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The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-09-28
DIGESTION.


Turkey, the sick man OF Europe, is really
the slick man.
A nice fall is predicted. Not. however. in
prices.
More factories will burn soft coal, SO -laun-
drymen are happy.
Kipling claims he was misQuoted. 1t is true
he often is.
One man lived in Chicago S. years beforeshe
got shot
Funny things happen. Mexico will pay the
interest on her debt
We can't afford to pay the soldier bonus
because we have got to support the new tariff
Talk is cheap. That is why they call it the
gift of CAB.
All men are born helpless. but some help
less than others.
tween the short skirt evil and long skirt peril
1t is not too early to wish aloud for what
you want Christmas.
The dead letter Office is swamped with po-
litical circulars-and that is their right
address.
Oct. is Fire Prevention day, but there is nc
law against preventing one in advance.
Einstein will lecture oh his theory in Japan
Imagine trying to understand it in japanese
Golfers and woodpeckers are the only birds
using their heads to get into the hole.
Lecointe few 212 miles an hour, but q
weekly pay check holds the worlds speed
record.
Every now and then Bryan remembers Pres
ident Harrison was 68 when he was inaugu.
rated.
In New York, the city of opportunity, .
watch is pawned every As seconds
| Upon regaining her speech woman sale
Where is my husband?" This was only
| natural.
Near Petaluma, CAL, Jazz music speeds III
the hens. So far none have laid scrambled
eggs.
Every man is entitled to living wage ex
| cept the one who refuses to pay it.
! Soldiers of fortune are more often soldiers
| OF misfortune
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-09-28
People Demanding the Truth.

sslrhe people d Rock Island are not satisfied
NJ the explanation Of Thomas Cox. chief Of
D&ee Of his failure 70 have patrolman on the
b on which William Gabel was murdered the
mat Of July u. His own testimony before the
bSifd Of police and IRE commission. in which
h&!eopfssssd that for six months the men Of his
d@1rtment Had not been carrying out his
o1ss for vice suppression, resulted in the
a3pn Of the board placing him in temporary
retirement pending full investigation Of the
'a1Airs Of his deeartment Tns board could
M have done otherwise than It did with the
rNf OF police and have retained its Rnblic
sending ~ disciplinary branch Of the MUM,
.cqel government.
sThe Argus is only voiclns public sentiment
NAen II says that 1t believes That Mayor H. n.
s41river erred grievously when he summarily
Minated the oficial services OF the three
essrs Of the poljcs and are commission.
III Pendsr, Edward Bauersfsld and r. ].
Pc, The nasty sERAesiss q . seseiaa q
4 Esssv 4z-s,s
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-09-28
The Denao Djsi9feeteI.

| It iss usually friend wife who
yearns to do something for, and
often succeeds In doing it to,
friend husband reduce his steadily
increasing girth rate Or sneak some
thing Into his coffee to make him
hate tobacco Whatever the some
thing may be l dunno1 or save the
last 10 hairs from the drought that
is spreading over his beaming cal
yarfum. But We have one to serve
up today. ladies, that comes right
from the heart OF friend husband,
and whadaya suppose he wants to
do? Oh, you'll never guess. 1t is
terrible. Let me break the news as
gently as I can:
Dear Doctor: Have been reading
your letters pretty regularly for =
long time but have failed to discOv-
er any article or advice or sugges-
ton relating to beautiful home con-
ditions, If that expresses what l
mean. For instance, for some time
I have believed that the most san
itary conditions should be main
tanned in every part Of the home,
but whenever 1 have made .sugges-
tons along this line to the house
keeper-who happens also >to be
my wife-she, with some scorn in
termingling with a little leyity,
suggests that I have been reading
DR.. Brady again.
No disinfectant is used about the
house, save possibly at spring
housecleaning time, for toilets,
kitchen sink, garbage receptacles,
etc. Carpet sweeper seldom ster-
ilized. I wonder whether lack of
such distinction may not account
for friend wife's and motheY-in-
laws close communion with the
doctors?
Please let me have your opinion
u on, this matter. 1 am anxious to
know whether 1 am on a warm
trail or entertaining a foolish idea
of what constitutes sanitary condi-
tons in the home. Respectfully,
| E. P. X.
! Notice, fellows. how the man
dragged in his mother-in-law. ]
suspect he did that just to win my
sympathy-the poor fellow being
evidently a perfect stranger to me
and my ways. Sympathy? AS well
| ask me for a diagnosis or a pre-
scription.
| If the woman who plans q meals
a week for our correspondent reads
this, I pray that she will Withdraw
her scorn and sober her levity, for
to my mind the application of al.
legged disipfectants to the items
named would be extravagant hui
NOR. The gentleman never CLEAN
ed any such notion from this col
umn. Wouldn't it be silly to sprin-
kle iodoform in the sink and chic
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-09-28

NAV feo0e& CA0 9eb the answer 70 an
tion Bureau. Frederic J. Haskin. 6arector.
address and enclose two-cent stamp for r
confidential. the replies being sent dlns0
paid to anonymous lettessD
@. What was the origin of eu-
genics? K. F. H.
A. Eugenics is from a Greek
word meaning we'll born, and was
first used by Francis Cation, the
noted scientist, in 1883, who de-
fined it as "the science which
deals with all influences that i'm
prove the Unborn qualities Of a
race"
@. Is there any kind of stadium
for athletic games in Washington?
d. F. G.
A. The United States is the only
country among the so-called first
class powers that does not boast a
national stadium. Movements have
been started to establish such an
institution in Washington, but up
to the present time they have pro-
crossed no further than the max
ing OF papier mache models, sur
yeys and investigations as to the
success OF the "fields'' or bowls"
maintained by the various colleges
Of the United States. The site con-
templated for the proposed 7stad-
ium is that section Of East Potomac
park. just north of the ground that
has been dedicated to tin-can tour
lists. 1t is now covered by insight
iy frame warehouses that were
constructed hastily during the wal
emergency. It is estimated thai
eFovds Of fEem ~, 08e. 70 2ee.ees
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-09-28

.tlf there hasn't been anything irregular in
Itlk conduct Of the Rock Island police depart
nf4nt why not place all Of the cards ON the
Etftae and give every member of the force an
Qlbortunity to answer the charge of Chief Cox
TIT the men for six months have failed to act
uton his orders to suppress public vice condi-
tbs! This is the question that the public is
wiling up to Mayor -Schriver and they are in
stktng that he answer to it. inasmuch as he
hsE taken 1t upon himself to dismiss the mem
'h9fs of the commission that had planned to
c4duct such an inquiry purely in the interest
oesshe public welfare.~
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-09-28
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS.
That Terrible Food Combination
Secret.


Wish to ask you the name Of .
book that tells what foods are best
to eat and how much starch and
sugar, also what foods are poison
GUS when eaten in combination at
the same meal? T. b. A.
Answer know of no such book
that L would recommend. Let me
disabdse your mind Of the idea that
any two or more ordinarily whole
some or edible foods ever become
poisonous" when combined.
COlitis.
Kindly print in your column the
symptoms of COLTS. MRS. NIB.
Answer-It is with the very i'm
tention of being kind to readers
that I decline to print the symp-
toms Of any disease or complaint.
This is not long distance diagnos-
tic institution, but a health column.
It Ia far from my province to equip
readers with the markings OF all
ments.
The Baby's Daily Body Wash.
wish to know how long it is
necessary to continue the baby's
daily bath. He is now 81 months
old. S. l.. r.
Answer-About five minutes on
cold days and as long as half an
hour on hot days. Every little tot
is entitled to a nice comfy cooling
body wash at least once daily in
hot weather. For the rest of the
year, babies old enough to control
the emunctories may be bathed
twice or thrice weekly. in water
but every day with air. that is,
every tot should have half an hour
at least to squirm and kick and
play on a blanket with nothing on
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-09-28
Argus Information Bureau

, question BY writing The Argus Inform.
Washington. D. G. Give full name ano
.turn postage. Be brief. All inquiries aie
70 each individual. No attention WI! y
could be handled there. so far as
the transportation problem is con-
cerned, and that it would not DC
necessary to spend more than ~.
S00,000 on the stadium. Parts Oh
Potomac park are now given over
to golf. polo, tennis. hockey, IA
crosse, baseball. archery, Quoi's'
croquet, a sylvan theatre and =
bathing beach.
@. How long have there been
night schools in this country?
A. The first successful eyeninS
schools in this country were estae-
lished about the middle of the lslh
century, although an attempt WIZ
out permanent results was made "
New York in 1884.
@. Who wrote You'd scarce ei-
pect one of my age to speak in pun
lie on the STAGE?
A. The lines quoted we're writtss
by David Everett. the Americas
writer, who was born in PrinceloA'
Mass, in ITO and died in Mariet's'
Ohio, 1913. !.
| G. Is the Bob White the same
as the quail? A. S. T. :.
A. Bob white is local term ~,
any quail Of the genus colinus. "
which the best known species, ooi.
linus Wrginianus, ranges over tns
i eastern and central United sta'sss
northward to the southern parts "
New England and Minnesota
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-09-28
THE GREAT OBSTACLE.
Nv Myra A.. Wingat6,

Drawing in his breath with the
lahored effort of runner finishing
asrace, Kenneth concluded the an
/cient story of Moses, who, descend
ing the mountain with the tables OF
stone upon Which were craven the
Ten Commandments, found his peo-
pie worshipping the golden calf
The boy laid the book of children's
stories upon the grass and fell back
exhausted.
How do you s'pose he got down
the mountain with two stont
tables?" marvelled Katherine. 1.-THE
legs must have got in this way
awfully."
HE was strong" returned Ken
meth, thoughtfully. NJ tell you,
bet they were like Aunt Mary's
handicapped table-7not stone all
over. l could lug that down the
mountain" he added boastfully
rolling over to look up the rocky
slope.
Maybe you could bring it down
but how would you get it up?" she
asked specifically.
well, you could help me-" he
conceded.
Christine says" remarked the
sister virtuouslY, that you cal
p'tend any book except the bible
That's sacred. Besides you aren',
strong enough"
Am, too," returned Kenneth, ex.
cited by opposition. "I'll show you
| Well go in the side door and moi
disturb sister"
christine can be the children oil
Israeli looking at the golden calf,
said Katherine
Who's p'tendin', now" demanded
Kenneth. MIR Tallant isn't COLDER
calf. He's a eminent young divine
The 'Brookvale Banner said SO
Come, let's get the table"
On the veranda, Mr.. Tallant tried
to be, advisor and sympathetic
/ friend, while he longed to be the
true lover that he was. The long
ing which occasionally crept into
his voice, he sternly depressed.
I'm afraid of the money" Chris.
tine was saying vigorously. Il wan
the twins to be useful people, will
something to do and the will to dc
it-not mere spenders."
To spend Aunt Mary's fortune
wisely was proving a greater prob
lem to the girl than to make tht
small resources left by her. parents
with her own salary, cover theil
needs.
Money is a responsibility.
agreed the young man absently. 81
can open avenues of usefulness, OF
it can be an obstacle to"
He did not finish the sentence bu
continued to look dreamily at tn,
! girls attractive profile.
There was amusement, exaspera
tion, and a hint of wistfulness il
Christine's glance.
| obstacles, yes! And each mus
learn to overcome his own" SD
answered; adding with a glance be
hind her at Aunt Mary's pillar.
portico, Il haven't dared to chang
our way OF living much since W.
came here. I'm afraid Keith an
Kath will learn to think tbo nue.
of money"
"a great obstacle" murmure
Tallant.
| Christine turned upon him fierce
| ly.
Cant you say anything else
she demanded Its almost as joll
as entertaining parrot"
i With a start, Tallant came out {
the daze in which he had been CON
pairing . fortune Of eve hlhdEe'
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-09-28

stiere is a friendly suggestion to Acting
FS35ce Chief william H. Ftzsimmons: There
hIfe been in Rock Island, and possibly still
arg scores Of men. whites and negroes, who
IhiiSSe been supported in idleness by unfortunate
anen Of the underworld. They should be
lr4tlked up by the police, together with the
Gnbling house characters, all of whom are
VErants under the law, and compelled either
tai:hnd Jobs or leave the city. The decent
pbple would prefer that they leave the city.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-09-28
The Daily Short Story

thousand with salary Of two
| thousand.
"You are quite right" he said.
I'd better go, now, and call an
other day when I've acquired new
idea"
He was pale and grave. Their
friendship of long standing seemed
about to be wrecked upon the great
. obstacle. He could never ask a
girl with fortune of half mil
lion to marry a country minister.
! Don't be a goose" said Christine.
A piercing shrek stilled the heal
ing laughter that followed. Tallant
crossed the lawn in long bounds,
Christine racing beside him. Across
the field and up the height they
sped, to the spot where Katherine
stood wringing her hands over Ken
| meth, whose white blouse was red
dening with terrifying rapidity.
! They worked swiftly, kneeling
among the ruins of Aunt Mary's
handicapped table, to stanch the
| flow of blood and to reassure the
frightened children.
Later, the little sister crouched
outside the door waiting, until the
! doctor came out, followed by Tai
liant and Christine. She listened
to crisp instructions and words of
encouragement before she pushed
a packet of papers into Christine's
hand.
There was little hidey-hole in
the top of Aunt Mary's table under
the stone," she explained. Keith
fell and the stone broke an cut
him. The letters were in the little
hole"
| Christine stared, fascinated, at
the penciled word will" on the
outside of the package.
| Would it be right to look at it?''
Surely" he answered.
she asked Tallant.
| The words that at first blurred,
resolved themselves into Aunt
Mary's instructions that of her large
/ fortune, $4,000 should go, in equal
shares, to her grandnieces, Chris
tine and katherine, and her grand
nephew, Kenneth. The rest was
appOrtioned among certain chart
ties. The witness, Aunt Mary's
two English servants, had return
ed to their English home before her
death. But for the twins expert
ment, the will might have crumbled
in its hiding place, for the old law
yer who drew it was gone.
| Fifty thousand dollars is not an
| obstacle" remarked Christine, with
dancing eyes.
ut may be as bad as five hun
dred thousand" returned Tallant
stubbornly.
Mere human patience gave way
Christine stamped her foot.
Israel Putnam Tallant, divide
| fifty thousand by three! Reckon
the interest on it. at per cent!
Remember that have 10-year-oij
brother and sister to bring up! Dc
| you think a woman has no pride
Oh, I've no patience! This is the
end"
/ The gloom vanished from Israel
Putnam Tallant's face. He tool
one long step and caught her in his
arms.
i Il need you, Keith, Kath and cash
Notwithstanding" he announced
This is just the beginning"
i A broken mur<huring from tn,
next room hushed their voices.
What did he say, nurse" asked
Christine, tiptoeing in.
He says" returned the nurs,
I with a puzzled look, that he doesn'
believe there were legs on Moses
I tables. Don't be alarmed. Mis-
Chase. He's just coming out O
Of the ether"
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-09-28

Bessie Elliott is reported to have left these
parts. Perhaps she has retired to some quiet
spot to deliberate on revision of her story Of
tSAs srnysterious shooting at Princeyille, ILL.,,
ERE Bill Gabel is said to have tried to kill
sfaE The Argus will expect to be supplied with
saskDpy in the event she prepares such a state
.,1iht
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-09-28

1.-The Argus wishes to commend 70 ths
Rebple of Rock Island the action Of Commits
st1ers Martin Rpdgren and John Murrin in
relhsing to acquissce in the inexcusable
senmary dismissal Of the three members of the
n4tlce and fire commission when they were
sGting to perform their honest pledge to the
ps1ple Of the city. Commissioners Rudgren
An Murrin have thus removed any suspicious
QfAmproper entangling alliances.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-09-28

II The Rock Island vice vultures are busy
hese days covering their murderous. Shiny
rails Keep after them. you good citizens. and
won't be long before Rock Island is again
e safe and decent as it was in the olden days
Eiefore that band Of parasites got controlling
kIK6 here,
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-09-28

\ There are q few men down at the Rock
Island city hall who must be afraid of the light
3k thsy would sAov as much concern for the
$IhiSS Of the citizenship as they apparently do
sEnr few Of their particular political friends
They would not be SO thoroughly discredited as
glaey ara today In the eyes of the taxpayers Of
mock Island,
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-09-28

Id most cities public servants are com
Bonded for acting in the interest Of the COM
hon welfare. II Rock Island they are thrown
Iht-ea ONCE At least that Is what happened to
Ia members of the police and FIRE commission.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-09-28

The people. Of Rock Island are demanding
ut their city be governed from the city hall
"a not from the roost Of the vice vultures.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-09-28

Il The Gabel murder car was reported seen
Il Aiedo yesterday. wonder who has been
7aealing In that peighborhood?
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-09-28

There vas holdup in a>Rock Island ioot
MISTRESS house last night 1t is hoped I'D
hlice will not call this an outside Job.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-09-28

/! II. is uno1hcially reported that our, author
altes are working on the Gabel case. This un-
|kpected interest should be duly appreciated BY
|1h impatient public.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-09-28

Wul Lay g14oeD - 49, - ~
movie. Tss stsrta chipsss sSsse G-shoss. At
'ser s, &C ch ao 81 Stretched sul,octs hide
parchmept, thin ana almost HensRazept, pesoFe
. brightly bnrnin9 Amp On hle1 psFcnmelt
the audience -. .hadoys q xax nsnfes'
Il fook thohsands Of yesrs TO dsTelop that
Elamp into the modern mpyinE picture plo.ecs-
ine machine and to evolve the moving shaa-
ovs on the parchment into the figures that
enchant rs on tho silver screen. Time amounts
to Yery little. in the long history OF progress.
T0Ys.
wiu Days museum exhibition tn London
ehovs one Of the early attempts at moving
nictnres Sir John Herschelrs -Thaumatrope"
81 apinning disk A dog 10 drayn on one side
[of the disk. an empty kennel on TIE other.
Hold It 70 the light Reyolve II The dog APP
pears to Jump ont Of the kennel
Tho Thaumatrops was 500 on ,ns s nsee1s
IA those days thought the moving picture idea
ever would amount to- It isn't long since
people had the same notion about radi0, hyins
machines and autos.
sKYSCRlPERs.
London makes concession to its merchants
and permits the erection Of buildings l4Q teet
hall Court, q club house, Ito feet nigh
We Americans wouldn't have anything tall
er il high land values didn't force US up into
the air.
GUTENBERG.
Sad davs for Pfnhas Gutenberg, Russian
engineer He has concession from the BRUSH
government for q monopoly in Palesune lor
the production OF electric light and power
with exclusive right for 70 years to utilize the
waters Of River Jordan and Yarmuk. The
Turks NAV keep NJ Gutenberg very busy for
the rest OF his natural existence. Yet when
the house Of commons voted him the monopoly
last July 4, the sailing looked clear. You never
can tell what. the morrow will bring forth,
anywhere, these trpublons times
SLEEP.
Lord Leverhulme, king-pin Of British manu-
facturers, who made his money IN soap, says
that American ownership of three-fourths Of
the worlds gold is not as great an asset as
our habit Of early rising.
Yes and our national debt is not half as
great a liability as satan's invention. the ALARM
| clock.
DIGESTION.
A "glass stomach that digests foods" is per.
fected by chemists of the department OF agr1-
culture. Food is put into it. pepsin is added
also hydrochloric acid to the amount existing
normally in the real stomach. An Incubator
keeps the mixture at stomach Temperature, u
degrees centigrade.
BY experiments the glass stomach is ex-
pected to teach Us lot about what to eat and
how to cook it to make it digest.
The stomach and other organs are Nothing
but machines. Do you take as good care OF
your body-machine as your livver?
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-09-28

Il Your mother is not safs - long as the Rock
Hand vica yultures' combine is permitted to
melton By authority Of ofacialdpm.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-09-28
HEAL TIL TALkS
Ry Villialn Brady, |


ride Of lime in the garbage can!
Could . man b happy in . home
where such fandangles took the
place Of ordinary cleanliness!
The best disinfectanfs are sun
light and fresh air. Soap and wa
ter cleanliness is ample sanitation
for the home at al times. There
is no scientific Or practical reason
for using any chemicals which pur-
port to disinfect the home. Even In
time OF infectious sickness in the
home, no chemicals or drugs pur-
porting to destroy germs need be
used, II cleanliness land the intel
ligent isolation of the patient pre-
vail. And finally no disinfection or
fumigation or other use OF drugs
or chemicals following Infectious
disease is necessary or Dracticed
in intelligent communities today,
provided cleanliness and proper
Isolation have been maintained
throughout the course Of the ILL
ness.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-09-28
TOYS.
SKYSCRlPERS.

London makes q concession 70 IT'S mefcnants
and permits the erection Of buildings l40 ieee
hall Court. q club house, ITO feet high.
We Americans wonldn't have anything tall
er il high land values didn't force US up into
the air.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-09-28


address twocent
confidential the rphs. cent dla VIII
paid