Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-08-06
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Woman Suffrage Note.

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Two women fought on Second avenue over
a man the other day.
| While it is true we can forego pies, the price
Of which have been raised, still Charley Chap
lin admirers would be willing 10 stand a box
Office advance in order that their idol continue
| to have full supply with which TO smear the
faces of his fellow actors. A Chaplin comedy
without pies would be like Hamlet with the
chief character omitted.
In Kentucky returned overseas soldier, a
Republican, has been elected to congress. If
the returned soldiers stick together politically
they can put across almost anything that they
start
Thomas Brown, manager of the telephone
company, had nothing to say when asked for
an interview on the strike. Wise man. A state
ment from a telephone official just now would
be like a red flag before the eyes OF mad
dened bull.
Chicago is to have an additional 1000 police
men. More officers will not tend TO lessen
crime. 1t will only cause the crook to be more
alert
Chicago women have formed a club to boost
Lowden for the Republican presidential nomi-
nation. Branches are to be formed over the
country. Who's paying the bills?
Former Senator James Hamilton Lewis says
we'll next have to lick Japan. And he pre-
diets that we may not be so sure that England,
Russia and the new Germany won't be aids
OF the Nip in the event OF clash between that
country and the United States. You may re-
call that Mr.. Lewis made similar prophesy
several years ago. Think it over.
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Count Won Bernstorff says the worst mis-
take of the Germany's failure TO IN
derstand the United States. Wrong. 1t was
the failure of the United States to understand
spring against America for years. Germany
always understood the United States. Germany
knew the United States was acting honorably.
Germany acted oppositely.
B. Ready is mayor of Huntington, Ind.
Write your own.
American newspaper readers are getting
their first peeps at the women movie stars OF
Germany. The Hun press agent is again on
the job. Publicity is credited with winning the
war for the allies. Germany believes and
rightly that the same agency will enable her
to regain her position in the graces of those
nations with which she has been at fighting
odds And nothing will cause US to forget
any quicker than pictures of beautiful womens
It has been established at Mount Clemens
that Henry Ford can read and write. But
does little of either, the testimony Of witnesses
showed. When you get as rich Hen you
afford to employ others to do your writing
for you. And, as for reading, you will be too
busy counting your income to waste your time
perusing books and papers.
prices Hold Public Eye"-HeadIine And
the public purse also, it ought to be added.
A Chicago minister. just returned from
France says every mother and wife with
son or brother sleeping on the other side should
be permitted to visit the grave Of her loved
one, and that if she has not the money to pay
the expenses of the trip the government should
provide her with transportation free. A beau
tiful thought, and one the government should
adopt. 1t would be little enough to do for the
poor mother wife for the sacrifices they
made Those who profted millions on war
contracts could win favor for themselves by
creating fund to defray the cost of such trips
1t might, in measure, relieve their con-
sciences.
Senator Lodge charges President Wilson
holds out" on the League of Nations. Leave
it to the president to have an ace in the hole.
He'll uncover when the opportune time comes.
And he'll have the winning hand too.
New York actress carries a half pint of
hard likker in her stocking. She declares
they'll never enforce a visit and search law
on my celIaret." You might be able to whittIe
a wheeze about kick in that bottle of red
eye. An officer that attempted a seizure of the
precious container would leggo pretty quick
take it from the girl who carries it inside her
stocking.
The Lexington News" observes with a GER
tain amount of resignation that the only city
it knows Of where observation-disclosures find no fault
with the way things are run is a cemetery.
Finley Peter Dunno is editor of Golfers
Weekly AS you read those heavy editorials
you wonder if it is possible that they were
written by 'Mr. Dooley.'