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The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-09-09
Society Meets ut Parsonage.

Rev. and Mrs. Charles Mann at
their home, 1920 Twelfth street, en-
tertained the members of the Young
Peoples society Of the Gloria Del
Presbyterian church last evening.
There was short business session
when it was planned to sponsor a
social next month and to present a
play this fall. Games we're played
and refreshments were served.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-09-09
Surprise Mrs. Storbeck

Mrs. Otto B. Storbeck. 1903
Eighth-and-a-half avenue. was sur
prised last evening by a company
of 10 friends. the occasion for the
party being her birthday anniver-
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-09-09
viii Give Bridge.

Miss Dorothy Leavitt OF Mime
apolis, who is the house guest of
Miss Katherine Zeuch, No. Tenn
pie lane, Davenport, will be hon
Gree at an afternoon bridge Mon
day at the Outing club. Miss Zeuch
will also honor Miss Esther Bech-
tel, who is to be September bride,
and Mrs. Allen Lusk, nee Bechtel,
at the affair. Guests will be 40 tri-
city girls and young matrons.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-09-09
Bridge for Brides.

Miss Paula Schlegel is entertain
ing at bridge at her new home. 207
Ridgewood avenue, Camp McClel-
Ian. Davenport, Friday afternoon,
Sept. Is, as a pre-nuptial for Miss
Esther Bechtel. who is to be the
early fall bride of j. B. Ritten-
house of Norristown, Pa, and as a
post-nuptial for Mrs. Donald Muir
dock, nee Miss Gretchen Beider-
becke, whose wedding was an event
of August.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-09-09
Buffet Supper for Bridal Party.

The Misses Alice and Jane Skin
ner and Wallern Skinner of Red
Cliff" Moline, are to entertain the
members OF the Shuler-Davis bridal
party at a buffet supper tonight.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-09-09

tee OF which Mn. c. E. Robb 81
chairman was given. and Mrs. MAI
Karet Archer. depot matrcn. gayol
her report OF the summer work.
Miss Diana Ramser reported for the
vigilence committee and announce
ment was made Of the state home
bureau conference to be held here
Sept. 27-zS.
j. Courtesies for Miss RedleF.
Miss Annette Rodler Of Daven-
port, who will wed Paul A. Dahlen
Of this city Sept. 20. was honored
last evening at party given BY
her cousin, the Misses Eta and
Erma Ewert Of Davenport and Mrs.
Robert Yetter Of Iowa City. The
affair was given at the Ewert
home. The guests played 500 dur
ing the evening, favors going 70
Mrs. Curtis Bush. Mrs. Joseph
Stringer and Mrs. Henry KnOwltoa
of Sheffield. Supper was served at
the card tables.
! Out-of-town guests at the party
were Mrs. Chester Hannaman OF
Des Moines, Mrs. Eric Anderson OF
Chicago, who was Miss Edna Neck
ell, Davenport, and Mrs. Knowlton.
There are to be a number oil
parties next week for Miss Rodler,
the first to be q trouseau tea at her
home Monday afternoon. when her
sisters, the Misses Hilda and AIDE
laide will entertain. Monday eve
ming Mr.. and Mrs. Charles j.
Cramer and Will Glass Of this city
entertain for Miss Rodler and MFR.
Dahlen at the Cramer home. Tues
| day Mrs. Dan Dahlen. an aunt oil
the bridegroom, will entertain at
the Watch Tower and Wednesday
afternoon Miss Louise Ross OF
Davenport gives party for the
bride-elect. Thursday afternoon
Mrs. H. r. Plath Of Davenport en-
tertains and Saturday afternoon
Mrs. Otto Misner and Miss Meta
Cordes of Davenport are to honor
Miss Rodler at courtesy. A grouE
of members from Miss Rodler'S
swimming class are to give lunch
con for her at the Terrace Gardens
Davenport, Monday, Sept. IL.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-09-09
Guild Holds First Meeting.

st. Anthony's hospital guild held
the first meeting Of the fall yester-
day afternoon at the hospital, and
in spite OF the heat there. was a
splendid attendance. The guild is
completing the first year of work
and plans to hold election of Off
GERS at the next regular meeting,
Friday, Oct 10. The annual sew
ing occupied the afternoon yester-
day and refreshments were served
by Mrs. T. F. Haege and Mrs. Nor
ris Cannon.
Morning Bridge for Miss Davis.
Mrs. w. H. Rendleman of Pros
pect Terrace, Davenport, is enter
tanning today at a morning bridge
pre-nuptial courtesy for Miss Su-
zanne Davis Of this city, who is to
become the bride of her brother
Charles Shuler of Davenport, next
Tuesday. The affair is being held
at the Outing club.
Seven tables are being played in
the parlors of the club house, and
there will be favors awarded al
each table, and a gift for tbs
| bride. Late summer flowers il
lavender and blue in the parlors
and in the dining room where
luncheon is to be served. Aster:
are the lavender flowers usej
and delphinium suggest the blue
shade Of the wedding colors.
! Mrs. John Shuler and Mrs. Hugh
i Schiller Of Des Moines, Mrs. Victor
Stibolt of Hammond, La, Mis-.
Eunice Emery of Chicago and Mis-.
Katherine Yoemens of Kansas Cit,
are the out-of-town guests.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-09-09
Class Elects Omcers.

Workers class Of First Baptist
church held its annual meeting
yesterday at the summer cottage of
Mrs. w. X. Crandell on Vandruff's
island. A picnic dinner was en-
ioyed at noon and at 2::30 . half
hour bible study was conducted
followed by reports of the years
work and election OF officers.
Mrs. Andrew Dahlen was elected
teacher, Mrs. Crandell president,
Mrs. Joseph Turnbaugh secretary,
Mrs. Carter treasurer and Mrs. M.
E. Terry birthday secretary. There
were Is members at the meeting.
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1922-11-23

tails. That which interests me, which
affects, benefits or harms me is para
mount. Human nature is so constitut-
ed, and to revivify politics that trait
must be considered and truckled to.
Let us grow reminiscent. Twenty
years ago a coterie of men in my pre-
cinct dominated the republican party
and a like body there managed the
democratic business. Our primary
(caucus?) meetings were run by these
twenty-five or thirty men Good can
didates were picked and slated for
every Office. even the election board
Interest ran high; politics was talked
at home, in shop, Office store, on the
street
County convention time came. We
carefully chose our delegates. Maybe
had a hot fight electing them. A
gang" or body of men pulled the
convention wires, dominated. "bOssed"
the county SO it was in both parties.
Again great care was used in hand
picking candidates Good men they
must be or they would get licked.
Sometimes o good fellow had to step
aside and wait his turn next time, and
all such promises were faithfully re-
deemed if possible. The contests be-
fore and in the convention brought
things to white heat. OF course, there
were heart -burnings, bitter rankings,
enmities
But no apathy
There were strict party lines even
rancorous battles with the political
enemy. but it bred healthy interest.
You and I became personally in
terested We wanted no Office. but we
strove to nominate and later to elect
our personal candidates Boys could
hardly wait their majority to vote.
state conventions repeated the con-
ditions magnifed into state proper
tions. Both great parties were loaded
for bear and at it tooth and toenail all
through campaign.
1.-The result was-I know I am right
better candidates than now are nom
mated in precinct, borough, city, state,
and even in the nation. Some bad
ones slipped through Some vassals
abused their political bosshOod. Some
scoundrels prostituted their power for
pelf. Have those deplorable condi
lions ended with the change of meth
DDS? You know better My judgment
is that the present direct primary and
other namby- pamby election methods
in vogue are killing political interest.
All personal appeal is whitening up,
dying of dry rot
rs it far-fetched to assert that the
condition is dangerous to the nation
and grows more menacing yearly?
For a remedy go back to the old |
system. There seems no other medi-
cine"
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1922-11-23
WHY BUSINESS is BETTER.

Mining Congress JournaD
While an interview is not ordinarily
good form in which to express editor
ial opinion, yet a conversation between
metal man in New York and an Off
cial of the Mining Congress furnishes
so obvious an expression of editorial
truth that it deserves to be so stated
The metal man is an importer of
metals and minerals produced in for
eign countries. He was expressing
himself in bitter opposition to the tar
if. mot. you understand, from the
standpoint of any selfish interest,
merely on the broad constructive pol
lev which affects the country as a
whole" II is interesting by the way,
to note how broad a persons view
point can be under such conditions.
'How is business generality" he
was asked.
"Oh. you would be surprised at the
change in the last six months Not
only up through New England, but
through all manufacturing centers,
the demands for metals are coming
fast"
why is this?" he was asked.
ooh. I don't know. I imagine bust
ness just is better"
Don't you realize" he was asked,
that the reason business is better is
because these producing centers are
starting up again and that the reason
they are starting up is because for the
first time in four years these produc-
ers and manufacturers have some as
surance of protection against importa-
tions of competing products at ruin
ouslv low foreign cost of production"
We do not sufficiently realize in this
the extent to which our indi-
viduaI prosperity is tied up in nation
al prosperity The average business
man engaged IN mass production cen
ters his entire attention on his costs
Of raw material and production and
looks to the business which comes to
him as an inalienable right. We
should never forget, as mining opera
tors. that we can only sell our metals
our minerals and our coal to factories /
which are operating and TO railroads /
which are hauling American merchan- /
iise to and from these factories in the |
process of manufacture.
When you read as you so often will /
'ather contemptuous lofty attacks on
he principles of American protection. !
these basic facts.
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1922-11-23
POLITICAL APATHY EXPLAINED
BY PENNSYLVANIA.

Edward G. Lowrey. the accomplish
ed editorial writer on the Philadelphia
Public Ledger recently endeavored to
account for the apathy of the people
which was so pronounced throughout
the country in the campaign just
ended. His effort ran counter to the
views of one James A Hamilton. a
Ledger reader residing at Chambers
burg, Pa, who points out that there
was no political apathy under the old
convention system of nominating can
didates and tells why. Mr.. Hamiltons
explanation will appeal to thousands
who formerly felt an interest in polit-
ical issues and candidates and who
now find themselves practically shut
out of participation in the campaign
through the operation of direct pri-
maries, which invariably kin the par
ty spirit. What Mr.. Hamilton says
is worth reading and is here repro
duced:
THAT there is a woeful lamentable
and surely dangerous apathy is pat
ent to all observant Equally patent.
to my mind. is the reason.
Lack of personal interest.
1.-THE first person singular stands out
beyond everything with us frail NOR
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1922-11-23

heart, until they settle down to saving
their souls and their countries as we'll
as their bacon, we can not help Eur
ope, but we can cripple ourselves.
We wish that these international
bankers and these foreign critics of
ours who are prating of Americas
duty would formulate in concise, con-
crete terms just what that duty is,
: and tell us just what Europe wants
and will accept from us besides
money. We do not believe that there
| is a workable program of cooperation
in anyOne's mind. Everyone who I'M
derstands what is happening right now
in European affairs knows that Amer
lea would get about as far in the
present league of nations as a water
melon in a colored camp meeting
OF course if we forgave Europe the
old debts and loaned her our last dol
lar we could be as snow-white as we
were for a few brief weeks while we
were pouring American soldiers and
dollars into Europe. For ten billion
we could undoubtedly be "all heart;
for twenty, "all soul"
The Saturday Evening Post has
been asked by several peace organiza-
lions to urge the calling of a second
disarmament conference. There has
been no stronger advocate of a grad
ual scaling of armies and navies to a
police basis than this weekly. But
taking into consideration the fact that
at this writing the most important de-
cisions of the last conference have not
been confirmed and carried out, in
view of the temper of Europe and the
Far East, IN the light of the war by
proxy in the Near East, we do not be-
lieve that the time is ripe for another
conference. We might wake up to
find that some of the conferees had
disarmed by proxy too. Until the
present international crime wave has
passed, America must keep herself in
a strong defensive condition. Some
of our very best nations. while piously
protesting their belief in war prohibi-
ton, have been bootlegging territorial
and trade advantages. We can't get
anywhere with a white-ribbon dis
conference if the delegates
come to it with whisky on the breath
and something on the hip.
America is for Limitation confer
ences, economic conferences, moral
and financial aid-anything that will
help Europe, as soon as Europe is
really ready to help herself. And we
would gladly give her all the money
that she wants if she would give back
to our young men those things that
ner huckstering politicians took from
hem in the great war and the little
Illusions and their ideals.
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1922-11-23
Then We Can Help Europe
Saturday Evening Post)

There is deep and freely expressed
anxiety in Europe over the state of
Americas soul. But there is also will
ingness on the part of our friends over
there to save it for us. This salvation
is not free-in fact, it is deucedly ex-
lpensive-but as our would-be saviors
point out, it is better to be broke and
saved than solvent and damned-as
we are-by most of Europe.
For we are sunk in sin. if we are to
believe our European critics and some
American ones; stepped in iniquity;
wallowing in ill-gotten wealth; while
Europe, poor but proud, broke but
blameless, is busy with the better, the
nobler the higher things, having al
ready saved her own soul
The propaganda is growing a little
raw as we say in our uncouth Amer
lean way-a bit thick, as our more
sophisticated British cousins put it,
Well Informed Americans have never
really expected that the foreign debts
would be paid in full. But they did
hope and they had a right to expect
that so long as those debts were I'M
liquidataed Europe would cut down
her ornaments, reduce her military
expenses, and use the men and the
money thus saved to rehabilitate her
nations. But all this anti-American
propaganda, these attempts to blacken
the American character and to ascribe
to the nation unworthy motives ana
actions of which it is quite guiltless.
are gradually effecting a change in
public opinion over here.
There is a streak of sentimentalism
ia americans. quite absent from the
European character where money is
that is easily played on by
clever propaganda--and it has been,
fallen for the shame them to-it stuff
but the recent work along this line has
been too coarse to influence the kiddie
type of mind even.
Now when the average American
reads that America has lost her soul
while Europe has saved hers, he asks
hat average American question, How
10 they get that way?" He remem-
)ers Americas part in the war, and
low she refused to profit to the extent |
If dollar of reparations or an inch of |
erritory He knows that the Euro
bean powers divided vast gain in land
md enormous trade possibilities; that
heir capacities and jealousies result
d in a peace that is a fomenter OF
var. He looks at the Near East,
where one great nation stood behind
he Greeks while another got behind
he Turks And he is asked to take
essons in saving his soul from the
politicians in control Of these nations
politicians who have ruined Europe
nd who now ask that we act as
rreclxing crew to salvage the old mess
OF them while they push on to new
riumphs OF ruin.
America has been absolutely right
q keeping out Of foreign affairs I'M
er the conditions and leadership that
ave prevailed since the armistice.
Until the politicians have a change Of
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1922-11-23

an assemblage made up of Americans
Of any class. II would of course be
unfair 10 regard this BLACKBOARD ex-
preston as representative of English
opinion Of American and Americans.
because we know it is not; but it
should at least be a warning to US
regarding the real opinions and mo-
tives of these gentlemen who come
over here and essay to instruct us in
our relations to foreign lands.
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1922-11-23
AUTHOR GETS A MER.
TIED RE5UKE.

1t has become quite a fad for Eng
Iish notables to come over here and
criticise our institutions and even to
advise Americans regarding their
course in dealing with international
questions Having declined to tie up
in the league of nations, we are re-
peatedly warned of the error of our
way by the super statesmen of Eng
land and other European countries,
while the huge indebtedness of Europe
to the United States to these humani-
tartan minds is merely an incident of
our participation in the war and
should be forgiven and forgotten. I'm
fortunately propaganda in this line is
having the desired effect among GER
tain influential classes. particularly
among the large banking interests
with foreign connections. The latest
of the alien propagandists to make his
appearance in this country is John
president of the Royal His
torical Society of Great Britain. He
is scheduled to lecture in various parts
of the country. and his first engage
ment was an address TO the cadets NJ
West Point on Armistice day. But he
didn't keep his engagement A day or
two before Armistice day the atten
ton Of Secretary of War Weeks was
called to this passage from book /
entitled British Statesmen of the
Great War" of which Mr. Fortescue
is the author;
Americans esteem a good bar
gain, even If gained by dishonor-
able means, to mark the highest
form of ability. The United States
can not engage in any form of
competition with u.s. from athletics
to diplomacy, without using foul
play. They must win if not by
fair skill then by prearranged
trickery or violence; if not by
open negotiations, then by CARRIED
maps and forged documents. There
is the fact It may be unpleasant
but it can not be denied"
Secretary Weeks forthwith COM
nunioated with the commanding ON
,er at West Point and instructed him
o cancel Mr.. Fortescue's engagement
Idding this laconic comment: IAN au-
hor entertaining these sentiments is
lot considered to be a proper person
o address the students of a govern
nent academy" Certainly he is not,
Tor is he a proper person TO address
he students of any other school, or y
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1922-11-23
THE REPUBLICAN PARTY MUST
"DELlVER THE GOODS"

Although Senator Borah declared
the Wallace platform blank so far
as proposing a constructive policy is
concerned, the republican party in
Idaho can not use that as an alibi to
avoid specific performance, now that
the people have given it a vote of con-
fidence for the next two years. With
all respect for the distinguished sena-
tor and freely conceding the compar-
alive unimportance of our judgment
alongside of his. we must insist that
the republican platform contains much
constructive material which when
utilized in conformity with the pledge
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1922-11-23

or the party will result in great benefit
to the people of the state And it is
now squarely up to the republicans to
utilize it, TO fulfill every prediction
promise. and the Miner has every con-
hdence that they will do it. The re-
publicans elected every state officer
and they have a majority in both
houses Of the legislature, and they are
therefore in position to make good
every provision of the platform.
Cost of state government and high
taxes were the outstanding issues in
the campaign, and while the republic
cans convinced the people that there
had been no extravaganza under re-
publican administration, and that the
taxes for state purposes were an in
significant part o. the tax burden. the
republican platform recognizes that
the legislature should adopt measures
that will protect the taxpayers against
themselves as well as to hold expenses
of state government down to the min
imum Here is what the platform
says on these questions:
1--WE pledge ourselves to close
supervision of all appropriations
to the end that Idahos cost of gov
fat nd
cipal, shall be reduced to actual
necessities.
I'VE favor amending the laws so
that the maximum levies which
the various taxing bodies may levy
shall be materially reduced, and
that any additional levies within
another maximum to be fixed shall
not be levied unless approved by
a two thirds vote of the taxpayers
affected"
This and other provisions of the
platform directing affecting the peo-
pie of the state must be taken up ear
nestly by the legislature and disposed
of in accordance with the provisions
of the platform and the demands of
the people The injection of the direct
primary into the campaign has forced
that upon the legislature. and accord
ing to the information at hand there
will be a majority in favor of reenact-
ing a direct primary law. If left to a
vote of the people we believe it would
be shown that there is a substantial
majority against the system. but with
primary advocates made up of all pol
itical shades it is not likely that ac-
lion can be deferred in order to let the
people decide the question for them
selves. In that situation the thing for
the legislature to do, as suggested by
Senator elect Callahan, is to take up
the primary bill at the earliest posi-
Die date and dispose of it as quickly |
as possible in order to clear the way /
ior more important legislation and to
which the republican party is pledged. !