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The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-09-14
hOUsEHoLD GOODS
AUCTION SALE!

AUCTION SALE! will sell. Friday. Sept. Is, lo:3o a. m., at 2326 5th Ave, N, several rooms or furniture, consisting of dressers. chlf- forobes, wardrobes, iron beds. springs. mattresses, rugs, parlor and dining room furniture, gas stoves. gas water heater, rockers, rugs. etc. Win be sold at auc- tion. ou name the price. W. T. Parker Auctioneer. FOR SALE-Beautiful bureau and chif- . forobe, also good ped, springs and mat tress. Call hemIock Jf5-W.
 HOOD X WHEELER'S 2D AVE. STORE 2207 2d Ave-, second hand furniture bought and sold. Main so4l.
 HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE for sale. Ap- l. ply l4l5 Louise St.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-09-14
COTTON MARKET eFa

- Ashland, September 13,-i a9ee
 The cotton. market Is very ssra E in Ashland and cotton Is now A,aes ing around the, 70 cent mark arr mers asa selling coHsideralAe portion of fheir SAst years crop Which they Aave Brought over. Rpsiness is pick ing ID every day and things are in bettsr shape in clay county than for ponsf $. There is an average crop of tse over the county, and with vi Nas brought over, with the
 mt prsces, Clay county will get X to her pid standard. which Is Nat9E lar frons the top.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-09-14

EAST OF 2oTH sT.-New bungalow. has large living room dining room, break fast room and kitchen; has tile floor, - bedrooms tile bath with shower, tile front porch. fieldstone front plenty of closet space. new and attractive, located en PaVea "de sood ioca.'osi pr,ce. nee, month Mir. Quinn. Motion Realty Co.,, 2028 Sd Ave. Main 361s.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-09-14
GOOD THINGS TO EAT
 WHITE,S CAFE

Is remodeled an ideal eating place; serves the best for less money; also nice rooms for rent by day week. 1glI Ath ave. Phone Main 30b7.
 CASSIMOS EAFE--Meet me there. They N serve good meals Tor less money. 2lSo bth
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-09-14
REAL ESTATE FOR RENT
FOR RENT Southside

SOuLnSlQe
 fos4 Elm st.. elegant brick eorher home with all modern convenienees; furnace 1b2b 1ith ave- modern e-room home, in good condition throughout .,.......S1l0 1897 Ave. l, modern 7-room house, 1T. good condition ............ !........, S75.Q0 1l36 18th st., email modern apartment, srate heat .........s......, ..,......S46. LOO
 \ Northside
 Elegant bungalow in Norwood. No. soo4 18th ave. consisting of large rooms, most attractive throughout ..... S1O0.00 Cottage on 9th ave-, N. 1706 rooms, $50.
 Woodlawn
 Modern Groom home. N. 5S3i Grand ave-. on Tidewater car line.
 Ensley Highlands .51s Ensley ave- modern 7-room home .!...... ........,......- SbO
 Apartments 210e S. 1lth ave, attractive 5-room apartment, with heat furnished, east Of lOOlA 5. 18th St, fnodern Groom apart. ment. heat furnished ,............,.$ SIS l216 N. goth st., modern Groom apart meDt, heat and. water. and janitor serv- z ice furnished !.......... ...+...., ,.l. $65 ll2S N. 2sth st,, modern 67room apart ment ...,.....-.4.,.. ,........., ..s.-, $6g i72S $. nth ave, modern Groom apart
 Mcconnell White Terry 2026 Sd Ave. Phone Sbs.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-05-02
Solving Servant Problem.

Women worried over the servant problem
are respectfully invited to consider the case Of
MrA Samuel r. McKelvie. She is the wife of
the governor of Nebraska She presides over
. house OF q rooms, and she does it without
the aid Of a servant or a cook. In addition
she takes care Of her child and attends to her
social duties as the first lady of the state, and
che does it without any display of fatigue or
annoyance.
Mrs. McKelvie explains that If she hired
others in her household she wouldn't have
enough work to keep her occupied In other
words. if she had a battery of servants she
probably would develop case OF nerves or
something. But as it is she is busy and happy
I'D healthy. When guests come to the man
Mon she takes care OF them as handily. she ex-
plains, as IL she had string Of servants to
tag after them while they were dining at the
family board She says she knows what food
her husband likes. and she prepares it for him
IN q way no other person could. And also she
darns his socks.
s OF course, Mrs. McKelvie is a rare woman.
Perhaps not every woman has the capacity for
the volume Of work she has. But every other
woman can keep busy and interested in her
home. And in doing so she does not have to
make any social sacrifices. Neither is it undig-
uihed-as some women imagine it to be-to roll
up sleeves and pitch in and do the homework
that SO many now entrust to others. woman
IL essentially the manager of the home. but
because Of that fact she is not expected to sac
rtfce any Of her other rights. Mrs. McKelvie
shows that good wife can be a practical
housekeeper and still shine socially. PresNirg
over the Kitchen range does not seem to have
married her complexion.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-05-02
With Other Editors
Talk in New York.
New York Herald

Just when we were beginning to think that
New York was in advance OF Gopher Prairie,
some grownup New Workers who gather to-
gether under the name Of the Society Of Arts
ana Sciences held a dinner to discuss whether
marriage is a fa4ure.
There are SO many comparatively sensible
topics which might be debated that it seems
too bad to revert to a discussion which was
sidetracked by the Thursday afternoon clubs
of 1883 as being little too stale, nat and un-
profitable for live persons to waste time over.
Men and women who go to the expense O,
having dinner in fashionable hotel shouId
pick grownup subject for talk. Should rela-
tivity DO taught IN the public schools. Is
canned spinach better than fresh? Why ara
car seats double? On which side should An
artichoke be eaten? Discussion Of these ouea
tons might lead to something.
This clatter about careers interfering with
marriage md marriage interfering With careers
Is too much. II the dinner debates do not i'm
prove there Will have to be censorship for
them. They are 20 dull q to b uttsrly wicked.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-05-02
Gifted Woman Passes.

Rock Island has lost one Of its sweetest and
noblest characters in the passing Of Mrs. May
Richards Casey. For upwards OF thirty years
her voice had been heard in song in the
churches. theatres and homes of the city. She
mover refused q request for her services, when
she was able to give them. on the occasion Of
> charity or funeral. Rich and poor alike
could command her. Blessed with natural
voice of rare quality she unselfishly shared 1t
with others. In the rendition of sacred songs
and ballads she had few equals, even On the
professional stage. Her gifts would have won
her high place in the theatrical world had
she chosen to follow that vocation, but she
preferred home life, and found happiness in
promoting Joy among her neighbors and
\friends. 1t is doubtful il Rock Island ever had
woman who gave so freely Of her Cody en-
dowments as did Mrs. May Richards Casey.
Her voice viii live forever in the memories of
those who were fortunate enough to have heard
u raised in song.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-05-02

erfmped the wires q he hairDtns y lisp them
froa falling ont q her hair. The idsa worried
He built business around II Today every
woman uses his invention Another fellow
lived In the days when all screws vsrs nat 81
the end. when . hole had to be drilled before
the screw could be used. He sent TO Washing-
ton the shortest patent application on record:
II claim patent on screw with . gimlet
point" That patent made him rich. Millions
Of screws. based on it. are now used every day.
Great fortunes grew ont Of the safety pin,
removable collar button. sharpened nail, key
ring and rubber pencil tip. This latter was
devised by an ONCE clerk who tied his eraser
to his pencil SO no wouldn't have to reach FOR
IL
Can you invent metal tip that won't pail
of shoe laces? Or some way Of fastening
French heels to womens shoes 50 they won't
come loose? Or wrench that will handle big
pipe without crushing it? Or simple devise
to do easily anything else now difficult! II So
you can virtually name your price.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-05-02
Why the Old Cow Died.

The railway executives are kept busy ex-
planning why. in spite OF increased rates and
government guarantee money. the railroads are
slipping farther and farther in the hole. Some
Of their explanations sound like the speech OF
the rural lawyer in the justice OF the peace
court
Your Honor" he detained, "if the train
had been running as she should have been
ran; IL the bell had been rung as it should have
been rang; if the whistle had been blown, as
it should have been blew; both ,of which they
did neither, the COW would not have been in
jured when she was killed"
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-05-02
The Breakdown Of City Morale.

Sixty-fve policemen shot to death in Amer
lean cities in the past II months! That is
the terrible record which brands US as the
most lawless people in the world.
We haven't the exact figures st hand, but
feel safe in saying that this figure IS can't be
matched by the total killings of officers of the
law in all the other so-called civilized nations.
1t isn't that a policemans life is any more or
less valuable than that of the average citizen,
that their killing by wholesale is so shocking.
1t is that each one of these murders is in es-
sence an attack against organized society and
those who are chosen to uphold it.
Most of these murders occur in the larger
cities, which we point to with pride as the fine
fruit Of our democratic civilization Fine fruit,
indeed! The condition in the average Amer
lean city today, judged by what we read in the
newspapers, which is a fairly accurate reHec-
ton of life in them, raises the question as to
whether we are capable of self-government
There may be half dozen cities in the
United States Of over $4,000 people SO man
aged that those who live in them may be proud
of the fact. We confess that We can't name
them And the tragedy OF it is, conditions of
life from the standpoint OF safety and comfort
for the average man, woman and child are
getting worse instead OF better. The great
American failure up to now is in municipal
government 1t is done better almost every
where else in the world. The murders of DO
licemen are simply symptom Of the breaking
down Of city morale. There are innumerable
other systems. but this is the one which at
the moment is thrown into relief and chal-
lenges our attention.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-05-02
Autebe9esraphy vII-Free Air.

1t used to tickle my dad a lot
when I was toddling about in my
first boots and a nice old lady who
then lived nearby would watch me
sloshing around in the snow or
water in the yard in the early
spring, notice how carelessly and
joy0usly l sat splash down in it and
went right on shoveling my basket
full, and then ask mother: But
aren't you afraid he'll take his
death O. cold?"
To tell the honest truth, l guess
mother was just a wee bit afraid
way down deep. Mothers are queec,
that way. l remember dad telling
how quite spell before l arrive
here. mother used to hurriedly COW
er her eyes and look worried when
ever Topsy, our iii sorrel horse,
acted q little skittish on the road
when mother was along. OF course
mother knew as we'll as dad that all
that marking stuff is pure super
stition. yet-well, as l say. moth
ers are q bit queer about some
things. But never for a moment
did mother take this nice old lady's
hint seriously. why, no. she
would reply to the old lady's re-
mark, he is really quite bright,
and il it becomes uncomfortable
out there in the wet, I'm sure he
knows enough to come in" l neve!
did happen to catch anything bu;
the diphtheria. the measles, the
whooping cough, the chickenpox
the humps and the scarlet fever
and of course no nice old lady
would venture to charge those par.
ticular respiratory infections te
cold or wet.
The old lady's anxiety often gave
dad his cue for a preachment or
that threadbare hobby Of his, the
catching cold delusion. He obsery'
ed one day when talking with hel
about my aquatic tendencies, that il
was certainly striking how few
children exposed to cold and wei
suffered ill effects as comparej
with the great frequency of nose
throat and chest troubles among
children who were carefully pro
tected from such exposure.
Never, until l entered school
where so many respiratory infec
tons are freely passed around. dix
l have a severe illness 1t was il
school that l contracted all thos'
respiratory infections l have jus
mentioned. 1t is in school that tn
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-05-02

BUT how can benlgnted colyumlst even
paddle along the shore of the Sea of Sleep when
he has only half-filled his SilO of Sin; when
there are but 60 seconds in a minute. 50 min
utes in an hour, "a hours in a day and he has
an engagement to take his (again lapsing into
LarGnerese) Infant protege' to the carnival?
And Echo answers: You can't; IL you need /
bath hold your hands in front of your face and
sneeze. The colyum MUST be written"
AEverything's So Different in the Country!n
lFrom the Port Byron Ull) Globe
On and after May l Thomas Mont
gomery, proprietor of the Port Byron
cafe will serve fve-course dinner for
15c between the hours of S and a. m
WITH women who take up athletic sports
(we're quoting our parent Sheet the tendency
is to overdo it, says W. L. George, England's
foremost authority on athletic sports"
Possibly that's why they call MI George a
feminist-because of his familiarity with "ath-
letic sports.
"ALEDO HIGH BALL TEAM DEFEATED
BY LITTLE YORK."-The Argus
Easily explained; the Little York team has
Scotchman playing shortstop.
Suggested Subject Tor Next Sunday Evening:
every Man Should Take into
Himself Wife,.
Iron the Sherrard OlL) Bulletin1
Rev. Smith also offered to per-
form the marriage service for any cou.
pie free Of charge the same evening but
but as no victims" appeared he has ex-
tended the offer to include next Sunday
evening. Rev. Smiths discourse Sunday
evening was on the subject Daniel in
the Lions Dem.
THE news that Bigbill Haywood will return
to the United States is disappointment We
had derived keen enjoyment from the fact that
some Of Lawyer Christensen's money was tied
UP in Bills forfeited bond
The Street Curb Should BE Grateful.
From The August
Arraigned before Magistrate D. J.
Cleland In police court Cassidy paid the
costs OF the case and also promised to
pay damage to the street curb.
THROUGH an oversight ws neglected to
announce that Miss Wava Wind OF Moline zen
tertained at the second Of her series Of parties
at her home Tuesday evening" and that "danc-
ing brought the evening to . joyous close"
=. Some day we're going to write a ballad
to that airy lady.
THERE isn't any doubt In the minds Of
baseball fans as to who won when they leave
the park. And that's what makes baseball one
OF the Quarest games.-Johnny Kilbane (as
quoted BY the sport page).
Phwat's % .auare about It, Johnny. me
bhoy?
AT LAST! The silo is flled. Tomorrow,
That 10 another day. But
% that man might know
The end OF this days business ere II oome,"
r Z NG.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-05-02
He AIIH Talks
~ WlLllAM Il BRADY I'D.

great majority Of children are in
fected with so-called children's dis
eases. One reason why such infec-
ton is SO indiscriminately passed
about in school is the weak policy
Of public health authorities who
have control of the sanitary admin
istration in our schools. These
authorities cling with the obstih-
acy of desperation to the vague,
mystical and now surely discred-
tied notion that somehow some al
legged colds" are not commune
able and are perhaps actually caus-
ed by drafts, dampness or exposure
to cold. This superstition affords a
sufficient excuse for admitting chill
dren to school who obviously have
some such disease, or are coming
down with some respiratory infec-
ton, or have scarcely recovered
from such an illness. And these
children are the busy little car
riers who keep the "children's dis
eases" going and make business
brisk for the family doctor.
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS.
Bunions are Not Big Corns.
About a year ago you published a
| formula for corns, bunions and CAL
! louses on the feet. found it won
derfully good. But when the Ho-
tel burned I lost everything
except the clothes.I had on, includ-
ing my precious formula. Aside
from the practical value of your
ideas, your letters have always
been a source Of genuine pleasur e
to me since you first began to con-
tribute to our paper. tE. A. S.
Answer-The formula l suggest
ed was for corns and callouses and
maybe now and then wart, but
not forbunions:
Salicylic acid ...... 80 grains
Flexible collodion :. y ounce
! Paint the corn or callous with
this every night for a week or
more, when the corn will be easily
wiped away.
Piles.
I am troubled with protruding
piles. Would it be serious opera
ton to have them removed? How
soon after operation would l re-
cuperate? g. L. c.
Answer-In the hands of a rep
utable physician the operation foi
piles is less serious than the piles
uncured. Ususally three or four
days of rest, and resumption Of
uS,Ial vacation in week or ter
days.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-05-02

w1Sn1uEtons u. Y. Tive fuil name Ahe
turn postage. Bs brief. All inquiries are
thought Of new life. Among the
Romans. the spirit was embodied in
Floralia or floral games held from
April % to May 3. The Celts cele-
brated the day with Beltein or
Baals fire. In England, as we learn
from Chaucer and other writers.
was customary in the middle ages
to gather flowers very early On
May mornings. Hawthorne branch
es were brought home about sun
rise with all possible signs OF mer'
itment. The custom OF the MAY
queen was probably connected with
the Roman celebration in which the
goddess Flora was specially wor'
shipped. The May day celebration;
were introduced into the United
States from England.
"a. Can state banks issue bank
mites! II not when was the priv
lege taken from them? c. c. H.
A. The power Of state banks 70
issue such notes ceased in 1854.
They are today banks of discount
and deposit only.
Q. Are tin cans made Of pure un
each ONCE worker. f.
or some other material? H. McC'
A. Tin cans are made OF shee'
steel with . thin coating Of TIN:
About one per cent Of the total OF
tho sheet Is tin.
@. What IL the book held In N:
left hand Of the Statue OF Liberty
NJ. E. NJ.
A. The Statue Of Liberty has u
Its LETT hand a tablet upon which "
Inscribed July 4, l77s."
Q. How much space should
clerical worker in an Office have
r. S. p
A The public health service ~
that 20 square feat are required 10.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-05-02

@. Would it be possible to tell
me who wrote Twinkle, twinkle,
little starr" E G. B.
A. Ann and Jane Taylor, Eng
lish writers of prose and verse for
children, published jointly Orig
inal Poems for Infant Minds and
Rhymes for the Nursery" in 1904.
which contains Jane Taylor's ia
miliar verse. Twinkle, twinkle,
little star" 1t has been translated
into many different languages.
@. Kindly advise who wrote The
Creation. v. T.
A. The celebrated oratorio was
written by Josef Haydn. an Aus
TRAN composer. A philosophical
poem Of the same name was writ
ten by Sir Richard Blackmore, an
English court physician Of the 18th
century.
@. What is meant by a plant
community? I. M. 8.
A. Plant society. association OF
community are terms given to an
asSemDidSe Oh plantS growing IN 9
common habitat under similar life
conditions.
Q. Who discovered platinum.
L. B.
A. The existence OF platinum
was FIRST made known in Europe
by Antonio de Ulloa In 1885. 1t wa,
first described by Watson in philo.
sophical transactions Of 1850.
Q. Please give me some infor.
nation as to the celebration Of MAY
day. ]. II. A
| A. Festivals have been held on
tire first Of May from a very early
/ period. This season Of the year 4.
regarded ~ . time Of gladnes,
when people are Influenced hy the
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-05-02
How to Get Rich.

How can you get rich! Thousands Of ways
You've given thought to many OF them. And
nrcbabiy. at some time or other. you've tried
e invent something as shortcut to wealth
Ncun'e is. most folks try to invent something
c9mplicated. The simple things are most in
enand. Many big fortunes have been found
- on tfem. For instance:
husband got tired Of searching under the
sfsaa tor his wife's lost hairpinA So he
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-05-02
When Will You Die?

The kind Of work you are doing determines
the number of years you probably will live.
The department Of labor investigates the
death rate in many different occupations. 1t
finds that the average death age in these lines
Of work. for both men and women, is 48. How
long will you live?
Possibly the answer is in the following list
Of occupations and average age Of death, as
compiled by the department.:
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-05-02
The Daily Short Story

and was occupying the bench near
est to the circle of tulips Again
he breathed long, luxurious
breath. Then he forgot. Hundred
dollar checks, bald spots and den
lists chairs vanished completely
from his mental vision. He felt
strangely, unaccountably happy.
He lifted his eyes to the passers-by
with a feeling of love and good-fel-
lowship. He approved the Frenchy
slippers, the amazing hats, the be-
wildering gowns.
The spirit of romance descended
upon the stoutish gentleman and in
spired him to straighten his tie and
to brush the dust from his shoes
with one of his very best pocket
handkerchiefs. AS he delighted in
these visions of loneliness. millinery
and dry goods, suddenly it occurred
to him that perhaps his wife was a
little too fa-stout. He didn't mean
to be disloyal; no. indeed. Mary was
mighty fine girl, yet somehow she
didn't seem quite to measure up to
these fashion plates. If only /.
Here the stoutish gentleman
gasped and nearly swallowed his
| lighted cigar. A lady Tor was it
an angeD was approaching. her
face turned haughtily away. From
head to foot of her perfectly
rounded figure (the stoutish gentle
man would never have dreamed of
| calling her fat) she was perfect
The little gray slippers filled him
with awe, the charming droopiness
Of the Powered hat which hid from
| him almost the entire profile Of her
! iosity.
Life is worth living. after ALL"
he reflected sentimentally. as his
eyes followed the vision with COM
plete helplessness.
| Suddenly he felt that he must do
something heroic. He wished that
he were a Sir Walter Raleigh and
that there we're a mud puddle He
prayed that mad dog might spring
from the tulip bed that he might
slay it before her very eyes. He
I prayed that Ye gods, His
prayer was answered before his lips
could form the words. Directly in
front Of him the divinity let fall at
his feet>a filmy, perjury handker-
chief.
With the gallantry Of Sir Lam
celot and the grace of dancing
master. the stoutish gentleman
stopped and clutched the square
piece Of frailness; then not quite so
gracefully he unstooped himself.
His face lighted with glad expec-
tation.
Madame" he began, in inspired
tones. ALLOW me He looked
straight into pair of lovely blue
eyes.
Mary" gasped the stoutish gen.
tleman, "M-Mary!"
For a moment he stood with the
little handkerchief dangling from
one plump hand. Then quite pro-
foundly he stuffed it into his vest
pocket. His gaze fingered wonder
ingly upon the youthful face; then,
with unheard-of daring. he slipped
his arm through the cool, gauze-
covered one Of the beautiful lady.
"C'm on. Mary" he suggested rad
family. Lets 20 to the Chin man
and have chop suey and ice cream
and-let's go to the movies and
everything"
In the little square, quite without
warning, it began to sprinkle. But
who's afraid OF April showers, any
rev1