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Pueblo chieftain., 1921-03-19
Halts Socialists Picketing
Of White House Grounds

Atlanta, Ga, March iS.-Eugene V.
Debs, socialist leader, has halted the
plans of socialists to picket the White
House in an effort to attract attention
to their demands that he be released
from the Atlanta federal pcnitcntiary,
his attorney, Samuel NJ. Castlcton, an
nounced here today.
a nationwide campaign to obtain
Dobs' release will be undertaken, how
ever, the attorney said.
Pueblo chieftain., 1921-03-19
BURLINGTON ISSUES
STOCK DIVIDEND

New York. March is.-Directors OF
the Chicago. Burlington and Quincy
railroad today announced the declara-
tion of a stock divident OF fifty-four per
cent, plus L325, payable to stockholders
on record March II. This amounts to
Pueblo chieftain., 1921-03-19
NATIVE UPRISING

Antwerp. March 1s.-Natiyes OF tho
equatorial district of Congo Free
States, have risen and burned fifty
trading posts, according to wireless
dispatch from Bona. Congo Free
state. published by the ncwspapor
Neptune.
Pueblo chieftain., 1921-03-19
Weather Conditions In
Other Cities In the West

weather reports OF several cities In
Colorado and adjoining states durtr-
the q hours ending O'Clock. yestsr-
day morning. complied from statIstI,a
furnished by the weather bureau Of
flee Pueblo.
Pueblo chieftain., 1921-03-19

For the first time in history flour
mill.d in China liz being sold in the
European market a shipment reached
Holland and sales are being sought in
other countries, China formerly was
a large importer OF American flour.
Pueblo chieftain., 1921-03-19

Farnum enacts the rolo of detcc-
tive for Lloyds. who disguised as "A
common sailor, is commissioned to run
down suspicious that captain is
scuttling his ships for the insurance.
In the cast are Miss Jackie Saund-
ers, Herschel MayaIl, G. Raymond
Nye "kewpio' Morgan, Claire Delorcz.
All do good work.
Tho photography of "The Scuttlors"
Is beautiful, the scenes ut sea bcin 8
particularly good.
SQUALLY TIME IN JAP MEETING
Toxic March 17.-(By The Asso-
ciated Prcss) scenes were
ouacted at a meeting of the Kensie
kai or opposition party, which had
gathered here today to discuss a SEN
sational open letter written by Secro-
tnry Hirocka. of the Ziyu- Kai party,
charging Niscount Kato. president of
the Kensie 1tai with accepting a
bribe The meeting vas attended by
10000 pc sons.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-08-24

ferred to by the Indians but generally regard
ed as mythical, was discovered In distant Cana
dian forests. They are probably Of different
race, though closely resembling the typical
prairie form.
The Alberta bufaloes are exceedingly
sturdy as well as prolific. and there seems to
be no reason why their descendants should
not again roam the western and southwestern
plains in great numbers. if they are wanted
there. The problem seems to have been re-
duced to one Of commercial feasibility, one
factor being the provision Of ranges OF sufn-
Gent size, for the buffalo is creature of the
great open spaces. He has an advantage IN
being able to Withstand exceedingly severe
weather and TO get living where domesn-
Gated cattle would be in danger of perishing
His hide is exceedingly tough and with the hair
on provides a robe rug that brought a
high price as soon as it began to be rare.
Whether the animal could be successfully
cross-bred to produce new and desirable type
OF cattle is an interesting question with which
the Canadian government is experimenting to
find out
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-08-24
Shortage of Nurses.

II "a claimed there is a serious shortage OF
trained nurses in the United States There Is
also a shortage of doctors, but this is IN part
accounted for by a decrease in the number OF
medical colleges in the United States within
the past Is years from 100 to 50. On the other
hand there has been an increase in the num-
Der OF hospitals and nurses schools, but there
are fewer students in attendance.
One objection to entering the nursing pro-
fession is the length of time required to OBJ
tain a diploma and the contrast with other
occupations that call for less time in prepare
ton and provide as much remuneration. An
ether cause. a decline in the humanitarian
srifit. may exist as sort of reaction from the
strain and stress of war. which was felt not
only by the nurses who served in France. but
by those who remained at home and were ovee-
worked The fact remains, nevertheless. that
there is an urgent need for pupil nurses in
order to remedy the scarcity in training
schools and hospitals. The situation is such
thai there is an insufficient number OF grad
uate nurses to meet the needs Of private prac-
tice, while in hospitals patients are likely to
be put to extra expense by a shortage that
makes 1t necessary to bring in special nurses
who would not otherwise be needed.
Whatever unframed girls may think of the
calling, it is true that physicians know the
vocation of nurse to be one of the very best
They know that she comes in contact with the
best class of people and is well paid; that she
ts an educated woman and possesses the re-
fnement that admits her to the bese~circles o.
society. There are few avenues open to
young woman that have so great value as
hat of the nursing profession.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-08-24
1t Doesn't PAY.

a man who has served 80 years and eight
months in prison is trying to get job ami
earn an honest living in Madison, Wis. He is
". NJ. Conlin, 70 years old.
Interesting study, human nature. You,
seeking the key to the good things of life like
to read about successful men in the hope of
getting something helpful for yourself. Turn.
for moment and study failure-Conlin.
Orphaned in his youth, he missed the finest of
values, the guidance OF a good mother. My
first step on the road to crime" says Conlin,
came when l was Il. l made wooden key
and opened the door of a bank and got lot
OF packages of so and 5O-cent shin plasters.
Next I robbed farm house. Then 1 stole So
from butcher
Drifting east, young Conlin made New
York's Bowery his headquarters. He picked as
many as IA pockets in one night A safe
blower picked him up. They went on the road
together. Conln says he rifed a long string
of banks and jewelry stores He alternated
burglary with holdups and pocket-picking.
Repeatedly he was Jailed But prisons didn't
reform him. Back to the old life of crims.
Then prison again.
Conln now is 70. Fourteen of those years
were taken up by a crimeless youth. Fffty-two
years and eight months were spent in prison.
He looks back at SO years of crime-and finds
that less than seven of these years were spent
in freedom, outside prison walls. Once and for
all time this answers the question, Does crime
pay?" Emphatically it does not pay, says
Ccnlin. Wretched as his failure has been, his
life has not been in vain If he can get his mes
sage to young Americans who are contemplate
ing crime already have started in the down.
ward path. This is Conlin's message:
Young man, think for one moment Study
my few lines and draw out the truth OF crime
and then say to yourself, Conlin is right
There's nothing to it Nothing to show for
it only prison life. Broken in health, crippled
and to come out after you are almost ready
to meet your resting place. potter's field no
friends, not even sleeping place"
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-08-24
Seeds of War.

Viscount Bryce is old man Of world
wide vision. He sees the transaction at Yer
saiIles with a perspective undistorted by pas
sion unperturbed by strife of tongues and the
violent jealousies OF chauvinist partisans.
Among the hills of western Massachusetts, he
offers his views to an audience of the insti-
tachment far removed from the theatre of Eur
opean broiI and friction. The picture he pre-
sents is not a hopeful one. He comedies the
difficulties of the task before those who took
Part in the peace council. They were called
upon to reconcile irreconcilables. Popular
prejudices popular passions and cupidities had
to be humored or gratihed. They were not
shifting pins a map. They were unrooting
landmarks and making lines of cleavage in
living population. Greed of gain was domi-
mating influence. Countries land poor already
drunk with sight of power, wanted more to rule
than they were able to assimilate.
His conclusion is that much of the work
done by the negotiating peacemakers, which
has drawn censure from every nation and been
entirely pleasing to none. must be done over
again. The enormous difficulty of the concil-
iator task undertaken is realized, in full view
ests to be reconciled. That, however, does not
make it less imperative upon the world to face
with courage and frankness the phases of the
treaty that are still provocative of bitter con-
troversy and that may in Bryce's words, lead
straight to future wars" He is not the one
discoverer of these dangers. The world knows
of their existence and is beginning, fumblingly,
TO set them right.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-08-24
Success of a Worthy Enterprise

It must be source OF qualification to the
people of Rock Island who appreciate the en-
terprise and public spirit of their own people
that prompts investment in home rejects, that
indicate interest in the city and purpose to
provide for public enjoyment, to know that
the Fort Armstrong theatre at Third avenue
and Nineteenth street. which Major Walter I.
Rosenfield erected at tremendous expense, is
proving a financial success.
This is true in the face of the great expense
that is involved in maintaining it. There has
been no deviation from the original plans of
giving to the people OF Rock Island and the
THREE cities. all that goes with metropolitan
enterprise of this kind including regular or
chestra, as well pipe organ, and other
standard features.
The attendance has held up wonderfully
all summer, and last Sunday broke the record.
outside OF the opening night, when the total
attendance for the day was 5000
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-08-24
Return of the Buffalo.

Win the reindeer or the buffalo be the next
great addition TO the sources OF the American
meat supply? Both have most Interesting pos
sibilities that were scarcely imagined a decade
ago. The reindeer popularly associated
with the lonesome traveller over arctic SHOWS
or with the Santa Claus of The Night Before
Christmas. And the buffalo, more accurately
the American bison, as thought OF as virtually
IA extinct species. melancholy reminder OF the
ruthlessness Of the pioneers. Now. following
serious plans for developing the reindeer in
dustry. in Alaska and the Canadian northwest
comes impressive evidence that the buffalo is
coming back-providing he has anywhere to
come.
In the bulletin OF the American Game Pro-
lection association, J. B. Harkin commissioner
OF the dominion parks branch OF the interior,
sketches the history OF the dominion's expert
ment begun In 1908, q matter OF sentiment.
with several small herds OF buffaIoes estab-
1tshed in Buffalo park. in Alberta, on q tract of
100000 acres. and gradually added to until in
1917 they numbered TAO. Left 10 themselves
there are now 5000. IAN embarrassment OF
races a. the commissioner expresses Il. Ssv-
eEzi months ago a small Wild sheEd, often re-
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-08-24

! lady had begun the ignoring meth
cd herself. She snubbed me open
| ly. With eyes that seemed to look
through me, yet saw me not, she
! passed me. l might have been a
/ man of stone for all she seemed to
! care Daily We occupied the same
/ beach, breathed the same air, and
yet l, Grey S. Payson, a bachelor
! OF some importance, was ignored
: by woman-with a cerise para
sol,
A week dragged by. The intrud-
| er stayed on, and so did l, for why,
pray, should this naughty person
| drive me from my haven? She
| should not. Her behavior puzzled
me at first, so l Swallowed her Gag
erly. l, too, could play my cards
| and the last trick would be mine.
Sunday dawned bright and glori-
Gus. The glittering sands and wa
! ter beckoned. to me, and likewise
TO a cerise sunshade. l spied il
peeking over a boulder I hasten
ed eagerly, a song on my lips. I
would approach the damsel, bow
bravely, pass the time of day and
depart. L couldn't be too cautious.
So, adjusting my nose glasses,
made boldly toward the flaming
color.
| hesitated at the sound of voices.
She was not alone II was a mas
cullpe voice. At that moment she
appeared. a flush on her pretty
face.
There he is, Reggie; the brute!"
was rudely grasped by tall,
slim young man and shaken vio-
lently.
Let me expIain!" I muttered
feebly.
I'll teach you to annoy my
wife!" Numbered Reggie, as he
ratified my teeth again, you f1irt!"
As blindly CROPPED my way back
to- the village, under darkening
skies, 1 shook my head sadly and
gave it up.
When, if ever, are bachelors
safe?S
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-08-24
CITY GIRLS ARE
PREFERRED TO
BOYS AS GUESTS

Chicago.-Farmers Of Illinois and
their wives prefer city girls. That
is, they prefer them to city boys.
This is indicated by the request
from farm homes received by the
Illinois Agricultural association in
its cooperative endeavor, with the
Chicago United Charities and the
Chicago Daily News to give some
Chicago kids" a two-weeks' vaca-
ton on the farm
Applications for Aermissihn to
provide vacation time for some
OF these needy youngsters, have
been made by go farmers of Illi-
nols, and many Of them have al
ready proved to the little vacation
lists that there is real fun on a farm.
other applications are being made
at the rate of 10 to 20 a day. The
rule thus far is that most farmers
want girls,
WouId like for you to send me a
little girl with good disposition and
bobbed hair" reads the letter from
one farm home.
Here is picture of my two lit
tie boys" reads another letter.
send me- two girls about the same
age"
Many of the farmers not only Of
Ter two weeks vacation, but would
make 1t three or four weeks. and
some even volunteer to provide a
nome for the winter. and send the
Htle boy or girl to a country
school.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-08-24
Merit Above Politics.

The first big city postmaster appointment
made in Illinois under President Harding's
merit system, was sent to the senate Monday,
by the president in the person of Arthur {.
Lueder. to be postmaster at Chicago He will
succeed William B. Cariiie, who has been anx-
ious for some time. for business reasons to
DO relieved.
Mr.. Lueder, who is real estate man. is
unknown to politics. and was selected from, a
list OF eligibles who took the examination for
the appointment His qualifications were
passed upon excellent in every particular.
Tho Chicago Tribune. in commenting on the
appointment says:
While Mr.. Lueders appointment is not a
surprise, having been rumored as far back as
last May, it is something of a shock TO many
politicians who have been accustomed to see
ing public Offices go to candidates who have
done something for the party Mr.. Iueder ia
almost stranger in politics. He has never
held public Office nor has he been a candidate
for Office"
The day when political turmoil eentsrAd
about postof1ee. upset its operation and
marred its usefulness. and when the Office was
awarded strictly partisan claims, without
regard to merit or fitness. has happily passed.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-08-24
War Paint.

War Paint.
Somehow, though am no
beauty DOCTOR" / receive a lot OF
letters from feminine, and some
from masculine readers, who are
anxious about their pores" ami
things. Many of the queries have
to do with the use OF war paint Is
il harmful? Is it poisonous?
There are all kinds of paints and
powders and other jimcracks EN-
ployed for purposes of camoufage,
some OF which are perfectly harm
less to the user and some of which
are poisonous or contain poisonous
ingredients, such as lead, arsenic,
mercury. I am not a chemist, nor
have l analyses OF all the popular
war paints available, so / am IN
able to inform correspondents
whether this and that particular
cosmetic is harmless. 1 can only
express some general views on the
subject
From the hygienic point of view,
it is not only unobjectionable but
perhaps beneficial for a woman 10
employ these cosmetics for the pur-
pose of camoufiaging natural de-
fects. But let no girl entertain the
notion that some sort of cream,
powder or other face dope is essen
tial for her makeup. The finest
compilations are not purchased
from the drug store; they are
achieved through good hygiene,
open air exercise and a kind of
scientific neglect Of the complex
ion.
Females who apply war paint SO
inartistically as to become con-
spicuously be-daubed betray their
mental weakness. That sort of
hideous adornment is characters
tic of the moron woman. Probably
that is the reason why stigma
attaches to the conspicuous or no
ticeable use of war paint. Any girl
who knows enough to pass fifth
grade mental test will think twice
before doping her face with/stuif
that can be detected by the casual
observer
Many of the inquiries I receive
on this subject are from girls who
are particularly prone to think that
something in the nature OF face
cream" or similar dope is indis-
pensable in lady's toilet Old or
prematurely aged persons often do
need something greasy or oily to
apply TO the preternaturally dry
and sallow skin. Younger persons
seldom require this; on the con-
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-08-24
It's Poor Story Teller Who Can't Whittle a
Tale to Suit the Occasion.
from the Boston
Transcript


from the Boston
Transcript
A new story is go
ing around the flnan-
cial district about an
old southern negro
who was asked by the
proprietor of a store
how he happened to
need credit when he'd
such q good cotton
crop.
DE ducts got bout
all dat cotton, sah,"
was the mournful re-
ply.
What do you mean
the ducks got it?''
We'll, you see," ex-
planned the old man,
Il sent dat cotton up
to Memphis an dey
de6ucts the commits
sion, an dey deducts
the taxes-yes. sab.
de ducts got bout all
dat cotton an OATS
why I'm here"
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-08-24

/ Q. Is u o'clock midnight Il a. m.
or II p. m? B. H. P.
! A. The naval observatory says
the proper designation for midnight
is II p. N.
Q. What is the source of the quo
tation, 1.-THE poor shall be SOLD for
a pair of shoes?" H. c. A
A. They sold the righteous for
silver, and the poor for a pair of
Shoes" is found in the bible-Amos,
End chapter, 9th verse.
Q. When was the first peace
movement? A W. A
A. While suggestions of a move
ment toward peace are to be found
in classical literature and In writ
ings Of the early churchmen, the
first effort toward world peace was
initiated by the king OF Bohemia in
1862. He advanced a plan for a fed
GRAFTON of Christian nations, having
an international parliament to dis
cuss matters of common interest
and a Tribunal, backed by interna-
tional military forces, to hear and
decide all disputes between nations.
@. What will restore the glossy
jet black to hard rubber? A. r. B.
A The bureau of standards says
that the glossy jet black appear
ance of hard rubber can be restored
by applying a small amount of
glycerine and polishing with
chamois.
Q. Please explain the difference
In almonds. H. A.
a. Amands are OF two kinds
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-08-24

II has been discovered that the Chicago
pageant of progress earned profit of S35o'ooo'
and Mayor Thompson has announced that the
enterprise was private affair. despite that 1t
was staged on city property, the municipal
pier The pageant was promoted by the mayor
and his friends. Indignant citizens are de-
n,anding an accounting and are seeking TO
have the profits turned into the city treasury
where they rightfully belong.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-08-24

ny question by writing The Argus Iniorns-
Washington. D. G. Give full name anu
eturn postage Be brief. Al inQuIr are
to each individual. No attention I'll =
bitter and sweet, The bitter 81
mond is cultivated to limited ex'
tent in Mediterranean countries
and the nuts are used in the manu-
facture of fiaVoring extracts and OF
prussic acid. The sweet. o. edible,
almond is grown on a CCDCs-c--l
scale in the south of Europe. II
California, and in some other
countries of similar climate Inc
nuts contain a large quantity Of
bland. fixed oil; they have an agree
able flavor, and are used for des-
serts, in confectionery, and medic
inalIy in an emulsion which forms
pleasant, cooling, diluent drink.
There are three classes OF sweet
almonds-the hard shell. soft sheIL
and the paper she'll almond. Inc
latter two only are important com
mercially.
@. Is Buddhism older than Chris
tianity? II. r
A. There are SO many points OF
resemblance between Buddhism
and Christianity that many have
believed that Buddhism was an al
tempt to copy that religion. Most
oriental scholars believe. however
that it arose in the north OF HIN
dustan between 500 and 900 years
before Christ.
@. Why ere vikings so-called? D
C. ".
A. ''Vik" means a ford or N
let, and vikings were the Iln.e'
men" from the deep inletS OF the
Scandinavian coast
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-08-24

WHILE driving over grade crossing of
the l. & n. near Enfield, Ill, farmer was
struck and killed by a passenger train. That,
in ITSELF is not strange. But what is strange
is the fact that he was driving, not speeding
automobile. but a horse hitched to buggy.
Proba bly, the engineer, astounded at the I'M
usual spectacle. suffered temporary paralysis
of the throttle hand.
DECLARES Suicide Only Hoax"-Cedar
Rapids Gazette.
1t would be difficult to convince the suicide
Of that.
$50 or trade for typewriter. Inquire to-
morrow l To p. m. to p. m. 1900 Fifth
avenue.-The Argus.
Boy, call our bank and see if our balance
totals $50. We've always hankered after a
business career.