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The New York herald., 1922-05-10

BEAUTIFUL. MORRISTOwN
Lackawanna express service summer
homes of the better class. $125 per month
and up.
DEMPSEY HIGBIE. REALTORS.
Phone 100. Morristown, n. J.
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counecticu,.

CRONOQUE, CONN.
The Moose Mca dow Farm on the banks
OF the Housatonic River among the hills
of Connecticut. eight miles from Bridge
port, on the shelton-Derby trolley lire
fresh milk, fresh eggs. chickens. small
fruits. apples. pears and peaches; fresh
vegetables of all kinds grown OIL the farm
and served TO the guests.
Boating, canoeing and fishing trips and
bathing. Good automobile roads. Automo-
bile parties invited. Weekly rates SIS and
up. Daily rates $3.50 and up. JENNIE
T. FLAGLER. manager. Oronoque. Conn.
EDUCATED couple take boys over seven !;
100 acres private Berkshire Hills place
e125 season. 2o6 East 18th st.
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ing q III htiidinFs i an sur.
pfised that the cops dinlt piil yon
In was reading the other day
where q fellow was peeplng In al
automobile, and got arrested. Say,
+Btll," you've got more CAB than
CUTS. Did you know that an empty
cask makes a great noise! Say,
do you remember Grover Cleve.
land2 / do He wore a>So. 9 hat
and his collars would not 20 In 4
cheese hoop. Tho reason remem
Der him so well is because used
TO make soup three times every
day. oh myt ] got so tired OF It
l could never think Of those Dem.
ocrat days again And that isn't
all, We will never be ruled by the
Democrat party any more. Be.
lieve me! Why the greatest men
who ever ruled our nation were Re.
publicans = Washington. Lincoln,
Garfield. and Mckinley, Roosevelt
and dear Warren C. Harding. Now.
do you get that? When Warren
gets built up what the Democrats
tore down he Will be a second Nc.
Rinley, Smoke that"
You said something about send.
ing Fred Watkins down to Charles.
ton. Why that would never do. for
he was raised in Brier Town, al.
though he's real handsome To sprink
from that burg. Tell him just TO
save his train fare, for he wouldn't
cut any figures down there. You
say your pocketbook is rs nat as
your belly. Well, you know buck.
wheat cakes are flat. You should
I'LL IN on something else besides
bucltwheat cakes, and some OF your
Democrat friends should give yon
a little money for the lies you have
told. Your ripping about the high
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ta1es al lot atr. Everyone
seems 70 have money 70 pay their
taxes but YOU! 80 alter this toot
your own horn and let other peo-
pie loot theirs. I remember that
under the Democrat rule people
couldn't pay their taxes. A lot Of
them had to mortgage their homes
to pay their taxes. and you know
II. can pay a. $500 tax today
easier than ! could pay $40 under
the Democrat administration. II
you would get to work, and not
blow yourself 30 much, you could
pay your taxes now, Mr.. Layelle, I
suppose you stick TO your party,
You have that privilege, but let me
say right here that the Democrat
party Ia as dead as a door nail.
You say you used TO drink red
liquor with Llsh Patton down at
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Republicans Claim NoeZy
Voted for Same National
Lars He's sConden11ii1g

candy, footballs, baseballs and, 9TH
er sporting goods. The nickle Is
being used again by the children.
They do not have to pay 6, z and
cents for a soft drink or an ice
cream coue. Nicely was RESPONSE
BILE, with his Democratic colleagues
N placing these nuisance taxes on
the children OF West Virginia. Sen.
ator Sutherland aided the Repub-
llcan Congress In repeating them.
The elimination OF these taxes
saves s3s.O0o,0OO year.
Major Nicely, now complaining
OF national taxation, while In Con.
gress voted to place tax on every
West Virginia family when he an.
proved by his vote a. special tax
on all goods shipped by freight, ex.
press and parcel post. Senator
Sutherland Joined with other Re.
publicans In repeating these taxes.
saving the public 100000 a day,
Nicely supported a tax on railroad
tickets which was repealed by the
Republicans, saving the travelling
public $250,000 a day. Senator
Sutherland aided in repeating the
tax on lodge dues and insurance
premiums which Nicely had support.
cd. saving the taxpayers S2O,OOO.OOO
each year.
"a reduction In taxes amounting
to Ss20,00O,000 annually was effect.
ed by the Republican Congress aft.
or Nicely and his Democratic col.
leagues had bon ousted and the Re.
publican executive departments at
Washington cooperated in reducing
public expenditures. From March
4, 1921, to June 30. 1922, the Re.
publican administration reduced
the number OF employes-the de-
serving Democrats Nelly and his
associates had fastened on the pay.
rolls Of the govornment-by 1882.
West Virginia voters will not
forget in period of eighteen
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LETTERS TO
THE EDITOR
REPLY TO W. !. LAvELLE.

REPLY TO w. J. LAVElLE.
FAERMoNr, Oct. 6. : Editor.
The West virginlan.l-I Will just
say hore, BILL" that you are one
more moss.back Democrat. Sup.
pose you vote the Democrat ticket
because your father and grand.
father did. You gave warning to
all who don't vote your way OF
thinking should be put in a cell at
the hospital for the insane al Yves.
ton, and ] don't understand why
you have run at large this long.
And You wanted to know how to
kill "Harding's normalcy." and the
Republican machine. II you had
them killed you could drink grape
Juice ali day long. Why didn't you
say you would eat >buckwheat cakes
all day. And by the way, Bill, you
should not eat huckwheot cakes
earlier than November or later than
the last Of February. But should
the weather stay cold YOU can eat
them a while longer until the sap
raises But oh. by ilngoes, you had
better cut them out then.
You said something about raising
dandelions for medicine. You
aren't going to get sick. | hope.
But any one who lives ~ b"H'-,
wheat cakes the year round should
not eXpect only 10 bo sick but Is.
figured also. know your thinker
Is wrong and believe YOU should
be examined by good lunacy doe.
tor. for you said you were afraid
someone would know you when you
were In Fairmont last Saturday.
and were parading the streets and
peeping In show windows and look.
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sioaenhan Saloon! And YOU broke
yoar belly band and lost your tron-
sea Red liquor win dc things
Hike that. but red liquor and beer
put lots Of Gas In your belly, n
guess you Invent got rid OF the
gas yet from the way you blow OF
every day. All / can advise you Is
to send. for q rub doctor. BE will
take the kinks out OF yon and per.
haps the scales will fall OF your
eyes; that Is. Il you weren't born
Scaly. "
A REPUBLICAN, VOTER.
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months that Neeiy while member
of Congress voted 70 place thess
burdens Of axation on the men.
women and children Of west VII.
GINA and that Senator Sutherland
and the Six Republican congress.
men from West Virginia voted for
their repeal
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Common Sense
About Eczema
and EruptiOns!
Hsrs's6oHnethinE AboutS. SIS
That You'll Be Glad to Hear.

Yer might !ust IS we'll know Il riEhi
'h6N,-th0 cause of skin erlpticnn
1tmplaA, blaekheadG, bolls and 50 on,
l4Fight In the blood. There Is no get
hig away from II. Science has proved
" Weiprove It, You can prove II.
When the cause OF akin troubles and
Nnptiona 10 IN tho blood, Il Isn't com.
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OIL AND eAs LEASE

Seven oil and gas leases cover
Ing large acreRg0s OF lRau ~ tAi.,
mont District were filed ios record
ing In County CLERK Lee n. Satter.
fields office yesterday by the Hope
Natural Gas Go.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-02-16
STARS APPEAR
AT ORCHESTRAL
BENEFIT EVENT

Besides the concert at O'Clock
by the Tri-City Symphony orches-
ira there will be novel features. to
the program at the Fort Armstrong
theatre Monday, Feb. 27, when the
Tri-City Musical association spon-
sors the days performances, pro-
ceeds to go toward the biennial
debt. IL is announced that the
usual theatre schedule for shows
will be kept. The first feature
will be shown at 4:30, so that those
who come for the O'Clock picture
showing may enjoy it The or
chestra appears at o'clock and at
8 O'Clock, and then part OF the cell
ebrities program will be given.
Although the committee In charge
is not yet ready to announce the
numbers for the program, there
will be features similar to those
given at the Capitol theatre in DAY.
EXPORT Included will be some
dances by pupils of Miss Mary Hill.
The picture shown will be Get
Wallingford."
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-02-16
HOLD 'BURNEY
TO GRAND JURY
Alleged Car Thief Goes to jail
Man Held as Accomplish Freed
on One Charge.

L. d. McBurney, 170s Twenty
ninth street, arrested on a charge
of receiving stolen property and
against whom two other warrants
charging him with thefts OF auto
mobiles have been issued. waived
preliminary hearing before Magis-
trate d. J. Cleland in police court
this morning and was held to the
grand jury under $4,000 bond on
three charges. McBurney was ar
rested two weeks ago and released
under bond. He was arrested again
today and released on bond. His
bondsmen have withdrawn and the
police took him in custody Tues
day night.
Earl Stump, alias Earl Clark.
Milan, held in connection with the
McBurney case, was remanded to
the county Jail under $4,000 bond
on a charge of receiving stolen
property, pending hearing tomor-
row afternoon. Charge of larceny
which had been filed was dismiss
ed.
Frank Coats, arrested by the po-
lice a few days ago. has confessed
that he signed a false bill of sale
on request of McBurney and re-
ceived money for doing SO. AL
though McBurney had waived pre-
liminary examination, he talked
freely when questioned by Edward
L. Eagle, assistant states attorney,
relative to the Stump case, until
he was asked whether he got Coats
to sign a. false bill of sale. At this
question McBurney said he did not
care to answer. He denied that
Stump had acted as CLARK" in
transaction whereby he claimed he
had purchased a car.
George Simcox, keeper of bar
at Fourth avenue and Seventeenth
street, said he heard McBurney
address Stump as Clark in his
place.
McBurney denied that he had
given Coats any money. George
Johnson, barkeeper at 1900 Fourth
avenue, said McBurney and Coats
had made an appointment at his
place and that the two went to a
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-02-16
1 900 PROPHETS OF
!. { CHICAGO GROTTO
Il TOsATTEND MEET

( Aryan grotto, Chicago, will send
1000 members to the 33rd annual
convention of the supreme council
of Yelled Prophets in the tri-cities
in June, was the word brought to
Rock Island today by Roy James
BATHS, Aryan monarch, who is
chief clerk in the office of the Chi
cago city comptroller.
Mr.. BATHS was a caller ait the
Office of Otto F. Hildebrandt, sec
rotary of the general convention
committee. He says the Chicago
delegation will come on five special
trains and that most of the dele
gates plan to sleep in parked Pull
mans.
Mr.. BATHS was accompanied by
F. E. Gottner of Chicago. passen-
ger agent for the Rock Island
Lines, who is a member of Aryan
grotto.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-02-16
STATE LEGION
MEET TO OPEN
SEPTEMBER Is
w. @. Settle, Adjufant, Arrives to
Arrange for Ten Thousand
Visitors.

Ten thousand Illinois ex-service
men and friends will attend the
state convention of the American
legion in Rock Island, Sept. rs and
rs. The date for the convention
was set at q meeting of the state
executive committee of the legion
Tuesday.
william @. Setliffe, Bloomington,
department adjutant of Illinois, is
In the city today making prelimin-
airy arrangements for the conven-
ton. Partial plans for the meet
ing, which will fall on Monday
and Tuesday, were made this noon
at q luncheon OF the legion commit
tee of Rock Island post in the Rock
Island club. Walter A Rosenfield,
local commander presided,
ASeveraI distinguished guests will
be at the convention, among them
being Hanford MacNider, national
commander of the American legion,
and Colonel Charles r. Forbes, d.
rector of the national veterans bu-
reau. Invitations to the Rock Is
land meeting have been extended
Gen. John j. Pershing, Edwin Den
by, secretary of the navy; Milton
J. Forman, past national comman-
der. and officials of the American
Federation of Labor.
Parade Opening Day.
One of the features of the con-
vention viii be the parade Monday
afternoon. the first day of the meet
ing. The business session will open
at M'Tlock Monday morning and
continue through both days. the
election of officers being held Tues
day.
! Mr.. Settle will be in communi-
cation with the local convention
committees which will be appointed
this week, coming here often to ar
range the details. No effort will be
spared in making the convention
one of the biggest in the history OF
the state department
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-02-16
HOME BUREAU HELP
FOR BETTER FOODS
WEEK IN MOLINE

Miss Lucille Allen, home advisor,
will cooperate with Miss Clara
Weckel in charge of the Moline
high school cafeteria in staging a
Better Foods Week" at the cafe
terra beginning Monday, Feb. 81.
Home bureau cooperation will
take the form of furnishing Miss
Weckel with some illuminating bui-
letins on the matter of food selec-
ton.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-02-16
ATTEMPT TO CUT
OUT YOUR DRUG
STORE DOOR LOCK

Burglars, who attempted to cut
lock at Your drug store, 200 Sew
enth avenue, last night, were fright
ened away before they succeeded
in forcing entrance to the building.
Paul Dahlen, proprietor, this morn
ing found panel of the door cut
away. There were no evidences
that the burglars attempted to en-
ter the store through other doors
or windows Mrs. Hanna Kassow.
who occupies flats on the second
floor. heard an automobile drive
up about o'clock in the morning.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-02-16
BIG EIGHT DECLAM
WINNER rs PRAISED
BY CIVIL WAR VET

Miss Blanche Williams, winner of
the Girls Big Eight Declamatory
contest, in Geneseo, is in receipt
of a letter received from J. W.
Classpill, of Geneseo, a veteran of
the Civil war, commencing her
upon her selection, Barbara
Frietchie." The letter will be read
to the pupils of the Rock Island
high school by Arnold Lau prin-
cipal, at the weekly assembly pro-
gram, tomorrow morning.
Charles B. Hutchins, California
singer of bird songs, will give sew
eral selections and Mary and Fran
ces Gavin will give a dancing num-
Der,
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-02-16
WRIGHT APPEARS.
ON FARM CIRCUIT.
Rock Island Business Men Employ
Entertainer for Farm Bureau
Winter Program.

Members of the merchants divis-
ion of the Rock Island Chamber of
Commerce have inaugurated a
movement to establish closer rela-
tons with the agricultural inter-
ests of the county through personal
attendance at bureau unit gather
ings, and have taken measures to
contribute towards the social fea-
lures of the unit meets by engaging
Irving L. Wright, to sing and stage
a vaudeville stunt at II unit gath
erings.
Mr.. Wright accompanied Farm
Advisor P. r. Edgerton to the meet
ing of the Yuma unit last evening in
the Yuma center church, and made
his debut in entertaining farm bu-
reau members.
p, 1t is believed that this represents
the first movement made by any
Chamber of Commerce in the state
to bring the city and county closer
together through such means.
Wright will sing and do mono
log at the meeting of the Drury
unit tomorrow evening in the Foster
Baptist church. This is the first
meeting since the smallpox quar-
antine was lifted.
P. r. Edgerton will address the
gathering, and Charles A. Atwood of
Urbana, one of the assistant state
leaders of the farm bureau organ
ization is scheduled to make an adj
dress.
The merchants division of the
commercial organization will be
represented by delegation if pres
ent plans are realized.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-02-16
SEVENTEEN KILLED
IN ACCIDENTS IN
DAVENPORTN 1921

According to. the report of Louis
G. DeArmand, commissioner of
public safety, there were six
deaths in Davenport in 1921 due to
automobile accidents and eleven
deaths due to asphyxiation, drown
ing and like causes.
The report shows there were PIG
auto accidents resulting in personal
injuries and 529 auto accidents
from which property damage re-
suited. Most of the accidents were
caused by reckless motorists and
careless bicycle drivers.
There were 80 general accidents
during the year. Only eight pedes-
TRANS suffered from falls on side
walks.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-02-16
DAVENPORT MAN
AND WOMAN PAY
HEAVY PENALTY

Charles Neiswender and Ethel
Hiett, both of Davenport, were ar
rested in Rock Island Wednesday
night on charges of disorderly con-
duct Both were said to have been
intoxicated. When arraigned be-
fore Magistrate D! J. Cleland in
police court this morning Neis-
wender was fined 800 and the
woman SIS.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-02-16
DEADLOCKEDO on
FRANCIS CASE
Jury Out Since 1 O'clock in "a.
noon May Be Discharged hv
Judge Church.

The jury in the case of Raw Frsu
els is deadlocked. al
It went out at O'Clock yests,
day afternoon and up to mon -
day there was no agreement IT, ~
jurors considered the case mos. ny !.
, ne tllsnt ~, ~ Is Understood. 1t is
pelieseu 81 =. siat Unless an agreement
- I Tsts thl I'M, afternoon, Judge Y.
i Snaich VIII uisIhlss the jury.
I l ancis' aseu ~, was indicted
ana tfled on teStlmony given by a
emu. ne was Formerly an usher
at me ospiCol tneatre, Davenport
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-02-16
HOLD FIRE DRILL
AT HIGH SCHOOL

Fire drill will be held at the
Rock Island high school tomorrow
morning. Chiefs will be appointed
by the teacher for each hour class
and the pupils authorized will open
the doors of the room and head
each line.
The lines will maneuver accord
ing to the. directions given by the
chiefs. Record will be kept to see
In how short a time the building
can be vacated.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-02-16
DAVENPORT TALK
BY BUTTERWORTH

William Butterworth, president
of Deere & Co., Moline, will adj
dress a membership dinner in the
Davenport Chamber of Commerce
next Tuesday evening. Analysis of
the present trade situation will be
his subject.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-02-16
COMMUNITY FUND
MEETING CALLED

Trustees for the Rock Island
community fund will be elected at
a meeting of representatives of
various welfare organizations to-
morrow afternoon at 2::30 o'clock
in the Rock Island Chamber of
Commerce rooms in the State Bank
building.
A committee to arrange for the
1922 welfare drive. and budget
committee will also be appointed.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-02-16

rear room and Coats came back
with $40.
The third case against McBurney
was filed yesterday afternoon by j.
L. Mcdaniel. automobile 1nsur-
ance agent. who charged theft of
q car belonging to E. o. Reynolds,
SIG Twenty-third street. Moline.
The car was taken Nov. Is and re-
covered Tuesday at the Clarence
Mcconnell farm near Taylor Ridge.
Mcconnell said he bought itsfrom
McBurney.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-02-16
HOME BUREAU AIDS
NEAR EAST RELIEF

Printed material explaining the
Near East Relief movement will be
distributed to members Of home
bureau units in Rock Island county
by request of Miss Lita Bane, state
leader of the bureau organization,
cooperating with the relief commit
tee. Literature will be sent ont
from the Office of the home bureau
in Rock Island.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-02-16

Cinder Cone, Mount Lassen Ma
tional park, is an inverted giant
bowl rising $40 feet to a double
crater.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-02-16

The engine, she said, was running
several minutes She didn't see oe-
cupants of the car.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-02-16

Troop No. 1B, Central Presbyte-
rian church, will meet this evening
at 7:15 O'Clock. Plans for the ban
quet Feb. % will be completed.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-02-16

Troop No. II will meet with the
scoutmaster. E. L. Billiard, at 7:15
O'Clock this evening. This troop
will be inspected by the scout ex-
ecutive.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-02-16
U. S. CONSUL Is STTCTDr

Wilmington, Del. Feb is.-Psr
mond Schofield Curtice. T7nsTo5
States consul at Nagasaki, Janan
committed suicide.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-02-16

Court of Honor will be in session
tomorrow evening in scout head
quarters at O'Clock. Any scout
in the city wishing to advance in
scouting is eligible to appear. It is
expected that a number of scouts
will be out for first class, and pos
sibly scout will qualify for Eagle
rank.
Troop No. 6 will meet this eve
ming under the leadership of Scout
master Russell r. Simpson. All
members of this troop are urged to
be present.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-02-16

Troop No. % will meet this eve
ming with the scoutmaster, Glenn
NJ Wescott, in st. Joseph's school,
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-02-16
Boy Scout News

. Troop No. 8. First Methodist
church, will meet this evening in
the legion hall at 1880 O'Clock.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-02-16

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