Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-07-15

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Senator ]. Ham Lewis has declined deco
! ration for war service conferred by the king
| to the honor for the reason his work was a
part of his duty as a representative of the gov
eminent. Yet some folks charge the senator is
| a poser.
man was arrested in wichita, Kan. the
other day because he dropped his knees io
a street car and prayed The conductor in
testifying. said he was not authorized to issue
! transfers for heaven.
Candy workers are on strike in Chicago.
| One of the girls remarked there couldn't be
any violence; that all were having Just a sweet
time.
! Harry Thaw, supposed to be an inmate of
4 Pennsy 1vania asylum. is ssen nightly in the
cafes of Philadelphia Mothers bank roll ap-
parently is holding out sufficiently strong to
blindfold the asylum officials.
The death penalty is to be asked for a Chi
| cago girl who killed attorney she alleged
ruined her One glance at her photo will con-
vince you there is no chance Of her meeting
such fate. She is pretty. That's enough.
| And furthermore she knows how to sob
beautifully
! Sea fish is the chief ingredient of an arti-
| fetal rubber of Dutch invention. 1t is said the
public is biting fine.
| A Chicago concern had its telephone re-
moved because it was charged the manager had
used profane language to the girls in the CEN
| trail Office. He merely made the mistake Of
| thinking out loud. The majority of users would
say just about what he did.
The Chicago police threw into the lake hun
dreds of revolvers and rifles taken from crooks
This is not expected to increase danger of lake
travel, however.
Four Germans attacked an American soldier
on the street in Coblenz one telling him with
a rock He regained his feet and cleaned nm
ought to hook him for an engagement with
Dempsey.
Jack Dempsey says he doesn't like vaude-
vile. But you'll notice he hasn't failed to re-
spond to his cue. Jack is after the money Just
like the rest of them.
Willard still insists he is a better man than
Dempsey. That sounds like another threat to
pull second Barnum on the public.
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A Chicago physician was locked in jaiJ over
night for speeding bis auto while drunk. There
are lot of sober Rock Islanders owning cars
who ought TO be in Jail seven nights a week
Chicago has appointed a commission to in
Vestigate the high cost of living. An appro-
priation of $21.0OO has been made to defray the
expense OF the inquiry. Better results would
be had by spending the $21 900 in buying food
You can't beat combination with an investi-
cation. The only effective weapon is a stuffed
club.
Bridgeport, Conn. drygoods firm has its
employees devote half hour to chorus singing
two mornings each week before beginning
work. 1t has proved a wonderful stimulant to
service and afso to the spirit of the store cheer
fulness. History will show that music was the
greatest factor in the winning OF the war with
the exception of Divine help. God wants to
be happy. The allies fought with a smile and
a prayer. The Hun battled with frown and
an oath.
A Chicago girl was taken i'll Just when she
was preparing to drive to her church to be
married. Five hundred guests had gathered
for the ceremony. The physicians ordered her
packed in ice. The next day she was pro-
nounced well. In the future she'll have to be
careful lest she is referred to as a chilly
proposition.
Chicagoan has married girl he first, met
in a cemetery. He admits he was dead Stuck
her the minute he laid eyes on her.
An old Chicago saloonkeeper has found there
is more profit in soda and fruit than in booze
And there aren't any fights, either He says
he's sorry he didn't the light years before
Old ~Sooze had the world chloroformed long
time.
It is said that you won't be arrested in Chi
cago for speeding if you fash enough coin 70
the officer stopping you. But the fellows who
make these charges are usually the ones who
draw stiff fines The public doesn't believe
that every policeman is crooked. OF course
some are, but the majority are honest.
No. GWennie. the kaiser isn't going to be
hanged. That would be too good for him
They're going to let him live and allow his
conscience to lie his execUtioner
J.MC.