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The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-06-22

@. Do more people die of can
Ger than tuberculosis? A C. C.
A. According to the 1920 census,
70 931 persons died from cancer,
while 99,916 died from tuberculosis.
These statistics are only taken for
the death registration area.
@. What are the different kinds
of meters for measuring water? S.
NJ H.
A. Water meters are of three
general types. the positive, the in
ferentiaI and the proportional.
Positive meters measure the actual
volume of the water; inferential
meters measure the velocity of the
flowing water and the quantity is
deduced by computation from that
record; proportional meters meas
ure a fractional part of the full
flow, and are necessarily only ap-
proximately accurate.
A. The first recorded fight of
Georges Carpenter was in 1907.
Q. Where is Gandhi of India i'm
prisoned? /. NJ. K.
A. The prison to which MAMMA
Gandhi was sentenced is located at
Alemabad, India
Q. Wasn't the Homestead Strike
in reality a lockout? R. H. c.
A In the famous Homestead
controversy a strike was ordered
for July 8, 1892, but when the
management of the steel works
learned of this and after H. C.
Frick had been burned in effigy.
the plant was shut down on July l.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-06-22
The Daily Short Story

told. that when Minerva Maxwell
was 20 and George Holbrook was
81, he should suddenly have dis
| covered that in all the world there
was no woman to equal herr Her
smile. her eyes, her light step and
sunny presence! Her quick under
standing and staunch friendliness.
The undesirable qualities" of her
ancestry faded into nothingness.
| The first promise was in a fair
way to be fractured had not George
been reminded Of the great dispar-
| ity in their years. Minerva once
referred to him as an elderly
| friend" therefore he schooIed him
self TO play the part calmly, while
the younger SWANS came and went
at the big house next door and filed
Minerva's days with gayety.
When George was 40 ard had
, just been appointed Judge of the
| probate court, and Minerva was
alone in the world and proprietress
| of a growing business, of all the
gay suitors there was only Baxter
| left
Baxter was some six years
younger than the Judge, prosper
Gus and good to look upon. There
was every reason why Minerva
should prefer him; also the shad-
ow of the promise still darkened
the horizon. Therefore Judge Hol-
: brook groaned as he closed the
garden gate on that particular
morning.
He came home that evening on
the same car with Baxter; who
strolled up from the corner with
the Judge and turned in at the end
of the walk leading to Minerva's
door.
For all that the Judge was only
an elderly friend, his jaws closed
with snap and he felt distinctly
like smashing something. The first
thing smashable that met his eye
s,s Great grandmother Hof-
Brooks pitcher, on its bracket in
the living room, Just opposite the
hall door. He damned his hat
firmly on his official head, reached
up and seized the pitcher. There
was a suitable rock behind the
barn, and here Judge Holbrook
took his stance. whirIed the sacred
heirloom about his head and
brought it down with SCATTERING
force Jpn the granite.
A folded bit Of paper slid down
the rock and lay fiuttering in the
breeze Cufiously, he picked it up.
George, dear boy, it came to me
in the night, how wrong it was for
me to try to limit your future. I
release you from ali your promises
except the third Please, George.
break the pitcher
He understood at once. Mother
had placed the paper in the pitcher
when she felt her strength falling.
knowing that he would surely find
II when he kept the third promise.
He paused just one moment to
marvel at the inconsistence OF the
man who could neglect the third
promise while haggling over the
first Then he sped round the
house and took the short cut
through the hedge.
Baxter was going dejectedIy
down the front walk Minerva was
in the kitchen.
Minerva" said Judge Holbrook,
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-06-22
THE JEWEL OF INCONSISTENCY
By MYra A. Wingate.
Copyright, 1922, by The Wheeler

| Copyright, 1922, by The Wheeler
Syndicate, 1nc.)
Judge Holbrook lifted his hat to
Miss Minerva and, from her win
dow. Miss Minerva waved her hand
in neighborly fashion. The judge
stified a groan as he closed the
gate in his white-painted fence, and
Miss Minerva, sitting at her desk
sighed as she viewed future
strewn, not with roses. but with
puffy biscuit. flaky pies and tender
patty shells, for Miss Minerva con-
Quoted a thriving business with the
city exchanges in those toothsome
edibies.
When George Hoibrook was 81,
and law student in Squire Fox's
office, he and his mother sat to-
gether in the pleasant living room
one evening. both knowing that the
evenings so spent were numbered
George" said Mrs. Holbrook
thoughtfully, there are three things
that 1 want you to promise me-"
George looked trif1e alarmed.
THE first is-never to marry
Minerva Maxwell" .
The boy threw back his head and
laughed, long and merriIy. Inas-
much as Minerva was but a girl of
10, freckled and pugnacious, who
called him spindle" with scant re-
spect for his superior years. and
| with direct reference to his slender
limbs. while. for his rart. he called
her pug" and h ut two days
since chastised h pelting him
with crab APPLES, ielt quite safe
in promising.
But, why, mother?'' he asked.
THE family characteristics are
not, desirable" said Mrs. HolbrCok
concisely. Temper and wasteful-
ness"
George made no comment, but in
quired, Number two, mother"
Never sell this house. Keep it
for my sake and yor fathers
He promised readily.
And now third and last?"
Mrs. Holbrook extended. slen-
der but determined hand.
Break that pitcher"
George looked up at the small,
solitary shelf where the pitcher sat,
his mouth open in establishment.
Break great-grandmother Hol-
brooks pitcher"
George, YOU can never know
what I've suffered on account of
that pitcher 1t was a priceless
heirloom to be cared for and hand
ed down to your fathers son, and
every feminine member of the fam
lily watched to see that l did It.
I've been envied, hated and SIAN
dered because of that pitcher. 1t
carries unhappiness with it. 1t will
be yours, my son. Break it"
Mine. not to reason why. mine
but to do and die" acclaimed he.
81 promise"
And he fully meant to keep the
promise. but life was very full of
other things, so year after year the
pitcher sat on its shelf awaiting
the psychological moment. Secure
m the Righteousness of his inten-
lions. George was untroubled of
co-e cience.
What prophet of them all, from
Isaiah to Malachi, could have fore
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-06-22
Uhr UnnthHtnttp
| LIKE CHARTrY-AND IT'S GRANITE |
= FEOTOTYPES-IT COVERS
MULTITUDE or SINS.
ROMANZA APPAssIONATAA

"Are you quite fond of sweets?' said she,
Indeed / am said he.
That's why I'm fond of you, my dear,
And getting fonder every year.
And then to demonstrate all this
He up and boldly stole kiss.
Are you too proud to hght?' said she,
Indeed I'm not" said ne.
That's why l want to marry you,
So can have a spat or two
What happened then It's hard to tell
He simply left the house pell-men.
WINNIE
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-06-22

I've waited long enough. The
young fellows have had their
chance. / love you and want you
to marry me-"
George Holbrook, did you sup
pose | was going to marry anyone
else?" asked Minerva calmly. 1--WE
always fntended to marry you ever
since / wore pigtails and threw
crab apples at you over the hedge.
Young fellows, indeed It has
taken you long time to come to
your Senses
The Judge paused a second to
marvel at the inconsistency of 2
woman who could deliberately
make such an avowal after fiout-
ing q man for years. Then he
kissed Minerva, with great satisfac-
ton to both.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-06-22

sturn postage. Be bs7vf All inquiries ~
% zach individual DO sGt~Auoa VIl n
! Technically it may be said TO have
been both a strike and a lockout.
The strike was not officially called
off until November 20. 1892, but
the works had been in operation
with new men long before that
date.
@. What would 100000 ten-dollar
bills weigh and how much would
5000 pounds of ter-dOllar bills be-
J. J D.
a. One hundred thousand ten
dollar bills would weigh 300 pounds.
Three thousand pounds Of such bills
would amount to S10,00O.000
Q. Who wrote Why should
the Spirit of Mortals be Proud?
A. The author of this poem is
William Knox
@. Who was the Bayard Of the
Revolution I. r z.
A, What Washington called his
'intrepidity bordering on rashness'
won the sobriquet for John Lau-
rens of South Carolina, who was
killed in a skirmish on the Com
bahee river, South Carolina.
@. What author used the pen
name Fiona Mcleod" A Nv
A William Sharp, a Scottish
poet, novelist and essayist. used
this nom de plume.
@. What is the maximum size for
a pony? H. [. B.
A. According to generally &C
cepted standards. anything under
ID hands in height is q pony: from
13 to IA hands a galloway, and
from IA to Is hands, a hobby.
@. How long has Georges Car
pentier been fighting in the prize
ring? f ".
@. At what tide is the water AZ
mean sea level? NJ. D. Y
A. The average height OF the va
ter, all stages of the tide consiz-
cred, is mean sea level. At ocean
stations the half time level usually
differs but slightly from mean sea
level.
O. Do birds ever use their wings
in climbing? T. NJ.
A Fledglings of the hoactzin,
singular South American bro.
scramble among the branches Of
trees by the aid Of their wings
used like hands They have tenn
porary claw on both the index ana
,ollex.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-06-22

You are to have opportunity to witness
right here in Rock Island boxing engagement
between two of the classiest ring generals of
their time when Dundee and White meet at
Douglas park next week. And remember that
the profits of the affair in their entirety go into
the American Legion post convention fund.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-06-22

/ Six young women were arrested for shimmy-
ing in one-piece bathing suits in New York
cabaret. The complaint was probably in
.spired by the owner of the cabaret At any
rate the judge set the girls free. to go and shin
some more
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-06-22

I Attorney General Daugberty announces his
department will be glad TO hear. arguments
from any dependable person opposed TO the new
steel merger. In other words. the incident
seems to be closed.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-06-22

Dempsey says he hesitates in fighting with
wills because of public sentiment against
whites and blacks mixing in the ring. But our
guess is what really causes Dempsey to hest
tate is the dark boys wallop.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-06-22

II has been discovered that the girls bobbed
their hair 1000 years ago. Judging by appear
ahces some of the originals are still with us.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-06-22

I Jack Pickford. We observe by the Chicago
Diapers. consented to be interviewed by re-
lporters Verify. the power of the press seems
TO be growing
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-06-22

You may keep on arguing until the cows
come home, but you never will be able to show
show it will be possible to have both merchant
marine and a dry sea at the same time.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-06-22

ENGLISH is wonderful language and
many wonderful things can be done with it
Not the smallest achievement in this line is
the statement of a country correspondent that
a villagers thumb is on the road to recovery.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-06-22

Baron De Rothschild. the Paris banker, in
America on a visit, is interested in our sausa ges.
Perhaps he is looking for the missing link
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-06-22

|. A California capitalist of 81 has eloped with
his 74-year old sweetie II must be the Caiifor4
mia climate.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-06-22

Men brag about their gardens, but in the
majority OF cases the women do the work.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-06-22
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The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-06-22

WOMEN are more courageous than men.
We have always believed that and now we
are prepared to offer proof. Can you doubt
the courage of Miss Florence Myra Minteer
of Reynolds, ILL.,, when We tell you that she
is about to wed Arthur c. He'll of Earlville,
Ill? Ordinarily we should not express
such wish, but in this case flor the sake of
their future happinessJ we trust they'll raise
a little He'll.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-06-22

THERE. by hex, Swiping poems from as-The
Country Bard" is the fondest thing we are of
tAre you tired Of that phrase? So are VET
ONE Of the things for which we are waiting
with bated breath is the verdict from the
Small trial
And gosh. how're dread it.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-06-22

GETTING out a colyum is becoming more
IMAM arduous for US. Between watching our
watch and cursing our slowness we don't make
much headway. Possibly (happy thought,)
our colyumistic brain would grow moe 49,.
II we could follow the example of the reinye-
mated Harold Mccormick
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-06-22

WUhh-A-UA1 DREAMS
Turning the grindstone for dad.
Under the old apple tree;
What are you dreaming nv Iad7
What are the pictures you see?
There's big trout in a pool
Near where the pond lilies grow.
Wish was there where it's cool
When will the dinner horn hIow,
~Blackberrfes by the low wall
Apples are ripe on the tree,
When will that dinner horn cali
There goes big humble bee.
Wish could jump in stream
Will there be pudding for me
Hey. sonnyi Put on more steam
Scythes are as dull as can be-"
LESLIE H. PHINNEY
in The Country Bard
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-06-22
Young Grimes Is the Proof Reader.
From the Illinois State Register.l
Cape Town, South Africa-Shackle
tons Ant-Artic expedition arrived here.

MR.. MCCORMICK, according to his physi-
clan, lis resting easily and is in a happy
mood. Not surprising-at allA Boys will be
boys, you know.
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-07-27

Some ~ them we're turned over 70
tho school district as security, and
they represent all the district has re-
ccivcd out OF It's bonds. except the
&25,000 fret payment.
Fred Dennis. It transpires, was in
tercHted in the ola Colony oil com.
pany SO was John NJ. Hale OF the
Wilkin-linlc bank which failed about
the time this Transaction was oc-
curing. So was w. H.. HiRhtower,
q vioe president OF the American
National bank. sou-ln-iaw OF tho
proHidcut. u was the latter who
took tho fl Reno bonds to Secretary
shaw, tried TO exchange nll Of them
for Liberty bonds owned by the state
ana succeeded In trading $4,000 OF
the f2li,000 before the plan was
overtakcn and frustrated by the
state auditor.
II ls Cartcr's belief that Secre-
tnry shaw had no guilty knowledge
OF tho situation. but that he was i'm -
posed upon by Ilghtower and othere
who were Interested In getting the
El Reno bonds into the hands of
innocont parties. Tho report Of the
stat" Examiner and inspector IL cx-
pcctcd 20 dlsCloso condition that
fully warrants the grand jury which
VIII begin its probe August Z.
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-07-27
WOULD
REPAIR ENGINES
Preliminary Writ Is Given
Midland Against
Men

MuskOGEE. July ga pre-
liminary injunction was grantol IN
the United statos district court 10.
day by Judge Robert l.. Williams 20
the Midland Valley Railway COM
pany against lts striking shop en-
ployes and others. restraining inter.
ference with the operation OF tha
road OF It's employees.
Il. n Mayfleld general chairman
OF the federated shop crafts here
was subjected to a lengthy examlna-
tion by Frank Lee, United states
district attorney. who inquired IL
pickotiug the Midland shops did not
Interfere with the movement OF mail
and interstate commerce. Mayfield
replied that II the government re-
qursted them to do 30 the strikers
would repair equipment 20 facilitate
the dispatch OF mail matter
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-07-27

majority thereof. Tor tho reason that
when my consent was obtained for tho
exchange of these bonds u was based up
on tho representation made that the bonds
the city ot ~ Reno ana we're only held
by the bank as custodian.
yours very truly
state Auditor"
Carter states that the propo.
sltlon made at first was to exchange
tho entire amount, t214,00O. for Il
Ike amount OF liberty bonds. OF
this. $4,000 had been exchanged
before his letter reached the school
land department.
Dennis In on Deal
Development showed that the ~
Reno bank had agreed 10 take tho
bonds. and had made n payment of
about $4,000 on the t214.O00. with
the understanding that money would
DO advanced as the bonds could be
handled Meanwhile, Fred Dennis
dropped In. He is aaid 10 have dis
approved tho arrangement. since the
bonds were being carried as de-
posit He suggested to Charles
EnEel, president of the bank. that no
knew OF somo good bonds which
could be exchanged for the school
bonds. and he and Engle came 20
oklahoma city and traded the school
bonds for old Colony oil bonds. Tho
story then goes that tho oil bonds.
In tho sum of f2bO,00O were taken
back to El Reno and sold 20 Eugio's
bank Mt par and that tho difference
OF $50 900 got misplaced Ia tho
transaction. Tho oil bonds arc
considered practically valuclcss
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-07-27
Farmers Work Sundays
To SdUe Wheat Crop

Special ~ The World
pONCA CITY, July 26.--Through
out tho northern oklahoma wheat
belt counties numerous farmers
have been working on good. weather
sundays recently in order TO savo
the crop and get It threshed. Rains
have been so frequent and heavy
during the wheat harves' ng and
thrcqhlng season that a considerable
portion Of the 1922 crop has been
damaged Many farmers st'll arc
stocking wheat. whore threshlrg ha'
boon impossible thus far, In fear
of further rains. while st,ll others
are stacking now in order to plow
the fields for this falrs planting.
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-07-27
Escapes Knife
III SBaND TELLS WHAT INTER
STATE DOCTORS DID
FOR HER.
One Of Many Interesting Cases.

The following is OF particular in
terest;
Fort Gibson, Okla.
MY wife had been sick for five
years and was constantly getting
worse. She was treated by NUM-
Der OF the best physicians In Call,or-
MIA and Arkansas. Some OF the best
physicians of oklahoma said she
would have to operated on az she
had flbroid tumor, In April she be-
came so ~ that we thought could
not even stand a surgical operation
I took her to the tor-State Doc
tors. She was too ill To even be eN-
nmined for several hours, She ia now
as well as ever. ! can cheerfully
recommend any sufferer from
chronic troubles to call on them.
"R, II, DYE"
or course all chronic diseases can
not ho cured, but many s1-Clllod in
Curahlo ones have been successfully
trea ed, Probably greater strides
have been made in medical arts and
methods In the last few years than
In any other science,
While methods play an important
part In the successful treatment OF
diseases, not the least OF the success
that has been made by the Inter
ClNlt fh'N'lN = lAH lttO quo 10 lutu
facilities for examination and dag
noSis
The diseases treated by the Inter
State Doctors are all deep seated,
chronic diseases OF the blood, nerves,
stomach, including sall stones, goi-
ter, rheumatism, cHtarrh etc
Many have been cured in one Of
flee treatment (such as varicosed
and other enlargemeuts,)
They are prepared 10 administer
the genuine French 9l4 to a limited
number OF patients
Consultation and examination Is
free.
Tho Tulsa offices OF the Inter
State Doctors are at 2ls-2l9 SeCu-
rity building. office hours are 0 tu
8, evenings to s, sundays 10 to IL
onlY.--Advertiseme
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-07-27

Mems S14 to SIC Edwin Clapp on
fords in all styles and feathers go
at just $3.50. Mems so to $12
oxfords at $8,75.
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-07-27
All Straw Hats

Every straw in the house, including
sennits, splits, leghorns, balibuntals
Milans and panamas, go now al
exactly 500 off regular price.
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-07-27

ptCHER, July 2s.---Followlng a
weeks Illness. Robert Ralph stretch,
II, died Saturday morning at the
Picher hospital OF typhoid fever. He
Is survived by a mother and sew
cral brothers and sisters. who re-
side AZ Inola. Okla. The body was
sent there for burial by Todd I'm
Cpupauv
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-07-27
City's Hay crop.

Special 70 The Norld, -
ARDMORE, Juiy 2G.---Yield Of the
city OF Ardmoro's hay meadow Is OK
pected TO approximate 10000 bales.
About half ~ the crop has been al
ready cut Tho hay appears better
this year than heretofore.
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-07-27
iIoopcr Called to Tcpncsscc

CHICAGO, July 2G. - Ben w.
Hooper. chairman Of the United
states railway labor hoard was
called 10 Newport. Tenn, today by
tho death or his hrother-in law.
James n. Stokely. n business man OF
tnpt gity
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-07-27
PantS,s s3.S'

Final cleanup of Palm Beach pants
in all shades and sizes, now at Just
1886.
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-07-27
IEI[EII==Jr

Satisfaction or
Your Money Back
Always
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1922-06-01
SAYS HER FOOD.
SEEMED TO DO
HER NO GOOD
St, Paul Woman Suffered From
Indigestion All The Time
And Got So Weak She Could
Not Climb The Stairs.

"My friends certainly did not over
praise Tanlac when they told me how
fine it was, and am thankful that l
had faith enough in the medicine to
try it," said Mrs. E. Steinebach, Of
764 Stryker Ave-, St. Paul, MINI.
81 was so weak and run down !
could hardly lift the tea kettle from
the stove. Why l could barely get
around, and to go up the stairs was
too much for me. My appetite was
very poor, and seemed to get no
nourishment from my food. My
heart palpitated frightfully and l had
such binding headaches l would just
have to go lie down in dark room.
| was almost a nervous wreck, couldn't
stand any noise around me, and simp-
ly felt miserable.
at is wonderful how Tanlac restor-
cd my health, and I just can't praise
it enough. 1t gave me a splendid
appetite, rid me of that worn out,
broken down feeling, and now l feel
simply fine in every way"
Tanlac is sold by all good druggists.
Adv.