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The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1921-07-29
AGE OF MAMMALS is ENDING
Destruction Has Progressed Rapidly
Since Introduction Of Guns and
Steel Traps.

The beginning of the age of man,
some half-million years ago, roughly
estimated as the close Of the age of
mammals, marks in reality but the
beginning of the close of the age of
mammals. The extinction Of the most
superb mammals that the earth has
ever produced, during the early stages
of human evolution, progressed from
natural causes due directly or indi-
rectly to the Glacial epoch. With the
introduction of firearms the destruc-
ton has proceeded with increasing
rapidity, and today it is going on by
the use of guns and steel traps, at a
more rapid rate than ever.
BY the middle of this century man
will be alone amid the ruins Of the
mammalian world he has destroyed,
the period of the age of mammals
will have entirely closed, and the age
of man will have reached numerical
climax, from which some Statlsticians
believe 1t will probably recede, be-
cause we are approaching the point
Of the overpopulation Of the earth in
three of the five great continents
Henry Fairfield Osborn in Natural
History journal Of the American
Museum of N. H)
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1921-07-29

have to remain here ON this couch In
this room for several weeks-my old
heart bothers me bit, too"
"Auntiew cried the girl remOrSe-
fully: Il ought never to have gone
into the office--you needed me here,
and yet'-youths yearning for free
dom and the companionShip of other
young things clouded her eyes.
Il know, dearie, know" sighed
Mrs. Hayes, "but I'm afraid you'll
have to stay home with me this win
ter"
Molly choked down the rest Of her
tea and cleared the supper away. At
last she came back, looking very pale
and wistful, but smiling. "Pll teie-
phone to the Office in the morning."
she said cheerfully, "and If they can't
spare me. why, they will have to,
auntle. / cannot have you making
yourself sick with Overwork and haV-
ing horrid old rheumatism. N every
thin'l"
( my Molliegirl--I knew you would
do It cheerfully," sighed Mrs. Hayes.
'tOf course it's horribly duh here for
young thing like you, making up
beds and sweeping and looking after
things, but romance isn't always rid
inc down the street on white horse,
and who knows" she smiled drows-
ily and slept, while Molly crept away
to the kitchen to pick up the neglect
ed work. Perhaps a few tears dropped
into the dish water, perhaps there
was a sleepless night for the girl who
had just found Joy in the daily COM
partnership of her young fellow-work-
ers, but Mrs. Hayes had always been
like a mother to little orphaned Molly,
and SO the girl presented cheerful
face the next morning when she be-
gan the old dull routine.
81 wouldn't mind so much If 1t was
A pretty. new house with lovely things
no. even plain things-and there"
she always blushed when she peopled
her dreams with the visionary lover
and husband. So Molly became. a
busy dreamer once more.
Her brief Office experience had
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1921-07-29
The Young Man in
the Little Red Room
By cLARIssA MAcKIE.


Molly Blair came home from the
Office that night and found her aunt
lying on the couch In the basement
dining room grooming with rheuma-
tism.
I'm sorry, DEAR said Mrs. Hayes,
feebly, but you will have TO get sup
per tOnight-and there's the poor
blind boy up in the little red room
l don't believe he's had bit to eat
todayP
"0h. DEAR" sighed Molly; I'm so
sorry. auntie-there, you must not
worry q bit now. Close your eyes
and take forty winks-then you shall
have broth, and bread, too, and cup
OF my own tea" The girl put away
her outdoor garments and hid her
pretty dress under a great apron
that was vastly becoming. She went
into the kitchen, raked the fire, put
the kettle on to boil and pushed the
pot of sohp over the Goals. Then
she skinned over the stairs OF the
gloomy old house like swallow, light
Ing the gas In bathrooms, halls and
landings so that the roomers might
find their way In. Most Of the room
ers took their meals at the boarding
house next door, but since young Har-
vey had come home one night half
blinded by a chemical experiment In
the factory where he was employed
Mrs. Hayes had served his meals to
him in his darkened room and she
never breathed to a soul that the
young fellow was in arrears for room
and food. There was something mys-
teri0us about Ronald Harvey and the
good woman held her counsel and gave
him motherly care until this day when
stricken by her old enemy, rheumatism.
When Molly had. taken bowl OF
steamlng soup and tea and toast up
to the darkened red room on the third
floor and had placed the tray on the
table near the door and backed silent
Iy out, she brought her own supper
tray to her aunt's couch and they ate
supper together.
"The doctor says" hesitated Mrs.
Hayes between sips Of tea, "that III
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1921-07-29
The Finishing Touch.

Jean, colored cook at a certain
country club, makes hash that has no
equal. The fame of the dish is great,
but the secret of its excellence
eluded everyone until one day q
member Of the club complimented
Jean on her skill.
"How do you do it?" he asked. II
never get hash like yours anywhere
else"
jeans black face glOwed with pleas
ure at the compliment. Beef is moth
in" she replied, Potatoes is notain',
peppah's nothin', onions is nothin'; but
when all th'owS myself into de hash
dat's what makes 1t what it is!"--
Youths Companion.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1921-07-29

dght her the value OF method and
she applied this knowledge TO her
work 10 the house and never had the
rooms been so we'll cared for. Three
times day she carried meals up to
the young man in the red room. un-
Ill he asked II he might not be piloted
down TO the lower floor.
II want to eat with real folks once
more" he said In his pleasant whimsi-
cal way.
"You Will save me miles Of running
up and down." laughed Molly, who
wished he would remove his bandage
so that she could see IL his eyes were
as good as his firm mouth and chin.
She liked his voice and his smile seen
dImly in the darkened room, and when
he came into the upper hall and she
saw the brown Of his skin aid the
muscular frame she felt a queer little
thrill. He rested hand on her shout
der and she thrilled once more. He
lowered above her now, for she was
tiny, and he laughed teasingly at her
fright when he stumbled.
Sometimes Molly read to him from
dry chemical books, or articles in
some scientific magazine, and once
when she fell asleep over lengthy
description of new process he leaned
over and CROPPED for her hand, but
his fingers only touched her soft
| brown hair.
Describe her, Mrs. Hayes" he
whispered to the other invalid, who
could now sit in a chair and knit.
Mrs. Hayes responded with twink
ling eyes. "She"s little, like kitten,
her hair is soft and brown and her
eyes are blue and she has real pink
and white skin, and"
Molly's perfect lips quivered and
then little crinkles came about her
eyes.
"And she smiles in her sleep when
| people talk about her!" she interrupt
ed wickedly.
ooh, Mollyl" chided her aunt.
"Ah, Molly Hayes" muttered Ron
aid Harvey, turning quite white.
Mrs. Hayes hobbled away, for the
atmosphere was highly charged with
unsaid things. Her swift backward
glance was a "Bless-you-my-child."
"What is the matter?" asked Molly
bravely.
Ronald smiled. I"Love" hs said
tersely.
"Ohr' Molly shivered, and it was
pity he could not see her face.
"I'm in lOve-with-yOu-and some
day-I'm going to marry you, if you
don't mind. I'll be all right in another
week, and there'll be plenty of money
when / get back to the works again.
You don't say word. Molly, is there
anybody else?"
Mono" she said softly.
He was holding her hands tightly.
"We'll have 4 little home somewhere.
Auntie and you and You won't
mind?"
Molly's head dropped toward his.
Il don't mind" she breathed gently.
Mrs. Hayes peered in at them. "Ro-
nance begins at home" she nodded
approvingly as she tiptoed away.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1921-07-29
PIausibIlity.

Colonel George Harvey said at a
dinner in New York, apropos of high
retail prices:
IA guest in a Florida hotel COM
planned to the manager:
Your restaurant is conducted in
very rotten way. At lunch today
/ found q hair in the ice cream, hair
in the honey, and hair in the ap-
pie sauce
"'Well, you see the manager ex-
planned, the hair in the ice cream
came from the shaving of the ice. The
hair in the honey came from the comb.
But | can't for the life of me under
stand about the hair in the apple sauce,
for l bought those apples myself, and
they were all BaldwlnS."
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1921-07-29
lightning Hits Engine; Flrsma" Hurt

lluhtnIng Hits Engine; Fireman Hurt
Memphis, Tenn,-Clyde c. Coke, a
fireman, sustained injuries which
probably will cause his death when
the Frisco system freight engine on
which he was riding through the
yards here was struck by lightning
during an electrical storm here re-
Gently. The engineer, who was
momentarily stunned, says that Coke's
body was surrounded by mass of
flames for an instant before he was
hurled from the engine cab by the
bolt.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1921-07-29

4 Killed, 20 Wounded In italian Rlot
Rome.--Four persons were killed
and twenty wounded In fighting which
took place recently between fascist
and communists at Mansone and San
Stefano, according to report
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1921-07-29

NsM Chairman House Appropriations
Notwithstanding Mar.
tin B. Madden. Republican Of u,,ro;s
was elected chairman of the commit.
tee on appropriations of the house.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1921-07-29
Situation In Upper sIIesIa Is crItIea

Situation In Upper SilesIa Is Critical
London-The situation in Upper Sile-
sla mas become critical again in con-
sequence OF French note to Germa-
ny demanding that the German volun-
.eer units be disarmed and threaten
ing 10 send endorsements to the
french troops unless compliance is
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1921-07-29
Bic Chair Company Resumes Wor

BIG Chair Company Resumes Work
Chattanooga, Tenn. The Milne
Chair company, one OF the largest
concerns of the kind in the South,
which has been completely shut down
for two weeks, and before that time
operating on a curtailed basis, yesum-
ed operations recently.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-01-20

TOt4lS go. 100 S01 ot0 SU-0
. Team average-54.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-01-20
BUT SINGLE CASE
SMALLPOX IN CITY
OFFICIALS REPORT

To all appearaDces Moline has
avoided . the smallpox epidemic
which state health authorities say
Is common throughout the state.
The southern portion Of the state
seems to be especially unfortunate.
More than q dozen communities
have established guarantees.
The first case OF tho month was
reported while the local health de-
partment oflcials were congratu-
lating themselves upon this city's
score but 1t Is the belief of DR.. A.
e. Kohler that exercise OF ordinary
caution upon the part Of the citi-
gems will relieve this city Of any
widespread quarantine.
The diphtheria epidemic, which
several weeks ago seemed especial
~ menacing. is practically ended
There are but four cases reported
this month. Attention is now cen
tered on the fight against scarlet
fever, which appeared a month age
and has recorded 13 cases. Siz
/. guarantees Veer established this
month and although the disease is
not spreading rapidly, health ON.
GERS are looking out for any pos
sible carriers.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-01-20
CHURCH SOCIETY
NAMES OFFICERS

At a meeting of the Woman's
Home and Foreign Missionary So
ciety of the Swedish Lutheran
church held yesterday at the
church, officers to serve during the
year and delegates to the mission
airy convention were elected. Forty
members OF the society were pres
emit. An interesting feportoOf the
recent conference at Opheim was
given by Mrs. Ed Bjorkman, who
was q delegate. The officers elect
ed we're:
+ President-Rev. Mr.. Domeij.
Vice President-Mrs; lnsa Lind
strom.
Secretary and treasurer-Mrs.
Andrew Almquist.
Delegates to the next missionary
convention are: Mrs. Ed Moberg
and Mrs. Ed Bjorkman. w.
The social committee for the yeaV
elected yesterday consists Of Mrs.
Ed Borklund and Mrs. Arthur
Lindorf. as.
Following the election Of officers
lunch was served by the social
committee, members Of which were
Mrs. Andrew Almquist and Mrs
Hilda REIN.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-01-20
LEGION MEN PLAN
TOURNEY; STARTS
TOMORROW NIGHT

Members Of the bowling teams Of
Fallerans post of the: American
Legion will make their initial ap-
pearance at the Valentine bowling
alleys tomorrow night IN the begin
ming of a tournament between le-
gion teams. Several of the legion
men are already expert bowlers and
it is expected that new stars will
enter the field. The teams are
under the direction of Chick
Lawson, who has issued a call for
volunteer bowlers. After a few
practice games it is probable that
other teams will be challenged by
the ex-service meh. Future pin
artists who have already signified
their intention Of being members of
the teams are: "Chet" Painter
Spence Bsrglund, "Poky" Berglund,
Bud Brown, skinny" Hall, "Sena-
tor" Almquist, Roy Ewing and
Irish Warnock.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-01-20
TODAY IN Al EDO
!. AND MERCER COUNTY


a
The Cbpenhagens were crushud
last evening N the Arst~ series of
the new bowling tournament by
the Has Beens. Spirit was utterly
lacking throughout the entire con-
test Pin topplers who set up won
derful scores in the ragtfme tourn-
ament bowled In poor FORM Macy
Parkman of the Has Beens proved
to be the one and only shining
light of the evening, piling up a
total Of 256 pins for high score and
GIL for high game total.
It u sincerely hoped that this
evenings match will contain more
pep, for the gallery gods lost IN
terest and refused to cheer in last
evenings fray.
P. j. Graham. captain Of the
..Mucuoss squad, urges the return
Of spectators to witness the slaugh-
tering that he feels confident he
will administer to e. 'Bjorkma1s
Wood Pliers, and assures them that
the following scores Of last even
ing will in comparison go down in
the halls of shame"
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-01-20
Kansas City Livestock.

Kansas City, Mo-, Jan. 20.-Cat-
tie: receipts $500; few sales beef
steers 25c to Soc lower; some bids
of more on heavy kinds; butcher
stock mostly 25c lower; spots
down Soc; Gamers and calves,
steady; best vealers $1,000; stock
ers and feeders, weak to Csc lower;
choice $S.55; @55 pounds steers,
$8.25.
Hogs: receipts 1900; SOC to 75c
lower than yesterdays best time;
best light and medium hogs to
packers and shippers, 1896; top,
$40; bulk of sales, $9.00@9.25;
good and choice fat pigs. $3.50
$50.
Sheep: receipts $500: steady;
lambs uneven, mostly, steady to Csc
lower; prime 80 pound lambs,
$10.50; bulk, $9.75@1O.25.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-01-20
PRESS DEMANDS
FOR PIECE WORK
Railroads Adduoe Testimony That
Output Slunped Because of
Change to Hour Basis.

Chicago, Jan. GOV. L. Hazard
OF the locomotive department of
the New York Central took the wit
ness stand In the rules hearing
before the United States railroad
labor board today. Mr.. Hazard
presented studies of the piece work
system intepded to show added ef-
ficiency over the hourly pay basis.
According to the railroads testi-
mony, their output suffered a
slump ranging from 10 to so per
cent at different points following
the change from piece work to the
hour basis. The roads ask restor-
alton Of the piece work plan in
their general appeal for abroga-
ton Of the national agreements be-
tween the roads and their en-
ployes. It was under the national
agreements that piece work was
discontinued.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-01-20
Chicago Livestock.

Chicago, Jan. 20-Cattle, receipts,
$4,000; beef steers and butcher
cattle, unevenly lower: practically
no early trading. some choice beef
steers, $50: few loads held higher;
bulk around S.00@9.5o; fat cows and
heifers mostly 5.2507.25; opening
sales Gamer and cutter cows,
bologna bulls and calves, steady; fat
bulls lower; stockers and feeders
weak to lower.
Hogs, receipts, s7,eoe: thirty &C
tive, Csc to 35c lower than yeeter-
days average; top, 1000: bulk, 9.35
@9.75: pigs, mostly 25c lower; bulk
desirable, 30 to LIS pound pigs, 9.85
01d.00. :.
Sheep, receipts, $4,000; generally
steady on al CLASSES: 1880 bid early
On choice lambs; bulk fat lambs,
s.50@107.5: prime 30 pound yearling
wethers. $40: bulk fat ewes, 4.25Q
$50. 4
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-01-20
FIVE SCOUTS PASS
TEST FOR BADGES
AT COURT OF HONOR

Tho boy scout council Of Moline
became . merit badge last night in
the February court Of honor with
applicants for merit awards to ap-
ply upon their eagle scout ranking.
Five scouts passed the tests, troop
. tool the honors for the night with
four Of the candidates.
The swimming tests were taken
By Emil Jeartjens, George Hen
bricks and Rou Mcclellan. Hen
dricks also won. other badges for
personal AM public health work.
Leo Merchie, another member Of
Troop Q. received badges in paint
ing and craft work In wood.
: Frank Otis. Troop s scout, is ex-
pected to b. first scout to win eagle
ranging. While he lis securing VI
merit badges he is practicing fol-
fire-making, the one test required
for which he has not qualified. Las,
night he Won . badge for chemis.
try.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-01-20
ANNOY WOMEN
ON CITY STREETS


Although the police Of Moline
were kept busy by reports Of men
who were prowling about and
otherwise acting suspiciously. NO
burglaries, robberies or holdups
were reported.
! The glass in the front door Of
the Drevos and vassall barber
shop at 1880 Third avenue was
broken and suspicion points t an
attempted burglary, although the
shop was not entered.
A report was received BY the po-
lice from several yomen walking
on Seventeenth street that two
men followed them IN acted IN .
suspicious manner.
Reports were received OF pfoWl-
ers near the Hitler grocery, 2O1S
FIT havenue, and from residents
near Thirteenth street and Nine
teent havenue and Twelfth street
teenth. avenue and Twelfth street
| no arrests.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-01-20
LENINE AFRAID
= Of POISON PLOT

Riga. Jan. 30.-(United Press y
The life Of Nikolai Lenine Is in
~sefious danger. according to re-
ports reaching here.
The latest report from Moscow
was that ,Lenine. lying Ill, Is sur
rounded BY detectives whose pre-
cautions against q poison plot out
rival those Of the guards Of the an
Gent cars.
Lenine's guards were reported to
follow the practice in vogue dur
ing the old regime. AL foods are
analysed for traces Of poison and
where their purity Il suspected the
vlAnds are offered frst to the ser
wants preparing them. II the SER
wants live the premier may eat the
same preparation.
Other reports here indicated 4
grave apprehension in Moscow.
Soviet leaders were reported to
fear their regime would b in seri-
oue danger Il Lenine shouN dis.
lA recent weeks It has been re-
J66ed tAat h was desperately Ill
ard aloo That his mind had col
laocsd under the strain Of his
Aaisy lAbasA
a - 4
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-01-20
MODERN GIRLS.
TOO PREMATURE
Judge SABBATH Would Check Forced
Maturity Among Yeung Women
By Education.

Chicago, Jan. 20-There is an
enormous social drift toward pre-
mature adulthood, Judge Joseph
SABBATH told Chicago high school
teachers last night who. are organ
izing to urge increased school rev.
enue before the Illinois legislature.
Girls don't want to be called
girls" he said. They want to be
called women from the time they
cut their second teeth. They want
to dress their hair and bodies like
grown-up ladies' before they are
fairly in their teens.
There is only one way to curb
this ridiculous and dangerous ten
dency-increase public education FOL
self-control. The only real restraint
comes best through schooling."
Records. Of the divorce court in
which Judge SABBATH sits, he said
shbw that the number Of marriage
annulments resulting from imma.
ture romance and forced maturity
is increasing.
The Judge declared mothers de-
not get . chance to let their daugh.
ters' dresses down because the .short
skirts Of babies give place to the
still shorter skirts OF young women
and the race for sophistication 10 &C
swift young people 60 through nc
developing period Of adolescence.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-01-20
HORSE BROWNS
IN CUTTING ICE

A loss of approximately $125 was
suffered this morning by the East
Moline Ice and Fuel Co. Of Water
town when one Of their horses used
In putting. up ice vas drowned.
The. warm weather Of the past
few days caused the ice to grow
exceptionally thin and this morn
ing when Charley Mansel, 40S Nine
teenth street, East Moline, an en-
ploye of the ice company drove the
team of bays out on the ice to Sc
cure a load Of ice the weight Of the
horses was too much for the thin
ice which broke through. One Of
the horses was saved but the other
i one was past all hope OF recovery.
The accident occurred near the
street car bridge at Campbell's Is
land, where the ice company has
been cutting ice for the last few
days. However, the unusually warm
weather has made it necessary to
suspend operations along this line
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-01-20
MWHORTER MAKE
HIGHEST RUN II
GAMES WESTERN

Raus McWhorter made ths Y
EST run in the games played \
terday in the billiard tournaz
in progress at the Aledo d
Scores for the games are:
/. Lee Harbour (2D; c. bst|
(22); Fl to 16.
s. Jobusch (22); Y. xclI|
(22); 20 to 10.
Hob Harbour ca; G. Mclu1
(22); 81 to IT.
Lee Harbour (2D; Harold n
bour (22); 81 to II.
M. Parkman (25); Harold 3
bour (22); Is to 10.
Harold Harbour ca; c. Bed
(22); % to 81.
r. McWhorter (23); M. PGh
(25); % to IS.
Hob Harbour (22); Lee Has|
(2D; % to Is.
F. Jobusch (,2); A. Macy a
% to is.
r. McWhorter (23); r. Jau
| (22); % to -.
High runs-R. McWhor ~
Harbour 5. and c. BedfordN
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-01-20
LARGE SUM Is PAID :
TO MEET COSTS OF
PUBLIC PROJECTS

According to figures given out by
Miss Anna Anderson, city clerk Of
Moline today, approximately $780,
900 has been collected on special
assessment levies during the last
30 days.
. Practically all payments for the
year have been made. However,
there are q few delinquents which
will be charged additional interest
of per cent from the first of the
year to the date Of payment.
The $4,000 included assessments
for sidewalks, sewers, watermains
and pavements. The money will be
used to meet improvement bonds is
sued at the time the projects were
constructed.
Many property owners avoided
future interest charges this year
by paying up in full. A 10 year
period is allowed Tor payment OF
most assessments.