Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-08-02

Commodore Marcus HendeTson's smile is as
benign as the Mississippi in a calm and twice
as broad.
A Michigan Judge has ruled that a married
woman, with perfect propriety, may go 10 a
dance with a man other than her husband.
This idea that woman can't go opt without
her husband ought to have been exploded in
this country years ago" the court observed.
All of which is all right. But the average wom-
an won't change because Of the opinion of the
Judge Running about with another woman S
husband may not involve a moral issue, but
then there is the question of hea1th-the other
woman and the rolling pin-and the poisonous
tongue Of the gossip. Most women will con-
tinue to go to the dance with their own hus-
bands.
Dorothy Lehman, young, beautiful, acct
dentally trapped in a Chicago factory where
she was employed. shouted to the hrenen to
save her. Il want to be rescued by bach
eIor," she cried. She was.
Now They All May Nap.
Rev. George B. Gilbert, pastor Of church
at Chester Pa, has ordered the pews removed
and rocking chairs installed in their stead.
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James j. Parker refused to walk on the
street with his wife when she wore high heeled
shoes. She had him arrested, charging that
he was crazy. It's our notion that the one
wearing the high-heeled shoes was crazy. The
husband may have been made wild by the bill
for the kicks, however.
In Fond du Lac, Wis. man was fined 500
for passing a bad check and was turned loose
by the court and told to earn the money to
pay the assessment against him In the event
that he raises the 800 by the same means
that got him in his original trouble he should
not be blamed for doing so by the court
It is predicted that by July, 1920, the price
Of an ordinary pair of shoes will be 5000. But
why worry? Listen to what Rev W. Webb
Pebloc of St Paul's cathedral, London, says:
The worlds history will come to a conelu-
sion at the close of this year. The end of the
world may come any day or night before Jan
1, 1920"
OF Course She Has a Cat.
(Port Byron Globe).
Miss Susan Sheppard of this place received
parrot as a gift fromNher brother who lives
in OskalOosa, Iowa.
DR.. Leake is a physician in a nearby city
1t is said. despite his name, he never spills
what he knows.
In New York the bootblacks stencil the
girls bare legs so that you have got to look
pretty close to tell whether they are wearing
socks. The steneiling is inexpensive. and it's
cooler than wearing stockings. Time will
come when an ordinary pair OF bare legs won't
attract any attention on the street
1t has been discovered that one Of the pat
ent medicines has been having a tremendous
sale since the nation went dry. 1t has been
found to contain healthy percentage Of alcO-
hol. Enough said.
People in this country are divided over the
question whether bodies of American soldiers
who died in Europe should remain on foreign
soil or be returned to their native land for final
rest. If the dead could be consulted doubtless
they would ask to be let alone There is some
thing uncanny about disturbing a grave. The
American boys went across ready to die for
the cause. Those who did would prefer to re-
main where they fell.
Viscount Ishii, ambassador 10 the United
States is quoted saying that war between
the United States and Japan over the Chinese
question is inconceivable to him. He might
have added that the only reason that Japan
will back down to the United States is because
she doesn't feel strong enough yet to tackle
the job. But some day the United States will
have to lick the Jap That's a foregone
conclusion.
An American aviator, in a test at Mineola,
L. l., reached altitude of 31,100 feet. One
of these nights, if the boys keep stretching the
records one of their number will carry on a
eonfab with the man in the moon.
J.M.C