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and taken control of special field
of knowledge; and an idea of the
comprehensiveness of its program
may be garnered by a mere glance
at the table of contents of Mr.. De-
vines volume, which includes sub
jects so diverse as child labor and
the minimum wage, housing and
heart disease. pawnbroking and the
prevention OF tuberculosis. infant
mortality and the community con-
science.
Although the volume is designed
primarily as a sort of textbook of
social work for use in the classroom
and for the general reader, yet the
author fortunately does not keep
his own views wholly in the back
ground. does not serve merely as a
spokesman for the opinions of
others. The book opens with an
Illuminating discussion of the rea
sons and the need for social work.
Mr.. Devine reminds us that the ne
cessity for ii arises not only as a
by-product of modern industrialism,
but as the outgrowth of a point OF
view-of the idea of individualism,
which falsely assumes that a mans
own merit is the sole factor deter
mining his success or failure in cop
ing with the problems of life. But
such a conception was not always
dominant; it was entertained neither
under the system of slavery nor of
serfdom. nor under the medieval
guilds. for. in the case of the latter
sickness, old age. and misfortune
were aot the nightmare of our own
time for the marginal workers, be-
cause the craft unions were in eff
feet a sort of social insurance
against their financial burdens"
In other words. much modern
restlessness is due to wants of
which our ancestors were ignorant"
If those wants can be satisfied or
eliminated our present social sys-
tenn may survive the attacks that
are being launched against it;
otherwise it must be shaken TO the
very foundations. Social work con-
stitutes one of the most effective
means of combating the evils at
tendant upon commercialism and in
dustrialism and largely for that rea-
son. it is to be ranked among our
foremost public necessities.
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Continued from Prece,i;nsz Page.

the tool in our possession to win US
the trade. but We have not yet
learned how to use it. That is TO say.
we are the greatest advertisers in
the world and the only nation which
really understands the principles of
advertising; what we must now do is
to learn BY careful study and inves-
tigation just how to apply our
knowledge in Latin America"
Mr. Aughinbaugh's own views on
how Americans ought to advertise
for these markets are related in
short, swift sentences that bristle
with valuable information and ad-
vice. The weaknesses. vanities and
Illusions of Latin Americans. to-
gether with the methods of pander-
ing to them. are set down with di-
rectness which is at times. to say
the least, uncomplimentary. The
reader is given instruction in all of
the tricks" CLEANED by the author
III Ills q0eii VI t&ptTleHCes
such things as: How to pack. how to
print. how to illustrate, type of illus
trations. what to emphasize. where
to bill post. when to bribe, when to
give samples. &c. In addition there
are provided an abundance of illus
trations Of how not 10 do it. taken
from the actual experiences of
American manufacturers who. in
their ignorance. carried countless
tons to Newcastle. These include the
refrigerator manufacturer who ad-
vertised his product in the interior
OF Brazil and the raincoat dealer
who carried on a campaign for his
wares in a region in Chile where "a
bullfrog would have TO wait forty
years to take a bath in rainwater."
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other rule of conduct except the in
terests OF the cause of Bolshevism." !"
For his is essentially the Single
track" mind. which finds no attrac-
ton in anything unconnected with
political or economic theory and no
justification for any views that do
not coincide with his own. Perhaps
it is this singleness OF aim which
accounts for Lenine's present domi-
nant position. for he is skilled in
communicating to others his ardor
for Bolshevistic ideas. and in bring
ing them to his side even against
their will. Moreover. as the author
states. he is a past master of mob
psychology" born leader" a
magnificent handler of men,"
In this connection one notes a
striking Inconsistency. For. while
we are assured that Lenine is a
born leader" and are given specific
instances of his influence, not only
over crowds but over individuals, we
are appalled, a few pages later by
being informed that he knows the
masses without knowing anything
of men" Aside from the fact that
this statement is about as sensible
as to say of an astronomer that he
knows the consultations without
knowing anything of the stars" one
detects here a lack of logic that
makes one distrust the entire book
as fitting its premises to pre-ar-
ranged conclusions rather than de-
irving the conclusions naturally
from the premises.
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SoClAL WOkh. By edward L. De-
vine. The Macmillan Company.
HOCIAL work in the present sense
~ of the term is development
Of the twentieth century. Pre-
viously there were various charities
only of late years. as Mr.. Devine
points out. that social work has been
organized and become the vocation
of n considerable number of people.
Yet already it has assumed some
thing of the complexity of a science:
it has developed a special technique
The New York herald., 1922-02-26
VIII.
LENIN. BY NJ. ~ Landau-Aldanov.
r. Z. Dutton & Co.

-
T. z. Dutton & Co.
" HERE are some men that seem
TO vary in character with
every book or article written
about them. The minds OF their
biographers are like colored convex
or concave mirrors that twist and
distort the reality almost beyond rec
ognition. among the most promi-
nent victims of such misrepresenta-
tiOn is Lenine He has been vari-
ously depicted as anything from a
saint to a demon. according to the
particular bias OF the commentator.
In MIR. Landau -Aldanov's volume.
fortunately. he apI ears neither as all
angel nor all villain, yet the author
has not escaped the common fault
of exaggeration. and his pen moves
in broad strokes Of caricature rather
than in the restrained lines Of
reality.
None the less. many OF Lenine's
attributes are presented to us def
nitely and convincingly. We see
nliim as a shrewd and resourceful
statesman, not deeply intellectual
bat fcrvently devoted to a political
cause: We observe him as leader OF
an honesty of purpose so dangerous
that il would sacrifice the world to
its particular point of view. moth
ing exists for him except his idea"
remarks the author. He has no
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Harper < Brothers.
q BIOLOGISTS have long been
~ skeptical as to whether Amer
lea was really a melting pot.
They recognized that each racial
group had a natural tendency to
segregate itself. Language forms
the principal barrier TO human soli-
darity. Prof Park found that there
were in New York city publications
in thirty languages. and that in
addition there were many districts
colonized by other language groups.
Since the Tower OF Babel there has
never been as great a diversity of
speech found In one corner Of the
world.
When the United States entered
the war the general public awoke
to the dangers of a polyglot press.
We desired national unity and
found that it did not exist. Many
people wished to destroy root and
branch all means Of communica-
ton not in the common tongue.
Wiser counsels prevailed. II was
seen that to suppress foreign Ian
guage papers would cut off large
groups of citizens from the body
polite. The aliens in our midst
would be exposed TO the wiles of un-
scrupulous asiiators spreading sedi-
titious rumors. Instead the Gov
ernment adopted policy of friendly
supervision. II used the immigrant
press TO explain the war and to sell
Liberty bonds. The problem now is
to make the immigrant press equally
an asset in times Of peace.
DR. Park is an ideal man to study
this problem. lie has q better con-
ceptiOn of the functions OF the press
than most professors and a vast
fund Of knowledge about the immi-
grant. RE has had much help from
other authorities and has been very
generous in acknowledging il. lie
says that il is doubtful whether the
history of the immigrant press in
this country viii ever be fully writ
ten. No one man can master ali the
languages. II is Coubtfu at any
rate whether any better history will
ever be written.
= DR. Park touches upon some in
teresting phases of the immigrant
background Many aliens come
from regions where their speech is
forbidden by a cOnquering race or
IS considered proof Of social in
feriOrity Literature in his own
language has never been accessible
to him. The author says: When a
man does not read he can secure
the ideas of other men only by word
os mouth. When the majority of
people over a wide area lack the
reading habit facts about the outside
world or ideas current in IL have
little chance OF seeping through to
the average man. Ills mind is i'm
prisoned in his parish or commune
Intellectual backwardness inevitably
results"
For this reason the immigrant
press has one great merit. 1t has
created a reading public where there
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was ncne before. As DR.. Park says,
The intellectual awakening. which
in recent years has manifested it
self in all the dark corners of
Europe, has been brought about not
| through direct acquaintance with
the great cultural languages of
Europe. but through the effect of
the literature of these languages
on writing in the mother tongue,
the language Of the people" In
America oppressed races have
had the opportunity TO work for
their homeland. Our immigrant
press Is a matter of international
Importance. 1t has several times in
fiuenced the history of Europe.
From the American point of view
its defect is it's preoccupation with
the Old World.
DIR. Park devotes much of his
book TO an analysis of the contents
Of the immigrant press. He shows
how it reflects its groups. He clas-
SITES it into a provincial and a cos
mopolitan press. The provincial press
reflects the viewpoint of immigrants
of earlier days who have established
firm roots here and have a merely
sentimental attachment for the an
cestral soil. The cosmopolitan press
is a mouthpiece generally speaking
for more recent comers. who belong
more to ;he Old World than the New.
The advertisements furnish a good
index of Americanization. When
the immigrant adopts our social
standards he has become one of us.
Certain German papers depended for
their advertising upon American
men of business.
There We're two perils from the
Immigrant press during the war.
One was the recrudescence of Old
World hatreds. This made certain
races in our midst very hostile to
our Allies, who were frequently their
age long enemies. Editors of these
groups made a sudden volte face
when we declared war. They lost
some of the confidence their public
had in them. The Government
wisely furnished these men with
material to justify our course. The
foreign press became a means of as
similation and made our ideals in
telligible to those whom we could
reach in no other way. The radical
press was harder TO deal with, as it
was edited by uncompromising doc
trinaires. Many radical papers went
out of existence.
The author presents an interest
ing picture OF Louis n. Hammer
ling. who saw a great opportunity
in controlling the foreign press. 1t
is tragic that Mr. Hammerling be-
lieved that his lack OF scruples were
typical OF American business in gem
eral
Prof. Park feels that the immi-
grant press should still be used as
an agent of Americanization. In
times of peace there is still a field
for it. 1t is potent for good or i'll.
His own book is first step in that
direction as it explains exactly what
the immigrant press is and enables
us TO form clearer conception of
the aliens problems. 1t is rather in
teresting to note that DR.. Park
draws most OF his illustrative ma
terial from the Japanese and the
Jews. two races who have learned
to appreciate the power OF the
American press. His book is very
valuable because of the lists of
papers. the maps and the excerpts
from the foreign press.
The New York herald., 1922-02-26

HUMAN NATURE AND CONDUCT.
BY John Dewey. Henry Holt & Co.
"O read a book by Prof. John
Dewey is to be lifted out of
the dull, bunting, everyday
world into a realm so pure and sweet
and sane as TO make one conscience
keen, regretful of lost, misspent.
wasteful hours-yes, feel somewhat
ashamed. Values of life, OF duty.
perhaps vaguely understood but con-
stantly lost sight of. at least seldom
considered in other hours but those
of discomfort, sickness or solitude.
here pass in a cool, crystalline stream
of exposition. a stream that never
rushes. but also never ceases 10 flow
on its even. straight way. a lesser
writer, taking up subject as COM
monpIace and elusive as that OF
human nature and conduct attempt
ing. furthermore. to prove that the
study of man, individually and col
lectively. should begin. and almost
end, with Il study of habit. would
probably have come to startling con-
clusions as art'ing giy.arr.ve at. One
does not find these in the present
volume. There is, from beginning to
end. rather a gradual expansion of
speculation. fact. reasoning. until
man in all his complex phases-as a
former of habits for himself and his
fellow men. rs a destroyer of habits
and as thinker-has been surveyed
Prof. Dewey has subtitled this book
An Introduction to Social Psychol-
Ogy," and he explains the phrase in
the following words: "The book does
not purpOrt to be treatment of
social psychology. But it seriously
sets forth a belief that an under
standing OF habit and OF different
types of habit is the key to socia'
psychology. while the operation Of
impulse and intelligence gives the
key to individualized mental activity.
But they are secondary to habit. so
that mind can be understood i'm the
concrete only rs a system OF beliefs,
desires and purposes which aie
formed in the i1teraction of biolog-
ical aptitudes with social environ
ment."
For some reason or other some
thinkers in all ages have held the
conviction that man is not only an
imperfect being but because of his
very nature cannot be otherwise.
This belief is very prevalent still. and
Is summed up in common parlance
The New York herald., 1922-02-26
Human Nature and Conduct

by the phrase. Human nature will
always be the same" the insinuatiOn
being that there is no use trying or
= ~ hoping TO improve it, And yet
any survey of history will afford am
ple evidence that human nature is
better than il was one or two thou
sand or even hundred years ago.
What are the factors which underlie
its change? Prof. Dewey lists only
three: habit. impulse and intelli-
gence. of which the first is so much
more important than the others as to
be worthy of class by itself. Hardly
new tools, to be sure. Habit and inn
pulse-antithetical. habit on the one
hand tending to qualification. and
impulse. on the other. to waste. retro
gression. But they Gncluding intel
ligence) are the only elements in man
that make for change. Why not then
study them, understand their work
ings. their effects. and how they
might be best used for the advance
ment of the race?
What may be hoped from this
viewpoint is best summed up in the
words of the author: 1T is not pre-
tended that a moral theory based
upon realities of human nature and
a study of the specific connections
of these realities with those of physi-
cal science would do away with moral
struggle and defeat. 1t would not
make moral life as simple a matter
as vending ones way alSng "a well
lighted boulevard All action is an
invasion OF the future. of the un-
known. Conflict and uncertainty are
ultimate traits. But morals based
upon concern with facts and deriving
gu'9 nee from knowledge of them
would al least locate the points of
effective endeavor and would focus
available resources upon them. 9.
a morals based on study of human
nature instead OF upon disregard for
il would find the facts of man con-
tinuous with those of the rest of
nature and would thereby ally ethics
with physics and biology. 1t would
find the nature and activities of one
person coterminous with those OF
other human beings. and therefore
link ethics with the study of history.
sociology. law and economies"
Stokes announces publication this
month of Coulson Cade's new novel,
THE Cornish Penny" 1t is a mys-
terry story. Mr. Cade is a Cornish
man of unique personality and ad
venturous experience In this ro-
nance he says ne has tried ito
rarely melodrama."
The New York herald., 1922-02-26
VII

THE IMMIGRANT PRESS AND IT'S
CONTROL BY Robert f. Park.
Harper & Brothers.
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SOCIAL WORK. BY Edward 7. De-
vine. The Macmillan Company.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-09-28
Have You PLENTY of Money

YOU HAVEyou will not be interested in this advertisement
because buy furnishings in large city patronze
elusive Specially shop You buy regardless of cost
BUT IF YOU DON'T HAVE PLENTY-the saving of $4,000 to
SIS 90 suite 5000 $500 outfit something
you You will be interested in reading announcement
Here you find large stocks big variety dependable quayand
POPULAR PRICES We do not have periodical eeaance and
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-09-28

De- Motnss, Iova, Sept. 2t,-vet-
eFpns Of the Grand Army Of the
Republic assembled here for the
5eth annual sncanpment, got down
to. bastnele today. after four days
OF pafades, reunions and recep-
tions, to decide on = new commen-
def-in-chiee for the coming year,
select Lext years convention city,
outline plans TOR the new year and
ad9pts resolutions,
1Ae Civil war veterans expected
to eonclude their eneampmsnt late
today bat there was Q possibility
that they would hold over until to-
Appscximately 1.a30 onlcial
Representatives, a. the delegates
are called. from nearly every state
y the unien, attended today's se-
cret AesaieDe.
With the G. A. r. winding up its
Affairs TOR the year. the half dozen
or more allied organisations meet
Ing here, did likewise.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-09-28

discounts However you will find upon your first visit to this
that offerings represent equal not greater values than the
furniture sorewth quality and honest value guaranteed
The items listed below taken from regular stock They
asa guide to the values you ALWAYS find at Clemann &
mann's--ANY MONTH - ANY DAY. You make no mistake
There regrets Each piece and each suite
represented It holds up Investigate! Courteous
charge account il desired
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-09-28

Scout to advertise the big gather
ing. This publication will be put
into the hands of.scouts and non
scouts to arouse interest in the
membership campaign during Oc-
tOber.
Troop No. / expects big turn
out at its meeting tonight. in the
Central Presbyterian church. The
meeting begins at Z o'clock.
Troop No. Is will meet at 7::30
O'Clock this evening in the Gle
land Presbyterian, church. The
boys Of this neighborhood are in
terested in the new troop and with
its present active leaders it is ex-
pected to rank high.
Group c of troop No. 2 will meet
this evening in the Oak Grove
chapel under the leadership of the
assistant scoutmaster, AL Jorgen-
sen. The meeting will start at 7:l5
O'Clock.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-09-28
Boy Scout News

Program OF boxing, movies, and
demonstration of>Scouting has been
planned for the Boy Scout Pow
wow" October 10, and in view OF
the fact that each troop in the city
has a representative on the COM
mittee planning the affair, much
publicity will be given the event.
Efforts. are now being made to
sign up several scouts who are
good boxers, in order that this part
of the program might be Of real
interest.
Scout headquarters is getting out
its SECOND issue of the Rock Island
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-09-28

. help TRADE


vrtovn retail merchaNiD At 4
l1eethG meeting at the Rock
si club dining room last
u organized ) Retail Mstr
n Council to promote ttade
exVansion on the retatl bust
's|r 81 Rock Island with cooper
-. sales, trade expansion ey4hts
RI similar combined efforts calcu-
- to work to the mutual adyan-
~ both the merchant and the
Elic.r
"a II, Burnside was elected chair
Sa and the other officers are:
Sjce chairman-Oscar ]. OIL
jllsr.
.1oeretary-F. L. Edwards.
4feasurer E. O. Vale.
xecutive bDard-John. Gustaf-
y Jacob Ramser, r. s. Baas,
- briggs and G. y. Burgston.
Membership in the organization
7 limited to downtown business
11ns and the following statement
I lis organization was issued by
= secretary:
Itror the present this organiza-
lin will operate under the name
Il The Retail Merchants Council
ia have been assured OF the hear
+ support and endorsement Of the
Rbck Island Chamber Of Commerce
IA the Business Mems associa
tim. The Retail Merchants Coun-
III ID the direct result OF a desire
d the part of the members, to per-
III greater service to the Rock
Island public, individually and CO.
oIefative1y. Plans were discuss
4 and committees appointed al
ut nights meeting to handle ar
Isnsemsnts for an October
GENTS
The following firms were repre-
scented hast night: Boston Shoe
e., Msrs Optical Co., Baas Music
Shop, Norberg Music House
Sckueaker's shoe store. NJ. & X.
Mosnfelder & Son, G. +. Burg.
sion, Hill Furniture Co., Vale Co.
lfesenfelders. Inc, Gustafson's. J
Amser's Sons. Leithner & Welsh
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-09-28

Springfield, Ill.tH4 the Asso-
ciatea Fress.)-A pretsnder to the
throne OF Abyssinia by virtue Of
lineal descent from NMenelek II.
shavels coal for the etsts Of Illi-
nois. aeeerding to the claims OF
lhat shoveler, who in known hare
rs T. r. Newman. The story all
came out when Newman happened
to visit the tomb 81 Lineoln, and
there signed the visier's register.
I've lived here since 1884," New
man casuall7 informed Herbert ".
Fay. custodian Of the TENN. and /
have never heen to the tomb Of
Lincoln before. Guess I'll have to
sign my real AaMe." To Mr.. Fay's
astonishRent. Mr.. Newman In
scribed upon the register the name,
Prince Theodufe MeHelek."
Mr.. Fay then drew from . large
chest picture Of the African ruler
who once thrashed an Italian army.
That's him. That's the old man
himself" calculated the local
~ AASb AhSO6 Qttuf - S6A3t0E448 iAS
mediate recognition Of the warltke
visage.
Born In England. =
Newman, according TO his story.
was born in England, where his
father vas taken by a British gen
eral who had captured him in bat
tie. Newman represented his IA
Their as an Ahyssinian warrior Of
the royal blood who was made Z
virtual slave by the british COM
mander. His mother, he said, was
an Abyssinian princess who was
captured at the same time.
When he was an infant his moth
er toak him back to Ahyssinia, he
said, where enemieS. spirited him
out of the country and sent him to
New York with a considerable sum
of money placed at his disposal.
He was only II when he reached
New York, a wealthy young prince,
he said. The wealth soon disap-
peared in his rambling ever the
country. He became laberer,
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-09-28

Come here for Floor
Lamps. Never have we
offered such . large va,
riety at SO low a price.
Dozens Of beautiful pat
tarns from which to Sc
lect.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-09-28
ILLINOIS. HAS 40
NEW LIBRARIES

Springfield, Ill.-Twenty new Ii
braries have been established in
Illinois in the last three Years, a
report of the state library says.
Six Of these are city libraries, six
village, seven township and one
county. There are now in Illinois
277 free public libraries supported
by taxation OF endorsement.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-09-28

married, >and as the years passed
his identity and his ambition to re-
turn were lost, he asserted.
He now lives ip cottage here
in Springfield and works as a IA
bofer for the state. He is S. years
old and holds q Ssrd degree in COL
cred Masonry.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-09-28

ar, Haege, Peoples Power Co., l..
s. Mccabe & Co., Foley's drug
store, Priestef & Hickey, Schlegle's
drug store. Young & McCombs,
Mckinley Hardware Co., and Tri-
City Auto Supply Co.