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The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-11-16
Munday Is Paroled.

After serving II months of a three wear
sentence for completely in the failure of
Chicago bank, Charles B. Munday has been
released on recommendation of the state
board Of pardons. 1t is explained that
Munday is in poor health and that since
his imprisonment he has been confined
in the joliet penitentiary hospital and
under the care of physicians.
However, in connection with the announce
ment of the former bankers release it is stat
cd that he will be able 20 be about hereafter.
the Chicago air seemingly having had a magi-
cal effect on him. 1t is announced that he
will Immediately engage in the milling bust
Eess. Whether MunGay should serve II months
or three years is of little consequence to the
average resident of illinois, but the fact re-
mains that he had the full benefit of fair
trial, was convicted and had his case re
viewed by the supreme court, delaying enforce
ment Of sentecne for period OF six years
through the fight he conducted in the courts
Nor would anyone with charity in his heart
wish to Munday detained in prison were
his physical condition such a 10 make il.
dangerous for him to longer remain bzhind the
bars. But it appears that Nunday vas in bad
health only long as he vas rsId prisoner.
AS soon as he was released ne vas On the
road to recovery.
II IS suCh cases tnat cause C-5i-ust Of the
law among the masses d tae people TestI-
mony at the Munday trial snoued MIN 70 have
been vicious in his dealings and to have forced
others to be partners in his misdeeds, Il looks
as though Munday is given his freedom not
because of the condition OF his health. but be-
cause OF his pull with the political powers
that be in Chicago and the state ca pital The
moral of this is that if you must do something
that Is certain to land you in the penitentiarv
nrst see to it that your political connections
are sucn that you will not lose hold of the
wires after they get you behind the bars
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-11-16
Japan's Sincerity.

Japan will be, and her statesmen know it,
the nation to profit most by the fair settlement
OF Pacific problems, by tightening the burden
OF armament and by improving her friendly
relations with us During the first half Of the
current year her imports were alarmingly in
excess of her exports. her production was
checked and the value of her monetary unit
the ven. disquietingly declined
Continuing and augmenting trade with the
united states is a necessity for Japan. She
buys most of her iron and much of her cotton
from us. and We buy of her fve-sixths of the
tea which. she sends abroad two-thirds of the
camphor and nearly all OF the raw silk Her
rulers therefore cannot be sanely credited with
any willingness to jeopardize our friendship,
and we have every reason to accept as sincere
their proclaimed desire to meet us more than
half way and go long as we will along the
psth of peace
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-11-16
Political Reactions.

Whenever one of the leading parties Re-
publican or Democrat, carries a presidential
election by sweeping majority. the history
of political parties in the United States shows
there is invariably a reaction in the elections
in favor of the opposition. Presidential cleo
tons bring out larger poll. including indie
pendents and the casual and Indifferent voters
The winning party has the benefit OF this
fCctuating vote. but seldom can hold it in sub
seauent state and local elections of less impor-
lance. II has thus happened many times that
a candidate for president is supported by a
congress of his own party during the first half
of his term. but loses control of one or both
branches OF congress during the latter two
years OF his term.
Democrats made gains in nearly all Of the
elections held last week. They elected their
state ticket and recovered control of the Ken
lucky legislature. which had been Republican
two years They also carried Virginia and
Maryland. or course those three states are
nominally Democratic and it is only occasion
ally that circumstances have enabled Repub-
lcans to get political grip on them. That
they have lost out this year is not surprising
But these Republican reverses in three states
Of the former solid south is not the only record
OF the political reaction. Tammany reelected
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-11-16
The Daily Short Story

not to marry you. So TN give
| this back to rou."
And down the half century hi:
I own voice came:
Il understand. Susie. | under
/ stand. We are the 'Shoddy' Allyn;
now"
The years had failed to blot thu
memory picture of Susie stammer-
ing through the little speech thai
had changed his whole life and sent
! him away from Alyndale forever
away from his fathers house. heart
broken and burning with shame al
the disgrace his fathers greed for
money had brought upon them. de-
termined to make his own way in
the world and never again hear the
hateful word "Shoddy."
Picture after picture passed be-
fore him. and when memory had
unrolled her film the young-old
man smiled-sniIed a broad and
triumphant smile
Across the road the two bolster
Gus children were still at play.
Suddenly mis- grandson came sour
rying over the road, the little girl
in close pursuit Up the lawn the
flying Whitehead figures came and
sped past the veranda; and then
from somewhere in the rear the
children's laughter reached him
and he returned to his musings.
It's a small world after all" he
conf1ded to the struggling vine. Il
I n 20
call on Robert s-he is Susie Stew
arts son, but-but he is all Rob-
erts-all Roberts. No Stewart
could have become such a shame
less profiteer-pretty name prof.
teer, 1t SOUNDS more respectable
than 'shoddy'. He
A swift patter of feet behind him
scattered his thoughts. Susie Rob
erts, her brown pigtales flappfng.
sped past his chair. Close behind
her, gaining on her with every stem.
rushed his grandson. In their mad
race across the vera da the chill
dren had not seen him.
Down upon the lawn the hoy
caught the girl and a tussle started
for the possession of the ball.
It's my turn" the girl shout
ed.
Tisn't!"
Tis,''
'Tisn't."
Allyn arose and watched them
Though the vines. He smiled. Su-
sic Stewards granddaughter was
more than a match for his sturdy
grandson. The struggling children
went down, rolled over and scram-
bled to their feet again. The little
girl CHING to the ball. But. at last.
the boy wrenched it from her and
tucked it under his arm.
For a few moments the painting.
5isheTeied girl faced the young vic
Tor. Then like the lash OF a wnip !
her shrill voice slashed into the
silence: ''Shoddy. Shoddy Shoddy
Allyn" she shouted. The young
I'D man and the bewildred bov
watched her as she flej toward tho
big white house across the road.
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so THE CALENDAR SAYS
BY BERTON RRALPY.

There's gotta be SOME November in the year
There's gotta be days that's rather dark and
drear
There's gotta be streaks Of weather
That isn't altogether
What you choose, perhaps to bring Won cboe-
There's gotta be days that's full Of sleet and
There's gotta be days that makes your snirits
low
There's gotta be some November
To make a man remember
That it amt always spring when roses blow.
There's gotta be times that's gray and drab
and glum.
There's gotta be days when things is on the
bum
There's gotta be gloomy Seasons
For quite lot OF reasons
OF which you must admit I've given some
There's gotta be some November now and then
So we can better appreciate it when
The weather is bright and merry
Instead OF all contrary;
So here is November with US once again
There's gotta be days that's quite devoid ot
cheer
Cat least we're certain to get 'em-and tbsv,-.
here);
There's no way for US to cure them
And SO must endure them.
There's gotta be some November in the vs.-.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-11-16

Geraldine Farrar, in suing Lou Tellegen
for divorce, charges that he has had affairs
with other women in almost every state in
the union. Tellegen, in reply. threatens that,
in the event his wife does not retract her
charges against him he will give to the public
facts that will not only be particularly dis
tasteful to Geraldine but will place spDe
prominent New Workers in a very unfavorable
light Two popular favorites have deliberately
Haunted the public that has showered wealth
and fame upon them. Their conduct is plainly
exhibition of the grossest ingrat:tude.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-11-16
DOWN THE TEARS.
Margaret AIDE Sweeney.
Copyright. 1921. by Wheeler Syn
dictate. Incl


Copyright. 1921. by Wheeler Syn.
dictate. Inc.)
George Henry Allyn. returning
! from his afternoon ride. leisurely
! climbed the veranda steps. He car
! ried his grey head. like mis- grey
| garments and his eighty years, with
admirable distinction The years
had not bent his broad shoulders
nor lowered his clean, forward
thrust chin.
In sunny corner of the veran-
da. behind a struggling vine. his
chair awaited him and he sat peer
ing out across the satin smooth
road that bordered the lawn. Above
the black, shining road the branch
es of giant naples met and flaunt-
ed their scarlet leaves before let
ting them fall to swirl about the
wheels of swiftly moving motor
cars that, eventually. crushed them
into dust
Upon a lawn across the road two
white-clad children, a boy and A
girl, were at play-romping about
among the shrubs and shouting like
Comanchies.
The young-old man upon the YER
anda watched them intentIy. The
boy was his grandson, George Hem
ry Allyn. Sd, sturdy boy of about
9; the little girl, Susie Roberts, per
HIPS year younger. was the
daughter of his neighbor, Mr.. Stew
art Roberts, who had just purchas-
ed the place across the road-one
OF the most costly mansions in that
exclusive suburb. Allyn found it
fascinating to watch the grand
daughter of Susie Stewart, his own
boyhocd playmate, romping about
with his grandson.
Il wonder if Susie Stewart knows
i wonder" George Henry Allyn
was thinking aloud. IN 1916 Rob
erts was poor man, now. only
two years later, he has millions. It's
enough to make Susie turn in her
graye-the Stewards were square,"
The years-5S of them-slipped
from the young-old man musing in
the October sunshine, and between
him and the romping children mem
DRY unrolled her film. Allyn was
back again il the little town of
Alyndale and he listened to the
hum and click of the machinery in
his fathers knitting mill. The film
shifted and the big mill stood sill
ent. The government had returned
goods and cancelled orders be-
cause the socks for the soldiers
were found to be shoddy and the
contract called for all wool: he I
saw the mill workers idle and an
cry and their children in the streets
shouting at him as he passed:
Shoddy. Shoddy, Shoddy Alyn."
Again the film shifted and Susie |
steward. now his betrothed, stood |
before him-a proud, slim, brown
haired girl in white, bilIovv !
LOUNGES. Her brown, troubled eyes
ooked into his. She was speaking: !
II like You we'll. George. but !
ny father-he-I-Ih have decided
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-11-16

! @. What kind of a government
has Egypt and who is the ruler?
H. o. L.
A The government of Egypt. is
sultanate, under British prOtec-
ton. The sultan is Fuad l.
@. What is the population of the
United States, including posses
sions? j. E. c.
The total population of the Unit
ed States, including the posses
sions, 1920 census was 11S.S57, 500.
The population of the possessions
alone is 12,148,7S3.
Q. When was the first Christian
missionary sent to Japan?
L. 0. T.
A. The Jesuit Francis Xavier.
who was afterward caRonized, was
the first Christian missionary to
Japan. He landed at kagoshima on
the 18th of August, 1919, and re-
manned in Japan until Nov. 20,
1851.
Q. How many diamonds have
been found il the diamond mine
in Pike county. Arkansas?
A. We are informed that more
than 5000 stanes have been TAX
en- from this mine
Q. What is meant by saying a
vessel is loaded TO the PlimsoIl
line? W. J. L.
4. This is a name given to the
ma rking IN the hull of a vessel
showing Row heavily a vessel may
be loaded with safety Many YES
sells having been lost through over
loading. Samuel PlimsoI, a member
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-11-16

of the British parliament. prepared
g merchant shipping act, which be-
came d law in 1876. The act has
been amended since but forms the
basis for the lOad-liue marks Of
vessels.
Q. Why Is IS called bakers
dozen? C. G. A.
A. 1t is supposed that at a nms
when fines were imposed for sh0TI
weight. bakers added an extra UNI
to dozen 10 be on the safe side.
@ What is meant BY the "distsa
side? J. H
A. The distaff has always been
considered the peculiar emblem Oh
feminine occupations, and the term
"distaf side" is used to signify lH5
mothers side Of the female SIDE Vi
the family
Q. When, where and by WHOM
was the Titanic built? Was sAs
ever in an American port?
A. The Titanic was bun. ~
Harland and Wolf al Queen Is,
land. Belfast. The keel was Ia-l
on March 81, 1903 The vessel sal'
ed from Southampton on its malds,-
VOYAGE TO New York, April J.
1912. She never reached AZ
American port.
Q. What was the frt name Oh
Bailey. a partner of Barnum? Is
he still living? T. =.
A. George Bailey. who wss al one
time partner of P. T. BarR1d'p..
circus owner. was resident ~
Sommers. y. Y and died Lhel0
many years ago.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-11-16
Exhibit A

ExnlDlI
Mothers of girls ought to find the
following contribution by a girl
something to think about:
Dear Dr. Brady: In reading
yours entitled Didn't Raise Ny
Boy" I was struck by your re-
mark therein that ito withhold
knowledge every boy and girl
should have until high school age
is too late, tragically late. In the
interim they, are pretty sure TO be
taught things by outsiders, and in
a tainted way
"Oh, l am so glad you brought
that home. 1 ann a young girl
still called little girl-and
thought of as little girl by my
parents. too young or too little to
be told the truth.
Some people would not believe
that 1 didn't know l was doing
wrong when r believed a man after
my mother had deceived me. Well,
all u can say is that God sent a
true friend to me before my whole
| life was wrecked-but if my moth
/ err had not been so afraid that I
would know things too young I
know I would never have received
! the blot on my otherwiseI happy
young girlhood that | now have. I
was taught carefully enough in
other things
Tell mothers this-all children
love! secrets, and if we don't have
them with, our mothers we will
have them with some one else.
I love my mother, and would die
if she suspected this of me, but
can't help feeling it was partly her
fault.
1t makes me shudder TOT think
what l might have been if L had
not been told the truth by a good
woman. AS soon as { heard the
truth | realized | was doing wrong.
/ am now trying to live right.tand
your little lessons in right living
are a great help. just wanted TO
say thank you,
Yours sincerely,
Discouning a certain tendency
VI 81 10 VI Id VI L Z Ic SEC IdNS
faults in their parents. l take it
that our young correspo ndent tells
a pretty straightforward story. Just
what she refers to need not con-
Germ US. but | hope all parents of
girls, and especially mothers. will
never forget what this girl wishes
me to tell mothers
All children love secrets. and If
we don't have them with our moth
ers, we will with some one else"
There is a whole chapter of psy-
chology in that bit of philosophy.
1t is a complete sermon in itself
Think it over. mothers
Are you evading anything?
If you have no secrets" with
your little girls, is that because
you think your little girls are en-
tirely different from ordinary nor
NAL little girls? Or is IT because
you are incapable of teaching your
little girls what they should know?
Don't deceive yourselves,
If you are not prepared to teach
your little girls what they should
know, it is your duty to study
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-11-16
WERN

WE by the paper Ito be specific the
Davenport Tines that a marriage license has
been issued to Howard N. PARROT and Ruth
NJ. Bugg, both of Davenport
In this case the early bird catches the
Bugg.
WHILE the subject is uppermost we may
as well inform you that the city calculator of
the Oklahoma City Okiahoman and the Times
is Ernest Tune. Doubtless he tootles one in
praise OF the papers he represents.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-11-16

As becomes the protection of the public on
a vital daily need. the New York milk strike
has been halted by court Intervention. The
violence and intimidations which have attend
ed the strike will encounter the public author
ity now.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-11-16
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 1s 1871

Professor Starr Of Chicago university says
there are no beautiful women in America The
Rock Island Chamber of Commerce should in
yite the professor to pay visit to this city.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-11-16

The war ruined the palates OF so per cent
Of US ordinary folks. delegate to the can
ners' convention declared, by accustom1ng us
10 Injuries instead Of wholesome staples Here
Is one war horror the soldiers missed
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-11-16

A woman who admitted that she had never
In her life seen moving picture has been &C
cepted on the Fatty Arbuckle jury. The re-
port did not say whether or not the woman
was blind, however.
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CIR Unttthatnnr
HERE LIES MANS ANCIENT ENEMY.
| DILL CARE.
| WHO pIsINTEKs THE UNLovED CUss.
BEWARE!

THANKS, soLLY; WE WERE SURE YOU'D
FEEL THIS WAY ABOUT 1T.
Mac you are a heartless critic,
You are cruelty analytic,
Chilling as are icy breeZes from the frlgid burg
of Nome
Yes my SMILES are hazy,
Meta phors. l know, are crazy:
Reasons that they rankle jangle in my hollow
ivory dome
Ny ranking jangling. hollow, hemisphere,
bony dome!
Have you heard the din Of cowbells?
College songs or wild weird school yells?
They are naught to rusty cobwebs-and my
nerves so over-wrought!
When you drop that crashing feather
l am quite c2k whether
You'd drop il from the base or from the top
now give thought
OF that monumental monument prithee, give
a thought!
You see I've survived the vaIlop,
What you said has cut no scallop:
And a ranking, janglng, jingling, mangling
mess l send you now.
You were cruel but I forgive you"
Like the poor. I'm always with you!s
AS you wipe the perspiration from your low.
but noble brow
And read this ranking, jangling, jingling stuff
I send you now!
SOLOMON PIFFIE.
%Passed by special permission of the coIypm
Pegasus
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Argus Information Bureau

ArEls
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The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-11-16
HEALTH TALKS
By William Brady, M. D
Noted Physician and Author.

such books or other aids as may
be available-and there are many
such aids available = to equip
mother to have all the secrets
with her daughters that the daugh-
tiers naturally love" as our young
correspondent puts it. | have
list of pamphlets and books of this
kind which I shall be glad to SEND
to mothers Or to fathers of boys
1 don't believe a mother can be-
gin too early to teach her little
girl the sacred truth of life. l am
sure a father cannot begin toe
early to share the wisdom Of 9
father with his little boys.
Questions and Answers.
The Laxative Habit = Will the
regular use of as a laxative
cure constipation? d. NJ. r.
Answer-No. 1t is the regular
frequent or habitual resort to arti-
fetal aids that usually causes con-
stipation. Proper training of the
bowel and careful avoidance OF
such harmful drugs and devices
will usually take care of constipa-
ton.
The Great Cause-what is the
cause of head lice? c. E.
Answer-The same as the cause
of goldfish and grizzly bears. Now
they wait, then they mate, pres
emily they propagate, two by two
and eight by eight or some such
algebraic rate. In mathematics
things in my head. The first pair
From some loving friend And
here my cootie tale must end
His Brothers Second Cousin
Please tell me whether there is any
harm done when first cousins
marry. NJ. o.
Answer-Religiou laws, and in
some states civil laws forbid such
marriages. Interbreeding tends to-
ward deterioration, whereas the in
PRODUCTION of new stock tends to-
ward race betterment. II there is
any Unbeatable faint or defect or
weakness i'll the family, the union
of first cousins doubles the chance
of defective offspring. No child
should be his own second cousin,
or his brothers.
Books for Girls-Kindly tell me
of some suitable books on sex mat
tiers for my daughters, aged II and
90 years. MRS. r.
AnswerASend to public health
service. Washington, D. c. for free
pamphlets on sex hygiene for girls
and young women, or for boys. or
for young men, as the case may be.
A good book for girls and mothers
of girls is one of that name by
Mary g. Hood. NJ. D. published by
the Bobbs-MerrilI Co. New York
City, $50 at last ultimatun. Prob
ably your public library has it.
Henna What is your advice re-
garding hcnna treatment for cam
oufaging gTayish hair?
MRS. r. H. j.
Answer-Harmless and all right
# regularly repeated and applied by
4 skiiiful hair dresser.
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SOLOMON has intimated before now that
we are punished greatly through being COM
PEELED to decpher his penned contributions.
We shall not go so far as to agree with him
that is. entirely. However comma, and elipses
Soomons flowing hand is much like the
eyes of the One Woman-beautiful to behold
but devlish hard to fathom
TO O. ID. <.
Being
You
Wanted
Boy
And She
Wasn't,
| suggest
That
You name
Her
Odette K.
WERN
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-11-16

Henna What is your advice re-
garding hcnna treatment for cam
ouf1aging grayish hair?
MRS. R II. J.
Answer-Harmless and all right
if regularly repeated and applied by
skii!ful hair dresser