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The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-05-21

this purpose . narrow stick o.
wire the length OF . lead pencil y
to be. wrapped ut one end with 4
wisp Of absorbent cotton which IL
we'll wet with the solution. but not
dripping. Better, in most cases,
than this iodine glycerin mixture 10
q careful painting with moder-
ately strong silver nitrate solution.
but this should be done BY physi-
clan. It seems that silver nitrate
painting at the very first feeling Of
soreness often aborts or wards OF
severe infection, even quinsy.
As q garGle and mouthwash, I
am sure. that no known medicine
has any advantages over q solution
of a. much boric acid Is . pint If
boiled water will take up, used hot,
every hour. And as an external
application the use of plain cold
congresses, changed half-hourly
or hourly, will give all the relief
any application can give. The gen.
eral home treatment should be rest
in bed, hot mustard foot bath, and
the other measures already recoy-
ni1ed here for acute respiratory in
fections as q class.
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS.
Double Ha, Said Of1cer Squiller.
Can you suggest anything for a
tender irritable. skin! have a
heavy beard and shave every day.
u. H.
Answer-That accounts for 1t
I've often wondered why l had to
shave every day in order to avoid
being chased by my own dog. Try
this after shaving:
Boric acid ...........h ounce
Glycerin ............. l ounce
Tragacanth. so grains Il dram
Rain or distilled water Il pint
Slowly boil the tragacanth in the
water, stirring frequently, till dis.
solved in a clear homogeneous jelly
water must be added to keep mp to
one pint. Dissolve in the borit
acid and glycerin while boiling
When cool add a drop or two Of
any perfume if desired. Apply te
face after shaving and befose the
skin. is quite dry.
Cold Morning Baths for. Boys.
l am q boy Of thirteen. and latel,
I have been taking cold morning
baths. But my father thinks 1t /:
too great a shock for my system
Please advise me whether to con
tinue them. C. j.
Answer-The shock is all right
IL you enjoy the baths and fee
warm and invigorated afterward
II you are cold. shivery, blue o.
tired after the baths, they are no
good for you. But If you like then
and enjoy the reaction they are fin'
for you. I
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-05-21
A GREAT GIRL
By MISS HATTIE OXFORD,
Copyrighted 1871. by Wheeler

Syndicate, Inc.)
Greenland Road, Portsmouth, n. H.
Five animated wearers Of sweat
ers which in hues Appropriated
the perenials of Mrs. Baylie's old
fashioned flower garden, were bend
ing over the beds with delighted
ordinations. These five young
women, Mrs. Baylie's roomers,
were saturating themselves with
the summer morning outside before
going to their respective places Of
business.
The postman handed Miss Old
Rose Sweater the mail for the
house. She separated a card from
the rest, announcing: That's for
Dwight Elwood, our interesting
new roomer from the west. Want
me to read it to your"
THAT would be awfully cheeky"
Miss Lavender Sweater objected.
"Oh, do, do" coaxed Miss Orange
Sweater and Miss Blue Sweater,
with mischevious, dancing, eyes.
"All right, here goes:
dwight, my dear boy-Yester-
day for one happy She dropped
it as though it had suddenly grown
red-hot. "A tall, smiling young man
stood at her side.
I'm not homesick any more, "
he said. You folks here are just
like the good, curious folks way
back home"
He picked up the cardand handed
it to her. Go on, Miss Ainslie, the
girls want to hear the rest"
II don't WANT won't read an
other word" Miss Ainslee declared
blushing and looking extremely un-
comfortable. She handed back the
card.
very well. then" he said briskly
It'll read it to you.
dwight, my dear boy-Yester-
day for one happy moment
thought I heard your footsteps or
my veranda. Then I remembered
the thousands of miles between US
il am thinking OF you constantly
and wishing all kinds of good
things for you. will answer your
nice, long letter soon. Don't lie,
any of the New England girls take
away my place in your heart, De-
Your Chum Next Door,"
'srhereS he exclaimed with a sat.
isfied smile, aren't you glad l have
"a girl back home who isn't afraid
to let the world know how much
she thinks of mer'
The girls murmured with a con.
spicuous lack of enthusiasm that
his girl was certainly worth hav.
ing. =
Just then four Of the girls got or
the electric car. Ruth Holt, in the
lavender sweater, started to walk
as her office was barely half a mile
away. Dwight Elwood asked per.
mission to walk with her.
Il work in the building opposite
yours" he said; 80 glad can have
company"
The young man spoke at length
on the excellence Of the girl bacb
home as they walked along, ON hel
cool, quick-witted management OF
her car in emergencies, ON the
quantity, quality and diversity OF
the work she did for her country In
war time
"And her letters, Miss Holt-I'm
going to read you extract some.
times. They are SO bright in spots
they'd fairly tpuk your eyes out
Oh, tell you, Priscilla Arden's a
great girl. She lives right next t.
where tive With my father and
eunt-my mother did Vhan M
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-05-21
The Diary of a Pale Blue Ass.

May 1S-Walked all the way to the Office
without protest from my ankle. Much inter-
ested to read in a downstate paper TODAY that
while playing ball on Sunday afternoon Avery
King was quite seriously hurt by having his
ankle dislocated and the ligaments torn loose.
He is getting around on crutches" The item
comforted me. Probably because misery loves
company.
May 19-Clock 10 minutes slow and I was
compelled to hurry-a thing abhor above all
eise. wr1ung the colyum grows harder each
Gay, but, thank heaven! a vacation ia fmmi-
nent. The Young Rufian Who Calls me
Dad insisted on going 'barefoots" this eve
ming. Lucky kid! A lady told me last night
the Young Rufiian had shown his surprise when
told she attended Augustana by bluntly re-
marking: Aw, girls goes to school, You look
more like an old woman than a girl" He
Is most ungallant but the lady fortunately has
the saving & o. b.
May 2oI shall probably be late to work
every morning now. Got my watch from the
blacksmith today. He had put in a new main
spring 1t Is. he says. guaranteed for one
year A spring 50 cents cheaper could not be
guaranteed. My courage failed me then. bul
ia like to ask him now what he makes Of the
statement by the vice president Of the 'Elsin
watch company that the best springs cannot
be Guaranteed. while those which do not do as
good work can. Home late tonight, Fore-
cast: Cloudy and threatening
AT the risk Of running afoul Of the busi-
ness once We want to recommend that every
barber tn town get copy OF the current Amer
lean Magazine. On our infrequent visits to
barber shops NO always shudder at having the
same comb and brush that has been used on
countless other heads run through our beau
tiful tresses.
OTHERS have retaliated BY asking Mr. Ed
oon what is electricity!" We have no curios-
ity about electricity.
IT = enough to know that It keeps our far
song On . hot day. RI d Mo.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-05-21

Two and half years have passed since
the signing OF the armistice, land politicians
still are promising to do something for the
disabled soldiers
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-05-21

sThe old-tikr who measures his steps to-
ward success by the money he had in the bank
now has a son who guages his progress by
The car he can AFFORD
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-05-21

The prediction that Tight wines and beers
rare coming back is strangely similar to the
car of corn dangling from stick tied to
doqkey's head.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-05-21

Bingham prices soar as women turn to
Bingham dresses for economy. They get US
coming and going.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-05-21

The published memoirs Of the war politi
clans in most cases can be boiled down to a
shook the hand Of the mighty So-and-So'
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-05-21

y sststhat is your favorite expression when you
a wad OF gum on your shoe?
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-05-21

az RECALL" appends E. W. s., that you
once ran in The Tombstone metrical render
ing OF the 2Srd Psalm :" We recall it, too.
We also recall several communications object
ing to our use of such material ito fill a funny
column" And they, we may add, were the
only really funny things we ever printed.
How D'You Mean @May Prove.l
Iron the Dubuque Times-JournaL1
Mrs. Edna Kies, woman juror in the
May term of district court while out at
lunch Wednesday noon, picked up what
may prove to be valuable breach Din,
The ornament is Of platinum and is set
with emeralds and diamonds
DOES it seem to you as it seems to me. !"
correspondent asks Doc Brady, that ones
health is likely to decrease at the same rate
that his wealth increases. after he has passed
the point of comfortable living?"
How hows N. B., docs it seem to YOt1?'
Well. following that line Of reasoning, it seems
clear to US that our health will never decrease.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-05-21

Rockford. ILL.,, May 21AThree
"slackers" were arrested and taken
to Camp Grant
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-05-21
THE DISCIPLES PRAYER

Father in heaven we worship thee.
We reverence thy name of love-.
Thy kingdom come, thy will be done
AS it is done in realms above.
Give for today our bread, we pray,
And pardon us our trespasses,
As freely we forgive those who
Against us have done wickedness.
Into temptation lead us not;
From evil our deliverer be-
And thine shall be kingdom, power,
And glory to eternity.
E w 6
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-05-21

&Ifsspp zhs Assus - MsssA -. ls1e-
~ <s-1As Asyts hsassfssth wiu - esndseesa - =
N le4Uen1sns asvsVa0ee. uaeaas1 b. Dastaeaa ~
kNarss - soay - GDss ~ boases ee0vbesseee u
NJ tptsesss q ~ ee0noa sWelfaso."
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-05-21
WINDOWS.

WINDOWS.
Five prim windows.
Each nine-paned.
Bshind each today
The sly II greyly streaked.
IA ny is making pierrot tracings
On apparent nothingness. -
Yester noon the sky was blue.
Making my windows An ethereal hue.
But yester eve the sun shot nays Of gold,
Mixed with red, upon my Window -.
They stand. five panels. every day
A changing sameness, the reflection Of Eternity!
"A CoLUMBNE.
MEBBE Columbine will accept q practical
suggestion from this Monument of Mournful-
ness. It is that she swat that ny; an act
which. while rendering distinct service to
mankind. will furnish a nice splotchy subject
for another imagist verse.
Explaining Why the Editor Is Hiding
In the Cellar.
From the Atkinson Ull.) News.1
Even Mother Nature makes some
terrible blunders and misses the mark
sometimes. Now to illustrate Over at
Hooppole the other day during the
storm, lightning struck at Roscoe Ma
this; missed the mark entirely and
spoiled perfectly good fireplace and
chimney.
PERHAPS one should not judge a picture
by it's frame. Frinstance. ibid we mention this
beforeD in the window of local butcher shop
surrounded by artistically arranged rows oil
! smoked sturgeon, is the sign: Fresh Fish
Today.
Discovered at Last! @Our Country's Mother.
(From The August
Urbana, May 20-Halibe Edib Hanum,
famous Turkish novelist and we'll
known figure in American circles in the
near east, who is being considered by the
Turkish United States is the mother Of
| Ali United States, is the mother oil Ali
| Ayet Zeki and Hassan Hikmet, students
OF the University Of Illinois.
! THERE is,-or ought to bet seems to us
a wheeze concealed in the announcement thai
Dale Lenz of Aledo has married Frances L
Sedan of Illinois City. Perhaps we'd bet
ter refer this to Friend Rio.
Baptists. Presbyterians. ct al-Attention:
! All Together Now: ~Har, HaF, Har:"
! From the Geneseo Republic]
! A sign in front of the postoffice last
| Saturday caused much comment It
read Sherman W. Searle will speak Sun
| day evening on Prison Life in the Metho-
! dist Church.
AN expert matchmaker OF Cambridge
Mass, has drilled a hole lengthwise through
Ito make a useful article useless? We ono,
knew telegrapher who could write the Lord'
prayer on piece of paper the size Of a quarter
lii some one would supply the quarter for
pattern. Then the nearest barkeep got tn,
pattern.
THE DISCIPLES PRAYER.
Father in heaven we worship thee.
We reverence thy name of love-;
Thy kingdom come thy will be done
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-05-21

MEBBE Columbine will accept q practical
suggestion from this Monument Of Mournful.
ness. 1t is that she swat that ny; an &C,
which. while rendering . distinct service to
mankind. will furnish nice splotchy subject
for another ima8ist verse.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-05-21

The medical philosopher Atreva
VINO lived in China at least 2.o0o
years before the Christian err.
wrote the "Charaka Sanpita" on
the pathology Of leprosy. In II he
said, The man who neelects the
disease ct its commencement IL
sure to de. Tor Il becomes inen,..
bic. Yet Dr.. Mcdonald stataa IN.
Evening star., 1921-05-19

the most extensive radio system in
existence. maintaining communica-
tion with Europe to the east and
Asia to the west, and extending north
and south from Panama to Alaska
High powered stations were built at
Annapolis. San Diego. Pearl Harbor,
Hawaii and Cavite. P. l.. and the
Navy erected in France the most
powerful wireless station in the
world. The naval communication
service handled in a single year. by
wire and radio. 71.347.S60 words.
Great Lakes World Beater.
The Navy carried out shore con-
struction program involving over
s346, 900. including the building of
a score of training camps. with the
largest naval training station in the
world at Great Lakes. ILL.,, with a
capacity of $4,000 men: feet operat-
vast projectile and armor plate plant
at Charleston. w. Va; the largest of
mine-loading stations at Yorktown;
dry docks at Norfolk. Philadelphia,
Pearl harbor and other points; i'm
mense machine shops and storage
Washington of the largest Of concrete
office structures. having a floor space
of forty-one acres
The appropriations for the Navy
amounted to s3.692.354.324. of which
S33436o.446 was returned to the
Treasury This vast sum was ex-
pended with such economy. the Navy
securing materials. fuel and supplies
at so much lower prices than gener-
ally prevailed. that there has been
no charge whatever of graft or
wastefulness.
The organization of the Navy De-
partment and the feet. put into eff
feet in 1915. proved so efficient that 1t
expanded easily to meet all war re-
uuircments. and no basic change
whatever was found necessary during
the entire war period.
These are only Il few of the out
standing things that were done by our
Navy. The record speaks for itself
and II is record of which every
American may we'll be proud.
Copyright. 1921. by John F. pile. Copy
right by National Newspaper Service. Copy
right in Great Britain Canada and throughout
France All rights reserved including trans
lation into foreign languages. including the
Scandna vim. Unauthorized rrprn'ing Tor any
rurpnsp f0rh'ddrn)
Evening star., 1921-05-19
DECLARE PENSIONS
ARE INADEQUATE
Retired U. S. Employees Want
Congress to Make Big In
creases in AnnuitieS.

Inadequacy of the annuities to re-
tired government workers is being
stressed by the Association of.Retired
Government Employees. formed recent
ly to acquaint Congress and the coun-
try with the conditions.
The association is backing a bill
recently introduced into Congress
which would increase the annuitieS
nNw granted by the civil service re-
tirement law from so to 100 per cent,
depending upon the present rate of
compensation.
Declare increases Are Needed.
Such increases are believed needed
owing to the cost of living and the
comparatively small amounts granted
the retired employees of the govern
ment in the original law. The present
annuities range from as low as $500
to $72O a year. and are declared to
be entirely inadequate.
The association. which meets regu-
larly every Saturday afternoon at 2
o'clock, at 1923 New York avenue. is
open to government employees active
ly in the ranks. as well as to those
who have been retired.
Jacob w. Starr is president of the
Association of Retired Government
Employees: H A Cobaugh. vice presi-
dent; Robert Armour, secretary;
George Simmons. treasurer.
President Starr's Plea.
I'VE find much distress caused by
the inadequate annuities paid. espe-
cially to the lower classes, while all
are much less than the amount paid
those retired from other branches Of
the service" President Starr said.
He pointed to the millions of dol
1are sent from America to help dis
tressed peoples abroad. and then in
stanced the annuitieS paid retired gov
ernment workers.
See what the government has done
for the relief Of those in foreign lands,
in whom it has no interest save a hu-
nanitarian one" declared Mr.. Starr.
what will it do for its own servants?"
Evening star., 1921-05-19
GROANS GREET GOMPERS
AT new YORK MEETING
Ia Dor Leader Quiets Audience and
Then Raps Capitalists and
1njunctions.
By the Associa ted Press.

NEW YORK, May ls.-If the CAPT.
talists of this country make futile
the present rational movements of
labor unions, they will have to COM
bat another kind of movement, Sam
uel Gompers. president of the Ameri-
can Federation of Labor, declared
before a union mass meeting here.
That he said. is a prophecy, not a
threat. and did not detail the move
ment he implied.
The meeting was the first of a series
to be held throughout the country in
protest against the growing use of
the writ of injunction against unions
Mr.. Gompers denounced the injunc-
tfon as the tool of a capitalist class.
The open shop movement, he assert
ed. is the first on the part of capital
lists against the producing masses in
the postwar campaign to reduce
wages. The second move he described
as that Of attacking the characters
of union leaders.
1Mr. Gompers was greeted with min
gled groans and applause when he
rose to speak. but quieted the audi
ence when he said:
mo greater contribution can be
shown the enemies of labor than
that there is dissension in our own
ranks"
Evening star., 1921-05-19

time. The Ward. at Mare Island. was
launched in seventeen and one-half
days after its keel was laid, and COM
missioned in seventy-one days Others
were completed in a few months. But
we were just reaching the peak of
production when hoStilitieS ended.
Evening star., 1921-05-19
SPECIAL NOTICES.

THE ANNUAL ELECTION FOR DIRECTORS
Of the Metropolis building Association will
be held at their Office. 2O1 Pa. ave. Sc. on
Wednesday. June l. 1921. bet. the hours Of
and 8 pm. CHAS. +. W0RTHINGTON,
Evening star., 1921-05-19

tlme. Ihe ward, at Mare Island. was
launched in seventeen and one-half
| days after its keel was laid, and COM
miSsioned in seventy-one days. Others
were completed in a few months But
we were just reaching the peak Of
production when hostilities ended.
Build 400 "Sub" Chasers.
The Navy built more than 400 sub
turned over to the French government
and fifty more built on it's order
The Navy converted 1897 merchant
vessels. yachts and other craft for
naval purposes. This work was con-
tinuous all during the war. Navy
yards and plants were enlarged and
turned out an enormous amount of
repair and conversion work. as well
as building ships of all types. The
number of navy yard employees was
80 900.
The Navy built up an aviation force
of more than As 600. of whom $4,000
served in Europe. where we had
twentyseven bases and stations. in
operation, on the coasts of France.
England, Ireland. Italy and in the
Azores. An aerial patrol of the
United States Atlantic coast from
Nova Scotia to the gulf was main
it's own aircraft factory at Phila-
delphia. At the end of hostilities our
aviation equipment included 1865
flying boats. 2i2 land planes. fifteen
dirigibles. 205 kite balloons and ten
free balloons. We had sent to Europe
$50 aircraft before the armiStice.
Took Oh. 900 to Europe.
The Navy transported to Europe in
naval transports 1000 American
troops and brought back from Europe
some 100000. OF the 2.079.SSO
American troops sent to Europe
1920. 0.360-82.75 per cent-sailed un-
der escort of United States naval
vessels.
The Navy built, transported and
operated with the American and
French armies six naval railway
batteries of fourteen-inch guns. the
! most powerful artillery used by the
allies on the western front. and the
largest guns that up to that time.
had ever been placed on mobile
mounts.
The Navy supplied 5.352 guns to
| 1858 vessels. of which guns 2,5o2
were of three-inch caliber or larger.
In addition it furnished 326 guns of
various calibers to the allies.
The Navy organized and operated
Evening star., 1921-05-19

Hear this great pulpit orator at
Mount Vernon Place Church, 9TH
and Mass. ave.
Evangelistic services daily At 4:4s
and 8 pm
Evening star., 1921-05-19
BILL FOR BEER SALES.

Sale Of per cent beer and wine
with a IA per cent alcoholic content
would be permitted in states where
voters approved such liberalizing of
prohibition enforcement if a bill in
troduced by Representative Ryan, re-
publican. of New York. became a law,
The measure provides for a popular
referendum in each state; On petition
of Is per cent of qualified voters.
Evening star., 1921-05-19
SPECIAL NOTICES.
1SSOUNCENEST

ANNOUNCEMENT.
We beg to call your attention to the fact
that Dickinson's market. at Conn. ave. and Il
ST.. is making deliveries TO Chevy Chase. Nd.
and all surrounding localities. We solicit your
and guarantee satisfactory service.
Delivery IL made about pm. every day. 22s
CAI,IFORNIA POOL CAR ABOUT JUNE 3cd
reduced rates, greater security, for household
goods and personal effects.
SECURITY STORAGE CO. 1140 18th st.
WANT TO CARRY VAN LOAD OF FUR
niture from Washington to PhiIa. and New
York SMITHS TRANSFER & STORAGE
CO.. n. 3383.
The Nevada County picayune., 1921-04-21
Mississippi Suffers.

Jackson. Miss, April 15.-A severe storm swept a section of Kinds county abont five miles west of here. late to day negro house on the plantation of Louis Jones was blown down. aS were several other buildings ill the path of the storm. A store house at Siwell was unroofed, and many trees were uprooted.
 terrific rainfall accompanied the wind, and as the creeks already were swollen from recent rains they now are overflowing their banks and much farm land will be inundated Pearl river iS rising rapidly.
 Robert Window, a farmer. was seri- ously injured when his home was de molished by tornado. which swept over Copiah county late today. mum Der of others are reported injured. but all telephone wires to surrounding country towns are down and little in forma ton rega rding the damage done by the storm can be obtained.
The Nevada County picayune., 1921-04-21
DENVER IS ISOLATED
 BY \ HEAVY SNOW

Denver, April 15=Denver was vir- tually isolated tonight by the worst storm of the year which showed no signs of abating after more than ten inches of snow had fallen tonight.
 The Denver and Rio Grande. Atchi- son. Topeka and Stnta Fe and rhe Col orado and Southern railways annulled all trains to the south The Union Pa cific announced that an effort would be made to get trains out tonight 10 the north and west though all lines were hlockaded today and no trains had ar. rived The Rock Island. Union Pacific and Burlington roads reported their lines to the east over the praires were cleared
 Wire communication was cut off to the south. west and north early today and only limited wire service was avail able to the east. Several miles of wire was down between here and Colorado