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The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-10-19
Why Japan Shrieks.

~ Japanese military party has found an
ets9 Metext for military and economic o.
l1on against helpless China.
Recently 1t was the false charge that the
|c,hess bad aided Trepetzin's red bandits in
|lhe massacre at Nikolayevsk. Russia, Siberia
Without shred of justice, hundreds OF Chi
|nas vsss immured and ill-treated, in the hope
g tpvng something against them that would
China under obligations to Japan. The
Victims included the crews Of four Chinese
mW yunboats. held many months, sick and
Fafvtns, practically incommunicado
Nov Japans militarists have seized dis
|dt8 IN Hunchun, Chinese Manchuria. Sons
M Of trouble developed among the mixture
Z Chinese. Korean. japanese and mongrel ele'
nfss which inhabit this region. Toxic an.
assaess that several japanese were killed, that
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-10-19

IF there be any more "ushers" (no pun in
tended shall be glad to hear from them.
Our ballade was defective in that four rime
endings were the same Alas! we always dis
cover 4aur errors too late to mend them.
VIRGINIA MINOR BECOMES BRIDE OF
ROOSEvELT.'-New York Tribune.
No, Angelina. no reference to the state Of
Virginia or the age OF the bride is intended
and the bridegroom is Robert B. Roosevelt.
Illustrating the svicious Circle,
Literary Digest of Sept 25).
Mayor MacSwiney has attracted more
attention than all the other starving
people Of Europe.-Toledo Blade
The same, Oct 49,
Mayor MacSwiney has attracted more
attention than all the other starving
people of Europe-Financial America.
HISS GERTRUDE HARTMAN. 523 s
Sixth street, daughter Of" began q so
ciety note in the Illinois State Register, and
we stopped right there so that we might won
Ger what poor Gertrude had done to be Kissed
GOSH! It's 4:45. We're Is minutes late.
r E. MIG.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-10-19
THE DAILY SHORT STORY

girl accompanied him up the grav-
elled walk as he came, vhistling
for the first time in several weeks.
Only he carried q small bundle,
which he waved at her as she stood
on the piazza, and then. wondering
at the exultation in his face, she
felt herself picked up bodily in his
amps. and heard only a confused
Darling! Lavinia Brand-success
fortunes made" before she had
sense enoughHt0 disengage herself
and demand Historically what it all
meant.
Here's what it means" cried
Peter toyously. waving the package
again. and when at last they were
safely indoor he opened it, talking
all the while. you see. Grayson
wanted some other line besides Just
bread and rolls, and l sent up to
mother for that recipe for crullers
she used to make-you know, dear
and when she sent it back, and
they enlarged it, we had to have
some kind of a name for them, and
because it was she who did it.
took her name, and we called them
Lavinia Brand-you know her name
is Lavinia. And We were scared
stiff that the other chaps would gel
hold Of it somehow, and we had
to keep it such q secret. l couldn't
even tell you about it, and I've been
so darned worried"
Susan Mary flung her arms
around his neck and hid her face or
his shoulder. "Oh, Peter" -shs
cried, ito think that I was Jealous
Of herr"
But later, when the atmosphere
had cleared. and when the supper
table seemed less like an Eskimo
igloo than 1t had for weeks, Susaz
Mary still could not help . certain
satisfaction. >foolish. perhaps, blu
none the less feminine. in the fac
that she was actually eating La
vinia Brand.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-10-19

THE question arises as to whether the
worl's creates noospaper" is sincere in its
advocacy of ]. Ham Lewis candidacy. The
latest doubt is engendered by the following,
from Trib editorial Of yesterday: james
Hamilton Lewis, Democratic candidate for
governor Of Illinois, has put its finger upon .
vital point in the political situation"
]. HAM. has been variously classified in
the past but Hnever before, to our knowledge,
as belonging to the neuter gender
RIMES FOR SUSH."
o melancholy Tombstone man,
will not beat around the bush.
But rather promptly call you down.
Although . clever pen you push.
The sentiment of old. sweet songs
You must not. shall not rudely frush.
As Gathering herds of buffaloes
Bruise and break down the tall bulrush.
(LENVOD.
do not mean a word say,
So you need neither flush nor blush.
I'm simply adding to your stock
OF words that end in ush or ush.
A. NJ. s.
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What's In A Name?
MILDRED
MARSHALL


with the French drama straightway
brought her to England where the
name underwent Adjudication and
appeared as Roxanna.
In this country Roxanna Is fire.
quently used. but all too frequent
~, alas, 1t degenefates into Roxy.
The tragedy Of its history is the
perishing Of the original Perpian
Roschiana, which is worthy OF an
individual niche in the history of
feminine names, SO redolent of
poetry and music is it.
The lipis lazuli is Roxanna's
talismanic gem. 1t will cure her
Of melancholy, drive away all her
worries, and bring her happiness
and laughter, according to an old
prophecy. Wednesday is her lucky
day and 4 her lucky number.
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tAay reodsF can ut the ansvse 70 q
ton Bureau. Frederic J. HAHN. Dlreetoe.
addEss and encloss tWo-cens stomp for ~
cooAdentisl. ths replies bang ssot disses
paid 70 anonymous lettessl.
@. What is the number of can
dle-power hours in a kilowatt Of
electricity? W. H. S.
A. The bureau Of standards says
that the common tungsten Tor
Mazda lamps now in use all take
about one watt of power per can
die; consequently one kilowatt-
hour gives about 1000 candle
hours. The exact amount depends
on the size of the lamps used, for
the larger lamps are more efficient
than the smaller ones; the 100
watt gas-filled lamp Is supposed to
give exactly one candle per watt,
while the largest and smallest
sizes in common use run 80 to 40
Der cent above and below this In
efficiency.
@. What part OF the country's
exports are Manufactured prod
ucts? c. n. D.
A. During this year manufactuf-
ers form So per cent Of United
States exports. Probably the total
value Of such exports will reach
the sum of $4,000. 900. 900 in COM
parison with . little more than
81 900 600 900 In 1914.
Q. l have IN Army Colt IS Auto
matte that ! found about . year
ago on the seat Of my automobile.
Am violating . law in keeping 1t!
II 80 what shall l do with it? r.
]. B.
A. The war department says
that II You have an army revolver
in your possession. no matter how
II came into your possession, you
could be accused Of POSSESSING
government property without any
govet1mGnt ucooao Tor came aud
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-10-19

1t is said that Harding, il he is elected is
pledged to the appointment Of General Wood
as secretary Of war. The people who opposed
the nomination of Wood for the presidency will
advance the same reasons against his becom-
ing . member Of the cabinet. 1t would look
like q concession to militarism, q word that
Goes not set we'll among the rank and dle OF
the people Of this nation. Militarism is what
got Germany into trouble
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Z question b. writing Ths AFVus InfoasAR
Washington. D. c. Give full name and
uSu postage. Be brief. All inquiries ass
n each indivsdns.- 10 sttsnuop vii "
the offense might lose you your
citizenship as we'll as mean one
year Imprisonment in the state
prison. 1t is suggested that you
take the revolver to your nearest
army recruiting staten, stating
how you obtained it and in this way
you will avoid any penalty in case
you were found with it in your
possession.
@. What can be done with the
skimmings from sugar cane syrup?
F. b. T.
A. Some syrup makers allow
the skimmings to settle for "a
hours. drawing off the clear Juice
and boiling it over with fresh
Juice. Care must be taken that the
receptables are thoroughly clean
so that skimmings will not sou.
rapidly. Some farmers feed all
skimmings while fresh to hogs. II
. silo is being filled while boiling
syrup. . good utilization Of the
sk!mmings might be to work them
In with the silage while fresh.
q! Who is the author of the
lines Count that day lost whose
low descending Sun views from thy
hand NO worthy action done." G..
W. 8.
A. According to authorities on
Quotations, the author of this In
unknown.
Q. What per cent of the passen-
ger automobiles purchased ara
used for pleasure only! W. S. !
A. The National Automobile
! Chamber OF Commerce says that .
survey taken shows that only II
per cent Of passenger automobiles
are used only 1t reaaion.
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Questisns md Answers.

Quegtens md Answers
Latest Twist Of the Bee Bust
ness-I have been given = setting
of wine bees from Panama. Have
you any information concerning
this information, and is there more
than one way Of setting the bees!
MRS. c. A.
Ansvsr-These so-called r'bses,"
with various foreign countries
names applied to lend IN air of mys-
terry, are Wild or impure yeasts. II
you wish to ferment something. you
should use the pure standard yeasts
which are sold everywhere for bak-
ing purposes. Az soon as q strange
name is attached to the bees" =
lot Of buncombe about the medicin-
al effect Of the fermented product
becomes inevitable. MIR. Barnum
was right.
Fresh Air and Suniight-Are
fresh air and sunlight As import
ant in the cure Of tuberculosis Of
the bone Of the ankle as in the cure
Of lung tuberculosis?
MRS. H. A. X.
Answer-Yes. If not more SO.
Ten Years Wasted-I have had
rheumatism for IA years. Ten years
ago l quit drinking coffee and eat
ing meat except white meat occa-
sionally, but l seem to get no bet
ter. MRS, J. r. H.
Answer do not know why you
gave up coffee and meat These ar
ticles have NO deleteriOus effect in
any Of the various conditions which
| masquerade as rheumatism" From
your letter l judge that you have
permitted yourself to be misled by
the purveyors Of mere FEASIBILITY
i Why not consult a competent ply
stefan and endeavor to learn, first
what is the matter. and, second
whether the cause can be discover.
ed and remedied? Certainly white
meat is no better or worse thar
meat of any other color for one witt
a joint disease, if that is your trou'
BILE.
A Lady Arrives-We are farmers
and frequently eat q nice piece o.
boiled ham. Now a lady comes ant
tells US it will cause cancer. 1t ha,
set us against pork and We ar
afraid of 1t. MRS. C. L. R.
! Answer-Well, ship me, all tn
lady condemns and I'll eat it ant
take chances about the alleged bal
effects. Ham and pork are perfect
ly wholesome.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-10-19

anti-everything that soanded Ger
man the family had dropped the
obnoxious It" and became plain
Brand! And that girl-her name
began with L, she was sure. Luz
cretia, Leonora-what was it?
I'm p-p-positive it's Lavina."
walled Susan Mary, and with sud
den, fierce little gesture she tore
the offending slip of paper in hun
dred pieces and flung them furious
ly out of the window. HE can
just clean his own desk" she
thought tearfully, and started to
close 1t when she saw another slip
of paper under the blotter. Vicious
ly she pulled it out, and there.
staring her in the face. was that
same name, but the time, adding
insult to injury, Peter had written
it three times, the second time lit
tie neater than the firtt, and the
third done 20 carefully that it SEEM
ed that he must have fingered over
the very writing Of her name Is IL
he loved 1t.
For several moments Susan Mary
stared 1t It. and then, drawing her
self up very straight, she put the
paper back under the blotter and
smiled the smile Of the martyr. HE
will never know how much / loved
him." she told herself, not even
knowing that she .gioried In her
tribulation. "I'll just see how
things 90, and then-he will ssee!'
Things went" al right, and
went 30 horribly that Susan Mary
nearly gave up. For everywhere
she went, it seemed. that awful
name confronted her. One morn
| ing q bit Of paper fell out Of Peters
| coat pocket as he pulled out hi.
handkerchief. and Susan Mary
picking it up, inquired innocentl,
a. to what 1t was. knowing per
fectly well that 1t was Tha
Name"
! With an expression almost guilt!
Peter snatched it and crammed 4
back In his pocket. hurriedly tell
ine Susan Mary that It was moth
ing ut all and it Was very late and
| he must hurry or he would miss thl
car. That was the morning tina
he didn't even kiss her goodhy, AM
Susan Mary wandered around dofnl
her houseWork with the genera
feeling that women have sued 10
divorce for less than she had stood
| The climax came that Afternoon
i uhea Potsr called ~ ~ told -
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-10-19

In New York a policeman has Just married
q society girl. In Chicago a member Of the
force has resigned to join legal firm. having
STUDIED Law on the side. A coppers lot Is not
such hard one as 1t has been painted 1t is
Up to the copper.
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,Geaa,s M.

- I % d
Gcats are known to the public
chiefly - connoisseurs Of tomato
cans and odds and ends Of tin roofs.
They are familiar to the neishhors
for their we'll developed scent. But
goats are really NO Souder. Of tin
ware than are cows. A goat is -
particular about bis food ~ any
COW that ever came over the pike
ct the psychological moment when
one has counted on driving by.
Goats are much cheaper 70 maintain
than cows. IN proportion to the val
ne OF the milk they give. A fair to
middling Nanny will produce, day
IN ant day out. two quarts of the
most wholesome milk known to
man.
Goats are practically immune to
tuberculosis and to many other dis
eases which prevail among dairy
cows. TAs English medical author
tiles asslrt that most Of the gland
ular tuberculosis (tubercular lymph
nodes IN the neck, formerly called
"scFofulaD in children is directly
due to infection with bovine tuber-
culosis through the milk. In cities
where en,cient public health admin
istration is purchased it is general
~ required that all herds from
which milk is delivered in the city
shall be tubeculin tested to guard
against this danger. In cities where
a penny-wise pound-foolish policy
Of entrusting public health to some
doctor in his spare moments pre-
walls, the milk is likely to harbor
not only tubercle bacilli but many
other disease producing germs
which are accountable for the
shamefully high death rate among
infants in the summer time.
There are many families who are
so situated that it would be quite
possible to keep q goat. The milk
is probably better from every poin,
Of view than any grade Of cows
| milk to be had. lot even excepting
certified milk. 1t is q great boor
for baby who is unfortunate
enough to be fed on the bottle, in
stead Of being breast fed, as is tn,
baby's birthright. To have goa
milk absolutely fresh. produced OF
your own premises, and handled IL
the careful Clearly way 1t Is likel!
to be hnadled by anyone interested
in the baby's safety, is a priceless
advantage, as many families hav,
Learned.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-10-19

that he was bringing Mr.. Grayson
to supper. MIR. Grayson was the
manager, and Peter worshipped
him from afar. How he had ever
prevailed upon this divinity to come
home to supper was more than
Susan Mary could understand, but
In spite Of the fact that Susan Mary
was thinking very seriously Of go
ing to a lawyer, she prepared a
supper. of which anyone would be
proud, and wore the dress she
knew Peter liked best.
OF course everything went beau
'tifully. Susan Mary was too proud
to let Mr.. Grayson know that there
had been any suspicion OF GOODNESS
between Peter and herself, and she
was honey-sweet to both the men.
Peter was . bit puzzled, for the at
mosphere Of late had been decid-
eddy frigid, and, man-like. he put
the GROWING touch upon 1t all. As
Mr.. Grayson was leaving Peter
went out to the hall with him, and
stood talking ina low voice. but
not quite SO low but what Susan
Mary could hear the manager's
voiIe.
And Lavina Brandt" And thel
Peters voice, worried, hasty-"Foi
heavens sake-my wife doesn't
know anything about that"
Quite convinced that her hear
was broken, Susan Mary still bidet
her time, for she Was determined
that he should never be able to say
that she didn't give him chance Il
redeem himself. And another aw.
full week dragged by and Susar
Mary had come to the point where
she didn't care whether he kissed
her or not, when at last it hap
pened.
She had become quite resigned t.
the bits Of paper floating arount
everywhere, and she was reall,
very calm and cool and collectes
when Peter called her up and tois
her that he was bringing Lavini,
Brand home that evening.
Yes, / remember her," said Su
san Mary swestly, and was reward
ed BY q burst Of laughter from tn
other end, and "Oh, Lord! YoI
remember herr" and then the re
\ ceiver clicked aggravatingly AM
she Was left. furious, trembling
helpless, and frightfuIly sorry 70
herself,
But Peter came alone! No sleel
khlnnd- haired. Tsutonic aDpearinl
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LAvNIA BRAND.
By Elizabeth N. Lee.

'CopTlsht, 1920. by The Wheeler
I, Syndicate. Inc.)
When Susan Mary Smith became
ssaa Mary Evans, or, as she pre-
sSN y, Mrs. Peter, pretty nearly
yAing was changed, as we'll a.
name. She had always thought
s'lle was a darling place to
oet now that they had come to
Gfenfeld. she was not quite
ABOUT anything, for in West
rseld everything was different.
v0 no friendly running over
9ss neighbors with a sample of
- ns had just baked. Every
M quite proper, and the pro-
49, was beginning to pail on
IN Mary.
Q course, there was Peter. a.
~ mere was dear Peter. but
reter Of late had begun to
~ He was preoccupied and
~ minded. and as long as she
= susan Mary loyalty excused
ae grounds that, Of course
uuee manager Of the biggest
@ Tor miles around would
~. p Be ent-minded. II he
~ I'VE = worried, careworn ex-
s.% u' argued Susan Mary deter.
BE wouldn't be working
10 weren't working, he
%at b thinking about whal
e's ne could bring her. :,
\ was all for her, she though,
LUZ, until one awful day wher
tidying Peters desk in thu
~ ut Of work she patientl.
+ ~ Sorting out the envelopes
~ .ent sizes, she had dronnet
u paper with a scribble O
writing on it. She read i
VICE, and wen a third time
.en time her world rot black
a. me writing ON the papel
l.s'ai. Brand"
=. Who could L.x,.n. Bran,
ssn Mary sat down on tn,
Hsss oltAoie edge Of . chair AM
,ss ana thought. and the NOR
asent, the more certain sh,
For up in Hinsville Their,
- ..miiy BY the name Of Brandt
u the daughters had gon
~ With her. What couid b
sfal than IN thsse daysA
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-10-19

young woman in New York is suing the
Rapid Transit company for $4,000 for injuries
suffered when she was squeezed in subway
door. Included in the bill Of damages is men
ton OF 5000 Bird Of Paradise. And the
chances are she was wearing half hose to keep
down living expenses.
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,ROXANNA.

The most poeticauy symbolic
name in all feminine nomenclature
is Roxanna. Though not paPticu-
larly euphonious, it Is, in its ns-
tive tongue, the most exquisite
music. rrSFur R0x1nna il really
Roschana and means dawn Of
day" 1t comes from the Persian
where all the really lovely and un-
common feminine names arise.
Through the Persian poets and
writer's it was brought to France.
There it was less POLITICALLY called
Roxane. Roxane and Satire, as
rival heroines Of Racine. became
proverbs in France for the stately
or the languishing form Of the
tragedy dame. RoxAne's connection
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Al secretary Of the North Caro-
lima Coed Roads association. Miss
H. n. Berry has delivered public
addresses throughout the state in
behalf Of the movement for IN
proved 6GhWay1.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-10-19

Put your cross in the Republican circle
and double crossthe League of Nations" is the
Small campaign slogan. And double cross
goes for the people. too, it Aight be added. il
they fall for the Tnompson-Small bunk Don't
believe they'll do It.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-10-19

ne Boston man who willed q fortune to
~ dr Who Tilted him insured one tnins-sne
IN nsvsr forget him now.
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Lillian Russell is speaking for Harding.
- m vere great days OF torchlight process
dum lands, banners, Roman candles, 'nevery-
III. weren't they. Lii?
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Dear Mrs. Thompson: I am a
young fellow 10 years old and am
going with q Catholic girl. l am a
Protestant. A lot Of my Protestant
friends advise me not to marry he,
which l contemplate doing in the
near future. l love her dearly and
l know she loves me. 1t would sure
make me feel bad to have to give
her up. Would you please advise
through your columns what l
should do? Thanking you sincere
ly, B. q. p.
My dear young fellow, only
wish I could advise you. Yours is
a problem that has troubled many,
many young men and women. But
it is q matter you must decide for
yourself. or between you and your
wife-to-be. 1t has proven that mar
riages between Protestants and
Catholics, where each remained in
his own faith, have many times
proved sad Affairs. It is best to
decide this matter between you be-
fore you marry than to have 1t
come up afterward and cause I'M
happiness. Go to your minister
and to hers rs we'll for advice, II
you are not able to decide the prob
lem for yourself. And l wish you
happiness.
Dear Mrs. Thompson: I have
been keeping company with = GER
tain young man for two years. For
the last year We have been engaged
and during that time both Of us
have worked hard planning our
future together. l have bought
pretty linens, bedding and pieces of
silver for our home, while he has
been saving to build. We already
have our lot bought and quite q
little to pay for the building.
Lately my fiance has not been
well. He worked 50 much overtime
that We thought he only needed
rest. He stopped his overtime work
and spent only eight hours a day
at the ONCE. He still felt 20 tired.
however. that he went to doctor.
The doctor says that he is tubercu-
lar.
You haven't any idea how We
feel. We expected to be uarried II
| Thanksgiving time, stay In . fur
nished apartment for . few months
and in the spring huild.
III doctor says that NY fance
can be cured. but he advises ~ not
to marry 1t will break my heart
not to do 80 and feel that It 10 my
duty to stand by the man love.
| What would you adviSe? ~
! MkRoARBr. .
Follow IL aAstn = tAsJAssL
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The Isabella rhoburn college. in
Lucknow, India, the first Christian
college for women in Asia, has re-
Gently celebrated its golden jubilee
anniversary.
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' sfAsrs's . bit of pathos in the news that
1hing Bob" Evanss flagship was used ~
|Ells By Yankee workmen.
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DRidsh nobleman is to wed blacksmiths
haAt9 which proves-if nothing else-that
Ah6isuiths arc not extinct, as reported.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-10-19

=. cubas 5O-day moratorium anything to
!. IN that islands morals!
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-10-19

Maine upholds its reputation as stern and
|ralcund state-women must tell their exacs
=, here before voting.
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- N contented with your lot-unti
~ house on It.