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The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-03-13
In Defense of the FIapper.

Bishop Gailor, head of the Episcopal church
New York in befriending the fapper. Read
Matthew ArnoId's Fourth Idyll of Theo-
critus, who lived $50 years before Christ" said
the bishop You find there two women con-
versing while they dress for a concert. They
talk dress and discuss ways to humor and
wheedle their husbands exactly the same as
women do today They might be New York
women of 1922. Women are the same as they
were. You can't change them and you can't lay
down general rules for their conduct"
Bishop Gaior is absolutely right. Youth is
not to be fettered by the same standard that fits
were in buoyant romping youth, and then try
to selfshly fasten the young of our day a
code of conduct BETTING our dried up old years.
A girl is girl in any age and has all the emo
lions and warnings of a girl And the up
braiding mothers of today were the dauntless
daughters of yesterday.
The father is sorely indignant at his sons
misbehavior, but he forgets that he himself in
the hot blood of youth went through all the
veXing mischief for which he lambasts the boy
There is one thing, however, the older genera
ton learns to its regret and which might tell
the riddle of too particular notions:
There are gains for all our losses;
There are joys for all our pain.
But when youth the dream departs
1t takes something from our hearts,
And it never comes again"
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-03-13

1t was a gala night in the great
Town Hall The Mems club at
tended in a body.
Seems as if everybody in town
was here" remarked Mrs. Norton
to Mrs Hastings.
George" she whispered to her
husband. sitting before her, ARE old
Mr.. Freeman and his wife here?"
Haven't been able to locate him.
any of u.s." he answered. HE prob
ably didn't even get in with this
mob, poor old simpleton that"
Hush" admonished his wife. The
door leading to the stage was open
ing. Through it came the mayor
and the speaker of the evening.
The Mems club gulped as one
man, for the speaker of the eve
ming wore the uniform of the Grand
Army of the Republic, and on his
arm was a sweet-faced old lady in
soft black silk, and her arms were
filed with American Beauties.
1.-The speaker of the evening" the
mayor announced, Colonel James
Freeman, the man who knew Lin
coin"
Colonel James Freeman looked
over the heads of the Mems club,
over the heads of all the others,
straight into the eyes of tall,
gaunt man, who seemed for a mo-
ment TO smile at him and say:
MY boy, you came through, didn't
you?"
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-03-13
The Impaired Heart.


Here is subject / dislike to
mention because some readers will
only see the heading, scan the lines
below and gain a false impression
! Yet heart disease is second only to
tuberculosis in the mortality rate
in the portion of the population OF
the United States living in the reg
istration area, which includes
about four-fifths of the entire pop
ulation. A curious fact is that the
majority of persons who of their
own accord imagine they have
weak hearts or heart trouble
have no heart disease or impair
ment at all. On the other hand.
perhaps the great majority of per-
sons who really have impaired
hearts do not realize it, though
they do, unless they are mentally
deficient, realize that their health
is not so good as it was. The popu-
lar notion is that heart disease is
like stroke of lightning from a
clear sky, something that strikes
down the victim suddenly, without
warning and when he is in the
acme of good health. This notion
has no foundation in truth. 1t has
Just this frail foundation: too often
the victim of heart disease prefers
to misinterpret his failing health,
his diminishing endurance, his
weakening physical powers, his
waning mental capacity, in some
such soothing term as ''overwork, >
nervous strain" run down con-
ditien," and it is in the months
or years the victim drifts upon this
false assumption that the heart dis
ease progresses to an advanced
stage and the stage becomes set
for one of those sudden seizures
which startle the victims friends.
People will have their beds mar
row. Here stands the modern
physician waiting beside a very
broad and comfortable bed into
which he invites everybody. every
body over 80. to climb once a year
while he makes the annual physi-
cal examination to detect minor
impairments, the incipient or early
signs of disease, so that he may
give advice of a preventive or con-
sentative nature But the masses
of people are not yet health wise
enough to occupy this broad bed.
Over here stands the old fash
Toned doctor. the family practition-
er, beside an ordinary bed, sick
bed. only moderately comfortable,
none too inviting Most people.
nevertheless prefer to wait until
until they are compelled to get into
bed. and of course they have to
choose the sickbed for theirs.
Many of them never get out of it.
This bed receives almost all the
cases of heart disease. Still further
beyond. in the dark corner, stands
a tall. sombre visaged fellow wear
ing a tall sombre hat and a long
tail. He has narrow and uncom-
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-03-13
His Elbow on a Fortune.

London, March 1.-THE paris correspondent
of the News relates that piquant detail in an
extraordinary story of a million franc fraud
just revealed by the police, is the fact that one
of the detectives who called on a woman dress
maker, the friend of the chief criminal sat for
some time with his elbow on a bulky envelope
containing banknotes to the amount of 100000
francs.
The detective believed the parcel contained
mOdistes samples.
The money was the balance of over 1,oO0,-
600 francs, and obtained from the treasury on a
number of forged orders purporting to be
signed on behalf of the paymaster Of the French
army of occupation on the Rhine.
The man who presented these orders, and
the actual forger, Lecharpenter, were SEN
fenced to 10 years Imprisonment last Deem
Der.
The friend of the latter. Antonette Sala is
now in custody in Madrid. awaiting extradition.
1t is stated that when the police entered the
fiat in the Rue sdes Acacias, occupied by Lee
charpentier and Sala they found the usual evil
dences of bona fide dressmaking business
The woman very frightened. and as there
was nothing against her, one of the officers
sought to reassure her, leaning his arm on a
package which was prominent that he re-
garded it part of a modistes property
The man was taken to gaol. and his COM
panion. still in her night dress, with fur coat
over it, took up the precious envelopes, escaped
through whose agency she got away to the Ri
viera. Later she returned to Paris and bought
motor car and some jewelry, but, warned that
the police were inquiring for her, went to
Madrid.
There she opened luxurious modiste's es-
Establishment, using an English name and pass
ing as an Englishwoman
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-03-13
THE MAN MAN WHO KNEW
LINCOLN.
By Grace R. OIin.

Dh UTdCo H. OnHs
Copyright, 1922, by the Wheeler
Syndicate. Inc.)
isn't he conservative, though
for an old fellow?" remarked
George Norton, president of the
Mems club, to Alfred Hastings, the
club secretary.
Now, usually these old chaps de-
light in recounting past expert
ences," he continued. as they made
their way up the hill to old Mr..
| Freeman's house.
He served through the war, at
that" added Hastings, which
makes it all the more of a won
der"
We'll" TIE other answered. "he's
stranger here, and I guess things
have ben pretty hard for him and
her. When a man reaches rs and
gives up his job with the prospect
| of stretching a meagre bank ac-
count for the rest of ones life, l
| tell YOU it's enough to make any
man glum-"
"Of course. there's no telling how
he'll take this proposition we are to
offer him in behalf of the Mems
club" added Hastings, but I know
| if twas me I'd be mighty grateful"
ME, too" answered his friend.
And once my wife and your wife
give their plain sewing to Mrs.
Freeman, all the ladies in town will
follow suit"
They had reached the little white
house, and Hastings paused with
his hand on the gate.
Remember. George" he warned,
eff he accepts the job as janitor of
Town Hall, he must be on the job
tomorrow night. No running
around to camp fires. We need
him tomorrow night of all nights" "
I'VE sure do" admitted Norton,
land you can count on me to lay
down the law to him. If we. the
members of the Mems club. have
been kind enough to secure this
position for him, we must rely en-
him."
Good afternoon, gentlemen"
said James Freeman. pleasantly. in
answer to the rather imperative
ring at the door. Step right in,
the February air is biting. Come
right into the living room, if you
please, and l feel sure my good
wife will brew you cup of her
famous tea"
Indeed, I WILL" Mrs. James
Freeman's white curls bobbed
charmingly as she hustled about
with the tea things.
"You see, Mr.. Freeman" began
Norton. "Mr. Hastings and 1 came
here today to present little bust
ness proposition. We represent the
Mems club, and acting on their ad
vice we have come to offer you the
position of janitor of Town Hall.
I'VE realize that you are strang-
err in town, not so young as you
oEce were, and that you are not
working at present We feel sure
you will appreciate our Kindness"
And, you, as we'll" Hastings
smiled into the flushed face of the
little woman beside him. My wife
thought, Mrs. Freeman, that you
might help out with plain sewing
in our family as we'll as in any
other"
Why, l. Mrs. Freeman near
ly dropped the blue cup she was
holding. Her husbands arm en-
eircled her with tender little pres
sure.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-03-13
With Other Editors
Light from America.

To a degree that is not realized nv the ma
jority of Americans, the present world nm
heaval is due to American ideas of liberty and
progressiveness. For many years prior to the
World war, slow process of education has
been going on in Europe particularly. through
the return to that continent of men and women
who had obtained competence in America and
acquired at least smattering of American
ways. The World war let loose the forces
which until that time had had no chance for
expression. The doctrine of self-determina-
ton for small peoples is but one phase of the
will to freedom that had been swelling under
meath the ancient shell of European custom.
In way is the light of intelIent freedom
being spread and intensified more rapidly than
through the work of American COLLEGES and
Observation-Disclosures Herald.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-03-13
The Daily Short Story

I'll answer for US both, dear,
he whispered, and for moment his
twinklng eyes met hers.
'Of course you mustn't consider
Mrs Freeman at ALL" he said 4
am quite able to keep the wolf from
the door for US both.
| But, really, I do appreciate the
! interest of the Mems club, and as
for the position, do you know 1 have
half a mind to take it, if it wasn't
I'd have to start In tomorrow
night"
james," Little Mrs. Freeman
was all reproach, but her husband
patted her hand tenderly. The Wis
itors exchanged glances.
of course, you don't mean that,
| do you?" demanded Norton.
you wouldn't give up a perfect
~ good job for the sake of one
nights pleasure, would your" put
in Hastings
Yes" emphatically, the twinkle
coming into his eyes again. Il
would actually do that. Don't you
suppose l want to hear the man
who knew Lincoln give the address
tomorrow night in Town Hall? And
do you think l could listen properly
if l had to shovel coal every five
minutes?
Gentlemen, I am sorry. but I
shall have to decline your most
splendid offer. Thank your mem
bers for me, as l now thank you,
but my decision is final"
soft voice of Mrs. Freeman, the dim
pies all showing in her pink cheeks
lever since my husband and l have
heard the man who knew Lincoln
was to speak we have felt We must
go"
''Not very good excuse for re-
fusing a position" Hastings tone
was bit curt.
Young men," old Mr.. Freeman
put hand or the shoulder of each,
once, after one of the most i'm
portant battles, 1 was summoned to
the generals quarters. I had been
on a dangerous mission and had
come through safe
THE general was warm in his
praise, and l shall never forget the
man who sat at the table with the
general. A tall. gaunt man, whose
eyes were the kindliest 1 had ever
looked into.
my boy he said to me, you
came through, didn't you?' That
was all, but l never forgot it, and
I'll come through this just the
same"
We'll, you certainly have done
your part consoled the other
members of the Mems club to the
crestfallen two.
Lets forget it. but between you
and me, | don't blame the old boy
for wanting to hear the lecturer to-
morrow night" said they.
Il overheard" said one of the
men, he is one of the finest speak
ers there is in the state. He has
all kinds of money, too. He is go
ing to be the guest of the mayor at
dinner tomorrow, and then they
will drive to the hall together. 1
can't think of his name for the life
of me-"
I'VE can do no more" phoned
Mrs. Norton to Mrs. Hastings, in a
grieved tone. We've done all we
can, and if her husband doesn't
want her to-, why that's all there is
to it. Though l must say l should
think he'd have more sense than to
throw away a perfectly good posi-
ton for a Whim-"
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-03-13
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS.
Dandruff,

I find the formula which you
suggest for the treatment of dan
druff-60 grains of precipitated
sulphur, 20 grains of salicyclic acid
and one ounce of rose water-is
splendid for that condition, but l
wonder whether the prolonged use
of the sulphur will fade or discolor
the hair.-(Miss L. L.
Answer did not suggest rose
water but ointment of rose water
water, but ointment of rose water
the sulphur and salicylic acid.
However, there is no objection to
the formula you give, if you find it
satisfactory to use. Sulphur will
not fade or discolor hair.
Chemist Sets Us Right
note you recommend a concoc-
ton for chapped hands. Why all
this fuss in making up such a con-
coction when lanolin wool fat,
official in the United States and
also the British pharmacopoeias,
obtainable in tubes, will do more
good in five minutes NV. C. B.,
Chemist)
Answer.-Lanolin is an excellent
protective for the hands of persons
exposed to acids or alkalis, such
as printers. photographers, persons
handling chemicals, women using
strong cleaning powders or soaps.
Low Sugar Tolerance.
Kindly tell me whether a per-
son can have low sugar toler-
ance" without having diabetes. -
III. G. d.
Answer-You bring up an i'm
portant question, bearing on the
arbitrary borderline between health
and disease and between so-called
functional and organic disease.
Diabetes is a functional deficiency
inability of the body to metabol-
ize. that is assimilate and oxidize
"a normal amount of certain food
elements, particularly starches and
sugars. Just what the limits of
normal metabolism of such ele-
ments may be is a matter of opin-
ion. Doctors can only arbitrarily
fix certain limits of sugar toler-
ance." So there is no doubt that
an individual may have a higher
or lower sugar tolerance at diff
ferent times and under different
circumstances. yet still be healthy
and have no diabetes.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-03-13
HEALTH TALKS
By William Brady, M.
Noted Physician and Aurnor.

Portable bed indeed, ornately
equipped with six silver handles
and plate glass quilt. Surprising
how eager some people seem to be
to try out this long narrow bed!
Consciousness of regular or ir-
regular beating of the heart, or
pain felt somewhere about the left
side of the chest is generally not
complaint of one with actually i'm
paired heart. An impaired heart
rather induces impaired general
CAPACITY,
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-03-13
Argus Information
Bureau

O Does the constitution proF'uS
for the forming of cabinet.
F. L. B.
A. The constitution Of the M
ed States made no provision lot lLs
creation Of executive department.
vestfng the sole executive power IL
the president. These department,
were created by successive acts Vi
congress. under authority confer
red by the constitution in article a.
section s. paragraph Is ne u
partments OF state. then called IoL-
eign affairs, treasury and war WEI
established by the first session -
the first congress. The secre'1.
les of these. together with the d..
tornev general, who was theh
mart of the judicial estaDlishmeL"
formed the first presidents Cav
met.
@. What is a man-miie?
A Man-mile is an aeronautlLte.,
term. BY man-miles is meant ~
number of miles flown by each mo-
in anv one plane. For instance.
plane carrying two people TO d s.I
ton so miles distant and reLui ~
will carry out 200 man-mAeS "
cross country fight. che
@. How does the weight o. -. ~
largest elephant compare
that of the largest horse? :. T.
A. The bureau of animal inquI
trv saws that there are some Be-,
gian horses that weight as n IT,
as three tons. 1t is believed 'n-'
the largest elephant in this col[
try is the one at the Bufaio ~
which is estimated to weigh aOOI'
five tons.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-03-13

Philadelphia physician tells girls that dumb
bells are more effective than rouge in bringing
roses to the cheeks. But dumbbel is sucn an
indicate and uninteresting thing. and it's not
to be had at the toilet counter.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-03-13
MONDAY, MARCH IS, 1922.

Secretary of State Hughes says he wrote
the four-power Pacific treaty. That ought 10
be sufficient proof that there are no air holes
in the document
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-03-13

There are many signs by which we judge the
arrival of spring, but the surest one in these
parts is the foot of the ferry whistle. You heard
it Saturday. So spring has come.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-03-13
The Noise About Booze.

There is no denying that the bootlegging
business as at present constituted is disgrace
TO the American nation. But those critics of
the prohibition law who believe that all the
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-03-13

Agricultural states contain the
largest number of automobiles in
proportion to population.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-03-13

London, Eng, has a motor ambu-
lance for first aid to dogs injured
on the streets
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-03-13

Absence from church was a crime
in the 18th century.
The Denver Jewish news., 1922-08-16
mcdonald CALLS MANDATE
RATIFICATION GREATEST JEW
ISH EVENT.

Irondon-I.umscy Macdonald, the
noted British labor leader replying to
The invitation of the Jewish Cores
pondcncc Bureau to send message
relating to the approval of the Pnlcs-
tine Mandate, said: The ratification
of the Mandate is indeed AN event of
the greatest hist0ficaI Importance to
the whole Jewish race. The whole
world will now expect the Jews to
face in u practical way the responsible
ties placed upon thcir shoulders. They
will he expected to cooperate with the
government in removing all obstacles
towards peaceful settlement with
the Arab population in order Ia de
velop the resources of the old home
land in Palestine"
The Denver Jewish news., 1922-08-16
TO OMIT REFERENCE 10 JEWS
IN PRAYER.

New Ycrk-An effort will be made at
the general convention Of the Pro
tcstant Episcopal Church ut Portland
l., September to alter the Book of
Common Prayer to eliminate refer
ence to Jews, it was learned here.
a substitute phrase for that LINKING
Jews with Turks. infelds and here
tics" which has been uttered for so
years, will be offered by the Rev. Dr.
Charles Jewish Siattery of this city,
who is chairman of the joint commits
sion on the revision of the prayer
book. The substitute suggested asks
mercy for "all who know Thee not as
revealed in the Gospel of Thy Son"
\ considerable element in the church
is said to feel that it is not fitting
to include Jews who are devout be-
levers in God. in the same phrase
with Turks and infidels
The Denver Jewish news., 1922-08-16
Our New York Letter
"BUSINESS AS USUAL"-ENTER
COHEN THE SABBATH OBSERV-
ING BAKER-LATE. But NOT
TOO LATE.
BY GERSHoN AGRONSKY

'I. -. d. 'N'TNl'ep
The height of arrogance of precau-
ton, and snobbishness ~ of depth,
length and breadth, is reached in New
York, every good and loyal New York.
er will tell you. Your New Yorker is
capable of bOundless enthusiasm and
abysmal indifference. He delight in
amazing others with the stupendous-
ness of things in Gotham, regaling
others with their slowncss and
slothfulness, Business as usual is
written all over the native of this
island. He is not easily reused nor
lightly startled. and nothing short
of an earthquake would convince him
that anything has really happened to
make any difference. to rufilc him to
the point of admitting that business is
not as usual
Jewish New York apes its surround.
ings. Your New York Jew refuses ia
get excited. Fully two weeks after til,
confirmation of the Palestine Man.
date, New York Jewry has shown
nothing so much as its amazing cal
lousness To be sure. there have been
public meetings and private meetings
even huge demonstrations" in cele-
bratiOn of the event but they appear
to have made no difference to the mil
lion and half Jews of New York. Evil
dences of superficial rejoicing have not
been wanting: of signs of fundamental
eyultation there have been none.
Apropos of the Baltic states, which
were just accorded official recognition
by the Government of the United
States, it is pertinent to ask whether,
before this recognition was granted,
we on our part saw to it that the
guarantees made by aLtvia. I1thu-
ania and Esthonia to their Jewish
minorities We're being carried out.
American Jews helped to secure those
guarantees The delegates of the Jew
ish Congress at the Peace Conference.
collaborated with delegates from other
countries. constituting the committee
of jewish Delegations in seeing to II
that Jewish rights. civil. religious and
politiral-werc safeguarded in the new
states. Being n party to these con
vcnants American Jews might show
some curiosity In their colsummation.
OF the three countries. Esthonia ap-
pears to have given no trouble. 1.ithu-
ania has, owing to pressure from all
4. n,
The Denver Jewish news., 1922-08-16

plight with the Jews. was wnen the
State Department was considering its
recognition. That demand could have
come through America. Had America
whispered one word into the ear of
the listening Latvian representative
clamoring for recognition. the Jewish
claims would have been satisfied.
With American recognition secured. an
all-powerful incentive to Baltic righte-
BUSINESS has disappeared.
Our Government would doubtless
have whispered that little warning if
the complaints of the Latvian Jews
had been called to its attention. That
American Jewish Congress should
have seen to that.
The case of I.atvia should convince
ali of us of the necessity of strong.
alert watchful American Jewish Con
gress, having the power and the back
ing and the authority TO speak for lis
t., all such cases. As to Latvia. of
course. it's late. hut not foo late.
The Denver Jewish news., 1922-08-16
PALESTINE IMMIGRATION ONLY
HALF IN JUNE.
tJ. c. Il. Servicc)

Jerusalcm-Only 47i Jewish immi-
grants entered Palestine during June,
figures published by the Zionist Exc
siderable decrease, the average num-
her during recent months having been
about 900 a month.
The decline is explained by the un-
June. compelling the Zionist authori-
ties to issue only half the number of
certificates allotted for each month.