Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-03-20

! a showing be it only one OF the movie variety,
the Illinois senate has passed the Buck-bill,
providing for a state censorship of motion pic
| lures. 1t will be the duty OF those VINO serve
as the censorship body to eliminate from all
| films that which might be damaging to the
morals or otherwise injurious to society. mus
we poor deluded souls are to be protected from
the things which we possibly and probably
would want to see, but ought not TO- Inc only
chance that remains for those who know what
they want to see and what they ought to see In
the movie ine is to obtain place on the CEN
sorship body.
No doubt You can imagine about how much
trouble the honorable governor will have in
filling the seats on the censorship bench.
DRY STUFF.
Sir: What worries me Is where will the
home-wreckers stage the opening scene of their
scenarios for the popular and eternal triangle,
with the cabarets going into the discard on
| July 1? EYE GEE ELL
| One could almost be charged with infringe
ment for suggesting that in case Elihu Root
wins his fight for the brewers to manufacture
and sell two and three-fourths per cent stuff,
that beer of that particular percentage be called
Root-Beer.
The ever-watchful press agent, be he the p.
a. of prima donna or an automobile racer,
lets nothing go unsaid that might add some
thing by saying. So it is with the p a. OF Louis
Chevrolet the racer He says: Chevrolet was
born in Switzerland and raised in France, and
while dyed-in-the-wool American, has strong
| French leanings."
quite an International gentleman, is Chev-
rolet
With the World Safe for Democracy.
Ietter received by local dentist.)
Dear Dentist and as 1 said an all Right Dem
tbs and l still think so Yet, the teeht that
got of you, are o K-and could not Be better,
and have gotso that Can wear them every
day. and Night too, and can Chew every thing.
Now Dear Doctor, again Thank You for
this good set of teeth, and wish, you Good
Luck, t and that you will do Much good, to
, all you can, and if ever come to rockisland
will Call, that is my Boy hood Country.
and Colona-is my Native Place, and the Best
Place in the World. Hers Luck to You, and to
the Correct Eating Sosiety, and all folks That
Uplift, Benighted Humanity,
I again thank you for this Good set of teeth,
and hope you will still do what little good you
can, and that your Customer will Be well
Pleased as i AM
Respectfully
Ohio's Offering.
Houston, Texas, Post.)
Ohio the mother of the Anti-Sa1oon league,
now has another SCALING brat of reform in the
Anti-Cigaret league. We love Ohio, but we fear
! she is becoming as fussy and catty as Kansas.
WHILE it may or may not show some of the
results being accomplished by the s. f. t. S. d.
| o. m. m, it is nevertheless noteworthy fact
that yesterday there were six suits filed for d.
vorce and but one application for license to
wed.
| Macmillan Harden, the daring editor OF
Germany, now comes forth with the announce
ment that 1.-The German people are crazy"
| While that may be news in Germany, it's a
matter of history over here. inasmuch as the
fact has been recognized for four or five years.
The Slipping Stage.
| Lewiston, Mo-, Record.)
| Some night when you start out to show
| together she is going to ask you to carry her
| powder rag in your pocket for her. And when
that happens you goner You might as
| well begin reading the installment furniture
| advertisements and prepare to do some buying,
Reading that the kaiser has completed saw
| ing his thousandth tree, someone has asked
| what he is going to do with all that wood. It's
our opinion that he's preparing for the future
and intends taking his own fuel with him.
eff this is peace" signs A. NJ E., docs any
| body know where a fellow can find nice,
quiet, little warp
They have the W. k. 81 varieties in Russia
He should be able to find one there