Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-12-11
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IT is estimated one million persons |
sang "The Star Spangled Banner last
Sunday in the United States. Won
der how many Of the number knew |
the words? Do you?
CARTER, the Negro murderer, sen
fenced to be hanged in this city. is
said to be getting religion. If he had
had little of it a few weeks ago
perhaps he would not now be facing
the moose.
AMBASSADOR Won Bernstorff COM
pleted another alliance during his
sojourn in the United States that We
are just hearing about, his son having
become engaged to an eastern woman
with a large fortune left her by a
former husband.
PAT Grove was a caller at the edi-
tcrial sanctum yesterday He came TO
express his thanks for piece that was
printed in the pa per about him and his
new job at the arsenal, where he has
been working as a carpenter helper.
Pat said he didn't think he would ever
! become proficient in carpentering
But" he said. there is one thing
can do well when l have to- | know
/ how to handle shovel and swing
pick"
Yes. / suppose ] could get angry at
! some OF the things that the newspapers
have printed about me, some Of them
/ the truth and some Of them not, Pat
observed, as he let his mind wander
over his tempestuous career, during
which he has run the scale from kid
naper to evangelist, but / have sense
enough to know there is no real animus
at the bottom of ant Of the pieces that
have appeared in the press concerning
me. / know hundreds Of the news
paper boys throughout the country /
have met them in my days Of pros
perity and in times when | was down
and out. They have never failed to
be my friends no matter in what con
Idition they found me. They have al
ways given me square shake. OF
course the editorial writer's on occa-
sion would take me as a. horrible ex-
p lample and point out what / might have
they never did me any harm. The
=. only one who has ever hurt Pat Grove
is Pat Grove himself I don't expect
2 always to work al common labor.
j still have the spark left 1 will round
to again one Of these days and vii
- accomplish some good Tor myself anC
e Tor my fellows. No, sir, ! don't &c
e. mad al the newspapers. They are
I only human after all, and to err il
- but human And, besides, once tool
: q swing at reporting myself. having
p for a zine been employed by the New
: York World. | made blunders Will,
{ was on that job and the wonder Il
= me is the newspaper boys keep within
S the facts as well as they do. A per
1 son who is before the public is fool
S ish to get into a fuss with the news
s papers. | always have managed Il
T. get along with them, even when | Eel
S they were singing me The re
e suit is I can walk into any news
Il paper Office in the country and get al
: most anything / want in the way @
T. publicity. and the printed word /
e what have always wanted in my bus
n mess, ! expect to want more Of #
o too. It's a wise man who tries to &c
along with the newspapers | be
h lieve the papers try their best to kee
e at peace with those who want peact
n Of course paper can fight institu
& tons and individuals. That is a dut
n it owes society when there is a ca
I, for scrap. But Pat Grove will d.
e fend the newspapers at every turn /
n the road"
&c Proving that Pat is just as wise a
~ they have always said he is Slight
= disfigured but still in the ring. Pi
y, has white hair and ruddy chez
% looking nothing like one who has bee
Id through the wild career that he hi
e experienced. He is thoroughly con
ne panionable, and pleasant man
u meet
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