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The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-01-05

Large quantity of liquor was stolen from
the home OF JElihu Root, one of the American
representatives at the disarmament conference
Mr.. Root, being a man of peace and firm
stickler fer the constitution of course approves
the prohibition law. Which probably explains
his Offering of a reward for the capture of the
thieves who broke into his home. Mr. Root
feels that he should have been permitted to
have his liquors expire among those who had
grown to love them through long association.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-01-05

article after it had passed to the ownership OF
other hands.
While II is known that there are agreements
in various lines of manufacture in this country,
these chiefly apply to only one branch of an
industry. For instance, those engaged in the
manufacture of millinery goods may put their
heads together and agree on a scale of prices,
but after the hats reach the retailer we know
that each merchant sets the prices at which ne
is to dispose of his merchandise to his patrons.
He might be Influenced by the quotations made
by his competitor, but the two not taking
orders from the wholesalers on the prices they
are to charge their customers.
without composition it would be dull and
undressing world. Competition extends to
every human activity. AS an illustration, if
all the grocers in Rock Island we're compelled
TO make uniform quotations on all of the goods
they handle the incentive for supremacy would
be destroyed. Every merchant hopes some day
to be the leading merchant in his line in his
community. That's human. He wants to grow
and expand, and in order to do so he must
adopt methods of doing business that will
bring increasing number of customers to
his store. And the way TO bring customers to
his store is by offering the inducements to do
so. 1t is not enough for people tc know these
days that you are in a certain line of business.
II you wish to interest them and get them to
buy you must have the right merchandise at the
right prices.
1t must be left to the individual merchant
to say at what prices he is to retail his goods
He can't affaord to have his business by
others The individual merchant may be trust
ed to regulate his volume of income that he
Will make satisfactory gains. Universal price
lictation would destroy individual initiative
The merchant who sat in the of the store
and waited for customers to come to him would
prosper equally with the merchant with ideas
of creating new business.
Competition can be carried too far, but
where common sense rules among the mer-
chants OF a community, the more competition
among them the better it is for them and the
better it is for their patrons.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-01-05
WORDS. OF A MEMORY GEM.
Clara c. Holmes.
(Coypright, 1921, by Wheeler
Syndicate Inc

ICoypright, 1921, by Wheeler =
Syndicate, Inc)
Martha stood at The window of
her "blueberry" cabin, watching
the fire-blackened skeletons Of pine
trees being shattered in the Decem-
Der gale 1t was only four days be
fore Christmas, yet Martha's heart
was as desolate as that forbidding
wasteland stretching acres to the
eastward.
Beside her upon the windowsill,
purred Bumpus. She stroked him
and confided to him her troubles.
1T might have been very differ
ent with us, Bumpus, if someone
had not erred so fearfully."
Coincidentally, the words. TO
err is human" fitted into her mind.
Her face frightened
iii do it, Bumpus, Anything is
better than living useless exist
ence, because one hates somebody.
But oh, Bumpus. Anne did wrong
me so spitefully! She may not
have invented the unreasonable
falsehoods; but she encouraged
she persuaded Carlton Burns into
Cartons mind was upset, though
he tried to tell me that he couldn't
wouldn't believe what seemed to
him to be unjust. Because l was
sensitive, l was hurt terribly; so
l ran away to free Carltoh-yes
Bumpus, | ran away from him,
she concluded, bursting into sObs.
Anyway I'll send Anne a Christ
mas greeting" she continued cling
ing to her purpose, but l can't buy
anything out here. What am l to
do, Bumpus?'
A moment after Martha had ask
ed the question, the cat jumped
down from the windowsill and ran
for the loft stairs. How Bumpus
happened to do an intelligent thing
like this, Martha never understood;
he led the way up the loft stairs,
and Martha followed him.
Like the rest of her cabin, this
attic was model for neatness. There
were few boxes and chests and a
spare cot-bed. Bumpus stationed
himself vigilantly at the caves. As
Martha glanced around, her atten-
ton was caught by a trunk which
had not been opened since her sis
ter had died, more than a year be-
fore.
Poor Lina's gowns used to fit
Anne Grant Anne has become i'm
poverished; it seems as if she is
being punished for her jealous in
triguing," reasoned unsophisticated
Martha.
Il can't bear to wear these pretty
things; l wonder if | can persuade
myself to give Anne this silk XII
mono" she faltered, lifting d beau
tiful gown from its place.
"Oh, the ribbon binding has fad
ed" she despaired.
She reflected that she had dye on
hand. The ribbon could be ripped
OFF, colored, and then replaced.
Martha spent the remainder of
the morning renewing the kimono.
and the result of her work glad
dened her-the Japanese silk again
was fresh and bright-colored.
Then she sat down to write a
note, but her hand trembled and
teardrops fell on the script.
Dear Anne GranL-The Bank
vile News says you have had i'll
luck. l want you to know that |
am sorry L am mailing you a
Christmas remembrance = the XII
mono Lima never got able to wear.
Lima was fond of you.
Il presume you guessed why I
turned cynic-I tried 10 be kind to
grandmother-it crushed me com
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-01-05
@. How large is a township? C.

O. How large is a township? G.
l. N.
4. Townships are now political
subdivisions of counties. They
are often based on the division OF
territory followed in surveys OF
public lands. Such a township Is
six miles long on its south and
east and west boundaries, which
follow meritAans, and is conse-
quently slightly less than six miles
on it's north border. 1t contains
approximately IS square miles.
O. Did General Grant ever
serve as a United States soldier on
the Pacific coast? H. +. F.
A. Ulysses S. Grant served as a
lieutenant in an infantry regiment
on the Pacific coast in 1852 and in
1854
Q. Why are bungalows so
named? T. D.
A. Bungalow is an Anglo-Indian
word adopted from Banga, mean
ing Bengal. At first the name was
applied to the one-storied house Of
light construction made usually If
unbaked bricks with matched
roof and surrounded with a We
randa-
@. Is there car that can run
on one rail and is it success? J.
G. R.
A. There is car which runs
on one rail and maintains its
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-01-05
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS.
ASDfria Effects.


A lady takes 10 grains of aspirin
about every two hours to prevent
headache and neuritis. She seems
to have a weak heart. She says a
doctor told her 10 grains is better
balanced dose for her than five
would be. She has been taking it
steadily now for over four months.
and she says she is miserable with
fout it. M. H. 8.
Answer-She won't be lady
! long if she doesn't break the habit.
She'll be nothing but remains. The
drug, acetyl-salicylic acid, does kill
pain and drown sorrow and all that,
but it is heart depressing, blood
destroying chemical, and habitual
use of such poison is certain to
bring sad results.
More School.
My physiology says one should
not go to bed until four hours after
eating. We eat supper at 6 or $50.
which would make my bed hour 10
or 1890, if l follow the teachings
of physiology, and in that case I
would not get the hours of sleep
you say a girl of my age must have
III Vi uCl W hCCp "Cil anu AOOh HCli.
My daddy says it is better to go to
bed at 9 o'clock, no matter what
my physiology says. K. B. S.
Answer-And that's what l say,
too AS a matter of fact. the nat
ural and healthful time to sleep is
after a substantial meal-not a
gorge, but just a good, substantial
meal.
Hot and Cold.
Your articles are interesting and
profitable I saved a friend from
several hours of pain from earache
by giving her a hot mustard foot
bath in bed, as suggested by you.
But one thing puzzles me. You say
there is no harm to be feared from
cold baths, etc, at any time, and
yet if even my feet get cold 1 have
severe cramps which can be reliev-
ed only by hot drinks. l am worse
off now than l was as a girl in this
respect. MRS. F. H.
Answer was referring to nor
NAL conditions OF course, ! did
not mean that cold baths would
cure any functional or organic
trouble a woman might have. Do
you have cramps because your feet
become cold or do your feet become
cold because you have some NOR
bid condition which causes cramps?
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-01-05
Unfair Trade Methods.

The United States supreme court has just
handed down a decision declaring it unlawful
1or manufacturer to arbitrarily fix the price
at "hcn MS product is to be sold by a retailer.
The ruling was on the case of a concern that
refused to sell to parties unless they agreed to
hold the price of its product at figure fixed
BY the manufacturer
1t would be dangerous precedent in this
frountry II it ever became permissible for tne
brnaker Of a product to control the price Of an
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-01-05
The Daily Short Story

pletely when folks gossiped, after
she had gone. saying that l had
abused her. l suppose I was over
sensitive, too, in regard to Carlton;
but l assert now, as l did then,
that l liked Carlton for himself
alone and not for his heirship to
the mill property, as Carlton was
led to believe was true. l am stay
ing on my burberry farm. In
memory of Lina-and Christmas
and our own early friendship. 1 am
truly wishing you, and all the old
friends, happy Christmastide.
''Your.once confdante,
Martha Bradwell."
Martha courageonsly went out
into the storm to carry her letter
and parcel to her mail box, which
was nearly mile away. When she
returned, she passed long hours in
suspense, wondering how Anne
would accept the gift Aimless, she
watched the December gale i'll.
crease in fury; she heard the skele-
ton trees creak and fall, and she
shivered when the blast sent out its
shrieks. Toward evening, mad
0utbursts of rain and hail battered
the stout cabin.
Morning dawred on a dull. gray
ominOuSly still world Snow bunt-
ings and chickadees fiocked around
her door, and, for diversion, Martha
fed them. She knew we'll enough
that in that vast silence, the storm
king was gathering strength for an
Overwhelming drive-the first great
snOwstorm Of winter. By noon the
postman came, having put himself
out of his way in order to deliver a
letter. The message was from
Anne.
MY dear old chum-we are so
glad to hear from you-no one
knew whether you were living or
dead. You. mention some gossip.
Will you kindly reflect that there
were others ambitious for Cartons
friendship as well as myself? We
are sorry you were so deeply hurt.
Do you mind if we plan a sleigh
ing party, and drive over when the
road gets good?
am sure you never will regret
having shown so genuine a Christ
mas spirit. That this may be YOUR
happiest, merriest Christmas, is the
wish of
Anne Grant"
NHapplest Christmas" Martha's
eyes filled with bitter tears: the
words were filled with hollow
mockery. SURPRISING her anger.
Martha watched the snow begin to
faIl, slowly, loiteringly, but steadily
came thick and fast. By night the
wind was in the battle, driving the
air forward in heavy, binding
waves. When Christmas morning
dawned, Martha wept again in lone
illness; one glimpse at the drifts
told her that there would be no
postman, no one; no cheerfulness.
nothing. So she filled her heater
with logwood and sat down to lose
herself in the depths of book.
Suddenly she sprang upl Some
one was knocking loudly, and she
dare not open the door to a
stranger. She huddled herself in
a corner, but Bumpus jumped up
on the winGowsill. Getting no re-
Spouse to his rapping, and seeing
the cat, the intruder came to the
window.
Don't be afraid. Martha. for
Jupiter's sake. let me in" he COM
manded.
She was soothed by the familiar
voice; mechanically, she opened the
door
1t takes something more than a !
northeast blizzard to deter a Yam
kee.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-01-05

"Hullo, Martha he greeted,
aren't you going to welcome a fell
low who has wallowed miles to get
to you?"
She let him seize her almost in
animate hands.
Martha" he bantered to dispel
her bewilderment, honest, l am
real and human, even if l am COW
cred with icicles. Anne sent for
me to tell me you were her. She
me to tell me you were here. She
about somebody's grandmother, the
great Jupiter knows what, | don't. p"
Martha forced back d flow Of
tears and flashed Carlton one of
her winsome smiles She thought
just then about her memory gem;
and, looking down to the furry
bundle on the floor, she effused:
"Bumpus, isn't Anne Grant
diyine?"
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-01-05

! equilibrium by" use OF horoscopes
This type car is used in FTIlae
with success
Q. What was decided about l1
battIeship Maine Was it blown
up from the outsider F. F.
4. The court OF inquiry came .l
no decision on this point and ll OIL
fetal opinion was rendered !
Q. l have some measurement
and they include one for "sgE-.
What does this mean? c. G
A The syce is the armhole or
opening in a garment for the att
taChment of the sleeve.
Q. Can work on the public high
ways be done during the winter ia
the interest of decreasing uueu-
ployment? o. o. ?.
A. Much outdoor winter wart
is done III Canada in an effort 10
equqalize work throughout rGe
year. Minnesota has signited her,
intention of putting $500 men ~
road work travelling. grading,
and paving will be done
Q. How much cotton was grown
last year? c. B. B.
A The department Of agTicIl-
ture says that the worlds cotton
crop for 1921 is estimated at l5,-
$50, 900 bales. This is the smallest
crop in 20 years and is a falling of
of 100000 bales from last year.
@ What is the origin of the
bull dog? ". S. c.
A. Bull batting, a sport ouoeI
popular in England but now de-
clared illegal, consisted in att4ak-I
ing bulls with dogs especially t-ai--I
ed for that purpose. The BULLDOG
seems to have been developed f0fI
this sport from a short-eared Inas-l
tiff called "aIaunt.'
Q. What was the first important
battle of the Civil war? n. A.
a. The first battle Of Bull Rum
is considered the first important
battle Of that war. II was fought
on Sunday, July 81. 1861. and re-
suited in a victory for the C0nled-
crates.
O. What was the date of the last
severe hurricane at Galveston and
Houston, Texas? Z.
A. The latest record appears toL
be that of a severe hurricane thai
passed over these two cities durlns
the night of Aug. 1911. 1915.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-01-05
Frederick Haskin's Letter
Latest NeuUs from Mars.

underwear they will need. h,,
many blankets at night and all tb..
sort of thing.
In the first place, they are All
to compute the size of Mars ~
great accuracy. 1t is 1900 miles
/ diameter which means that if
only about II per cent as great
the earth in bulk-quite a sms
place as stars go, sort Of gopbs
prairie among the habitable bla,
cts.
AS a result of being such a Heb
weight world. Mars enjoys an ey
tremely low force of gravity. h
the surface of Mars the force
gravity is about two-fffths Of Ina
at the surface of the earth. Tn
means that if you weigh n
pounds here on earth, and Va,
went to Mars, you would weigh bri
90 pounds though you would Sill
have the same strength. You coulA
jump more than twice as high. an
in general you would have a mos
unusual lightness and buoyaDer
Dancing would be vastly more Of 4
pleasure and not nearly so hard q
the girls toes, but on the otbel
hand fiivver striking a bump b
the road would bounce about twl
and one-haIf times as high. BuI
then, distances in Mars are n
short that one would scared
need a car.
Is Mars Going Dryl
As a result of this condition.
Mars has an atmosphere of verl
slight density, and such an atmos,
phere does not hold water well al
all Mars is probably losing wal
ter vapor into space all of the time
and it would probably have goni
dry long ago were the supply mol
renewed from some inner source
Professor Pickering thinks thai
there is not more than One-thoh
sandth as much water on Mars a.
there is on the face of the earth.
1t does not follow from this. how.
ever, that life on Mars is made spe-
cially difficult by lack of water. W;
have a great deal more water thai
we need on earth. In fact. if WI
could drain an ocean or two int
space, and use the land for farm
ing, it would greatly improve Oul
situation.
In Mars, the scientists now be
lieve, there probably are no per
manent seas. The water in tht
form of vapOr seems to perform
sort of seasonal migration from
pole to pole. In the winter it Gov
ers the poles in great snow cap
that are visible from the earth. II
spring, these snow caps melt witt
great rapidity, for evaporation il
very rapid on Mars. Water bOils a
about 81 degrees Fahrenheit. TIL,
melted snow forms great marshes
which are also visible from tht
earth. AS these evaporate th
winds carry the water vapor bacl
toward the Marian equator. and j
falls along the way IN the form o
rain.
Our climate is tempered by tn
oceans, and the Marian climate
lacking this influence, must be sub
ject to terrible extremes, bot
from season to season and between
day and night. 1t is quite possible
that the water in puddles boils a
noon on some days and freezes d
night The Martians must be
hardy bunch.
Lack of space makes it impOssi
Bile here to discuss in any detail
the Marian canals. The claim tina
Mars is inhabited by Intelligent be-
ings is based almost wholly on thl
contention that these long straight
canals could not be the work of ma
ture. The canals will have to b.
studied a great deal more before
science will have any intelligent
conclusion to offer about them
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-01-05

During the past year 1861 persons were
killed by automcbiles in the state of New York
Most of these fatalities were avoidable. They
were due to the carelessuess of drivers. De-
spite the increase in the toll taken each year
by automobiles, persons who drive them persist
in flirting with the fates.~ And these doesn't
seem any effective way of preventing them
doing So
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-01-05

The attorney general of Nevada. seeking to
have her divorce decree set aside, terms Mary
Pickford an anarchist. The attorney general
will keep talking about this case until he says
something that will hurt Mary's feelings.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-01-05

Judging from his official kick on the cost OF
living, Attorney General Daugherty must be so
hard put that he has to brew his own
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-01-05

The prevention of ingrowing nail
Is the simplest thing in the world.
Wear shoes built to fit feet The
cure of ingrowing nail is another
health talk.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-01-05

If we were musical critic we might be
forced to admit that in the concert of powers
at Washington the French horn may have been
Z played little too loud.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-01-05

Girl in Colorado. who walked II miles in her
sleep the other night explaind that she hasn't
been feeling well lately. When she gets IN
condition she'll probably go for sprint around
athe world during one of her slumber periods
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-01-05

Nis announced that the Prince OF Wales
will TNck his future wife during the present
year. what should be stated is that the prince
will publicly approve the arrangements that
have been made by the parents of the princi=
pals.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-01-05

Chicago artist declares that inharmonious
color schemes in home decorations are re-
sponsible for much domestic discord The yell
low streak for instance
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-01-05

faa Petitions for a receivership Of the Ku Klux
Khan have been asked by bona fide members
All COLLINS and kleagles are equal before the
law
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-01-05
THURSDAY, JANUARY 8, 1922.

avs ~ Now we are to have the peace dollar" But
wen still have to fight &c get it.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-01-05

It's also the season of the year when the
water pipes are subject to hardening OF the
arteries.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-01-05
Argus Information Bureau

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Frederic. N
the plies
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The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-01-05
CIR Unnthatnttr
HERE LIES nAN-s ANCIENT ESEMY.
| DILL CARE.
vHo prs,srERs THE UNLovKD cUsA
1 HEWAREt
SONG OF THE MASSES.

Infnitives we love to split:
To cleave them wide asunder
And then to loudly boast OF it.
Infinitives we love to split
and watch the purists have a
The while they give Us thunder.
Infinitives we love TO split:
To cleave them wide asunoer-
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-01-05

IN captioning the foregoing THE Song OF
the Glasses" we mean to include divers gentle
men who hold high places in the worlds OF
Journalism and htrachoor- Frinstance, let US
quote Editor and Publisher:
"Reports that william Randolph Hearst is
preparing to publicly announce
And the editorial writer on the chicago
Rearstyammerer pulls this one:
They refuse to even countenance tnis way
out
Then behold this eight-column streamer
headline from the Pittsburgh Leader:
Ulster Likely To Finally Accept IRISH
Peace Agreement"
THE family of infnitive splitters believes
neither in birth control nor race suicide. lts
name is legion.
Bogalusa enterprise and American. (Bogalusa, La.) 1918-19??, 1922-02-09

STOVE AND FIREWOOD-There
will be several more cold spells be-
fore spring and you will find it to
your advantage to phone 479, as I
have both stove and fireplace wood
of the choicest dry oak. Prompt de-
liveriees and full measure guaran-
teed. 1-26-2t.
Bogalusa enterprise and American. (Bogalusa, La.) 1918-19??, 1922-02-09
ORDINANCE NO. FOG.

An ordinance to amend Paragraph 8 of Section of
No. 2O5 PF So ding. for oF s Sa1 min and
Section l. Be it ordained by the Commission Coun-
at5e City of Bogalusa louisiana, that Paragraph of
ion of Ordinance No. 2O5, Providing for examina-
licenses of GhauffegrS in the limits Of the City Of
rep aFirbth Class Where the gross annual income was
= than Seven Hundred and Fifty ($750O0) Dollars,
sa,s shall be license of Ten $4,000 Dollars per year.
n8' E. R. CASSIDY Commissioner.
D. M. WADSWORTH, Commissioner.
XII BEAN, City Clerk;
Introduced and adopted February 9TH, 1922.
Bogalusa enterprise and American. (Bogalusa, La.) 1918-19??, 1922-02-09
FREE LECTURE SUNDAY

Joseph Robert E. Lee Duckworth,
author of ITO He'll and Back" in 112
chapters, will speak at Goodyear Park
Sunday afternoon, February IL, at
80 O'Clock. Mr.. Duckworth says:
"Come out and bring the preach
ers> and your families to hear me. I
am a native of Covington County,
Mississippi. l spoke all over my
county before leaving home. have
the prayers Of all my people. have
written a book of my life and my
country to show to the world that l
have been an ungodly man in my life
time and how God has dealt with mes
l can prove things no other man can
prove today. God has warned me to
go out and warn the people. Come
out and bring your families"