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The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-07-07
32-in. Colored Pon8ee
Csc I'd.

About 100 yards of this 32-in. Pongee in
colors Of green and brown, especially suited
for drapes, dresses, skirts, etc. Special, the
yard, Csc
First Floor
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-07-07

yards yesterday and a search was
made.
Mr.. Sewers was born June 9,
1867, in Pawnee. Neb. He had re-
sided in Rock Island about three
years, and he had been employed in
the Brady yards as teamster two
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-07-07

6oxSo japanese table cIoths,-bIue prints
On white grounds-all fast color. Many
pretty patterns. Special at $50 each.
First Floor
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-07-07

Charles Mclaughlin, sos Twen-
ty-frst street, where Sewers had
asked to stay on the evening of
July 4, said that Sewers had arisen
about O'Clock and left the house.
He had been missing since. Mr..
Mclaughlin inquired at the Brady
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-07-07

years. He had been working until
week ago. when he was taken i'll.
Surviving are the widow and five
sons in Monmouth, and a son in
Galesburg.
Burial was this afternoon in
Chippiannock cemetery.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-07-07

violating the traffic law.
h. Fl. Carishaw OF Chirag1 wua
arrested and fined IS for passtn
street car.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-07-07
Police News

Harold Hotchkiss and II. r.
Johnson were fined SIS and costs
for speeding and W. E. Lyons SIS
and costs for passing a street car,
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-07-07

All the news all the time-Tht
Argus.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-07-07
Friday Only
1R ct. Aluminium
Sauce Pans
45c
mo Phone orders.)
Why Salespeople at
Parker's Are Different

Z dTkGT S ARE D1IIGTGnE
Customers often wonder why
saiespeople at Parkers seem differ
ent-more courteous, more anxious
to serve, more polite and cheerful.
One doesn't have to 90 far to
find the reason. Saiespeopie at
Parker's feel In an unusual sense
that 1t Is THEIR store.
Last January, when they were
given an opportunity to become
stockholders In the M. l. Parker
Company, As per cent Of them be-
came part-owners of the store.
Think of what that means to
them, to the store, and to YOU
how it creates a desire to keep YOU
as one of the stores Satisfied Gus
toners.
Saiespeople at Parkers are loyal
members of an organization whose
object is to make this store the
most popular place in Davenport
for Buyers who appreciate Service,
and Quality, and Large Merchandise
ing Values.
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1921-08-12
They Paid Up.

A story is told of a Texas newspa-
per man who wanted to publish some
thing sensational. and after thinking
over several things. decided to print
the following:
There is a certain business man in
this town who is mighty bold OF late.
and if he does not quit kissing and
making love to his stenographer we
are going to publish the whole affair
next week so that the public may
know who he is.
When the paper came out thirteen
business men came in and paid their
subscriptions. Five of them paid four
years in advance and he got S165
worth of job printing from the rest.
Each OF them requested him not to
publish the rumor in next weeks pa
per as there was not a word OF truth
in Tx.
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1921-08-12
From !. =. Hardy.

Ennis. Tex. Aug. 6, 1921.
To the Signal:
1 regretted that couldn't be with
YOU for the picnic, but | guess YOU
pulled OF just a sbig a stunt as il /
had been there / am rejoiced to read
about the tim,y rains and the good
crop prospects in West Texas
Looks now like there will BE- call
for me and Uncle Ben Davis to make
good our promise to help Pcriman
pick his cotton crop.
Weather conditions in Ellis county
are far from favorable for cotton. The
boil weeyil is still on his job. though
the excessively hot weather has sery-
cd to check his rayages to some eX-
tent, but the drouth takes up We're
the weevil leaves off and the county
farm agent estimates that not more
than third of Il crop is in prospect
Corn cut short by dry weather.
People here persist in knocking on
West Texas, because of supposed
drouthiness i'm face of the fact that
crops and grass are flourishing there
while everything here is parching up.
People talk loudest about things OF
which they know nothing. especially
whore prejudice Is the ruling passion.
The reunion of Parsons Texas Cav
airy Brigade was held here this week
and it was my pleasure to mingle
with the old vets for two days
There is considerable interest here
being manifested in the legislature
wrangle over the state university pay
roll. The major sentiment seems to be
to reducing salaries OF pro-
fessors. Personally believe the emer
gency raise made last year ought to
be Topped off and the salary basis of
1919 restored.
1t looks now like West Texas is to
get her regulation dose of disappoint
ment In the matter of senatorial re
Sure, West Texas must
fare like the proverbial step child.
Let the cream go to the elect while
the crumbs are doled out to us.
j. S. HARDY.
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1921-08-12
When TO Quit Advertising,

When the grasshopper ceases to hop
And the cows quit bawling.
When the fishes no longer hop
Aud the baby stops squalling
When the dunner no longer duns,
And the boot owl quits hootns.
When the rivers cease to run
And the burglar stops his looting'
When the vine no longer twines.
And the skyiark stops his larking.
When the sun no longer shines.
And the young men quit sparkling.
When the heavens begin to drop
And the old maids stop advising.
Then-it is time to shut up shop.
And quit your advertising. - I'm
known.
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1921-08-12
snyder Training school. Aug. 3i-26.

snyder Training school. Aug. 3i-26.
The Sunday School and p. y. p. u.
Training School for Snyder will be
held August 2l-26th. Miss Lucie
Sprecker. State Junior b. Y. p. u.
Secretary. will teach the Junior b. Y.
p. L. Manual Miss Vera Hunt. of FL
Paso. who has been in Scurry County
in the Sunday School and B. Y. p. u.
work since June LIST, will teach the
Senior b. Y. p. U. Manual. The sun
day School Manual will also be taught
Music in charge OF Mrs. Jeff Davis.
Snyder. Plans are made To make this
school great success.
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1921-08-12

In the dim ages that lie behind us
comes evidences constantly OF races
that have passed on before types NJ
humanity which enjoyed a civilization
peculiarly their own. yet interesting
TO all OF ~ TO rare degree. These
remnants or excayated discoveries
picture in partial fashion the progress
OF the human race toward the higher
civilizations. touching TO the quick
the lively. healthy curiosity we all
bear toward our common origin.
There are few areas on the two
American continents richer In the ie-
lies Of the past than the Republic OF
Mexico. and few countries have pur-
sued the study OF past civilization
with a greater degree OF success than
Mexico and the Mexican scholars
II is this group that are now work
ing avidly on the constantly develop
ing theory that Mexico has had. at
one time in the ages past. intercourse
with Asia. and that Chinese explorers
OF s"iIlti@ i"iA - utNNlH'N lhF ''t'+N''
on the civilization they found there
The age in which these Chinese came
Is not dehnitely known. but indica
tions are first found about the time
OF the birth OF christ. Monaghan
symbols and Monaghan character are
also expressed in Aztec sculpture OF
a date not more than one thousand
years ago.
The accompanying picture clearly
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1921-08-12

Joe Merrett and family got tired
looking at the same thing around
home so last week they hooked up
their automobile and started for the
plains. and they went most every
place you could think OF. Joe is quite
an expert observer OF crops and he
came back home saying that Scurry
county crops were ahead of anything
he had seen on his trip. He wasn't
quite satisfied with his trip so they
left again Tuesday for visit into
New Mexico.
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1921-08-12

Hon. NJ. r. Rosser was here Satur-
dav and Sunday. Mr.. Rosser said that
he was hopelessly in the minority on
most everything the legislature was
doing. They were going wild, he said.
on the subject OF economy Economy,
he said. is a thing that is very i'm
portant and should be practised by
US all" but the majority has dose
that is unreasonable.
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1921-08-12

A cartoon in the Sunday Dallas
News represented the wartime tax
with a ferocious bull peuned up. and
with him was the G. Q. 2. congress
and President Harding trying to de-
horn him. On the fence was the dem
ocrats saying Sail right in. boys. and
grab him by the horns" The prom
Use OF tax revision by the republicans
is fraught with many difficulties.
Finding a place to get hold Of. and
holding to it when caught, is an ex-
tremely perilous job.
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1921-08-12

II requires quite a little time, from
its inception. for amy organization TO
do effective work. or rather to get in
working order so that they may do ei-
fectiye work. The scurry County
Chamber Of Commerce, has probab-
~ be u ana exception to the general
rule. for from the very beginning Of
their organization few months ago
they have laid foundation for perma-
ueut benefits TO both county and
town. The primary aim OF the Scurry
County Chamber of Com5rce ia It's
inception. was to encourage q close
relationship between town and county
which has been, we are glad 70 note,
partially successful With the renew
ed confidence now in evidence and
the present relationship existing be-
tween town and county. there IS no
reason why the Scurry County Cham
Der OF Commerce should not be the
means OF entirely recovering for Sny-
der the things that have been lost.
and we believe this will be accomp-
Used this fall
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1921-08-12

Instead of the aged and inirm pin
ming their faith to the introduction OF
glands" from goats and monkeys,
they should according to the physi-
illogical experts. b. giving a little
time and energy to the proper eXer-
cisine of the decadent bodies. IL rs
decllr dehtat there is a style of phys
zeal exercise that is good and helpful
for the human body. so long as there
continues life.-Amarillo Daily News.
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1921-08-12

a very poor place to practiye econ
omp II seems to us Is at the expense
of our educational facilities. Our state
has always been inferior in the mat
tiers pertaining to education, and now
the Legislature under the guise Of
economy has cut the appropriation
for professors and instructors sala
ries. Granted that there has been a
slight reduction in good many
things. there are few things that
will never be reduced much. and
ought not to be. and that is the teach
ers' salaries.
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1921-08-12

ern Asia? DID great trihe 81 then
boldly launch forth on a migration of
5000 miles b. land tround through
Northern Asia by the BerInc straits.
and across few miles OF water 70
this continent which took them per.
ksps a half century, Did they follow
the wild coast VI the Pacific and its
mountain ranges straight into tho
heart OF Mexico. where their nercs
warriors soon carved out an empirsI
These ire curious questions indeed.
aud the study OF the past stirs In M
ell desire for more knowledge. This
can easily De obtained at The great
Mexican National Exhibit at the state
Fair OF Texas October 5 to 90. There
the government Of Mexico viii place
before us all q wonderful study Of
curios that have been collected pains
takngly b. scholarly men. These tell
an eloquent story Of the past Every.
one should see them AZ u is one OF
the rare sights OF the world. and a
collection that seldom leaves Mexico
city Itself
The Mexican National Exhibit will
be one Of The features OF the great
state Fair " 1871 II will show the
development Of Mexico in an artistic
and industrial way. and Illustrate ths
great fund OF raw resources that
country has IN store for the worlds
use I; H. certain to be one OF tina
principal attractions OF this seasons
Fair. aud we'll worth seeing in itself.
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1921-08-12

shows the resemblance OF Mexican
discoveries to the ancient Chinese and
Monaghan eras-when the Chinese
was the leading civilization OF the
world, and the Mongol the most hardy
explorer and daring warrior In all
Asia There is a startlingly distinct
resemblance to Asiatic customs IN
the head dress. In the designs. and IN
the writing
These things were found In the Toll
tee stratum Tor depth " earth) in an
exploration near the city or Mexico.
The Toltecs were a hardy race. sup
posed to be the native people OF that
area.
The Aztecs. 4 fierce and warlike
race. came to Mexico on a mysterious
migration when the Toltecs were at
their best. and swiftly conquered the
heart OF Mexico The Toltecs were
swept from existence by this wave OF
hardy fighters. who built wonderful
empire. and held it until Cortez and
his Spania ds came and wresled Il
from them
Who were those AztecS' Perhaps
the mysterious Chinese relics that
wers lnibedded in the earth by a van.
ished race OF Toltecs. were brought
to them by Asiatic explorers. who
made their way back 20 Asia and told
OF a great continent Could these
Aztecs have been a branch o' the
then mighty Monaghan race OF North
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1921-08-12
WILL. USE THE BIBLE
IN PUBLIC SCHOOLS

The Amarillo public schools are
going to have the Bible. In which is
the sublimest literature In the uni
verse, for study the coming session.
The Amarillo Daily News has the fol-
lowing TO say:
As radical departure in the lit
erary work of the Amarillo public
soools the Bible is being introduced
for the incoming session. This work
is mentioned in the outline OF study
course. soon to be issued, in the fol-
lowing manner:
1T is generally admitted by Eng
llsh scholars that the Bible contains
some OF tht choicest selections in all
literature In spite of the fact that
it is @ translation from foreign
language and that. too. an oriental
tongue which cannot ordinarily be
successfully translated. We do not
feel when We are reading II that We
are reading translation. but its
thoughts nt into our language with
the sam exact precision that they
M into an other languages and take
hold OF us I'm such % way as to make
ms feel that we are reading from IA ma
tive author whU knows our lives and
just the message that we need.
surely selections from this won
derful Book stored away in the heart
OF the child will be worth as much to
him in after years. 10 say the least,
as the selections we usually confine
him TO in the schools No one would
Doubt that there Is as much education
al value in the Twenty-third Psalm
as there is sin "Wynken. Blynken and
Nod and as much IN the Thirteenth
Chaptear OF Corinthians as in The
Merry Brown Thrush. to take some Of
the selections usually rQuired to be
memorizcd I'm the schools. In fact.
there is no comparison between Bib
Heal literature and much of the liter
allure emphasized In the schools The
former is as far above the latter as
God is above man. and we owe it to
the child at least % introduce him 10
the Bible and teach him that it con
tains not only the sublimest of liter
allure but, indeed the very words OF
life. This is what the Amarillo Public
schools. within the law, undertakes
to do in the brief course outlined be-
low.
This work is under the supervi
sion OF the English teacher The room
teacher will read each morning in the
opening exercises. from the portion of
the Bible assigned 10 her grade and
will also devote as much time as she
can to having the children memorize
and reproduce the memory selections
for their grade. In addition to this.
the language teacher will use the
stories and memory selections in her
language work and will see that the
know and are able to repro
duce them.
In the | over grades. before the
pupil earns to read for himself, the
teacher will read him stories from the
Bible and help him to fix them clear
~ in his mind. In each grade. some
of the time devoted to story telling
will be devoted to the reproduction
OF these Bible stories. After the pu-
pill has learned to read, he will. of
course, be expected to read these
stories for himself. fix them clearly in
his mind so as to be able to reproduce
them when called upon.
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1921-08-12
Crops are good IA scurry county

The snyder band is making some
good music, and with some help just
at this time from Snyder we will
have band to be proud OF. Snyder
ought to have good band. Other
towns not so large have bands.
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1921-08-12

Guy f. Paxton returned Sunday
from Abilene. He reports crops In
,Scurry county much better than crops
in Taylor county. He predicts crop
in Scurry county this year equal to
1914
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1921-08-12
METHODIST TO BEGIN
REVIVAL MEETING

A Revival Meeting will begin Sat
urday night Aug. 18th. at Crowder.
Rev. Griffin, pastor, will do the
preaching.
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1921-08-12

r. +. Curry and family of Miles
are visiting his father. A. NJ. Curry,
and family. Elmo will visit on the
Plains before returning home.
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1921-08-12

II. p. Wellborn reports crops good
on his farm in the southwest part of
the county. With the exception OF
being little late crops are good, he
said.
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1921-08-12

Martin Wilson and family OF Ster-
rett. Ellis county. are here as guests
OF Mrs. Wilson's parents. Mr.. and
Mrs. A. NJ. Curry.
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1921-08-12

Gordon Tomlinson who has been
visiting here for two weeks returned
Wednesday to his home at Cisco.
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1921-08-12

j. Q. Richardson has returned from
New Mexico, where he has been on
business and visiting.
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1921-08-12

Mrs. w. r. Wilson of Kansas City,
is visiting her parents. MIR. and Mrs.
w. r. Minor.
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1921-08-12

c. L. Norris AMI family have re
turned from South Texas. where they
have been on an outing for a month.
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1921-08-12

Burke said that Ito tax and to
please is as impossible as to love and
he wise"
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1921-01-28

askance. like the awkward country
lad that was.
you know me. major" said De
Lapp; "and I am sure that you will
tell him that this could not be-"
mo. no. Jack! Certainly not! Ger
taiDly notv' cried the major.
Thank you," said De Lapp. "Yos
know me. and you do me Justice. AND
yourself. hope that you will soor
have your regiment given you"
II am well enough" answered the
major; "but they will never give me
a place unless there is war. and there
VIII be no more war In my time"
"Oh! you think that1 said De Lapp,
with smile. swell, nous verrOns.
We shall see, my friend - He whisked
on his hat. and turning briskly, he
walked Off In the direction Of West
Inch. The major stood looking after
him with thoughtful eyes, and then
asked me what 1t was that had me
think that he was a spy. When ]
told him he said nothing. but he shook
his head. and looked like a man who
was Ill at ease in his mind.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1921-01-28
1--WE 6HALl 0EE."

Synopsis. Writing long after the
events described. Jack Calder. Scot
farmer Of West Inch, tells how. In
his childhood. the fear Of invasion
by Napoleon. at that time complete
master of Europe. had gripped the
British nation. Following a false
alarm that tho French had landed.
Jim Horscroft, the doctors son. Q
youth OF fifteen, Quarrsls with his
father over joining the army. and
from that incident . lifelong
friendship begins between the boys.
They 60 to school together at Ber-
wick, whore Jim IL cock boy from
the first. After two years Jim goes
to Edinburgh to study medicine.
Jack stays Ave years more at Ber-
wick. becoming cock boy in his
turn. When Jack is eighteen his
cousin Edie comes to live at West
Inch and Jack falls In love at first
sight with his attractive. romantic,
selfish and autocratic cousin Of
seventeen. They watch from the
cliffs the victory OF an English
merchantmen over two French prt-
vateers. Reproached by Edie for
staying at home. Jack starts to en-
list. Edie tells him to stay. Jack
promises to stay and marry her.
She acquiesces Jim comes homo.
Jack sees Jim kissing Edie. Jack
and Jim compare notes and force
Edie to choose between them. She
chooses Jim. Jack gives up EdIe
to Jim. The downfall OF Napoleon
10 celebrated. A half-dead ship
wrecked foreigner drifts ashore at
West Inch. He says he Is Bonaven-
ture de Lapp. q soldier of fortune.
He goes to live with the Calders.
A man Of mystery. and evidently
Of high position. he wins all hearts.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1921-01-28
JAZZ AND SKINNY
UNDoiNo POOR 10, TOO
Saxophone's Vail and Bizarre Steps
Stir Memories-indians Created
First League Of Nations.

PHILADELPHIA jazz mu.
sic and dancing are making the Indian
wild again. The roll of the snare drum
and the wall of the saxophone com.
bined with the "toddle'' and the "shim-
my stir atavistic memories Of the
tom-tom and the shrek of the victim
at the stake. SO asserted DR.. Henry
Bates, secretary of missions, in an
address here before the session Of
the Friends of the Indian.
A system Of practical education for
Indians on government reservations
was advocated by DR.. Bates, who said
"the Indian bureaus education pro.
gram as carried out is q joke"
DR.. Bates added that the Iroquois
created the first league Of nations
when they organized the powerful
tribes known as the "six nations"
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1921-01-28
SEATTLE POLICE
SHOT TO DEATH
MEMBER OF TOUGH GANG USES
GUN WITH FATAL
EFFECT.
SAYS HIS NAME IS JOHN SMITH
Was Himself Badly Wounded-May
Be insane-Says He Robbed in
All BIG Cities Of Washing.
ton State.

SEATTLE.-Recent developments
following the two pistol duels on the
main streets Friday night which re-
suited in the killing Of Detective J.
O'Brien and the wounding OF Patrol
man Neil Mcmillan, Patrolman T. An
gle. Dean Carman and John Schmitt
were:
Death of Patrolman William T.
Angle. after a blood TRANSMISSION oper-
alton resorted to in an effort to save
his life.
Filing of first degree murder charge
against John Schmitt.
Issuance of orders to policemen to
draw their guns before stopping sus-
poets and generally to increase vigil
ance.
Movement to hasten enactment OF
an ordinance providing for additional
policemen at once.
McMillan's condition is critical.
A bullet passed through his intes-
tines. Carman, citizen who was
walking along the street, is said to be
in no danger, the bullet having passed
through the fleshy portions of the
leg, and Schmitt's wounds are of even
less serious character.
Schmitt Shot in Groin.
The confessed slayer, Schmitt, was
shot in the groin and the leg by De-
tective T. G. Montgomery, OBren's
partner but the bullets passed through
without striking any bones and leav-
ing clean wounds. Schmitt's right
eye was swollen and discolored as the
result of the mauling to which he
was subjected by Montgomery after
the detective had emptied his gun.
The prisoner has been removed from
the hospital to the city Jail.
In his confession, officers said,
Smith admitted having participated
in robberies in Spokane, Yakima, Ev-
erett, Tacoma and Seattle within the
last year. He gave his age as 90
years.