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The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-02-13
Signals for Automobiles.

Semaphore signals to be carried by automo-
biles being perfected. There are several
patterns on the market which seem to be prac-
tical They may not add TO the beauty of the
car, but they certainly precautions, not
only to safeguard the drivers of cars. but the
walking public as we'll. Some states have al
ready required cars to be equipped with me-
chanical semaphore signals. 1t seems that 9TH
states must follow in the same direction.
The use of the hand to indicate to traffic in
front and behind what intends to do is a
failure. The driver cannot afford, at congested
points, to remove his hand from the control of
his car to indicate his intentions. When he
does use his hand it is only for an instant
The mechanical semaphore, however, may
be set half block ahead Of turn. Everyone
may see it The driver does not have to re-
move his hands from the wheel. The seina-
phore signal is easily learned and interpreted.
its greatest value it its availability at night
It stands out in the light and may be seen
afar off. On much travelled public roads it will
soon be indispensable. Careful drivers who
respect their own lives and property as well as
those of others realizing the usefulness and
value of these devices. Such people will at
tach them without the mandate of the law.
Others must be compelled to do So
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-02-13
Mildred's Marriage Problems

Two weeks after their marriage Mildred
discovered that Chauncey drank
She was sitting alone in the living room
one evening, embroidering his initials on a
shirt While she waited for him TO come home
from the busy mems gym class at the
Y. NJ. c. A.
Suddenly there was an unsteady step in
the hall, the door flew open and Chauncey
lurched in.
ated."
He ignored this statement and exclaimed
IN his big, joVial voice, "Besh, shweesh lii wifi
| in worl
Mama love papa?" he continued. "Candan-
flowers for mama" and he offered her sack
OF gum drops and bunch of celery. attempt-
ing at the same time to put his arm about her
and kiss her. In this attempt he lost his bal
ance and fell.
Then Mildred made the mistake of losino
her temper.
You $50 etaoin shrd1u )c&-,s"
squmpf przmyzl ')m(sr&-,' she exclaimed,
her pretty voice trembling with ANNOYANCE
cant you go out of the house without getting
llquored up, you big bump And giving him a
savage kick she rushed to her own room, where
she went to bed and soon asleep
during the night she woke up and thought
OF Cnauncey lying on the floor in the cold
living room. Her heart was filled with pitv
ior nm and as she went back to sleep she
thought, Perhaps 1 was mistaken. Perhans
should have acted differently"
Inc next morning as soon Chauncey had
ieIt lor TIE once Mildred donned her coat and
from which she returned with her arms fuiI
or bundles. little later a wagon drove nm
TO the rear of the house and men could he
seen carrying various objects in
When Chauncey reached home in the eve
ming, Mildred met him at the door
ON Chauncey,' she whispered throwing
her arms about his neck, I'm so sorry about
last night l haven't been a good wife tn Won
haven't shared your life as 1 promised r
would Come"
She led hini to the cellar where the do
lighted Chauncey saw case upon case of old
Bourbon and Scotch, bottles of wine and kegs
Of beer. Aee0
1t was such bargain" she said whom
he had recovered from his first surprise saTbe
whole lot cost only $4,000; and the bootIegeer
was the most delightful man, next to vourseIf
Chauncey, that I have ever met.
Never again, dearest" she went on "sba11
you go into low saloon to get drunk Yonr
little wife will stand by you and in the refne3
atmosphere of our own home we will get drnnt
together"
Chauncey gathered her into his arms and
kissed her. You are indeed an angel
dearest ne whispered RED.
"TFIE time for the bob is past" ITni.
versity of Chicago coed is quoted The girl
of today wants to look if she had plenty of
pretty red hair"
Puzzle: Guess the color of this co-ed's hair.
r. E MIG.
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High School Clothes.

Members of the girls student council of
the high school of Lockwood, Ohio, have de-
cided to take the matter of clothes into their
own hands. They have adopted this resolution
and its following recommendation:
Resolved, That we the girls of Lakewood
high, bar from school cress the following:
Georgette, net, silk, velvet, silk hose, French
heels, transparent sweaters worn without
waists, rouge, lip sticks, eyebrow pencil and
other inappropriate wearing apparel.
Furthermore the council recommends that
middies and skirts, brandy suits, sweaters
dresses be worn as suitable school costumes.
The council will promote this dress reform and
it will be the duty of each council member to
see that these regulations are complied with
by the girls of her own room"
Together with these resolutions is one about
order in the halls. Girls and boys are no longer
going to yell from one end Of the hall to the
other, nor run about laughing and riotous.- The
girls council has put taboo on anything loud
or coarse Somehow, this is cheering from
more points of view than one. The war, with
its loosened standards, it's unsettling extrava-
gance, is over at last. The standards of the
older days, ond of those newer days which
shall be even better than the old, are holding
dress and conduct, are going to prevail among
the girls. Nor will the boys be slow to follow
the requirements.
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Checknate Land Bank.

The operations of the federal land bank
were held in check for nearly two years by the
attempt of the mortgage banks to break down
the power of congress to establish such bank
and the resulting litigation being held in sus-
pense for the time being until the supreme
court validated the land bank bonds. The lat
ter having been given an unassailable status
and enormous demand for the facilities of the
bank arose, due partly TO the exigencies OF the
slow times and partly TO the rapacity OF GER
tain agencies loaning money in the open mark
st. the inability of the land bank to respond
to the call brought down on members of the
house and senate at Washington a swarm of
complaints from all sections. In an extended
debate on the subject in the senate q week ago
there was some inability 70 understand why
the federal land bank.should Ia alta ~standsti1
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-02-13

PERHAPS" wrote Jay Sig. a few days
ago. this free verse of mine is catching
and your column may overflow with it," Well
if the cont lgion brings forth contributions
such tnat of Minus are willing (despite
our weakness for the English meters) for the
disease to spread.
THE ODDS ARE 16 TO 1 THAT SHE WASN'T.
IFrom the Augustana Observer
Mineral Woman called by death.
Mineral, Jan. 23.-Mrs. Julia Bryan
died at the home of her daughter, ETC.
--Itock Island Argus.
Would the Tombstone epitaphist of
our esteemed contemp. satisfy our curios-
lty by informing US whether this min
eral woman" was any relation to the
Great BimetaIlist?
JULIUS TICK, merchant of Quincy. ILL.,.
has struck the financial rocks Obviously too
much tick.
YOU THREW AWAY YOUR LANTERN,
OF COURSE?
Mac: Inquiring Reporter asked represen-
tative citizens: Have you read The Diary of
a Pale Blue ASS and what do you think of it p"
Where Asked.
Men at the Alley Inn (see ad page ~.
Ladies at the Beauty Shop (no ad neces-
Luke DicGluke: I'm hooched, amt I?
I'm hooched good, amt 1? Where thahel
d'you think l got the inspiration?'
Oney Gagin: Well, there are differences
in tastes, you know. You've heard of the
old woman who kissed the COW. l know a
guy who likes quinine. I'm game guy; I'll
give her few whirls more. Maybe it grows
on YOU
Mae: 81 god lawful gold: I'be tagig quiz
dide ad asbirid. I'be savig tonighds diary to
read whed 1 go to bed, ad thed I'll tage poised
id by hod lebodade ad call id a. day.
tirealn: We'll, every cloud has a silver
lining. You know hope is a wonderful thing
We've had only Macs and the Ruffan's diaries
so far. Let's hope that Dorothy's and The
Lady Who Hates to Darn Macs Socks will be
worth willie DIOGENES
THERE are two reasons why the colyum
diaries must be confined to the Young Ruff
fan and us-and Dorothy and T. L. w H t.
d. o. S. are those two reasons And when
the Young Ruffian learns to read probably we
shall have to discontinue his diary Mean
while it is our pleasant duty to fill this colyum
six days each week; task we shall continue
to perform in the manner that best suits our
fancy--or our convenience probably the lat
ter E. AS we have remarked before the
statute compelling persons to read things
they do not like has been repealed.
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The Order to Scrap.

The order has gone forth for the scrapping
of a number of the great American warships
in compliance with the terms of the agreement
reached at the international conference in
Washington While this is in strict good faith
there are those who think that the actual work
should not be begun until the treaty has been
ratified by the senate and by the other powers
to the compact Then all could begin stimuli
taneously and there could be taking advan-
tage OF this government. 1t is evident from the
fact that the order was issued that the Ameri-
can government put implicit confidence in the
intentions of the other governments. 1t is
noticed also that other departments related to
or affiliated with the work of the navy have
been ordered to discontinue. Possibly the gov
eminent has in mind to supply with employ
ment the men throvn-out of work. In justice
il might Yef9-Sfczthfs.
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The Daily Short Story

hopeless and somehow they wen
to her heart.
Jack spoke: I'm sorry, Betsy
I didn't know. If that's the way
you feel about it. 1 guess there:
no more TO be said. l suppose
haven't been fair to you. l JUS
didn't think. Goodnight, Betty"
The door opened and closed
Could it be possible he had gone
like that, without ever a word
Taking the dismissal with so much
calmness?
oh, oh. OH" stormed Betty
Doesn't he know, doesn't he kn3~
that a girl wants to be aske'i ard
coaxed again and again before she
gives in?" But underneath the ini-
potent rage there was feeling OF
great loss. Never mind, She would
get over it.
She picked up the new record
and put it on the machine. John
McCormick's Who Knows?" She
sat down and listened to it. The
melody was sweet.
Jack likes Mccormick" she
thought. The words of the song
were haunting:
Thou art the soul of a summers
day,
Thou art the breath of a rose.
But the summer is fed and the rose
is dead.
Where are they gone? Who
knows? Who knows?"
A lump was in Betty's throat
Truly her summer had fed, and
she had killed the rose with her
own hand
Thou art the hope of my after
years,
Sun on my winters snow"
The tears were pouring down her
cheeks, and the voice went on,
breaking her heart
But the years go by, meath a
cloudless sky.
When shall we meet? Who
knows? Who knows?"
81 can't bear it. Jack, Jack,
want you sobby Betty, and she
knew he would not come; he did
not care enough for her.
There was a step in the hall: the
6oor opened. and Betty looked up.
Jack" she cried, you did come
bach"
Betty. my dear. my dear" he
said, and held out his arms.
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MINE DIRECTOR
MAKES REPORT
ON COAL Output

Springfield, Il-IIIinois' 1.035
coal mines produced S0,121 ,948
tons of coal during the year ending
June 80, 1921, Robert NJ Medill, di-
rector of mines and minerals, re-
ported today in summarizing the re-
suits of the states mining industry
This tonnage was the output of 50
counties.
Railroads bought 22.22S,44e tons
of Illinois coal in addition to $685.
993 tons supplied to locomotives by
the mines of the state. Cola ship
ped by mine operators during the
year amounted to 1885, 507 tons.
All this tonnage came from 3S9
mines. the remaining 646 mines
supplying only local consumers.
The output of the 3S9 shipping
mines was 1888, 0Sz tons. Smaller
local mines produced 1.7s2,S6s tons
for local consumption. Coal sold to
local trade by both shipping and
local mines during the year
amounted to s,51s,s77 tons.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-02-13

Q. How did the expression,
won't you be my Valentine orig
mate? E. A.
A One of the oldest of customs
connected with Valentines day was
the placing of the names of young
men and women in box, from
which they were drawn on st. Val
entine's day eve. Those whose
names were drawn together had to
exchange presents and be leach
others valentines" for the ensuing
year.
@. What part of the United
States consumes the most eggs?
r. NJ H.
A. New York city is the center
OF the egg market. There, white
eggs bring a higher price than
brown eggs, while in Boston brown
eggs are preferred.
Q. When were mirrors first
made? j. w. M.
A. Mirrors of brass, bronze and
silver were known to ancient civ
ilizations, but mirrors of glass were
first made in Venice in 1900.
@. What was the origin of the
name applied to macadamized
roads? P. L. W.
A. Sir John Macadam was the
inventor of the method of road
building which is given his name.
@. What was the best record
ever made by a baseball pitcher?
L. s. NJ
A Ed Cushman, playing with
Milwaukee in 1884. pitched % full
games and won 81, which gave him
the pitching percentage record of
1854
@. Was there ever a United
States mint in Georgia?
G. H. S.
A. From 1883 until 1861 there
was a United States mint at Dab
lonega. Ga.
o. How many silver certificates
bear the same number? A Y.
A The assistant treasurer of
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"WHO KNOWSr
By Frances NJ. Small.
Copyright, 1922, by Wheeler Syn
dictate, Incl

| Copyright, 1922, by Wheeler Syn
dictate, Inc.)
Betty had finally decided that she
must tell Jack that he could not
come to see her any more. This
was not a conclusion hastily reach
ed. She had thought it over SER
| iously and deliberately for more
than two weeks. Jack was dear
| boy. but he was too slow" For
almost two years. now he had been
calling on Wednesday night, as
regularly as the week itself. but
never once by word or look had he
intimated that she meant any more
to him than the phonograph in the
corner or the nice, puffy cushions
on the couch.
The idea was growing on her
that she was missing the tnings
that other girls had. Take Peggy,
for instance. Her young man had
bought car especially to take her
riding and bought her candy and
took her to the theatres. Peggy had
confessed that Jim always wanted
goodnight kiss-and sometimes
got it,
Only once had Jack ever. tried to
hold Betty's hand. and then she had
forestalled him, just to tease. but
he, being very shy, had not made
another attempt.
THE silly" she thought. He
ought to know that girl wants to
be pursued. He's been taking me
too much for granted. l won't have
it any longer" She told Peggy as
much.
Good girl" said Peggy. You're
too live girl to waste your time
on that dead-head."
Hes not a 'dead-head:' he's just
a nice, quiet boy-but I've got to
teach him a lesson" declared Bet
ty.
That night she made herself par
ticularly pretty Why is it when a
woman intends to hurt a man she
makes herself beautiful for the oc-
casion. Promptly at a quarter to
6 the door bell rang, and Jack came
up the stairs with the happy look
in his eyes of the man who is cen
tent with himself and with the
world in general. Betty resented
it
he ought, sue IelIr 70 nave d
more eager look-as though he re-
ally were trying to win my favor"
Hello" said Jack, here's new
record for the photograph It's
John Mccormick and I think you'll
like it,
Never mind the record now,
Jack. 1 want to tell you some
thing" And then, fearing that her
courage would not stay screwed
up to the sticking point" and not
daring to meet Jacks eyes, she
stumbled on.
1--we come to the conclusion,
Jack, that-that we-you and L
can't get along together any more
You-you're not my type of person.
II want someone with more life,
who-who-oh, there's no use going
on. Jack. You see how impossible
it is. You have been coming here
for two years. and we don't mean
any more to each other now than
we ever did. Can't you see how |
feel about it," And poor Betty
trailed off into silence, still not
daring to look at Jack.
When she did look upt he was
back at the door, and had started
to speak. His face vas suddenly
tired. and had new lines she had
not seen before. His eyes looked
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-02-13
saIubrious Conyolutions.

Old age is now durable If taken
in time Effective treatment should
begin before the onSet of the incip-
| lent stage of the disease, which is
/ that sad false dignity put upon us
! by the customs of characterization
False dignity makes us ashamed to
run and froIic and play like young
animals, and at a period OF life
when by rights we should yet be
children Direct your sore eyes at
the precocious dress and makeup
of the school children and you will
understand what mean. Old age
| is a state of mind. It is fatuous to
repeat that man is as old as bis
arteries. His arteries have nothing
whatever to do with his physiologi-
cal age. The man is as old as he
thinks, and thoughts and the modes
of life they inspire certainly do run
in families. Grandfather and father
can't hand down their arteries but
they do more or less mold ones
habit of thought.
Tell me not in mournful num-
bers that yours is short lived
family, for well I know the truth
of the matter. Your family has
fallen into a wrong way of think
ing, and therefore a wrong way OF
living, and for that reason and no
other do the members of your clan
prematurely attain the deplorable
state of mind of which you COM
plain. Never mind your arteries or
the height of your blood pressure.
Those are secondary and un1m-
portant features. Your arteries are
as old as your skin, your eyes, your
teeth, but not older; the state of
your arteries and your blood pres
sure is determined by your think
ing and your living; they are con-
venient gauges wherewith to meas
ure a mans physiological age; but
do not imagine that your condition
is determined by the degree of
fibrosity in your arteries.
The most disastrous effect dig
nifty has upon us is perhaps the
manifold evils of bad posture. The
belly (Which, as some of you know,
is the front wall OF the abdomen)
slumps from sheer weakness and
fiabbiness of its unused muscles,
and when this slump occurs the di-
gestion, circulation and nervous sys-
tenn inevitably suffer more or less
impairment of their functions. Cor
sets, belts, supporters and similar
makeshifts fall far short of proper
ly trained muscles in preventing
these evils. The woman is well adj
vised who resolves in her youth to
eschew such snares and retain her
figure, her health and her youth by
training her own muscles to do
their proper work. This requires
regular daily exercise of course,
about Is minutes if properly direct
ed, say along the lines of my SYM
phony. From the hygieric point of
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-02-13
HEALTH TALKS
By William Brady, NJ.


view it is quite as wrong to omit
the daily exercise as it is to skip
the daily wash, even assuming ones
occupation is so dirty as to neces-
state daily BODY washing.
The revised symphony begins
and ends with half a dozen rolls
dos-a-dos, forward and backward.
just to put you in the right frame
of mind to derive the fullest pleas
ure and benefit from the rest of the
peace. Maybe you're an old codger
already and afraid to turn somer-
saults even forward: maybe you're
in the incipient stage of senility and
merely unable to roll them back.
Never mind. Keep trying. If at
first you don't succeed just keep at
it, and if your case is still amen
able to treatement some fine day
you'll find you can roll them for
ward and backward and see nary a
star. Even if you are not lover
of this kind of music, commend
the practice of rolling some SOM
ersaults first thing each morning
and last thing each night. Try it
and You will agree is is a very good
medicine.
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the United States says that silver
certificates run in series each
series having 100000 bills Eacl
new series has a new letter.
@. What is Jack Dempsey's real
name and where was he born?
81
A Jack Dempsey's real name IS
william Harrison Dempsey and ne
was born at ManaGsa, Colo.
Q. In Mexico is winter or sum
mer the rainy season? S. 5. K.
A Summer is the rainy season
in Mexico. Little or no rain IaiI5
in the winter or dry season.
Q. Are automobiles numerous IN
Japan? B. L. a,
A. The use of motor cars in ia
pan is limited practically TO the
large cities, as the roads are no.
very good, and the bridges too iran
for truck traffic.
@. Who invented dice? P i. +.
A. The inventor OF dice IS not
known, but it was a boast OF tHs
ancient Lydians that they invented
dice and coin also.
O. Have cats ever been used
as hunting animals? R. d. W.
A. The ancient Egyptians are
said to have killed wild ducks Win
throw sticks, to have made use 81
decoys, and to have trained cats a
retrievers. They also hunted VIE
trained lions, which belong 10 inc
cat species. There have been also
hunting leopards used as long ago
as the reign of Kubia Kahn II
China.
@. Please tell me who invented
the new electric cotton picker a.
H. T.
A. The new electric cotton PICK
er was invented by Louis CarT0-
Stukenborg. The idea Of this N
vention was slowly evolved from
1904 to 1917 when he finally opei
ated his perfected machine ~
first sales of the machine will De
made this year.
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CIR Unnthatnttp
HERE LIES MANS ANCIENT ENEMY.
n DULL CARE.
WHO DIsINTERS THE UNL0vED cUsA
| nEWAREt
THE. soPHIsTs.

THE. SOPHISTS.
Insipid-
Their covetous eyes,
Betray firm set lips.
To them beauty is sensuous;
Love only rampant passion
Thus they gaze
And Gossip.
Before them whirl and glide
Children Of primeval purpose.
Born slaves to Nature
The elemental harmony is
Summons royal.
They bow and bend and laugh
Before the band of the jazz.
Warped, suspicious minds
Burst forth in scarlet
Denunciation:
Sophistry is King,
The innocents are Apollyons-
Only the libidinous good,
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Most good girls will tell you that they don't
permit men to kiss them, but the same girls
would be terribly disappointed if an occasional
fellow did not at least attempt to give them
smacker That's a compliment, not an insult.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-02-13

The Chicago District Golf association is con-
sidering barring conceded puts However, this
should not be taken by the unknowing to pres
age an invasion of the market game by the
golf folks.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-02-13

A. negro lynched by a mob in Texarkana,
Texas, but the dispatch stated the cause was
unknown. His color the cause.
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Argus Information Bureau


Han Drec Washington fun and
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-02-13

Among other things you don't have to worry
about is the railroad strike in India