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The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-02-03

@. Which was the first mems
fraternity? ]. M. T.
A. The first Greek letter society
was Phi Kappa. the letters stand
ing for a Greek motto which Is
translated PHILOSOPHY, the guide
of life" 1t was organized at Will
liam and Mary college, Dec. S, 1776,
as a secret social club and literary
society. 1t has become an honor
airy fraternity to which men and
women are elected on q basis of
scholarship.
@. How many retired army Of
ficers are there? P. E. W.
A. According to a report of the
adjutant general, June 30. 1920,
there was at that time 1,44S COM
missioned officers, including the
Philippine Scouts, on the retired
list.
@. How much tax was collect
ed in 1919 for distilled spirits used
for beverages? How do these fig
ures compare with those Of 1920?
T. B.
A. During the fiscal year ended
June 30, 1919, $276.5S5,437.36 was
collected on this account. During
the fiscal year ended june 30, 1920.
1927 ,624.22 was collected, being a
decrease Of $273,307.S13.14.
q. Is the Lambs club composed
entirely Of professional men? T. IL.
A. This club il composed chiefly
OF actors. dramatists and artists.
Although non-professional men,
bers are admitted, the constitution
Of the club limits their number to
0ne-third Of its membership.
Q. Is the Korean language the
same as the Chinese? W. A.
A. The Korean language belongs
to the same class of language as
the Monsol-Tartar, Japanese and
ChineeA 1t hao borrowed many
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-02-03
The Daily Short Story

+, Some" she said. taking his little
hand tightly in hers. Then sbs
| opened the door and faced the sup
! erintendent. She was convinced
that to expel Jimmy would be q
fatal mistake, and she knew that
! she was going to tell them so-she,
whose only hope of promotion lay
in unquestioning obedience to
orders.
HAS he given you any more
trouble" asked the superintendent.
mo-" said the teacher.
The children were coming now
and in another moment it would be
too late. stop them" she cried.
Don't let them come. Jimmy isn't
going to be expelled-we are going
to give him another chance"
The superintendent closed the
door and faced the teacher.
She was kneeling on the floor
with her arms about Jimmy's neck.
Her cheeks were crimson, her eyes
big and dark with excitement. The
beauty Of her made him catch his
breath. In her protecting arms,
which sheltered the frightened
child, she seemed to express the
divine instinct of motherhood, low
ing and forgiving.
He came and stood near her. She
shivered and closed here eyes.
He was going to tel her she must
go. This was the end of years of
dreams and hopes with which she
had begun her work.
Then she heard his voice, only a
tender music which seemed like a
caress.
! Tell me all about it," he said,
smiling down at her.
He was 80 little," she said, land
his mother is dead. See"
She held out the partly-made
| whistle. That is why he wanted
the knife"
Jimmy" said the superintend-
ent, would you like another
chances" The boy shuffled his feet,
then nodded vigorously.
| ON w AA6hts oAlu Tic SuUeT-
fntendent to the teacher.
Understanding is above disci-
pline. Jimmy shall have q chance
have it, my boy, because Miss Small
believes in you and has made ma
believe in you. You are not going
to disappoint u.s."
Tears rolled down Jimmy's
| cheeks.
Run along now and get some
fresh air. Then come back and
show us how you can work."
You understand" breathed the
teacher, as the door closed on
Jimmy. Impulsively she held out
her hand to him. He took it and
held it close, his dignity softenine
into tenderness.
| of course. I understood" he
whispered. "And now there's some
thing I want you to understand
May l call tonight and tell you
what it isl"
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-02-03

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The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-02-03

A resolution has been presented in congress
calling for an inquiry into the legal right of
X. n Lands to I'LL two jobs-judge Of the fed
eral court and national baseball arbiter, both
positions bringing him $4,000 year. II . neg
alive decision is rendered we'll wager the Judge
8 sticks to the bench. Big business has been try
ing for years to pry him loose, but 1t ID not
going to get away with 1t, not II We know the
Judge and understand the Joy that he finds In
doing out pennance to wrongd0efs
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-02-03
Child Welfare.

The children's committee, appointed some
little time ago by Director Charles H. Thorne
Of the Illinois state department Of public vel
fare for the purpose of drawing up program
for adequate child care has filed IN interest
ing report Its keynote is the prevention Of
poverty, disease ignorance and crime. The
COMMITTEES recommends the establishment Of
division Of child welfare for the purpose of
enforcing laws relating to children and Co
operating with public and private child helping
agencies, the division to be part Of the state
department Of public welfare.
A children's code Is urged for the purpose
Of simplifying and correiating the laws relat-
ing to children, the code to contain laws on
health, education. labor control, recreation, re-
lief and institutional care.
A subcommittee on child labor recommends
that the minimum age for the employment Of
children. and the educational standard, be
raised to Is years and the completion Of the
sixth grade in 1921. and is years and the COM
pletion Of the sixth grade in 1922. The de-
partment is urged to make survey Of children
now employed in agricultural and home work
Regarding illegitimate children. Illinois is
recommended to await action Of the national
conference ON uniform state laws. Another
subcommittee takes up the medical aspects Of
the child's care, and favors more adequate en-
forcement of laws for birth registration; en-
forcement Of the use of silver nitrate in the
eyes Of newborn infants; more strict super
vision Of midwives; legislation making provi-
sion for the medical inspection of all children
in public and private schools, and the enact
ment of . Law providing for full time county
health officers In counties and In cities Of
$4,000 and over.
A subcommittee on feebls-minded children
recommends the enactment Of law providing
for the commitment and segregation Of the
feeble-imnded for the purpose Of regulating
the discharge and parole Of the patients.
Legislation favorable to the normal develop
ment Of colored children and the enforcement
Of standards for institutions for colored chill
dren in the state Is urged.
Director Thorne pertinently remarks by way
Of comment upon the report that the state
is already bearing large burden in the custo-
dial care Of the unit II the increase Of this
group is not checked in this generation, the
burden for the support Of criminals. detectives
and delinquents will prove Overwhelming in
the next"
There il hardly . student Of Juvenile con-
ditions in the state who Is not in favor Of
division Of child welfare - part Of the state
department, and the children's code.
Both are badly needed.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-02-03
No Need Of SUFFERING.

The Rock Island Welfare association has
ample funds with which to take care OF people
h the city who are in distress because Of lack
,of employment or sickness. The officers of the
ofgani1aticn are DESTROYS Of impressing this
tact upon citizens At this particular time be-
IeAuse Of reports that there are numbers OF
persons who are suffering because they are
without necessities.
There seems to be Misrepresentation con-
esrnins the functions OF the welfare association.
TIE ofhcers wish 1t made known that the or
eAnisation stands prepared and willing to help
eny individual or family In need OF aid. There
Are daily instances in the ONCE Of the asso-
citation where telephone calls are received re-
feering to families that are bordering on star
vation. where children are suffering. but when
the informants are pressed for names and ad-
dresses Of the distressed invariably they hest
tate to furnish the facts that tho association
mast have in order to afford the service
desired
Ofcers Of the association are charged With
: civic responsibility. having been entrusted
With funds to be dispensed for . specific pur-
1oss-anrnishing relief to persons who are in
distress. The association can't b. expected,
when II gets report that there IL family in
N certain section Of tho city in need Of helm.
- send out investigators To locate the family
il eeestion. citissas ssAseally shosld coop
& Z Nh tAs asescieticn. aad whom they learn
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-02-03
sREICHSTAG- SOLD.

Vienna. = The painting entitled
Reichstag," . canvas by the Pole,
Matejko. has been sold to the Pol
ish government by Austria, not
primarily to bring some money
Into the Austrian treasury, but to
satisfy Polish national pride. 1t
pictures the scene in Warsaw, in
l766, when the Poles, under the
force Of Russian pressure, renounc-
ed their right to have their own
parliament.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-02-03
Tia Casse sf Diabetes.

Diabetes Is an impairment OF the
capacity Of the body to utilize GER
tain food elements, particularly
starches and sugars. About two
persons in every thousand adultz
have diabetes, as compared with
about thirty in every thousand
adults who have active -tubercu.
losis (nearly all OF us have latent
or inactive tuberculosis). Diabetes
may occur in childhood, but most
cases develop alter mature age; and
it is worth while to remember thai
most cases Of food drunkenness Of
overeating. as indicated by excess
weight, occur after mature age.
Nerve strain" in business and
social and domestic life, has lonl
been suspected as a causative fac.
tor of diabetes, SO many cases &C.
curing in individuals who freely
admit having endured such strain
Nerve strain" is al right n
camoufiage, just as nervous break.
down" does very well when the doc.
tor thinks the. patients condition
had best be kept to himself. 1t il
curious and inexplicable, II nerve
strain" has any relation to diabetes
that of about 10000 soldiers passing
through hospital center In France
but two were found to have dia.
betes, though routine urine analyst,
was carefully carried out in al
cases.
In the comparatively few cases o.
conjugal diabetes husband and VIII.
are more frequently exposed Il
good food and too much of that
than to any ether possible factor
as DR.. e. P. Joslin points out.
The Jews in this country are ex
ceedingly fond Of diAbetes--and o.
too much good food. Joslin re
marks that overlooking begins il
childhood and lasts to old age, Will
the increasing affluence Of the Jew
ish people in America. There ar,
probably more fat Jews Of mature
age than over .nourished persons O.
any other race in the country.
Diabetes is popularity supposed tt
occur more frequently among tn
well-to-do than among the poor. L
so, it is only because the well-to-dt
are more generally given to glut
tony.
Heredity was once deemed a pos
sible factor of diabetes, but it ii
more likely that the habit Of over
eating and contempt for wholesom,
exercise are handed down from
father to son or from mother Il
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-02-03
HARD on PRoFITEERs.

Fredericksburg and heating
are sore points with the French.
The head Of . firm that CHARGED 127
francs for repairing an old stove
has just been sentenced to serve a
month In prison, to pay q fine of
1000 francs and to have the SEN
tence posted At the firms door for
seven G. Us. An expert appraised
the value Of the repairs ata7 tEancA
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-02-03
Profit From Pain.

Perhaps after all the unpleasant things may
have their value and that value may sometimes
be greater than the good that comes quite
sugar coated.
Anyway
1t is odd that after Milton quarreIed with
his wife he should have written about hell and
the fall Of man through woman's disregard OF
law 50 brilliantly that Paradise Lost" IL the
one great poem in English. while paradise
Regained" ia dull and prosy, almost mediocre
thing.
Or that Samuel Butler, intellectual youth
with clergical father who made his early life
. burden, should have made his chief bid for
lasting fame with THE Way Of All F1esh," q
biting satire on the English established church.
And too-Anatole France fosnd the inspira-
ton for "The Crime Of Sylvestre Bonnard," the
book which won the French academy prize, in
the boorish. vulgar behavior OF . drunken
uncle whose tales Of adventures in the Napol-
comic wars made Frances mother blush for
shame in her own house
There was Montaigne, who suffered terrible
pain from chronic disease most Of his life,
and who in the intervals Of agony wrote scores
Of moral essays. the best Of which deal with
pain and death.
There are no more wonderful love letters
in the world than those Of Abelard and Heloise.
whose lives were spent almost fully il AFFECT
sorrow and misery.
There are hundreds more
Maybe, there's . way to make capital from
suffering. profit from pain and Do turn troubles
to the other fellows advantage II mot to your
own.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-02-03

words from the Chinese, since en-.
nese was the diplomatic language o.
the country for many centuries. ~
sounds it differs widely from ma
ern Chinese, and in grammar ny
nearly identical with japanese.
@. Where is Gallows Hill? =. u.
A. This is a name given to ,,
hill in the neighborhood OF Saien
Mass. On it, during the wltcncrsi'
mania of 1892, a number OF VIC
tins we're hanged as witches. !"
is also called Witch Hill.
Q. When was the title OF MI
President" decided upon? F, q, y.
A. This was decided at the um'
Of the first Inauguration. The mat.
ter was the cause of hot debate N
congress, the senators, amonb
whom were John Adams. and Hlon.
ard Henry Lee, advocating the ii',o
of highness. The house refused 70
consent to any distinguishing u,'e
except that Of president OF tne
United States and ordered that inc
chief executive be addressed ."
"Mr. President" -
@. Can a German who has peen
in this country seven years se'
his naturalization papers ne'e
now? G. w. M.
A. The bureau Of Naturalization
says that in order to obtain natuisE
ization papers q German citiien
must obtain presidential except,on
from the alien enemy classiflcatioA
through the department of tusucs'
Washington, d. c., before ne GU
be naturalized.
@. Does Q mans brain and hear
weigh more than . woman's! +. y
r. :,
A. The weight Of the brain ~
the male averages so o.. OF tns
female, ~ OF. A mans hear
weighs about II OF. and . woman
9 OF. .
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-02-03
JIMMY'S TEACHER
By Mrs. Margaret Lounsbury, los
Iansasfer Street. Portland. Ne.

Copyright, 1921, by The Wheeler
Syndicate, Inc)
Then, Miss Small" said the sup
erintendent to the young teacher
''it is understood that when school
closes this afternoon you will re;
tain your pupils a few moments
and Jimmy Norton will be publicly
expelled before them all"
h "Yes. sir" said Miss Small, in
tones of quiet respect.
You understand, Miss Small
Jimmy has been nuisance for a
long time. This is his third offence
and this time he has gone too far
"Yes, sir, l understand" said
the young teacher demurely.
She raised her eyes to his, and
in them he read boundless awe and
respect. She was very young. and
this was her first term of teaching
The superintendent eyes follow
ed the slender figure of the teacher
as she crossed the hall and mount
ed the broad stairs, worn into un-
even bumps and hollows by the
tread of little feet.
She crossed the hall and entered
the storeroom where she had left
her lunch. The door was locked.
She paused a moment, then her
face became serious. Within that
room was Jimmy Norton, the COY
who at o'clock was to be publicly
expelled before the other children.
His outbursts of temper, and the
frequent punishment they necessi-
tated, had brought down the aver
age of her room alarmingly.
Her determination to bring him
safely through to the end Of the
year had given away gradually, and
this mornings performance had
run the end Of her patience. Dur
ing the recess period he had knock
ed down one Of the younger boys
and taken his knife, a Christmas
present with wonderful new blades:
The teacher softly unlocked the
door and entered the room.
Jimmy was huddled on a bench,
sleeping soundly. To her he seem
ed a pitiful little figure, and she
knelt down beside him and looked
earnestly into his face. There were
marks Of tears upon his grimy
cheeks. He half opened his eyes
and looked into the face above him
Mamma" he murmured.
The teacher knew that Jimmy's
mother was dead, and her eyes felt
sudden mist. IF he were my lit
tie boy and I we're his mother who
is dead" she thought, Il would
want to be pretty near him right
now"
Something fell from the boys re.
Taxed fingers onto the floor beside
her. 1t was piece of wood, partly
carved into a whistle. She looked
at Jimmy again, and seemed to un-
derstand him in an altogether new
way. OF course that was why he
wanted the other boys knife. His
fingers had fairly ached to use the
keen blades.
How rapturous were the few mo-
ments that he held that knife In
his hands. Then Jimmy awoke. He
heard voices outside, and his sharp
little face becafe anxious.
What yer goin' ter do ter me-!
he demanded.
THE superintendent is going to
expel you from school before all
the other children, and then"
He shrank back from her, lone
illness and terror seemed to stare
at her out of his pinched face. He
looked up into her eyes. What he
saw there she did not know, but
suddenly he chung to her with lit
tie strangled cry.
Miss Small" called the super
intendent from outside. She rose
and Lifted jimmy to his feet
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-02-03

A New York gifl is to be married after hav-
4 Ing BEEN asiesp. for . month. After the eere-
moAy with hubby reporting three times day
for meals, she won't have another opportunity
10 repeat that stunt
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-02-03

Sterling has adopted the commission form
Of municipal government. Sterling Will not
regret the change from the old system.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-02-03

The "Jass" dance ID dead If England. 1t Is
announced. Now let "jaxs" music follow-and
then let America follow.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-02-03
Argus Information Bureau

the writing The Argus
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The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-02-03

daughter. The average person
really imAgines the flrst 20 pounds
Of excess baggage represents 90
much surplus health.
Although rare cases Of diabetes
In children who have probably not
been overfed occur, the sum Of all
recent studies Of the subject seems
to be thst overeating IL the prin-
cipal. and always preventable
cause.
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS.
Mleraine Not Inherited.
As migraine Is usually hered-
itary, Is there NO permanent cure
for same! You know, 1t Ii not al
ways convenient to have hot
mustard foot bath in an office.
Miss o. ny
Answer-As migra!ne is not
hereditary. there IL hope. Not mi
graine. but an unstable or vulner-
able nervous system is inherited,
and on such e nervous system the
effect Of factors which would not
| greatly upset q sound or stable
nervous system is expressed in
various ways-epilepsy, hysteria,
nerrasthenia whatever that may
be), alcoholism, drug habits, cult
i ism, and outright lunacy. Does that
seem discourasing? 1t shouldn't
So precious few Of us are blessed
with an unstigmatized inheritance.
There are bl0ts on every esoutch-
con. But heredity Is only one part;
environment, education, morality or
ethics, and faith are the other four
i flfths. II you suffer with periodic
one-sided sick headaches, ushered
in with the characteristic one-sided
fertilization spectra or flashes, do
not seek Q medicinal cure or any
other specific cure-there is none.
But 60 TO a good physician and let
him find out whether there be one
or more predisp0sfng causes calling
for relief, such as unrecognized in
/: fectiOns OF nasal accessory sinuses,
impacted or interrupted teeth, or
some source Of irritation or infec-
ton in distant part Of the body.
This means the expenditure Of con-
siderable time and money in the
search alone-various instruments
Of precision and experts must be
femployed. Yet 1t is a sound invest
ment. Were it only the matter OF
treatment Of few bad teeth, or a
new coat. YOU would not hesitate
Why do people hesitate when their
most valuable asset-health-is
concerned?