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The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-05-14
The Stacker Expose.

f Chicago's experience with the first pub
lished installment of the World war Stacker
list shows that not all of those who are in
the records as men who evaded service to their
country in a time of peril are guilty Of the
charge placed against them.
Where a man registered and failed to re-
spond to the call OF the draft board the Off
Gals assumed that he had left for other parts
for the purpose of escaping service. There
was no further investigation made. William
Sutherland Bacon of Boston registered in Chi
cago. He has been published as Stacker. 1t
has been established that Bacon enlisted in
the war chemical service from New York and
when the war ended was carrying the rank of
colonel. Yet in Chicago he is included in the
list OF draft dodgers. Another young man
named Slattery was proclaimed Stacker. One
would resitate to believe that a man having
that name would dodge fight, and the facts
prove that he didn't. Slattery didn't wait to
be drafted. He went to Canada to get quick
! action. and he got it. He was wounded twice
Non the fields of France and his relatives do
not know where he is now
There were hundreds of young men who
N OSS'kS" SSi yiS0 tAAou6A loliluS 10 answer the
calls Of the draft boards, and it is ONLY inst
s to those who did their bit that they be ex-
posed and punished, but the unfortunate cir
cumstance is that the government, in uncov-
ering the guilty ones. can't help here and there
i inficting great injustice on some patriotic
] young fellows who made the mistake of not
keeping in touch with their draft boards after
4 registering.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-05-14
Mrs. Stillman's Friend.

Fred Beauvais. the Indian halfbreed, al
legged affinity of Mrs. James A. Stillman. is
donning his war paint preparatory to a trip
to New York from his Canadian home. Stimuli
taneous with this announcement comes re-
port that Stillman is planning to drop all pro-
ceedings against his wife. Some of the recent
interviews with Beauvais strongly intimated
that he might call upon Stillman and others
and demand face to face satisfaction for some
OF the charges they have made against him
involving Mrs. Stillman. Beauvais doesn't pose
as bad Indian. but his talk leads to a suspi-
clon that he might make it decidedly uncom-
eeftable for person that had lied about him.
'Beauvais says he doesn't need lawyer to rep
resent him. He wants it known that he is fully
sqnahhed to conduct his own defense. Under
Al OF the circumstances it would seem the
latest place for StilTman would be Europe.
and tits understood he contemplates soon head
Ing for that neighborhood Without entering
INTO the merits Of the charges the millionaire
has brought against his wife, DEVELOPMENTS
&AA4 have followed the filing of his suit have
l$ecA day placed him In more unfavorable
3tGnt Stillman by now perhaps appreciates
~ wisdom Of the adage about "let him with
s6ut sin cast the first stone. For his wife
surely has shown him up to have been one Of
3hS worst sinners along the great white way.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-05-14

The purpose to create new federal court
district in Illinois with Rock Island as the
home Of the court will prove great conven-
For years it was necessary for those having
business before the federal court to travel to
Peoria, involving loss of a days time in travel
ing to and from that city. Establishment Of
court here has been agitated for some time,
and finally favorable action by congress is
anticipated through the efforts of Senator
Medill Mccormick. Assurance is given by the
custodian Of the Rock Island federal building
that room can be found there to accommodate
the court.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-05-14
The Daily Short Story

all envying you" He winked sig
nificantly.
Slowly the hands of the clock
dragged around to s. Several times
Miss kimball came in, once with
an armful of flowers.
Your friends haven't forgotten
you"
Room looks like a funeral Way
feel. Lucky I'm on the third floor
and weighted down"
She nodded alphabetically, but
even the pretty curl escaping from
under her white cap didn't compen-
safe for the lump in Jacks throat.
His night! The night he had looked
forward to for three long years,
since he'd been a freshman sub"
and next year he'd be-his thoughts
trailed off. Then he groaned. He
not there! Perhaps that sub" was
fumbling. Then he tossed a bit,
turned to the wall, and sobbed vio-
lently. Gradually, tired by the
strain Of many days, he fell into a
restless sleep. punctuated by more
or less connected and vehement
AT boy! To it, Allen! We've
got EN-! Steady there Aver,
steady"
AS the door opened suddenly he
awoke with start.
"Oh! I'm sorry" exclaimed the
nurse.
"The score."
We've won. Fourteen to twelve"
His whole body relaxed, and with
a tremendous yell he threw off the
covers.
Ssh! You'll wake the others!"
But he only laughed, held her
! hand and kissed it as he emitted
shout after shout, until the orderlies
and nurses came running in from
| all parts OF the building. Just at
that moment hundreds of voices, it
seemed, burst forth into the "Vic-
| tory Song" and as the last echoes
died away,
I'm days of triumph our cheer will
ring;
Scoring defeat, well laugh at it's
: sting.
Brothers united. one mighty band,
! Strong in our hearts and truthful,
Truthful. too, IS colors e'er shall
stand.
Brown and Blue"
And the last cheer was given:
"knowlton! Knowlton! Knowl-
toni"
He sank back and fell asleep,
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-05-14

Iltsais-. Il vas in 18Th thas slS carp were
beeueht u this countsy.
Intfoductioa Of carp into the watsfs Of
Illiaols began two years later. In 1855 the
nrst large caSD was caught in the Illinois river,
specimen 30 inches long being taken at
Asrsdosia. The carp catch Of the Illinois river
aiess reaches six to eight million pounds year
and u valued 1t more than $1oo0o0 Alto
gethsr Illinois boasts Of $50 varieties Of fishes.
but carp leads them all. Making due allow
.ancs for fishes sold in local markets. distrib-
utsd BY peddlers, eaten by those who take them.
It may fairly be said that our Illinois fisheries
yield at the rate Of . pound day throughout
the year of cheap and desirable food TO about
$4,000 persons-virtually equivalent to one
msal Of nsh . day for quarter Of million
people"
The dozen most productive kinds Of Illinois
fishes are stated to be carp. buffalo. cat and
bullheads, sheepshead or drum. crappie. sun
fish. black bass, suckers and red horse. paddle
fish, white. yellow and rock bass, lake ana
shovel-nosed sturgeon. and wall-eyed pike
Only about three dozen Of our $50 species
have a marketable value as food and dozen
more may be classed as edible. The book
makes the following plea for the preservation
of the purity of the waters: illinois river, with
its tributary lakes and streams. is by far the
most important fishing ground within the boun-
daries of Illinois, This stream and its depend
encies are gifts Of nature to the state. valuable
in many ways. which should fully appre-
ciate and utilize to the best advantage. allow
ing no single interest to destroy or overshadow
any other. Measures for its utilization as
sewage outlet for great cities and as COM
mercial highway between the Mississippi and
the Great Lakes and for the reclamation of its
enormously fertile bottom lands should not be
taken without due regard to its importance
and promise as perpetual source of cheap and
healthful food for the people Of the state and
country"
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-05-14

tablespoonful with a tablespoonful
of water once or twice within the
half hour before using the voice.
when red gum is not available
TWO droms of fulid extract OF kino
may be substituted therefor.)
Beside careful correction OF the
patients bad hygiene and personal
habits-a matter OF paramount i'm
portance which is too easily over
locked for most people thing hy-
giene is a sort of sanitary bath
room eQuipment-the treatment OF
chronic sore throat is a strictly
medical problem, and the sufferer
errs seriously when he fails TO con-
suit a coed physician and throat
specialist. and faithfully follow the
mode of treatment prescribed.
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS.
A Frequent Coincidence
Does it seem to You as it seems
to me that ones health is likely to
decrease at the same rate that his
wealth increases, after ne has
passed the point OF comfortable
living? J. Y. M.
Answer-That does seem a fire.
quent coincidence, if nothing more.
Too many people confuse comfort
with coddling, and coddling is a
heavy tax on health. For one ex-
ample, there's the fellow who never
walks any more after he has
amassed the price Of a flivver, and
the woman vino piles on the slack
er flesh to beat the band after she
learns how to drive.
Brains.
What is the right thing to apply
to burns so they will not leave a
scar? R. A.
! Answer-Whether a scar will fol-
low burn depends on the degree or
depth of, the burn and the eharac-
ter of the first aid and subsequent
treatment, and not on the applica-
ton of any alleged scar-preventing
agent or dressing. For triflins
burns, immediate application OF
sterile petroleum. squeezed from a
tube, covered with some oiled silk
or waxed paper and a padding OF
cotton or gauze and bandage, For
severe burns, physician should be
called. No salve or other emer-
gency dressing should be applied
unless. it is known to be sterile
and of course no such dressing re-
mains sterile after it has been han
died or opened to the air for an!
time. Any one who knows the ma
ture of scar tissue knows that il
can neither be prevented nor re
moved by any medical substance OF
, dressing; it is prevented by the ex
pert intelligence of the physician
or surgeon, whose treatment favor'
the healing of the burn or wount
, with the least possible injury of thu
! tissues involved.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-05-14

Mayor Charles T. Baumann of Springfield,
angered by the exposure Of vice conditions in
the state capital by Chicago newspaper. yes
terday issued orders to the members of the
police department to dump all of the news
stands of the city into the streets. When the
boys replaced the stands they were again over
turned by the officers. A Springfield paper
yesterday printed this on its front page:
Mayor Charles Baumann has begun a
cleanup of Springfeld's newsboys, but gam
bling, bootlegging and allied vices go on
Baumann's action places him in ridicu-
lous position before the people of the city and
Of the state. The Chicago newspaper for sew
eral days had been printing details gathered
by reporters sent to that city to gain an in
sight into vice conditions. 1t was charged by
the Chicago newspaper that conditions were
worse in Springfield than in any other city in
the state.
Baumann didn't end the campaign Of the
Chicago paper through the attack directed on
the news merchants. The Chicago paper SIM
ply finds that it has got the mayors goat and
will continue its Investigations and the print
ing Of facts as its reporters find them.
The wiser course for the mayor to have
adopted would have been in standing pat, as
Stunning that he meant not to interfere with
the moral situation in his city. Now he is
placed in the position Of an executive who has
lost his head. Even the element with whom
he was friendly is disguised with him.
The newsboys viii continue to do business
and the Chicago paper will keep on dishing
up salacious facts about the capital city's IN
derworld. 1t is said that petitions will be
placed in circulation for the recall of Mayor
Baumann, Springfield being administered under
the commission form Of government. His act
Of yesterday proves his unftness to serve the
city as its chief executive.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-05-14
DIAMONDS ARE
TO BE SHIPPED
BY AERIAL LINE

London.-Aerial transport of dia-
monds is contemplated in the Bel
gian Congo by a mining company
In which American interests are
largely represented, according to
African advice received here.
The mines concerned are at
Djoka Punda, in the Kasai Province.
At present the journey by boat
along the kasai and Congo rivers
between the mines and Kinshasa, A
distance OF 500 miles, occupies 35
to 40 days. BY the use of airplanes,
1t is expected to accomplish the
trip in about two days.
The present output of diamonds
from the kasai fields is reported to
Dc $4,000 carats a year. Exploita-
ton OF the fields began in 1908.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-05-14
FOR THE GLORY OF THE TEAM.
By MISS HAZEL v. PARIS,
&c Powder House Boulevard, W.
SOmeryille,

Copyright, 1921, by Wheeler Syn
dictate, Inc.)
The game was nearly over when
Jack received pass the length Of
the floor. and. cieverly lodging
Rindge, the opposing guard, made
a pretty basket. The enthusiastic
audience cheered wildly. As he ran
forward, at the next toss-up, and
received the ball, the big guard
fairly ran him across the floor, and
giving him the brunt Of his Shout
der, sent him crashing against the
brick wall Of the gymnasium
When Jack awoke next morning
in the college infirmary and tried to
sit up he found his leg in cast. A
stiff and swollen boy swore softly
at his fate. The game with Ban
bord was only two weeks distant!
Just then the door opened and in
came the nurse. OF course Jack
realized she vas young and pretty,
but he only groaned: How soon
will l get out of this harness."
'Oh, SOON"
"How long is that"
wouldn't you like your mail?'
She didn't appear to hear. "Or the
cards that came with these" indi-
eating several vases of flowers.
Jack turned his face toward the
wall just as the doctor entered, and
Miss kimball, with distressed ex-
preston, started for the door.
Here, boy, what's this? Sulking
so soon? Nurse can't help it."
doc, is there any chance that !
can play against Banford?"
Not one. That leg'll be in cast
for three weeks yet" Assuming a
gentler tone. Sorry for you, knowl-
ton. l played not so many years
ago. Now do not take it out on
Miss kimball. You fellows when
you come here get too impertinent
It's not the fault of the nurses and
doctors that you kill each other
Be as decent as you can to Miss
Kimball. She's new to the work
and We want to make her happy
Pretty, isn't she?" with a twinkle in
his eye.
Jacks only answer was another
grcan.
For days Jack grumbled and
sulked, not because he was in pain
but because he was eager to gel
! back to the gym" to practice. Al
other times he responded to the
nurses efforts to cheer him and
tapologized winningly for previous
bad temper. She, on the other hand
read and coaxed, arranged flowers
and gossiped. in fact did everything
she could to keep her patient in
good humor. Fraternity brothers re.
turned to the house with the report
that Jacks all cut up, poor chap
All he thinks of is the Banford
game. But say, he has a peach Of {
nurse"
The day Of the big game finally
came, and Jack eagerly read mum.
erous accounts; statistics. lineups
criticisms. His heart sank as ht
saw that betting was three to one
against his team. At s o'clock tht
sub-captain, Allen Ia frat brother
and "freshie") came In.
Don't take 1t 80 hard, old boy
We're bound to win"
when you're my age, you won
be SO blamed optimistic" growlet
Jack.
We'll, you're to know the scor,
at the end Of the halves. The bugs
here said 1t was bother, but Doc
insisted. Say, you oughtn't to bs
lonesome here The fellows ar
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-05-14

rate per word. For instance, be-
tween Washington. D. C.. and Paris |
france, the rate for straight ca.
Die message is IS cents word. and
the time is about five hours; while
The rate for delayed cable is u
cents word and the message Will
be received in Paris either on the
day that the cable is given TO the
cable company or upon the day ioi-
lowing.
@. What state has the most d.
rorces and which the least?
]. L. Men.
A. The most divorces are CD
tanned in Nevada, while none may
be obtained in South Carolina. The
District Of Columbia grants fewer
divorces in proportion to its popa-
'stion than any of the states, While
North Carolina stands next.
@. How do crickets make thai
peculiar noise heard at night?
W. r.
A. The call of cricket is pro.
duced by the rubbing Of the nina
legs together.
@. What are insect flowers?
r. Il. P.
A. Insect flowers are PRODUCED
by several species of the aster fam
lily and are SO called because pW'
ethrum or insect powder is prepaf
ed from the dried flowers.
Q. How long has cattle plague
been known? l. H. g.
A. Cattle plague has been recos'
nized for more than 1000 years.
II was probably this disease wnica
destroyed the herds of the wariiAe
tribes which overran the Roman
empire during the fourth and hlin
centuries.
Q. When were chain cables hFs'
used? P. L. r.
A. Chain cables were first en-
ployed on shipboard in 1911. Inc
first vessel to use them was tne
Penelope, West India ship. me
were invented and patented in lsv'
~ : NAVY safUaA nAmad slaAeA
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-05-14

@. Has Colonel George Harvey
a middle name? G.. B.
A. Colonel Harvey's full name is
George Brinton Mcclellan Harvey.
Q. Is there any stone. besides a
diamond, which will cut glass?
A. ]. d.
A. There are a great many
stones that will cut glass. Among
them are topaz, beryl, corundum,
chronite, garnet and quartz.
@. How long has buying coal in
summer for winter Use been advo-
Gated? ]. l.. c.
A. Various cities and coal dis
tributors have preached this doc
trine for many years and there is
g, record showing that Stephen
Girard. who died in 1881, left a
fund to provide fuel for the needy
in Philadelphia, and instructed his
executors 70 buy during the sum-
mer months, when the price was
lowest, and distribute the fuel in
January.
@. What do the initials N. S. F.
B. E. stand for? J.F. G.
A. This organization says that
the initials stand for National So
ciety for Broader Education; that
it is not UNCONVENTIONAL: that its
work is educational. and that its
purpose is the lessening Of unrest
and discomfort.
@. Where is the lake district!
M. H.
A. This is picturesque region
of mountain, lake, wood and valley
in Cumberland and Westmoreland
counties. England. 1t has been
made famous by the Lake school
Of poets, and is visited annually by
thousands OF tourists.
@. What does Tientsin mean
r. H. P.
A. The English translation OF
! this name is Heavenly Ford"
@. What is the difference be-
tween a regular cable and delay
ed cable? VIC.
A. The difference lies in the time
Eagvirsd fax tE2aHnssasan and 4
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-05-14
With Other Editors
Passing of the Old Order.
[Boston Transcript

As demonstration Of nationalist sentiment
the funeral ceremonies at Potsdam OF the for
mer German empress were failure Instead
Of showing an imperialism on parade militant.
Potsdam tolled the knell Of the old order
the world of the Hohenzollerns, of the military
chieftans, of the Scharmhosts and the Bis
marcks. Plumed and helmeted officers of the
old regime, dignitaries of the kaiser's court
and former officials of the imperial government.
pilgrimaged to the Hohenzollern palace out of
respect for the dead empress and out of rev.
erence for the memories and the slories of
Prussas royal house. But the demonstration
was that of a cult, not the outpouring of the
peoples heart.
Republican Berlin and republican Prussia
remained steadfastly aloof from this gathering
of the ancient Hohenzollern clans The repub-
lican government did not even send official
representatives to the ceremonies in memory
Of the kaiser's consort. The breach between
the old and the new was sharp and clear; the
old gathered in silence and in sorrow before
the bier of the empress, while the new with
different cares and thoughts, went unconcern-
eddy about its affairs
The very absence at Potsdam of a national
list demonstration shows that Hohenzollernism
is dying cause. 1t is cult whose devotees
continue to worship before shrines which in
years past brought to the worshippers honor,
glory and comfortable living But the wor-
shippers before these shrines are becoming
fewer and the act of worship demands increas-
ingiy greater sacrifices. Ten years more, per-
maps and devotion to the house Of Hohenzol-
Tern will be no stronger than was the devotion
Of the Jacobites to the house Of Stuart in the
l7tn century. or the loyalty of the French royal
lists in the 18th century to the fallen fortunes
OF the Bourbons
The old order in Germany has gone its
way; and not even the gates of Potsdam can
Withstand the tidal wave of change The CON.
ditions which made possible the rise Of the
Hohenzolierns to exalted heights OF power
have passed away. and in their place, let rs
hope for all time. has come upon Germany
BELIEF and faith I'm republican institutioua.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-05-14
Chinese Food Close at Hand.

Professors Forbes and Richardson of the
University Of Illinois are the authors of the
latest publication Of the state division of nat
ural history survey. and they write Of the carp
which are SO plentiful in this state. They tell
es that the carp Is not European, but is a direct
descendant Of Chinese ancestors. Its history
rom The time It LEFT China until it became in
1899 the most popular Ash in Illinois is con-
3hinad In Tie -nsr pdhtcatiou. ~The Fishes Of
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-05-14

1MAIN STREET. AT NOON.
Broken, dented asphalt, .
Two lines of snaky rails.
street car stops at the corner
In front
OF the hotel.
Three dappers prepare to get
Aboard.
The males behind the plate glass window
Lean forward to get
An eyefull.
They do.
A fussy fivver
Coughs impatiently
Behind the car.
Ding ding! -.
Across the street
A fat woman
And lean man
Pause in front of a
Butcher shop
Which f1aunts sign IN ~ u2n0o I
Fresh fish. & u
The window display is
Row upon row OF
Smoked sturgeon!
Down the street
A blind man
Sells his pencils
Over and over
Again.
His stock is never
Depleted.
Passing slowly in front of/a .
Department store
Is young man
Mounted on small wheeled platform.
He has no legs.
Poor devil. :.
On the curb in front
OF the Argus Office
Two bored-looking young men
Are talking
And cycling the window bulletins
In a critical
Manner
They are newspaper
Men
Who have just had their lunches.
How do l know
They are newspaper
Men
Who have just had their lunches?
Because they look so hungry
And because
Each one is gnawing on
Toothpick.