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The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-09-22
Aviation at Conference.

Aviation may prove TO be the most difficult
problem before the Washington disarmament
conference. The development of airplanes and
dirigibles for war purposes still has close
relation to their development for peacefuI
commercial purposes. The art is in it's infancy.
With history of controlled air flight cover
ing less than 20 years, specialization in types
of machine has not reached the sharp distinc-
ton that is found after many centuries of navi-
CATION on the surface of the sea between shins
OF war and ships of commerce Specialization
has begun, but it has not got so far A dread
nought battleShip is useless except for the
special purpose for which it was built \
bombing plane may still be used as a passen-
converted into a bombing plane. For the DOW
eFs to agree upon halting the development of
aviation is inconceivable 1t would be against
the progress of the world. Yet no DEVELOPMENT
can be made at this stage OF the art which
would not be capable of quick translation into
increased inefectiveness in the warfare of the
air If the conference is to succeed to any
considerable degree it cannot leave the ma
tons free to build, wholly without limit
great fleets of actual or potential warpIanes
and d1rigibles. Every scientific achievement
which contributes to the progress of aviation
adds some strength to the claim that the next
war will be fought in the air. It accentuates
the problem before the conference in so deal
ing with aviation not to retard its deyeIop-
ment. but at the same time to limit military
expenditures and minimize international fears
and suspicious.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-09-22
Tax and Income.

- fresh angle on the way the heavy income
tax affects industry is given by Stephen
Leacock in his tax discussion in Golfers
Weekly. What is a mans real income? Mr.
Leacoek inquiries Is it the money that comes
TO him, or is it the food and clothing and other
things that he consumes to keep himself and
his family going?
= There is a distinction here. The surplus
income the income that the man doesn't con-
sumo. goes into investments for the benefit of
society. II a man gets $4,000 a year and
spends $4,000. his expense to society is the
$4,000 that he spends. The other $4,000 which
he saves he keeps in the bank which lends
1t for useful enterprises, or he invests in farm
loans. or in school bonds, or in other enter
prises in which society is interested This in
vestment in turn produces income which NAV
be consumed or invested just as in the case
OF the original income. The point is that what
a man consumes represents his drain on So
ciety. What he saves represents an addition
to the eommunity's stock of wealth
Our present high income tax system fails
most heavily on the surplus that normally
would go into the community's wealth II ap-
serbs funds that otherwise would be used for
investments. turnover tax such as has beer
proposed has been criticised as consumptive
tax But tax on goods consumed roughly
corresponds to the mans cost to the commu-
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-09-22
German Bankruptcy,

The German mark, with a normal value of
"a cents of American money has dropped he
low l cent An American dollar, which before
the war would buy just over four marks. will
now buy more than one hundred of them. The
fundamental cause of this is the printing press
Germany has been paying her labor, buying
and selling, carrying on her domestic business
paying pensions, substituting industry and
transportation and paying benefits through the
operation of printing presses.
She has been using this method of making
income match expenditures instead of baIanc-
ing her budget by taxation. German wealth
has never paid tax comparable to that taken
by Great Britain or by France Germany does
not take from land or industry, or income
anything in measure with British or French
taxes She taxes the poor, but not the rich
The rich are still reoellious as against the re-
public and still hope to return to conditions
OF imperial days, when they ruled and vere
nearly tax free.
II Is absurd that Germany should tall of
bankruptcy when France is RAPIDLY recover
Ing with a balanced budget and a soodIv ,raa,
balance Germany was not touched NV 80
war Her war debt. save reparations = -
almost wholly TO her own people and is Ice
IMAM that OF France She has mora noon1o
tnan france Her industries were unbarred
DNS haS AIo devastated region. She has nO ar,,,,
or navy to support Her industries are oro,n,
lzed and her labor efficient and skilled Ru,
she has rebellous upper class who refuse ~
be reconciled to defeat or to bearing ,bo;-
share OF the burdens of war for which tba,,
were responsible "e'
bankruptcy as a national recoursa NJ dat.
avoidance is impossible. Preparations must bo
paid The Germans could only repudiate the
DEBT due themselves and the money tbev ba,,o
printed. Large quantities of this MONEY baro
been sold to investors who had confidence ~
Ger nlanys honesty. Larger Quantities bo,,o
oeen taken in exchange for goods and rnoto
Iials on the basis of her national inte,r;+ /
Her foreign bonded debt and reparations 81, |
must pay IN gold or take the consequence
Germany will not go into bankruptcv s.o
cannot ahord it and the masses of her rao,Io
are honest They are Of the same stoc, ~
herman blood in other countries. knovn tor
BUSINESS integrity. She will pay, but ba,oro
she pays the public must be confirmed nv ~
'e0pie and the Prussian iunker class mpst he +
.ausnt that as they sowed so must thew rA.r
1nty then VIII it be well with GERMANY
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-09-22
A F aithful American.

The most interesting death notice in many
months appears in New York newspapers:
Dundas-Margaret, suddenly in the
seth year of her age, at Tuxedo Park,
n. Y after IS years of loving and faith
ful service in the family of Prof John
Dyneley Prince.
NO clergyman, in funeral sermon, could
improve on that simple notice. Margaret Dun
eas served the same family since 1878 That
IS long time 1t bespeaks infinite loyalty.
II Is monument TO Margarets character and
worth Sleep happily. Margaret You were a
good and faithful American.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-09-22
The ArterioscIerosIs Climb.
R1E0


Well. old boy, how's everything at
the club?
We are all fairly well, docts-,
though many of US feel sighted be-
cause your talks touch on almost
| hardening of the arteries. We
are not working harder than neces-
sary to keep us out of mischief, not
worrying any at all, to speak of, AMI
if we could be separated from our
knees and feet we would most of as
feel in fine fettle. AS it is, We can
walk q few blocks on the level in
comparative comfort, and then we
must either use all our Sunday
school and pagan philosophy to
avoid cussing or else stop and adj
| mire Enthusiastically animate IA
ture wearing flowers and smiles
and seemingly proud to display that
portion of her anatomy which
troubles us old boys so much After
brieff rest we can navigate a few
more blocks, there to pause again
for a little anatomical research.
What hurts us is that the doctor
takes so little notice of u.s. There
are a whole lot of US in the club,
yet nobody points any of us out as
the fellow with the hardened ar
teries," whereas person with
fallen arches or a touch of neuritis
is elevated to the rank of a noble.
No book we can get hold of tells lis
what is really the matter. Even DR.
Brady administers to US a kind CT
scientific neglect. Dr. Brady ex-
ploded so many popular health or
medical fads and fancies, PERHAPS
he will tell US that wearing elastic
bandages from the toes to the knees
is useless; or that the morning rub |
bling from the feet upward is of no |
value; or that the morning workout
to soften the arteries a bit is no |
good. We have adopted all these, |
one after another, when some ply
stefan more or less eminent sug-
gested them for a member. We !
don't bother our own physicians !
much any more, for they generally !,
sit down and tell US, in effect, that |
there's nothing to be done but
await the clot in the brain or the
gradual giving out of the heart or
equally cheerless. If We
can find one good doctor to treat
us like human beings we'll elect
him an honorary member of our
club when the times comes that he
can qualify. IT. ". H
Sorry. brother, but l can't be
friendly with yea now. I'm not TO
become member of your club.
Look around and find some older
1octor.'
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-09-22

In Randolph, Vermont, town of $500 peo-
pie, Rev. Fraser Meter reports his congrega-
tons average 900 seated, with 100 standing in
the rear Ministers who preach to small con-
gregatons will wonder how he does it It's
simple Moving pictures. The Life of Christ"
and The Servant in the House" are samples
OF movies shown in Rev METERS church Many
ministers will not approve of the idea, but it
seems to be surefre for bringing lost sheep
back into the fold
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-09-22


ton Bureau. Frederic J. Haskin. Director
address and enclose two-cent stamp for
confidential. the replies being sent direct
paid 20 anonymous letters.l
@. Is it true that any part OF
the ocean is fresh water? A. S.
A. The photographic ONCE says
that there are several places in tho
different oceans OF the world where
fresh water may be found. One Of
the best known of these places is
beyond the coast of Miami, Fla. The
cause Of this fresh water in the
midst OF the salt ocean is a spring
formed by subterranean river.
@. Please advise me the per
cent of marriages that go on the
rock of the divorce court. H. o. r.
A. In 1915 it was estimated that
the number OF divorces was 1905.
OF these 81 per cent were granted
to husband: $50 per cent granted
to the wife. The marriages num-
bered 1,040,778.
Q. What religion has the most
followers? G. P. NJ.
A. The religion which has the
most followers is Confucianism or
Taoism. The members number
0,925. 600.
@. What pitcher has struck out
the most batsmen? F. ".
A. Walter Johnson of the Wash
ington team of the American league,
has struck out more batsmen than
any other pitcher in the history Of
BASEBALL In game on Aug. Is,
1871 he sstruck out eight men,
bringing the total up to 2,775, sur
passing Cy Young's record of All
Q. What is the possibility Of
buying secondhand automobiles
from the war department? P. S.
A. The war department says
hat the only motor vehicles avail
able for sale are unserviceaSle
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-09-22

Washington. D. c. Give fun name and
'eturn postage. Be brief. All inquiries arr
tn each individual. No attention vii bJ
ones. All servicea5Ie automobiles
not necessary for army use are
transferred TO other government de-
partnents when needed. The IN
seryiceable cars are offered at pub
lie auction, such sales being adver~
tised in advance in the vicinity il
which they are to be held
Q. Does Octayus Roy Cohen
write both detective and negro stor-
les or does he employ an assistant
TO do one kind for him? I. NJ
A. Mr., Cohen says that he
writes beth kinds of stories him
self. finding great pleasure il
changing from one TO the other. He
tnds ii refreshing to turn from one
type Of story to the other, thus
keeping an enthusiasm for both.
Q. Is there 4 daily change in
the height OF the water in the
Mediterranean sea-what we call
tides here in America? L. H. B.
A. The Mediterranean sea has
very slight tides 1t most places
the difference in level is only a few
inches.
@. How long has Z. Phillips OPP
penheim been writing sSories2 c. G.
a. Z. Phillips Oppenheim mad
MS hrst short story published 50
years ago, when he was IS, his first
novel appearing when he was 20.
Y. You state that the first aerial
mail delivery in the United States
was made in 1911, by Z. /. Owing
ton. Did he make the trip alone?
H. ". S.
A. The postof1ce department
SAYS that the postof1c pilot, z. L.
Ovinston? made the first air mail
delivery trip alone
@ Who was the original maker
OF Washington pie? 7. c.
A. While it seems impossible 10
trace Washington pie 10 its original
it is interesting TO note that
recipes for it may be found in old
English cookbooks.
Q. When was a revenue tax first
put on whisky? J. C. B.
a The first revenue tax OF
whisky dates back 10 March, 1871
Q. Will the corn borer live on
any other food than corn?
Z. F. L.
A. This pest, which was brought
% this country from central Eu-
,oFe or Asia. seems to be able 10
'ubslst upon almost all herbaceou5
Giants and has already been record
ID as feeding upon no less than i6t
iinds OF plants in this country.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-09-22
The Daily Short Story

/ summer resident, she's a native.
She said the last word with {
! Chuckie
You've forgotten about Billy,
said the young man. You've not
told ME why you are searching for
him.
! Il just want TO see him again,
she explained girlishly. We used
to play together on the beach from
morning until night"
Where is he now?" he asked
with directness.
For a time she did not answer.
The man waited. The waters of
the sound Tapped softly at their
feet. The girls eyes found a
schooner in the oft1ng and idly
rested there.
Did ! know where he is now,
DO you think I'd be here locking
for him." she queried, without
turning her head. "Ooch," she
muttered a moment later and gave
a spring to higher place. THE
tide is coming in she announced.
looking down at her wet feet.
You knew the tide was coming
in. You were too near. The sea
is something you can't
She interrupted him with a gay
giggle. How dare you scold me!
Do you think that my shoes will De
spoiled?"
"Oh. they'll come out all right.
You have pretty foot"
She looked up brightly. II al
ways did have-two of 'em."
He gave voice to a quick Lydia"
and fastened on. Your name IS
Lydia. You said SO, did you not"
Il mentioned my Aunt Lydia,
she explained, quietly.
"Ah, yes" He picked up a stone
and sent it skipping over the quiet
water. With greater skill she sent
a stone after his. When her stone
had disappeared he flung himself
upon the dry sand
Tell me about Billy" he said.
She dropped carelessly to the
sand beside him. Are you really /
interested in my looking for Billy? /
Well" with a long breath, this is
the last morning, the last time, lin
ever going to look for Billy"
Tell me about him. the man !
persisted.
She clasped her hand over her
knees. Billy was the incest boy
hat ever lived" she began. when
lis mother died he came here 70
i've with his grandmother. He was
light years old and I was four.
Father kept the drug store where
We live now. But that isn't about
Billy, is it? Billy and / fell in
owe at-frst sight" She threw out
little laugh that rippled over the
water. The man began to make a
;yramid of sand /
We lived only a little way from
iere," she said, with wave Of
er hand toward the road. Every
ay we possibly could we were
own on this beach to play. Billy
ook good care of me-" She paus-
d for moment.
He was IA when his father took
i'm to the other side OF the CONT
ent. Before he went Billy and / +,
anne here that Billy might say u
ood-by to the beach. It was an
xtremely sorrowful occasion, be- 1
ause 1t was my birthday, and we'd i
ways had such lovely times on ny I
FRIDAYS. Billy was as solemn as /
olemn could be and. said that some :
lrthday we'd meet again on this i
each, and then we'd be old enough i
get married and I'd be his wife.
nd we'd never have to part again. 9
think 1t was because he was GO
g away from place that he loved (
lat made Billy talk like that, for
wasn't the silly kind 8
Do you think that was siIIye" q
iked the man. He had thrown over! +
Is pyramid and was watching q e
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-09-22
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS.
Water in the Ears.


| Although l wear q rubber helmet
covering my hair and ears while
swimming whenever 1 dive l suf-
| fer great annoyance from water
getting in my ears. Can you sug-
gest anything to prevent this? Miss
! NJ. F.
water insert some lambs wool, not
cotton, in each ear.
Foreign Body in Nose.
My daughter. aged 2 years, put d
kernel of puffed rice in her nese
and l cannot take it out What
should l do about it? "a. Nd
Answer-Take her to your phy-
stefan. Children often insert things
in the nose, and if the foreign body
is not removed it may set up pro-
ionged suppuration. One sided
purulent discharge from the nose
in young child should suggest
such cause, and lead to examina-
ton by a physician who does nose
and throat work
Cats as Carriers.
If prevention is better than cure,
how about eats as carriers of tub
ercUlosis? What per cent of cats
have that disease? "A. NJ. Id
Answer know of no eviden2e
that cats might carry the bacilli of
human tuberculosis, and I am I'M
able to inform you whether cats
are subject to any form of tuber-
culOsis.
Goitre Preventive.
What is good preventive against
goitre in young girls? CIV. A. b.
Answer-Very small amounts of
iodine internally. A drop of tine
ture of iodine in a pint of drinking
water every day for a month, twice
a wear. Or two or three grains If
sodium iodine. in quart of drink
ing water, daily for a month, twice
a year.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-09-22

Before Mrs. Richard kaufman of Chicago
married her husband promised to wash the
dishes every night. She has just had him
rested for the fourth time for breaking his
promise. The Judge holds that the promise is
binding. and Richard goes back to the dish pan
under $50 peace bond. Do you remember
the promises you made your fance before mar
riage? How many have you kept? A little
louder, please
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-09-22
BY Edna Mary Booth.

Copyright, 1921. by Wheeler Syn
dictate, InC.)
Dawn was on Treadwell Beach
Two persons moved slowly alons
at the waters edge. The one goin:
east was young woman-a girl
The man, who met her and passed
her, was young, too. In passing
they had looked at each other witt
\ some intentness. The girls lip:
had curved to a smile, and into hel
eyes had come a swift touch o1
eagerness. The man had raised his
cap.
Along the waters edge they
walked, the man to the west and the
girl to the east. Before the girl
cottage on a hilltop was sud
denly bathed with gold, and she
gave to the man merry welcome
and turned, looking hack, to know
| if the man had witnessed the won-
der. But the man was facing the
west. The girl began to walk in the
same direction. She had picked up
stout stick and, as he went, she
leisurely poked at rows of seaweed
and again into crannies of the
rocks. She did not know just when
the man turned about, but after a
time she looked up from her desul-
tory labor to find him coming to-
ward her.
When he reached her this time,
he stood near her and took off his
cap, tucking it out of sight in his
folded arms, before he spoke 20
her.
Are you looking for something
that you've lost?" he asked, with
easy friendliness.
She glanced up at him with an
expression of seriousness that was
in combat with the dimples in her
soft, pink cheeks. I'm just playing
with the seaweed and l love to
poke among the rocks. but I'm real
ly down on the beach to look for
Billy l look every August"
Billy? What's Billy" the man
asked, seeking a firmer footing upon
the sand.
BILLY is a little boy l used 10
know. l mean he was a little boy
when l first knew him"
Was that long ago." His eyes
narrowed and little lines came into
his forehead as he asked the ques- |
ton.
Sixteen years and it's 10 since
I've seen him" !
Sixteen years-10 years." ex-i
ploded the young man. How you /
roll off time. One would think you !
we're 90"
Again she glanced up from the
angle of seaweed at her feet. I'm
20,' she said. I'm old enough to
know better than to be talking to a
stranger like this
Then why DO you?" as asked. a
easing note coming into his voice.
But she was serious again. She
iwung out her stick to cover sea
md shore. IT think that it is the
lew day that must take the blame
is too new for forms or conyeu-
IONS And we are alone-we might
10 on deserted shore and the cot
ages, llteless as they seem, the hills
eyond"
He turned and looked where she
,as looking, but he spoke lightly. !
see smoke coming from a chin
ey on the place where I am stay f.;
49,"
She flung back quickly: ITS )
ONE this very minute" With a II
COL note coming into her voice she !
'ent on slowly: so you are stay +
lg with the Claytons ?" She nodded
ward the big structure, misnamed | !
cottage, that had been touched | !
y the suns first rays. :
Yes. Where are you staying ." :
She swung out her stick toward
ie vest. Over beyond the creek. a
am with my aunt. She isn't a
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-09-22
HEALTH III ks
BY WILLIAM BRADY F1n

Wearing elastic bandages OF
stockings may be of some value
Rubbing the legs upward is OF
value. Lying with the legs on an
inclined plane above the level OF
the hips is also helpful.
Though l decline your friendly
approach, fearing election, l am
human enough to say that membe IS
of the ArterioscleFosis club needn't
worry more than nonmembers
about eliot in the brain or heart
failure l suppose the club library
contains Horace Fletcher's ABB of
Human Nutrition. and Luigi Cor
naro's Essay on Long Life-which
books heartily commend to mem-
bers and prospective members.