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The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-10-31
Les Z Oh i orget

The Argus on Aug. printed the following prom
ises On behalf d the Rock Island city and county
governments:
I. enforcement Of the liquor laws Including
the sale OF intoxicant beverages in soft drink
p:rlon and the traffic in hooch and bootleg
whisky.
q Closing Of disorderly houses and driving
from the cit7 Of prostitutes, street walkers and
their male cons0r1.
9. Elimination of tool gambling, if any exists
4. Removal Of slot machines and like gamb-
ling devices
This 10 to be spasmodic cleanup" City
attorney Scott said. 1--WE are going to make it
thorough and lasting. We ask the cooperation
OF the public and urge that any citizen who has
knowledge Of law violations cali Chief Cox or
Sheriff Miller or both, and give themsthe infor-
nation. We are going to clean house and the
s strict enforcement Of the law will continue at
least g long as the present city administration
Is nsoffice."
Sheriff Miller reiterated Mr. SCOTS state
menf, THE county and city have joined forces
and we are going through with this thing if it's
the last Thing we do We want the police to help
US and with that cooperation granted. we prom
Use that the community will have nothing to
complain OF in regard to law enforcement"
This is Oct. 81. Some of the conditions against
which the city and county authorities pledged them
selves to act on Aug. still prevail in Rock Island.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-10-31
] sel ! ! J On
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new cIIYRULE


~ 4 meeting TO- cheek up the
~ Of signatures on petitions
Aiming the proposal for Rock
|I11.sl to return to the aldermahic
- d government more than five
srlred names were turned in BY
kers to w F. Bradley. chair
- Of the committee sponsoring
- eAange. last night at the court
~ meeting was enthusiastic
~ workers were OF the opinion
~ he required number of sigma
! 'Sss could be obtained within the
~. limit Of 80 days. An, effort
tA made to complete the c4n-,
~ Saturday, when another
13Iin9 will be held at the court
~ 70 receive the reports Of the
SC1ksrs.
= ~ number Of signatures need
q 3,100, Is per cent Of the vot-
- in Rock Island, according to
r: bradley. The number required
- determined by the number Of
Sotsfs at the last election.
!. There are so men rvi,o are cir
skating the petitions and If all Of
~ blanks are flied there will be
10Y. than $500 names, Mr.. Brad
- said. According to the express
I Ion Of various workers there will
y rs trouble in securing the re-
auired number Of s'gners. Several
verkers pointed out that many
perts Of the city had not yet been
cnvsssed and that in confronting
psopis with the petitions they had
ut to be refused a signature.
Quick Action Urged.
Last evenings meeting was de-
eided upon on short notice and not
III Of the workers we're present
Those present said that they knew
Of others who had number of full
sheets who did not know Of the
meeting or who were unable to be
present.
Inc ME Si6uotuAC Ou any VI lAS
petitions was made on Oct. 16 and
nj. Bradley pointed out to the men
present that the time limit woald
expire the middle Of November
He urged them to get their petit
y6ons filled so that they could be
sturned in at the next meeting Sat
urday night. II the required mum.
Der is not reached by that time, he
Mid, then there will he several
days left In which to stage an in.
tensive campaign and put over the
Proposition.
The first meeting to consider the
return of the aldermanic form o.
government was held on Wednes
day night Oct. II. at the cour'
house. At that time a comittee o,
five men were named as a nucleus
for the Organization. They wer,
]. ]. Lerch. Frank Beranek, H. M
Hendren, Robert K.nner and josh
brooks. W. F. Bradley is acting al
tAairman of the committee.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-10-31
CASCARETS To-
For Constipated Bowels, Sick Headache,
Sour Stomach, Bilious Liver

The incest cathartic-laXative in
the world to physic your liver and
bowels when you have Dizzy Head
ache, Colds, Biliousness, Indiges-
ton. or Upset, Acid Stomach is
candy-like "Cascarets" One or
two tonight will empty your bow
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-10-31
WOMEN! DYE
THINGS NEW IN
DIAMOND DYES

Each package Of diamond Dyes"
contains directions SO simple any
woman can dye or tint her worn,
shabby dresses, skirts. waists.
coats, stockings, sweaters. cover
ngs, draperies. hangings. every
thing. even II she has never dyed
before. Buy Diamond Dyes"-no
other kind-then perfect home dye
INK is sure because Diamond Dyes
are guaranteed not to spot. fade.
streak. or run. Tell your druggist
whether the material you wish to
dye Is wool or silk. or whether 1t is
linen, cotton or>mixed goods.-(Ad'
vertisement).
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-10-31
Plays and players

his hair in the new climate and so
has been shipped back to the north
west to make picture there.
In "If Winter Comes"
The cast Of the film version Of
IF Winter Comes" includes Ann
Forrest as Lady Tybar, Percy Mar
mont as Mark Sabre, Arthur Met
calf as Hapgood. Sydney Herbert
as Twyning. Wallace kolb as Har-
old Twyn'ng and William Riley
Hatch as Rev. Sylvester Fortune.
Jewish Play.
William Strauss is to be starred
in picture of Jewish life called
1.-THE House Of Solomon"
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-10-31

Strongheart. the dog actor, was
taken to New York to play in the
perturbation Of Albert Payson
Terhune's His Dog" He shed all
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-10-31

els completely BY morning. and
you will feel splendid. "They work
while you sleep" Cascarets never
stir You up or grippe like Salts,
Pills, Calomel. or Oil and they cost
only ten CENTS 4 t'ox. Children
love Cascakets. too. -. advertise
mookl
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-10-31
|DEMOLAY MEMBERS
NUMBER 100; WILL
APPOINT OFFICERS

With 90 applications for charter
membership in Templay chapter,
DeMolay, accepted, and transfers
from Davenport and Moline MEM
bership to be included along with
a few remaining petitions to be APP
proved, the Rock Island organiza-
ton will be launched Nov. 9 with a
membership well over 100. Advis-
DRY council Of Rock Island COM
mandery, No. IL, Knights Templar,
meets in the Y. M. c. A. tomorrow
evening TO approve last group OF
candidates and select officers for
the first six months.
Tickets for the banquet which will
take place the night the new chap
ter is launched are being sold with
prospect OF 500 guests. All master
Masons in the city have been in
vited to participate in this event.
The Classified Ad Section il the city's
marketplace for wants and offers Of ali
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-10-31

Fort Armstrtng-Mae Murray in
Broadway Rose"
Spencer SQuare-Lon Clancy in
THE Trap" -. -. -.
Capitol-Mae Murray in Broad
way Rose" and Joseph Sheehan,
operate tenor.
Columbia tonight and Wednes-
day. For Goodness Sake" musical
comedy.
Grand-The Grand Players in
Common Clay"
Nnsical Comedy Tonight.
The Columbia theatre will have
for its attraction tonight and We'd
/ nesday the gay and spontaneous
musical comedy. "For Goodness
Sake" which ran tat the Garrick
theatre. Chicago, all during the
summer months. Fred Jackson,
the dependable author of many mu
steal comedy successes, is respon-
sible for the book. and William
Daily and Paul Lannin have pro-
vided the score OF tuneful music.
There are no dull moments in For
Goodness Sake, for the comedy is
go continuous and spontaneous
that 1t could be played without mu-
sic and remain bright, snappy
farce. Add a score Of pleasing
lifting tunes that you, won't easily
forget and you have the ingredi-
ents that have made For Goodness
Sake" an entertainment that you
are bound to enjoy, or to quote the
discerning critic Of the Chicago
Journal, o. l.. Hall. IF you don't
like For Goodness Sake you are
hard to please" John e. Young is
the featured player, supported by
a fine cast.
One Dogs Life.
Strongheart. the dog actor, was
taken to New York to play in the
perturbation Of ! Albert Payson
Terhune's His Dog" He shed all
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-11-30
DON'T FUSS WITH
MUSTARD PLAsTERs!
Musterole Works without the
Blister--Easier, Quicker

There's no sense IN mixing a
meas Of mustard. flour and water
when you can easily relieve palm.
soreness or stiffness with little
clean. white Musteroie.
Mustsrolc Ia made OF puro oil Of
mustard and other helpful ingrc-
dents. combined in tho form Of the
present white ointment II takes
the place Of mustard piastcrs. and
will not blister.
Murterole usually gives prompt
relief from sore throat. bronchitis.
tonsilitis. Group. stiff neck. asthma.
neuralgia. headache. congestion.
pisurisy. rheumatism. lurnbsgo.
pains and aches Of the back or
joints. sprains. sore muscles.
bruises. chiIbiains. frosted feet, colds
OF the chest 81 may prevent pneu.
monial. ssc and Csc. jars and tubes.
Better than = mustard plaster.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-11-30
1922 Record of
Pedestrians Hit
by Automobiles

N1o--irene Yoes. -. OF zoos
q I q University ct. was knocked
down at Seventh ave. and University
It,, Tuesday. by . car driven by q.
c. Snyder. Tsis 10th ave. ~. r. She
was slightly bruised
N1n-T. sisxfrisd. ,sss Ninth
o. Java W.. reported that he
struck an unknown man At SPOKANE
s,. and Harbor ave. Tuesday.
Non-Edwsrd Crawford 1855 2.
OOV jefferson ~. vas knocked
down Tuesday At Marginal way and
Hansord ~. by car driven By G. ID.
Mifteriing. Of acc ~. 18th u. crsw.
ford was slightly hurt.
90 N--F. w. Abbott. 40 Charles
90 j St. was fa,ally injured Tues.
day night q, Fourth ave. .. and
Dearborn n. By truck driven by
Warren williams. Of .sit wsxtIaks
ave. Abbott died soon after the acct.
dent.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-11-30
MAKES THE DEAF
HEAR
Remarkable Invention Enables tho
Deaf 10 Hear All Sounds Clearly.

Every one who 10 troubled with
deafness in any form wiil b. inter
sated In tho announcement % the
DscsoEraph Products Corporation.
Suite 1905 Monadnock building. cal
Market st.. san Francisco. Calf.
tina, they have AZ last perfected a do
vice which will enable every one
whose auditory nerve IL not entirely
destroyed TO hnar an perfectly 40 one
whose hearing In normal. To test u
thoroughly. they sent !, 10 numbsr
OF people who had been deaf for
Year,. and they report most crafty.
ing results. Many state that they
hear the slightest sound with perfect
eas-e. and that their natural hearing
has been greatly Improved.
The manufacturer are 20 proud
Of their achievement and NO conf.
dent that every deaf person will be
amazed and delighted with II, that
thsy offer TO ssnd n TO any ono by
prepaid parcel post on ten days fres
trial. They do not ship c. q. D.. nor
90 they require any deposit. but send
u snsirsly nj their own risk and an.
pense. allowing the user ten full days
20 try u and decide WHISTLER they
want TO keep n or not. A. there IL no
obligation whatever. every one who
n troubled with deafness in any
form should take advantage Of this
iibesai free trial eff~. Just send
them your name and address for do.
scriptive literature and FREQ trial 70
quest blank. --Advertiscment
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-11-30
LIVING SERMON
MAKES A POINT
However, II Varies a BIZ
From His Intention

ray,nr sermon walked into the
office the other day.
Can SEQ a reporter alone' ne
inquired.
Az soon as he was assured on pm
vacy he started in. without prelude
rive been a crook for 20 years
hs announced In a ma,tsr.of'fac'
tone. and ! think the readers OF
The star ought to know about H.
wi,hou, waiting for any reply he
plunged into his story.
There's hardly any form Of crook
ednes. that haven't been MIXED up
In he said, apparently with a tFac"
Of pride. -siick.up man. yrgg. sec
oud story worksr--f'vc been EN- all.
I've stolrn thousands OF dollars "a
my time--yes. and spent IL. too.
II am he paused imprcssiveiy. "A
sucoe~xfui crook. . master mind. you
might say. But--i've decided that
there Amt anything 10 u. Most OF
the money rye made on jobs I've
had 70 spend for r,outhpiecss. end
for my getaway. And what's left ~.
ways goes sssy.
-Easy monsy--thers amt no such
thing. ~. = mirage.
-And that's why wanted 10 see
you thought The star would Hike
TO print my story--ss = lesson 70 IT'S
readers. what d'ya say-
lie was assured that any manu-
script that he cared 90 submit, would
be carefully examined and he walked
out OF the Offices with the assurance.
I'm he back in . couple OF days.
figure I sort Of owe u 20 society 20
tell EN- about H."
hut the Living Sermon never came
hack.
might never have seen him again.
IL hadn't happened 20 run into him
about week later. walking down the
street with a deputy y. y. marshal.
n pair Of handouts on his wrists
"wha, was no In for7" asked the
deputy marshal when I met him later
In tho day.
"oh. he fuss pleaded guilty Go q
charge OF selling hop" the officer ex-
planned.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-11-30
ny ". n. poRTfRriEID

WASHINGTON. Nov. 40. 49, The
Newherry case. with all ita bitter
ness and recrimlnation. IL history,
40 far as Mr. Newberfy IN con.
ccrned. but the whole situation In
yolved Ia the purchase or attempted
purchase OF senatorial seats or I'M
due expenditure OF money In sena-
torial campaigns II going 10 be
threshed out Ia this and the nest
session OF congress.
Senator Bob La Toilette II going
to be the big man in this session
OF the senate. with his 900. 900 ma,
jority and Ms pompadour n little
bristlier than ever. he IL In fine
fcttIe for the "tronble.raisin' ses.
sion just iaupehed. To start things
of we'll. he has called n conference
OF all liberals TO join with him In
working. not for third party. but
Tor progressive legislation.
Hiram johnson might have been
this progressive leader. but for one
,hlns hs hasn't been here since con,
Erons convened. remaining IN San
Francisco TO attend the wedding Of
his son. There 10 a good deal OF
speculation In tho cloak rooms ms
20 who Hiram will train with when
he returns. but tho proKresaives are
counting on his help as usual.
The Smith, McNary reclamation bill
win lie dormant all this coming srs.
Il .ls 81
reaiires that any bill calling for even
small initial appropriation In like
a rcd rag to q bull In the present
congress. Tho same fat. awaits tho
Columbia Basin 100000 sppropria.
ton bin Of Polndextcr's The Wash.
inEton senator won't have much on.
thuslasm for anything this session
and no ono else cares 10 father the
measure.
Tho only reclamation measure
which win be pushed as all IN that
calling for IN. 10000. 900 appropris.
ton 10 build Boulder canyon dam on
tho Colorado river. and that prob
ably won't proceed beyond the final
hearings stage. aifho II In now known
that Secretary Hoover IL very much
interested In tho project ana viii do
all In his power 20 keep n moving.
Thn government pays 100000
annually for carrying United states
malls on ocean ships. according 70
the department of commerce.. This
amount il aiiocafed a. follows. To
American transatlantic ships. s..oss..
see.s7. 10 foreign transatlantic ships,
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-11-30
Aged "Ex-King" L
Poorhouse Inmate

LIVERPOOL. Nov. TO- Jcb,
Williams. aged 81. who possd ~
many years as king Of the sIsls Il
Bardsey. has been admitted % I
Welsh airnshouse.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-11-30
Hottentot Rebels
Are Shot to Deaih

CAPE TOWN. Nov. se--xon
than thirty Of the 500 Hottsose,
rebels who escaped The recent rous1
up Of maicontents have bssa -
to death.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-11-30
Says Blue Room
Will Awe Anger

LONDON. Nov. 3o.--H you lose
your temper and want to become
calm again. just step into a blue or
nauve room. This method Of re-
storing mental equilibrium was set
forth In a lecture by Richard O..
Lowell. He said that rooms dec
Grated in red or green would pro-
long anger.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-11-30

GLASGOW. Nov. 3os--Pursued for
Illegal fishing. Jeffrey Wright and
william Wood used smoke screen
10 hide their flight, but were arrest
ed on landing.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-11-30
Newer Styles Have
More Modest Lines

LONDON. Nov. 20. - Advance
autumn models show longer skirts.
longer sleeves and loosely fitting
effect eoneeaiing the lines OF the
figure.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-11-30
POrterfieLd's Letter
From Washington ID. G..

u ,aes, sspia. 20 American trannpn'
cific Hhips. t744.Ttt.Gs TO foreign
irnnapacifio ships. sfsa. gs3.bt: total.
te0s.s7b,22. miscellaneous mails.
American ships. ti.022 .G22i2. foreign
miscellaneous. 5000 .6bbss Grand 10.
tai paid 10 all ships. fs.4es, 2s2a2.
The international Mercantile Mn
rins gets the biggest Of American
lines outside thr shipping board.
while tho Cunhrd and white Star
almost exactly tie each other In this
foreign Atlantic class. AZ t2T2.0o0
each per annum. on the Pacific
ocean Mr.. spreckels' line. the Ocean
&c. running 70 Australia. gets sis0.
600 year. tho Admiral line. $3.50. 900.
the Pacific Mail, ti44.es4. In tho
foreign list on tho Pacific the Union
Steamship company gets $4,000. the
Togo Kiaen Kaisha. .s9o.sai. the
others less.
Carl Grunder OF Munich n ons
German who In hadder and mayhsp
wiser today than before he went up
against the United States postal au.
thorities. Carl conceived the bril-.
liant ues Of making tho United
states II wet n. tho Atlantic by the
simple process OF Offering for sale
thru tho malls a preparation that
would produce real Rhine. Madeira.
port and other choice wines for n
dollar. Carl flooded tho country
with circulars. whereupon the post.
office department snalyxed his prep.
arr ton. declared II was fraud and
tarued a fraud order. In one week
the dead letter office received $4,000
arundi.r circulars. Carl knows now
who won the war.
October showed n marked Increase
In automobll. manufacture over Sep
TENDER. the total production Of pas
senger cara being 7iT.sss against
faG.i2s for tho previous month while
truck production shows similar In
orease. The low September figures
we're caused largely by the closing
Of the Ford factories for part Of thai
month.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-11-30
toy sad IRON

"a pleasing toy for the
little girl who likes 90 dc
as Mother does p~tach.
able handle and - -
stand. Special AH
Friday Satur- wv
day s.tsfr sssfs
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-11-30
500 Troops Fail
to Catch Canary

WINDSOR. England. Nov. 30
Five hundred members Of the Gren.
adler Guards were called out to
pursue an officers canary bird
which had escaped. IL eludsd cap.
ture for four hours.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-11-30
Bites Off Wife's
Finger: Is Jailed

LONDON. Nov. 3o.--After taking
what he described as several fin.
gers Of spirits James Butler bit
off his wife's finger. lie 10 now
under prison senfsnos.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-11-30
Woman Is Founder
of Store System

Hormsey. England, Nov. so.--Mrs.
Mary Ann Greig. a scotswomsn.
founded business which now owns
more than 100 stores in Southern
England.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-11-30
Transplanted Bone
Saves Leg of Boy

CARDIFF. Nov. ao.--A piece Of
home WINS taken from the leg OF IL.
year-old Albert Edwards and trans.
ferred TO tho les Of his s.year-oId
brother.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1922-03-21
THEOLD SPANISH TRAIL

in the Junction territory is now a com
pleted federal standard highway laid
down on new courses by an engineer
who loved the country and studied the
scenic delights OF hills and streams.
Now in the Kerrville territory. the
other half, fashioned by the same en-
gineer, is under contract and building.
When the highway over that divide
is finished. cars viii sweep into that
hill country and find new world
Southwark from san Antonio third
trunkline is being laid down-the
Mexican extension, which also VIII
have a connection from Houston and
be a part OF the highway around the
Gulf from Tampa to Tampico. This
goes south TO the Rio Grande Valley.
then sixty miles down the valley to
Brownsville, thence to TamPico and
Mexico City. It Is go miles from San
Antonio through a primitive, unset
tied country to the Valley. The sixty
miles in the Valley is through an irri-
gated and rich citrus fruit and truck
section. where wealth is accommodating
with rapid strides. In the past few
months millions have been voted for a
paved highway along this trunkline.
Now the Federation of Women's Clubs
in that string of towns through the
Valley are fostering a move to lire the
Old Spanish Trail there with palms.
Everyone proceeded to cooperate, and
hardly was the ink dry on their first
call to the people before the move had
spread and an Avenue of palms ninety
miles long was in process OF realiza-
ton It VIII fall TO the men to solve
the problems and build this system of
highways, but it will be the women
who viii beautify it, and it win be the
women also who Will start the crusade
to stop the Disagreement by advertis-
irg signs.
This southern Texas work brings to
Old Spanish Trail travel It's access
to Mexico. The Rio Grande is now
tapped by the OST system at all its
important crossings, and the Mexican
government and the Mexican states
are planning their highways that they
may bring the day close when inter
national travel will bring better un-
derstandings between the two nations.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1922-03-21
REVELATIONS OF A WIFE
z
GARRISON

dressed for my journey to the city.
even to my gloves. and the dog was
decidedly dirty.
Don't make him do that, William"
T said hastily. Pete is too dignifed
dog to do silly little tricks. Is he
your dog? Where have you kept him.
knew that il Williams attention was
diverted for a moment was safe from
his demonstrations OF his dogs trick
ability. Poor old William cannot man
age but one idea at time
Yes. Mis- Gramie, he's my dog" the
old fellow returned proudly. I've had
him since he was a puppy. Teller that
was working on one of these big es-
tates Civ him to me. said his mother
was a bench dog. But I hain't had no
place TO keep him regular This last
winter the butcher let him stay back
of his place. but he wasn't very good
to him used to kick him around and
Pete isn't used TO that, be you, Pete?''
The dog gave a short bark and then
wagged his tail, his eyes fixed adoring-
ly on William. Evidently to one faith
full canine soul, William Trumbull. the
derelict, was a hero.
JIM, ne told NE ne was gOlh 70
war" This was williams next contri-
button to the conversation. He had
tried to make the observation casually
but there was an anxious ring in his
voice. and I saw his near sighted eyes
peerlng up at me, for William, while
possessing immense strength, is al
most dwarf in stature. At once the
meaning OF his seemingly casual en-
counter with me flashed upon me, but
I resolved to let him introduce the
subject himself.
Yes. he's going soon,' replied nom
committally as William paused, evil
IDENTIFY awaiting an answer.
well, now Mis- Gramie. what you
goin' to do for a man around the place
when Jim goes?"