The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-10-25
, Frederick { faskin's Letter
Special Correspondence Of Argnsn
Americas Making. -
Especial Correspondence of The Argus

made from patterns originated h.
the old English cabinet-makers y
Adam, Windsor and Sheraton H.
our principal sports. chiIdron,,
| games, social customs and oIi5as
! celebrations are of English nria-i-!
| The Irish, who modestlv derio--
/ that leadership is their outstandin.
contribution to America, are con.
plotting the erection of mjpiatn-.
| mountain, rising from a lake -
show many of the EXPLOITS of mar
of their race. VI
Hollands submarine, the Steel +,
dustry as represented by FarraI
| railroad trestles illustrating Jrist
labor, and a wealth of other detail
will be shown.
The setting for the French nv
hibit is to be a room in an CAL
French mansion OF New Orleans o.
tered through d row of coinrn,
reminiscent of the architecture ~
that time. French windows in .ba
rear wall will open on balropias
enclosed in the familiar wrongbI
iron ratings introduced by tbs
French, and through these windows
will be seen New Orleans of tbnso
early days, wharves piled with COZ.
ton and sugar, and negroes at Wort
This will be a back-drop realistic
ally lighted.
French Exhibit.
Inside the room will be MANY ra-
minders of what America owes N
its French citizens. There will he
clothing, jewelry, printed and
woven silks, costumes, tapestries
carpets, pottery and other objects
of French design. Other specimens
will point out that the French dis
covered the led deposits of Mis-
souri, in 1913, that they successfully
manufactured graduated sugar for
the first time and perfected the
sugar refining processes, that they
established the gun powder indus
try on a large scale Through the
Du Ponts) and accomplished the
first successful copper smelling and
refining and the best bell casting
Through the Revere family.
The Italian exhibit will be ranged
about flower garden. Through
gateways may be seen statistical
pictures and maps showing Italian
of population and in
iustry. A symbolic statue of labor
has been completed and statue of
Columbus is nearing completion A
bust of Caruso will also probably
occupy a conspicuous place,
An interesting feature Of the
Greek exhibit will be a 28-foot
Greek sponge fishing boat now or
is way from Tarpon Springs, Fla,
he Greeks having practically a
of the sponge Fishing in
lustry in America. The Greks have
several admirable
lifts, among which are included tha
lower trade, the manufacture Of
ANDY and cigarets and the intro
Iuction of processes for shaping
md treating furs.
A dollar bill, fermented milk AMI
plymouth Rock viii be included in
he Armenian exhibit. The green
olor used in the manufacture OF
'ur paper money is the invention OF
n Armenian, the artificial fermen-
alton of milk was originated by
Their members of that nationality,
nd the historic rock upon which
he Pilgrim Fathers stepped is kept
reserved from the elements by
recess applied by Armenians.
The Scottish exhibit is literally a
all of fame. Pictures of incidents
rom American history in which
cotsmen have played a leading
art will adorn the walls, while
lany busts of famous Americans,
residents, scientists, writers,
-ergymen and industrial magnates
i'll fill the Scottish booth.
In planning the exhibits and
ageantS, only a few clashes have
over rival claims. Ole OF
lese was when the English claim
that Virginia Dare, daughter Of
1hn Dare of the jamestown colony.
as the first white child born in
merica, while the Icelanders in
sted that the first white baby
orn in the Western Hemisphere,
as Guridor Snort. a boy of their
gn nationality. The N0rwegians
Ipported this contention, but
aimed that the early IceIanders
ere all Norwegians
The dispute was settled by per-
lifting both Virginia and Gudrid0r
appear at the exposition, such
fling condolences being consid-
ed of little Importance compared
the great purpose Of Americas
aking (which is the abolition Of
honal hatred and a demonstra-
IN of the truth of our motto, In
lion There Is Sfrength -