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The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-04-05

Now's the Time to Buy
Shoes and Here's the
Place:
About SO pairs ladies'
kid pumps land a few
patents) ; have been up to
$500; choice for SI.98
pair.
Sizes 1115 to 2, misses
good solid leather school
shoes for the next 8 days,
if they last, SI.9S pair.
Ladies' patent leather
one-strap and two-strap
slippers, choice for S3.9S
pair.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-04-05

Kilt. in its modern form, can be
traced back to 1925.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-04-05

. Switzerland has two women
judges.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-04-05
These Handkerchief

Bargains:
Mems full sized all pure
linen handkerchiefs; a to
each at I7hc apiece.
Ladies' all pure linen
handkerchiefs; 4 to each
at IOc apiece.
+. Children's attractively
colored school handker-
chiefs; SC each.
Six hundred, ladies'
white embroidered hand
kerchiefs, colored embroid-
cred handkerchiefs and
some trimmed with venise
lace; not soiled, all per-
feet goods; I5c apiece.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-04-05
Worth While Sale
Items in Domestics:

Unbleached sheeting,
the 81-inch 48c quality; 5
yards to each at 32c yd.
42-inch SOC linen finish
Indian Head pillow tub
ing; 4 yards to each at
29c yard.
Figured comforter silk
olines, the 36-inch 22c
kind; 10 yards to each at
I5c yard.
Fancy striped straw
ticking worth 18c; 10 yds.
to each at I2Hc yard.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-04-05

Some animals can detect noises
inaudfble to human ears.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-04-05

Ladies new sport skirts,
pleated stripes and
checks alternating with
plain blue; skirts made to
sell at $1,000 and $3.50:
a special New York 'buy"
$500.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-04-05

Children's bingham
dresses, many different be-
coming styles for girls 6
to Ia years; checks and
plaids; worth $1.50, S1.98
and 1925; for this sale,
SI.OO cash.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-04-05
Two Hundred Ladies
Spring Capes, Coats
and Wraps Begin at
$1,000 Prices.

Two hundred new spring
coats, capes and wraps, no
two alike, offer a variety not
easily described as to styles
and materials, (The line of
spring coats for stout figures
is especially worth while
serges, velours and poplins,
some lined throughout, some
half lined; at $19.75 to
S39.75). But this we can say
definitely
You can't miss it here in a
spring coat if you plan to
pay $1,000, $3.50, $500,
$19.75, $24.75, $500, $39.75
or $3.50 for it.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-04-05

handles, one
short and one s
#. long: SI.25.
Good so #. 39c
clothes lines for
Csc.
Extra large
55c wash board,
sec.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-04-05

Notions:
Moth proof and dust
proof paper cedar bags
large enough for a
fur coat, muffs, blan-
kets, furs Of all kinds;
10c each.
Dependon absorbent
. dust cloths, chemically
prepared; worth 25c for
1Sc.
Revol dress fasten-
ers, black or white,
choice of three sizes; 8
dozen for SC.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-04-05
Household Helps at Low Prices:

Wall paper
cheap: choice Of
Is patterns, for
living rooms, bed
rooms, kitchens,
selling regular
for 15c roll;
choice at IOc
roll.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-04-05

Climax or Alb
serene wall pa
per cleaner, two
cans for lee.
O'Cedar Oil
mops, regulariy
CSC, for CSC.
No. 8 large
fluffy lambs wool
wall buster; two
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-04-05

African Java Coffee, s21ze Ib.
Fresh Sweet Potatoes, lbs. for
CSC.
Fresh Radishes, 2 punches for
f5c.
Rye Krisp, large pkg, soc.
Large California Prunes, 25c Ib.
Rolled Oats, 1oc pkg.
Uneeda Biscuit, pkgs. fer use.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-04-05
Bargains Galore i'm the New Mems
Clothing Department:

Stout men, short men, men hard to ht, here
good news for you've have in stock, newest pat
terms in models made to fit you. Sizes up to IS
at $3.50, $500 and up to $500.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-04-05

Ribbons, Cheap:
Picot and two-toned
ribbon in MORE and
combination effects;
worth up to 35c; special
I9c yard.
3-yard lingerie rib
bons. all colors, IOc
bolt.
One big lot of fancy
hairbow ribbons worth
up to 39c yard, choose
for Csc yard.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-05-23

Phosoplays Elsewhere

STANTON-"Orphans Of the Storm"
. ID. w. Grihith feature, with the
Gish Sisters and Joseph schild-
PAL1CE--"Across the Continent"
erts. Mary MacLaren and Walter
oASIfoL-"rhe she,k," with no.
dolph valentino and Agnes Ayres.
Trade-mark," with Gloria Swan
MSRkETa zGs h1a SssaaEs sTRtHT Hp'mes; me :.rh. Green
Temptation" with. Betty Compson
and Theodore Kosloff.
GREAT NORTHERN--"The Prodi-
gal Judge" with Macklyn Arbuckle
lMaSRi1L Presentation" with
Mae Gr.'.,, Murray, Vincent Coleman. IN
coaraseSsy Foot Foois hsnsn sna Robert Robert
COLONIAL - "The Green Tempta-
aSn.s,,S tISn:" With & Betty compson and
L0GyST-"wild Honey" with Pris-
RivoLi@aTheodora," %1; Italian spec.
BsIMoHTe"TSo,s Saseo GS saIs'q sbie paSS," Sias" Jo-
seph Hergesheimer story. with
,Kichard Barthclmess.
CEDAR-"Flghtin' Mad" with Will
liam Desmond.
coLisEyT-S"At the Stage Door,.
LEADER-"Her Husbands Trade
sTRANDww"sTrhe' sTRANDwsr ''Sr,a Green sTsmsOn TemDtstion,"
with Betty Compson, Mahlon
SIXTY-NINTH STREET - mid
night with Constance Binney.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-05-23
Toddy's Programs
Philadelphia station WFD
lStrawbridse & Clothier)

Concert from $3.50 to 80 p. M.-Pian,
solo. 'Poionaise" Chopin. Emile Ioeben
soprano SOLO The Lullaby from Jocelyn.'
LssSeT baritone sole Pale Ms,s Neon I1ssP
Elliott. Waiter J. Anderson: soprano solo
"Sprina Flowers Reinecke. Charlotte Loe
ben: violin solo. The Hymn 70 the Sun, "
Reinsky- -Korsakow. Gustave A. loeben. mem
ber OF Philadelphia Orchestra baritone solo
II Haye a Rendezvous with Death, HoIs
Of Honey" Bond, Walter J. Anderson: volir
solo. From tho Canebrake." Gardner
Gustave A. Loeben.
$50 to 0 p M.-Ba.ebali scores.
Newark. n. j.. Station (WJZJ
tWestinxhouse)
P M.-'Man in the Moon" stories. &c
Newark Sunday Call.
7:8O p M-'Health Conservation. b,
DR.. F. c. Wells. Of the Equitable Life As
'uTanse T4s r corSPsny;A MPMy;Ar, in Dress" by Mr..
Pieken. Of the women's institute of Domestic est
Science OF Scranton.
s p. M.--Literary evening. conducted b,
the editorial stats Of the Outlook. Sclentin,
American and Harper & Bro
a;lh p. NJ Recita! By Nine. johanna
Gs@'k es.I o, M%s Joh.pns F%sRs Gs@sR
Charles D. Issacson;,. 2. "Eiizab beth,
made schubert 'ErlkIng. schubert
Kathleen Marvourneen," Crouch: g.
,:Isolde's .s Love, Death" from Tristan
natsie cry: from "Waikure," Tasne':'f wasner. b
BY Nj. isaaeson: ~ Wv" e 'e' ''e''''
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-05-23
A Salt Boz BAROMETER

the first and each Of the inside ones
with a drop Of good glue. Then bring
the end Of the last turn inside the tube
40 that you can solder the end to the
front shaft when you mount it,
The loose end of the first turn of the
inner tube will be soldered to this same
shaft. You wind these inner sixty turns
in two sections, fastening them here and
there with a drop Of glue and the loose
end Of the last turn will be soldered to
the rear shaft. Another separate piece
of wire will be soldered to the end of this
shaft and will lead to the second bind
ing post on the panel.
II YOU will now in Imagination fol =
low the electric current, you will find
Il will enter through the first binding
post. 60 all around the outer coil. enter
the front shaft and go into the winding
Of the inner coil. come out TO the rear
shaft and through it to the second bind =
ing post.
Copyright. 1923. ov Public Ledger Comsanl
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-05-23
"EXPERIENCE" IN STOCK
George v. Hobart Morality Play
Seen at Cross Keys

Cross Keys--With company aug
mented to forty for the occasion, Mae
Desmond and her associate stock play +.
ers presented George V. Hobart's mod
ern morality drama, Experience, last
night with success that spoke we'll
for the abilities of the cast.
Miss Desmond, to show her versatil- =
ity. played the vastly different roles of
"Love." the country girl heroine
"Frailty" and N"Intoxication." Frank
Fielder, the company's leading man,
took the difficult role Of youth" who
goes to the city following "Ambi-
tion," and meets. one after another, all
the temptations and vices of the me.
tropOlis.
The remaining members of the cast,
including Mary Duncan Stewart, Som.
ers Nichols, Spencer Charters. Louise
Sanford and Earle Dwyer, did notably
in their roles, and the production was
above the average Of stock perform.
anCes. tI
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-05-23
SISTERS" A WELL-ACTED
AND APPEALING STORY
with se,Ashness Of Love a. Theme,
Builds Up strong Dramatic Interest


Aldine--There have been several
proofs lately on local screens that It 10
not necessary to 60 beyond everyday
life for plot material, and that ordinary
human failings can be used even pei
ter than arch villains to lend dramatic
tenseness and effective punch to the
another of these films. There isn't
roal villain in It except the very com
mon trait of selfisbness-the utter sci
fishness of a man and a girl in love and
ready to wreck the happiness of a
dozen other lives to crafty their own
blind desires.
The Kathleen Norris novel, from
which the photoplay was made, has as
its contrast the spoiled and petted
younger girl Of a family, and the fine.
womanly instinct of the older sister
n girl who reaches out at every moment
70 helm and protect and to fold into a
motherly affection all those who are in
trouble, even though she herself must
nay the bitterest Of prices for the com.
fort she gives.
And this bitterness comes to her in
full measure when she finds that her
own husband is in love with the
thoughtless and selfish younger sister.
The story Is worked out most skill
fully as screen material, the acting of
the cast could scarcely be bettered, the
direction Is at all times a fine example
Of sincere workmanship and the pho
Biography and the sets-particularly the
locations chosen for most of the ex-
teriors. which are notably lovely-are
a credit to the production.
Seena Owen does most convincing
piece Of chartcter portrayal as the older
sister, and Gladys Leslie is excellently
cast as the petted and petulant younger
girl. Matt Moore has a particularly
thankless and unattractive rart as the
older woman's husband. in which he
sacrifices his popularity to achieve
fidelity in acting
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-05-23
might IN BOHEMIA"
SCORES A REAL HIT
Pen and Pencil Club Members and
Stage stars Have Good Show

sSSo 0kaVS nave 1000 0noW
BROAD-And, as one of the end men
would say on the sporting page, a good
time was had by all.
1t was the much heralded single per.
1ormance OF a Might In Behomeia"
OF the Pen and Pencil Club. and It was
nard to count whether there were more
famous persons on the stage during the
evening or In the audience--for every
body was there in one capacity or other.
Assisted by many friends who are
Stars Of the stage, the local newspaper
men and women put on snappy show,
that met with most hearty approval,
from the rising of the curtain on a
decidedly ambitious and successful
minstrel act to the finale. The pro-
gram was q long one, and it con.
tained too many names to be mentioned
individually. But everything got across
and met with the friendliest kind of
reception and afterward the show was
continued or rather adjourned to the
walton Roof, and most of the folk
there might have got a ride home with
the milkman II they had known him.
Raymond Hitchcock acted as master
OF ceremonies, after the minstrel part,
and introduced the various acts. but the
minstrel show itself was about ns en-
joyable as anything else. 1t would
be a wealthy minstrel show indeed,
which could employ three such teams
Of end men as Frank Mackin and Joe
Tinney. Ralph Bingham and Robert w,
Maxwell Andrew Mack and John
u. Henshaw and have conductor like
Wassili Leps in charge of the orches-
ira, and a violinist like Fred Ullrich
as speciality, to say nothing of the
dances BY the Wroesbuds.
There were acts of every kind on
the rest Of the bill. Odell Hauser
gave newspaper mans version of the
"Pagliacci' prologue, and its comedy
did not conceal the fact that he has a
very fine voice; there was a pretty act
called 'Dawntime" with music espe.
cially composed by Miss Irene Mar.
shand Ritter; there was q clever skit
by John G.. Collins, acted BY local
scribes. including Henry Schaeffer,
Miriam Long, Henry s. Nelson and Paul
Libby, and a novelty in the form of
a sporting writer's dinner, to say moth
ing Of the turn which introduced most
Of the famous artists and cartoonists
of the city's press.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-05-23

Twas only one year later
we sailed UP Delaware Bay,
ANA they gave us a grand reception
On another day in May.
but many we left in Flanders Field
IL Is now a cacred spot
raeh white cross decked by loving hands.
FOR France has not forgot.
Well we're holding now a reunion.
we lads OF the Red keystone.
"nieh we wear in proud distinction
ror the laurcls We have won.
boys. ''''''
we thought but II guess not"
Saio r. N. p: so move on" said he:
Don't spoil my garden plot
or course. when we sent you away to
fight ~
We kicked up lot of noise:
me pest OF seats and plenty good eats.
10 show how we loved you boys
hu. that was four long years ago:
- NOW some OF US don't care a jot
you're not fighting men. Just tin soldiers
again.
So move on or we'll make it hot
so We have moved our para phernalta
To the plaza Of City Hall.
"here the lads and the guns who helped lick
the Huns
iou II see II on us you will cali
AS Tor 4. X. p. with his dandy guards
ny they may go to pot.
Where the Twenty-eighth would consign them
straight
10 place where they'd find it hot.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-05-23
Letters to the Editor
1.-THE BRIDGE Builders"

To the Editor Of the Evening Public Ledger:
Sir-In the EVENING PUBLIC
LEDGER of May II you speak Of the
''bridge builders" I, too am speaking
of them and for them. They want no
tombstone epitaphs; no fowery wreaths
placed on their biers. But what they
do want and what they ought to have
Is proper recognition, here and now
the kind Of recognition that makes the
pay envelopes swell little at the end
of the week.
When the contract for the bridge was
awarded it was with the understand: :
ing that the then prevailing wage would
be paid. Now that work has actually
begun on the bridge the wages for skilled
men are a disgrace to the city of Phila :
delphia not only those Of the sand
hogs" or caisson men, but construction
These construction men work all
kinds of hours, under all kinds of
conditions. There is nothing soft about
this style of work. 1t is dangerous,
and it is temporary, yet it is the worst
paid of all work.
The men who follow construction are
the worlds benefactors. But what do
they ever get out Of It? There Is no
rest for the soles Of their foot. The
wives and children are moved around
from pillar to post. They know no per-
manent home, and can make no per-
manent friends. Education has to be
acquired for children, somehow and
somewhere.
My husband and have been married
twenty years, and he has always fol-
lowed construction work. What we
picked up on the swing boats we lost
on the round. .abouts. He loves the
work, the building, the progress, the
something where there was nothing.
and for that reason, like many more of
his stamp, he is valuable. He, too, will
do his piece and pass on. But at least
he and his fellow workers should be
paid a living wage.
Let me correct one Of your state
ments. You say the caissons are down.
They are not: only one Of them Is built
as vet. ! asked my husband yesterday
II they had touched bottom yet. He
said eyes. here and there at low tides.
and my small family have lived on
barge, In tent, In a garage and
even in house, on our wanderings.
When there is a big job somewhere it
is the construction men who have to
nut up with all the discomforts. Some-
times the lob" is miles away from
civilization.
love my husband very dearly and he
never leaves me In the morning that
do not wonder II he will be home safe
at night. He has had at least dozen
small accidents, and three serious ones
during the course of his work, and he Is
careful and not drinking man. He
left home at 6:15 on Tuesday morn
ing, daylight saving time, that's his
usual hour. He had to stay late to do
some work, and he was eating a
warmed over supper at 10 p. NJ. Oh |!
it's a great life. quite forgot to say
that my husband is getting all of fifty
five cents an hour. "One at a time,
please don't scramble
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-05-23
Questions Ans,vered
Fastest Locomotives"

10 t"e Editor OF the Evening Public Ledoer,
sH-Whl you oblise by telling me the
tastest locomotives in the world in order ~
settle little Argument? W
JERRY FlLlPPONE
Philadelphia May IL. 1922
The fastest locomitives in the world,
cannot be designated by compa risons Of speed
tor the reason that length OF run continn
ity and other special conditions have to b.
considered The fastest regularly scheduled
boardwalk Filler" which covers ths S,s'
lance OK hfty-six and a half miles from
Camden to Atlantic City in ff,y-nve min.
utes-a speed OF 81 s-l0 miles an hour. Ru,
th's speed has been surpassed by locomotives
V" s'Ie ,,., runs, tests. etc: and under special
conditions as high as lO2 miles an hour ha
been recorded Of New York Central loco.
OF the one preceding,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-05-23
{ (antileVer
.>~Shoe,~.:4*:.

made with a flexible arch which per-
.ne cantilever spring of your foot
junction normally. It gives that
r.,s sna residence which characterize
rcmn, yvrIeGt carriage: This can only be
thap,,sned tha rnHn by giving perfect freedom
Sh of the Cantiiever Shoe fits m % snuSiv
step, ''"'"i support 10 the
yaM..ieyer ynml Shoes give an added zest
ma yTur pleasures and tighten the daily
We'll IL o your duties. They are stylish
unded toe and the medium haai ha.sr., nrs
snM, Dy women who are particuiar :
~. wearing correct clothes,
bss;Sio Sputhtul. swinging step ia made
Ie Sa,r ty tby wearing Cantilevers. Buy
esns n 'o,n1rrow and know what Il
6ur W walk miles out-of doors or al
everyday work without fatigne
"'aths AAAA to e. '"'eue'
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-05-23

Amy Lowell, and RUBY Red" -
Oriental satire, by Clarence Strntton.
The plays were arranged by Kath-
crime McCarron and Clarence Strattcn
and directed by Joseph Anthony Deer
ing, Jr. Other artists contributing their
talents to the event were Mrs. Fits.
william Sargent. Mrs. GeorgiAnnA
: Brown Harbeson. Mrs. Maude IL.
Evans, Mrs, Harrison X. Gamer, IT.,
and Thomas Hart.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-05-23
Some Staggering Eioures

10 t"e Editor OF the Evening Public Lcdoer;
Sir--I am a scholar in tho advance .ra,,,
mar sehool' and In one OF my science les
sons ,on "a scientist said the sun weighed about
'Ss,ooO'ooO,OO 900. 900 900, 600 900, 900 lbs.
NOW my teacher asked mo to fnd how
to read that amount. As I caprnt oa,,',
beyond triilions. I thank you for any answ"r
you may send.
INTERESTED READER.
Shehahdoah, Pa, May TO- 1929
Ihe hgures read one hundred and ninety
system Of numeration, as also in ,ha. 80
rrance ana most Of the continental countries
OF Europe though not of England and Der.
many a billion is thousand millions
Tinon . thousand billions, ETC.. each higher
,.'ns1. n."1'nst'on being one thousand times that
motive on . run Of one mile
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-05-23
FARCE AT BROADWAY
Stock Players Present "Up In Ma
bel's Room" This Week

OSs UOOm MS week
Broadway-"Up in Mabel's Room, "
that farce hit by Wilson Collision and
Bertram Harrison which played here a
season or so ago, is this weeks Offering
by the Broadway stock players, and it
serves as an admirable funmaker.
Edna Hibbard Is more fitted to the
role OF the heroine of this merry little
play than she has been to any part she
has vet attempted, and Leon Gordon is
very laughable as the young man who
made the indiscreet .kift of a piece of
lingerie to a girl, and had the affair
boomerang upon his happiness after his
marriage to a very jealous young
woman.
An interesting feature Of the comedy
is the presence Of Betty Garde. daugh.
ter of Charles p. Garde, known
Philadelphia newspaper man. who
makes her stage debut with distinction.
The other members of the cast give in
teresting characterize tions.,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-05-23

records. Jack Merlin, master magi.
cian," kept the audience mystified. and
the Ward Sisters offered the latest dance
steps in inimitable fashion. There were
several other good features in the show:
The bill was followed by Pen and
PENCIL Club frolic.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-05-23
Sho,vs That Remain

WALNUT--'Letty Pepper" Morosco
ureenwood. supported by Ray
Raymond. the King sisters and
Master Gabriel.
GIRRICK - "Welcome Stranger"
Aaron Hoffman comedy, featuring
George Sidney as Isadore solomon,
Jewish merchant in small New
England town.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-05-23
COMEDY IS PRESENTED
Browning Society Celebrates OF
Thirty fourth Anniversary

In observation Of it's thirty fourth
anniversary, the Browning Society OF
Philadelphia presented. with the Manu-
script Music Society, a joint program
in the drawing room of the New Cen
fury Club. 124 South Twelfth street
last night-'Patterns." a comedy by
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-05-23
Poser for Psychological Student

Poser for Psychological Student
10 Ihe ENfor OF the Evening Pubhc Ledger:
sir-The other day l had an exam j.
1hation called "psychometry. and l
was asked all kinds of questions. But
OK all the questions had to answer this
one has me going: N''
What is the difference between a
snake. COW and a Sparrow
w. ALBERT A. RUBIN.
west Philadelphia, May 10, 1929
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-05-23
Philadelphia, May 10, 1922.


TO the Editor Of the Evening Public Ledger:
Sir-In reply to ~. G. ks" letter
wish to say that the insinuation that
God cannot create the human brain
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1922-07-11
DROUGHT BROKEN
WITH |. IS INCHES
OF VALUABLE RAIN
COUNTRY GREATLY BENEFIT
TED BY STEADY OOWNPOUR
WHICH PROVES GREAT BOON
TO CROPS.

Ottawa and the surrounding coun-
try was last night visited by a rain
fall of inestimable value, which did
much to save the crops in this sec
tion of the country The rain started
with gentle shower, followed by a
prolonged doWnpour, during which
time 1.T8 inches of water soaked into
the earth thruout the vicinity
Farmers placed the value of the
shower between 100000 and $1,000
600 and declare that it means tenn
porary salvation to the corn crop,
which showed signs Of burning Add
ed to the .0S inches of rain which fell
on Monday morning. it makes a total
of 1856 inches of rain which Ottawa
has received in the last thirty-siS
hours.
Light clouds today gave promise of
further rainfall. All vegetation took
new lease on life following the rain
and specks of green could be seen on
the lawns of the city, which were so
badly burned by the sun and drought.
The rain was the first that could be
classified as more than a light shower,
to fall in Ottawa since May 26.