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the civil service rules, making a spe-
ciaI case Of it, and Bazaar is now
employed by the Veterans bureau,
and Is punching q typewriter (Hunt
system) at q great rate Of speed with
his artificial hands. ~
IN letter to comrades In the
American Legion, Bazaar said: Il
have. taken my draw with q grin;
that same grin is still with me. have
found the shedding exceedingly rocky
at times, but my philosophy OF q
smile and no worry, coupled With IN
Unsuitable desire to get somewhere,
have helped mo surmount most Of my
difiiculties." IT. %ts&:,~4&D ~.
Premature explosion q q defective
hand grenade at Fort St Mango,
France, was responsible for the loss
OF Bazaar's hands. he IS equipped
with complicated double hook at
tached to the, stump Of his right arm
which enables him to write legibly.
drive an automobile, and attend to
MI. his personal needs unassisted.
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VICTIMS OF MORBID CRAVINGS
Sensation Monasrs" Must Have Ex
element, No Matter What the
Price They Have to Pay. ID

y ~ = rz
The case Of anonymous letter writ
Ing reported from the French town Of
Tulle affords a typical illustration OF
1 the methods OF the Sensation mon
GER" Missives making accusations OF
infidelity have caused. the deaths OF
two persons in an asylum and brought
misery into several homes.
This is precisely the result desired
by the writer of the ISLANDERS. Max
ing a sensation IS the very height of
enjoyment among a large number of
morbid persons. The human cvay-
ing for excitement Is entirely normal,
but in its pathological and criminal
manifestations it often leads to tra2.
edy. q i, -,.$ ~. s 81;
The majority Of young children de.
light In sensational mongering. A lie
Of imagination is the commonest form
of Juvenile unyeracity. a $3s. q, n, 4 ,tgss
+. A little girl who ''sees" bears and
wolves in q scoppice near her home in
vents storiesao OF Embarrassing sensation
alism concerning the fierceness Of the
animals. Another girl declares she sees
big eyes In the stem Of an oak tree.
A boy, twelve years old, arriving at. a
boarding school, told his companions
81, the dormitory that he had flown
the first airplane from buckingham
palace and had been personally com
plimented by the yking.-From the
Continental Edition Of the London
Mail. go i+5' {, FIRE y. II, =.
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ANclENTS HAD WATER GUAGES
Egyptian River Surveyors Enabled to
. Fereteil Hour OF Inundation Of =.
4. = tho River Mile. -

Nilometers were among. the most an
Client water gauges, and we're used by
the Egyptians many centuries B. G.
Stone wells were constructed on the
banks Of the Nile, and water entered
these through underground bitches.
This water rose and fell in sympathy
with the river, enabling river survey
ors government otficers) to foretell
the hour Of Illumination. ~ L ( = :
\ Marked columns on the sides Of each
well Indicated the maximum, minimum
! and middle gauge: the inspectors pa.
.troIled the banks Of the Nile and IN
formed the. people by means Of bull
\letins In ADVANCE how high: the Nile
would riseia when the stream would
probably overflow Its banks.
: Lake sMoeris, in Lower Egypt, was
conliected with the Nile lin ancient
days by one 'of the many canals for
which tie anttant Babylolian and
Egyptian engineers are now famous
q This canal was equipped with sluices
anu gauges, SO that the land around
it was never, flooded. If the NlIe
l., rose, al that happened was that the
blue crystal mirror Of: the lake rose
too. If the waters Of the river fell
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CENSUS OF. Ex.sERvlcE MEN
Five Million estionnaires to Be- Used
In Obtaining Views on compsn-
", VI m, M sation Drive. p ~ u&s"t1.t

"A nationwide census of ex.service
men, will be taken by the American
Legton.S Five million questionnaires
have been printed for use in the Lee
gion's. sssservice and compensation"
drive,sWhlch will aim toward the COM
pilationtof vital statistics and Which
should afford definite Indication. OF
the exact cost Of providing compensa-
ton stbs an veterans. n. r. T. :,
The various state organizations OF
the Legion Will conduct their drives
separately, and at their own, date.
Every man interviewed by the census
taker Will be informed Of the five OPP
lions OF the pending compensation bill
and be asked to signify his attitude
toward the measure and his choice Of
the five features. He will also record
whether he was ever wounded, gassed,
or suffered an injury in service. As
sistnnce will be provided In filing COM
pensation claims. and all. ex-soldiers
will be urged to carry government In
Surance. 4 " u x, tr# yFs ~
The Legion's plan for rotating loan
fund will be explained, and every man
interviewed will be asked whether he
wouidsbe willing to turn over his GEM
pensatio toward such a fund for the
relief OF needy service men.
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Infamous Tree Grows on island. 7

For one Of It's features Christmas
island, In the Indian ocean, may be
said to be Infamous rather than fa-
nous. A bulletin Of the National Geo.
graphic society tells Of a tree, believed
not to exist elsewhere, which is de
scribed by one disguised visitor to the
island as emitting ''the most disagree
able odor in the world" With Q trunk
as sturdy as an. oak, and leaves as
graceful as those Of an aspen, it gives
to the eye no indication Of its true
character. But It's scent permeates the
air for hundreds Of feet in every di-
rection, and If one is unfortunate
enough to so much as touch Its bark
sor leaves, nothing short OF repeated
scrubbing with strong carbolic soap
will make him again TT for human So.
ciety. /. i. "A. "a NJ y I. g@ III
The island is a British possession,
having been annexed In 1888 after the
discovery Of rich fertilizer deposits.
: q - e.
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then the lake filled them UP by care.
full manipulation Of its ,sluices and Its
own waters. + M. ;
Hottest Place on Earth.

The Dead sea, at the southern end
Of the Jordan valley, in Palestine, Is
said to be the hottest place on earth.
It is A miles long, ten miles wide,
and lies in q depression !, 800 feet be-
low the level of the sea-. Hence it has
NO outlet to the sea and the waters
that flow into it are disposed Of by the
rapid evaporation caused by the heat.
Five million tons are thus daily taken
up by the, atmosphere. There is not
deeper trench than this on earth. As
perpetual snow rests on the tops 81
high mountains because they are out
of the blanket of air to some extent,
SO the. Dead sea is always hot because
it is under so, thick d blanket and also
situated we'll southwark. The water
of this. curious lake is five times as
salty. as the ocean, and one cannot
sink in It. The water5is bitter to the
taste, oily to the touch, and produces q
yellow stain. ~ ar = .s ;. r ~
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5weTed his 10FdshIp. WIS, ye have. yer
'oner. Oi-swept yer soner's chimneys.'''
"Oh, it was you, vas I'll I'll never EN-.
ploy you again." replied the Judge.
"You did the work badly and they've
smoked ever since. I'll never have you
again" oh, yes ye VIM. yer 'oner," Z
replied the man. Sand T tell yon !
won't" sangrily answered his lord
ship. The sweep Persisted that he
would be employed again, so the judge
asked why, saying there We're plenty
of other sweeps in Ireland. "Sure. yer
'oner, all the other sweeps have be
come Numbers Of parliament" was the
reply Chicago American. L. dbl
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ALL COMPETITION WAS A JOKE
Judge Had Another Think Coming II
81 He Thought He Could Do Away
~ With Chimney Sweeper. =.

: "A well-known Judge ip Ireland was
very fond Of relating the following
story to his friends: Twas at the
time Of a general election and one day
when he was leaving the law courts,
Dublin, a sweep accosted him and adj
dressed him with familiarity. BE of,
ye dirty scoundrel,D said. the judge. Il
don't know YOU. "Sure, that ye do,
yer 'oner,'' replied the sweep. "l've
never set eyes On you before, an
Dnni0aA% b.. i;t+.s.ls - J. p :. SFE't :,
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Aztec.

~ In prehistoric ruin near Aztec, N.
Mex, excavators found a basket-work
shield, for warding off the enemy's
spears. ..::,;c- ,,y.- = H. a. b,
The owner cunningly had coated it
with flakes Of mica, fastened with gum.
: In the sunlight this. worked like a
mirror, binding the enemy. :.&. 81
Behold, there, one of the earliest
manifestations Of the inventive spirit,
chief thing that separates us from the
savagery Of the past. .tE q +. i,
Our finest modern inventions, will
be considered crude when they are
unearthed by future psychologists.
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q roster Of IS officers and 800 enlisted
men to lend the post, and under his
guiding hand it Is being built up into
IN organization which promises to be-
come one sof the leading Legion units
of the Empire state. ~ 5,aa%.- . :.
Named for Stewart Whiting Hoover,
che, FIST officer from West Point to
make the supreme sacrifice In the war,
the post was organized in 1920 by en-
listed men. The retiring commander
IS also sergeant-Joseph Grady-and
he claims credit for having built up
theSpost from is members to its pres
Ant 4engollment Of 375. I'LL,
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thing ] can do for
you, write me or
ask, me-" SO Paul
Bazaar. OF Ro-
chester, N. ~,
who had both
hands blown of
during tha war,
waited until the
senator became
the p reside
and then asked
him to help him J
get q job. Har-
6tinp suSpended
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Mare Knew: Where to, Go When Sick

Mare Knew Where TO- Go When Sick.
- An Ontario reader Of the Montreal
Family Herald writes that he was TAX
ing care Of "a roam mare that had be-
Ionged a year previous to another
farmer three miles away. The animal
took sick with the collie. The third
morning he went to see how the mare
was, and found she had gone, She had
been. tied in her stall, which she broke
down 1.-THE door was also broken. The
next day, the correspondent says, he
found the animal had gone back to the
farm: three miles away and had
jumped two gates, to reach the stable
door, where She dropped dead. 4
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LEGION POST AT. WEST POINT
Andrew Rheuds, Z Sergeant, Heads
Organization IN the countFy's =,
Greatest School fot War. j, =. :
In. the heart Of the country's great
est school for war, q post Of the Amer

lean Legion hour.
fishes and cele-
b rRtle y, 9 &C 9.
West Point IS the
home Of the Stew
art Whiting Hoo
yer post, (which is
under command
Of one OF earth's
glorious species,
. Fhtg h-ranking
nOn-c0n. Z! ]. ],
Andrew Rheu-
de, a sergeant,
wns chosen from
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II IL. s ss:il<ittsns Strangely Formed ~
-Four kittens born in New Orleans
ware so tightly Joined they resembled
ball OF fur with. four heads and four.
teen legs. ~. : ~ 'r,'> ..:I,
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True TAX.

NY Il fsi vi 49, True alksa ~ ~ ~
II. wns during the impaneling Of q.
1ury in a New England town that the:
following colloquy occurred between
the sxaf fStrate and q talesman:
saIS d property holder r. FRI,
es, your hon0r." Il. RI si+ s. . IA, +
s.Sfnrried or single" .s.s SIT !.
II have been married for five years.
yoiirf homo: '.s. IL II 58.. y,
s.IIave you formed or expressed any
opinton w
lot FOR FIVE years, Your honor.
sAMefiraif Legion Weekly. 5 j9siS,.5
= sinr .rns pailY Ptonas..
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particularly well hope Of accomplishment The conference
gave serious and thorough consideration to the problems
fore it and practicable proposals doing practical and worth
while things t all and adopted the wise OF
making demands special favo treatment am
wisdom of this will be demonstrated here
a1tel E%aE
In the general industrial business situation there much to
confidence that the worst phases Of the agricultural
well and that it will continue steadily
from this time forward not Of to every
friend OF the but also to whoever interested in phase OF
American business for All
of all departments Of the national Industrial establishment
No Of them other great branch
Of national activity depressed Therefore, expressing conviction
based wide array information that the worst past
agriculture recording firm belief that Of better business
and prosperous the entire commercial establishment the
country lies ahead Of feel therefore, that entitled to
look with much what have accomplished Sin the last
year. and with all confidence to the future - =! >':
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He osT BOTH HANDS IN ] WAR a!
Paul Bazaar, ;Rochsster IN. W Legion
Man, Given Special Considerations
1 BY President Harding. 4 S%5.

FMy boy" said Senator Harding, IN
October, 1918, III there is ever any
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Just A Word

~ . a. : =
HI. Our CSC Sale was decided success, /:
= Judging from the number Of satisfied Gus
toners who congratulated us on our not ]:
misrepresenting nor using Catchy ad-
vertisement to draw trade Some real
bargains again this week.
Eggs, per doz ]; -. &c
i can Peas and can Corn /. ...<<.s. =. z5c !:
y jars Apricot jam 3 49,. 4Oc
&. Large, juicy Grape Fruit, each, lOc
Il. lbs of Broken Rice s. :. -. z9c
e large pkgs Oatmeal -. ,s,...i 45c
,2-lb class lar Cocoa ]. .5 s !. ). Z. :. 35c
Carton ( p eboxes) Matches .55c
CSipso large pkg; expressly for wash
Ing machines, per pkg S.. 80: PC !
II Coluy Water Starch, per pkg 500 /. &c
! 20 bars White Soap, large pkg Star
rs. NapNha Washing Powder $1.OO
COFFEE! No Coffee is. at its best unless
it is freshly roasted Allsof our Coffee is
/ freshly roasted every day, We have the
only roasts.r ia the city Try one Of our
~ brands and you will note it's superiority.
Chickens, fresh dressed, per ID Soc
Phone $50 we Deliver Daily Phone 160
City, 'Nymore and East BernidI
Clifford AID Company |
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Confidence That We Are Past Worst Phases Of
s@. the Agricultural Crisis s#


E am glad to say that my utmost anticpations OF
useful results from the recent national agricultural
ference in Washington than realized. be-
eve it has set mark in the aspirations not only
Of the agricultural community but, indeed Of the en-
tire country in behalf Of better understandings our
agricultural problem and Of more effective measures
Tor dealing with it. .s. @ !. u /. .
The fine spirit Of cooperation among the farmers,
and the disposition on their part to unite their efforts
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6 W . y y Y Ior N. Daily Pionssr.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-01-23
LONG VIEW CAR
LEAVES TRACKS
Breaks Telephone Pole on Twenty
Fifth Street Hill; Operator and
Two Passengers Unhurt-

A Long View street car was dam
aged at 10:45 o'clock Sunday night
and a telephone pole was broken
off, but no one was hurt. when rear
trucks of the car jumped the track
on the lower swing of the s.
curve on the Twenty-fifth street
hill.
The operator, r. l. Stone, 1413
Thirty-ninth street, and two pas
sengers were on the car. AS the
car got down the hill to Eleventh
avenue, the rear trucks left the
rails. No reason for this is known.
The operator put on the brakes.
but with only the front truck
wheels rasping along the rails the
momentum could not be lessened
in time to keep the rear end of
the car from swinging across the
street. The front trucks kept TO
the track. A number of windows
in the car were broken out, and
there was dent where the car hit
the pole, but otherwise it was I'M
damaged, workInen said.
The motorman and two passen-
gers, whose names the company of
ficials say the operator did not OBJ
tain, were badly shaken up, but
not injured, it was stated. The
wrecker was sent to the scene and
had the car back on the tracks in a
half hour. and the regular sched-
ule was resumed
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-01-23
MERCURY GOES
To 3 BELOW IN
COOLEST WAVE
Temperature Hovers at Zero All
Through Day-Montana Gets
4S Below.

The first below-zero temperature
and the coolest day this winter oc-
CURED yesterday morning at $50
O'Clock. The mercury fell to 3 de-
grees below zero and at no time
during the day went above Z de-
grees.
The temperature today was pre-
dicted to be around zero and slight
ly above. From yesterday after
noon until o'clock this morning
the mercury was l below zero and
zero. The cold wave prevailing
over the Mississippi and Missouri
valleys is the coolest this winter.
All stations in Iowa reported from
zero to 10 below this morning, An
drew Hamrick, weather man, said.
Yesterdays temperature was the
lowest since Dec. %, 1920, when it
was degrees below zero. A high
pressure area is coming from the
northwest, and no indication as to
how long it will last is shown
on the weather map. The lowest
pressure on the barometer at the
local bureau this morning was
30.10. an unusual record, since sell
dom does the reading go above 80.
Extremely low temperature was
recorded this morning from sta
tions in the north, Miles City, Mont,
having As degrees below zero, Will
liston, n. D., Sc below, Bismarck,
n. D., 30 below, Duluth, Mimi, 80
below, and Prince Albert, Saskatcn-
evan, Canada. 40 degrees below.
KeOkuk, Peoria and Chicago re-
ported zero. Charles City, Iowa, 10
below, Dubuque, below, and Des
Moines, below.
Long Range Forecast Upset.
The forecast today is for fair to-
night and Tuesday, with continued
cold tonight and a rising tempera-
ture tomorrow afternoon. The local
temperature tonight will be zero
or below.
The uncertainty in long range
forecasting is illustrated this win
ter, Mr.. Hamrick said. Early this
fall it was predicted that the win
ter would be mild, comparatively
slightly colder than last winter.
The winter is much colder than an
ticipated by the long range fore
casters, Mr.. Hamrick said.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-01-23
JACKIE COOGAN'S
OF CITY COMPETE
IN PRIZE CONTEST

The special morning performance
of Jackie Coogan's latest success,
my Boy, given at the Spencer
Square theatre Saturday morning.
was well received by local chill
dren.
Long before time for the doors
to be thrown open the theatre lobby
was crowded with anxious young
sters eager to gain admittance Tor
a glimpse of their favorite film star.
Noticeable among the entrants 10
the theatre was a goodly NUMBER
Of Jackie Coogan impersonators.
Promptly at 10 o'clock with the
arrival of the children OF Bethany
home, who were guests of the man
agement, the performance was
started to a comfortably filled
house full of enthusiastic children.
After the showing of the Chaplin
comedy, "A Dogs Life, the per
Torrance was halted and the Jackie
Coogan contest was held. The chill
dren were given another big treat
when they were permitted to act
as judges in selecting the prize
winning Jackie Coogans.
Prize winning aspirants TO the
number of % were lined up on the
stage and left to the mercy of the
judges. One by one the elimina-
tions were made in accordance
with the applause each received I'M
til but three remained, when final
selections were made and prizes
were awarded as follows: Eugene
Means. 1923 Sixth avenue, first
prize of a SIS bank account; Earl
DanielsCn, 1926 Twentieth street,
second prize. So bank account, and
Robert MCGEE, 70015 Twelfth
street, third prize of 81 bank &C
count.
At the conclusion of the showing
of the Jackie Coogan picture the
Coogan contestants and prize win
ners were photographed and the
pictures are now on display in the
lobby of the theatre.
Much credit is due the parent
teacher association and the Rock
Island Woman's clubs for the sue
cess of the children's show, both
organizations having given their
endorsement and support to the
picture.
My Boy" was well received by
large audiences at the Spencer
both Saturday and Sunday and will
continue at this theatre until
Thursday.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-01-23
Boy Scout News

Troop No. 26, Gloria Del chapel,
meets this evening in the chapel at
7:15 o'clock sharp. Scoutmaster A.
F. Eichelsdorfer will outline plans
for the inter-patrol contest.
Troop No. u, composed of all
Jewish boys in the city, will meet
this evening in the B'nai Birth
lodge rooms at 7:15 o'clock. The
assistant scoutmasters, Arthur Sill
vermann and Alich Levy, will be
present
Troop No of the First Method
ist church will meet this evening
with Scoutmaster Harold Olmsted
and Assistant Scoutmaster John
Hombledahl.
The Sea Scouts, under the leader
ship of the skipper, Sidney E. Cor
don, will meet this evening at Z
o'clock and all older scouts in the
city are invited to be present at
scout headquarters.
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Continued from First Page.)
ell he was chairman of the park
committee. In this capacity he
/ worked tirelessly to provide health
full recreation for the boys and
girls of the city.
His last accomplishment was the
preparation of a section of Brown
ing field for skating. The idea Of
having rink at the park was aban-
doned early this winter, but Mr.
Hosford. determined to give the
young people of the city a place to
skate, centrally located. had the
field flooded by the fire department.
Night after night he worked with
the firemen, and the exposure to
the cold while engaged in this work
probably had something to do with
the condition which caused his
death.
Mr.. Hosford had manifested his
public spirit in other ways. He
was one OF the founders and first
president OF the Moline Rotary
club. He aided in organizing the
Moline chapter OF the Red Cross
for the famous squadron drives in
the spring and summer of 1917.
1t was largely through the efforts
of Mr.. Hosford that the 100000
fund was raised for the construc-
ton of the gymnasium and auditor
ium for Augustana college. Mr..
Hosford was chairman of the fund
in this campaign. Mr.. Hosford was
also in charge of the Moline COM
munity service council campaign in
1920.
During the war Mr.. Hosford was
assistant to the commandant at
Rock Island arsenal He held the
title of captain and was one of the
men responsible for the timely ar
rival of materials which later were
converted into ordnance.
He was elected to the school
board in 1915 and served until 1918.
Aside from his virtues as a public
servant and business man. he was
a friend to all Everybody knew
him as plain Dick Hosford and his
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-01-23
In the Lodges

independence camp, No. 26, Mod
ern Woodmen, will meet tonight
in Odd Fellows hall. The confer
ring of the adoption ceremony on
a class of candidates has been
postponed until the first meeting
in February. This will be the first
meeting of the year in charge of
the newly elected officers, and ap-
pointment of various committees
and officers of the degree staff not
elective, will be made. Refresh
ments will be served.
An old time box social will be
held this evening by Fort Arm
strong lodge, No. 729. Knights of
pythias, in ODD Fellows hall.
There will be a program of music,
singing and dancing.
Thursday evening the lodge will
give the first of a series of dances
for the winter season in Thielke's
hall. All knights and their friends
are invited to both affairs.