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The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-10-11
What Your Paper Does for You.

II you took advantage of the invitation ex-
tended you yesterday by The Argus to witness
the returns of the Independent-Staley football
game in Decatur you something entirely
original and unique in newspaper reporting.
II was the first time that newspaper in the
United States, or anywhere else for that mat
ter SO far as The Argus has ever heard, i'm
prcvised a gridiron and mechanically present
ed. play by play, the proceedings of game in
progress in another city. The result was that
two events of interest to local sport fans-the
football contest-were presented. play by play
the only operation necessary for switching
gridiron for diamond.
The gridiron arrangement was worked OUT
by members of The Argus staff, and that it was
q success was evidenced by the applause and
roofing that followed the various plays as they
were recorded on the board. The Argus had
arranged for special telegraph wire from the
football field at Decatur into The Argus build
ing. The plays, fast as they were made,
were dictated to the operator on the Decatur
field, by an Argus reporter, and were instantly
flashed to The Argus building and transferred
to the gridiron mechanism. Between two and
three thousand fans stood in Second avenue be-
fore The Argus board, many coming from Dav-
export and Moline. 1t was not only new
stroke Of enterprise in the tri-city newspaper
field. but. as said before. far as The Argus
knows, no newspaper had previously attempt
ed similar scheme of reporting a football
game.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-10-11

good homes should set out on such an adven-
ture, facing the severest OF hardships. Yet
during the summer see whole families do
ing the same thing. although not as poorly pre-
pared as the Iowa youths. 1t Is simply the
gypsy urge that seizes all Of as at some time
in our Hves-the desire to get out into the
world Some OF us make mistakes when We do
SO and others gain the end Of the rainbow that
they see when they set forth The Iowa young
sters OF course were first prompted to run away
to avoid spanking but they would have faced
the woodshed music hadn't it been for the COM
pensating prospect Of adventure And behind the
scenes was Cupid, for it ia Just likely that the
young folks viii eventually marry and live
happy ever after.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-10-11
Perennial Athletic Champions.

A remarkable state of affairs prevails in
the American prize ring Four of the seven
champ ionships are in the hands of men more
than 80 years old. Evidently youth need not
be served in this game where youth has been
considered a prime requisite. provided age has
taken care Of itself and can combine stamina
with cunning. Johnny Buff. SO years old not
satisfied with winning the fiyweight champion
ship clearly and defending his title at every
opportunity, has now wrested the bantam
weight crown from Pete Herman. Johnny Kill
bane emerged from fve-Sear retreat the
other day and reestablished ais right to the
featherweight title in spite of his gray thatch
of hair and his 81 years Jack Britton peren-
NAL welterweight champion, is 80 and still
clever enough to retain his title There Is
some doubt about the middleweight champion
ship, but experts in plenty maintain that Nike
Gibbons is the greatest middleweight boxer,
and Mike is 49,
Benny Leonard, who has long and success
fully defended his right to the lightweight
championship is no lad by several years, al
though he is said to be still on the youthful
side of 80. Jack Dempsey is the only cham
pion who can lay claim to a comfortable dis
lance from the Both milestone, and if he can
emulate his fellow knights of the squared circle
he should be defending his title successfully
while his contemporary champions are gath
ering their grandchildren about them and re
lating tales of historic battles in the roped
arena 1t is not only in boxing that clean liv-
ing has kept athletes in the running long after
worshippers of youth have had them retired
to the chimney corner. zbyszko, holder Of the
heavyweight wrestling championship, is near
ing SO years and seems to have toehold on
his position Then there are Ty Cobb and Iris
Speaker and Jack Quinn and Babe Adams in
baseball, to mention only few of the present
stars who are some decades from their sand
lot days. Such condition does honor to pres
ent-day athletics.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-10-11
Box Office Test.

The New York Independent quotes BOY K.
Moulton as saying: "H it gets money at the
box office it is a good show, whether it is or
not"
Is that really true? Do Americans really
think like that2 Is the sole test of worth
Wilderness the box Office test? The Christian
religion in its early days never could hsye met
the box office test Neither could any other of
the great religions. Many of the worlds great
men died unrecognized. in poverty. Their work
didn't meet the box ofice test. In the mean-
time good many things that IN their day have
met the box Office test have proved tar from
good.
1t was a clever thing Mr.. Moulton said
# is remindful OF the Frenchman's famous
saying: ~An generalisations are false ineiud-
ing this one Come to think Of It, that says
II an.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-10-11

There will be a special election held in
Rock Island to determine whether the public
school system is to be enlarged to meet the
needs Of the city's growing population. Rock
Island possesses fine school system, but it
has reached q state where there must be ex-
pansion. 1t requires funds to provide these
facilities, accommodations for the education
OF your children. and you must share in the
expense. The money only be raised
through taxation. Therefore it is your duty to
your city, to your children and yourself to
east an affirmative vote at the election
Saturday.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-10-11
The Gypsy Urge.

= Two youthful Iowans a boy of II and a
girl of 16, members of prominent families went
automobile riding one night two weeks ago
The rules in the homes of both were that the
children should be under the parental roof by
o'clock at night. The youngsters found they
had orerstayed the limit They feared they
would be chastised and decided TO run away
When the young folks failed to return to
their homes the police were notified. There
were rumors of elopenent and murder and
suicides, and the whole country was searched
with liberal rewards offered by the families.
Sunday night the youngsters were found
camped beside the river at Keokuk, Iowa
Their parents were notified, and today both
are back in their Iowa homes, and they are
glad to be there The boy and girl were work
ing towards the SOUTH planning to reach
warmer temperatures that would make it pos
sible for them to continue their gypsy life
in the open When they started out on their
trip they had a few dollars between them, but
when their money was exhausted and hunger
began to gnaw at them the boy rose to the
occasion and robbed farm house, taking fruits
and other foods and gold watch, expecting to
sell the latter at the first opportunity to get
funds TO help finance the trip.
The young people admitted that they had a
wonderful trip The girl cooked the food that
her hero stolen along the way. At one point
the girl weakened and wrote letter to girl
friend asking her to forward her some winter
clothing. as her summer dress was not heavy
enough to protect her from the chilly blasts
But she never mailed the letter, her hero con-
yincing her that the thing to do was to face the
music and be brave The trip was to be con-
dnued until they got ON their feet financially,
and they were to be married as soon as the
boy got settled I'm a lob
You win wonder why two youngsters with
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-10-11
Cornaro, Who Ate Much.

Iuisi Cornaro, (born 1854, died
1861 was a good practical octoge-
marian with a good practical text
for the great sermon he preached
and lived
"Whosoever wishes to eat much
must eat little"
Like all other heralds OF health
and longevity before and since his
time, Cornaro gave neither OF these
questions consideration until he
had attained the thoughtful age OF
40. By the time a man turns 40
he begins to live or he begins to
die. Too many of US, alas, are half
dead even before we reach the great
turning point. Cornaro could mount
his horse unaided when he was
over so; he had all his senses in
tact, as well as his teeth and his
voice and his legs and his mind
for he sang and walked hours every
day, and wrote with his own hand
as much as eight hours a day
when he was past 80. Yet in his
youth he was ike our beloved
Roosevelt, a weakling, though he
did not undertake the rebuilding OF
his own constitution SO early as
the great American did. Not only
his physical health was regenerat-
ed by the adoption of an orderly,
temperate life after 40, but his very
temper changed from an unhappy,
choleric disposition to cheerful,
hopeful and eminently religious
mind. Cornaro remained young in
mind and never grew into dotage;
he was not the sort of old man
that people venture to pet and pat
ronize.
Throughout his later decades
Cornaro confidently anticipated at
tanning the century mark; and he
felt equally certain that he might
have extended this span many more
years had he not washed his youth
in Incorporate living. Just how
serious these earlier excuses were,
it is difficult to know; from the
mans illusions to them one gath
ers that he refers to overindulg-
ence in food and drink, chiefly, if
not entirely. Still, immortality and
its attending diseases were far
more common then than even to-
day. and possibly Cornaro erred in
more than intemperance in eating
and drinking when he was a young
man.
Another queer thing about these
great heralds of longevity is that
we are told so little concerning
their wives and children. Cornaro' s
wife survived him, and reached
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-10-11

was applied TO the philosophy OF
the group of American writer's
which conferred about Concord.
Mass, between 1850 and 1880. Ralph
Waldo Emerson was the best
known of them, while Thoreau,
Claiming, Alcott and Margaret
Fuller were other well known mem
bers of the circle. The transcend
entail philosophy might be briefly
described as the belief that man
rea ches his fullest development by
fixing his mind upon the highest
and nohlest elements in life and
overlooking the mean and sordid
phases. las a man thinks. so is
he" The modern cult of the New
Thought, derives much of its doc
trine from transcendentalism.
@. What is a word or sentence
which reads the same back or for
ward? A.D.H.
A. Such word, sentence or
verse is called a peiindrome Lev
Ell is a word which is a palindrome.
@. In the Russo-Japanese war,
which nation had the longest range
guns? O. F. C.
A. The guns Of the Japanese
navy were superior in range to
those those of the Russian. The
Japanese navy practiced at long
range from 10000 to 1900 yards;
generally opened fire on the Rus
sian ships at 10000 yards. The
Russian army was equipped with
a standard gun superior in range
to the Arasaka gun used by the
Japanese. It was capable of ac-
curacy, at a range of from 2 to 3
miles, while the japanese were
forced to bring their field pieces
within 2 miles or less to obtain an
equal degree of accuracy.
@. Did Shakespeare write a play
entitled "All is True?" T. L. c.
A. 1t is said that Shakespeare
wrote such a play. but that the
burning of the Globe theatre in
1913 while the piece was being
played. destroyed the manuscript.
Probably parts of "All Is True
were incorporated in Henry VIII"
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-10-11
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HERE LIES MANS ANCIENT ENKHY,
DILL GAZE
WHO DrssrxEs TEE UNLovxp CUES
| BEWARE!
THE FATHER OF WATERS.

When try to sing of your rushing flood,
oh mighty Mississippi,
find myself mute.
Aved, gaze from the hills
Over the wide silver expanse
That carries the waters Of continent
To the waiting Gulf
Prom Ttaska to the delta.
Hemmed in by Gods master-handiwork,
You cleave the worlds bread-basket,
And drain the acres
For millions Of her children,
That they may have food.
When 1 ponder on you,
Father OF Waters
am as some actor
Frozen and struck with Quaking fright:
Nayrperhaps more as child stands dumbly
At sight of his first Christmas-tree,
Or a blaring circus parade.
1t is in my heart
To sing pRans of praise to you,
Oh mighty river:
But pause on your banks instead,
Awed and mute
And speechless with very rapture,
JAY G. SIGMUND.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-10-11

@. How was the American com
mission on conditions in Ireland
selected? R. C..R.
! A This committee was elected
from members of the committee of
one hundred and fifty on conditions
| in Ireland Editors of the New
York Nation brought together the
zone hundred and fifty" by extend
ing invitations to every United
States senator, every governor, eY-
cry member of the higher clergy
! of the Protestant, Roman Catholic
and Jewish denominations, and
leading educators, journalists, edi-
tors. mayors and poublicists. The
personnel OF the committee in
cludes practically all of these va
ried interests.
@. How many colleges are there
for the deaf? H. A E.
A GallaUdet college in Washing
ton, D. c., is said to be the only in
stitution of higher education in the
world which is devoted exclusively
to the deaf.
@. How can I prevent my sink
stopping up W HGu i use CdUSLlC
I've the odor around the kitchen is
disagreeable. A. r.
A. Once a week a pound of or
binary washing soda should be
placed in the sink and plenty of
hot water poured over it. This
will obviate the danger of stoppage.
Q. How far from Ghizeh are the
famous pyramids built? c. o. A.
A The pyramids of Ghizeh are
about five miles west of Ghizeh
This city was on the left bank of
the Nile, about three miles from
Cairo.
@. Was Covent Garden ever
written Convent Garden?
c. P. G.
A. Covent Garden is a corrupted
form OF Convent Garden. and was
originally the garden of the Abbot
of Westminster.
z. What is ranscendentaIism?
o. T. H.
A The term is vague one which
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-10-11
The Daily Short Story

I He counted out four SO cent pieces
Here you are, sister, and
Why don't you try brunette one
this time? They're said to . e.
wear better than bonds"
The child pocketed the money
stared blankly at the whimsical
| face of him whom she afterwarC
termed de easiest gink 1 eveI
ruined up against" and sprinteG
down the path.
| "Bless my SOUL" murmured the
elderly gentleman. What funny
little kid. What a nice little kid"
A few feet down from the path
in an artificial pond a band OF
green necked ducks made theiI
way pompously across the leaf
! specked waters and waddled Ia
( boriously up on to the bank, Civ
ing utterance to a series of loud
quacks.
Again the elderly gentleman
chuckled. Again his hand sought
his trousers pocket automatically
and discovered a dime, a bunch OF
keys and three peppermint drops.
Nov you just wait a minute" he
beamed, and getting to his feet he
crossed back to Main street and
turned in sat the little delicatessen
on the corner
Got anything nice for hungry
ducks?" he greeted the marcelled
lady across the counter.
The marceIled lady adjusted a
wire hairpin and continued to re-
gard herself in the mirror wall op-
posite.
you en- get canary seed in the
drug store acrosSt," she mumbled
gloomily.
'Eh? canary seed" The elderly
gentleman looked as delighted as
II he had been proffered choicest
or Wltticisms. His attention CEN
tered on a pile of currant buns.
We'll, now, l think I'll have a doz-
en- of those"
The Lady across the counter
counted out 10 buns, dropped them
INTO a paper bag and watched the
elderly gentleman depart with it.
Amt he the easy old gink?'
she remarked absently to her re-
Election opposite.
And the elderly gentleman. has
tening back to the souare chuck
led 1nwardly: Canary seed What
seed,'
He carried the buns down IN the
water and watched happiIv while
an ocaslonal duck pecked mildly at
nus oherngs. Being somewhat
hear-sighted ne was unaware that
eight of the 10 buns sank untonch-
ed and undesired into the muddy
bottom of the pond.
Presently, as the clock at tho end
OF Main street struck 6, the eIderIv
gentleman started back tn the
street. Think I'll run down tn the
restaurant and have a niece ~
mocha cake and a glass of mill, !"
he told himself Absentlv bic
hands broped through his poctets
Bless my soul" he apostropbized
Guess 1 won't, either"
AS he passed down Main strea+
the marcelfed lady watched him
languidly through the window of
the deilcatessen shop. A dark
haired child, carrying a dilapidated
blond doll, chewed half-hearte6lv
at cream puff and stared at him
with sulien eyes. A fiabby faced
young man spat gloomily into a
mud puddle and greeted him with a
feeble. Evening. Mr.. Perkins"
And the elderly gentleman
at the third peppermint
drop, climbed to his neat little hall
room. AS he turned the key in the
lock he chuckled reminiscentlv:
Weren't those ducks hungry.
though? Bless my SOUL"
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-10-11
THE "RASY OLD GINk"
By Gail Whitehouse.
1921, by the Wheeler
Syndicate. Incl

Il
By Gail Whitehouse.
copyright. 1921, by the Wheele'
Syndicate, 1nc.)
The fiabby faced young mai
gazed with gloomy indifference
the straw hat floating in the niue
puddle. Presently, as he observed
from the corner of his left eye tht
approach of a bare-headed, elderl!
gentleman. an expression almost @
intelligence dawned upon his
doughlike features. His back bone
ceased to seek the telegraph pole
for support and, assuming an att
tude slightly resembling that OF
Napoleon as he is depicted, stand
ing feet wide apart. arms folded
gazing back upon the shore Of
France, he posed against the back
ground of the telegraph pole unit
he was assured of the attention OF
the bare-headed gentleman.
Then, as if performing a rite, be
bent above the puddle, tenderly re-
moving the hat. he wiped it care
fully with a sky blue handkerchief
AS the gentleman drew up smiling
and putting, he presented the hat
with grave ceremony.
Course, if it hadn't been for
me-" he suggested, tentatively.
The elderly gentleman chuckled
fumbled through his trousers peck
cts and brought to light a few
pieces of silver and a crumpled
bill. He passed the bill to the
youth
Here, SON." Smiling cordially he
ears and turned in the direction OF
the square. Mice lad" he told
himself Nice and accommodate
ing"
The flabby faced young man
eyed the bill, thrust it carelessly
into a convenient pocket and again
sought the telegraph pole with his
final column.
Easy old gink," he mumbled.
At the edge of the square the
elderly gentleman paused, then
proceeded toward the nearest bench,
one end of which was occupied by
a small, black-haired child and a
jaded doll.
The child noted his approach
with sullen eyes. Thoughtfuliy she
grasped the doll and gave it a lit
tie shove along the bench.
Hello, mister"
The elderly gentlemn peered
down, his round face beaming with
good humor.
Wei, good afternoon, sister. Go
ing to let me sit beside you, eh?"
The child nodded graveiy. Again
she showed the doll toward the mid
die of the bench Sure" she COM
mented briefly. "You en- sit right
there in the middle"
The elderly gentleman seated
in the indicated spot, only
to suddenly rise aagin, a puzzled
on his good natured
face.
BLESS my SOUL" he CALCULATED.
With a convincing wall the child
grabbed up the doll.
Jaw, mister, you squashed herr"
With a gesture of triumph she
shook the dilapidated creature in
front of the startled gentleman's
nose. Jest look what you done,
You squashed herr
Now, that's too bad" sympa-
Lhized the elderly gentleman,
thrusting his hand into a trouser
pocket
The child watched furtively for
he temperance of the hand. "An'
she cost two dollars" she gesticu-
ated tragically.
Never you mind" soothed the
gentleman, drawing forth
he contents OF his pockets (there
was no bill in evidence this time).
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-10-11

No good citizen will place an obstacle in
fhe way of child desiring an education. The
children of Rock Island need more school IA
ciiities. At the election Saturday you will be
Afforded an opportunity to endorse a PROPOSE
ton TO slightly increase taxes in the city to
obtain funds with which to provide these
needed facilities.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-10-11

YOU may recall that we have expressed a
certain degree of dislike for verS hbre. We
have not changed. oscar Wilde's tribute to
rime expresses our sentiments and we confess
to complete admiration for the las Laura
Blackburn puts it, more metrical forms" of
verse. But in our modest judgment Mr.. Sig
mund's poem bats 1000 in the poetry league
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-10-11
TUESDAY, OCTOBER II, 1871

Don't neglect to vote at the school tax cleo
sion Saturday. And make sure that your vote
is yes. To vote otherwise would be TO say
that you didn't want the children to have an
adequate education.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-10-11
HEALTH TALKS
BY William Brady, NJ. |
Noted Physician and Author.

nearly his own age. yet nary wore "a
about her or her plan OF living 90
we learn, save that her old age was
as happy and dignifed as his own
and her serenity OF soul and antlci-
nation of the hereafter as hne ana
solacing as her iliustrious nus
bands. a,,,,,
For many years Cornaro's dairy
ration consisted of not over Il
ounces of food and. except the
months of July and August. about
IA ounces of wine. Still later, ne
reduced his ration still further ana
found that this actually gave him
greater energy.
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found that this actuaiiy gave n'hi
greater energy.
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS.
MIX Crust
NV three months old baby has a
disagreeable crust of scaly condl-
tion on top of her head. 1t has been
there several weeks What can l
do for it? (Mrs. c. M
Ansver-Ffrst soften the crust
by keeping vaseline or sweet oil
applied for a day or two. Then re-
move the crust with soap and warm
water washing. Then gently apply
a solution of 10 grains of salicylic
acid in an ounce of olive oil once
daily until the condition la over
come.
Fly Poison.
What poison will most quickly
dispose of flies? Up. S. HI
One good fly poison not likely to
harm children consists of solu-
ton of three teaspoonfuls of sodium
salicylate in one pint of water, with
about three spoonfuls of brown su-
gar. Partly fill a glass with this
solution, invert the tumbler upon
a plate covered with blotting paper,
place match stick under one edge
of the tumbler. Set this bait where
the flies can reach it. They will eat,
drink and be dead soon.
Practical Nurse.
Fourteen months ago / weaned
my baby, but 1 am still much an
noyed by secretion. An expert
enced practical nurse told me
must apply camphorated oil twice a
day, and l did so from the first, but
with no results. Please advise me
what to do. (Mrs. H. V. LL)
AnsWer-Had the practical nurse
not interfered there would have
been no trouble. Apply nothing
whatever. Instead of stimulating
lactation, policy of absolute non
interference is all that is necessary
from the hour nursing is discon-
tinued-