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The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-01-14

TITS 10 use, Tam" said Ellis Gray
son. as he stood up. greasy ana hot.
from tinkering with the engine. II
D can't make 1t go. Wen have to
walt for a tow"
Tom Webster. Ellis cousin, knew
nothing about motor boats. for he had
spent his life on a Kansas farm. Now
he looked uneasily at the gathering
storm and the broad expanse of the
Hudson River. Their engine had failed
them as they were in the middle OF
Tappan Zee Bay. and there was a mile
and a half of water between their boat
and each shore.
'.AII the other boats seem to have
run for cover, Ellis.'' Tom said as he
glanced about. "Supposing we can't
get tow before the storm breaksf"
I'VE don't need to worry about
that" Ellis replied confidently. "a
strong wind can kick up a sea right
here. but nothing that can swamp the
Sea Gull. Besides. we're almost sure
to get a tow"
AS he spoke, however, he peered at
the sky and realized that almost every
boat on the river must be scurrying
for the nearest anchorage. He had
never seen such an ominous sky or
felt so strongly the threat of an i'm
pending storm. There was a dead
calm, portentous with a strange, cleo
trio premonition of coming turmoil.
Huge black clouds were rolling across
the western hills and spreading dark
ness over the river.
Ellis" said Tom quietly. az don't
know anything about boats. but do
know something about storms and this
one is going to be terror. Isn't there
something we can do to reach a safer
placer"
Ellis nerves were getting jumpy and
he replied a trifle sharply.
eff you did know more about boats.
Tom, and about this part of the coun-
try you would know that there is moth
ing to De afraid of. A long, heavy
northwest wind might kick up a sea
here that would bother us. but the
wind IN a thunderstorm doesn't last
long enough. Besides, there's nothing
we can do. II forgot to bring oars
and we haven't any mast or sail"
It grew darker and darker. stin
not a breath of wind stirred. The !
water was smooth and oily and re-
fected the blackness Of the sky.
Great Scotti" exclaimed Ellis after |
a strained moment. at wish some |
thing would start. This calm gets on
a fellows nerves."
Tom agreed quietly. The blackness
deepened; the clouds swirled lower and |
lower The boys were oppressed by !
sense of being shut in, as If the sky
were descending to crush them. There |
was distinct rolling OF low thunder
behind the hills in the west and thew
glimpsed faint flash of lightning in
that direction.
Suddenly Ellis shouted. fTook," he
cried and pointed into the northwest.
Tom saw a peculiar commotion at
me point among the shifting, tumbling
clouds. They seemed to be whirIed
and tossed in all directions. Then out
Of the confusion sank black, inverted
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-01-14

heavy wind struck this curious sail
But she righted herself and Ellis
sprang to the tiller and brought her
around until the wind was directly
astern. In moment she was buck
ing through the waves at right angles
to the course Of the spout.
| But the whirling mehster was
speeding down the river faster and
faster and filled their ears with its
vibrant roaring. A little swerving
from its course and 1t would hit them.
Can we make it. Tom ?" cried Ellis.
as he strained at the tiIler.
Tom, gripping the gunwhale of the
tossing boat. estimated the chances.
The center will miss u.s." he shouted.
out we may get caught in the whirl-
pool and drawn in"
They stared speechIess at the coll
umns smart OF spumy water, revolving
with the vicious roar of concentrated
power. Then for an instant the lean
ing top hung almost over them. But
the lower end of the column slipped
py astern, less than a hundred feet
away. The next moment the Sea Gull
was tossed high on the heaned waters
ana staggered in a smother OF foam as
the rim of the spout's base strucl. bar
The wind reversed at the same time
and blew f1ercely in almost the oppo-
lsite direction. The boat seemed about
TO split as the swiriing water sripped
her huh and the wind tore at her
awkward sail. Buckets of water
slipped over her gunwale. Tom
grabbed pail and began to bail fran
ttcally. Ellis exerted all his skill and
strength at the tilIer.
Leaping and rolling, the Sea c5uu AZ
last got the wind astern again and was
able to make way against the current
clutching at her keel As she slid ont
or the rim of the vortex the bows saw
that they had been whirled half
around the circle and were now direct
ly In the path the spout had taken.
Weak and wordless they watched the
sRout as it sped down the river.
But as thew sailed slowly towards
the shore before the diminishing wind
Ellis spoke.
We'll, Tom" he said, maybe YOU
don't know much about boats. but
you've got head on you all right. |
That sail was great idea. I would |
never have thought OF IT."
He added. grinning: wonder
where we'd be now If it hadn't been
for the sail? On the bottom of the /
river or lost up in the clouds some
where?"
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-01-14

Tore he was shut up the ticket seller
gave him a bone, which the dog
promptly concealed in a hole which
he dug underneath the wagon. Then
the dog went to bed, probably dream
Ing of the lovely bone that he would
find in the hole the next morning. and
never realizing that while he slept the
ticket wagon was rolling over the road
TO new stop. The next morning
when the dog went out to find his bone
1t was gone. Was he mad? He
thought someone had stolen his
precious bone and has temper became
so ugly that it would not be safe %
go near him for several hours. Some
times the show would stay In one
place for several days and then, OF
course, the dog would find his buried
bones the next morning. That dog
planted bones all over the country and
;he greater part OF Europe and hs
lost DipetY-1ine out of eYerX hundrAdL
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-01-14
THE JUNIOR COOK

Roll out and cut into and Y or 3
inch cookies.
Put onto a creased cookie pan.
Drop one teaspoonfuI fig Jam on tho
center OF each cookie.
Cover jam with second dough
cookie and press gently at the edges.
Bake in a moderate oven till dainty
brown.
Take from pan with a spatula.
Any other kind of thick. rich Jam
may be used II you haven't any fig.
These sandwich cookies are a deli
cious change for tea or for a school
lunch box.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-01-14

oh. mother. don't you think tonight
lwlll never rain. the weaiher's bright
hat to the movies we might goa"
Now listenl Hear it2 "Maybe so. -
And il you can. and have the change
l4ou will. or 'twould be mighty
strange).
Let's get two sodas with those caps
Ut creamy foam-what sayp" Per.
haps."
Oh. my. wish some one would speak
In good plain English for week!
Why can't they answer yes or no,
Instead of that old Maybe-So?
why even Dad won't talk right out,
6ut leaves a chap in awful doubt.
, q rather SC, dozen raps
Most anywhere than that Perhaps!
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-01-14
Maybe So and Perhans

- lKSl Maybe-So and then Per.
u haps
y lake turns in setting cunning
traps
| Q catch me when | think | can
Get by with some patricia plan.
No matter what it is. | find
he path to reach it simply lined,
Like Pantry-shelf where mice cavort.
With traps of words of every sort.
Say. brother. can't you get away
Somehow from work in time today
! o see the gamea 1t won't be slowI'
VI course he answers: Maybe so. -
Hey, sister. if you want to see
A jolly time. just come with mel
Now can't you leave the sums and
maps
A little whilea" she signs, Perhaps. =
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-01-14

buy a ticket on one OF the steamship
lines, and sail and sail until you are
clear around on the other side of the
world. and then you must stop off at
Australia, which is about as queer a
country as am a lizard. Many
things there seem to be all topsy-
turvy, and different from things in
other parts of the world. So maybe
I'm queer. because I live in such a
queer country.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-01-14
Puzzle
VEGETABLE ADDITIONS

VEGETABLE ADDITIONS
Change the head and tail of a vege-
table and find timidity
Change the head and tail OF a vese-
table and find a girls name.
Change the head and tail of a vege-
table and find number.
Change the head and tail of a veGe-
table and find a prophet.
Change the head and tail of a Vege-
table and lind to thwart.
ACROSTIC
- My first Is represented as blind.
My second is a cold region
My third is fate.
My fourth is ordinary.
My fifth is pleasant.
My sixth is kingly.
My seventh is past.
My initials form the name of the
beginning OF a cycle.
ANSWERS
VEGETABLE ADDITIONS-1. Bean
Fear. 3 Corn-Doyd. 3. Pea-Ten. 4. Leek
Seer. 5. KGIe-Bdlk
ACROSTIO
nsfice
A rcfic
N emesis
u SudI
A greedble
Il oval
Y eSterddy
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-01-14

/ w or girl who delights in a pet.
Lion was a big black dog, whose
master used to send him to the post
| office every morning for his letters
| when the clerk saw the shaggy head
at the window he would put the let
tiers in Lions mouth and away the
DOG would trot never losing a piece
OF mall One day when coming home
from the postoffice he saw a piece of
cake on the side walk. Now Lion was
very fond of cake and he was very
hungry; but if he put the letters down
someone might run off With them. for
he was on busy street. The shaggy
mead was still for a minute, Indicating
deep thought. Then Lion dropped the
letters carefully upon the pavement
placed enc big paw upon them and
ate the cake with evident relish and
enjoyment.
In the same street there lived an
other dog who did not share Lions
popularity. The owner of the doo
had little girl who taught Prince To
carry her doll. Prince became so fond
of the doll that he wAuid snatch II nm
and carry IT to his kennel where he |
would lie down beside it. The o,har
little girls in the neighborhood at ffrs+
thought this was fun and they wouId |
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-01-14

meet the tip of the descending funnel
They Joined, and there. towering from
the river to the clouds. was a snaky,
lead-colored column, swaying this way
and that, and terrible with the menace
of unknown power.
"a waterspout!" the boys exclaimed
together. Then they watched as slow
ly the spout's base grew broader and
the column thicker. Then the top of
the column, which had been swaying
from side to side. leaned to the south
and stayed so.
"Ellis!" Tom cried. Chat thing Is
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-01-14
COOKIE TARTs FOR TEA

Mix old-fashioned cookie dough as
follows:
cupsful sugar,
eggs.
teaspoonful vanilla
! cupful fat,
! teaspoonful salt
q cupful sour milk to which IS
added 1 level teaspoonful soda.
Flour to make a thick dough.
Divide into four parts and roll only
one part at a time. Cookies arg ruined
If the dough is handled too much or is
too stiff
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-01-14

am about two feet long. and when
my collar Is spread it is something
me nine inches across, so you can
ti.i'tsihe what a fearsome looking
~ ure must be. My skin is scaly,
ana OF brownish- gray with darker
SpUts ana stripes. but this splendid
coIiaF is bright yellow. almost orange
win crimson splotches here and there.
ana II Is notched or frilled around the
cages. 1t is funny. but in our family
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-01-14

you would hardly notice it at all, but
If anything frightens me. or II 1 get
real good and mad. 1 give it a sudden
Hlrt. and it stands out like a great
ruff, and they tell me a very frightfuI
appearance. 1 often brighten away
dogs and other enemies that way, ana
it surprises them so much, that gen
orally they go on about their business
and let me alone.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-01-14

5 soon mother shut the door the pig that stayed home
~ 10 occupy himself. about the house began to roam
- He'd always wanted to find what funny noise
Up IN the loft when he in his bed like other bows
he ladder gotten and the rap-door flung aside;
But when he looked into the from fright he nearly died
bird OF monstrous size seemed him. with giant claws
Came rushing his head screamed and snapped resou
Vt course he quickly topped from the ladder with howl
l he silly little pig be frightened by an OWL
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-01-14

~ HE boy who is old enough to
~ handle an ice boat would rather
make one with his chum than to
- work alone. hence this ice boat
Is planned to make it possible for two
boys who live by the lake shore to
make and enjoy one together.
First cut the keel d and the transom
e to the required dimensions and bore
the 2" hole in each to receive tbs
mast for these pieces are to be spiked
together and the spikes may destroy
the bit IL the hole is bored afterward.
Be sure the holes exactly coincide or
the mast will not fit as it should
The wales should be strongly fas-
tened and the floor laid. Build the
mast step above the transom as in
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-01-14
Dog Stories

III HERE is the boy who does
81 81 not love dogs? Here are a
AAH few little stories for the boy
wv or girl who delights in a pet.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1922-02-10
Vehicular Tunnels
Under Hudson RiUer

New York. Fsb. Breaking
ground for the two Hudson River
tunnels connecting Jersey City and
New York Ia expected to take place
about March 4.
IRE land work from the Manhat-
tan side, from West street to the
pief heads has already been com,
rielcd at cost Of $4,000. The
six points are tho two pierheads OF
West and Canal streets and the two
pierhehds off Jersey CITY. and the
landwork out Of the pier hsads.
The tunnel contract n Estimated
at s22. 900. The total cost will
be more than s2s.0o0.ooO. The con.
structIon IL TO be Of east iron aud
concrete.
Il II expected that the vehicular
tunnel, on completion. will take care
OF $4,000, 900 vehicles a year. The
present traffic OF vehicles across the
Hudson II about $4,000 n day. by
the time the tunnel is opened. 4 IL
estimated the traffic will have
doubled.
The project to build the two tun'
lels began In July. 1919. sudveying
I Canal street was completed In
1920, and the Manhattan section OF
he tunnels. out TO the end OF the
,iers, was finished recently.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1922-02-10
ArOeRttlse GirIs
Outline Lemon
Juice For Work


buenos Ares. I'D io'-by M" 70
1ne United Press).--Year py year
AiEentinat consumption OF lemon
JUICE ana vinegar u growing smaller
foF the gIrIs have discovered tnst /"
u easier ana more pleasant 20 keep
thsinaeives 1.-The aud hin tnrouga
outdoor exercise than py the Iorn'e!
system OF starvation, doctoring ana
dieting. There u more health ana
lsss fat In tennis court than IN
whole keg of vinegar they nave
found. i.
Persons who have lived In Arsen'
tina Tor some years nave remarked
on the visible change taat has taken
place in the appearance OF tne
young people, more especin'iy IN the
girls. since the whole country pe'
came sports mad. FormerIy' sno
eiils spent most OF their time IN
doors with no prospect except 10
continue doing no ana 70 become
rounder. plumper ana less active
with the passing years. Some OF
them reDeIIed. chose the vinegar
starvation route and ended WIN
yellow. s'inken cheeks ana ruined
digestive systems.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1922-02-10


UNITED Press staff Correspondent }
Rome, Feb. ie.-Along with ItsiyS
present effort 10 free hersslf from
the bondage OF foreign coal domina'
ton BY the electriflcatIon OF her
state railwaya Italy In making m
equally heroic effort 10 throw OF
the yoke Of foreign tobacco slavery.
Between what Italy now pays for
foreign coal and foreign tobacco, u
can be truuhfully said that koodly
portion OF her national wealth goes
annually up In smoke--and foreign
smoke nt that.
What makes II particularly hard
for italy TO gain her tobacco Inde.
pendence Ia the fact that Just ~ she
gets her nostrils nicely filled with
the sweet scent OF liberty and Ia on
the point OF burning her betters with
the lIgnted stump OF n domestic
mado cigar, the Italian population
as q whole suddenly takes 10 smok'
Ing more than ever. and Italy has 20
return 10 spending millions abroad
In order 10 supply the demand.
Before tho war Italy smoked 400..
10000 lire worth OF cigars and Gig.
are,tes annually. Now she smokes
2.ico.00o. 600. While portion OF
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1922-02-10


lng OFFICIALS Of Missouri, February
81.
rhs meeting was called q shs 70
quest Of u. 3. Attorney General
Dausherty for the following pu''
poses:
ITO ascertain 10 the law rseula''
INK food and fuel prices IL bsinx
obeyed; II there II price fixing. and
II no, II II involves interstate or only
state busIness."
Mr.. Barrett asserted nome persons
high In authority outside the STATE
will attend ~ the representative
from Mr. Daugherys Office u e.
pected. . -.- sA.sf
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1922-02-10
ITALYySEEKS TO FREE HERSELF
FROM FOREIGN COAL DOMINATION

comes Of great importance.
iiaiy's monopoly on tobacco n the
only one that ~ matter OF fact has
bsen . real success a. . revenue
producer. She has been able 10
operate this on q basis OF nbout 70
pcr cent profit. In other words Of
the 100000 lire which the italian
public spends every day for tobacco,
1900. 900 lire goes into the state
treasury as profit and revenue and
only 100000 lire actually goes mp
In smoke.
Frankly, Italy thinks that Il would
hardly be possible to do better than
this In fact she doubts if the
public would stand for a larger per
esntaxe Of tax and smaller ratio
Of smoke. Hence her only chance
OF making the monopoly more profit
able TO tne state Is by producing oil
Of her tobacco at home and avoiding
foreign purchases Of the raw ma
terInl.
The government Ia therefore en-.
couragIng and doing everything pos
sIble 10 promote tobacco growing.
However. Italian peasants are Meth
er fond OF novelties In the matter OF
crops or OF the difficulties involved
In tobacco growing. but little by
little tho Italian government Ii win.
Ming her freedom from foreign TO.
bacco markets.
Al the present time the Italian
gcvernmnt spends tSO,00O,OO0 lire
annually for raw tobacco OF which
only isO.6OO.0O0 is spent at home
the other 30O.OO0.000 going to for
eign tobacco growers.
TO date Italy has made the most
progress In the growing OF light to
bacco Of which she uses 5000 quin-
tails annually. In the southern prov
ince OF Leccese about 10000 acres
are now under cultivation and this
about supplies the local demand.
With dark tobacco of the Ken
lucky" type for her cigars Italy is
not so fortunate. At the present
time this being cultivated prlnci-
pslly In Tuscany. However. her
needs are 100000 quintals annually
and she produces only $4,000. But
by bringing her present acreage
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1922-02-10
saAvv ogNvgNcG ron
VIOLATING otRo LAW

Washington. D. c.. Feb. ie-plead'
Ins guilty 10 selling Wild ducks and
shipping them without proper mark
inss an1 under ~ assumed name.
. violator Of the migratory bird
treaty act residing at Batchtown.
lll. was arraignsd IN the federal
court at Springfield. H.. ON January
10. and fined $3.50 and sentenced TO
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1922-02-10

servo 90 days In jail. Cana Warden
Harry Barmeier Of the biological
survey. uaitsd states department Of
agriculture. wss the srrssting Off,
Ger. In connection with (his cass
evideacs vsx secured which. will
lssd 10, tho prosecution q several
other offenders.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1922-02-10

from 5000 up to is.see Italy hspss
eventually TO win her tobacco inds-
pendence aud blow her smoke IN
the face Of other nations instead OF
having 10 blow back their own, for
which she has paid them
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1922-02-10
DECEIVED WIFE; GOES TO JAIL.

Regina. SAX. Feb. io.-Rev. Gwy'
wyn Il. Williams. formerly a curate
Il oxbow. has been sentenced to
line months at hard labor for try
ng to deceive his wife into thinking
him dead. lie. admitted sending a
ialse csblegram from England, forg'
Lg n death certificate and also
,orging fhe name OF another church
official TO a letter describing his
teeth and funeral.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1922-02-10

Crime is rare among the siamest
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1922-01-06
MUST REPORT ALL BIRTHS
TO COUNTY HEALTH BOARD

Oklahoma had been a state but a
short time until she saw the necessi-
ty of law requiring that every child
born within her boundaries should
be registered. This law requires that
birth certificate shall be sent by
the physician to the local registrar,
who in turn shall file the original
certificate with the State Vital Sta
tistic Department where it shall he
kept for future reference.
Bryan County, through the efforts
Of the Health Department and the
local registrar, is putting forth every
effort possible to secure a complete
record of every child born within its
borders. The responsibility for the
registration for these births is plac-
ed upon the attending physician. The
law requires and duty demands that
they make a report Immediately up
on the birth of every child. The legal
benefits of registrations are many
and the failure of q physician to make
a complete and clear report is not
only doing the child, and probably its
parents, an injustice, but he is vio-
lating one Of the best laws upon our
statute books.
We register our cattle, our horses
and our hogs because registration
adds to the value of them, and be-
cause we are proud Of them, and we
should be equally as careful and
interested in the future rights in in
terest of our babies.
We do not make these statements
in spirit of criticism, but rather an
appeal for more complete birth re-
turns and for the future welfare of
our babies. We know that there are
many demands on the busy Doctors
time, but we know very few Doctors
that would not take the time to do
a good turn, and one which the law
prescribes as your duty.
There is nothing the physician can
do that may prove Of more value to
the baby than to see that its birth
is properly registered. Bryan county
now stands at about the head Of the
list Of Counties from which complete
returns are being received, but we
know that each month a few births
occur within the boundaries Of this
County which are not being report
ed, and for this reason we ask the
cooperation of every Doctor in order
that we may have it said that no birth
OCCURS which is not clearly and pro-
perly registered.
Respectfully,
D. ARMSTRONG,
Supt. Of Public Health.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1922-01-06
HUGO MAN HAS PATENT
TO DRIVE OFF WEEvIL S

Features of newly invented de-
vice which il is claimed will drive
boil weevils from cotton fields was
exhibited this week TO business men
at Hugo, Oklahoma by r. J. House
Of Hugo. the inventor.
The device is for driving the weevil
from the cotton. rather than killing
them.
1t consists of metal tank, mount
ed on the handles Of plough, with
distributor arms on each side. A
piece of gunny or cheese cloth hangs
from these and is kept moistened by
the liquid coming through the dis
tributing arms.
The inventor maintains that the
cloth, dragging over the cotton plants
as the farmer ploughs, will keep the
weevil from doing any damage.