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The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-12-07
BOY VIOLINIST
HAS AUDIENCE
IN MUSIC Grip
PhnIfp Kaufman Of Chicago, Passes
All Expectations Of Largo
Audience.

Suruassing the expectations Of
che large audience which gathered
IN Augustana chapel last evening
No hear the boy viclinist, Phillip
Kaufman, 10 years old, delighted
and surprised his audience with
his uaasterf1l Interpretation.
His technic Ia nothing short Of
remarkable and the audience was
held under spell as the youth
zpiayed masterpieces with keen ap-
preciation OF the emotional ele-
1nent. He appeared slightly under
a strain while his first numbers
were given, but AZ the evening
41xew or he became lost in his play
zng and drew forth wonderful tones.
Kaufman is far advanced for his
age and gives promise of one OF the
great concert players in this coun-
try. His technic was beautifully
displayed in his several difhcult
numbers, such as ''Habenera" by
Sarasate and Souvenir de Mos
Kow" by Wieniawski. His first en-
core, Souvenir" by Drdla, was
given masterfully.
Each number was received with
Enthusiasm, and after his second
group was played the youth was
compelled to give encores, the
heavy applause increasing after
each selection.
Opening with the snd1nte move
ment of the "SymphcEJ' Esragnole,"
b. I-llo, Kaufman easily won the
hearts of his listeners However.
whra the rondo of tie same num-
Der was given, the Eight, quick
movement stamped the boy as a
coming genius. The contrast of in
terpre tation was Immediately fek,
when Hymn 10 the SUM-" a soft,
appealing composition was played.
With the familiar ''Scherzo." by
Dittersdorf-Kreisl the audience
was held and in one OF his most
wonderful numbers, 'Habernera,|
Kaufman played with the aplomb
of veteran
Plays Encore Numbers.
In his concluding numbers, Ave
Maria Souvenir de Moskow," and
s.Carmen," the youth completely
forgot his audience and played with
that unconscious feeling, the ex-
pression of his heart. These num-
bers came as a climax of the eve
ming, but as the applause continued
the boy violinist pleased with three
sncores, "The Bee" by Schubert,
sHebrew Dance" by Zimbalist. and
Ell Eli.
u A l.. Shynman, who accompanied
The violinist, was we'll received.
Ehynman in a group of piano Sc
7ections, gave his own interpreta-
zion of III Trovatore," by Verdi, in
which story was unwound as
each note resounded. His own COM
position, Concert Waltz" was re-
reiyed with enthusiasm by his
hearers, and Country Dance" by
Granger won their appreciation.
AS an encore, Mr.. Shynman pleas
ed with Mendelssohn' Boat Song"
p familiar composition to the listen
ers.
The concert was given under the
auspices OF the tri-city chapter of
B'nai Birth, as the first of series
which will be given in the next few
months.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-12-07

and so much charm that Alan
Dale. the New York critic. said OF
him: HE is the finest actor | have
ever seen on the screen. He has
youth, looks, talent, and great per-
sonai magnetism
Graves plays the part of James
Spike" McFadden in Dream
Street"
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-12-07
GRAND YIZIRR SHOT.

Rome, Dec. 7.-Said Ali Pasha,
former Turkish grand vizier, was
shot dead by an unidentified as
sailant.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-12-07
Az the Majestic.

Patrons of the Majestic theatre
will be interested to learn that
Wallace Reid, Gloria Swanson and
Elliott Dexter, the two first named
being popular stars and the latter
one of the leading men Of the
screen, will be seen in the leading
roles Of Don't Tell Everything" a
superb Paramount picture which is
being shown at the theatre named.
This is a picture of rare entertain
ment value. and aside from the dra-
matte interest of the story, its ten
der and pure appeal, its wholesome
comedy and delicious satire. 1t con-
veys a moral of tremendous force.
We don't believe in telling every
thing about our picture attractions
in advance. but we make no secret
of the facf~that Don't Tell Every
thing is one of the finest pictures
ever booked by us. And we are
sure our patrons will back up our
Judgment.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1921-07-20
NOT A PROPER COMPARISON
Ten-Year-oId Quickly Seized on Weak
Point in Argument Put Forth
by His Daddy.

Writer'S have long We'd in their eff
forts to describe properly the tooth
someness, as well as the downright
stupidity, of the ordinary domestic
hen.
Lawrence, age ten. for a number of
years has been able to provide the
most ample concrete evidence of his
due appreciation of the former, but
it was only recently that the latter
was brought forcibly home to him.
After vainly trying for some time
TO drive an obstreper0us hen from
the garden, he called to his father.
Il can't get this old hen out p
His father remarked that If Gen.
eral Pershing had given up that cas-
lily he never would have driven the
Germans out of France.
Lawrence promptly replied: "That
was different. The Germans knew
what General Pershing was trying to
dor
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1921-07-20
GROW HIGHLY PRICED COTTON
Virgin Islands Produce Long Staple
Variety That is Almost Extinct
in the United States.

Cotton raising has become one OF
the principal industries of the Virgin
islands, Uncle Sans newest territorial
possession, according to Bulletin No. l.
Sea Island Cotton in st. Croix, of the
Virgin Islands agricultural experiment
station, just issued by the United
States Department of Agriculture.
Sea-island cotton, the much-prized
long-staple variety which has been rem.
dered almost extinct in continental
United States by the boil weevll, is
the basis of the Virgin Islands industry
The area devoted to it, while as yet
small, produced an average yield of
1000 pounds of seed cotton to the acre
in 1919 and 1920. One of the plats at
the government experiment station
produced at the rate of ALSO pounds
of seed cotton.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1921-07-20
CATS CONFINED TO "RANGE'
Chicago Man Reports Success In Novel
Plan for Keeping Pete From
Straying Far AfieId.

Another western idea was adapted
10 city uses the other day when a
south-sider, who once rode the range
on the Colorado plateaus, staked out
his cats to keep them at home. The
plan worked fine and now the feline
animals get the air every day at the
ends of tether ropes.
The cat owner found that every
time he opened the cellar door the
pets made break for the open, ire
Quently staying away for days and
returning with hlackened eyes and
scraIc hed hides. He thought of the
tetheI plan, but the first trial was not
a success, as the cats slipped the
moses from their necks. He then
evolved semi-hobble plan and tied
the heavy string to one of the cats
hind legs, attaching the other end of
the string to a stake driven I'm the
back yard.
This system proved effective and
now every day three of the cats take
their exercise around their tether
stakes.-Chicago Journal.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1921-07-20
Dried VEGETABLES.

The government bureau of chemis-
try is trying to popularize the ''dehy.
drafted" vegetables which are begin
ming to be sold for soup mixtures. II
is thought that these mixtures of vege-
tables, which are absolutely water
free, might be used to great advantage
by housewives. They are quite as good
for soups as fresh material and far
cheaper. One hotel to which sample
packages were sent for trial reported
that one pound of the stuff made 125
portions" The only important OBJ
stacle to the Introduction of these con.
centrated soup vegetables seems to lie
in the difficulty of overcoming old
Observation-Disclosures Ledger.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1921-07-20
COULD BEAT HANDS
SHUCK|NG HIS CORN
At Least ]. A. White Would Bet
So, After Being Relieved of
Dyspepsia by TanIac.

MY wife and myself have had
stomach trouble" says Mr.. ]. A.
White, residing on the Ieestown Pike.
K +. d. No. 6, near Lexington. KY,
and have both been nervous and run
down.
We could not see anything with
out suffering afterwards and could not
sleep at night. We were regular nerv-
Gus dyspeptics. We tried many rem
edies without permanent benefit until
we heard of Tanlac. l got this medi-
cine and began using it. We noticed
immediate results. We are both great
~ improved by Tanlac. We give all
credit for the change of health to Tan
lac. 1t is a remarkable medicine.
Il personally feel so good that l told
my hands a day or Two ago that
could beat any of them shocking corn.
| meant 1t and believe l could have
beat 'em ALL"
or all the maladies that affiict hui
mainly chronic dyspepsia. such as Mr..
and Mrs. White suffered from. is prob
ably the most prevalent, and hours
might be consumed In describing the
sufferings, mental and bodily, of the
victims of chronic dyspepsia.
morbid, unreal, whimsical and
melancholy condition of the mind,
aside from the nervous physical suffer
ing, is the usual state Of the average
dyseeptic, and life seems scarcely
worth living.
Tanlac, the celebrated medicine, was
designed especially for overcoming
this distressing condition and millions
of people have taken it with the most
astonishing and gratifying results. 1t
seems to go straight to the spot, toning
up and invigorating every organ of the
body.
Sold by leading druggists every
Observation-Disclosures.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1921-07-20
4Moonshineg PlentifuI IN state.

Just moonshine-virtually nothing
else is what Prohibition Commits
sioner Stanley Smith says of the Illicit
liquor that his deputies are confiscat-
ing. Except for an occasional half
filled bottle of the bOttled-in-bond,"
said Mr.. Smith, ''we rarely find any
thing but the moonshiners' product.
Canadian whisky? Well, once in a
while we find little in the lake ports.
We have case now pending in She
boygan where we confiscated some of
the CANADIAN whisky that was being
struggled in by way of lake GOAT.
Outside of the little we have cap
tured in the lake ports, however, all
we find is just the white mOonshsne.
Occasionally we get some pretty heavy
extract or some wine OF pepsin. This
is not very general. though. Now
here is bottle of 'Mince Meat Flavor
ing-Not to be used for beverage
purposes that we picked up" ugh !
it smells like hair OIL" said the in
quisitive reporter. 81 can't say as to
that, but its alcoholic content is 80
per cent, and l guess we were justified
in taking it." And so the old-time bot
tled-in-bond seems to have disappeared
from the market as well as from the
homes, with very little coming across
the Canadian line into this state.
From now on the campaign is on the
moonshine, and with an augmented
force il is going to be dangerous work
for the enterprising SINNERS"
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1921-07-20
Stomach
on Strike
20 Years
EafGsssc Settled HE

'Eatonic is wonderful" says G. w.
Burton. Il had been a sufferer from
stomach trouble for 20 years and now
| am we'll"
Eatonic gets right after the cause OF
stomach troubles by taking up and
carrying out the acidlty and gases and
of course, when the cause is removed,
the sufferer gets well. II you have
sourness. belching, indigestion, food
repeating or any other stomach
trouble, take Eatonic tablets after
each meal and find relief. Big box
costs only trife with your druggists
guarantee.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1921-07-20
Refuoe In Silence.

Mary Marcia had come to spend the
day with relatives and had been told
not to leave the yard.
During the morning she spled some
little folks at distance and went
off. had been telling her how naughty
II was TO go out Of the yard, when
our next-door neighbor Joined the
group.
Knowing how fond she was Of the
neighbor, / said: Now. Mary Marcia,
tell uncle where you went"
For a moment she looked at the
ground, then exclaimed: "Oh, I'm not
talking nov. Chicago Tribune.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1921-07-20
Left Him Thlnk,,,

In BARRIERS shop in Landport a
man was having his hair cut while a
friend waited.
The Friend-YOu're losing your
wool, lad.
The Victim-Yes, l am getting a bit
thin on top.
The Friend-Well, they say wool
won't grow on wood.
The Victim-That's so; and they
also say that wheat won't grow in a
busy street.
Whereat the friend was reduced to
silence and was seen to be thinking
hard.-London Tid-Blts.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1921-07-20
purino ths War.

please help an unfortunate man,
whlned the beggar.
whats the matter with your
asked the crusty old gentleman.
Il was injured during the war"
Don't you try TO make me believe
you are a war hero"
II didn't say that, sir. and ! wouldn't
try to impose on a gentleman who's as
smart as you are" said the beggar,
with an lnsinuatlng air. Il was struck
by a truck In the fall Of 1917."-Bir-
mingham Age-Herald.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1921-07-20
They'll Gallon In IN. park.

The latest aid to the amateur gam
bier consists Of dice treated with a
radlum derivatiye which makes them
glow at night. In this way It is pos
sible to have a round Of African golf
on the porch at night. when to turn
on the lights would bring flock Of In
sects. The depiessions are illuminat-
ed and It IS easy to read them Ia the
dark.-New York Sun,
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1921-07-20
The Teeth Of the Matter.

Pulling Teeth Restores Sanity" II
your eyes hurt or your ears ache, or
your feet lie down on you, consult
the nearest dentist. We should not
be surprised to learn that defective
teeth were responsible for the wreck
of tie Hesperus, the passing of the
dinosaurs, and the crime of '73.-New
York Evening Post.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1921-07-20

Good morning, merry sunshine -
exclaimed the jolly jester as he
waltzed up to the window and passed
one through to the teller. "Say. just
thought Of a funny one. why is a
tellerT Ha! hal What does a teller
tellr Funny. amt it, huh?"
"Yep," said the teller. 81 got the
answer once, anyhow. The teller tells
when your account Is overdrawnl"
And he passed the check back with
a mirthless chuckle. Richmond
Times-Dispatch.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1921-07-20
invented Telephone swItehboard.

His death in Boston. at the age of
eighty-two, rescued from comparative
obscurity the name Of DR.. Thomas
Benjamin Doolittle, who originated
the telephone switchboard and was
among the earliest telephone engin-
GERS.
Doctor Doolittle possessed a medal
from the Franklin institute of Phila-
delphia for having originated the proc
ess of producing hand-drawn copper
wire, and he is credited with having
originated the first car fare register
ing device.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1921-07-20
Primitive Finance.

In Georgia they tell of an old
farmer, who. in the wildcat banking
days. came to Milledgeville to see
Robert Toombs, who. at the time, was
a state bank director.
bob" said the old farmer, "the
folks down our way wants more
money"
Il don't blame them" said Mr..
Toombs, "but how are they going to
get it7"
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1921-07-20
ASPIRIN
Name "Bayer" on Genuine

Beware! Unless you see the name
sBayer" on package or on tablets you
are not getting genuine Aspirin pre-
scribed by physicians for twenty-one
years and proved safe by Milo ).
Take AspIrin only as told In the Bayer
package for Colds. Headache, Neural
gia, Rheumatism. Earache, Toothache,
Lumbago, and for Pain. Handy tin
boxes of twelve Bayer Tablets of AS
plrin cost few cents. Druggists also
sell larger packages. Aspirin is the
trade mark of Bayer Manufacture OF
Monoaceticacideste of Salicylicacid
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1921-07-20
Consistent Attitude.

"What are your opinions on this
momentous question:
81 haven't changed my mind" re-
Piled Senator Sorghum.
but l don't know what your opin.
ions were"
II mean that / haven't changed my
mind about refusing TO go on record
on the subject until my constituents
make II absolutely necessary"
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1921-07-20
Wisconsin Gets View euIIdInas.

Appropriations totalias S2,67T.575
have been made by the legislature for
new buildings at Wisconsin institu-
lions. Work has been commenced on
number of the projects. State and
county property in Wisconsin was in
sured against fire and tornado to the
extent of $60S9S, PSI with the state
insurance fund July /.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1921-07-20
so.oay LImIt on 3. 3. TIokets.

Railroad tickets in Wisconsin are
good for so days from date of sale.
following signature of Governor
Blaine to a blu introduced at request
OF. Brotherhood OF Railroad Conduc-
tors. At present tickets have been
disable only for one day after pur-
chase. The governor signed the Nye
bill requiring payment Of wages on
the 18th and the last day of each
month. Penalty for robbery with a
dangerous weapon or where assault ac-
companies was placed at a maximum
of 30 years by bill which is now in
effect. The minimum term remains one
year.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1921-07-20
CHANCES Were lie,d Get Il.

Employr-You put that note where
1t WIN be sure to attract Mr.. Smiths
attention, didn't you?
Office Boy-Yes. sir; stuck a pin
through 1t and put it on his chair.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1921-07-20
state owns Most Aut0mobIIes.

The state is the largest automobile
owner in Wisconsin. The common
wealth possesses Ic6 passenger We
hicles and 485 sutomobns trucks.
Their total value is placed at over
81. 100000. The Highway commission
has the largest number OF automo.
bnes and practically all Of the trucks.
Autos Of this department number 90
and trucks 461. Interest In the num-
Der Of motor vehicles owned ny the
state was aroused BY recent gtate-
ment By State Treasurer Henry John
son, who criticized state departments.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1921-07-20
cuticara Comforts Haby,s Skin

cuticara Comforts Baby's Skin
When red, rough and itching with hot
baths of Cuticura Soap and touches of
Cuticura Ointment Also make use
now and then of that exquisitely scent
ed busting powder, Cuticura Talcum,
one of the indispensable Cuticura
Toilet Trio.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1921-07-20
MAKE YouR MONEY woRk

We have $4,000. $4,000 and $1,000
bonds; also $1,000 Participating Certifi-
Gates. yielding from go TO 90. Send
for list If you are interested. Edgar
Kirwan, SO SO. Gay St. Baltimore, Md.
advertisement.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1921-07-20

Lack Of observation is almost
miraculous. p man viii go through
life saying nave saw"
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1921-07-20
Apportionment Bill Signed.

Governor Blaine has signed the re
apportionment bin which reappOr-
lions the assembly and senatorial dis
t-icts to conform with the changes In
population as shown by the 1920 CEN
gus. Under the new law Milwaukee is
given an additional assemblyman and
senator. Racine is made separate
senatorial district and is given an adj
ditional assembly district. KenOsha is
also given an additional assemblyman.
Senator's Klelst and Dehnhardt, both
Of whose terms expire this session, are
placed In the same senatorial district.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1921-07-20
To Permit Farmer Boys to Fish.

To allow the farmer boy to go fish
ing after the cows are MIXED" Gov
ernor Blaine vetoed an assembly bill
restricting the use of dip nets in GER
tain inland waters. This bill not only
deprives large number Of people who
use such fish for food from obtaining
the FISH," the governor says In his
message accompanying the veto. The
measure was a duplicate of a bill
passed early in the session and later
amended and is one of the changes In
state fish and game laws.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1921-07-20
sam Browne seIts for W. N. c.

Officers of the Wisconsin National
Guard will wear Sam Browne belts
under the new ruling Just issued from
the headquarters Of the regular army.
General Pershing, new chief of staff,
long-standlng advocate Of the Sam
Browne belt, is responsible for the or
der. The new equipment becomes eff
fectiye July 10. Wisconsin troops
start going to camp July Is. Infantry
and artillery viii encamp at Camp
Douglas. while the cavalry win train
with regular army troops at Camp
Grant.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1921-07-20
May Lose Highway Aid.

Shall Wisconsin abandon her pro
gram of highway construction? This
is the issue raised by the defeat of
bill 465-S, in the assembly, the high
way financing bill. The defeat of this
measure means that for the first time
since the organization Of the Wiscon-
sin highway commission, when the
state entered as factor in highway
work. the Wisconsin legislature has re-
fused TO pass an appropriation bill pro
viding for the continuing of highway
construction in the next two years. 1t
means that unless the legislature re-
verses itself that federal aid construc-
tiOn will cease on the 1900 mile state
trunk highway system in 1923, which
would obviously throw the whole high
way program into chaos. The situa-
ton is a critical one. Senator George
Staudenmayer, who has been for
years a member of the joint highway
and finance committee of the legisla-
ture, who in addition is a member of
the county board of Columbia county
and who has been farmer all his life,
in speaking of the matter said: 'The
highway movement is in a critical con-
dition as a result of the defeat of bill
465-S, the highway financing measure.
The average man, ] fear, does not APP
preciate the fact that unless the legis-
lature reverses itself on this matter
and provides funds for continuing
highway work the result will be disas-
trOus. As matters now stand work
under the old state aid law will con-
tinue under continuing appropriations
on the part of the state in the sum of
$7S5, 900 to be spent on county roads.
State trunk highway construction,
which is done with federal aid, will
continue next year under appr0prla-
tons made available by the last Leg
islature. All the federal aid made
available under the law of 1919 will
then have been spent. Under the new
federal aid law there will be made
available to Wisconsin the sum Of
81, 100000 which she must meet. This
Joint fund would be spent In 1923.
The legislature however, refused to
make an appropriation to meet this
federal aid, and failing to meet 1t, 1t
will revert to the federal government
and all construction on the state
trunk highway system will cease the
year after next This is the situation
that confrOnts US. am convinced
that the people Of Wisconsin do not
want to do this. No state in the Union
has failed to meet the federal aid APP
preparation and no state In the Union
has decided to drop highway improve
ment. / am convinced that when the
situation is fully understood the legls-
laturo will pass a highway appropria-
ton bin that viii enable Wisconsin to
retain her reputation as one Of the
leading good roads states in the coun-
try"