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The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-11-16
ACUTE INDIGESTION.

Now and then l remark casual
" that there is no such tt:ng as
cold" in the head or taking
cold. This remark invariably
brings numerous letters from
folks who imagine they have
"colds" and who demand to know
what / call it il it isn't a cold.
Same way when l assert that there
is no such disease entity as "rheu-
matfsm." The victims of that de-
fusion challenge me to tell them
what ails them il 1t isn't rheuma-
tism. II we're to observe here
that there is no such condition As
acute indigestion the same reaction
would be inevitable and as a mat
ter of fact here is the opening
paragraph Of one such letter:
I'm q recent issue you said in a
reply to one of your correspond
ents that so7called indigestion is a
camouflage. What then would you
call it when people drop dead soon
after eating, as so many do? A
friend Of mine dropped dead short
ly after eating heavy peach dump
lings; another ate q pound of linn
berger, took nap and never woke
up. If this was not acute indiges-
ton, what would you call it?'
How can l or any other person
not conversant with the circum-
stances guess what may have
caused death in the instances cited
by this correspondent? 1t seems
to be a favorite fancy of the lay
man that a doctor can divine such
things.
acute indigestion" is all very
we'll to give out for publication in
cases of sudden fatal illness. Some
explanation must be given, and q
good practical doctor hates to an.
nounce that it is none of the pub.
lies business you know. So "acute
indigestion" smooths the matter
over. Once in a while a doctor gets
so very practical that he overdoes
this indigestion" business, forgets
himself and writes something o.
the kind in the death certificate
But back comes the certificate
from the health department, with
a gentle hint to the doctor thai
there is nothing doing and will HI
kindly indicate the probable cause
Of death.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-11-16

even when taken in moderation
The effects of tobacco are SO diret-
ent in different cases that no gen.
eral rule can be laid down
@. Why is an unbranded steer
called a maverick? \. o. 5.
A. The term maverick as appiieu
to unbranded steer is said 10 pe
derived from the name OF oamuei
Maverick, a Texas lawyer, who ae-
cepted a herd of 400 head OF cattie
in payment of a debt. They weie
neglected and allowed to run WIN
and when calves were born tne!
were appropriated by other ranch.
ers and branded with their matn'
and so passed to their indisputaoie
ownership. Hence the name MAJ
erick came to be given TO all ta''e'
caught straying from the herd'
@. Have we had matches as lo,s
as we have had phosphorus' Z, .
A. 1t was almost 500 years aits.
the discovery of phorphorus py .he
Arab, Bechel, that ii wa louhG ~,
sible to obtain light quickly ~
the friction of phosphorus aho su
, phur. This discovery was MAJ
and first applied commerciails ~
| the latter part of the sesehtseh, -
| century by Godfrey Hauk"i'I
! London. ,,n
O. Why was no Is cent .stainp
made in the new series which ha NO,
"ti - ave- - J. S.
A. The postoffice depaflu.rnn
saws that the reason there are .Ss
new 10 cent stamps is due 70 w w
fact that there is no demand ~,
them. 1t was only during the 10, 10
when the rate was increased sn ~.
| Is cent stamps were issued 10 , .o
, er special delivery anu
i needs. DC
o. Who invented soap? r . ;r
A II is not known who firss -
vented soap. Its use IS 0, -
antiquity. Excavators OF f''S Spap
discovered a soap factory. ood u
was used in Spain and in italS IN
the eighth century; in frAho Tnr.
the twelfth century. ana ~ l. s.
land in the fourteeSth or pi. ed in
century. Soap makers arfi'eu cor.
/ the American colonies on tns aes.
| ond ship from England to 'ain''
town, in 1908. re-
Q. When did China become
public? ~ GOV
A. Feb. Z, 1912. the form OIL 81 =,
eminent was changed from tna' "
!. a monarch to that Of . repuDu~
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-11-16
The Daily Short Story

phone she COulQ call Inc pollCe,
but the telephone had not yet been
installed.
Then she thought of the alarm
clock which had given her such a
fright at dinner. Gliding softly
and noiselessly downstairs. she at
last located the clock in the dark
kitchen and hurried back upstairs
with it.
As she reached the door Of her
room she saw the head and shoul7
ders of the burglar just above the
veranda roof outside the window.
Now he had pulled himself up and
was crawling along the roof to-
ward the window. He wasn't NOV
ingVery stealthily. she thought. No
! doubt he imagined the house de-
serted. and felt that there was no
need for caution.
1t was sdreadfully dark. but she
! felt for the controlling lever of the
alarm clock and raised it. Not a
sound. OF course not! 1t was set
at 6, for that was the time it had
gone off. Nervously she felt for
| the knob with which to turn the
alarm band The middle one was
for the time, the upper one for the
alarm. She remembered noticing
that earlier in the evening.
Just as the man reached the win
dow and had put his foot over the
sill she turned the larm hand and
the bell rang out fiendishly ION the
still night air.
Betty, Betty! Good heavens.
what is it," she heard Boy say, as
her terrified shrieks added to the
tumult made by the clock. The
! electric light flashed, and there
stood her husband beneath the
light. minus hat. coat and shoes.
SEEKING the clock from her hands.
he quickly sjlenced it. then he
caught her to his breast, while she
+ chung to him and sobbed with re-
lief. 49,
Gosh, but you're sound sleep
er, little girl! That blamed cleo
trio bell must be out of order.
lCouldn't get a sound out of the
doorbell, and I've been throwing
pebbles at the window till my arm
is stiff Winters decided he was
well enough to make the trip, after
all, so I beat it home as soon as
finished up some work he asked me
to do for him at the office, 1 con-
cluded you had gone somewhere for
the week. when couldn't get any
answer to my signals. and as the
window was open, l climbed up to
get in.
Gee. but that clock gave me a
scare!"
What time Is it. Bob? Isn't It
almost morning."
! SNo. only $780," said Bob, after
glancing at the clock. 1--WE been
since $3.50 trying to get in. Oh
say, Betty. did you hear my good
by" at G o'clocw? 1 set the alarm 90
it would ring as the train pulled
Iout. but I'm glad I didn't have to
go, after all. Betty. you're a brick:
Who but you would think Of yusins
"a harmless kitchen clock for q
burglar alarm? But say, grille
what would you have done next, il
1 had really been a BURGLAR"
+ "Oh," laughed Betty, hystericalIy
i"l reckon the next move would
have been to throw the clock n
!, you. And. Bob Weston. II you
ever set that alarm again I'll leave
you"
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-11-16
HEALTH TALKS
BY William Brady, M. I


1 am sympathsticaily opposed to
the practice Of suggesting symp-
toms or diseases to the poor de-
luded laity, and therefore, ] shall
not attempt to list here the num-
erous conditions which afford the
practical doctor IN opportunity to
spring the indigestion Joke. IN
say it is a long list and includes
more things than most people ever
imagined one could have In his
trunk. Without abating one tot or
title from my sympathetic position
/ may add that whoever has . dag
nosis Of indigestion" wished on
him in this life had better look
about for q physician who Is = 1T
tie more skillful IL not quite 50
practical.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-11-16

You have between now and Dec. IL to de-
eide in your own mind whether the proposed
new Illinois constitution provides the kind of
laws under which you wish to live. The men
who composed the constitutional convention
don't settle the question. You, the voter are
the final judge. Inform yourself thoroughly
and then vote your honest convictions.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-11-16
QUITE AN IDEA.

The Emperor Napoleon once set out to
starve the British people by the happy, II gran
dose, device of annexing all the European ma
lions with which they traded. and closing all
the seaports to British shipping. But, the mag
ni;icent confidence in benevolent destiny
which this indicated was no greater than that
which aaimates the apostles Of aridity in their
latest plan for the starvation of American boot
leggers. It is proposed that We take the Ba-
hamas from England in partial payment Of the
war debt, our gain being the suppression OF the
fragrant traffic which operates from those is
lands.
This, Of course can be advanced only as a
first step. We should write OF a few billions
for the Bermudas and the other British West
Indian possessions; we should then take st.
Pierre and Miquelon, coupled with the French
West Indies for the French debts; and when
we ran out Of available credits, we should have
to begin with the army. For, if We can't pre-
vent liquor getting from the Bahamas into the
United States, how could We prevent it get
ting from the surrounding shores into the Ba-
hamas? The annexation of Cuba, the invasion
Of Mexico and Central America, the planting of
our flag in Northern South America. as well as
in Canada, would all be logical consequences.
But the scheme is much grander even that
that We should have to extend our laws
across the seas and keep on going in both d.
rections until our armies met on the other side
of the world 1t is a magnificent conception
But somehow it doesn't seem quite practicable.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-11-16
RUSSIA BEGINS TO
CARE FOR IT'S POOR

Moscow.-An all-Russian CEN
trail committee for combating conse-
Quences Of the famine has been 81
tablished to assist in relieving the
poor and invalids. Michael Kalen;n,
chairman Of the all-RdAsian CEN
trail executive committee. who 10 re-
ferred to as the president Of Rus
sia," Ia ct the head OF the new or
EanizAtion. The work will be car
ried on by government funds raised
through taxation and b. voluntary
contributions.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-11-16

@. Is airplane linen always
linen? r. D. W.
A. Airplane linen is Of two
kinds, the real Irish linen and
South Sea Island cotton.
Q. Why is Nesselrode pudding
so called? E. e. B.
A. This frozen dessert was
named after Count X. R. Nessel-
rode, a Russian diplomat and cpl
cure.
@. What is the difference be.
tween mutiny and barratry? A. F. +.
A. Barratry is sea crime which
Is committed when q master or a
crew do any unlawful acts tending
to their advantage and to the det-
ripent of the owner OF q vessel.
M6tiny is concerted revolt
against the rules Of discipline or
the lawful commands Of q superior
officer.
@. 10 Germany the only country
that has used the mark as Q meas
ure Of money value? G. w.
A. Mark was an old English term
for a money of account. originating
in the twelfth century and being
valued at $3.50. The Scotch mark
or merk of the nineteenth century
was worth $3.42. The mark was
also used a. a weight in several
parts Of Europe. being divided into
"a carats.
@. Is the actress, Julia Mariowe
An American? A. G. P.
A. Julia Marlowe, whose real
name was Sarah Frances Frost
was born at Caldeck. Cumberland
shire. England. Aug. Z. 1870. and
was brought to this country by hei
parents in 1876.
@. What 10 polygyny! C. W.
A. Polygyny. popularity called
polygamy, IL the scientific name for
a common form of marriage in bar
barism and lofer civilization in
| which one man is united with sew
eral women.
@. Why Is q tomb called a
Mausoleum. L. J. X.
A. The name mausoleum is de-
rived from Mausolus. q king OF
Caria, who died in 353 d. c.. and
to whom q sumptuous sepulchre
was raised by his wife at Halicar-
nassus which became famous as the
seventh wonder Of the world.
Q. Are alcohol and tobacco bad
for q tuberculosis patient? T.. C.
! A. The public health service
Gays that alcoholic liquors are al
ways harmful to such q patieu
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-11-16

The Argus wishes to warn Chief of Police
Fftzsimmons that he is being kidded by experts
in trying to enforce puritanical regulations in
Rock Island. The disgruntled city hall major
ity is attempting to employ the power Of the
Office of chief of police to penalize some citizens
who refused to rally to its standards during
the recent unpleasantness Such school boy
Island
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-11-16

The boys and girls Of Rock Island may yet
be prohibited playing drop the handkerchief and
postofice if the defeated city hall forces keep
on crowding Chief Fitzsimmons for puri,anical
regulations. Fitzsimmons will probably soon
realize that he is being kidded by experts.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-11-16

If Chief Of Police Fitzsimmons continues
taking orders from the disgruntled city admin
istration forces first thing he knows they will
be insisting that he prohibit the Wednesday
evening prayer meetings on the grounds thai,
they are neghborhood disturbances
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-11-16

Chief of Police Fitzsimmons doesn't have to
take orders from anybody at the city hail. He
is chief Of police, answerable to the $4,000
people of Rock Island, and not to a few dis
appointed and defeated politicians who are
trying to even scores with some good citizens
who stood behind The Argus in its campaign
against crookdom.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-11-16

Attorney General Brundage announces that
he will ask the grand jury to return numerous
indictments in connection with the prosecution
OF crime, vice and graft in this city. This ought
to be accepted as assurance by the people that
at least some of the persons responsible for the
recent reign of lawlessness and corruption in
this city are to be exposed mad prosecuted.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-11-16

The Argus still insists that il the Vol
stead act is as unpopular its opponents
claim that it is the surest and quickest method
of having it amended or repealed is to enforce
the present Law.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-11-16

The people who demanded that the city be
rid of protected vice and crime didn't indicate
to Chief Fitzsimmons that the sewing bees at
the Young Women's Christian association be
suppressed
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-11-16

Detroit Judge yesterday imposed Jail SEN
fences on 26 reckless automobile drivers. There
will be less reckless automobile driving in
Detroit hereafter
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-11-16
WHO killed Bill Gabel?

Lafayette. when it comes to keeping our
troops on the Rhine, they are there.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-11-16

Letters may be sent to Uruguay for two
cents now. Bargain hunters wish they knew
someone in Uruguay.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-11-16
Argus Information Bureau


Frederic .ot Masint,on Give . nans
No attention "A
snnoay nouslet
Evening star., 1922-04-06
Bad Breath
DR.. Edwards Olive Tablets Get
at the Cause and Remove 1t.

DR.. Edwards Olive Tablets Get
at the Cause and Remove 1t.
Or. Edwards Olive Tablets, the
substitute for calomeI, act gently on
the bowels and positively do the
work.
People afflicted with bad breatl,
find quick relief through DR..
Edwards Olive Tablets. The
pleasant, sugar.coated tablets are
taken for bad breath by all who
know them.
Dr.. Edwards Olive Tablets act
Sently but firmly on the bowels and
Hver, stimulating them to natural
action, clearing the blood and
gently purifying the entire system.
They do that which dangerous
calomea does, without any Of the
bad after effects.
All the benefits of nasty, sickeu.
ing, gripping cathartics are derived
from DR.. Edwards Olive Tablets
without gripping, pain or any dis
agreeable effects.
DR.. f. M. Edwards discovered the
formula after seventeen years of
practice among patients afflicted
with bowel and liver complaint,
with the attendant bad breath.
Olive Tablets are purely q yege-
table compound mixed with olive
oil; you will know them by their
olive color. Take one or two every
night for q week and note the
effect. lSc and Soc.
Evening star., 1922-04-06

Woodrow Wilson Foundation to raise
the endowment. When that has been
done. a board Of trustees composed of
eminent Americans will be appointed
and intrusted with the administration
of the fund and the granting Of the
awards for 'meritorious service to
democracy, public welfare. liberal
thought or peace through Justice
mo attempt has been made at this
time to settle the question of the per-
manent home of the foundation, spe-
cific kinds OF public service to be
awarded or other matters concerning
Its future course. The present or
gani5at ton has considered its task to
be the creation of the foundation
through the widespread support of the
nation, leaving the board of trustees
to determine the policies with which
they will be vitality concerned"
Evening star., 1922-04-06

expect to have no trouble in going
over the top. According to the off,
cials in charge. the intensity of spirit
shown by, contributors thus far is suf-
ficient to assure success.
Among the members of the execu-
tive committee which is Continuing
the campaign throughout the country
are Mrs. Carrie Chapman Gait, Frank
J.. Cobb. Stephen P. Duggan, Mrs. J.
Malcolm Forbes. Edwin F. Gay. Mrs.
House. Frederick Lynch. Henry Nor
genthau. Adolph S. Ochs, Frank L.
Polk. Miss Virginia Potter, Miss Caro-
line Ruutz-Rees. Mrs. Charles f.
Simonson. Mrs. Charles L. Tiffany and
Mrs. H. Otto Wittpenn.
Great interest was manifested in
Washington at the outset of the cam
paign. A meeting in q local theater
Evening star., 1922-04-06

cause Of the belief that q number of
senators and representatives. or per-
sons In other branches of public life
would place their contributions in the.
hands of the local committee.
It did not work out in that way. The
officials sent their checks to their home
states. or placed them with the local
committee. with the request that they
In spite Of this fact, 1t is estimated.
the amount collected In cash in the
District ranks higher. proportionately.
with pledges and cash In the considera-
tion. than virtually any other city of
the country. This means that the
pledges were redeemed more speedily
and with greater proportion by cash
than elsewhere.
Expect to Go Over Top.
The national campaign supporters
Evening star., 1922-04-06

solved itself into a pilgrimage to the
residence of Woodrow Wilson and
here it was on January Is that he
spoke In public for the first time
since he was President Of the United
States.
An indication of, the International
aspect of the campaign may be
gained, according to its directors.
from the dispatches which Paris and
London papers carried regarding 1t,
some of them using as much as 1900
words Of description.
Plans S0r Awards.
From an announcement Of the foun-
dation committee. the following is
quoted regarding awards and the ad-
ministration Of them:
'It is the present purpose of the
Evening star., 1922-04-06
FLAPPERS ARE EXCITED.
"cupid-shyness" Grips Bachelors
One Marriage in Month.

BRIDGETON, n. j., April 6.-This
city claims to be the bachelors para
disc.
or its 5000 population only one
couple decided to marry during the
entire month of March. it was learn
ed when city Clerk Charles P. Corey
issued the vital statistics for the
The fappers are excited and de-
clare something should be done about
quire into tHe cause Of the young
mems cupid-shyness.
Evening star., 1922-04-06

Doesn't hurt . biti Drop . little
"Frsesone" on an aching corn, in
stantly that corn stops hurting, then
ahortly you lift it right off with fin.
gers. Truly!
Your druggist sells . tiny bottle of
"Freezone" for . few cents, sufficient
10 remove every hard csrn, soft corn,
or corn between the toes, and the cal
luses,, without soreness or irritation.
Evening star., 1922-04-06
Use SLOAN'S TO
WARD OFF PAIN

r TITLE aches grow into big pains
unless varded of by an applica-
ton Of Sloan's. Don't rub. as
- tesstsstss. A counter-irritant,
Sioan's scatters congestion. and sooo
relieves the ache and pain.
Rheumatism. neuralgia, sciatica.
1umhaSo, lame back, stiff joints,
spsains and strains won't fight long
against Sloan's Liniment.
j Always keep It hand1 for instant use.
For more than forty years, Sloan's
Liniment has helEsd Thousands the
world over. You ~on't be an excep-
tioa. II certainly does produce results.
You iust ksSU from its stimulating,
healthy odor that it viii do you good.
Ask your neighbos.
At m drueHiuts-aSc. Tc. 81. 40,
Evening star., 1922-04-06

The quota assigned for Washington
was regarded as rather high In view of
the comparative quotas for other cities.
Baltimore was set at $4,000. Boston at
$4,000, Philadelphia at $30,000 Rhode
Island at $25.000 and Oklahoma at
$4,000. The fixing of a large quota
here, however. was accomplished be-
The New York herald., 1922-12-03
RED CROSS TOTAL
$S25,OOO TO DATE
Smaller Groups Report More
Donations Than for Last
Roll Call.

Returns from industrial. banking and
various church. club and womens~ COM
mittees in the Red Cross Roll Call,
scheduled to close on Thanksgiving Day.
indicated last night total for the i've
boroughs Of S325.0o0. Membership and
subscriptions reported to the New York
county headquarters total $32b,0o0. re-
turns in Brooklyn approximate $4,000
and $4,000 has been received from
Bronx committees. Substantial sums
are reported by the Queens and Rich
nlond chapters.
More than $4,000 was reported up to
last night from the banking section, un-
der the chairnanship of Percy II. john
ston. president of the Chemical National
Bank. The Guaranty Trust Company
has returned a 100 per cent. enrolment
of its 1900 employees and officers
$4,000 has come from employees OF b.
Altman Co., and the home office of
the Metropolitan Life Insurance Com
pany has contributed $500 to the Man
haitian total. Everett w. King, through
whom the organization of the banking
groups has been effected. Is credited
with a probable total among national.
State and foreign banks. together with
the four exchanges. OF $4,000.
Returns in the smaller groups are con-
sistently higher than in last years roll
call The iron and coal group, under
&C. c. Small OF the Knickerbocker Ice
Company, shows total of $1,000. which
is double the amount Of last year. The
linen group. headed by Charles Potts
of Lock G. Potts, will pass the Sl,O0o
mark, and in the wholesale meat group
Miss Lillian Knoeller, secretary OF the
Wholesale Meat Association. who is act
ing as assistant chairman. reports a
number of 100 per cent. enrollments.
Among the most recently enlisted
groups in the campaign organization Is
the theatrical group. under the chair
manship Of Sam Harris. In view. of the
fact that no solicitation is made in the
theaters during the present roll call Mr..
| Harris is urging theater owners and pro-
ducers to make up this loss by corre-
spending increase in their own contribu-
tions.
To-day will be Near East Sunday in
the churches. with appeals from pastors
/ for funds for the relief of refugees from
the Smyrna district. Requests have
gone out from the national headquarters
of the knights of Columbus, of the Y. M.
G. A., Y. w. c. A., Federal Council OF
Churches and several Jewish organiza-
tions for cooperation with the Near East
Relief and the Red Cross in forwarding
funds and supplies.