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

The spirit of representative government in
America is being menaced by new forms of
! bribery that in evidence in every center
where laws are made. More than one senator
and some house members have expressed
themselves about this danger For every move
ment there is organization and every or
ganization wants to carry its propaganda over
the top. AS result the United States senate
and house are surrounded by well intentioned
wheedlers, cajolers and tempters, who want to
get their desires expressed by law. In many
instances well meaning persons have brought
such pressure to bear that their petitions have
taken the form of an indirect threat Our pub
lie men often have little time to do construc-
tive thinking Their strength is spent in re-
ssting conflicting appeals for their interest and
support The propagandist thinks, of course
that he is reflectfng public opinion but for
every propaganda there is opposition which
also reflects public opinion, or claims to. The
representative of the people does not know to
what extent a petition or an~insistent appeal
represents the calm judgment of the people or
to what extent it is expression created by
intense organization and fervid oratory The
congressman must politely reply to all his
communications and tell his constituents how
pleased he is to have the expression of their
opinion. In theory we elect representatives.
In practice elect men who must decide iu-
diciously which way to fall after both sides
have put their propaganda before them To
great extent we reduce their representative
capacity TO mere bargaining with forces
1t was recently humorously suggested that
all legislative buildings in the country be sur
rounded with guards and the representatives
treated in much the same manner as courts
manage juries. Then the representatives Of
the people would either represent by rejecting
wisdom and good judgment or they would not
representatives they should be persons who
merit the confidence of the people. Why not
trust them more? The theory of our govern
ment implies that these men are delegated
with authority and are acting on behalf of the
will of all the people. We deplore the lack OF
outstanding leadership and at the same time
resist leadership by insisting that every kind
OF propaganda get its persistent hearing. The
many conflicting interests of society only add
to the general confusion when they all organize
and carry on propaganda. 1t would be great
thing to trust the constitution and try repre-
sentative government for four years We
might all agree to a truce of hands off the
senate and house for four years and see if the
ancient principle of representative government
would work TO the advantage of the people as
. whole.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-05-05
Machinery at Home.

After the general abandonment of the old
spinning wheel with which colonial danes
spun and then wove the fabrics which clothed
their families there was little if any kind Of
machinery in the homes until the sewing ma
chimes came into A,pular use. Meanwhile,
although throughout the last century general
industry was revolutionized by countless new
machine devices. womans household work
was done in about the way that Mrs
Stonehatchet used to keep house. But in the
last dozen years, and especially in the last
five years, the inventors ingenuity has per-
formd wonderful things for the houseworker.
Today the kitchen and home laundry are rapid
" being fitted up with all kinds of little ma
chimes which do away with a large proportion
OF the old drudgery.
Clothes washers. dish washers. vacuum
cleaners, electric mixers for bread and cakes
egg heaters and vegetable slicing devices all
are coming in in such volume that the average
housewife bids fair to become skilled me-
ehanic. except that the devices are so simple
of construction and so little apt to get out of
order that one has little more to do in their
operation than to press the button. At the
same time the efficiency experts. who, few
years ago. devoted all their attention to brick
laying and such outdoor activities, are now
showing the houseworker how many hun
dreds IL not thousands OF steps she can save
every day by the of properly placed cabi-
nets shelves and other kitchen utensils. II Is
printable both for producer and consumer.
The producer of these devices finds whole
new market opened up to him, while the con-
sufner through their use has her burdens light
ened to such an extent that she can devote
some of her time to other things than house
hold drudgery.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-05-05
HEALTH TALKS
By William Brady, NJ. E


I Solar as taking medicine is con-
cerned. it is the height of absurdity
for any one TO imagine he can de-
rive any particular benefit from
vitamins purporting to be present
in pills or other medicinal prepa-
rations, and for that matter there
is precious little evidence to sup
port the fancy that any such medi-
cines do contain vitamins1 or more
vitamins or more concentrated vita
Minis than one gets in the ordinary
every day bill of fare.
Remember a few years ago how
every mineral water, all of a sud
den. began to have "radie active
properties? Radium was the great
new discovery and everybody was
importuned to try a little-a very
little indeed,-on whatever allied
him Well, radium is old stuff now.
It is vttamins today. Have you had
your vitamins this morning? No
matter. Don't bother-you can
scarcely miss your share unless you
stop eating.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-05-05
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS.
The Sad Case of Maxine.

l am 10 years Old and l am SUI
fering with shiny nose. Please
DR.. Brady. my nose 10 everlasting
ingly greasy and / should be great
ly obliged to you If you will give
me recipe for a lotion for il
Please do not print my name in
the paper-if you print it, sign II
Maxine.
Answer-It must be terrible to
suffer so. I'll tell you the formula
for a good lotion, but remem Der,
I'm giving you this confdentially-
1t would never do to let it get into
the papers:
Zinc sulphate. ...-.1 dram
Potassium sulphurated. i dram
Rose water ........--.-4 ounces
Shake the mixture up well. and
daub some on the nose with your
fingers each night before retiring,
let it dry on the nose over night,
and wash it off in the morning and
powder with zinc stearate powder.
All other girls who are suffering
agonies with shiny nose are sternly
warned that this is copyrighted
though ot-patented, and may be
used for noses only. and it is not
recommended to take the shine off
taffeta.
I Have Been Told.
I find that if l eat one or two
oranges the last thing before retir-
ing every night it keeps my system
we'll flushed. But I have been told
-. V. E. L.
Answer-Great Peter, is there
any conceivable nonsense that folks
haven't been told" about their
health? There is no harm in your
habit.
Old Ben Told Again.
My friend and 1 eat one good
sized tomato every morning about
10 O'Clock, but now friend comes
along and tells US that If we keep
it up it will cause indigestion {.
S. A. A and E. E.
Answer-It has never been known
to cause Indigestion if not kept up
for more than 9S years.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-05-05
The Daily Short Story

gowns. When can you make them p
She opened bundle and disclosed
| a wealth of dress goods.
| Edith fingered them in bewilder-
ment. There was a piece of Pals
I ley georgette with blue border
a soft dandelion silk. and some per
, twinkle wooden goods. What
fcould Miss Clarissa be thinking of,
She must be IS years old. at least
How soon can you make them .
repeated the visitor.
q can begin tomorrow" Edith
replied. Il shall finish this dress
for the minister's wife tonight, and
l have no other work on hand. But
tell me about Mr.. Wolfendale.
We'll. we are not really engaged
dear" and Miss Clarissa giggled
but I think We shall be soon.
me. His little girl got lost, and !
grateful, He invited me to come to
see her often"
But | didn't think you liked
children
81 don't generally; but little Ros-
almond is a beauty. Folks say she
runs wild, and that he has no con
troll over her, or over the boy. l
shall go there this afternoon and
inquire if she caught cold that day.
She was wading in the brook when
| found her. Just wait until I'm
her mother. I'll make her keep
her shoes and stockings on. Chill
drer are such a care, but I'm 60
ing to be real sweet with her
gentle, but firm. When she gets at
my preserves l shall snip her hands
with a piece OF whalebene"
But, Miss Clarice. why should
she get at your preserves"
MY dear girl, children always
NEEDLE with preserves. | have seen
pictures of them. The mother goes
Mary or little Willie all smeared
with raspberry jam. l know chill
dren like book"
And that's the only way you are
acquainted with them" declared
Edith. You don't know them in
real life at all"
We'll. | hope to. some time; but
there we won't quarrel Ill run
home now, and come over tomorrow
to tell you how l want my gowns
made"
Are you sure that Mr.. Wolfen-
dale is the least attracted to you ?''
queried Edith the first thing next
morning. Aren't you rushing
things too fast? When he first
moved here there was talk that he
was going to be married soon.''
Whist do l care for talk, Twas
just gossip. Oh, if you had seen
the way he smiled at me when he
said, I am deeply grateful to You
for your care of my little runaway
His voice was like a harp"
Please stand as still as you can,
Miss Clarice." Edith was taking
measurements, and her tone was
very business like
Il am going to have frilIs at the
wrists, went on Miss Clarice. you
know children always like to see
their mother with fluffy things.
and l want the periwinkle house
dress to have 4 wide black satin
collar and Roman sash"
An hour LATER she departed,
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-05-05

Every day for two weeks found her
at the Horton home. Somehow
| she had not made SO much head
way with Mr.. Wolfendale as she
| had expected. He was always
courteous when they met, but he
had never called.
She seldom saw Edith. now that
the dresses were finished, and it
was with surprise that she received
one day a note from the dressmak-
er. She read:
Dear Miss CHARACTERIZATION me
for deceiving you. 1 tried to ex-
plain, but you would not listen
Robert Wolfendale and l are old
friends. He wanted to marry me
years ago, but l declined. Since
then he has renewed his suit, sue
cessfully, for we were married last
night
81 am sorry for your disappoint-
ment, but l know you will rejoice
that little Rosamond and Reginald
have a mother. They are at home
with the housekeeper and, knowing
will look in occasionally to see if
they are ali rlgnt- Wnen you re-
ceive this I shall be far away. Try
to think as kindly of me as you
can Sincerely yours,
EDITH HO r TON WOLFEN-
DALE"
Miss Clarice gazed. cpen-mouthS
ed. at the note for a full minute:
then throwing ii down, she stamped
on it.
The hussy!" she Kissed. l look
after her kids? Not if l know it,"
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-05-05
Those NebuIous Yitamins.

I Iu0SE NCBU1Ous Ntt41ltAcs
A discriminating reader writes:
"You have several times referred
in your talks (only incidentally as
far as l have observed) to vita
mine. In one instance you stated
that they were 'unidentined'. How
then do we know that they exist as
A, b. and C.. and wherein is the
difference? The propaganda vita
min literature with which we are
flooded is much like the other pro-
motion propaganda. If 1t is not
fraudulent 1t should justify itself
to Intelligent beings. l have not
seen an attempted elucidation which
was not largely nebulous. We are
told that vitamins are like electric
ity as to identification. Our knowl-
edge and explanation of electricity
are not nebulous but very definite
and discriminating.
eff you would exploit this vita
min question to the satisfac tion OF
the man from Missouri your cor
ner of our most favored newspaper
would be even more popular and
striking than at present-which
would be very high praise"
H. z. j.
In order to capture the capra of
that gentleman from the state Mark
Twain made famous l must give
away one of the secrets of the trade
our trade. When we are rather
in the air as to the nature, cause
or remedy for anything We gener-
ally turn out highly nebulous lit
erature" about it. If you will think
this over for a moment or two you
will apprehend that it applies with
equal truth to scientific medicine,
quack medicine, patent medicine,
domestic or kitchen medicine, curb
stone medicine and -drugiess medi-
cine. Likewise it helps in the mar
keting of a great many religions.
Shortcut courses in six easy les
sons by mail in anything from
playing the ukulele to developing
commanding personality gener-
ally hook the victim somewhere
above the clouds. And every per-
son so unfortunate as to have a
bank account knows how sweetly
rebulous are the representations
of the grand army of stock swim
dlers whose literature" gives body
and bulk to ones daily harvest of
waste paper.
We got in wrong on the vitamin
fad, we doctors. We failed to e1er-
else due discrimination and accept
ed without reasonable hesitancy the
experiments of a number OF labora-
tory experts who worked with mice,
rats, pigeons and other lower ami
mails. Some of the findings or OBJ
servations of the laboratory men
might apply to human beings if
human beings were subjected to
the same feeding and environment
as the laboratory animals. but with
the exception of a limited number
of infants artificially fed and per-
haps an occasional group of prison.
ers or other persons confined in
institutions which are badly man
aged. there is no shortage of vita
Minis in America and nobody need
worry about the vitamin content of
his food.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-05-05

navy, Edwin DENLY; postmaster
general, Hubert Work; secretary OF
interior, Albert b Fall; secretary
of agriculture. Henry c. Wallace;
secretary of commerce, Herbert c.
Hoover; secretary of labor, James
j. Davis.
@. How do the vessels Of our
navy get coal when they are on
cruise? \. F.
A. Naval vessels may he coaled
from GOLFERS: from COaling sta
lions, such as those at San Juan.
Porto Rico; Pearl Harbor, Hawai-
Page Page, Samoa; Cavite. near
Manila, and Guam: from coal
piles" which are maintained at
several points in Alaska, or by pur-
chasing it wherever it may bs
bought in case of emergency.
@. What is the value in our
money of ''yen?" c. c. W.
A. On normal basis OF e4-
change the japanese ven is worm
4s.S cents.
q. Is a special kind of coal re-
Quired for coking? NJ. D. T.
A Coal from the Connelsvllle
section in Pennsylvania, from the
Pocahontas field in West Virginia
and from the Colorado field is gen
orally used for coking, but Win
the use of a by-product oven II Is
possible to coke almost any knd
of coal. -
@. When does thing that mas
been hot become cold? T. N.
A Cold is the relative want Oh
heat, and there are no determlnals
boundaries between cold and heat.
By mere arbitrary distinction the
degrees Of a thermometer Delo"
the freezing point are sometimes
called degrees of cold.
@. What amount was the great
est issued in Federal Reserve noieS,
and the greatest in circulation
A N. F.
A The federal reserve ooaId
says that the total amount OF Isu-
eral reserve notes issued and me
largest number in circulation
one time is the same-$3.ioo'z4o'
900. The peak in circulation was
reached December %. 1920
@. Must cows be fed salt!
E. B.
A. All COWS require salt
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-05-05

You don't have to visit an art gallery these
days to enjoy wonderful nature pictures, All
you have to do is to take trip into the woods
and gaze upon the trees and the shrubs and
the flowers. the while enjoying the symphonic
accompaniment of the birds, and the babble of
the brook and the laughter of the squirrels.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-05-05

Richard Croker, former Tammany cheftain,
dead in Ireland, once advised young men enter
ing politics always to tell the truth. If Croker
had told the truth about some of the deals in
which he was mixed during his career he
would have caused the skyscrapers on Broad
way to shimmy.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-05-05

O. When was the National road
built, and was it intended to be a
transcontinental road? r. 7.
A. The National road as orig
inally planned was to extend from
Cumberland, Md, to jefferson, Mo,
and it's construction was begun in
1906.
Q. Please publish a list of the
cabinet members. D. V. H.
A. President Harding's cabinet
consists of the following members
Secretary of state, Charles z.
Hughes; secretary of treasury, An
drew W. Mellon; secretary of war,
John ". Weeks; attorney general,
Harry M. Daugherty; secretary of
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-05-05

The nomination of A j. Beverage for the
United States senatorship over Harry S. New
by the Republicans of Indiana does not neces-
sarily indicate, as some party leaders hold, dis
satisfaction with the Harding administration,
but it does show a purpose to defeat the effort
to return the party to the stand pat column.
Beverage is progressive OF the Roosevelt type.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-05-05

John Mccormick. the Irish tenor, attributes
his recovery to the prayers OF his friends. Such
splendid faith will conquer any obstacle
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-05-05
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The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-05-05

II is announced that the corset is coming
back This may reduce the number OF non
support actions.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-05-05

Babe Ruth and his wife were operated on in
a New York hospital on the same day. Next
season Babe will likely keep his salary secret.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-05-05

The Illinois constitutional delegates having
adopted cloture rule limiting speakers to 10
minutes, there is hope that the convention will
complete its work before next falls election
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-05-05

Peggy Hopkins Joyce declares she is to be-
come female hermit. She has tried about
everything else.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-05-05

GENERAL WI PEI Flu. reported axsas.
sinated on Wednesday. came to life on Tuesda az
and delivered the grand "razzberry" TO General
Chang Tso Lin.
But he has cahled Us to lay of that Mark
IVAN - z. z MIG.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-05-05
Chr Unn1hHtni1r
HERE LIES MANS ANCIENT KHnzTY.
4 DILL CARE
WHO DaslsrExs TIN usnovxD cEsA
HxWA1Ei

"oNE by one our laughs are going writes
the editor of the Cedar Rapids Gazette. ut
may be necessary to organize society for the
conservation Of humor. That would be Joke
in itself"
How does the gentleman mean organize
society for the conservation of humor"? II
the Kuckoo Khan OF Kolyum Konductors is not
an organization of humorous conservstionists
mot conversationists, Bill then what is it?
The villains OF vaudeville and the NUTS Of
moyieland take humor out and beat it TO death
with the slapsuck But the colyumist leads
it forth gently, protecting it by the cloak of
subtlety ami defending it with the hidden barb
of satire.
Twest! Tweef!
from the Galesburg Republican-Register.1
Mr. and Mrs Charles Thrush and son
of Hanna City, visited with relatives in
this vicinity Sunday,
NUMBER Of Bloomington citizens assert
that dog which jumped in front of a street
car and was killed, deliberately committed sui
eide. Tired of leading - but that, as we
once told B. l.. T. about his 'hcense-applied-
for" wheeze, is too damned obvious" for a
coiyum.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-05-05

NEXT time Tim has anything on her ches.
We hope she writes it long enough to ill the
entire colyum or cuts it to the usual fourteen
eighteen twenty-four or thirty-six lines. We
we must write part OF it we feel we're entitled
to bit more space
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-09-26

german, Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Wilson. Mr..
and Mrs Charles Nugent, Mr.. and Mrs.
Harry Manlove, MIR. and Mrs. Albert
Newman and Mr. and Mrs. Z. P.
Jones. Mrs. Maude Thurman and
daughter, Margaret, of Hopewell,
spent Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs Harry
Doty.. Mr.. and Mrs. Oliver Wallace
spent Sunday with friends at Dunkirk
Ind. Mr.. and Mrs. Russell Warren
OF Losantville spent the week end with
Mr.. and Mrs. Will Wallace. Mr.. and
Mrs. Harry Doty will spend the winter
IN Rushville. where Mr.. Doty has
charge of a grocery store. Mr.. and
Mrs. Fred Jones of Muncie, and Mr..
and Mrs. Frank Jones were guests of
Mr.. and Mrs. E. P. Jones Sunday.
Next sunday will be Rally day at the
Christian Sunday school. Home COM
ing day at the Christian church will
be october instead of the date pre-
Vlously announced. Mrs. Harry Man
love spent Thursday at indianapolis.
....ReV. Mccormick received word
Saturday from New York City that his
son thurman, is recovering nicely from
mastoid operation and regaining
strength after his typhoid, and is pro
nounced out of danger. Miss Helen
Taylor, Mrs. Elizabeth Caldwell and
MISS Nora Fritz were guests of Misses
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-09-26
Suburban

CENTERVILLE, Ind.-The I'll Try"
class who presented the play Brown
Eyed Betty" at Abingdon Saturday
evening, received $21.35 as their half
of the proceeds. Every one expressed
their appreciation of the play and an
invitation was given the class ii come
again any time they were giving an
other play. The amount will go on
the class pledge to the building fund.
Rev. Merlin Robbins, formerly of
Centerville, was married last week to
Miss Laurabel Goddard, of Corners
vile. The wedding ceremony was per-
formed in the NJ. E. church of that
place. Mr.. Robbins has accepted a
charge at Evansville. He is nephew
of Mrs. John Sullivan of this place.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Smelser and daugh-
ter Dorothy and Mr.. and Mrs. James
Driffel and daughter Mildred were
entertained to dinner Sunday by Mr..
and Mrs. Sol Smelser of Richmond.
:. Mrs. John Moore and Mr.. and Mrs.
Elmer Moore of Gary. Ind. Mrs. Carl
Stiggleman of Richmond were guests
last week of Mr. and Mrs. John Sulli-
van. :. Orville Swain of Oklahoma
City spent a part of last week with
his nephew, John Smelser, and family
-. Mr.. and Mrs. Mark Stevens &C.
companied by Mr. and Mrs Hugh Stew.
ems of Richmond are going for an ex
tended trip intending to camp out and
have an outing on the way. They have
not decided on the course they will
take. ;. Sunday was Booster day al
the M. e. Sunday school. With ar
enrolment of 203 there were 1875 pres
ent. A short program was rendered
Next Sunday a chalk talker will give
a talk and little Japanese girl viii
tell her experiences in Japan . Mr.
and Mrs. Walters of Richmond spen
Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs. Steve
Shank. The M. E. Aid society viii
meet Tuesday afternoon with Miss
/ Bessie Bull to plan for the serving O
some suppers in the near future
The Anti Can't class will be enter
tanned by members of the social com
mittee in the basement of the church
next Thursday evening :. Miss Mild
red Douglass spent Saturday and Sun
day with friends in Bloomington.