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Geraldine Bonner. author of
THE Black Eagle Mystery"

the tales OF these WRITER'S really fall into
n special division of mystery stories, the
detective story where. a single great in.
telligence solves the dark puzzle. She
spoke with enthusiasm OF the work OF
Mary Roberts Rinehart. who has written
mystery stories that are not detective
stories and that are not only splendidly
constructed, in Miss Bonner's opinion.
hut also have many humorous touches,
always difficult to achieve In a narrative
that is generally dark. sombre or tragic
AT its climax. Speaking OF another
American writer OF detective stories Miss
Bonner said
She has a wonderful mind for that
sort Of thing and her plotting IN superbly
done. hui she cannot write. Her writ
ing and Characterization Is utterly banal
Where she was wrong was In not using
her gifts to weave the story and then
getting as a collaboration n writer of
parts"
Robert Louis Stevenson's 1.-THE
Wrocker" Is a capital mystery story,
Miss Bonner added.
"ln The Wrecker.'" she explained.
"thore is a fine mystery and when tic
climax does come It Is adequate to the
readers expectations. Every forebod-
ing OF disaster is exalted In the very
momcn Of %fulnlinent. Stevenson oh.
served s%erupulously the cardinal prin-
ciple that the reader must be satisfied,
There must he no let down. The sense
Of awe n mystery and impending dis.
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HOW "DAVID GRAYSON"
CAME INTO EXISTENCE

social and industrial conditions OF which
! was trying to write. | shall never
forget the sense of liberation and JOY |
had in getting into my old work clothes
and digging in my garden, or setting out
for long tramps in the country roads or
in the fields or woods, or in meeting and
talking with farmers and other country
people who had n cool, sane and often
humorous outlook upon life. do not
think ! could have continued to live and
work without this constant renewal in
the country. All of these things went
down in my note books from day to day
just for tho JOY OF writing about such
fresh and delightful adventures. At rs
best I think writing springs always from
the impulse to live over ones finest en-
pericnces."
Here he gave his visitor n searching
glance, perhaps "A bit doubtful as TO
whether he would follow the meaning
"You see." he continued slowly. II have
always felt that young authors. perhaps
most authors. do not sketch enough,
An author or writer should sketch just
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-04-15
WHY LORD STRATHCONA
WAS NOT MORE GENEROUS

An amusing story Of fs6 d S~trathcona,
whose biography by Beckles Wilson has
recently been published by HouEhton
Mifiin Company. tells how he once gave
a five pound note TO a beggar. who pre-
tended to be the son OF the mar who had
driven Strathcona tthen just young
Donald Smith) to the railway station
when he left for Canada. The beggar
came back a little later and was given
another Ave pound note. but when he
appeared the third time he went away
empty handed. and Lord S%trathcona cx-
planned that patient generosity could Ga
no further. For. you see.' he said. mo
one drove me. to the railway station, |
was only a poor boy then
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as an artist does. II IL q mistake to
write only for publication. The writer
should handle his talent As the good
farmer handles his field. Foe continu-
Gus a production Of crops will exhaust
the feld-or the writer's talent. We
should now and then grow a crop and
turn II under for fertilixing purposes.
"As I say. ! had been writing these
sketches Of country life for 4 long time.
and when the cry went up for copy I got
out my note books. put together a few Of
the sketches. n v them the title Of
Adventures in Contentment" and turned
them In under a nom de plume. Tho
nom de plume was David Grayson.
THAT Ii what I meant a moment ago
when ] said that one never knows what
In OF Importance. At the time I GER
tainly felt that h articles and books
was writing under my own name were
Of far greater Importance than the David
Grayson writings. Hence the nom de
plume. The success OF the Grayson
BOOKS surprised me more than any one
else. and stlll surprises me.
THE only person IN the office who
knew at the time Of the Identity Of
David Grayson was John Phillips, and
IL was many months IN even years
before some Of my most intimate office
associates found out. The first book
was placed with Doubleday. Page 4 Co.
through a secret contract with David
Grayson and then Walter H.. Page and
] entered into a second contract. confirm
ing the David Grayson agreement. Mr..
Page was the only n Of my publish
ers 10 know for many years. but Of
course 1t leaked out in the Doubleday,
Page & Co. organization bit BY bit. II
is strange. though. nov long and how
completely the secret was kept, isn't Il?
Ten years. this year,
Apparently the subject was closed.
Mr.. Baker turned again TO his view
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aster must be gratifed at the last and
not defeated and made ridiculous.
Joseph Conrad's Victory is pretty
nearly a mystery story and a good one
There Is a good deal. too. for the writer
OF mystery tales TO learn from his novel
Chance In that book the narrator.
NARROW. relates what he himself saw.
what was told him.. what some one told
some one else who told him. what he
d.vines himself. what he thinks. SO the
tale Is revealed as II would he revealed
to YOU and to me In actual life. frag-
m%entarily. with something ahead Of the
action here. something explanatory re-
there. The result IL that the
thing Is extraordinarily vivid II life
like and when the intensely dramatic
climax Is reached It goes beyond the
strongest expectations in height and
power"
Miss Bonner. who has spent much Of
her life In California. n whose early
stories dealt with Californian scenes. In
GLIDING one. THE Emigrant Trail" which
passed almost unnoticed in this country
but made a striking success d'estime in
England. Is at work now on a new novel
with Californian settings. She has not
abandoned mystery stories. hut. as she
says. she does not want to write them
exclusively.
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Hollis ANNOUNCE A
BAEDEkER OF NEW YORK

Henry Holt & Co. announce an i'm
portant new series OF guide books. For
nearly three years, under the general
editorship OF Mr.. Fremont Rider. the ed,-
tor OF the Publishers Weekly. an entirely
new series Of guide books has been in
active preparation, whic,, will aim to do
for the United States in particular and
America in general what Baedeker has
so long and so eXcellent,y done for Eu-
rome.
They will he guide books pure and sim
pie, without illustrations other thar
maps and plans, but with every scrap
Of authenticated information which the
tourist or slgh;seer may lcgltImately re-
quire. They will carry no advcrtising
and will follow in general the Baedcker
formal. The first volume OF the series,
Riders New York city" is now in press
and will be ready for publication very
shortly. Half u dozen other volumes ar,
In course OF preparation.
Although several hands have shared IN
the prepa ratory labor a large part OF the
actual compilation is the work OF Mr.
frederic Taber Cooper. the well known
critic and author.
These guide books. 1t Is believed, vii,
be more detailed and comprehensive than
anything heretofore attempted IN this
country and . continuing effort viii b
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Ray Stannard Baker ("David
Grayson.")

where the early spring sun was Just
setting in a brilliant glow over the
western hills. Shall We take q brisk
walk" he said.
But the visitor was far from through
with David Grayson's history.
Then David Graysof il not typically
New England. as l thought He really
had his origin in Michigan"
David G-ayson was. and IL. a mood.
a reaction" he explained as he turned
his back uron the glory OF the sunset.
$50 far as the external picture OF rural
life goes 4, Is pretty much as I have
seen 1t in the Northern and middle
Western States.
AS I say. the sketches were . re-
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Ever since the revelation OF the fact
that David Grayson' is none other than
Ray Stannard Baker, editor, magazine
writer and sociological investigator, per-
haps one Of the questions most fire.
quently asked is how did he ever come
to adopt the p%seudonym OF David Gray
son. and now was the secret so success
fully kept. The answer IL simple and
logical, but the growth OF the David
Grayson legend through the publication
Of Adventures in Friendship" "The
Friendly Road and "Hempfeld" make
perhaps as Interesting a bit OF hitherto
untold literary history as has been re-
vcaled In many a year. A visitor re-
Gently went to Amherst to Mr.. Bakers
home to ind ont such OF his history as
he could. Naturally the first question
was "How did David Grayson originator
David Grayson came to live" Mr..
Baker answered. Tin the most logical
way possible. 1t was at the time that We
were. all there together on the American
| Magasint. We. ti,at Is. John s. Phillips.
Miss Tarbell, william Allen White. Fin
lev Peter Dunno and myself. had just
taken It over. and were tsssag to max"
a new kind OF magazine, This was in
1906. Well, the cry went up for cory
Each OF US was to contribute all he
could to the general fund.
%"Strange. isn't II. how rarely one
knows what Ia important and what L.
not? At that time ! was writing articles
on many serious subjccts--the race ques
ton In the South, for example. ant
political and social conditions, which
necessitated wide variety and a rather
life, My home at the tim,
Was in a small town In Michigan. There
I led about the same kind OF life that
do here.
NATURALLY. ] was very tired when
got home from my trips. Tired not onl,
physically but weary to death OF thu
insolubls complsxity and evil Of tn,
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made to keen them accurate ard up -
gate. The maps, made especially TO-
TINS series. are believed to mark a new
of excellence for map work n
ms country. These maps. pr.ltcd n
-FOUR colors. include detailed Sec''ora
street plans indicating All Eo;c's stores.
transit lines and every building ard
point Of interest 10 the tours, Sta
usually stolid LISTS as those - ch1r'tes.
hotels. theatres and the better class N
cabarcts, &c, are briefly hut car"'u.y
annotated Special chor ls mat" -
ifea; not only the historical ard d'' ST.
phases of our cities. hu, also si'n 'er't''
mateiy interesting and outS:ardi'c hIs'
rcss. encinccrirG or industra. s'Elts "a
they afford.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-04-26
AT SPENCER SOUARE.

If he had been regular "ten-twen-
ty-thirty" hero. Jack Barrymore would
have said, Hold! II you strike that
woman you do it at your peril, Red
Mike!" but being BERTHE Joyce In the
Famous Players Film company's THE
Lost Bridegroom" which is the Para
mount picture at the Spencer Square
Friday and Saturday, Barrymore
simply swung for the thugs Jaw as he
attempted to hit Dorothy Hardin, and
started battle which ended very sud
denly on the floor IS steps below.
There Joyce lay stunned by the fall
down the whole fight of stairs.
About one week before this memoir
able fight, Joyce was to have married
Dorothy. In fact he had already cele-
brated his bachelor dinner. Thereby
hangs the tale. For it was while re.
turning from the dinner that joyce
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-04-26
DOWNSTATE CITIES
AGAINST HOME RULE

East st. Louis. April 26.-After two
days of hearings, Medill Mccormick S
legislative utility commission has yet
to encounter an advocate of home rule
for downstate cities.
Yesterdays witnesses included May
of Fred W. Mollman and Corpora
ton Counsel D. ]. Sullivan for East St.
Louis and Hampton Aubuchon, man.
| ager of the local association of COM
merce. They were unanimous in voic-
ing satisfaction with the present meth
cd Of control Of local utilities by a.
state commission.
Their view on this point conceded
with those expressed yesterday by at
torneys for the leading public utility
corporations of this section of the
state
The East st. Louis officials, how
ever, said they had no particular OBJ
lection to the granting of home rule
to Chicago if that city wants it.
The commission is meeting in Dan
Vile today. City officials, corpora
ton attorneys and interested citizens
OF that part of the state have been
asked to present their views on utility
regulations.
The two days hearing in East St.
Louis has served to show that so far
as this section of the state is con-
cerned there is nothing to the cry
raised in the legislature that if Chi
cago is given home rule downstate cit
les also should have it," said Repre-
sentative Mccormick We have failed
to discover the slightest evidence of
sentiment for home rule for down.
state cities. What the feeling NAV be
In other parts Of the state will de-
Velop at the other hearings.
Witnesses in East st. Louis have
offered number of valuable sugges-
lions for minor amendments to the
present utility act"
The East st. Louis officials said the
subject of home rule hadn't even been
agitated.
The present state commission
seems to meet the requirements OF
East st. Louis" said Mayor Mollman. |
i belleve both the public and corpora
tlons will be better satisfied with a |
decision from the state commission !
imam from the city council or a local |
commission. do not know what Chi |
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-04-26
AT THE COLUMBIA,

Harden, the handcuff king at the
Columbia, will have hard task ahead
of him tonight when he will attempt
to escape from a specially designed
box made by the employees of the
Franc Furniture company There has
been much discussion among the ship
ping department Of this firm as to how
Harden does his feats or tricks. A
challenge was sent to the handcuff
king, stating that the Franc company
would make box from which he
could not escape. Harden promptly
accepted it. The box is in front Of
the theatre and it looks very formid-
able. 1t is made Of heavy pitch pine
boards, strongly reinforced, with great
long spikes thfckly placed together.
1t is not very large, and 1t seems i'm
possible that any person could sue
coed In liberating himself without out
side aid. The Franc employees have
been practicing with hammers and
nails and pronounce themselves ready.
They will place Harden in the box,
and, as one fellow put 1t, we'll be
sure he is in 1t, too" The lid will be
put on and nailed down with spikes.
Afterward heavy rope will be bound
around it. After the Franc people
have finished they will feel sure Har-
deem will not get out. Harden says
that he will get out and that the Franc
employees are due for a surprise. Har-
deem will be at the Columbia the lat
ter part of the week also, the other
four acts being new. They are Rich
ards and Kyle in "a Regular Club Eel
low" Mccormick and Wallace in their
novelty, THE Theatrical Agent"
Boothby and Fverdeen In singing.
whistling and piano, and Dix and Dix
ey, presenting an act they style odds
and Ends of Vaudeville"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-04-26
may DAY Event
PLANS FINISHED
Socialists Of County Will Hold Parade
and Demonstration in Rock
Island Next Sunday.

Further arrangements for the an
nual May day demonstration of the So
cialists of Rock Island county, which
is to be celebrated in Rock Island Sun
day, April 30, have been completed
In the afternoon there will be a
parade. The marchers will assemble
at Industrial hall, Twenty-first street
and Third avenue, at 2:30. The line
Of march will be west to Twentieth
street, south on Twentieth to Fourth
avenue, west to Fifteenth street, north
to Second avenue and east on Second
avenue to Twentieth street, south to
Third avenue and west again to Sew
enteenth street, where the exercises
will take place in Market square.
The Swedish socialist chorus of
Moline has been secured to furnish the
music. Talks will be made by Edgar
Owens of Rock Island, J. C. Gibson,
Moline, and L. F. Haemer, East Mo-
line. In case of unfavorable weather
the celebration will be held in In
dustrial hall. May day is celebrated
by socialists the world over.
Announcement was also made that
George r. Kirkpatrick, socialist ora
tor, has been secured to deliver an
address at the Barrymore theatre in
Moline, May II. The annual picnic OF
the party will be held in July or Aug
ust. At that time an effort will be
made to secure Allen L. Benson, So
cialist presidential candidate to de-
liver an address.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-04-26
AT THE MAJESTIC,

Carlyle Blackwell, who has recently
signed long time contract with the
Equitable Motion Pictures corporation
and who played In that thrilling play
of medicine and quacks, THE Clarion, u
will be seen in a new play exception
ally well suited to his talents at the
Majestic tonight when The Shadow of
Doubt" will be the feature of the pro-
gram.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-04-26

cago should have, as that matter
hasn't been discussed here"
I'VE are not concerned with Chi
cago problems said Corporation
Counsel Sullivan. I'VE do not care
especially whether Chicago is given
home rule. There has been no discus
sion OF home rule for East st. Louis.
This city has had proof that regula-
ton by a state commission is most
satisfactory"
Il haven't heard a single business
man of East St Louis say that he
would favor local CONTROL" said MI.
Abduction. IF Chicago is given home
rule we don't want any legislation
which will force it on u.s."
All the news all the time-The
ArcOE
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-04-26
BAPTIST MEN HEAR
LECTURE ON BIRDS

Members of the Mems club of the
Baptist church were entertained at the
monthly meeting held last night at
the church by Burtis H. Wilson, who
gave his illustrated lecture on birds.
His talk proved higly interesting as
we'll as instructive. E. c. Fisher, pres
ident Of the club, also spoke. An Edi-
son concert was furnished by J.
Ramser's Sons. A dinner was served
at $50 and the program followed.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-04-26

was hit on the head by two hold-up
men and so badly injured that he lost
his memory. In addition to his men,
DRY, the thugs also deprived him of his
money, his dress coat and his over
coat, but they SHE'D at his tall hat.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-04-26
ROCK ISLAND FIRE
HAZARD LOWERED
complete Report on Recheck on State
Experts Inspection Shows CITY
Cooperated Above Average,
OfFiCIALS GREATLY PLEASED
Only "a Buildings Ont of go in Which
Defects Are Found Have Not
Met Recommendations.

Complete returns on the recheck on
fire inspection in Rock Island were
available today. and bear out the state
ments made yesterday by S. Legried,
deputy state fire marshal, who is d.
recting the field work in inspection in
Illinois.
or the 229 defect slips issued In Rock
Island when the score of state deputies
made the inspection last March, all
but "A had been complied with, show
ing that total of EOS tenants and own
ers Of buildings in Rock Island in the
meantime have made the repairs and
changes as directed by the deputies.
In 10 buildings repairs on the
changes were found uncompleted.
Owners of 10 other buildings received
department orders which sternly d.
rect immediate repairs or prosecution
will follow, and in four other cases
matter of repairs was referred to COM
mittees.
Mr.. Legried said today that the show
ing made by Rock Island is far above
the average city. He declared that for
the number Of defects found in this
city the percentage which have been
removed is quite pleasing and he ex-
poets no further trouble in having the
"a still unattended repaired immediate
ly.
Mr.. Legried said that deputy would
return to Rock Island in 10 or IL days,
at which time another check would be
made on the "a remaining defects.
From Rock Island today the six depu-
ties went to Moline and will spend the
remainder of the week In Moline and
East Moline, rechecking defects.
Clamor for Inspection.
Mr.. Legried said that Rock Island
was fortunate in having secured an
early inspection, as numerous other
cities in the state are clamoring for a
visit from the state deputies in order
to eliminate fire hazards through in
vestigations made by experts.
THE work in Illinois, as far as it |
has progressed, has met with unquali- |
fed success" Mr. Legried said. Pub |
lie opinion is back Of us and the re-
suit is we have long list of cities now
who are asking that we make a visit to |
them. Not only in Illinois has the no. |
tice of the work spread. but other
states as we'll have come to learn that |
organized inspection is meritorious. |
st. Louis has asked US to cross the |
river into Missouri and make inspec- |
tons there, but of course we will prob
ably be unable to do So as the work
ahead of US in Illinois is SO great that
it will take us many months to get
around in our own state"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-04-26
LICENSED TO WE'D
COURT HOUSE NEWS

Albert Erdman, aged 35, was order
ed sent to Watertown hospital for
treatment by Judge n A Larson in
county court yesterday afternoon.
Medical commission was composed of
DR.. W. A. Crooks and Dr. ]. R. HoI-
lowbush. Mr.. Erdman, whose home Is
in Geneseo, has been at the Mercy hos
pital. Davenport
10000 In Dubuque "Peace Parade,
Dubuque, Iowa, April 26.-Ten
thousand persons participated in the
peace parade" staged here last night
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-04-26
1Lily Whites, VS.. Negroes in Arkansas.

Little Rock, Ark, April 26.-Predic-
tons by republican leaders that the
national convention delegates to be
elected by the state convention here
today would be uninstructed for the
presidential nomination, heightened
the interest in purely state questions,
chief Of which was the seating of con-
testing lilly white" instead Of negro
delegations from Pulaski and Hemp
stead counties, and the election of a
national committeeman. The latter
contest lay between II. L. Remmel Of
Little Rock, the present committee
man, and Harry H. Myers, Hot
Springs.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-04-26

Oskaloosa, Iowa, April 26-At the
special election held here the PROPOSE
ton to issue bonds for the erection Of
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-04-26

They have solved the problem of
how to put humor in pictures without
them vulgar. The success of
their one-reel comedies proves the pub
lie really likes refined humor.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-04-26
NEMSNOIBS9%1MQEL
S 6yDAISY DEAN ~

Can a moving picture be made that
Will be funny without at the same time
being vulgar? After looking over some
of the so-called comedies that are be-
ing turned out in such large numbers
a neutral observer might doubt if this
could be done. Some directors seem
to think that as long as plenty of pies
are thrown, there is nothing further
to be desired. Repulsive table man
ners are played up on the screen, and
we are asked to laugh. Some unof-
fensive old gentleman is knocked down
and run over, and they tell us that
this is humor. A few persons, how
ever, see nothing worth laughing at in
such scenes. We believe the number
is growing, and that nauseated pub
lie will eventually demand that all
comedies be as clean, for instance, as
those in which Mr.. and Mrs. Sidney
Drew appear. May the day come
quickly.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-04-26
The Theatre
IN THE MOVIES.
TONIGHT.

IONIGtl.
Spencer Square-"Code Of Marcia
Gray" with Constance Collier; Bur-
ton Holmes Travels.
Majestic-Carlyle Blackwell in THE
Shadow OF Doubt" Hearst itagraph
News.
Best-"In the Night" and Girl and
the Game"
THURSDAY.
Spencer square-Repetition Of We'd
nesday bill.
Majestic-Norma Talmadge in Mar
tha's Vindication; Chester Conklin in
"Cinders Of Love-" Keystone comedy.
Black Hawk-Naomi Childers in
THE Man He Used To Be-" Ham
Takes a Chance"
Best-"Dolly Scoop" THE Greatest
Story" Cupid Trims His Lordship."
COLUMBIA.
Vaudeville Davenport). Two per-
formances daily, at 2:45 and 8:l5.
Three Saturday and Sunday, at 2:45,
1880 and . o'clock.
EMPIRE,
April 23-30-Jack Bessey Stock
company in popular plays.