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The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-09-30

Minneapolis, Mimi, Sept. 81
Unique among geological collec'
lions Is that known as LongfelloV
Gardens near Ninnehaha Falls, JUS
outside of Minneapolis.
Most geological gardens in al
parts of the world are government
institutions, provided os;ensibly fol
the education of the populace, and
kept by persons who hold theiI
places by political p-efegment. Thi;
zoo is the work CT q praSate indi-
yidual WHO has C0I.ected wild ami
mails from all paris OF the world
because he loves animals. starting
with little capital. What is more
he seems to have made some OF
the animals realize and even re-
turn this love. Creatures as di-
verse as seals and pelicaDs, tigers
and bears, respond to the sound OF
his voice and show pleasure in the
touch of his hand.
Zoos in general are places where
animals look supremacy happy and
often unhealthy to boot. There is
a considerable tendency of late to
make fun of them and criticize
them as suryivals of a more bar
barous age. The custom of keep
ing wild animals in captivity GER
tainly goes back 10 barbarous
times. 1t was the successful war
rior and monarch of the more prim-
tive nations who first caused lions,
tigers, elephants and all sorts of
other strange and ferocious beasts
to be brought together for his
amusement. In those days, of
course, the animals were made to
fight with each other and with men.
The Modern Zoo.
Nowadays the zoo is generally
about what it was then. but its
ostensible purpose has been chang
ed to suit the times. It is now JUS
ut1ed as an educational undertak-
ing for the benefit of the children.
This educational purpose has been
a good deal laughed at. One satir-
list asks what education there is for
the average child in watching the
amours of a hippopotamus or in
observing the technique employed
by a chimpanZee to rid himself of
feas. The habits of animals are
the best things worth studying,
and their habits are hopelessIy
cramped and distorted in cages.
A modern anthropolgist con-
contends that, in spite of the edu-
eatlonal pretense, the motive back
OF the zoo today is the same one
that impelled the barbaric con-
queror to cause strange creatures
to be brought from all parts of
the world-the desire to assert
power over creatures of a lower or
der. 1t f1atters the vanity of the
average citizen to look through the
bars at some fierce creature from
far away Afica and reflect that he
is a part of a government which is
powerful enough to catch and con-
fine this animal for his pleasure.
Condescendingly, he offers it a
peanut
If there is any justification for
combining wild animals, it is a gen.
nine interest nj them and affection
for them, and the best proof of
such affection is the health and
happiness of the animal. Both the
justification and the proof are found
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-09-30

10 each individual No attention VIII b
The Spiritual Ladder" in 1885.
Juan de Zumarra, a FRANCISCAN
monk, first bishop of Mexico. print
ed it The first book printed in
America that contained cuts to il
lustrate the text was "Doctrina
Christiana." printed in Mexico City
by Juan Pablos in 1914.
@. How tall is Tilden, the ten
mis- player, and how much does he
weigh? EN-. A.
A William T. TiIden, Jr., is 6
feet 1 inch tall and weighs 165
pounds
Q. How much wire is there in
the cables of the Brooklyn bridge?
&C.
A. The four great cables of the
Brooklyn bridge are each compos-
ed of 10 separate strands. each
strand 2,57S15 feet long and each
composed of 278 wires The total
length of wire in the four cables
unwrapped is 1860 miles.
@. Are sponges plants or ami
mails? N. T. P.
A. Sponges are popularity re-
garded as a kind of sea plant, but
in reality they are the skeletons OF
a low type of animal They are
reproduced by means of eggs, and
the developed larvae are partly
clothed with small hairs which en-
able them to swim or drift around
until they find suitable places Tor
adhesion
@ Please settle an argument by
giving the source of the quotation
You can lead a horse to water
but you can't make him drink
Xix.
A This quotation is traced to
John Haywood (circa 1869, IN
whose "ProbeTbes7 appears: A
man may well bring a horse TO the
water, but he cannot make MIN
drink without he will"
Q. When was the pay Of private
soldiers raised from s13 month
A. The war department says that
congress passed an act May H.
1908. changing the pay Of AmeFi-
can soldiers from SI3 to SO a
month.
Q. Where did the Casaba melon
originate? P. u. n:
A. The name, variously spelled
Kassaba, Cassaba, Casaca, CASA
bah. Casaba, is derived from tue
town Kassaba, near Smyrna, ASA
Minor. when it was introduced.
The seed was sent from Smyrna 10
California late in 1878
Q. What city in the United states
has the greatest amount of mineral
content in its drinking water?
P. n |.
A. The bureau of chemistry says
that the drinking water OF Okla
homa City contains the gTedtest
amount of minerals. There II
amounts to ~ grains to a quart
The mineral content of the drink
ing water of Atlanta. Ga, IS tAe
least. and amounts to only Z OF
grain 10 the quart
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-09-30
HIS BEST COAT.
By Julia A. Robinson.
Copyright, 1921, by Wheeler Syndi-

| Copyright, 1921, by Wheeler Syndi-
cate, Inc.)
1t was one, of Mays failings. il
you call it failing, that she want
ed to help everyone in need, in fact
to feed every tramp who came 20
the door begging for food. A very
lovable failing it was, and no one
could find the heart to blame her
even if they did miss few things
which she had livishly given away
She had such a sweet way in TAX
ing what she wanted for her poor
folks. they could not scoid, and usu-
ally the things were what they
could not use themselves.
May had managed her father and
mother. and brought them into her
way of thinking, but with Harold
it might be different
IF l marry you, Hal" she had
told her lover, you must let me
keep on with my charities just the
same. l couldn't bear to give them
up, even for you, dear. You must
let me give away as much as l
like, but of course it will be only
the things We do not want our
selves
Agreed he laughed, with adj
miring eyes. II only ask that you
do not run me into the poor-house.
"You know I would not do that, -
she pouted. I'll just give away
what is mine, out of the allowance
you give me, and the old things we
do not want"
Sure thing" he returned II
have confidence enough in you TO
let you do what you will with your
own, at least; as to old clothes, 1t
is better to give them away than
to have them clutter up the house"
Things went smoothly for May
after she was married. Her hus-
band was devotion itself, and life
was happy.
At first there were not many calls
for her charities. Her old friends,
as she called them, had not fol-
lowed her to her new home. she
missed the tramps who used 10
come to her back door and sit on
the porch while she fed them dain-
ties and supplied their needs.
81 feel real lonesome" she con-
have any tramps in this part of the
town.
well, really, I like that" he re-
scented. with pretended anger.
"Lonesome! when you have me?
Amt I as good as any tramp"
There. hubby, you know I didn't
mean that. You're the best hus-
band ever was, but you know I
can't give you cold victuals and old
clothes"
well, should say not" he
chuckled, and the kiss he gave her
assured her she was forgiven.
1t was not very long, however,
before the tramps found her out IN
her new quarters. 1t does not take
long for them to learn who is ready
to help them. One by one they
came to her door, and she was hap
DIV once more in the thought that
she was doing good.
One day a very poor looking man
came to the front door. He was
old and thin and stopped. His
clothes were almost threadbare and
it was cold day. May invited him
into the kitchen and gave him food,
which he ate with relish.
eff you had an old overcoat,
lady" he suggested "The wind
sweeps through me In this old coat
and my lungs are weak"
He gave a hollow cough thar
showed he spoke the truth. Her
kind heart was touched. She must
find a warm coat for the man; there
must be one about the house, some
wherA
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-09-30
ANY CONDITION WILL Do.

Suva, FILA gang OF Indian. Ia
borers fer Patrick GiifilIan left him
and returned to India Today he
received a letter from them asking
for money to pay their way back
with the promise of working for
him under his own conditions.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-09-30

You would not want TO have it said In the In
ture that your vote helped to defeat needed
enlargement of the Rock Island pnbhc sehooi
system to meet the growing demands OF the
pupil population. Then make sure that yea
cast an affirmative ballot at the special cleo
ton Oct. Is.
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QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS.
Care of fs1e Hair.

Care OF the Hair.
Is borax injurious to the hair il
a small amount is used to soften
the water and the hair is well
Tinsed after a shampoo?
=. MISS T. E. N.
Answer-No.
Gaining Weight
Where can l get menu for two
weeks t42) meals for a person 25
pounds underweight? NC.
Answer-Glad to send you sug-
gestions for Increasing the weight
if you will repeat your request and
enclose a stamped addressed enFel-
ope for reply.
Running Ear.
Can you tell me the cause of run
ming ear? JEANNE.
Answer-UsualIy it is caused by
some infection of the middle Gin
ner'') ear cavity, which infection
has gained entrance from the nose
or throat through the eustachian
tube. Therefore the original source
of the trouble is generally found
to be infected tonsils or some
chronic disease of the nasal lining.
And treatment of the nose or throat
is generally required. Sometimes
running ear indicates only boil
or other infection of the external
ear canal.
VaricOcele.
Please tell me the cause of yari-
cocele. whether it is dangerous, and
the cure if there is any cure
H. J. S.
Answer-The cause is the same
as the, cause of varicose or en1arg-
ed veins anywhere in the bod5-
upright posture, faulty physical
training, unhygienic clothing. 1t is
generally a harmless condition,
though now and then sufficiently
annoying as to require surgical
treatment. A considerable proper
ton of vigorous young men select
ed for army service had moderate
varicocele.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-09-30
HEALTH TALKS
By William Brady, NJ. Z
Noted Physician and Author.

nearest thing to il there is to be
found in this world. by sticking to
their babies until the young ones
are able to shift for themselves
these 100 per cent mothers being
just as loyal to their young as a
bear to her Cubs. The nursing of
an infant means health for the in
FAINT and health for the mother;
the Sinking Of the Job brings mis-
fortunes to both.
Our correspondent evidently has
q man for a husband. and even
though he is a very young man,
she will make no mistake in adher-
ing TO her promise to love, honor
and obey him.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-09-30

LLOYD GEORGE has written anal note
to De Valera, the press dispatches indicate
But they fail to mention how many postscripts
he may add to it,
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-09-30

WRITING an epitaph for Robert Emmett
now would be a violation of his expressed
wish The best one could do would be to-
write the epitaph and mail it to No. 10 Down
ing street ito be held for release.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1921-06-30
DON'T WANT TO COME HOME.

American Soldiers Overseas Prefer TO
Re-enllst Where They Are.
Observation-Disclosures soldiers on
the Rhine don't want to come home.
Many of them insist upon re-enlist-
ment of men with good records, the
practice is proving embarrassing in
the face of the absolute necessity Of
reducing the strength Of, the army TO
the size decreed by congress.
The number Of officers in the Amer
ican army OF occupation has been re-
duced to that required for a force Of
about 1900 enlisted men, but the en-
listed strength in Germany remains at
about 1900 men. The original inten-
ton was to have an enlisted strength
on the Rhine Of approximately 5000.
Secretary Weeks explained that II
was that the enlisted force on the
army must begin, but there has been a
general inclination shown by the
doughboys over there to remain in
Germany. with few exceptions. he
said. men have applied for re-eniist-
ment
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1921-06-30
FORMER PRESIDENT
ADMITTED TO BAR
HIS ADMISSION THE FIRST UNDER
NEW RULE OF SUPREME
COURT.
SPECIAL SESSION WAS HELD
Ceremony and Reception Very Brief
Camera Men Disappointed When
Mr.. Wilson successfully
EIudes Them.

Washington. - Former President
Woodrow Wilson has been admitted to
practice before the Supreme Court of
the District of Columbia A special
session of the court was held for the
occasion, in the chambers of Chief
Justice Mccoy. At the conclusion of
the ceremony the justices briefly wei.
coined Mr.. Wilson to the membership
Of the bar.
The admission of Mr.. Wilson is the
first under the new rule Of court, by
which former presidents and vice
presidents Of the United States, who
are lawyers, may be admitted without
application or other Formally.
To avoid the camera men the time
of the ceremony was not disclosed.
Mr.. Wilson's automobile drove up to
the entrance to the ground floor Of
the court house, accompanied by Balm
bridge Colby, his law partner and
former secretary of. state, and Joseph
Tumulty, his former secretary, and the
former president walked short dis
lance to the elevator which carried
him directly to the chambers OF Chief
Justice Mccoy. The ceremony and
reception of the former president was
brief and Mr.. Wilson returned the
same way to his waiting automobile
and was driven away rapidly.
Court attendants said the former
president appeared in better health
than when he retired from the White
House, although he still had the as.
sistance Of an attendant in entering
and leaving his motor car. During
the brief ceremonies Mr.. Wilson stood,
leaning on his cane. He also seemed
to depend much on it when walking.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1921-06-30
Manufacturers
AROUSED BY BILL
SENATOR SHIELDS PRESSES HIS
MEASURE TO STOP IRANsPoR-
TATIoN OF WEAPONS.
PROPAGANDA AGAINST BILL.
Former Assistant Secretary Of War
crOweIl Says Passage Would De-
stroy Industry and Be Severe
Blow to United States.

Washington. Firearms manufactu-
rers, Senator Shields, democrat, Ten,
nessee, charged in the senate, are be.
hind extensive propaganda against his
bill to prohibit transportation Of
weapons used in assassinations, rob-
berries and murder" Senator Shields
read letters, which he said were in
spired by the manufacturers.
One Of these letters was received by
him from Benedict Crowell, former as
sistant secretary OF war, now presidnet
of the army ordnance association. Mr..
Crowell said that the bill would re-
strict the manufacture of pistols and
revolvers to the quantity used by the
army, navy and marine corps. The
military forces, since the war, are ov'
erstocked with these weapons and the
passage of the bill would destroy the
industry, and would be severe blow
to the continued military preparedness
of the United States.
"Of course" said Senator Shields,
commenting upon the letter, "Mr.
Crowells great apprehension that
many years hereafter some Of the
manufacturers may not exist, and that
in the meantime they ought to be al
lowed to prey upon the public by man
ufacturing instruments Of assassination
and murder is not very tenable.
II have replied to Mr.. CrowelI In
this matter because this is letter
similar to many have received from
other sources, similar to one received
from the general counsel Of a great
railway company, who said he opposed
the bill because the railroad company
might transport pistol either on the
person of a passenger or in box
without knowing 1t, and therefore be
guilty of violation of the terms of the
bill. Certainly that gentleman never
practicea crirrlual INV " r. apala
know thal 80 aan Was eE4t fonflrSf
Of Grim fpT a. aet bird nn-
less he Committed Kh6 knowingly
and wilfnlly s'nlls
being made aga|Dsi lt 6I
4Ho
warfare, nor are shSS saty %
able the citizen to keep arms IN his
home for defense. The larger pistols.
are the ones used for these purposes,
and are best suited for these purposes.
The small pistols which are used for
the purpose OF executing private VEN
geance, robbery. assassination and
murder and not for any lawful pur-
pose 1t is these the law is intended
to reach and suppress the sale Of"
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1921-06-30
TO TEST voLsTEAD LAW.
DlstllIers Seek to Recover Liquor In
Warehouses.

OISGtIteTo SOCK 10 recover Liquor IN
Warehouses.
Chicago.-A suit to test provisions
of the eighteenth amendment and the
Volstead law has been filed in the
United States district court by former
Senator ]. Hamilton Lewis, in an at
tempt to recover whisky valued al
100000 stored in Chicago warehouses
The plaintiffs are distillers and 100
owners of bonded whisky. The bill
does not attack the validity of the
prohibition amendment or of the Vol
stead law, but alleges no provisions
of either measure can apply to whisky
deposited in government warehouses
y by the direction of the government
before either measure was passed
where the goods are now owned by
the same owners who deposited the
liquors on a contract to have 1t re
turned when the government tax was
paid.
The principalnew point of the com
plainants is that the provision Of the
constitution against manufacture Of
liquor referred to manufacture aftei
and not before passage Of the amend
ment. They also claim they have {
right, under the law, 20 sell the whisky
for medicinal use.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1921-06-30
CUT IN R. R.
WAGES ORDERED
MAKES REALITY OF BIG ANNUAL
SAVINGS EXPECTED BY
REDUCTION.
ORDER COVERS 2rO ROADS
Takes Off About s4oc,occ,ooo from the
country's Railroad Labor Bill and
Extends Order to Every Rail-
road In United states.

Chicago United States railroad
labor board-has extended its wage re
duction order, effective July 1. to prac
tically every large railroad in the
country. No change from the average
IL per cent reduction granted 104 car
riers on June 4 has been made by
this decision. The order covers ZIG
roads.
1t involves practically all classes Of
employees on virtually every railroad
known as Glass i carrier which is
not included in the Loard's original re
duction order.
The Glass group includes every big
road IN the country.
The only change in the rates of re-
duction made by this decision is in the
case of some marine workers.
The new wage decision makes q
reality of the estimated 100000, 00O
annual savings expected when the
boards IL per cent cut, effective July
/, Is applied to all employees on Glass
carriers.
When the first reduction order was
issued it was estimated that, If applied
to all employees on all Class roads, it
would lop approximately 100000, 900
from the country's railroad labor bill
The new decision will make this cut
possible by ordering reduced wages
for employees not Included in the orig
inal case and also by including EN-.
ployes on roads which were not par
ties to the first hearing.
About one-half Of the roads inclnd-
cd in today's decision were parties to
the original decision, the duplication
resulting from the fact that many
roads did not include all classes OF
employees In their first petitions for a
wage cut. All classes Of employees
have now been named to the submits
sion of some OF the roads. The wage
cut, however, applies only to those
employees of a given road which were
named In that roads submission.
Rates of reductions for several minor
classes of employees were added to
the order, which was issued as an ad.
dendum to Decision 147, the original
wage reduction order. Chefs and other
restaurant workers, dining car en-
ployes, laundry workers and porters
were named in added sections of the
decision.
Reductions Of go per cent of the in
creases granted such employees since
Feb. 20, 1920 (the roads were returned
to private control by the railroad ad-
ministration on March l, 1920, were
directed for those employees.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1921-06-30
MeoANNoN FOUND GUILTY.
Was Former Chief Justice Of cleve-
land Municipal Court.

was BOTNUST OttSt SuoGSS " SeSNS7
land Municipal Court.
Cleveland H. McGannon,
former chief justice of the municipal
court, was found guilty Of perjury by
the jury which heard his case in com.
mon pleas, Judge Florence e. Aliens
court. The penalty is from one to ten
years in the Ohio penitentiary. Nc
Cannon was charged with giving per
jured testimony in his trial for the
murder Of Harold c. Kagy, Of which he
was acquitted.
Judge Allen was not in court when
the Jurors announced they had reached
verdict. He arrived shortly after,
however, and ordered the jury brought
in. Questioned as to the verdict, the
two women and ten men an the jury
said they had voted for conviction.
THE verdict is the grossest miscar-
rage Of justice in the annals Of local
courts" the former Judge said. i told
the whole truth at the trials and moth
ing but the truth"
Judge Allen then sentenced Mccain
non to an indefinite sentence Of from
one to ten years in the Ohio peniten-
tiAry.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1921-06-30
NEW AGRICULTURAL
PROGRAM PLANNED
BILL PASSED BY BOTH HOUSES
TO BE SENT TO THE PREsI-
DENT SOON.
TO ELIMINATE MIDDLEMAN
Many Measures Intended to save Thou
sands to AgrlcuIturlsts and Re-
duce Cost Of Living Will BE
Carried Through.

Washington.-Th agricultural bloc
in Congress, which is making the pow
er of the farmers felt in national af
fairs as seldom before, has mapped
out an extensive program of proposed
legislation and pressing for immediate
action thereon.
| The packer regulation bill, passed
by both houses and soon to be. sent to
the president, is to be followed by the
bill prohibiting taxing future trading
on grain exchanges. This bill has been
passed by the house and is now pend
Ing in the senate.
The next on the program in the or
der of importance is the Capper bill
authorizing associations of agricult'
ural producers. Explaining this meas
are, Senator Capper said:
"Underf existing statutes the legal.
lty of cooperation is constantly ques'
toned. Cooperative associations have
been presented an dharassed by self
lsh business interests. This bill does
not ask for class legislation. 1t does
not seek to exempt cooperative organi.
cations from the provisions of the an.
thrust laws, but its purpose is only to
clearly define the rights Of these or
ganizations so that there will be no
misunderstanding as to where they
vtand
"Our system of marketing is the
costliest and most Inefficient in the
world, for the reason that farmers
are compelled to pay daily tribute to
a group of men who render no serv-
Ice to either the producer or the con-
sumner. In broad way this bill seeks
to eliminate the speculative middle
man and the unnecessary profit-takers.
Both political parties Endorsed this
measure in their national platforms,
and all the farm organizations have
memorialized congress to pass It
promptly. The bin also has the ap-
Droval of Secretary Wallace"
| Another measure on the program IL
the Capper Truth in Fabric" bill
which provides for compulsory stamp
ing of cloth and the Identification Of
shoddy.
The bloc Is also backing the cold
storage bill to make available for the
use of the government a record OF
eoodstuffs held in cold storage and the
location Of such cold storage ware
houses, to require warehouses in which
foodstuffs are held to be kept in san
itary condition, and the foodstuffs SC
marked as to determine readily the
ownership of any date when such food
stuffs were placed in storage.
Senator Kenyon of Iowa has con
tributed to the program bill provid
ing for truthful labelling OF paints
oils, turpentines and varnishes. The
bill provides that there shall be shown
the percent of the various ingredients
entering into the composition Of sucl
paints, oils and varnishes.