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The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-09-21
The Arbuckle Case.

Eszerybody.s talking about the Arb1ckle case
and asking the same question. Win he be set
free? Many seem to think he win Their main
argument is-that Virginia Rappe knew she was
committing an tndiscrstion when she went to
Arfnckie's rooms in the San Francisco hotel
where he was holding high revel She was as
much to blame as he was for what followed.
they zargue, ButtBoz Wrongs cannot right eth
CT of them Virginia Rappe has paid for her
error with her life AS for Arbackle, whether
he killed the girl in the commission of an as
aault not, he was Haunting dozen laws of
the state and nation-eVery one Law set up
in the name Of decency and right living. The
result Of Arbuckle;s trial will determine wheth-
er swag and pull, or law and decency, are
held in higher regard in California A lot of
folks are predicting If Arbuckle is freed his
pictures VIII draw as big ever they did
They point to the popularity of Evelyn Nesbit
Tilaw and Gaby Desiys. Women are better citi-
sens than men When of them gets in
voEved IN scandal it's exceptional enough to
excite curiosity Sympathy, too, instinctively,
goes to an unfortunate girl.
Men, after scandal, rarely come back, at
least not In public hfa- If Fatty Arbuckle
returns to mozieland 1t wont be in comedy
That would be little too much after the
Rappe, case The comedy atmosphere that sur
rounded ArbHcirte is gone regardless Of how
his trial 1termfRates- Some theatres are having
the tsmerity TO show "a Twilight Baby the
movie which stars Virginia Rappe-Fatty Ar
D1ckieas victim The only appeal this picture
,1oE can have is to a morbid curiosity. If
there be any merit in censorship the censors
have a chance to prove it by barring this
picture
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-09-21

The Practical Nurse


A young woman has BEEN engag-
ed more or less of her time as a
practical nurse in the homes OF her
relatives and friends and later in
outside work since she was 16
years of age. At 20 she is kept
busy constantly, and is paid at the
average rate of s22 weekly. She
has the good Will of physicians in
her community, who summon her
or recommend her to their patients.
She had but one year of high
school work She now desires to
know whether it would be wise for
her to ENTER upon a three years
hospital course in order to become
a trained nurse.
Good training schools do not, as a
rule, admit girls who have not com
pIeted four years of high school
work or equivalent. Certainly. 1t
would not be wise for this young
woman to seek training in any other
than a good training school.
But she complains that trained
nurses seem bitter toward her.
Even an old girl friend who is now
| a trained nurse refuses to speak to
her since she has taken up practical
j nursing on a commercial basis.
No one has a higher regard for
the trained nurse than / have. l
would advise all young men 70
marry trained nurses if there are
no school teachers available. Aside
from the superlative qualities of the
trained nurse as sweetheart, pal,
friend, wife, mother and general
good fellow, We must hand her just
one brick: She is too uppish
about her professional" status.
l don't know what pay or salary
a trained nurse receives in the COM
munity where the young practical
nurse lives, but every doctor knows
that the majority of substantial
families cannot afford to employ
trained nurses in extended illness
or in frequent illnesses. Every
doctor who has had general expert
ence in private practice knows that
there are a great many illnesses in
which the right kind of practical
nurse fills the bill satisfactorily
and a great many families can af-
ford to employ a practical nurse,
not merely because her stated sal
airy is lower than the trained
nurses but because she is and
should be expected to turn her hand
to assist in keeping up the house,
as well as care for the invalid. OF
course a trained nurse cannot be
asked to do that.
There is a great demand for
healthy young women of sound
moral calibre and fair intelligence
in the field of practical nursing. The
cue for any such young woman to
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-09-21
Senate Leadership.

The last Republican leader in the senate
who really led was Senator Afdrich He did
mot always lead In the right direction, but at
least he led When legislation needed to be
speeded up rescued from jam OF sent on
u long detour. he engaged in little maneuyer-
ing and the thing was accomplished There
was no secret about it Muck-rakers dubbed
him the boss of the United States Credit and
blame fell TO his lot according as legislation
was popular Or the reverse He the rec
ogntzed leader of the Republican majority in
fhe senate, and he has had no real successor
Senate Republicans are reported to be dis
turbed over their present lack of leadership
Things get IN snarI and there is nobody to
unsnart them There is plenty of machinery.
There Is the steering committee and the eau
Gus But steering committees and caucuses
VIII not work themselves. Besides the ma
chinery there must be an engineer. Senator
Lodge did wen enough when the.chief dutv
OF the engineer was to keep the brakes on.
But owfhat It Is necessary to get somewhere
his tactics arp ineffect1Ee-so Ineffective thar
President Harding has had To fly in the face
OF his announced principles and go=to the CAP
itof and tell the senate what to do.
Ii the senate were 50 inconsequential as
some OF its. critics say this leadership would
not matter o~EurEch. The house would In
'tiate legislation and the senate would ratify
It But this-1s sclearfy not the situation. It
comes very near TO being, The exact opposite
OF thezsftnatioa- Industrious as the. house has
been ever since the assembling of the present
session CT congress, its work has not been ac-
eepted by the administration Tax revision
and tariH. for instance. although originating
in the house. as they must by the constitution,
are to be determined by the senate. The func-
ton of the debates IN the house has been to
give public opinion an opportunity to crystal
ise- Tidsis an important function, but hardly
'ne with which an ambitious legislature could
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-09-21
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS.
The WAY t0 Contract TB.

Please tell me whether it is harm
full for a girl, aged II, to sleep with
another girl, aged %, who has tub
erculosis. IS. W.
Answer-That is a very likely
way to contract the disease. 1t is
harmful for. any one to sleep with
another person, when it comes to q
question Of hygiene.
Salt Water.
Is warm salty water injurious to
the eyes when used to battle them ?
l injured my eyes by reading fine
print. Glasses have given only par
tial relief. What would you ad-
vise? MRS. R. H. RI
Answer-If the amount Of salt in
the water is about that present in
the tears, it will be unirritating.
The right amount is a heaping tea
spoonful of common salt to the pint
of recently boiled water. This is
comparatively harmless for bathing
the eyes, but has no particular
medicinal virtue. Perhaps you are
wearing improperly fitted glasses.
Lest to the World.
Kindly tell me if it is healthful to
sleep in a feather bed. Is it harm
full for one with a leaky heart valve
to drink near beer? Miss D. CO
Answer-The feather bed is all
right in cool weather. Near beer is
not a wholesome beverage to drink.
EPSON Salts.
What effect has EPSON salts on
the blood? O.. b.
Answer-None, except in an oc-
caaonal instance of idiosyncrasy
when 1t causes collapse. EPSON
salts is magnesium sulphate, which,
injected into the blood, exerts a
pronounced depressing or sedative
effect on the nervous system. not
produced by the salts taken intern
ally as a rule.
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The Daily Short Story

careless manner, had left the ca
noe unfastened on the bank and
that she was somewhere high and
dry by the river with no means of
getting home.
After Bleaching the empty canoe
Bob's first impulse was to leave
Lenore to her own devices. She had
surprised him with her fit of an
ger, and he had not reconciIed this
blaz1nSly angry Amazon with the
loving and lovabIe companion he
had pictured her. But the strength
of kind of habit of doing things
for Lenore made him reluctantly
decided to go to her rescue.
Bob did not hurry. He dawdIed
along, exerting himself just enough
TO make a slow progress against
the current until he came to the
island where Lenore slept He saw
traces OF the kneel OF the Ianthe,
and recognized with a quick thrill
the white slipper in the mud.
Suddenly through an opening in
the bushes he saw Lenore sleeping
peacefully on the knoll with her
lovely hair spread about her. As
Bob watched her he forgot the
petty quarrel, the angry departure;
he forgot his surprise and his own
sudden anger. and he knew than,
as he had never known before,
how much this girl meant to him
and to his whole life.
On the opposite side of the mar
row island he moored his canoe
and waited. When the full yellow
moon doomed over the black wall
of pines Lenore opened her eyes
Remembering the events of the aft
ernoon she sprang to her feet, and
in the semi-darkness leaned over
to pick her shoe out of @e mud.
Then she uttered a sharp cry. Her
canoe was not there.
Tall and slender in the light of
the moon, Lenore stood irresolute-
ly on the edge of the island The
mist enshrouded her figure and
seemed to catch and hold the moon
light in a. hazX aura around the
glory of her flowing hair. Her an
ger was gone, she was filled with
d deep regret that she had quar-
1SASA 81 IOOIISAiS Will bOD. 1TOD-
ably he was now at the regatta
without her, some other girl play
ing the maid in his blue tarlatan
mist
Maid OF the MIST she cried
suddenly, with a sob at the end.
"Oh, Bob, if you were only here to
see me you would know that 1 am
your Maid of the MIST"
Are you, my darling?" Bob step
ped out of the bushes and clasped
her in his arms. Are you, and
will you be my own dear Mist
Maid?"
The Maid of the Mist did not en-
ter the regatta, for long after the
prizes were awarded a man and a
girl in an undecorated canoe Slip
ped down out of the darkness to
the boat club and. although for a
moment they looked down at the
gay canoes on the river, they saw
only the light IN each others eyes.
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HEALTH TAIl1l Ike
BY WILLIAM { BRADY r1n.

follow is this: Let her cultivate the
acquaintance of good doctors in her
community and seek their guidance
in the matter of little reading and
study along the lines of practical
nursing. Let her learn well the
first lesson of nursing, namely, to
be honest toward her patient, her
self and the doctor and never to
assume knowledge of arts which no
nurse, practical or trained, can
hope to understand, such as dag
nosis and treatment Let her re-
spect what amounts to privileged
communications secrets or
condolences which come to her as q
nurse. Gossip is fatal to a good
nurse. Let her strive to bring COM
fort into the sickroom and order
into the home and she need have
no anxiety about commanding the
respect of all the world
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-09-21
MAID OF THE MIST.
By Lucretia Lowe.
Copyright, 1921, by the Wheeler
Syndicate, Inc.)

Copyright, 1921, by the Wheeler
Syndicate. Inc.)
Lenore was making speed.
ICrouching low to avoid the
branches that oyerhung the river,
she was fairly digging her paddle
into the water and jerking it swift
| ly back for the next stroke. An
| alder stretched out its green fin
gers and snatched at the net which
confined the wayward gold of Lee
nore's wonderful hair. The alder
| did more than tear the net; it loos-
ened the pins and let the soft
waves of hair fall free about the
girls shoulders. Tossing her head,
| Lenore sped on. The canoe leap
ed convulsively up the river.
Lenore was in a vicious mood
Less than an hour before, she had
returned to the donor a perfectly
good solitaire diamond set in plat
mum She had never supposed that
Bob would let her break the en-
gagement- But he had, and had
even seemed glad to get rid of her
The quarrel had been silly enough.
Grating the canoe that together
they had planned to enter for the
boat club regatta that night Lee
more had insisted upon pink lights
in crepe paper rosebudS, and Bob
had wanted a blue tar1atan mist eff
feet with Lenore at the stern as
Maid of the Mist. Lenore had
stamped her foot in fury as Bob
showed no inclination to yield to
her wishes. In the next moment
she had fiounced down to the pier,
jumped into the Ianthe, and pad
died away in a rage.
And now, several miles from the
boat club, Lenore was still angry.
She struck at a muskrat as he
leaped from the bank She tried
to knock a turtle from a Snag with
her paddle. Then an island invited
her to land Always a creature of
impulse, she ran the canoe ashore
and jumped out. Her white kid
slipper caught in the mire and
stuck fast. Posing ON one foot, Lee
more debated whether or not to re-
trieve the slipper, and petulantly
decided to abandon it for the pres
ent. She hoped to the top of a
little knoll, and, suddenly losing
her balance, sat down precipitately
on the grassy incline
Turning over and lying out at
full length, face down, she began
to cry. Rage, blind fury, and an
intense self-pity struggled within
her for mastery; and bitter dis
illusionment at the thought that
the man she had loved had left her
at her first impulsiVe suggestion
that they part, filed her heart with
poignant ache that would not
cease. Long she wept, until wear
led to exhaustion, she caught her
breath in great irregular gasps,
sighed many times, and fell asleep.
Around the side of the island
upon which Lenore had cried her
self to sleep, the river ran with
more current than was perceptibIe
by the seemingly sluggish stream.
Little by little the river leased at
the grounded canoe, and finally
drew it completely OF from the
shore.
It was the empty canoe that Bob
met on his way up the river. In
stantly he recognized the Iantbe
and quick fear came over him.
But when a survey OF the paddles
and cushions assured him that
there had been no accident he con-
Guided that Lenore, in her usual
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-09-21

be content Despite the superior leadership In
the house. IL is the senate that Is to give leg
islation its final form Hence its pressing need
of leadership. Who shall the new leader be!
II Peurose were not III he might assume the
task. His lieutenant, Senator Watson OF IN
diana is suggested Probably il viii not De
easy for anybody TO habituate the senate 10
being led 1t has gone too long without lead
ershiu to follow any leader implicify-witn
ona exception. The former senator who sits
IN fba white house can doubtless have his way
with il. Anyone else will have TO earn his
Leadership by proving his ability IN actual
r,e.rfornauce
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-09-21

Q. Is it a law that when you do
not marry in the state in which you
reside that you have to remain five
days in the state where you pro-
cure your license TO wed? G. H.
A. Whether a person who desires
to secure a marriage license is re-
CURED to give five days notice be-
cause he is a nonresident of the
state depends entirely upon the
marriage laws of the state in which
the license is to be secured. Some
states have such requirements.
@. Has the actual date of crea-
ton ever been fixed according to
theology? J. A w.
A. Many theologians have occu-
pied themselves with this problem.
Bishop USHER computed the year
at 1904 B. C. A Universal History,
a work cd AZ volumes, published in
London in 1879, deVotes some space
to the fixing of the actual time. 1t
discusses the probability of its be-
ing March 81, 1904 B. c., and Sept.
II. 1904 B. c., and inclines toward
the latter date.
@. What is the largest number
of children ever known in one
family? S. E. 2.
A The largest family of which
there is a record is probably that
of Rameses II of Egypt. There
were 200 children in his family,
Ill sons and so daughters being
mentioned in inscriptions made by
their father.
@. What is the relative death
rate in America compared with
other nations? v F. b.
A. The death rate of the United
States in 1918 was 179 per thou
sand. For the same year the death
rate of Australia was 9.S; England
and Wales, 14.4; Ireland, 16.S; New
Zealand, 90; Spain, 22.5; Sweden,
1875.
@. How did our death rate in the
World war compare with the high
way death rate in the United
States? o. G. B.
A. At a conference on highway
traffic regulation held at Yale uni
versity recently, it was stated that
in the period of our participation in
the World war our losses numbered
$4,000 deaths, while during the same
period there were 91,eoe persons
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-09-21

killed on the highways Of the Unit
ed States. $4,000 Of whom were
school children. 1t will be noted
| that in 10 months the highway IA
| talities nearly doubled those Of our
forces in the greatest war In his
tory.
@. In poker, is it good practice
to hold up a side card when draw
ing to pair? T. h
A. This is a bad habit, since i
lessons the chance of making three
OF a kind.
q. Is there any such thing as 3
Mexican jumping bean? Q &.
A. The Mexican jumping bean Is
the seed of several species OF plants
of the genus Of Sebastiana. Inc
movements of the seeds are caused
by the larvae of a small grey moth
which inhabits the bean and WhlcA
moves in the interior OF the sneli
of the seed causing it to roll ana
tumble. The beans are natives Oh
Central and South America ana u
Mexico are called bTonch beans
When the larvae is ready to emerge
it cuts a small circular hole II one
end of the bean.
@. Where can I reach the man
ager of the Girl Scouts? E G.
A. The headquarters for the Gil
Scouts of America is located d
527 Fifth avenue, New YORK city
@. What state borders on moS
Great Lakes? T. ". j..
A. Michigan borders on four Of
the FIVE Great Lakes. Superior
Michigan, Huron and Erie No ON
er state borders on moTe than t|o.
@. When was polo first played!
". A. D.
A Polo is thought to be the oIa,
est game played with stick anu
ball 1t probably originated before
the Christian era in Persia, WneEe
odes were written to celebrate tnS
glory of the game.
@. What ara these n1e4 FROM
'"They copied all they could ioL-
low. but they couldn't copy ny
mind. and I left 'em sweating ana
stealing a year and = half behind
C. !
A These lines are from Ine
Mary Gleason" by Rudyard KIP
ling, and are used in describing tns
time when steel ships were lnIo-
duced-
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-09-21
Uhr Untnhatnttr
HIKE LIES MANS ANCIENT ENEHY.
/ DULL CARE
/ WHO DrsINrERs THE UNLovED. CUss,
| DEWAkEt

SIR LANES CRAIG says Ulster has nothing
to give away. That almost proves that Ulster
didn't have something to give away-and gave
it
Recalling fine Axiom. ~frs Cheaper to Move
Than Pay Rent
TFrom the Annawan (IlL) News.l
We are now able to report to our bus
mess men who made up the purse to aid
Mr. Lindahl and his family in getting
away from here to his new job, that
there is no immediate prospect of get
ting any of the money back, as the gen.
tleman has, according to a letter from
the town to which he went "disap-
peared", in spite of the fact that he had
a good job, at good pay
THE local high school glee club, we are
glad to note, has some regard for the eternal
{ of t The members picked as their treasurer
Miss Esther Kale.
THE temptation to offer a contribution to
the Trib's Line overcame to the extent that
we typed the aforesaid contribution and almost
(but not quite) mailed 1t in We were re-
strained by the realization that conducting
colyum is job enough for any reasonable per-
son. However there is always however,
no brain child of ours is going TO want for a
the destinies of this Abaddon on Anguish
SO, after introducing the sample poem from the
Line which inspired our outburst, shall
lead our child out into the light of day Attend:
GIDDAP, PEGASUS.
IFrom the Line O. Type.1
To Innocent Bystander: Dear Innocence:
Although l wooed the Muse full deep
1 thought I'd neer. alack, learn
To fill your verse yet safely keep
Away from Laura Blackburn.
In agony my rhyming brain
Did, on the mental rack, turn,
I searched until / thought twas vain
To sidestep Laura Blackburn.
But soon the Muse did, in my mind,
First forward and then back, churn,
And thus there need, find,
To drag in Laura blackburn.
think It's plain to see that L
A literary hack, earn
Due credit for explaining why
We don't need Laura Blackburn!
when / challenged Philardee
He promptly did a blackburn.
Tim no poet choTtled he,
Although for the knack yearn.'"
Synthetically yours, K. A NJ.
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s. The Hoboesr union offers its aid to Secre-
fary Of Labor Davis In solving the unemploy-
zsasnt problem Tranps have solved the prop
lem of high passenger rates Maybe they
could help solve the Unemployment problem
nv telling us their system OF lodging work,
then WA couId reverse the system,
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-09-21

A14year-oEd girl. who came to this country
from Poland two years ago. won prize In
Chicago for the best essay on ~Americaniza-
don. This is easily understandable. One born
IN America takes its institutions and benefits
for granted The immigrant correctly esti-
mates its blessings by comparing them with
= laws and customs OF tbs Old world
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-09-21
PROSECUTOR HELPS.

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Porter had
Nassa Nakana, Japanese, arrest
ed for assault But when the ques-'
ton of bail was raised, Porter paid
the bond and walked out with Ma
kama
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-09-21
PUNISH JAY WALKERS.

Melbourne.-The city council has
issued an order to the police to ar
rest and prosecute all persons who
cross streets diagonally.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-09-21

Somebody has written Of the many things
mat can be made out OF cotton One thing the
PLANTER wants to learn to make out of cotton Is
"a. nroft.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-09-21

Russia appears to have abolished about
everything except hell and hunger
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-09-21

Noepwand1 Is small enough to hide behind
wornan's skirts today.
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Argus Information Bureau

by
Frederic Haskan Director Washington D. @ and
to erAl
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-09-21
POSSIBILITIES OF RENEWED
WARFARE APPEAR
BECAUSE OF
CANCELLING
CONFERENCE
By Premier George;
By Premier George;
Came Like Bomb
Shell to Irish
People.


THEN (the subject is headlines once moral
mere Is the Quincy Whig-JournaI, which tops
a story with the following string: Governor
Small Petitions for Change of Venue-Petitions
are F1lled in Contributions Declare Judpe
omitn Is Prejudiced." Obviously the story has
something to do with petitions
TAKE Body of Fried to Sandwich.
export Democrat
Naturally.
1t MIST Have Been a Knockout
IRON the Galesburg Republican RegisterI
- Conversation was the pastime of
tne evening, the reception coming to
close after the serving of punch, short
ly after 8 o'clock. Students from the
high school did the serving
CACTUS, we recall. wept bitter tears be-
cause we failed to page her. Well, Gao, con-
slider yourself PACED
AND while we're about it, we may as we'll
page judy, A Capriccio, Ann paul is on his
way to New York. Ann, r. R. Hoof, A. M. S.
Conce more, anyway, Eteocles and-but we've
mlslaid our list Everybody is PACED.
AFTER all, there is one thing to he said in
favor of the ta1most) Kuekoe KIux Kan.
The Hearst papers are attacking it.
F