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The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1922-09-08
PROCLA M ALTON
Proposing Amendments tothe Constitution of the State 1922

WHEREAS. at the January Session of
tne General AsSrmbly of Maryland, held
In tbe year 49,. five Acts were passed.
proposing additions and amendments 10
tne constitution of the State. to-wit /:
Shapter Z. proposing an amendment TO
section Of Article ), title Legislative
Department Chapter 20. proposing an
anendmcnt 70 Section of Article :. title.
LeglSIhtlve Department" CHAPTER IN
proposing an amendment 10 SECTION Of
Artlcle t. title Treasury Department.
ohapter -. proposing an additional Ar
Article WI thereof. title. .Ouadrenui,I
IlectlonF' and Chapter 10. proposing nm
amer iH,.t +" Section 10 of Article Il
ing: anu "'-"'cH i"iio"-
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WatermelOns

The Railroad Strike NAV b,r,
effect on the market of This y :. !
craved delicacy. Last year q o0o 'o'h'
loads were shipped from the S, 1i'
This year there were 6OoO NO'0
acres planted in Florida tba, ~ y,
year. and some of the other -. aS
have made similar gains. and tbo
son for watermelons was an e, g"'
lent one this year. The value ., 1S'
melon crop last year, was abon, !, y
100000, as the melon is % per o' w.
water, and per cent sugar wa =. !.
plainly see the nutritive vaIno !
this American vegetable.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1922-09-08

both have their place. Lack of potash
delays the maturity of nearly all
crops. Lack of ammonia may delay
crop. A GT.m may result in an abnor-
will suffer much IGs,and loss of the
other injury than will an under
nourished one.
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4 Strange Accident.

While playing croquet, at Il home
near Waterfowl, n. Y, ball acct
IDENTIFY struck IA shell used to hold open
the kitchen door at the rear end of
the house, causing it to explode, re-
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1922-09-08

sulting in the death of eight c,a,
from II to 1G years of aee. 4'ia'',
wn to pieces. The shell wa, osel
ed up on the Government ps:
grounds. thought to he harmlo.- NY
doctor, who was summoned u.s. ID
explosion, was Mortified to Ies,s s' A'
enc of the victims was his 10 0'i
old daughter. !saf'
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1922-09-08
CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT
PROVIDING FOR FEWER
ELECTIONS

This amendment provides that all state
officers. except judges, and all county oil1-
GERS elected by qualified voters shall he
elected in every fourth year Tor terms of
four years beginning with the election In
November. nineteen hundred and twenty
six The terms of State and county otii-
GERS to he elected III nineteen hundred and
twenty three are reduced to three years.
and the terms of other elective officers are
increased or reduced. as necessary. so that
their Successors may he elected in nine
teen hundred and twenty Terms of
officers appointed by the Governor and 10y
County Commissioners are adjusted i'll
HARMONY with the terms of the officials by
whom they are appointed. The General
Assembly shall meet in nineteen hundred
and twpnty-fuur for 4 regular session.
aud again in nineteen hundred and TWEEN
ty-SCvcn and every two years thereafter.
Other provisions of th" Constitution AMI
of the Laws are adjusted to harmoniZc
with the above changes; and the words
- For Fewer Elections Amendment and
4" Against Fewer Elections Amendment rs
now provided by law. and Immediately
after said election due returns shall b"
mad" to the Governor Of the vote for and
against said proposed amendment. as di
rrctcd hv said Fourteenth Articl" Of tn"
Constitution. and further prSaccdingS had
in accordance with said Article Fourteen.
Approved April 13.1922.
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CHAPTER 10.

AN ACT 70 propose an amendment To Sec
,'~n ~ cf Article Nv of tine COnstifu-
tiom of the State of Maryland. title
Instantaneous. providing that words
or phrases used i'll creating public of
ficcs and positions shall lie construed
to include the feminine gender; and
providing for the submission of said
amendment to the qualified voters of
the State for adoption or rejection.
Section !. Re il enacted Ivy the General
Assembly of Maryland three fifthS of all
the members Of each of the two Houses
COncurrngD. That the following section he,
and tho same is hereby proposed as an
amendment to Section ~ OF Article Nv of
the Constitution of the State of MARYLAND
title Miscellaneous the same if adopted
by the legally qualified voters of the State
as herein provided. to become Section 10
state Of Maryland:
Section 10 Any officer elected or an
pointed in pursuance of the provision of
this Constitution may qualify: either ac-
/ tuiiSp9s. To the existing proyfS tOnS Of law
State. or bcf6T"aiccrS under the present
! Record in any part 'fT-,Gaycrnor of the
/ in ease an officer shalf qualify out--.t OF
| County in which he resides. an olhcihi
. cony of his oath shall br filed and re
corded in the Clerks office of the Circuit
Court Of the County i'll which he may re-
side or in the Clerks office of the SuDer-
inr court of the city Of Baltimore. II he
shall reside therein. All words or phrases
under the Constitution and laws OF this
state. which denote the masculine scn!er
gender unless the contrary intention Is
specifically expressed.
Soc . And he ii further enacted by the
AUTHORITY aforesaid. That said aforegoine
section. hereby proposed rs an Amendments
TO the Constitution. shall he ut the Mex
general election for Members of the House
of Representatives of Congress he'd II
= this state submitted to the legal anc
oralifed voters of the State for adoption
or rejection. in pursuance OF the directions
contained in Article NV of the Constitu
rion of this State. and mt the said genera
election the vote on the said PROPOSED
amendment 10 the Constitution shall be 10y
hnIIot and upon each ballot there shall III
| priuted the words For the CONSTITUTIONS
>. Amendment and Against the Constitu
+ fiona Amendment rs now provided u!
p law. and Immediately after said election
. due returns shall he made to the Govcrno
4 of tho vote for and against said proposed
= amendment. as directed by said Four
4 tepnth Article of the Constitution. and fur
= ther proceedings had in accordance wit
@ said Article Fourteen.
Il Approved April H. 1922.
Q Vow. TUFRFFnRE. I. ALBERT {
. pITCTIIE. GOVERNOR OF MARYLAND
in pursuance Of the direction contained i
: Section of Article II of the Constitution
= of Maryland. do hereby order and dircc
G sat this Proclamation, containing full
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1922-09-08
Senator France
Ever An
ObstructiOnist

In the enactment of the final
scenes in the United States
Senate for the passage of the
SOLDIER BONUS BILL,
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tensely, bringing her two hands to-
gether. you know all about the
Inner Circle and GEORGES
Well. Glenn was our treasurer when
we first started-is yet, in a way,
suppose. Oh, 1t may have been all
right when we started. 1t was fun
and all that. II was unique. II was
smart. But one thing led TO
him out of it all get him out Oh
another and Guy. Oh, get
ii cleani"
Vira, flushed, had risen from the
chair and was standing with hands
extended, pleadingly before Gar
rick AS she finished there was
little tremble in her. voice and she
turned quickly to dab away a tear
that had gathered in each eye Gar
rick took her arms and gently
forced her back into the chair. Vlra
pressed the tips of fingers of both
hands on her flushed forehead.
"But who's the head of it all
this Velvet Gang, as the police call
it ?" Garrick exaggerated a bit for
effect
Vira looked up. quickly, a fright
ened stare on her face. Bot she said
nothing.
II don't want to drag all you
foolish young folks into anything.
l want to keep you out of it. I'm not
half so much interested even in
catching these bootlegging prof
iteers higher up as / am in getting
you out of your foolishness-clean Z"
Sol- 81 - oil
and Ruth-only they're too proud
to admit it. Someone must make
the break. I felt that 1 could
swallow my pride, Guy"
Garrick patted the little girls
shoulder. Vira smiled up at him
gratefully~and with confidence.
Whose was that gruff voice, a
man, that heard this morning over
the dictagraph in the Pink Room?
Brock?"
Garrick had figured on betrayal
by surprise. He in turn was not sur
prised at the naive stare in return
nor by the firm silence He had seen
too many women on the witness
stand. Vira had made up her mind
to talk-but not too much. He de-
Sided it was best to let it go at that;
not to try any social third degree
She would come around. They
agreed not for the present to be
seen together.
1t was not three minutes later
when Dick received another shock
Mrs. Walden had fastened to pour
out the news of the Binnacle cpl
sode, as far as she knew it, to Gar
rick.
I'm going to call up Ruth on the
house Phone" exclaimed Dick vio-
lently as he and Garrick paced
down the porch alone
"No-don't 1t won't do a bit of
good. You'll do harm, in your pres
ent mood. Don't be so worried over
Ruth, Dick. Take it from me- She'll
come out all right. l think that
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-06-14
HAS 10
GRADUATES IN
STATE SCHOOL.
ruI,erslty of Illinois Gives Degrees
TO Three Rock Island Boys
This Week.

Three Rock 'Islanders and 10
,esfdents of Rock Island county
were among the 1,15s students given
degrees by the University of Illi-
pois at its 51st annual commence
ment this week.
The local graduates and degrees
,bey received are: Elmer Albert
Tohnson, b. s.; Hugo Christian
larson, NJ. S., and William Arthur
willis, B. S., Rock Island; Erick
Gustaf Erickson, Russell Harold
Johnson, Allen Ambrose Simmon,
Jeseph Christy Walker, Russell
FINLEY Wharton, and John Harold
benson, Moline: Donovan Long
Tsze. East Moline
This years class was the largest
n the history Of the university and
nerhaps the largest of any institu-
ton in the world. The number
graduating did not include those
rom the university's college of
medicine, college of dentistry, and
school of pharmacy, all in Chicago,
commencement exercises for which
we're held il Chicago.
All Resident Students.
Unlike some other institutions,
the University of Illinois does not
have extension or correspondence
courses. All graduates therefore
fulfilled their requirements for
graduation as bona Ede residents
students.
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Dick little jewel case. Engraved
on it were the words, "Antoinette
Parr-" It was empty.
s-Everything's gone-ali the small
portable property"
what shall we do? Hand it over
to the police?"
Not yet / must get Glenn and
the others some sort of immunity
for what they didn't do. They don't
deserve it-but they're just wise
young fools" Garrick thought a
moment you see, the net result
of some of our new commandments
has been to make various phases If
lawbreaking fashionable, smart
Only this is a bit extreme"
He moved over to the telephone.
1t was working and he called the
Astra Agency of private detectives
to furnish a guard until the ring
leader was caught and he was ready
to make final disposition OF the
case.
Dicks alert eyes. as they were
waiting, discovered a wireless set
on a work table in the rear Out of
the back window he could see the
antenna from the garage to the
house. Mechanically he started
tuning up. The agency men were
long time in coming.
Holy judas priest!" Dick was so
startled he was pale. Someone's
broadcasting what they call news.
1t it can't be. Ruth Walden,
the heiress. has eloped with John
Curtis!'"
Garrick seized the phones. Am l.
teur-perhaps; crazy, no." Garrick
listened and continued, Did you
a means for SANDER? Talk about
your poison pen writers! Science
has put into the hands of back
mailers the most dangerous of
weapons. Your story is spread to a
million fans. And there's not a
chance of tracing it to your SIAN
derer!"
There isn't? The devil there isn't.
l can. 1 will" exclaimed Dick IF
he keeps it up"
Everything he needed seemed
there on the workbench. 1t was
comparatively simple, a loop" as
II 10 hHO"H, copper "hS "ouHd
eight times around a frame four
feet square. He hung it from the
ceiling, free. He could turn it in
any direction. He connected no the
receiving set. Then he began turn
ing the loop slowly.
"a directional receiver" explain
ed Dick. ut must be orientatei
toward the hidden sender. Really
it's a radio compass"
By the time the Astra men ar
rived Dick had it pointed. Every
few minutes a new message came.
They left the men in charge and
climbed in the car. The direction
had been east by little south.
Across the bridge Dick set up .:s
finder again. This time it was east
by a little north. Over well known
roads they scurried, now and then,
every few miles setting up the
finder and modifying their course.
Who was the hidden and persistent
slanderer?
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little girl knows very well what
she is doing" -
She does-eh? The deuce she
does!"
Garrick was not disposed 20
argue. This thing has gone just
about far enough, Dick" he consid-
cred energetically. NOW is the
moment to act in earnest. Take
these robberies, first. Why .
and by whom? Whatever her fool
ishness and love of adventure, Ruth
just simply could not have been
concerned in them. Now, start at
the beginning. There's that girls
hat used in the Gerard robbery. the
one I've got in the Club safe.
Whose is that? l know what you're
going to say. Rae Larue's. Maybe,
But can you prove it? And if you
can, that's a Jong way from con-
Meeting her with the hold-up."
That devil, Jack Curtis!" ground
out Dick. They're two of a kind.
I'll bet if we could raid his room
at the hotel, we'd get something
maybe a picture of Rae-with the
hat. I think that was his camera
after all that you pinched."
Garick swung on his heel. Cur
tbs. Just what I was thinking. Let's
jump over there-get him right,
quick"
At the hotel they learned that
Curtis had cleaned out everything
that forenoon, had checked out, and
had disappeared.
Over the telephone Garrick called
the Page place Beth was not at
home but her mother, with consid
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true? The quickest way to get out
OF danger is often the most obvious.
THANK you, professor. It's very
kind of you to take such an inter
est"
They left Curtis standing, still
boiling with rage, beside his motor
AS Vario's car disappeared, Jack
sprang into his own and shot down
the South Shore road toward a short
cut to the cross island highway.
Nita walden's surprise was great
when she saw Vario with Ruth.
where's Jack -Curtis?" she ex-
claimed.
The moment of silence that fol-
lofed was eloquent. oh, Ruth
dear, any more trouble?"
Ruth was olt of the car, eager to
give her mother more confidence.
NO, Mummsy. nothing much .
Jack was a little off in. the head
but Professor Vario came
along and. :"
Mrs. Walden beamed her appre-
citation of Vario's help. Vario ex-
changed a keen glance with Ruth
and understood that she chose to
wait until there were more facts
before she made an open accuse
ton. He nodded and acquiesced.
You'll let me know the-the re-
sult?" Ruth asked.
Vario promised and with forced
light-hearted remark Ruth turned
and ran up the stairs to her room
to dress for dinner
Meanwhile, on the opposite porch
of the Club which was otherwise de-
serted, Vira, only a few moments
before, had tucked her arm ner-
vously under Garrick's and drawn
him into the privacy of the glassed-
in, winter solarium
You may come, too, Dick" she
nodded back to him. 'There-please
shut the door. She glanced at Gar
rick, half confidingly. half fearful
of him. I've. been so afraid-ever
since I found out how the walls
might have ears!"
Dick closed it and Garrick
placed a chair for Vira who sank
into it rigidly, turning and looking
up at his face as he stood with his
hands still on the back of the chair.
There was something seething in
her mind and Garrick was just
about to make some reassuring re-
mark that would relieve the ten
sion and open the f1oodgates of her
heart. Vira, all animation, now
that she had taken this step, did not
wait to give him a chance.
Its about Glenn" she cried
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Or trimming in all coIors and plain
white. These you will find at popu-
lar prices in our Neckwear Depart
ment on the Main floor.
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THE DIRECTION FINDER.
'Curtis-you were up to some
thing devilish--I knew it," repeated
vario as he faced Jack over the
table at the Binnacle. When you
saw me drive up here you suddenly
changed your tune. You ran 10
! cover-to cover YOURSELF"
The waiter, Herman, sniveled.
His face was livid. He bowed and
almost fauned on Vario, took hold
of him, for all the world like a
drowning man catching at a straw.
Furthermore, l believe you
slipped that vial in this mans
perhaps you palmed ibid
little sleight of hand. You inhu-
man cad, 1 could cane you."
Ruth was speeches.. She leaned
over the table, half standing, an al
Turing little figure in blue. Her ex-
element had sent blaze OF color
to her cheeks. Her golden hair
framed her face in a mass of gold
that shed a brightness over her
whole countenance. Ruth was a
very desirable little girl and her
chief charm was that she did not
seem to be thinking of it all the
time
Jack had been working himself
into an almost apoplectic rage as
Vafio hurled the accusation at him.
He took a step forward in furious
defense, then shot out his fore1nger
pointing at the teacup that. had been
before him. ~
Would I-poison-myself!" he
menaced.
We'll settle that" came back
Vario sharply. "I'll undertake 10
label this all and seal tin the
presence of you as witness. Then
I'll send it to some reputable
chemical laboratory for analysis. l
could do it myself in
other words, we'll impound this evil
dence until someone else deter
mines what it is"
The waiter scurried about getting
TASKS Vario turned to Ruth with
excessive courtesy. Miss Walden
must insist-for your own safety
III drive you back to the Club.
I'll telephone and postpone the ap-
pointment / had at the SeaviEle Sta
ton. No 1t can easily go over
till tomorrow Your mother cannot
stand much more She needs you
Ruth. She has been through
so much anguish in the last two
days"
Ruth looked from Vario at Jack,
still suffering fmpotently. Was it
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-06-14
SILVIS HARD ROAD
COMPLETED TO-DAY
Especial Moline Service. }

Finishing touches to the state aid
hard road between Silvis and the
Colona road were to be applied to-
day. and the new stretch will be
opened the entire distance Gin 80
days. The road at present is open
from Sixteenth street, Silvis. to the
overhead bridge, where it connects
with the Barstow road. The strip
attending to First street, Carbon
Cliff. was completed 10 days ago,
and should be opened to traffic 20
days hence. With this section in
use, it will be unnecessary to de-
tour by way of the Barstow road to
get to Carbon Cliff. The length of
the road is approximately 315
miles.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-06-14

Looks as If it might be down
Duck Harbor way," exclaimed Dick
finally. aEhast.
Garrick took il as a matter NJ
course. It was merely confirming
his rapid deductions.
At Duck Harbor, abruptly. the
direction OF the messages changed
to the northeast sharply.
81 believe you traced out the
sender" cried Garrick. as they
looked out over the empty harbor.
But we're too late. The Sea
Vamp' has gone. The birds are
fiown."
From a cottage down the beach
Garriek called Nita Walden at the
Nonowantuc Club.
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/
OVER THE EMPTY HARBOR.
cradle relief, replied: Miss
Larue? Miss Larue left rather hu.-
riedly for the city this afternoon. l
believe she expects her mother
from the coast"
Mrs. Walden said that Curtis
had started down the South Shore
road when Viro left. Ruth looked
back and saw him"
Garrick was climbing in under
the wheel when a blue streak shot
along Main street regardless of
local law He jabbed at his
screecher for a horn.
Its Glenn" He waved and sig
nailed. Glenn bore over to the curb
a couple of hundred yards ahead.
Jump in, Dick"
where's the fire." joked Gar
rick.
Just going up to see vira-with
Ruth"
- Say. Glenn confidentially-
there's no use keeping this under
cover l heard you say, in the Pink
Room, you'd taken that Parr stuH
to your own garage to protect Vira.
Are you the only one that has a key
to that place? Now, play straight,
Glenn. This is for your own good.
Did l ever do you a dirty trick-or
Dick? What do people at the Club
think of me? Do they trust me?"
Glenn threw away an almost
fresh cigaret, lighted another, threw
: ID etN sch w Wit he
burnt match in his hand. That's
the way l am, Guy" he scowled.
LAS nervous as hell. Half the time
l don't know what I'm doing. Say
you'll be on the leTel, Guy.
It's a cinch no one else will.
might as we'll make a clean breast
of it no, just give me tonight to
think it over Well, anyway
yes, l gave a key to Rae Larue
once. She begged it of me once to
put her car up . . and then
''All right, Glenn I'll give you to-
night. Going to see Ruth? Well,
tell her not to do a thing without
seeing me first
Glenn departed a bit relieved at
postponing the evil day of confess
sion.
We'll, if Rae Larue had it, they
all had it, anyone who wanted it,
hastily reasoned Garrick. That
place sa cache for their stuff.
didn't want to ask for the key. l
don't need it. Well go there any
way. I'll get in. Come on to the
city,"
Garrick and Dick were whirling
down the turnpike, Dick with his
eyes glued to the road back of them
for motorcycle cops.
Locks were no impeachment to
Garrick. Hehad taken a course
with his friend Houdini. While he
couldn't get out of everything, ne
could get into nearly anything.
Glenn's garage was easy. AS they
closed the door, they looked about
in amazement. 1t was indeed an
"unbonded warehouse" There
were cases enough to have meant a
tidy little fortune. In >one corner
where they had been hastily dump
ed lay the product of the looting CT
the Parr cellar.
"Undisturbed. Too bulky" NUT
tered Garrick But someone has
been here"
How do you know"
Garrick pointed toward crack of
light. On one side of the garage
was an auto pit for working on the
under side of cars. A board cover
ing was imperfectly pulled over It.
Through the edge shone a light.
Garrick wrenched the covering
aside
Their hiding place. Whoever
was here must have been in a
nervous hurry F.. . forgot to switch
of that garage light on the fiex-
ible cable"
He jumped down in the pit A.
moment later he hoisted himself
up. Without a word he handed
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..where is Ruth7- he asked &c

where is RUTH" he asked quick
iy.
She went out with Glenn AMI
vira. She left a note for you. Guy.
marked Mr.. Garrick, Personal.
Hello? Wait. III open il then. Here
You told me never to do anything
again without letting you know.
I've gone TO the Sea Famp TO de-
stroy the engine so they can't move
1t away until tomorrow. Ruth.
But the Sea Vamp' has gonei"
Mia Walden screamed her intui-
ton
Ruth has been carried of on
the Sea Yampi"
Continued in our next iSsuel
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OnWfnSs Of Wireless
aANhiHangl Observation-Disclosures
By ARTHUR B REEVE
THE DIRECTION FINDER,

Continued from our last lssue5 trueg The q
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-06-14
Food Fun

Were here and we're gladl"
the Riddles say-it's appetite's
answer to a helping of Post
Toasties. No coaxing necessary;
it's fun to eat. One taste of these
crisp, golden-brown flakes Of
goodness and then 4
Lets Cor
A willing appetite forwards
its enthusiasm to body and brain.
That helps digestion.
There's energy-building nour-
ishment in Post Toasties, and
added nourishment with the
cream or milk.