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The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-10-18
ssarls For Circuit Reach.

The Republicans Or tho Fourteenth judicial
district comprising the counties Of Rock Is
land. Mercer and Henry, ere to be consratu-
lated In making Charles J. Searle their candi-
date for the circuit court bench to NIL the va
cancy left By the death Of Judge e. c. Graves.
Mr.. Searle was Virtually the unanimous
choice Of the district convention held yesterday.
There we're other good man seeking the nom1
ination, but the honor went to the Rock Is
land lawyer on the third ballot It was rep
resentAtive and harmonious party convention
1t ID mot known whether Mr.. Searle viii
have opposition in the December election, but
the party that puts forth a candidate to con-
tend with him will have to hit high in bringing
forward judicial material that will balance
against the record and qualifications of the
Republican nominee. The Argus feels that the
people are fortunate in having an opportunity
to elevate to the beuch a lawyer Of Mr.. Searle's
ability and standing. The Argus always has
contended that politics should be eliminated
as far as possible in the choosing OF members
of the judiciary. and in line with that position
would like to see Mr. Searle chosen in Decem-
Der without even the embarrassment OF an OBJ
posing candidacy by another political party.
Mr.. Searle has been successful practition-
er in Rock Island for many years, but the only
public office he has ever filled is that of states
attorney He is a student of the law. has a
fine legal mind, has matured judgment gained
from actual court contact over long period
Of time, is seasoned reasoner, and withal is
man who will bring dignity and force and
efficiency to any legal tribunal with which be
is authoritatively identified
The Argus would like to see Mr.. Searls
elected, not because he is a resident Of Rocl
Island but because he is the right kind Of tim
Der for the ENTHUSIASTICALLY and mental!
virile, legally alert and keen, broad, just-a fl
man to interpret the law and deal out justice
More of his kind on the bench would tend tt
its elevation in the minds of those who are no
without some justification in their suspicion
that the Judiciary does not always prove tn
impartial tribunal that it is supposed to be.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-10-18
The Daily Short Story

to talk. She was always very busy.
A week later he saw Maisie again
at another theatre She had the
same companion; Neal could tell
when the light fell across that
ridiculous nose! Then he began to
doubt-his self-surety ebbed little
by little. And-he blamed Maisie.
Perhaps, after all, she was just like
the rest Of those girls at Norris
frivolous, flirty. Why had she en-
couraged him at all, then. to be-
have like this?
Meals final conviction came one
night when he met Maisie and her
escort again-on the street, gazing
, into furniture store window.
Their arms were locked. Maisie
was laughing. She turned just as
| Neal went by, saw Neal lift his hat,
| looked calmly at him and passed
on without a word. A moment later,
her laugh came drifting down the
street to Neal.
For week after that Neal did
not go to Norris. But the hardest
thing to bear was the eclipse of his
own self-assurance. When Maisie
deliberately ..swapped him over
for this lanky fellow with the up
turned nose-he began to wonder at
his own eligibility. Those seven
| days were miserable.
The next week he was back al
Norris. At least he would tell
Maisie she couldn't treat him like
this. He took his seat by the win
dow. 1t was Maisie who came tc
wait on him. She blushed Slight,
when she saw him and waited
while Neal gave his order. Wher
she had brought it she fingered s
moment. Then she asked:
why didn't you come this las
week? Have you been ill" Nea
did not answer at once. Then h,
said abruptly:
. Mo- saw you the other night.
Maisie looked bewildered. me
You saw me?"
! Neal spoke deliberately. Eyes,
saw you; three times with fellow
with a turned up nose. Once
saw"
Maisie's sudden laugh interrupt
ed him. That wasn't me. That wa
Daisie. She's my twin sister an
that was Jimmy she was with
Amt his nose funny. But he's
nice fellow an he an Daisies &c
. ing to be married next month
: Amt it funny you thought it wa
: mel"
The sudden pressure Of her han
: between Meals fingers. cut shor
, her happy confession. Then, wit
a laugh Of relief, she freed he
hand and disappeared among tn
tables.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-10-18

@. How many presidents have
been graduated from West Point?
From which college have the great
est number Of presidents been
graduated? H. T.
A. Andrew Jackson is the only
president of the United States who
was graduate Of West Point.
Three graduates of Harvard and
three graduates of William and
Mary became presidents.
@. What percentage Of green
tree is moisture? A. M. L.
A. The forest products laboratory
says that the moisture in different
green trees or in different parts Of
the tree may vary considerably. but
as general average 40 to 50 per
cent of the weight of the wood in
the tree may be water.
@. Where Is the largest Amer.
lean flag? E. c. D.
A. Probably the largest Amers
lean flag in continuous use in the
United States is In the court Of the
postofnce department ON Pennsyl
vania1 avenue, Washington, D. C. L
is suspended from the level Of tn.
eighth floor and reaches to tn,
third floor. 1t weighs 90 pounds
The measurements show the flag Il
have ny Of 70 feet, 4 inches, and
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-10-18

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Washington, D. C. Give fun lame w
turn postage. De brief. AL inquiIJs, q.
10 each Individual. No attention VIZ
a hoist OF 80 feet. The field is "
feet by 2S feet. The stars measl.s
80 inches between the tips. ana ~
stripes are nearly ore yard W''''i
: @. How did the American lndlsm
make their flint arrowheads? v. q
A. The Indian Office says 'has
generally arrowheads were nlaas
by the use OF hollow horn. IL
piece of flint vas placed IN sns
horn, the bottom of the hol"
squeezed together as tightly as pos,
sible, and the flint Clipped Oh "
the desired shape with a hafd1
stone. :.
@. Who was the first baseball cur
tor? ". J..
A. The last ex-senator MliiiAA :,
caldwell, editor and proprietor -
the old New York Sunday Mercui.i;
was the first man TO write up ~. .
print anything On baseball. M ~.
articles were first published IN l I'll
Everything relating to basepA.'
prior to that time is merely heAf
say. .:.-
! @. How, long after an inyen'iss.'
has been in usek can a patent :
filed? F. B. y
A. An application f.: rase-t ~ J
be filed legally within ;|o yea.
after an invention has been N "
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-10-18
MAISIE.
By Ethel NJ. Hall.
Copyright, 1922, by Wheeler

Syndicate, Inc.
There was a girl at Norris. That
as why Neal Hinton went there so
often. or course there were other
girls-but they did not matter.
They were promiscuous-frowsy
looking, dull and painfully slow in
bringing orders. But this one
Naisie!
Neal decided after his first visit
to Norris that she was a peach"
Maisie had waited on him then He
remembered that he had become
suddenly excited when she had
stood beside his table, asking in her
quiet voice, What will you have,
sir?' and that as result he had
hopelessly mixed his order-and
she had laughed.
Maisie's laugh was wonderful. II
showed the whiteness of her teeth
and the dimple in one cheek. But
then, Neal thought everything about
Maisie was wonderful-the way she
did her hair, the light in her eyes
and the neat trimness Of her black
dress. Besides, she was some
waitress! She could make two or
ders to every one that the othel
girls made.
Neal liked the unconventionalit,
Of Norris. He found it pleasan
to sit at the window, to watcl
Maisie move deity in and GU
among the tables with her trays
and to have her come at last t,
wait on him. Sometimes it hap
pened that Maisie stayed too Ion,
among the other tables and Nea
had to give his order to one of thos,
frowsy-looking girls. Then, be
tween jealousy and disappointment
he lost his appetite and went bacl
to his counter in the haberdasher'
with the feeling that the bottom
had quite fallen out of things.
! But this did not happen Otter
Generally, Maisie made it a poin
to wait upon Neal. He noticed
and was satisfied with himself.
| Maisie was beginning to like him
He took to brushing,and wetting hi
hair and changing his collar befor
going to Norris. He thought h
detected more personal CLEAN i
Maisie's smile after that. Some
times she fingered a little longe
than necessary at Meals table.
Il There never was time to sa
much. Neal even forgot, some
times, just the exact words tbs
Maisie had said but the fact ths
she had spoken to him at all thrill
ed him with strange joy. For tn
rest of the day he lived a sort {
ethereal existence = talking an
grinning cheerfully to himself b.
hind the counter, making wron
, change, scrawlihg Maisie's nam
upon the back of his order slip an
starting of for home at 5 o'cloc
without his hat.
Then Neal saw Maisie one nigl
at a theatre, sitting two rows
/ front of him.
i Tesre was man with her. H
!. was lanky, with a long nose tn,
I turned up ridiculously at the en-
Neal wanted to laugh at him; at IL
1 same time he was jealous. He VOL
y dered at Maisie.
- At Norris things went as usus
= except that Maisie seldom linxert
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-10-18
LEARN TO SPELL
LAWYERS ARE TOLD

st. Paul, Mimi, Oct. 1S-Lawyers
OF Minnesota hereafter will have
to know how to spell reasonably
and use grammar correctly. Motives
to this effect were sent. with the
approval Of the justices Of the SUI
preme court to the head Of each
law school in Minnesota. the state
board Of Law examiners announced.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-10-18

That picture Of Chief Fitxsimmons standing
in the middle Of IS stills and hundreds Of gal
Ions of hooch appearing in last evenings Ar
gust must have brought tears to the eyes Of
the immunity ring brethren. Those stills are
the tools from which they have been ringing
Juicy profits these many months
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-10-18

At last accounts the Rock Island police de-
partment personnel was still intact, despite
the promises Of woman bootlegger that she
would get the jobs Of the boys that had been
raiding her hooch joint. This officious woman
may have discovered by now that the boot
leg government Is nearing dissolution and ia
gradually losing It's grip on ofIicialdom.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-10-18

You saw in The Argus Of last evening a
picture Of Chief of Police Fftzsimmons stand
ing in the door Of city Jail cell surrounded by
IS stills and hundreds Of gallons of hooch
seized in raids conducted by force of men
that you were told by the suspended chief of
the department had refused to carry out his
orders to suppress lawlessness. And the vice
vultures told you it couldn't be DONE
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-10-18

The wise bootlegger in Rock Island is the
one that knows he is licked and gets out while
the getting is good The fellow who still has
faith in the promise of the immunity ring to
come back is sure going to be.out of luck The
immunity ring is on its last legs
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-10-18

When the Gabel murderers are caught, If
, that time ever comes, the people Of Rock Is
land will have revealed to them the influences
that are responsible for the reign of lawless-
ness that has resulted in the taking of seven
human lives in the past few months.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-10-18

The money that. has been squandered on
vice in Rock Island will simply be diverted into
legitimate channels. It will mean permanent
prosperity to legitimate enterprise instead of a
temporary boom to unstable and itinerant in
dustry.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-10-18

Bill Fitzsimmons may never beat William
J. Burns out of his Job. but he has made a
record in the past few weeks that puts him up
in the front row among the most efficient chiefs
that have served Rock Island. And that's
saying a whole lot when you remember that
Fitzsimmons was supposed to be a mere figure
head down at the city hall.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-10-18

One of your officials made specially Of
tipping off bootleggers via the telephone when
prohibition enforcement officers were headed
for the city. And he has been trying to make
you believe that he has been living up to his
oath of office. Does it surprise you? Here,
neither.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-10-18

The Argus does not condemn the bootleg
gers. On the contrary it feels sorry for them.
They had simply been misled into believing
that the constitution of the United States did
not apply to Rock Island And there were
some Of their number who really were OBJ
scessed by that notion
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-10-18

There are still bootleggers in Rock Island
who believe there is a power higher than the
chief of police that will protect them Those
bootleggers will yet discover that they are
clinging to false hope. The protection vul-
lures are on the toboggan. AS
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-10-18

1t is inevitable that there should be tenn
porary suffering among some misguided per-
sons as result of crusade such as Rock Is
land is experiencing. But they will feel bet
ter for the ordeal after they have stepped out in
the open and earned the title Of law-abiding
citizens.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-10-18

No city can thrive permanently on COM
mercialized lawlessness Rock Island trans
crossed to the breaking point. That's what
gives the reversed operation the temporary as
pect Of commercial retrogression. Don't be
deceived by the artificial The substantial re-
suits will be forthcoming sooner than you ex-
beet them
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-10-18

Sheriff John Miller is quoted as saying that
hte troops will not be needed to enforce law
I'D order in Rock Island. The sheriff few
1tvs ago disarmed one underworld character
Ia arrested him on a charge Of carrying con-
(AIed weapons. That wa \ -Epod. pisca Of
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-10-18

The Argus hopes that none OF the local
courts will permit themselves to be confused
by the introduction Of legal technicalities in
dealing with bootleggers Give them the limit
and force them to take an appeal if they are
looking Tor real fight.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-10-18

Rock Island has long enough served as the
dumping ground for underworld undesirables
from other cities. The police authorities ought
lose no time in serving them with travelling
orders
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-10-18
HEALTH TALKS
BY William Brady. M.


notion that cold can "penetra'e
the chest wall to get at the bron-
chial tubes or, lungs. neither cail-
dreu nor adults would 60 in for chest
protectors or similar coddling. Fne
one encouraging facA about cod.
ding the throat and chest is that
the practice prevails inversely %
the square of intelligence, the
greatest amount OF supernucus
clothing being habitually worn by
the most ignorant and supersti-
tious classes whenever the weather
is not to, their>liking.
Notwithstanding dire warnings,
it has turned out that \girls and
women wearing less than blush on
their chests in several kinds Of
weather are rather less susceptible
to bronchial troubles Than their
old fashioned mothers were.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-10-18

Rock island has an efhcient police de-
partmsnt The boys are doing their duty with
out fear or favor They should be patted on
the back by every decent citizen in Rock Island.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-10-18

4 The Shiny claw of the murderer, blackmail-
( and CRATER is still clinging to the front door
Z the Rock Island city hall.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-10-18
WHO killed Bill Gabel?

I'D then the Rock Island vice vultures can all
I'D regular jobs.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-10-18

The wise bootIsgger Is the one who took
the cleaning campaign ~ serious business and
turned the key in the front door,. He has saved
money BY the operation.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-10-18

The male underworld parasites Of Rock Is
land ought to be rounded up BY the police and
given the alternative Of getting self-snpporting
jobs or leaving the city.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-10-18

You shouldn't be surprised that vice thrfves
under authoritative protection when some OF
your public officlSn hold proprietary interest
in some Of the novels Of Rock Island.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-10-18

pit their government be directed from the city
|{ll and not from the roost OF the vice vultures
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-10-18

Curtains hsvs been removed from al Rock
Island soft drink bars. The man engaged IN
selling scft drinks has nothing that hs ought
to b. ashsmsd to have the public zee.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-10-18

The people of Rock Island are not interested
\ raids made by officials when they bring back
0thng but weather reports.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-10-18

Every advocate Of law and order in Rock
Island ought e. b = enntriSutn b Ia Arysa
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-10-18
Questions and Answers.

Tonsils OF Children-Please give
your candid opinion on removing
tonsils of children under s years
of age. l have heard that tonsils
should not be removed until after
6 years Of age, as they have a GER
tain function to perform. Is that
so? have four boys with en-
larged ragged tonsils and when
they get sore Threats white spots
appear. My doctor said it was be-
cause the tonsils are infected and
should be removed. MRS. R. J.
Answer-Whether tonsils have
any physiological function in in
fancy or childhood is in the realm
of conjecture, since no one can de-
fine the function except in theory
Certainly when the tonsils become
diseased or infected they are a
menace to the child's well being
and, even if normal tonsils have a
Junction, diseased tonsils car
scarcely perform good function
50 the sensible thing is to have
them removed, II possible, before
the child's health is too seriously
impaired.
Lip Sticks and Rouge : Kindly
advise me whether the constant ust
of lip stick and lip rouge bring:
any form of mouth disease
MISS A. T.
Answer-The habitual applica
ton of such chemicals and dyes ir
ritates the mucous membrane ant
in time produces chronic inflamma
ton of the lips in some instances
Sweaty Hands-You printed ;
remedy for sweaty hands,
| w. H.
!! Answer-One is a daily applics
ttion to the palms of solution o
80 grains of chronic acid in al
ounce of water, for a week or so a
a time Another is rubbing int
the hands each night for week
pea sized lump of ointment, wh:cl
must be placed in a collapsibl
tube:
FOrmalin ............... 40 drop
Lanolin ................ u Ounc
Petroleum. to make one Qunc
M6uluUL q 81 dlu
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-10-18
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The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-11-22

Only an aviator or . born hooch
aloufk could havs located the roof
enche Or beer seized IN the rear q
a1I0on operated BY william B.
Y6rroat, 1901 Fourth street. last
oSouinx. II WAS placed on top OF
tho garage connected with the place
ana cousisted fof II cages full 81
bott1eA home brew beer.
OdiceY Charles Miner and retec-
tiyes Dennis Bennett and Earl
shannon, acting on tip Miner had
received, visited the place at 2
O'Clock yesterday evening. As they
had expected they found the cases
of boer on the garage roof, where
very few persons could have seen
e. It was lowered to the ground
case by case by means of rope,
and taken to the police station
where 1t Is held as evidence.
Forrest was not about the place
when the officers called last eve
ming, and he could not be found
there or elsewhere, though he was
searched for later. He was to be
arrested today on charge OF having
. liquor In his possession for sale,
this being his second arrest for that
offense. His soft drink bar license
was revoked at the order of Com
missioner William II. Fitzsimmons
The licenses are now known as
valentines" among the police
force, and "yanking the valentine
is 4 game in which the coppers
Join with second offenders against
the dry ordinance.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-11-22
GALLERY OPENED
FOR AMOO SHOW;
ASSEMBLING CAST

Continued demand for seats for
the annual fun festival of Amoo
grotto has prompted Joe Johnson,
manager, to throw open the gallery
for each of the performances Of
the "Amoo Minstrels, Revue and
Whirl," Wednesday. Thursday and
Friday nights, Nov. 20 and 30, and
Dec. /. and the special matinee
Thanksgiving afternoon.
Selection OF the leaders Of the
chorus, and characted roles is
proving exceedingly difficult, an
exceptional response Of local talept
offering several clever performers
for every part.> The choruses them
selves are well filled with the best
voices in town.
Plans for the customary street
parade Wednesday noon preceding
the first show indicates something
in the grotto style characterized
during the convention last June.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-11-22
PROPERTY HOLDERS NOTICE.
General, No. SAB.

Notice is hereby given to all per-
sons interested that the Board Of
Local Improvements of the City of
Rock Island, ILL.,, has filed in the
county court OF Rock Island county
certificate of the cost of the i'm
provement entitled in said court in
re petition Of the city of Rock Is.
land, ILL.,, to assess the cost Of the
paving with concrete the alley be-
tween Fourth and Fifth avenues and
Fifteenth and Sixteenth streets"
and said certificate also shows the
court costs, the amount of accrued
interest, and the total amount of
said assessment and said certificate
also states that the said improve.
ment conforms substantially to the
requirements Of the original ordi-
nance for the construction Of the
same as required by law. The said
certificate, which also shows re-
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-11-22

Even a sick child loves the
"fruity" taste of California Fig
Syrup" II the little tongue 10
coated, or II your child is listless,
cross, feverish. full Of cold, or has
collie, a teaspoonful will never fail
ID open the bowels. In q few hours
lou can see for yourself how thor
,ughly 1t works all the constipa-
ion poison, sour bile and waists
rom the tender, little bowels and
ives you a well, playful child again.
Millions of mothers keep Cali
ornia Fig Syrup" handy. They
now q teaspoonful today saves
lex child tomorrow. Ask your
ruggist for genuine California
zig Syrup" which has directions for
children and babies of all ages
printed on bottle. Mother! You
must say California" or you may
get an imitation fig syrup.--(Ad-
vertiSement.)