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The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-02-10
$500, 900 FOR
DEMPSEY-CARP
BOUT OFFERED
English Syndicate Is
Said to Want the
Match.
(Copyright. 1922. by The August

Copyright, 1922, by The August
New York, Feb. 10.-Word went
about Broadway haunts today that
a definite offer had been received
from the English syndicate of
$4,000 for "a Dempsey Carpenter
fight Insiders. knew it was COM
ing and while Kearns is close
mouthed, he has been keeping close
to the cable for the past "a hours.
This sum is equal to that which
William A. Brady has offered for a
Dempsey-Wills fight in England,
but Kearns, for obvious reasons,
prefers Carpenter.
Kearns, by the way, is greatly in
terested in the crack California
lightweight, Jimmy Duffy, who it
was said today will be matched to
fight Lew Tender, the fast Phila-
delphia southpaw at the Madison
Square Gardens, Feb "a. Tenders
last New York performance was
satisfactory neither to himself nor
to his friends. Joe Benjamin Of
San Francisco will have another
try for fame that night, having been
matched to meet Ctonie TAFT. of
Canada.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-02-10

Chicago-Bob OFarrell, catcher
of the Chicago Nationals, announ-
ced that he is ready to start on the
spring training trip. O'Farrell has
been playing basketball with the
American legion team of Waukegan,
Ill, his home town
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-02-10

The above prizes Will be given to
teams entered from the tri-cities
only, subject to the following re-
strictions:
l. No regular bowler on any team
in the tri-city bowling league or the
Davenport bowling league shall be
allowed TO bowl on teams compel
ing for these prizes. However, the
extra men of any regular team in
the above two leagues shall be al
lowed to bowl, with the exception
that not over one such man shall
bowl on any one team.
3 Winning of any of the above
special prizes shall not interfere
with any team winning any of the
regular prizes offered in the tourna-
ment.
The above prizes are not taken
out of the tournament prize list, be-
ing donated by the association. The
amount guaranteed is 800, but will
probably be increased materially
by donations not yet received.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-02-10

Chicago-Riders from Australia.
Italy, Belgium and Poland, as well
as American stars will participate
in the Six-day bicycle race to start
here Sunday night.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-02-10
Greb- Gibbons Next.

Richard is not thinking much
about the heavyweight title just
now but he is greatly interested i'll
the light heavyweight situation.
Now that he has Harry Greb and
Tommy Gibbons hooked up for the
middle of March he says that this
battle will lead to a meeting be
tween Gene Tunney, present hold
er of the title, and the winer of
the Greb-Gibbons. setto.
Greb and Gibbons, by the way,
met at Dempsey's training quarters
at Atlantic City last spring. Harry
smiled in recognition but Tommy's
eyes shifted elsewhere.
Guess he's forgotten me-" smiled
Greb, although l don't see why,
since l beat him six months ago in
the ring"
Babe Herman OF the west coast
and Pepper Martin of the south, are
two other fixtures for the Feb. "a
card that Richard is compiling. 1t
should be a great Jack Kearns
night.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-02-10

We will make your Ford motor
like new. Labor charge, SIS. Work
guaranteed 30 days. Horst &
Strieter.-(Advertisement)
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-02-10

Chicago.-H. K. Young. star dash
man at Northwestern university
was elected captain OF the uni
yersity track team
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-02-10
T &C, al x, Umpire, EalOn.
Moline Club Winner,

N VHI1HN OHuU w IIIhIUIsN
The Kilkenny club of Moline was
the victor over the Coal Valley In
dependents in the second game of
the double bill. The visitors had
little trouble in registering a 35 to
8 victory, Christopher of Moline be-
ing the star, scoring SO of his teams
points. The Independents play at
Silvis this evening. The lineup: T
The Topeka state journal., 1922-12-06
Four ear Course Is Offered at
Washburn College.
Training Will Lead to Bachelor
of Science Degree.
PLAN MORE COMMUNITY WORK
Hospital Authorities Cooper
ate i'm Working Out Details.
DR.. McGuire and DIR. Mills OF
StOrmOnt to Handle Plan.

Student nurses may combine profess
sionaI training at Stormont hospital
0.-fffl a four-year course at Washb1rn
college. leading to the degree of bach-
elor of science, il a recommendation
made by the Washburn faculty late
Tuesday afternoon is approved oy the
trustees OF the college
Under the proposed arrangement;
the nurses would get their room anu
board, together with their UNIFORMS ,
Al the hospital. out of 124 hours OF
college credit required for graduation
thew would receive 10 hours in regu-
Tar college classes from regular mem
hers of the faculty. The remaining
fourteen hours would be given a the
hospital by members OF It's staiI III
technical subjects for nurses ohiy-
HosDItaI Authorities Approve IL.
rrha bosnftaI authorities deserve the
credit for proposing the. plan and
rrnrlxinr out most of its details, ac-
cording to DR.. Farley P. Womer, pres
fident of washburn- He named Ur. =,
A. Mcclure and DR.. w NJ. Mills as
two members of the Stornlont starr
who had been specially active IN the
nerotiations. President Womer hlrn-
self is enthusiastic fof the plan
1T gives us another opportulIty - ~
serve the community in a larger an M
more effective way" he said II any any
ot1ar hospital should care to MAKE
similar arrangements, we shoulo ps
more than glad to do our part
The course which the nurses shaIi
take has been carefully planned IN
consultation between the hospital au-
fhorities and the curriculum connllt-
tee of the college of the llO hours s...s
~ work in the college, seventy-Ils.s NV.
hours will be in prescribed suD1eTla
and fthirtv-five will be in elective SUP
iects. The required subjects lncIu1e a
many which are of specific value 70
one planning the career OF nuIse'
and the others are the usual preTec
ouisites for the degree Of bachelor Oh
science s.,.-i,,
President Womer called attention 70
The fact that this new course is 5hS
second innovation by the collese tnIs
vaar looking to more effective corr
nnnitv service. The first was tnS
nirht school. in which 241> >cltlzehs oA
Toneka. not students in any other oe-
nartment of the college. are now en-
rolled. according to report oy tITi :
" A. Irwin. chairman of the nlshe
school faculty 40
other DIans for enlarged service are
under consideration. President Woinei
safd tho they are not yet IN sum
cfentlv definite form to permit an
nouncemeut-
The Topeka state journal., 1922-12-06
HORSE STILL IN DEMAND
Il Chief Part of Express Delivery
Service. Says Official.

C,I,fcapo Dec. 6-The American
Railway Express company. in us
southwestern district coInprlslils HIis
soul-i. Arkansas. Louisiana Mlssls
sipDi Texas, Oklahoma. Kansas ana
parts of Tennessee and Illinois. eIn-
ploys thirty electric trucks, nlhety-
five gasoline trucks and approximately
3 geo horses, declared c. r. McGoWan.
district superintendent of stables and
street equipment, in an address here
today at the annual meeting of the
Horse association of America.
rs there anything that should have
more consideration than the horse, is
there anything that pays better re
turns on the care given 1t? asked
, Mr. MCGOWAN. There is still de-
mand for horses, a very good demand
. for good horses. am in constant
contact with twenty wagon shops
which do work for our company, and
they tell me that they are doing about
one-half again more wagon work than
they did eighteen months ago. In our
company 1 find we have an increased
number of calls for second hand
wagons
AS Superintendent of street equip
ment for the company in the south
western district / am interested solely
in using whatever equipment will do
our work efficiently with regularity,
and at the 1owestN possible cost, meas
ured over a large period of time. Most
of our work involves frequent stops
and is favorable to horse use.
Many horses are ruined because
the owner does not pay enough atten-
tion to the kind of shoes worn We
have saved lame horses by soaking the
feet reshoeing. and placing tar and
oakum under the feet. We recon-
mend the use of a flat shoe without
heel and toe calks. and of the bar
shoe in place of the open shoe
''Our green horses are never skipped
to the country towns. but are first used
in the larger cities. and after becom-
ing acclimated and seasoned are
shipped to the smaller agencies as
naa1ed
The Topeka state journal., 1922-12-06
Wouldn't Exchange with
Millionaire

After five years of suffering with
stomach trouble 1 think L know all
about it, But thanks to Mayrs Won
derful Remedy, I am enjoying good
health again. l know of a millionaire
who is very bad with stomach trouble,
but he won't take any patent medi-
cine. In his present condition /
wouldn't exchange with him" 1t is a
simple, harmless preparation that re-
moves the catarrhal mucus from the
intestinal tract and allays the infIam-
nation which causes practically all
stomach, liver and intestinal ailm ents,
including appendicitis. One dose will
convince or money refunded. At all
Enthusiastically.
The Topeka state journal., 1922-12-06
HOW SLOGAN WAS CREATED
Flowers Have Language, Hence
Say IL With Flowers"

say III Win ElOWCrS-
Boston. Mass. Dec 6.-The story of
the slogan Say 1t With Flowers" the
circumstances which prompted its
coinage. how II came into existence
and its subsequent spread tIruout the
country. is told by z. +. O'Keefe. its
originator. head of a local advertising
agency. Mr.. O'Keefe suggested the
slogan to the publicity committee of
the Society of American Florists in
Cleveland, December, 1917.
1T was evident that a slogan so
wortied as to induce people TO use
flowers more generally-to buy more
flowers-was eded," says Mr
O-Keefe. describing the birth of the
slogan. which recently was claimed by
another. In 4. great mass of quota
tions which I gathered from the
rhapsodic utterances of poets. working
under the impetus of spring fever,
came across this:
d'Flowers are words.
Which even n babe may understand
Birds-)
There I said. rs the germ of
a slogan. There is a language of flow
ers. They do speak. Even a babe
can understand. Now to work that
into a twentieth century phrase that
conveys the meaning that flowers do
have a language"
And then and there the slogan say
IT With Flowers" was created
The Topeka state journal., 1922-12-06
The TRINITY MUSICALE

The audience at the eighth annual
musicale of the Trinity Methodist
church Tuesday night filled the church
auditorium to capacity. 1t was one
of the best programs ever produced
by the church
The variety in program was one OF
the features OF the entertainment
Among the persons appearing on the
program We're: Charles A Davis,
Miss Ruth Naylor, Miss Grace LiEde-
muth. Mrs. Roy Talbert. Mrs. Fred r.
Munson, Walter Zimmerman, Mrs
Frederick B. Hunt. Miss Eleanor AL
len. Miss Jettie Denmark, H Wallace
Corbett, Mrs. Raymond Murray ana
Miss Helen Phipps.
The Topeka state journal., 1922-12-06

literature seized by them and opera
tiVes from the district attorneys office
in a raid in the harbor district of an
alleged l. W. w. meeting last night
1t was further said the literature
disclosed plans for demonstrations be-
fore the Los Angeles county and the
hall of records here tomorrow as pro-
tests against the arrest of men charged
with violating the municipal anti
picketing order by attempting to pre-
vent men from taking employment
where I. w. w strikes are in progress
The Topeka state journal., 1922-12-06
TO POLLS IN SNOW STORM
Boston Elects Citizens Ticket. Defeat
ing Socialist Mayor.

ing Socialist Mayor.
Haverhill, Mass, Dec. 6.-Parkman
B. Flanders, Socialist mayor for the
last two years. who was opposed for
reelection by the Shoe Manufactur-
ers' association on the ground that a
Socialist would injure the city busi-
ness reputation. was defeated yester-
day by DIR. William McFee.
The whole ticket of the citizens
committee which had the support of
the Shoe Manufacturers association
defeated the ticket supported by tn"
Shoe Workers Protective union
So great was the interest in the elec-
ton that some invalids left their beds
and were taken to the polls during a
snow storm. Doctor McFee led his
opponent by 2,341 votes.
The Topeka state journal., 1922-12-06
|. W. W. In STRIKE MOVE

Literature Seized Shows Walkout on
Coast Planned New Years Day.
Los Angeles. Dec. 6.-Industrial
Workers of the World plan a strike at
all Pacific coast ports beginning New
Years day. according to information
the police said today was contained in
The Topeka state journal., 1922-12-06
ROCKEFELLER GIVES BIG BELL
Largest Carlton in America in Men,
orY Of Mrs. Rockefeller.

New York, Dec. "a Carlton of
forty-two bells. said to be larger than
any now in this country. will be hung
in the Park Avenue Baptist church as
a gift from John d. Rockefeller in
memory of Mrs. Rockefeller. Mr..
Rockefeller already has ordered the
bells from Croydon, England, it has
become known.
The Topeka state journal., 1922-12-06
D0D6E BROTHERS
MOTOR CAR

This car has been an important factor in
establishing the present day tendency to
drive all winter.
The close fitting curtains provide ample
protection against wind and cold. The
safety-tread cord tires minimize slzidding
and reduce tire trouble to its simplest terms.
And every owner appreciates the remark
able dependability of the starter. II
responds quickly and quietly in the cold
est weather.
The price is s9s5.OO delivered
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Weak; Run Down
Carolina Lady Got So She Could
Jus. Drag arduis ulttt ~
Up" She Declares

Kernersville, NJ c. IN an Interest,"
ing statement regarding CaTdpp
wonian's Tonic, Mrs.S8YesleYs Iabes
Of near her e. recently said: have
known Cardlli for years but neyeS
knew it's worth until year@oE
ago. II was II Ia weak ned runs oWlT q
condition. became draggy-55sd ldnE
eat or sleep to do any good ;scoutdnsE3
do ANYTHING without great effort
tried different remedies and &medt-S
cines, yet continued to ID
IT decided oygiyeEC ardutsoserta
ana found it was just whatSi SreaIlyfsf
needed 1t made me feel much stTongs
CIR soon after began Esusegt to y
began to eat more, and the sneryonGS as.
weak feeling began tosleayes oons
I was sleeping good
"Cardui built me up as nosoShe
.oric ever did.
II used Cardui with one danghteEs
who was puny felt bad areds
out all the time. It brought heTErtghts
out and soon she was asSwellMs
n s,:-1 could be. We think thsrsAtS5
nothing like Cardui. Ne
Do not allow yoursel to become
weak and rundown from wonanly
troubles. Take Cardui. on
find it Just what you real snsedss
For more than 40#years tyhasSbeens
used by thousands and thousadsEand
found just as Mrs. Mabe@d eserlbesss
At your druggists. Mel IL
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'F|FTY-F|FTY' TO
B.EGIVE:.N MAY Il
Clever Three-Act Comedy to
Be Presented by Dramatic
Club Thursday

"Fifty-Fifty,' the clever three
act comedy to be presented by the
Normal School Dramatic Club next
Wednesday. will be the third pro-
duction OF the organiza ton this
year, the other two being "F'our
A. NJ" and His Model Wife"
which were presented at the Nor
nal and at various high school
chapel programs.
.Fifty-Fifty"will be staged for
the first time at S O'Clock next
Wednesday evening in the Normal
School auditorium. The Dramatic
Club is composed entirely of Nor
NAL School students interested IN
dramatization The cast is as fol-
lows: Henry. an artist. Edward
Offner; Paul, an author. Carlin
Hall; Sophie, dancer. Ruth
Eliason; Mrs. Podge. the landlady.
Frances McCray; O'Malley. the
janitor; Lawrence Mailman; Max
Dexter. an enthusiast, Lucille
Gundlach: Mrs. Hawley her aunt,
Carline Stealey; SmudSe, the
valet, George Turley; Josephine, a
seeker. Kathleen Davis; Cap, a
rover. Walter Price. Mrs. Clinton
is assisting the club in producing
"Fifty-Fifty." which promises we'll
for it's success.
Tickets may be obtained by
calling Robert Putnam the direc-
tor at the Normal School. The
prices are IS, so. and rs cents.
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hear II me ION q.
.sThere Mn i Be on nor
ever: Evelyn answered. bending
10 b clip Caei1e rise: x Cut smustgo
5tc your room FOR half an hour.
she added. Come will help
you-you are hardly steady, enough
to go~aIone.
y ay-yo Won't tell.
cecile said, rising unsteadily:
Tell me, why not? It must be
you are lying
A spoiled child isn't worth one
OF my lies-they are-very artis-
TIC" Evelyn answered with lit
tie laugh. And that was the last
straw--it broke the back OF the
pride-camel. Weeping and furi-
Gus, Cecile tottered away-but in
the last flash OF temper slammed
her door in Evelyn's face.
Evelyn did not mind-she ran
back to rescue and hide her ruin
ed handiwork-the rent scarf,
the broken needles were too elo-
suent for other seeing. But she
found them in other hands-Allen
Demond,s indeed. He was clutch
ing them hard, and staring at
them SO lntently ne was uncon-
scious of her until she tried
gently to draw away what he had.
II know you could give beauti-
full reasons for this he said,
holding fast what he had found.
But remember what you said
about wasting one of your artistic
lies? I was outside on the porch
heard everything-and saw the
last half OF the play. Tell me
why did you save her from her
self?'
"Oh. 1 thought you liked her so
much it would be pity to spoil
the romance" Evelyn said with
trace of Sparkle. Allen caught
both her hands saying, Romance
begins here and now. Please tell
me the end"
Copyright, 1929
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ByOLIVEsROBERTSB BARTON

II want to thank you for all you
have done
King Courageous, the real kins
of the Korsknotts and the Dlddy.
eryers, spoke kindly to Nancy and
Nick My dears,' said he, 1T Is
due to your bravery and wits that
I have been released from the spell
that bound me- And thanks to
you, also, my son. the prince, AMI
his sweetheart, Princess Thernla.
have been made happy, for they
will be married.
Nov shall give You your choice
of threQ wishes. First. if you so de-
sire. you may stay here and live
happily with me in the Castle OF
Mirrors, which is my real home
Nick shall have horse that shines
like gold and goes like the wind
and Nancy shall have pony that
shines like silver and goes like
lightning. You shall go to Six
movies q week and have hundred
lollypops day.
Second, if you would rather
have it so, you may ride for year
and day in my noble ship and see
the wonders of the world.
Third, if you SO wish 1t, one OF
YOU may rule over the Diddyeyyers
and the other may rule over the
Korsknotts while my son and are
away making war on Twelve Toes
the Sorcerer and all his wicked re-
latives Besides, ] must decide
what to do with these two impos-
ters. King Indig and King Verde.
They, too. must be punished.
do we have to take one of ths
three wishes, or may, be make n
wish of our own?" asked Nancy.
Anything You like. my. dear,
smiled King Courageous.
Then said Nancy. brightly.
please don't punish anybody. and
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graph and turned the record to the
other side.
Again everyone held his breath
the better to hear the words OF
Longhead the Wiseman- There was
a buzzing sound, then Lcnghead's
voice rang out. These were his
words:
THE true king of both the Diddv-
eyvers and the Korskno-ts is the
furious falcon He is a brave kind
bewitched by Sorcerer a thousand
years ago, and turned into the form
YOU now see. His son was turned
into a dove. The reason for it all
was that the young prince was in
love with Princess Therma. and the
wicked sorcerer wanted her Tor
himself. The spell can only be
broken. by markSman VINO VII.
shoot the dove in the heart. Then
both the falcon and the dove vii:
return TO their true forms and al
will be we'll
Hear, Heart" cried everybody
in wonder The words must be
true for Longhead never lies
Suddenly the falcon flew down
from the top of the tree en- which
he had been sitting. Give me yoa:
bow" he said boldly to King lndls.
King Indig handed it over with.
out a word.
And for an arrow the falcon
p1ucked out one of his own barbed
feathers, the one that had guided
Nancy and Nick on their travels.
He held the bow-string in his beah
and the arrow he guided with one
long-taloned claw
Whang! Away sped The arrow
straight TO the doves heart. In
stantly the dove vanished and a
fine looking young man appeared
in his place. He waved his hand
cheerily at the people and then
sprang to Princess Therma's side.
At the same instant the falcon
changed into his true form OF a
warrior king. before whom all the
Diddyevvers and korsknotts bowed
in awe. Ugly King Indig and awful
King Verde bowed their heads too.
Nancy and Nick, come here.
commanded King Courageous.
which was tho true kings name.
| w. d .
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OUR RS
yRY RRIDE.s

IS Never had my temper been SO
brittle, never had Jack been SO
patient. While he turned the
cuffs OF his onlyscl lean sh1rt 70
conceal the frazzled edges he
whistled cheerily. But his 1ndif-
ference to-. a trying situation,
which might have prevented, DID
not comfort me.
mot much mali this morn
ing!" Jack picked up his letters.
did not answer. knew per-
fectly well that my husband was
talking merely for talking's sake.
just to relieve. the tension OF the
moment.
"And no bills thank the
gods."
Jacks last remark quite finish
ed me. although knew ne meant
it for joke.
the MONTH" I snapped. GU IL
WHAT'S Mes the r mssesr this - nom lot
i1g?"
swer was stony glance. just Ions
enough to see that Jack wore his
usual expression when I'm horrid,
a srieved, bewildered look.
Peggy. love. It's mean TO
bother you. thought you'd
know I was only teasing! I'm
stupid. sometimes. I guess But
sirl, if I've hurt you. I'm sorry.'.
cts all right. Jack!" replied
in atone intended to convey the
idea that 1t was decidedly all
wrong, I put up my face to be
kissed Hurry. dear! I've made
you late to your appointment.
Now don't make me feel worse
about it by being later!'
Jack Rugged me close. Nr.
Tearle's letter in my blouse
cracked sharply. My husband
held me at arms length. laughed
fright over your heart What's
that you were asking about Sc
crets?"
"Oh, Peggins! Don't you.
won't you understand any old joke
this morning."
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Nick ran to the magic phono
graph and turned the record to tie
other side
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|Ieta NIckan me- gn# home In ons
Wet had Sto@walks
eyenSaio Sew
tent Va11eyssbut sshen we back
we may lust make aswish the FAIRY
Queen says and whiskFwe,u. be
there y ~ ~. -
Well. well. Welt said the king.
kindly. What kind hearts you
have. It shall be as you wish.
7Goodby. little ones.
=: 'tYou have been very brave and
made US all very happy. When we
have conquered Twelve Toes and
brokes his magic the prince and
shall return. He Will marry The
princess and rule over one OF my
Kingdoms. We shall end our days
in happiness and peace. Now good
by, again" And he kissed them
both.
(THE ENID