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The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-10-04
Industrial Strife Should End.

American commerce has been interfered
with throughout the summer, many factories
have been Obliged to close down or to work
short hours, fruit growers are short OF cars
because of . lack Of coal and because OF the
shopmen's strike. Laborers in nu4berless po-
sitions have lost wages because there was a
lack Of fuel to carry on business in the usual
manner. Certain shortages have resulted in
tilted prices and the public has had to sustain
that weight along with the rest Of Its pu5ish-
ment
1t has been impossible for the people to
escape. The rope has been thrown around
their necks, and they have been brought to
their knees in short order.
The strike in essential industry Is no pri-
vate quarrel as 1t might be in button fac
tory. Rows such az have been in progress all
summer are matters of public consequence
they are unacceptable public matters. But the
people have been brushed aside and arbitrary
methods followed which produced immediate
and certain hardship. loss and inconvenience
OF widespread consequence
Possibly the people are going to submit
quietly to being taken by the nape Of the neck
set down in the corner and ordered to remain
quiet, while the principals were privileged to
fight it out in their own sweet way American
citizens may be prepared to ccuntenancs brutal
butchery, arson and crime. They may accept
the dicta that no coal mines are to be admin
istered solely by the mine owners and the
miners. They may recognize the exclusive
right of the railroad executives and the
various railroad unions to tell the public how
much service it will get, what kind Of service
| 1t will get, and when.
| Possibly
But there are other signs on the horizon
There are multifarious indications that the
people have been ignored once too often and
that they intend to insure themselves against
needless loss and Inconvenience
! Either equitable and fair laws will be
passed to safeguard constitutional guarantees
or civilization in America is seriously slipping
The people can choose. and will properly direc,
their own destinies, if they have anything tina,
is worth saving. They have submitted Tor the
government has submitted on their behalf
during five months Of alarm, threat and uncer
tainty, with amazing patience.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-10-04
Expect u. S. to Pay for War.

Some of Europe's statesmen seem to be pos
sessed Of deep-seated conviction that the
only impediment to the economic rehabilitation
OF the world is to be found in the ungenerous
attitude of the United States in refusing to
shoulder the war burdens of other nations as
well as those entailed upon this country by rea-
son OF its participation in the conflict. In some
of the chancelleries the opinion seems to be
held that the United States should pay for the
war" 1t may be idle to suggest that this view
has no support In logic. Statesmen 80 intent
on measures to induce this country to assume
the debts Of others that they are unable to
evolve methods Of self-help for their own ma
lions. are not to be removed by mere logic
probably.
It 10 time for Europe's statesmen to aban-
don the attitude Of national mendicancy that
seems to be one Of the lamentable evidences of
impaired morale of the nations. This state
Of mind may result naturally from the almost
despairing dread of the FIRST years Of the war.
and the reaction that came through the entry
Of the American republic with its millions of
fighting men and its immense military re-
sources into the conflict thereby turning the
scale from apparently impending defeat to
early victory.
Apparently European nations, havtnx bens-
fitted BY the lavish expenditure Of men and
money BY America to bring Europe's conflict
to An end, md 1t difhcult to settle down to dill
gent application to the task Of working out
their own salvation without tho ever-present
aid Of the western giant among the powers
European economic restoration must be
achieved BY the people Of Europe, and the de-
lays in Inauguration that self-achieved restora-
ton will only serve to make the task immensely
greater when it il found that this country will
not shoulder their war obligations.
The United States cannot be accused of any
lack Of generosity in the circumstshees Some
OF the allies carried their secret treaties for I'm
perialistic gains over our heads in the peace
settlement and on the whole set up state Of
things very different from that which armies
fought for. but meantime our government and
our people have spent large sums in r.lievins
the distress Of European peoples. Statesmen
wac have chung 20 tenaciously to territorial
gains vhils insisting upon maintaining larr,
armies cannot aupeal with good grace or will
1rss4 s1eosso 10 Asve thsir debts TO rs can
esnsd. u isast uatl way different spirit ha.
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The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-10-04
The Daily Short Story

Robert took my arm as though
Then he exclaimed.
Why, puss. you're white as a
sheet What ails you these days,
anyway"
l chung to his arm Don't" Il
whispered. Just tell me quick
what's on your mind"
His face clouded. Il can't take
it. Of course" he said, but I've had
a dandy offer of a transfer to Cleve-
land. 1t would mean a lot in a few
years. We couldn't move such a
houseful, could we? Besides, we
own the house; nobody else wants
such an ark of place in these
days"
All in a minute it came to me
what We must do.
"Oh. Bob. we must go-we must"
why. Bess!" He held me OFF
right there in the street, and look
into my eyes. What is there trag-
ic about it,"
Then l told him. Don't you
see," ended. that we must go?
How can we take care of baby in
a household like this? And your
mother would love to run it for
them; they've all got enough mon
ey. Oh, Bob, it's our duty to go
! even if we have to elope!"
So it was decided. We told Moth
| er Anderson all about it, but we
simply said to the others that we
might take a trip-some time soon.
Until you've lived with Aunt Sarah
you never would believe US justi-
fed. Every little change hurts
her so! Mother Anderson can
manage her, but never could. So,
one night after the dear souls had
all gone to bed. Robert and I stole
away on the midnight train, leaving
q trail Of peppermints behind.
In Cleveland we have the dearest
house in the wotld, with the love-
liest baby that eter bore the name
of Junior. We7have been to Home
stead once on a visit, and dear old
Grandpa never guesses that he
helped to drive US to new and wider
fields. Aunt Sarah has no idea that
she occupies the only rooms in the
house that are fit for a nursery.
Mother Anderson beams happily as
] general manager.
/ We do miss you terribly, Eliza
:. beth" she says. but young people
should live their own lives, and
build their own families. when they
can. Go back to your bungalow
Keeping house here makes me feel
mighty useful. Build your rest Il
mt children. You started out toe
big. trying to have place to grow
to-"
II you could see Junior in his
baby-yard on the porch Just out.
side our kitchenette in the pretties1
:: bungalow in Cleveland you'd b.
! sure that she was right.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-10-04

Thomas Cox. suspended chief of police. ad-
mits that for six months the members of his
department ignored his orders to suppress law
iessness. That must be taken to mean Mr. Cox
was not in control of the department during
that period. Then perhaps he was not respon-
sible for the failure to police the beat on which
Bill Gabel lived the night Of the saloonkeeper's
murder. II Mr.. Cox wasn't to blame, who was !
The public is entitled to have that question
answered at a public meeting Of the police
board
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-10-04
CHURCH LIFTS BAN
ON COUNT TOLsTOI

Moscow.-The anathema Of ex-
communication, pronounced more
than 20 years ago by the Russian
orthodox church against Count Leo
Tolstoi. the most internationally
famous OF Russian authors, has
been cancelled by the recent all
Russian church conclave held at
MOSCOW to reform and simplify the
orthodox worship. Count Tolstoi
was thus posthumously restored to
good standing in the church.
the anathema was pronounced
because Tolstoi's works were con-
stdered - attacks upon the church.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-10-04
A TaIk n Liz.

In recsnt work on the chemistry
Of food and nutritioa, Prof. II. e.
Sherman, OF Columbia University
gives II q his opinion that the or
binary mixed diet, of-eur citizen. 1t
least Of dwellefs in cities. Is prob
ably more often deficient in caf-
cium than in any other chemical
elements.
Calcium (lime) constitutes 2 per
cent Of the body weight, 20 . man
weighing $50 pounds has or should
have pounds Of lime in his chem
ical constitution. This lime ts con-
tanned largely in the bones, which
includes 80 per cent Of 1t.
Man eliminates a certain amount
of lime from hts system In one way
and another each day, and In order
to maintain normal reserve OF the
element In the body he must INCEST
a certain minimum quantity Of lime
in one form or another. Tho
amount Of lime required per diem
to maintain this reserve is estimat-
ed by good authorities Rs about Is
grains. That amount would be 10
tanned in about ~ pints Of milk.
Many other foods contain lime. but
not in such ample quantities as
milk. For instance the cereals, the
roots and tubers, and various meats
are rather poor in lime, and these
are the foods on which American
people, especially in towns, chiefly
rely.
An expectanat mother, as we'll Al
a nursing mother, must consume at
least q quart Of fresh milk daily II
she means to keep herself and her
baby in the best Of health, for
there is a considerable demand On
her lime reserve for the develop
ment Of the baby's bones and later
for the secretion of milk, which il
rich In lime.
A pint Of milk contains as much
lime as seven oranges, three egg
'yolks, two ounces of cheese, seven
ounces Of beans, 10 ounces of car
rots, five ounces of oatmeal. or two
ounces Of peanuts. =
Some competent students of the
question advocate the addition OF
lime carbonate to the salt in the
salt cellar for the table and for
cooking. Equal parts of powdered
calcium carbonate and salt nigh!
well be used in this way in house
holds in which fresh milk is not
freely supplied for every person.
The psychologist Loeb has shown
that calcium or lime diminishes
nervous irritability, and clinical,
We believe lime salts produce .
sedative effort in many health dis.
turbances due to hypefthyroidism
which condition overstimulate:
metabolism or the output of energy
Much milk, then, is good for nerv.
GUS people. Well. much milk il
good for US all. prefer mine
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-10-04

Magistrate D. ]. Cleland advises women to
keep out Of the soft drink places because he
says they never know when they are going to
bump into trouble in such surroundings. One
would imagine that soft drink parlor would
be perfectly safe place for woman in Rock
Island nowadays with nothing more intoxicat-
ing to be had than red pop, hard boiled eggs
and chocolates. 1t does seem that our magis-
trats is growing rather severe with the girls
who like red pop, hard boiled eggs and choco-
lates that are sold in our soft drink bars
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-10-04

Q. Where is most Of the cotton
raised? ). j.. r.
A. The department Of agriculture
saws the United States produces
approximately three-fourths OF the
worlds cotton; Indiana and Egyp,
being 4he~ only other countries
whose crop is of much commei-
cial importance. China and hus-
sian Turkestan produce consioer-
able cotton, but the crop Is con-
sumed entirely within the country
Of production. A little cotton Is
grown in Eastern Brazil, in Peru.
in Mexico and In Asiatic Turkey.
The extensive production OF cot
ton is restricted to regions having
the average frostless season OF 2oo
days or more, and IS per cent OF
the worlds crop is grown south OF
the 37th parallel Of latitude.
@. Does Africa produce twice as
much gold as the United tates?
T. E. W.
A. Africa produces nearly four
times as much. According to the
last report Of the dierctor Of the
mint in 1920 the United States pro-
duced 2,476,l66 fine ounces OF gold,
while Africa produced 9.0SS,2SS
fine ounces.
@. Are the natives Of Haiti
black. E. e. ].
A. Negroes compose about 81
per cent Of the population.
@. How much beer IL made IN
| the world? r. L. McC.
A. In 1918 the world production
OF beer was estimated at 2S2.078. 00f
barrels or. about S,750, 100000 gal
Ions. This would make stream s
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-10-04

The Argus is liable to have some Of IT.
dinners spoiled il City Attorney Scott persists
In keeping that terrible secret about this paper.
He promised to divulge It at the first mass
meeting that 10 held in Rock Island. Why
wait Tor the mass meeting! Just to show you
what good sport The Argus is. II Mr.. Scott
will reveal his secret TO The Argus in writing
1t viii be printed tres Of charge in the columns
Of this newspaper. Certainly Mr.. Scott can't
ask for any fairer proposition than that.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-10-04

Tho men. women and children who COM
prise the congregation of South Park Presby-
terrain church have not had their appetites
spoiled by anything that has been printed in
The Argus bearing on lawlessness. The Argus
lis more concerned over the peace Of mind Of
those good folks than 1t is over the peace of
mind Of officials who have been attempting to
hoodwink the good citizenship by their printed
promises.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-10-04

feet wide 10 feet deep, and ABOUT
. AGO miles long. The United States
at that time produced more tnAA
one-fifth of the worlds output
@. Is it correct to pronounce luz,
ury as though the WORD con'a'ne
rs instead of an K? r. X. b.
A. While many people give Inv
word this peculiar pronunciation;
dictionaries agree that the souAN
Of is ks and not gs.
@. Was a baseball game eve,
postponed because there was ~
one to witness it? /. NJ. I.
A. A game between the Al.
town and Lancaster clubs, scneu a
uled May q, 1885, was postpone.
on account of no one being on ..,s
grounds. A large parade keep "
people away. ,,,;t.
@. In which section OF the oh. ~,
ed States are seeds produced ~
the Bermuda onion? W. h.r
A. The department OF aeri no,
ture says that the commercial I;.ad
muda onion industry in the Un,. I'm
States is directly dependent upU u'
the production of this seed IN Ss
eriffe, one of the Canary lsisnu Il
Several attempts on the par, mi,
commercial seed growers IN ~ =
country to produce this seea . un
commercial scale have been uh'1'
cessful. -,
w. "' ' ]. H. II
A, Foods rich in iron me- Me-
| spinach, string beans, cs ..rsr.
lean beef. celery, egg yoik' s,isi
!! berries. tomatoes, carloo'
peas and beans
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-10-04
Reagan Finally Wins.

Charles Reagan, one of the latest additions
to Mayor schriver's fire and police board, has
been seeker after place on that board since
the law creating the Rock Island commission
was adopted by the voters more than three
years ago, but the mayor persistently has
avoided giving him consideration. Mayor
Schriver, in selecting the men who comprised
his first board, stressed as justification for his
desire that they all accept that he did not want
Mr.. Reagan in such an authoritative position
in his administration. The mayor repeated
this assertion six months ago when he was
pleading with the members of his board to
stand by him when they threatened to resign
because Of dissatisfaction with their official re-
sponsibilities. These facts are CITED, not as
any reflection on Mr.. Reagan, but to prove that
either Mayor Schriver has experienced q
change of heart with reference to Mr.. Reagan
perate situation.
Z As business agent Of the Printing Press
mems union and editor Of the Tri-City Labor
Review, Mr.. Reagan is presumed to represent
union labor on the fire and police board. al
though he is appointed to fill the unexpired
term Of r. J. Mueller. Mr.. Mueller was not ap-
pointed member of the board as a represen-
tattve Of union labor, as he is business manag-
er of The Argus, but The Argus has been
throughout its long existence a supporter of
the cause Of labor, and We don't believe there
IL . union labor man in Rock Island that
wouldn't be willing to trust his cause to the
hands of Mr.. Mueller.
Mayor Schriver as yet has given no ex-
PLANTATION to the public of bis reasons for want
ing Mr.. Reagan ON his fire and police board
now after having for more than three years
resisted his efforts to obtain a place On that
board. Mayor Schriver may or he may not in
a measure relieve the feeling among local ID
boring men aroused over his summary dis
missal Of one Of their prominent representa-
tives. J. H. Fender. from the IRE and police
board. by the substitution Of Mr.. Reagan. The
Argus il not in position to say whether Mr.
Reagan was Endorsed BY local union labor or
carnations for membership on the IRE and
police board. But The Argus does know that
Mr.. Fender had the unanimous approval Of To-
cal union labor organizations in his capacity as
IRE and police commissioner. Mr.. Fender il
general tri-city yardmaster for the Davenport
Rock Island 4 Northwestern railroad. He has
served ~ chief OF police Of Rock Island, with
credit alike to himself and the administration
that he represented. Mr.. Fender was asked BY
Mayor Schriver to accept another term on thu
IRE and police board, but he declined with the
explanation that he would not serve with any
Others than the men with whom he had beer
% agroeahly associated. Messers Mueller and
DaneeaeeA
- The only |AoDs OF 1hs Argss b Inst III
Reagan wtll provo htmssR to b - cfsdttahl,
,Aeaneg1attN: r. niaqe jelsne4 ~ Resl
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-10-04
WHY ROBERT AND l ELOPED.
BY Ada May Borden Stevens.

(COpyr!Snt, lvIZ, Dy wheeler
Syndicate, Inc.)
Robert and l came across it on
our hOneymOOn-a rambling, old
house, abandoned when bungalows
came in style.
I'VE must have it, Robert" l as
serted. Think what a place. TO
bring up children. 1t is a regular
old homestead"
1T was somebody's homestead"
agreed Robert, and we bought it on
the spot.
We were proud because We had
the largest house. yet that fact was
the starting point of all our trou-
bles, and was the reason why we
eloped!
1t grew to be phrase in Rob-
ert's family and mine, Give it to
Robert and Elizabeth; they have
the largest house" We gathered
furniture. and finally people. First
there was Aunt Sarah Anderson;
poor dear. she was SO little and
wistful and old! We hadn't the
heart to refuse her a home. There
were two connecting rooms-neith-
er Robert nor l said q word about
what we had planned those two
rooms to be one Of these days.
OF course, after that l couldn't
refuse a home to dear Grandpa
Barton.
Well take him, of course, moth
err" / exclaimed. How could we
help 1t? There was the big kitchen
chamber for his tools. He wasn't
a bit in the way. 1t seemed lovely
to US in our newly married life to
make these old people SO comfort
able.
Then Bob's father died. Thai
left Mother Anderson without 9
home, for some cruel ancestor had
entailed the Anderson house to an.
other branch Of the family, It was
! l who asked Mother Anderson te
take the room over the front door
mot your guest ROOM. dear
child" she exclaimed. But l in,
sisted, and she consented to com,
for awhile.
Mother Anderson was a grea'
comfort. She was soon running
the whole house, and l felt hor
ribly useless and young. Neithel
Bob nor l said word of what W,
really felt, but we did begin to fee
crowded out Of our home, thougl
l tried to shake the feeling OFF an,
fit in-somewhere.
Then the time came when I knew
there soon must be q nursery il
that house, even il we had to us,
the room over the garage. Insteat
of the Joy had expected in looking
forward to this event, all was con
fusion. The house we had bough
for children was full of the deares
old people in the world! / dread
ed to tell Robert the news. Thin
Of that! My own husband. It wa
hard to get him alone.
| But Robert spoke first. Some
thing was on his mind, too.
| Hon." he said, II want to tall
to you tonight; let's 90 to the NOV
les. Well walk out and say moth
ing Of where We are going"
i ! looked at him in astonishmen,
Certainly 1t must be very impor
tant for Robert to 90 as far a. thai
l could hardly wait for evenin,
We slipped out separately. feelin
terribly guilty, and met on the col
ner. Those dear people lived in on
nyes. and every move We made rails
ed = regular babel, 70 what coul
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-10-04

At The Asr d going to press The Argus
bad not been requested to suggest aysilabis
nss tcs Dsmbsfs of the Rock Island police
board. But II 1t y asked it will stick to the
candidates 4 mentioned yestsrday-John Loon
q, LeglS ortell and Lswreucs Pedigo. The
Argus u Arn in the conviction that with these
men personally in charge perfect harmony
veuld be insured infths Rock Island poles d.
partment.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-10-04
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Advice and Information.

lam TO speak to q girls club Oh
things girls Of 16 or older should
understand. Will you kindly put
me In touch with any articles or
books along these, lines that you
can recommend.-M. G. M.
Answer-I should be glad to send
you some information and advice l
have prepared in the form OF q let
ter for girls of that age, and also a
list of, books and pamphlets dealing
with the subject of sex hygiene Tor
persons of either sex or any age
Send a stamped self addressed AZ
velope for these.
How Not to Catch Gold"
Nv mother has had a bad cough
for Is years and has colds almost
continually is there anything
she can do to keep from catching
cold Mrs. A. A.
Answer-She should keep out
side the barrage Of persons who
have what purport to be colds,
For ordinary conversation or laugh
ing, this is not over five feet from
the nose and mouth. But the bar
rage is raised to 10 feet if the at
tack is made with open face
sneexes or unmuzzled coughs. A
great deal passes back and forth
across street car, subway car and
other aisles besides glances and
banter. But l imagine your mother
doesn't catch anything when she
has what you call another "cold.'
More likely there is q focus of in
lection in her throat, or q nasal
sinus, or somewhere, from which
she receives constantly or rather
repeatedly replenished infection
Fiddling around Is years trying to
avoid catching cold is Almighty
bootless business. l wonder it has
never occurred to your mother to
try q little good hygiene and maybe
a good physician for her trouble
You call it a bad cough. dare say
it is really a very good cough, fol
which your mother should THANK
her lucky stars.
Neuritis.
What are the symptoms Of neu'
ritis?-W. r. r.
Answer-Should l ever have it
and feel hateful toward humanity
I'll publish the symptoms here.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-10-04

Is Yoa can now drive your wife or daugh-
kae through Third avenue between Twentieth
I'D sTwenty-third streets without having them
Easu3ted By the public 0aunting Of lawlessness
8hsee u . vast improvement in conditions
herr bat there IL yet more to b done before
" district can be said to be entirely free Of Its
.lndervufh Atmosphere.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-10-04

Now that Rock Island policemen have re-
teeivod unrestricted orders from Mayor Schriv-
Is % suppress oil lawlessnsss regardless Of
|Mho The offenders might DO We shouldn't be
|nnflrised to see where some Of the vice vul-
:arss have been arrested for speeding or carry
Hne concealed weapons.