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Payette enterprise. (Payette, Canyon Co., Idaho) 1909-1935, 1922-09-21
EVER THINK Tn OF IT?
Invention Has Been Master-Key
to Civilization.
Foundation Stone Of tho Mental,
Moral and Physical WsIl-Reino
Of All Mankind.

: Shall we be very far wrong II we
place the inventor at the top Of the
: list Of men and things that have made
: the civilization Of today what It Isl
Personally, we do not for one moment
hesitate to do so. And this does not
mean that we fall to recognize how
much humanity owes to science, medi-
cine, philosophy, finance, morals and
religion, which, by utilizing the works
Of the inventor, have made them con-
duce as much to the mental and moral
Gs to the physical well-being Of man
kind.
Let your thought travel back to pre-
historic times, to the day when man,
possessing only the faintest glimmer-
hand and foot and teeth with which
to compete with the beasts Of the for
est, most of which had more of speed
and strength and cunning than he.
What was 1t that started him on his up
ward climb to superiority but the use
ton of weapons with which to turn
this unequal conflict in his favor7 One
Of the earliest great inventions, II not
the very first, took place when some
one cut strip Of tough skin, strung
1t faulty between the ends of an elias
tic stick and fashioned the first sharp
pointed arrow as a missile. Thereby
did invention overcome brute strength
and thenceforth, by similar applica-
tons Of reasoned thought to the sub
stance and properties of things has
man progressed in building up the
complex and altogether marvellous CIV
ilization of our day.
If the Importance of a man Is to be
Judged by the extent and duration of
his achievements, 1t cannot be denied
that, in the presence of our old friend
the inventor, all the kings, princes,
eTperors, statesmen and soldiers of
history sink into relative insignif-
canoe.
Not to Alexander, or Caesar, or
Charlemagne-not to Aristotle, Cicero
Dante, or even the great Shakespeare
not to Talleyrand, William Pitt,
Cavour, Gladstone, Jefferson, or
a Webster-not to the long line of
brilliant men who have graced the law
and the church-not to these do we
owe the locomotive, the steamship, the
automobile, and the fast-hying ships
of the air; agencies which have IN
locked the immobility of man and
made fluent the age-long solidity of
the world. Not to these men, who are
writ so large on the page of history.
do we owe the printing press, the tele
phone. the telegraph, the wireless, and
all those means by which no sooner do
the thoughts of men terminate than
they are flashed around the world
not to those men, but to real, honest
to-goodness, imaginative. painstaking
inventors, such as Gutenberg. Fara.
day, Newcomer, Watt, Symonds. Full
ton, Stephenson, Morse, Mnrconi, Pas
teur, Edison, Langley, Wright, and a
thousand others, who have always |
stood, and ever will stand, in the very
van Of the advancing hosts Of civiliza-
American.
Payette enterprise. (Payette, Canyon Co., Idaho) 1909-1935, 1922-09-21
Givinn Ocular Proof.

Several of us had taken a ferry trip
from Detroit to Canada and had
bought several souvenirs. I had also
invested In a good amount of lace.
Hoping to evade the customs officer /
-Qlled the lace on card and stuck 1t
In the top of my stocking. Alas! /
didn't get 1t down far enough.
I had gone considerable distance
past the customs booth when the carl
fell out on the walk beside me. Imag-
inc my sensation. / looked back to
see customs officer standing with his
foot on an end Of my lace and the
whole length Of my treasured stuff
strung out along the walk between us.
"Be sure your goods don't unravel
next time, MISS" he called out-Ex-
change.
Payette enterprise. (Payette, Canyon Co., Idaho) 1909-1935, 1922-09-21
AlrpIaneo to FIoht Fire.

Paris, stirred by 10000, 0OO-franc
fire that consumed big department
store, is considering the equipment OF
airplanes with fire extihguishing
bombs. These would be filled with
gas that chokes out the flames with.
out being injurious to the neighbor.
ing population. Aviators proposing the
plan claim one airplane could carry
enough bombs to extinguish large
fire we'll under way. Experiments are
to be conducted In the suburbs to de-
termine the feasibility Of the scheme.
Scientific American,
Payette enterprise. (Payette, Canyon Co., Idaho) 1909-1935, 1922-09-21

her, returned home Sunday after
several weeks visit at the home of
her mother, Mrs. John Ringer.
Mr.. and Mrs. Earl Coates and son.
Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Coates and two
children and Mr.. and Mrs. George
Coates were Sunday guests at the D.
B. Coates home in Payette, Sunday.
Mr.. White visited his home in On
tario Sunday.
Katherine Stirm returned to her
home on the Creek and is very much
improved in health.
Mr.. and Mrs. Earl Coates visited
Monday at the Clyde Currin home.
Payette enterprise. (Payette, Canyon Co., Idaho) 1909-1935, 1922-09-21
REPUBLICANS APPRo-
DEMOCRATS RECOMMEND MORE THAN REPU
PRIATED


be
leaving office appropriated in
following
ling years 1880 tables concusvey facts
Recommendations Amount Whom Made Appro ACT
ade for Requested ualy Made
Name Of Dept or His Legis
Inst Politics By Legis
FarmM
& Harvey $29,225OO
Hotcu
Salaries and Expenses 1sss5oo G R Hit DEM S545.OO
Salaries and Expenses s2soooo c. Deusen
ng
Public Welfare
Expenses 252ooOo ]. X White, 100000
31360oo DR. F. Biwe DEM 24OOOol
stat
100000 Fred Wlkie dem 64OoOC
Expenses 2S94OOO
Expenses 100000 S75OOOI
i
S179O 90
Expenses Dougherty,
ne
16S0o.Oo R. N Bell 115O000l
Expenses L.
John HALEY, 5,575OOl
Salaries and Expenses 100000 C. FsDrake rep 24OOOOI
Home
Maintenance 1913, 10000 r.. F. Barnes s8,24OOO
improvements 53sOOoo R. Jackson, 25,SOO 90
Maintenance 12S,s6O00 129,240OO.
Saniaiu
Poynter S5,1O5 90
1926, 4740O Superintendent 1OS,OOOO01
Maintenance 125,oOoOo DR. John w 90
Superintendent 100000
Main s2,s5oOO J. w. Eageson, 32,95O.OO
Payette enterprise. (Payette, Canyon Co., Idaho) 1909-1935, 1922-09-21
The Proper Word.

A lawyer always speaks Of "our"
property when speaking of the posses
sions Of his client, and 1t must be ad-
mitted TINT he speaks advisedly.-
Atchison Globe.
Payette enterprise. (Payette, Canyon Co., Idaho) 1909-1935, 1922-09-21
YEOMEN ATTENTION

Yeomen will meet in X. P. Hall,
Thursday evening, Sept 2S. AS it is
the night for election of officers a
full attendance is desired. Sept 14t2
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-07-11
DAVIS LAD INJURED
IN AUTO ACCIDENT
Especial Moline Service

Ffve-year-old Lee Davis. son Of
Mr.. and Mrs. L. R. Davis, 206 Fifth
avenue, incurred a fracture Of the
right leg yesterday afternoon when
knocked down by an automobile
driven by Mrs. E. E. Haley, wife Of
DR.. E. E. Haley of Peoria.
The accident occurred on Fifth
avenue, between First and Second
streets. The little chap had started
to run across the avenue, coming
out from behind car parked at the
curb. He became confused when he
saw two automobiles approaching,
one headed east on the avenue and
Mrs. Haley's, going west.
In trying to dodge the east bound
motor he got directly in the path
Of Mrs. Haley's car and was struck.
Mrs. Haley states that she was not
exceeding 20 miles an hour at the
time.
The little boy was taken to the
Lutheran hospital. where he is do
ing well.
Mrs. Haley was in the tri-cities
yesterday with her husband, Dr..
Haley. who was at the Harper
house in Rock Island for consulta-
ton with his local patients.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-07-11
SHOWERSSWEEP
DRYING SECTIONS
District Rainfall in As Hours Is
Nearly Three Inches: Unset
tied Weather Head.

Sections Of Illinois which missed
the heavy rainfall Sunday, profit
ed last night when steady local
thunder showers prevailed over the
entire district
At the local weather station, .83
Of an inch was reported last night,
making total of 2.9S inches in
the last 4S hours. The rain fell
steady from / o'clock to after
o'clock this morning and the show
er condition will hover over this
locality the next II hours.
LeClaire, Iowa, had more precip-
itation than any Of the communi-
ties in the middle west which made
weather reports to the local office.
In the last two days there were
3.G4 inches at LeClaire, 500 at
Chicago, 1.S4 at Peoria, 3 at Kan
sas City, 1.28 at St Louis and LOG
at Dubuque.
Thunder showers are probable
this afternoon or tonight, the fore
cast by Andrew H. Hamrick, local
meteorologist, says. Wednesday
will be partly cloudy and some.
what unsettled with not much
change in temperature.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-07-11
MAThEY, GAMER
LOSE AT SK0KIE|

Skokie Country Club, Glencoe,
ILL.,, July 11.-(By the Associated
Press. )-Eccentric weather-cloud-
bursts, sunshine and then more
cl0udbursts brought eccentric
scores in today's qualifying rounds
OF the national open golf tourna-
ment and at O'Clock only one man
Frank Sprogell Of Memphis,
Tenn.--had been able to shoot a
par 70 for the morning IS holes,
while the totals turned into the Of
fetal scorer came first in patches
close to 30. then groups near 10
and then up again in accordance
with the idiosyncrasies OF Jupiter
Pluvius.
The average score was around n
and indications were that con-
siderably higher total than yester-
days mark Of 152 would get into
the finale.
Dean Mathey and g. C. Gamer,
the American pair, lost their semi
final match In the mems doubles OF
the grass court tennis champion
ship tournament here today to J.
O.. Anderson, Australia, and Ran
dolph Lycett Great Britain. the
latter winning In straight sets 60,
60, 60.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-07-11
TAGHEN PIGEON Is [
WINNER OF FIRST
HONORS IN RACE
Especial Moline Service. !

The Isl birds entered in the
speed contest sponsored by the Mo-
line Pigeon club were released at
Centerville, Iowa, a distance of 1872
miles from Moline, at 5:15 yester-
day morning. First prize was cop
ped by pigeon belonging to The
ophiel Taghen, and registered at
1850, second money being taken by
a pigeon owned by the same fan
cier.
The Tri-City Pigeon club spon-
sired a 129-mile speed contest for
birds Of its members, with Newton,
Iowa, as starting point, where the
II prize birds entered in the match
we're released at $40 yesterday
morning. The pigeon carrying on
first honors is owned by Jules Beke
and was registered at 9:15 in the
morning.
One hundred ninety birds COM
peted for first honors in the 1877
mile speed meet offered by the
East Moline Pigeon club, and were
tossed at o'clock yesterday morn
ing. A bird belonging to Dave De
Smet, and registered at $40 in the
morning. took first prize.
Results Of the pigeon race spon-
sored by the Rock Island Homing
Pigeon club are not known as yet
The 6S birds entered in the contest
were released at LaSalle, ILL.,. a dis
lance Of Is miles from Rock Is.
land, at 6:24 yesterday morning.
Twenty-Five birds entered in the
endurance race sponsored by the
Rock Island .Homing Pigeon club
last week were released at Lima
Ohio, a distance of 341 miles from
Rock Island, at Sis Saturday
morning. 1t was a bird owned BY
Prosper De Smet, and registered al
u Sunday morning, that copped
first prize Last night only four o.
the competing birds had returned
to their respective lofts, and as the
fanciers who own most of the com
peting birds not home yet had to &
to work this morning and would
be unable to watch for the return
of their racers. the remaining
prizes we're distributed among tn,
participating fanciers last night.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-07-11
STRIKERS HOLD
up SHOP TRAIN;
FoREmEN FLEE


The first incident that threatened
to aggravate further the strained
relations between union pfckets
and special police at the Silvis
yards occurred yesterday afternoon
when the pickets halted the shop
train ut warmers crossing and
went through the coaches in search
Of several fOremen, who 1t is al
legged have disobeyed the strike
edict and returned to work. The
foremen. sensing trouble, however,
leaped of the rear coach and re-
turned to the yards, where they
were given protection by the spe-
cial police. They were later con-
veyed to town In 4 special train.
On the shop train we're number OF
office employees and others who are
not affected by the strike order.
The pickets lined up on the
tracks outside Of the yards, it IL
said, and compelled the engineer to
stop the train. The order was
obeyed, but while the strikers were
boarding the front coach the fore
men got off the rear coach. They
we're not pursued by the strikers
who would not violate the order t.
stay out Of the yards.
Whether or not these foremer
returned to work today could moi
be verified. Today everything
seemed to be peaceful at the yards
with both sides playing a game o.
watchful waiting. The presence o.
Sheriff John Miller at the shop:
yesterday gave rise to the rumol
that trouble was imminent. Thu
sheriff, however, declares tha
there seems to be no indication o.
q break in the tranquil routine
Sheriff Miller is said to have con
ferred with officials Of the shop!
with respect to providing ampl'
protection for the workers now OF
duty. He also is said to have talked
with the strikers with respect t,
carrying weapons.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-07-11
MOOSE ENTERTAIN
DISTRICT LEADER
Especial Moline service.D

Gerald F. Gahan, district super
visor Of the Loyal Order Of Moose,
will be a guest at the East Moline
lodge at a special meeting Thurs
day night. Mr.. Gahan will offer
encouragement to the East Moline
Moose in their membership cam
paign which ends in September.
BY special dispensation granted by
the supreme officers, the East Mo-
line lodge is permitted to accept
memberships at half price until
September. This privilege covers
a period OF six months. MIR. Ca
han will also tell of the work that
is being done at Mooseheart, and
aid the East Moline lodge in every
way possible during his stay.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-07-11
MUCH MARRIED
MAN WILL FACE
FORMER SPOUSE
Especial Moline Service.D

Charged with wife abandonment.
Charles Ure, 1904 Fifth avenue.
Moline, printer at the Moline
Pillow company plant. was taken to
Jackson. Mich. last night. TIRE
has wife residing in Moline. They
were married in Chicago a short
time ago. Marie Ure. who prefers
the charge against him, says that
they have lived apart for about two
years. Ure declares he was never
married to Marie. It is said that
theirs was a common law relation
ship, which is recognized in Michi-
gan. but not in Illinois. According
to the Michigan officer who came
for Ure. the accused man is alleged
to have three wives living in va
rious parts of Michigan.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-07-11
Personal Points

Miss Ruth BfAd1ord. 1850 Ninth
avenue, left today for Detroit. Mich.
she will take 4 cruise on the lakes
and spend some time In New York
city before returning home. Miss
Bradford expects to be gone sew
eral weeks.
Mrs.. W. G. DonAldson and son
william Of Brooklyn, n. T.. former
residents 0f Rock island. are visit
ing ct the home OF 1fr. and Mrs.
Edward 0oepel, 1044 Fourteenth
and-a-half street They will re-
main until the FIRST Of the month.
Mrs. Mary Wadsworth OF the
Como hotel left yesterday for In
dianapolis, where she will visit
with her sister. They plan to spend
next month at Atlantic City.
Mrs. J. B. Kingsworth, 401 Fourth
avenue, has returned home after an
extensive business trip to Grand
Rapids and Holland, Mich. Mrs.
Kingsworth also spent three. weeks
at her SUMMER home at Ottawa
Beach, Mich. She was accompan-
led home by her sister, Miss X.
Lois Fortium Of Grand Rapids.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. c. Stanton, 1107
Fourth avenue. will leave tomor-
row for an extended visit at Bur-
lington, Iowa.
Miss Marie johnson left today
for Denver, Colo, where she will
spend the remainder Of the sum-
mer.
Among the Rock Island residents
who attended the house party given
by Mr.. and Mrs. F. M. Burt, former
residents of this city, at their home
at Preston, Iowa, were Miss Kath-
crime E. Burt, Henry A. Burt, and
daughter, Nina, Maurice Christy
and Mr.. and Mrs. A. A. Burt and
family. Mrs. B. W. Reed Of Dcs
Moines who has been visiting herr
with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. A
A. Burt, was also present
The Misses Mary 3. and Clara B
Applequist have returned from Z
months visit in California and
points of interest in the northwest
Mrs. c. F. Applequist and son Fred
Of Spokane, Wash, accompanied
them home and will visit here fol
several months.
Rev. Vincent A. Lacey, rector o.
st. Jude's church, Tiskilwa,- ILL.,, i!
the guest.o Rev. w. L. Essex, rec
tor of Trinity Episcopal church.
John w. Tremann arrived HON,
yesterday from Honolulu. He at
tended the Shriners' convention a
San Francisco and then sailed fol
Hawaii, his entire trip lasting abou
seven weeks.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-07-11
WANT BAND.A1
KEWANEE MEET
boy Scout Organintion 10 lo
pany Rotarhns to Distria
Gathering.

Rotarians at their noon iu11r>
today decided to attend the ~.
meeting at the Midland club =,
kewanee next Tuesday. accom,a, 1
led by the Boy Scout Rotary baaa
Kewanee Rotarians will be hoa,,
and q program of sports has ~
arranged. Kewanee is the hum.
Of E. e. Baker. district governs,
and the Rock Island organisaiios
is planning to send a large deless.
ton by automobile. Part of n.
delegation will leave immedhtsl,
after the noon luncheon Tueslas
Rotarian Hugh Curtis invited IL
club members to attend the bfsh.
ing of ground for the new Sevu,
rubber plant, which took place 4
las o'clock this afternoon ana
number of club members motorps
to the site after luncheon and vera
present when photographs showing
T. J. Adams, president. break first
ground, were taken.
Henry Kramer had the priyilase
Of the floor for a minute and 4 half
during which he invited all nofa.
rians to attend the game at Doug.
las park Friday afternoon between
tho Rock Island baseball team and
the Cedar Rapids team. saying Il
was Councilman day and eyerv
"Rote" should show his interest by
his attendance.
Walter N. Haskell, who with B
D. Connolly represented the club
at the international Rotarian con.
vention at Los Angeles. gave hi,
impressions of the big meet
He closed an interesting address
dealing with the many features Of
the convention by advocating the
appointment of a special committee
by the Rock Island Rotary club to
confer with public school teacher,
from time to time regarding thu
welfare and attendance Of lads ii
i this community.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-07-11
TOWN MEETING -
MAY PRESS LEGAL
ACTION ON TAXES

Action will probably be proposed
at town meeting at o'clock to-
morrow afternoon to begin action
to secure apportionment of taxes
held by the county treasurer to the
new township Of Rock Island, alleg-
ed to have been created by the ac-
ton of the county board Of super
visors.
The town meeting was called bv
W. A. Frewert, town clerk, and is
to be held at the court house,
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-07-11

Governor Len small visited nockl
Island this Afternoon. his boat, the
Illinois, docking q the. foot Of Sew
sixteenth street. and spent only 8
few heuSs n ~ city. He y tfavel-
ing WITH { pofte q Is, Whioh In
cludo1 Colonel r r Miller, Airec-
tor e dspaftment Of public works,
and other state dignitaries, making
: trip up the river Tor . vacation.
0oVeFnpf BmAll's son, Leslie, and
his daughter. Mrs.. A p Ingiish,
wefs aboard.
Few people knew that the gov
ernor was in the city this after
noon, and he met only those who
sought him out on the steamer
-Illlnois", . state-Uwned boat out
Of Peoria. Ne 10 enjoying the trip
greatly, - are the other members
Of the party. The strain Of the re-
cent days in court and Of the death
Of Mrs. Small hsve put him much
in need Of . rest. which he u now
receiving.
The governor looks we'll and he
expressed greetings TO the people
Of Rock Island through The Argus.
The governors itinerary includes
ports farther north. I'VE didn't ex-
pect to come this far" the governor
told The Argus. II don't know how
far we will continue up the river
or how long We will be out on this
trip"
Questions Of state and public
policy were taboo when the re-
pofters cohversed with him.
Much Of the governors time was
spent In q barber shop. He went
through that. ordeal without being
recognized.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-07-11
AGED LADY HURT
BY A STREET CAR
Especial Moline Service,)

Mrs. Walter Nichols. 14441s Sew.
enteenth street. East Moline, 80
years old. was hit by street car
at Seventh street and Fifteenth ave-
nue. yesterday afternoon, mourning
severe bruises about the legs and
body. She was assisted home by
her two nephews, who were with
her and she collapsed at the door.
There is a possibility that Mrs.
Nichols was injured internally.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-07-11
DREDGING CREW
Member BROWNS


Muscatine, Iowa, July 11.-R. G.
Smith, 81, a member Of the crew Of
q dredging company boat at Port
Louisa, IL miles south OF this city,
plunged to his death in the Mis-
sissippi river Monday evening The
body was recovered this morning.
Smith, whose home is in Moline,
was crossing 4 pontUon bridge
when he collapsed and fell into the
stream.
Mr.. Murphy is the second Moline
man to meet death at the Port
Louisa project. Herbert Holmquist,
. bridegroom Of only a few months,
was drowned in similar manner
April 16.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-07-11
Harold n, WILEY.

Harold Rexf0rd Wiley. % years
old, died At 1:15 o'clock this morn
ing In st. Anthony's hospital, fol-
lowing an illness Of eight days.
Pneumonia caused his death. He
resided at 210Sk Fifth avenue.
Rock Island.
Mr.. Wiley was born Aug. 26,
1899, in Des Moines, iowa, and came
to Davenport when child. He at
tended Davenport schools and re-
moved to Rock Island in 1910 He
was united in marriage with Miss
Gertrude Bos in Rock island Dec.
2S, 1919. Surviving are the widow.
parents, Ernest Wiley and Mrs. c.
w. Beaver, and two sisters, Mrs. @.
M. Allen and Mrs. ]. E. Bledsoe, ell
OF Rock Island. A brother, Wayne
Wiley, died five years ago.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-07-11
MORATORIUM
IS PROBABLE
Circles Close to Reparations Com.
mission Believe German Re.
quest Will be Granted.

Paris, July 11.-(By the Associa-
ted Press. "A moratorium on Ger
many's cash payments for the re-
mainder of this year was thought
in circles close to the reparations
commission to be probable as a re-
suit of conference this forenoon
between DR.. Fischer. chairman OF
the German war debts commission
and all the members of the com
mission in a hurriedly called infor-
NAL session.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-07-11
MORE SHvIS PAVING.

Contract for the grading of Elev.
enth street from Second to Fourth
avenue, to the level of the side
walk, was awarded to Griffin & Son
Of Silvis by the city council Satur-
day evening. Contracts are to be
signed today. Work will begin in
a day or two.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-07-11
JUNE BIRTHS FEW
IN EAST MOLINE

East Moline's birth rate fell off to
a marked degree in June, there be-
ing only 10 births registered in that
month, five boys and FIVE girls.
Nine contagious diseases were re-
ported, and there were 20 deaths,
10 OF these being at the state hos
Iital. This information is contained
N the monthly. report Of City
Physician ]. H. Fowler. DR.. Fow-
Ter has just returned from a visit
with friends In MISSOURI.