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The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-12-20
FIND CLOTHING
OF BANDITS IN
ROAD MLVERT

Two overcoats and hats, idenu-
hed as the property Of Harry NJ
Hamilton and Roy Purple, bandits
who were shot down after robbng
the Stockmen's Savings bank,
Long Grove, were discovered Sun
day. The clothing was hidden in
a culvert on the Harrison street
road eight miles north OF Daven-
mort. W. F. Meiberg. assistant
secretary Nof the Guaranty Life In
surance company. and AL Eggert,
assistant cashier of the Northwest
Davenport Savings bank, while
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-12-20

William Stein. two strangers an
swering the description of Hamil-
ton and Purple, visited the scene
a week ago, and loitered about, I'M
der pretense of repairing an auto
mobile At that time, the men were
driving a Ford car.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-12-20

D George Maxfield has be-.
ing for A. E. Quaife siues : Z
ished at John Lempke'x :
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. T. q
returned from Knox colia~a's'sE
day. She will be here unea Z
the holidays. s''
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-12-20
ANNAWAN

Jnes Newell and family from
Tracy, Mimi, are visiting Mr.. New
ellis parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Simon
Newell.
Miss NJ. Gertrude Everett. daugh-
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-12-20

hunting in that vicinity. fonnd the
clothing
Identification was made possible
by initials on handkerchiefs found
in the pockets. There were two
handkerchiefs in the light gray
coat identified ass belonging TO
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-12-20

Hamilton, which bore the initials,
H NJ. H" HamiIton's hat was
black, while PUPPIES coat was
brown. and he had a light felt
hat.
According to farmers living near
the spot, which is on the farm of
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-12-20

crop brought So cents, or IL cents
less than the 1918 crop, which was
Is per cent less.
The Washington herald., 1921-08-14
MJSICyH
Essays Of Former British
Premier Varied in Subject
Balfour Treats Of Bergson. Decadence, Free.
dom Of Seas in Collected Brochures-
Other Books.
Other Books.

exfravagance to saf," he continues,
that the capital problem OF mau-
kind IL whether this domination 10
To- be exercised, in rivalry or in
agreement, In friendship or In hosA
tiiity, for the well being of the
world or for the selfsh aggrandize-
ment OF the respective nations. :
Gardtner then reviews the history
OF .Anglo-American relations. ana
lyzes the, causes of differences In
the past and In the present ana
points out the elements which may
cause friction in the future. ne
takes up briefly but calmly sucn
matters as the Irish question. the
Pacific problems, oil and other in
ternational issues which are possi-
BILE causes OF Irritation. He also
DISCUSSES the effect of such publi-
cists as Bottomley in England ana
Hearst In America, whose purpose
appears to be to stir up hatred be-
tween the two countries. It is an
emihently sensible book, without
.partizanship and without the lin
goistic fubdub which characterizes
much of the discussion of Americas
relations with Great Britain.
Mr.. Gardiner sees bound I'D in
Anglo-American relations the prob
lem Of armaments and the stabili-
zation Of peace. On this score. he
says: Tho announcement that the
Anglo-American peoples had taken
a step which would make naval
war henceforth impossible, would
Srike a death-blow to competitive
armaments generally. stabilize the
world on a peace basis, and turn
Its face confidently to the light
There will be no menace to any
people. but the assurance to all that
In the peace OF the English-speaK-
ing nations Is the enduring guaran.
tee of the peace of the world"
1t is splendidly sincere, admirably
fair presentation of the case for the
cooperation Of the English speak
ing peoples.
The Washington herald., 1921-08-14
To Be Read
Aloud to Children.
-The QaeerfuIwIdget,, b,

Ihe 4ueerful"bdEet,S by w. B.
Hawkins. (Boni and Liveright.) }
We tried The Queerful widget"
on Anne, aged Z, child OF our pres
ent household. since the book is
recommended as good for any child
between and IL. Anne. however.
is a practical soul and her idea of
a good book Is Short Steps to
Science" or the narratives of Susan
Coolidge. Therefore she announced
that she saw no sense to the Wild
get. although We discovered that
she was perfectly willing to pick
II up and giggle at the-illustrations
at any time of day. So then we
tried the book on John, aged 10,
child OF another household and
labelled by his mother as crazy
about anything a little queer" John
read II and returned II. but showed
no enthusiasm. His mother said
that what John liked at present was
fairies and Enomes. and Johns only
comment was, 'Tt has some long
words" So then we tried II on our
selves. and we suspect that we liked
IL better than did either OF the chill
dren. and also that the author is
quite right when he suggests that IL
Is a book to be read aloud to chill
dren by adults. It has Tong words
here is no doubt Of that: Bob
rather liked the sentiment OF the
whale concerning the dismissal OF
schools. but for the purpose of judg-
ing between the two poems There
were other and weightier considera-
The Washington herald., 1921-08-14
Burke Has
At 1t Again.

More Limehouse Nights. by Thomas
Burke George H. Doran Coz
We picked up More Limehouse
Nights" with a sense OF pleasant
anticipation. "Ah. ha." we thought.
hes done II again" And. having
read IL, we now feel that unfor-
tusttely that is the trouble with
the book: he has done nothing but
the same old thing over and over
again. But II you are not acquainted
with Limehouse, omit this para
graph and read the next. for un-
doubtedly you have delightful mo-
ments ahead OF you and genuine
thrills and you should not be
prejudiced. When we first read
'Limehouse Nights" we thought
that Thomas Burke could deal In
atmosphere and In sudden. violent
emotions as simply. beautifully and
dramatically as the very best. and
we are frank to admit that We still
find considerable that Is enthrallins
in his work. We still eejoy his way
Of telling a story. But because his
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tions," you read on page 81, and
It Is likely that there are snags In
that sentence for the child OF 2
reading to herself. Furthermore.
there are q number of passages.
which for the full appreciation OF
their sense demand adult interpre-
tation or emphasis. It IL possible
that on the very young child such
passages would have much the same
effect as the "Just-So Stories"-the
child would laugh and like them be-
cause they sounded funny even IL
he did not know what they meant
But do you know of a very young
child who can read the "Just-So
Stories" to himself? Such things
must be read aloud. And so we
state firmly that IL is almost i'm
perative that The Queerful Wild
get" be read aloud II the children
are going TO like II.
The Widget, by the way, is q per-
son, a funny little person who es-
corted a boy. Bob. through many
strange adventures. after which
Bob returned to his mother with
a 6eZen onions instead OF the eggs
which he had been sent to purchase.
But when Bob asked Whats a
queerful widget the widget re-
piled. why. it's a widget that's diff
ferent." But what's a widget?"
'Oh. that's the biggest secret that
ever was. I'm the only one in all
the world that ever knew what .
widget is Think of that And
so on. But before we were through.
we had a fairly good idea of what
that widget was, just the same. and
We found him at times most anus
ing, at other times a shade too
moral. but always good at pointing
out something new. Those" said
the oueerful Widget. ARE nidnod
trees"
As they approached the grove
Bob saw that the trees stood in
many circles. one within another.
their tops all nodding toward a
common center.
They're asleep" the midget told
him. Don't talk too loud. You
might wake them"
81 didn't know trees slept" Bob
whispered.
''Nidnod trees do. That's why we
have them here. They do all our
sleeping. so we call the grove the
Bylow Bower"
Don't the folks here ever sleep?
''Oh. no; not now. We used to.
but It took so much of our time
when we wanted to be doing some
thing else that we got these trees
to do Il for us. You see they haven't
anything else to do"
| The book suffers from having
been coupled with Alice in Wonder
land. It Is not Alice and we know
We shall never be so fond of
| The sardine said to the whopping
whale:
7 wish you wouldn't wag your
tall"
as we are and long have been of
Wont you walk a little faster?
said the whiting to the snail
Theirs a porpoise just behind me
and he's treadinE on my tall
But there is no doubt that The
oueerful widget" Is a good book to
try on your children. although we
cannot guarantee that they will
like it. The thing to do is to try
Il and see. Some children will like
| II and others won't
The Washington herald., 1921-08-14

way Is the one of a violent or a
trick ending. and since in each tale
the thrill depends on almost the
same situation and the same emo
tton. the thing eventually pals. In
due time you become accustomed to
Cinnamon dallying with white girls
in the dark haunts of Limehouse.
You become accustomed, also to
poisonings. to beatings, to unnamed
cruelties, even to having girls
dropped OF the end of a wharf for
paying attention to the wrong male
person. And then you become criti-
cal OF Mr.. Burke and ask him rude
ly. as II were. IL he doesn't know
anything else to write.
But. as we said. IL you don't know
Lfmehouse, here is something you
ought to read. The Little Flowers
OF Frances" for instance-"Pinch-
ing a fourpenny bunch O. lilies-o'
the-valley. Said she pinched
EN- cos she 'adn't got no money
wanted the flowers cos
cos bad girl like 'er couldn't 20
before God with nothing in 'er and.
Fanny. mind yeh! Talk about
''Bluebell"-the good
girl who saved her father, as she
thought, by giving herself to the
nan she loathed.
The Washington herald., 1921-08-14
LEGENDS,
BY AMY LOWELL.
(Houghton, Mi6lin Col

"a legend" says Miss Lowell, ''is
something nobody has written and
everybody has written, and which
everybody is at liberty TO rewrite.'
And so she has rewritten in her
own variety OF verse certain leg
ends of Peru, China, the North
American Indian. Europe and even
New England. Some / have left
more or less in the settings IN
which ! found them" she says. ito
others I have given a new environ
ment, some / have never either read
or heard, they come out or an alta
vistic memory. I suppose" There are
OF course, persons who can see
nothing at all in Miss Lowelrs free
verse in spite OF the vivid color
pictures that she draws. but for
them this volume is the ballad, THE
Ring and the Castle" written in
the accepted ballad form and be-
ginning unimpeachably:
Benjamin Bailey. Benjamin Bailey,
why do you wake at the stroke
of three?
forest and the creak of the
wind in the alder-tree."
And there is also Dried Mario
ram" in rhymed coupIets, and even
rhymes in the more modern Mem
orandum Confided by a Yucca to a
Passion-vine." But for those who
do not believe that rhyme is an es.
sential of poetry, there is through
out the volume that undeniabie
charm of Miss Lowelrs pictures.
Most of these legends are tragic,
some even gruesome, but there is
rare beauty in certain passages in
them and even those who dislike
Miss Lowells method wifi agree
that she is in perfect control OF
that method ands has never yet
written anything that did not pos
sess distinction.
The Washington herald., 1921-08-14
Lay PLar, for
Symphony
Community Orche strG
Would Develop
Talent. y.

Harry l. Katz, manager Of the
washington Concert Bureau. which
brought several excellent artists
here during the past season, has
conceived the idea of a community
orchestra for Washington. Katz be-
Iieyes that there are great po:b'i-
bilities in such an orchestra and
that both the public and individual
musicians would profit by 1t, de-
claring:
Talents Unappreeiated.
There are at the present time
many musicians of no mean ability
in the city who have never had the
opportunity to connect with an
orchestra where they could be given
a chance to practice and develop
their talent which, IL left uncul-
tivated, will never be appreciated.
There are many persons inn the
city who have more than a fair un-
derstanding of the violin, cello and
nther instruments familiar to every
devotee of music, but who do not
have much of an opportunity to
practice, nor the proper environ
ment to better their playing. Such
an orchestra would provide all
classes with the opportunities to
display their talent and at the same
time render a public service"
Plan Weekly Meetings.
The tentative plan Is to hold
meetings once a week in one of the
large halls in the city, and after a
preliminary test to select those
musicians who prove their ability to
provide the nucleus for the large
organization. Regular practices will
be held once . week or as may be
decided on in the future. Several
public and community concerts are
planned for next season.
Any musician. professional or
amateur. who is interested in be-
coming a member in this organiza-
tion is requested to send his name
to H. l. katz, Kingman apartment S.
and he will be notified promptly
when and where the next meeting
will take place.
The Washington herald., 1921-08-14
THE ANGLO-AMERICAN
FUTURE,
BY A. G. GARDINER.
(Thomas SeItsero

The statement that the most
important issue OF the future COM
Germs Anglo-American relations has
been SO frequently made by SO
many different persons ana on 30
many divers occasions that it is
possible that the 2al Significance
of. this issue is beginning TO pene-
trate the national consciousness Of
the different groups OF English
speaking peoples. Every printed
word and every spoken word which
contributes to driving home the
meaning of this issue is a contribu-
tion to the cause Of international
Mr.. Gardiner is a forceful and
brilliant writer. He Is frank and
outspoken. he is not sentimental
and he is not biased. He starts ous
by showing that Great Britain and
America together practically domi-
nate the world. "And 1t is not an
The Washington herald., 1921-08-14
SCHOOL NOTES.

The Americanization work II
proceeding fine. Each evening
new pupils come. In the begin
ners' class thirty-six new pupils
came during the month OF July
Miss Benson, of the Webster
school. In out of the city this
summer. but will return to school
early this fall Mrs. Young has
charge of the class at that school
during Miss Benson's absence.
The two Americnnisation pie-
mics given this summer to Great
Falls and Mount Vernon were
enjoyed SO much that some of
the students have asked for an
other one. Perhaps the place
Will be Arlington and the time
Monday, August Is. Those who
wish to 60 speak to Miss Meyer
At the o street school.
Former students OF the Amer
ieani.ation, classes take notice
Have you anything interesting
to give to this section! We
should like to hear how you are
getting on since you left school.
Perhaps you have had an inter-
esting letter from Europe which
some Of ms would enjoy reading.
Let us have u. This section is
for the school and its friends.
Read Il every week In The sun
day Herald.
SALVATORE LoMBARDL /
TEMPORARY SCHOOL COM
MTTTEE.
Bessie Orleans, Pelfshs David
Defourneau, Belgian salvatore
lombard. Italfans Angelo Tuect
italian, Philip saecone. italian,
Louis Cantamesa. italian, Meyer
kessler, Polish, Maurice Landau,
RumanianS Leuis Kaiawisti.os.
Greek.
The Washington herald., 1921-08-14
TWain Rights
AreAcquiired
Collier Company Buys
Subscription Control
From Harpers.

Subscription editions of Mark
Twain hereafter will be published
by the p. +. Collier and Son Com
pany, according to announcement by
that organization last week. This
results from consolidation of the
subscription book business OF
Harper and Brothers with that OF
the Collier Company.
Enormous Number Sold.
or Mark Twain's books in COM
plete sets. 100000 have been sold
by the Harpers. They will continue
to publish Harper's Magazine and
to merchandise through book stores
the works OF the great American
humorist and all their other authors,
in his life time" remarks Presi-
dent George d. Buckley of the Col
lier Company. Mark Twain was ac-
counted a poor business man. This
charge is not borne out by the bus
mess arrangement made before his
death, under which his works arc
published for the beneft of his
estate. Last year there was paid by
the Harpers to the Twain estate in
royalties . sum, which is equal to
the interest at 81 per cent on
$1,400,0oo.
Prodted By Combine.
1t Is said that the famous
humorist. admitting his own short
comings as business man, was still
shrewd enough to take advantage of
the offer Of his friend. the late H.
II. Rogers, then vice president OF
the Standard Oil Company. who said
to him on learning that his financial
anairs were pretty badly tangled:
Mark. you write and I'll under
write -.
This they did, and the combina-
tioh was very successful, as the
royalties to the Twain estate show
The Washington herald., 1921-08-14
A Bookbuyer's List.
-shallew SoiI." BY Knut Ha

sShallow SoiI." by Knut Ham,
sum. IAlfPed A. KnopO. 500.
A penetrating study Of life in
Christiania towards the close of
the last century. Its chief action
4. laid In the 'city's literary and
artistic Bohemia.
sThe Dark GeraIdine.- by John
Ferguson. John Lane Col,
S2.o0.
A treasure hunt. A secret So
ciety. Many hairbreadth escapes.
BY the author OF "Stealthy Ter
ror.1
SAn Enthusiast,- by f. O. SOM
erville. GonEmans. Green q
Coz. $500.
A delightful story OF Ireland
by the author who eollaborated
with Martin Ross In writing
@Some Experiences OF m Irish
n. M
"PopuIar Goverrment.' by Ar
mold Bennett Hall. (The Mac
milan Co.). $500.
An inquiry into the nature and
methods of representative gov
eminent.
SThe Son OF wallinEford,' by Mr..
md Mrs. George Randolph
Chester. (SmalI, Maynard 4
Coz, $50.
? The story OF the son OF @Get
Rich Quick Waliingford"-the
boy with the lobeIess ears-in .
full length novel.
sThe Story Of DR.. DoIittle,7 by
HuEh Lofting. (Frederick A.
Stokes Col
A delightful yarn fer children
and grown-ups about . doctor
who learned the animals Ian
Euage and had the most ex-
itraoYdinary experiences.
The Washington herald., 1921-08-14
ny the ut. Hon. ARTHUR jan
BAI.FOUR.
George, II. Dornn col

George II. Dornn Col
This collection of essays is not
only an, evidence of the wide vari-
ETY. of Mr.. Baifour's interests but
an Indication of his keennese, his
learning. his urbanity and his hign
place as a writer Of English prose.
The essays deal with the most
widely varied subjects review
of Henri Bergson's BEvolution
Creatrice, which appeared In the
Hilbert journal; Psychtcal Re-
search, a Presidential address to
the Society for Psychical Research
Anglo-German Relations. an articfe
written for Nord und Sud before
the war, which explains clearly and
frankly how England regarded
Germany's naval program, ana e q
brief note on Zionism. which Mr..
BaIfour wrote as an introduction
to Sokolow's History or Zionism. ''
Two Of the papers are already IA
miliar to American readers. having
appeared In the press during the
war. The first OF these. Freedom OF
the Seas, was an interview given to
the newspapers of the United States
In May. 1916, and the second, the
Foundations Of a Durable Peace
was the official British reply tc
President Wilson's note in 1917
asking for q statement as to the
war aims Of the allies. The paper
on Freedom of the, Seas is signifi.
cant at the present moment as a
very able presentation of the Brit
ish point of view on this subtec,
which will play an important part
in any discussion of the Limitation
of naval armaments. Although the
lecture on decadence was delivered
in 1908. II is particularly timely in
view of the many prophecies of the
passing of European civilization
which have been made since the
war.
As Mr.. Balfour states in his
PRODUCTION, II is unlikely that any
one reader will find his interest IN
air these essay. but It is equally
unlikely that anyone interested in
politics or philosophy will fail to
find in this volume much that I.
suggestive and informing
The Washington herald., 1921-08-14
Reunion at Pen Mar.

a special train Of the Baltimore
ana Ohio Railroad will carry the
washington delegation OF the
Junior Order. United American Me-
chanics. next Thursday, to the ma
tional reunion of the fraternity Mt
Pen Mar Park, Md. The train will
leave the Union Station at Z o'clock
in the morning. Members Of the
order are expected from all over the
country. e. A. Diehl, 221s Thir.
teenth street southeast. II chairman
pf the District COMMITTEES.
The Washington herald., 1921-08-14
MUSIC BRIEFS.

Marguerite d'Alvarez, the world
famous Peruvian contralto. will be
one Of the principal artists In the
Ten-Star series this winter, accord
ing to announcement by Guy A. Our
and. of I. Arthur Smith. Inc. Res
ervations for the seventh season of
these concerts are now being re-
ceiyed at T. Arthur Smith. Inc, 1906
@ street. t =
The Washington herald., 1921-08-14
Oils, Etchings, Antiques :.
Attract Summer Visitor :
Washington's Gallery and Shop Exhibits
Vie With Choice Private Collections, ~ e.. -.
|. She Finds. e.-....
By GERTRUDE RICHARDSON BRIGHAM, ph. D.

feSS TILL quest of the colony Of Washington,
discovered the charming and
studio of Mrs. Mshlde N. Leisenring CHURCH
- III Mr. LeisenriRg well known Washing
IL ~ Ill ton artist the Corcoran antique and still
The beautiful home Of the Lesenrngs original
by Gatherz, who built his the
weghted studio. the
Embassy sfterward
home of Senator Meyer
General Congress In became the
of the Leisenrings.