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The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1922-07-20

People get pretty big damages some
times for the loss Of an eye or a limb
But never before, 80 far as l know,
has anyone's imagination and self-ap-
probation risen to the height OF ask
ing $4,000 for the loss Of a tooth. Sey-
mour p. Danzig, filed an action the
other day for Just that amount against
a dentist who pulled perfectly good
tooth by mistake. Mr.. Danzig doesn't
explain any particular sentimental at
tachment he had for that special tooth
which would lead to its high valuation,
SO fair as the complaint goes, that is
the regular rated price OF each one of
his 80 teeth--if 80 is the correct num-
Der.
MY
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1922-07-20

= Stop at" - Chronic Constipation
leads to all sorts of ailments, head
aches, backaches, indigestion, piles
Take HOLLISTER'S ROCKY NOUN
TAIN TEA for constipation and you
will sing its praiser everafter -
Women invariably get great results
from it. ]. ]. Wood G. Son. Truly
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1922-07-20
Ruggles Campmeeting
and EpwOrth League
Institute
JULY 9th to AUGUST 9Th

Noted preachers to be present:
Bishop VIM. F. Anderson.
Dean, John Lowe Fort, Louisville.
Dean of Women, Mrs. F. l. Johnson,
Columbus.
Rev. Robert B. Foster, Dayton, o.
Rev. T. B. Roberts, Harlan.
Rollo A Kilburn, University of
Chattanooga.
S. X. Hunt, Ashland.
John H. Butler, Ashland.
Stewart Patterson, Washington,
d. C.
Edward A. Brown. Crestline, Ohio.
Miss Nellie B. Huger, Plymouth,
Mich.
Prof. A. c. Roberts, "Y" recreational
director.
T. B. Ashley. musical director.
VIM. d. Bancroft, Columbus, Direct
or of Pageantry.
Rev. H. H. Miller, D. D., Ashland,
A great daily program. Special
Sunday programs. Plan to attend.
Reservations for cottages and
rooms should be made by applying to
w. 8. PETERS,
Secretary and Manager,
Maysville, Ky.
Ask for program of institute. 1t will
interest you. M&WJuly
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1922-07-20
August 9Th to 18th, Inclusive

wrist become a successful scenario
the truth one would gather from re-
cent revelations of motion picture
powers and district attorneys. Thou
sands of shop girls, elevator boys, hod-
carriers, steel workers and long
shoremen, ambitious to shine as seem
ario writer's, have made their contri-
buttons to the so-called scenario
schools" which have held out to them
glowing prospects of fortunes to be
made in writing for the movies" Vari-
Gus authorities started Investigations
OF these rainbows and as the result,
many of the schools" are having hard
times with district attorneys. The
chief trouble seems to have been that
these schools made no restrictions in
their applicants and possession of the
initial pric' was the only requirement
for enrolment. One schaal - the Pal
mer Photoplay Corporation - has
avoided the pitfalls of many of the
schools by means of QUESTIONABLE so
difficult that less than twelve of every
hundred applicants pass it and are al
lowed to take the course. By estab-
fishing this strict standard, the Pal
mer people have been able to eliminate
the "hod-acrrier authors" and have
been able to choose those with /uffi-
cient literary talent to warrant their
taking up scenario writing. But it's a
blow to lot of us who thought we
could turn to that when all other
hopes OF fortune failed!
Ny
1t is an unusually good cast which
has been picked for Fools Errant" the
new play by Louis Evan Shipman,
editor Of Life" which the Shuberts
will produce next month. Cyril Height
ley, Vincent Serrano, Alexandra Car
Isle, Lucille Watson and Robert Cum
mings are all to appear in it. Rehears-
ais have already been started.
II one can't check ones baby at a
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-02-18
The Prohibition Urge.

The prohibition question is one of our grand
est old American institutions. It is with us
always. 1t has made friends and enemies
made the halls of congress resound with ora
tory, caused more pump-handle gestures than
all other issues combined, polished many ell
bows the mahogany and rested millions of
feet the brass rail; it has filled the hearts
and souls of men with yearning since the re-
modelling of the federal constitution to admit
the eighteenth amendment. And when we
say yearning~ do not mean thirsting for
some specific alcoholic beverage which our
jag factories of history formerly produced
but yearning for more less prohibition.
AS St Louis contended formidably with
Milwaukee for foaming fame back in the days
of Blatz and Lamp and Schlitz and Annheuser-
Busch, it is interesting to consider what the
St Louis GIobe-Democrat says of a debate on
this issue by eminent local authorities. Touch
ing lightly on the different arguments the
Globe-Democrat says:
"VoIsteadism is the answer to a sinister
commercialization of the social uses Of alco-
holic refreshments and to 4 repulsively selfish
organization OF interest prCiting therefrom and
operating unit to advance its own finan-
cial benefit without reference to the effects on
individuals or society If any other special
interest had dared to dictate as arrogantIy and
unfeelingly in the politics of the country as the
organized liquor interest dared it would have
been destroyed long before. 1t may be that
Volsteadism will be modified some in time
but if it is it will be under circumstances max
ing impossible the liquor domination of the
past. u the milder beverages again come into
use it will be for other reason than to make
money for somebody in easy ways. So far as
the development of self-will and self-reliance
in the citizen is concerned is it affected so
much more when government makes it too easy
to say no than when the powerful organiza-
ton makes it too easy to say yes?"
To those who are declining to relieve physi-
cal strain until they are again permitted 70 re-
new their pose with elbow the bar and foot
on the brass rail while fondling a foaming
schooner of real beer and receiving instruc-
tons how to vote, We recommend at least
a temporary Indulgence in some other form of
relaxation. Those who think the old saloon
is soon to return had better sober up. A thirsty
people say no.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-02-18
Labor and Disarmament.

The summary discharge of thousands of
navy yard employees in carrying out the inter
national agreement for limitation OF armament
has brought protest from the machinists'
union Temporary hardship for the armies of
workmen employed in Great Britain, Japan and
the United States in the construction of war
ships is inevitable The-best that can be said
for it is that it is temporary. Money released
from navy building purposes means more money
for other government works, and money for
private building, relieved to some extent of re-
stricting taxes So we'll is this understood that
officers of the United State Steel corporation, a
considerable fraction of whose business con-
sists in supplying the armor plate and guns to
the government, announced that the ultimate
result of the limitation agreement will be to
stimulate rather than depress the steel industry.
Ship workers in the great British yards
cheered when the announcement came that
work was to be stopped. and that in spite of
the fact that it meant for them temporary I'M
employment. The protest of the American
machinists is not against suspension of battle
ship building, but is directed rather at the fact
that the thousands of workers involved were
not given as much as an hours notice before
being discharged. On that point they appar-
emily have grounds for complaint. Great
Britain halted work in the shipyards a day after
the powers had agreed in principle upon Sec
rotary Hughes proposal. The United States
has continued three months longer for no ap-
parent reason unless to exert pressure upon
foreign diplomats for completion of the treaty.
No good reason has been cited to show that
the workers could not safely have been given
notice when the instrument was formally
signed
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-02-18
Something to Think About.

Frank o. Lowden, former governor of Illi-
nois presented some thoughts worthy of seri-
Gus consideration in his Knox college address
this week. He disclosed the tendency of the
average political unit when any serious diff
Guilty comes up to appeal for outside assistance
instead of facing the problem boldly and in
stantly meeting it itself. For instance. II there
is riot in a town, the authorities, instead Of
taking measures to suppress it, appeal franti-
caIly for troops. If state finds a like situa-
ton on a large scale that it is forced to face,
too often the authorities appeal to the federal
government without honestly and courageous
ly summoning first the full power of the state.
One might extend his thought even further
to individuals and to classes that are in dan
ger of losing their self reliance by their ap-
peals to governments of one kind another
to aid them. In other words, individuality lost,
and man loses that native assertiveness that
formerly carried him through many diff
Guilty. He is becoming suppliant The form
er governor made strong plea for the main
tenance of freedom, for the preparation that
will take care of the emergencies, for the cult
waiting of spirit of self-confidence and of quick
initiative. We are asking the government TO
do things that with the will We could do for
ourselves.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-02-18
Religion Is Spreading.

Walcott, of the Oldest towns in Iowa,
never had a church or Sunday school few
weeks ago a Sunday school was organized
there. The traditional opposition to religion
in Walcott had broken down. Newspapers
throughout the country have commented on
the advance of ideas in Walcott This is sig
nificant of the new apprisal of religion. Re
ligion has many values that are coming rapidly
into popular favor. The economic and indus
trial importance of religion has been expound-
ed by such magazines as the Wall Street Jour
nal The school teachers magazines recently
have given much attention to the educational
value of the background of religious home life.
The churches themselves have enlarged their
vision of the place OF religion in civilization.
The churches have extended the program of
their interests, have become more than CEN
tiers of worship and preaching. They are be-
coming dynamos that radiate power for the
entire life of the community. When the church
functions properly the whole community is
benefited in every way. While the churches
are internally fighting over again the old bat
tie between liberalism and conservatism they
have the whole come into closer touch with
the age The churches honestly are trying to
face the problems Of the people. This changed
attitude OF religious leaders has been produc-
tive of changed attitude toward religion on
the part of the public
From Washington comes evidence of the re-
suits. The churches, Jewish and Christian, in
America have gained more in relation to the
entire population in the last three years than
they ever gained before. Last year people
Joined the churches in America at the rate of
5,173 day. The total number holding full
membership in the churches is now Al, 900 900.
IL Is estimated that the total number of adher-
ents to religious organisations Ia s5,Doo,ooo
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-02-18
The Depth of Sleep.

Inc OcttH Vi OACCps
In natural sleep consciousness
is in total allegiance although the
subconscious mind never rests. it
it only when consciousness is not
quite stilled in sleep that we dream
or remember dream on waken-
ing. The subconscious mind is a
mighty valuable institution and out
Of it comes all of our original
thoughts or ideas. An inventor or
genius Is popularity called 4
dreamer" Good thinkers are
given to day dreaming" and abb
sent mindedness.
II on awakening from sleep one
recalls wildly and perhaps pain
fully the details OF a dream that
signifies simply that one has been
sleeping in shallow degree, the
consciousness being not wholly in
1beyance, doing, cat mapping. It
is this borderland between con-
seriousness and sleep that enables
so many misguided souls to imag-
Inc they have been spirits or ex-
perienced some such supernatural
manifestation. Thus, minister
who was so deluded a few years
ago found that the spirit he thought
he saw invariably manifested itself
at dawn Or just as he, the minis
ter, was waking from Sleep-it is
indeed hard, sometimes, to assure
oneself that the dream thi-t occurs
at that transition stage was not an
actual occurrence l have myself
been 90 deceived by a borderland
dream as to suffer considerable en-
barrassment Strengthening the mat
ter out next day.
The control of most of the body
functions is in the subconscious
mind. Counter control or inhibf-
ton Restraining impulses) arise
in the conscious mind. 1t is the
withdrawal of certain inhibiting
impulses, in sleep, that explains
the warmth Of feet and hands which
are always cold in waking hours;
the regularity .of a pulse which is
somewhat irregular in waking
hours; the normal progress of
digestion of a meal that the m
dividual seldom experiences in
waking hours.
1t is the removal of inhibition
that accounts for bedwetting IN
childhood. Indeed, the most GER
tain remedy for this trouble in
many cases is a regular nap after
lunch, so that the child will not
sleep so deeply at night as to fail
to respond to the normal rising
reflex for evacuation of the blad-
der. In furtherance OF this same
purpose it is well to see to it that
the child shall retire to bed two
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-02-18
Mrs. Asquith ait White House.

Mrs. Margot Asquith's call on President
Harding this week involved point Of etiquite
on which Americans and Europeans differ.
Mrs. Asquith continued her conversation with
Mr. Harding until Secretary Christian arrived
to announce that the cabinet in session
and was waiting for the executive. An Ameri-
can under the circumstances would have been
embarrassed as the result of learning that he
had detained an important and taken his
time from official duties. Mrs. Asquith
not embarrassed at all. She went on the sup
. position that Mr.. Harding would terminate
the interview when he pleased. 1t for
him, not for her, to make the first move to-
ward bringing the conversation to close.
Mrs. Asquith here was following European
tradition The kings invitation to interview
is additionally a command, which his sub
ject is bound to obey. When the king has fin
ished he dismisses the interviewer, that is he
gives him back his liberty to go where he pleases
and to do what he pleases. The dismissal is
not interpreted as the forcing out of caller
who has overstayed his time. For the subject
to whisk himself out Of the royal presence be-
fore permission for departure has been given
would be the height of bad manners. So. Mrs.
Asquith did as every British gentlewoman
would do-she remained unm the president
granted her permission to depart.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-02-18

There are 233,1O4 congregations and 2o0os0
ministers. The theological seminaries report
increased enrolment this year and scores of
seminaries have affiliated themselves in recent
years with the universities. Religion has be
come more broad in its sympathies and has
made more definite attempt to nlfill its re-
sponsibility. Religion once was considered TO
be too delicate a subject for popular discussion
Now religion is one of the common topics Of
the hotel lobby, the club and the pullman car
We all are religious and ready to respond when
we find the contact with religious work that
gives opportunity to express what we feel
Whenever the churches function the people re-
spond.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-02-18
Frederick Hask1n's Letter
The Capital of the World.

Washington, D. c., Feb. H.
Washington as the meeting place of
the international conference which
resulted in the formulation of trea-
ties designated by President Hard
ing as marking the beginning of
a new and better epoch in human
progress" accentuates the fact that
the city is a world center, and not
only the youngest, but really the
most important capital city in the
world. Rome, London, Paris, Toxic,
Edinburgh, Vienna, Berlin and 9TH
er great capitals of the world have
their origin in remote past, their
beginnings almost lost in the dark
ness of antiquity.
1.-THE creation of the capital of the
United States was the first in
stance in history of a nation found
ing seat of government on new
ground by legislative act" said the
late AinsWorth R. SpOfford, librar-
ian of congress for many years.
And the city was planned on a
scale of amplitude and with mar
velous foresight which does i'm
mortal honor to it's chief projec-
tors, Washington, Jefferson, Len
FAINT and Ellicott."
From 1874 to 1878, the Continen-
tai congress and it's successor, the
Congress of the Confederation,
from 1878 to 1883, assembled sue
cessively at eight places. in four
different states-Philadelp Bal
timore, Lancaster, Cork, Princeton,
Annapolis, Trenton and New York.
Capital 122 Years Old.
In May, 1900, the City of Wash
ington became the capital of the
country. Congress in 1890 had pass
ed an act providing for its removal
from Philadelphia in 10 years. This
act for establishing the temporary
and permanent seat of the govern
ment Of the United States was aD-
proved by President Washington,
July 16, 1890. Maryland and Vir-
ginia had agreed to contribute
hundred square miles of territory
and the act gave the president the
sole power to select any site on the
Potomac river between the mouth Of
the eastern branch and the mouth
Of the ConOcocheague, or about Z
miles from HagerstoWn, Nd, which
is over 100 miles, following the
windings of the river, from the
present capital. 1t was in the pow
er of Washington to have found
ed the national capital at HarpeTs
Ferry, so miles west of Baltimore,
instead of at..the site selected, 10
miles southwest of it.
On March %, 1871, Washington
met the chief land owners, who
agreed to convey to the govern
ment all their rights in fee simple
for $56.67 per acre for land taken
for public buildings or improve
ments. At the same time, Major
Pierre Charles L'Enfant, a French
engineer who had served with cred
it in the Revolutionary war. was
chosen by Washington and Thorn
as Jefferson to aid in the extern
sive work of laying out the city.
He adopted the plan of Versailles
and drew up a map which was sub
mitted to congress by the president.
Washington did not live to see the
actual removal of the government
from Philadelphia.
On May %, 1900, in pursuance of
the act of congress of 10 years pre-
vious, the moving of the federal
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-02-18

The criminal lawyer who stops no where to
enable his client to escape his just penalty
without regard to the questions of right and
justice, is the bane of human existence in Chi
cago. The more brutal the murder, the more
jealous the effort to save the neck of the viii
lain. Gene Geary escaped through the insan-
ity dodge and Harvey W. Church, who cut the
threats of two men for an automobile, and who
was to have been hanged yesterday, got started
on the same route at the last moment Small
wonder the people in their desperation are
arming to defend themselves.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-02-18

government began. Thu hooL,
papers, furniture and other nar
aphernalia We're brought from Ph3-
adelphia to the new site in Saline
vessels which went around by ths
Delaware and Chesapeake BAYS an5
the Potomac river.
Moved Government for s84.OOa
Official records show that il co,,
the government only s54. 900 for
removal of its offices and ARCHIVES
This sum included the expenses ~
the clerks of the various deDart'
ments. The size OF the governmsr,
force then indicates clearly tbsi
ours was indeed an infant rennI'
lie. The new government began
in Washington with 126 clerks. and
the total sum paid in salaries fo-
the year 1900 was $125.SS1.
The population of the city w,q
estimated to be about 5000. and tbs
streets or roads were deep in mu5
being at times impossible. Tbera
were 100 brick and 253 frame
houses in the city. The Treasurv
department was the only executive
agency which had its own build
ing.
The White house had been built
that is the middle part, the wings
being added later. and 4 part of the
Capitol building had been erect
ed.
Gouverneur Morris at that tina
wrote: 1T is the best city in the
world for future residence. We
want nothing here but houses, eel
lars, kitchens, well informed men
amiable women. and other little
trifles of this kind to make our
city perfect"
President Adams Arrives.
President Adams himself left
Philadelphia May p, 1900. travelling
by way of Lancaster and Freder-
lex, Nd. He reached Georgetown
now a part of Washington. on June
3rd. 1.-The CentiDeI Of Liberty. OF
Georgetown and Washington Ad-
vertiser," of June s. 1900, had this
brief paragraph announcing the ar
rival of the chief executive:
THE president Of the United
States arrived in this place on
Tuesday last At the boundary line
of the District of Columbia he Was
met by a large crowd Of respect
able citizens on horseback and es-
corted into town, where he was
received with pleasure and vensr-
alton. The military Of the city Ct
Washington and the marines sta
toned there manifested their re-
spect by 16 discharges Of musket-
ry and artillery"
There were at that time but Is
states in the union.
Charles Lee, attorney general,
arrived in Washington May q,
1900; Oliver Wescott, secretary Of
the treasury. July 2; Samuel DeI-
ter, secretary Of war. June p; Ben
jamin Stoddert, secretary Of the
navy, June II; Abraham Bradley
Jr., acting for Postmaster General
Habersham, May 81 John Marshall
secretary of state, June 6, 1900.
Congress assembled in the capitol
building, the north wing only be-
ing completed then, On Nov. i,
1900, and on Nov q President Ad-
ans addressed that body.
The supreme court Of the United
States held its first session in
Washington on Feb ?, 1901