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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1922-10-18
LYING AND THE NEAR EAST

One wonders what England ana
France are going to do about 1t.
They have now advanced to the
point of mutual accusations o.
living. This is still regarded as a
fighting word among individuals,
but it may be that in diplomatic
circles. or as between nations, it
is not taken so seriously.
Take the recent speech of Lloyd
George, for which the world
waited with batcd breath. In the
course of what has been termed
his "apalogia" Britain's minister,
in a bitterness of spirit, complain
ed that the French had failed to
exhibit good faith in the Near
East affair, when they had pro-
posed to employ force the British
government had assumed that the
French meant what they said
that they were ready to use troops
il needed. not only against the
Greeks, but against the Turks.
The French have countered in
way which must have astomSh-
ed the natives. NJ. Franklin
Bomllou, the special French en-
voy at the recent Mudania CON
ference, has said some amazing
things to a hundred correspond
cnts from fifteen nations. He de
MES that it was display of mill
tary and naval force by Great
Britain that saved the day in the
East and Prevented the starting
OF a conflagration that would
have. sooner or later, involved the
world. The French spokesman
said peace was preserved because
the French tried to preserve 1t
through the employment OF peace
ful. not military, means, and be-
cause OF the pacific attitude OF
Mustapha Renal Pasha, who had
great difficulty in restraining his
great army, flushed with victory.
That army desired, not unnatural
". to march into their capital,
which they could easily have done
Every time the British brought
up reiuiorcemcutS. he said, 1t be
came Just that much more diff
cult 70 keep the armed forces
apart, The grayamau OF the
charges against the British gen
eral staff Is to be found in the &C
cusatiou that they issued a false
commuuique telling OF the break
down of the NJudanja conference
because OF the Turkish demand
for immediate occupation OF
Thrace. 1t appears that Gen
Harrington did not authorize such
commuuiQue, and that while thi,
British general really desired
peace he did not have the support
of other members OF the staff.
Another sensational accusation
was that the burning OF Smyrn;
was organized by the retreatin'
Greek army. 1t will he recalle,
that a number OF highly place.
gentlemen think the United State
should have gotten into the War
or started one, on the theory tia
this fire was caused BY the Turk
The address OF NJ. Franklin
Bonllon is important, not only b
reason OF the accusations advance
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1922-10-18

vaccinatcd wood, the promoters claim
ing that these specimens were scarce
ly to be distinguished from the gen
uine. There is a question, however,
as to whether or not the color would
remain good. The inventors say 1t
will hold.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1922-10-18

The space devoted to the Hall
Mills affair in New Jersey re-
minds us that a good murder mys-
terry still makes the best, or the
most sought after news Our
civilization is still young.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1922-10-18

Europe can pay, and should do
it. says Mr., Hoover. Now let 5
hold our breath until we hear
from Europe.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-03-28
Training Offered Too Late.

The provision in the soldier bonus bill most
open to criticism is the least often at
tackled. This provision is the vocational train
ing option. Even the chambers of commerce
pously Endorsed this section of the bill with
almost unanimity of approval. Government
assistance of former soldiers in the way of fit
ting them for better jobs is idea that seems
to find approval everywhere. In its proper time
there would have been good reason for favoring
it Had the government been prepared, at the
time it mastering out the troops, to enroll
them at once in technical courses designed to
further success in civilian life an inestimable
good might have been achieved The vital fac
tor in this means OF aiding the service man,
however was the time element Educational
opportunities that would have been gladly
seized by hundreds of thousands at the time of
discharge, to the mutual advantage of them
selves and the nation, have appeal today.
The average age of the soldiers upon discharge
probably was close to % years. In 1925, when
the vocational training provisions of the bonus
act could become operative, the majority of
them will be so. Men in their thirties, engaged
five or more years in establishing themselves
in positions, will not sacrifice their jobs and
the incomes upon which their families depend
in order to enjoy six months or nine months
more of interrupted schooling.
Unfortunately the fact that the plan will be
of assistance to few service men does not
guarantee that it will not be tremendously
costly to the government and the taxpayer Elk
perience with the vocational work in behalf of
the wounded has proved that existing educa-
tional institutions not adapted to the pur-
poses of giving the service man the sort of
training that he wants needs. Wherever
groups of wounded service men have been sent
to private institutions for training they either
have been shamefully imposed upon in the
case of mushroom schools established for
profit, or have been an intolerable embarrass-
ment in the case of colleges and universities
because they were misfits. Though only a hand
full of veterans elect the vocational training
option, it will be necessary for the government
to build schools, organize instruction stats
and set a large system of new machinery into
Heavy expense and more delay
further modification Of the usefulness of the
be the result. Whatever may be
said for or against the general proposal of a
bonus there is nothing to recommend the voca-
ional training clause at this late day
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-03-28

renetft;on Of = warning that we have been hear
ing periodically for the past quarter OF CEN
turv or longer. There is no denying that the
Standard OH company is big business insti-
tution. Very likely it has q voice in some OF the
large banks of the country. Perhaps 1t may
be interested in some railroad properties But
its chief business is oil and Its kindred products
Similarly Mayor Hyian might have condemned
Henry Ford. Heinz, the pickle magnate, or the
Smith brothers, who deal so extensively in
cough drops.
Perhaps it does harm to hear assertions
such as those made by the New York mayor,
for there is none Of us but needs to be reminded
that we owe it to ourselves and our nation to
keep abreast of the times and ever watchful
that things are not permitted to get into a rut
But there is little danger that any coterie OF
bankers or crowd of any other kind is ever
going to get this country by the throat and
make it do its bidding. for any length of time.
at any rate The banker may be taking firm
hand in business affairs. He ought to do this,
and all of US would be better off if we enjoyed
closer relationship and confidence with the
banker. He usually puts his own own money
in place where it will earn a safe return, and
he doesn't charge US anything for ad-
vising US to do the same thing. But too many
of us imagine the banker is what Mayor Hylan
tries to paint him-an octopus seeking to
strange the nation, build wall around it and
make all the people his serfs The banker
wants to the people and the country pros
per. When they prosper he prospers and his
bank prospers. The truth is that America is
pretty good place in which to live and labor,
notwithstanding what Mayor Hylan says, and
you need not put in any sleepless nights stew
ing over the possibility that the banking coterie
is going TO crack the whip over your head and
tell you to bore in. The banks saving our
money for and paying US good interest They
are advancing us money to build homes and to
expand our business. Why, bless your SOUL the
banker is your best friend. AS to Rockefeller
and the Standard Oil company, I'VE heard more
than twenty years ago that they were building
monopoly in the oil business and that il would
be only short time until we would be paying
burdensome prices for OIL And, bless your
heart, today there more oil companies in the
United States than there ever were and the
prices continue to be reasonable, Mayor Thomp-
ought to tell Mayor Hylan to throw away his
hammer and get horn.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-03-28
. Jury Fixing in Chicago.

Chicago attorney has confessed that he
took part in fixing the jury which tried one of
the labor leaders whom jury failed to find
guilty This attorney has been indicted So
has the juror who accepted money and the de-
PENDANTS who made his getaway. But the fact
remains that the labor situation in Chicago
is worse than anywhere else in the United
States, and it is worse because some of the big
contractors entered into conspiracy keep
down the number of contractors in order that
others might thrive at the expense of the build
ing public. 1t is a disgraceful situation, and the
worst sufferer from the conspiracy was the
rank and file of labor, which knew nothing
about what was going on.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-03-28
Farmers and Retailers Allies,

The action of the National Retail Dry Goods
association at its recent convention in appoint
ing standing committee of merchants to keep
in touch with committees of agricultural or
CARNATIONS brings hope of some new things
worth while. This committee was authorized
to be ready at all times to meet with representa-
tives OF agricultural organizations for the pur-
pose of discussing and developing points OF
mutual interest between the American farmer
and the American retail distributor, and to de-
velop closer relations with the American farm
organizations. When one recalls the suspicion
between merchants and farmers organizations
few years ago, which was based largely on
the attitude of the latter towards middle men
this effort of the great national body of retail
ers to work with agricultural associations in
dicates a swing of sentiment in desirable
direction. Spokesman for farmers, including
the secretary of agriculture and the president
of the American Farm Bureau federation, occu-
pied prominent places on the program of the
retailers convention. and there were. many
signs that the fact that their prosperity is indis
solubly linked with that of the farmers, who
furnish about 40 per cent of the country's pur-
chasing power, is now fully appreciated by the
u1erchaptS
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-03-28
Mayor Hylan's Outcry.

Mayor John F. Hylan of New York has been
telling the people of Chicago while a visitor in
that city that the bankers of the nation have the
people by the throat and are gradually but
surely bringing about a condition of serfdom
Mayor Hylan makes the Standard Oil company
the particular object of his attack He declares
that its financial ramifcations are such that its
tentacles extend with controlling influence into
the main industries of the nation. Centralized
government is mentioned the agency through
which the financial interests are said to be able
to engineer their deals in total disregard of the
public interest Mayor Hylan urges that there
be greater independence of thought and action
among the American electorate with view of
breaking down the strangle hold that he as
serts the financial element is gaining upon the
nation industrially and commercially
There is nothing alarmingly new In this
Qutcry by the mayor Of New York. It LIS but a
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-03-28
Generally Go Broke.

Joseph Letter, who cornered the wheat mar
ket in 1897, testified in New York city court
that the collapse of his corner left him
1880 900 in the hole That should interest the
boys who, playing the grain market wish they
could engineer Letter corner Everyone
knows about that famous Letter corner How
it turned out for its operator will amaze many.
Spectacular success appeals to the public imag-
ination. sinks indelibly into memory. Too bad
the public doesn't continue watching gambling
success until it collapses 1t might teach many
a valuable lesson. Joe Letter is recognized as
about as good grain operator as ever lived
He was what business writers call an expert
The bigger they are the harder they fall
Gambling in stocks and grain-that is, plung-
ing in speculation-gets them all. It's only
matter OF time. 1t gets you faster if you are an
outsider, financial moth
Many people watch the stock market as a
barometer of general conditions Many believe
that the stock market is a sort of supernatural
ouita board with clairvoyant powers that fore
sees thesfuture accurately. The market is sup
posed to go up or down about three to five
months ahead of general business. This sup
position is based on the fact that ticker quota-
tions-when the market isn't professional one
manipulated to attract the come -ons-show how
the big gamblers betting. The epidemic of
failures among the brokerage houses reveals
that, in the long run and ON the law of aver
ages, the gamblers chance is about as much
as the sheep and no more. The only real barom-
eter OF business conditions is production-such
as the output of steel ingots, bitupinous coal,
gram movement to primary centers, exports,
domestic cotton consumption and mail order
sales. The Wall Street Journal says specu-
lative craze is developing. The brighter the |
flame the hotter and more scorching. Small |
investors, who cannot afford to lose, had better
keep their money in Liberty bonds.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-03-28
THE GREEN UMBRELLA.
By Marjorie Gates.
Copyright, 1922, by the Wheeler
Syndicate, Inc.)

Copyright, 1922, by the Wheeler
Syndicate, Inc.)
NOW, pa, don't you lose that UNI
brella, whatever you do" quoth Ma
Hanley, with a touch of aggressive
ness as she gave the tie under her
better halls ear a twitch around to
plumb and ascertained that a crisp
ly, white folded square of line lay
in his back pocket. Don't forget
an leave it anywheres, cause UNI
brellas is dreadfuily expensive this
year an besides, we've got the back
of the barn to shingle this spring
and we might jest as well be a-sav-
in of umbrellas as anythin' else."
Pa submitted meekly to re-
sounding kiss on his chin and de-
parted with the importance of the
rain-shedder firmly impressed in
his mind and the actually lightly
crooked over the elbow of his left
arm. Trudging along the snow en-
crusted road, his old shoes crunch
ing and squeaking at every step.
pa thought and thought and
thought. For pa had always been
since the beginning Of things, a
mild and quiet sort, and % years
[of mas competent bossing had in
creased this state of mind consider
ably.
Ma was generally right, and pa
knew it, but he was nevertheless
aware that there was something
wrong-vaguely amiss-with that
umbrella. Many times before had
he been the butt of satirical COM
ments when carrying thus the
pride of his wife's heart on a rainy
day. Nor was he in any mind to
repeat the performance. The worm
was turning, and with quite a con-
siderable flop for this particular
worm!
81 believe I'll jest drop into Abe
Finley's on my way downtown" he
thought. "Perhaps l can put this
pesky petticoat behind the door or
leave it on his piazzy or some
where's, though heaven knows no
sensible livin' bein' would want that
contraption decoratin' his front
yard. Land sakes alive. 1 should
say not! And Abe's house is yaller,
tool"
Pa shuddered at the thought of
pea-green umbrella on yellow
veranda. "Sakes alive, Folks 'ud
think the circus was a-comin' to
town, Nope, 1 jest can't do that.
I'll have to leave it behind his kitch-
en- door"
But luck wasn't with him. His
guardian angel had joined the I'M
ion, and never worked overtime !
Abe Finley was not at home Pa !
was strongly tempted to leave his |
burden all the same, but hadn't the |
heart to commit the sacrilege. So |
on he trudged, quite dejectedly now, |
the point of the precious umbrella |
digging behind, leaving a wavering |
track in the snow
"Oh, know! I'll go in here and !
see Mis- Smith a minute he decid- !
ed, as he neared a very neat white !
house under the rise OF the next |
hill. Til jest stop around an see |
how 'Biiah is this mornin' an in /
quire after 'Tildy's husband. But.
land alive, she's heater than wax,
an she'll see this here annoyance |
afore ever | get out Of sight over
he hill
oaaitaoao S <aaaax bad IA nx-
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-03-28
Eat Tm Raw.

Eat 'Em Raw.
Cooking, at least in the ordinary
way, impairs the vitamin content OF
food which contains vitamins in the
raw state.
/, Even the comparatively mild de-
gree of heat (about 140 degrees
Fahrenheit for 20 to 80 minutes)
used in pasteurizing milk certainty
diminishes the vitamin content OF
| the milk.
Cooking food which is naturally
acid, such as tomato, diminishes the
vitamin value but little; canned to-
mato juice is just as good for the
prevention Of scurvy in infants as
fresh orange juice is.
Cooking food with an alkali, as,
for instance, adding soda or sal
eratus to the water in which food
is cooked, greatly impairs the Wit
amin value, and this practice of
some cooks should be stopped, not
only for this reason but also be-
cause it robs US of more of the
mineral elements of such foods as
potatoes.
Raw potatoes contain the fat solu-
BILE factor A (Which prevents rick
ets) and the water soluble factor B
(Which prevents beri beri) and the
antiscorbutic factor (prevents
scurvy). Cooked potatoes contain
only the last mentioned vitamin and
darn little of that. This is no argu-
ment in favor of raw potatoes in the
diet of any American or Canadian
family; but when children or others
crave raw potatoes they should
have them without any Sairey
CAMP sauce to spoil the flavor.
Same with raw carrots, raw oats,
raw cabbage, raw spinach, raw
onions, raw tomatoes, raw wheat,
raw lettuce, raw apples, raw nuts
and raw milk.
Such wholesome, healthful ar
ticles as carrots, potatoes, tomatoes
and apples, whether eaten raw or
cooked, are for most persons most
beneficial if eaten skin and all. 1t
is bad policy, from every point of
view, to pare or peel such foods be-
fore eating them, provided the ar
ticle is first properly washed with
soap and water and a brush, and
then repeatedly rinsed with cold
water, to remove any possible para
site eggs, which are invisible to the
naked eye but commonly present in
the soil and likely to be present on
fruits or vegetables.
1t would be better for most of US
who have occasion to select or order
meals from bill of fare, to give the
pies and cakes 4 wide
berth and indulge or cultivate a
taste for raw apples or other raw
fruit Not alone as starter for
but as an appropriate
and always healthful dessert or It'd
bit after the other meal or meals.
Nobody in the land need worry
about shortage of vitamiEs in his
diet, provided he takes a liberal va
riety of food in his ordinary diet J
and provided this food has not been !
too much manipulated before he
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-03-28

@. Who invented the rest cuTe?"
]. n. G.
A. S. Weir Mitchell, American
physician, poet and novelist, is
credited with originating the rest
cure" idea of treatment.
Q. How many people are there
who are more than 100 years old?
J. W. A.
A. The census report for 1920
shows that there were 4,267 in the
United States who were 100 years
old or older at the time the census
was taken. OF these, 1861 were
men and 2,706 were women.
Q. Among the candidates for en-
trance to West Point who fail to
pass entrance exams, what subject
bothers most of them? G. W. S.
A. The West Point records from
1888 to 1917 show that 1886 boys
were rejected by the academic
board. The greatest number of
failures was in grammar, $3.50 fail
ing to pass in this subject.
@. What was the highest point
of our national debt? S. F. NIX
A. The treasury department says
LudI TIC peak VI lAt pubic USDt
was reached on Aug. 81, 1919. ~
that date it was S26, 1896, FOL ,648.O1.
@. Is there a plant where wiIlfw
wood is used for the making of ar
tificial limbs? A. F. D.
A. The forest service says that
willow wood is used in so per cent
of the artificial limbs that are man
ufactured. Sometimes bass wood
is used. Willow is very satisfac-
tory as it has the combined neces-
sary properties of lightness and
strength.
@. When was the first mule bred
in the United States? C. C. r.
A. The bureau of animal industry
says that the first mule bred in
this country OF which it has a rec
ord is one bred by George Wash
ington. The first jack brought to
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-03-28


the country was presented to him
by the king of Spain.
Q. Does it take more power to
drive a vehicle weighing 800 pounds
by propeller or by traction pow
er? N. P.
A. More power is required TO
drive a vehicle weighing 800 pounds
by a propeller than by traction
power.
Q. What is "charter-party"?
K. c.
A. A charter-party is the con-
tract executed by the freighter and
the master or owner of a ship, set
ting forth the terms upon which
the ship is hired to freight.
G. What does the largest hog in
the states weigh? w. l. d.
A 1t is practically impossible to
get authentic data regarding the
largest hog in the United States.
The largest one of which the de-
partment of agriculture has definite
information is an animal in the
state OF Maryland which weighs
4,1o0 pounds.
c. When was the postal money
order system started? H. L.
A. The Postal Guide says I'm
1854 the need for some safe meth
cd by which small sums of money
could be sent by mail became SO
pressing that congress passed the
act authorizing a postal money or
der system. The postal money or
der service thus established was
the pioneer in the money order
field in the United States. The
fact that absolute safety is thereby
assured at a nominal cost accounts
Tor the remarkable growth and
popularity of this postal facility"
Q. How many foreigners have
been admitted to the United States
military academy? p. L. A
4. From 1875 TO 1917 there were
80 foreigners admitted to West
Point