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The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-08-04
Spankings for the Unconventional.

Spankings are recommended for New York
young people who trip through the snugly
measures of the Lorraine dance" This is
the remedy advocated by James B. Moore
chairman Of the entertainment committee of
the Bayside Yacht club, an exclusive New
York organization. Two warnings have been
issued BY Moore in the log book Of the club,
according to New York newspapers The first
asserts that the dance vies with Cleopatra in
all her glory for suggestiveness, and bans it
on the floor Of the club The second warning,
in humorous vein, says: II suppose not until
We speak to the fond papas about these exhibit
tons of highly suggestive athletics will some
OF the sons and daughters behave. We should
like to be along when the spanking is admin
istered. 1t looks very much as if one or two
papas will be called upon right SOON" The
suggestion is intriguing. Spankings fer those
who fout the proprieties under the guise of
dancing seems like logical remedy. 1t is even
in keeping with the modern school of child
raising which abhors corporal punishment on
the grounds that it so rarely fits the crime
The crime of dancing improper Dances how
ever, is largely physical. and physical punish
ment inflicted by stern paternal hand might be
effective. Anyway. Chairman Moore's remedy
is suggested for consideration wherever the
modern dances are INDUCED.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-08-04
Carrying On at Eighty.

The Detroit Free Press has the distinction
of having developed two Of the most widely
Tread writer's in the United States-M. Quad
and Eddie Guest. The first Of these became
famous thirty years or more ago with his
stories Of the Lime Kiln club, the Arisoaa
Kicker and the still more famous Bovser
stories. These three have made millions laugh,
land Bowser is still doing it. M. Quad is known
ito everyone. but Charles H Lewis is known to
hut few. and Jet Trey are the same individual.
The point II inst At so years OF age Mr.. Lewis
10 still writing Bowser stories and doing them
las we'll as he did 30 years ago. Mr.. Lewis has
kept his spirit as young as ever and at an age
when most men are willing to lay down the
Burden and confess themselves ready to die
he is still carrying on and gives no indication
sof giving up. John d. Rockefeller, at so years
Iof age, still has time for golf, for business
and for enjoyment His money does not bother
him because he doesn't bother it. The man
who 1t SO or 60 or even 20 gives up the fight
and declares himself ready to quit does neither
.Aimself nor his maker justice. The time to
surrender Is when death knocks and summons
sus to follow, and not before.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-08-04
Another Diplomatic Problem.

Since the pictures of Ambassador Harvey in
his court costumes have appeared in the news
papers the question of what an American am
bassador should wear ON these occasions is
revealed in all its seriousness. Contemplating
these pictures with the emotion of an Ameri-
can must feel, we can understand the conflict
ing reports that reached this country touching
Colonel Harvey's wavering decision as to
whether he should not wear knee breeches in
the presence Of the kings majesty. The re-
fectiOn induced by Ambassador Harvey's pic
ture is that, after all, the question Of knee
breeches is one that every ambassador must
determine for himself. 1t is good deal
matter Of leg, and it was ON this point that
Chief Justice Taft ruled against them in his
own case. But the chief justice was in more
fortunate position than the ambassador in
having his judieial robes-or was it his Oxford
doctors gown-to fall back upon. This was
dress in which he could appear in court with
out offense to any usage or propriety. 1t be-
tokened rank and dignity and was not wanting
in becomingness to Justice Taft's figure
. But Ambassador Harvey has no such way
out His decision had to be simply between
knee breeches and long ones. and as We look
at him in his knee ones we can see why he
hesitated. That he finally wore them testified
to his courage and high sense of duty in his
great oficial position the representative of
ono head of state to another His courage
is further shown by the fact that he had his
picture taken in EN- with Justice Taft in his
Justices robe The ambassador didn't even
Ainch from that, although it brings his legs
ont startlingly. Perhaps the incident may help
along the agitation for the adoption of some
Official rule by this government by which its
representatives abroad may wear costume Of
their own on court occasions. Something in
the way Of robe, maybe, that would reveal
and yet conceal. With such costume the
problem Of legs would vanish and our diplo-
macy be relieved of one of its greatest present
embarrassments. t>
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-08-04

hnGrul ~ - il1sGlsa M Anvins tnhsr-
sulanfA a = nus fkae ssae 1aizias hGss sEa1-
Scafsd t1Deecslssas mon thsir hseds. ~ IL
= !. gyaeieas - q tbelr Dart stnce thefe
EXISTS on ~ statsts books Of uiin0is law
that makm 4 uulauful Tar ennmnntty T. pass
q crdtnasea ssesising ut - mink = -
excspt from tuberc1lin tested cows.
Raw nlllLAt any time may CONVEX tie germs
q typhoi6 1uvsr. sithee frun IL han1s e n
infscssd hapdlsr. patient o. carrier, or. fuA
DollGted watse sources Widespread spi1antcs
a septic acre throat. offsn with . high NOR
taiity Ests. may b caused BY cows that pass
lumpy Or stringy milk. Other milk-borns Cpl
denies have caused suffering and DEATH We
tolerate dangers in milk that We have long
since determined not to endure through public
water suppliea Our water il taken from q
polluted source, but modern scientific methods
make It entirely safe for human consumption
While the present war is on between milk
producer and distributor milk imported is sub
1ectsd to purincation. Possibly the situation
is IN ~ worse shape than IL the milk were
disease does become prevalent it VIII be much
harder for the local health authorities to trace
infection. The public is becoming injured to
the vicisaitudes Of strikes in general, but here
is one strike that would make itself Of little
consequence II the milk consumer was pro-
tected adequately 1t all times from milk-bxns
disease
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-08-04
Recreation Our Weak Point.

Today recreation is the one great weak
point in our social program. The schools, the
churches. the social organizations and the city
administrations invariably fall down at this
point. Indianapolis is trying to face the chal-
lenge Of recreation and moral needs by carry
ing out municipal plan Of recreation Com
munity centers are being developed. a city
stock company 10 providing dramas in the
parks to substitute for the tragedies that are
taking place In city parks everywhere Trea
picture shows are being offered, but the people
are not asking for free entertainment. The
people prefer to pay for their fun. Indisnap-
oils has minimized the situation, but has not
solved the problem. In Indianapolis, az in
most cities. the majority of the people Who
ought to be interested In better social condi-
tons and proper recreational supervision are
Indifferent.
The problem falls back ON the home, Moth
ers and fathers should trot around more with
their sons and daughters and learn to play and
enjoy life with them and get frssh grip On
thar responsibilities &pwsrd their children.
Ths forces that destroy youth are powerful
and appalling. Tho tragedy Of our present sit
nation il that We neither are preventing nor
curing ths coadiHans that are sappine tha
neal seeeeaA e IT, Using ganaEaian
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-08-04

In their state conventions held at Des
Moines, the lows Republicans unquaiihedfy
endorsed President Harding's policies, while
the Democrats saluted Woodrow Wilson as the
great party leader and expressed the hope that
tho International program that he advocated
would yet be realized. Thus showing that the
old parties remain as far apart az ever, which
gives promise of interesting future campaigns,
with attendant benefits to the whole people.
Our future security and prosperity lies in the
maintenance of healthy disagreement between
the two major parties One serves ~ spur
and check ON the other.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-08-04
UNANIMOUSLY TURNED IT
DOWN

And while we're picking up headlines Ne
may as well quote another one from the k
vance Star-Courier: mt. and Mrs. Myers
Leaves Today For Trip to New York"
TRIVIAILrIES seem to attract an TO-DAY.
else Va should not mention that oil stock sales.
men Who approach Mayor Howard NeIIov AZ
oalvs, Ill. probably fnd him pretty son,
so far as last line is concerned No oant
think Of anything more brilliant to do Than
merely TO keep On writing Until W have writ.
ten enough to all the Jcolyum- Our mistake
today was in not saving the 0aiesS1rx Roeub-
Mcsn- Registsr's headline until the last.
STILL, in closing We might remark that
in thei1 choice for congress1oman from the
Eighth district Missouri Democrats have Rath-
- eeleae1ae.a 2eeA xXQ
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-08-04

Tho thing for you to keep in mind, Mr.. Good
Citizen, is that the murder Of Bill Gabel was
unwritten notice to you and the other $4,000
residents Of Rock Island that the price OF inter-
ference with the activities of the local under
world is death. And that threat will remain
over your head just 30 long as you continue to
tolerate the present vicious condition in your
city. Rock Island belongs to you, not to a band
OF itinerant thugs and prostitutes.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-08-04

- 1300 - OYe
This time q ysar, the catching
cold ph0bia makes things pretty
tough for the baby. Especially for
the ,sickly baby and most particp.
larry the baby that happens to have,
let M say. adenoid enlargement or
chronic rhinitis or chronic bronchi-
Tia Such babies suffer even great
Ter harm from excessive heat than
do normal babies. 1t is this time
|of year. in the 'congeated city dis
ttricts, where a prolific foreign pop
ulation nourishes. that many b.
bies are literally baked to death.
wrapped In incredible layers q
swaddling which the ignorant par
|ents bslieve necessary TO make the
babies grow straight and strong.
That seems very absurd thing,
but our own corset wearing women
are quite ~ absurd In their notions
that corsets mold or preserve or
develop good figure. Ignorance
bat home sometimes wears . lot Of
fine airs.
Young babies have exceedingly
efficient heat generating equipment
They turn large amount Of food
into heat and they need the freest
opportunity to dispose Of the sur
plus heat Of their bodies in hot
weather. Especially the babies that
are not perfectly we'll. Yet-well,
here's sample query that may be
taken az representative of many:
Please tell me if a child years
old and subject to bronchial trouble
should wear wool shirts and wool
stockings all summer. He gets that
cough and bronchial trouble every
time he catches cold. MRS. J. r.
I'll bet any woman would say
by all means keep the baby swell
itering and pining through the sum-
mer-if you do keep him through
the summer. But any intelligent
mother could tell this correspond
ont that the child should not be
kept in wool shirts and wool stock
ings In very hot weather. And
urge her to dress the child in moth
ing else than thin rompers or some
such sensible garment and put no
shirt or stockings On him at all in
hot weather. II no must have a
shirt on when company comes or
something, make it a cotton shirt
and it fit him like the famous shirt
whose wearer's mamma did rot use
that soap. The less shirt tho bet
! ter for 4 child's health in hot
weather.
Every baby should have a long
air bath every day in hot weather.
A small or trial size didy is plenty
Of clothing for an infant in hot
weather. Infants and children of
two to three years Of age really
endure exposure to cold. moderate
cold, better than you and l do, be-
cause they have a much better heat
generating apparatus of their own.
They suffer from the heat much
more seriously than you or would
if wo were subjected to the awful
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-08-04
The Daily Short Story

size the folly of It all! One might
have judged from their hot verbi-
age that both were supremely in
different as to the outcome, the in
ference being that il they never
met again it would be soon enough.
But l was not deceived by this
naughty show Of independence. l
knew it to be mere artificial props
to sustain their amour propre. So
when they ceased accusing each
other, l happily concluded that the
young couple were cooling as Of
yOre.
know, of course, that one of our
truest traditions is that which so
ably describes the course of true
love. But l am woman. and sub
ject to- the average failings of my
sex. What or VINO had been the
means of pacifying Myron aud
Beth, after my dismal failure!
wanted to know :.
One day l met Myron, or rather
l hailed him. for he had clearly in
tended to avoid me- For a moment
he blushed and evaded my gaze,
| and l noticed nervous little
witches about his mouth. l man
aged to reassure him, however, aft
er which he shamefacedly con-
fessed that everything was all
right; that he'd been a fool, and
manfully refrained from casting
any blame ON his wife.
F.. Yes, they were happy again; it
, had been the merest nonsense to
wander from the ideal state, etc.
But who-howw l pressed
him. Well, he was a nice chap,
and would l come to see him!
Yes, certainly would. Having
exhausted my resourcetulness in
! striving to make peace, only to
; meet with repeated failures, l was
curious to know who had been GO
successful in the role OF peacemak-
er; both the person and his charm
were worth adding to ones collec-
ton Of friends and accomplish
ments.
II think he'll be with us TO-
night" said Myron. In fact, !
know he will. Better come; you'll
like him" And with that he lit
orally ran from me.
After all, reflected, it was q
mans job, that Of reconciling dis
putants-for Myron had said he
would be there. I must here beg
the indulgence of my friends; the
obscure teacher must not be judg-
ed too harshly if she appear unduiy
alert when she scents a possible
That Right l called ON them, and
found them both smiling, like chill
dren refreshed from sleep. And ]
was surprised but not displeased
to observed that Beth showed net
the slightest sign Of remorse for
her part in the late squabble. Ihsd
feared my coming would embarrass
her. But no; she was prouder than
ever.
| l have seen her becominEly n
erect and naughty; but when / ex,
planned nay mission she became
superb. Quaenly. - she silently led
the way to her bedroom and point
| ed to q cot in which lay thu tiny
but influential citizen whose mere
coming had done more for the
cause Of peace than all the learned
Statesman Genoa will probably ever
see. No wonder Beth wal proud !!
Disappointed spinster though j
am. l am q good loser. and cheaP.
fully az more power 70 the little
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-08-04

Myron and Beth had been mar
ried about eight months when their
matrimonial troubles flrst came to
my notice. Then. suddenly. and for
more than three months. ! neither
saw nor heard from them.
1t was during the interim, how
ever, that they formed the habit of
coming to me with their COM
plainta. As a school-ma'am of If
teen years. experience, have sue
cessfully arhitrated many a juve-
nile difference of opinion; but !
never dreamed Of being looked
upon as the high and final tribunal
for the settlement of points in
which two persons cannot agree,
much less act in that capacity.
The young couple were ex-pupils
of mine, SO I knew something of
their characteristics, chief among
which was an ino- dinate yet naive
pride-a rare combination among
adolescents. All things considered,
1t was, perhaps, natural that the
immature truants should look to
me to unravel their difficulties.
Meanwhile, l sought to eschew
the unpleasant and usually thank
less task of Nencing broken toys
and that Is the nucleus of my story.
But 1t seems that for all my osten-
sible show Of neutrality, 1 was des-
tined to be made a party to the
conjusal alteration.
First, it would be Myron, in this
wise: Beth is growing cold toward
me, and il altogether too free with
other men, ! demonstrated, but
she said I'd best mind my own bus
mess. Now, say. must a fellow
look on in silence when he knows
his wife's conduct deserves a rep
rimand?"
Or it would be Beth, after this
fashion: "Myron is neeclessly jeal'
GUS and cruel. l won't stand for
his arrogance and dictation.''
Later came means about tyran-
ny, hartyrtom. yelled references
about divorce, and other incoher-
ont inuuendoes; adll, both obsti-
nately held to their beliefs thai
the other was wrong.
Ny conApectus was that the
whole affair was the result at child.
ish illations and exaggerati0ns, hui
what was to say or do! Person
ally, l. was tor adhering to the
homely whom-God-ha th-joined die
tum; but. a. to taking Sides
not for mo, thank you!
In vain l observed that it wag
too late to quarrel over what could
not be undons; that both partie,
/ to 60 sacred q pact owed each othel
! much In the way Of federation and
sacrifice. Still, they continued
] coming to me with fresh outbursts
and thus it came about that fol
want Of firmness on my part l wa
| unwittingly pressed into service Al
. sort of sentimental shock absorb,
er. and had no choke hat to hels
them.
| But aside from soains my best
counsels disragaydsd. ! seon real,
ised I'd got into IN awful mess for
listening to them. They wers
proud, these two, very proud; hui
tAsy had yet to learn thet pride
has its penalties: that ona pays 1
mighty toll for those punaant little
thrusts which temporarily assuags
anger or fancfed injury.
i Words. angry words, what would
not one give y recall hasty taunta
vhea hittG segzets ecme t. @pha,
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-08-04
HEAL TIL T AXIS

svsddltng tAsy have 10 Pit up With.
Imagine you or me Datting On wool
shirts, wool stockings, belly bands,
chest protectors and the like to 90
oat and NOW. the lawn or to 80 to
dinner On . tagrid night!
The catching cold phcbia 10 VIC
ious enough in III effects In cold
weathe9. It h deplorable that the
babies should BE- the vtctimA-af this
same sorry old oossssion In the dog
days. The infant mortality, which
is still much too high In the hot
weather season. 10 due In part d.
rectly to excessive heat
Babies are not built to endure ex-
cessivs heat
Give 'sm the air a. much 40 you
can and don't stide the poor little
tikes with Unnecessary clothing.
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS.
Disappointing . Lady.
Dear Doctor: an IL years old.
My face ID covered with freeklea
and I should like to know whether
you would kindly suggest remedy
of some kind, something which ]
may apply to remove them without
injuring my skin.
Yours respectfully.
LILLIAN I. ........
Answer-If there were such
remedy / should be delighted to
tell you about it. But, honestly
there is no such remedy which il
safe. l don't mind whispering q
secret in your ear. however: La
dies who are freckled In their early
teens seldom fail to blossom later
into lovely queens. Tho frecklea
will fade all In due time.
Neither LinhA
/ Kindly advise whether olive oil
or cocoa, butter massage will fat
ten or strengthen the legs. ]. ].
Answer-No. The popular notion
that local application or rubbing
with oils or fats or other substances
will fatten, develop or strengthen
the part so treated is an error In
8plE e0 -Qy uUhou6 Aeo0A oAA~ce. Ne~
physiological fact NO nutritive
material or fattening material OF
food of any description can be alb
sorbed through the skin.
The Peerless Beverage.
Please tell me whether warm
milk fresh from the COW Is good
for girls Of my age (lD!
MISS L. W.
Answer-Yes. If any beverage
under the sun can be reasonably
called tho health and beauty bever-
age, it is fresh milk Immediately
after the milking and before COOL
ing, and save only cold water. thai
is the most tempting beverage
can imagine. Girls of your age
should swim, play tennis, basket
ball, girls baseball, skate, ride
bicycle, hike, las Girl Scouts) dc
some esthetic or fancy dancing
gymnastic work and a bit OF tum-
bling.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-08-04

Q. How il the percentage of
baseball teams arrived 1t? r. =.
A. To determine the percentage
Of games won and lost, divide the
total number Of games won and
lost into the numbef won. = In all
cases where the remaining fraction
is one-half or over, . point u add
ed to the average
@. What denomination is the Lit
tie Church Around the Cofneri
A. =. =.
A. This 10 An Episcopal church.
the real hume Of which II the
Church Of the TRANSPORTATION.
@. What presidents OF the Unit
ed States wers,the sous Of preach
A. Chester A. Arthur. Grover
Cleveland and Woodrow Wilson are
presidents who were sons Of min
listers Of the gospel.
Q. Will any chemical melt or
soften glass! r. G.
A. Glass can not b. melted or
s0ftened ~ use Of 4 chemical,
q. What Is the nature OF the
court in Warrington known ~ the
court OF clAimal C. e. p.
A. The court q claims Vas es-
tablished hy oqngYess In 1oGs. 1t
consists Of . chief justice and four
judges, and holds annual assssons
In Washington. Il has 1uridiction
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-08-04


WaAhington. d. C. Give full name 40
etugn postage. Be brief. AL inquiries an
70 saeA Individual. Nc attention San -
the government Of the United
States. 1t does not include war
claims. 1t adjudicates cases ~
which the United States is %
fender.
@. Why was Henry Clay's vile
buried crOssWise at his feet!
J. X. D.
A The superintendent of Lexine'
ton cemetery says that owing TO tns
space In the vault and in accord
ance with the wishes of the fanny,
the body Of Mrs. Henry Clay was
placed in this position.
@. What is the Rialto CT New
York? H. ]. !.
A. The Rialto. the meeting place
'of the theatrical profession in pop
uloua centers, was first applied ~
New York to the section on fou,.
teenth street. between BroadSay
end Fourth avenue, but has now
been extended to the portion =,
Broadway between Fortieth Anu
rftieth streets.
Q. Does the Japanese cherry !fee
bear fruit? C. d. =
A. The Japanese cherry .res
that blossoms SO beautifully does
not bear an edible fruit. Howeve,,
Japan has a cherry tree, native y
the mountainous districts OF the 10
lands, which bears large ana oe
ltcious fruit.
q. Did Eleanor Robson ever R'S
"Iuliet! II c. T. =
4. EleanoF Rabso4 played ! ~.
to Kyrls Bellows 3 bmeo in iva
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-08-04
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THE alleged claim q tAs police that the
0abel nurdsr st1ll remAins mystery merely
shows their professional jealossy OF 0at great
Idetechatk Nr. Area DancAn. whose solution
OF the crime puxxle was printed In this cotyam
yesteyday when DuacAn catches up ON sleep
we shall ask him for statement.
SHAME ON you. SOL!
Sir: The Rock Island Transfer and StoraGe
Co. is responsible for this seemingly incon-
sistent statement ROCK IS LAND" From
which the innocent may deduce the Rocky
Road to Dublin was a dirt road. very similar
to those Of the good old Sucker State.
SOLOMON PIFTLE
SIR ROBERT HORNE says England does
not, TN any shape or FORM" mean TO evade
paying her debts to the United States. Wen
bet the Hearst papers scared that statement
out Of him
FAHURI&.
IL Dwight CAeltAAA.
A pebble near the summit Of hill
Was loosened from It's lodging place and
Carelessly. zig-sag. downward. uncontrolled.
Except by force Of gravity. until,
Lodging in crevices, dislodged again
BY washing rains, picked up sometimes and
cast
SIN farther down the slope, it reached at last
A resting place on~the surrounding plain.
Where feet OF passers crushed it day by day
And ever shifting sands eroded it
Until, its entity gone bit by bit,
1t mingled formless in enfoldinE clay.
DAVID F. MCoRD.