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The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-09-19

Carroll Walsh, George white. o.
Allison md u. Hayes, al OF Clin-
ton. Hoso arrested q BottendOrt
CAsxeGA Vim intnxicAtinn and. de-
stroytne payt u . IeAcs on the
peoDeety u MsA Hendfychs resid-
ing On Tie fiver rod.
She informed ~ police that the
motorists ~. . drunken condition
were tearing ~ her fsace for
pastime. When the officers ar
rived The offenders had disappeared
but they were apprehendsd lAtel
on their way 70 Clinton. Walsh
and White were fined SO each for
fntoxication, and Walsh, who later
gave the name Of Davlin, was hned
$50 in addition for damaging the
fence.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-09-19
| !
lIuREEollE
WINTER COMES


opeed-up q stfeot WUfk before
A Inter was announced n council
oettng yesterday afternoon. Ref
eacs was made particularly to the
r1tch OF Thirtsenth aysnue west
Thirtisth stppet whore the Tri-
Gty Railway c6mpeny II now re-
sewing part Of IT. roadbed and paw
~ between the tracks.
4. C. Roderick. manager Of the
Illinois lines OF the company, vas
y present 1t the meeting, and assured
de commissioners that all possible
speed was being exercised in this
work. He fntimated that the city's
saving operations over those sew
6ral blocks may continue in short
order, due to extra activity BY his
oaugs. The Thirteenth avenue
Stretch, which extends to Twenty
= fth street, is the only brick pave
1ent being laid this fall, six other
obs now under way being asphalt
= asphaltic concrete.
There is some anxiety among the
Qmcials Of the street department
md contractors on these various
8bs. anxious to complete them this
Ill Sudden Indictment weather
With which this week opened hur-
He'd contractors along on the work.
n Another big Job which is now
Noly started is from Twelfth to
Eighteenth avenue on Thirty-fifth
Erect, where the property owners
- well as the officials urgently de-
IRE pavement this winter. The
ether projects which have been
&arted are.
q Thirty-sixth street, Twelfth to
Fourteenth avenue; Twelfth ave-
rue, Thirty fifth to Thirty-seventh
ntreet; Seventeenth street, Eigh-
teenth to Twenty-fifth avenue; Six
teenth street, Eighteenth and
Twenty-frst avenue, and Twenty
4rst avenue, Twelfth and Seven
teenth street.
To be caught with these jobs un-
completed would mean bad
thoroughfares this winter and q
great deal of extra work in the
Wring. However, II another week
OF bright weather comes in Sep
@mber and two more In October
those in charge estimate that the
work can be finished.
Pass One Ordinance.
II Adoption Of paving ordinance
was the only work OF the council
meeting Yesterday. No other nro.
jects were proposed and only minor
affairs went under discussion BY
the commissioners.
Asphaltic concrete paving or
Thirtieth street. Eighteenth tc
Twenty-first avenue, was the meas.
ufe. The street is to be 80 feet IL
width and will cost $22,219, accord.
ing to Engineer Wallace Treichler's
estimate.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-09-19
BOARD ON TOUR OF
SCHOOL BUILDINGS

The Rock Island board of educa-
ton at special meeting yesterday
noon. discussed plans for the Audi
bon school and to inspect improve
ments during the summer at the
Center Station and Edison schools.
Cervin & Horn accompanied. board
members to the two schools.
Final arrangements for the night
school were made. The school will
open early in October. Announce
ments of the courses will be made
in the near future.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-09-19
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS.

Bids will be received at 2 p! m,
Oct. 2. 1922, for constructing Sec
ton G, Route II, Gravel R0ac,
Taylor Ridge to Edginton; and
Section H, Route-s, Concrete Road,
South Of Moline. towards Coal Val
ley.
Plans and specifications on file
at office Of w. Treichler, Highway
Superintendent
JOHN Upton,
I Chairman State Aid Road Commit
tee. (Advertisement.)
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-09-19

|court, was Yafaed 10 improve IL
conduct and was NIT fined.
All the news an The time-Ths
Arsss
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-09-19
GIRLS! LEMONS
WHITEN SKIN AND
BLEACH FRECKLES


Squeeze the juice Of two lemons
into bottle containing three ounces
Of Orchard White, which any drug
store will supply for "a few cents.
shake well, and you have a quarter
pint Of harmless and delightful
lemon bleach. Massage this
sweetly fragrant lotion into the face
neck, arms and hands each day, then
shortly note the beauty and white
ness of your skin.
Famous stage beauties use this
lemon lotion to bleach and bring
about that soft, clear, rosy white
complexion, also as a freckle, sun
buzz, and tan bleach because il
doesn't irritate.-tAdvertisement)
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-09-19

Call or phone us>today. Come in II you
can-see the furnace itself. Get this won
derful convenience In your home before
zero weather sets in. Wen gladly explain
everything fully. No obligation.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-09-19

Miss Lucille Alien, home advisor.
spoke on Clothing yesterday AFT
efnoon 1t the arst meeting Of the
Kings r}.ughters' home bureau at
the Rescue mission yesterday after
noon. There was q musical pro-
gram enjoyed BY some twenty
mothers bsSore the talk Of the aft
ernooa. Refreshments were served
By members Of Be-Ye-Kind circle.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-09-19
Free Building Material
Book

Over 5000 bargains. Everything you need
for repairing or doing odd jobs around the
place. Storm sash. furnace supplies, paints,
hardware. etc. Phone, write or call
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-09-19
FLYER is KILLED.

Detroit, Mich, Sept. 19.-Lieu-
tenant Frank Feuchteler, navy air
pilot, was killed when his plane
fell $50 feet.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-09-19
.sUsEs PAINTING
ABILITY; ARRESTED

John I. Collins, who paints ini-
|tials on automobiles for . living,
left the straight course Of his lab
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-11-23
LOVE OF A FRIEND IS DIVINE GIFT
By George Matthew Adams

word q -
when understand
what friend is Not who will gladly smile with you when
and mooth-bu who
with sticks when the crowd leaves -
"a friends with
We mag we world, Of
and
gentle for friend
camel
what
o sought
would
divorces.
- The of a end a gift?
In the was Enochw gored
Gods"
particularly lonely
/ vein-feeing humanity
the more.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
thrill with the and
of
hundredod
small friend cannot bodily
But his spirit be and beau
o but inches apart
And that's the compen
Being having one--that's WEALTH.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-11-23
Kidney and Bladder
Troubles HAVE TO GO
'CIogged up Kidney Deposits are Dis
solved and the Toxins (Poisons)
Completely Driven Out. Druggists
Told to Guarantee 1t in Every In
stance.

your very. life" says DR.. Carey. "de-
ponds upon the perfect functioning and
health of your kidneys 50 whatever
you do don't neglect them"
DIR. Carey's famous Prescription No.
III (known for years as Marshroot) Is
not recommended for everything, but
we cannot too strongly urge its use If
you suffer from annoying bladder trou-
bles, frequent passing of water night
and day. with smarting or irritation,
brick dust sediment or highly colored
urine bloating. irritability with loss of
flesh, or any other tendency to Bright's
Disease, Dialects or Gravel. for kid
ney disease in its worst form may be
stealing upon you.
Don't wait until tomorrow to begin
the use of this wonderful prescription
now obtainable in both liquid and tab
let form If you have any of the above
symptoms Kidney and Bladder trou-
bles don't wear away. They will grow
upon you slowly, stealthily and with
unfailing certainty. If you even suspect
that you are subject to Kidney Disease,
don't lose a single day for A. G. Luken
Drug Co., and every good druggist has
been authorized to return the purchase
money on the first big bottle to all who
state they have received no benefit
Advertisement.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-11-23

obtained. The result was that the
farmer lost the sale and the railroad
lost the traffic. Everybody lost
Since the rate increase of 1920 there .
has been some reduction of railroad
freight tariffs, but the scale remains
high above the pre-war level Traffic
is climbing up again rapidly with re-
newed prosperity and is bringing
trouble. The railroads are not equip
ped to handle the increase. Car short
age and terminal congestion are de-
veloping seriously along with the in
creased traffic.
The railroads claim that one trou-
Bile Is that congress has limited their
earnings. They say they cannot sell
bonds to get money to make improve
ments when congress limits the earn
ing power. Secretary of the treasury
Mellon has frankly expressed the
opinion that there is too much rail-
road regulation. He has proposed
what he terms holiday for the rail-
roads-that is a period of five years
or more in which restrictive legisla-
ton will be largely withdrawn from
railroad operation, permitting them to
make as much money as they can.
He pointed out that the course of rail-
road rates was down as the result of
competition before the advent of fed
eral regulation and that since the in
terstate commerce commission was
established to regulate rates, the
course of rates has been upward. Mr..
Mellon says the roads and the public
were both better off without restrict
i've regulation, and it may be that he
will undertake to tell congress how
his holiday plan can be carried into
effect. At any rate congress is about
to tackle the problem again and the
country and the railroads companies
must await the result. Meantime.
enough trains are running SO that one
has to be careful at the crossings.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-11-23
Ripping Rhymes
BY Wait Mason
RED al DON

The red blood fiction of these times
is much concerned with doom; for
passing souls the churchbell chimes,
and graveyards have boom; the
heroes, STEPPED in CORY crimes, are
agents of the tomb. The cowboy still
infests the scene and plies his smok-
ing gun, although his grave has long
been green, his tribal race is run, and
henrycars burn gasoline where once
he had his fun. And in the north the
killers wade through snow, day after
day, and dig a pathway with a spade
to people they would slay, and many
vengeful debts are paid in blood, the
good old way. In murder ships the
weapons pop, fired by a pirate crowd.
and able seamen reel and drop, all
ready for the shroud; this is the hec.
tic sort of slop our schoolboys are
allowed I ask no wishy-washy fare
for growing girls and boys; tactful
murder here and there the healthy
soul enjoys, but when there's blood
shed everywhere, it wearies and an
noys And kids are prone to say,
"Gadzooks! We find it written down.
in wholesome, red-blood, he-men books
by authors of renown, that blood
should flow in crimson brooks, so We'll
shoot up the town." / have three
bullets in my shanks, and seven rusty
nails, the outcome Of exultant pranks
by boys who read such tales. and
am numbered with the cranks for fl
ing kicks and walls.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-11-23
Congress and the Railroads
Transportation Systems viii Receive Attention of Congress
to Remedy Irksome Conditions of Lines

fourth of March, 1923, which will be
devoted largely to the railroad prob
lem. This will mean that a series OF
hearings will be conducted to obtain
the best available advice on what
legislation should be enacted. Fol
lowing this, a general transportation
bill will be framed and threshed out
in congress.
Senator LaoFllette, author of the
railroad valuation act, is expected to
take leading part in this program,
and railway presidents shudder when
they think about what he may do.
The Wisconsin statesmen has made it
clear that in his judgment the trou-
bles of the railroads are due primarily
to over-capitalization and financial
mismanagement, and the men whom
he regards as responsible will get
anything but sympathetic treatment
at his hands. He is regarded as in a
degree the spokesman for labor and ii
is possible he may lead the fight for
the abolition of the railroad labor
board which Samuel Gompers has said
the American Federation of Labor is
determined to make Senator Cum
minis, as chairman of the committee on
| interstate commerce, is another who
will be exceedingly active in shaping
any railroad legislation that may be
enacted. The Iowa Senator is regard
ed as more sympathetic toward rail
road management than his colleague
from the Badger state.
Railroad Extensions
Are Inadequate.
The United States ana its railroad
| system may be likened to a growing
/ boy and his clothes. The clothe!
must be constantly enlarged to keel
| up with the boys growth or they weal
/ thin in important places and bind th'
| freedom of his limbs Before the wa
about $500 miles or railroad wer,
built each year. This was the en-
largement necessary to keep up will
the growing population and CONNER
cial activity of the nation. When tn
war came, railroad building stoppet
and since that time there has beef
! practically no net gain in mileage o
facilities. In fact, in some section
many miles of railroad we're torn VI
There was period when the war wa
at its height and cost of operation
bore disproportionate RELATIONSHIP
to rates of transportation, when som
small companies abandoned operation
and tore up their rails, selling theI
for junk. Tue steel value was highe
: than the track value.
The same is true of railroad equiI
ment. The cars and locomotives ne
cessary to handle the traffic offere
; were insufficient These things cos
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-11-23

was liberal in its construction, and vice versa
some other state might believe that the law was
too loose.
Others again will argue that the people are
giving entirely too much power to congress in
the regulation of their business and lives. They
viii say that the subject should be left to the
states entirely. Millions believe that divorces
are sinful To them legislation on this topic is
entirely wrong.
Probably the best way of handling the ques-
ton is through competent judges who will insist
that the plaintiff in a divorce action actually
prove the allegations that are set forth. If the
judges would hold that not cross word or two
by one party constitute cruel and inhuman treat
ment, and would be equally as consistent if other
trivial matters are adduced, fewer persons would
take their domestic troubles to court.
A determined judiciary can effectively block
many of the divorces that are granted. The
grounds upon which some plaintiffs seek d.
vorce are farcical and ridiculous. They are mere
pretexts that often have no foundation in fact.
and serve only as easy methods to break up the
home
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-11-23

Non-Partisan league for governor, al
though he was nominated as a regular
Democrat. The Endorsement caused a
split in the party there and he was de-
feated.
He is one of the youngest members
of the United States senate, being only
40 years old. Wheeler was born at
Hudson, Mass, in 1882 He was edu-
Gated in the public schools there, en-
tered business college, took up stenog-
raphy and later earned his way
through the University of Michigan
law school He went to Montana and
practiced in Butte, where he now re-
Sides He is said to have amassed a
fortune of 100000 practicing law. He
is regarded as one of the most bril-
liant and capable of the younger law.
yers in the state. He is against the
ship subsidy and opposed to high pro-
tective tariff.
Senator Wheeler is married and has
five children, three boys and two girls
For recreation he enjoys fishing al
his summer home in Glacier National
Park.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-11-23

money and the railroads did not have
the funds to make the necessary ex-
penditures. Not only were the add
tons to equipment few; existing cars
and locomotives were permitted to de-
teriorate.
Good progress was being made IN
catching up when the shopmen's
strike came last summer, assailing
the railroads in a vulnerable place.
Once more, they were set back.
Terminal facilities constitute an
other important angle of the prob
lem. Industry in the United States
has tendency to center about great
cities. Everybody tries to crowd to-
gether. This means that tens Of thou
sands of cars of freight are all being
| shipped to the same place simultan-
eously. The inevitable result is con.
| gestion. Tracks and sidings and load
ing and unloading machinery are in
adequate. The railroads claim that
they have lacked the funds to make
the desired improvements.
During the war such funds were not
available. The Liberty bonds put ou1
by the treasury to finance the wal
took all the cash the people had. There
was nothing left to invest in railroad
! bonds. Labor costs rose so high that
even with the increased freight rates
the cost of operating some railroads
was in excess of the amount collected
in freight rates and fares
These are just few of the all
ments of the transportation system
1t is said by some students of the stu
alton, that the vast sum of $1,000, 900,
900 year. should be expended fol
from 5 to 10 years on the American
railroads to bring them up abreas
of the industrial development of The
country. Whatever the total amount
it is certain that immense sums mus
be made available for period o
years in any comprehensive plan of re
!, Mobilization.
!, A Limit to
Rate Increases.
Railroad rates cannot be Increased
!, indefinitely. There is rule of econo
: mics known as the law of diminish
!, ing returns. 1t means that you cal
raise rates for certain period and oh
/ tain more money thereby. After yoi
. pass certain point of increase, in
) stead of getting more money you ge
| less because the charge is too high TO
| the traffic to bear and therefore few
r er shipments are rife. Late in tn
s year 1920 that point was reached
l.. Prices of commodities went dow
5 rates stayed up. Shipments stopped
! In many cases, particularly in case
p of agricultural products, the pric
e which a commodity would bring q
4 the market was little or no more tina
4 the freight rate to the market. c
r course, no farmer would ship a no
to market if the freight cost of tn
+ shipment would equal the whole pric
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-11-23
SULPHUR IS BEST
TOCLEAR UP UGLY
BROKEN OUT SKIN

Any breaking out or skin irritation
on face, neck or body is overcome
quickest by applying Mentho-Sulphur,
says a noted skin Specialist. Because
of its germ-destroying properties,
nothing has been found to take the
place of this sulphur preparation that
instantly brings ease from the itching,
burning and irritation.
Mentho-Sulphur heals eczema right
up, leaving the skin clear and smooth.
1t seldom fails to relieve the torment
or Disagreement A little jar of Rowles
Mentho-Sulphur may be obtained al
any drug store. 1t is used like cold
cream.-Advertisem
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-11-23
After Dinner Stories

In July. 1914. there was a prize
fight in London between 'Gunboat"
Smith and Georges Carpenter At the
time there were three American ships
in the Thames anchored off Graves
end. That night a riverman passing
the squadron sang out 'Gunboat'
Smith lost on a foul in the sixth
round"
Whereupon an officer OF the deck
answered the hail. This is not the
Gunboat Smith, it is the Battleship
Illinois,"
The insurance adiuster who had
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-11-23
A Federal Divorce Law
The General Federation of Moments

The General Federation of Women's Clubs is
trying to correct the divorce evil through federal
law, and in pursuit of that aim has authorized
its legal department to draft national marriage
and divorce law.
At first glance it would appear as if uni
form regulation of marriage licenses and of di-
vorces would correct the evil AT present one
state prescribes grounds for obtaining a divorce
decree which are invalid in sister state. Some
commonwealth have rigorous laws, Others seem
to be lax.
If a federal law were to be drafted, it would
have to follow some precedent. States that have
stringent laws might object to federal law that
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-11-23
By FREpERIcK ]. HAsK1N

WASHINGTON, D. c., Nov. %
There is abundance of authority for
the statement that the railroad prob
lem is probably the most serious one
before the American people today.
Aside from the controversy over the
railroad labor board, the immediate
manifestation of difficulty is the car
shortage which exists, particularly in
the western part of the country. The
American Railway association esti-
mates shortage of between 150, 900
and 100000 cars of all sorts, and the
railroad executives say that there is
no remedy for this shortage which can
be applied now. The country must get
through the emergency the best way
it can, taking such losses as are IN
avoidable and possessing itself in pa
thence until a permanent solution can
be found.
The American transportation sys-
tenn runs quite smoothly in fair wealth
er when traffic is not too heavy and
when Their are no abnormal Difficult
ties in the way. Just as soon as some
thing untowards happens, however, it
gets all cramped and tied up like a
man with bad case of rheumatism.
Unfortunately the comparison ends
there for in the case of rheumatism
he is the only one who suffers,
but when the railroads get in condition
such that they cannot function nor
mally everybody suffers.
Instead of taking a temporary meas
ure with a rusty elbow, the rheumatic
patient, if he is wise, takes treatment
for the rheumatism in his whole SyS
tenn. He attempts to eliminate the ba
sic trouble. 1t is becoming plain that
instead of attempting temporary ex
pedients with recurring railroad trou
bles, congress must proceed to 6
! thorough treatment which will better
/ the whole transportation machine.
In all probability an extra session
of congress will be called after the
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-11-23

been investigating the fire turned to
go.
81 came down here to find out the
cause OF this fire, and have done so,
he remarked.
That's what I want to know. What
caused it?" demanded the HORSEPOWER.
Its a plain case of friction"
'What-ya-mean-fr
'The fire was undoubtedly caused
by rubbing a three-thousand dollar In
surance policy on a two-thousand-dol-
lar house. "-Eyerybody's