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Evening journal., 1921-04-14
HOW BRIGHT
IS MOONSHINE?
BY DR. WILLIAM +. BARTON


our eyes are adjusted to varying
convenience. What we have to do
artihcially with camera. opening
the lens wide when light Is dim and
stopping il down when tho light o.
too strong. the eye does automatic
ally with its adjustable curtain that
accommodates the opening in the
lens TO the degree OF light.
one of the tests which physicians
use when the breath ceases. is to
light a match and lift the eyelid Of
the patient; II the pupil of the eye
fails TO contract as the match is held
near. the patient is almost certainly
dead.
This Is not the final test. but it is
a test convenient and commonly
used.
But one OF the results OF this open
ing and narrowing Of the pupil Of
the eye is that we are poor judges
OF the intensity Of light. Any artist
will tell you that the whitest paper
or paint is dark compared with the
whiteness Of undimmed light Any
printer will tell you of shades in
what you and ! call white paper. but
which paper approximates whiteness.
Nothing is more common than TO
hear people tell about some bright
night when "the moon was as bright
as day" I have seen nights which I
should be tempted thus to describe.
But how accurate is such a state
ment?
How many moons should we need
to give us as much light as the sun
Would 10 moons do IL? Would 100
moons?
No, nor a thousand moons. nor ten
Evening journal., 1921-04-14
TIN "CUREs' TOBACCO HABIT.

WHEELING. W. Va.-Harry. the
precocious young son OF Benjamin
Elder. Of Cameron. did not like his
fathers tobacco-chewing habit. so to
cure" him he cut piece OF roofing
tin into small bits and sprinkled IL in
his dads tobacco. The father is in
the North Wheeling Hospital in a
serious condition as a result OF swal-
lowing some OF the tin. which per-
forated his stomach, but probably he
VIII recover.
The cure" has worked. There's
not chance in the world of.me ever
taking any more tin with tobacco" ."
Mr.. Elder declared. I'm done with
tobacco"
Evening journal., 1921-04-14
SUSSEX TO HAVE
MODEL SCHOOLS
Delaware School Auxiliary
Decides to Go Ahead
With Building
TO BUILD MORE
COLORED SCHOOLS

Under the plans made by the Dell
aware School Auxiliary, which has
the administration OF the $2.5OO,00O
funds given by L. $. DUPONT for ad-
vancement OF education in Delaware,
the towns OF Laurel and Lewcs, in
Sussex county, are I'm fair way to be
come models as concerns school
equipment for the entire country.
This prediction came out today
as a result Of the meeting held by
the Auxiliary Association yesterday
afternoon. at its rooms in the Public
Library building. Eighth and Market
streets.
Irregardless OF the new school law
providing for the state Board OF
Education by July /, and elimina-
ton Of the county school boards, the
Auxiliary decided to go ahead with
It's school building program.
Contracts have been awarded for
two handsome combination grammar
and high schools for both Laurel
and Lewes. 10 cost I'm the neighbor-
hood Of 5000. 900 each. These schools
viii provide amply for the white pu-
pills Of both communities. Work on
the Laurel school already has been
/ begun.
At the meeting yesterday, action
was taken 10 supplement this start
10y providing equal educational ac-
commodations for the Negro chill
dren. To do this, IL was decided tc
erect three-room Negro school al
Lewes. plans for which have been
drawn. Erection of this building was
asked by the Lewes Special District
School Board. A Negro school az
laurel already IS under way.
In addition to these two colored
schools the Auxiliary Association de
cided to erect a one-room school fol
colored children at DUPONT. Johr
| Wesley and Willow Grove, KEN
county. as requested by the Ken
County School Board; and two-roon
colored schools at selbyville, Frank
ford. Mllsboro and Milton in SUSSEX
county as requested by the SUSSEX
board.
These schools are what Is knowr
as the fabricated or sectional type
laid down in the shops and set up OF
the selected sites. Construction o
the buildings for Sussex already ha
been begun.
The meeting Of the Auxiliary yes
terday was attended by DR.. Josepl
/ II. OdeH president; Henry p. Scott
vice-president; Miss Mary G.. Hunter
secretary; Mrs W. X. dupont AM
DR.. Rowland G. Paynter.
Evening journal., 1921-04-14
MARSH owners
TOAD REPAIRS
Must Share Cost of Red
Lion Greek Banks With
Levy Court
TO PROCEED AGAINST
ST. GEORGES OWNERS

Members Of the Levy Court at a
meeting this morning conferred with
owners OF farms bordering the Red
Lion Creek banks and sluices which
are to be repaired. The court on
Tuesday received bids for the work.
Under an agreement authorized
by the court and prepared by p. W.
Green. attorney for the court. the
property owners whose lands abut
She creek are to bear a portion OF
cast of the construction work and to
keep the banks in repair.
The cost TO the property owners
will be S25 per acre on a total OF
SS.475. The total cost of the i'm
grovement will be in the neighbor-
hood Of $4,000.
The three bids recolved for the
work were as follows: Delaware
River Dredging Company, $22,
Thompson and Jones. S21. .43s; Chew
brothers, s20.s72.
The Levy Court today conferred
with the property owners to try 70
shave them sign an agreement to bear
a portion Of the costs before a con-
tract is awarded.
This procedure, Il was said, would
prevent a recurrence OF the muddle
caused by the county awarding a
contract for repairs 70 the st.
Georges marsh banks. which work
had to be paid by the county. The
property owners who were bene-
fted made a verbal agreement TO
bear a portion OF the cost but so far
this agreement has not been kept
The Court several weeks ago in
structed Mr.. Green to issue a thirty
day notice on the st. Georges prop
erty owners who benefited by the
Improvement and to proceed TO col
lect the amount in case payment /.
. not made. through the courts.
The Court awarded the contrac
3 for the repair Of the Red Lion creel
and sluice TO Thompson & Joyce
whose bid was next lowest. The fol
lowing property owners have signe,
an agreement TO help pay for the
/ repairs:
II. y. Pierce. $3.50: John NJ Men
dinhal, s1325; Joseph Quigley
$3.50; william S. Hilles. 5000; II. Z
Scott. $3.50; W. j. Daniels. $3.50
James NJ. Heinel, $500; Wilmington
and Philadelphia Traction Company
$1,000.
The Court this afternoon granted
the Keystone State CONSTRUCTION
Company, which has the contrac
for the state highway at Ginns Cor
ner to lay a narrow guage railway
one and seven-eighths miles il
length, for hauling material and fl
the construction of the highway. Tn
Court ordered the Keystone Com
pany to have a watchman statione
az the place where the narrow guag
will cross the road.
The following contracts wer
awarded:
Stonc-Arundel Company, Joh
d. Dwyer Quarry Company, Stand
ard Lime and Stone Company.
Slag-Duquesne Stag Company
Philadelphia
Tar-The Barrett Company, Phila
dslphiA-
Hauling stone-colburn & Thomp
SON
Evening journal., 1921-04-14
COUNTY TEACHERS

Wilbur II. Jump. Superintendent
Of Schools Of New Castle County,
today announced that Dr. Charles A.
Wagner. City Superintendent Of
Schools. of Chester, will speak al
the conference of county teachers
on Saturday. The conference will
be held in Public School No. J.,
French street near Sixth. Doctor
Wagner will speak in the afternoon
His subject will be supervision"
Evening journal., 1921-04-14
thousand moons.

thousand moons.
II the whole sky were full OF
moons. thicker than stars In the
Milky Way. it woSld not be as light
as bright sunlight. You could not
convene enough moons to make the
equivalent OF sunlight.
But ours is a very convenient
moon. Indeed. IL is our unique glory
as a planet that we have only one
moon-and that moon so large and
well behaved that the other planets
must envy us. No other orb In the
solar system has a moon so large
in proportion to the bulk OF the
planet. and so near yet so orderly.
We have no need to make excess
i've claims for IL, but It is a very sat
isfactory moonl
Evening journal., 1921-04-14
FOR MENDING RUBBERS.

Old jar rubbers can be heated in
a pan until they become soft and
then smearod on holes in your hot
water bottle. your boots. shoes or
anything else that needs mending.
The rubber patch should be smooth
ed down with the heated blade Of a
knife.
Evening journal., 1921-04-14
BRAUNsTEIN CHESTER STORE

S. NJ. Braunstein, head Of the 5.
NJ. Braunstein. Inc, women's ready
to-wear apparel store. 610 Market
street. has purchased an establish
ment of the same kind at Third street
and Edgmont avenue, Chester. IL
will be opened under the new man
agement tomorrow. A sale will be
conducted for about month. after
which the building will be closed for
alterations and remodeled along the
most modern lines.
Evening journal., 1921-04-14
BALLFROM GJNLOADED'
GUN STRIKES TONER

When a 3s-calibre revolver which
he was examining was accidentally
discharged. Patrick Toner, &C years
OF age. a blacksmith. living at 2314
jefferson street, narrowly escaped
serious injury yesterday.
Toner was taken to the Delaware
Hospital, where It was found he had
suffered a severe scalp wound on
the forehead. He was retained al
the hospital for further observation.
His condition was reported as good
tOdaY.
Evening journal., 1921-04-14
HANDLES SELL THENI.

Manufacturers say most women
shoppers select umbrellas more for
the attractiveness OF tho handle than
for the wearing quality Of the cloth.
To that end fancy handles this sea-
son are being made even more fancy.
Ivory, amber and celluloid are used
TO make them
Evening journal., 1921-04-14
NEW YORK WANTS MOORE

City Detectives Kempski and Sut-
ton, this morning, arrested George J..
Moore, a carpenter. who is wanted
in Queens County. n. Y, on a charge
OF non-support.
Moore waived requisition and will
be taken to New York as soon as an
officer is sent for him.
Evening journal., 1921-04-14
NEW BUILDING PERMITS.

Building Inspector Preston has Is
sued the following permits:
Ross Indica, 722 West Ninth street
alterations. $500; William NJ. Spence
builder.
J. A. Disitro. COS West Seventh
street. addition, $500.
Mrs. NJ. Alice Handy. 1915 wesi
Sixth street. addition. $160.
Silverbrool1 M. e. Church. Second
street and Woodlawn Avenue. re-
pairs, 500.
j. Arthos. 1896 West Sixth street
addition, $147; H. +. Carbon. builder
Evening journal., 1921-04-14
SPLINTER IN HER FINGER.

Mrs Ella williams. 5O3 West
Twelfth street. ran a splinter into
her finger this morning. She went
to the Homeopathic Hospital where
she was given treatment and later
went home.
Evening journal., 1921-04-14
RETURN COUPLE TO VIRGINIA.

Detectives Wallace and Virden,
last night. arrested John Dickens,
aged 25 years, a married man, and
Hattie Dickens. aged 16 years. on a
statutory charge, Both are colored.
They were taken to Accomac county,
Virginia. on the 1O.45 train this
morning by Constable Kellum. OF
that county. where they will be tried.
Evening journal., 1921-04-14
TO INSTALL REBEKAHs.

Mrs. Newton H. Grubb president
OF the Grand Assembly. Daughters
OF Rcbekah with her stan will go to
Harrington this afternoon TO instaii
the new officers OF the Rebekah
Lodge Of that town tonight.
Evening journal., 1921-04-14
PRIEST DIES AT AGE OF fOe.

ST BONIFACE, Man, April a.
The Rev. Damase Dandurand, order
: Of Mary Immaculate. died here yes
terday at the age Of 1O2. He was
said to be the oldest Catholic priest
I'm the world.
Evening journal., 1921-04-14
YOUR LAST NAME
by MARY MARSHALL DUFFEE.
Copyright. 1920 by The Mcclure Newspaper Syndica

ernor of New York state.
Copyright. 1921. by The Mcclure
Newspaper Syndicate.
Evening journal., 1921-04-14

The style shown in this dress for
formal occasions gives the long
graceful lines obtained with heavily
beaded fabric. This model in black
satin with jet beads or white georg-
cite with white beads in all-over
scroll pattern is particularly effec-
tive. An Egyptian note is given by
the girdle with loose ends at sides
both at the back and in front. rich
bright colors being introduced in
this bead-work. The hat consists OF
black Batavia cloth with jet orna-
paent
Evening journal., 1921-04-14
w. g. n. u. MoNTuI,Y NEErrNo

The monthly meeting Of the Wo-
mans Christian Temperance Uniou
will be held at headquarters. 1Ot
West Eighth street tomorrow after.
noon at $50 o'clock.
Evening journal., 1921-04-14
FISHING CLUE pTNNEr

The Business Mems Fishing Clut
will hold banquet this evening al
the LambroS.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-09-26
CARPENTER Is NOW
PETTY OFFICER ON
ANOCEAN STEAMER

Moline. Ill, Sept 3S--George NJ
Carpenter, Moline, who enlisted In
the merchant marine in 1918, is
now a petty officer on the steam
ship Acropolis, which recently sail
ed from New York for his native
land, Greece.
Carpenter is we'll remembered by
many people in the tri-cfties. Com
ing to the city in 1915, he realized
that he was handicapped by lack
of education. Although consider
ably older than the average high
school student, he enrolled at the
Moline high school He was grad
uated with the class of 1918 and i'm
mediately enlisted in the merchant
marine.
At the close of the war Carpenter
went into a training school for the
merchant marine at Great Lakes,
Ill, and since completing MS
schooling there has had a mum Der
Of cruises, mostly to eastern ports.
He continues to correspond with
friends in Moline and hopes to visit
the city the first time he is in the
United States for long enough
time to make the trip west.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-09-26
PUPPIESFRISk
over STOCK OF
GROCERY GOODS


Samuel FeIdbefn, proprietor OF
a grocery store at 2207 Fourth ave-
nue. was fined SIS by Magistrate ID
i Cleland in police court this aft
er,oon ON q charge of allowing IN
sanitary conditions TO prevail IN a
GROCERY stock warehouse az Do
Seventh street
The complaint was fled by L. K.
Eihl, city inspector, who declared
that conditions at the warehouse
were unspeakabie- Feldbein ts said
to have heard that the city health
officials had investigated the ware
house and when the inspector visit
ed the place armed with warrant,
hc found Feldbein making ready to
hzuI away the damaged stock in an
automobile. The groceryman also
had two negroes on the job clean
ing up the place
Cenfiscate Part Of Goods.
The cleaning and removal was
stopped until a full check had been
made of the goods. Inspector Eihl
confscated 100 pounds of sugar and
100 pounds of goods in packages,
which he had taken to the incen-
orator plant to be burned. After
being fined Feldbein was ordered to
clean up the entire warehouse and
to keep it clean or a much heavier
penalty would be imposed on him.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-09-26
POW-WOW OPENS
SCOUT CAMP AICN
Boxing, Movies and Speeches at
Legion Hall Open Drive
for 1000.

A thousand Boy Scouts Of Rock
Island are expected to be present
at the big "pow-wow- Friday eve
ming in the American Legion hall.
Assembly will be blown promptly
at 1880 o'clock by Eagle Scout
Frank Gadient.
A program has been planned for
the scouts, including talks by May
or Harry NJ. Schriver and ]. F.
Witter. president of the local coun-
Gil. The talks will be followed by
The Boy Scout" moving picture
that has become popular in the or
ganization. An explanation of the
membership campaign will be Civ
en- by D. B. Bergquist, scout execu-
tive. Taps" will be blown by
Eagle Scout Marvin Bullard of
Rock Island, the world champion
scout.
At the opening of the program
the scout band will play a selec-
tion. The group will give the scout
salute and pledge of allegiance to
the American flag. Frank Gadient
will demonstrate how fast he can
build a fire by friction, using the
old Indian method.
The boxing matches are the
events looked forward to by the
boys. Scouts Henry Boelins and
"Teenie" Barth of troop No. 20 will
clash and Scouts Miller and Tax
man Of troop No. II will also dis
play their ability. Rev. Launcelot
Hadaway, scoutmaster of troop No.
20, will referee.
Special arrangements are being
made at the hall and the scouts will
witness the program in the center
of a large circle. descriptive of
council fire meeting.
Troop No. 26. Boy Scouts, meet
tonight at o'clock in the Gloria
Del chapel. Scoutmaster A. F.
Eichelsdoerfer will preside.
Troop No. OF the Broadway
Presbyterian church will meet to-
morrow night at 1880 o'clock in
the scout club rooms. George
Schneider. Jr.. is scoutmaster.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-09-26
FINK INDICTED
ON CHARGES By
JAMES MOFFITT
Beck Island Broker Alleged 10
Have Secured Stocks by Con.
fideace Game.

S. L. Fink. ,alias S. L. F1nkelstein.
Rock Island tbrokeF. was arraiEned
before Judge N. A Larson in cir
cult court this morning on a charge
Of operating a confidence game. He
was remanded to Jail under $4,000
bonds. No plea was entered. the
court granting time asked by coun-
sci for FINK.
Fink. who has maintained an CT
fee in the <State Bank building for
about two years, was indicted on
complaint OF James Mofltt, a farm
er living near Rock Island Moi
fit told the grand jury that Fink
had obtained shares of Illinois Oil
& Refining company stock from
him valued at $19.500 in exchange
for stocks in another enterprise
alleged to be worthless.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-09-26
BOYS TO AID DRIVE
FOR NEW MEMBERS
OF MOLINE Y,M.C.A.
Especial Moline Service.

Especial moline SeryIcf1
Moline, ILL.,, Sept 26.-Five boys
teams have been selected to partic-
ipate in the Young Mems Christian
association membership drive in
Moline, Sept 80 to Oct 5. - The
boys representing the grade schools
will act as captains in their
schools, organizing the boys there
who belong to the Y M C. A. into
teams. Emblems will be awarded
TO boys who secure one, three, five
or 10 new members. The member
ship of the teams follows:
Major-Wilbert Stephenson.
Team one, high school Eugene
Smith, captain; Charles Brum-
baugh, John White. Royden Butter
field, william Quick, Kenneth Sod
erstrom.
Team two, high school-Wiliiam
ziffron, captain; Fronzo Hall, How
ard Jameson, Stanley Cervin. Lyle
Phillips, Marshall Moody.
Team three, high school-AIlyn
Gottsche, captain; Horace Parsons
Herbert Larson, kirkley Thorpe
Ralph Stephenson, Bruce Lourie
Team four, Central grammar
school--Glenn Smith, captain: Ro,
Carlyle, Norman Thorpe. Arwel
1verson, dfaylor Drake, Leroy Es
terdahl
Team five, grade schools-Max
well Palmer, Willard. captain; Lee
Lambert, Grant: Tom Smith. Lin
coin; John Clark, Garfield; Edward
Ryser, Irving; Richard Einfelt
Washington; Richard Otis, Logan
Rudolph Hammergren. Ericsson
Walter Johnson, Mckinley; Adam
Steen, St. Mary's.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-09-26
EDGINCT0N WILL
HAvEFIELDDAY
Two Big Ball Games and Many
Athletic Events Scheduled
Ladies Serve Dinner.
Especial to The Argus.)

Edgington, Sept. ga big field
day next Friday with baseball
games is being planned at the ball
field in Edgington.
Other athletic events in the aft
ernoon will include races and con-
tests. The ladies will serve chick
en- dinner and will also have bazaar
on the grounds.
The ball games are expected to
be the big events of the day. Hot
competition has been displayed by
the ball teams during the season
and good contests are expected.
Sherrard and Edgington will play
+ in the morning and the winning
team will meet Aledo in the after
noon.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-09-26
HOOCH MAKES
HIM MILD, GRAY
INFORMS COURT
Big Negro Denies He Assaulted
Police Officer Who Tried to
Arrest Him.

Harry Gray, colored, charged all
his trouble to hooch when arraigned
before Judge n. A Larson in cir
cult court this morning on an in
dictment charging him with assault
and battery of Charles Miner, a
Rock Island police officer. Gray
pleaded not guilty and was re-
manded to Jail for failure to furnish
$500 bonds.
The defendant, a huge physical
specimen. appeared in court with
his head bandaged. He denied that
he had attacked anyone at Huber's
garden Labor day, where, it is said,
seven policemen were required to
subdue him.
What did you do" the court asked
when the other man hit your
Il didn't do nothin' but just stand
there and take all the punishment,
jedge. / was under the influence
of hooch and / never feel like
fightin' under those circumstances. -"
Gray will have the opportunity to
disprove the allegations against him
before jury.
Curd Pleads Not Guilty.
Alex Curd, another negro, pleaded
not guilty to an indictment charg-
ing crime against nature He is held
in Jail under $4,000 bonds.
Bertillon measurements saved
Henry Gray, negro. held by the
grand jury for assault upon a po-
liceman. from Identification as Mon
roe Saunders, who escaped from
Lansing, Kan. penitentiary sew
eral weeks ago.
Local and Lansing authorities
found fngerprint comparisons and
photographs SO similar that they
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-09-26
HAND SHOVELS FOR
INCREASING SPEED
AT MOLINE HOTEL
Special Moline Service

EN
Moline, H.. Sept. 26.-It is esti-
mated il will be necessary to re-
move 5000 cubic yards of dirt to
reach the depth of the foundation
OF the new Moline hotel. Ben Corn
well, in charge of excavating oper-
atoms, is of the opinion it will be
necessary to go down at least IF
teen feet before a solid foundation
is reached. He said he may have to
go further, but declared he would
keep on digging until solid rock was
reached.
There was great activity at the
hotel site today, but while the big
shovel was filing its jaws with
DIRT and dumping it into the wait
ing trucks, Superintendent Corn
well was perceptibly impatient. At
the rate the shovel was working it
would not be possible to take out
more than $50 yards of dirt a day.
according to Mr.. Cornwell. and he
will not be satisfied until 400 yards
are being removed each day.
IF l fail to get 400 yards ont
of here every day, I'm going to get
on the train and go back home to
St Louis" Mr.. Cornweu said IT
will put to work every team avail
able in Moline / will give work
to every man who has a dump wag-
on" Mr.. COrnwell has bought all
of the hand shovels he could find
and he expected to have most of
them in action this afternoon. Sup
pfementing the steam shovel with a
hand shovel brigade will give work
TO many men for a period of IL to
20 days, and when the excavakfng
has been completed the contractors
may be able TO find additional work
for these same men. as veil as 9th
ers who are without steady emplay-
ment.