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The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-06-30

ssaA1aetiej. TIE geDlies hsenG eeas eAfses
. $50 =. ~.-.s ...s1s srksesAi
@. Is the family of World war
veteran, residing in Russia ana
wanting to come to the Unitsd
States barred by the per cent I'M
migration: =. ,.
A, The state department says
that first preference for immigrants
coming to the United States is CIV.
en- to the wives. children tnoI -
years). brothers. sisters, and nan
ces Of American citizens who may
vtsh to come to the United States.
The second preference u given TO
relatives OF men who served ~ the
army or navy and have applied for
citisenship papera. The third pref
or ancs Is giVeR 70 such relatives.
eligible for service In the United
States service, and who have ex-
presaed their desire for such serv-
Ice.
O. Are gears uaed ON airplapes3
]. r. L.
A. The air service says that m
airplane always has direct oElVe,
NO gears heing used
G. Are the gray moths that GATH
or outdoors et night the ones which
eat clothinga l. H. ".
A. The biological survey says
that the gray moths that are seen
oet-ef-dooFs at Right are NOT
clothes moths.
q. What voltage Il used In
street cara! c. G. R
A. Tue voltage used in strest
cara u 800 volts.
Afrieai s. H.
A. Cairo. Egypt is tho largss'
city In Africa. It ranks Is thu
Largest seanort at tia eontineut.
@, What n meant BY the duty
OF wsterr r. v. v.
A This y The ratio between .
specific quantity OF water used II
Irrigation ana The area of the croI
to VhioA II a sDplisd.
@. How much do the army and
navy appropriations amount VI r
A. The treasury department sayl
that for the Assal year 1871. $4lS.
lss,2s7 vas appropriated for mill
tary purpoaes, elbo. $3.50 for nav,
J purposes; . total Of SlsS,sss OFT fo'
national defense. This REPRESENT
is.1 pr cent q the tetal appropria
tinas for tho Aseal year. or len
7. than one-Afth for national defense
q. Who 10 the author Of Alb
9 MARTA? @, ,. @.
4. fLs author Of ABE Martin
q Frank Mckinney Hubbard.
G. Vas clap4s DVvA . real ID
tijoua chepae4a9s l. a.
4. claude nasal Was Q Astasiea
I lhighvsymaa born IN Domfron,
i. lNormsndy. iela. He Vas . follow
|. o. of the Duko Of Richmond q tn
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-06-30

mont Of persons Who WIN reefaln
from following crowds - and MT
oaly the lyneAing csouds ~
crowds that sua 70 Asss. ~ sgpw1s
that tar and feather reformsfs:
but tho less organised, leas palpar
BILE crowd which runs after IL
same books, the same t4oas, IL
same prejudioss. II you would fsai.
" raise yourself above the noo, ~
are told, you must form youf eva
opinion Of everything and 4 nsse
be q logical opinion When you -
not know enough to form IN Opil-
ion, you must admit It and hold
your mind open to further eyidsncA
YOu must hold NO unreas0ne1 opln-
ions, for these are either prsjudfces
or superstitions. When . maA doe
something that arouses your aver-
sion, instead Of rushing Of to have
him tafred and feathered. whether
literally or Aguratively, you mus
nrst examine the grounds Of yo1r
aversion, to see whether Il b justi-
ned, and second, You must coasidA4
the matter from the other fellows
point of view and Gee whether n
may not b right after al. In Z
word, you must always be logical,
lust and tolerant-thfee things that
the mob never IL. You viii 0ftea
ind yourself playing lone gamA
but you will also ind yourself grow
ing stronger for every struggle.
Mebs o Menace.
| Everett Dean Martin. In his book
on crowds. says:
"Both the individual and society
suffer from crowd-behavior. I know
Of nothing which today 20 menaces
not only the values Of civilization,
but also-it Is the same thing n
other words, perhaps-the achieve
ment of personality and true knowl-
edge Of self, as the growing habit
of behaving rs crowds.
Our society is becoming q verb
table babble of gibbering crowds.
Not only Gre mob outbreaks and
riots increasing In number. but ev-
cry interest, patriotic, religious,
: ethical, political, economic, easily
degenerates into . confusion Of
propaganda tongues, into extravs.
! CANT partisanship and intemper-
: ance."
! None Of the social scientists wht
have studied the masses heliavl
that the crowd can be eliminated u
a feature of human existence. Blu
they believe that o dangerous ten
depcy could be somewhat Offset i
the average citizen would awakeI
to the fact that he is an individua
with a certain amount Of native In
dependence,
Our Difference toward convention
leads us to the extreme Of distrust
ing anything out OF the ordinary. 4
, man who has opinions not closely
conforming to the opinions of ev
eryone else in his Office, club, O
y home is regarded as freak OF ma
z lture. Sometimes it is true, he is
8 when his opinions are not backel
9 by intelligent thought The twt
e Observation-Disclosures and stfonl
r individuality - 60 together. On
t lpresupposes the other.
l. Martin sums It up by saying:
+ sWhat the social situation de
q mands most is q different kind Q
d thinking, a new education, an in
II creasing number Of people who IN
e derstand themselves and are intel
ilectually and morally independer
y OF the tyranny Of crowd-ideas."
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-06-30

II clothes make the woman many vome
~ oply half done.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-06-30
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Eeonomy.

We Ire . childless couple 81
years Of age and never will have
children Of our own Do you think
Il would be foolish for US to adopt
. year-old baby boy of good parent
age and perfect health? We are
paying for our home out Of an in
come Of $50 . month and must
make that do for everything. Some
folks say we would be foolish to
burden ourselves with . child till
in batter circumstances, but I'm
afraid We will be too old and self
ish by that time. am quite nerV-
Gus, but l believe II I had some
thing to think Of besides myself
should be less nervous.
MRS. X. NJ G.
Answer-You are probably right
What's . house-cant really cal
it = home children! Ths
baby is a better investment thar
any mere real estate. Adopt TN
baby and enjoy living.
Marcus Breakdown.
lam writing these few lines.
YOU claim there ID no such thinl
as nervous breakdown -. woul'
like to know how you explain m!
case and why I suffer such grea
mental and physical pain. .....
Anrsver-I have tried TO max
clear that nervous breakdown
does not explain any failure Q
health. All sorts Of disease condi
tons are dubbed nervous break
down" by the compliment victim
by doctors who have few diagnosti
oualms, and by doctors who do nc
give out the real nature OF pa
TENTS illnesses. OF course. l can
explain why YOU suffer. withou
having personally examined 20
and learned what is the mattel
When l assert that there is no sue
disease a. nervous breakdown
rheumatism" or q "cold," ! al
not ignoring common evidence. br
merely trying to impress upon 20
that these terms are all vagu
meaningless, misleading subtel
, fuges, curiosity quoting name
doctors apply when they don't =
ally know or do not care to divule
1.-The nature of the illness.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-06-30

Telephone operators In Egyp
are required to speak English.
French. Italian, orook and Arabs.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-06-30

Pedestrians are the ones that need tn
antOmobile insurance.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-06-30

remein yiTu2eat 70 The individual
Who shortly fmplants the sample IN
his own mouth
Oh. yes, there's another common
thinG-the street. car transfer
Which oftan conveys saliva quick
| y from conductor to patrou o.
from patron to- conductor via
thumb moistening and the holding
az the transfer In the mouth. And
here should be- placed the woman
who holds . coin IN her mouth
while closing her purse. and the
program boy Who slips yoa . gen
cross COB Of his saliva with ever
program.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-06-30
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The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-06-30

Put Tsx Richard in charge Of the senate
tAass night and he will make enough money 70
~ The soldiers bonus.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-06-30

II Nov hat Germany has dined and vhinet
- evidently intends 70 got down to business
The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1921-05-05

Election Commissioners for Upton
County, Tennessee. 2Sapraw
The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1921-05-05

other expense necessary for the COM
pletion of such improvement. and all
items authorized to be embraced in
the cost of constructing said improve
ments as defined in Chapter is of
the Acts Of Tennessee at the First
Extra Session Of the Legislature for
the year 1913; the remaining one
third portion of such proper costs to
be borne BY said Board of Mayor and
Aldermen Of the town of Covington,
tennessee, out of any funds set apart
fer that purpose.
Sec. 4--Be it further enacted, That
the Recorder and Treasurer Of said
town is hereby directed to publish
notice Of the adoption Of this
Ordinance two times in the Coving-
ton Leader, newspaper Of general
circulation, published in the town Of
Covington, Tennessee. And said
notice shall notify all persons whose
property will be affected BY said inn
provement to appear before said
Board of Mayor and Aldermen on
Monday night, May 16, 1921, at 8
O'Clock, at which time said Board will
hear any objections or remonstrances
that may be made to said improve
ments, the manner of making same or
character of material used On the
date Of said meeting, which may be
adjourned from time to time, all per-
sons whose property may be af-
fected by such improvement or inn
provements may appear in person or
by attorney, or by petition and pro-
test against the making Of such inn
proyement, the material to be used
and the manner of making the same.
Sec. 5--Be it further enacted, That
the city engineer, on or before said
date, is hereby ordered to prepare
full details, drawings, plans, speci-
fications and surveys Of said work
and the estimates of the cost thereof
and to file the same with said CITY
Recorder and Treasurer. And said
plans, specifications and estimates
shall be subject to the inspection of
any property owner interested, at
any time within office hours of said
Recorder and Treasurer.
Z Sec. g. Be it further enacted, That
the owners of all abutting real es-
tate are hereby ordered to connect
their several premises with water
mains located in the streets or high
ways adjacent to their several prem
ises and upon default of such own
ers for thirty DAYS after such order
r make connection, the said Board
of Mayor ard Aldermen may CON
tract for and make the connections
aforesaid at such distances under
such regulations. and in accordance
with such specifications as may be
prescribed bv the said Board of
Mayor and Aldermen and the whole
cost Of each connection shall be as
sessed AGAINST the premises with
which the connection is made.
SEC. BE it further enacted, That
this Ordinance take effect from and
after its PASSAGE. the welfare Of the
corDoratior demanding it..
Passed and approved this 26th dav
Of April, 1921.
J. ]. Miller, Mayor.
The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1921-05-05
JOHN ROBINSON. FAMOUS
CIRCUS MAN, is DEAD

John F. Robinson, retired circus
owner, died at his winter home in
MAMA, Fla, Saturday evening Of
chronic bronchitis. He was ~ years
old.
Mr.. Robinson had been subject to
bronchitis for number of years.
The last attack overlook him about
two weeks ago. He failed rapidly
and his advanced age proved a bar
rier to recovery.
John Robinson, Jr., his son, Of Gin
cinnati, and Mrs. Fl. f. Stevens, a
daughter, were at the bedside when
death came. The body was shipped
to Cincinnati for burial.
Mr.. Robinson was born November
A, 1843, in Linden, Ala, not 200
wards from his fathers show At
the age of 18 months he entered the
sawdust ring on career as per-
former, which ultimately made him
one of the largest circus owners in
the world. At Is years he had ac-
cumulated enough, with the aid Of
his father, to start on the road with
The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1921-05-05
PROPERTY OWNERS r.
NOTICE
TAKE
Front-Foot Assessment.

EEVuC-fOOC Assessment
Elm Street and a Part Of Hill
Avenue
Take notice that the Board Of
Mayor and Aldermen of the town of
Covington, Tennessee, on April 26,
1921, passed an Ordinance to provide
for the improvement Of Elm street
and a part of Hill avenue, as follows:
Beginning at the intersection Of
Elm street with Liberty street and
running thence north to Hill ave-
nue.; thence west on Hill avenue to
Lincoln street, by repairing, drain
ing, curbing, guttering and paving
with an asphalt surface on ebert and
limestone base, and doing all work
incident to such Improvement, pur-
suant to Chapter is Of the Acts
Of the First Extra Session of the
Legislature of Tennessee for the year
1918.
According to said Ordinance and
said statute, two-thirds Of the work
of said improvement is to be borne
by the abutting property owners and
one-third by the City of Covington.
And said Board Of Mayor and Alder
men will meet at the Recorders Of
flee in the town Of Covington on
Monday, MAY 16, 1921, at 8 o'clock
p. M, to hear any circumstances or
protests against the making Of said
Improvement or improvements. Full
details, drawings, plans, specifica
lions and surveys Of said work and
estimates on the cost Of said improve
ment will be on file at said Re-
corder's office on or before said date,
subject to the inspection of any
property owner affected by such
improvement. And on said date and
at said meeting all persons whose
property may be affected by such
improvement may appear in person,
or by attorney, or by petition, and
protest against the making Of such
Improvement, the material to be used
and the manner Of making the same.
Said Ordinance is also on file with
the City Recorder, subject to be in
spected bv any person interested,
and said Ordinance is almost identical
with the Ordinance for the improve.
ment with the public square and
which is published in full in another
part Of this naper.
This April q, 1921.
PAUL BRINGLE.
Recorder and Treasurer.
The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1921-05-05
NOTICE OF MUNICIPAL
ELECTION IN AT0KA

We, the undersigned election COM
missioners for Upton county, here
by call an election in the town Of
Atoka, Upton, County, Tennessee,
Tuesday, May 10, 1921, for the pur-
pose of voting for the following Of
ficials in said town: Mayor, recorder,
marshal and six members Of the
board Of aldermen.
The polls will open at a. m. and
close at 4 p. M, and all legally quail
fled voters of the town are entitled
to vote in said election, and the fol-
lowing officer, judges and clerks
are hereby appointed to hold said
election:
Officer, Abe Fite; judges, A. 7.
Mclaughlin, o. E. Tenant and 7. j.
Forbess; clerks, Clyde Walker, L. d.
Templeton; registrar, G. B. Lloyd.
This April %, 1921.
GEO. R. ELLIS, JR.,
Chairman.
R. S. CALHOUN,
Secretary.
M. A. RAY.
Election Commissioners for Upton
County, Tennessee. 2sapr2v
The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1921-05-05
WARTIME ROMANCE ENDS
IN MEMPHIS DIVORCE COURT

The story Of the shattering Of q
wartime romance was unfolded in
Judge Pittman's division Of the cir
cult court Saturday morning, when
Mrs. Edith S. Finch, and English
girl, sought a decree of divorce from
James Walker Finch, a Memphis lad,
who wooed and won her while over
seas with the United States navy.
The suit was uneontested, for none
knew the whereabouts Of the hus-
band, now said to be a deserter from
the navy. Judge Pittman gave Mrs.
Finch a decree of divorce and award
ed her the exclusive custody Of their
little daughter, Grace Lorraine She
was represented by Attorney Fred
s. Toombs.
She met Finch IN Plymouth, Eng
land, soon after the armistice was
signed. He proved an impetuous
lover and quickly persuaded her to
become his bride. Passage was OBJ
tanned for her to America, and in
July, 1919, she landed in New York
and hurried to Memphis to his home.
Subsequently Finch came home, but
remained only few days. The bows
grandfather. witness for Mrs.
Finch, told the court he felt she was
entitled to the decree. Mrs. Mary
E. Gerber, Red Cross worker, also
testified for the plaintiff.
The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1921-05-05
nRnINANCE 40. go


An ordinance to provide for the inn
provement of the public square in
the town of Covington, Tennessee,
which public square is intersected
by Liberty street at its northeast
and northwest corners and Main
street on the north and south sides
thereof, about the middle, and by
Pleasant street at its southeast and
southwest corners, all of said
square to be improved up to the
curbing of the courthouse yard in
the center BY repairing, draining,
curbing, guttering and paving with
a ebert and limestone base and as
phalt surface and doing all neces-
sary work incident to such inn
provement, pursuant to Chapter 10,
Of the Acts Of the First Extra SEES
sion Of the Legislature Of Tonnes
see for the year 1918.
Section BE it enacted by the
Board Of Mayor and Aldermen Of
Covington, Tennessee, That the pub
lie square in said town Of Covington
be improved by repairing, draining,
curbing, guttering and paving with
a ebert and limestone base and as
phalt surface from the outer edges
of lines of said public square to the
courthouse curb in the center thereof,
and the said public square is hereby
made an improvement district for
this purpose.
The said Board Of Mayor and All
dermen reserve the right as pro-
vided by said statute to do all or
any part of said improvements by
labor hired by the City Of Covington,
and with materials purchased as
other municipal purchases are made,
or to have said improvement done
by contract to the lowest bidder as
provided in said statute.
This Improvement shall include all
the work done on all street and alley
intersections between the terminals
of said Improvement, and said work
shall be included and paid for as
part of the ifnDrovement.
Sec. BE it further enacted, That
the improvement designated in Sec
tiop | Of this Ordinance shall be con-
structed under and by virtue Of the
nower civen said Board Of Mayor and
Aldermen by said Chanter 18 of the
Acts Of the First Extra Session of
the LEGISLATURE Of Tennessee for the
year 1918.
Sec. Be it further enacted, That
the cost Of said Improvement shall
be borne as follows: The property
owners Of the lots or parcels Of land
abutting on said public square, as
hereinbefore set out, are to pay
two thirds Of the cost Of this inn
provement and the property AUDITING
on said public square is hereby bound
for two-thirds Of said improvement
and lien is hereby retained and de-
clared to be in effect from and after
the date of the confirmation of this
Ordinance upon the same to secure
payment Of its pro rata share of the
proper cost Of said Improvement, in
GLIDING the expense Of preliminary
and other surveys, and the inspection
and superintendent of such work
or Improvement, the preparation of
plans and specifications, the printing
and publishing of notices, resolutions
and ordinances required, including
notice Of assessment, preparing
bonds, interest on bonds and any
The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1921-05-05
NOTICE

On March "a, 1921, / qualified in
the county court Of Upton county,
Tennessee as administrators of the
estate Of p A. Townsend, deceased.
All persons holding claims against
said estate are hereby notified to
file the same with the clerk Of said
court, as provided by statute.
This the Goth day Of April, 1921.
NJ. "A. TOWNSEND,
l2lapr4w Administrators.
The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1921-05-05
NOTICE 10 PROPERTY OWNERS;
FRONT-FOOT ASSESSMENT

The Public Square
Take notice that the following or
dinance providing for front-foot as
sessment was passed by the Board
of Mayor and Aldermen Of the town
of Covington, Tennessee, on April
26, 1921. Said ordinance provides
that you may appear before said
Board on Monday night, May 16,
1921, at 8 o'clock at the Recorders
office. to enter any protest or re-
monstrance against said assessment.
This April n, 1921.
PAUL BRINGLE,
Recorder and Treasurer.
The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1921-05-05

Whites Cream Vermifuge is GER
tain destruction to intestinal worms.
1t is harmless to children or adults.
Price 35c Sold by Union Drug Co.
The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1921-05-05

circus Of his own.
This expanded until after the Civil
war, It became SO cumbersome to
transport about the rough country IN
wagons that Robinson conceived the
idea of carrying it by train.
1t was the first time a CIRCUS had
travelled in cars. Today the John
Robinson circus is traversing the
Fountrr and requires So cars to
carry it.
During the Civil war Mr.. Robin-
son was an officer in the federal
navy. He spent much time and
money in the years that followed IN
rebuilding the devastated sections.
Mr. Robinson was one Of four men
who organized the United States
Playing Card Corporation Of Cinein-
natl, Of which he was a director at
his death. He also was director
of the United States Lithagraphing
Company Of Cincinnati.
The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1921-05-05

Mrs. Leslie Dickson, Of Houston,
Texas, arrived Friday evening on a
visit TO her parents, Dr. and Mrs.
Ed Wall
The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1921-05-05

The cheapest way--a want ad.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-12-24
WOMEN AND FEEBLE-MINDED,

All the women's clubs in the State
have combined this year under tho
leadership of Mrs. s. J. Stein Of Seaford,
State chairman OF conservation, 60
make the Christmas at the Delaware
Colony for the feeble-minded a merry
one.
For several weeks boxes have been
pouring in from the clubs. When every
thing had arrived Mrs. Stein realized
that the Christmas offering contained
two hundred records and one hundred
and fifty books, besides clothing, toys.
spelling boards and states. About fifty
games were sent, for all the inmates are
children in mind If not in body. Sweat
ers, scaris, and caps were given 10 keep
them warm when they play outdoors
Aprons and stockings, and dozens oi
other articles completed the list OF
contributions.
The townpeoplc OF Scaford contri-
buted enough to buy half crate OF
oranges, n box Of apples, ten pounds OF
candy, and five pounds of nuts.
Tuesday the gifts were carried 20 the
Colony and the managers were de-
lighted with the splendid contribution.
Beside the other things a check for five
dollars was given to buy ornaments for
the Christmas tree. The club women
OF the State deserve a merry Christmas
for providing these unfortunstes with
such wealth of happiness.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-12-24
TO stSo CAROLS.
BarnhArf Community Chorus Has Bir
Program for Tonight.

The Harry Barnhsrt Community
Chorus win sing carols this evening.
'nnd any ono interested IN singing be-
fore various institutions OF tho city
is invited TO Join tho group. The
singers viii meet Mt the home Of Miss
Ida n. INouIk, 700 Washington street.
Tat 10 O'Clock.
At 1916 promptly they will start
out. going first 60 Eighth md Adam.
'strcets, 20 tho Physicians and Surgeons
Hospital Thence they VIII go out
Eighth to Union. up Union TO Fourth
and TO Grant avenue 10 the home OF
the Little Sisters OF the Poor.
They will next return 10 Fourth
street. boarding ear and transferring
10 Delaware avenue, goig 20 the Home
OF Nlerciful Rest. ut Union street and
Park Drive. They will walk In TO tho
Home for Aged Women. oiipln avenue
and Harrison street. and the iomeo-
pathir Hospital. Van Buren, At Shall
cross avenue. They will stop ~ the
home of Mrs. Banrar, 1000 Wswaset
street and then proceed down Della
ware avenue TO the home OF Mrs o.
v. ort. They will next sing at DR..
Jones' Private Hospital. Delaware
/ Hospital, and the poles station.