The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-05-10

! UNLESS our courage fails US (Which heaven
forbidD we shall be able to get out a full
colyum by next week on the jests directed at
our-er-mustache by the office force. Il
didn't know" the lady in the front of the ed-
torial rooms said to u.s. that you were raising
a mustache until l read it in the coyum.' We
smiled bravely. DO you know" this from
the bobbed-hair lady a little later-"Do you
know l wasn't sure about it till read it. But
I'm for you-keep it growing" All,
there's the rub-to keep it growing. You
wanta be careful" warned the Gentleman of
the Adjacent Columns, "or you'll brush that
off with your toothbrush some morning
Well. shall take no risks; We'll dispense
with the of toothbrush
WINNIE PRAISES OUR NEW TRAFFIC
COPS.
Dear Mac: You noticed, / presume, that
there were quite number of new men added
to the traffic corps of the police department
some time ago, real handsome boys, too; not
overly tall-no heavyweights. And such nifty
dressersi The one who waves a wicked look
ing flag on the corner of Nineteenth street i'm
pressed me at once because he belt just
like the one 1 saw at McCal&'s for $249. This
belt caught my eye l swirled my steering
wheel in an effort to compromise half
dozen shell holes in the Second avenue paving,
and 1 was still trying to decide how belt
like that would look with my last years pongee,
when darling maid of three springs and
couple of winters came stepping quite merrily
and seemingly with every intention to continue
in straight line That handsome cop sir
never stirred, although my bus came bobbing
along within a yard of the scene! But as you
know, woman reasons just like a man when
she is forced TO. When it comes to choosing
between a little fairy like that and handsome
cop, YOU would sacrifice the b. c. every time
wouldn't you? So l made a fancy curve and
bore down on him with a malicious desire to
see if his lethargy was real or assumed ri
whlrled him around from east to west, splashed
mud on his new red coat, and poked his ribs
with my northwest fender, but for equilibrium
of temperament and superhuman courtesy I'll
nave to salute this friendly officer for he smiled
as usual and without a word of reproach al
lowed to pass at 40 miles per hour nor
has he reported me to date.
WINNIE.
WHICH reminds US of the new disc signs
set up on the sidewalks opposite the traffic |
cops DO not stop within so feet of corner "
they read; and they puzzled US considerably
until yesterday when we discovered they had
been turned around. At least the one on the
west side Of Seventeenth street near Third ave- |
nue. has been reversed, and now means some.
thing else again.
Living, As 'Twere, Up to Her Name
lFrom The August
John F. Corder. general yardmaster
LOT the Big Four railroad, was sentenced
TO 40 years in the penitentiary by a iurv
IN circuit court yesterday morning for
the killing of Jane Hardy, Nov IL of last /
year, Miss Hardy died six days later
TAKE it from the LIE Claire correspondent
OF the Port Byron Ill.) Globe, Mrs n M l.
NoluItn Was taken suddenly i'll last week with =
light case of potain poisoning" D'ya sun
pose ne means potato-or something?
FRENzIED FICTION. /
Dear Mac The Saturday Evening Post is
responsible for the following:
You, kate-he flashed about, walked on I
three feet stopped again
AS the author had not previously mentioned L
That the hero had more than the usual num- Il
Ger OF feet, this came a blowout perhans /.
they were the means of his flashing ahont, |;
so nicely. ~
There was another character who "raad
lntll ne fell asleep in his chair and then went !;
% bed lie M0oG TiST !" en'
FRENCH francs and Belgian francs
,ropped IN value yesterday Men that deal in
money, not sentiment believed the allied sit
lation is weakened and that France and bel
GUM are not as strong as they were q
Arthur Brisbane, May g.
TIE quarter where financial iudenoan+ =,
political events is most carefully
registered is the foreign exchanges These were
stronger. Sterling francs and 1ira ali
e'f@ Ts Lne greater part of Mondays loss
me explanations scarcely lay in the latest
Jews from the conference'-Stuart p WaS+
Nay 8. + ives" {
Mr. Brisbane writes his opinions; Mr.. West
records facts "o'' I
The Last Word in Safety First Ii
H. o. Mcintyre, New York Day by Dav,1 Il
well known boulevardier know r
MS LAVISH entertaining, has rented a r
nouseooat Tor the season. 1t is stationed
near Port washington and when his e
guests arrive for dinner he puts ont IN i
sea The other evening he entertained
six coryphees from Broadway, and when a
tney arrived, each was asked to don a Il
life preserver. After a few of NV cool .
tails, he explained, people get the idea h
they can jump in the ocean and not
THE time approaches when father will die a
Ut the straw hat which he SO carefully laid v
way last fall, give it a surprised once over n
nd then remark: ei n
My gosh! What did I save that thing for, u
R E. MIG, b