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The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1921-04-06
A Man and His Books.
By Harry Emerson Fosdick, author of
"The Meaning Of Service" etc.

It is great pity that when all of
us are reading so much of the time,
when, as someone has put it, Life is
a blur of printed paper" there are not
more who make it a religious duty to
acquaint themselves with the great
dynamic literature Of the spiritual life
When one considers how much we
do read, now reading creeps in at all
the cracks and crannies of our lives,
how our ideas are shaped, our views
of life suggested by our reading, how
the possibilities that lie in books to
ruin or exalt mans life are open for
a few pennies to all of us, one must
agree that few questions are more
important to the culture of the spiri-
tual life than the question of man
and his books.
Great books are the finest of all
democrats. They come to us all alike
on equal terms. If St. Augustine or
Wesley or Phillips Brooks were alive,
only few of US could see them and
hardly any of us could have private
seances with them. But this is not
true of their books. Though we are
so poor that we must buy them in pa
per covers, they will all be there. They
will sit down in our plain rooms and
talk with us. If at first we do not I'M
derstand them, they will repeat their
message again and again. If we for
get their truth, we can come back
next evening and they will tell it to us
once more.
If kings and queens were waiting to
talk with us, if noblemen and princes
were holding audience till we should
come, how long would we stop to bar
ter gossip with the corner loafers
And yet we do just that when we read
the cheap and temporary trash of sup
CRITICAL minds, while all the while the
great books of the spirit are waiting
for us, ado you not know" cried Rus
kin, "that if you read this you cannot
read that"
Some people read to get information
about their business. They use their
books as Pharaoh used his slaves
mental drudges to help build the pyra-
mids of their success. Some people
read to keep abreast of the times. 1t
is hurrying age in which we are kept
painting, out of breath, in our endea-
vor to keep up the pace. Books, like
wings on the heels of Mercury, mar
velously increase our ability to keep
abreast of our swiftly moving time
and not to be utterly belated in the
rush of movements and events.
Some people read because they are
expected to, because stigma attaches
to the man who has not read the ia
nous or the latest books. There are
few clubs by the duress Of which we
are more driven than that appalling
question. Have you read--?'
But while such motives as these lie
behind the reading Of multitudes of
people, there are some folk still left
who look to books as one of the great
sources of enrichment to their spiri-
tual life. Books are the open avenues
down which, like kings coming to be
crowned, great ideas and inspirations
move to the abbey of mans soul.
There are some folk still left who
would understand perfectly what
Fenelon meant when he said, ''If the
crowns of all the kingdoms of the
empire were laid down at my feet in
exchange for my books and my love
of reading, l would spurn them all"
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1921-04-06
Showing Up the Spooks.

From the st. Louis ost-Dispatch.
Some of the tricks by which spiritu-
alist mediums have deceived men of
scientific knowledge and reputation
were described recently by Prof. JOS
eph Jastrow, professor of psychology
at Wisconsin university.
He dealt particularly with the class
of mediums used by such spiritualists
as Sir Oliver Lodge and Sir Arthur
Conan Doyle, because, he said, spirit
uaiism owes most of its recent growth
to the support given it by a few such
men.
In this connection he referred to
the case Of the medium Helen Smith, !"
a young woman of Geneva, who is at
tracing much attention IN Europe.
One of the most extraordinary things
she does is to assume the character
OF historical persons and ~aet" them,
declaring that she is, for the time be-
|ing( ncarnated with their respective
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1921-04-06

William Crookes, the eminent chemist
and physicist, and who also received
favorable testimonials from William
Sullen Bryant, the American author.
Home could produce spiritual mu-
sic from an accordion under the Ia
BILE, said the speaker. 'In order to
test this demonstration, Sir William
Crookes invented a wire cage shaped
somewhat like a tall waste basket.
The accordion was placed in this, with
the keyboard downwards, and table
was then placed over the cage, closing
the top of it.
no make doubly sure, Sir William
charged the cage with electricity. It
was obvious that Home could not pos
sibly touch the accordion. Well, as it
turned out, he didn't need to, because
he had music box under his coat
and that was where the music came
from. This was not discovered until
it was observed that Homes spirit al
ways played the same three tunes
which were the only three played on
the music boxes of that day."
To- l. =.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1921-04-06
Repulsive to Intellect.

w. L. George, in Harpers Magazine
I know nothing about spiritualism,
but it is repulsive to my intellect that
it should be possible for a jovial party
of hardware merchants wives in, Jack
sonville to call up for a conversation
the spirit of Napoleon. It is repulsive
to ones intellect because it is incon-
gruous and, if it were true, more in
tolerable than the actual life fortified
by the telephone.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1921-04-06

MRS. ]. M. CRAIG, of Los An
geles, California, who says no one
can feel more grateful for what
Tanlac has done than she does. Has
gained twelve pounds and health is
better than in years.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1921-04-06

Nowadays he is indeed lucky man
who has home to go to.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-12-06
SANTA TOFLY
IN CITY GIVING
AWAY PRESENTS
Merchants Get Promise OF Saint
Nicholas 10 Drop Gifts From
Plane Thursday.

Santa Claus win fly over Rock Is
land dropping presents for chill
dren and older folks Thursday aft
ernoon.
He has discarded the reindeer OF
olden days and Is going 10 WISH
Rock Island in his new aeroplane-
Santa has been invited by ROCK
Island merchants. At 2 O'Clock
Thursday afternoon he will nave
reached the border line OF Rock Is
land and will Immediately begin
distributing presents on Second
avenue, cash and merchandise, CIV
ing everyone a chance to try FOR
them.
The merchants of Rock Island
have secured the services OF Aviator
Saint Nicholas TO sustain interest
in their great holiday sale now IN
progress. More than 5000 bags of
candy are to be distributed and
presents consisting of a $25 casa
prize, dozens Of articles OF mer-
chandise. and other valuable gifts
will be dropped from this plane.
The holiday sale has thus far
been probably the greatest mer-
gh2ndlSinE event ever. put on III tue
city of Rock Island. Practically.
every merchant reports phenome-
nal sales for the past 10 days 1t
is to keep this interest at a high
pitch that the Santa Claus stunts
have been scheduled The para
chute drop is the first thing Of its
knid ever attempted in the COM
muHity and should attract an
enormous crowd. The list of the
prizes contributed to the occasion
will be announced tomorrow.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-12-06
HOIST TURKISH
FLAGS IN PLACE
OF GOLD GLORY

Manila, P. I-Hauling down the
American flag. hosting the Turk
ish flag i'll its place and driving
out all Americans and Christian
Filipinos were parts of an alleged
plot by certain Moro datus in
Lanao province, Island of Minda
mao, according TO communication
received by the director of nom
Christian tribes. whose headquar-
tiers is Manila.
Alaoya Atomic, who signs him
self Sultan of Ramain," makes the
charge and the communication is
signed by % other sultans 241 da-
tus. 10 rajahs, one hadji and more
than three score other MOTos, who
are followers of MOhammedanism
We MoTOs are trying to do all
We can in learning from our Chris
tian Filipino brothers, except the
eating of pigs, which is forbidden
by our religion, for we know now
that that they are far better than
we are" writes the Sultan of Ra-
main THE agreement Of Datu
Anal Manabiland with DatU Anal
Binaning to do fooIishness caused
the death of the latter. We, the
young datus of LanaO, will be very
glad if all those old datus are kill
ed as they are hindering the pro-
gress of our province as well as
the whole Philippines. The aim of
their agreement was not only to
drive out the Christian Filipinos
but also the Americans, because
they want the Turkish flag to be
raised over Lanao and the Turks
to take the place of Americans and
Christian Filipinos"
The sultan says the young datus
desire that compulsory attendance
of public schools should be enforc-
ed in Lanao province. notwithstand-
ing the opposition of the old datus,
who fear that the public school
teaching Will ALLEVIATE their girls
from the Mohammedan faith.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-12-06
COLLEGE JOINS
ARMAMENT PLAN
StBdeDt Committee Membership te
Rouse Interest in Washing
tom Conference.

Falling in line with the action
taken by the majority OF colleges
and universities which were repre-
sented at the national convocatlon
of colleges and universities on IN
ternational disarmament in Chlca-
go last month, the student body OF
Augustana college voted to join
the national student committee Tor
the Limitation OF ornaments.
This action was taken yesterday
at a meeting of the students union
Cyrus Churchill, student represent
alive to the convocation held al
Chicago, explained its purpose TO
stimulate among college students
an interest in the issues confront
ing the Washington conference;
and to mobilize and make articu-
late student sentiment relative
thereto.
Mr.. Rothschild, secretary of the
intercollegiate Liberal league, has
been appointed as executive chair
man of the organization. He has
already collected $1,000 for the
work and is at work mapping out
plans and outlines of activities for
the colleges. President Emeritus
Charles w. Eliot of Harvard has
accepted the position of honorary
chairman and General Nathan "
McChesney of Michigan university
will act as treasurer.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-12-06
NEARBY TOWNS TO
SEND PARTIES TO
GROTTO FESTIVAL.

Many neighbOring towns will
join in the Amoo grotto festival,
Thursday evening. Dec. Is, when
the queen of the popularity con-
test will be crowned. Already mott
fications have been received that
parties from Milan, Moline, East
Moline, Aledo, Taylor Ridge, DAY.
export, and other nearby commuu-
tiles will be here in mask and cos
tune
Parties are being formed in Rock
Island for that night, and all will
be in costume. A designer will az
range for the costumes of the roy
al party. All organizations, bust
ness firms, and individuals are ia
vited to participate in the parade.
and prizes will be awarded for the
various classes of entries.
One of the many attractions thai
night will be a Kangaroo" court
Anyone who attempts TO dane,
without a mask is liable to arres
and will be taken before a judge
and fined.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-12-06
AUGUSTANA TO
SEND DELEGATE
TO FEDERATION

Augustana is one of 26 Illinois
colleges and universities which will
send representatives to the 18TH
annual meeting of the Federation
of Illinois colleges at Northwestern
university. Evanston, Feb. 20 and
81. The federation is made up of
sectarian and private institutions.
No state schools are included. The
college federation was organized
Jan. IA, 1905, at James Millikin uni
versity, Decatur.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-12-06
SPANGLER ENTERS
HALL PREP SCHOOL

Leroy Spangler. who has received
the nomination for a cadetship at
West Point, left yesterday for the
Hall preparatory school, Columbia.
Mo. where he will train for his ex-
aminauons, which will take place
March Z. Leroy IS a member of the
senior class in the Rock Island high
school. and would have graduated
next June had he continued his
studies here. He was treasurer of
his class, and a member of the
class board of control. Many of
his classmates gathered at his
home yesterday TO bid him farewell.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-12-06
NEW WINDSOR ;

Mrs. Rex Sylvester of Moline Wis
tied Mrs. Henry Thorpe Friday.
Mrs. Merritt Allison. of Alpha.
was a Friday visitor at the H. Z.
Roberts home
Mrs. Jennie Petrie and daughter.
Reta. of Chicago. attended the
funeral of Grandma Tracy.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-12-06
Municipal Matters
Regular Meeting Held Nov. IS, 1921.

Regular Meeting Held Nov. 2S, 1921.
City Council Chamber, Rock Is
land, Ill. Nov. IS, 1921.-The city
council met in regular session at
8 O'Clock D. m, Mayor Schriver and
all commissioners present
The minutes Of the regular meet
ing held Nov. 81, 1921, were read
and approved.
Commissioner Rudgrcn submitted
the following weekly payroll for
week ending Nov. IS, 1921. which.
on his motion. was allowed BY
uuaUimOuS vote.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-12-06
y THE ROCK ISLAND ARGUS DECEMBER 8. assz.

were Woodhull callers Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. L. Peterson and
Stella and Violet spent Sunday IN
Galesburg with John Pont and
daughter, Mabel.
Gladys Peterson went to Wood
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-12-06
ST. OLAF CHOIR. FER. ?.

at Augustana Gymnasium. Because
Of the heavy demand. seat reserya-
tons will be open Dec. s at Carl
son Bros, Inc. Moline; Gable Mu-
sic House, Rock Island; Schmidt
Music House, Davenport. All seats
So; no advertisement.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-12-06

Mr.. and Mrs. Robert KAHN and
son. Harvey, of woodruff, spent
Friday with Mrs. Kalin's parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Sigfred Anderson.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lyle Undertake
and son. Billy, Of Alpha, visited
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-12-06

Jake Schaefer, Jr., who recently
dethroned Willie Hoppe as worlds
1872 balkline billiard champion, has
started on an extensive tour with
Roger Cont. French star. as his
partner Cont played in the inter
national tourney, just ended, in
which SChaefer wrested the title
from Hoppe
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-12-06

hull Saturday TO spend tia
with her sister, Mrs. Arthpr -. -
SON
Mr. and Mrs Frank Man,
Alpha visited Sunday with ~
seph Mann $ %
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-12-06

Sunday at the S. C. Coleman home.
MISS Harriet Josephson spent
the weekend with Viola friends.
Mrs. Keck and son. Ralph, were
Galesburg shoppers Saturday.
Miss Anna Adamson visited in
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-12-06

Galesburg Saturday.
Prof. Oscar Cade and family, OF
Sherrard, spent Sunday with ms
brother, Prof. C. c. Cade, and fam
liz.
Hazel Roberts and Leone Kahn
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-12-06

Adjourned on motion of Com
FitZSimmOnS.
NJ. T RUDGREN,
City Clerk
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-12-06

All sorts of work baskets, from very
plain unassuming sort to deliberately
silk-lined. trimmed and fitted baskets.
that would be greatly appreciated BY
the woman or miss who enjoys home
needle work. Prices range from csc
TO $3.50.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-12-06
An Adjusto-Lite Has
a Hundred Uses

You can use IL where you want it
On the bed. on your chair, your writing
desk, your. telephone stand. on the
sewing machine. the dressing table or
the shaving mirror. And the clamp is
'eltlined.-it cannot scratch. Price,
BRASS. S5.75; bronze or nickel, S6-25.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-12-06

Fashions in gifts come and go, But
there's one gift that is always in
fashion-the gift of slippers.
These comfortable felt Comfy"
slippers are il every color of the
rainbow. every possible size and
many new styles just arrived for
Christmas choosing. You1l find styles
and sizes to suit every member OF the
family. Women's cOmfys, priced
$1.65 to sass.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-12-06

What could make a nicer gift for
the housewife or for the prospective
bride than one OF these lovely Beacon
jacquard Comforters in dainty pastel
shades of gray, rose. blue, tan or pink.
Priced only $500 each.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-12-06

Beautiful silk sun or-Ta!n UNI. - "a
in fine assortment OF colors metz
ing navy. green, purple, gray uL4@s
and black. All have the new "A-..
ivorv or colored tips and ieruies 10
match s4.c5 to $500
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-12-06

lovely bits OF ribbon and lace that
hold d prominent place in every
dainty wOmau's wardrobe. You will
find our Christmas assortment unusu-
ally large and comprehensive.
Clever little round and Dutch
styles OF crepe de chine and wash
satin with exquisite trimmings. 500
to 1895.
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1921-04-07

A complete breakup of the con-
ference between Representatives OF
the miners, the owners and the Gov
ernment with the view to settling the
coal strike was announced in the
House OF Commons by Premier Lloyd
George this afternoon and Great
Britain rhis afternoon was trembling
on the edge OF an ind dustrial precipice.
The failure OF the conference, Mr..
Lloyd George declared, came as q
consequence of the refusal ot tie
Miners Federation to allow the pump
men to return to work until the
miners condition OF a national wage
system and a national profits pool
had been accepted. The Premier
added that since it had been made
clear the Miners Federation would
not consider any settlement except on
the concession of their demands in
full, the Government. relying ON the
assistance OF the great mass Of the
people. must take every means ID its
power to meet the situation.
The view OF the Min, rs Federation,
Mr.. Lloyd George ass ed. was that
to permit the bumpers 10 return
would he TO relinquish the weapon
with which the miners hoped to bring
the Government and the mine owners
to a speedy acceptance Of their terms
Amidst cheers from the Govern
ment benches the Premier declared
that the lssue raised was much wider
than that OF what wages should bC
paid. The Government, he said, had
always kept an open mind on the
question OF wages and was prepared
to use its good offices in reaching a
solution. lie regretted extremely that
the miners had taken 80 grave de-
cision. involving injury and misery
10 their fellow citizens throughout
the country as well as TO Themselves
Tho Prime Minister'S speech wa!
followed by a general debate in whicf
l. r. Clyues. Chairman OF the Purlia.
mcntary Labor Party and others
Continued on Second Page.)
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1921-04-07
n. N.Y.C.LOSESF|GHT
TC CUT WAGES Of
UNSKILLED MEN
y. S. Board Denies Arbitrary
Reduction-To Argue De-
crease April 1S.

CHICAGO. April 7.-Wages OF COM
mon labor on the railroads OF the
country must not he arbitrarily
slashed, the United States Railroad
Labor Board ruled to-day Both
sides Of a wage controversy must
come before the Board and mt
thoir cases md a ruling of Board
given before a wage cut can become
effective it was dec, red
The decision was made on the ap-
plication OF the New York Central.
which asked permission to cut wages
of common labor IT to 81 per cent,
retroactive to April l. without n hear
ing by the Board. Then. according
to the proposal OF the New York Cen
tral. II the Board found the cuts we're
not tustifiable, the difference in pay
would be made UP.
Twenty Eve other trunk lines, In
Guiding tho chief roads and largest I
employers OF labor in the country
agreed that the New York Central
should start the case. and, II SUCCESS
full wages on these lines would be
likewise reduced.
II granted, wages OF labor would
have been cut from IS and iSl-2
cents an hour to 80 and 95 cents.
Tho Board did not rule cut IN
wages wac not Justified because OF
reduction In the cost OF living It's
ruling state IL was authorized under
the Transportation Act, 10 cut wages
only after both sides had had an op-
portuutty to present their caves at a
hearing.
The board get Apr1i Is uH the date
on which the hearing OF the applica-
tion Of the New YORK Central and the
other carriers To reduce wages Of
common labor VIII be held
Carriers will be allowed ciEnt
hours oral presentation of their casu,
as will the rail unions, Both SIDES,
however, are allowed to present briefs
and written testimony This must be
Oh file before the board by April 20
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1921-04-07
SAY N. D. GAVE 33
PRESCRIPTIONS AS
CHRISTMAS GIFTS
Dry Agents Declare DR.. Don
aid McCaSkey Got Whiskey
for Friends.
ONE MAN HAD COLlC.
Illness During Holidays Regu-
lar Phenomena Due TO Sea-
son, Says Physician

DR.. Donald MoCaskcy. No ~ West
59th Street, appeared to-day ~ the
office OF Prohibition Director Charles
Il. OConnor to show cause why HIS
permit to prescribe liquors as n ply
sician should not be revoked. Judges
F.. b. Holmes and II. Shove of Mr..
O'Connor's offioc presided at the
trial" as DR.. McCaskey CALLED IL.
At the conclusion. Judge Holmes au-
nounced verdict would bo returned
as soon as the stenographer finished
tranEribing tho testimony, probably
within two days.
DR.. MoCaSkey, who was not placed
under oath. startled hia anditers by
admitting that last Dec. zI'4he gave
prescriptions, each caAling for u pint
Of whlskcy. to thirty three employees
OF the Plaza Hotel 1t was charged
by Prohibition inspectors who in
vestigated that these prescriptions
were given as Christmas presents or
tips.
Q. CBy' Judge HolmeS) Il Il true
you gave these prescriptions az
Christmas gifts? A. l viii neither
affirm nor deny it.
q. Isn't It odd that thirty three
persons should get sick in the sam"
PLACE Just a day or two before Christ
mas? A. No. Just before Christmas
~ An opportune time to be slck.
think it's regular yearly phenomena
due TO the seasun.
DR.. McCLskcy said all the thirty
three were his patients. He SAID his
examinations OF them were made
with his voice, eyes and judgment
lie couldn't recall that ne had pre-
sCribed anything for thom in addition
TO liquor, except counsel ami advice.
Some of the prescriptions, the doctor
testified, had been left with the boy
at the cigar stand in tho Plaza Hotel
cafe.
Judge Holmes read from "A list Oi
charges prepared by Inspectors II. r.
Jockey and II. S. WilperS. These in.
cluded an accusation that Dr. Nc.
Caskey had issued as many rs nvC
prescriptions. each for a pint Of whis-
key. TO one patient within ten days.
This Dr. McCaskey admitted He ais,
admitted that he had issued two pre-
scriptions in one day to the same pa
ticnt. CThe law limits prescriptions tc
one pint in ten dayS.)
Many cases of such violations were
cited, the addrcSsc., of the patient,
ranging from Riverside Drive TO Filth
and Park Avenues and the Hotc
Netherlands. one liquor prescription
the doctor admitted. was made out for
his own wife.
Various ailments werc mentioned
on the stubs in the doctors prescrip
tion book, but the one that called
for quart OF whiskcy, two prescrip
tons for pint each on the Same
day. was usCrIbed to patient on
Continued on Second Page.)