Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-12-24

BEFORE Secretary Lansing empties
his plot box the kaiser will have
reached the conclusion that he had a
inuddling ambassador in the United
1 States in the person Of Count Won
Bernstorff. The count seemed able
to concoct his conspiracies, but there
were too many nails in his shoes. He
didn't seem able to cover his tracks.
I KARL Muck, conductor Of the Bos-
ton symphony orchestra, has decided
mot to fill a date that he had in Chi
cago. Muck it was who rebelled
against playing the national anthem
some months ago. An agent OF his
orchestra, sent out to feel sentiment
in the west, learned that the pubic
was not particularly excited over
hearing his band of musicians. Kari
will have to brush up on his Amerl-
, canism If he expects to keep in the
, good graces of the people Of the
! United States these times.
: MAN was arrested for shoplifting
in Davenport Saturday. He had in his
: possession a woman's fur and silk
: skirt. There is a woman in the case,
as usual.
| THE Davenport newspapers are
advocating a non-partisan city gov
eminent in future. Both say they
{ want the best men for the various
: places. regardless of their politics. De-
termining who are the best men Will
be the rub.
IN the event you are scanning the
: winter resort literature for some place
> to go. and none of the home resorts
appealing to You, you might drift over
: the Tahiti, the palm-shaded isle OF the
u South seas Nearly all of the young
: men Of the island have been called
L to war and as a.result most of the ma
tive maidens walk the moonlit beaches
with sadness in their hearts Here
3 is your chance to cheer the poor girls
= up bit.
l. REMEMBER the Shovel" is the
e slogan Of the fuel conservationists in
: Davenport How is one to forget it
L when the house is cold?
AFTER court fight that has been
waged for months, G. W. P. Hunt has
been seated as governor of Arizona
K, In other words, it is up to Mr.. Camp
n bell to hunt his hole opines Ignatz.
' REV. Billy Sunday has been sued
ID for 100000 for alleged plagiarism
N And. strange as it may seem. the gen
/ tleman who is asking the evangelist tC
ID pay this neat sum is none other thar
" Sidney c. Fapp.
m DOC Wiley says Americans shouldn't
I'd worry over the cost of living. Ht
E. says an ordinary person can live OF
IS 10 cents a day. Where?
Sc FORMER Car Nicholas, through
III intervention of Cousin Wilhelm. is Il
be permitted to leave Russia with hi
n family and seek haven in some for
" eign country. The kaiser is seeing
v. to it that Nick will be outside thu
nd trouble zone when the big blow off il
lie pulled in his former domain, for a few
ey folks are likely to be hurt when tina
We crisis arrives. And it's coming if tht
lie kaiser doesn't have his way prett,
ly soon.
he
es THE federal tax income agents ar
OF on the way. This is one obligation
e that you can't escape. providing tha
ty your earnings come within the pre-
scribed amounts. You ought to con
ne slider yourself fortunate that you ar
10 pulling down enough TO be classifie
ely with these who must kick in. Still
ds the little fellow pays more cheerful
). that the one who has more to con
nd tribute.
Gel
RS ICE Plant for Pershing. head
M line. The gen appears to be gettin
tie all het up over the approaching final
at with the kaiser
We WE'LL say that young Cummings
sr- the best actor that has struck thes
nd parts in many seasons. How "
drank in those thrills that he dc
scribed as having experienced Will
MS in the British flying servicel "
de were ready to give him anything "
IL had; to invite him to our homes an
at turn over our bank rolls to him,
ii need be. He lacked the boastfulneS
he that is characteristic of most impos
ee ters. Perhaps it was his affected moo
M esty that won our hearts and on
)r- heads. He sure did make a flock {
IT. monkeys of all those who above
themselves to grow intimate with hin
He was the best bet of the year
N YOU may or may not care a RAJ
ro- but We are asked to announce thu
lic j. w. Ivory is manufacturer Of der
OF tai specialties in Philadelphia
IRE
al WHEN you see a woman shoTelin
Ice the snow off her sidewalks it ism
always a sign that she is d widow
Perhaps she has lazy husband.
Ich SOME are doing knitting for ii
ar Red Cross and others are doing kno
est ting.
rec
Use WEDNESDAY You might take tin
air to sit down and see what it cost 20
nd BUT you had merry Christina
but after all.
JIM. c.