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The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-09-22
Speaking of Interviews.

The denial by Rudyard Kipling that he gave
Clare Sheridan the interview she sent the New
York World as coming from him has probably
caused more smiles in the newspaper offices
throughout the country than any so-cailed bit
Of humor that has been printed in long time.
The spoken work-even the written word
does not always have the same meaning to the
man who is responsible for 1t that it has when
lit gets in cold lead type and stares forth with
"a sinister hideousness that makes it pregnant
with a new and deeper significance than he
dreamed it possessed.
Newspaper reporters are accurate report
ers as a rule, If they have had any experience
worth mentioning. They do not welcome the
glare of disgust that an editor gives them If
lhe catches them making blunders in such mat
tiers, and finally it comes to this: that the re-
porter is subconsciously always on his guard
against errors, especially when he is interview
ing anybody.
The accuracy Of reporter in setting down
the words Of an interview determines in very
great degree his future in the newspaper bust
ness because on any newspaper worth consid-
ering an inaccurate reporter has the same
chance for prolonged stay as a downy snow
fake In blast furnace.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-09-22
Wandering Dollars.

A hard hitting, two listed, keen-witted Amer
lean builded . great business, amassed mil
lions, married beautiful woman-and died,
leaving son who might have grown in some
other role, to proper American manhood.
The widow married an opera bouffe princel-
ing from an opera bouffe court, tragica}ly es-
tablished sore-tried and somewhat wretched
little country, and marries her son to pitifnl
little princess Of the same tinsel establishment.
The widow, the SON and the; millions went
from America to Greece.
Now come the Turks. The widow and the
son will probably come back to America some
day, or wind up as aimless wanderers among
1.-THE pensions Of French cities and resorts. The
millions will 60 for garlic and salt fish and oil
and black bread, somewhere around the
Adriatic and the Aegean, to feed tired fighters
in quarrel that was old before even America
was known.
Three generations from shirt sleeves to shirt
sleeves! No tragedy in that, often wholesome
progress But two gen erations from shirt
sleeves in an Ohio factory to exploitation in
Athens and Deauville is tragedy indeed.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-09-22
Not So Quick, My Lady.

The news that the house Of bishops of the
Episcopal church had voted in favor of taking
the word obey from the marriage ceremony of
that church gave heart and hope to modern
young women Of that faith. But no SO fast, my
lady. It will require the concurrence Of the
house Of deputies and then the proposed change
cannot taks effect unless it is approved at the
geneEak convention three years hence. There
fore. il the young woman Of that faith wishes
to celebrate her marriage without promising to
obey shs must wait at least three years. The
probabilities are that they will 60 on doing as
their motAers have done, promise to obey with
mental and moral reservations Recent years
have sfvsa new popularity in certain guar
~ - poe4gSqf3o0h :.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-09-22
1nSif11SSavS

There is more than eight percent INTEREST
in private stock.
Peel Off That Tan"-headline. The wild
bellies are peeling.
Love makes the world go round at night in
autos.
He who laughs last laughs least
He'll hath no fury like . woman's corn
Our language tickles u.s. While the blue
bird is an emblem Of happiness the blue bird
is an embleN of sadness.
n,. inc . man who never misses meal would
The pessimist puts two and two together
and gets four, but the optimist gets o.
Absence of short skirts will make bobbed
hair grow longer.
What Do the Stars Say?"-headline Well,
they usually say, Il want divorce"
In smoky Pittsburgh a man works in his
bathing SCOT
A girl who was too skinny says the shimmy
is gone for good.
Bill DAILY, race-horse trainer, must pay ALI
mony. Showing horses is easier than wives.
Tell Sonny the key to success fits the
schoolhouse door.
We have sent Europe $4,000, 900, 900, 900.
One man with this much could live at hotel
One night 100000 storks roasted in Oevn-
hausen, Germany. They may have been leav-
ing France.
A raving beauty's hubby tells us he wishes
she would stop raving.
Cinderella wasn't so bad. She slept by a
| fire every winter. -
! The consumer gets a raw deal because the
cards are stacked
Hunts Husband Ten Years"-headline. II
you like puzzles, this makes her about 2S.
Many cultured people wish they could grow
wild.
Wall Street bucket shop has kicked the
bucket for five millions,
Things could be worse. Suppose bedbues
parked like dogs before they bit you.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-09-22
Controlling the Weather.

Rainmaker Hatfield is the talk Of Italy
They had long drought over there. The Ital-
ian government summoned Hatfield to the res
cue. He was reputed to have caused the heav-
ems to open anu pour down heavy rains in vari-
GUS parts of our country and Canada Hatfield
set up his rigging near Naples. Along came
young cloudburst
1t used to be-maybe still is-a military
saying that the thunder of cannons precipitates
heavy rains. Albert Stiger, the Austrian,
probably had this in mind back in 1896 when
he invented the small cannon that is used to
stave off and break up hail storms. Professor
d. W. Herring, writing in the Scientific Monthly,
says he has investigated all kinds of artificial
weather control and that he is convinced that
Stiger's method really works. The cannon
theoretically breaks up the clouds. Rainmaker
Hatfeld's method is kept secret. He was Of
fered and won $4,000 an inch for making it rain
at Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada. And now
he will bring back big roll from Italy Sci
entists Of the Mellon institute in Pittsburgh are
experimenting to proven. logs Laboratory re-
suits are encouraging, SO the method will be
tried out on rivers. The method is simple The
rivers surface is sprayed with chemical that
will prevent mist from rising and condensina
into fogs
DR.. Herring in his scientific article says that
weather control by artificial means is rot re-
garded as unscientific and the meteorologist
are not hopeless of accomplishing It. c. F. Mar
win OF United States weather bureau steps in
however, and warns farmers against swlndler
in the guise of weather wizards. large croK
of these fakers is sprouting up, claiming t
make rain, sop rain, prevent frost, regulate
heat and cold and charm the winds. Some o
them may be practicable. But farmers SHOULD
remember that the genuine thing always ha.
its counterfeiters Y =
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-09-22

Automobile tourists going through wheeling.
". Va. this week are confronted with the un-
usual spectacle Of wooden \grave markers
plieed at various points along much travelled
highways. They are OF wooden construction
with vivid black lettering setting forth the
date OF recent fatal accident at that particular
spot.
These grim reminders Of fatalities preach
most graphically the gospel Of safety hrst. Even
the most reckless autoist 10 given pause at
tight Of these tunereal warnings and made to
reflect on the fslly Of carelessness Al the steer
ing wheel.
Within the corporate limits OF Wheeling the
safety COMMITTEES has placed 20 OF these mark
ers. Is Of which represent actual fatalities, the
twO others being located at the opex of q par
ticularly dangerous hill where. up to date, NO
recent auto death has occurred. 1t Is very evil
dent that autoraobilists are giving more than
pssting notice to these memorials that proclaim
the safety first message with such effectiveness:
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-09-22
The Aute Industry Boom.

The present boom in the automobile indus
try means employment for 100000 people,
says Alfred Reeves. general manker Of the
NJ onal AntadAsbiis Chamber Of Commerce.
HIN estimate ineiudss-in addition to the 3eo.-
ooosmsn worting In auto factories hundreds Of
Thousands ct Dfpesssionai chauffeurs and dfiv-
ers and safaes employees, 2so.ooo aecessory
factory workers. ia, 900 tire dealers and sales
men and Thousands more in allied retail trades.
Workers in many other industries also get
Jobs BY the auto boom. For instance, the max
Ing Of passenger autos and motor trucks uses
mp y per cent Of the country's production Of
aluminium. about tha saps Of tin. 80 per cent
Of plate glass. IL per osnt Of copper. much coal,
iron. steel. varnish, oil and other preduets.
Then railroad men Get work. hauling the ears
~ buyers.
This chain system By which the auto indus
~ Il kesDiAs 3,5se,eee psosls bay i satAn
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-09-22
rOOn AND BABY TEETH,

~ mother asks whether baby's
diet has Anything to do with de-
caying teeth. Her baby, : years
old, was raised on certified milk
diluted with boiled water and mod,
flied with lime water and milk
sugar. At present he takes the
milk almost clear" she says and
besides he takes an eg9,. sometimes
two eggs every day. macar0ni. po-
tatoes and bread, but no meat Of
any kind. He drinks Tires pints of
milk daily, and sons castoria
when necessary"
That last item isn't food. It is
admission that the paDy's 0od is
inadequate.
A heasthy baby ought to have his
milk, not almost clear" but un-
diluted and unmodif1ed by the
eighth or ninth month OF age, ~ a
rule, and surely by the time he is
a year old.
A healthy baby should be given
beef, mutton or chicken broth two
or three times a week from tho
time he IS six months old.
A healthy baby should take .
teaspoonful or two at first, and
gradually a little more, of any
fresh vegetable each day, from his
sixth month, the vegetable being
thoroughly cooked and strained
through seive. Perhaps this is
the important item lacking in the
regime described by the mother Of
this two year old whose teeth are
decaying. The vegetables furnish
lime (calcium) salts, and the teeth
are chiefly built Of lime salts.
Whether a deficiency Of vitamins
in the regimen has any bearing on
the decay Of the teeth in this in
| stance. l am unable to Judge. Lack
Of vitamins in the diet of q baby
Is commonly responsible for faulty
development bf the teeth. The egg
and the raw (certified) milk fur
nish vitamins; but probably the
egg is recent addition to the
child's DIET and probably the GER
titled milk was too greatly diluted
when the baby was a few months
old, SO that the baby actually SUI
fered from lack of vitamins.
! The mother says nothing about
fruit Juice OF fruit pulp Cooked
in the baby's regimen. Bottle babies
should always receive few tea
spoonfuls of any fresh fruit juice
once daily from the age of three or
four months. Orange Juice, peach
juice, grape juice, tomato Juice
fresh or canned tomato, berry
juice, cherry Juice, apple juice or
perhaps least valuable Of all
stewed prune Juice. After the tenth
month cooked fruit pulp should be
given. Fruit Juice should be given
raw, and only in the fresh state
This is another important source
of vitamins which are so necessary
for the normal nutrition and
growth Of a bottle baby. OF course
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-09-22
The Daily Short Story

this loathsome farce called life:
There was no one left to care, SO
Jimmie planned
He rose early next morning and
was pleased to find that he had not
weakened in his purpose He
bathed and dressed Immediately,
then went to his mothers we'll
stocked medicine closet and peck
eted bottle marked poison" Pal
followed him about, seeming to
wonder, and Jimmie kissed him be-
tween the eyes as he tied note to
to his collar. The note read:
Wont someone please adopt Pal:
I know what loneliness is, and
wouldn't wish it for a dog"
! Many gruesome acts are COM
mitted on some of the most glori-
Gus days, and nature never smiled
more warmly upon her earth than
she did today. Jimmie was all uE-
mindful Of the beauties surround
! ing him. He went swiftly and d.
rectly to the cliff, and without hes
itation uncorked the bottle. He
was about to place 1t to his lips
when girl in dilapidated motor
lboat arrested his attention. She
had evidently lost control of it, and
the heavy surf was driving her to-
ward the rocks. Her faint cries for
helm were barely audible. Forget
ting his own trouble, Jimmie cleft
the water with a perfect dive and
went to the girl with powerful over
arm strokes.
The girl had swooned when Jim
mic reached her, but with consider
able difficulty he managed to drag
her from the boat and to tow her
to the shore, where he was con-
ffonted by strangely CARRIED
group of people. One man, wearing
puttees waved a megaphone with
one hand and tore his, hair with the
other. Great guns!" he beloved
at Jimmie, you've gummed up the
whole scene!"
"Gummed up nothing" interrupt
ed another man. this gentleman
has saved your star's life! Why
look at her! She's out-head split
open. Tell one of the boys to cali
"a doctor. Some craft that captain
let US take-busted rudder.."
The man held out a friendly hand
and congratulated Jimmie. Great
work, my boy" he explained. "Pret-
test swimming I've seen for some
time. Say, what's your name and
what's your form of employment:
II need a man like you for some
South Sea Island stuff l expect tc
shoot next week. If you photo
graph as we'll as you swim, I'd like
to take you On"
I Jimmie Ddtton did photograph
well. and proved to be one of those
celebrities that grow" over night
The, salary he received astounded
him, and the first thing he did was
to erect a magnificent mausoleun
lover his mothers grave. Old Pal
escaped adoption. and rides on The
front seat Of an expensive car with
his master-that is, he rides on the
front seat when Polly Graham
whose life Jimmie saved, does not
dneau.
] One night, after a strenuous day
on location, the two sat together IL
the twilight.
I Jimmie" Polly whispered, why
were you seeking the great un.
known that day on the cliff? Did.
Int You know that there is never
one door closed without another
FIRST being opened-
y 7 do nov. DEAR" he sailsd
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-09-22

@. Was gunpowder known or
used before guns were invented?
A. T. w.
A. Older historians agree that
gunpowder was known before it
was appled for use in guns. All
the components and mixtures for
Greek fire similar to gunpowder
were already known as early as
1890. Guttman, who has made an
exhaustive study of the subject,
says that ".gunpowder was grad
ually developed from Greek fire,
and was known for years before
cannons and guns were thought Of.
The use of purer materials in max
ing IL developed its propulsive
power and led to the subsequent in
vention Of cannon and guns. The
Arabians were the first to make
gunpowder-like mixtures, probably
about 1880 A. D., while the idea of
using their prupulsive force. that
is, the invention OF guns and can
non, belongs to the monk, Berthold
Schwartz, Of Freiburg, Saxony; the
date of the later invention being
probably 1913 A. d. It is accepted
as indisputable that gunpowder
mills existed at Augsburg, Ger
many, in, 1910, and at Sandau,
Germany. in 1874, while the Eng
! Ish used gunpowder in guns at the
!, battle in 1886.
Q. When was the first worlds
, fair held? r. E.
A. The first industrial exposi-
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-09-22
BY Dorothy Piper.
Copyright, 1922, by The Wheeler
Cvpdicafo Tucl

Copyright, 1922, by The Wheeler
Syndicate, 1nc.)
Jimmie button was one of those
fellows who run out of luck on, the
very day of their birth. If any kid
got caught and chastised for go
ing in swimming in April, it was
Jimmie. His father died when he
was 16, and he was obliged to sac
rifice even high school education
and aid in the support of his in
valid mother.
For six years Jimmie worked as
soda clerk in the village drug
store, and, although he couldn't
toddle or shimmy. he could shake a
wicked soda, and among the girls
that partook of his connections was
a fluffy kissable bit of femininity
named Nellie. Nellie was /crazy
about Jimmie, and daily consum-
ed more soda water than was good
for her. Jimmie was crazy about
Nellie, too, and when he was % he
asked her to marry him. Jimmie's
humble salary would not permit
him to support two homes, and
when he told his bride-to-be that
she would have to share his moth
er's abode that little lady created
such a scene that Jimmie was
forced to postpone their marriage
indefinitely, or, at least, until he
could establish himself in a more
profitable business.
Nellie refused to wait, and when
she returned Jimmie's unpretea a.
tious little diamond-the diamond
that was not yet paid fort was
the last straw. After that Jimmie
did his work in Listless silence, and
every evening after he had made
his mother comfortable for =. the
night he would whistle to Pal. his
dog, and the two would go down
/, to the sea beyond his home. There
they would romp and swim in
peaceful solitude. Somehow while
skimming quietly through the
smooth, soothing waters of the bay
with Pals dear, shaggy head close
to his own, things seemed right tc
Jimmie Dutton, right, and as they
should be. Jimmie was a whimsi
cal lad and after his swim he
would climb upon a high cliff over
looking the ocean, and with one
arm thrown about Pal he would sil
there and dream, dream that hi
could walk up the shimmerins
moon-path Straight to the soul o.
Nellie Reed.
The boy suffered acutely whcI
Nellie broke their engagement, bu1
his suffering then was nothing
compared to the sorrow caused b,
| his mothers death shortly after
He missed lifting her in and out o.
bed, he missed combing her hail
with his clumsy, willing fingers
and how he yearned for the soft
THAT you Jimmie% when he o.
ened the door.
Jimmie resigned his position a
the drug store because there wa:
always a trace of tear in his eyt
and a conspicuous sob in his throa
that made him ashamed to NEE
his patrons. He still sought tn,
sea at the end of the day, but, in
stead Of lulhng his troubled spirit
it seemed to be hooking him in hi
misery and to be reckoning him or
to eternal solace in.it's cold, Shiny
depths.
/ "Why notr thought Jimmie. Fat,
had been exceedingly cruel to him
had offered him happiness only Il
snatch It away. Why pretend to ge
any iM out Of Hiring, vAx eontinut
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-09-22

10 each Individual. No attention Will b.
ton in which all nations might
participate was that held in tle'
Crystal Palace, London, from Ma!
l to Oct. /, 1851. France held an
exposition universaelle in. 1855 ana
in 1862 the English had their sec
ond international exposition IN
London.
@. By what right can they throw
a man out of a public meeting?
]. F. l..
A. Those who convene meetings
have under the law the right TO eh-
pei Objectionable persons, proVld-'
ing they use only as much force a.
is necessary for the purpose.
q. Was ITO Have and to Hoia
ever picturized before the preseh.
production which is being made e'
George Fitzmaurice? ". L. \.
A. In 1916 Lasky produced tliis
picture. Mae Murray played ths
leading feminine role,
@. Are falcons long-liyed birds
J. ].
A. Falcons attain to a great go
One is said to have been found ~
France about 1890 with collar VI
gold dated 1910, showing it to na'e
belonged to James / of England.
@. In playing casino, can N,
crease a build Of a six composer y.
deuce and four, by adding an az
from the board and deuce lion
my hand, ealing it nine?
II. X. h.
A. Builds may be raised VIZ.
cards from the hand only; ne's'
with cards from the board.
@. What is the Christian name
Of the Prince of Wales? 5. u :,
A. The full name Of the Prince =
Wales is Edward Albert Chrlsii,s !,
George Andrew Patrick Dayid. ~ :,
is said that his close friends Gov
him David or navX,
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-09-22
Daily Poem
THE SCHOOL IN THE WILDERNESS,
ny BEkTON BRALEY,

(At Caney Creek, Ky, is the Caney Cree]
Community Center; q little group of devote,
souls who are struggling to educate the noun
taineers children.)
At caney Creek they're teaching Youth
To know and understand the Truth.
Into the murk Of fight and feud,
OF ignorance and livins1c crude,
Or dirt and squalor and distress
They're bringing health and cleanliness.
Ineyre moving mountains" that they NAV
have space where mountain tots can NAV.
And neither poverty nor want
Ineir bravery and grit can daunt.
They toll on toward the goal they seek.
At Caney Creek
what wonders faith and hope can do,
Ihey stretch one dollar into two,
AND even when the money fails
Inc work goes on. Along the trails.
from mountain hut and filthy shack,
The children come; to turn them hack
Is never even in the thought
VI Caney Creek. Somehow is wrought
A miracle. and out Of naught
A vision clear is brought to pass
More durable than bronze or brass:
For flesh Or spirit are not weak
At Caney Greek.
A little consecrated band
OF those who know and understand
These bleak and hardy mountaineers.
IS working braSely through the years
To bring the light, to dissipau
The bloody fog of binding hate.
With simple service as the cried.
The dreams Transmitted to the Sdeed.
1 And on this barren mountain sod,
Where native stock has always trod,
The children will grow up to be
Fearless. enlightened. strong and free:
Such + the future that they seek
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-09-22

Don't dismiss too lightly the charge that
your city has been and is today suffering from
the baneful operations Of vice ring that has
so involved your city and county governments
that they have ceased to function in the inter
eat OF the law-abiding citizenship. There is
all around you evidence Of the destructive ef-
fects OF this mSnacing influence.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-09-22

LII the houses Of prostitution and gambling
resorts resume operations on the scale they
were running before the grand jury session
caused their temporary suspension that will be
conclusive evidence that the Rock Island vice
ring still retains its dictatorial grasp on the
city and county governments.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-09-22

II you don't believe there Is a vice ring in
Mock island read Fowler's expose in last even
tAgs issue Of The Argus Of the manipulation
u the police department on the night Of the
tlabel murder. That ought to convince you if
lAere has been any doubt in your mind
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-09-22

The gates of Paradise have been
|opened for me-"
And while Jimmie makes love to
Polly in real life and In reel life,
Nellie sits in q darkened theatre
and cattily remarks to her friends:
WHY, / knew Jimmie Dutton when
he didn't have q silk shirt on his
backis
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-09-22

The Argus has advised Chief Of Police
Thomas Cox and Sheriff John Miller Of the
plans OF the Rock island vice ring to get its
forces back at work in the houses of prostitu-
ton and gambling resorts tomorrow night The
Argus will advise you Monday whether thvvice
ring 10 still in control in Rock Island.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-09-22

! The Argus 10 conducting. your fight Mr..
7ood Citissn, when II tells you that you must
lbsist ia breaking the held Of the vice ring
bon your city and county governmental.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-09-22

" Rock island had riot not 30 n6hy years
IDo that vas precipitated by the same villain
~ influence that today is still gnawins At the
|ttAlS OF the city.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-09-22

y the failure Of the police authorities to round
p those under suspicion and afford them an
opportunity to establish their innocence. And
Here isn't much Of mystery about that.