Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-10-05

WHAT NOODLES PAGAN HAS
DONE.
He has talked to more than 100000
children each year for several years
past, and is continuing to do so.
He has sold more newspapers than
any man alive.
He has been endorsed personally by
President Wilson.
He has made addresses in all the
colleges and large high schools in the
country.
! He has spoken to chambers of COM
merce, civic Improvement organiza-
tions, boards of trade and clubs in all
the large cities of the United States.
/ He has helped to raise thousands of
dollars to fight tuberculosis and other
charities.
He has been entertained by royalty
and endorsed by all the world.
Noodles Pagan, King of the News
boys. is in Rock Island for three days.
Noodles is known all over the
world. and he and The Argus are going
to make it a big treat for the children
of Rock Island.
-NbbultS - at tiAt L~iABAAt NAAo
week IN a clean cut vaudeville act and
the newsboys and the children know
Noodles" Pagan. This is his first trip
to Rock Island. but he will be as well
known here as elsewhere before he
leaves. He began making himself &C
quainted with the newsboys of this
city early this morning. and it is eX-
pected they will all be his friends be-
fore night.
Noodles" Pagan comes to Rock Is
land with the personal endorsement of
President Wilson, who saw him in
Washington. President Wilson wrote
him letter thanking him for the work
he is doing among the boys and youths
of the country, and told him he hoped
he could carry his message to every
child in the United States.
So that the children of Rock Island
and their parents may see him while
he is here The Argus has made ar
rangements with the Empire theatre
for Wednesday afternoon. At Ais
O'Clock. right after school, Noodles"
will talk on Travels over the World
at the Empire theatre. Everyone
should see this, and they will be able
to do il as the guests of The Argus
because The Argus will supply the
tickets.
These tickets will be ready today
and will be distributed by the circula-
ton department of The Argus. II
is necessary only to ask for them, and
they will be given out. The perform
ance IS especially for the school chill
dren of Rock Island and their parents.
Noodles" will illustrate his talk
with colored motion pictures. There
will be hundreds of slfGS; showing
many places of interest throughout
the world. Millions of children have
been entertained by these lectures and ,
The Argus wants to see all the chill I
dren of Rock Island possible present /
nj the Empire theatre at 4:l5 clock |
wednesday afternoon TO hear
Noodles" Pagan. There will also be
4 musical program.
Noodles" sold papers along the
when it was a resort of gam
blers. 1t Vas a den of vice. Noodles"
grew up amid these surroundings. He
saw the evil that existed. He resolved
to avoid the pitfalls that surrounded
him. Bread and butter. or whatever
he could get to eat. occupied his time.
nished him the bare necessities of life.
Until he reached young manhood
Noodles" could not read nor write,
but in the vernacular of the street he
made good"
Today Noodles" owns three news
paper stands in Greater New York.
where there are sold on an average of
i3 900 papers daily. Sometimes as
many as $4,000 are sold in a day. but
he average is maintained 500 days in
he year Sixty-ive are employed with
Ralph Pagan as superintendent.
Noodles" owns considerable real
state. He derives large income in
vaudeville. and his success is due to Il
,ery simple but effective formulas
Der cent ability aud 20 per cent steam.
Noodles has made three trips
Iround the world. The first he began
4 1895. going first 70 Paris enroute to
Madrid with 4 message 10 King Ali