Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-12-13

HOBART c. Chatfield-Taylor de-
,lares that Chicago society is more
than that of any great city
in the world. Coming from Hobart
that ought to settle it and admit OF
no argument Still as he says, Chi
eago society should not be judged by
the quality that is met up with during
a few days soiourn in the loop
IT isn't always the expensive gift
that spreads the most happiness at
Christmas.
DR.. Sidonic Paes, leader Of the
Portugal revolution, has been made
premier. The doc evidently feels that
i pays to revolute.
WHEN the next elections for mem
berships in the Rock Island county
board roll around there will not be
grounds for the charge that at least
two of the supervisors failed to at
tend to their knitting. They are Mrs.
Alice Child Walker and Mrs Mary
Ogden, both of Moline. Their needles
are flying, as they say In the society
column. every day during the SEES
sions Of the board. And they don't
miss any of the proceedings. either.
Proving that a woman supervisor is
worth twice as much as man hold
ing q place in the same body in war
time.
WALTER Flanagan has been named
to lead the Independent football team
again next season. That's assurance
Of one thing -there1l be some warm
gridiron battles in Rock Island in
1918.
THE London Times, charging that
the British were caught, unready by the
Germans in the battle on the southern
end of the Cambria salient on Nov
30, demands a searching inquiry. II
was in this engagement that one OF
the British generals fought clad only
in his pajamas Apparently what the
English fighters need are alarm
clocks. They have been sleeping toe
late mornings.
ANOTHER multi-millonaire has
taken job with the government al
| Washington at a wage of 81 per wear
| He ought to be real sport and 90 al
/ the way and refuse to accept any.
thing for his services. If the Law
holds that he can't work for nothins
he could invest in another Red eros.
/ membership
president Wilson looked almos
/ hoyish in his trim-fitting black frocl
coat, said a Washington writer, de
scribing the national chieftafn's recen
appearance before the house and sen
ate. What a different impression h,
might have created had he been on,
Of those men who permit the weigh
OF problems they carry to bear then
down and cause them to neglect thosl
little attentions to person that con
tribute so much to the cheerful ant
successful appearance Of a leader
JUST as / was starting cut on
shopping tour this morning-you Sc
! get about early in order to avoi
the rush Of the afternoon in the store
ii discovered, when I had got bloc
away from home, that / had only on
OF my feet rubbered The inciden
called to my mind that Gates A. Jar
is an undertaken at Auburn. Wash
| This is a message telephoned toda
by Parsy She reminds also that sh
has quit writing letters where IN
! telephone viii serve her purposes a
Well Her savings, since the advanc
, IN the price in postage went into Ell
feet, have been SLIP.
GREAT Britain is to send her won
en- into the air. If they nut hoo
skirts on them they will be prett
sure to come down alive when thei
machines are punctured by the Gel
mans.
NAT M. Wills. the famous stag
hobo. is dead He was asphyxiate
in his garage. Few Of our public ar
tertainers caused more laughter tina
Mai. II he had his choice probabl
he would have elected to have bee
shuffled OFF by laughing gas.
AFTER all tn greatest industr
1 in this country seems to be that {
smusin' the public" observes AL
Martin.
:, CHICAGO high school girls who a,
) to graduate in January have agree
TO wear dresses costing not more tina
!. SO. Now the test will be TO see wi
= can get the most for the money.
: PRESIDENT Wilson has order,
/, another one-quarter of / per cent
: alcohol subtracted from beer. II tn
/, elimination process continues pre-
: entity the brew will be unbelieyabl
G
= MISTLET0E kissing has been 70
e hidden IN England because of fear
r germs. Sounds almost like German
]. Ii. c.