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The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-12-01
Better Outlook for Corn.

The United States government, through what
is called the war finance corporation, is lend
ing money to the farmers and stockmen of the
Mississippi valley. A number of Illinois bank
ers are acting for the government in receiving
and passing upon applications for money.
Loans are not made on real estate. The money
is advanced on products of the farm. This
action on the part of the government is GER
tainly straining a point in behalf of the farmer.
The main source Of distress on the farm is the
low price of corn. But this matter is not with
out hope.
Thoughtful men know that not many
months ago the price of cotton was ruinously
low and now the price of cotton is sufficient
TO pay for the producing OF it. Oil producers d
little while ago were in distress on account of
the low price of crude oil. Now crude oil is
advancing. Therefore the oil producer is feel
ing more comfortable. Several other articles
that were below the cost of production have
advanced or are advancing.
There is a hopeful outlook for corn for the
reason that corn under present circumstances
if fed to hogs and cottle, would be worth about
IS cents per bushel. This condition cannot
continue. Corn must advance or hogs and
cattle must further decline. But the number
of hogs and cattle is Below the normal number.
hogs and cattle must advance. Such
advances would finally advance the price of
corn.
For the farmer the darkest hour may be
just before day. Illinois is loaded with corn
and any advance in that article would be a
great stimulant. The world needs the food
which the Mississippi valley produces and it
would seem reasonable to suppose that all
kinds OF food products must advance. 1t is
true that the prosperity OF Illinois depends
upon the farmer, 1t is true that he has done
his duty and that he deserves the thanks of the
people The better day may be near at hand.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-12-01

year, has been of fucaiculabie benedit TO inc
nations business. But the avoidance OF a gen
eral collapse OF credit such as was repeapooS
experienced before the Organization OF tne leu
eral reserve system. has necessarily tendeo 70
prolong the period of Reimbursement mean
while, through the gradual Liquidation ana ueA-
fzation of accumulated stocks OF commodities,
the way has been prepared IN a NUMBER Oh III
dustrfes for an increased volume of production
for current consumption The check to the
downward course Of general prices In this
country and abroad has lessened the incentive
to defer contemplated purchases, and this con-
dition supplements the depletion of hold-over
stocks in creating enlarged demand for cur
rent production
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-12-01
Another Theatre Tragedy.

There was a marked resemblance between
TIE Rialto theatre fire in New Haven, Conn,
and that which caused the 1roquois theatre
tragedy in Chicago. AS in Chicago, so in New
Haven, the flames swept from the stage in a
sudden burst. There was no preliminary
smoke or small blaze which would have served
as a warning. N
In the Iroquois it was the scenery of a
musical comedy that blazed up almost with the
su~ddenness of gun powder and killed scores in
their seats as flames roared out into the audi
forum. The fire killed fewer in New Haven,
but many were burned. Although it is pre-
sumed the required number of exits were pro-
vided they were insufficient for a panic
stricken crowd.
Motion picture houses are supposed to have
the minimum amount of scenery. The asbestos
curtain, which became a legal requirement after
the Iroquois disaster, would have served as an
additional safeguard. There were features
about the Rialto fire which warranted the
arrest Of the manager, and the results of the
Investigation probably will be important
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-12-01
Traitors at Work.

There is nothing particularly surprising or
dangerous in the fact that hostile propaganda
has been uncovered in connection with the
Washington arms conference The very fact
that the propaganda is known to exist viii be
the first agency for its defeat 1t will and
should be traced to its source. The first agen-
cy which prompted it and the forces which di-
rected it must be laid bare. Racial and fac
tional hates did not die with the assembling of
the conference, and they are aroused by its
apparent progress toward amicable under
standings There are elements so blinded by
personal animus that they cannot see the great
truths at stake. They would gladly stir up
trouble between this country and Great Britain,
Great Britain and Japan, Japan and the United
States. They are the traitors of peace. They
can do no harm as long as their work is recog-
nized as the work of traitors and held in abom-
nation accordingly. Their efforts can never
be successful as long as the great majorities
in the nations concerned hold faithfully to their
desire for peace and to their demand that it
shall be secured to them.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-12-01
Slamming a Wilmer.

A metropolitan newspaper recently pub
Iished a letter from a discouraged young man
who said that the whole world was against
him and that he was just about convinced there
is no use trying to get along. The writer said
he was a bookkeeper who had plodded along
while others in the office had passed him. He
had tried one thing after another, but had not
been able TO find anything that seems to agree
with him The young man ended his letter with
the old plant that the world owes everybody
q living" The letter brought a shower of
communications which not only throw light on
the situation, but which also furnish an illum-
mating insight into what the public thinks of a
man who hasn't the nerve to stick on and
strike a little harder when adversities confront
him One correspondent said the young man
might do some good if he picked out one line
and stuck to it. Another said it did not appear
to be a matter of some job that would agree
with the wilmer, but the inability of the latter
TO adapt himself to something long enough to
give it a working chance. One writer, more
direct in thought than literary in style. summed
up his opinions in the following paragraph,
and he comes close to the truth:
THE world may owe everybody a living all
right, but some guys are too lazy to go out ard
collect it"
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-12-01
Evidence of Better Business.

There are multiplying evidences of the fact
that domestic business has turned the corner
and is gradually but surely emerging from the
defiation period that began about the middle
OF last year Two outstanding indications of
the Improvement are cheaper money, with its
easier credit and the more or less
Widespread industrial revival.
A building boom is sweeping the country.
Thereis decided betterment in the textile trades
and the shoe and leather industries report
progress. Our surplus copper is gradually be-
ing marketed at prices that tend upward. There
is increased output Of iron and steel, and the
railroads are coming back into the market.
Business failures are less numerous. Unen-
ployment generally is decreasing and savings
are increasing.
The banks Of the country have been able.
since the establishment of the federal reserve
system, to aid in e~ffecting a more early gener-
Al readtustment of industry following a period
OF imitation than was possible so long as our
oaakng system remained extremely decentrai-
Fed Such service, particularly In the las,
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-12-01
Is a Proper Ruling.

An unmarried woman taking an appoint
ment of postmistress in Uncle Sans domain
need not worry for fear that in taking the Of
flee she condemns herself TO a life of single
blesesdness. She can marry if she wishes and
her status with the government will not be alt
cred in the least, Postmaster General Hays an
nounceS.
Heretofore her official position was attended
with a vast amount Of red tape if she married
She had to secure a new appointment, take a
new examination, give a new bond, be checked
out and in and do a lot of other nonsensincal
and useless things, though she was still the
same person-her name only being changed.
Mr.. Hays now says she will continue after
marriage Just as if that important event in her
life had never occurred. This is as it should
be, and will result in considerable saving 10
the government, for red tape-that is the Of
fetal brands always expensive.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-12-01
breakfast Food for Halt a Cent.

Breakfast Food for Half a Cent.
The best cereal to eat at break
fast, considered from every point of
yiew-AaEor, 'nutritive or caIoric
value, aid to digestion and the nat
uTal p~eristaltic movement of the
bowel, richness in vitamines, a
source of available iron and phos-
phorus, and a satisfying all around
foed-costs something less than
half a cent for a good size family
breakfast. This finest of all break
fast foods is just plain wheat, SIPS
a bushel retail at the feed stores.
j. P. W.-idea for some shrewd
food baron here-JSP. w, meaning
just plain wheat, has only one
drawback for the householder, if
has to be cooked. You can't rush
into the pantry, rip open a pack
age and rustic it into the dishes
all ready to serv It must be
cooked three hours-all on n
day, or n hour on each of three
successive days, preferably in a dou-
Bile boiler or steam cooker.
A Milwaukee man who is either
taking grave chances against di-
fOINSy Vi ooOC1 I4lLS h4IloClI IL a
way that few husbands dare do
these days, has purchased a bushel
of wheat at the feed store for SIPS,
and now the rash fellow writes to
ask me how it should be prepared.
The only preparation required is a
$40 kitchen cabinet with roller
bearings, a $3.50 range with nickel
plated DISCUSSES on it, and a $3.50
volume entitled, t"How to Feed the
Brute" purchased from a literary
gentleman for $3.75 down and 81 a
month for eight months or there
abOuts. Oh, yes, the double boiler
may be had at the hardware store
for SO cents if you're not too all
fired proud to carry it home, or
S1.98 if you prefer to have it deliv-
cred.
This J. P. w. breakfast food
which 1 recommend for all who
imagine they should eat something
of the kind, is for a great many in
dividuals a natural laxative which
does away with the evil of using
pills and things to maintain the
bowel action. For children it is of
course a better food than the bread
we hHmorously term the staff of
life, giving them some actual sus-
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-12-01

Q. What is birthstone? A. D. L.
A. Birthstone was a name given
to sulphur. 1t was literally burn
ing stone" sulphur having been
considered by the alchemists as the
principle of combustibility.
Q. Are there diphthongs in
French? d. S.
A There are no true diphthongs
in French. There are combinations
OF semi-consonants and vowels.
@. What is a disease called
where the hair falls out? L. K.
A A disease characterized by
loss of hair is known as alopecia.
q Were pyramids built as tombs
by any otheE ancient people than
the Egyptians? Fl. W. S.
A Outside of Egypt, the pyramid
did not assume the national impor-
lance that it had there, but a sort
or pyramid was built in the early
civilization of Central and South
nerica- There were also some
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-12-01
Chr Unnthatnttp
-RPITAPH:4-
HERE LIES MANS ANCIENT ENEMY.
DILL CARE
WHO pIsIsTERs THE cUss
BEWARE
DOVER CHANTEY.

TTranspIanted from RIGS Plllar.l
The chalk cliffs of Dover,
They run down to the sea;
And the little ladies scrubbin'\
Them nice and white with rubbin'
They call and call the rover:
Come back, come back to mel
The pale cliffs of Dover &
Light forth the dark patrols;
The waves laugh in the scuppers
we've got 'em on their uppers;
Their Tag will soon be over
God shrive their bloody souls!"
The white cliffs of Dover
They must u graVestone De
plight thru the bow we stove 'er-
q Merry Dun O. Dover
Well, sign with you on Diver
To ship Town in the sea!
TERRY
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-12-01
TERRY.

ONCE upon a ime-Oh, ever so long ago
we had some contribs on the stan who supplied
excellent verse for this colyum- c. E. H, for
instance, who used to type his poems IN pas
sionate purple and from whom we received an
average of three a week sr a month or two.
And A. Capriccio has deserted us, too. The
clever CoIumbine danced for US two or tRree
times and then descended into the silence We
know not whence they came nor whittier they
have gone.
SENESCENCE has laid hold upon US. The
coIyum is deteTiorating. We are filed with
We guess we'll go out in the garden
and eat worms. The giddy kiddies at the high
school are sending PONIES to US. III ia
Their Mississip' wasn't so dUrn' cold and wet
we'd go and ease ourself of'n the goV'ment
bridge.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-12-01
The Daily Short Story

alone. No amount of will power
could force any sound sleep.
John and Joy rose early and 81
lently went about their customary
respective tasks. JOY packed her
belongings between times, prep
aratOry for her departure on the
morrow. The dinner was a terri
BILE mockery of a Thanksgiving din
ner- While she prepared the sup
per, she wondered if, after she was
gone, would John learn to appre-
ciate her skill as a housekeeper
and the pains she had taken to be
economical while serving such ex-
cellent menus After the dishes
were done and both were reading
the papers and magazines the
morning mail had brought. a loud
knocking was heard at the front
door. John answered the sum
mons and returned with a large
basket. Sounds of wailing rose
from it John set it down and step
ped back, dismayed. Joy removed
the coverings and lifted q baby. ap-
parently about two months old.
Pinned to its dress was a letter,
which Joy read aloud.
John and Joy: l have only a
short time to live, and, being an
institution child myself, have no
known relatives. 1 was left on a
doorstep as l am now obliged to
leave my little one, for prefer to
leave him where the peoples repu-
tation is known to myself. Hearing
that you are both of good character
and of humane disposition, and
childless, I am choosing you as par
ents for my dear little boy. If you
care for him lovingly, as your own,
I am sure your lives will be one
long Thanksgiving time.
las you cannot name him
Thanksgiving, I suggest you name
dict, a comfort to you both. I know
he would be to me could l be spar
ed to enjoy him. His father died
over there As the baby will never
meet anyone of his own blood, you
need tell him he is not your
own son. If you treat him as such,
which | have faith you will, [ shall
be "a THANKFUL MOTHER"
John and Joy looked at each 9TH.
er with questioning eye JOY was
the first to speak.
Shall we keep him?'
John nodded.
After Joy had prepared a bottle
OF food for the strange new occu-
pant of her heart, she sat by his
bed and studied her
new outlook of life. Like many a
woman before, she found she could
sacrifice without complaint, inin-
lteIy more fore a small helpless
than for a husand.
was fame, or intellectual
compared to the clasp
OF wee baby hands or future
OF a sturdy boyhood that
stlll would stumble or cringe from
the hard knocks of existence and
look to her for sympathy and IN
derstanding? And when John and
she were old and feeble there
would be a pair of young, strong
arms and a willing heart to lean
against while going down the last
rough steps of earth's journey.
1t was a great THANKSGIVING
that hose from her grateful heart
And in Johns face glowed a new
light-a light of a spirit awak-I
ened to life; an ambition sprung
TO the call of the helpless. The
manhood in him was reached |
through his ~fatherhood which had
been sleeping. He did not say any
but his heart was also sing-
ing a song Of great Thanksgiving-I
Of an unexpected. great Thanksgiv-l
!
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-12-01

The Argus Santa Claus fund was created II
years ago to take care of the poor children OF
Rock Island at Christmas. The Argus Santa
simply acts for you. You want all or the
poor kiddies of the city to be happy at Christ
mas, and the Argus Santa Claus takes all of the
responsibility of your shoulders, only looking
to You to provide the money with which to
purchase the gifts.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-12-01

pyramids in Greece, Assyria an
Rome.
Q. Is alligator flesh fl 70 e@'
H G. F. q.
A. The flesh of alligators
white and tender, but has q mls
taste. It is eaten by indians
occasionally by some other ps'
Q. What is meant by Foic-Is
piano? G. D. A
a. Voicing a piano is the
as turning a piano.
O. What is Basil Kings ~
name? hs
A. Basil King is listed IN w.
Who as King, civilian Benl@
Basil.
Q. Vino are SPANS deiesg
to the disarmament conference
D. NJ.
A. Spain is not -~epTesente1 ~
delegates in the conference o.
limitation of armaments-
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-12-01

You wouldn't want to feel that because you
neglected to contribute some poor child was
disappointed at Christmas. In order to make
sure that all of the youngsters will be pro-
vided with gifts it's up to you to help with a
donation to The Arg1s Santa Claus fund.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-12-01
PROSPERS.

Washington, Dec. Progress
toward reconstruction was contin-
uous during November, the federal
reserve board reported.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-12-01

Prohibition officers have been brought from
New York to clean up the middle west, an lndl-
cation perhaps that Africa will presently De
sending Missionaries to convert the United
States.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-12-01
THURSDAY, DECEMBER /, 1921.

There is one thing to be said of beer as
medicine. You don't find any hai emPty
hotties standing around on shelves.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-12-01
Argus Bureau

tAny rsder can get the answer to auy question by wdun ~ argus hI
on Buresu- Frederic J.. Haskln Director Washington. D c Give t4 49, a
address ad enclose tWoent stamp Tor returu postage. Be bet- Al nq@HH
eonhdenaa- the replies being sent direct to each Individual , 10 attention -
paid TO sponymoush NersJ
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-12-01
HEALTH TALKS
Bv William Rradv M D
Noted Physician and Author.

tenance instead of a pretty box and
a puff of wind to carry them 10
school. Some families prefer TO
grind the wheat or crack it in the
family mill. But it is a good, whole
some, palatable dish with no other
preparation than cooking.
Questions and Answers.
Amusements Do you ADVISE
electric massage as a cure for acne
or pimples? MISS -.
Answer-No. 1t is much like the
practice of singing the hair
amusing to the subject, profitable
to the operator. but without value
as a treatment.
Dissection-Can you tell me of a
medical college which would pay
me for the privilege of dissecting
my body after nay demise?
R. II. G.
Answer - Medical colleges are
mostly poor and have nc money to
spend on luxuries. As they are
provided by law with all and more
material" than they require for
dissection, there is scarcely a mar
ket available.
Poliomyelitis-Kindly tell me
how infantile paralysis is carried,
how one catches it and if there is
anything a person can do to ward
off the disease. My little boy at
tends school where another little
boy who has been i'll a week, has
been pronounced a victim Of infan-
tile paralysis. MRS. T. W. W.
Answer-Acute poliomyelitis Tin
fantile paraIysis) is spread in the
same manner as diphtheria, scarlet
fever, measles, meningitis tepidem-
ic form, coryza Gg%norantly called
cold in the head, and pneumonia,
that is, by spray infection or kiss
ing OF hands soiled by saliva from
the persons coming down with such
disease or open face sneezing OF
coughing-any way in which the
e~xcretions from nose, mouth or
throat may be conveyed from the
persons coming down with the dis
ease to another person Aside
from the practice of personal asep-
sis or cleanliness as a custom or
habit, 1 know of no means OF ward
ing of such infections.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-12-01
In Which Mr.. Fred Reinert Is Thrown
and H0g-Tied.

Iron the Quincy Whig-JournaI.1
IN ANSWER ITO the statement made in
Sundays Whig-JournaI that Fred 7
Reinert would not be responsible for
ms wife, Louise Reinert's debts. /
Louise Reinert, will not be RESPONSE
BILE for Fred ]. Rznert's bills as T
have been in the past. but I am will
ing to a any bill contracted in nv
own name, Louise Reinert. (Signed)
LOUISE Reinert.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-12-01

~"CHICAGO'S GREATEST NEWSPAPER
no, we don't mean the Tribune-savs we
want TO do by our readers and by Chicago as
We would be done by" Then of course the
will not object to being kidded by
one of its readers?
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-12-01

Dissection-Can you tell me Of a
medical college which would pay
me for the privilege of dissecting
my body after my demise?
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1921-11-17

tract submitted by the state road de-
partment, Marion eounty's $450, 900 Is
to be spent "under the supervision OF
the department" The county COM
missioners were of the opinion that
this language was too broad, as it Is
susceptible TO the construction that
the state road department would have
entire control of the construction of
the road, including the disbursement
of Marion county's bond money, and
that the commissioners would be
bound under that contract to sit still
and do nothing except as directed by
the state road department. The con-
tlact as re-drafted at the instance of
the county commissioners leaves them
free to contract for the expenditure
of the county,s $3.50, 900 as they may
be advised is expedient, provided only
that the work be done under the super
vision of the departments engineers
IN accordance with the departments
specifications. In other words, the
contract as prepared by the depart
ment could be construed as equivalent
to placing the county absolutely at
the mercy of the state road depart
ment as to when the road should be
built, what sections should be first
built, etc.