davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-07-29
Washer Receives His Due.

There a near lynching staged in the
lobby of Michigan resort hotel the other night
The victim a fashy Chicagoan who had
been molesting women guests. One of those
with whom he had sought to engage in a firta-
tion summoned her husband, who began beat
ing the offender. Other men joined in the
chastisement and the Chcagoan might have
been killed but for the arrival of dozen Off
GERS in response to a riot call. He was cited
in police court charge of disorderly con-
duct and after his hearing was advised to take
the first train for his home. He acted upon
the suggestion.
The male firt has been with us these many
years. He is to be found on the streets, in
hotels, theatres and railroad trains He has
found himself in hot water before because of
his indiscretions, but it is only in rare in
stances that he has been punished after the
deserved fashion of the fresh Chicagoan. Re
spectacle girls and women endure indignities
from these parasites and remain silent rather
than inviting notoriety that would follow a
prosecution. And when they do cause arrests
the public is too ready to apologize for the
man, claiming that he would not have made
advances had he not received encouragement
The next time you ride on railroad train
II you are at all observant, you probably will
notice some fellow attempting to engage an
unescorted girl in conversation II she is the
right sort of girl she will ignore him. but such
repulse does not discourage those of his
type. He will persist until she is relieved
through arrival at her destination. To be sure,
real men do not embarrass women in such
manner. But they shaped like men and
pass for men in business and society circles
If more women would be as brave as the
one in the Michigan hotel proved to be there
would be a rapid lessening of the MASKING evil
OF course there women who encourage
men to fiirt with them. But the safe course
for man TO pursue is to wait until he receives
& come-ahead signal before he seeks to open
conversation with stranger of the opposite
sex. When he attempts to strike up Irritation
prepared for any consequences that may befall
him.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-07-29
Law Works Injustice.

The mayor of MonroVia, Liberia, finally has
been admitted to the United States for few
months visit. According to the percentage
basis of admission, in effect under the law,
Liberia, which is a small republic, is entitled
to have only one-third of a admitted in
July. Happily the officials decided to admit
the mayor as whole, instead of cutting him
up. But ridiculous as this situation is, it is
matched by many more Because the British
quotas were exhausted last week a number
OF reputable people were detained at Ellis is
land. Among them were three Englishmen do
ing business in this country, one of whom has
lived here many years and owned property in
New Jersey A professional golfer, who had
taken out his first papers and was returning
from tournament in England, was detained.
A director in several steel companies with an
office in New York, a Russian dancer, Greek
merchant claiming New York his home, a
Pole who had an American wife and who had
risen to the position of division superintend-
ent of the Michigan Central, and Hungarian
count, a resident of America, were among 9TH
ers held up.
After considerable confusion and delay these
people were permitted to land. When the red
tape became badly snarled the officials cut it,
but not before the public had a fair sample CT
fair to say for those who drafted the law that
they never supposed that things would be so
badly messed.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-07-29
HEA lIH TAI MlS
BY WILLIAM BRADY nd.

swelling of the part begins. After a
few hours in severe cases, general
weakness, cold sweating, falntness
and labored breathing develop, and
in from "a to Sc hours, as a rule,
recovery is well under way. In
rare cases of extreme poisoning,
deliriu NOR coma Inconsistencies
supervenes and death follows with
in a few days. But in nine cases
out of ten snakebite proves a COM
paratively minor Injury.
The first aid in snakebite is Wig
orous sucking of the wound, by the
victim or by another person This
involves no risk for the person
sucking, as the venom is not poi
sonous through the mouth. After a
minute of this, the flesh should be
cut freely open, about half an inch
deep and an inch long, criss-cross,
to promote bleeding. Or, if the skin
of the bite can be raised with the
fingers, clip it out with scissors.
Injection of solution of FIVE grains
of potassium permanganate in an
ounce of water. by hypodermic
syringe, into the bitten part, is a
good remedy if available Besides
cutting into and sucking the wound,
it is well to bind the arm or leg
tightly with a handkerchief above
the wound, and give stimulants such
as strong coffee or aromatic spirits
of ammonia if the patient becomes
faint, drowsy or weak.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-07-29
TABOO
BY BERTON BRALEY.

You may write me from the mountains O. tie
sea,
You may rave about the tCs1nis and croquet
You may sing song of unrestricted gIee
AS you chronicle your happiness at play;
You may tell me all about the fun 1 miss
In the cards and in the letters you indite;
can stand it if you'll only spare me this
I'VE sleeping under blankets every
night"
I've no doubt you've found most enchanting
spot
Where the swimming and the motoring are
fine;
I'll admit the city's furiously hot
Il getting too much fahrenheit in minel;
You may write to me of matters such as these
And I'll take them very calmly, but I'll fight
If you spill that superannuated wheeze,
I'VE are sleeping under blankets every
night"
When I'm gasping in an oven of room,
When I'm tossing on a mattress filled with
fire.
1t does not at all alleviate my gloom
AS cast away each vestige of attire.
To be told of gentle winds and chilly airs,
SO warn you to be careful what you write
For I'm gonna kill the lollop who declares
We are sleeping under blankets every
night"
Copyright. 1921, by Newspaper EnterpriseS
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-07-29
Reorganizing Schools.

Natural conditions and the judgment of
educators of intelligence who guided the evo-
luton of the schools out of the old district
system brought the present graded school sys-
fem in operation the United States The
early educators did well and wisely. Ameri-
cans have all been rightfully proud of their
schools and even when. in critical mood, they
have discerned faults in them they have said to
themselves that under the conditions and cir
cumstances occasional defects were inevitable
Herding together of the dull and the intel
1ectual has been one of the drawbacks of the
grades for which there seemed no remedy ex-
cept Irregular promotion of the brighter ones.
plan that usually caused friction. At the
same time it was not necessary to maintain
the old system if a better one offered, and
teachers have been experimenting for several
years in one school in New York city with
plan to prevent retardation Of bright pupils
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-07-29
The Perils of a Vacation (5).

Besides being bitten by mos
ouitoes, pestered by flies, chased by
the cows, bitten by the dog, sun
burned, poisoned with ivy, infected
by drinking polluted water and per-
baps ferociously attacked by a wild
rabbit. there is still the chance OF
being bitten by a snake while on a
vacation.
Venomous snakes frattle-snake
copperhead, moccasin) in this coun-
try are pit-vipers, that is they have
a depression or pit over the lip be-
tween the eye and the nostril; have
triangular heads, with wide, mas
sive jaws (great muscular develop
ment of the jaws); elipitical pupils,
and bodies comparatively thick in
proportion to length. Harmless
snakes have round heads, no pits,
round pupils, and bodies compare
lively slender. Harmless snakes
should not be killed, for they are de-
stroyers of field vermin, and some
of them, such as the black snake
and bullsnake, will destroy venom
GUS snakes. VenomouS snakes are
never found in or on trees. The
forked tongue of a snake is a dag
nostic implement, not weapon.
The poisonous snakes have two
fangs attached to the upper jaw,
and hinged so that ordinarily they
lie horizontally against the upper
jaw pointing backward; they are
erected to point downward and
slightly forward when the snake is
angered or about to strike. Through
the fangs the venom or poison is in
jected from the venom sacs into the
wound, on the principle of the hypo-
dermic needle. A snake can strike
something less than his own length,
never more than his own length.
Snakebites are by no means so
frequently fatal as populariy mag
ined. Only rarely is the outcome
of venomous reptiles bite fatal to
a human being. The venom is a
paralyzant in effect On the nervous
system, used by a sluggish reptile
in securing his prey within a few
hours, the second bite is likely to
prove almost innocuous, for it takes
many hours to reproduce venom
once the poison sacs have been emp
tied.
Little pain is felt by the victim of
snakebite, at least until the
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-07-29

@. When did the Chinese adopt
the solar calendar? R. S. F.
A. The solar calendar was not
adopted by the Chinese government
until 1911. Before this time a lunar
calendar was used.
@. What is the legend of st. Ur-
sula? A. I. M.
A. The legend of Ursula" va
ried with different historians. Ac-
cording to the generally accepted
legend, Ursula, the daughter of a
king or prince or Britain while on a
pilgrimage with 1900 maidens was
attacked at Cologne, Germany, and
put to death with all her followers
by horde of Huns.
@. When were corsets first worn
in France? G. I. r.
A. Corsets were first worn in
France at the time of the Revolu-
ton, 1889, but had been worn pre-
viously in Germany whers they
were invented.
@. Are more people killed by
trains or automobiles? E. E. F.
A The National Safety Council
says that about fifteen thousand
people are killed yearly in automo-
bile accidents, while the interstate
commerce commission says that
1886 people were killed on railroads
in 1918.
@. Where is the longest oil pipe
line in the United States? o. H. D.
A The United States geological
survey says that the longest pipe
line carrying oil in the United
States runs from northern Texas to
New Jersey, d distance Of approx
mately 1900 miles. This line con-
sists of connected pipe lines of diff
ferent companies.
@. Why does a snake, after it is
killed, wiggle till the sun goes
down? F. H. c.
A. The biological survey says
that in lower animals such as the
snake and the frog, the spinal cord
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-07-29

Young man and girl, recently married, Wis
tied New York bathing beach. Afr frolic in
the water they lolled in the sand and were in
embrace and engaged in kissing when police
man happened along. They were arrested.
Taken into court they were charged with dis
orderly conduct and fined, but the Judge decided
not to collect after they convinced him that
they were man and wife. But he lectured them
and warned them that their actions were not
proper. In other words the New York judge
would have married folks act if they were
merely speaking acquaintances. Well, at that,
many of them do act just about that way.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-07-29

is of more importance than the
spinal cords in the higher orders
of animal life, since in the former
it influences the body motions more
than the brain does. II is because
of this fact that the heart or the
snake Will continue TO beat aiter
the head is severed from the body
In fact there have been cases Wheh
the snake was kept in cool, moist
place that the heart was found 10
be beating "a hours after the heau
had been severed from the D01y'
On the other hand. if the snake
were to be left in the hot sun, lhe
heart would stop beating WITHIN
few minutes.
@. Where is tigerwood found!
D. S.
A There is a wood found ~
British Guiana, richly striped -
black and brown, which is gwen
the name tigerwood. In Guiana y
is called lakewood
@. What is the difference pe-
tween wisdom and prudence!
A. While wisdom leads one y
do what is proper. prudence Keep
him from doing what is Imprope''
@. What part of the total area
of the United States is Alaska
A. Alaska includes more lhsn
one-sixth of the total area OF l-'
United States.
@. When was the Suez canal aus
A. Work on the Suez canal DC
gan April 25, 1859, and it was W
ened to traffic Nov q, 1869.
@. Is it advisable to use tin cans
as containers for growing plans
B. NJ. G. -
a Tin cans should not be use
Besides being unsightly, tin ca az
rust and kill the tips of the tehu %
roots. Occasionally fire plants oIo
grown in tins, but they would nA''
been better If grown in pots
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-07-29
Questions and Answers.

Pyelitis- What is pyelitis? Is it
serious? What are the chances for
recovery? MRS. Z. A ,.
Answer-Inf1amma of the col
lecting basin of the kidney. 1t is
ordinarily not dangerous. In most
cases recovery occurs after a few
weeks of treatment.
Harm? Great Blessing!-Is there
any harm in having only two meals
a day, one at Z a. m. and the other
at $50 p. m? Or is the baby better
for an additional meal at noon
Answer-Sedentar persons who
are overweight are better off physi-
cally and mentally with but two
meals a day. Children must have
three or four meals day. Persons
doing hard physical labor require
three meals a day. Elderly persons
are better off with two meals a
day.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-07-29

New Jersey wife is suing for divorce on
the alleged grounds that her husbands love of
the game of golf has caused him to neglect
his family. Evidently the good woman fails to
realize that it is her husbands infatuation for
the game that keeps him in condition to provide
for his household.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-07-29
ASSURANCE.

ASSURANCE.
Daddy, what's that noise / hear
There outside the door?"
Lite man, eyes filed with fear,
Scurries cross the floor.
~That? Why, that's locust, son;
Thus he sings his song
Ev'ry eve when day is done
Sings it loud and long.
"Often heard but seldom seen,
Makes a lot of noise
And in that he's like, l ween,
Many little boys"
would a locus hurt me, dad
Would he, do you s'pose"
well, he might-if you were bad
Bite you on the nose.
Gone at once his boyish fright,
Proudly then said he:
81 don't guess he'll ever bite
BOYS that's good like me-"
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-07-29

Carl Wanderer, the arch Chicago murderer,
to- have been hanged today, has got another
e0-day stay through the grace of Governor
Small, that his insanity may be further tested.
Another ray of hope for Gene Geary.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-07-29

Maggie Collins of Grand Rapids, Mich, who
has worked for the family "A years. isn't
. servant. She's prince.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-07-29
FRIDAY, JULY 20, 1921.

It is likely that by the time the Stillman di-
vorce reaches a verdict Baby Guy will be
wearing beard
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-07-29

A United States senator collapsed after a
3-hour speech the floor of the senate yes
terday. What was the fate Of the other
senator's?
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-07-29
Argus Information Bureau

by
replies being "I be
to
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-07-29

FRIEND BILL, demon foreman of the com.
posing room. often tells US he doesn't get hall
the Jokes" we print in this Perlstyle OF PINE
The following should prove to be an exception.
He relayed if to us himself from the Passing
Show" at the Apollo theatre, Chicago
AS we remember it the comedian professed
having been bitten by a snake and desired
quick action on a prescription -,
Where" he was asked, were you bitten
We'll" replied the too clever comedian, II
my head had been in Frisco and my feet IN
New York I'd have been bitten on the OUTSKIRTS
of Omaha
The Coconino sun., 1921-07-22
WHITTIER ARE WE VENDING?

The strike of union printers over the country ostensibly for more wages and 44-hour week, did not all appear on the surface when the de- mand was made on the job and book shops, or shops in connection with newspapers. If they were successful in making the job and book shop owners kOwtow to the union, the newspapers were to come next, and they are pretty well under the domination of the union at the present time. That merely wages and hours were contended for is not borne out by the nature of the oath taken by members of the printers union. Do you be- lieve that good, loyal American could surrender his independence by the following oath, setting the union above his God, home and country :? The following is the oath of allegiance to the union, forswearing allegiance to all else:
 to the Members Thereof Shall in No Sense be Interefered With By Any Allegiance That May Now or Hereafter Owe to Any Other Organiza- tion Social, Political or Religious, Secret or Otherwise"
 It is understood this oath has taken on form during the past few years as the union leaders felt they could control the newspapers of the country and make them subservient to their wishes. It will be noted that only five or six of the big newspapers of the United States have dared to come out and tell the truth during the widespread strikes over the country. In many instances the printers union has censors work ing in the mechanical department whose duty it is to see that only such articles as they see fit to pass are published in the paper.
 The great wonder is that the United States authorities would permit an organization to grow up, imposing an oath directly in opposition to the constitution of the United States.
The Coconino sun., 1921-07-22
CARE FOR DISABLED FIRST.

There is great difference of opinion as to the advisability and practicability of Federal Sold fer Bonus law, but there is nowhere any disa- greement as to the desirability of prompt. ade- quate and generous provision for the disabled vet erans of the war It is not only the duty but will be the high privilege of the people of the United States to provide hospital care for the sick and injured, rehabilitation for the crippled and vocational training for those not capable of making living All this the people of the country want done in no spirit of parsimony or reluctance, but in the most friendly and grate full manner, and they will have no patience with any officer of the government who mistreats the veterans committed to his care. The officer of Southern hospital and vocational training camp who dismissed the members of protesting com mittee and who referred to them as nuts" has no proper place in the government service. He is entirely out of touch with the spirit of the na tion and should be displaced at once It is al- together likely that some of the sick or injured soldiers are irritable, restless, and trying upon the patience of those who have charge over them. But that must be expected. They have been through war, and war is hell. The officer who cannot handle such men has no place at the head of an institution maintained for their care and rehabilitation.
 As an evidence of how Flagstaff is touched up by the fire insurance companies. the state insur- ance department says that S49325.0O was levied on the people of this city during the year 1920 Think of the rates that are charged for fire pro- tection here and the actual amount of losses during the past five years. and you get pretty good idea of just how much tribute is paid these companies It seems to make but very little difference to this big trust what protection you may have; it is the amount they can charge and get away with that counts with them. The in vestigation of this gang of profteers is now on in New York and there are hopes that they will be shown up to the public. The companies call their rates, "board rates" which in other words means the rates the insurance trust agrees to impose.
The Coconino sun., 1921-07-22
JUST "OTRO TORO."

Despite the great influx of nuts" and their propaganda, we are still inclined to believe that common horse sense is gaining the ascendancy in the world. Sometimes the "fash-in-the-pan" stuff seems to get over, but soon we settle back and get down to brass tacks again. It takes a long time to weed things out and it is discourag- ing, but there is hope as long as all hands do not give up to Encouragement. And just for that we propose the following most impressive slogan, adapted from Mexico:
 "OTRO TORO."
 When you hear the boys hand you that slogan, you gotta know you are down and out, for in English, it symbolizes Bring on another bull this one won't fight" Or, as a wicked Elk said at Juarez the other day, at bull fight: 'Take 'er out and milk 'er."
 And, as Shotgun Sal modestly remarks, when an Arizonan won't play the game for Arizona,
 "OTRO TORO."
 You may love your mother, but if you don't play the game:
 "OTRO TORO."
 "On the Outside" is a great big place. but a mighty small man can always find
 "OTRO TORO."
The Coconino sun., 1921-07-22

gress are having a very trying time endeavoring to please their constituents and at the same time stand Loyalty by their principles of free trade or death. If they don't help to put tariff on cotton, oil and some other commodities, their folks back home are going to ask why. If they do their party is going to ask as to their loyalty to the party The question is "horse sense" or party?
The Coconino sun., 1921-07-22

From the nature of the hammering being given Senator Cameron by few southern pa- pers, it would seem they were afraid Cameron was going to make good his promise of making Camp Harry Jones permanent one.
The Coconino sun., 1921-07-22
THE WAY OF MEN.

Unwarranted strikes always result in the strikers getting the worst of the argument. For instance, the big coal strike in England has re- suited in coal users turning to oil for fuel. Just as fast as the price of commodity or a certain class of work becomes prohibitive, human ingen- uity invents substitute of something better, or just as good, and go on around the stumbling block. The railroads are finding out this same truth and as rates become prohibitive, auto trucks and other means of handling traffic are being established. A terrible vail of woe is now going up because the government does not put prohibitive tax on auto busses in order to pro tect the railroads against competition. At the present time railroads are carrying freight through Arizona to the coast from the east, at rates two and half times cheaper than they will bring it to Arizona, yet that seems alright to them, for apparently Arizona can't help it.
The Coconino sun., 1921-07-22

Headline in democratic paper: e. o. P. adopts usual tactics of adjourning just as fight was getting interesting" That's where mind dominates over matter.
The Coconino sun., 1921-07-22

The Phoenix Republican intimates in a very delicate way that it would be somewhate pained if the republican party is split up into factions and suggests that it might not function as well in that condition at the next election. If the generally expressed opinion of republicans is cor rect, The Republican, by its personal political policy, has done more than any other one agency to bring about the result of which it complains The Republicans "selective political policy" is usually found advocating its own party or its success. However all plums and honors are not overlooked by it when the party happens to be in power.