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The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-03-02
Now the Women's Luncheon Club.

1t inevitable that we were to have an
organization of business women along the line
of the mems luncheon clubs. The only surpris-
ing thing is that it has not sooner appeared
AS matter of, fact, women in business and
professional life have more reason than men
to associate themselves in Organizations of this
mon with each other in their daily work Wo-
men in business, however, are more or less
cut off in interests and common experience
from the great body of their sisters presiding
over kitchens and nurseries. 1t is possible to
forsee for them in their club as great
wealth OF pleasure men have found in SINH
lar organizations. That does not mean that
Rotarian, for instance, attending a meeting of
the womens luncheon club a guest, would
conversation Business men do not spend
great deal of their time at luncheon talking
about ponderous economic questions of the
day. Their chatter of companionship is Just
as likely as in the case of women to be of the
report cards their boys have brought home
from school, of the merits of different makes of
automobiles, or of neighborhood gossip. Never
theless men do have relationship to business
that few women ever attain. Men do not enter
business, or pursue business careers. They
live business. Business women will be closely
bound together, and will meet and talk to as
much profit, but it will be in a somewhat diff
ferent way. The distinction is subtle one
often almost invisible, but it is none the less
real and elemental in the present stage of civ
ilization
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-03-02
Plenty of Petroleum.
served.

The petroleum situation has been misunder-
stood because figures dealing with the available
supplies have been mostly confined to the pool
deposits, which flow more less freely from
drilled wells. Such production has admittedly
reached its peak and is due to start declining
soon unless unforeseen discoveries should be
made. But that is only one source. Though
the easiest and cheapest, it represents a mere
fraction of the total oil in sight. There are
vast rich shale deposits practically untouched
1t is not commonly appreciated how large these
shale deposits are. If we consider only those
Oil shales which will furnish barrel of AZ
gallons, or better of petroleum per ton Ct shale,
Utah and Wyoming alone sufficient to furnish
"a ,ooooooooo barrels of petroleum, which
amount is eight times larger than the total of
the wells petroleum that this country has pro-
duced since Colonel Drake drilled the first oil
well in 1859 at Titusville, Pa
This is also more than five times the total
production Of the world since petroleum be-
came commercial product so years ago. And
it is by no means all. There are extensive de-
posts in Nevada, California, Kentucky, Indiana
Ohio. New Brunswick and NOVA Scotia, and
others in various parts of the country Many
Of them will give so gallons Of oil to a tons The
extraction of this shale oil seems bound to be-
come big industry in the future, supplying the
nations petroleum needs for hundreds of years
to come. just as the Ignite of Montana and
North Dakota VIII replace our anthracite and
luminous veins when they are exhausted.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-03-02
Pupils of Today and Yesterday.

If anyone is qualified fairly to compare or
contrast the young people of today with those
of one or two decades ago, it should be the
wise, sane teacher who has worked with young
people over the whole period. Such a teacher
has said a good word for the studitious habits
of the present day high school pupil. This
teacher declares that she finds the young today
are about the same as when she began teaching.
There are pupils who hate school and who at
tend only because driven there by their parents.
There also pupils who realize their oppor-
tunities and attack the job of acquiring an end
ucation with purpose and determination Both
these groups existed half a century age. Both
represent a small part of the whole group OF
pupils. The large middle group goes its laugh
ing way much as always.
Says the teacher: Il cannot see that the
more complex life we living now, or the
much more complex amusements make any diff
ference whatsoever. If anything there is closer
attention to study, for children today have with
their larger experience a larger vision than
half century ago" There is lack of
thoroughness, this authority admits, but she
places the blame on the multiplicity of sub
jects undertaken now rather than on the scat
ter-brainedness Of the student. After all, isn't
that about what one might expect? Unless, of
course, middle-aged critics believe they them
selves have made an awful botch of their jobs
as teachers and parents.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-03-02
The Daily Short Story

at the breakfast table. Irresistibly
he watched the doorway for Olive
He ate slowly, lingering over his
griddlecakes, but the prompt girl
did not appear. Suddenly name
less fear seized him. 1t was time
be went on duty, but he hurried to
find Molly.
Has Olive come from the shore %
he asked
Land O. liberty, no. Hadn't you
better send one of the chauf-
feurs-"
But Paul was speeding away to
the beach himself
There, some distance out in the
water, upon a rock which was be-
coming submerged by the incoming
tide, huddled the pathetic figure OF
/ Olive.
Great heayensi" he exclaimed .
Like a veteran lifesaver, he launch
ed boat, and, rowing madly, in a
few moments was grazing the rock.
With a glad cry, Olive slipped into
his arms.
Nearly everyone is gone" she
murmured. Il had given up hope
It's another appendicitis attack. |
managed to get here. Oh-oh-oh-''
A few hours later she lay in a
hospital.
Unobtrusively Paul often linger-
ed outside on the hospital grounds.
It was Molly, who, gushing, broke
the welcome news to him.
olive is asking all the time for
you"
She wants to thank me for hav-
ing saved her from the waves" he
commented with frown.
To his surprise, however, Olive
was not neryously ELUSIVE. What
she said was: rs Mary in the pan
try yet. or has she gomez"
''Oh. she's there"
Then tell her to save me my ice
cream. You can fetch it if you
will
Il certainly will"
After a moments silence, she
said:
Paul, how did you happen to
come to the water that day."
Il couldn't help coming"
I've been so curious"
Why curious?"
ION the rock l prayed against
hope for you to come to me. though
was certain you would be on
duty"
In confused sort of way he ca
Tessed her thin. white hands.
"On duty-yes.' He paused,
then unmindfully appropriating the
thought of Carlyle. he faltered, Il
did the duty which lay nearest
me"
Thereupon Paul lapsed into ST.
lence. wondering if, after all. he
had really won in this game of
games.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-03-02
Preserving War Slang.

Inquiries are being made whether the United
States3is taking any steps to preserve the war
slang of her expedtionary forces in France.
War slang will have considerable Importance
in the development and modification of the
English language. Great Britain has already
undertaken to classify it. Depend upon it, what
Tommy and the Yanks culled from their rough
experiences on European battlefields will be an
inspiration to word lovers for a long time to
come. Then there is a peculiar interest attach
ing to the work to be published under the di-
rection of the chief of the British imperial war
museums.
The language which, however humble and
trivial in some of it's phases, was drawn from
the soldiers, often by instinct of self-preser-
walton and which fell from their lips in the
form of jest satire, will perhaps never dis
appear from English speech. The slang of to-
day often becomes the classic tongue of tomor-
row. Many of the words in common use in this
country were invented and introduced by the
boys in blue during the four years OF inferno
cine war of the sixties, and few can trace them
now to their origin. The slang of the boys in
khaki originated in trench lingo, and in Incl,
dents and adventures on the battlefields of
eastern France. This slang should be pre-
served
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-03-02

attorneys pointed out that while the state of
Maryland had refused to ratify the amendment
1t had also refused to question fits constitution
atty The opponents of suffrage argued that
congress had power to propose suffrage
amendment to the state legislatures, that the
people of each state reserved to themselves in
their state constitutions the right to regulate
suffrage and that the federal government legal
ly could not psve anything whatever to 90 with
changing the sovereign power embodied in suf-
frage qualifications The opponents Of suffrage
also contended that, admitting that congress
had the power to submit the amendment to the
states, the necessary three-fourths Of the states
had not given their approval They insisted
that Missouri, Tennessee and West Virginia
had not legally ratified the amendment
Counsel for the government declared that the
greatest power ih-tne constitution was that of
amendment; that it conferred upon the people
the right to change their form of government
whenever they pleased that the nineteenth
amendment, under this construction. merely
added the word "sex" to the provisions of the
fifteenth amendment that there could be no
discrimination on account Of race, color or
previous condition of servitude; that it would
be political revolution for the court, after
equal suffrage had been acquiesced in for half
century, to set it aside. The government
contended that Missouri, West Virginia and
Tennessee had validity ratified the amendment,
that Missouri was the only state open to any
question at all and if this state was excluded
it was offset by Vermont and Connecticut,
which had ratified after the proclamation had
been issued The court held with the friends of
the amendment and thus put end to the per-
sistent efforts of the opponents of suffrage to
irvalidate the suffrage amendment.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-03-02
Woman Suffrage Stands.

In upholding the woman suffrage amend
ment to the constitution, the United States
supreme court disposed of all the arguments
that have been made against the amendment
by its opponents. Enemies of woman suffrage
have made their last stand and have lost.
Even they will understand that further
argument and appeal to the courts is use
less. The question of the constitutionality of
the suffrage amendment came before the SUI
preme court in two cases. one originating in
New York and the other in Maryland. The
New York case was instituted in behalf of
the American Constitutional league and
sought to enjoin the secretary of state from
issuing and the attorney general from enforc-
ing the proclamation declaring the ratification
OF the amendment The Maryland case was
brought in behalf OF the Maryland League
of State Defense The proceedings in New
York were based on the contention that the
amendment had not been validity adopted, while
in the Maryland case the argument was that
the amendment was unconstitutional.
In the Maryland case the government ad-
mitted that the proceedings had been instituted
by voters who had sufficient interest to warrant
their presence in court Counsel for the gov
eminent commended, however, that the issue
raised was political, one for decision by con-
gress or for settlement in some other way than
by Judgment in the courts. The governments
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-03-02
Here's the Corn.


In private practive when a doc
tor pulls long face and pushes out
| a long word for a perfectly COM
pay him an outrageous fee for some
pretty advice. But in print it is
different. In print a doctor can
spread long words all over the. pa
per. Clavus is colloquially known
as corns. Corns are hypertrophies
of the stratum corneum, if you
know what we mean. Well, frank
ly, corns are proliferations of the
horny layer Of the skin, caused by
prolonged friction and pressure.
All clear so far.
The friction and pressure are
generally due to tight and incor-
rectly shaped shoes. But sometimes
corns grow on the palms of the
hands, and sometimes on the abdo-
men lin carpenters, for instance)
Be that as it may, the first step in
the cure of corns is the adoption
of shoes built to fit the shape of
the foot.
Hard corns and soft corns are
equally easy to cure.
on moist surfaces, usually between
the toes
Paint the corn, not the surround
ing skin, each night with solution
of 80 grains of salicylic acid in
flexible collodion. Flexible COLO
dion is the liquid surgeons employ
to make an impervious coating over
slight wounds = kind of liquid
courtplaster. 1t will be found that
the corn will soften and come off
after several nights. "a good hot
soaking every night will aid the
process.
In the case of soft corns, the op-
posing surfaces must be kept
spread apart by bits of dry gauze or
absorbent cotton we'll powdered
with boric acid of zinc stearate.
Dryness must be maintained at all
times. The same solution may be
applied for hard corns.
Now, the corns are cured. If
you will go barefoot for a few
weeks they won't come back. Peo-
pie confined for several weeks in
bed always loose their corns.
Or if you will adopt properly
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-03-02
REVIEWS OF FAMOUS FICTION.
No. l
Crime and Punishment.
BY FYODOR DoSToEvsKY


This book is moving example of the Rus
sian novel; study in psychology; a cheerful
little thing composed of six parts and an
epilogue.
In part the hero, with delightful sangfroid
and an ak, does to death two helpless women :
after which he becomes either drunk or deIir-
1cuS tthis point is not made clear and con-
tinues so through parts IL, III, " and v In
part VI he confesses to the police who true to
form, pretend that they knew it all the time;
and in the epilogue he is sent to Siberia where
he finds mental anguish and physical discom-
fort enough to bring him peace and content
ment at last.
This is a wonderful book with which to
entertain the children, preferably at night
They will love its edifying kindliness and ap-
pl eciate its dry humor; particularly the para
graphs containing the phrases, gushing blood"
of blood, soaked with blood, blood stained
hands, sticky with blood, spots of blood"
ETC.
The Russian novel is guaranteed to encour-
age optimism. and by the time you have reached
the second chapter you will be so pleased that
you will burst into tears.
The constant reference to rich red blood
will make you so ashamed of your puny cor
puscles that you will charge forth, bear headed.
and buy cake of yeast (adv) a bottle of
NerVatone tadV). LIE MOQUEUR.
A. CAFRICCIO calls attention to an Argus
story which relates that the body of a slain
man was found by a farmer hidden under a
clump of bushes. She wants to know who saw
the farmer.
ITERBIE HOOVER told the radio conference
at washington that use OF the radio telephone
for communication between single individuals
as by ordinary telephone lis perfectly hope
less notion"
Boy! Page Arthur Brisbane
r. z. MIG
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-03-02
EASTER OUGHT NOT
BE GOVERNED BY
MOON, SAYS PRIEST

ST. Louis.-The moon is too in
consistent a planet to govern the
date of Easter. in the opinion OF
Rev NJ s. Brennan, astronomer
priest of this city. who has ex-
pressed hope that the council OF
astronomers called by the late
Pope Benedict XIV for a meeting in
Rome next April will decide to
eliminate the moon as a means of
determining the date OF the Pascha
feast.
Father Brennan recently sug-
gested that a certain date be fixed
or certain Sunday. and suggest
ed that either April or the second
Sunday in April be designated the
day on which the churches cele-
brate Easter. The present method
of fixing the first Sunday following
the first full moon after the vernal
equinox, Father Brennan points
out, leaves a range of 81 days for
the Easter feast, and by fixing a
certain day or certain Sunday, he
believed, much confusion could be
avoided.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-03-02

@. Would it be possible to build
bridge across the Mississippi river
near New Orleans?- "A. II. L.
A. The chief Of engineers says
that it would be possible to build
such a bridge, but that the plan is
not feasible. In the case of the new
bridge across the Delaware, the
tremendous expense is justified by
the fact that the bridge will con-
meet the city of Camden with Phila-
delphia.
O. How much maple sugar was
produced in 1920?-E. A.
A. Maple sugar production in
1920 in the United States was esti-
mated to be 36,373,0S0 pounds. 1t
was necessary to tap 1901 1926
Q. What is gelatine-G. F. w.
A Gelatine is a purified, dried,
inodorous product of the hydroly-
sis, by treatment with boiling wat
er, of certain tissue, such as skin,
lingaments and bones, from sound
animals. 1t contains not more than
2 per cent of ash and not less than
Is per cent of nitrogen.
Q. Who were the first white wo-
men to see the kentucky Rivera
S. S. It.
A. The wife and daughters OF
Daniel Boone were the first white
women to stand on the banks Of the
Kentucky.
Q. Was the eruption of the vol
cano that destroyed Pompeii and
Herculaneum the greatest eruption
in historyND. 2.
A. The greatest volcanic dis
turbance within the period of hu-
man history was an eruption in one
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-03-02
CIR Unnthatnttp
HERE LIES MANS ANCIENT ENEMY.
DILL CARE.
WHO DIsINTERs rn UNLovED CUsA
nEWABEg
THE DRUDGE.

am bound down for all time :. serf.
But must slave in silence and patience
Not for is lamentng
Or any complaining:
For l am the lawful wife
OF Woodworking farmer
OF the mddlewest.
He is tyrant-
But he is my master.
He looks upon me
when he notices me at alb
AS chattel, a beast Of burden
Because am Joined to him in wedlock:
am his bond-woman
And his yassaL
This man whose letters 1 wear.
Is my whole government and my stern Judge
am but his property
To do with as he fit
Fo- which he has bought and paid
With handful of his substance.
Lands and timber,
Grain and cattle,
Has he in generous abundance;
He has laid up substantial riches.
And he is a power
Among men of his breed
Brutal, heavy-hanSed, self-centered,
He believes that 1.
Or any other woman.
Should be glad to fetch and carry for him:
Should be gratefu-nay. proud
That may pay him obedience!
have served him well.
have borne his flock OF children;
have toiled for him without surcease or re-
muneration
have shouldered the burdens
At which any of his horses would rebel -.
And l have received less reward
Than would they.
have not expected much
would be satisfied with so little! -.
Just soft word now and then.
A touch, a shy caress, a rare kiss:
But he is incapable of such response
He cannot comprehend,
And he will never know.
For he wears his heart in a shell
Hard adamant-
Ugly, rnisshapen, shriveled and faded,
] struggle on.
All, it a cruel fate
That chained me to this beast
This grubber of the ground
Who never thinks cares
OF aught bit his herds and acresi
This swine. who dreams only of his trough!
But somewhere l must find patience:
No word of complaint
Must tear at my shrunken lipsi
1 may sob, and beg release
But this only to God -.
For he must not know
That |, his lawful wife,
Bound in the relentless irons of wedlock.
Am soft and yielding
In my heart
He must not suspect
My hunger and my fierce thirst
Fo: what is sweet and lovely
He must not dream
That 1 wish life
Held an hour of ease now and then
For prayer-and for lovei
He must not know, I say =.
For | am the pitiful puppet
OF despot,
Parading S mattel
JAY G. sIGMUND.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-03-02

The people of Abingdon would be showing
only of gratitude if they passed a reso-
luton thanking Rock Island for its offer for the
LOCATION of Hedding college in this city. 1t was
that offer that woke up the Abingdonians to the
value Of the institution in their midst and in
nuenced them in providing it the financial as
sistance that it required. Rock Island has no
regrets in the matter, since it has contributed
toward the strengthening of deserving college.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-03-02

why you should grow any more
corns.
Questions and Answers.
Maketh the Ear to Stand Still
Question: Last summer / wrote you
about my running ear, and you sug-
gested irrigations with saturated
water solution of boric acid and
drops of saturated alcoholic solu-
ton of boric acid. There is no more
running and no discomfort. I thank
you, DR.. Brady. c. U. H.
Spinal Fluid Question: For
what condition is spinal fluid with
drawn and examined? Does a per-
son who suffers torture from head
ache, nervousness, ETC., from whom
the doctor removes spinal fluid,
necessarily have syphilis? It is
highly important for my family
comes in contact with such a case
Answer: Spinal fluid is with
drawn and examined in the dag
nosis of meningitis, infantile paral-
ysis, (poliomyelitis). syphilis or
nervous system and some other
conditions. OF course, the symp-
toms you mention would not indi-
cate syphilis.
Catarrh There's No Such AMI
What would you
advise for catarrh of the head. and
what would clear my complexion
I am IL years old, five feet four
inches tall and weigh 1oS pounds.
A G.
Answer: "Catarrh" is a term
that signifies 81 don't know what is
the matter" So the first thing
you should do for it is to find out
what is the matter. Any good doc
tor can examine the nose and
throat, by means of headlights and
special instruments and determine
what is the matter, and what treat
ment may be required. To clear
your complexion, take two miles of
oxygen three times a day in low
heeled, wide-soled, heavy walking
shoes. 1t puts the pep in your cir
eulation and the blaze of youth in
your eye.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-03-02

10 eacn Individual. 80 sitchuon SL4 y
of the interior valleys OF SaTii, Sa-
moan Islands. With a brief rest,
this activity. which began in Aug
ust, 1905, lasted for four years ana
the discharge of lava has been esIl-
mated at more than five cubic miles
Q. Which is the strongest AMI
NAL in the world?-D. r. 0,
; A. II is impossible TO name tae
strongest animal since some OF tne
smallest insects have more
strength in proportion to thelf
weight than the very largest All
mails. An ant, for instance, may car
ry load Is or 20 times It's OWL
weight, while an elephant couil
scarcely drag twice its weight
Q. Is there any particular t!le
that eggs for winter use should DC
preserved 1F. O.
A. While early spring eggs are
considered best for preserving IL
watergIass, hot weather eggs can
be kept satisfactorily, provided Ehey
are fresh and infertiIe and placer
in storage.
@. What is the difference in the
heating power of hard and sou
coal and how is It tested III. J.
A. The heating power OF coal
which can be expressed in caloI-
les or British thermal units CB. /.
VI, is its most important properly
and is often tested by means OF al
apparatus known as a "ca-Or.At7
ter" The principle Of the test &c
ponds upon the determination OF me
weight Of water which one pouna y,
coal can convert into steam al IL
degrees Fahrenheit under atmos,,
Dheric pressure. BituminouS cua'
contains 1925 B. T. L.; Anthracite
1928 B. T. U.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-03-02

President Harding, with the power and re-
sources of the United States government at his
CALL is in position to avert the national Calamity
Impending with the coal strike. The people
are looking to him to use the machinery of his
great office to that end.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-03-02

% Mary Pickford. we are told once worked for
IS week as child actress. We know of folks
who have got farther in the world than Mary
who worked for considerably less per week than
IS, and they weren't child actresses, or child
actors. either.