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The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-08-17

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~. No. 80 are losing tbsir meaey nat-
~ eooa dsGnacakioas believe the remedy hep
n aas1v Alncnftea I1ey hass AnSaays4 y
unafOl investigator and student Of chla vel
lnuL III william Byron Forbush. author II
~ 10y Problem" and have commisstened
~ - eali9 ~ cooper14iea Of school ,boarda.
tsaeheFs ~ Ssblic welfare Institutions Of every
Aeau1pt5sn throoGAoat the Uaited States In .
prsgran q instxnct3nn II common honesty.
This nnlsrtaliag iafes . condition mot u al
comD11neatary t. cur present agencies Of In
strue41sa, aad these ineisss IL home. the
schdol aal the cAnrch.
Az - Mona fhe school and the church re-
s2oaalhae tar - decline IN moral stas1ardss
Have fkey IT ~ ADetcas boy get away from
thens II MT 0en ths responsibility must be
PASSED o. to Americas bastaess. for business
usually takes the American boy directly from
the home and the school, and II he turns out a
thief he break h his character has occurred
somewhere along the very short line. These
aesaeiss mast share the responsibility among
them until investigation finds the sure spot.
II business T. now the sufferer. business ought
to make sure ks teaching and example have not
been the ccrrupting cause. If It can clear itself
II will help to localfze the problem. The ais-
covery Of the weak spot is. of course. the task
OF all, and while it may he regrettable that a
commercial enterprise had to lead of, no re-
| sponsible agency can hesitate TO cooperate That
! commercial interests have led oily furnishes
startling testimony to- the gravity Of the condi-
ton. Dishonesty can be nothing less than ma
tional to invite such initiative, and, il it is thu
results must soon be national, too, and perhaps
are now, not to business alone, but to politics
to government. to patriotism, the home and
every aspect of American life. II business ia
now out to save itself from national evil 1t ia
time indeed that the nation was stirring If Il
would save itself.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-08-17
Cougress and the Sexes.

Certain women's rights organizations are
now insisting that congress be divided so that
half of its personnel is women and half men.
The idea IL both silly and vicious. No excuse
for dividing congress on sex lines could be ad-
vanced which would offer any appeal to think
ing persons. Congress is the law-making body
of the nation.- To insist that its members be
chosen on a basis of their, sex would be TO de-
feat the theory Of government by representation
and confound the operation OF majority rule.
Politics is not q matter Of sex. 1t has been
defined a. the science of government and in
common with all other sciences is asexual.
The new proposal is vicious because it
would dictate the election of women in certain
districts because they are women and men be-
cause they are men. No woman who is inter-
ested In the welfare of the nation would vote
for another woman solely because Of her siv
Neither should men vote for a man
because Of his sex. Organisations ad-
vancing the proposal forget that the essential
Qualification for a Congressman or senator is
not sex, but ability and willingness to serve.
They are insisting that women perform in poll
tics not - voters but as women, and that the
basic reason for equal suffrage. recognition OF
women's brain as the peer Of mans. be ignored
by forcing her to vote for her own sex instead
Of for the individual Sensible women will b.
the first to object to the proposal. They are
gradually finding their own political clubs In
adequate and merging their organizations with
the men SO that sex lines may be eliminated
Women are women and men are men, but voters
are voters first
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-08-17
Education Or Detectives?

There is weak spot somewhere in the
tratoing Of youth or In the ethics Of businsos
itself when private banking enterprise, whose
property depends upon the standard Of Amer
lean honesty. nnds II necessary to incur large
expenditure to supplemspt the influences Of the
homo and public education to incuioate the les
son of the seventh commandment. This re-
marlrabls action has been taken BY the National
Surdty company. and there can be- no doubt Of
the reason Il Is taking Il Its business 10 to far.
saish bsnds 70 versions occupying positions of
trust. when a individual on whom II has
taken risk sprotss dishonest the company
mus stand Nhs loss II these losses ksre not
largo, Il - Fisk the bonding company incurt
was: mot great, II would not nov b spending 4
percentage Of its profts to teach honesty to
Americans It is doing it - businsss pfops-
elton. not n0sat one. primarily. It has
epupted its losses. and now means TO See II II
Nou)dnt ~ cheaper to spend its inonsy % sda-
rati6H than q dstettives.
= annOsneanf ~ pdrp6sss ard ne meth.
~ 4 has chosen to attain It the company dis
ciopo1 tAAt the sxpfsssAd oonvietioA q judges
~ sadministfatnfs Of the Inv throashoat tns
1o116y y IN 1oaAa ns1Ae4s ~ ~ sassese.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-08-17

"A swimming pool h Just Z COM!
mon batA tub large eaQngA lot pub
He -. TAe cod1moa o. household
hath Tub b. . holdossf froM the
white enamel efa q hygiene: q
shower hath b the only really by
gienic body. washing eQutpmsnt
Amoog the diseases yhieh may
b communicated through the pub
lie swimming pool are eye inflam-
nations. coIYxa and other respirar
tory innctions. middle ear infec-
tfons, typhoid fever, and possibly
some skin diseases. It ID question
able whether venereal diseases are
ever communicated or contracted
through the use Of . public swim
ming pool.
More important than either ire
quent change of/water in the pool
or attempts to .disinfect the water.
rs q sanitary lprecaution, il strict
enforcement 81 the rule requiring
each pprson to take 4 shower bath
Immediately before entering the
pool and to submit to medical ex-
Elimination at least once before be-
ing permitted to use the pool.
Aside from frequent change or
constant flow Of water in the pool
various methods of disfnfection
have been tried, the most efficient
being ozonization, which is auto
matte, inexpensive and does not
make the water irritating to the
eyes and nose as does colonization.
An examination OF 4 sample Of the
pool water for colon bacilli. as for
drinking water pollution, is the best
test OF the efficiency of the santa
ton or disinfection OF the pool.
Such examinations are regularly
made by health departments of cit
les or states. -,
II the water in the pool is not
clear filtration should be required,
for = cloudy or dirty water IS hard
to disinfect even If the ,cloudiness
or dirt is of harmless character.
! COLONIZATION is as effective for
/ the water of swimming pool as
it is FOR the drinking water Of q
city. The objection to this method
of disinfection is that the chlorin
compounds used will cause irrita-
ton of eyes and nose and a disa-
greeable odor. II present in excess
and on the other hand, in trying to
avoid these disagreeable conditions
insufficient chlorin is likely to be
used and the disinfection is made
Quate. -
Open air pools are much safer Il
use because the sunlight itself is
a very powerful disinfectant. Ye,
now and then even a lake or sea
bathing place. used by all sorts Of
people Unfortunately, becomes
polluted, and health authorities are
compelled to prohibit bathing in the
polluted water for time.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-08-17
HEAL I'll # AXIS

In many small indoor pools the
mest unhytienic condition pFevaiis,
namely, close, i'll ventilated at
noephere. This 10 especially oo-
iectionAbie, u not dangerous. when
hany Spectators crowd INFO smaH
bafldine to watch swimhine con-
tests. The ventilation OF the room
or building housing q swimming
nool should be q. thorough rs that
Of :, gymnasium: In the winter.
particularly, overheating OF the AT
must be guarded against.
For the swimmers own protec-
ton Il il we'll to take Z shower bath
after leaving the pool
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
The Poor Kids.
will children get the sugar dia-
betes from eating candy? My little
xfrl eats some candy nearly every
day, She is 2 years old.-(W. A.
Answsr-No. But / do not think
children under 1 should be given
CANDY. Older children should be
rfven some pure candy two or three
times a week, but they should eat
It only after dinner, and not irreg-
u,arly through the day. Children
who play actively need more sugar
in one form or another. than seden-
tary adults, for sugar is a quickly
available and easily digested fuel
for the use Of active muscles, IN
Guiding the muscle = OF the heart
Overeating, not of candy or sugar
or sweets particularly, Is probably
q factor Of diabetes.
Boiled His Trouble Away.
My father 10 a constant reader
Of your health talks. He has de-
rived great good from your teach
ings. He has bech cured of chronic
intestinal Indigestion by turning
somersaults as you recommended
He has not missed his morning OF
evening rolls now for three years
/! / was married the eighth of June
l., (Mrs. q e.
Answer can't deny that thu
somersaults helped father to better
! digestion, but surely they didn''
marry off his daughter. A lad,
wrote me a long time ago thai
| among the manifold blessings She
had gained from rolling somer
saults was a -husband-but sht
rolled her own, and I'm willing tt
! concede it may have helped.
AdenOids and MOra.s.
Is adenoid enlargement detrimen
tai to q child's morals? l am in
terested in lad who has adenoid'
and I believe he is being ruined
from the effect.-(M. R. p
Answer-There is no relation be
tween adenoids and morals. unless
you take the position that fault,
physical health implies moral eff
fects.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-08-17

(Avslosias to xlpliaG r. NJ aad p ssatls
thoss VIA feaA ~ re-
- spa1ie9
Cain. y ssSusAae IsiaaA. vAsrs Tie Eisrs
Aa.~a eay-green eloud IL hovefin' southwest
ward II the lsky.
An, ths;winl y biswaa' D'saty-then yoa saivsr
apmo an ny.
y beitsvs It's gsana rain. an y VIII wse tAs
GAevroiet!"
.roaished mp the Chevrolet
Wisht Il wouldn't rain to-day
Cast you ear the thunder Eumblin,
cantNyou 80 the lightning playf
1t viii oreneh the Chevrolet,
Nan ii will not look 30 gay
The wind IL risin' sumpin' fierce
alas, the CHEVROLET"
An when you finally arrive, the storm has
ept there, too;
So you park beneath . tree, an hunt the cur
talns till you're blue
But soon's they're up the rain has ceased yoz
thought had come to stay,
An home you skid right msrrfly-eut on
the Chevrolet!
Oh. the muddy Chevrolet
What q shame it rained today!
1t was polished very nicely, but I
: fear it didn't pay
An what makes it look that way
Wet an uish-muddy-gray-!
All, what no, Suburban 1sland-an'
LIE MoouEuR-
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-08-17
Public Must Pay the Bill.

The public will have to foot the bill for the
coal strike. And It certainly would have had
70 pay had the strike been continued The gov-
eminent was taking steps to do its very best,
but 1t would have been poor best. 1t had es-
tablished the machinery for taking control Of
the coal business, and had appointed as fuel
directors some men who know q great deal
about the coal business and some who do not
Acting. doubtless, with the best intentions in
the world. these gentlemen had not the know
ledge necessary to make greater success of
their work than was made by the dollar-a-day
man during the war. The coal business was
setting - badly bungled up as it was possible
to make it. The wants Of consumers in private
homes were put down in the fourth class and It
would have been a long. long time before they
got any coal at all.
: The fuel distribution In some states was
placed in the hands OF . few men residing ID
the largest city of the state, whieh would mean
that other cities stood little chance Of getting
coal until the citys> wants were snppiisd
There was also the announcement that states
like Illinois, with coal underlying many Of her
counties, must not expect much help from the
outside. Coupled with this was the attitude
Of governors like Kendall Of Iowa, who seened
to be afraid to assert the sovereignty Of the
state calling the legislature to make law for
taking over the coal mines and starting ITHACA
moving. But perhaps Governor Kendall and
other sovertors like him felt confident that
when the time came the operators and the
miners would get together and put out coal
for the people. At their own price.
On the whole perhaps 1t II better that the
strike b settled along the lines nov indicated.
At least the business viii b. in the hands IT
ths dsalsfs Who are able to make the deliveries
and othsf meA who know sol,ethins anost Il
It 10 undosbtsdiy true that they can functioa
more pfcnbtls ana more chsAply than sovern-
uent sDpotated managers. most of whom ,rsrA
amateurs. Yet 1t will Be bad settlement "a,
The babliG It viii mean that almost twice =
many nin1s - ~ nssded-xili b running IN
Datt tnss gnd that The public will have % nv
fst tAs uDeeeD> u al ne mines al ne ti1nA
ana wage fsna ample ssessA v syesase 81
~ ~. 1lo0e.AH - Tine, y
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-08-17

q. How long have there been
pogroms? ]. F.
A. Pogrom is a Russian word
meaning devastation and was ap-
Piled to anti-Jewish riots In Rus
STA. The-first pogroms took place
in 1881 and were the direct cause of
the first wave of Russian-Jewish
emigration to America.
@. Where was the first piano
manufactured in the United States?
X. D. 9.
A. John Behrent made the first
pianoforte in Philadelphia in ITS.
Q. Is geography taught in col
leges? lie. W.
A. Many universities and col
leges have such courses. In 1910
II, "a American universities had
$3.50 students enrolled in geograph-
lie courses. In 1916-17 the num-
Der had risen to 9,S07.
@. Why was a church which
General Washington attended cali
ed Pohick church? b. X.
A. The church was given this
name on account of its proximity
to P0hick Run. This, Was prob
ably SO named BECAUSE 6f the many
hickory trees growing there. Paw
cohiccora, food Of the Algonquin
Indians OF Virginia, was made of
the pounded nut kernels and water.
The name was transferred by the
whites to the tree bearing the nuts,
and was shortened to pohickery And
finally to hickory.
@. What part Of . wheel moves
the fastest? J.F.
A. The speed Of any wheel Is
the same at all points of its peri
/. phery, but the motion is relative
II the speed Of one part of the
wheel y constdsfed n relation u
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-08-17
The Daily Short Story

AMfdeA came to me. would carry
the bottles over to my neighbor's
garage. Then any eruption would
be out of Aunt Abbie's hearing.
Putting as many Of the bottles as
l could in our market basket, l
took the Toad guilty., over to the
garage. With 4 sigh of relief l
made the last trip and closed the
door of the bedroom behind me.
Get on your clothes, quick"
came Aunt Abigail's excited voice
Il have been watching them. They
have been raiding your cellar and
carrying 1t over next door,"
IL think you must be mis-
TAKEN" l said. Il will go down and
see. No." l called, there is no
fruit or canned stuff missing. Don't
you think you had better go back to-
bed now?''
mo. l don't" returned Aunt Abb
gail. who has always been what
we call strong-minded woman.
Il saw them going back and forth
with my own eyes. I'm going to
see what 1 can do about it my
! self"
/ Before 1 could reason with her,
she was out Of the house and down
the street to the police booth. In
4 few moments dark forms were
moving about the garage.
The head Of my neighbor appear
! ed at his window. He is a most en-
cellent. man and a professor, re-
spected and admired by COUNTLESS
students. who is that down
there?' he called.
What. you got in your garage?'
one Of the dark forms demanded.
mispronouncing the word horribly.
When my neighbor informed him
that he had nothing, the man
4 laughed hoarsely. One of the bot
ties was broken open and l could
hear the menials Of the law taking
unpleasant shifts. A moment later
there was a most unceremonioUs
knocking at the professors door,
Get q move on you," one of the
men bawled. Yours for the hoose-
!, Cow" His language was quite un-
pAfaileled.
I came pushing through the
crowd with as much dignity as |
could summon. my good men," |
said. some most unfortunate mis-
take has occurred. The professor
knows nothing about this. myself
brewed the contents of the bottles
you see before YOU" As quickly
as possible l explained the situa-
ton. quite abrogating the profess
sor. "You may now return to your
respective posts of duty"
With that, one of the officers used
horrible oath, ending we
will. So you're the bird that done
it, (The pathological reference
was to myself. We arrest you for
1 Transporting liquor" And with
that. one Of the emboldened officers
lAid hands upon me. And on the
way to the station it was only by
the most liberal gratuities that
was finally allowed ITO return to my
own abode. '
/ That which made it PARTICULARS
humiliating. to one of my station
ana dignity, was. on my return
I, home to ind Aunt Abbie smiling
In fact. as sought to compose INV.
self for the night, 1 am confident
that heard her chucklef
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-08-17

:Auhu pOStdke DC OElel. All iiqAA ieS -
to each individual. No attention viii D
the ground, the top of the wheel
moves forward and the bottom
stands still.
@. Are there more women than
men in Cleveland, Ohio?
y. C. P.
A. According to the 1920 CEN
sus, there are 2S9,262 men in
Cleveland, and 271, 401 women.
Q. What was the rhyme repeat
ed SO often in connection with the
eight-hour day movement?
F. T. I.
A. Possibly you refer to the
English jingle. Eight hours ~
work, eight hours for play, eight
hours for sleep. eight bob day.
what was the nature of the
oath taken by the young men OF
Athens? Y. E. R.
A. The oath of the Ephebi, pro
vided that the youths in question
OWV0A ACVCt ~ uio6A 0SS tAShA
or to desert their comrades; 70
fight to the last In defense OF Their
country, its affairs, and its heartnsi
to leave their country not III
worse. but a better state than they
found it; to obey the magistrates
and the laws; to resist the attempts
to Sub7ort the institutions OF Al.
tica; and to respect the religion o.
their forefathers. TO this Plutarcn
adds that they would regard every
country as Attica soil where whea.
and barley, vines and leaves coaio
grow" "a
q. What 10 Scotch SCOT?
H. G. r.
A. SCOT usually applies to tnss
collected from the flues OF coai.
burning furnaces. Scotch SCOT y
SCOT formed by burning peat anu
wood
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-08-17
BREWED AT HOME.
Mae SayeII Croy.
upright, 1922, by Wheeler Syn.

Copyright, 1922, by Wheeler Syn
dictate, Inc.)
The whole unfortunate incident
of my experience with home brew
would not have come about if l had
had more firmness of character. II
1 had only said mo" at the right
time!
My work is the rather erudite one
of editing an encyclopedia, and lit
tie l was to know of the modern
fermentation known as home
brew" and so, when q friend volun-
teered to lend me recipe. l &C
copied it. But In copying 1t he
made a mistake, as l found later.
ut is always later when we make
such discoveries). 1t was merely
the Substitution OF one word.
Where it said, ''let it ferment for
five weeks" he had written the
word days"
1t was while I was working on
the ingredients of the-recipe that
we received q note from Aunt Abb
bic that she would pay us a short
visit. Aunt Abbie is rich. Our
only child is named for her.
I'VE will not say anything about
the home brew to Aunt Abbie,"
said to my wife.
Il should say not" returned my
wife, who drops into the vernacu-
lar more often than I APPROVE Of.
The night before Aunt Abbie ar
rived, with my old clothes on,
had to work in our cellar rather
late. pouring the ferment into the
bottles and Gaping them.' was
rather surprised at the quantity
for far less would have sufficed.
placed the bottles carefully in rows
on the shelves of the cold cellar
is 1 have always prided myself
that whatever lie worth doing il
worth doing we'll. 1t made oui
small stock of preserves and rel
ishes look rather inconsequential
AS I look back now, l think WI
welcomed Aunt Abbie with q trifit
more enthusiasm than We ordinar
lily showed, possibly on account o.
q guilty feeling which, I believe. il
a common experience among hu
mankind. But II she noticed it
she made no mention of it, FOL
Aunt Abigail 10 not q woman to in
dulge in light conversation. Tot
much of her life has been given t.
stamping evil out of the, world.
1t was the second evening. as
now remember it, that a mos
amazing pop sounded in our base
meft. With considerable agitatio,
1 opened the door to the cold-cel
lar. Then l understood what wal
the matter. Glass was scattered
over the floor and the, whole shell
was in q distressing mess. In ,
word, it had exploded.
What ID It." called Aunt Abb
gail. what do you seer }
That was where / displayed II
unfortunate weakness OF character
| I now believe that I could have ex
planned all and that our pleasan
relations would have continued.
Nothing" I replied. ut mus
have been something falling. w,
probably won't hear It again."
But we did. Just as We we're re
firing another terrific hang sound
Cd and again l made = trip over tn
hoor, now beginning to send ou]
suggestive odors., Just : bottl
fell OF the shelf"
THE ketchupr'
"Y-yes."
IT. queer tetchup." said Aun
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-08-17

The least the managers of the Mississippi
Valley fair could do in appreciation Of the
Ane weather they have had for their show this
gentleman In charsoof the government meter
illogical bureau in Davenport He certainly has
bsen doing the right thing by his lneighbors
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-08-17
Government by Groups

Group government may not be in the ssd-
de- but II 1t 10 not 1t 10 no fault Of the groups.
Tho railroads have representatives in Washing
tn 70 see that nothing harmful to their bust
nsse Is done by governmental powers. The
railroad employees have their leaders at the
natipnal capital for the purpose Of guarding
against legislation which might interfere with
theit iplans The farm bloc 10 still the only
Welt organized sroup in the senate. and it has
more power in legislation than either the Re
publican or Democratic lawmakers. Members
Of Tho farm bloc openly admit that they are
working for the farmer and they make no
apologies for It BY standing together and BY
d114oping q program and campaign they
h&xt accomplished more for the farmers than
has been accomplished for any other group or
b. any combination at the capital in years.
Ard incidentally. II seems to be true that In
hslpans the farmers the farm bloc has helped
the whole nation-for farming is still the basic
industry and prosperity can not come to the
whole country before it comes to the farmers.
Under the present system Of government
there will be group interests NO matter what
efforts are MADE to put them out Of commits
sion. Railroads cannot be blamed for main
tainins Hobbies at the capital when they are In
life and death struggle and when they real
IKE that organisation counts even in getting
legislation through. ON the other hand. the
railroad employee cannot Be criticized for
having their headquarters in Washington.
Eventually there will be elected to congress
and the senate representative men who will
have b, wide knowledge OF conditions, clear
view Of the general welfare and definite dis
position to help the whole nation instead Of to
help one class or group or Ssment--but in the
meaatins there will be Hobbies and plenty Of
them the capital theoretically the lobby is
wfoht, but under the present system it seems
- b necessafy-even with IL evils.