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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-11-23
4 Way They Have In Germany.

"One day while l was In a big beer
garden in Bavaria said a returned
ira veler. "a handsome young officer In
n magnificent new uniform came in
and seated himself at a nearby table.
There was brought to him big radish.
several slices of rye bread and a tall
mug of beer. Then l saw that hand
some young officer draw from the tail
pocket of that magnificent uniform
something wrapped in paper. This he
unrolIed. a sweet smile playing about
his blond mustache as he did so, and
at last a piece Of sausage seven or
eight inches long was revealed. My
astonishment at this sight was care
fully concealed. I doubt If any officer
Of our infantry would dare attempt
such q movement on the subsistence
department indianapolis News.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-11-23
Da Viuci's WRITINGS,

Although Leonardo da vinci was a
voluminous writer. he never published
a single line during his lifetime
After the masters death in France
his manuscripts were taken back to
Italy. His heirs proved unworthy
and the precious writings were grad
ualIy dispersed. Loose pages were
often detached and were either given
away as relics or stolen. No attempt
was made to publish any OF his
treatises, except that on painting. for
more than 800 years after his death.
This was partly owing to the great
difficulty of deciphering his handwrit-
ing. Da Vinci was left handed and
always wrote in oriental fashion. from
right to left. Besides this, his orthog
raphy is peculiar to himself. He alb
breviates some words and joins otherT
together and employs neither stops nor
accents.--London Chronicle.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-11-23

Already prospects for a rosy future
have sent factory site prices and real
estate values a-kiting The Indus
trial association OF Keokuk has taken
on new life and is buying up pages
of advertising space in such maya
zines as the Worlds Work and Sat-
urday Evening Post, the aim of 1t
all being TO bring scores Of great fac
tories TO the upper Mississippi valley.
John Dewitt has been called from
Chicago and has gone to take charge
of the factory promotion manager
ship in the association. The adver-
Using stunts mentioned above are a
part Of his factory-acquiring cam
paign.
Two photographs printed IN to-
days issue OF The Argus are illustra-
tive of the enormous work now be-
ing accomplished toward the end of
Harvesting the Mississippi's waters.
The pictures bring the reader into
intimate and detailed account with
the progress of things ION the
works''-the dam construction and
the power house site. With thosI
engaged in building operations con-
servation is the magic word. Every
where may be seen tons and tons Of
labor saving machinery, which is
grouped in labor and time saving
manner, in order that a comparative
" small number of men may accom-
plish the most good with the aid of
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-11-23
YashfnRton crossed the

and stripes" Washington crossed the
Delaware in December, 1776. and the
stars and stripes did not have an eX-
istence until the June Of 1777, when II
The flag that waved over General
Washington on his way to and from
Trenton consisted OF thirteen stripes,
alternate red and white, as at present,
with a blue canton emblazoned with
the crosses OF st. George and St An
drew, as In the British dag. The FIRST
time the present stars and stripes were
flung TO the breeze was on the day OF
the battle OF OEiskany at Fort Stan
wix, Aug. 6, 1777.-New York Ameri.
can
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-11-23

the river from Keokuk, many wood
ed islands that now form part Of the
waterways scenic glory will be
drowned out
The result Of 1t aII-the victory to-
ward which expert engineers, ny
draulic machinery and laborers
strive-win be much power-powel
for st. Louis, for Quincy, Burlington,
Fort Madison and Hannibal: for
Rock Island, Moline and Davenport;
for other manufacturing cities in the
upper valley-cheap power, if they
want it. Already st. Louis has said
it wants $4,000 horsepower of the
20O,0Oo horsepower. Keokuk is
making an effort TO secure great fac
tories that will contract for water
power-the bigger the contract the
better-and indications are the pow
er company will have no difficulty in
selling the commodity that the Mis-
sissippi will make in its shop" be
cause one Of the passwords the Wis
itor hears in Keokuk is, The power
will be cheap"
NEARLY ONE MILE LONG.
The dam is to be seven-eighths Of
a mile long. Work is so far along at
present that it is possible TO obtain
a good idea Of the appearance of the
completed project. Height of this
dam is 3 2 feet above the bed.
The power house will rise on a 40
acre tract that has been unwatered
near the Iowa shore. While con-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-11-23
Tho Cleanliness Of Animals.

Man seems to be the only animal
whose food soils him, making neces-
sary much washing and shieldlike bibs
and napkins. Moles living in the earth
and eating Shiny worms are yet az
clean as seals or fishes. whose lives are
one perpetual wash. The squirrels IN
these resiDy woods keep themselves
clean in some mysterious way: not a
hair is sticky, though they handle the
gummy cones and glide about appar-
emily without care. The birds, too. are
clean, though they seem to make a
good deal OF fuss washing and clean
ing their feathers.-From My First
Summer In the Sierras." by John Muir.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-11-23

siirteG the rapids by means Of the
Des HCines canal and system Of locks
"A substantial government work,
that cost d sum equal 20 many private
forum ss. But -he Mississippi River
Power compauvs plan. now we'll On
IFS way toward mat. ajzaJioE. viii
literally swallow mp things that the
government did. the tninEs Of yester-
day are being buried rnder the great
er --i-Es # today.
Fer when the hydroelectric plant
IS finished. there viii be IN operating
head c. more than 80 feet. and
lesser things. such as the old govern
1eut canal and locks. viii repose
under many feet Of water. there will
be- 10 more rapids. Boats going up
s-re.U viii simply rsss through the
new lo-E. with Its lift at low water
OF 40 feet. TO the lake above-I0O
square miles OF wafer arrested b. q
dam acrCss The Mississippi. This
backvet-- viii extend g miles Up
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-11-23

struction is in progress this site Is
surrounded by cofTerdam. The pow
ct house sub-structUre. or founda-
tion, is taking shape;the draft tubes.
through which water viii be dis
charged from the turbine generators,
have been nodded, and the perma-
nent structure is we'll under way.
The lock another feature OF the
project. viii be as large, in every re-
sPect except possible length. as the
great locks in the Panama canal.
This lock will 10 feet wide and oc-
cUgy the space between the lower end
OF the power house and the Iowa
shore. Il will have a length Of 400
feet
BY means Of a concrete retaining
wall. J ,00o feet long. the water pow
e. company is elevating the tracks Of
the Burlington road that make theiF
way along the KeokUk river front.
If the tracks were left in their old
position they would be well suhmerg-
ed when the great water power pre-
ject is completed. Hence the - foot
elevation being made at this time
CITY OF POWER.
While all this activity is spread
out, panoramic fashion. on the bos-
ON Of the mighty father of waters
and along the narrow bottoms on
either shore, citizens OF keokuk.
locking on from the high bluffs above
have pictured bright things for the
their city, Keokuk, The
City Of Power" is the name the il
Tusr-iOrrs business man have zi-szSv
invented, and the cicie promises 70
supplant the long cherished title o.
Gate City
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-11-23
Old Weddnood.

Modern Wedgwood is Of greatly IN
ferior quality. and it seems improba
bic that the success attained by Josiah
Wedgwood will ever be reached
again. OF all his creations IN Jasper
bis reproduction Of the famous Port
land, OF Barberini. vase (the original
of which Is in the British museumD is
the most important. About 1890
Wedgwood at great expense attempt
ed to make fifty replicas of his vase.
but it Is believed that not more than
thirty-fve were actually finished OF
these original pieces only about fifteen
have been identthed.-Argonau
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-11-23
KE0KUK DAM is
NEAR MILE LONG
Power in Des Moines Rapids
Will No More be Allowed
to Run to Waste.
PLANT READY JULY, 1913
With S25, 900, 900 Available, Cooper
is in Fair Way to Accomplish
Big Project

Wonderful progress is being made
by the Mississippi River Power COM
pany, in It's work Of accomplishing al
Keokuk, Iowa, one of the engineer
ing feats of the age. Some of the
worlds capitalists are furnishing the
gold-s25. 100000 Of tt-and Hugh
L. Cooper of New York and his able
assistants are supplying the brains.
The combination means success.
Several years ago Mr.. Cooper, IA
nous hydraulic engineer, and the
sort of q man who does things while
other people are merely thinking
about doing them, came TO realize the
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-11-23
Bad Shots.

A certain Yankee was touring through
Devonshire. and. calling at an inn, he
ordered some of the famous cider. Not
finding it to be what he had expected,
he inquired how 1t was made.
oh" said the publican. I'VE stood
a barrel OF water at one end Of q room
and threw applies at it."
This caused a general laugh, but the
Yankee was equal to the occasion.
WAL" he said, 81 guess you didn't
hit is very often."-London Ideas.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-11-23

and went to work And, slowly to
the casual observerer, but rapidly to
the engineers at the front" the
means TO an end is unfolding where
once superstitious redskins worship
ped and 1oated their silent canoes.
The goal Of the twentieth century
builders consists IN putting hitherto
untamed nature into harness. The
waters OF the Mississippi river, like
the animals OF the field, and winds
in the heavens, are 10 be made to
work for man
This years waning finds hercu-
length-its graceful arches and its
piers-as it rises out Of the bosom of
the Mississippi Of the Illinois shore
at Hamilton and moves slowly to-
ward the Iowa shore, at the foot Of
the bluffs on which rests the major
portion Of the hitherto conservative,
but now wide-awake city Of Keokuk.
Finally, in as many months as one
can count on the fingers Of his two
hands, expectation is that the dam
will stretch practically from shore to
shore-excep for the power house
Gin course Of construction) and the
government lock that will be built
on the Iowa side.
AGE OF BIGGER THINGS.
The work at Keokuk is sufficient
proof that this is an age of bigger
things" For scores Of years steam
boats plying the upper river have
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-11-23
Ancient Ssusades-

Antiqusrfes are bahled in their at
tempts TO ascertain when sausages
FIRST became an article Of human con-
sumption. We know at least that
among the ancient Greeks sausages,
called ''allantes" and "chordai." were
Q common article Of diet and every
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-11-23

The flag that Washington had with
aim when he crossed the Delaware to
attack Trenton" was not the stars
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-11-23

schoolboy knows. or ought to know.
that sausages, black buildings and sau-
sage sellers appear in the comedies OF
observation-disclosures Telegraph.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-11-23

i POINTING THE WAY.
Finally. one of the missions Of the
water power plant at Keokuk, which
is q pioneer or its kind, is to point
The way to possibilities fer further
power development on the upper Mis-
st~sippi river; prove that develop
Ueut on q colossal scale is practical;
that power worth the ransom of
kings is flowing TO waste in inland
river rapids that are not harnessed.
And the Des Moines rapids above
KeOkuk are not the only upper Mis-
sissippi rapids that offer opportuni-
ties for water power development.
The site is only one of a number
Rock Island rapids among them
where big things in power develop
ment are known 10 be possible but
thus far unaccOmplished facts.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-11-23
L POINTING THE WAY.

, minimum amount Of energy and
material
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-11-23

All the news all the tlme-The Argua
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-04-08
"COzY CORNER GIRLS WILL
BE AT MINERS EMPIRE

With the intention to create a pro-
duction of unusual splendor and quail
ity, the management of the "Cozy Cor
ner Girls has been kept busy during
many months prior to the opening OF
the season., and was rather extraya-
giant in its expenditures, with the re-
suit that this particular attraction is
undoubtedly one of the strongest offer
.ngs ever presented in a burlesque
theatre.
The organization which comes to the
Empire Theatre is composed of two ex-
ceedingly funny ~burlesques, each of
them being constructed on humorous
lines and absurd situations. keeping the
audience in a continuous roar of laugh
ter. Richly w. Craig and Billy tGrogan)
Spencer are one of the best teams of
comedians in the land, and are very
busy men throughout the two burlettas.
Those who know them also know what
it means if these comedians get busy.
Then we have Dan Manning. the
funny bell-boy; Jess Mardo, the bad
man from Klondike; yelling lowering,
the big bully.
Yale and Orloff, the beautiful divas
of extravaganza, will be seen to great
advantage throughout both burlettas,
while the many other characters are
portrayed by artists equally well
known. ~
A large number of vaudeville fea-
lures will be introduced during the pro-
duction. Amateur night Friday. 'Weel
April II, "Bohemians.'
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-04-08
"STAR AND GARTER COMING
TO WALDMANN'S THEATRE.

1t is said that there Is no better bal
anced production on the theatrical
roster than that of the "Star and
Garter" show, which opens at Wald-
mann's for a week beginning Monday
matinee. Its people are said to be
handsomely costumed, its stage effects
are declared to combine in just the
proper tastefulnes5, fine lighting re-
suits and real achievements. of the
scene painters brush and stage me-
CHANCES arts, and its novelty, THE
Eagle and the Girl is said to be quite
the most pleasing device seen on the
stage-and in mid-air, over the audi
ence-this season.
Alta Phipps. whose charm of man
ner and richness of voice, combined
with her beauty of form and face to
make her a strong bidder for leader
ship among the principals, is one of
the principals. With her is William
H. Ward, a refreshingly new sort of
German comedian; Jack Conway, a
stage Irishman, who is a fine creation
of character work; Abe Reynolds and
George Belts, Neva Don Carlos and
the Misses Darlington. DeForest and
Reynolds. 1.-THE Flirting Widow a
musical satire, is their medium, and it
is said to abound not only in a rare,
rich comedy. but in tuneful song sue
cesses.
April II. the Marathon Girls.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-04-08
MRS. WARD LECTURES
ON FRANCOIS C0ppL..

Mrs. Robertson S. Wards lecture ac
rAliance Franesise last Il GIT NaS u
mastery and eloquent presentation ii
Francois Coppee's drama, 'aFo, the
Crown 1t was well worta listening
to, for the lecturer is a clever inter
prefer of the French dramatists % AL
periods. She is al officer of Tie french
Academy of Paris. II Wis a rare treat
for the members ef fAljianee TO heEc
81 fine reading with the true French
spirit and accent of Coppee's master
piece: Mrs. Ward is a native Of Franc
and is a niece Of the late DIR. Leslie ID.
Ward, organizer and former president
OF rAlliance.
Mrs. Wards rendering rang dsepy
the sentiments of the author whe.leY&r
he deals with subjects concerl.n2 I've,
! patriotism. treason or Vengeance. Be
fore introducing the LECTURER, Louis A,
Roux. president Of the local group Ct
the PAlliance, made the announcement
that the next meeting would take pace
at the Public Library on Friday eva
ming, April 81, when Professor AugusAe
George, of the Wardleigh High School,
New York. vii lecture on the RE
ligious Sentiments in Victor Huao."
The annual election of officers and OF
two members of the council will taks
place at that time.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-04-08
COURT THEATRE GETTING READY
FOR DR.. SMART'S DILEMMA.

The coming week promises to be n
of the most notable in the history OIL
this popular vaudeville house, as the
two bills arranged for presentation are
the most costly and ~pretentious yet
secured by the management. To begin
with, there are few acts more potent
as drawing cards than the comedy
sketch entitled 'Dr. Smart's Dilemma,
which Whittier, Ince and company, the
well-known company of comedians, are
offering this season.
Tyson and Brown is another team or
distinguished entertainers who will be
included in this record breaking pro-
gram. Their contribution of character
changes and songs is expected to be a
hilarious surprise for the audience.
The English Dots will entertain with
high-class singing II daneing;. the
Lambert Brothers will give a remark
able exhibition in feats of strength,
and Belle jeanette is a coincidence oil
more thar ordinary merit
The program for the last three days
! of the week will be headed by the Nc
| Gowan and Call company.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-04-08
To LIVE At
NEWARK THEATRE
AFTER APRIL 7
Fine Attractions Are Listed at
Other Local Amusement
Places.
more tho question. "AIma.

NNCE more the question, Alma,
~ Where Do You Live?" becomes
pertinent. For seven months the
answer has been Joe Weber's Theatre,
New York. From April II to April ~
it will be the Newark Theatre. When
Mr.. Weber made his plans for the sea-
son even his s%anguineN managerial
hopes would have been satisfied with
six months of successful business on
Broadway. AS the season progressed
and shows fell on the firing line like
%grenadiers under heavy musketry fire
the success of Alma" became all the
more astonishing and gratifying, and
the astute managers agreement with
THE London Follies" company for a
summer season at the coy playhouse,
beginning on April II, became a mat
ter of regret in that 1t necessitated
the withdrawal of Alma and the
shortening OF a run that otherwise
would have lasted until hot weather.
However, New York's loss is Newark's
gain, and Newark theatregoers will be
able TO see the introduction absolutely
intact as 1T was seen at Weber's, in
stead of waiting till next year, when
Mr.. Weber will put out three COM
panies and cover h e>Sptire country
The story of Anna is interesting
and Interestingly told in witty dia-
logue and the breeziest, most melodi-
Gus music heard in New York this sea-
son. One noticeable feature is the sue
cessful way iii which George V. Ho-
bart, who adapted it from a French
vaudeville, has kept the brightness and
wit and eliminated those features
which cannot be played in this country
without ~offense.
In casting the play Mr.. Weber has
shown hat excellent judgment that has
made him the power he is in the man
agerial field. Truly Shattuck sings the
title role, that of a dashing Partisan
milliner, pursued by an Italian count,
who is so madly Jealous as to endanger
the life Of uyone paying her the slight
est attention. John McCloskey, whose
sweet tenor voice was trained by
Jacques Buohy in Paris, plays the role
opposite to her.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-04-08
PRESENT DRESS
SABRE To NEW
BRIGADE HEAD
Officers of Fifth Regiment Honor
General Hine at Compli-
mentary Banquet.

General Edwin w. Hine to-
day hung on his rack of weapons the
nossiest dress sabre that eve was
forged. 1t was presented to him last
night at d banquet given in his honor
at Delmonico's, New York, by the COM
missioned officers of the. Fifth regi-
ment of the New Jersey National
Guard, whose colonel he was before
being elected to the command of the
First brigade.
incidentally General Hine made a
pungent speech when Colonel Albert A..
Van Walraven called on him for some
remarks. He said:
NO regimental commander in New
Jersey or any other State can boast of
a more loyal corps of officers than u
had in the Second and Fifth, n it was
your unanimous support that has made
Wanted to Go 10 War.
General Hlne recalled the encamp-
ment of the old Second regiment in
Jacksonville, when all hoped for Il
chance to go to the front in the Span
ish war. He regretted thai this OPP
portunity was denied the regiment, but
he believed the men were entitled to
just as much credit as those who got
into real strife. The general said he
did not think the STATE showed much
evidence of gratitude over the regi-
ment's achievements, cor shortly after
the war closed the regiment was dis
banded by Governor Voorhees,.
Il have never been able 20 find out
why we were ~disbanded, Governor
Voorhees, telling me that economic rea-
sons were offered, but l know that
when Governor Murphy got a chance
the regiment was reorgarized,' said
General Hine.
Those present were Colonel Van Wal
raven. Majors Shoenthal, Goesser an
A%djutants Loveland, Conboy and
Smith. Quartermaster Cowdrey, Com
missary Squire Battalion Commissaries
Van Antwerp, Slocumb and Wells,
Judge Advocate GriggsN Assistant Sur
seons Bergin and Muta, Chaplain Gu
lick, Paymaster Dc Rondo, Assistant
Inspector Malcolm, Ordnance Officer
Harris, Company Captains Phillips,
Horton. Nolan, Gismond Dunphey,
Barker, Coe, Drummer, Chiswell, Com
stock and Lord, First Lieutenants Bur-
roughs, Hattersley, Rohrbach, Roden,
Johnson, Fischer, Werner, Smith,
Hurd. Soderlund and Woodhead, and
Second Lieutenants Taylor, Kelley,
Howe, Peterson, Randall. Campbell.
Merck, Moore. Oliver, Stage and Red
dan.
Among the guests was General Bird
w. Spencer.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-04-08
URGES LABOR INTERESTS
TO FORM NATIONAL BANK.

The formation of a national bank
with the money of organized labor,
which would make labor such a imam
cial factor in this country n a capital
would ultimately bend its knee to the
American workingman was the proposal
of Mrs. Louisa Warner. of Middlefeld,
Conn, to the Essex Trades Council at
its meeting last night, when she ad-
dressed the delegates on the solution
of the labor question.
Mrs. Warner claimed that if the o.
900, 900 workingmen in this country
would each lay aside the sum OF 81
a month for a year they would have
$50, 900, 900 and that in five years time
they would be such a power in the
world of finance that labor would be
able to control its own manufacturing
concerns and products, which would
pay them handsomely for their eff
forts,