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The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-08-21

~ hoaralns. ~ hoas1ing inssitabiy
dee6ats itsslf unlsos acce0paAisd By
snfIlfui maaips1atioa - tbs snDply. and
tAs Cabaa Sugar grousq and brokers
balksd q throwing raw tagar away to
rep the price isvei high However.
there Il still no law % prevent further
tampssins With the market- specuia-
4 tors can still gamble with pieces Of pa
pSr rsprsssntins carloads Of sugar.
Ths sxasperatins feature q the sugar sit.
ustton IN this country for at least year post
has bsea that there Vas positively no excuse
for It, II the trade had been permitted to take
it, natural course there would have been nc
shcftaxe and NO unreasonable prices.
The public has been the sufferer from thia
condition up TO this time. Maybe It Is thu
other fellows" turn now. Let u hope 90.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-08-21

I try to be agreeable and make
home life pleasant, but get SO dis
co'rraged. My husband is kind to
neighbors and has q lot of friends.
He has an entirely different dispo-
sition outside of home. l am dis
eusted with such a life. What can
l do? 1t is degrading to live with
such . person.
. TROUBLED WIFE.
No, you should not bring your
tahy in such a home If you can
help it. You are too young to sac
Tifice yourself to home where you
are not honored. l firmly believe
that your husband will value you
If he loses you. II you have par
ents to 60 to, make them a visit
and tell your husband that when
he is ready to treat you with re-
spect and kindness he can come for
You. Say that you have had enough
Of his swearing and abuse.
You ask if the majority OF men
are brutes. That would be u
pretty harsh verdict to mankind
Try to keep faith in the goodness
Of man. Trust that the brute yo,l
now see is only a demon who has
entered good man for the time
being and will disappear. OF
course you will have to insist upon
cecency or the demon will grow
larger and more unbearable.
believe that your husband will
want YOU and the baby too much
to continue in the way he is living
EOw.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-08-21
With Other Editors
Those Who Failed Their Country.
New York world.

on its face and q figures 90. the announce
ment that 1881 American youth will be post
ed as army deserters suggests shameful rec
ord Of dereliction. Here il . veritable army
Of itself ot shirkers Of patriotic duty. But the
figures assume another aspect when compared
with the more than 24,o00,oo0 men registered
Under the selective service act during the war
They show that less than 1 per cent Of the
total number proved faithless. percentage
which, in the words OF the Official statement
marks "a tremendous improvement over the
draft record Of the Civil war"
It is an unfortunate record, for all the at
tempt to- extenuate 1t. The country called
them and they failed it in its hour of need
aid, on their consciences rests the penalty
No doubt they appreciated the folly of their
mistake, once it was made They deserve to
be commiserated by an America which has
every reason to be proud of the sense Of pa
triotism shown by the vast majority Of its gal
liant youth.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-08-21

Two vetefan and e6lcisnt postal employees
IN CAsnso retired under the advanced age pen
sion rsquirsmsnt yesterday. They are General
James Il Stuart. chief inspector Of the division
which includes Rock Island and world famous
for his skill and success in ferreting fraud and
dishonesty IN the postal service. and John ".
Hubbard, assistant postmsstsr Of the metrop-
olis, one Of The most sxperiencsd and able men
in the department to which he has given the
best years Of his life. Owing 10 his big heart
sdness and kindly spirit he 10 beloved By the
children Of Chicago - their Santa Clans
There surely is penalty for growing old. for
b6th these men would still be assets to the
public service.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-08-21
CstcAin8 Csld ii II Skin,


Dear folks who have borne m
patiently under my constant harp
ing ON the catching cold delusion,
please do not turn away now.
wanna give the devil his due When
anybody steps on my toes ! am NJ
ways willing to acknowledge the
corn.
On at least one occasion I have
asserted with considerable unlady.
like emphasis that there 10 no such
thing - taking cold in the popular
sense Of the words. Indeed, have
difidently suggested that there II
NO such thing as-well = good many
things folks like to imagine they
have. But on this cold question
have holly maintained that the rest
Of the world is all wrong and An
all right--a popularity Of mental
fly common to something like two.
tenths Of one per cent Of our popu.
latiou. Now I wish to enter one OF
two exceptions to that sweeping a.
seyeration. hoping. however. thai
this will not be deemed to indicate
that I am getting older.
As long ago as last April, I i'd
mitted without . bubble, here II
this column, that chapping may b.
properly attributed to catching colo
in the skin. That was the frs
time I ever publicly conceded &
much to the fossils who persist il
believing in taking cold in thu
chest. Chapping is q very super
fetal cold and it never settles any
where. So it gives the fossils littl,
satisfaction.
Now. going . step further, 4 an
prepared to grant that chilblain i.
a cold little more deeply settled
in the skin, a disease state directl.
caused by exposure to cold or COLI
and wet combined and most com
mon among persons too much cod
died against such exposure.
Frostbitten ears, nose, cheeks
fingers, toes or whole extremitie,
may be fairly described as taking /;
bad cold.
Chronic habitues may recall tn,
description l gave here Of the Ger
man physician who sat out on /,
park bench in the cold and wet t,
prove that one so takes cold ant
tried numerous other similar eX
periments on himself. with sucl
disappointing results that he con
cluded there might be some doub
about the alleged dangers Of ex
posure.
Well, another German investiga
tor is apparently trying to strik
back at this intrepid man. Ii
Munchener melzinische Wochen
schrift for April Is, 1920. H. Schad
appropriately named) declare
that the skin is the main defens
against cold, though strangel
enough, he says, We scarcely eve
speak taking cold in the skin. H
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-08-21
In the Days News

Marshal Foch, who TODAY ia n
De presented with q maenifc.nt
patton BY a delegation representins
the knights Of Columbus in Amer,
lea, was the supreme Commando
OF the allied forces in the finsl
period Of the World war. prior -
MS selection for this important
post he had distinguished himself
as one Of the most brilliant French
commanders in the war. The rreat
victory of the battle Of the Marn.
was largely due to his strate,;c.I
genius. He was the chief director
OF the battles Of Ypres and of the
User. and the safety of Calias vas
largely due to him. In 1915 he v.s
IN command Of the Offensive In AZ.
tois. and Of the Somme fiehtin1. n
1915. As a boy of 10, the fufnr :.
iield marshal of France fought IN
the Ffanco-Prussian war. ana ar
erward returned to take nm HI.
studies at tho Ecola Polytechnioua
As evidenced BY his record In ths
late war, Marshal Eoch Combines
great Practical ability in tho HeId
with . deep knowledge OF strafecv
and Of military theory.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-08-21
T'l8QE DAILY SHORT STORY

was about to face the coming
ordeal.
60 on In" Missed . voice In his
ear. She's forgotten all about your
making such . fool OF yourself last
light whom she had to bawl you out
for your incompetAncy. Ill admit
myself you deserved 1t. As q bus
mess man, must say an inefficient
lover is the biggest blunder on the
sad face Of the earth"
With another quick shove he half.
supported his panic-stricken friend
up the veranda steps, rang the bell,
and disappeared with magician-like
swiftness. Loft alone his deserted
comrade seemed to BE- planning
desperate flight However, the
quick opening Of the door frus-
trated that plan Of campaign.
A dainty little figure eatsrsd the
room. In another minute . kind
little hand was in the grip Of the
persplring young man . q sof1
voice addressed him with melting
sweetness.
20. Lee. I got your ring and I'm
wearing It. together with your love
" flowers. See, here they ara
pinned right over my heart Such
q lovely bouquet, violsts and pam
sizes. The thought Was % beeuti-
full! Who could evef imagine you
would b % romanticT
Who, indeed!~ Vas all the un-
nerved youth could answer in HID
bewlderment ~ another soft
glance from the wide blue eyee sst
hts heart thumplng.
Yes." went on the loving voice,
This afternoon. just when Vas
crying my eyes out over having
ecoadsd yoa Tor yoar aWkvaraness,
I gnt ycer notA sad u vsrss 9 q
EDsettyls
- aayias. - 1saeasea an IN
- g 49, 10 q her - +
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The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-08-21
MONICA.

Monica Is not nearly Is popular
. name a. it deserves to be. Not
only has It beauty Of sound and
significance, but . strikingly inter-
esting history, ~ well. It comes
to US almost direct from the
Spanish. but is nevertheless re
garded AZ an English name and Is
more popular In England than in
its native country. Many . golden
haired. blue eyed English girl bears
the name first used to designate a
raven-tressed, red-lipped, coquette
Of Spain.
Monica 10 thought to have its
earliest origin with the Greek term
"domo." meaning TO rule" Domin-
ion Is . direct offspring Of this
word and there have been Saints
Domingo, and Dominica, without
number. One holy man By that
name. who IL associated with the
inquisition. had namesakes Ia all
the Romanist lands. and the fem.
fnine of this popular title came to
b o6tdally Domenica: for short
Aenica.
The mother OF Saint Augustine
was the first to b. called Monica.
some etymologists even believe that
her name should be classified %
- tng Mr. mn ~ Lam
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-08-21

paid TO anouymous lettefst.
@. When and how did the polit-
ical phrase looking after his
fences" originate! A. M. P.
A. In 1880 when General Grants
friends made him q candidate for
. third presidential nomination.
Elihu B. Washburne. who had been
one OF his supporters in the past,
was brought forward a. . candidate
by the opposition to Grant. On
May 5 OF that year q great demon
stration for Grant was staged at
Springfield, Ill. Washburne, who
was In Springfield that day. escaped
the embarrassment Of meeting
Grant on such an occasion by sud-
denly taking train for Maine. with
the explanation that he had to
make the trip to 'look after the
fences" on a farm he owned there.
Q. What team played the 20-in-
ming tie game in 1919 with Brook
lyn! B. B.
A. On April 80, 1919. Brooklyn
and Philadelphis played 20 innings
to a 3 run tie score ON the Phila-
delphia National league field. The
score stood and s 1t the end of
the ninth inning and no run after
that was scored BY either team un-
til the 18th inning. In the 18th in
ming both teams made three runs.
Q. ID the breeding Of reindeer
established on . commercial basis
in the United States! OFT.
f. The North American Reindeer
company, capitalized at $750, ZOO
-. AeaA 2fAxte4 Q eoaeoannanaol
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-08-21
Sugar Prices to Fall.

Experts are predicting fall in the price OF
sugar. The impression that it produced. ac-
cording to a we'll known writer. is that hoard
ers have reached point where they must un-
load because natural causes are working that
will cause them to lose heavily unless they
can get rid Of their holdings before the big
drop comes. Among these are said to be large
candy manufacturers who are seeking permits
sion to throw their reserve stocks on the mar
ket. Those who have been Withholding the
supply Of sugar from the public. by boarding
little sympathy if, in the crash OF falling prices
they come cropper."
In discussing the situation the Indianap-
oils News says:
Mention is made of the possibility
that the supply has become SO abundant
that competition to meet the demand
has sprung up. What is meant is not
the supply Of raw sugar, nor if the re-
finers in their monthly bulletins give
truthful account Of their output-and
there is no reason to believe that they
do not-of the supply Of refined sugar, but
the free SuDply Of sugar to the consumer.
1t appears that certain men OF specu-
lative turn Of mind have decided that in
the face Of general price adjustments,
now Is a good time to unload.
A survey Of the situation early in the
spring provided information upon which
reasonable person might state with
clear conscience that most of the advice
given to housewives about putting aside
all the sugar for canning purposes that
they could lay hands on was open to
question There Is no easier way of run
ming up sugar prices than by encourage
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-08-21

Is, $50 square miles of land north
of the Churchill river, upon which
to Craze caribou and reindeer. The
government charges the nominal
sum OF 1 cents an acre per year for
the use of the land.
Q. 10 there such a thing as odor-
less celluloid? B. s. H.
A. Commercial production OF eel
luloid made without the use of cam
phor or the synthetic component,
based on turpentine, 10 claimed BY
an American company. This cellu-
loid is not only odorless and taste
less but Is slow burning, rather
than quickly combustible. ,
Q. Where are the headquarters OF
the coast artillery corps in the Pan.
anna canal zone. and who is in
charge? C.G. N.
A. The war department states
that the headquarters OF these
troops are located at Fort Amador
The commander in charge is Colo
mel Aston.
Q. Does an alien who has beer
legally adopted by An American
citizen have to take out naturalixa.
ton papers? T. Z. r.
A. 1t 10 necessary, since sucl
IN adoption does not provide tina,
the person shall have the rights o,
cftiRenshin Withnnt matinee li,~tt>.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-08-21

paper, family perfumed with violet
blushing as she read:
The violets blue mean LOYALTY:
The pansies' hue spell Memory:
10th these. sweet dove, to you l
fling;
With them my love, and lovers
ring"
A SUDDEN knock At the door inter-
rupted her. She flew to answer the
summons. fiuttering back with a
pretty attempt At matronly ofFicious-
ness.
"A letter for you, Lee, dear. They
said 1t was to be handed to You
very personally, because 1t was all
about horrid business"
The writing ON the envelope
blurred before the.eyes of the young
man a. he recognized the decisive,
mannish scrawl Of his friend Harry.
Hurriedly he read the short note.
Dear Lee: l decided to be little
Cupid and turn the trick. You were
such . good scout before you caught
the germ and fell for . girl. /
bought the diamond for q wedding
present, and the flowers. too, with
the pansies stuck in the middle. Ny
own idea. Keep it mum, but work
II for all it's worth. The stones
> good one. Don't worry. I went
broke b get It OF course I'll be
the best man, only pull OF the stunt
before ! 90 fishing. Cupids are in
. union. too. and I'm apt to 60 on
strike before the grand finale Is
featured. So long!-Harry."
What Ii 1t, Leer murmmed an
anxious voice in his ear. mo bad
news, i hope:
"Oh, no" the young man an
swered, - he slipped his arm
around tho dainty Want and drew
tie carly head gently to his shoul-
der. ITS only . message from that
aarv WITH soeAe news about the
Iemce.r
- 1n1nA 49, =
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-08-21
SAID WITH FLOWERS.
BY Maisie F. Birmingham.

copyright, 1920. by Wheeler Syn
dictate, Inc.)
For goodness sake, can't you fall
gracefully to your knees-like this
Seize her lily-white hand-like this
and beg her to be yours with words
" burning ardor-like-oh. like
Cennyson used to use Of Helen of
Troy!"
Helen OF Troy! You ignoramus!
Anyhow, II ! struck . sprawl like
that Harry Rush. any girl would
laugh, let alone such . dainty one
- Betty. Get up. and don't be
splitting yourself all over the floor!
Shed have. to use her handkerchief
to mop me up II / came any Romeo
stun like that"
The speaker ended with an ora
torical flourish that his companion
1aistook, for the beginning of Q hos
tilo attack meant to overbalahee
him ~ he knelt loverlike at the
1est{ Of his friend. In . quick at
tempt to evade the issue he toppled
ever. in q complete capeixe.
Gosh. Lee, you're . ohump!" he
suffered belligerently. "And I'm
enly trying to help You out Of your
eimculty. II you can't propose and
tet It Oh your chast the way your
lkther did, Just road the billboards.
They'll tell you the secret Say It
Nth flowers ard have Il over with.
ury Il! Like q good Christian.
usy Il! I'm sick Of seeing you
1ooning around. Como on. Let's
e1nke Z STROLL"
their way should haxs lea IN
s Sc*ion y DeetHee hpaae Aooe
1 ~ h IN. ~ ~ ~
Edeo 49, H tGn1ln61 {AHt
M1oa NQ14 1pWn 49,,
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-08-21
What's In A Name? NJ
b.
MILDRED
MARSHALL
---~~~~~
night, 1913. b. u. wAs.,sr sysdle.ss. he,

verb "moneo," meaning ITO AWE,
but the concensus Of opinion IS ln@
Monica was evolved in the manu-.
aforementioned. Monica is also
favorite in France and the -
antry call it Monique. Monco' =
the Irish form.
The emerald Is Monicas "us
manic gem. It is believed 70 ,,, IS
stow upon her the gift OF fofetein I'M
or sensing future events. SIZE w.,
have especially keen perceps wi;
when she wears the jewel anu ~
be guarded against deceit. 70,
needay is her lucky day and '''
lucky number.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-08-21

| The international ladies' garment workers
are planning to start six factories in New York
city. These are the people who we're illustrat-
led as working in sweat shops" a few years
ago The experiment in industrial democ-
Eacy" will be well worth watching.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-08-21

Lanine admitting that harmonizing CAPT.
tAllsm and socialism is one Of the most Diff
cult questions confronting the soviet govern
mert. adds that destruction Of the land owning
CHS an Poland Is the only thing now in the
NAy Of permanent peace. Bolshevists, like
Osher people. want peace and harmony and
they think they have original methods Of Sc
curing it in returning dust to dust"
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-08-21

Austria has announced that it is unable to
deliver the furniture to Italy that is called for
under the terms OF the peace treaty. The i'm
!portance attached in this instance to furniture
will convince many that 1t must be cellarette.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-08-21
Today's Anniversaries

1Sse-The famous charter osk .
Hartford was blown oo"s
difge was played at nOo :,
and the bells were tolieo "
sundoWn.
1670-The French government ~
hibited the expectation
food.
1S71-One hundred lives JOSH ~
hurricane and earthqual a
the laaaaA ~ 81 IL
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-08-21
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS.
Cirar Fiend.

My brother is . cigar fiend. II
he hasn't q cigar to smoke as soon
~ he wakes up In the morning he
10 90 cross We can't stay In the
house with him. He will not try
to break the habit, because a doctor
said it would kill him to do 30. (R
G. Pr
Answer-Perhaps the doctors
Judgment is warped by the tobacco
habit. A man who smokes before
noon is almost invariably an exces.
sive smoker, and almost certainly
injured by tobacco. Tobacco bring
on fatal disease in many men; 1t ID
absurd to imagine that stopping its
use could harm any one.
Immunity to Ivy Poisoning.
Please republish the formula fol
immunization against the skin in.
fammation Of poison ivy. IL. o. c.
Answer-Ten per cent tincture Of
poison ivy leaf, Is drops; glycerin
2 drains; syrup Of orange, enough
to make 3 OF.
Begin taking one drop in half q
glassful of water after each meal
and increase by one drop each sue.
cessive dose, till so drop doses an
taken in about ten days. Then TAXI
q teaspoonful once day for an
other week. After that q teaspoon
full about twice a week throughout
/, the season.
How to Whiten the Teeth.
Please tell me how l can remov,
stains from my teeth. No amour
Of brushing seems to remove thes,
dark stains. Oh. S. E)
Answer-Greenish stains may b.
removed by using a drop or two o
tincture of iodine on the wet brush
followed by a drop or two Of arc
matte spirits Of ammonia on tn,
wet brush and then q rinsing Will
a weak solution of peroxide. Al
occasional brushing Of the teetl
with powdered willow charcoal
dry, whitens them.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-08-21

Now IL Mexico is inclined to get gay with
amy serious extradition exchange proposition
soi Pershing for villa, it may be necessary to
slap her on the wristsyet Such . suggestion
would be considered preposterous were it not
40 silly
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-08-21

I; New York man fell into fortune Of
15O, 900 900 left to him by friend, which rather
1ets one to looking again through his book Of
souvenir post cards.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-08-21

4 A bar Of iron made into balance springs for
watches is increased in value $4,000 times. The
snsxt time you have bar of iron to sell, insist
that 1t be used for balance springs.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-08-21

!: A chief of police in Kentucky has been SEN
fenced to a term in Atlanta for violating the
.prohibition laws. Prohibition may not be
making good on its promise to empty the pris-
ems, but it isn't making such bad Job Of
emptying police stations.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-08-21

II The Chinese claim they have caught the
Naps at trickery. Prospect Of more red hre In
The orient, eh!
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-08-21

A fortune teller is said to have told young
man where he could 60 and recover rife that
Had been stolen from him but loaded. That
sounds as il 1t might be loaded.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-08-21

munled contented tones. Hes so
sickeningly practical and busina. s
llxe! Won't he be surprised, dear.
wnen show Kim our beautiful en-,
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-08-21
NO SESSnsN Ae6 ISiI1sQ

then goes On to point ont that ne
first elect Of cold on the skin man
ifests itself on the vasomotor
nerves which conrol the surface CIR
culation. We've known this n
America for 50 years ut least; but
It usually takes that long for the
German medical scientist to learn
what We know here). Schade
speak Of taking cold in the skin. He
dition OF the tissues agter exposure
to cold for . short time. From this
he attempts to lead on to the mo-
ion that this stif and doughty state
affects the cells Of the tissues and
has 70 do with catarrhal" condi-
lions. Schade makes this jump in
logic nimbly enough, but 1t isn't
done that way in America. II We
spring to anything here it Is to
arms.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-08-21

Lower food prices are indicated by the crops
a 4 Washington report. The produce dealer
On the other hand, thinks there is going to be
, frost.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-08-21

1 Money always has made the mare go, as
everybody knows. but it takes only the prospect
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-08-21
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