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The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-11-07
Daily Poem
THE PROBLEM.
BY RERTON BRALEY.

THE PROBLEM.
Gillette and Durham Duplex, Gem,
And EverReady. all are fine;
We slip their need of praise to them,
They work according to design.
They shave the young, they shave the old.
They NOW thick boards of many shades:
But here's the thing we would be tolds
Where are we gonna put the blades!
Not in the ash-can may they 60,
Nor in the garbage nor the street,
Where motors ramble to and fro,
And people tread with hurrying feet:
They will not burn, they won't decay
Until the sun in heaven fades,
And SO they pile up, day by day;
Say, where we gonna put the blades?
You cannot keep them safely hid F.,
In any chest, on any Shelf
But what some energetic kid
Will find them there and cut himself.
Dropped in the sea. the surgifg tide
Bears them where some blithe bather wades
The world. it's true. is very wide.
But where We gonna put those blades.
Oh. Einstein, use your master-mind
Cail in your scholars and your aids.
And eolve this problem Of our kind
Where shall Ne mt our razor blades?
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-11-07
The Daily Short Story

Peter obseExed vaguely, and she
had a dimple in her chin. And he.
mouth-ln a panic Peter turned hi;
face toward the screen.
A small, scared voice sounded in
Peters left ear. Il th-think he's
splendid, don't you?"
Manfully Peter mustered his
powers OF speech. "I'll say he ISL
His voice sounded embarrassingiy
squeaky.
Hes my favorite," confded the
voice. courageously.
Mine, too" said Peter.
Il think he l-looks like YOU"
Again there was silence, rattle,
thrilling silence, with organ accom-
paniment. Out OF the Darkness
was drawing to its "lived-happy-
ever after" ending. Out of the
darkness into the light" said Mont
gomery Trellis, and kissed his love
ly bride
simultaneously Peter and the lit
tie Somebody looked at each other
with awed eyes.
Look" said Peter, cant We
can't you let me call, or something
Honest, l never felt this way be-
fore"
Neither did l." admitted the
small voice close to his left ear.
Can I see you tomorrow after
noon?'' lou see, Peter had quite
forgotten what was going to hap,
pen tomorrow.
Cant" whispered the voice
Work"
Jimmy! Honest?" Peter was
stunning. She was SO little ano
adorable. Where do you work
d-dear." The dear" was inaudibie
downtown" She fixed her atten
ton, demurely upon her shiny
pumps. "McGilvery and Johns. IN
Mr.. McGilvery's stenoErapher."
For one dazed moment Petei
stared at her incredulously
JIMMY" said he.
A: $50 Peter helped the nices;
girl in the world into her coat As
he did so a button on his coal
sleeve caught in hex- hair.
Look out!" giggled the incest
girl in the world. You'll tear my
hair-net. McGilvery and Johns
Corrina" +
Peter grinned down at her rap
turously. But you don't know
who l am" he gloated.
"B1Bet l do" she suffered
Your father told me alb about you
They parted on the steps of a
Park avenue bungalow. Tomorrow
at g." said Peter, in his most mas
terful manner.
Tomorrow at g." whispered the
incest girl in the world.
At that moment up in Peters
room, the clothes brush which had
acted as prop to the magazine on
the dresser topped over, and Film
land" fell to the floor with a little
thQd.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-11-07
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The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-11-07
Argus Information Bureau

~ question By writing The Aryus Informrr
Washington, d. G. Give fun name ~
,turn postage. BE brief. All inquiri.s sfs
70 esch ind vldua!. No attention viii %
ewes. When sufficiently dried ana
cOmpacted, the cheeses arep lacea
in recess in deep cavern Of lime
stone rock in which the temepra-
ture is always about 40 degrees far
enheit. While in the cave they are
sailed and the mold is scraped from
them from time to time During
this period Of 40 days the Color
changes ranging from wnlle
through blue to reddish color when
the cheese is ready for use.
@. Where was the first real tel.
ephone exchange installed?
H. S. X.
A. The first commercial eA-
change in the United States was es-
tablished in New Haven on jan
2S. 1878.
@. How many people VII! tue
theatres of New York seat? H, D.
A. 1t is estimated that the seat
ing cape city of New York theatres
is 100000.
@. Are full handicaps allowed
in the play-against-par competitions
in golf? l.. D. 7,
A. AS a general practice in nan.
dicap matches against par, w
players are allowed three-fouftns
of their handicaps. taking hs
strokes on tAe holes indicated %
the card. For instance, II manu-,
cap man would be alloweu
strokes, and would thus nave
STROKE On each of the 8 holes fa'es
as the most difficult Of the Is. anu
could win each or any one oil lAos'
holes by scoring par thereon :
@. What writer compared ne "
a game of chess? r. W,
A. The only quotation we ean
find Of the character described -
from Huxley who said Lie ~ "a
game infinitely more compilca ,ss
than chess and the player on ny
other side is hidden from US. ..;,
know that his play is always iah
Just and patient. To the man WIZ
PLAYS we'll the highest STAKES 81
paid with tina. sort OF overiloN,a
generosity with which the StioNs
shows delight in strength
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-11-07
HEALTH TALKS

! touch any other portion OF your
person or any other thing.
Never touch anything that has
touched . boil.
There are two simple rules. Obey
them and you will never cultivate
"a line Of boils. One boil Is quite
enough for Z decent, careful, clearly
intelligent person to have In . sea-
son. More later II you will have
more.
QUESTION AND ANSWERS.
Gluten Bread.
Would you advise me to cat giu-
ten bread instead Of ordinary bread
to reduce? + contains no starch 2
Answer-Gluten bread yields about
1,150 Galleries per pound. Ordinary
white bread yields about LEO cal
cries Per pound. So practically
nothing is to be gained, Or rather
lost, BY eating gluten bread in preI-
erence to ordinary white bread. l
know Of no gluten -four or bread
which contains no starch. Such
bread :, ordinarily contains about
half starch.
A Bad Name for False Hair.
Your articles are so much ad-
mired in our home that l was
shocked when you said "ycu can
not contract disease from false
hair" Would you say that OF the
kind they sell in the five and ten
cent stores? Or were you so inter-
ested in taking "a sly dig at the
bobbed hair girls that you sort OF
ignored the facts? Knowing the
Inrice OF transformations. switches.
etc, was particular to demand my
locks back when I had my hair
bobbed. believe that is the gener-
al rule. How about it?
MRS. G.. H. H.
Answer should think it wise to
7 keen your own hair. There is no
DANGER of contracting disease from
false hair purchased anywhere in
the country.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-11-07

Chief Fitzsinmons and his police are doing
splendid job in Kidding the city of under
world parasites, crooks and vagrants May We
not now suggest that they raid the Looney vice
vultures' roost on Sixteenth avenue and order
the dope-eating thugs being housed there either
to 90 to work. leave the city. or put them ON
the chain gang at the county jail!
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-11-07
MISTAKE.

A postage stamp honoring Columbus is is
sued by the Leeward Isles Of the West Indies
The stamp shows the discoverer of America
standing on deck sighting land through teie-
scope.
Columbus would not recognize the picture
for he died over 100 years before Zachariah
Hansen, spectacle maker, devised the first tel
escope The discovery was made by his chill
dren They noticed that two lenses, held apart
made church steeple seem nearer
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-11-07


paid 70 annonymous lettsrs.l
@. What is meant by landing
at Castle Garden?' G. W. B.
A. The modern version of this
phrase is landing at Ellis Island"
Castle Garden is large circular
building In Battery park, New York
city. 1t was built in 1907 for fort,
but was converted into a garden
where civic receptions and such
functions were held. In 1855 it
became a landing place and tenn
porary headquarters for immi-
grants. Since 1891 Ellis Island has
taken its place for these purposes.
@. What proportion of the su-
gar is refined in Philadelphia?
A. Philadelphia refines about
one-sixth Of the sugar manufac-
tured in the United States.
Q. When was the first associa-
ton of chemists formed? ]. L. D.
A. The first society of this kind
in the world was the Chemical So
ciety Of Philadelphia, founded by
James-woodhouse in 1892.
Q. What questions are asked an
applicant in court when he is be-
ing sworn in as a United States
citizen? - A. L.
A. The naturalization bureau
says that there are no stereotyped
questions asked in the examina-
ton Of applicants for citizenship.
The questions are based on state
and federal constitutions: and the
fundamentals of American citizen
ship.
@. When are hams at their best !?
G. G.
A. A well cured ham is usually
in perfection when one year old.
Q. What countries have the
shortest and tallest people in the
world? G. T. L.
A. Africa has both. The Aka
pygmies are the shortest and the
Wahuma Of Ruanda, East Africa,
the tallest people in the world.
Q. How is Roquefort cheese
made! G. l.. F.
A. 1t Is made at Roquefort in
Guienne. France, from the milk of
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-11-07

You are invited to attend Tie Argus cleo
ton returns party tonight. Full arrangements
have been perfected to get results from all pre-
cincts in the county at the earliest possible mo-
ment. As rapidly as the returns are received
they will be flashed from The Argus building.
Be early and get ringside position.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-11-07

aN0ONSMTNRs

The coantfy's be9t .moonshins" liquor 4
mAts around Peoria, ~. a1cording to John "
having analysed nearly 3s.oee samples q
white mule In the last few years.
y Evea 1t that, 4Peoria's .mOonshine" 10 q
poison. Customers Of bo0tleggsrs should re-
member this: All whisky IL lincolnshire" In the
raw state, before years Of aging in wood. In
the old days 1t took q very interruptions bar
tender to sell green whisky" even triple-dfD-
titled. Seven-year-old was the safety line
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-11-07
HEREDTTI.

Former government chemist, says the reA-
SON the best "moonshine" liquor is made
around Peoria, ILL.,, is because that section had
so many big distilleries before prohibition.
Distilleries, most Of them. have shut down.
But the art Of making liquor lives ON Is part Of
community knowledge. Through succeeding
generations it has become almost hereditary.
Possibly a few generations will produce
some excellent home brewers in our commun-
ity. But present samples make this extremely
doubtful. Liquor-making marches to join the
lost arts.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-11-07

Commissioner Frank WITCH has changed his
mind again on the fire and police board. The
commissioner possibly has discovered that
some OF the good folks who supported him for
public Office have also changed their minds
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-11-07
SIZZLING.

fhe Made in Germany" trademark is hav-
ing hard time regaining its pre-war standing
Economists, analyzing Germanys foreign
trade for the first three months OF 1872, hnd
her exports only third as much as before the
war.
This will please people who fear German
competition. But 1t makes payment Of the in
demnity more difficult. In the long run, at
least three-fourths of the balance Of the In
demnity can be paid only in goods-exports.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-11-07
ANCIENT.

A warship useA 1900 years ago by the VI
kings will soon be placed on exhibition at the
national museum, Copenhagen, Denmark.
This ship, dug out Of bog, is so small that
1t is being shipped in Is large packing cases
It was ~ feet long and less than feet wide
Manned by 10 oars Its ancient crew, like 9TH
er early explorers, had admirable curiosity as
we'll as courage. Compare their craft with a
modern steamer and you hove picture Of how
man has progressed in % centuries.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-11-07

The Argus has been ccntendtng that there
are more law-abiding people in Rock Island
county than there are outlaws. The figures
that will prove or disapprove this assertion
will be available tonight
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-11-07
RAIL ACCIDENTS.

New York. Nov. e. Railroad
crossing accidents during the four
summer months OF 1922 noun ed to
4.4l1. the American Railway asso-
s.ciAtion announced.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-11-07
BABIES.

The average baby at birth weighs eight
pounds One is born, weighing only one pound,
in London, England.
This seems a marvel. More marvellous is
the doctors prediction that the baby will live.
Not many years since its death would have been
a certainty. Science has te its credit many ad-
mirable acheveetnmiss hrdlu bhrdluhrdluuu
than what it has done for saving the lives OF
babies.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-11-07
WHO killed Bill Gabel:

OF course you voted for the winning candi-
dates Most of us always do
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-11-07


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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-02-07

70 at that" implored Jack.
II can't do that. I've got to clear
my name. Do you think I'm willin'
to 10 back to my friends with Scotch
verdict hanSin' over me? He did it,
but we haven't evidence enough to prove
IT, Come clean, Jack! Are you and
James in this thing? is that why you
want me to drop my Investigations" ."
mo, Of course we're not! But
damn it, do you think We want the
name Of my brothers wife dragged
through the mud?"
"Why should IL be dragged through
the mud-if you're all innocent"
because gossips cackle-and people
! never forget. II there was some evil
dence against her and against james
no matter. how little.,,twenty years from
now people would still whisper that they
though It couldn't be proved. You know
that"
"Just as they're goin' to whisper
about Rose Mclean If I don't clear
things up. No, Jack. You've got the
wrong idea. =.
"What we want to do Is for us al
to jump in an find the man who did 1t.
Then all gossip against us stops
That's easy to say. How're 20,
going to find the guilty mani" asked
''sf aff 'yasliS' yqa'S tell what you know we,
find him fast enough. How can I &c
to the bottom Of the thing when you an
James won't give me the factsg'
Jack looked across at him doggedly
"I've told all I'm going to tell"
The long, 1.-THE body of the man fror
: the Wyoming hills leaned forward eve
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-02-07
TANGLED TRAILS .

frank an open? why did you steal
that record at Golden? Why. did James
lose the Jap's confessional II was a
confession? Why did he get Miss Nc
Lean to disappear? Answer those ques.
tions to my satisfaction before you talk
about me buttin' in with suspicious
against you."
corner Of the desk. ''1'm not going to
answer any questions! I'll say you've
got nerve! You're the man charged
with this crime---the man that's liable
to be tried for It. You've got a rope
round your neck right this minute--and
you 20 around high and mighty trying
to throw suspicion on men that there's
"You said you had quarrel with
your uncle that night-no, l believe
YOU called 1t a difference Of opinion,
at the inquest. !, What was that dis
agreement about?'
"Find out! I'll never tell you
"Was It because you tried to defend
James to him--tried to get him to for.
give the treachery Of his fiancee and hi:
nephewW
picked and banned wpnder. That brown
indomitable face. back of which wa.
so much strength Of purpose and 81
much keenness Of apprehension, begar
to fill him with alarm. This man le
no obstacles stop him. He would 60 OF
till he had uncovered the whole tangl
they were trying to keep hidden.
| "For Gods sake, man, stop thi
snooping around! You'll get off. Wei
back you. There's nowhere nearl
enough evidence to convict you. Let I
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-02-07

% slightly, Don't you think Ill
Don't you think Il for . minutel You'll
come clean whether you want to Or rot
~-or Ill put that rope you mentioned
round your brothers throat"
Jack looked at this man with the
nerves Of chilled steel and shivered.
What could he do against single- track
mind with such driving force back OF It?
Had Kirby got anything. Of Importance
on la James, Or was he bluihnsY
"You'li find how cheap it is. James
had been speculatin'. He was down and
out. Another week, an he'd have been
bankrupt. Uncle discovers how he's
been tricked by him an Miss Hartman.
He serves notice that he's cuttin' James
out Of bis will an he sends for law,
yer to draw up a new one. james an
his wife 20 to the old mans rooms to
beg off. There's quarrel, maybe. Any.
how, this point sticks up like a sore
your brother would "a been a beggar.
Now he's millionaire. And James
was in his room the very hour in which
"You can't prove that" Jack cried,
bis voice low and hoarse. How do
you know he was there? What evidence
Kirby smiled, easily and confidently.
'"rhe evidence will be produced at the
right time" He rose and turned to 60.
Jack also got up, white to the lips.
Hold on! Don't-don't do anything
in hurry! I'll-talk with you to-
morrow-here-in the forenoon. Or say
in day or two. I'll let you know
! then"
The hard look passed from his eyes
as he reached the corridor. Had tC
throw scare into him to make him
come through" he murmured in apol-
ogy to himself.
r To be continued tomorrow
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-02-07
THIS BEGINS THE sroaY

.:. s:i 4. cunnnss:% ,urn. Ss K r,s. ard ruth
VINO has 2 claim on him and kicks out
q man who says Cunningham owes him
sister Of wild Rose. a riding girl, who
tells her sisters trouble to Kirby Lane,
an outstanding and chlvalrOus- cowboy.
kIrby taka5 up the matter with Jack and
James. his two cousins. favored proteGes
cI James Cunningham. who demand to
Know the name Of the girl. When he
goes to his uncle's apartment he hnds
me man chloroformed. bound and dead.
me me murder had been committed BY q
iea.handed ni person. On a table Is q
10th, 10th Lane and villa Hose are al the IN.
room, Lane is arrested T Tor 'a% The 'in m"r.
der. but relea eed on bali. 'Rose reveals
she also. had been In. CunninRham's
apartment the night df the murder.
Hull. the man thrown out of Cunning
hams apartment. Jack and Phyllis. a
society girl. to whom Cunningham had
been engaged. are also known to have
been IN the room tho night Of the mur-
born. discover that Olson a rancher,
had been In room near the apart
ment. The Jap valet Is discovered dead.
Esther, Roses sister, disappears. Lane
thinks the elder Cunningham had mar
ried her, and that the two cousins had
abducted her IN order to have her sign
away her rights as an heir. He dis
covers. too. that the younger. James
Cunningham had married Phyllis. Sc
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Cottonwood chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1917-current, 1922-05-12
SPRAY YOUR ORCHARD.

1t is time we were thinking
about the quality of fruit we are
going to grow this year.
Recent inspection of orchards
shows that we have a trace of
Fruit Tree Leaf Roller" in this
county. This is one of the most
serious fruit pests known, and if
allowed to spread is capable of
practically destroying our fruit
crop.
Every one is urged to spray
their orchard this spring; for bs
immediate action and coopera-
ton of all we can very rearly
eXterminate this pest this year
before it gets a good start.
The eggs are laid on the bark
in grayish scale like masses and
begin Matching at the time fruit
buds of apple trees are opening.
Where comparatively few worms
are present satisfactory control
has been obtained by using
double strength arsenate of lead;
that is four pounds to one hun
dred gallons of water. This
solution will also control the
"Coddling Moth" which is MAIN
ly responsible for our wormy
apples.
Lime sulphur mixture at the
rate of four pounds to one hun
dred gallons of water can be ad-
ded to this same solution and
control the Scab of apple and
pear trees and the Spider and
Blister mites, thus lessening the
number of applications needed
for the several pests.
Two sprayings should be suf-
ficient eXcept in cases of badly
rfested orchards. The first or
calyx spray should be applied
lust as soon as the petals have
fallen, and the second or June
cover spray about three weeks
later or as soon as the first
brood of worms begin Matching.
If third spray is necessary it
should be applied when the sec
ond brood of worms are Matching
which is about ten weeks after
the petals have fallen.
County Agent Grayson.
Cottonwood chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1917-current, 1922-05-12
AT
MILL PRICES

We are this year operating
our saw mill at our old stand
near keuterville and will have a
full retail stock to take care of
those who want to buy lumber
direct from the mill. For four
years past we have not operated
our mill because we could not get
the help and hence were not in
position to make this offer. But
this year its different. Times
have changed for the farmer too.
lie will want to buy as economi-
cally as possible instead of buy
ing at his convenience. We have
started saving on the finest
bunch of logs we ever had in our
mill yard. Some fir but the
most of it nice, large sized yellow
pine timber that runs heavy 10
clear and dimension free from
sap and the much hated bull
pine. We cannot of course furn-
ish you dry lumber until little
later in the season and Just at
this time we solicit your orders
for barns and granary lumber on
which we will make you a very
attractive price. If you cannot
haul it yourself we will deliver it
right to your ranch. 1t was our
custom in former years to adver-
tise our mill prices and to strict
ly adhere to that price. This
policy has its advantages and
disadvantage. For the present
we solicit your inquiry and will
name you a price according to
character and amount of your
bill. If you need any help in
figuring your needs, our free
plans and estimates help you to
get what you want, whether it is
a fine home, barn, granary, gar
age or what not. Everyday
people are taking advantage of
this service, why not you. 1t
costs you absolutely nothing and
does not place you under any
obligation whatsoever to buy
from us. So do not hesitate but
come right in and lets talk it
over.
HUSSMAN LUMBER co.
Building Doctors"