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The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-04-03
Jail Careless Driving Cure.

Two wealthy young men have spent time in
Jail cells recently for violating automobile traf-
&c regulations. John Duval Dodge of Detroit,
heir to couple of million dollars spent five
days in Jail for violating the speed laws. and
he was forced to devote his time to hard labor
such as shoveling coal. Louis f. Swift, Jr. son
of the Chicago millionaire packer, was held
in the Evanston Jail several hours a similar
charge, but finally was released on bail
Here are two good illustrations of how time
in Jail will help to reduce the number of traf-
fc violations. A fine. even a large one would
have meant nothing in the young lives of Dodge
or Swift Young men of their sort are per-
fectly willing to pay the price of speeding if
the paying is to be made in money, but they
have entirely different attitude toward Jail
cells. Careless automobile driving will never
be stopped by the imposing of fines. The only
real cure is the restriction of the personal
freedom of offenders-either by Imprisonment
or by cancellation of the offenders legal right
to drive an automobile
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-04-03
Steers in Gotham.

drove of steers broke loose in New York
city the other day and stampeded across Man
haitian island from Fortieth to Nineteenth
street before they were finally rounded up
Some of them, dashing onto the pier OF an in
coming liner. gave a group of foreigners
rather astonishing first impression of New
York. An incident of the stampede was the
Spectacular rescue OF three children playing
in the path OF the cattle. 1t is fortunate that
this did not happen in Rock Island, Des Moines
pr Chicago. 1t has been tedious and some
times discouraging process teaching New York
and New England people that cowboys do not
shoot up our towns every pay day. But
they are learning. An incident like this, how
ever, in any western city would have rein
forced old notions and. perhaps have set back
the process of education a decade or two.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-04-03
The Shorter Working Week.

Henry Fords belief. taking form in the in
PRODUCTION OF a fve-oay week in his shops, is
that every man needs more than one day a
week for rest and recreation. He maintains
that in order to live properly every, man
should have more time to spend with his fam
iiy, more time for self-improvement and more
time for building up the place called home
This is laudable platform. Most people who
think about sociological problems look forward
to the time when the work of the world can
be done with a general working day of six
hours. six days a week. which is but slightly
less than the working period proposed by Mr..
Ford. Whether the world is quite ready for
this is an open question This much. perhaps
it is safe to say: All things have to have a
beginning. The eight-hour day had to be put
over against protests which still have not died
down. The eight-hour day doesn't obtain uni
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-04-03

versally even yet. Mr.. Ford has made good
many beginnings, some OF which have grown
into undertakings copied and emulated by 9th
ers, and some of which, naturally. have been
failures II is too soon to prophecy into which
class his latest experiment will fall.
There is, however, this point to be con-
sidered in viewing the Ford idea as the begin
ming of a movement which is due to come
along some day. If. in cutting down the hours,
Mr. Ford is going to be able to do it by means
Of increasing the productivity per man. the
result will doubtless be good. But if short
sighted leaders of labor are going to seize upon
this as a pretext for cutting down the output
Of labor all over the world still more than it
has already been cut down in the last few
years it is a bad move Thorough and con-
scientious work, with as great amount of pro-
duction as is consistent with maintaining the
physical and mental vigor, at the same time
with maintaining the morale and self-respect
and craftmansly pride of the worker. deserves
as much time per week for rest refreshment
and refrigeration os every kind as can pos
sibly be given. But just cutting down the num-
her of bricks laid per day and per week per
man is the one sure way to put the world
back in all the comforts and satisfactions Of
life
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-04-03
The Daily Short Story

peared Year afterward, evidently
having trailed her to Longwool, he
had SO iGnocently settled on the
Longwood hills.
Now Stella saw Henry heroically
stridiGg over the snowdrifts. She
managed to set grain and warm wa
ter outside the door; but at the
sight Of her, Henry undid his shoe
tongs and followed her within.
Influenza You'll expose"
The deuce l will, Bile may be
scared, but I'm not"
She commenced coughing and he
stood by and watched her.
Then he flung off his coat I'm
not going; I'd stay if it were choI-
era"
He saw her startled look of pro-
test, and added harshly:
You need not worry"
You shouldn't be up; lie down.
he commanded
After puttering about the kitchen.
he came to her doorway.
I'm going to snowshoe it to the
Centre; I'll be back in two hours. -
This trip meant a six-mile hike
in the binding storm.
Two hours elapsed; three hours,
and 1t began to grow dark Con-
sclence-smitten, she eagerly watch
ed at the window until at last she
saw him. He carried basket
filled with packages.
I've had Jonah's own luck" he
explained. My shoe-strings kept
you; DR.. Quinn will be over tomor-
row and will bring along a nurse"
Then by lantern light he went
out to saw wood. She did not know
what time he returned; a sedative
had put her to sleep.
Under good care, in a few DAYS
Stella was convalescing. She tried
kindly to dismiss Henry.
I've been waiting to tell you
something important concerning
Bile" he announced.
Very we'll"
When l came here I knew Won
mad been left alone. Bijah remark
ed before me and other witnesses
mat he had left the old woman
Guriea up sick, and he hoped she'd
NICK the bucket He did not know
L might retaliate."
In her weakness Stella began
sobbing. I've tried to be kind ia
BiJah; I've shared the estate with
hlm-he's had more than his part"
He wants to hog it all: but
don't mind, don't cry"
Stella grasped his seemingly kipd
nand. But she was suspicious and
frightened.
fou-you seek revenge.,
do not he denied. "I don t
want to be unfriendly with YOU" h.
assured gently.
Ihen-then, if you are really
my friend: advise me about dealing
with Biiah.''
Two weeks later Lonwgood was
amazed by the report of the mar
rage OF naughty Stella Bentley
and the log cabin trapper. But
people could not, did not. UNDER
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-04-03

O. Who had charge of the Phil
adelphia Centennial?
A. Joseph r. Hawley was pres
ident of the commission and Alfred
r. Goshorn was director-general of
the Philadelphia Centennial or
worlds fair.
@. What are Very lights? r. t.
4, Lights used to signal between
airplanes or stations or between
the ground and airplanes, when
code is prearranged are known as
Very lights, as are also flares used
for Illuminating the enemy's posi-
ton.
Q. Is it true that miners have
to trade at the company store, anu
that the operators make great prof
its from running the stores and
owning the miners homes? S. j. d.
A. Necessity is as a rule the
compelling force in situations
where miners trade at company
stores, rent company houses. en-
ploy company doctors, etc. Many
mining camps are located on COM
pany property and are not incor-
porated towns. The houses-ail
the places in which to live that are
convenient to the mines, and all
the stores-are owned by the COM
pany. The company establishes
these stores for the convenience OF
its employees. The stores are not
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-04-03

al. DEAR Dl MAC writes James l., eff Won print
t TINS my next contrib will be signed lanes TT :.
the tnlrd. James III. etc. Don't Won tbi,,- -
would be nice for You to offer a prize To the
person who contributes the greatest nnn,bns
OF articles in six months or so? LET The 10
pc canary for our happy home or soren'n
bout the prize" uoH pother
Wen James. we'd like to print vor- ro-,.
ana all that, but you mustn't rhine sncb ILL
ascbgm oan and come dishes and kisses"
done IN the best poetic circles. y'know - iSn
"CHALFIN Tells How to Artistic.I,-
rate ome-Headline from the . Deco-
ana the Trib copyIeaders can tell -
srtisticallY split an infinitive. ei' no" 10
RUPERT HUGHES. who once mado r-.;+.
reference to Demosthenes and his Isrtern
ought to sympathize with the editor .. =, H.
England paper who wrote that Dante wbo oe "
oelng nonored with world-wide obssrr IN IS Is
tnls year and who wrote MANI in..n ances
MOT Woaks, is chiefly known as the author Of Psrae
SPRlNG, is yo heah or is yo' ain.t7
"a Sc An feel dat OF complaint
r E. MIG.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-04-03
1t Is Always Second summer.

MY baby is now almost months
old, announces an amateur mother,
and i would appreciate your ad-
vice about weaving her. A friend
! of mine who has reared three chill
dren tells me it is most important
to continue nursing babies through
| their second summer.
| The ubiquitous Mrs. Camp again.
Mothers who can nurse babies
| through a second summer with ad-
vantage to the babies as well as
| themselves are scarcer than hen S
teeth, and babies that are started
we'll along the road to ricketts, by
vain efforts to accomplish this stu
pendous feat of ground and lofty
nursing are still too frequently en-
countered in clinics and infant well
fare stations.
The whole second summer OBJ
session is founded on lack of
knowledge and a fertile magma
ton. An infant under any condi-
tons or circumstances is of course
less likely to suffer in health the
second summer than earlier, for the
simple reason that the child's nat
ural resistance increases with
growth and age.
Attempting to stretch the nurs
ing period through the second sum-
mer is much like waiting for the
right kind of weather or the right
season to have your tonsils out.
Some people make up their minds
to follow the doctors advice about
removal of the tonsils, but they
wait till the unsettled spring wealth
er is gone. Then when nice wealth
err comes they decide to wait till
the heat of summer is over. When
summer is over they settle down
to wait until cold weather is gone
and before spring rolls around
again they're laid up with the rheu-
matism or heart trouble or app6n-
dicitis or something, contributed
with the compliments of the strep-
tococci in the tonsils.
About the age of 10 months the
average baby should be weaned.
The season or weather should make
no difference. and the phase of the
moon is as immaterial as it was
in the institution of the nursing
function. In fact the nursing or
weaving of a baby does not call
for a session of the neighborhood
managers at all.
Teach the baby from the fourth
month to take water from a cup.
Then it will be easy to substitute
one cup feeding for one breast
feeding the first day of weaving,
and two cup feelings for two breast
feelings the second day, and so on
until weaving is complete in week
or 10 days.
Here is the danger point. Well
meaning but unwise friends are
likely to intrude with their dan
gerous advice, But the wise moth
er will neither hear nor heed such
advice. She will not rub or Apply
anything. nor use a breast pump.
nor again put the baby TO the
breast. Nature institutes 1actation
without any assistance or guidance
and nature will stop the process
without any trouble or annoyance
If not interfered with. Once the
1ndl nursing has been finished.
comfortable supporting bandage or
brassier should he applied and
worn for few days, and from this
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-04-03
SN0WBOUND.
Clara G.. Holmes.
Copyright. 1922, by Wheeler
Syndicate Tnn

1t was the master-storm of the
winter The northeast wind
whipped sheets of snow and sleet
across stretches of meadowland--
! which now were alabaster plains,
now miniature mountain peaks and
valleys. The midday's zero air
whistled shrilly under the window
easement, at which Stella Bentley
stood gazing mutely out upon the
shifting landscape.
Stella, handsome despite her As
years, at last turned her disconso-
late face away from the pitiless out
side world.
of course" she repined, this is
what | might have expected he
would do, leave me in a mid-winter
blizzard with no firewood, no gro
ceries, no comforts, nothing. Here
am, left to waste away, coughing
in death pangs. Nobody dares
come near me; nobody cares"
Then the proud woman sank into
a chair, her body and knees drawn
tersely together in spasm of
coughing.
The poor hens!" she Iamenred
again; they'll Starvei"
She went to her telephone to call
a neighbor.
Miss Jennie? This is Mrs. Bent
ley. Have you seen Bije-Abipah.
my step-son? He went off day be-
fore yesterday, and said he
wouldn't risk catching influenza.
Yes, I'm coughing badly. I'm wor-
rled most about my hens-thev
haven't been fed since Bile went
You'll tell Dan. Thank
She sank down, coughing. Direct
ly she could, she went to answer
her telephone ring.
Henry Archer is there; no snow
shoes; he insists on coming over.
L see; well-well tell him I'll be
grateful. l thank you, Jennie"
Henry Archer At last she must
accept a favor from a man who
had good reason for despising her.
once he had been antagonistic; GER
tainly he would not take advantage
OF a helpless woman now.
Stella reflected that Henry was a
comparative stranger in Longwood.
he mad come to the town a few
years before, built a log cabin at
the foot of the Longwood hills. and.
mlndlng his own affairs, lived the
lie OF a trapper. A Spanish war
veteran, he was honored; gener-
any. he was regarded a genial sort
of an idler.
Nobody in Longwood knew how
Steila, in her vampire girlhood. had
liited him when he sailed away to
the war; nobody knew how the fine
1eliow had suddenly lost his moral
steadrastness and had fallen an easv
Vlctim TO enemy shots; and how
Wnen ne came home, Stella was the
orloe OF another. Only Stella her
sen remembered wildly his out
burst or anger; his ayowal %
aVense. Presently he had disap-
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-04-03

stand.
When Abijah FASTENED out in
order to congratulate. the newly
welded couple, he found Stella IN
sociable and Henry unamicable.
After having remained with them
short time, he exclaimed:
Since l don't seem to attract
notice, I think I'll vamoose.
The fact is, Bile. you stepmoth-
er and l are still snow-blind."
Time passed and Jennie became
the wife OF Abijah. One day the
young wife stammered4 the hint
which softened the heart OF Stella.
Even in summer time, when he
passes tho homestead, with its old
fashioned garden radiant with
golden glow, loye-in-a-mist. lark
spur and balsams, Abijah sees a
frost-covered sisnward glittering
over its gateway. The invisible
frostwork is SNOWBOUND.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-04-03

supposed to be conducted primar-
lily for profit, the prices charged
are not unreasonable, and the rent
for the houses is net excessive The
miner can trade where he pleases,
but in most instances he wants
credit. He gets it at the company
store, because he agrees that the
company may deduct from his
wages whatever amounts are due 1t
for supplies. rent, etc, and 1t Is his
necessity, or the convenience Of
the arrangement, that leads him 10
make this agreement. This form
of the check-off protects the com
pany against loss and enables it TO
sell goods to the miner at a com
paratiVely small margin of pTont.
There may be cases in which the
miner is exploited under this
agreement, but various inTestlga-
tions that have been made show
that such cases are exceptional
The union miners contend. on the
other hand, that they have the same
right TO arrange for the Check-0h
of their union dues and fees that
they have to agree to the check-oI
that is solely for the benefit and
protection of the company.
@. What color hat cords do army
officers wear? H. s.
A. The chief officers Of the var
ious divisions of the army wear
gold hat cords, ali other Officers
gold and black.
o. 1t is interesting to note tnaI
mustard is listed among the honey
producing plants.
A Am interested in the bee
business and want to SOW lot Oh
mustard. Will the mustard bloom
injure the flavor of honey? ]. A. n
@. How many adults have PEI
feet sight? G.. S.
A. Statistics covering man!
years show that only one person
in 10 over q years old has peTtee1
sight. At the age of 40 it is al-
most impossible to find man q
woman whose sight isn't Imperfect.
Q. How long does it require
for a pigeon to sit on her eggs
NJ F.
A. The department of agricuL'
ture says that it requires II days
to hatch pigeon eggs
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-04-03

Health is the name of new monthly pub
location that has made its appearance in Chi
cago II is edited by several nationally known
physicians. They are putting into newspaper
English what the profession has learned about
combatting disease. Health will be of greatest
service in showing that all ordinary mortals
have to do to keep well and be happy is to
live normally and avoid those missteps that
are known to be frought with danger to the
body and mind
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-04-03
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS.
The Number of Bacilli.

The Number of Bacili.
Kindly tell me the chances for a
patient whose sputum examination
reads: Moderate number of tu-
bercle bacilli present" This pa
tient has worked herself into an
intense nervous condition and NOR
bid state of mind. She is 25 years
of age. F. L. Z.
Answer-If the meteorological
examination was made by a COM
petent person, the presence of ba-
cilli of tuberculosis indicates that
the patient has well established tu-
berculosis The number of bacilli
found in the examination is of no
significance one way or the other.
1t has been estimated that the av-
erage tuberculosis patient ,elfmi-
mates about twenty-five billions of
tubercle bacilli in the sputum ev-
cry day. So the presence of few
thousands or millions in a single
specimen of sputum is the usual
thing, and the presence of mod
crate number, or few" in a
minute fraction of a drop of spu-
tum examined under the microscope
is to be expected in any case of
active tuberculosis of the lung if
the disease is "open"-that is. If
any softening or breaking down of
tissue about the tubercle or seat
of infection in the lung has oc-
CURED; before that has occurred
the tuberculosis is called CLOSED"
and no bacilli are eliminated in the
sputum. The proper course for the
young woman, if she means to get
well, is immediate entrance upon
the open air rest treatment under
the advice and attendance of her
physician-it is not important
whether the climate is warm or
cool. moist or dry.
Foods That Contain Iodine.
Will you please tell me what
vegetables or fruits contain iodine?
MRS R. S.
Answer-Green peas, green beans,
white cabbage, tomatoes, rice, car
rotS, sorrel, leeks, asparagus, straw
berries. bananas, grapes, lettuce,
potatoes, mushrooms, garlice. But
sea food is generally 10 times rich
err in iodine and therefore better
for one with simple goitre or a
tendency to goitre, to eat several
times in the week as an iodine ra-
ton: Gray shrimp, crab, lobster,
smoked herring. fresh salmon, oys-
tiers, fresh cod, anchovies and
breme are particularly rich in
iodine.
Germs Not in Books.
Is there a possibility of spread
iCg disease germs on books in
library used by many children from
all sorts of homes? MISS r. NJ
Answer-No. Disease is not
spread by books, letters, maya
zines. newspapers or paper money
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-04-03

Former King Charles of Austria has been
gathered to mis- fathers, and therefore his
earthly trbulations are at end But Will
helm lives on still in exile, and suffering, de-
spite that he is surrounded by every luxury
that money can afford him.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-04-03

Miss Anne Morgan of New York came to
Chicago to raise s1o0o00O for devastated
France She raised $4,000. Ought to be enough
to cover the expenses of the trip, anyway.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-04-03

Chicago society women are losing large
sums of money at poker parties. When they
are not engaged with the pasteboards they
are occupied with studying Margaret Sanger's
dope on birth control.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-04-03

man who robbed and beat a woman IN
Philadelphia on his way to 25-year SEN
tence within IA hours Perhaps some of the
places that have been poking fun at Philadel-
phia's sowness will now shut up
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-04-03

Chicago physician says most American
women are ashamed of their ugly feet; Well
'thht's a guarantee against baroness below the
ankles. anyway.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-04-03
HEALTH TALKS
By William Brady, M.
Noted Physician ard Aurnor.

time onward the breasts should be
let severely alone. Uninteliigent
handling. or manipulation of any
kind only prolongs lactation. If
the mother feels she must have
some treatment let her take a
bottle or two of magnesium citrate
solution or a dose or two Of plain
salts.
Most mothers, some nurses, aud
even a few doctors have yet to
learn the wisdom of not interior
ing with nature.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-04-03

LADY, MAID.
The smiling sun
Is a lady's maid
To slovenly earth.
The dark clouds
trimming witha moisturne
Are jars of cosmetics:
The gentle wind
Is a flesh-brush:
Each silver fog
Is a rare scent-bottIe
All. the change
Wrought
BY this golden-eyed servant
When she looks
On the disheveled garb
Of her Needless mistress,
With what def hands
She uses
Brush and cosmetic
And magic perfume.
After all,
Are artists found
Only among serfs?
JAY G. SIGMUND.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-04-03
Argus Information Bureau

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The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-04-03
MONDAY, APRIL 3, 1922.
oscar. ffth son OF the former kaiser. Ia now

working AS bank clerk At that he is farlng
better than father, an exile from nome ana
friends.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-04-03

HIS HOSIERY" forwarded by E. W. IL
should appeal to many of the thousands (sic)
Of housewives who read this Obeisk of Omni
science We expect The Lady Who Hates to
Darn or Socks to cut il out and frame it.