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The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-07-12
Bank Checks for Safety.

A Chicasoan had just given woman a re-.
ceipt for 33l5 cash she delivered in part pay
ment on her home when an armed man APP
peared, stole the money and other raluables,
locked the couple in room and departed The
story varies only in detail from one that has
become quite familiar. In other cities holdup
men have been successful in getting money
drawn from banks to complete business tran
sacitions. Had checks been used the robbers
would have got nothing for their trouble and
the worst the plundered people would have suf-
fered would have been slight Inconvenience.
At any time, but these days particularly, people
should be careful of their money. With the
facilities which banks afford there is no reason
for taking great risks
Though one does not have a checking ac-
count, in drawing considerable money from a
savings bank with intent to hand it over to
another person, it were well to ask for a check.
The obligation to pay will be completely dis
charged by indorsing the check to the order OF
the creditor as though currency were given
him. If a thief gets it he will not get the mon
ey There is nothing intricate about handling
checks and they should be used by everyone
who can. Carelessness in handling money is
In large measure responsible for the success
thieves have in making hauls that seem to
make thievery pay. The banks will be glad
to help secure the money OF the people if the
people will let them. Checks make for safety
as nothing else does.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-07-12
The Daily Short Story

to the light. 1t was a sheet of
writing paper covered with her
husbands handwriting. It was
dated March II, 1915 just three
days before the night that had no
morning. She unfolded it and
read:
March IL, 1919.
judith Dear-I have known for
sometime that l am walking on
Quicksand. Somehow, Judith, it is
hard for me to realize this, and l
continue to hope for the best, but,
dearest, 1 am preparing for the
worst, and SO today I have set my
house in order as best l may. And,
now that that is done / find it hard,
indeed, impossible, to bring sorrow
to your heart by telling you of this
shadow that may come between
us.
I'VE hear much today. Judith,
from men of learning about the
world beyond, and some of them
tell us that the departed are in
close touch with their loved ones
here. I like to think that is rue,
It makes the inevitable seem to me
d little less terrible, and SO, dear
est, if disembodied spirit or mind
have power land it may have) to
return them. then shall l return to
you one year from tonight. And
you shall find this note in the old
rose jar on the evening of March
19, 1920, and you shall know, dear
est heart, that l am near you,
guarding and guiding and loving
you.
May Cod bless you and give you
strength to face life and all its
trials with = brave heart.
I. "EternaEy yours, JOHN"
In the quiet, rose-scented library
Judith Hamilton, a-thrill with won
der and love, crushed the precious
letter to her lips and bowed her
head upon her hands. After a little
while Miss Raymond. her foster
mothers nurse, Knocked lightly ND
on the library door, and Judith
/. Hamilton, her face altght with love
followed her to the room above.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-07-12
Noise and Your Health.

British scientists have been experimenting
and are becoming convinced that noise does
ncre harm to the human anatomy, more par
ucularly nerves, than anybody supposes. The
noise business worries both ways There il
spch thing as becoming 30 accustomed to
noise that apparently the mind IL unconscious
q It. Cases have been numerous where peo-
pie In large cities with apartments butting
right up to an elevated railroad over which
trains were rushing every few minutes Nof the
day and night become 80 accustomed to the
thunder and roar that they do not notice it
and 30 to bed and to sleep jsut as though they
vsre thousand miles from the traffic. On the
ethef hand. let people accustomed to that un.
ending din move to small town removed from
IN sounds and for time they would exper-
isnce difficulty in getting to sleep for while
q least However, II it were possible for the
Ahuman system to register externally all its
Issnsations and feelings and effects We should
b surprised at what the record would reveal.
We should find the markings on the recofd very
different in the case Of the farmer. far from
ARTIFICIAL noise. and the city dweller. whose
bodrpom adjoins railroad track. In the case
ef tho farmer all would be a death like quiet,
except as rooster might fancy the approach Of
dawn, or some restless mule might become
ohseBsed with passion TO kick off the side Of
tAs barn.
therefore the nerves would be relaxed and
nnrlSal sleep would be a natural repose
b De case Of the city dweller. trying to win
Morpheus while q miniature earthquake devel-
$50 few feet away every five minutes. he
\ voun sleep OF course. but at an abnormal tax
- 1ls nervous system Scientists have proved
thatktn the case of the city people who become
Eopp4fently, accustomed to noise, the nerves
actxolly build up sort Of active resistance to
ENelsA, 20 as to minimize its effect ON the brain
- body. In doing this The nerves gradually
|wsay themselves out although the individual
/ = ~ conscious Of what is going on until he
|disctvers that something is the matter with
1tm1paf and In his later years he pays the PEN
I My It would seem that the country is large
enDggh 90 provision might be made for homes
NJ people without compelling the nerves to
f1nx Asmselves thus unduly to protect the sys-
IT. AGAINST excessive noise. A certain amount
t<k xlse 10 necessary and unavoidable, but, on
m ptAer hand, It is possible to eliminate 4
fool deal Of noise that we now endure on the
oul1 that It cannot be helped. The automo-
- bf 10 years ago did not carry . warning
s& It could be heard half . mile. Today
80 hobbies are almost noiseless.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-07-12
RUSSIAN REFUGEES
IN EUROPE CAUSE
SERIOUS PROBLEM

0eneva.-Russian refugees are
present In such large numbers in
the countries Of eastern Europe
that they have become a serious and
threatening problem. Millions of
them are scattered over the coun-
try; labor markets are depressed.
and they arc IN want The commits
sioner here Of the various societies
engaged in Russian relief has is
sued an appeal to public opinion in
the great overseas immigration
countries to help solve this men
acing problem By relaxing their inn
migration restrictions and taking n
some of these unfortunates.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-07-12
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The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-07-12
ASHES OF ROSES.
By Margaret Ade Sweeney.

Copyright, 1922. by Wheeler Syndi-
cate, Inc.)
- For almost an hour Judith Hamil-
ton had been sitting in her chair, her
lean fingers locked behind her head,
staring out at the swaying branches
Of giant cedar upon the lawn. She
had been striving to concentrate her
thoughts. but something. some dis
quoting thing in the gathering dusk
or some vibration in weird whine
of the March wind, had prevented
her. Behind her immobile face
tlought-pictures flashed and faded
pictures that passed the censorship
Of her minds eye. and pictures that
failed to pass and left her surging
with resentment.
Soft footsteps sounded overhead,
then the squeak OF a wheeled chair
jolting over a threshold, and she
knew that Miss Raymond. her fos-
ter mothers nurse, had begun to
"fix" her patient for the night.
Every night it is the same" she
reflected, "the same things will
happen at sthe same time. In an
other hour she win send Miss Ray
mond to summon me to her bed
side, and then she will complain
about the weather and the food and
Miss Raymond, and order me about
as If l were still little child"
Judith Hamilton arose and
switched on the light. She glanced
sswiftly, expectantly. around the
book-lined room, and then, drawing
the shades, she resumed her seat
and the fascinating pictures again
marsha1lcd themselves out OF the
mysterious stiffness Of the past and
crowded back the thoughts that
struggled within her; and always
in the foreground of these pictures
the centre Of soul Of them, the face
and figure Of John Hamilton stood
out. and the old lovelight was In his
blueg eyes and the old smile
was upon his brave young face.
Like a shuttle to and fro passed
the pictures Of what had been: A
lonely, loveless childhood; then low
and laughter and roses. Then {
| quiet wedding and almost two
years Of sweet content and happi.
ness, and then-suddenly, for JOIN
Hamilton night that had no morn,
ing.
Tonight the, past had east it.
spell. about her, and the majesti.
mystery OF life and love and dealt
burdened her thoughts - she sal
staring at . quaint rose jar upor
her library table. In It the petal,
Of the first roses that John Hamil
ton had sent had found q restins
place, and all tho roses. that haS
followed had been buried in tt,
depths ofsthe old rose jar.
Lovingly she lifted the rose IA,
and bowed her head above It. In
haling the fragrance that lin9ere,
| IN It. and then among the withere,
lpetals her half-cloeed eyes caueh
the CLEAN Of something white, AM
WITH fumbltAg fingess - areu j
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-07-12

eeurn postage. Be brief. All inquiries afo
to each individual. No attention will Do
company says that the American
Tobacco company leads in news
paper advertising. spending $2,5eo'-
600 annually. The U. S. Tire COM
pany. Pinkham, American Sugar
and Liggett & Meyers appropriate
81, 900, 900 for this purpose. For
magazine advertising the joseph
Campbell company spends 81, $685.
600; Victor Talking Machine,
81. 100000; Proctor & Gamble, IL
200,0 900; Congoleum company,
100000; s wifi & Company, $780,
900.
@. Are surnames used in Swed-
en-? C. F. W.
A. They are not universally
used in Sweden. Comparatively rev
peasants have surnames. The chill
dren take the fathers Christian
name in addition to their own.
@. How did the Island of Navas'
81 become possession OF the UNI
ed States? e. A. C..
A. In 1857 Peter Duncan, an
American, discovered on the Islam
Of Nayassa q deposit OF guano. Ae.
cording to an act of congress
passed Aug. Is, 1853. relative 70
the discovery Of guano deposits on
unclaimed islands, It was decided
that the Island Of Navassa shoulo
be considered "as appertaining "
the United States"
q. How long have women been
permitted to practice before tns
supreme court Of the Unilea
States? C. F..
A. The bill permitting wonae1
to practice law before the Unitse
States supreme court was passea
By the congress In 1879. largely que
% the efforts Of Belva A. Lockwood
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-07-12

Bloomington has returned to tho aldermanic
form of government after eight years under the
commission form. The commission form is a
success only in those instances where q city
succeeds in getting the right men for the re-
spective positions.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-07-12

Q. Please explain the signifi-
canoe of the phrase comfy Of ma
tons" A. S. w.
A. 1t is an expression in inter-
national law which defines that
spirit Of courtesy which causes one
nation to recognize the laws and
institutions Of another in such a
manner as to permit them to take
effect within its own territory.
Q. Do elephants make a noise
when charging: /. NJ c.
A. An African elephant when
about to charge gives vent to a
shrill loud trumpet. while the In
dian elephant curls up Its trunk
and charges in silence.
@. What is staple shoe?
r. r. X.
A. Staple is a general term ap-
piled to shoes embodying such fea-
lures Of style and makeup as rem
der them subject TO repeated de-
mand from customers, as distin-
guished from the novelty. the
freak, or the specially.
@. What relation was Marion
Harland to Virginia Terhune Van
de Water! ". N.
A. Marion Harland was the non
de plume under which Mrs. Edward
Payson Terhune wrote. This noted
woman died on Jane 1, leaving
three children. all Of them writer's
of note. Two Of them are dauEh-
tiers. Mrs. Virginia Terhune Van de
Water, and Mrs. Christine Terhune
Herrick. and the other, = son. Al
bert Payson Terhune.
q. What companies spend the
most money for advertising? F. X.
G.
a Tia Blaekman Advereisine
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-07-12

When no retires from congress Uncle Joe
Cannon II to be made chairman emeritus OF
he Republican national committee. Awise Sc
lection, for there is no better informed politician
IN the nation than the sage Of Danville
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-07-12

Dempsey and wills have signed articles to
battle for the worlds championship. The
best thing that could happen to the dark chal-
lsnger would be for him to fall in his ambi-
ZION.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-07-12

Chicago alderman threatens to sue for IL
bsl all persons who charge him with being
friendly with q cabaret queen. II he hednt
Become 80 hostile some folks might have been
disposed to give him the benefit OF the doubt.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-07-12
QUESTIONS kND ANSWERS.
6vnntons Prnhfbite1

Symphonic ff0nloMeos
1. Give me the symptoms OF
hikh blood pressure. :. Also the
symptoms Of hardened arteries. !
am ~ years old and I think my
case IL probably either.-G. F. W.
Answer-I do not consider symp-
toms inflicted ON me BY correspond
ents, for the simple reason that ]
am not capable Of determining
without examination what ails the
author Of the symptoms. And as for
telling correspondents what the
symptoms Of real or imaginary dis
ease conditions are, well, friend. !
think It would be . darn sight more
cussed for me to give than to re-
ceive. Once In q while some low
down sneaking symptom manages
to get in here, and nobody regrets
It more than I. for inevitably such
an error brings a shower OF letters
from readers who declare I have
described their case better than
they could describe them them
selves and will I kindly send on the
cure by return mail. Goodness me.
II l knew a cure for 5 per cent OF
all the diseases / can describe
with symptoms fully set forth-Td
be the most wonderful healer the
world has seen in 1900 years.
Wear Wide Carriers.
Is the wearing Of half hose by
youngsters healthful fashion? A
generation ago when women wore
rubber garters the garters were
considered bad for the circulation
Is that not equally true Of the tight
rubber bands which children use
to hold up their half hose?-Mrs
IS. T. H.
Answer-Even more so. In my
Judgment half hose or no hose or a,
worst the sheerest possible hose
should be preferred by everybody
But IL any garters are worn they
should be not less than one inch II
width, better one and One-half OF
two inches, and garters of thai
| width support the hose without
construction Of the leg.
Effect Of Suffocation.
Our little girl aged 3 was play
ing in a sand bank when 1t cavet
in and she was buried by the sand
| and it was a good five minutes be
fore she was dug out, given drins
Of water and sponged with colo
water. Her face swelled, and bloot
spots broke out all over her fact
and head. Today she appears al
right, though the spots are not gon'
yet. IL there any danger of aftel
effects? Or Of sand being in hel
| lungs1Mrs. P. A. c.
Answer = Such spots appear
about the skin in suffocation. They
will probably fade completely in {
few weeks. II the child has no
other trouble now it is probable
that no sand got into her lungs
Copyright, National Newspape'
SyRdicate.)
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-07-12

stafes vii nsve 4 systam Of hiah-
nv superior 10 that Of any otnet
country ii the world. This y ~
sured By the new postolhce Appro-
priAtton bill, provisions 0f Wnich
include three itsms aegfeeAting
@1eo, 900 900 to b expended under
the stAte-participAtion plan IN the
construction Of nigh grade ROADS
within the period indicated. In "a.
dition TO this. approximately $1o,-
O00, 900 will be devoted to bupoins
Of roads in the national f0fesie IN
Is states.
These new authorizations are ex-
necfed IN resulf N the construction
az more than $4,000 miles OF the
federal aid roads, Previous appfo-
priations have provided for $4,000
miles which are completed, in
course Of building or projected and
approved, which will make grand
total Of 1900 miles, or nearly 40
per cent Of the 1S0. 900 miles con.
templated In the system Of roads
now being outlined mileage al
most rs great a. that OF the first
class railroads of the country.
WITH IN. r.n;d increase in thu
usa of motor veh,cles of an Kinda
- "a taI uron n. otn.tion IN
astimats fucf vnet this viil mean
~ raw ~ a .ciut;or ~ ~. trnns.
sts+;. .sasi.,, - az n.t,e, n
p n s~.SM p ha-.xsr th.t - th;.
Development continues the time will
come when q railroad strike will
be anything but the menace 1t Is
now regarded. Food and fuel sup
plies Of the cities will not be cut
OF, industry and commerce par
alyzed, movement Of mails tied up
and the farmer barred from his
markets by q breakdown of rail
transportation If every state is
criss-crossed with a network OF fine
highways that make the truck Z
real competitor OF the freight train.
No longer will there be such a
thing as rural isolation. The ten
dency toward the congestion OF the
population In large centers may be
checked. The back to the farm
movement viii be given q real I'M
petus. Life will be made easier
and more ENJOYABLE for many mil
lions, and relief may be found Tor
strains and stresses In the eco
nomfc adjustments OF society that
have been growing more serious In
recent years.
Wide Field for the Work.
What might Re done in this line
of work ia annarent when II is
stated that there are at present an
proximately two and one-half mil
lion miles of public rural roads In
the Tinted states or this Total
iess than 70 nor cent or ahoni
300 mn Mia. ora ;mnrovaa v,th
anv sort ~ snrfa c;ne vhii. The
MILEAGE ~ rermanert vail hnilt
roads of the kind that il heinr con.
structod wharo The vovernmont fur.
ni.hes mart ~ the MONEY eeem. al.
moot naeI;e;h,a nv comma rison
ri. avarava cost ~ construction
-, IN f.daroI sid roaSs h.s heor
-, 1Sn ~ as,,s Tha 1s .1 No. =,
800 pe as...a.es asss;. y.
.ne WIZ ~. n1s ueS.ea'eu &c ely
"i.n.n sne .aI 81; yea s .na ~. INC now
app.op .a.tuM III. .eauoe a. INC n. -" =,
.uun pa. aelpetoa III on 900 p non "
me govelnmen' ilom e1o.oov y
>lo'Soo per niue .,. t noo tne p[esen. ns'
ca year anu %io'oVo per miie 'nere
a1ter. ~.
oo od oo ane mo ,s s sov
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-07-12

Hollywoods latsst scandal ID about young
woman who danced at movie wedding in
ager skin. Tho presumption II that she At
tracted attention BY being overdressed.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-07-12

The coney prefers to live at ele-
vAtions a10ve syeoo teet.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-07-12
Argus Information Bureau


Bureau Frederic Ha.kin Director Wa.hinston G Give fun name
direct individual will
paid to annon yrnpus
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-07-12
Tie Diary of I Pale Blue As.


July Invoke It 4:3o .. n. In the midst
Of ftful dream that was wandering about
in the Miov with muslin night shirt ON. Gosh!
It was cold. / was under the impression that
I cana to camp for the summer TO get away
from the heat. Well, the impression was cor
rect. Got another quilt and went back to sleep.
Up q g. shaved, made the cOfee and called
Tue Lady Who Hates 70 Darn my Socks. had
breakfast and caught the 7:2e car for town. z:
Did an honest days work and later com
piled q colyum, after which hurried to tns
Nloeysons home where r. L w. II. 10 D. m.
i. had proceed ma We mad an excellent din
ner. linen FRIEND Eli, who is in the throes OF
building garage to house his new car. donned
mis- oyeralls ana hurried out to his weli-loHed
iaborA mad INTENDED going out to give htm
NY moral support but the LADIES were not dls-
posed to part with my company. 90 wsa
torced to sit In the house and smoke whiis
they talked.
About 1880 a couple who are old In years
but young In spirit came. Darkness having
maze II .aipVssDle Tor Eli to dlnerent1aie BE-
tween ms lnumD and nail he was forced ia
suspend MS construction work and come in
Ine1eaIJer we were vastly entertained by tns
young lazy visitor who recounted various es'
capaues vi her youth, inciualnk WHO rl0e on
a bicycle in the days wnen bikes were the
thing. Once" salu sue, u careened into gar
| uen and Wnen came out was covered viii
! blossoms On later occasion she attempted
| to 4rlse an autonODlie through the pate giaSs
WINDOW OF the safety building but was unsuc
cessIui in the enaeavor-proDabiy because tnt
engine oled.
The Snowflake herald. [volume] (Snowflake, Ariz.) 1913-1969, 1922-05-12
HARDIN PUT BACK
ON HIS FEET TWICE
Was Relieved of Both rheumatism
and Stomach Trouble by Ianiao'
States Los Angeles Man.


'For the second time Tanlac has put
me on my feet, and you may know by
that what l think of It," said William
t. Hardin, 400 Garden ST.. Los An
geles, Calf.
"Three years ago, had rheumatism
In nv shoulders and neck so bad |
could hardly work. tried medicine
after medicine only to get worse, but
finally I got hold of Tanlac, and l
haven't had trace Of rheumatism
since.
Then last summer my stomach got
out of order, lost my appetite and
what little / did eat made me feel
bloated all stuffed up and miserable
I always felt weak, tired and worn out,
and was so nervous / couldn't sleep.
"Well, Tanlac did a good job for me
before, SO / just got some more of 1t,
and now it has again fixed me up, and
I'm feeling strong and energetic like
I used to. I'll tell the world Tanlac's
the medicine for me-"
Tanlac Is sold by all good druggists