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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1922-02-26

On account Of the Continued illneas'
of Mrs. Charles s. Bromwell, the at
home of Mrs. Bromwell and her
daughter, Miss Mildred Bromwell.
has been Cancelled for today.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1922-02-26
Becoming Chokers

We have them! In all the ~
new shades including silver, ~
/ !; I / q
81 Ia mum, rose blue and SX%1
azure. They are all made &E635\
from selected fluffy, full N NS
haired pelts. The choker is h(@$a !,
more than ever an essential (pl18YTY
this season to give the softer ~ &
line to the brisk new tailored 1MxA,(
costume.
Hudson Bay Stables. $4,000 to $500
Baum Martens. .$29.50 to $4,000
Stone Martens $500 to $3.50
Jap Martens. ,........ $500 to $3.50
Mink $500 to $495O
Jap Mink .... $1,000 to $14.5O
Squirrel .$1O.5O to $14.5O
Summer Fox .$145O to $500
Fitch $3.50 to $500
Mole $500 to $500
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1922-02-26

A dozen models Of extra value, including
2-piece Costume Suits of twill cord, piquettc
and tricotine. This collection of fashion
able styles especially selected for suit week
offers most unusual opportunity for secur-
ing fashion with value
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1922-02-26

Both Poiret and Tricotine Suits-navy
blue, black and fal1ow-strictly tailored or
with embroidery attractively used; very
handsomely tailored and many of them lined
with crepe de chine. There are number
of styles for choice.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-01-07
The Presidents Reception.

Monday agreeable custom was revived at
the White house when the president and his
wife received the people OF the country in direct
personal greeting in recognition of the new
year Interrupted for some years, the presidents
reception became the chief feature of the holt
day in the capital. 1t was taxing procedure for
the chief executive and his wife. They stood
for hours shaking the hands of the people, caus-
= ing q severe physical strain. In former times,
however the custom maintained despite
this fact, and undoubtedly the reception had
good effect in creating the feeling of contact
between the head of the national administra-
ton and the citizens of the country
81 The spectacle of long line extending from
the front doors of the White house out to Penn
syIvania avenue and down to the west
snewed Monday, and had a significance of
moment. That thin black strip of humanity
quarter of mile more. perhaps, in length,
means that the democracy is mistaken. Every
person in that line there because OF wish
TO be there There was no compulsion. no sense
of obligation. part, perhaps, from the very few
{ of the higher official class. The people them
selves stood in line and endured hardships as
great, perhaps, as those within doors who were
waiting to receive them, in obedience to i'm
pulse that is one OF the strongest elements in
. the American system of government.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-01-07

titled to their opinions. but they have no right
to carry them to the point of endangering the
health of others. A parent may successfully
resist an order of the health department that
all school children be vaccinated, but the par
emit must not imagine that he is to be per-
mitted to cast to the winds the established
order in living up to his theories about health.
Smallpox is contagious disease. There
is no secret about that Physicians urge all
persons to subject themselves to vaccination
as precautionary measure.
One child with smallpox nigh infect every
child in a school by contact. Therefore medi-
cal science secs the only way to hold the dis
ease in check is through vaccination. School
authorities must be guided by regulations
recomm ended by health experts.
If It is deemed in the interest OF the public
good that all children attending school be vac
cinated parents should not hesitate in carrying
ont the advice of the medical experts. Physi-
ella ms devote their lives to studying means OF
keeping the people well. Hence all good citi-
zens should cooperate with the physicians, and
not resist them. However, there is no law
that can be invoked to compel parent to have
a child vaccnated. The parent may treat the
child to a vacation, as was done in the Chicago
case. But the child is the one getting the
worst of that kind of arrangement
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-01-07
Is a Good Radiance.

While it probably will not make any great
difference with the actual operations of the
four-power treaty, the arrival in the disarma-
ment conference of decision providing that
the mainland of Japan shall not be included in
the scope of the understanding is an important
step, and cannotes within ness on the part of
Japan to surrender seeming advantages con-
sisting of mere phraseology in order to reach
practical results. 1t is important to the United
States in that it serves to clip the wings of
senatorial politicians who had expected to use
this clause wedge with which to split the
administration forces.
1t was tactful on the part of Mr.. Hughes to
adjust the treaty in manner to square with
the probable hasty utterances of President
Harding, whose misinterpretation of the clause
brought up the matter. Indeed in the light of
subsequent events, it is possible that the presi-
dents discussion was fortunate. Had he not
spoken the issue would doubtless have lain dor
mant until ratification came up for debate
IN the senate. With loss neither to- the United
States OF to Japan, the whole affair is now dis
posed of in a manner to relieve ratification of
what would have become a series of handicaps.
Sometimes they little slow in getting to-
gether. but the presidential contact with the
best minds is not profitless to the United
States OF America.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-01-07
Manufacturing Gold.

Irving p Fisher, the Yale economist is
fastening to Germany to investigate the alleged
discovery of making synthetic gold. The Yale
economist never has had much use for the gold
dollar the standard of value. Should he
find that German chemists we're actually max
ing gold his theories would be in fair way of
being confirmed. Should Germany actually
have the process of making out of baser metals
the yellow metal, the effect upon world finance
and economics would be indescribable pro-
vided of course, that the gold could be made
profitably. This is the rub, for there are
plenty OF places where gold be taken from
Natures deposits, but only at prohibitiye costs.
Gold production by chemistry shifts Of al
chemy. Up to the 18th century the old alchem-
lists had two main purposes in life-the first
to discover a universal medicine that would
cure all diseases, and second, to transmute the
baser metals into gold. Modern chemistry has
reached the point where element can &C
tually be converted into another. It does not
seem any more remarkable than that a lump
stick of coal tar can be converted into the
finest and most delicate perfume, not an imi-
tatio1 of the odor of the botanical perfumes,
but containing the very compounds which
produce the perfumes in nature. 1t is
proverbial nowadays that the chemist can
make about anything that he pleases The
Yale professor had word of the synthetic pro-
duction of gold from professional men who
had 1t from the chemist who had professed to
have made the discovery. Notification and
some Information as to how the metal is pro-
duced will be necessary before there Is any
reason for excft1aeut
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-01-07
UNSIGNED Communications.

1t is an unalterable rule of The Argus not
to print communication unless the name OF
the writer is revealed to the editor. 1t is not
necessary that the name be printed, but the
editor must know the source of communion
tions for his own and his papers information
and protection. The Argus takes full 7espon-
sibility for its ontents. including its editorial
opinions, and therefore it expects those who
disagree with it to shoulder responsibility for
their opinions. No newspaper can afford 10
open its columns to the anonymous correspon-
dent. To do so would be encouraging the writ
er who is too cowardly to fight in the open.
This comment is prompted by two COM
munications that came 70 The Argus yesterday.
There is nothing in either that The Argus re-
fuses to print, but the communications are
doomed for the waste basket because the
names'of the writer's were not attached. One
of the communications is from q reader who
takes The Argus to task for its editorial dis
cussing minimum living wage for girls, in
which the correspondent oyerlooks the point
that the editorial sought to impress and the
other is from unemployed World war veter-
an comparing conditions in Rock Island with
those in Davenport.
If the writer's of the communications re-
ferred to will make themselves known to the
editor of The Argus their communications will
be printed. Otherwise they will go the way of
all anonymous contributions that come to The
Argus
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-01-07
Athletics for All.

high school athletic coach the other day
gave some suggestions for athletics in secon-
Diary schools which are deserving Of widespread
attention He wants, first Of all, to develop
school athletics extensively instead of inten-
sively getting practically all students into
wholesome games rather than limited number
of stars. He advocates giving recognition in
different sports for attendance, conduct and
general improvement well for marked
ability Interschoo1 games and keen comped-
ton for victories cannot be suppressed and
probably should not be. But in high school,
certainly it would be well to place more en-
phasis on the improvement of the greatest
number of individual boys in the course Of
season or school year, and less emphasis on
games.
The farsighted coach also urges that no boy
should ever be cut from squad or otherwise
discoura ged because he does not appear to be
promising material for immediate He is
the very lad who needs the training and de-
velopment athletics affords and later on, per-
haps he will reward such care by good team
play The idea expressed by the coach quoted
are the ideas of many coaches and athletic in
structors in high schools, colleges and univer-
sites throughout the country. 1t is Interesting
that this demand fer the general development Of
all the youth of the schools has arisen stimuli
taneously with public interest in the competi
tive games among selected teams Of different
schools. 1t may be found that more inter class
and group athletics with training for every
boy or man in the school viii. in the long run,
produce more and better material for first
teams
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-01-07
Enforcing Health Laws.

The father of boy sent home from
school by his teacher because he had failed
to be vaccinated sued the Chicago board Of
education for $4,000 damages. The case was
heard by a jury. The trial judge took the case
from the Jury and entered an order OF dismiss
sal holding that no cause for action had been
established.
A dangerous precedent would have been
set had the Chicago parents succeeded in OBJ
tanning Judgment for damages against the
board OF education for enforcement of an order
promulgated in the interest OF the public
health There is abundant scientific proof that
vaccination is the safe course to take in i'm
munizing the body against smallpox infection
There are parents who object to having
their children vaccinated for the reason that
they don't believe in the vaccination theory.
They maintain that If a child is to contract
smallpox the simple operation on the arm is
no guarantee against an attack of the dis
ease. Those opDossd "a <xaccination are en-
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-01-07

THERE has not been FIRE alarm this
year"
That's what The Argus said Thursday night
and we reprint the statement because 20 many
persons have called attention to 1t
The fremen," continued The Argus. ARE
not fearing jnx, but they cross their fin
gers when they make the claim that the long
nterIude between fires forms a nne starting
record for the double platoon system
NOW the question is this Which onebf the
fremen uncrpssed his fingers late Thursday
night? The Tombstone's star reporter accom-
panied by his trusty Siberian chezehound, is
hot on the trail and expect to scoop the
world within a few days And when cur re-
porter finds the fremen who unlimbered his
digits shall turn the hose on him tthe fire.
men, not'the reporter.
YOUR PARDON. LADY. IT'S ONLY THAT
EVERY SCOT TAKES HIS BROTH
CUM GRANO SAILS.
Dear Mac: AS for your Christmas gift,
now amt that just like, a mani" Tell him
lie and he believes it; always tell him the
truth and he always doubts. InR nocent
!docent.
Please excuse the stationery. One has to
do something with ones Christmas gifts. I
want to say Thank YOU to j. G. S. for his
kind criticism. l wish / could write like he
does for enjoy his verse most of any of the
contributors. Please ask him to stir his pen
in praise of the schoolma ans, if he happens
tc run short Of material, which he does not
seem to do.
MAS l haven't seen anything from Merry
Maggie for some time perhaps if you print the
following it may stir her to reply.
THE FLAPPER.
"a rags bone and hank OF hair"
staggering gait,
complexion compiled by the chemist,
hennaed pate
yard of cloth, abbreviated
At both ends
wriggling, giggling imitation
Herself attends.
Rouge on her cheeks, plucked eyebrow
Like a gnome;
Lpsticks, goloshes-and a vacuum
In her dome, TIM.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-01-07

where the children used to put the r
overnight friends.
1T seems just like heaven, faith
er. l seem to hear someone sing
ing" Just then a full quartet was
heard under the window. singing
Holy Night" They dressed and
came downstairs in wonder. The
first sight that greeted their eyes
was gorgeous Christmas tree, al
though il was hardly yet dawn.
Tillie stood by the stockings, beck
oning to the singers. They trooped
in and took mother and father IN
their arms.
81 was coming as a surprise, y
said Anna, drawing Harold for
ward. But il was Title who got
the boys to come And seq my ring
i am going 70 spend every Christ
mas with you from now on. fol
I'm to be mistress Of the Winslow
house"
Mother and father were nearly in
tears.
1.-The three children are yours
again" said Title, land / bave put
few things in the stockings for
grown-ups, so that they may have
them. John, Andrew and Anna are
at home once again, If they never
will, be in the future And not an
in-lav in the bunch" with which
frank speech Title was kissed
squarely on the lips by her mis-
tress.
Utilize, you are a Christmas
fairy" said father, s"but let US look
at your stockings. children. l want
ITO spin a certain musical top"
up to your old tricks, dad,
laughed John.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-01-07
TILLIE WAKES THE PAST.
By Caroline II. Wilson.
Copyright, 1922. by Wheeler Syn
dictate Inc


Copyright, 1922. by Wheeler Syn
dictate, Inc.)
Once upon d tine Christmas
was Christmas, 1t hasn't seemed
like it for the last few years. Last
year. you remember, Title, father
and | spent it IN a New York kitch-
enet with Anna. You know when
she came from France she stayed IN
New York and continued her nurs-
ing there. The year before We went
to Andrews, and after travelling
that distance he house was filled
with his in-laws. Johns three chill
dren were mere babies thu year be-
fore. and l spent all Christmas day
helping Jennie do The Homework.
No, a good oil Christmas at home
is a cherished memory of the past,
Title" finished Mrs. Swain, with Il
sigh.
Well" said the faithful old maid
of all work, we all grow old and
Christmas loses the charm it had
for US in our childhood.
II suppose SO, but father and L
both feel it. He really never grew
I'D. Not one OF his children ever
enjoyed Christmas any more than
he did preparing it for them. He'd
like to spend Christmas at home
and have John, Andrew and Ann,
Just as they used to come home
from college on their vacations
We'll, l guess you couldn't ex-
pect to have them alone again, now
that they have grown up. John ard
Andrew each have their children,
and the wives people to consider.
Anna, OF course, could come if she
gave up her nursing, but after h n
grand work in the war | suppose
she wouldn't consider that"
While mother was pouring the
coffee, a few mornings later. Title
handed her a letter from John.
1T is from John, father" said
opened It. "Of course well have to
go. but I had hoped to stay at
home" tearing the letter open
sharply.
why. how sorry L am, The
children are all in quarantine with
the measles, No Christmas party
there this year John says he has
prospered this year, and has good
strong woman in the kitchen and a
nurse. SO l need not worry about
the children. Poor kiddies." she
sighed. handing the letter over to
father
The. next day a similar letter
came from Andrew.
Sorry, mother, but the wife and
children are going to spend Christ
mas with her folks in Illinois. I've
promised her ever since We were
married that she could go home
with the children. Business pre-
vents me from giving up so much
time just at present, so l suppose
I'll have to spend it alone. Christ
mas isn't what 1t used to be, any
how"
Nothing, not even a Christmas
card, was received from Anna. The
old folks felt this most of all. Anna
was the youngest and the apple of
their eye.
But we could not expect her to
give up such a brilliant career for
us" excused mother.
Il suppose not" said father,
thoughtfuliy.
Il guess you and Mr. Swain Will
spend Christmas at home this year
after ALL said ellie, with the free
dom Of speech born of 35 years Of
loving service.
Well, I'll be glad to-" said moth
er, looking hastily at father. "a
little htchenet n New York doesn't
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-01-07
Cure Of Ingrowing Vail.

VI lnKIOHtHE
Before uncorking the medicine
let us briefly but succinctly recapi-
tulate: "a Ingrowing nail is
caused by wearing narrow or point
ed shoes or shoes of any shape or
size that fare out too far from the
natural straight inside sole line.
Normal feet should toe straight
ahead. ~ There is no such condi-
ton as ingrowing nail Ordinarily
l deny an entity before entering
upon discussion Of the cause, pre-
vention or treatment thereof, but
in this instance I have to be a lit
tie more circumspect because near
ly anyone can see an ingrowing nail
II he has one. In spite of that
there is no such thing. The nail
never grows in; the flesh irritated
and angered beyond the endurance
OF mortal flesh grows up under
and over the edge of the nail Any
be ashamed of himself for two
good reasons; first, because it
comes from ignorance and vanity
in the selection of shoes, and sec
ond because 1t is less painful and
less expensive to cure than it is to
endure. SO whoever suffers from
such an annoyance is inexcusably
inefficient.
Under home treatment or self
treatment, l appeal to the intelli-
gence OF the victim by urging the
Importance OF adopting shoes built
to fit feet. About the only relief
consists in the careful application
of adhesive plaster strips in such
manner as to draw the sensitive, in
famed flesh ("proud flesh" or, in
doctors call it, exuberant granula-
tions) away from the edge of the
nail. This must be freshly applied
each day. The skin must be clean,
dry. free from any oil. The plaster
must be handled-or rather not
handled-with great care for a
touch of the fingers to the adhesive
surface lessons it's adhesiveness.
The strip, perhaps one-half inch
wide or a little less, is fixed first
on the skin at the edge OF the nail,
and then drawn around inside and
under the toe and attached in a
spiral fashion. OF course the slight
traction this makes on the skin and
flesh is of no value if the same old
shoes are worn that originally
crowded and pressed the protest
ing flesh against the edge of the
nail When the strip has been ap-
piled, sprinkle in the groove Or
upon the proud flesh" some pow
dered alum.
The best treatment for ingrown
nail is little operation which any
physician can do in his Office or at
the patients home, under a local
anaesthetic. 1t consists of excelsior
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-01-07

lants and some are anOdyues- AZ
to proceed accordingly in matters al
decoration and clothing. II is prob.
{ably well to follow nature. ez8
Ito make green and blue the oplv
bright cOlors tlat are used in larpa
masses. Ali Bluffs. grays, and Other
neutral tones, are of course neutral
! in effect. Blues and greens shouIf
/ be the only bright colors allowed
! to appear IN large quantities. II
red is used it should be merely a
touch here and therc Such a touch
OF red is undoubtedly pleasing. and
probably heaithful so long as il
is not large enough to force itself
upon the eye. OF course, in a DARK
room brighter colors may be used
and red may b. >Sed in large GUAM
titles because its value does Hog
come out so strongly. Rooms
/ which are flooded with sunlight or
brightly lit with electricity should
be decorated in soothing Colers.
only.
/ 1t has also been often claimed
that color is an index TO personal
ity, and that the man or woman
with q strong affinity for red VIII
always show II by having "a bit OF
rec in the clothing or in the room
and that The Cverstimulated ten
pr which red produces will al
ways be found in such a person.
J This suggestion may not be whC!-
+ ly without value. but like most
other keys to the mystery of hui
man personality. it must be used
with care. 1t is probable that fash
ion and chance govern the col0rs
worn by most persons, and also
! those found IN their houses. N,r-
erthelesS i strong preference for
any color is probably factor
worth taking into account in form
ing judgments of persons.
Exciting Hair.
Some persons, OF course. are en-
dowed by nature with strong pri-
mary colors. 1t is interesting TO
note in this connection that red
haired girls are additionally tie
most stimulating. and exciting Of
all, their nearest rivals being the
! bright yellow blondes, while the
girl with blue-black hair is the
most serene anu uneXcIting of all
These facts have usually been in.
terpreted on basis Of race. bu.
race enters into the situation lass
and less as hair color becomes
more and more q beauty parlCr
product.
1t is not of record that titan
haired damseis produced by the
henna process are less exciting TO
red hair by their Creator, while
peroxide blondes are certainly no
less disturbers of the peace than
natural ones. It is probable that
reasonably susceptible male
placed opposite a beautiful red
haired girl under a bright light is
an almost inevitable victim OF
! physiological circumstances. After
! a certain length OF time his blood
pressure and temperature will rise,
his nerves will begin to Jingle, and
he will be thrown into a condition
in which he is more than likely 10
do something rash.
The dark-hairad girl must labor
under something of handicap. hut
! it is very noticeable that she often
seeks to overcome it by the aidi-
ton Of q 7ed nose or a red ribbon
| to her costume
The speculative possibilities OF
the subject are almost iHexhaust-
ible. but there is not much about
! it which may bet set down as Ger
tain. beyond TIis: if your nerves
are on edge. as are those of most
Americans. avoid red and yellow