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tency with that opinion they can not call the
elimination of the cash option a body blow at
the compensation plan.
At the same time the public will make a
mistake If 1t assumes that passage Of the bill
minus the provision for cash payments will re-
move the necessity for the government to raise
Immediately large sums 10 meet the cost of the
award Three of the four remaining options
call for immediate advances Of money to the
service men who elect them; aid in farm own
ership. home ownership and vocational educa-
ton The fourth remaining option, paid-up
insurance, does not require immediate pay
ments by the government into fund which
Will provide for the rapidly increasing demands
upon It Insurance, as everybody knows, can
not be had for nothing. In this case it is the
government that will have to meet the prem
iums upon a million more of lives. Whether
in cash or in any OF the other forms that have
been suggested bonus is not to be had without
paying for it The, burden may be in the form
of added taxation, or in the form of a new in
fation of our money. There is no possible
method of juggling finance by means OF which
it can be escaped.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-03-04
Trees as Monuments.

There are parks and boulevards in many
cities which have been graced by trees in
memory of some Of Americas war
dead The most extensive effort in this direc-
ton so far appears to have been made by an
American Legion post in Herkimer county,
New York That organization has undertaken
to have its own members plant 200, 900 trees on
200 acres during the coming spring. Eventually
it hopes to have planted 5000 600 trees on 5000
acres Of land in the southern part of New York
state.
There is little need to dwell on the advant-
ages OF such memorial-its living beauty and
symbolism, its practical service to coming gen
erations, its possibilities as source of income
for the community. There is also little need
to discuss again the serious depletion OF for
ests in the United States and the urgent need
for continuous, constructive, widespread fores-
tation in this country. There are today vast
areas OF unimproyed land suitable only for tree
planting. There miles of shadeless high
ways which cry aloud for roadside beautifica-
ton. IF every county in the United States could
some day have memorial forest the problem
Of forest conservation would practically cease
to exist and the nation would possess a chain
Of noble monuments of lasting and perfect
beauty
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-03-04
Topping Tombstones.

The days of topping tombstones in neglect
ed burying grounds numbered. People are
striving as never before to beauty Gods acre
and to make the modern cemetery spot worthy
of reverence. This comforting assurance comes
from an authority on such subjects, the head
of the Memorial Craftsmen of America. 1t is
evidence of our national growth in finer things.
In addition to the better care which the modern
cemetery receives this authority points
out the better standards of art which enter into
the modern monument
Simplicity is sought by preference and such
decorations as are found are, as rule, skill
fully wrought and finely symbolic. This, too
betokens growth. Many an older memorial
though lovingly conceived and constructed
without regard to expense, was too ambitious
for the artist who tried to carry it out. There
will always be varying tastes in such matters
but the increasing tendency to make the resting
places OF the dead naturally beautiful and the
marking of their graves beautifully simple is
reassuring.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-03-04
HEALTH TALKS
Y William Brady, NJ. D.
Epilepsy.
Noted Physician ard Aurnor.

Epilepsy.
Epilepsy is probably not a spe-
cific disease, but rather group OF
conditions characterized by seizures
of commissions or Inconsistencies
without commissions or twitching is
known as petit NAL, and a seizure
with commissions followed by loss Of
consciousness or attended by loss
of consciousness is called grand
NAL.
In petit NAL the seizure is often
very brief in duration. The patient
is noticed suddenly to stop what
ever he is doing; perhaps the face
becomes pale and eyes fixed he is
temporarily gone; then he re-
sumes where he left off, being I'M
aware that anything has occurred.
Sudden momentary "fainting" or
"sleepineSs" without cause or warn
ing; giddiness, sudden strange I'M
accountable sense of fear; sudden
strange or outlandish feeling that
the body has swelled to enormous
proportions, that the head floats at
a great height, ETC.; sudden choK-
ing sensation in the throat; sudden
scream; these and many other
strange sensations coming on at ir-
regular intervals and without ap-
parent cause are described by per
sons who have petit NAL.
There is considerable evidence
that the moderate use of alcoholic
beverages by either parents pFedis-
posed to epilepsy in the offspring
Epilepsy seems to prevail more fire.
quently in families in which vari-
Gus mental disturbances or insanity
may be found. Contrary to a popu-
lar notion, epilepsy is not more
likely to occur in the children of
first or second cousins, nor is fee
ble-mindedness or other defect fav-
ored by consanguinity, unless it
happens that alcoholism, syphilis
or mental defects are present in the
family, in which case of course a
union Of cousins would double the
chance of defective heredity.
Epilepsy nearly always begins in
early life. Seizures resembling cpl
lepsy developing after the age of 30
are usually caused by syphilis; and
such seizures beginning after As are
usually due to arterial hardening
or brain damage from changes in
the arteries.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-03-04
The Girl and the Knicker.

There has been row in the high schools OF
Paterson, N. J., over knickerbockers. Some of
the girls insist wearing them to school, and
the school authorities will not stand for it, and
the girls fathers will not stand for the inter
ference of the school authorities. Everybody
will probably stand for it in time And perhaps
the time is not far distant. Knockers are being
worn more and more for outdoor sports, as
matter of course, especially in England and
Canada and usually commend themselves to
men as sensible and attractive. The garb is
also making rapid Roadway in this country,
and if one may judge from the clothing ads
there is going to be regular knickerbocker
epidemic in the spring and summer. People
will get used to Knockers, as they have to short
skirts, and then hardly anybody will mind The
most obvious thing about this new costume
seems to be that woman's skirt is becoming
coat, as mans did some centuries ago. During
the transition period it may comfort the ultra
modest to continue calling it skirt instead of
coat or blouse
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-03-04
Smokers Increase.

John Rolfe could have had no conception OF
the extent to which the plant would some day
be used when he discovered three centuries ago
that the native tobacco could be so cured as to
rival the West Indian product. Nor do we of
today yet know the limit of tobacco consump-
ton. Smoking in this country seems still a
growing practice. A report of the internal rev.
enue bureau shows that during the last six
months Of the calendar year 1921 taxes amount
ing to $7S560,764 were collected on cigarets
alone. as compared with s61106S56 for the
same period of 1920, a gain of S17,453 e0s or
2S4 per cent Although a part of the increase
was made at the expense of the cigar on which
collections fell off appreciably, the net gain for
tobacco in all forms was marked.
The increasing taste among women for
smoking accounts for the greater tobacco con-
sumption in some sections. Habits formed by
soldiers in the World war have perhaps given
a smoker color to the atmosphere of life to-
day Certainly a crusade against tobacco has
gone on, but perhaps it was vigorous enough
only to whet and not to check the appetite. In
solar as the present enforcement of laws
against drink may restrict one form of indulg-
ence 1t may divert persons to another way of
enjoyment After all smoking affords no little
satisfaction, while the harm it is capable OF
doing is at least limited in extent
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fore, but they worked harder and longer. Their
object was to test the theory that quick justice
tends to reduce crime, and they have proved
it to their own satisfaction, for the underworld
gangs have been proken up and the members
either sentenced or scattered.
In going over their experiences the police
found distinct change from the day two ban
dts received sentences of 25 years. There was
no doubt as to their guilt The Judge let it be
known that other bandits found guilty in his
court could expect the same punishment After
he had imposed a few more such sentences
banditry in Philadelphia became the exception
and not the rule. The city was dealing with a
ring of hardened criminals and 1t made the
remedy fit the disease. The result is an inter
esting contribution to the belief that much flo
lent crime is due to the soft-hearted attitude of
courts and the unnecessary delay Of the courts
in cases where there is full proof OF guilt. Other
cities will do well to follow the example of
PHILADELPHIA
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The Daily Short Story

A low chuckle broke in from the
corner, where grand-dad, who had
puffed placidly on his ancient pipe
during the debate, now raised his
venerable head and regarded his
son with a quizzical air.
NO, indeedy, money don't grow
on the bushes in city parks, Will
/ lam, and no one knows that better
than your father. Now, / wonder,
did he ever tell you how he learned
that? Maybe it nd be bit hard
for him to tell you, but there's your
could say a deal if she dast- No?
l can see by their faces they never
did tell. Well, old people are for
getful, so p'rap3 I'd best remind
them.
NOW, John, don't int'rupt your
father. nor you, Mary. You know,
William, once on a time, I thought
your pa had summat better to do
than squirin' a certain good-lookin'
girl to dances, but he didn't think
so. Lawsy, no. We had some
words about it, and he packed his
buds and started off for Boston on
some money his gradma give him.
He was goin' to show his dad what
he could do. Yes, he showed me
all rightly" with an appreciative
grin. He resky'd a fair lady in
trouble on the Boston train, and she
resky'd his wallet, so the money
trees on Boston Common didn't
bloom for him that year"
AS grand-dad subsidized, John
rather sheepishly glanced at his
wife, who suddenly needed some
thing in the pantry. Then he
cleared his throat, made q couple
of false starts, and finally jerked
out:
We'll, grand dad, you would
have your say, but 1 hope you'll
forget that old yarn, if we agree
to say no more about the party. If
Billy promises not to be out ruinin'
his health more than two night a
week, l guess the old farm won't
go to rack an ruin yet awhile
that is, if he makes the best of his
chances, as 1 did, and persuades
the girl to come and live where he
won't have to be chasin' out nights.
What do you say to that, Nary"
Mary only smiled. but her hus-
band did not notice the lack of an
articulate response. He was too
amazed to see her carefully rescu-
ing grand-dad's pipe from a posi-
ton on the floor, too dangerously
near the rocker of his chair, al
though she had been heard to de-
clare more than once that she
wished someone would step on the
smelly old thing, when grand dad
Overwhelmingly left it splitting
ashes on her Immediately
scrubbed floor.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-03-04
The Triumph of the Law.

Strapped to a chair, Harvey Church, a moral,
mental and physical wreck, was sent through
a trap door with rope about his neck to his
doom in the Cook county Jail, late yesterday
afternoon
1t was pitiful
Church mental and physical wreck in
his latter days because he moral wreck
always 1t was because of the lack of moral
impulse and instinct that he became weak
mentally and physically. Nothing in human
structure can endure that does not have the
strength of character in its foundation.
Church was depraved at heart. He was
cruel He was butcher. He beat and chopped
to death two statesmen of an automobile con-
Germ, in order that he might appropriate to
his own pleasure their car.
He was caught convicted and sentenced
In the shadow Of the gallows, the mental and
physical deterioration. began. degenerate
he soon became coward, as we'll He did not
possess the spirit of courage to pay the price
for his crime. With no thought that the law
at best was exacting but one life for two, yet
inconsiderate Of his debt to humanity in the
first place, and Of his debt to justice in the sec
ond, he thought only of himself. He was crav-
en- He went on hunger strike and finally,
as the doctors said, hypnotized himself into a
state OF coma
Meanwhile his lawyers attempted and sought
to invent all sorts of schemes to cheat justice
and save his neck. One of them, it is re-
ported, went to Springfield at the last day, and
undertook to impress upon the pardon board
that the matter Of the life or death of this
miserable wretch had become political issue
in Chicago
Think of iti
But Church got the fun measure of oppor-
tunity to efcape his Just penalty. He got all
that was coming to him in efforts to save his
life He got all that was coming to him when
he was forced to give it
Yet the law did not crave the life of this
young man. The law did not purposefy i'm
pose the peculiar manner which was necessary
to send him hence, for the law Is not cruel,
nor is it merciless- 1t seeks not vengeance
only justice.
Had Harvey Church escaped the extreme
punishment it would have been as terrible
almost was his death-as was his crime
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-03-04

Cow screens you recommend for
school room ventilation? 4. Is it
not true that woman's figure be-
comes corpulent and ungainly If she
omits corsets from her dress? 5.
Should child with a simple sore
throat be permitted to remain in
school if he is not i'll enough TO
need medical attention? 6. How
may one disinfect or purify book
! which has been handled by a pa
| tient with scarlet fever? z. Please
explain what a pediatrist is and
what an orthopedist is--(Miss Z.
J. W.
P. S. Several of these questions
we have discussed in school, and
the children await your answer as
eagerly as l. II there In any charge
l shall gladly remit
Answer. l. Dissolve 20 grains
of salicylic acid in half an ounce Of
flexible collodion, and paint the
corn, after soaking the foot in hot
water, every night for a week OF
more 2. No, it is rather beneficial
! We believe, provided it is taken as
beverage and not as a wash to
Give, any handy boy some spruce
sticks. unbleached muslin and few
carpenter tools, and he can make
the screens to fit the window
frames. 4. Yes, it is not true The
corset is the very thing that makes
so many of them fat in the middle
around 40. 5. No, the simple sore
throat, when passed to the next
child may become diphtheria or
pneumonia. Send every child with
anything purporting to be cold"
straight home. 6. Burn the book.
There is little reason to believe that
infection is ever conveyed by a
book. 7. A pediatist is physician
who limits his practice to diseases
of children; an orthopedist (ortho-
pedic surgeon) is physician who
limits his practice to deformities,
joint and spinal disease. You owe US
about SO 900, but if you will prom
iso. never to grow old and keep the
children after school, We will can
eel the charge.
The Ache Tree Man.
Question I stand a good deal at
work, and am troubled with aching
in my lower limbs. What would be
good to rub them with?
Answer. Shake your upper
branches against punching bag 10
minutes night and morning, and lie
on back and elevate your legs" and
rub them with witch hazel extract
while you are in that position. i
Copyright National Newspaper
SerVice.}
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-03-04
The Cost of the Bonus.

Removal Of the cash payment option from
the soldier bonus bill. in a Republican caucus
in Washington, should bring very vigorous
protest from the American Legion The legion
has repeatedly asserted that only a trifling
proportion Of former soldiers would choose
cash payments in preference to paid-up insur-
ance. home or farm aid. DISTINGUISHED persons
who happen to be aware that out of the 4.oo0,-
600 men in service only 400 O00 or 10 in 100,
are taking advantage Of the existing opportun-
fly to secure government insurance at cost, may
be excused for entertaining some doubts as to
the number that would choose the insurance
option under the bonus bill Officers Of the
teston. however. have not hesitated to say that
THIS WIN Be the preference Of 30 pr cent OF all
VINO are eligible Tor bO11s. and IN cCus3s-
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-03-04

O. What is included in the
"West End" of London? The East
End ?"-T. A
A. The West End of London is
that part of London just west of
Portland Place and Regent ST., in
GLIDING the fashionable shopping
district and the artistocratic resi-
dence sections Of Belgravia and
Mayfair. The East End comprises
roughly the portion east of a line
joining Hoxton and Peckham Rye.
It is the industrial and shipping
district, is densely populated and
includes most of the poorest dis
tricts.
@. Are the Fiji Islanders still
cannibals r. P.
are said to be clearly and intelli-
gent. The majority of them can
read and write, and many are skill
ed agriculturists and nayigators.
@. What is glockenspiel?-J u.
A. This musical instrument, or
iginally a series of bells on an iron
rod, is now made as a set of fiat
metal bars which give bell like
tone when struck with the mallet
provided for the purpose.
@. What is the meaning of bon
fire?'-k. C.
A Bonfire was originally bone
fire, literally fires of bones, and was
applied to a funeral pyre.
@. Is bilge water supposed to be
Dumned ont Of a shin ID, w X
A The water that collects in the
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-03-04
BABY DEATH RATE
OF WORLD SHOWS
GREAT DISPARITY

London.-A surprising disparity
in the death rate of babies through
out the world is shown in the latest
figures issued by the registrar-gen-
eral
During the third quarter of the
year just ended, Christiania, the
capital of Norway, was the health
lest city. reported the infantile
death rate per 1000 being only SO,
while Amsterdam. Holland, had a
rate OF AZ, Stockholm, Sweden At,
and Copenhagen, Denmark, 48.
No town in Europe has such a
record as Bombay, India, where,
according to official figures, $50
babies out of every 1000 die be-
fore they reach the age OF IL
months.
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Argus Information Bureau

NJ question by writing The Argus IRformSi
etun postage. Be brief All inquiries .
10 each Individual. DO A.teI.i4on ~ -
bi1ges has a peculiar fetid odoE
which is very strong if the bilge'
are no cleaned often. In the navy
bilges are pumped out at leaSs
once daily and thoroughly cleaner
once a week.
Q. Who played "a Blot in the
'Scutcheon" in America?
A This tragedy by RoDer'
Browning was played in AlneFlC9
by Lawrence Barrett
@. How many Of the oceans
have depths of 5000 fathoms?-S'
G.
A The photographic office says
that the Pacific is the only ocean
which is more than 5000 fathoIas
deep. There are more than ~
places in the Pacific that nave
been sounded and found to eXceed
this depth.
Q. Who won the Pulitzer prize
for 1921 for the best NOVELS. d.
K.
A. The Pulitzer prize for III
has not yet been awarded. Inc
1920 Pulitzer prize for the pest
novel of the year was awarded N
May, 1921, to Edith Wharton for neF
book. THE Age Of Innocence.
n uou did tho cato raceiDts OF
the Dempsey Carpenter fight com,
pare with the Dempsey-Willard
fight? r. D. o.
A In Toledo, Ohio. the gate re-
ceipts, before deductions Of war
tax, were $452,5 22. In New YORK
the receipts were S1626, $50!
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-03-04

There are $4,000 miles of navigable rivers
in the United States, and in time they will be
universally used a means of transporting
freight 1t is said that 43,000,000 tons Of
freight was moved on the rivers and canals Of
the country in 1920 and III, 100000 on the
great lakes in. the same year. Here is hint
as to what the future holds for us.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-03-04

Jules Jusserand, French ambassador to the
United States, denied his country entertains any
thought of seeking to escape payment of her
war debts. The American people would be
sorely disappointed were France to default
financially after the great sacrifices made by
this country in her behalf in the recent war.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-03-04

1t is claimed that German competition is
wrecking the American toy manufacturing in
dustry. What seems to be needed in this case
is strict application of the protective tariff laws
for which the Republican party was famous in
other years
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-03-04

Jury at Terre Haute, Ind, acquitted man OF
murder charge because of his witty answers
while on the witness stand. Proving that it
pays to keep cheerful, even if you are on the
way to the gallows, for you never know when
something may happen in your favor.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-03-04
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS.
Nine Thousand Dollars Worth.

1. Please suggest a formula for
a good corn cure. 2. Is coffee harm
full to the health of a young school
teacher, if she drinks only one cup
full at breakfast each day? B.
Where can / obtain the cloth win
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-03-04

1t looks as IL everybody is inclined to give
the new ve-and-ten fare scheme fair trial.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-03-04

Specialist Will Hays leaves the postofice
department In healthy condition, but if any
ills should develope. DR.. Work ought to be
able to prescribe successfully.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-03-04

reader get he a
erepies
apony
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-03-04

Oil in America was first known
for its medicinal valna.
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Anything to say about this weather!