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Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1922-06-15
A MONTH LATER

Yes, / know It's been ages since I've
written here in this book; but there
just hasn't been minutes time.
First, of course, school began, and
had to attend to that. And, of
course, ] had to tell the girls all
about Andersonville-e the parts
didn't want to tell, about Stella May
hew, and my coming out of school. /
didn't tell that. And right here let me
say how glad was to get back to this
school-a real school-so different
from that one up in Andersonville
For that matter, everything's different
here from what it is in AndersoRville.
I'd so much rather be Marie than
Mary. / know | won't ever be DR..
Jekyll and Mr.. Hyde here. I'll be the
good one all the time.
Mothers a dear. And she's so hap
pyl And, by the way, think it is the
violinist. He's here a lot, and she's
out with him to concerts and plays,
and riding In his automobile. And
she always puts on her prettiest
dresses, and she's very particular
about her shoes, and her hats, that
they're becoming, and all that Oh, I'm
so excited And Pm having such
good time watching them! Oh, don't
mean watching them in disagreeable
way, so that they see it; and, of
course, L have to get all cantor the
book, you know; and OF course, If /
just happen to be in the window-seat
corner in the library and hear things
accidentally, why, that's all right.
And have heard things.
He says her eyes are lovely. He
likes her best in blue. He's very lone
ly, and he never found woman be-
fore who really understood him. He
thinks her soul and his are tuned to
the same string. ooh, dearl That
sounds funny and horrid. and not at
all the way it did when he said it. 1t
was beautiful then. But-well, that
is what 1t meant, anyway
She told him she was lonely, too
and that she was very glad to have
him for friend; and he said he priced
her friendship above everything else in
the world. And he looks at her, and
follows her around the room with his
eyes; and she bushes up real pink
and pretty lots of times when he comes
into the room.
Now, if that isn't making love to
each other, don't know what Is. I'm
sure he's going to propose. Oh, Tn
SO excitedl
/ haven't heard from Father.
Now just my writing that down that
way shows that expected to hear
from him, though l don't really see
why I should, either. OF course, he
never has written to me; and, OF
course, / understand that I'm nothing
but his daughter by order of the court
But, some way, did think maybe he'd
write me just little bit of a note In
answer to mine-my bread-and-butter
letter, mean; for, Of course, Mother
had me write that to him as soon as
got here.
But he hasn't.
wonder how hes getting along, and
if he misses me any. But, of course.
he doesn't do that. If / was a star
now-i
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1922-06-15
Americans Are Saving at the Spigot and
Wasting at the Bunghole'


Americans Saving the pgot and wasting at the bunghoe at
period when they should be dscarng nonessena and cngng
necessities Hghprced hotels th ball parks and other camping
grounds of and nonpducon charging their capacities
life.
Golf clubs, cigar factories, jewry establishments walking
porums dog Kennels bird ispenar and botggng joints
fousng before Every and highway throughout the
land teemng with automobiles that burning gasoline
the presence of self-mposed idlenes.
And all this the North South East and West
with the muudcs of the The constructive forces of society
with marveou increased demands them this suffer-
ing for the lack of adequate nourishment
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1922-06-15
The Cashier.

A young woman went to call on q
friend who had entertained her. The
latter's five-year-old daughter, who was
playing on the lawn, said, Mamma
Isn't at home"
II am sorry" replied the young
woman, "for l have come to pay my
party call"
"Oh. I'll take the money" said the
child promptly.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1922-06-15
Two Schools of Thought With Reference to
Civil Service at Washington


Whenever an administration comes into power,
whatever its politics. it is the verdict of the people that
the things for which it has stood shall be carried into
effect as far as possible and promptly possible.
The faithful fulment Of these mandates Of the peo
pie must be held up the foremost objective of any
administration. The machinery Of government the
instrumAntalities, and even the personnel by
Of which these mandates Of the people must be carried
out must always be subordnated to the great tasks
be performed.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1922-06-15

Mapping out a Career makes no
allowance for the power Of people you
like b sidetrack you.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1922-06-15
ILLUSTRATIONS BY
RH.LIVINGSTONE.
RIGHT BY ELEANOR H. PORTER

/ guess he said it just to hush up Aunt
Jane, and make her stop arguing the
matter.
Anyway, I'm going tomorrow. And
I'm SO excited / can hardly breathe.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1922-06-15
Az to TaIebearinu.

As to TaIebearing.
Thou shalt not 60 up and down as
talebearer among thy people;
neither shalt thou stand against the
blood of thy neighbor; am the Lord.
Leviticus: 1915.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-03-11
DEAF. FEE
MUST Be SPLIT
Agent Who Arranged $1,000. 900
Deal for Company Ordered to
Pay Half Commission.

C. L. Riegel. who negotiated a
loan of S1,20O,000 for the Miller
Hotel company through the Amer
lean Bond & Mortgage company of
Chicago in 1920, receiving a COM
mission of $500 from the hotel
company and $4,000 cash and cred
it for 4 similar amount from the
bond company, was in the employ
of the firm Of Snider, Walsh q
Hynes at the time the deal was
consummated and must divide his
fee with the firm, is the substance
of an opinion handed down in Dav-
export district court by Judge A.
P. Barker.
Snider, Walsh & Hynes sued Rie-
gel for an accounting of the $4,000
commission, claiming that he was
in their employ at the time the ne
gotiations were started and that
they assisted him in making the
deal. The claim was denied by
Riegel, who insisted that he had
severed his connections with the
co-partnership as head of the real
estate department and was acting
as a free lance at the time of
the negotiations.
Under the terms of the decision
Riegel must pay over to SnideF.
Walsh & Hynes the sum of $3.50.
representing half OF the actual cash
fee he received.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-03-11
WAGON DRIVER
HURT IN CRASH
F. W. Tiedemann, Fruit Grower,
Caught in Wreck Of Vehicle
Hit by Speeding Auto.

F. W. Tiedemann, aged 30, fruit
grower on Twenty-fourth street
road at Fortieth avenue, was severe
ly hurt at o'clock last night when
a wagon he was driving was hit by
an automobile travelling at consid-
cradle speed on Twenty-ninth-and-
a-half street, between Sixteenth,
and Seventeenth avenues.
The wagon was wrecked and
dragged nearly a half block by the
automobile, witnesses said Mr..
Tiedemann was caught in the
wreckage and was severely bruised
over the entire body and his back
was badly wrenched
He was taken to his home and is
being attended by DR.. Harry Frey.
who said this morning that Mr.
Tiedemann had suffered no broken
bones and will recover in a short
time.
Mr.. Tiedemann was driving a
single horse north on Twenty
ninth-and-a-half street An auto
mobile sOuthbound, being driven at
considerable speed, went around a
car ahead, and smashed into the
wagon, which was close to the
right hand curb when struck, it
was said.
The automobile is owned by
Aud Bros. Electrical Service sta
ton, 1909 Third avenue Informa-
ton given last night was that the
car was driven by Mike Arnold, an
employee, but at the station this
morning the mans name was given
as Mike MARCEL. He is not en-
ployed by the company, but is u
frequent visitor at the station, it
was said. Statement was made that
he had the automobile last night
by permission.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-03-11
FOUR IN WRECK
SUE RAILROAD
Rock Island Victims of Aute-Train
Crash Ask s12.SO0 Damages;
Truck Full in Accident.

Mrs. Theda E, Hartford. ZIG Sixth
avenue; Mrs. Mary Gotthardt, 524
Sixteenth street; Mrs. Rosie Mar
tin, SIS Seventeenth street, and
Nelson S. Baker. 307 Seventh ave-
nue., who were injured in cross
ing accident at West Second street
and Rockingham road, Davenport,
Dec. 8, have filed four suits against
the Rock Island lines, asking Gam
ages to the amount of $12,S00. They
were members of a party of Il
thrown out of a truck in the COLI
sion which occurred as they were
returning from a dance.
The attorneys for the plaintiffs,
Schriver & Schriver CT Rock Island,
and william Chamberlin of Daven-
port have filed notice of liens for
S2,700 fees against whatever
amount is recovered as damages.
The suits have been filed in the
district court of Davenport.
Mrs. Martin and Mrs. Gotthardt
are each asking for $4,000 dam
ages. Mrs. Hartford is asking
$4,000 damages and Mr.. Baker $500.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-03-11

EARLY DELIVERY
Tri-City Freight Agents Assocla-
ton Suggests Speedier Hand
ling of Merchandise.

Tri-City Local Freight Agents
association has sent letter to all
shippers in this locality urging de
livery of outbound merchandise
early in the day. 1t is stated in
the letter than 70 per cent of out
bound freight is received fer ship
ment between the hours of 3 O'Clock
md 4:30 o'clock in the afternoon,
and that such late delivery causes
much Inconvenience.
If the railroads do not properly
handle your shipments, we have
dissatisfied patrons and you have
dissatisfied customers it Is staled-
I'VE believe you will agree with
US that where such a big percent
age of outbound freight is deliF-
cred within such a short time at
the close of the day it is not han
died as promptly as we want to
handle it and in some cases may
suffer a delay on account of its be-
ing received too late to load. All
the lines in the tri-cities are en-
deavoriug to maintain sutncient
warehouse forces to properly take
care of the volume of business ten
dered provided it is received IN
somewhat regular manner, but we
cannot maintain sufficient forces
to properly take care of the bust
ness without any delay to your
trucks, or the trucks Of the trans
fer companies representing you.
during the rush hours mentioned
above.
May we not, please, appeal TO
you, insofar as possible, to deliver
your outbound shipments to us
early in the day so that we will
have time to properly check.
promptly and properly load your
shipments and promptly release
your trucks ?"
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-03-11
ENGINEER, ILL.,,
STICKS To CAB
John Kane OF Rock Island Brings
Train in Safely Although
Stricken on Way.

Despite illness, John Kane, 29o7
Eighth-and-a-half avenue, an en-
gineer on the Rock Island road %
years, stuck to the cab of his en-
CINE yesterday and brought his
train into Rock Island at 4:S0
o'clock in the afternoon.
Mr.. Kane suffered ptomaine
poisoning, it is believed, when he
ate his breakfast just before leav-
ing Des Moines yesterday morning.
He left Des Moines, but by the time
he reached Newton he became
weak. He was relieved Just out If
Newton, Iowa, by an engineer, bat
on reaching kellogg, he returned
to his cab and came on to Rock
Island.
Mr.. Kane went to his home IN
this city. He was well today and
resumed his run on the Rocky
Mountain limited which left at 2:10
o'clock this afternoon.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-03-11
SUGGEST CLERGY
URGE SENATE TO
RATIFY TREATIES

Rock Island clergymen are re-
quested through the medium of a
circular letter issued by the Church
Peace Union and the World Peace
Foundation to sign a petition to the
United States senate asking for the
ratification without delay, change
or reservation, of the treaties OF
the Washington conference on the
Limitation of armament and the far
east.
The movement is endorsed by the
Federal Council of the Churches o.
Christ in America, the National
Catholic Welfare Council, the Cen
trail Conference of American Rab-
bis and the United Synagogue of
America.
Congregations are asked to, pass
resolutions on the subject. and in
dividual members of churches are
asked to write personal letters TO
senator's
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-03-11
COLLEGE DEBATE
TEAMS T0CLASH
Luther and Augustana Dual Meet
to Discuss Closed Shop
Principle.

Augustana college debating teams
will meet the representatives Of
Luther college OF DEBORAH, Iowa,
in a dual meet next Friday evening.
The question being debated is Re
solved, That the principle of the
closed shop in industry is justi-
fable. The negative team Of Au-
gustana will meet Luther's afirma-
tive in Rock Island and Coach
Schersten's affirmative debaters go
to DEBORAH to meet Luther's mega
tive team on its home floor
Augustana is represented on the
negative side by Cyrus Churchill,
Ed Munson and Roy Johnson. The
affirmative team is composed of
Barbara Garst, Earle Hanson and
Fritiof Fryxell, with Louise Walk
er as alternate. Every member
of this years Augustana team has
had at least years debating ex-
perience and Roy Johnson has had
two years work for Augustana.
Under the supervision of A F.
Schersten, the Augie debaters have
been working strenuously since No
yember and Mr.. Schersten believes
that he has a team which will hold
its own against any college debat-
ing team Last year the Augie
team won two and tied the third
contest and with every member
back this year the Lutheran school
expects to win all of its contests
In Luther college Augie will
probably meet one of its strongest
opponents Of the season. The De-
cOrah team is made up entirely OF
boys and has a strong reputation
as a debating school.
Coach Schersten has not as yet
succeeded in securing the three
judges for the contest, but expects
to have them lined up by Monday
or Tuesday. Much dissatisfaction
was voiced with the judges of last
years contests and Coach Scher-
stem is stretching a point this year
TO secure the best judges that can
be obtained.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-03-11
TAX MONEY FOR
BACK PAY ROLL
Ten City Employees Get First Mon
ey April departments
to Start Moving.

Ten city employees VINO have not
received pay Tor their work since
the middle of January, on account
OF exhaustion of certain approprla-
tionS, will draw their back pay
April l, or a few days later.
On April l the first payment of
city tax moneys for 1921 is sched
uled to be made by the county
treasurer. Money will then be
available for the payment of back
salaries, although the appropria-
tons for the fiscal year, which be-
gins April l. will probably not be
mace until June Expenditures Of
the various departments until the
appropriations are available Will be
charged against budgets each OF the
departments receives.
The electrical, plumbing and
building inspectors have not been
receiving pay because the special
inspectors appropriation fund was
exhausted.
The assistant superintendent Of
streets and six other street depart
ment employees viii receive back
pay. Work was undertaken by the
street department to give employ
ment to the city's needy men and
the appropriation ran out, leaving
some of the regular employees Of
the department without salary
since last January. Commissioner
Frank WITCH, in charge of the de
partment of streets and public i'm
provements, will get several thou
sands of dollars with the first tax
payment, but will not start spring
work of his department for some
time.
Alley cleaning work, especially,
will be delayed until warm wealth
er comes and when there is little
likelihood. that furnaces will be
again called in use. Cleaning the
alleys and then going back over
the routes to pick up later accumu-
lations is expensive. Several days
notice would be given prior to the
haPiOUinp of work
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-03-11
STEVENSON WILL
GIVE SERMON ON
america FIRST

The subject of Sunday mornings
sermon in the Broadway Presby-
terrain church, Seventh avenue and
Twenty-third street, will be Amer
lea First-the Nations Greatest
Need" This is a discussion of the
new patriotism required to meet
the needs of today. by Rev John
McGown Stevenson, pastor.
The theme of the evening ad-
dress is The Man on the Fence"
A popular song service will be
held ct 1880 O'Clock, led by Mr.
Chapman and the quartet. The
pastor will preach at both services
Those not regularly worshipping
elsewhere are cordially welcomed
to these services.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-03-11
FELL DOWN OPEN
STAIRS AND ASKS
$4,000 DAMAGES

Accusing the defendant company
of negligence in maintaining an
open stairway without proper
guards and safety devices, Ida B.
Gillette, a Christian Science prac-
titioner, who stumbled and fell
down a flight of stairs leading to
the basement in the company's
store at Third and Brady streets,
Davenport, Jan. S, has filed suit
against the Martin Cigar company
for $500 damages.
Mrs Gillette claims the injury
prevented her from carrying on her
work as a practitioner. a vocation
which pays her an income of $40 a
day
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-03-11
In the Lodges

Thirty-five candidates will be
initiated into the Tri-City chapter,
Independent Order OF B'nai Birth,
Sunday, March 10. Candidates &C
copied this week are Morris Lam
dauer, Hugo NJ. Simon, Howard
Cohn and Isadore Pessis of Daven-
port, and ]. Neidorff, Rock Island.
There will be special initiation GER
emonies and a large membership
to be present is encouraged.
The entertainment committee of
the chapter is planning a masquer-
ade to be given early in April. Ar
rangements will be announced at a
later date
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-03-11
RECORD BIRTHS OF
26 GIRLS AND 10
BOY LAST MONTH

Twenty-six girls and 10 boys
were born last month in Rock Is
land, according to the registration
made with Dr. A W. Mueller, city
physician. Names of parents OF
children which do not appear in the
list below should report to the de-
partment of health:
Parents of boys are: Mr. and Mrs.
William J. Mitchell, George Mar
cheese, Earl H. Riddell, Morris Lie
bowitch, Robert E. McMaster. Will
lam A. Brand, Carl Frank, William
Rumbolt, Peter Barello, Edward c.
Schafer, Earl P Wood, Ode Nor
ris, Torrent o. .Pestle. Bert J. Dav-
export, Peter r. Bush, Charles
Geisler, Grin Eberts, Charles Ness
Ter, Joseph Dalfino.
Parents of girls are: Mr.. and Mrs.
Robert L. Stone, Louis Viaene, Har-
~ Zaretzky, Ray Camp, Benjamin
W. Bragdon, Anthony Posateri.
William H. Siebert, James A Marie,
Antonio Cagliano, Otto w. Schatt,
John H. Wesley, Arthur Otto. Cliff
ford L. Cargen, Hugh A. Woeber,
Walter NJ. Nee, Louis Leibowitz,
Rudolph Kuehl, Henry P. Graupp,
Maurice Schaider, Hydona ". Hard
ing, Fred ]. Brosieck. Victor H.
Foss, Charles NJ Hendran, Oren C.
Rowe, Emil Bendt, Luise Shatos.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-03-11
SEE GOOD YEAR
ON PAVING and
SIDEWALK WORK
same Sewer and Water Main Ex-
tensions Also Probable-Warm
Weather TO Start Work.

with the coming OF spring
weather early start is expected on
: large program of public improve
ment work for the year 1922. There
are a number of paving projects in
rev and many stretches of side
xaIks are to be laid. In addition
n this there will be extension work
an water mains and sewers.
Seven paving projects are now
heIng considered by property own
ers and all of these are expected to
10 through. In addition there is
likelihood that several other large
improvements and there is expect
improvements will be put through
and there is expected to be small
er contracts and resurfacing work.
Public hearing before the board
n local improvements is already
set for March 81 for the resurfac-
ing OF Eighteenth street from
Fourth to Seventh avenue
other projects expected TO be
pushed soon by the property own
ers are:
Paving Eighteenth avenue from
Twenty to Thirtieth street,
probably brick.
Paving Eighteenth avenue from
Thirty-eighth street, asphaltic con-
crete likely.
Asphaltic concrete will probably
be used to pave Seventeenth street
from Eighteenth TO Twenty fifth
avenue and on Fifteenth avenue
from Eleventh to Twelfth street.
Thirteenth avenue will probably
be paved with brick from Twenty
fifth 10 Thirueth street.
Several Of the jobs are holdovers
from last year because property
owners believed prices were too
high. Eighteenth avenue paving
Thirty-eighth to Twenty-seventh
street will finish work on this ave-
nue. from the Moline border to
Ninth street.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-03-11
PALESTINE FUND
COMMITTEE WILL
BE GIVEN DINNER

The tri-city Keren Hayesod COM
mittee held meeting last night in
the Hebrew school, Fourteenth
street and Sixth avenue. and de-
cided to hold banquet in the Ma
sonic temple. Rock Island, Monday
evening. March 20. in honor of the
Keren Hayesod delegation, which is
now touring the western states and
Will be the guests of the tri-cities
that day.
The committee expects about 500
to be present at the banquet The
delegation is campaigning in inter
est of the Palestine foundation fund.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-03-11
STANDARD OIL TO
BUILD ADDITION TO
DAVENPORT OFFICE

Erection of a $4,000 addition TO
the Davenport offices of the Stand
ard Oil Co. will be commenced in
80 days. Plans for this two story
brick structure, which will double
the size of the Standard Oil office,
are now being prepared by the cor
poration's architects in Chicago.
The new wing will be south OF
the present office of the Standard
Oil Co., and will extend from the
present building to East River
street, fronting on Federal street
L will follow the style of architec-
hre of the present building, ac-
eording to l.. W. Cameron, manager
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-03-11
MCCARTHY COMPANY
HAS SCOTT COUNTY
CONTRACT FOR OIL

The Mccarthy Improvement com
pany has been awarded the contract
Of supplying Scott county with 1907
900 gallons of road oil this year at
q price Of Ga cents. The Standard
Oil company submitted a bid of 5
cents a gallon f. o. b. at the refinery
at Sugar Greek, Mo. The Mccarthy
Improvement companys bid is low
er, board members say, when
freight from Missouri is figured.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-03-11
SCHOOLMASTERS To
HEAR ADDRESSES ON
HAWAIIAN ISLANDS

Andrew M. Hamrick. meteoroio-
gist, of the local weather bureau,
will give an illustrated address on
the Hawaiian islands tonight at the
monthly meeting of the Quad-City
Schoolmasters' club in the Daven-
port high school
The faculty music department of
the Davenport public schools will
give musical program. following
Che dinner which will be served at
$50 o'clock. The committee in
charge is composed of L. c. Byran,
Davenport; Merle Robson, Rock
Island; Adolph Oppenheimer, Mo
line; P. G. Silas, East Moline.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-03-11
WHEELAN RETURNS
WITH NEW HEARSE

Charles Wheelan, 537 Nineteenth
street, returned yesterday from
Cincinnati, Ohio, after several days
business trip. Mr. Wheelan drove
back from Cincinnati, overland.
with a new funeral hearse.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-03-11
ODD FELLOWS OF
DAVENPORT ARE TO
CONSIDER TEMPLE

Davenport Odd Fellows are con-
sidering the erection of a new tenn
pie.
The subject will be brought be-
fore mass meeting of members
Monday evening, March 81, in the
Chamber of Commerce. at a ban
quet which is expected to attract
$50 members.
The order already owns a site at
the northeast corner of Sixth and
Main streets.