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The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-09-19
HOUSE CLEANING IN
JAPAN COMPULSORY

Tokio.--Under order Of the chief
health officer of the city every
householder during July of each
year must have general house
cleaning. Everything in the house
must be turned out, chiefly into the
streets. and given thorough dust
!, ing and scrubbing. The rubbish that
has gathered during the year is
thrown into heaps to be carried
away. Thus with q poor carriage
system the streets Of Toxic are lit
tered for weeks wfthAthe notsam
and jettison of her inhabitants. 9th
er cities have other cleaning per-
iods, even the smallest village hav-
ing to dispose Of its trash at least
once year.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-09-19

(Gpoc4al AoAAe 4Rv1ee-J
A man giving the name Of Vince
Owicke, who says he lives in La
Sale and is brakeman TOR the
Rock Island Linea, was captured
lats last night ID the home OF
Emil DeCoster. 1887 Eighteenth
avenue, East Moline, and it was
through the courage and cleverness
OF Mrs. DeCoster that the capture
was effected. This morning
Owicke was afraigned on a charge
of burglary. He asked for q con-
tinuance until this afternoon, which
was granted. That Owicke took
off his shoes on the front porch
and cut a hole in the wire cloth OF
the screen door through which
aperture he thrust his hand to I'M
lock the door is taken as evidence
OF his intent to rob.
But for the darkness the ruse OF
Mrs. DeCoster probably would
have failed. She was olen in the
house, save for her 9-year-old boy.
Mr.. DeCoster was on picket duty
in Silvis. Mrs. DeCoster was awak-
ened by noises in the rooms down.
stairs. She at first believed that
her husband had returned home
early on account of the rain. Sud-
denly she became aware that man
was in her room. She watched and
listened and saw man striking
matches as he looked about the
room. She called her husbands
name. The man answered her
gruffly. She screamed. The man
moved toward her, whereupon she
shouted that she would shoot if he
moved another step. The man
\ stood still, but promptly obeyed
I when she ordered him to 60 down
stairs.
Neighbor to Rescue.
In the meantime, Charles Van
derGenechte. who lives in the 9th
er side of the double house, hat
heard the screams and was trying
to open the back door. Mrs. De
Coster heard him and this gave
her courage. The woman. caution
ioning the stranger not to move
unlocked the kitchen door and lei
%her neighbor in. The lights wert
switched on, Owicke was overpow'
cred and held until the arrival o.
the police. Owicke had no revol
liver, only a long knife. Mrs. De
Coster also was unarmed. Protect
ed by the darkness, however, sh'
carried out the bluff to q nicely
Owicke attempted an explana
ton, declaring that he had made ':
mistake and gotten into the wrong
house. He said also that he Wal
drunk, but the police say he ap
parently was not so drunk but tina
: he did not know what he was do
, ing. Neither Mr.. DeCoster nor hi
wife had seen the man before.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-09-19
IEcIoN OPENS
STATE OFFICE
N new HARPER


william O. Settle, state adjn.-
ant Of the American Legion. VIII
arrive in Rock Island tomorrow
and establish headquarters in the
New Harper. He will Be the prip-
cipal speaker at . meeting Of Rock
Island post In Legion hall tomor-
row night The new members OF
the legion will be initiated at that
time. Each member Of the local
post will be told what his duties
are during the convention.
The Is members Of the 40 and
8" Id Rock island will have q meet
ing in the Rock Island club tomor-
row noon. Paul Preston will have
Neharge of the meeting. =
Governor Len Small, United
States Senator William B. Mckin-
ley, General George Bell, Jr.. and
General Milton J. Foreman will re.
view the American Legion parade
Monday afternoon, which will be
led by state and national chiefs OF
the legion, National Commander
Hanford MacNider and Department
Commander william r. McCauley
They will be followed in the line
Of march by q gathering Of the
standards of all the posts repre-
scented, which will approximate
700, and the drum and bugle corps
and the bands.
Big Street Dance.
Extensive preparations are now
under way for the entertainment
of the American Legion delegates
and auxiliary members who attend
the convention. Plans are being
made, to rope OF certain sections
of the downtown streets for thu
biggest dance that has ever beer
staged in Rock Island. Plans ars
being made to accommodate hun
dreds of dancers.
The decorations committee of the
post is. making elaborate plans tt
bedeck streets and buildings in TIT
city in such an array Of colors, a,
has never been seen here before
Members of the committee are al
ready interviewing merchants t.
make arrangements for the decora
ton of the store buildings. Larg,
American Legion emblems foul
feet square will be placed in var
ious parts of tho city in. the bus
mess district. The decorating com
mittee is composed of Charlie.
Wheelan, chairman; Ben Reidy
Judge Ben D. Farrar and Fret
!, Mitchell.
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WOMAN CLEANS
UP WILD TEXAS
OIL FIELD TOWN
Drives Booze and
Bootleggers Out of
4. Pioneer.
BIZ JAMES r. RECORD.

By JAMES r RECORD.
Consolidated Press Correspondent.
Copyright, 1922, by The Argus.)
Fort Worth, Texas, Sept. 49,
Pioneer, wild town Of the west
Texas oil fields, has just discovered
for the first time that there is such
q day in the week as Sunday.
Incidentally this swaddling COM
munity has also found out that
there is such thing as law and
order-and it was q woman who
taught the six months old city its
lesson, according to the story which
reached here today.
For the first time since Pioneer
was founded the weekly day Of rest
has been observed. No liquor, moi
soft drinks were sold over the bars
the dancing pavilions were closed
and locked. For the great major.
ity of the resorts it was the first
time the front door ever had beer
, closed and some of the manager.
had to hustle about to find the nee
essary equipment for keeping the
public outside.
Law Was Unknown.
Pioneer, like Topsy, grew up il
the heart Of the oil fields. 1t never
had any attention from officers O
| the law. Everybody was too mucl
/ occupied with the boom to pay thu
slightest heed to enforcement
measures.
It'took its name from the gushel
that came in six months ago. TheI
there wasn't single house on tn,
stretch of mesquite dotted will
prairie dog holes. But with oil il
sight the gambler, the bootlegger
the dance hall proprietor and hab
itue we're not long absent. Non
was interfered with as the oil mel
had none Of their own women foil
or their children with them.
Sold ~Real Red Liquor.
In Pioneer there developed a die
tator. He regulated everything
He demanded the saloons sell req
red liquor. But he was more o
less of the benevolent characte
and there were fewer stabbing an
shootings than are customary 10
this sort Of community. His man
dates were needed and he carrie
on supreme.
So Pioneer went along In its ow
sweet way until last week, whe
Edith Zutler arrived. She locke
the place over with disgust. The
she acted. She called on the prr
hibition enforcement officials an
they sent her men and deputize
her to clean up. She did a goo
job. The saloons and gamblin
houses were shut down and man
of the bootleggers who had faile
to take gentle hint were arreste
: and sent to the Jail at Abilene.
Now It's Different
As result of Mrs. Zutler's e
| forts the town has been cleaned u
and the oil men say they will brin
) their families in.
Ona- thing which the settlers /,
Pioneer recite with pride today
that the quality Of the towns liqut
was maintained up to the very Ia,
5 possible moment.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-09-19
GROUP NAMED TO
MEET INVESTORS

At the noon luncheon of the Rock
Island Exchange club today a COM
mittee consisting Of Milton c.
Levy, ]. T. Crowley, Arthur Dod-
son, w. G. Harms and Irwin 8.
Rauch was appointed to assist In
the reception of group of II Chi
cago investors who are scheduled
to visit Rock Island next Saturday.
The appointment Of this commit
tee completes action on the part
Of civic clubs to welcome the ex-
pected guests.
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OlttldIY
rrnlnnl Il II. LlnlbsEe.

Funeral services for John LiAd-
bsrg, 11o3 Fourteenth street. Mo-
line, who was drowned In the Mis-
sissippi river, were held at :
O'Clock yesterday aftsrnoon In the
Barnard funeral pArl0rs. Rsv.
Samuel tHDea1dor conducted the
services and Moline lodge, No. lS3.
Odd Fellows, Was in charge q the
grave. Several vocal selections
were given BY 1drs. Emil Ecker
and Mrs. Axel Ericsson. The pail
bearers were George StAmm. Al
bart Horton, Charles Thornton, q
r.. EARLY, Frank Blackwell and 2.
T. Common. Burial was In River
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-09-19
Ex-KAISER WILL
WE'D PRINCESS

Potsdam, Sept. 19-After a fam
lily council of the house Of Hohen-
zollern, held here, it was ON cially
announced that former emperor
William is to marry, probably in
November, the widowed Princess
Hermine Won Schoenaic- Carolath
who was born Princess Reuss of
the Elder line.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-09-19

New York, Sept. ITALIAN A.
Ryan, who filed . petition in vol
untary bankruptcy last July with
liabilities of $4,000 GOO, filed incor-
poration papers for q new stock
and bond firm With a capital Of
$4,000.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-09-19
WOOLLEY's BODY
IS BROUGHT HOME

Paris. Ill. Sept. 1.-THE body Of
John G. Wooliey. Prohibition party
candidate for president In 1900,
who died In Granada. Spain. was
brought to his home hero. The fu-
neral services will be held today
and burial will be made beside his
wife. who died last spring. Many
Representatives Of Prohibition or.
carnations will attsnd the SER
vices
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-09-19

Is Your Arch
Stiff or Springy?
Do you get any spring from the
arch Of your foot? The average
woman does not, because she wears
10 stiff-shank shoe. ANY elasticity
she gets is from flexion and extern
sion at the knee, her feet being no
mere springy than blocks OF
wood" commented noted Scottlsn
physician in the London Lancet
What Nature Planned.
Each foot is composed Of Is
small bones arranged in arched
positions, held together by muscles
and ligaments and intended BY ma
ture to remain resilient so that your
body weight will be cushioned ana
the shocks of walking be ABSORBED
by this springy formation OF your
feet
In other words, nature indicates
that your shoes should be spring.
not rigid-at the main Qongltuo-
inaD arch. Cartilever Shoes are 50
Imade-fiexible and natural lnstea J,
of concealing a metal shank piece
as do all ordinary shoes.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-09-19
QuAKER IN T0RHnsA

Honolulu, T. H.. Sept. 19.-Cables
stating that 500 earthquake
shocks have boa registered in For
mosa the lastefwo weeks were re-
ceived here
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-09-19

rey, Palmyra and volunteers for
service. Conservation service.
3:15-Business session for con-
vention and various organizations
EVENING.
7:30-Praise service, W. z. M
Hackleman.
7:45-"The Spiritual Value Ol
Religious Pictures, W. e. M
Hackleman.
:15-"Evangelism", Jesse NJ
Bader, st. Louis.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-09-19

Differeace in seasons Is not due
to the relatively small change in the
distance between the sun and the
earth, but to the variation In the
slope of the earth - It travels its
orbit,
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-09-19

In preparing breakfast a woman
takes 446 steps; in preparing lunch
651 steps, and in preparing dinner
$50 steps-unless she lives in
kitchenet apartment.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-09-19
Funeral Of john Babooek.

Funeral services for John Charles
Babcock. 7-year-old son Of Mr.. and
Mrs. J. s. Babcock. will be held at
8 o'clock tomorrow afternoon 10
the family residence. 3141 Fifteenth
street c, Moline. Rev. walter TILL
berg will conduct the services,
Burial will be in Riverside ceme-
terry.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-09-19
CHURCH PICKS RR00KIYN

= Chicago, Sept. 1S.-Brooklyn was
selected for the next annual confer
ence Of the Swedish Baptist church,
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-09-19

He II the director Of the appeal
for Augustana hospital, Chicago,
and the Lutheran hospital. Moline.
DR.. Hcffsten assisted in the Angus
'tana seminary campaign and also
directed the campaign last year for
the woman's building at Augustana
college last fall. He was pastor of
the Grace Lutheran church, Rock
Island, 1901-1907. During the war
he was field secretary for the Ma
tional Lutheran commission.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-09-19

i 81 AOOlS.
S:15-Sermon. C. R. Oakley, Chi
Thursday. Oct. (
MORNING.
6:46-Praise service, w. E. NJ
!. Hackleman.
s:o0-Bible study, George E
Moore.
/ s:so-The Boy Scouts, D. A.
I Bergquist. Rock Island.
( S:45-The Sunday School, W. A,
Yoder. LitchHsld.
10:00-Christian Endeavor, H. L.
/ Pickerill. st. Louis.
10:30-"The New Church-Fol
EtAe School,, Miss Florence Garmi.
\ chael. Indianapolis.
II MISREPRESENTATION Of Illinois
kDi1ciples' foundation report and
EvUskers, Luceba 4. Miner. Cham.
tpaign.
/ The Task OF the Illinois Dis.
Z caples' Foundation. william F
SR0thenburger. Springfield.
II n:15--"Our Honored Dead
Xlvan W. Asee. Monmouth.
i eermon, Immortality. F. q
EaAnon. Centralia.
Il Is noon-Elementary workers
banquet. under leadership of Mis-.
Ference Carmichael.
AFTERNOON.
L 1:3e-Prsise service. ". e. N
&HArklNnan.
1:lS-~Chicaeo Unique. Mighty
! A1peahnE, Perry J. Rice. Chicago
4:16-W0manbshour. THE Lift
CA11s, NrG Jessie c. N0user, De.
ntHf; fesponsea, 1lsg1 nex Hnmph.
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'y y.a IN becoming es So involved

self, an" .,
our stay on NJ, was 1t notT - vour-
Eyes, to see your mother anu -, Ga.
self. but chiefly the latter. AS ~, n,,nd
lem. It looks as though masler ar,.
had been at work; see It III ~. ~,
thing. The slaves are singing. - ~
look out on those who are slnsn a,.
you'll see they are resting from .nv
labors: that they are fighting the enn ast
which most Of US feel when we i.1, >,
from our labors. Let us look at then ~
The governor stood up ana came o -,
the omen French windows that 1aceu
the fields of sugar-cane. In the nea q,
distance were clumps OF fruit trees ~
hedges of lime and Towering snrups,
rows of orange trees, mangoes' req al.
purple, forbidden-fruit and grapeii ~"
the large scarlet fruit of the acqui' INC
ayocado-pear, the feathering oamooo'
and the Jack-fruit tree, with us CIV
nous fruit-like pumpkins. AROUND tne
negro huts were small. Individual
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CHAPTER XVI.
Lord MaIlow lntervenes.

Lord MalloW InterveneSs
Two months went by. In that time
Sheila and Dyck did not meet, though
Dyck saw her more than once In the
distance at Kingston. Yet they had
never met since that wonderful day
at Salem, when they had parted. as 1t
might seem, forever. Dyck had had
news of her, however. for Darius Bo-
land had come and gone between the
two plantations, and had won Michael
Clones confidence. He knew more,
perhaps, than he ever conveyed to
Dyck. who saw him and talked with
him. gave him advice as to the Gus
toms Of Jamaica, and let him see the
details In the management OF En-
niskillen.
One day Boland brought word that
the governor had, more than once,
visited Salem with his suite; that he
had sat In judgment on a case In
Kingston concerning the estate OF Sa-
lem. and had given decision in its IA
yor: and that Mrs. Llyn and Sheila
visited him at Spanish Town and were
entertained at Kings house at second
breakfast and dinner-in short, that
Lord Mallow was making hay In
Salem plantation. THIS was no sur
prise to Dyck. He had full intuition
OF the foray the governor would make
on. Sheila, her estate and wealth.
| Lord Mallow had acted with dis
erection. and vet with sufficient pas
| sion to warrant some success. He
was trying to make for himself fu-
ture which might mean the control OF
greater colony even. II he had
i wealth. that would be almost q GER
tainty, and he counted Sheila's gold
as a guarantee Of power. So, steadily
and happily, he pressed his suit. 1T
his dinner-parties he gave her FIRST
Mace nearly always, and even broke
the code controlling precedence when
his secretary could be overruled. Thus
Sheila was given honor when she did
not covet 1t, and so 1t was that one
day at Salem when the governor came
to court her she was able to hell
Dyck Calhoun.
.Then you 60 to EnniskillenY Lore
Mallow said to Darius Boland, az hi
entered the plantation, being met b.
the astute American.
"Sometimes, your honor" was thu
, careful reply.
II suppose you know what Mr.. Cal
. honn,s career has been, ehf"
as 1t true you believed he'd strik
a man that wasn't armed, sir?"
The governor WINGED. but showe
!. nothing. "He'd been drinking-he
4 heavy drinker. Do you never drin
! with himY'
Darius Boland's face took on
. strange look. Here was an intende
insult to Dyck Calhoun. Right we
the governor knew their relative *
cial positions.
d Darius pulled at the hair on his chi
refiectivelys Yes, I've drunk NJ
/ LIQUOR. but not as you mean. YOU
t honor. He'd drink with any man
y all: he has no nasty pride. But Z
doesn't drink with me-"
sModest enough he Is to be goe
= republican, eh. Bolsnd?"
y "Since your honor puts t 30,
: must stand. I'll not dispute 1t, me 3
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ing what l am and employed by whom

I am"
Darius Boland had gift Of saying
the right thing in the right way, and
he had said it now. The governor was
not so dense as to put this man
against him, for women were curious
folk. They often attach Importance
to the opinion of faithful servant
and let it weigh against great men. He
had once lost a possible fortune by
spurning little terrier Of the daugh-
ter of the earl Of Shallow, and the
lesson had sunk deep into his mind.
"Ah, well, he has drunk with worse
men than republicans, Boland. He
was a common sailor. He drank what
was given him with whom it CHANGED
in the fo'castle."
Darius shifted little, and kept his
head. But he changed all that, your
honor, and gave sailormen better
drink than they ever had, hear. In
Jamaica he treats his slaves as though
they were men and not Mohicans."
"Well, he'll have less freedom in
future, Boland, for word has come
from London that he's to keep to his
estate and never leave it."
Darius looked concerned, and his
dry face wrinkled still more. "Ah,
and when was this word come, your
hOnor?"
But yesterday, Boland, and he'll
do we'll to obey, for / have no choice
but to take him in hand II he goes
gallivanting."
"Gallivanting-here, in Jamaica
Does your honor remember where we
! re7 Galivanting-where should he
galiivantt 2.
The governor "saved contemptu-
Gus hand. ut doesn't need ingenuity
to find a place, for some do 1t on their
own estate. I have seen It."
Darius spoke sharply. "Your honor,
there's naught on Mr.. Calhoun's estate
that's got the faint. and he's not the
man to go hunting for 1t. Drink-well,
suppose q gentleman does take his
quantern, is it crime? 1 ask your
honor, is that a crime in Jamaican
'Its no crime, Boland; neverthe'
less, your Mr.. Calhoun will have to
take his fill on his own land from the
day send him the command OF the
London government"
"And what day will that be, your
honor?"
To be questioned by one who mac
been a revolutionary was worse thar
distasteful to the governor. "Tha
day will be when find the occasion
opportune, my brave Boland." he salt
sourly.
"Why brave your honorT Their
was an ominous light in Darius eye.
did you not fight with Georg
Washington against the king OF Eng
land-against King George? And
you did, was that not braveT
ut was true, your honor" came tn
firm reply. "It was the one right goo
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air Of warning: II have been telling
Mrs. Llyn about the Maroons up
there"-he pointed toward Trelawney
-"and have advised your going back
to Virginia. The MarOons may rise at
any moment, and no care is being
taken by Lord Mallow to meet the
danger. If they rise. you, here, would
be in their way, and could not guar
antee your safety. Besides. Virginia
is a better place-a safer place than
this" he added with meaning.
"You wish to brighten me out OF
jamaica" she replied with pain in her
voice. "Well, I will not 60 till have
put this place in order and brought
discipline and good living here.
shall stay here in Jamaica till l have
done my task. AS for the Maroons,
when the trouble comes, shall not
be unprepared," she smiled sadly.
1.-THE governor may not take your ad-
vice, but / shall. And remember that
/ come from a land not without Its
dangers. We had red Indians and
black men there. and I can shoot"
He waved hand abruptly and then
made gesture-such as an ascetic
might make-of reflection, Of submits
sion. II shall remember every word
you have said, and every note Of your
voice will be with me in all the lone
ly years to come. GoOd-by-but no,
let me say this before go: I did not
know that Erris Boyne was your IA
Their until after he was dead. So. If
I E,lfsd him. 1t was In complete ig-
norance I did MOI s,,naow. But we
have outlived our friendship, sSa< we
must put strangeness in its place.
Good-by-God protect you" he added,
looking into Sheila's eyes.
She looked at him with sorrow. Her
lips opened, but no words came forth.
He passed on out Of the garden. and
presently they heard his horses hoofs
on the sand.
"He is a great gentleman" said
Mrs. Llyn.
Her daughters eyes were dry and
fevered. Her lips were drawn. I'VE
must begin the world again" she said
brokenly. Then suddenly she col
lapsed and sank upon the ground. my
God-oh, my God!" she said.