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The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-08-16

Preliminary steps were taken at
the dinner gf{en by Rock Island
post No. 200, American legion, in
fha Y. w. C. A. last night to organ
ixei = Rock Island branch Of Forty
.au14 Eight" . new society furnish
ineA playgrounAfor the order.
Decision TO organize was reached
utter an address by Walter Mack,
Tfeeport, head OF the society in
Illinois. The term IL derived from
t1e French, whose freight cars
have = capacity of 40 meh or eight
horses, and the idea was brought
~ the A. E. F. from overseas.
Mr.. Mack, In addition TO explain
Ing the society Of which he is the
head. made an earnest appeal for
tie movement which has for its OBJ
ject the marking Of the grave OF
every soldier killed in the World
war, and registering name and To-
cation among the archives OF the
order.
William Q. Setliffe.. Bloomington
state adtutant, followed Mr.. Mack
aid urged that all voters cast theil
ballots Nov. Z for the adjusted
COMPENSATION bill. Senator Harold
G. Kessinger Of Aurora made pa
tiiotic address interspersed witt
humorous hits.
walter A. Rosenfield, post com
nlander, announced that silver
loving cup would be presented tt
expense Of the team scoring thu
bali games staged by legion teams
Al game will be played at Watcl
,Tbwer park tomorrow afternoon
and a schedule under which eacl
team will play at least a game ev
cry week will be announced short
II. In addition to the loving cup
the winning team will be dined a
the expense of theteam scoring tn
lowest record. Four teams will b
organized, two being already prac
ticing. The four teams are to b
captained respectively by Pau
Preston. Benjamin Reidy, job
Mangelsdorf and Gail Philbrook.
Membership Drive.
d. B. Bergquist spoke OF tn
membership drive to be stage
four days beginning Thursday c
next week in which 66 legionnaire
will participate. They will be d
1ded into three divisions, arm!
navy and marines. Harry Cleave
land, Jr., heads the army division
JAy Huntoon the navy, and Benja
min Reidy the marine.
Frank Huntoon, who preside
after the set speeches had been DE-
livered. turned the meeting over
Paul Preston, who led the gather
ing in Community singing, and q
POSTMASTER called for imprompt
talks from Frank Huntoon, Be
Kemper. Senator Harold c. Kessil
ger and J. Clinton Searle.
AS sequel to the surprise stun
Judge Ben Farrar opened couI
and conducted mock trial.
First Of Series.
The dinner was held at Z o'clot
last night, and was attended by
guests. 1t was the first of a seri
to be held prior to the state CO..
Wntion in Rock Island Sept, 25.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-08-16
GOLF COURSE SITE
VIEWED BY EXPERT

C. Dudley Wagstaff. landscape -
fist and golf expert from Chicago,
today viewed sites which have been
suggested for the contemplated
country club.
He will report an estimate on the
cost of installing golf links in It
course of the next few days.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-08-16
NIAGARA HOTEL TO
BE COMMANDERY HO

Rock Island commandery, No. Is,
Knights Templar. have designated
the Niagara hotel as their head
quarters during the state .conclave
of the grand commandery at Peoria
Sept. IL, II and IL. The drill team
Us holding two rehearsals weekly
preliminary to entering for the
drill contest.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-08-16
MRS. MARY CUE Is
SERIOUSLY INJURED

Mrs. Mary ue, $40 Twentieth
avenue, is in st. Anthony's hos
pital in serious condition as result
OF. IAN accident yesterday afternoon
at her home. She fell in the yard
and broke a rib. but on account of
her age, the injury has proved ser,
ious. DR.. Joseph DeSilva is attend
ing her.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-08-16
Y. M. G. A. Notes

The Long View juniors of the
playground baseball league defeat
ed the Denkmann juniors by a
score of II to II yesterday after
noon in game at the telephone
building lot.
Twenty-Five boys from the Moline
Y. NJ. c. A. visited the Rock Is
land association yesterday and
spent the afternoon swimming in
the pool.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-08-16
NEW FOREST FIRES
| SWEEP MINNESOTA

| st. Paul. Aug. 16.-Fifteen addi-
0onal fires were reported burning
n northern and central Minnesota
1Dday. according to w. T. Cox, state
forester. The fires are being held
n check by fire fighting crews the
forester said.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-08-16
Funeral of David Child.

Funeral services for Loyal Garth
David. 4-year-old son of Mr.. and
Mrs. J. M David, will be held at 2
o'clock tomorrow afternoon in the
home of the grandparents, Mr.. and
Mrs. E. E. David, 621 Thirty-ninth
street, Rock Island. Rev. Frank
Marston, pastor of the Spencer
Memorial church, will conduct the
services. Burial will be in River
side cemetery, Moline.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-08-16
AUDUBON SCHOOL
PROPERTY STAKED

Cervin and Horn, architects, to-
day began the work of stalking out
the ground for the erection of the
new Audubon school.
A force was at work on the lot
located on Eighteenth avenue be-
tween Twenty-sixth and Twenty
seventh streets.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-08-16
GONSE NOT HEAD

Lyle Gonse is chairman of the
picnic committee of the Spizterink-
tum club and not president of the
club as was stated in The Argus
yesterday. Mrs. May Brown, Mo-
line, is president Of the Spizterink-
tum club.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-08-16
FIRE THREATENS
! STERLING SCHOOL

Sterling. ILL.,, Aug. 16.-The new
central school Anilding, under con-
etruction here. at q cost Of $125. 900,
vas threatened with destruction
th4s morning when fire consumed
the old school annex building. The
nEigln j. WkaaEA.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-08-16
tIfl1d1y
HisdkAnna RsdneF.

Miss Anna Rndner. aged u years,
zS18S Fifth-and-a-half avenue. Rock
Island. passed away 1t ! o'clock
this morning In . local hospital.
this morning In : local hospital.
Death followed . three years III
ness.
Miss Rudner was born In Rock
Island Nov. y. 1888. and attended
the public schools here. She Ii sur
vived BY her father, Isaac Rudner;
a sister, Bessie. and two brothers.
Louis and Samuel, all at home.
Her mother preceded her in death
IL years.
FUNERAL services were held at
$3.50 O'Clock this afternoon in the
family residence. Burial was in
Mt. Nebo cemetery, Davenport
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-08-16
Mrs. Caroline Yochem.


Mrs. Caroline Yochem, aged n
years, 4325 Eighth avenue, Rock
island, a resident Of this city Is
years, passed away at $50 O'Clock
this morning in st. Anthony's hos
pital. She had been i'll three
months. A complication Of dis
eases caused death.
Mrs. Yochem, who was formerly
Miss Caroline Steimle, was q ma
tive Of Germany and came to this
country at the age of 16 years.
She came to Rock Island from
Louisville, KY, Is years ago. She
was married to Nicholas Yochem
in 1865.
Surviving are two sons, George,
at home, and Joseph Wyanet, H.;
two daughters, Mrs. Mary Anthony,
Wyanet, and Mrs. Lillian Van
Drew, Dixon, ILL.,. and a sister, Mrs.
Helen dumb, Tiskilwa.
The body will be sent to Wyanet
tomorrow morning where services
will be held in the afternoon al
the home Of her daughter, Mrs
Mary Anthony. Burial will be. in
the cemetery at Princeton.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-08-16

The cucumber originated som
5000 years ago, probably in India
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-08-16

Yuban Coffee, 4Se b.
Cit Dirt Destroyer. 10c pkg.
Kitchen Cleanser. 4 cans for &c.
Bulk Seedless Raisins, loe Id.
Eagle brand Milk, 2 cans for.
sc.
Gooseberries, 25c can.
Midget SOUR Pickles, quart OAR,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-08-04
WHEN WINTER COMES.

1t looks as tho President Harding
may be forced temporarily to lay aside
his declared policy of less govern
ment in business and undertake the
production of coal. He has asked the
governors of the states to take action
that would result in a resumption of
coal mining, but coal mining is not
proceeding TO an extent sufficient to
supply the public need.
In his address to the coal operators
and miners, President Harding said {:
The government has no desire to in
trude itself into the field of your ac-
tivities. 1t does feel an obligation TO
see that the common American inter
est shall not be menaced by a pro-
tracted lack of fuel :. We wish you
who best know the way to solution
to reach it among yourselves, in a
manner to. command the sanction of
American public opinion. Failing in
that the servants of the American
people will be called to the task in
greatest good to all the people"
In his telegram to the governors.
he said. ''I want to convey to you the
assurance of the fun and prompt sup
port Of the federal government when
ever and wherever you find your own
agencies of law and order inadequate
to meet the situation"
Winter is coming on. The presi-
dent has given fair warning to all
concerned in the production of coal.
Action cannot be much longer de-
layed.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-08-04
LITTLE BENNY'S NOTE BOOK
BY LEE PARE.

Pop was smoaking his pipe in the
parler after suppir last mite and my
sister Gladdis came down, saying, O
deer, father, hope you're neerly fin
ished with that dredfilI thing, Mr.
Parkins will be heer eny minnit now
and I think it looks so common to
see man snoaking a pipe in the
parler
Yes, that wy I genrelly go up on the
roof to smoak mine, pop sed. WITCH
he don't and Jest then the frunt bell
rang, and Gladdis sed, o deer, there
he is now, Q father, what will be
think?
o rats, pop sed. And he quick put
his pipe in his pockit and I went to
the door and it was Mr.. Parkins and
he came in the parler saying, Good
evening everybody.
Hows your good heIth? pop sed.
Never better, all, somebody's bin
smoaking a pipe unless my nose de-
ceeves me- Mr.. Parkins sed.
That must be fathers cigar that he
was jest smoaking, Gladdis sed. and
Mr.. Parkins sed, Perhaps, but it GER
>teny smells like pipe, do you smoak
a pipe Mr.. oPtts?
Well, yes and no, no and yes. If you
know wat I meen. pop sed.
Father thinks pipe smosking err
round the house is rather common,
GIaddis sed, and Mr.. Parkins sed.
Rely? wy think the smell Of a pipe
is the most manly and inviggerating
smell in the werld, and in fact, If l
may be allowed to make a confession,
I'm frequently gilty of taking a chew
of tobacco in the good old fashion
way
Excuse me a moment, pop sed- And
he took his pipe out of his pockit and
lit it agen, saying. Looks like rain,
don't it? And he wawked' out of the
parler and upstairs still srnoaking IL
and Gladdis and Mr.. Parkins sat down
and different ends of the sofer and I
went out to see If eny of the fellows
was out.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-08-04
JUST FOLKS
HER DAYS WORK.
BY EDGAR a. GUEST.

HER DAYS WORK.
Small tasks of ceaseless niending thru the
day,
The window curtains washed and hung
once more.
UncounCei things recovered from the
The wreckage left by children at their play,
How many footsteps mark a mothers way.
Hers is a path forever trampled Ger,
A bed to make, a peddler at the door,
Small wonder that her hair grows quickly
And Yet how fair the dream she's work
ing fori
The man shall rest when he comes home
tonight,
Shall toss once more his hat. upon a
chair:
The children in wild rapture Of delight
Shall fling their shoes and stockings
here and there.
And her tired hands shsu pick them up
again
And. never hint that love has caused her
pain
Copyright. 1872, bS Edgar A Guest9
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-08-04

houses at the price greed. The sales
woman would call IN few days to
finish the deal.
1t was not until Helen had walked
in a sort of daze out toward the en-
trance of the exhibition hall that
something astounding occurred to her.
1t was then h at the thought arose
that she would have to have some
place to put the bungalow. and she
had only $500 left and that would
probably be needed for erection ex-
penses.
dering whether she had better go
right back and teli-the glib saleswom-
Ian of aer difficulty, wondering If the
signature on the card was binding,
hoping somehow that 1t was so eager
or not size had any place to put it
when some one touched her elbow.
Hello Helen it was the voice of
the city editor. Joe Brooks. i've
been looking all over this place for
you. There wasn't anything pressing
at the office, and as I'd sent you here
I thought you'd be here. Thought we
might look around together. Awful
hole, isn't it,"
Really. I'VE enjoyed it so much;
that is. until just now"
Perhaps ia have enjoyed it more"
sighed Joe, but the first thing did
was to run right into the arms of a
smart guy selling lots at Hawthorne
we ehOuSu Pldce, OF course
Wen, the long and the short of it is
that I bit. I bought two lots-100
front by $50 deep. When I pay for
that it will pretty nearly eat up my
bank account. What the deuce 8
bachelor like me wanted to buy
home for don't know. Perhaps. I
had a sort of a reason; only now I've
spent all have on the lot and what
am going to do to get a house2
guess that fellow ,hypnoYzed me-"
Helen gasped,' looked confused and
said something about being sorry. ST
may as well tell you," she confessed,
that bought q house and I haven't
anywhere to put it."
They started for Helen's- boarding
house. home. and Helen explained her
predicament more fully.
THAT settles it,, said Joe. at
wanted to ask you to marry me. I've
wanted to for a long time, but didn't
know you ever thought about houses
and things. Now everyth4ng's settled,
isn't it?"
why. yes" faItered Helen. but
what am going to do about my story
I was so confused that seem to have
forgotten what I intended to write,
and-you said to make it snappy--''
Come right along to the office.
Wen write the story tup just as it
happened about your buying a bunga-
low and my ouying a lot and then de-
Gliding to get married. That will be
snappy enough guess, and then
Then what?" asked Helen, wonder
ing If Joe would ask her to have din
ner.
why, then Wen go and get the
license and see if we can find min
lister to marry us.f'
Copyright. 1922, by Mcclure News
paper Syndicate.)
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-08-04
THE COAL PROBLEM

In his address at the opening OF
the Chicago Pageant OF Progress
Postmaster-General Work made a
basic evil in the coal mining indus
/ try.
Doctor Work says there are about
twicA as many coal miners in the
United States as are needed to per-
form the work of getting out the ma
TONS supply of coal. There are also
very many more operating coal mines
| than the country needs. The result is
that the miners ordinarily work only
about half the time. Thru an ex-
tremely powerful union-a union
which causes its membership dues to
be collected by the employers out of
the wages of the men-they demand
a living wage for half-tine work.
THE sabotage of time by the idle
under pay" says DR.. Work, land of
property intrusted to them, must be
added to the cost price OF any pro-
duct" And the price is paid by the
consumers. And the consumers in
most instances are themselves wage
earners who work steadily thru the
year to earn a living. A large per-
centage of the striking mine workers
are not needed in the coal mining
industry on any terms. There are
industries where this surplus labor
that now will neither mine coal nor
let anybody else do so might be en-
pIoyed at good wages the year around.
Thus the rest of the miners might
have steady employment mining coal.
Commenting on the coal situation the
Chicago News says:
1t is impossible to see why the peo-
pie and the industries of this country
should pay for coal prices sufficient
to keep miners in idlsness half the
year and give a profit to the owners
whose product under properly ar
ranged economic conditions there
would be no sale in competition with
mines where production costs are less.
Even this is by no means the whole
story. Coal mining can be done large
ly by machinery at only a fraction of
the cost of hand labor. The miners
pnion forbids the use of such ma
chinery.
Here is far-reaching sabotage that
makes coal dear and hard to get. No
settlement of the coal strike that does
not bring with it. a searching investi-
cation of this evil by a competent fed
eral commission will hold out any
reasonable prospect of leading to a
fair reduction in the excessive cost OF
fuel.
1t is a condition which probably
can never be remedied by any agency
outside the federal government. Bad
as government operation of an in
dustry is, it might be better than
the existing method of obtaining fuel.
II could hardly be worse. The public
at-least might be assured a supply
of coal.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-08-04
ON SECOND THOUGHT
BY JAY E. HOUSE. =
(From Philadelphia Public LedssF)
The Whispering Post.

Stenog.: Your disappointment is
trivial compared to ours. We've been
watching Route AZ with a devotion
compared to which your vigil pales to
insignificance. But we've had some
good reports from Route II.
c. R.: Why shouldn't we print their
letters? Ours is the merry layJ spread
ing sunshine is our METER. Nothing
could give them greater Joy. Your
invitation-is accepted You have only
to suggest a date.
T. r. J.: Samson, not Solomon, was
the first columnist.
". E. M: We feel much the same
way about 1t. When it comes to a
National Laugh Day no clean, comedy
film could take the place of THE
Sparrow
c. S. u: We NEEDED that one be-
fore we knew Adelaide. Late August
or September.
We have it from the gentlemen who
are pushing the stock that the co-or-
dinating railroad car truck will save
the railroads multitudes of lives and
$3.50, 100000 annually.
We doubt that the new continuance
will save multitudes of lives, for what
reasons that railways do not kill null
titudes of people. But it is easy
enough to save the railroads $450, OOO-
600. Beginning with Justice Brandies
VINO saved the railroads mlll1On DOL
lars a day, we figure that $4,000, o0o,-
900 have thus been saved in the nine
years last past Anybody save those
trained in operating them can save the
railroads money.
Meanwhile, we prefer to wait until
the stock actually advances before in
vesting in it. We don't care to make
a lot of money; very little suffices
for our needs.
Goodness knows we stand by our
sex. The men are all right and we
frequently take occasion to say so. But
we can't help thinking Martlynn Mil
Ter is OVERRIDING it. No man is as
grand as Marilynn believes her pros
pective husband to be.
Speaking for the men-and they
have no more eloquent champion-all
We ask from the women is justice.
The man who feels the need of con-
versationaI unguent prefers to anoint
himself.
It is true that Father gets the ten
derioin, but it is equally true that
Mother never permits him to forget it.
washington is never monotonous.
Washington is never dull writes an
observer of life in the national cap
ital. Well il one cares for the sort of
gossip he hears in Washington, it al
most never is.
At any rate, we've done our duty
as an American citizen: we've tried
to become indignant over the pending
tariff measure.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-08-04

The Farm Journal" asks why we
shouldn't hook up the wind to cleo
tricity and so turn the wheels of in
dustry and accomplish other things
without the aid OF coal 1t says that
wind power is everywhere. But coal
also is almost everywhere. Yet the
public IS experiencing difficulty in
obtaining enough to supply its needs.
How long would it be before somebody
would obtain monopoly of the wind
supply? A story is told of an ancient
ruler OF q country where windmills
were in general use who. having ex-
hausted all other sources OF revenue.
granted. for q consideration in ready
cash, a concession on the air. AS a
result MS subjects were compelled to
pay a tax to the owner Of the conces-
sion for their use Of the wind.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-08-04

President Harding succeeded 50
well with his international disarma-
ment conference that it might be ad-
visable for him to call a national con-
ference of representatives Of employ
ers and employees for the purpose of
bringing about a truce on strikes and
lockouts for a term of years. Such n
truce would be in the interest of both
sides and of the public. II it could
be successfully maintained for ten
years probably there never would be
another strike. Everybody would be
so prosperous that there would be no
Incentive for a disturbance in indus
TX -
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-08-04

The London Telegraph reports that
the soviet authorities have in con-
temptation the establishment of a
Foreign Trade bank, capitalized at
a5,00o,0O0 gold rubles. The United
States commercial attache in Berlin
has reported a credit of 100, 100000
marks extended by a group of German
manufacturers to the Russian govern
ment TO cover purchases to be made
BY the latter in Germany. This credit.
which may possibly be increased by
an additional loo. 600. 900: is to be
Financed thru the German East
European Industrial bank, and the
proceeds must be employed solely In
the purchase OF goods from concerns
entering into the consortium. Re-
sponsible continental daiites have also
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-08-04
Questions -AnSwers

O. Please settle a controversy by stat
ing whether the characters in Main Street
were takeR-from real lifes O. H. NJ
A. Sinclair Lewis says they do aotfin
any case represent real persons.
@. What nations have repudiated public
debts? s L.
A. Nearly all the4eadipg countries have
at one time in their history Kepudiated in
.debtedness. The United States, for in
stance. failed to redeem the Continental
currency.
@. Who gave the Republican party its
nanes c. A s.
A. The fiKst known suggestion Of the
name Republican" was in a letter written
by Horace Greeley: the earliest convention
Of importance TO adopt it was held at
Jackson, Michigan, July g. 1854
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-08-04

The men who keep their fingers on
the business pulse practically all agree
that the stage is set for a long period
of almost unequalled prosperity in this
zcountry. All that stands in the way
of it are the strikes. Both sides to the
labor sdisagreements are losing big
money-money which they can never
sregain. II is like the water that has
passed over the dam. Leaders on both
sides are intelligent men and know
all this but they seem to be unable or
unwilling to, call a halt.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-08-04

Announcement is made from Wash
ington that passage of the tariff bill
is imminent. But the correctness of
this assertion may well be doubted.
The party responsible for the tariff
bill has put itself in position where
it is afraid to advance ,or to retreat.
And placing itself in fhis predicament
was wholly unwarranted and IN
called for. The platform did not call
for it and nobody was asking for tar
If revision except a few manufac-
tuners.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-08-04

Governor Morrison of North Caro-
Ina declines to lend his aid in open
ing the coal mines. on the theory that
governmental interference" is bad in
principle. Viewing the>sftuation phil
osophically from his sunny southern
seclusion. where prospective coal
Shortage holds less terror than in the
north, the governor remarks calmly:
4 believe the full duty of the gov
ernment and the part of wisdom is to
permit parties in Industrial disputes to
fight the economic battle to finish"
But, in the language of the illustrious
Grover Cleveland, the country is con-
1ronted by a condition, not a theory.