Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-06-25
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Judge Taft says he would sooner be free
than be president. The Judge really is having
a bully good time, going about the country,
saying and doing as he pleases. And he looks
like he was having the time of his life He's
one big American whose position in the affec-
ton of the American people grows stronger
every day that he lives.
Frank Armstrong who represented the Chi
cago Daily News at Springfield. died suddenly
the other day. He was veteran reporter. He
personally knew many OF the big men OF the
country and addressed them by their first
names. His proudest boast was that he was
competent reporter. He rejected many fiat
tering editorial offers. He preferred the news
game. because of it's fascination and interest
And when he died thousands mourned friend
He had honored the profession he loved. He
fought the good fight and went straight
Harold Bucher a Texan, dropped $4,000 in
irving to put over musical show in Chicago.
When he checked up he had Just $500. He
jumped a RATHER for the old home burg He
sat in at poker game He got back an amount
equal to what he lost in Chicago. Then he took
a. train for New York. Next we may expect to
hear that he has COPIED the fiat iron building.
Street Car Comedy.
But women haven't changed"
They haven't, eh?"
81 don't think they have
well nv wife changed three times yester-
day. a more expensive dress each time Whae
do you say to that?"
The packers blame the consumers for the
high price of meat. And the consumer hasn't
sense enough to know that the way to bring
down the price is to curtail, the amount Of
meat that he buys The public could beat the
packer at his game if it only would.
One observer reports that Mexico would be
charming country If 1t was not for the in
habitants Well, Carranzas family has left
Chicagoans have formed an air taxi com
pany which is to establish a route to Canada.
1t may yet be possible for those who must have
their daily nip of red eye to run up every day
for sniff of Johnny Walker
1t develops that the congressman who has
been loudest in the opposition to Postmaster
General Burleson owned an appliance that the
latter official had thrown out of the service
when he came on the job. Still this congress
man was elected to represent the people; that
is, the latter thought he was.
The songbirds of the wildwood sit in a draft
dav and night but they don't catch summer
colds Nature takes care OF them. She will do
the same for you and me, but we don't give
her chance
Judge Taft says the trolley companies must
have higher rates or they will become bank
rupt. WELL says L. E, ''if all of the passen
gers weighed as much as the judge I would
cording to weight On that basis the judge
would paw twice much as 1 do. That would
be fair, I'll say.
increase In ho
sales Of cigarets Lucy Page CASTOR appears
to be losing her grip on her neighbors.
why couldn't some enterprising promoter
form a company to go into the ocean and bring
to swe1tering humanity chunks OF those huge
icebergs that are peril to shipping.
The boy who enters the United States army
these davs Utmost instances has a more at
tractive life than if he stuck in the home burg
Uncle Sam provides everything including the
society of nice girls. And they are nice girls
too not the kind that the boys were allowed
to stumble against in tho old days when Uncle
Sam didn't seem to care what happened 10
them when they were off duty. Uncle watches
over the boys nowadays "a hours of every day,
And they are better men for their experience
with the government
The Ford-Tribune trial appears to have de-
veloped into a which side is willing to
stay the longest on the expense line. However
both have unlimited dough. and likely the iasco
will be carried just long the litigants
feel that they can hold the spotlight upon them
selves. Both sides merely are playing for the
publicity benefits. OF course there is a prin- !
ciple involved. but it is secondary Hen wants
to sell more fivvers and the Trib Graves larger
circulation. That's the answer.
Can any real man from Gods own omen
country loiter about New York CITY without
corroding his very soul?' asks Hearst's Maya |
zine. Not unless he is blind and deaf" says
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