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The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-06-17
H ,EfPS i )! ) ) Ell 49, |'!!'a =;
by MDc l1ZARETH THOMD COM

Dear Mrs. Thompson: / am a
graduate of high school in this
years class. Several boys and
girls from school have been going
together in a crowd. We might be
called a club, but we have no Off
GERS and no club name. The boys
often take different girls to our
parties and that is one son why
We do not become a club.
The young man l go with and
another IN the crowd have had a
misunderstanding about another
girl. My friend talked to her long
er one time than her friend thought
he should and SO her friend has
been disagreeable ever since. He
blames his girl, too.
One of the girls in the crowd is
going to have a Fourth Of July
party. Before my friend had a
chance to invite me to go. this 9TH
err boy 'phoned and asked me. l
said l would let him know in few
days. l did not want to hurt his
lSClluSc, Out uAO AOt " dAI " 81
with him.
Right after he HIT invited me my
own friend called me up and asked
me to go with him. He has taken
me to all the partie, and Ifeel that
it is only right for me to accept
his invitation and turn down the
other.
What do you think ought to
do? MAYLEE.
Accept the invitation from the
young man who always takes you
From what you say, it looks as if
the other young NAV invited you
for spite work. 1t will serve him
right to be disappointed. AS rule
1t Is a bad policy to turn down the
first invitation and accept the Sec
ond but in this case it seems justi-
fable.
Dear Mrs. Thompson am a girl
Is years Of age. l have been going
with a boy who is also the same
age. Do you think am too young
to go in company? We do not go
out places together.
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B The versatility Of the profession
IL well exempiified in the diVers-
~ Of names applied 70 this simple
skin rash Here are . few Of the
horrid things: Mil;aria ruhra,
Lichen tropicua, Strophulus. Amy
one Of these would give . patient
some anxiety Il not an actual
scare. Ours II : wonderful pro-
fession.
Prickly hest rash is Z sudden APP
pearance Of little white papules on
the skin. accompanied with Itch
ing or burning sensations. and
most frequently seen in hot wealth
er and in those who sweat freely
but dress unhygienically. The SEN
sation which accompanies the
eruption best describes it--prickly
heat. An attack lasts a few days
or . few weeks. or sometimes a
few months, depending on the per-
sonal hygiene.
Factors aside from atmospheric
heat are overheated or poorly ven
tilated rooms, indulgence In alco-
holic beverages including numer-
GUS patent medicines which are
nothing less than alcoholic bever-
ages, the use of certain drugs which
induce abnormal sweating, such as
acetyl-salicylic acid Tor aspirin as
one brand is called),i opium or its
derivatives in any form such as In
numerous harmless" patent medi-
cines; excessive clothing and
clothing which is not porus such
as flannel or other closely woven
material. This last named factor
| is often inflicted on infants In the
summer time by uneducated moth
ers and ~superstitious grannies.
The pathology Of prickly heat
{pathos. disease; logos. discourse,
the nature Of disease, talked about
or discussed, is simple; perspira-
ton retained in contact with the
skin. Warmth and exclusion of
air from the skin favor rapid de-
composition OF perspiration. the
products of decomposition irritate
the skin, and an inflammation Of
| the skin at the openings OF the
sweat ducts occurs.
J Relief is afforded by bathing the
affected parts with starch water or
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-06-17
CITY HANDS.
BY Elsie G. GOoch
Copyright. 1920. by Wheeler Syn
dictate, Incl

I eCopyf1ght, 1920. by Wheeler Syn
dicate. Incl
Down the dusty trail . solitary
1orseman rode. driving before him
~ head Of cattle. Soon, he knew.
- log shack. that served a. the
Z Gooy1lle postofics and general
1870 - we'll - stopping place,
qon peep between the line where
~ blue sky and burnt yellow
I01g1o INST. His had been . long
n weasisoms journey, bringing
rQn ~ Tsnton's cattle to ship on
~ train which passed Ailcross
Il Noek.
I'D Thompson, the horssman.
@0 Nov etretning his eyes to sight
e. ~ 1Aack spoe On the horison-the
W xltmpss u The pootolnce, whore
= V9ald spend The night and would
n93 On he morrow for Miloeoes.
~ M Il appeared, and gradually
Z 3e1ned more than . spect know
M lump % the prairie, then Il
Gr an6 grew. TIL 10 couM make
~ ~ harms and stoekyards -
NJ - house.
g ha1f a hour hs had, with the
~ The postmastsf. put the cst-
oae Of the barns, I'D than.
8o91ed them down for The
Jheu he turned bis steps
1f9 ~ kitchen door.
- 1p4 ~ 1een Lucy, who served
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RhOda,
Among the flower names which
have been under discussion in past
weeks. appears one name which is
not generally recognized as belong
ing to the list. It is Rhoda, the
graceful Greek name, which has
completely lost it, identity under
importation and Il now regarded as
purely English and American. The
name signifies ''rose." It is taken
from tho Greek word for the flower.
Il. was apparently transplanted
intact to Hngiish shores. A. there
10 no record Of its evolution from
. Crock root. The Roha!s which
appeared In France and named tho
vito Of Gilbert do Gaunt - thought
BY etymologists to have arisen from
tho Latin hros. meaning fame. rAth-
or than to have bean taken from
the flower. Indeed. most Of the de-
rtvativoa Of the feminine name,
Rose, are believed to have como
from this eouroe rather than from
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bamboo. prepared for the table In
the same manner az. asparagus, is
declared to be a delicious spring
vegetable for the American table.
There are already several bamboo
plantations in this country.
@. How many children attend
the public schools? 8. H. r.
A. The 1918 statistics state that
Of the 27,6S6,47e children between
the ages Of s and is In the United
States. 1853 per cent, or $685. SIG
are enrolled In public schools. An
additional 1,sl5.125 are enrolled In
other schools, leaving almost 6.o00,-
900 who are not In any school. The
average year II eight months. OF
the attendance only ~ per cent
attend daily. which means that the
average pupil loses about two
months Of school annually.
q. What is the emergency treat
msnt for sun stroke? L, Z. A.
A. Place patent tn q cold bath
and rub with ice. Put ice water
on head.
Q. Who was the first white man
to mako the passage of the Grand
canyonl RsT
A. On May ~, 1863. Major J, W,
Powell and q party of explorers
lsft Gfen River, Utah, In boats and
passed through Marble and Grand
- . -. -
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Restoration of railroads so that they will
b. able TO do the hauling Of the country al
least as promptly and as efficiently as they
Cnce did is demanded by every interest. 1t II
mot primarily . question Of benefit or injur,
to those owning railroad securities or en-
ployed by railroad companies. For every dol
lar the transportation companies lose by rea
son Of their shortcomings the public loses sev
sral. The Manufacturers Record sizes up the
situation as follows:
A million tons OF steel and iron are
reported a. on the cars in the Pittsburgh
district, which cannot be moved because
Of freight congestion.
Much Of last years grain is piled on
the ground in Kansas and Texas and
elsewhere because cars and locomotives
are not available for handling it.
Manufacturers have in some cases
sold their product for year ahead, but
their plants are almost idle because they
cannot ship the stun.
Merchandise. manufactured and farm
products. running in valve to billions
Of dollars, are held in warehouses, or in
cars, on farms or In the factories be-
cause the stuff cannot be moved
The railroad system of the country,
partly through lack Of management and
partly through unwise governmental reg
ulation and inaction, is being strained
slmost to the breaking point The lack>
Of transportation has already cost the
country in the last 10 years an amount
probably equal to the total invested in
Al railroads. Our development has been
halted, the expansion of trade at home
and abroad has been throttled, and the
wealth which might have been created
has not been brought into existence
What We have lost by lack Of trans
portation is, however, far less than we
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Is worry injurious to a girl my
age?
/. I have a girl friend whom 1 just
love and think there is no one like
her. don't think she cares as
much for me as / do for her.
treat her with every respect. How
can l find out If she is really a
friend Of mine? EDITH.
Yes, you are too young to &c
places with boy.
Worry is injurious to anyone. no
matter what the age.
Perhaps you bore the girl with
your devotion. Keep your love in
restraint, do not tell her about it.
or try to be with her too often. You
can tell whether or not she is your
friend by the way she treats you.
Dear Mrs. Thompson: 1 am g
girl 20 years old and l am very
much in love with a man Is years
older than l am. Is there any
harm in going with him?
BLUE EYES.
You are Of an. age now to use
your own judgment about such
matters. II you feel sure your re.
gard is not infatuation unwisel,
placed. there should be no harm in
the friendship.
Dear Mrs. Thompson: We are
two girl friends. aged Is and 20.
Is It proper for boy to take the
lead when going to church?
Are suits going to be worn all
summer?
FAIR BLONDE AND
BROWN-EYED LASSIE.
The girl should take the lead.
Yes, suits will be worn all sum.
mer. l have never seen the sum
mer when they were not.
Dear Mrs. Thompson: Which i.
more appropriate for an engage
ment ring-the birth stone or tn,
diamond? HELEN.
The diamond is the engagement,
stone. The birthstone is sometimes
used If it is less expensive.
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fAny rsadss1 nau set the answer 10 O
ton bureau. Fredens Haskin. Director.
address and enclose twC-spi. clamp for rel
confidential, the replies beins s>sa direct
paid to anonymous lettersl.
@. Who flrst served pork and
beansr @. /. T.
A. A national dispenser Of this
popular food says that they were
first served by IN Englishman, Dam
lei Day Good. who. on the first
Friday Of every July. invited his
friends to picnic of pork and
beans.
q. Why do hydraulic companies
plant pine trees around reservoirs?
ME-.
A. Pine trees are planted around
reservoirs az . protection for tho
property from lightning.
@. Batter knocks . fiy ball 70
the first, basemaA who nuns tho
ball. It drops from his hand, but
second baseman catches It before
It touches the ground. It the bat
tor safe or II he out? X. 9. D.
A. In this case, the batter 10 ont
@. 10 the Star epangled Banner
sung - It was drst written?
Il. A. ],
A. Several small changes have
baen made-two phrases and eight
other words.
9. How can colofed print BE-
taken out Of -four eacia? b, N,
A. Boil up your now ilour sacks
n soap puda, 10 WAioh kerosena has
bean added IN the proportion Of q
tAh!espocnful 70 two quarts Of suda,
g Can bamboo sprouts bs
raase6 - Amst1ea3 .. ]. !.
~ 1he tender sprouts et TIE
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Whats I'm a Name?
BY MILDRED MARSHALL
tcopyrixht. 1919. By the Wheeler Syndicate. Incl

the blossom. Thus Rhoda - ~
most unique in her place ana sls
nificance; likewise it has never su
fered contraction.
The ruby is Rhoda's taiisman'Ss
gem, 1t possesses the deep TO-
color which is likewise ner .anI
man, and promises her the lu IA
ment Of her ambitions, booily ~
mental health, and poise OF oealil =
Tuesday Is her lucky day ana . W.
lucky number.
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l0Ol-S0pts ID, Wullhm nOWaLV
Tart born in Cincinnati.
16s8-Graduated ut Yale.
1SS0-Graduated at Cincinnati Law
school.
1SS1-SS-Assistant prosecuting at.
torney.
1sS5-S7-Assistant county solicitor.
1SS6-Married Helen Heron.
1SS7.90-Judge Of superior court.
1890. Solicitor general of the
United States.
1892. 1S00-United States circuit
Judge.
190O-O4-COmmissi0ner in and gov
crnor of the Philippines.
Enthusiastically of war.
1909-Inaugurated 26th president,
aged 81.
1912-DeIea,ed for reelection, with
only eight electoral votes.
When Roosevelt and Taft rode
up Pennsylvania avenue on March
4, 1909, it was the first time since
Jackson and Van Buren, had pass
ed that way side by side, more than
70 years before, that a retiring
president would not have preferred
another seatmate and successor
than the one whom the fortunes of
politics had thrust upon him. Per-
haps already dear Theodore" and
dear WIFI were not wholly pleas
ed with each other.
The presidency is too big a gift
for any man to make or for any
man to accept. The giver humanity
cannot help expecting more graft
tude than the recipient humanity
can acknowledge.
Roosevelt alone had selected his
successor. He forced his enemies
to accept him with the terrifying
threat: ''If you don't take Taft,
you'll have to take me-" And he
had to set a watch on his own
friends to keep them from stam-
peding the convention to him.
Naturally, everyone assumed that
we were to have a Roosevelt ad-
ministration by another name, and
it was expected in the campaign
that the ex-president would not go
farther away from the White house
than Oyster Bay. Instead, he
plunged into the depths of Africa.
He might as well, when he was a
ranchman. have flung an eastern
guest off the back of bucking
broncho and abandoned him to his
own resources. For Taft was an
utter tenderfoot in politics.
The fate of William Howard Taft
would be pathetic if he himself had
not met it and borne 1t with a
smile. He did not invite it, having
no taste for political life, and he
was without the least desire for
the presidency when Roosevelt
made him his heir.
He was ADLER. more upright. more
Independent than some far more
successful presidents. But by bent
and training he was judge. and
the White house is no place for a
Judge. The only other president
who had sat ON a bench was-oi
all men-Andrew Jackson, and
"Old Hickory" seems not to have
! acquired overmuch of the judicial
temperament.
Executive force and the judicial
| mind are the positive and negative
poles of the battery. Ma president
were to weigh the evidence, con.
suit precedents and prepare ar
opinion, enterprises of great pitt
and moment are turned awry and
lose the name Of action. In the
crises that make or break his ad,
| ministration and his leadership he
! must decide on his instincts. his
intuitions and find his reasons aft.
erward.
Taft passed all but two Of the
first 20 years OF his manhood ir
courts, either as a law officer or q
Copyright. 1920, by James Morgan
with the Mcclure !
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bran vater. drying BY geetle pat
tinR with ) pott .toual. and poWder-
ing freely With purs unscenfed tai-
cum or zinc stsArste powder g 2
mixture Of equal parts Of boric
acid, corrstarch and sinc oxide
powder.
Soap must moi b used Il prickly
heat Is present.
Nakedness Il the best preven-
|tatiye remedy. Infants In hot
weather particularly should spend
an hour or two naked every day.
Clothing Is q necessary evil. The
less Of It We wear at any time the
better for our health and comfort
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Imaginary Heart Disease.
| Kindly send me one Of your
pamphlets about heart disease. OF
late / notice my heart skips beat
once in a while and ! am rather
nervous and q little excitable. Il.
g. CO.
ANSWER have no pamphlet
which would do you any good. It
would be as reasonable for you to
imagine you have liver complaint
or hip disease as to ascribe your
troubles to heart disease. Better
not make any guesses, but consul
your physician.
! Dandruff and Falling Hair.
Please print something good for
dandruff and falling hair, II there
is anything worth using. Is. A. F.)
ANSWER Salicylic acid. 20
grains precipitated sulphur. ]
dram: cold cream, to make, !
ounce. Part the hair here and
there and apply a small quantity
of the ointment by rubbing with
the finger tips, thus keeping 1t off
the hair and applying it to the
scalp alone. Cover one-fourth OF
the scalp each night. Shampoo
once a week. Continue six weeks.
TOmboys.
My sister.-fen years old. climbs
trees, mows the lawn, plays ball
rides bicycle and swims. Neighbors
call her a tomboy. Will these
things hurt her, or make hel
coarse when she grows older? C.
e. d.
| ANSWER-Certainly not.
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Program Of the A. A. A.

The American Automobile association may
once have been considered class organiza-
ton. but it isn't that now. The things that
It is working for are OF direct interest to every
body who owns or drives an automobile and
The recent annual meeting at New York de-
veloped program which should have the
support of motorists generally.
More stringent control Of traffic everywhere
Is believed to be necessary to secure safety
and added comfort and to that end it was de-
cided to recommend to the states some means
of patrolling the main travelled highways
state ccnstabulary or other body Of officers
qualified to make arrests is favored.
Diversion of freight cars from hauling ma
terial for highway construction to other COM
modities was protested against because it was
argued completion of road Improvements is
necessary to supplement the rail facilities Of
the country SO abundantly proven inadequate.
Passage OF the Sweet-Pitman bill. intended
to make registration in any state accepted in
all other states SO that but one number plate
will be necessary annually will be urged upon
congress when it reconvenes next winter in
the hope that the provisions may become eff
fective at the beginning OF 1921
A movement which is Of particular interest
In Illinois is that undertaken to prevail upon
states against the tendency to finance road
building programs entirely by means of license
fees paid on motor cars. 1t is contended that
roads should be built by general taxation,
using registration and other automobile taxes
10 maintain them. Illinois already has antic-
pated its license fee income for the next couple
of decades, being the pioneer state to follow
this plan. number OF other commonwealth
have followed its example. The Illinois way
held out great promise at the time 1t was
adopted. II roads could now be built for what
1t was then estimated they would cost there
probably would be little cause for regretting
the manner in which the program was f.
nanced. As matters have turned out not more
than one-fourth of the expected mileage can
be built, many parts of the state will con-
tribute literally and get little or no benefit,
license fees for 20 years are spent and main
tenance of even such roads as can be built
will depend upon the liberality Of future leg
islatures.
In Illinois. At least. construction of high
ways by direct tax upon motor cars has
fallen considerably short Of the states urgent
needs.
Congo rubber gatherers are given 80 cents
per week and pay their own expenses. Still
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crazy 70 look at anyone when I had
pal like you. A1
On Lucy. can you forget about
tnis! ! don't know enough names
70 call myself But tell me tonight
TED T."
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Horses were introduced ~.
Egypt at the time OF the sAspas'
kings.
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Opportunity never knocks At the door Of
knocker
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YESTERDAY vas one Of those disappoint-
inr DAYS. Il the nrxt place It rained. Well
met ccyfl q that because, having At ono time
been horny handed son Of the soil. " know
how the v. 1. producer welcomed It Never
theless /, helped spoil our day. II the grass
hacn't been 20 vet We might (weli. we might
have caught that ny and II the ball hadn't been
s., slippery ne might miracles have occurred.
ykuow) have thrown It at least 10 feet closer
to nrs. base.
THE sporting Jazz editor is too burned pro-
fessional He gave us two errors. Well. any
way, though We got neither hit nor base
on balls we made run--that Is to say, old
dear, we jolly well scored tally We sup
nose those pirates from the Moline Dispatch
will claim they won the game because they
made two more runs than we did. Well-all
right. ALL right.
BUT, though the heavens fall or ". J. B.
comes out on a wet platform this colyum must
be filed Some aeons agone we made fippant
reply to Mr.. Briggs when he wondered what
q newspaper paragrapher thinks about" We
fear many OF you have never been it and what
better time than today to reprint It! Attend:
Oh, gosh wish had a better job!
Got half notion to 60 out and rob
bank or something. Lord, but it is tough
To have to write q lot Of funny stun
Two-thirds of which will bounce clean OF the
dome
|Of birds who bear the brand, Nobody
Just look at that unsympathetic clock!
I'd like 10 hit the darn thing with a rock!
1t takes, I'm here to say lot of time
To white wheezes. or to build riMe
Wish 1 could think Of something really
/ / wonder what we'll have to eat tonight.
VIII it be porterhouse? There's not q
Hum: guess the wife had better patch these
Tonight wouldn't mind right good show
Now where's that clipping gone, I'd like to
know!
To make a joke OF it is a disgrace
But anyway, it helps to fill up space.
Cartoon;sts have it pretty soft III say;
Just dashing off one cartoon evry day.
They take whskered wheeze to illustrate
And everybody chuckles: Amt he great! . :. &.
What do we think? We do not think-we try
To write without thought. STAND IT GETS
BY!
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ONE YEAR AGO

The president and Mrs. "ns'.
left Paris for Belgium.
Mexican Ambassador OF Wss
ington protested against AmesS
troops crossing the border.
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Congo rubber gatherers are given 80 cents
per week and pay their own expenses Still
they say expensive labor makes prices high.
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". ". VIII Probably Wish for Policeman to
Do the Same Thing at Frisco,
(Mr. Bryan in Illinois State Regster).
At the age Of 16 attended the con-
vention In st. Louis, 70 miles from INV
birthplace. ! knew no one and what
was worse, no one knew me- police
man TOOK pity on me and put me through
window.
NINETEEN holes Of golf," the unusual
United Press declared. were to be played by
senator Harding yesterday. Whereupon an
alelt bureau manager suggested that while
nineteenth hole" it was hardly fair To rive
the fact publicity at such time.
F. o. f. spells "foe." usually-but not tbi.
"eeA' R E. MIG.
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PERHAPS the Central Trust and Savings
bank would like to get in touch with Claire
! Cash of Alexis. Ill. Mr.. Cash would make a
good teammate for Mr.. Kale. whom they now
employ.
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