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The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-10-30
AFTER THE DARK.
BY Marjorie Mawninney.

Copyright, 1922, by Wheeler Syn
dictate, Incl
1t was a dark, dismal twilight,
and the glow from the street lamps
shone but family through the mist
that hung over the city, yelling
from sight both the attractive ana
the repellant.
A close observer would have no
ticed the premature liIss Of weari-
ness Naround the small. shapely
mouth and the pathetic droop to
the slim figure.
AS she trudged YEARLY along,
Anita likened her life to the eve
ming. Each task she had tried to
accomplish, each ambition she had
fostered was even as the night.
but dimly piercing the atmosphere,
holding no attraction for the out
side world. even fading in insignifi-
canoe in Aer own eyes.
How different life was from what
she had planned. To do great
things upon the completion Of her
college career-that golden dream
had faded. Fate had not smiled in
diligently upon this ship of human
ity. Even thes last year at high
school had been denied her.
1t had been nothing but work,
work-after her parents death-to
make a home for herself and her
little brother. To be taken from a
home of culture and refinement and
suddenly thrust into the world Of
necessity had seemed almost more
than she could bear. She would
close her eyes tightly at night even
now and refuse to believe that she
was not in the sheltering protec.
ton Of her old home.
| Friends! She had almost come
to despise the word. Where had
her fathers loyal friends disap-
fpeared when the estate had been
settled and hardly penny waa
left for his two children? Where
was DR.. Lanvin. whom her father
had always entertained SO cordi-
ally?
Sometimes these thoughts would
become almost an obsession with
her, and then she would remember
thankfully that she still had Bob
and it was pleasure to work for a
loved one. y
Anita's heart lifted as she pictuF.
ed him in her mind. He was Z
young man now-but 1--WE years
younger than she-and then. sud
tdenly, 1t seemed as though 4 blacl
knife had entered her brain.
Oh, dear Heaven! That was why
iher heart was 30 heavy. That wa.
the reason her very soul seemed
bruised and beaten. For . while
she had forgotten him-her mint
seemed centered on her own petty
problems. Now she realized tina
they were as nothing. nothing, com
pared to Bob's life.
He had been rather frail from
childhood - nothing serious. th,
doctor had said, but of late year,
he had seemed to grow taller AMI
stronger, and Anita's heart ha,
been light.
He was taken i'll suddenly on
night and the Doctors verdict ha,
J been operation. and at once"
would necessitste the services of ,
specialist. and them complete re
covssy could not b assured. TIL,
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-10-30
The Daily Short Story

money had finally been procured.
and with high hopes he had left for
the hospital.
That was a week ago, but the
reports given were not favorable.
and Anita dreaded seeing him
again and listening to his words Of
comfort for her, when everything
in her heart was dire anguish.
He was all she had to live for;
she couldn't let him go-alone.
Involuntarily she climbed the
steps to the hospital and entered
the reception room.
Yes, she could see Robert Pax
ton
She mounted the steps with a
heavy heart, and softly entered his
room on the second floor. He was
facing the window and she leaned
over him, whispering, Bob"
Hello. Sis" he said. win an as
sumption of his old gaiety. I've
got the greatest neys-the opera
tons been a success. DR.. Lanvin
says the crucial period has passed
And what do you think? DR.. Ian
win was a friend of Dads, and I've
been telling him little about us
since dad and mother died.
7 HE thinks dads affairs should
be investigated - he was away al
the time, but he thinks he has some
valuable information. He always
supposed we were we'll taken care
OF. And, say, Anita, there's enough
for US to 1--we comfortably ON any
way"
Anita" he called shrilly.
NURSE"
! And for the next half hour an,
other patient was added to the hos
i pital.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-10-30
THAT PAT FEELING.

For . long time ! have wonder
Cd what allied % many young
women who wrote me such pleas
ant letters opening thetr hearts to
mo and entrusting their secrets TO
my keeping. So many Of them
modestly mentioned thsis thfDe
main dimensions, height weight
and age. which Indicated practical
ly perfect figures, AID vt they
yearned to reduce. Really it had
becomA-.a vsTitable epidemic, this
determination on tbs part Of the
girls to grow thin, and Il worried
me ., great deal. ! feared II was Z
decadent tendency Of the sex. I'm
. pessimistie- person about oil such
matters. To my mind the womsu
had lost their heads-that IN, their
hair. and having made such q
scream of q success In that par.
ticular mutilation they were bound
and determined to sacrifice any
other feminine charms they might
happen to find themselves possess
cd Of. So l made up my mind ID
discourage this deplorable tend
ency all / could; ut any rate
meant to lend no hand to it. II
the women were going to make
animated clothesracks of them.
selves they needn't look to me fol
any counsel or aid. So for quite 9
spell now l have lugubriously with.
held all Information or advice re-
garding reduction from querists
whose three main dimensions have
not clearly warranted an effort tt
reduce. fear this practice bias
aliensted the affections Of mxny
feminine readers or even won theii
animosity.
find, now that have made thii
new discovery. that / have misset
my cue in dealing with most o.
these more or less perfect ladiei
who crayed to make themselves i'm.
perfect. am not repelling theil
appeals 80 coldly any more, bu
On the contrary ] am appealing II
these very misguided girls to usa
a better remedy than reduction Il
for what ails them. Nowaday'
when any lady of reasonably pass
able dimensions writes that sh'
must reduce l endeavor to bring /;
bit of blarney into the case and of
fer her q more attractive playthinl
to take her mind off the foo
notion of reducing.
The very important discovery
have made lis this, that although
some folks are unquestionably
egregiousiy and In rare cases al
most irretrievably fat, there are
| surprising number who are no
obese ut all, not overweight, bu
who do have that fat feeling, AM
| unless something is done to relieJ
the feeling many of them are il
real danger of reducing-an event
uality which is most undesirabl
not only for the sake of good look
but for health's sake.
That fat feeling is a mighty sa,
feeling for anybody to have. sand
certainly can sympathize with tn
victim, even though he be only
man. 1t must be terrible for VIC
man. l am exceeding chary wit
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-10-30
@. What 10 the oldest drama?
J. ". E,

U. WAat u tue OiOebt uIAhd:
J. ". E.
A. 1t Is impossible to say defin'
iteiy which is the Oldest drama.
Certainly one of the Oldest is the
Book Of Job. which was written
either in the last century of Per-
sian rule, or shortly after the con-
quest Of Alexander the Great. Tho
earliest extant Sanskrit play. "The
Toy Cart" dates probably from the
close OF the second century, A. D,
Chinese drama dates from the EN-
peror Yuen-Tsung A. D. 720. ORA
matte pieces were called Tchouen-
Xiii.
O. Where did tarring and feath-
ering originate? H. B. l..
A. 1t is thought that Richard
Occur de Lion invented 1t. VIII en-
he sailed for the Holy Land, Rich.
ard made sundry laws for the reg.
ulation Of his feet. One Of them
was that - robber who shall b.
convicted of, tlreft shall have his
head cropped after the manner Of
a champion, and Dolllns pltcn snal'
be poured thereon, and then the
feathers of q cushion shall b.
shaken out upon him. 20 that hi
may be known, and at the first land
at which the ship shall touch hi
shall be set on shore"
@. Novels dealing with HINDU
life use the word dacoit. Wha'
does it mean? F. P.
A. A dacoit is one Of . class o.
murderous robbers in India wht
act in gangs.
G. Who was Mrs. Grundy?
w. NJ. r.
A. Mrs. Grundy was q personagt
constantly appealed to in tn,
phrase, But what will Mrs. Gfund!
say?% in Morton's play. Speed ant
Plough" $500. but sho never ap
pears among the dramatic per
sonas. The phrase has come :
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-10-30

stand for the judgment OF sociel!
in general upon actions or eonauc'
Q. Was Norman Hapgood ever ID
the diplomatic service?
A. Norman Hapgood was Unllea
States Minister to Denmark tron
February to December, 1913.
Q. Did the custom of labor ~,
rades originate in the oni'eu
States?
A. The custom of having laoo,
parades on certain days eAislea
for many centuries, even oeloi
the discovery of America. II was
the custom for the different guilos
of craftsmen to parade the stree.
OF London, England. on Vafi0''
occasions.
| @. Should the woman or a'"
/ follow the usher down the aisle:
W. U. 3.
A. The woman should preceoe
her escort.
Q. Did many English nooiem.s.
lose their lives in the World wa
n. A. D.
A. Burke's Peerage says Ne's,
since the War Of Roses nave ~
many members Of the aris1ociA, :,
fallen in battle. The succession -
more than 200 hereditary nono, -
has been directly affected ana nee, .,
,ly tho same number Of heirs on'''
or indirect, were killed. I'D
@. In what opera does oA''
man" put children to Sleep -
! A. Sandman was one OF the cns
acters in the fairy opera h Is
and Gretel," first presented
Germany in 1898 and in New I'm n
in 1895. Based on the BABES =
the Wood" story, the opera op ;.,o
with two children being sent .ni
the woods for strawberries ,.s,
losing their way. Sandman ~. ls
them to sleep and fairies and any"
, guard them.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-10-30

The Argus months ago warned officials,
privately land publicly. against laxity Of law
enforcement in Rock Island. Their failure to
act then was tragic mistake, as they have
already learned to their sorrow. And that isn't
all. Some of them will be lucky if they escape
the penitentiary.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-10-30

Rock Island county voters should not be
swayed by prejudice in voting on the proposed
new Illinois constitution. There is no Ques-
ton but that it is imperfect in many respects,
but the chances are that it is about as good as
you will ever get, assuming that you are in
favor of new constitution
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-10-30

Ofhcials, who joined hands with John Looney
in the conspRaey to promote. protect and prof.
teer from public Iaviessness stand convicted
before the bar Of public opinion. All that now
remains is for them to be dealt with by the
courts in accordance with the ends OF justice.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-10-30

When The Argus exposed vicious condi-
tions In Rock Island it had no thought that the
campaign would crimiDally involve individuals.
But the barrage you will observe, has smoked
out some interesting personages that have
been posing before the community as law
abiding citizens, whereas, with their masks re-
moved, they prove to be nothing less than plain
murderers, blackmailers, thieves and grafters.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-10-30

The Rock Island immunity ring levied 4
special assessment upon the bootlessins saloon.
keepers. houses of prostitution and gambling
resorts for the national grotto convention last
June The Argus some day hopes to be able
to print the total amount collected, which ran
into many thousands. and also give the names
Of omcials and others among whom tie
money was divided.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-10-30

East Moline has te bootlegging bars that
are operating under full oficiai protection. viii
the chief of police of East Moline or the sheriff
of Rock Island county say that they don't
know these lawless joints are operating? We
don't believe they will
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-10-30

Rock Island loop merchants had another
prosperous run Of business last Saturday.
People finally have become convinced that it is
again safe to venture out at night without fear
of having to dodge bullets of the terror crew.
The terror crew is no more.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-10-30

There is no wet and dry issue in Rock Is
land The law provides that intoxicants must
not be manufactured or sold for beverage pur-
poses. Therefore the issue in Rock Island is
lawlessness or law and order. The Argus is
for law and order Where do you stand?
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-10-30

There are still a few OF the Rock Island
underworld lords hanging ON In the hope that
brighter day is dawning here for their bus
mess. Chief Fftzsimmons has served notice on
them that they might as we'll accept the situa-
ton gracefully. for they are clinging to a
false hope.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-10-30

Chief William H. Ntzsimmons and his men
of the police department have treated Rock
Island to the most thorough cleaning of vice
and lawlessness that it has experienced in %
years. It's splendid job, and all Fitzsimmons
has to do to keep it that way is to insist upon
relantless watchfulness ON the part Of his men,
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-10-30

There will be on the November ballot
proposition to issue bonds to complete the
Rock Island county Jail. 1t should carry. The
Jail must be finished, and this cannot be done
without the needed funds
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-10-30

The Rock Isisnd police department is rem
dering 100 per cent service to the law-abiding
people of Rock Island since its members have
been relieved of the bIihders and handouts Of
the immunity ring.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-10-30

The people Of Rock Island are demanding
that their government be directed from the city
hall and not from the roost OF the vice vultures.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-10-30

In Indiana the other day two public officials
were sent to the penitentiary for doing exactly
what some of the officials of Rock Island have
been housekeeping moneyto protect law
breakers,
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-10-30

The Shiny claw Of the murderer, black
mailer and CRATER is still clinging to the front
door of the Rock Island city hall.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-10-30

Obedience to the laws Of this country is II
acid test of every citizens patriotism.
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Argus Information Bureau

The Argus nofm
Bureau yredsne Ao Drsee wlns!on GIVE name I
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The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-10-30
HEALTH TALKS
BY William Brady. M. I


sympathy; that tat feeling and
prsmsture beldnsss are about the
only afflictions OF men that excite
my sympathy; several other things
n women, and everything unplsas-
ant in children can harrow my fsel-
ings.
But there il no good excuse for
having that fat feeling. Any one
Who % not an invalid may cure It
IN the privacy Of home. BY devot-
ing about eighteen minutes day
70 an intensive study Of the New
Brady symphony. And it's almost
q cheap ~ air, inst . simple re-
quest properly chapsroned BY the
indispensable stamped, self-ad-
dressed envelope.
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS.
The Left Handed Child
Ny child Is left handed. Is it adj
yisable to make him use the right
hand for writing and other things!
Mrs. G. r. o.
Answer-Four percent Of chill
dren are naturally left handed.
Many cases OF suffering have oc-
Cured when left handed children
we're forced to use the right hand
for writing. There is no good reas-
on for attempting to force the
change to right handed
moss in a naturally left handed
child and in my judgmentNis in1ur-
ious to the child's nervous stabil-
ity to do 20.
Cancer of the Breast
Kindly give me all possible in
formation concerning cancer OF tho
breast. MRS. Z. E. u.
Answer-Send 10 cents to the
American Medical association. 535
North Dearborn street, Chicago, Ill,
for an authoritative pamphlet on
cancer of the breast.
Peanuts
l read that you say peanuts con-
tain iron. If l eat a pound of pea
Nnts q week will that put color in
my face? Are peanuts constipat-
ing? Are they hard to digest?
MRS. o. A.
Answer-Peanuts contain about
the same proportion Of, iron as
beans, raisins or graham bread,
but not 50 much as almonds. wal
nuts, oatmeal, spinach, dates or
molasses. The amount Of iron you
take or eat scarcely determines the
matter or color in your face. Pea
nuts are pretty substantial food,
thoroughly digestible, leaving little
residue. undigested. hence are not
SO laxative as some foods, but are
! not at all constipating. Crude or
| unrefined molasses, the black stun
! such as we used to get in the day.
, OF old before the food manipulators
began purifying" the life out OF
our foods for us, was great health
food for youngsters and the crudes1
grade of molasses now obtainable
is still q fine health food for young
sters-better for them than any
kind Of medicinal iron. But this
does not apply to the anemic, ul,
tra-refiined sugar syrups offered in
| lie uof the crude molasses.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-10-30

WHO killed Bill oab1l:
, 1922-03-13
CHANCE IN RAIL
PLANS MADE BY
FORD, REPORT
Modification of Original Pro-
posals for Reorganization
Decided on by Auto
Magnate.

WASHINGTON. March 1s.-Henry
Ford. whose purchase and operation
of the Detroit. Toledo and Ironton
railroad has been followed with con
siderable interest in the raiiro1d world.
has decided to codlfy his original plan
for its corporate reorganization. ar
cording to Indications given by inter
state commission cor
Shortly after the purchasing the
railroad. h automobile manufacturer
organized a new company called the
Detroit and lronton foe which no Sc
cured Interstate commerce commission
permission to issue s.. 900. 900 in CAPT
tai stock and to build n new line OF
railroad in Wayne county. Michigan.
experimenting the original system In
addition Mr.. Ford sought permission
to turn the entire properties OF the De-
troit. Toledo and Ironton over to the
new corporation under lease and to
have the company guarantee outstand-
ing securities issued by the old rail-
road.
Certain minority stockholders of the
old company opposed to Mr.. Ford's re-
organization plans. entered objection
plans. entered objections in tho com
missions Investigation of the matter
and the commission recently issued an
order stating that the applicant CMr.
Ford requested that these matters
the granting OF the lease) be held in
allegiance, and accordingly no action
has e taken"
The commission also noted that cit
docs not appear that the applicant
desires to press the matter to n con
clusion at this time, and in order to
close the record applications will be
dismissed"
The action OF the commission conse
quently leaves the Ford railroad prop
critics exactly in the situation that
they were in when Mr.. Ford acquired
them
, 1922-03-13
LEGAL NOTICES
NOTICE OF INCORPORATION OF
THE WINTER-HENTHORNE
INCORPORATED.

The Winter-Henthorne, Incor-
porated, was Incorporated in the Of
flee of the Secretary of State, Chey-
enne, Wyoming, on the 18th day of
February, 1922, at 9:10 a. m.
The object for which this cor
poration is formed is to conduct a
retail, wholesale and manufacturing
jewelry and optical business; to
buy, sell and manufacture all kinds
of goods usual and incidental to the
carrying on of a retail, wholesale
and manufacturing jewelry and OPP
teal business and to buy all ma
chinery and personal property and
conveniences necessary or incident
to carrying out the objects of said
corporation.
The capital stock of said com
pany shall be Fifteen Thousand
Dollars ($15,000) divided into Fiji
teen Thousand (15,000) shares of
the par value of One Dollar SD
each.
The term of existence of said
Company shall be fifty years.
The place where the business of
this corporation shall be carried or
is Natrona County, Wyoming, and
such other locations IN the United
States as the directors may select.
The number of directors of said
Company shall be three and the
names of the directors who shall
manage the concerns of said COM
pany for the first year are j. a.
Henthorne, Arthur d. Jet and L
E. Winter of the County of Natrona
and State of Wyoming.
The location of the principal Of
fee of said Company in this state
shall be at 141 East Second Street,
in the City of Casper, Natrona
County and State of Wyoming, and
the agent in charge of said office
and the agent for service of process
upon said corporation is J.. II. Hem
thorne.
WINTER-HENTHoRNE INC.
J.. II. Henthorne,
President and Treasurer.
Publish March H., IS, IA, 1929.
, 1922-03-13
NOTICE TO STOCKHOLDERS.

You are hereby notified that a
special meeting of the stockholders
of the Wyoming Building and Loan
Association, a Wyoming corpora
ton, will be held at the Office of
the Company, 21S East Second
Street, in the City of Casper, Ma
trona County, Wyoming, on the
18th day of March, 1922, at the
hour of 8 o'clock p. m. of said day,
for the purpose Of voting to in
crease the capital stock of said cor
poration from Five Hundred Thou
sand Dollars $500, OO0) to One
Million Five Hundred Thousand
Dollars (s1,50o, oOO), each share of
stock when matured to be of the
par value of One Hundred Dollars
($10O), and for the transaction of
such other and further business as
may properly corne before said
meeting at that time.
W. D. ALLEY,
Secretary.
Dated at Casper, Wyoming, this
goth day of February, 1929.
Publish Feb. 20. 81, Mar. 6. Ia, 1926.
(D&L)
, 1922-03-13
PROGRESS IS SLOW ON
THE R|VERTON PROJECT

RIvERToN. Wyo-. March IA
Cold weather interrupted work on the
Rdverton project OF tho u. S. reclama
nation service to h extent that only
1881 cubic yards were moved, &C
cording to tho monthly report. OF
this amoun 1884 was sandstone and
required blasting. The two smaller
draglines were not used during the
month.
With tho advent of better weather
conditions faster progress is in pros
pect.
, 1922-03-13
BUSINESS CHANCES

~ N-~0
FOR SALE - Small grocery store,
good location. $500 cash Box Ais.
Tribune. 3-11-sts
FOR QUICK SALE.
Best paying little restaurant and
short order house In Casper. p. o.
box 2o2S. '-iI-2ts
FOR SALE-Grocery and meat bust
ness; paying real profits; most rea-
onabl rent In the city. Write or
wire box Alto. Tribune. 3-e-10t
PERSONAL
, 1922-03-13
FOR SALE-REAL ESTATE
LAND FOR SALE

FOR SALE-Eighty acres irrigated
land near Riverton; twenty acres
alfalfa; terms Address box 173, Riv-
erton. Wyo. 3-9-4ts
, 1922-03-13

FOR RENT-CAhin for patching. Ssl
South Spruce street 5-9-4t'
, 1922-03-13
NOTICE.

Notice is hereby given that the
partnership heretofore existing be-
tween Oddmund Josendal and Fred
erlck M. Parsons, doing business
under the firm name of Josendal &
Parsons, has been by mutual con-
sent dissolved. All lawful debts
a from said co-partnership and all
moneys due to said co-partnership
are payable to IT by said Oddmund
Josendal, as the a may be.
Dated this 18th day of March,
ODDMUND JOSENDAL
FREDERICK NJ. PARSONS
Publish March 10, 1922.
(W.O.W)
, 1922-03-13
Real Estate And
Oil Man Seized

HOUSTON. Texas, March 13-web-
ster Bishop. president of the Southland
Realty corporation and connected with
the Texas Oil Producing company, is
in custody of the police hero on
a bench warrant issued in Des Moines.
Iowa. charging him with obtaining
money under false pretenses. Bishop
stated he would fight extradition and
that he hal been facing trouble with
stockholders, whom he has sued for
unpaid salary.
, 1922-03-13

FOR SALE Sacrifice: brand new
Story and Clark piano; tapestry
oyer-stuffed Yivingroom set, bedroom
furniture; oriental n indian rugs;
porch benches and other household ar
ticles. Phone 1913. 3-13-3t'