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Monte Vista journal and Monte Vista graphic-reporter., 1921-12-17
Women's and Misses Suit.

30 l-3 to 80 per cent discount on en-.
tire stock OF Palmer Suits. The line con.
tains fur trimmed. plain tailored models,
plain cloths in blues. brown and other
wanted colors. Scotch and Velour checks
in sport models.
Women. Misses and Child's Wool
Dresses, Taffeta. Satins and Canton
ncrepes. Navy Serges. Tricotines In black
and other colors The prices range on
Child's Wool Serges, ages 6to Ii, $500 to
$1,000.
Miss es' and Woman's Trico.ine and
Serges and Wool Jersey. SO to 500 silk
and Crepes. Sl9.75 to s3s.00.
Monte Vista journal and Monte Vista graphic-reporter., 1921-12-17
In Ready to Wear Dept.
on Second floor
The Specials

The entire line Of Women. Misses
and children's Coats on sale. 1t Is our
firm belief that the coats offered In this
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-01-12

A BUSINESS card hailing from Peoria, il
No may believe ]. H. NJ, land certainly we've
no reason to doubt him) reads thus: civilian
A. Crooks, Investments" Would YOU take a
chance?
WE should not forget that every dollar
taken from the state treasury comes from the
pockets OF the taxpayers, most of whom have
to toll for livelihood Prom Gov
Small's inaugural address.
Yes. yes, governor; but consider the Billies
They toll mot, neither do they spin.
PERHAPS ~ed better quality that -sp,n-
statement. Big Billy has shown himself TO b
nifty little web spinner And. hv the vay
he yesterday conferred with President elect
Harding on the front porch. We'll. mebbe
he's the best mind" Of tho -sixth German
city"
HOSTS NEED NOT NAIL BUGS DOWN.
NOT In some cases. however. the bed should
b nailed down.
TODAY. eomradea. should h m.ysed a.
yosf calendar IN rcd and purple ink 70 h
preserved toF po.tsEfty.
y naran u date Of IL ersa. Street CT
RI Ma
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-01-12

Persons unaccustomed to writing are ostsn
called upon to address paper or letter to
some organization or to the public. and many
feel at . loss how to 90 about Il
No better advice can be given than William
Goblet. nearly century ago. gave his nephew.
Goblet, son and grandson Of farmers, became
= member Of the British parliament his news
paper correspondence has become . prose
classic unique In English.
Tho order Of the matter Will be. in almost
all cases. that Of your thought advised Cob
bett
sit down to write what You havs thought.
and not To think what you shall wr.ta Use
the nrst words that occur 70 you. and never IT.
tempt to altar . thought: for that which has
come Of isslf into your mind - lfks9y b pass
into that oe aao<her moro readily and With
more sasct thaa enysAiag With ~ en-, By
ss1selan. A1nGs
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-01-12

Again 4 has been announced that Russia is
going onto moneyless bazs. The soviet xov-
eminent. dispatches indicate. is about ready
for the experiment, although, in truth, the bol-
shevists for some months have been on or near.
no-money basis BY having too much money.
This may seem contradictory. It Is, q fact
Too much currency is next door to NO currency
other than the product Of toll, such currency as
the stone age man probably had, and which
savaees Of modern times have had.
BY printing rubles ceaseleesly the bolshe-
Wiki made the ruble worth next to nothing By
mot printing them at all the bolsheviki now
does little toward destroying their value. The
rublo is ruble ny longer. One might ~ we'll
have no rubles as to have to give q hatful of
them in exchange for pinch Of salt
ffvN'hing money long has been a pretty
dr. I certain brand Of ideaIfsts And
t. is: dream. It will remain that
u ion slips back to the age where It
is trade the fur one traps for flour
ant IDS, the wood one chops for q coat
anC ayes.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-01-12
It's Up to Big Business.

Speakers at the annual convention Of the
snlinods Manufactures associskion in Chicago
yesterday predicted the present year would Wit
ines Z return to normal business conditions
sthaG- prevailed bseces the beginning Of the
word war. II was pointed out that current
depression WAS largely mental and that II the
people would abandoa their pessimism and as
sumo IN Optimistic attstude tho change for the
better would come aboat naturallI This is .
healthy thought and one in which all ought
heartily and Willingly join- But the fact re-
mains hat big business b mot practicins what
b y preaching. FOR months large industries
pvsr The cosaEzy Aaxs bssn curtailins their
sskhg forces 10 . Ainiuun, while there has
hssa put un&sr wv On open campaign against
he clossd sAoD- otAsr words conceatrated
burposs o. u Sazs Of capital to wreck the
labor unica h ~ coa1tsy.
Big AasfnaD - 4 b - power to do more
lhaa asy otA9 hansAes m this country to
bring about nosnaley. Tanning wiu nce seart
~ vAsalG q in1nsky. limiting vtll NJ
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-01-12
The Daily Short Story

ways the most popular fellow in
town. OF course, he isn't going to
settle down at home with nothing
to do but hang over baby's cradle
even as fine a baby as Tom. Jr."
finished Aunt Marcia proudly.
That's Just what he said-that
he couldn't spend all his time hang
ing over baby's crib. Our own dar-
ling baby! Oh, wasn't he brutal-
Not . bit of it," laughed Aunt
Marcia. Hes sensible. Now look
here, you don't want to lose Tom
altogether. do you?"
NO, no." cried Dot miserably
Il couldn't live without Tom" Her
eyes widened with sudden fear.
why, you don't think"
Eyes, l do" Aunt Marcia's tone
was decisive. Toms bound to en-
! Joy life, and If you won't share his
pleasures, some one else will
You'd better make up with him,
that's my advice. The nurse is
competent to take care of the baby,
isn't she?"
YES" Dot spoke slowly, "she
knows more about babies than
do. rdo want Tom to come home,
but can't ask him to. I don't be-
lieve he loves me or the baby, or he
wouldn't have gone away"
Nonsense" Aunt Marcia laugh
ed ruthlessly. you hate to give
in, that's all; but you'd better
pocket your pride Doesn't he come
to see the baby?"
mo, not here" sobbed Dot. HE
said he wouldn't until l was ready
to be what he calls sensible. But
he stops in the park every day
when baby Is out with his nurse.
can see them from my window"
WELL" suggested Aunt Marcia,
cant you walk through the park
and pretend that you've met him by
accident!'
| Dot pondered a moment, then q
mischevious smile brought out the
dimples in her cheeks. !
You've given me an idea," she
said. "I'll surprise him, and II he
seems glad to see me I'll tell him to
come home. Baby's nurse Is just
my sizeJ I'll wear her uniform out
in the park with baby and keep my
head turned away till Tom is very
near. He'll never guess who 1t ID
until I look ut him"
! Late next afternoon Aunt Marcia
sat sewing in the living room when
Dot danced in, her eyes shining
and . big box of roses in her
hands. Upstairs q cheerful whistle
sounded from Toms room.
! 1T worked, didn't itr said Aunt
Marcia with . smile.
"Oh, you old dear. let me hug
you." exclaimed oDt .impulsiveiy
I'm SO glad l followed your ad-
vica Tom really loves baby just
as much az do. but he has differ
ent ways of showing 1t. Now I've
got to dress, for we're going to the
theatre tonight Tom says we don't
want to turn into stupid, old-fogy
parents yet. We've got to keep
Ourselves young and jolly. esps-
etally on account OF the baby"
That's right" called Aunt Mar
Ella - Dot new up the stairs. "and
while you're dressing l will pach
my has. I've got to get homo u
!. thea noaeha2o
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-01-12

.,.., Rock Island has had gruesome demonstra-
ton Of the mysterious workings Of the Italian
MadA -..s
The body Of F1ladelto Todoro was found in
his r6oning house on Fourth avenue. He had
been killed BY blow on the head with
Ratchet When the murder was committed the
spFoundinss indicated that the victim was en-
Gstaining friend with music on victrola.
Uodoro had been dead several days before
discovery of the crime. 1t is unlikely there
49, any witness Of the murder other than the
80 who committed It Todoro had resided in
1nGk Island . dozen years. He was known
ka good workman He had saved several
ttf04and dollars which be kept in. Rock Is
~ bank. He was wen liked by his fellows
At De Rock Island Pillow company, where he
had tbeen employed several years. He was
kn6Sn to . number Of merchants with whom
he lid business as . man who promptly met
-Ais iobuga&ionA So far % the police authori-
~ have besn able to astertain Todoro had no
,sasmiss.
Tho murder was mot prompted By desire
;tospb the victim. fof his money and other pos
sessions that he kept In his rooming place we're
undist1Tbed There was NO evidence Of . strug-
gle in the room in which Todoro was killed.
Then Why was Todcro put out Of the way?
The police are Of tho opinion that the question
Vl6 hover b answered Others Of Todoros
nationality have suffered the same mysterious
fate Is he. The probability is that Todoro knew
&susthing that involved others Of his race and
inasas time W Approaching when he would be
.fAned upon to divulgs his knowledge Of crime
that might send others to the scadold. The
.JAAsan Maaa practices the logic that dead men
a1u no tales.
q It ID mot believed that Todoro was q bad
man. Tho tAsoEy b that he was 20 unfortunate
. 10 know TO mseh about others who were
4bad. Tho man Who killed Todoro likely came
sfrum another city after having been chosen to
tccmmit the murder. He called on Todoro az q
tfsisnd and while enjoying the Hospitality Of
ihis home. and while his back was turned,
ldrsv from his coat the Ratchet with vAach he
ssspt DE unoReoding italian to his doom.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-01-12

frequently to -clsar ont" the stom-
ach and bowels On the contrary
catharties are distinctly harmful II
there d IN excessive scidity, be-
cause the irritation of the cathartic
aggravates the very condition that
causes distress. OF course the
same objection applies in most In
stances Of physic habit, but here Il
IL Of particular importance.
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS.
ssrc, ME- The Cure.
I'd be. grateful II you would give
me the cure for gallstones. (E, R.
c. ~
Answer-very good, Mfkes James.
start the anasthetic. Nurse, my
gloves. My friend, this hurts me
more than It does you, but It 10 the
only cure. Just look pleasant, II
possible. and we'll soon have the
blamed things out.
Higraine.
Forty years ago Il am now 6S)
I was afflicted with migraine. I
learned that whenever the peculiar
warning or aura (the blind spot
surrounded with fertilization fash
esq appeared at one side Of the
field Of vision, II drank immed-
lately large quantity Of water,
plain water. the attack might be
put OF. II the anra did not cease
in i've minutes l would again i'm
! bibe all l could drink, perhaps =
pint or more. Even, now the Quiv-
ering aura comes occasionally, but
the headache never materializes
any more. III c. b.
Answer-No harm in the treat
ment, at least. But migraine has a
! way Of gradually leaving, or grow
| ing less and less severe, as age adj
vances.
Soaring Away the Germs
Please tell me. what is the best
spray or gargle, Tor use to prevent
the flu and ohter nose, throat and
! chest troubles. &c. W. r.
Ahswer-There is no Satisfactory
proof that any spray or gargle pre-
vents such diseases. One army
surgeon on q post where much in
fluenza prevailed, declared that by
personally supervising the thorough
use Of, the we'll known Dobell's so
luton as a gargle by all the men of
one company, he had kept that COM
pany free from the disease. He
made every man sargle thoroughly
with one part Dobell's solution and
four parts water each night and
morning. / believe a saturated so
lutien Of boric acid TALL the boric
iacid the hot water will dissolve) is
as effective a gargle or nasal spray
as can be used. However, l never
used any such suppositious precau-
: tons against influenza when at
tending patients ill Of the disease.
The best prevention against the re-
spiratory infections is a suitable
mask when you are necessarily ex-
posed to the disease, and care to
keep out Of the five-foot barrage in
your ordinary intercourse with peo-
pie in time Of epidemic.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-01-12
n eeda Hahit

Probably more than ons-third Of
III victims Of so-cslled "fndiges-
ton" or acid dyspepsia" WHO have
the habit Of taking saleraius or
baking soda. Or some other alkali
which affords temporary relief.
haye ulcers> Of the stomach or
duodsnum, I do not mean that the
soda or other alkili has anything
TO do with tbs causation Of the
ulcer, but merely that. the ulcer
(feur times cut Of i've 1t Is in the
duodenum, that portion Of the small
intestine Just below or beyond the
lower opening Of the stomach. rath-
er than in the stomach itself) 10
the cause Of the indigestion" or
dyspepsia" Of which the trouble
some acidity IL one symptom.
Acidity. or rather excessive acid
ity (hyperchlorhydria) Of the stom-
ach Is frequent expression q gall
stoned. Of chronic appendicitis, and
Of pure worry, As well a. ulcer.
Moreover, an ulcer may occur in
stomach or In the duodenum
without any excessive acidity, or
even with diminished secretion of
the natural hydrochloric acid Of d.
gsstion.
These soda fends probably do
themselves NO harm at all. insofar
- the effects Of the soda or the
mAgnesiA or whatever alkali may
Be concerned. The only objection
to the habit 10 that it tends to keep
the victim from seeking intelligent
treatment which offers at least q
three-to-one chance of giving per-
manent relief or cure.
/ do not advise anyone to take
soda or other alkalis in any dose
for any condition. I merely say
that the use Of such alkalis is prob
ably harmless In itself. I do ad-
wise anyone not to fall into the
habit OF relying upon even a COM
paratively harmless medicine OF
drug for any purpose whatever.
A great many Of the gullible old
public switch from plain magnesia
or baking soda to some fancy stud
dolled up in a swell package and
labeled a catchy name-but still
the same old soda in disguise soda
glorifed BY the rainbow promises
Of the nistrum vender. Well, lei
EN- blow 1t that way il they prefer;
such folks deesrve to die poor. A
skillful vender can mix enough
charcoal to irritate II you should
get it in your eye with a drop Of
peppermint or some other pleasant
smell and large quantity Of soda
put it up in fancy style and make
q fortune out Of 1t II he uses enough
Of the right sort Of publicity. He
directs you to take from forty to
eighty Of the little tabloids at a
sitting-and Of course that is as
good as q dip in the old soda can
better. maybe. because you find nc
bunk in the soda can.
Soda habitues are particularly
susceptible to the idle theory that
It IL . good plan to take cathartic.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-01-12
ON ACCOUNT OF THE BABY.
By Marguerite Rand, s. Magazine
Street, Cambridge.

C3eets OmDElogcs
Copyright. 1920, by The Wheeler
Syndicate, 1nc.)
Little Mrs. Fenway sat alone In
her pretty living room. too miser-
able even to wipe away the tears
that rolled steadily down her
cheeks. Unheeded, they splashed
upon the new gingham dress that
she had bought only . week age
because Tom liked to see her IN
pink and white. Even the baby'i
gurgling laugh out on the porch
could not win q smile from her
indeed. 1t added to her wretched-
ness, for was not the baby, that
most adorable bit Of humanity, the
cause Of all her trouble!
"Oh, DEAR. Mrs. Fenway, ri
wouldn't have believed that Tom
could be 80 brutal! What shall
do? Oh. I'm 80 misersble!"
Suddenly. like q ray of hope
came the thought of Aunt Marcia
"She always helped me out Of
my troubles at school; perhaps she
can think Of some way to help me
now"
Dabbing some powder ON hel
nose, and hoping that no one would
notice her red eyes, she hurried te
the telegraph station, and an hour
later Aunt Marcia was thrown into
CONSERVATION by the following
message:
Am in dreadful trouble. Cant
you come at once! Dot"
The old lady was busy preserv'
ing peaches, but with visions o.
terrible calamities before her, shs
left the fruit to its fate, hastily
!! packed a bag and responded to hel
niece's call. :.
well, Dot, what's the matter ?
she asked as soon as the first greet
ings were over. Mercy! how 20,
frightened me! Is the baby sick?'
Dot shook her head.
well, is anything the mattel
With Tom! Where y he? Fol
heavens sake, tel me what tn,
trouble Isl
| At these questions the food
gates opened again, and between
sobs Dot gasped: Il don't know
He hasn't been home for thre'
whole days and nights"
mot come home!" echoed Aun
Marcia in. establishment WI,
not?" :
We've quarreled," groane,
Dot. Just because l love the bah!
10 much. He says l won't go any
where, or have any fun. or-or d,
anything"
Marcia briskly.
Maybe II is," acknowledge,
Dot But how can I.bear to leav,
my baby! He's SO adorable. Why
Aunt Marcia, even when he's. asleel
It's lovely Just TO sit BY his cril
and watch him breathing softly
Tom thought % q hrtt, but nov
he wants to & out to theatres an,
| dinners. instead Of staying at HON,
with our own levaly. preciou
haby.' n
.oh, good heavsns!" ejaeulate,
Auna Marcia. .You don't suppos
Tom Fenvay's whole nature i
changed Just because ,you and b.
hGSs . AaAx. Do you! To@ Waa n
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-01-12

@. Can sausage be made from
mutton? F. F. F.
A. The department Of agr;cul-
ture says that sausage may he
made from mutton mixed with
pork in much the same way - beef
is. used. A general formula is:
mutton, 2 parts; lean, fresh pork.
1 part; fat pork. part; salt and
seasoning to taste. II can be made
into cakes and cooked at once. or
packed in skins, Homemade sau-
sage is usually kept frozen.
@. When was kerosene first used
In lamps? R. o. ].
A. About the middle Of the 18th
century, kerosene was used in
lamps instead of whale oil. lard,
olive oil or some other such oil.
This change was the result Of the
development Of the oil wells In the
United States
@. When was the flfst national
road built that was free from tolls ?
D. n.
A. In 1906, the demand for bet
ter means Of communication with
the west caused congress to pass
an act providing for the construc-
ton Of . national road from the
head waters Of the Potomac to the
Ohio river. free from tolls. The
first section, from Cumberland, Nd,
to Wheeling. ". Va. was opened
for traflc In August. 1918.
@. Where 10 the Rainbow bridge!
| v. V.
A. This bridge Is located within
the Navajo Indian reservation, in
San Juan county, Utah. The bridge
IL 500 feet above the water and its
span IL 40 feet The bridge is
| unique among the natural bridges
Of the world In that Il IL not only
| . symmetrical arch below. but pre-
sents . curved surface above. thus
having the appearance OF q rain
bow.
Q. 10 It true that fsh will I've
after being fro1en In solid ice!
r. L. r
A. The bureau OF fisheries says
that Q fish will live after being
frozen In solid ice, provided the
process OF thawing 10 not too
rapid.
9. What body Of water Is I,
whose name u but . single letter
W. ", r
4 xAe Z q Il pcuaouAoea aysL
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-01-12

Is an arm Of the Zuyder Zee. u
mediately north Of Amstefaaa
Holland.
@. What was Chartism!
C.Rs
A. This was a radical refois
movement in England which reeeF
ed its elimination between w
years 1888 and 1S4S. Its n.ns
originated in the National Peop@'
Charter, which was drawn Up y
six members Of parliament ana -
workmen. They asked. ~ I'll
right Of voting to every male y.
every naturalized foreign reNcS
In the kingdom for more than wv
years, and who should be Il -
of age. Of sound mind and ~
victed of crime; t2) equal ele% III
districts; 81 votes by baifk' w'
annual parliaments; 81 no psw
erty qualifications for memDs" ~
90 payment OF members OK p1- -
ment for their services. a pelM
of terrible commercial depre.
and want reused the peopn J,
these demands. The opponents p. =
chartism denied that men = ~ -,
had a right to vote; Their TT ~
wac "a he we'll governed, and W
vcrsal suffrage was more nk( :
destroy society than to conies = =.
piness or insure justice. II =
peal Of tho corn laws eausea ~
, an improvement tn the oono ,sa
Of the Pc pie thae aitsf I'm,
chartism as an organized H'''
ment disappear |. -.
@. Is there any way % -
A., the outside surface OF .
schaum pipe! NJ. R T. 40.
A. 1t may be cleaned
, ing the pipe for some time N -.
/ luton composed Of one ra'
! monia and two parts water -
O. What !. a tear she'll! :; n,,s
A. This Is q shell pro- =.
filed with chemicals, when -
, p,csion form a gas ttear gas, ~
blinds the eyes With tears ~
time, ...s
| q. How many Sunday , 49,
are there. and how many $3.50
/, In attendance, In the Unifec
' X. 8. 80
! A. According 70 a repo.s -
/ census bureau in 1873, 'n.wh r
I95,276 Sunday schools
enrolment Of 1a.ssl.Ga
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-01-12
Frederic Haskin's Lettey


ful. but Il II merely 4 ma.
terprise which cannot go
adequate support. 1t proy;s =
Lnc1eus for \ national I'M.
partment. such as has beee ~,
y suggested In authoritstiys
tiers. ~.
1t has been suggested 49,.
. national organization M
. new government DEPARTING .
q cabinet member At it, ~
Else It might be merely q ~.
the department Of justice, ~
OF large caliber with a se,r,.
knowledge and practical erps,;.s.
Of police methods, such ~ IN
Woods or Raymond B. yo.sa
would be placed at the head + l
Not . Federal Pollca
This department would hv :,
means constitute q federal ,o,i.J
force. 1t is recognized that sssJ
! cially in this country, the pon.l
problem is a local problem. M
national organization would b. n.
Earily an Identification bur..
a clearing house by which tia N.
trgraphs. finger prints and B.s,s
Ion measurements possessed 4,
each police department vopN !
available to all. 1t would also -
ably catalogue descriptions Of 4.
en- property, and distingubhh,|
characteristics Of various n,t|
crimes, SO that a criminal vup,
be recognized by his work vAs'
ever. he committed a crime.
! 1t is evident that such a burr
could do an immense amount I
good without in the least intsris.
ing with the autonomy Of local %.
lice forces. For example, tod,
many of our smaller police fore,
have two systems Of idenrfdr,
| cr:minals-the finger print and d.
Bertillon measurement FartAr
more, in many Of the smaller ctta
neither Of the systems is correct,
used-there is no one in the ibec
who understands them. The q
tional police bureau could vi |
Il that one standard system Y,
used everywhere, and that in ws
police force there was a man VI
understood the making and kes
ing of these records. This O
comparatively inexpensive no
would do much to make life kn
er for our leading criminals. Il
dangerous professional Grimm
who finds it too hot for him In
favorite large city. such as n.
York or Chicago, is now very q
10 rusticate for a while in sul
,smaller town in the knowledge u
he is probably quite safe there
the police do take him up on %
minor charge, the chances are D
they will never find out Who
is. He may get into Jail on . ',
irancy charge and stay there CO
fortably, with little chance thst
will be sent back to New York
face the major charge against b
When New York had a brief ri
LOT police efficiency a few years Y
1.-THE small towns in New Jes
were deluged with criminals Y
gave the feeble local police Tor!
a hard life. The criminals "
merely rusticating :or while,
til conditions should become 10
favorable to their profession IN !
metropolis. They did not b
long to wait.
/ All of this easy system OF es1
by travel would become imposdl
~ we had an efficient national J
reau OF Identification. And this
reau might be expanded in 9 o
many ways. 1t might, for an
pie. make a study Of European
lice systems and help American {
les to install new and useful md
DDS. 1t might also easily 81
ish a training school for police
ecutives. In a word. it MI
bring our ragged and various G
lection of police forces up to soI
uniform standard OF efficiency.