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The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-10-29
Theodore Roosevelt.

Large numbers of people over the United
States remembered that Thursday of this week
the anniversary date of the birth of Theo-
dore Roosevelt It is not recorded whether
the stars were in propiuous conjunction that
day or not, but whether they not it
important day for the human race, and
especially for the people OF the United States
of America. Few men have had so adequate
an idea of the needs of and hopes of the people
as did Theodore Roosevelt The success of
his administration was largely due to the fact
that he met every problem as soon as it was
presented and he discovered that the solution
of most of them was then an easy matter
Roosevelts greatest asset vas his courage
He able to solve most of the problems in
volving labor and capital becausc le feared
neither. He compelled every man . he public
service to measure up to a fixed standard of
responsibility and when one failed to do SO
he Immediately dispensed with him People
came eventually to rely upon President Roose-
welt because they knew he was honest and
sincere and because he prescribed exactly the
same line of conduct for himself and his asso-
ciates as everyone else. The man who attempt
ed to bluff him failed because Of the fact that
Roosevelt was able to perceive his intentions
in an instant No one ever went to the White
house with meritorious cause or complaint
and went away without hearing while Roose-
welt was president II the president agreed
with his caller he told him so, and if he dis
agreed with him he quite as promptly and Wig
orously made his stand plain in the matter
1t is easily conceivable that if Roosevelt
were now president he would have applied he
roic, albeit violent, measures in the railroad
question and would have as promptly brought
about settlement His vision was the great
ozf hiTor Il
stantly at conclusions. which in nine cases
out OF ten cases were right, and this gave him
his reputation. He was one of those rare indi-
yiduals whose munitions serve as a guide for
the race. He died while yet in his prime and
while many years of usefulness remained to
him. His death was distinct loss to the
people Of the United States.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-10-29

the exception in that she reached the goal that
she sought-a position the stage and rich
husband. But she missed what she thought
she was going to attain-happiness. The world
will have little sympathy for Evelyn NesodL
because il VIII say that she had her opportu-
nifty and failed to make proper use OF it.
Girls with ambitions such as fired pretty
little Evelyn Nesbit will do we'll to ponder long
before they make the step that has resulted
so tragica1ly for her and others with whom
she was associated. Public acclaim and glory
are attachments that are iattering, but at best
they are but temporary. The really happy
girl, the one rich in the blessings that nature
intended that she should have and enjoy, is
the one that carefully carVes out her career
along lines of simple endeavor, doing for her
self and seeking to make the world better
and happier place for herself and for others.
The girl who goes straight is a success. Per-
haps she will never shine on Broadway, but
at least she will go through life with the love
and confidence and respect OF those who are
dearest to her And that is more to be desired
than riches and the embIazoniDg of ones name
in the electric lights before a Broadway
theatre.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-10-29

them from under his thick brows.
Then he turned suddenly and pres
entity they heard him talking over
the phone.
Garrett" he was saying, i've
been an old dub, but will you for
get it and come over to dinner and
play checkers as you used 90 dor
And the breathless pair heard an
answering laugh and a Glad to
get the chance. Horace"
THE labor trouble being settled, s.
said Betty demurely, I'VE can keep
our luncheon engagement, can't we,
dad ?"
Her fathers arm drew her closer
for a moment
Billy" he called quite familiar
~ TO a tall young man with broad
shoulders and black hair, his man
ner most dignified, but his eye S
twlnkiing, BILLY, what do you con-
siuel, the proper way to settle la
Dor troubler
Young Preston's strong, brown
hand reached out until a soft, little
white hand nestled teuderly in his
own. And then. his keen, dark
eyes smiling into the shy blue ones
upilfIed to his, he answered:
a union"
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-10-29
Fate of Evelyn Nesbit.

Evelyn Nesbit once the toast of Broadway
and who was the cause of the murder of Stan
ford White famous New York architect and
whose husband later was committed to an in
sane asylum, yesterday, threatened with evic-
ton from her home, drank poison in an at
tempt to end it all But the doctors reached
her in time save her life
Perhaps Evelyn today is in happier mood
and perhaps she is not. Possibly she feels that
il the poison had been effective her troubles
would have been over. And she has had more
than her share of troubles. Coming to New
York pretty sweet girl she sought to shine
in the theatrical armament. Her beauty alone
was enough to obtain her employment. 1t was
never said Of her that she possessed unusual
talent But she was attractive. Men sought
her company. One of her admirers Harry
Thaw, scion of a wealthy family. married her
But Eyelyns old admirers persisted in shower
ing their attentions upon her One of these
admirers was Stanford White. Whites atten-
lions 10 his wife became Objectionable to
Thaw. One night Thaw shot White dead in
New York theatre.
The trial of Thaw was one Of the most SEN
sational in the annals of New York crime
plea of insanity saved Thaw from the electric
chair. What happened to Thaw and his wife
subsequently is generally known to the read
ers of newspapers. Thaw is still an asylum
inmate. His wife was divorced, became the
wife of another and in time separated from
her second husband For a few years follow
ing the New York tragedy Evelyn was a box
Office attraction. She drew large money as
an entertainer. But her beauty was fading,
and the tragedy was old stuff. 1t was failing
as box office winner. Then the young woman
turned to business the only way of earning
a livelihood. She opened tea room in New
York For time she did well. but after all
the curious had viewed her in her new sur
roundings they began to forget her. and bust
ness fell on She couldn't pay her rent She
no longer had rich admirers to- whom to turn
for aid In her distress When an officer YES
terday notified her she would have to give up
her apartment and her storeroom she drank
poison.
The story of Evelyn Nesbit is the story of thou
sands of other American girls, only she proved
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-10-29
HEALTH TALKS
By William Brady, NJ.
Noted Physician and Author.

isolated. or at least excluded from
school. | have been told that Sne
uublic would never stand TOT II, Out
| believe they will as soon as lney
realize what it means.
More power to DR.. Brewer eA-
ecHtive ability. May he have the
best of luck. But somehow can
feel so confident of the public as ne
S 0TiE - AND ANSWERS.
Youthful Versatility.
* Years old and have been
playing the piano great deal anu
also using typewriter MY hAnu u,1
have had enough exercise, TOO much
II seems tomefi for L think L nave
strained them. l cannot play piano
at alffo more than half an hour al
time [ have rested my hands
for two months but can see no I'M
movement. | would be very CRATE
fuI for any ADVICE you may give me-
miss L. CD
Answer-SeveraI possible expla-
nations OF your difficulty suggest
themselves and | am unable with
ont personal observation to offer
definite advice. Faulty posture
playing either or both instruments,
or faulty posture of the shoulders
as a habit (slumping or sloucllng
shouIders), or supernumerary
(ceryicaD ribs, or some systematic
health impairment. Consult your
physician about your trouble
T. B. and Marriage.
The young man is 26. His father
died of tuberculosis aged A when
the young man was Is. One older
brother is now in tuberculosis
sanitorium. Another brother sue
cumbed to tuberculosis two years
ago. A young brother looks frail-
thin and pale The young man him
self is a healthy appearing and well
set up fellow, but he coughs little,
blows his nose frequently, and wheE
outdoors exrectorates a good deal,
which he attributes to "a little
catarrhal trouble" With such a
family history is the young man fit
for marriage? I am only the grand
father of the girl in the case, but I
am anxious to see her well married.
On. r. HI
Answer-the family history is i'm
material ne question: OI lLupof l.
ance is whether the young man has
lived at home with father or broth
er while the latter had tuberculosis.
Relationship or heredity is not the
significant thing; propinquity with
or exposure to the disease through
prolonged intimate contact with any
body i'll of the disease is the usual
way of infection. This young man,
like every other young man contem-
plating marriage, should present to
the prospective brides proper
guardian a certificate from a physic-
ian the brides guardian can rely
upon, as to his freedom from com
municable disease.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-10-29
Preyention of Measles.

prevention Oi ht&S1ccs
Measles is responsible for nearly
four times as many d t.ths in this
country as scarlet feye causes, and
more than 200 times as many deaths
as smallpox causes.
This disease always puts the VIC
Tins life in jeopardy. And yet
J there are still few individuals en-
cumbering the earth who advise ir-
| responsible mothers to expose their
/ children to the fatal disease and
| -rhaye it over with" This is the
most vicious practice imaginable. a
great many of US grow up without
having had measles or scarlet fever,
and after childhood immunity I'M
ouestionably increase, so that few
adults are susceptible enough to
contract measles provided they are
reasonably intelligent about avoid
| ing infection. Hundreds of doctors
and nurses habitually exposed to
measles, scarlet fever and other
communicable diseases, have never
had these diseases in childhood and,
4 by Intelligent precautions in car
ing for patients, escape infection in
| adult life
The vidus fno specific germ is
recogniZed) is most virulent in the
stage before the skin eruption, when
! the patient Is Just coming down
| with what usually is termed a
cold" With the appearance of
| the eruption, after three or four
days of coryza, feverishness and
! coughing the virulence or infec-
tivity of measles seems to diminish
again rapidly, SO that the danger
from personal contact with the pa
tient steadily decreases and is prac-
tically over at the end of week or
10 days from the initial coryza-
Now it is customary to exclude
children from school when they
| have measles, and in some com
munities to isolate them for 10 days,
as a measure of safety for others.
But this is of little value as a pre-
ventive precaution, because the
! child colaing down with measles
has "peppered" all his schoolmates
| or playy1ates in the two or three
days prior to the eruption, white
he has been sneezing and cough
ing and entertaining his Just a
cold" So measles will prob IDLY
J continue to destroy many precious
| lives that should be saved until
| health authorities muster sufficient
| courage to insist on the isolation Of
individuals who purport to have
/ Just a cold"
DR.. l. W. Brewer, referring to an
| epidemic of measles in WATERFOWL,
N. Y, in a paper read before the
| conference of sanitary officers last
spring said: I'VE must acknowledge
that the so-called cold is the point
of attack, and l hope to SO impress
this community that before the mex
| measles epidemic the people will
| see that all children with colds are
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-10-29
HALLOWEEN
BY RERTON RRALEY.

When forests glow with a hundred tinges
OF brown and yellow and scarlet bright
When gates 90 wandering from their hinges
And Jack-o-Lanterns are seen at night;
When uc-tacs on the window glasses
And COWS in belfrys are sometimes SEEN
And lads claim forfeits from blushing lasses
At merry parties, it's Hallowe'enl
When the air is crisp and growing crisper,
When stars are cleaning in clear cold skies
When children plot in joyous whisper
The japes and WITNESSES that youngsters prize
Mnen popcorn pops as;the freight dapples
The hVing-room with a. golden sheen
And we roast marshmallows and bob apples
And drink fresh cider-it's Halloween!
When bondres CLEAN and the tin cans clatter
And sheeted figures glide to and fro
When weird wild noises the ear-drums shatter
ana eyes are bright and the pulses glow;
When toiks, no matter how sad and sober,
Get out and frolic with relish keen
ANA say, Goodbye to you, blithe October
Hello November it's Hallowe'en,
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-10-29

With the railroad strike called of, an
nouncement that chickens will be plentiful ana
cheap for Thanksgiving. the papers daily car
rying stories about big factories reopenlns
throughout the country, with food prices grad
uaily declining, and with spring weather at
this time of year keeping down the coal DILL
the average American has really something 10
be grateful for Anyway, even though things
are not what we would like them to be, they
1anld be a whole lot worse
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-10-29
Frederick Haskin's Letter
Especial Correspondence Arvusl
Art Up-fo-Date.

New York City, Oct. 2s-A world
series baseball hero is more suit
able ms piration for a modern sculp-
tor than Greek athlete dead 2.O0O
years. This is the claim OF Cert
rude Boyle, the New York sculp-
tor
why shouldn't we turn to mod
ern life in seeking motifs for foun
tains and monuments" asks MISS
Boyle. "A baseball player or col
lege runner is every bit as pictur-
esque and dramatic a figure as
discus thrower Why should we
always ape the old Greeks? They
would not have understood it. They
regarded their games and their ath-
letes as worthy subjects for the
beautiful sculpture on their tenn
pies. What we call classic now
was for the Athenians progressive,
modern art
Miss Boyle has for some time
held this belief. And now it is be
ginning to find acceptance. A statue
of Christy Mathewson is being sug-
gested for Central park, and Miss
Boyle is working on the model. II
is to be a symbolic statue, repre-
senting the spirit of baseball.
Miss Boyle's theory of the rela-
ton of sculpture to life is not con-
fined to sports. She explains that
art should be responsive to the
spirit of the times, consciously and
unconsciously rejecting the life
about the artist. This is what real
~ makes classic art-a true por-
trayal of the pleasures. sorrows,
games and activities Of the day in
which the artist lives"
We have seen this theory applied
to the soldier memorials recently
erected in so many communities.
The bronze figures show the sol
der of the great war with all his
accoutrements and in his uniform
and tin hat. The Greek warrior is
| conspicuously. absent in most of
these monuments.
But the modern farmer, immi-
grant, statesman, factory girl and
! coal miner are still neglected.
Further, Miss Boyle urges that
we abandon the hoary convention
that statues are for the dead only.
According to custom, a great man
may have his portrait painted and
it may be hung in a place of hon
or, and nothing is thought of ii. But
he must be dead and buried be-
fore he can be immortalized in
bronze or stone.
worship of the Dead.
The pAogress of sculpture is be-
ing held back, this sculptor claims,
by these outworn ideas. An art
ist, scientist or phiIanthropist,
achieves great things for which he
will surely be remembered. But
the sculptor has no encouragement
to study living geniuses when he
knows that he will not be able to
place his work until the subject
has long been buried
In spite OF this situation, Miss
Boyle has modelled a number OF
modern celebrities from life, and
some of the statues have been
placed. Her bust of John Fremont
is in the Fremont high school n
Oakland, Calf. Joaquin Miller is
soon to stand in Rock Greek park in
Washington. Her bust of John La
Conte, the geologist, is in the Uni
versity of California And there is
project on foot in California to
place her statue of Luther Bur
Lank in Statuary hall to represent
California in the national capitol
The farmers of California are es-
pecially DESTROYS of seeing Bur
bank represent the state. The al
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-10-29
The Daily Short Story

NOW You think this young fellow
is deeply in love with you just for
your own charming self, and l
think he's fortune hunter. Think
it over. Hasn't your dads Judge
ment a right &c COUNT"
Il have inherited a great many
traits from you, l imagine. father"
She raised serene blue eyes to his.
I'm shrewd, too, but you must
admit l know my own needs far
better than you do. And I've al
ways felt the need of broad Shout
ders and black hair, and l leave it
to you, did you ever see finer speci-
mems than Mr.. Preston possesses 81
The man at the desk opposite her
scowled reproachfully.
IF you please, we'll stick to bust
ness" he said.
But we are sticking to business. ="
Betty dimpled ever SO charmingly.
I'm simply trying to tell you what
drew me to him in the first place.
And when L found that they accom-
panied honesty of thought and
character, is it any wonder | en-
courage being made love to by
WIZ
WIFI" fairly roared her father.
so it's reached that stage, mas ft?''
Its reached a more advanced
stage than that even" Betty
flecked an imaginary speck from
her fathers immaculate cuff.
You see, VIII is much too aus
tere and formal, so 1 generally
make it Billy"
The swivel chair holding Mr.. Ire
mont turned abruptly until he faced
his desk. He pressed one of the
bells under his desk decidedly.
Tell MIR. Preston 1 want to see
him." he told the office boy who
answered his ring.
Perhaps" he added, without
looking at his daughter, I'VE can
appeal to his manhood"
Hello, Billy" called Betty,
cheerily, as tall young man en-
tered the sanctum and closed the
door after him.
Why, hello dear" the voung
man answered eagerly.
just a minute, Preston Mr..
5enont halted him with a gesture
For the first time in my career
there is labor trouble in nv Of
flee" MY w
Just what do you mean nv that
SIR? asked the young man re-
Just what said-labor trouhIe
engaged secretary to labor for
my best interests and there is No
end OF trouble over it. He wins
my confidence and then. hebind rnE,
back, makes love to my dauehter
ble?" o' 'ioo-
The keen dark eyes of Mr.. Pros
ton tWinkled, but his voice was
quite grave
Il shouldn't call it that" he ars
wered, looking straight at his en-
ployer. Betty" he said to the
girl, perhaps we may as wei tell
him now. Betty nodded her an
prevail
Mr.. fremont, you and Garrett
Bowdoin were once good friends
and later bitter enemies. Everybody
in town knows Of your absurd
quarrel and the stubbornness on
both sides TO make up.
when Betty and I met wa
thought if l could establish myself
in your good graces, as she has al
ready done il Garrett Bowdoin's
eyes, all would be well. You see.
Mr. fremont, I am Garrett Bow
6c1n's nephew and sole heir"
The man AT the desk regarded
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-10-29
LABOR TROUBLE.
copyrighted, 1921, Wheeler Syndl-
cate Inc.1
Ern u Din

Cxil6 luC-b
By Miss Grace L. DIN.
81 sent for you, Betty" said Mr..
Horace fremont, leaning back in
his chair and looking very fierce
indeed.
Il sent for you, because we might
as well thresn this thing out now,
as any time. Perhaps had your
mother lived. she might have in
fluenced you, and this disagreeable
task might not have fallen upon
my already burdened shoulders.
Betty studied her slim silken clad
ankles and neat pumps critically,
and suppressed yawn gracefully.
Just what have l done father to
| add to your worrieS?" she asked
inHocently.
1T isn't what you have done, it's
what you are doing. Now, Betty.
LET'S be done beating around the
bush, and get down to business; my
time is valuable"
$50 is mine, father" Betty
glanced at the little gold watch.
Twenty minutes more, exactly,
and l have an engagement for
| luncheon And besides, really, I'm
| not beating around the bush at all,
for l can't possibly think of one
thing 1 may be doing that could
| bring censure."
"In that case" answered Mr.
Horace fremont, biting the end off
his cigar a trifle viciousIy, well
cou.e straight to the point It's
aboEt young Preston.
Upon your recommendation and
| because of your affiliation in Red
Cross work, 1 engaged Preston as
my private secretary. So far, all
wen and good. Then, without ask
| ing my approval, my daughter al
lows my private secretary TO make
| love to her, which is neither well
nor good
They dine, dance, auto and
swim together, under my very nose,
and expect to get away with it
Now comes Harkns, in the OPP
posite building, with story. Young
Preston is making love 10 my
daughter, he says, that he may bask
in the sunshine of luxury via my
money.
~Who is her asks someone
else.
Its funny insists another,
Betty doesn't care to introduce
him. and SO it goes Who is he?
1 question also. And why does a
thirty-five dollar a week secretary
make advances to my daughter ?"
My Harkins offered Mr.. Pres
ton ten dollars more week If he
would come to him, did You know
that?" asked Betty, spiritedly.
Which only Strengthens my ar
gument," answered Mr.. Horace
fremont, grfmly. Mr. Harkins
has no charming daughter to as
sist him in finally getting in soft,
and there you are"
Dad, there is no idea of getting
in soft in Mr.. Preston's head, I as
sure you. And as to who he is,
and why We stand aloof, as it were
we'll, that, of course, is cur Sc
cret, and when the time comes,
why, we'll explain. That's all"
Betty" Mr.. Horace fremont
leaned forward and spoke almost
impatitntly, I've been in business
now for thirty years, and l guess
I'm as shrewd as they come
know the world. and I know men
/ know my daughter, and her needs,
also her weaknesses. And one of
her most Characteristic weakness
es is to overestimate the true value
Of folks