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The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-08-13
The Mauretania's Fire.

The misfortune of the Mauritania serves
another warning, somewhat as did the sinking
of the Titanic, though, happily, with no loss
OF life, that the great ships are not wholly
immune to the dangers of water and fire. Yet
as q matter Of fact the long history of trans
Atlantic navigation proves that the danger of
fire at sea is very slight, indeed. At any other
time than when her carpets were being gaso.
line cleaned while she was at dock a fire
aboard the Mauretania would have been far
less likely; with steam up and crew. on duty
such fire. even if possible, could have been
dealt with more promptly
Probably the case of the Mauritania will
lead to study by all important companies as
to whether any greater precautions than those
now practiced possible. But when one
compares the modern, steel-built liner, with
her fire hose and high-power pumps with the
wooden steamships OF half century ago the
wonder is that anyone dared to cross the ocean
in those days Charles Dickens described with
the vfvidness of personal experience and anxi-
ETY. the terrors of passage on craft which it
seemed, ought to burn even if they didnt-and
sometimes they did, then. Several years beforel
the war there was a fire aboard an immigrant
ship whose passengers were finally rescued
from grave peril; but memory fails to recall,
within many years, single irst-class liner
whose passengers have been seriously menaced
by like danger.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-08-13
Man and Dog.

The next time you are seized with a d.s,re
to vent your anger upon somebody's dog Won
might recall an incident that occurred yester
day In Wisconsin. A farmer was attacked bv
mad bull. The farmer was ACCOMPANIED hv
his dog After the bull had butted the farmer
once the dog interviewed and attacked the larg-
er beast holding 1t at bay until assistance ar
rived. The farmer escaped with a broken col
lar bone. Had the farmer not been followed
by his dog when he left his house he would
have been killed by the bull.
Hardly day passes that you will not ind
some story concerning the faithfuiness to man
OF dog. few weeks ago an old man was
found dead in his home In O northern state.
Lying at the side OF the body was the dog Be-
fore the authorities could obtain possession of
the body 1t was necessary to shoot the animal
dead The dog had remained at the side of his
masters body several edsysSviEhout food or
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-08-13
The, Old Grind.

Are you tired of working! Do you think
you'd like to go Oh q vacation for the rest OF
your life? II so, consider this story which
the Boston News bureau tells about Charles
s. Mellon, former president of the New York,
New Haven Il Hartford railroad. Mellon can't
shake Non the habits and instincts which he
acquired in the railroad business. When he
motors into New York from his summer home
in Stockbridge, Mass. he to it that the
chauffeur handles the trip like the engineer
OF an express train. Mellon has made out a
time table, showing the exact minute his auto
should reach certain points. He sits In the
back of his car, holding his watch and time
table, keeping tab on how his engineer-chauf-
teur is maintaining the time schedule.
You can't shake off the habits OF lifetime
IN some mines coal cars are brought to the
surface by mule hitched to a druru or wheel :
which reVolses and winds up a cable as the
mule walks around it. Turn the mule out to
pasture In his old age. He grazes in a circle
taxes SO many steps then lifts his hoofs To
seep over an imaginary cable. as in the old
days. So with men. Hard TO get the old ones
~ Try new ways. The older you grow the
more mechanical you are made by habit. the
more set in your ways. For instance why do
You always take the same place at the dinner
nine mule illustrate the terrific power of habit
IND the ruts it makes in the brain. You may
hink you'd like to quit work. But habit would |
lave something satirical to say about that |
Iake soda fountain clerk. He goes on a va |
alton to small toNr1. Says he never wants |
see an ice efeam soda again. But after a |
ew days, like iron drawn to magnet. he |
ant resist hanging around the local soda |
ountatk. comparing 1t with his own And the |
iss of charged water is music to him.
Let a man be a reporter until he gets old |
nd retires. Then the only way you can keen |
Inn away from newspaper Offices is to shoot |
i'm Work gets monotonous and it's a good |
hing to take vacation. But every JOB takes |
n the nature of habit And the longer you
FORK at 1t the more its lure binds you in its |
ron coils On first thought you may doubt
his. But tell the truth now Much as You
ntoy vacation doesn't it give you a thrill to
ct back to the old grind?
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-08-13
Citrus Twins Unmasked.

The United States department of agricul-
ture, division Of publication, comes hurrying
with a report, marked for immediate release
to the press, OF the joint committee on defnf-
tons and standards which clears up the whole
subject of the difference between a grapefruit
and an orange. subject. need not say, that
has given rise to a painful controversy. The
Joint committee on definitions and standards
has had grapefruit and orange brought before
1t. and after exhaustive examination has
this to say of them:
Grapefruit, pomelo. is the sound mature
fruit OF citrus grandis osbeck The Juice OF the
mature fruit contains not less than seven paris
OF soluble solids to each part Of acid caIcu-
lated as citric acid without water of
capitalization.
Orange, common sweet or round ia tho
sound, mature fruit of citrus sinesis osbeck
Inc juice OF the mature fruit contains mt
less than eight parts of soluble solids to each
part OF acid calculated citric acid without
water of capitalization
There is the difference between a eranerr,;,
and an orange, tersely put, yet neatly and conn
prehensively. There does not seem TO ba anv
reason why any man should henceforth confuse
them The United States department Of april
culture. division OF publications and press
service. says It is the intention to submit this
report OF the joint committee on definitions and
standards to the Association of American Dairy. |
Food and Drug Officials and to the Association |
Or onicial Agricultural Chemists for their an |
proVai and adoption If they agree that these |
oennitlons cover the ground ana leave no !
room Tor error they will henceforth be the Of
ne'ai denniuons by which grapetrufts and
oranges are to be distinguished.
1t is we'll. There has been too ,,,,.,, -.
nan never knew when he ordered a. granefrn,t
or breakfast whether he got It or an o..
instead II he is not expert enough n s,st,n-
'uish them by their color and size. or even NV
ne price. all he Will have to do now in to ana
at whether the fruit placed before him eon-
ans, IN It's mature state. seven or eight parts
oiuoie solids to each part of acid caleulatsd ga
iuic acid without water of capitalization |,
imple- enough.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-08-13

JUDY, who The Lady Who Hates to Darn
our Socks believes is a ventriloquist-though
why she holds that belief is beyond our under
standing, for ventriloquist is one who throws
his voice while Judy throws the-well any,
way, she believes he is ventriloquist because
she never recognizes his voice when he calls
on the phone This paragraph is becoming
involved in its own complexities. Let's start
another one.
WHAT we started to say was that Judy
suggested "Mifthless Rimes for Heartless
Homes" as a colyum feature suggestion that
has failed thus far to elicit any contributory
response. Perhaps didn't give it enough
prominence Well, it's never too late to mend.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-08-13
The Apartment of the Tuberculous.
Anhedonia Series-I2.
Rest for fhe Gauut


| Folks who are not merely under
weight in the half-size fashion OF
the day but religiously, constantly
and constitutionally scrawny and
glum, with stomachs. colons, livers,
j kidneys and things Topping around
inside, and a confirmed habit OF
quarreling with their food and their
relations and brand of constipa-
ton that laughs at laxatives Ito use
a fsr-fetched paraphrase), ought to
take long rest.
The first essential ID a program
of rest-and this is no program at
all for the average well-over-fed
individuals d comfortable mat
tress and bed-springs The next
essential is time, the well known
healer, perhaps a month or so of
him. The third essential is a nice,
more or less eminent doctor-the
kind patient will go to bed for
and stay there for. The doctor is
practically indispensable to the
success of rest-cure program, for,
at the very outset he must make
sure whether it is spianchnoptosis
or tuberculosis that makes the pa
SACAh So ShiAAy. DUH Vi THESE uses
are treated with bed-rest, to be
sure, but If it is splanchnoptosis
certain exercises and pastures will
be eventually used with benefit,
whereas If it were tuberculosis
these measures might cause harm.
With the clinching Of the diagno-
sis the Doctors work has -only lust
begun He must determine wheth-
er such artificial aids as enemata,
or individual variations
in the diet are to be prescribed, and
supervise their use. Oh, yes, l al
most forgot the nurse. 1t is the
queerest thing, yet perfectly true,
that a nurse with thorough hospital
training is the only kind of nurse
that can keep a patient reasonably
for a whole month or
more in bed. A practical nurse
may entertain the patient for days
with tales OF the tragic ends-but |
never an end of the tragic tale-of |
similar cases, still she Just hasn't |
the technical skill to keep the pa
tent comfortable in bed-and when
say comfortable 1 mean a blessed |
peace which no invalid in bed can
ever know until she has had a real
nurse care for her.
Some such program enables the
Tictim OF splanchnic anhedonia or
tagging organs to accumulate more
)r less weight in the form OF fatty
deposits where they are needed to
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-08-13
Frederic Haskin's Letter
Woman Opposes Maternity Bill.

resistable appeal that could bo
placed before 4 body of Ame~ics,
men. Mothers of America. is mis- a.
insiduous attempt to secure mos
dangerous class legislation = The
legislation OF SEX
oppose this bill, basirlp nv ,o
ton upon the belief that nv sister
women have not been fairly dealt
with, that even to the great-hearte5
sympathetic president, it has been
GAINED that the mothers want If
ana ask for it, when the vast ma
1orlty know nothing about II"
MISS robertson, descendant Of IN
generations of preachers of the EOS
pei VINO has herself cared for In
dlan orphans and children of n
legitimate parentage to mako rs
them good clean citizens, does not
speak so forcibly on this bill which
has passed the senate and is mend
ing action in the house. without
having first thoroughly INVESTIGATED
the matter.
Il have consulted many of nv
colleagues, said Miss Robertson in
her drawing, easy speech, and I
nave found only one who said he
MAD actually read the bill through
He said he was going to vote for il
because he had no intention of be-
ing cruci1ed back homo. 1 am now
sending inquiries to women al over
the country to see if they have read
the bill and know what it means"
Miss Robertson suggested that it
might seem to a laylnan as though
the bill was framed TO wade the IN
derstanding of lawyers, and the
lawyers on the committee which
had the bill especially under discus
sion were ashamed ito admit they
didn't understand it.
The lady from Oklahoma has per-
sonally given more time, study and
thought to this bill than to any 9th
er legislation now pending. She
says that she is most decidedly in
favor of legislation to protect ma
ternity and infancy but such legis-
lation should be framed in the most
definite and simple language posi-
BILE.
To the casual observer. Miss Rob
ertson would not appear as a states
if seen on the street. but
rather as the practical, home
body, that she likes to acknowl-
edge herself to be- Large. rather
slow and ponderous. and dressed in
simple, comfortable clothes, Miss
robertson might be suspected Of
planning a thousand and one little
household arrangements instead Of
planning to tell the women all over
he United States why she does not
avor the passage of the much-talk-
'd-about Sheppard-Towner bill. In
Ter office, however, she is not so
rue to feminine type. She really
islikes having her secretary
straighten I'D" her desk and has
% more desire than any masculine
representative to
olive problems for the constituents
( districts other than her own. Yet.
lst because she is a woman, many
re the requests that come to her
esk that should be referred to
Their congressman.
On the other hand, she is quite
eminine enough to be thoroughly
elghted with a bouquet of COR
eouS American Beauties which the
of Peru sent her in rec
gnition of her part in selecting the
lssion sent by the United States
Celebrate the Tooth anniversary
Peru's birth as a republic. Such
the completely of owmen.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-08-13

! paid to anonymous lettersD
Q. What was the origin of the
/ Sam Browne belt? C. H.
! A. The Sam Browne belt was
devised by a one-armed British Of
/ ficer, General Samuel Joseph
Browne, the better to support his
saber.
Q. When were the first Olympic
games held in Greece? A. B.
A. The first O1ympaid was held
in 776 B. c.
Q. Please advise how liquid air
il made and how it is used. B. W.
A. Liquid air is prepared by
subjecting air to great pressure
and then cooling it by its own ex-
pansion to a temperature below the
boiling point Of its constituents. 1t
is used chiefly as refrigerant.
Q. How is a French crown lin
ing made? G. H
A. For this type lining for a hat
crown, cut an oval for the top. any
size desired. Cut a cord the length
of the circumference of the oval
and over this gather a bias strip of
material the length of the head size
plus one inch and Wide enough for
seams and to allow a generous turn
at the head. Sew to the oval with
seams at the back, then slip-stttch
the seam together. Pin the oval in
place to the top of the crown, then
pin to place at the head-size, turn
in the raw edge and sew.
@. When do the days begin tn
get shorter, and how much is the
change per day? B. C.
A. The weather bureau saws
that the days begin to shorten at |
the time of the summer solstice. |
which usually occurs on June 21 |
occasionally it comes on
June p = The rate OF change differs
n different ATTITUDES.
Q. Who built the first locomotive
n the United States? f. H.
A. Peter Cooper in 1880 built
rom his own design the first loco
motive ever constructed in America /,
@. How old was Bob F'itzsfm- /
mons when he took the heavy 3
veight title from Jim Corbett. al
arson City. New? w. d. Il
A Bob Fi.zsimmons was 35 years
Id when he won the heavyweight
tile from Jim Corbett.
Q. How many horses and mules 4
we're used in the United States !
rmy during the World war? C. A.
A The remount service, @. NC.
avs that. the total number of
orses and mules used by our 4
rmies in the United States and in {
rance during the war was AS1 400 ,
etWeen April 6. 1917, and Nov. IL, /
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-08-13

Washington, D. c., Aug. 12.-Mis'
Alice Robertson, who has had thu
spotlight of public opinion turned il
her direction almost continuousl,
since her election as an Oklahoma
representative to congress, is be
coming the cynosure of all eyes he
cause of the stand which she has
taken opposing the passage OF the
maternity bill for which women:
suffrage organizations all over the
country have been fighting vigor'
! ously.
This bill provides that two mil
lion dollars be appropriated by the
federal government for the first
year. and like sum be provided by
the states, the exact amount appor-
! toned according to population, to
pay public health nurses to instruct
mothers in hygiene and the care of
infants, to establish consultation
centers, and to cover the expenses
of medical and nursing care for
mothers and children at home or in
hospitals The exact use of the
proposed fund would rest largely
with federal and state officials.
Says Bill Is Too Indefinite.
Miss Robertson's specific objec-
ton to the Sheppard-Towner bill is
that nothing definite is promised in
it. There is much talk of sums of
money to be set aside for the pub
lie protection of maternity and in
fancy and providing a method of CO.
operation between the government
OF the United States and the several
states" but no distinct statement
as to when and where such appro-
priations shall be actually used. All
practical development Of such "pro-
lection 10 left rather vaguely to
the children's bureau of the labor
department and the child hygiene
division of the state board of health.
IF the bill is passed." said Miss
Robertson, the state affairs with
small organizations now handling
such work will be as it was with
the women's knitting societies when
the war stopped. Ali the good
work that is now being done
through many channels will be
stopped. Conditions will be worse
than before the bill was passed be- |
cause nothing will be actually start |
ed by the passage of this measure |
and everybody will be contented,
believing that everything will now
De cared for"
Another reason Miss Robertson
objects so strenuously to the Shep-
9ard-Towner bill is because she
eels it to be exceedingly paternal-
site in its intent. In this connec-
ion, she says to the woman voter:
If, in your judgment, this legis- |,
alton is unnecessary for the reason
hat the family, the community, the
and the state under
landing local conditions, can care ,
or their own without national man .
ate, write your congressman and /
ay So. As she does not believe in {
Orcing people to go to church, as E
roposed in the much-discussed {
lue laws, so too, the lady from Ok j
lhoma does not believe in federal / :
uperVision of maternity problems. q
In statement warning the wom-I G
all over the country to read and
we'll the latent as well as f
lore obvious possibilities suggest q
i by this bill, Miss Robertson says: 9
Sex Legislation. a
Remember, the political women o
no are supporting this bill, wish n
e the first test of their power in I,
glslation to be master stroke. O
ave used the most touching and ir- i.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-08-13
AS OTHERS SEE US.
By Juliet Porter,

Copyright, 1921, by Wheeler Syn
dictate, Inc.)
DRAMATIS PERSONALS:
Mrs. Carter, a widow.
Dick Appleton, recent colleg
graduate.
Clarinda Fame, poor but honest
PLACE, anywhere in the Unitet
States.
! CLARINDA talking to he
friend, who has run in right afte
breakfast, to talk over the news
At last 1 have a dress that | an
not ashamed of. It is made out o
two old ones-aunt Emilie's gra,
satin and Nell's blue crepe d,
chine. 1t is in the most stylish CO..!
ors, and modelled on one exhibit.
ed at Celestine's. That awful spot
on the front breadth of the satIr
| is concealed under the back draD-
! cries. l shall never turn my back
to Mrs. Carter, for she might de
tect it, though no one else would,
Yes. l am going to the fair this
afternoon. A circular was sent 70
me, though 1 cannot imagine why.
as everybody knows that we are
poverty stricken-have to "skinch
and skanch" to get three meals a
day, and positively have nothing a
French orphan would look at twice.
or course Mrs. Carter will be
there, as she is rich and goes eyerv-
where. She must be all of thirty
five, and she is actually setting her
cap for Dick Appleton. It is sim
ply atrocious! And she has taken
such a dislike to me. Every time
she meets me she looks me all over
from head to foot, until / beconre
conscious of all the details in nv
costume, AID feel like a WALKING
advertisement of poverty. But this
afternoon I know l shall look all
right.
Yes, 1 am interested in Dick An
pleton myself, and l think he.is in
lerested in me. He takes mains +,
find me, and we talk over the DAYS
when we were kids in school We
went to college the same year. but ,
that was before dad lost all HIS
Dick is just splendid. he
was on the football team in col
lege, and graduated cum lands :,
and now has that offer from the ST. |
Louis Construction company. His
sister told me all about IT, -
MRS. CARTER (writing tn ha..
friend, who needs a secretary az !
IAN think Of no one but Clarinda
Fame. l have been observing hnr
sVer since / knew you wanted =
secretary. The Fanes are ALI nica
people, and Clarinda is the finwe-I
If the family. She is natura,Ir
fright, has a fair education an
'ears well. and If it were NOT 81
Ter clothes would be an ornamsn,
Z any household.
Her dresses are uniformly made
ut of old ones. and always in the
xtreme style. II she would n1,t
alf the work into something sim
lie she would look really STYLISH.
$ it is, She looks dowdyish. Ant
Ike her, she is so gay and >friendIv
nd frank. and original without ba ;
lg caustic. .
Il have to go to a fair this afta- :
Don, and the most consnic,,o
hing there will be Dick ApnIetom
hasing after Clarinda. hona b.
pes not get her for with ali his 81
al position, his wealth and "a,
ational advantages he is homeless :
: average. I should not like =, :
Re a superior girl like Clarino' I
asted on simple bore" L
DICK APPLETON tsoliloor,xN
g): 81 will have to 20 To ths,
easily fair just to please ~
ater. It Is really her fair. ana
ant it to be q success. can.t
{ up an interest In ornhans =
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-08-13

Ask the average person who reads the news
papers to name the worst mayor New York
city ever had and it's pretty certain he will
name Hylnn, the present executive. And yet
the betting odds in New York are two and one
half to one that HyiaH will be elected to sue
coed himself this fall. Hylan in New York
and Thompson in Chicago. furnish pretty con-
vincing evidence that the people OF the two
greatest American cities enjoy being mis-
governed.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-08-13
IRIS.

PERHAPS we ought to add Cor more likely
we ought not) that what tickIes our funny hon.
most is hearing Iris say damn.
WHO D'YoU THINK YOU ARE, ANYHOW
MAX BLOOM OR SOMEBODY?
Mac! Call out the Swiss navy. The Arpus
Bureau of Misinformation is RIGHT, Listen
Y. Can all right be written as one word
aiTight? A. The old English form alright
Is obsolete, and the accepted form is all right
Ihese words do not follow the reasoning ad-
yanced for the words already and altogether
These have meanings quite distinct from the
words when separated into the two words. all
ready and all together" That's ,riRht-ahso
1uteiy TO illustrate: If your wife and Won
ana my wife and went swimming all together
AL right But If your wife and you and INV
VIE and 1 went swimming in the altogether
thirty days!
STOCKHOLM MATHEMATICS.
TODAY'S Oddities in Orthoeranhv rr,zo
goes to the Hearstaminer for the line IN ifs
bunalo battle story, THE new king of the
heard mas been christened Brigham Young"
@DO You suppose the Walrus Said. 9Th. Sy,
VIII Shine Tomorrow" Il Doubt It.,
Said the Carpenter, and Turned
Away in Sorrow.
tFrom the Herald-Examiner1
After receiving the congratulations of
some OF his townsmen. Dr. Harding drove
MS bride to her home, where he babe
her goodnight, saying as he entered his
car: L viii see you in the morning"
SPEAKING of the-well international SIT
aa1lon, reminds us of the fellow who said.
Wen, I didn't get as much as 1 expected bnf
N eA0ece would R E MIG.