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The Washington herald., 1921-03-04
Friday Clearance. of
Women's O1tords,
$8.75 Pair

A clearance of small lots
of women's tan and dark
brown walking oxfords, rep
resenting some of the best
styles of the season. All
high-grade perfectly made
shoes and exceptional values.
21S Pairs Women's Tan and
Dark Brown Calfskin Walking
Oxfords, with Cuban. military
or low flat heels. Goodyear
welt soles, straight and wing
tips. in the popular brogue
styles, included are several
styNs Of the Laird Schober &
Co. make. Sizes in the COM
bined lot as follows: AAA to
IA 4, Az, S. 5lz, IN and s.
A 81. 4, AZ, 5, Z. ~ and s.
B 9, az, 4. Az. 5, 61s, Z, 7h
and 8. c az, 3. az. Z. AZ, 5,
6, 81, z, ~ and s. d 8, az,
4. ~, 6, 6h and Z.
$s.7s pair; formerly up to sIs.
women's Shoe Section, Third floor.
The Washington herald., 1921-03-04
CENTRAL SENIORS
ELECT OFFICERS

Harrison Kildare was elected
valedictorian o fthe senior class
of Central High School at the
recent election of minor officers
for the commencement exercises.
to be held in June. Other OFF,
GERS chosen include Martha
Edmonston, class poet; Edwin
Yates, lcass historian; Ross Fink,
class prophet, and Mildred Muir
ray, class Prophecies.
The Washington herald., 1921-03-04
Daily Hardknot.

All the words described
contain the same number of
letters, and when written
one below another, the ini-
tials spell the name of a
large group of islands.
Crosswords: IA coun-
try of Northern Europe. p
A continent. "a CONNER
, cial city of Russia. "A
city Of Switzerland. 5-A
city on the Rio Grande. g
A Grecian city. IA great
metropolis. S-A city of
Eastern New York. "A
Western State. 10-A large
river of Europe.
(Answer to yesterdays:
Washington Is the name of
the general. The crosswords
are: 1-Wilderness. .
Bainbridge.> 3-Tuscaroras.
4-Rochambeau. 5-Benning-
ton. 6-Germantown. =
Beauregard. Sort Sum-
ter. s-Appomattox. 10
Charleston).
The Washington herald., 1921-03-04
Corsefs

SPECIAL, 4 dozen P n
Corsets, low bust models in
white coutil or pink broche,
waistline style, sizes 10 to 90.
Regular s. values, specially
priced, S7.aS each
4 Lily of France Corsets. in
fine pink broche. with elastic
at waistline and lower front
sections, sizes %, % and "a.
$3.50 eachI were SO.
5 Lily of France Corsets. Of
pink stripe coutil. very long
skirt and wide elastic band at
the waistline, sizes 25. %. eS,
81 and %. s. eschi were s10.So.
s waistline Corsets. Of
white Chamoisette. straight
line model. few bones, sizes
%. "a. IS and %. - eachI
were 90.
Corset Section, Third necr.
The Washington herald., 1921-03-04
Deductions Of HarveyH Hunt
b Phlip Francis Nsxlaa.

II looked n though the
cracking Of the vault Of the
Kernton National Bank had
been perfect job. The door
YVES left = twisted wreckage
and ut . hngerprint was to be
found.
Not . tkthg had been distsrbed
inside tbe vault but negotinble
securities. Though the vault
wns rOther crowded. the ~yegE"
apparently lad placed his hands
ON just what he wanted and
nothing else.
Harvey Hunt asked to BE per-
mitted to 20 Into the vault
alone to make an examination.
After m half hours examina-
tion he discovered clue that
led him to believe II was not
the work Of n "yegx" but mn
inside job. He will tell toaor-
row how he solved the robbery.
The Washington herald., 1921-03-04
The "Grandsta,sder"
Ady Named Manager.

John Ady was elected manager
of the Wallach School Baseball
team. which will compete in the
municipal playground baseball
championship series this spring,
yesterday. George Riedesel was
chosen captain of the diamond
squad. Both leaders are in the
eighth grade. The squad has
started practice.
The Washington herald., 1921-03-04
Today's Great Person.

March 4EYour Birthdayf
Count Casimir Pulaski, .
Polieh patriot, who, when
banished from his own -coun-
try, Poland, because he at
tempted to Mberate the land.
came to America and assisted
her during the Revolutionary
war. Born in Lithuania March
4, 1747. Daring the attack on
savannah he was severely
wounded and died on October
II, 1850.
The Washington herald., 1921-03-04
Polk Students Organize.

Students of Henry Polk School
will elect a representative coun-
ell, consisting of two members
of each room, next week. The
council will meet with the prin-
cipal, II. w. Draper, twice a
week and will discuss plans
for building Improvements and
safety first campaigss.
The Washington herald., 1921-03-04
Nuts to Crack. /,

Why is comet more like
a dog than the Dog Star?
tAnswer to yesterdays:
What is the difference be-
tween a hen and an idle mu-
sician%-one lays at pleas
sure and the other plays at
leisure).
The Washington herald., 1921-03-04
Pictures Reduced

A lot Of Colored Prints in
SNls-inch size; mahogany nm
) 81 each; were Sl.2S
A lot of Small Water Col
ors. in 5x7-inch frames, with
mats.
Soc each; were 7Se
A lot of Easel-back Post
Card Frames, mahogany fn-
ish; slightly marred.
2Sc each; were Soc
Picture section. Fifth noor.
The Washington herald., 1921-03-04
Confederate Vet Dies.

LYNCHBURG. Va. March a.
Capt. Henry B. woolling, a veteran
OF the Confederate army. Is dead at
his home at Jremo Bluff. He was
a brother Of Capt. r. NJ Woolling.
OF this city.
The Washington herald., 1921-03-04
A Familiar Quotation.

(Can you guess who wrote it.)
'Tis better to hdve toved and
lost
Than nevey to haze loyed at
oil. -
Yesterday:
Fer he who Aghts snd RIMS
May live to nght another days
But he who n In battle slain
Can never rire and aght agaig.
-0ifyer GoIdssnith. arhe Art
Of Poetry on . New Plain,.
The Washington herald., 1921-03-04

er. but there had succumbed to his
terrible loss of blood and died.
1T fits the facts in every respect
but two" was Harvey Hunts COM
ment on this theory after he had
examined the premises and caused
the arrest of Halrick's host, Rud-
cliffe, as the murderer.
He pointed to the blotting. pad on
the desk. at which the murdered
man had sat. II was soaked with
blood. But the criminal investiga-
tor called attention to the little bit
of fiaky powder which had been de-
posted about the edges of an oblong
depression in the moist pad
"Ashes." he comment land not
discolored; hence deposited there
after the crime. In the cellar, near
the furnace. is a plank with a bullet
imbedded in II, the end OF which
Just fits this depression. Crude
work on the part of the murderer.
He should have burned the plank
But" said DeKyne. his compan-
ion, II don't see what object Rud-
cliffe could have had in setting the
plank up on the desk and shooting
at it?'
''The reason for that lies in the
other clue which did not it the re-
construction of the crime as the
county police saw it," replied Har-
vey Hunt. .,
The Washington herald., 1921-03-04

per was. iItslEas Brown, the presl'
cent OF the bank Detectives caught
MIN at the station, his suitcase filiet
with the stolen securities and cash
The Washington herald., 1921-03-04
Friday Specials in !
CMldren's S White
Socks, ; airs, Soc

Is Dozen Pairs Children's
White Socks, with fancy COL
ored striped tops. Sizes 4Il
to 9. 8 pairs for soc; were asc
pair.
children's Hosiery Section, Fourth
Hoor.
The Washington herald., 1921-03-04

What was this clue, and how
would you reconstruct the crime In
the light OF fts
The answer will appear tomorrow
The Washington herald., 1921-03-04

Can you solve this mystel
The Washington herald., 1921-03-04
SmaHBoys' Ouer-
coats Specially
Priced, So.

IS Small Boys overcosts.
sizes 2 TO years only:
made Of all-worsted fabric:
full-cut, nicely lined. full
belted models, we'll worth
buying to carry over for
next season Specially
priced. S3-f5.
The Washington herald., 1921-03-04
muu&uarA Guttunp
Open s:l5AM. New Yod-WASHNGTON Paris Close 6ooP.M
Muslin
Undergdrments

A Small Lot of Nainsook
Gowns. in flesh or white. with
low square, round or V neck,
and short sleeves, tailored or
lace trimmed. Specially priced.
S1.S5 each.
A Small Lot of Nainsook
Gowns, made with low neck
and short sleeves, tailored or
trimmed with lace embroidery.
Specially priced, s1-35 each.
s Pairs Drawers, open style.
made Of nainsook, tucked and
lace trimmed ruffles, regular
and extra sizes. lengths IS and
%. s5c pair; were S1-so.
Muslin Underwear Section. Third
floor.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-12-02
Need of Sunday Amusement.

The agitation among some of the churches
to enforce the Sunday closing laws With re-
spect to theatres is a mistake. There is a dis
tinct need for amusements on the Sabbath if
run in a clean manner. GThere would be an
dpheavaI of the masses if they were not given
this weekly opportunity to have their deeper
life drawn out and at the same time to be
given refined entertainments.
None will question that people are better
for church attendance, if they seriously imbibe
the spiritual benefits offered, but it was never
intended that the Sabbath should be occupied
wholly with religious worship. Sunday is the
Lords day, and should be kept holy, but the
man or woman who labors the other six DAYS
of the week should be permitted to follow his
or her own bent on that day just so long as
there is nothing of a sinful nature done. In
nocent recreation is not a sin, despite the eff
fords of some of our church friends to so de-
fine it.
Nobody's religion was ever harmed by at
tendance on Sunday at a clean theatrical per-
formance, a baseball or a football game. Per-
sons thus engaged are in a heaIthfuI atmos-
phere and removed from the temptations of a
demoralizing nature that might beset them in
less desirable activities.
The church errs when it demands of its
communicates that they shall abstain from
Sunday indulgances aside from those of a re-
ligious nature. The church is founded upon
the word of God, but the Creator never in
tended that His children should refrain from
living normally, whether on Monday or on
Sunday.
The church, instead of attempting to curb
Sunday enjoyments, should direct its infu-
ences toward elevating the standard of the
amusements that are offered to the people on
the Lords day. The church is the greatest in
1uence for good in the world today, and it's in
fuenee is growing as the people are coming
more to realize the blessings and rewards that
accrue to those who enter Enthusiastically into
the spiritual life and the strict observance of
its laws. Right living means enjoying life, and
one to enjoy life to the full, as is meant that
he should, can't do it if he pays no attention
to the tecreationaI side.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-12-02
Just Watchful Waiting

Numerous inquiries have come to The
Argus as to what has become of the matter of
the one-man car proposition on this side of the
river, as unlimited some time ago to the ILL
nois m commission. The answer is
unavailable SO far as The Argus is concerned,
and the best it can do is to mme its read
ers to a patient policy of "watchful waiting"
Attention has been called to the dilapidated
condition of some of the ears in the service in
Rock Island and Moline, together with the
company's explanation THAT these outfits from
the Davenport side were transferred here to
supersede the equipment that had been trans
formed into the one-man type for use here
prior to the time the company was interrupted
in its purpose to abolish conductors.
So that it seems that the public will be
obliged to put up with what it can get, until
we all know where we are at"
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-12-02
Clouding the Issue.

Governor Small and his administration
friends are now making sensational charges
Of attempted blackmail in connection with the
prosecution of the governor for the alleged
embezziement of state funds while he was
serving as state treasurer.
There may or may not be grounds for the
fresh allegations that have come from the
Small camp, but the public has little interest
in them. Governor Small makes known these
charges in support of his claim that he is be-
ing prosecuted by political enemies.
1t may also be true that Governor Small is
being unjustly pursued by political enemies.
but the fact remains that he is under indict-
ment for the alleged taking of funds belonging
to the state OF Illinois. What the people of
Illinois are chiefly concerned in knowing now
is whether their governor is guilty or not. His
first duty to them is to ~disprove these ugly
charges, if he is able to do so.
1t will be plenty time to expose other Of
Tenders, if there are persons guilty of wrong
doing in connection with the indictment of the
governor, after Mr.. Small and those accused
with him have concluded their fight for vindi-
cation before a court jury.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-12-02
The Tiger is Slipping.

There has been much talk about the tenac-
iy and the vigor OF the old tiger, CIemencean.
But it is evident now that the old monsieur is
slipping. He is reported to have consented to
an interview in which he was pleased to sheer
at the Washington conference.
so they are going to end war by scrapping
battleships," Clemenceau said. 1T would be a
fine thing, but remember that small boys who
can't find stones with which TO attack each
other will use their fists" A splendid thought.
monsieur. It would be a happy day for human
ity if it were necessary for men and nations to
settle disputes with their fists. In d personal
encounter with natures weapons as a rule only
the principals are involved, although those in
terested may stand on the sidelines and cheer
their favorite. The arrangement would be per-
fectly satisfactory to the United States, we
might inform Clemenceau. And in this con-
nection it might be entirely proper to offer our
greetings to one Georges Carpenter.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-12-02
The Plumber and the College.

In the past it has been customary for col
leges seeking increased endowment to present
their case to individuals known to be wealthy
and also philanthropically inclined. AS pa
irons of education the labor unions have been
completely ignored. 1t has remained for the
Plumbers union at Brooklyn, New York, to set
a fashion by contributing to the Vassar college
endowment fund. The following letter from
the union was accompanied by a check for $25:
We believe in a fair rate of wages for all,
and because vassar professors are receiving
less than professors and teachers in other
colleges we consider that this fund is a worthy
object and we are glad to make a contribution
TO it."
There was a time almost within modern
memory when a fund for the benefit of I'M
employed mechanics might we'll have received
its main support from college teachers and
other members of the professional class.
There was a time, in fact, when the. college
professor received a wage in proportion to his
Importance to the community, though it was
long ago. Probably there are few professors
who would care to change places with plumb
ers even today. for their salaries, although
small, are fairly dependable. while the wages
of plumbers vary between much and nothing.
But for all the hard times and lack of employ
ment there are more plumbers who could lend
money to professors than are professors who
could lend money to plumbers.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-12-02

sha hulk of the uonulation. of the modern city.
He works for a daily wage. He invests in a
home and rears a family. He pays taxes TO
support bis government and spends his earn
ings among the merchants OF his home town.
that is he does SO IL be Is one VINO wants TO
see his city go forward and is not more mter-
ested in the prosperity of some other commun
iy than he is of his own. The wage Garner
must have a place to work. Thus every CITY
is constantly ON the lookout for industries tnat
will increase the community payroll. me
Rock Island Chamber OF a repre-
sentative organization, realizes that one OF the
pressing needs of the city today is new INDUS
tries. concerns that will furnish employment
to the men and women of the city. To that
end the chamber has entered upon a campaign
to interest the owners of industries planning
to locate in new fields. During the past week
the chamber secured for Rock Island a gar
meut factoryknow operating in Chicago. 1t ex-
poets to begin business here shortly after the
first of the year, giving employment to 300
people.
In bringing the garment factory to Rock
Island the Chamber of Commerce has to pro-
vide suitable accommodations for the industry.
There was not available in the city a building
such as was needed, and the chamber con-
tracted to provide one. Thus the chamber OBJ
ugated itself to expenditure of a considerable
sum of money, but the investment will be a
sound one, as you have probably learned If
you have been solicited for a stock subscription
by the committee representing the chamber
The Chamber of Commerce does not ex-
pect to stop with the building for the garment
factory. Other buildings will be erected suit
able for factory purposes, if the people of the
city will cooperate financially with the cham
Der in its campaign of industrial development.
For instance, the garment factory building
ing a good interest return to those investing
in the enterprise.
Other cities have adopted the plan of erect
ing buildings to attract outside industries.
Rock Island must do likewise, if it expects to
keep abreast of the times. Remember when
you put your money in a factory building pro-
NOTED by the Chamber of Commerce you are
not making a subscription from which you are
not to expect a return. You may be one of
those who send their money TO other cities to
help erect buildings on bond issues. Why not
have as much faith in your own city as you
have in another city miles away? And in addi-
ton. by investing at home, you have the salts
faction of helping to build up your own city.
A city can't grow simply by sprinkling the
lawns and saying kind words about it. The
people within its gates make a city. If they
like the city well enough to live there they
should like it enough to help it grow.
Every citizen who can afford to do so
should be a subscriber to the Rock Island
Chamber of Commerce building fund.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-12-02
HIS AWFUL HEIR
By Edna Barnes.


Copyright, 1921, by Wheeler Syn
dictate, Inc.)
Sylvester Pelam. in the parlance
of his fellow-townsmen, was a rich
old crab, He surely was rich, even
as fortunes are reckoned nova
DAYS; he was old, if one considers
three-score and Is as such. AS to
being a crab-well, it might be said
that he walked backwards, at least
as far as his ideas we're concerned.
But everyone has n ~inconsist-
ency. and old ~Sylvester's pet hobby
was his. He was interested in Chi
Biography to the point of its being
an ~obsession. He was forever hav-
ing to explain to his acquaintances
that chirography was not the care
Of the feet, nor was 1t the burnt
wood art, but a science by which
one can read character in hand
writing. Let him get hold of a
neighbor's writing. and he adver-
tised the poor unfertunate's faults
all over the town. Never did he
have anything commendable to re-
port.
So far did old Syl's hobby pos
sess him that rHmor had it that he
had willed that his entire fortune
be used to establish an institute to
promulgate the truths of the sci
ence (as interpreted by Sylvester
Pelaml to the end of dispensing a
universal knowledge of chirogra-
ply.
Now, there was none to dispute
this will. His only son was dead
really dead-aIthough to old Syl he
had been dead from the moment he
announced his intention of marry
ing Edith Melville. She was an
actress Old SyI wouldn't even see
her, partly through obstinacy, but
more especially because he feared
she might prove too fascinating to
resist, as predicted by young Syl-
vester. Thus, for % years, old Syl
had heard of his son only twice
once recently when he died, and
on another occasion when his wife
died at the birth of their little son,
Melville.
Old SyI might have softened to-
ward the child had he not been
branded with his mothers name.
He, had almost forgotten the exist
ence of "the brat" when out of a
clear sky came a letter from the
youngster, now aged 81. 1t was an
ordinary enough letter, typewriter
on the letteFhead of a we'll known
brokerage concern in New York
Melville was applying for a life in
surance policy and he wanted to
know what his maternal grand
mother died of.
Old Syl might not have read the
missive but for the signature. New
err had he run across such a speci-
men. 1t was clear-cut and bold,
with just enough slant TO denote
ambition, but with no trace of I'M
pleasant aggressiveness. The heavy
down strokes of determination were
like Abraham Lincoln's. The shape
of the letters. the relative size of
the capitals-all pointed unmistak-
ably to the superiority of the young
''outcast." So he vas interested in
life insurance-more prudent than
his father, old Syl reflected. Be
sides, he was affiliated with the
king-pin of brokerage firms.
Old Syl went to the phone. FL
nally came the report that Melville
was not in. Old Syl retired to brood
over the wonderful, signature, as
sured by the operator that he would
be summoned IS soon as his par
ty" could be located.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-12-02
The Daily Short Story

It was nearly $50. The party"
was in a towdry New York board
ing house, leisurely attiring him
self for the day. He emerged look
ing like an advertisement for a
haberdashery, whistling noncha-
lantIy and feeling quite positive
that his lateness this morning
would be the last straw. The man
ager would surely stand for no
more. He was a rotten bookkeep-
er. anyway-he was clever enough
to know that. However, he didn't
care. Something would turn up.
Something always did.
The reason for today's l~ateness
was the usual one-up until all
hours, the night before dancing
with Kathleen. the pearl of all
womanhood. Making bricks with
out straw would have been a sim
pie task compared with marrying
Kathleen without money. She Iik-
ed Pel-Mel well enough. He was
comeIy and companionable and
good-natured enough to have at
breakfast table the rest of her
days, but s25 a week would never
buy suede pumps and marcel
/! waves. let alone food.
Kathleen talked to Pel-Mel frank
Iy. Let him get a decent income
and she would consider matri-
/ mony. In the meantime, if some
one else came along with plenty of
coin of the realm-well, she wasn't
making any promises.
PeI-Mel Pelam's conjecture was
right; his doom al already sealed
| when he reached the office. The
manager was prepared to deal the
blow. Yes, sir" was all Pel-Mel
had to say when told his services
could be dispensed with. That ad-
equately expressed any emotion he
felt over the matter. He hardly
had a chance to realize he now be-
longed to the vast army of unem-
ployed when Boston called again.
1t didn't occur to him to connect
the call with the letter to his
grandfather he had hastily dictated
yesterday to the accommodating
little stenographer with the big,
serious eyes.
Pel-MeI emerged from the booth
10 minutes later, warm and daZed.
The gist of it all was that his
grandfather-his mysterious old
grandfather Of whom his parents
had told him almost nothing-was
arranging for 500, 900 to be placed
to his credit in a New York bank
that very day. Don't want you to
have to wait till I'm dead to be
glad you have a grandfather" old
Syl had explained.
A more curious person than Pei
Mel Pelam might have wondered at
this sudden interest, but Pel-Mel's
mind was occupied only with the
Jingle of money. Why, 500, 600
would buy Kathleen's consent, with
some change left Overt
Pel-Mel grabbed his hat and
started to Kathleen. "Pel-Mel" was
the right name for him, thought
the Office. The accommodating ste
negrapher with the big, curious
eyes, sat hear the door.
20, Mr.. Pelam," she called to
him, and then she gave him a
prosy message. Awfully decent of
her. of curse. thought Pel-Mel.
but why stop him, even for a mo-
ment? Couldn't she see he was in
a hurry? All she had said to him
| was: you were gone last night
, when l finished that letter to your
grandfather, so l just signed it my
self. l hope you don't mind?"