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The New York herald., 1922-11-10
BISHOP SEES LIQUOR
AS TEST OF NATION
Anti Saloon League Chief
Says Trial Will Shake
Democracy.
ADMITS SEVERE JOLT
Nicholson Thinks Election
No Real Barometer of
Sentiment.
VARIOUS FACTORS ENTER
Wet Force Declared to Be Try
ing to Undermine the
Constitution.

The heavy Democratic vote last
Tuesday in States in which liquor was
made an issue was not real referen-
dunn on the prohibition question
Bishop Thomas Nicholson, resident
Bishop of Chicago for the Methodist
Episcopal Church and national presi-
dent of the Anti Saloon League, de-
clared to the, Associated Press yes
terday. He said the election was toe
complicated by other issues, and toe
recent TO permit expression of a final
judgment.
II predict" he said. that before
we get through with it the prohibition
question will test the foundation OF
our democracy and will be as promi-
nent in deciding whether it is pos
sible to have an efficient democracy
as was. from another point Of view
the civil war;
Prohibition Is here to stay" was an
other declaration. land we are here 'un-
til death do us part to help make 1t
stay"
The New York herald., 1922-11-10
Plans Rejected.

The commissions Staten Island plan
called for a tunnel under The Narrows
from Nlnety-siXth street, Brooklyn, to
Pennsylvania avenue, Rosebank, Staten
Island. The Brooklyn crosstown route
was to connect Brooklyn and Queens d.
rect
A special meeting of the Board II tis-
innate was held to consider these plans
A delegation representing the Washing
ton Heights Taxpayers Association at
tackled the commissions st. Nicholas
avenue extension because, IL was said,
it did not give the Heights a square
deal"
The board was unanimous IN voting Il
down. and the s25. 100000 Staten Island
tunnel was rejected with even less con-
sideration.
Mayor Hylan read a long report. In
which he criticized the plans and char
acterized them as defective. In regard
to the Brooklyn-Queens crosstown route,
he said
"The commissions plan and the city's
plan for the proposed Brooklyn cross
town subway differ in fundamentals as
well as in vital details. Under tire com
missions plan the proposed c-osstown
subway and its branches would be
linked up with privately operated b. r
T. lines. Under the city's plans the
crosstown subway and it's bran hes
would be linked up with proposed city
owned and city operated subways.'
The New York herald., 1922-11-10
Uarkncss Replies.

Leroy T. Harkness. Transit Commis-
sioner. said in answer to the Mayors
report on the Brooklyn crosstown line:
with regard TO the detailed obJec-
tIons, such as crossing over or under the
Steinway and Pennsylvania tubes and
the use OF this or that specific street.
there is nothing In these points that
should not readily yield TO sensible, bust
nesslilxe discussion between tine engineers
Of the Board OF Estimate and the engi-
neers Of tho Transit Commission. n
the Board OF Estimate or The Mayor de-
The New York herald., 1922-11-10
IN THE DESERT

The human body is nearly
sixty per cent water and
cannot function long with
out it;
In fact, in the desert under
a hot sun a man will starve
for water
In about one-tenth the time
that he would starve for
solid food.
The purest water in the
world is found in the luscious
fruits served at CHILDS.
Sweet Juicy oranges are fs
sseSon now.
The New York herald., 1922-11-10
Scouts Illinois Result.

scouts Illinois Result.
The so-called referendum vote oil pro-
hlbition in Illinois, Bishop Nicholson
said, has little or no significance.
"The Anti-Saloon League and the
churches distinctly and actively urged
their people not to vote at all on the
issue" he added II honestly believe
that to do SO under conditions In Illinois
was really to be false to the Constitu-
tion and the law of the land. The refer
cndum could have no legal weight OF
any sort and to the drys 1t appeared as
encouraging the people to indorse dis
loyalty to the Constitution. J, myself,
did not vote on the issue and am sure
that probably 80 per cent. of the church
and temperance people utterly Ignored
II.
"The issue was complicated with
many other issues. In Michigan the re-
suit on the Senatorship was determined
by the Newberry issue. In other sec
tions the soldiers bonus bill figured
largely; in others. the Daugherty In
junction. In few. If any. places was
there a straightout issue on the prohibi-
tion question.
Nevertheless, on the face of the re-
turns, Ii seems to be fact that the
effort of the vets to nullify our laws and
10 begin the progress of breaking down
the Constitution OF the United States
has had no inconsiderable effect. They
have boasted that they had more than
thirty organizations, most of them well
financed, in organized effort for this
purpose. To my mind. the question now
raised Is distinctly larger than the ques-
ton OF whether we shall have beer and
light wines. IL is "A question of whether
Democracy can make good.
Sees All Laws Menaced.
"If heavily financed and selfishly or
panized groups can proceed to defeat
the Will OF the people, and IL their chief
argument is. as IL has been. that thev
would see that the thing could never
he enforced. then we have no security
for our democratic institutions. People
are Immediately encouraged to keep up
perpetual fight against any law whicn
does not please them"
Tho Bishop said that II beer was to
come back, "it would mean the return
OF the brewery and the saloon and all
of the corrupting influences OF the
liquor traffic in politics
When they tell YOU" he added. "the.
this law cannot be enforced. but some
other regulations can be. we ask, when
was there ever law against the liquor
traffic which the liquor men obeyed
when they could possibly evade itF
They have been as class among tho
most persistent law breakers In the
country and / do not believe that the
Judgment OF the American people VIII
ever allow US TO go back TO the old
conditions.
1--WE have laws against murder, but
murders continue. We have laws
against all sorts OF things. but there
are always lawbreakers, 80 i do net
anticipate that for years to come, at
least. we shall permanently eliminate
the bootlegger or the clandestine seller
CT liquor"
The New York herald., 1922-11-10

Philip GuedalIa's extraordinary
book picturing Napoleon Ill and his
The Rock Island Argus and daily union., 1922-05-18
Farmer on Reserve Board.

Farmers may believe that all their money
troubles will disappear mist before the ris-
ing sun when dirt farmer is added to the
federal reserve board, animadverts the Wall
Street Journal. But they don't Farmers have
no such child-like faith, consequently in their
behalf the farm bloc. the director of the war
finance corporation and President Harding
himself, behind practical, sane and eff
cient program of credit legislation which will
finance the farm industry as adequately our
commercial interests now financed. Farm
ers want a representative on the federal re-
serve board because they believe the biggest
business in the United States ought to be rep
resented the board along with the repre-
sentaEves of commerce and manufacturing.
The thought also occurs that if appointing an
agricultural member to the reserve board in eff
feet amounts TO nothing, such a representative
being merely powerless figure head, why all
this objection to this measure by the big finan-
cers and their prophets?
The Rock Island Argus and daily union., 1922-05-18
Abuses in Patents.

Many of the patents taken out in Washington
are never used in this country. Foreign inven-
tors evidently seek such patents in order to
protect themselves against possible American
imitation or competition. The Germans espe-
cially have done this American inventors,
after patenting their inventions at home often
obtain duplicate patents in other countries and
then do their manufacturing abroad to get the
benefit of cheap foreign labor In either case
the United States is loser. Efforts are being
made to remedy the situation. Many American
manufacturers are urging corrective legisla-
ton, arguing that the United States patent Of
fice being maintained at the expense of the
nation, ought to be used for the national bene-
fit The measure they favor would give the
owner of patent two years grace and then. if
it were shown that he was manufacturing his
invention in a foreign country and not in the
United States, would grant license to some
body else to use it in this country. 1t looks like
a sensible thing to do. England has been doing
it for some years.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union., 1922-05-18
Studying Accident Causes.

Automobile accidents are creating such
large casualty list that their causes ought to
be carefully studied to determine what habits
and practices among motorists most frequently
get people into trouble. One common cause of
collisions is the practice of passing other cars
on curves in the road Drivers get irritated by
having to loaf behind some slow moving ma
chine on a narrow and winding highway and
can't wait until they reach a clear stretch Of
road where they can see ahead So they try to
pass on a curve, but in so doing they get we'll
over on the left side If another car, hidden
by the turn, happens to be coming along in the
opposite direction at high rate of speed it be
comes very difficult to avoid a smash. The
driver who delays passing until he knows the
road is clear stands a much better chance of
keeping out of the law courts, also out of the
hospital and cemetery.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union., 1922-05-18
Passing Buck to Wood. y

The strangest case of passing the buck to be
found in recent history IS Secretary Weeks
letter, written at the instance of President
Harding to General Wood leaving it to the
general whether he will continue his work in
the Philippines six months longer or return to
become provost of the University of Pennsyl-
vania in September. He went there as their
subordinate to carry out duty they assured the
world was imperative. Now little pressure
is exerted upon them by friends of the univer
sity. Thus placed between two fires they pass
the buck to Wood. And how do they do it?
By merely leaving it to him? No. they tell
him the whole administration wants to keep
him there, and leave it clearly to be under
stood by him that in their opinion it is a public
duty for him to stay.
Nevertheless the administration washes its
hands of the responsibility if Wood takes the
hint and incurs the disapproval of the unver-
sity. That institution, Wood is told by his su-
periors. wants him back. He can come if he
chooses, and come without rebuke from Wash
ington- If this means anything it means that
it is Woods duty to stay in the Philippines but
that'th university will be dspIeased if he does,
and for that displeasure he and not they must
take all the consequences. This is the most
pitiful example OF craftsmanship, politics, or
whatever you choose to call it that has been
seen during not only the Harding administra-
tion, but in any administration as far back as
John Tyler's. Who is responsible for it?
The Rock Island Argus and daily union., 1922-05-18
You Must Read the PAPERS.

Middle western senators at a recent dinner
in Washington discussed their inability to keep
in touch with their constituents One of them
confessed that except in campaign times he is
away from his home often two years at
stretch. This brought the suggestion that
the airplane which will carry the senator to
his home and back in "a hours, and the radio,
which will keep him in communication over his
own individual wave length with the folks who
elected him, will solve the question. All
Of which is the sheerest nonsense. Is it sup
posed that these seasoned politicians don't
keep scrap books and files of the home news
papers wherein their acts are discussed with
a freedom that makes their ears burn to read
Fl senator or congressman will not read the
Newspapers he will get. little out of overnight
excursions and radio messages which, after
all, only repeat the things that the newspapers
already have made common property.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union., 1922-05-18
Spending Our Savings.

When man prominent in the savings bank
world asks what has become of all the billions
that were paid the American people during the
war it reminds one that the question as to the
whereabouts of the SHOWS of yesteryear is not
yet satisfactorily answered. We are trying to
convince the American people that they must
fair share of their incomes" says the
banker, If they expect to be Independent
the most precious privilege in life. If all of us
would resolve 10 stop envying those who have
a little more than ourselves and make up our
minds that We would create our own individual
prosperity we could have greater pros
perity than ever knew"
We are, without doubt, the greatest nation
of spenders The fact is not easy to reconcile
with the savings bankers philosophy that un-
less every individual saves fair share of his
or her income independence is impossible or at
least improbable. AS a nation we're far from
thrifty. yet ye have less individual poverty. less
dire distress. fewer deaths from starvation,
fewer persons eking out living by begging on
the streets than is the case in any other coun-
try. How do you explain it? Can it be because
the people of high earning power live more
closely to their incomes than do people of a
similar class in other countries? Is it because
these spenders keep money moving and thereby
make easier picking. more work for the less
the less fortunate, the more impecun-
ious and the more thrifty?
There should. of course be a greater pro-
portion of earnings reposing in savings banks
than they are permitted TO guard now if people
are to reach that position of ease and affuence
which is the ideal and the dream of most. But
the spending, not merely the spending power,
OF a people is and always will be help to pros
perity, although it is necessary to watch care.
fully lest that feature OF life in America be-
come overemphasixed
The Rock Island Argus and daily union., 1922-05-18

inch ana eight uints of his blood at $25 pint.
Primarily his purpose is humanitarian But
1t reveals that many opportunities. often Of a
peculiar nature. are lying around loose in the
world waiting to be discovered by sharp eyes
that sense their possibilities
If q meteor falls in your back yard one Of
these days the next train probably viii bring
q buyer from big concern in Rochester. N
r. The Rochester company specializes on the
buying and selling of meteors and regularly
issues price lists on various grades and quail
ties 1t will interest you TO know that enough
neseors fall on our earth each year to make
their collection and sale profitable. Still more
interesting is that some one had sufficient Wis
ion TO see the unexplored opportunity in the
meteor business.
Compasses were always getting out Of order
on Great Lakes ships, causing no end OF incon-
venience, delay and accident Frank Morrison.
then young man, saw in the situation great
opportunity. He studied compasses, became
an expert with them Soon he had built up
big business in Cleveland as the only compass
maker on the chain of lakes, with steady
trade at repairing, inspecting and overhauling
the needle devices that point north TO the mag
netie pole. Along our coasts four or five other
men have carved their way to comfortable for
tunes with the same implement
Observe that Willard, Morrison and the me-
teor collectors found their opportunities in
queer pursuits They did more than find. they
made their opportunities. For the man or
woman with imagination and alert eyes the
world is full of just such opportunities. Keep
on looking, never permit discoura cement, and
eventually you will find what you seek. 1t may
help to notice that the Willard-M -Morrison-met
erologist trio discovered opportunity by look
ing about until they found something that no
one else was doing. despite a waiting market.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union., 1922-05-18
Argus Information
Bureau

@. How much corn can one nan
plant in a day? t. c
A With a hand corn-planter one
man can plant 440 acres a day'
with a one-horse one-row corn
planter he can plant $50 acres;
with a two-hOrse, twO-rOw corn
planter he can plant 1850 acres
Q. What period is covered when
interest, etc, is declared payable
"semi-annually?" R. h
A. Semi-annuaP means every SIX
months - not necessarily January
and July. or July and December
but any two periods six months
apart.
Q. To settle an argument, viii
a log placed in running water traY-
el faster or slower than the water
H. S. 5
A The photographic Office saYs
that a log placed in running
stream will travel neither faster
nor slower. than the water. but VIII
take its speed from the water
@. Who composed Silver Threads
Among the Gold" and when?
B. ?. L.
A. Silver Threads Among the
Gold" was by Eben Rezford-HaTl
Pease Danks in 1874.
@. How large is CZechoslova kla
T. s. c.
A. The Czechoslovak Repubs'e
has an area of 10000 square kIlH--
meters This is about the size 81
@. How did cartridge paper geI
its name? R C.
4. The original use of this st-eIz
paper was for soldiers cartTi5Se
@. What is caron oil? c. A D.
A. Caron oil is a mixture Of equal
parts of linseed oil and limewatef-
1t is employed as dressing tor
burns and takes its name from the
Ta-cz i~cn wnrtS4 IN sScnt.Gn'z.
where Il was generally use1-
The Rock Island Argus and daily union., 1922-05-18

figure coming toward them, and he
went quickly forward.
Edith" he cried, in glad sur
prise. ''you!"
Yes, Ned" she answered, quiet
ly. Il gave up the home in town
when father died. You know he
lost everything. Aunt Edith left
me this old estate years ago and a
small income, so l came here.
And" she finished simply, I'm
trying to do little something for
others now-I was such a selfish,
heartIess creature for so long"
Not that"-Ned protested, as he
took her slim hands in his strong
ones. And looking down into her
happy eyes he thought how very
good to look upon she vas in her
simple pink gingham dress. 4er
cheeks glowing with health He
tucked her arm into his, and to-
gether they walked down the lane,
while a small boy sighed content
edly as he watched them out of
sight. He could see much happi-
ness ahead.
AS they turned their steps home
ward Ned drew something from his
pocket and handed it to Edith. Il
knew it belonged to you because
my picture was in it," he explained.
Edith started as he looked down
at the small pocketbook lying in
her hand. She remembered a Ger
tain small boys confession and she
smiled sadly as she slipped it into
his pocket again.
Yes" she replied, -'.->-- long ago
it seems since I-lost it"
Then silently but with happy
hearts they watched the boyish
form in the distance hurrying with
eager steps to meet them.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union., 1922-05-18
HEALTH TALKS
By William Brady. NJ. ]
Noted Physician ard aurnor.

at stated intervals, to go to sleep
and refusing to comfort or mothel
them while they wall with lonli.
ness and fright, tend TO induce
nervous troubles among children ?
Will you kindly help me out?-
(H. G.
Answer should say no.
Cataract.
am a blacksmith and have 8
cataract in the left eye. Two eye
doctors advised against operation
but said if the right eye should de-
velop the same trouble 1 should be
operated on right away. Would my
work account for it?-CK. A W.)
Answer-Close regard of a bright
light is a frequent cause of catar-
act Workers over furnaces fire.
quently develop cataracts. Flashes
of electric light of great brilliancy
from short circuiting are a COM
mon cause.
Tuberculosis.
Can a person have tuberculosis
when it does not show up in sew
eral sputum examinations. The
only signs of it are a persistent
cough, rapid heartbeat and short
breath.-(M. K.)
Answer-Yes. The germs ap-
pear in the sputum only after tu-
berculosis has been present for
some time.
Thirty Off for Good Behavior.
I've been behaving better since
l wrote you am 81 inches tall
and 1 now weigh $50. l weighed
$50 when 1 asked for your advice.
The reduction of weight is the least
of the benefits l have received. l
have all kinds of ambition now
and feel like fighting cock ready
for the ring. When you say most
of us eat too much for our own
good you're dead right!-(T. c.
Cigarets Versus Pipe.
Please tell me whether cigaret
smoking is more harmful than a
pipe-that is, if l use the same to-
'bacco for making the cigarets.-
(k. RI
Answer-So far as l know the ef-
feet is the same.
The Making of a Neurotie.
My daughter. aged 13, stands at
the head of her class in school, but
has a tendency to worry at bed
time after she has finished study
ing for the night. She says she
can't help thinking some of US are
going to die right away and she
can't get to sleep. u. H.
W.
Answer-A girl of IS should not
be made to study at night. She
needs some wholesome play or di=
version. 1t is a shame to fill the
child's mind oyerflowing with books
and school tasks.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union., 1922-05-18

THE college papers staff at Drake univers-
ity has been suspended, the Consolidated Press
says, "on account of some of the Jokes that
were printed.
If the sheet resembled some other co1leee
papers we've seen it should have been sus-
pended on account of all of the Jokes that
were printed.
Even the A. p. VIII Be Surprised to Hear This.
IL. c. Maher, Typo Union Member, in Editor
G. Publisher.l
John D. Rockefeller, with all his great
wealth and resources, could not start
daily newspaper in New York city, or in
any other city, and make it success
He might erect the finest equipped news
paper plant in the world, but the pub
fishers would not permit him the use Of
the Associated Press dispatches from all
over the world, and therefore, Mr.. Rookie
feller. would have to publish stale news
matter.
BY using "hell- just once in a speech to
the Salvation Army students Lady Aster be-
came the most wideE quoted person in the
United States for one day.
Isn't it odd how a gentle little cuss word
always brings the laugh when sparkling fbut
cussless) oratory fails? Frinstance would Won
smile II we followed Lady Mans example in
our last line?
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