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The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-06-29
Silly Prison Sentiment.

After a murderer had made a sensational
escape from Sing Sing some one commended
his heroic spirit because he risked all for lib
erty Then a newspaper remarked that while
everybody hoped the murderer would be re-
captured, the obligation to give any information
or otherwise assist in his capture was a duty
that did not give the usual satisfaction. That
is to say lot of mushy sentiment has been
wasted on murderer who took a chance to
evade further his social relations. BY all ac-
counts OF the law and by all claims of human
ity he owes his life for the that he took
Society may require it or give him life SEN
tence He has sacrificed, by his act Of murder,
is commendable good left in him by being a
good prisoner but not by trying to escape.
That anyone can see heroic spirit in a murx.
derer escaping from Sing Sing IS evidence of
very defective sense of the rights of the indi-
vidual and the claims of society. To help en-
force the law should give as much satisfaction
to a good citizen to perform any other civic
social duty. We can appreciate the instinc-
tive desire OF a criminal to escape punishment
or reformation but to extend him sympa
thy under the circumstances and to regret hav-
ing to obey the law in assisting to recapture
him is the weakest kind of sentimentality.
AS a confederation it is satisfying to observe
that Philadelphia judge scored two men who
witnessed an accident, but refused to tell what
they saw and heard. The fight for law and
order has to contend with the gang spirit
well with the criminals themselves, and
any mushy sentimentality for guilty persons
initiates against the maintenance of law and
order.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-06-29
Passing of James E. Hardman.

Tri-city newspaperdom has lost one of its
shining lights in the passing Of James e. Hard
man. managing EDITOR of the Davenport Times.
The end came doubtless as he wished that it
would, in the midst of the work that he loved,
the editorial routine. He died in the harness.
Mr.. Hardaman came to the Times more than
a score of years ago in a modest capacity, and
when he passed he was the directing editorial
chief of that newspaper, having earned his posi-
tion by conscientious application and hard
work. He not only writer whose
opinions were valued by followers of current
events. but he had become an influential factor
in the life of his community. Mr.. Hartman
was proof of the reward that is in store in
newspaper life to the young man who is not
afraid to work hard and seriously.
Mr.. Hartman was beloved in the newspaper
field for his ability and his fair dealing. There
are ideals in the newspaper profession to which
he believed those engaged in it should adhere
and he conscientiously sought to practice what
he preached in his daily labors. The Davenport
Times has lost splendid editorial pilot, Dav-
export valued citizen and the tri-city news
paper field an exemplar and beloved member
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-06-29
Fame for the Signers.

An agitation has been started in the east
for the erection of a hall of fame to the sign
ers of the Declaration OF Independence. This
is most appropriate suggestion and doubt
less will meet with the approval of the public
generally. When these men affixed their sig
natures to the document which shares with the
Magma Charta the honor of being the most i'm
protant document in history, they did so in the
face Of danger that might have cost every
man of them their lives. AS one of their num-
Der observed they were under the necessity of
hanging together or most assuredly they would
hang separately. These men took step that
has meant more to the world than any other
legislative act in the history of the world. They
stepped to the front in the most momentous
period in the history Of the world and they took
a step that has led the cause OF freedom and
civil liberty ever since. BY all means the peo-
pie of the United States should erect hall Of
fame to them.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-06-29
THE BIG BONFD STOUTS.

THE BIG BONED STOUTS.
/ am compelled to confess that
my conscience bothers me some
about the cruel and seemingly
harsh things / have said here to
and OF fat folks As father used TO
say-and what he said hurt more
than what he did-well, you know
now what he said. / meant no evil ;
I abused fat folks individually and
collectively for their own good. A
good many victims of the now ter
ribly Questionable overweight
handicap plead in extenuation that
they are big boned." How they
arrive at this conclusion that their
bones are thicker than ordinary
human bones is a mystery to me,
unless they estimate on the basis
of the thickness of that compare
lively accessible portion of the
skeleton from the superciliary
ridges up.
Charles K. Taylor, of the Car
teret academy, writing in the Out
look educes some very sound evil
dence to support his attack on
1.-THE Great Underweight Delusion.' .
He protests against the practice of
considering all. children who do not
conform to the average" in weight
as abnormal, for, as we well know,
boys or girls, like men or women,
may be naturally of the slender, the
medium or average, or the heavy or
stout type, as a matter of race and
heredity, and to insist that the
slender type should weigh the
same as the stout is really ABSURD.
AS Taylor remarks: They are
under weight A frightful term
that sends whole commur ties into
providing fattening diets &c; per-
fectly healthy children and doing
everything that uncanny genius
will suggest to make. "a lot of nor
NAL children morbid over matters
they do not need to worry about"
Have l made a lot of perfectly
healthy stouts morbid about over
weight? That would be false to my
own avowed motto, from Hippo
krates: do good If you can, but
do no harm" For fear my harping
on the evils of overeating and
obesity might possibly disturb the
peace and happiness of some of the
stouts, l published here some time
ago table showing a reasonable,
healthful and good looking excess
over the average" weights for
women of various ages and heights,
and announced that l did not pro-
pose to help any woman reduce I'M
less her weight was clearly above
the limit. The framework of the
body may be of the stocky or thick
est ugly word, 1 know type, with
musculature in keeping, even
though the bones are not thicker
or heavier; the slender ones have
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-06-29
The Six Greatest Men.

H G. Wells says the six greatest men in his
tory are Jesus. Buddha, Asoka, Aristotle, Rog-
er Bacon and Abraham Lincoln. The names
are familiar to you, with the exception of Aso-
ka- He a king who reigned in India 2l45
years ago. Wells includes him in the superE
six list because He is the only military mon
arch on record who abandoned warfare after
victory" Roger Bacon was an English phil
osopher of seven centuries ago who delved in
black magic. Most of his greatness is based
on myth and supposition. Aristotle, the Greek
philosopher, might be included in this list,
Though he was not great enough to induce his
pupil, Alexander, the Great, to refrsAn from
waging vicious wars OF conquest.
No two people will agree on list of the
six greatest men in history. Most Americans
would exclude Jesus, believing Him a divinity
instead of man. In compiling your list keep
in mind that real greatness depends on service
to humanity. The most important thing in
civilization is the home. And most housewives,
after thinking about it. will agree that the most
important service to the home was the inyen-
ton OF the cooking stove and its big brother,
the heating furnace. No one knows who in
vented these. But the honor of conceiving the
fundamentals of the modern form belongs to
Benjamin Franklin. Viewed from modern
standards It is probable that several OF his
tcry's greatest men are living today.
Marconi, inventor of wireless, belongs in the
list We live too close to the crude pioneering
early stages of his invention to conceive of the
tremendous Importance it will play in the life
Of our remote descendants. II people live On
Mars or other bodies out in space they will get
in touch with us only by radio Breaking mans
earth shackles and putting him in touch with
distant space would place the inventor of radio
in every list of the great. The Wright broth
ers, who flew the first airplane and opened the
way for mans conquest of the air and distance.
are among history's greatest. Einstein also be-
longs on the list, for he is the forerunner of
mans thinking in terms OF four dimensions
instead of three. And now about Watt, inyen-
tor OF the steam engine, without which the
railroads would not have been built? At the
top OF the list should be Gutenberg or the other
man, an unknown Chinese. who invented print
Ing from movable type. Nine-tenths Of our
intellectual and spiritual, |
is due TO printing,
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-06-29
HEALTH TALKS :
BY William Brady, NJ. [
Noted Physician and AUTHOR.

narrowed chests, long waists, Oft
en- contracted pelves and narrow
hips: the stout stouts have large
chests, short waists and fully de-
yeIoped hips and pelves. This ap-
plies TO men and women too.
No arbitrary table of weights can
be accepted without particular re-
gard to the type of individual.
There Is some fourth dimension
necessary in the computation, and
l hope to find it soon.
Questions and Answers.
TONSILS.
Our family physician advises US
to have our 4-year-old daughters
tonsils and adenoids removed. Some
say she is entirely too young for
the operation, as both the adenoids
and the tonsils will return. But
why not have them removed to save
her from the harm they are doing
her and Will do her, and in case
they do return, have them removed
again? What would you recon-
mend ?-(Mrs. S. G. Al
Answer-The greatest harm done
by adenoids and enlarged tonsils is
done in the first few years OF child
hood. By all means prevent as
much harm as you can by follow
ing the family physicians advice.
If the house were afire would you
put it, out tonight, or would you
wait till tomorrow night, the fire
being so recent and so likely to
flare up again if put out now.
SWEET FIFTEEN.
am a girl Is years old, 81 inch
es tall and weigh 10S pounds. Am
I in proportion? take a 10-mile
hike every Sunday. Will this re-
duce me? Does walking give one
rosy cheeks?' Hoping to see my
answer soon and wishing you the
best of luck.-Marion T. CO
Answer-You are in perfect pro-
portion, and it would be unhealth-
full for you to reduce. A 10-mile
walk on Sundays only will scarcely
reduce any one. But it viii help
to keep your cheeks rosy, all right.
Can't you manage to get in a few
miles of open air exercise on week
days too, say, on a tennis court, or
playing three old cats or woody
woody wolf or hunt the grey or
something?
CANNIBAL APPETITE.
1 am very fond of raw beef and
ham, also frankfUrters. Are any of
these eaten raw injurious to health?
-(LS 81
Answer-No, not if they are I'M
questionably free from parasitic in
festation There is always
chance of such infestation in raw
meat, particularly raw ham (trich-
ina poisoning). Therefore it iS
measure of safety to cook such
meats.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-06-29

@. Did Captain Amunsden take a
radio outfit on his trip to the Pole?
J. L.
A. Captain Amunsden and his
companions left Seattle on June 3.
Their equipment included an air
plane, carrier pigeons, and a radio
set. 1t is believed that the the ex-
petition can keep in touch with
Canada and the United States by
radio. Lieutenant Fullerton, a for
mer member of the Canadian naval
air force, will attempt to pilot their
airpIane over the roof of the uni
verse.
@. Is a cartridge air and water
proof? M. M. D.
A. In ordinary circumstances a
modern pistol or rife cartridge Is
air and watertight, but if exposed
to unusual atmospheric conditions
such as an ocean voyage or sea-
son in the tropics, it will be af-
fected to some extent.
@. What is meant by saying a
wine is dry? K. C. V.
A. Wines are referred to as dry
when completely fermented. only
OIL per cent of sugar remaining.
Q. IN how many languages is the
bible printed? o. w.
A. The bible has been translated
into $50 languages and dialects
Q. When was Senator Lorimer
expelled from the senate? T.
a. The validity of William Lori
mer's election as United States
senator from Illinois was chal-
lenged Jan. 8, 1911; on March 1,
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-06-29

l. SUPPOSE Judy will be like the old dog
Rover by this time-dead all over
SAVING SOME MORE KALE FOR "AUNTY
BEE.
My small seven-year-old son had been on
an auto trip with his father. On his return
he was boastingly telling his nine year-old
brother e. and l seen the Edwards river "
Huh" said Brother. He always says seen
when he doesn't use have or had" We'll"
came back the s.-y.-o. s., did you expect me to
say l HAD the Edwards river?"
SPEAKING of children, behold few of
their remarks culled from both written and
spoken replies in rural school:
Teacher: Define absorb and give it in a
sentence.
/ Pupil: Absorb means to suck in. The
baby absorbs the bottle
Teacher: How does the ear receive sound ?"
Pupil: The noise comes from without and
hits the outer ear. 1t then passes into the
inner ear and through the little curly pine to
the brains"
Extract from a composition on 'Columbus".
Columbus discovered a New World and then
died and didn't know it,
Pupil: (Reading from The First SnowfaIl"l
lie thought of mound in sweet Auburn"
etc
Teacher What is the meaning of that
liner?
Pupil: Il don't know-unless 1t means red
hair"
Teacher: who is president of the United
States?"
Pupil: 9th grade) Mr. washburn."
Extract from history test: THE people did
not like their governor so they all met together
and made little governor of their own
OBSERVING that there are still a few 1ines
TO NIL III try and make you yawn still wider
If succeed in putting some victim of insomnia
into the Land of Oblivion this colyum will not
have been filled in vain.
BABY'S LULLABY.
Under the light of the silver stars
Baby is going to sleep;
Over her now with soft caress
Shadows Of Sunderland Green
CHORUS:
Sleep, my babe, while the twilight brings
Murmuring over the lea
BreezeS soft from the angels wings
Quietly guarding thee
Soft beams of light from the shining moon
Lovingly circle her brow:
Music from Heavens own Fairy Band
Lulls her to Sunderland now
All, yum, yah-ah-ah-ah-ah I'm not a vic+i,,
of insomnia. but I'll be doggoned if I ain'r
asleep!
TIM.
GIVEN weil-trained contribs. conducting a
colyum becomes almost pieasurable.
R. e MIG.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-06-29
The Shame of Illinois.

We are shocked at the barbarism of the
south when We read where negro has been
lyDched for some crime, but we fail to recog-
nize the enormity of such a horror as the mas
sacre in the mining town of Herrin, where
more than score of men were put to death
by mob Of striking coal miners and their
sympathizing friends The victims had been
engaged to take the places of the strikers
Strikebreakng is kind of work TO whal 10
jnconsiderable odium attaches The man who
takes the job of one who is standing out for
what he believes to be his rights is not popular
with the people in general But unpopularity
does not justify murder.
There will be investigation by the state and
there will be suit of the Coal Operators asso-
citation against the United Mine Workers, but
these proceedings will not restore the lives
of the men who were so mericlessly slaughtered
by the mob. Investigations as rule are use
less. and the operators probably will have to
wait a long time before recovering damages
from the miners union.
Tho question OF unionism is not involved IN
the Herrin massacre. But there is involved
the question of official duty and effectiveness
and good citizenship. The miners had a right
10 fight for their jobs, but they had no right
TO resort To bodily violence in resisting the in
vasion OF their places by such men as the oper-
ators were able To employ to produce coal for
their customers. The best argument that Or
ganizcd labor has is that in its ranks are listed
the most efficient craftsmen and that when a
concern breaks with the union it suffers
through not being able to obtain workers who
are able to produce as satisfactorily as those
within the organization. Therefore it was to be
expected that eventually he Herrin operators
would be forced to arrive 4, an agreement with
the striking miners.
The police authorities OF Her-in can't plead
that they did not know trouble was brewing
They should have organized in preparation to
cope with the situation that they must have
been aware was almost certain to arise They
were criminally remiss in their duty when they
permitted the mob TO reach proportions that
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-06-29
THE TMPOSTOR.
BY Ethel A. Lyons.
1000 nv WbeelaT- G

a OhSs
Copyright. 1922, by Wheeler Syn.
dictate, Inc)
"Why, I don't know" the mat
ron's voice was dubious, at is sucf
an unusual thing. STILL" both the
old ladies looked up hopefully, 81
don't see why it should make any
difference to the Home I'll tel
you, you just go ahead; if there's
any blame, Ill take the responsible
ity. Let me know if l can help
Good lucki"
MY, amt she fine?" Aunt Sarah
Turnbull spoke admiringly to heI
companion. 81 don't see, Marthy
what makes you SO DISCONTINUED
here"
Eyes, Sarah, 1 expect 1 am I'M
grateful. The matron's always
kind and we have plenty to eat and
a comfortable room at night.
don't knows l can explain it-just
l do miss my garden and my chick
ems, but its mostly not being need
ed. Why, l could do a sight o
work yet if 1 only had the chance!"
81 know you could, Marthy, that's
why l come to you now. This bust
ness 1 have on hand needs gump-
ton, engineering. l couldn't han
die it in a thousand years. Now,
my son Elmer sends me eight dol
lars a week TO pay my board. It's
the 18th OF April and he won't be
back from Oregon before Novem-
Der. Let's see" the old lady
hesitated, calculating. Why Mar
thy, it'll be round two hundred dol
lars.
ELMER would be terrible put out
if he knew about it, he don't hold
with helping people much; he
thinks Jim's family shiftless, too.
I guess things have gone to wrack
and ruin since Jim died, but then,
what could you expect when an
easy-goin' woman's left with five
children?
Il don't hold with aliases, but
when you get down there, Marthy,
you'll have to be Aunt Sally that's
what Jim always called me- I
don't know Annie-that's his wife.
She might not like an outsider COM
ing in, but she couldn't mind Jims
aunt He was my favoite nephew
and it seems as if l must do some
thing for those he left"
81 see, Sarah; I don't hold with
aliases, neither, but / guess in this
case It's a means to justify the
end"
well, we'll call it settled, then.
You take this money Elmer sends
me and you spend it just the way
you think it'll do the most good,
but don't give it to 'em outright
Now you get rested up-you've got
strenuous times ahead of you"
Huh" 1t was a snort of deri-
sion anent the visitors departing
words. Have done anything but
rest for two mortal years?"
Annie Barber, what do you ex-
pect me to cook within" Martha
Ransom, alias Aunt Sally" glared
at Nephew Jim's wife. do you
mean to tell me you keep two cows
and passed. of hens and don't have
no butter nor eggs nor hardly any
milk for yourselves? No wonder
the children are spindlin,' and look
at yourself! How'd you expect any
But, Aunt Sally" Mrs. Barber
protested, weakly. 'if l didn't sell
things how could / buy groceries
or pay the doctors bills, or any
thing"
Huh" the older woman shifted
If you'd keep those things to use
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1911, by a vote of 4S to 40 the chal-
| lenge was not sustained; on June
/, 1911, the question was reOpened
in the senate, and on July IA, 1912,
a resolution was adopted by a vote
of 55 TO %, declaring that in con
sequence of corrupt methods and
practices the election of Lo-imer
was invalid and his seat vacant.
@. What holidays are observed
by the Postofice department?
NJ. A. c
A. Jan. 1, Feb. %, May 80, July
4, Labor Day, Thanksgiving day
and Christmas are the holidays
that are given to employees of the
postofice department
@. What is the best kind Of wood
for fuel? c. w. B.
A Shell bark history ranks first
in fuel value, with chestnut white
oak, white oak, white ash and red
oak following in the order named.
@. What is the apron" on a loco
motive? A z.
a The sheet iron plate covering
the space between the locomotive
and the tender.
@. What is the difference be
tween a lie and perjury? V. D.
A. A lie is a statement which IS
thought to be false by the person
who utters it and is intended TO de
ceive; while perjury is a false
statement made under oath.
Q. How long has gas been man
ufactured? r. MISC
A The first commercial employ
ment Of artificial gas was in 1927
when Illuminating gas was sntTo-
duced in New York city.
@. Is it permissible for q post
office to be closed while the mail Is
being sorted? W. B. II.
A. The postoffice department says
that in small Office where lhe
clerical assistance will not permit
an Office to be open continuously,
the office may be closed for such
length OF time as may be necessary
TO distribute the mail received iron
trains.