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Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-02-20

And again an Indian youth
emerged this time leading u black
horse with a dropping head. Both
came painfully OIL staggering, IL
seemed. from wounds or weakness,
| and I,av-s prang from the tower ana
rushed With others tC the gate. SO
| gam were boy ard beast that 1t
was plain t.at both were starving.
The boys face was torn with briars
and pinched with hunger and cold.
but q faint smile chame from IT.
Don't yod know me, DaVc?" he
said weakly
NY God. It.: White Arrow"
Kill
When winter wa breaking, more
news came IN OF the war. The flag
tina. beautiful passionate France
white SHIRT, an old blue army coat
and a red r%etticoa+ was now the
Stars anc Stripes of the American
cause.
Burgoyne had not cut off New
Eng and, that head of the feDel
lion" from the o.Q colonies. ON
the contrary, the Americans nau
beaten HIM az Saratoga and marched
his army off under those same Stars
anc Stripes. anC. for the first time
Erskine heaid of gallant Lafayette
how re had run to Washington with
the ~pCrtentiou. neWt from his king
that beautiful passionate France
wouiG now streacn forth her helping
hand.
And Erskine learned what that
news meant to Washington's naked
and starving" soldiers dying on the
frozen ..iil:ides nf Valley Forge
Then George Rogers Clark had
passed the for: on his way to VIII
l~iamsburg to ges none n men
for his FL eat venture in the North
west. After Clark was gone the lad
got restless; ard one morning when
Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-02-20

Plans were made for a social
dance for club memLers only 10 ~
held Saturday. March A. IN the cIltV
rooms, Mt tteir rteeting last hIsn.
he;,a in the Western improvement
Asscciatiop~All in Brace avenue ny
the Me- Clup' a..
M.s aims Jensen anu ~.
and 6 BUS Dinesen are the
con:nitts. age. Arrahsel'et5S
were also n. hold a straw r4us
some time ia> Arear luture anu
a committee wA ppointed consist
ing of Harold NJ ssurtree, Edward
Hansen and Fred Meier. seventeen
new members were taken in last
night. Dancing was enjoyed and
refreshments were served. The next
meeting will be held March Z.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-02-20
Song Hits

Give Me Ny Nanny. From Bombo AlJolson
My Nanny Knows (How to Cheer and Com
fort Me-. Tenor and Baritone Duet
Charles Hart e Elliott Shan
Wabash Blues. Coincidence Dolly Kay
Got to Have My Daddy Blues. Coincidence
Dolly Kay
Della. Tenor Solo Frank Crumt
In My Heart, On My Mind. All Day Long. \
Tenor Solo Frank Crxmit
When Shall We Meet Again. Tenor and Bari
tone Duet Charles Hart and Elliott Sh1U
Just a Little Love Song. TenorSo lo HouordM drsh }
While Miami Dreams. Tenor Solo Billy Jones
There's a Down in Dixie Feelin' Hangin'
Round Me-. Baritone Solo Arthn F'etds
Which Hazel. Comedian Al Herman
You're Out o. Luck. Comedian Al Herman }
The West Texas Blues. Coincidence Edith tson
and Johnny Dunn's Original Jazz Hounds
I Don't Want Nobody Blues. Coincidence I
Edith Wilson and Johnny Dunn's Original
Jazz Hounds
Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-02-20

Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Murdoch, of
Fords, the engagement
of their daughter, Hazel Pearl, to
Gilbert Nroom of Dunellen.
The wedding will take place March
Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-02-20

Funeral Of Miss Sarah Kelly
Funeral services for Miss Sarah
Agnes Kelly. who died Saturday
morning viii be held tomorrow
morning from the home of her bro
ther James A. Kelly, 313 Washing
ton street. followed by a solemn red
uiem high mass at st. Mary's church
at 10 o'clock. The interment will
be In st. Ma VS. cemetery.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-02-20

the first breath c. spring came he
mocnted his horse in spite of argu'
ments and protestat!ons, and sci
forth for Virginia on the wilderness
trail. file was going to join Clark,
he sal but more than Clark and
the war w3re drawing him to the
outer world.
What it wsa he hardly knew, fol
he was nat yet much given to
a ching his heart or mind. He
did know. however hat some
strange toTcc ha. long been working
within him that was steadily grow
ing strcnget. with his minds eye
he was ever seeing at the end of his
journey the face Of his little cousin
Barbara D2l--
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-05-06
Pungent Paragraphs
The Cream of the Nations Humor:

maternity hospital in Lon
n recently La Guerre?-Joplin, Mo, Globe
Many girl prides being literary who does most
welding her eyebroWs-Southwest American
fort Smith, Ark
Visitors to noting that the MacMonnies
its back turned to the city hall
Cleveland Plain Dealer.
Almost how to write love letter but rev
me know % letter.Newark Star-Eage
of life doesn't register the sdestep-Ane
people, and will look in vain TOT
a of lemon pie-Balt1nlore
holding Pan-American Womens meet
although would think that American ~oHeh
enough Providence Tribune
Mississippi to be descrlped IN
great that at times flows East ana
West-Richmond Times-Dispatch
nothing Lady Asors assertion before tne
nearly years agoChcago
News.
Grafton brought to date The Lord gvetn ana
bootleg way"-Nashville Tennessean
broadcasng the of the people might hep
Columbia, 5 c., Record
About the earth is knot hole during
40 run.-Burngton News :.
future be able to tell when II Is
Chicago clergyman BY the comic
eourse-Peoria Transcript -.
much about the movie censorship
made naughty enough
to iustif them.-Arkansas Gazette
An pardoned after serving six years
been paroled in half time-Indanapolis Star
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-05-06
One Hundred Years After.

A unanimous note of praise for
Grant the soldier, but, at times, a
note of criticism for Grant the poll
.,cian. was sounded by the nations
.ress on the occasion of the Tooth
snniyersary OF his birth. Grants
effort to reunite the north and
south generally was seized upon
a. an example that well could be
followed in the present troublous
times.
great soldier, Grant had but
limited aptitude for politics" the
washington Star points out in
questioning whether he could have
secured a third term. Had he been
ranominated, the Star suggests, the
aopuositlon inspired principally by
Mr Blaine would in defeat have
carried its bitterness and disap-
noIntment into the campaign, and
made itself felt at the candidates
expense at the polls. The Bing-
hamton. n. Y. Sun, is of the opin-
ion that Grant is best remember
ed as a general rather than the
country's 18th president. While
no was all too human, the Provi-
dence Tribune calls attention to
the fact that it was Grants work
at Appomattox where his "magnam-
unity toward the south will always
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-05-06

West Virginia is as truly on trial
before thte public opinion or her
sister states as the offenders be-
fore the bar. The country is by
no means convinced that unloulsm
should prevail in West Virginia.
Butt had not the mine owners, with
the connivance of the state, estab-
hshed the rule of iron in the mine
fields it is doubtful that men would
have taken up arms to force their
way into these fields. Human rights
must be conserved by West Vir-
ginia's justice" The most unfor-
tunate part of the trials at this
time, the Baltimore Sun believes, is
! that the issue will be confused with
the present coal strike. The coal
| strike that now obtains is not on
| trial" it contends, land this point
cannot be too strongly stressed
I These cases should be decided on
their individual merits in judicial
| atmosphere without reference to
! prevailing emotions"
In the view of the Springfield
Mass, Republican, whatever may
be the guilt of the defendants be-
! fore the law, and this is for the
jury to decide, without prejudment
| the failure of one of the states &c
maintain an efficient system of JUS
| tice has already been proved Anc
equally clear is the failure OF al
| industrial system which continues
to foster mutual hate and lawless
struggle for rights or for advant
age. The treason trial is a tria
of American government and III
dustry.' The motion of trying
citizens for treason against Yves
Virginia" the Columbia, S. c. State
suggests, lis incongruous -
smacks of the comical. West Wiz
ginia owes its being to Treason
against the state, and one suspect
that the fine old people who in
habit Charles Town, would, if the.
were allowed, reannex their tow
and the county of which it is tn
capital, to the Old Diminion, leav
ing the coal operators and opera
tives to settle their quarrel in thei
own way and in their own bailey
wicks."
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-05-06
TWENTY-FIVE YEARS AGO
The Argus Files of 1S97--

was awarded to Albert Okerstrom.
whose subject was THE Battle OF
Waterloo" Clarence Spauld1ng's
Chaos Out of Cosmos" took sec
ond. The judges were unable to
select as between Robert Field ard
A. w. Edwins, for third prize.
May 5-The Young Hustlers de-
feated the Twenty ninth Street nine
Saturday afternoon by score of II
to s. Batteries for the Hustlers-
Wilson, Club" Porter and john
ston; for the others, Eddie Coli
gan and Orville Hampton.
The high school teams of Daven-
port and Rock Island met on the
formers grounds in the opening
game of a series contemplated be-
tween the high school mines of the
three cities. The Rock Islanders
won, the score being 33 to 81. The
batteries and Woodin
Rock Island; Hude and Parker,
f! Davenport.
The city government of Rock Is
land passed from the control OF
the Republicans to the hands OF
the Democrats last night, when 7
IL. Medill, Jr.. succeeded B. f
Knox in the executive chair.
May 6-The directors of the Roci
Island Savings bank yesterday me-
and elected the following officers
for the ensuing year:
President. M. Buford.
Vice president-John Courbaugh
Cashier-P. Greenawalt
! Mrs. James Conner entertained {
party of neighborhood friends yes
iterday in honor of Mrs. Morris
Rosenfield. who will soon start 70
Europe with her children to joiI
Mr.. Rosenfield.
i May Chief of Police John II
Fender donned the golden insignii
of his authority this morning. AL
drew Etzel is the retiring chief. N
IF. Archer has been appointed desl
, sergeant.
The grand lodge A o. L. w. vii
J, meet in Rock Island in 1899.
Fifty saloon licenses have thu
: far been issued by City Clerk Hues
} ing for the ensuing six months.
Danny Sweeney is playing RICH
=. garden for the Dubuque baseball
club.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-05-06
West Virginia Treason Trial.

From John Brown to Mingo is
long distance. But the majority Oh
the nations newspapers are not
slow in drawing comparison De
tween the two trials which have
placed sleepy old Charles Town.
West Virginia, on the map. Al
mittedly the trial of William Biz
zard now in progress there is an
incident. Broader issues are at
stake and the editors are not $40"
to emphasize this fact
The fundamental question, inc
New York Globe points out, con
Germs West Virginia's capacity to
uphold her sovereignty in the coal
regions. The fact that the will OF
the coal company was the law IN
many regions bred rebellion: Inc
manacles and the chains which lor
II hours bound together nine OF the
miners are a poor prelude
Rut. as the New York Times
points out. it must be admitted that
the proclamation of the president
was defined and it asks: HOW
shall insurrectiotn be defended
What provocation and mitigation
if auy. were there for such a rising
for such destruction of property
for such license and disorder and
the taking of life? Again, as on
the trial of the fanatic, JOIN
Brown. it will have to be deter
mined, no matter what cause may
i be pleaded, whether insurrectloI
to maintain It is warranted" The
socialistic New York Call assall:
the federal government for "nevel
having attempted to establish re
public in West Virginia which is
monarchy of the mine owners" ant
add. ''if the shade of John Browl
! hovers over thte trials of Charlie
Town, he must weep that he CAV
his life for the extirpation OF
form of servitude that was gloriou
freedom compared with this system
of hell which curses sections o
West Virginia today"
State Is on Trial.
The trial, however, is not onl
that of men, according to the New
ark, n. j., News. which holds tina
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-05-06

Through its various departments.
the Woman's club ah sinterested
the Woman's club has interested
doing great deal for the city
The civic department for several
years has undertaken two works
that have been worth while and
that should be followed and made
greater.
The travellers aid agent at the
Rock Island lines station is not
known to many in the city,s al
though she is very busy woman
During the day Is trains are met by
her in seven hours time. Last
year the number of persons helped
| incidentally was 7,42S, the number
of persons that were helped defin-
itely 1920. All kinds of assistance
was rendered to girls travelling
alone, to runaway boys. to inVa-
lids, elderly people, woman with
children and immigrants.
/ The travellers aid also covers
such work as sending telegrame,
long distance and local phone mes
I sages, checking baggage, carrying
e lunches for sick or elderly people
and assisting with the wheel chairs
and stretchers.
| All have admitted the need of STU
pervised Fairgrounds and the irs-
portance of it. This department Of
the Wolnan's club for several days
has supervised Fairgrounds. Las
year this work was undertaken II
four locations, Long View park
Denkmann square, Lincoln parl
and the Thirtieth street play
ground These four locations hat
supervised play for 10 weeks from
June 20 to Aug. Is, from 9 o'clocl
in the morning until 4 o'clock il
the afternoon.
The records show that there wa
a total attendance at all of the fou
Fairgrounds of 33,606. Some yer
Constructive and educational wor
was accomplished. The appropria
ton for this work in the presen
community fund is S1,140.
If the Woman's club of Rock Is
, land had done nothing else in il
e history but to establish play
grounds for the children and OF
S ganize the travellers aid, it woul
be entitled to the hearty supper
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-05-06

tucked away in her bureau or clos
ct always, she will take the bless
ing of mended clothes as a matter
of course. Naturally We are not
grateful to a marked degree Tor
things that we get on schedule.
But let something go wrong at TIE
electric light plant and We fuss
about using candles and exelSAm
I'm certainly thankful they have
the wires fixed" when once more
! the power is restored.
So if you feel that the children
are showing ingratitude do MOI
l blame then; look for the trouble
! in the training system. Turn tie
power off and let them use can
dies. an you'll be surprised how
! thankful they'll be for blessings
that they are in the habit of recelY-
i ing with no show of appreciation
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-05-06

Mothers often get discouraged
because the children seem thank
less and unappreciative OF their
blessings. when with little
thought and effort on the mother 5
part she could train them 10 bet
ter sense of appreciation
Il bought some lead pencils when
l was down town today so they
would be on hand, and l hope |
won't hear any more about lead
pencils when you are starting TO
school at the last minute.
Will Johnny appreciate one OIL
those pencils when he takes it from
the shelf, do you think? He seer
tainly will not He will grab one
and off with it without even
thought of thanks, to say nothing
of voicing his appreciation
Here's your collection money
all ready for you," says mothe!
when the children are scurrying on
to Sunday school. Now not for
anything would the tots go without
their pennies, for the collection Is
an event in the primary classes
But when mother hands it out this
! way they take II as 4 matter o
course and not as one of the bless
ings for which they should sa!
THANK You"
! Now it would be splendid disci
pline to let the children ask for
few things once in a while. Thl
gives them sense of obligation t
mother because she has done a ia
vor. and nearly always weil-man
nerd child will say thank you f.
something which he himself ha
requested Don't feel, mothers, a
if you were Sinking your duty
you make Mary ask you to sew o
button or mend the pocket of he
; sweater. She will be impresse
with what the little task means
she has to wait for you to get you
, thimble and thread and button {
| yarn. If she sits and watches 20
/ for the 10 minutes that this dut
: requires she will say thank you
but if the clothes are mended an
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-05-06
ARDES STOCK WILL
REPRESENT MOLINE,
Especial Moline Service

Moline high school will be rep
resented by Miss Ardes Stock in
the Big Eight stenographic contest
at Denkmann library, Augustana
college, at 10 o'clock this morning.
Representatives of six of the nine
high SCHOOLS composing the Big
Eight Will compete. Contestants
will be given four letters in dicta-
ton and will be required to trans
cribe their notes. Other entries
are: Rock Island, Mildred Golf;
Davenport. Robert Reinhold; ke-
vance, Ruth Shark; Galesburg
Clarence Busse; Geneseo, Mildred
Graves. Princeton, Monmouth ant
Canton have lot entered contes
taEts this year.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-05-06

Nav Local market quotations:
Corn. 2O@22c; oats, 16@1sc; nay
timothy. SIS, wild, So and ST; pota-
toes 2o1bc: butter, fair TO cholce
I2c. fresh creamery, lie; eggs,
fresh. SC; chickens, &c; turkeys, 9c'
ducks. re; coal, soft, 1Oc; cattle
butchers pay for corn fed steers
az TO 4hc; cows and heifers. PA C
to s1ac: calves, &C to 5Ac; hogs,
Is3.5O@3.75; sheep, SC.
Some kindly disposed persons
took compassion on Venus. the cas-.
, iron lady who holds forth at the
TOP OF the fountain in Spencer
Souare. last night, and arrayed ner
in clothing to protect her from tne
MERGING winds which wnlsCeu
through that locality. Mr.. jackson
commissioner of Spencer Square
| has handed in this notice: round
ON Venus, Spencer Square foun'
tain. a serge skirt, fancy apron
cashmere shawl and greer
wreath. The owner, in considera
tion of his or her humane feelings
can get these at my office without
cost for this notice.-William Jack
son.
Nav 3-The boiler house or th'
Rock Island Lumber and Manufac
turing company was damaged I
the extent of $500 by fire at i
O'Clock this morning.
/ The Republican caucuses TO Sc
Iect delegates to Mondays RepuD
4 Iican county convention are to b
4 held tonight and the outlook is 10
warm rivalry in many of the ward
with every inch of ground con
! tested.
Mrs. T. ]. Buford gave recep
ton Monday afternoon to a numbe
: of old friends in honor OF her sol
John Watson Buford and wife, c
Missoula, Mont. who were here o
, a few days visit.
: Nav Mrs. Phil Mitchell gave
charming Marguerite luncheo
= Thursday afternoon. Covers wer
spread for 20. The house was
dream of decorative beauty. tn
prevailing colors being green an
a white. At the conclusion OF IN
luncheon several vocal solos WEI
rendered by Mrs. ]. R Kimbail.
[ First prize at the oratorical COZ
test at Augustana college last nigh
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-05-06
ELKS GIVE S1OO
TO VICTIMS OF
ILLINOIS FLOOD
Especial Moline Service }

~
Moline Elks Thursday evening
contributed 500 toward the fund
which is being raised in Illinois
for the flood sufferers at Boards
town. Supreme Justice +. Z.
Thompson described the disaster
as one of the worst that has ever
visited an Illinois city. Justice
Thompson has visited Beardstown
and observed conditions there.
The Elks also voted a donation
of SIS to John Graham post, G. A
R., to aid the veterans in carrying
out their memorial program.
Four hundred Moline Elks are
planning to attend the state conven-
ton in Galesburg, June 1.
L. \. Ritter, newly elected exalted
ruler, and other officers of the
lodge, presided for the first tins
since their election.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-05-06
AID AND cHILDRERS
SUPERVISED PLAYGROUND AIDED
BY ROCK ISLAND COMMUNITY FUND

financially Of Rock Island people
Remember these causes when you
are asked by solicitors sometime
between May 11-16 to pledge a def
mite sum to be given this year to
the Rock Island Community Fund,
SUPPOSE NOBODY CARED!
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-05-06
PASS HOSPITAL BILL.

Washington, May 6.-The house
passed the SIT 900 900 soldier hos
pital bill making Immediately avail
able s12 900 900 for construction OF
Institutions.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-05-06

Canada's first league of women
voters has been organized in To-
ronto.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-05-06
Parents AS Educators
TEACHING CHILDREN TO APPRECIATE BLESSINGS

ISSUED bv the National kindergarten Association West 4o
street articles are appedrlhs "a
coum
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1922-05-14
MERRILL OPPOSED
TO OFORD'S OFFER
Declares That Granting Pro
posal Would Be a Sheer
Outright Subsidy.
lnv La AssoeIated pressl

WASHINGTON, May 13.-Proposi-
tions which have been made to the
government by private interests to
lease or purchase its Muscle Shoals
water power and nitrate properties
were given scant support by Oscar c.
Merrill, executive secretary of the fed
,eraI power committee. He said many of
the offers were "long on what the gov
ernment put up and short Of what the
private interests supply" and some of
them, he said, were comparable to
"glorified shell games"
With reference to the offer of Henry
Ford, Mr.. Merrill declared that the gov
ernment by accepting the proposals
would be granting "a sheer outright
subsidy to the Detroit manufacturer.
He criticized the Ford proposal fur
ther as containing unreasonable"
terms and asserted that Mr.. Ford sis
not going down there so much as a
phiIanthropist as for the. purpose of
obtaining the cheapest power in the
world for his manufacturing interest.
The witness in the course Of a dis
cussion of the value of the Muscle
Shoals properties gave an estimate Of
SIS, ,250. 600 as the possible annual return
provided primary and secondary in
stallation of $50. 600 horsepower is ac-
complished He set against that fig
ure an operating cost of $1,000, 900 a
year. He told the committee that both
figures were, in the nature Of things.
estimates but said that he believed
other engineers, calculating totals bas-
ed on the same facts and accompanied
by the same assumptions. would ar
rive at somewhat similar results
Mr.. Merrill believed that energy
produced at the Tennessee river plants
could be sold at from four mills to
five mills a kilowatt hour. and that a
fair profit would be derived at these
figures. The Alabama Power company
according to the witness. is selling
quantity power in the same section
at 6 to IL mills per killowatt hoar.