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The Rock Island Argus and daily union., 1922-08-09
TUPPER'S LEG MAY
NOT BE AMPUTATED

Frank Tupper, whose leg was se-
verely fractured yesterday morning
when he fell from the roof Of the
Mic Legrand company building.
1913 Third avenue, may not lose
his leg, DR.. Joseph De Silva said
this afternoon. Strenuous efforts
are being made to save it.
The bones Of the leg were badly
splintered and covered with dirt
and tar from the roof which Tup-
Der was repairing. He fell 25 feet.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union., 1922-08-09

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The Rock Island Argus and daily union., 1922-08-09
SISTERS OBSERVING
WKEK oT RE1R h

4 The Sisters OF the Blessed vlr-I
sin. Mar. Of st. JOseph's convent
1re n retreat at the Academy q
the Immaculate Conception. Dav-l
export. The period OF retirement
began Sunday night and will cQWs
to an end next Tue y morni1E
The Rock Island Argus and daily union., 1922-08-09
AFnstrsse's New Prsgran. !

The program Manager Cum
mings has arranged for the Fort
Armstrong tomorrow and the re-
malnder OF the week will be enliy-
ened by pictures of the national
grotto convention parade In Rock
island and nrmbers by Ameo
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1922-03-23
WHY PICK ON THE TAX COLLECTOR?


Each and every county in the state of Florida
has a tax collector. Each and every town and city
also has one 1t is their duty to collect the taxes
and they do it. They have sworn to an oath that
they will collect and they are either supposed to
collect or levy With the tax collector there is no
half way stop at all. He is under oath to do his
duty and he does it:
Yet he is "cussed" more than any other official,
or any other citizen, unless it is the average
country editor. One reason why he is. 'cussed'
more il that his name is attached to every dun
sent out and of course when taxes are increased
some one has to be the goat and it is always the
tax collector.
Taxing processes not simple they
look. The tax collector asks the taxpayer for
the amount as he has been told by the state
government that SO much is needed to run Flor
ida for the next year. The county commissioners
have published budget showing that much
is needed for the next fiscal year, and with the
town city tax collector he is asked for SO
much and there is nothing left but to get it.
Any county that goes into debt or signs notes
payable yearly at or per cent for the next
twenty years gets its money for those obligations
from the Taxpayers The county officials who re-
ceive salaries and fees have to be paid, and yet
those officials declare they don't make enough
to pay their grocery bills. On account of the
low salaries and fees nearly every man in any
county is anxious to get the said Office be it
sheriff or clerk, tax collector, or assessor.
There are only two things sure and that is
death and taxes. Both obligations have to be
met at the proper time Without taxes we could
not run governments and business would be
at a standstill. Modern Improvements cost a
mint of money and if we must have them, let's
pay for them without any too much grumbIing.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1922-03-23
As Others See 1t
PIoRipA's acRAzYS ELECTION LAWS
miami Herald.)


An item something like this Is going the rouRds
of the state press: Election Laws Of Florida seem
to have been framed to discourage voters from
taking part in elections. There is so much red
tape to be unwound before a man or woman
is eligible to vote that many people get dis
couraged and give up trying" One paper goes
so far to say that the state election laws are
crazy tangle."
Well, now really, are the election laws of Flor
ida so very complicated to discourage people Of
average intelligence from voting?
Any man or woman of twenty-one years of age,
being citizen OF the United States, who has re-
sided in the state of Florida one year and in the
county six months, is eligible to vote Nothing
particularly complicated about that merely nee
essary safeguard over the ballot box.
In order further to qualify the elector must
register. That IL. he must appear before a quail
flied officer and have his name properly placed
upon the list of voters. very simple matter
still further qualification is that the elector
shall have paid the poll taxes due.
In the ordinary elections those are the only
qualifications, the law stating the time at which
one must register and the time at which the poll
taxes must be paid.
After those three very simple things have been
done, all that is necessary for any elector
to do is to appear at the polls on election day,
secure his ballot, mark it and place it in the
ballot box.
There are some further qualifications where one
desires to vote in elections held for the pur-
pose of determining whether bonds for any pur-
pose shall be issued, and that is that the voter
must be the owner of real estate and the taxes
paid thereon for-the year then due.
In city elections there is exactly the same pro-
cedure to be followed in order to qualify. Voters
register with the county for county, state and
national elections and in the city for city cleo
tions.
1t would appear to the conservative minded that
these are only the very simplest of regulations
and that they the least possible restric-
tions that will insure Free fair and clean cleo
ton
If those papers that are saying much about
the crazy tangle of Florida'5 election laws would
kindly submit suggestions to how the laws may
be simplfed and the ballot still amply be pro-
tected, they will certainly get respectful hear
ing, providing, always that their suggestions are
practicable.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1922-03-23
Member of The Associated Press.
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DIRECT TO ST. PETERSBURG

Complaint has often been made that due to
abominable railroad facilities, is next to im2os-
sible for visitors to Florida who have to depend
on railway transportation to go from place to place
if that itinerary happens to be off the main lines OF
travel That word 'abominable" is used advis-
eddy as applying to rail connections and not to rail
service, for Florida railways do not take second
place to any of the best roads in the North West
when it comes to paaual main line trains. he
point is this: That ii is only under unnecessary
added expense and loss Of considerable time that
travellers are able to go from the Florida west coast
to the Florida east coast or tother way round
A year or two ago the ST. Augustine Board of
Trade opened negotiations with the railways that
would be interested, TO see if it would not be
feasible TO inaugurate through Pullman car serv-
ice between ST. Petersburg. 7 ampa and St. Angus
tine making direct connections between the east
ard the west coast towns and cities Something
went wrong with the proposition or at any rate it
was not enthusiastically received one of the prin-
opal reasons given being that the Atlantic Coast
Line had not a direct through line to St. Peters
burg by way OF ampa So the matter dropped or
was thrown into the scrap heap. All of this is
by way of introduction to "a suggestion that is
offered to the Coast Lire without any charge what
socver that instead of sitting idly by and seeing
bridge built by private interests across Old 7 am
pa Bay from Port I ampa to the vicinity Of St.
Petersburg. the Coast Line step up to the scratch
and build this bridge as a part Of that great rail-
way system. Arrangements could readily be made
to provide ample space for automobile traffic, the
revenue from which would not only pay for the
upkeep and repair of the structure but return a
handsome revenue to the railway. A direct, short
route between St. Petersburg and Tampa would
be boon to the two cities ard in addition, enable
the Atlantic Coast Line to inaugurate a service
which would bring into close touch the traffic now
denied one or the other of the noted coast sections
1t would place the Gulf of Mexico not more than
an hour and half's run from Polk county towns.
1t would be worth untold benefit to both T ampa
and St. Petersburg How about the chambers
of commerce of those two cities making the next
move?
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1922-03-23

streams Scarcely day passes without the news
papers telling of foods getting beyond control of
river banks and inundating large sections of city and
country. We who live in Florida happily know
nothing of this condition and are exempt from the
weather and climatic extremes that make the north
Country anything but inviting at this particular
time of year. We ought to appreciate our bless
ings This is one among long list for which we
can well afford to be thankful.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1922-03-23
HOW TO USE MONEY

That wealth brings great responsibility was the
burden of an address John D. Rockefeller, Jr.,
made recently before the Young Mems Bible class
of the Fifth Methodist church in New Y ork 1t
was the first appearance of Mr.. Rockefeller since
his return from China before his Glass; which he
founded twenty-five years ago and of which he is
still honorary president.
Rockefeller's topic was "A Mans Ideals" and
in his sermon" he said:
Wealth honestly acquired is a great possession
because it enables one 10 render great service but
remember that wealth brings great responsibilities
| have many men come into my Office and tell me
all the great things they would do if they had
100000. Well, the way man uses what money
he has is an indication of how he would use it if
he had more can sit down and in FIVE minutes
show man how much harm he can do with
100000. Enterprises are frequently weakened
by the unwise giving of money.
Money has value only as it is converted into
useful service. When my father was paying S
a week for lodging he gave 5 cents week to the
poor. The one employer he had used to say of
him, Rockefeller was the best clerk and book
keeper | ever had; knew if he had signed
voucher that the goods had been delivered
Success consists CT doing the common things
of life uncommony well. Men. do the task that
is presented to you just as we'll as it can be done.
A man climbs ladder only one rung at time
Only as that duty is faithfully performed is he
ready for the next step higher
The only real justification of power is service.
| can think Of no man so unhappy as that man
who is only seeking pleasure Pleasure is like
the sugar icing cake. If you sit down to
meal that made up altogether of frosted cake
the pleasure is all gone. Education wealth, power,
and pleasures like two-edged swords If rightly
used they bring great happiness to the world. If
wrongly used they bring great misery"
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1922-03-23
THE DAY OF DOLE

Some day you'll feel too tough to work. you'll
feel you cannot stand the strain, and Thoughts of
honest toll will irR, and fill you with pea-green
pain. Some day you'll find you've lost your pep.
yOull feel red rust in every bone and every time
you take step your WEAKNESS will make you
Groan. For wntry age comes On apace, your
golden years have heard their knc the whiskors
whiten your face, and you wear teeth of tor.
tCee she'll And when arrives that day of fate
if you were wise in seasons gone, you seat your.
self in pomp and state, and let the good old world
wag on. You sawed your cordwood rich and
rank when you were in your manhood8 prime
and now, in yonder savings bank. you have the
kopeck and the dime. You have the whercwithsl
to buy the simple things gader needs, some
stogies and a RECKLESS pie, a corkscrew and
string of bead; 4 goodly competence is fine
when you are old aud tired and gray, and you
can sit beneath your vine and watch the long
hours slide away. And you watch you'll sec
old lads, all broken down. their withers wrung
who blew the dollars Of their dads, and wouldn't
save when they were young.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1922-03-23

and he won't stand for anything
else. Read the story the prodi-
gal in Luke Is. HE saved you to
make yan a saviour of the other fell
low. The gratest friend / ever had
on they earth is he who was used of
the Holy Spirit to show me the need
of Jesus as a Saviour. Through my
minds eye can see his face shine
with or because Of the joy of heav.
en- in His soul and too, learned
that he did not. no he could not tell
the half way our Lord by his Spirit
revive his own and save the sinners.
j.. NJ. BERWICK.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1922-03-23

There were more deaths from alcohol last year
than there were in 1920 and the predictions are
that there will be more deaths from alcohol in
1922 than there were in 1921. But this is not
proof that prohibition does not prohibit 1t merely
means that whiskey in synthetic form daily becomes
more dangerous. And this very fact may be one
of the big aids in putting an end to the whiskey-
drinking habit Fear is a powerful ally to the pro-
hibition enforcement agent
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1922-03-23
SENATOR FLETCHER AND THE TREATY
(Ocala STAR

The Star observes that Senator Fletcher was
one of the senators who voted for the amend
ments to the four-power treaty. We hope Mr..
Fletcher will not vote against the treaty itself.
We consider this treaty one of first importance
to the peace of the world and that its defeat would
be not only national but universal calamity.
If 1t Should be defeated by Democratic votes, we
don't think the Democratic party will have any
right to hope for a national victory in 1924
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1922-03-23
THE INCONVENIENCE OF SPRING


he processes of nature follow, as a rule, well
established lines. Even the eccentric storms that
occur here and there over the globe stick more or
less to precedent to direction and violence despite
the oft-repeaed assertion Of the newspapers that
it was the worst ever" AT this time of year ma
ture begins to take care of the excess moisture in
the shape of melting srow that covers as great
white blanket the temperate and frigid zones With
the coming of spring there is a rise in temperature
that results in the breaking up of the great fields
Of ice that cover lakes and rivers Farther south
the snow it falls turns to rain while in other
instances the region of snow and ice is encroached
upon by the advancing line of spring and summer,
old King Winter being driven back beyond the
borders of our own United States. northward
across the great expansc Of the Dominion Of Can
ada, right up to the arctic circle where he is kept
under guard until the retreat of miIder tempcra-
lures southwark. Melting fields OF snow gil river
basins to overRowing and when TO this abnormal
quantity of water is added the downpour Of spring
rains, the fcshc!s take on serious proportions, in
Aictns heavy losses on property adjacent to these
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1922-03-23

Dr.. William w. Guth, president of Goucher
College, shows cmnently coed serse He is adj
vocadng the employment Of more married women
as school teachers. He wants to see the public
schools more family" schools and thinks that
married women, especially mothers whose married
life is happy, make the best teachers, provided. of
course that they have educational qualifications
School boards, generally. should get Dr. Cuth's
viewpoint.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1922-03-23
ON THE WRONG TACK
(Ocala Starr

Seems to the Star like the whisky element is
trying to scare the people of the United States
into repeating the prohibition amendment If
their wits were not befuddled by their nefarious
calling they would know that tho American PEG,
pie have never been scared into anything.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1922-03-23

Clab Hancock has returned srom
the Calf Ribs neighborhood, where he
has been prospecting and looking
around for the past few days. He
would have brought back nice pig
trough had it not been frozen fast
to the ground.
The editor of the Tidings says
there is nearly always good follow
up story in a runaway marriage.
Bounding Billows is now getting
to be e regular city and has town
marshal that don't do anything else.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1922-10-12
Advises Fruit Tree
Planting in Spring

That the safest course for the
average Michigan orchardist is to
plant his trees in the spring, in order
70 avoid danger 81 winter injury from
severe cold, is the opinion of Prof.
+. c. Bradford, of the Michigan Ag-
.icaltural College department of
hoiticu ture.
The advantages Of fall planting,
which are great in certain sections,
are more than outweighcd in this
state by the chances that an unusual
L. severe winter will result in serious
injury even actual killing of the new
~ planted trees.
"Thc arguments in favor of fall
planting arc logical enough" says
Professor Bradford. There is gen
orally less work to be done on the
farm at that season. Conditions in
the fall favor good root growth and
sound establishment of the trees. In
thc spring, there is danger of a too
heavy drain upon the trees in sup
porting not only root growth but al
SO the opening leaf buds.
"The advantage, then, would seem
to rest with the fall-planted tree,
ether things being equal. However,
the other things are not always equal
and climatic conditions must be taken
into consideration. In some sections
fall planting is almost universal, but
in others it is just as universally
avoided. Where winters are really
cod, fall-planted trees are liable to
severe damage, while in olhcr zones,
generally southery in location, mild
winters make fall planting adyis able.
Michigan lies, for the most part,
in sort of neutral zone where some
winters arc mild enough so that the
tycos painted tho previous fall como
through nicely. Some Michigan win
tors, on the other hand, are so coo
that even trees set out the previous
arrng arc in danger and fall set
trees have no chance at all.
"inasmuch "a we cannot predict in
O-tobcr what the winter will be like,
tho safest courge is to plant in the
5rring in Michigan
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1922-10-12
NOMINATION FIGHT ENDED
Continued from page one)

ton of the law, as to whether the
portion of the law relating to the en-
Gorscment on the packages of ballots
was directory or mandatory, the court
holding the later to be the case.
The petition for the writ of man
damus was argued before the Su-
preme Court late last Thursday af-
tcrnoGn, Attorney Charles II. Goggin
GO Alma and George Hunter of St
Johns appearing for Mr.. Smith and
Iohn O'Kccfc Of Saginaw for the
Saginaw County Board Of Canvass
crs. In his argument before the
court O'Kcefe held that the entire
section, as it dealt with the prcscrva
ton Of the ballots following the cleo
tor, was mandatory. The represent
atgcs Of Mr.. Smith admitted that the
argument regarding the sealing of
the boxes was mandatory, but set
forth that the endorsement on the
packages or rolls of ballots in the
boxes was directory.
1T is understood that the question
before the court had to do with thir-
teen ballot boxes in Saginaw county.
It is said that these were properly
scaled bat that the packages did not
carry the endorsement which the 1921
law set forth they must have.
On Tuesday of last week prior to
the hearing of the petition for the
writ the Secretary Of State certified
TO the various county clerks in the
counties of the congressional district
The name of Bird Vincent as the Re-
publican nominee. The action Of the
Supreme Court is confirmation of
tie action Of the Secretary Of State
and makes it certain that his name
viii appear on the ballots in Novem-
bcr
Vincent carried Alma by small
plurality at the primary election, AL
ma being the only city outside of
Saginaw county that the Saginaw
man carried, and his friends in this
city expressed considerable satisfac-
ton over the outcome when the
courts decision became known in this
city.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1922-10-12
ROAD MEETING HELD
IN ALMA FRIDAY NIGHT
CONTINUED from page one)

east from Alma, which made a road
problem that only a paved highway
would solve.
William l.. Reynolds, city manager
Of Alma, pointed out the heavy traf-
iic on the road, showing that cen
sus of travel on this highway midi
Gated that it was used by about ! 400
vehicles per day. He also pointed
out that the north tier of townships
with Alma and st. Louis pay over
anything that it did not have every
right to ask for.
Other speakers were called on
county and that rs result this see
ton Of he county was not asking for
46fo Of the tax of the county and
have 1870 Of the population Of the
Charles e. Rhodes and Fred Brad
ford, Of Alma, William Yost, of St
Louis, DR.. A. r. Wheeler, Of St
Louis, being among them. They
pointed out the need for a paved
road on NAG, and the desire for
prompt action as the last Of the fifty
million dollar state bond issue for
roads will have been expended by the
end Of 1924 and Cratiot to get any
more paved road must have imme-
date action to insure the 5i2 miles
in 1929 between st. Louis and Brock
cnridge. They also pointed out that
he cost of the road TO the county
for its share could easily be paid
without bond issue
A number Of the supervisors from
Alma, from St. Louis, VIII Wander
beck Of Pine River, Going Of Seville
Murphy from Sumner, Curtis of Ar
cada, Peach Of Bethany, and others
were asked to say a word on the
matter Most of them expressed
themselves as believing that paved
road was needed on MAO, although
few did not commit themselves CT
the matter, pointing out that they
felt that they could not, rs they die
not know the various matters which
might come before the supervisors AZ
their meeting this week.
The conccnSas Of opinion, how
over, seemed to be that if the county
highway commissioners make tn,
recommendation for the pavement
between ST. Louis and Breckenridge
on Mo TO the board today the sup
aryisors viii probably Gra means tc
provide for Gratiots share of thc
WORK, said to be approximately Sal,
900. 1t is understood that the rec.
lamentations that 20 to the super
gisorg, probably today, viii contain
one IN reference to that portion o.
he road between st. Louis ano
Breckenridge, on which Bethany
township has spent thousands Of dol
lars for maintenance, and this ycaI
spent nearly $4,000 to keep the roao
N good passablc shape.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1922-10-12
SEVERAL DEATHS IN THE
VICINITY THIS PAST WEEK
Continued from page one)
Andrew NaHsinger

Andrew Naffsinger, aged "a years,
died at Traverse City on Saturday,
where he had been for some time.
For several years prior to going to
Traverse City he was the pastor of
thc Disciple Church at Forest Hill.
The body was brought to the home of
his on-in-law, Don Hayes, at Forest
Hill, where funeral services were held
Wednesday morning. The body was
taken to Crystal for burial
Charles Breeze
Charles Breeze, n resident of this
city for the past twenty years, died
Tuesday evening at his home in De
rot, where he had moved only four
weeks ago. He had been in poor
health for the past year and the day
after moving to Detroit was taken
seriously i'll, gradually sinking until
the end came. For over thirty years
he had been member of the X. Of
Z. ledge. During the past five years
he had been employed at the Alma
plant of Libby, Mcneil & Libby.
The remains were brought to
Alma today and taken to the home
of his son-in-law, Harry Orwig, on
Fine avenue, where on Friday after
neon tho funeral will be held Inter
rient will be made in Riverside GEM
ctcry.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1922-10-12

temporarily been checked and we
shall probably have all the ear marks
of a period of prosperity during the
next few months"
General business as reelected by the
index of the Babsonchart is at the
highest point in over two years. Ac-
tivity this week is but go below
normal as compared with 7fe below
last week and 1870 below year ago.