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South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-03-08
TRIO CLUB MEETS.

More than so members OF the
Trio club heard 10 Taylor director
OF boy scout activities in ST. Joseph
county. deliver an address on scout
work at their weekly supper held
Monday evening At $50 O'Clock in
the Y. NJ. c. A on scout work.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-03-08
iy Assoriated Press .

UT Ns-ofLHTUI IrH-s-
BEAUMONT. Tex. March T.
(ExhibiIon)- p philadelphia Ameri-
cans 10; Is, I. -. Louis Nationals
3. IS. g. Perry. Bommel. Harris
and Myatt. Walker; Revirex. Schults.
Dotson and Clemens. Dilhocfer.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-03-08

CCoNT1NUED FROM PAGE ONEl
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-01-15
Truly American.

Chairman Dsason Of TIE shipping board eau
tisas al operators Of sovsrnment vessels mot
y ~ nislsd into the employment Of foreign
ass" merely tscauss OF the lower schedule of
pay. He points to- the Large number Of unem-
pleysd American seamen. and urges that they
b given employment Whenever ssafaring men
aio needed.
An American merchant marine, to be truly
American. needs more than the American nag
Tying from the mast 1t needs American boats
beilt in American yards BY American workmen
and thsy should be manned by American sailors
Then they'll be AMERICAN!
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-01-15
How's Your Vocabulary?

There have been different estimates placed
On the number Of words in the English Ian
ssass. But 100000 is generally accepted Is
falr estimate.
OF these 100000 not more than 10 per cent
~ in everyday practical use. Milton, Who
wrote PARADISE Lost" had . vocabulary Of not
nore than 1900 words Shakespeare, who
wrpts and wrote and wrote had command Of
1890 words.
But they were exceptional men The highly
cultured man or woman Of this day rarely has
. Vocabulary exceeding 5000 words And very
seldom. Il is said. will be found q pervon in
the d1isary walks Of life who il able to use
nerSf than two Of three Thousands q the $780,
~ words in the language. On the other hand
there are people who are Of such type that
they are limited conversationally to the use Of
not more than 800 words.
Where do you rank? Are yoa up there with
Shakespeare? Do you fall in the 5000 class
or are you Inst one Of the "ordinary folks"
with talking asset Of Oetwssn 1900 and 5000
words?
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-01-15

N&~Moman shall kiss her child on the
Dabh<A day"
mo ono shall play any instrument Of music
e1eeDt the drum, trumpet and jew's-harp on
- SABBATH day"
Merely two blue laws that were in force
- ~ New England seatas back IN the old
theee laws hack into play today.
II these two ars Included. think Of this:
II youngstsr fell down on Sunday. hart
ttsslf and cried. mother couldn't kiss the place
that hurts" until the next day!
And imagine Tom, Dick and Harry getting
ct saA1lf drum. trumpet and jsv's-hasp to
1lay S0pen Up the wind0ws. Let the Sunshine
Ia On nice quiet Sabbath
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-01-15
With Other Editors

Petersburg Democracy.


In June of this year justice Of the su-
preme court IL to b elected in the Fourth dis
trict. the term Of Justice Floyd Z. Thompson
Of Rock Island expiring at that time.
Justice Thompson was elected in April.
1919, to NIL the unexpired tsrm. OF Justice
George A. Cooke. who resigned In December
1915 He found that lot Of worn had accumu-
lated in the interim and his associates ON the
court told him that If he caught Up in the re-
maining two years Of the term he would bs
doing we'll That would have been rather dis
coaraging to . less ambitious and Industrious
man, but Justice Thompson "buckled to 1t" and
elsarsd up the work In less than year, at
The Same time taking care of the new work
that WAS assigned to him.
Along with his we'll earned reputation a. 4
jasist Justice Thompson enjoys the distinction
Of being the yousest supreme court justice In
the United States. Tha record he has made
demenstfatss that youth coupled with Industry
and judicial mind and temperament are
Ans cnmbina3iou.
Having shevn his sminent fitness for
Daaes % the saprsms eoart Jssl1ee Thnnpaoa
has valid claim 10 rsslsetson Tor me .full
tern q 1i1s year4
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-01-15

The United States senate yesterday ignored
the advice Of General Pershing and Secretary
Of War Baker and voted to limit the personnel
Of the army to 10000 men.
The world continues in an unsettled. state.
and the senate should have listened to those
who are in position to understand the situa-
ton. The United States should not weaken its
standing army until 1t is convinced that the
remaining nations Of the world with which
it might become involved are to be trusted in
their representations in favor OF limited
ornaments.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-01-15

department is working constantly
to lessen the hazards encountered
In mines. :.
@. Who was the first hunger
striker! @. E. ID.
A. While this would BE- tmpossi-
BILE to state with certainty. 1t ID re-
corded that Agrippina, wife OF Ger
msnicus. was banished BY Tiberius
to the island OF Pandataria. near
Naples, where she voluntarily died
Of hunger In - A. D.
q. Do fish sleep? T. %. b.
A. The bureau Of fisheries says
that fish do not sleep in the sense
LOT closing their eyes, but rest Quis'-
" In the water at times.
q. How did coats-of-arms orig''
nate! c. H. z.
A. A eoat-of-afms IL . relic Q!
the armorfal insignia OF medieva'
times and was embroidered upon
the cloth worn over the Asmor 70
render the knight conspicuous ~
battle. All the kaights Of the MD
die ages had such coats -of-afmA
and many Of them have been ~
tained By their descendants.
@. Has tho tragedy Of "Romec
and Juliet" any Foundation in faet'
G. L 7.
A. This tale has been told n
many languages. Although told 10
Cirolaao della CoFte's "Storia q.
Verona" In 1894 - an evest .,
1903. Il has no real histosieA
anQHanfion
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-01-15

New York made . society event last night
Of the tight between Benny Leonard and Richie
Mitchell. Women gowned as II for the opera
alighted from their cars and were ushered to
seats at the ringside There were several hun
The affair was sponsored by Miss Anne Nor
gan and q share Of the receipts went to the
fund to aid the war-stricken people Of Europe
1t 10 not to be expected that every ring
battle Of the future in New York will be
marked by the social brilliance Of that Of last
night Others will not have the patronage Of
Miss Morgan. Identification of her name with
the event gave it social approval. and there
fore the best people took it for granted that it
was in good form for them to sit at the ring
side and applaud the battlers.
In Mexico ani SPAN society for hundreds
Of years witnessed bull fighting. and thought
it great sport. In America for years society
has stood on the sidelines and cheered their
football favorites. Somehow hstic perform
ances have been frowned upon. But this has
not been due SO much to aversion to the art
Of self defense as to the vicious Influences
with which most Of our ring fights have been
Prize fighting. like horse racing. has been
cursed by the gambler, who finally got his
fangs into the inner circles Of baseball. There
is NO reason why ring battles should not be
witnessed and enjoyed by all classes Of people.
men and women alike. Every boy should be
taught and encouraged to defend himself Box
ing IL ascience. There is no prettier sight for
the sportsman's eyes than a couple of equally
matched men dancing about ring trying to
keep out Of the way Of one another's fists.
Today boxers use padded gloves. In olden
days fighters went after each other with hare
hstA The padded glove makes it impossible
to nfict mutilation of the person To be
sure knockout is possible. But the
boys get knocked oat in football also. And
occasionally We see baseball player sent into
dreamland by wallop from . ball or . bat
Ring fighting can be made just what people
want 1t to be made It can be fair and clean
or 1t can be crooked and dirty. 1t is up to
the people who sponsor such exhibitions.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-01-15
TIE Nerve etths oteuneh,

e 49, - - ~ -
The, famous u pairs Of nerves.
which emerge directly from the
brain supply the organs olSspscial
,ssnSs: facial sxprsssjon, breath
ing and digestiou. The tenth pair,
called tho pneumogAstric (lung-
st0maeh) nerves OF ykgus IVAN
dsring) nerves, control the move
msnts Of The stomach and the -
crstion Of the gastric juice. These
vagus nerves are we'll named wan
dsring nerves. for they wander far
and wide. ! can recall no other
pair Of nerves whose geography,
functions, and pathology give the
unfortunate medical student %
much trouble - these exceedinsly
hayward vaguS nerves do. After Z
most complicated origin or birth In
the well known medulla oblongata.
the vagrant nerves emerge from
the skull through the jugular open
fngs. and having participated IN
the formation OF 1ome nerve gang
lions or little brains there they
pass on down through the neck,
one on each side, along with the
carotid artery and the Internal Jug
Lar vein-deeply placed in the neck
for pfotection-to the root Of the
neck in the region of the collar
bones. Thence they begin wander
ing in earnest to the students eter-
nal regret The right one runs
down alongside of the windpipe to
the back part Of the root OF the
lung, thence along the back Of the
gullet to the rear surface Of the
stomach. The left descends behind
the root Of the left lung. thence
down the front Of the gullet to the
front wall of the stomach.
Simple enough, isn't it? But 60
easy. The vagus nerves not only
wander aimlessly about the body
but also give on important
branches in the most lavish way.
A branch supplies the meningeal
membrane Of the base Of the brain
Another supplies the skin ON the
back Of the outer ear canal. An.
other controls the movements Of
the swallowing muscles. Another
gives sensation to the larynx Of
voice box. Another supplies sensa.
ton to the lining Of the throat and
the back Of the tongue. Several
branches go to the heart, and sew.
eral more to the lungs.
Through the meanderings of the
vagus nerves some commonly con.
fusing symptoms are explained. A
harsh brassy cough, which arouses
the patients's suspicious of hi.
bronchial tubes and lungs, may b.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-01-15

Q. When was the seal Of the
United States designed and what
is on the other side Of it?
W. R. F.
A. The sekl of the United States
was decided upon June 20, 1852.
The diverse is the familiar side
bearing eagle, arrows. olive branch.
etc. The reverse. which has never
been out a. part Of the seal. shows
On unfinished pyramid. above which
is an eye In . blue triangle. The
lowest course OF the pyramid bears
the Roman number MDCCLXXvI.
Beneath on . golden scroll is the
motto 'Noyis Ordo Seclorum" "a
new era in the ages) and above the
pyramid II the motto "Annuit Coop
u.s." (Hc prospers our beginning).
@. Are more men killed in coal
mines or has the number de-
creased! J. T.
A. The bureau Of mines says that
the number is decreasing. During
the first II months Of 1890, 1883
men lost their lives in coal mines,
while 3,146 were killed during .
corresponding period in 1919. This
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-01-15

&
caused ~ tTiling irritation of thu
little vaeus branch ID the back
wall ofe the ear canal By hardened
wax or Other irritant Pain In the
base or hack Of the skull II often
depsndsnt on irritation Of the stom-
och. A euitre often causes dry
frequent cough, not from pressure
On the windptps but from pressure
on one d tho vagus branches: IT.
ritation Of the same branch some
times causes . deep hoarse voice
and paralysis Of the same (some-
times following diphtheria) rem.
ders the lining Of the larynx in.
sensitive % that foreign bodies Of
food viii Ego down the wrong way,
Irritation {. the pneumogastrt(
nerves By tobacco, to which they
seem particularly vulnerable. &C.
counts for. drst, Heartburn" and
stomach trouble. then cough. and
finally actual arrangement OF the
heart action.
Questions and Answers.
Early Walks-Is q walk before
breakfast, between 8 and Z .. m.
good for = person in the winter
time: F. X.
Answer-rne. That is, theoret'
ically think it would be FINE. Il
for myself, l am usually too busy al
that hour to test the matter per
sonally.
The Ineorrigibls Teacher - Ny
little girl aged 10 was decidedly
left-handed she started in school
but the teacher persisted until she
made her use the right hand FOL
writing. In q short time ! noticet
Q change in her speech, not STAN
mering or suffering exactly, bu
she seemed to constantly forget il
the middle Of . sentence what sh'
had started to say, and new teach
er remarked that the child seemet
dull and listless. ! told the teacher
l feared it. might be from the forcet
change to riEht-handedness, bu
she said there was nothing in that
MRS. A. P.
Answer-A teacher has no ex
cuse whatever for forcing a chang'
from natural left-handedness II
artificial right-handedness, and ,
parent is exceedingly negligent il
permitting any such thing. Slut
tering or other speech defect is I
common result of the foi ced change
Redevelopmsnt or training Of thu
left hand for writing and other fin,
work has proved curative in man!
cases. Besides, it is . great bool
to . child to be able to use eithel
hand for skilled work.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-01-15

Every new election SEES the vote for single
tax little larger. The fight In California has
been going on for several yeafs. Incomplete
returns show that the vote in the recent cleo
ton exceeded 100000. gain OF about 10000
over 1913
This gain Vas made IN The facs Of vasy
bitter fight
The Single Tax people feel some enccuraAe-
msnt from the fact that the FarmsA Labor
party in Washington polled enough votes to
become the second party In the state and this
party is committed to the single tax PROPOSE
ton pure and simple. The vote Of the Farmer
Labor party in Washington state was 12So0o.
The Single Tax party had It's presidential
ticket on the ballot in nine states and nomi-
mated candidates for legislature or local ofices
in II.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-01-15

Prentiss laughed and drew the
girl closer. And % they we're mar
ried." he whispered.
And there was Teasing and
Laughter for seven dayu." Madge
dimpled. although the coart gos-
sips said 'tvss the princess who
peupooed.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-01-15

u r YIIRi

- II PlmS
A. Arst thought It but . sagrant dream
When the Utilities we're heard 70 say:
@As long - we're allowed to AZ the rate
It's sp to yoa 70 ~. and pay, and pay.
@seysu psrcsntum plus ID mot too much
They chortied in high glee, ON mischief bent.
II jnst . measly halt Of one per cent!
This thing has gone along boat Tar enough;
That fact may very easily be seen.
Today went without : bit Of lunch
That might hare the carfare to Moline.
It Il wondrous blessing and I'm glad;
I point to It in gratitude and pride
That On the last long journey We must take
We do NOT In . crowded street car ride.
Think what twould b. in this old yellow case.
All clouded glass and wicked. alright
sashes-
Before We reached the cemetery gates
We'd be turned into cinders. SCOT and ashes.
within a crowded car was one night.
Hanging in desperation to strap;
The car turned sharply, Unexpectedly,
And III sat down in tat mans lap!
The crowd-they gigsled. chuckled. laughed
and hoWled
The while scrambled to regain my feet
II would be better far than things like this.
To NEVER ride. but always walk the street
blushed and tried in vain to reach the bell
And not single effort was sinking
But, gee! simply couldn't stop that car;
The wireless had gone "hooey-twasn't
working.
Poor Darwin: well, he certainly was right.
The feeling grew upon me more and more
The tricks " my ancestors l must ape
Else !, alas! would never reach the door,
Worn out, disheveled ard all out OF breath.
/ managed finally to get outside
And found myself exactly nineteen blocks
(Yes, that ives allD from where l now
! reside!
while life lasts there is hope" has well been
said;
know it, and devoutly thank the Lord
For il we walk two months and save our fare
Then each OF us can buy ourself FORD!
p. e. SIR. n
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-01-15
HAPPILY EVER AFTER
BY Mildred o. Homors, 8 Napoleon

BY Mll0f6Q ~. dOWOfD, mdplcIOu
Place, East Lynn.
Copyright, 1920. by Wheeler Syn
dictate, Incl
you don't mind II We finish the
story, do you Ben? We have . story
every night, don't we, kiddiss"
Two curly heads bobbed an eager
assent.
Tell Us about the snow white
charger" little Jean demanded.
$50 he rode away on his snow
white charger to right the wrong
and to follow the king. and he rode
and rode, until he came to the hui
where the old witch lived"
Ben Prentiss watched her, visit
fully. With an arm around each
child, her bright hair close to jeans
dark curls, Madge had never looked
prettier or more unattainable.
And when the castle gates were
opened, a beggar boy was standing
outside and no one knew that he was
Prince Charming in disguise"
The pretty story drew to it
triumphant close.
$50 they were married and there
was feasting and laughter for seven
days and they lived happily ever
after"
Happily overly after!" breathed
Polly Boy.
Eyes, dear. Now run of to bed
Mothers waiting for you"
"Is Mr.. Prentiss going to tell you
a story now"
Perhaps"
"Oh. can't VIC stay? Let US stay!
mo, run along, JEAN"
Good night, Auntie Madge. Night
Mr.. Prentiss."
With liberal kisses. Madge shut
the screen door. behind the two re.
luctant children and seated herself
near him.
There was enough to talk about
but somehow their struggling at.
tempts at CONVEX alton drifted int
| a comrade-y silence. They were
alone on the broad veranda- Before
them lay the Connecticut valley will
the river q ribbon Of mist. Blocks Of
yellow light twinkling through tn,
/ trees marked busy farm kitchens
IRON somewhere came the chirp o.
crickets and the air was sweet wit.
new-mown hay.
Are you going to tell me q story
Benz"
Il done know how to begin"
All good stories begin with Ono,
upon Z time"
"tOnce upon . time.'" he re
! peated obediently. Then, psrhap.
Il was the witchsey M the Jun,
night perhaps It WAS the nearnes,
Of the girl ct his eide. He begaz
again, slowly.
"Once upon . Tina thsfe lived II
. little cottage in the valley . poos
wood chopper who had three sons
The oldest SON vas straight and fail
end tall. and he longed for wealth
and luxury - Thirsty blossoms .onl
for the dew So one day. the oli
man gave him his blessing-fol
twas all he had to give-and he &c!
cut over the circling hills to thu
country that lies beyond. And By
and by news Of his adventures
driftsd back to the valley, but hS
never came back and he never found
the pot Of sold.
Nov the second son w1s rosy and
merry and dark. And one sunny day
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-01-15
The Daily Short Story

SSAAA~Ay - AAh0 WAN00 90. SoOtAN
crowned the hilltop. The king had
a daughter, the Princess W;ns0me
whose hair was like spun gold and
whose cheeks were like the apple
blossoms in the springtime. And
the woodchopper's boy used to see
the princess riding past his cottage
and he ueed to pick the pretties,
wild flowers to give her as she
passed. And once, at the feast Of
St Valentine he broke his little
bank to buy q lacy token and put
1t on the castle steps.
Nov as the Princess Winaome
grew up twas said that whoever
had the most to oifer-be he prince
or only freeman-should win hel
hand In marriage. How the wood.
choppers son longed for the day
when he. too, should venture beyond
the circling hills to sail the seven
seas. for he dared to hope that he
might bring back treasures rich
enough and fair enough to win the
hand OF the Princess Winsome. But
when he spoke OF going the fathe,
said:
WHO will chop the wood il thou
shouldst leave me? Who will till
the fields and tend the sheep!
"All in vain did the son promise
to find gold quickly, to build a
bigger home, to pay others. to till
the fields and chop the wood, for the
father only answered:
There Is gold enough for Ms in
the fields and the woods. Thou ar
all I have left. Stay a little longer.
$50, because he vas old and
needed him, the youngest son stayed
with the father and tried to forge,
the land beyond the hills"
And how does the story end p
Nadge prompted softly.
MANY suitcrs came to the castle
on the hill, but the woodchcpper's
son titled the fields and tended thu
sheep. But he never forgot tn,
Princess Winsoms, and every nigh
he used to look up It the light il
the windows OF the castle and say
Ben jerked himself erect, awk
ward and half ashamed. He va.
an American boy again with = boy,
scorn for the dramatic.
I'm sorry, Madge." he bluFted
tits = silly story, and couldn't in
terest you. IL guess I'd bette
CO."
Softly. as 10 she had not heard, Oh,
took up tho story.
And many suitors cana tn tn,
castle on the hill and hight royal,
we're they entertained. Then on,
By one they boastsd of their valianI
deeds and begged the Princess Win
some to marry them. But she onl,
smiled and shook her head and on,
By one they went away. 50 the prin
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-01-15

Our speed maniacs have still something to
Learn from the French. At villaeoublay re-
osntly Leoointe negotiated kilometer in II
seeonds That Il little better than 200 miles
= hour.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-01-15

II me three asronauts had forsseen the
quiSsing they got from Newspaper correspond
eats they would have stayed at Moose Factory.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-01-15

y. Retailers returning from the shoe Dealers
eaaveution in Milwaukee Claim the girls Of
that dty tried to vamp 'em.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-01-15

Princess Anastssis believes It would be
DIsasanter for her IN Greece II the royal family
weren't aalictsd with aphasis when she's in the
room
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-01-15

Social climbers who laid in stock ind
thGir progress up the ladder ao-eellar-atsd
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-01-15

~Everything's cheaper. even life." says the
philosopher a he peruses the days list Of
heldups.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-01-15

TIE new century 10 NTH gone but most
e % had bsttsr mako the best Of It
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-01-15

A new book 10 entitled "Bolshsvism Z
yQekr There aiat no such animal
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-01-15

I. why not call them income TAI blanket,
tlanksf
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-01-15

A soon - . man buys an automobile he
thiaks , pedestrian ID SINE kind Of nut.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-01-15
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