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The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-11-09
MYSTIC MARVEL WILL
Be FAIR ATTRACTION

Odeon, the Mystic Marvel" will
appear at the Coliseum in connection
with the Knights of Columbus fair,
the week of Nov. II to 10. Odeon de.
flies any person to make him smile,
and in may places in which he has
appeared a reward of 81 600 has been
offered to any person who could make
him smile. To date, no one has re
ceived the $1,000. He will appear
every night at the fair
Odeon is said TO hold the worlds
~ecord for continued posing. 1t is said
that he can stand for one hour and
so minutes without making a move,
not even the culver of an eye-lash.
Odeon will give an exhibition in
some downtown store before the open
ing of the fair.
All plans and preparations have
been completed by the various com
nittees of the fair and the decorating
of the Coliseum will begin Sunday
morning.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-11-09

the virility and power of its story, the
magnitude of the star. and the sup
porting cast. the beauty, splendor and
Iavishness of its stage settings, and
the excellence of its production.
1t centers about the riddle of the
ages-eternal woman Woman, who
is as great an enigma to herself as
she is to man! The story shows how
three different women fell under the
subtle spell woven by clever. cruel,
heartless tTifler But none of them
bore their dishonor in the same way.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-11-09
MuRRETTE

Do they make two weeks old baby
rehearse in motion pictures? A mo-
ton picture goer might be inclined to
ask that question after seeing 'Dna-
gerous Curve Ahead", a Rupert
Hughes comedy showing at the Muir
rette theatre.
In this Goldwyn photoplay, Helene
Chadwick, who is featured, Is the
mother of three children, and some
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-11-09

Jugo-Slav forces in Albanian territory
Action would be asked CT the coun-
ell TO meet the situation which would
be caused by Jugo Slavia failing to
stop and continuing the invasion of
Albania.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-11-09
LOOMING TO The MURRAY

Tickets for the Kiwanis Minstrel
show will be put on sale Thursday by
the members of the club and at the
following business houses: Dafler
Drug company, Weisbrod's Music
store, and the Starr Piano company.
Capacity attendance is expected for
each night. The show will be given
three nights, Nov. 2S-2930, in the Muir
ray theatre.
Harry Frankel has been working on
the show, devoting most of his time
in an effort to perfect the show into
the best and largest which has ever
been given with an entire home talent
cast The show promises to be one of
the most finished and complete local
minstrel shows ever given here.
The net proceeds for the three per
formances will go into the Kiwanis
fund for a permanent boys summer
camp.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-11-09
LLOYD GEORGE is ALARMED
BY JUGO-SLAV ADVANCE

GENEVA, Nov. 9.-Prime Minister
Lloyd George of Great Britain. has
suggested by telegraph immediate call
ing of a meeting of the council of the
League of Nations to deal with the
situation created in Albania by the
reported continuing advance of the
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-11-09

group of admiring friends-little
Miss Baby was held off stage in the
lap of a matronly trained nurse.
Miss Chadwick rehearsed with life
sized doll. Finally when the action
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-11-09
MURRAY

The long awaited photodramatic
production of the amazing and sensa-
tional stage play, THE Riddle: Wom-
an" with Geraldine Farrar interpret
ing the role created by Bertha Kalich,
is closing at the Murray theatre, Wed
nesday.
The Riddle: Woman" created a flu
rore on the age,and is destined to do
the same on the screen by virtue of
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-11-09

was carried out to suit E. Mason Hop
per, directing the picture. the real
baby was rushed on and kept under
the lights just long enough to snap
the scene
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-08-02

ing and like waste OF cloth in vanity. so much
punching Of holes. SO much Sitting with
shears; further the excessive length Of the
aforesaid gowns training in the dug and the
mire on horse and exc of foot"
1t was excessive length that chiefly aroused
the parsons ire, not because clothing that
swept the street dirt was unsanitary. but
because the waste of it made prices high. and
so robbed the poor THE more cloth is wasted.
the more it costs the people for scantness of
it," Women wore too much, men too little.
This should have given economic balance,
but the censors remained dissatisfied. They
would have counted their lot fortunate if, like
present-day critics, they had only the attire Of
one sex to find fault with.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-08-02
The Booster and the knocker.

No better Illustration Of tie aInerence be
tween the booster and the knocker in any COM
munity could be afforded, than the present
state of the Rock Island Fans association, than
the standing of the Islander team in the per
centage column
The booster spirit, strong, in the face
Of destruction, is alone what is keeping Rock
Island in baseball. 1t is thel determination of
the directors of the club encouraged by few
loyal supporters of the game. that has kept the
club above water for some time, in spite of
fearful odds against them.
1t is the temper of the knocker that is re-
sponsible for the present low rating of the
team. Faultfndng seems to go with baseball
the country over. 1t is, perhaps, no more true
of Rock Island than elsewhere but it is true
of Rock Island, just the same We might as
well be fair with ourselves. This year, when
encouragement rather than derision are essen
tal to the continuance and maintenance of the
game, it is more rampant than ever.
Did you stand in front of a scoreboard
downtown, when the results were being posted
and listen TO the conversation? Have you not
noticed that the information most eagerly
sought is how many errors did the boys make? ?
They jump to this, many of them do before
they consult the hit column Thus virtue Is
lost sight of in the search for shortcomings
few Sundays ago. :. fan who attended the
. game at Douglas park, rushed into the crowd
Mn front Of The Argus Office red-faced and
Twild-eyed, and exclaimed, What do YOU think
-- did for the Islanders today? He stood
still at the plate while two strikes were called
on him, only struck at one ball" That. to this
ran, seemed to be all there was to the game.
but consultation of the sporting editors rec
ord Of the game disclosed that the player who
had been derided had, in four times at hat hit
single, triple and home run. yet all that
this fan saw or could remember was the time |
he struck out.
Rock Island happily is not so grievousIv |
anllcted with the common scold as to be he |
yond redemption. The boosters are in a bie !
and beautiful majority and if the situation at |
present existing is cleared and organized base |
pail Is saved to this city, it will be due to the
booster who stands by his home town, and all |
that pertains to it and represents it, who is !
game. win or lose. and who looks for the good, !
rather than the bad in all things
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-08-02
Hounding Innocent While Guilty
Escape.

Disclosures in a pending investigation of
the affairs Of abscohding bank president in
Chicago, have awakened a fire of furious in
dignation as to the methods and practice of
detectives engaged in attempting to ferret out
circumstances in connection with the case.
Through premature publication of stuff and
nonsense given out by these sleuths, most of
which is entirely dnwarranted. the names of
good people have been slandered, in order to
feed eager press camping like ghouls on
the heels of the detectives.
TIE result has been that between the de-
tectiyes and the representatives of the news
papers, both alike seeking the sensational,
rather than the TRUTH there has been a shame
full jumping at conclusions, and much that is
baseless, the unreal has found its way into
print, harming not the culpr1J, who is stiu
missing. but doing wrong only to entirely limo.
cent people of good character.
There ought to be some way at law to reach
those who recklessly feast good character.
be they detectives or reporters, in order 20
crafty yellow disposition.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-08-02
Golden Voice Silenced.

Enrico Caruso is dead. Thus is silenced
what was conceded to have the worlds great
est tenor voice Caruso was taken i'll in New
York about year ago. but when he left for
Europe few months ago his condition was
considered favorable to a complete recovery
and he promised that he would soon return
to America and he heard again in song Caruso
passed away in his beloved Italy.
The artistic heights to which Caruso
climbed is impressive as proving the oppor-
tunities for success the world offers to those
possessing gifts. OF course Caruso had the
voice TO begin with, and it was improved with
training and usage. He could command almost
any price for his work. He came from q mod
est home in Italy. His voice was known and
loved in all parts of the world Where he
mad not appeared personally the records of
MS song were carried in the reproduction
machine.
SO that while Caruso in the flesh is M
more, his voice will live forever-to be enioved
by future generations. This is one of the ia
Vors OF modern science. Also there will come
TO the fore another to take the place Of Caruso
as slngeE He will sway audiences as Caruso
swayed them with his golden voice, but there
VIII never be another Caruso.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-08-02
Disarmament Will Come.

Disarmament is the one star of hope all men
see in sky none too bright with overdue
dawn. 1t is something to which men cling,
something practical sane, something within
the every day comprehension, something that
teaches Lives, homes and purses of every
one everywhere, something that needs no cleo
tic phrases TO conjure up a real betterment
il human living.
Disarmament must come. The American
people will be pro6d and happy to lead the
way, if their leadership is desired, to such a
magnificent goal. But the American people
look back at their own scant history and note
the wonder of their growth in matter of
century. And because they themselves are the
fruit of a miracle they are quick to sense the
identical elements of a similar miracle else
where They look to that part of the world
where live what are styled grandly THE Pow
ers' They multiplied on the earth
who with their women and children, struggle
drearily for bread; they see prosperity and
fairness for the few and most grevious poverty
for the many; they see starved, WORKOUT acres,
tenement-ridden Cities governments driven to
fog the last cent from the populations to pay
the mounting and evermounting taxes.
They look around them, to the south, to the
north to the west They see the adven-
turous stirring across the unstirred acres; they
of man; they see metal, forests, soil. rivers,
and toward them hurry the familiar pioneers;
they see the millions of Europe's hungry peer
ing eagerly toward these lands, praying for
the day when emigration from the old to the
new may give fulflment to their lives They
see all these things, the American people, and
they ask themselves who will be the powers
a century hence, 30 years, 10 years?
Disarmament is no statesman's plaything,
toy of the cabinet chamber, politely
ranged between gentlemen. 1t is the sigh of
the whole world and the whole world must
deal with it The conference proposed by Pres
ident Harding will fail must fail unless this
is recognized, unless the powers of the future
as well as those of the present, and perhaps
of the past-and that means all peoples-are
brought to a common table, without secret I'M
derstandings, without reservations, there to |
speak for the public ear for the public to judge
whether that speech be a true reflection of
their prayers. Britain, France, Italy and Japan |
are not sufficient. All nations only are suifi- |
Gent Japan has reservations in mind There |
must be no special reservations.
Either disarmament must come the world |
go into bankruptcy Either this particular
conference can be the grandest /
step in genuine human advance in the history
of man it can be lamentable failure and a L
crushing shadow of despair to the hearts of
millions who pay for its success. ~
Can see the chance missed the mistake 5
made? Shall we build a tent, to be wiped
away in a storm. or shall we build monument
Of granite in whose shelter humanity may find
rest and peace? '
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-08-02

motorists, as offered by the stores,
remind me of brother AndelFs fish
ing tackle-there is such a bewild-
ering assortment that by the time
one decides on the proper outfit for
the occasion it is too late to do any
fishing and one must hurry to get
the tackle all dried and put away
before darkness descends. On in
specting some of these fearfully
and wonderfully arranged first aid
outfits often shudder and think
what a terrible predicament it
would be for a doctor to be caught
some time with an accident case on
his hands and nothing but a $3.50
emergency kit TO work with! The
other day I watched $4,000 worth
of fire apparatus dash up the ave
nue., crash into and wreck a $4,000
automobile and hurry on several
more blocks to find only some
smoke coming out of a $3.50 garage
and l thought That reminds me,
l must include a first aid list in the
scenario of The Hazards Of Vaca-
ton"
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-08-02
When Male Dressed Indecentlv.

The moral censors were concerned about
the styles far back as the 14th century.
Alas! cried the parson member of the Tabard
inn pilgrims, may men not see the sinful ar
ray of clothing, and especially in too great
superfuity or else in too inordinate scanti-
ness The last phrase has a singularIy IA
miliar sound. Was the display of dimn,od
knees the besetting vice of the era? Not at
all 1t was the mems fashions that the parson
was talking about
TO speak," continues the parson, "of the
inordinate scantiness of clothing, as be this.
shortcut Jackets or kirtles and moreove-
with all their persons which they show bv their
modish dress in stripping their hose into wbita
and red, it seems as half their persons wera
fayed.''
The censors of Chaucer's time had double
worry the ''exorbitant array or women. and
the terrible lack of masculine modesty. M
recent critic has arisen TO cry that mems
styles are indecent, Men, it appears. may wear
anything a group of college athletes may run
through the main streets Of the town in track
salts without arousing the indignation of the
Ladies' Purity league or making necessary Z
police raid. But at the time that Chuacer wrote
the Canterbury Tales the scantiness of dress
2! the young bloods was a scandal against
which the forces of righteousness Numbered
With no apparent effect. Doublet and hose con-
-inued to be the prevailing style for two CEN
turies Women's chief sin in that day was
,ver-dressing. Not only" says the parson. |
tine cost of embroidering, the modish notching /
= s'riping' waving, paneling, winding or bend
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-08-02
glls "A aIls'I III TAH dZS
eY WILLIAM BRADY Mn
The Discomforts of a Vacation go,

The DiycOmfortS of a Vacation (e)
There is now on the market {
very compact two-wheeled trailer
costing not more'n S375, which
would be just about right to carry
the first aid kit recommended fol
vacationists by the U. S. Public
Health Service. But maybe a spe
cially built box car or an old rebuilt
Pullman would do as well.
The emergency outfit l recon-.
mend for the vacationist may be-
carried in a pocket and should cost
not to exceed the price of a days
board Here's the list-and may
heaven have mercy on the reader
who writes later and asks me tC
repeat the list, as he has mislaid
the clipping:
1. One ounce of tincture of TO-
dine, to be used for the immediate
swabbing of every wound or abra-
sion.
2. One ounce of flexible collodion,
to paint over ouch wounds or abra-
sions as protective dressing.
3. A spool of one-inch adhesive
plaster.
4. A box or tube of Lyptoline,
which is an ointment of zinc oxide,
boric acid and eucaIyptol, excellent
for burns, sunburn, mosquito bites,
ETC.
! 5. One two-inch gauze bandage.
6. One envelope, or package of
folded sterile gauze.
Z. One ounce of aromatic spirits
| of ammonia.
The remaining items are selected
from THE Medicine Cupboard" of
Brady's Personal HEALTH" a work
which should be in every library if
not under every motorists seat:
s. a tube of analgesic ointment
five grains of menthol, five grains
of methyl-salicylate, one ounce of
ointment base-as an external ap-
plication for relief of headache,
neuralgia, and other pains.
8. Two ounces of aromatic syrup
of rhubarb-the civilized substitute
for the barbaric castor oil.
10. Two ounces milk of magnesia
-antacid, mildly laxative, agreea-
Bile alkai
IL. A dozen fivegrain tablets of
acetyISallcyllc acid, one tablet be-
ing as a rule, relief for headache.
II. One ounce of boFic acid AS
many grains as will dissolve in an
ounce or two of water, boiled will
make an eye wash or mouth wash
or gaTgle which is without super
Tor among safe antiseptics.
As everybody knows aromatic
spirits OF ammonia, from half to
two-thirds of a spoonful, given in
an inch of cold water in a glass. is
a quickly acting heart stimulant.
fleeing in effect but without danger.
In fainting, shock, or collapse from
any cause it may be given every ten
of fifteen minutes for half a dozen
doses if necessary, always in water.
The rest of the list calls for no
explanation.
First aid kits for travellers and
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-08-02

O. Would a hollow float of any
material have greater buoyancy if
filled with air or with compressed
air? c. NJ. S.
4. The bureau of standards says
the less the weight of the body for
a given volume the greater will be
its buoyancy. Therefore, a hollow
body containing compressed air
would have less buoyancy than one
filed with air at atmospheric pres
sure.
Q. How many Chinese are there
in California and New York? J. D.
s.
A. According to the census re-
port for 1920 Subject to correc-
tom there are 28,S12 Chinese in
California, and 5,793 il New York
State.
g. Is it an ofense to advertise
an article as patented which has
not been? L. C. P.
A. The patent Office says that it
is Illegal for any one to advertise
an article as patented, which has
net been granted patent rights
through the medium of the United
States patent Office. Any one
found manufacturing articles so
advertised is liable TO severe prose-
cution by the law.
Q. Please let me know the num-
Der of colleges, universities and
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-08-02
4 COMMONPLACE SORT OF MAN
BY Lillian E. Charlton.
Copyright, 1921, by Wheeler Syn
dICate. lnCO


| Copyright, 1921, by Wheeler Syn
dIcate, lnC.)
Madge, weary and warm from
long mornings work in the straw
berry patch, was seated in a shady
corner of her garden. Opposite hei
Cousin Gwendolyn, cool and dain
ty in pale-blue muslin, was reclin-
ing gracefully in the hammock. &c
tired Madge, who since her fathers
death had put all her girlish ener-
! gieS into the running Of the farm
| 1t seemed as If Cousin Wendolyn
had a monopoly of GOODNESS and
daintiness and paie-blue muslins
| Perhaps that accounted for her
| contrary mood and the snappish re-
plies she gave to her cousins &C
| casiOnaI questions
'Madge, dear" Gwendolyn's mu-
steal voice sounded from the depths
OF the hammock, have you read
this last beautiful article of Don
aid Carrington's 81
mo, l haven't" snapped ,8Iadge.
But you surely think he is won
derful, do you not? Such origin
atty and such expression"
In a less cantankerous mood
Madge probably would have admit
ted that she had read nearly evel~y-
thing that Darlington had written.
but just then she had no intention
OF giving Cousin Gwendolyn any
such satisfaction.
Il have my own opinion of him
and others like him. she muttered.
i n Nr
little personal knowledge of that
Gospel OF Work over which you
are raving. I can picture him sit
ting by big desk in a comfortable
chair, running his lily-white fingers
through his waving locks while he
pauses for fresh inspiration"
Madge, enjoying her cousins
shocked look, was preparing to add
fresh color to her imaginary mic
ture, when she spicd a dusty fig
ure in a disreputahle dusty ma
chine, trying to clumb the hill road
There's a poor, hard working
soul in distressi" she exclaimed
I'm going to see what is the mat
ter. You can stay with Donald. Or:
a bit wickedly, wouldn't you like
TO come, too, Gwendolyn-and
help?"
Il think not" answered Gwendo-
Ign, calmly. He looks like rather /
4 commonplace sort OF man" !
Commonplace he certainly look
ed, and very commonplace was the
question he asked.
will you please tell me the way
20 the nearest garage? I'll have /
% have help here. Truly, l thought
knew all the inside workings of
Little Henrys', but this one beats
Ea"
Madge looked critically at the
81 wonder if it could be
he same trouble that Uncle jim
lad last week." she pondered. I'VE
lad an awful time. but We fixed 1t
ust there" and she pointed with
,ractised finger to a bit Of the
nechanism. il
81 wonde-, now and the dusty /
myers wenr swiftly to work, aidej ]
T spite Of his circumstances. nv !
he capable girl beside him. After :
hard work on the part 9