Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-07-05


Peter will not frown.
and head you TO the chute that bears
this caption Going down.
Luke McLuks.
J. REED Lane of Davenport who
has been IN New York on his return
vas interviewed By the newspapers OF
MS home town What impressed and
thrilled the Davenport citizens, so he
said. was the patriotic inteusiveness
Of the people Of the east: how they
had their minds on the war and we're
really warmed up 90 what was hap
pening and was going 20 happen and
what they had to do that victory shall
be gained for the cause Of their ma
ton, and how aba she'd he was that
the section OF tine country from which
he came, the great west vas rot eEI-
deucing tbs national spirit with the
characteristic enthusiasm for which III
was distinguished in all other move
ments organized against the common
enemy. L is allowed that that por-
ton Of New York that is and has been
reuping the financial harvest incident
to warfare is on its toes. singing ma
tional anthems and waving flags be-
tween trips to the bank with dough
from munitions sales. etc, and you
rs light have been impressed as Broth
er Lane was. but you could very cas-
3fy have informed yourself before MAX
ing Comparisons between the east and
the west The army enlistment lg-
ures furnished by the government
show that New York IS acting no diff
rerent now than il has In peace times
Il is long on loud talk and parade5,
bur niggardly in sacrifice. New York
So chat znHFgEr
be done and knowing how. to do i.
bat when it comes 10 furnishing the
men 10 do the i0b-WelI. New York be
lieves that George meaning the great
west. should jump into the breach.
IG&ATZ. after spending an unevent-
ful Fourth. called over the telephone
this morning to report that Peter
Grubb is 3 c0mmissaFy steward aboard
submarine chaser on duty off the
Atlantic coast. and to say that he
wouldn't mind serving on the same
ship with him.
COLONEL. William Corn wallis West
is dead il London II he had been
nursed by his wife with the sympathy
and affection that she bestowed upon
q young army officer. who didn't need
any nursing, perhaps his trip to his
last resting place would have been de-
ferred fer considerable period
DO you suppose she married him
tor leve?'
of course she did
You really believe it,"
"Sure-for love Of his money"
r. l.. BARNETT q Chicago Negro.
formerly an assistant states attorney
Of Cook county. was quoted yesterday
as saving in connection win the out
rage a East 81. Louis rhat Il love ms
race better than nay country Which
IS another argument ia favor of literally
extending 10 the Negro all rights uu-
der the franchise. Barnett happily.
does not voice the sentiments OF bis
race. He is merely one OF those who
have been spoiled by modern politics
THE Rock Island Churcamans Fed
GRAFTON has been receiving threats,
presumably from persons on whose
toes if has been stepping u It's moral
CruGading. The members of the or
ganization are reminded that there are
just as good citizens outside the fed
GRAFTON as in il. That Is taken for
granted. Furthermore. members are
warned that if they are caught. in the
course Of their Investigations, in any
OF the joints about the city they viii
BIS hauled in with other inmates and
exposed to the Light Of publicity.
Great stuff. Which ought 10 convince
the federation, more than ever. shat IL
IS al least on the right track We have
never understood that the federation
las sought 10 puritanize It's city I'D
has simply insisted on the observance
Of common decency- an enforcement
that isn't going 70 hurt anybody but
the indecent