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Rock Island Argus., 1914-01-31
Few Pointers, Rules Regulations


Bulletin board at Main
Aisle shows standing.
Votes must be cast within
two weeks of purchase.
$3.50 will be divided in ex-
act proportion to votes re-
ceived.
$3.50 will be divided into
5000, $100, $50 and given
to the first three highest
standing.
Rock Island Argus., 1914-01-31
AT THE EMPIRE.

"The Girl Question" at the Empire
with Roland Paine in the leading role.
is making a hit with Rock Island thea
tregoers the last half. Miss Mabelle
La Couver. in the part of Joe Foster.
is an exceptionally pleasing perform
er, and when she comes before the
curtain at the end of the first act to
render a vocal selection she is in
variably received with a round of en-
thusiastic applause. The show deals
with a young restaurant keeper who
suffers reverses and finally is forced
to sell books for livelihood. He
loses the girl OF his heart. however.
and is seeming to sink lower and low
er into poverty. when an unexpected
good turn OF fortune comes to his as
sistance and he again mounts to the
top of the ladder. Mr.. Paine plays
the part of the young restaurant keep
er and erstwhile book agent, and Is
ably assisted by Miss La Couver.
Boyle Woolfolks "Petticoat Min
strels" will be the attraction at the
Empire for the first three days OF next
week. and will present ideal entertain
ment or this form. opening with mo-
ton pictures showing the players
alighting from the train. the arrival or
the party at the theatre. the street
parade. the band concert in front OF
Rock Island Argus., 1914-01-31

the police. and finally is forced to
abandon the effort to honestly earn a
livelihood and live by her wits. She
prospers by the use of many ingenious
devices, outswindles swindlers, con-
ducts a blackmailing operation on per-
fectly legal lines fortified herself
against police interference by effec-
tive lawful defence. and in short, preys
upon society at will as a law-breaker.
but remains herself always within the
law" At last she revenges herself
upon the man who sent her unjustly
to prison by Turing his son into mar
riage. And then, Of course, she fails
in love with him. Within the Law"
employs the services of one of the
most carefully selected and evenly
balanced acting organizations gather
ed in many seasons and the elaborate
scenic production provided by the
American Play company. producers of
the play is at present equally popular
in England, Germany and Australia.
Rock Island Argus., 1914-01-31
AT THE ILLINOIS.

The Chocolate Soldier" deserves a
hrger patronage than Il had last even
ng az the Illinois theatre. Despite the
snail attendance. however. the cast
performed remarkably well and de-
Lighted with its excellent singing.
Ihe charming Alma Stetzler as Ma
Una Popofr was encored time and
aEEin. as were also Lucille Saunders
and Lottie Collins. The acting OF Wal
tsr Haloaeh in the title role caused no
end Of merriment. and Francis J.
BOYLE eaDtvated his audience with his
arkTsrd movements and his deep.
lass voice. The members OF the cast
saEs as ebundantly Of their energy as
I tney had been entertaining a packed
s'ase. and those who attended left
iselng glad that they had come and
so'ry that their friends had passed up
Splendid entertainment.
Much Interest Is being taken in the
Rock Island Argus., 1914-01-31

committee was formed "to advise how
to use the cinematograph as a means
of spiritual intellectual and social de-
veiopment." said he had been offered
large sums to allow his plays to be
produced by the movies" and to write
special scenarios and had the matter
under consideration.
Rock Island Argus., 1914-01-31
THE ILLINOIS.

Jan. 3I-Progressive Girls' Bur
lssque company
p. 2.--The Natural Law" Creturn
saEzgement)
Feb. s.-Monte Carlo Girls. bur
iesquers
FEB. 4.-"Where the Trail Divides, {"
naiinee and night.
FEB. Eagles MinstreIs.
FEB. s.-Mischa Elman. in concert.
Ender auspices Rock Island Musical
elsb.
FEB. 7.-Edith Thayer. in The
HrsEy1
Rock Island Argus., 1914-01-31
H32SEh[lSatre

return engagement Of "The Natural
Law" by Charles Sumner, which is
TO be shown at the Illinois next Mon.
day. The story concerns a young girl
Of is with unusual ability as an artist.
The death OF her father and Illness OF
her mother necessitates her being left
alone in New York without even the
the guidance OF her fiance. who is an
eminent physician. She falls victim
TO the magnetism OF youth and Mr..
Sumner portrays the regeneration
power OF a pure intense love in virile
fashion. The National Producing com
pany offer "The Natural Law" and has
staged the production most adequately
and a cast OF well known players will
depict this story OF life. This cast in
cludes Charles W. Dingle. Leo Lind
hart. Arthur Cappelen. John Grey.
kgnes Lee. Ray Kehm and Ann Tas-
ker.
The offering at the Illinois Feb. 4
will be c. S. Primrose's production of
Where the Trail Divides" In a way
Robert Blossoms American play in
four acts justifies the unhappy close
of "Strongheart." At the end OF tha:
drama the Indian gave up the white |
girl he loved and went hopelessly back /
TO his people. Equally pitiful is we
may believe Where the Trail Di. I
vides" would have been his fate had 4
he married his sweetheart Of the alien
race How Lander. an Indian, marries
Bess Lander, the adopted daughter OF
his own foster father. He marries her
despite the sneers OF the rough settle
ment in Dakota and the threats OF
her INSCRIPTIONS cousin. He takes
her far from the so-called civilization
of Coyote City out upon the dreary
plain TO 1--we. She frets in loneliness
Rock Island Argus., 1914-01-31
$1,000
Donation!
To Whom
Shall 1t Go?
$1,000 Charity as $1,000

Voting very heavy the contest to the time of
you voting? 1t is simple just write the
your sales ticket and in
ballot
Rock Island Argus., 1914-01-31
THE EMPIRE

High class vaudeville and tabloids.
Matinee 2:45 and evening Sis. except
Wednesday and Sunday when there
are two shows al 1880 and s:I5.
Rock Island Argus., 1914-01-31

One OF the genuine treats OF the
local theatrical season is foreshadowed
in the announcement that within the
Law" Bayard Veiller's absorbing new
play of modern American life which
is the dramatic sensation OF the year
in New York and Chicago, is TO be
presented by the American Play Co.
at the Illinois at an early date. This
deservedly successful drama. which
has been critically commended as pos
sessing the most engrossing human in=
terest story given the stage in de
cade. has for fits central character
pretty and quick-witted woman who Is
falsely accused and wrongfully con-
victed OF stealing from her employer.
She serves three years in prison,
comes out determined to "go straight"
Is betrayed :ime and time again by
Rock Island Argus., 1914-01-31

Farley has written a letter, it is said.
indorsing the movement. There will
be an official bulletin published
monthly.
SHAW TO WRITE FOR MOVIES.
London, Jan. 31.-George Bernard
Shaw, at a meeting Thursday at which
Rock Island Argus., 1914-01-31

the theatre and the girls making up in
their dressing rooms. This novel in
PRODUCTION suddenly changes from
pictures to reality, and suddenly a
handsome first part" is seen with
lady minstrels in pretty array. The
company includes Nellie DeCoursey,
Selma Corbett, Reichardt Sisters, Mary
Billsbury, Marie Clark. Olivia Lennett,
Mabel LaVoie, Transfield Sisters and
Myrtle Bliss. The comedy is furnish
ed by John P. Reed and Clarence
Marks, the final end-men. introduced
in order to contrast the fun of men and
women.
Rock Island Argus., 1914-01-31

Ballot box in center of
main aisle, main floor.
- y
Each ten cents worth on
checks equals one vote.
\
No more new institutions
will be added after March 1,
1914.
- =
Any church or charity in
Rock Island county or Scott
county is eligible.
Rock Island Argus., 1914-01-31
CATHOLICS TO CENSOR PLAYS.

New York, Jan. 31.-The Catholic
theatre movement will be begun next
Monday afternoon in the parish house
of ST. Patrick's Cathedral. Hereafter
there will be a censorship, according
to the standards of the Roman Cath
oIic church, of every play on the New
York stage A white list Is being
prepared. and after Feb. Catholics
will be urged not to see plays not on
this list. There will be no black list
containing forbidden plays. Cardinal
Rock Island Argus., 1914-01-31

and compares herself to the wild ami
NAL How has chained in his yard and
listens at last to the pleas OF her cou-
sin. How finds out her discomfort
and there "thc trail divides" He sends
her away with her new lover, who
proves TO be a cad. He deserts her.
How hears of it and creeps upon the
despoiler of his home at night, there
is a scuffle in the dark. a shot Is
heard and the Indian stands hopeless,
a pitiful sight in the midst of great
desert alone
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1914-06-25

THEY JUST HAVE TO LAUGH
Editor Day Book: Our Day Book
Club is getting blase pronounced
blizay) through overreading of the
Tribune Sunday mornings. We had
been defeating four minutes of our
time to a study Of the Sunday Trib,
but, finding that too much, decided
to bolt it in three. But even that is
too rich for our blood, and some of
our members are foundered, others
are spawned, and I'm laid US with
bellyache. The Tribune bellyaches
over this, that and the other thing
and it's infectious. We get to laugh
ing, and overlapping leads to the 10
Called pain aforementioned. 1t makes
us laugh to see the Tribune hand out
editorial advice one Sunday about
Defective Parents and the next Sun
day criticize boys and girls for not
behaving properly in the parks of Chi
cago Beautiful. Now, the truth is the
Tribune mowns nothing either of
parenthood or childhood. The only
thing the Tribune knows about chill
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1914-06-25

worst of it, 1 claim. that kind of Of
ficers or Investigators are lower than
the bottom side of a snake, and that
God forgot to ignite the first spark of
manhood into them. BE A MAN if
you want to work as a detective. Go
out and get your people right, and
not make trouble for a woman. An
investigator that is a man, and has
a heart whittier than the ace of spades,
could have an easy time to grab any
shady hotel inmates, or any class of
people outside of professional GRIM
inals. Chief Gleason, why is Williams
carrying gun without a permit,
without being fined the same as /
would be? If Mayor Harrison would
put all the old and new chickens in
reservation by themselves and all
pimps in dog-pound, and have one
good boss to make these people stay
in their proper places, or else term
in the BrideweIl, then there would not
be any Williams stunts pulled OFF,
and woman-chasing wouldn't be on
every street in Chicago.
A. A. Stafford, 3726 Langley Az.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1914-06-25


une hasn't got chick or child of its
own. 1t couldn't hatch even batch
of bad ducklings. The eggs the old
Dearborn street quack is sitting on
are rotten.
wouldn't mind betting thirty cents
that all the high-brow editorial writ
ers on the Tribune staff put together
couldn't muster brace of twins
among them. If the Tribune knew
anything about children or parents it
would know that children behave al
ways much better than grown-up
people, that the great thing children
suffer from is too much bringing up,
too much watching by alleged Sun
day school teachers, too much ser
monizing by Arthur Burrage Farwen
& Co. Too bad we have to teach the
Tribune all this stuff. But the Tribune
ought to know by this time that par
ents have an awful lot to learn, and
that if they want to learn it right
they can learn all that is worth
knowing from their children. Same
way with schoolteachers. If they
would only go to school to learn from
the children, everything would be far
better than it is now.
Every parent who is any good at
all gets his necessary discipline from
his children, and he is so busy get
ting that discipline and absorbing it
that he has no time even to think
of trying to discipline his children.
Children don't need disciplining. What
they do need is to be left alone and
not interfered with by grown-up peo-
pie like the Tribune and some others
who are trying all the time to take
the bread out of their mouths and
hand them back a few chunks of ice
in the summertime in exchange.
But please don't think for a minute
our club is worried over the Tribune's
spasms. We simply have to laugh.
That's all, and the"bellyache follows.
AIfrad GoPdon WiInoa+fa M
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1914-06-25
REV. WILLIAMS

Editor Day Book:-After reading
your remarks in The Day Book con-
corning the Rev. Elmer L. Williams,
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1914-05-01
Cuban Giants
Here May IL
MANAGER NEEDHAM WILL HAVE
FINE EXHIBITION GAME
STAGED HERE.

Manager Needham announces an
engagement of the local baseball
team with the Brooklyn All Star
Cuban Giants. which will he an
event at South Side Park May 18th
and 18th. Tile Cuban giants are
famous throughout the sporting
world and their appearance here will
be looked forward to with interest
by local fans. The games proceed
the opening Of the League season
here on May 21st. a.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1914-05-01
Hospital Campaign
(coNrlNrEn rnoM rNoE oxE. J

to the fact that the responsibility Of
The citizens had just begun saying
laat it is now up to the citizens to
give the city C hospital that will be II
credit and one that can do the best
Of work for God and humanity.
A report showing u review of the
-'llolc campaign was read by Mr..
Huttcr which shows the entire num-
Der Of pledges obtained by each com
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1914-05-01

ENutter who presided at the gathering
called on several people for short
talks and period OF speech making
and "reminiscences of the campaign
began. j. W. Powing, Mrs. j. Wal
ter Barnes, Frank P. Pryor, DIR.
8l:roonfield, J. NJ. Jacobs aud l.. NJ.
LAWS all made short addresses thank
Ing. the workers for the good work
accomplished and calling attention
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1914-05-01
How's This !

We offer One nunlrd Dollars Reward for any
E ssc 81 CatAfth that rannot DC Cured W iialls
i. ]. CHENEY CO.. Toledo. o.
We. the undersigned. have known F. l.
Cheney for the last 10 years. and believe hin
perfectly honorable In all businrsS transactiUus
and financially able TO carry out any obligations
NAT. BANK OF COMMERCE..
Toledo, Ohio.
Ifafl'S catsrrh Cure Is taken internally. aetint
directly upon the blood and mucous surfaces o.
The system. Iestimeaiafs eeut free. Prize y
cents per bottle. Sold ~ ali prdsetsts. 1,
Take HATS Family RUS fos eoastlpatioD
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1914-05-01

show as large amounts as the mems
httI5thc final recapltulation shows
THAT the wOmen's committee turned
in more than the citixensscommittee
and the young business mems cont.
mittce combined.
II was largely due to the efforts of
The women who worked without ccas-
ing from early morning until late
al night which brought the cam
paisn to n successful close and the
men are great in their praises of the
good work done by them. DIR. ". II.
Sands last night introduced resolu-
t:0n at the meeting calling for vote
Of thanks to the women for their
splendid help and rising to their feet
ut tho word Of the chairman, the men
unanimously declared their praises
and gratitude for the assistance rem
dered in the darkest hour when it
seemed as If the undertaking must
fail.
II Is. aot known yet who will be
awarded the medal for turning in the
greatest number At individual sub
scriptions as It will take several days
to find this out.
MIR. P. D. Burton, OF Monongah,
and captain of team l6 Of the coun-
ty mems committee made his report
last night and showed that Monon-
gah had contributed $323.OO TO the
fund.
The report of the solicitors tor the
last half days work was. read and is
as follows:
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1914-05-01
FUNERAL SERVICES.

Funeral services over the remains
of John Travis. whose death occur
red on Wednesday,, were held this
morning from5 the Catholic Church.
The remains were interrediin Holy
Cross Cemetery by Undertaken r. C.
Jones. b I Il .,s
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Travis and
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1914-05-01

riittce al;o ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS,
the different denartmonta% Tho r,.
pLryls AZ followspGei " peL
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yonny pns,rnss Name oo,'",,,,oo
unwhor ~ nIa,,ros 40 80.
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The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1914-05-01

FOR RENT-Furnishcd front room
for rent. Apply AL Monroe ST. 81
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1914-05-01

Travis of Moundsvillc. have been in
the city since yesterday. called by
The death OF John Travis.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1914-05-01

,tittce alsoStheamonntIturncd'inlbyl
tile different depaftmehtsE The re-
n6rt'is as followsacsi y geJ ssa
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-01-11
Why the Elephant Swings His Trunk

trunk around in it. Old Gray Monk
would come rushing up With a fresh
tub to be stirredl
Poor Elephant, lie stirred and
stirred until his trunk became so red
and sore and tired that he could
scarcely move 1t. After dozens and
dozens of the tubs had been stirred,
Elephant called out and asked if they
hadn't about as much of the salve as
they would need. But he received n ,
rep.y.
$50 he kept on stirring. Presently
he called out again. But no reply
came. When he had done this three
or four times and still received no
answer from Old Gray Monk. he
reached up with his trunk and pulled
oft the blindfold.
Not a sign of Old Gray Monk
nor a single tub except the one he
was then stirring-was to be seen
anywheres. Elephant didn't quite
know what to make of it, for mo-
ment. Then he looked down at the
tub. Salve? Why. bless you, it was
butter!
Yes. indeed. fresh butter! Old
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-01-11

H ERE is a fairy tale from the land
wv of the cherry blossoms. 1t isn't
a pleasant one and it hasn't
happy ending; SO, unless you are pre-
pared for that, you had best pass 1t
by. But it does show, at all events,
that it is wrong to possess an envious,
jealous disposition. Indeed. to THIS
day the little maids of Japan are
much in fear of the dreadful Princess
Hashi, who. of course, is the heroine
or, rather, evil character of this story.
The, Princess. it seems, lived many
centuries ago. She was the most
beautiful maiden in all Japan but
also the most Jealous and envious. In
deed, though none could match her
In beauty, she imagined some people
considered other maids more lovely.
And she thought so much about it
that she finally prayed to the gods to
give her the power to plague and har-
rass those whom she hated and
envied For many days and nights
she prayed to them and at last they
listened to her plea.
They promised to grant her prayer
If she would agree to two things.
First, to consent to lose her beauty
and become ugly; and second, to live
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-01-11

her wonderful olive skin with earth
and pulled out her finger-nails. Each
day she hid in the bushes along the
river bank and at night she would
dive overheard and swim under the
water.
Finally, the three weeks were up
and the Princess emerged, all eager
and ready to enjoy her gift from the
gods. But, alas. she discovered that
the two horns of hair had become real
horns, hard as iron, and that the
stains on her face would not come
off! Indeed, she had been transform
ed into one of the dreaded Oni, or
water devils!
Made more bitter by this knowledge,
she straightway set out to wreak
vengeance upon the poor people whom
she imagined were her enemies. She
plagued them ALL Why, bless you,
young men who had once loved her
and praised her beauty, she worried
and harrassed until they could scarce
ly live; and the moment she found
maiden who was beautiful she i'm
mediately saw to 1t that she con-
tracted smallpox or had poisonous
insects sting her. Now, didn't she get
just about what were her just deserts!
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-01-11

'B-b-but, boo-hoo. 1 cant catch
him.
oh said I. Well, then. exactly
what has he been doing to you?'
Teasing me about my ears. He
sus-said they look like-boo-hoo-like
leather table coversl And-and-
Maybe they do I interrupted, for
his crying over thing like that made
me sick, Donald. But then, remem-
ber. you're an elephant and you have
to have ears like that-they can't be
changed
Gray Monk said he'd change
them" the big cry baby fairly
screeched at me. 'An-an-and then
he-boo- hoo-he fooled me! Boo
hoo! He fooled mel
We'll. Donald. after a long, long
time. and much patience on my part
l managed to make out his tale of
woe, despite his tears and his boo
hooing. Old Gray Monkey, it seems,
had told Elephant that he knew of
a very wonderful salve which, ap-
piled to an elephants ears, would re-
duce them until they would be no
larger than those of the Giraffe.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-01-11

My sixth is the first letter Of the
name of the man who went farthest
north.
My seventh is the third letter of
winter.
My eighth is the second letter of a
snowstorm with much wind.
My last is the last letter of frozen
water.
My whole is the name of a mighty
chilly locality.
MOTHER GOOSE MIXED UP.
A well known Jingle got mixed up.
The order of the lines. Of the words
and Of the letters must be changed:
Clean they platter the licked
Dna os wnetbee meth hobt ony ese,
No his eat could wife lean
Kcat Ptrast dlocu tae on aft.
ANSWERS.
AN ICE-COLD PUZZLE.
S-n-oo;; Eskimo; freeze; ska-t-ing ;
slrs-h; P-edry; frost; b-l-asxard; dee.
North Pole.
MOTHER GOOSE MIXED Up.
Jack Sprdtt could eat no fat;
HIS tctfe could eat no lean.
And so, bettoeen them both, you see,
They licked the platter clean.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-01-11

she don tor me to buy at tn stoah.
Thanky. Miss, thankyl'
But Ellen still held on to the pen
NY, despite Mothers look No, she
didn't intend to give it upl How
could the little colored boy prove
it was his penny Besides. maybe
he had seen her pick it up--and now
he was trying to make out he had
lost it!
But Mother was firm. She ex-
planned to Ellen that he could scarce
ly have done that Finally she spoke
to her sharply and commanded her
to turn over the penny to the littlo
boy Ellen did so. with bad grace.
and the little pickaninny thanked her
politely and then ran off-haruy.
And now, Dorothy, comes tho
strange part of the tale. Only two
days later Mother gave Ellen a ten
cent piece with which to purchase
leaf of bread at the store--and to
bring home a nickel change. But,
mind you, on the way home, Ellen
lost the nickel And she did not dis
cover her loss until Mother asked
her for the change.
Ellen wept bitterly. She hurried out
and walked slowly along toward the
store, bending down and looking for
the lost nickel--and back again. But
it could not be found. Besides, it
was growing dark and she couldn't
see very WELL So, tearfully, she
promised Mother she would be up
bright and early the next morning
to look for it again.
Just then Father came in tho
front door. Mother and Ellen ex-,
planned TO him about the lost nickel.
Father looked very grave.
Hum M -m-m, he said slowly.
that's strange. A nickel, did you
say? Hum m -m-m! Why. I found
a nickel just few minutes ago.
oh, goody, goody' shouted Ell
len. That's the one. That's the
onei'
Walt" said Father. Wait! How
do you know 1t is. Ellen? There are
lots of other nckels in the world, FL
len, besides the one you lost Can
you prove the one l found is the one
you lost?'
LIT must be, Father 1t must
be!' Ellen exclaimed.
+ "'But why Ellen, why?' insisted
| Father
Ellen paused a moment Didn't
you find it somewhere between hero
and the store?' she asked hopefully.
Yes admitted Father. But still
that doesn't prove it was the one
you lost. Besides, you know'-and
here Father looked at Ellen very
sternly-'you might just be trying to