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The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-11-17

Some native iron has been found
in Arizona.
@. How many acres in ArllDs-
ton cemetery? ID. ~
A. This national cemetery Coz
tains 40S 2-3 acres.
@. Was Theodore RoosevelIs
family name once Roosevelt?
R.F r.
A. A member of the RooseveA
family says that the correct spel.
ing OF the family name has always
been as at present, Roosevelt.
and that they are descendants =.
Klaes Martensen Roosevelt, WIZ
emigrated from Holland in 1914.
@. Can paper be made to imhaN
1.-THE parchment used in iahp
shades? NJ T. T.
A. Ordinary water color paps
can be parchmentized for the MAJ.
ing of lamp shades by appi!,ns
equal parts of linseed oil ana 'I'
pentine. A small pad shoula =.
used and the material thorousnM
rubbed into the paper. Three coA''
may be given.
@. Did Washington ask that "
salary be paid him while ne Va
president? ). a., tn
A. Historians state that wniie y
office Washington accepted ca
penses only that were necessa. .,
! to the discharge Of his oni'"
duties. .x IA,
@. Where does the masu4 u''
come from? n. . c-s,t
A. Mastiffs originated in u,es
,, Britain, where they were usea
guard fiocks and herds. #
@. What is the chief prayer
the Mohammedans? u. !,,d
A. The Namaz, which is reci'ss,
five times daily. is their cn''
prayer. .,a An.
O. What are considered the III
est streets in the world! >,
A. Princess street, Edinbuis.
Scotland. and the Necski Piosp', .s
Petrograd, have been regafueu ,,,d
the finest streets in the shtsrs
Probably this famous thoroue .on.
in Petrograd is not in perie''
dition at the present time. !,
/ O. How long should hoia ..
music? nv the
A. It should be governed Dy ~ -
rhvthm of the music and is ie''
| the performers discretion. e.,
-. - Ssn "o' B. L. A.
A. 1t is often used, as 1t Oe'''
clippings we'll. 1.,an!
O. ID beriberi known IN 's nsnas
| 4. Kakke is, the japanese .i ns%
for & disexbe Ss:Aves W oe ~
cal With the berilQs. a d. .ss,so
'SkaiAJ 7ntnsuia and Afc0'
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-11-17

The League Against Hand-shaking winds
up its annual meeting by the members absent
mindedly shaking hands with each other as they
part That's force Of habit. inherited through
the centuries from the days when man ex-
tended his fighting hand to convince . friend
that he didn't intend Draining him. This pecu-
Har league believes that shaking hands IL
very dangerous practice. frequently response
BILE for the spread Of contagious diseases. You
may >xsa hsa ~ ANA 1eass vaaa ,atzoaneee
to soms one N . aocsors oacA
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-11-17

Five thousand voters have signed petitions
requesting that there be held a special election
to determine whether the citizens of Rock
Island want . change in the form of their gov
eminent. This is the great American privilege.
The Argus isn't so sure. that the people of
Rock Island have lost faith in the commission
form Of government But it does know that they
have lost faith in some Of the men that are ssry
ing As ofhcials under that form. That's the
real reason for the present movement for, a
change in the form Of city government in Rock
Island.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-11-17
STANDING BY YoURowN TOWN

II you were In the business district Of the
city At any hour yesterday you must have been
Impressed by the crowds Of shoppers and the
manifestation Of newly awakened interest in
IL trading possibilities Of Rock Island. The
merchants. in response to their attractive Of
fesInss for the day, enjoyed record business.
Il was a test proposed by merchants to find
whether the public had actually recovered from
it, reluctance to venture in the business dis
trict with the freedom that was felt before the
dark days came over the city due to the wave
Of lawlessness. That the people are again in
the proper mood was proved by the large sales
reported by the various stores.
It was particularly gratifying to observe
the number Of folks from the farming districts
surrounding Rock Island These good folks
have been holding ,aloof in recent weeks be-
cause Of the unsavory reputation Of the COM
munity. They found that Rock Island had re-
turned to normally.
Dollars day proved Almost happy and profit
table occasion for all concerned. 1t gave re-
newed heart to the merchant and renewed faith
OF the buying public in home institutions and
in the. purpose Of the governing forces to keep
the streets free Of the evil influences that had
cast gloom over the community in recent
months. Rock Island is coming back with
growing strength every day. On every hand
there, is evidence Of restored confidence and .
purpose to move forward. The merchants have
just as IN lines Of goods as are to be found
anywhere In the nation, and they proved it to
the streams of people that visited their stores
yesterday. The home merchant is entitled to
an opportunity to win and hold your trade. He
showed you yesterday that he could do a. we'll
; By you A. you can be done by in some big
city miles distant. Your duty In future is to
stick by him. That means standing by the
home town. BY such an arrangement there Is a
mutual advancement of interest that rebounds
to the well being Of the whole citizenship
When your home merchant does we'll he helps
to build up your town. As your town grows
you grow, II not in material gains, at least In
pride Of accomplishment by your city and by
your nsighbors. Keep on boosting your home
town and your home merchant. Then watch
Rock Island grow
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-11-17
WAKING. UP GABRIEL.
BY Clara &. Holmes.

Copyright, 1922, by the Wheeler
Syndicate, Inc.)
Miss Wyman, don't be scarf if
you hear a noise smart early; I've
got to wake up Gabriel"
Very we'll. Miss Arville, Ill be
on guard; thank you"
Arville Smithers was one of Man.
hansett's ambitious housekeepers,
and Gabriel was, her brother. who
hadn't a grain Of ambition. When
wis told Gabriel was to be got
up smart early. I contemplated !:
Camille Wyman. you needn't be
alarmed whatever happens"
With the brisk sea-breeZe sweep
ing in at my window. / fell asleep.
1t seemed Immediately that Iawoke
with start and sat upright. Ar
vile was waking up Gabriel!
Miss Smithers was in the attic
where she had had a hatchway cut
through into Gabriel's down be-
low" Like a tardy stevedore, she
was working. loading the ship with
a cargo of tinpans. Than heard
the tins being dealt out singly, be-
ing delivered in and about Gabri-
els bed. ~.
Year, Arville." groaned Ca
briel. Il be ag-getin' up; year
Arville-blame you. old woman!"
The tone used told me that Ar
vile was being called an unfor-
givable name.
pitied Gabriel. My first i'm.
pulse was to slip into a day-gown
and slippers, and go to see how
much Gabriel was in need of first
aid; but on second thought, / gave
up the idea. Even if he we're moi
hurt, he might whimper and need a
great deal of attention indeed, if
appeared. Lately l had observed
Gabriel watching me dog-like out
of the corners of his eyes, Be.
sides he had begun to caN me gent.
ly, 'little critter."
The thought made me nervously
apprehensive-I had~not regained
my mental poise since my ruthless
affair with old bachelor Obed Sill
verbell. in Oakland. Here l was
literally hidden In the dockyard o.
Mahhansett. whittier I had fed il
order to escape the angry, aggres
sive attention Of the Tilted Obed
When one has escaped from thu
mandibles of<one live lobster, one
doesn't presume to jump straight
back into the grasp Of another!
So ] pondered a long time until
at last, felt had solved this Ga
brielalic riddle.
That morning as quietly ate m,
breakfast with Arville, naively in
troduced the subject Of Oakland
By the way, / confided that l hat
left a devoted friend there; l alss
ccpfided that I had no intention o
marrying anyone yet; that lovet
my freedom, and it would be Q dit
hcult matter for me to consign my
self to an eternal husband and ;
bungalow full OF babbling young
e.eyA- rEien started early for tn
'o4ta4 hut - my djauAy. 0ahsia
Ias waiting mr. ma " the UaK
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-11-17

You shouldn't overlook the fact that The
Argus Santa Slaus Fund is expecting TO hear
from you this year. You Fave been good fell
low in other years. in providing CHEEKY Christ
mas for the poor children of Rock Island. You
have done this through The Argus Santa Claus
Fund. 1t doesn't take much to make poor
youngster happy at Christmas time So send
along your contribution, matter what its
size, whether it be 500 or so cents.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-11-17
THE TANNING OF GRAND.

1t was . long. hard battle. At
the beginning the sdoughty patient
would grow peevish wheaever the
vexed subject was Introduced. The
acme Of asininity, he called IL. At
one time he lost patience alto
getAer and refused to zee the doc
tor for several days, but = happy
turn for the worse one night
placed him once more at the doc
tors mercy and the campaign went
on fitfully.
The heavier action centered
around z screen which stood like
. gloomy sentinel ut the foot of
the patients bed. The doctor
branded the screen a symbol Of
cowardice, relic of benighted an
cestry and a confession of bad
ventilation. Fresh air standing
still has never injured you," he
argued. $50 why fear fresh air in
"a moving state? The screen is an
affront to common sense, an obso-
lete antique, an ugly piece Of back
woods bric-a-bac, appropriate
enough for an old maids boudoir,
but here in a mans room"
Never mind. never mind, please
90 away and let me Sleep" grum-
bled Granny: "That SCREEN" he
added with feeling, has stood
there inoffensively rs long as can
remember. 1t probably has>Saved
me many lame day."
How Gomez" persisted the doc
tor, biting into one of the patients
favorite snow apples. 1T has moth
ing to do with your metabolism
and it isn't crutch. It's just a
bad habit-let's send it to the at
TIC"
The patient turned over in bed
and forced cough. you'd better
leave something for my cough to-
night" he suggested. "I'm afraid
it is going to keep me awake"
mo dope tonight. No, SIR" the
doctor firmly refused. "Use your
simplex steam kettle if your cough
seems tight. Better still, try a lit
tie fresh air for a change. This
desert dryness of the heated air Of
the house Is what keeps your bron-
chitis going, my dear boy, and the
air outside is comparatively well
humidified always. What do you
say to an extra window and an ex-
ira blanket or comforter tonight.
That will soothe your bronchial
passages better than any medicine
l can give you"
The patient feigned drowsiness,
stretching and yawning. but the
doctor knew his tricks and sent
down after the Group kettle. The
doctor planted himself in Grampy's
easy chair and read the political
news while waiting for the steam.
1t arrived and presently the DOCTOR
heard the patient set the Kettle
back on his stand and settle him
self in bed. When the shores
sounded like the genuine article
for Granny could stage some ex-
cellent imitatiOns-the doctor soft
ly raised the second window, re-
| moved the screen from the foot OF
the bed and grinned as young
gale blew through the room. He
turned off the light and quietly
| crept out, leaving the patient at
the mercy of the indoor hurricane
Next morning when the doctor
inquired how his patient had rest
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-11-17

Undesirables driven from Rock Island dur
ing the cleanup campaign for the most part
have taken up temporary residence in Daven-
port and Moline. And as quickly as they are
discovered there they are given travelling orders
by the police. These characters were imported
to Rock Island from various parts Of the coun-
try during the lawless reign here. They should
now be compelled TO return to the places from
which they came.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-11-17

Mayor H. M. Schriver told q convention Of
state employees yesterday that Rock Island to-
day is the cleanest city in America of its size.
And the mayor admitted that he could not have
made that assertion while Looney was permit
ted to circulate his filthy newspaper on the
streets of the city. The Argus is glad to see
the mayor finally publicly agreeing with the
rest Of the decent citizenship of Rock Island.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-11-17

best examples Of this svmA.,,-
are found in the book OF Rs..,s
tion in the bible. All through ~.
book numbers are used y sa.s
fashion. -Four corners =, I've
earth" take in everything in We ne
material world. The four i,,; sae
creatures around the throne rs.s 49,
sent the entire world Of N.s"
things. Three suggests the rSi.,,s,.
and when three and four are rru;
piled you have IL.
Speaking OF the number I. ,,,..
study Of the book OF the Reye,st,ss.'
P. W. Wilson says: Here yon :.
rive at the idea of q creation ~.
which God has entered. Yor hs Nv
something that has been secrI.s
but has become spiritual. m.
you have IL tribes Of Z cho,ss \.
rael. the IL chosen apostles. H. !,
stars around the head Of the ~. !.
nal woman, the II gates Of tie IN,
which being holy is 10000 fur,ors.'
every way, and IL by IL cubits hisS
while the number Of the redeemsS
are IL by $4,000 led BY tvics i
elders"
Fairy Tales and the Number 0r,a
The idea Of spiritual thine, n.
ing connected with the nunhr
three has been applied to hiry
stories by Mr.. Dawson. Study ~
the Arabian Nights and the old
fairy lore will reveal a great al
Of intended symbolism" hs says
There are always three sons in
the fairy tale. The youngest am
10 always the smartest. He outvits
the other two and they never nm.
derstand how. These three sons
can be replaced symbolieally by thu
body, mind and spirit. The youpr.
est son represents the spiritual
which is the last side OF the man
to develop"
The hour Of midnight is alwa,
the critical time in the stories, and
this idea, Mr.. Dawson says, is heM
because midnight ends the cycle Of
day and night. After that comes
the change brought by new d,y.
These are only two Of the exam
pies of symbolism which Mr.. Dav
son finds in fairy tales. In every
day life, too, the symbolism Of
numbers hobs up to intrigue he
student.
What could be more familiar to
us in modern business affairs than
the decimal system? Wilson, study.
ing the Revelation, finds evidence
that even centuries ago 10 was q
peculiarly secular digit:
THE tribes that broke away from
Jerusalem were 10,' he points out
"A beast with 10 horns is depend
ent on secular force. And an army
of 200 thousand thousand is, again.
an unconcecrated army quite dr.
ferent from the redeemed who are
reckoned by twelves. The raising
of tens into millions indicates how
immense was the army"
Material-miRded folk would say
that different numbers were used
symbolically in certain ways 1t
first by choice. and that they came
to stand for definite ideas. The &C.
cultist says that there is a law Of
numbers, the secret of which Is IN
themselves.
1t is a deep and'mysterious sub
iect. These, random glimpses only
show vaguely how modern eIpsr-
fence is built up on an enormous
network of illusions and ideas out
of the dim past. Whether the syn
bolism of numbers is outworn OF
whether it is more vital than ever
it persists to perplex and fascinate
| the descendants of the mag.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-11-17
Frederick Haskin's Letter
The Syssboliss, Of Numbers.

Warrington, D. c.. Nov. 1s.-This
10 about numbsrs--but most OF the
numbers will be small. and nobody
will be asked to do any figuring.
In the. high and fAr-06 times. ~
Kipling Would say. disni6ed men
in turbans and robes took figure,
such ~ Z or ., and regarded 1t -
mystic and tried to understand the
meanings it might hsvs In relation
to life.
Today men in tweed suits are
still pondering on the same sub
jet. They point out that through
the centuries, through widely sep
arated civilizations. q symbolism Of
Numbers has persisted. They also
talk leaPnedly Of humber vibfa-
tons, harmonies, the signs Of the
sodiac, Of living up to the plane Of
Q number, and Of the sciepce OF
numbers. This is . field for the
srudite, but some Of the simpler
facts are interesting whether you
regard a number % purely mean
ingless in itself. as . sign to con-
jure with, or rs . clue to the I'M
Outstanding Of the universe.
According to Matthew Dawson.
one Of the modern students OF num-
bars, there il practically always an
ancient precedent for our curredt
illusions to numbers.
When % was popular slang only
a few years ago how many Ameri-
cans realized that they we're bark
ing back to old Egypt and the mys-
teries of the priests? Yet Mr.. Daw-
son explains that the origin Of the
expression can be found there. 1t
seems that the Egyptian priesthood
used a pack of Is cards known as
tarots for divination. These tarots
were the forerunners of our mod
ern playing card pack. Some Of
their symbolism can, still be found
on playing cards. But the tarots
were more than our deck Of cards
They were like a book Of occult
philosophy, with each card . page
OF symbols and principles.
The public Of Egypt was inter-
ested in the lore of the tarots nc
less than the priests. But, said the
| priests, II the laity can study all
our sources Of knowledge they may
divine events as we'll as we. So, to
protect their secrets, % OF the
highest cards were withheld from
the sight Of the public. The Sc less
important cards, beginning with
| the 23rd card Of the deck, were
available for anyone's USE
From this situation in Egypt, Mr.
Dawson says. % came to suggest
something outside Of the sacred
mystery, and hence not Of any i'm.
portance, or readily dispensed with
Origin Of Is Superstition.
Egypt may or may not be origin
ally responsible for the idea of 1;
being unlucky. But on the 18th
tarot of the pack was the picture o.
a skeleton with the number IL be-
low it. This was the number o.
death, regeneration, and change
Later, Is was associated with thu
tragic story of the last supper
where Christ and the Il disciple:
sat down together.
Mr.. Dawson, who believes tha
individuals vibrate to numbers
says that Is is not unlueky IL you
can live up to its high plane, bu
that it is difficult to vibrate to Is.
This may lift weight from some
of the superstitiously inclined wht
regard 10 as inevitably fatal.
t Four has always been taken Il
suggest the material. while three
is the number of divinity, accord
ing to number lore. Some ct thu
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-11-17
HEALTH TALKS
81 William Brady. M. 3.


a the nIx0t 0k8WUy t8U&UON -
him 81 ike fresh air. he con-
fe<ssa .hut rm no hox about it,
there ara other inyalids besides me.
Won know. / had to ret UP and
close both windows altar you had
zone last night, and 1t was %
blooming fyiGid running around
here in nv nightShirt that near
" caught . fresh-er-delusion
A tough proposition! But just
the same, Granny capttulated IN
the end. Ill tell you ABOUT II
another time.
-
: QUESTIONS AND ANSW Ek6
psea Powder and eere Eyes.
Won mentioned in one article
that the ma Of rice povder for the
face causes chronic sore>eyes. Does
thst mean there h no cure! I find
thai anv Kind Of face powder AZ
fects INV nose and eyes.-Mrs. e. J.
v.
Answer.-The trouble 10 onHable
if the use of the rice powder -
stoned and the minute sharp
grains of rice starch embedded in
the lining of the eyelids is washed
out by repeated irrigation of warm
normal salt solution, SO called,
(ahout a heaping teaspoonful OF
salt dissolved in = pint OF boiled
water and cooled to about blood
warmth1
w... IN Small Untastine.
u;"s U@ ~, m. vhather worms
80 49, fo,,rdN in The small intes-
s;ras ~ iM.t IN the lower mart of
ths large inteatine.-Mrs. G.. G.
Answer-The upper portion
fauodenuml Of the small intestine
is the usual habitat of hookworms.
So called pin worms : or thread
worm usually has its habitat in the
cecuIn, upper portion OF large IN
testine) near the appendix. Lum-
bricoid or round worm mas oeen
found in all parts OF the sh"en-
tary tract.
MIX for Father.
Is 1t harmful for a man aged 6S
tn drink milk freely-the usual
kind of milk sold In the city. steri-
lized think it is called. My
daughter questions whether it is
good for me. though like to drink
a ouart or sometimes three pints
daily-D. S. T.
Answer-No.- 1t is an excellent
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-11-17

The Argus has been urged by some friends
of good government to publish the names Of the
people who signed the petitions nominating John
Looney for county Judge. Come to think OF it,
that would be an enlighteniug array OF names.
The Argus il giving the suggestion considera-
ton
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-11-17
tie critter?" he asked Awhile.
"Ptomaine poisoning" malignant

tie critter?" he asked Arvilie.
"Ptomaine poisoning" malignant
ly declared his sister.
When Sue and l had suppressed
our merriment, I said:
take Gabe home with you and
pac1fy him, Sue"
The next evening We sat in Ar
ville's living room. Gabriel was
watching the fireplace flames pen
sively.
Miss Wyman, Arville says you
be agoin' to marry an Oakland fell
Ter when you get ready to do
housework-and-" his voice falt-
cred, but 1 knew that Arville had
repeated the whole story.
Perhaps" l laughed.
I'm goin' to work tomorrow;
I'm goin' to help John In his lob
ster business"
RAtueaa us SnaAA ~ J ~
v2ks1 ~ GA1Szoi
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-11-17
WHO killed Bill Gabel?

You may have noticed that the Rock Island
police department has made number Of ar
rests Of gunner lately without the formality
of q warrant.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-11-17
Argus Information Bureau

writing Tbs Ares lnid1
J. D. iuh
Be one All
No VII
The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1922-11-22

pany expired on the 9Th day of Aug
ust last
SIN support of my request for an
order from you for the delivery to
the state of it's portion of the royalty
oil, I beg to point out the fact that
the price paid by the Midwest Refin-
ing Company to the government has
always been and now is greatly be-
low the price paid for Montana oil
by the independent refineries of this
state. During August the Midwest
Refining Company paid the govern
ment $1.20 a barrel for its royalty
from Cat Greek crude oil production,
while during the same month the in
dependent refineries of this state
paid a price for the same crude of
1925 a barrel.
"The total loss to the government
was, therefore, $1.O5 a barrel on the
$4,000 barrels which constituted the
government royalty for that month
Of this the loss to the state was BIN
per cent. The combined loss to the
state and federal governments was
therefore, more than $4,000 for thai
month. The same proportionate los;
has run since August and will con.
tinue till the first of January mex
under the proposed form Of sale.
eff the state is permitted to con
troll the disposal of it's share of roy
atty oil derived from Montana pro
duction it will be enabled to sell
The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1922-11-22
COLLEGE CLASS N

The class of 1923 of the Montana
State College will hold it's annual
Thanksgiving dance at the college
gymnasium on the evening of No
vember %. Arrangements for this
special feature of the college social
activity is being made by the seniors,
who plan to make the dance this year
something to be remembered by the
students for years to come. There
will be special attractions, including
feature dances, singing by the college
quartet, novelty dances and other en-
tertainment numbers introduced this
year. A turkey will be given as a
prize to the holder of the lucky
ticket, as has been done in past years.
The decorations this year will con
tain ome novelties not before used
so that the guests will find the even
ing a most enjoyable affair.