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The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-05-02

Dane breaks the bank at Monte Carlo.
That won't worry the bank. The Dane like all
Ramblers, will return to get his wings singed
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-05-02

A fable: Once upon time there was ny
that lived to a nice old age and was not sur
vived by q single descendant
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-05-02

As the strawberry shortcake season draws
10 close have you noticed that none OF them
we're like the ones mother used to make
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-05-02
TAX REVISION.

Washington. May -Four spe-
einc proposals for downward r.vis-
Ion OF federal taxes were made by
Secretary Mellon.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-05-02

i Don't get pulled up because Germany sends
Indemnity proposals through Washington. Her
bids would have been forwarded via zap or
Siam II those countries instead Of Uncle Sam
had cornered the worlds gold.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-05-02

Charles F. Brush bristles up and tells the
American Philosophical society that he doubts
the Einstein theory. Brush brushes Einstein
aside with arguments almost as easily under
stood Is Einsteins.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-05-02

4 It appears that strikes and lockouts may
develop from the disagreement between the
German Economics union and the Allied En-
ployers' association.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-05-02

A farmer has the best chance Of living
longest An Office workers life averages the
shortest Obviously, since these are only aver
age figures. they do not apply to all workers
in any OF the occupations.
We all know farmers who have died young
And occasionally in an office you find an old
man who looks as if he came over with
Columbus. But the figures do reveal the ef-
fects OF hazard and indoor confinement on a
workers lifetime. They should be Of especial
interest to the young man uncertain about
what line OF work he will follow through life.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-05-02
The city of happiness is in the state Of mind

The girl next door says the most useless
thing in the world Is park bench under
bright light
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-05-02
aPOP' WARD DrAn

New York. May Frank T.
Ward. known to theatre goers for a
generation a. Pop" Ward. died,
aged =.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-05-02

Farmers SIS Blacksmiths .55
Bricklayers .....55 Laborers .......52
Coal miners ....51 Bakers .........5o
Cigarmakers so Iron molders AS
Textile workers .4S Roustabouts III
Machinists ..4S Printers .......40
Plumbers 40 Office workers .36
Railway enginemen and trainmen ....37
Railway track and yardmen .........51
Painters and Paperhangers ..........49
Transfers and chauffeurs .........42
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-05-02
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The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-05-02
OJyT.OF.DOORS,

OUT.OF.DOORS.
Give me the high, blue out-of-doors
Where the summer winds blow free;
Where April moons and autumn moons
Recur in praise of natures ways
In unearthly witchery.
Give me the white road in the spring
And the red road in the fall;
Away from town. where the winds blow down;
Where the day is long with the bluebirds song
And the night with the crickets call.
Give me the jewels Of morningtime
Like Sheba's gems on the grass;
The golden light from the red suns flight
And the silver rain in the tempests train;
The green OF the forest pass.
Give me the rosy light of dawn
And the purple dusk Of night;
The rainbow dyes in the rain washed skies,
And the white star glow that the heavens show
When the crimson day takes fight.
Give me the chance to laugh and play
In the fragrant days of spring
When the hours dance to a red romance,
That leads away to the heart of May
With a gay swashbuckling swing.
Give me the wealth Of winter days
When the great white cloud moves down;
The laugh and cry as the skaters fly,
And the 1urid hues and torpid blues
The sunset sky displays.
Give me the drowsy summerlands
And the languid breath of June;
The singing breeze through the cool. green
trees;
The pools Of gold that the meadows hold,
And the witching August moon.
Give me the world of land and sea
And the azure skies above,
And I shall find that the gods are kind
Ito leave to me such pageantry
To dream on and to love. &C. f. H.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-05-02

THE KESTFCL SEA.
When l am tired and weary o
With limbs that scarce can creep,
When everything seems dreary O
And l in sadness weep,
When naught can make me CHEEKY o
And anguish cuts me deep;
When all seems unavailing o
And life seems mean and cheap,
When all my soul isswailing O.
Ny dreams dusty heap,
IT'S then l would go sailing o
Upon the Sea of Sleep.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-05-02

PROF EINSTEIN is to lecture at the Uni
versity of Chicago May 3, 4 and 5, we CLEAN
from the Chitrib's Saturday hook page 1.-THE
general subject of his lectures" thoughtfully
adds the Trib, will be The Theory OF
Relatively"
Speaking in Ringlardnerese. what and the
he'll would bird named Einstein lecture on il
it wouldn't be the Thirty of Relatively?
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-05-02
~Gratification Is vexation', Sang George

Qualification Is Vexati0ne, Sang George.
From the Milan independently
The newly elected school board con-
sisting of o. T. Larson and Harry L.
Wilson met Wednesday evening Of last
week for the purpose of organization.
George Mcconnell, the third member
elected, failed to crafty and in conse-
uuence it will be necessary to elect
someone to fill the vacancy.
Mr. LARDNER writes entertainingly in the
current American Magazine on attaining the
age Of 35, which is what l am. He hasn't
anything on u.s. We could have written that
article just as well but for one trifing OBJ
stacle; the editor of the American failed to
ask US to do so.
Weekly journal-miner., 1921-09-28
CATHOLIC YOUNG MEN
 FORM NEW CLUB HERE
From Tuesdays Daily)

Last Friday night there was held meeting of Catholic young men for the purpose of organizing the Catholic Young Mems club (C. Y. M. O. of Prescott, an organization formed to promote the mental, so- cial and physical development of its members and to prepare them for good citizenship. At this meeting officers were elected, a committee appointed to draw up a constitution which will be discussed at the next meeting and voted upon at the meet ing thereafter.
 The next meeting will be held Thursday, September 29, in the base ment of the Church of the Sacred Heart, at 7:3O p. m. The Rev. Father Torrente, rector of this church, is most desirous that all the young men of his congregation should join this club. The follow ing officers were elected: J. F. Con- nor, president; Joe McNally, vice president; Bob Reed, secretary; w. E. Patterson, treasurer.
Weekly journal-miner., 1921-09-28
TO TALK
 7 OVER ROU I E

R. w. Byrns, manager of the Ari- zona Bus company, was in Phoenix yesterday as an emissary of Yavapai county road opinion, for conferences with the state highway department, Maricopa county highway commission and others interested in the construc- ton of the north and south route be- tween the two most important cities in Arizona. The Black Canyon and Wickenburg routes are under dis cussion.
 State Engineer Tom Maddock in the course of an address here last Thursday evening, told the chamber of commerce the state had thrown in with the most money" referring to the highway commission project to put $3OS,OOO on the route via Mayer and Humboldt. The commits sion project on the other road, via Iron Springs, is about $2OO,C0O.
 A decision is to be rendered shortly by the state regarding which road will be given the federal aid, as but one Of the two roads can be so aided. It is to gather opinion on this point that Byrns went to the capital.
Weekly journal-miner., 1921-09-28
JAMESON MAY
 BE ENGINEER
Highway Commission to Start Its Work by Inspecting Cot tonwood-Sedona Road; Fishel and Parker Relieved
CFrom Sundays Danyl

Developments in the highway com mission situation since the election Of R. E. Moore of Jerome as chair man and the retention of A. N. Jones as secretary, are summed up as follows:
 l. Relief of H. L. Fishel and Earl Parker as highway engineer and as sistant.
 ?. Decision to await the outcome of the Hesla suit over the employ ment of Olmsted & Gillelen before filling the positions.
 3. A projected personal investiga- ton of the Bridgeport-Sedona road, the one piece of work now being prosecuted under the highway bond issue.
 4. Virtual determination to engage Walter J. Jameson, at present one of the most highly valued members of the state highway department force of technicians.
 The entire commission will leave Monday for an inspection of the Prescott Eng1neerlnS Construction company's section of the Cotton wood-Sedona road, and Jameson will accompany the commission in an un- official capacity.
 The Hesla suit is in the hands of Judge A. C. Lockwood of Cochise county who, he announced here re- gently, would decide the case fol- lowing the submission of briefs. The decision is being expected any day now, as the papers have all been submitted.
 James N Shepherd, in charge of the engineering on the Sedona sec ton, has been kept there with full by the new commission.
Weekly journal-miner., 1921-09-28
ARE CLOUD
 ON HUNTERS SKY
Local Sportsmen Preparing to Go After Flocks of Falcons Threat
 ening the Quail Season

With the quail season only three weeks away, local sportsmen are cleaning their shot-guns and whet- ting their dirks in preparation for what promises to be fine run of game. \Only one cloud darkens the hunting horizon, but it happens to be formidable could. and one to which hunters are directing atten- ton.
 Gail in abundance are already en- livening the Yavapai hills and hol- Vows with their cries. But unless the hunters get busy and go after the black-winged enemy of hunter and game, the hawks, the quail will not be nearly so abundant when the 18th of October arrives.
 Reports brought in recently by travellers and others indicate that large flocks of hawks, sparrow hawks, falcons, and birds of similar feather, are trying to beat the hunt CTS to the quail The word has gone out, and prospective gamesters are lining up to get the hawks. Among the hunting clan, which includes nearly all of Prescott, it is tacitly that hawk is fair prey on first sight
Weekly journal-miner., 1921-09-28
STUDENTS STEP
 IN, DIG ROADS
Curtailment of Funds for Educa- tional Purposes Doesn't Kill Off New Mexican College; May Inspire New Attack
Especial to the Journal-Miner)

LAS CRUCES, N. M., Sept. 26.- Three hundred and fifty students and instructors at the New Mexico Col lege of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts demonstrated that curtailments of state appropriations to educational institutions, though a serious handi- cap, need not be an insurmountable obstacle.
 Promptly at 8 o'clock the morning of September, 24 every able-bodied man in the student body and the faculty, headed by President Kent, reported for work on the road from the college. campus to the Camino Real, a stretch of road that has long needed improvement
 Trucks, trailers and wagons were furnished by the state and county highway commissions, and the labor for loading, unloading and spreading the gravel was supplied by the col lege. Six hundred cubic yards of gravel was hauled from the college pits and spread on the half-miie stretch of road, connecting with the Fl Paso-Las CAuces highway.
 The students and instructors were divided into squads of six each, under command of a corporal. The work was under the direction of NJ. Crowder of the county highway com and Prof. R. w. Goddard, dean of the engineering department
 The girls of the college, women teachers and faculty wives served dinner to the men at work along the road.
 The road had been graded previous ly, so with the gravel surface the col lege can now boast of well-built. road.
Weekly journal-miner., 1921-09-28
POLITICS NUT
 ADJOURNED NOW
Difference Between Wilson and Harding Election Letters" May Be Found in Conditions
 Obtaining at Time of Writing
Special to the JournalMiner)

WASHINGTON, Sept %. - Con- trasting President Harding's letter
 written for use in the New Mexico senatorial contest with the Wilson letter asking for election of demo- cratic congress in 1918, the Repub- lican Publicity association says in a statement issued today through the president of that organization, Hon. Jonathan Bourne, Jr.;,
 Senator Pat Harrison, of Missis- sippi who seems to be the new leader of the democrats in congress, charges that President Harding's let ter setting forth the accomplishments of the administration is similar in effect to the letter which President Wilson sent out on the eve of cleo ton in 1918 asking for the return of a democratic congress.
 But there are several important differences. Let 1t be admitted that Harding's letter was written to help the senatorial election in New Mex ico. It was a political letter. It is just such letter as any president might properly write in ordinary times.
 But the Wilson letter was not written in ordinary times. President Wilson had but a few weeks before issued a declaration that politics is adjourned We were in the midst of war and he had called upon all citi- zens to lay aside partisanship and unite in the effort to win. Repub- licans acquiesced in this, but on the eve of election when it was presum- ably too late for the republicans to reply, Wilson issued his infamous appeal for election of a democratic congress as an expression of confi- dence in him and in his leadership when peace negotiations should be taken up. The recult was defeat for the democratic candidates and the election of a republican majority in the house.
 Senator Harrison knows all this, md knows that there is no similarity the Harding letter setting orth the republican record, with no appeal for votes, and the Wilson let CT, appealing for votes but not set ing forth the record"
Weekly journal-miner., 1921-09-28
LON HARMON SUES FEN H|LDRETH
 OVER LAND DEAL; HOLDS UP SALE.

Dissatisfaction with land pur- chase through Fen S Hildreth, Phoe- nix land attorney, yesterday led to the filing Of a complaint by Lon L. Harmon, cattleman, and the issuance of a temporary restraining order by Judge Richard Lamson in division 2 of the superior court, preventing for tie time being, any disposition of a number of parcels of land by the Santa Fe & Pacific Railway company ard Hildreth.
 The temporary order is made re- turnable on October l at 3 p. m., at which time the two defendants will be required to show cause why the order should not be made perm anent
 The suit is regarded as one of the most important land transactions filed here in years. It involves the alleged payment by Harmon to Hil- dreth Of $l1,648 with which the lat ter was commissioned to obtain from the railroad company, the specified land, as soon as patent could be se-
Weekly journal-miner., 1921-09-28
Wheeler Attends
 State School Meeting

County school superintendents of Arizona met in Phoenix Saturday in committee meeting to consider new forms for use in county school administration and accounting. Cues tions concerning county school ad- ministration were also discussed.
 The meeting, held in the office of Elsie Toles, state superintendent, was attended by Miss Toles, Homer Davis, superintendent of documents in the state school office, and the following county superintendents:
 Mrs. Ward H. Wheeler, Yavapai; A. L. Jones, Maricopa; s. C. Hay wood, Graham; and Lola LeBaron, Pinal. Following the meeting, Miss Toles and members of the depart ment of state vocational education came north to look over vocational work in schools in the northern end of the state.
Weekly journal-miner., 1921-09-28
ISLANDS
 WERE LARGER ONCE,
 EDUCATOR BELIEVES
Associated Press)

SYDNEY, Australia, Aug. 20, (By D.-That the Hawaiian islands at some prehistoric period were much larger and extended much nearer to Australia than they do now, is the belief of Dr. D. H. Campbell, who is visiting Prof. Lawson, of Sydney uni versity, a former student under Dr. Campbell at Leland Stanford IT,, uni versity, California.
 Dr. Campbell says that the similar ity between some Australian plants and those of Hawaii indicates that at one time there must have been much larger land formations in the Pacific, since America, which now is closer to Hawaii than is Australia, shows no such botanical similarities.
Weekly journal-miner., 1921-09-28
Hidden Shell Injures
 Attorney C. C. Norton

What might have proved to be a serious accident resulted Sunday in a cut leg and several minor shot marks to C. C. Norton, local attor- ney, when shotgun shell exploded in his yard Norton was raking up leaves in the yard. and burning them Suddenly an explosion was heard, and Norton was struck by several bits of flying shot It is believed the shell was lying in the yard among the leaves, and that it exploded when raked into the bonfire Norton was not seriously injured. The cut on his leg is believed to have been caused by the brass butt of the shell. He was able to be at his office yes terday.
Weekly journal-miner., 1921-09-28
INSPECTION OF MEASURES ACT
 INSUFFIC ICEENT
Inspections Should Be Made Sew eral Times Yearly, Says Ray Dyas; But Calamity Howlers Are Away Off the Fact
CJournal-Miner capital Bureau,

PHOENIX, Sept. 24-Publicatior of an article in the Scale Journal, Chicago, to the effect that Arizona's state inspector of weights and meas ures, in a recent inspection of gaso- line pumps in a single county, had found that, of 58 pumps inspected, 34 were outside the tolerances, of error fixed by the federal bureau of standards, has led to the belief that Arizona is plentifully supplied with inaccurate pumps, according to newspaper comment.
 State Inspector Raymond Dyas, in correcting this belief, said:
 "The records of the state depart ment of weights and measures shows that of all measuring pumps inspect ed the past fiscal year, 79 per cent were found within the fixed toler- ances, and 2l per cent inaccurate. While these figures do not compare favorably with the reports of other states, it must be remembered that most other states have sufficient funds and inspectors for the work to make frequent inspections, whereas, Arizona has but a single inspector to cover the entire state, and a total ex- pense fund for all office and travel ing expenses of but $l, 200 per annum.
 Under these conditions it is prac- tically impossible to make inspections oftener than once a year, as provided by law. The inadequacy of the ap- propriation was pointed out to the appropriations committee of the house in the fifth legislature, but the net result was a cut of 56 per cent in the office and travel expense fund appropriation, with the result that the department has not sufficient funds now to make the inspections contemplated by the weights and measures law.
 "To be really effective, inspections should be made several times year, but this is impossible under existing conditions. However, the purchasing public can do much to protect itself by watching the weighing or meas uring of commodities purchased and seeing to it that they receive full weight or measurement, as intention al shortage is often greater than shortage due to error in the device"
Weekly journal-miner., 1921-09-28
SERVICES FOR
 AARON POWERS
 NUT YET SET I
From Sundays Dai1y)

A telegram sent to Grace Sparkes, secretary of the chamber of com- merce, by Lucius Powers of Fresno, Calif., requested Miss Sparkes to take charge Of the personal effects of his brother, the late Aaron Pow CTS, and further stated that D. w. Russell, worthy master of the Ma sonic lodge, had been given full charge of the funeral.
 In the telegram to Mir Russell, he was requested to have the remains crematcd and held for further notice. It not being possible to carry out this wish, unless the body was ship ped to Los Angeles or San Francisco, Mir Russell is awaiting further in structions. Until they are received no definite information can be given respecting the funeral
 Throughout Prescott, keen sorrow was felt at the death of Mir. Powers. The fact that he had been so active and had talked with number Of his friends just day prior to his death, caused a shock to those who knew and respected him best.
 Those desiring information respect ing the "Yavapai" magazine, which was founded by Mir. Powers, or other information, for the present are re- quested to communicate with Miss Sparkes.
Weekly journal-miner., 1921-09-28

cured from the government. Hil- dreth did not negotiate in the name of Harmon, the complaint says, but purported to be the principal in the transaction. The. writ is to restrain him from becoming possessed of the land in his own name, and any con veyance other than to Harmon is re- strained if the allegations of the con- plaint satisfy the court and the order lis made final
 Hildreth is insolvent, the complaint alleges, and hence relief is necessary by equitable means, otherwise, the, plaintiff contends, he is without re- course.
 A bond signed by sureties with a penal sum of $2,OOO is supplied by Harmon in order to insure against loss in case he is unable to sustain the contentious of his complaint after the temporary restraining order comes to hearing.
 Hayes, Laney and Alice of Phoenix signed the complaint as counsel for Harmon.
Weekly journal-miner., 1921-09-28
Jock Would Have Put
 Wings on Ball, Says

Jock McLaren, well known here as golf, instructor at Castle Hot Springs, produced one of the humor- ous hits of the eastern golf season during his stay at Grand Beach, Mich, from which place he has just returned to Prescott for a short stay. As reported by Ed Curley of the Chi cago American, it was like this;
 Jock McLaren, the golf profes- sional at Grand Beach, Mich, was teaching a novice the rudiments of the game The particular novice, when gioved, wears size 9H.
 Jock was showing him the par ticular way to grip the driver. As he did so he became aware of the gargantuan hands of his student.
 "'Oh, monr he exclaimed. WI your hands an my skill I'd put wings on tn ball."
 Jock will be here for several days. He joined his brother, Alex, at Castle Hot Springs, and the two came up to Prescott together.
Weekly journal-miner., 1921-09-28

An examination for the position of clerk or carrier ill the postoffice will be held in this city on October Is, 1921.
 Applicants must be male citizens of the United States between the ages of IS and 45 years on the date of the examination.
 Age and height and weight re- quirements are waived in the case of honorably discharged soldiers, sailors and marines
 Applicants must be physically sound and must be not less than five feet four inches in height in bare feet and weigh not less than l25 pounds without overcoat or hat.
 For application blanks and further relative to this examina- tion, address R. E. Geimer, local sec retary, board of U. s. civil service examiners.