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The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-04-10
The Fown Han Catastrophe.

The Black Hole OF Calcutta Ii
still the classic instance OF the
deadly effect of foul air. The trag-
edies daily enacted in school rooms
where either teachers or their su-
perfors are determined to admit no
draft are not sufficient dramatic to
interest the public much.
FEB. 10,'' writes correspond
emit, "the fire department OF the
town of Sea Cliff, L. l.. held a dance
in the town hall. The hall was
flied to capacity, literally jammed
with men, women and not a few
children. Although the hall has
large windows down each side and
door at back and front, not
breath Of outside air was allowed
to entar--every window and door
was kept closed. Imagine the air
condition, especially with from ESQ
to 500 people dancing and others
looking on. One Of the f1remen on
the floor committee would not per-
NIT the opening Of window or
door. I'VE do not want to send all
these people home with colds" he
said. Finally when the place be-
came uncomfortable a young man
lowered one window from the top,
and the crowd flocked about to get
a breath, but number of old wom-
en- cried warnings about the draft.
and the floor committee men came
and closed the window and forbade
opening any more. Several mem
bers in our party went home with
stuffed noses and dry. crusty
threats and had dull headaches
Now, shouldn't it be compulsory to
arrange for some sort OF suitable
ventilation when such public gath
erings are held indoors? Shouldn't
the health authorities supervise the
matter of ventilation?"
That is a question.
The average benighted layman
has two tremendous overawing OBJ
sessions, first, that of starving
when his food is withdrawn for
day or two, fear grounded on
good, sound instinct; and, second,
that Of suffering some illness as
result of passing zephyr of fresh
air blowing on his carcass, and this
fear is not instructive, but the re-
suit of faulty education, like the
superstiious fear of thunder or
snakes or the dark. When you I'M
dertake to regulate conditions
which bear upon these obsessions,
you are tackIing a whale of a job.
Yes, undoubtedly the health au-
thorfties should attend to the ven
tilation of places of public gather
ings. So should the health author
tiles insist upon the isolation of
persons with communicable respir-
atory diseases-but they don't do
so, because they haven't the scour-
age to tackle the popular obsession-
Now and then a health officer or
health board does brace up, when
popular apprehension seems to
warrant it, and mildly regulate"
public gatherings in the attempt to
control some respiratory infec-
ton which is unusually prevalent
But this is spasmodic If the health
authorities should step into the
town hall and direct the lowering
of a window or two. the Sewing
circle would probably take steps to
have change of administration
and since health authorities gen
orally owe their places to political
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-04-10
SONNET CONTEST.
Entered by ScamozZi.) J

I might as we'll go kiss pig
Or have for watch charm clammy bat
AS write these sterile lines your cat
Would scorn to read Might need a wig,
Fore 1 have done with this wee Jig.
To hide once hispid spots no hat
Could e'er conceal. A stupid rat
Is better pote than I. fig
For sonnets! And I'd let it lie
That way but for We eds taunt, red
To me like rag to bull. But sob
And fret can scarce avail: they die
Fen now-for when I am in bed
No sleep of me a pome shall rob.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-04-10

@. What kind OF road is most
often built with federal aid?
K. N. C.
A. OF the total area of public
roads constructed with federal aid
up to Dec. 81, 1921. ASP per cent
was gravel. The remaining 51.8
per cent consisted of sandclay, ma
cadam, bituminous macadam, btu
minous concrete, cement concrete.
reinforced cement concrete, and
brick.
@. How many companies are
there in Canada manufacturing
automobiles? R q.
A. There are 10 companies in
Canada which make automobiles.
The total value OF passenger cars
produced by Canadian plants in
1920 amounted to Ss4.500,000
@. What per cent of the weight
of the hog is contained in hams,
bacon and loin OF pork?
R A. G.
A. These choice parts of the hog
amount to about "a per cent OF the
weight of the live animal.
@. Where can l get list of the
radio stations Of the world? ]. r.
A. An English edition of the IN
ternational List OF Radio Stations
OF the World can be procured from
the International Bureau Of the
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-04-10

70 eescn BfnFlduSA. 70 s'tSa't4"- 49, -
Telegraphic Union. Berne, 5witzer-
land.
Q. A says that all rivers in the
United States have a soukherly o.
rection. Is this true? F J. E.
A Many rivers flow north Tor
part of their course but becauss
most of the rivers Of the centrsl
part of the United States are Ti0-
utaries of the Mississippi and BE-
cause of the wedge shape OF tn5
continent not many rivers have
general northerly course. Ihe
principal rivers which flow MORN
are: Champlain river and lake, Ii
linois river, Kanshwa river FSsa
river of the North, St Mary's rlye-'
Kootenai river in part and san
Joaquin river.
@. When was Edward the Cor
fessor canonized? r T.
A It is said of Edward the COT
fessor that he was more pres
than king" He was caaontzed =
1161 by Pope Alexander III al
was given IlE LlLlE OL @LAAIl5@@
@. If l sent several registers
letters to a concern and lost tns
receipts, is there any way ] ca
trace them? '. 9 y
A. The postofice departmsns
says that record is kept at the local
postofice showing the registered
number, the name Of the sender ana
the name Of the addressse- II .
person would apply within foaL
years after date Of mailing &c
should be able to obtaih the regis
tered number Of any paFticn-z-
registered letter. =
@. Who was the hrsk emperor .
China? D. II. Z.
A. The first emperor Of China =
whom any detailed account Is g..
en-, is Fu-hi, whose lift etine, Ise.s-
ton fixes as being about 2S5z-zfS9'
B. C.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-04-10
Chr Tnnthatnttr
HExx LIES MANS ANCIENT ENKMY.
DULL CARE
vBe prsusrERs rm UrIovKD CUsA
HEWABE1
A TRICK OF THE TRADE

When colyuming becomes bore
CAS- not infrequently it does)
When l can do no thinking for
The bees that in my bonnet buzz;
When am filled with woe and when
l long to make my fellows laugh
never, never try to pen
A so-called witty paragraph.
never search exchanges through
In search of the elusive wheeze:
In fact, there's little that l do
In any vain attempt to please.
l do not seek the jest or quip,
l bear alone the blight and curse
And furtherfore do not clip
Some other fellows weaker verse.
When all my thoughts are printers pi,
When it is agony to think,
When ev'ry breath l draw S sigh
And from this daily task shrink
Do II ask you-do fret?
No! In my sleeve hold an ace:
I write some rimes and have 'em set
In 10-pt. type to fill more space!
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-04-10

! expected one Of those cold meat
affairs. and this is a pleasant sur
prise. / was almost tempted to
go to a restaurant, but I'll say that
I'm glad / didn't. Homes the best
place for a man after all, especial
~ when he has a pretty wife to
look at"
Daphane blossomed into the pic
ture OF happiness incarnate. And
this time the smile she gave need
ed no practicing to make it lovely.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-04-10

An army board of inquiry is demanding
fuller investigation of the DayBeck tragedy at
Oklahoma City. 1t doesn't matter what further
facts may be developed, the army board will
never be able to prove that Beck was other
than a social vulture, and deserved his fate.
He had betrayed the confidence and trust Of
his friend and host
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-04-10

Help pull Rock Island county out Of the
mud by voting for the good roads bond Issue to-
morrow. II we want good roads, like other
counties have we must do as the other coun-
ties have done-pay for them ourselves.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-04-10
HEALTH TALKS
By William Brady, NJ. d.
Ioted Physician and Aurnor.

favor, the public is likely to have
its air raw, cooked or billed, as the
master of the crowd or group may
elect. Probably the Sea Cliff folks
were fed up on fresh raw air and
wanted to revel in an atmosphere
calculated to stupefy or drug the
guests into temporary forgetfulness
Of the fact that they lived on Long
Island.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-04-10

A circus elephant called on Mayor Thomp-
son at the Chicago city hall Nothing out OF
the ordinary Other animals have been there,
including the kitty and the tiger
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-04-10
ANSWERING THE QUESTION.
Wonder What Some OF the Bulwarks of Our,
More or Less, Civilization Think About


Concerning him the public is laboring under
number of illusions of which it would do we'll
10 rid itself. He does not wear a curly mus
tache his hair is not brushed faultlessly in the
latest mode (that he leaves to the cigar clerk,
nor is he any more frequently fresh-shaven
than the in the street. He is not young
and slender, does not a pink shirt and
does not believe that every woman who passes
his shop is in love with him. He is generally
on the verge of badness, is stout, forty, mar
ried and the father of two children, who amt
gettin the lickin's he got from his old man.
With a few thousand for capital he could
make comfortable fortune in real estate or in
any one of several other lines, for business men
in the BARRIERS chair are like Sampson in the
house of Delilah and more authoritative BUSH
pers than can be found out by stealth in the
First National bank.
When his attention is not distracted by less
important matters, the barber divides it about
equally between what the president of the trust
company said about liberty bonds when he was
being shaved, the proper man to meet Dempsey
where you can get it, the repairs he is having
made on his house and what he said to me and
what said to him and he never said a damn
word. RED
WE believe ScamozIs stenog telegraphed
US Saturday morning. Anyway, the lady who
called certainly possesses a "whipped-cream"
voice She reported seeing a wagon mass fbe
office which bore this m. O. l. intriguing leg
end: Wood for Sale. George Burnwood. 42s
Sta ~" 1-o
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-04-10

One of the unexplained mysteries is women
wearing furs in warm weather. Maybe II is 10
keep them (the furs) away from the moths
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-04-10

The tax to pay the 81 900, 900 it is proposed
to raise to build good roads in Rock Island
county will be extended over period of 20
years You will hardly notice the increase in
your taxes
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-04-10

Governor Small may be as guiltless OF OH
ctaI maifeasance as he claims to be, but for
an innocent man he is acting somewhat sus-
picious
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-04-10

AS B. L T. once remarked during his SON
net contest, it is not a condition of the contest
that the eighth line must end with care fig.
But-noble Scamoz! Well done. thou good and
faithful servant,
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-04-10

You Will never know what disgracefu1
country roads there are in Rock Island county
until you travel in other counties in the state
Vote for the bond issue tomorrow.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-04-10

Paris actress is reported to have appeared
at the races wearing only a hat. Well. thats
at least an Improvement on the smile.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-04-10

The time to improve the roads of Rock
Island county is now, not years hence. Vote
for the bond issue tomorrow. You will never
regret having done
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-04-10
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The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-04-10
THE sHE.FLAPPRRo.

THE SHE-FLAPPER..
Belt back coat,
Narrow collar round throat.
F!lmy shirt of crepe de chine,
Size ia hat on bean.
S1lken socks with an arrow.
Chest nat and shoulders narrow.
Cork tipped Gig dangling on lin.
Pint flask on the hip.
Dash Of rouge on the cheek
Plus powder on the beak.
cy ur,r,
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-04-10

Bee Palmer, the shtrnmy dancer, is reported
q, hsvA nr.ined an ankle How did she do It.!
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-04-10

ASSUREDLY one cannot keen .b-s.-. -.
Ine umes unless one reads the Times. DIR. Amv
kaukonen, that paper asserts, is "the oniy
woman mayor in the country"
.. Only SATURDAY the Associated Press referred
to Naples las one of the few IIIinois 49,
nanng woman mayor-Mrs. John Chamber
ana few days before alleged that Mrs
Seeaonan was elected mayor of Calamus Iowa.
0u' 'Ne a. r. OF course. must be mistaken
Well7
From The Argus1
The records show thar No. ....
Is born In New York every nine minutes
but tnere is a sucker born every minute
RIO reports an investigator OF ~Tov,,,
Prep working on the great mystery. cWbers
is the lurch. and what became Of the nnrs-ors
people left therer" "a SHe numerous
we don't know what became Of tbe lrr,.
but many Of the people left there no. nc .uf en-
found in pretty pickle. may De
R. E MIG.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-04-10

P. s.: Rock Island has them. Ais-
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-04-10

IN Sundays Trib Sid Smith depicts Andy
Gump attempting to fly kite. We doubt that
Sid ever made kite in his youth, for Chester's
kite is shown with the string attached to the
side on which the sticks are visible. When we
were barefoot boy with cheeks of tan" mot
to mention flock of freckles) we few our kites
with the paper-covered side in sight No won
der Andy left such trail of disaster in his wake.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-04-10
Again Refuting the Statement: %In Whom
nyl,nr. L. No GrriloU

IHere LIS NO
[From the Chicago Post1
St Louis, April Miss Maude A
Richie, IS years old. a telephone oper-
ator, today shot her father, George A.
Richie, SO, butcher, whom, she assert
ed, was abusing her mother.
"THE DAILY TIMES" it is announced on
that Incompatible journals first page. sis the
only paper in this section which has first
class humorous column"
At the risk of causing panic in the cir
culation department we reprint the foregoing
as tip to the hundreds who read this colyum
each day, only to throw the paper down in
disgust
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1922-10-19

l:30. This delightful courtesy was ex-
tended by the Pioneer Society of A
thens, and was the means of uplifting
the spirits and Strengthening the ply
steal bodies OF many club woman
during these long hours
Another beautiful idea of Athens
people was the collect for club women
in the form OF place cards at the supper
given by the State Normal School
This reads as follows:
Keep US, O God, from pettiness; let
us be large in thought, in word
in deed.
Let US be done with fault finding
and leave off self-seeking.
May we put off all pretense and meet
each other face to face, without
self-pity, and without prejudice
May We never be hasty in judgement
and always generous.
Teach US to put into action our better
impulses, straightforward ant
unafraid.
Let us take time for all things; make
us grow calm, serene and gentle
Grant that we may realize it is the
little things that create differences
that in the big things of life we
are as one.
And may we strive to touch and tc
know the great common woman's
heart of us all; and O Lord
God, let us not forget to be
kind" Mary Stuart.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1922-10-19

Lumpkin, now the property OF the
! Athen' Woman's Club, was a sweet
| picture Of hospitality with its decor
atoms OF choicest chrysanthemums
dahlias and cosmos, its fires in open
CRATES, and daintily appointed tea
table over which er-changing groups
Of members kept open house thro-out
! the convention. Seneral former Fitz-
! gerald residents were among these Ia
dies, and we recall Mrs. H. B. Richie
/ as young and charming as she was
ten years ago.
The local chapter daughter of the
American Revolution, gave a Colonial
Tea "Wednesday evening at the home
OF the State Vice Regent, Mrs. Julia
Talmadgc, on Prince Ave. This was
by far the most prctentious and beau
tiul affair OF the week. The receiving
party and entertainment committees
might have stepped from the frames
OF old paintings with their white Golf
fures, paint, powder beauty patches
and be-flowercd malines as they bowed
low over the hand of each guest
The State Agricultural College serv-
ed the most delicious buffet luncheon
perhaps, Wednesday, and after visit
ing the thirty-eight rooms furnished
by the Federated Clubs and Daughters
Of the Confcderacy, dcdicatng two
more, and plcdging the furnishings
for the only remaining two (This in
the Womans Buiding) we went to
the Assembly Hall and were enter
tanned by fifty students of Tallulah
Falls School who thanked us in song
and story for our efforts in their be-
half
Particularly elegant was the buffet
luncheon served at Lucy Cobb, Thurs
day, after which we repaired to Lucy
Cobb chapel to be entertained with
music by the Conservatory pupils and
held the afternoon session.
The State Normal Schools supper
Thursday was one OF the most enjoy
ale occasions Of the writer's life. Pro-
lessor and Mrs. H. B. Richie were
in the rcreiving line, and when he ask
ed so cordially about the progress
of our Fitzgerald schools we told
proudly that we were, at last. going
to have an auditorium, that we left
Monday Immediately after voting. but
sure that we would now have it after
these weary years of waiting. The glee
club entertained us, one of the amusing
features being kitchen orchestra,
playing Chopin's classical Jazz. This
was so unique that we took note of
every detail for our own home econ
omlcs department to "pull-off' when
We build our auditorium. At the spe-
cial request of Mrs. Hayes, who is a
trustee of the school, their performance
was repeated in the Pound Auditor
lum where the evening sessions were
held. CThis Kitchen Orchestra was de-
scrlbed to Polly Peachtree, for the
Sunday paper, by no other than Mrs.
John Marshall Slaton, of Atlanta, wife
of our former governor, and daughter
OF one of our distinguished Southern
generals.)
Inc GROWING event of the week was
the luncheon i'll the University ri
Georgia Library, when such digni-
tariees as Chacellor Barrow, DR..
White, Dean Woofter, Dean Smelling
and their lovely wifes were hosts and
hostesses with many other instruct
ors. Paintings as old as Georgia itself
smiled down upon us, and memories
OF other years and other lives crowded
thick AMI fast upon those assembled
there.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1922-10-19
CHANGE OF PLANS

Mr.; Tom Dickey is leaving tonight
tor ,Asheville, N. c. He suffered a
sudden attack of asthma since his
arrival here last week and by the ad-
vice of his physician decided that aft
er all, Asheville was the best place
for him, though plans had been COM
pleted for his family to join him here
shortly. Having leased their own beau
tiful home until June 1st, Mrs. Dickey
being advised by Wire of this change
of plans, proceeded to rent an apart
ment in the neighborhood of their own
home where they will be comfortably
if not so luxuriously placed in the
interval
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1922-10-19


breakfasts in the Georgian Palm Gar
den and the Clover Leaf Tea Room,
one OF which the writer had the plea
sure OF attending, supper for mem
bers past and present OF the State
Executive Board.
Our Third District
1t was said at the convention that
the National Library Magazine gave
Fitzgerald, Ga, credit for having sol
we'd the travelling library problem, and
clubs were urged to US and take note;
Fitzgerald and Americas operated the
only curb markets in the district; Fitz-
gerald gave dresses woven here to
three ladies who wore them at Cha
taqua, N. Y, at the Biennial
South Georgia's Progress
The prize for the best short story
offered by Miss Emily Woodward of
Vienna, was awarded to Miss Annie
Lee Eagle, OF Valdosta; CA fact wor-
thy of note was that every story sub
mitted had to do within voting, when
| Became Citizen" being the title
of the prize story. A lady of Ludowici
was second in the poem contest. the
prize going to Mrs. Robert Blackburn,
of Atlanta; South Georgia song birds
on programs included Mrs. Heinsohn,
OF Sylvester, and Miss Melva Clarke,
of Americas; musicians, Mrs. Pasco
Powell, of Quitman, violin soloist, and
a gifted young girl of Baxley as pi-
ano so1oist.
Our Special Work
AS Federated Clubs, We are asked
to concentrate on four special features,
viz:
|, The distribution of $4,000 books
among rural school children to help
stamp out illiteracy. (This being a
request from the State School Sup
erintendent.)
2 To raise money for Home Eco
Monies Scholarships.
3. The building of General FEEDER
alton Headquarters at Washington, D.
C.
4. To adopt the slogan Give and
Get" for Greater Tallulah Sshool.
eve regret that our Third District
showed the largest deficit on the
maintenance. $4,000 in all was pledg-
ed at this convention. The majority of
South Georgia Women, while rea-
lizing the worthiness and great
possibilities of this school, feel so much
is to be done at home that we are mt
IN position to increase our pledges.
There were many features that were
helpful, but we cannot longer "abuse"
our generous editor, but we would like
to mention the Healthmobile on wheels
presided over by DR.. Alice Moses,
and trained nurse, supported by the
Phi Mu Sorority, endorsed by thhe
State Board of Health, will come to
you fr the asking and inspect your
children for adenoids, tonsils, teeth
and many other troubles, free of
charge, and puteting them in the hands
of capable physicians whom you are
to pay. The free parliamentary drills
given by Miss Rosa Woodbury. who
urges the practice of them; The I'M
forgettable lovliness and hospitality
OF Athens people and the four lovely
auditoriums which we were given the
use of could we say more?
While may worthwhile things have
been omitted in this report, the writer
recalls with deep pleasure the serving
of sandwiches and hot coffee, tea or
chocolate in the Peabody Building,
just across the avenue from where
our morning sessions were held, begin
ing at eight o'clock and 1astinoc until
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1922-10-19
EVANGELIST HUNTER AT
FIRST METHODIST

Do you want rest?
Strength,
A cure for care,
Help to cary the load.
Something worth while to think
about and live for?
Come and join in the songs and wor-
ship, at the Revival services held at
the First Methodist Church each aft
ernoon at $50 and evening at 800.
Key. Chas. F. Hunter, Evangelist,
will be the speaker. You and your
friends are invited.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1922-10-19

Baker Wadsworth spent Sunday in
the city with his sister Mrs. Earl An
thony, returning Sunday night to Ga
Tech.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1922-10-19

Miss Grace Benton returned to Ma
con Saturday to resume her studies
at Wesleyan after being confined with
Dengue fever for several days
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1922-10-19

Mrs. Modena Rogers spent the week
end in Atlanta attending the Fair.