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The Washington times., 1921-10-10

You can buy BRICK now whoIe-
sale at SIC thousand. That sounds
cheap compared with $40 and
more not long ago. II sounds dear
compared with Sc and SO, the old
price for ordinary brick: But the
price of brick makes little diff
ference when you consider the
price Of hauling.
To haul n thousand bricks less
than fifty miles some railroads
charge SIS. about 100 per cent
morp than the brick used TO cost
Ilelivered not so long ago. They
saw freight rates do not affect
the consumer" They 90 Il you pay
= cent and n half 20 carry one brick
fifty miles
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-05-25
Non.Partisa judiciary.

During the administration Of Republican
president, BENJAMIN Harrison, two Democrats
were appointed justices Of the supreme court
Of the United States. The announced reason
for these appointments was the desirability Of
keeping the supreme court bipartisan body.
During the administration of another Repub-
lican president, william Howard Taft, another
Democrat Edward g. White, was appointed
chief justice Of the United States supreme
court These appointments clearly indicate the
necessity Of maintaining our courts a. non
partisan bodies, or at least Of creating a sort
of minority representation. 1t is equally de-
sifable that the supreme court Of Illinois
should be maintained in a like manner. At
the present time the Illinois supreme court is
composed of FIVE Republicans and two
Democrats.
In view Of these facts should politics inAu-
ence your vote At the coming election Of a
member Of the Illinois supreme bench in this
district? Your sense of justice ought to an
swer in the negative Justice Floyd E. Thomp-
son deserves reelection on his record He has
served two years on the bench. and is asking
your vote wholly upon the service he has rem
dered in that capacity.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-05-25

go conosn . pro1t without touching ne
~. ~ ~ sAJe ~ nads b w4rs.
II ensteGn AenSe that bought this car n
tafn soA ~ shipnsat u potatoes 70 another
oastsen commiseion eoacsrn, adding ptoee
and ths freight nom Chicago to the point OF
sAipmenG This process was repeated SIX ad-
ditio1A1 t1mes by six diR9ent eastern con-
misssoA houses and ssch tine fhsrs Wa addsd
3 proAt % thu eemmisGion hose and The FREIGHT
from point Of last ship1psAt
Il AsrpsnAd the potatoes were Il hns quail
ity and scerus 6 inst time Not many days
aftaf tnis he Chicago house found ITSELF pssc-
tlcally out q potatoes and aftsr sending out
inquiries By wire. found Cleveland commits
don hose had . chr Of potatoes Of the quality
desired A price was made and the deal closed.
When the Chicago concern went to unload its
car II discovered Il to be the car 1t had sold
to IN eastern house some time previously. Not
only that but 1t was found that the car had
never left Chicago, notwithstanding It had been
sold seven times. Each time the car Of pota-
toes had changed hands ION psper) proht
hAd been sdded, and freight charges included
from point of last shipment, Just as though
the car had made the actual rounds Of the DIFF
ferent cities where the deals ION papsr) had
been made.
In short, the Chicago house that originally
bought the potatoes in Wisconsin and sold them
to IN eastern house. finally bought them back
and paid six profits and six freight charges
Chicago people bought those spuds and in do
ing so paid seven freight charges and seven
commission house profits, yet only the Chicago
house ever saw or handled the potatoes. Can
you beat it,
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-05-25
Example of Lost Motion.

The problem Of getting food products from
the grower to the ultimate consumer. without
Excessive lost motion, is one that has puzzled
both producer and eater for good while 1t
> still unsolved. We have faith to believe the
American people have brains and courage suf-
tcient to solve It The Federation OF Farm
Bureaus IL working on the question. as are
ether farm organixations. One Of these days
(ho thing will Be done and all-year roads will
"a materially in the task.
| Laee summer this newspaper called atten-
4on to system then in vogue in connection
With the marketing Of sugar. It was pointed
gut how half dozen brokers. operating under
he laws and regulations which permitted each
9 dollar . sack profit, were able to add 6 cents
q pound TO the cost Of the sugar to tho con-
damer. notwithstanding not one Of the brokers
(ver saw the sugar or handled Il or had any
hing invested in the commodity
A recent case In which potatoes formed the
isis VIII illustrate what Is being done ana
What Impossible "a marketing and transporta.
4on 10 now carried on. The statement sounds
phy". but it IL IN actual casa A Chicago
commission house bought CT oe potatoes in
iscousin. for NJ loaaf.tzudA It happened
~ u commisaiua Asus. received INQUIRIES
IN other houses 1snxs Ne car arrived in
4 $3.50 asking psasuDse.toes b. the car.
80 yisld the Chi
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-05-25
Dangerous Fashions.

/ Swiss insurance companies announce that
their rates for women hereafter will depend
b. the womea's clothes. Short skirts and low
hscks viii mean . higher insurance rate, the
assurance company doctors having found that
S1sss cause much illness. The old-fashioned
bother who urges her daughter to bundle up
n cold. rainy weather has ages Of wisdom be-
hind her Often womon dressed like chorus
kirl can defy the elements. but'.she's the ex-
tsptional case Wet feet and chills are the
2sadliest enemies Of the average woman. FASH
ion books say that women next winter won't
koar galoshes. II this comes true it will be
bns Of the most unfortunate changes in the
mad histoey C American fashions.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-05-25
SPRING CLEANING
BY BERTON BRALEY,

Housecleaning time. housecleaning time!
The housewives are busily chasing the CRIME;
The pictures are all taken down from the walls
The chairs and the tables are out in the halls
And upstairs or downstairs, wherever you fare,
The odor OF suds and ammonia is there,
Commingled with perfume OF chloride OF lime;
housekeeping time! HousecleaniAx time!
Mother ID wearing calico gown,
A towel for headdress-and also frown;
And Willie Is lingering out in the street,
Appalled, at the prospect of rugs he must beat,
And hoping his mother won't ask him to scrub;
While father. dear father. stays down at his
club
For only person with patience sublime
Can stick around home when it's housekeeping
Oh. dustpahs and buckets and brushes galore;
And mops brooms and scrubbing rags clutter
the door,
You eat from the mantel or OF Of shelf.
And all that You get you must rustic yourself
The clothsslinss are sasging With blankets and
such,
And mattresses an ne whole yard. pretty much.
The furniturs's piled in sort Of heap:
There's no place to sit and there's NO place 10
sleep.
And wise people Zee to some far. foreign chime,
And stay there TIL after its housekeeping
time!
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-05-25

A notable improvement promised Rock Is
land within tho next year u permanent head
quarters building for the Royal Neighbors OF
America, q fraternal society Of women that is
rapidly gaining in membership in various sec
tons of the United States. The structure will
Ne four stories and will be erected on the site
owned for several years by the organization at
the northwest corner Of Third avenue and
|Dixteeuth street. The cost will be about $780,
600. The funds are available and the structure
has been authorized. The details are In the
hands Of the executive council Of the society,
authority to build having been voted at the
head camp meeting Of the society held last
week at Cleveland, Ohio. Commencement of
Operations will be awaited until settlement of
conditions in the building field. However. it is
i confidently expected that the structure will
rise within the coming year. It will house all
" the departments Of the growing society, the
forces OF which are now scattered between the
.sold building on Sixteenth street and the Safety
building. The workers are crampsd for room.
and the oiicers Of the society realize that the
spousr modern accommodations are provided
the better 1t will be for all concerned.
The Royal Neighbors, while an independent
society had its beginning as the womans aux
Jliary Of the Modern woodmen of America Tho
Royal Neighbors is entirely managed by wom-
en-. and 1t is recognized as one Of the model
ORGANISATIONS Of its kind. 1t has adequate
rates., and its growth and permanency are
assured.
H The hope Of the Royal Neighbors is that
eventually the society will attain to the mem
horrhin stronsth of tho Modern WOodmen Of
America. There is no reason why it should
not. When that time arrives Rock Island will
have become the permanent home Of the two
largest fraternal insurance organizations in
The world.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-05-25
Would You Take This Job?

Sherlock Holmes or Socrates would have
been very interested in this extraordinary class
fled ad that appeared the other day in New
York newspaper:
WANTED-A man to live alone on an island.
Inland lake. Eight miles from shore.
Transportation, food, shelter, boat, ETC., fur
nished. No work. No compensation. Ad-
dress SUMMERTIME, coo Tribune building,
New York.
Sixteen hundred men applied for the job!
How many men in Rock Island would jump
at the chance to play Robinson Crusoe alone
on an island without even Man Friday for
company? Would you take the job yourself?
Mr.. Summertime, who ran the ad, is friend
of seagulls. These scavengers, he claims, each
consume two pounds of refuse daily. Since
al estimated 100000 gulls circle in New York
harbor, they conserve the communitys health
by clearing the water of refuse.
Many Of these gulls have their nests on
-Four Brothers island in lake near Burling-
ton, VT Summertime owns the island. So he
advertised for watchman to live alone there
and keep the neighbors from rowing over and
robbing the nests of their eggs.
II It's an odd idea and cOmmendable. But
All your life you have heard that 1T is not
good for man to five alone" And judging from
the way man congests his living quarters no
body wants to live alone.
What is there about modern civilization that
caused 1.6o0 New Workers. to jump at the
chance TO live alone on lonely island, as
Waterman without pay? Is it the exceptional
case--or does It betray an underlying current,
reaction to cave-man ancestors, desire to
be rid Of changing street cars, time clocks Jazz
orchestras and the filth and worries of city life!
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-05-25

out any definite evidence which
would appraise the patient of the
complication. until long after the
illness has been forgotten.
0Argling with . solution OF all
the boric acid the boiled water will
take up, hot az possible, every hour,
will accomplish rs much and moro
than any nostrum.
Cold congresses kept on the
throat, changed every hour, for a
day Or two, give more relief. when
there Il much soreness or rawness,
than any other application. A cold
compress consists of two or three
yards Of cheeeecloth folded into a
pad 1 or 6xS or IL inches, and wet
With Ice cold or very cold water ap-
piled to the throat and covered with
oiled silk or waxed paper or WOOL
en- flannel.
Otherwise the home treatment for
acute tonsilitis is the same as the
home treatment for acute coryza or
other acute respiratory infection.
And the precautions against the
spread of infection are the same.
Questions and Answers.
Mother and Daughter-You have
helped me on several occasions,
particularly when you sent me the
pamphlet dealing with sex hygiene
for girls. l showed it to my mother
and she said That's much better
than l ever could have told you"
We are both very much indebted to
you. Do you have any such pamph-
lets for boys of Is to Is years OF
age? The boy in question is halt
way through high school and in as
sociation for the most part with
boys a little older than he is Gage
49, MISS H. G. M.
Answer am glad your mother
approves the pamphlet l sent you.
should be glad to send little arti-
Gle on the subject to the boy.
won't send such pamphlets to every
one who asks. / send them when
think they may do good want to
do as I would have boy or girl OF
my own done by.
Bee Wfne-Please let me know
what danger il any there is in
drinking wine made with bees. Have
been told that it forms tunors.
MRS. F. D.
Acknowledgements authorities
advise against the use of so-called
bees" for fermentation. They rec
commended the pure yeasts common
ly sold for baking purposes. Bees
are wild or impure yeasts. These
impure products are sold under all
sorts of romantic titles and with a
great deal of buncombe about the
value of the fermented beverages.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-05-25
The Daily Short Story

flowers, with velvety meadows
stretching behind them, where some
cows seemed but part of a per-
feet picture.
Sibyl selected a large, fiat rock
and spread the tempting array Of
good things from the basket.
Aunt Jane sure knows what
fellow likes" Burt said, as he
munched a chicken sandwich.
an have you understand that I
am head cook" laughed Sibyl, as
she started to get the bottle of
coffee.
Suddenly she gave shrek, spill
ing the coffee over her dress as
she turned to run.
Help! Burt! Drive them away!
Quick, Quick!"
Burt looked up in bewilderment
and Sibyl pointed to the cows, who
were venturing nearer.
"Oh, they're all coming! Help me
up this tree! I've always been
scared stiff Of cows!" cried Sibyl,
and with a jump Burt swung her
.
befed to q convenient notch.
Can you drive them away,
Burt? . Are they fierce? Please
hurry" she called from her refuge.
Bdrtt looked at the flushed,
pleading girl a moment, remember
ing that it was the first time he
had ever seen her anything but her
sure. confident self. His chin
squared and his eyes lighted tri-
umphantly.
Eyes, Sibyl." he said, deliberately,
as he settled himself at the foot of
the tree, Il can drive them away
and then can take you out of that
tree-but-I'm not going to-"
"Why, Burt! How dare you!"
keep STILL" commanded Burt,
and the astonished girl obeyed.
"Sibyl. you know l have been try
ing to ask you to marry me for
quite q long time, and you have
evaded me in every way you pos
sfbly could. 1 love you, Sibyl, and
l think you love me''-he paid no
attention to a startled gasp above
him. but went calmly on shall
keep the cows here until you an
swer me. I brought you here today
to get It settled, and you'll answer
me-or-well, I like cows" and he
offered one of them a sandwich.
There was q dead silence for
several moments, and then a soft
voice doated down. II never knew
before that Cupid looked like a
cow-and-I'm awful hungry"
Burt Jumped up and drove the
COWS away, then raced back to the
tree and held up his arms, and into
them dropped a very GREATNESS,
blushing young lady, who promptly
buried her radiant face in his
broad shoulders.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-05-25

telephone communication over land
and water was made. A ceremony
was arranged for the occasion by
the National Press club of Wash
ington. After the connection was
made, and before the convention
began, a sound was heard by this
iisteners-in on the line which was
readily recognized as the popping
OF a champagne cork in Havana
This part of the exhibition was in
tended to show the perfection OF
the transmission rather than to re-
mind the hearers that the United
States is dry.
Q. How may stable be disin-
fected? C. C. W.
A. All loose litter should be re,
moved from the floor, managers and
watering troughs. Then the en-
tire inside of the stable, including
the ceiling, should be swept and
scrubbed. Afterward reliable
commercial coal tar disinfectant.
prepared strictly according to the
manufacturers directions on the
original package, should be applied.
Sunlight and air are effective de-
stroyers Of germ life and should
be admitted to the stable at every
opportunity. Whitewashing the in
terror OF the stable is also helpful
"a sprinkling of air-slaked lime over
the floors and in the cutters helps
to keep the stable sweet and aids
in disinfecting il.
Q. What is the largest snake in
the world? Are there any tame
snakes of this species? I'M. G.
A. The python Is considered the
largest snake in the world. 1t is
found in the East Indies and in the
Philippine Islands. Specimens ~
feet long have been seen. All the
various species Of python lend
themselves easily to captivity ana
tanning.
Q. What are Gaps and Hats!
E. S. L.
A. In the early part OF the 1Sta
century there were two political
parties in Sweden. The Hats were
the aristocrats, the Caps the popular
party.
@ Why is the earth slightly fat
tened at the poles? G. T.
A. Atmospheric pressure brought
70 bear upon q revolving boa!
causes the upper and lower sur
face to be fiattened and CORE
spending bulge" to occur in the
center, a. in the case OF the eartel
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-05-25

@. How much rent does the
United States government pay for
buildings occupied in the District
of Columbia? s. w. C.
A. The total rent for the fiscal
year ending June 30. 1921, is about
100000.
@. How long is the length Of the
life Of common birds, especially
robins! A. M. d.
A. The average length Of the life
of the small common birds, such as
robin, is from 10 to Is years.
@. What is the composition Of
adamant? r. o. X.
A. In modern mineralogy, this
term has no technical significance.
1t was supposed to be a stone Of
impenetrable hardness. This word
is used in referring to substances
Of extreme hardness.
@. Our class would like to know
why the name of the Philippine is
lands is spelled with "Ph" and two
"p's," and the name of the inhibi-
tants spelled with an IF" and one
"p?" A D. J.
A. The Philippine islands were
named originally "Islas Pilipinas,"
in honor Of Philip II OF Spain.
When this name became translated
into English, 1t was spelled with a
"ph" instead OF an 81" The term
Filipino" a. applied to the inhab-
itants has retained its Spanish
form.
y q. What are the denominations
OF stamps that the government is
sues at present! L. s. N.
A. Postage stamps are issued in
the following denominations: l, 3,
8. 4, s, 6. Z, 8, ., 10. IL, II, fs, Is,
l6, 20. ~, 30 and so-oent 81, 81
and IS. and 10-cent special deliy-
cry.
Q. What causes "reminiscences ?
F. P.
A. Many cases Of "reminiscences
are directly due to astigmatism.
with or without some other form Of
ametrapfia or arrangement Of the
ocular muscle balance. Proper eye
glasses usually help and often pre-
vent this ailment.
@. What Is the longest distance
that . telephone message has been
heard! r. D. B.
A. At the formal opening Of COM
munication between Catalina is
land. OF the coast Of California.
and Cuba, on April II. last, q rec
: ord OF :. sos miles for long distance
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-05-25
CUPID AND A COW.
By Christine Goldsmith.

Copyright. 1921, by Wheeler Syn
dictate, Inc.)
Burt paused at the screen door
and stood admiring the pretty pic
ture in the kitchen. Sibyl was roll
ing out pie crust by the window,
the sun lighting her smooth, yell
low hair and flushing her cheeks
to a rose pink that matched her
dainty housedress. She sang soft
ly while her plump, white hands
worked busily in the -four and gave
caressing little pats to the flaky
dough. =
Il wouldn't mind being pie crust
syself, under certain circum-
Stances" smiled Burt, as he came
in.
well, I'll certainly use the roll
ing pin ON you if you startle me like
that again." retorted Sibyl, her blue
eyes laughing at him.
will you come down the river
today, Sibyl, and have last pic.
mic on the island? You know have
to 60 back to the city in . few
days more"
Il would like to, Burt, II Aunt
Jane can spare me. Most OF the
cooking is done, and the boarders
OF for the day, SO / think she can
get along. Wait q minute until !
speak to her." and Sibyl hurried
out to the garden.
Burtt's lips set firmly while he
waited, and a steady glow came
into his bright brown eyes.
you shall not escape me this
time, young lady" he vowed. Tin
going back to buy a diamond, and
you're going back to your last year
of school teaching"
For two years now Burt had
been trying to make Sfbyl realize
that he was absolutely necessary
to her happiness, but SO far Sibyl
had not seemed seriously convinced
Of It
"She is Just five feet two of mis-
chief and sweetness, spunk and
dear, tantalizing ways" groaned
Burt as he heard her quick steps
approaching.
"All right. Burt; I'll put an enor-
nous lunch up for your benefit,
and be ready in an hour.
Ready for anything?" teased
Burt.
"Yes, young man, ready to make
you behaved" flashed Stbyl, as she
pushed him out Of the kitchen and
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-05-25
Tsasfllitis.

Toasfllit3s,
The common acute tonsillitis OF
children and young adults 10 an in
dammAtion and swelling Of the tom
sfls with redness Of the throat and
soft palate around them and usual
" an accumulation Of yelluWish-
white cheesy fnasses Of secretion on
the surface of the swollen tonsil At
the orihces or mouths Of the la
cunae or follicles or crypts or op-
eninss. These peculiar yellow
white spots on the tonsil are often
mistaken by the laity for ulcers
and the condition is wrongly known
as liberated sore throat" There
is no such disease. The spots are
sometimes mistaken by the laity
for diphtheritic membrane, and In
the early stage there may be q
slight resemblance to that Of dfph-
iberia; if such a question arises .
culture may be taken and sent to
the laboratory whence a report may
be had in II hours.
With ordinary tonsillitis there Is
fever, general malaise dull head
ache and the familiar aches and
pains of acute infections generally.
In children there may be little or no
complaint Of soreness in the throat
or pain on swallowing, and hence
the nature of the illness may be
unrecognized unless the throat is
examined.
Children or young adults who
have chemically diseased tonsils
are liable to acute attacks of this
kind at frequent intervals. When
three successive attacks Of tOnsil-
litis have occurred within three
years, it is high time to have the
tonsils removed, IL indeed some in
sidious yet serious systematic in
jury has not already been done.
The reason why tonsillitis is more
prevalent in April and May than
in other months is that, in our uni
versal fear of fresh air, weather,
cold, damness and exposure, we
keep as thoroughly housed up and
overdressed all winter that our nat
ural resistance to infections of the
respiratory tractis at a pretty low
ebb in the spring.
One with tonsiflitis should 60 to
bed at once and remain there for
the duration of the illness, even
though he still feels strong enough
to fight it." Disobedience Of this
rule is accountable for many Z seri-
Gus complication particularly in the
way of valvular LESSONS of the heart.
The sad part Of it is that the valves
of the heart may be involved by a
Judgment thereon of germs coming
through the blood stream from the
seat of infection in the tonsils with
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-05-25
PAPERED WITH STAMPS.

Middleboro, Mass.-A room pa
pered with cancelled United States
postage stamps stands as a monu-
ment to the industry Of William O.
Sawyer OF this town. More than
10000 stamps Of 1874 varieties have
been used and in denomination they
represent issues from one to 80
cents.
The room is IL feet square. Mr..
Sawyer has been collecting stamps
Tor . quarter Of q century.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-05-25
FAMOUS PICTURE S0In.

Amsterdam.-The world lannon's
picture. "A Street in Delft" by Jan
Vermeer Of Delhi, has been sold at
auction to a commission firm, act
ing for an unknown principal, for
sS0, 600 guilders. equivalept at pres
emit rates OF exchange to about S214.
ca.