Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-06-26

at Belle Isle boathouse, which opens Thursday,
the city has purchased 400 dozen bathing caps
and 800 dozen pairs of stockings.-Detroit
News.
In 1876 Alfred johnson Travelled from
Gloucester to Liverpool alone in a dory. The
machine one of these mornings for spin
across the briny he will be conscious of the
fact that he wasted a lot of time back in rs.
former Chicago crook who stole half
million during his career is dead in a London
prison When he was chased in he was penni-
less. Why wouldn't 1T be good moral enter
prise for the governments to undertake an ad-
vertising campaign of enlightenment on the
unproftableness of crime? The average boy
goes wrong because he is led to believe it is
the easiest way If he could be convinced 9TH
erwise he might hesitate. Advertising won the
war, you know. Publicity can do anything.
The former kaiser told the boys to sign the
treaty. Bill is one chap in Germany who has
finally been convinced that his country is
licked.
Henry Morganthau. former minister to Tur-
key, predicts another world war in is years.
Hen, we imagine, has been overfndulging in
Turk tobacco.
Women employed in the departments at
Washington are learning to play billiards. The
chairman of the naval affairs committee of the
and sent home. He says woman's place is in
the home. Now, brother, if all the women had
remained at home during the recent skirmish
on the other side of the water, do you think
the result would have been quickly accom-
plished? The women have proved that they
are equally efficient men in the great ma
jority of activities. So we say, let 'em play
billiards. and hold their jobs at Washington
And what would be more pleasing than to see
woman battling mere man for the billiard
championship?
A Rockford woman has sued for divorce
after devoting so years in fruitless effort to
reform her husband Drunkenness is the
charge She might have been patient and wait
ed until July 1, anyway.
What has become of the old-fashioned
woman who insisted on wearing her hat at
the moving picture show?
The Mobile Register announces that Lieu
tenant Cohn is leaving that city to take a posi-
ton in the Swiss army. Is it possible this lit
tie nation has been secretly organizing along
the lines Of the kaiser's dream of long ago?
We never knew that the Swiss even boosted a
rowboat.
company manufacturing new beverage,
with just suspicion of kick in it, announces
it will spend half million in advertising. The
old stuff didn't need much paid publicity. It
was advertised By its stewed friends.
It is announced that DeImonico's. New
York. under a new system of financing will
be kept running after July 1. This will be
comforting news to the workingmen of that
city.
After an investigation it is stated that Lee
county could board its county infrmary charges
at Chicago loop hotel and effect a monetary
saving to the county Are we to infer that
there has been grating in the vicinity of the
Lee county poor farm?
The Kansas City Star says that Villa ought
TO be advised that Il Didn't Raise My Boy to
Be a Soldier is not the national American
anthem.
former New York chief Of police has
died. leaving estate valued at more than
million dollars. The public has not been in
formed as to how he acquired his great wealth,
but in the absence of any explanation it is
fair to presume that he accumulated it through
wisely investing what he had left of his month
ly pay check after paying the family expenses.
What will become of the oId-fashioned oil
inhaler who used to brag about the gran-est
lii wife in the world, while he hung TO the bar
rail taking aboard the last drink of the
evening?
After digesting dozens of columns Of inter-
views with the principals 1 have decided to
buy savings stamps with the cash l would
blow in viewing the proceedings at Toledo July
T." postcards Oswald. 81 have decided to &C
cept both 'scrappers at their promises Each
is confident the other hasn't chance If that's
the both will be out in the first round"
Folks go to Mt. Clemens to be cIeansed of
disease. And there those who go for other
purposes. For instance, P. ]. Nee a resident
of Washington, was cleaned of $4,000 there
the other day by two crooks representing them
selves as stock brokers'
INC.