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o. in PUZZLELAND-THE A TRICK

SUNDAY. MARCH Is. 1911, AND THE
NAME OF THE WINNER OF THE 81
PRIZE ANNOUNCED.
Tommy Riddles, the court page, an
nounces that the King Of Siam. who
aspires to the hand of the Princess
Enigma, submits puzzle upon his
country's flag for King Puzzlepatc and
his subjects to guess. The problem l.
To find how to cut the flag into tn"
fewest possible number of pieces which
can Ice refittcd together so as to bring
the white elephant into the middle of
;hc flag. That is, when you have cut
the flag into pieces and properly re-
formed II. the elephant will be in the
centre.
In the second puzzle Princess Enigma
tests the clevcrnes~ of her royal sutton by
showing a plan of her favorite orchard.
which contains eight pear and eight
apple trees. represented by specimens
of the fruit as shown. The puzzle is To
commence at any one of the eight pears
and work out the shortest possible rout"
through the sixteen pieces OF fruit
which ends at the heart.
The numbers are placed on the fruit
merely to enable competitors to descrlh"
their answers clearly. See II you can
find shorter route than the one
marked out by the King OF siam.
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cases was sacrificed under the cloak Of
art From the stage the craze extended
To dance halls, passing from these 10
The better class of restaurants. until il
graduated under the respectable cloak
Of society to the public rooms Of our
hotels and houses dedicated by society
To the turkey trot and tango.
The tango as danced In this coun-
try is supposed to he imported from
South America, where il was said to he
the popular form of dancing in vogue
in the best circles. whereas an eminent
citizen of Argentina says that our man
ner of dancing the tango is the style
in use in their low dance halls. The
turkey trot emanated in the dives of the
famous. or rather infamous. resorts
of the Barbary Coast in San Francisco.
style in amusement is not really
set until ii has been rendered in the
theatre. When managers found that
the public liked dancing it was at once
introduced upon the stage. worked and
presented in all it's various forms. from
the old time breakdown Of the ne
gro minstrel and the ballep dancer of
early days to the present glide. slide.
dip or any of the many aliases given to
the modern dancing steps. To satisfy
the Unsuitable demand of the public for
something new in the way of amuse-
ment one manager combined the
purposes of the theatre with that OF the
restaurant. the giving of an entertain
ent with les eating. The plan failed,
but the regular eating places saw the
appeal in the scheme and combined
eating with an entertainment.
This added another foreign impor-
tatiOn to our amusement list. These
same eating house proprietors scented
the value Of the dancing craze which the
theatre had developed and added it to
their programme To-day it adds
greatly to the income Of our leading
hotels, as we'll as the restaurants. and
cabaret shows are slowly giving way TO
the dance shows
women amusement is a sheer neccs-
sity--it must be found in one shape or
another. The cabaret appealed to this
majority and dancing in public places
Appealed even more. 1t seemed 81 new
and interesting. Against this manner
IF amusement there arose an outcry,
and there were those who sadly shook
their heads and harked back to the
good old days. when such doings would
not have been tolerated" But. as the
writer said whom l have quoted, "let
us reflect "A little"
For many years the theatre managers
had presented famous dancers OF Europe
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Much the Outbus
ton in the Early Sos Are Heard Over the Tango
and Turkey Trot of To-day

upon their stages, while the public sought
their entertainment in the pleasure Of
dancing at the public halls and at pri-
vate parties, which We're a great fca-
turc M the city life Of the early COS.
At this period the managers made an
other amusement importation and pre-
scented ballets for the public ediication.
They were denounced 10y the clergy
for the introduction of dancing 10y
women I'm abbreviated skirts" and the
public came in for its share of blame
for attending the public balls and taxi
ing part in an amusement of Satan.
The indiscriminatc mingling of the
sexes at these functions WAS roundly
denounced, while the indecent and
vulgar display ~ women upon the
stage, in what its projectors are pleased
In term the terpsichorean art was called
IAN insult tn decent Intelligence One
eminent divine in addressing his con-
gregation on what he saw in a thcatr,
said:
THE first thing that strikes the eye
is the immodest dress of the girls. the
short skirt and UNDERSTANDINGS of their
gauzclike material allowing the form
of the figure to be disccrnible through
it in some instances: the flesh colored
tights. initiating nature so well that the
illusion is complete: arms and neck APP
parently bare, and bodice so cut and
fitted as to show of every inch and out
line of the body above the waist.
THE attitudes were exceedingly in
dclicate-ladies dancing so as To make
their skirts spring up. exposing the
figure beneath from the waist TO the
toe except for such covering as We have
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nCIILE diving is contest Of skill.
/ Young people learn valuable prn-
',p'o, in mathematics and other
''ii.'s through puzzles. and to cncour-
axe ih.N hr,pful past!me and as re-
ward !Hl ,.,yorncss THE SUNDAY Sun
'I'i. DO prize of s. in cash for the
lest correct answers to the accompany
'hs r.|l..~ Best" means not only
c"rr"y -..It.ons hut the best expressed
""SN'f not exceeding 200 words, telling
"'" '.r .u'ions We're arrived at THE
ONLY '"NDITIONS ARE THAT An
SNEES SllALL BE RECEIVED IN
THE StN OFFICE on OR BEFORE
MIDNIGHT MARCH 9. 1914. AD-
DRESS 'ZXl.E DEPARTMENT, THE
SUNDAY SIN. NEW YORK. All let
'"'' $751;. carefully examined and the
d''~ 100 Z the Puzzle Editor must he
"'''l'I a~ final. The question of
'Hn" receipt" of letters Is not taken
'H'" ."a Iteration, so long as they are
30 IT,. T flee before time and date
mon .d
t.. n'"~r is open to all, whether
tA' disorders to TIE Sun or not.
THE WERS TO THE PUZZLES
vii. AirEAR IN THE Sun OF
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were served in conjunction with singing
and dancing. Admission to the majority
of these places was free. and as an
extra induccment to patrons the liquids
were served by what were termed in
those days lady walters" These halls
were known as concert halls and were
generally situated in the basement of
buildings. in the majority of cases next To-
the theatres. They We're designated with
titles such as Dewdrop Inn, the Orien-
tai the trcmornc or some freak name
given with the idea Of attracting atten-
ton.
Their advertisements appeared in the
daily papers side 10y side with those of
legitimate places of amusement. Some
were of fairly respectable character, but
for the most they were taho"ed by the
respectable element. For some years
they nourshcd. but becoming too bold
in their operations were compelled
to succumb to the o.tcry against
them and finally vanished from Broad
way. their favorite haunt. ADVERTISE
mcnts similar to the following were TO
be found in the daily papers.
Great What Is IT, Free Concert Hall
600 Broadway Downstairs.
oh. best OF delights in the wide world OF
care
The greatest OF places to visit
To sit and converse with the lovely ones
there,
And drink whskey punch in the What
Is II.
DANCING At MIDNIGHT.
y. B--Waut-d. "A few more ladies to at
tend in the saloon.
The entrances to these places were
gaudily painted and brilliantly illuml-
mated. At his period of the city's his
tory the theatrical district lay between
Fourteenth street and Canal street
Barnum's was at the corner Of Broad
way and Ann street. The Academy of
Music was on Fourteenth street, and
Wallack's. at Thirteenth street and
broadway. was but recently opened.
There We're also numerous halls and
theatres on the Bowcry, but the real
white light district at that time was
that portion of broadway running from
lileeckcr street To Broome.
In this section the majority Of the
places of entertainment. We're situated,
and at night, when the street was
crowded with theatre patrons, the pro-
prietors of the concert halls opened wide
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panies were many young men and
women who aftcrward took their places
in the list of stars.
Besides the theatres the city boosted
four c!rcusos and a mammoth menag-
erie with strictly moral entertain
ment. Theodore Thomas was the con-
ductor OF an unrlNailed band of mu-
sicians, Cara Louise Kellogg was de
lighting in Italian opera. Henry ward
J'""cher and Wendell Philips were Ia
Norite lecturers, while stereopticons, the
forerunner of the moving picture, fur
nished educational entertainment
All the various forms of entertain
mcnt We're Literally iatroniZcd. though
the country was then engaged in bit
ter struggle. Tile best seats at tn" the
atre were 81 and admission to nearly
all places was 20 cents. The price OF
the best seat at the opera was $l.5O.
Modes of transit were slow, and look
ing at them from the Present day point
of view very uncouth. There was nj
direct way of reaching the theatres on
Broadway except by the numbering
stage coaches that ran up and down
that thorouehfare. Horse cars literally
supplied with straw to keep the feet
warm and the floors clean, drawn by
attenuated horses that logged peace
fully along. taking up the better part
of an hour In travelling from Fourteenth
street to 81. Pauls Church. were tn
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DANCING AFTER SUPPER
Tables are placed around the room. enabling
sphere


At that period there We're in New
York some three or four places devoted
exclusively to negro Ministries. In
Philadelphia there were two, and Bos-
ton. Chicago and Cincinnati had their
respective colored opera houses. The
houses in New York were crowded.
Everybody was going to the MINISTRIES
and ii began to Ice looked upon as "A
national amusement. All other species
of entertainment which catered to the
amusement of the public was consid-
cred an imported form. hut negro
minstrelsy was Indigenous and purely
American. Not alone was IL popular
in the larger cities but throughout the
country as well, some twenty travelling
companies being in existence here, while
England supported three or more COM
panies.
1t was the singers of the minstrel
companies who introduced and made
popul. such songs as "Old Folks at
Home" Dixie" and many others whose
melodies linger with u still. The fun
which made the MINISTRIES the favorites
might possibly seem a bit old fashioned
and ridiculous to the theatreguer of
to-day and it would Ice hard to imagine
that any one could possibly find any
III Su'll IL WI III
nonsense as the following: one darky
pulls anothcr's nose and that begins
the fun. Enraged and indignant the
second darby by way Of bravado re-
quests him to do that again. He does
IL again and again to the still greater
and greater delight of the audience.
Then the injured darby retires and
presently returns with brickbat in
each hand. Louder and louder grow
the laughs. After extracting all the
fun possible out Of the brickbats tn,
other darby retires. He returns with a
club, there is a fight, and this with all
it's accompanying grimaces ana eNcla-
nations was intensely laughable-al
supremely ridiculous foolish, yet math
laughable and without vulgarity
Absurd as ii may seem, the same BUSH
nesses can be Witnessed on the variety
stage of to-day with the Vulgarity
added. Mins;relsy OF fifty years ag,
has no place in our amusement lis,
Of the present time. 1t had its day. n
long and prosperous one. but there is NJ
doubt it has gone for good
In the early days of which I writ,
New Workers had some nine theatre,
TO make selection from. with Mr.. AN,
Mrs w. j. Florence. q. l.. Fox, Edwin
Booth. Edwin Forrest Mr.. and Mrs
Barney Williams. Mrs. John Wood
Laura Kcene and many Others who's,
| names are but memories as public en-.
| tertainers. In their supporting cru.
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u, CHARLES BuRNHAM.

~ lIlNi the sos theatre man
aG,rS in New York recognized
- the value OF dancing as al
amusement feature and the
ballet h,gan to bc introduced upon the
stage in connection with the regular
entertainments At first it found a more
popular home in the variety and con-
GER halls. gradually working its way
into popular appreciation through the
medium of,thc pantomime, until 1t en-
tered the spectacular field. when 1t be-
came recognized adjunct of the the
a;re. Its manner of introduction in the
famous spectacle of bygonc days The
Black Crook" aroused a storm Of indig-
nation; and IL was looked upon as a sign
Of he moral degeneration of the people.
Ministers preached sermons against
4, abe writer's took sides for and
against one of the most prominent
writer's of the day in speaking of the
success Of the ballet at a leading thea
ire said That a glittering array Of
dancing girls In very short dresses
should onchant the public is declared to
be another proof of our demoraliZed
condt.on-another of those horrible por-
tents in which lugubrious seers behold
the advent of the disastrous end Of
things. But let us reflect little. How
many years is 1t since Fanny Ellsler
eAhllara,ed pubic enthusiasm To "A de-
gree which no singer or actor or dancer
has ever surpassed? We are not able
10 persuade ourselves that her success
vas an awful sign Of our degradation
and that the pleasure in her dancing
was aiiogether an immoral pleasure. 1t
pa,h.' I'd passionate song. IL was
n -.als,. nor vulgar, nor indecent.
Still, while that may be SO. it does not
follow that other dancing may not be
disgusting"
Were this eminent writer alive to-day
he would probably apply the latter
phrase to some of the dancing which is
now seen In public, and with great
truth, While dancing has ever been a
popular form Of amusement the present
craze has developed into greater pro-
portions than any of the many revivals
Of II that have preceded II since the
early days of man. The present cpl.
dem!J +, undoubtedly due to Maud
A.au whose work was considered ar
list. IN every sense.
Without any technical knowledge Of
dan ~ she succeeded in being success.
iui- >au> drosS-from her artistic per.
sond.tN and idealsm of purpose. This
succ'-s brought forth world of imita-
tors. ana Ia the rush decency in many
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their doors and the sound of a piano
f,rciblv played by some "master of the
art" or In. wheezy bray of brass in
s,rumants mingled with tho strident
tones of some man mr. woman rendering
the latest ballad Of the day. Ballads were
worry ,,n,l,r in those times and had an
,nn.nliny .frec, peneraIlv serving tn
draw tho crowd into those halls II was
f,,,n ,h.se halls that our yarie,v tbea.
,res ,r,w and ,h,v we're tho originals
!, his c,un,rv ~ ,,,r nresent c,harets
In many instances they had small
Stages i'm the rear of the halls used by
ia. ,orf,r,,.r. ubil. II, ,,b.r, IN. NOR.
rnrp,.rs min,I.a Win Inc ,,di.nc. and
danced ar sang among the guests nj
the tables placed about the room. At
midnight when the respectable norton
nf tho community were safely ensconced
IN bed. the concert halls were given
over to dancing much the same as to-.
day with tho difference ina, tben IL
Was M, looked unon as respcc,able and
no woman of decencv would dare IN
on. or ON. az ,bes. halls Ours of ,o.dav
is tho uro,ressjve sty,,
Ar,,h.r f,rr, ~ an,ar,,i,r,.,, ,o,u-
lar in those bvpope dav. and ono that
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-06-23
WEATHER CONDITIONS.

Low pressures prevail over. south
ern Canada, the upper Missouri valley
and the Rocky mountain sseuoaA
with the grsatsoS AarsRScfc depres.
sion IN pa<zAerz Alberta. while an area
OF bzh pressure overiies the gull
s>zkes and the lower Mississippi val
ley This distribution of air pressure
was attended by showers from the Mis-
souri, and upper Mississippi valleys and
the lake region 70 the middle Atlantic
states and North Carolina and by con
tinued high temperatures In the cen
trail valleys. II IS also warmer in
the northern Rocky mountain sections. |
On account OF the position OF the I
northwestern low and the southeast
srn high. generally fair weather is in
1icated for this vicinity tonight and
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-06-23

such par value in new preferred stock
and 10%4 per cent of such par value in
the existing common stock of the rail
way company.
THE collateral trust bondholders are
also to have the preferential right to
subscribe for and receive the preferred
and common stock so offered for sub
scription to boadholders and stock
holders, and no: taken by them, upon
the average terms so offered to bond
holders and stockholders, provided
such subscription shall be limited so
that the common stock thereby &C
CURED, together with all other COM
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-06-23

ure of corn market to remain firm or
the small supply estimate by snow.
September oats might break to theil
last low OF 81 SIS. but should be &C
quired. Would not sell oats on this
break. On the indication of a july
corn condition of Sc would sell Decem
Der corn after bulges. Northern Ohio
sends reports of Ito per cent for corn
and says fine rains over Sunday put
oats out of danger. Northwest Indi-
ana reports corn 80 and oats 80 per
cent.
Wheat cables are firm. This gives
our market a chance to rally a little.
Question arises of following this July
and September corn break 1t may be
hazardous to sell on this decline. If
a further dip would buy. Tempera-
lures ran tlp to "a and SO in central
west and southwest yesterday. There
are, of course. a few complaints on
corn. Illinois. Indiana, Missouri and
Ohio will aggregate light oats crop.
Final crop may be 1,100,000,0O0 to
1 $50. 100000.
September oats at present prices
are too cheap to allow of a serious de-
cline. Map is bearish on wheat and
is not bullish on corn and oats. Cool
in Canada and northwest with very
light rain. Light rains in Kansas;
nice over Iowa, and Nebraska; same
In Ohio; clear and fine for harvesting
In southwest
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-06-23
Closing Grain Letter.

Chicago, June 23.-Wheat news I'M
| changed. Small rallies only are ex,
pected. This &c June break is largest
for June since June, 1901, when wheat
declined cents on a crop promise OF
721 100000. Eight percent of western
Canada is in good shape. Continental
markets are under the influence of
our huge crop. There are a few COM
plants on corn, but not serious. July
and September corn are affected par
TALLY by the high average crop prom
Use and partially by the small western
supplies.
The wheat liquidation undoubtedly
has quieted the bullish feeling in the
coarse grains.
The weekly government weather re-
port was not bullish on corn and only
moderately on oats.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-06-23
Morning Grain letter.

Chicago. ILL.,, June 23.-CooI wealth
er with some rain again prevailed
over the northwest and Canadian
country Monday. The dry sections OF
Ohio, Indiana. and Illinois received q
little rain. More is required. Expert
sales OF wheat in Europe are a record,
but this does not curb the rs cents
sentiment. Wheat feeling is still bear.
ish, though a rally IS due. The east
IL consuming Argentine corn and saw
ing about s cents a busheL Argentine
corn cargoes sent to London can be
diverted TO New York. Cash corn de-
mand may be dull this week. Corn
bulls are greatly disappointed at fail
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-06-23
FIX FARES TO EXPOSITION
Eastern Trunk Railroads Announce
Rates to San Francisco.

San Francisco, June 23.-Round trip
fares from eastern points to San Fran
cisco for the Panama-Pacific exposi
ton in 1915. as fixed by the railroads
of the Eastern Trunk Lines associa-
ton, were announced by the exposi.
ton traffic department today.
They are: New York, $943O; Phila-
delphia, 1925; Washington, d. c..
S92.3O. The going and return trips
may be made on different lines.
The fixing of these rates concluded
the present special 1915 exposition re-
auctions. the other chief ones already
being determined. They are: Chicago.
$625O; Pittsburgh. $500; Buffalo,
$3.50; Detroit, $3.50; Cincinnati
S71.10. 1t is announced that further
reductions are likely to be made later
as conditions warrant
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-06-23
REFORM PLAN FOR
ROCK ISLAND OUT
Tentative Agreement for Reor.
ganization Eliminates Hold
ing Companies.

New York, June 23.-Committee
representing the collateral trust bond
of the Chicago, Rock Island & Pacif
Railroad company and the committed
representing stockholders Of the Rocl
Island company, yesterday reached
tentative agreement for the reorgan
tzation of the Rock Island system.
The plan as announced contemplate:
the elimination Of both holding com
panies, return to the old Chicago
Rock Island & Pacific Railway com
pany and the creation of noncumula
! tive per cent preferred stock of the
railway company. This preferred
stock is to be sold for cash, with part
of the existing common stock of the
railway company.
| Both bondholders and stockholders
| are protected under the plan, it is
stated, and S30,000,OO0 new money will
be obtained, this money being deemed
| necessary TO finance the road for the
! next three years.
The limitations on the mortgage
powers of the railway prevented the
creation Of a new mortgage for the
purpose of raising the $50, 100000 re-
quired to finance the road, it is ex-
planned. The plan contemplates, there
fore, the creation of the non-cumula-
tive Z per cent preferred stock of the
railway company.
The trust indenture securing the col
lateral bonds now in default is to be
foreclosed and the pledged common
stock OF the railway company purchas-
ed, according to the contemplated plan.
Out of this common stock collateral
trust bondholders are to retain at par
il ~ per cent of the face value of their
bonds and the remainder OF such COM
mon stock is to be offered for sub
scription with the new preferred
stock
The bondholders thus retain 621s per
cent of the stock deposited as collateral
for their present bonds and part only
with so much as is necessary to raise
the funds required and to add value to |
the stock retained. In addition the col |
lateral trust bondholders are to Nave |
the privilege to subscribe in cash |
'or an amount equal to Is per cent of |
he face amount of their bonds, re,
sewing for such subscription Is per
cent of the face amount Of their bonds
n preferred stock and II per cent
II the face amount OF their bonds in
'xisting common stock of the railway
company. The announcement of the /
Ian continues:
The stockholders of the Rock Island
ompany will be recognized through
lights of subscription on the following
erms:
TO the holders of preferred stock
aging 10 per cent par value of their
took in cash, 10 per cent of such
ar value in new preferred stock and
4 per cent of such par value in the
xisting common stock of the railway
TO the holders of common stock,
aging Is per cent on the par value of
leir stock in cash. Is per cent of such
ar value in new preferred stock and
"a per cent OF such par value in the
listing common stock of the railway
,mpany."
ITO the holders of common stock.
lying 10 per cent on the par value
their stock in cash, Is per cent OF
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-06-23
Drift of the Weather.

Enthusiastically fair tonight and
somewhat higher temperature IL
northwest and central tonight.
Internationally fair tonight and
tomorrow; somewhat higher tempera-
ture in north and west portions to
night.
Wisconsin and Minnesota-Gener-
ally fair tonight and tomorrow; no
important change.
Iowa-Generally fair tonight and
Wednesday; somewhat higher temper
ature tonight.
North and South Dakota-Generally
fair tonight and tomorrow.
Nebraska and Kansas-Generally
fair tonight and tomorrow; not much
change.