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The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-03-16
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|9 IMPROVING
COUNTY ROADS


No l3-senting voice was heard
Nnen the resolution authorizing
'oubdnisuion OF tax levy proposition
~ ~ people IN June for the pur-
Dooo C creating . county roads
UyDteun Independent Of any other
~ PASSED By the board Of SUPER
Nisort yesterday afternoon.
should the proposition be accept
81 BY the voters, It Is considered
likely that improvement Of roads
may b started - early as 1922.
while the bond issue would furnish
funds from taxes each year for five
years, II II believed that construc-
ton may extend over 10 years.
BY the end Of that period, how
ever, members Of the special roads
ccmmittee Of the board believe that
Rock Island county will have a
system Of improved highways that
will be the envy Of any county in
the state.
The proposition that goes on the
ballot will provide for . tax levy
OF 3 1-3 mills for five years. Prop
erty assessed at $1,000. an average
figure, would pay towards the roads
$3.50 each year.
Total assessed valuation for
Rock Island county for 1920 was
339,625.O5.. This amount would
produce over $4,000 each year.
Allowing for natural increase in
property values, the end OF five
years would total in excess Of $780,
900.
The committee had no means OF
determining how much per mile
the road Improvement would cost.
At q cost Of $4,000 and $4,000 per
mile, 50 to 60 miles could be con-
structed. This would be exclusive
of any routes designated for state
aid. The committee points out
that no one can say whether cost
Of construction will drop within the
coming years, but presuming that
Il will, an even greater number OF
miles OF good roads would be given
the county.
m0AC M &C DlcAIWos
That ali may benefit at the start
the resolution provides for division
Of the county into three districts
the funds to be apportioned to each
district in equal shares annually
All funds are to remain under con-
troll Of and be expended by the
board Of supervisors. The districts
are as follows:
4. Includes all roads Sc
lected for improvement lying .
east Of east boundary lines Of
Moline and north OF a line ex-
- tended eastward from extreme
south line Of Moline to county
border.
2. South Of south line of
district No. and south of Rock
Island and east of east limo of
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-03-16
Grocery Specials

A 0tO~AesAo
S lbs. Pure Cane Sugar >. .43c
2 lbs. Lump Sugar ....... Etc
2 large cans Good Milk Csc
2 large cans H0n,iny Csc
2 large cans Pumpkin -. Csc
Corn Meal, package .13c
Dark Karo (sn,all) 5000. .IOc
Light Kar0 (snaall) -. he
&c Corn Flakes, ; pkgs. Csc
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-03-16
WILSON MEMORIAL.

New York, March ia move
ment was launched to establish a
perpetual memorial in honor Of
Woodrow Wilson, "the man who
projected the League Of Nations
idea into the world"
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-03-16
1t is Not Uncommon to Hear
People Talking in the Trolley

dinner table about their shopping adventures and bar
sans exung what they found and bought and
and then recounns what they wanted and could not nd
and the and Of and another
There be but few people that bay something
for nothing it fact that there only small percent
Of the who willing pay fair equivalent m
good articles
There plenty Of and abundant patronage for the
careful merchant who provides the safe qualities of goods and
keeps on marking down the prices to meet the conditions
they arise.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-03-16
Gklk6EO NORMA
STUDEGTS H0l
FOR A vACI5'r
(special to mi. ~.

Geneseo. ILL.,. March III
are arriving homo Tor fAs
vacation. Among the ar,t;.,s.
tas nliaoi: State Nosn.i
Misses Aable Ellingsvort1 ~
dillmer. and kena Smith
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-03-16

Spring Frocks and Suits al
most demand lovely silk petit
coats to wear with them. We
have just received a new as
sortment of rare beauty. The
quality and serviceability is
very apparent.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-03-16

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The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-03-16

I. -~sSsa1a .s.
& i provided that ne townships
bhail furnish suitable graded and
prepared right Of why's 70 receive
hard surface, which shall b -.
pgesol " Tie oeGnsy engineer. II
was explained that no hazdship y
fateaded II deuaaAink tat tie
townships do the preliminary work
inasmuch % no more money viii be
needed than what II already appro-
priated for grading and keeping
highways in repair.
Question was raised about the
townships liability in this matter.
It was asked II the township would
be obliged To have the preliminary
work doae under risk II not being
included IN the scope Of The funds.
II pointing out that nuthtng
more 10 asked than what the town.
ship already .expends, Supervisor
HooenSmfth cited figures to show
that the cities really carry the
brvnt OF the burden while country
districts benefit practically 100 per
cent
Cities Pay Hest
He said that Rock Island. Moline.
East Moline and Silvis pay 1873
per cent Of the total taxes. In view
Of this he said it would be difncult
to conceive why any rural district
should object.
Opinion of the committee II that
the main travelled roads should be
improved first, il the proposition
meets approval Of the voters. 1t
was stated Eat It is not possible
to give attention to the minor
highways within the next i've
years. Tentative plans call for
beginning on roads extending from
the cities out. .
General specifications provide
for a sub-base of macadam, consist
ing Of crushed rock or gravel, or
both, properly spread over q sur
face 16 to Is feet in width. II
shall be OF suncient depth to in
sure stability and sustain suitable
binding or wearing surface mater
ial. The county engineer will pre-
pare the specifications and present
them for approval of the board, OF
to committee properly authorized.
Suggestion was offered that q
committee Of five be appointed
from. the board to be known as
County Roads Improvement COM
mittee," which will have full
charge and control Of improve
ment work under instructions oil
the board Of supervisors.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-03-16

Accept California" Syrup OF Figs
on the package, then you are sure
your child is having the best and
most harmless physic for the stom-
ach, liver and bowels. Children
love its fruity lasts. Full directions
on each bottle. You must say Gal
NOrnia."
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-03-16

35c Bleached Crash
Toweling
All linen Welt crash, very alb
sorbent and of excellent o.
quality, a yard -. .kOL
Bleached Shaker
Flannel
Extra heavy, soft downy nap.
Regular 29c quality, ~
Special, a yard ........ Nv
81x9O Seamless Bed
Sheets
Fine quality; compares with
the best sheeting, ex- CT Al
ira special at, each >. pIs41
All Wool Skirtings
Checks, stripes and plaids for
the new pleated skirts. All
the seasons newest color COM
binations. Up to $500 CA En-
values, yard $4.95 andQ4.OU
(aain Fieer)
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1921-05-20
RUSSIA REPUDIATED
BY LABOR COUNCIL

Cincinnati, May 13.-Organized
labor in the United States must not
take any action which would be con-
strued as an assistance to. or approval
of the Soviet government OF Russia,
the executive council of the Ameri-
can Federation of Labor warned in
its annual report, which was complet-
ed here today.
The council in a lengthy declara-
ton which will be presented to the
annual convention of the federation
in Danver, condemns the Soviet gov
eminent as no: being representative
of the Russian people. and declares
II to be antagonistic to the union la
Dor movement.
The American labor movement
must not place itself on record It was
stated as supporting a government
that "endeavors to create revolutions
in the well-established. civilized ma
tions of the world and applies mill
tarization of labor and prevents the
organizing ana functioning of trades
unions and the maintenance of free
press and free public assemblage.
The report is understood to criti-
cizo the Socialist party for its alleged
support of the communists and other
radical elements in this country. The
Industrial Workers of the World are
also condemned as one of the agencies
being used by the Soviet regime to
destroy organized labor in this coun-
try and overthrow the government
The membership report of the fed
Grafton. it is understood, will show
1920 bringing the total membership
to near 100000.
Mr.. Gompers declined to discuss
the contents of the report of the
councils recommendations
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1921-05-20

kill her first, Cor the dog had follow
ed her brother in France and had
watched over his dead body in mo
mans land" The ship was not al
lowed to tie up at its wharf but was
forced to remain in the outer harboc
and let it's cargo and passengers be
taken off by another vessel. The an
imal was confined to a room and kept
under a sanitary guard while Miss
Corneille prepared to return with the
vessel to New York without landing.
Prevalence of the rinderpest in Bra
zil was the cause of the restrictions.
Through the efforts of the American
consul permission was secured for
the transfer of the dog to river boat
without touching Uruguayan soil.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1921-05-20
character are accepted as the reliance
Of the nation.
MAKE FORTUNES IN
AMERICAN MONEY

In Budapest American paper money
is worth twice as much as American
silver money, for the reason that sill
yer is heavier and harder to trans
port. Money dealers have taken ad-
vantage of this fact and have reaped
a harvest Immigrants on their way
. America usually appear at the Am
erican consulate with paper money.
The money dealers watch for them
and offer them $50 in silver for SIS
in paper. They then convert the sill
yer into double its fact value in Hun
garian money, making a net profit
OF $40. II is figured that the Ameri-
can consulate Is the loser for the sill
yer money must be accepted at par
and heavy pouches of it shipped TO
America instead of light packages of
paper money.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1921-05-20
HARDING GETS OFF
TO GOOD BEGINNING
Good Nature and Quiet Determination
Evident In Relations With
Congress.

Washington, May 16.-President
Harding has made good.
This is the unanimous verdict Of
Washington. Members of Congress
and executive officials outvie in
praise OF an administration which has
gone ahead without blunders and has
functioued with the ease Of we'll
oiled machine.
Before the Republican convention
last June the party was rent with the
temporary dissension Of a great con-
test for the presidency. When War
rem c. Harding was nominated those
leaders who had been opposed 10 him
awaited with confidence the impress
sion ne would make upon the conn
try. Thoy were not disappointed. He
conducted himself during the cam
paign without an error. After the
Inauguration the Democrats express
ed the hope that serious mistakes
would be made, that the large maJCTi-
ties in the House and senate would
sc uIwieldy. and that patronage
would cause discussion. But two
months have nassed without mis-
takes. with a unity of purpose in do
ing away with the maladministration
Of The Wilson regime. and with u slow
par.Clling out OF the larger offices on
ha 90 Of ..Hapay The
suit is that he Democrats are even
more respondent than Immediately
after tle election, for tLcG they were
merely defeated, and now thy are
without immediate hope of restora-
tion.
The salutary change of administra-
tion is noticed especially in the atti-
tude OF the President toward Con-
gress Mr.. Wilson was arrogantly
disposed. brooked no opposition and
could gain no concessions from an OPP
position determined upon the MAIN
tenauce of the firmest Americanism.
Mr.. Harding maintains the dignity and
merely defeated. and now they are
office in the land. but does 1t with
a harmonious and friendly relation
ship with Congress. based upon mu-
tual approachabilty. which heightens
the effect Of a rule or reason rather
than of unreason. Mr.. Wilson kept
the gates of the White House locked
two years after the war. Mr.. Hard
ing unlocked them, and the crowds
have daily gained admitance. AL
liances with Europe have gone by the
board. Uncle sam is asserting his
own rights rather than yield them to
an abstraction of international amity.
Extravaganza and waste have ceased.
Commerce is being stimulated with
out Gripping business, after a serious
financial depression brought on dur
ng the last two years of the Wilson
administration. Soundness and in
telligence reign in all the departments
and the Presidents unfailing good
nature and quiet determination of
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1921-05-20
NATIONAL ECONOMY
BUDGET BILL BASIS
Chairman Fcss Explains Measure
Which President VIII
sen vetoed.

Washington May Ito seed OF
national economy alons IS the reason
for the passage of the budget bill, ac-
cording to Chairman Simeon ID. Fess,
of the National Republican Congress
sional Committee. He says:
"The present bill is the response Of
the widest interests demanding rea-
sonable economy in governmental ex-
penditures. II completes the budget
plan, and is substantially the same
measure passed in the last Congress,
but killed by presidential veto. This
legislation is economically sound in
that it fixes responsibility for esti-
mates and expenditures in the Presi-
dent. Heretofore this responsible
ty could not be located
Under our system the main cost
of government is administration,
which is under the Executive. Con-
gress, the authorizing and appropriate
ing power, is asked to make available
funds for the needs of administration
as estimated by the President, the
spending power Up to date neither
body is responsible for estimates. I'm
der the law heads of departments re-
port estimates to the Secretary of the
Treasury, who reports them to the
Congress for its consideration If
the estimates are beyond the avail
able revenues, the Treasury submits
a detailed statement to the President
that he may advise Congress where to
make reductions, or if that can not
he done, how to secure additional
revenue to meet the needs of the gov
rnment
This bill proposes to require the
President whose department makes
the expenditures, to be held respon-
sible for the estimates made TO Con-
gress. 1t also makes a marked change
by creating an Independent audit, the
Very eeuius of ar etir.t;'c budget
system.
Under the present system the
and the six auditors are
by the President, which
makes them subject to Executive IN
fluence. Because of this practice
Congress, responsible for alNappfopri-
atoms, has no control over funds after
the appropriations are made. 1t
therefore can not follow them to as
certain how they have been applied.
It's only recourse is to refuse the APP
The auditors need have
no fear of Congress if funds are vast
ed, but refusal to allow expenditures
is a criticism of the spending power,
the Executive. to whome the auditors
are responsible. The auditors are
free from the authorizing body, but
subject to the spending body This
bill removes from the spending de-
partment the right to audit its own
books, and requires the audit to be
made by an agency wholly indepen-
dent of the department whose books
are being audited. The comptroller
is removable only by impeachment or
concurrent resolution of Congress"
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1921-05-20
About Rheumatism.

People are learning that it is only
a waste of time and money TO take
medicine internally for chronic and
muscular rheumatism, and about
ninety-nine out of hundred cases
are one or the other of these varie-
ties. All that is really necessary to
afford relief is to apply Chamber
lain's Liniment' freely. Try it. 1t
costs but 35 cents per bottle. Large
size sixty cents. m
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1921-05-20
THE TIDES AND THEIR
MANY ECCENTRIClTIES

Everybody knows in a general way
that the water of the oceans is sub
ject to periodical rise and fall, due
to the attraction of the sun and the
moon. These movements of the water
are known as tides. At rising or
flood tide the water rises during a
period of about six hours. 1t re-
mains stationary for short time,
then begins to recede, continuing to
fall for the next six hours. The fall
is known as ebb tide. Every coastal
point has two high and two low tides
each day. However, the mean inter-
val between successive high tides is
about ~ hours and 26 minutes and
the hour of the day at which the
water is highest or lowest is later
each day by about SO minutes.
The ancient Greeks and Romans,
remarks writer in the Scientific Am
erican, must have been greatly amaz-
ed when they left the tideless shores
of the Mediterranean and reached the
far-off Persian gulf Of the English
channel where the water rises and
falls periodically. BY their obser'
vations and by questioning the natives
they learned the simpler, more ele-
mentary fact in connection with the
phenomenon.
For many centuries no one knew
more about the tides than these clas-
sic travellers were able to learn. This
was because no one properly under
stood the cause which lay behind the
strange change in the level Of the
sea. To be sure 1t was clear that the
moon must have something to. do
with il but the exact connection nee
essarily remained unknown until
Newton discovered the laws of gravi-
tation and of mechanics and so IL
Illuminated this very dark place.
The efficient cause of the tides is
not the whole attraction of the moon
but the difference between the
moons attraction upon the whole
solid mass of the earth and on the
water of any given part of the sea.
These two forces are not equal in
amount or parallel in direction.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1921-05-20
Do Your Best.
woMAN's DOG HOLDS UP SHIP

When the authorities of Montevi-
dec found a dog on board the Ameri-
can steamer Aeolus, which had touch
ed at Rio de Janeiro, they ordered the
animal to be killed. But the owner,
Miss Muriel Corneille of New York,
announced that they would have TO
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1921-05-20

which no-one can forsee are intro
duced by exceptional weather condi-
tions, such as a strong wind which
blows the waters of a long bay or es-
tuary toward one end.-Pathfinder
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1921-05-20

Sallow complexion is due to q tor
pid liver. Herbine purifies and
strengthens the liver and bowels and
restores the rosy bloom OF health to
the cheek. Price Coo. Sold by Ohio
County Drug Co. m
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1921-05-20
HOLD UP GUNBOAT
FOR REVOLUTION

The gunboat Harriet was seized by
the authorities Just as it was leaving
the port of London, and it was held
on the ground that it was fitted to
be used against the dominions of a
friendly state" 1t was in the COM
mand of two Venezuelan generals
who had excited suspicion by their
many trips from Paris to London. The
papers of the boat showed it destin-
ed for Bluefields, Nicaragua, but
having a quarter of million dollars
worth of guns and ammunition it was
believed to be fitted for a gun-run-
ming expedition.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-11-28
After the Battle.

Mexico City, Nov. 2s.-Americans who wish to invest in land in Mex 5ico are now the game stalked by in- fnumerable swindlers. according to g Americans should be warned that it would be folly to buy land here without haveing seen it. Before conn money, he says, the American invest or should examine the tracts care fully and make inquiry regarding ti- tiles.
 Persons who have disregarded this fprecautfon have in many cases fallen victims 70 rogues.
 Sharpers are well aware of the igreat interest manifested in the Uni tied Staates in the possibility of profit sab1e investment in land here. In addition to the thousands of Arneri- leans who are thinking of coming here tafter recognition, there are other EthouSandS who are convinced that the value of Mexican lands must advance tflhis offers opportunity to invest sav- 9ings in a way. that bring substantial returns within a few years.
 Promoters who formerly formed !ver mining companies and similar sstocl-selIfng enterprises have now Fturned their attention to land They for their agents are offering farms in Mexfco'' in many pants of the Limited States on beguiling terms.
 Much Arid Land
 Land such as these promoters want is as easy to get as mining claims where there is no mineral. or oil leases where there Is no oil. Mex Iieo is a land of wide expanse. Big las Texas is Mexico is larger. Wide Jas the arid tracts in Texas are the tarid tracts in Mexico are wider. Some of these. arid tracts may be tput under water in years to come, but iSshe development of a supply of water for irrigation would call for the eX- l,ao l of sPersous who make purchases in such Etracts may wait a long time before sthey could sell their land for even fenough to get back their original 1n- Ivestnents or be fgorced to spend ad- !ditiona1 money to save their invest Srnent from total loss.
 Land along the rivers of Mexico. which are few in number when the ssizc of the country is considered, is mot easily parted with by the owners. iThey want cash and do not readily sfor they know that their land is To- cated where irrigation is possible, if dams and ditches have not been butl1 already.
 Irrigation Difficult
 Away from the streams, which usu- lally are mere threads of water when of the United States, irrigation is far oft. Sometimes the rolling nature of the land makes irrigation impossible, even though water were near. Some times the land, although apparently prepared by nature to make 6rrisa- Tion easy, is too far from water to make irrigation anything more than a distant prospect-in ages to come, when swindler and victim have pass ed away and Mexico has Its expected population of 200,000,000.
 The roguish promoter w;Ao comes to Mexico, or is a product of the soil usually lacks money with which to acquire really desirable tracts, or. ii he has money. intends to keep it and ! add to his fortune by disposfng of ; land atJa good price which would no4
 even be an acceptable present.
 After the rains in Mexico, which
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-11-28

the brushing As you have been shaving the brows so long, it will re- quire perseverance to train them to lie in place.
 Very raged.-With your height of five feet six inches, you should weigh at least 125 pounds You are only aggravating your cond1- ton by this excessive purging and should consult a good doctor. If you could take 8 vacation or have a co1I- plete change in your work, it would hasten your recovery; but whatever guided by the advice of your physi- clan.
 Tomorrow-Ans1er Letters.
 All inquiries addressed to Miss Forbes in care of the Beauty Chats
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-11-28
Silk broadclOth
 for fine shirts.

Of appeal to that who appreciates quiet beauty combined with richness.
 Light in texture and light in efect-for patterns all narrow dark lines upon ground of pure white. softly-lustrous silk, and close and handsome in it's
 real helper of Santa Claus, who wishes to particll ary please critical has just time enough to make some very nice shirts from these silks $2
 floor.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-11-28
Three notable strapwrist gloves.

No1-Duplex chamoisette gloves in beaver and mode shades Of splendid warmth for winter wear not thick heavy yet of double protection -$2.
 No 2-Rich and beautiful kid with embroidered pat tern in heavy effect upon back. White brown tan and black Slim and graceful in line, smooth and beautiful ft-$3.
 No 3-Suede of soft texture and fine elasticity, a1 velvet in the soft depth of their color and in the richness of their surface. Gray beaver and mode shades-$295.
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