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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-12-31
The Stunt Mans Job Is Imberilled BY
the Tendency of Movie Directors to Bloc
Ub Dams in WaShtubS and to Stage
Rail1vuy Collisions ON the Studio Table,
But It's Immediate Finish Is Not in Sight

danger and were forced to wear verl-
table suits of mail underneath their
clothing. In addition sharpshooters
were stationed at various points, ready
TO kill the animal if the situation be-
came too grave.
Wire walkers, who walk or slide from
dizzy heights, are well paid by the pro-
ducers of the blood and-thunder serials.
There are about twenty wire men in the
game to-day and four girls. They have
20 keep in constant practice. When re-
hearsing or practising they use gloves,
but when being taken they use bare
hands. The steeplejack is in the wall
bug" class. He scales walls and CHM
neys or any vertical plane with great
agility. When being introduced to this
particular type of artist it is best not
to shake hands. He has the primeval
grip of the gorilla, a crushing fist.
High Chairs for MidgefS, but
They SCOrn Them!
Midgets are well paid and have a sort
of family understanding. They uSu-
ally have one dressing-room together
and adjust their funny whiskers and
grotesque clothes amid babel Of man
talk with thin baby voices. Restau-
rants that cater TO film studios fire.
quented by those little fellows fur
nished high baby chairs for them. But
the accommodation was met with scorn.
And the scorn of midget is in inverse
ratio to his size. The midget colony of
New York numbers about thirty and
several are married. The only other
performer the midgets welcome in their
midst is the human stork. The stork
takes off his head and removes his
wickerwork basket body, with wings,
feathers and all. But, keeping on his
feathered pants, he squats among the
dwarfs, perfectly at home.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-12-31
Among Those Present Is the
Green-Eyed Monster

In the gymnasium of an actors club
house in Forty-ffth Street the oldest
melange of human beings hold their II
regular meetings enthusiastically. The
gatherings consist of groups that look
daggers of jealousy at each other. Each
category claims to be the mainstay OF
the coterie.
The "fallers" are neck to neck with
the "scrappers' in the race of impor-
lance. The divers and swimmers and
lion fighters have groups of their own.
The railroad stunters hold themselves
aloof with a determination that is ad-
mirable. and would say so if it were not
for the fact that their strongest rivals
have remarkable ears.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-12-31

A RE your legs as long and thin as
N broom-handles-Or can you
fall off the Brooklyn Bridge
Gust like that? Is it congenial to
YOUR constitution to dine o, the ledge
Of a thirty-story skyscraper? If so,
YOU are a promising candidate for the
Stunt Mems Club. It is an organization
Of the unheralded, unknown, unsung
understudies of the great actors in the
movie thrillers.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-12-31

something to show that they have been
through the mill.
A surgeon who wants to incur the
lifelong admiration of stunt artist will
leave little bump or hump somewhere
to show the damage done. BY setting
a bone correctly he deprives the poor
stunt chap of Exhibit A or B, trophies
that are treasured far more than pay
checks.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-02-12

trate of silver for the prevention of
blindness in children have been added
to the list. In addition to the ordinary
demand for such agents, the state board
of health during 1915 furnished suf-
ficient typhoid vaccine to immunize all
the members of the Illinois National
Guard and the inmates of number of
state institutions.
Several years ago law was passed
authorizing the state board of health
to assume public health control in mu-
inequalities whenever communicable
disease spread beyond the control OF
local authorities. During the past year
the board has taken this action in a
purely friendly way and at the in
stance and cooperation of cities af-
fected. with the result that several mu-
inequalities have been saved thousands
Of dollars and normal business and So
cial conditions have been promptly re-
stored,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-02-12

The Hague convention designed for the
betterment of the world, stands in the
way of a government helping its own
prisoners One provision of The Hague
agreement is that the country holding
prisoners shall be charged with feed
ing them, and that the country from
which the prisoners come shall have
no control of the matter. That provls-
ion, made in peace times, has had an
unfortunate effect in actual war time,
and France and England are thus pro-
hibited by The Hague agreement from
officially seeking to control the bread
supply of their prisoners in Germany.
Therefore we must organize it without
direct government support, but with
the expectation that the allied govern
ments will give its semi-otiicial recog-
milton without encroaching on The
Hague agreement.
Taking about three hundred thou
sand French prisoners as basis, per-
haps half of them can be reached after
by the forts Of families and friends in
sending individual packages. That
leaves 10000 to be looked after daily.
1t takes eight kilos of bread to supply
one man adequately for a month, or
/ 100000 kilos for 10000 prisoners a
month. l am paying 46 centimes per
kilo (915 cents) but the cost may ad-
vance to 20 centimes "a cents). This
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-02-12
by which bread has been poured into

by which bread has been poured into
Germany to meet this primary want. A
small part of it has gone in individual
packages, but the great bulk has been
without individual names, as it is i'm
possible to designate each one of about
three hundred thousand prisoners in
daily bread supply. And yet this order
of Dec. 81 cuts off everything not adj
dressed in an individual package, di-
rect to the prisoner. So that the great
bulk of this supply is stopped.
q have had many opportunities to
see the serious effect of short bread
rations to prisoners" added Mr.. Doll
fus. THE prisoners returning to
France have been conveyed by me to
Lyons and other points in central
France, and | have personally wit
messed their condition and heard their
reports. For example, in one party
of 400 prisoners which | conveyed, $50
had developed tuberculosis from being
in famished condition from lack
of bread-they were literally emaciat
ed skeletons stricken with fatal dis
ease. And this was typical of the re-
suit of short bread rations.
"The German ration to prisoners, )"
Mr.. Dollfus went on, sis one small loaf,
about four inches in diameter, in the
morning. This is intended for the day
but the famished men eat it at once,
and that ends their bread supply for
the day, only a soup being given at
noon. That is the reason We have been
pouring in this bread supply, largely
in bulk, but to individuals so far as
| they could be traced. 1t has proved a
life-saver to thousands. And yet by
this order of the 27th, this bread sup
ply in bulk is cut off.
This can mean only another great
| tragedy" said Mr. Dollfus. land | am
convinced there must be purpose be-
| hind such a move-a purpose to force
the allies to consider terms of peace,
rather than see their own people dying
of starvation. And we expect also, that
| if the bulk supply is cut off, this will
| soon be followed by cutting off the in
dividual packages, on the ground that
| it is too great an undertaking to dis
| tribute these individual daily supplies.
| And SO we are faced with the present
stoppage of the bulk supply and the
probable stoppage OF the remaining IN
dividual supply.
Il am seeking as fast as possible TO
meet this condition, by organizing .
complete service Of individual pack
ages, but it will be work requiring
much help from private sources-ln
which | hope America will help as 1t
! did in Belgium-and will be supported
by the allied governments as lar as
possible. But it is strange Iact Laai
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-02-12
We Guarantee to Cure Your Piles,

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After examining you we will tell you
what our total charge will be for cur
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know that we can cure your piles, so
We are not afraid to give you any kind
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pain. Our treatment does not lay you
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Some cases are cured in a single treat
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Examination is free. Drs. Allgover &
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bank building, Davenport, Iowa
(Adv.)
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-02-12
PLAN TO STARVE
WAR PRISONERS
Germany Issues Order Denying Bread
to Captured Soldiers of Allied
Forces.

Geneva, Switzerland, Jan. 26.-(COr-
respondence of The Associated Press.)
BY official order, Germany has stop
ped the shipment of bread to prisoners
of war in Germany. unless each pack
age of bread is addressed to an indi-
vidual prisoner. This order has caused
CONSERVATION to those in charge Of the
bread supply to prisoners, as they say
it is practically impossible to send in
dividual packages except to a few, and
that the great bulk of prisoners will
have their bread supply cut off. They
declare, too, that back of this order
is a sinister move to strike such terror
among the allies on the starving condi-
ton of their prisoners, that they will
be willing to listen to peace.
The International Red Cross organ
ization has its headquarters here, adj
ministering its affairs for the whole
world at this central point. Gustave
Adoe, a distinguished Swiss citizen, is
at the head, and Max Dollfus, an Asa
ton of strong French sentiment, is
head of the bureau for prisoners OF
war. AS such Mr. Dollfus was made
director of the bread supply furnished
French prisoners of war in Germany
and it was he who told the Associated
Press Of the order of Dec. 81, and the
grave effect it would have.
Bread is the very element of a
Frenchman' existence" said he, you
can cut off anything else and he can
stand it, but he must have bread. Now
we have built up vast organization
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-02-12

Dan Antonio, lex, rep. 1Z.-DeS.
pite the fact that the principles and
policies which Carranza stands for are
supposed to be the same as those that
actuated Francis l. Madero, Jr., in his
fight for the overthrow of the Diaz ad
ministration, all the members of the
Madero family, with one exception,
are prohibited from returning to Mex.
leo Several members of this once pow.
erful family make their home in San
Antonio, awaiting permission from
Carranza to return to their Mexican
homes.
1t is well known that Carranza
owes his success as revolutionary
leader to Francisco l. Madero, Jr. 1t
was some little time after the original
revolutionary outbreak in a remote
part of the state Of Chihuahua, more
than five years ago. that Carranza
openly identified himself with the Ma
dero movement. He was not prominent
in any of the fighting. but he was in
timately acquainted with all of the Ma
dero family, and it was largely through
his friendship for them, it is said, that
he identified himself with the move
ment against Diaz.
Madero rewarded Carranza by ap
pointing him military governor of his
home state, Coahuila and was holding
that office when Madero was assass-
mated. A little later Carranza inaug
urated his revolution against Huerta,
and in this movement the MaderOs
gave him their united financial and
moral support. But after a while sew
eral of the members Of the MaderO
family grew lukewarm toward Car
rama, withdrew financial aid from
him and crossed to the United States.
According to well authenticated re,
ports the break between Carranza and
Villa was brought about by certain
of the Maderos refusing to longer sup
port Carranza. To their mind Villa
was the man on horseback" who was
destined to carry on the work of the
late Francisco l. Madero, Jr. Villas
chief financial support came from the
Maderos Other individuals and inter
ests contributed, but it was the Ma,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-02-12

derOs that he relied upon chiefly.
Carranza was deserted by all the
Maderos except Julio, who is young
er brother of the late Francisco. Gus
tavo and Raoul, also his brothers, at
tached themselves to the staff of Villa
and for a long time Raoul was the
chief adviser of Villa. Then Villa ap.
pointed him military governor Of
Neuvo Leon, with headquarters at
Monterey. When driven out by Car
rama troops Raoul led a considerable
part of the Villa army in an unsuccess-
full campaign against Carranza troops
in the states of Coahuila and
Neuvo Leon. A few weeks
ago he gave up the fight and came to
the United States. During all the time
that the remainder Of the Madero fam
lily were aiding Villa, Julio Madero
was loyal to Carranza.
The return of the other members of
the Madero family is prohibited by
Carranza Not only that, he has con-
fscated all their property. The Ma
100000 acres of land banks, mines,
manufacturing plants and many other
kinds of property. For some time
Carranza has been operating the quay
ula rubber factories and other rev.
enue producing holdings which he con-
fiscated from the Maderos, for the ben
eft of the revolutionary cause Julio
Madero is now in charge of the con-
fiscated estate for the Carranza gov
eminent.
Carranza has confiscated the prop
erty of wealthy relatives of the Ma
deros also. One of these properties
was the vast ranch and irrigated plan
tation of Lorenzo Gonzalez Trevino
in the northern part of the state of
Coahuila and bordering the Rio
Grande for perhaps one hundred miles,
Treino is closely related to the Ma
deros His landed estate of several
million acres is adjacent to the plan
tation of Carranza, and the two men
were warm personal friends Today
Trevino is an exile in San Antonio, and
his appeals for permission to return
to Mexico have been denied by Car
rama.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-02-12
ORION

Mrs. William Grape Of Defiance, O.,
came Saturday for a visit with her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. H. K. Dusen-
berry.
The funeral of Mrs Q. H. Maxfield Of
Prophetstown was held from the M. E.
church Tuesday morning. Rev. Mr..
Brink of Colona OBLIGATED, with inter-
ment in Western cemetery.
Miss Hazel Sayre spent Sunday in
Moline at the home of her sister, Mrs.
Fred Smith. q
Ross Cooper of Oquawaka was in
Orion Tuesday. Is
Mrs. r. T. Baccus entertained the
thimble club at her home Friday aft
ernoon. I
Mrs. F. E. Ray visited Sunday in
Moline. 4
The M. I. W. club entertained at a
miscellaneous shower for Miss Esther
Lauson at the home OF Miss Ruth
Swanson Friday evening. 4
All the news all the time - The
Argus a
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-02-12

month, or about 100000 francs ($120.-
OOO) for 10000 men per month. That
is the problem which l am trying to
work out-all resulting from this or
der cutting off the bulk bread supply"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-02-12
Public Health Exhibit.

"The board of health has insisted
that a greater amount of public good
will ultimately come from systematic
and widespread education in public
health matters than through any other
method that can be employed.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-02-12

For some time the state has dis
tributed diphtheria antitoxin and more
recently vaccine for the prevention of
typhoid fever, and during the past year
smallpox vaccine and packages of nj
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-02-12

All the news all the time - TIL
Argus.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-02-12
AntitOxins Are Free.

protection in the various towns and
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1916-10-18

that attendance records we're higher
than for a couple of season in the
American league, there was not the
rampant interest that former seasons
developed, even though the pennant
races in both major-in manner of
speaking organizations were hectic
until the final week of the season.
And political gentlemen, who play
the game over cafe tables and with
one foot on a brass rail, are not apt
to get much attention from the pop
ulace.
Chicago and Northwestern foot
ballers are putting in strenuous
hours, in preparation for the clash
Saturday between the two local
rivals. The winners can claim the
college championship Of Chicago,
which is about the maximum of glory
either can expect. Some ardent Ma
room followers. see in Stages eleven
a possible Conference champion, fol-
lowing the Overwhelming defeat of
Indiana last week, but they are
doomed to disappointment
Stage is shy on the material that
has gone into his winning elevens in
the past and probably no one better
realizes this than the coach himself.
Up north Minnesota and Wisconsin
are clamoring for Maroon gore, and
Illinois is also apt to prove STUN
bling block. 1t is a certainty that
the Maroons will lose one game, and
two defeats will not be surprising.
Stage needs kickers-punters and
field goal men. In Agar and Higgins
he has a pair of hooters of fair abil-
ity, but they do not class with Des
Jardien, Eckersan and several other
heroes of the past
Northwestern is building every
hope on the Maroon game. Coach
Murphy would rather win this one
game than any other on his schedule.
He has a chance. g. possibility. but a
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1916-10-18

three times, but Grouse couldn't fol-
low up his advantage. Brown came
back in the same round and stag
gered the PittsbUrgher.
Jack Dillon won from Tim O'Neil
in ten rounds at New York, but the
ChicagOan gave the man-killer an
argument every second of the fray.
O'Neil was 'shifty, and, when Dillon
did land with force, the local boy>was
able to assimilate punishment. O'Nel
did no damage to the Hoosier
Jack Britton outcIassed Ted Lewis
in II rounds at Boston. Lewis
showed the effects of "a long vaca-
ton from the ring.
Johnny Dundee had the best of
Jimmy Hanlon in a dozen furious
rounds at st. Louis Hanlon pressed
Dundee to the limit, but the Scotch
Wop employed the better generalship
to keep lead.
BoIin, Swedish star, defeated Ted
Meredith in an 800-meter run at
Stockholm, butt his American mates
avenged the Yankee quarter-mile.
CHAMP. 10 Looms won the bU-meCer
dash, Bob Simpson won the 220-
meter hurdles and the Yankee team
took the 400-meter relay.
With the prize money out, of his
graspLthe prize money of the Grand
American auto race which was
staged in Chicago last Saturday and
won by Resta-De Palma, the perfect
gentleman of motordom, still smiles!
Ralph De Palma is a tonic for the
pessimistic, an 'encourager of the
down-hearted, the patron saint Of
good losers, the Chesterfield of the
racing boards, a thorough-going
sportsman in every sense of the
word.
Saturdays race is run. It is not
too much to say that it was the great
est race ever run on the Chicago two
hv-fOIIrS- The average mileage Der
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1916-01-26
CHAPTER LVll.
Safety First.

Safety First.
Not for one instant did Hernandez
lose the advantage that he had al
ready gained.
With audacity that belonged only
to him. he led the Brute to the chiefs
own throne-a rude affair composed Of
rough seat under overhanging bow
ers.
Cost" he exclaimed to the Brute.
ole enforced the command with a
shower of blows. The Brute obeyed.
Hungry" said the eye and hand
OK Hernandez, to the chief, the god
still hungry-and the master of god,
very, very hungry, still"
The chief spread his hand. He point
ed toward the jungle whence had sped
the several captives unbound by the
Brute
Hernandez smiled-a deadly, wicked
smile.
Beast" he exclaimed, stay where
YOU are" He beckoned to the chief.
You come with me" he signed.
The chief nodded. beckoned to a
number OF his bodyguard, and fol-
lowed Hernandez through the jungle.
At knoll on its outskirts Hernandez
held his fingers TO his lips. Then he
pushed the chiefs head through the
bushes.
"Lcok," he said, enforcing the com
mand.
The chief looked. He looked far out
across the placid waters OF the Pa
cifc and there he saw a wreck.
"Cm-m," exclaimed the chief,
smoking his lips.
All laughed Hernandez to him
7sf. you know what that means all
-E,."
... Gle. started through the bushes
ele---but Hernandez
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1916-01-26
CHAPTER lVl.
S. o. S. on Land and Sea.


Neal, from quite another portion Of
the beach, scanned the horizon with
alarm.
He shook his head. The horizon
line was ciear-there was no hint of
smoke.
He turned to the first mate of the
wrecked fruit steamer that lay strand
ed on the reefs.
We've got to get word to the Mis-
souri, somehow" he said, beside.
we've left Annette and my mother
starving back there. Let's return"
Neal found his mother and Annette
where he had left them.
Cocoanuts and clans, hurriedly
gathered, supplied them with salts
factory meal.
Neal stretched his arms. Il new
er can think upon an empty stomach, -
he remarked, so I'm Just beginning
to dope things out Look at friend
sea-" he exclaimed, She's like mill
pond. The tides out There's not a
wave splashes over the wreck. I'm
off"
Where tor queried his mother in
alarm
I'm going to row ever to the wreck
and help myself-to some S. o. S"
He strode to the waters edge He
beckoned to the first mate.
In another moment they were
launched and pulling with even, steady
strokes toward the wreck beyond.
They made fast the boat, shipped
their oars and clarbered up the side
of the almost submerged fruit steam
er.
Good" said Neal, "the wireless
room is intact"
He sent out his call--cast it to the
four winds-his messenger, seeking
everywhere for the Missouri.
On the Missouri the wireless opera
tor got it-feebly at first.
IS. o. s." clamored Neal.
Who are you?' queried the battle
ship.
Neal told him.
"All right said the Missouri, well
be there in three shakes of lambs
tail" Or words TO that effect.
On shore, meantime, Annette, the
wanderlust ever strong within her, had
wandered up the beach and out Of
sight. The solitude was appalling. but
not unpleasant.
Tripping along gayly, she had STUN
bled over something half hidden by
the sand. Her firm step had loosened
it--but it had nearly sent her sprawl
ing. She drew back, regarding the