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The evening world., 1911-02-25
So John n. Carlisle Finds in
Beginning Investigation of
the Commission.
Ola ON THE PAY ROLL.
Unwieldly Staff Includes Per-
SONS Paid From $4,000
Year TO 81 a Day.

John L. Carlisle. who was appointed
by the Governor to investigate the Pub
lie Service Commission of the First Dis
trict, has already had some interesting
facts furnished to him with reference
To tho large and unWicldly star main
talncd by the present commission.
The daily cost of the staff. including
sundays and holidays. il S3,Ol3. the
bulk OF which goes for salaries. There
are GA employees. including commits
sioncrs, secretaries. engineers, inspect
ors, stcnographers, clerks. masons.
messengers and pages. While most of
these are Ciyil service employees and
all are paid from tho city's treasury,
they are State civil Service applicants
who were examined at Albany. lndicat-
ing them to be outsiders iu 4 degree.
or tho lot, five commissioner re-
ceivc $1,000 each a year; three $4,000
a year. one secretary. $1,000. five, g.
0o = year. g. 500 a month, l0l. between
$50 and 500 a month; 100. from 500 to
$50 a month. and 13l from SO to 500 a
month.
There IS also a librarian, who receives
So a month.
Twonty-seyen inspectors OF masonary
The evening world., 1911-02-25
HEREDITY
eau lie Overcome In Gases


The Influence OF heredity cauno., Of
course, be- successfully disputed, but
IL can be minimi2ed or entirely over
rome In some cases by correct food
AMI drink. A Conn. lady says:
For years while | vas a coffee
drlnker ] suffered from bilious a..
lacks OF great severity. from which
! used 10 emerge az white IA a ghost
and very weak. Our family physi-
Ian gave me various prescriptions
for improving the digestion and slim.
ulatinE the liver, which tried faith.
fully but withou. %perceptlble result
lie was acquainted with my fam
lily history for several generations
back, and once when ! Waited him h.
said: IT you have inherited one Of
those torpid !.vefs you may always
suffer more or less from It's inactIou.
We cant dodge our Inheritance, you
Know,
The evening world., 1911-02-25
UNFINISHED SUITS
FOR DIVORCE TO Be
CALLED MARCH !

Following the remarkable revelation
that at beast ?oo couples who believed
they were divorced b. the courts in his
city are still married IN the EYES of
the law because the attorneys 20 whom
they Entrusted their cases neglected to
enter the judgments obtained. Jusic
Mccall. In rhe supreme Court to-day.
had \ small army o. clerks preparing
lists ~ all sirh actions for him.
\ special calendar Of final ~ snter-
iocutory Judgments In matrimonial suits
vii be called March. and the attorneys
whose names appear iu the records will
hc placed on the carpet by His Honer
:or fhcir failure 10 enroli the Judgments.
But for the interest of James -. F..
Smith. clerk -, the c0urt in which I'M
defended divorces are heard, tho rec-
ords 81 most 90 these eases would have
Drcr destroyed long ago.
III was incumbent upon me to pre-
serve these records said Smlti to-day.
'IIdd I not done So. though. there
would have been absolutely nothing to
show that such cases were ever tried."
some OF the eases Justice Mccall Will
take ~ March J date back to 1905.
some Of The ltigants have either died
or REMARKED and the lawyers have
passed uat. as la tho Instance OF the
nrn 81 Howe n UummeI.
lu addition 90 this list there will be
placed on the calendar cases ruled on
by the court wherein no entry has been
made bV counsel, and cases In which
! proof was made and no record sub
= United for the courts ruling.
The evening world., 1911-02-25
Designs Are Varied, but All Are Fascinating
and Warranted Becoming to Any Woman
Under 80 Years of Age.

Is a cer.se quill The right side OF the
p1N. Is worn against tH" hat. and the
reverse side j., covered nJ' with velvet.
The effect Is OF a Nrivc, qI,.l against
the straw oc the has. The same idea
with equal success.
And quite Incidentally tho lI.;lc NOR
curry wings are shown ON many of tho
tailored models. There 3 a p.uh chiffon
he'mc. hat. wish .. crown covered VITA
split white straw croche'ed to resemble
ldye. caught up on the side with white
mercury wing.
Wings. velvet anil race ara used -
trim most OF the hats. although the
Empire and garden hats would not be
complete without flowers.
A Charming Model.
one charming Emplre model !s of
black and white hemp straw. laced with
pink roses and white lace. rho Empire
blue steamers come from tie sides,
cross Beneath the chin aud tie In the
back. H. ever there was a hat p|artiru-
la!ly made for q win omo. shy young
fac (, !s. this one. PJauaDiy rs u'tt-
ma'' destiny VII lie 20 shadow som"
corr-onaune beside WHICH the Rock o.
Gibraltar would seem yielding as warm
WAX. Sl.n is N'e. lUt - / We're a
lat IFS, tina. I would protest.
Thea there is a queer li.',e mode
made - tapestry. heavily hand braided
WITH white sputaohe straw. tbs haf
has 10 wire frame and may he s~hed
~ '.- hand like a handkerchief.
Ana 50 &, goes, and / could continue
20 describe hats 20 you tin you hated
The evening world., 1911-02-25
DESCRIPTIONS.

Dress OF dark blue foulard, made with
waist and sleeves IN one. and trimmed
with braided banding and small satin
buttons. \ square effect OF the banding
trims tho front OF the waist, aud contin-
ues down the skirt. forming a panel
(which end just below tho knees by a
wide band OF plain satin, which enclr-
cles the skirt. and fastens over the band
ing with several small satin buttons. The
sleeves are cut up on the back in square
effect aad filled In with tho praiding.
trimmed with three Of the buttons.
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are paid g. a day. whae the working
mason is paid 81 a Jay.
There are 1t9 engineers, vsriously
known as engineers, assistant engineers.
junior assistant engineers. railway engi-
neels and Junior railway engineers. Four
division engineers also get salaries at
the rate OF 1893 a month.
There are twcnty-four gas meter in
spectors, vino receive from So to slO a
month. and three electric meter inspec-
tors who get slo a month.
1t Is believed that Mr.. Carlisle. who
has gathered "a lot of other interesting
figures of like character. will take
charge Of his work Of investigation in
this city by Wednesday or Thursday OF
next week.
The evening world., 1911-02-25
ANSWERS TO QUERIES.

Dear Fashion Editor
J have a dress OF white silk mar
quisette with a border about a half
yard deep at the bottom of tho skirt.
Half OF the border Is light blue, with
a satin stripe running crosswise, and
above the blue is a floral design OF pale
pink and lavender. Not having any
border left for the waist ! used the
plain white goods and combined 1t with
chiffon. gale blue sat!a and aoWs silver
The evening world., 1911-02-25
THIEF SLABS CAPTOR.
EN-tonNict Surprised While Rob
bling Gas slot Meter.

william Washington, n negro cN-con-
Wet. was caught in the act OF robblng
the slot machine gas meter IN tho fiat
or John Beggs. at No. ~ West Fortieth
street. TODAY. BcHgs rrahhod Ia"
burglar and hc'd on In spite OF scvernl
stab wounds IN the arm patrOlmuu
William kuutz heard the uproar IN the
house and wen Up ia timo 10 save
H"ggs from 70 serious Stdbblug.
When the prisoner was lined M "a
Police headquarters to-day no was
recognized as an old offender.
The evening world., 1911-02-25
Police maj Let on with zine.

Policeman William J.. Sherry. who
told COMMISSIONS Cropsey VIVA. he
thought about the way the latter was
running the Police Department, when
on trial on a charge OF being or post at
Brooklyn Headquarters. and was then
charged also with INSTRUMENTATION, was
found guilty on both charges yesterday.
lie was ined seventeen days' pay-two
days Oh the Outpost charge and fifteen
for characterization.
The evening world., 1911-02-25
BY Ethel Lloyd Patterson.

met hat.
Bat do not pro-
test tn YOU see
one. They sound
worse than they
are. As u matter
Of fact the helmet
hat is Y
pretty; one Of the
few fashions iAat
does not look a.
though It had
been designed BY
some bank pre- J.
The evening world., 1911-02-25
Three More Pretty Costumes
by Evening Worlds Expert
DeScribed-ReplieS TO
Queries.

~ questions
concerning de-
signs ana ma.
terials Of dresses
S h uld be- adj
dressed u the
IdSh EditOr
Of the EreRiHg
WOrld. No pat.
terms for designs
IN this column
The evening world., 1911-02-25
Like a Police Helmet.


Take Cor example one white Tagaf.
or Belgian split straw. hat in'l!ues not
unlike the helmets OF our police
men, \ hat scroll work OF white
straw edged with black ornamen tho
front and back. A plate Of Empire blue
silk outlined with straw is on tlo
front. The little disk resembles the
number plato Of n member Of the tran
squad. So much 80 t. seems bare
without tho printed numerals. How
ever, some enterprlslng New Yorker
Will sooner or later SEQ the possibilities
and rent the space for advertising
purposes.
~ one ma believe the early ,uGIra-
lions, a grea. many black and white
striped effects in millinery win be worn.
helmet hats adapt themselves well
to tAis development. Sometimes lie
back n white lines are obtained with
ri5bon or silk. but the more Original
ldea IS 10 sew the straw hra,ds IN alter,
mating strips. with the black and white
there IS Usually the high color note OF
cerise introduced with wings, velvet or
even a plume.
Although p.umey are not sAown to any
great extent as trimming, there Is II
novelty pune FOR dress hats known as
the Couteau ~Espagnole. or Spanish knife
p.umo. but the good Old willow plunes
are quite out OF tho running. Experts
maintain the Couteau Espagnole. a very
soft plume wired 10 curve upward IN Il
crescent, follows the identical lines % d
Spa n.sh instrument OF a
Resembles Terriers Tail.
The uneducated person. however. Is
!rresistibly reminded by It OF a sky ter
rlsr's tail. One could not but expect d.
TO wsg we're ltr wearer pleased. "
OSS eS Inc psetilsst trimming aoyelt!sy
The evening world., 1911-02-25

but sCih the description furnished il
is a simple matter TO cork out pat.
terms.
The evening world., 1911-02-25

bead trimming. making {, into = bal,
dress. with low cut and very short
sleeves. Tho skirt Is made perfectly
plan, S.! 70 a fen tuuIs AT the top t.
give j. !ll.ness. I have tired o. wedr-
ING 4. 20 dances, and as IL is perfectly
Now do yol think II | had a different
Wa.s. - j. lt would he all right 90 wear
sor the street TITS summer for best;
wadrf / want to know II you think the
border on the skirt would be too gay
loklng FOR street YEA this summer
The evening world., 1911-02-25

Dear Fashion Editor.
Kindly advise me how 20 have two
dresses made or iucloscd samples. am
thirty wears old, and would like 10 wear
them at the seasAore this summer.
MRS. w. r. Q.
Neither OF your materials requires
much trimming. The blue could be
trimmed with m~sssaline to match, hay.
ing a band OF II on the bottom OF the
skirt and around the short sleeves ana
the yoke. Also a belt Of II. Dream lace
trimming would make q lighter look
Ing dress. Your white could be MADE
with waist ana sleeves In one and
straight plain skirt slightly gathered
at waist with deep tuoks, alternating
with rows OF cluny insertion at bottom.
h insertion could edge the Dutch
nscA sleeves n also finish q Srtll
Of plated Swiss trimmed with pScot
sdgaaG, dowW sas side Of Atensss
The evening world., 1911-02-25

Your dress would not make a suit
able street dress. About the only sug-
g~estion I could add for making a lew
waist Cor dance wear would b. 10 use
punches OF tiny pink roses in trimming.
Black satin will DO very popular for
both young ana old. An evening coat
made OF 1t would be very stylish, lined
with some bright color. such as kings
blue.
The evening world., 1911-02-25

I.ose $3.50 trim 'Ae DJteh neck around
the !des. A vide crush girdle OF the
satin completes the pretty costume.
The evening world., 1911-02-25

Dca- Fashion Editor.
Please tell me "A pretty way 20 make
a street dress Of goods Ike the iuclosed
sample. l have two ana n halr yards Of
the inclosed trimming. would II do
MRS =. +. V.
Your trimming will combine very
nicely by outlining a round yoke OF
all-over lace to match and having 1t
extend down the side Of the waist ana
about ten inches down the skirt, SIM
ulating an opening. soutachs braid
buttons could trim. The sleeves made
in ons with the waist should be edged
with the insertion. The skirt made
plain could have a deep tuck in the
bottom.
The evening world., 1911-02-25

dent In a last effort to convince his in
~vestigators ne was crazy.
The first helmet hat | saw was on a
model. she had blond hair and pink
cheeks. Probably she would have been
chic with q copper pot o. her head. In
the helmet hat she was raylshlng.
Now. though the time will come, prob
ably in about four weeks. when We shall
AL he called upon to bear with every
conceivable. gross eXaggeration OF the
style, I shall remember that first he
mot hat saw-ond he glad.
TIE straw was black Milan: a nnp
braid with a Ugh gloss. T. had been
mar,e,ous'y wrought tin in contour
a.d manner OF making II a~bsolutely
resenhied a steel helmet OF tho
af:eeuth century. A sort gray plume,
shading darker toward the end, waved
az the back. The lining was OF cerise
six. oyqn.sitc!y fitted into place,
An "lf" That Would End Divorce.
II the lining OF the American
woman's head was az neat as the
lining oG that hat We wOuld no Longer
have a divorce problem.
And here Is a point to he remember
ed. The helmet hat has both lines and
style. yet IL did NOT have its origin !D
Paris. II Is an American product.
charles e. Kurzman. in whose Ei'tI
venue showroom the helmet hat Is ON
exhibition. has just returned from
abroad. but he did not bring Il wl'l
him.
The idea frs. came 20 us from some
Plates We obtained OF the splitter col
lection OF arms and armor," Mr.. kurl-
man explained. AS Il happens. there .e
also the arms and armor loan collie
ton belonging to George j. Gould.
Clarence Machay, j. T.. Morgan AMI
otuers nov being shown N the Me'rl-
politan Museum. The helmet hats
may be compared with helmets iH
either Of these collections and Il WILL
be proved how accurately the lines
have been followed"
All OF wh.ch IL perfectly true. BIT
20 see The cold steel aud iron. moulded
in warl.ko simplicity. one would not,
guess these were the models from
which came such gracious reproduc-
tons,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-02-24
EpiIeptic Fits

There is nothing more frightful
in a happy home than to have one
of its members instantly seized with
a dreadful attack of epilepsy or fits.
The many grateful letters from such
homes. after the use Of kosine. the
remarkable remedy for this dread
ailment, testify to the real merits
of the preparation.
1t is a meritorious article and is
sold on a guarantee plan that de-
serves your confidence. The price
s1.5O will be refunded by The Har-
per House pharmacy if not fully sat
isfied after using a bottle. Mail or
ders filed by the Kosine company
Washington, D. c, or The Harper
House Pharmacy.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-02-24
COMPETENT OFFICIALS.

have been blown away. and that they
may again be happy.
Mr.. Thompson was in Boston this
week, and in that city he said: If at
the end of the year both OF us think
that a divorce is the only way of end
ing our little difficulties. why. it will be
time enough then to discuss divorce.
The reports that my wife has already
Instituted proceedings against me are
premature 20 say the least. II was
with my full knowledge and consent
that my wife took a years lease on
her apartment in Chicago. have
known where she IS and what she Is
doing all of the time. We have agreed
to separate temporarily in the hope
that we may be happy permanently"
Mrs Thompson is living at 3749 Pine
Grove avenue. Her health has never
been robust and she has retired from
the stage in order that she may recu-
perate. On Pine Grove avenue she is
known as Miss TaliaferTo" Mabel
Taliaferro was known not so many
years ago as the child actress" She
IS q years old and Is a sister Of Edith
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-02-24
EDDIE LANG Is NO
MATCH FOR SAYLOR
Is Beaten Down in Fourth Round by
Indianapolis Boy at LOgans-
port. Ind.

Logansport, Ind. Feb. 24-Young
Saylor of indianapolis knocked out
Eddie Lang of Chicago last night in
the fourth round of their ten round
90 before the Logansport Athletic
club. The fight was the most one
sided one in which Young Saylor
was ever engaged.
Lang, with reputation of having
stood off such men as Battling Mel
son and Jack Redmond. was help
less in Saylor's hands. First round,
Saylor, who cannot box at all, bat
ted Lang's nose with a series of left
iabs. In the second round Saylor
pounded a tattoo on IanSs kidneys
while infghting. Lang never made
lead and at infghting seemed an
amateur.
In the third round Lang was
holding on and Saylor beat him so
fiercely upon the back, ribs and kid
neys that the crowd yelled TO Ref
cree Thompson to stop the fight. At
the close of the third round Lang
sank to the floor from a volley of
slashing right and left swings. At
ter two minutes gruelling punish
ment in the fourth Lang sank to the
floor and the referee stopped the
bout
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-02-24

tinue to hope that the former colonel
OF the Rough Riders will honor Rock
ford with his presence on the occa-
sion.
\ great deal OF interest is being
taken in the coming encampment
about the state and indications are
that the Spanish war veterans will
see new record for attendance at
the Rockford gathering.
4. L. Fisher camp expects to take
mp Immediately the work OF raising
the funds which will be necessary 20
make the event success. IL is
thought that about $4,000 viii be re
quired TO carry out all the plans for
the gathering successfully. II is hop
ed that the play Ethiopia, 10 be given
Thursday and Friday nights for the
benefit of the camp. viii give this
fund a good start aud that the mer-
chants Of the city and others inter
ested will willingly contribute the re
maindcr.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-02-24

and his work viii be of great interes.
TO those who understand the game.
The boys who attended the 3. C. VI.
last Sunday viii meet Saturday even
ing at O'Clock for one of their good
times. A puzzle" evening has been
arranged. and the boys viii have 4
chance to sharpen their wits on num-
Der of problems and puzzles An unu-
sually interesting evening is promised.
Only the boys holding tickets which
were issued last Sunday afternoon viii!
re admitted 10 this social
The members of the Intermediate
gymnasium class who attended the
class session this afternoon viii enjoy
a visit to the Davenport association
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-02-24
MISS HARRISON IN SOUTH.

I Friends of Mabel Barrison, the act
ress, who was recently forced to can
eel her engagements due to a sudden
attack of tuberculosis, fear the popu-
lar star may never appear in public
again. The disease, which was at
first regarded as acute bronchitis. at
tackled the glands of the throat and
the symptoms were then diagnosed as
tubercular. What progress Miss Bar
rison had made since her retirement
in December was unknown until sat
urday. when she left for san Antonio.
Texas, accompanied by her husband,
Joseph Howard, the song writer, and
her physician, DR.. J. F. Pitts
a cottage has been engaged by the
party near San Antonio, and here the
fresh air. cure is expected to accom-
plish much toward Miss Barrison's re-
covery. A feature of the illness that
has aroused the most anxiety has
been the affection of the lobe OF the
left lung, that organ being reported
as almost totally destroyed by the
rayages of the disease. Miss BaTri-
son is a native of Chicago, and it was
here she achieved her first success by
singing Il Can't Do This Sum" in
Babes in Toyland." She will also be
remembered for her delineation OF the
character of the Blue Mouse in Clyde
Fiteh's play of that name. Her last
appearance was in "Lulu's Husbands" "
from which she retired in December.
The fact that Miss Barrison was not
permitted 10 receive her friends prior
To her departure for the south is re-
garded as an alarming symptom by
those familiar with her affairs. These
facts. together with the sudden south
ern trip and the concern her husband
has displayed, confirm the fear that
she may never play again.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-02-24
SPANISH AMERICAN
VETS IN ROCKFORD
Theodore Roosevelt and }. Ham
Lewis Invited To Speak at
EnCampment.

The date of the next encampment
Of the Spanish-American War Neter.
ans of Illinois, to be held in Rock
ford, was fixed at a meeting of the
department council, in Chicago, Sun
day, Friday and Saturday, June -
and 81. were the days. selected. and
the Rockford camp is looking forward
10 entertaining several thousand vet
Grams Of the Spanish war. their Kin.
dred societies and their friends for
the two days. The Rockford Register
Gazette says:
Commander c. V. Olson represent
ed the Rockford camp AT the session.
Mr. Olson while i'm Chicago visited
Col. J. Hamilton Lewis and extend
ed the famous Chicagoan an invita-
tion to be one Of the speakers at
the encampment The Rockford
camp extended an invitation TO Col
onel Theodore Roosevelt last Var To
be one of the speakers at the session.
but as yet no reply has been received
although members of the camp con
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-02-24
AT THE MAJESTIC.

4 very pretty setting is used by the
Rinaldos in their hoop rolling novelty
al the Majestic the last half OF the
week. The act opens with a transfer
nation scene in which eight drops are
used very effectively when combined
with electrical effects. The act is
self is creditable and while il pre-
sents nothing entirely new TO the pub
lie, # is worth seeing for its very
beauty. The fire hoops, The drunken
hoops and several clever pits OF Jug
Cling and hoop rolling make the act
a very good feature Malone and Ma
lone in dancing skit and Hu-i5urt
and De Long in q sketch proved inter
esting- Montambo ana BartelH. z pair
o. Europea whirlEiud acrobats did
wonderful stunts ia the way OF tumB-
ling and wound up with a regular
neck breaker one Of the pair sea
himself upon q chair which is placed
on Two tables and q Darrell, putting il
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-02-24
Trial SEPARATION.

Chicago. FEB. 24-FIederic ". Thomp-
son, theatrical man. and his sweet and
winsome wife. Mabel Taliaferro, have
agreed to a trial separation" for one
year. and thai explains why the actress
is making her temporary home in Chi
cago, while her husband is busy with
his numerous theatrical enterprises in
different parts of the country.
There have been no divorce proceed
ings begun by Mrs. Thompson, and
there viii be none. according to Thomp-
son, until the year agreed upon shall
have elapsed.
That there has been discord and
strife in the Thompson home both Mr..
Thompson ana Miss Taliaferro admit.
But neither one Of them is willing to
admit that The time has come when
the courts should be asked to sever
their matrimonial bonds. Thompson
it is known by his friends. is as muca
in love with MS wife as he was on the
day when he married her under roman
tic circumstances in New York. Miss
Taliaferro. on the other hand. has re
peatedly asserted that there Is no one
quite ike Fred" Now they are trying
70 prove the truth OF the old adage thar
absence makes the heart grow fond
err and have agreed that they shall
not see each other nor communicate
with each other until one year shaT
have passed. BY that time it is the
hope of both Mrs. Thompson and her
husband that the dark clouds Of matri-
mouial perpIexiries and difficulties will
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-02-24
At 7. M. G. A.

Interest in checkers seems to be on
the increase a. the Y. NJ. C A. The
play last Saturday evening was excit-
ing. and drew a large number of enthu-
siasts. and tomorrow evening promises
To be even better. The play will begin
at 7.30. and all men who care for the
game are invited 10 be present
Mr.. Valentine Is expected to play 10
men at the same time if 10 men show
up who are willing to go against him.
Word has been received from G. H
SlOcum of Prophetstown that he will
probably be here for the Saturday eve
ming game. Mr.. Slocum is a famous
problem player" his specially being
the working out OF difficult problems
that arise in the course of a game. He
will be a notable addition TO the group.