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The Washington times., 1914-11-25

In restoring to the stage SNAKE
speare's historical tragedy. hlns
john" in which he will open his week
engagement at the Belasco TheaIer
next Monday evening. Robert b. Mail
tell has given evidence OF possessrne a
something of the spirit Of the Ola tla
ged!ans. He is the first tragedlan sllce
Booth who has attempted to presens ns
King Lear in this country: Lear VIZ We
Richard III, Louis XI, Macbeth. Shy. ny
lock. and Richelieu. To this formldabite
array he has annexed King John, "nlch
Is seldom 80 much attempted ny I[a
gedians. owing to the difficulties o..
fsred by the character. In ~ ada,s.en nrHsented ID
Monday and Friday nights OF next ;,
week. Mr.. Mantell will be seen In SIX
other plays-''Hamlet" Tuesday niEht'
Romeo and Juliet "Wednesday aIteI-
noon; Louis XI" Wednesday nigna; !Ths
MsreSant ses aee Of vehiee fhSesaas after!
noon, and Macbeth" Saturday night.
An interesting feature of the engage
ment Will be the appearance or GeHe
We've Hamper, the youngest Ophella
and Juliet on the English-speaklns
stage.
The first big production from the New
York Hippodrome, ever sent on tour IN
this country will be seen in this cit city
next week at the New National ihls
is the spectacular production OF Gllpert
& Sullivan's "Pinafore" made at the ilp-
podrome last spring. The Hippodrome
productions have been so enormous thaI
up to the present season 1t was deelneu
impracticable to send them on tour. rms
past summer. however. producer Arlhur
the presentation Of "Pinafore," In linn
tied few Of the theaters throughout the
country. The entire stage will be flooo-
ed with water. 1t Is promised, ana the
action OF the piece will take place upon
practical ship which will float upon
the reproduction Of Portsmouth harDor.
The deck Of the ship will be eight or
ten feet above the level of the stage.
The most interesting feature or the pro-
duction will be the use of row poats
which will float upon the surface OF the
water, and which will carry all the SIS,
ters and the cousins and the aunts'
from the shore to the ship In full view
Of the audience.
There are few more delightful come
dies Of modern society life than "A
Woman's Way" in which the new Poll
players will be seen as the second Of
fering Of the midwinter season. In this
play, by Thompson Buchanan. Grace
George scored her greatest success. 1t
tells tho story Of the efforts OF a
charming young married woman to win
back the love Of her husband when she
seems on the point Of losing him. The
wife invites her rival to dinner and
literally throws her at her husband"
while she (the wife) carries on a spirit
ed Irritation with former admirer.
The plan works admirably. In the role
Of the wife Lillian Kemble will have
many opportunities. while Charles
Mackay will have tho role Of the hus-
band. played originally by Frank
Worthing
Houdini. 1.-THE Man Who Bafried tho
The Washington times., 1914-11-25
New Fertilizers Sought.

With the fertilizer market OF the
United States crippled by the war be-
cause Of inability to get potash and
free nitrates. fertilizer manufacturers
in the United States are now treating
nitrogenous trade wastes. such as
hair. fur, garbage, and other animal
and vegetable matter as bases for
fertilizer. Investigations along this
line have been made by the experts
of the Bureau of Soils of the Depart
ment Of Agriculture
The Washington times., 1914-11-25
Lectures on Excavations
Conducted at SardiS

Prof. Howard Crosby Butler. Of
Princeton. described the American
excavations in Sardis. before the Wash
ington Society of the Archaeological
Institute of America, at the home of
Charles Henry Butler. last night.
DR.. Charles D. Walcott. director Of
the Smithsonian Institution. was elected
president. Other officers are: Henry
Robert M. Thompson. and Mrs. Henry
J.. Dimock. vice presidents; Mitchell
Carroll. secretary; Dr. Charles d.
Walcott. William Fl. Holmes. and
Mitchell Carroll Charles Henry But
Ter. John w. Foster, Gilbert II. Gros-
venor. and Herbert Putnam, council
ors: Edison Bradley. Mrs. John Hays
Hammond. Henry Kirke Porter. Mrs.
James Brown Scott, and George 0.
Totten, jr.. executive committee.
The Washington times., 1914-11-25
. Students in. Musicale.

Friends Of the pupils Of the Conim-
bia Conservatory Of Music enjoyed
musicale last night in the studio rooms,
1916 Calvert street northwest. Pupils
contributing to the program were Mrs.
r. W.. Isiell, Mrs. Loeffle-, Miss Elsie
White, Miss Bernice Thacker. Miss
Mildred Pines. Miss Estelle Murray,
Miss Florence Walter. Miss Sadie Lipp.
Miss Alice Stone. Miss Marie Will
nou2h. George Elliott. Thomas Murray.
James Painter, Frederick Heller, and
the Misses Grace and Marie Van Horn.
The Washington times., 1914-11-25
Weekly Army Payments
Pronounced a Failure

After tests covering three months at
Washington Barracks. Fort Myer. Va.
and Fort Sam Houston. Texas. tho ex-
pertinent Of paying OF weekly. the On
listed men of the army has been pro-
nounced failure.
Army officers declare they have dis
covered the soldiers, who were able to
get their pay whenever they wanted 1t.
were no better of when they received
It less frequently and in larger
amounts. These officers. however. are
not convinced the weekly payment plan
is q mistake.
The Washington times., 1914-11-25
RAIL HEAD FORESEES
PROSPEROUS SOUTH
War, Itself, to Create New De-
mand for Cotton, Says Fair
fax Harrison.

Predictions Of a greater prosperity
for the South. with a wider and more
varied market for cotton. made by
Fairfax Harrison, president of the
Southern Railway Company, who, since
the outbreak OF European hostilities
has Deen making a close study Of H.
nancial and commercial conditions In
the section OF the country through
which his road operates.
AS an evidence of the faith of his
company in the future of the South,
Mr.. Harrison points to the fact that
il is now carrying on construction work
and improvements which call for an
expenditure of proximately $40, 600, 900.
In discussing the falling off of the de-
mand for cotton and the commercial
prospects of the South, Mr.. Harrison
said:
1.-The people Of the countries engaged
in the war may be expected to econo-
mize in every possible way and thus
reduce their consumption of cotton
somewhat, but the war itself is giving
rise to q demand for a great variety Of
cotton products.
War Demands For Cotton.
An officer of a larger powder manu-
featuring company is my authority for
the statement that, in the manufacture
OF smokeless powder, such as is used
In the European armies, about ope-half
pound Of cotton is used in every pound
OF powder made. Cotton is an element
Of the clothing Of the armies. and field
service makes frequent replacement
necessary. Cotton duck and other
fabrics are used for tents and for COW
ers of wagons and trucks. Blankets
made OF cotton and wool are largely
used In the field and in hospitals. and
the hospitals are using quantities Of
cation goods of other kinds. including
absorbent cotton, cloths for bandages,
nightshirts for the wounded and sick,
sheets. pillow cases, and towels.
In the long run. conditions brought
about by the war should be helpful to
the cotton mill industry of the United
States, and We may expect even q
larger domestic demand for cotton than
in former years.
Spending $Io,oooooo.
The faith Of the management of the
company in the continued prosperity Of
the South, bringing with II an increased
demand for transportation service, is
evidenced by its continuance Of con-
struction work. In round figures, the
work now under way involves an ex-
penditure OF SIOUX. .0o6 the larger pro
portion OF which is being paid out tor
labor and materials along the lines of
the system. thus becoming an impor-
tnat factor In improving general busi-
ness conditions.
The Washington times., 1914-11-25
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The Washington times., 1914-11-25
Will Not Sell Rifles.

War Department officials are silent
concerning reports that New York and
Washington syndicates have made at
tempts to purchase some of the discard
ed Krag -Jorgensen rifles. which have
been stored in army arsenals since the
new rife was adopted ten years ago.
Department officials reiterate their
earlier statement that none of the 350. 900
rifles so stored will be sold during the
European war.
The Washington times., 1914-11-25
Conferences on Cotton.

series Of conferences, between
Chairman w. P. G. Harding, Of the cot
ton loan fund committee, Paul NJ. War
burg. and Southern bankers and cotton
merchants. will be held in Washington
beginning probably tomorrow morning,
for the purpose Of making effective the
loan agreement.
The Washington times., 1914-11-25
Lecture by Mrs. Colby.

Austria Hungary was the subject
Of Mrs Clara B. CoIby's lecture in the
parlors Of the New Ebbitt this morning.
Mrs Colby will repeat the lecture this
afternoon at 4:45 o'clock. Mrs Colby
speaks Of Austria Hungary from per
sonal experiences in that country
The Washington times., 1914-11-25
Constipation a
Penalty of Age

Nothing is 80 essential to health
in advancing age as keeping the
bowels open. 1t makes one feel
younger and fresher and forestalls
colds. piles, fevers. and other de-
pendent ills.
Cathartics and purgatives are vio-
lent and drastic in action, and
should be avoided. A mild, effective
laxative-tonic. recommended by ply
sicians and thousands who have used
it. is the combination Of simple herbs
with pepsin sold by druggists every
where under the name of DR.. Cald-
wells Syrup Pepsin. The price is
fifty cents and one dollar a bottle.
For a free trial bottle write to DR..
W. B. Caldwell. 451 Washington st..
Monticello, III. ...
The Washington times., 1914-11-25
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The Washington times., 1914-11-25

Houdini. 1.-THE Man Who Baftied tho
The Washington times., 1914-11-25
Spending SIo,ooooo
Stephenson iii.

MARIETTE, Wis, Nov. A--United
States Senator Isaac Stephenson has
been I'll at his home for several days
with an acute digestive ailment- Sem
ator Stephenson recently celebrated his
eighty-fifth birthday.
The Washington times., 1914-11-25
Meeting of Keep Wells. "

Mrs. Arthur Macdonald has issued a
call for women to attend q meeting Of
those who are interested in the Keep
Wells at st. Johns Church this even-
ing on the subject Of THE Prevention
of Infectious Diseases" by DR.. Stirling
Ruffin.
The Washington times., 1914-11-25

These abridged books eontan the st a the great big Funk
Wasns1s o6ssd Standard Dictionary Ii fund Of infor-
has been "bosd down. and rspubhed
QUICK, READY-REFERENCE PURPOSES Home Office
the School The wdeawake American public has warmly
coined this dsa and these handy absents sell BY thousands
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-07-13
MAN is INJURED
IN AUTO MISHAP
August Kie Sustains Severe
Abrasions on Right Leg in
Accident SATURDAY..

II developed today that the man
who was run down by an automobile
at the corner of Twentieth street and
Fourth avenue Saturday was painfully
hurt. The injured man is August
Klie, who resides at 416 Fourth street.
Klie said that the front wheel raI
over his right leg. After leaving the
scene of the accident he limped down
10 the office of DR.. Joseph DeSilva,
where he received treatment. The in
jured leg is badly bruised with several
severe abrasions, and he will be obliged
to use crutches for some weeks to
come.
Mr. Klie stated that in the excite
ment he did not notice that he was in
jured.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-07-13
COUNCIL TO BUY
A TOURING AUTO
Commissioners Receive Bids for
Ford Two Seated Car for
Use of Officials.

The city commissioners at their
regular meeting, to be held this after
noon, will decide upon the purchase
of a car TO be used by the superin-
tendent of the waterworks and for
the city engineer.
Two bids have been received by
Mayor Harry NJ. Schriver and both
are for Ford cars. The prices in both
are the same, but in one bid an extra
inner tube, valued at S3.s5, is thrown
in"
The auto which will be purchased
is a two-seated touring car. The bid
OF Horst &c Strieter for the Ford tour
ing car is 1863. Z. II. Krell, also agent
for the Ford. offered the car and inner
tube, for the same price.
The commissioners deem a car nee
essary for the use of both engineer
and superintendent. claiming that both
officials have much walking TO do.
as they are called upon TO visit
many portions OF the city.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-07-13
MRS. R.CRA MPTON
CALLED BY DEATH
Member of Well Known Family
Succumbs to Affection of
Many Years.
FUNERAL HELD FROM HOME
Demise Follows That of Mrs. Abbic
Morris, Foster-M other, Who Pass
ed Away Four Months Ago.

Mrs Robert Champion died Satur-
day afternoon at 2:45 at her home in
Bowling, her demise resulting from a
complication of diseases with which
size had been suffering for many years.
The funeral was held this afternoon at
o'clock from the home, Rev. w. H.
81 aw of Milan being in charge. Inter-
G.ent took place in Chippialnock Gem
etery.
Mrs. Champion was a member of
one of the leading families of the low
err end of the county. She was born in
Frankfort, Germany, Nov. II, 1850,
being the daughter of Ferdinand and
Barbara Eckhardt At the age of one
year she was brought by her parents
To this country, living for three years
at Cincinnati before removing to Buff
falo Prairie in this county. When five
years of age she was adopted by John
and Abbie Morris and was reared by
theIi, taking their name. Her mar
riage to Robert Champion took place
Oct. z, 1875, and the couple had ever
since made their home in Bowling.
Four Children Survive.
Five children were born to this
union, ta1tn anna ndVllS pTeCeQeQ ner
mother in death. The other children,
who with the husband survive are
John Morris and Carl Eckhardt Cramp-
ton of Bowling, Afford William of this
city, and Mrs. Martin Jahns of Edging-
ton. Mrs. Champion is also survived
by her mother, who is living at the
Champion home; two sisters, Mrs. Ber-
tina Salpaugh of this city and Mrs. Ger
trude Elliott of Buffalo Prairie, and
five brothers, DR.. Peter Eckhardt of
Taylor Ridge, John and Caspar of Buff
falo Prairie, George of Chicago and
William of Milan. There are also
three grandchildren living. Mrs. Nor
ris. her foster-mother, died March %,
last.
For many years Mrs. Champion was
a member of the Presbyterian church
in Bowling and her life was filled with
many acts of love and kindness. Her
home life was ideal, while her char
tiles were many. touching a multitude
of lives. Her passing will cause sin
cere = burning.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-07-13
PERSONAL POINTS

Mr. and Mrs. William Crubaugh, 901
Third avenue, left Saturday for Col
orado Springs, Col.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Schroeder, 1907
Second street, welcomed a fine daugh-
ter to their home yesterday morning.
Mr.. and Mrs. l.. Schricker of the
Sala flats left yesterday for Colorado
Springs, Col, on a two weeks trip.
Mrs. James Nicholson returned this
morning to her home in Des Molnes.
after spending a week with friends
and relatives in the city.
H. NJ Craig, boys secretary. and L.
R. Leidig, assistant secretary of the
local Y. NJ C. A, went this morning
to Lake Geneva, where they will spend
two weeks in attendance at the Y. M.
C. A. summer training school session.
Mrs. M E. Chatley will leave the lat
ter part of the week to spend the next
several months with her mother in
Cleveland, Ohio. and with other rela-
tives at various points in Ohio and
Pennsylvania. Rev. Mr.. Chatley will
join her in August.
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Mauck of Nell
ville Sask, Canada, spent Sunday with
Mr.. and Mrs. G. F. Wham, 1920 TWEEN
ty-fifth street. Mr.. Mauck, who is a
nephew of Mr.. Wham, was married
July L at Buffalo, N. Y, and this is
made as a wedding trip. He was for
merly Rock Island boy and graduated
from Augustana college.
Mrs. c. S. Morris, 72S Thirteenth
street, accompanied by her grand
daughter Allynne Burt, returned home
Sunday from a three weeks visit with
her son l.. T. Morris at Omaha. She
will accompany Mr.. Morris to st. Paul
tonight, where the latter goes to at
tend the meeting of the scale expert
association of which he is vice presi-
dent. Mrs. Morris will visit with
friends during the convention.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. T. Marion and son
Charles left Saturday for Detroit,
Mich, to attend the national conven-
ton of electrical contractors. They
were accompanied by Mr.. and Mrs
Charles Stapp of Peoria and Mr.. and
Mrs. Ed Kunkle of Davenport They
travelled from here to Chicago in Mr..
Marron's car, From Chicago they go
by lake TO Benton Harbor from where
the journey will be continued by car
to Detroit.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-07-13

port park will not hold because this
rule is not operative across a state
line. Whether the ThreeEye will car
~ the matter further before the base
ball authorities or make an appeal to
the courts. is not known. Ii is believed
here that the circuit should consider
itself sufficiently protected by the stip-
ulation which il is proposed TO make.
that Rock Island shall not become Cen
trail association territory beyond this
season, but shall have the option of
choosing its own company after this
year.
Manager F. F. Egan of Ottumwa. is
now with his club, which is playing at
Nuscatine. and will not return here
till the team comes to open Friday
with Burlington. Tuesday, Wednes-
day and Thursday, Muscatine plays at
Ottumwa-
Cook Business Manager.
Louis Cook, the former Islander
manager and shortstop. is in charge of
the work being done at the Island City
ball park TO get IL in readiness for the
opening game. He will act as business
manager here for Mr.. Egan. A good
deal of work will have to be done at
the park. The fence will have to be
braced and patched up in places and
the Erandstand. bleachers and club
house require attention. The diamond.
too. needs a great of work. the base
lines being worn low and the turf hav-
ing become rough.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-07-13
OTTUMWA WOULD
NOW KEEP TEAM
THROUGH SEASON
Business Men offer to Pay
Debts and Retain Base
ball for the Year.
RIFT HAVE SPOKEN TOO LATE
7,.rney. for Three-Eye, Files For
NAL Protest With the Ma
tional Board.

Influences are at work in two quar-
.o-s 10 prevent the transfer of the OF
,rnva ball team - the Central asso-
si.-,o, TO Rock Island. Ottumwa peo-
- have come 10 the front with an
a4e- 70 nav of the debts and carry the
.I-b IN the end Of the season. and the
rrhree-Eye league has officially pro-
tested 10 the national board OF aroi-
,lam here on the ground that this is
Three-Eye territory
4 number OF Ottumva business men
rave apparently been stirred TO action
nv the prospect OF losing the ball team,
In, Judging by the disposition of the
league officers and the other teams,
,bev have been aroused from their
Ie,hargv too late So far as the Cen
iraI association is concerned i has no
disposition to go back on what has
been done.
The protest to Secretary Farrell of
the national board was made by Pres
dent Al Tearney of the Three-Eye,
after a visit to Chicago Saturday by
clarence Rowland. manager OF the
Peoria team. Mr.. Rowland would like
10 see a team in Rock Island. he being
one Of several N that circuit who think
this city should have been given Dan
ville's berth last spring
Stands on Decision.
Secretary Farrell today notified
President Justice Of the Central OF the
fact that the protest mad been filed.
lIr. Justice replied that the Central
had acted upon the decision made by
Mr.. Farrell himself last spring when
he d clared that the Three-Eye cannot
hold Rock Island unless it places a
team here and that the claim that this
city is within five miles of the Daven-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-07-13

Many stores have been established
in several Chinese cities for the pur-
pose of handling American made
shoes exclusively
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-07-13
cenetel
orlein of Life.

The scientific world is not in pos
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-07-13

session of even one fact as to the orr
gin of life nor of the origin of any
thing whatever. All animals now start
from very minute bodies called cells.
Each kind of animal has its own fixed
kind of cell. One kind of cell never
changes into another. But the origin
of the cell for each kind of animal is
totally unknown.-New York Amer
lean.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-07-13
PROVING HARD TO
SECURE JURY FOR
CONSPIRACY CASE
Entire Morning Spent in Exam
lining Venire Without OBJ
tanning Any Results.
TRY TO DODGE SERVICE?
Judge Graves Questions the Sincerity
of Those Who Claim to Have Opin-
ions Already Fixed.

At o'clock this afternoon two more
jurors had been accepted by both sides.
They are Nat Reeves. foreman for the
Moline Pillow company, Moline, and
John Graham. bookkeeper for the Rock
Island National bank, Rock Island.
This completes half of the jury.
George Reimers, cigar manufacturer
of Moline, and George Sexton of Rock
Island, were challenged by the state al
ter being accepted by the defense, and
were excused.
When circuit court took recess at
noon today after a good mornings
work, there were still only four jurors
with permanent places in the box to
hear the evidence in the trial of o. L.
Bruner and L. NJ. Magill, charged with
conspiracy. AS a result of unusually
searching examinations by Attorney S.
r. Kenworthy. for the defense, II pros
pective jurors were dismissed, seven for
cause and four peremptoriiy. Only
one venireman of the dozen question
ed was accepted by the defense,
George Reimers of Moline, cigar man
ufacturer and dealer. The state did
not pass on Reimers this morning.
Two of Kenworthy's dismissals were
challenged by Prosecutor Wood, but
Judge Graves, after a quizzing of the
witnesses, allowed the dismissals to
prevail. The original panel of "a was
exhausted in the dismissal by the de-
Tense of A. T. Kelso, Nels Nelson and
Albert Lindquist, all of Moline.
Others. of the special venire of 80,
summoned by Coroner r. c. ]. Meyer,
acting as sheriff, excused were F. X.
Rhoads, Arthur Macarthur and H. X
Walker of Rock Island, and Frank