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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-08-19
Moonshine Village in
Georgia SwampDestroycd
In Existence Year, Raiders
Say; Inhabitants Flee as
Stills Are Wreckcd

SAVANNAH, Ga, Aug. 1e.--A moon
shine village, located on canal bank
deep in swamp along the Ogcechce
River, wag destroyed by prohibition
officers yesterday. Inhabitants Of the
village fed into the swamp. The viii
lagc had every appearance Of having
been In existence at least n ycur, the
raiders said.
Ten big stills were in operation along
the canal bank There were 211 fer.
nenters, 800 gallons OF "bccr," made
Of blackstrap and meal, and sixty-ilvc
FIVE and ten gallon kegs Of whisky. All
the paraphcrnalia was destroyed.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-08-19
Senator Ball Fired On in Auto:
Bullet Penetrates His Clothino

1t now develops, however, that the at-
tack on the Delaware Senator came
shortly after he had introduced an
amendment to the Ball rent bill. and
certain members of Congress are of the
belief that the shot was fired by some
one i'll disposed to the rent act.
Senator Ball was on his way to his
nome when lie was fired upon. The
assailant is believed to have lain in
wait in the shadow of tree. Exam
nation OF the Senator's leg following
the shot revealed that the bullet had
not penetrated the hcsh and he imme-
dlatcy went to his home, and did not
mention the incident at the time.
Examination of the door of the auto
mobile showed that the bullet was of
small caliber. Senator Ball has treated
the occurrence lightly, and it has not
affected his activities at the Capitol.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-08-19
From The Tribume's WASHINGTON Bureau

T0H7 7T 7T07HE = " d3T1TDt0H BUTtuN
WASHINGTON, Aug. Ex-senator T..
Hcislcr Ball, of Delaware, narrowly
escaped death recently when his auto
mobile was fired upon by an unidenti-
fed assallant near Fourteenth Street
and Massachusetts Avenue, Northwest,
it was learned tonight The bullet
crashed through the door Of the auto
mobile and penetrated the Senator's
clothing, but did not succeed in cutting
the flesh.
Although the incident occurred nbou.
two weeks ago, Senator Ball main
taincd such strict silence that his col
leagues learned Of the incident only
today
The Senator had been receiving
threatening letters ever since the Ball
rent act became kqw. but he has fol-
lowed the policy o@disregarding them
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-08-19

ATLANTA, Aug. 18.-Lanier
University, established in Atlanta
a few years ago, has been taken
over by the Ku-Klux Klan, DR.. c.
Lewis Fowler has resigned as
president, and William J. Sim
mons, head Of the Klan, named as
his successor.
There was no cash considera-
ton involved in the deal, it was
announced by the trustees, but
the Ku-Klux Klan assumes all
obligations Of the institution.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-08-19
Miss Marion Lunn Drowned

SYDNEY, n. s., Aug. B.~-Miss Ma
rion Lunn, seventeen years old, Of New
York City, was drowned to-day while
winning in BIackctt's Lake.
She wag the daughter Of retired sea
captain and was visiting her sister,
Mrs. II: NJ. Graves. Th1 body was re-
covered.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-08-19

TIC.
LONDON, Aug. 18.-The feeling here
is that hostlites will not be resumed
Immediately, even, if as seems prob
able, the British peace offer is re-
jected by Sim Fem
In Dublin the populace obstinatelv
clings to the belief that a way to com
promise will be found.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-04-28

Whist do the husbands Of juTywomen think
Of their wives leaving home ali day to work
ct the court house? What damage has been
done thereby to their happy homes! Have the
fears Of the politicians, who used to predict
that woman suffrage would be the ruination Of
the home, been realized! Well. some news
papers have been interviewing the husbands
Of jurywomen to obtain answers to these ques-
tons. And the replies must be disappointing
to those who formerly liked to prophesy that
all manner Of domestic evil would fow from
equal suffrage.
The husbands Of jurywomen invariably re-
port that, when they come home from work,
they find their suppers stSaming hot on the
table, though their wives have been at the
court house all day. Their homes are just as
clean as ever and their socks are being darned
and their shirts kept supplied with buttons.
Some. however, report that public service has
improved the intellectual outlook Of their wives.
They are developing topics of conversation
other than clothes and hats and cooks and
dishes. From service on juries. they are de-
irving keener realization OF their response
bilities as citizens. unlike many men to whom
Jury service is joke. Woman is serving JUS
tice as effectively as she serves the home.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-04-28
The Master Minds Are Mastering

These facts and figures are given out by
the bureau Of markets OF the u S. department
Of agriculture. They are, therefore, Official
and accurate. and not guesses for propaganda
purposes.
Good beef steers at Chicago dropped from
1925 per 100 pounds on Feb Is to $7.45 on
April H. During the same period the price of
dressed beef Of this quality was increased from
$14 to 1850. In other words those who con-
troll the machinery Of meat" manufacture and
distribution in this country have got things
SO rugged up that our dear old friend "the law
OF supply and demand" doesn't work II there
is any relation between what is paid to the
producer and what is charged to the consumer,
it seems to be that the less the producer gets
the more the consumer has to pay.
We heard lot, during the debate in the
packers. about the great danger involved in
the government interfering with the delicate
mechanism of the packing industry. We were
told that the master minds that had devel-
oped and now controlled this industry must
be permitted to function. without government
interference, If the consumers Of meat were
to get it at fair price
The packers succeeded in preventing the
passage Of the control bill and the manipula-
ton Of prices which stings both producer and
consumer continues as OF old.
The master minds are mastering, all right
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-04-28
4 StrasSbaIg 0esse

A Communication from E. F.:
was interested In your .accoAnt
Of the doctor who diagno1ed cold
n the head" In a strange language
In three children. thus mourning
the wrath Of the mother, who be-
.ieved the Ave dollar fee should
have paid for something more dan
sefous: and the doctors subse-
ouent lament that he had not
charged nine dollars instead Of
/ five.
But started to write you about
raw eggs. remember that you
advised somebody that cooked eggs
are more easily digested than raw.
But that is only a hint. Are raw
eggs less easily digested than the
general run Of foods? Does beat
Ing them into egg-nog improve
their digestibility? (The answer is
Eyes" to both questions.-Dr. Bra
dy.D
Tubercle bacilli picked me up a
year ago and put me in bed. or
course have lost weight-my legs
are thin from lack Of use-but my
face looks as good as ever. due. l
suppose. to the exercise my jaws
get in mascticating what l consid-
er an abundance of food, general
diet. Most people have an idea
that a Hunger" should stuff him
self. l have managed to keep both
imy appetite and my bowels in good
i-o,lxoheo ala rxr, olock condition
mainly. as l believe. because have
refused to be Strassburg goose,
and / have declined to try this,
that and the other thing recon-
mended by my friends for "fatten-
ing" purposes.
At the sanitorium. however. !
have noticed the popularity of egg
nogs, and when my own physician
suggested them I decided to write
you about raw eggs. My doctors
only concern is that he believes
should go heavier on heterogeneous
foods and take some nourishment
between meals. l eat most any
thing and quit when my appetite is
satisfied.
I'm glad you have to read this
instead Of l. / am writing while
Lying on my business arm.
Yours truly, E. F.
/ A Strassburg goose suffers from
fatty infiltration and degeneration
of the liver. and for all I know
also Of the lights. He may be q
fine goose. considered from one
point of view, but he isn't a long.
lived bird.
The era OF forced feeding for tu'
berculosis has passed. The presen
aim Of the physician who is com
; petent to treat lung tuberculosis il
not to fatten the patient but to SET
. that the patient receives fairly
liberal and varied ration. with nj
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-04-28
Not So Many Jobless.

Reports from the II Illinois state free en-
ployment offices indicate an improvement in
the employment situation. During the month
Of March both applicants for positions and
available jobs increased in number over the
previous month.
On percentage basis the state as a whole
showed in March there were 1853 persons reg
istered for every 100 available jobs while in
February there were 2e1.1. The Industrial
classification showing the greatest improvement
was metal and machinery. With the excep-
ton of Decatur the ratio OF supply and demand
decreased in every locality in which the state
has operating free employment offices. For
the state as a whole the applications for posi-
tons had increased 1854 and there were lists
more Jobs available through free employment
Offices. Every classification Of industry made
improvement with the exception Of common
labor. If the reports from these agencies are
any criterion we may expect still more encour-
aging figures for the present month.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-04-28
1000 Miles Under Your Feet.

Lou Hoong- Shen, the Caruso OF China. Is
Aoad. You never heard Of him? Yet he died in
q Shanghai theatre that had contracted to pay
him $4,000 . week. That's . big salary. 1t is
pAsnomsnally big in China, where few cents
Z day will hire a strong man.
To become famous in your home town is
not easy. To become famous in neighboring
lawns il difHcult To become world-fanous is
uo1t door to the impossible. This is empha-
shed by the lot OF the great Chinese tenor.
He was famous all through the orient yet
Americans knew about as much concerning
him IS il he had been a man on Mars.
Born Of poor parents. Lou Hoong-s hen had
to scramble for living But. though China
~ land Of musical voices las anyone will
t6ntify who has listened to the songs Of the
hAwker and the coolie) the boy Lou stood alone.
HI had the most wonderful voice among AGO.
00o,0oo Chinese. Despite this. he had to work
hard before he became great For many years
b. was a mummer-a Chinese actor. Ten
years ago he was discovered" in Shanghai
A. once he quit the paint and weird garb of a
Chinese actor and became musical star.
BY odd coincidence the great Chinese tenor
died from bursted blood vessel in his throat,
similar to that which threatened to take the
life OF Caruso. now convaleecent
The story OF Lou Hoong -Shen's life shows
that the rule for success Is universal: Nature
may give man wonderful gifts. but only hard
work and patience can give him success.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-04-28
Eating Sawdust.

The Wisconsin College Of Agriculture has
revived the old comic story about the farmer
who fed his cow sawdust-the one who said,
Just as got her used to it she died!" But
now the experiment has another end Chem
lists have succeeded in turning pine sawdust
into good COW feed. The sawdust is cooked un-
der pressure with dilute acid. This turns part
Of the sawdust to sugar and makes the rest
powdery and digestble. 1t can't be fed ex-
clusively. The cows grew fat ON sawdust sup
plemented with other feed at the Wisconsin
college.
The possibilities Of sawdust as food haven't
been exhausted But. few will find joy in the
thought Of chemists turning another popular
joke into plain fact That is the joke about
breakfast food being made OF sawdnst
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-04-28
WAGES and Cost of Living.

'srhe administration does not expect labor
= do II all. There must be further reductions
a the cost OF living that will enable the work
M man to accept q reduced wage"
This paragraph, quoted from the Washing
ton correspondence Of H. B. Hunt. one OF the
snost reliable of washington writer's, goes to
Ne very heart Of the big problem now press
iak for solution. That problem is to find new
lsvel where wages and cost Of living can meet
9th reasonable equity to all concerned.
That the administration realizes that there
. fAf too great discrepancy between the pro-
1nction and retail sales costs Of those things
which the working man must buy, is good
sign. We suspect that Mr.. Hoover Is largely
responsible for this administration point Of
dew. 1t is probably unfair to the retailer to
eAarge all of this discrepancy to him He
represents but part of the machinery Of dis
tribution. Between him and the original manu-
tActufef are brokers, jobbers, wholesalers and
Whs&Aot, all performing more or less useful
functions, the cost and profit Of which are
AnAlly translated into terms Of price to thu
retailer. On top Of this, the retailer is en-.
titled 10 fair profit What tho working man
Il Any other consumer, is interested in is wha
% pays to the retailer. This is the figure thai
must b taken into account when cost Of living
II Ne relation to wages. is being considered
There is NO doubt that much Of the recon
Y tAlk about reduced cost Of living is based upol
decreased prices received BY the MANUFACTURER
and farmer. Some Of this great decrease bal
been reflected in retail prices. but not enough
% stimulate buying to the extent that 1t mus
b stimulated before there can be return o
real prosperity.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-04-28

@. Who was the first president
whose mother witnessed his in
auguration? ]. D. c.
A. James A. Garfield was the
first president whose mother saw
him inaugurated. She was known
as Mother Garfield"
@. How should an ivory bed
room suite be cleaned? J. II. S.
A. Such furniture should be
carefully washed off with luke
warm scapy water, rinsed
thoroughly and dried.
@. Where is Atlantis supposed
to have been? R. c.
A. Atlantis, an ancient mytho-
logical island. was supposed to lie
in the Atlantic ocean, west of the
Straits Of Gibraltar, and was
known as THE Lost Continent
Plato represents it as having been
engulfed in the sea 5000 years
previous, as a punishment for the
impiety shown by the inhabitants
in waging war against Athens.
@. What is meant by beverage
plants? NJ R. D.
A. Beverage plants are those
from the products of which some
of the common n-alcoholic bev-
erages are prepared; among them
are: the coffee tree (coflea arabica
the cacao tree (theobroma
cocao) and the tea shrub (camellia
thea).
@. Who originated the name
~dreadnaught" and what does il
mean? A. S. L.
A. Victoria Cuniberti, an Ital
ian naval constructor, is said tt
have been the originator Of thu
term "dreadnaught" as applied tt
naval vessels. This term is applied
to a type of battleships which car.
ried. besides numerous battery o.
heavy guns. armament of light tor,
pedo defense guns. The uniform
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-04-28

pafticular emphasis on any partic-
ular item which is presumed to be
very nourishing. In some circum-
stances the doctor may prescribe
raw eggs or other special items to
meet conditions of the individual
case. 1t would be . mistake for
patient to indulge in large quanti-
ties Of any such thing merely be-
cause some incompetent adviser
,magines there is strength" to be
sained thereby. Cooked eggs are
more completely dizested and as
simulated, as q rule. than raw eggs.
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS. =
An Old.FasAioned Mother.
Mother insists , get too much air
when / leave my bedroom window
wide open. She says it is very bad
| for me. So l told her / would
write to you. H. H.
Answer-Many things which were
Objectionable in mothers time are
now quite proper, e.. g., night air.
ankles, vigorous health for young
ladies, brogans and hiking. II you
are comfortable. there is no posi-
bic danger that you will get too
much air at night.
Lotion for Excessive Perspiration.
Please publish lotion for excess
sive perspiration Of the armpits.
You published it a long time ago,
and it was great! But I've lost the
clipping and cannot remember the
formula. r. P.
Answer-Aluminum chloride, n
ounce; distilled Tor rain) water. 2
ounces. Mop the armpits with the
lotion and allow to dry before
dressing. Applications on alternate
days for three or four times are
usually sufficient for a few weeks.
Fresh Eggs Served Here.
That is the way he worded the
placard. Jones happened along and
observed that it seemed superflu-
Gus to specify fresh eggs-people
would naturally expect nothing but
fresh eggs from such a place. Sc
he changed it to Eggs served
here" Then Brown dropped in
remarked that it scarcely required
so many words-people ordering
eggs naturally expected the eggs
would be served here. not over in
1.-The next county. So he changed il
Ito Eggs served" Smith spotted
the sign and asked the lunchroon
man if he was afraid people would
think the eggs we're mere orna.
ments not really meant to be serv-
ed to customers. Whereupon he
cut it down to just Eggs" Pres
emily O'Toole blew in. But I hope
my correspondents who write mt
unnecessarily long letters will SEE
how words can be conserved. The
less time I am required to put il
reading unnecessarily long letter:
, the more time have to reply
} Short and snappy-that's it!
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-04-28
Plucked Eyebrows.

]. Back in 1890 the elder D'lsraeli wrote: I'm
China the girls are continually plucking their
eytbrows that they may be thin and long"
! He spoke Of this custom among the Chinese
ID Jan essay on feminine fashions prevailing in
bepighted countries like China, Turkey and
Africa. He cited 1t a. an example OF the
lngths to which women in those lands will
- n order to conform to their peculiar no
noas Of beauty. He described the Chinese Gus
I - q plucking eyebrows in connection With
nilar sastA0s elsewhere. such - IL pras.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-04-28

strength Of an armament in a
dreadnaught supplies a unity Oh
strength and protection, and a
higher speed than is obtained by
other. types of battleships. A
dreadnaught also has an unusually
large displacement in proportion 10
the rest Of her dimensions.
@. What is the difference be-
tween a farce, a comedy and 8
farce comedy? A. X. B.
A. The difference between a.
comedy and a farce is chiefly in the
pilot. In comedy the plot is sub
ordinated to the characters while
in farce the working Of the plot
makes the characters what they
are. Farce comedy" is vulgar
ism applied to nearly any type OF
light plays in which the comic Sit
uations 60 to preposterous lengths
@. Was Horodotus. the great
historian, q Greek or a Persian? I.
K. X.
A. Herodotus, the Greek histor-
ian, was a subject Of Persia. He
was born at Halicarnassus in ASIA
Minor At the time of the birth Oh
Herodotus CASA B. c. Halicar-
nassus was ruled by queen under
the sway Of the Persians.
@. Is Washington, d. c., south OF
the Mason and Dixon line NJ. B.
A Washington lies south OF the
the Mason and Dixon line? IL B. .
tude is 80 degrees. 43 minutes, 3
seconds N.
@. What Is diamond dust worth
and what is it used for? J. V. 5,
A. Diamond dust is worth about
$1,000 an ounce, and is used for
cutting and polishing diamonds and
other stones.
@. Who is known as the queen
OF the Antilles? c. f. X.
A. This name is applied to the
island Of Cnba.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-04-28
MARCH WINDS.
By Mae Poole,

Copyright, 1921. by Wheeler Syn
dictate, Inc.)
A round, dimpled mouth, two
deep-brown, twinkly eyes, little
rose-cheeked someone in pink
pinafore, playing with disreputa-
BILE doll. "Raggedy Ann" A mound
of bedclothes moved. and then set
tied down, and one could hear a
faint sigh OF contentment - the
white mound shifted again! And
where the moon shone family on
the face of the sleeper, one saw,
not the dimpled mouth Of a Agar
old. but-was it the face of a little
maid of the orient, with narrow, al
mond eyes and dusky skin? May
haps! And one might almost i'm
agine a faint, elusive perfume
stealing forth from a transparent
vial.
Peggy O'Day had been to New
York.
And what of that? one might ask.
New York is-New York; and in
these days of "limiteds" and air.
planning. all one had to do was to
drop a few 'necessaries" in week
end case and phone for q chair at
2 p. M. and hear three BELLS in
dear old New York. so to speak!
But this trip to New York hadn't
been exactly as if the prince OF
Wales had said, casually. Come,
Peggy, old dear, we'll Just take a
little trip to Cairo and see if the
Sphinx is still wearing his per-
petual grouch-and his Egyptian
costume!" Oh, no! 1t had meant
marcelless, manicureless and mat.
ineeless days to Peggy O'Day of the
firm Of ]. Houser & Sons, decora-
tors.
The only thing Peggy had beer
able to talk about was THE Fol.
lies" Oh, yes. she had been shop.
ping" at Wanamakers, and teaing
taken q trip to Chinatown and
Washington square: had seen the
gay throngs on Fifth avenue and
Broadway-but without knowing
why. she had chosen the Village
Follies as her first pleasure. The
night she had returned she woke
Yvonne, her roommate, to 60 In
wild ecstacies-"Oh, l saw Margar.
ct s. in the masked Dances and
she was wonderful" Yvonne, how.
ever. who had visions of lost beau.
ty sleep, didn't seem much inter.
ested in masked" dances-ons
didn't have to go to New York tt
see them!
Peggy went back to her corne,
desk; she ate the usual lunches o,
]. Houser G Sons, but to the train.
ed observer 1t wasn't the same
Peggy" March came. and Will
1t strong, penetrating Winds. Thu
while they blew marcel waves tt
strings. and ones face gathered tn.
effects of a wind-swept street, tiny
unseen brooms swept away cob
webs and dusty little places which
threatened to grow "cobwebbier'
and dustier the longer she styed
What would one do were it not fol
the hateful old March winds p
Who would do the spring house
cleaning" who would rout tina
Spider Of Discomfort from his Sc
cure little web?
Along with March winds AM
house cleaning" came the Fol
lies" to B. Peggy didn't mul
over in her mind the fooiishness O
spending perfectly good dollars Il
see it again-there vas that irfe
sistfble call that must be answer
ed. Yvonne had to answer tn,
call" too, not wishing to be in dis
trvor.
All that ni4ht fhrnunh pN~Vv -
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-04-28

President Harding named his first postmas-
Ter Yesterday under tho civil service provisions
now governing the selection OF appointments
tpf the kind. President Harding renominated
Postmaster william H. Conkling OF SPRING
aeid, who passed the civil service examination
entitling him to the Office some time ago. upon
the strength Of which he was given recess
Anpointment to the once by the president