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The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-07-17
Is BOOKS FOR
RURAL SCHOOL !
ARE SUGGESTED
Z. &. Commissioner Of Education
Submits List Of Favorites, Cast
ing Ballot in Contest.

Chicago, July ia library of Is
books for one-room country
school has been selected by DR..
John J. Tigert, U. s. Commissioner
of Education. The last is DR.. IT,
gert's ballot in the voting contest
which is being conducted among IL
brarians and teachings on a two
foot shelf for country school, and
sponsored by the American Library
association and the National Edu-
cational association.
DR.. Tigert's list follows:
For first grade:
Indian Child Life, by Deming.
Mother Stories, by Maud Lindsay.
Mother Goose, illustrated by
Arthur Rackham.
For second grade:
After they Came Out OF the Ark,
by E. Boyd Smith.
The Snow Baby, by Josephine D.
Peary.
The Early Cave Men, by Rather
inc Dopp.
For third grade:
All the Year Round.
Vol. l, Autumn.
Vol. II, Winter.
Vol. III, Spring.
Children's Book, by Horace Scud-
der.
Child's Garden of Verses, by Rob-
ert Louis Stevenson.
For fourth grade:
Alice's Adventures in Wonder
land, by Lewis Carroll.
The freight Fairy Book, by H.
B. Boston.
Just So Stories, by Kipling.
For fifth grade:
Trees Every Child Should Know,
by Rogers.
The Bible for Young People.
Robinson Crusoe.
For sixth grade:
Uncle Remus; His Songs and
Sayings, by J. C. Harris.
New Europe, by Allen.
Hans Brinker, by Dodge.
For seventh grade: =.
! Little Women, by Alcott.
/ George Washington, by Scudder.
Tom Sawyer, by Mark Twain.
For eighth grade:
Tales from Shakespeare.
Ivanhoe. by Scott.
Natural History Of the Farm, by
]. G. Needham.
The home and the Family, by
Kline and Cooley.
The two associations planned the
voting contest in the hope that
many schools now without books
for general reading will be encour-
aged to make new efforts to estab-
lish school libraries and will be
helped in the choice of books.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-07-17
HEARSE DAMAGED
IN A COLLISION:
2 ARE ARRESTED

Nels Bcngston and Peter Ander-
son OF Galva will be arraigned in
police court tonight charged with
drunkenness as a result of a mo-
tor crash on this side Of the Rock
river bridge in Bridge lane at II
last night.
A. Macdonald and CAMEL Wegge
employees of the M. V. Boies Under
taking company. had just crossed
the bridge on their way in from
Coal Valley. They were driving a
motor hearse. In the darkness
the two Galva men. coming from a
little side road to the north, crash
ed into the hearse, damaging it to
the extent of 5000.
Bengston was cut above the right
eye in the accident and was taken
to the city hospital, where he was
arrested. Bengston and Anderson
were arraigned this morning, when
their case was continued.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-07-17
MOST NOxI0US
WEEDS FOREIGN
Only Six Out Of q Listed In State
Survey Are Native-Result Of
Impure Seed Importations.

In a survey Of the most noxious
weeds in the state OF Illinois by
the University of Illinois it was
found that out of q, only six were
native to the state. 1t is evident
that most of the noxiOus weeds
have come from foreign countries.
through importation of impure
seed. John Pieper, an authority on
weeds at the University of Illinois,
declared today.
1.-THE weed problem is growing
worse" he continued. Every year
our attention is called to a new
weed which is not common to the
state or community. The first way
to keep down weeds is to buy pure
home grown seed, if possible. No
method OF eradication or control
will be effective as long as weed
seeds are purchased and sown on
the farms. Likewise if the farm is
already infested with weed pests,
no amount of pure seed will eradi-
cate them. The purchase of seed
and eradication Of weeds, already
present, go hand in hand to bring
about successful control.
weeds pass through five stages
in their full development: germina-
ton, Seeding, active growth, repro
duction, and seed stage. Thorough
preparation of the seed bed and
early cultivation OF the crop. while
weeds are in the termination and
Seeding stages. will make eradica.
ton easy since these stages are
very week in the life cycle of the
plant.
After the harvest Of small
grains, weeds which have come into
the active growth stage can bt
plowed under. Pastures and road
sides should be moved when the
plants are in flower, since this also
is a weak stage in the life Of thu
plant. Nothing can be done aftel
weeds have produced seed except tt
burn over waste places SO as tt
prevent further spread Of thu
seeds"
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-07-17

Limbs and branches OF trees
were blown down by q 50-miie-an-
hour gale which struck the tri-
cities and vicinity between IL and
1880 o'clock last night. Damage
to fruit in the country about Dav-
EXPORT was reported very severe
and some damage was done to or
chards about Rock Island. though
definite reports from the Illinois
farmers were not available today.
Andrew Hamrick, Davenport.
government meteorplogist, reported
a 42-mile wind recorded at 11:2O
O'Clock last night at observation
point on the postofice building.
He estimated that ON the hills IN
this vicinity the gale would reach
a velocity Of from so to IS miles
an hour. This 42-mile velocity is
the greatest since April 9, when
wind blew Al miles an hour. How
ever, the storm last night did not
last long, beginning at about 11:O5
and abating a half hour later.
Only damage by the wind report
ed today for within Rock Island
was the bursting Of the State bank
window. which the wind blew on,
last night. Limbs and branches OF
trees were blown down in many
parts of the city, but no damage
was reported as results.
Rainfall was slight, only .01 Of
an inch being recorded.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-07-17
BLIND LAWYER
PRESIDENT Or
0PT|M|ST ClUB
Most Cheerful Man in nllaeh !.
Sightless; Heads Bar Assoet.
ton and Excels In Cards

East St. Louis, ILL.,, July i7-a
blind man has been given the .on
briquet Of "the premier optimist.
of Illinois.
He is William Dudley Paul En-.
thing, a young practicing attorne,
of this city. Mr.. Farthing, becau,s
Of his habit Of cheerfulness in ths
face OF all odds, has been elected
president of the St. Clair Count.
Bar association.
Recently the local Optimist cluh
sent Mr.. Farthing to Kansas Civ
as a delegate to the national eon
vention of the organization Hs
made the trip unaided and is said
to have made the local organiza.
ton very prominent factor in the
convention by his activities.
When the constitutional conyen.
ton was in session several month,
ago. Mr.. Farthing was given a mis-.
sion of great import to East ST
Louis and st. Clair county. He
was sent to Springfield to lobby for
separate county court for East
St. Louis. Virtually unaided he an.
peared before the convention. and
though a stranger to its members
successfully piloted the Campaign
Of this city for a separate court.
Mr. Farthing is a graduate Of
McKendrie college, Lebanon, and
of the law school of the University
of Illinois. from which he was
graduated with high scholastic hon.
ors. He is in partnership in the
law practice with his brother, Ches.
ter Farthing. The latter read law
to his blind brother, while in the
university.
Has Good Memory.
In the trial of cases the sight.
less man, of course, must rely SOLE
ly on his memory for all the testi-
mony, all the law points involved
and all the rulings of the court
His memory has become unusual.
ly we'll trained through the neces.
sity of circumstances.
An instance related of his trip
recently from Springfield to East
st. Louis, returning from the con.
stitutional convention, illustrates
the mans adaptability to circum.
stances and is one of the many
things that has led optimists who
have met him to place him at the
head of their clan.
While riding on the Illinois Trae.
ton system, he occupied a seat
across the aisle from a group Of
men playing cards. The men com
mented on his Inability to join
them in the game Mr.. Farthing
suddenly astonished them, chal.
longing the whole group to a well
known game of chance. Taking .
deck of cards, he marked them by
means of pin with the Braills
symbols. When the game was over
the gentlemen challenged virtual
ly were denuded of funds. At one
point the trolley flew off the wire,
leaving the car in darkness, since
it was night time. 1t was then that
the challenger's revenge was
sweet. for he admonished the men
to keep right on playing.
| Mr.. Farthlng lost his sight
through an accident at the age Of
II. He is married and has three
children.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-07-17
BRADLEY HAS BUSY
DAY IN RIGHTING
HIS DIFFICULTIES
Especial Moline service J

This has been a busy day in the
life of W. J. Bradley, who gives his
address as 1921 Sixth avenue.
Scarcely was he out of one un-
pleasant situation this morning be-
fore he was into an other, from
which, however, it seems that he
will extricate himself.
Bradley was arrested this morn
ing chafged with having passed a
worthless check for $40 to James
Dennis, 1851 Second avenue. Brad
ley admitted the peccadillo and Of
fered to make good the check, for
which he declared he sincerely be-
lived there were funds in the bank.
Mr.. Dennis was unwilling to prose-
cute, so upon Bradley's payment OF
the check and the costs of the case,
that charge was dropped and the
accused was about to go on his way
rejoising.
At that juncture Mrs. Anna Gill
gan appeared to ask tactless and
embarrassing questions about a
deed to some land which she says
figured as part payment in the sale
Of a restaurant belonging to Mrs
Gilligan and which she alleges
Bradley had taken away. ostensibly
to have it recorded, which she says
was never done, and never re
turned it. Formal charges were no
preferred. Once more Mr.. Bradle.
showed great willingness to obligt
and was quite anxious that Mrs
Gilligan come with him to have thu
deed placed in her hands. This sh'
+, did and Mr.. Bradley was as goo(
as his word. The two were to NEE
with Mrs. Gilligan's attorney thi'
afternoon to settle remaining de
tails. She said that she believed
that the whole matter would b.
adjusted satisfactorily.
Mr.. Bradley, it is said, has fig
ured in some oil stock sales and i
alleged to have been connected il
business with c. B. Ellis, now il
county Jail awaiting grand jury &C
ton on his connection with tn
death July of William Oldfield.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-07-17
DAVENPORT BOARD
INVITES REALTORS
TO PICNIC OUTING

Members Of the Rock Island Real
Estate board, their wives and fam
lilies have been invited to attend a
picnic to be given by the Davenport
Real Estate board, Saturday, July
20, at Forest park.
A chicken supper will be served
at s O'Clock in the evening and a
program of entertainment is being
arranged.
Rock Island realtors will discuss
accepting the invitation at a dinner
In the Rock Island club next We'd
nesday evening at o'clock. The
new license law will also be con-
sidered at this meeting.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-07-17
SEES ARGUS STORY
OF FAKE STOCKS:
WRITE WARNING

H. Burtf1eld, Princeton, ILL.,, read
in The Argus of last Friday an
article referring to the campaign
being waged by the Rock Island
Chamber of Commerce against
sellers Of fake stocks.
He has submitted the name of a
company which is endeavoring to
sell stock to Rock Islanders which.
he says cannot successfully qualify
under the securities act.
His communication is being Civ
en- consideration.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-07-17
TACNA-ARICA
ROW NEAR END

Washington, July II. - (By the
Associated Press. THE last issue
standing In the way Of final Chill
eaE-Peruvian conference agree
ment on Tsacna-Arica was aid on
the highest authority to be removed
today after the heads Of the Chilean
and Peruvian delegations had con-
ferred again with Secretary
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-07-17
FARM LABORERS IN
MGLANDNOW OWN
FINE AUTOMOBILES

London - Many men who 10
years ago were farm laborers now
drive their own motor cars"
That sounds like an extract from
a story about California or some
other American state where farm
ers sometimes make a lot of mon
ey. But it isn't. 1t is taken from
a report Of the big profits made in
Hampshire, Kent, Lincolnshire and
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-07-17
Obituary


Harry LAvrsncs, one-year-old
son Of Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Carpen-
Ter. Chicago, formerly Of Rock Is
land, died yesterday In Chicago
The child was born In Rock Island
July. 1s, 1921. the family removing
from this city for Chicago, four
months ago. The parents and
grandparents. Mr.. and Mrs. VIII
liam johnson. 914 Fifteenth street
Rock Island. survive.
Funekal services will be held In
the grandparents home at IL
o'clock tomorrow morning. Rev
J. T. Mmdy Of the Central Presby-
terrain church will conduct the SER
vices. Burial will be in Chippian-
mock cemetery.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-07-17
COTTON Man IS
TARIFF 'F|xER'

Washington. July II. - Senator
Lenroot. Republican, OF Wisconsin,
soday, charged in the senate and
Senator Smoot Of Utah, ranking
Republican on the finance commit
tee. conceded that the section of the
tariff bill imposing an additional
duty OF IL per cent ad valorem on
fancy cotton cloths was word for
word" as proposed by former Sem
ator Henry F. Lippitt. a cotton
goods manufacturer Of Providence,
r. L
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-07-17
POUR CEMENT FOR
NEW SERVUS PLANT

Pouring OF cement for. the foun-
dation OF the Servus Rubber COM
pany's plant was begun today.
Crowds are visiting the site, and
one enterprising grocer. in the
neighborhood has designated his
store a. the "Servus Grocery"
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-07-17
VISITS WATCH TOWER

g. o. Lennits state inspector.
visited the Watch Tower yesterday.
After an examination Of the roller
coaster and other amusement appli-
ances he pronounced them safe and
gave Mr.. Stephenson a certificate to
that effect
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-07-17
Funeral,of Mrs. Edward Reed.

Funeral services for Mrs. Edward
Reed, 1929 Second avenue. Rock
Island, who. died few hours after
arriving at her mothers home in
Orion Friday. were held at 2::3O
o'clock this afternoon in the home
OF her mother. Mrs. Leonard Both
we'll. Rev. Sidney A. Guthrie con-
Quoted the services. Burial was in
Western cemetery, Orion.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-07-17
PULLED STREET CAR
TROLLEYS; ARRESTED

Frank Blaine amused himself
Saturday afternoon tripping street.
car trolleys. An unlucky operator
who demonstrated with him was
beaten up and Frank spent the
night in Jail. He was released I'M
der bond this morning to appear in
10 days on charge of assault and
battery.
All the news all the tiIne-The
Argus.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-07-17

All the news all the time-The
Argus.
The Delta independent., 1922-05-12
SOCIETY
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Mrs. w. H. Fluallen entertained
the Bridge Club Thursday afternoon.
Mrs. Frank Trechter was hostess to
the Bide-A-Wee Club Friday after
noon.
Mrs. w. B. Stockham was hostess
to the Linger Longer Club last We'd
nesday afternoon.
The Harmony Club nat Tuesday
afternoon, Mrs. Christina Gunsolus
being a pleasing hostess.
The regular meeting Of the Christ.
mas Club was held Monday afternoon
with Mrs. I. C. Hall as hostess.
The w. C. T. u will meet next Fri
day. May 10Th, on Garnet Mesa; Mrs
II. E. Stockham being hostess.
Mrs. Huff was hostess to a dozen
ladies' at luncheon last Wednesday
afternoon. Bridge was the diversion
The o. E. S. Club will meet in the
Masonic Club rooms next Thursday
Mrs Frank Grain, ]. A. Meacham
and Mrs. Willis A. Davis will be hos
tesses.
Miss Anna Stakebake entertained
The Delta independent., 1922-05-12
HOTCHKISS
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Mrs. Ralph Giffee has recovered
from an attack of tonsilitis
Mrs. R. A. King and sons of Delta
visited Sunday with the George Park
family.
Last evening the big alumni ball
took place at Sare hall, about eighty
couples participating.
Mrs. Henry Vail and little daughter
Bernice left for Missouri Tuesday
morning for an extended visit.
The weather clerk" is acting sus-
picions this week. which makes the
fruit growers sit up and take notice.
The greater part of the cattle and
sheep have been turned out on the
lower ranges where grazing is report
ed good.
J. Ed. Irving and crew are doing
some very necessary road work on
the main Delta Hotchkiss highway
across Rogers Mesa.
Mr.. and Mrs. Logan Wood were
presented with bouncing baby boy
Tuesday, May End. Logan says it's a
cowboy this time all right.
F. H. Sanderson is now sporting
a fine Oakland. Sandy" remarks
that it will come in handy later on
when the trout season opens.
The agriculture class gave a nice
banquet to their best girls Saturday
evening at the school house. Oyster
soup, ice cream and cake were served.
Charles Holybee has invented a
ditcher plow which does the work
of twenty men. The plow has been
R,,1Ix ~
ency proven.
Mrs. Ross Wilmot and Mrs. Etna
Gravestock expect to leave next week
for California. Mrs. Gravestock is
going in hopes of benefitting her
health in the low altitude.
A E. Busey, recently of Delta, is
opening up a first class grocery store
in the old Johnson and Douglas block.
Mr.. Busey is a shrewd business man
and we predict success for him.
E. E. Wilson, wife and little daugh-
ter Royene, left for Topeka, Kansas,
last week to reside permanently
The Wilson's are fine people and will
be greatly missed in Hotchkiss.
Billy Barrow, who was sojourning
in Arizona the past winter and return
ed home recently, gave very inter.
esting talk at X. P. Hall Thursday
May 4th, on 1.-The Natural Wonders
of Arizona
The first car of wool shipped out
this spring from Hotchkiss was load
ed the first of the week and consist
ed of $4,000 pounds. There will prob
ably be four or five cars shipped lat
er on this spring.
For several days the latter part Of
last week the North Fork threatened
to overflow near the upper bridge
jeopardizing the county fair grounds
The Delta independent., 1922-05-12

the Dizzy Seven" at the home of
Mrs. w. A. Moore Wednesday after
noon. Games and refreshments were
features of the occasion.
A very pretty luncheon was given
at the home of Mrs. w. A. Hillman
last Wednesday when that lady and
rms. ]. w. Ambrose entertained six
teen friends. Several hours of bridge
followed the eats.
Woman's Relief Corps met at l. O.
o. F. hall Wednesday afternoon and
in spite of inclement weather good
attendance, was out. The members
will give six o'clock dinner at the
community rooms some day soon and
The Delta independent., 1922-05-12

gone. That the day was a success is
due largely to the energy of the Boy
Scouts under the able leadership of
Scoutmasters Parry, Pimlott and Sher-
man. Without their help in loading
wagons and trucks little would have
been accomplished.
The Glenn Millinery announces a
shipment just received of three hun
dred salesman's samples, including
coats, suits, dresses, etc, to be offer
ed to the public at greatly reduced
prices on and after Monoday, May Is.
Be sure to see them. You may find
just what you are looking for.
The city council has passed an or
dinance establishing sanitary dis
,trict within the city of Delta, cover
ing the territory between Howard
street on the east and Silver street on
the west and from First Street on the
south to Eleventh street This ordin-
ance would restrict the keeping of
cattle, sheep and goats to two head
each.
Information received in Delta this
week announces the approval by the
president OF the Denver 4 Rio Grande
for building the siding at r. T. Will
liams Gunnison River Gardens. about
one and half mile below Stratter
switch. The new siding will accomo-
date several of the gardeners along
the Gunnison. The Gunnison Gar
dens which Mr.. Williams acquired
couple of years ago. comprise about
twenty acres right along the river
bottom. Owing to the ideal location
with almost perpendicular canon walls
on either side it affords greater pro-
lection to early vegetable cultivation.
The Delta independent., 1922-05-12

the Corps, Grand Army Post and
American Legion will hold union ser.
vice with the churches of the city on
Memorial Day.
The Christian Endeavor Society of
the Presbyterian Church will present
pageant Sunday evening at the reg.
ular church service hour, 500 O'Clock.
This is missionary program and is
called "Voices that Call"
The Methodist Church members
held church social in the parlors
Tuesday evening. This was compli.
mentary to Rev. E. N. Edgerton, dis
trict superintendent. The men pre-
pared an excellent feed.
The Delta independent., 1922-05-12
LOCAL NEWS
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E. f. Sargent is shipping three
loads of range cattle to his summer
S. w. Berry has taken charge of
the Berry & Gregg Tobacco and Can.
dy store north of the Delta Cafe. Roy
Gregg and his son are retiring to de.
vote their time to other interests.
P. H. Hawkins of the w. J. Hol.
lands Mercantile Company, arrived
Wednesday and is spending a few
days here looking over the establish.
ment and comforting with his partner.
Word was given out late yesterday
afternoon that T. E. Sechrist, who
has been ill for several weeks, was
gradually failing and that the end is
expected soon.
Rev. A. o. Henrichs, President of
Pasadena University, Pasadena, Cali
fornia, will deliver an educational
address at the Nazarene church on
Tuesday evening, May 18th, at 500
O'Clock Don't miss il.
Arrivals Friday were Mr.. and Mrs.
X. J. Fish whose home is at Leenah.
Wisconsin. They were returning from
winter in California and visited here
until Tuesday with Mrs. Fish's broth
er, N J. Bradley and wife.
DIR. r H. Aust made a professional
trip to Delta Friday from Cedaredge.
He accompanied Mort Beckley to the
Delta hospital where he submitted to
an operation. Mr.. Beckley is report
ed making nice improvement.
While hunting in the Horse Shoe
Basin of the Escalante Canon last
week, Charles and Jim Bettis killed
brown bear and captured a cub,
both of which they brought into town
on last Thursday. The older bear
weighed 400 pounds.
Mrs. Grant Miller and babies came
down from Hotchkiss Thursday and
are spending the week with Mr. Mil
ler's parents, Mr.. and Mrs. P. A. Hen
ney. Grant is doing some work for
the telephone company on Garnet
| Mesa.
On Monday morning Mrs. Gordon
Wisoner opened up the Eldina Annex
Cafe, first door south of the Eldina on
Eaton Avenue and Dodge. The An
mex in connection with the Eldina
will undoubtedly prove a very popu
lar place for the travelling public.
C. R. Hollems of the Grand Mesa
Company has just issued very nice
folder showing up the advantages OF
Grand Mesa lake and the country ad
jacent thereto Mr.. Hollems spent a
couple of days in Montrose and Olathe
the first of the week.
w. A. Maupin, who last July left
Delta for his former home at Clindon
Oklahoma returned to Delta Monday
evening and may possibly make his
home here. Mr.. Maupin says that
both he and Mrs. Maupin prefer Del
ia County to Oklahoma and will prob
ably return here to stay.
While grubbing out roots with the
county road gang Monday, o. w. Lem
on broke the handle OF his grubbins
hoe and fell to the ground with sucf
force that his right arm was fractur
ed near the shoulder. The yount
man is compelled to carry his arm II
a sling and await recovery.
Delta Cleanup day has come ant