Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-05-29

''if one is in the habit of getting up at
6 o'clock in the morning, and the
clock pointed to 7 O'Clock when he
arose, he would naturally be in a
greater hurry, and would do every
thing much faster than he ordinarily
would. The result would be a great
saving of time" The mayor suggest
ed that if his plan was put into opera
ton, the big clock on the city hall
would be set an hour fast. and the
whole city would work accordingly.
The plan, he said, had been put into
operation in Europe, and had proved
very feasible there. The only ad-
vantage that one could easily see in
the proposition is that everyone could
quit an hour early-by the clock, at
least.
Street Car on Fire and People Flee
An Oakdale street car coming down
the Brady street hill was observed to
be smoking under the flooring. At
Fifth street the car was stopped and
the trap door in the flooring raised.
At this stage the flames broke forth
and the passengers made a hurried
exit Several buckets of water secured
| from the restaurant nearby extin-
guished the flames The damage was
slight
Stuff Barrel Not Full of Hayanas-
I'VE want votes but we are not trying
/ to buy them. We have no cigars at
! our headquarters. We would consider
it an insult to any self-respeCting man
/ to offer him a cigar or lead pencil
and then expect him to vote for US"
These are the campaign sentiments of
the SUITS as expressed by Mrs. Louis
+ G.. De Armand, one of the active vol
unteer campaigners in the stuff head
quarters here. Neither will We try
to buy mems votes by serving COT
fee, tea or sandwiches" said Mrs. De
Armand. 1t is mental pabulum alto
gether with which the voteless fem
mime is now appealing to the voting
male. 1t is argument, persuasion and
other emanations of mental processes
by which the SUITS expect to pin to
their side the political support of the
dominant sex. The ants may cheer
the physical consciousness of the en-
franChsed with alluring aroma of long
filler Havana but not so their hostile
sisters The ants have called them
masculine and they intend to show the
men of Davenport that this is a base
tcalumny. To the voter seeking smokes
they say, Pass on, brother, pass on"
.
Wires for BOdy-"The American Ex-
press company has on deposit $35 to
pay for embalming and shipping case
for F. G. Hoffstadt, deceased. Please
have body shipped Immediately, and
oblige his mother. Elizabeth Hoff-
stadt' This wire, received by Coroner
Cantwell, takes the Fred Hoffstadt
matter out of the hands of the local
police. While the money on deposit
will not meet the cost Of shipping the
body. since the law governing inter
state shipments of dead bodies re-
quires that they must be in a casket,
local undertakers have wired the
mother to that effect, and more money
probably will be deposited.
Asks Damages for Car Injured by
by Joy Riders Mrs. T. F. Halligan has
commenced suit in the local district
court against the Moline Pressed Steel
company. for damages sustained TO
her automobile while awaiting repairs.
The car was taken by an employe of
the defendant company for JOY ride
and was struck by freight train,
causing damages to the extent OF
$1,000, the amount which Mrs. Halli-
gan is suing for, In her suit, Mrs
IHalligan claims that her machine had
l. been repaired before taken to the de