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The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-12-02

.iuru postage. be brici, ~ ihs III - =, =.
TO each lnd- vidual. NC attention VIZ
runaway persons. appeals Tor anu.
personal code messages, ana ollei
such communications.
q. who bestowed upon Aarlha
Anne Davis the title Laughter, Va
the Confederacy?" [. I'd
A General j. b. GORDON. ,,r
@. Where are the most GIN
dwellings situated? ]. ~ ",
A. The most remarkable oil ill5
many ruins of prehistoric Gun
dwellings are included Within .a9
Mesa erde National park reser.a
ton of sons 5000 acres in Mon ie
yuma county, southwestern Ioi'
RADIO.
@. Did the watermelon ofigin y
in this country? H. ~
A. The watermelon is a nati'eo %
tropical and southern AliI =.
whence it has been introduced VI
man into all tropical sab-tFop'''-
and many temperate climates .s.,
@. Is there cribhage hand llA i
will be improved by whatever Ca
is turned as starter? u. a. ~
A. With hand consisting Oh 'ns
deuce, two treys and a toiE' ~
card may be turned FROM tae a..
to the five inclusive. will niaAe ~
runs, while any card tnrnea Ill vi
the six to the ten, inclusive WIZ
make fifteens. ,.ois.
@. What kind of wood is Mae
qua? y: ~
A. This is hardwood WIZ.
tough fibre suitable to- has -
bats. 1t is imported from tne W. ~
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The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-12-02
FINE OR SUPREME?
BY Florence Mell.Sh.
Copyright, 1922. by Wheeler Syn
dictate, Inc,)

Copyright, 1922. by Wheeler Syn
dictate. Inc.)
Fine or superfine?" queried Beu-
lah Robbins. whose eyes were BAN
daged to represent blind Justice.
"Superfine." came in deep
voiced chorus from the youths who
were grouped in corner of Alden
Belcher's sitting-room.
NIillicent Forbes blushed slight
ly as she recognized the filmy
scrap of lace and cambria that Lu-
ella Bates was holding over Beu-
lah's head. Millicent was Julia
Philbrick's Boston cousin and al
most a stranger in the friendly
company.
Beulah hesitated for an instant.
She identified the handkerchief by
its faint fragrance. and she hardly
dared command the exquisite and
remote Millicent to walk in cedar
swamp with Rufus Bonney or to
gather peck Of cherries with Os-
car Pond. The merry crowd was
GREATNESS with expectancy.
"She may give something OF
value to the handsomest man in
the ROOM" Beulah decreed.
Millicent's blush deepened, while
her lovely eyes swept the room
during the moment of her decision
Two or three of the boys grinned
sheepishly. Percy Randall, who
aspired to style. smiled complac-
emily. Herbert Marsh, another as
pirant, feigned indifference twIrl-
ing his watch chain.
Millicent slipped out 4 NOTEBOOKS
and pencil. lone moment, please
while l write a check
She rose with quiet grace, ant
the other girls forgot to giggle a:
they watched her. y
percy Randall expects that.
hope he doesn't get it," NIFTY Elan
i ders whispered to Luella.
Millicent crossed the room Sc
renely.
"She's giving it to Rodney Bias
sett,,' NIFTY breathed. OF al
things!
Don't hesitate to accept this,
Millicent was saying to Rodney, II
her soft musical treble. 1t is onl.
few thousand"
Rodney was tall. bashful fel
low, with big. red hands and mus
cular wrists that showed below hi
cuffs. His face was as red as hi
hands as he put the folded pape
carefully in an inner pocket. Lu
ella tossed the filmy forfeit to Mil
licent's extended hand and he'll
over the head of Justice key-rinl
belonging to Amasa Codding witt
Here's another beautiful forfeit
What shall be done to redeem it?
But Mrs. Belcher came beamin
in with aQan of hot-buttered pop
corn, and Alden himself followe
in hen wake with basket of rosy
checked apples, and the redemption
of forfeits was forgotten.
Say, Nifty" called Joe Pellet
as the party broke up. Il was fig
uring on going home with YOU
| "Not tonight, Joe. My escort
SoiuS " DC Inc uauunoiueSt Hill
the crowd
! "0n, shucks. How many kind
of a dude does Rod think he ISL"
! Where have you been hidin
| those good looks of yours all thes
] years. Rod! There wasn't a mott
fer's son of us suspicioned you .
having them"
Isn't he the sly. dog?",
! HE u just that; and isn't
azainst the rules Of the game TO
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He pressed the shapely hand that
rested on his arm.
at was a hard fight, Millicent l
never could have held out but for
you. You know how green was
when we first met, but you can't
know how discouraged was"
But you have made good" she
repeated. Sin every way. You were
tine tonight. Rodney. l was proud"
He took complete possession of
her hand this time.
And you, Millicent. !. are super
fine"
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-12-02

Q. What Christian name is borne
by the most people? S. n. d.
A. If public school in one city
might be taken as representative,
John takes first place for boys,
with William second. Margaret is
first for girls, with Mary second.
@. How should hickory nuts and
chestnuts be kept for planting?
H. =. r.
A. They should be stored ~ cool,
moist sapd only half or three
fourths Of these nuts will sprout.
@. How many silver foxes are
there ina litter? R. E.
A. Breeders OF silver foxes have
found that the size of the filters
ranges from one to nirfe, the aver
age being about four.
Q. What is meant by agony COL
umn? r. c. w.
A. This name is applied to that
section of q newspaper set aside
for advertisements for missing or
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-12-02

While you are arranging your Christmas
budget don't overlook contribution for The
sAfgus Santa Claus Fund. Remember there
are hundreds of poor children that would be
! NEGLECTED but for the watchfulness of The
Argus Santa Claus committee. 1t doesn't take
much to make a poor kid happy. Do your
! part You'll feel better for having done it.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-12-02

stss Bring the family down to the business dis
strict this evening and visit the beautifully
lighted and richly stocked stores. Your home
merchants are better prepared to meet your
needs this season than they have been in many
years past
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-12-02

- steadily increasing business. You will Under
stand the reason II you take time to visit their
stores They were never more attractive. nor
more generously stocked
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-12-02

@N Thomas Coz. the suspended chief Of police,
finally has consented to surrender to his sue
csssor the keys to the police department safe.
sAAasomewhat belated act, but duly appreciated
nevertheless.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-12-02

The human race is said to be O0.000,0 900
Slfs old. In All that time men haven't learned
jhetter than to talk back to their wives.
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IN THE FOUR HUNDRED.

Millions OF girls sigh enviously. Abby.
daughter Of John D. RockefelNr. Jr.. is FOR
mally introduced to society" in New York. A
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WI mot do much good until coal prices fall
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The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-01-08
THE NIGHT OF THE DANCE

The first strealls of dawn found
ilona still wide awake, after rest.
les night rassed in thoughts that had
caused her To toss from side to side
on her blanket bed. and to shiver,
now and then. as though with chill.
She should not explain this restless
ness Of her in the least, and through
the long, still hours of the night she
lay staring uD at the flap Of her tent.
once she got up and lighted can
de Then she drcw out a small squdre
box from her bJndlc Of possessions,
opened it and stared at It's contents,
fascinated
There was tiny baby pcttcoat
delcaiely embroidered and with the
initial ~" worked on the hem in palcst
blue silk. A petticolt which her moth
or had made for her before she was
born and which Ilona had carefully
treasured through tho years. IT was
the only bit Of fincry she had ever
possessed. There was also a tiny white
silk cap which had once graced her
head, and two gold baby pins, her
only iewelry. Often had llona wondered
whether her carc-frec dazzling mother
had really ever had the patience to
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-01-08
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~ 81 puVlLS pplllIpS ~,

sit down and sew these articles herself
or whether she had not al some time
before she, llona. was born. wheedled
the little cap and petticoat from some
fine Gorgio lady of high degree. She
wondered now. even as she had
throughout the years. These treasured
belongings We're hor only link with
that mysterious past Of hors, in
which her mother and herself figured
and concerning which she seemed to
have been kept more w less in lsnor-
aucc.
After looking al hcr treasures for
time she folded them carefully again.
put taem back in the box. then lay
down and tried to sleep. II was nearly
dawn when she finally did drop off.
yet with the first pale glints Of the
morning sne awakened with atart.
unrcsted and fully conscious of what
lay before her that day.
At high noon the caravans rumblcd
slowly toward tho rooftops Of Well.
ington. one and all the Romantics
were in their holiday attire. as befits
every true Romany on fair and fete
days.
Near the middle Of the fair grounds
was a large platform, on which nona
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-01-08
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. ( q !! AZ

Mrs. Burnlta Shelton Matthews. le-
gal research secretary Of the National
Woman's party. is directing the ma.
tion-widc investigation of laws affect.
ing women. Her work will be one of
the preliminary steps to the lntroduc-
ton of an amendment to remove all
Determinations in national and state
laws against women.
THE present work Of the women's
party, now that political equality is
achieved" according to Mrs. Mat
thews, is the removal of all other
determinations against women
Two methods of work are beins
followed simultaneously, state and fed
eral. An amendment 10 the national
constitution will be introduced at the
present session Of congress. state bills
are to be introduced as the various
legislatures convene.
Following are the tentative drdits
Of the proposed amendment TO tn,
constitution ana the proposed ban-
kct bill for the separate states:
Section mo political, civil or lc-
gal disabilities or inequalities on ac.
count Of sex OF. on account Of mar
riage unless applying alike TO both
sexes, shall exist within the United
States or any place subject to their
jurisdiction.
Section 2-Congress shall have pow
er to enforce this article by apprc-
pirate legislation.
State Bill.
Section 1.-Women shall have the
same rights. privileges and immuni-
ties under the law as men. with re-
spect TO the exercise of suffrage; hold
ing office or any position under the
either state or local; eli.
Ribility to examination for any posi-.
tion affected by civil service regu-
iations: jury service; choice Of domi-
cile residence and name; acquiring.
controlling. holding and conveying
property; ownership and control or
labor and earnings; freedom of con-
tract, including becoming a party II.
any capacity TO negotiable instru'
ments or evidence Of Indebtedness. or
becoming surety or guarnntor; becom'
ing parties l.tigant; acting as exc
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-01-08

attraction at the Adelphos theater for
Tuesday and Wednesday. The story
was written by Cynthia Stockley.
author Of April Folly" and other
romantic tales Of the tropics.
Rosanne, the heroine. has received
from a native woman the gifts Of lov.
ing bright stones and OF inflicting
hardships upon those whom she dis.
likes. She satisfies her love for dia.
monds by acting as 4 gobetween in
diamond smuggling scheme. Her
desire for the jewels is even stronger
than her love for the man Of her
heart. She let's him go. But later his
true Rosanne asserts herself.
The weeks program is unusually
good and offers attractions for both
young and old which will be pleas.
ing.
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and one of the men were 10 dance
later ON i'm the day. Around this
groups Of some of the toWnepcople
ANA many eagcr-eyod children were al.
ready gathered in happy anticipation
Of the joys To come
In small shanty nearby nona
and the rest of the women were busy
getting into their costumes snatching
a bite of lunch as they went along for
fear that the afternoon and its festi.
vities would cheat them OF their food
A calamity indeed
llona was i'm her most gorgeous at.
tire-a costume Of many colors-which
made her look like a peony i'm fun
bloom. She was flushed from excite.
ncnt and looked very beautiful.
At o'clock that night everything
was in readiness for the big dancing
act OF tho show. lona. beautiful to
behold, sat waiting for her music 10
start, impaticncc in every muscle. At
Miguel's special request she had not
put on any dark makeup. which was
usual for her To do. His explanation
had been that 1T is better for MS to
have one pale-facc among us. Just
by way Of contrast. Besides. YOU look
ten times more beautiful as YOU are
now, Ilona, Princess
Cro be continued)
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-01-08

"Pecli's Bad Boy with all its spe.
clal Fascination for the youngsters
Will be featured today, Monday and
Tuesday at the Princess theater. "You
can call this a galaxy Of good things,
and still only come halfway to the
mark press comments state. The
deeds of 'Peck's Bad Boy are inter
nationally famous and indescribably
funny. Jackie Coogan, fresh from his
triumphs in "The Kid" makes those
escapades convulsing real and Irwin
5. Cobb puts the finishing polish on
five reels Of delicious laughter by writ.
ing the subtitles-just as Jackie would
speak them
"The Gilded Lily"
As special attraction the Adel.
phos is offering during the week
The Gilded Lily" starring Mac Mur.
ray:
The scenes are laid in the city.
as were those in "On With the Dance"
The gay night life is reflected from
even more intimate angle than 1t
was in that phenomenal triumph. In
this production, Miss Murray enacts
the role Of salamander, a beautiful
woman who gets al from her train of
admirers ana gives nothing-surfeited
and sickcncd by the hollow mockery
of the pursuit Of pleasure instead of
happiness; who keeps herself clean
and pure against heavy odds. and
whose heart is hungry for love and
for n quiet home far from the garish
How she is wooed by one Of the
denizens OF the Great White Way and
by country boy whose eyes are daZ-
7led by his first view OF the night life
Of great city-how she finds which
of these men has character and
heart. and how she finally finds the
happiness which he had hungered for.
but in most astOundngly surprising
way, give 10 Miss Murray the biggest
opportunity for dramatic acting that
she has ever had.
This picture will be shown on
Thursday and Friday.
stronger Than Fiction"
In addition to the beautiful Rather.
inc Mcdonald who stars in Stronger
Than Fiction" at the Princess Fri.
day and Saturday, Wesley Barrey. the
clever child actor will take a leading
part.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-01-08
stronger Than Fiction"

In addition to the beautiful RATHER.
inc Mcdonald who stars in Stronger
Than Fiction" at the Princess Fri.
day and saturday, Wesley Barrey. the
clever child actor, will take leading
Uart
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-01-08

cutors or administrators of estates ol
decedents; custody and control Of chit
dren, and control Of earnings and serv-
ices Of such children; grounds for dl.
vorce; hnmunities or penalties for sex
offenses: quarantine, examination ana
treatment of disease and in all other
respects. And the rights of married
and unmarried women with respect to
these matters shall be equal.
Section 2.--This article shall be
construed as abrcgating in every re-
spect the common law disabilities of
women.
Section 3.-This act shall not "a
feet laws regulating the employment
of women in industry.
Section All acts and parts of
acts in conflict with any of the pro.
visions Of this statute are hereby
repealed.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-01-08
BENEVOLENT CLUB
ORGANIZED 1894
TO AID DESTITUTE
Mrs. j. A. Madden Recounts
History of Society That
Has Struggled, But
Has Done Good.

The Benevolent Association was
first organized, according to Mrs. Mad
den, present president of the organi.
zation, in 1894 at the Broadway Meth.
odist Church by Mrs. Josephine Carr.
TWO representatives from each church
In Ardmorc composed the member.
ship. Mrs. Madden joined the asso.
citation in February, 1897.
+ Il do not think there were more
than four members present at that
meeting" she said. Mrs. A. c. Cruce,
who now lives in Oklahoma City wa.
acting president, and Mrs. Robinson
was secretary. Besides these there
were present Mrs. j. C. Thompson,
Ruth Wilhelm Bennett and myself.
"Ardmore then was an unorganized
community in the Indian Territory.
We had neither state nor city gov
crnment. There was no place TO care
for the helpless and only those who
worked with ms know how extensive
the work of the Benevolent Associa-
ton was. Anyone could become a
member who would pay one dollar
per year, whether they worked with
us or net.
Looked After Sick
We looked after the destitute and
their burial when they died, fed and
clothed the orphans and found homes
for them. The early recoVds of the
organization, Kept by Mrs. Robinson
were dstroyed when the Wilhelm home
on Main street was destroyed by fire.
Women whose work deserves special
mention were Mr.. A. C. Cruce, Mrs
w. /. Cruce, Mrs. j. G.. Thompson,
Mrs. Lee Ca,hey. Mrs. W. c. Ken,
dali Mrs. r. j.. Attaway, Mrs. Mike
German and Mrs. " w. College.
I'VE always had a list of the poor
and on Thanksgiving each Of us took
a family, paid for its dinner from our
cwnp urses and cooked it with our
onw purses and cooked it with cur
and distributed baskets Of good
things.
After statehood room downtown
was rented and the first paid help
was employed by the organiza tion.
Hitherto all Of tho work had been
done free by the members.
Hired Room Downtown
Il do net remember just the year
we hired room downtown and put
paid helper in it. The house was
Just across the street from the OLD
post office. In this room we had our
weekly meetings and collected cloth
ing and other gifts for the poor
cannot recount 10 YOU all Of the ins
and outs of the society since then. as
/ was not connected with 1t for n
numbere of years. but the work final
ly came 10 be net one man power
but one woman power. This woman
was Mrs. julius Kahn who for ten
years has done it practically alone
Now the town has grown until we
feel that we must have not only the
great work the Salvation Army does
but a work backed up by the city, and
county government and put on such a
basis that It encourages good citizen.
ship-to do away entirely in Ardmore
with idleness and pauperism.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-01-08
Three File Petitions in
Bankruptcy at Muskoget

MUsKOGEE, Okla.-E. r. Filson.
merchant Of Okmulgee. filed volun.
tary proceedings in bankruptcy in the
United states district court Friday
scheduling $25,154.s2 in liabilities and
$4,000 in assets. NJ. r. Wilson, drug.
gist Of Kenefick scheduled slO,726.5i
ia liabilities in his voluntary petit
tiou.
H. VI. Harris operator in a social.
ed beauty parlor, filed petition In
bankruptcy. scheduling s6,372S7 in
liabilities and s4O3S.6O in assets.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-01-08
Funeral Held in Theater

DOUTHAT.-Funeral services con.
Quoted by Rev. Harvey Woolsey were
held in the Twentieth Century theater
building in this city last week FOR
Mrs. Fannie Elisabeth Whitlow. for
perly a resident OF this place and
more recently of Picher. who died at
the latter place Thursday from tubcr.
culosis. The burial was ut Miami.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-01-08
''SinS OF RnSanne"

The mysticism and romance Of South
Africa. its diamond mines and the
witchcraft still practicod by some Of
the natives form the background Of
Sins Of Rosanne." starring Ethel
Clayton, which will be the feature
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-01-08
WEEKS PROGRAM
AdelphOs Theater

Sunday and Monday--Lois Weber
Production, What's Worth While"
Also Snub Pollard and Sambo Com.
edy and Acsop's Fables.
Tuesday and Wednesday - Ethel
Clayton in "Sns of Rosanne." Also
2-reel Sunshine Comedy.
Thursday and F'riday-Mae Murray
in "The Glded Lily" Also Selznick
Weekly.
Saturday - Bryant Washburn in
Burglar Proof" Also Harold Lloyd
Comedy.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-01-08

CHANDLER.-Knights Templar and
Royal Arch Masons have made ar.
rangements to hold their annual install.
lat9n January II. At the same time
they will give n banquet to their
wives and families and to invited
guests Of the blue lodge.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-01-08

Sunday Monday and Tuesday
Jackie Coogan tThc Original Kid in
"Peck's Bad Boy" Also o-rcel com.
ody -Four Times Fooled"
Wednesday and Thursday-Dorothy
Dalton in Behind Masks" Also Com.
edy, Bride and Gloom"
Friday and saturday, Stronger
Than Fiction" with Katherine Nc.
Donald and Wesley Frcckles) Barry.
Also comedy, Kiss Me Caroline"
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-01-08

England exports 20 tons Of plum
pudding annually.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-07-17
|C&s Daily Movie Magazine

fault Of an over ambitious director,
|. e., Sissy De Mile? You claim that
Gloria doesn't go over unless she is n
mannikin for fashion show. Well,
to my unframed eye, her work on the
island was above reproach.
II came across an old magazine
Vintage of 1922 the other day, and,
for the benefit of those seeking infor-
nation about Pearl White, I Will quote
the following with apologies to Pearl) :
This young actress, just past
twenty one, has played with Nat Good
win and in another place, she has
beautiful red hair and complexion to
match
"Now, allowing for the Imagination
Of the press agent, you may draw your
| own conclusions.
"Mr. Nicely. can you give me my
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-07-17

LILA LEE
Who has been picked
to play the leading
role opposite Wal
lace Reid in 1.-THE
Ghost Breaker
We ,cill be glad to
publish the pio-
tuye of such screen
players as are su0-
pestcd BY the fans
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-07-17

news regarding Mitsi Hajos VIII. played
here in Lady Billy last yenr2 i can :
And her in New York or Chicago and l
wondered II she is still on the legiti-
mate"
you're quito right about Gloria IN
that picture, and, II you've been follow
ing the column, you must admit tnat
my antipathy toward the lady Ntnet
rather n harsh word by the way) IL c 1ue
to her recent pictures. i USED 70 I'M.
bcr very much, though her make. .ur
,vns niwoys of the flashy type. You
cou,dh't have looked very hard FOL
Mitzi. ms she has just been playing ar
enqneement in Chicago with LADY
BiIly'" Next season she is to have q
new show.