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The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-06-19
WHEN NO MEANS YES.
By-Annie nj. Corbin.
Copyright, 1929, by Wheeler
Syndicate. Incl


Priscilla was 20, rather pretty,
rather clever-just about the right
sort of girl for a rather good look
ing. rather capable sort of fellow,
such as John was. Somehow or
other, though, Priscilla hadn't want
ed to answer Yes" when the great,
big question came along, because
she had always been more or less
of a coquette, and she wanted
frightfuIly to have John realize
that she could make, oh, just dog
ems of men perfectly foolish about
her. She doubted whether she
could or not, and she didn't care to
try, anyway, because, well, John
meant a lot to her. So a most vex-
ing state of affairs resulted
That momentous night, as though
| she had suspected something, she
left the telegraph office where she
worked more in hurry than usual,
and when she reached home, and
dressed, it was surprising what a
furry she was in But you would
never have known it, and of course
John didn't either, when he saw her
CO1uluR u
she was so alarmingly self-pos-
| sessed and polite that, naturally, ne
became confused. and instead of
giving her his new straw hat
(bought that very evening, at an
| outrageous price, especially for the
occasionl, he dropped it, and hand
ed her his rubbers.
That was obviously a bad start
for both Of them. 1t made him more
nervous than ever, and-well, you
know how you would feel if you
were Priscilla. You would want
to show him just how idiotic you
thought he looked, STOPPING fussily
over for his old hat, and that if he
wanted to know, the kind of man
you would rather have would be
/ one who didn't even concern him
self with hats and rubbers, but
lived in cave. You would want
to show him that, but I dare say
you wouldn't believe it.
John was COMMONPLACE, PERHAPS.
but ever SO much more restful than
the cave person might turn out to
be.
But you know what women do,
just the same. They are extremely
Irritating, because they do insist
SO on having their cave men, and
you know all the time that they
don't know what they are talking
about. Well, hours and hours of
time limped past. By the time IL
O'Clock struck, the minutes began
actually to trot. Before any more
of them could get by him, John ask
ed her. He couldn't talk, by this
! time, SO he whispered it,
And, of course, she said she
wouldn't, and Ne put his rubbers
on and went home, and they were
both miserable.
Well, here she was again in that
horrtd office, ticking away at the
most monotonous messages. As if
she cared whether Samuel had cut
tooth or not, or, for that matter.
whether Elmer Higgins was COM
ing, and wanted Peter Trudger to
meet him. She hoped. Elmer Hig-
gins would miss his old train, and
that Peter Trudger would have to
trudge home again. And as for
caring whether Western Coal had
gone down two points, and the thing
10 do vast to buyi She hoped
Abrash (what silly namely would
forget to buy, and would be miser-
able about it afterwards. You see,
sne vas miserable herself and it
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-06-19
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| LIKE CHARTTY-AND ITS GkANEIE
| PROToTYPEs-fT COVERS
1 MULTITUDE OF Sins.
HAPPY SLAVERY.

O I'm as firmly snackled as dusky galley
slave,
Although INV master happens to be neither
rogue nor knave;
And though escape there could not De- My
spirit courts it not
Instead / sing roundeiay In accents piiIne
and brave.
Meath heavens smiling roof-tree tneres a
spacious fsiryland-
purling river curving like q slender sii'ef
band
Yet if you've ne'er known servitude to reel AND
rod and line,
I'm singing to a neophyte who cannot under
stand!
Jay G. Sigmund.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-06-19

The politicians seeking the official scalp of
Secretary Mellon will discover that he belongs
to the noble order of irremovables. Mr.. Mellon
may not serve through his term. but II he does
resign it will be because he has grown tired OF
the Job, and not because he has been driven
away from his post by his enemies.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-06-19

Molines hotel has been named the
LeClaire, most appropriate selection and fit
ting recognition OF one of the foremost pioneers
OF this section of the country Antonio LeClaire
was the founder of Davenport and time
was owner of the land on which Moline is 10
Gated. The town of LeClaire was named for
i'm ais
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-06-19

Admiral Sims declares the use of gas in
warfare is not inhuman. Not unless we regard
the taking of human life inhuman.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-06-19
Jay G. Sigmund.

The denunciation of the minority by the
majority of the rail labor board leaves US
cold As the Gentleman on Our Left wing
puts it: When man is right and knows he
is right he doesn't issue thousand word state
ments attacking the critics who say he 10
wrong"
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-06-19
HEALTH TALKS
Rv William Brady. M. =.

expectorating more or less. Alas
for the british filth of some work
ingmen, they expectorate in the
running oil or cutting mixture in
machine shops, thus. communicating
the mixture and injecting their
helpless associates with boils and
other skin and wound infections.
Such men ought to be hazed into
a realization of their uncomfortable
fIthiness by the men who have to
work alongside.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-06-19

Francisco villa is reported TO have turned
reformer. The only change in Villas mode of
existence will be that now he will move in So
called good society instead of lodging bullets
in the mountains.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-06-19

Secretary Weeks says that congress has be-
come annoyingly slow with its work Perhaps
the boys could be revived with shower of palm
leaf fans and red lemonade.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-06-19

All you have 10 do now to enjoy an undis-
turbed souse is to buy. steamer ticket for
Europe 1t has been decided that the jag fol-
lows the flag on the high seas.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-06-19

Fists were shaken and charges hurled at a
national religious conference in Indianapolis,
hut peace was restored alter round OF bull
throwing
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-06-19

Physicians have advised Lenine TO go to
Germany for rest 1t is hard to believe that
Lenine could find rest anywhere.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-06-19
The Daily Short Story

didn't seem so bad if she knew other
people were miserable, too.
There is consolation in company,
be it's common emotion joyous or
dismal
She had been wishing bad luck
on all sorts of people for what
seemed a long, long time, when a
rather nice looking, though ex-
tremely nervous. young man came
in. He actually blushed when she
looked at him. Why he acted just
like John had, last night-Oh! her
poor, dear John!
After he had scattered the money
all over her desk, and had dropped
his change twice, he went out. Then
she read it, and she saw why he
acted SO much like John.
Mary Wilkins,
"509 Pleasant St,
"HuntersYille, "
(.'Why, she lives in the same
town." said Priscilla to herself.)
- will you marry me? r."
t'Why!" said Priscilla, her eyes
round, in surprised sort of way
Signed, Harold"
what an IDIOT" she said.
Doesn't he dare even to ask her ?
The way John did,
Why, what a difference there was,
after all! John had asked her face
to face, and here was this stupid
Harold person whom she had at
first thought nice. who had to tele-
graph
And then she realized what she
should have known before. Men
were all the same, only some were
worse than others. You mustn't
say NO." because they believe you,
and just won't be cave men, the
way they should.
She didn't know just how to send
the thing, but she typed it, and gave
it to young Jerry to deliver, and told
him to hurry with the answer (if
there was any, because it was i'm
portant
When he came back with the mes
sage to be sent in the same queer
way to the nervous young man, she
realized that all women were about
the same, too. 1t said MOI
Then she wanted to do the wild
est thing she ever thought of. She
actually started to change it to
Yes" She blushed as she thought
of it, and felt as if the whole block
was going to fall over. Then she
became angry, and sent it, with
grtat big NO in capitals, typed with
the red ribbon-but she did it re-
luctantly.
Mary Wilkins ought to know
bettert" she said. And Mary did,
for, half-hour later, a young lady
who looked as though her whole
life was desert of buried hopes.
almost ran into that Office, and sent
this message:
Harold ButterfeId,
'403 Pleasant St,
-Huntersville, --'
("Whyi' said Priscilla. THE yerv
I've changed my mind.
Signed, MARY"
Well, Priscilla Rugged herself,
for want of someone else, and then
she sent that telegram Then she
wrote another for herself, a little
different from Mary's.
John Rabbit,
''39 Hill St,
''HuntersviIle.
1--WE changed my mind. Come at
seven.
Signed, PRISCILLA"
She sent that, and then began to
add up the minutes.
New highways are being built be-
tween Picking and Tientsin, China,
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-06-19

New highways are being built be-
tween Picking and Tientsin, China,
by 10000 laborers fed out of the
American famine relief fund
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-06-19
swell WATSON, Who Do You Daa@@
From ThiSPs

discovered in the Milan Independently
Pulaski, visa female silver fox broke
out of a fox farm here and seven days
later the manager John Mecikalski, re-
ceiyed letter from William Mammals,
Odahah, Wis, that the fox he sold the
farm seven months ago had returned to
his home, 200 miles away. This distance
was covered by the fox in five days, and
upon its arrival at Odanah gave birth to
four puppies.
WHY all the secrecy about the minor opera
ton" undergone by Mr.. Mccormick? But per
haps the attending physicians feared pubhcit.
might get his goat.
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Drizzle, rain,
While cold winds blow through bare branches
DrizZle,
Flattening dead leaves on the sidewalks,
Rotting them into siush.
Drizzle,
Onto the pavement,
Making it slick and mirror-like,
So that the arc-lamps
Make patches of gold in the blackness.
DrizZle
Into my heart,
Where cold wind is blowing,
Where dead leaves rotting,
And there no arc-lamps
DAVID = MeCORD.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-05-12
BIC MEMORIAL
EVENT SUNDAY
Tribute to Thomas Gordon at
St. Peters Church Big
Historic Affair

In connection with the Bi-cen-
tenary Memorial service TO be held
in honor of Thomas Gordon at St.
Peters Episcopal church on Sunday
afternoon at O'Clock. the following
general invitation has been EXTENDED
10 the city at large by St Peters
church and the Caledonian Club:
'sTo the Citizens of Perth Amboy:
You are cordially invited TO be
present at the commemoration OF
the 200th anniversary OF the death
of Thomas Gordon. Colonial Pro-
prietor of East Jersey and Secretary
of the colony, when a bronze tablet
given by the Caledonian Club OF
Perth Amboy will be unveiled by
Louis Gordon Hamersley, of New
York, a descendant of Thomas Cor
don. at his grave in st. Peter S
churchyard. Thes service is TO be
held in St. Peters church Perth Am
boy. Sunday afternoon, May IA. at
/ o'clock"
Addresses to be given at the cere-
mony include those by Mayor Will
lam c. Wilson. Harold L. Pickersgill'
Adrian Lyon on Gordon as Colo
NAL Proprietor: David McGregor. on
Thomas Gordon. the citizen and Rev.
w. Northey Jones, using Thomas
Gordon. the churehman. as his topic.
Mr.. Hamersley will unveil the tab
lei after the addresses and DR.. Will
lam E Ramsay will present the tab
lei 10 st. Peters church on behalf of
the CaIedonian Club. Special music
has been arranged by the choir of
81. Peters
Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-05-12

NEW BRUNSWICK, May 12:-In
connection with the question thai
has arisen regarding the alleged dis
appearance of three cases of the
truckload of whiskey seized at Perth
Amboy some time ago. Dame Rumor
has come out with an explanation
that might involve some of the pris-
oners who were in the Perth Amboy
lookup the night the booze was
stored in the padded cell.
The following morning the wire
on top of the grating above the cell
was found broken and the top case.
only few inches from the wire.
showed signs of having been tam
pered with. The peep-hole in the
front of the cell, too, was near
enough to the spiled up cases to a.
low a slim arm to slide through.
The rumor is that some of the
liatior was offered for sale at 81 a
flask near the Union county line the
following day and it is suspected
that some of the prisoners held in
the Perth Amhoy station over night
may have gotten away with the Ii
uuor when they were released. The
rumor has not been substantiated,
however.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-05-12
bOOzE|SFOUND
|NF|vE PLACES
Cone Takes Personal Charge
of Raid at One Woodbridge
Resort
HAVE SEARCH WARRANTS
No Arrests Made, But All Will
be Called Before U. S.
Commissioner

A corps of prohibition agents
from the Office of Chief Prohibition
Agent Sam Henri Cone in Newark
armed with five search warrants Wis
tied Woodbridge yesterday and con.
Quoted raids which Mr.. Cone said
today resulted in the finding of liq-
uor in every place visited AL
though no one was taken into GUS
tody yesterday, Mr.. Cone said that
they would be called upon to appear
before United States Commissioner
John A. Delaney in this city tomor-
row.
The places for which United
States Commissioner Frank'yn NJ
Richie, of New Brunswick, issued
the search warrants were: Louis
Najavets, 212 Fulton street; Steve
Rukai. OAK street: Steve Kristroff,
357 Fulton street; Frank Kajla,
Fulton street, and Joseph Weiner.
92 Main street.
During the raids Mr.. Cone, who
was on his way home to South Am
boy stopped at Woodbridge and took
personal charge of the raid on the
Najavets establishment. At this
place. according to Mr.. Cone. Mrs
Najavets attempted to destroy liq-
uor by breaking bottles with brick.
He also said she attacked prohi-
bition agent who attempted to take
a bottle of liquor from her.
In every place visited according
to Mr.. Cone enough stuff was found
to serve as evidence in obtaining
convictions for violation of the Fed
eral Prohibition act.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-05-12
Bis CIRCUS IS
IN CITY TODAY
Walter L. Mains Three Ring
Circus Attracts Th0uS
ands Here

Today is the day of days for the
youngsters of Perth Amboy and Vi
cinity as the first real big circus that
has visited this city in several years
came to town early this morning, es-
tablished itself on the large field at
Smith and Herbert streets and i'm
mediately got down to business.
Early this morning the boys who
had spent a sleepless night, slipped
from their homes and rushed peI-
nell, breakfastless. to the Central
Railroad siding at New Brunswick
avenue, where the sight of sights
met their eyes. The youngsters were
not the only ones on hand to enjoy
this grand and glorious feeling as
there were as many adults on hand
to watch the unloading proceedings
as there were kids.
AS soon as the twenty large cars,
consisting of four animal cars, SIX
performers cars and ten nat cars,
had been switched into the siding,
the gangplanks were dropped from
the animal cars housing the horses
ard the first circus wagon was guid-
ed down the ways of the fiat car.
Hauled by six horses this huge, gaiiy
painted wagon containing. the can
yass and stakes for the dining tent,
rpmbled out New Brunswick avenue,
down Elm street to Smith street ana
thence to the lots where the tents
were to be erected.
Modern circus ideas impressed
those who witnessed the work o.
moving the wagons and getting the
tents up. Large motor trucks maui
ed the heavy wagons from the cars
- e,4o frx Rt
an automatic stake driver soon had
the tent stakes in place. One hour
after the first wagon reached the
show grounds the dining tent had
been erected and breakfast was
ready for the hundreds of perform
ers and other employees. The horses,
elephants, camels and other animals
were not forgotten, their tents gong
UP in short order.
BY o'clock the site was covered
with tents of all descriptions and
sizes. including the big top" which
covers the, three ring main circus
the large animal annex, the SIDE
show, shelter tents. special features,
etc. Hundreds fiocked to the circus
grounds. the work of the elephants
in moving the heavy wagons from
place to place appealing to all.
The orderly and businesslike man
ner in which the cars were unload
ed and the tents pitched was the
subject of considerable favorable
comment Some of the 'old timers
who remembered the Walter L. Main
circus of thirty or forty years ago
were on hand to look over the lay
out and could be heard commenting
upon the the wonderful growth OF
the circus organization since the old
days of the one ring circus.
CONTINUED on page 10)
Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-05-12
Hearings Started

NEW BRUNSWICK, May PA
hearing was started before Judge
Daily this morning in regard to the
ownership of the truck which was
seized with a load of booze in Perth
Amboy recently. was continued until
next Friday, but the court in grant
ing the continuation made it known
that IL some real testimony Is given
in the case at the next session. the
truck will be sold at auction.
Ernest Whitehead. of Oceanside,
l.. l., a farmer, claims TO be the
owner of the truck. and informed
the court that he rented same TO a
friend. william Proctor, on April 3,
as he had done several times before.
Whitehead informed the court he
used the car for the sale of shrubs.
April Is he was notified by Proctor
that the car was sized in Perth Am
boy.
When Proctor came here to fur
nish a bond and other affidavits to
insure the return of the truck when
wanted, he gave his home address
as Glens Falls, N. Y. The fact that
he gave his home as Oceanside, l..
l.. at today's session, resulted in
Prosecutor Stricken starting a
probe, and was followed by the
continuation move on part OF Da-
vid wilentz representing the de-
fendant.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-05-12
PRESIDENT OFF
TO VISIT EDGE
Will Have Party Of Friends al
Resort for Weekend
Vacation

WASHINGTON. May 12.-Pres-
ident and Mrs. Harding and party
of friends left here today for New
Jersey to be the weekend guests oil
Senator Edge. The trip was made oy
automobile and the destination was
expected to be reached this after
moon.
The President tries TO get as
much exercise as possible and ne
will accept no other invitations IL
was said.
In the party was Speaker and Mrs.
Gillette, Senator and Mrs. Freling-
huysen, of New Jersey; Mr.. and MRS
E. ID. Mclean. of Washington; SEN
ator Phipps, of Colorado; Brigadler
General Dawes. Brigadier General
Sawyer, Secretary Christian and X.
A. Dauchery. secretary to Senator
Edge.
Secretary and Mrs. Weeks, who
will be members. made the trip by
train, while Attorney General Daug,
herty who is in New York is expected
to join the guests tonight. They
will probably return Sunday after
noon.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-05-12
PARIS To SETTLE
GENOA ISSUE
Delegates Watch Paris for
Next Step in Europe's
Grave Crisis
ON THE RUSSIAN ISSUE
Belief is That France Will
Quit Conference --0thers
Likely to Follow
ON THE RUSSIAN ISSUE

GENOA, May IL (By The Asso-
ciated Press) The fate Of the Genoa
conference may be settled today In
Paris in the opinion OF many of tbs
delegates and the decision of Premier
Poincare is awaited here anxiously.
Premier Lloyd George OF Greai
Britain and the Italian minister have
used all efforts TO impress the rep
resentative that the Russian nofs
still leaves the door open for prac-
teal discussion.
1t is believed that if left TO them-
selves the majority of the powers
would favor continuance of the com
ference Nut if France withdraws. a
certain number would follow her
lead.
1t is thought unlikely that Lloyd
George would continue without
France as a storm of protest would
be aroused in England by such an
idea fthe collapse of the Entenfe1-
| Great Britain has proposed q Iuce
\ IN Eastern Europe on the ba8i8 q
the defacto frontiers. pending con-
clusions of commission of inquiry
10 he appointed it was announced
today
Foreign Minister Benes of Czecho-
sloyakia. speaking in the name OF
the little ententes expressed tne
opinion today that the conference
must be adjourned within a few days
accepting the French proposal to ap-
point an international committee OF
experts on which Russia would not
be represented TO consider financial
problems. This must be done in
such a way to avoid resentment in
order not 10 imbitter the European
situation.
''As far as Russia, is concerned,
said the statement, help will be de-
but that is the affair of the Russian
government.
Regarding other aspects OF the
Russian document. the peace ot
Europe. this affords a satisfactory
basis for further negotiation. TIC
! break this document would mean
/ the states bordering on Russia would
be in danger of wars"
France will never agree TO prof.
ect for a mixed commission sitting
\ indefinitely, while the conference Is
on, according to statement BY
members of the French delegation.
A leading member of that body
hinted that the conference may soon
| adjourn, and after that time a COM
mission might talk over the Russian
situation.
The French spokesman expressed
/ the hope that the United States be
represented on such a commissions
| The Genoa conference will support
the Pope's claims regarding freedom
of worship and religious education in
Russia, Monsignor Paccardo, deputy
secretary of state for the Vatican.
has heen assured This leaves aside
the question OF restoration of church
property
/ Pope Plus. ii Is said. will proba bly,
appoint a special envoy TO Russis to
assist in settling questions regarding
/ Catholics, giving him the rank of
4 Apostolic Visitator. such as the Pom
tiff held in Holland.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-05-12
PERTH AMbOY
MEN PAR0LED
Judge DAILY Hears Pleas and
Gives Sentences in Court
Today
BRUNSWICK

NEW BRUNSWICK, May 12-
George Margi. of East Brunswick
township. indicted on a charge OF
atrocious assault and battery upon
his wife Emma. retracted his for
mer plea of guilty to guilty of sim
pie assault. His case was referred
to the purobation officer.
Jacob Astrin, of Perth Amboyy,
was placed on probation for the full
term following his plea Of non vult
to an Indictment charging him with
embezzling s3.472 from May Schick-
er on Nov. Is, 1921. The complain
ing witness who has been reim-
bursed. made plea for leniency.
Chris Kelly. of Perth Amboy. was
placed on probation for the full
term. he having been indicted for
the theft of bar of silver. valued
at $1,000 from the Raritan Copper
Works ON Dec. last. Kelly plead
ed guilty but said he was under
the influence of liquor at the time
and did not know what he had done,
Probation Officer MacWilliam re-
ported tha. Kelly had been in some
trouble several years ago. II having
been caused by drink also.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-05-12
8 LABOR CHIEFS
ARE INDICTED

CHICAGO, May 10.-Police and
civic organizations today saw in the
Indictment of eight Chicago labor
leaders. and the states attorney
threat to use against them the law
invoked thirty-six years ago TO OBJ
tain execution of the hay market
rioters, smacking blow at what
they termed gang terrorism.
A Cook county grand jury return
ed true bills against Big Tim Muir
ply. Fred Nader. president of the
Chicago building trade. and Cornell
ius Shea, secretary-treasure of the
Theatre Janitors' Union. regarded as
the big three. and five others.
The indictments are fore-runners
of scores of others. officials say.
More than 400 persons were arrest
ed and few have been released.