Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-01-19

WILLIAM HENRY DIXON.

| Smile!
| WILLIAM HENRY DIXON.
| MRS. Emmeline Pankhurst is said
to have cheered when she learned that
the women of America and Britain OBJ
tanned enfranchisement on the sans
/ day. 1t must have been treat to
have seen the good woman in such
mood Previously her chief diversion
was throwing things at disputants or
gnashing her teeth.
THE battle flag of the Zeppelin
brought down near Bourbonne, France,
has been received at the national mu-
scum in Washington. We will take
great pleasure in showing it to the
the United States.
THE politicians at Washington are
trying to rattle Secretary Baker by
keeling his mind off his regular bust
ness as much as possible through call
ing him to give testimony at inquiries.
But it appears that the secretary
doesn't object to working nights. In
this way he manages to keep just a
| little ahead Of those that are bounding
at his heels. The Investigating COM
mittees will have to hold night ses-
sions if they expect to run even with
the war secretary.
WHO remembers when the retail
coal dealer called on him and asked
if he couldn't put him in a few tons
Of fuel?
SUPPOSE that we have another
blizzard Sunday and the snow
piles up on my sidewalks several feet
am l to get out voorhees, Monday
and remove the obstruction" inquiries
L. F. II propose to remain within
the law, SO guess will remain with
in the house and let the pile stand un-
til Tuesday"
THE National Boot and Shoe Manu-
facturers' association is to put the
kick into the Mondayless industrial
weeks by doing six days work in five.
YOU may have noted that among
those commissioned to be captains at
Camp Grant are Richard S. Bull and
George c. Coll.
S. A. MONGER, who is in charge OF
the federal income tax Office at DAY.
export, is to appear before the Tri-
City Press club at it's meeting next
Tuesday evening. 1t is understood that
he will give the newspaper men inside
information on how to escape payment
of the tax. The only way that it may
be done is by not earning salaries
above the limitations set by the gov
eminent. Few of the members of the
club are in need of Mr.. Monger's info
Mr.. Monger, it might be explained, is
managing editor of the Dubuque Tele-
graph-Herald, on temporary leave OF
absence earning little regular
money.
! DON'T become peeved the next
time you are notified that piece of
mail addressed to you is held at the
postoffice on account of insufficient
postage. A package addressed to the
governor Of California was detained in
the San Francisco office for the cause
mentioned One of the clerks thought
he would take look. The package
contained several sticks of dynamite,
with a clock-work arrangement de-
signed to set off the explosion.
MIR. Stream, chairman Of the
coarse grain division of the food ad-
ministration, seems to be the right
man for the job" Pansy telephoned
yesterday. '"I notice that he has
promised to keep things running sat
isfactorily to the grain elevator
operators"
! AL Tearney has made his customary
winter start to. save the minor leagues
Friend Al is Strong for cold weather
publicity, but you'll find that the lit
tie group that he is smuggling to his
breast during the cold spell will be
left high and dry as usual In the
spring.
THE National Association of Mas
ter Roofers held a convention in Chi
cago this week. It is understood that
many of its members expect to 70
over the top during the coming year.
| WHO'D ever thought that this war
would have reached the stage where
New Workers, with ability to pay any
price for help, would be forced to do
their own homework? Yet it has
come to pass. The servant problem
has grown SO grave in Gotham that
1t threatens to send members of some
Of the best families to early graves.
DON'T blame US for printing these
things. They are sent In by our read
ers and we must treat them all alike
since we can't afford to offend during
war times when We all are warned
to help one another. help everybody
but the kaiser. So we have been re-
quested to announce that II has been
decided 10 inject pep into the Junior
auxiliary OF the Evanston branch NJ
the Infant Welfare society by an
pointing Gladys Spry to the presj-
deney Of the social committee
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