Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-09-21


ONE of the numerous pests that
lombard a. newspaper office is he VINO
imagines that the editors get theatre
and circus tickets by the hundreds
and that they are looking for friends
upon whom to unload them. The truth
is that in these days when newspa pers
are conducted more along strict bust
ness lines than they were in the olden
DAYS. free transportation, as the uni
Initiated is wont to term it, is not solicit
ed i'm payment of editorial puffs, as
was the custom in many offices in the
distant past. Now the ticket, when it
is accepted, is a part of the contract
with the theatrical and circus man
ayers, and it rarely finds its way into
the hands of others than those con-
nected with the newspaper. But the
seeker for the pastebOard favor per
sists in thinking otherwise. There
seems to be d peculiar charm attach
ing to the privilege of getting in the
theatre or the circus for nothing.
which newspapermen do not do, mas
much as their tickets are paid for
many times over what they are actu-
ally worth The ticket chaser showed
up the other day. He was disappoint-
ed. "BilPs around again, l see," re-
a murder if he could get a free ticket"
Which recalls a prominent local resi-
dent who is known to have spent SO
in entertaining a circus agent in order
to have the satisfaction of receiving
a pair of complimentaries so that he
could see the circus free for moth
ing" If he had paid he would have
saved $S.
JACK Alomny is under indictment at
Minneapolis as an alleged auto thief
And he'll probably pay.
THE National New Thought ALI
ance, which is meeting in Chicago,
claims that if it had come into being
earlier we never would have heard of
Doe Bull and Doc MunyOn. After one
''think" rheumaticS want to do the
fox trOt and ESTIMATES give the he-he
to CaruSO and Mccormick. The theory
is that we were all made free by our
Creator. Therefore, If we live truth
fully He will take care of us. Among
names mentioned in connection with
the meeting we fail to distinguish
those of politicians or press agents.
however.
1T has been suggested by f. 3. w.
that we conduct a funniest thing /
ever saw" contest among our readers,
awarding the winner an appropriate
gift at Christmas. We are joyOuslv
agreed. The affair will be open to the
world. f. B. w. kicks in with this
one: THE funniest thing | ever saw
IN my life was good-looking girl who
would be instantly seized for a front
row position with the 'Follies' desper-
ately fighting the elements on a bIus-
tering day in a pretended effort to
hold her skirt even with her ankles"
WHEN the price gets down again
some friend of the family might pour
small portion of oil over the gulf of
trouble between John ID. Rockefeller
and his brother Frank, who haven't
said hOwdy in IS years. There are
various versions Of the cause OF the
feud. but If the truth were known II
is more than likely that il was the
division OF the price Of a package OF
Sweet CapOrals. It's the little things
that count, as the fond mother re-
marked as she reviewed her healthy
hungry Hook of 10.
Griffith. Ince and Sonnet are report
ed To have come 10 the parting of the
ways Now we may get the truth
about the moving picture industry.
THE members of the Matchmaking
gang arrested in Chicago appeared in
court attired as though they were on
their way to an afternoon social func-
ton. With the idea, presumably, OF
onlookers that il was no
disgrace for their victims to have
fallen for them. And they were ac-
corded every attention that persons
travelling the more conventional scale
might expect. the newspapers describ-
ing the gowns of the women and the
attire Of the men. What more could
crookdom hope for?
j, NJ. c.