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The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-04-24
Rheumatism at 60


Somebody's mother is suffering to-
night The scourge of rheumatism
has wrecked her body: Hmping and
suffering, bent forward. she sees but
the common ground, but her aged
heart still belongs to the stars! Does
anybody care? S. S. S. Is one Of the
greatest blood purifiers known. and IL
helps build more blood cells. Its med
icinal ingredients are purely vegeta-
BILE. 1t never disarranges the stomach.
1t is, in fact, a splendid tonic, a blood
maker. a blood enricher. 1t naHishes
rheumatism from Joints. muscles and
the entire body. 1t builds firm flesh.
1t is what somebody's mother needs
tonightl Mother. II you can not go
out to get a bottle OF S. S. 8. yourself.
surely somebody in your family will
Somebody. get a bottle of g. s. s. nowf
Let somebody's mother begin to feel
joyful again tonight. Maybe, maybe
it's your mother. 8. s. s. is sold at
all drug stores, in two sizes. The
larger size Is the more enc7cmicsL
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-04-24
NO INJURIES IN
THREE CRASHES.
Mail Truck Struck by Auto at
Downtown Corner; Cyeiist in
Accident.

Three Sunday automobile acct
dents resulted in three damaged
cars. a smashed bicycle but no per-
sonal injuries, the Rock 1sIard po-
lice reported yesterday.
G. NJ. .Hanshaw, 1920 Fourteenth
avenue, drove his auto into one of
the government mail trucks driven
by John Conover, at Second ave-
nue. and Sixteenth street, Sunday
morning at $50 O'Clock. Both We
hicles were damaged.
Two autos, driven by Luke
Hemenway Of this city and P. NJ.
Palmer, Bettendorf, collided at the
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-04-24
HELD TO JURY FOR
PuFERING CIGARS

Alex Disco. East Chicago, Ind,
was held'to the grand jury on $1,000
bond this morning, on charge OF
stealing a So box of cigars from
Mrs. Emma Van De Keere, 4507
Fifth avenue. Sunday Two boys
of 10 or II years of age. Harold
Knight of 1424 Twenty-fifth street,
Rock Island, and Verne Anderson,
Milan, were witnesses.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-04-24

Good quality, fast color, So
inch dress ginghams, unusually
pretty patterns, including plain
and baby checks, different from
any we've had before; 1916
yards of these to sell during
this gingham week at 35c yard.
Genuine 32-inch Amoskeag
dress ginghams in an endless
array of checks and plain col
ors, also 27-inch Red Seal ging-
hams in a variety as. big; choice
Csc yard.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-04-24
MONMOUTH VICTOR
IN ELKS' CONTEST

Monmouth lodge won district
honors in rituallstic work in Gales
burg yesterday and will represent
this section at the state contest
in Galesburg at the state essocia
ton meeting. Kewanee won sec
ond honors in the district meeting
and Rock Island lodge was third.
Moline was not represented.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-04-24
TWELVE YEARS
AGO TODAY

do you recall the weather We
had in Rock Island IL years ago
today? Well, it was far different
from what it is today. For in
stance. there were icicles more than
10 feet long dangling from the
fountain in Spencer square. will
liam Jackson has a photograph of
the fountain taken on the date re
ferred to.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-04-24
Former Ambassador Gerard Says
Russo-Gern1an Treaty VIII Only
Build Another Big War Machine
BY JAMES w. GERARD,
Former Ambassador to Germany

Former Ambassador to Germany.
New York, April 24-What have for year
predicted in speeches and articles has happened.
Germany forced into by the demand for
greater than be wrung from the German people, has
chosen make alliance with Russia and to seek from
the economic benefits to be derived from such alliance
the wherewithall to pay her pressing creditors.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-04-24
TTSHERMEN TO PLAN
ROD AND REED STAG

Plans for the stag party to be
held by members OF the Rock Is
land Rod and Reel club some time
in May on the banks OF the Henne-
pin canal are to be discussed at a
meeting of the club tonight. The
session will be held in the EIks'
club rooms.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-04-24
BLACKSMITH SHOP BLAZE.

Hot ashes, piled against the
blacksmith shop conducted by
Thomas W. Egan at 312 Seven
teenth street. caused small fire at
t0.45 O'Clock yesterday morning
The fire department was called,
but bucketful of water applied to
the flames quenched them
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-04-24

Although the jinrickshaw is part
of our mental picture of Japan a
Philadelphia clergyman invented
this horseIess carriage less than
hundred years ago while paying a
visit to the orient
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-04-24
SIXTEENTH STREET
PAVING APPROVED

Owners of property along Six
teenth street, between Eighteenth
and Twenty-first avenues, have ap-
proved plan for paving this street.
Hearing was held before the board
of local improvements this morn
ing. The work is to be OF asphalt
tic concrete at an estimated cost Of
s14,437.50
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-04-24
DISORDERLY; FINED.

August Martens paid fine Of So
and costs on a charge of being
drunk and disorderly, when ar
raigned before Magistrate D. J.
Cleland this morning in police
court. He was arrested at the
Witter & Walker Dairy farm, where
he works, in Black Hawk township,
last night.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-04-24

Genuine Bates dress ging-
hams, cool fine quality ging-
hams in clear checks, plains,
stripes and plaids. It's hard to
match these Bates ginghams
anywhere at 25c. Lengths to 10
yards, while they last, I5c yd.
One lot of good quality 27-
inch giaghams, checks, plaids
and plain colors; worth zoe for
I2Kc yard.
Plain chambrays, pink blue,
dark blue, lavender and as
sorted checks and plaids; goods
worth 15c; choice IOc yard.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-04-24
Baby's BroUn Fiber StroIlers $3.50

Every new baby should
be rolled along the side
walk every day this sum-
mer in one of these brown,
rubber tired, hooded stroll
lers; a good bargain at
1850.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-04-24

AT $3.50 Tuesday Morning: 800 yards short
lengths, dark plaid dress ginghams, selling regu-
larly at 71ac; 10 yards to each at SC yard.
p AT $3.50 Tuesday, for one hour-firm quality
barred curtain wolfe for bath rooms and bed
rooms; should be &c., 10 yards to each at 1910
yard.
At 10 O'clock: All pure linen bleached crash
toweling; 17-inch 29c quality, yards to each
''grown-up" in the store at 19c yard.
Al 10 O'clock: Genuine Jap pongee, all silk;
our S1.10 quality, for one hour; yards or less to
each at 79c yard
Tuesday Afternoon from 2 to O'clock; 61a
gallon galvanized garbage cans, lock cover; the
81 25 size, one to each, no telephones or c. 0. DIS,
for sec.
petticoats, embroidery and ribbon trimmed I'M
derearments selling as Special at S1.00; for
one hour, one or two to each at 75c apiece.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-04-24

AT ESQ Tuesday: Good quality 42-inch stamped
pillow cases, choice Of two styles; our regular
S1.25 cases, two pairs to each at 89c pair.
At 2:3O Tuesday: Children's roomy khaki play
suits, sizes to years; will make double stitched,
trimmed in Turkey red. One or two to each at
75c apiece.
AT O'clock: Mems summer weight knit union
suits, short sleeve, ankle length. Worth $125.
Two to each at 79c apiece.
ecru, 3 balls to each for 19c.
From $3.50 to 4:30: Elastic Cottage ready
mixed house paints; two 85c quart cans to each
at Csc quart.
At 3:3O: 42-inch bleached pillow cases, worth
Csc; six or less to customer at 1712c apiece.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-04-24
ORR LAD, PLAYING,
BITTEN BY DOG; Is
NOT BADLY HURT

Kenneth DeWayne Orr, aged 4,
is recovering from the shock and
wounds inflicted by a neighbor' s
dog Saturday. when the child was
severely bitten while he was play
ing in the yard of his home. He is
the son of Mr.. and Mrs. o. X. Orr.
1925 Twelfth avenue. The dog,
which neighbors said had been act
ing viciously, entered the Orr yard
yesterday noon while little Ken
meth was playing. came Up from be-
hind the lad and bit him in the
thigh. The affair was reported to
the police, and owner Of the dog
was warned that the brute must
not be allowed to run at large.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-04-24

These comfortable pad
ded brown fiber strollers,
with brown leatherette
hoods, adjustable back and
seats, have half-inch tires
and good springs.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-04-24

Drug farming in western Wash
ington is a profitable enterprise.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-04-24

French Ginghams
Peter Pan ginghams, silk
and cotton tissue ging-
hams, all 80 inches wide;
some as dainty as silk, 9TH
ers in tiniest checks; 75c.
yard.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-04-24

Bright red coral ie only one
fourth as valuable as the pink and
white shades.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-04-24
Imported English
Zephyr Ginghams

Most wanted checks for
collar and cuff sets, blous-
es, etc. SO inches wide;
worth 75c; on sale at Acc
yard.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-04-24

Bartlett Pears, No. . size cans
zee each.
California Dried Apr:cnts &c
lib.
Seediess Rsisin<. I5-ox. rsy
25e.
Potato Flour, enc Ib. pkg. Zoe.
Minute Tapicca, 2 pkgs. for
29e.
Perfection Syrup, Zoe can.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-04-24
Cottage and Summer Furniture
Should Be Bought Here Now.

Just received a ship
ment of brown fiber
furniture for porches;
settees, tables, rockers,
chairs and ferneries,
priced lower than a year
ago.
Good substantial f.
Der rockers upholstered
spring seat in cretonne,
padded back, flat arm;
(see cut ]; $3.50.
Eight different kinds of
brown fiber ferneries; at
$3.50. $1,000, $3.50 and
$3.50.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-04-24

Groceries, Tuesday:
GRADUATED Sugar IL lbs. for &c lrith other gro
ceries $500.
Large sound Northern Potatoes, one peck to eacfor
Gee
Sugar cured Bacon Squares, de H.
teresota Flour, sack to each for 90 delivered
tctth other groceries mot sugar..
Brick Cheese. I9c Ib.
Peaberry Coffee, Ibs. for 800 and 3 Tbs of SUGAR
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-04-24

Curved flat curtain rods, velvet brass
finish, will extend to fit any ordinary
window; worth Zoe; Tuesday while they
last, 1Oc apiece.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1922-04-21
REsouRcEFuL GIRL SCOUTS.

Girl Scouts the country over are
called upon to give services Of unusual
kinds. The Scout has slogan as well
as a motto. 1t is do a Good Turn
Daily" 1t is by doing this turn" that
her resourcefulness is largely develop
ed. You will find that Girl Scouts aid
mothers in the care of babies; run err
rands for the sick; help the old and
feeble and in a thousand little ways
make life easy for some one.
During a drive for funds made last
fall innumerable ways and means
were employed by the girls to gain
money for the needs OF their troops
and for the extension work. Gem
orally a percentage was forwarded to
the headquarters in New York to aid
in defraying its expenses. The contri-
buttons are not exacted; they are vol
untary-and usually generous.
Following the rive Mrs. Jane Deeter
Rippin, OF New York, the national d.
rector received a letter from Miss
Hazel Pye, captain Of Pine Tree Troop
at the California school for deaf and
blind, Berkeley, California, telling Of
an entertainment the girls gave in
order to raise their quota. This COM
prised instrumental and vocal music,
recitations and the like. OF the small
sum realized, SIT was sent to head
quarters ito help spread scouting" and
the balance was devoted to the pur-
chase of new furnishings.
About the same time Mrs. Nicholas
Il. Brady. national treasurer received
a letter from the captain Of New
Jersey troop enclosing fifty cents. This
she had received from a crippled Scout
whose life is largely spent in wheeled
chair, but who in spite of her physical
handicap, became a second class Scout.
She is a Junior in High school and
receives from her family ten cents for
every "a" mark on her monthly re-
port card Her November card had
five "A's" and the fifty cents she
received in reward went to help
scouting"
A troop of Scouts at Ramah, town
of 400 inhabitants in Colorado, con-
ceived novel means of raising Its
quota of $500. The members obtained
from a good natured merchant sum
dry articles at wholesale, did them up
attractively and placed them in large
paper bags. Then they held an en-
tertainment in the school house at
which an orchestra made up OF school
teachers furnished the music and at
which a supper was served. Grabs
were sold at ten cents each and the
persons buying a Grab" was given
one dip into the bag. We could not
try earning money at home. wrote
Miss Edith S. Swan, captain because
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1922-04-21
Mark Twain's Childhood
Sweetheart Alive

From Hannibal, Mo-, old home of
Mark Twain, comes the news that
Becky Thatcher" known to thou
sands of readers as the little school
girl in the adventures of Tom Sawyer
and Huckleberry Finn, is real person
and is living today. She is Mrs. Laura
Frazier, eighty-six years old, and is
matron of the Home for the Friend
less in Hannibal. It is said that Mrs
Frazier knows more about Twain's
youth than any other living person.
MARK and I started going to school
the same year." she says. HE was
seven and j was six. Our houses We're
across the street from each other right
here in Hannibal. Mark had long
golden curls hanging over his shoul-
ders. He used to carry my books to
school every morning and carry them
home in the afternoon. And he'd treat
me to apples and oranges and divide
his candy with me- In the winter Mark
spent most of his time on the ice.
couldn't skate. but he always arranged
for me to go along. He used to push
me along the ice on split-bottom
chair. He was fine skater, too--in
fact he was good at anything he I'M
dertook. The first time ever saw
Mark was on hot summer day. He
came out of his house and began show
ing off, turning handsprings and cuff
ting capers. His heel hit me, and I
was thrown to the ground and knocked
unconscious. l recall hearing the
children talking about how scared
Mark was" Mrs. Frazier passed
week at Mark Twain's home at Storm
field, Conn, in 1908
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1922-04-21
HOW TO GET YOUR NAME IN THE
PAPER.

| Anyone who wants to can get his
name in the paper these days. All one
| has to do is to think up some new, ut
terly absurd, unreasonable or idiotic
doctrine and PROFOUND 1t in public. A
quarter column is the inevitable re-
ward.
Thus we have a lady who makes an
address before school organization
and who says that the trouble with
America is too many can openers! We
are suffering because our housewives
don't cook enough food, but depend too
| much on the Gamer Wonder IL we
| talk too much over the phone and not
enough face to face, or travel too much
| In a train and not enough on horse
hack, or read too much by electric
light and not enough by candle light ?
Comes a Chicago lawyer before the
country with much publicity because.
arguing a case before the jury, he con-
tended that no man is really sane after
he reaches fifty. Reminds one strange
| ly of Dr. Osler and ch1oroform for all
men over forty. Why fifty, Mr.. Law
yer? And what makes men over fifty
| insane-too many lawyers?
| The real thing the matter with this
country. if there is anything the mat
tor with it, Is neither too many cans
or can openers, nor too many insane
people of fifty, nor even too many
lawyers; the real trouble with US all
10 too many open mouths saying MOTH
| Ing worth hearing.
No man or woman ever made a pub
lie address who had not a real oppor-
tunity to aid in the spread of knowl-
edge. the increase of education. When
speakers so misconceive their oppor-
tunities as to utter only newspaper
publicity getting remarks, it is not
only they who speak but we who listen,
who are to blame.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1922-04-21
THE IMPORTANT JOB.

/ may fail to be as clever as my neigh
Dor down the street,
] may fail to be as wealthy as some
other men / meet;
/ may never win the glory which lot
OF men have had,
But I've got to be successful as a little
fellows dad!
There are certain dreams cherish
which I'd like to see come true.
There are things / would accomplish
ere my time OF life is through;
But the task my heart is set on is to
guide little lad
And to make myself successful as
that little fellows dad
may never come to glory, / may
never gather gold;
Mon may list mo with the failures
when my business life is told;
But IL he who follows after shall be
manly, I'll be glad
For I'll know I've been successful as
that little fellows dad.
It's the one Job that ] dream GIFTS
the task / think of most;
II failed that growing youngster, I'd
have nothing else 10 boast;
For though wealth and fame I'd gath
cred, all my future would be sad,
II I'd failed to be successful as that
little fellows dad
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1922-04-21
REVELATIONS OF A WIFE
.ApELE cARRIeoN

heard Dicky give sharp little in
take OF the breath and realized that
1 must no longer postpone my answer
to the question he had asked me.
+ forced myself to raise my eyes tc
his. What had to say to him must be
said boldly. 1t was no time for shrink
ing.
my love is strong enough to stand
anything, Dicky." / said, and believed
that I spoke the truth, "but oh, my
dear cannot make the same assertion
for my respect and belief in you."
Ny husbands face hardened.
$50 you're one of the jingoes," he
said unpleasantly 1.-THE trifling mat
ter of my leaving you and my mother
penniless and unprotected If did go
Of course hasn't occurred to you. Be-
sides, it would break mothers heart
shook my head.
'Dicky, DEAR" I said softly. cot
course it would. and mine, too. But
that's what we women have to face
these days. the heartbreak that is
hardest of ALL And as for leaving your
mother penniless, you know that is
foolish. There's plenty of your own
money in the bank, If used solely for
her spending money to last for long
time. And. you forget me,
81 earned my own living and that of
my own little mother for years. I could
certainly do the same for your mother,
to say nothing of the funds my father
left for me when he went to South
America. There's no possible reason,
financially, why you shouldn't feel free
to 60"
Dicky gave short. hard laugh.
''Of course. it would be so pleasant
for mother to live upon your bounty"
he said.
If I hadn't caught the note of pain
beneath his perverseness I should have
been bitterly angry at him. But 1 have
lived with Dicky long enough to know
when he is uttering his true sentiments
and when-as he often does-he's sim
ply giving voice to anger which he has
worked himself up without cause. That
had hurt him cruelty. I knew, but
there was no way in which / could
soften the blow. made an effort to
turn his attention to something else.
Suppose we don't refer to this
again." / suggested. as soon as could
command my voice to steadiness. 1T
can only bring pain to both of u.s. and
there's no way of changing things.
Tell me more about those illustra-
tons you're to make for the aviation
serial
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1922-04-21
PEOPLES FORUM
b Al Carter

Editor Pensacola Journal:
An article in an evening paper OF
last week is certainly a knocker, not
alone for West Florida in general, but
Escambia county in particular. In the
first place, the author should change
his name. Instead of what 1t is it
should be Ignorant" as his whole ar
ticle does not contain one truthful
statement. His comparison of West
Florida and Escambia county with
Tennessee, Alabama and Kentucky
proves this That the climatic condi-
tons and soil of these and other states
are different from ours. AS a matter of
fact, West Florida's agricultural report
Of the department stands ahead Of any
of the above named states in the vart-
Gus products from the soil, in grain,
vegetables and fruits.
He says that from the very start and
up to the present time Escambia farm
ing has proven to be a risky and un-
satisfactory undertaking. He brands
the statements made by so-called land
boomers and others who profess to
know about agriculture as false, or in
plain words, liars" It will take too
much time to answer all his internal
statements, for none of these are
founded upon facts, not from farmer
stock raiser or fruit raiser. and as Es-
Gambia county and West Florida is so
unsatisfactory, he should have a
standing invitation to leave as soon as
possible.
He goes on to say that for every acre
of land that has been cleared and Gull
tivated in Escambia county in recent
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1922-04-21

I Dicky gave a little irritated sno-.
and / didn't blame him, for the So
gestion was banal one, although -
only thing OF which I could thin, -.
the moment.
'Tm not in the mood for talking" ~.
said shortly. eff you don't mindr
perfunctorily-'Tn take you as far o..
the edge of the woods and then s,,s
off for a long walk. You won't nina
going home by YOURSELF"
Not in the least" I answered. Stun,
by his tone, and yet yearning to com
fort the little boy in him WHOM,
could see beneath his mask Of s-,rIr
indifference.
"All right" and neither of US spo..
again until at the edge of the wood,
Dicky raised his hat and said CURLY
Don't bother to have Katie wat
lunch for me. Til get sometbing
wherever / happen to stop. Good-bvS
Good I returned steadily. bp,
as walked swiftly toward home I had
hard work to keep the tears from run.
ming down my cheeks. 1 was glad thar
met no one on the way.
My heart was heavy indeed as :
hurried upstairs to my room. unlocked
the door and entered, locking il again
behind me. But / meant to spend m,
time in reflection. If Dicky We're 10 he
Stacker '--how / hated the ugly
word-there was all the more reason
for me to do everything in my power
to help my country. The work unda-
Lillian was as distasteful to me as
could possibly be, but in the mood
was in I felt nothing could be Ton
hard nor obnoxious for me to unde-.
take.
1 ate a hurried luncheon. to which
fortunately, Cousin Agatha did nor
come down on the plea of headache
and spent the afternoon getting mr
personal affairs and wardrobe in read
mess for the coming days l expected
to spend in the city doing the wo-s
Lillian had planned for me.
One thing brought me RELIEF Tie
Chinese vase had not been tamDered
with. Either had been mistaken about
Cousin Agatha or she hadn't dared q.
enter my room in the face of my Pre-
cautions But 1 resolved to lake th(
precious paper to Lillian's with me eve
cry day securely concealed about NJ
person. must prove to my own salts
faction that neither Agatha nor Katis
suspected my use of the vase as a MD
ing place before entrusting to il To-
any length of time the important dos
ument I was guarding.