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The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-03-26
For the Public Health.

At last something really worth while in
combating the scourge Of venereal diseases is
in fair way to be accomplished in this local
ity Establishing Of a clinic under county
auspices, with state and federal aid. and with
treatment made obligatory by municipal ordi-
nance offers what appears to be an ideal meth
Cd Of handling the situation
Private Initiative never will do much for
control. Treatment must be thorough to &C
complish results. Physicians may do their
work conscientiously but they have no author
ity to hold patients to the course prescribed
until danger has passed. That is where the
plan now contemplated holds out great pron,-
Use. Every patient must be registered and
when this is done treatment is obligatory.
Those who fail to get professional attention
Of their own voltion will be guaranteed and
Of course the quarantine carries publicity
Fear Of publicity will furnish sufficient mo-
tive in the great majority Of cases.
Expenses Of establishing the clinic will not
be heavy. The United States public health
bureau gives the state financial help and the
lstate department supplies the necessary equip
ment and pays the salary of the officer in
charge. 1t will be necessary for the county to
furnish quarters. One clinic should be able
to take care Of the patients from all over the
county.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-03-26
The Naval Investigation
Merry.Co-Round.

Every officer In the navy had ideas OF his
own as to how the war should be fought.
Quite a number OF them doubtless will be will
ing to air their views now. II the senate in
yestigating committee means to put them all
on the stand It will be listening to testimony
till Father Time gathers in the last survivor.
And the testimony, taken together. will prove
nothing and offer no lesson that the future
may profit by.
witnesses already examined have largely
contradicted each other and demonstrated that
no one Of them has been able to size up the
situation from its broader aspects. Each saw
only where the methods followed confiicted
with the particular phase of the undertaking
in which he was Immediately concerned. He
did not appreciate the possibility Of inteSfer-
ence with some other activity OF the depart
ment, perhaps far more VITAL if his own branch
were conducted as he thought it ought to
have been.
The other day Captain Laning. assistant
chief of the bureau of navigation, sharply crit
icised the delays of the department in the early
stages Of the war. though he admitted that he
was amazed at the efficiency the navy showed
when it finally got started. And after he had
left the stand letter written by him in
August, 1918, in which he warmly defended
the general plan the navy followed against
the criticisms OF Admiral Sims, was introduced.
Sims, it was brought out in the same con-
nection even then was counting the congress
sional investigation he and other disgruntled
ones, subsequently brought about Here is one
significant paragraph from that letter, which
wHs addressed to Admiral Sims himself:
Criticism is easy, and just criticism bene-
fetal, but there is nothing more lowering to
the morale than unjust criticism, and criti-
cism made without full knowledge and thought.
it is apparent, is unjust. And don't lose sight
OF the fact that it is only by loyalty to the
general plan that decisions are gained"
Much the same was the testimony of Cap
tain Leigh C. Palmer, chief of the bureau of
navigation, whose main complaint was that the
navy was not prepared for war before war
actually started. and that Secretary Daniels
did not push the recruiting campaign after
hostilties were declared as hard as the wit
ness thought he should. And Captain Palmer.
In his turn. followed with a substantial refu-
tation Of allegations of Admiral Sims.
As has been contended all along, the inves-
LEGATION is proving as it proceeds that there
is nothing but a political motive back Of It
and that its objectives are solely political in
character. Only men with grievances are
sought as witnesses. The grievance gets the
headlines in the newspapers and the rest Of
the story. offsetting the criticisms Of proceed
ing witnesses is too long and too tiresome to
print. The public gets only one side and that
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-03-26
Heart 9'H:|.Qlm0
44;!IDHOHCCmcC u
ylAMRC: ELIZABETH,T THOMPSON

Dear Mrs. Thompson: am a
young man q years Of age, mar
ried and have-a daughter q little
over one year old. do not get
along with my wife any too we'll.
We often quarrel and both of US
get as angry as IRE. She. without
any excuse at all, starts trouble
every time I enter the house, morn
ing or night.
There is another girl whom l
know l love and I am sure that she
loves me. She has said time and
time again that she would never
marry unless she could marry me-
l don't know how l can get loose to
marry this other girl. l know she
would make an ideal wife because
nearly every day l see her she says
she wishes my present wife nc
harm but she does want to be my
wife a little while before she dies
and that as it is now it is as I'M
pleasant for her as can be.
Please advise me what to do.
EVERGREEN.
My sympathy goes out to your
wife. 1t is enough to make hei
cross all the time to have a hus.
band who does not love her and
, the strain of caring for baby
There is agreat possibility that hel
irrita bleness comes from some
physical disturbance.
Your faith in the other woman /.
unwarranted. She is not honor
able because she is stealing the low
Of another woman's husband. Some
thing is wrong with her self-re
spect or she would treat you as al
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-03-26

Germany's legislative body proposes to pass
a bill making military officers subject to trial
by civil tribunals. II this be propaganda to
prove that the people have at last got their
fill Of military domination it has the merit OF
being vastly more convincing than the old line
Of persuasion that came from Berlin. In fact
there have been q number Of objects visible
beyond the Rhine lately that to the unaided
eye looked exactly like straws indicating q
strong breeze against the things that were
identified with the old regime.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-03-26
Save Tie Wrapper-H
The Yeast EatIEg Fad.

Any brand or kind of pure yeast
is = wholesome food and . very
nourishing one. containing not only
. large proportion Of protein but
much Of the unidentified food Access
sorry known - vitamin. In fact the
only Objectionable yeast 20 far as
know Is the wild or impure kind
called bees" - Belgian. South
American and forty other fancy ad-
jectives being added for camouflage.
1t is true that many skinny indi-
viduals who for one reason or an
other have adopted the yeast eating
habit have made remarkable gains
in weight. This cannot be ascribed
to the food content, for even II yeast
were pure protein . little cake Of
yeast taken after each meal would
scarcely affect weight sppreciably.
1t may be due to the vitamin con-
tent, for vitamins are essential to
normal growth and nutrition, at
least in younger persons. Or 1t may
be due to the improvement Of di-
gestion and the il .reased appetite
which yeast eating often brings
about
Once in Q while one who takes
yeast complains of q disturbance Of
digestion and has to discontinue. A
rule digestion is not disturbed but
may be even improved. Many yeast
eaters find that they are less trou-
bled with fiatulency or fermentation
and gas formAtion-just the con-
trary to the effect popularity attach
ed to yeast eating. There Is Q ten
dency towards loosening Of the
bowel, but often this is in itself ad-
vantageous, since it enables the
yeast eater to dispense with the in
evitable physic.
One compressed yeastcake-any
brand sold by grocers for baking
taken after each Of the three meals,
mixed with water, milk. fruit Juice,
soup or any beverage. for from three
to six or more weeks, seems to
bring about . cure in many cases
Of chronic acne (pimples). 1t is not
. specific cure but it can do no
harm even though it fails to do any
good.
The same remedy has been found
ef1cacious in the treatment OF fur
unculosis, which is the doctors way
Of saying recurring boils.
Certain types Of eczema have
been benefited by yeast, though
cannot recommend yeast for such
q protean malady. l have encoun-
tered-as every doctor has-all
sorts Of conditions masquerading
and being wrongly treated. as &C.
zema, among them such diverse dis
eases as lupus tuberculosis Of
skim, psoriasis, scabies. In fact
we find that something more than
one-half OF all cases self-diagnosed
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-03-26
EVELINA.

EtELlNAs
The feminine names beginning
with eve" are legion, yet each,
curiously is a separate name and
possesses a different meaning. Eva,
for instance, signifies life, while
Evelyn means hazelnut, and Eve
lima or Eveline, is translated
pleasant"
Eveline made its appearance
among the Normans before the
marriage Of the earl Of Pembroke.
Eveline, said to be its equivalent,
was the name Of the sister of Gun
mar, the great grandmother Of Will
liam. the Conquerer. The Lady of
the Garde Douloureuse in the "Be-
trothed" was called Eveline.
Aveline seems to have been more
popular than its equivalent in
early times, since old chronicles
record more instances of the former
name than the latter. The wife of
the last Earl Of Lancaster was call
ed Avelina de Longo Campo. Her
daughter. Eveline was heiress to
the great county OF Lancaster.
Before Miss Burney's popular
novel presenting Evelina-a name
which ahe herself invented - an
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-03-26

=
ADDRESS snd enclose tvotent clamp for !
conhdest:al. the replies being sent dire
paid TO ANONYMOUS lettssSl.
@. II the woman suffrage amend
ment is ratified before the presi-
dental election, how many women
will be entitled to vote? M. S.
A. The suffrage headquarters in
Washington estimates that approx
mately 27,0O0,00O women will vote
for the next president if the 18th
amendment to the constitution is
ratified by two more states before
the election. At present there are
about 100000 women entitled to
this vote.
Q. Does Thomas Edison. tho great
inventor, use tobacco? R N. T.
A. MIR. Edison enjoys = good Gig
ar. and is never adverse to . strong
cup Of coffee. He is also fond Of
fruit and pie.
@. Where does the national CAPT
tai get its water supply! E. W.
A. The drinking water in Wash
ington comes from the historic P0-
tomac river. The plant is munich
pally owned and the price Of water
is $3.50 up to $500 cubic feet; over
that amount 1t is 4 cents per hun
dred cubic feet.
Q. How many motorcycles did
the United States army use In the
world war! H. H. l..
A. The war department says that
during the war there were In use
about 10000 motorcycles Of various
makes.
@ By whom were the tour books
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-03-26
STORM BOUND.
BY Louise Hoffman.
iCopyright, 1920, by Wheeler syl

tCopyright, 1920, by Wheeler Syn
dictate, Incl
Gee, the winds blowing 60 miles
an hour and everything will be
drifted full by morning." prophesied
John Becklin as he came stamping
, into the kitchen after feeding the
hens Il thought I'd be blown
away once or twice myself. l pity
any one caught out in this storm
tonight. Heard the 1870 90 up yet
mother"
Mrs. Becklin, . remarkably trim
young looking woman to be the
mother of such stalwart looking
son, was busy setting the table and
alternately stirring creamed pota-
toes on the stove.
no. John, l haven't heard q
sound" she replied in q motherly
tone. But I thought I saw q
sleigh with two come round the
bend in the road q while ago. I've
been watching every little while,
but l haven't seen anything more
Of II"
She went to the window again.
1t was just dusk.
"Oh, joint" she exclaimed.
There Is some one trying to get
through the drifts by the old barn.
There, the horse 10 down"
John Becklin came to the window
Ind peered out into the fast deep
ening gloom.
why 1t looks a. though there
WoS Q woman In the sleigh. Too
bad they've been caught out in this,
But the drifts are soft yet, and may
be they'll pull through. I wonder
Who they are? They must be
Rrangers, or they wouldn't attempt
p drive through that spot"
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-03-26
TlHllE DAILY SHORT STORY

Well. the horse is np," announc-
ed Mrs. Becklin with relief. but
they are trying to make him 20
ahead. The next plunge and the
poor animal will only go down
again. Even if they do manage to
get through this bank. they can't
60 on in this blow. 1t would be
sure death, with night coming on,
and it's growing colder every min
ute. OH" she gasped, there goes
the sleigh over. Mercy! hope
that poor woman isn't hurt"
She turned.
Where are you going, John -
she questioned as he began putting
on his things.
I'm going to take down the bars
so that man can come through Hey
woods field"
But john" demonstrated the
mother In keen distress. You new
er can reach them on foot in this
storm. You'll be blown away. Get
the hired man to go with you"
Don't worry about me. mother, /"
laughed John, secure in his young
strength. Just keep your eyes on
those potatoes" he warned. They
will need . good hot supper. and
that coffee will smell good to them. I"
He was gone, ind the mother
watched with keen anxiety a. he
bsttled against the fierce wind and
whirlinG snow. Once he turned
his back to catch his breath. Twice
he sank out Of sight, but finally
succeeded in reaching the two
weary travellers.
John directed the strangers
through the. perilous drifts into the
wide as the storm would allow to
welcome the strangers.
Come In, cone In out Of this
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-03-26

The QUESTIONABLE to candidates for presi-
Dental nomination asking about their cam
paign expenditures should throw light on a
matter Of much importance. 1t is to be hoped
that those addressed will promptly make reply.
telling not only what they themselves are
spending, but also what their friends are
spending on their behalf. Then when the fig
ures are made public. it will be possible to
tell approximately how much of this campaign
noise is spontaneous and how much is inspired
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-03-26
To those who take great satisfaction in tell

To those who take great satisfaction in tell
ing their troubles the high cost Of everything
is not an unmixed evil for it gives them some
thing to complain about. An observing indi-
vidual remarked the other day that the outra-
geous exactions Of profteers have practically
eliminated the topic Of physical ailments from
common conversation from some of our most
select circles. Without such slight redeeming
features as this the price situation would be
we'll nigh endurable.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-03-26

Governor Holcomb of Connecticut posi-
lively refuses to call a special session of the
legislature to ratify the suffrage amendment.
Everybody knows what is the matter in Con-
recticut and there is strong suspicion that
Delaware is afflicted by the same ailment.
Even if the women are kept out of the coming
presidential campaign it won't help one bit,
boys. 1t will only defer the inevitable.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-03-26

- "ecssma" are not ecsema =, ~
And It 10 curious how cont..s.t.
victims OF skin diseases ara n ~.
such mysteries unsolvsd.
II one eats yeast and lihe. /. !,
can sea NO reason why the -,
should not be taken forever. 4. !,
have already said. it is a whol..ssi
food.
A q local application ia, -,
sluggish or sloughing ulcers 4 ~.
Of fresh yeast applied thrice s.;s
without any antiseptic ha,s;.
often brings about great imnraV.
ment and cleaning up OF m. ~.
surface so that healing may prnc. y.
The yeast. II not killed by hs,, !.
antiseptics. digests away the NV "
necrotic tissue and stimulates y.
growth Of health granulations VIZ
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-03-26

| wind" she invited cheerfully. "You
mustbe nearly frozen. Come up to
the fire." leading the woman bun
died in furs toward a comfortable
chair. Il hope you didn't get hurt ?"
beginning to unfasten her coat.
Fortunately we both escaped,
but such an experience" returned
sweet young voice, as the man,
Invested Of his furs, came into the
living room.
"Myra," he gasped, gazing
straight into her clear gray middle
aged eyes. rs 1t possible?"
Wilbur" breathed Mrs. Becklin
scarcely believing her eyes. I'll
thought you were in the west. And
this" she paused gazing at the pref
ty blue-eyed girl.
us my daughter, Una" he said
briefly. And this lad to whom we
are indebted for our escape is
MY son." returned Myra.
After q moments silence. 'If it
were not for the children, we might
think time had almost stood still
he murmured.
Over delectable creamed potatoes,
sliced pink ham, hot rolls and cof-
fee, Wilbur Norcross told how the
urge to come east had been too
strong for him. In the fall he had
bought a small farm at Pittsburgh.
His sister kept house while Una
4 \, chit aehr>n1 ~ Shn ala ESr.-~kA IL
trict' about i've miles distant.
Myra nodded. She had heard
open field and up to their barn,
whore the hired man took charge
Of thesalmost exhausted animal.
Mrs. Becklin rushed to the kitch-
en- door and threw it as Hospitality
about . Nofcfoes family moving
into the village.
AZ the weather looked promising
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-03-26

and as it was Friday night he had
started out to drive Una home
Shortly after he left, the wind rose
and IN short time they found
themselves in the midst of a ra-
glng blizzard caused by the wind
plling the loose snow into huge
impossible banks.
For three days the travellers were
storm-bound in the mountains. n
was impossible to shovel out roads
until the wind abated. During this
time a friendship and intimacy
sprang up. which ripened into
something warmer, and when the
storm had ceased and the roads
were open, Myra End Wilbur fold
the children the same old ever new
story. Years ago they had quarrel.
ed because Myra refused to live in
the country.
Such a silly thing" LAUGHED
Myra happily, because l live on a
farm now and love it, even to he
ing storm-bound and cut OF from
civilization"
We'll make it a delightful bind
ing for life," added Wilbur,
John looked at Una.
Il guess We have something to
confess. too. It's q pretty short
courtship but-but Cupid has been
hlnglag his darts around so lively
he has struck US squarely, too"
The second edition, bound for
life." murmured Wilbur. Then
with boyish enthusiasm: Lets
make it . double wedding"
And so It happened that in q few
short weeks the neighbofs nodded
their heads and 1oyously announc-
ed. Springs coming. The young
will marry, but the old-well-
they may. Sure-stsn."
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-03-26

70 e4ch molvlQuA. NJ ssS~A
Of John in the New Testan@'
written? y. M, =
A. There is satisfactory evide.ss
that Saint John, the beloved piu.s
er of James, and son OF Zeoeos,'
was the author of the soep. .S
Epistles and Revelations asc'lvv.
to him. The Revelations were s' IN
ten during his exile on the ls.Hss
of Patmos: the gospel and Epls4, "a
after his return under ananes'!
Ephesus, where he was SUPERB
of the churches. s
@. How did Senator Newoe1H
Michigan get the title OF COMM
er? v .sr
A: This title is not an hono'S =,
one. but was conferred upon w ~.
senator when the president ~ y,
pointed him commander Of -,
Michigan naval militia, in Sn WV,
he has been a captain loi a,
years, and of which he was INV
the original founders. latest
@. What is the earliest anu
poss'0'o oA'e ''' J.Bv
A. Statistics show that h .s,s
c,.aa.v "onno, come earlier ".
the 22nd OF March, nor la's az
the 2sth of April, The reason a., 81
this is the fact that the spring Wv, Ss
uox comes near the 2lst 0. - ~
and Easter Sunday falls upo' II
nrst Sunday after the nf* ,.
moon following the eprnA
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-03-26
What's In a Name?
by MILDRED MARSHALL
Copyright. 1912 BY tbs Wheeler Syndicate, Inc.)

elaborated form of Eveline-was
published, Eveline had almost dis
appeared in England, but there was
an immediate revival of the name.
The new fashion of adding a final
"a" fas followed. of course, and
Evelina was established in popu-
larity for many years. Unfortun-
ately for Evelina, the tendency was
to confuse her with Evelyn, espe-
cially when the craze for names
containing a ~" made its appear
ance.
Evelina's talisman gem is the
agate. 1t promises her courage
guards her from danger, and cures
insomnia. it is said. Thursday ia
her lucky day and her lucky
number. The wild rose is her
flower.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-03-26

il the side unfavofable TO- the navy and TO the
adminigtration.
AZ to the lesson 70 be drawn, there isn't
any for the navy. which performed handsomely
in WANING the war. Politicians Of the future
may profit, but that ID all The thing is staged
for the politicians OF the present, who do mot
care snap whether It serves the purposes Of
anyone else 1t any other time.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-03-26
QUESTIONS AND ANSWER
GulpinR EanA.

am fond OF milk and take . Mn,
Of certified milk for nv bresi -.
each morning. usually nothing ~.
But l find that it causes consiSs.
able rumbling and gas and soM.
times discomfort after l take n =.
there any way I can take mill ~.
out this trouble! 1t has apparent,
improved my health a great A.,
and l hate to have to discontinue !,
H. he
Answer-If you will sip the mil,
leisurely. allowing each sin 10 M
main for a few moments in N.
mouth before swallowing it. to ,i,s
the ptyalin ferment in the saliv, ,
chance TO act upon the sugar Of tss
milk, you will have no diflcpl,y
The milk should be neither v.,,
cold nor very hot, but warm or ma
erately cool. preferably about bloot
temperature.
Radium.
Is the radium treatment resllv
good or is it Just another game su.t
as the various alleged treatment
Of the electro-medical doctors r..
Gently exposed? MRS. En-
Answer do not know what yor
mean. Various crooks have neseai
the public with fake "radium," but
genuine radium is OF greatest vain.
in treating inoperable cancer In
get-at-able situation.
Superfuous Hair.
I. Can super1uous hair on In
face be permanent DESTROYED hy
X-ray? 2. Can you recommend
something which will remove 81.
periuous hair from the armpits!
MN
Answer. I know OF no compe.
tent X-ray technician who uses ths
ray for this purpose on the face, but
only for destroying hair elsewhere
2. II the normal growth Of hair IN
the armpits must be removed, 4
safety razor is the most satisfactory
agent.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-03-26

It is far cry from high heeled. high topped
Russian kid shoes to footwear made of wood,
as Dutch statesmen are apt to learn when they
come to introduce the latter in this country.
II they had stock of gum shoes business
might be done with the office seeking class,
but it probably will be some time before Amer
leans consent to having their pedal covering
built by carpenters
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-03-26
ONE YEAR AGO

Italy announced the lifting OF
the blockade in the Adriatic.
Three thousand mill workers
went on strike ct Passatc, n. J.