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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-12-14

gives us Let US enter on an irresisti-
Bile crusade for moral and spiritual
preparedness. built on justice. which
comes only OF uniting on our efforts
to eradicate corruption
Rabbi Wise made an eloquent appeal
for honorable government He CON
demned partisanship and spoke as he
chose, expressing in words the truths
he felt bound to speak for spiritual
and moral good
Lift up the spirit of civic life" he
said, and make our government a
veritable religion"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-12-14

guessing SO much of the time they new
er notice me; and this is a very hap
py arrangement for both OF MS. We
both toll and spin. because Senator
Lewis as we'll as myself is Industrious;
yet Solomon in his glory was not ar
rayed like my colleague, and ii the
queen of Sheba came to Washington
she would naturally hunt up Senator
Lewis. ! would not be embarrassed by
her attentions.
Il am glad that this is the condition,
so tell Ed to worry along the best he
can. / will keep the bag out OF knees
of my pants and will not let my brains
get baggy any more than can. as the
latter, / suspicion. is probably the main
thing. after all, although Washington
shows signs Of it very seldom.
SO far as wearing a black cutaway
coat with striped trousers is concern
ed, kindly put that in cold storage,
along with the silk hat. positively de-
cline. / am willing to wear gray
eutaway of the same material as in the
suit. Ii. however, ] am to go to cloth
ing myself in the manner indicated
hunt me up nice quiet, padded cell in
the Watertown institution up on top
of the hill
Il. Y SHERMAN"
Rosenfeld who now is in Washing
ton. declares that there are still hope~
of persuading the senator TO polish
up"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-12-14
Dissolution Notice.

To whom it may concern Mollie
Weidmeyer has purchased all interest
in the Independent Dairy company Of
the city Of Rock Island, and viii collect
all outstanding accounts and assume
all Indebtedness of said Independent
Dairy company.
Dated at Rock Island. H., this 18th
day Of December, A. d. 1915.
MOLLIE WEIDMEYER,
BY Charles Van Blair, Manager.
Schriyer & Schriyer, Attorneys.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-12-14
Siian for Political Belief.

Picking. Nov. 12.-(Correspondence
of The Associated Press. THE assas-
sination OF Admiral Tseng Ju-Cheng
military governor of Shanghai, on Nov
10. has created profound impression
In Peking. Opponents OF the monarch
icsf movement feel that the crime is
indicative of a general resentment
against restoration OF the monarchy
although officials close to President
Yuan Shi-Kai have, in a semi-oflcial
statement. asserted that the act was a
political one. The two assassins. who
are Wong Sian-Foong. student from
Kirin, in Manehuria. and Wong Ming
sau. shop keeper from the Shantung
province. have stated. however. that
they committed the crime because the
admiral was pro-monarchist.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-12-14
LICENSED TO WED


Members of Court No. are requests
ed to come to the Carnival of Nationsl
and class adoption at the Coliseum I'M
Davenport, Iowa, Thursday evening,
Dec. Is, p. N. sharp.
(Adv) THE COMMITTEE.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-12-14
Issue - Letters.

F5t. Of these letters were issued.
and the original letters were marked
with she serial number l. The letter
asked that the person receiving letter
send 'he committee 10 cents and also
send oa The appeal to five other per-
sons numbering the letters as of ser
les 80 2. The FIVE persons receiving
series No. 2 were to be asked to be
come authors OF series No. 3, and the
plan is to continue the chain until the
serial number is so, when the chain is
TO be stopped Those receiving the let
toTs of series No. 20 are asked to send
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-12-14
r'atUrlal

Under direction Of Miss Lillian
Ward Of Moline the members of the
Golden Rule class of the First Metho-
dist church presented a benefit play
entitled Engaged by Wednesday, for
Rock Island lodge No. IS, /. 0. 0. F.,
at Odd Fellows hall last night The
proceeds will go toward the drill team
fund Following is the cast Of the
play
Martin Henry, LATEST man in the
country ...-..........A. L. Bruner
Arthur Watson go. Ebert Herlocker
Jack Ted, Dick. friends Of Arthur.
Ray Walker, r. S. Lyons Leo Ste
yens.
Miss Abigail Persons, a woman of
ideas ....... Miss Marion Hubbard
Mrs. Watson, gentle persons. 49,.
,....,......-. Miss Josephine Cook
Lucille Persons .......M Miss Faye Crist
Louise, Jane. Marie. friends Of Luz
ciie Observation-Disclosures.
Miss Dorothy Stevens, Hazel
Weaver and Faye Atkinson.
Betty and Louise, college chums...
Misses Ada Allen and Harriet
Bancroft
Mary. Martin Henry's aunt, cook
at the Persons ................
Miss RUthora Durham
Catherine ........ Miss Fredia Norton
First gypsy. Miss Florence Brashal
Second gypsy .....Miss Velma Voght
At the regular meeting Of st. Paul
lodge No. 107, Knights of Pythias, held
last night W, #, Lamont gave a report
Of the district convention held Friday
at Sterling, The nomination of officers
was put over until the next meeting.
The committee in charge Of the cele-
bration of the 10th anniversary Of The
organization Of camp No. S.. Woodmen
of the World. has completed all ar
rangements for the meeting. which
will be held this evening at Math's
hall Election Of officers for the COM
ing year will be held, but the business
session viii be made as short as pos
sible. On oyster super will be served
for members of the camp and Wood
men Circle and addresses will be made
by prominent members of the order
who viii be present Clerk F. c.
Downs will read a statement showing
the progress Of camp No. S.. since its
organization. All members Of the camp
and grove are urged to attend this
meeting.
Final arrangements for the big en-
tertainment to be held Dec IS by the
t Woodmen camps OF Rock Island at Odd
Fellows hall were completed last
night al a meeting of the joint commit
+ tee at the X, c. hall, The affair will be
one OF the largest ever staged in the
city in Woodmen circles. Members OF
camps in Moline and Davenport have
! been extended an invitation to attend.
/ At the annual meeting of Independ-
ence camp. No. IS. N. W. A., held at
tx. c. hall, the following officers were
elected for the ensuing year:
! Consul-M, T. Stevens.
/ Past William A. Lovett.
| Advisor-R F, Helpenstell,
Clerk-Elmer F. Johnson
/ Banker-Charles Huthmaker.
/ Escort-Paul Schubert
Trustee. three years-NIarx NJ
/ Harder.
Physicians-Drs T D. Paul S. B
/ Hall. J. c. Souders. NJ. J. O'Hern. B
Lachner. C. E. Robb, R. B. Miller
and j. D Banta.
/ Northumberland 5. Glow.
Sentry Frank Emig.
j Deputy William H. Voss.
The camp also decided TO contribute
a sum of So each to the following so
/ cieties for the Christmas fund, Argus
Santa Claus Fund Associated Char
tiles. Bethany Home. West End Set
Element and Union Shoe and Stocking
Fund.
@s-~rs cxu1-rrsg rSr TIT
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-12-14

In making MP your Christmas lists
loek into the advertising appearing In
The Argus.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-12-14

The paving project on Eighth ave
nue. between Ninth and Nineteenth
streets originally specified asphalt. but
the property owners asked the board to
change the material to brick at the
session today. The Improvement body
made the change. Under the asphalt
specifications the cost was estimated
st &l5,702, but through changing the
material the amount will be slightly
increased The street viii be "A feet
wide. Though its action in adopting
the project the board recommends it to
the council for final approval
The Third street sewer improvement
will cost $3.50 according to the es-
innate Of City Engineer Wallace
Treichler. Ten inch mains will be in
stalled
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-12-14
PAVING CONTRACT
is LET BY BOARD
Net afthy Improvement Company is
Awarded sl2.9isl Improvement
job fer Eighth Avenue.
TWO OTHERS ARE APPROVED
Property Owners are Granted Request
When They Ask Officials to
Specify Brick Material.

Contract for a $500 paving project
was let and two other public undertak-
ings were favorably passed upon at a
meeting Of the board OF local improve
ments held in Mayor McConochie's
Office today
The Mccarthy Improvement com
pany was awarded the contract for
paving Eighth avenue between Twenty
fourth and Twenty-ninth streets, and
the paving OF Eighth avenue between
Ninth and Nineteenth streets and a wa
termain project for Third street from
Fifth to Twelfth avenues were en-
dorsed by the board,
The Mccarthy Improvement com
pany was low bidder for the paving,
with $11,773.3. The Central Engineer
ing company was next with $I1,9S730
and the Tri-City Construction company
was highest, its bid being $1200S 20
Asphalt is specified between Twenty
fourth and Twenty-seventh streets and
brick between Twenty-seyenth and
Twenty-ninth streets. The avenue will
be p feet wide.
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El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-02-27

TEW YORK, Feb. 27.-AdeIe Row
N land, the breezy little Patsy
u Montrcse Of THE Only Girl"
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-02-27
Princess Sends Gifts to
Soldiers; Forgets to Pay
Duty; Complaint FOZZows

London, Ems, Feb. 1.-THE father OF a
member of the British expeditiOnary force
has lodged a protest with the government
against having to pay a duty Of six pence on
one Of princess Mary's Christmas gifts to
the soldiers, which was sent home by the
son
Princess Mary sent a little box Of COM
forts and delicacies to every man in unis
form on foreign soil Many Of the recip-
tents sent their boxes home as souvenirs to
be treasured in after years. Although the
boxes went out with the army supplies. those
sent back were considered by the pOstoffice
as exports from foreign lands, and conse-
quenty the tobacco Contained in them was
subjected 10 a heavy customs tax Accord
ing to the officials, the six pence must be
paid, inasmuch as the princess failed TO
export her gifts in bond
One OF the Christmas boxes sent to the
front was packed by the princess Mary her
self who put in a slip Of paper asking the
recipient 20 send an acknowledgment to
Buckingham palace. The finder did so in
these words.
Thank you. Received by me, $3.50 Pie.
Fitzgerald, B company Royal Munster Fusi-
Gers."
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-02-27

Dutchman. is another of the fearful
tribe of spies
But they are foiled by the man who
stayed at home and an attractive
widow. The latter has to do a horrible
thing. In order not to be suspected
by these German spies she has at one
point to declare herself a German spyi
Considerable sacrifice.
But don't leave now. Sit still few
moments and see the grand climax
There is a German submarine in the
harbOr, although there are English men
OF war there. of whose presence the
a bomb exploded. The bomb will signal
the submarine to attack the town and
at the same time destroy all the British
in the house. The four Germans have
a motor car waiting for their escape.
But just as the son is about to ex-
plOde the bomb he discovers the sup
posed British coward signaling with an
electric flash light Bing! Bing! Pts
tolls; and the spy is marched away to
the nearest convenient blank wall;
where we are left to presume the rest
of the gang arrived in short order.
The secret service man is indicated
and falls into the arms of his no longer
suspicious beloved.
This play is the hit of the moment
in London and I suppose you or would
appreciate it more if we had spent
few nights in a darkened metropolis
wondering whether the next Zeppelin
bomb would hit or miss us.
There is some excellent acting. Leslie
Faber's assumption of Stiffness and in
difference is admirably maintained He
is a plausible spy catcher-at least,
nearly plausible. Cynthia Brooke gives
an admirably human and touching per
Torrance as the mother Of the admir-
atty spy.
X X
Well, we'll, here's Lawrence D'Orsay
in a role. eminently suited to him. as
wen adapted as\was the Earl Of Paw
tucket. Indeed. one half suspects Sails
bury Field had Mr. D'Orsay in mind
when he penned The Rented Earl"
So far as Mr. D'Orsay goes. the new
Earl is a decided success. The play is
full of laughs, although the rest Of the
company don't live up to the EarTs
standard
The story told at the Maxine Elliot
theater concerns a stolid. simple, haw-
having Earl of CarmOndale, quite I'M
affectedly out of funds. who comes to
America to be a ''ranChah." Here he
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-02-27

falls into the Welcoming hands of a
tyOung booking agent, who rents his
ludship out to families gradually rising
in the social order by the assistance
of the Almighty Dollar.
The earl captivates and is captivated
by young girl in one of the country
houses that receives him and is un-
masked by a jealous swain
Besides Mr.. D'Orsay I might mention
Albert Brown, an able and versatile
actor, who gives a good account OF him
self as the Earl of CarmOndale's man
ager, although it is difficult to believe
that his performance visualizes the
type of snappy young American Mr..
Field must have had in mind.
Robert B. MantelI Is at the Forty.
fourth street theater for a month OF
classical repertOry. He will present II
plays. The first was a revival of King
John" a play which he has not given
in New York since 1909. With the
single exception of Miss Nelson
Terry's brief engagement at the LIB
erty. this is the first Shaksperean pro-
duction to be made in New York since
the season began.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-02-27

noted W. ]. Scanlon and Cbauncey
Olcott are two who got their starts on
the stage of the Grand opera house
The ancient theater is still a strong,
staunCh veteran. holding POO persons
in comfort and able to give pointers to
many of the newer Broadway houses.
Marie Odile," the story OF a cIois-
tered victim of the Prussians- was
quickly followed by a second anti Ger
man war play. THE White Feather
at the Comedy theater, takes for its
theme the supposed widespread activ-
ity Of German spies in Great Britain.
Throughout the TeutOns involved never
show a grain of sense or any other ad-
mirable characteristics except at the
very END. where it is admitted even a
SPY from Berlin can do bravely. When
will the Germans get their innings
Il is time the Irving Place theater at
least came forward with some whOp-
ping big performance, painting the al
lies as black as their enemies have al
ready PAINTED them.
If one is not too violently tOlerent.
or toD violently insistent on sense of
humoT, he may get considerable en-
ioyment out of The White Feather"
It has a dash and fervOr like an old
fashioned evangelist's attack upon the
devil.
It tells the story of a man who stayed
at home instead of going to war and so
is thought a coward
In reality he is a high official in the
secret service and is staying at this
boarding house on the east coast of
England in order to thWart the malig-
nant efforts of German spies making
their headquarters here.
Really it is hard to conceive such
wickedness. The woman who keeps the
boarding house is the widow of a Ger
man general; ana worse still a son by
this first husband is taking the name
of the second husband and is stealing
naval secrets while acting as a clerk
in the British admiralty.
These important very important
secrets, he imparts to his mother, who
sends them to Germany by carrier
pigeon.
Also German gOverness, naturalized
as an EnglishWOman and not in Ger
many for 20 years, which time she has
spent in the employ of British
noble families (really as a spy is CO.
operating with this devilish mother and
son.
Finally the waiter, supposed to be a
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-02-27
Quotation Used by Kaiser
Puzzles Scotch Preachers;
Is Not in KnOx's Works

London, Eng. Feb. 37-TheolOgical schol-
ars have been searching in vain through
the works Of John Knox to find the kaiser's
quotation attributed to him that "a man
who walks with God is always in the ma
jority" The Edinburg Scotsman has called
upon leading Presbyterian pastors who con-
Tess themselves unable to find the words.
Did not the kaiser quote from stephen A.
Douglass or Wendell Phillips? asks the
Scotsman Douglas said God and one are
a majority Phillips expression took this
form, zone on Gods side is a majority
Some scholars attributed the lines to an
old Spanish proverb. At any rate, it is
pointed out that being Sin a majority" was
not 10th century phrase.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-02-27
Eurasians Eager to Get
Into War;; England Fears
Other Tribes viii Rebel

London, Eng Feb. 27-The petition Of
the Eurasians,. or haIf-castes Of India, to
raise some regiments of their own kind, has
caused the war office considerable uueasi-
because Of the delicate sociar questions in
volved.
Eurasians are in the unfortunate posi-
tons of being neither whites nor native
They are not admitted into white society as
a rule. and are disliked and despised by
the natives of unmiXed parsntage. At the
same time they feel themselves superior
to the natives because OF their white blood.
The ~hites and the Eurasians could get
along very weet together at the front, but
the imperial authorities fear the indian reEf-
ments would resent the formation Of a dis
tinCtly Eurasian sOldiery, and would besides
refuse to associate with them in arms.
The war office is now trying to put the
damper on the project without offending the
loyalty and the sensibilities of an important
element of the indian population.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-02-27
Stage Is Not Such a Life as
Some Would Make Believe;
Latest New York Plays.

TEW YORK, Feb. 27.-Adele Row
N land, the breezy little Patsy
\ Montrose Of THE Only Girl,
now at the Lyric theater, told me today
that she doesn't believe in that kind
of stage Renaissance which makes out
acting to be a life full Of hardships,
trials and dfsappointments for a woman.
The stage is not as black as II S
painted especially as it's limned by
those celebrities who narrate their soul
10 me it's been one long JOY" ex-
claimed Adele with an enthusiasm she
could not have affected. She slasped
her hands and for moment seemed 10
be reviewing in her mind all the pleas
ures she had felt in the last ten years
Taking into consideration all pro-
fessiOns that a woman can pursue,
has the talent. I think acting should
appeal to her more strongly than any
There has been too much said
against the stage as means Of liveli-
hood for a healthy, good minded ambi-
tiOus girl It's all bosh.
Il wouldn't give it up, simply be-
cause of the pure enjoyment l get out
of it. Of course, there may be few
hard knocks, but any wOman-the WOm-
an who does nothing-gets them They
are the common heritage of mankind,
7 guess, although I am usually too busy
being happy to philisophize much.
ITO my mind, a woman physician or
surgeon is almost abhorrent. L shrink
from thinking myself one. A woman
lawyer should be a success, because a
woman always thinks of the telling
word.
Woman artists have to work too
hard for too little recognition. They
shine only once or twice a year. while
actresses shine almost every night
And. after all. there is no woman who
in her heart despises the worlds
plaudits. They all like to get a hand
Woman authors 1 would class as
having the most desira BILE occupation
next to acting. The public likes to read
books written by women.
Lack Of beauty shouldn't deter wOm-
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-02-27

en- from going on the stage. Few great
actresses are really good looking. And
there's q reason. Beautiful actresses
are really Handicapped in their art.
because they must necessarily think
of their beauty and guard it all the
time.
y Every tense expression brings
wrinkles and destruction to beauty.
The beautiful woman consequently can
not act and express emotion with the
same freedom that she could were her
face not her fortune. pretty woman
is always dreading wrinkles. A plain
woman doesn't care so mUch-she de-
NelOps character in her face.
Still, the beautiful actress has a
triumph all her own, a different kind
of triumph. The public never tires of
looking at really attractive face and
figure.
"Of course. in saying acting is pleas
ant, I take it for granted that the girl
who wants to go on the stage is willing
to work. If she doesn't like work, she
will find it unpleasant There's plenty
of work
"Inside the Lines"
Another British war play has hit
New York The latest arrival from
London is called Inside the Lines"
and. like The White Feather" takes
for it's theme the horrible Vaccinations
Of the German spy
The plot of the new piece at the
LOngacre theater is laid on the rock of
Gibraltar How can people have any
sense who live on an insurance adver-
tisement2" said the chOtchety tourist
from the middle west.
The part of the play which appeals
especially to Americans is not the
dreadful scheme to blow up British
battleshiPs. but the good humored 1es-
peration of stranded American tourists
The play is pure melOdrama-at least
Manhattan must consider it So. 30,
aren't gun shy yet Not a few things
in the play outrage our sense of the
possible, but a force of really compe-
tent actors did n great deal toward
arguing us into believing these things
really might be Matched in Wilhelm
strasse in August 1919
Inside the Lines" was written by
earl Derr Biggers, who wrote the story
Seven Keys to Baldpate" from which
george NJ. Cohan fashioned the popular
play.
great element of surprise The attrac-
tive, but scheming secret agent, out
Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1915-12-23
RAeID COYOTE SEEN
IN WINNEMUccA STREETS

Yesterday morning about l o'clock
a supposedly rabid coyote was heard
at the residence of ]. b. Davis where
II walked up on the front porch and
attacked the house dog. From there
1t went to the corner Of Bridge and
Second streets, where it was seer by
several men, two Of whom secured
shot guns and followed the animal
across the bridge. However. they did
not get close enough to it TO get a
shot. The animal was lost track Of
in the vicinity of the Western Pacific
roundhouse.
As the animal neared the bridge il
was discovered by the Western Pacific
call boy, who was riding back TO the
station on his wheel. The coyote saw
the boy about the same time and took
after him. but the youth whipped up