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The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-03-22
Capitalixin1 SIN.

clara Smith, acquitted OF the murder OF
Jake Hamon, the OKLAHOMA millionaire IL to
become . moving picture actress She ID to
write her LIES story and interpret 1t before
the camera - q warning. she says. to other
girls that the primrose path is strewn with
thorns and to point out to them the inevitable
sl6erinss that will come to them II they chose
the sordid existence that she experienced in
her association with the man she finally killed.
Most people who have followed the Smith
Hamon tragedy will feel that enough has been
heard Of its sickening details. yet it is likely
that they will permit their curiosity to get
the better OF them when the pictures are Of
fered and will be found In line at the box
Office. Clara Smith says her purpose in enter
ing the movies Is to save others from the fate
she suffered. Accepting her at her word still
the outstanding fact is that she wants the
money and doubtless nurses a secret ambition
for public career.
Were the Clara Smith pictures to fail she
weuld be accomplishing more good than if they
succeeded. Hailed as the heroine of salacious
tragedy, her fame will not affect all young
women alikt. There will be those who will
be tempted to- emulate the example Of Clara
Smith, willing to take The route that she fol-
lowed and to bear her temporary sufrerings
and disgrace in order to reap the public re-
wards that their daring adventure will bring
The best thing that could happen to girls
Of the Clara Smith type is for the promised
picture venture to be failure. The public
ought to teach the Clara Smiths that they
| can't capitalize their SHINING at the theatre
box Office.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-03-22
Coolidge's Cobbler

There must be something about the cob
blers trade which inclines members of shoes
to philosophy. More than one man working
away at a shoe bench has brooded over ques-
tons Of metaphysics and religion. The latest
oobbler to attain distinction is one James
Lacey Of Northampton Massachusetts who is
known as Vice President Coolidges guide,
philosopher and friend
Before departing for Washington for the
inauguration the vice president and the cob
bier were photographed together. and Cool
idge and Lacey are as "chummy" as circum-
stances will permit. When tie vice president
was student at Amherst college he sought
Lacey's shop with some shoes to be repaired
and he found the cobblers philosophy so in
teresting that he became frequent caller
While waiting for clients as young lawyer
lie would drop into the humble shop to ex-
change ideas. and throughout his career in the
towns politics he had the benefit of his
friends shrewd observations and advice. When
he rose to state and national prominence he
still had the loyal support of the shoeman.
In spite of their friendship the cobbler re-
fused to vote in party primary for a man
whose election Coolidge was seeking. but his
action only served to heighten their mutual
respect Lucey is an Irishman who has been
at his last in the same shop for 80 years. and
pegs away at his shoes with one eye on the
newspapers that he may find out how the
national capital treats Gal"
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-03-22

New uses are being found all the time for
material which formerly was discarded. Straw
is being distilled to make gas or gasoline.
similar use is being made Of corn-cobs and
sawdust- Whether straw gas can Be employed
successfully for Driving automobiles hasn't
been determined. but Satisfactory tests have
been made Of its use for stationary engines.
And there's paper. Wood pulp IL tho chief
material. But paper has been made OF many
ether hbers since arst II was manufactured
from papyfus. q Nile rush, in ancient Egypt.
A new raw material for paper has been found
IN sugar cans stalks which have been run
through the mill. Paper from sugar cane
might be particularly suitable fnr lnre letters.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-03-22
To Pfolong Your Youth.

When you are IS years old, will you be
- rugged and as young in heart as
ID John b. Babcock. of Boston. Cele-
brating his 96th birthday, he wants you to
know about his simple method for keeping
Old Man Time at arms length. He says:
Every old person can keep young, happy
and spry by having hobby for recreation.
My hobby Is solitairs-and my cat. l play
70 games day. probably more than any other
person in the world. They call be the Soil
tsire Prince
But don't play cards on Sunday Every
body needs day Of complete rest once week
rest from play as we'll as rest from work
Just take 1t easy on the Sabbath
John d. Rockefeller. most successful man
that ever lived. is 81 To keep in trim. he
has three hobbies-gof. his garden and BIZ
cycle riding. He doesn pedal. Hires man
to push while he steers.
Paderewsh, nearing old age. has a hobby
billiards. The disappontments and misfor-
tunes that he has encountered recently would
have broken most men. But Paderewski picks
up his billiard cue-and smiles.
Napoleon came within an ace Of being en-
peror Of the world. Fallen, imprisoned he
kept from going mad by taking up a hobby
solitaire.
Lewis Carroll. greatest mathematician Of
grandfathers day. wrote fairy stories includ-
ing "Alice's Adventures In Wonderland" This
hobby helped keep him and millions Of read
ers young in heart.
= Grandfather may also remember George
Francis Train. the railroad genius Of 60 years
ago. All his remarkable projects collapsed
In his old age he found Notwithstanding
New York parks to talk to children. That
kept him happy until he died 1t rs.
Play is the spirit Of youth. Play-have
hebby-tc retain youths spirit. And don't wait
.u1t1 your hair turns white, else old age may
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-03-22

IS mo- ~ bs6ose yeu are avara d.
Iusens Iyrnaa Iisi. head u ~ Life Extsa-
sioa Insiifuts. says: In ths cties womsn 81
~ aysraee live n u ysass md nm Only -
S. II rtSsI districts, women live to g. me1
% a. Il
So Mature 4 ~ greatest hobby. though golf
ana cAsm msn havs thsir plaza
You have nature at your ver3 door. Take
long walks ID the March sunshine and breathe
IN the spirit and invigo-ating air Of approach
Ing spring. That il the greatest suttdcts for
old age-the real Elixir Of Youth.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-03-22

she opened her brown duvetyn bag
and the blue case within and held
over her fingers the finest string
Of Brownies oriental pearls.
Madison Browne gasped, tried
to assume his ofiicial manner. fail
ed. Il don't care. believe you're
all right gulped Madison Browne,
doggedly.
kora's smile was lovely as
spring sunshine. Il was going to
tell you tonight" she said. But
II hasn't come out the way
thought it would. I thought you d
arrest me. and we'd have a trial
and all the jewelry clerks as wit
inesses. and everything. But l cam
keep it up. and"
To the darkness in the man g
eyes Kora said: But O. twas the
Mora Kyle Of me that hoped that.
SO my story for the News Of my
three months as jewelry clerk
would be more thrilling. Mr..
Browne was a darling to let me
do it. He's known about things,
OF course. And when I gave him
the check for the pearls tonight
he chuckled for 10 minutes be-
cause Miss Cross had got his cous-
In Madison after me. But it's his
! policy not to interfere. He's the
incest, mummest man and has
helped me to keep under cover,
wonderfully"
, Madison Browne slumpsd. $50
that's where I've seen the name
Mora Kyle. just twisted for Kora
Myle. All the special write-ups in
the Star and Sun! And this is one
Of q series Of working girl expert
ments. l know. As an operative
I resign. Where you're concerned
I'm nuts! Am anyway. for that
matter. But-the pearls?'
"Oh, dear man. I was going to
Tess up everything at the Corner
Inn tonight. because you care and
care And nobody knows that
but you and me. Then I WAS going
! to bring you over here and put on
one OF my Mora Kyle gowns, an
ivory satin, and the pearls you
wanted me to have and that Miss
Cross knew I'd taken. Then ]
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-03-22

IN chapter Is Of The .Autobiog-
rsphy Of Baby" the author sug-
sests that .. certain group Of respir-
atory infections known - the erup-
tive fevers and shamefully referred
to - "children's diseases" or ''the
diseases Of childhood"-as though
children were entitled to have
them!-be rechristened "Sanitar-
ian's Delight" II not most Of the
expense Of the health boards devot-
ed to the work Of controlling
chickenpox, scarlet fever. measles,
whooping cough, and the like
And does the labor Of controlling
these very diseases which our
health authorities 30 loudly assure
US are "preventable" ever grow
lesss? Have the sanitarians any
definite plan of procedure they can
or viii follow in the effort to make
good their claims that these dis
eases can be prevented?
A child who escapes any or all OF
these infections is unquestionably
fortunate, for 80 Lax are the laws
or regulations Of quarantine" OF
isolation and 90 seldom are such
regulations strictly enforced, that
50 years Of sanitary control" finds
Us Just about where we started %
far a. q child's safety against these
diseases is concerned. Out OF q
thousand children selected at ran
dom today, 1t will be found that nc
more escape measles and the other
misunderstanding or sometimes life.
destroying respiratory infections W
to the age of seven than escaped sc
years ago.
There is a very clear explanation
for the failure Of public health
measures to prevent these disas.
trous diseases among children
The difficulty lies in willfui ignor.
ance by public health officers Of tn.
overwhelming evidence adduced il
recent years to prove that, as tn,
New York state health department
urged should be taught in school
every alleged cold is caused by ,
transfer Of excreta from one per
son to another" You see, most o
the eruptive fevers and other in
fictitious diseases so common IL
childhood begins with what the ig
norant insist on calling a cold,
and 1t is in this early stage of in
vasion,4 before the child il sicl
enough to be confined to bed, tina
these infectious diseases are mos
easily spread. Until the publi
health authorities lay aside thei
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-03-22

thought I'd give them to Miss Cross
as kind of recompense for the
trouble I'd been and for not tell
ing her that you liked me. Then
II you wanted to-you could BUY
me another string of pearls
You give cross patch the other
This will be my wife's. and III pay
for both of them said Madison
Browne in an absurdly unprofes-
sional tone. Going to ask me 10
stay for di1ner?"
"Um-h-h. Just one other thing
Don't be angry" pleaded Mora kora
Myle Kyle Miss Cross as mean
of the jewelry department was Oh
the inside of my little game
Didn't she play up splendidly?
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-03-22

outworn prejudices and delusions
regarding the nature OF alleged
colds" they will never muster SUI
ficient courage to insist upon prop
.er isolation In the most dangerous
stage Of such diseases. Just as
long Is the exploded superstition
Of taking cold from weather or ex-
pOsufe beclouds the mind OF the
health olicer, he will 60 on con
trolling" these preventable dis
eases-diseases which take q heavy
toll Of precious life-as he has been
doing the last 50 years. And "con-
troll" means nothing more than
keeping tabulations and records
and card indexes and all that sort
Of thing-red tape. office jobs, po-
litical bushwah.
whenever q child comes down
with anything from the simples,
three-day coryza to measles, diph-
iberia or whooping cough. some
body has ignorantly or criminally
infected the child and should be
punished.
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS.
Anyway, Pass the Gravy.
Kindly tell me whether gravy
made with flour that has first beer
Drowned or baked is more whole
some than gravy made with just
raw flour and water stirred to-
gether and added. MRS. o. D.
Answer-Browning the -four first
in the oven probably converts mos,
of the starch into dextrin. which II
more soluble and perhaps more cas-
! lily digested by an invalid. Fol
healthy persons It is immaterial-
the better way is the way tha
makes the better gravy.
Dandruff.
What Is the cause OF rupturet
capillaries? Has extreme nervous
ness anything to do with it? vii
you please give me a formula fol
dandruff and prematurely gra!
hair? W. J.
Answer-"Nervousness" is not ,
condition. but a fanciful hypothesis
and therefore it does not accoun
for anything. If you mean minut'
dilated arterioles or venules in tn
cheeks or elsewhere, that occur,
from a great many different causes
The best ointment l can suggest TO
dandruff consists of a dram Of pre-
cipitated sulphur and half a dram
of salicylic acid in an ounce o
freshly made cold cream, a little t
be rubbed into the scalp each nigh
for six or eight weeks, except on
night weekly, when you shampoo.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-03-22

Railroads report that they hauled more
freight and got more work out Of each car in
1920 than ever before. And at the highest
ratese The inventor Of the Chinese puzzle
ought to investigate railroading
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-03-22
CAN YOU EVER TELL
BY Myra Alice Little. Westville
New HAMPSHIRE.
Copyright, 1921, by Wheeler

Copyright, 1921, by Wheeler
Syndicate, Inc-)
Suspicion furious swooped down
upon Kora Myle, newest saleslady
in Brownies jewelry department,
when Madison Browne, store de-
tective, stopped to inquire the price
of the finest oriental pearls in the
opera decollete length.
Miss Cross, manager OF the jew
elry department. promptly told her
assistants that she knew that dap
per and exclusive operative, Madi-
son, cousin of the Brownies Of the
firm, would never have chosen
kora Myls to serve him in pref
erence to her managerial self, il
he we're not professionally inter-
ested in Miss Myle. Decollete
lengths were the last thing to in
veigle q chronic bachelor like De-
tective Browne. That was the
blind. And Miss Cross nodded
sagely and chartered further sus-
picions to her satellites.
Meantime, Madison examined the
two diamond clasps. while kora
called his attention to the white
gold mountings, touching them
with her finger tips. her eyes blue
as the velvet Of the cabinet. as she
smiled up into the mans face.
Any woman would be proud to
wear them" said Kora Myle.
Not every woman should wear
an exquisite chain like that But
you should said Detective Browne,
"I'll SEQ you tonight Usual time
and place. And we have some.
thing to say. haven't we? First
time I've dared approach you here
I must Co."
Hes clever" mumbled Mis-.
Cross as he strobe away. mo one
would mistrust those methods. Vel
folks say he's no good as q detec-
tive. Got mints Of money and
wouldn't keep his position for q
minute il he weren't Cousin Mad
ison' and liked the excitement"
Then the observers, peerint
around the corner Of the ring
counter, saw Kora Myle put two
or three cases Of pearls away. Al
this point the girl seemed to hest
tate. appeared to be looking about
Then she ran her fingers over thu
string of lustroua pearls, deftl,
slipped them beneath the counter
and, as the watchers could detec
into her own brown duvetyne bag
Miss Cross nudged her assistant
That's what comes Of a store TAX
ing on q girl that wears gold hail
and tailored waists and a cherub',
face. but no references"
But we all like Miss Myle
You're the only one with q grudg'
and that's not like you. Mr.
Browne was satisfied with the in
terviev he had with her and b,
leaves everybody free. Even De
tective Browne doesn't report case
at the once till he's threshed then
out for himself, I've heard
and"
Miss Cross bristled IF old Mr.
Browne didn't leave everybod!
quite 30 free. Oriental pearl
wouldn't be free either" Sh.
marched to Kora's counter. eye
aflame.~ "I'd like to see that mos
costly necklace in the blue case !,
moment. ] want to examine tn,
clasps"
Kora Myie smiled serenely. RI
has been sold. Miss Cross" sh
said.
when was It sold?" demande,
the chill voice.
"Just this afternoon" Kora toll
her swoetly.
Miss Cross was clever. Sh,
changed her tactics. you Ger
ltainly make the banner sales o
the store. my dear. They're mount
inH ovary day. Oh. couA &ro&hll
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-03-22

Former Attorney General Palmer says 1.-THE
ruling that physicians may prescribe beer may
mean beer at the soda fountain Page the
fellow who wrote, There. little barroom, do
not cry, you'll be drug store by and by"
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-03-22

100000 gold marks in our federal reserve
banks Good idea Maybe they can be per-
suaded to leave it there. as first payment on
what they owe
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-03-22

Immigrants. landing in New York from
Ellis island. beat up an agitator advocating
overthrow Of the government Reform Of de-
plorable ccrdftions at Ellis island might make
all immigrants like that
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-03-22

~. Congress considers appropriations for pre-
serving Tennessee shop where Andrew john
son, 18th president. worked as tailor. Won
der how much Andy charged for suit in
Fthns> dayS?
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-03-22

- Bonar Law quits the British cabinet and
retires to private life. Lloyd George is about
thu only one Of the war chiefs that hasn't
checked out Fleeing Is fame.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-03-22

President Harding says there is no place
n federal service for 1.-The mere oficeholder.
Here's broom, Warren.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-03-22
THE BALLAD or BARRYnoR1.


Now all about are signs Of spring:
The sprouting grass. the greening freea.
The busy robins ON tho wing.
The first faint buzz Of honey bees
All harbingers OF spring that please.
But one more sign brings dark despair
To Winter and he turns and ices;
Miss Barrymore has bobbed her hair!
Now soon will all the urchins ding
Their shoes aside and bare their kneeA
Now soon we'll start our gardening
And plant our radishes and peas;
The neighbors' chickens We shall seize
And cast them out, the while We swear:
For spring has come. Abas the sneese!
Miss Barrymore has bodied her hair.
On Sunday morn the church bells ring
In vain their tireless symphonies;
We hear them not. instead We cling
With all our tireless energies
To rake and hoe, while melodies
OF songbirds fill our garden lair.
Springs here with ell her ecstasies-
Miss Barrymore has bobbed her hair!
LENvOI.
Prince! Cheerio! Dost feel the breeze,
The balmy breath Of spring SO fair?
She's here! Now ends all our disease
Miss Barrymore has bobbed her hair!
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-03-22

you should let nothing" We are admon-
ished by Mr. Irons Of Texas drilling cor
poration," stand in the way of your securing
a Pipe Line Certificate. but it is really impor-
tant for you to get your order to Us at once
We are holding an interest for you" Mr..
Irons is hereby advised that We already hold
one pipe line" certificate which has reposed
so long and 50 peacefully In our bureau
drawer that we couldn't consider disturbing
it by the presence of a stranger. Besides
contemplating the sudden exit Of the unfortu-
nate Mr.. Hamon, we feel the life Of . colyum
conductor is less hazardous than that Of IN
oil king.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-03-22

THE foregoing, in addition to being a neat
acrostic. carries with it some good thoughts
we'll expressed.
The Washington herald., 1921-07-08

against yesterday 1873 7s3
7i4ss0 a and l.eos,2 200 two
94.74 neO, against 12e417s5
and 147 91s. 16o
The Washington herald., 1921-07-08
LAST HOUR DROP
WIPES OUT EARLY
STOCK ADVANCES
Securities Retain Activity
But Irregularity Rules
At Close.
TRENDS CONFLICT
Profit-Taking in Evidence,
Sugars and Steel Stocks -
All Weak.
TRENDS CONFLICT

NEW YORK. July Trading IN
stocks continued active TODAY but
while the previous display OF
strength held over in the mornIns
sharp break during the last hour
wiped out numerous advances OF
one TO three points and left the list
as whole decidedly irregular. Pro-
fit-tsking was in evidence although
examples Of conflicting tendencies,
were common. Toward the Close
for weakness while rails were re.
latively firm. Call money loaned
at 5h per cent all day.
Exchange.
The exchanges meanwhile con.
tinued inactive. with the Tendency
irregular and with prices sensitive
to comparatively small amounts o.
business. Sterling was of a fui
cent at 1910 but later rallied 81
Of a cent. French francs. on IN,
other hand. were up IL points a.
1874 cents. German marks los
half a point at l.33 cents, and IN,
rest of the European market shoves
similar irregularities. The situation
with regard to South America eN.
Il
than better and the Argentine pes,
was quoted at 2s.T5 cents. OF /:
points below the previous low.
Testimony regarding the trend
of commodity prices during Jun,
as given by the indices Of Dun anc
Brsdstreet is conflicting. Thur
Dun's index records a further de
cline of 81 per cent as compared
with loss OF O4 per cent durinr
May, whereas Bradstreet's inde:
rose IL per cent during June a.
against decline OF l.S per cent ia
the previous month. The discre
pancy Is explained largely by tn,
fact that Bradstreet's gives consid.
cradle weight 20 increases in tn,
prices OF fruits and provisions
Both indices agree that bread
stuffs fell heavily during the month
and that moderate declines occurred
In the case OF metals and textiles
The Washington herald., 1921-07-08
METAL MARKET.

NEW YORK. July IA further
drop Of Il Is reported in London
tiRsprices. with spot quoted at f16s
los, and futures at f170 los; sales.
so TONS and 500 tons. Spot standard
copper Is Is Cd higher and futures
IS higher. both quoted at fT2 Is &c;
salSs. 2oe tons and 100 tons. Elec-
.roiytie'.is unchanged at f55 los.
The Washington herald., 1921-07-08
LOCAL

(w. n. IEibbs q Co. HfbSs Bsss-
heabers WsshisEtsn stsek
Exehasre.,
SAILS.
wsshiastsn Gas 7hs. $500 st iosE.
Wsshinstea ny a. $1,000 NJ ein. $1,000
at NY. $1,000 At eih. 5000 at az.
Potomac Eiec feni N O.. 1900 at s5x.
y 600 at ssx. 1900 at sS. $1,000 at sS,
81 900 at s5.
Washinston ny and ri pfd. s st 81.
Washinstoa Gas Il. at <sE.
AFTER CALL ..
Wsshinfton oss 7Iss. $500 at Ios..
Capital Traction, at 81.
h-rrenthaier Linotype, at lis.
Money. call loan, to per cent.
The Washington herald., 1921-07-08
COMPLETE N. Y: BOND SALES
q Co. Y. E.eAa,se,

YORK of bonds Stock Excha
s5ssooo two
ago. !
security. cio.ing prices