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The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-02-04
OUR BIG MOMENTS
By BEATRICE FAIRFAX Who Occupies a Unique Position in the Writing World As An Authority
 On the Problems of Girls

"I've only seen bits of Isabella's york; said my friend Neva with warm generosity as she spoke of her goinng to do big things. Those bits promise so much. Im sure they ex- press Isabella. and her potentiaHties.
 I wish more of us could remember to judge our friends by the bits which are often SC big. "In the bright mo- ment of promising" we are our tr uest and best selves. It is not always pos sible to keep to our best moments Sustained effort is difficult to main tain. But if our moments could be strung on a chain, wouldn't they to- tai an exquisite perfection greater perhaps than our biggest single achievement?
 It isn't possible to judge any human being by one deed-either good or bad Life isn't made up of shining noments-Cr drab ones. We hu- mans are not all black or all white or even all gray. We are black shot with white, or white with touches of ugly blackness But it is our white, shining moments which promise the wonderful beings we may yet become.
 Suppose a mans work often fails of the high mark his best has set for him. What then?
 Recently a writer Swas under dis cussion and one of his friends said:
 "It's a shame old Frank hasn't done Q worthwhile thing since that cork ing story he had in the x. Y- z. last wear. That was great But that's what makes it such a shame for him to be turning out the bunk he's doing nowadays"
 It just happened that great critic rla ST11i1ad and a word which applies to all of us in every walk of life--rot just to the writer or to the writing guild.
 If a. man does one first-rate story a year-or even one in two years - isn't that about enough for him to go on in thaD most imperfect world of ours ?'' he asked. eff every one of us turned out a goc6 Job regularly once a year-or once in two years wouldn't this good old world of ours come nearer and nearer the perfec- ton we all yearn for?'' Well wouldn't it?
 Of course we'd all like to be 100 per cent. folks. We'd all like to do ex- cellent work We all ache on occa- sions because of our own failure to measure up to our highest and best standards But in our yearning we are marking ourselves as individuals with ideals
 It can never be fair to criticise mar | or woman because he sometimes falls from the high estate of his best It is never wise ar kind to judge a mar | until you have made sure that you1 f eyes have travelled over all the 'sbits' l which 20 to make up his Hfe-worl | and his lffe-story. And since mos of us only get bfrds-eye views of eacl sothsr-and g11mpsse or -vhAe we ars
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-02-04
Loves ArtTuI Dedser


 Although, according to the court. Mrs. Elizabeth McLuckie. seemed an impossible woman to live with" she was granted a separation allowance of s2o a week by a Mount Vernon, N r., Supreme Court Justice Her husband, John McLuckie, is a Scotch man and a New York school teacher. He defended the suit and said that since their marriage in 1910 he had been lodging china and glassware daily. He stated on the witness stand that his wife had acquired skill in craftsmanship '.amazing in Q wo- man." but that as her skill in finding the range increased so did his ability to dodge her missiles increase until he became g proficient and artful dodger
 On one occasion. McLuckie testified. his wife asked him for money. He gave her s2. all he had After con cealing 1t on her person E:Luckfe said she threw at his head every arti- cle in her toilet set, . wedding pres ent from him, which contained eigh teen pieces He managed to dodge all of them but one. His failure to dodge that cns was due to the fact that he slipped on a rug.
 When asked by the court if he was is Scotch. repied:
 I'm no afreed O her when Tn awake, but I'm no able to watch her lwhen I'm sleeping. I set the bureau to tho dure 90 I might closo an ee-
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-02-04

The course starts and finishes in the little town of Ashton on the Oregon Short Line to the south of the Yel- lowstone Park entrance, Doubling back at the center of a big figure "8" the crossing cuts again through the town, bringing the spectacular con tests of the white trail, the straining dogs fighting for place, sometimes lit erally, the game battling of forlorn hopes into winning positions, the pur- suits as one team overtakes another every thrill, directly home, as it were.
 Teams are already mushing in. Causey from the big falls of the Snake, Edgington from Island Park and other drivers rated as experts in a region where even the kfddies drive dogs to school.
 Kent, with his team, is already at Ashton. Gaston expects to hit the trail from this point later, arriving in Ashton a few days before the start on February 22.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-02-04
aHHE GOLDEN CIRL
BY PuYuH pullsDS

white skin, her long. live hair blow ing in the breeze, and her girlish breasts the way the sflvery water had caressed and broken in little. rebel .Houc ripples against her shoulders, the turn of her arms as she had ra1s- ed them to pin up her hair after her bath. He had always known that she was different in her beauty from the rest of the girls, but Miguel had never guessed at what had innocent1y been revealed to him that day.
 Long he lay dreaming, until one of his men called to him to come and join them in game of cards He came to his senses with & start and a realization that darkness had over taken him unawares.
 Miguel got up and stretched him self lazily, then looked about to see where Stella had disappeared to. He saw a light in her tent, and after 8 moments reflection he strode over to it, raised the flap and peered in.
 Stella, half undressed, lay upon. the blanket which served her as a mat tress. She was lying gazing up at the top of the tent. and evidently lost in thought. As Miguel called to her. she started as though she had been struck, sat up. gazed out at where his eyes gleamcd in at her. then hastily covered up her bare shoulders with flame-colored scarf that lay beside her.
 Stella, want to say something to you. Were you going to bed?" inquYr- ed Miguel. waiting outside discreetly. while the girl arranged herself.
 -"I'n all right now. come in, Don Miguel" she called to him.
 'T won't keep you a moment, my girl" he assured her as he entered nd stood looking down at her as she crouched On her blanket, with her e,,1z from him
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-02-04

six, was one dog short, lost through accident before the start.
 Now with a year of preparation the climax of their rivalry will come on Washington's birthday when the Dog Derby starts at Ashton, and this time Gaston will start with a full team of deep chested powerful, sineWy-legged sledge pul1ers.
 That makes one 1rst-class ''grudge'' race. It is purely professional, not personal, however. But with this as the crux of the greatest snow classic, and with some fifteen other contend CTS out for the scalps of both of them, the American event, which in this re- zion of outdoor men is the climax of he-sport, promises to furnish this blase 1922 world of sports a thrill that is a real one.
 Unlike the Alaskan and Canadian events of the big three of dog races. the American Dog Derby is strictly @ speed rather than an endurance test.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-02-04

s.The belle of Avenue A." otherwise Mrs Mary Casey Thorne. has lost her separation suit against her hus- band, Joel Wolfe Thorne, son and heir of SamHel Thorne, banker. Ad- ded to which the court has confirmed the recommendation of the referee, before whom the case was heard, that the counter suit of her husband for a divorce be granted. The custody of the couples young son is given the father. Mrs. Thorne worked her way through Barnard College. graduating m the class of 1908. She married ThorEe at the Plaza Hotel in Novero- Der, 1911. The wedding was a pre- tentiou5 one and was attended by the Fifth Avenue friends of the hus- band and the Avenue A friends of the bride. Evidence in the suit was introduced to show that Mrs Thorne -,s 1ts,ssIzrv farr5ifar with sailor.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-02-04

striving for, it's a good idea to re- serve judgment
 Let's never be afraid to acclaim a man for one good job. Let's never fear to believe in 8 woman for one flashing while moment. For though that moment may be only a glimpse of the best-it may also be the prom ise of the future.
 Which of us wants to belfttle the tiny masterpiece which may be the foreru0nsr of great thingsE1 only co1dne@ and cruelty do not take the heaResaA41 pAr1keou of ths~Wor1rer7
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-02-04

This particular evening, as they sat smoking in silence. Miguel felt unusu- ally happy for some unknown reason. Maybe it was the balIny weather or the effects of the excellent stew, W hich he had consumed in large quantities Miguel, however, was at a loss to understand why it was that his whole being seemed to sing with a new ex- altation. His men lay about pictur- eque1y on the ground around him and told tales to each other in low, sat isffed voices. The long day was we'll over with, and Mother Earth smiled inviting1y about them, offering her bosom to these, her dear children, as a resting place. There could be no tomorrow, not until it arrived. at any rate, which was the gypsy philosophy.
 Near by 1Ounged the women, those of them who had not retired to their tents. One or two of them were still busy braiding beads and gay-colored mats for the next Fair day, but the majority were stretched out lazily, looking into space, contented, doing nothing. Now and then they looked over at their men and smiled or threw themselves in suggestive positions on the ground. Gypsy blood runs warm in the evenings.
 The girl, Stella, was crouched be- side her mother, talking with her in low tones and then in an excited man. ner. Don Miguel sat watching them, and every now and then he caught himself wondering what it was that caused Stella to talk So hard and to scowl so as she talked.
 He looked about for Ilona, but there was no sign of her, and Miguel guessed that she had probably retired to some secluded nook and was lost in hor drp a fn ir,r of IIona as he had seen her at the
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-02-04
A GOOD RIGHT

He appeared wearing a croix de 'guerre- An army officer. who knew that he had claimed exemption from military service. challenged his right to wear it.
 eve got the best right in the world to it, was the defense, ''I whipped the fellow who won it in France
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-02-04
AN INTENDING CARE

He was the proud father of two youngsters. but he was curious to find out when they would cease to be a trial and tribulation to him. so he resolved to ask an old friend, who had many children. if there was an age at which children were not a care He did SC and the answer he received was:
 'T don't-know. My eldest is only
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-02-04
A GOOD REASON

Nell: That man certainly gets on peoples nerves"
 BeMe:~ ITO bad; and he's such a nice looking chap. Why does he?" Nell: Because he's a dentist"
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1922-09-23
NEW GOODS

JR offering represents a wonderful
ppo rtunity for you to buy pretty
Fall Dress Materials at tremendous
savings.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1922-09-23
Over the
Radiophone
Iyg. Is Mcclure S,wsputer syuIlcate.)
Jy FRANK II. WILLIAMS

Although Ted Cowlcs feared that he
had lost out to his rival, Howard VII
kens. ia his race for the heart aud
hand Of his old-timc schuuluatc, Mary
Johnson. he nevertheless listened N
Oh her radiophonc concerts every eve
ming
Ted and Mary had together become
greatly Interested IN radio while at
tending college. and Ted had al first
been delighted when upon their return
to their home town Mary had been
given contract to sing three times q
week for the local brUadcasting sta
ton, which was managed by Wilkens
But this delight had soon changed 10
jealous rage when he saw the appar
ent interest with which Mary wei.
coined Wilkens' advances.
OF late Ted hadn't seen much Of
Mary-she had been so busy with her
concert work and with the attentions
which Wllkens shOwered upon her
that there hadn't been time ia which
to see her old school friend.
SO that evening Ted sulked In his
clearinghouse room and almost de-
tcrmined not to listen in on Mary :
concert, In spite of the fact that She
had sent him Il little personal note
telling him that she was going 70 sing
some nrw songs this evening and max
Ing special request that he listen 10
her.
Ted stared glumly at his receiving
set. What in the world could She
Sce in WilkcnS? Wilkcns was IN
>crupulous. hard, brutal. Ted felt that
he could read character and II was
his opinion that, if pressed, there was
almost nothing at which Wilkcns
would stop. For instance, Ted in his
bitterness told himself that if Wilkcns
knew about the money Ted now had
IN his room thcred be nothing Will
kenS wouldn't do To get il. This
thought rather worried Ted 1t was
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1922-09-23

big sum Of money. 5000, and It
wasn't his. 1t was all in the shape
Of unregistered Liberty bonds and
/ Ted was forced To keep II overnight
In his room. He had received il that
day In business transaction fer The
firm of which he WAS treasurer and
the big vault nj the local bank had
damned shut that afternoon and would
have to be opened on the morrow by
experts
Ted felt that he didn't really need
To worry and yet he did Worry He
worried about the money and he wor
ried about Mary. with whom lie was
very deeply in love. But there was
nothing 10 be- gained from simply wor-
ryiug So Ted tuned his receiving ap-
paratns and started 10 listen In on
the evenings entertainment from the
broadcaStng station where Mary was
employed. about mile from Ted's
boarding house
Mary was singing when the first
sounds came Ia Ted over the radio
phone. lie clenched his fists NJ the
words.
Il hove you truly, truly truly, dear
came Mary's sweet, thrilling voice.
So this was why she wanted him
Ia listen IN. This was her way of
notifying him that she had definitely
decided to take WlkenS. All the
world went black 10 Ted at this
Thought He wanted To hear no more
He reached up to take the receivers
from his ears.
But now the song broke on sud
denly.
\ sound of commoiion In the hroa'-
casting station came To Ted over the
radiophonc. Then II highpitched
scream Then
"lirlp. Help" screamed Voice. 20
voice that was surely Mary> yct ="
changed ny terror that ii was entirely
different.
Mary in danger,
Ted dashed the receivers from HI
r.rS ard rapcd to his feet. He mus
reach TER as quickly a, possible AM
Zen then lie might he too late!
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1922-09-23

Nuggns "Ycs. She literally
throws hei self at him, and yet she
doesn't seem 20 make hit" Bug
gin, "Oh. woman never hits any
thing She aims at.
Wigwag THAT boy of yolr,
seems to have quite taste for
music" Young hop II should say
he has He swallowed a mouth organ
yesterday"
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1922-09-23
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evening and see which of You
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The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-02-07

One of the largest trust compan-
les in ST. Louis has two women di-
rectors
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-02-07
AWAIT CROWLEY
TOSTART WORK
Servus Rubber Co. Unit Building
Plans Ready to Be Submitted;
Begin Stock Sale.

]. J. Adams, president Of the Ser
vus Rubber company of Chicago,
which is to establish a plant in
Rock Island, announced today that
the approval of the plans for the
first unit building will depend upon
John T. Crowley. manufacturing di-
rector of the company. Mr.. Crow
ley will arrive in Rock Island
Thursday to establish permanent
headquarters.
With the coming of Mr.. Crowley
arrangements will also be made for
the sale and distribution of the is
sue of the common and preferred
stock of the corporation.
The Rock Island Investment COM
pany will handle the stock issue
and canvassing will begin in few
days.
Final arrangements for the estab-
lishment of the company in Rock
Island have been consummated, in
Guiding the signing of all contracts.
Three sites for the plant are under
considera ton, but a choice has not
yet been announced.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-02-07
BUREAU STAGES
CLOTHING SHOW
Instructions Begin In 7. w. G. A. i'm
Charge of State University
Expert.

Women of Rock Island will be
welcome to attend the afternoon
sessions of the clothing school
which will open in the Y. w. CA
tomorrow under the auspices of the
Rock Island county home bureau,
and continue throughout Saturday.
Miss MARCIA Haugh, expert of the
University OF Illinois, will arrive
in Rock Island tonight to deliver
instructions.
Morning sessions are open only
to delegates from the IL units of
the organization, of which Mrs. A.
J. Miller is president, and Mrs.
George Sudlow, county clothing
chairman. Morning instructions
begin at 10 o'clock and the after
noon gatherings at 2 o'clock
In the afternoon Miss Haugh's
lecture topic will be on Shopping
Habits" The selection of mater
ials will be particularly stressed.
Thursday morning commercial pat
terms will be tested out and in the
afternoon Miss Haugh will lecture
on Commercial Patterns" discuss
ing their selection, use and altera-
ton.
Fridays program has not been
determined. The sessions close
Saturday afternoon with a style
show.
Unit delegates have been select
ed as follows:
Rock Island - Mrs. W. c. Hib-
bert
Moline-Mrs. Sadie Pratt.
Reynolds Emil Freytag.
Coe-Mrs. George Quinn.
Buffalo Prairie - MRS. Margaret
kistler.
Edgington-Mrs. T. C. Tittering-
ton.
Zuma-Mrs. Edgar Walthers.
Illinois City-Mrs. Will France.
Port Byron-Mrs. George Sud
low.
Bowling Ben Curtis.
Taylor Ridge - Mrs. Clyde
Schneider.
Coal Vailey-Miss Anna Pryce.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-02-07
LOSS FROM FIRE
$79, 480 DURIN G.
THE LAST MONTH

The Rock Island fire loss during
the month OF January amounted to
$79,4S0. it is estimated In the re-
port submitted to the city commits
sioners by Fire Chief August
Schmidt The largest fire was that
of the London building. Second ave-
nue. between Seventeenth and Eigh-
teenth streets.
There were "a alarms during the
month. Several million gallons OF
water were used and 246 gallons OF
chemicals in combating fire. The
firemen worked 43 hours at fires
laid $500 feet of hose and raised
1858 feet of ladders. The trucks
travelled 903 miles. consumed 351
gallons of gasoline and 20 gallons
of lubricating oil.
Real estate involved in fires was
valued at $2S0,400 and personal
property at $190,550, totaling $470,-
$50.
Insurance on real estate amount
ed to $188,050 and on personal
property $190,550, totaling $302,475
The fire loss Of $79,480 was di-
vided with $49,S41 as value of per
Bonal property and $29, 639 as value
of real estate. .
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-02-07
SECOND avenue
PROPERTY SOLD

Louis Andich, owner of the Rock
Island News Agency, president OF
the Andich Electrical company, has
purchased the 3-story brick build
ing at 1908 Second avenue. Consid-
Grafton was reported to be $4,000.
The property was purchased from
Charlotte BengstQn, through John
A. Bengston, her attorney in fact,
The former owner had held the
property for 20 years.
The lower floor of the building
was recently occupied by the Tri-
City Tailors, but is now empty. A
tailoring establishment occupies the
second floor and on the third floor
there are flats.
Mr.. Andich announced that he in
tends to have some remodeling
work done and to use the lower
floor of the building for an electric
al shop. The Andich Electrical
company now has a storehouse at
Eighth avenue and Twelfth street,
but only wiring work has been
done.
Mr.. Andich said that at the new
location a full line of electrical
fixtures will be carried and all
kinds of electrical work done.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-02-07

London bridge has a rent roll Of
$750,00 a year.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-02-07
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The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-02-07

ing to take the course may inouiro
OF Q. J. Stirratt, general secretar,
of the local association.