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The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-07-19
THE DAILY SHORT STORY

had been pleasant work, that of
taking parties on thu lake in an
up-to-date motor boat belonging to
the> one hotel which the village
boosted.
The cool breezes from the lake
were preferable. ali. much. to the
dingy back room where Lawyer
cambridge had his ONCE and where
Phyllis was employed as his stenog-
rapher.
AS Bob's thoughts reached the
point where it seemed as if every
bird on tn bough screeched forth
words: Shes working for you!
For yo, For you!" he slammed
the front gate, and stepped from
the curb directly in the path of q
tearing, footing. oncoming automo-
bile.
The next thing that Bob knew he
heard a g.oan. Again he heard it,
and yet again. The sound was
close by. ali. very close. He open
ed his eyes. A face he had seen
before somewhere bent over him.
you young scalliwag!" came a
brisk voice, wait till ! &c. you out
side you'll sport more than one
black eye."
At that Bob tried to sit up but
firm hands kept him down. In the
room someone sobbed. Came the
brisk voice:
mo bones broken. Bruises, lots
of 'em. but let's be devoutly thank
full it's no worse. hope it's enough
however, to cure him from throw
ing himself IN front Of automobiles
In general, and mine in particular.
I'll run In again during the day"
Gee, had The funniest dream, ("
said Bob with = yavu. It was in
the We small hours Of the nieht,
and Phyllis had sAoeed her mother
on 70 bed md taken hsr place by
Bob's haAside.
Il drsaA yoa and br. Doyd ma,
each otA1R q Aunt Eats's al srn-
nsf, m jnak heeoiloe - he3eaY
got whAekp q snG6s ~ Uouli -
! ~ hin hoe a1eee = l1e6l q
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\ President Wilson has come to the rescue
hundreds Of veteran employees of the gov
lament. by overruling the Interpretation of
l(1aStmental heads of the new pension retire.
ut act. The position heretofore taken was
- when certain employees reached the pre-
IE1bed age. they were automatically separated
Nm the service, but the president holds that
Nor section Of the law. retirement is op-
laal 20 far Is the employe is affected. taken
~ consideration with the desires Of his i'm.
otate superior, and hence is not necessarily
||Ilkatory.
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Dear Mrs. Thompson: 1 am the
mother Of eight children. For
years, through lack Of funds, I, as
we'll as the little ones, have suf-
fered many discomfortsIcold, hun
ger and sickness, brought on by
not having the means Of getting
the very necessities, such as food,
doctor and warm clothing. In all
the 20 years Of deprivation we new
er suffered as we did last winter
and as we are suffering at pres
ent for the lack Of bed and bedding.
1t is one thing that l have not a
bed fit for dog, but that fact fades
away when l have to look on and
see those innocent children trying
to rest their tired little bodies on
an excuse of a bed, pillowless, etc.
Jesus Christ in all His teachings,
told that the one man in hell was
the rich man; also that it was cas-
Ter for the camel to pass through
the eye of a needle than for the
rich man to enter heaven. can
see the truth of such, for l myself
have gone to q few Of the very rich
and asked them to loan money and
let me pay a little back each week
or however l would be able until
| the amount was paid. They have
done nothing. Then / was fc lish
enough to make an appeal to my
own sex. They also refused to help
and now when l meet these rich
ladies on the street they fail to see
me.
OF course 1 would have no trou-
BILE to borrow or even get a dona-
ton II it could be published in big
black or red type in the papers-if
they could shout their charity from
| the house tops.
| try to hobe for something bet
ter, but whet day after day and
night after night no relief comes
and I am compelled to lay my lit
tie flock Upon beds of rugs. l. -ps.
| etc., l get very discouraged. espe-
cially in view Of the fact that I see
no way Of lettering conditions
when It costs SO much Tor food
alone.
II only the rich could see and
know what it Is to just suffer such
conditions one night while they
spend money on the things they do
not need, how many in this city
would let me use three or four hum
drsd dollars and never miss 1t.
They could not otherwise but
please God. for that IL really what
He meant when He 20 endowed
them. / would have such I fear
were I rich. would surely think
| l vss dooued unless shared With
foilov man.
| DISCOURAGED BEING.
70 strsighteR ont your trouble Il
q hest 10 look at beth s1dss of the
4usstise. Ct course you realise
thst }bese ere - naay lakes" n
~ void wttA tAsaS In oenRtee
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Lowden Sounds Clarion.

Governor Lowden has sounded clarion
u TO the Illinois G. o. P.
IN . formal statement in behalf of the
|eernatorial candidacy Of Lieutenant Gov
Ne Oglesby. the governor fays Thompson
disloyalty during the war and calls<on the
)0ablicans of the state to save Illinois from
clutches Of the Thompson machine, bred
4iscontsnt and corruption. which now
Nd the business, politics and education of
lnAso by the throat"
Tho governor regrets. and rightly So that
ticket was OF necessity hand picked But
empson had already announced such slate,
4aed by Len Small Of Kankakee, and in Or
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tAny rvs6es .au get The answer 70 .
ton bureaul Frederls Haskin. Director.
address and enclose tvc-<eG: stamp 1or 10
coufdential the replies beinb - dassca
paid 70 anonymous lette1sl.
@. What is the distance around
the world by water? Is it half way
around the world to the Philippines
from New York? M. K.
A. The distance around the
world by water is 22,100 miles. 1t
is l1,A69 miles from New York to
the Philippines. or q little more
than half way around the world.
@. What is the meaning of the
word Mazda? From. what language
does it come? s. G. ].
A. Mazda. in the Zend or AYES
tan (old Persian) language, m
"The Supreme One" 1t is applied
to electric lights in the sense Of
being as near perfection as pos
sible.
@. A says that tall brick
chimney SWAPS at the top. While B
says that it does not, which IL
right? L. D.
A. Chimneys, do sway to a GER
tain extent, an allowance for
swaying being made in construc-
ton.
Q. When does the nscal year
end! 4. H. r.
A. A fiscal year is the time be-
tween one ., .ual time Of settle
ment or balancing OF accounts. and
| another. Unless otherwise, speci-
ned the fiscal year regularly ends
on Dec. u. Ths governments fisr
cal year In Great Britain and id
Germany ends March II, in the
United States June 30, and in
France. Dec. 81.
Q. What college was frst sstab-
lished excll sively for women In
Americal liza
A. Mount H0lyoks, founded IN
1887. ct South Hadley, Msas.. prob
ably holds that place.
@. What was the e.ifinal mama
At Portland, No! n q n
y IL eriti1al name was caSeo
Meek. II vSs tettit4 In l6sa. and
u name elaAGe1 p fslnsuih r.
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Washington. D. - Give full name ana
burn postage. Be brief All inquiries ar
70 each individual. No attention W. "
1858. The town was raided by In
dams IN 1876, and again in 1921
when it was completely destroyed
and all inhabitants massacred or
captured. 1t was resettled in lilo'
and incorporated as a town WIN
the name of Portland in 1856.
@. How large do pineapples
grow? c. ID.
A. Some very large specimens
may weigh from Is to 20 pounds
each.
q. What does "Cimmerian"
mean? V. E. II.
A. "Cimmerian" refers to a myth
ical people described by Homer III
his works as dwelling in a realm
Of mist and gloom"
@. Who first divided the bible
into verses? A l.. X.
A. The author of the division OF
lAG OlU 4CoCduCIt AAtc 'NAS
not known. Robert Stephens 'ol
Estienne) a French printer, nrs'
divided the New Testament into
verses, in an edition printed az
Geneva in 1851.
9. What is writ OF error
B.B.
A. A writ of error is common
law process for redressing an err
roneous judgment. This has been
superseded to a great extent ~
England, and the United States oy
the process Of appeal. In inc
United States the write OF error !"
the appropriate proct IS for carry
ing . case from the highest appei-
late court of q state to the 81
preme court Of the United States:
@. II . ball is hunted on the
third strike and rolls foul, should
the ball merely be called foul!
E. U. P.
A. According to Rule 81, Seetion
.. OF the 1920 Baseball, Rules, tns
batsnaAn 10 out on . bunt that folis
foul. II the attempted hunt y made
q TIE third strikA
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Today's Anniversaries

1S21-Queen Caroline of England
protested against her exclu-
sion from the coronation.
lS31-Prince Leopold, the newly
elected king Of the Belgians.
entered Brussels.
1SSs-Nankin was captured BY the
Imperialists from the Chinese
rebels.
lS70-British government proclaim
ed neutrality in the Franco
Prussian war.
1S93-Captain Melancton Smith a
distinguished naval officer OF
the American Civil war, died
at Green Bay Wis. Born in
New York city, May "A, 1910
1S95-The Toronto school board
sustained the right Of teach
ers to wear boomers.
1SOl-A monument to MarEsret
Fuller was unveiled on Lons
Island. N. Y, opposite tia
point where she met death IN
shipwreck.
1s0s-Rosa N. Carey. . prolific and
popular English novelist
died. Born Sept. a, 1870.
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CARLOTTA.

: CARLOTTA.
Carlotta has the distinction Of
being one OF the few feminine
names which appear in their mod
ern form vry early in history and
are not the product Of lengthy
evolution. This name is the fem
mime Of Charles, one Of the most
popular masculine namse known to
history.
Carlotta signifies man." and
though it is essentially feminine in
its appeal and has named women
noted for great beauty and woman
u. characteristics, it has neverthe-
less preserved some Of its original
sense OF strength and power.
The first Carlotta was Carlotta
OF Savoy who married Louis XII
and brought the name into the
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by MILDRED MARSHALL
(CopSsight 1919. By ~ wheeler ayndicsta Ine)

royal house OF France. The wife
Of Cesare Borgia was called Car
lotta. This unfortunate lady had
one daughter who married into the
house Of LIE Tremouille. Through
Lady Derby the name was carried
into England where it appeared In
the 18th century as Charlet.
The heiress Of the house of Bouil-
lon VIII was called Garcia who was
married in 1883 took the name into
Germany and it was brought back
to England in various forms by the
queen of George III.
Coral is Carlotta's talismanic
gem. It will protect her from
storms. guard her from danger in
travelling and preserve her good
health. Tuesday is her lucky day
and her lucky number.
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BRUISES AND BALM.

no ~<s ~ NNS W ASAACAs
wright, 1920, by the Wheeler
Syndicate, Incl
6loe! girls make me tired. Let
6ung doctor come to town and
IN girl In the place makes it a
" to-"
ob West" cried Bob's sister.
t1ng up from the couch, a red
On either cheek, If you think
been near him, you're mighty
Anen. l wouldn't go near his
a@ce II l was dead!'
lkh the last word. Phyllis burst
hysterical weeping, Ind buried
fAce in the cushions.
AN. forget it," said Bob, II
~ hit ing you, anyway. Guess
! ~ going while the going's good.
Jeag!"
1tstde the door his lips puck
into q whistle. Whistling. he
eted from the house. Whistling,
oefode down the walk. Now,
d lips may be engaged in whist
To gsyest Of gay airs. and at
1Ame time ones mind be occu-
with tbs working out OF a So
~ to some weighty problem.
was thinking, not q new occu-
~ for him, although 1t would
1oFd to make anyone in Mans
halieve it.
wonder what's the matter with
AL phyllis was just four years
1gcther's senior. She did look
come to think Of it. Let's
eAs's been working for old
kdtge going on hvs years, and
~ that knows anything
has fierce to work for" So
~ thoughts.
~ = Phil workine?' asked
n1eaes- shes working for
~ ron! For you'll" an
y naNe monitor.
n 0oo. Unable to attsad
A1seen. phyliD was d.
1 - N2hoalA u ia III
- eotse Harvard. n. lad
slne N e1nner. ~ u
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Il OeSf
Exooseivo keeE y directly opd In
dlreetlp fo{aI Tor young babtas. I
oeat knop Wig It b TIT some
nao6hesa oeem 70 thilk ~ whole
dutv a I nothos % nor haby u 70
ken IL haty from taking eeld.-
shatsv1f tat may mean We b.
biee AZ . lot warmer than some
chilly people imagine. We manu-
facture much more heat, IN proper
ton to our size, than grownups do.
1t Ii correspondinely harder fer Ms
to dispose Of this superduous heat
without injury to ourselves. Yet
lust think Of the thousands Of poor
little tikes who are kept swaddled
In wooden shirts and several lay
err OF other clothing in hot wealth
e.. The more ignorant the mother,
the greater II her fear Of letting
the baby enjoy an air bath. Some
college graduates are % ignorant
that It Is enough to make . fellow
sick thinking how their unhappy
infants are forced to swelter
through the hot weather. they
DO get through it ut all. What the
deuce do they teach girls In COL
lege, anyway, wonder! My dad
thinks they teach them that the
care Of babies il rather beneath
the dignity Of a cultured woman"
By gosh I'm glad my dad did not
marry . cultured woman.
Every day in hot weather a baby
should have a morning and an ev-
ening bath, tepid water, for cooN
ing purposes.
Every baby, breast or bottle fed,
needs many drinks OF cool water
from bottle or spoon or cup every
day in hot weather. II q baby deA
velops diarrhoea,, besides the first
aid treatment described in proceed
ing chapters, his food should be d.
luted with water, say One-third
water, for few days.
In very hot weather, q diaper is
sufficient clothing for several hours
in the heat Of the day.
II a baby's feet and hands are
warm and the baby appears happy
or contented, you may be sure he
has plenty of clothing. in any
weather or in any circumstances.
Milk for feeding the baby had
better be boiled five minutes
through a spell Of hot weather, un-
less it is certified milk. or unless
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-07-19

IS 3 imu6eai atsly enele1 eftes nix
|ine ana to6t cnnl untu 49, y =
nj advisable y boil milk exeels
IL hot weather. When bolled nii9
b ted for any Considerable pef1ea
Of weeks, the baby sAould teestve
daily some orange jpica 70 prsvens
scuTvy.
on . baby in hot weather. until the
baby il old enough to walk: the
height Of foolishness 10 . baby TOO
young to walk wearing shots-shis
IL almost a. foolish ~ . girl TOO
young to be . physical SLOUGH wear
ing Z corset. I went barefoot IN
til / was . year old. because father
felt that the shoemaker .woulo
have plenty Of time to ruin my ieet
later on. Bare fest help fellow
to keen cool even when It isn't
permissible for him t. be pare
naked.
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
OF Course It's Healthful
l Is there any reason why Sirl
Of my age f13) should not 90 bare
foot In the summer? Several Of us
girls are chums and we've always
gone barefoot when on An outing
but mother says l am getting toe
old for that. Please say its healthy
to 20 barefoot and then my moth
er will allow me to do 90.
LUCILLE.
Answer-Sorry. Lucille. ! cant
| say that. But I'll say 1t is health.
full, il that will do. 1t is healthful
for girls of any age. from l month
to 81 years, to go barefoot when
ever they get q chance.
Pretty Soft
Our baby, now six weeks old
has been kept entirely in silk apd
wool garments. Would it be 'ad'
visable to continue So through thu
summer months? MRS. ]. r. P.
Answer-No. Omit the wool gar
ments, at least in very hot weather
Cotton diapers, and perhaps cottor
i shirt, make a SUFFICIENT amount o
clothing for . young baby in thu
heat Of summer. for day wear. 4
diaper and q cotton mighty which
! draws together with puekel
string at the bottom, leaving plen
ty Of room for the baby to kicl
around inside, is the right nigh
dress. To keep baby in swelter
ing clothes in hot weather 10 al
ways deleterious.
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What the Legion Stands For.

WHAT the AeBsOu 0sSAseso Vs.
Every member Of the American Legion ant
veryone outside Of it who in the coming cam
align may b tempted to try to use the organ
.ation for the political advantage Of himself
I his party may with profit read the following
tatement Of what the Legion stands for. a
Interpreted by Colonel Milton Foreman. com
lander Of the department of Illinois:
The American Legion stands for prin-
ciples and not for men. It supports or
opposes men only when they are closely
identified with measures involving i'm
portant principles.
It stands for constitutional, repre-
sentative government, for equality under
the law, for the greatest degree Of indi-
vidual liberty and initiative consistent
with the rights Of the mass.
1t opposes government for the benefit
OF classes, it deprecates the formation
OF political juntas for the support OF
class advantage, at the sacrifice Of intelli-.
gent interest in all other governmental
problems
The legion demands military and ma
val preparedness, at least in trained of.
ficers and abundance of material SO that
the next generation shall not be hastily
thrown into war inadequateiy armed and
incompetently led.
Our recent experience shows con-
clusively that neither competent officers
- y~at ha
vided between the rising and the setting
OF the sun on the same day, however
readily large numbers OF inexperienced
and unframed men can be mustered
within that time
The individual members OF the legion
come from all walks of life, are Of va
rious political and religious beliefs and
reserve to themselves the fullest liberty
of action in the exercise of their rights
as citizens
But as an organization the legion
concerns itself only with the principles
and purposes for which it was organ
lied and will never support a man or y
party which directly or indirectly OPP
poses our constitutional representative
government for the benefit of all classes
and conditions Of our citizens.
The legion will ever keep in mind the
duty our country owes to those who
served it, and will bear in equally keen
recollection those who by word, deed or
act retarded the vigorous prosecution Of
the war and thereby became responsible
for casualties which might have BEEN
avoided.
For those that were in the service
the legion demands only that considera-
ton which all nations at all times have
freely granted to those who opposed their
bodies to the common enemy, that is. the
care and protection by the nation for
the MANNED or disabled, for the families
of those who made the ultimate sacrifice
and an equalization of economic advan-
tage with those who, for one reason or
another were not privileged to serve the
nation at war.
The foregoing is platform of 100 per ce
Americanism, free from partisan bias and
the point. Others, as well as veterans Of Il
World war, may well stand upon such a stat
ment Of principles.
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try at it," answered the doctor
with a grin.
Il had q bunch it was you," said
Bob with an answering grin. II
guess all the balm that's been used
in this house in the past fortnight
hasn't been used on me-" he added.
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ONE YEAR AGO

0enseal Psrshing led . enutn-
cat IN tho victory march Of ailid
troops n Londna.
SreeAe1t wilson oD1aoo1 >aip
changes iA Desee treaty tkae te6E
1eeoeettAts rsepsnins nae6tiafieos,
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The Salt Lake Herald, after career q
|ntf . century. has suspended publication
|atse: high cost of operating.
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Csnsraf Carlos Osuna, . Mexican insursent
It1se. il dead. More Mexicans would be alive
be had died years ago Osuna
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Tho Turk has not a real friend in the world
~ calls itself civilized. The threat of the
1Ilss to put him out of Europe may be a bluff,
~ II he 10 wise he'll not call it at the present
HneA or Affairs
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II a fair question: Which Ohio newspaper will
~ that stands close to the administration r
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Probably Elwell was killed by whist fend
- had gone mad trying to work out some
the problems Of the game
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ssAnother lovely Sunday despite Official pre-
|11jons to the contrary.
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Now we'll see whether Bryan is dry enough
lsfun for president on the prohibition ticket.
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ADVICE 10 POETS.

We ~ n down before our mil"
We placed Z sheet Of paper IN It
And wrote With deftness. verve ana skin
Two lines OF verse in half minutA
We had the foolish thought did Va
That We would write an epic poem,
A ding folks would be glad to see
And We would BE- quite proud to show EN-.
But a. our muse tuned up to do
A bit OF her delightful singing
And We had writ word or two,
The phone began raucous ringing!
We answered 1t and then came back.
Prepared to finish up our verses
We started, but-alxs! alack!-
Our muse had gone! O deep, dire
curses!
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me Hohsnsollerns have begun to go the
~.
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We must have had an idea when
That poem we so swiftly started,
But, gosh! When we came back again
The thing had gone, vamoosed, departed.
The lesson in our sorry plight
We voice to you in this conclusion:
II epic poems you would write
Go seek a spot of sweet seclusion!S
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EVEN atbthe risk Of serious rupture between
our country and the allies we want to say that
the man who recently shot at Field Marshal
Won Hindenburg is an unmitigated. or words
to that effect, scoundrel. for whom boiling in
oil would be a light punishment. He missed
the Won!