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The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-05-22
HEY! RED! PUT ON YOUR GAS MASK
OTTICK!i

QUICK!!
Dear R E. MEG: 1 am glad that someone
in the tri-cities has the moral courage to pub.
licly rebuke Red. l congratulate Bitter Bill
upon being a man of convictions and the cour-
age. Mark Heilmann 1 exclude for he views
the situation with what seems to me to be an
too great leniency
Personally 1 surprised that a paper of
the established reputation such as The Argus
enjoys should print the attack upon our civil
iZation and upon common decency for which
Red tsic) is responsible.
Mr.. Heilmann says that he knows Reds
type. Well, l know it better yet Red is no
American, his cowardly attack on the Amer
lean Legion shows. l know him-One who has
come from old and decadent lands to fatten
upon our country, but who consistently shows
himself the enemy of our institutions and our
ideals. Such men as Red are a menace to the
United States, to civilization itself.
Not the least CT his menaces is that hg
turks behind an assumed name. If he is tn.
man that he fondly imagines himself to be- !
challenge him to come out in the open and
fight like man under his own name.
More power to you, Bill. May such as You
live long to challenge the forces of disruption,
disloyalty and immortality.
DAVID MATTHEWS.
WOULD it 1--WE wonder) interest Mr..
Matthews to know that a mutual friend has
given US some astounding information about
Red? He vouches for the fact that Red lodged
the draft and enlisted, serving with field ar
ullery unit in France for some months during
of the Legion take steps to have him court
martialed-or something.
Bridges and Brides, Bridges and Brides-Those
Are the Reasons the Editor Hides
From the Davenport Timesl
quiet wedding solemnized at
o'clock yesterday afternoon when Miss
Mary E. Sexton of Davenport became the
bridge OF Mr.. Robert D. Iinghram also of
this city.
[From the Davenport Democrat
There will be three tables at the bride
game tea to be at O'Clock
THE honored Democrat tells us further that
the lady who is giving the bride game tea is
entertaining Saturday, May So" Dear, dear.
how time flies!
AND how the colyum space vanishes. Here
We are at the end and any amount of stuff
left that we want to print today
BUT, gosh! wen be glad we've got it to-
&afk5Qk. RE NC
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-05-22
o gallop, leaving an unprecedent,

to gallop, leaving an unprecedent-
ed tip.
ITO the other girl, the one named
Edna. And Edna was going to
keep a dinner engagement with a
man named Ben. Why, what fool
I've been. They must have been
here, my Ben and his girl That
lovely girl named Edna"
They shook hands solemnly and
the other flashed from sight Then
Horatio Turner sought the head
waiter, did the necessary. and was
directed TO Bens table, TO meet
iEdna.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-05-22

Senator McCumber has further demonstrate
cd his unfitness to sit in body of intelligent
men by charging that the metropolitan news
papers controlled by the department
stores. No one knows better than the senator
how difficult it is to control reputable news
paper.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-05-22
however.

President Harding says that prosperity is
just around the corner. If the president will
take another look he will find that it made the
corner some time ago.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-05-22

Chicago paper prints picture OF group
OF men who it reports are standing by Cover
nor Small during his trial And all Of them
are seated.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-05-22

We will have with us the June bride.
One can't think OF anything sweeter than a
bride in June, unless it be whole flock of them.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-05-22

A medical authority asserts that many chill
dren of wealthy New York families die be-
cause of inattentiveness of their mothers. The
dogs are doing as well as usual, however.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-05-22

America refused to sit in at The Hague. If
It were Haig and Haig-well, that's another
story
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-05-22

Chicago has an airplane factory located
across the street from hospital. The hos
pital is not an annex of the airplane factory,
however.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-05-22
MONDAY, MAY =, 1922.

Friend husband has housekeeping pains,
but he accumulated them while sleeping on the
floor.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-05-22

"DO you know why that cow went into the
bank at Greene Iowa, the other day." asked
C. NJ We confessed ignorance. Because"
said he "she was after the long green"
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-05-22
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The Columbia evening Missourian., 1922-03-02

those who, as yet, had not paid for the
banquet.
In other places il is the custom to
place sealed envelope at the plate of the
persons who are to be panned. These en-.
velOpes are not to be opened until the
time specified on them. At this time the
person is TO open his envelope and.
standing upon his chair, read the con-
tents. The contents are usually written
in the first person and no matter how en-
barrassing the situation may become, the
victim must read as though he were de-
iivering regular after dinner talk.
Still another form of roasting the per.
son is to present him with something
which is sure TO cause him no little bit of
embarrassment or to make him read some
article which he mighr have written un.
der an anonymous signature and which
might be more or less delicate subject
to others attending the affair.
These are merely examples Of what has
taken place at other gridiron banquets
and the event next Tuesday is expected to
be splendid combination of some of the
best Of these functions.
The Columbia evening Missourian., 1922-03-02
FOOT WEEK.

The week beginning February q has
been set aside as a national Foot Week.
After having observed 50 many weeks in
succession devoted to intellectual and
moral advancement, turn Of attention
To the physical may prove a delightful
diversion.
Out Of several thousand students in the
University Of Kansas. only one girl was
found with perfect feet. Narrow and
slrarp-pcinied shoes, the cruel creation Of
Dame Fashion. have done their work.
People never care TO wear a hat or a col.
lar that is so tight as to canse pain and
discomfort. but shoes are different. That
the feet, with their important functions
Of maintaining an erect attitude and Of
locomoiion, should be open to abuse and
malireaiment is incompatible both with
the laws Of nature and those Of man.
The primary purpose Of Foot Week is
TO remind Us Of the care Of feet. Slight
and insignificant as the topic may seem
10 be, il is Of vital concern to everybody.
The Columbia evening Missourian., 1922-03-02
Gridiron Banquet Has Long Been.
Custom in Washington, D. c.

The gridiron banquet in Washington.
D. C.. has long been an established Gus
tom. Ii was in this CITY. in fact. that the
affair was first originated. Functions Of
this kind in the Capital are a.tended
mainly by the Presiden; Of the United
States. members Of the Cabinet, political
leaders, and representatives Of the press.
In Washington, as in all cities in which
such banquet is nos held as an annual
affair, the attendance is always limited
to a comparatively small number of peo-
pie -:
A number Of the prominent residents
Of Washington who attend the banquet
are panned in some manner each wear.
Political leaders are usually selected for
these take-ofs.
The sridiron banquet at the Daniel
Boone Tavern next Tuesday will be
modelled after those in the capital city
and also after those which are given by
other chapters Of Sigma Delta Chi in va.
rious universities throughout the country.
: Al recent banquet in one eastern
university the POSTMASTER opened the
occasion by reading a list Of names Of all
The Columbia evening Missourian., 1922-03-02
AT THE THEATERS
Hail..

Hall.
Tonight Only-Rich. rare, and a hi,
1sque is Viola Dana's latest screen offer.
ing. "A Chorus Girls Romance The
'ltie suggests to us the old days of the
nlckelodeon with its one-reelers. but Miss
Dana dose her best to portray the viva.
c'ous stage beauty amid Surroundings Of
spangles. pink tights, forbidden wine
and extravagance. and seems TO succeed
She appears as Marcia Meadows. the
chorus vamp who falls in love with the
soft brown eyes of Horace Tarbox. an
innocent young college chap of the stud.
ious variety. Horace exerts a restraining
influence over the giddy girl and mar.
les her, much to the disgust Of his father
who goes away to Europe in rage. Then
Marcia enters as the sweet little house.
wife and little Horace Jr. arrives ,o
brighten the home. A pleasing climax
comes when Horace's father returns and
gives the paiernal blessing. The story
thus ends happily. Careth Hughes. whose
fame leaped skyward when he enacted
the role of Sentimental Tommy" i6
the film play of that name, takes the
part Of the sad.eyed Horace.
Paihe News, Aesop's Fables, and Ton.
les OF the Day complete the program.
The Columbia evening Missourian., 1922-03-02

ished mirrors and paintings that still
retain their color after more than a
thousand wears have passed. But the
greatest of all are the bronze and mar
BILE statutes carved by the Greek and
Roman sculptors. most of them exhumed
from the buried remains Of Pompeii
and Herculaneum. Heroic figures of
immense size, some broken and repaired.
but many of them perfect originals.
adorn these great halls and enable us
Of Today to look upon the form and
figure Of the philosophers. .poeis. sol.
diers and statesmen who ruled the world
two thousand years ago.
Who among the worlds leaders TODAY
will adorn corridors Of great museums
1000 years hence?
As close this note VIC are approach.
ing the classic shores of Greece with
Athens in the distance and so | am
sending her greetings TO the Athens Of
Missouri.
". ID. NANDnER.
The Columbia evening Missourian., 1922-03-02

was then on a trip around the worlC
and dropped off but hardly knew the
place. remember how frightened and
impressed was when, as freshman,
walked up the campus for the first time.
| wanted TO go right back to my cookie
burrs. i would have gwen weeks wages
for a couple Of rows Of friendly corn.
should think that now when a fresh.
/ man came upon all that stately grandeur
and impressiveness he would crawl back
to the station and head straight for Cen
iraia.
What organization did | belong to?
For one thing. | Was editor Of The Saw
tar and ! never worked harder in my
life. If | had kept up that pace !
would now have Rupert Hughes begging
for mercy. And when We counted up
the money after the last copy had been
disposed of, We had six dozen tennis
rackets. one hundred and eight fountain
pens. fourteen sweaters, sixiy-twO pairs
Of skates. two life insurance policies and
sl.25.
In this book I published the first
work Of Monte Crews, Of Fayeite, Mo-.
who is now breaking into the big pa
pers with daily comic strip. Monte
got a sweater and dozen of the best
fountain pens VIC had. Seeing how easy
it was 10 make money with true talent
he stuck by j, until now he can live in
Fayeiie and &c, Broadway prices.
In addition ] was a member OF the
Delta Tau Delta fraternity, Of Q. F. b.
II. and stood pretty well at Christian
College.
The names Of The Asterisks: Harris
Merton Lyon. now dead. of whom Theo-
dore Dresser has Hriicn in his remark
able book. rwehc Men under the IL
tie Of De Maurassant. Junior; Charles
G. Ross tknoWn 10 the gang as DoodleI
Carl Grow. who is now getting rich in
China: Robert ". Jones. now professor
al the University of Washington; Daniel
II. Mcfarland, who has gone into busi. |
ness and Is making so much money that |
he Is no longer interested in reforming !
The world; Leon Il. Whipple. now a prof
.ssof in New York University. and my
elf.
VIVA: am | now doing? am work.
M on new Missouri novel. am
lboui half way through and it looks pref
y good to me, but about the time get
doae and read ii over, will probably
hins that Il sh"rld be taken quietly out
ide the cit, limits and inferred in
Iuicklime.
Il send picture, but it is moi very
'ood. and | send it regretfully, as it
loes not do me justice. In a strong
ouihern light am quite woolly.-
Mr.. Croy signs himself, ''Yours till
icliaine has subway" sending his
best to the professors and alumni
'hom he knew while in school here.
The Columbia evening Missourian., 1922-03-02

made editor oi Judge and Lesiies "her
only 20 years old. lie now lives al
Forest Hills, Long island where h'
spends much oil his time Writing
-ieu ask me for information about
myself. he writes, 'and ! am glad to
think that ] have 50 lived that can
look you IN The eye anu tell You The
truth.
Forrest Donneli and gre" up tofeiii-
er-eAcepi Forrest Vas cay boy and
The Columbia evening Missourian., 1922-03-02
A NEGRO NOVELIST.

Rene Maran, French colonial ncgrt
of South Africa, has been awarded tht
Prix Concourt. lie was awarded this un
usi.al honor on the merits Of his book
nlionala." 4 depletion Of present day
liz. among the natives Of Central Africa.
Naran holds a government post in one oil
The French possessions there.
This is the first time in the history Of
this piiz. that it has been awarded to 4
menbrr Of the negro race. II is an honor
which no French author would disdain
Ia conference denotes especial ability
and worth. The fact that il has been
risen to a negro is Of peculiar impor-
,ancr.
There is a problem in America today
which is so far from solution as to rem
der such an award here practically i'm
possible. The situation Of the negro in
other countries is quite different from
that Of the negro in the United States.
Education Is the ultimate solution TO
the negro problem. The American negro
is here to stay. And his place will have
to be accepted by society and by himself.
There is no place for the rank preju.
dice Of slavery times. In fact. this pre-.
judiee is largely engendcred by those
persons whose antipaihy is a tradition !
rather than a rational development. An
altitude Of beneficence and aid will bring
a much quicker and happier equilibrium
To The swa,ing balance Of black and
white than one Of belligereni and sup.
preston.
The Columbia evening Missourian., 1922-03-02
OPEN COLUMN
Greetings From Athens.


Editor The Miss0nrian. | think I prom.
ised you note for the Athens Of Mis-.
souri, from the Athens Of old.
We passed through the Straits Of
Messina about twelve hours after lcay.
ing Naples; the sight was beautiful, by
moonlight and electric lights on the
shore. as We passed through just as
darkness hovered over the scene. Scylla
and Chaybdis still stand guard over
this ancient passway between Italy and
Sicily which has been The burial ground
Of many Of the small. old-lime sailing
vessels. but has no ierrors for the great
steel and steam vessels Of our day. As
| think of Virgil and the other lum-
inaries Of Roman literature who once
haunted these shores and made Them
classic. fancy they have commissioned
me to send this greeiing to Doctor Jones
and the University Of Missouri in the
hope that there may always be- enough
lovers Of real literature to keep the Latin
language alive in the best colleges and
universities Of the world.
And this reminds me that one Of nv
fellow travellers is the professor Of Latin
in Bryn Mawr College, Doctor Wheeler,
who informs me that this great female
college. one Of the greatest. il not the
greatest. Of its kind in America. still
requires four years Of Latin for entrance
and three more for graduation: this
makes Br,n Mawr really an institution
Of learning.
Al Naples the great attraction is the
Museum, an immense collection Of the
noblesi Of ancient ar There arc beau.
tiful vases. silver vessels, dentists in
strumcnts and surgeons knives and pei.
The Columbia evening Missourian., 1922-03-02
FIFTY YEARS AGO

'"'h INNS NaO
The New York World published tn
following piece Of verse which woul
seem to have as good application toda
as it did then; conditions. a. least coul
have been worse.
From downtown, and uptown, and
crOss.tOwn and all
The wide city's precincts there comes
loud call
For true men to unite in a reso.
lutte band
The rough to abolish on water and
land.
Get pistol. then, comrade-a
-!' 1l'e7 Sharpe's is the fhing-iS9 i-ii'
And bowie-knife hitch to your belt
with a string,
For the darkness of night is on
roadway and river
And the word at each corner. is
Stand and Deliver!'
III you wish of your life to con.
tinue to lease
lrusf It not to the hands Of our fu.
tile police
But freeze to your weapon on ferry
and street,
And be quick with it, mind, when a
rufian you meet.
Drive a ball at him, bang! never
give him a chance
By delaying to shoot on your path
to advance,
On the road, on the river, in horse.
car and bus,
Use your weapon at sight on the
murderOus cuss.
And should some policeman YOUR
practice oppose
VI carrying weapons concealed in
your clothes,
Observe to him, calmly-'Superau.
Gus man.
Ii you cant protect me nv six.shoot.
er cant"
The Columbia evening Missourian., 1922-03-02
IN FORMER DAYS


1--WE nfhnS h1O
The universal military training bill
was before the Senate.
Capitalists offered their aid to the
government in case Of entrance into the
war.
The Social Problem" book by Char
les A. Ellwood, was translated into the
japanese language.
The Columbia postofice started a new
system Of package delivery. The de-
liveries were to be made just as the
parcels came in.
s. X. Radcliffe, noted British lecturer
and journalist, was to speak in the Uni
versity Auditorium on america and the
New World Order"
The Columbia evening Missourian., 1922-03-02
TWENTY-FIVE YEARS AGO

Corn in Boone County sold for $l.l0
barrel and apples in Carroll County
we're 81 barrel.
Carrollton was about the only town in
the state Of its class without a curfew
ordinance.
The Missouri House adopted a strong
resolution attacking Cleveland for the
course Of his administration in reference
to Cuba.
AT dance in Old Mexico where forty
couples were in attendance. fifteen per.
sons were wounded and ten killed. The
light started when young man insulted
one Of the girls.
The Columbia evening Missourian., 1922-03-02

ion. u. s. A., which is to be established
at Macon. Colbert was u captain in the
regular army during the war. The War
Department is reorgsnizing the National
Guard along the lines Of the European
system, providing for rapid mobilization
in case Of an ememeency. The headquar.
tiers for the Macon company will be in
81. Louis.
The Columbia evening Missourian., 1922-03-02
Noted Humorist Still Wants to
Eat Breakfast by Lamplight

WAS ! born in Missouri! Good landi
Yes. plowed corn till ] was 20. |
still want to eat breakfast by lamplighf." !"
That is the way Homer Croy. former
University student and now noted Amer
lean humorist living in the East. begins
q letter telling about some Of his ex-
periences while in Columbia He was
horn in Maryviile. Mo-. and attended the
universii, from 1908 to 1907. He was
The Columbia evening Missourian., 1922-03-02
TEN YEARS AGO

TEN YEARS AGO
Clean streets depended on the num-
Der Of prisoners in the city Jail.
The first meeting of the committee in
vestigating the gas works was held, but
nothing was done.
Kubelik, famous violinist, appeared be-
fore the citizens and University folk in
the Auditorium.
The four best songs proposed as the
new state song were sung to Governor
Hadley over the telephone. He enjoyed
the concert forty-one miles away, but
reserved a decision.
The Columbia evening Missourian., 1922-03-02
Mexico People Here for Banou.t

X. NJ. White. Of the Mexico Ledger
and president Of the Mexico Savings
Bank; A. P. Green, president of the
Mexico Friedrich Company. and Mr.. and
Mrs. Harrison Brown, Of Mexico, attend.
ed the annual banquet Of the Round Ia.
bic Club last night at the Daniel Boone
Tavern. Mr.. White owned and edited
the Mexico Ledger for forty years. His
son. l.. NJ. White, is now editor Of the
paper.
The Columbia evening Missourian., 1922-03-02
c. EDWARDS LIKES ENGLAND
Attends University Club Banquet at
Which George Harvey SDeaks-


Corwin Edwards. Rhodes scholar at
Oxford University from the University
OF Missouri, writes that he is well
pleased with school and likes England
immensely. He recently attended a
banquet given by the University Club
in London at which George Harvey.
American ambassador to Great Britain.
was one Of the speakers. Another guest
was Miss Valentine Cuerechen. Rus
sian girl who is a graduate Of the Uni.
versity Of Missouri and is now attending
London University.
Edwards will complete his course in
three years. He does no, plan to return
home before then.
The Columbia evening Missourian., 1922-03-02

We have been wondering how long il
would he before somebody cleverly said
that Pos,masser.Cenersl Work would
provide work for the paragraphers.
The Columbia evening Missourian., 1922-03-02

Arnold Perstein to Judge Debate.
Arnold Perstein will go to judge the
debate at the Central Missouri State
Teachers College at Warrensburg to-
morrow. From the six or eight persons
in the debate. three are to be selected
for the Varsity team.
The Columbia evening Missourian., 1922-03-02

The Edith Class will offer for sale. at
toe Columbia Savings Bank. on Saturday.
March =. at l:3o p. m. a variety Of cakes.
candies, and other delicacies. adv
The Columbia evening Missourian., 1922-03-02

II the proposed change in the calen-
dar is adopted. what viii become Of the
iime-tonored rhyme about Thirty days
hath September. -?
The Columbia evening Missourian., 1922-03-02

A huge radio Transmitting set has been
ordered by the Southwest Teachers Col.
lese at Springfield. A regular evening
program will be sent ouf..rg
The Columbia evening Missourian., 1922-03-02

A Mercer County farmer with 345
acres Of land has filed. petition in hank.
ruptcy. giving his liabilities as $97.45O
and his assets as S55.60O.., D. ,ai,
The Columbia evening Missourian., 1922-03-02

Presley Edwards of st. Louis. made
The highest scholastic average in West
minister College, at Fulton. last semes-
ter. g.
The Columbia evening Missourian., 1922-03-02

Il must have been manufacturer who
first said that the way to succeed was to
make The best Of things.
The Columbia evening Missourian., 1922-03-02
Rabbi August to Preach Sunday

Rabbi Gary August Of St. Joseph will
have charge Of the services Of the Jew.
ish Students Congregation at 8 O'Clock
Sunday night in the Y. N. G.. A. Audi.
iorium.
The Columbia evening Missourian., 1922-03-02

A negro convict escaped from the state
peniieniiary Monday by eoncealing him
sell in a garbage wagon. He Was cap.
iured within an hour. 's-
The Columbia evening Missourian., 1922-03-02
NEWS OF THE STATE

Fire recently destroyed six buildings
at Gallaiin. Th loss is estimated al $50,
600.
The Columbia evening Missourian., 1922-03-02

The Bank of Blodgett at Blodse,, and
the Bank Of Patton at Patton closed
their doors last week as -result or the
state bank examiner taking sser the insai.
iutions.
The Columbia evening Missourian., 1922-03-02
A SONG OR TWO

When personality can he given
ships and trees in verse. the verse
usually good. as in the case OF thi
poem, quoted from tho Narcf iAsue o
Harper's: 4 ( ~
TO A LITTLE SHIP
By Babud Hollis.
A quaint old seaman spoke 10 me
Down on the wharf. His eyes
were bright . ,,
With indignation. Pointhg-'See,
She dragged her anchorsih the
night ,4E., ..
Oh, little ship, | understand,
How can he blame you--you
who ride
Ever obedient to his hand.
Braving for him the wind and
tide?
How can he blame you when you try
For once to wander where, you
will?
Oh, he would know if he were !,
Tugging against my anchor still.
Straining to reach the open sea,
Dragging my anchor through the
night. ~ '''N
Hoping each dawn may find me free,
Riding triumphan, through The
night. ''''''
The Columbia evening Missourian., 1922-03-02

The discovery Of oil near Tillman, in
a well sunk by the Kentpckr>Oa and
Gas Co., has been announced. The com.
pany has 800 acres of land undersI lease
in this area.