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The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-02-07
BUDAPEST HAS
AMERICAN RED
CROSS KITCHEN

Budapest-An American Red
Cross kitchen has been opened here
to feed $1,000 children but the mis-
cry among adults. accordingto Cap
tain PodlcW Of the Red CSosa, sur
passes even that OF Vienna,
They hide their SUFFERING
through pride and they revolt 1t
the idea Of asking help from for
eigners." Captain Pedlow said. ITO
help them ono must conceal the
charitable aspect of the work,
Il have seen much poverty but
never anything like that OF Buda-
pest"
In Vienna, no said. American and
other foreign aid had brought
some relief while virtually moth
Ing had been done BY the outside
world A9A
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l 7 "a / a. IA. MLK s

suds against smoking by. men. l
don't believe the temperate use OF
tobacco necessarily Injuries . mans
health or morality. though OF course
every physician knows that count
less men shorten their lives mater
tally by what they may imagine Is
moderate smoking. II . man OF
voting age desires to smoke. let
him smoke, provided he does not
infIict his secondhand smoke on
persons who may not care for It
and far too many tobacco users
are utterly ruthless in that respect.
It should never be necessary to
erect Q sign saying, mo Smoking
Here" for. . gentleman should be
. gentleman without such re-
minder. Although l have no use
for or sympathy with any anti
tobacco crusade, I think the Amer
lean people should take whatever
action may be necessary to keep
tobacco out Of the hands Of bays
under II.
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS.
A Gym Teacher!
am Is years old, 81 inches tall
and weigh 90 pounds. How much
should / weigh? When l told my
gym teacher at college that I have
never worn corsets she said all
xirls should wear them.
MISS M. c. H.
Answer-You should weigh about
ZIG pounds. Does your gym teach
er advocate clutches and false
teeth for all the girls?
Stagnant Water.
In the basement Of the house at
5202 street, there is stag
nant water. The owner refuses to
fix the basement SO water will
drain. The water makes it very
unhealthy for US. Is there an ord
nance by which you can compel
the owner to see to it?
TENANT.
Answer-Although l do not see
how the water in the basement can
injure anybody's health. it is as
likely as not that some fool ord
nance covers the case. The po-
lice, and not the health authori-
ties, should have charge Of enforc-
ing any regulations against stag
nant water in the cellar. dead
things lying around, and odors that
are unpleasant to the neighbor-
hood. Such nuisances have no par
tisular relation to health.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-02-07

Washington, D. c., Feb. ga
thousand feet in the air q wedge
Of wild geese is winging south
ward over Barnegat Bay.
Near shore a hydroplane leaves
the water with q roar and begins
to climb. Having reached the lev
ell Of the geese it drives straight
after them. The big birds are max
ing perhaps SO miles an hour. out
the machine is doing twice that. In
I'VE minutes it is but so yards be-
hind them. Their steady honking
breaks into a wild medley Of alarm.
To them this thing 10 terror in
conceivable. 1t is a hawk Is big
as q house and twice as swift as
any bird that fiies..' It Is q hawk
that roars like the north wind. And
then, suddenly, it begins to spit
IRE and fame, and two geese crum-
pie in the air and fall to the blue
waters far below.
The geese have been shot at be-
fore. In fact, they have been shot
at all the way from Southern Al
| berta to New Jersey. The sound
of shotgun is for them a signal to
tower out of range. And SO they
tower now, climbing on strong pin
ions a hundred feet straight into
the air.
And the plane towers after them,
roaring more loudly than ever.
There are more shots and three
more geese go hurting toward the
water. The survivors, honking in
hoarse terror, fly every which way,
Some tower, some plunge toward
the water, some 60 north and some
go south. The plane pursues one
lone goose that happens to. be in
front Of it, kills him, and then de-
sends gracefully to gather Its
prey.
Airplane Hunting Illegal.
This is a scene the like of which
has been enacted again and again
in recent months, and it is one
which has provoked the ire Of game
protectors. The Biological Survey
here is especially aroused over the
killing of wild fowl from airplanes,
because the migratory bird law,
the enforcement Of which is en-
trusted to the survey, specifically
forbids the taking of wild fowl in
that way. The survey has obtained
several arrests and convictions,
and it is ready to send men to in
vestigate any case Of such viola
+, tons. This hunting in the air is a
new thing, and the survey hopes to
scotch it before it has grown TO
dangerous proportions. 1t hopes to
do this in two ways-by arrest and
prosecution Of offenders, and by ap-
pealing to the sportsmanship and
self-interest of the hunters. For it
Is hardly fair to hunt birds by a
method which leaves them no
chance Of escape, and it is hardly
intelligent to hunt them by meth
cd which has the effect of driving
them clear out of the country.
That is the immediate and strik-
ing effect Of airplane hunting. The
birds are not slow to see that they
have an enemy which it is impos-
sible to escape. After one expert
ence of being pursued by a plane.
a flock Of wild geese or ducks will
often leave that vicinity for good
and all. A whole season OF legiti-
mate sport from sblind and boat is
spoiled for a few minutes of spec
tacular slaughter in midair.
The migratory bird law, which
prohibits the shooting of wild fowl
during their migrations northward
toward their nesting grounds, has
made American wild fowl more
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The Germans and Bolshevism,

Even those who desire to have Germany
pay every last farthing Of the reparation sum
demanded by the allies df indeed that sum
could be raised by the German people in their
present .situation) would not like to see the
land Of Goethe and Schiller and other great
ones become the prey of bolshevism.
In this connection it is interesting to study
statement made by NJ. Tantzen- Heering. pres
ident Of the German free state Of Oldenburg.
He declares that the spread Of bolshevism
through western Europe, and eventually to
the Americas. depends upon economic issues
over which the German people have lost con-
troll Germans he asserts. will never turn to
bolshevism until economic conditions have driv-
en- them to desperation.
This desperation will only come" says
herr president, when, with good will to work
and that will here Is very strong--work can
not be had. Germany is standing like a wall
against the spread Of red Russisnism over the
ocean. and SO long Is the wall holds there is
no danger. The Treaty Of Versailles made us
strongly dependent, economically, upon the vic
ferrous nations. Economic pressure has been
brought to bear Reduced production and its
consequences are keenly felt. Necessaries of
life are strictly rationed Prices have been
driven up. Cur money has lost its buying pow
or. Tho worst situation is that the necessary
means for agricultural production is limited.
As importations Of foodstufis remain small
this production is Of the utmost importance to
US Failure to produce is bolshevism's ally.
It 10 q question Of sound business procedure
to let US produce. II We cannot buy raw prod
ucts our workmen will have no work. Our
agriculture will have no means Of production.
The hard times will become harder Then Ger
many must tend toward bolshevism Should
the working people ind sufacient work this
danger will be avoided. and II avoided here,
It will not menace America"
This German president says It Is mp to the
United States to have the terms Of the Yer
sailles treety moderated lest Germany b
crushed economically. 't
In doing this hs claims tAat We shall not
only bs helping his country hold the front
against TIE spread Of bolshsvise ideas. enable
Germans to buy and pay for raw products
which 0sy want and which sss now sceunan-
lafang IN American wszsAoasss, but vill I'M
nuaiss our Ow1 wrestling paaVle asaihst ths
alneo1e q daaGqu6 l1Gal - lo1is.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-02-07
Grain Speculation.

Chicago IL to house its Board Of Trade in .
sp}eudid 100000 structure which IL to RI
place the quaint old building occupied for
meny years - one Of the principal grain mar.
kels Of the world
The cost Of building has been 20 prohibitive
that the erection Of the new mart has been do
laysd. but the project Is now to be pushed to ,
suecsssful completion with the II viii" spiri,
% characteristic Of Chicago.
The cornerstone Of the present Board ol
Trade building was laid In 1882 and among
the papers placed in the cornerstone boz Wa
the bill Of lading Of the first grain shipment
east. That occurred In 1889 when the brig
"Osceola" left the port Of Chicago with 1878
bushels Of wheat
was In 1S4S. the year when CHICAGO re-
esived its first telegraph message that mer
chants organized the Board Of Trade. A build
ING site was purchased In 1881 for $4,000
THAT price would buy q very small fraction Of
the land now), and the structure that for
!ears has been 20 familiar to thousands was
ia'sr erected. It is understood that tho floor
space In the Few mart will At least equal the
rrssent, which Is 141 By 100 fest -Four hun.
trtd billion bushels o. cash grain. grain on
tie tracks and In elevators ready for imme-
Gate delivery 10 sold annually on the door.
The famous old structure nesting among
group Of skyscrapers which tell the story Of
saicagos wonderful progress will bs missed
~ many Of the city's residents and visitors.
n the walls Of the old building could talk
nat tale It could unfold Of fortunes Won
~ fortunes lost q tragedy and oe eoasdy,
Ne are ineltnaA - think the tsassdy
sveseaiaaes - icsussly.
~ A1oAAese AasinAss minds n
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The Daily Short Story

ter-a circlet OF braided sweet
grass. dry and brittle, and a gold
ring set with a small diamond.
He remembered the day he had
braided the grass and measured
Alice Elisabeth's finger.
They sat under the naples on
the river bank. The sun sent
golden shafts Of light through the
trees to fall upon her yellow hair.
She had insisted upon having the
braided ring to keep and had made
the little silk bag for it, the very
evening he had placed the dia-
mond on her finger.
He remembered, too, the evening
nearly two years later. when she
had given them back. He recalled
fragments Of the conversation.
You have grown so hard"
Nothing matters except having
your own way, and it does not mat
ter that your way is not always
right"
II do not dare to risk life with
you"
please try to change. or I fear
you will some day be lonely
wretched old man"
His hurt had been deep. He could
not destroy the rings. but had hid
den them.
Thirty-tive years, and he had not
changed. II tonight were any cri-
terion, he was on his way to the
lonely, wretched old age she had
prophesied.
A rap sounded at the door. With
the pitiful diamond still clasped in
his hand. Ashley unlocked It.
Gordon came in, his shoulders
squared. Il wasn't sure you had
come home" he said. Are you too
busy to listen to me for q few mo-
ments?'
Ashley pushed back his papers.
Go ahead" he said, gruffly.
Gordon came straight to the
point.
I'm engaged to be married, faith
er. I thought it best to tell you. "
Ashley was silent. Gordon STUN
bled on. 1T is Allie Betty Kent
She lives in Wheatfield, where we
used to go summers" He waited,
tense, for the expected outburst.
I'm Wheatfeld." unused his faith
er. Must DO Alice Courtney's
daughter"
"She is. answered the young
man. Relieved, he sat on the cor
ner Of the desk and picked up q
circlet Of dried grass that lay there
nervously breaking It to bits and
laying the bits upon the platter.
Ashley WINGED.
Probably better than you de-
serve" he growled. "See that you
treat her we'll. Now clear out"
Gordon went.
Dismissed with q blessing" he
remarked in helpless astonishment.
Left alone. Ashley swept the bits
OF dried grass into the waste bas-
ket. He put the diamond away
closing the door with . bang.
Perhaps" he said to the four
wallis. II shall not need 20 large a
dose Of grass As Nebuchadnexxar. 81
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-02-07

@. Is party liable to prosecu-
ton who makes a patented article
for his own use and does not offer
it for sale? W. B. o.
+ A. The U. S. patent Office says
that any individual who makes an
article patented by some one else,
even for his own consumption and
not for sale, is violating the laws
Of the United States patent Office,
and is liable to prosecution.
@. What chapter in the bible
has four verses alike?
A. The 10th psalm contains the
same verse in four places. =.
@. How heavy a rain constitutes
a cloudburst? D. l. A.
A. This term was first applied
in the United States about 1910;
in India, about 1860. No definite
amount of rain has been assigned
as the limit between a cloudburst
and a heavy rain, but q review OF
special storms so designated seems
to fix the minimum at about six
inches Of rain, falling at the rate
Of 10 inches an hour. Cloudbursts
are confined to small areas, the
heaviest usual covering little more
than an acre, the lighter ones per-
haps a square mile.
Q. What Is the pronunciation
and meaning of the name Glen
fuegos"? T. B. F.
A. The name Of this Cuban city
is q Spanish word meaning hun
dred fires" and is pronounced as
II spelled syen-fway-gos.
Q. What Is meant by the ex-
preston ito unlock the atom? A.
McM.
A. Tho expression ITO unlock
the ATOM" 10 usually interpreted as
follows: According to the atomic
theory an atom is a minute indi-
visible particle. To unlock the atom
10 another way OF saying-to
achieve the impossible, to divide
the indivisible.
G. Is It true that the American
Army OF Occupation In Germany
requires German women to do their
laundry work. W. F.
A. Tho war department says
that tho army unitss In the Ameri-
can Army Of Occupation have their
own laundry companies. and do
not have the work done by German
! citizens. The soldiers themselves
compose these companies.
@. Did Pope 6ir.ctus precede
Pope Gregory? F. J. II.
A, Siricius was pope from S34
to SSS. while Gregory l was pope
from $50 to 6o4.
@. What country exports the
most silk? A. A. H,
A. The bureau Of foreign and
domestic eomnerpo eayp that
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-02-07

British Honduras leads all other
countries in exporting silk and
silk materials. The value Of silk
and silk material exported by Brit
ish Honduras in 1919 was $7,O04,-
023.
! Q. Does it expedite matters for
a man to come to Washington to
look after the securing of patent?
+. F. F.
A. The patent Office does not ad-
wise an inventor to come TO Wash
ington in regard to the patenting OF
his invention. 1t advises an inl
ventor to secure the assistance Of
a reliable patent attorney.
@. Who was known as the Busy.
body? H. L.
A. This was the nom de plume
signed by Benjamin Franklin to
a series of papers written in the
manner of Addison's Spectator.
They appeared at the time of his
purchase of the Philadelphia Ga
zette.
@. Please report the formula
for making paint used in the White
house. W. M.
! A. This paint is made OF white
lead, 70 per cent; French white
zinc. 80 per cent; and enough raw
linseed oil to produce proper
consistency.
@. Is there anything I can do
to lengthen the life of silk stock
ings? |. NJ. c.
A. New stockings wear much
longer II washed before wearing.
This procedure tightens tie
threads. making them firmer.
@. How did the name moon
shine" become attached to liquor
illicitly made? E. R. U.
A. The term was first applied to
white French brandy struggled 10
England. This was recsived by
way Of the white coasts OF Kent
and Sussex by moonlight.
Q. Who is the author Of war
and Peace!" f. J. w..
+ A. This is a novel by Tolstoy
written during the years 1S65-1Ss,::
The plot Is laid In the reign OF
Alexander I.
Q. How did Russia get posses
sion Of Alaska Did she discos-
or this land? @. ).
A. While the country which -
now Alaska was known to le1icos,,
raphers as early IS 1879. sevefsi
Russian explorers brought PACK
the earliest definite news OF tne
land early In the 18th century. o:'.
Of these. Vitus Behring. was sou
out by Peter the Great
| Q. What president was known
10 Dir Veto? J.F.0
4. This title vas applied 70 A.
l6IeW johnson
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-02-07
ASHLEY AND NEBCCHADNEZ.
EAR.

EAR.
BY Miss A. Wingate.
Copyright, 1921, by Wheeler Syn
dictate, Inc.)
Ashley sat at his desk in his den.
He had not actually settled down
to work, for the door stood ajar
and he was still exploring his port
folio and setting papers in order
before him.
Voices floated down the staircase.
his wife's subdued, his sons deep
and vibrant. Ashley's lips expand
ed in a satisfied smile. Gordon was
the son of his own heart, one with
his father in all their business in
terests, and shortly. he hoped, to
be united in marriage with the
daughter of friend powerful in
the business world.
An imperious way Ashley had
and an inflexible will, as all his
household and his Office staff had
occasion to know. There had come
to him in middle life success that
meant town houses, county houses,
automobiles, jewels and the posi-
bility of alliances with the rich and
great for his children. His daugh-
ter Marjorie had married a title.
Mrs. Ashley's simplicity and SIN
cerity, too real to be spoiled, Sc
cured for her place that all Ash.
ley's wealth could not have Eur
chased.
The voices were nearer now,
coming down the great staircase.
The speakers passed by Ashley's
door. unconscious Of his presence,
for he was Unexpectedly early.
Have you thought, Gordon. o!
the effect this will have upon your
father, and perhaps upon your
prospects," Mrs. Ashley asked.
"Yes," answered the young man
Il have yielded to father in choos-
ing business instead Of a profess
sion. In this l cannot yield"
HE will be disappointed" the
mother said gravely.
Gordon laughed shortly at this
mild statement.
Il am man now, mother, and
this is q matter in which one man
may not command another. love
Allie"
We've played together summers
down at Wheatfield ever since We
were kids. and l always liked her
best" he finished. boyishly.
His voice changed to q harsheI
tone.
Father Is running his life and
ours" he said. sternly. Every
thing that is his is touched by the
blight OF his overbearing temper.
1t is wearing you out. l can see
It. Marjorie's happiness was sac
rificed to his ambition. Dick was
forced into uncongenial employ
ment. We've all kept in. for your
sake, but some day thereIl be q
mighty smash. There never was q
man who thought himself omnipo-
tent. since the days Of Nshuchad-
neszar, that the Almighty didnt
humble him."
At tho look on his mothers faee
he added. contritely:
Forgive me, mother. ! shouldn't
have said It."
They moved away.
Ashley sat motionless. That NOR
ciless indictment from Gordon, hii
hope and pride! 1t was q full half.
hour before he afose. closed the
door and locked It. He dropped
into his chair and laid his head
upon his folded arma.
Allie Betty Kent down IN Wheat
Geid!"
That must be Alioa Elixabeth'i
daughter. In the daya when Wheat
fold had been his home, Alice Elis.
abeth's naine had not been Kant
but Courtney.
| After q few moments. he raiset
his head, unlocked . drawer anG
took out q box. From the box h,
drew q shabby pocketbook. and
from this, IN turn. . tiny. yolloWet
silk has. He united its string ant
shook Tie eoutsats upoo The blot
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Frederic Haslkin's Letter
Chasing the Birds Out Of the Air.

abundant in the last few
than they had been for dec. IAN
fore. Sportsmen in rener,i :.
come to appreciate its valrs I've
are now asked not to undo n. ~. -
work by the use Of new and ~
~ method Of invading Tia -. y,
which has heretofore hser ~,
sanctuary inviolate Of All =. @e
wings. wa
The hunting Of birds from n,.,..
, seems to have begun tov.rS -. =
end Of the war when soms .oe
hydroplanes on practice flieb.. \.
gan chasing flocks of villa ~, r.
apparently for lack Of an,tS, ~.
better to do. The Biofosicsi | o.,
vey at once took the matter nm s t
the navy department and the n ~
tfce was stopped. But AFTER -.
war q great many military nl,rs.
were sold for small sums arS
number of manufacturers he.,a
putting popular priced airnl,s.a
on the market. The combined ~,
and-water craft especially has n.
come a popular toy for young ma,
with money. and its purchase ana
use seems to be almost unrestrictss
by law.
As a result, cases Of hunt,s, /,
the air have been reported with N.
creasing frequency. They h,v.
come from the Atlantic coastal =.
gion, from the big middlewesterr
rivers, from California. In Cali.
fornia a motion picture film M.
made OF the shooting of ducks from
an airplane, and 1t was subsequent.
/, ly suppressed at the request OF the
Biological Survey.
When Ducks are q Pest
In California, too. was made the
only attempt to justify the huntip,
| of wild fowl from airplanes. Cali.
fornia is one Of the few places in
the world where wild ducks and
geese are so abundant that thew
sometimes constitute a pest In
, some parts Of California they L.
YOUR the rice crops at such a rata
that some measures have to be tax
en- to kill them or drive them away
Every year the Biological Survey
is besought for permits to hunt
these ducks out Of season in order
to keep them on the rice fields. II
has often appeared that those who
! applied for the permits were NOR,
interested in getting the duck,
than in saving the rice. Thes,
self-appointed protectors Of the rict
/ fields decided that the airplans
/ would be just the thing with which
to chase the ducks out of the coun
try, but the Biological Survey ha
not agreed with them. 1t makes III,
! claim that the recent invention o
the self-firing acetylene flash gul
has solved the problem of scarinl
the birds of the rice fields in tn
most effective and economical way
This gun is based on the simpl
principle that the mixture Of waite
with a certain chemical make
acetylene gas. The machine il
designed to drop the water and ef
feet this mixture at regular inter
walls, the resultant gas being ignit
! ed by a pilot light. The gun is sai'
to be simple. inexpensive and sur
of operation. 1t will fire q sho
with a great flash and bang ever,
minute all night long If desired
E, And it has the great advantage tina
it scares away not only the ducks
but also the blackbirds. which d.
|, about half the damage, but whic
no one cares to hunt So the air
plane Is not to be used for hunt
ing, even as a protector OF tn
crops.
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!. Muriel Aston has fallen in love with poor
Londoner Parents object. Muriel probably
ollf ~ convinced that her duty will be to
marry some society boob and be miserable ever
3ftsr rather than become the wife Of one she
loves and 90 through life happy though I'M
noticed Officially.
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Legal censorship will never eliminate all Of
~ evils that now surround the moving pic
tire Industry. The situation in time will cor
rsct ITSELF Producers will come to realize that
~ public will not buy indecency a. steady
6jot
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-02-07

~ The two negroes who held up . Moline
DG0nbfoker with his own revolver deserve
credit ct least for their originality.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-02-07
TO L. W. s.: Thank you. A beautiful

sentiment.
TOMORROW morning. we remarked to the
best half Of the family yester eve. We must slip
down to the once carly. -. We did!
THERE 10 NO "closed door, In Mesopotamia,
tala Il from Sir Charles 6reenvay chairman
Of the gl0-PaRsian OIL COMPANY
PUTTING the sop" for Uncle Sam tn
NesoQeta1iA, q tvseA RE NC.
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Argus Information Bureau


Bursao Frederic Hn Director wahnston Give full ~
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