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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-01-29
MAJESTIC.

Friday-Clara kimbaII Young IN
"The Deep Purple" by Paul Armstrong
and Wilson Miner. Give part World
broduction).
Saturday-Douhle feature program
G. NJ. Anderson C"Broncho Bsly'D
Marguerite Clayton. Harry Todd and
Victor PoteI in When Love and Honor
Called" Also Keystone comedy The
Simple Life" with Fatty and Mabel
Normand.
Sunday-Klaw & Granger present
Under the Gas Light"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-01-29

man We're to jump over the nearly
thousand foot high Ei1el tower.
An oyster opposes being opened by
eXerting force of over thirty pounds
and for man TO show the same power
ne would have TO take up 50 large
locomotives and hear them Atlas-like
upon his shoulders
From a purely physical point of view
man is the weakest of animals It IS
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-01-29
LONG PETITION is
SENT TO CAPITAL
Rev. Phi. Wilhelm Finds Local
Sentiment Favors Embargo
on Expectation of Arms.

Rock Island. III. Jan. es.-Editor
Arsus. The petitions circulated b. me
20 urge our senators and congressman
% vote for the Hitchcock bill. pToni5-
sting the expectation % var material
20 the conteudins powers OF Europe,
have been sent 70 Washington. Nearly
one thOusaud subscriptions were gath
cred from people OF every walk Of life.
The short canvas has proven that a
large majority Of voters are in favor
% putting g strict embargo on all var
material. The original lists were -
yards in length. probably the longest
list % petitions ever sent 20 Washing
TON from this community. The ques-
ton involved De- OF the greatest i'm
Dortance and should be urged con
SANITY by all Eho are iu favor OF strict
neutrality. until the necessary laws are
passed and enforced. NOtwithstand-
INK the stand Nlr. Bryan has taken on
the issue. Mr.. Bryan's statement IS
by no means formal No one has elect
ed or appointed him 10 enact laws nor
90 pass judgment on the constitution
atty OF certain laws. The former
power belongs 90 congress and the
latter % the supreme court. and in no
way o. the secretary OF state And
why should Mr. Bryans statement be
taken go seriously Our gov
erumcur is ty 10 means a government
OF Mr Bryan. but government Of the
people. and FOR the people. and by the
people Not merely looking a. the
Tai
but mainly from highly moral point
70 view. ! would Ike 20 encourage ali
who take the same stand as I do on
the great question 90 neutrality I'm the
Elr..rsan var 90 keep on urging our
couzre=suau and senators 90 pass the
necessary Jaws that viii enable our
chief executive 90 levy an embargo on
an war material To all societies
would suggest % send On petitions 10
the president. % orr cCuEresz man and
senators. thesc petitions being signed
by the prrs ding CHccr and the see
Rotary 81 the society. The sCcIcfie1
90 the different churches could use
this form 90 great advantage.
-Fres'dcnf Wilson has asked MS 10
pray for peace. Our prayer for peaee
makes Cur attitude to the European
war o. moral issue involving the rcl.r-
lcus conscience OF every one who
prayed foT peace. As sincere Chris .
t.1rs ws must usc our entire moral in- .
fueuce 90 help in bringing about what
Te pray for The expectation OF war
material Droiones the war and adds I
fuel 90 its flame
Elm view Of the above facts. wei
rlenl1ers Of .-----. ------------ -----
-------- .----- resolved 90 'frge
the president. the senators OF this .
state and the representative from this
district o. take such steps as viii I
promptly stop the expectation OF all 1
material useful ln war. s. copy Of
this resolution 81 % be sent % the I.
president. one each 20 the senator's Of /
this state. and one 90 the representa- I
tive from this district
".-----.-----.- Presiding Omcer-
"--..--.----.-.---.- Secretary"
This IS only a suggestion: probably /
some one else can improve Il. But, /
by all means. let all who are OF this I
opinion work for the great cause
Respectfully.
PHI WILHELM /
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-01-29

signed release and kept the money
for himself.
.Patmont assured me my sister was
fanocent and that he would not sue
for divorce. Later, when l read the
story Of the divorce suit, | concluded
that the suit was simply blackmail TO
mulch $500 from the Madison man
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-01-29

up beam IS feet long and 151A inches
square.
matches on rollers, which would equal
a load of $50 beams the size of q man
when its weight is compared with that
OF a horse.
The flea jumps 200 times its own
height, which is about the same as if a
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-01-29
Strenoth Of Insects.

The insects are provided with mus
cles of enormous power as compared
with men If a fly be held by the wings
it can pick up and carry a match, and
this is as II a man were able to pick
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-01-29

only by the use OF his mind and tho
application OF the laws Of mechanics
in the machinery he has invented that
he has been able TO dominate the world.
-BostonHeTald.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-01-29
DRFAMLAND

Friday-"Cross in the Desert; our
Mutual Girl.
Saturday" Shortys Folks in Late
Sunday-"The Case of McWinter's
Family Zudora No. 6, Fortunes OF
War; His Taking Ways" comedy
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-01-29
FAMILY.

Thursday and Friday-'Dan." feat
Lring Lew Dockstader.
Saturday Second episode of Eek
rloits of Elaine" when Fate Was
Kind."
Sunday and Monday Message
From Mars"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-01-29
MOTHER NINETEEN
CHILDREN ASKING
FOR SEPARATION
Mrs. Prank Faust Seeks Divorce
After Living With Husband
Over 25 Years.
SAYS He THEM DESERTED
Married on Aug "a. issc. IN VsiIe~
Greek. Pa.-sate Left
Eer In 1905.

Charging that after a quarter o. a
century u Wsdded life and after she
had Elvec birth TO 70 children. her
husband. Prank Faust deserted her
Nra. Susanna Faust OF this city this
morning through her attorney. Phii
Wells. started suit for divorce
The blII sets forth that or Iesa than
a score % children were the fruits Of
the marriage and deciares that seven
of the son and daushters are Still
alive The whereabouts o. the hus-
band. the declaration says. e. not
Known b. the WOMB
10 the bin Mrs Flust states that
she VA Welded % Prank Faust IN
yellow creek. pa. on Aux -. 1850.
and that the couple lived together for
g years she charges that on July z.
1906. the husband deserted her.
Always OgtifuL
she asserts that she had always
proved n dutifui wife and had given
hfm no cause t1 leave. since be de-
parted the bill declares that be- has
remained away from her and that she
does not kuoW where ne resides
The seven children are. jane. aged
20 years George. -. samuel. %.
Mary. g. John. %. Martha. %. and
vida n.
The custody OF vida O. asked by
the mother. she being ths only minor
child alive. ~ three dilc-eut time.
twins we're horn CO. the marriage.
Unusuzi SUIT
The suit ia unusual from the fact
that the couple lived together for over
n quarter % a century and reared such
a large family
70 is presumed tEe suit VIII not be-
fought since the residence % the hus-
band &c. not known and le has
remained away from his wife FOR
ue1riy nine years
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-01-29
sn,eatg1z
ILLINOIS.

Monday, Jan. % and on week-John
w. Ruskin presents How Wild Ani-
mails Live" Feature films with lee
ture.
Coming soon-"High links"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-01-29

The Vatican Cd the papai palace and
derives ifs name from tie bin on
which Go Stands. the Mons Vatic1uuE.
one q the seven hills OF Rome DC 81 o
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-01-29
EMPIRE.

jan. IS. % and 3o-Oliver Drama
players in THE Girl and the Chauf-
feur
Jan. y. Feb. 1. and 3-Oliver ORA
ma Players in THE House OF Bond
age"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-01-29

Ancestors.
Our ancestors are very good kind
Of folks. but they are the last people
l should choose TO have a visiting ac'
quaintance with-SberidaB
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-02-18

French republic, the minister repre-
senting the king of the Belglans, and
American Ambassador Sharp, repre-
senting government at Washington, ali
with appropriate follOwlngs, pnrticu-
larry from the American chamber VI
commerce Of Paris, visited the eNhibl-
ton 10 be sent by the French and Bel
CLAN governments to the Panamn- san
Francisco Exposition. The collection
Is all that war allows, but 1t will be
largely supplemented by Individual eA-
mbitors II Is sign Of great good
will under difficulties, aud should be
taken as such. 1t Is Of real interest
too Besides relies Of Lafayette anu
Ruchamhpuu and It's treasurer Oi ART
there Is collection Of old Ffehci
laccs of great value, lent by patriot
lc Belgium lady Mile. Rgaud, Ana
there are reproductions Of >Arthllecl
urnI monuments Of France and Bel
gium. which for large part, Amerl-
cnns will never see In their orlglhhl
reullty- Tor they, too, have complaints
of war to make.
In the crowds circulating Sunday to
see "le san Francisco" there were
numbers Of sad-eyed soldiers, clearly
out Of place, with an empty sleeve, an
other with cane that was a crutch.
Their uniforms were worn-and Bel
glan.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-02-18
THE RAILROAD PROBLEM.

Thirteen railroads in Missouri are ask
ms for legislative approval Of their re
quest for an increase Ia freight ana
passenger rate, Nine of these rail
road, assert thuJ under the 2ccut
pos,cugcr fare their combined o..
an 1911, us compared with 1913, were
$pS-,0i59G. lu commenting upon Il
similar request by railroads IN Okl.
homu, The Times recently called az
te llon To the difficulty OF reaching
an intelligent conclusion as to the
m,ritS Of the appeal, because Of iacE
OF statistics as 10 the primary Nulu1
q, railroad property The Missouri
public service commission seems to br
confronted with this same dire ulty,
,,cording to the following press dis.
patch;
The report says that the figures
and testimony submitted BY The rail
roads up To date all tend to show that
the operation Of the 2cent law bns
caused the lines to suffer LOSSES.
Is said that 10 make Il physical yuluu
tiOn Of the railroads probably would
require five years, and that 50 fnr
the commission has not taken any nc
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-02-18
SUNDAY CLOSING LAW
Lid Would BE Put on BY Measure In
trOduced In Senate at Request Of
Ministerial Alliance.

Managers and owners Of theaters
and other places Of amusement are al.
ready actively opposing bill intro
duced into the senate late Wednesday
afternoon clamping the Sunday lid
down tight on all such places
The measure provides that It shall
be unlawful for any person to hold
any vaudeville, exhibition or show,
picture show boxing or wrestling
mitch between the hours OF II o'clock,
midnight Saturday, and II o'clock,
midnight, Sunday. The same restric-
tions are also placed on billiard or
rool halls, skating Kinks, shooting gal
lcries and dance halls The penalty
for violation Is placed at fine OF
from $50 to 500 or imprisonment
from thirty 70 ninety days, or both
such fine and Imprisonment for each
offense
The bill was introduced at the re-
quest Of the Oklahoma ministerial al
lance by Senators Carpenter, ONeill,
Cordell, Pugh, Waters and Blassin-
game.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-02-18
SQUEEZING POLITICS OUT.

The MuskOgee Times Democrat is
fearful that the usefulness of Frank
Gaull president Of the state board Of
agriculture, may be- DESTROYED boy the
iulhcrotions Of his press urcut Editor
Kerr objects TO President Gnults be-
ing tUuted as II sort Of Everett
True The Times has no hr-itancy
m declaring Everett True 10 be- ger.
hnps the finest citizen of hi, age
As to President frank Guull, The
Times ut this present moment believes
TINT he is doing his level best to render
q good service to the state, aud that
he knows the political game so thor
uu-hiy that he can detect political
PARASITES at glance lie has a
thoroughbred running mate In the utt
son Of j. 4, Darby " Muskogee
President Gaut uud his associate,
have liycn public notice that It is
their mlcltiOn to conduct the affairs
Of the Agricultural and Mechanical
college aud It's allied schools la a
thoroughly busInessllkc manner, Ia
squeeze every drop Of partisan poll
ties fra" Oklnhoma's system Of ngrl
cultural education and TO give TO the
! 4, Jlr substantial profit ON every
e., .mr Invested IN this work. .'
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-02-18
WHY STARS TWINKLE
Light Of the Heavenly Bodies Is Bent
In Its Passage Through the AtmOs-
phere.

The question Of childhood, What
makes the stars twinkle" was au-
swered probably by bit Of verse or
poetic fancy. But men asking the
same question sought Il scientific ex-
punation aud found h.
Although we live upon It's surface
we are not outside of tho earth, but
at the bottom ul sea Of air which
forms the eurlhs uWrrmost layer and
extends above our heads to height
of many miles We cannot see the
stars save as We look through this
atmosphere. aud the light which
comes through II is bent and often
times distorted $50 as 10 present serl-
uus obstacles lo any accurate tele-
scopic study of the heavenly bodies,
Frequently the disturbance IL Wis
ible to the naked eye and the stars
are said to twinkle, T. e., to quiyer
aud change color many times see.
ond solely In consequence OF dis
turhcd condition VI the alr not from
anything which goes ON In the star.
This effect is more marked low
down iu the sky than near the zenith
It is worth nothing that the planets
show very little OF II because thu
light they send TO earth comes from
disk " sensible area while star, be
Ing much smaller and farther from the
earth has Its disk reduced practically
10 mere point whose light Is mor'
easily affected by local disturbance
In the atmosphere than Is the broader
beam which comes from the planet
disk
AT all times, whether the star
twinkle or not, their light is bent II
its passage through the atmosphere
so that the stars appear 70 stanC
higher up In the sky than their tru'
positions.
To the atmosphere with It's sus
pended dust and yapor is due, also
that lengthenlng Of day that we cal
twilight. Have you ever seen m,
twilight arch rise up IN the eastern
sky lust ntter sunset Look for 4
from n hllltop or some other plac,
with an open view 10 the east
Some peoples curiosity * M crook
cd rs the Interrogation point that goc
with II
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-02-18

the state, or TO subscribe, donate. con
tribute or, give TO any fund for the
purpose OF procuring or purchasing
any present gift, donation or thing Of
value to any person In the employ of
the state, or who is retiring from or
has recently retired from such ser
vice.
See . Any person violating ans
Of the provisions of this act shall Dee
discharged from the public service and
shall aot thereafter for period ot
two years be eligible for rcappoiut
ment to amy position IN the service If
the state and shall IN addition to The
foregoing penalty, he guilty Of d mis-
demeanor
In the language of the almost for
gotten Colonel lsenberg Of the rolling
cataractlng Enid Wave. Pass the
mustard"
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-02-18
CHARGE OF THE LIGHT BRIGADE

II Is worth while. occasionally to
discuss matters that will never hap
pen In his recent campaign Govern
or Williams, whose sincerity The
Times is not discussing advocated cor
tain changes In the oklahoma consti-
tuition. In obedience TO HIS promise
nine proposed amendments to the cor.
stituion have been submitted TO the
Legislature Four Of these amend
mcnls are as follows:
"Asmcmbcr Of the legislature shall
not bee eligible to become candidate
for q party nomination for ,cnt iu
the congress Of the United States for
two years after the passage of con
presstonal upporioumcut act by the
legislature of this state Of which such
yurty was member
no federal office holder. or mem
bcr OF congress. or the United States
senate while holding such office shall
be- eligible to become q candidate for
a party nomination for any state
county or municipal office
"No official while hoDdug stat,
office In either the executive or judi
cial departments, shall be- cauddat,
for any state, county or municipal of
flee, except TO succeed himself vhrr
eligible.
"Ihe governor Of the state shulD uo
be- eligible 10 party nomination az
a candidate for a seat In the uuitcD
States senate during his term Of Of
flee, or for one year after the pNplru
/ tiou Of such term" .
Nobody is making the mistake Oh
seriously expecting that amy of lhr,
four proposals will ever become Iuv
Notwithstanding the fact that eac
and all would he Of wholesome cffr,
, In oklahoma But the Democratic ma
jortty in the state is too great to b
overcome In this instance To d,
. prlve any Democrat Of the privilege ,
running for office unless he rrsig
from the office he has In hand is asl
Ing too much II such moustrous pr,
pOsnls ARE 10 be INDUCED. what Il,
would there be- In building pcrsoni
political machines while In orflc,
Furthermore, who would be- 80 di
= loyal to Jacksoniau traditions rs
curb ambition, Is not America II
land OF the free and tile home ,
the hrayc2
Into the jaws Of death. into n
, mouth of hell, q, plainly somebody h.
bmndercd poble Three Hundred,
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-02-18
MORE POWER TO THE GREEKS

Once upon time, as the story runs,
an employe Of the state Of Oklahoma
solicited contributions from other state
employees for the purchase Of costly
gift to state official There was
liberal response, SO liberal that final
ly there was complaint that the total
amount contributed was four or five
times In excess Of the sum actually
paid for the gift oklahoma remem
bers when gifts Of diamonds and
horses and carriages to state officials
were quite the thing Oklahoma also
knows that many state employe has
been forced TO deprive himself aud
his family Of needed funds to help
some political sycophant dazzle an Of
flcial with gift against which the
latter's conscience should have re-.
belled. II Is well for public offlculs
ns well as others, to beware Of Greeks
that come bearing gifts.
by narrow murgln In the senate
last Monday, senate bill No. l40 by
Burford was defeated Whatever
violence that bin offered to the peace
and dignity OF the state of Oklahoma
may be read in the following lines:
Section |. II shall be unlawful for
nny person In the employ OF the state
sr Of any officer, board commission
or department OF the state, who ~
neiyes compensation from the state
10 either directly or Indirectly sub
scribe, contribute, donate or give an,
money, promise property or thing Of
lSalue 70 any officer or employe OF
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-02-18
THE IRISH SOUL.

writer in the London News, james
Douglas, makes this interesting dis
elimination as to natlonalilies.
Just as an Irish Rugby team IL
utterly different In its temper from
an English, Welsh or Scottish Rugby
team 50 Is an Irish regiment utterly
different from the English, Welsh or
Scottish regiment ! do not say that
Ia, temper is finer. say 1t IL dif
lcrrut.
AT Lord Roberts funeral stood
ON the Thames cmbankment beside an
IN glish war correspondent. As the
soldiers Went 10y In the ruin we tried
To- Identify the various regiments. one
very smart regiment puzzled Us. Sud
CO. ly we fixed out eyes ON great.
strapptng soldier with roguish eye
aud deyil-may care CLINT In IT, HI,
khGk cap was cooked raklshly over
one eyebrow. Irish Of course, said
tie English war correspondent YOU
can't mistake that fellow.
1T was tie Irish guards Eyrl m
the mud snd rain they looked IN.
roariously ard outrageously Ia,n.
And | remembered how, not many
months ago, the Irish guards, now
fighting in Flanders, cheered John
Redmond and John DILLON
In the rain sodden twilight me
e',ling / stood at the corner of a
street In Cork aud watched an Irish
regiment swinging past on its way
bncsk FROM a long route march. We're
they lex weary Not biz Of II. They
went up the murky hill to their bur
rarh with rhythmic dash that sent
ne heart into my mouth have
thrilled to the rhythm Of the Grana.
dhI guards at the end of Il route
um,h but the rhymth Of this Irish
/ regiment though not finer. was dlfrer.
e.. There is only one word for II --
there was more devil in It's rhythm
It reminded be Of the rhythm OF rush
down the field by n pack Of Irish for
wards. The corporate soul Of the regi
meut was In the rhythm, and the sou
wa, Irish The drums aud flutes wer,
playing queer Wild Irish tune, an
at intervals each section barkeu like ,
pack Of hounds.
That fierce bark went down III,
regiment from front TO rear, bari
after bark, like series OF volleys-
the vocal attack, as musician woul'
say being perfect. As | heard II,
knew that ! was listening, not to
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-02-18

OF ragtime, II has the added merit OF
limited range-scarcely more than
an octave.
But 1T is all born OF an intimacy
with the psychology OF the music hall
goer which old best composers do not
attempt to assimilate
There are several hundreds OF per
sons In Chicago who are ready TO
cry ont with loud voice that this is
quite the worst song they have ro-
fused to listen TO this year They re-
sena AZ an indignity to their artistic
standing repetition OF the simple
minded words One OF my acQuniut-
ances went so far as to stop dancing
because his partner onunciatcd the
lyric into his ear
Have We Been Duped2
confess TO certain irritation
with Jealous persons who demand a
seventh repetition from the unappe-
tlzlng soprano at the restaurant
| But there Is no escape from IT, The
'unmusicaP public Is not concerned
with prophecy nor with hequeathing
legacy OF fine music to It's chill
dren 1t has an artistic conscience Of
India rubber, II indeed 1t has any
artistic conscience at all 1t SAYS
"Tipperary' is good today II It /,
ephemeral, short lived, so much the
more cogent reason for enjoying n
today to the point OF safety.
Already suspicion IA pointing M
gnarlcd finger at "TIpperary' and
more particularly at the man behind
it. Mr. Il. Feldman. II congsy5 IN,
sinister suggestion that 3,OU0, SOC
British soldiers are not mar'1irg q
its rhythm that most OF the soldier
on the continent have never heard o.
IL; that just possibly Mr. Feldmar
and his agents contributed to tn,
support Of pernurious war correspon
dents, and, having sOwn the seed
are reaping a hundredfold.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-02-18
POLITICAL Announcements

| hereby announce myself as can
didate far Commissioner OF Public
Property, subject TO the Republican
primary. II. H. BRADSHAW,
ADV. present Supt, Of Streets }
/ hereby announce myself as can.
didnte for Commissioner Of Public
Property Of Oklahoma City, subject
to the action VI the Republican prlm.
airy,
GEO. HESS.
hereby announce that I win he a
candidate Tor the office Of Commits
sioner Of Accounting and Finance. sub.
ject TO the Republican primaries March
10th, 1915. HENRY ELLIOTT.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-02-18

/ mob, but TO a regiment-au rish regi-
mcnt- and there were tears of pride
IN my eyes AS the long pulsing line
ct steel swept like live thing around
| thc corner up the dark hin."