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The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-09-29
The Baseball Shame.

The revelations in the Cook county grand
jury investigation in Chicago Of the scandal
involving the throwing Of the world champion
ship between the Chicago White Sox and the
Cincinnati Reds year ago, make the average
follower of the game sick at heart.
Baseball Has been regarded all along as the
cleanest of outdoor sports. because it was re-
garded as without faint and on the square.
1t was not thought that the gambling element
which had wrecked legitimate horse racing, and
had fixed" prize fighting, had been able to
pcontaminate the great American game.
But the professional gambler got in on the
world series in 1919. and he struck his cruel
blow at the machine OF the noblest of baseball
organizers and leaders OF all time-Charles
Comiskey, owner Of the Chicago American
league franchise and team. Baseball has been
to Comiskey his lifework, his labor OF love- to
which he has devoted all his years, all his
talents, and all his resources. He'has spared
nothing to give his city ball club OF which it
could be proud. And he has been good to his
players. Having been one himself his SYM
pathes were with them He helped and en-
couraged them, stood by them and paid them
well.
This is his pay.
The eight stars Of Mr. Comiskeys aggrega-
tion indicted for conspiracy to commit an
| illegal act, and hence under SUSPENSION have
| Lot only shown themselves guilty of treason,
treachery and betrayal. but the worst OF all,
ingrates as we'll. They have bitten the hand
| that fed, disgraced the uniforms of which Mr..
Ccmiskey was proud, and have double crossed
| their teammates who are honest, and on the
| square, and defrauded the army of patrons of
| the game. They are crooks of the most aban-
| doned and degraded class tools OF professional
crooks, who are the curse of every honorable
| sport. r.
Ostracism Of the band Of conspirators who
have been shown up in this proceeding will
not be sufficient to rid the game OF the effect
| of the disclosures The players should be
dealt with by criminal process, and made to
suffer for their outrageous conduct-and gam
bling should be made penal offense all over
the land.
| Here in Rock Island the influence of the
! gambler in the game even in the Three Eye
league, was disclosed the past season in the
baseball pools that were allowed to be con-
Nucted. 1t is not too soon to take steps to
| stamp this evil out the coming year-and the
| local association should take steps to see that
| it is not again tolerated. The cooperation OF
the states attorney and the police authorities
| should be asked to the attainment Of this end
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-09-29
Scraps Of PAPER.

TIE peesiden4 d authorised sad directed to
shsogate oomnsfcial trsatiss with -. possibiy
rs nations. Practically 10 IL compelled to
txsat q scssps q paper tresties entered into
~ stkis cogatyy With III thu world. inclsding
0ssat Dritaias Japan, China and Al South
Anerican nations.
All this 4 das, partly to clause y Of tbs
Jones att. ana provision hitherto unused Of
The Underwood tariff act.
The Undsfy0od tariff law imposes . 10 per
cent tarin duty on goods brought Ia vessels OF
al countries that do not have trade reciprocity
treaties with the United States. This provision
now IL inopsfatiys because AL countries have
such treaties. Clause 81. though. makes scraps
o. paper Of these treaties. That done. the 10
per csnt duty must b paid BY cargoes carried
on foreign shipA
This decidedly favors American vessels.
But
You don't suppose for q minute that Japan.
Great Britain, France. or any other power is
going to stand for II, do you! They are not
going to let American shipowners kill their
shipping, are they! Not 50 yoa viii BE- able b
notice it.
The United States may tax foreign boats
over here, and they will tax American ships
over there. What the American marine gains
on this side it will lose on the other. and more
too.
1t will lose goodwill abroad and draw upon
itself the concentrated opposition of all other
nations.
Probably the most needful thing for con-
gress to do at its next session is to undo what
it did at its last Is regards maritime discrim-
ination and subsidy,
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-09-29
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% Il MRC. ELIZABETH THOMPSON

Dear Mrs. Thompson: Lam a
girl Is years old. l have taken
music lessons for one year and five
months. l cap play all the pieces
in all my books l have gone
through SO far I have known of
other girls who. after having gone
through their first, second and third
books have forgotten the pieces,
but have not. What is the cause
OF that?
Do you think I am doing we'll
with my music? Do you think
will ever be a great musician! A
friend Of mine who goes to the
same teacher said she brags about
my lessons and tells her l am the
best scholar she has. Do you think
she means it! My teacher never
tells me when l have a good lesson
Or how am getting along and
sometimes l get discouraged and
feel like giving up. II she would
only tell me what my friepd claims
she tells her 1 could work and
practice much harder on my music
practice from one to two hours
and fifteen minutes daily except
Sunday. Is that enough! l wan,
I to be a music teacher. DO you
think I will succeed!
WORRIED.
It seems to me lyon have every
reason to feel encouraged. 1t is q
fine thing to menorize 70 easily
You must realize. however. thai
feeling and expression count ever
more than the ability 70 menosise
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if his old love would return. She
would not say no if he should ssk
her now.
One bright day Marie was sitting
alone; her friend had been called
away. She looked up and saw
Mark coming up the walk. 1t re-
minded her of old times, he had
changed SO little, was even hand
somer than ever.
I'm so glad to find you alone!"
he cried. II want you to come with
me for sail on the lake"
or course She went with him
and they glided over the water
chatting. Just before they return
ed he told Of his love. even then
not speaking Of the past. He would
ignore that; well, so would she.
I'VE must drop formalities now
he said. Call me Horace"
She started. Horace! That wal
his middle name. probably. Ever
the old name must be dropped te
leave no link with the past. Well
| il he wished 1t. 1t did not matter
II he did not speak. she would b.
silent. too.
In a fiutter OF Joy Marie an
nounced her engagement to hel
friend, who was overjoyed.
A few days later Horace called
and with him was another-wht
could 1t be-so much like himself
Was this
Il want you to know my brother
Marie" he said. your brother tina
q to be. He has. come On . visl
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-09-29

treated by bronzing, enameling or
other process of coating, may be
redeemed in postage stamps or 9th
er stamped paper only at Is per
cent of their face value, when pre-
sented by the original purchaser;
but parts or pieces Of cards will not
be redeemed.
@. Can person take gold to a
United States mint and have it coin
ed into money? AL.
A. The Office of the Director OF
the Mint says that a person may
take gold of any kind to a United
States mint and he will be paid for
it in gold coin. or by check that is
payable in gold If he SO desires.
MINIS, however, are not required
by law to accept gold from indi-
viduals in smaller quantities than
500 in value. This gold is paid
for at the rate Of $20.67 an ounce OF
pure gold.
@. How many United States SOL
dfers had the death sentence by
general court martial inflicted upon
them during the late war? E. F.
A. The War Department says
that there were IS death sentences
inflicted during the World war. All
were for murder or kindred Of
lenses, none for purely military Of
lenses
@. Who discovered the fact that
hermetic sealing of foods would
preserve them? s. c. P. =
A. The Napoleonic wars were
responsible for this discovery. The
French government offered a prize
for the most practical method of
preserving foods for sea service
and military stores. NJ. Nicholas
Appert. after experimenting from
1875 until 1909 submitted treatise
on means Of preserving foods and
received the prize OF $4,000 francs.
His method was to enclose fruit.
after heating it, in = glass bottle,
which was then corked and SUBJ
jected to action Of boiling water.
! Q. How deep is Salt Lake, in
Utah. and 'what is its area! B.
r. l.
! A. The Great Salt Lake, which
occupies q shallow depression, has
an average depth OF less than TWEEN.
ty feet 1t is said that the changes
In area Of the lake are due to the
fluctuations In rainfall. In 1850 the
area was 1850 square miles. In
1869 1t had increased to 2,I70
square miles. Since 1869 and 1876
the lake had been gradually reced-
Ing. One cause Of the diminishing
OF the waters 10 the amount used
for irrigation. and a second cause is
the fast that the amount Of water
contributed to the lake by the inlets
has decreased.
Q. Who IL the present ruler Q!
LiberiA?.. H. 8. A.
: A. Tho name Of the president ol
i LbsgaA y G. a King.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-09-29

for a few days. Mark, this is Ma
RE"
She gasped almost swooned
The truth flashed upon her. This
was Mark. her old love-and Hor-
ace? She had never known that
Mark had a brother. Which,
which did she love?
Mark started back; did not even
extend his hand.
What's the matter:"' asked Hor-
ace.
Matter enough!" sneered Mark.
so this is your future bride!-my
sister that is to be-the girl who
refused me years ago because !
was poor. She takes you now be-
cause you are rich. l have money,
too. am rich. richer than YOU.
See now which she will chooses
Horace stood aghast. Marie couId
not speak. Her character was re-
vealed. Both men saw her in her
true light
Il wilf not hold you to you,
promise" said Horace at length
You are free. It was all Z mis-.
take. You but gave me the love
meant for another, and you were
! not brave enough to tell mel nc
longer care for you" Marie shud,
dered, but turned to Mark.
AS for Mark. ne turned away
i spurn her!" he cried. II neyel
could trust her"
| Horace. too, strobe away and
left her standing alone. Too lats
she realised the great mistake d
her Lite. and that money II not I'll
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sdireee md encloss two-cent stomp for 70
confidential, tho replies being sent dfecs
paid TO anonymous letters).
O. Which carries the greater
distance. the tone OF the trumpet
or that Of the slide trombone!
l.. J. A.
A. The United States Marine
hand says that the sound OF a
trumpet carries farther than that
of trombone.
@. What are the raw materials
for making paper; what KIND OF
paper is made of bamboo?
w. A. r.
A. The foundation or basis OF
all paper is cellulose. This Is
found in rags, straw. bark, wood
'or other fibrous materials. the
essential processes in the manu-
facture Of paper are the reduction
of the raw material to a thin pulp;
the running of this pulp upon a
fat sieve of fine mesh, which re,
tains the fibres that become felted
together; and the removal and dry
ing of the felt SO formed. The
successful development OF a treat
Of book paper. :,
ment of bamboo fibre makes II
available for an excellent quality
O. What is the name given to the
application of hot clothes or mois-
ture for the relief of pain? R. o.
~ A. fermentation is the general
name given to the method Of re-
lieving pain through the applica.
ton of hot congresses.
@. Do more women sue for d.
yorces than mem, G. A. B.
A. Statistics show that more
than twice as many women as men
obtain divorces.
@. Do humming birds go south in
winter! What do they feed on?
/, l.. L. s.
A. Most species Of the humzRjng
birds are natives OF the warmer eli
mates, but there are several spe'
cies that 90 north for the summer
Humming birds do not feed exciu'
sively On honey. but depend largely
ON the insects found in flowers fol
their food.
@. What IL the differenc be
tween National Forest and . Ma
tfional Forest Reserve? r. e. w.
A. A National Forest is any for
est owned by the United States
while q National Forest Reserve i
= tract, Of land set apart from tn
pubic domain in order ITO improv
and protect the forest within tn
reservation or for the purpose o
securing favorable conditions a
waterflows, and to furnish contin
uous supply ef timber for the us
and necessities Of citiyens Of tn
United States"
| O.. Let me know II postcards an
Stamped envelopes which have bee,
addressed or printed but not maile
areredeemable? r. C. W.
! A. The Postofice Department
says that uncancslled. unsaevice
able and spoiled postal cards No
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-09-29
Hupe,er StxifAs.

N
Mayor MacSwiney's hunger strike
quite aside from the influence II
may have on the cause for which
he made the sacrifice, focuses pop
ular attention on tho fact that Il
takas . long. long time to stafve q
man who u mob afraid to die.
It would be ap excHllent thing
for the health Of our people II
hunger strikes should bscome cpl
demic on this side Of the water.
Tho average overfed man or un-
derexercissd woman In this coun-
try has no conception how bene-
fetal such Q strike may be. be-
cause it just isn't done here in
America, not one wee little tiny
bit. We wouldn't miss our eats
here for all the world, much less
for Ireland. We really and truly
do overwork one muscle. ana one
alone, the eating muscle.
Succi tasted several times for
periods Of thirty days. DR.. Tanner,
tho American physician, who only
recently reached the end Of long
life, tasted for\ 20 days. Merlatti,
in Paris. tasted 50 days. But Succi
took some kind of opiate to over
come the pain or distress he fell
j in the abdomen. Merlatti and Or.
Tanner used only water.
A man supplied with dry food
but no water can survive only a
few days, from three to seven days
according to the atmospheric con-
dition and the juiciness of his It's
sues and his physical activity. In
dividuals vary widely in juiciness;
some Of US are pretty dry, high spe-
cific gravity, while others are low
specific gravity, floaters, damp
juicy.
So short a time as Is years age
American psychologists asserted
[ that in man death occurs in from
five to eight days after total de.
privation of food, as a general rule
although they were, familiar witt
the remarkable individual feat:
above mentioned. Even the doc
tors, up to the past decade OF SO
had the instructive horror of fast
ing that pervades the popular mint
today. At this very moment goot
many medical authorities on thu
application Of fasting therapeuti
cally adhere to a peculiar error O
nomenclature when writing Of
speaking Of fasting in this sense
1 calling it the starvation" treat
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-09-29
What's In A Name?
b.
MILDRED
MARSHALL
Copyright. 1919. By tn. wheeler sy.dse..s. Is.,'

name in England and Ireland and
in the meantime Lucius was grow
ing in popularity in Rome.
The Lueillian gems Of the plebian
order was formed from Lucius and
from it arose the name Lucilla.
Several Roman expresses bore this
name and a saint at Florence was
so-called. Lucille is the French
version which was Immediately &C.
cepted by England. Owen Mere
Gith made the name famous by his
poem OF that name.
The diamond is Lucille's tails
manic gem. 1t will bring her cour-
age and physical and mental
strength. Wednesday is her lucky
day and 8 her lucky number.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-09-29
LUCILLE.


Lucille IS q poetic name which
has come into every day usage in
this country. It used to be con-
sidered a diminutive Of Lucy, but as
a matter of fact, it is a completely
separate name which merely hap
|pened to spring to fame simulta-
neously with the shorter and more
serviceable appellative.
1t signifies light, coming from
Fthe Latin word lux.
Lucille comes to us through the
masculine form evolved from lux
Ancient Britain is said to have had
q king called Llewfer Mawr, who
was Latinized into Lucius. Wis
count Falkland brought fame to the
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-09-29

The Tri-City Railway company showed by
its petition to the Illinois public utilities COM
mission yesterday, that it not only seeks a
straight 10-cent fare with cents for children
on its lines on this side of the river-but the
installation of the one man car as well-and
this in the face Of well defined public pro-
test and its announced purpose not to push this
determination Is there anything else the trac-
ton corporation thinks about, that it would
like?
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-09-29

Besides you must have gov
technique. which is the result :"
much faithful practice.
Perhaps you are your teachers
best pupil, but that is no reason Z
rest on your laurels. Be thann d,
that you are blessed with a uien~
and resolve to make the best on u.
II you work hard you can certalnly
become a music teacher and yo
may even become a very fine ms
stefan. %
For a school girl you prooeog
practice as much as you have U.
but later when you have not ycp
studies to take up your time ~
will probably and three OF '0
hours necessary.
Dear Mrs. Thompson: l ~
you have . remedy for taxing os :
moustache. Will you please lei =
know what it is and if you nave :
let me know the price? -,
MISS A. C..
/ have no such remedy. The ong
safe way to remove cupernus
hair from the face is by means =.
the electric needle. When ~
! electric needle is used, the roofs -
DESTROYED and the hair does
come back. Applications which W "
move the hair only increase
growth and coarsen 1t.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-09-29

1t is believed that the aurora borealis has
the effect on home-brewed beer, weakening It,
but generally when man can see the aurora
borealis, it is sign that the home brew is all
right.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-09-29

Maybe coal miners strike for the same rea-
son the consumers would like to; because they
are tired Of digging.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-09-29

Junk dealers have decided to call them
selves waste material dealers" Yet garbage
men, If called handlers of matter out Of place,
will smell no sweeter.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-09-29

ment. And yet they expect patients
to submit to It!
Fear Of starvation. not mere de-
priyation OF food, 10 the cause u
the early collapse which occurs in
cases Of involuntary starvation.
This same fear accounts for the
disagreeable symptoms which break
up many . self-starting therapeutic
fast after the first ~ hours. Ship
wrecked survivors succumb tQ fear
and exposure as much 40 to Gtarva-
ton. II deprived Of water. Of
course that hastens death. Elk
posture to moderate cold also has
tens the end simply because en-
ergy is used up in maintaining
body warmth. II
l shall have more to say on hun
ger strikes tomorrow.
Why Mott
do not think you are entirely
consistent in your provincial views
of tobacco. You have repeatedly
declared that women are as strong
as men. that members of the cred
ulous SEX" as you like to call It..
are not "delicately organized" Yet
you are unable to grant women the
privilege of smoking. II a man
may smoke, when he is Of age. just
what is there in the habit that IS
Objectionable in q woman? &C.!
HI. L.
AnswerAOh, I don't know. but
somehow / can't maintain admiral
ton or respect for, a female who
smokes or chews. However, l sup
pose a woman is entitled to take a
chew Of plug If she thinks it looks
| all right.
The Radium Gold Brick.
Please give your opinion Of the
radium treatment described in the
circular herewith enclosed. q.
H. d.
Answer-Among the miraculous
things the fake radium appliance
will accomplish, according to the
circular, is Strengthening the kid
Ineys"-and a lot Of misleading talk
along that line. The public should
\ realize that radium is powerful
agent, that it can't be used as you
would use sarsaparilla or vanilla
or odorized soap, and that nine out
OF ten of the curative effects claim
ed for alleged "radiumized" nos
trums are palpably fraudulent.
| Copyright, National Newspaper
Service, ChicagO.)
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-09-29

This Cleveland pitcher, Nails. seems te
have special delivery.
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A PUZZLE SOLVED.


The men are prone to wonder why
The maids do thus and So.
When happiest tAey always cry
The reason we. would know.
Another thing that's strange to see:
When grief in them holds sway
IT'S then their laughter bubbles free
How DO they get that wy
A mouse will make q woman bolt u
And climb upon the sink;
Next day she'll hand short-arm Jolt
To some lirtatious gink.
With ev'ry outward show Of bliss.
All smiling and elate,
She'll greet another with kiss
And one she fairly hates!
But on one point let mo announce
My wonder is dispersed:
I think know just why she mounts
A street car left foot first.
Perhaps it's one of natures laws
'Haps not; but-honor bright
In my opinion It's because
She has perfect right!
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-09-29

The price of cabbage has fallen II per cent
80 it's almost too plebian Q companion for
corned beef.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-09-29

An apartment house tenant in Chicago must
feel that he Is living within his income.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-09-29

becoming shorter. The nights are getting
longer.