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The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-11-07

tranps They are healthy. ambitious fellows,
anxious to find a place for themselves in the
world. There are imposters among them but
these are few The government could find a
way to give temporary relief to these young
fellows, and the greatest blessing of all right
now would be q few hundred dollars, enough
money to put the ex-soldiers on their feet and
give them ray of hope and encouragement
as the winter faces them.
The government has not stinted in making
expenditures In other directions-for instance
in paying millions to the English government
for transporting American soldiers across the
ocean to fight Great Britain's battle This is
o debt If It ever should have been considered
one. that well could have been put of. An
emergency exists in tine case OF the ex-servsce
man He needs temporary lift. and he as
suredly has right to look for that lift to
come from the government whose battle he
fought in France He was feted and favored
and applauded when he marched away, and
he was hailed as a hero when he returned. But
after the cheering had died away he was for
gotten That does not sound American. It is
not American And the American people are
going to demand Of congress that it do some
thing. and without any prolonged delay In
making easier the present rough going Of the
ex-servce men.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-11-07
Autumn on the Farm.

It's a dull time down on the farm just now.
The folks in the country have opportunity to
enjoy to the limit the wonderful fall weather
In the arrangement of the seasons and the
program of life for those who work-and the
most of US work-Providence has given the
farmers all of the best of it in the fall of the
year.
The haying is done, the fall blowing from
now on will be rather matter of choice than
of necessity II is gathering time, to be
sure. but the dry weather and the long, late
fail has ripened the corn before its times, and
the unrivaled autumn days giving the farm
ers chance to take their time for the husking.
The farmers are cribbing the corn this
year. The low price on the market has elm
mated the rush for shipping, and the cribs
that were empty during the summer months
are being filled now with clean big ears that
have been provided by bumper crop.
The pastures still are green, and the cattle
find an ample supply OF grass in the meadows,
and the lingering summer drives them to the
b shade trees in the noontide of the day The
fences were patched in the August luIl of work,
according to the custom of ages and the roads
were worked early in September. The fall
chores are well in hand now, and the cows
below for freedom in the mornings and the
pigs squeal for breakfast and the horses be-
come restless for the morning rahons before
the hired man gets out to feed them or do the
milking. In the springtime the farmer and
the hired man are early risers. They get up
so early, Indeed, and they go to bed so late
they hardly know where the night ends and
the morning begins.
But it is vacation time. or as near to it as
vacation time ever comes the farm and
while the city man yearns to get out in the
country to enjoy this gorgeous weather, the
farmer Is monopolizing it to the full Now
that the summer girl has returned to her type
writer and the business man is at his desk. the
farmer bitches up his flivver and goes over-to
another neighborhood to attend picnic dinner
The kids are in the country schools, and every
morning and evening they claim the right of
way over motorists along the highways as they
so back and forth to the little old frame school
houses that still bear the marks of their sires
and grandsres on. the walls and desks
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-11-07
Women Police.

The human interest side OF President Hard
fng's character is strikingly shown in the aid
he has given to the woman's bureau of the
Washington police department In September
1918, while Mr.. Harding was a senator, the
woman's bureau was organized to give special
attention to the safety of the thousands of
young women who were focking to the capital
to engage in war work in the government
departments.
The innovation of women police was the
cause OF Jealousy and ridicule among certain
male members of the force and others, and it
was found difficult to convince the appropria-
tons committees OF congress of the need of
funds to carry on their work Senator Hard
ing personally assumed the task of seeing that
the force was provided with suitable quarters
and equipment. Hundreds of young women
in Washington have reason to be thankful to
Mr.. Harding for his aid in putting the woman's
bureau Of the Washington police department
on substantial foundation. His interest in
their welfare has not abated since his entry
Tito the White house.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-11-07
Training for Office.

The Woman's Municipal league OF Boston
is to open a school for the purpose of training
women TO fill municipal and state positions.
The school will aim to fit women to take
high place in the civil service eligible lists and
enter on their work well equipped for
service
Municipalities would profit through the
schooling of all persons entrusted with posi-
tons of responsibility Considerations other
than individual fitness the determining fac
tors in too many cases of ofice-holding now
adays- Now it's the man having the strongest
pull in some political party, or belonging to
the most lodges, that is successful in an cleo
ton, the voters losing sight of the question
that should decide them in their support. Mu-
inequalities suffer in many directions through
the unftness of men placed in executive and
subordinate positions. Occasionally a compe-
tent person slips through and is placed in
position for which he is peculiarly fitted. But
in the majority of instances those holding
places are misfts. The day may be far Off
but It will come eventually, when man seek
ing position in the public service, either by
election or appointment will have to furnish
proof that he possesses the needed qualifca-
tons before he can expect to connect with the
payroll
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-11-07
Growing Old Gracefully.

The present conception of living and being
useful is a reversal of many of the traditions
or the past Age is no longer an accumula-
tlon of years 1t is a state of mind and the
heart The man or woman of TO- or so, or 80
Is no longer looked upon as a freak Francis
Wilson, the eminent actor, himself a man of
81 years and still active on the stage, recently
was called before the curtain by one of his
enthusiastic audiences. He said: q haven't
been able to keep the gray out of nv hair
but have kept it out of my heart and nv
legs DeVolf Hopper, aged 63, is another
comedian who gaily capers upon the stage
with the agility OF one half his years.
But everybody knows some young fellow
or 20 years who spends hours daily upon the
golf links. Gone are the days when skull cans
and canes were the companions of three score
and ten The zest OF life has not all depa rted
when the clock times the half century. Al
most to the end OF the voyage men NAV now
sing:
NFair laughs the morn, and soft the zepbvr
blows,
While proudly rising DER the azure realm
In gallant trim the gilded vessel goes,
Youth on the bow and pleasure at the helm
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Belt and Suspenders.

You are quoted as asserting that
a belt worn with suSpenders is
harmless, but a belt worn without
suspenders is injurious. Please eX-
plain why you hold such a theory.
MRS. c. NJ.
Answer-With Suspenders a belt
is worn for vanity's sake, and is
usually not tight enough to do any
harm Without suspenders a belt
is worn to hold up the trousers, and
is generally tight enough to do
harm. The drag of the weight of
the trousers tends 10 displace alb
dominal organs doWnWard-cause
ptosis. The unconscious effort to
prevent this upsets perfect balance
and produces Slouchy posture.
Men and women are certainly bet
ter in health and temperament if
the clothing is supported from the
shoulders. not from the waist.
Suspenders may be considered I'M
couth by the ladylike young men.
but they are thoroughly respecta-
bic and gentlemanly part Of mans
wardrobe nevertheless. The belly
has plenty to contend with, in our
upright posture, for which the hu-
man frame is i'll adapted, without
hanging skirts and things on it
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| A neurotic is-well, when pa
tient or patron begins to be pest,
the doctor is liable to get mad and
| call him a neurotic. Technically
neurotic is an individual who is
equipped with a neurosis. And a
neurosis is defined by one eminent
authority as kind of dugout in
which the neurotic hides to escape
| the difficulties and responsibilities
OF life. A veritable psychological
| fund hole. But / don't mean to be
| too severe ON the neurotic. There's
still another definition of neuros1s
| which is rather more soothing.
! Formerly a neurosis was any de-
rangement of the nervous system,
but more latterly it was only a
| functional disturba of the ner-
vous system. The very latest ques-
ton is: Why is a neurologist, any
way? And no answer has yet been
found. When specialist, much
less an ordinary general physician,
gets to differentiating functional
from organic disease, he has be-
come altogether too expensive to
be classified as a necessity.
By this time it should be appar-
ent to any discerning reader that L
don't know much about reurotics
and that l am making very cred
liable effort to finish this article
| without emphasizing that fact
needlessly. In short, I'm writing in
the accepted form and manner for
all authors of boots and essays on
How to Control YJur Nerves" and
suchlike fiction.
Speaking with as much candor
as is permissible in an article on
such a subject, l may admit that a
neurosis is a disorder of the nerv-
Gus system for which the doctor or
specialist can determine no cause.
That is something like the truth.
and in telling it l clear myself of
the suspicion of being a nerve spe-
cialist. If I had a little more per-
sonality and about nine inches
more stature and about 50 per cent
more Vocabulary, I'd become a
nerve specialist myself.
Among the choicer varieties of
neuroses are anxiety neurosis,
which is an exaggerated fear or
foTeboding, such as worrying about
symptoms culled from nOStrum
testimonial or a qua2k doctor book:
occupation neurosis. such as writ
er's cramp: traumatiC neurOsis.
such as railway spine or litigation
sprain; hereditary neurosis, such
as migraine or epilepsy; and edu-
catiolal neurosis. such as neuras
thenia. There's nothing wilful or
counterfeit about epilepsy, mi
graine, railway spine or eXaggera-
ted fear of dogs or Of nervous
breakdown-yet there's a funkhoIe
someWhere-and in his zeal to find
it the doctor sometimes tumbles
into it himself, and likes it so well
he makes it his own.
The determined neurotic consults
an endless series of doctors and
specialists. regular and irregular.
and smiles grimly TO himself over
the dismal failure of each succeed
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-11-07
Backing Labor Board.

The federal railroad labor board has
emerged from the recent crisis with hying
colors- Entering that crisis with. its powers
limited by law and ttsaprestige weakened by
vacciiation, 1t was -spurred by public opinion
to assert itself with such VICAR that it made
itself master OF the situation Success has
bred new confidence After using its powers
to stop the strike the board wisely and boldly
proceeded to interpret its own powers in a
way that should make it easier to deal with
any subsequent transportation troubles.
1t ts n weakness of the Board. however, as il
stands. that it is technically qualified to assert
normal authority, lacking power of enforce
ment- That issgood as farsas It goes, but it
might fai1sin some future crisis Congress-
should provide the necessary legal authority
without delay. not to facilitate recourse to In
functions in railroad labor disputes but to
give the board the prestige which comes with
full and unquestionable power. If the boards
word becomes law injunctions may not be
necessary.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-11-07
THOSE BLESSED TWINS!
Marion Kendall Frost
NaIIUH hPHUhlI FIVst~
Copyright, 1921, by The Wheele

| Copyright, 1921, by The Wheeler
| Syndicate, Inc.)
Little Mrs. Moffatt was crying, az
only a nervous, highly-strung WON
an can cry, running around the YARD
| and wringing her hands
What shall 1 do?" she walled
what shall doe'
"If you will tell me your trouble
madam, perhaps l can advise you,
and pleasant-faced young man
came through the gate.
! Mrs. Moffatt rushed frantically &c
meet him. THE twins are lost" she
| shrieked. Little Bobbie and Gene
| We've! What will my husband say?'
But they can't be far off, COM
forted the stranger. How long
since you have seen Them
Half an hour ago l left them
playing tag while l went to the store
to buy some oysters for lunch
Bobby is so fond of oyster stew, but
Genevieve prefers hers raw.
know | shut the gate after me, and
they can't open it, either. Someone
has stolen them, else where can
they be? Bobby, Genevieve, come to
mothert"
Couldn't they have climbed over
the fence?" suggested the young
man. "Perahps they have gone to
play with some of their little
neighbors."
mo, because we moved here only
last week and they are not acquaint-
ed. No one has called on US yet
Most of the people are away on
their vacations
be around somewhere. What do
they look like?''
"Oh, they have the prettiest hair,
so soft and yellow, and their eyes
are light brown. They are the sweet
est littlo dearsi'' Here Mrs. Moffatt
threw herself down on the steps and
began to sob afresh.
What's the matter here?" called
a deep voice. At the gate there
stood a big, friendly-looking police
man. The young man went down
the walk to meet him.
1.-THE lady has lost her twins" he
explained; "a little boy and girl.
she left them playing in the yard
while she went to the store, and
when she came back they had disap-
peared."
That's tough.~ said the police
man, who had seven children OF his
own. Don't cry, lady" he called
Wen find them" Then to Shaw:
What did they look like"
Il never saw them" he replied,
but l think she said they had
golden hair and brown eyes"
Would they go near the pond l.?
There's where l always look first
for my Jimmie. It's fishing he
likes. He is great one to run
away" and the policeman chuckled.
Shaw went to Mrs. Moffatt and
laid his hand gently on her arm.
DO you think they would go near
the pond?'' he asked
81 don't know Bobby went there
once. He was so interested in those
little fish that swim near the shore.
But don't think he would go with
out me. Oh. what will my husband
say if they are lost He was SO fond
of them, especially little Genevieve.
She was so bright and cunning"
What is the matter ?" and Tommy
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The Daily Short Story

JayneS, one of the small boys of the
! neighborhood, came running up tl
| the policeman Twins lost? A boy
and girl? Wait, till l call the clam
OFF he started to make up a
! search party of his chums, and soon
| Mrs. Trent, sympathetic mother
! of one of the boys, came running
down to the Moffatt home.
There, there, dearie: don't CIV
So" she comforted, cuddling little
Mrs. Moffatt against her broat.
| shoulder. The little dears can;
have gone far, yet, and the boys
will scour the town. You shall!
have your little twins, soon. Are
you sure they are not asleep some
where in the house?''
They wouldn't be asleep in the
morning" wept Mrs. Moffatt. BE
sides, I've hunted the house from
attic to cellar"
Did they ever run away before ~
asked another woman, who had been
attracted to the scene. IF BERTHE
has skipped once, he has so times
He always gets a spanking for it,
too. Dear, but I'm glad to get him
back again. I'd rather hug him
than spank him, the monkey"
At that moment a big fire auto
mobile dashed up. 1t was followed
by the hook and ladder company,
and they both stopped in front of
the Moffatt house.
Where's the fre?- called the
at, re
rung in, but 1 don't even see any
smoke -
Those foolish boyst' groaned
Mrs. Trent. "They have actually
called the fire department to help
lind the darlings. There isn't any
fire." she explained. THAT lady Oh
the steps has lost her little boy and
girl, and she fears they have been
stolen
By this time a crowd had gath
cred, and through this crowd rush
ed a wild-eyed man.
What is the natter" he
screamed. MY wife. My house. Oh.
where is Honoria?"
"Julian!" and little Mrs. Moffatt
sprang from the steps, and running
down the path, precipitated her
self headlong into her husbands
arms. Bobby. Genevieve." she
gasped.
What of them?''
There lost,"
Why, no they're not. Thew are
in the shed. I came home for
something and Bob was irving tn
climb over the fence, SO l shut them
both up l thought you would find
them as soon as you came home
They are such little howlers.-
Screaming with Joy, Mrs. Mofatt
ran to the nearby shed, where she
quickly unfastened the door and
rushed in. The crowd followed and
arrived just in time to see a de-
liriously happy woman sitting on
the floor and rocking to and fro in
her emotion. Clasped tightly in
her arms were two half-grown vel
low kittens over which she was
grooming words of endearment
while she punctuated the words
with kisses.
They're found; They're found,-
she shrieked.
But it took some time for her
husband to placate the irate by
standerk
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-11-07
HEALTH TALKS
By William Brady, NJ. [
Noted Physician and Author.

ing consultant He would. indeed,
be very unhappy If some doctor
should catch him skulking In MS
dugout and expose his involuntary
dunlicity. Grimly he goes through
life, the bane of every doctor ne
can buttonhole long enough TO tell
about his experiences with otner
doctors, and outlives most OF the
doctors and most of his friends, Tor
the very reason that he Is so care
full about himself, and always CIV
ing himself the soft end of every
thing, always side-stepping life s
little tribulations, shouiderlng
things off onto his wife. husband,
children, friends
Oh, boys, it's a great life If you've
got a dugouti
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-11-07

If you are a lover Of good music you should
not lose sight Of the opportunity to contribute
to the permanency of the TriCity symphony
orchestra The orchestra is entering upon Its
fifth season as a home institution 1t has done
much in promoting an interest in good music
and it at least should be encouraged to the ex-
tent of removing any uncertainty as to its
future The charge for the concerts has been
made small in order that all may enjoy the
programs.
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programs.

Memories OF the late Mark Hanna, one-time
political Warwick of the United States. are
recalled by the death OF his son, Dan R Hanna
The son was not political magnate as his ia
Their was, but was simply plain ordinary mil
Iionaire. with immense properties invested in
newspapers, Cleveland Office buildings, or
mines and other business enterprises. His
death occasions little comment outside the circle
of his immediate business associates.
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confidential. the replies being sent direct
paid to anonymous letters.)
@. Please give comparative yield
per acre of Porto Rico and Nancy
Hall sweet potatoes. J. c. V.
A. The department of agricul-
ture says that the yield Of Porto
Rico and Nancy Hall sweet potatoes
is, as a rule, about equal on the
same type of soil. They generally
consider $50 to 220 bushels of either
varity very fair crop. However,
they have records of 400 or more
bushels to the acre. The Porto
Rico variety is inclined to produce
a good many diversified potatoes.
but these are usually OF fine quail
ity.
@. Will ice freeze thicker in one
locality than another il the tenn
perature is the same? E E. J.
A The weather bureau says
that if the other conditions are also
the same, there will be no differ
ence in the thickness of the ice.
Other conditions may differ very
much. For instance. there may be
only shallow water at the one place
and quite deep at the other. In this
CAGE the shallow water has thicker
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ice than deep water. Indeed the
deep water may have no ice at an
Or the wind my keep the water u
motion thus hinderinS freezing ID
3ne case, whereas the absence u
wind would favor freezing.
Q. How many Knights Tempial
we're there in the parade IN Phiia-
slelphia last year Also how man!
horses and bands? Il u
A. There were 283 horses and %
bands in the knights Templar pa
Fade and it is estimated that tnefS
we're 5.4Q0 men in line.
) G. What portion of the land o.
ghe earth is in forests?
A. Twenty-seven per cent OF the the
land of the earth is in forests " "a
the total land area Of 52.%i- WV
square miles, 14.140,440 square
miles are forest land.
Q. Name some other discoveries
Of Columbus time. y. W
A. Among the greatest discover
esrs of Columbus time were VIZ,
certe Pinzon, Amerigo Fespuc1-
and Francisco de Orellaya-
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Sputum is Negative.

Is it conclusive evidence that
there is no tuberculosis present
when the microscopic examination
of the sputum is negative? G. H.
AnsWer-It is no evidence at all.
A negative report or finding in any
kind of examination means moth
ing whatever, one way or the 9TH
er. 1t signifies merely that the ex-
aTniner has failed to find something
he sought-but he may find it in
the next test.
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Thr Unnahatnttf
| HERE LIES MANS ANCIENT ESKMY.
Dull CARE
wuo pasrNrERs TEE uNLovED CUss.
BEWARE!
TO AUIp GRANDFATHER.

An sac ye dinna like, we say,
TIL ~colyum" as it's writ each day?
Ye find sma' pleasure l. tn way
Tn things ay printed;
Ye're thinlin' that the "colyums' fey
Or sac we've limited
Ye dinna like tn saacy squibs
Supplied by a my fine "contribs~;
They gar nae tick1fn' i yer ribs,
Ye ca them blights. Ell?
Ye much prefer tn stuff his nibs,
Yer grandson, writes, Ell?
Then are We ane wha never sees
TIL point o. each elusive wheeze
By those wha ken their A B C's
20 ~colyHm' daff1n?
All, mon, ye're waefu' hard TO please
They set me laughin'.
Ye maun nae say tn Jokes are rot
I'm panied that we, canny Scot,
Should try to spoil my little plot -.
Here speaks volume:
~Contribs" ay help me out lot
THEY write tn "colyum".
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Marshal Foch of France is practical
Christian. He never misses church on Sunday
You will notice that most of the big men OF
the world are not too big or too busy to devote
a part of one day in each week to divine
Worship
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QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS.
Grandma and |.

Kindly give me your opinion OF
the practice of giving a two-year-
old child pieces of raw potato to
eat every day. 1 thought it harm
full, but the chi1d's mother, former
" a nurse, declares it is good for
the child. MRS. L. H.
Answer-Provided the child chews
the potato. grandma and l agree
that it is d wholesome practice.
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MONDAY, NOVEMBER Z, 1921.

1t looks like a bad deal for the people no
matter who is elected mayor of New York TO-
morrow, if one is to place any credence IN
the charges made by the rival candidates
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Argus Information Bureau

reader to
Frederic Hkdn Dre< Washington D. Give fu name
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