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The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-12-28
Prompting National Thrift.

plan for unlimited issues of thrift bonds
Tor the double purpose of encouraging frugal
| lty and saving and of aiding the government IN
meeting its obligations is announced nv Seoro
tary Mellon of the United States treasury do.
| partment The thrift bonds would largely sun
| plant the temporary treasury certificates and
make an appeal to many more investors In
deed, they might be expected to create nou,
b"'ies of investors
1t is a fact, often commented upon in 5nar-
cai circles, that since the first liberty bond ,s-
sue hosts of new investors have been craatad
all over the country, but particularly in the
middle west, the south and the Pacific states
BEFORE the World war issues of corporate and
pubic securities were practically absorbed nv
the eastern and middle Atlantic states Even
the great central west was regarded as a reIa-
lively negligible factor. Today, according ~
estimates recently published by New VII
authority, the central west absorbs abop+
twenty per cent Of certain security issues and
the southern and Pacific states between two
ana nve per cent? real gain for them Natur-
ally the wider the distribution of securities
the greater the demand for small denomin.-
hons The investment habit was greatly slim
llated by the liberty bond and thrift starn !
campaigns, and it is eminently wise for the |
national government to continue the sti,,r,a |
ion- As Secretary Mellon SAYS. it nror,otes /
lone owning, comfort and prosperity. it gives
ven persons OF limited means an opportunitv
o have stake IN the country and in its funds-
mental laws and institutions.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-12-28
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS.
Sweets Before GORGE.

A friend has for some years had
the habit of eating a few pieces OF
candy from half an hour to an hour
before dinner each afternoon, and
sometimes before breakfast (some-
thing like a cocktail, 1 say). She
has an excellent digestion and is
conscious of no i'll effect from this
habit. l tell her the habit will i'm
pair her digestion ultimately if it
is continued. Do you think SO?
F. A.
Answer-No. A bit of candy or
other sweet shortly kfore a meal
tends to diminish the appetite, and
that is a good thing for a great
many who might otherwise gorge
or who are already overweight
Canker Sores.
Please recommend something
good for canker- sores. l.. W.
AnsEer-Touch each sore once
daily with a mixture of equal parts
tincture of iodine and glycerin.
Rinse the mouth many times daily
before and after food, with a tepjd
solution of a teaspoonful of boric
acid in pint Of boiled water.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-12-28

| more courageous attitude She may be SUI
| ferfng With the thought that other girls evade
| her because she hasn't lived quite up TO their
| code. and the fact that you have manifested a
| friendIiness for her may be the means OF her
resloving herself to do differently. You never
can tell And, besides, i. costs you nothing
On the contrary, you will be compensated in
the thought that you may have helped some
body.
1t is these little amenities that make life
worth the living for all of US, no matter what
station in life. You may be worth mil
lion, and have a man to drive your car for you
between your home and your office, but the
old man, or the old woman, or the younger
folks, you meet in your travels, are human
just you are, and perhaps your car sweeps
by them day in and day out and You never
think OF stopping and inviting them to ride
with you few blocks in the direction of their
homes. You are not inconsiderate or stony
hearted. You are merely thoughtless. Begin
ming with the new year. make practice each
day OF giving somebody lift in your car.
You'll be surprised how differently it will
make you feel.
We meet every day people that know
and don't speak to. We are not enemies. We
merely don't speak. And why shouldn't we?
You have probably been riding on the street
cars for years, and there are men and women
you sit near. every day and never recognize
You may argue that if they want to be socia-
BILE let them speak to you. Well, perhaps they
feel the same way about it, So it's your place
to loosen up. 1t won't cost you anything, and
every day you will be making friends. You
will be surpriced how friendly some folks are
once you get in the habit of speaking to them
when you meet them. Most of make the |
world the cold place that like to say it is |
The world is all right We responsible for |
the GOODNESS that complain about.
And in being kinder towards each other we |
will all find that things move along more mer-
rily our work isn't so irksome, our pleasures /
are sweeter, and even if we don't all accumu-
late a million dollars, at least we all can be
happy.
So, if you can't do anything else the first of
The year, resolve to be neighborly and happy.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-12-28
A SPADE Is q Spade.


The belly, no one need blush tc
know, is that part of the trunk il
front not inclosed by the ribs. Il
isn't the stomach at all Nor is II
the abdomen. l freely concede it is
the belly-one of the few things
which folks have that I concede
But let US be sure we know first
precisely what we are talking
about. The belly is not the abdo-
men any more than legs are limbs.
The abdomen is cavity. not sin.
1t contains things which are al
ways called innards in our best pc
rfodical literature, that being a
| facetiouS and yet delicate way to
get around the predicament. The
front wall of the abdomen is the
belly, and there is no other name
! for it in the English language.
abdominal WALL in lieu Of belly.
For there are four abdominal walls,
just as there are four limbs, and
it certainly is more refined and
ladylike to say what you mean than
to beat about the bush talking
about limbs, and stomachs.
I am a fairly stocky man, but
not what one would call belly fat.
can forgive a man for carrying
not to exceed 10 per cent Stacker
flesh around with him as regular
exercise or pastime, but not one
ounce more, for to my mind no
crime is more cowardly than slow
suicide. This does not imply that
l think other crimes are less cow
ardly crimes than suicide is. Nor
does it imply that l consider more
than 10 per cent superfuous weight
crime at all. I say what l mean
and 1 mean what 1 say. From what
have observed in my experience
as a newspaper writer and the
counsellor and guide of about Il
per cent of the newspaper readers
of the country, l should welcome a
chair as professor of precise Ian
guage in some well endowed uni
versity, well upholstered chair.
Now there are two places In
which belly fat accumulates, one
about as bad as the other. In the
first place under the waistcoat;
and in the second place under the |
corset; or technically speaking, we
have subvestial or subcorsetous !!
belly fat, and in bad cases both in /
the same family, though not for |
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-12-28
HEALTH TALKS
By William Brady. M. D.
Noted Physician and Author.

IIons, because, as l have intimated,
it never prolongs life appreciabiy'
this Stacker fat
If we were just pigs. and not
hogs, we might understand-for the
pig is one of the most Intelligent
; animals-that our subvestial or
tsubcorsetous mattress is due 20
oEereating. purely and simply.
Belly fat is the badge of the gour-
mand. It shrieks the shame OF
laziness. But, alas. this stigma Oh
hoggishness grows upon the victim
so insidiously that he or she IS the
last to hear the shrek, especially
he A woman's dressTpaker is more
candid than a mans tailor.
Internal and external "reducers
of all kinds are exploited for belly
fat, the chief ingredient being
bunk.
Two miles of oxygen three times
a day on the hoof, or its equivalent
in the form of other exercises, as
a minimum dose consonant with
normal metabolisn- is the best pre-
ventive. Of course the only real
reducer is a judicious combination
of exercise and temperance in
eating.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-12-28

@. What language did Pennsyi
vania Dutch come from? o. E. B
A The idi)m of the Pennsyi
yania Dutch is really High Ger.
man 1t is a fusion of Franconiar
Alemannic and other German dia-
lectS, with an admixture of Eng
fish varying from one per cent in
rural districts to a large percent
age in towns.
Q. What are the two most fam
Gus Egyptian statues in the round.
and who are the sculptors?
A. A member of the National
Museum staff says: Opinions diff
fer. In my judgment the seated
stone statue of Chefren, the build
er OF the second pyramid of Gizeh.
and the wooden standing statue of
the so-called 'Sheik ell Ballad are
the masterpieces of Egyptian sculp-
ture. No Egyptian artist is known
by name"
@. What is the population of
Cook county, ILL.,? c. F. X.
A. The Census Bureau says
Cook county, ILL.,. with a population
of l3,05S,O17, has the largest popu-
lation Of any county in the United
States.
@. What is a man of straw?
A. A professional false witness
in the English courts who gives
straw bail. They wear or are said
to wear straws in their shoes as
a sign of their profession.
Q. Who was II. H? s. a. G.
a II. II. was the rseudonym of
Helen Maria F'iske, who was Mrs.
Hunt and afterward Mrs. Jack
son.
@. Who painted the Descent
from the Crosse" T. T.
A This has been a favorite theme
with artists and there are at least
six famous pictures of this name,
by Sadona, Gerard, David. Cavaz
cola, Correggio, Titan and Rubens.
@. Is the expression "a setting
hen" wrong. A.D.
A. A setting hen" is considered
and incorrect, although
it was in use as early as the 10th
century.
@. Where does lightning come
from? G Nice
A THE Weather" by E. 2. Dunn
says in part. "In clear weather the
atmosphere is almost Invariably
harged with positive electricity; in
.'""dy ar rGinv weather the nnndi-
Ia. mag eaanse WA. me sz.aSesA
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-12-28

- A man who had helpfully influenced the
lives of thousands is dead at Sacramento, Calf.
He was Bishop Thomas Grace of the Roman
Catholic church. For more than half CEN
fury he had labored among the people of Cali
fornia and Nevada. He a staunch friend
of all churches and faiths of the Christian re-
igion. Here was his position: You should go
to some church-but if you don't, then live a
life that will enable you to have a clear con-
science, and in the end that will count"
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-12-28
The Daily Short Story

understandings cannot stay unles
We choose.
But he could have said good
bye" murmured the little wife.
You chose the wrong time t.
talk it over, dear. Tom was bus
and hurried by the very things tina
make your home rich and possible
his work and his obligations. He
forgot TO say goodbye because nt
has absorbed you into his life. A
man does that; he carries his wife
with him as his inspiration and in
centive until he forgets they are
apart. He achieves for her, and
because of her"
''Auntie, is that true? Oh. 1 see
, it is. He even has to try to re-
! member that he leaves me behind
OF course. the time to talk to Tom
is when be comes home tonight"
"Of course. He'll be grateful,
without knowing why. for your pa
thence and understanding"
I'm going to tell him why. this
very night" Edith settled herself
with determination that suggest
ed waiting until morning if neces-
sary.
Right, grille: but don't settle
back in that final way; We are 60
ing to the movies
''Oh, no, Auntie; l must be right
here when he comes back"
Why? Did you ever hear of the
Siamese twins, Edith? They were
muscularly attached in such a way
that they had to share every act
and every experience. Living to-
gether, perforce, can you imagine
what they missed by never being
able to tell each other anything
new? Come; we will be in time
for the second performance"
Aunt Mary waited by the door,
while Edith made up her mind.
'Shan't l leave note?" Edith
asked, pinning on her hat.
Try it without, Edith; wait and
see. If know Tom, he's not lack
ing in common sense; the best kind
of love is founded on it,
1t seemed a long evening to the
little bride, but the movies have a
way of Juggling at ones attention
in spite of ones self, so as a diver
sion the experiment was a success.
I'll leave you at the door, grille"
said Auntie, as homeward bound,
the car stopped at the corner near
the little home. Its late, and l
really did not plan an evening out.
You have your key?"
"Oh, yes. Goodnight, Auntie. AS
a guidepost you are a huge success.
You know 1t, don't your"
Edith Les herself in, her steps
luickening toward the expected
Tom sat by the evening lamp, |
deep in the news. He rose. with !
ne rare smile of man who rests !
n his home.
"Hullo, dear: thought you'd be |
here soon" His arm was around !
Ter in the same old way. Miss |
7ou! Why. you didn't suppose that
intended to keep an able-bodied, |
un-ioVing girl like you cooped I'D |
n q nat every time I went out. And |
Vou: Come, tell me about it. And !
wasn't there something on your
nlnd tonight? I've forgotten what
t was, but come, let's talk it out "
He drew her into the big Preside
hair which they had bought for
IS wide seat and shelteriue arms
n the Pickering light from the PAS
og they laughed at the shadow
which, after all, was just nothing
t all!
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-12-28

return postage. Be brief All INQUIRIES an
70 ezcn individual. 40 alteHs.oB WIl q
rapidity from positive to negative
TIE electrical discharge may take
place between two clouds, or be-
tween charged cloud and the
earth, in which case the path Of
least resistance is taken between
the objects. The lightning is lum-
1nously heated air along the path
of the discharge.
! @. What does Ruskin say abou.
money? E.A.
A Ruskin says that money is not
medium of exchange but Is pow
er over men. If this were not true
men wouldn't want money, but
would be willing to exchange labor
Q, What is the difference between
pronouncing vowels in English and
French? B. Q.
A. In English the lips are close
in prOuncing them. IN French the
lips are kept in the same position
and the sound is short.
Q. Just what is meant by inertia?
C. H.H
A. Inertia is that inherent quail
ity of matter which makes it nee
essary to have force to put it into
motion.
O. How many sailors enlisted in
the nary during the World war?
E. 0. P.
A At the time we declared war
there were $1,000 men in the navy
$4,000 enlisted during the war
and $4,000 saw service in the navy
during the conflict.
@. Have we shipped any gold OF
silver to Porto Rico within the past
two years? H. l. L.
A. No gold has been sent 70
Porto Rico during this period, DaI
in 1920, $4,000 was shipped IN 90
nestle coins. and in the first ~
months Of 1921 S35IS50 IL domestic
coins.
Q. Why are high heels on SHOES
called French heels? l. W. N.
A. 1t is said that Louis XVI sP-
peared in court wearing high WooI-
en- heels on his shoes. He vas AD'
a tall man, and adopted THIS e.
pedient to make himself REGAIN
The term French EeS'
was applied to high heels and Ll1'-
ly 20 a certain type Of high heel
0. What is bob vGaI2 A Z. IL
=. Bob veal is the flesh OF 81
less thaa ona month oil Il IL S1
.udzgeGtsGA Saa "a zaIA X sA.ssSS
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-12-28

School children of Alabama are t
be taught practical citizenship s.
that they will grow up to be intel
ligent voters. This is the lates
! step taken in the campaign to edu
cate the voting public.
1t is the women, mainly, wht
! are insisting that the voter shouI(
play politics intelligently. The!
find that the public is sadly il
need OF education along politica
lines For years, men have taker
the vote casually Their knowledge
of voting systems was based or
such facts as they happened to pick
up in conversation with other mel
; and what they read in newspapers
and magazines.
When 100000 women were
handed the ballot, a large percent
age OF them turned to the nearest
man to find out all about it, and a
good many were disappointed by
the meager information they could
get. So they stopped consulting
amateur politicians and engaged
experts to lecture to them.
The League of Women Voters,
which sponsors the idea of an in
telligent voting body. organized a
course in citizenship at Chicago as
an experiment. 1t was so success
full that the plan Of having schools
in citizenship spread all over the
country. Already, we are told, the
league has held literally thousands
OF courses. Pennsylvania alone has
had 900 courses, or schools, as the
league calls them, in the past year.
Inc schools of citizenship were
instituted a year and a half ago.
but OF late new impetus has been
given to the project Educators
have begun to advocate that if
schools train for citizenship there
must be some practical courses
given. Then, when the newly
Heoged voters are turned loose at
an election, they will know what
sort OF power they hold.
Until women agitated this sub
1ect, the League of Women Voters !
practical education in the
voting and political systems was
not included in school courses. /
Such subjects as civics and politi-
cal law were taught, but from an
academic standpoint.
The league has succeeded in i'm
pressing the Importance of courses
n practical politics on a number OF
colleges. One professor of politf-
cal economy at state university
endorsed the plan for schools Of
saying, THE women
nave done what the men should
lave done 100 years ago-educate
Toters."
A College Course.
Yale university held its first
citizenship school last summer. Il
he Alabama State university held
n extension course in practical
citizenship, and it proved SO pop
lar that a lecture course was
iven last fall, and two more are
tanned.
Alabama is to be the pioneer ,
tate to carry the system one step /
arther and introduce similar work ,
Ito the grammar schools. The I
sague regards this as progress {
i've move and believes other states I
ill follow. s
Not all of the courses are given
connection with colleges and {
chools, however Baltimore and l
Their cities have held citizenship {
shools in different wards, gener- '
lly around election time, when t
lterest is keenest Chicago held q
lie Of these courses last month, to {
hich men and women alike came, a
} acquire Information on such sub a
cts as: Why men do not vote. Y
hat is the matter with the ballot. ! s
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-12-28
Frederick Haskin's Letter
Political Education,

Ballot forms. Nominating 67o
cesses. Your own election a.
and how to study them. How ~.
ucs handles electoral machinerv
During some Of these courses .,
election time is near, the 10. q
candidates are invited 10 speat - :.
the last session so that the e..
dents may judge them in tha rrl.
of newly acquired knowledee =
politics. u
Candidates, it is said, have e,r..
to respect and fear these stude1,-
OF politics. They cannot be easTs
won over by a sob story or BY farS
| eloQuence. They wait patient.
for a promise and a platform srJ
! If the candidate goes of the sts~-
without coming to the point g.
| generally learns his mistake at tbs
polls. s
Women's steadfast interest in II,
platforms rather than smiles b,
been blow TO many candidate
but they have finally accepted lbs
inevitable. When the Leagpe cf
Women Voters first sent out oueg,
tionnaires to New York candidatss
asking their views ON certain ma
ters there was indignation anon
the aspirants to Office. Many fe'5
insulted that they should be cues.
toned so definitely. Less tbar
one-third of them sent back an.
swers.
At the next campaign over hat
answered the questionnaires And
this fall, when the questionnaI-e
was late, several candidates wrota
to know If the questions were to be
abolished. They were not afraid
they said, to answer questions.
and they wished their views to "a
on record, so that there could be
no doubt as to their attitude On
public matters.
QuiZZing Candidates.
When the beIated lists OF aues-
tons went out 50 per cent of the
FASTENED to fill out the
answers and mail them back. They
had found that it did not pay to re-
fuse haughtily the information
which voters of the state wanted.
New York was the first state in
which the QUESTIONABLE were
used. Now they are a popular in
Stitution in a number of states.
Voters who do not have the oppor-
tunity to hear the candidates can
rely more safely on answers to
plain questions than on reports Of
excited campaign speeches.
New York women also held teas
quiz meetings they were jok-
ngly cailed-to which politicians in
1ffice were invited to come and be
Questioned regarding their atti-
ude on public affairs. The state
legislators were especially desired
Is guests at these tea parties.
The women explained that BIZ
skiing questions they did not al
ways mean to criticize q mans
way of voting On a measure. They
imply asked because they wanted
0 know reasons and facts.
Here again. some of the poll
iciars were glad of a chance TO
xplain their motives. Others felt
hat once a man is elected. the
uters should trust him to do his
est But, however they felt most
f the guests saw the wise course
D take when in the presence Of
eyeral hundred possible votes.
This insistence on an accounting
rom both candidates and 0aice
elders is an OutgroWth OF Women's
ntrarce into politics. As a class,
romen know less about politics
lan men, and they have set out
etermined TO remove the handi-
ap. AS result we have schools
nd Quizzes and questiOunaires and
S a result CT them the League Of
Women Voters prophesies a higher
-aIdaTd in politics.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-12-28
FREES PRISONERS

Mexico City.-More than 20o
prisoners were set at liberty in one
month as the result Of President
Obregon's recent decree granting
amnesty to all vioiators of the law
complying with certain stipula-
tons.
The amnesty decree was the
Presidents gift to Gnfortunatas on
the occasion o. the republics CEN
tennial celebration Of independ-
encA
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-12-28

Declaring that idleness and society were
driving her mad, wealthy New York woman
has become professional actress. If she had
half dozen Riddles in her home she would
have plenty to occupy her time.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-12-28

A Chicagoan dropped dead after handing his
wife a Christmas present. 1t wouldn't have
been SO surprising had the wife succumbed
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-12-28
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER IS, 1921.

1t may develop that too much tick caused the
failure OF the IngersoI Watch company.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-12-28

At Columbia university students are asking
the question, when is a girl old enough to
smoke? self-respecting girl ought always be
too young to indulge such a habit
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-12-28
Argus Information Bureau

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CIR Tnnthatn1tr
HERE LIES MANS ANCIENT KSEA1.
DILL CARE
vzo p.ssrExs rm UNLovED cuss.
| hEWAEE:
MILESTONES.

from The ToWer.]
said that life is chain of women
But to me it is a road that stretches on and on
Bordered by milestones to record our journey
And some of these are men.