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The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-09-16
STAG WILL OPEN
CLUBS SEASON
Rock Island Clubs Program of Ac-
tiFities for the Winter to be
Inaugurated.

The Rock Island clubs program
Of winter activities will be inaugur-
ated tomorrow evening at a gather
ing of the membership, which was
first characterized by the commit
tee in charge, as a house warm
ing" but which is now officially
announced as a stag. "And spell
the word stag with capital letters, "
said DR.. C. W. Mueller, chairman
of the committee, today, "for there
will be nothing lacking to make
the affair a huge success"
Festivities are scheduled to start
at 8 o'clock. There will be lots
to eat and plenty of amusements
of all sorts. 1t will be the first
Of a series Of entertainments which
is expected to make the club a CEN
ter of social activity during the
coming winter.
Cards were received this morn
ing by the membership giving final
notice that the ''lid is off" for the
season. In each corner of the card
appeared the letters IN. II. S.
which was translated by one of the
wise birds" to mean mo hootch
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-09-16
SANTA CLAUS rs
SURE FOLKS ARE
ABLE TO SPEND

New York, Sept 1s.-United
Press.)-Santa Claus is preparing
for Christmas on prosperity
basis.
A canvass of the old gentlemau's
personal representatives in this
country today revealed that thsy
are counting on one of the big
gest holiday distributions of gif S
In years.
Retailers in all sections, It was
said, have begun to place orders
for the Christmas trade, ION a most
hopeful scale"-and this applies to
dry goods. furniture. jewelry, toys
and all other forms of gifts.
This situation was shown through
q composite of information from re-
tailers, jobbers and manufacturers
It's significance was emphasized in
q statement by a buyer for big
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-09-16

New York department store who
said:
Retailers are in pretty close
touch with the buying power OF the
country, which in the fast analysis,
represents prosperity or lack OF it
a1f they were not pretty sure
that the public generally was >
ing to be in a position to provide
Christmas in the usual manner you
may depend upon it their buying
power would reflect it. All indica-
lions are now that the holiday
trade be much larger than last
year"
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-09-16
BOOSTERS SERVICE
IN CORDOVA CHURCH

Rock Island county Sunday
schools boosters will hold services
in the Cordoya Baptist church Sun
day evening. The boosters include
a large membership from Rock Is
land and Moline, made of young
people active and interested in
church work. Miss Georgia First
is in charge of boosters work in
the county and Roy II. Johnson of
Rock Island is president OF the
club. A fine program of songs and
talks is promised for the Cordova
church people.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-09-16
FRED MAILMAN
ENDS HIS LIFE
Davenport Man Fires Shot Through
TempIe-Tragedy In River
Front Park.

Despondent because he was I'M
able to get work and said TO have
been depressed because of domes-
tic difficulties, Frederick Hallman,
aged %, shot himself through the
temple at IL o'clock this morning.
The suicide occurred in LeClaire
park Persons in the park saw Hall
man walk along the river front
pathway in the park, but his ac-
tons did not rouse suspicion. Sud
denly he drew a revolver. placed it
10 his head and fired. He died be-
fore medical aid could reach him.
Hallman's parents live in Pleas
ant Valley, but he had been in DaY-
export several months.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-09-16
FRDAY-THE ROCK ISLAND ARGUS SEPTEMBER Is, 1921

it is rumored that there will be
contests calling for at least a
small amount of physical violence.
A committee Of glad-handers has
been appointed and will greet the
brothers at the door, taking every
precaution to see that the evening
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-09-16

served" This was considered as a
warning to the more jovial OF the
brothers, lest they so far forget
themselves on such an occasion.
Games and contests, ranging
from ping pong to indoor golf, will
be INDUCED in by the members, and
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-09-16

is started with everyone happy and
In the best of spirits. The grue-
some details, the committee has re-
fused to reveal, but suffice it to say
that said committeeman are experts
in their line, and when they prom
Use a thing is to be, it is.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-09-16
FORCE TO EAT GRASS

Baku.-Famine is reported TO
prevail in Azerbaijan, with the
people flocking into the fields in
search of grass to eat. The Red
army has seized all the corn.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-09-16
An Open Letter
To Pile Sufferers
Says Had Every Kind of Piles
Known, Suffered TOTtUTes. Three
Doses of Miro Treatment
Cured.

Mrs. T. G. Grcenough of Trion street.
Lynn. Mass. writes; Il suffered with piles,
not only one kind but every kind known.
bleeding. protruding.. internal and external.
God only knows what 1 suffered. Tried ali
kinds of calves and ointments but not one
did me any good. Could lie down with diff
Guilty and could not SIT even on a rubber
cushion Read about Miro in our local
paper and had my husband get bottle the
next day from a Boston druggist.
Would you believe I had only taken
three doses when 1 was walking around
and feeling pretty good. 1 had made up
my mind 1 could not live IN the condition
was in for another week unless I got re-
hef. You certainly have a God send III
Miro. cannot praise it too highly
Miro Internal Treatment is only sold on
basis of complete satisfaction or money
back Ask your druggist 70 show you an
original package He sells lots OF 1t.
Riess Drug Store
--(Advertisement)
The Washington herald., 1921-08-25
RURAL HONEYMOON
DISTURBED BY FIRE.
Newlywed Farmers Barn
Burned to Ground by
Incendiaries.

TWYMANS MILL, Madison
County. Va. Aug. 24.-The married
life Of Luther Tanner and his bride
started IN fame and smoke.
Yesterday afternoon Tanner
who lives near here and Miss SAL
lie Snighton, drove down to the
county seat and wers wed. They
returned to Tanners farm to spend
the night.
shortly before midnight the new
husband was awakened by fame,
shining through his bedroom win
dow Smoke filled the atmosphere
lie Investigated and found his
barn in a mass of flames. He sue,
&c ii" I in saving the livestock. The
building. which was filled with hay
, was a t"taI loss
Further investigation showed the
cpbs in a nearby corncrib had beer
scaled with gasoline and set afire
For some reason they failed to
burn.
Tanner thinks the barn was set
lire a: the same time. Whether
the JEALOUSY of other SWANS in the
nr.gEborhood has risen I" an in
sane pitch because of the we'd
ding or whether the incendiarism
was considered serenade stunt
Tanner is unable to say.
The los: is about $500.
The Washington herald., 1921-08-25
YoungArtists
Send Cartoons
ToBoys' Herald
Copyright 1921.

Cartoonists among the boys of
Washington are sending to the
Boys Herald cartoons every day
and these will be published in
the Sunday Boys Herald every
week.
From those that have been
sent in to the Editor, il can be
seen tina, the contributors have
talent that should be developed
If you can do cartoons, send them
in to the Editor of the Boys
Herald and they will be pub
iishcd, 1t Is best to do YOU
drawing on paper card board that
Is large enough for a cut Don't
send social cartoon in which
is drawn in single strips, do the
whole serial on one piece of ma
!. terial.
Cartoons that are published
VIII be voted on by the First
American Toys and tho cartoon
will be INHIBITED at tho Boys
County Fair. Don't underesti-
mate yors ability. send your car
ton in and il will be published
If possible create some character
or characters and write a reg
ular strip and the Boys Herald
will publish the strip every Sun
day. Haywood Martin. whose car
toon will appear Sunday. has
created some characters Of his
own and they will appear every
Sunday in six column strips.
Send In your cartoons now.
The Washington herald., 1921-08-25
Farmers
Declare Strike On
Poor Fertilizers

CHARLoTTEsvILLE. VA, Aug.
24.-Albemarle County farmers
threaten a strike al their own.
They held a mass melting at North
Garden yesterday and they were
ripping mad.
Fertilizer prices have gone up.
Moreover. the farmers say. the
quality is so poor these days that
it does more hurt than good.
They voted unanimously not 10
use another pound
The terms demanded are ferti-
lizer with 10 per cent acid phos-
phate Of some kind for SIS n ton
They also want bone meal in pro-
portion.
The lowest price at which ferti-
lizer has been offered this summer
is 1851.
The Washington herald., 1921-08-25
Boys Employed
By DUN Bureau
In Western City

WEBSTER CITY. 10, a, Aug.
2S.-A boys employment bureau
established by the local Cham
Der of Commerce last May, has
placed ninety-three boys at work
during the summer, according to
A. A. Burger, secretary of the
chamber.
Much of the employment was
for short terms a day. an after
noon, for a week. However.
twenty-one permanent summer
positions were found for appli-
cnts.
A feature of the work is that
newspaper publicity was the
only advertising given this oc-
cupational clearing house
Among the more usual tasks
were lawn moving, distributing
posters, delivering packages.
window washing and cleaning
yards. Many of the jobs were
of a routine nature. but the rec
ords divulge an interesting di-
versity IF labors accomplished.
One boy Spent a week as a tenn
porary office boy. another COL
lected bills; one planted lawn
seeds: and a fourth of domestic
inclinations, was employed to
help can strawberries.
The aptitude and versatility Of
the workmen is attested 10 by
the fact that not a single COM
plant was registered with the
Chamber Of Commerce.
The boys employment bureau
was the outgrowth of the regu-
lar employment bureau which
was established at the be-
ginning OF the year by the
Chamber of Commerce.
The Washington herald., 1921-08-25
THIS FLANORING EXTRACT SURE
PACKS An AWFUL WALLOP.

II is too hot TO monkey with FIRE
water these days. We have no ref
erence TO a cool mint julep-onI,
the poison booze.
Ella Moore firted too long and
too often with bottle Of some
Kind of eXtrart and il went 10 her
head. She called on Eva Webb. her
friend, to help iron the white folks
clothes.
Eva noticed the jag and warned
Ella to go home. Instead the wo-
man got sore and threw bricks at
the window.
Eva ran out and found Policeman
Berry. When the policeman arrived
he found Ella in the midst Of a big
crowd lec;urinF on the great wronr
that Mr.. Nols'ead inflicted on u
suffering AmerIcans.
Z Just as Son as she had seen who
brought the policeman she got
fighting mad. On the way to tn.
hoX she kept Berry busy keeping
her from hitting Eva
But at the box Ella managed a.
strike Eva in the face. Then. u
charge Of assault. one Of drunken
ness and one of disorderly conduct
was placed against her.
In court she did not remeInLe -
anNthinE-eNcept that the extra.
she drank acted queer.
The court fined her $25 for bein g.
disorderly and SO for being drum
and SO for hitting Eva
The Washington herald., 1921-08-25
NOTED CHICAGO
BACHELOR DIES

CHICAGO. Aug. 24-"BiIIy" Gam
BILE. 81 years old, ChiCaEo's best
known bachelor and member Of thu
smart set. is dead.
billy" was a writer Of humorous
society verses and founder Of sew
eral unique clubs. including the
'Humdrum Club" and the humorous
"AImanach d" Goethe Street" II"
was also 'impressario" fthe Wild
ows and Widowers" parties and
balls which were events in Chicago
society.
The Washington herald., 1921-08-25
kMSrning,
,syRuDoLpH pEkKfNS
,BrRUDoLPH PERKINS,

PUTS Up GOOD EXCUSE.
But JUDGE COULDN'T STE 1T.
Seymour Anderson and his wife
Ida have been married four years.
Il seems that they do not get along
well together.
For the past month. Ida said, Sey-
mour has been out OF a job. When
he did work. she said, he gave her
only a little bit Of money and then
made life so miserable for her, she
declared. that she had TO give il
back TO him
Ever since he has been loafinc.
she said. he has been hanging out
on Seventh street drinking poison
liquor.
Seymour's sister said the same
thing. She swore that he was
drunk all the time and was a terri
BILE fellow. .
"Ah Gums in nah house en- axed
nah wife TO some food Seymour
explained. "en she glib me some sour
grub to eat Wen All got aftah her
about il. she rushed at me wild a
pair of scissors. All jist couldn't
stand around en- be no human tar
get"
The troubles Of the couple came
to head a few days ago when Ida
hit the floor. She got a warrant
and charged Seymour with assault
The court fined him SIS.
The Washington herald., 1921-08-25

A smart evening gown for women
in the shops along Fifth avenue.
New York City. costs from $500 10
$1,000. Ultra-smart evening gowns
costs $4,000 each a matched Rus
sian sable coat sells from $4,000 TO
$780, 600
The Washington herald., 1921-08-25
JOHNNY'S DECISION.

The laundress was III and could
not do the Jones washing this
week.
YOUTH have to sleep in one OF
your sisters .nfehtgowns to-
night" said Mother to Johnny.
Whatss exclaimed Johnny,
scornfully. "SIeep In q girls
nIghtgown: I'D rather 20 to bed
raw"
The Washington herald., 1921-08-25

For the past eight years CHI
has had a complete system of pu
lie schools throughout the rCrub'
entirely outside of any reliEi0Us IL
fuence whatever.
The Washington herald., 1921-08-25

The average salary OF elements
school teachers in the United Stat
is above $1,000 a year. The avera
salary Of high school teachers
Sl,67T a year
The Washington herald., 1921-08-25

The fad of wearing the hair
bcbbed. so popular among the
feminine sex today. is not a new
one. for the fashion dates back 70
1920.
The Washington herald., 1921-08-25
10 Be csatiausd Tomsro~.)

Fresh water mussel shells are
used In making pearl buttons. glass
and chicken feed. After the but
: ,eii blanks are cut out of the shells
toy are ground up into chips or
histyh zritse and the powder Is
gssd in gIass-makinE.
The Washington herald., 1921-08-25

would go fishing with me the trip to the country
make this week" said Dan.
- know I did Dan. but you wouldn't have
father disappoint some business associates for the
fishing trip, would you?"
Well, no l guess not. but you promised me
before them, didn't you?" said Dan.
Father Ryan did not reply.
. Saturday morning Mr.. Ryan left for his
office, the Ryan family. consisting of Mrs Ryan.
the eldest daughter Mary, twenty years of sc and
a good driver, Dan and two younger sisters. drove
The Washington herald., 1921-08-25

school.
Danw asw ing
fight held
think it,?
He couldn't he wasn't there replied
hund ollarso fy fathe on a the
ask ab
as Ia
either"
Dan did his father about the prize
did remember his father
to hem all
al mis- therw was a prize fight
asked his fishing
refused
automobile
said that he
could automobile
did o his fath
the prize fight
he alone.
The Washington herald., 1921-08-25

This all happened Dan.
M he hshe aone
will not mentor
in
to a wher he mig
a Def thatd he fshe dalon
into
the left
der he
The Washington herald., 1921-08-25
A Judge Brown Story Talk
DAN FLSHED ALONE
By JUDGE WILLIS BROWN.

I'm sorry, but shall be unable will
country Saturday" said Mr. T. D. Ryan to his wife
The Washington herald., 1921-08-25

Out The
assisted things
the forto of a
Lat
particular enjoyment
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-02-28
VERBOTEN

The traveller in Germany before the
war was half amused and half anger
ed by the signs which met him any
whore bearing the word "Nerboten."
In the most harmless promenade, he
was sure 10 do something that made
funcdonary touch him on the
shoulder and mutter ''verboten." He
delighted TO think he lived in Ameri-
ca, country whore most harmless
things were not forbidden.
II is one Of the strangest things
about the war that this country
brought back from Europe some Of
the Ihost undesirable traits and feat
ures OF the peoples against which It
fought. Never have the people had
10 protest so strongly against mill
tary program that belonged to arro-
giant mllinrism. armed to the teeth.
Never have we studied less the inter-
est OF our nelghbor. or concentrated
with complete sclfishncss on our
own. And among the other undcsir.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-02-28
BOYHOOD STORIES
OF FAMOUS MEN
Sir Isaac Newton.

"I'll get even with you," muttered
Isaac as he got to his feet from
the ground where he had been
sprawled by a kick in the stomach
from one of his school mates.
Though Isaac was quite young
he thought of plan for revenge
which showed his reasoning mind
The boy who had kicked him was
Immediately above him in class,
you see, so Isaac determined to
study harder than ever and go
above his enemy. Once started he
was not content to stop till he had
reached the head of his c:ass.
Isaac soon knew he had chosen
the right course for getting re-
venge, for the other boy became
quite humble and ashamed.
Sir Isaac Newton's reasoning in
tellect discovered the law OF gravi-
tation. He is ranked in the first
class OF scientists.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-02-28
THEME WRITING ISN'T
so TERRIBLE A JOB
WHEN YOU KNOW HOW
la STUDY" Article ]

When you read a story you gen.
orally do not begin at the middle OF
the fourth chapter, read f'w lines,
then skip to the eighth chapter and
cover a few paragraphs, and so on
till the book is finished. No, you
are consistent. You start at the be-
ginning and go straight through till
the end is reached
That's the way a theme should be
written. The reason SO many themes
are failures is the writers do not
fix definitely in their minds what
they want to say, how they want TO
say It, and to whom they are saying
it. The result is the messy, jumbled,
discouraging paper filled with incen-
sistent thoughts, that falls way be-
low the passing grade.
Before writing your next theme,
ask yourself these questions: What
is my subject? How should ! han
die it? What are the main points !
should bring out?
The first question will help you
get definite idea of what your ma
terial is as a lump. The second will
help you find out what kind OF a
theme you should write. Suppose
you want your paper to convince
some one Of something. The theme
will then be argument, so you
should bring in all the convincing
points on the matter you can scrape
together. Suppose, however, you are
TO explain in your theme a certain
process-how jelly is made, say. In
that case you should gather together
all the big and little points necessary
10 make your reader understand as
thoroughly as you do how Jelly is
made.
The Importance OF the third ques-
ton cannot be overestimated. II
leads TO the construction of an out
line OF your material, and good
outline is OF vital Importance to the
theme writer Jot down all the
things you want to write. Then ar
range the notes in their proper
order so that the finished theme will
be consistent.
This done you are ready to take
up your ipen. Use the plainest of
English and always keep in mind the
sort of person you are writing for,
and what you are trying TO do
through the theme. Follow the OUT
line closely-and then watch for
good results.
Tomorrow A make" Article for
CirlS]
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-02-28
OKLAHOMA STATE
PRESS

Muskogee Phoenix thinks the coming
season will produce large crops OF
rye, corn and wild oats
Madll Record feels seasonably jubi-
liant. lie shouts about Il town with
water to waste and prepares for his
annual bath.
Bartlesville Examiner is born
town booster. He says ''Despite the
snow and frosts, Old Man Gloom
failed 10 score up here"
Chickasha Express, knowing Miss
Robertson TO be a woman, wonliers
how she Is going to keep her pledge
when she reaches Westinghouse keep
ner eyes open and her mouth shut.
FL Reno Democrat MARBLES thusly,
There was man who fancied by
driving good and fast, he could get
his car across the track before the
train went past; and miss the train
by Just an inch to make the train men
sore-there was n man who fancied
this-but-there isn't any more"
Speaking OF inaugural day falling
upon Friday, this time, Henryetta
STANDARD feels reasonably sure that
Mr.. Harding will BE- relieved TO learn
that March fourth Hoes not also fall
on the thirteenth of the month, but
knows, at the same time, the hoodoc
Friday, joined with the hoodoo, Hoov-
or, may cause the bravest to blanch.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-02-28
QUESTION FOR DEBATE
Resolved: That Monday should
be made a holiday in the public
schools instead Of Saturday.
Political Announcements

The Ar,lmoreite is authorized to an
the Office of chief of police of Ard
more. His announcement is made SUBJ
ject to the choice of the democratic
voters at the city primary election to
be held in March.
The Ardmoreite is authorized to an
nounce Jake Williams as a candidate
for the office OF chief Of police of
the city Of Arlmore His announce
ment is made subject to the choice
of the Democratic voters at the city
primary election which will be held
In March
The Ardmoreite is authorized to an
nounce w. Il. HigniSh, as a candidate
for the office OF chief Of police Of
Ardmore. His announcement Is made
subject to the choice OF the Democratic
voters at the city primary election
to be held in March.
The Ardmoreite announces the can
didacy Of Jesse G.. Johnston for the
office OF chief of police subject &c the
action Of the democratic primary
election to be held in March. 1921.
The Ardmoreite Is authorized TO an
nounce James NJ. Chancellor, as a
candidate for the office of chief OF
police, subject to the action OF the
democratic primary election, March
Is. 1921.
The Ardmoreite Is authorized TO an
nounce Bob Short as a candidate for
the office OF chief of police, subject
TO the action of the democratic pri-
mary election, March Is. 1921.
The Ardmoreite Is authorized to an
nounce Ernest Key, as n candidate
for the office OF chief OF police Of
Ardmore. His announcement Is made
subject to the choice OF the democratic
voters at the city prima-J election to
be held In March.
The Ardmoreitc is authorized TO an
nounce Thomas r. Curtis as candi-
date for chief Of police. His announce
mcnt is made subject to the Republi-
can voters at the city primary To be
held March Is.
Upon n platform favorable to the
establishment in Ardmore of . mana
gcrial form of government Kirk Dyer
makes his announcement as candi-
date for tho office or Mayor. His an
rouncement Is subject TO tho action
OF tho democratic voters Mt tho city
primary election TO DO held March
is.