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The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-02-08

The American Oxonian Of current issue
shows from comparison Of records that
Rhodes scholars At Oxford university honor
schools take more frsts and seconds than the
English honor men.
Five hundred and more Rhodes scholars
have been appointed from the United States,
rspresenting 172 American colleges and uni
vsesities.
Ons-helf Of them studied law, ons-sixth
modern history or economics, one-sixth hu-
manities. including classics and English liter
stose, and the remainder studied wide range
o. subjects
Ssventy-hvs per cent Of those who had .
year or more at Oxford before the war repre-
sentsd their colleges on various athletic teams
Fourteen per cent represented Oxford in con-
tssts with Cambridge
It is significant that although the Ameri-
cans led the English ~ stated above, their
standing Is not 80 high - that Of the English
scholarship men, who are trained from their
public school days in the type Of work repre-
scented by Oxford examinations
Nevertheless the record made by Ameri-
can Rhodes scholars at this ancient seat Of
learning is distinctly creditable.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-02-08

Governor Snalls Iewy appointed public
utilities commission at its first formal sitting
yesterday applied the knife to street railway
AID gas rates in several Illinois cities It is
supposed that similar action will be taken in
various other communities in the state where
the people are protesting against increases that
we're allowed by the Lowden commission. In
Chicago the people are demanding return to
the scent street car fire, and 1t 10 to be ex-
pected that the commission. being friendly to
Mayor Thompson, will eventually issue orders
to the traction interests Of that city to restore
the old rate Of fare.
Most people who patronize tho street cars
feel that when they are called upon to pay
in excess Of 5. cents for q ride they
are being overchargsd. That 10 because they
have been riding 20 long for cents. They
fai. 10 take into consideration tia fact that
they sxe getting far more for their nickel
tran they did II former years. For instance,
be1srs local inessesss wsrs enforced It was
Doestbie % re tssn the eastern terminus Of
l1 70 ~ villaus 4 KHAN for ! nicke,-
1ilss Sea wsre carried that az
e - lahalg
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-02-08

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The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-02-08
Some Ancient Recipes.


Some Of the bellies Of 1900 were troubled
with freckles just ~ the young women, some
Of them. Of 1881 are. Yes, and what did the
belle Of 1900 do about them? Very simple
She turned to . page in "A Book Of Phisicke
and Chirurgery," and when she found the para
graph. ITO Take Away Freckles." she follow
ed It: Take the blood Of hare. anoint them
1.-THE freckles) with it, and 1t will DO them
away" Easy.
In this wonderful book may be found how
TO make an aching tooth fall out" It i'd
vises one to take wheat meal and mix with
the milk Of . herb called splurge, and mako
. paste. put that in the cavity and the tooth
will fall out"
For headache, the advice 10. "Set dish or
platter Of lynne upon the bare head filled with
water. put an ounce and half OF two ounces
Of melton lead therein. whils - hath It upon
thy head. and that will help wonderfully"
This quaint Enslishman means. Of course.
TO MI the lynne" and not the hare head" with
watsr.-Aut . little clip like that doesn't mean
anything. Il tAe cu1s doas the bastnssa
II mnst AaHe - . serious thing 70 Asvs
- ftsetlsp. I tsotAaohs IN q The sane Tine,
- fXnun 1n1ln
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-02-08
Frederic Haslkin's Lette
A RED Riv er 10 Tame.

Warrington, D. c. Feb. For
. thousand miles the Colorado riv-
Or plunges deeply through . ser
ies OF the deepest gorges on earth.
Of which the Grand Canon is the
most famous. Its name means SIM
ply Red river, ard a red" It Is, in
the popular sense Of the term, for
It has never admitted to Ameri-
can civilization, and it frequent
" rises in its wrath and upssts
what little civilization there il
along its banks.
incidentally about one million
horsepower annually 60 to waste
in the activities of this Unframed
stream, and hundreds of Thousands
OF acres ON either side Of it are
blistering desert-one Of the great
est wildernesses left in America
that might be irrigated and trans
formed into fertile farms by this
same river.
The. suggestion is made that, hav-
ing deported all the alleged Euro
pean reds, the great American gov
eminent now turn its attention TO
this native red. The suggestion
emaaates, not liz exactly those
terms, from the former secretary
of the interior, Franklin K. Lane,
and it is endorsed emphatically by
engineers who have studied the
problem of damming the Red river.
The country. we are told, is SUI
fering from over-production and
Unemployment, while its great need
is for good farm lands that men
can get at reasonable prices. Here
is q chance to put some Of the un-
employed to work, help the mills Of
business make new start. create
thousands of farms and millions
of horsepower in electrical energy.
Yesterdays Haskin letter ex-
planned Secretary Lanes plan for
doing reclamation work by means
of bond issue. This article takes
the specific case Of the Colorado
river, and sets forth exactly what
might be done with it, in the opin-
ion of William Mulholland. chief
engineer of the water department
in Los Angeles, who is a well
known authority on such problems,
and who has made a special study
of the Colorado river.
A Dangerous River.
According to all the stories told,
this Colorado river is about the
most temperamental stream in ex-
istence. BY government agreement
and universal consent, it is not a
navigable stream and it's waters
may. therefore, be impounded and
made available for both irrigation
and power.
There is an added reason in the
fact that the Colorado river. occa-
sionally runs wild and tears up
things generally having been the
direct cause Of many great losses
in the past, especially in its lower
reaches. The proposed controls
will make this damage impossible
in the future.
At the two largest proposed dam
sites, which Mr.. Mulholland has in
spected, the side walls are already
there in towering cliffs many hun
dred feet high. 1t is necessary.
therefore, to build only the cross
or gate dam and this again is made
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(Any reader ean get the answer 70 q
ten Duresa. Frederic J. Haskin, Director
address anA eneIese tws-eeAs stamp fer
cssadeastal, the replies being seat dlzse1
paaa - ansnyua0us lsttsss.l
@. What is the national flower
of the United States? r. c.
A. From time to time congress
has been asked to adopt national
flower, but has taken no steps to
that end.
@. What denominations keep
Saturday as the Sabbath?
G. G. D.
A. Jews, Adventists. Primitive
Brethren, Seven Day Baptists and
Shakers, keep the Sabbath on Sat-
urday.
@. In Auction Bridge. what is
meant by playing to the score?
Should it be done? NJ. W.
A. This means planning to play
q hand with respect to the exist
ing score, and not as 1t would have
been played with score at...love.
Good auction players always make
into account the state of the score,
planning and playing their hands
accordingly.
@. What United States port is
the nearest to Europe? v. N H.
A. Portland. Maine, is the near
est to Europe, and also has the
shortest mileage for ocean travel
to European ports.
@. Can turkeJ eggs be Matched
successfully in d incubator?
N. n.
A. The Department Of Agricul-
ture says the eggs Of turkeys can
be Matched in incubators as we'll
as the eggs Of other fowl. 1t is
preferable, however, to have them
Matched by the hens that are to
brood them. In fact, this il the
prevailing custom. There is a
feeling Of confidence when the
eggs are in the care Of broody
hen which does not exist when ar
tificial methods are employed.
Q. Who first suggested the idea
OF q canal across Panama?
L. B. P.
A. The project Of a canal across
the Isthmus of Panama Is about
400 years old. Balboa and other
Spanish explorers urged such con-
struction before the emperor Of
Spain, and made surveys In search
Of . feasible line ~ early as 1875.
@. What il the average daily at
tendance in the public schools OF
the United States? K. E. r.
A. According to, the latest avail
able statistics there is an average
daily attendance Of more than 49,
100000.
Q. What 10 dongola kid?
L. W. K.
A. This kid. which received its
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-02-08

Members of the Iowa state legislature now
voice their opinions on bills and parliamentary
procedure with their fiugers instead Of their
voices when the clerk calls the roll The clerk
controls an ingenious electrical device which
anc which he locks as soon u the vote has
been registered.
On the desk Of every member is an electri-
cal equipment. Every member has his own
key. and NO two keys are alike When q men,
Der votes the result not only appears before
Elm on his desk but Is flashed on . board
above the speakers head. al Of the members
names being recorded ON the board.
Opposite each name are three lights and .
s;ot When he votes AYE" a red light shows
and "Y" appears in the slot. IN" with .
blue light is for . negative vote, and q white
light merely records the members attendance.
Within 20 seconds after the vote is completed
. photograph Of the record on the board, taken
automatically, is on the clerks deck and the re-
suit can be at once announced. The photo
graph serves as a record for the state. Two
meritorious features Of this system stand out:
First, saving Of Is minutes to half an
hour in taking vote by roll call. Second, the
system makes it difficult for any member to
wait and see what some other representative
will do and let his vote follow
Since the session Of the legislature two
years ago the device has been installed in the
house. and has been used
The system serves to illustrate how won
derfully electricity is being applied to the con-
ditions Of modern life.
The Iowa voting device will, it is conf
IDENTIFY predicted, be adopted by the legisla-
lures Of many other states.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-02-08

easier BY the material be,,.
tically all ON the site e-
Mr. Mulholland figures th..
could put in the two larrsssa ~. ! =
with complete hydroelectrsc
chfnery, for the couversior !. :.
available power. with can.ls a
distributing bitches for thu 49,
cd lands, for thirty million A.ass
and that these two s;te, ~.
would produce over six h,. 49,
thousand electric horsepovs, sfss
well - enough available vss.. g !.
irrfsats over six hundred thoa..~s
acres. Leaving out Of the cs,c.:.
ton entirely the immense vain. !.
the water for irrigation, placir. ~ y
cost solely on the power prods. ~
this figures at fifty doliars y.
horsepower. Ask any user Of mn
er what this means in yalus n.
uring generously for interest ,i.s.
Ing fund. labor and replacams.t
the annual cost per horse pove, !.
SO small that q market for 4 !.
assured at once, or certainly for ii,
Of it within i've years. ~
Power for RailroaAs
The railroads would like ~.
cheap power. To the mining snts.'
prises scattered through a..
states this power will eoabIe .
profit where there is now = DOM
To the municipalities and the sm,s
towns and their citizens it me,,.
cheap light, heat and power. All
for the country as a whole ther.
will be . vast economic saving A.
cording to Mr.. Mulholland's hs,sv
figures. in reply to a question, ops
million horsepower expressed IN
fuel terms, taking power value on
the basis Of two pounds Of coal per
horsepower hour amounts to the
same as the consumption Of one
thousand tons of coal per hour I'M.
der the very best practice. This
means that the Colorado river.
when harnessed and put to vork,
will save the nation twenty-four
thousand tons Of coal per day.
Mr.. Mulholland has figured On
three large and several small dams
and power sites at the various best
points along the river and this nat.
ural advantage, skilfully developed,
will enable the best distribution Of
water and the power also. He
figures that the whole work could
be finished and put in operation
within four years.
To sum it up. the American
people can take . desert and make
it one of the most productive sec.
lions Of the country, and . sure
crop section. 1t will give homes
and farms to say fifty to one hun.
dred thousand American citizen,
and their families. It will taxi
some of the burdens from the rail
roads by selling them power At Z
much lower cost than they CAL
make it. 1t will stop all floods IL
this section, some Of which have
cost millions. 1t will enable thit
desolate region to produce millions
every year in direct taxes and in
direct taxes from its trade aas
commerce.
1t will cost the American peopl,
nothing to do all this except t
bond issues the same status as th,
stand behind it. after all the Us
sets are pledged, and to give tn
farm loan bonds now have.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-02-08
Fair Weather Verse.

For over nifty years OF service the United
States weather bureau has scofYed at
weather signs" Its work. OF course. il
conducted on scientific basis. and it takes no
stock in the "sooseboue prophet" school.
But some hundreds Of years before there
was . weather bureau there were weather
"forecastefs," and some Of them put their signs
in rudely constructed verse. And great many
people. while perhaps they much prefer the
representations Of the weather bureau, pay .
little bit of sneaking attention to these olden-
times couplets.
Along about Candlemas day, Feb 2, these
will recall:
IF Candlemas is fair and clear, there1l be
two winters in the year."
And there are many other lines calculated
to give line on the weather if the pun is al
lowed Here are some Of them:
"As the days lengthen 20 the cold strength
ems;
"A rainbow in the morning is the shep-
herds warning but rainbow at night 10 the
shepherds delight:
when the winds in the east it is good for
neither man nor beast; when the winds in
the south it's in the rains mouth;
NO weather is i'll II the wind be stir:
"A snowy year, q rich year.;
winters thunder is summers wonder;
1.-THE evening red, the morning gray, are
certain signs Of fair day;
"In the waning Of the moon, . cloudy morn,
fair afternoon"
And do not forget that other old timer:
II the groundhog secs his shadow on Feb 2.
six weeks more Of cold weather!
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-02-08


Washingtea, d. G. Give full name an1
stsfs postage. Bs brief. All inquiries ~
- eaeA individual. Ne ataeation viii y
name from Dongola, in Egyptian
Sudan, is sheepskin or goatskin
tanned with q semi-bright finish
SO as to resemble French kid. 1t
was first put on the market by
James Kent of Gloversville, N. Y.
and caused revolution in certain
branches of the leather industry.
@. OF what nationality was LAT
cadio Hearn? For what is no
noted? F. G. A
A. Lafcadio Hearn was born
in the Ionian Islands, the son OF
Greek woman and an Irish officer.
Surgeon Major Charles Hearn. no
was educated in England and
France, spent many years in the
United States as a journalist, thea
went to Japan as a correspondent
He aflerward taught English in tho
University Of Tokyo, became citl-
zen of Japan, and married a jap
anese woman. He is known for
his great literary art which he en-
ployed chiefly in interpreting tho
civilizations of the east to the west
writing usually Of Japan, liz
adopted country.
@. Are the veterans OF ths
World war allowed free patents
by the government? U. B. ).
A. The war department says tnat
thare are no arrangements MADE
BY either military authorities OF
the patent Office whereby veterans
Of the World war are allowed Tree
patents.
@. Who, or what. was first known
as Ell Dorado! H. .. ".
A This is q Spanish word. mean
ing ''the gilded." and was f1rst ap-
piled to a South American king
said to have covered his body an
nually with gold dust, and batns
in . sacred lake; then 1t was ap.
piled to q tabled golden city; anu
finally to q tabled country abound
ing to IN almost inconceivAble ae-
gree in gold and precious stones:
The name has since been appiieo
to any place Astounding in gola or
opportunities for acquiring sudden
wealth, and more specifically 70 :
county in California and . CITY Id
Colorado. t.,
Q. l have four tons OF coal N
my basement which has been tneIe
three years. Is there any dahse
of spontaneous combustion!
A. The bureau Of mines states
that Is small a quantity OF coal -
four tons 10 not in danger OF catcu
ing IRE from spontaneous comou'
ton.
@. Has It been estimated wn,'
the railroad strike cost the TAU
road in earnings? y; l. 4.
A. 1t 10 estimated that the rai,
road strike Of 1919 cost the roAN'
over $3oo, 0oo, 900 in earnings. =
Q. What IL esq shell china
c. II. .,a
A. This IL . very thin anu
translucent variety of china. ORG
inally made in China, but now p'0
duced in European factorie@
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-02-08

Mr.. and Mrs. James Holden Of Aurora, said
70 b the Oldest married couple in Illinois, have
1ust celebrated their 65th wedding anniversary.
zach j. SO. They aver they never exchanged
. cross word in all the years they have lived
together. They have had their trials. but they
faced them smilingly and uncomplainingly to-
etther. Others can do likewise II they will to
10 90, and may be Just As happy as the ven
Arable Aurorans.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-02-08
THE PINCH.
BY Louise Hoffman, Charlestown,
New Hampshire.

Oy AVUlS6 AVuM0WS W8A ACcVVWn5
New Hampshire.
Copyright, 1920. by The Wheeler
Syndicate, Inc.)
And SO they were married and
lived happily ever after. That is.
until the question Of the best way
to handle the family income arose.
But then there wa0 no question
Just at first. Bob assumed that as
head of his family he was only ex-
ercising his prerogative by keep
ing the pure strings and doing out
SO much every once in while and
Joyce tactily agreed.
In fact neither Joyce nor Bob
had given this vital problem any
thought whatever in the halcyon
days Of their courtship. And SO
pretty, fluffy Joyce blissfully en-
tered her husbands modest home
quite ignorant Of this sharp, Jagged
rock upon which more domestic
happiness splits than any other.
Several times Joyce had felt the
uncomfortable pinch of going
places with barely enough money.
But the worst pinch had come that
morning. One Of her dearest brides
maids had phoned to ask her to 60
shopping. and she had been forced
to decline because she had abso-
lutely no money Of her own with
which to do her part in oiling the
wheels Of social courtesy.
bob, DEAR" she timidly began at
dinner, Eta wanted me to 90
shopping this morning"
You went, Of course?" he asked
in IN indulgent tone Of one being
sure Of an Affirmative reply.
mo-" returned Joyce briefly.
Bob's face WAS q study. Il
thought you adored shopping" he
ventured. "why didn't you go.
honey girl!"
Joyce suddenly lost her timidity.
81 didn't have any money" she
blurted out.
mo money! Where did 1t all 90
to-" he inquired. mechanically.
wiping his dry lips. and gulpins
down some water.
II don't know" confessed Joyce,
all 1t sea. II owe the butcher, the
grocer, the milkman. and the little
you gave me seems to have evapo-
rated"
Joyce and Bob spent their first
disagreeable hour together facine
facts. But at the end Of which
Joyce was able to show Bob that
to continue this practice Of doing
out uncertain amounts Of money
every once in q while was nothing
short Of daily crucifxion. Bot
saw the Justice. Of her claims and
the niggafdly position In which she
was placed and together they re-
solved ON . weekly allowance.
Joyce felt . sense Of security in
knowing definitely how much
money she could spsnd weekly and
felt assured that now the trades
people could b paid and By jude
ious planning On her part there
would be SUFFICIENT money for her
to use in accepting and extending
little Inequalities.
This plan worked admirably for
a few years. but Joyce found It had
inconvenient drawbacks. too. A
single weeks allowance failed
many times to meet expenditures
that we're n view Z mouth ahaad
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The Daily Short S tory

~ ~SS"AS oA AStuoA Du6- DCaI W
account for every penny. She
struggled many an hour over ac-
counts that refused to balance. She
could not always remember.
One day Joyce went to call on
Eta, her bridesmaid, who was now
T, . happy wife. and found her busy
writing out checks.
why, Etta!" she exclaimed in
rapt admiration, Il didn't know
your ship had come in and that you
had money enough Of your own to
bank. You're lucky girl"
Il haven't any money Of my own
exactly" laughingly protested Eta.
But you sign these checks per
sonally," coming nearer and taking
the liberty to stare at the white
bits Of paper.
"Oh, that's because We have
joint account at the bank" explain
ed Eta. we handle our income
by the bank account. 1t is placed
! In both Jim's name and mine. This
+! gives me the right to write and sign
checks equally with Jim"
Il should think that would cause
confusion" commented Joyce with
, puckered brow.
T NO" returned Eta, because we
are equal partners. We share in
common. Jim earns the money and
deposits his weekly salary in the
bank. He says l have earned it
! equally with him in caring for
him, his health and our home. So
! the money belongs to both and both
of US have a say ~ to it, spending
and its saving. 1t simplifies house.
keeping and bookkeeping - have
all my purchases listed on a bill
and rendered once . month payable
by check"
Eta smiled. Every virtue lies
dangerously near q corresponding
vice." she quoted, and l had to
bring myself up sharply once in
while in order not to abuse the
credit system. But I learned"
Joyce went home with her mind
full to overhowing with = new,
practical and workable manner of
handling their income.
"Phrsw! my salary. isn't large
enough" protested Bob when
Joyce told him her new scheme that
night at dinner. II can't get enough
together at any one time to war
rant . bank taking my account"
Joyce was not to be put down.
We'll, let a. visit our local banks"
she suggested. frankly state our
Circumstances and see what hap
pens"
And they did finally with the re-
suit that Bob's eyes were opened
to the fact that the time has gone
by when the average bank refuses
an account because of the limita-
tion Of the daily balance, That
when Q married coupls open . Joint
hank account 1t established domes-
tic credit.
Bob and joyce went home "A
though treading on air. The bank
omcials we're % courteous and
/. ready to explain every detail Of the
checking ~ we'll a. the savings
system. Bob felt . new self-respcct
FOR bis ability In the financial
world. And Joyce began TO antici-
pate the dignity and Importance. az
signing checks herself.
There goes Nell" whispered
joyce - they saw . modestiy ~.
tired WOMAN diappGar into Lev
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-02-08

yer Cooks ONCE. "Oh. Bob, I knew
their money difficulties had brought
them to the point Of divorce and I
wonder" she shuddered and press
Cd his arm, III ours might have led
~ there, too. l believe I'll tell
Nell what the pinch taught us and
how, through Eta. the bank ID 60
ing TO help 40 solve. the problem Z
being one IN the family income"