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The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1921-11-24

..d from the autobiography of Theodor.

,.d from the autobiography of Theodore
poseset:
n, was this summer that / got my
!, enn, and 1t puzzled me to find
~, nv companions seemed to see
I,ngs 10 shoot at. which ! could not
aa NJ all. One day they read aloud
advert lsement in huge letters on n
'sani hill hoard, and then l realized
sot something was the matter. for not
s,y was | unable to read the sign.
w 7 could not even SEE the letters.
smoke of this to my father, and soon
IGsrrwards got my first pair of glasses.
tsieh literally opened up n new world
me. had no idea how beautiful
IL world was until l got those spec
tclss. had been a clumsy and awk-
[ard hoy, and while much of this was
enbtless due to general characteris-
Iss a good deal of 1t was due to the
srt that could not see. and yet was
fholly ignorant that ] was not seeing.
W. recollection of this experience
Iirss me sympathy and desire to re-
Soye the physical causes of deficiency
children. who are often nnjustly
Slamed for being obstinate, or unam-
Sous, or mentally stupid"
Our Optical Service, will correct
Il childish vision, and increase
heir happiness by sOpening up
b entirely new world" through
he aid of proper glasses.
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OF Business
Administration

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with his present position
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The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-12-07

Speakers at the state welfare conference,
being held this week in Peoria, have empha
sized the importance of good home life. "If
the home life of Americans were better" said
one speaker, Aour-work would be correspond
ingly less. Communities which pay attention
to improving the homes are always the
munities which have the best spirit and the best
citizens" .
America will learn some time what the best
people have known all the time-that the home
life must be frightened, that the home must be
more attractive than the places which are now
drawing so many young people, that discipline
must start in the home, and that home training
is reflected in the attitude and actions of per-
sons when they out in the world.
A welfare worker recently took the time to
make Investigations of the early life of some
who have just started penitentiary SEN
fences. One man, less than 35 years when he
was sent up for burglary, was never held in
check by his parents when he was young and
at the age of eight years could not be handled
by his father. A man who had been sentenced
a criminal charge reported voluntarily that
his father knew that he had robbed a corner
grocery when the son was about twelve years
old, but that he never as much as reprimanded
him. A hi-jacker who is now serving time
ran his home" when he was IA years old, &C
cording to members of his own family and
confessed that in all his life his parents never
tried to keep him from going wrong.
The home is the center of character in this
or any other country. 1t is also the place where
industry and initiative, and common sense, and
humanitarianism, and charity and respect for
others are taught. The speakers at the Peoria
conference are doing a good service in empha4
sizing these facts, and soon as Americans
generally learn this they will start on another
grade toward improved character and better
general conditions.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-12-07
Why the Farmers Can't Buy.

During the last month, the federal reserve
board says in its review of business conditions,
improvement has not been so pronounced For
the time being" the board says, the peak of
demand has been reached and passed"
That is an eastern view. The west knows
that its own demand for goods not get back
to normal until the prices OF the things it
wants more nearly in line with the prices
of the things it has to SELL A farmer last year
corn Today it will take ten bushels Last
year after buying the shoes he had eight bush
els of corn left over with which to purchase
other things. This year he uses up all ten
bushels Of corn on the shoes and he must 60
without the things he was able to buy when
the corn was worth more
The farm purchasing power represents
nearly half the purchasing power of the coun-
try. So long as it is cut to pieces industries
must run part time and men must be out of
work because the farmer cannot buy There
is no present hope OF any great advance in farm
prices. These are set in world markets. Re-
lief viii come only through the balancing of in
dustry by the lowering Of prices of transpor-
tation and the other things the farmer must
buy. How these prices are to be brought down
is question that ought to receive careful at
tention from every business man and worker
For until they get down and the purchasing
power Of the farmer is restored there is bound
to be depression, with unemployment and bad
living conditions
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-12-07
Cannon in the Parks.

The president of the Cook county board op-
posed proposal for the decoration of Chicago
parks with captured German cannon >but there
was such a fervid protest from the American
legion and other interested citizens that the
verdict was speedily reversed. Forty-two
centimeter howitaers and specimens of the
famous minnen-werfer are to serve as COM
panion pieces for Taft's and St Gaudens noble
works of sculptural art. II the public's taste
for park furnishing can be appeased only by
the permanent exhibition of obsolete artillery
the public should be given the artillery. 1t pays
the bills for the maintenance of the parks and
the parks exist for its pleasure and recrea-
ton. 1t is interesting none the less to examine
this peculiar passion for park armament and
especially the explanation Of it, as advanced
by Chicago officials Of the legion
The artillery, it is contended, will serve as
preventive of future conflict like the one
from which We recently emerged. The reas-
oning is delightfully."- fresh. 1t answers not
only as guide for the future, but provides
for the first time, explanation of 4 policy
adhered to in the past. Heretofore no one has
seemed able TO say just what practical end was
served by the placing of Civil war cannon in
our parks and court house squares Now that
it appears that the aim was not merely deco
rative, there will be an universal experience of
relief Understanding of the purpose does not
necessarily imply, however, an unexceptional
approval of the means. Skepticism is encour-
aged by the unanswered question of how it was
possible for the people of this nation, with the
grim reminders Of the Civil war cannon before
them, to go into the Spanish war and then the
World war, with every appearance Of unani-
nifty. 1t must be granted that this method of
exercising war has not always worked. Ger
many ITSELF it may be recalled by this stand
ard should have been the most peace-inclined
nation on earth. There was a memento of
some early war in every German city square
1t is just possible of course, that emphasis
upon these failures of the token is an Injustice
TO its average success. If the preent genera
ton of Americans had not been reared in the
night of the silent muzzles of the Civil war
artillery perhaps we should have been involved !
long since in wars with every people on the
globe Perhaps it was only the equestrian /
statues in the German plazas that restrained
the Prussians from embarking upon a war of |
conquest every year Who knows?
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-12-07

with the thought that tnere must be read
iustmeut all along the line and that it can be
accomplished only through the cooperation of
ali OF the elements Of industry and society.
For several years America has been con-
cerned with the woes of other nations, and
while we have been seeking to straighten out
the difficulties of neighbors our own affairs
have gotten sadly out of joint That's the
plain truth of the matter. The cities are over
crowded. war 6obs having attracted hundreds
of thousands of young people from the agricul-
tural sections to the Cities The majority OF
these young people are still in the cities. many
of them jobless. There are places for them
back on the farms, and they must go there.
Eventually they will, but in the meantime there
is problem to meet
The country is as rich and productive as it
ever was There is work for everybody There
is market for our poducts Of the farm and the
mill and factory, there is a good living for
everybody wishing to work for his living. All
that is necessary to bring about the happy con-
ditions that prevailed before the recent world
disturbance is for everyone to get back where
he belongs Most of us are out OF our regular
grooves.
The president offers excellent recommen-
dations to congress in the form of helpful 1egis-
lation and it is hoped that the body will see
the wisdom of his counsel. Especially helpful
will be tariff enactments to meet changing con-
ditions and laws that will prevent disturbances
between capital and labor than have heretofore
been disastrous to the country. The presi-
dent rightfully dakes the position that labor
should be permitted to organize as well as cap
ital but too, he maintains there should be
tribunal with the power to compel agreements
between employer and employe when they are
unable between themselves to reach under
standings
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-12-07
HEALTH TALKS
By William Brady, M.
Noted Physician and Author.

ercise helps to develop q better
chest posture.
Another faithful stunt which
must be faithfully carried out every
hour by the clock, il clasping the
hands behind the hack as for a
rider to mount, then turning
thumbs forward, downward, under
and back without releasing the
finger clasp. This pulls the shout
ders forcibIy back and down into
proper or exaggerated erect pos
ture. Tie posture must be held
one minute by the clock, though
the child may walk about if he
wishes.
Every round shouldered, fat
chested child should have daily
gymnasium work, ana particularly
swimming, under a trained physic-
al director.
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS.
karelling Does Not Weaken.
Should a mother try the Karell
regimen while nursing a baby? |
have taken on so much superf1uous
weight that 1 am a sight, but l do
not want to imperil the baby's
health in any way.-(Mrs. c.
Answer-Certainly she should
Karell if she is too stout. 1t will
probably do the baby good, for an
obese mother is never a bowling
success at nursing her baby.
The "Catarrh" DelusiOn Still Going
Strong.
IS there any good remedy you
can suggest catarrh can be perma-
nently cured by? Is there any pre-
scription that will drive catarrh
completely out of the system, and
cure catarrhal deafnesiN(G. w
b.
Answer-There is no such thing
as catarrh in the system, friend.
"Catarrh" is not a condition or
State of disease or entity; it Is
simply a, blanket title for all sorts
of nose and throat diseases, a title
applied when the zeal nature OF
the disease has not been correctly
diagnosed. OF course, no prescrip-
ton or remedy or treatment would
be appropriate for all the diseases
so confused Visit your doctor and
have him examine the nose and
throat, or if he does not do such
work he can refer you to a nose
and throat specialist for a dag
nosis Of your trouble
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-12-07
AMERICANS IN
ARMENIA TAKE
CARE OF WAITS

Alexandropol, Armenian Soviet
Republic.-TWo Americans have be
come fathers by adoption of 1900
homeless Armenian orphans in this
far-of city. Milton d. Brown of
Maiden, Mass, and William Martin
of New York have adopted the
waits on behalf of the American
Near East relief committee. The
young men,. who have been carry
ing on relief work in Armenia for
many months, plan to take some of
the children of America and to
have them educated in American
schools.
In a report to his organization
at Constantinople, Brown declares
that Armenia faces the worst win
ter within its history. He says
famine prevails everywhere and
that there is serious shortage of
wood and fuel. He declares that
up to now the bolshevilIi have TAX
en- good care of the Armenians, but
that their resources are running
low and the Armenians must turn
to others for aid.
Brown says that peace and order
prevail throughout Armenia, and
that the soviet government I'M
doubtedly saved the country. It is
protecting the Armenian popuIa-
ton from the aggressions of their
ancient masters, the Turks, and
the people are allowed to pursue
their chosen callings unmolested.
Embarrassed by war, the people ap-
pear TO be more content than at
any time in recent history. For
more than a year now the popula-
ton has been spared massacres at
the hands of the Turks, and the
country appears to have entered
upon a new era Of peace and quiet.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-12-07
The Daily Short Story

drew a step closer. Suppose, in the
middle of the night, some man
should come! She stiffled 4
scream with both hands pressed
against her lips. She lived a year
for every hour Of that slow-passing
night.
And for exactly Is days and 10
hours, John Martin had been tear
ing his hair and rushing frantically
from one city TO another, from po-
lice station TO police station. He
had came home to lunch, with a
peace-offering under his arm, to
find Betty gone and the check
where he had left it. And from that
moment peace knew him no more
His bdby girl out in that desert
of bowling wolves!
AS a last resort he had come to
the little city nearest home tfor he
felt sure that Betty would feel the
lure OF distance) and he had spent
two days tracing Betty to Mrs.
Gammage's rooming house. That
evening he had said things-terri-
BILE things-to Mrs. Gammage
which that worthy was never to
the lodging houses, the hospitals,
the mOrgue, hour by hour, aided by
a corps of detectives.
BY 1 o'clock, Betty had fallen
into an uneasy dose. Her handbag
dropped to the pebbled walk with a
thUd. a furtiVe shadow slipped
nearer, grinned wolfishly as he laid
4 possessive hand upon Betty's arm.
0F -,
girls white. terror-stricken face
No escape? The kindly CLEANS of
searchlights darted through the
park and
Daddy" One choked cry.
The Beast, snarling viciopsly,
skunk into the shrubbery But the
shadow of Fear never quite left the
soul OF Betty.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-12-07

All good sportsmen and believers in law
viii approve the verdict of Judge Lands in
the case f Babe Ruth and his two associates
of the New York Americans. If these players
had been permitted to go UNPUBLISHED for their
violations others would have been tempted to
follow their lead, and the result would have
been disastrous to baseball discipline. Base
hall players are protected by contracts which
they expect their employers to respect and
the clubs that hire the players have rights that
must be safeguarded if the professional game
is to maintain its high standards.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-12-07
P0Sfura

Posture.
About one out of every 10 chill
dren between the ages of 10 and
Is you see going to and from school
every day is round shouldered and
hollow or fat chested. Allowed to
continue uneorrected; it ultimately
leads to a host of systemic all
ments and handieaps the individual
throughout life. If our public
school system were what it should
be, the proper physical training OF
children of that age would prevent
the development of such deformi-
ties and give the young idea q
chance to shoot straight in life
But the teaching staff itself is gen.
orally anything but physically
trained, so it is probably natural
that these physical defects should
be ignored in the schoolroom.
The hump backed seats in many
school rooms predispose the chill
dren to round shoulders, fat
chests, ptosis and general atony.
Many school boards order seats
without sufficient regard for the
physical welfare of the children.
They never think of seeking med
ical counsel as to the form and
construction of the seats. And
consequently one finds a hollow in
the seat right where there should
be a supporting prominence, in the
small of the back; and a promi-
hence where there should be a
hollow, behind the shoulders. And
instead of adjusting the seat to the
stature of the child, some school
boards prefer to adjust the child
to the peculiar build of the seat.
If your John or Mary is growing
round shouldered or fiat chested,
with a slumped belly and a general
slouchy posture, now is the time to
take a hand and save the child
from lifelong inefficiency. And
don't get the silly notion in your
head that a pair of Indian clubs or
dumb bells or any such folderol
will suffice The child must be
trained physically.
One excellent exercise for such
a child is the dachshund crawl
around the room six to eight times
every night, and morning in pa
jamas. Any kid knows how to i'm
itate a dachshund, with hips high
and elbows bent out so that the
head and chest are low. This ex-
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-12-07

cook in sailed, boiling water. SAL
added at the beginning OF the cooai
ing reduces the loss OF Hlinei- 90
matters about One-third.
@. Why do we have an e y
Iiquefy instead Of i" since hqai-
is spelled with an -? n 5, b
A. Liquefy is derived from !lglg
facere; liquors, Latin Wo[u'
meaning to be liquid, and to m an
LIQUID is derived from liquials
Qiduer Hquere), the Latin RoI1
meaning to be fluid. From lEess
base words you will see the Fsasg y.
for the "e' in Iiquefy and the -
liquid.
@. What is the insignia OF " T.
American Army Of Occupation -
Germany? A. D. H. -.
A. Their insignia is laFg'
white A surrounded by red On
Gle, mounted on a circular piece o.
blue.
@. How many of the manuiaG.-
turing establishments Of Illinois
are in Chicago? o. y.
a. In 1919. out Of 1854 MANI -..
featuring establishments IN
state. 1888 were in Chicago,
@. When there is ques'o-
mark in a sentence which contains
a quotation, should the qaess-oI1
mark come before or after the ma
quotation mark? j.
All the interrogation point
fers only TO the words quoted, :.
must be placed within the quo.1
ton marks: if it refers to the - =
of the construction, il must
plsced outside the quotation MARI, r..
EXAMPLES: He said, DO you liz. ,,
to STUDY. Did he say, 10 ~
Ike TO- study"2
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-12-07
The Presidents Message.

President Harding, in his message deliv-
cred to congress yesterday charts a sound
eource to follow to bring the nation back to
normally. In showing that our first duty is to
save ourselves, he but cities the first law of
nature, although he would not have us be un-
responsive TO the appeals from other parts of
the world where there Is suffering and where
we are able to offer relief.
But the president In comprehensive grasp
Of the entire situation, tmpresses the people
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-12-07

4 Under the terms of Irish independence the
people of the emerald isle must remain loyal
to the British king, yet they will have prac-
tfcallly the same measure of rights are &C
corded to republic The government of Ire
lard will be fashioned after that of Canada.
Canada remains British nation part of the
united kingdoms group although the people
there run their own government and affairs.
Ireland in future, assuming that the present
program will be adopted. will do likewis.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-12-07


@. How do they know that the
unknown soldier buried in Airing
ton is an American? D. E. P.
A. The war department says
that the body of the unknown was
taken from an American cemetery,
from one of a number of selected
graves of unknown soldiers, all OF
whom were gathered from Battle
positions occupied by American
troops or from American hospitals
all of whom were attlred IN uni
forms and undercIothes issued to
American troops, and all Of whose
possessions were decidedly Ameri-
can.
Q. Is the United States going to
have building at the international
exposition in Brazil next year? E.
d.
A. The Unite States will take
part in this exposition at Rio de
Janeiro and S1,000,000 has been
appropriated for the erection OF a
building to house exhibitions of the
various government departments
@. Where is a sea level reck-
oned from? H. L. T.
A Mean sea-layel is the aver
age height of the water, all stages
of the tide being considered.
@. Is this a good time TO invest
money in the Philippines? V. K. l.
A Governor-GeRera. Wood says
that American investments in the
islands are secure, that conditions
of public order are excellent
throughout the Archipelago and
that there is a keen desire for in
vestment of foreign capital,
@. Should potatoes be cooked in
sailed or unsalted water? F. w H.
A Potatoes should be put on to
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-12-07

The Argus Santa Claus aims to visit the
home of every poor kiddie in Rock Island this
Christmas. If you know a home where there
are little folks who might be overlooked at
Christmas you are requested to communicate
with The Argus Santa Clans committee. The
committee will do the rest.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-12-07

In the days when booze flowed without
limit any mother who appealed to a saloon
keeper not to sell liquor to her husband or son
got laugh in the face from the proprietor, who
didn't have to consider the woe he wrought. It's
different now. At Fon du Lac, Wis, a court
has just awarded wife verdict of $500
against liquor seller for running her husband
lagainst her protest
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-12-07

Marshal Foeh of France. while sightseeing
In Arizona, was offered burro to ride. He
straddled the little animal but after few min
utes on its back he alighted, explaining that he
preferred to walk If you have ever fiiyvered
on a burro you can appreciate how the marshal
faff
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-12-07
STRIKER IS STABBED.

Sioux City, Dec. 7.-Onei man
was stabbed and probably fatally
wounded in a battle between strik-
ing employees, sympathizers and
plant officials