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The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-03-26

ONE Of our culyumistic regrets is that the
linotyp8 In this shop cannot set italics. The
last two lines Of G. 8. rs posm should appear
in that style. No oolyumiat. however, has his
stuh set BY better operator (even il he did
spell "cherishsd" with IN "a" the other dayl.
WHY ASK Us.
Sir: Those attending church social to he
held in Geneseo next week, must nav admis-
sion according to the length Of their full names,
at the rate Of ! cent per letter It occurs to
ne that the ladies ct the boz ONCE are going
to be surprised 1t the large number Of John
Smiths and Bill Joneses there are in tow.
OF course fellows with names like Henry Hoeft,
friustance, will attend, but how about william
Heinrich Frederick Speilenaftenhammer! VINO
said there's nothing in a name? MIN.
GIVING the lie to the statement that ~there-
fore do ninhle- pinioned doves draw Lave" j, H.
Hamilton Of Kewanee, ILL.,. recently took to his
nest 725-pound bride.
ASSERTIONS that Japan has program for
competing With the United States navy, de-
clares vics Admiral Kato. are ~preposterous
and absurd"
So was the possibility a world war.
But ovE. Is a absurs world.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-03-26
Feu'pe Lucky, After All.


aesetiRAa ! 4eilav leads htHsek q b.
liese .tAas ~ weeN II III NrNs II eaaM
= : eaad dsal yossA For instance, supposs
ydu usss 90 q tAoss ssiamese twins" receatly
srrfyea ~ orr courtFT from GsscAa-alasskis-
1r a yeafs thsy bays haes tps4ed sFeA ~
waist almaet r. tn knee. No getting away
. the other proved tirspome.
Hosa, the twin that i married asd shas 3
boy became seesick crcsGinE the ocean. jon
eph. her capstant companion, had good -
Iegs but couldpt use them because her sister
was Ill.
And Joseeha Mkss 70 sleep long Of morn
ings while sister Rosa vskeqs early and nm
eomHlainin&ly reads books in he'd 70 that the
other member Of the circus tesm~ ceR snjoy
long slumbsr.
A lot Of unusual things have AsDpsned to
tkssss peoQle however. to make their dual life
Interesting. A Hamburg stoFeksepef sEoFe
out warrant against Rosa because Of . dis
puted hill. Josspha. not arrested. refused to
accompany her sister to Jail. Then the ofncer
took them both. After Rosa's case was set
tied, Josepha had the policeman arrested for
making false arrest. The case still is IN
court
If that situation appeals to your imaginar
ton, read Those Extraordinary Twins" by
Mark Twain. You will come to the conclu-
sion that there 10 noehing quite 90 invaluable
Ia this world as physical independence.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-03-26

Tea years hence the book Robert H. Lans-
ing has written about the peace conference
Will have been forgotten. while the great serv-
ice to humanity performed there by President
Wilson will be more appreciated than it is to-
Gay. Mr.. Lansing admits that in his position
~ SECRETARY Of state he had not been in accord
with President Wilson for more than two years
previous to his resisnation, but he considered
= his patriotic duty to remain at his post dur
mg the crisis through which the nation was
passing Most Americans who read his book
VIII reach the conclusion that it would have
been the more manly thing for him to have
stepped out when he found that he was prov
Ing nothing more than "a stumbling block and
an irritant to his chief. The Lansing book
does nothing more than give in the writer's
own words admissions that he was not in sym
pathy with the presidents peace program. It
Will be widely read, but 1t will in no wise af-
fect the firm place that Mr.. Wilson has gained
y international history as q humanitarian.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-03-26

Your cost Of living is determined, in the
long run. by the prices Of raw materials Those
prices now average only nth moro than in
1913. In other words. four-Afths Of the rise
that took place during the war has been
ctaceled.
This Is revealed BY the price index pub
i9hed by Bradstreet's which covers the prices
y the sS principal necessities Of life-such as
Metals. coal. breadstuifs. hides. leather. tex
ties and oil.
The Bradstreet index takes given amount
q each Of these commodities and adds the
Price. How that price rose from its pre-war
keel to It's highest wartime point and what
~ now 10 shown in thsss Hradstrset Asurss:
December. 1913 ............$ 922
y February. 1920 ............ 2ass
Ia March ]. 1871 ..-...........l1.Ss
3Ihe steady. dssD~1ssipr tho last 10 months
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-03-26

@. Where can park acquire a
buffalo? n. X. ID.
A. The forest service, department
of agriculture, says it has a few
butfalOes that it desires to give
away or loan to park or geological
associations, or private individuals.
If assured that good care will be
given the animals
@. Is there a difference between
apparent" noon and "mean" noon?
F. R. S.
A. Apparent or true noon is the
time when the visible sun Is on the
meridian; mean noon is the time
when the sun would be on the me-
ridian if its motion in the heavens
were uniform and parallel to the
equator.
@. Please tell me how many
broOms a ton OF broom corn will
make. A. w.
A. A ton of broom corn makes
about 100 dozen brooms Of ordinary
size. The poorest brush is used
for the central portion of the broom
and is called underwriting; about
this is-placed q better quality
known a. self-working. and this in
turn covered with the best quality.
known as kurL.
Q. When were samplers first
made? M. w.
A. The form OF embroidery known
as samplers" has been in use from
the earliest times and was known
to the ancient Egyptians, Babylon
ians, Greeks and Romans. The
earliest reference in literature to
samplers" however, does not oc-
cur until the year 1923 by an Eng
lish writer, Shelton.
|. @. When was the hfst fire alarm
box used? d. o. X.
A, The earliest box was first
used at Roston. Mass, in 1851.
@. Where on the surface of the
earth does the wind blew hardest!
A. H. T.
A. The weather bureau says 80
| far as observations show. the Ant
arctic continent seems 10 be the
windiest placs on earth. During
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-03-26
The Daily Short Story

later In \the dusk OF a feathery
snow. Her new shoes slid awk-
wardly on the soft rugs that lay on
cousin James polished floors. There
were strange hands to take her
wraps; and up in her own room
Betty peersd with some alarm at
the cavern0us closets and tiled
bath and cheval mirrors and shad-
ed lights.
Could Betty could have guessed
it, Cousin Jane in her own luxur-
ious room was even more uncom-
Portable.
THE child has red hair!" she
walled. Il knew Don raved about
red. but l never guessed that rea-
son."
Cousin James husband grinned.
Il wonder if her temper
Matches" he ventured.
Il wonder what She thought of
that red stuff The Aliens always
did have sense enough to know
when they are insulted. But if
Betty, shows herself to Lon Wins
low in that shade of red he'll
blink"
Cousin Jane snapped the clasp
of her bracelet. She crossed the
hall and knocked at Bettys door.
When there was no answer she
pushed open the door. A plain
brush lay on the dressing table
Betty's shoes stood with heels
against the wall, but Betty herself
was not there.
Don's voice was what Cousin
Jane heard as she went down the
wide staircase, land slender
radiant Betty in shimmering black
smiled shyly from the deep chair
Don had drawn to the open fire.
At midnight Betty knelt by Cou-
sin Jane, too happy for many
words.
"Don's determined to keep loving
me, and his people were dear. And
when I'm so happy l don't want to
/ be going a bit under false colors,
Dear Cousin Jane, dyed your beau
tiful red present until it was black
as hat. And I made it into this
dress because l wanted Don to
keep loving me-"
You are a dear, loyal diplomat"
smiled Cousin Jane
| Betty jumped to her feet.
Trust q red haired girl" she
said gayly.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-03-26

What was the greatest thrill you ever had?
Maybe it was an automobile smashup or some
other close escape from death. Or being no.
tilted that you inherited an unexpected fortune
Or marching up to the trenches in France.
Or was your greatest thrill one of the
simple things of life, such as a woman reader
describes in letter to the editor Of news
paper:
MY greatest Of all thrills was that which
overcame me the day my first-born child, being
g months old, indicated that it knew my face
from the numerous others that had passed
before its confused vision.
1.-THE baby looked up at me and gurgled
recognition. Up to that moment, had been
to the baby just one Of many faces that for
three months had bent over to kiss it. The
child had now emerged from mental blank
ness Its mind had begun to register. To
other. parents this event in the lives Of their
children may be only an incident But it
struck me with all the force Of cosmic drama. /"
The mother at the cradle is the priviiexed
witness Of miniature demonstration Of the
process of human evolution from the dawn Of
creation onward. In the period Of year she
sees enacted, as on tiny stage, the vast drama
Of man and. his mind that was ages in
unfolding.
In those months, the movie and the spoken
play or the printed page thrill her but mildly
in the presence Of the continuous thrill staged
in the cradle. And her applause is endless-
with kisses.
That Was what Ralph Waldo Emershn,
greatest American philosopher, had in miad
when he wrote: "All life is a preface until
we have children"
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-03-26
Not Our Put In.

tits to be hoped that any further misunder-
standing that may arise between the Ti-City
Railway company and its men in Davenport
will not extend to this side Of the river. Re-
Gently an epploye lost his Job over there for
speaking in 4 disrespectful manner of the
president Of the company. The grievance Of
Fdumped in the lap of the local union. which
sof right should not have been made party to
Sthe controversy in any respect
The company has given notice Of a cut from
40 to 40 cents an hour in the pay of its train
men in Davenport only, giving assurance at
the same time that the scale in Rock Island,
Moline, East Moline. ETC., will not be disturbed
during the life Of the existing contract.
The reduction; the company states is due
purely to local conditions on the Iowa side of
the river, where the lines are running at
loss. and where the only relief has been offered
by court action-and the company still MAIN
tains it Is on the verge Of bankruptcy through
the drains on the Davenport system. Hence
the cut in operating expenses as the only
remedy.
{ Hare in Rock Island. Moline and East Mo-
line, the company declares the situation is diff
1erent. The cars are Tot running at loss,
snnd furthermore the municipal authorities have
fbeen fair and reasonable toward the CORPORA
stiop- Inasmuch therefore, as under these cir
scumstances the lines are paying their way,
sthe Pay Of the employees will not be reduced.
! Davenport has for some years been seeth-
fling with opposition. If not actual hostility, to
the Trt-Cty Railway company, and all of its
troubles have originated there Eventually,
either directly or indirectly, the effect has
GONE to this side Of the river. not in the sense
that the friendly attitude existing here toward
sthe company has been lessensd. but all that
has arisen in its relations to its employees has
had its origin and If there was any dissatis-
faction on the part of the employees there, il
was Immediately brought over here to involve
the motormen, conductors and shopmen, who
had no complaint, and were dwelling in peace
and harmony with the company.
The people OF Rock Island at least have
crown weary Of all this, and it Is believed the
employees here are about ready to share in
these feelings. Let Davenport thrash out its
own troubles.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-03-26
MEMORY
By ARTHUR ARNOLD.


I'm going back; I'm going back,
Along the old well-heaten track,
To stand outside the old house door
And look and listen as before
The mufmuripg in the dooryard trees
VIII whisper df cool evening ease:
The honeysuckle trellised there
Will scent the welcome twilight air.
y
And from the windows soft will shine
The light that's here, and yet is mine:
That lights up love and peace and rest
And Joy in trustful childhood's brsast
And listening. I'll hesr voices say. 'lIi
This time he's beeY 30 far away" f-'
And with q laugh that makes q tune.
He can't b long: he's csming aoon!e
Then, az knock upon the. door, y
TheFe'll rise IN instant Wild uproar, q
With many IN sOhl" and hus, and smack,
Tn going back! I'm going back!
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-03-26
Here,s ! Gs,n1nsther,

Here's q gJeldmQfher Of the right
c4ltber. tn kind / should Soe6mr
meHa q choices. hsnd-picked and
fnished aceqFdiRk to specifications.
nnar ApcfQr: Why dont ypu tell
people to bend et the VAi&t? Not
1T pnes only. bRt Everyone.
About tNenty-hye yeaFs ago !
READ sQMeWhere that II . f4t voH-
O. would teaL paper iIlfo small
pieces and tbzbw them on the door.
then bend <rom the waist to pick
them up she Nonld get thin.
didn't tar the papsr, but | always
bend # the waist 4 / am q grand
mother, but to stand with the palms
Of my hands resting on the door Il
- easy for me as standing erect.
! have . free hip action and l
don't know what an abdominal
muscle ID.
To strengthen my ankles / rise
on the tips Of my toes, and my an
kles are strong and slender. I do
this heel and toe exercise every
day and have for years.
When l see-yOung girls with
large ankles and turnover shoes
and think that five minutes q dag
OF S1ch exercise would make their
ANKLES strong and slender and
ysdake them carry themselves light
ly and gracefully as girls should
1t seems to me that they ought to
be taught what to do. So l give
you my ideas and pracuEe for use
in your articles If xou see fit.
II fat women would keep theil
feet on the floor while Fastening
their Shoes, and make it q practices
to pick up everything they drop BY
bending at the waist, they would
soon feel and see a great differ.
ence. Yours very truly,
MRS. E. VI.
This young woman does not in
form us whether she wears corsets
but her letter implies that she ha.
no particular use for the health
destroying, age-hastening, figure
spelling contraptions. She says shs
doesn't know what an abdomina
muscle is, for the same reason tina
You and don't know what an or
gan OF Corti is until the blamed
thing begins to give US trouble
And that free hip action this youth
full grandmother mentions cor
set-encased woman substitute
about thirty pounds of flaggy ia
therefor, and the fatter her hip,
become the more furiously she com
presses them with splints, and tn,
more she splints them the weake
the muscles grow and the more ia
is deposited about the atrophiet
musclesEand so on to the bag wit
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-03-26

nothing hut ends. And the poor.
aelnaed, be-coFaete4 women take
seriopsly the assurance that they
need s'suppost" and that oersets
''m0ldf the Azure.
Tho heel and toe exercise Mrs.
e. v. !. recommends is . valuable
one. not only for girls with weak
ankles snd pronatsd feet. but for
men Who are contemplating or ex-
perimenting With arch props OF one
kind OF another. The exercise
should he taken night and morning.
always With bare feat, always toe
ing straight. ahead or q little in
ward, slowly and rythmically. and
. definite number Of lifts on the
toes and on the heels, to be gradu-
ally increased In the course Of 2
month from, say three toe and three
heel rises up to Is or 80. When the
feet approach normal muscular
strength the individual can easily
rise ON the toes and stand there .
moment with the balls Of the feet
tneireiy of the foof.
QUESTIONS AMI ANSWERS.
BLACK Stain from Gold.
My ring leaves dark stain on
my skin, and a jeweler told me that
was a sign of something wrong
with my kidneys or my blood. -.
Answer-This stain is due to the
base metal alleged with the gold
whether it be sulphur, copper OF
other metal, reacting with sulphur
compounds present in healthy skin
and Precipitation, forming a sui
phide Of the metal, which is black
So-called oxidized silver is really
IL sulphide of silver. The notion
that such q stain points toward
anything wrong with the health is
absurd. It points only toward
poor alloy.
Salt.
Vilhjalmur Stefansson subsisted
on seal meat, without salt. without
sugar, with nothing but melted
snow to drink, for five years while
in the far north, yet enjoyed per
feet health. Does not that fact
rather upset the theories of bal
anced Diet "roughage," vita
mines" and the like? B. NJ
! Answer-Stefansson tells US thai
he found dandeAons, timothy, blus
grass, and many Towering plant:
growing in great profusion in thu
summer in the far north. Tha1
would suggest that there wa!
roughage and vitaWines a-plehty tt
eat up there. As for salt, if ones
diet is chiefly meat, little salt i!
craved; whereas a diet chiefly OF
largely vegetarian creates an ap
lpetite for salt-d0mestic and wil(
| herbivora eagerly seek salt.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-03-26
TRUST A RED HAIRED GIRL.
BY Miss Ruby II. Martyr, Norfolk

l. IL -v~u
tCopyrisn., IsAu' Wy ine "ne'
2 eyAaleaee' lne' &,
Betty Aliens red mar nSmeo
loose in the sunshine as she ran up
~. .r;m or,ve, n.tb with the LET
Tor clntched in one hand and the
sof. norcSI tuctsd c.reless,v under
her hlna a;rrham sleeve RACK in
nc Iitcben She tossed the marcel
m chair and hurried to turn the
ham IN tho smoE;ne snider The
letter she tore omen and read in the
t,esrant ha,e ~ tho cooking din
49,
"vorv n;ca about wanting mo n
.oroo and sends nresent to wear
Che naranbra sod At the end
Har hrnther Rob mmmhled some.
thing into hand towel he was usine
an h;s suds-aectod facs Roh nm.
dorstood ,bat tho lottor waa from q
so,,.;n 1ano Now W;nsIow and
Rettv had discovered in Don's home
civ non had worked on a Ioca1
.nad .nrvav for month th.+ wss
ionr enonyh for him tn discover
pat.v and now Rettv was goinp IT.
H;s;t This cousin lane whom tn.
Aliens had never seen and run tn,
cauntlet of Mons family under ha,
S;na
81 sunnose city naon,e exnact ,
country rirl tn have dowdv duds ;
49, pa9tr az sha H;nnod Tho han
asa;n 81 met oness thew don,
ned 20 sar5 NJ. clothes If we ar.
49, ~ ~ ~ "
po "Is,d uh..,. .oro h.,o-. ~,
a. e,n nv o or 80" 1870 sneaas ~,
n a. VA ~
ID Dit ,n;,noa .ho ,.-.., s.-;,,
,;.S >. I ,a,pp Ia sdis.o.a s,h;as
han n to be handiest The st;f
n"ppe. "a ' 80. %h;. ;nn.. 80 o. =
p pape, en- ,so SUI .ha so,ds ~ M,
s r that hiliowed omt over he
S ,~ h-owr hands
peal" aosnad pattv an.bin,
,,.ir
no pS. .u;.,, .,,u Is,,..
.;on At the crena do chine that Glow,
ed and rleamed in his sister,
hand. b. had novar i'm . .;ned ~.
stum for Clothes could he c,;te 9,
a,1nr;na,v hoant;fu, "
re- MO- oh NJ q co,or" bo cold
.1t,i, nal me IooI lii. no,
foot fr;vht, Won never hasrd nf
- drass an . rad -hs;rod e;ri On,
7 mieht inst az we'll e;ve nm N,
whoie win az we.r this color = ain
g,a time And it,s real crene 4,
china that Two aIwava dreamed
m;rht have dress IF II fair,
Ia. ao,,,d 1890 ..n.,n Ill.
na..v ~ ~ '
..Th.r Univ IN +rrr.. d;d,r Tho,
s.rd q h,ocr risca ~ soods ~ tom
ao.;.es d. pse ''
p.I41 Sat no pi.... s..,.s po..u .
AA.sS 0.SAt Ae8>~~ ASSSS&f
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-03-26

the two years. residence in Adele
Land of Sir Douglas Mawson ana
his expedition, the explorer tells OF
terrible blRzards. The average wind
velocity observed for March, 1917,
was ~ miles; April, 5l.5 miles,
May. GOT miles; July, 1913, 636
miles. On the 9Th and 9th of jan
uary, 1913. the wind for eight hours
maintained an average velocity OF
1O7 miles an hour. probably the
highest sustained velocity ever re-
ported.
@. What is a "taro oven"
C. C.
A. It is . bed Of red hot volcanic
rock over which walk barefootea
priests and others celebrating the
ceremony to insure good crops IN
some of the Polynesian ISLANDS.
The volcanic rock used isS poor
conductor OF heat, SO that while the
stones of the ceremonial TARA
oven may be intensely hot under
meath, the upper part VIII DC on''
moderately warm.
Q. Are diamonds affected by
heat? E. Il. W.
A. The geological survey says
that diamonds heated in an ordin-
ary temperature obtained in an
average fire will not be affected IL
only the atmosphere Of the air Is
present. If heated in an atmos-
phere of oxygen, however, they VIII
burn.
@. Who began character reading
from facial characteristics! K. u.
A. In 1898 Baptista Porta, a
scientist, published folio N
Naples, which entities him to the
position Of founder Of modern
physiognomy.
Q. Have CLANS eyesHE. c. D.
A. The bureau OF fisheries say
that clans do not have eyes, They
ind their way by feeling. :,
@. What American shipyard
turned out the most vessels during
the war? A. M. r.
A. The Hog Island shipyard
stood Arst in shipbaildine during
the var.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-03-26

Anyway, modern shoddy wears -out 80 fast
that pas pants cant be cut down for Willie.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-03-26

Liquor apparently isn't as dry subject as
!, few months ago.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-03-26
Argus Information Bureau


Individual No attention wiz
Q
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-03-26
Plebiscite: Heads win. tails You lose. "

i A spring-gardenins day win keep the doc
tor away.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-03-26
sTHE P1PEsMOKE CARRH.-

(From the Coming Tower.
In memory OF B. L. T., Who had .snelt wood smoke
twilight"
The sun is high on Pipesmoke Garry;
Canoe-m mates may no longer tarry.
Come, breakfast. and then stow the packs
And facefaSain the forest tracks.
Nov where is he who but last night
Sat by the campfres friendly light,
Mingling wise-witted words and true
With Just word O. fun or two?
Halloo! He's not inside his tent 80.
Does any one know where he went?
His pipe and dufie-bag are here,
But he is gone-that's mighty queer!
.;
(He used to sing, that CHEEKY man.
song in which the burden ran:
All trails lead ever, night and day.
Over the hills and far awayD
&C. S. B.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-03-26

|. - ~ Ann Il MnssA - lepe-
|aM ~ AsgM hsass1ssth vsl - ssR1nsesd = -
A1l1G1gM ael4a1E sI1eaa1 g 1879 -
- hss0 : ~ esanes wa1lsss
Martinsburg journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1920-1977, 1921-05-11
LOVE
AND TWO DIE


chicago, May II -MtaGla.a aged TO
nance ended in tragedy here when
HE bodies Of Mrs NabcL Thomas,
diVorcee, and %Ia 1.as Miller,
wealthy furniture dealer were
found side by side i'm room n Mil
ier's apartments. Miller had been
shot TO death by Mrs Thomas. VINO
ended her own life ~ al.n2 gas.
Miller was As years old Mrs T9om-
as was past 81 They had been f*-
ing together for is months Before
the consummation Of the TRAGEDY
Mrs. Thomas wrote Two EDITORS ~
her friend Mrs Fstele WRIGHT y"
them she toll how she and Mile
had planned to be married, but tha
marriage had become impossible =
cause Of MilIer's insane iealon7g
Martinsburg journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1920-1977, 1921-05-11

IN his city announces that after