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The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-04-14
7 be Daily Short Story

Look" gasped Jim. surveying
her in establishment, for such an
unacountable thing had never hap
pened before.
And Doris did look. speechless
with surprise. And just then a
gust Of wind swept through the
room. The old lamp f1ickered,
sputtered and went out.
Shall we see if that harvest
moon is still there?' a deep voice
asked joyfully.
"Of course!" a softer voice re-
piled, and the two dim forms crept
stealthily from the house.
HAS your aunt ever been in
love" Jim asked abruptly, as they
wandered along the river bank.
"fes, once, but she lost faith in
her lover and is now a sworn man
hater," she answered. His name
was Paul and they were going to
be married, but a little trouble
arose just before the wedding and
the wedding was Cancelled. But
Paul wrote to her and asked to be
allowed to come to her home to ex-
plain. Aunt Milinda was very proud,
but decided to let him come. She
wrote to him, telling him so. but
he never came and died very sud
denly 4 short time afterward."
That was unfortunate" Jim
spoke seriously, land l can under
stand now why she is so opposed
to me-"
They walked along thoughtfully
and contentedly, forgetting how
rapidly the time was slipping by.
Aunt Milinda opened her eyes in
fright and jumped to her feet.
Where was she, and why was she
alone? She rubbed her eyes in be-
wilderment and reached anxiously
for the lamp.
| It did not take long to light the
lamp and begin a hurried search
for her beloved niece. The house
seemed strangely big and lone
some.
| Suddenly she heard a little
scratching and a weird scuffling in
the wall.
| "Mice!" shrieked Milinda. and
with a frantic bound landed on TOP
of the table. There was a crash
and crumbling sound, and the
next thing she knew she was sit
ting on the floor, surrounded by
pieces of an old kitchen table.
As she sat there. trying to dis
cover what had happened, she saw
an old yellow letter in the ruins
addressed in her own handwriting
| well. l declare" she spoke ex.
| citedly, reaching nervously for it
II never mailed that letter to Paul
after all. It must have slipped il
a crack of the table when the othe1
letters were mailed. No wonder h
never answered."
4 Doris and Jim heard the crash il
the house and came rushing in tt
see what had happened. There sa
dignided Aunt Milinda on the foo
with a broken table around her ant
a letter in her hand.
"Oh. Aunt Milinda," Doris cried
"are you hurt?"
only my PRIDE" she answere,
brightly, as they helped her care
4 fully to her feet, now, you tw,
young folks 80 out on the piazz;
] and visit the moon. l am going t.
bed" And she started UP tn,
stairs.
j But Aunt Milinda-" Doris be
gan.
!. mo butts only wrap up warm
it may be chilly" and she disap
lpeared with the letter claspe,
tightly IN her hand.
;. Jim looked at Doris and Dorf
looked at Jim-and then two happ,
] people hurried out to tho piazza t
visit with tho moon"
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-04-14
SUPERVISED.
Rv Miss Ethel N, Farmer.

Copyright, 1921, by the Wheeler
Syndicate, Inc.)
"Doris!' called a shrill voice
from the recess of the house.
what are you doing out there on
the piazza? 1t is getting dark and
growing rather chilly; you had bet
ter be coming in"
I'VE are only talking" came back
the quiet answer, "and it Is not a
bit cold"
~very WELL" the shrill voice went
on. but you must come in very
shortly"
"All right, Aunt Milinda," and
Doris sighed as she looked at the
manly form dimly outlined in the
twilight before her. I'VE have a
good supervisor, Jim," she spoke
slowly.
I'VE have, at that" he said, teas
ingly; but I do not blame her,
when she is your guardian"
well, it is one Of the inevitable
things-one Of the things that sim
ply cannot be controlled" she tried
to speak cheerfully. But it is hard
not to be able to entertain an old
friend without being supervised"
ut is nice to be supervised
sometimes" he echoed. and be
smiled dryly at the golden harvest
moon which seemed to be laughing
at their fate.
"Yes-sometimes," she answered
but"
Doris! D-o-r-i-s!" Came the
call again.
Eyes, Aunt Milinda, We are com.
ing" And with final, wistful
glance at the harvest moon they
entered the house.
Aunt Milinda sat beside the kitch'
en- table knitting, and did not seen
to. notice their approach.
Would you like some music
Jim" Doris asked.
Jim opened his mouth TO agree
heartily with this proposal. but
shut it with a snap, for Aunt MI
linda was ready before him.
mo, Doris. it is too chilly in the
parlor this fall evening, and any.
way. the lamp needs fixing"
Doris sighed. and Jim uncon'
sciously Joined in. 1t was hard be
ing in love with a girl for foul
years. who had an aunt like Aunt
Milinda.
The old-fashioned clock ticket
away heartlessly, but somehow thu
conversational powers OF tho trit
were limited.
Finally Aunt Milinda looked a
the clock suggestively and peeret
over her gold-rimmed spectacles .
the caller.
ut seems to me the men folk
make rather late calls on the girl
nowadays. When I was q girl tn
boys always went home sharp at
Io'clock!"
The clock slowly struck 3.
perhaps I had better be going,
Jim said. rising to his feet, apollo
getically.
please don't" Doris begged
you have Just barely got here"
"Well?" And tho maiden aun
picked up her discarded knitting
when Jim sat down again.
No one spoke again. only tn
clock continued steadily it, deaf
ening ticking. and the sleek, blacl
cat stretched luxuriously under tn
highly polished stove. The minute
dragged slowly by and Doris ner
!vously toyed with the fringe Of tn
(red tablescloth.
Then the rapid clicking Of tn
steel needles grew slower and IN
ally stopped entirely. Aunt Nj
linda's head fell hack against Ii
chair and she v18 aslaepl
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-04-14
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS.
Received But Not Read.

DR.. Brady begs correspondents 20
remember that he does not read let
tiers written with pencil or letters
not properly signed.
Digitalis.
Kindly tell me whether digitalis
can be taken for a long period OF
time for the heart. Has it any in
furious effect on any other part OF
the body? &c. A. S.
Answer-It is a drug which Ger
tainly should not be used except
under the immediate direction of a
physician.
Girl or Woman1
Do you think it is better for
girl of fifteen to wear her hair up
or down? "a. o.
Answer-So far as health or the
hair is concerned it is immaterial
but eighteen years is young enough
for girl to put aside girlish ways
Lemons and Salts.
Are EPSON salts baths Zone
pound to the bathtub) a good way
to reduce? If not. how is hot water
and lemon Juice at bedtime? CD
Answer-Both of these are an
cient quips Of the beauty special
ist." OF course neither will re-
duce weight.
The Cure Of Syphilis.
u there q hospital in any city
where they can cure syphilis in
three months? q. N. c.
Apswer-Nc. Under the best Of
treatment syphilis cannot be pro
nounced arrested within less thar
! two years.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-04-14

That gent approaching in the near-distance
- he spring fisherman with story about
bi9 ooe that got away.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-04-14

smoke ia a nuisance. hut These days v
Nould all like to see more Of 1t coming out G
the factory chimneys.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-04-14

There are worse things than going to school
thsss nice spring days. but you don't notice
them until you are grown mp.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-04-14

Records excavated In Mesopotamia show
spsopls had land mortgages 400 years ago,
sams as now. And probably Just as much
s4rouble paying them of.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-04-14

Shells said to be 100000 years old are
dog mp near Marion. N j. Mother Nature,
Sconstantly destroying. manages to keep a rec
ord Of almost everything
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-04-14

l For slow speed the peace conference wasn't
IN Il With ths worlds champion chess match At
havana.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-04-14

aInvestigstions" will have another inning
.oaeress ID back % the job.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-04-14
SP1IHG FANTASY.

SP1UG FANTASY.
Beloved. the year II It the spring.
Nov April dances down the way
10 greet tho pagsantry Of Nay
And the old, old song must sing
OF dreams that come and wheel and danes.
OF days when life and love we're young:
When Satyrs danced and Poets sung.
And clothed the world in rich ROMANCE:
wheo knights In shining costs Of nail
Made bright the streets OF fair Shalott
And through the ancient empires soughs
The chalice Of tho Holy Grail.
When faint With love. the Harlequin,
TO win from Coiumbine . smile,
Would sway on spangled hips. the while
He blew kiss with every spin:
When dusky, pis-taiisd Buccansers.
A-rolling home from foreign seas,
Brought swearing cockatoos to please
The girls 1t Bristol and at AsaTs;
When through the nights Of old Casttls,
Tbs troubsdor IN songs Of love
Poured out bis heart to one above.
Content beneath her shrine to kneel:
When Gypsy lad IN sylvan dfssa.
Beneath the white moon On the hi1ls.
Made music in the dahodi1s
TO WOO Vatican shepherdess:
Whsn through the shining fields Of May,
The Prince O Dreams. with ribboned slew
And al the things of make-believe,
Sought for the Queen Of far away. -.
Princess thus the song sing,
With no beginning, end or reason
Just lay the blame upon the season
And say the year is at the spring.
&C, E. Il
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Tho country would be better Of II prohihi-
IA. A.A Allied the jails instead Of emptying
them.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-04-14
. AITH Ks
~ Will Ian 6RAQN 1n.

ness (alcpecia d tho highfAlutin'
medical term for baldness) the hair
first thins about the temples and
slowly up over the front Of the
scalp. In senile badness (bald-
ness Of old age). the hair Trims and
falls out first 1t the vertex or back
OF the head and = gradually spread
ing round bald spot appears there,
which finally extends up over the
crown and the top Of the head, but
always leaves q pretty fringe At
the sides and down around the back
Of the head, Just enough hair SO
that . poor fellow can conceal his
badness by pulling his hat we'll
down upon his ears.
But gracious. here's the boy for
copy. and l haven't brought on the
medicine. Well, we'll have to wait
till tomorrow.
Cheyenne Wells record., 1921-08-25

strength. Workers In many fields Of
industry have had much to bear In
the past. and many Of them have
brought from the old country feel
Ing that. no matter what labor does, 1t
cannot even the score by infiicting as
many injuries upon society as society
has inflicted upon labor. There Is also
among workers. as among all men.
that common human selfishness. which
says take what you can get" and 1t
will be at work moving men to use
the power of labor simply with view
to immediate selfish interest.
Against this tendency stands the
fact that men who are normally con-
stituteG acquire sense Of response
bilIty as they acquire power. This
has been true of labor leaders, as q
whole, and must continue to be true
II labor is to retain the general sup
port which, year after year, 1t has
been gathering to itself.
An attitude of f0rbearance. OF re-
gard for the common good and disre-
gard of an immediate possible gain
illustrates In a high degree the atti-
tude which organized labor. however
powerful 1t may become. should take
to attain its highest usefulness. Pure
unse,f,shness Is demanded Of no class
in this practical world. but the en-
liRhtened selfishness which sees the
good of one class in the prosperity Of
all Is fairly demanded Of labor and
every other class.-Chicago Tribune.
Cheyenne Wells record., 1921-08-25
DUTY NOW BEFORE
ORGANIZED LABOR

Not all Of the people In this country
view the rise Of organized labor with
satisfaction. There are those who
still think Of labor a. something to be
used to make money with, and to be
discarded, scrapped or traded In, Just
as machinery and marketable goods
are handled.
This theory Of labor will continue to
cause Industrial trouble. and labor
will have many occasions for the ex-
ertion Of the power 1t possesses both
In industry and in government.
That labor can win every Just battle
and that the influence Of labor In the
affairs Of the country can continue to
increase will admit Of no doubt just
as long as labor remembers that might
never made right.
II there Is a danger that threatens
organized labor in this time. It is not
danger due to weakness. but to
Cheyenne Wells record., 1921-08-25
BASIC DEMANDS OF
LABOR Federation

Following is the economic platform
adopted BY the American Federation
Of Labor:
1. The abolition of all forms Of in
voluntary servitude, except as a pun
lshment for crime.
2. Free schools, free textbooks and
compulsory education.
8. Unrelenting protest against the
Issuance and abuse Of injunction proc
ess In labor disputes.
4. A work day of not more than
eight hours In the twenty -four.hour
day.
s. A strict recognition Of not over
eight hours per day on all federal,
state or municipal work, and not less
than the prevailing per diem wage
rate Of the class Of employment In the
vicinity where the work Is performed.
8. Release from employment one
day In seven.
Z. The abolition Of the contract sys-
TEN on public work.
8. The municipal ownership Of pub
lie utilities.
.. Auc uuOAtiOl VI thc o"eol-suop
system.
10. Sanitary inspection of factory.
workshop, mine and home.
II. Liability Of employers for in
Jury to body or loss Of life.
II. The naturalization Of telegraph
and telephone.
13. The passage Of antichild labor
laws In states where they do not exist
and rigid defense of them where they
have been enacted Into law.
IA. Woman suffrage co-equal with
man suffrage.
Is. Suitable and plentiful play
grounds for children In all cities.
10. The Initiative and referendum
and the imperative mandate and right
Of recall.
II. Continued agitation for the pub
lie bath system in all cities.
18. Qualification I'm permits to build
Of all cities and towns. that there
shall be bathrooms and bathroom at
tnchments in all houses or compart-
ments used for habitation.
10. We favor a system Of finance
whereby money shall be issued exclu-
sively by the government, with such
regulation and restrictions as will pro-
tect It from manipulation by the bank
ing interests for their own private
gain.
Cheyenne Wells record., 1921-08-25
TER DISCUSSES
HIS WlFE'S TROUBLES

A. H. Sykes. former pastor of
ktkins Park Presbyterian church,
lille, Tenn. says:
er seeing what Tanlac has &C.
shed in my wife's case, l am
ced that 1t Is q medicine Of
power and extraordinary merit.
lot think l have ever seen any
Igive such prompt results. Mrs.
had been In delicate health for
konths. suffering from stomach
L and nervous breakdown.
Frequently sought medical ad-
)ut Tanlac is the only thing that
her any relief. After taking the
Inc only a short time. she was
b sit up and help with the house
huties. I think 1t only q short
nntil her health will be fully re-
i"
Ilac is sold by leading druggists
Observation-Disclosures.
Cheyenne Wells record., 1921-08-25

Impulse.
LII I should kiss you, er, uh-
Yes, yes. 60 on!
usIness Of going on.)
Cheyenne Wells record., 1921-08-25
Labor's Only Weapon.

There 10 only one way By
which The worksrs can control
thsir power e produce, that 10.
By being In . position to work
or to withheld their labor until
they can secure fair wages and
fair eenditiens Of work. No
wags-sarnsr can have this pow
Or alone. but collectively they
can forcs smploysrs to agree to
fair terms.
Cheyenne Wells record., 1921-08-25
Fou, Jerusalem cIstsrns.

reservoir built by Pontius
1000 years ago. IS miles south
krusolem. has been enlarged to
] 8, ,OOO, 900 gallons Of water. Be-
this engineering work. the Holy
was dependent upon local rain.
Tor its water. Some Of the cis-
in which the rain was collected
bot been cleaned for 100 years or
Cheyenne Wells record., 1921-08-25
WARRANT CALL.

The following warrants are due and
peyable upon presentation at the office
Colo. August Is. 1881. The County
Warrants will cease to bear interest
thirty days from the above date and
School Warrants twenty days.
Cheyenne Wells record., 1921-08-25
LABOR DAY-l921

hE .u'es' Of the mighty Hsreulss may rs..,
i The sods rssat, wsary Atlas snils
Ana lift from him his burden for the vhls
IN rsi.eat Brilliant sembsr Industry 10 dressed,
Her booming harp rinss sof.-its eo.es b.rvii.i
hew bold how mighty has this sians Labor, srew.l
WHAT crushing strsnseh 10 his o. this, his d.yi
Ane Ter what Joy 10 Labor making say7
Ana what his ain7 And what fa.eiss aov,7
"m b. ~Asa clothed with nisht. his trust Lssray7
Long yssss has telling Ma. cried est 'sai.ss Crs.il
Oe~ntredds. s.d eppsssssd bitter ysar,l
Long have the masters bsit slavish fs.r,l
But .ow At last the slave stro.eays, strops i,S,si
Yet has hs learned ssse. from his ts.rs7
WI" Labor Labor strong, take vsnganes a.d rsvsr,s
hs balance Of the sesls7 Or will he give
- His strength In brethsrhood may lvs1
"" LeSers ns..fesad night blsssins
Were Labers lessons watsr-As q sisrs7
Al! Labor. muscles hardened, may ehs scale
A. even balanesi Will yeu use your might
To swing II to lnjastes-wrens from rshs7
This day 10 yours, Today decide to win-or fsul
Decide . darksnsd WORKER world Of lishti
WILLIAM K. CONWAY.
Imperial Valley press., 1921-08-23
ALFALFA MARKET

The market for alfalfa hay show
ed but little change during the week.
Receipts in the terminal markets
were again small, with prices we'll
maintained.
In most of the local marketing dis
tricts of the State the demand and
volume of business show further i'm
provement, with widening differ
ence in prices above those of the CEN
trail markets, amounting now in some
localities to as much as SIS a ton more
than the present parity Of the respec-
tive central market.
There were 780 tons Of grain and
alfalfa hay received on the Los An
geles tracks the week ending August
Goth, with 80 tons held over
Prevailing prices last week fob.
Los Angeles: No. l Dairy $3.50;
Standard alfalfa, $500.
Imperial Valley press., 1921-08-23
STANDING OF THE CLUBS.

construction carried on anywhere in
the state system chas resulted from
the constant pressure of the commits
sion on Imperial Valley work. The
commission has always been alive to
the, vital Importance of this highway
and has done everything possible to
hasten its completion. cmo9 sii
During the past building season
which closed in June with the advent
of intense heat, the commission con-
structed concrete highways at the rate
of approximately one mile per week,
a record exceeding that for any other
highway, either state or county, ever
constructed in California
The allotment in the 1919 bond is
sue for the Imperial Valley highway
from San Bernardino to Yuma was ap-
proximately $2,800,000. Although the
commission was able to realize funds
for this work only about 18 months
ago. it has expended about 81 200, 900
on this highway in addition to former
expenditures and has built during this
period, As miles of highway, complete
ly closed the desert gap between Indio
and the irrigated district of the I'M
perial Valley. Furthermore, if the
California Highway commission had
taken the advice of the automobile
clubs, contained in their critical re-
port on the state highway system, the
commission would not now be spend
ing any money at all on the Imperial
Valley road as this road was listed in
their classification of routes as sec
ondary route. and their report urged
the use of all remaining bond moneys
for the construction of an extravagant
type of highway on what they chose
to designate as primary roads.
The auto club article which is thus
shown to be so at variance with the
facts, is typical of the publicity now
being sent out in it's unfortunate cam
paign to discredit the state system
campaign which of necessity must
be injurious to the state in the eyes of
the nation at large, and cannot do 9th
erwise than to jeopardize future fin
ancing for the completion of the svs-
tenn, uron which completion the I'M
perial Valley, in common with other
districts throughout the state, is de-
pendent for it's proper and necessary
connection with the balance of the
state.
Imperial Valley press., 1921-08-23
DIFFICULTIES
IN OBTAINING
AID M|N|M|zED
Consolidation of Federal Bu-
reaNs Removes Many Oh
stacles in Way War Veterans.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 23-Veteran's

WASHINGTON, Aug. 23-Veteran's
difficulties in obtaining government
aid are expected to be greatly mini
mized by the consolidation of all gov
ernmental agencies administering
soldier relief under one head-the vet
erans' Bureau. That is what Colonel
Charles R. Forbes, of Seattle, Direc-
tor OF the Bureau, promises. The
day of dual responsibility, of divided
authority in the governments deal
ings with former service men is end
ed, he says. and troubles of long stand
ing among the veterans will rapidly
disappear.
Responsibility for adjusting claims
attending to medical need and of ed
ucating disabled veterans, is definite
ly fixed under the law creating the
Veterans Bureau. It rests squarely
upon the Director, rather than bet
ween the War Risk Insurance Bur-
eau, the Federal Board for Vocation
al Training and the Public Health
Service, the three agencies that for
merlpy administered aid independent
ly.
The problem of providing medical
facilities, including hospitals, is re-
garded as the most difficult of all
those coming within the jurisdiction
of the bureau Plans already are un-
derway for its solution. The Bureau
announces that the $1S,0Q0,000 ap-
preparation for hospital construction
will be supplemented by use Of author
ity given the Director to enter into
contracts with state, municipal and
private hospitals for the immediate
accommodation of veterans in need of
hospital care. The announcement says
that $500 new beds will be placed in
use for soldier patients by January
next year.
Other duties of the Director include
inspection of all hospitals having SOL
dier patients, guardianship of 26,630
war risk patients now being cared
for in 300 private and 80 government
hospitals, command of all Public
engaged in soldier rehabilitation work
education of men whose earning cap
acity was impaired by service and who
must be taught new means of support,
administration of an insurance bus
mess with 651 ,054 active and 397, 800
term policies with computed value
of $2,980,660,235, and the average
$1,000,000 a day expenditures by the
government in meeting the compen-
sation and insurance claims and
which are increasing at the rate of
90 claims day.