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The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-10-31
The Steel Combine.

The steel trust is denounced as the enemy
Of labor but this has been the accusation for
quarter of a century at least. And yet the
trust denies it. It has been made the subject
Of more Investigations any other business in
The country. It will continue to be. 1t is too
big not to be. Its very size compels inquiry.
thing cannot spread all over the country
aud all over the world without making an i'm
preston both for good and for evil. The trust
because of its size should be all the more
careful 1t should strive TO be beyond reproach.
AT present the steel tdust is under fire by
congress. 1t is and has for a number of years
been on the defensive so far as the treatment
% its men is concerned. But for all that it
advertisement and to make progress. Either
nat or it is entirely Indifferent to it and be-
heves in its ability to weather any storm that
nay come up II is indeed a remarkable con-
sen with its tens of thousand of shareholders.
IS kicked and buffeted and yet it fourishes
4ao grows fat II abuse can make an under
Aklng strong surely the steel trust must have
profted by it.
Nevertheless there is a moral quality that
tent which it is not safe for it 10 evade. Big
Is 1t IS and strong as it is it cannot afford to
70 that which is intrinsicalIy wrong and I'M
lCst 1t cannot afford to, because in the long
iah policy of this type is a losing one. Any
laiag that Is an enemy to labor as a whole is
aot a friend To the public, for the prosperity of
lie public depends on the prosperity of the
workers of the land
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-10-31
State Road System.

Inc state of Illinois has built and contract
cd Tor nearly four hundred miles of hard roads
TINS year. This is excellent record, and the
price mas been brought down to something like
d normal figure There remains two things
10 oo-nake the roads wider and adopt a sys-
tenn OF numbered routes similar to that in force
IN Wisconsin When that is done and the work
no" under way is completed Illinois will have
no cause to COMPLAIN of it's roads, and citizens
Will cease to be ashamed to mention the name
OF the state when the subject of roads is under
discussion
HARD roads are the greatest single asset an
agricultural state possess. If Illinois had
as great a proportion of hard roads as Wis
consln or Michigan the value of the farm prod
ucts OF the state would be increased incalcu-
iabIy and every acre of land in the state
would increase in value. A rural community
and city progresses in exactly the same pro-
poFuon as 1t encourages good roads, good
terminal facilities and good street payements
and sidewalks The moral is plain. Cover the
state with good roads, number them SO that
they can be easily followed and Illinois will
nave taken long step forward in its advance
to first place in the sisterhood of the states .or
the Union.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-10-31
With Other Editors
Cut According to the Cloth.
Rockford Register-Gazette. ]


The old saying Of cutting the garment &C
cording to the cloth made no pretense of get
ting the best of garments but only of getting
the best result within reach. How to adapt the
production of the food supply TO existing prices
and make a living by it is the problem food
growers working on now.
At a recent meeting of county farm bureau
agents Prof W. F. Hands chin of the university
: called attention to a practical demonstration
which seems TO throw some light on the de-
sired result. Prices did not promise to show
much improvement. Corn would probably wit
some reaction from the present very low
levels, said the professor, but it was not likely
that meats, wheat other small grains would
advance materially, while meat animals might
even be cheaper.
That being the case the only hope in grow
ing food supplies must be found in more eco
nomicaI methods of production. An actual
case in Woodford county was being studied
by the farm management experts with the be-
lief that it might open the way. In the instance
cited one man, operating a farm of 40 acres
without hiring help, produced 1900 pounds of
meat. To co this he employed 36-acre legume
pasture. namely, alfalfa This was in 1920
At the prices of that year the market pro-
ceeds of the farm amounted to s6S 55 per acre
at the prices of 1921 this MANAGEMENT wouId
have produced $3.50 per acre. which is several
times what the average farm turned out
Professor Handschin expressed the iudg
ment Of the farm management experts that
the method Of raising less grain, seeding down
more of the land, raising more meat. held ont
the best solution of the difficulties now faced
by growers 1t would lower meat prices m
some degree, to the benefit of the general
public but it would bring the raisers of market
herds and droves better returns because NJ ths
low cost of operation
Professor Handschin called attention to the
fact that wheat was at the level of prices nre-
vailing prior 10 the war, as are sugar whole
sale lumber and land. Corn is lower than
before the war and may be expected 10 recover
to ssome degree. Since these limitations are
fixed the only way out is to find some wav In
produce cheaper. He called attention to tbe
fact that corporation stocks are below the prs-
war level. The farmer Hquidated a wear arm
When the rest liquidate including labor and
all leading industries, the country will nros-
per again and there will be no lack of em-
ployment for all
This is the first time the question has been
presented TO the Illinois public on this basis.
The merit of the proposition is readily recog-
nized, although no one ignores the practical
difficulties encountered in bringing about the
accommodations necessary to reaching the
common level
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-10-31
Better Pictures Demanded.

PRODUCERS are receiving some straight talk
from the motion picture theatre exhibitors
1t is all to the effect that the public will not
permit its taste in entertainment to be indefi-
n:teIy shaped by illiterate, unclean- minded or
money-chasing picture producers The exhib-
ltors have just declared in convention in Chi
cago that outside some of the big cities there
Is decreasing interest in screen offerings which
producers have been determined 10 force upon
the public.
This means that the producers must come
to time. Theatre managers are tired of spend
ing a Collar to get a dollar-and even risking
failure of fair exchange. The men who are
dealing directly with the public through the
ticket Office know that they can fill their houses
If the popular taste is met, and that it cannot
be done in any other way. The requirement
for steady patronage of the motion picture the
atre the country over is clean entertainment by
stars who not only talented but also decent.
Here is judgment CT the matter not given
its latest expression by cranks or prudes. 1t
is the declaration OF theatre managers them
selves. They are weary of their share of the
effort at forcing the public to patronize bad
pictures pictures presenting disreputable
actors and actresses. Entertainment which
will entertain and at the same time not awaken
a storm of condemnation is demanded by the
exhibitors. 1t is safe to say they will get what
they seek.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-10-31

Marshes and ponds give q supply
OF natural ice In a word. such a
water area, rightly used, is q great
asset to a community. and indis-
crfminAte drainage is as short
sighted as indiscriminate cutting
OF timber TO make new fields.
Besides these considerations.
marshes and ponds are necessary
to the success of the migratory
bird law. This law, which protects
the wild fowl and other migratory
birds in their spring flight north
ward. has already succeeded to the
extent that il has made Wild fowl
more abundant than they have
been in a century. 1t has enabled
them to reach their northern breed
ing grounds without molestation in
the spring. But their haunts in
this country, when they return
south in the fall. have been great
~ restricted The wild duck is in
the position of being all protected
and no place to 60
Costs Money to Hunt
Then again, an increasing num-
Der of the places where ducks win
ter are privately owned and con-
trolIed. and the demand for pri-
vate hunting grounds by clubs ana
wealthy individuals is on the in
crease. In manye cases whole
marshes are owned. In other
I cases, where the areas involved
are too large for ownership. like
Back Bay, Va. clubs own nearly
all of the desirable water frontage
and all of the best points upon
! which blinds may be built. The
! chances for the poor man to go
duck hunting are becoming stead
/ lily Simmer For one who does not
! belong to a club. good duck hunt
F. ing costs from SO to $50 a day, in
Guiding the hire of a guide, mo-
tor boat, sink box and a feet OF
decoys The number of the places
where you can go out in your own
boat and paddle about with any
hope of getting a shot is very small.
| The Anthony-New bill provides
! that the department of agriculture
shall buy or rent suitable areas Of
ponds and marshes in all Of the
/ states. The maintenance of these
j preserves is to be paid for by a
! federal hunting license of 81, to be
; pdlu ny every SltAECl ~ oAASSN1
over the government preserves
These areas are to be scientific
ally administered They will be
stocked with fish. and the plants
which furnish the best food for
wild fowl will be introduced. The
birds will be carefully protected in
/ the closed season, and the areas
/! will be public hunting grounds in
the open season. They viii also
furnish good fishing, swimming and
camping. They will be places
where school children can go for
picnics and for purposes of nature
study.
/ Many picturesque regions, which
otherwise would soon be drained
will be saved by this measure il !
becomes a law. The famous Kan
kakee marshes in Indiana, for ex
ample. which have been a faVorlt
, resort of sportsmen and natural
: lists for a hundred years, would r
an excellent area for government
administration
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-10-31
Ford's New Locomotive.

The scheme of Henry Ford to make a new
aodel 15-ton locomotive do the work of the
-VV-ton monster such as now jars the crockery
If'ohs the right-of-way will hurt no railroad
sFs feelings, provided the scheme will work.
DUl you cannot expect the old-time master me-
e-anlc' engine designer or engineer to believe
any such motive power marvel until he sees
Inc Yankee railroad man is a very prac-
'4i man. 1t has always been his Job to pro-
sue rolling stock which Will get the con-
Aneiy increasing volume of business. over the
'sa N the quickest time and at the lowest
s 's' 70 repairs and operation. He naturally
1-AAS ne knows something about his intricate
sa1e And also naturally he lifts his eyebrows
Nea henry, but six months railroader, comes
01s and claims that at one fell swoop he can
~oaoce sort OF glorihed steam fiivver which
- DO the same work that the railroads
sst -oo-ton machine will do, and do it quick
'he4per and better. The old-timer some
a' resents the implication that he has been
Vihg great locomotives simply because they
impressive AS matter of fact the real
deportation expert has added each succeed
= "n or weight to car or engine grudging
by While he has felt some pride in the
-u'Work he has produced he has always felt
f-u whenever he has contemplated the rising
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-10-31
Frederick Haskin's Letter
The Public Hunting Ground Plan.

Washington. D. c., Oct 29.-The
creation of public duck hunting
marshes. where the game will be
scientifically protected as it is in
the great private hunting club
grounds, but where any citizen of
the United States may hunt in the
open season by paying one do2ar
10 the federal government. is now
being urged by the secretary of
agriculture.
The plan is embodied in a bill
which has been introduced in the
house by Representative Anthony
and in the Senate by Senator New.
If it does not pass, it will probably
/ be because of the failure of Amer
! lean sportsmen to hear about it and
demand it's passage. for it viii be
an undoubted boon to them.
/ Good hunting and a free range
is what the measure means to the
/ four or five millions of American
! gunners. but it means a good deal
more than that to the government
scientists who have framed it
They say agriculture requires that
a large part of the remaining
marsh lands and ponds in this
| country be kept in their natural
state. If the draining of them goes
steadily on, the internal economy
of the soil is going to suffer.
| This presumably does not apply
/ to the coastal regions of the south,
where the whole country is one
vast swamp for miles and miles.
/ But throughout the New England
and Middle Atlantic states. the
middle west and west, ponds and
marshes have become steadily few
/ er for many years. Most of them
have been drained and converted
into farm lands and factory sites
Even the great swamp wilderness
es of the south. which begin with
the Dismal swamp south of Nor
folk, Va, and extend in an almost
unbroken strip to the end of the
Everglades in Florida, are begin
ming to be invaded by the drainage
canal and the settler.
Drainage Makes Dr0uth.
This drainage Of sWamps was
long regarded as a good thing, and
up to a certain point it is, but the
experts have found that when near
ly all the ponds and marshes in a
given region have been drained. the
land is impoverished The water
table-that is, the level of the I'M
foreground waterfalls. This makes
the region more susceptible to
drouth. 1t affects the growth OF
forests and the flow of streams. II
upsets the balance of nature Ii
this draining goes On unchecked
the agricultural value of great
areas of land will be impaired.
Furthermore, the experts point
out that if these marshes and
ponds are rightly used. they otter
produce more than the land under
them would produce if drained
They are the natural home of fur
bearing animals and of fish. If tbs
taking of these creatures is con
trolled so that they are kept at
maximum abundance, a marsh o
pond may make considerable
yield per acre in fish and fur. no
to mention wild fowl. Many marsh
es in addition yield grasses Valua
BILE as hay, and in manufacture
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-10-31

DR.. Stricken directs that fresh
leaves of poison ivy be gathered,
extracted by the pharmacist with
absolute alcohol, and the extract
filtered and precipitated- The pre-
cipitate is dried and extracted in
Soxhlet extractors for 10 hours, and
the extract obtained is dried at low
temperature The toxin or poison
is carefully weighed and dissolved
in absolute alcohol A proper
amount of sterile water is then
added to make the solution nin-irri-
tating. The dose of this toxin solu-
ton administered by hypodermic in
lection into muscle tissue is from
one-half 20 two cubic centimeters
(ahout eight to 30 drops) every "a
hours, but usually two injections
are sufficient for quick relief and
cure.
In some instances the poisoning
is by Sumac rather than ivy. and If
that is known to be the case, an
extract of fresh sumac leaves made
in the same strength and manner as
described for ivy leaves, should be
employed in the same doses in
treatment
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS.
The Least Dangerous Bath.
Is the shower bath a safe form
of bathing for people 70 years old 81?
g A. NJ
Answer should say a sponge
bath is the safest, a shower next, 4
tub bath next.
A Warming Signal.
A woman aged 4S ceased men
strualiZing three years ago, since
which time she has been troubled
with hot flashes, chiefly affecting
her head and face % Is there any
remedy for this? (2) Does it indi-
cate a serious condition? About {
month ago she noticed three or foul
small stains resembling blood
stains. 80 If blood stains, would
that mean cancer? "a How may
find out? l have very fair health
though occasional tenderness IL
lower abdomen. MRS. c. NJ. g.
Answer-QI often correction o
errors of general hygiene will re
Iieve hot flashes. In some cases ap
propriate ductIess gland medication
which is safe only under the per
sonaI direction of your physician
brings relief. 90 No. 49, It i!
one of the danger signals. Any
, thing resembling slight OCcasiona
bleeding occurring months or year:
after the cessation of menstruatioI
should be considered suggestive o
cancer. "a In justice to yoursel
by all means consult your physician
Tor examination without delay.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-10-31

| @. Has the constitutionallty Of
the 18th amendment been tes1eG III
/ the courts? l. "a rar,,o
| court on June Z. 1920, handed down
a decision in the case OF u. T.
/ Damnsey and c. Feigenspan. plain
/ tiffs in which they sustained tne
constitutionality Of the 18TH amend
ment.
O What is the origin of the
! name catsup? / e - W
A Catsup is a word derived from
tho name of an East Indian pickle
| The term was first applied TO the
boiled spiced juice from salCeG
! mushrooms. but is now freely uSed
/ for various sauces which consist
of the pulp-boiled, strained anu
eeasoned-of tomatoes, green wal
/ nuts, etc -
! q can YOU tell me the name OF
the French epigrammatist whose
vittfcisms rank with those OF La
Rochefoucould? A W. A.
A. You doubtless have reference
10 Sebastien Roch Nicholas Cham
Fort. whose aphOrisms are SAID to
h.n the keenest, the most lncIsiVe
and the most pregnantly cynical IL
modern literature
O What is agricultural lime?
NJ. V. W
The term agricultural lime
was originally applied to burned OF
hmm lime from which unburnet
Iumps and overturned Jumps haG
not been removed. Such lime i.
also called run-of-kiIn line. Late
IIv there has been such tendency
toward applying the term "agTl
cultural lime" TO any form of limt
used for agricultural purposes, tina
the term has no special signif1
| canoe.
@. What kind Of grass is it thai
Luther Burbank developed corr
from? E d. M
! A. kuther Burbank's expert
/ Inents, according TO reports, were
made with wild teosinte grass.
.. Why is Full San the HOLY
mountain of Japan? NJ B.
A a number OF reasons enter
into the fact that Full San" is
called THE Holy mountain Of ia.
PAN. It's perfection Of beauty. its
supposedly miraculous creation
land the fact that on its slopes aTe
r1anv shrines- cause thousands 81
pilgrims to hold the mountain il
reverence and 10 visit it annually
@. What is meant by Que
Vadis"2 ]. ]. d.
A. In the Latin phrase Que
vadis". the word quo" mea n:
whittier and ''vadis" goest thou
In modern English il Would h
t-~-,r19+e4 w. . "a v-->-r p i-rT'
o How many negroes ara trart
n San Franciscn2 l.. NJ G.
A. According to the 1920 cereH
there are 9AT4 negroes in Sal
. Francisco. Cal
= O What d2t~s divide ancient his
: tory from medieval ard maaieva
from modern historv9 = P. p
A The date used for the clos
Of ancient history is usually AZ
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-10-31

Illness has again forced Woodrow Wilson
to take to his bed. While it has long been
known that the former president has been far
from a well man, and there has been doubts
that he would ever be able TO play an active
part in business or political affairs, Americans
generally have held out the hope that he would
az least be spared to enjoy the rewards of rest
aid contentment that he SO richly deserved for
his sacrifices of health while serving eight
years in the White house, the country passing
through one of its most critical periods during
hts last term.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-10-31
HEALTH TALKS
By William Brady. M. |
Noted Physician and Author.

The Quick Cure OF Ivy Poisoning.
On several occasions there has
been given in this column, as well
as by mail TO numerous correspond
ems, the formula and directions for
treatment with very dilute extract
fof poison ivy leaf for the purpose of
removing individual sensitiZation to
this poison The formula is as fol-
lows:
TiEcture of rhus toxicodendron.
l. part
Rectlhed spirit .......... parts
Syrup of orange, enough to make
1OO parts
Beginning with two drops after
breakfast, in 4 wineglassful of wat
er, take a dose thrice daily after
meals, increasing by two drops each
dose until Is drops are taken at one
dose, then take one teaspoonful once
a day until the supply is exhaust
ed If you expect TO come in con-
tact with poison ivy frequently
throughout the season, it is we'll to
continue taking teaspoonful two
or three times a week The protec-
tive effect lasts only a few weeks or
months. and the same course of de-
sensitizing treatment must be re-
peated the following season if pro-
lection is desired.
Many persons who have suffered
with ivy poisoning experience an
annoying and very obstinate skin
Inflammation or irritation over a
prolonged period of months or
years thereafter. 1t has been found
that a course of the foregoing de-
senslt1L1ng treatment brought COM
plete relief to many such chronic
skin conditions resulting from an
attack Of ivy dermatitis.
1t would be safe enough and per-
haps of some benefit to begin this
course of desensitizing treatment
even after an attack of ivy skin in
tlammation has started. Buts the
benefit, if any, would be a little too
slow, 10 be particularly appreciat-
ed by the sufferer.
A much more efficacious treat
ment to employ after the dermatitis
or skin Inflammation has actually
started is the injection with hypO-
dermic needle directly into muscle
tissues of very minute dose of an
extract of poison ivy. DR.. Albert
Stricken of Philadelphia has re-
ported a long series of cases in
which the method of treatment has
brought most grateful relief to the
itching within "A hours as a rule,
and practically a cure in a very
few days-in contrast with the
usual duration of two or three
weeks.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-10-31

curve OF damage which these smoking mon
sters have done to the roadbed and the BRIGGS.
80 ne viii welcome anything Henry will do TO
make life happier both in cab and caboose, and
~ the operating offices where cost sheets are
inquired But he must be shown. The general
pubic waits hopefully It is willing TO admit
mat man who can demonstrate so much on
iour wneeis as Henry Ford has demonstrated
plooaoiy can show something new ten or
twelve