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The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-09-13
Drink at the Conference

Is announced that foreign delegates TO
Inc washington disarmament conference will
not De lnterfered with if they bring their IA
sor'e Drew with them. Diplomatic immunity
70 'ne reason ascrlhed for the ruling. II is un-
,Aeiy tnat any of the delegations will come
neAVi'y laden with the fruit OF the grape strong
nqaors or nome brew, and. even if they do,
they will be expected, as a matter ~ cor-+o,,'
to dry nation. to conane its I4sstr5n,+;,,, =.
their own parties. Nor is there arv d,--,o-
that the disarmament nasotiat,oDs vii,
viewed through a glass darby. Natio,s,.
VINO are in the habit of consuming small nor
uons OF liquor with their meals NAV .x.J,
themselves of diplomatic immunity IN. tal,a
tneir customary portion. but that ia an. Az
neither courtesy nor common sense vrrM
indicate any interference with their customs.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-09-13
The Glories of the Fall.

We are now in the midst of what MANY ,so-
PIE regard as the most glorious season of tho
year Yet in looking about you are constantly
reminded of the approach of another period Of
The year that TO most of us does not bring the
pieasantest of thoughts It's only few
months until we'll be shoveling coal into the
furnace several times day to keep our homes
warm And We know that with winter comes
suffering among those who are not prepared
to meet its increased burdens. --=....
Yet we are entered upon the fall season
and the enjoyment Of the rare privileges that
nature has given at this period of the wear
II you have any doubts as to the beneficial
effects OF the weather change that has come
now arise an hour earlier than it is your Gus
eom~to do one of these mornings and take h
hike into the country. 1t wouldn't hurt you to
make trip as far as Rock river. If you don't
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-09-13

Italians all over tho world nave just been
celebrating the 6O0th anniversary of the death
OF their countryman, Dante Alighiere, one of
the greatest writer's of all time Have you
read Dante's "Inferno? May be not. But
years ago, when you were boy, a book agent
with a ball-bearing tongue probably sold a
copy to your mother, and you may recall look
ing at the terrible pictures of sinners writing
In hell Dante born of a poor family, put in
a long time rolling pills in a small Italian drug
store His parents, without wealth, gave the
world treasure. That should inspire poor
people who wonder what the future will bring
TO their boy, just starting school. Wealth and
a home of luxury are not necessary for sue
cess of children. It's what's born in them.
plus what their mothers teach them, that
counts.
<Esop, greatest writer of fables, was a slave.
Charles Dickens once toiled in a shoe factory.
Shakespeare's father was glove maker. The
poet Keats was the son of hostler. James
Watts, inventor of the steam engine, the
son of a small storekeeper who ended in bank
ruptcy. Christopher Columbus, discoverer OF
America, was the son of a wool comber. Ben
jamin Franklin's father was a candle maker.
The locomotive was invented by George
Stephenson. of coal mine stoker.
So it goes in all countries. Open an en-
cyclopedia. For every famous person born To
wealth you'll find 100 born and reared in pow
erty. Lincoln, born in log cabin, from rail-
splitter to president. Rockefeller a book
keeper. Irving Berlin, millionaire who invent
ed ragtime. remembers when he sang for nick
els in New Yorks Chinatown. 1t is the plain
people who give the nation its great men of
power and genius. The snobs may look down
on them, but they the real quality people,
the parents of the mighty and superior When
family gets rich it may run to seed. The fu-
ture OF your children does not depend on how
much money the old man packs in his wallet
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-09-13
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS.
Not in Real Life.

| Is coryza- (catarrh) known tc
cause ulcer of the stomach and
consumption of the throat?
a. F. F.
Answer Coryza is acute inf1am-
nation of the lining of the nose
accompanied with more or less
feverishness and general discom-
fort for few days, and then it is
all gone. 1t never causes ulcer OF
the stomach or tuberculosis of the
throat. There is no such state or
disease as "catarrh."
Thyroid Pills and Obesity.
Please give US your advice as to
the use of thyroid pills in obesity.
MRS. n. w. c.
Answer-Don't unless under the
personal direction Of your physi-
clan.
Tonsils.
have been informed that the
best way to have tonsils removed
is by having them burned out with
electricity. What do you think of
it? JH.B.
Answer-The best way TO have
tonsils removed is by surgical ex-
cision.
Acetaniiide Poisoning.
l frequently have severe head
aches. l take two tablets, each
containing 112 grains of acenanil-
ide, two hours apart until l have
taken six tablets in three doses.
Please tell me if there is any dan
ger in doing this, and how much
acetanilide it would take to make
one really ILL., MRS. P. A.
Answer-Nine grains Of acetanil-
ide in six hours is a dangerous
amount. Sometimes two or three
grains of this poison is sufficient to
produce alarming effects. and 5 to
10 grains may prove fatal il an oc-
casional instance of weak heart.
The poisonous action seems cumu-
lative-it becomes more easily man
ifested with prolonged use.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-09-13
Smoke and the Lunger.


Does smoking increase an indi
vidual's susceptibility to tubercu
losis? May one with incipient lear.
ly) or moderately advanced (seconC
stage) tuberculosis of the lungs
smoke without impairing his pros.
lpect of recovery?
| Physicians with extensive exper-
fence in the treatment of tubercu-
losis seem to hold different views
DR.. E. A. Duncan of Ell Paso, Tex
as. quotes the views of several au-
thorities, to this effect: 1T is bet
ter for every patient to stop, for a
time, all tobacco IL he possibly
can"-(Lawrason Brown, M. D., in
Rules for Recovery from Tuber-
culosis," Philadelphia, Lea & Fe-
bilger). This little book should in
terest every victim or threatened
victim of tuberculosis Smoking
has no effect on the tuberculosis
process in the lungs (Fishberg.
Pulmonary Tuberculosis" Phila-
delphia, Lea & FebiIger). Tobacco
does the patient no good and some
harm, therefore should not be
used = Pottenger, Tuberculosis,
and How to Combat tn THE use
of tobacco cannot have any but
harmful effects on the patient
| (Wittich, Information for the Tu-
Derculous, St Louis, C. V. Mosby
! company Chronic infammatory
conditions do not favor bacterial
lnfecuon"-(A.V V. Krause, M. D.
American Review of Tuberculo-
sis, April, 1879 From a study of
soldiers, DR.. Webb concluded that
smoking does not predispose to tu-
berculosis, and from similar stud
les DR.. Duboff found tuberculosis
throat complications no more fire.
quent among smokers than among
non-smokers. without discriminat-
ing unfairly l may add that 1 should
place greater weight upon the opin-
ions OF such authorities as Brown
and Pottenger in a matter of this
kind
DR.. Duncan mentions one case in
which the smoking of a cigaret in
varlably brought on mild fever
and this fact was first observed
by the intelligent patient himself.
Dr. Duncan accounts for this in an
interesting way. He reminds MS
first that the immediate effect of a
smoke, in habitual smokers, is to
increase the blood pressure and the
pulse rate, as result of which. of
course, the general circulation is
stimulated or becomes more active.
This Increased movement of blood
is shared by the blood in the chest
or lungs, and therefore a greater
dose of tuberculin or tuberculosis
poison is thrown into circulation
than the patient is accustomed TO. |
and fever develops. Dr.. Duncan
compares the effest of a smoke to |
the effect Of exercise in lung tuber-
culosis. and this is the Instructive |
point of his contribution, which 7 i
hope l am making clear to the
reader.
The great principle upon which
hinges recovery or arrest, in the !
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-09-13
The Daily Short Story

good looks as much rs she did OF
his conversation, and although her
thoughts on the subject were toe
vague to put into words, it is Ger
tain that somewhere in the back OF
her mind there was questioning OF
the justice of fate which could
/ shoot in and out of her ken such a
nice young man and leave her still
70 pine away her uneventfuI life il
a virtually manless community.
! Certainly it was with regret that
! she saw him finally rise to go, and
1t was evident from his manner that
he shared her feelings. In fact, his
hesltant manner of leaving caused
| the subsequent catastrophe, for as
he was moving towards the steps
in a sort Of sidewise- backward
fashion his foot slipped, and he
skidded on the pea which had es-
capped from the charmed pod. He
forthwith lost his balance, tried des-
perately to save himself, and
eventually tumbled down the steps.
thereby causing injury TO one ankle.
What followed was the thing
most to be expected. The doctor
who was brought recommended
that the patient he kept still for at
least two weeks. To this situation
the Shortalls submitted with very
good grace, especially Nellie. who
loved playing the nurse even in pro-
sale, everyday cases, and therefore
naturally was raised to something
approaching ecstacy by the roman
tic position in which she found her
self.
The two weeks dragged on to
three. and then to month; but by
the end of that time Nellie and the
nice young man, whose name
turned out to be Eric Dykeman.
were very properly and satisfac-
torily engaged TO be married.
After the first inarticuIate ioy of
the betrotha, had been lived
through, Eric came down to earth
to say that henceforth his favorite
should be green peas.
Nellie was honestly puzzled as to
the reason, but when she learned
that the cause of Eric's accident.
and therefore of the romantic con-
sequences due to it, was one small
pea rolling under his foot, she sud
denly remembered all the circum-
connected with that import
ant pea, and she laughed shyly.
That was the ninth one in a pod
or peas" she told him. q thought |
lt was mean of it to drop out and
spoil the charm of nine peas in a !
pod, but evidently the charm was
.ar from being spoiled, after all. !
GU see, the saying is that if You |
md nine peas in pod. you will be /
within the year"
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-09-13
HEALTH TAl KG
BY WILLIAM BRADY 1D.

I essential for recovery, namely, the
the judicious use of those two most
powerful remedies, rest and exer-
else. That is why l have always
argued so persistently on the first
essential for recovery, namely. the
constant supervision and attend
ance OF physician
A minute dose of exercise. such
as sitting up in bed, or getting out
into a chair or walking across the
room, or conversing with a visitor,
may sufficiently stimulate the cir
crlauon as to throw into the circu-
lation enough tuberculins to bring
on rise of temperature, just as a
smoke may DO.
As Dr.. Duncan admits, this effect
does not occur in every individual,
for some patients may smoke with
out i'll effect But it is an individ-
ual question in every case for the
attending physician to decide-and
that is true of about every other
question in the successful treat
ment of tuberculosis.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-09-13

@. Does President Harding play
a good game of golf? W. T. \.
A In the recent Newspapermen S
tourney, played over the course OF
the Washington Golf and Country
club, the president entered as War
rem G. Harding, editor of the Ma
rion Star and shot IS in medal
competition.
@. How much iron ore is mined
in the United Statese K. T.
A. In 1918 69,658,27S gross tons
of iron ore were mined in this
country.
Q. Do people always die if the
neck is broken? II. R S.
A. Contrary to common belief it
is possible for a person with a
broken neck or back to recover and
live for many years.
@. Does creosote contaminate
silage? W. c.
A. The odor of creosote in wood
stave silQs is not serious after the
first year if the wood is well sea-
soned before the silo IS filled The
slight contamination of the silage
does not seem to affect the health
Of the cattle.
Q. What city of the United
States has the greatest percentage
Of Jews? A. G. o.
A. The town of Woodbine, n. j.,
has population of 1900 and is
10 0per cent Jewish. Chelsea,
Mass, with a population of 43,426
has $4,000 Jews.
Q. What is quicksand and III
what states is it found? ELM.
A. Quicksand is a loose sand in
which solid bodies readily sink
are composed OF very
small rounded particles which un-
Ter ordinary pressure do not pack
.ogether and when moistened be-
lave like fluid. They are especi- |
lily common in glacial deposits and |
nay be encountered almost any
where within the region invaded !
J the continental ice sheet. ANY :
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-09-13
THE NINTH PEA,
By Esther NJ. Flint.
Copyright, 1921, by Wheeler Syn
dictate, Inc)

Copyright, 1921, by Wheeler Syn
dictate, Inc.)
Nellie Shortall sat Smelling pea.
ON the side piazza, wondering if al
her life were going to be just on,
drab day after another. Nellie wa.
pretty IN an unobtrusive sort o
way-mouse-colored blond hair
gray-blue eyes and the blossom
Limited complexion which always
should go with that combina ton
and sometimes, when fate is kind
actually does SO. But Nellie could
have told you that any amount OF
| beauty was not likely to brighter
up her existence at the present
time
For Nellie lived on a farm on the
| outskirts of little New England
| village, where not only were there
few young people, especially of the
/ opposite sex, even in normal times
but now, after the war, all the most
attractive eligibles had either given
their lives overseas, or, having
tasted of broader life outside their
little twon, had returned from
France only to seek their fortunes
in the city. The latter procedure
was what Nellie herself would have
loved to do had it not been for til =
need of her services at home with
an invalid mother.
Therefore, Nellie performed her
pea Smelling listlessly, with her
thoughts wandering elsewhere.
while she half-heartedly built
castles in Spain. Sub-consciousIv.
however, her bind was on the look
out for especially full pea pods.
Ever since childhood, when she had
first heard the superstition con-
nected with finding nine peas in a
pod, she had always made pea
Smelling more interesting by watch
ing for the delectabiy plump pod
which should contain nine full
grown peas. Occasionally she
found one, but not often This
was evidently one of her
lucky days, for suddenly she stop-
ped to assure herself that the long.
fat pod really did hold the magic
number.
Now, I must save it" she
thought, land see if anything han
pens"
AS she started to lay the pod on
top of the piazza railing one of the
plump, green balls within loosened
bounced and rolled upon the floor
Nellie's face took on a ruefuI look
as she sheiled the other eight peas
into the dish in her lap.
"Pshaw! What did it have to do
that for? That one particular pod
Now 1 suppose it's no good"
Just then mother called her and
Nellie rose TO go into the housa 50 !
hastily as almost to spill the shelled |
peas, quite forgetting to nick mn !
he offending pea which had spoiled |
he charm (
Some time after dinner Nellie an
;wered a knock at the door tn And
. motorcyclist- who inquired ths
distance TO the nearest town and
Who wanted to buy some milk to
rink Nellie. all afiutter. bronpht
lin milk and doughouts, then kent
lin talking SO continuously of his
on his vacation trim nv
that it took him a Ionr
ime to finish his refreshment.
Nellie approved of his san-tauned
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-09-13

| heavy object placed upon quick
sand is rapidly swallowed up. leay-
ing no trace behind. In conduct
ing mining and engineering opera
tons il is sometimes necessary TO
freeze the quicksand by sinking
pipes at intervals. which are then
used for circulating brtnes or 9TH
er liquids at a low temperature.
Quicksand can be found in pTac-
tically all states at some time dur
ing the year.
Q. What actor played in Romeo
and Juliet at Covent Garden at the
same time David Garrick was play
ing Romeo at the Drury Lane thea
tire? lie.
A. In 1850, Romeo and Juliet
was played at these rival play
Bellamy appearing in the title
roles at Drury Lane and SpTanger
Barry and Mrs. Cibber at Covent
Garden.
Q. How often should a person
have his teeth examined? G. o, l.
a. The public health service says
that everyone should have care
full examination made of the whole
mouth by a qualified dentist al
least twice a year.
@. Why is the Adams apple so
called? T. (, A
A. This projection in the meek
is formed by the thyroid cartIlege'
In the male it is particularly prom
irent and is so-called from t2e
fancy that it was caused by the for
hidden fruit OF the Tree Of knoWi-
edge sticking in the throat Of Ad-
ann.
Q. Is there an assistant TO the
president? ". 7, n.
A. At the present time there s
no such office as assistant 10 the
president The creating Of the po-
,ition Of executive assistant or as
sistant to the president has besn
discussed. as II has been though
possible to relieve the president u
1me routine executive duties
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-09-13
GIVES WINNINGS AWAY.

Te1ntsin, China-Chao Pinching
bought lottery ticket and won
S1oo, 600. He used the money to
establish schools for boys and
girls, to build a knitting factory
and to aid his own knitting factory
EMPLOYEES.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-09-13
KAISER'S SHIP FOR SALE.

Shanghai-A Shanghai ad offers
for sale a motor vessel that was
built in England for ex-Kaiser Will
helm of Germany. The ship has
been converted into a cargo vessel.
The original cost was a quarter o;
a million.
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Argus Information Bureau

to by writing rnforns
D c u
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paid o anon tersJN
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-09-13

HARDING; according to Mr.. Lawrence, will
league "a" league nor IAN" Tor "the"1 asso-
CITATION OF nations. In other words, the presi-
cent thinks Uncle Sam bought a ticket to a
snow which isn't fit for the kids to see. And
the deuce OF 1t is, no rain checks were issued
Double BaIrsled Waypfng, As .Twere.
from the De Smet Is. d. News,l
Beware. Chicken thieves am AZ
work Thieves also beware of shot and
WHILE one Roscoe is bringing disgrace on
noble name, another one-Prof Rocco por,d
rs being boosted for Judgeshfp in the Infer
national Court Of Justice The on,r ~.
we ever cast upon that name was tn hacor1o -
eofyum conductor A1e
LP TO makers of hempen neckties:
weighs go pounds,
R. E MIG.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-07-12
bLAMES WIFE,
NOT HUSBAND
Zboy Will be Released From
Workhouse and Wife Jailed
in His Place

That an innocent man is serving
a, term in the workhouse when it
should really be his wife, who is
doing her 'bit" in that institution,
was brought to light in the police
court today. when Annie Zboy, OF
SO2 Alpine street, was before the
recorder charged with ~neglectfns
her children. Upon her testimony
her husband was yesterday SEN
fenced to ninety days in the work.
house and also had charges of viola
ton of. the prohibition law made
against him, the case being turned
over to the prosecutors office.
The fact that Mrs. Zboy was at
fault rather than her husband. was
brought out by an investigation of
the police, whereupon Recorder
Harold E .~Pickersgill stated that the
husband would be released and that
the wife would serve the workhouse
term and answer the liquor law vio-
iation charge.
Joseph Zboy, the husband, was
arrested Saturday. charged with
atrocious assault and battery pre-
ferred by his better half" Upon
his wife's tips also the officers of
the law discovered a still and a tub
of mash in the cellar of their home.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-07-12
CLUB ENlGHED HEARS
ENCOURAGING REPORTS

At the meeting of the Club
Enighed last night at the home OF
Mrs Marie Christensen in Fayette
street, the members heard a splen-
did report of their part in the large
Danish picnic held recently for the
benefit of the Danish Home in Me-
tuchens Two women cleared $40.
at their booth of varied articles
which they had previously solicited
from the merchants throughout the
city, and from the sale of ice cream
and the shooting booth, of which
they were in charge.
The women are extremely CRATE
full for the assistance rendered them
by Chris Christensen and Nels Fon-
skov and the generous ann with
which the merchants answered their
solicitations.
During the past year the club
meetings have been held at the va
rious homes of the members. but at
the kind offer of Carsten Christensen
the next meeting. Monday night,
August s. will be held In Washing
ton hall. Arrangements have been
made to hold a particularly large
meeting at this time and the COM
mittee will serve refreshments.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-07-12
JUDGMENT ON NON-SU|T
IN CIRCUIT COURT CASES

fBy Evening News Stan Correspondence
NEW BRUNSWICK, July "a
A judgment of $3.50 and a voluntary
non suit were the results of the two
cases heard before Judge Nelson Y.
DUNCAN in the circuit court yester-
day. There was no jury in either &C.
ton.
Judgment for $3.50 was made in
favor of William Bilinsky. a former
resident of Old Bridge. in his case
against his brother-in-law. Peter
Kuna. and Mary Pielka. a real es-
tate operator of Newark. In rem
dering his decision Judge DUNCAN
said the case was one of the most
fragrant cases which had ever been
brought to his attention in which
advantage OF foreigners was
taken by their countrymen. Judg-
ment for $1,000 was asked but there
was no proof hat the property in
dispute was worth that amount.
The case ending in voluntary non
suit was that of Sigmund Splitter, Of
Perth Amboy. against Adolph Schef-
fler, of South RIVER. involving the
ownership of a Delco lighting out
fit. The fact that several of his most
important witnesses failed to appear
was the reason for the non suit ac-
cepted by Splitter.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-07-12
DAY NURSERY ASSN
AT MRS. LE0N'S

The meeting of the Day Nursery
Association yesterday afternoon at
the home of Mrs. Albert Leon in
Kearny avenue marked the close of
the 1920-21 season, and the associa-
ton meetings will not be resumed
until this coming September. Eleven
members were present and the
meeting was short, with little bust
ness to be transacted. The r~esigna-
ton of Mrs. Frederick D.. Nieder-
meyer from the board was accepted
and the place was left vacant until
fall. The board voted to change the
diet for the children to the sum-
smer diet to take effect today and in
addition to the regular diet the chill
dren are to receive a glass of milk
and a graham cracker each morn
ing at 9 o'clock. This additional
was made at the advice of the nur-
sery physician.
The next meeting of association
will be the September meeting and
will take place at the home of Mrs.
j. ]. Quinn of Gordon street.