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The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-04-24
Brainy Babe Ruth.

DR.. A. E. Winship editor of the Journal of
Education. in discussing education and sport
remarked that Babe Ruth has a larger salary
than any five university presidents or any
eight school superintendent because Babe
knows how to use his brain power II Babe
Ruth makes as many home runs this season
as he did in 1921 he will draw down cofnpen-
sstion $4,000 greater than Warren G. Hardins
will receive as president Of the United States
DIR. Winship does not grudge Ruth his big in
come. He is not hurt because he gets only
about one-tsnth the wage that the baseball
player gets. He says that Ruth is unusually
clever in making calculations and in concen-
ttating his mind on his job. He thinks that
Ruth has no equal in accurate thinking and
praises his confidence in his ability to make
his hands do the bidding OF his mind. This
is certainly an original appreciation of the
great American game. 1t puts sports in
higher category. The university of Maine has
elected as its new president former Harvard
athlste and coach When a great Russian
pianist performed recently a business man
remarked after hearing and watching the
skilled musician: When that fellow was NAV
Ing could not help comparing him to a great
billiard player. Which do you think the greater
accomplishment, TO play the piano or to mas
ter the cuee"
Bacon used to say that IL man founa his
Wit was wandering he should study mathe-
msties- DR. winship thinks that Babe Ruth is
practical MATHEMATICIAN. and summons his
fellow educators to aim TO develop a genera
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-04-24
Impossible Done Again.

In commercial circles the phrase, THAT
man could sell ice cream to the Eskimos," has
stood for years as the highest compliment that
could be paid salesman. Along comes a man,
the father of Eskimo pie, who has achieved a
selling feat apparently just as difficult. His
friends said it couldn't be done. but he went
ahead and in the dullest months of dull win
ter he put across a campaign that made people
buy ice cream at a luxury price The man
who did it has built himself up daily income
of $4,000 in less than a year, and he's done
it out of dimes by original methods and by
moving right against the prophets of evil and
the who said it couldn't be done and that
the times weren't right Tor any new venture
The man is Russell Slower and the product
he has started the nation to using is choco-
late-coated ice cream bar. Three or four thou
sand ice cream and candy statesmen would
probably have told you, if they had been con-
suited in advance, that the idea was not worth
much. that it couldn't be marketed nationally.
But Slower thought differently and went ahead.
Today the American people are consuming
several million Eskimo pies day. Mr.. Slower
receives royalty OF cents on every dozen
sold by the manufacturers. You might have
told Mr. Slower that ice cream was seasonal
industry. that it couldn't be marketed in GUAM
titles In winter. but he wouldn't have listened.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-04-24
Women Long in Politics.

Today when the seating of women in Great
Britain's house of lords and house of commons
is being heralded in the press a sign of a
new era and constituting a precedent, it is
of interest to recall that this has occurred be-
fore, not in isolated instances. but as a matter
of custom. The Christian Science Monitor, in
commenting upon the fact, points out that in
the reign of Edward l the Abbess of Shaftes-
bury, the Abbess Of Berking, the Abbess of st.
Mary OF Winchester and the Abbess of Wilton
were summoned to Westminster, while in the
reign of Edward III. Mary, countess of Nor
folk; Alienor, countess of Ormond Anne De-
spencer, countess Of Pembroke; Matilda. coun-
tess of Oxford. and other ladies of high birth
were required to give their attendance in the
national chamber, and indeed, until as late as
the reign of Henry VIII, it was the custom
to allow peeresses to be represented in the
house OF lords by proxy. So. notwithstanding
,fll the agitation about universal suffrage and
pall the speculation about the part women are
to play in the politics of the future we are con-
frented on the very Threshold OF the new
era" with the age old word OF the wise man who
insisted that there was nothing new under the
sun"
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-04-24
Cities and Restaurants.

The decision of the Illinois supreme court
that, in the absence of legislative act cities
have no power to license restaurants, is one of
farreaching importance to the city of Chicago.
In smaller communities it will be of little eff
feet, but in the metropolis are all sorts of
questionable restaurants and resorts. 1t was
able to reach and control these through the
license system. The city made rules and regu-
lations, and when these were transgressed re-
voked the license and closed the place. The
city can no longer do this. 1t is without legal
right or authority, the high court holds.
More questionable resorts will spring up
all over Chicago as a result of this decision
and police Will be unable to hold them within
reasonable restraint. The only remedy will
be enabling act at the hands of the next
legislature, which, however, does not meet
until January. In the meantime a stimulus
will be given to certain vices that are rerren-
NAL to all large cities
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-04-24

ticn OF accurate and persistent thinkers The
man who has originality and determination
to think all around and through and find the
center OF his problems may become Babe
Ruth in his particular place in life Those
who differ from Mr. winship in his high valu-
atom OF the mentality of Babe Ruth may argue
that the public will pay more for sport than
for education. but no one can get around the
point that Ruth's success is not matter of
chance or freak luck. He has made his bust
ness a scientific thing and elevated his accom-
plishment TO fine art There are few people
who would find themselves hurt by better ap-
pIication of their gray matter to the tasks they
have in hand.
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STRIKING A STRIDE WITH
POLLY.
By Jacqueline Russell.
1922. by Wheeler Syn


dictate, Inc.)
"Well, that settles it"
Polly's tone was rueful, even a
bit discouraged.
From his stronghold as chief con-
hdant and butt of all Polly's moods,
Ned Turner listened, amused. Ned
was almost 25, and at 25 he was
privileged to look at Youth, in the
person of Polly, with u patrUni3-
ing air that was almost benign.
Settles what?" he inquired laz-
lily.
To hear her rave" her brown
eyes earnest, her curly head vehe-
ment in her gestures. was worth
sacrificing even quiet reading, he
decided. With Polly near. he was
certain to be disturbed sooner or
later, anyhow; as we'll the sooner.
IT'S this article" she explained
Advice to Young Authors writ
ten by Mary Ray George. Listen to
this bit: I should counsel begin
ners to attempt only the simplest
stories, teeming with action. Later,
when they have STRUCK their
stride" they can work out more
complex plots and psychological
character portrayal"
Ned cooked his head to one side
with just the right shade of care
full consideration.
1T sounds all right" he ventur-
ed finally.
She bounced upon him in a YER
bal whirlwind.
You don't understand" she
walled. "Of course it's all right!
That's the trouble! But tell me,
how can one ever manufacture
plots teeming with action when
ones experience is hedged in with
teacups and other peoples babies ?
wish father had been a detective,
or a policeman, or even a second
rate actor, instead of a suburban
minister with a strong sense of
dutyi"
Ned's sobriety deserted him. A
mental picture of PLACID. dignifed
Mr.. Mayo in the role of a barn
storming actor was too much His
gale Of laughter woke a spark of
fine scorn in Polly's eyes.
"Of course you couldn't be ex-
pected to understand what my
Wrlt1ng means to me-, she COM
mented, her tone dramatic. 81 am
cramped, Ned. My experiences are
so limited, yet l know l could do
so much"
He was Immediately all contri-
ton.
I'm sorry. Polly" he said, gent
iy. How shall we go about getting
this experience which you crave ?'
She was instantly friendly again,
won by his conversion to his cause.
Her eyes were starry twins of
eager light.
Would you. Ned-would Won
help me-" she begged, breathIess.
His caution evaporated before
the fire Of her impatient fervor.
He knew. from past experience.
that the adventure was sure to be
mad one, for Polly had an un-
oanny way of doing the least ex-
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The Daily Short Story

pected thing. Yet the thought of
championing her through unknown
experiences gave him a warm rush
of feeling as he promised.
She lowered her voice at her
own boldness-
Il want you to take me to Night
Court" she announced.
Ned was shocked, protesting, but
with the helpless sense of one who
is sure of being worsted. Once de-
termined, Polly was a resolute lit
tie tyrant.
How can l ever write of people
who suffer and sin if 1 never meet
them?" she argued, all seriousness.
Ned had certain theories that the
sinners should be as far removed
as possible from the bath of any
nice girl-especially of this one
and limited as much: but Polly
sniffed derisively After all, this
theory of sheltering women was
obsolete, wasn't it? She much
preferred the enlightened modern
woman to her simpler, shielded
predecessor. So Ned, with many
misgivings. took her to Nigh Court.
to steep her literary soul in the
sordidness that she expected to be
her inspiration.
A drunkard with a foul breath
and a fouler vocabulary was lust
being removed when they arrived.
For the hundredth time Ned re-
GREETED their coming, during the til
rade which the incensed reprobate
delivered to the weary attendant;
but Polly did not finch She bus
led herself with her notebook and
showed brave interest in the pro
ceedings.
There was the usual assortment
of cases-mostly of drunkards. els
orderly in their besotted condition,
many of them old offenders: and
one or two depraved creatures
whose sole claim to femininity Law
in their staring. detached clotches
OF rouge on their ugly, wasted
faces. They, too, were known to
the judge, and were disposed of in
short order, their whining oa.hs
of innocence falling on ears long
since wearied of such pleas.
Ned watched his companion anx-
iously, feeling like beast for hay-
ing brought her. Her notebook Law
idle in her lap now and she was
staring, pale, fascinated. at these
strange creatures of another world.
Suddenly, she seemed to have seen
enough. Quietly she asked him to
take her home.
Il didn't know that life was like
that" she whispered, shuddering,
when they were once more in the
street.
1T isn't, Peggy" he assured her.
'Life-real life-is the everyday
existence of ordinary people. It's
home, and love, and good purpose.
Extraordinary. dramatic things.
such as you are seeking, are arti-
fetal They may be life to a GER
tain few. but the majority find their
experiences in simple. everyday
content"
The mission of the author should
be to picture life through his own
understanding" she unused. And
l suppose the greatest thing in life
S love"
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-04-24
Nain Joints.


This time o. year Johnny has a
reason for dragging his feet and
| making SO much noise when he
walks across the floor. He still has
on his winter underwear. But
some people are Involuntary noisy
in walking; some achieve a loud
ampulation; but this consultation
is about those who have arthritic
(not arthritis) creakings, clickings.
snappings, gratings, squeak1ngs and
other obstreperous Accomplishments
thrust upon their merest STRINGS.
| First the gentle creaklng or
saueaking noises which annoy the
subject himself but no one else,
sometimes associated with a sense
of weakness or tiredness in the
Joint or joints, commonly the knee
| Joints, are caused by roughenlng
or thickening of the synovial lining
! OF the Joint as the ultimate result
! of some past Inflammation or in
| Jury of the joint. There is nothing
! gained by applying any medicament
or Imminent for such trouble. Some
times the subject finds comfort or
relief by wearing woven elastic
/
the joints.
Clicking or swapping sounds pro-
ceeding usually from the ankle
joints of fast-growing and perhaps
muscularly undeveloped girls in
their early teens are attributable
to tendens jumping out of their
grooves. The remedy is more Wig
orous muscle tone which is to be
attained by proper daily exercise.
Another swapping sound is due
to the sudden slipping of a tendon
through its sheath which is thicker
at one place, as in so-called trlg-
ger finger. II such trouble persists
over six months it may be relieved
by incision of the sheath.
A marked overgrowth (hypertro-
phy) of the synovial fringes, espe-
cially in the knee, often produces a
disabling arrangement of the joint.
The victim of this condition expe-
riences a sudden clicking or catch
in the joint when going upstairs or
even turning in bed, and the joint
becomes locked; releasing it pro-
duces severe pain and often the ex-
perience is followed by inflamma-
ton and swelling for several days.
This is caused by thickened and
more or less movable mass of the
synovial membrane getting pinched
between the heads of the bones
forming the joint. In some cases
these masses are entirely free bod
les slipping about in the joint cav
ity and causing these disabling at
tacks at irregular intervals. AL
though such measures as adhesive
plaster dressings or more rigid
support for the joint may tend to
prevent the painful locking, there
is no permanent relief short of
surgical exploration of the joint
and removal of the floating or loose
bodies. Even the carriages of a
joint may be loosened as the re-
suit of some severe sprain or in
jury.
A sense of grating or cracking,
sometimes audible to the subject
and others nearby. but more often
felt by the subject or an examiner,
accompanies many conditions in
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-04-24
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS.
= Carriers. Ca,luses and Wax.

QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS.
Carriers. Cailuses and Wax.
Question /. Do garters below the
knee impede the circulation? 2.
Do calluses on the soles of the feet
necessarily indicate fallen arches
8. How may the wax in the ears
be gotten rid of? S. K. K.
Answer. Not if very wide gar
tiers are worn 1.-TWO inches wide)
loosely 2 No. 8. The wax or
cerumen is a natural secretion and
should not be interfered with nor
mally. In case of hardening and
accumulation of plugs of wax which
produce deafness, noises in the
ears, harsh coughing or other re-
flex disturbances, it is wise to have
the wax removed by the physician
and it is dangerous to insert any
object in the ear in an effort to re-
move wax.
The Human Filter.
Question-Six years ago con-
tracted the habit of drinking six
glasses of water every morning. at
intervals before breakfast. l take
cool water and usually in the third
glass / dissolve a teaspoonful of
soda. In the interregnum l exer-
else 10 or Is minutes. Latterly
have increased the amount of wa
ter to IL glasses. l find it takes
about an hour to eliminate this
water through the alimentary Ca
nal. Before breakfasting 1 drink
the juice of an orange and lemon
combined. / am 49 years old and in
perfect health. Some physicians
stomach. but it seems TO agree with
mine What would you say, doctor?
J. B. T.
Answer-Yours is an elaborate
and ceremonious plan for keeping
we'll. but | see nothing wrong in 1t.
About a pint of water in the morn
ing is generally sufficient and the
soda is not necessary, though harm
less so far as l can learn.
Queer but Substantial.
Question-Being an old reader L
have been much interested in arti-
Giles bearing the signature of DR..
william Brady, but l am now won
dering whether this DR.. Brady is a
myth. read an article on exer-
cising, and sent a request for the
Brady Symphony, inclosing a 2
cent stamp, but up to the present
have had no reply. l think should
have had the courtesy of reply.
r. T. H.
Answer-The old doctor is a lit
tie queer but perfectly substantial,
and if readers or correspondents
will try to rub the fur the right
way he will generally be found rea-
sonably human-but don't send him
postage stamps. or blank envelopes
with stamps on. or coins, or un-
signed letters, for he fairly-well,
always inclose a stamped self-ad-
dressed envelope for a reply.
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ct certainly isl" Ned was en-
phatic. Why, Peggy-love is ev-
erything! without it no one can
interpret the meaning of life. With
it, fate is as simple as A B ca
series of episodes leading up to
one great event which is to direct
the whole future"
Then | shall have to write of
love" Peggy decided suddenly.
Why not find it for yourself, in
stead, dear2 l love you so much
The words rushed out of their
own volitien, and Ned was sudden
ly fired by the revelation of how
true they were. He had always
loved her.
Peggy paused for a moment, hush
ed by his earnestness. Then. sud
denly mfschievous, she snuggled
against his sleeve.
Goose" she scolded him, 81 new
er expected to learn about my sub
tect in any other Way,"
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Chr Tnn1hHtnttp
-EPITAPHs
HIRE LIES MANS Ancient ENHMY.
DILL CARE
wHo p,slsrxxs rm UNlovKD cCeA
| hEWAkEs
GARDEN MAXIM.

O garden maxim time is here,
An all the rakes are out:
An spades an hoes, an garden plowH.
An everything, about
The fresh-turned earth lies cold and black,
An rob ms ioiter near;
Fat angie worms Is on the jump
An paw is on his ear.
He SAYS he's needed in the fields;
NAV says in Willett's store!D
He says the ground is still too wet,
The onion sets are pore;
That garden maxim s wastin' time.
That no one s fond o peas;
An what's the use O. maxim rows
An wearin' out your knees
A gettin' down to sprinkle seeds?
A better way s to stand
An scatter out quart or two
JUS broadcast on the land.
But NAV, adorned in WORKOUT mitts
An paws discarded lid,
Grabs up a rusty hoe an works
Like paw will say he did.
An all the while neighbours hen
Stands off a rod r two
An calmly plans, when they have done
What she intends t do!
ALPHA
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-04-24

The Republican party ir Illinois has allowed
its affairs to fall into the hands of men in whom
the public has lost faith. There must be a
housekeeping. If the party leaders fail to take
heed and act accordingly they will have no good
grounds for complaint at the outcome of future
eIecfinns
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-04-24

O. What size balloon would it
take filled with hydrogen to lift a
weight Of 20 pounds? E. r.
A. The air service says that it
would take 2s5 cubic feet of pure
hydrogen at standard temperature
and pressure to lift 20 pounds. A
balloon large enough to hold this
amount of hydrogen would have to
be 81 feet in diameter.
@. Who holds the record for
most home runs in one baseball
game? c. L. T.
A Daubert Of the Evelyth club,
M. 1. R. L. established a new rec
ord when he made five home runs
in five times at bat in a game play
ed July Is, 1921.
Q. Where and what is the Portal
OF Peace? D. V. H.
A The Portal of Peace is a mas
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-04-24

ACCORDING to an interlined bit Of teIe-
graph copy Mrs. George Maynard Minor ;s
presiding general chairman OF the American
revolution" an
VIII Sir Arthur get G. W. on the s,;r;,
radio and see if he can confirm this?
WE recall that when we made eur ";,;,;.,
splash on this page tri1e more than tro
years ago the Father of Waters and bis mn
merous lachrymose progeny were CRYING all
over the valley. What we wrote than seems
applicable now:
IT'S about time for old Missus Sippv to
sing out from her bed:
Father. dear father, come home to me
noEs
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sive concrete structure in the form
of d gateway. 1t is located at
Blaine, Wash, and was dedicated
Sept. 5, 1921, in honor of the peace
between the United States and
, Canada, which has lasted for more
than one hundred years without
break. The memorial, which cost
$4,000. stands 100 yards from the
international boundary where the
49th parallel meets Boundary Bag,
Q. What is the Far Eastern
Question? ' K. D. s.
A The complex problems inyoly-
ed in the rise of Japan and the
awakening of China and their re-
lations to the great European and
American powers are known in in
ternational politics as the far east
ern question.
Q. What is the difference be-
tween a farce and a comedy?
I'M c.
A A farce is a dramatic piece
of a broad characted and the diff
ference between it and comedy
proper is one of degree and not OF
hC N@4AA VI bOLA - ~ C3SAe0
mirth, but while the comedy does
so by comparatively faithful adheF-
ence to nature and truth, the farce
assumes much greater license
and may make use of any extrava-
gance or improbabi!ity that may
serve its purpose.
@. Why are bankers sometimes
called Lombards? NJ X.
A. The great bankers and money
lenders of the Middle Ages were
Italian merchants who came prla-
cipaIly from the cities of Lombary
and settled in London, Paris, and
other large European cities. Lam
bard street in London became
great financial center and the
name Lombard came to be q syno-
nym for money lender or usUrer.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-04-24

Lady Angela Forbes of England claims that
today's average woman is more attracted by the
man with the past than she is with the man with
the future. We had always supposed the man
with the present was the one who looked best
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-04-24

Lady Aston. here from England on visit
says that American soldiers are not entitled to
bous for war service. Lady Astor ought to
conine her comments TO subjects with which
she is more familiar.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-04-24

Mrs. Peter Oleson, Democratic senatorial
nominee in Minnesota. will teach cooking to
her colleagues in the event of her election. She
ought to be warned that there are already too
many cooks in the United States senate.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-04-24

II Mary Garden is out director of the Chicago
brand Opera company. II has not yet been an
bounced how much the company is out.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-04-24

Consta ntinople reports the Angora govern
ment is anxious for peace. The entente powers
appear to have got the governments goat.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-04-24
to hades

.-- New York fire chief says that present sys-
tenn OF lighting fires will be Obsolete in so years.
II science continues its present pace by that
time it may be impossible to start a FIRE.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-04-24

Chicago preacher holds that the male ripper
4 responsible for the fiapper. But who v 70
ponsible for the ripper?
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-04-24

Chicago woman is suing for divorce because
her husband pushed her into furnace. Prob
ably She disobeyed him when he told her to go
to hades.
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HEALTH TALKS
- xvy..Y. n MI
By William Brady, NJ.
Noted Physician ard Aurnor.

which eroded or roughened bone
surfaces touch tas in recent frac-
ture). This occurs in most cases
of osteo-arthritis-b and joint
Inflammation A similar sensation
is felt over tendons when the ten
don sheaths are infamed and the
Joint is moved.