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The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-03-23
CIRCUMSTANTIAL EVIDENCE.
By Myra A. Wingate.


Copyright, 1922, by Wheeler Syn
dictate, Inc.)
A girl came swaying down the
car, slender and tall, in a blue serge
of pleasing lines, and paused with
one hand on the back OF the seat to
await the clearing of the crowded
aisle. Hamilton noticed the slim
whiteness of the hand and the odd
shortness OF the little finger, which
was set low down on the hand and
came barely beyond the first joint
of the third finger. Once, her eyes,
clear and impersonal, met his. They
were warm brown, an exact match
for her hair.
He glanced out at the autumn
landscape through which the road
lay, and again at his watch, calcu-
lating the time of arrival.
A terrific shock and a rending
crash and roar, Shouts, and sick
ening pain, and darkness horrible!
From the darkness, Hamilton grad
ually emerged to consciousness
that someone was grooming as if in
pain, and later realization that 1t
was he who groaned. With the effort
to drag himself clear of the wreck
age came knowledge that his right
leg was pinned fast. He set his
teeth to bear the pain. Somewhere
a girls voice was saying:
STEADY, steady"
She came crawling toward him,
under the wreckage.
Go back" he said hoarsely.
You'll be crushed"
h. nd hi Y
sit won't settle further, l think.
Where are you canght?'
Her groping hands found the
place and tore at the ground about
the imprisoned leg.
Something to dig with" she said.
An interval and she was back
with sharp flake of rock. AS she
placed a hand beside his face to
drag herself past, he saw it in a
stray CLEAN of sunlight; white,
slim, with a short little finger. She
breathed hard and painfully, ex-
cavating about the crushed limb in
the cramped space.
There" she said at last, now
one heroic effort, and think you'll
be free"
She slid backward and stretched
out her arms along the ground, but
ting her hands in his. Both put
forth all their strength at word
and Hamilton came free. Twice
again, and they were clear OF the
wreck. In her exhaustion, she
dropped her head on her arms, and
he turned his face and reverently
kissed her dust-begrimmed cheek.
Again the blackness descended.
If his friends had known how
many times in the next five years
Hamilton made the trip over that
branch road, in the hope of meet
ing a girl with a short little finger
and a contraito voice, they would
have considered him slightly mad.
Although he was quite as likely 20
find her in San Francisco, he felt
constrained to seek her in that one
spot. Travelling down that way for
the goth time, he leaned from the
window to scan the platform at the
little station OF a summer colony.
Steady! Steady" said the sooth-
ing voice.
He could distinguish the short
little finger where the hand rested
upon the collar of a wriggling small
boys sailor suit.
Hamilton caught up his suitcase
and bolted from the car. Half way
up the platform he saw that there
were two small boys and that they
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-03-23

Van Buren, was Que of the first
and greatest of the leaders Of this
group.
Q. What are altrices? f, Z.
A. Altrices are birds that are
Matched from the egg before they
have acquired feathers or the
ability to care for themselves, ana
must remain in the nest and be
protected and fed by the parents.
This division includes nearly all
birds except those known as game
birds and seafowl.
@. How many railroads run
through the city of Chicago?
A. Twenty-three through lines OF
railroad have their terminals IN
Chicago, but there are no roads
passing through the city, hence II
is necessary to transfer botA
freight and passengers, greatly
complicating the transportation
problem of the city.
Q. Who was the author Of me
Babes in the Wood? c. E ..
A. The authorship of THE Chll-
dren in the Wood" or The BaDeS
in the Wood" is unknown, and the
date uncertain; it appears IN
''Stationera' Register" of 1898 ana
probably was written about that
time.
@. What is a smoke tree and
what is it good for? Z. k
A. Chittam wood, or American
smoke-tree, is small tree be-
longing to the sumac family
growing in Tennessee, Alabama
and other southern states, from
the yellow wood OF which a ricn
dye for commercial use is ex-
tracted.
@. Who wrote the rhyme. 81 do
not like thee. DR.. Fell; the reason
why l cannot tell. Bat this I know,
and know full well, l do not like
thee, DIR. Fell?" NJ v G.
A. Tom Brown, who was born IN
1868, and died in 1904, was the au-
thor of the lines addressed to DR..
Fell, an instructor in q boys
school for whom the author had an
aversion
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-03-23

JAY SIG. felicitates US thus: ION the first
day of Spring 1 was awakened by the twitter-
lngs OF 'sundry and divers songbirds around
my house, and at lunch time / tore open the
wrapper on The Argus-and then evidence was
presented that proved to me conclusively that
Spring had indeed arrfved-for resplendent
before my eyes was The Tombstone fairly biaz-
ing with poetry n everything" Incidentally,
he wonders if it has occurred to us that the
flu was visited upon us for making fun of our
wife's charley horse. Perhaps it was. Long
ago we discovered that, at the slightest i'll
treatment accorded The Lady Who Hates to
Darn our Socks, Old Lady Luck biffed us on
the jaw and left us prone on our back"
POSSIBLY Rig, who Gin case you may not
know calls his colyum pillar to Post, would
be mildly interested in knowing that Mrs
Albert Pillars lives in Iowa City.
PROBE Jurors in Obenchain Trial.
Moline Dispatch.
With pitchfork. We hope: they needed it.
B z MIG.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-03-23

II you are craving suggestion Of spring
you are advised to take stroll out to Long
View park and see what Superintendent Chris
Gaetjer is having done there. The ducks and
geese are already frolicking in the lakes and
the flower beds are being made up for their
summer guests.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-03-23

Famous social and industrial hygiene ex-
pert declares getting caught to be today,s
worst sin. He is wrong. No transgressor has
yet escaped his own conscience, and that's the
severest punishment Of al.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-03-23

SHOULD we send card of thanks or
something to Miss Vera Megowen who con-
ducts The Argus cooking school at the Ma
sonic temple? Yesterday afternoon GoIdie
danced into the office (but not on her toes)
carrying an enormous bowl of ice-cream. a
smaller bowl of chocolate-what d'you call it?
dressing? soup?-and cake which she had
purlolned from the cooking school. She said
they gave 1t to her but-well, never mind. We
enjoyed our double portion and we feel we
should thank Miss Megowen therefor.
"YOu Pays Your Money an You Takes Your
Choice
from the H'Examiner) From the W. G. NJ
BORAH BACKS BORAH FINDS
UP CHARGE TREATY CHARGE
OF ALLIANCE is BOOMERANG
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-03-23

A man who has been dead for years is to be
guest of honor at spiritualists' banquet IN Los
Angeles. Wed like to be present and see what
happens to the food served at the dead mans
plate
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-03-23
ROBERTSON ARRESTED.

Oklahoma, Okla, March "a
Governor J. 3. A. Robertson sub
mitted to arrest on one of % in
dictments naming 81 persons as
bribers, embezzlers, and violators
OF the state banking laws. Bond
was fixed at $4,000
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-03-23
THURSDAY, MARCH "a, 1872.

Mary Baker now says she will marry Alister
Mccormick April 1. 1t would be just Ike the
young lady not to disappoint her hance TINS
time and go through with the ceremony.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-03-23
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The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-03-23
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS.
Scarietfua,

Kindly inform me whether there
is any difference between scarlet
fever and scarletina. NJ. s. H.
Answer-No. Scarletina is scar
let fever in disguise.
C0ntagiOn and Infection.
Will you please explain the diff
ference, if any, between contagious
and infectious disease. B. T. W.
Answer - Contagion and conta-
gious disease imply actual contact
Infection and infectious disease I'M
ply the transfer or communication
of the disease, faint or poison by
any means, whether by direct con-
tact or by some indirect means.
For example, malaria transferred
by the anophole mosQuito) is in
fictitious, though not contagious,
while syphilis transferred by per-
sonal contact with one having the
diseased is contagious but probably
not infectious or at any rate very
slightly infectious by indirect
means chat is, the disease is rare
ly if ever conveyed by inanimate
objects).
Nosebleed.
Please tell me the cause. proven
ton and cure of nosebleed, which
1 have frequently I am Is years
old. MISS NJ. G.
Answer-The usual cause is a
minute ulcer or raw spot on the
partition between the nostrils. This
requires cauterization, under local
anesthesia, by the physician.
Saxoph0ne Playing.
l have been told that saxophone
playing is injurious to the heart.
G. E. W.
Answer-There is no good evil
dence that it Injuries the heart or
the health Of normal person.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-03-23
HEALTH TALKS
BY William Brady, NJ. ..
Noted Physician ard Aurnor.

After an hour or two, remove
the blankets, sponge the patients
body with Eepid water or with rub
bling alcohol, dry, put on a dry
mighty, clean sheets, and kiss him
good night airily on your fingers.
From first to last it is impor-
tant to keep the patient well tuck
ed in under blankets, In spite OF
his irritation and his desire to
throw off the covers when he is
warming up and sweating. After
the sweating is well under way he
will get over that irritation and
probably fall into sleep as he
sweats. If he should throw of the
covers, there is no danger, such as
taking cold" or anything like that.
no harm done at all, except that
the foot bath will probably do lit
tie good.
Such hot mustard foot baths, adj
ministered every two or three hours
for several days, have been employ
ed with apparent benefit in the
treatment of such a serious illness
as pneumonia.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-03-23

Siam has a contingent of Girl
Scouts.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-03-23

Now, pa, be careful, and drive slow;
I've grown so heavy. Do you know
That Mrs. Brown, the other day,
Was riding in her new coupe
And on the hill just west OF town
The axle broke and she mired down
In clay and water-spoiled her clothes
Was caked mud from heels to nose
Oh, pa! Watch out! Don't hit that car!
You're over on the left too far.
II you'd drive closer to the fence
T would show a whole lot more of sesne
What is that rafting sound l hear?
Get out: there's something wrong | fear
What pleases men of normal mind
To fashion death-traps of this kind?
That's truly more than l can see
7 will be the death of you and me!
DON'T hit those bumps at this wild pacei
My hat was damned down on my face
When bumped my head ON the covers
Mercy ON me- DO drive slow.
For Goodness sake! Pa! what was that
You hit that time-a dog or cat?
Pa, be careful. -. call to mind
That Mrs Fiji was duly fined.
She parked her car too long, l hear,
Downtown; or hydrant was too near
The place; or maybe it wasn't that
But pa, drive SLOWLY am SO fat
AT your age. pa, 1 think a man
Should show some judgment-if he can
And if he can't he isn't fit
To drive a car a single bit ...
What? Home again? And drove so far?
certainly DO enjoy car!
SOLOMON PIFFLE.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-03-23

FOR US the Country Fair put on by the
Tri-city Women's Press club was an evening
of pleasant Surprises. We doff our chapeau
and salaam low to the ladies of the fourth
estate Gosh durn 'em, they made the mems
press club Qower case, please, BilD look like
a defunct sewing society.
So They Buried Him, Eh3 Well, Well
EBelknap Corr, Ottumwa Courier.1
Charley Pitman was called to Des
Moines last week by the death and bur-
ial Of his uncle, Mr.. Macy.
WE have not yet recovered from our fab
lbergastedness at seeing Goldie Sosna pirou-
citing on the tips of her toes about the Legion
hall stage Tuesday night Can the mems press
club boast toe dancer? We should say not.
PoME YOU MUST NOT MISS.
[From the Galesburg Republican-Register.1
By L. C. Way.
Well, spring has come again,
And 1 am glad of it,
For am tired of old winter,
And I'm real fond of spring.
love it's balmy breezes,
And it's gentle showers,
love to see the buds
IAbreaking the trees.
love to see the roses
And the posies bloomin',
love to the grass
And the garden sass a growing.
love to hear the birds
ASinging in the morning,
And see them fittin'
Here and there.
love to see the squirrels
APPLYING on the ground,
Admitting for the nuts
They planted months ago.
Say, amt they the funniest little cusses,
'Ceptin' monkeys, little pigs, and darkey babies,
That you ever, ever saw.
Oh, do admire spring!
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-03-23

1T is our earnest hope that the bunch of
fippers and 1appers who stood directly behind
us in Legion hall Tuesday evening near the
Ring the Moon" booth are readers of this
Shaft of Satire, because we want to tell them
how we longed to turn each and every one
of them across our knee and apply a shingle-
one with nail in it.
We're willing to make due allowance for
the effervescence of youth (were still pretty
much of a kid ourself) but that bunch of car
mine-lipped fappers and calf-eyed 1ippers ex-
hibited more rudeness and fewer brains during
the stage turns than we have ever encountered.
And we feel no regrets for having turned
around and audibly intimated as much to them
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-03-23

What? Home again? And drove so far?
certainly DO enjoy car!
SOLOMON PIF,FT e
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1922-06-04

me Thousand Dollars (S1,OOO)
Inc Thousand Dollars (Sl,0OO)
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)ne Thousand Dollars (Si, 1000
)ne Thousand Dollars ISL, 0O0)
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1922-06-04
Here are the benefits Of the pt
For the Loss of

One Hand and Sight of One EyeOne Thousand Dollars S0OO)
One Foot and Sight OF One cyclone Thousand Dollars SOOO
Either Hand Five Hundred Dollars (S50O)
Either Foot Five Hundred Dollars $500
Signt Of Either Eve Five Hundred Dollars (S50O)
Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-02-10
BY BILLY EVANS

Rocky Kansas is to get another
shot at the lightweight title when he
meets Champion Benny Leonard on
February 10 in New York.
The bout is to be fifteen rounds to
a decision. While Leonard is picked
to retain his title without much diff
Guilty, Kansas unquestionably has a
chance.
As far as class is concerned, it is
| all with Leonard, yet Kansas is the
type of fighter who must be feared
He is strong, willing and has plenty
of courage. He likes to fight. That
makes him dangerous.
Kansas is a peculiar looking fight
err. He is short of stature with hairy
chest and long arms, which are con-
stantly flying through space, in a
hope that they will connect with a
vital spot on his opponent.
Last year was a big one for Kan
sas. He jumped from the ordinary
performer to a championship con-
Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-02-10
JUNIORS WIN
THRU FORFEIT
Game is Awarded When the
Ints Refuse to Play Off
Tie

The preliminary game on the Y.
NJ. ii. A. court last night was by far
the most interesting. In this contest
me Juniors were awarded a 30 vic
tory by Referee John Bradley when
the Intermediates refused to play an
extra five minute session to break
an 1918 tie. 1t was the deciding
game of O series, each combination
having previously won a game.
The team work Of these two out
fits is sensational, and from this ma
terial the local association will soon
have a real representative senior
team. The Juniors went into the
lead at the start of the game but
the defense of this team weakened
for a time, and as a result their OPP
ponents succeeded in knotting the
score and later going into the lead.
At half time the Intermediates led,
lit.
1t was the foul shooting of Horo-
WITT which kept the Juniors in the
running in the second period. He
made eight fouls in this period and
also scored a double counter during
the last twenty minutes of the game.
Fine with one field and four foul
counters was second high score mar
for the Juniors, the other two points
being scored from the field by Polko-
witt. Karkus and Kass led the in
termediates in scoring.
The score (forfeit 2-0):
~
Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-02-10
Y. N. H. A. Off Form
Defeated By Beacons

The Y. NJ. II. A. senior basketball
team was far off form in their game
last night with the Beacon Five of
New York and as a result the latter
team had an easy time in coping
the bacon. The final score of this
contest was 1920. The result of
this game snapped the four-gamc
winning streak of the local outfit.
If the Beacon team was nearly as
strong as the Yorkville or Danbury
teams the final score would have
been a great deal different, and 1t
is believed that if the local repre-
regular form they would have had
one of their easiest games of the
season.
The game last night started off in
regular fashion, the visitors scoring
first. The home players succeeded
in overcoming this lead Inc the GO
ing was nip and tuck for a time.
Toward the end of the period the
visitors again drew away but this
time the association players could
not overcome the lead and the first
half ended I'LL.
Daitz, Parker, Lowenkopf. New
mark and Schwartzman started the
game for the home team. Charley
Sher was playing with the Beauvais
Post American Legion team of Tot
tenville at South Amboy.
In the second period there was
little scoring, both teams missing
numerous chances to score and u
great many shots seemingly bounced
right out Of the baskets. During
the final period the Beacons scored
two field and two foul goals, while
the home team made three field and
Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-02-10
.DANbURY FACES
CHANGED TEAM
Hansen and Bob Handerhan
In Game Tomorrow
Night

Toe Danbury Separates will be CIV
en- their first opportunity to see Pete
Hansen, crack pivot man of the To-
cal SpeedWays, in action tomorrow
night. Hansen was absent from the
local lineup on account of Illness,
when the Separates last played here.
and Bob Handerhan, one of the To-
cal guards, also was out of this game
with an injured finger.
Paul Sutton, New Brunswick bas-
ketecr, and Rufie Allen, local star,
occupied positions on the Speedway
| team against the Danbury outfit.
These players performed sensational
ly against the Danbury team. and
due to this facl it is a question
whether the strength of the local
team will be increased or decreased
tomorrow night.
Hansen and Bob Handerhan have
been big factors in the showing of
the Speedway team this season, and
for this case 1t ;s believed that
the local outfit will be considerably
strengthened. The game tomorrow
night will be played one-hand and
two-nand dTibble, the first half ac-
cording to the latter rules.
The New York team will appear
with the same line-up as opposed
the SpeedWsys on the local court
several weeks ago The Speedways
will have six men on the floor to-
morrow night and it is not known
how Captain Charley Brownmiller
will line the men up.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-02-10
WIN
FOR So. AMB0Y
independent Girls Win Hard
Game From RoSelle
Team

SOUTH AMBOY. Feb. 10.-The,
independent girls basketball team
of this place nosed out the Roselie
girls in a well played game on the
high school court last night, the final
scoro of which was Is to 49, Al
though lea3ing by seven points at
half time. IL to 5, the local girls
were forced to the limit to prevent
the visitors from going into the lea
In rhe closing minutes of the fray.
The Misses Dora Forgotson and
Marie Handerhsn were the scoring
stars for the nome team, the former
making seven poihts and the latter
six. Miss Katherine Miller scored
one field goal for the home team.
Sensational shots we're made by the
Misses Forsotson, Handerhan ana
Miller. a basket made by the first
menticned player is said to be the
best ever made on the local court.
Miss r. Bender was the scoring star
for the visitors. The floor work Oh
Miss Edna Bennett and the detens-
i've pay of Miss Marion Thorn played
an important part in the local WIS.,
tory.
This is Ike second win for the To-
)caIs in two nights. the Hophtes OF
Newark were defeated on wednesday.
night. Tonight the locals will travel
TO New York to play a return game
with the Pennsylvania Railroad girls
team, At 4 recent meeting of the
Independent girls q cash prize was
w~rded to y. Salmon of Main street.
South Amboy.
The score:
Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-02-10
POLICE EXPECT
ANOTHER WIN
Will Play Regan's Stars on
the Local Court
Tonight

A contest which may lead Ito a
game or series between the Police
Department and Fire Department
representative basketball teams SIM
liar to games played on the baseball
diamond in former seasons, is sched-
uled to be played on K0zusko's hall
court in Han avenue tonight. This
basketball game is between Ed Re-
gan's Stars from the Washington
Hose Company and the Police Social
team.
The Police Social team in two
games played to date have used
practically a representative team of
the department. The first game vas
dropped to the Hungarian Catholic
Club quintet, while in the second
contest the keystone five of the local
Pennsylvania" freight station office
vas defeated. The Cops will prob
ably lineup with w. Seiboth, Kas-
przak, Bachman, Sullivan and +.
Seiboth.
In the lineup of the Washington
Stars. will be, Ed Regain, Andy
Schantzi "Eox' Booz, Luke Oliver.
Bill Campbell and Pete Campbell. 1t
is the first basketball game for any
fire department outfit In this city
this season. The game Is scheduled
to start at 3 o'clock.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-02-10

tender.
He scored knoekVlts over such
good boys as Jimmy Duffy, Richie
Mitchell and Bobby Ward.
Kansas also received the decision
over such classy performers as Will
lie Jackson, Lew Tender, frankie
Britt and Johnny Ray.
On June G, 1921, Kansas had a
fchance at the title when he met
Leonard in a 12-round bout at Har-
rison, N. +. 1t was a ~no-decision at
fair, so Kansas only chance was 70
win by a knockout. Leonard was
the master of the situation at all
times, although Kansas was always
dangerous and finished strong.
Kansas is taking the coming bout
most seriously. He Is confident that
Leonard is in for a busy evening.
If training and effort means any
thing Kansas has a great chance.
- Evidently Leonard is not in the
least worried, as his manager. Billy
Gibson, hos booked three fights that
are to follow the Kansas affair.