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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-11-21
The South Before the War
"Den come de mandrake an de moose,
Den come de mandrake an de moose,
Den come de mandrake an de moose
De hickory -pottamus an de goose"
N zsnt hal -

10 you DtlOnB
So sings tho old negro in George w.
Cables latest novel, "Gideon's Band
(Scribner's, New York;, which de-
lightfully pictures life on the Mississippi
River as it was eight years before the
Civil War. The story begins on board
the Votaress and concerns itself with a
feud between the owner. Courtney and
Hayle, the head of rival line. The cap
tain of the Votaress being Ill, Courtney
and his son are to navigate the steamer
uprlver. but soon find that they are car
rying dangerous passengers in the per-
sons of their rival and his two sons,
However. Ramsey Hayle and Hugh Court
ney fall In love, so Hugh refuses to be
lured into a quarrel with the girls broth
ers. The steamer chugs up the river
Suddenly a rumor arises that there Is
cholera aboard. The trip continues. with
frequent stops for the burial OF victims
of the dread disease. To make matters
worse, a mutiny threatens. The con-
tagion reaches the first cabin, and to keep
matters from reaching a state OF open
violence Ramsey Hayle and Hugh Court
ney organize an entertainment that shall
give the passengers something to think
OF besides the horror of the voyage.
Ramsey stars with her younger brother
dead and her brave creole mother on the
verge OF death. Then, however, a long
lost slave girl turns up and clears away
the mystery, The Hayle brothers commit
suicide and there is no obstacle TO the
marriage that We have been expecting all
along.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-11-21
Baedeker to Books

~. AAQNs
TIin DUKE OF OBLIVION hv John Rect
Heeuiifu heroine lnrrisoned on q
nya4criouF Island ard p hair-hreadth escape,
siippine, novel ~ adventure, 80.
Sew novel b. aftist-nrihor IN which
Y1nna men having ruwn The conventions
Tbs IATGHrSG cNFNffF3a. by the baron.
sS ere ess9ns ss5r ,5s.,Ss q the an
fTHE RISE or JENNIE CUsHtSti. ny Mary
Ns.ls pslrs,saklns et.srsstsr novel
THE QrlrTEit te Jacob Fisher. girl oi
except her father and one o. two Indians.
Hnd who eanno. rad or write, mon I ron
THY WALi, fir fFrirfNS ~ Florence T..
Rsrslay 4 Pleasing ssis q g,srfsesly proper
dies BY burning her hands.
NoN-FTcTToN,
cI1ARI.Es sTENy.AET "a AIsSIt;I; ~, HIS 81 LQyE
Psrneii The hrs. the wonder. which this
apparently cold rcilticsi champion put into
h e ssn.a r9mnnes ot Hs sss s Ssco Ss aSia ara
francesca ana 'sNucassin and Nicolete."
*, biography as fesSinStins as 'rS- nSXelh %,,shou
Complies collection Of the poetic work Of
The fhmous phiaGelphinn. including "Barab-
MhMoiRRss 81 TYafE KAisERs COURT by
Anne Tophnn,. Miss Tophapt goyerp1.esis Z. tos
daughter. prcsents herein q picture of the
German War Lord as he is practically uh-
THE sf,cRr,r or LOUIS PHILIPPE, by
Mnria stella. who claimed to have boon htg
haueHer, Remarkable revelations anlEfes,resl ,,,sl
the intriEues OF ROYALTY. -, ,,..,,,.,.,.,
THRQrGH THE BRAZILIAN WilsI9lM.lt M i,s ~.
account Of his hazardous explorations In
South America.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-11-21

ing about battles. and It Is certain they
VIII want good fiction. You can never
tell what will make a hit. but 1 am con
fdent there VIII he big sales for the right
Kind Of romance"
VITA the British market practically
closed. and English authors engaged IN
Writlng about the war. an unparalleled
qlportunity has come Tor American novel
i4fs. asserted another publisher
we snail not be getting our regular
books from English authors and We shall
not eat down our lists. There win. there
fcre, b Z greater demand for fiction BY
native talent"
The maeazines have closed down 70
some extent on buying" vas the state
.neni made hy R Harold Paget. one Of
ne NEST Important literary agents, but
L so piaciug - many books as aver IN
zaes aurlns the last few weeks / have
even aecured better terms Tor novels than
ever could previously Tor the same
aafhofs."
g iar - this sesson is concerned. pub
I|9Hefs have never put forth - many
A1eA4 ou 80 many varied topics 81 novels
hf - great 5 numbef 81 popular faF0rilss.
mention only a few. Ne have new
zaeks bY i. q Wells. Ralph connoF.
4aEa coreili Gertrude Atherton. Rex
ttsaN. Aaataie France. q 3. Barrie ana
f4aean hlee AHa the spring sehsd-
fs - ie1s pfaAHsiH8.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-11-21
Who Laughs Last

THE Last Rose of Summer" story by
Rupert Hughes (Harpers), relates the ro-
nance Of a woman who in her early
youth had seen herself left behind In
lonely spinsterdom while her friends who
were married let her feel their pity for
her inferior state. Driven by necessity
to seek employment as a clerk in a shop
she takes new interest in clothes and
personal appearance, and then the men
some of those who had overlooked her
quiet charm in her glrlhood days-make
up for past neglect.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-11-21
The Texas War

That never-t firing teller of tales which
instruct while entertaining the young,
Edward S. Ellis, has this fall given to
his always hungry following two charm
ing stories, Remember the Alamo" and
1.-THE Three Arrows" (John c, Winston
Company, Philadelphla). Both deal with
the Texan struggle for independence,
Young Walter Brnton makes friends
with Ookoo, son of War Cnref Kurringn.
a Comanche. The boy, with his father
and uncle, goes to fight in the Texan
army In the Alamo attack the father
and uncle are killed. Walter is saved
by a stratagem of Ookoos. On three OF
the Indians arrows the boy had scratched
the letter "V." The first killed a traitor,
the second was shot at Walter tout with
purposely untrue aim, and the third
was given to the boy as n memento.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-11-21
Wagner and the Lion

Possibly German influence upon the
small disafected Boer element in South
Africa may have an effect similar TO that
which German music once had upon one
OF its animal eitizens-accordlng to an
incident related by Sir Gilbert Parker, in
his novel, The Judgment House" (Har-
persl. One OF the characters said: II
saved my life with the eornet once A
lion got inside my zareba Ia Rhodesia. [
hadn't my gun within reach. but ia been
playing the cornet and Just as he was
erouehing l blew a blast from it-one OF
those tarring discords Of Wagner In the
GoetterdaemmeTung'-and he turned tail
and got away into the bush with howl"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-11-21
The Continental Theatre

"Ths Theatre of To-day" Is not the
theatre Of America. The subtly organ
lied tool Of culture which Hiram Kelley
Moderweil describes In his admirable
book, "The Theatre Of Today" (John
Lane Company. y. ". is a product Of
the last 10 years of German and Russian
development. And nobody knows whether
IT has gone up in the cannon-smoke or
whether 1t is going serenely forward
under the lmperious routine Of bureau
cratic government.
Mr. Moderwers book is an accurate
measure of how un-American this thea
tire Is. TO begin with, the Continental
theatre Is literature; there are four chap
ters on intellectual Forces" and one on
Philosophy IN the Modern Drama" y"
Added to that it is more than literature
1t backs up the spoken word by whole
world of art that our producers" hardly
dream of.
Mr.. Moderwell describes the mechani-
cal improvements. such as revolving and
sliding stages and indirect lighting. and
explains the introduction OF pure design,
nnd light, that make the imaginative
stagecraft of Max Reinhardt and Cor
don Craig what II is.
Added to all this which America has
only guessed at, is the economic organi-
zation Of the German stage. The book
describes the repertory system, the act
ing societies and the municipal theatres
by which stock companies present this
literature and stagecraft as our whole
sale touring system can never hope to
do The theatre of today is thus a syn
thesis of many arts.
But Mr.. Moderwells book is more than
good reporting. 1t is not only the best
clearest most exact and most readable
account that we have yet had of the
Continental theatre; 1t is also n demo-
cratic Interpretation of culture as ex-
pressed through the most democratic of
mediums the playhouse.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-11-21
An English Love Story

ITS past all understandin what / see
in yer to be so soft with yer" SO said
Jane to Bellamy In the book Of that
name by Ellnor Mordaunt John Lane
Company, New York;. But when you
read this gripping tale Of love and ad-
venture in the British Isles you do not
wonder that one who had come to know
him well should be soft with Bellamy.
His Essentially literary and artistic
ego" caused him to be misunderstood by
many persons with whom he tried to deal,
but his pure, manly qualities were bound
to obtain recognition at last, and, what
was more important to him, brought him
the girl of his heart.
This is not one of the "once-over"
books, but one which you will want to
keep on a convenient bookshelf to go
over again and again when you want
something to soothe. inspire and in
measure instruct you.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-11-21
Man Plots Against Queen

When ]. C. snaith turns his atten-
tion to the historical novel, 1t is to be
expected that he will do something bril-
liant and cheerful, good-humored and
generally delightful to read. Expecta-
tions fulfilled. will be the general verdict
on Anne Feversham" (Appleton's, N. ".
The book deals with young man wrong
fully accused of plotting against Queen
Eliznbeth-already you see Shakespeare
lowering in the background-and maid
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-11-21
Clever Short Stories

Collections OF short stories, If good and
unusual. will always hnd favor; and
these are surely worthy of being per-
petuated which are presented by the
Macmillan Company, New York, in the
volume "The Game Of Life and Death -
by Lincoln Colcord
The stories have a tang OF artistic
favor that reminds one Of Stevenson.
They breathe of the salt sea, too. and
1t is easy to see that the man who wrote
them knows the deep and the toilers Of
the deep clean TO the core,
Lee Flu Chang. the dominant character
In the leading story, which gives the
book It's title. is a really great conception
-as they need not be told who have
read OF his adventures in that other
book by the same author, THE Floating
Diamond"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-11-21
Girls at School

II seems that boys and girls win for a
long time read books OF adventure and
then for a time animal stories. but In
the long run they swing back to tales
Of school lifs. So healthy youngsters
WIN appreciate 10 Maxwell-sehool-
siFi b. Ilzzls P. Reid GippineotD. q
nna human story, showing that a girls
lie AZ eehooi Il not always roses
Jo however. by her absolute straight
forWaFcness. wins the fHendship even of
her enemies and al kurns out splendidly.
Including the beautiful romance that
forms Lha background for he story.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-11-21
AIl About Animals

In "Tsli-Me-Why Stories About AMI
maisp (AcBrlde Nas)s c. H. Claudy
again answers the eager questions OF a
little boy regarding animals ana their
life. This tims be tells about the origin
0f the domestic animals, and the more
timid creatures of the woodland, and
ho8 they have evolved from Viid snimais
Of tAs great forest snd jungle
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-11-21
Death of Garland's Father

The father OF Hamlin Garland has just
died. He was the original of several
characters In his sons books-the prln-
eipal figure in THE Return of the Pirate
I'm Main Travelled Roads" Born a New
Englander he spent most of his life on
the border. living the free life in the
open which Mr.. Garland has so often
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-01-27
MOVIE men PLAN
WAR ON CENS0RS
Will Flash Captions on Screen
Explaining What Chicago
Critic Has Cut.

Chicago. Ill, Jan. 27.-Moving pic
ture fans may see something like this
flashed on the screen just as the viii
lain approaches the heroine:
Three kisses and two squeezes cut
out by Maj. FulIkhouser. Tell your
alderman about it.
That will mean that the Amusement
Protective league, an association of
film manufacturers, exhibitors and
agents. has put into effect plan to
trim the wings of the second deputy
superintendent of police. whose stamp
of approval is required before films
can be shown.
In addition to asking their patrons to
complain to members of the council,
the theatre owners said they would
refuse to exhibit campaign slides for
any office seeker whose name was not
on the organizations approved list"
The plan was announced yesterday at
a meeting at the Hotel Sherman, after
Maj. Funkhouser had been severely
criticised by several speakers.
Maj. Funkhouser, like the commit
tee of fifteen, does not know what
personal liberty and fair play mean,"
said w. NJ. Blake, superintendent of
the Business Mems Moral committee"
known to residents of the red light
district as "Gingeree" Blake, because
he formerly was u salesman of mis-
labeled beer
He has lot of recormers on his lop-
sided committee that condemn his
films for him. Last week several of
these took exception to a film called
I In, Il tot Cd
nothing Objectionable, nothing that
was not perfectly clean. 1t was de-
clared unfit.
But he permits such play as Dam
aged Goods. The Lure The Fight
and The Traffic to go on without in
terruption. And he allowed the Rev.
Melville p. Boynton to tell lot of
women and children just what went
on in the red light district.
He regards the nickel shows as so
many houses OF i'll fame. But there are
$50 disorderly houses between Twenty
first and SiXty-ninth street that he
has not closed up.
That shows he doesn't know what
fair play means. We should demand
justice and fairness. The only way to
do il is TO 60 TO the city hall. The Jew
ish women got what they wanted. even
though there was nothing against the
Jew in the films condemned. Why can't
WEI"
Mai. Funkhouser mas condemned
more films this month than Sergt.
Jerry O'Connor did all last year." said
Ralph o. Proctor. owner OF a theatre
at Thirty-ninth street and Indiana
avenue. He doesn't have to- see them
20 condemn them. | was in his office
all last week and know
There was one film reviewed the
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-01-27
stockholders, Meeting.

ONCE OF the Chicago. Rock Island &
Pacific Railway Company.-Chicago,
ILL.,. Nov. 25. 1913.
To all stockholders OF the Chicago,
Rock Island & Pacific Railway con-
pany:
A special meeting of the stoclIhold-
ers OF the company will be held at the
Office OF the company in the city OF
Chicago, Ill. ON Saturday. the 31st day
OF January. 1914. at 10 o'clock a. m,
for the purpose of voting upon the ac-
ceptarce by the company of a lease of
the line OF railway of the Rock Island.
Stuttgart & Southern Railway COM
pany. extending from Mesa. Prairie
county. Arkansas. in a southerly direc-
ton through the counties OF Prairie
and Arkansas to Stuttgart. Arkansas
county. Arkansas. a distance of approx
imsteIy % miles; said lease to extend
for a term OF 500 years from Feb /,
1914. upon such terms and conditions
&c may be agreed upon.
II. L. NUDGE. President.
Geo. II Crosby. SCHENECTADY
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-01-27
KITTLESEN MAY
TRY FOR IT AGAIN
Former Sheriff Said to Be Con-
sidering Reentering the
Nomination Race.

There are rumors to the effect that
former Sheriff Edward Kittilsen is SER
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-01-27

other day by Funkhouser's auxiliary
committee. Eleven women and four
men passed judgment on it. One wom-
an didn't care for it. She happened to
have a lot of influence with the major
and the film was condemned Funk
houser had absolutely no idea what the
picture was all about.
What can you do about it? The ex-
hibitor is spineless. trusting creature
with no sign of business intellect He
comes to these meetings merely to
listen to the speeches and greet his
friends-and one woman can knock
out picture which has cost the manu-
facturer $4,000. Wake up, you're a
lot of dead ones
Other speakers gave their various
opinions of the censor, and all seemed
to be in harmony. 1t was resolved to
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-01-27
Intammatory rheumatism Quickly
Relieved.

Morton l. Hill OF Lebanon. Ind
says: MY wife mad inhammatory
rheumatism in every muscle and
Joint: her suffering was terrible and
her BODY and face were swollen al
most beyond recognition: had been
In bed for six weeks and had eight
physicians. but received no benefit
until she tried DIR. Detchon's Relief
for Rheumatism 1t gave immediate
relief and she was able to walk in
three days. / am sure 1t saved her
life" Sold by Otto Grotjan. 1901 Sec
ond avenue. Rock Island. and Gust
SchlegeI & Son. 22O Second street.
Davenport.-(Adv.)
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-01-27
ROYAL NEIGHBORS
PLAN FOR 10000
DELEGATES HERE
Rock Island to Be Scene of the
Head Camp in May of This
Year.
WILL DECORATE THE CITY
Society Is Largest Wor'an's orsaniza-
ton in the worId-AuxiIiary
TO Modern Woodmen.

During the week beginning May IS
OF this year. the City OF Rock Island
win have the privilege OF entertaining
the supreme camp delegates and visit
ing members who attend the supreme
convention OF the Royal Ne;ghboTs OF
America.
The supreme Office OF the society is
located here. an Office force OF about
100 people being employed. About
>. 900 members OF the society reside in
this city. whose membership Is dis
tributed among the FIVE local camps,
namely, Mayfiower Camp No. lOl. Fay
Halves Camp No. Isl. Dewey Camp
No. 1896. Prosperity Camp No. 1881.
and Van Calder Camp No. 6639. These
memt ers are anticipating the pleasure
of entertaining the supreme camp and
viii do their utmost 10 make the SUI
preme camp session a memorable one
This will be the thirteenth supreme
camp. the last one having been held in
Denver in May. 1911. AZ which session
Rock Island was selected as the next
city TO entertain the supreme conven-
ton
Many 10 Come.
4 Joint committee g. being appoint
cd CONSISTING OF EGpEEEeulAllNtE
each camp in the city TO outline plans
and make preparations for the enter
tainment and comfort OF the delegates
and visitors. II is expected that fully
10000 members will visit the city. owing
to the fact that Rock Island Is the
home OF the supreme Office; and also
that the society - chartered under the
laws OF the state OF Illinois. In the
state OF Illinois alone this society has
a membership OF $4,000. distributed
among the LOO camps located in the
various cities throughout the state.
Almost $4,000 members reside in the
state OF Iowa, and as Rock Island is so
situated that Il will be convenient for
neighboring states TO participate it IS
expected that fully 10000 Royal Neigh
boTs will be in attendance during the
Session
March IS each state throughout
the Jurisdiction holds its state conven-
ton At the pres mt time the Royal
NeighbOrs are operating in 40 states
and FIVE provinces. The city OF Dayen-
port has been chosen as the meeting
place for the Iowa state convention,
and extensive preparations are being
made for this meeting.
The delegates who represent the
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-01-27
ANOTHER EFFORT
TOPAVE 9Th AVE.
Project Which Was Dropped
Last Year After Bitter Con-
test Again Revived.
DEBATE OVER MATERIAL
Ordinance Providing for Asphalt Is
Considered-FinaI Action Held
Up for Week.

Another effort to have Sixth avenue
from Eleventh to Seventeenth street
paved was sprung at the meeting OF
the city commits ioI yesterday after
noon. 4 new petition. alleged to be
signed by a majority of the property
owners. was presented and Mayor ii.
NJ. Schriyer offered an ordinance for
adoption. providing for the improve
ment. However, it was decided 10 give
the residents in the affected district a
full opportunity to again discuss the
matter and the ord nance was merely
considered. final action being held up
To- a week.
Last September a petition was pre-
scented TO the commission asking for
the paving of Sixth avenue with as
phalt. Opponents to the project then
presented a petition of protest, ]. ID.
Beecher appearing before the council
and vigorously Directing to the i'm
provement. The difference of opinion
is said to have largely conferred on the
question OF material, some favoring as
phalt and others brick. 1t was found
on examination that some OF the prop
erty owners had signed both petitions
confused the commission as to the real
sentiment of the people. that it was
decided to drop the plan to pave the
thoroughfare. Yesterday afternoon,
however. a new petition calling for
asphalt as the material for the work,
was presented and another contest is
anticipated.
Pave Thirteenth Street.
An ordinance providing for the paw
ing of Thirteenth street, from First to
Seventh avenue. with asphalt. was
adopted. with the understanding that
the letting of bids would be held up
until the city was ready to advertise
for several other jobs. Commissioner
NJ. T. Rudgren declared il unwise to
ask for bids on such a small piece of
work and thought that competition
would be stronger and a better price
secured. il several projects were
awarded at one time.
Mayor Schriver took issue with this
statement and declared that Rock Is
land was getting its pavement at a
very low figure. He said some of it
had not exceeded 50 last year. He
went further and mentioned the fact
that Rock Island. Aurora and Elgin has
ben paying s2.O5 to $40 and Des
Moines from S2.01 to S2.06. He said
that recently Moline advertised $780,
900 in paving projects and that not
the fact that the jobs had
been punched. the bids were all so very
high that the commission was forced
to throw them all out. However. the
mayor consented to hold up the Thir-
teenth stree: work until other pro-
jects were ready.
An ordinance providing for water
mains on Dearborn street and Michi-
gan avenue from Fifth to Ninth street,
in the newly annexed district, was
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-01-27
Public Notice.

January. %. 1914.
To The Stockholders OF the Rock Is
land Sand and Gravel Co:
Notice is hereby given that a special
meeting of the stockholders OF the
Rock Island Sand and Gravel compan
will be held at the ,ffice of said com
pany. in the city OF Rock Island. Coun-
~ OF Rock Island, state of Illinois, on
the md day OF March, A. ID. 1914. at
the hour OF S o'clock p. IN, for the pur-
pose OF considering and voting upon
the question OF increasing the capital
stock OF said company.
c. J. LARKIN.
WM. II EDWARDS.
WM. IL. MCONOCHIE,
GEO. RICHMOND,
AUGUST HENKE.
CORNELIUS DONOVAN.
JACOB IMHOF.
(Ady.J II. J. LARKIN. Secretary.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-01-27
Executive Council.

The business of the society is man
aged by the executive council and
board of supreme managers, which is
composed of the supreme oracle, Myra
3. Enright. Kansas City. Kan; SUI
preme recorder. Hada VI. Burkha-s.
Rock Island. Ill: members of the board
of supreme managers. Eva Child, chair
man. Hanover. Wis: Susie p. Rose, st.
Louis, Mo; Clara VI. Richards, Blu
chanan. Mich; Annah VI. Bair. Web
ster City. Ia; and Alice Gilliland.
Springfield. III. The executive council
and board of supreme managers are
in session each month AT the supreme
Office, and it usually requires from one
week TO ten days TO transact the bust
ness OF the society which comes under
their supervision.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-01-27

iously considering becoming a candi
date for the republican nomination fol
reelection. II General Kittilsen con
cludes to enter. there will be three
avowed candidates before the repub
lican party in the county. County
Treasurer w. H Whiteside and Com
missioner Jonas Bear being already in
the race.