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The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-03-15
With Other Editors
Internal Tax Revision First.
(From New York Times),

It Is agreed that the chief work of the ex-
ira session OF congress will be revision of
the tax laws. Whether or not the net burden
within two or three years, there is an acute
demand for a revision of the war tax sched-
uies and modification of forms of taxation
which have become relatively non productive
and are at the same time a clog on business
There has been some dispute at Washing
ton about priority as between internal reve-
nue. revision and tariff revision. But it is clear
that the country is thinking more about the
former than the latter. Mr.. Mondell put the
matter mildly when he remarked, after an in.
terview with the president: II want to say that
the business of the country Is as much de-
PENDENT upon relief from the burdens of war
taxes as upon revision of the tariff laws"
He could have said, Far more dependent"
Congress passed an emergency tariff act
at the last session, intended to give relief to
the farmer: but it had been loaded down with
needless amendments and lost its emergency
character. If it is desired to check importa-
tons in some of the schedules simple emer-
geLcy remedy would BE- as Mr. Mondell sug-
gests. to enact an anti-dumping law and an
administrative amendment to the tariff law
valuing importations at the port of entry in
stead Of at the port Of shipment
Revised tariff schedules cannot be expected
to bring in more than small fraction Of the
revenue which the government requires. They
will supplement internal taxation. Our tar
if policy has also been fundamentally affected
~ the conversion Of the United States from
debtor nation into creditor nation. A
creditor nation. with huge surplus Of exports.
cannot adopt an attitude Of economic exclusion.
The public therefore has its mind concen-
trated On the internal tax problem. II wants
to get rid Of vexatious and Improbable taxes
ard to see the burdens Of the next few years
lshtened BY more scientific adjustment. The
tariff can easily wait until more pressing in
krnA revenue revision Is out Of the way.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-03-15

THE COLYUMlST.
Through piles of "exchanges
With scissors IN hand
He mournfully ranges -
To NEE. the demand
OF lovers Of wheezes.
Who won't be denied,
And oft though he pleasss
They're ne'er satisfied.
His flce long and solemn,
He nervously ships
A news or want" column
In search of his quips.
No converse with others
He wants nor requests:
He views all his brothers
AS 90 many pests.
Before his typewriter
He sits in despair.
A sad. silly blighter
With vacant-eyed stare
Sans all Inspiration
His soul in the pit
Sans all animation,
Sans thought and sans wit!
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-03-15

! to each indirhnal. No attention viii n
lines on a certain platinum bar
kept in Paris, when this bar is at
0 degree c. or 80 degrees F. Copies
of this Paris meter are kept else
where, and its value in wave
lengths of light is also known with
very great exactness. The metric
system originated in France at the
close of the 18th century. Its use
is now required by law in the ma
jority of nations and permitted 10
most of the others.
@. Is the star in the western SIX!
after sunset the Edison star, and Is
i artificial? A. W.
A The naval observatory says
there is no star known as the "Eoi-
SOD Star; nor is there any arti-
fetal star which may be placed III
the heavens. A story seems TO DC
circulated to the effect that tne
evening star, Venus, which is par
ticularly bright at the present time
is an artificial star. This, OF course
is not true.
@. How far will high-angle
gun shoot, such as those uSk
against aircraft, and how many ma.
chimes were brought down by them
]. G. H.
A. The air service OF the wal
department says that it is ciaimeo
that anti-aircraft guns will snooI
to $4,000 or 10000 feet. There are
no figures existing as to the nun
Der Of planes shot down by anu.
aircraft fire, but the number "
claimed to be very small indeed
less than one per cent OF those sno'
at.
@. Who is known as the paper
king? D. H.
A. John Law, a Scotch finance,
and promoter of commercia'
schemes was known by this title
He was born in Edinburgh, in 1911,
and died in Venice in 1928. HIS
best known enterprise was inc
Mississippi Scheme" or System
For a while the System" prospereo
and Law was in great power. Dul
an over-issue of paper money
brought a catastrophe and Q col
lapse OF the system.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-03-15
The Daily Short Story

Then. why don't you look her
up and tell her so?"
I'm afraid it wouldn't be very
much use-she might not remem-
Der me-and of course she might
not seem the same to me, either
you can never tell. I'm perfectly
content at the present moment,
anyway, Polly or no Polly"
Now. although Polly should have
been flattered by at least part of
his speech. she was angry-just a
tiny little bit hurt that he had for
gotten Polly. and a good bit mad
because he thought she might not
seem the same to him-the idea!
And the nerve! She wasn't going
to pay any more attention to him
no, indeed! Archie, the truly de-
voted. loomed up before her in the
doorway-in another minute he
would be with them. Good old
Archie-at least he seemed to feel
the same toward Polly. So she
turned on her innocent offender.
she doesn't remember you very
well, and I'm perfectly sure she
wouldn't seem the same to you,
either-she's utterly changed: take
one last look at her now before
she disappears butterflies
do, you know-good-bye."
She waved her hand mockingly
and hurried inside with Archie
she couldn't seem to get away fast
enough. And after the next dance
she was tired and decided that she
wanted to go home. Archie pro-
posed to her again on the way home
and she surprised herself by final
ly and definitely refusing him: she
didn't want to marry anyone any
way-she hated all men! And then
she went to bed and slept very
badly and wished she had never
gone to that horrid old masquerade
dance the night before. And all
night long she dreamed about a
gold and black knight with a card
board sword.
Mrs. Young found Polly very IN
communicative on all matters the
next day, and when she announced
her intention of going for a walk
after lunch she was too relieved to
get rid of her. Polly herself went
to q little place in the woods where
she often went when she was wor-
ried or disturbed about anything.
She didn't see why she should be
disturbed now-just because Jerry
had come back and didn't care
whether he ever saw her again or
not-but all the same she was. So
she leaned her head against an old
tree which had heard many a Sc
cret before. and Just for a tiny min
ute or two she let herself cry a lit
tie. She didn't notice any sound
but the rustling Of the leaves. but
while she was still OF somewhere
in the clouds she felt herself caught
in two strong arms and heard an
old familiar voice in her ear.
Polly, Polly-what are You try
ing to do to me! Are you crying
for him or for mo-"
WY i00o1y tAieu " push hin
away. you didn't want to find
mel" she sobbed. trying to pull her
head away from his shoulder. But
II was no use-she was quite help
less.
Want to find you! Why. found
you the minute ! went in the room.
Did you think you could fool me.
darling. guess not. I couldn't
see anyone else but you il tried
It's . habit Could you learn r
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-03-15

care q little bit. Polly-could you
ever%
"Oh. Jerry-I do-you know l do!
Why, I've been wearing your pict-
ure around my neck ever since the
day you went away" The last
words were almost whispered some
where around his necktie, and Jer-
~ held her . little closer.
II wouldn't give you up now,
Polly. darling. II ] had to drag you
to the altar BY the hair Of your
head!"
But to an innocent observer 1t
didn't look as II he would have to
do anything 20 violent - that
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-03-15
ONE NIGHT AS A BUTTERFLY.
By Kitty Parsons.
Copyright, 1921. byNWheeler Syn
dictate. Incl

\SopyIl6uts AJSI, Wy NV uSCAoA ~ Il
dictate, 1nc.)
Polly Young was dressed as a
butterfly In the most adorable Co.'S
tune imaginable. And the best part
of it all was that everyone at the
fancy dress party seemed to think
so, too, for she was most remark
ably popular. She had come with
her near fiance, Archie Morton. a
young man whom her mother was
extremely anxious to have her ac-
cept. He was a nice enough man.
and Polly liked him a lot; but
somehow she could not quite make
up her mind to sit opposite him at
the breakfast table for seven days
a week, So weeks a year. The idea
did not altogether attract her. AS
. matter Of fact, Polly had never
quite forgotten q certain young
good for -nothing-so her mother
called him-who used to make mud
pies and things like that with her.
several years before. She should
have. Of course. but she hadn't
MAY l have this dance" asked
. black and gold knight, flourish
ing a cardboard sword in one hand.
Polly nodded. and he swept her
out on to the crowded floor. When
the music stopped, they drifted out
to the cool porch and sat down.
Then the black and gold young
man exploded a heavy bomb-in
the form of a simple question:
"Why-er-yes-I think she is
here tonight can't see her just
now"
1--WE been in South Africa for
two years, ever since l got out of
the service, so you see I've quite
lost track Of everything and every
one. Tell me something about Pol
~, wont you!"
The butterfly flushed in the dark
ness and clutched the arm of her
chair for support. Could this be
Jerry = her childhood playmate?
He had gone away almost five
years before and for a long time
she had not even heard from him.
Oh, It couldn't be possible!
We'll, she's quite q nice girl
now" she told him doubttully.
mot 90 very good looking. but pass
able"
what do you mean. 'passable % "
he laughed.
sort Of like ma"
well. that means about 100 per
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-03-15

III ~, Daysnports unique idea Of dispatchins
kioom and dispelling all that follows in his
trafl ~ q demonstration on the levee tomorrow
anfkht n ono that should be shared by all on
! ward looking people. Cheer up; don't be
1woosy. Summers coming.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-03-15

The Chicago jurist who sentenced con-
victsd moron to life in the penitentiary did
more than can be written to help rid the
world Of one Of the most. dangerous hends in
human form. Drastic punishment or exile will
alone protect children from such monsters.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-03-15

diseases as diphtheria, typhoid fe-
yer, soarlet fever; and In tropical
climates by the lack Of vttamine in
the diet 1.-THE use OF polished rice
as staple. rather than the unpol-
ished brown rice, is the cause OF
the multiple neuritis known as
.beri-beri).
From the variable and no-spe-
cific nature of neuritis it will be
evident that no remedy can be con-
sidered useful unfortunately,
The most important thing is abso-
lutte rest Of the affected part or OF
the whole body, for the same rea-
son and in the same way you rest
q fracture.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-03-15
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS.
Foot and Scalp Disease.

VVG bbAAO oNSAR DAcN&cOW
e. s. H., a violinist, presents the
following. observation: / have OBJ
served that an itchy scalp goes
with sweaty feet. l have found that
one or two washings weekly with
surgeons solution of bichloride Of
mercury corrosive sublimate) and
sitting a little boric acid into the
shoes and into the socks once a
week will overcome the trouble for
ever-feet. shoes and socks always
clean. And when the feet have
gotten to be all right the scalp au-
tomatically gets all right. E. S. H.
does not specify the strength Of the
bichloride of mercury solution
which he uses, but perhaps a one
to-two-thousand solution would be
right
Bilious Attacks.
A friend of mine suffers from
bilious attacks for which she has
always taken calomel and found re-
lief. When I told her that calomel
does not increase the flow of bile
or produce any particular effect on
the liver she said it could not be
so, as calomel had been prescrib-
ed for her biliousness by her fam
lily physician. who is a physician
in good standing. Did I misunder-
stand, or what? E.
Answer-The science Of medicine
is what you told your friend; the
art is what her doctor prescribed
In the science of medicine calome'
has no effect on the liver. ant
there is no such thing as bilious
ness-but in practice I've Otter
prescribed calomel for biliousness
Frankly las this is print not prac
tice) possibly your friends calome
habit is a factor of her attacks
Overeating is common cause o.
the periodic rebellions called bill
iousness and it is easy to under
stand how one so inclined nigh
be aided and abetted by the though
that if necessary charge of cal
omel could be sent down to force
matters. There is really no justi
fication for the use of calomel a!
a physic, as I know from years o
practice with and without sucl
use. But calomel is a valuabl,
medicine for certain conditions il
which it is really indicated, a!
doctors say.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-03-15

ANOTHER reader of this Headstone Of Hor-
rihility sends word to US to the eject that We
are getting "too sweet, intimating that tne |
colyum sounds like Ella Wheeler Wilcox. In
this instance we assume that to be knock
Still, we've always thought she wrote some
rather fine things. But the gentleman further
declares we do not put enough pep" into the
coiyum 'Tell him." he says. ITO give us some
thing once in awhile that will startle u.s."
Several days ago a headline appeared IN
the Dubuque Times Journal which We think
might partially satisfy his longing to be
startled" Merely to point this paragraph we
stal, quote it: Iowa Doctor Leaves Bed OF
Sick Princess" The comment thereon could
be supplied by any third-rate burlesQue come
dian. why should we have printed this head
line and supplied the comment under the gu1se
of wit?
Nc one has ever accused US Of being pru-
dish, but we have some ideas as to where the
line between wit and vuigarity shouio Dc
drawn. If the chap who thinks we're shy on
pep can supply a wheeze Of shining wit we'll
print it in spite of any possible suggestive
ress-but the wit must outshine the vulgar
| ity.. And that, we imagine. should be as simple
as interpreting the Einstein theory OF rela-
| tivity.
FROM another source we are advised that
something "racy" Is what most people lke
Do they? We suspect most OF our valued con-
| tribs would disagree. what say! snail we
take our cue from the burlesque comedians!
Giving Him the Benefit Of the Doubt.
| From the Galesburg Republican-Register).
The bride is one of the community's
highly respected young ladies. Although
| the groom is not we'll known here, he
has the appearance Of being a fine
| young man.
. FOLLOWING the suggestion Of "Jeems," the
names of the Kiddoo family Of JOY ILL.,, have
beer duly inscribed in the What's in name"
register as the testers Of Joy.
AND while we're about it we may well
enter the name of l. H. Spawn Of Dewitt on
the piscatorial page.
THE modest violet shrank away.
And hid its head in shame
The price the florist quoted
| Made her double up with pain.
| Davenport Democrat
The modest violet was filled
With rage at this quatrain.
Said she: This fellow should be killed
For riming shame with paint"
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-03-15

Can't we all say prayer for B. l. T. today?
The old master has pneumonia
WHEN you (we're talking to the ladies)
attend party do you ever stop to think what
a difficult task awaits the society ed. who must
describe what you eat there? Consider these
seven varieties, culled from as many items in
the Aedo Times Record: Mice refreshments, !"
delicious refreshments dainty luncheon"
very delectable refreshments" excellent re-
freshments, "a sumptuous repast" and fine
refreshments"
ALL RIGHT; WE'LL BURY EN- BESIDE
SWEET AD-O-LI-I-I-NE.
Dear Mr.. Tombstone: We have thought and
thought and thought about the latest popular
subject Of discussion, What is or rather, are
the proper things to put under a COMMISSIONED"
of anything but corpses. and stolen Liberty
bonds. But We haven't any stolen Liberty
bonds or any other kind of bonds, not even
defunct oil stock. And there are very few mur-
Gerers getting hanged these days, so corpses
are scarce, and we couldn't hit anybody even
# we did try our best to bring down CORPSE
or two with our grandfather's good old gun.
But there, now. Isn't it funny how an inspired
typewriter can put ideas into your head? It
just occurred to us "relics are all right to put
unoer tombstone" Literary antiquities are
the very thing to put away forever In your
nlournful mausoleum. If all your ghostly Tor
chastity Tombstone hants send q few, your
collection may be a success.
Here goes for ours: Tho sable robe Of
night" mantle of ermine,' summers bridal
gown" and gala Dress "the shroud in which
nights invests the EARTH" few old wells Of
mist" and coverings OF darkness" and masks
of virtue and all the copies Of Beautiful
Katie" still extant "A. CAPRICCIO.
AFTER the divine Clara's trial the United
Press correspondent now in Ardmore will have
a number of literary relics to inter- such a.
love howell" woman OF SORROWS" miracle
man" and a number of others.
Referred to the Youthful Students
Of Journalism.
(From the Monmouth Rievew).
william Wood celebrated his S6th
birthday Monday Of this week. His
daughter, Mrs. A. L. Freeberg. enter
tanned a company OF friends at dinner
Sabbath In honor Of the event. Mr.. Wood
is In good health for ono Of his age and
is able to be at his place Of business
nearly every day. Tuesday evening no
slipped on the walk at his home and In
i 1ured ono knee. He has since been con-
fined to his homo.
BACK to our normal price On rug clean
ing" advertises dealer In the Peoria Star,
Hes back to normal. sect r =. NG.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-03-15
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The pioneer-review. [volume] (Philip, Haakon County, S.D.) 1920-current, 1921-05-05
A ROMANCE FROM PIERRE

There are several newspaper
gentlemen about Pierre iwth real
powers of imagination. They are
so good in fact, that we have some
times felt that they were wasting
their fragrance on q desert. Here
is tn story one of them sent out
to the press of the state last week:
The oil in the country west of
the Missouri has put many resid-
ents Of that section on the hair
trigger whenever oil is mention
ed. A somewhat amusing situation
IS reported from Cottonwood in
this relation. A we'll was being
drilled for water, and at a depth
of about a hundred feet the bailer
brought up a load of oily gumbo,
and if that was not an indication
of oil what was it. An excited in
dividual secured q handful Of this
"crude oil' and rushed to Cotton
wood to renort the find as confirm
alton that they were in the oil
belt for certain. He soon had an
audience composed of large part
of the residents of the town, and
as the excitement g.ew, the word
reached Philip, and aline Of autoes
was soon on the way from that
town to the new "oil location >
But the excitement abated on
reaching the site Of the new "oil
well' the driller in charge said he
had upsete jug of oil that day
and that part of it had run into
The pioneer-review. [volume] (Philip, Haakon County, S.D.) 1920-current, 1921-05-05
THE FORT PIERRE VIEW

A very fair example of the in
consistency, unreasonablness, and
sclfishness of the average indi-
vidual was demonstrated at the
meetings held with the state high
way commission Monday and Tues
day by the delegations from west
Of the river in their protests, ar
guments, and meaderings relat-
i've to the construction of the
Cheyenne river bridge. This en-
tire country, from Fort Pierre and
Mobridge west for over a hundred
miles has been wanting and hol-
lering for years for a bridge across
the Cheyenne, and now when the
commission has, after careful
thought. study and examination,
uninfucnced and unbiased by To-
cal or petty desires arranged for
the financing and building of such
a structure. selects the most prac-
tical site from and engineering
viewpoint, and with tn single de-
sire of serving the entire state
best they are stormed and hound
ed by self appointed delegations
from every nook and corner Of the
adjacent territory with petitions,
protests - and arguments, with
personal and local interests thinly
covered, demanding that the Sc
lected site be abandoned or main.
taind, according to the benefits
to be derived by those presenting
the arguments. The whole affair
was at times amusing and at
other times disgusting, clearly
showing how little the average
citizen really cares for public gooc
when his own personal interests
are affected Fort Pierre Times
| Ouch! Wow
The pioneer-review. [volume] (Philip, Haakon County, S.D.) 1920-current, 1921-05-05
DUROC BREEDERS WILL
VISIT PHILIP JUNE TT

Duroc breeders of HaakOn county
and Jackson county are iHteresteu
in a meeting Of their elan to be
held in Philip June 7th, accordina
to an announcement made by A
L. Haynes, secretary of the state
association.
Beginning May 80, DR.. Hayncs
accompanied by Joe Haaga, repres
enting the National Duroc RercorC
Peoria, ILL.,, J C.. Holmes, livestock
improvement expert tSate College
livestock specialist of the exten
sion department., and DIR. j. T
Dinwoodie of the Dakota Farmer
will start on a tour which will in
clude 20 meetings and carry the
boosters from Mitchell to the fol
lowing towns:
Yankton, May 81; Beresfrod or
June /; Sioux Falls June /; Mad
son June 2; Brokings June 2; Red
field June 3; Watertown June 3
Aberdeen June 4; Huron June
Blunt June 9Th; Ft. Pierre Jun,
8; Philip June 7; Midland June Z
Rapid City June s; Whitewood or
June s; Murdo June 3; White Riv
er June 9; Dallas June 10; Kennc
bee June II.
Following the tour a state meet
ing will be held in Mitchell tc
which representative will be SEN
from every district visited. Som
Of the things that viii be discussed
and boosted on the tour will be a
proposition to launch a coopera,
tive livestock journal for state
breeders; the organization of 3
cooperative livestock insurance as
sociation; and the circulation of al
Duroc sales in the state by dis
tricts.
The pioneer-review. [volume] (Philip, Haakon County, S.D.) 1920-current, 1921-05-05

In those days the May pole was an
institution, and crowning the
Queen of the May and the May
Day dance were occasions for
mirth and large enjoyment.
There was a May Day celebration
in England on every village green
in the days of Shakespeare, Old
Kit NARROW, Rare Ben Johnson,
Beaumont, Greene and the rest of
those old fellows. Every May
morning saw a thousand queens
crowned and the evening star glim
mered on the drunks piled up on
the comomns like cord-wood.
But all this has changed. Pos
sibly the eighteenth amendment
has had something to do with
curbing the fun and frolic of our
world.
The pioneer-review. [volume] (Philip, Haakon County, S.D.) 1920-current, 1921-05-05
STATE SUNDAY SCHOOL
WORKER HERE

Rev. j. j. Hull of Huron, field
secretary of the state Sunday
School Association, will be in Phi
lip on Thursday TO hold union
sunday School services and meet
ipgs. There will be afternoon SER
vices at the Presbyterian church
and evening services at the Meth
odist church.
Aside from the fact that Mr..
Hull is a great souled worker, with
his heart wrapped up in the Sun
day Schools, he is one of the most
interesting men in the state. He
was for many years during his
prime and with the meridian OF
his life a minister in seaport
towns of Maine among the rough
sea-faring folks of that region
He helped bear the tragedies OF
his various fiocks, and out of the
experience came full and ricI
personality. You will hear good
speaking, if you go and listen te
him.