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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-01-12
ARGUS IS TO Give
.TEUTON PICTURES
Most Wonderful Films Secured in the
War Zonc to BE Seen at ILL.,
nois Four Days.
,ao BATTLES ARE TO BE SEEN
r.u al Warsaw One of Thrillers Oh.
tanned by Wilbur II. DurborOugh,
Photographer.

eon the Firing Line With the Ger
-nons" eight reels Of war pictures
..sen on the field of battle by Wilbur
II marlborough, the great war pho
.ographer. will he shown for four days
At the Illinois theatre, beginning next
Sunday. under the direction of The
Argus.
The great leading daily newspapers
cent Mr.. Durborough TO the battle
aslds with the German army for the
Jason that the strict British censor
sbip made it almost impossible to Sc
rpre accurate reports through Lon
inn. and The Argus is pleased to be
.hIe 10 announce that it was fortunate
enough to make the proper arrange
ments to have this great film brought
N Rock Island.
These pictures are the same as are
heing shown in Chicago now at the
Ia Sale theatre and they are pro-
nounced the most wonderful war films
ever DIeSbHLHu. CbIle VI lu6 pictures
we're taken from an automobile and
others from an aeroplane.
Seven Months Covered.
Altogether there are over one hun
bred battles shown, covering seven
consecutive months of the war; the
storning of Novo Georgieviesk, which
lasted for seven days and nights, in
which the big guns of the Germans
forced the surrender of forts that were
thought TO be impregnable; the fall Of
Warsaw; the capture Of $4,000 Rus.
SLAMS: Won Hindenburg's great drive
the kaiser at the front; the Zeppelins
over Warsaw.
Mr.. Durborough was accorded un-
usual privileges by the German gov
eminent, and the result is not a series
Of posed pictures, but actual battle
scenes.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-01-12
ORCHESTRA OF BOYS
PLEASE MEMS CLUB

Despite the Indictment weather, 30
members Of the Trinity Mems club
enjoyed the monthly meeting OF the
organization last evening at the par
ish house. Dinner was served at 6:45
after which boys orchestra pleasing
ly entertained. It was decided to en-
tertain the parish at the February
meeting of the club.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-01-12
SPENCER SQUARE.

dneSday-Robert Warwick in
Flash of the Emerald; Pathe Weekly.
Thursday and William Fox
presents William Farnum in "A Sol
dier's Oath: Pathe Weekly.
Saturday-Charles Trowbridge and
Mile. Diane in The SIRENS Song" and
y good comedy.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-01-12
1h22&aEEh}eatre

feats of strength. Manager Berkell
makes it understood by the patrons of
the Empire that there is no let down
or Cheapening Of the last half of the
week bills. These are every bit as
half shows, as glimpse Of them will
prove.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-01-12
MAJESTIC,

Wednesday Thursday - Douglas
Fairbanks in "p1uble Trouble" and
Fred Mace in a Janitor's Wife's
Temptation"
Friday-Blanche Sweet in The Sc
cret Sin"
Blanche Ring in The
Yankee Girl"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-01-12
BLACK HAWK.

Tuesday and Wednesday - The
Eternal City" with Pauline Frederick.
Thursday-"The Lighthouse by the
Sea-" "a Case of Eugenics," Leopard
Land"
Friday-"Fift fifty" THE Rescue
of the Brakeman's Children" "Haz-
ards of Helen
Saturday-"To Cherish and Pro-
'tect." Fun at the Ball Game
Sunday-"The Mystery of Room No.
13," athletic Ambition"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-01-12

innate is s4,650. Hearing is set for
1915, Jan. %.
Commissioner Ed. Ericsson was I'M
able to attend the meeting this morn
ing because of illness. He has been
confined to his home for several days,
but is expected to be back at the city
hall within a few days
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-01-12
BEST.

Wednesday-"The Springtime Of the
Spirit" with Ben Wilson; THE Dia-
mond from the Sky
Thursday" The Wolf of Doubt,
with Billie GurwOod.
Friday-"For King and Country"
Saturday-"A Life at Stake" with ]
Warren Kerrigan; two comedies.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-01-12
COLONIAL.

Wednesday" Hughey at the Circus
Thursday-"Th Money Gulf"
Wasted Lives" Broadway
feature.
Saturday-"The Inner Chamber,
and Chaplin comedy.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-01-12

known stage star. Edwin Stevens will
appear in the leading role in this great
play, which is from the famous novel
by Natalie Sumner Lincoln. 1t is
II.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-01-12

Gordon MacLaren wrote The Crown
Princes Double" which Vitagraph re-
leases Feb. 7, in which Maurice Cos
tello is seen in the dual role of Barry
Lawrence, an impetuous American,
and Prince Oscar, the son of the king
of a mythical principally. Norma
Talmadge is his foil.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-01-12

Submarines of Society" is the title
Sc program on Jan. 81. 1t features
Marguerite Clayton, Lillian Drew, E
H. Calvert and Ernest Maupain.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-01-12
JESS WILLARD AND
MORAN ARE MATCHED

New York, Jan. 12-Jess Willard,
worlds heavyweight champion, and
Frank Moran have been matched to
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-01-12
EMPIRE.

Performances daily at
2:45 and SIS; three shows on Sunday.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-01-12

"The Man Inside" Has Been Filmed.
The Man Inside" which David Be-
lasco produced last season, has been
secured by the Universal Film compa-
ny and perturbation has just been
made by Raymond Schrock. The dis
tinguished character actor and we'll
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-01-12
TWELFTH Street
ROLL CONFIRMED
All objection to improvement PrOyid-
ed by Union Ordinance With
drawn in Court.
BIDS WILL BE OPENED FEB. /
Project Means an Expenditure OF S14,-
475-WilI Prove Big Aid to
Burlington Way.
BIDS WILL BE OPENED FEB.

AS forecasted in The Argus yester-
day, Judge \. A. Larson in county
court this morning confirmed the as
sessment roll for the Twelfth street
paving, when NJ. f. Sweeney, counsel
for those opposing the Improvement,
withdrew their objections.
The project is one of the largest
ever attempted in this city, and car
ries a roll of $74,475. H. L. Wheelan
is the commissioner. The improve
ment was contemplated under the
terms of the union ordinance adopted
at the time of the annexation of Sears.
The action of the court means that
the way is now clear for the paving
of Twelfth street, from Eighteenth
avenue to the junction of Twelfth and
Ninth streets at the Rock river bridges.
Bids are to be received about Feb l
for the work, plans and specifications
now being on file in the Office of Mayor
William McConochie.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-01-12
Will Aid Burlington Way.

The success of the Twelfth street
project means much to the local boost
ers who are working for the improve
ment of the Rock Island division Of
the Burlington Way, which is to be an
oiled road from St. Louis to st. Paul.
1t will furnish an improved road into
this city from the south, which has
always been lacking.
A committee, composed of Phil Nit
chell, H. S Cable and J. 7. Marion,
representing the Rock Island Bust
ness Mems associatiin, the Rock Island
club and the Rotary club, has been
busily engaged in the work of solicit
ing funds for the remainder of the road
and has been meeting with encourage
ment. It is expected that with the
paving of Twelfth street assured this
year, considerable impetus will be fur
nished the Burlington Way project in
this vicinity.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-01-12
Cnkind Critics Make Ruth Blair Weep

Ruth Blair, who is playing the lead
ing female role in the film version Of
The Fourth Estate" under the Will
lam Fox banner, astonished her direc-
tor by realistic bit of weeping in one
Of her scenes.
However did you ever learn to weep
like that?" the director demanded,
after witnessing the performance.
Il learned to cry" explained Miss
Blair, the morning after my debut
on the stage. l read some of the
criticisms"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-01-12
NEMSNOIES<s1Mpl
S OVDAISY DEAN Wv

robert Edeson. who stars in Kip
lfng's THE Light That Failed" produc-
ed for Pathe by Edward Jose. is a deep
student of dramatic art. and talks in
diligently and well upon the subject.
Recently he gave an interviewer some
opinions on photoplay art which will
be found interesting:
The screen is a strange medium
he said, for there is no tomorrow in
the movies. Each day brings its own
problems and as they are solved the
art moves constantly to higher plane
The future of the photoplay is vert
bright. The interest is increasing and
Will continue to increase. The silent
house and the lighted screen have a
peculiar and vivid effect on you. You
forget that you are sitting in a theater
time does not exist. It's the movie
lure and I'm just as great a fan as any
man who spends his last nickel to
watch the screen. | have been in
pictures only one year, while l was
on the legitimate stage for %, and yet
1t is safe to say that more persons have
come to know me in the past year than
IN all the previous time. That in itself
Is the laurel that sits on the head OF
the photodrama. 1t IS democratic to
the last degree"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-01-12

Following re example of majority
of the stars of the legitimate stage,
Robert Edeson went into moving pic
lures year ago. Although his theat-
rical career extended over twenty-five
years, he says he has no wish to re-
turn to the spoken drama.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1916-06-15
| POPULAR MEETING PLACE
Kansas City Has Been Selected sos
Many Big Conventions During
Next Twelve Months.

Kansas City. Mo-, June 13.-Nevel
before in the history Of Kansas Cit.
have SO many big conventions beef
landed for one year as are scheduled
for the coming twelve months,
July 81 Of this year the American
Osteopathic Association will meet IL
Kansas City. 1t is expected 3.00t
delegates will be in attendance.
The Grand Army Of the Republic
comes in August, bringing With It the
annual meetings Of seven or eight at
flliated organizations. The attendance
from a distance is estimated at any.
where from 10000 to $4,000, depend.
Ing to great extent ON the rate the
railroads will make for the occasion.
Kansas Citians are looking forward
with pleasure to the opportunity they
will have of entertaining the Missouri
Press Association for three days in
September. beginning September II
The Missouri Press Association ID one
Of the largest state Press Association
in the United States. This meeting
will be the liftieth anniversary Of the
association, and win be celebrated in
appropriate style. A handsome histor.
ical souvenir program win be issued.
The coming Of the meeting to Kansas
City this year IL undoubtedly the 70
suit Of the one days visit Of the edi-
tors last year, when ON short notice
they were entertained by the Park
Board. by q visit to Longyiew, . boat
trip, and an elaborate banquet by the
Hotel Muehlebach.
= The Southwestern Dairy Associa-
ton will give Dairy Show in Conven-
ton Hall the week beginning Septem-
Der 10.
In the following week comes the
American Bankers Association, i've
to ten thousand strong.
The bankers will be followed by the
Royal Live Stock Show In
Convention Hall.
In November the Missouri State
Historical Society Of 1000 members
will meet in Kansas City.
The convention Of the Department
Of Superintendent OF the National
Association win be held
here in February Of 1917.
The biennial Saengerfest OF the
Of the Northwest win be
held June Is. II. Is and 1e. 1917.
At the recent meeting on city plan
ming In Cleveland. Il was decided to
hold the 1917 City Planning conven-
ion in Kansas City.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1916-06-15
coon VII ! g.


I -. vi-
With hve eteck 81 ~ - a.. c.
mandine eoo9 Drseeo - M1l an g. -
aDundanea o. ofAn -
farmer - M s1n1tns s@eees9
partial wheat nl1re ~. - W.
| June crQn fep06 = - Af11o- 1nen 10 q
asr1culfnres - Ax1les
never puts Al ma go q - oes1et
inc report y pett noaloWs:
Tne latter nam O. 12Ays e1cope = teW
days near the caose. oro0enS nvutanle
farming weather.
-CorfeSpoooents report u per
cent OF the Missouri corn crop
planted. the progress q planting. oy
sectlons. Delng q follows: NoTtneasL
%; northwest. -: central y; SCUM
west' ~: sootnease ~ TAKING tne
state - z wnose. the stand = Detter
tnan mad 0een hoped Tor under the al
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1916-06-15
Kansas City CarpsniS ~ i out
In sympathy Nh Bull f.
1aborers.
men whit 40 CENTS Id A1UR
Contractors, Members q The 1uIldsrs'
n Association, Have Refused y
Treat with the Union.

i The disagreement between the Kan.
sas City Builders Association and the
building laborers has been still fur
ther complicated by decision oltsthe
part of the carpenters union not TO
work on any jobs where policemen are
stationed for protection. This dAcis-
ion was taken at a mass meeting at
Labor Temple. and practically amounts
to a declaration Of sympathetic
strike.
The building laborers are now on .
strike because the builders refused
them an increase from IS to 40 cents
an hour and also refused to discuss
the matter or meet a committee. The
building laborers asked the carpen-
tiers to join In q sympathetic strike
against all contractors who refused
the increase, which includes those
who are members Of the builders as
sociation.
The carpenters reached their decis-
ion. they said, in compliance with one
Of their bylaws which forbids any
0AAOA VoA ROAtCA W WIN OA p 1VU
where labor troubles have brought
about the stationing Of police for pro
lection. This means to all intents and
purposes that the carpenters win 60
on sympathetic strike, because po-
licemen have been stationed on all
jobs where the builders have replaced
strikers with non-union labor.
I'VE have started work on seven
big jobs despite the strike" J. A. G.
Badorf. secretary OF the Builders As
sociation, said last evening. There
is only one big job belonging to a
of this association where
work has not been resumed. We will
have ne difficulty In replacing the men
who have quit, for the classification
building laborers' does not include
men with trades, just the men who do
common, unskilled labor, carrying |
boards or materials and helping the
men Of trades. Plenty Of labor Of this
kind is always available.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1916-06-15
eurIInnton Conductor KjIled.

Burlington Conductor Killed.
Frank Fruin Of Brookfield, an ex.
ira conductor for the Chicago. Burling.
ton Z Quincy railroad, was killed at
st. Joseph when he stepped In front
Of . moving train. He was 80 years
old and married.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1916-06-15
WOMEN suFFRAelsTs QUIZ
Defeat Of Amendment in Iowa Causes
Leaders in Missouri to With.
draw Their Petitions.

~
announcement was maze u tne
woman suffrage ceaoQuarters In ST.
LOUIS recently tnat Peo1ons ior Plac-
ing a Suffrage amendment ON tne mis-
souri, ballot next Ial wouio mot Do
1lleo. ms decision was reached as
a result OF the deteat OF woman sur
rage IN Iowa.
II mad been planned to ME the Pc
titions AFTER the suffrage demonstra-
ton during the Democratic national
convention. but the coming election
now 10 considered Acoportune.
A woman suffrage amendment was
defeated at the election OF 1SA4.
Inc missouri oreanfxataon @ me
Women's CHRISTIAN temperance Union
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1916-06-15
Brio. Gen. Farrar Dies

Bernard G. Farrar. brevet brigadier
general. United States army, and
former United States sub-treasurer at
st. Louis, is dead at his home there,
at the age Of IS. !.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1916-06-15
5000 War Claim 10 Paid.

Helen Pagan. 10 years old, Of
Springfield, will receive $4,000 from
tho United States government, by q
recent, decision of the United States
court Of claims in Washington. in
payment for the steamer William
Henry. which her grandfather, Capt.
ain Samuel Houston, deliberately
sank in the Arkansas river during the
war between the states to prevent
. cargo Of Confederate supplies from
Fort Smith.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1916-06-15
Three Killed In ExploeIon.

Three Killed In Explosion.
Three men were killed and three
were hurt as result Of an explosion
1T the plant Of the United States In
candescent Lamp Company in 81.
Louis. Two Of the dead were r. w.
Ferguson, general manager of the
company, and Stanley Nogalski. vice
president Of the LacIede iron works.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1916-06-15
Former Poetnaster. Dead.

F0rmeV P08tma8tef. Dead.
10 II. Smith, postmaster at Warrens-
burg during the administration Of
President Roosevelt and President
Taft. died at his home there the other
evening.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-10-09
ArChdeacon Spur
Defends Prison Reform

BUFFALO, y. V, Oct. S-TEe nor
or system is a success in refOrmatOr-
les, but the Self-gOvrrnment feature
OF prison reform has proven imprac-
ticahlr. said Dr. Frank Moore, Superln-
rrndent Of the New Jersey State Re
fOrmalOry in an address today 10 the
delegates attending the annual col-
greSs oil The American Prison Asso-
citation her
I'VE tried the system Of self-govern-
ment for 4 year" said DR.. Moore. 'At
the end Of that time the inmates OF
the refOrmalOry by all almost uaani-
NOUS vote asked Il return to the old
system. The trouble waS that our
men were too young 10 use the GOV
nrning power properly and faVor!t-
ism and politics flOurishcd among The
inmates"
Tn" Rev. b. NJ. Spur, archdcacon Ut
the Episcopal Diocese Ut West Virgin.
il, defended prison reform ideas. Let
any man who thinks that prisoners are
pHmpcrcd. enter q prison cell, he
suggested.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-10-09

didatc who woud MAKE such 4 state
m"ut ~ this" He gave the vHlual ion
totals for Ii" state ana showed that the
Increased valuu' IONS based upon til" !?
cents levy amounted l.. less than $N.n"n.
while The decrease III tn" rcVcuu" f-om
the reduction ct thr STAGE levy from Ii
cents TO r"ntS would amount to $jTN.-
GOO. or q difference" OF $j10.Ut~. He
rUIntC, our thr fact that with the m
creased ;SS"sSwrut valuation III" direct
levy for 1871 VAS - cents on the $Iu4
Tor state PURPOSES which raise! SD 400
while = direct levy Tor l9lG raised $685.
p0n. an amount aver $lUV.nru in excess
At that raised under the old method Of
lnXatiun. W!ul" the population. Of TIL"
state WIS only Snnn0u as compared with
nearly n million and L half people to-day.
and with IN inCrcuS' in states iuStitu-
items. as "vll ~ ihc creation of many
new departments.
yet. Notwithstanding all this great
progress our per capita cost in 1897 WAS
$l.HS aS compared with SIS in tH1".
No stat" in the union has such 4 record
Tor ,c"n";uiC administration of govern
.n"nta! :Iif.llrS u has uur own state. ana
/ challenge Mr.. Cornw"ll or anyone else
Ia name ore said TN" governor.
Extravaganza.
In discussing the subject Of cNtrava-
GanCc h" said that while ii is easy 10
max" til" general CRY thar III" people
Of the state should ask the critics To b."
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-10-09
NEWS BRIEFS

Next Thursday is a State holiday
II is the anniversary OF The discovery
~ America by Christopher Columbus
MI lie banks IN tn" city will obs"rv"
the day and the knights of Columbus
will have Il banquet in the evening.
--Wh""lin% Camp Gl7i. Modern Wood
ln"n "f Am"Gir1. will h"il an important
meeting Thursday evening NJ their
headquarters in the lInnchrr building
\ number oC cnndIdntcs will be initiate
I'd. Addresses viii il" mad" by Rev.
Samuel Jones Walter Brown and Walter
& Howard.
~ l;,rg" class Of candidates will nc
Initiated Tuesday evening by Wheeling;
l"ln" 80 ia knights If ry,has. at
:t"ir caste hall IN the Waldorf build
RE. .Nit"r II" exercises Il social session
viii l., held.
- pnc T." tn" fin" fall weather. roads in
"vrry direction from Wheeling wore
crowded yesterday with automobiles.
TIA" end Of the pl"asur" riding sc;ison
- drawing near ana owners Of cars ar"
making IN" hest usn o. tho fine fall
days.
--pr"hihti"n Commissioner E'rt Phi'-
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-10-09
MAN KNOCKED DOWN
By FOOTBALL MEN
Ban on Sunday Football May Result if
Similar Act Occurs on
Street Again.

Sunday football i'll Wheeling is apt
TO hc pat under tho ban II the tactics
of Il number OF Yunng men on SiNtcrnt II
street last evening are repeated. In
formation furnished the police was that
Il crowd ri young men. III least one ni
them still in Ills football uniform. were
going out SiXtCcntG rushing each Oth"!
in III" streets and giving football yrliS
when one Of them boltcd against Adam
t.. kaltrnhach. an aged cigar maker.
knocking him 10 the street aud causing
HIM to break his watch in the fall.
ComHlaint was nla!c to tho police. and
n polio" headquarters ii WAS stated last
night that arrests on charged of being
disUrdcrIy Will he made if the names of
Tho young men can hc secured.
Such orcurranr"s Hs that Will not be
allowed ~ pass Guhrrded 10y many
citizens Of Whrrlinc and ii is pointed
ont that il is IT, ihe interest of players
who wish - play Sunday football Ia hr
orderly an! careful! on ia" streets il
th,y wish their privilege 10 h.: con-
t!uucl.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-10-09
ND INJURED IN
CAR COLLISION
TRACTION TROLLEY RUNS INTO
MOTORCYCLE RIDDEN BY SOUTH
WHEELING MEN.
Robert watkins sustains Badly Crushed
Foot, While Henry Petzo1d Escapes
With Bruises.

Robert Watkins. aged -. well
KNOWN tinWorkcr at La Ecllc mill, is
wins: in his home ii 3%p% Market street,
suffering with Il badly crushed foot ana
Commissions about the body, Will" Henry
r,r2nld Il young man employed ut lhi
same plar" and residing III - twenty
ninth STREET is also suffering from u
number 81 bruises about the legs ana
body nS Il result of IL collision between
Wilkins uuiurryrlr with Il Sldr-"ar am!
a MrNrchrm Wheeling traction car A'
TN,iiiy-rIghth ami E.ulr streets. y"sitr-
hay Afternoon at a:i5 o'clock. Watkins
was assisted Ia the ofiifi"r Of llr. Mary
l;arrn Monroe of 2II& F:ulC stree WHEEL
his injuries were attended. fftH"ih WAS
able to 20 home Tho mnt"rcyrl" ANA
si,Io-tar wcr" badly damaged. Watkins
W;lS riding he machine ana ms loo; wills
eau Sht between In" motorcycle ana Inc
car when they rnllldcd.
II is said that the accident was Calls
I'd hy Watkins attempting } pass
Ford car us he c;trnc out OF twenty
eighth street into E"'f. The only way
Ia avoid rnllid!ng with the auto WAS |"
run onto tho track. Tho street car WAS
coming north and the auto was going
south. at pretty high clip. it Is said.