The day book. [volume], March 17, 1914, NOON EDITION, Image 31

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DAILY COMMENT 6N
Hurrah for the Baptists!
The, Baptist ministers were the first
to line, up- tor the working girls and
against brutality of the police.
They have taken notice of the
brutal manhandling of the striking
waitresses and. declared their belief
in the right to organize.
- The churches whose preachers
take a keen interest in the bread-and-butter
struggle of the workers ard the
ones that, will command, the respect
of all real Christians.
If Pres. McCormick and Commis
sioner Bartzen each called, the other,
a har, who's the roughneck?
The Trib has tried' all along to give
the impression that it's pet, McCor
mick, was a perfect gentleman and
those who opposed him rere rdugh-
And yet Gentleman McCormick
was talking- about fighting until re
minded there were ladies present.
.Now that Jeremiah O'Conner (las
quit the police force, will September
Morn go into mourning?'
And does Jeremiah leave Punk
houser alone in his censorious glory?
They say the new French gowns
are open down the back clear to the
waist iine.
They've been nearly that low in
front for some time at least in swell
sassiety."
By and by, the swell thing will be
a skirt and a pair of suspenders.
And then all they've got to do is
to tighten the b'elt anil -'they won't
need the suspenders.
But there's another thing we
mustn't overlook.
There has been a tendency lately,
ia our swellest circles also to shorten
the skirt, and slit it someto boot.
So. if Fashion commences to slash
and slit at both ends' they'll finally
meet at, the waist and, then the belt
will be the whole thing.
And then this question will arise
why the, belt? f
Anynow, mere is a greai saving in j
PEOPLE AND THINGS
the material, and there is no great
strain on the onlooker's imagination.
Surely modern woman, is gradu
ally emerging from oblivion, conven
tion, tradition and clothes..
Good-morrow, September Morn. .
Wonder if. anybody has thought to
tell Mexico that Corporal Hearst is
licking the. daylights out of her in
every edition.
And it now turns out that Hearst
had no facts on which to base his at
tempt to kick up a fuss over Ambas
sadpr Page's speech.
It appears that Page didn't even,
scratch the Monroe doctrine.
It isn't safe to b'elieve all you read
in Willie's newspapers.
He doesn't let facts spoil a good
storyT
Henry M. Hyde writes good pieces
for the Tribune, but when he-says
Chicago has many "philanthropists
who are crucified" he goes a long .
way.
Can't you overhaul that and say it
over so it sounds better, Henry?
We have never seen a crucified
philanthropist.
Tell us where to go and get a good,
long look at-a philanthropist nailed to
a cross.
All the big philanthropists we knew
about are sitting in easy chairs, draw
ing dividends regularly, eating good
dinners, sleeping between clean
sheets.
Most of 'em, when they want any
thing, just touch a button and tell
Jeems the butler to go quick and
get it.
There ain't no crucifixion about it. .
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Galesbunrg, . 111. Floyd Richard
son, city lineman in employ of Gales
burg Railway and" Light Co., shot and
instantly in city police station last
night. Police refugeto diseuss affair.
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Explain this: Entire business part
of South Prairie, Wish., burned, ex
cept one- saloon.