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The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-02-04
GIRL, %, WOULD BE GOVERNOR
OF KANSAS; SEEKS SUPPORT ON
PLATFORM FOR NO. MORE WARS

Kansas City, Kan. Feb. 40
more war;"
With that three-word platform,
Helen Pettigrew. former shop girl
has entered the race for the Repub-
lican nomination for governor OF
Kansas.
And a strange political situation
gives her a chance to sit in the
gubernatorial chair. politicians say.
Man is the root cause of war.
Miss Pettigrew says. The world
is dying of war disease. The last
war made 10000 cripples.
"If you want this stopped. then
stop voting for corrupt male poll
ticians who encourage this mon
strous. atrocious crime, to serve
their own ends"
Miss Pettigrew was graduated a
few years ago from the public
schools of Springfield, Ill.
Then she came here with her par
ents. Her father is a building con-
tractor. He's never taken an &C
tive part in politics.
Until a year ago Miss Pettgrew
was a salesgirl in a big department
store here Then she became inter
ested in combating war.
She began giving lectures. She
found this more interesting and
Lucrative than acting as a sales
girl. so she abandoned her down
town position.
She became founder and head of
the Anti-War Association with
branches in all parts of Kansas.
She gained the approval of con-
gressmen and other political lead
erS.
Then came her campaign for the
Republican nomination at the forth
coming primaries.
The Republican nomination prac-
ticaIly means election. For the
Republican candidate usually car
ries this state by 100000 votes or
more
The political situation here ia
vors Miss Pettigrew.
There are % or 80 candidates for
the Republican nomination with
hats in the ring.
There's no outstanding candidate.
Henry J. Allen, present governor,
says he'll not be ascandidate for re
election.
So the lightning is just as like
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-02-04
NlZgg s q
Stolen Cars Force Many Firms
to Wall
(By NEA Service.)

New York, Feb. 4.-Insuring au-
'tomobile owners against theft
doesn't pay.
That is the conclusion OF officials
Of the Eastern Automobile Under
writer's Conference, who have just
issued figures showing the enorm-
GUS increase in motor car thefts and
the corresponding losses incurred
by the surety firms.
In New York alone 5000 automo-
biles were stolen during 1921
About 95 per cent of the cars taken
were insured against theft.
As a result, several insurance
companies were forced into bank
ruptcy, while one of the strongest
firms had to stand loss of nearly
$4,000, 900 last year A year before
its loss was Loco, 900.
Thefts in 1921 were from $50 to
175 per cent above those of 1920, is
the conference estimate. According
to this estimate also, in only about
one-fourth of the cases reported
were the owners financially respon-
sible.
A new form of policy makes It
compulsory for the owner to have
his car protected by a standard
lock on the steering wheel Still,
says one isnurance man, the only
way to reduce thefts is to d:scon-
tinue automobile insurance alto
gether.
1t is to bogus thefts that - r.
ance men attribute their Il
For this season they have been
raising the rates, making the in
sured part insurer up to a certain
amount of the loss and inserting
provisions in the policies for safe
guarding the car as much as pos
sible by automatic locking devices
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-02-04
CMna's More or Less
Open Door"

nv the infusion of a tonic In the
EARN OF a definite program for
making the open door in China
fact instead OF a motto" Secre-
saTy Hughes has effectively slim
uIated the sluggish pulse and low
respiration OF the Far East confer
ence lust at the moment when, ac-
sgrding to the Brooklyn Eagle lind.
nem.) observers were predicting
fhat little or nothing was to be ac-
eompIished in solving the great
Chinese problem"
The open door policy" as Mr..
Yughes defines it, is an effective
agreement among nations prohibit
ing the establishment of ANY spe-
cial rights or privileges in China
which would abridge the rights OF
the subjects or citizens OF any
friendly states" To make that doc
trine an actuality instead of a
phrase the head of the American
delegation to the conference made
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-02-04
Is a Coal Strike Coming?

Secretary Hoover's observation,
which appeared in last evenings
issue of The Argus, that in the
coal industry the stage is being
set for a strike" has started a
round Of comment on the latent
causes OF strike and the barron
ness of results Of such procedure If
and when it is taken. The new
element in the present situation" is
pointed out by the Springfield Re-
publican Qnd.) as the refusal Of
certain operators in Pennsylvania
and Ohio districts, to take part in
a conference with the officials Of
the miners union with a view to an
agreement upon a new scale to re-
place the one which expires March
81" thus preventing the collective
bargaining which has been the
basis of adjustment for many
years" IF the operators will not
confer" says the Baltimore Sun
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-02-04

politicians the Rochester Times
Union adds, are steadily vindicat
ing their own claim that with the
paleful influence of English poll
tics removed, they can order their
own destiny as well as any other
people. Further. the Indianapolis
News says. the understanding arriv-
ed at between the two representa-
uves is Of such a nature as TO in
dictate considerable degree of con-
f1dence OF each government in tho
other"
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-02-04
PUNGENT PARAGRAPHS
The Cream of the Nations Humor.

Next might not impose heavy burden us
might have the luck to lose ft.-WaI
One why lot of children
Is because they can't be left home
II Jack Dempsey going fight settles it
The over-Detroit
DeValera plans a for Wy
doesn't strike leak?-GreenviIe
Is. c. Piedmont.
CLANS freezing California
Native
about their troubes-Seatte
As understand it all Pacific problems
settled except China and Japan-Columba CO
When with ambitions
whole world to him out-Greenvle Is. c. Piedmont.
o of
the automobile is gradually thinngSt News
lingo is who jazses paiotsmGreenvie IS CO Pied
easier rise emergency clock
Syracuse Herald.
When last heard farmer bloc thinking adding
farmer to its membership ro1-Nashvie Tennesseean
the peace stack is why it
should be traded for poker chps-Janesville Gazette
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-02-04
CURED BY
SIMPLE REMEDY
Famous Druggist Discovers Simple Rem-
edy for Asthma and Makes Generous
FREE TRIAL Offer to leaders

Thirty years ago Mr.. C. Leavengood, q
widely known Kansas &lruggist. discov
cred simple. easy to take prescription
for Asthma-he gave it to people who
had suffered for years and. TO their
amazement. they say they were easily
cured-these people told their friends
and in this way thousands have found
the sure way to cure Asthma Mr. Lesv-
engood feels so confident that his pre-
scription will cure in all cases that he
generously offers to send a big bottle on
10 days Free Trial to any reader of this
paper who will write for II. II It cures
pay S125, otherwise you owe nothing.
Send no money-just write to c LEAN-
ENGOOD. 1924 s w Blvd Rosedale-
Kansas. and the big bottle will be mailed
Immediately ADVERTISEMENT
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-02-04

nifty in China he wants at least TO
raise the curtain on what is going
on behind the closed door" and by
securing publication of all commit
ments covering China many of
these agreements may not survive,
since, as the Asheville IN c.
Times Ind) puts it, publicity is
an effective germicide."
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-02-04

ly to strike Miss Pettigrew as any
one else. And she's making a far
more active fight than most OF her
opponents.
The primaries will be held in Au-
gust Other candidates are holding
up their campaigns until spring.
But Miss Pettgrew's touring the
state. And her platform is winning
support.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-02-04
Nh1QfJ

Tr!-City Towel Supply company
Davenport 934.
r. /. Clean Towel Service, Phone
r.. l. 2439
A normal person can hold his
breath from 40 to As seconds.
First steel pen point was made 'In
London in 1903.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-02-04
TIRE GAUGE STAYS ON.
This new form Of : gauge

to tell the driver
just what pres
sure there is in
the tire. 1t takes
the place OF the
valve cap anG
need not be re-
moved when air
is pumped into
the tire. In this
way, the pres
sure can be seen
at all times
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-02-04
FOR SMOOTH RIDING.

Based on the fact that wet air
helps the car run smoother this
appliance has been invented for
attachment to the intake manifold.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-02-04
LIGHT TURNS WITH CAR.

By a system Of gears connected
with IT, steering colul--. as shown.
the searchlight may be made to turn
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-02-04
TELLS GRADE OF HILL.

One OF the latest automobile ac-
cessories is a meter which registers
the grade of a hill up or down
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-02-04

Every tenth person in Massachu-
sets is licensed to operate an auto
mobile
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-02-04

which the car is moving. 1t is a
form OF spirit level and shows the
number of feet the car is ge;ng up
or down in each 100-foot run.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-02-04
KEEP MAGNET AS TOOL.

handy for recovering nuts and bolts
that have dropped into the drip pan
or valve keys that have slipped be-
hind the valves.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1922-01-12
S216NO in Damages by SkONhegan
Folks vs. Philip Smard0n

Damages totaling $4,000 are sought
in three actions just entered in the
Cumberland Superior Court against
Philip A. Smardon of Portland. The
plaintiffs are Lillian Sylvester of
Sk0whegan, who sues defendant
Smardon for $4,000; Alice Maude
Brown Of Freeport, who sues for $1,000,
and Roy Sylvester of Skowhegan, who
sues for $4,000. The parties to the
suits were riding in the defendants
car at his invitation at the time of the
accident The plaintiffs claim that
the car in other respects was weak
broken and defective; IL at the de-
PENDANT drove said car at unsafe and
unreasonable rate of speed and that
said automobile, having no chains,
skidded. ran into curb and thence
INTO an electric light pole, smashing
said car and top and breaking said
electric light pole and throwing said
plaintiffs violently against the wind
shield and other parts of said car"
Lillian Sylvester and Alice Maude
Brown sue the defendant to recover
Tor personal injuries, while Roy Syl-
vester, husband of Lillian, sues to
Recover for the loss of the services
q his wife.-Portland Press-Herald
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pcrnrtual Notion

As a continuation as it were of the
TEN headed something of Il Coinci-
.enCe." in thu issue of Independent
reporter of Dee -. | find the follow
.ng in an old hook published in 1852.
perpetual motion. y correspond
ant of the Boston Currier states that
he long sought principle of perpetual
notion has al last been discovered by
Andrew Morse. If, young mechanic
n Bloomfield. Maine. The following
the description given of the general
Principle and construction OF this self
moving machine This machine is pro-
pelled by air. acted upon by the
Ranges of temperature of the atmos-
phere. 1t consists of an Air Cistern
md Piston Reciprocating Rack.
with it's pjnon wheels for giving mo-
ion "a drum. with its pulleys. from
Nhich the weight is suspended and
guided Cog wheels and catch for
maintaining Wheels and aAleS
,equired for 6oudensing the air and
levers for Hanging the direction u
he power. The operation OF THIS ma
hine is pIoduCed-as has been al
ready suggested by means OF the con
traction and expansion of air effected
by the changes of atmospheric tenn
perature by this power. weight Is
kept constantly wound up, So that 1t
shall pcrpetually and uniformlH act
upon and keep IN motion. any ma
chinery tn which it is adapted. In
short. the machine is entirely regu-
lated by it's own motion Mr., Mprse
intends shortly To embark for Eng
land with view pl claiming the
twenty thousand pounds offered by
the British Government Tor tie con
struction Of Il self moving machine.
WILL 2. WINSLOW, Larone
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1922-01-12
VIII Nat Leave Jail mt Expiration oi
Sentences

Niliam st. Clair Is in Skowhcgan
jail serving Il sentence imposed for
violation of the prohibitory law. He
will not leave that institution at the
expiration of this sentence for the
following reason:
St Clair in April, 1921, was con
v'etcd in Somerset county of viola
tons Of the liquor laws and was SEN
fenced to fines and four months i'm
Irisonment with four months add
tional if the fines were not paid, for
IN unlawful sale and two single sales.
lie was committed on April 5, 1921.
lie last July petitioned the Cover
nor for pardon. A hearing was
granted and on Aug. u the Council
committee on pardons reported in ia
yor Of conditional pardon. The war
rant for his release was signed by
Governor Baxter on April 10, 1921.
it was but few weeks before ST.
Clair was again under arrest for a
similar offence and that Is the reason
Why he is again in Jail The fact was
reported to the Governor and in con-
sequence of st. Glars violation Of
his parole, he mas been ordered back
To Jail To serve out the full length Of
his first sentence.
That he will do it is quite probable
considering that he is already in
jail
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kept her head in all yeXcd things
She will have her way. and she vii
have 1t as she wants ii. ami in n
other manner. She is one of tn
worlds great women. She is unique
Child rs she is, she still understand,
all that rlen do, and does it,"
"Why does she not marry? Is ther,
no man she can bear? She could hay,
the highest. that's sure"
He spoke with passion and lnsisl
ence If she were, married his trou
bic would hr over. The worst woul,
have come to him--like death II
had the look Of lost angel. one VIII,
fell with Belial in the first days O
sin
There Is no man Size can bear
except here In Jamnl'a. II Is no use
Your governor. Lord MallOw. whom
she knew In Ireland, who is distant
kin of mine. he has already made
advances here TO her, as ~hc did in
lreland--you did not know that. She
Is rich, and he would he glad of an
estate that brings In scores of thou.
sands of pounds yearly. lie has asked
us to stay nj Kings house, but We
have declined. We start for Salem in
few hours. She wants her hand on
the wheel"
Lord Mallow--he courts her. dues
he" His face grew grlmmcr. "Wcl.
She might do worse, though if She
were one of my family | would rather
see her in her grave than weddcd TO
him. For he is seltish-aNc. rs few
men are. He would cat and keep his
apple, too. His theory is thai life
is but game, and ii must he played
with steel. He would squeeze The life
out OF Il flower, and give the flower
IL his dog Ia cal, He thinks first and
always If himself. lie Wuuld-hut
there, hr would make II good husband
uS husbands 20 for some women. hul
not for TN, Nunuu, 1t is not because
he is my encml | SAY this. II is he
onu~e there is only one woman like
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LIABILITIES


your daughter. aud that is herself;
10 hedger that really loved her than
10 Lord MalloW. who loves only one
being on earth-himsclf. But sec. Mrs.
Llyn, now that you know all. how that
NE three have met again. and This is
and is small and tragedy Is at our
doors. don't you think your daughter
should he told the truth; 1t will end
everything for me. NBut it would he
better 50. Your conscience will be
clearer, and 50 will mine We shall
have done the right thing at last Why
did YOU not tell her who her father
was? Then why blame me? You held
your peace to save your daughter, as
you thought | held my tongue for
HE same reason; but SHE IS so much
woman now that she will understand
IS she could not have understood years
ago in Limerick. In Gods name let
rs speak One of us should tell her
and | think it should be you. And
see, though know did right in with
holding the facts about the quarrel
with Erris Boync, yet | favor telling
her that he was a traitor. The whole
truth now or nothing. That is my
view"
He saw how lined and sunken was
her face; he noted the weakness of
her carriage; he realized the task he
VAS putting on her, ana his heart re-
tented. no. | will do it," he added,
with sudden will, land l will do it
now, If | may"
oh, not toduy--not today" she
said with a pitcUus look Let 1t not
be today. 1t is our first day here,
and We are due at Kings house to-
night, even in an hour from now
But isn't 1t better to end II all
NOW? Suppose Lord MaIow tells her"
"lIe did not before. He is not like
ly now was the ycXGd reply rs It
a thing a gentleman will speak of to
a lady,
"But You do not know Mallow. II
he thought she had seen me today,
he would not hesitate. What would
No, uet today" she persisted. ut
is all 50 many years ago. 1t can hurt
naught To walt a little longer"
"Whcn and where shall 1t beY he
asked Gloumily
AT Salrm-at Salem. We shall he
settled then and steady. There is
every reason Why you should consider
me. have suffered us few women
have suffered, ana do not hate you.
| nm only sorry"
Far down al the other end of the
garden he saw Sheila. Her face was
in profie-au exquisite silhouette. She
moved slowly among the piinento
bushes.
As YOU wish" he said with n heavy
sigh The sight of the girl auguishcd
his soul.
TN he continual
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husband. Errls Boyne. was traitor
lie was an officer III the French army
and he offered TO make me an officer
also and pay me well In French gov.
eminent money, II ! would break al
Ipglance and serve the French cause
All. don't starti He knew IsWas OH
my last legs financially. lie knew
had acquaintance with young rebel
leaders like Emmett. and he felt |
could be won. So he made his pro
posal Because of your daughter J
held my peace. for she could bear 1t
less than you. did not tell the cause
of the quarrel. II had, there would
have been for her the double shame.
That was why held my peace--a
fool, but so 1t wns"
The woman seemed almost robbed
of understanding. His story over.
whelmed her. Yet what the man had
done was so quixotic, so Celtic. that
her senses were almost paralyzed.
$50 mad-so mad and bad and wild
you were" she said. could YOU nol
see It was your duty to tell all. 10
matter what the consequences? Th"
man was a villain. But what madness
you were guilty OF, what cruel mud
! ness! Only you could have done a
J thing like that. Erris Boyne deserved
DEATH care not who killed hnl-you
! or another. lie dcservtd death and
, 1t was right he should die. But thai
you should Kill him, apart from all
else-why, indeed. oh, indeed. ii Is II
tragedy, for you loved my daughter
and the killing made gulf bctWeen
you! There could be no marriage il
such a case. She could not bear H.
! nor could you. But please know This
Mr.. Calhoun, that she never believed
you killed Errls Boyne. She Las said
so again and again. You are The OIL!
man who has ever touched her mhlG
! or her senses, though many havt
I sought her Wherever She goes mel
try to win her, but she has no though
for any. Her mind goes back 10 you
Just when you entered the garden J
learne0-and only then-tlat you were
here. she hid it from me, but Bar
! JUS DOlduu hHtN, ulll III llsid STU
! your man, Michael Clones, and sh,
! had then made him tell me. VA,
ncensed. | was her mother, and ye
she had hid the thing from me. !
thought she came to this island fol
the sake of Salem. and | found tina
she came not for Salem. but for you
All, Mr.. Calhoun, she deserve
what you did to save her but yol
should not have done IT,"
+ "She deserves all that any bette'
man might do Why don't you MARI,
her to some great man in your repub
! lie? II would settle my trouble 70
me and free her mind from anxiety
Mrs. Llyn. we are not children, yol
and l. You know life, and SO do
and"
; She interrupted him. BE sure o
this, Mr.. Calhoun, she knows life evel
better than either of us. She is, ant
has always been, girl of sense an,
judgment. When she was child 81,
was my master even in Ireland. Ie.
she was obedient and faithful, ant
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out and away from them all. 7 l0nged
to forget the past, which is only shame
and torture; and here it is all spread
out at my door again like mat, which
must see as ! go in and out. There
was no talk on Boland's part of their
coming here, was there, Michacl?"
None at all, sir, but there was that
In the mans eye and that in his tone.
which made me sure he thought Miss
Llyn and you would meet,
THAT would be strange. wouldn't II.
In this immense continent" Dyck re-
marked cynically. "She knew | was
here before she came. wonder her
mother let her come here. Her mother
knew part of the truth. She hid it all
from the glrl--and now they are here !!
Michael. order my horse and will
go to Spanish Town. This matter must
be brought to head. The truth must
be told. Order my horse!"
at is the very heat of the day, sir"
"rhen All five o'clock, after dinner,
have my horse here"
IAN I to ride with you, sir?"
Dyck nodded.
"Ies. Michael. There's only one
thing to do-face all the facts with all
the evidence, and you are fact and
evidence. too. You know more of the
truth than any one else"
Several hours later. when the sun
was abating its force n little. after
travelling the burning roads through
vans and cocoa. srenadlIas and all
kinds of herbs and foots aud vagrhnt
trees, Dyck Calhoun and Michael
Clones came into Spanish Town.
Dyek looked around upon the town
with new eyes. He saw II like one for