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The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-04-20
Social Announcements.

The Harmony aid society to Fred
&c. Schaffner unit, United Veterans
of the Republic, will meet tomor-
row afternoon with Mrs. Robert
Mogler, 1924 Fifteenth street.
The card party to have been held
tomorrow afternoon at Harms no.
tel by the Woman's Trade Union
league, has been postponed indefin-
itely.
Mrs. C. H. HAYES. 1900 Eigi-
teenth avenue, will be hostess to
the Woman's Missionary society Of
the South Park Presbyterian
church, tomorrow afternoon. The
session ~ will convene at 2:30
O'Clock
The st. Anthony's hospital guild
will meet from l to 5 o'clock to-
morrow afternoon at the hospital.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-04-20
University Women Meet Aprll o

The American Association of
University of Women will meet
Saturday afternoon. April %, in
stead of May 6, at the home of
/ Mrs. Harry Ainsworth in Moline, it
was announced today Members
are asked to note the change in the
date.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-04-20
Colvin.M Martin.

The marriage of Miss Kathryn
NJ. Martin, daughter Of Mr.. and
Mrs. Hugh r. Martin Of Coal VAL
ley, to Earl L. Colvin, son Of Mr..
and Mrs. Luther Cplvin OF Coal VAL
ley, took place at 4 o'clock yester-
day afternoon in the Broadway
Presbyterian church manse. Rev.
John McGown Stevenson perform
ed the ceremony. Attending the
couple were Mr.. and Mrs. B. A.
Lundahl. The bridegroom is a
farmer and the couple will reside
near Coal Valley.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-04-20
W. r. c. Business Session.

Yesterday afternoon the Wom-
ans Relief corps held a meeting in
Memorial hall. The usual business
matters were transacted and it was
decided TO have an all day sewing
next Wednesday at the hall. A pic
mic dinner will be served at noon
and the afternoon will be given
over to a social session, when a
committee will serve refreshments.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-04-20

Davenport, Mrs. william Gottsch,
Rock Island, Mrs. Fred Kemnitz,
Moline. and George wilkins at home.
Grandchildren are Richard Cahill.
Davenport, Artie Gottsch, Rock Is
land. Vivian Kemnitz. Moline, and
Bernice and Albert Chrisman, Dav-
enport. Little Airline Marie Cahill
of Davenport is the great-grand-
child.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-04-20
Buy Dependable Furniture
1t Lasts Longer Therefore
It's the Best To Own

price. This means you can buy good furni-
ture at prices no higher (and often times
lower) than some stores ask for inferior
quality.
In this advertisement we mention sew
eral suites as proof that high-grade furni-
ture CAN be purchased at reasonable prices
if you come to this store.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-04-20
Rueren Ran April so.

Bueren Bil1 ApfII Qua
A bazar and "Bueren" ball will
be given Sunday afternoon, April
90. at Thielke's hall by the Tri-
City Ladies' auxiliary for "Eretz
Israel. The doors will be open
from l o'clock in the afternoon un-
til midnight.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-04-20
Iadr Eagles Card PARTY.

A card party will be given Tues
day evening. April 25. at legion
hall. by the Lady Eagles. Five
hundred will be played and the
public is invited to attend.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-04-20
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The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-04-20

Everyone will admit that furniture
which 'holds up" is the best in the long
run. 1t not only wears longer, but it looks
better. It retains that original neWness, be-
cause the quality is built in.
Such furniture is not high-priced either.
At Clemann & Salzmann, every piece of
furniture is marked on today's market
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-04-20
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The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-04-20
Dining Sets at Low Prices
Refrigerators

In your search for a real value in re-
frigerators, we invite you to stop al
Clemann & SaIzmann's. You'll find the
kind that keeps the cold inland the heat
out. They represent ice economy and
keep food in perfect condition. All sizes
Priced to suit every purse.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-04-20

Fourteenth district Federation OF w
en- clubs meets in Stronghurst.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-04-20
Sellers Kitchen Cabinets

The SELLERS is a wonderful help to
the housewife. A time and labor saver
Let US explain its many features.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-04-20

Fourteenth district Federation of Won
ans clubs meets in Stronghurst.
Journy o Connell wedding.
Vashti Shrine meets.
Davenport Catholic Woman's league
gives Easter dance at Blackhawk hotel.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-04-20

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, 1922-06-23
Curran's Wit

John Phiipot Curran, a member Of
the old Irish house of commons, q dis.
tinguished barrister. and sfterward
Master of the Rolls, has been called
Nthe high priest OF reparteef' and SO
incisive were his witticisms IN this
direction that he was feared and re-
spected by both judge and witness.
Ono OF tho Irish Judges, Fftzgibbon
by name. never attempted to hide his
detestation Of Curan. and took many
opportunities of displaying 1t. Now.
this particular judge had a msstiff
dog that had been trained to sit be-
side him In court. and on q certain
day. when Curran was arguing q Ease
of considerable Importance. his Lord
ship gave every appearance of not at
tending to what was being said, and,
it were to a~ccentuate his contempt
he turned to the dog and audibfy ad-
dressed some remarks to him. Curran
Al nce stopped. eco on. SIR said the
Judge IT beg your pardon answered
Curran. II thought your Lordshfps
were in consultation"
, 1922-06-23

prior TO the world war. The unusual economic
conditions brought about by the war served 10 sus-
pend automatically the operations Of the act All
Europe stopped production OF peace time articles
to engage in production Of war material, which, of
course, stopped the importation of goods into this
country. At the same time Europe called upon the
United States TO supply her with whatever eomuod.
tiles she needed. thus tremendously increasing our
exports.
For this reason, the natural and logical opera.
tons of the Underwood tariff act were suspended
throughout the world war. This suspension con.
ttnued for quite a period following the war because
industries were not readjusted to produc.
ton of peace time articles. Now, however, European
industry is getting its peace time stride and the re
suits arc clearly shown in the foreign trade records
of the American customhouses.
Tie foreign trade bureau OF the department of
commerce has inst issued its report for the month
of May with comparative figures for May a year
ago and for previous years. The report shows our
imports are decreasing. This in itself refutes the
~shop-worn free trade argument that only by per
hitting European countries to flood our markets
can we hope TO sell our goods to Europe. We are
now permitting European countries to flood our
markets and instead of their reciprocating by buy
ing more of our goods, they are buying less. This
is what always happens under free trade. The
greatest piece of economic "bunk" which ever has
been put before the American people is the idea
that We cannot sell Europe goods unless We permit
her to overrun our home markets.
However, the figures given out by the department
OF commerce tell the story. Our imports for the
month of May this year amounted to $254, 00O, 900.
This is an increase of S50,000,000 over May. 1921.
Our exports amounted 10 S3uS,OUO,OOO. This is n
decrease of 81, 0O0,0 0O compared with May, 1871.
Compared with the prewar year of 1854 the
contrast is even greater. In May, 1913, our i'm
ports were only s164, 00O,O 00, or $4,000, 900 less than
they were in May this year. For the first IL months
of the current fiscal year our imports have aggre-
gated s2y3l9, oO0,0 1000. This is s613, 0OO, 900 more than
the imports for the first IL months Of the fiscal
year which ended June 80, 1914.
In other words, the Underwood free trade law,
which is still on the books, is operating under nor
NAL conditions and is resulting in a terrific in.
crease of imports over pre-war periods and over
last year.
, 1922-06-23

Tomor-ow-Merry Markings.
Copyright. 1922. by George Matthew
Adams.
, 1922-06-23
Again the TEAPOT

in other sections of the country
~ and operators in other oil fields of the world
are concerning themselves a great deal more with
reference to the Teapot dome area than the states
find nothing alarming in the situation, either eco
nomical or political and the natural question as
to the former,-why all the hubbub?
The midcontinent field may well find discomfort
with the prospect of a pipeline delivering a super
Tor product at an equal or less price, at their very
door. 1t doubtless sees the waning of the day of its
pricefixing of an inferior article in competition
with a superior article.
But the rush of the statesmen of other and non
interested constituencies to the rescue of Wyoming
rather takes our breath. They never did such a
thing before. Not even in a congressional year
when the chances were even better and we were in
greater need of their help. 1t may be set down
to a lack of headline matters in the congressional
campaign situation
Senator Hendricks attitude is well understood
in Wyoming. He is fighting for his political scalp
lock, at present within reach of Frank MondeIrs
tomahawk- He would magnify any situation how
ever insignificant into a campaign issue. If he can
see anything in the Teapot simmering other than a
perfectly legitimate and proper transaction with
the records before him, he is undertaking to deceive
the people who have trusted and honored him IN
the past.
And on the other hand he is forgetting his oft
repeated declaration of support of the president
and his administration. The senator is well aware
that Mr.. Harding and his cabinet secretaries are
not playing false to the trust reposed in them by
an excess of some seven millions of our voting pop
~ulation, in the Teapot transaction or any other
transaction.
After Senator Kendrick has supported. condoned
and even approved the many b~etrayals of the peo-
favorite president, Mr.. Wilson, he should not grow
so suddenly yirtuous as to startle old friends in
wyoming when the odor of crude oil is waited
TO Washington ON some vagrant western breeze.
, 1922-06-23
The Man for the Job

,NATRONA county has entertained John Hay for
Nv several days and both the guest and the peo-
pie of the county seem entirely satisfied with each
other. 1t is a natural outcome, for they are not
strangers and the ambitions of Mr.. Hay are plain
open and honest and such as would win the en-
dorsement of any community that wants only the
right things. They had only approval for his frank
busineSslike policies presented Mt the meeting OF
the Young Mems Republican club last night Ma
trona county people are no different from the peo-
pie in other sections of the state. They know that
they have been taxed for a lot of overhead in state
government for years, and are especially sore that
additional burdens should have been loaded upon
them in the past several years unjustified by re-
suits obtained and contrary to goodssense and eff
cheney in state government
Mr.. Hay strikes n popular chord when he de-
clares for the entire reorganization of the state gov
eminent, the redistribution of duties, the elimina-
ton Of useless and obsolete employments and a
complete business system established for the con-
duct of the peoples business through their state
business concern
With the passing of time and the advancement
top heavy and unwieldy by the additions made to it
from time to. time. The federal government is
struggling with a similar situation and is gradu-
ally getting its administrative activities rounded
into form. Other states than Wyoming have had
the same experience and have been driven to re
form and simplify their public business and reduce
expenses. Business corporations the country over
have faced an identical situation and been pulled
up short by irate stockholders Ito avoid bank
ruptcy.
No good citizen desires his state-guvcrnment con-
ducted in a niggardly fashion, but no citizen, good
or bad, wants his state government administered
without reference to economy, efficiency and salts
factory results to those who provide the money for
the purposes intended to be served. This it is OBJ
served is the exact situation of the. state. of Wyo-
ming at this moment.
Tt can grow gradually worse if the people de-
sire it that way. It can be short hauled If bust
ness sense and Judgment in reorganization and re
trenchmeut are applied by an experienced and
capable business man like John Hay.
It would seem that the people of Wyoming could
do no better days work for their own interest
than to make John Hay their governor and com
mission him to place their affairs in proper bust
ness shape.
, 1922-06-23
~Wl7cHaGHARm
pTKKTEAOoT
AA~ o LITTLE. RIEhDEYs FOLKS
Vs. WHO LIKE ADVENTURES
ADVENTURE TRAILS
Baed for You By Lewis Allen Browne
ADVENTURE TRAILS

II could eat a stone wan declared
Ned
$50 could I. about a mile OF it,
agreed Ted
This was on their walk bach from
SUCCESSFULLY photogrsphing a Wild
turkey gobhier. They had eaten only
a bit OF cold food at daylight before
setting forth and now Il was neaa,y
noon.
what shan vs eockr- asked Tod.
-Czn you wait about three-quarters
OF an hourr- asked Ned
-S.pose I could II 1t was worth
while. but ia be a living skeleton by
that time" Tod declared.
IAN right. then wen have the best
fish ehowder o. earth I'll make II
myself
You're nther complimentary 90
yourself. aren't you!" asked Ted.
laughing.
Uncle Ben taught me how to make
IL He says II Is thu best fish chow
der on earth and I'll bet youn agree.
Come on and help"
They were back at camp. Under
Ned's direction. TED dressed about a
I dozen LlEn NIty mt 0adbhl " aAA
ner on the night before and Kept in
their hive bait box" These Ted cut
In three pieces as shown at A. B and
C IN Figure Y.
Meanwhile Ned had cut about n
quarter OF a pound OF salt pork into
very tiny cubes. cubes about as largo
as peas. n placed these in the bot
tom OF their big kettle and set it over
the fire to fry.
Let mo help with the potatoes
begged Ted and Net set him TO peeipg
them. but when he began siicing them
Ned stopped him.
mot that way-cut them thick on
one edge and paper.thin on the other
instead Of making ever slices" he or-
dcred- Here. this way" and Ned
showed him. siIcing the peeled potato
as shown In Figure 1.-THE thin edges
at 1. 3. 4. 5 and 6 being quite neces-
sary to make perfect chowder.
'You see.' said Ned. '-those thin
edges bon away quite n lot into a sort
OF fine potato meal and help to
thieken tho chowder just enough"
Then Ned began to build" chat
chowdr. They happened to have
some mink, so they used one-third
milk and two-thirds water. Ned OK
planned that half milk Int water
would have besn better but this COM
binntion was an right
It's almost Al good without any
mfk at an. just water. or with swap
GRATED milk I know because I've had
Il both ways" no said
Some folks don't use milk at al.
but water n tho tomato Juice that
comes in little ans. Then they call
1t 'Chowder Spanish But 1t doesn't
matter what you can II, its fine any
way"
After the tiny cubes of pork had
fried. Ned took the kettle from the
fire so it would not scorch. He did
not drain off the fat At al When
ready. he put In first a layer of po-
tato. then fish. then onions. then moro
, 1922-06-23
Queer Questions With
Hidden Answers
II You Czn't Answer Thcp. Look
Among the Want Ads.

How many veterans of the world
war were patients in Omitted States
hospitals in 1891?
Is marriage of step relatives Der
missfble in New York?
What two new senses are now
claimed for the human race?
Where are the most telephones used
of any city In the world?
How far Is it from London to Liver.
pool?
What is the lifetime Of q horse?
How many years does the ayerase
man spend eating7
How often is the United States cen.
u required to be taken?
How many persons were candidates
for the presidential nomination in
1890?
What were Americas total casual.
ties in the world war?
, 1922-06-23

work today for the same purpose. Everything pos
sible is being done to delay the ship aid hill, and as
seems usually to be the case, where British inter
ests are concerned, the Democrats are their repre-
sentatives in the American congress. They stand for
the free entry of British goods into the American
market, but have no objection to a 80 per cent duty
on American goods entering the British market.
lean to compete with British and Japanese ship
ping, but they voice no objection to the subsidixa-
ton by Great Britain and Japan of their respec-
tive mercantile fleets. They would help haul the
Union Jack and the Rising Sun to the mastheads of
foreign ships, but they would hauld down the Stars
and Stripes and junk the marine that they taxed
the people nearly $1,000, 100000 to construct
Probably at no time since the civil war has there
been such nationwide insistenoc on protection of
our merchant marine, such appreciation Of the
part which it is destined to play IN upbuilding our
trade and prosperity.
, 1922-06-23

iron ships the ships Of the future-couh be built
more chcaply in England than in any other coun-
try. The British free trade policy, adopted three
years before, was the result Of the agitation of the
Manchester textile manufacturers, captained by
Cobden, who had satisfied themselves that they
could produce fabrics cheaper than any other coun-
try, and since they wanted free foreign markets
they saw the consistency of establishing a free mar
ket at home as a condition precedent. But free
trade is a thing of the past with Great Britain, and
the safeguarding Of industries act passed last
year by the British parliament, writes a duty Of
SO 13 per cent ad valorem ON some 5000 separate
articles Of British manufacture. This is consider
ably higher than any average ad valorcm rate con-
templated in the tariff bill now pending IN the con-
gress of the United States.
British propaganda has in the past played a
more prominent part In preventing the passage of
protective measures for American shipping than
any one factor, and it is heroically at
, 1922-06-23
Britain Is Exercised

AGITATION in Great Britain at the present time
"a is for a return to something like the British
navigation laws which were repealed in 1850.
The British are convinced that the best way to
Insure their supremacy at sea is to restore the pro
tcctive navigation laws. British competition is bad
enough now, SO far as it affects our own shipping.
IF England should legislate to protect her shipping
while the United States did nothing, the result
would undoubtedly be the destruction Of the Amer
lean merchant marine. Even as it is, British yes
sells are carrying more American imports and ex-
ports than American vessels are handling.
The British free ship policy was adopted at the
time it had been completely demonstrated that
, 1922-06-23

they have no time to do any work,
hold out their appealing hands. palms
UP. And what do wo do, Durfey7 We
say nothing n snw wood Is that
the altruistic spirit?
."rhe statistics show that there are
now In the United States, Durfey, Just
about eight thousand six hundred and
for:y-four propagandizing foreigners.
Of assorted colors, some on one side
and some on the other side of every
freign muss. and all talking Is hurs
a day. That shows the need Is great.
Some of the patriots treasures are so
low that their sweetvoiced propagan.
have to put up with the food and ae-
My heart hleeds for them Some Of
their cashboxes are SO empty that
they cannot buy rifles to shoot each
other in tho back. Is It right to is-
moro them rs We dor
II estimate, Durfsy. that II would
take a bright American man only IS
hours a day. 365 days IN tho dear, to
learn to misundcrstand the complica-
tons Of all the foreign ructions. and
yet we besrudge tho time We turn
a deaf car, Durfey, to tho woes OF
Europe. Asia and Mesopotamia, and
try to earn enough to feed our gold
fish and our canary and have enough
left to pay our own taxes And do
sol
ct am different. Durfey. Ever since
I bought those tortoise-she1 trimmed
spectacies I have been an intelligent
STA I have sought to understand and
to ~sympathtEe. For weeks my SOU
was racked with soxrow for the injus-
tice don't n gang In Fiume, and then
a different dago IN a l~ong-tailed coat
came along and my soul WAS racked
for weeks for the other Ffume gang.
And SO 1t went, back and forth, now
one side and Their tho other getting
my tears until my sould vas 50 racked
1t looked INK a corkscrew and felt like
a raw boil And then the two gangs
got together and forgot they ever had
a falling out. So that was settled
And it was lucky for me It was, Dur
fey. for IL the ruction had kept on
much longer over there I might have
been impeached for not attending to
my business +.
ct often wonder what would happen,
Durfey. II everybody In Europe and
Asia woke up some morning INT went
to work. I wonder what would hap
pen II their folks rounded up an h
criss cross breeds Of patriots and held
their heads under water until there
were no moro bubbles And I often
wonder. Durfcy, what would happen
to America II all the people here got
excited over those foreign doings as
the weIluaid urouarapdiStz would Ifke