Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-01-15


at church When l returned home l.
shoveled. the drifts of snow from my
sidewalks"
LET Baker Co." says a Chicago
Tribune headline. That's what We all
say. He's doing nicely. That a boy.
P. B. MOVES, head of the fuel d.
visions conservation division, is
spending the week in New York and
Boston in an effort to see that there
is no suffering through shortage of
coal. They say there will be consid-
cradle racket in event that the pro-
ducers and dealers are found not do
ing their part in protecting the public.
HIS enemies have made the start
ling discovery that Secretary Baker
has political past and that he was
private secretary Of Postmaster Cen
eral Wilson in President Cleveland's
administration. Positively disgrace
full. Next we may hear that the
sleuths have learned that he is good
to his family.
ALL the cattle in three cars ma
rooned by snow In Indiana froze to
death. And every last one of them
valued at $1,000.
"MY notion Of zero In honors," post
cards Pansy, sis to be awarded q
government decoration after one has
been missing several days and sup
posed to be numbered with the dead.
This was the distinction gained by an
aviator in France last week."
HOW MUCH? WE HAVEN'T HEARD.
Change Offered Chicago Pastor.
Headline.
WOMEN dissatisfied with customs
prevailing in America are advised to
pack and head for the Island Of Thu
ron in the gulf of California. There
the men are made to do all the work
and act as servants to their wives.
DICK Cookers horses won $4,210
on the Irish turf last season. How
much do you imagine it cost him to
pull down that sum?
NOW aren't you glad that you
boarded those railroad excess fare
coupons? The supreme court has
returned.
WHY TELEGRAPH EDITORS GU
| DINGY.
| cat 10 a. m. the wire brings me q
knockout in a capital mystery fire
reporting the destruction of 81 200, 900
worth of foodstuffs. Here at, gel
kill. with a substitute that there il
| no mystery about the blaze; that i
probably started from a carelessly dis
carded cigar stub, and that the dam
age will not exceed $4,000. There
goes my whole layout up in smoke
Well. the baby gained two pounds
last week. That helps some"
! PACKING Houses Closed by Storm.
Headline Not by the one started by
Brother Heney, however.
WHAT has become of the old-fash
toned citizen who used to brag how
he liked the cold and deep snow?
AN Albany. N. Y, resident who ha.
lust Joined the colors, says an astrol
oyer, told, him his fortune some year!
ago and said that the war would enc
six months after he enlisted. Nov
you know when the trouble will bt
brought to close.
EDITORIAL IGNORANCE.
Here is a typical daily telephone
conversation in The Argus Office:
THAT the editor?'
Eyes. sir. What Is wanted"
Il wish you would tell me the dat'
on which John Blank died"
"If you could suggest the month j
might be looked up"
Don't you know without looking i
up?"
Il must confess that l don't"
you're great editor. l though
editors knew everything"
TROTZKY has brought out a bool
| tellluS all ABOUT Ine bOlSneV1k1
TrotZky is one of the livest gold dig
gers that has struck Russia in years
THE federal government, in calm,
for competitive examinations for va
rious positions in the non-combativ,
service. is offering $3.50 a day to plat,
cleaners. This might appeal to som,
of those who are worried over tn,
high cost Of feeding.
'"The greater the risk the create
the glory" is the way Senator Kenyo,
puts it when addressing aviation stu
dents. True, senator. but when a fel
low hits the ground from an attitude
Of several thousand feet all the glor,
has deserted him. y
THE agricultural department is al
ready sending out tips about on
spring gardens. We would be NOR,
thankful if We got some helpful hint
in removing snow from our sidewalks
/ AMBASSADOR Francis, we are told
stood in the door of the embassy il
Petrograd and with revolver in han,
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