Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-07-30
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From his own eyes a fame seemed to pass
into hers. Breathlessly they gazed at each 9TH
er like shadows in garden of still enchant-
ment" Yes, he wins her This is a bit from
a new story by Mary Hastings Bradley. Really,
it's so warm we advise putting OF reading it
until next winter as means Of holding down
the coal bill.
Cartoonist Frank King gives the comfort
ing assurance that the kick hasn't been taken
! out Of the shows, anyway.
training camp for women is to be opened
at Lake Geneva. The cost of the outing is to
be $12 per week. There is to be a lot of work,
and some play but the whole will return hand
some dividends in future health. It's no place
for frivolous girl, but to the one who thinks
OF tomorrow instead Of today it's mighty good
| place to go.
To be sure there was heroism in Europe
during the war, but now that the bloodshed is
ended over there, we ought not overlook our
heroes in other lines of daring. For instance:
John Towne that Saturday got a nasty whack
on the back of his head from the hard driven
ball, but its force was somewhat broken by his
| cap and after having the bruise well sopped
with what looked like a large, fat horse sponge,
| he went pluckily on with the game" 1t should
/ be mentioned that John was playing polo.
An autoist writes that his funniest expert
| ence since owning car was when he discoV-
cred that man who had been Following MIN
on motorcycle ten miles was speed cop,
| who led him to police headquarters, where he
was fined $25 If he had been assessed $50
probably he would have laughed his head OF.
| Don't Mention It
| Sir: In your AIedo correspondence. telling
| of a heat prostration, note that although a
| physician was summoned the stricken suf-
| fered only slightly and was soon enabled to be
up" 1 call attention to this as a vindication
of a profession that is much maligned. Many
thanks. DOC
section of the treaty won't cover the nakedness
! of the deal with Japan, says an exchange.
Well this is the age of nakedness, brother.
The Chicago Tribune says the Democratic
senators are casting about for compromise
On the League of Nations covenant The Trib.
welcomes the plan Might as well The cove
nant will be approved because the people are
behind it. and the Trib., spokesman of the Re-
publican party, knows it.
A Chicago newspaper reporter has just
wrung confession from man who murdered
child. The reporter slept in the cell with the
murderer. and accomplished what the police
were unable to gain. And he didn't work third
degree methods either. A reporter knows hui
man nature The average police officer does
not. The reporter persuades by reasoning. The
police officer tries to gain his point by bru-
tality The reporter comforts the erring The
police officer frightens
| An idealfst is fellow who thinks he can
get 20 miles out of a gallon-Philadelphi
| North American. A gallon of what?
The Kansas City Star observes: "a local
| student of history finds the peace treaty with
Germany to be much like the Congress hotel in
! Chicago-it consists mainly of great number
/ of annexes." 1t is said, however, these are not
found to be so numerous since the enforcement
| of prohibition.
All the summer musical shows are prosper
ing. It's the lure of the shimmy.
An Oklahoma negro had II sons in the war.
| He still has eight lads at home who will soon
| be ready to fight There may be danger of a
black peril in this country. but Old Glory will
never be the sufferer. The negro may have
made his mistakes, but he has never been found
guilty of disloyalty to his flag.
A Massachusetts, woman is on trial for kill
| ing her 3-year-old son. Her defense is that
she killed the child while insane; that she
was jealous of her husbands affection for the
| child. And she is beautiful and accomplished.
Little remains to be told
Fails in Attempt to Save Drowning Wife"
Headline. Any remarks?
In Nicaragua a revolutionist was burned to
death in boiling oil. In this country we are
not so lavish. We use forest brush.
| Princes Visit Sets Capitals Heart Afut-
| ter."-Headline. And in a few weeks from
now society, which was moving about in mourn
! ing a year ago, will have apparently forgotten
the sorrow through which it passed. Well. life
| is short, too short, perhaps, to carry the mem
DRY of wounds
People resident in the country districts are
omplaining They say there is too much
| spooning in the forks of the roads
J. M C.