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The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-04-21
Exhibitors to Meet.

Burgomaster Adolphe Max Of Brussels has
been designated by the ministerial council to
head the Belgian delegation to Washington to
felicitate President Harding upon his election.
It is interesting to note that Burgomaster
Max was formerly in charge Of q newspaper
as managing editor and is an honorary pres
ident Of the Belgian Press association. His
paper. lie Soir, which he directed and edited
for several years. has the largest circulation
OF any newspaper in Belgium. Max took .
bold stand against the Germans during the
first months OF their occupation and the long
Imprisonment which he suffered in consequence
made him for q time almost world figure.
Former Managing Editor Harding will un-
doubtedly be glad to receive the congrstula-
tons Of former Managing Editor Max
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-04-21
Peorii Papers Win Battle.

An interesting fight between the daily news
DovDss Of Peoria and the four leading depart
nest stores Of that city has Just been con-
cludsd. Jan. the papers announced an in
cfease in advertising rates. The four stores
Agreed not to meet the new rates. believing
that the withdrawal Of their combined business
nom the newspapers would in time force the
pablishers to consent to accept the old charges
tor sspsce. The publishers announced that the
glsing cost Of nswspaper production required
i0cfeased revenue and that the only source
iron which it could b obtained was in the
advertising columns. The managers Of the
Department stores conceived the idea Of pub
lishlng weekly newspaper Of their own. each
stoIe having its advertising announcements
printed therein. The paper was circulated free.
After four months Of the enterprise the de-
paFtnsnt store folks have discovered that their
undertaking was not only more expensive than
theft newspaper advertising bills would be,
but they learned the greater lesson to the ef.
fscts that there is NO effective substitute for
~ daily newspaper Is an advertising medium.
1Ag Peoria DublishsFs also have established
1he right to conduct their own business with
- Aictation from their patrons. The adver-
eleing os the four department stores is again
ao0enring in the Peoria newspapsn ana .,
- advanced rates put In effect the nrst Of
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-04-21

the ysas. The lSht was n sxDsasivs 90 fce
ne Peoria publishers. but It was one that vas
forced upon them. It was wholly question
a sslf-Drsssrvatioa.
In the conduct Of . nswspspsr the sane
methods must apply n are employed in any
other line cf business, although many who
use the newspaper Advertising columns tail
to understand that this must b SO. When .
merchant Is required to pay an increased price
for q commodity which he sells over his coun-
tiers he passes the advance to the consumer.
II he did not do 70 it Would not be long until
be would be facing bankruptcy. When . news
paper publisher finds his material and labor
bills increasing he must, II he Ii to keep his
business In operation, find . means of enfarg-
ing his income. He has two sources OF rev.
enue-advertising and subscription. All Of the
newspapers Of the country have increased their
subscription rates. almost doubling them in
many instances. But the advance in subscrip-
ton rates was not enough to meet the grow
ing costs Of production. Therefore 1t was in
svitabie that the advertiser should pay more
Tor his space
Advertising is a necessity in modern bust
ness. II is no longer an experiment 1t has
proved its effectiveness. And the merchant
who has built his success with the aid Of ad-
vertising. if he will be honest with you. will
admit that there is no outlay in connection with
his business on which he reaps greater returns
than from the space which he purchases in
the daily newspapers.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-04-21

The United States Steel corporation owns
$110,000,O00 worth OF government bonds.
Chairman Gary of the corporation says that
they not only will not be sold now at a loss
Of about 10 Per cent which would have to be,
taken, but that they will be held until I'VE
get a. much as they cost, or possibly little
more"
There isn't the shadow Of doubt that some
day these bonds, like all the other bonds Of
the government, will be worth 100 cents on the
dollar. Probably some of the issues will 60
to q premium before maturity. The millions
who bought them through patriotic motives,
should not part with them at the present de-
preciated market value. unless they are abso-
lutely forced to do 50, by sheer necessity.
Whatever ones opinion Of the business ethics
Of Gary and his fellow steel corporation man
ayers, there can be no question as to their
financial shrewdness. II government bonds
are good enough for them to hold, they are
good enough for the man and woman Of small
means to hold.
In these days Of uncertain values. those
promises to pay Of Uncle Sam. whatever their
present market value, contain an element od
certainty as to the future, which no other form
Of investment in the world even approaches
Take Gary's tip Hold your government
bonds The mere fact of your holding them
will be an important factor in increasing their
value.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-04-21

NV0RO004A4 4S0A~OGo0
Gould you tell me what causes 4
baby 10 be born with spina bihdA?'
is Q sample OF many questions ask
ed about consenitaA developmental
defects. When q child Is born with
club fest or cleft palate or hare
Lip or congenital dislocation Of the
hips or spina bifda the parents
have ugly superstition and ignor-
ance to thank for the stigma which
attaches.
Any one with even an elementary
knowledge of embryology or ante
natal development must recognize
the utter absurdity Of the SUPER
stition of marking" without in the
least doubling the positive inau-
ence Of parental health, environ
ment and heredity. Young mothers
and expectant mothers have enough
to occupy their thoughts without
any Of these hideous and frightful
ideas spread by illiterates.
Every human being is club-foot-
ed before birth. Every human be-
ing has cleft palate and hare lip be-
fore birth. Every human being has
double congenital dislocation Of the
hips before birth. And every hu-
man being has spina bifida before
birth. The great wonder, to my
mind, is that the vast majority
Of US are born with each and all
Of these early defects wiped out by
! cnmn1ete DEVELOPMENT
The upper lip and upper Jaw are
formed by the fusion of two pro-
cesses or projections which grow
out like the petals Of a flower ami
bend forward and meet as the face
develops. II the fusion is incorl-
plete. that constitutes cleft palate;
or if there is only a slight cleft,
hare lip.
The hip bones are practically
without sockets and the thigh
bones practically without bail
heads before birth. If the socket
is late in developing, to retain the
ball-head of the thigh bone, that
constitutes congenital hip disease.
he'spinal cord is gradually en-
closed in the spine by projections
extending around back of it, ap-
preaching from either side. and
fusing. II fusion is not completed
at any point, there remains a por-
ton Of the spinal cord unenclosed
in spinal bone and covered only
with the thin skin. That is called
blind spine or spina bifida.
In all of these congenital defects
the knowledge Of prenatal anatom-
ical development enables the sur.
geon to apply corrective measures,
sometimes operation, sometimes
I".bloodless surgery" The earlier
any treatment is instituted for the
correction Of congenital defect the
more satisfactory the result will
be. Early treatment is best because
the younger the patient the great.
er are the possibilities of further
development under treatment.
1t is the vague notion of the I'M
informed that syphilis of the paren,
is a cause Of some deformity OF the
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-04-21
With Other Editors

From New York Tribune.l

In what spirit Senator Knox wrote his peace
resolution is shown BY the following from his
speech of March /. 1919. delivered in the early
days Of the treaty discussion, before the nnal
draft Of the covenant was written:
Meanwhile our co-belligerents need have
no anxiety. for 80 surely as the sun rises. il
the Hun food again threatened to engulf the
world. We shall again b found fighting for the
right with the same complete accord and CO.
operation as in the past, all for the defense Of
civilization"
There has been persistent misrepresenta-
ton OF Senator Knox. It has been said that
he proposed to have this country desert its al
lies and scuttle away from world duties. The
San Francisco platform so charged. and man
have been led to think Senator Knox il some
sort Of pro German.
Preceding the national election there VAS n
least the excuse Of . pressing party exigency.
But now not even this plea can b offered.
What is there about the peace matter that
leads to such mad continuation Of the effort
to deceive: The falsifcation business has %
notably failed that one would think It would
be abandoned.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-04-21
The Daily Short Story
made by that firm for churches and

made by that firm for churches and
public buildings.
About this time the firm offered
a prize to their employees for the
best design for a window. Billy
had many ideas, and he worked all
his spare time on that design. He
wrote to Elsie about it; all his work
was for her. Every girl he saw he
compared with her, much to the
strangers disparagement
And then he met Adele. 1t was
quite unexpected, and Billy's heart
thrilled as it had never done before.
Adele's eyes were as black as mid
night, and she had straight black
hair, quite contrast to little gol-
den-haired Elsie with the blue eyes.
Adele was wonderful girl. She
liked to dance, and it took all of his
spare change to pay for the dinners
and the theatres and the flowers
which Adele demanded. Billy him
self was In the seventh heaven of
delight, and time flew for him much
faster than ever before.
AT last came a day when Billy
was awarded the prize for the win
dow design. He was wild with Joy,
for with it he also received a sub
stantial increase in salary. Now
Elsie could come to the city, was his
first thought, now they could be
married and be forever happy.
But did he want to marry Elsie?
What of Adele? He loved Elsie,
oh, yes, nobody could doubt that;
but didn't he love Adele? Elsie
seemed like dream, while Adele
was an ever present reality.
And then Billy Appleton had the
hardest day of his life. He was at
his wits end. He sat down and
looked at their pictures. When he
looked at Elsie he was sure that he
loved her and no one else; but
when he looked at Adele he was
not quite so sure. Would quiet lit
tie Elsie be happy in the noisy city
Would Adele be happy in quiet Port
land?
About midnight Billy wrote a let
ter Of proposal. Should he send it
to Elsie? Or to Adele? Then slowly,
slowly he slipped it into the envel-
ope and just as slowly addressed it.
He put on his hat and coat and
went out. After a moments thought
he dropped it into the letter box.
And then" Nell paused.
But to whom did he address it.
Nell, you didnl tell us" broke in
Alice.
Well" said Nell, absently. in her
swet drawing voice, that's lust
what don't know myself. I've been
working on that story for a month,
and l just can't make up my mind
whether to let Billy marry dear
little Elsie and lead a safe and sane
life, or enjoy the glamor of the
red lights with Adele for the rest OF
his days.
What would you do"
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-04-21

@. How many languages are
there and in how many has the BIZ
BILE been written? A. B.
A The number OF languages and
dialects used in the world is vari-
ously estimated at between 5000
and 5000 The bible, or parts of it,
has been printed in $50 languages.
@. What is the name of the
small fly which is seen near gar
bage or decaying fruit in summer
time? l. M.
A. In late summer and autumn,
many specimens Of small fruit
fly, known as the vinegar fly, make
their appearance, being particularly
attracted by the odor of overripe
fruit.
Q. What is the system used to To-
cate the center Of population?
E.. B.
A. The center Of population may
be considered as the center of grav-
ity for the population OF the United
States, that is to say, il the surface
OF the United States be regarded as
rigid level plane without weight
but having the population distribut-
ed thereon as at present, each indi-
vidual inhabitant. being assumed to
have the same weight as every other
inhabitant, would exert a pressure
on any given point in the plane d.
rectly proportioned to his distance
from that point. The center<cf grav-
ity for this plane, or the pivotal
point on which it would balance, Is
the point referred to by the term
center Of population"
Q. What was the Transpadane
Republic: A.OT.
A. This republic was formed BY
Napoleon in 1896 on the south side
' Of The Pc and in 1891 ucited with
the Cispadane Republic. on the
north side, to form the Cisalpine
Republic.
Q. Does the moon appear in the
Same relative position in the hsav-
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-04-21
which,
By Dorothy I. Duff.

Copyright, 1921, by Wheeler Syn
dicate Inc.)
We were gathered on the hotel
piazza, four former classmates who
had not met for a year. 1t was a
glorious reunion, and Of course each
had q story to tell. Kitty is teach
er of languages. Nell is now Flea
nor Marsh whitney, authoress;
Alice, the class beauty is married i;
while am a settlement worker.
my story?' asked Nell, in ans
wer to Kitty's question. well, yes,
1 have a story to tell, but it is about
someone else"
Lets hear it." We all cried, and
50 she began:
when Billy Appleton struck New
York he had with him a suitcase
containing his clothes, 5000 and a
picture of Elsie Hill, in a silver
frame.
BILLY was a designer Of ability.
He loved tho work. much to the
disappointment Of his father, who
thought the boy would quickly tire
Of art IL left to himself, and would
return home ready to enter bus
mess.
Back in Portland. Conn, where
Billy was born, Appleton &. Co. was
the leading dry goods store, and
Mr.. Appleton was Portland's most
prominent citizen. Proud of the
fact. Mr.. Appleton had his mind all
made up that his only son should
follow in his footsteps. Billy, how
ever, had other plans. He wanted
to be something more than a big
toad in a small puddle-he wanted
to be famouA And 50, with only
$500 in his pocket and his fathers
anger on his head, he struck out for
New York.
"Of course. he hated to leave
Elsie, but a fellow had to have his
chance in business before he could
get married, anyway. Billy, with
the confidence Of youth, assured
Elsie that he would soon make his
fortune and then she could come to
New York and they would live hap
PLY ever afterward.
But Billy soon discovered that
! life in New York was very different
from life in Portland. In Portland
he lived in big white house with
a lawn in front; he had two horses
and a little runabout; he had an
adoring mother, whose time seemed
to be taken up in doing things for
Billy. In New York he lived in one
small hall bedroom, without a
cheerful thing In it except Elsie's
pretty face. The elevated train
rumbled by night and day and made
him wish with all his might for
Portland. And the landlady seemed
to be ever present with her hand
out to take some Of Billy's precious
cash.
I'm Portland he had been the
one and only designer; but here in
New York! Well. here in New York
everybody seemed to be a designer.
At least there was no desperate
need for another one. Billy began
to believe himself to be the last to
reach the city and the least desira-
BILE Of all.
"At last, however. Billy found a
job which would feed him and nav
his room rent with a little to spare
He was set to work designing bord-
ers and figures which were to be
used on the beautiful windows
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-04-21

ems to people on different parts OF
the earth? Nj. \. e.
A. The naval observatory says
that the distance of the moon from
the earth is SO great that its dis.
placement on the background Oh
the stars but little exceeds one de-
gree even to one who travels all the
way from the equator to the pole.
Q. How many men in the A. E.
F. killed themselves? G. H. B.
A. Two hundred and seventy-two
men in the American Expeditionary
Forces committed suicide-46 Off
cerse and 226 men.
@. From what kind of birds are
quill pens made? NJ. E. r.
A The feathers of the swan are
excellent for the making of quill
pens. but goose quilts are most COM
monty used. Crow quilts are said
to be used for fine writing and
drawing.
Q. Who said eff the people can't
get bread. let them eat grass
A. A. ".
A. This remark was attributed to
Joseph Francois Foullon, who on
July Il, 1888, was appointed in
france as minister of the kings
household. The exact words were
supposed to be "If they are hun
cry, let them brouse. Wait until I
am minister, l will make them eat
hay; my horses eat it,"
Q. A says that snakes dying do
not meet death until the sun goes
down. Is this true! F. NJ.
A. The biological survey says
that there is 70 foundation in fact
Tor the superstition that snakes DO
not die until the sun sets.
q Q. When will the postoff1ce put
the Martin Luther stamps on sale!
T. N.
A. The postoffice department says
that 1t has not issued such stamps
and does not contemplate such Sd
.issuA
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-04-21
This Way Lies Peace, Not War.

There Is no reason to get excited about the
rather tense situation that has grown out OF
the controversy between the United States and
Japan over the island Of Zap. The suggestion
Of the possibility Of war to settle this contro-
versy Is too preposterous for words. The
sooner We get over the habit Of thinking and
talking about war every time our government
and another government have difference, the
hsttsr OF we shall be.
The unravsling Of the Zap tansle presents
annoying difficulties. This is the price We
must pay for permitting the tangle to occur
\Aufing the two years that our government
9didn't function because the senate and the ex-
acutive were engaged in death struggle. But
the difnculties are not so great as may appear
o. the surface unless the governments and
Dsoples Of the United States and Japan have
eous crasy-which. in spite Of hystericsl ten
denotes IN certain quarters, hasnt happened.
The very fact that this government has
SPOKEN frankly and coursgeously to Japan and
tho other nations about the zap business. and
mat Japan has answered with equal courage
and frankness. is . good rather than q bad
den. This sort Of diplomacy leads toward
rod understanding and peace, rather than
toward Misunderstanding and war.
Note the opening paragraph Of one Of Mr..
eimlns' interesting articles from Japan:
there 10 . rising tide OF sentiment in
Jspaa against war and in favor Of peace And
tAis peace party ID looking To the United States
% take the lead and give the movement
direction"
The United States can best take the lead in
this matter, by continuing to deal with Japan
- frankly and courageously - ~ haze H.
Gun TO do IN respect Of zap
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-04-21
H I! i! \ ! ! -! !! ,.M[!l|'K!.9!
sY WI !.g 4! 4, !: y! BRADY RAJ! 40:

child at birth. As . matter of fail.
children born with syphilis seldom
show any Of these anatomical de-
fects.
In fact, NO stigma whatever At
taches to q congenitsl defect. save
only that attached BY the ignorant
and the malicious.
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS.
lis Yeast Good Foedi
Is the taking Of two or three
cakes of yeast q day beneficial to
the body? Do you consider yeast a
good food? 20. P.)
Answer-Yeast is very concen-
trated food, as concentrated as an
equal weight of cottage cheese OF
liver. It is sometimes OF value in
the diet of persons with acne PIN
pies or boils, and it seems to be oil
value in helping many skinny per.
sons to accumulate weight. As q
food l should not advise it. because
eggs, cheese, liver and other foods
equally nutritious are much less
expensive.
Gosh, How We Like to Eat.
l am very much overweight
Would roller skating have tend
ency to reduce me? Would eatins
freely of grapefruit reduce weight
| (Mrs. R. r. Az
Answer-Yes, an hour or two oil
roller skating every day would
help you to reduce. provided you
can curb your appetite or Fletcher
ize your food (which satisfies ap-
petite with less food. The compar'
atively little exercise one gets dodg
ing the squirt while eating grape
fruits scarcely compensates for the
weight one puts on by reason o.
the small amount Of nutriment IL
the fruit. fear some one has hand
ed you familiar member of the cit
rus family.
A Small Pipe.
] / am a boy sixteen years Of age
and considered tall for my age. l
l smoke a small pipe will it keel
me from growing taller? (EG. K,
Answer-You might have youl
stature decreased by amputatin,
your legs at the knees. son. Tha
is the way tobacco stunts growth
physical and MENTALITY taking
something away which no maj
cares to lose.
| Weak Eyes and Eye Medicine.
Is it not possible to prevent eye
strain by simply washing the eye
with eye medicine every day wheth
er the eyes pain or ache or feel tir
ed or not and doing this from
childhood throughout life? ID. II
W.
| Answer-Certainly not. No sucl
| medicine is known. 1t is not advis
able to apply any medicinal was'
to the eyes every day as a habi!
and in actual eyestrain the eyes d.
not necessarily pain, ache, look re-
or feel tired. OF course rest of tn
eyes (no near workl and sue
! glasses as the occulist may pre-
scribe are the only remedy for eye
strain.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-04-21
TO HAVE WIRELESS.

Davenport's Sea Scout troop is
to have q wireless apparatus on
board the yacht Pierre. Plans for
the installation Of the apparatus are
now under way. and it is to be In
stalled by Bob Karlowa of the Tri-
City Radio company Of Rock Is
land.
Joe Fennell is qualifying for op-
orator on board the Sea Scout craft
AND hopes to be placed in charge
on the cruise this season.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-04-21

Department Of labor says that in 1919. when
prices were highest, the average Americana
food bill was $3.50 . week. Some Of those
statisticians should Be sent out with market
Aasfet
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-04-21

women are voting and the home is as at
tractive a. ever. Page the gent who feared
thal giving women the ballot would destroy
the home.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-04-21

The movies have made greater strides-
Ananciaily-,-in ten years than the stage made
10 ten centuries.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-04-21

After buying all the systems that the busi-
ness doctors have for sale many . business
yeafns for system for locating the things
that are systematized
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-04-21

We are sorry the Tri-City Railway company
has an empty stomach these days, but there
ere . whole lot Of people here in the tri-cities
who can sympathize
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-04-21

Architects say the worlds most beautiful
hank building is in Owatonna. MINI. This
must make New York drummers foam at the
month
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-04-21

coAeressmen would quickly ind ways to
eurtail The cost Of government II they were
epending their own money.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-04-21

NJ Just when the stenographer has her hands
n perfectly lily-white condition she mas 70
change her typewriter ribbon.
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