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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-02-08
BMETHING HURTS
Bloomington Papers Begin to
Give Sermons on Ethics for
Three-Eye Co consumption.
FROWN UPON THE RGITAIOR
will of the Majority" differentiation
of Petty Grievances" Etc, Fig
ure Prominently.

In dissertation upon baseball eth
les in general and those that serve
BioomlngtOn's ends in particular the
Bloomington Paragraph refers to the
Dubuque injunction and asserts that
1t is time the league reorganized and
got rid OF members who are not ready
to abide by the will of the majority.
, The article goes on:
Baseball will never be successful
when there is a lack of harmony and
constant pickering. There should be
q subOrdnatiOn of personalities and
petty grievances. to the welfare of the
organization as whole. The Three
Eye league mas been through a tenn
pestuOus half year and certain assC-
Citations and certain sporting writer's
have eXerted every influence to in
crease the disturbance. instead of seek
ing to bring about harmony. Not only
do injunctiOns create a vast amount
of trouble and uncertainty, but they
are expensive and eat up a gCodly
..slice of the sinking fund in every in
Nance. There should be an amend
! TO the consultation TO the effect
hat %&yery member applying for an in
nnctioykn must pay all expenses accru
no To he league as a result of such
elton Any club may bring about
ro,,bIe lind expense by the injunction
-oute III would doubtless hesitate, if
hoe woAa rule that such expenses
vo,,1d fall Aupon the complaining liti-
,ant II w&uld appear possible for
some assocfaiNpn to set out an injunc-
ion aoains, tb1e president if he eject
cd . Never FRI pm the game for unbe-
coulpcA The possibility of
10 cn,rts tbrottIisSAS the operations of
because of a INADEQUATE con-
should no &hger De MADE
possible and the soonerNe 4hree-Eye
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-02-08
SPECIAL TRAINS
FOR STAGE PEOPLE
Several Will Be Run by the Rock Is
iand Read Tomorrow and Mon
day Transporting Companies.

Special theater trains will be run
ming hither and yon in this section of
The country tomorrow. The Rock Is
land will make up a special tomorrow
morning to take The Time. the Place
and the Girl company which is in
Davenport tonight and Ezra Kendalrs
troupe in Rock Island tonight. south,
the former going to St. Louis and the
latter to Fort Madison. The Red
MIL company of Go people viii be
brought TO this city from Burlington
tomorrow by special over the Rock Is
land and viii 90 on another special on
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-02-08

house punctuated the struggle with
frequent applause. the most OF it going
to the under dog The disparity in
size was so great that few expected
Beell TO last more than 10 or 10 min
Utes. However. Beell more than made
up in speed what he lacked in size.
He seemed TO have everything in the
calendar of wrestling and for few
moments at first Gotch looked wor-
ried.
Peterson won from Sorenson in the
curtain raiser, taking two out of three
bouts.
Bert Hudson defeated Paul Geidel
in straight falls in the second prelim.
mary. while Charley Olson of ST
Louis beat Frank Prindle OF Indian.
apolis in straight -
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-02-08

elder brother at the cub age when
every boy needs stern disciplining. has
great dreams; he yearns to be train
robber, but gains the money he Graves
by eavesdropDing when Rhy's lover
tells her Of the value of their mine;
and sells the secret to an INSCRIPTIONS
admirer of the girl. Bound by a prom
Use into which this reprobate has
.tricked her, Rhy is placed in the posi-
ton OF having betrayed the secret.
She goes TO his quarters at midnight
to beg her release, and is there sur
prised by her lover. This scene the
author Miss Rachel Crothers. has
treated ina new and surprisingly eff
fective manner; the upshot of it shows
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-02-08

proper drama and it also has TO its
credit the service of making known
the views of prominent men and
women on the standard of morality to
be maintained in stage presentations. =
The Gingerbread MANI striking
smile although little fGr-fetched that
applies to the worth of the fanciful
fairyesque, The Gingerbread Man,
is that it is as near perfection as Tho
gingerbread that mother used 10
make" 1t is q. great. big. musical
show that gladdens the heart and de
lights the eve. The flavor of merry
Christmas pervades the every line Of
the dialogue and every stage picture.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-02-08
The Theaters
The Illinois.
Sixteenth Street and Second Avenue.


COMING ATTRACTIONS.
Feb. S-Exra Kendall, in "The Land
of Dollars"
Feb. 0-"Thc Rcd MIL" matinee and
night.
Feb. 1o-Nay HOsmer. in "SaphO."
Feb. 12-"Thc Three of U.s."
Feb. 16-''The Two Orphans, matt
nee and night.
Feb. I3-"Thc WcstviIIe Cadets
Feb. 22-The JcRersOns, in '.rThe Ri
vals," matinee and night.
Feb. %" Montana" matinee and
night.
Feb. 26-Niss May Robson. starring
in THE Regeneration of Aunt Mary"
Feb. 27-"Thc Gingerbread Man,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-02-08

Manager Is Best Ever."-Arthur S.
Phmrey. travelling manager of Henry
w Slvage's grand opera company in
Madam Butterfly" was recently pre-
scented by the members Of the oTgani-
cation with gold watch, upon which
an engraved Inscription rcads-"To the
Best Ever"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-02-08
COMPANY C QUITS GAME
Basketball Not in High Favor at Mus
catine This Season.

Whether because of the poor show
ing made by Company C in the basket
ball field or because the sport is not
in such high favor in Muscatine as it
formerly was is not known. but at any
rate the Company c team has decided
to disband on the ground of poor sup
port. Several strong teams have been
brought TO the city this winter and in
each case the soldiers had a deficit to
make up.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-02-08

Bert Barber of Elton. Wis. says:
Il have only taken four doses of your
Kidney and Bladder pills and they
have done more for me than any 9TH
er medicine has ever done" Mr.. Bar
Der refers TO DeWitt's Kidney and
Bladder pills. They are sold by all
druggists.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-02-08
May Hosmer in "sapho."-"sapho, y

May Hosmer in "Sapho." "Sapho,"
with May Hosmer at The head Of
brilliant cast and exquisite production.
will be seen in this city at the Illinois
Monday, FEB. 10. 1t is Interesting 10
ecall the tremendous discussion occa-
stoned by Olga Nethersole's first per
torrance of this play seven Years ago.
That discussion may be summed up in
this excerpt from an editorial i'll the
New York Herald following Miss
Nethersole's acquittal: "'Sapho' real
ly has performed a service for the
pure drama of America by bringing
out public disapproval and coudemna-
ton of libidinous plays. 'Sapho' itself
now has the stamp of decent and
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-02-08

TVI IId IIUII IIUIII IItS =
his efforts to extend
clubs TO eight havG
st. Joseph. Mo. will b
members. but Omen
vulge the name of tt
deal for its admission h.
closed. q
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-02-08

NOTABLE Week on Local Stage.-The
last waek has been a notable one, in
Rock Island SO far as the stage is con.
cerned. The Illinois has had two good
attractions, The Time, the Place and
the Girl Wednesday and Ezra Ken
dali in THE Land of Dollars" today.
Tomorrow The Red Mill" made
famous by Montgomery and Stone,
comes.
At the Family one of the best bills
ever given in that theater has been
presented the last half of the week in
Guiding chesterfield the statue
horse, Clemenso brothers. Ferry, the
frog man." the Zamora family, Miss
Marie Salisbury and the illustrated
songs by Mrs. Mae Richards Casey.
At the Elite the attractions have
| been of a high order with the school
boys and girls as the star attraction,
appearing for the third engagement
with new songs, scenery and other
features that have made them very
4 pleasing.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-02-08
how extremely capable of self protec
ton is a certain type of girl today.

Ezra Kendall Here.-Ezra Kendall,
the inimitable, in George AIDES 1.-The
Land OF Dollars" viii be seen at the
Illinois theater this evening. Kendall
has only to stand back Of the footlights
and look at the audience TO start mer-
Timent and he should be well received
here
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-02-08

"The Red MiII.'-ONall the musical
successes which vera endorsed by
New York the past seaAn. mono stood
out more boldly and continued through
out the entire year as diACharles Dill
lingham's production ofA the Henry
Blossom and Victor Hera rt musical
story, THE Red Mill" With will be
at the Illinois tomorrow arN which in
point of audiences and bushess. has
never been equaled in the etropolis
by any musical play. The tde of re
finement which pervades, thdmodest
and picturesque costuming. tA inter
esting and clever story of twoAmeri
can tourists who have gone brAe on
travelling trip, and who, after any
complicated situations find themAves
assisting in an escape from the gill,
form one Of the most sensat hal
! stories ever given a musical setlg
! It is made doubly entertaining by Ve
4 introduction of some of the clever9
music ever composed by the autho
Victor Herbert, who has fitted Hem
Blossoms unique story and tellir
lyrics with melodies that will be hun
med and sung and whistled for MAI
years to come. Among the most 81
cessful musical numbers heard in 1T
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-02-08

is no doubt but Miss Crothers' play is
one OF the most original and enjoyable
seen in years. Its characters are those
seen every day in a mining camp.
where hopes are ever flucUating-now
high Row low-and an hour or day
may bring fortune or ruin. It is in
such d place that Rhy Macchesney has
toiled for years to keep herself and
heE two Younger brothers on a mere
shadow OF an income. She steadfastly
refuses to sell the mine their father
left them, because some day she feels
sure il Will make them all rich The
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-02-08
The Elite.

eighteenth Street, North of Second
Avenue)
Vaudeville at }, and 9:I5 D. m. Two
hatinees Sundays and holidays.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-02-08
WaD5ELl

President Hedges Purchases Outright
Release Of the Erratc One.
s.; Louis. Mo. Feb. S.-President
Hedges of The St Louis American
league baseball team announced yes
terday afternoon that he has purchased
outright the release of 'Rube" Wad-
dell, the Philadelphia pitcher.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-02-08

Rcd MilP' are Every Day Is Ladies'
Day With Me-" You Never Can Tell
about a Woman" GO While the
Coins Good" The Streets of New
York. Because You're You The
sic of Our Dreams" and q Want You
% Marry Me"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-02-08
Western Circuit ENLARGED.

Sioux CITY, Iowa, Feb. S-Manager
Holmes of the Western league team
in this city has received definite in.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-02-08

Kris Kringle and his reindeer. Jack
dorner and his plum. Marjory Daw,
simple Simon and his nursery rhymes
and jingos, Wondrous Wise, SaIlie
1unn and many others of the mythical
and of Santa Claus, are friends with
whom we feel acquainted and in whose
adventures we have always been in
crested. The Gingerbread Man" is
Z succession of beautiful pictures. song
ais, pretty girls and wonderful me
l;hanlcal and electrical effects. 1t will
Re presented here soon with the big
VS., chorus and scenic equipment that
ent.
fased at Madison square.-Inter
eR The Three of Us which is at
N Illinois Wednesday. Feb. s12. is
az Nwing to the. gauntlet the author
ann sn trying to get it produced and
me rs success it made when Wa
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-02-08
The Family.

(Sdcond Avenue, East of Nineteenth
Street)
vaudeville at ,, s and e:15 p. m. Tive
mntis1ees sundays and holidays.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-10-04

and "pesang" means banana. AS we
lay two or three miles from the land
ing place of Padang we had to go
ashore in a native boat called sam
pan," and on the way we passed
place called Monkey island" and we
could see the father and mother mon
keys jump down out Of the trees and
run along the beach, with the little
baby monkeys hanging round their
neckS.
We lived ashore for nearly three
weeks, In the next house to us lived
a little Dutch girl, with whom / used
to play, although she could not speak
English and 1 could not speak Dutch.
We talked by signs. Sometimes in the
night we would hear the police drum
beating, and found out that they beat
one for a robbery, two for a f1re and
three for g. murder.
After a few days we started for the
railway station to take the train up
the mountains. One odd thing about
the trains there. Though they go all
day, they stop as soon as 1t gets dark
and don't run at all during the night.
On the way to the station we passed a
public square where native man had
been executed, and was still hanging
there as warning to the other natives.
The train runs up the mountain very
slowly; but as the scenery is very beau
tiful one does not mind the time 1t
takes to get anywhere.
The place we stopped at was called
Padang-Padjang, and is built just be-
low a burning mountain called Mount
Merapi. The hotel takes it's name from
the mountain. 1t is interesting to
watch, though it makes you uncom-
Portable to look at it, but they say
"a smoking mountain is a safe one."
Very early one morning, about 2
o'clock, we were awakened by the house
rocking violently. Small articles of fur
niture and ornaments fell down and
were broken. The lady and gentleman
of the house told us to come out quickly
into the garden. The disturbance lasted
about five minutes. Then we went back
Los Angeles herald., 1908-10-04

to bed again. This was my first ex-
perAenee with an earthquake.
Tie houses out here are mostly in q
square, and all on one floor, with a
passage running through the middle
and door at each end. The bedrooms
are on either side of the passage, and
they have a front and back veranda
which are very wide, the front one be-
ing used as the sitting room and the
back one as the dining room. The
servants quarters, kitchens and bath
houses are at the other end OF the
grounds. The native women wear q
short, hand-painted linen skirt called
"sarong,' and a muslin jacket called
a "kahla," and servants are called
"baboos." The men dress very much
the same, only they wear a head cloth-
or turban as well.
After unloading half our cargo OF
oil, we heaved up anchor and set sail
for Semerang, in Java. We sailed along
the coast of Sumatra, passing the fa-
nous Karatoo volcanic island at the
entrance OF the straits of Sunds, the
water here being full of lava and
pumice stone from an eruption; then
on past AMER, where the natives come
off in their sampans with fish, fruit,
ducks and chickens. duck eggs and
monkeys for sale; on through the
straits; then down through Thousand
islands, along the coast of Java, pass
ing on our way Batavia, Cheribon,
Pekalongan and finally anchoring off
Semarang, where I think we will end
our trip for this time.
MAY A. H. CHAPMAN,
Ship Puritan, Boston, Mass.
Age 10. Boston Herald.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-10-04
PUZZLES AND RIDDLES
FOR THE JUNIORS

What never asks questions, but re-
quires frequent answers? The doorbell.
Why does the conductor punch a
hole in your railroad ticket? To let you
pass through.
Why is a prudent man like pin?
Because his head prevents him from
going too far.
If bear went into dry goods store
what would he want? Muslin (muz-
zling).
Why Is not your nose 12 inches long?
1t would be foot.
Does any word contain all the vowels?
Unquestionably.
What tree is the hardest to climb?
Slipperly elm.
What is the difference between cat
and a comma? A cat has its claws at
the end of its paws; a comma its pause
at the end of its clause. HARRY.
What can go all the way from Boston
to Milwaukee without moving? A rail-
road track.
Why doesn't a baker eat his apron2
Because it goes against his stomach.
When is a fowls neck like bellf
When 1t is rung for dinner.
What kind of wild animals are al
lowed on the lawns of public parks?
A JUNIOR.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-10-04
TRAVELS ABROAD

One November five or six years ago,
when I was about years old, we left
New York with a cargo of case oil for
a little place in Sumatra called Pa
dang. To get there you have to go
around the Cape of Good Hope. One
time, either coming or going. we
passed so close to Cape Town that, in
the distance, we could see Sable noun
tain, which Is fiat and square on top
like table, and sometimes a thick,
white cloud is over the top, which they
call the tablecloth. After about eighty
five days at sea we reached the en-
trance of our port, where a lighthouse
is built on a little coral island, and at
low water you can see the coral reefs
standing out like arms for nearly a
quarter of mile each side of the light
house. Often, when the tide is out,
the natives walk out on the reef and
break off red and white coral and pick
up beautiful shells. They sell them in
the native market places, and also
bring them aboard the ships and
steamers.
We anchored off the island where the
native convicts are kept. 1t is called
"Pulo" Pesang." "Pulo' means island
Los Angeles herald., 1908-10-04

and IL she has any suggestions to make
I shall be glad to receive them.
Now, my dear boys and girls. I want
to hear from just as many Of you every
week as possible. 1 want all the old
writer's and a great many new ones to
try for these prize contests. There will
be many topics for you to write about.
and every boy and girl In the entire
southwest is invited to contributeN to
the contest
You all had many kind words for me
and for The Herald Junior in your first
letters, and hope to deserve all your
good wishes.
With much affection for every one of
the Herald Juniors am
AUNT LAURIE.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-10-04
Useful Place

Freddie-Say, wouldn't you like to
have three eyes?
George--.Yes.
Freddie --Where'd you have the other
eye?
George -Id have it in the back Of
my head.
Freddie-You would? / wouldn't.
George-Where would you have your
other eye?
Productivity, I'd have 1t in the end
of my thumb, so could poke it
through a knothole in the fence and
see the ball game for nothing.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-10-04
OUTDOOR SCHOOLS

read about In this issue of the
Il paper all show a great
love for the out doors. If you
read the various letters you will find
that not one of those many days was
passed in the house or even within four
walls.
The beaches. the mountains or ocean
were the scenes of our Juniors good
times. This love for the out of doors
is not confined to California boys and
girls alone. Boys and girls all over
the country enjoy themselves more
when they get close to nature.
Very few countries offer its young
people such an opportunity for this
sort of amusement as our own state
does. California, with its miles
of beautiful white sandy beaches,
it's mountains. hills, canyons and
brooks, and best of all its wonderful
climate, where these advantages may
be enjoyed at any season Of the year.
is surely an ideal place for young peo-
pie to grow up to strong. healthy man.
hood and womanhood.
These letters, telling of the great in
terest which the Juniors all displayed
In their outdoor amusements, came to
me just at a time when the papers
here contained accounts Of the crowded
conditions of our schools.
The idea naturally followed that the
public school directors and the board
of education might well try the plan
of the most successful and exclusive
private schools of this state. They
have the great outdoors for class
rooms, the blue sunshiny heavens for
their roof, and the sun and fresh,
glorious breezes to take the place of
heating and ventilating plants.
The scheme is one which could be
made possible, but it would demand
some change in the curriculum of the
schools. In England it is already re-
garded as a feasible idea.
The school authorities there were
forced to study the idea by Mr.. Col
Inns, who educated his own family of
sons and daughters entirely out doors.
When called upon by the truancy Of
ficers, he submitted his 12-year-old boy
to a public school examination and the
boy ranked with any IA or 15year-old
boys educated according to the regu-
lar English public school system.
Now, If a plan like that can be tried
in England, where the weather is
cloudy and rainy much of the year,
why should it not become practical in
this state of sunshine?
I am sure that open air class rooms
would appeal not only to the pupils Of
the schools, but to their parents as
WELL Many people come here from the
east expecting to give their children
the advantage Of this delightful climate
and when they arrive have to place
them in crowded steam-heated school
rooms. This is just the condition they
would like to avoid.
Fresh air and sunshine are the
cheapest and most plentiful of natures
gifts. 1t does not seem right that
the chance to enjoy them for most of
the day should be given only to the
sons and daughters of those wealthy
parents who send their children to ex-
pensive private schools.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-10-04
THE HERALD JUNIOR
rnnnr,cr nnsann IAuRrNcp. EDITOR

The Herald Junior is published by the Her
ED company for the children of the south
vest 1t is devoted TO their interests, and
will publish principally their own writings.
Ali children of public school age are well
come as contributors The editor wishes to
encourage correspondence and suggestions
from teachers.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-10-04

For the beautiful pictures of big
trees and foresters which appear on
pages 3 and 5 of The Herald Junior
this week we are indebted to M.
Rjeder.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-10-04

If you all want to do something for
me. and hope you do, you will take
your Herald Junior to school and show
it to your teacher. Ask her if she will
allow. you to write your school exer-
cises upon the prize topic sometimes.
and ask her to read the paper herself.
Arizona republican., 1908-02-04

here. Among the party were A. :. Braznell. C. w. Braznell. B. O. Braz- nell. Donald McNeal of Pittsurg and C. H. Seamans os Chicago. The stock
 holders made the trip here for the pur- pose primarialy of Investigating the needs Of the mine for the equipment with machinery for operation on large basis. The Pittsburgers were highly pleased with the conditions at the mine. after having looked over the workings both under ground and above. It is the intention to ecuip the Sultana with power plant. a tram, concentratOr. compressor and other machinery. There have been shipped from the mine sixteen cars Of ore which run from 10 to 20 per cent cop per according to the smelter returns, and there are several more car loads on the dump ready for shipment. A good force Of men is now employed at the mine doing extensively develop ment "ork. The men interested state that they have great faith in the fu
 ture Of the camp and freely predict one Of the best producers in time in the territory. Things have been run ming a little Cuiet since the copper slump but there has been rapid re- gaining of lost ground recently. MT. Seamans, the secretary of the Sultana- Arizona Copper company leaves this morning for Chicago. Either he or President John MeCham will be in the city again in about thirty days to close up some pending business matters.