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The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-10-13

A supposedly Immune keeper Of disordsriy
resort In the suburbs vas raided the other
night fined in police court and ordered to
leave the city. And he's on his way. Wonder
II Thomas Coz, the suspended chief Of police,
ever ordered his men to suppress that Joint?
Neither do "a
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-10-13
HEALTF1T TALKS

By William Brady. M. /


The Rresi1ent Cealdnst Sleep.
The president Of Z great railroad
found himaelf losing weight, falling
behind IN his work-as he fondly
called ft-depressed. vaguely alarm
ed or fearful Of some impending
evil, tagged out, run down, auto
intoxicated, nervous-oh, he had . /
completes vocabulary to describe his
trouble, mostly puppy words Pres
entity he consulted his family doc
tor. I'm afraid the family doctor
had not learned to patronixe the
patient At any ratej he took the
man seriously. mistaking the pup
py words for real dog, and grace
fully referred him TO , neurolo-
gist
Now . neurologist is An anoma-
lous institution, survival from .
past era, doctor Of few words, but
those few are simply awful for the
layman and their utterance leaves
the ordinary doctor practically in
articulate. The neurologist tested
the presidents patellar and pupil
larry refiexes Il mention these Just
to give . faint favor Of the neuro-
logical atmospheric, considered the
patients enormous responsibilities
Zone of which was digging turf on
a nine-hole golf course), and con-
cluded that the man was ON the
verge of a nervous breakdown"
So of went the preSident-not an
explosion, as might properly have
occurred, but he went away to one
OF the great sanitariums in the
country to recuperate and rest, or
rest and recuperate. He first tried
to recuperate. But no CO.. The
sanitarium doctors tried all their
best lines Of treatment on him
from shockless electricity to water
less baths, yet, he could not rest
nights. One day when he came out
OF the mud puddle the attendant
hosing .hip. OF noticed . slight
breaking out ON the presidents ex.
Quisite skin, and reported this t.
the doctors. They looked at the
rash and opined it was insignia.
cant, although the president nov
complained that the rash itched q
great deal nights. He firmly be.
lieved it was due to uric acid in hi,
system, and the sanitarium doctors
could not say him nay.
The more they dieted and bathet
the president the more he seemed
| to sour on the treatment. The itch.
Ing now obsessed him and he in.
i sisted on consulting an eminen
skin specialist in a city mile.
away. The skin specialist pro
nounced the rash trifling and SEN
the president back to the sanitar
ium for further correction Of hi
bad metabolism. More diet. Nor,
mud. No good. Another weel
passed and still the president toss
ed on his pillow nights. Then h
burneyed to still another city tt
consult another eminent dermatol
ogist, who agreed with the frs
skin man that the rash was of n,
particular importance and that tn
patient should stick to his sanitar
ium regimen.
Well, this sort Of thing went OF
for weeks. The obstinate presiden
had not yet had his fill of skin spe
cialists. He selected q third, in
still more distant town, and pre-
scented himself and his skin trou
BILE. The third skin specialist i
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-10-13

The Argus proposes forcing city and county
officials to suppress lawlessness in keeping
with their oath Of Office or accept tho alterna-
tive Of resigning and making way for men who
will have the courage to defy the elements
that have had stranglehold on the city hall
and the courthouse. .'....-
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-10-13

Dfetty blunt he maoo sm0
dent strip naked-nono Of the on
am had been 30 cranky 1bout that.
"a studied the skin lesions sefy
intantly. and then told tie prees-
dent he had the common iteh: VI
course the president Was vary M
dignant and suggested that the doc-
tor guess again. But. no. one guess
ma sufacient, It Was plain. every
dnv Itch. scsbies, and II the prest-
dent would permit the DOCTOR 70
treat him Just one night for ordin-
AIRY Itch
Two days latsr the president Was
hack at his desk, we'll. That was
several years ago and ne sui
svears feslingly about
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS.
winter Oxferds.
Ivsnt TO wear wool stockings ana
oxfords this winter, but mother
says me nay. Must l wear shoes!
/ am II, q tunior In high school.
and have always had excellent
health. y. .. =.
Answer-well. 60 far, daughter.
it would seem that mother has been
right. No irreparable harm will be
done even IL you have to wear
shoes this winter. At the same
tins I assure It is healthful. posi-
lively healthful, to wear oxfords all
winter il you prefer them. and OF
course with wool stockings they
have shoes and thin stockings beat
en- to q FRAGILE 80 far as armor Is
CONCERNED.
TO Dead Cats.
Please give me an idea as to what
might have caused our cats death.
They were sick for q week. didn't
care to eat and lost the use oftheir
back legs; it was SO pitiful to zee
them suffer SO we drowned them
We think poison might have done
this. Can q person be punished fol-
doing the like? MRS. N. M.
Answer-The immediate cause Of
death was evidently oxygen depri-
vation due to submersion. The pa
ralysis Of the hind legs in animals
is q common symptom Of rabies
though l am not SO good for sick
cats. The suspicion of wilful pcis.
oning BY some miscreant almost In
variably arises when an animal pei
dies. Most pets pass on that way
from natural diseases or accidents
No doubt various other common cal
diseases may cause loss Of use Of
the hind legs. Rabies in animals
does so, at any rate. Veterinary
physicians are available nearly ev
erhywhere, and their counsel ant
advice is we'll worth having wher
an animal pet is sick.
Oranges and MIX.
! I have been told that II I eat al
orange and drink a glass Of mill
| for lunch 1t will add neither
strength nor flesh, that the strength
of the milk is used to digest thu
orange, and vice versa. Is thi
true! Is it true with all fruits
| H. NJ. s.
Answe-No, It is just Ben Told
piffle. Milk and the tart, sour o.
citrus fruits do not make q ve.!
! appetjzing mixture. but neverthe
less II you like milk and orange TO
4 lunch rest assured you will get al
the nourishment out Of the com
bination that you could get fron
them separately.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-10-13

Yss lt1nt noties aaythins wrong vi1h ~
old toun wben 20 came down 70 attend ths
|msrchsnts fall festival last aight The town
always hae 1ssa right ~ It has been stanA-
Ing lbs ~ q roasA work that had the good
FOLKS a1nost afEaid . venture out after DARK
init Suash work Il about over. however.
Host Of the gunmsn have been disarmed and
the imported siugssrs are taking to the tall
timber.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-10-13

Under the old order Of things Commissioner
William H! F1tzsimmons was regarded as "a
mere fgurehead It the city hall. Since he has
assumed personal direction of the police de-
partment he has discovered that he is clothed
with some real authority. AMI he has been
using it, greatly to his credit and to the ad-
miration Of the law-abiding citizenship of Rock
Island
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-10-13

May ~ not suggest 10 Acting Ckaef Of
Police Fitzsimmons that he not overlook dur
ing his raiding the houses Of prostitution and
bootleg joints on Second avenue and Market
square! And may We not suggest that when
these places arc raided both keepers and in
mates be taken to jail and made to stand public
trial for the ofYenses charged AGAINST them?
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-10-13

We know that Acting Chief OF Police viii
Ham Fitxsimmons ID pretty busy man. but
may we not suggest that he not overlook those
disorderly joints that are reported to be still
in existence ON Fourth avenue and on Twenty
second street? Or are they among the last
favored spots under the wings Of the immun-
ity ring!
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-10-13

You can pass through Third avenue be-
tween Twentieth and Twenty-third streets
now without being insulted by the enrontery of
white and black harlots and their male para
sites And the vice vultures said 1t couldn't be
done.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-10-13

" Mayor H NJ Schriver has minated that
ssfhomas Cox, suspended chief, may resume bis
Splace az head Of the police department without
~ hearing Of the charges that stand against
Thin. II the mayor has any regard for public
opinion he will discourage any such move.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-10-13

The hwless element is curbed in Rock Is
land today as it hasn't been before in several
years. The way to keep it that way is for
officials to do their sworn duty to the people.
And The Argus is going to make it its business
to see that onicials do that very thing or to
know the reason why.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-10-13
Bill Ntxsi]

Bill Fitxsimmons is making satisfactory
chief Of police Of Rock Island And We haven't
beard him charge that any Of his onlceFs have
fefused to carry out his orders, either.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-10-13

@. What story was Broken
Blossoms" taken from? F. w.
A. D. w. Griffin developed this
picture from ~ story by Thomas
Burke, called "The Chink and the
Child" This was taken from a
collection of short stories called
"Limehouse Nights"
Q. What proportion Of the
earth's area was directly involved
in the World war? r. D. r.
A. OF Europe's approximately
1000, 900 square miles Of territory,
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-10-13

b The vios vHlturss tried everything but bull
lots In their desperate efforts to silence The
ARGUS in IT. war against protected lawlsssness
81 Rock Island. But you'll observe that The
&4rgus hasn't been scared = bit. and 10 still
ping strong aad getting results every day.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-10-13

II The Shiny claw of the murderer, black
mailer and CRATER is still cinging to the front
door OF the Rock Island city hall.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-10-13

IN The chief occupation Of the Rock Island vice
'vultures these days is covering up their Shiny
Itrail of murder, blackma:l and grating
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-10-13

4 The Rock Island immunity ring is all shot to
siieces. These days it's all going out and
snothing coming in.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-10-13

Vice has BEEN making the most stubborn
battle to retain it, grip on onicialdom in ne
history of Rock Island city or county. And it
may not be forced to release its grip until Il
has caused the Official downfall, or more SER
ious fate. Of some men who might have con-
tinued indefinitely in the public service had
they merely dared to shoot straight
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-10-13

City and county oficialdom has been con-
demning The Argus for charging that the two
governments we're dominated by vice ring
For your answer simply read what the corre-
sppndents Of the Chicago newspapers have
been and are saying.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-10-13

In contest for supremacy between the
government of the underworld and the govern
ment Of the people the people always win in
the long run. Unresponsive officials may as
we'll begin to recognize the handwriting ON the
wall
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-10-13

The issue in Rock Island today is between
lfwlessness and common decency and safety.
And don't you forget 1t.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-10-13

d There is NO great mystery about the Job OF
toiice chief of Rock Island. 1t 10 only nsces-
cary for the man filling the Job to do his duty.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-10-13

Il Here II . friendly tip to Acting Chief Of
fFplice Ntxsimmons: Round up all Of the
4 hderworld parasites and give them reason
able time to get jobs to support themselves. II
they fail to make good drive them out Of the
&Jy. Don't Jail them.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-10-13

You have nothing now to fear from the vice
futures and their Wild west scarss The cow
drds have all taken to cover.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-10-13

Shw1R John lllIler might pro0e ~ u
example that Acting Chief Of Police william H.
F1txsimmons IL setting in roanding up the dis
orderly joints and bootlegsets Sheriff Miller
may - we'll make start now - later, for he
ixgoing to be compelled to DO his sworn duty.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-10-13

Some Of the Rock Island vice vuitures.
black and white. have been picked up for
speeding and carrying concealed weapons
Keep up the good work, Fitzsimmons. The de-
cent people of Rock Island will back you to a
man.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-10-13

n Bill F1txsimmons may not be one Of the
Greatest chiefs OF police in the west but he is
making pretty good start as one Of the most
affective chiefs that Rock Isla1d las had In
Years. Don't weaken. F1tx-
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-10-13

Il Tho Chicago newspapers have experienced
Importers in Rock Island investigating condf-
itons Their daily stories confirm the things
The Argus told you months ago.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-10-13

] The people are insisting that the lights
Ne turned on and the doors thrown open when
that police Investigation is held at the city hail.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-10-13

u The vice vultures had the $4,000 peoceable
Atatixens of Rock Island about buffaloed with
stheir Diamond Dick tactics But the tables
have turned. Now the vice vultures are dodg-
y4tg their own shadows and shooting at bats
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-10-13

q After reading the stories Of the CORE
n pondsnts Of the metropolitan newspapers do
j.6pu longer doubt that Rock Island has been
9GDverned BY . vice ring?
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-10-13

bootlegger was frameup. 1t really doesn't
seem possible that such . prominent real estate
operator a. no could DO engaged in such q law
lAaa hnEiH0gs
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-10-13

! | The Argus wants to congratulate City At
barney John X. Scott ON the interest he il
howing in prosecuting bootlesgers in police
fibsrt. That's his duty. as We understand Il
Ne trust that he will not weaken in his task.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-10-13

4 Rock islands gotnGsto b better and more
prosperous city after the rule Of the Vice vul-
lures is forever ended.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-10-13

We suppose We ought to return public
thanks to Lawrence Pedigo for another peace
Afpl night in our city. He had us all excited
Dyer the possibility that those imported Cow
pys" might muss up the town.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-10-13

81 City Attorney John X. Scott hasn't anything
- The Argus when 1t comes to loving Rock
itjlsnd. The Argus loves Rock Island that
ZAuch that II has dared to smoke out and crush
kle most menacing influence that ever cursed
~ community. Il there any reasou Why Mr..
tkott cant Join The Argus in its campaign!
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-10-13

Acting Chief of Police William H. Fitzsim-
mons, you'll observe, isn't experiencing any
difficulty in having his men carry out his orders
to suppress lawlessness.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-10-13
FRlDAY, OCTOBER H. lseA :
killed Bill GaSel1

The public be damned policy at the city hall
Just about thing Of the past in Rock Island9
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-10-13

1 The public be damned policy at the Rock
lsland city hall is spouting its last damns-
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-10-13
ArqusI Information Bureau


attention VI"
TO sanoay mousl
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-10-13

The people of Rock Island are demanding
bat their government be directed from the city
hi and not from the roost of the vice vul-
The Washington times., 1922-01-11
The Wine of Life
STORY OF AN AMBITIOUS YOUNG SCULPTOR

spirit. 1t tired his body and dulled
his mind and kept him from think
ing OF the past. He felt. in a way,
that Il wds a process of rebarbariza-
ton. But II brought him peace,
and peace, after all, was a great
and wonderful thing in life.
He turned and looked down at
Torrie- The felt nat had Slipped a
little to one side. leaving her face
exposed. He was amazed by the
changes which he could see there.
She had filled out and gained in
weight. Open-air life, in fact, had
brought about some mysterious
process of regeneration with her.
The once milky white skin had
taken on a deeper coloring. The
passive and sleeping face, he could
see, was Enthusiastically sunburned,
with small runway of turkey
spots across the narrow bridge of
the nose. She looked half-gypsy,
almost peasant-like to him, until
from beneath her tumbled duck
skirt he caught sight of the finest
Of silk understands which she still
persisted In wearing. and the sheer
silk stockings aga inst which Skoo-
KUN rested a quietly sleeping nose.
She was not. he remembered,
child of the soil. She still looked
upon this. her first taste of life in
the country, as a sort of continuous
picnic where hardships were an ad-
venture to be laughed at, where
recurring wonder at utterly new
conditions tended to make I'D for
an environment that was Iar from
eventful.
He smiled as he remembered her
futile little efforts at gardening,
her plots of transplanted and pat.
ted-down wild flowers. carefully
marked with sticks, seemingly
more the product OF a child's hand
than q woman's. She lamented au-
dibly over the dropping and broken
rooted ferns. which she had quite
forgotten to water. just as she
rallied against the injustice of ma
ture In allowing flies to cluster
about and torment the body Of their
newly-purchased Jersey COW, which
she had promptly christened
"Aprilis," after a tone-time Casino
stage associate Of hers.
For a day or two she had even
labortously and patiently famed
these flies away from the tawny
Tanks OF "Aprills," using branches
OF elderberry which she broke from
the fence.line. And Invariably,
when evening came, she heralded
milking time by inquiring IL she could
help page" Aprilis. though It took
her fully a week to overcome her
distaste for milk so disturbingly as
ISOLATED with its biologic process of
production.
Go Be Continued Tomorrow
Copyright 1890. by ArthLr StrinRer),
Publish by Arrangement with Interna-
tional Feature Service. Inc
The Washington times., 1922-01-11
Eurth--Hut or Round?
. AN EVER INTERESTING DISCUSSION.

contradiction of ascertained facts
and no reversal of the direction OF
advancing science when IL became
known that atoms were not las had
been thought possible or probable)
the final units of matter. But to
affirm that the earth is flat
plane instead Of a globe would be a
direct contradiction Of ascertained
facts and a wholesale reversal OF
the direction Of science.
One thing which most singularly
sticks in the throat for those who
are unable satisfactorily to them
selves to combat the earth flatten-
ers, is the question Of water level.
In some respects this Is not sur
prising because the most mislead-
ing and disingenuous statements
have been made about the extern
sion Of the line Of sight beyond
the sea horizon. In every genuine
instance this anomaly is easily
accounted for by the known laws
Of atmospheric refraction. Some
Of the earth flatteners are evil
IDENTIFY so well aware Of the weak
est point in their case that they
make a desperate stand on this
matter Of level. They go so far as
" aim III, III ctioSt, tHdt thbiHccfS
laying out long railroads and
digging great canals, like those Of
Panama and Suez. either don't
understand what q datum level is,
or else, for some inconceivable rea-
son. conceal its real nature from q
confiding public.
The stoutness Of the defense that
the rth-flatteners make on this
point and the recklessness Of the
statements concerning water level
to which they commit themselves
are readily comprehensive when
one perceives that II their theories
were right there is none of these
great engineering works that could
endure for q day, such works hav-
ing been constructed in strict &C.
cordance with the rotundity Of
the earth. So the proponents
Of the fiat earth theory are COM
PEELED to assert, with either colos-
sal impudence or colossal igno-
rance. that the engineers datum
level indicates an absolute HORIZON
tai plane, extending the whole
length Of the work, as from Colon
to Panama.
The Washington times., 1922-01-11
Dainty Dance Fr0cks
ALL SORTS OF EFFECTS IN NEWEST MODES.

i have also discovered this frock
in orchid, peach and maize melting
into silvery tones.
Softly shaded georgette il again
popular this winter when one goes
out to "toddle," and recently
found a lovely frock of tangerine
georgette that shaded into gold and
thence to lemon color. The skirt
was made in three tiers, cut In
pointed scallops, and these were
outlined in fine crystal beads to
give II weight There was q ban
deau bodice Of lemon colored char
meuse. and over this was q high.
necked slip-on blouse Of the tan.
gerine geogrette. This was simply
two pieces of georgette picoted and
caught at the shoulders and at the
waistline, lending considerable
charm. A girdle Of gold ribbon
was tied on the left side and hung
below the skirt. Gold slippers and
stockings were worn with this
smart costume.
Many Of the older women this
season are choosing brocaded chif-
fon for their evening gowns or for
dinner wear. This exquisite fabric
is SO beautiful that 1t requires no
trimming.