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The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-07-09
Looks Dubious.

Secretary of Labor Davis was quoted as
saying that nine-tenths of the labor strikes in
the country could be prevented if the govern
ment would provide key men, for each of the
Is industries, the duties of these to include
a study of the problems of employer and en-
ploye On the same day Alexander Howat
Kansas miner and leader Of innumerab4e strikes
in that state attending the American Fedora
ton of Labor meeting in Denver, was quoted
as saying that NO court in the world keep
me from calling a strike when conditions JUS
tify it,. Howat is under sentence to prison
for calling a strike in defiance of the Kansas
industrial court. His defy would seem to an
swer Secretary Davis in the negative.
Until the unions themselves find a way to
curb the Howats the government will be as
helpless as the employers and the employees in
preventing strikes. And until every man in
this country honors the court, which is one Of
the three branches of our government industry
and society will be jeopardized. If the court
errs it cannot be corrected by defiance. 1t
must be altered at the polls.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-07-09

entitled under the armistice, the treaty or by
reason OF its participation in the war. What
ever has come into American hands is to be
kept and defended, but the receipt is not to be
signed. 1t would have been simpler matter
to bring home General Aliens command before
the resolution was adopted than now. when
every selfish intention of which our govern
ment might have been suspected is set down
in black and white
Some treaty, as Senator Knox has said, must
fix the status of the United States with Ger
many and the allies or the claims might as
well be written in sand at low tide. Whether
or not some other than the Versailles treaty
can be arranged TO fill the gap. it is up to the
senate and Mr. Harding to find out By pro-
cess of elimination they may get down to The
Versailles document in time.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-07-09
The Sell Now Campaign.

The formation of the Sell Now league head
ed by leaders OF American industry and organ
lied to promote campaign of intensive SELL
ing by manufacturers and merchants, is
promising new plan for stabilizing the eco
inomic situation. The buy now slogan has not
ceased echoing through the land. But buying
requires selling to make the transaction COM
plete and selling, in the present distrustful
mood of the consumer must largely depend
price.
The character of the bankers, manufactur-
ers, real estate operators and merchants be-
hind the league guarantees its earnestness of
purpose. Its corporate name is a catchword,
and catchwords exercise a psychological influ-
ence on trade Certainly it is the sellers turn
now. There is plenty of desire to buy; the
point is to overcome the would-be buyers
doubts and to persuade him that the accepted
time has come His experience with prices
continued in peace has not been reassuring;
he must be met more than half way
The best hope of relief from stagnation in
industry is the immediate getting together on
a common ground of fair dealing of those who
have something to sell and those who have
money with which to buy. Given that condi-
ton, business should profit. The sell now cam
paign is intelligent effort toward the real
ization of this desired state.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-07-09
Official Scandal Promised.

The break between Governor Small and At
torney General Brundage may bring to light
some interesting if not startling facts. The
governor recently vetoed a bill appropriating
$500 900 for use by the office of the attorney
general, charging that the latter official had
been spending the states money for the pur-
pose of building up a personal political
machine.
Mr.. Brundage has retaliated by starting an
investigation by the Sangamon county grand
jury of charges that Mr.. Small and Fred E.
Sterling, the present lieutenant governor, with
held public moneys during their terms state
treasurer. 1t is limited that the official acts of
others connected with the present state admin
istration will be the subject Of inquiry by the
grand jury.
1t is no secret that Brundage and Small
have long been at loggerheads politically. The
public has no interest in their personal SQUAD
bes, but if the present probe brings to light a
state of affairs that has been costly to the
taxpayers the airing of the scandal will serve
a good purpose.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-07-09
Reorganizing Postal Banks.

Postmaster General Hays has announced a
reorganization Of the Postal Savings bank of
far-reaching importance He says that if con-
gress will back him up with the necessary
legislation he can add hundreds of millions to
the country's disable wealth. This money is
now boarded because its pOssessors are afraid
of private banks and do not consider the Postal
banks terms are attractive enough.
Hays proposes to raise the Postal banks
interest rate from two per cent to three per
cent and to so Iiberalize the bank in other ways
that boarded money will flow into it.
The Postal bank now has 50S0OO depositors
20 per cent of whom are of foreign extraction
The total of their deposits is merely nominal
compared with what it would be if the liberal
izing policy suggested by Hays we're carried
out
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-07-09
Getting Out of Germany.

With a peace resolution passed and signed
there would seem to be no difficulty about
bringing home the American soldiers remaining
in the occupied area of Germany. The war is
ended, by fat. The substitution OF the resolu-
ton for the treaty means, If it means any
thing, that the United States is DESTROYS of
dropping responsibilities and Withdrawing fror,
European affairs. This being the case the
presence of American troops in Europe be-
comes unnecessary. This country is out of the
war, out OF the treaty, it was the intention of
our far-sighted statesmen to get out of the
whole postwar mess. 1t follows that we
should get out of Germany But in the very
act OF letting go. the Knox-Porter resolution
hangS on.
In the midst Of denying validity to the YER
sailles agreement it falls back on that agree
ment as the authoritative settlement The
duties repudiated, rights are insisted on
all rights, privileges. indemnities. reparations
Or advantages, together with the right to en-
force the same, to which this nation becomes
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-07-09
Saving the Children.

New Zealand has long been noted for her
laws designed to throw the protecting arm OF
the government around the children. She has
led the world in legislation of this character.
AS the people of New Zealand have sowed so
have they reaped.>
Figures just given out by the United States
bureau of public health, show that the infant
mortality rate in this enlightened British col
ony is the lowest in the world. 1t has zeen
cut in half during the past 45 years.
That is the kind of conservation worth
boasting about. 1t is the kind of conservation
that might well occupy the attention of official
Washington to a far greater extent than it
does now Or ever has. If there is any expla-
nation that really explains why America in
stead of New Zealand should not lead the world
in conserving child life We should like to
have it
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-07-09
ACHIEVEMENT,
BIZ BERTON BRALEY.

Oh, they are salt of all the earth
Who know the SAVIOR of true mirth,
Who find in rain or golden sun
A tonic draft OF glowing fun,
Who love with tenderness and fire,
Who toll to win their hearts desire,
Who help to lift the world from murk,
Who laugh and love and do their work!
And whether famous or obscure,
And whether very rich or poor,
Somehow these vital folk express
The largest meaning of Success;
Their laughter rings-so clean and clear.
Their love makes living sweeter here,
They drive away duh woes that Turk,
And laugh and love-and do their work.
Oh. laughter has a wondrous charm.
And love-true loye-can bring no harm
To any mortal; and it seems
That labor makes a fact of dreams.
So earth would be place of bliss
Were all its people like to this.
If all mankind-with none to shirk-
Would laugh and love-and do its work.
Copyright, 1921, by Newspaper Enterprise)
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-07-09
within the Five-Foot Barrage.

Within the Ffye.FOot Barrage.
One Of the many old sayings that
are untrue and misleading is What
you don't know will never hurt
you" For example, you may dis
cover on country jaunt wonder
full fresh water spring or brook,
and, finding the water as clear as
crystal, cold and tasteless, drink
freely, never, suspecting that it is
polluted with typhoid bacilh, which
have drained into the spring or
brook from a farm house, far back
up the hill, where case of typhoid
fever occurred a few weeks ago
and some of the body excretions
were thrown on the ground far in
the rear of the farm buildings
What you don't see, taste or know
sometimes hurts lot
There are still a few poor souls
who declare that there is nothing
in this germ theory" There are
a few others, made a trif1e more
thoughtful by suspicious, who grant
there may be germs, but insist that
these germs merely come to take
up residence in the body after some
doctor has decided that the disease
is such and such-the germs being
rather squeamish and particular
about visiting an individual until
the doctor specifies just what the
disease is to be and hence which
variety or species of germs shall
be invited to the feast
CoryZa, known to the vulgar as
cold" in the head, like all other
respiratory infections, is spread
chiefly, as 1 have heretofore de-
scribed. through spray or droplet
infection, the invisible dropIets of
moisture carrying to a distance of
about four feet from the patients
face when the patient is talking;
up to 10 feet If the patient sneezes
or coughs without first covering
nose and mouth properly.
The doctor and nurse attending
or caring for a child or adult with
coryza or any other acute infection
of the respiratory tract (such as
diphtheria, pneumonia, influenza,
measles, scarlet fever are the only
individuals who must enter the
five-foot barrage, unless the illness
happens to be SO mild that the pa
tent is able to be up and about
and is so selfish and disregardful
of the rights and safety of others
as to go to school or business or
work and expose all who come
near.
For mother, nurse or doctor nee
essarily entering the barrage. there
are two fairly effective prophylac-
tic measures which have been test
ed by the medical profession of
late years.
The first is a screen or mask TO
cover nose and mouth land the
eyes should be covered by glasses.
This mask is intended merely TO
catch and hold the invisible moist
ure droplets given off from the pa
TENTS nose and mouth. 1t should
be made of 10 layers of fine sur
geon's gauze such as is used for
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-07-09

@. How does the size of the
brain OF the human being compare
with that OF other animals?
D. A. @.
A. The human brain is larger
and heavier relatively to the size
and weight OF the body than the
brain of any other animal, with the
possible exception of some of the
smallest birds and mammals. 1t is
larger and heavier absolutely than
that Of any other animal except
the elephant and the larger whales.
@. What does radium look like?
K. D.
A. The geological survey says
that radium is ordinarily obtained
from its ores in the form Of by
drous sulphate. chloride, or bro
mide, and it is in the form Of these
salts that it is usually sold and
used. These are all white or near
ly white substances, whose appear
ance is quite similar TO common
salt or baking powders.
@. What will take paint spots of
linoleum? P. r. o.
A. To remove paint from limo
leum saturate the spot with equal
parts of turpentine and spirits OF
ammonia. then wash with warm
soapsuds.
@. What is the difference between
sterilization and Pasteurization of
milk? E. o. o.
A Sterilization is a process by
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-07-09
Pepper kENWORTHY'S FRYERS
By Jane Redfield Hoover.

Mrs. Kenworthy had begun to
concentrate on fried chicken, and
when Mommer concentrated she
usually got results.
Amt they big enough yet, Hon
ny? Seems as if 1t takes al awful
spell to fat 'em,"
III feel this fellow and see if
he's plump yet" said Honoriah.
1t was easy for him to catch the
creatures, and the chick soon lay
comicaIly relaxed in his familiar
hand. Mr.. Kenworthy shook his
head soberly.
Nope, Mommer, they're thin yet
III hev to tat 'em up for quite
some time"
In this new home the Ken
worthy's for the first time, had
space to keep chickens-a long
cherished dream of Mrs. Ken
worthy, who loved a bountiful Ia
BILE. The foregoing dialogue recur-
red frequently throughout the
spring season.
Finally, one fine evening, the
wife began with grim decision and
her husbands full name: Homo
riah! l want to kill a couple of
them Plymouth Rocks tomorrow.
for Sunday. They're fat as pigs!
They fairly bulge The very idea
of our paying a dollar apiece for
skinny little whiffets from the
store!"
Accordingly, early next morning,
Mr.. Kenworthy entered his immac-
ulate poultry yard. The ak lay
ready on the block. FTuttering
around him in anticipatory affection
the chickens mounted his shoulders
and walked up his arms. One
lanky young rooster emitted a
hoarse adolescent crow, as he
perched on Honoriah's disreputable
chore hat.
Mr.. Kenworthy stood a moment in
thought. stroking his pets. He even
called them by individual, outland-
ish names. Then he quietly put the
ak away in the shed He shuddered.
Getting colder tonight" he said to
himself. The ak was clean and
bright.
81 know it Mommer-I admit I'm
a soft-headed old idjut- But 1 tell
you what well do. I'll get another
lot of chickens-RhodeI Island Reds
is better eating, anyhow-and I'll
keep 'em seprut, to fat 'em, and 1
kin kill 'em easy-nothin' to it-not
bein' so fond of en-" Such was
Peppers mastery defense.
Amt Pepper foolisht" exclaimed
the girls, in ready sympathy with
the emotions of their mother found
too complex for any outlet beyond a
snort.
At this, however, she f1ared out
at them, quite illcgically:
There, now Don't you go and
talk disrespectful about your Pop
per-the best man that ever lived
and has a heart of gold" (Who
could say what tender memories
were stirring beneath Mommer's
conjugal evaporation? Neverthe-
less, she sighed, as she fried the
pork chops for dinner.)
The new chickens, it seemed,
needed quite a siege of fattening,
and Mr.. kenworthy determined to
forestall all affectionate overtures.
He even avoided entering the chick
en- yard, except when necessary. He
was resolved, this time. to steer
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-07-09
The DAILY Short Story

clear of any sentimental entangle-
ments inimical to the interests of
the family menu. These chickens
were strictly business matter, he
frequently reminded himself.
! Iii due time, one evening, he laid
ak on block again. He squared his
bent old shoulders resolutely. Be
hold, a strange phenomenon! In
an instant, captured again. arms
pinioned, legs impeded, Mr.. Ken
worthy was helpless in the hands
of his friends. while a strenuous fe-
male perched on his hat, shrilling
a triumphant "cut cut, cuda " cut "
A little later, Honoriah SUNK
through his back gate, and down the
alley toward town. 1t was Saturday
evening, and the downtown lights
beckoned brightly. The ak, bright
and clean, was in its place in the
shed.
On his return home, an hour lat
er. though he Creaked cautiously
into the kitchen, his wife called out
at once:
That you, Horny? Where've you
been? John and Hannah's here to
spend the evenin'" And appearing
presently: Where did you put tire
chickens. Honoriah Kenworthy? l
don't believe you done it, thought
so! Well, then, what took you so
long? Been down street, you say?
What for? All the errands is done
-Honoriah! what's that a stickin'
out from your coat? Chicken feet,
as I'm alive! Lille, ornery, skinny
market trash. They'll go straight
back where they came FROM
Now. Mommer, hold your horses
and listen a minute, When l was a
lad on the farm l had to kill chick
ems so often 1 lost my relish for
chicken meat, for l allus loved the
critters alive, and they me. l am
perfectly willin' you should hire
someone else to do the job-but-"
Here. had Honoriah but known it,
was his great moment)-"I'lI be
goldinged if I'll ever kill another
chicken, not even to please you,
darlin'!"
All right, Horny; just as you say
You always was foolish. Wash up,
now, and come in and see John and
Hannah. Mommer's voice was
very, very gentle.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-07-09
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS.
Perfect Dimensions.
What should an 1S-year-old gi,

What should an 1S-year-old girl,
"a inches tall, weigh? F. N.
Answer-123 pounds.
Cure of Cancer.
Kindly tell me if cancer can be
cured and what is the best remedy.
A neighbor has his under lip al
most eaten off. He has tried al
most everything for it without
avail-they all promise to cure him
in short order, but they get his
money and then leave him worse
than before. T. F. G.
Answer-The least painful, safest
and most effective remedy we have
for cancer is surgery-which Is
often put off too long by unfortun-
ates. Sometimes X-ray treatment
or radium treatment is a great help
in such cases as your neighbor's,
but operation is the one hope.
There are too many of the kind OF
cancer cure charlatans who have
f1eeced your neighbor still unhung.
The Candy Habit
Is 1t injurious for man aged 40
to eat 5 or 10 cents worth of candy
every day? 1 swore off smoking
seem to crave candy, though l
do not care for other sweets. Some
times 1 get up mornings with a
mournfuI taste, but not so often as
used to happen before the 18th
amendment. NJ. J.
Answer-No, it is a wholesome
food, easily digested. furnishing
quickly available energy for the
muscles, particularly for the heart.
Coffee and Tea
l am % years old. l take two
cups of coffee for breakfast, and
usually two cups OF tea at dinner
and supper. Is this harmful? (No
objection to your printing my full
name if you wish.) A ]. B.
Answer-It is not harmful I
never print a correspondents
name.
EYapOrated Milk.
My boy, aged 4. is very fond of
canned evaporated milk. and pre-
fers it to fresh milk. Is it all right
to give him this? MRS. L. r.
AnSwer-Fresh milk is prefera-
BILE. There is nothing harmful in
evaporated milk. however
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-07-09
HEALTH TAI M&
BY WILLIAM BRApV nd.

making gauze bandages mot the
cheaper coarse-meshed cheese
cloths). 1t is held on by means of
tapes tied over and under the ears
behind the neck.
The second precaution is that of
asepsis. Touch nothing in or on
or near the bed without carefully
washing your hands with soap and
running water Immediately after
ward and before touching anything
else. This is an important trifle
which many physicians do not un-
derstand or practice, yet which
spells success in the nursing or
care of patients with communica-
BILE disease.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-07-09

which the temperature Of milk IS
raised high enough or maintained
long enough to destroy all germs
and spores. This method is SCI
dom employed because 1t gives ne
milk boiled taste In PasteurIs-
ton the temperature used Is ONLY
high enough to destroy most germs
including disease germs such as
those of tuberculosis and typhoid.
@ Is there such a thing IS an
Irish language? A NJ c. K.
A There is in existence a dls-
tinct Irish language. Originally
the language was spoken almost
universally in Ireland, but graz
ually its use died out, though it ha5
of late been revived to a certain
extent
@ Are there more male babies
born than female, and are there
more women than men in the Unit
ed States? c. A n,
A From the satisfies on blrth
rates it would seem that the mum
Der of males born in a year j.
greater than the number OF le-
males. In the 1910 census the
male population of the Uniteo
States was 47,332 PIT; the female
44.639. 989.
@. How long is the Trans-Si0e-
rtan railway? A. E. H.
A. The length of the Trans-Sibe-
rian railway from Petrogrsd 70
Vladivostok is 5,481 miles. {
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-07-09
PENNA. ROAD ACCUSED.

Chicago, July 9.-The Pennsyl-
vania railroad notified the United
states labor board it will continue
negotiation Of rules in its own way,
AFTER the federated shop crafts &C
cused the railroad of failing to call
conferences to arrive at a conclu-
sion.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-07-09
BLIND, ROBS TOMBS.

Shanghai blind man was
hauled into court for stealing bricks
and stones from graves and selling
them The police magistrate is
thinking the case over.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-07-09
AIR ATTACK ON FRANCE.

Aries, France-This village has
appropriated $1,000 to guard against
air attacks. The air invaders are
swarms of locusts which are laying
waste the fields.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-07-09

German railroad rates have been reduced
Which makes the vacation traveller wonder who
won the war.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-07-09

4 Press dispatches state that the senate will
work during its vacation. The change will do
them good
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-07-09

Government statisticians declare America
spends billion dollars year for soft drinks.
But you never heard of The face on the drug
store floor.
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I0HN n Is go

Tarrytown. N Y, July s.-John
u. rockefeller celebrated his Send
birthday by playing a round OF golf
under an umbrella
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A Chicago judge held bathing beauty for
further examination. Justice is not blind!
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TOMMY MILTON WINS
AUTO RACE IN TACOMA
"a TAaTA S9aS9 S9aS9 OaOaa
Hours, "a Minutes Sarles
Is Second.

TT strikes us a rife homogeneous that
the proprietor or an ice cream parlor should
make many warm friends" Yet that 10 -ba+
the late Mr.. Zarck of Abingdon, III. is al
legged to have done.
IF you should read, as we did. that "I.res
w Moon returned from business trim tn Peo-
ria. Ill. Thursday. what question would assaj,
your mind?
YES we, too, wondered if he was
R E MIG.
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John Barleycorn isn't exactly v1rtuous, but
he is certainly chased.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-07-09
Our Congrats to Mr.. Harris!

Bushnell Corr, Galesburg Republican
Register)
The following births have been re-
ported for record, by Dr. j. P. Roark:
Arthur E Inman, May "a; John Henry
Geves June 21; Mildred Catherine Grit
fifth. June %, and City Clerk B. S. Harris
made the record
THE obit. reporter reports that he met Miss
Mabel WunGer of Davenport t'other evening
Wonder if he'd care to meet the Early sisters
Ruth and Verna, of Annawan, Ill? Or per
haps he'd be drawn more toward Miss Elody
Cartoon, who appears daily in Atkinson, Ill.