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The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-08-16
Return of Teachers.

Statistics of the national bureau of educa-
ton show that there will be about the normal
number of teachers-approximate 100000
in the public schools of the country this fall.
Not long ago the situation was very serious.
a large number Of teachers, dissatisfied with
the meager pay, abandoned their calling in
wartime for the larger immediate returns of
muntion-making and other work. Many filled
clerical posts under the government Reduc-
ton of the payrolls in private enterprise and
government service alike has now sent many
teachers back to their profession; and in the
meantime the country over-except in a few
benighted areas-the pay of teachers has been
raised to a figure closer to the worth of the
work they do.
The country has been impressed as never
before with the serious results of driving edu-
Gators OF ability out of the profession. The
average salary of the elementary teacher is
now over $1,000; and none will say it is too
much. In no calling is more asked and given
for the salary than in teaching and there is.
still a good deal to be done not merely in
the training of the child at school, but in edu
eating the public to the value of the teachers
work.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-08-16
Auto Accidents Increase.

There have been several automobile acct
dents the streets of Rock Island the past
few days. Early last evening two machines
came together at Sevnth avenue and Twenty
fourth street. Two passengers in one of the
cars had narrow escapes. They were saved
from serious injury and possible death by the
early arrival of several men, who lifted the
machine and released the imprisoned
passengers Had the accident occurred late at
night when the streets were deserted help
might have not reached the wrecked machine
in time TO save the lives of the passengers
1t is not always easy to place the respon-
sibifty for such accidents. But somebody was
to blame. citizen Witnessing the collision said
that one of the machines was going at least
forty miles an hour at the time of the accident
This in itself is explanatory. There is an or
dinance in the city fixing the rate of speed at
which automobiles may be driven but the
average driver remembers the law only when
there is officer in sight. When he thinks
that he is safe from detection he cuts loose of
course not Intent on menacing others, but In
the Confident belief that he is able to control
the machine and avoid any collision with other
vehicles.
Had the traffic laws been observed by the
drivers OF both cars in last evenings accident |
there would not have been any collision. One l
EAR was moving east and the other was being
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-08-16
ROMANCE NEVER DIES.
By Addie Graves.
Copyright, 1921, by the Wheeler



Copyright, 1921, by the Wheeler
Syndicate, Inc.)
The Cannon Ball had been wait
ing on, the side track two hours for
| the Montreal train, coming south, 10
pass. 1t was now II O'Clock and
the passengers had exhausted their
| brains for sources of amusement
Some had journeyed back through
the past to childhood experiences,
while others had woven castles in
! the air for future explorations.
| Esther had done both while divid-
| ing her attention between a beauti-
full black velvet bag, beaded in jet,
which she had just finished without
the aid of glasses, and a paper bag
of fresh eggs that she feared would
break their container before reach
ing their destination.
She had been visiting a girIhood
friend, few stations back, who had
given her the eggs after a day of
mutual retrospection through a past
that covered 81 years.
II was a long; long time, but not
long enough to quiet Esther's ac-
tive brain or body. Her nifty little
black hat sat at just the right angle
on her neatly coiffured little head
and the graceful little aigrette
bobbed as daintily as though on the
crown of a miss in her teens.
1t was now II o'clock, and Esther
had quite walk to reach her home,
through a pitch-black night Not
even a star shown to guide the way
1t would be impossible to keep in
the road after the street lights were
passed.
Esther was brave and spry as
girl of IS, but her heart sank at the
thought of entering the lonely, cold
house, with no welcoming presence
to liven the deadly dreariness-even
if she managed to reach it.
Esther was not an old maid or
modern bachelor woman. She had
been married twice, and had been
alone only a few months. While the
train had been standing the long
two hours on the track, her memory
travelled back to her first romance
the only courtship she had had that
was really a romance. She remem-
bered the first time she had seen
him-when she was only 14-how
everything became invisible except
himself: how, like a figure in a
dream, he had stood out, filling her
soul with strange, overpowering
awe-awe of a mastery personality
that caused her heart to quake while
it wondered in shrinking joy.
Then she smiled at the bashful
courtship that had. ended when her
mother died and she moved to an
other city to live with her lonely
sister. After that, a few modest
letters and then-the girl in the
office succeeded in COM
ing between them with hateful and
untrue stories which she was tao
proud to forgive
Now she was 81 years old-and !
where was he?
She had married soon after the !
parting and she had heard he had
after 10 years. Whether he |
wore living now or not she did not
know.
What a pity" she thought, that
,wo who were really meant for each
other should be so parted"
She sighed and called herself an
I'D fool for resurrecting a thirgi
hat had been buried for almost 70
years. Though old she might still
ind compapionship.
lone is as old as ones heart as
he doctor says, is true" she told /
lerself.
A sudden thought came. Shell
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fSsclaN AND AuTttOa

! of the real disinfection employed,
soaD and water washing. If wall
paper or paint needs renovation 1t
should he renovated. 1t would have
been better disinfection, il not quite
so spectacular, to have opened wide
all the doors and windows and per-
! mitted sunlight and fresh air to do
their work, even for II hours. If
there is any risk associated with the
OCCUPANCY of apartments recently
vacated by one with tuberculosis,
the risk is involved in contact with
the late occupant, not in living in
the rooms he has occupied. True,
in some communities great hula
balloo is made over the ''fumiga-
ton" of such apartments, as by law
in New York state, but that law,
like many other so-called health
laws of New York state, is an abb
surdity and in practice a farce.
| Proper soap and water washing
of woodwork, ordinary houseclean-
ing and when soiled paper or wood
work require it, ordinary repaper-
ing or repainting, will make such
apartments quite as safe to oc-
cupy as any noisome doors or I'M
pressive apparatus of the health
board agent can make them.
QUESTTNONS AND ANSWERS.
Tonsils-
Three years ago my doctor claim
ed l had Ieakage.of the heart and l
spent two weeks in the hospital.
Now my doctor says 1 must have
nv tonsiIs removed. Is it danger
Gus? ((Mrs. L. So
Answer-Lt is more dangerous
for one with heart disease to keep
diseased tonsils than it is to have
them removed, and no doubt that IS
why your doctor advises their re-
moval now.
Cr0ss-Eyes.
Please tell me whether my IA
year old sons cross eyes can be
Strengthened without an operation.
He wears glasses. Also 10 taking
his tonsils out will help his heart
one tonsil is affected. (B. P. b.
Answer - Sometimes suitable
prisms and lenses for correcting
ordinary visual defects will
straighten cross-eyes, but only your
sons iculist can determine whether
surgical aid is also required in his
case. Since most cases of heart dis
ease such as endocarditis or valvu-
lar deformity result from focal in
lection from diseased tonsils, it is
wise to have such infected tonsils
removed at the earliest possible
moment, in order to protect the
heart from further damage there
from. OF course the removal of
tonsHs cannot in itself better the
condition of the heart.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-08-16

The Apartment Of the TuBerculous.
! Query: We are moving into a
house Just vacated by a family in
which was a case of tuberculosis.
The house consists of three rooms,
and we burned five pounds of sui
phur in the house with all doors and
| windows closed. and allowed the
house to remain closed II hours,
by which time the fumes had almost
disappeared. We then washed all
floors, baseboards and other wood
work with hot water and soap. We
moved in the next day.
Are we in any danger Of irfec-
ton? Is there anything else We can
do to diminish the danger?
The wall paper was loose in. a
few places, but we think the sui
phur fumes could work in behind it
(E. A. 81
Query: What precautions are
necessary in the case of a consump-
tive living in a home where there
are children? The patient has her
own room Is there danger from
using dishes and silver used by the
patient after scalding with hot
water "a 1. l4J
Not by occasional, accidental, or
| casual personal contact with a per-
son who has active tuberculosis, but
by prolonged, habitual, intimate
contact with him, can one contract
the disease There is no danger in
volved in paying a friendly visit to
a tubercu1ous individual who is well
cared for (as in tuberculosis SAM
torium or hospitaD or who is in
telligent and conscientious "a clean
" patient at home). An intelli-
gent and conscientious invalid, be
his illness tuberculosis of the lungs,
diphtheria, simple sore throat, or
coryza (vulgarly known as head
"coldO, is one who never subjects
any one to the risk involved in
kiss; who never fails to cover nose
and mouth with mask, handker-
chief, or, if necessary in an emery
ency, with the hand, when coughing
or sneezing; and who comprehends
that the usual mode of conveyance
of any and all of these respiratory
infections is by spray which car
ries up to four feet on lever from
the patients face when he talks Or
laughs (up to ten feet in coughing
or sneeZing); and who sees to it,
therefore that the caller is seated
outside of the f1ve-foot barrage and
never enters within the barrage.
This is the reasonable, polite and
perfectly charitable rule for safe
intercourse with one afflicted with
a communicable respiratory disease.
The rite practiced<by one of our
querists, burning pounds of sui
phur, added nothing to the safety
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The DAILY Short Story

would stay on the train and ride t;
the town of her childhood home anG
stop at the little hotel near the sta
lion over night. She would not &C
home to the dark, gloomy house
through the binding blackness.
The train was slowly starting and
soon was. making record time tC
reach another side-track to give the
coming train another chance te
pass. 1t stopped, however, at two
stations for passengers who had
been waiting its long delay.
An old gentleman with thick
snow-white hair entered the car
tipped his hat and took the seat OPP
posite her, although most of the
! seats were empty. Not until he
spoke did she take particular notice
of him. Then no feature of his face
placed him as belonging in her book
of remembrance, but the voice
sounded back through ages OF
tones. His eyes, still without
glasses, were bright and searched
her own face.
May 1 have the audacity to in
quire where your journey ends after
such disagreeab bic holdup?"
/ Esther laughed queer little
laugh. Il was going to the little
j hotel in Maple Hill. 1t was so late
when the train arrived in the town
1 live in l did not wish 10 walk
home, and the roads are not yet in
! condition for cars, because of the
spring mud, even if it were not to
late TO expect one. They do not
meet late trains until the summer
resorts are filling up. l also thought
i it would be quite lark for a young
thing like me to visit old scenes
after an absence of 50 years. You
see. the spirit never dies in some -
Her companion replied with a
smile:
There are Others"
Together, they chatted-butS not
of rheumatism, asthma, or such like
things, as most old people do, but
of spring-of auto riding-gardens
and even the grand opera.
When they reached the hotel of
the little hill town, he attended to
the bag OF eggs while he secured
rooms for each of them.
The days passed and the lonely
little house remained in abandoned
solitude.
After nearly a week Emmy Jane
told Lily Jane she was "goin' to
1nstetoot proceedin's to hunt Esth-
er up"
I'm Altered Esther hes gut muir
dered; there's awful doin's these
tines" she said, shaking her head.
But just then the postfnan came
with letter from Esther, request
ing Emmy Jane to care for the cat
that Esther would soon be home.
If the white-haired gentleman (who
introduced himself as Charles Whit
aker) had other business than
counting an old lady, he did not at
tend to it. He took Esther driving.
autolng, and even fishing; evenings
they played cards and kept the
graphophone working overtime. I'M
til one night, while both Were ad-I
mlrlng Venus, they decided to re-
main together for the rest of Iife's
trip.
The innkeeper thought they were
related in some way until an i'm
promptu Wedding ceremony was
performed in the little parlor. But
Esther.s surprise came when the
minister said:
Will you, Claiming Wilkinson,
take" /!
She then recognized HIM-and
knew her only romance was being
finished.
The thin-faced man by her side !
was the same resy-cheeked lad she
znew so years ago.
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ny question by writing The Argus Informa-
Washington. D. c. Give fun name and
eturn postage. Be brief. All inquiries are
To each individual. Nc attention XIII b.
about 80 years of age" This IS
not definite and may have been SO
mentioned because the Jews had a
theory that a teacher should be al
least 40 years old.
z. Was any part of the United
States ever called New Sweden
a. New Sweden was an early
name for the region between Ne"
York and Virginia.
Q. What does "om" mean?
J. y. B,
A This was a SanskTit sacred
syllable similar to our Amen. Ac-
cording to Manu-, the syllable nad
to be uttered before every fed!C
recitation and again at its close
otherwise the sacred knowledge
and its merit would be lost
Q. Is there such a word as
'somewhen"? c. 5. W.
a. This word is given IN dlctloA-
aries with the definition at some
indefinite time, and is marked
rare" H. G. Wells uses the worn
frequently, which helps to give i
a fixed place in English Literature
@. Is inconsistencies a disease!
NJ. T. ".
A Homesickness or nostralgla 10
q combination of>psycbic and Dod-
lily disturbances, and in a severe
form must be regarded as a as
ease. 1t may lead TO melanchol-a
and death.
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MIRTHLESS RIMES
for
HEARTLESS HOMES

| Little Dorothy, just DER the way,
In my flower bed loves to play.
She doesn't care for candy sweet
So I'll put the arsenic in her meat
Kitty has a lovely tail;
I dearly love to tease 'er
tackled it down with a tenpenny nail
While l used a lemon squeezer
STOCKHOLM MATHEMATICIAN.
Grandma's teeth will soon fit Bill.
Ties lost his own-no more will grow);
Besides he's remembered in her will
Well come back fast but we'll drive out
slow. LARRY.
d. o. s., who is looking over our shoulder as
we write, how she gets away with that re
fusaf thing" eve don't mind telling YOU
conhdentially, of course-that she doesn't need
the Information; For she seldom does things
she hates to do)
The Lady who hates to darn Macs socks
Turned down his plan to inherit her rocks
She fed from the knife of the sly old fox
And spent his coin with some regular docs
For Mac js not a regular-he's onlv a
volunteer.
He hoped to shed some pseudo tears unon
his dear wife's bier;
But SHE is of the Kipling breed-of that
pray have no fear.
He SAYS it was an accident his right arms
T; l. " REFUSES t. D. Judy.s s.
NORTHCLIFFE is pleased with President
harding and thinks the country could NOT he
safer" than in the hands of Ohio's son -
GOSH! That takes load of our mind
R e. MIG.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-08-16

@. Can a rural mail carrier trans
fer from one route to another?
W. \.
A. The postofice department says
that if a rural mail carrier can be
found who is willing to exchange
routes, such a transfer could be
made.
@. Describe the climate of Lon
don? NJ. l.
A. The climate of London, Eng
land, is temperate. seldom falling
below 30 degrees in winter or ris-
ing above rs degrees in summer.
There is, however, large rainfall
and a great deal of fog.
@. What was Pastor Russells
real name? NJ. n.
A Charles Tazesell Russell, who
died in 1916. was known as Pas
tor Russell.
production OF soft coal? ]. H. F.
A. For the year ending June 80,
1891. Pennsylvania led the states
of the union in the production OF
bituninous coal with a record of
So, 256.G00 net tons. West Virginia
stood second, producing 33995, 900
and Illinois third, with 32,053, 900
net tons.
@. How old was Jesus when he
began to teach? N. S. n.
A. In the gospel. according to
Luke. Is the statement that when
Jesus began His ministry He was
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1t appears as. IL the president is not quite
satisfied with his success in bringing up
father.
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Argus Information Bureau

to tion by
D C.
Be brief. iBq
b
to anon
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-08-16

OUR country. is calling for change
Warren Harding (son of the famous DR.. George
Harding of Marion, Ohio, you know isssquoted
as saying tother day. May We suggest a
slight amendment? That portion of the coun-
try with which we have to do is always calling
for change Our ability to meet the call is,
so To saw. negligible.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-06-01
j. 5. TENNIS PLAYERS
SHOW BETTER.FORM
All Americans Win Matches at St.
Cloud, Frnncc-Suzannc
i.cnglcn Stars.
tBy Associated Press. |

ST. CLOUD, FRANCE. May 81
The American entrants in tho worlds
hard court tennis championship tour
nament here Jared better today, the
fourth day OF the tournament
All members Of the teams won their
matches. although the result OF the
mems doubles still is doubtful.
Nicholas Mishu, of Rumanla, and
William ii. LaurcntZ. Of France. the
present worlds titlcholdcr. along
with William T.. ridden, of Phila-
dclphia. Ill. worlds grass court
champion, now seem to be the most
likely contendcrs in the mems
singles.
Tilden and Arnold Jones. of Provi-
defeated the Spanish pair, Manuel
tvcSct match. D., i-G. G-S, 6-3 Sc
Suzanne Langlcn. French wOmcn's
singles tennis champion, and Madame
Golding, runncrup in the French ma
tional championship, opened the
fourth day with Il victory i'll the
women's doubles over two compa-
triots. The champion and Madame
GcldinS beat Madame Biliout and
Mile. Spcrnnaa in straight sets, 6-l &.
go. AS usual Mile. Lcnglcn uutclass-
cd the opposition,
In the singles Mile. Lengien de-
featcd Mile. Devc. another French
woman. in straight sets. Go, TO.
Mile. Lcnglcn has not lost a game
in the singles against three on
poncntS during the tournament.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-06-01
TWO BAD INNINGS RUIN
CHANCES OF LOCAL TEAM
Enowlson Wcakcns in Fifth ana
Sixth Chapters and Trunkmak-
crs Score Six Runs.
JESSE BAKER Is INJURED
Richmond Short Stop Forced 80 Re
tire From Game in Fifth Frame
When Hit by Pitched Ball-Two
Games in Petersburg Today.
Ispccial to The Tlmcs-pispa.ch.

Especial TO The Times Dispatch.1
PETERSBURG. VA. May 31.-Gct-
ting 10 Knowlson in the fifth and
sixth innings for six runs. the Trunk
makers cvcrcainc nvc-run lead and
won the second game OF the series
from the Richmond colts here today.
TO >.
Up until that time tho Richmond
mound artist had allowed but three
hits and one run. Mobiles by the
Colt intield at critical times aided
the locals who solved kuowlson in
the pinchcs.
Rruncr was wild i'm the carly stages
of the game, Walking seven men and
these paved tn. way for the first
three tallics Of the Ryanites.
Shannon was the iudiv idual batting
star OF the Colts. His tribe n the
third frame scored ArraEon. who had
doubled. and his second three ply
knock TO RICH; field in the next frame
counted Baker. who had been hit by Il
pitched ball. and Keller. who had
walked. He also sent home Baker
with the first Richmond tally in tire
FIRST inning, by his long fly 10 Wood.
Baker was forced 10 leave the game
in the fifth inning. when he vas hit
on the arm By one OF Burners fast
ones.
The teams Will play two Eamcs
here this afternoon.
The score:
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-06-01
Free Tickets to Ball Game

Seri In your R!sht-Fieid Foil CD
ana Win Two seats 10 the game 1T
Mayo island Park every week.
ALSO set your name in the paper
as star contributor"
lou must send Ave short
pieacher says" and a title. Five
sc'teRccs-SiS to ten words In
each. No more! Study this car
toon series on The Times Dis
patch Sport Page every day and
tol!ics Editor
The blank cartoon printed Sun
day should be filled in and mailed
10 the Right Field I'oilics Editor
by next Friday. The cartoon
VIII be filed in with the prize
winning sayings and published
next Monday. together with the
roll OF honor for the week.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-06-01
NEAk-RI0T TAKES PLACE
AS JUMPS BANISHES TWO

ROCKY MOUNT. n. c. May 81
oo"head' making his debut in a
'"rheel uniform. led the "FulIics" to
an TO victory over the Wilson
iooaeco Bugs this afternoon
small sized rot broke loose I'm
inc min inning. when Umpire Dewitt
.'hishc" Manager Fulicnwidcr ana
Neiiiher Tor too vigorous protest
"Saihst decision. The crowd surged
ou' on the field after the Indicator
'''''uicr VINO, with the police sur
rounding him. beat hasty retreat
10 the dugout. He refused To re-
enter the game. and Harrison w,.
forced To serve without ngsistu HC,
during the four remaining frames
The score.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-06-01
Ruth's Fifteenth Homer
Is Hit Long Distance

With Il mighty blow in the ninth
inning of the Ganks' dcbacic at
ashinSton. Babe" Ruth AT least
saved the lighting reputation OF
the fanlSs today by his fifteenth
homo run OF the year, a long drive
over rieht-hcld fence, scoring two
men ahead OF him. There were
TWO out At the time. Zachary wac,
in the box for the Senators, but
he had no worries, for the SEN
atcrS were ahead. 10 to .. at the
time. and this made the final score
- 20 >.
Bahe' flied o';t IN the first. fam
ned in the third and singled. Scor-
ing Shcchan, in the NTH. He fam
ncd again in the eighth with no.
body on.