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The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-12-21
The Daily Short Story

been content with nothing less than
breaking down the door when she
refused to open. Instead, he walk
ed away. The note pushed under
the connecting door, she promptly
flung into the fireplace. Had it
been the writer
Morning brought calme r
thoughts. She was graciously
ready to allow Duncan to apologize
But Duncan was not in his room
He was not anywhere in the house
or on the grounds! His bag was
gone, and his military brushes. The
I,day dragged, punctuated only by in
termittent telephone calls which
Zoe rushed to answer herself. Dun
can might call. Around noon his
secretary called, asking to speak
with Mr.. CcATdle.
Finally night. and no word from
Duncan. Carefully she dressed in
a little gown OF silver. Duncan's
| favorite. He might come, even yet
At S O'Clock she went to dinner.
Eating proved impossible. She
| went upstairs to his room to sit by
! the window in the darkness. Dun
| can had left her! He would seek
legal redress, and she would lose
her home, be forced to leave town
| for she could never endure the
whispered comments of friends and
foes. She saw herself old and un-
lovely. penniless and. alone, and nc
Duncan. At this Affecting picture
she gave way to tears.
Possibly she fell asleep, but tt
her it seemed that the next minute
in the glare of the electric light
she was blinking up at Duncan
who was explaining that he go'
through earlier than he had expect
| ed, SO caught the eleven. She
rushed at him with abandon. Brac-
ing himself to meet her onslaught
and noting her woebegone appear
ance, he questioned, What's up?
"Nothing-much. Only l didn'
know where you were and"
zoe Carter McArdle," he inter
rupted, shrewdly, what did you d.
with my note? Burn it?'
! A seconds pause. Then she whis
pered:
"You must be starved. Com,
down and I'll get you some lunch.
She flashed out Of the room. Per
force he followed her.
| Later, after he had been duly fes
and they we're on their way up
| stairs. she halted him.
Err, Duncan, I'm sorry abou
you know"
He waited.
/ About Van Arden and beini
isuch a fool" 1t was out at last.
| His reply was Duncanish. That
lall right, old lady. You and ar
| just going to forget all about tina!
mot going to mention it again"
i Reaching back he clicked out tn
light. and together they climbe'
the stairs. g
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-12-21
HOTELS AND HISTORIES.

After los years Of service and hospitality
to American travellers. the Planters hotel Of
St. Louis has closed its doors to make room
for 2 modern ONCE structure. They are re-
calling how the old hostelry. before and dur
Ing the Civil war period, vas tho centsr Of
the souths social life, and the entertainer At
DISTINGUISHED visitors from all over the world.
On the hotels register are the names OF sig
American presidents, King Edward VII (uhen
prince Of Wales, Charles Dickens and General
lAfaystte Ono hrs only 70 recalI other 4.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-12-21

Johns Newfoundland, to Clifdst
Galway, Ireland, 1860 miles in u
hours, and 20 minutes, June hi;
Il919. 81 81
G. When an officer has ben
cashiered has be been disgracet'
IA. Cashier. which by the xs
is not an official term in the Unit.
ed States, is commonly construM
among military men as having .
more disgraceful significance than
dismissal. although there is no
analogy or precedent in the use d
| the word by leading English auth
! ors to support this construction
Macaulay uses. the term in ths
sense of simple dismissal or a.
nulment of commission. Neserthe-
less in ordinary military parlance
lit means dismissal in disgrace. and
its use in any other sense IS y
garded as unjustified.
@. Were there two writers BY
the name of Will Carleton? +. L
A. Will Carleton was an Amer
can poet and lecturer, born at HUI
son, Michigan, in 1S45. who died ID
1912. William Carleton was a.
! Irish novelist and short story WITH
er. 1794-1S69.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-12-21
HEAL TIL TALKS
BY William Brady, M. D.


and that too many will be aftem,a
ed by tyros OF unsound judxme.s
Not every affliction or aiir,s.s
can be cured by an operation ~.
though the operation be = IN
liant success. Nor on the oahss
hand can every newly deyelopi.'
disturbance in the years follov;.
an operation be attributed to h.
operation. There are ! great nm
ills which really do not arise ~
an operation. There are a 49,
many folks who do not seem to n
destand why one who has once - -
dergone an operation should ss..l
again suffer any disturbance y
health. But possibly | exarrar,s.l
the association of the operssi~l
with subsequent troubles, AZ 81
rate It is remarkable that eyen,N
and hectic biographies follow
operation" When the recital III
gins with an operation there il n
predicting whether the denouemss
will be a broken leg Or a prosss
tive wedding. Perhaps the a..
alton makes a high spot to hon !
from All right. hut why keen Il
high spot always in sight?
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-12-21
COMPLETING THE COUNTY JAIL

The Rock Island county board of supervis-
ors appears to have reached happy solution
of the awkward situation Involving the compile
tion Of the new county Jail on Fifteenth street
between Second and Third avenues. Anticipa-
tory warrants Issued against the general fund
are to be accepted by the contractor, who has
agreed to proceed with the work where it was
left on when the building fund was exhausted.
1t will cost approximately $4,000 to finish tho
job, and when that is done Rock Island county
will have one Of the safest and most modern
prisons In the state
The Jail will be completed without any addi-
tional taxation on the people. proposal to
Issue bonds to provide the funds needed to
complete the building was rejected at the No
vember election. There has been feeling
among the people that the board had incurred
unnecessary expense in litigation that arose in
connection with the location of the Jail, and it
was the feeling OF resesentment among the tax
payers that caused the defeat of the bond pro-
posal.
However, 'he people realized that the Jail
must Be Anished some time Members of the
board have been giving serious thought to the
question. and all will be pleased over the ar
rsnsenent that has been determined upon. A
pelicy Of economy will be enforced in various
directions tn county affairs during the succeed
tng several years. and through this program it
viii b possible to meet The warrants as they
lall due.
The present county Jail has been standing
disgsace for years. It is almost unilt for human
hseasation. Il hes been condemned repeatedly
u II -
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-12-21
NEW HOTEL SEEMS ASSURED.

The Argus gave you welcome piece Of
news last evening in the announcement that
arrangements have been perfected for pushing
the new million dollar Rock island hotel project
next spring. Ii marks the beginning Of new
era in your city.
The Hockenberry System Of Harrisburg, Pa.
which has had national success in the promo
tion Of hotel enterprises. has made survey of
Rock Island that has more than fulfilled all ex-
psctations as to the possibilities Of such an un-
dertaking here. The campaign will be con-
Quoted in April. The site OF the proposed hotel
already has been secured. 1t is the southeast
corner Of Nineteenth street and Third avenue.
The Hockenberry System undertakes to finance
the project, with view to placing the owner
ship of the hotel almost exclusively in the
hands of Rock Island capital The attractive
ness Of the investment will be demonstrated in
order that there will be no hesitancy on the
part Of local capital to become interested in the
enterprise
Some Of the leading men of Rock Island
ALREADY have identified themselves with the
new hotel project. not so much as a money
making venture as to contribute towards the
upbuilding Of the city. to placing it upon a
plane with its neighbors, Davenport and
Moline, both of which boast as fine hotels as
are to be found in the middle west. Rock Island
as the center of the tri-cities should not per-
init itself to be surpassed in modern hotel ac-
commodations. Rock Island is the logical loca-
tien for hostelry that would be patron;zed by
commercial msn having business in the tri-
cities. mkAe'
1t 10 aimed to erect a hotel of not less than
two hundred rooms. but the building will be SO
constructed that 1t will be possible to add
stories as they are needed to meet growing re-
Quirements. The thing for you to keep in mind
is that Rock Island is to have new hotel that
you will be proud to boast of, and you are to be
afforded an opportunity to share in the distinc-
tion OF contributing that hotel to your city.
There will be building enterprises other
than the proposed new hotel in Rock Island
next year Rock Island is going to step forward
beginning with the new year 1t has passed
through its crisis Rock Islanders have a new
faith in Rock Island. The days of darkness
and insecurity have gone forever from thi,
community. Men are going to do things-bi,
things because there is different feelin,
growing over the city. The curses that hav
afflicted and strangled Rock Island have beef
oblitefated. Right you feel differently
about Rock Island than you did a few month
ago. \
Within year there are to be some happ
surprises for Rock Island. And you are goin
to share in them, perhaps in a modest way, blu
you are going to share in them just the same
II not rs an investor at least as one benefitin
by the change that the improvements and de
velopments will insure to the city
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-12-21


Il d evident that Herbert p Blakemore does
moi intend playink any favorites IN his new
ehakedovn PROGRAM. Until yesterday no con-
,fined lii operations to The Argus. Now he has
included The Moline Dispatch and the Daven-
mort Times IN his efforts 70 collect damages Tor
having been exposed % writer for JOHN
Looueye blacamaiIing newspaper. Blakemore
wants each OF the three newspapers to pay him
$4,000. III the meantime Blakemore Is facing
,fisbarment proceedings in the supreme court Of
Illinois,
Blakemore complains that he has been in
fnred socially and nr0fessinnally because Of the
revelatiors accnmniished Nv the state inyesti-
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The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-12-21
QUESTIONS AND ANSWER
Left Handed.

am Is years old. in the eishtA
grade, and left handed. NY teachS,
insists that | use my right nm
during writing period. Please te,l
me through the paper whether i
should be compelled to use nv
right hand. BwE
Answer-No. The teacher mirat
with equal propriety insist that yo,,
use the right speech center for
speaking during English ,eriod
when as a matter of fact she does
not care which side of your brain
you speak with.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-12-21
GOOD MANNERS

Each person invited to q christ
ening Is expected to remember the
infant with . gift. sE
s Probably the child doesnt need
and certainly he won't appreciate
what he gets, so many people make
their presents with view to the
future.
A silver spoon. = book. or money.
either In gold or the form OF Q
check. all are suitsble.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-12-21
The Cambria Tea Habit.

Having suffered with constips
ton for years, | began two year,
ago drinking each morning q piat
of hot water containing about !
half teaspoonful of salt. It has
worked like a charm, but nov ,
doctor says salt causes cancer.
MRS. c. VIII
Answer-Possibly you would d
rive the same effect from the u
ter without the salt in it. but /
not, l assure you that you need O.
terrain no anxiety about cancer
Three Weeks.
How long before a young ma
can recover from an operation "a
hernia and resume his work al
student? R. J.
Answer-Three weeks.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-12-21
NOTHING-MUCH.
By Mana Lynch.


ny NAAA ~ Cus
Copyright, 1922, by Wheeler Syn
dictate, Incl,
A strenuous courtship for four
weeks, and slightly bewildered
Zoe Carter found herself Mrs. Dun
can McArdle.
Zoe has the bridal pair" re-
marked Marcia Somes. ANY bets
ON the length of time it takes her
to acquire the third ring?"
Scene: The Country club, tea
time, and a circle of MarciA's init
mates. From Rex Van Arden, q
newcomer sponsored by Marcia's
father: What's the big idea
Marsh
Marcia and her cigaret settled
themselves more comfortably. "You
haven't met Zoe, have you? Well
get the picture: Successful lawyer
around 80, self-contained, devoted
to his work, impervious to women
temporarily bowled over by fem.
mime featherweight. Marriage
gradual cooling of ardor, ABSORB
ton in work and-Zoe, the last per
son on earth to keep out of mis-
| chief. Write your own ending
| For a space the marital life O
the Duncan McArdles belied Mar
cia's cynicism Zoe and her hus
band appeared inseparable, hui
gradually Duncan's work came tt
absorb more and more of his leis
ure, and, coincidentally with hi
absorption in his work, the novelt.
of Zoe's new position began to weal
thin. A husband who was ethel
at his ONCE or shut up in his stud.
with his everlasting brief case wa
hardly an antidote for boredom
Zoe befan to sit up and take no
tice. Duncan wouldn't mind. HI
was SO sure of her that her flirta
lions disturbed him not one whit
Which fact began to make her un
happy If he didn't get jealous. b.
didn't love her.
Entered Van Arden. Zoe was in
PRODUCED to him at a studio tea
The Van Arden attitude borderes
on indifference. Um-hum! Tw'
! nights later he was next her at din
ner. He devoted most Of his atten
ton to Marcia. The perplexed 20
sought the. reassuring comfort o
her mirror. What allied the. man?
1t was hard to tell just whel
Duncan began to notice. A chanc
encounter with Marcia, barbe
jest, and that evening as the
dressed for the theatre he advised
Look here, old lady, l wouldn'
see too much of that fellow Va
Arden"
| "Why?"
"Nothing-only RI rather 20
didn't"
| "O-oh," delicately she brushed
fleck of powder from her cheel
Was Duncan actually jealous
And If / don't care to give hiI
Il upT she challenged, adjusting he
taffeta cape. /,
| Her husband caught her by th
shoulders, holding her lightly frol
him. Under his steady gaze sh
had the grace to look ashamed. "a
right" said she, nodding her heal
| They did not refer again to th
matter. Zoe. he felt, would n
spect his wishes. Such was her il
tention, but Duncan was busy an
| inaccessible, Rex the appreciativ'
always available - and oppositio
is stimulating. Thus one after
noon. Duncan unex0ecfedfY HON
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-12-21
FOREIGNERS TO REMAIN.

Washington, Dec. 21.-The sen
ate passed a measure permitting
immigrants, who entered before
March Z, in excess of quotas, and
who were admitted under bond, t.
remain permanently in America.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-12-21
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Sound travels at the rate of l,142
feet second. -
The New York herald., 1922-10-18
MARRYING BEFORE 80
MAY COST HER 500, 900
Miss Josephine Kyri Breaks
Agreement With Father.

Special Dispatch to THE NEW YORK HERALD.
BosToN, Oct. 1.-Two rooms with an
slcove and kitchenette. not much furni-
ture and only the scantiest knowledge
OF cooking are far more attractive to
Mrs. Josephine Kryl White than the
$4,000 her father Bohumir Kryl,
wealthy Chicago musician, promised If
she remained single until 30. She and
Paul Taylor White are wealthy in their
love, they say. A reporter found them
at N73 Audubon road to-day, following
announcement from Chicago Of their
marriage.
Each studied the vclin under Eugene
Ysaye. and believe that some day they
VIII be famous virtuosos. 1t comes easy
now. three weeks after they were hastily
married in Chicago's City Hall, to an
nounce themselves contented with their
fortunes.
Paul Taylor White is an instructor in
violin at the New England Conservatory
of Music. Mrs. White does not aspire
TO teaching. but she does aspire TO play.
and she is scarcely idle moment from
her practice.
Some OF the compositions she PLAYS
are those her husband has composed
and which the Boston and Cincinnati
symphony orchestras have played.
The New York herald., 1922-10-18
DISCUSS LICENSING
TEACHERS OF MUSIC
Walter Damrosch Heard in
Opposition.

The Hylan administration. in the in
terest of art, is preparing to license
music teachers and Walter Damrosch is
curious TO know just how art is going
to be reduced to standard He spoke
UP in meetin at the first public hear
ing on the question at City Hall yetser-
day.
II do not know how II would be pos
sible to license music teachers" he said
There is nothing so elusive as an ex-
animation in any of the arts. You can
not put it in a box and label 1t. You
cannot ask questions and then by direct
answers say a person Is qualified.
Years ago if girls could play the
Battle of Prague" they considered
themselves capable of teaching, and now
If they can render the G sharp minor
prelude by Rachmaninoff they consider
they are. competent. Think of the many
people who think they have right to
teach. 1t is shameful and disgracefuL
1t is incredible the way they do it,
Il remember rejecting pupil once
who .at that moment was a teacher of
music to the extent of thirty hours a
week The principal difficulty is de-
vising practical means of licensing music
teachers in this State. Music con-
crosses for years have discussed this
matter. but have reached no definite
conclusion"
Philip Berolzheimer City Chamber
lain, who is the guiding spirit of the
Hylan administration in matters artistic.
explained that there will be more hear
ings before action is taken. He said
that the city has discovered many So
called teachers taking $500 and S400 a
week upon the strength of diplomas
from European schools which do not
exist.
The New York herald., 1922-10-18
Farrar Sale Ends
With Bargain Day
and $50, ,9O2 Total
La Refine Fiamette' Costumes
Costing $1,000 Bring
But $1,000.

The auction OF Miss Geraldine Farrar's
effects closed yesterday at the Fifth
Avenue Auction Rooms with the sale of
bundle of odds and ends. equivalent to
the contents of the average wastebasket,
to q Miss Keeler for $40. The entire
proceeds OF the four dys selling
amounted to $50, 902. of which s6,250
was taken in yesterday.
The bidding was usually in inverse
ratio TO the original value of the article
the sentimental worth establishing the
price brought. The entire outfit OF cos
tunes for LA Refine Fiamette," which
Wallace II. Day, the auctioneer, said
had cost $1,000 was sold for $1,000
The ermine court costume brought a
quarter of that amount and was knocked
down 10 f. II. Boyer
The kimonos used in Madame Butter
f1y' were the coveted items of the final
sale. Gerryfappers and their mothers
bid excitedly, but two men carried the
first one put up above the Gerryite price.
The highest price paid for dmono was
S160 and the lowest $40
The famous singers theatrical makeup
trunk. with several labels OF foreign
opera houses still visible. was sold to
Miss NJ Crowthers for $50. The name
plate from her dressing room door
caused brisk bidding, and the rabbits
foot, used for applying stage rouge, was
sold to a Mrs Weeks for $3.50.
There ws-e about 500 at the sale.
among them the father and mother of
the prima donna. Mr.. and Mrs. Sidney
Farrar. The auctioneer consoled Miss
Keeler, the buyer OF the bundle of odds
and ends, by telling her she could have
such fun all day Sunday finding out
what she had won
The New York herald., 1922-10-18
THE REVIEWING STAND
By Alexander Woollcott

thirties. standing hesitant and un-
the one hand is the placid texture Of
emotion made up Of the thousand and
one strands which bind her to her hus-
band-the unquestioning husband
whom she respects so deeply and with
whom her life has grown, tranquil. un-
ruffied, uneventful. On the other hand
is the startling passion stirred in her
by an ardent. romantic adventurer
whom chance has brought a-swagger-
ing into the quiet paths Of her every
day life.
Which of the emotions that struggle
for possession OF her mind and will
which of them is love? What is it to
love? That question is the burden OF
the play. 1t lies implicit, by the way,
in the French title. That sense evap-
crates from the funny little gram
marians particle which has been
propped up as a name for the piece in
New York.
The question is held up 10 the light
in "Aimer'-held up and twisted this
way and that with the eXasperating
patience of a French dramatist hav-
ing the time of his life with his favor
ite theme. II at times the resulting
play seems here rather more like
symposium on the subject than like
chance cross section in the lives Of
three suffering humans, it is partly
due to Geraldy's passion for excluding
all but the immediate necessities Of
his theme from the little lighted plat
form he calls the world.
So the three characters OF "Aimer'
stand out as isolated and stark as
three figures silhouetted against a
sunset-or, if you will, as wrenched
away from life as three microbes pill
loried on a microscope slide. The pup
pets of Geraldy's Imagination seem to
have as many little daily cares and
occupations and friendships and acci-
dentals as clothing store dummies,
which does make it little harder for
our actors to embody and give them
life. And that in turn makes all the
more remarkable the true vitality inn
parted to them last night on the Bijou
stage.
The New York herald., 1922-10-18

Paul Geraldy's "Aimer," play
which in its form, its disposition and
its substance is Of the very essence of
folded before an alien audience last
evening a the Biiou Theater. Here it
is offered under the stiff, awkward,
almost pathetically literal title ITO
Love" Yet here despite the occa-
sional shackling influence of a not too
wise and flexible translation and
despite leisurely introspective pace
which is sometimes maddening to the
restless American playgoer, play that
is essentially searching and human and
true emerges still potent with much of
its first flneness and beauty.
The three players, who make up all
the company which its three patiently
burrowing acts demand were intelli-
gently chosen. They are Grace George,
Robert Warwick and Norman Trevor.
The Grace George whose heartsiciI
cry OF Henri, Henri" sound through
the closing scenes OF "Aimer" is not
the perky. cleaning oomedienne who
chirped the same syllables so provoca-
lively in "Divorcons" long ago. 1t is
rather more seasoned actress, one
of finer fiber and deeper notes. who
responds fully and comprehendingly
TO the call of a thoughtful and deli
cate play And the Robert Warwick
who makes so true and so moving the
surcharged scene which ends the sec
ond act of "Aimer" is far abler and
more resourceful actor than we sus-
pected was strolling about our stage
under that familiar name.
Geraldy is the French poet and
playwright who wrote the tender and
intuitive comedy which America saw
last season under the title of The
Nest" This time he has pictured a
gentle and sensitive woman in her