especial Correspondence

e.
Sheffield, Ill, Aug. 12.-FIoyd D.
Hartley and Miss Evelyn A. Nor
rasy were quietly married at the
Morrasy home Wednesday after
noon. Rev. E. E. Anterior perform
ing the simple ring ceremony in the
presence of the immediate families.
The aged grandmother of the bride
time since her accident over a wear
time since her accident over a year
ago that she might see her young
est grandChild a bride.
The bride is the youngest child of
Representative and Mrs. F. W. Nor
rasy, a graduate of the Sheffield
nigh school and the last year a stu
dent of Drake university, Des
Moines, Iowa.
The groom is the only son of Mr.
and Mrs. F. G. Hartley OF Mineral.
III, and is employed by the Dodge
Motor company at Waukesha. wis.
where the new home will be made
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ELEVEN YEARS OF
BUSINESS TO END
Especial Corresnonaan..,

Matherville, Ill. Aug. IA. p
stem who has been in business
here for the last IL years and In
surrounding villages for the last 20
years, will close out his, business
soon He expects to sell his entire
STOCK within two months and then
give possession OF the building tn
John ). Hallas, who has a lease on
The property. ~
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OLD WALKER HOME
IN MILAN BOUGHT
BY EDWIN GAMBLE
(Special Correspondence.

Milan, ILL.,, Aug. N12-The old
Walker home on Fourth and Will
liams streets, occupied by Merritt
Brown for the last year, was yes
terday purchased by Mr.. and Mrs.
Edwin Gamble of Milan. The resi-
dence is the old homestead of Mrs.
Susan Walker.
Mr. and Mrs. Gamble bought the
place for an investment.
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EXAMS TOMORROW.

Especial 10 The Argus.)
Aledo, Aug. IAN examination
70 NIL the vacancy of the office of
postmaster at New Boston will be
held tomorrow. A similar examin-
alton will be held at Seaton, where
new postmaster is needed. The
salary Of the former office is 81 500.
while the salary at the Seaton Of
ice is $500.
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HOLD FUNERAL OF
HELEN SACKFTE.D
Especial Correspondence

Matherville. Ill. Aug. Eth
neral services for little Helen Sack
field, 4-year-oId child who Was Iii
ca IN fall from a truck was large
~ attended. Robert Sackfield and
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Bramer of
oaI valley. Mrs. Sarah Earring and
Gaugnter Della of Abba. Iowa. John
oackheld OF Divernon. ILL.,, and Mr..
ana Mrs. John Foster of Rock Is
land attended the seryicel
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ARM rs FRACTURED
IN FALL OFF LOAD
OF HAY IN RURAL
Especial Correspondence

Coal Valley, ILL.,, Aug. 12.-Clyde
Bollman of Rural met with an acct
dent Tuesday at the home of Mrs.
Ira Bollman in Rural. when he fell
on a'load of hay, fracturing one of
his arms. DIR. W. F. Myers accom-
panied him TO the Lutheran hospital
Moline, Wednesday, where an X-rav
was taken to determine the extent
of his injuries.
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BALL GAME TOMORROW,
Especial to The Argus.)

Aledo. Aug. IA game between
the Mercer county All-Stars and
the Joy nfne Is scheduled for to-
morrow afternoon at the VanAtta
field in Joy. The game will be call
ed at 8 O'Clock. The Joy team
claims to have a big league pitcher
who VIII appear ON the diamond
Saturday afternoon Local fans ara
anticipating . fast gama,
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JOHN M. WALTON
WORKING AT CANAL,

Annawan, Ill, Aug. 12.-After an
absence of almost a year, John M
Walton is visiting again in Anna
wan Mr.. Walton is one of the en-
g1neers on the canal. His work in
this vicinity will probably keen him
here for month. He will start on
the aqueduct just west of Anna
wan anna
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RETURNS HOME.
Especial to The Argus.

10 al 8 u.s.
Aledo. Aug. 12.7James Hair of
Lincoln, Neb., who has been visit
ing since last Monday at the home
OF Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Morgan in
Aledo. left last night for his home.
Mr.. Hair is a former resident of
having resided here about
thirty years ago. He met many of
his former friends while In AIedo.
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COAL VALLEY TO
CROSS BATS WITH
CAMBRIDGE TEAM
Especial Correspondence

Coal Valley. Ill, Aug. 12.-The
coal Valley ball club JOURNEYS tn
Cambridge Sunday to meet the fast
independent team of that city. Coal
NaIiey mas been strengthened re-
Gently by the addition of several
new men They expect to top Sun
DAYS game. A large support of
rooters VIII accompany them.
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GIVEN SURPRISE
ON IL BIRTHDAY
Especial Corresponden.e,

Coal Valley. Ill, Aug. I2.-Miss
Ellen Cook was very pleasantly snr-
prised Wednesday afternoon, the or
casion being her 18th birthday an
niversary, when a number of her
sehoolmates came in her home m
expectedly. The little folks passed
the time in playing games and in
the late afternoon they were servaS
a delicious repast- Miss Helen re-
ceaved number of pretty gifts nv
which to remember the happy oc-
5000.
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REMOVES mNSILS-

Especial to The Argus.)
Aledo, Aug. IL. Miss Vivian
Morse of New Boston was operated
on yesterday at the office of DR..
James A. Wallace, who removed
her tonsils. She returned to her
home in New Boston yesterday.
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SURPRISE FORMER
MILAN RESIDENT
Especial Correspondenca,

Milan, Ill, Aug. 12.-Twenty-f1ve
Milan people, friends and former
neighbors of Mrs. Susan Walker
went to her home at 1927 Farnum
street, Davenport, yesterday morn
ing and surprised her. They
brought their dinner with them
The hours were spent in having a
general social time.
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BAKE SALE TOMORROW.

VopeCIaI 70 TIE ATSus.)
Aledo, Aug. ia new line of
goods will be offered tomorrow at
the five and ten cent store of D. ].
NanAtta. Among the offerings will
be homemade cakes, candy and cot
tage cheese. The sale will be con-
Quoted by the women of the Reyn-
olds Methodist church and will
start at l o'clock in the afternoon.
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LADIES' AID.

VSpecIaI 10 Inc Argus.)
Aledo, Aug. 12.-Mrs. Elizabeth
RAIDER was hostess to the members
of the ladies aid society of the
First Methodist church Of Aledo
yesterday afternoon at her home
west of town. A good attendance
is reported
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SELECTED TEAM
CHALLENGESJO JOY
Game is Called for Saturday After.
noon at Fanatta Field-ROOters
Plan Big Time.
Especial CorresnondenceN

Joy, ILL.,, Aug. II. - Judy"
Thomson has selected nine of the
best ball players from the vari-
Gus teams of Mercer county AMI
challenged the JOY baseball team to
a game at the Vanatta ball park at
3 O'Clock Saturday afternoon.
Manager Brashears and Captain
Bridgford have accepted the cha
lenge and announced a real game
for Judy's team. This promises to
be one of the spicy games of the
season and is the absorbing topic
at present among the baseball fans.
An inventor is working on a new
motor fuel called acetol, a combi-
nation of alcohol and ether.
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e. E. MEETING.
Especial TO The Argus.O

Aledo, Aug. 12.-Members of the
Christian Endeavor society of the
First Presbyterian church of Aledo
Will hold a business meeting to-
night at the home of Miss Thank
full Cooke.
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TAKE DEGREE AT
MASONIC TEMPLE
Especial Corresnonde,..,

Especial Correspondence.)
Matherville. Ill, Aug. 12.-The
tnird degree will be conferred on
several candidates at the meeting
at the Masonic temple in Preemp-
ton this evening.
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The automobile is superseding
the camel IN the deserts of north
ern Africa.
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ATKINSON AND
ANNAWAN MEET
Especial CORRESPONDENCE,

Atkinson, Ill, Aug. 12.-The c.
\. M c. ball team will meet the
Ahnawan team Sunday at the Al
klnson ball park. A good game IS
expected.
Newark post., 1921-03-16

paper he was its most vigorous
and fearless editor. The fame of
the Sunday Star depended not so
much upon its news or general
literary columns, as upon its edi-
torial page. No one ever charged
him with selling his pen or his
editorial pages. He always es-
poused what he deemed to he the
side of an enlightened public in
terest.
Mr.. Bells literary activities
were by no means limited to his
editorial writings. Early in his
career he developed a facility in
verse writing, and was frequent
contributor of poems to local and
other publications both in this
country and in England. This in
clination toward poetic form and
expression was the logical corol-
larry of an artistic temperament
and intellect. Painting and music
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