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Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-07-10

NEW YORK. July of course
sports hat doesn't make summer
sports girl any more than n swallow
makes summer. Dut tho sports
hats this season arc so varied and so
becoming TO all types Of women that
they may be found in almost any
circle
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-07-10

IL you feel bilious. hcadachy. CON
stipnted and all Knocked out. just go
10 your druggist and get a bottle Of
Dodson's Liver Tone for n few cents.
which is harmless vegetable sub
stitute for dangerous calomel. Take
spoonful and il IL doesn't start
your liver ami straichten you up
better and quicker than nasty Gallo
mel and without making you sick
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-12-08
Senatorial Consistency.

According to a leading Washington cores
pendent collision is certain when President
Harding presents to the senate his Association
of Nations for approval in the form of a gen
uemen's agreement. The objection raised is
that no such association could func-
ton without some kind of written
constitution that would be binding on
the signatories, and It is a good one How
ever, this is the same senate that jumped on
woodrow Wilson's League of Nations for the
very reason that it had written constitution
that not only bound its signatories to some
thing. but provided way to make them live up
to their agreements
The word of or a nation NAV be inst
as good as its bond, as President Harding saws
but it is difficult to make either live IN to it
unless you have sit in black and white and
properly attested by the witnesses. That is
the advantage that the League of Nations has
over all mere oral agreements Every sigma
tory becomes not only personally liable. but a.
witness and guarapter for the rest Besides,
consistency is a jewel even as applied to SEN
ators.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-12-08

Two hundred mentally backward children
in Chicago schools are to be administered sheep
glands in the hope OF curing their defects.
The experiment has been successful in tests
made upon children in New York This is a
great forward step by medical science. The
200 defective Chicago children denied the as
sistance they now to receive, would strug=
gle along with their school work, doing the
best they knew how with what nature endowed
them. Some of them possibly would eutgre#
their Deficiencies but the likelieheed is that
the majority OF them would always be handi-
capped. Some migth develop criminal inclins-
tons because of their weaknesses Thus medi-
cal science, in finding a way to correct these
defects in their first stages, and to permit the
child to develop naturally and normally, not
only is doing great service to the individual
and to his family. but is heading of the flow
towards the institutions of the state where
there are today housed thousands of men and
women many of whom might have escaped
their fate had their mental troubles been dis
covered in their incipiency and proper treat
ment applied
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-12-08
Swat the Pessimist.

The pessimist's pet theory is that opt1uigts
and enthusiasts fools. 1t is his business
if he can, to break their spirit By making his
merdant philosophy prevail. He is the praetj-
cal one; they the fatuous theorists He has
the right and the truth, and the world reo1ires
his acrid denunciaton, not their Smiles OF
glee."
There is too much pessimism running at
large today. There are too many ready to earn
at those who are trying TO do things 81 find it
impossible to belong to a committee" saws a
woman, because l see them doing lust what
| know they ought not do, but they won't he
lieve what tell them" 1t does not eeeur tn
her that she might be wrong. 1t does not enter
her mind that the spirit of compromise of sac
rihce, OF willingness to see that there NAV
be something in another's point of view, is what
maintains the peace on earth and makes pro-
gress possible.
The pessimist wants to stop you in the
midst oil work and present his assorted reasons
for believing that the downfall of eiviiiza-
ton and the destruction of mankind ara i'm
minent He is aggrieved that YOU do NOT At
once assent to his preposterous premises and
his exasperaung conclusions He looks from
the eonning-tower OF his own defended case
and he does not like what he behoIds. so ha
0eHOulCea
and says what they" ought To do Firm in k;s
conclusion that whatever is is wrong. he isl i'm
pregnable to humor, 10 reason to new fight
to the voices that venture to intimate thai
there might be hope after all -
swift to condemn, slow 10, commend, those
who sit in Judgment on those who stand or
run in duty have their own responsihiIi,v
though they diselaim IT, The real ontirnis,s
however. viii not give in 10 them: they will
be sufficiently robust 10 oppose a stout-aesr,.d
sha militant resistance The worid. in fact H.
becoming colo and turning deaf ear IN the
"aes Of mere destructive faait,hndsrs II is
getting very wesfy ef listening 70 their ne~v-
isss strsbalisas seremises II longs for voice.
Of comfort sae h2Res Of healing, and To these
Il turns IL ts&BAfslRess cute willing 10 h,d
farewell 70 the other schools Of cynacs pnisan- |
ihropss. efoSksfs gag prophets Of DOOM q, !
hand.
The trsfh Is. thst is Gbls sofia. vhe,e 90.
demand so nueh % eas sAethsr and ALI az.
human. there is little room 70 damn with bs,d
words OF black looks those who are doing the t
'est they know.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-12-08
The Lorenz Case.

1t is regrettable that DR. Uorenz the famous
Austrian surgeon, should have incurred the CD
position of the medical and surgical fraternity
IN this country to the extent that there is said
TO have been launched an organized campaign
to prevent him from receiving patients in the
hospitals of the cities which he visits The
chief objection to the Austrian surgeon seems
TO be that he is notorety seeker and that
be aceomplishes no results that are not to be
had by any other qualified orthopedic prac-
Ntioner>. \-.
No one would want to underestimate the
hish place held by the medical profession in
The United States, nor would one wish to with
hold acknowledgment of the sacrifice and I'M
selhshness OF the average American practi-
honer, yet the layman can't understand why
2here should be such an onslaught against A
fellow surgeon who is reported to be accom-
pushing such great good among the crippled
nnfortunates of this country. If DR.. Lorenz is
fraud he should be exposed. and it would
seem that if he is it ought not be difficult TO
prove the case against him. But if he is reliey
ing suffering and MANNED humanity the medi-
cal profession of the nation ought to he the
first TO give him the credit due him and to CO.
operate with him
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-12-08


packers would be obliged 20 ill their places,
Simply because a few thousand employees re-
fuse to work for certain wages big packing
concerns are net going to close down and shut
OF the meat supply OF the country. The men
who have been filing the packing house Jobs
ought to know this. They do know it but they
imagine that they can force the employers to
come to their terms by display Of force Such
demonstrations have brought settlement OF
strikes but they have always left an unpleas-
ant effect In such instances the law is ON the
side of the employer, despite the fact that he
has on occasion been known to import thugs
to intimidate the strikers. President Harding
himself the pessesser of unien card in his
message to congress this week, pointed a way
to prevent such disturbances as disgraeed and
menaced Chicago yesterday. His suggestion
of tribunal that would adjust differences be-
tween capital and labor is sound and fair. 1t
is just to both sides. Strikes costly to both
employer and employe. They are costly to the
community. They fan the fame OF distrust be-
tween men. There is way of avoiding them,
and the sooner men see the necessity for some
court tribunal with power to compel agree
mePts the sooner we viii be getting back to
the plane of brotherly dealing and relations
between men that the Master intended should
prevail on this earth.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-12-08
BLAST BLOWS
QUEER FOSSILS
OUT OF GRAVES

Los Angeles.-GFaves uamolest-
ed for hundreds of thousands of
years. according to scientists. were
Jared to daylight at Torrance. near
here, when a blast of 100 pounds of
dynamite pushed into the air fos-
sis OF antidiluvian beasts. 1t was
a treasure blast especially set for
q group of California scientists who
visited the lime pits which give
forth molaTs of the twe-toed horse
the sabre-toothed tiger, the giant
sloth and other peculiar Inhabitants
of the jungles which existed here
about a half million years OF more
before Los Angeles was thought ef
A whole mass of interesting dis
coVeTies was made in the debris of
the explosion. Scientists aeeumu-
lated the fossils which are cata-
logued for various museums
throughout the state. Some thing
of the size of these prehistoris mon
steFs. may be CLEANED when it is
known that a tooth-just a tooth
measures about Is inches across
the top and is from Is TO "a inches
A@R
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-12-08
HEALTH TALKS
y William Brady. NJ.
Noted Physician and Author.

the spinal cord, particularly tn
gray matter projections toward tn,
| front-the anterior peliomyelitls
meaning Inflammation of the ante
rioF horns OF gray matter. But thu
Virus is present elsewhere than IL
the spinal cord. It is present alst
| in lymph nodes or glands" of tbs
! intestines, sometimes in the men
| ingeal coverings itself, and Otter
in the tonsils Probably person:
with diseased tonsils are more
| likely to become carriers of the
virus of infantile paralysis thar
persons with healthy throats, When
in contact with one i'll of the dis
ease or coming down with it.
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS.
Hard Water.
Do you think limestone water
causes constipation ?-(Mrs. v. w
NJ
AnswerANo. If hard water
tastes good enough to drink, it is
perfectly salubrious for drinking
purposes, so far as any fancied eff
feet of the hardness on health is
concerned.
Group Not Cold.
Is Group a form of cold? Can il
be prevented? What is the best
treatment? Is it better to keep
the windows closed when a child is
croupy?-(Mrs. C. B. c.
AnsweF-Send a stamped envel-
ope addressed to yourself and l
will mail you a practical letter on
the cause, nature, prevention aud
relief of Group. 1t is not cold. -
1t may be prevented. 1t is better to
keep the windows open when a
child is croupy or threatened with
an attack of Group, if the air is cool
or cold, for cold air has sedative,
soothing influence on such condi-
ton whereas warm or close air ag-
graFates Group.
Trigger Finger.
I have a trigger finger, middle
left finger, the knuckle clicks" like
a trigger when I open or shut the
hand. No pain, but annoying. Fam
lily doctor advises manipulation of
joint and hand. Another doctor
said forget it, A surgeon advises
opening finger and cutting liga-
ment What should I do?-(H. W.
CO
AnsWer-It is due to a thiekeniAg
of tendon or tendon shaathe at one
point, from some injury, infection,
OF occupational strain. 1t may dis
appear spontaneously, with manip-
ulation, massage and forgetting. If
it persists more than six months Or
proves very troublesome let the
surgeon have a fling at it.
Baby on His Toes.
My baby is y months old, and
he stands on his feet and pushes
up on his toes every chance he gets
Will that make him bowlegged?-I
{ Mrs. r. S. RI
AnsWer-Never fear harmful
consequences if the baby tries
stunts On his own initiative. 1t is
the use of '"baby walkers" and pre-
cocioUs coaxing that may do harm.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-12-08
Strikes and Bloodshed.

Chicago police last night fired into rnobs of
striking stock yards workers A number were
injured Some may die. The strikers had sur
rounded the homes of men who had been hired
to take their places in the yards The men are
on strike because of reduction in Day.
!. When mobs form there is danger OF trouble.
There is nothing to do, if the peace OF the CON-
munity is to be preserved, but to summon the
police. The police are armed They DO not
IRE upon crowd unless they are forced TO do
SO by circumstances Therefore it is the pso-
PIE who are to blame when one OF their num-
Der Is killed or wounded in a denonstration
such as was staged last night in Chicago.
The pity is that men can't be diverted from
such insane actions. The men on strike at the
ss'oaeax0 stock yards ought 10 know that the
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-12-08

Q. Is it compulsory to carry a
wireless operator on merchant
ship whose crew is 40 or less?
A. B.
A. The department of commerce
says that if there is an apparatus
on the ship, unless it is plugged
up, there must be a licensed opera
tor on board. If the crew consists
of so or more it is necessary for
the ship to have a wireless appar-
atus and two licensed operators.
O. Has all the silver money
that was sold under the Pitman
act been replaced? L. D. B.
A. A total of 1910 ,zs2, 900 was
sold. since the price of silver has
reached q level that has made it
expedient to purchase silver for
this coinage, the treasury has pur-
chased about one-third of the silver
that will be required.
@. How many stores does Wool
worth own? M. C. A
A. F. w. Woolwerth is dead, but
the F. W. Weolverth corporation
owns or controls LII stores in the
United States, Canada and Eng
land.
@. How many children attend
school in the Philippines? W. G.
A. While there are no compul-
sorry school laws in the Philippines,
the school enrolment is $4,000.
There are IS large agricultural
schools in the islands, Is farm
schools and 1ss settlement farm
schools.
@. Is the number of horses ia
the United States increasing or de-
creasipg? j. NJ B.
A. The total number Of horses
in the United States has not var
led to any appreciahle degree in
the last Is years. On Jan 1. 1921.
there we're 20,1S3, 600 horses in the
United States.
@. What do the English call the
'wishbone?" c. G.
A. The English name for the
EishboRe is merry thought"
G. How does q metorman on
street ear throw the switch on
urn? NJ. c. S.
A. The switch is thFe~R, due to
current Of electricity passing
Asaask ~ slaalse-mRgAet which is
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-12-08
Preyalenee of InfantIIe Paralysis.

| In the first two weeks of Octobar
1921, sporadic cases of acute polio
myelitis Gnfantile paralysisl oc-
Cured in more than 25 states &C
cordiIg to reports of the health Of
| ficers- The disease seems to be al
most endemic, that is, constantly
present in widely scattered places,
like smallpox and diphthsria. We
assume 1t is a communicable dis
ease, though the virus or germ re-
spoH sibie has not been positively
! Identified, and from clinical OBJ
servatieh and certain animal exper-
iments we feel fairly well con-
WINGED that the virus is transmitted
in discharges from the nose and
throat and gains entrance to the
body through the lining of the nose
or throat. In short, we have suf-
1elent reason to place infantile
paralysis in the already long list
fof res tratory Infections, and in my
own personal judgment, though |
have no expert knowledge of the
disease, the explanation for the en-
demic occurrence of infantile par
alysis throughout the country in
any and all seasons, among every
grade and strata of the population,
is not the fancied carrier" activi-
ties Of flies or other insects, but di-
rect spray infection from persons
coming down with the disease or
from those who have recently been
IN intimate contact with patients
in the acute stage of the disease.
There is no reason to imagine that
lnfantile paralysis is communicable
in any way after the acute or few
erish stage has passed, and only
the weakened muscle groups show
where the lightning has cruelty
struck.
We have bad habit of exagger-
ating things in weak, emotional
way in this country. Every dis
ease that occurs in epidemic waves
is referred to as the dread dis
ease" Nothing dreadful about most
diseases, though to be sure a par
ent feels differently when a child
is stricken. But this accursed dis
ease, this cruel monster which
strikes down dearly beloved child
and leaves the little victim SO pitt
ably MANNED, sometimes forever, is
indeed dread disease and fully
warrants the coupling of the word
inscrltable with the word provi-i
denee.
The disease was first recognized
in 1s46 by Heine, of Cannstadt, and
called by him infantile spinal par
aiysis. In 1908 monkeys were sue
eessfuily inocuiated with the dis
ease by Landsteiner and Pepper.
About 1910 Flexner and others in
this country found that the virus
was filtrable through unglazed
porcelain filters and still virulent t
for monkeys tother animals seem i
immune). Rosenau found that the
virus was transmitted from one
to another by the bite of |
the stable fly. In an animal OR
human being with the disease the
virus seems to be concentrated IL |
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-12-08

The motor truck is becoming so numerous
that state control of this kind of traffic is ad-
vocated by the chief engineer of the Mime
sofa highway department Today trucks are
competing with the railroads in handling
freight The business will grow as hard road
mileage Increases. These heavy trucks wear
down hard roads Inasmuch as the operation
OF truck lines is private enterprise the owners
should be compelled to give some return for
the privileges they enjoy The Minnesota chief
engineer believes that the truck lines should
be assessed enough to maintain the hard roads
OF the state. A scheme worthy at least of a
trial.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-12-08
MOUNTAIN VIA MOLEHILL-
ALMOST.
BY Miss Helen Anderson.
Copyright, 1921. by Wheeler Syn
dictate. Incl

Copyright, 1921, by Wheeler Syn
dictate, Inc)
The Browns had been married
for 10 years and nothing had mar
red their happiness. They had
been content with each others So
eiety for II months of each of the
10 years; that is, until within the
past three or four days. Something,
| an indescribable something, had
| eFept into the atmosphere hereto
| fore so calm. 1t was that infinit-
esimal something on which no fin
| ger can be laid. Mr. Brown first no
| tieed it by the scared, wistful
gIanees of his wife. She seemed
] to watch him furtively, and when
| she saw him glance at her, would
| look away quickly. She seemed
to have something on her mind.
| Perhaps she was tired of him. The
more he thought of that the strong
er he was convinced. Well. he'd
watch her closely and prove it.
/ On the other hand. Mrs Brown
first noticed the shange in Mr..
Brown when he started to watch
her with that searching, question
ing look. The thought entered her
mind that he was comparing her
with someone. Who was it? Per-
haps younger, prettieF woman
Every time she looked at him she
caught him just looking away. She
decided she would watch him care
fully in an attempt to fathom out
this mysterious change.
The days went by even as DAYS
UiII Mr. RFnUn liant
cretive survey of his wife. He no
ticed with alarm the increasing
signs of her nervousness; and
caught her many times looking AT
him with, the same half-scared
wistfll glances. He felt that he
must speak about it, ask her what
she meant or even suggest a sepa--
ation-anything was better than
this under-current of mystery.
On this particular morning. he
noticed that she was even more
nervous and he decided to learn the
truth.
Carrie, er-er," he suffered.
Yes, john" she answered, rath-
er nerVously.
did the paper come this morn
ing?" he finished lamely.
She got the paper for him and
he opened it, giving q semblance
of reading it, but all the time he
kept a close survey of his wife, |
who, in turn, thinking him deep in
tae paper, watched him more open !
ly than before. Nothing of this
escaped Mr.. Brown. 1t seemed that |
things had about reached the eli !
max. He had come definitely to |
the conclusion that Mrs Brown |
was dissatisfied, had found other |
interests, but was too timid ito say
to him about it. Well, he
wasn't.
Carrie, er-er," he started again. |
Yes, John"
"Er-have you read about this
murder ease?" he finished.
For the next five minutes, he re-
lated the details of the murder and
rial. but his words were a mere
,leak for thoughts far nearer to
him.
Well, he'd speak about It tomor-
row or perhaps-yes. he'd write a
49, ~ Lss~> - ~ A~s @@eesaz
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-12-08

energized by current controlls-
from a point in advance OF ll'
switch If the mOtorm2n passs'
this point with the current on, tas
switch is thrown. Il he coasts e'
this point the switch is not throSl
Q. VIII you tell me the naas
OF Washington Irying's home .
New York and what city IL is ID
(. p. G.
A. "Sunnyside" is the name q
the house in which hasalngs2-
Irving resided at IrVinglonr \. J.
II was originally known as VIZ
ferts Roost." and was built u ~
18th century.
Q. What is the natural Color I.
the flower known as everlasting p"
immortelle? J. n
A. The natural color OF lIllly.
telIes is yellow They retain tls-
color for months, sometimes s''-
for years. ..,.,.
Q. Who or what is IsrahL rec
enee to which is made IN EgyP1l4-
stories? !; ,, y =
A. In accordance With Aaaz-
medan belief, Israil is the arena,
gel of music, who, on the DAY
resurrection, will sound tAs -. -
trumpet. He will stand on -
rock at the temple al JeFu2se 80.
and call mankind 10 the iast !-15
ment. His playing will De O1'
the joys of paradise .i,ls
O. What was the JEWISH =, a.
higher than rabbi? T. - -.
A. The title rabban vas g.r
higher than rabbi. and was 80
6rst TO CamaIief, and afterS ara
wav of eminence, TO the nsAsS
the Sanhedrin Of the house u
q. What was the total nane,,
of men engaged lin the "oT'4 r
A The total number Of men d. =.
bilfzed BY all nations during e.
World war has been given q
l76.S64. a..lstifs
humidity" ". ~ . rstil
A Relative humidity IS 'ns Is
Of the vapoF actually pTesen.
compared with the greatest -
he air could possibly ceat43
given temperature.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-12-08
The Daily Short Story

Just before he left for work.
Meanwhile Mrs Brown had be-
come fully convinced that John
wanted to tell her something but
was afraid to as it might hurt
her. She was now quite sure that
he was tired of her and dissatisfied
wanted a divorce. A divorced A
dry sob came to her throat. And
she still loved him. Well, she
could prove her love by making
things easier for him She knew
that her emotions would overcome
her If she ventured to tell him that
she would not stand in his way
any longer. Yes, she would send
a hote to his office by special mes
senger SO that he would receive
it the first thing this morning.
So it came about that, when MIR.
Brown opened his mail, he found
the following note:
My dear John - Something
strange in your manner recently
has convinced me that you are un-
happy. EveB though my feelings
toward you have remained I'M
L HI 1O hunger SLdQu III
your way and there a large blot,
evidently tear, smeared the page)
l will let you have a divorce. I
want you to be happy.
CARRIE"
Mr.. Brown gasped, read the note
again and still third time Then
he called the office boy, told him
Led be out for the rest of the day,
and boarded the first homeward
bound car. He found Mrs. Brown
Just finishing reading the note he
had left.
"CaFriei"
"JohnI"
And he clasped her in his arms.
What made you look at me SO
fanRy?" Mr.. Brown asked after
they had fully recovered their
senses.
why, thought you were watch
ing me-" She looked at him in sur
prise. ooh, John, how near this
came to wreeking our happiness.