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The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-09-06
GIRLS! LEMONS
BLEACH SKIN WHITE

Squeeze the juice OF two lemons
into a bottle containing three
ounces of Orchard White. which any
drug store will supply for a few
cents, shake well, and you have a
quarter pint of harmless and de-
lightful lemon bleach. Massage this
sweetly fragrant lotion into the
face, neck, arms aud hands each
day, then shortly note the beauty
and whiteness of your skin.
Famous stage beauties use this
lemon lotion to bleach and bring
TIL soft clear, rosy-white coD-
plexion, 4lso as a freckle, sunburn,
and tan bleach because it doesn't
Enthusiastically.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-09-06
MERCER COUNTY
FOLK UNITE IN
HAPPY REUNION
..uer Residents Of Cable and
sherrard Hold Big Gathering
at Long View Park

rorner residents of Richland
e-ova township. Mercer county,
Railing for the most part from Ca
-. and sherrard, or in the near
e.e,n,tv of those localities. who now
~, VIZ in the ouad-cities. held their
IND annual reunion yesterday
gono View park, and effected a
a . organization as follows
p0 p-esieent-Henry Kolk of Rock
Island. NJ vor, -
Rock Island. ~ :.
secretary-Mrs. Dick Bell OF
silvis. 1.botpo.1
Island. +ho .rt
- o,cIock. and after a get-toseth-
~ dinrer states Attorney Benja-
n;r Bell officiated as chairman
~ the meeting at which the fol
loving program was rendered:
Address-J. ". Young of Rock
Island. IT,, Hi, ~
silvis. cs,o
AUD Lang Syne" and Till We
weet Again" were sung and asso-
ciations Of former years were re-
nawed and "reminiscences told Of
other days.
Several hundred people who nov
roeide in Rock Island. Moline, Eas'
Moline and Silvis used to make
tbe:r home at either Cable or SheT'
,erd and friends met yesterday who
had not seen one another for
tong period of time.
The committee in charge OF th'
rannion consisted of C. A. Beers
II Simmons. c. G. Williams, JohT
panson. L. Bell. T. j Wahless, b
3 Bell, ]. F. Ryan, T. J. GormaI
and F. E. SudlOW.
Members of the association De
c,are they will plan the reunion
rext wear so that former resident
of the two Mercer county town
living in various sections of tn
state will have the opportunity t.
meet ole friends.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-09-06
SIMPLE Way TO GET
RID OF BLAckhEaDS

There is one simple, safe and sure
way that never fails to get rid OF
them.
TO do this get two ounces OF
ealonite powder from any drug store
nSnsprlnkle a little on a hot; VET
sSponge-rub over the blackheaos
aIiskl y-wash the parts and you
WI be surprised how the black
heads have disappeared. Big black
heads, little bIackheads. no matter
sMhere they are. simply dissolve ana
disappear. leaving the parts without
sny mark whatever. BlackneaoS
ssie simply a mixture of dust ana
sIrt and secretions from the oody
ppat form in the pores of the skin
nching and squeezing only cause
irritation, make large pores and 40
hot get them out after they become
nard The calonite powder and the
later simply dissolve the black
tHeads so they wash right out. leaV.
ing the pores free and clean and
N their natural condition. Anyone
! ssroubled with these unsightly olem-
.Snes should certainly try Lnls
Simple method.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-09-06
COAL VALLEY
Especial Correspondence

Coal Valley, Sept. emma
Gramanz accompanied her aunt,
Mrs. Otelia Johnson, who spent last
week at the homes of her sisters,
Mrs. George Vreger and Mrs. Ber-
tina Gramanz, to her home in St.
Paul, leaving Saturday.
Ernest Knapp, who is holding a
position in Toledo, Ohio, arrived
Saturday for a visit with his par
ents. Mr.. and Mrs. Gust B. Knapp.
Professor C. L. Edwards was a
visitor in the tri-cities Saturday.
Kathryn Martin of Rock Island
visited from Friday until Monday
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-09-06
FALL BULLETIN
ON LIVESTOCK
Chicago Exchange Declares Market
Aggrayafingiy Uncertain
Hog Break Explained.

Livestock markets are still "ag-
gravatingly uncertain according
to bulletin Just issued by the Chi
cage Livestock exchange \ degree
of stability has been acquired by
the cattle market. says the bulle
tin, but diminished receipts rather
than increased beef consumption
has been the responsible factor.
The topheavy hog market is de-
clared to be headed toward the win
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-09-06

VITAMON sup
plies IN highly
concentrated Ia b.
let Z orr tru 2
st vitamines
combined wit h
the other health
giving vitamineS
which Scien ce
50 VS. you must
have to be strong.
well and fully de-
veIoped. II you
are we K. thi n.
pale. generally
run down or feel
lacking In Drain
power and am
bition and want
that Arm he sh
pep" which gets
the money. you
surely need some
Of these precious
vitamines in your
system at once.
VITAMON mixes
with your food,
helms II to digest
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-09-06
AUTOISTS FINED
BY MAGISTRATE

Clifford Prick, Moline, was fined
SIS by Magistrate D. J. Cleland in
policec curt this morning on a
charge of operating an automobile
without a state licence.
Harry Runge, Davenport, was
fined SO for operating an automO-
bile with one license plate.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-09-06
Dim?

II your eyesight Is dim, your VS.
ion blurred; if your eyes ache, itch,
burn CT feel dry, get q bottle of Bon.
Optic tablets from your druggist,
dissolve one IN q fourth of a glass
Of water and use to battle the eye1
from two to four times day. Boz
Cpto las given stronger e.es,
clearer, sharper vision and relief to
thousands.
Note- Doctor. say Bon-Opto STRENGTHENS ey>-
tight ec7s u q weeks time N ua1y I0st2ucej.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-09-06
COMMITTEE MEETS.

Members of the executive com
mittee of the Rock Island county
home bureau met this morning at
their headquarters in the Chamber
of Commerce rooms in the State
Bank building. Routine business
was transacted.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-09-06
LESSWORKFOR
POLICE FORCE
Fewer Violations of Law to Handle.
August Report ShOws-Plen-
ty of Liquor.

The Rock Island police found
their work much lighter N August
than in July. The report for last
month shows 1877 arrests to have
been made. The July record was !
1853.
Autoists gave less trouble during
August There were only Sc ar
rests during the month for viola
tons of the motor vehicle laws as
against no arrests in July for the
same offense.
Last month 30 speeders were
hailed into court, ID drivers VINO
drove their machines by street cars
that had been stopped to take on
and discharge passengers, IL auto
lists who operated their cars with
the "cut-out" open, one who drove
at night with bright lights on, and
TWO taxi men who operated their
machines without city license.
Drunkenness increased during
the month. There were 25 arrests
on this charge. as against Is IN
July. Total fines amounted to ST.
014.70, as against S1,9O6.4O IN July.
The report follows:
State cases-Assault and battery,
g. violating auto speed law. %;
larceny !; disorderly conduct, z;
fugitive from justice, 8 vagrancy,
5; malicious mischief. l: indecency.
/: assault with deadly weapon, :;
burglary and larceny, /; crime
against nature, /; total, AZ.
State cases - Driving auto by
street car, IS; driving auto with
"cut-out' open, II; having liquor in
possession. l: drunkenness, %; no
taxicab license, >; disorderly con-
duct, 81; assault and battery, 9
nuisance. I; transporting liquor. L;
DINNERS, /; total. IS.
Miscellaneous tabulations were;
Wagon calls, A dodgers. 10; street
lights out, 121 for total of 1.0S9
hours; meals furnished. 40 at cost
Of s14; cases dismissed, state 3.
city II; women tried. state 0, city
y; fines collected, $1,014.70.
The report of William McNealy,
city electricical inspector, follows:
Number of permits issued. 81; old
houses in which wiring was done,
Is; new houses. Z; miscellaneous
buildings. 6. additional miscella-
neous work. u; motors installed,
J. fees collected. $65.15.
The report of Frank Yerbury,
city plumbing inspector, follows
Number of old houses in which
plumbing was installed. AZ; new
houses, z; final tests made, so;
water tests made. 80; complaints
attended, 16: sewer connections
made, "a; fixtures installed, $50.
One-third off our entire line OF
wall papers. Papers from 5 cents
70 SIS nar rnll Insnnh Euher-
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-09-06
HINRICHS OFF TO
STREET Garments
NATIONAL MEET

Henry Hinrichs. vice president
of the Rock Island and Moline Ill
vision. No. 3Is. Street Railway En-
ployes' union. leaves tomorrow for
Atlanta. Ga, where he will be a
local delegate 10 the national con
vention of the Amalgamated Asso-
citation of Street Railway Employees.
The session opens Monday and will
continue 10 days
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-09-06
RuY wADDELL SHOP.

Row Huntlev and Ed Nisseu. both
well known BARRIERS. have purchas-
cd the waddell shop, f2l Efgn-
teenth street. and took possession
this week Clarence Ashley had
been proprietor of the shop.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-09-06

prices will seek a winter packing
season basis The August break is
explained by the fact that the four
week supply at 10 markets aggre-
gated LOO. 600 head as against
800. 600
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-09-06
NYh10fJ

Tri-City Towel Supply company.
Davenport 934
Like BudweIser? Phone r. l. 33S.
R. |. Clean Towc Service. Phone
r |. 243e.
Try a load of Energy Franklin
county lump. 1t satisfies. Sold by
Black Hawk Coal & Dock company.
r. l. 342
Como Hotel Coffee Shop, open
from 6 a. m. to midnight Meals
at popular prices.
Wall papers that suit every whim
or fancy. Joseph Huber, r. l. 3106.
Il advertisement
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-09-06

Colonel Haskell has been ap-
pointed to supervise American re-
ref administration work in Russia
under the new agreement with
soviet authorities. He directed re-
lief in Armenia and has recently
been on special duty in the war
department at Washington.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-09-06
PrrBIJC NOTICE.

After this date will not be re-
sponsible for debts contracted by
anyone other than myself.
HENRY DEBRUYNE.
Sept. 5. 1921. advertisement
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-09-06
PrRIJC NOTICE.

After this date / will not be re
sponsibie for any debts contracted
bv anyone other than myself.
WILLIAM KANINE,
Sept. 5, 1921. advertisement
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-09-06

33 Is per cent off. You will find
it real pleasure to look over our
new line of wall papers. Joseph
HUBER ADVERTISEMENT
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Wall paper prices reduced 3S Is
per cent. Joseph Huber. Phone X
| -(Advertisement.1
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Quick
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Mastin'
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One-third off our entire line of
wall papers. Papers from cents
70 SIS per roll. Joseph Huber
ADVERTISEMENT
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-09-06
Take Yeast Vitarnon ! abIets
If You Want That Firm Flesh Pep
Which Gets The Paying JOB
EASY AND ECONOMICAL

business is bad and en-
NiIANoN
and watch now ths4I
PHI ~ financial condition improves
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1921-03-31

I neutrality-suspicious. I could have
shot 1t. But I'm not going to kill does.
There must be some reason for the
game laws, or they wouldn't exist"
You're a funny me-. Come three
thousand miles to hunt and then pass
up the first deer you e. You could
almost have been your grandfather.
to have done that. He thought killing
deer needlessly was almost as bad as
killing a man.. They are beautiful
things, aren't theyY
Dan answered him with startling
emphasis. But the look that he wore
said more than his words.
They trudged on. and Lennox grew
thoughtful. He was recalling the pic
ture that he had seen when he had
whirled to lock M Dan, Immediately
after the deer had leaped from its
bed. 1t puzzled him a little. He had
turned to find the younger man In a
perfect posture to shoot, his feet
placed In exactly the position that
years of experience had taught Len
nox was correct and withal. absolute
~ m~otionless. What many hunters
take years to learn. Dan had seemed
to Know by instinct. Could II be. after
all. that this slender weakIing. even
now bowed down with a terrible
malady, had Inherited the true From
tiersman's Instincts OF his ancestorsf
The result CT this thought was st
least to hover In the nenr vicinity Of
a certain conclusion. That conclusion
was that at least a few OF the char
acteristics Of his grandfather had
been passed down to Dan. 1t meant
that possibly. II time remained. he
would not turn out such q weakiing,
after nil. CT v0urse his courage. Ms
nerve. hsd yet 10 be tested; but the
fact remained that long generations
OF frontiersmen ancestors had left this
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1921-03-31

just opened, and Ii might be that Dan
would want to procure n of these
creatures.
But I'm not sure l want to hunt
deer" Dan told him. "You speak of
them as being so beautiful"
"They are beautiful and your
grandfather would never hunt them,
either, except for meat. But maybe
you'll change your mind when you see
a buck. Besides, we might run into a
lynx or n panther. But not very like
ly, without dogs"
They trudged up, owe the carpet OF
pine needles. They fought their way
through a thicket of buckbrush. Once
they saw the gray squirrels In the tree
tops. And before Lennox had as much
as supposed they were near the haunts
of big game, a yearllng doe sprang up
from its bed In the thickets.
For an instant she stood m~otionless,
presenting a perfect target. 1t was
evident that she had heard the sound
of the approaching hunters, but had
not as yet located or identified them
with her near-sighted eyes. Lennox
whlrled to find Dan standing very
still, peering along the barrel of his
rifle. But lie didn't shoot. The deer,
seeing Lennox move, leaped into her
terror-pace-that astounding run that
is one of the fastest gaits in the whole
animal world. In the wink of an eye
she was out of sight.
"Why didn't you shoot?" Lennox de-
handed.
SHOOT? 1t was a doe. wasn't it,"
Good Lord. of course it was a doe!
But there are no game laws that 90
back this far. Besides-you aimed at
It,"
81 aimed just 10 see Il could catch
1t through my sights. And l could.
My glasses sort of made it blur-but
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1921-03-31
20 GERMAN SOVIETS
SLAIN I'M FIGHTING

Berlin, Mar. 26.-(By the Associat-
ed Press)-Twenty rioters were killed
when the security police in Eisleben
repulsed an attack upon the Eisleben
city hall last night. The police casu-
alties were two killed and three
wounded. Sporadic fighting was re-
ported today from Hettstedt and
mansfield. Leuna was reported quiet.
More Reds Come
Halle, Saxony, Mar. 26.-(By the
Associated Press)-Reinforcement of
the communist rioters at Mansfield and
Eisleben was in progress this morn
ing. Armed workmen were moving
from Halle and vicinity toward these
two towns. Their declared purpose
was to join their comrades who after
many hours of fighting had been driv-
EN- out Of Eisieben by the security
police.
According to Information from both
purpose of the movement was the sur
rounding of the police at Eisleben.
The fugitive from Eisleben were re-
organizing today on the hills north
west of that town, communists here
reported.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1921-03-31
PETROGRAD DESPERATELY
I'M NEED OF FOOD

Stockholm, Mar. 26.-The social
rev oIuUlonlSts, MenshIViki, in IeLro-
grad nave started a new propaganda
IN that city in the shape OF pamphlets
in which the demands tor Lne COMO
cation of a constituent assembly Is
renewed, it is stated in Russian adj
wees reaching here today.
Ihe food situation / n Petrograd Is
represented as desperate.
The factories aIe described as de-
serted, as the workers are virtually all
IN the country hunting for food, bar
terlug for IL, it is asserted, govern
6 property taken by them from
the -naLlonalized factories.
Discipline Eased
Helsingfors, Mar. 26.-The newspa-
per PFayda OF PeLrograd, says the
thIrd or the third lnterna-
tionale OF Moscow has been called for
June in MOSCOW, according to a dis
patch from Petrograd today.
The old soviet regulation forcing
Workmen to remain in one factory
has been lifted, the dispatch says,
and they now are permitted to change
their employment if they desire upon
application TO HI conmiSsaIies OF
p~ermiSsio.
Electrical equipment forms a large
part of the soviet orders hat have
been placed abroad as Lenine is
more enthusiastic than ever over his
plan for widespread electrification in.
Russia, being credited here with cher
fishing this vast project above all 9TH
ers save his politico-economic pro-
gram.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1921-03-31
DES- MONIES WAS
WHERE BASEBALL
PLOT WAS FRAMED
Two St. Louis Gamblers In
diCted at Chicago as Ring
leaders in 1919 World
Series Scandal

Chicago, Mar. 26.-Carl Fork, a
shirtwaist manufacturer, and Benja-
min Franklin, both of st. Louis, were
states attorneys office with being the
organizers of the alleged plot through
which Chicago White Sox players
We're said to have thrown the 1919
world series TO Cincinnati.
Announcement that these two men
would be formally accused, when
brought to trial, with engineering the
alleged deal, was made by the states
attorneys office after indictments
for Is men including Kork and Frank
lin, a beer returned by the Coo
county grand jury which today fin
ished the second. investigation into the
baseball scandal.
Joseph j. Sullivan, known in the
case as a gambler, Louis and Ben Levi
formerly of Des Moines, Ia, and Abe
Attell were linked with Fork N
Franklin by the state officials in an
n%ouncing the results of the jury in
vestigation.
Dies Moines Headquarters.
Sullivan, officials said the evidence
showed, handled operations in the
east, the Levi brothers directed the
alleged conspiracy in the central west,
with DeS MoineS as headquarters and
Attell acted as travelling agent.
The charges created a sensation in
baseball circles, for although Fork,
Franklin and the Levi brothers were
mentioned by witnesses before the
first grand jury which conducted it's
investigation last fall, none Of them
were Indicted at that time. Sullivan
and Attell were indicted then, how
ever.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1921-03-31

"a Will a
long story about it. If he had that
chance it would make a great differ.
ance. The ordinary citizen will under
90 anything, if he can sit around and
talk about it afterward.
"The first time we are up against
anything disagreeable always is the
worst. We can get used to anything,
and enjoy anything, If we have enough
of it. We are born optimists. my dear
Mrs. Jiggers, always looking around
for a grain Of comfort, and manufac-
turing one if(there is none in sight.
"Ill eve forget the first time /
went to see the dentist on professional
business. / had been entertaining a
rip-snorting toothache for several days.
The agony was so great that it would
take the pen of a Dante to do justice to
1t. Yet L couldn't muster up enough
courage to go to the dentists. 1 had
heard so many stories of the atrocious
suffering one undergoes at his hands
that my warlike spirit faltered. But
finally the man who occupied the room
AN1N " AAlaAS III W ILL., UldlA AliSA1l
armed with a large iron poker, and
said that l had kept him awake for
three nights, and the limit had been
reached. If l didn't chase myself out
of the house and let him have a nights
rest he would proceed to make a few
dents in my skull.
"Thus turned adrift into the tenn
pest, the first mar / met was a dentist,
and he simply forced me TO his parlor.
He was a friend Of the family and
wouldn't take mo- for an answer.
"He had to carry me up the stairway
to his Office, / had become so weak in
the legs. / supposed he would rend
mo- limb from limb, but he really was a
painless dentist. In three or, perhaps
four shakes he was holding before my
eyes the tooth which had caused all
the anguish, and l was enjoying solid
comfort once more.
"Since that experience / look upon
the modern dentist as a public bene-
factor, and my one regret is that /
can't drop into his office every day or
two and have a few teeth pulled. But
all my original teeth were extracted by
the painless process long ago, and the
lignum vitae teeth / am now wearing
are strangers TO aches and pains.
1.-THE first time a man is married he
is so excited that he forgets the we'd
ding ring or the fee for the preacher,
or some other essential. For days be-
fore the event he is in such a fever
that his friends have trouble holding
him down; and when at last the fateful
hour arrives he doesn't seem like a re-
sponsible human being. l always feel
sorry for a young bridegroom, he looks
SO ratified. and he has such a strong
resemblance to a total loss.
"But the next time he gets married
he is as cool and intrepid as though he
made q practice of acquiring a bride
before tea every day, and If he goes to
the altar three or four times in the
course of his useful career, marriage
seems to him no more interesting than
receiving an automobile catalogue by
mail.
"And this is true of everything, Mrs.
Jiggers. A man e. gets used to a
family boarding house, where collec-
lions are made strictly in advance,
and, this being admitted, no further
argument is necessary"
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1921-03-31
SYNOPSIS.

Warned by his physician that he
has not more than six months 70
live, Dan Failing sits despondently
on a park bench, wondering where
he should spend those six months.
Memories OF his grandfather and a
deep love for all things OF the
wild help him In reaching a deci-
sion. In a large southern Oregon
city he meets people who had
known and loved his grandfather.
a famous frontiersman. He makes
his home with Silas Lennox, a typ
Zeal westerner. The only other
members OF the household are
Lennox's son, 'Bill." and daugh-
ter, ''Snowbird." Their abode is
In the Umpqua divide, and there
Failing plans 10 live out the short
span of life which he has been
told is his. From the first Faiiing's
health shows a marked improve
ment, and In the companIonship OF
Lennox and his son and daughter
he fits into the woods life as IL he
had been born TO L.. BY quick
thinking and a remarkable display
of nerve" he saves Lennox's life
and his w when they are at
tackled by n mad coyote. Lennox
declares he is a re~incarnation OF
his grandfather. Dan Failing l..
whose fame as a woodsman Is a
household word.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1921-03-31

ing me. | am keeping house now and
am able to do all of my work. / cannot
say enough for your medicine. 1t has
done more for me than any doctor. I
have not paper enough to tell you how
much it has done for me and for my
friends. You may print this letter if
you wish" - ELIZABETH C. CoRLEY,
care of A. p. Corley, Edmund, S. c.
Ability to stand the strain of work is
the privilege Of the strong and healthy,
but how our hearts ache for the weak
and sickly women struggling with their
daily rounds of household duties, with
backaches, headaches, and
almost every movement brings a new
pain. Why willnot the mass of letters
from women all over this country, which
we have been publishing, convince such
women that Lydia E. Pinkham's Vege-
table Compound will help them just as
surely as it did Mrs. Corley?