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The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-09-09
Chaplin to Drop Pies.

On the eve of his return 10 England Charley
Chaplin delivers yaledictory. He came to
these shores nine years ago unknown TO fame
He has made fortune out of throwing custard
pies and waddling about in shoes several sizes
lacked his personality and were stupid when
he was funny. They copied his gestures and
pastures, but the wistful WITNESSES of his coua-
tenance as he went through his foolish antics
were too subtle for successful imitation. He
had upon the screen the salient personality
that gives such original as Harry Lauder
place apart, with millions moved to the mirth
that is sometimes close TO tears.
When Charley comes back from England
he wants it to be with difference He says
he is tired of playing the buffoon. He wants
70 get away from the slapstick and horseplay.
He promises to adhere to comedy and to abb
stain from Hamlet-and that is a welcome as
surance Whether the public will like him as
we'll in less obvious aspects than those of his
career hitherto remains TO be seen. But he has
this advantage: that in his art the psychic
element always has been more than the phvsi-
cal. even when the latter became most boist-
srous. The man who can do what Charley
Chaplin has done already is undoubtedly quail
ined for the roles he wishes 10 essay. He
names Beau Brummel as a fat part for him
Probably the comedies of Sheridan would give
scope to his peculiar methods and manner
isms- In any event we cannot afford 10 let hin,
cease being funny. The world is too serious
a place to be able to spare those who are
among its solemn visages bestow the praciovs
boon OF mirth.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-09-09
The Pension Age.

1t has been generally accepted rule that
when man reaches his three score and ten
he is no longer able to perform a satisfactory
days work, and therefore many business insti-
tutlons have made it rule to retire employees
when they attain that age. When a pension
is provided most men presumably are glad TO
retire when they arrive at the age limit But
there are exceptions. One of these is Stephen
A. Graves, employed as engineer at a New
York public school, who is invoking aid of the
courts to hold him in his job He protests
that he is wholly efficient of continuing at
work and until it be shown that he is no
longer qualified for service he should be per-
mitted to remain the job
One can't help but admire Graves pluck
The man in this age who lives normally and
is blessed with good health should not be
disqualified at 20. Of course you will find
men who are old at so, yet you will meet 9TH
ers who have passed their three score and ten
who are as alert they were when they were
half that age. A man of 70 who wants to work
should not be deprived of that opportunity,
providing he is able to give satisfactory sery-
ice for the wage that he receives It's not
easy for man who has so long been active
and who loves work, to become a rocking
chalr haoltute. Most men who are retired on
pensions go into rapid decline, with death re-
sulting few years after they have become in
actlVe' whereas if they had been permitted to
continue in their employment they might have
AVed on to enjoy many happy years
To be sure, the individual or corporation
tnat Is paying the wages is the one to decide
whether an employe is satisfactory But the
rule OF automatically retiring men when thew
reach 70 or thereabouts ought to be made elias
tic enough so that it will not disturb those
who are qualified to continue active Some of
the oest business men in the country today
nave passed the 20 milestone and they ara
living and enjoying life because they are active.
IL would be a real tragedy to tell such men
that they had to give up alb their work and on
nome and take chair on the front porch and
walt for the call of death Telling a man that
ne has PASSED the age of usefulness is a severe
oIoW, and when he begins to realize that he
has become a liability to the world instead OF |
IN asset he Immediately begins to disintegrate
Men should be allowed to stay on the lob lust |
is long as they are able to deliver the goods |
whether their age be 80 or 100. |
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-09-09

few months ago the trainmen were deep In
their plans for her education and for a partial
recovery, at least. from the after effects of the
dread disease which assailed her when she was
IL years old. Financial reverses suffered by
her father made it impossible for her to Oh
tain adequate medical treatment, and until a
few months before last Christmas did the
trafnmen learn her identity. and they fastened
TO make the world happier place for the in
valid who kept her lonely vigil. Santa Claus
chartered two of the fastest Illinois Central
trains last Christmas day and two committees,
one from Champaign and the other from Cen
tralia, stored scores of gifts in the baggage
cars. The special trains stopped a few hun
dred yards from the farm house.
Just after one Of the committees had pre-
scented Lottie with big wheel chair. blankets,
slippers and dozens of other gifts which a
lonesome little invalid girl might like the other
committee came with large, purse of money
which was TO go for medical attention in an
effort to straighten the crooked limbs which
made her invalid. Since last Christmas
Lottie has waved to the passing trainmen with
a enthUSiasm. They were her god-fathers
and the men waved back with a new interest
in their charge. Lottie died last Saturday and
every trainman's heart was heavier when the
news came. The story needs no moral. Lottie
was of the infinite millions of sunshine
bodies that make the world a, beautiful place
in spite of all its jangling discord. The recog-
milton of strange, brawny men from engine
cab and baggage they fitted past her
window brought something Of the big outside
TO her little shut-in-world and her friendly
rejoinder of hand and smile we're like a joy
and benediction to every man who knew her
they called her the railroads sweetheart, and
she was.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-09-09
England's Question.

Quite clever is EngIand=s argument .sains+
the proposed new American tariff law. Eng
land wants TO know how it can paw its deb,
to America unless it can sell goods bera ?,
raise the money to meet the OBLIGATION C,
pose, for instance, that America were N falI
INTO slow-Wltted mood and decide that E1,,
land had scored point in the debate Ana
suppose england were permitted to send its
so0us lhCo thls country under low tariff sched-
1e ~ pe soio 10 our people so the money
could be used by England in paving its dahts
- U.s. mat Is the pretty picture England
paints OF the use to which the sales racoi,.s
would De put Here, however is what would
really happen: England would take saw N
cents from American woman for 80 -
muslin Then England would give 4 can't -
the amount to the British broker who bona,oa
the output, another cent to the British g.
porter who sent it TO America two cen+s 1yo,I,
De retained by England itself for goyernmen,
taxes or various kinds, a small portion of q
cent would be turned over to the United Statess
10 meet modest import duty and sales taxas
ohHfsed oy America-and perhaps a little of
lhe remaining cent and a fraction wouId he
applied by England on its American debt
great DIT of fnanciering for the United
,' we might get a tenth of that American
olne back to apply on debt already OWED
ms couhtry-out for the sake of obtaining II
we "ouia close our doors against American |
nhusiin makers, American merchants and
Anieflcan interests generally. Arthur BaIfour |
u oheineio' england, in this country to work |
Aeaihse tne adoption of the Fordney tariff ueos-
uFe IN congress, asks: How can We evs- ~,
you "hse we owe you if we can't sell our sood. |
70 you ana get the money! Let TncIa co-,
NJ - @ hai.our and other British visitors:
We prefer to buy our own mns,,n t.ost.
both the goods and the dime in this .orrt.-
As to what you owe US, it is vor - -
-ange to pay tive are not nlannins - e..
atsh you with the money!
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-09-09
A Railroads Sweetheart.

Lotte Sprouse is dead. Lottie was 1e and
an invalid She lived in a little farm house
beside the main line of the Illinois Central
railroad between Chicago and Cairo. not far
from Laclede. Ill. and she had won the hearts
OF every trainnan and engineman- on the road
by her CHEEKY wave of hand and her smile A
victim OF infantile paralysis, she had lain help
less and painracked for seven years, but she al
ways had friendly nod and a winning smile
for the passing tratnmen. For three years
Lottie had not missed train, day or night.
No matter what the weather. from her cot
near the window OF the farm house she waved
a greeting. and conductor and engineer, fire.
man and brakeman alike have responded To
overlook the sanitation would have been social
ostracism by every man on the division Only
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-09-09
BIG METHODIST
OUTLAY FOR PAY
OF MINISTERS

Chicago.-The total ministerial
support of the Methodist EpiscopaI
church for 1920 was S24,9SS,S23. ac-
cordlng to survey made public to-
Day by Dr. c. III Barton of the divi-
sion of appropriations of the
methodist committee on conserva-
ton and advance Of this amount.
pastors salaries, including house
rent, were s21 ,944,613: the district
superintendent salaries. SI.3s9.
III; bishops salaries, s3I4,0SO; and
Tor conference claimants or for
preachers pension 81 ,36O.409.
For building and improvements.
the church spent s10,655.179; and
on all Indebtedness, s4,63s,796: and
LOT all current expenses, s1I.2I0.-
$50; total of S51,4S1,133.
Centenary and other apportioned
benevolences for the church were
81 ,089,675; woman's missionary So
cletles and children's day funds.
.. 013,612; total of s19,1e3.244.
Dr. Barton said that this gives a
total disbursement for the Metho-
dist Episcopal church for the above
purposes in 1920 of s7e,6z4,4s0.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-09-09
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS.
Milk and Fruit.

Is it harmful combination TO
take milk at the same meal with
grapefruit or any other acid fruit
In eating grapes is it better to re-
ject the seeds? Is the Irish potato
a wholesome food? AS potatoes
abound in starch. in what diseases
should they be avoided? NJ. E. j.
Answer = The gastric juice is
highly acid during digestion. and
milk has to mix with it, so what's
the sense in fussing over the
amount of acid in grapefruit or any
other fruit? When eating grapes
it is preferable, for health, to eat
the seeds. Avoid potatoes in such
diseases as your physician advises
you to avoid them.
Like Matching Ribbon.
I tried the suggestion you made
for removing greenish stains from
teeth, but it had no effect on the
yellow discoIoration of my teeth.
MRS. E. NJ.
Answer-Some teeth. good teeth,
too, are naturally yellowish. Strong,
sound teeth are seldom very white
Perhaps your dentist can bleach
your teeth, if he deems it advisa-
BILE
Teeth and Expectancy.
Is there any danger in having
teeth filled in the third month of
expectancy? MRS. D. L. J.
Answer-NO. The danger is in
the teeth then.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-09-09


Q. How should a tennis racket
be taken care of? F. W.
The most important thing is to
keep a tennis racket dry. After be-
ing used. it should be wiped with a
dry cloth. placed in a waterproof
cover and a press.
Q. Which of the states bought
another state? X. \. l.
A. Massachusetts bought the
claims of the Gorges heirs to the
state of Maine in 1877 for about
1850 English pounds.
G. When and where was John
Mccormick born? n NJ. A.
A. John Mccormick was born in
Athlone, Ireland, on July IA, 1884.
Q. When were horses first shod?
]. 4. C.
A Il is impossible to state def
nite1y when horseshoes were frs.
used. a coin in the British mu-
scum, from Tarentum, made about
800 B. c.. is supposed to represent
a horse being shod. 1t is not likely,
however, that shoeing with iron was
at all common in the early part Of
the middle ages. William the Con-
queror is believed to have intro
duced the art into Britain. For
centuries the art OF the shoesmith
ranked with that of the scholar and
bard in England and France, and
even kings practieed the craft.
Q. How many postcfices were
there in 1890 and how many miles
Of postal routes? NJ. G. T.
A In 1890 there were IS post
Offices and 1875 miles Of postal
routes. In the $50 years since. the
service has grown TO the proportion
Of 52,636 postof1ces and 435.34e
miles of postal routes.
Q. At what distance are storm
LIQUIDS visible to the naked eyes?
K. D K.
a The weather bureau SAYS that
ne distance at which storm clouds
re visible TO the naked eye varies
greatly with ones position and the
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-09-09
HEALTH TAl M95
BY WILLIAM !M BRADY nd.

drug is taken and any active exer-
ton Immediately entered upon
thereafter.
In common with the other coal
tar derivatives employed as pain
killers. acetyl-salicylic acid inter
feres with the oxygen carrying
function of the blood. A certain
peculiar blueness of finger nails
and lips (cyanosis) is one sign of
this and should be a warning to
the victim that the habit is endan-
gering life. A strange numbness
felt after a dose OF the favorite
dope is another warning. When
these coal tar pain-killers are
abused in spite of such warnings,
1t is not unusual to see a ruin fol-
low. Sometimes sudden" death
occurs. Sometimes the victim is
committed to an institution for the
insane.
In fairness, I think acetyl-sali-
cylic acid the least injurious of all
the pain-killers, when such drugs
must be employed. But the laity
needs should be warned that it is
dangerous to play with dynamite.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-09-09
UIrp Unt1thHtnttp
HERE LIES MANS ANCIENT ENEMY,
DULL CARE.
WHO DIsINrERs TIE UNLovED cUss
BEWARE.
1T CAN'T BE DONE.

A colyum is supposed to be
Amusing for the folks who read;
Chock full of wit and drollery
IAN awesome task for me, indeedD
These things cannot well deny
The reasons therefor divine
But o. / cannot please the guy
Who wants laugh in eyry line.
Most ev'ry day ! hear the plant,
Gee whtz, that fellows stuff is punk.~
Or some disgruntled one says, Amt
That diary he writes the bunk?"
Another cries, 81 think the NUTS
A tribe batty in the bean;
A bird who writes like that is nuts
He's loco. daffy-what l mean!"N
Sometimes a friend gives me a hint
To put my knockers the skids,
But things like that l never print
My-er-my modesty forbids-
Each day l get verbal stab
That wounds this tender heart of mine,
But-gosh! l cannot please the crab
Who wants laugh in evtry line,
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-09-09
The Aspirin Habit.

]
| Acetyl-salicylic acid, more com.
! monty known as aspirin" is a coal
1 tar deriyatiye widely employed as
pain-killer. Formerly it had the
protection of patent. which ex-
pired two or three years ago, SO
that any one may now manufacture
and sell the drug. The patent hav-
ing expired. we may also speak
frankly about the drug here. A
great many inquiries from readers
have been heretofore answered by
mail only.
The original excuse for resorting
to this pain-killer is generally
headache or neuralgia or some such
pain. The drug seems to take a
hold upon the victim, so that the
headache or neuralgia comes more
and more frequently; or the vic
tim falls into the habit of taking
some of the drug to ward off" or
prevent" a threatened headache,
or the victim resorts to the drug
to drown anxiety, fatigue, or other
unhappy emotion. Some women
have taken as much as 100 grains
in a day.
Now it is peculiar fact that
many victims Of the habit go on
for months and years abusing the
drug before showing any grave
constitutional injury, whereas 9TH
ers succumb to its effects after
comparatively short and moderate
habituation. This is probably ac-
counted for by idiosyncrasy just as
certain persons can not take qui-
nine in any dose without serious
results. The acetyl-saiicylic acid
has the quality of a general anal
gesic-that is, it benumbs or re-
lieves almost any kind of ache,
pain or distress, for a short time
OF course, it doesn't cure the dis
ease; it simply clubs the nervous
system into temporary insensibiI-
ity, so to speak. 1t depresses the
heat-regulating center in the brain, |
and lowers the temperature of the
body. in health and in fever, but |
only in a poisonous way, at the ex- !
pense of vitality.
Like many other coal tar deriva-
tives which are pain-killers, anxiety
fever-reducers, blood
iestroyers, and heart-weakeners. |
such as acetanilide, phenacetine |
and antipyrin land these enter into !
4 thousand and one dangerous nos
-rums) aspirin has bad effects.
1t is unwise and unsafe to take |
even a five-grain dose OF aspirin
carefully remaining lying
Town for at least half an hour
Ifterward. Disaster is courted when
| dose of such a heart-depressing
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-09-09
The Daily Short Story

house was always gathering place
of well-educated people, each fam
Gus in his own way, and he, OF
of these in time. Strange to relate
seemed to be almost stupid.
never had an opinion to offer. ]
could not even describe anything /
had seen. or heard. In fact, l pre-
ferred to potter around our country
place, dreaming quiet, peaceful lit
tie dreams, with no particular 0b-
ject to them. At first he was dis
appointed, and then each of his
friends took me in turn and tried
to develop or graft on if necessary
some specie of talent. l seemed TO
have a passing understanding of al
most anything that was related 10
me, but L never seemed to develop
any special talent One of his
friends said my brain was a rem
nant counter of talents-a little of
everything, and not enough of any
thing.
We parted, not in anger exactly.
and then came the war, and when l
came back in this shape l dreaded
TO meet him with my remnants of
body as we'll as mind, but now l
have feeling l would like to see
MN, for now the horror has passed
feel sure l could tell him a good,
clear story of my experience, and
with his wonderful gift of oratory
he might be able to bring before the
people OF this country the real story
OF the A. Z. F. expedition and maxi,
them realize what our boys did over
there"
The lad wrote his~4etter, and
lie" Gays later advised Recompense
that his father would be there the
next day. They waited for him in
the rose garden, and the bow who
was watching eagerly for a sight of
MS tall, handsome father, with his
proud but gracious manner, was
startled to see him hesitating at the
gate with a humble, almost timid
look on his face. Neither did his
lather seem to be noticing him in
the least, and as for Recommends
she passed him without a word. 90
-ng forward to the man who now
eagerly.
AND 1t was some time later after
many explanations that the bov re-
After all, father, the
promise IN her name, Recompense. |
las been fulfilled by her care of |
Remnants"
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-09-09
HER RECOMPENSE.
By Dora Mute, Suite Is, "a st.
Mary's Street, Boston II.

! Copyright, 1921, by The Wheeler
| Syndicate, Inc.)
! The sun shining through the
| broad window touched on Recon-
pense's glossy braids and lighted up
her thoughtful face as she moved
about the farmhouse kitchen. As
| she placed a dish of warm milk
| carefully on the floor for the old
house cat, who sat purring in front
of the stove, and absent-mindedly
waited to hear the first rush If
steam which would tell her that
the water for her tea was boiling,
she seemed to hear again his swift,
verement words: "RecompenSe,
they should have named you Rem
nants, your exactness amounts to
a niggardly spirit"
And yet she could not change her
careful way Of seeing to the COM
fort of every person and every
animal in her household, but al
ways with that careful regard for
any waste. She looked back upon
the picture of her mother, loved and
honored by her family and neigh
bors and by the help" who lis
tened to her gently spoken word OF
reproof for any thoughtless waste
OF material Or time, and of her
father, whose careful husbandry OF
his none too fertile inheritance had
placed them in comfortable circum-
stances. Then her pulses stirred
as she dwelt on the picture of Rex.
with his buoyant spirits and enthu-
slasm, always telling about what he
would do when his ship came in.
Well, all of that was past and
gone, and after today she would NOT
nave time to dream, for she had
promised to be one of the calm ra
sourceful women who would nurse |
the boys who had done their hit |
back to strength and a sane viaw ~ |
me her doctor was bringing her
Just such a peaceful, quiet home as
ners, "nere' with care and compan-
lonsnlp' ne could be made to forget
.ne norTors he had seen and suf-
tered.
After DR.. Brown had settled his
patent Tor short nap, following
heir arrival at Recompense's borne
,hey went into her old-fashionad
rose garden while he explained
Just what care the invalid would
heed and told her something Of ~
ads story. His advice was NOT IN
ry to awaken his memory reeardo
ng his life before the war as av;
iently 1t had not been entire,v
lappy. 'Ai ely
Wnen Recompense greeted her in
slid after his nap she said. .aTbo
loctor said you would tell me voue
lame." Sour
An anxious look crossed his f..o
by a wistfuI glance ar bir ..
elf, as he lay there. -iii'i-
Il guess you might call mn
ants, by the looks" he said
Recompense started, then said.
wen, there was someone
7ho called me that" and tba, on :
DID him her story, and thew sg-o cue
ney would make excellent fria1e,a
nd, AFTER all, Remnants r,;nLs +
tand as their Joint name
Six months of drear,i
ing and quiet companionsbin F. =
he old rose garden restored thi ~, "a Z {
, something like his natural ~ .ae
nd one day he said to Reson,naS
you must have thought II on =
lat nrst day that l did M. 60
on my real name. Yor sa give
Ike this. Ny mother died nj ~ Is ,
as born, and my fathsr zen
q exceptionally brilliant z
rought me up in his our ys., q
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-09-09

One OF the most important conferences in
prospect at present is one on unemployment
that has been called in Washington by Secre-
tary Hoover. The most serious problem con-
fronting the nation today is work for the idle
With winter approaching, and with little en-
couragement of relief in the unemployment sit
uation it is good sign when the national adj
uinistration evidences an interest in the well
fare of those who are facing suffering 1t does
seem that good results would grow from the
conference called by Hoover. There will be
representation from all branches of industry.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-09-09

Chicago Jews have begun an action against
Henry Ford for criminal libel and conspiracy
to incite riots. The charges based on arti-
eles printed in Ford's paper, the Dearborn In
dependent, which has long been carrying on
propaganda against the American Jew While
1t is unlikely that the Chicago action will re-
suit in anything except more notoriety for
Ford, it does seem that the great manufac-
tprer. who has such a high place in the
business world through his honorable methods,
should see the folly of his war against people
who have played such an important part in the
development of the country. There is room
here for the Jew. He is not injuring Henry
Ford, nor any other American citizen. Ford
ought to be above such petty attacks as he has
permitted his publication to engage in. Ford
may have a personal grievance against some
Jews, but he ought to be big enough to forget
He continues to prosper, and has a high place
in the esteem of his fellow citizens But he
is not helping the position he enjoys by his
attacks upon the Jew.