Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-02-28

III rraa ID AttELEaE-
ENCLOSING new spaper Clipping
telling Of the dismantline Of ~the long
est bar lu the Warid'' at Manning.
Iowa. the dimensions OF which are re-
corded a. 800 feet II. +. q. observes;
cit WguId lock a. though We have been
making a claim here In Rock Island
that was not justified" The 0nlY an
swcr that can be made 70 this Is that
the one IN Iowa has ceased 20 operate,
In fact IL has been thrown into the
scrap heap, while the local mahogany
continue in business. However. we
propose laying on the dispute with this
reference. Any c0me-haeks win be re-
Terred 90 the advertising department.
THE California legislature has
adopted a resolution expressing con-
hdence I'm the president in the inter
national crisis. These are the same
boobs who registered their faith i'm
Mr. Wilson way back in November.
The California y0uug lady who sent
King George pair of silk pajamas
may expect to receive a short sharp
cablegram from Queen Mary Puck,
BILL Graham. who is TO be our
next congressman. always hupgering
for action, is in Washington, behaving
not unlike the flly prancing before the
muz1le of the starters gun. Bill heard
the presidents address Monday, and
right of the reel he allowed he was
opposed 20 having the present con
gress vote away the rights Of the next
session He wants congress to as
semb}e Immediately after March 4 so
that it viii be on the job during any
more serious emergency. 1t looks as
if the home folks back in AIedo
wouldn't see much of BIZ i'm the next
few years.
WE'RE all ready to back our govern
ment in whatever course the compli-
cations of the international crisis may
precipitate u.s. bat for the life of u.s.
as we have repeatedly observed in this
valley Of verb0sity. we can't fathom
the state of mind of the so-caIled good
citizen who insists on taking
passage on steamer flying the colors
Of belligeTeut nation, and occupying
d stacerOOm over a hold laden with
instruments to destroy the subjects of
an enemy country. To be sure there
is nothing 10 prevent YOU buying a
revolver tomorrow and walking 70 the
edge of town and sending a bullet
your head. So we imagine we
should cease Tuning over supposedly
sane folks sailing on the vessels of
the fighting nations through the sub
marine zone
OF ali tho war reports that come out
Of Europe those from Russia as a rule {
are the most satisfactory to the Ameri- /
Fan newspaper reader because they
are the brieieSt. The Russ never 20
beyond two lines unless they have vie .
.orieS to report, but these are SO few
md lar between that the reader Il
rarely burdened by the length of the .
recital.
WHEN a vote was called in the Della
ware senate on the woman suT-
age amendment which was de-
Gated eight TO six, II was discovered :.
hat three members were absent Prob
,blv they had been locked in the base
ueut by their wives when the latter
earned how they proposed voting.
4 enc AGO detective testified after
Irrcsting an actor that the latter had
lirted with 20 women In eight blocks
without making an Impression. Prov
ng that Chicago women know AN actor
MeN.l when they see one. Actors are
10 longer considered live ones among
he houlevardiers.
J. u c. !,