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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-05-17
KNOX TAKES A WEIRD
GAME FROM LOMBARD

Galesburg. IL. May I'm a weird
game lasting until sunset. Knox col
lege again beat Lombard college yes
terday, II TO I. Lombard outbatted
Knox and in the seventh inning made
five earned runs off as many hits.
Knox gained the lead at the start of
the game, due 10 the wildness of Peter
SON and maintained a safe lead to the
end Score: R. II. F.
Knox ........240O0023'-1I ) s
Lombard .....OOO2OO500- / II 10
Batteries -McGOyern, Parr and
Price; Peterson, Leonard and Rock
ner.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-05-17
ELLIOTT HURLING
WINS FOR WESLEYAN

Bloomington, H., May 17.-Bradley
Of Peoria could do nothing with FL
liott's pitching yesterday, Wesleyan
winning easily. The score:
R. H. E.
Wesleyan 2O001*-4 !
Bradley .......0 020000-2 3
Batteries-Elliott and Van Ord
strand; Idle and Williams.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-05-17
On ODE Sidelines
IIIIIIlIIGIiIIIIIIliIIIiIIIIIIIHIIIIIlIIiiIIIllI

Bill Jackson and his Distillers in
wade Rock Island tomorrow for a
three-game series.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-05-17

Andy Ware, new hurler secured by
Lister, was scheduled to pitch today
in the final game against Blooming
ton.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-05-17

had trouble keeping the doorway to the
theater open, but Manager Gilbert says
he will have plenty of room and will
break the movie" mans record.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-05-17

Phil Appel, the Quincy sage. spilled
a mouthful when he said mo bali
player ever improved his daily aver
age by batting around nights"
The Washington herald., 1916-04-16
Fac-Simile of Famous Document Giving
Details of Construction of Fortune"
Playhouse, Made Public in Full for
First Time.

Plate howse Called the Globe, with con-
venient windowes and lights glazed to the
saide Tyreinge hOwse And the sadie frame
stadge and stearecases to be covered with
TyIe,' etc. and as the following pages in
clude all the specifications even down. to
the number of "oaken pales'' and pounds
Of lime and hair for the plastering Of the
outer walls, we have sufficient data 10
make possible the reconstruction, in es-
sentials. of typical Elizabethan theater.
Including the houses at either side (made
from contemporary drawings in the Bod
leian) the model rests on a five-foot base,
and is about twenty-eight inches high. The
material is stifr paper, beaver board, and
white pine free from all knots. The For
tune was a square theater. eighty feet on
a side, and open to the sky like the inn
yards. The stage extended out into the
open court forty feet, and, following the
custom Of the day, the larger part Of the
audience stood during the performance
around the three sides Of the platfor !.
Acting took place in the afternoon by
natural light. Beyond the covering OF the
galleries, running round the three sides OF
the enclosure, there was no protection fo-
audience and players. There was no
proscsnium arch and no drop curtain. both
The Washington herald., 1916-04-16

chattels. stocks and bonds are estimated
al more than 100000 but they seldom
spent a dollar for their own comfort. Visit
Bellefontaine and the citizens will point
with pride 10 the Powell block. situated
in the heart of the business section; to
the dozens Of substantial dwellings that
the Powells erected; to Powell park and
to the handsome Powell home on North
Main street-that is, handsome in its ex-
terror appointments and soon to be gor
geous within, with Rachel spending money
like water to adorn It.
Mary was known as a woman interested
greatly in the welfare of the public"
but she and Rachel reaped no pleasure
The Washington herald., 1916-04-16
NEW LIGHT ON STAGE OF ELIZABETHAN ERA;
THEATER CONTRACT REVEALS CURIOUS FACT

iron and working lateraIly These vera
known as traverses and provided am inner
stage. or second division Of action. know n
in Elizahethan theatrical slang as "7ha
Study" This inner room served a vararv
Of purposes. being used for caves. arn"r~.
counting houses, prisons, shops. tomns and
tents. Over this was the third stag. a
simple balcony, backed by painted hang
ing. This served for Juliet and Antony.
for the battlement in Hamlet and the I'M
In King Lear; the second story OF a house.
the deck Of ship, etc.
Soon after the players were esta h1ishei
in their own theaters they hogan .
develop the sole extravaganza Of Shake
speare's day-luxurious costume Ner1ho.S
0f the court gave the actors cast-oT CIurI-
ing and sometimes even equipped th,rn
with entirely new outfits entering into
ROOd-natured competition in the lavishnc~S
Of their generosity. Some protection from
the elements, therefore, became necessary.
and the problem Was solved by erecting
over the main stage, at an elevation cor
responding to the ceiling OF the UppermoS;
gallery, a matched or tiled and loaded roof
Sloping down upon the dressing and storr-
rooms and known as the shadow" or the
heavens" Above the dressing room an
this protecting roof rose small tower ur
hutch. from which the nag. bearing tire
symbol Of the particular theater, was
raised an hour or 50 before the perform
ance. This hutch was used in a variety
OF ways. Here thunder was initiated hv
rolling a cannon ball in a trough, and here
was situated the windlass by which Jovs
throne or the substantial deity hearing
cloud was lowered. Here, too. befUre the
entrance Of the prologue, the trUmpeter
gave three blasts preliminary 70 the open
ing scene. And then-fOr there were no
programs-the actor playing prologue.
dressed in scholars black gown with
wreath Of artificial laurel upon his head
walked to the middle Of the stage proper,
explained the nature Of the play, and tina
p~rformancs then began.
The Washington herald., 1916-04-16

thirteen, an heiress who has pos
sessed a fortune all her life, but is
just beginning to know what money is for;
a child-woman gleefuIIy slipping her first
glass Of soda water and talking back in
wonderment to Harry Lauder on the phono-
graph.
That is Rachel Powell, granddaughter
Of William Powell. Revolutionary war hero
and founder Of Bellefontaine, o. Nearly
all her life she has lived in the attic OF
her palatial home, dressing in the costume
Of century ago, and undergoing the most
primitive hardships. Today she is a wild
spendthrift, scattering money right and
left, realizing for the first time that it is
good for something besides stuffing cracks
in the attic walls
The death the other day Of her pictur-
esque sister, Mary Powell who was past
: eighty. brought about the revolution in the
Wife Of Rachel 1t opened the door OF her
cage and the little bird huttered out burst
ing her heart with song.
Mary Powell, a dominant woman, shared
the little attic with her sister She had
built the house herself, as she built many
others in BellefOntaine bossing the work
in person, CARRIED in rough clothes, felt hat
and high boots. And at first she lived in
comparative comfort, entertaining lavish
IT, but little by little one by one barring
erstwhiIe guests from her house, until
eventually no one was permitted to cross
the doorstep, and the place became known
as The House Of Mystery"
The amazing state Of affairs that eX-
listed within was known to no one until
Mary Powell died and the authorities
broke in. They found the ten rooms and
the bathroom boarded up; that the sisters
had been sleeping on straw in the garrett:
that the house was equipped with a mod
ern heating plant and yet the sisters used
an old sheetiTon stove, carrying wood up
TO the attic and cording it along the wall;
that the house was piped for gas. yet only
an oil lamp was used for light; that cook
ing was done on a gasoline stove.
And money, coolies and coolies Of it, was
found everywhere, stuffed in cracks and
corners, in stocking and shoes, tied up
and hanging on pegs, scattered on the
floor and stuffed in cups. while a cat was
discovered playing with a diamond ring.
And Mary Powell had been considered one
OF the shrewest business women in the
middle west She had more than doubled
their inheritance by brilliant real estate,
stock and other ventures.
The value of the money. stocks and
bonds found scattered around the house
totaled $4,000, while life insurance pol
icy for $4,000, together with deeds for
farms in North Dakota and Missouri, were
found filed away in the furnace. The es-
tate in all amounted to something over
100000.
Rachel Powell's days Of priyations and
hardship, however, are over for good. She
already has one big automobile and wants
more, but, most Of all, she is eager for her
drst ride on railroad train. Her transition
The Washington herald., 1916-04-16

from the primitive ways of civilization
is being effected by leaps and bounds. She
had always been afraid Of men, but she
is delighted With them now, especially
Harry Lauder, the funny man who hides
in the big box" In spirit, size. enthusiasm
and innocence, she is still all child.
The problem OF settling the estate has
not yet been decided by the courts. 1t
was long time before Mary Powell's will
was found. but eventually one was dis
covered, filed also in the furnace. which
had been made out by herself without the
advice Of an attorney. It directed that her
estate should go to Rachel until death,
and then be used to establish home for
maiden ladies and aged women to be
named the Mary Powell Home"
Besides this. she left freak requests to
about fifty relatives, an old pair of shoes
to one, an old umbrella to another All
the relatives are contrasting the will, and
may defeat the home project
The name Of this family is written many
times in the history Of the development of
Bellefontaine from a spot in the wilderness
to a city Of ten thousand population. Will
liam Powell grandfather of Rachel and
Mary, came to Logan county from Penn
sylvania in 1912. He purchased a large
tract Of land. The country was yet for
The Washington herald., 1916-04-16

parents In 1927 he married Mary Smith,
of Warren county.
To Peter Powell and wife were born
three children, Henry, Mary and Rachel.
As the years passed by, the real estate
owned by the Powells trebled in value and
al the death of Peter Powell in 1878 an
estate valued at $4,000 fell to his chill
dren. Henry Powell. the son. assumed
the management OF the property. At his
death in 1895 Mary assumed the reins
and she proved herself the greatest Roman
OF them all.
Wealth, however, never meant anything
to the Powell family where their own
pleasure was concerned. Their lands,
The Washington herald., 1916-04-16

est and many Indians resided in the vi
cinity.
William Powell built a log cabin. 1t
had one room and was located in what
now is one of the most fashionable resi-
dence districts in the city. His cabin
formed the nucleus for the city Of today.
The town was mapped out in 1918 and
PoweIl's land comprised the north half.
He donated land in the northwest corner
for a cemetery. Then he started the first
school and in many other ways aided in
the progress of the village.
Peter Stilwell Powell, son OF William,
was born in Pennsylvania about the year
1900 and came to Logan county with his
The Washington herald., 1916-04-16

from their vealth-they Just barely en-
listed. For the public everything. for our.
selves nothing. seemed to be the method
she pursued.
The old cemetery that William Powell
donated 10 the city she converted into
park. known as Powell park. And as q
daughter Of a Revolutionary war soldier.
Mary founded the Bellefontaine branch Of
the Daughters Of the American Revolution
and served two years as regent Of the or
ganization.
Three years ago the old Boyd corner
as it was known locally, was torn out and
with it the first house erected in Belle
fOntaine This Miss Powell had removed
10 Rutan park, and ii stands there today
as one Of the most priced relics OF the
early days.
II there is enough money left after the
spendthrift Rachel has done. and II the
relatives do not succeed in getting It. the
home will stand as another memorial TO
the Powell name. Meanwhile. however,
Rachel is doing her best to put the fortune
back into circulation.
The Washington herald., 1916-04-16
BY PHILIP D. SHERMAN.
Associate Professor Of English, OberEiH
College.

= UNTIL recently comparatively little
has been known about the
mechanical arrangement Of the
~ EHzabethan stages. Feulleret
Lawrence and our own Wallace,
OF the University of Kansas, have made
many important discoveries in this field.
but the greatest service for the general
reader was in all probability the publica-
ton. not long ago, by w. W. Greg. Of
careful type facsimile of the papers and
account books Of Philip Renslowe, one Of
the leading theatrical managers of Shake
spcare's day. Among these documents is
the famous contract for the building OF the
Fortune theater. signed by Henslowe and
one Peter Streete, contractor
The Shakespearean scholar Malone print
ed g portion Of this years RgO, but only q
portion. and the original remained mac
cessiOls 20 all save a few specialists until
Greg placed it at the disposal OF ANYONE
Interested in making a study OF the de-
tails. As the contract states that the
Fortune was Ito he contryved and fash
Ionsd hks unto the stadss Of the saids
The Washington herald., 1916-04-16

essential characteristics of the picture
frame stage Of today, adopted in England
along with the systematic employment OF
scenery. after 1862. >....-.
The story of the play was told rather
than realized. With the projected stage
putting the player literally in the midst of
his public. acting. TO be effective had to he
rhetorical and vigorous. Those who did not
care to mingle with the "Groundlings" as
those who stood around the stage were
called, might sit in tho covered galleries,
which correspondent to the box seats Of the
The Washington herald., 1916-04-16

modern theater. But for the most part
the audience jostled and chaffed good
naturally, standing around the stage under
the open sky.
The traditional notion that the Eliza
bethan theaters were small, bare, and
crude, has been pretty eonclusively ex-
ploded by the recent discoveries of Wallace
and Lawrence in the documents and
chiyes stored In the record once at Lon
don. In the Southwark theaters readily ac-
cessible and commodious dressing rooms
With rardrobes and storage for properties
The Washington herald., 1916-04-16
Child-wona,,. Rich
AHHer Life. Learns
for First Time That
Money Is Good for
Something Besides
Stuffjrg Cracks IL,
Her Garrett.

lCTURE, il you can, a woman
eighty years old, still as blithe and
gay and undeVeloped as a girl Of
thirteen, an heiress who has DOS
Norwich bulletin., 1916-04-20
THE FALL OF TRERIZoNp.

The capture of Trebizond, the i'm portant port of Turkey on the Black sea, by the Russians under Grand Duke Nicholas in continuance of the campaign which he launched in that region some months ago was believed to be inevitable, but it resulted sooner than expected, all due to the manner fin which the czar's forces followed up the successes which they have been gaining in that theater of the war.
 Ever since the fall of Frzerun, 1t has been evident that the Turkish re- sistance in that part of Asia Minor has been weakened, and further sub stantiation of this has been furnished by the manner in which the Russians have been advancing against the re- organized and strengthened army of rfe Turks with Trebizond as the im- mediate objective.
 Where this offensive is going to end cannot be foretold but it threatens Turkey the most seriously. of any of the operations which have been made against it for not only will the Rus sians be materially aided by the pos session of this outlet on the Black sea but taken in connection with the man. ner in which other forces are pushing into Asia Minor and Mesopotamia it endangers the armies of the enemy which are located in that part of the country and but a comparatively short distance intervenes between the points Faere the Russians are now located
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Norwich bulletin., 1916-04-20

work they have selected can De pur- sued. Their training places them ID d position of comparative indepena- ence for in addition to what they can earn they receive pensions or aooul S6 d week and more in the case or non commissioned officers.
 Nil. Pearson stated that the Nation al Institute for the Blind has started a special branch which has for its oo- feet the after-care of blinded soldiers and sailors. It is planned to erect a large building to be devoted princl- paily to this use. There raw material win be supplied to the men at cost price, and difficulties with regard to selling goods made will be smoothed over. In such work as boot repairing where no articles are produced, ev- ery effort will be made to secure steady employment
 It is not all work and no play at St. Dunstan's. The men row on the Lake, play puShball, swim in nearby baths, and engage in other amuse- ments to their liking. Entertainments are provided regularly, including dances twice a week Most of the Tommies and Jack Tars dance very well and enjoy these occasions i'm mensely.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-04-20
THE NOTE TO GERMANY.

Possessed of facts which make it impossible to reach any other conclu- sion than that the Sussex was torpe- doed by a German submarine, and knowing that there have been repeated violations of rights which protests have failed to check, President Wilson gives notice to Germany in the com munication which has just been trans mitted that such conduct must stop. There is no disposition to quibble over the matter. The tenor of the note makes it evident that this government has reached a decision, after vainly waiting a long time in the hopes that Germany would bring about the re- forms that it has promised, and it is simply now a question whether the German government prefers to main- tain the course which it has persisted in for over a year, or to have the friendly relations with this country end.
 This government has done it's utmost to avoid this very situation. It has re- lied upon the promises that neutral rights would be respected, but each time they have been disregarded until it got to a point where such a course could no longer be pursued and main- tain our dignity among the nations of the world.
 President Wilson in his note takes a stand which can have but one mean ing. Germany is frankly told that ii must change it's submarine policy o1 diplomatic relations with this country will be severed. This country has been patient too long already and ii rests now with Germany to say whether it will keep it's promises, re- spect international law and humanity or continue its actions and invite 6 break
 The situation is one which Germany has brought upon itself. Nothing il being asked of 1t but what it mus have anticipated. It was only Ques ton of how long the course which i was following would be tolerated, ana now that it has been told that thi, country is done with accepting empty promises and can pursue but ont course, it is for it to decide whether can afford to bring about the sever ence of diplomatic relations which i threatened.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-04-20
Do you think | look fairly honest %

Do you think I look fairly honest?" asked Adelaide.
 Certainly you do," answered the friend with whom she happened to be sharing a seat in the suburban train, What makes you ask such an absurd question:"
 Well something happened. Yes terday had reason to believe that l must look like a person who tries to obtain things under false pretenses. I had been shopping all the morning and when I began to be hungry about noon I discovered that my coin purse was pretty thin. You see, we have accounts at several shops, so l make it a practice to carry only enough money for small current expenses. l saw at a glance that I could spend only 35 cents for lunch.
 My first thought was to go to a cafeteria, but detest waiting on my self. so I went to Blanks, where could have service. even if I couldn't have a really soul-satisfying meal.
 T was genuinely hungry and studied the menu carefully. l wasn much thrilled by my final choice of potatoes a,u gratin and coffee, but l couldn't find anything else inexpensive on the bill that I thought would sat isfy my appetite. I asked the wait
Norwich bulletin., 1916-04-20
WrMnoW BOXES

In many of the larger cities the ap- proach of Easter has been heralded in a striking manner by the display of flowers at windows, in doorways and on balconies of the handsome homes in the residential sections. These f1o- ral displays take different forms. according to the tastes of the owners but they succeed in transforming the streets and the cold blank walls into most attractive pictures. Window boxes figure conspicuously in such ef- forts at Identification and show how much can be done by the individual in adding to the appearance of any particular street or section.
 These are invariably in localities where there is no land about the homes which can be made pretty by we'll kept lawns and flower beds, which of course would not be possible at this season of the year, but 1t furnishes a lesson as to what can be done in any part of a city if there is the proper disposition on the part of the resi- dents to help in making a city attrac- tive.
 It shows that large estates are not necessary in order to beautify, and while these displays may be arranged in anticipation of Easter, they never theless set an example which thous- ands of others might we'll profit by throughout the entire summer Win dow boxes are utilized by many low CTS of flowers and it means no great outlay of money or the devotion of g great amount of time to make suct contributions to the brightening uI of a dull and otherwise unattractive street. It is a suggestion in support of the city beautiful movement which 1 ought to gain a widespread response because it is easy and inexpensive anG makes a pleasing effect
Norwich bulletin., 1916-04-20
OTHER VIEW POINTS

It's an old adage, but none the less a truthful one, that the best time to lock a stable door is before the horse is stolen, and likewise the best time to talk about installing protective de- vices on a railroad is before they are needed and not after the need is re- vealed by their absence, usually with loss of life.-Hartford Post.
 Within five years the unfortunate New Haven road has now had ten serious wrecks, with a total of seven ty-one killed and APO hurt. It is a gloomy, discouraging record. And yet there are abundant evidences of inn provement in the service, and not a little reason to hope for even more One can hardly blame railroad men for having superstitious belief in a hoodoo-New Haven Register.
 The more the people see of Govern or Holcomb the more they like him His greatest weakness has been a re- | tiring disposition. Having to some eX- tent acquired the habit of getting ou
 among folks he makes friends wher- ever he goes- It is rather odd that i
 has taken two years for a mutual ac- quaintance to spring up. There is (