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The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-09-07

COW to do with Charlie and his bus
mess people?"
oh, nothing much, only he
points out this house as his fian-
GEES home"
The shadow of misery in Mr.
Blake's- eyes seemed to float off
into space and his gaze looked
dreamily into the future. Charlie
Swan was the son of his lifelong
friend. There were two children
In each family. Charlie and Ethel
In his friends, and Paul and Lila
In his own. So the elders had
hoped-and he had dreamed OF
twin to his own cottage, built on
, this beautiful site, and of his
chair
An auto stopped and a
young man sprang out, his quick,
sprfngy footsteps scattered the
white gravel as he hurried up Inc
walk.
where's mother? Hello dad!
Bon jour. Mademoiselle. All grown
up and Dads not day older" .
Martha! - Mother! - Mother.
rang out in three voices.
Paul was gripping his fathers
hand while Lila chung to him. Tears
stood in his eyes like a mist near
falling.
We'll, well, Dad. Charlie put
that deal through slicker'n goose
grease" (At the old country ex-
preston the fathers eyes smiled.
1t was his boy still). Now We can
be bloated bureaucratic for the rest
Of our lives and have that twin
cottage ready for Ethel and me oy
Thanksgiving"
What's all this hub-bub in the
wee sma' hours" inquired sleepy
voice. 81
PAUL"
r. '.'Mother!"
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-09-07

pint Of milk at the end of their
vacation"
He thought of it now, and of
what the city had drained from his
life-his hope of the future, of
which he had long laid the founda-
ton with backbreaking toll and
patient endurance, for strong
shoulder upon which to lay his aged
hand in the last faltering steps to-
ward the valley. His all, his first
born, his only son.
His face hardened. What do you
care, Lila, what those hooodlums
say? They are here. today and gone
tomorrow. 1t seems odd to me that
you make such intimate friends of
the cottagers, it is only for such a
short time"
Lila caught her breath. "Oh, but,
Daddy. you know what delightful
girl Phoebe Is, even you like her,
and she is my dearest friend"
yes, and the next thing you will
be away in the city"
Lila knew the knife ranking in
her fathers heart, and felt made
quate to cope with the deep agony
smacking Of the city or city folks
| She dimiy surmised his great fear
that made his hand tremble, of the
danger that she. too, might take
flight.
A tender CLEAN crept into her
eyes. Daddy, dear, I'll tell you
my real reason. You know that
Charlie Is trying to put through a
big real estate deal with those city
people and he passes hero every
day with them, and you. yourself
will acknowledge that In the per.
fectly beautiful landscape picture
that you have made. Betty is-well
certainly out Of paacA Like
Daddy, worm on one Of your love
~ roses"
! Charlie? Charlie swami"
4 why. yes. There isn't any othe,
Charlie, Ia there!
! At her naive confession her IA
Their smiled. 8
But what has my front yard AM
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-09-07
Nernal Nutrition.

-
lust what We doctors mean
when We say q Child or adelt is
poorly nourished" or well nour-
ished," or that the child or adult
has malnutrition or pormal nutri-
ton. / reckon We don't know ex-
actiy. used to think I knew
what meant by such expressions.
but began to fear ! only thought
I knew.
A child might weigh up to the
arbitrary weight fixed for his or
her age and height, yet be suffer-
ing from malnutrition or from ac-
tual disease. Unfortunately the
little tin advisers in whose hands
we have placed far too much of the
care Of school children have been
encouraged in this very error.
Many a school child pronounced
well nourished" by q school
nurse-laboring, poor girl, under
1.-THE regulations Of red tape-is ac-
tually in need Of medical treatment
or hygienic care. On the other
hand, many school child who
happened to be Of the spare make
up and hence q few pounds shy Of
the arbitrary weights, made and
provided by the powers that cre-
ate them has been declared "un-
Idernourished" or "malnourished -
and consigned to the deficient
class and maybe gratuitously fed
up with milk and soup at school, or
sent home to a frightened mother
with advice to consult a physician
at once-oEly to pay the doctor a
good fee for a good laugh.
And, alas, this tin doctoring that
is being SO extensively practiced on
our school children these days
doesn't stop here. According to
Drs. Blauner and Orgel, child spe-
cialists connected with lebanon
hospital and dispensary in New
York city, about a hundred chill
dren a week are sent to the dis
pensary by school nurses for re-
moval of tonsils, children who are
otherwise in good health and most
of whom have never suffered an
illness involving tonsillar and ade-
mold tissue. 1t seems the school
nurses inform the mothers that the
itonsils and adenoids must be re-
moved or the child will be excluded
from the school, and the only basis
for such diagnosis being the fact
that the child's tonsils are visible
to the doctors eye. OF course the
poor girls mean well-they are do
ing precisely what their superiors
teach them to do. But it all goe:
to show how absurd it is for thu
: grand old public to cling to the il
fusion that medical service can b,
purchased fora chauffeur's pay.
Something besides the age
height, weight standard must b,
employed in the determination o
the state of nutrition. We doctor!
have deceived ourselves and tn
public too long about that. In or
/ der to determine that an individual
is we'll nourished we must con
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-09-07
The Daily Short Story

into breaths of waited perfume
Roses! Mignonette! Old fashioned
garden pinks. Mr.. Blake awakened
to their strong, spicy fragrance
blowing full in his face.
He rose and dressed, for this man
hard, stern, embittered-had yet
a side to his nature, deep, sympa-
thctic, and loving all beauty wher-
ever found. He always looked his
roses over the first thing in the
morning, as this was his own par
ticular garden and he gave of his
best to it. His early visit to his
roses was like morning prayer, a
something sweet and beautiful to
begin the day. And somehow all
through the days routine, prosaic
and unpleasant though it might be,
there would remain about the man
a hint of gentleness, like the frag-
rance of flowers.
AS his boot crunchef on the grav-
ri of the walk, a wan little face,
with deep violet shadows under the
eyes, peered anxiously from an up
per window. Mr.. Blake had halted,
and with hands on his hip, stood
gazing in astonishment at the lawn.
A flash of amusement whipped into
his eyes, and he weakly lowered
himself onto the doorstep, where
he shook in silent mirth.
The head above craned sideways
to view the lawn, but it looked all
right from that vantage point, and
, why her father was lost in merri-
ment, for he never laughed aloud,
but shook in silent paroxysms, Lila
could not figure out. But that he
was amused gave her courage and
she slipped down the stairs and out
to his side.
Without glance at the lawn she
| slid her arms around her fathers
neck and laid her velvet cheek
against his stubbly brown one. His
eyes followed the slim arms to the
hands, swollen and blistered. He
Graded them gently in his own
rough palms, while the amusement
in his eyes faded, leaving only pain
in its wake.
But Lila had caught sight of the
lawn and stiffened in horror, for
there were mountains and valleys
serried ranks and Haunting ridges
Great tufts of grass brazenly whip
ping in the wind as though saying
well, squeaked through!'
Patches of brown earth shrinking
away from their own nakedness
ttried to hide behind row of stub
ble-but her father chuckled and
SAID, Looks like Paul's head the
first time 1 shingled his hair. Moth.
er had to go over it with the horse
clippers. Guess Daddy will have tt
kinder even it up with the scythe.'
The ludicrous likeness to badly
shingled hair got the better of Lila
too. and they Rugged each other ant
laughed together.
But, Daddy, my hs|hds are pay
ing the penalty for better piece o
work than that"
Now tell Daddy why you object
/. ed to Betty cropping the lawn"
i We'll, you see, overheard al
J auto load Of young folks hot and de
! nsiyely remark: Pipe the paten
lawn mower"
Il Mr.. Blake flushed under his tar
He. too, had heard the remark. A
the time he had ground his teetl
In rage and spat out his anger t
his pulling Of weeds from about hi
choice garden truck! Lot Of youn,
! upstarts: Won't have the price Q
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-09-07

rs the government within the government
that has produced the present deplorable con-
di9on in the city Of Rock Island. a condition
that virtually has destroyed the efficiency Of
the elected authorities to perform their sworn
duty to the law-abiding population. Vice is
sheltered and protected, \but you are insulted
and inundated II you dare to raise your voice
In protest against the manner In which the city
Of which you are part owner is being conduct
LAD
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-09-07
TIL AXIS
,.tder the general balance and sub
Bv William Brady, M.


sider the general balance and sub.
stance Of the body, the status Q!
carrige or posture, the firmness OF
the tissues, the development Of the
musclar system, the alertness 9i
nerve muscle response, and In fact
the functional activity generally.
This is not job for a tin doctor.
even the many boards OF education
and some. health departments APP
pear to think the school child
needs nothing better.
Questions and Answers
Complication of Diseases = l
want a complete, effective cure for
bedbugs. State more than one
cure if you can. =. ID.
Answer-The best thing can
suggest is Nmigation of the infest-
ed apartment or apartments with
hydrocyanic gas, which of course
requires the services of a prefes-
soinal fumigator, for the gas US
deadly poison to human beings. II
fumigation is impossible squirt
into crack and crevice where the
pests may hide a powerful insecti-
eide solution, such as equal parts
of five per cent carbolic acid solu-
ton and one in five hundred cor
rosive sublimate solution. OF course
these are poisonous, too, and must
never be left or kept in the house,
but all used up at one time. Some
thouseholders find that by a thor
ough application Of kerosene and
gasoline equal parts) ir the
cracks. and crevices about beds
walls and closets, they can eradi.
cate bedbugs. The precaution nee.
essary when using kerosene and
gasoline is to avoid flame or fire.
Cholecystitis- send me
the diet and exercises for one with
cholecystitis. MRS. F. D. T.
Answer know of no diet or e1'
ercise which would be advisable
for one with gall sac Inflammation
under the direction of the attend
ing physician.
Hernia-Can you recommend ;
hospital or a doctor who makes {
speciality Of curing umbilical her
mia? Or is there a cure? / am 5;
years old and this hernia appeared
first about eight months ago.
u M. J. H.
i Answer know of no such hos
pital or physician. There is no cur
for hernia in On adult except oper
alton. Your age is no bar to oper
} alton, if the hernia handicaps you
Ben Told at Work. always sup
4 posed it was good to drink plent.
of cool water, but lately / hav
, been told one should meyer drinl
more than three fourthSpof glas
at time. Is that coSect?
MISS c.. F.
: Answer-No. Drink all you
thirst calls for at one time, wheth
Ter one glassful or four.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-09-07
An Unpatriotic Pledge.

~ The recent attempt at a general observance
Of i mo more war" day seems to have been re-
sasded as failure not only by the participants.
but by the public. Various explanations have
Heen forthcoming and the people have been
tisned for their indifference to the cause Of
peace. In no city, even New York, where the
arShtest publicity had been accorded the plan,
DID, tie demonstration measure up to the ex-
rsofatioas and advance notices. A partial ex-
plshation for the comparative lack Of success
q the event may be found in the nature of
sbne OF the most prominent promoters. They
xsFs mot merely professional pacifists. but OF
TIE particular type that has not found favor
wit1 the majority OF our people Most persons
hA6 war, but comparatively few would care to
tAAe pledge that NO matter vast straits their
country might be in they would not fight in her
defenbe. And yet this Is what some Of the pro-
no<ers Of the no more war" demonstration
abled their fellow paraders to do.
". Is = promise that NO patriotic citizen
sh6aM be asked to make. For one thing he
cptld not conscientiously agree to refrain from
aldlng his country in an emergency. for that
voaid be equivalent to saying he would refuse
y Sbey its laws. Good citisens are unit in
declaring for the abolition Of war for the settle
usst Of International disputes, bit they cannot
cbvenAnt to stand BY and see their country or
- rights destroyed. It wosid appear, there
fSs2 that In some places. At least, the mo more
vsf" movement got into the wrong hands and
thas u Why It was mot success. The result
- not influence workers for international
49, 10 cease their efforts. There are move
H&ts for peace to which they can lend their
- And the most effective movements are not
a)Voys the most spectacular.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-09-07

y 8apAn. with half our population. now has
~ l1.2so automobiles. Here in America We
hhte 100000 motor cara. In all other coun-
TN combined only 3.seo.ooo cars. This 10
~ lAtion about our comparative standard Il
avhs. For the auto. more than any other COM
1deity. 10 an index Of prosperity-that 10. a.
A1eficAns conceive prosperity. japan. COM
4&ts the Wall Street Journal. 10 passing
thtpush the bicycle stage The japanese are
- 100000 bicycles and Ill 80 5inrtkisAas,
hEtMo-whssled hooded carts, drawn ~ trot-
Ing coolies, invented By an American nission-
NJ. The bicycle In japan u slowly csowdtng
~ u Hnfitisha. It's - pears siaes Sicyelss
ueeo al tAe rage IN America. We are Just hat
mAay years ahead Of Jasan-3roashly more.
- vith IL smaller national resources 4 viii
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-09-07

The big vote given Senator LaFollette in
% Wisconsin primary simply is further proof
lint the American people want action. They
nSV not be able to tell what particular brand
they wish, but they want some kind Of action
4nd they can trust men OF the LaFollette type
10 give It to them.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-09-07

One of the magnates Of the Rock Island un-
aeRwofld admits that he hes been paying $500
month 10 the local immunity ring. 1t isn't
reasonable to suppose that he would pay any
Ad3d to the orders Of mere city or county
661cial Well, he doesn't
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-09-07
POWER
ROADS

Some big national movements go doggedly
ahead, Indifferent to temporary industrial set
backs. For instance, the good roads program.
Around 600 miles of highway a month are
being built with the aid of the national govern
ment.
Good roads, however, involve something
more than mileage. The biggest good roads
problem is the motor truck as large as box
car, destroyer of pavements.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-09-07
HEAT HURTS CROPS.

Washington, Sept. 7.-Excessivo
dry. hot weather in nearly all sec.
tons has caused deterioration :,
many crops, according to a repo'
by the department of agriculture.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-09-07

,sThe strife in Rock Island today is between
tea -blooded men standing for the safety and
HSjfare Of the community as against cold
tlooded assassins. their accomplices and de-
leaders. Who will win! We shall see.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-09-07

4 match was used in testing powder on an
A{lAntic steamer. The test was successful, but
- four men who made ii did not remain to
eli the tale.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-09-07

| "A SON born to Mrs. Bill Hart is reported to
have reunited the screen star and his young
ttte It's not the FIRST home that has been
esged by the cooling Of baby.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-09-07
Murder viii out

Il IL claimed that modern meals are respon-
Ne for half Of the worlds disease and deaths.
n lack of meals is responsible for the other
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-09-07
K efe1-ee
GWQNMkN.

,rannes Harrfck. one Of the brainiest men
In oonernee. chaneos his act He attends
sale q surplus army suppliss and buys u OLD
aifplanss 6 $lse apiece.
Recently b waa deieetod 1of - ... =.
A be rstires to his 0klahomA farm With ne
1ytnr cfax he country suRefs m irreparabie
los something feally Interesting in congress.
Il takes pefsoaalty to attract attention IN :
dull snf'ro.nsn.
KEGS.
Keg manufacturers say great cnange y
tatinr place In their industry. The popularity
OF the i've gallon keg seems to b on the wane.
Annarently last years sample batch was
satisfacfory. for the demand now, - for 10
gallon kegs, with Is and 35-gailon stses crowd
ing Brother, Fen.
The cufrent sensation among home brew
ers r. the 62-kallon used whisky barrel. direct
frDm bonded warehouses. Some experts say .
vhfn at the bung IL worth the price OF the
barrel
BREWERS.
The home brewer, making beer and wine IN
his cellar. is technically as much violator OF
the Volstead act as the bootlegger peddnng
.vhite mule. The home brewer. Of course.
chloroforms his conscience by imagining that
he operates under the wing OF an unwr1tten
law.
0OOG-0TY -
prohibition, one way or the other. A hnai and
definite decision is next to impossible as long
as prohibition is only a half-hearted attempt
at weaving.
WAGES.
WAGES of factory workers in New York state
average $2477 a week apiece, says Industrial
| commissions report
This is, within q few cents, double the wages
paid in 1914 when the war was getting under
way in Europe
Economists say that New York factory
wages are . national weather-vane. Are they
right?
POWER
Steinmetz, electrical wizard, says that the
energy locked up in one pound of coal is
enough to operate a radio receiving station
1000 years without stopping.
Apparently, he refers to atomic energy
| most Of which escapes without being used
The way we burn coal is like eating one potato
out Of bushel and throwing the rest away.
i When inventors discover, as they will,
method Of scientific combustion that will util
ize coal without waste of energy, 10 pounds
of coal will keep house warm more than
month
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-09-07
|wls u ~,

WHO killed Bill Gabel? That is the ques-
p.
Evening star., 1922-05-15

and pink roses. The bride was charm
ing and petite in a gown of white
georgette and silver. with hat to
match. She wore a corsage bouquet
of white and orchid sweet peas. Aft
er the impressive ring ceremony an
informal buffet supper was served.
which effectively carried out the COL
or scheme of pink and white. After
May Is Mr.. and Mrs. Saunders will
be at home at Takoma Park, D. c.
Mrs. Frank Monroe entertained in
compliment to her little granddaugh-
ter: Patricia Marcharie, in honor of
her sixth birthday. Among the little
folks were Billy Thorn. Bobby Wea-
yer. Ernest Mudd, arthur Lattiner.
Catherine PomorOy. Helen Howard.
Evelyn Graham, Francis Parks, Doris
Lincoln, Kathleen Orme, Bernadine
Grayson, Anna Marcharie, Catherine
McCanvas, Sarah Parks. Dorothy
Cissel and Joseph Marcharie.
Rev. DIR. and Mrs Wallace Rad
cliffe left today for Des Moines,
Iowa, for an absence of about ten
days as commissioners to the Pres
byterian General Assembly and wo-
mems boards Of home and foreign
missions in session in that city.
Mrs. j. II. Statesman is visiting her
parents, Col and Mrs. Charles Ger
hardt, at their home, 1886 Jefferson
place.
Evening star., 1922-05-15
Silk Lingerie

Crepe de chine envelope chemise,
with yokes of Val and flet laces,
medallions and rosebud trimming.
Cut full. Straps or built-up shoulder.
Flesh, white, orchid and light blue.
$z.95.
Boomers of radium silk, with ruffle
edged with lace. Also open leg
boomers, trimmed with Val insertion.
Flesh, white and orchid. sos.
$3.50 Pettiskirt, $3.50
Vanity Fair pettiskirt, OF heavy Mi
lanese Jersey, with an 18-inch double
hem, making it shadow-proof all
around. Flesh, white. fawn. Not all
sizes.
Evening star., 1922-05-15

noon at I o'clock. Mrs. Steward has
sent to the chairman. Judge Mary
o'Toole. something new in hand
made handkerchiefs. They will be
displayed on the fancy table of which
Miss Bell Wills is chairman.
The civic committee. Mrs. o. +.
Woodley. chairman. has been busy
making bags and boudoir caps. Mem
bers Of this committee are Mrs. Lydia
Bird, Miss Abby Johnson. Mrs.
Phillips. Mrs. w. ]. LaVarre. Mrs.
Stratton, Mrs. Franklin 8. Parks and
Mrs. A. l.. Saxton.
Over 100 pounds Of candy has been
contributed for Tuesday, opening
chairman of this booth. assisted by
Mrs. George Eastment and Mrs.
Quincy Strong, vice chairmen, to-
| gether with Miss Dorothea Campbell.
Miss Meta Martin, Miss Anna Davis
Conklin. Miss Gertrude Walker, Miss
Miss Elizabeth Cullen and Miss Dor
| othea Stephens, while Miss Daisy
Close is chairman of penouche, a
de1ectable confection.
Miss Marie X. Saunders, chairman
OF fortunes. reports among the seers
Miss Hope Thompson. Miss Lucille E.
Fehl, Miss Katherine Pike, Mrs W.
L. Thurber. Miss Vita Lewis and
Nine. G. Roundry. Fortunes will be
told in old approved methods. as well
as by later scientific discoveries.
Members wishing silhouettes should
be present on Tuesday evening to
take. advantage of the art and skill
of Mrs. Marietta Minegerode An
drews.
Miss Florence Fraser Stiles, vice
chairman of the bazaar committee,
will be treasurer of the funds Dane
ing will Commence each evening at
1880 o'clock.
A very quiet wedding took place at
the apartment of Miss Lillian Ste
phens, at Clifton Terrace, Friday. Nav
IL, when the marriage of Sergt.
Bruce Holland Saunders of Georgia
and Miss Annie Elizabeth Hooper of
Tennessee was solemnized. Rev. La
Rue Of Takoma Park Baptist Church
oficiated. Before the wedding Miss
Margherita Capparelli sang BE
cause" To the strains of The Bridal
Chorus" from ''Lohengrin," the bride.
attended by Miss Capparelli, brides
| maid. and the groom attended by Mr..
Kyle, best man. entered the living
room. which was attractiveIy decorat-
ed with white ribbons. wedding bells