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The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-05-03
In the Days News

John Walter Smith, who is slated
to be renominated for the United
States senate by the Democrats of
Maryland today, has been a men,
Der of the upper house of congress
for II years Born in the town of
Snow Hill, Nd, IS years ago, the
future senator was left an orphan
at an early age. Through his own
exertions he has succeeded in ac-
cumulating large fortune and has
risen to position of leadership in
the affairs of his state and nation.
About the time Of the close of the
Civil war he engaged in the lum-
Der business on large scale in
Maryland, Virginia and the Caro-
linas. Subsequently he extended
his activities to banking and to
various industrial enterprises and
in the course of time came to be
one OF the leading men of business
in his state. His public career be-
gan with his election to the Mary
land senate in 1889. Ten years la
ter he was elected to congress, but
resigned his seat after serving one
year to accept election to the Mary
land governorship. In 1908 he was
chosen United States senator.
The case Of Lloyd Provost,
charged with the murder of J.
Stanley Brown, son OF a Detroit
millionaire, is called for trial to-
day at Mt. Clemens, Mich. Young
Brown was found murdered in his
! automobile several miles from Mt
Clemens on the night of Dec. %
last.
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reconciled and happy ever after
Alter the applause the crowd re-
turned to their dancing and Ned
asked Coralie to dance. When She
nodded her yes" he led her. not in
the dance, but to secluded part OF
the veranda.
Ned, dear. forgive me-"
sweetheart, it is you who must
forgive me-" he whispered. "Tell
me that l am forgiven, Coralie !"
oh. my Ned, of course you are
forgiven, and if you must bet then
conhne your bets to me. I'll wager
Two neckties that you don't dare
kiss me in this light"
Done. And you lose" And he
kissed her not once but MANI
times, and by the expression on
Coralie's face she was glad thai
she lost.
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Autshabyseraphy-16.
Rabies IN Books.

NY dad has always wanted to
write a baby book. He says every
doctor, who amounts to anything is
supposed to get out a baby book
sooner or later. Dad has a very
fetching title all picked out for his
book, and he is only waiting now
for the right publisher to turn up.
The title father intends t6 use for
his book is What l Don't Know
About Babies" l should think that
would appeal to any live publisher.
But it doesn't. No. they all shake
their heads over it and say: NO
doubt it would be q monumental
work. but we are not in a position
to undertake the publication Of ex-
ceptionally large volumes" But,
shucks, father does not despair;
he is young yet.
Z Some people imagine it takes q
lot of knowledge for a doctor to
write a book about babies. On the
contrary, it is a mere pastine. You
ought to- see my father writing
books about babies. colds, dandruff,
eczema and everything. Why, all
he has to do is spread open all the
books he has on the subject. take
a composite squint at them. and dive
right in. The publishers insist on
having books made that way. The
reviewers do, too. Writing book
is nothing worth mentioning. That
is why the author receives from 5
to 10 per cent and somebody else
takes the rest of the money spent
for a book. Authorizing is the least
important part of the making of
hook. Book babies make us babies
in real life look like pikers. A
baby in a book is like an automo-
bile in a catalogue; it looks long
sight better than it works. I'd
rather be than than any baby in
eny OF fatGer's books, and he has
raft of different baby books all
full of just about the finest babies
YOU ever heard of and finer than
YOU ever saw. In order TO COM
pare anywhere near favorably with
the average run of book babies a
fellow would have to be so good
and sweet ne would never keep
through fly time.
Father has selected out Of all the
baby books a handful which he
keeps and recommends. The 9TH
ers he has given me to play with.
The best baby book any one can
buy. until fathers is published is
probably Care of the Baby" by
DR.. J. P. c. Griffith of the L. of P.
This book is published by the W.
B. Saunders company. Philadel-
phia, and ii is a big y shillings'
worth for $3.50. if you've got a
baby here or coming
Another one father suggests is
"Our Baby" by DR.. Ralph 0. Clock
and some 25 per cent of the alpha
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A STORY.
: BY Betty MCINTYRE.

III
1 copyright. 1920, by Wheeler Syn
dictate, Incl
SAY, I'd be willing to wager that
fyou couldn't earn 500 in one
fmcnth, Ned Towne. You know
Hthat you have never had to do any
&thing but call on your dad for
leash, and that is some different
UDroposition from earning il. am
I{t6Ady to bet . cool thousand that
jypu can't do it: are you game"
The speaker blew a cloud OF
,nun0ke into the air and smiled a.
HE had q mental picture of the fash
ionable Ned Towne in overalls
earning the 800.
II say, Grant, do YOU really mean
Hiatt" and Ned rose from mis- easy
lchair and perched on the end of the
liable.
4 bet your life ! mean it; want to
lake me on it,"
Il know l have never earned a
ent in all my life. but dad didn't
Bvant me to work; but III take YOU
Ind I'll show you that l can earn
H.
The other half dozen young men
heated in the clubroom gathered
|hround and all the details were ar
Banged. The month began the next
morning, and Ned, eager to show
Ne fellows what stuff he vas made
IT. rose early. He hadn't the least
~ what he could do and for the
rat time IN his life he scanned
want ads" in the morning pa
One after the Other, he dis
14e4 them. reAliAng just how
~ va httsd to do. Like an
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CHANGED to be laughing over the
antics of hurdy gurdy monkey.
Yes. that is right; Ned, Miss Seton
and his iiancee. Happily uncon-
scious of any complications, Ned
was stricken dumb when he found
himself looking into the troubled
blue eyes Of the girl he loved.
Coralie James returned his ring
with a short note that terminated
the engagement and all his efforts
to see her we're unavailing. At the
end of the month he returned to
the club with the 500 he had
earned and amid the cheers OF his
friends he collected his $1,000.
And fate, still busy, arranged a
dance where both Ned and Coralie
were. sure to go. All the evening
Ned watched for a chance to an
proach Coralie to explain, but she
avoided him About midnight q
dozen couples gathered on the
veranda and someone suggested
that Ned, ever famous as q good
story teller, tell q story. A happy
thought struck him; he would tell
his own story of the past month
and thus be telling a story and ex-
planning to Coralie at the same
time. A hasty glance told him thai
none Of the club fellows was in the
crowd, so seating himself so that
he could see Coralie he told his
story, adding his explanation to hes
thus:
And the young fellow did not tell
his fiancee for she did not approve
Of betting, and. Of course, he had
to tell her something about thai
morning. and. Of course, she
couldn't understand" and then. like
Fall good story tellers, he had them
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but also the people Of al civilized countries 70
whom the rress has come to - daily necss-
sity. The printed page has been the greafest
single tnhssnce, n bringing the world oat q :
state Of barbarism and any serious restriction
Of the supply Of printed matter would tend to
fcyefse the wheels Of progress.
OF course some way eventually will be
found 10 meet the situation, but at the present
momes.t the search for remedy is one worthy
to engage tue minds Of our greatest economists
and our leaders in invention.
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The Paper Supply.

Frank A. Munsey of New York, publisher of
1--WE daily newspapers and three magazines, be-
lieves that the government will have to place
definite restrictions upon the use of print pa
per to conserve the supply. He advocated such
action in testifyng before senate investi-
eating committee Saturday. If the ratio Of
consumption continues to increase during the
next rs years al the same rate as it has in
the last quarter of century he asserted that
there will be no pulp forests left in the world,
adding: Il know that sounds like a broad
statement but 1t is true
THE only way to handle the situation,
believe said MIR. Munsey lis by restrictions
imposed by the national government for the
good of ALL"
In urging government restrictions Mr.
Munsey said there was no possible remedy lett
to Individual publishers. No form of volun-
tafy cooperation between publishers could be
made effective, he said
Every publisher regards question of size
Of publication. etc. purely personal" the
witness declared. You can't get cooperation
throughout the nation. 1t would be impossible
IN New York. for instance, to obtain coopera,
Zion that would cut the consumption in half,
although i, ought to be done l would gladly
40 II myself"
The problem Of conserving the wood pulp
(Anpply or of finding substitute for the manu-
lfacture OF paper is admittedly grave one 1t
Btoncerns not only publishers of newspapers
and periodicals. whose business is threatened,
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-05-03
Today's Events

Washington, D. c., is the meet
ing place today of the annual con-
vention of the American Pnafmd-
ceutical association.
Utah Republicans hold their
state and congressional conVeh-
tons today for the election OF deie-
gates to the Chicago convention.
What is expected to be the most
elaborate and interesting hlstolr
cal spectacle ever seen in Canaua
will be staged in Winnipeg and VI.
cinity this week in celebration o.
the 25th anniversary of the HUI
son Bay company.
In general primary today
ocrats of Maryland will select thelr
delegates to the national conveh-
tons and nominate candidates lo'
the offices to be filled at the NO
vember election.
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QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS.
On Going to Court.

It may interest you to know that
certain articles you have recently
printed STAYED of a bitter lawsuit
The writer had fully determined to
bring an action for malpractice
against two leading surgeons and
an internist with a wide reputa-
ton. 1t was all q misunderstand-
ing. and your explanations made it
perfectly clear. You have a knack
which one could wish more of your
profession might acquire. explain
ing things in words a mere layman
can understand. P.
Answer-Probably fcGr-fifths OF
all such lawsuits are founded on
false premises. either misunder-
standing or wilful desire to have a
fancied revenge. The majority Of
all malpractice suits are brought
for fracture cases-there being
popular notion that if a fractured
member is not restored to its pris-
tine beauty and usefulness the doc
tor must have maltreated the case.
Eliminate these suits and fake &C.
tons brought by people who SIM
ply hope to evade paying the ply
sician's bill, and the courts would
enjoy a deserved rest.
No Substitute for Milk.
Is there any substitute for milk
and butter in the diet Of boy "a
and a girl II years old? Would a
Giet of bread, oleo. jam. coffee.
meat soup or meat three times
week, fresh fruit and cereal home
cooked for breakfast, fresh veseta-
bles daily be all right for such
children? WEST ELEVENTH.
Ansmer-In my opinion there is
no substitute for fresh milk ard
. butter in the diet Of persons under
25 years OF age The diet YOU men-
ton is all right except that butter
should be used instead of cleo. each
chut should have at least one pint
! Of fresh milk every dav. and no
coffee or tea should be given c,iil-
dren under i6. Cocoa MAY be al
! lowed children over II years.
though the less cocoa and the more
milk the better.
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THE DAILY SHORT STORY

, oasis he read the one thing that he
knew he could do.
Boiling the rest OF his breakfast
he rushed out OF the house and
WAS soon in the next city. Once
there he had no difficulty in secur-
ing the position. For, despite the
fact that the man who had adver-
tised for an instructor to teach his
two daughters to ride horseback,
was one, Of the new rich" he knew
breeding when he met ii.
Huh. what cinch; guess l can
get job? I'll say can" And
Ned patted the sleek side Of the
splendid horse that was to be his in
his new position.
According to the arrangements
! no one was to know what he was
doing to earn the money, and al
though he missed the many hours
Of ease he had been having every
day he was enjoying himself
greatly. The two girls were good
looking. wholesome young ladies
and learned t0 ride with ease and
grace
One morning, after he had held
his position for three weeks, the
elder Of the girls wanted TO ride
downtown. through the crowded
streets, just for the excitement,
and of course Ned was to ride with
her. Now it CHANGED that very
morning that Neds fiancee had
asked him to ride in her new car,
and on the plea of important work
for his father. he excused himself,
Fate, very busy, arranged In Z
crowded street Of the city . motor
with a charming young lady ats the
wheel and almost beside it . hne
looking couple on horse back who
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-05-03
nh JAMES M0lGAN

sided with the southerners and yot.
ed for Breckenridge.
When the first state seeded hs
was already within 10 weeks Of the
end of his term. with a hostile con-
gress in front of him and behind
him a country as irresolute as,
himself. AS he saw the union
falling to pieces. he hoped on that
it could be patched together again
By another old-fashioned compro-
mise. All of the while there were
southern members of his cabinet
who were staying in Washington
only to ship federal war supplies
south and to aid in the prepare
tons for destroying the govern
ment.
Edwin NJ. Stanton of Ohio, al.
though himself a Breckenridge
Democrat, bluntly warned Buchan-
an: you are sleeping on vol
cano. The ground is mined all
around and under yOu-and ready to
explode and without prompt and
energetic action you will be the
last president of the United States
Mr.. Stanton" pleaded the feeble
old man. for Gods sake. come in
and help me-"
The first day that Stanton took
his seat at Buchanan's cabinet
table he told the secretary of war,
Floyd of Virginia, that he ought to
| be hanged on a. gallows higher than
Haman's' for having ordered Ma
jor Anderson, without the knowl-
edge of the president. to stay in
defenseless old fort in Charleston
harbor instead of transferring him
self to Fort Sumter, as the major
| had done in defiance of orders. The
secretary Of the interior. Thompson
Of Mississippi, protesting against
such language. the new member or
the cabinet whirled upon him with
the charge that he had been steal
ing public bonds.
Before the middle Of January the
| cabinet was reorganized and Blu
| chanan was surrounded by stanch
unOin men, who swept him along at
a pace which sometimes left him
/, breathless. The new secretary Of
! the treasury, John A. Dix. quietly
reported one day that he had sent
to New Orleans his now famous
message: If any man attempts TO
haul down the American flag
shoot him in the spot
Did you write such letter as
that?" Buchanan exclaimed.
No." Dix replied, Il telegraphed
| it,"
Had Buchanan been man Of
iron instead of putty, probably ne
could have done no good in that
chaotic interregnum between the
election and Inauguration of his
successor. If he had taken any
step which should have fastened
Virginia and Maryland into the re-
volt, there would have been no ma
tional capital on March 4. 1861.
The retiring president would only
have made heavier. perhaps impos-
sib!e, the task which he YEARLY
laid upon a stouter soul when ne
transferred the presidency to LIN
coin and sadly tottered into ae
shadows.
published by special arrangement
;paDer Syndicate,
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Heart DcHO1nQ
||44n!5DrObrQmC.
V 4 MRS. ELIZABETH THOMPSON

Dear Mrs. Thompson: don't
know anyone else to ask about
things, and SO if you don't care
will write to you once again.
don't want to be cheeky and bother
you too much
have been going to night school
about three months now. j like Ii
but it is slow work and hard to
keep awake sometimes, and the
teachers don't like that, but / am
going to keep on.
The folks have been fair about
my board money SO far. l am get
ting $40 a week now with my
bonus, and l have made pretty
near S. extra some weeks for over
time and / have saved $50. Since
got new clothes l have gone lot
of places. to concerts and church
and sings" and the library. The
more places | go the More get to
hating my home. l just can't
help it.
When l see how nice other folks
are and then 60 home to a shabby
house full of kids l feel as if l had
! rather be shot than stay until am
| p. l don't suppose you Can know
how want to get away.
l stay out as long as | can and
just go home tc sleep and eat. They
always let me know what they
need just as if l was a bank and
they set the kids up to teasing me
for money. 1t makes me feel mean,
but l think l have right to what
l earn when l pay board. They
keep nagging me and saying I have
high falutin" ideas. That is be-
cause I dress up after supper and
try to look neat like the other fell
/ lows at school.
Please tell me since can make
$40 a week here if l can do the
same some other place, and could
l live on it. l haven't ever been to
any other city, but l know it costs
lots. Where could fellow go when
he can't afford good hotel. and is
there any one TO go to that will help
a fellow to find good job? l was
going to ask the lady at the library
/. but l can never find her any more
! My sister said she wrote to you
I wouldn't have let her if l knew
| She told me what she wrote and ]
want to say that if she has to stay
home will give her some money to
F., spend, for she has been the best
kid in the bunch to me, and if l &c
! will send her some if ! can.
! l read that letter a lady wrote
about me long time ago in your
| part Of the paper. She was nice
and l would like to thank her, only
think she kind of pitied me, and
l don't want any pity. l didn't write
for that, and l was glad you didn't
| give me any OF that
Matthew lost his four-year- old
sister quite long time ago and he
doesn't seem to get over it. She was
a cripple anyhow, and l don't SEE
could care Ike that. but l can't
/ Gould care like that, hut | cant
Am l mean? DAVE
| 1t seems to me that it would BIZ
q good thing for you to try life
away from home. There is Y. M
c. A. in almost all cities of any size
where you could get advice and as.
sistance in finding work and where
you could also live. Before taking
any definite step, talk to the local
IL. NJ. c. A. and they will probably
be Of great help to you in deciding
what to do. If you want definite
| advice from me regarding a place
to 90 | will have to write to you
personally.
Since your parents have been 80
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lSUV-NUNs o. LlHCVlu cfCCttus
Dec. 20, South Carolina Sc
ceded; Edwin N. stanton en-.
tered Buchanan's cabinet.
1S61-Jan. 1. the cabinet broke up.
Jan. II, John A. Dix appoint
ed secretary Of the treasury.
Feb. l. six states had seed.
ed.
Feb. 4. the southern cOnfed.
acy formed.
March 4. James Buchanan
retired from the presidency.
1S6S-June 1, died at Wheatland,
Pa. aged -.
Because the drama Of history
like that of the theatre, must have
its heroes and villains, James Blu
chanan has been painted all black
in the opeing scene of the Civil
war. loaded down with all the
weaknesses and sins Of his genera
ton and banished forever into the
wilderness. Any one can see now
with the aid of hindsight, what
Buchanan should have done, but
not what he could have done.
Many have said that if Jackson
had been president he would have
stamped out secession as he stamp
ed it out in South Carolina in 1882
But a blaze which a bucket of wa
ter may suffice to stop al the start
may be beyond the control of an
entire fire department when it be-
comes conf1agration.
The north itself in the bewilder-
ing winter Of 1861 was far from
agreed that secession could or
should be stopped by force. Let
the union slide" the abOiitionists
said. Let the erring brethren
co." said Horace Greeley. Way
ward sisters, depart in peace"
General Scott would have said to
the seeding states.
The poor, old helpless president
himself expressed toward secession
no such federation or resignation.
Although he held that the govern
ment had no authority to keep a
state in the union by coercion, he
denied that the states had any
right or any just cause to secede,
and he ordered the commanders OF
southern forts to defend them from
seizure. That policy was contin-
ued absolutely without change by
Lincoln when he came in.
Like every other form of injus-
tice and special privilege, slavery
was entrenched behind a wife en-
tanglement of constitutional dog
mas, court decisions and legilistic
technicalities. Men OF all parties
and of both sections. likes fles in
spiders web, were caught fast
in the political and legal metaphys-
les which sophists had been spin
ming ever since the republic was
born.
In common with the politicians
of his fast vanishing time, Bu.han-
an chung to the idea that freedom
rather than slavery was to lame
for all the trouble. He hac not
gone with Dougles and the lDrth-
ern wing of the divided Democrats
in the campaign of 1860, but had
Copyr :;ht, 1920 by James Morgan
with The Mcclure New
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bet. II is published by d. Apple
ton & Co.. New York. for $1.c5 and
the happiness OF babies. In spite
Of DR.. Clocks. alphabetical imped-
iment his advice for baby and
mother is simple, clear and-here
is something really rare in baby
books-up to the minute.
For the very poor, one might say
the niggardly, father has still a
third book to recommend: The
Care and Feeding Of Children" by
DR.. L. Emmett Holt. D. Appleton
& Co. publish this book. too. and
although it is hard to believe it.
for only six shillings, which is Is
cents in our money.
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The vanguard sof the 32nd divi-
sion, LES Terribles," reached New
York from France.
King George and Secretary Dan
iels reviewed 1900 overseas
troops in London.
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Tie Poles have the bolshevist army on the
run. The latter have little TO fight for. No
body is threatening them and there is no loot
in sight. The former are defending their coun-
try, which, though poor, is all they have
Woald that our disgruntled Americans and
near Americans might be placed in the same
situation as the Poles long enough to learn
to appreciate their present advantages.
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Joe Bailey of Texas got his from the home
folks Saturday. AS result OF the primary
he will hardly have look-in at the state Dem
,ocratic convention. Joe is has-been, though
he seems to have been about the only one who
has not long been aware of the fact
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What's I'm a Name?
by MILDRED MARSHALL -
Copyright. 1919. by the Wheeler Syndicate Incl

promises peace and protecton
from all evil. 1t is likewise a cure
for insomnia and, according 10 ON
superstition. is particularly LUCKY
for children, giving them souna
sleep and immunity from disease
if attached to their cradles. Tues
day is Elsie's lucky day and 8 neF
lucky number.
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There's still plenty of work for the fool
killer The Canadian Society for the Proven
ton of Cruelty to Dumb Animals is reported
to have protested against the plan to use poi
gas to kill grasshoppers in the western
part of that country. Wonder how members
of this organization would deal with bedbugs.