Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-07-02
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You can never tell where nerve will show
the strongest. Now who would have thought
that Gabe Mosenfelder would be the first Rock
Islander to fly 10 Chicago? Those knowing
Gabe thought his most daring adventure would
be trip in his motor boat. Gabe's going to
bring back some new suits with him. And
you won't have to be high flyer to wear one
of them, either. This is not an advertisement
It's Just mention of boy who is willing to
try anything once. Wish you pleasant jour
ney, Gabe. Keep your powder dry.
1t is limited that Germany has no intention
of respecting the conditions of the peace
treaty Well, we know way that will be
found to make her alter her attitude. Kind
words are wasted on. Germany. The allies
have been patient. They will continue to be-
but, well, Germany has got to be good and
another dose of the medicine that made her
so terribly sick year aso
D.
The Springfield traction company has found
that women alight from street cars backwards
because they have more strength in their right
arms than in their left arms. Yes, the right
is the rolling pin arm.
OF the hundreds of writers at Toledo there
is only one who is giving the public the straight
dope. He is Ring Lardner. Ring, you know,
is a humorist. We advise reading his stuff
He says everybody is having a good time try
ing to make pleasant vacation for the two
gladiators. Toledo Is getting a lot of free
Sublicity, there have been no accidents, and
there aren't going TO be any. There are re-
ports of money wagers, but these are merely
reports,
Springfield lawyer rode on the front of
street car the other day and in four blocks the
motormaB avoided collision with three auto
mobiles. stopped his car just as it was to bear
down upon a small girl shooed a nervous old
lady out of danger, picked up dog on the
fender and shouted warning to two men hold
ing argument in the middle Of the tracks
The lawyer went to his office and penned
letter to the manager OF the traction company.
enumerating the incidents which he had wit
messed and testifying to the efficiency Of the
motorman. He said he never appreciated be-
fore the responsibilities deVolVing upon the
man running a street car He said be didn't
believe the public or the company officials did,
either. The lawyer said that If he had been in
the motorman's place on that day he is sure
that he would have made costly blunder. All
of might find food for thought in this law
yers observations. You know the street car
runs on tracks You and l have the whole
street in which to navigate. In most instances
we run into the street instead of the car
running into US. Think it over.
What has become of the old-fashioned boy
who used to part his hair in the middle?
Those Were the Days,
Congressman William Lorimer held a lengthy
conference with Governor Tanner at the state
house Springfield Register. June "a. 1899.
Colonel House says he hasn't anything to
say. There is nothing new in that announce
ment. The colonel doesn't say it when he has
something to say. 1t is not his business to
say it.
Everybody, regardless of political leanings,
seems to welcome Governor Lowden into the
presidential aspirants' ring, just because they
like him. Lowden is generally regarded as a
clean politician. But nobody has the slightest
thought that he'll ever get within striking dis
lance Of the nomination for president. And
chances are Lowden shares this belief. He's
simply allowing some OF his enthusiastic ad-
mirers to work up a national publicity cam
paign in his behalf. It will do him good. even
if he gets no farther than presentation of his
name to the national convention.
Earl Dear finally swung in Chicago. But
he gave the authorities a pretty stiff fight. He
was confident up till the 18th hour that he
would not pay the price. He had powerful in
fuences pulling in his behalf. 1t wasn't the
pleas of his wife or his parents. 1. was the
mysterious hand of the under cover politician
that was striving to save him. Why? Well,
we'll never know. because the hold that Dear
had on the hgherups of Chicago-and we know
there were men in this stratum OF society striv-
ing to save him--was his secret and theirs. He
was not a yellow criminal. Therefore the Sc
cret died when his lips were siIenced by the
hangman's knot The other fellows probably
slept easier in the knowledge that he had
crossed to the other shore. There is in most
cases of careers like Dear a reason other than
his own weakness. 1t is the weakness of some
fellow who hasn't the nerve to do the things
that he employs characters of the Dear type
TO carry out.
Laura Davis. years old St. Louis fed pea
nuts to Gagged monkeys The monkeys liked
Laura. and when she went home they detained
two of her fingers as keepsakes. The moral
Of this tale is that if you must feed peanuts
TO the monkeys stop with the peanuts.