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The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-08-13

Dear Mrs. Thompson: ! have
been under a constant strain for
IL months or more on account OF
domestic troubles.
have a sweet daughter OF 20.
all / have to live for. Her father
died before she was born. She is
working at a cafe and has been for
over a couple Of years. Her en-
ployer is q married man, has a
wife and child, and she is infatu-
ated with this man. AIN can say
to her only makes her stronger for
him.
He is of q low class and also has
a notorious record; you know what
l mean, a man of the world and
one who stands ready to ruin young
girls. He has set my daughter
against me and told her to leave
me. He says she is old enough for
me not to keep tab on her.
l have threatened to kill him,
and am tempted to. l really
think that he is fit for death. l
have called up his wife and told
her of his conduct toward my
daughter, and it seemed to make
her angry at me. She told me to
70 ahead and kill him. but to kill
both. I don't know what to think
Of such a woman as that. Her hus-
band talks about her, criticizes her
to the lowest and says he never
loved her when he married her.
Please tell me what to do. ! have
become so nervous l am under the
care Of a physician.
A BEREAvED MOTHER.
Your daughter has passed be-
yond your control. Since she will
give no heed to what you say, all
interference on your part only
strengthens her determination to
do wrong.
Tell her that from now On your
lips will be sealed and you will not
express your opinion further, but
when trouble comes, as it surely
will as q result Of wrong doing.
you Will stand ready to help her
and love her.
You began too late in trying to
govern your daughter. Probably
you can remember times all
through her life when her will was
stronger than yours and she had
her own way In spite Of your bet
ter Judgment. She should not have
bean allowed to work In . cafe be-
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-08-13

letheFS an1 Dang1teEs.
Here Il . striking letter from .
little girl Il contains strong a2-
peal to mothers and daughters:
my dear Doctor Brady: VIII
you please. through your most val
liable column. urge mothers to tell
their children about human repro
duction, etc? Some mothers say
they don't know how to go about
telling It Isnr it better for them
to tell It any old way, Just 20 It is
true. than have their children hear
It from some nasty, vulgar girl in
school, who tells untruths about one
Of the most sacred things In life?
For this Is the case with a girl
at school. A girl friend OF mine
has been told by several girls in
her class at school some Of the
nastiest Jokes and things that go
along with such Jokes call them
vulgar speeches. Don't think that
all girls are like that, for they
aren't I went through grammar
school and never heard such things
from any Of the girls. Last year
my biology teacher at high school
gave her girls lectures on human
reproduction. But high school is
too late for some girls, for they al
ready have their vulgar views
which are hard to change. So
please urge mothers to tell their
children. It makes ME sick to hear
Of such things. Please don't pub
lish this letter. ! am fifteen years
old and.
prevailed upon this little lady
to give me permission to publish
her letter, with certain possible
marks of Identification omitted.
The United States Public Health
Service surgeons found that the av-
erage age at which boys pick up
their first distorted and uncleanly
information, concerning human re-
production, is nine years, whereas
the average age at which boys are
offered clean and truthful informa-
ton on the subject Is sixteen years
seven years too late. don't
know how it is with girls. but per-
haps there Is not much difference.
This very Illuminating letter from
one sweet little girl is certainly
conservative. The matter might he
presented much more forcibly with
out overstating the truth. / hope
it may make a million mothers
think, yes, and million fathers,
too. However, it is up to mother 20
attend to daughters education,
while father is responsible for the
instruction of son.
Our sincere and womanly little
preacher mentions lectures by her
biology teacher. Biology-knowl-
edge Of life-ought to be taught at
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-08-13
Argus Information Bureau

(Any reader can got the answer to
ton Bureau. Frederic J. Haskin, Director
address and enclose two-cent stomp for re
confidential. the replies being sent direcl
paid 70 anonymous letters).
@. I am entitled to money as q
member Of the Cherokee tribe Of
Indians. How can l get It! M. M.
A. The bureau OF Indian affairs
states that the Cherokee rolls were
closed on March z, 1907. Unless
your name appeared you would not
be entitled to allotment.
@. What state collected the great
est amount Of income and excess
profits tax? l M. C.
A. New York state was first in
this respect, counting for the year
1919. $712,425,702 Pennsyl-
vania was second with a total of
1901 .111,41079.
@. Will you kindly tell me the
name Of the exact spot on a noun
tain top where all vegetation
ceases? N. B. A.
A. The boundary on a mountain
which marks the cessation Of all
vegetation Is known as the snow
line.
@. Does the expression wall
Street" embrace more than Wall
street itself? C. ST..
A. Wall street has come to mean
the entire financial district Of New
York city. Broad street has be-
come even more important than
Wall street as the location of finan-
cial and stock market affairs, since
the Stock exchange, Curb market
and Consolidated exchange are all
on Broad street.
Q. Are rewards paid for infor-
nation leading to the location OF
robbers OF postoffces? D. o. C.
A. The postoffice department
says that rewards will be paid for
the detection. Arrest and convic-
ton OF postofice burglars, robbers
and highway mail rabbers.
Q. What presidents Of the Unit
ed States were elected without re-
ceiving q majority Of the popular
vote! r n
A. John Quincy Adams, James
buchanan. Abraham Lincoln, Ruth
ef1ord B. Hayes, BENJAMIN Harrison.
Grover Cleveland (1892) and Wood
row Wilson (1ol2) arr all presi-
dents Who did not receive Z ma
jortty Of popular votss. Johd ouin-
~ Adams was electGd " ~ ko1se
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! window where the inmates had evil
IDENTIFY used less care. A good two
inches OF space. remained below. the
drawn shade. Crouching low in the
darkness the whole room. inside
was revealed to the watchers.
Not a burglar, surely, was the
well-dressed man inside. Coatless,
collarless. he was striding excited
ly up and down the room. After a
moment he seated himself before a
table filled with innumerable small
wheels and gears and shafts some
OF which were combined in ma
chine formation, evidently a small
part OF q large machine close by.
Handling the small parts lovingly,
he fitted several into place, leaning
close with eyes half closed in the
intensity Of his interest. Then TAX
ing them apart again he threw
them down before him, jumped up
and. resumed his walk.
Crazy" whispered Adele in
Wards ear.
Its a machine" returned Ward,
but the last part OF the word was
drawn out in an unexpected and ex-
plosive snee1e, Kissing loudly out
in the silence.
In an instant the shade was
raised. The lower sash went up
before they could turn away and
the glazing eyes Of the man inside
met theirs. Then he was out
through the open window.
March on through the back door
or Ill call the police" be said
gruffly.
Like two guilty children they
stepped through the doorway and
into the lighted room. Then sur
prise and embarrassment on Wards
part turned to astonishment
"Mr. Wentworth" he exclaimed.
"Young Preston! Head Of our
drafting room. upon my word!"
Tho older man sat down helplessly.
Then followed hasty explanations
on 18th sides. Adele, listening 70
the two men, had hard work to
grasp he situaf1nn. NJ. Went
worth must b The ~. WeatuortA
wAsrs Ward worked. And tits NJ
chine wAs 60 - - paf66uR1n
N1l - tll1lSol r.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-08-13
Whats I'm A Name?
Copyright. 1919. BY Tia Wheeler Syndicate Inc,
b.
MILDRED
MARSHALL

the feminine Of this interesting
name was evolved in the 18th CEN
fury. 1t made its first appearance
in France in the house of Stuart
de- Aubigne. Various feminines Of
Henri were popular in the court
Of Katherine de Medici.
In the form of Henrietta, the
name made its appearance in Eng
land with the daughter of Henri
Nv of France and it was descend
ants of this good queen who carried
the name through successive steps
until it reached the quaint diminu-
tive Hattie.
Jet is Hattie's talismanic stone.
For her it is not a symbol of sor-
row but talismap against grief.
Friday is her lucky day and 4 her
lucky number.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-08-13

ny question by writing The Argus Infofns
Washington, d. C. Give full name and
turn postage. Be brief. All inquiries ~
70 each individual. No attention viii 10
Of representatives.
q. II a registered letter is lost
will the post Office department
make good for its contens?
T. in.
A. The postoffice department
says that if a registered letter IS
lost in the mail. it is responsible
for contents up to $50. ii
@. Do all vines Irvine from leiI
to right? F.S.
A. The department Of agricul-
ture says that most plants Irvine 70
the left. Some, including the mop
and honeysuckle. Irvine to the rignt
Twining is apparently the result Oh
a geotropic stimulus. {
@. What is the meaning of Erin
go Brach?" L. J.
A. Erin 60 Brach" is the oid
war cry Of the Irish. 1t means Ire
land forever"
@. What is the name Of the II
quid acid that will give plate cop
per the appearance Of silver ~
merely rubbing it with soft rag. |
P.Q.
A. The bureau Of standards says
that it is possible to produce 81.
yer appearance upon copper by tne
application Of solutions or sails
containing either silver or mef.
curry. This method would give pu.
a very thin coating at best anu
would not withstand any apprecla-
BILE service.
Q. Who discovered gold in inc
Klondike region? T. I. ).
A. The first important discos-
cry OF gold in the Klondike was
made in 1896 by George CorracA'
q miner and old-timer on the ri'e'-
@. Please tell me what run
ner" was in the war. J. n.
A. The. war department says
that runner in the army Is sol.
der who has been detailed rom
his regular unit to carry messages
from one military headquarters !.
another. Thkre were a number u
runners to each company.
@. Are blackberries ciassee >
ANIMALS or perennials? d. r
A. Blackberry bushes are pefeu
NAL plants, since it is not neces
sary 70 plant them each year.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-08-13

q A thousand dollars each, said to have been
THAT 1t cost Kansas City to permit Socialist.
seocialist-Labor and Prohibition party members
70 vote in the primary, seems tri1e expensive,
put who shall say 1t wasn't worth it? Nobody
gan complain now that he didn't have a chance
Ho express his preferences and no candidate
$an plead that he didn't have fair show
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-08-13

its competitors. These competitors
Mr.. Wentworth was explaining
were hard after tho idea-actually
spying to get hold of it. Taking j
house secretly seemed to be the on.
ly way to keep clear of them-in
the shop even some of the regular
men might not be loyal-here he
stopped and looked sharply al
Ward.
But Ward was not paying atten.
ton. He was lingering parts Of the
machine. In the office he had seer
to drawing up all the small pieces
but knew nothing OF the assemblies
pillow and the Conventional
machine. In a moment the two
men had their heads together and
were bending intently forward,
Adele slipped quietly away to ex.
plore the house that was hers and
yet not hers. When she came back
the scene had changed. A motor
was busily working and the CON.
necfed machine was whirr;np
smoothly. Mr.. Wentworth was mt.
ting on his coat, his face beamine
with satisfaction.
well, Mrs. Preston" he said
this burglar business il a lncky
thing for me. That husband q,
yours has managed to dig up the
very idea that Is the keynote to the
whole combination. We will have
put 1t over the other fellow this
time all right"
Adele. breathless with excite.
ment proud Of her husband. could
think Of NO word to say.
Nov. as understand II. Mr.
Wentworth went on. you were ina,
ready to buy this house when
got It Well. I don't see but n M
done its work ~ far a. I am con.
cerned. Now. II you sttll want II
I think ! can afford to discount
. BIT on the price. and the terms
viii be easy"
Oh Adele found her yuice n
last -0h, do No want It? Thi,
burglar business surely has beeu
. lucky thing al around.s
The only question IN my mind. :
~. Wentworths syes tuinkled. ii
49, O. - ! - o9E14nxs
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-08-13
TlHQE DAILY SHORT STORY

II was noticing the place as came
to supper. and there was not a sign
Of life about it."
."Ha'nts-must be-" Adele laugh
ed softly. ''Or the mystery. Wen
watch and see what we'll see.
All was as usual about the house
as Ward went back and forth to
his work the following day, as also
when Adele went in town for shop
ping in the afternoon. But that
night. when the interested couple
walked down purposely to see wha,
they could see, the CLEAN of light
! was once more visible. Adele. near
ly bursting with curiosity. imag-
ined every possible solution of the
mystery" ably seconded by her
husband.
Three days passed. Still no
signs Of life about the place by day
light, but the steady light far into
the night, - Adele and Ward took
pains to ascertain. That third ey-
ening Adele reached the limit Of
endurance.
Its our housed" she said.
We've adopted it even II it does
belong to someone else. l won't
have burglars and thieves and
and maybe smallpox patients des-
ecrating that nice dining room-if
it is the dining room. Come, Ward,
we'll 60 very softly. but we'll have
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-08-13
s !; ([!;! @ 1'{!!.::,;
oy i MPc EL1ZARETH THOMPSON
i MRC. ELlZABETH THOMPSON

your nerves and your health so that
when the time comes that your
daughter needs you. you will be
strong and ready to help her.
You know that your daughter Is
sweet and good. regardless of the
bad side she is showing now. Never
lose your faith in her. Believe with
all your soul that she is only
learning lesson and after the ex-
perience is over she can be a good
woman with your help.
Dear Mrs. Thompson: am a
young girl Is years old. am in
love with a young man and think
he loves me. He is a boy l met
about q month ago. Do you think
1t would be all right for me to go
with him? He seems like a nice
boy. Ny parents have no objec-
ton. Please give me your advice,
A LITTLE GIRL.
You are old enough to 90 with
young men. see no reason why
you should not accept this young
mans attentions since your par
ents approve.
Dear Mrs. Thompson: 1 am a
girl 16 years old and my mother is
dead. ! am in love with q boy IS
years old and he seems to like me
all right, but he has never gone
with me yet. He seems to want
to keep company with me, but
dosen't know what to do. Please adj
wise me how to get him to keen
company with me.
A LONELY GIRL.
1t Is useless to try to get him tn
keep company with you. Even the
most bashful boy will find some
way to be w1h q girl If he cares
enough for her.
Dear Mrs. Thompson: I am en-
gagged to Q young man who wishes
to give me presents for my hone
chest Is 1t proper for me to re-
ceive them?
I am Is. Do you think am too
young to get married!
My sister Is Is years old. Is she
too young to keep company with
boys? DOTTIE AND KATE
It Ii all right to accept presents
from your fiance,
! think you are too younr IN
marry. would advise you to wait
two or tn ee years.
les. yos.r sister - too young 70
nesD eonpo1y with bcys.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-08-13
Supervising the News.
Council Bluffs NonpareiD.

Council BUNS NonparelU.
You don't find anything in the Los Angeles
newspapers about earthquakes. Three or four
lines mentioning seismic tremor" covers the
incident in these otherwise illuminative and
enterprising journals The real story Of the
situation is revealed in the records Of the rail-
roads touching the places where these seismic
tremors recently occurred. These records show
all Pullman berths on outgoing trains re-
served for three weeks in advance.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-08-13
HE HOUSE WITH THE GREEN
DOOR.
BY Helen Waite Munro,

copyright, 1920. by Wheeler Syn
4 So dicate).
Il TO think that II should be sold
JUST % we were getting together
ooogh money to buy It ourselves! .
dele Preston looked ruefully at the
ittle white house with the green
nor. nestled costly among the
padding trees and shrubbery.
i 1T Is Q shame!" her husband re-
ponded. That's been on the mar
81 over two years. and we've PLAN
fed and figured on it until it sure
eamed like our own. Mr.. Larkin.
3he real estate man. says a lawyer
oueAf It for q client whose name
- would not give-seems to be
omethtng mysterious about it."
Think Of some perfectly dread
~ Nmily occupying that big liv-
ng room--I know it's big. though
I've never been in it-Snd some
tedy else's baby having 1 sand pile
y oar back yard!" Adele sighed
- they turned to walk the re-
nAini1g distance to the flat which
As their present home. I'm 60
AZ 70 watch. anyway, and see what
and Of people they are, Ward. You
lust notice ~ you 60 by to work
hether they've come or not.
The days went by. however, and
- new owners Of the little house
~ not appear to take possession.
E1el shades remained closely drawn.
- grass ON the lawn grew to
avtng heights and the green door
majhed bafflingly closed. The
1reeuls watching Of Adele and
ex4 Preston was in vain until
~ tvsuing some time later % the
~ yolksd slowly homeward past
= house after An hour 1t the NOV
~ vaN started BY IN sxclama-
~ q Ar1Assment from her.
Wardl" she cfied. srab-
- arm. Lock q the side
u tn1ee ~ shAdei 5heYe'a
~ - ha1ao&Ao peoplo]
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HATTIE.

HATTIE.
Though somewhat provincial,
Hattie is none the less popular as a
feminine name. 1t is nice, COM
Portable, coy sort OF name
without .frills or ornamentation. 1t
means "home-ruler," though it
comes originally from Teutonic
mythology, it has elements of the
modern attitude toward home. Even
in their heathenism, the guardian
Of the dwelling Of the grave spirits
Of the dead, known as Heimdell,
was regarded as the Home ruler"
true to the kindred points of
heaven and home"
BY various stages. through the
German Heinz, the French Henri,
and the English Henry and Harry.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-08-13

h They have no public utilities commission in
iowa but Waterloo is paying $145 per 1000
feet for gas, the rate being fixed by the city
|bouncil.~ And at Ames and Nevada. which are
Supplied by . common plant, the company
plains to be losing money at $1.75 per 1000
md has appealed to the courts to make it $500
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4 y "a - - n - l1S1
- - o. = thssS - v - vilh -
6netssa IS ~ pousr d notoss 4 ordsr - =
ereass ~ nlIsags ~ ealloa u fss1 Il /
5peeaf eircllay lstter 70 the s,eoe msmhsfl
X ~ society a autpmotive ensinesrs. b 4
Welch, secretary 81 fhs American Petruisun
Institute, substituted IL following Tor thai
consideration:
4 careful study Of the statistics IN
the memorandum will show that the
amount oR crude Oh ayailable during the
rsriod Of vsry low-pricsd gasoline vas
% great q to excuse for the time being
any great expenditure Of effort on the
part Of the automofiye engineer TO con-
serve fuel That time Is past The
time has now come when, from the oil
mans aspect, It would seem Is though
the problem Of the automotiye engineer
is to build engines that instead of go
ing from seven to twelve miles on
gallon Of gasoline will go twenty or
thirty miles on the same amount, and
tina. the problem is not to build engines
to burn refined oil, or some product Of
petroleum other than the present motor
fuels, IS at the present time there. is not
enough petroleum to 60 around and to
meet all requirements.
With the speed limits Of automobiles
fixed at about twenty-five miles an hour,
and with the crowded condition Of our
city streets and roads today making it
unsafe to drive very much faster, why
is it Tot necessary, advisable, and prac-
ticable to cut down very materially the
consumption of gasoline by all types Of
automobiles. by the more efficient use
OF fuel? Should not the horsepower OF
the heavy cars be cut down, and could
not the cheaper and lighter cars be so
equipped as to get all the speed desir-
able from very much smaller amount
Of gasoline than is now used.
The federal trade commission in its recent
investigation of oil prices, made at the instiga
ton of congress, practically justified the in
crease of the last few months on economic
grounds Growth of demand, running ahead
OF increase in supply, and greater costs o
production, together with the psychological
factors entering into the situation were cited az
causes and little hope was held out OF any
changes which might lead to return to for
lner prices. The commissions recommends.
tons were limited to advice to encourage for
eign Development with the necessary diplc.
matte support, elimination of wasteful meth.
DDS of drilling, study of more economic util.
ization of petroleum products. restriction Of
expectation Of domestic crude oil and its prod
ucts and a federal arrangement for the gath
ering and disseminating Of information on the
subject for the use of congress and those en-.
gagged in the trade.
These measures of course will merely hell
to defer the inevitable shortage till such time
as the ingenuity of man may be hoped to de-
wise means Of permanent relief.
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Trotzky. predicting world soviet within
y year. is merely whistiing to keep up his
spirits and impress his subjects II he has any
Ereal money to bet on the proposition he'll find
<plenty OF takers here in America.
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Friday, the 18th.
Did you start anything today?

rhrenologists say mems heads are growing
hsger. We've suspected it all along What
swcre looking for is someone who can explain
why
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Amy
D. C.
The replies being direct viii
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1920-09-17
~BEN" FRANKLIN NOT FIRST
Contention Made That New Hampshire
Had the Earliest Periodical In
the United States.

claim that the oldest periodical In
the United States Is the New Hampshire
Gazette. published weekly at Ports
mouth and founded in 1855. the next
In age being the Weekly Mercury. pub
lished at Newport. r. l.. and founded
In 1853. Benjamin Franklin did not
found the Saturday Evening Post or
any other paper In 1928. The Penn.
sylvania Gazette was founded in 1928
by Samuel Keimer, who did not make
a financial success Of 1t and sold 1t to
Franklin. It was first called The Uni
versal Instructor in All Arts and Sci
ences and Pennsylvania Gazette. In
his autobiography Franklin says Of
Keimer and the Gazette: He began
his paper, however. and after carrying
It on threequarters of year, with at
most ninety subscribers, he offered 1t
to me for trifie; and !, having been
rendy for some time to 60 on with 1t,
took 1t In hand directly; and 1t proved
In few years extremely profitable to
me-"
Samuel Atkinson and Charles Alex
ander combined the subscription lists
OF the Pennsylvania Gazette and the
Bee and issued the first number of the
Saturday Evening Post on August 4,
1921, and the Gazette and the Bee went
out of existence forever. Thomas Cot
trell Clarke was the first editor Of the
Post. All old newspaper directories
give 1921 as the year the Post was
Established