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

Modern psychologists have discovered that
ones preference in color has an intimate re-
lation to his character. Thus if one Is asser-
tive and violent red is very likely his favorite
color. -
boil was not chosen by chance.
With dash Of blue the Violence Of red is
modified. Extremes are not tolerable in a
mixture of red and blue And with strip OF
white the arrangement is saner still.
White hints of justice and moderation, 50
much 30 that the plain white dag is the symbol
Of defeat and lost hope
Thus the national colors of the United States
and Of France are in an ideal, arrangement
The red indicates viri,ity and courage which
is kept within bounds by the justice Of white
and by that most peaceful of colors. blue
According to the psychologists one can
choose his friends by the colors they prefer
Indeed, they say that if one paid more atten-
ton to the color preferences of associates. he
would be less likely to discover later that a
friend has proved false.
Lovers with color preferences which do no,
harmonic are likely to quarrel and separate
after marriage.
Women, especially, according to the psyche
logists, should give attention to color. Their
ability to charm depends upon it. They can
modify their characters by choosing the right
combinations. They can rub OF the irritating
corners of their personality.
So declare the psychologists. And theil
reasoning seems sound. We all know how
mia MI oh mt in ifat}
and how bright red interiors excite US to the
point Of nervousness.
Many OF our ills and complaints. no doubt
might be remedied somewhat by more salts
factory color harmonies in our lives
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-02-05

TO nv surpriee the clock struck dGhA
The book slipped from my cluteh
I hadn't dreamed It was 20 late
And quietly said g much.
sCome here, young man. It's tine LOT bsdI-
Ny youthful prodigy
At that 3srked up his nodding head
And disagreed with me.
~Dont wanna 70 t bed!" hs reared.
Amt slsspy-not Z bit
with mo the hit that answer scored
Was triding. III admit
/ seised that young pugnAcious chap
/ spoke IN accents grim.
I held him firmly pom my lap
And quick denuded him.
Il rather took him ~ surprise.
But, soon o vas through.
h looked Il me- With stormy ayoo
And sobbsd: All right for YOU!
I'm gonna get gun some day
His eyes grew big and round
AN SHOOT you! Then you VIII b way
Down SIX feet under ground!"
I gazed 1t him in mock despsir.
(But turned to hide grin)
Then marched him to the bedroom where
gravely tucked him in.
Now I shall leave you Ill alone,
Said I, "for you've been bad" -.
A silence -. then in cheerful tone
Cams back: II love you. dad =
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-02-05


80 tsIeee - - e. - .Ill1
nlIN - eouo =
pou1 ~ - - 1ssssg - - -
oFu1 elae1 tpenuse . - eeeescs =
49, eee = ylss1 q Dfseeas tnelz -
1111mone - eoereeDon1ne nunD9gs e $3.50
haye - 16oio1 ~ sa3cynsnf NY voaI4
1aso tD1n1 = a1asndaAee q TIE a&ais.
DsvsaDoet solved similaf sitaatioa through
ofoetlA 6 he coliDoa1. has bsoashe at-
t1aee11ns u tat city which woald not hAve
49, eAEainsd ut TOR ths aeoomnoda4aoas #
1dedea q ~ COLISEUM. During he vtnte
Gsyefnl large muqlcal organizations afo being
oGsrsd thesa AfrsaAy Psvlovs has danced
theee Win ~ Russian ballst a16 John Philip
6ouss 1as pfsssatsa biz world famous band
thses. The Coliseum seats several thousand
PEOPLE. having more than doubls The capacity
u any thsatss n the tri-citiss. Rock Island.
~ the center o. the aued-city group, II there
wsrs losstsd hegs hall oe tie proportions Of
the Davenport Coliseum, doubtless would be
I the showing plaoe Of the big attractions that
this Water aro bslng gfvsa IN IL city on the
other tide df the river. When the Davenport
Coliseum Il not Otherwise Engaged, Il IL con-
ducted q 1 public dancing place. people going
from III Of Tie surrounding cities TO sajoy the
privileges.
Rock lslaaA IN past years has lost many
important conysntsous bscause Of lack Of .
hall large enough to accommodate them. While
! It 4 trus that the Asgusta1a gymnasium II
capable Of housing big gatherings. It fails to
all the dsnsad because Of it, remotsness from
| thA central peYt Of the city Furthermore, and
| very properly, the directors OF Aumstans
would mot consent to use Of their auditorium
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-02-05
Women and Work.

The women's bureau Of the United States
department Of labor declares that only part of
the women engaged in industry during the war
period have lost their places through the re-
turn Of men from the war and the lack of
employment.
An ofcial report says: Statements to the
bureau from hundreds Of industry heads who
employed only women during the war show
they have retained their female help, while
others state they have replaced their women
With male workers"
The bureau is Of the opinion that more
than twelve million women were in gainful &C.
equations during 1920.
II 10 worthy Of note that many women won
the admiration Of their employers during the
war period BY their ability to al, In on mems
Jobs Thousands became very efficient for in
stance - lathe operators. Maybe it was b.
cause they fancied the work resemblsd the
operation pf . sewing machine But in any
case. - lathe operators the women became ex-
pert, and many stfll retain their Jobs and run
lathes ~ good ~ male mechanics
Miss Mary Anderson, director q ne wom-
ans bureau, says two factors are needed to
insure women their place in industry-prutec-
tive legislation for the s-hSur day and thor
ough organization BY the women hemse,ves.
Ono rsads the report At the bGsau Win
the rsalisatcn nat mot the least oe the aeAisvs-
ments Of America during The world war vas
the record made By the women Of our country
IN TIE hauatxial held
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-02-05

home on Twentieth street last eve
ming.
W. H. Cline is participating in
the first meeting Of the grand
lodge Of Mystic Workers Of the
World NJ Fulton. as a delegate from
Rock Island lodge IS.
Feb. 5.-Dr. and Mrs. E. M. Sala
gave q family party in honor of
Mrs. Sala's birthday last evening.
DR.. and Mrs. G. e. Barth enter
tanned q large number of friends
in the first two progressive euchre
parties to be given by them last
evening.
Tho Women's Temperance Union
gives q temple tea at the residence
OF Mrs. W. B. Ferguson Saturday
afternoon.
Tho Misses Mollie and Clara
Meyers were surprised last night
BY . number of their friends at
their homo. 220S Second avenue.
Miss Name Roche has gone to
Dennison, Texas. on an extended
visit to her sister. Mrs. p. ]. Col
ligan.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-02-05

PERHAPS you can pour = wheese out Of
this. which tops story in Judge:
Solving the Gasoline Problem
~
c. l. FUNNEL.
UPON learning that Ali Admire in 4 repre-
sentative In the Oklahoma legislature We are
tempted to write ballad about him. Wen
start 1t II someone else will finish it Erin.
stance:
o oft I've strummed on nv bloomin' lvre.
Praising this, that and the other thing.
But o! the name Of Ali Admire!
Praises Of Ali I'd love to sing.
Now. gwan and finish it. We dare Won,
WELL so DOES THIS coLYuM-rHoueH
NOT COMBINING ITSELF TO PARIS.
Sir: II there 10 move on foot to change
the name Of your "colyum" vote Obalist.
The drawing topping the column looks lust
as much like an obelisk as = Tombstone. In
tact no one would recognize it - the latter
unless duly labeled. Let's not have .0ar-
g0yle" Did you ever see the garkoyle NSures
perched upon the balconies OF ''Notre Dame de
Par1s~! have. Their expression impresses
me that they are grinning and gloatinr over
Ill the mistakes folliss, fodbles and even sins
Of all PARA "A SrENO.
THE thoughts we've thunk today would MI .
Rut-sosh!-vere glad to finish this here
colyum! R z Nc.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-02-05
Where Rock Island Loses.

- Ono Of The most urgent Of Rock Islands
nesds that ought to b met during the present
syeaffs centrally located eoavsntica hall, one
which would b available for an kinds Of a.
sssuhlAges nom public dances 10 poaitieal
u1eetineA
~ The dszshGliey Of IN auditorium Of BRO
portions adequate to accommodate large crowds
has BEEN Impressed dVrins the week BY the
inability Of the Rock Island Elks' lodge to
comfortably take eass q its cirtaa. patsuns
The circus has besa stagsd q he Armoey on
sixtssntA strsst. It Vas the only place ,vail-
eSae y sAicA - prevent The carcaa The hall
- - beaksd y sulIocatioa nightly. and
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-02-05

ture says that the growth Of plann
depends upon the amount OF loos
In the soil and in the air that y
available for them, and upon TEN
perature. light and moisture. IT.
moon obviously does not affect us
character OF the soil in any vs!'
neither does 1t affect the compost
ton Of the atmosphere. The oely
remaining way in which 1t could u.
lluence plant growth, therefor, "
BY its light. Recent experiments,
however. show that full daylight y
about GOO, 900 times brighter thsa
full moonlight, yet when . PAM
gets 1-100th part Of normal Day
light 1t thrives little better tn!
tn absolute darkness. II 1-10o1
part Of normal daylight is thus too
little to stimulate q plant, 1t sesn:
certain q 600, 000th part cann0
have any effect at all
Q. What are the flower and gsn
symbols for February? A g. B.
A. Az authorised BY the Amer
can Jewellers association. the bifte-
stone Tor FEBRUARY 10 the amethy9t
The flower symbol for this moon
ID the primrose.
O. : Is the stone which serves
Jacob Is . pillow when he had n''
vision still IN existence? T. T.. II
A. This stone il said to Be N O. :.
istence. Il Is known as the ~
Fail, or Stone Of Destiny. on vnie,
the old Scotch kings were crowneo'
It IL now In Westminster aeo0.
resting beneath the coronauo
chair which has been used y ID.
coronation Of English kings sine.
Edward I. This historic stone y
said to have been taken to Tar
In Ireland. in the fifth century. ?
&c. then TO Scotland and finally y
England
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-02-05

000tUUD - bWO-U4WB uA1DAV tOI
ssaadsa1ial. u rspliss bsiae ~ dirss
@. How were tho French people
given the name Frogs? n. r. N.
A. The nickname Frogs" was
first applied to the people Of Paris
by courtiers. The streets Of the
city were % Quaggy that the inhab-
itants were nicknamed Jean era
paud," while the city was known
as "Lutetia" or midland"
@. What IL the meaning Of
'TownleyimT L. D.
A. "Townleyism" ID . name Civ
en- to the principles enunciated by
the Non-Partisan league Of which
A. C. Townley was 1t different
times general manager Of the Or
ganization department. and prssi-
dent
Q. Where are the original manu.
scripts Of Shakespears's plays KEPT!
S. A. l.
A. Most Of the manuscripts Of
8hakespeare's plays which are still
in existence. are kept 1t the Shake
speare museum in the house Of the
author in Stratford-on-Ayon. The
museum contains the first collected
edition OF AiS plays, the Folio Of
1923"
Q. Were Daniel webster. orator,
and Noah Webster. author of Web
stsrs dictionary. brothers!
A. II. ".
A. Daniel webster, the states
man. and Noah webster, the lexi-
cographef, were not closely relat-
Cd. The former 70 . descendant OF
Thomas Webster Of Hampton,
NasA: the lister a John webster,
govsg1of Of he Colony oe Coanscri
cut
Q. Has science proved that the
moon does not inllusnce the growth
Of plantsf 7. r. L.
4. 1he daDaItnant OF agrteul-
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-02-05

Mother" your husband II he deserves that
treatment but treat him rough" II the symp-
toms show that he's merely n nagger, is q
pieoe Of advice that Professor Gault Of North
western university gives in lecture on house
hold management
ys Many wives and many husbands, will fol-
> low Professor 0auit with interest He sagely
ii'snyS that ct the bottom Of some Of mans lido
syncfasiss thsrs may be case Of indigestion.
y IN that situation the professor opines that
n n y the wife's homely, loving duty to put on
her kitchen apron. and her cheeriest SMILE tune
s up the old Kitchen range. and give the spouse
somsthing hslpfal ont Of the cook book
.-o. but the ordinary mean, devilish. nagging
" husband should be handled quickly and thor
tho wriAklas 6 his disposition with . rolling
PIN"
That sounds - II tho professor would ret
rise out OF bic audience ell right But isn't
! there question about the practical applica-
! ton Of such rule!
Hasn't the idea Of the wisdom Of corpora
& Punishment gone out Of the curriculum Of home
LIE?
&S}1any beaisvs that the little daily troubles
3 nay aEtas h the hnns may be moro easily
fAsd ont ~ he practice OF the give and
take spirit On the parts Of all concerned.
BSt ~ Professor Ganlt says, there are times
vhsn 'hsaps' can b accomplished BY . wife
By .. little discreet "mothering" of husband,
Hbands ars but boys grown mp.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-02-05

q sai'A Chicago alderman who wants Gtricter CEN
= soofship at tie movies declares II he had his
! ~ Charlie Chaplin would b barred from tho
sprseeaen. Well wager that alderman isn't the
.ssfn4Aer a small son.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-02-05
Frederic Haslin's leii
Inaugural On Medals.

public was . stable =
:pectins proposition. ~
dillon to this. the red -
psctsd to fold their Ter -,
to colonial mansions +.
poster beds. It IL not -.
:, These prizss were hsni.S q.
the good Indian Chief. ~
must have been somsvsss
factory for medal maiins
ious purposes continusl
we're ovsr . hundred dl6s,
ais Of Washington, cpnS
ing his virtues and fama' n
always the peacs-loyin, -
Washington that was 49,,
these bronze memorial. 4
lector Of Washington nsa.;s
there was not one laudiss II. y!
tories. A few Of the an =
Washington medals are st;II =
session Of the mint m
can no longer be STRUCK ~.
few copies Of them IN er,sts.
much-prized by collector,
Washington set prsc.x.-.
has never been broken
refused to all y bis lietns.. !.
reproduced ON our coins.. =
Washington cents" wers n,, :
1871 and 1892, follovinr =. n
psan usage by which n.
ereign's head adorns thu 49,.
Of the country. Some Of 49, ~
were, It Is believed. minteS
land. Washington is ma ~.
been indignant over the su.s.s..
that such coins become stscss.
He insisted on the destrpass.
dies for pieces bearing IN n.
and advocated in their pise. n
signs with a head of libertv !,
senateheld that the president. /.
should in respect to him b. ~
the money of the republic ~ !.
house agreed with Washinrtns :,
. law was enacted a. the prsss.1
wanted 1t.
Use Only Dead Celetfit,ea
Since then, no living psrsrI
features have been used q p
money-either paper or cosns. ~
nesses of persons who misht \
suitable for monetary desiEns h
kept sometimes until q time ~
they will be eligible to this kipd
fame.
Medals are different. Every m
ident has been immortalisN
bronze, though the president
series which the mint now striI
and sells was not started until Z
Persons administration. Later. i
earliest presidents were added
the medal series, and now the d
eminent presidential medal Il ,
ually struck by the mint about 4
time of the Inauguration, or shofl
after.
Mr.. Harding's medal has MT )
been planned, the treasury dem,
ment informs us. II will prcba.
have the presidents head ONLY
it. as the vice president II .
featured in this series. The reyu
NAV have any suitable desien. !
the first few presidents the M
reverse showed two hands clas,
and a tomahawk and pipe Of -
crossed. This was partly been
the Indians were a real factor
the history of those times, par
from the sentiment which alv,
associates the red men with Am
lea. and partly, we understand,
cause of the original idea Of
spring the Indians to be civil
through this medium Of bronze /
yenirs Later. laurel branches I.
the place of the Indian symh,
though in 1850. Film res N
resurrected the Indian and shoy
him standing with a white man q
farm. with the American flag Y
ing in the background. Mr.. '
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-02-05

4 ne Ka Klux Khan most Of 10 are interested
n ass The blamed clucks Who eat their heads
~ and WON'T iay a egg.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-02-05
GERNANS DECLINE.

Berlin. Fab. tit was oAlciaIly
stated that Germany has declined
to attend the allied financial con-
ference Of experts in Brussels, b.
ginning nAxt o1lndAy.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-02-05

wireless message said Harding caught II
I ssh on Florida More than enough for .
cabinet
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-02-05

'sso 0Dsbs ana BeTYsr might be said to represent
y, he Inn and outs Of socialism.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-02-05

bsssrs In thsss piping days Of bargains. "windov
Us anopplng'S tsmptssone right into the store.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-02-05
LIMERICK NAk

GAS completed by its author, Jade Em).
There once was rhymester called Mac
Who often ideas would lack.
So he begged his contribs
To help out His Nibs-
NOW HE'S TRYING HIS JOB TO GET
BACK!
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-02-05

NOW we come to what. In the circumstances,
ought to be regarded IS the prize limerick
Of the series. How truly you spoke" con-
fdes E. F.. when yoa predicted l would say
had never written limerick in my life-for
l never did. You'll simply have to supply the
last line Of this one. though. I've reached my
limit" All right; we'll hx it up and give it
a number.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-02-05

THE suspicion is beginning to creep I'M
our konk that We must have guessed the Ia,
line Of Calliope's limerick. since he Tor De
haps We should say she) appears to have gor
back into the great silence.
LIMERICK NO.
(As completed by its author. Wern).
Some people just jealous Of me
Have repeatedly said they would see
That you changed my name (tut!)
With an 20" and "m" but
A turn Of the WORM then therell bes
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-02-05

LIMERICK NO. &.
framework by e. FL
o colyum conductor 80 bright. sir,
! find it SO hard for to write, sir,
A real nice limerick
Now, right here's where stick!
AW, SHUCKS; JUST GO ON. SAY
GOODNIGHT, SIR"
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-02-05

IN England q l5-year-old boy has been ap-
pointed foreman Of department II an electric
lamp factory. where he will boss 40 men and
girls." II he makes good on that JOB hs Will
xies" backed OF the map, not excepting the
youthful chess wizard, Sammy Sneextt.
sNow, Watson, Xho1ld Teddy Be
Capitalized, or NotF
(From the Monmouth Atlas).
The Community Aid society held its
regular meeting yesterday afternoon at
the city hall. There were over twenty
ladies present and a number OF gar
ments were finished. -.
The society also wishes to extend
thanks to those who SO willingly an
swered the call for teddy bears. Four
teddy bears were received and they were
greatly appreciated
IT now appears that Judge Ben Lindsey
will never go to Jail because public opinion
restrains those who should put him there. They
do not care to assume the responsibility.
Truth is mighty and will prevail and the
judges middle name is Truth.
'SCHWAB SAILS ON TRAVEL TOUR
Steel Head Embarks on 'Aquitania' for Eng
land. France and Italy."-The Argus
Il think thinks Coviello, II can deduce
from :, this headline that Charley is going on
THINGS NEW AND OLD.
Now here is free verse,
And it isn't 90 worse,
In short, bout the best OF its kind: =
But Mack's tale of old times
With its rythm and rhymes,
Is a little bit more to my mind.
"A. NJ. s.
OF course We shouldn't have printed the
foregoing. But we couldn't bear to suppress
! the compliment to our fair contrib, Columbine
WHEEZES may come and wheexes may e
but limericks run on forever! Here's the daily
ERUPTION
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1921-02-04
GREEK PASSPORTS FORGED
United States Consul Bares Whole
sale Traffic Among Immigrants
to America.

Athens, Jan. 29.-Wholesale frauds
in passports, carried on by Greek sub
jects emigrating to the United Stdtes.
have been discovered by w. l.. Lowrie,
American consul general here. More
than so passports were submitted at
the consulate one day for American
vises, and % were found to bear forged
signatures and false seals of the Greek
foreign office. 1t is feared many Greeks
already have secured admission to the
United States on similar spurious
passes, as over 5000 persons seek
American vises each month. It has
been found that small clique of
Greeks have carried on a regular traf
tic in bogus passports. In one case
1900 drachmas, normally about $780,
was paid for one of these documents.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1921-02-04
Age and Development.

Study of the relation between the
total length Of life and the time re-
CURED to reach maturity has brought
out an interesting comparison between
men and horses. A hcrse at five
years old is said to be, comparatively,
as old as man at twenty. ana doubt
less may be eXpeCtrd 10 behave, ac-
cording 70 equine standards. after the
manner of the average college stu
dent following human standards. A
ten-year-old horse resembles, so far
as age and experience go, a man of
forty, while Il horse that has attained
the ripe age Of thirty-ive is compar-
able with man of ninety.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1921-02-04
SIR RALPH ASHTON SUICIDE
Was Found Dead in Bathroom With
Bullet Wound in His
Head.

London, Jan. 31.-A coroners jury
returned a verdict of suicide in the
case of Sir Ralph Percy Ashton, who
was found dead in the bathroom of his
A rife was lying beside the body when
it was found. The verdict says the
act presumably was committed while
the late knight was in an unbalanced
condition, due to imagined business
worries.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1921-02-04
GhouIish.

A set of small dice supposed to have
been cut from the molar te i of no.
torious French criminal and profess
sional gambler, who died by the gull
lotine. together with dice box made
from toughened piece of his skin,
was one of the curiosities disposed Of
by a Paris curio dealer.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1921-02-04
Turning the Luck

In Yorkshire, country folk cross
their thumbs ito turn the luck"
should they meet a single magpie. Tn
Scotland a magpie seen near dwell
ing is believed to portend death TO one
of the inmates.