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The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-05-08

thai the rising generation Is coming to under
stand that saloon is not essential TO the pros
perity OF a city or the contentment of its resi-
dents II is not to be denied that there Is
drunkenness today with prohibition. but neither
is il TO be denied that there are hundreds OF
thorfsards OF men who today spending on
their families the money they wasted over the
bars of the corner saloons where they met the
gang Men are now spending in their homes
and in other environment the time they wasted
nj the public bars. Neither does The Argus
believe that America is a prohibition nation
But, as the paper has said before, the American
people prefer 10 live under prohibition rather
than under the yoke of the saloon and the
brewery and the distillery- They have driven
these elements from government dictation, they
believe, and they propose to keep them on the
outside Some day it may be possible to get
beer and wines as did in the old days, but
1t will be in entirely different surroundings.
The saloon was a waster Of time and money to
those who patronized it 1t wasn't reeTeational
because it worked harm instead OF good to
those who patronized it. Beer and wine of
themselves are not necessarily harmful when
used in moderation Most of the people who
frequented saloons did not use these drinks in
moderation. Those opposing the Volstead act
argue that beer and wines are foods. If they
are they should be taken at home, where We
do most of our eating. And men and wornau
don't get drunk in their homes.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-05-08
Englar2d's Great Leader.

Now the French papers have turned their
batteries on Premier Lloyd George of England.
Once the South Africans sought TO bring about
Georges defeat. Certain lements in Ireland at
tempted the same thing. Several of the many
political parties in England tried it and failed
Indian leaders decided that the premier should
go. but he decided to stay Former premiers
made up their minds that a new admnistra-
ton should come into being, but the George
ministry remains Coalitionists threatened
dire trouble unless George would consent to
make some important cabinet concessions, but
George refused to aequiesee. During the war
he attacked by various groups, but he
stood his ground.
The Lloyd George cabinet is still powerful,
his influence is greater than it ever was his
friends are legion, and he promises to continue
as premier for years If he chooses. The
Frsnch newspa pers are now demanding that
France should be permitted to invade Germany
II she chooses, no matter whether the other
European nations object, and George holds that
no nation should be permitted to initiate war
without first obtaining the assent of neighbor-
ing nations. Lloyd George is facing hard
problem-but he has faced harder problems
continuously for many years. He will be at
lacked by many-but he viii win out
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-05-08
Motives and IntoKicants.

Some reader who neglected to reveal his
identity, has mailed to The Argus two editorials.
One is from The Argus and the other is from
the Chicago Journal. The Argus observed that
besT and wines may some day be legalized in
this country, but that il will be when the peo-
pie express such desire. and not in response
to the propagands of an organization of form
er saloenkeepeFs. The reader who sent in the
two editorials offered no comment and from
this fact a reasonable Interference is that he is
not in favor of the Volstead act, The Chicago
Journal editorial says that there must be
some middle course between a system which
tolerated the old-timA tough saloon and one
which makes bootleggfng the most prosperous
ofsindustries. and more and more people are
demanding that the middle course be found and
enacted into law"
The Argus has frequently expressed its To-
siuon since the passage of the Volstead act
That law was the elimination of 20 years of
protest against the liquor traffic in the United
states. The saloon had become the center of
political power in this country And when
the liquor interests got control of the situation
they didn't have sense enough to so regulate
their business as TO minimize the public objec-
tiohs raised against it When the saloon held
the upper hand you were called crank if you
dared to protest against its existence. The
man seeking election to office in a city with
a large saloon strength could not hope to win
without first pledging himself to do the bidding
Of the liquor interests. The result was that
the saloons increased in number and defiance
Of common decency. The saloon had plenty of
time TO check its wild course. but those in con-
troll of it said they were giving the people what
they wanted and refused to see the handwriting
on the wall.
i The Argus does not say that the nation
would be worse off with beer and wines than it
is today with the hootlegging industry thriving.
bet it does maintain that people are happier
without the saloon than they were with it, and
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-05-08
pIeurisy and tuberculosis.

Pleurfsy ana TUBERCULOSIS.
A Young, as | deduce, woman
at any rate she uses pink writing
paper-asks whether cod liver oil
is more nourishing or fattening
than eggs and milk, whether pleu-
risy pains usually come back every
little while after one has had pieu-
risy. and whether 1913 pounds is
the right weight for person 651a
inches tall in stocking feet And
what am l thinking about while 1
scan these questions in my light
ming calculator fashion? l am no
pessimist. l am thinking about
TB.
Every doctor is thinking about
TB when he is taking abeut pleu-
risy. /, PIeurisy has a way of asso-
ciating itself with lung tubercu-
lesis in perhaps a majority of
cases. When young person suf-
fers moderate attacks of pleurisy
and the general health remains
somewhat below standard and the
body weight remains several pounds
below the average for age and
height and there is now and then
a return" of pieurisy pains, that
young person will make no mistake
in considering himself tuberculosis
until a good doctor decides other
wise.
One of the familiar modes of on
set of pulmonary dung tuberculo-
sis is with a moderate pleurisy.
Pleurisy is Inflammation of the
lining of the chest wall and cover
ing of the lungs. More or less
pleurisy almost invariably accom-
panies pneumonia-the sharp pain
the pneumonia patient feels with
each inspiration and which often
makes each expiration a grunt, is
the pain of pleurisy. Pneumonia
is indeed sometimes called pleuro-
pneumonia. But the pleurisy which
a doctor associates in his mind with
lung tuberculosis is a less severe
process, often not severe enough
to put the patient in bed. This
pleurisy may be dry" pleurisy
or it may be a wet" pleurisy:
that is, there may be just inflam-
nation and roughening of the chest
lining and lung covering, or there
may be an outpouring of serum
from the inflamed surfaces into the
chest cavity. in some cases so much
as TO interfere with the expansion
of the lung on that side and call
for tapping to remove the fluid.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-05-08

@. When was bootlegging first
known in this country? c. A. G..
A. Conflict between private max
ers of whisky and the government
began with the passage Of The
Alexander Hamilton excise law in
1871 This led to the whisky re-
bel1ion in 1894, when it was dem
onstrated that organized and pub
lie opposition to the law was futile
and such distilIers began to resort
TO secrecy and evasion.
@. How many car loads of puta
toes are used daily in the United
States? n. W.
A. Approximately 1000 car loads
of potatoes are used each day in
this country.
@. At What age do most people
commit suicide, and which sex mas
more suicides: F. V.
A Professor Bailey of Yale has
estimated that in recent years
seven males have committed sui
eide to two females and that the
greatest number of suicides occur
between the ages of 80 and 40.
@. What was the Father of Eng
lish POETRY" S. III. T.
A Godfrey Cbaucer is usually
given this title. He was the first to
use the Thine stanza and 1o-sylla-
BILE couplet in English verse.
Q. What is quenched steel?
D. r.
A. Steel that has been hardened
to an extreme degree by plunging
1t in cold water when red hot, is
known as auenched steel.
@. Is there fish that can live
out of water for any length of time?
G. n.
A The climbing fish or climbing
perch is able to live out of water
for several days without distress.
during which Il regularly breatl,es
air; when it returns to the water
it uses its gills, so that it may be
regarded as truly amphibian.
O. What is or was Clinton's Big
Ditch? K R A
A The Erie canal, connecting
the Hudson river with the Great
Lakes. was sometimes referred to
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-05-08

las Clinton's Big Ditch because the
canal was planned and carried 10
completion by De Witt Clinton.
@. Who invented clocks? II. B.
A. Clocks. as distinguished from
; hour glasses, sun dials, and the
like, were invented by William, Al
bolt of Hirschau, whO lived IN the
18th century.
@. When does a ralnstorm become
a cloudburst? R. o. H.
A. a cIoudburst generally con-
notes six or more inches Of rain
fall and at the rate of 10 or more
inches per hour.
Q. What is a "baIk" in a coal
mine? G. r. U.
A When bed of coal suddenly
thins out it is termed a "balk.'
O. When was the federal trade
commission established? F. ]. ".
A. The federal trade commission
was created by congress by the act
of Sept. 26, 1914.
Q. What is the intelligence quo
tient?' c. P
A. The intelligence quotient Of a
feeble-minded person is found by
dividing his mental age by his &C
tual age. Thus a child Of Il Win
the intelligence or mentality OF
would have an intelligence quouent
of 9-12 or rs.
G. What are "conjugaI rights%
". T. S.
A Conjugal rights, in law, are
the rights which husband and VIE
have to each others society, com
fort and affection, and are matrl-
monial. nuptial and connubial.
@. What was the change in the
political complexion of congress
made by the result of the election
of 1910? H. ]. H
A. In the 61st congress there
were 81 Republicans and 50 Demo
Gratis in the senate and 219 Repup-
lfcans and 172 Democrats in tne
house. In the SIND congress, toI'
lowing the election of 1910, there
were 81 Republicans and Il Demo-
Gratis in the senate, and 22S Demo
Gratis. 161 Republicans and l ~
cialist in the house.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-05-08
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS.

- N
Craving Raw Tea.
Is it a sign of anemia to crave
raw tea? It is injurious to eat it:
MRS. A. c.
Answer-No. 1t is no more in
furious than to drink tea Excess
sive tea eating or drinking is a
cause of anemia-not moderate tea
drinking.
Ole Doc Whiskers.
was told by my physician some
time ago that I had womb trouble.
l asked him what caused it and he
said running and jumping when
was a child. Is an operation abb
solutely necessary?
Answer - Well, one certainly
should be done The old fossil
should have his license cut off Try
another doctor.
Saturated Solution.
| am anxious to know what you
meant by Saturated solution of
boric acid in water" and saturated
solution of boric acid in alcohol"
NJ. H.
Answer A solution is called
saturated" when all the sub
STANCE IL VIII ulSSOlN6 Ids Dttu
dissolved.
Dent Monkey With the Buzz Saw.
Kindly give me your advice about
taking potassium iodine tablets for
nervousness and general run
down condition. How many and
when should they be taken?
MISS B. T.
Answer-Don't.
Precipitation in the Armpits.
What is good to check perspira-
ton in the armpits? One lady says
great harm might come from check
ing perspiration. What do you
think? MISS S. j.
Answer-Not being another lady,
I won't enter the symposium, but
a solution of half an ounce of alum
mum chloride in three ounces of
rain water or distilled water is
satisfactory. Mop the clean dry
surface with it once daily for three
or four days. Allow it to dry we'll
each time before dressing.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-05-08
The Daily Short Story

own room. A fluffy ball of kitten
life pulled impishly at her skirts
but she only said. sadly, you'll
eide you're a tomboy, or you know
too much, and then it will be good
night to YOU
She stood before her mirror in
deep thought. A sudden inspira-
.tion caused her to throw her head
back defiantly. I'll not give Theo-
dore up. She'll think I have, but
I'll see him every day"
She was bred to hate deception,
but how could she give him up?
He alone represented all that was
beautiful. lovable, romantic. His
very presence brought back the
moonlight nights, the long glorious
stretches of white beach. with its
coral-strewn sand and the warm
breath of the South. What a won
derfuI trip it had been, and Uncle
George was an ideal travelling
companion. No, after standing be
meath the Florida stars with Theo-
dore, she surely could not give him
up.
She counted her money. There
was but seyenty-fiye cents remain
ing in the silken handbag, for that
very morning she had been to
town on shopping trip. She had
often heard her grandmother re
mark how bitter as aloes is de-
tendency. and now Kathleen real
lied the truth of the words.
However. she caught up a pencil
and began to write hurriedly. The
first draft not pleasing her, she
rewrote the brief lines. 1t was an
for the morning S
paper, and as space comes high
there must be care given to the
choice of words. She determined
to carry it to the newspaper office
ton was slow and painstaking. for
every word seemed so very impor-
tant. Yet her purse demanded that
two meagre lines carry the fever
ish message of strong young
heart to some unknown, interested
stranger.
When it was finally finished, she
read 1t aloud to the kitten, and
the ball of fur seemed delighted.
Suddenly there came loud
"hoRk-honk" from the vicinity of
the front piazza, and the girIish
face lit up eEpectantly.
Theodore" she exclaimed jty-
ously, and then, as an after
thought, f'but for mothers sake |
hope he doesn't honk too long"
She ran lightly down the stairs
only to hear a trill from the rear
Of the house. She recognized the
voice of Nancy, her chum and con-
fidante and, making a quick de-
tour, called out, Come round
front, Nancy" then sped in the di-
reetion of the impatient siren.
Poor Theodore!" was Nancy's
sympathetic exclamation after
hearing the whole sad story, poor
poor Theodore, I feel so sorry for
him. But, Kathleen, dear, aren't
you just wonderful to think of
advertising-do let's hear what
you've written
Then Kathleen-after- a caution
ary gesture to the demanding Theo-
lore to be quiet a moment, squatted
DOWN on the lowest step beside the
Nancy, and solemnly, in
her i0-year-old treble, read:
Wanted, at once. a nice warm
nome for lovely Florida crocodile
famed Theodore
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-05-08
- -: - =. --,,;::,--.>.-~

]. A bill has been proposed in congress to get
at the facts in the coal industry. An investiga-
lion will prove nothing that the public does not
already know, and that is that teo many
profits are taken from ton of coal on its jour
ney between the producer and the consumer
fensress knows that this is the situation. and it
issin as good position to enforce correction
measures now as ii will be after it has taken a
couple of years in searching for supporting
facts
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-05-08
RESFNCIATION.
BY Elizabeth Mcknight
Copyright, 1922, by Wheeler Syl
dictate Incl

BY Elizabeth Mcknight
Copyright, 1922, by Wheeler Syn
dictate, Inc.)
| There was an expression of keen
determination in the womans eyes
as she met the equally determined
eyes of her daughter.
I'VE will waste no more time de-
batting the subjeet-you must give
him up, Kathleen"
But, mother dear" the girl
pleaded. cant you understand !
cannot give him up because-be-
cause I love him?''
Love" calculated the woman as
she calmly withdrew hasting
threads from a small garment.
Love; hear the child"
| The girl flushed in resentment.
Il suppose you think / don't know
what love is-weIl l guess | do
can love just as well as you ever
could"
The woman made no comment
and with a quick feeling of contri-
ton. Kathleen dropped to the low
foot-rest at her mothers feet and
burying her face in the lace of the
small garment, sobbed softly,
heart-bTokenly
The sorroWing girl was pretty
and appealing even in her anguish
The fluffy hair. modishly bobbed,
was now a dark halo of clipped
curls and the one white dimpled
knee that peeked alluringly above
the rolled down wooden stocking
was sufficient excuse for the fad
of bare knees.
from the lace, Uncle George thinks
Theodore is all right" hopefully.
Does Uncle George know more
than your own mother? If it were
not for Uncle George you would be
q more obedient daughter"
You mean if it were not for
Uncle George | would be a more
unhappy girl If it weren't for
him I'd never have seen Cuba or
Florida, or sat in the old maids
chair at St. Augustine or met"
"Or had your head stuffed full
of all sorts of silly notions in
terrupted the mother. You and
your Theodore and Florida moon
light-you just make me tired"
The girl frightened, Mother"
eagerly, IF you don't make me
give up Theodore I'll never mention
Florida or Uncle George Or
You are going to give up Theo-
dore, that's understood" emphatic
ally.
The girls face fell and amid
gathering tears, she sobbed. you
always find fault with all my
friends. | never have anyone that
really pleaseS you-the girls are
tomboys and the boys are some
thing else, but always something
wrong. Now it's poor, dear Theo-
dore''
You mean poor, dear pest, don't
you," ironically.
"Theodore's not a pest. Now,
mother. be just, and give me one
good reason why you don't like
Theodore"
The good and all sufficient reas-
on that l am tired of seeing him
about, and if you don't make a move
soon | will not be responsible for
what I may do"
20, mother, you are $3.50 I'M
Why aren't you more
like Uncle George here: he's a man,
yet he understands my feelings to-
wards Theodore and you DON'T
"One like Uncle George is all any
one family could possibly stand
IF there were more in the fam |
lily like him." Jelly, sit would be a |
much better family"
Kathleen, you are speaking to |
your mother"
The girl arose dejeetedly. $50 it |
is understood ] must give him up, |
even though it breaks my hearth |
Absolutely"
With a gesture of despair she |
turned away and slowly mounted
the wide staircase leading to her
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-05-08

Z Chicago minister declares he has never
found a shadow of chookedness in Mayor
William Hale Thompson. Probably not, but
there are times when the shadows fit SO close
te his honor when he might if he wished reach
ont and get NIT full OF them.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-05-08

: John H. Patterson head of the National Cash
Register company despite that he rose from
farm boy to ownership OF the greatest concern
of its kind in the world, failed to attain his
cherished goal. He wanted to live TO be 100
He died at n.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-05-08
CIR Unlithatnttr
HERE LIES MANS ANCIENT ENEMY.
DILL CAKE
WHO p,slsrExs rm Unl0vEn elsa
| BkNARxf
FUTLITY.

1 cannot raise a mustaohe-O!
No matter how ! pet IT,
To me that facts fearful blow.
l cannot raise a mustache-O
GOSH 1t simply viii not grow
Perhaps I'd hest forget it
l cannot raise a mustache-o!!
No matter how l pet it
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-05-08
WHO MIST REMFMBER.

They tell me l as the moth
That singed its fimsy wing
I, who have futtered near q fame
And loved the gorgeous thing:
But nay the moth for one brief night
May have its giddy fling
And pass into Oblivion
In blithe, eternal fight,
JAY G. SIGMUND.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-05-08

Jimmy Councilman is giving Rock Island a
baseball team that deserves the support of
every true follower OF the sport, Six victories
in seven games played is an unusual record
Eat the beginning of the season.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-05-08
HEALTH TALKS
By William Brady, M. d.
Noted Physician and Aurnor.

Of course eggs or milk would be
more nourishing and more fatten-
ing than cod liver oil. although
pure cod liver oil is sometimes
useful remedy-that is matter to
be left to the physicians judgment
in the individual case.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-05-08

1 j Woman social worker says we have fappers
because the men fall easiest fer this species.
The men may fall the easiest, but the fapper
should not fail to remember that she is the
one that falls the hardest
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-05-08

David W. Griffith started life as printer IS
devil. Maybe that accounts for his success in
horning ia on the moving picture game.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-05-08

The ancient prejudice against
women students in the universi-
ties of Japan has been broken
down to great extent and MANY
OF the colleges and universities
are now open to women.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-05-08

Maine has child of that speaks three
Languages. We know one much younger that
speaks at least a dozen.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-05-08

Georges Carpenter. in training for his fight
with Kid Lewis, is shown loling in a hammock.
That may be good as beautifer, but it's not
a muscle hardoner.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-05-08

Peggy Hopkins Joyce says she can't under
stand why men fall so hard for her. But she
hasn't yet met viii Hays, supreme director of
the movies
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-05-08

When woman of the Wakam-
ba tribe in Central Africa throws
lump of earth at her husband the
act is taken to mean that she de-
spises him and he invariably is
granted a divorce.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-05-08

Boston doctor of II says you can keep young
by walking on your hands When you're that age
you're willing to try anything once in the
quest for eternal youth.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-05-08

The conversation step is the LATEST dance
1t is understood the dancers will talk instead
of being talked about
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-05-08

There is TO be no more dancing On Broadway
after a. N. There never Was Altar that hour
they wrestled.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-05-08
Oh, But You Have Said 1t So Much Better
Than We Could Say 1t.

Editor Argus
l have read good part of your poems
in the Tombstone coloum also tedays
diary of the young ruffain allse the
trouble Mrs. Sanders had in getting
away from her Creditors / thing you
ought to say something to Sidney About
the way he made the poor girl wade
through the mud and water to get away
from her creditors one knows what
condition her helth is in our sympathy
was with Uncle BIN until today but cant
help but feel sorry for the poor girl.
WHILE Friend Rig stood before his bed
room mirror last Thursday Fehearsing his nov
famous lecture given at the University of Chi
cago on Friday. the staff of The Daily Maroon
batted out Fridays Pillar for him. Below We
reprint the best thing lin our opinion) thai
appeared in his colyum that day:
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