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Mrs. Astor's Father Injured

GREENPORT. \. Y. November TO-
William Force, father of Mrs. John Jacob
Astor. is under the care of surgeons at
the Eastern Long Island Hospital here
today. In stepping from an automobile
last night he fell and broke a leg.
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NEXT wEEK-SEATs NOW.
The Sensation of Two Continents
FAMOUS Tan IRISH PLAYERS
|HSysy!(l

Daily Matinees. pc. Evenings. 25c, Joe and 15c.
JOE WEIGH, FORMER STAR OF "THE
PEDDLER" Etc, IN "A STUDY FROM LIFE
HIS GREATEST LAUGHING HIT. EDGAR
ACCUSTOMED CO.. Temple Quartet. Five
Auroras Keno Green. J. Warren keanc.
Frohlich etc.
NEXT wEEK-''One Of the Most Remarkable
Human Beings of All Time''-N. Y. World.
KELLOGG, THE GREAT NATURE SINGER.
Presenting His Wonderful Dancing Flame
Etc Arthur DEACON. Byron 4 Langdon. Etc.
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susceptible of fuller use in the develop
ment of the work of the library than
have ever been made of them. SO far as
is known. What are needed are series of
lecture courses on all sorts of subjects
giving enough of subject-matter to in
form hearers and hold their interest. The
main purpose of such library lectures.
however. should be to lead the auditors
to discriminating reading of the books
contained in the library. 10 make such a
plan successful there should be a study
club organizer, who would aid groups Of
readers who had listened to the lectures
to follow up lines of reading suggested
by them
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VACUUM CLEANERS.

DIAMOND. RICHMOND. THURMAN.
Duntley, Hoover, Bee. all makes, sold and re-
paired, free demonstration; prices s. to $12o
Main si55. NATIONAL. 9th and ID NV
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SPIRITUALISM.

ALFRED IL. TERRY HOLDS MEETINGS on
Friday and Sunday evenings at o'clock at
1871 4 81. Lecture, followed by Individual
readings. Good music. Interviews daily.
Phone Linen 1877 IL
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Industrial Department.

The fourth full year of the mainte-
nance separately of the industrial depart
ment has shown its steadily increasing
utility. The collection has been enlarged
by l.4O volumes. in addition to trade cat
aiogues and periodicals. The limitation
or the size of the room, which holds only
about 100 volumes. serves to restrict the
collection to live material. AS new books
come In older works are removed to the
stacks or withdrawn altogether. The cir
culation OF books contained in this de-
partment increased "a per cent over the
previous years record The gains of the
three previous years were successfully
33 I ) per cent, ID per cent and 81 per
cent over the records of the next proceed
ing years. Much of the publicity work of
the library, directed toward attracting q
constantly charging constituency, was in
the interest of advertising the resources
and service of this department.
1.-The circulation of books from the chill
dren's room has shown some slight
growth Q15.911 volumes in 19O9-1O and
49, go volumes in the past year, The
book stock has been enlarged and the Sc
lections have been made with great care
There has been an Improvement in the
quantity and quality Of the reference
work. in the advice to parents and teach
dren. the preparation of book lists and
in organized story telling. In order to
make up in some slight degree, even be-
fore branch libraries are built, for the
Iact Inat a very SMdh PortlOn ot the
children of the District are able to come
to the single central library, further eff
forts have been put forth in the direction
of extension work. The collection of
school duplicates has been increased to
5000 volumes. from which there was
home circulation of 1897 volumes.
Need Of Branch Libraries.
"The establishment Of the Takoma Park
branch has increased the work Of the
book order and catalogue departments of
the main library. In view of the in
adequacy Of the central library stan at
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MASSAGE.

INA =. JOHNSON, 1914 i5th Ct Nv. sivss
maseaee and all branches for rheumatism 80
noor c1rculation: also cabinet baths and alcooes
. oil rubs. Appointment oy prone. N1.s -.
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Library Stations in Schools.
Library Lecture Courses.

I'm connection with the use now made
of the librarys assembly and club rooms
the librarian offers these suggestions:
1.-The lecture hall and study club are
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these and other points. appropriations
should be secured for strengthening 1t be-
fore more branch libraries are built.
Meantime, however. other cities smaller
than Washington are establishing orancn
libraries Witness Minneapolis with
twelve. Indianapolis with seven. Louis
Vile with five. Seattle with six and
Springfield. Mass, and st. Joseph, NO.
with two each.
at is believed that the home circula-
ton of this library is disproportionately
small for a registration of over 5o,UW
persons. This is not due to any lack OF
interest on the part OF the readers, VIM
are exceptionally intelligent. nor 10 any
failure on the part of the library to give
good service to those who come. but is
due to the fact that the central building
Is remote from the homes or large poI
ton of it's readers. Out OF 6o,OOo cnli
dren in Washington between the ages OF
Ave and seventeen, but 10000 are regis
tered as library users. These lO,UOo chill
dren draw out about 13o.OOO volumes
Q19 600 from the central library and the
rest from the schools). that is, about 20
per cent of the whole circulation.
with a system of branches distributed
throughout the city within easy reach
of all homes, it would be possioie 10 en-
roll as library users a very large pro
portion of the population. and especially
of the children Of school age, and both
those who are now enrolled and those
who would then be enrolled would use
very much larger number or DOCKS per
capita than is now practicable. in view Of
the remoteness of the central library from
the homes of most readers.
Library Stations in Schools.
Even with the present lack OF legal
authority to proceed with the building OF
the other Carnegie branches, with mod
crate increase in appropriation for en-
ployment of assistants 1t would be posi-
BILE to increase the number of library sta
lions and to conduct them efficiently by
paid employees. Authority for the mainte-
nance of such stations in schoolhouses
could no doubt be secured from the board
of education. In this connection 1t is de-
sirable that steps be taken to have new
school buildings now being erected, or
at least certain of them in various parts
of the city, provided with special library
rooms with outside entrances. Until the
Carnegie buildings are erected branches
could be conducted in such schoolhouses,
and after that they would serve as sub
branches.
Library Lecture Courses.
I'm connection with the use now made
of the library's assembly and club rooms
the librarian offers these suggestions:
1.-The lecture hall and study club are
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Summary of Years Work.

In his summary of the years work Lii
brarian Bowerman says: 1.-The book col
lection grew from 121 OFT volumes to 1872
S37 volumes. The home circulation was
6O1. III volumes. In addition 1850 mount
ed pictures were circulated. The regis
tered borrowers number 5O.424 Among
the salient features in the past years
work, the following may be mentioned:
1.-The beginning of transferring from the
National Library to the Public Library of
surplus books received as copyright de-
posits.
"A further reduction in the percentage
of fiction circulated from 81 to Co. making
the total reduction in fiction circulated
during seven years "a per cent.
"A further Improvement in the general
reference work through cooperation with
high school librarians.
"A marked increase in all branches Of
the work of the technology department
The placing. Of the school work Of the
library under q trained supervisor, with
resulting improvement In quality and in
crease in quantity of this work.
THE maintenance of monthly story
hours in the library lecture hall and the
telling of stories in certain schools.
1.-The establishment of a system of home
libraries through cooperation with the
Associated Charities.
1.-THE conducting of library stations in
the Fairgrounds and in one or two schools
by library employees.
Experimental house-to-house delivery
of books in one section Of the District.
THE transfer of books in tactile print
from the Library OF Congress to this IL
brary, and the conducting of readings
and musicals for the blind here.
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Reduced Fiction Circulation.

In common with many other libraries,
this library has for several years main
tanned duplicate pay collection in order
to meet the demands for new fiction
without undue drain upon the book fund.
This plan has met with general satisfac-
ton. However. the last two years the
expenditures for this collection have been
falling off and the receipts have not quite
equaled the expenditures. The total cir
culation of fiction In 19O0-10 was more
than 1900 volumes smaller than in 1905
90, and in the year under review %. 72S
fewer novels were circulated than during
the previous year. Moreover, the pur-
chases Of fiction during the last two or
three vars have been more largely of old
and standard titles than Or modern nov
els. The smaller demands upon the dupli-
cate pay collection are in part due to
the maintenance In the city of a number
of commercial circulating libraries. but
also in part, 1t is believed to the shifting
taste of many readers from a diet COM
posed almost exclusively OF new fiction
to one including other forms of literature.
These experiences and observed tend
encies raise the question as to whether
the library should not abolish the dupli-
cate pay collection. The library welcomes
the relief afforded by the maintenance OF
commercial circulating libraries. Should
the demands on the duplicate pay collec-
ton continue to fall Off good business
would dictate the closing up of this
venture.
1T would be easily possible to make 1t
an entire commercial success by including
lower-grade titles. but the policy of the
library has never been to lower it's stand
| ards for the sake Of the commercial sue
cess of the collection 1t would be a mis-
take not to supply the best new fiction,
| for IL has been observed that many read
ers who formerly confined their reading
| almost exclusively to new fiction have
gradually been led to widen 1t so as to in
clude many other forms of literature.
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ITS WORK CRIPPLED
Failure of Congress to Provide
Adequately for Public Library.
FUNCTIONS ARE HAMPERED
Annual Report of Librarian George
F. Bowerman.
SHOWS NEED OF BRANCHES
Efficient Service to the People-Re-
duced Fiction Circulation.
Stations in Schools.
FUNCTIONS ARE HAMPERED
SHOWS NEED OF BRANCHES

That the failure of Congress to increase
adequately the library appropriations for
the past four years has resulted in holding
practically stationary the former rapidly
growing statistics of home circulation
and other figures indicative of constantly
enlarging usefulness is one of the state
ments in the annual report of George f.
Bowerman, public librarian of Washing
ton, forwarded yesterday to the District
Commissioners. Librarian Bowerman's
report covers his seventh year in the
position. and was submitted as a part of
the report of the Public Library trustees.
In the language of the report the cur
the library has not been able to any
marked degree to enlarge and extend its
service to the public, or at least to
larger portion of the public. in response
to demands and observed needs.
1T does not mean. however, that the
library has stagnated, that it has not
been increasing in educational efficiency,
or that 1t does not each year render the
public more valuable If not much more
extensive service. Since the library has,
during the present period of practically
stationary appropriations. been forced to
limit the extensiveness of it's work, in
creasing emphasis has been placed on the
greatest possible aid to the individual
reader and on frightening the efficiency
OF the existing work. virtue has there
fore been made of necessity.
IF the library could not, from lack of
branches and other agencies such as are
maintained by most other municipal IL
braries. give all the citizens of the Dis
trict full public library facilities, it has
at least striven to give those persons
who have been able to come to the single
central building the most sympathetic
and skillful assistance and the largest
and most useful facilities for reading and
study at its disposal"
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PALIlISTRY.

Nh D1OUD. THE WELL KNOWN PIANIST.
His resdiug OF your hand gives you such val
nshle advice that might save you serious mis-
takes. Studios. 1872 Q St NV. fnone.
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SPECIAL NOTICES.

THE TICKET OFFICE FORMERLY CON
Quoted ny the late Jacob Splicdt, ut 1885,. ST.
NV. aud which for the past five mouths has
been conducted by his daughter. Miss CLARA
SPLIEDr. will be carried on by her ut the
same number. A continuance OF the valued
patronage of Mr.. Spledt is solicited.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-11-10

LARGE REWARDS ARE BEING OFFERED
for the return OF some very valuable papers
and mo questions asked" They could never
have been lost or stolen If kept in safe de-
posft box at the Merchants ard Mechanics
Savings Bank. The cost for absolute security
In but 81 TO 81 per year, according to the size
of the box. Isn't this far cheaper than paying
I'll
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-01-25
HOME FOUNTAIN OF
ALL INSTITUTIONS
DIR. H. o. Breeder breaches Flo.
quently Of Family Love and
Loyalty.

Before large audience at the Chris
tian church last evening Dr.. H. o.
Breeder delivered an impressive ser
mon on The Christian Home" Taking
for his text the words, He led them
out as far as Bethany" he spoke in
part as follows: mo one can read the
gospels without being impressed with
the sacred significance which Christ
attaches TO the home. The main essen
tials of His teachings are framed in
the language of the home. He hon.
ored the home by remaining in 1t for
80 years. working His first miracle in
it. and by choosing a spot close TO the
place that was home to him on all
visits to Jerusalem to take His final
leave Of His beloved disciples. The
home Is Of divine origin. The true
unit of society is the home, which in
its ideal perfection embraces husband,
wife, father. mother, and children. 1t
is a fundamental institution from
which all other institutions derive
meaning and direction. 1t is state and
church in miniature. 1t Is based on
HoIIldSe DOiH Vi lONS. "uSTS lONS
not, true marriage is not; and where
marriage is not, the home cannot be.
Marriage is neither a mere civil con-
tract nor a sacrament, but a divine Or
dinance. II is not the relation of two
persons to each other, but this and
their relation TO the sacred institu-
ton. the home. The highest Office of
the home is 10 fashion human charac-
ter, 10 shape human life. The scrip
lures say that He that provideth not
for his own has denied the faith and is
worse than an inf1del' This obligation
is not discharged when the physical
and intellectual wants alone are met.
but when food and drink and dress
have been provided for the soul" The
subject of the sermon tonight will be
Not Far From the Kingdom
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-01-25

Baton Rouge, La, Jan. Il, 1911
BY the time this letter gets into print
our journey from Rock Island to the
mouth of the Mississippi river will be
very nearly If not quite completed. At
the present writing we are at Baton
Rouge, and New Orleans, our ultimate
goal, is not far distant, and We are
winding up our trip with a sprint
that takes as many miles each day.
On Jan 2 we reached Vicksburg. The
night before, as we were making a
landing in a snow storm, the boat
struck a enag and Frank Schnitger
was thrown into the icy water. AL
though weighted down with all his
clothing, he swan TO shore, were a
fire was built, by which he managed
to dry out.
The Mississippi does not run direct
" past the main part OF Vicksburg, a
canal which connects the river with
the Yazoo river and with Lake Cen
tenial, forming the main river front
for the city The National Military
park is a sight well worth seeing,
running as il does on high crescent
shaped bluff, half way around the
city. The park is nearly 35 miles
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-01-25
INTERESTED IN
COOKING SCHOOL
Rock Island Housewives Want
to Know More About Next
Weeks Sessions.
UNDER ARGUS AUSPICES
Model Kitchen at Y. NJ @. A. Audi
forum VIII Draw Many Who
Wish to Learn.

The exhibit of a model kitchen
complete with all the most modern
and up-to-date appliances for the
saving of time, energy, fuel and
money will be one of the most in
teresting features Of The Argus
cooking school, which will be held
IN the Y NJ. G. A. auditorium next
week under the personal direction
and supervision of Mrs. Helen Arm
strong.
Widespread interest is being man
tfested in the coming school and
already hundreds of telephone mes
sages have been received for more
detailed information as TO the en-
trance requirements of The Argus
cooking demonstration. From day to
day the detailed program of events
will be printed in The Argus and
the only requirement is the filling
out Of the cooking school coupon.
INTERNATIONAL REPUTATION.
Mrs. Armstrong enjoys an inter
national reputation as an instructor
The rapidity, grace and artistry with
which she compounds delicious
'hings to eat is as fascinating as any
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-01-25
From Rock Island to Gulf in Row Boat

long. Scattered all through it are
beautiful monuments erected by the
different states Of the union. the one
from our own state having been built
at cost of s15O,OOO The national
cemetery is also a beautiful place. 1t
contains the bones of 10000 civil war
heroes. We spent 10 days in Vicks-
burg before again starting on our way
to the south. At the time of our start
ing a sudden rise in the river had
taken place and the current was very
swift About a half mile below the
city We passed the railway transfer
boat Albatross. the largest steamer
on the Mississippi This boat trans
fers whole trains across the river,
there being no bridge at this point
because of inability 10 find firm
ground on which TO build one. The
Albatross which, by the way, was
built at Dubuque several years ago,
is capable of carrying 16 PuIlmans or
freight cars at one time. That night
we tied orr boat TO a floating tree,
of which there are many in the river.
These trees. strange to say, remain
securely in the channel while drifting
along and the first night We tried this
method of procedure, We covered 35
miles asleep.
We reached Natchez, Miss, Satur-
day, Jan. IA. This town is divided in
to- two parts, 'Natchez under the
Hill" consisting of a row of shanties
and saloons along the river front, and
"Natchez on the HILL" a beautiful city
full of life and business activities.
While here we became acquainted
with a Mr.. Aldrich. who took us to
the Beavers club. a southern social
organization which showed US why
southern hospitality had become a by
word.
We left Natchez on Sunday and
during the night we tioated with the
current by again tying she boat to
log. This log was a monster, meas
uring 90 feet long and nearly 10 feet
in diameter. II was so large and sta
Bile that we made a fire upon il and
cooked q duck which we had shot, and
ate our supper while floating along
We passed Bayou Sara on Monday
and on the following day we arrived
at Baton Rouge. For "a hours past
We have had Louisiana on both sides
of us. We believe that in four or five
days at the most We will reach New
Orleans. We started on this trip to
the southland Just three months ago
today and fully one third of this time
has been spent in sightseeing in diff
ferent cities along the route. At
present we are 1900 miles from
home. II is hardly probable that the
trip will end at New Orleans, but We
will make no further plans until ar
irving there FRANK z. FIEBIG.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-01-25
City Chat
LOOKING FORWARD.

The brave to other fields than war
Now turn to follow up their star;
The fife and drum now lead no more
To death, for To- on every shore,
On every sea, no more the sound
OF guns is heard: nor on the ground,
Nor on the wave the stain is read
That tells of earths deluded dead.
Now liberty and justice move
Like comrades through the world; and
love,
Grown up, pursues his happy way,
With ready hand wherein he may,
To help mankind. Oh, sweet the hour
Wherein the all subduing power
Is that which blesses, everywhere,
Gives life more life, makes fair more
fair
o. time, we thank thee for thy boon;
Man upward wheels unto his noon,
Behind him many rocky path.
Pitfalls of shame and bells of wrath;
But now advances to the height.
Clothed on as with celestial light,
Within his eyes the godlike CLEAN
OF one self conquered and supreme.
C. c. Blanden in the Chicago Eve
ming Post.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-01-25

vaudeville act or theatrical perform
ance ever staged During her lee
observation-disclosures Mrs. Armstrong
carries on a running fire converse
ton with her spectators asking and
answering questions.
Like a magician. she puts togeth-
er -four, eggs. milk, sugar, cottolene
and other raw foodstuffs, explaining
each move. and then quick business
with the oven of the gas range and
in the twinkling of an eye some de-
licious culinary triumph is served to
the class which adds materially to
the Joy of living.
One of the especial features of
Mrs. Armstrong; talks will be the
vital relation that pure foods and
good cooking have to the individual
and the nation. OF course many wo-
men seldom enter their kitchen ex-
cept to give an order or when they
wish to have something prepared;
vet even these will be interested in
hearing Mrs. Armstrong and will no
doubt profit by what she will have
TO say.
PRIZES FOR BAKING.
The baking contest which takes
place the closing day of the cook
ing school promises to be the big
feature for the prize list is long
one and includes Detroit Jewel gas
range, a McCray china lined refrig-
orator. a Hoosier kitchen cabinet and
a dozen other household necessities.
Extra prizes are being offered by
merchants to give an added inter-
est to the cake. pie, bread and bis
cult baking contest.
The cooking school is of great
assistance TO the house
wives of Rock Island and all ladies
are cordially invited. All that is
necessary is that you cut out the
coupon, fill it out and hand it to the
at the hall. The door
keeper will in turn give you season
ticket good for admission to all lee
lures.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-01-25
Leaf lard at Gilmore's.
Kerler & Co. make rugs
Carpenter Coal company

ACdl al
Kerler & Co. make rugs
Carpenter Coal company
Sell coal. Phone west 295.
Buy a home of Reidy Bros
Tri-city Towel Supply company.
Mems arctics s1.25 up. Dolly Bros.
For express, call Spencer & Trefz.
Mound City paints may cost a little
more, but! Ill & Ehleb.
Let William Johnson do your tin and
furnace work. 1916 Third avenue.
Mrs Austin's buckwheat -four
gives the real genuine old time fla
vor
Mrs. Austin's buckwheat -four
gives the real genuine old time fla
yor.
H. T. Siemon wants your tin and
furnace work. 1526-152s Fourth ave-
nue.
Mrs. Austin's buckwheat -four
gives the real genuine old time fla
vor.
Carpenter Coal company, tele-
phone west 295. Please copy our
number in your telephone book.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-01-25
$500 for Sick Benefit Fund.

A ball given in the Coliseum. Dav-
export. Saturday evening by Tri-City
Railway company employees proved
great success and is estimated TO have
netted more than $500 for the sick ben
eft fund for the street car men. The
at the ball was approx
mately 400 persons