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Evening star., 1922-04-21
military instructor Of. the

Craigie. military instructor of the
cadets.
The battalion competition. will stake
place In the Central High School
stadium. in the presence of Army Off
cials acting as Judges. and suitable
awards will be made to the winning
battalions on the day of the award
ing Of honors in the annual drill at
Amefican League Park.
According to tentative plans, the
battalion match Will be held some time
during the week beginning May 2S.
Eight battalions composing the high
school brigade are scheduled to enter
the contest. They are as follows:
Central. 1st Regiment. three bat7
talions; Mckinley. I'd Regiment, two
battalions; Eastern, Sd Regiment, one
battalion; Western, Sd Regiment, one
battalion. and Business Columbia
Junior High. Sd Regiment. one bat
TALON.
Evening star., 1922-04-21
DEMOCRATS AID
|NDRAF T'|NGB0NUS
Senators to Adopt Different
Methods Than House Used.
Tariff Delays Action.

Democratic members of the Senate
finance committee will take part in
drafting the soldier honus bill during
it's consideration by the finance COM
mittee, it was indicated yesterday.
This is contrary to the practice fol-
lowed in the House on this bill. when
only the republican members of the
ways and means committee had a
part in framing the bill.
No committee meeting will be held
on the soldiers bonus until Monday,
when the republican members are to
be called together to talk things over.
Probably on Wednesday OF next week
the leaders of the American Legion
will be given an opportunity to make
statement before the whole COM
mittee. 1t is not planned to have ex-
tensive hearings on the bonus bill.
however. the senators believing that
the entire matter has been sufficient
ly threshed over. officials of the
Treasury Department may be called
in to give the latest -information re-
gardiug the financial status OF the
Treasury.
After theN hearings have begun and
the committee has got down to work
on the bill the full committee. inciud-
ing the democrats, will attend the meet
ings. 1t was said. =.
Evening star., 1922-04-21
BUSINESS DOCTORS
TO MEET MAY Z
Second Commercial Engi.
neering Conference Will Be
i Held at Pittsburgh, Pa.

The second public conference on
commcrcial engineering, gathering
of educators. engineers and business
executives of the United States, called
to promote coordination of major
operations in industry and COM
rnerce. will be held at the Carnegie
Institute of Technology. Pittsburgh.
May l and ?.
DR.. Glen Levin Swiggett of the bu-
reareau OF education, who organized
the first conference here in 1919. Is
chairman of national committee ap-
pointed by the United States COM
missioner of education to investigate
business training of engineers and
engineering training for students of
business.
Lack Of Engineers.
Industrial executives throughout the
country have emphasized the lack or
commercial engineers in the United
states. and have declared that the
sooner America can have more COM
Inercial engineers. the sooner she can
compete with other countries in the
worlds busiaeSs. They also state that
the better commercial training the en-
gincerS have the better equipped
they viii lbe TO contribute TO the wei
fare of their relative industries.
The real trouble with American
business, according to authorities
studying the problem, has been too
much specialization by certain groups
and specialization has resulted in too
little cooperation and less OF co-ordi-
nation.
Importance of Training.
Investigations by specialists ap-
pointed to study the training of com
mercial engineers show that the prop
er training is an important contriout-
ing factor to AN industrial comeback.
Therefore, much time viii be gwen
over to conference to determine how
universities and colleges should tram
and develop engineers of this type. .
Among the speakers and group
s',airmen from this city viii be. I. X
Mann chairman of operation and
training division. general stan ar
Department.: l.. w Wallace. eN"cu-
rive secretary of Federated lugihecr-
ing Societies, and Eugene Meyer, Jr..
dire ctor OF the War Finance Corpora
ton
Delegates include DR.. II. y Gard
rcr. c. y. Jones. Department OF COM
merce: T. T. Reed. bureau of mines:
s p. Cape and \. y. johnson. Local
members of the national committee,
besides DIR. Swiggett. include Senator
Dupont of Delaware, John Hays Ham
mond Mr.. Mann and Frank OHara'
Evening star., 1922-04-21
ORDERED TO WALTER REED.

Capt. Francis L. Weatherby. Medical
Corps. returning from foreign service,
has been ordered to this city for duty
at Walter Reed General Hospital
Evening star., 1922-04-21

Build UP Body Energy
BY taking Father Johns, Medicine.
Builds new health and strength
Advertisement.
Evening star., 1922-04-21
ELECTED At ST. PETERS.
McGill Belt Chosen Senior Warden
at Parish Meeting.

Elections for st. Peters parish held
Monday night are. announced as fol-
lows: Senior warden. NcGill Belt;
junior '>.:den. w, ". Poole; treas
urer. II. NJ. sClliams; registra H.
NJ Davis; restry, l.. 4. White. w. W.
Poole Motley Davis. II. VI. Davis.
Evening star., 1922-04-21
HIGH SCHOOL CADETS
PLAN BATTALION DRILL

Staging of battalion competitive
drill few days prior to the regular
annual high school competitive driil
will be an innovation introduced TINS
year, 1T was announced today by Col.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-12-25
R0BBlNc WITH PoLITENEss,
KILLING WITH REGRET.

Two Americans and Mexican were killed
and third American was wounded by payroll
bandits in Mexico, but after the firing stopped
the leader of the bandits came up to the sur
viving victims OF the attack and apologized for
the performance. He regretted having killed
anyone. He had intended only to brighten the
payroll party and get the money without any
bloodshed.
OF course that did not restore the dead to
life or make the wounded whole Nor did the
bandits remorse cause him to relinquish the
financial profits of the tragedy. However, it
did not make bad matter worse. There was
some regard for social amenities between gen.
tlemen. American bandits would have shown
no such consideration. They would have
jumped into a motor car and sped away in a
cloud Of dust and final fusillade of bullets.
The only difference is that one type OF bandit
reminds his victims Of Robin Hood, and the
other Of a lawbrowed thug. Otherwise the re-
suit, as to casualties and financial loss, is
about the same.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-12-25

The next person Dusty Coat: the
little fairy sandman, sent to Dream
land was Jackie Jumping Mouse.
. | don't know whether or not it's
because Jack jumps SO much in the
summer time that he gets extra
tired out, but anyway he disappears
for months at a time in cold wealth
er, aud no doubt that's the reason.
Nancy and Nick and the fairyman
had a great time finding him, be-
cause, although there was enough
snow on the ground to show the
tracks of mosquito, Jack jumped
SO far at one bound that he o1iy
touched the ground every 10 feet.
He was only as big as a medium
sized pickle, but he looked and act
ed exactly like a. kangaroo. His
tail was long and thin, and his
hind legs, like kicky Kangaroo's,
must have had regular springs in
them.
+ But they found Jackie at last, all
huddled up in his house under the
sugar maple, looking all blue and
punched with the cold.
Cub idi" lie called when they
raped.
.Why Jacket" declared Nancy
You look dreadful. You've got a
dreadful cold"
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Tom Sims Says
Warsaw is under martial law because War

Warsaw is under martial law because War
saw saw war
Swearing on New Year not to wear your
Christmas tie doesn't count.
A golfer tells US the tea at the 18th hole
is all moonshine.
II every day was Sunday there would be
no insomnia.
The S. s. before ships name may soon
stand for Ship Subsidy.
Did you. know that straw hats for spring
are being made now!
Father always learns what his Christmas
present cost
Near West Rumney, N. II, man caught
an eagle in skunk trap, much to the eagles
disgust
The sewing machine was patented in 1890
and neighbors have dropped in to use it ever
since.
A Washington man has paid $500 for 20
eggs that haven't been laid SO this must make
the hen nervous.
Have the movie reformers considered bar
ring all films in which any movie actors take
parts?
Seattle auto driver ran into new building
| goino up and may claim it was on the wrong
side Of the street.
A bird sang over the Detroit News radio.
Why not broadcast chicken frying in some
! country kitchen?
Ordinary travel may broaden one. but
Christmas travel flattens one.
Skirts are logger, so they can be shortened
again *
A COW has four stomachs and that is what
| q boy wishes he was.
Speaking of full measure, many pint bot
tie holds barrel Of talk.
I Marriages are made in heaven and deliv-
! cred under mistletoe.
| Weep and the world weeps with you, laugh
and they think you have coal in your cellar.
All people acting foolish are not acting.
| All work and no play shows Jack blame
fool
| The incest part about going home Christ
mas is you can tell all kinds Of crazy things
about where you have been.
| Flats are too small. Notice by changing .
little space built-in conveniences become built
inconvenience.
Carpenter will fight Sikh in March, SO one
will come in like a lion and go out like .
lamb.
Chicago woman found her missing husband
safely married to another woman in Boston
showing there was no use in her worrying
Rolling stones reach the bottom
Do you realize poetry for spring magazine.
Is being written now?
If you can't find chuckle in this stuff q
look at girl in a long dress and galoshes
Reader asks il Doctors book gives tn,
inside story. Yes.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-12-25
Daily Poem 81 sl s1sEe'
GOOD NIGHT.

We say Good night" in the living room
Three times, perhaps, or four,
We say Good night" in the outer hall
As we linger about the door, n
We say Good night" In the yestibule
Some six or eight times more.
I'VE say Good night" on the porch awhile
And then on the steps, Of course;
We say Good night" at the outer gate
And then--as a last resource
We shout Good night as We start the car.
Though we're growing little hoarse
It's fun to visit and fun to play
At the home OF a Royal friend,
But. oh. the time acd The breath We waste,
And the energy We spend,
As we say Coed night! Good nisht!"s Good
N1GHT!ts ssss
Till It seems we will never end
like to leave IN courteous way,
But I'd like to fix 1t 90
That when party is finished I'M, s
And the moment comes to blow s.
= could shake my hess by the hands and then
Say Good night ONCE and eOs
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-12-25
THEY NEED A NEWSPAPER.

The professor of political science at SYRIA
cuse university gave his students a test on cur
rent events the other day with results that
may be considered either humorous or pathetic
according to the point Of view. Questions were
asked concerning 20 prominent men and a dog
en- timely topics, eliciting such gems Of infor-
nation that 1t is wonder that the professor
had the courage to give them to the world.
This showing will, Of course. give great aid
and comfort to that enemy Of higher educa-
tion. Thomas A. Edison. He will accept it as
bearing out his contention that college stu
dents are weak in everyday useful knowledge,
That would indeed seem to be indicated by this
test, but it does not confirm his other conten-
tion that college training units young men for
practical life. A half hours or hours reading
Of good newspaper daily would fully supply
the deficiencies 80 plainly shown. This read
ing should be supplemented bDa brief talk by
the instructor explaining the Significance of
the chief happenings in the news Of the day.
After couple OF weeks of such course let the
professor institute another test and he will he
surprised at the different results. provided he
has done his work we'll. Most of our UNIVERSE
ties and colleges now have courses In "journal-
ism. instruction in making Of newspapers.
They might we'll have courses in journalism in
another sense. the intelligent reading Of news
papers. Only thus can they keep their in
struction in such subjects % political science,
history and economics fresh, vivid and up-to-
date
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-12-25
MERRY.co.RouND.

II you think that the problems Of city lite
are new and peculiar to ours generation, pom
der this: In New York city. III years axo this
month. the retail price Of stove wood SCARED
to vi q cord. great howl went up. Public
and newspapers denounced the prodteers and
demanded = return to the normal price OF those
ttmes-$1l.6O cord. Think Of this when syou
sroan over the coal bill. Prices during the
Napoleonic wars. and later during the Civil
wal. SCARED to almost exactly the same aver
ago level - 70 Americans had in 1880 ON the
eve OF the big crash. Then. as now, many
wtse-heads insisted that "prices can never 70
back as low as they WERE"
Thcse generations back yoader at least
didn't have to dodge autos. Worse still, judy,
Ing from old accounts. were the gailopips
horEcs ind wagons Of bakers boys and huck-
fters. The drivers we're mostly wild young
raen, anxious to spec. things up And they
we're accustomed to climb Gown-and heat mn
any pedestrians who OBJECTED to tranic hazards.
The New York Evening Post in 1905 called
these darsrdevil drivers flying Nercuries., and
recorded thst--to strike terror into the hearts
sof people ON foot-tbey delighted to crash
around the corners Of marrow streets, At
breatnack salloD careenlng on two wheels
and splashing mud.
Dimcult to dodge your way across city
streets nov. But It b not much more than
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-12-25
found Jackie at last all hui ddled up under ~
maple,
BY OLIVE ROBERTS

81 dow" blinked Jackie, wipln ~,
his nose with a hanky he tooK ou s
of his coat pocket. Oh, yes, no nay
an a nice rcd coat that the BroWn'
les had made for him, ., ,4
Its by TAIL" he said, ".
get a coat that will cover IL anu
always catch cold in 1t. In..
do hair on it Anyway. BTU
And he shook like an egspea.e, !
Il thought it was about t.m
was coming around decia, y.
Dusty Coat briskly, opening ny -
little brown bag with dett inseisa
What you got there! ps -,
Jackie curiously, peering at II W
of his watery eyes. :, n.
".Magic-magic snuff. ! can ,; =
answered Dusty Coat with ~ VA,
at the Twins. Its good for a colu,
"Oh. let be have sub. VIII sos %.
SMILED Jackie. lid taAe 81
thing" z zinc,
So Dusty Coat gave him plh'''
and Jackie took q big sn!n. 81
Soon he was snoring souno! 81
the Twins tucked him into peo ~
the winter. ,...,t,i
"Pleasent dreams!!" whlspel;s.
Dusty Coat softly IS they all W
toed out.
Ito Be Continued.l
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AND THEY HAD TO PAY BABE
RUTH'S SALARY TOO.

Professional baseball-in the right hands
looks like close third to the movies and the
boctlegeing business as the country's most
profitable financial investment. Col. T. L. Hus-
ton put $75o.0o0 into the New York American
league team in 1915, and got half interest in,
the club. Two years Of war swept bleacher
patrons into the draft and drove lot Of patri-
otic hall players into the shipyards. but even
then the club broke even Now the .ha!f inter-
est u offered for sale at $l.5oeooo Investing
oaartsr Of million. and bringing 1t up to
million and a half In seven years Il pretty good
business.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-12-25
THE SHAVING MUG.

Somewhere IN our early moral training,
(alas, our cerebral card index Of morals 10 30
dusty and neglected that we can't give chapter
and verse; we were taught that II q man covet
In his heart. he is a. guilty Of sin rs II he had
put his Ubiquitous desire into felonious execu-
uon. And so perhaps 1t is the brotherhood OF
sin thata makes us sympathetic with Mrs Lee
Of Jamaica, L. l.
For Mrs Lee, when interrupted by a coarse
detective person, attached to q department
stofe. had in her handbag seven shaving mugs.
At home, she had 500, it appears, collected in
the same manner. Given opportunity, we
should have outdone. Mrs. Lees collection by
several score.
There was the butchers, adorned with
side OF beef painted in natural colors, just as
real And there was the noble mug, wreathed
in shamrocks. with a gilt harp (Tara's, no
doubt) and the device Erin Go Bragh". 1t
stood. we remember. cheek by jowl with mug
bearingsa guilt square and compass with an Eye
that followed you, staring, wherever you sat
And the G. A. R. mug, sometimes with a blue
forage cap, and the mug with the counterfeit
presentment of ton of coal (priced in those
days. $6.75 in CELLAR.
Where are they now? Gone! Gone, with
the mustache cup that said Papa" in big gold
letters. Gone, with the ycrocheted husher. the
black walnut whatnct and the stereoscope with
its views Of pleasant memory! Gone with the
floral wreath made Of the hair of 3aunts and
uncles, passed on to their reward 1--WE are
shre).
And so. sentimental weakling that we are,
we have invented whole chain of extenuating
circumstances for Mrs. Lee. Is it contempt of
court to hope the learned Judge is none Of
your wblade-a-day modernsts?
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STIfNTS F0R STUlTRnERs

0&0ISSI1U8 SAQ DC ON6ECVW0 Uy
training IN posture. proper breath
ing, articulation. phonation and
lluency in thinking. But first of
all. one who suffers should un-
dersp 5 thorough physical examin-
alton by the physician and have
anya defects, especially defects Of
thesnose and throat treated. Then
he should enter upon a prolonged
course Of general physical trains
ing under a competent director, as
in a Y. N. c. A. gymnasium class.
Learn TO think Aefore you speak.
That il. try to say to yourself fifpt
what you are about to say aloud.
Always open your mouth and
take q quick inspiration through
the mouth just before you speak.
Practice this when you are alone.
reading or speaking. At the same
time-a, regular period of exercise
night and morning is advisable
learn to lay in enough air. while
you are taking that preliminary
quick inspiration through the open
mouth, to last you throughga phrase
or sentence. Many stutterers err in
beginning speech whom the chest is
empty 81 nearly empty, about. the
end Of expiration. Then they go
broke for wind before they reach
the, end ofFphfase or sentence, and
the vocal engine commences miss
ing. 1t is for, this reason that train
ing in singing, under strict, stern
teacher is beneficial for a stutter-
Ter. &s,4a
In all practice, lengthen and
strengthen the novels. Avoid the
sing song monotone in speaking.
Practice reading rhymed verses or
poetry aloud, either to yourself or,
better, to sympathetic listener,
striving to acquire such infection
of voice that a listener in the next
room may be unable to guess
whether you ares reading or con-
rersfng.
Strive to keep your voice low
THAT is, soft, not harsh; musical,
not loud. Never speak more loudly
than is necessary TO make yourself
heard. s
Practice counting as far as you
can on one breath, 7musically, dis
tinctly, enunciating each number
clearly.
I. Practice saying the alphabet as
far as possible on one breath, with
1.-THE voice always carefully modu-
Hated. Always stop and lay in some
more wind before you run down
completely. -.
Practice singing scales and later
to1d familiar. songs or hymns while
you are dressing and undressing
night aud, morning. q
| Let some one go /. over various
pages.of a book crossing out a word
here and there. Then practice
reading these pages aloud and sup
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-12-25
The Daily Short Story, !

it never seen before, and she had
never heard him converse with
anyone except on business. :.
When the elevator stopped at the
! main floor, he turned to her and
placed an envelope in her hand,
wished her "a very Merry Christ
mas" He said: II intended I'd see
you before you left the office: but
| l received such a wonderful sur
prise this afternoon that l forgot
everything. l have been down to
the paper office and placed ans ad-
vert.sement for something | found,
land ] could uet-trust the message
! to the office boys Il
Thinking Of her own loss, she
asked him in an off-handed manner
, what he had found. He opened his
! billfold and took from, it the locket
and chain and, showing her the pic
ture in it, said: eff l could find
out where the lady of that picture
is, l would be truly happy.
would give half my money to the
poor Too surprised to listen to
mis- excited talking, she made d
move for the locket, and pressing it
to her lips. cried out, ooh, Mother,
. dear! have found you again."
Then the bewildered Mr.. Luy-
fuss began to stammer and say
Eth, ah. What do l hear you say!
This picture is your mother? Tell
me, girl, was her maiden name Ida
| Clark"
Norma pressed tiny spring on
the opposite side of the locket and
revealed to his wondering eyes his
own picture, taken the day her
mother had promised to be his wife
20 years ago. He then asked Nor
ma to go with him to the cafe
across the street and tell him more
about his lost love.
So little by little she told him all
he wanted to know. 1t was the
old story of lovers quarrel, Their
OF her marrying another man ant
"repenting at leisure" AS her life
was ebbing away she told hel
daughter that her heart was brok.
SAs gnu NAAnN Az Wuo wv 4dlC " dSF
forgiveness.
She had placed his picture
! where no eyes but hers could Sc,
it until her spirit had passed be
yond.
! After he had mastered his feel
ings. Mr.. Luyfuss told Norma HI
could smile again and be as othe
men, now. =
| She began to realize that in he
supreme happiness she had MISE,
her train, She told him about he
intended visit to her Aunt Fanny,
home.
Then he said: my dear child
you are all have to live for, nov
your mother is gone; l intend t
adopt you as nay daughter. Do yol
think you would like me for
daddy? And if you don't mind
would like to go with you to Cap,
Cod" A few hours later they wer,
on their way.
There was great rejoicing at tn,
old homestead that night. ant
dear old Jack Luyfuss," as Aun
Fanny lovingly called him, was /;
real Santa Claus to them all.