The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-01-28


them. In throaty falsetto we told her
there was at least one other. For further In
formation we recommend a consultation with
Mir. Bells catalogue.
Can't Someone Persuade the Club to Release
EN-?
From The Argus.l
Speaking "Americanizing the
First American. Mrs. Gertrude Bonnin
(Zitka-a-sa) told of the system of re-
preston under which the American In
dian is today struggling, making the
first inhabitants Of this country pracu-
cally prisoners of war at the largest
meeting Of the Rock Island Woman's
club this season Saturday afternoon.
RECALLING the "obscenity' in Percy HAM
mond's review of Cytherea, we quote one Of
many communications to the New York Trlb-
une. 81 am amazed" writes Gilbert Vail, that
any one having read the book could possibly
take exception to Mr.. Hammond's criticism,
which in no way enlarged upon the theme OIL
the story -. If Mr.. Chase thinks Mr.. Ham
mond's article obscene what, l wonder. does
he think OF Mr.. Hergesheimer's book?
Probably the following excerpt from Percy's
column would fit the righteous Mr.. Chase
New York unselfshiy to prevent q friend from
becoming unconventional with motion pic
ture artistic
WE never read a review of Phillips "The
Story of Susan Lennox" lis there one n, or
two, in that durn' wordD but it strikes US
an expert word iuggler such as Mr.. Hammond
to save It from the s. c. obscenity.
"MacN1DER Raps Mellon."-Argus head
II that doesn't work the legion head prob
ably will plug him next
TUT, TUT. SIR; YOU'VE DECIDED SOME
THING THAT WASN'T CODED.
Sir: get you. Thanks for coding that ap-
pellation. But, l say, show me the young fell
Ior VIII wouldn't become s. q, Q. II
a bone and a pair OF galooshes had told him
recently to go out and get an education. That's
what makes me what am today. Sir, Rudyard
right! SCAMOZZL
ONE often hears the expression, I've got
an elephant my hands, NJ. c. F. tells Us.
why don't you ask your contribs what they'd
do If they actually had an elephant on their
hands?" SEIZE All right, we're asking EN-
now. What WOULD you do if you had an
elephant your hands?
The Name Sounds Dangerous.
TBushnell Corr, Galesburg Republican
Register
Mrs. Phil Haymaker Of Sperry street
was said to be very sick, and was con-
sidered very dangerous, but 1 did not
hear how she was Thursday.
'FRANCEItaly Clash on Pope" headlines
the Trib
The Trib seems determined that France
shall clash with somebody about something.
THANK GOD FOR THAT DOG, HE KEPT
US OUT OF POETRY"
Dear Mac: This is the Fable of the Pome
that FeIshed:
The other day 1 sat, with Brimming lips
and Quivering eyes, and Felt-and finally de-
cided to try to Express my emotions in Verse
mot free verse, but the common or garden
variety of pome, which is Just Free as no
one will Pay anything for it,. But l Failed
because my dog, who tries to make himself
Important the sometimes dear other
members of the family, kept sitting at my side
wit nnn fatjv QXU fp o,,ol,l
my knee at Frequent intervals; Demanding at
tention-and Getting it-and every time he did
this he j.mmed the Meter: not the gas meter
would that it were) but the hexameter, which
l was so laboriously coaxing from my Brain
Every time that gentle white paw Dabbed at
my knee Che has an Air, that dog) and saw
his serious, Reproachful eyes, and the three
foolish wrinkles in his Perplexed forehead, my
mind forsook its more earnest Pursuits and /
stopped to Explain to the old fellow that I
was engaged in Thought and desired nothing
SO much Solitude
He, who seldom fails to Grasp my Meaning.
only looked hurt and puzzled, and Refused to
leave me Alone, so 1 Ended by taking him for
a spin in the old Bus, and he was Pleased
TIe doesn't read the Coyum--that I know of
but 1 suspect he felt that he had Saved me |
from making Fool of myself, because when |
I put down my pencil his Manner changed and
he seemed to regard me with Relieved. though |
tolerance
Moral: When Mood clinches with VIM |
have respect for the Nerves of Others and take
the Air. lie MOOUFTTR
AT this point
The col yum conductor
Suddenly discovers
That it's devil of a long way
To the bottom OF the colyum
And further he finds
That
Time
And
Tide
Wait
For no man
Not
colyumist
So,
In order to beat
Time
And take wallop at
Tide
He assumes that
The quickest method
or reaching a desired end
Is
To
Go
Right
Straight
For
L. R E. MIG.