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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-02-14
SELLS DRINK SUNDAY
AND is FINED $3.50

A hunter with a gun over his Shout
der yesterday dropped into the Hig
gins Drug and Grocery company store
on Eighteenth street and asked for
whiskey. Frank Higgins, the prophet
or. has druggists license to dispense
liquor for medicinal purposes. The
hunter did not have the required ply
sician's prescription, but Mr.. Higgins
said he didn't see any harm in selling
his caller half pint. Today it devel-
oped the hunter was Policeman Ris-
tau, who affected the hunters disguise
on instructions from Chief Miller for
the special purpose of paying a visit
to the Higgins concern.
Today Mr.. Higgins paid $3.50 in
court in fines. He was fined $25 and
costs on a charge of selling liquor
without city saloon license and $50
and cost on charge of selling liquor
on Sunday. He admitted dispensing
whiskey in half pint quantities, but
protested ignorance of the law.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-02-14
Special Taxation Notice-Gen. No. $40.

,
Notice is hebey given to all persons
interested that the city council of Rock
Island, Ill, having ordered that Eighth
avenue be excavated, graded, curbed
and paved with brick blocks from the
east curb Of Ninth street to the west
line of Nineteenth street, the ordi-
nance for the same being on file in the
office of the city clerk of said city and
having applied to the county court Of
Rock Island county, Ill, for an as
sessment of the cost Of the said i'm
provement according to the frontage
Of the property assessed along the line
Of the proposed improvement, said as,
sessment being payable in nine install
ments, each bearing interest at the rate
OF five per cent per annum, and an as
sessment therefore having been made
and returned to said court, the final
hearing thereon will be had on the
2Sth day Of February, A. D. 1916, at the
hour Of 8 o'clock a. m, or as soon
thereafter as the business Of the court
will permit.
All persons may file objections in
said court before said day, and may ap,
pear on the hearing and make their de-
Tense.
Dated Rock Island, ILL.,, Feb. II, 1916.
ROBERT KUSCHMANN,
Commissioner appointed to make said
assessment.
John K. Scott, City Attorney.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-02-14
AT THE MAJESTIC.

All the comedy effects of a rural
wedding are shown in the Keystone
Triangle, Fatty and Mabel Adrift," to
be seen at the Majestic today and to-
morrow. Fatty Arbuckle plays the
part of big, fat jolly farmer boy.
His sweetheart is the enticing Mabel,
the daughter of his employer. In the
intervals between Chores" Roscoe
wooes the girl The old farmer tries
to keep the boy busy and sets him to
wedding the garden or milking the
COW, but Mabel always has some ex-
cuse to slip out where he Is. Finally
the old folks are won over and they
have big wedding. All the neighbors
attend and there are lots of rural
games and a big feast. But the rival
Of Fatty has it in for him. He follows
the pair when they go on their honey
moon and even tries to break into
their snug little cottage on the beach.
Fatty's dog chases the villain away.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-02-14
AT THE ILLINOIS.

H. H. Frazee's production of "a Pair
of Skies" was presented at the Illinois
theatre last night by company of &C
tors above the average in talent for a
touring company. Edward B. McGin-
ness and Robert B. Toms, as the quar-
reling business partners, Alice Nc
Comb as the wife of one, Maria Ascar-
aga as the sweetheart of the other, J.
H. McKena as the firms attorney, and
Marie Clifford as the English maid are
deserving of especial mention in
the manner in which they handled
their lines and carried out the funny
situations, getting the best out of
them for the benefit of the audience.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-02-14
&2 &&@Eh3eatre
BLACK HAWK.

Monday-"The Eternal City"
Tuesday-Cal Marvin's Wife. The
Fable OF the Low Down Expert on
Babies"
Wednesday-Pearl White in The
Kings Game"
Thursday-"The Pitfalls" Snake
ville's Eugenic Marriage"
Friday The Losing Game" The
Tramp Telegrapher," Hazards of
Helen
Saturday-"The faint Love" Pep
per and Sweets"
Sunday-Edwin Arden in The Be-
loved Vagabond."
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-02-14
NEM(SN0TESS 11pQIELAND
&Y OVDAISY DEAN ~

Who is the most beautiful woman in
pictures. ANYWAY? Fox would have us
believe Geneveye Hamper has the
most beautiful face on the screen,
while Mutual insists Margaret Gibson
is THE most beautiful woman in NOV
ing pictures"
While these and others prate on
beauty. a real American beauty like
Norma Talmadge, little French doll
like Marguerite Clark. a spiritual
beauty like Mary Pickford, and an in
tellectual beauty of the Bessie Barris
Gale type, to say nothing of countless
others, let the public have minds of
their own on the subject of womaniy
beauty.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-02-14

Special conclave Of Rock Island
commandery, No. IS, Knights Templar,
will be held next Monday at Masonic
temple. The order of the red cross will
be conferred at o'clock and at $50
a banquet will be held, followed by
the comforting of the order of the
temple at 1870. Right Eminent Sir
Albert E. Schoch. Ottawa. past grand
commander of the Knights Templar of
Illinois will be the guest of honor.
Special cOnclayes will be held Feb IS
and March - when candidates will
be given the order Of the temple
The committee in charge has COM
pleted arrangements for the entertain
ment and dance to be given by Camp
No. So, W. 0. W, and Grove No. 81,
Woodmen Circle, next Wednesday eve
ming at Odd Fellows hall. Attorney
G. c. Wenger, who is a member of
camp So, will deliver the address of
welcome. There will be a program
consisting of vocal selections by Mrs
Emil Marshall, accompanied by Miss
Bernice Wood, piano solo by Miss Dor
othy Deisenroth, reading by Mrs. Ern-
est Quayle. piano duet by the Misses
Bernice and Irene Kier, axe manual
competitive drill by members of COM
pany A, uniform rank of camp So, and
exhibition drill by Master Harry Lar
rance, 5-year-old son of Past Consul
Commander H. 0. Larrance Head
be present and will deliver a short ad-
dress. Bleuers orchestra of five
pieces has been secured for the even
ing and following the entertainment all
The regular patrons of the Woodmen
of the World dances have been prOvid-
ed with invitations and all members of
the Woodmen of the World and Wood
men Circle are provided with guest
cards for their friends Admission
will be free but no one will be admit
ted without an invitation or guest
card properly signed. unless accom-
ders.
Dean Franklin of Macomb who was
selected as principal speaker at the
eighth annual banquet of the Rock Is
land lodge of Elks tonight. is serious
ly Ill in an indianapolis hospital and
will be unable to be here, according
to telegram received by Sam Ryer-
son today.
In the place of Mr.. Franklin the
committee has secured States Attor-
ney Floyd Thompson. who is esteemed
leading knight of Moline lodge. Axel
Kohler of Moline and DR.. c. l.. Leigh
OF Davenport will be the other speak
ers. R. R. Reynolds will be toastmas-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-02-14
Even Vampires Sometimes Faint.

Theda Bara, starred in Gold and
the Woman a William Fox produc
ton which will be released next
month, tainted during the making OF
one of the scenes in that picture. The
scene was that of raid on the home
of wealthy Mexican landowner. Miss
Bara was required to stand still in
the middle of a set while bullets were
shot past her at the windows in back.
The tension proved too great and she
COLLAPSED,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-02-14
MAJESTIC.

Monday and Tuesday-Willard Mack,
George Fawcett and Clara Williams in
The Corner" Fatty" Arbuckle and
Mabel Normand in Fatty and Mabel
Adrift"
Wednesday and Thursday - Jane
Grey and Tully Marshall in Let Katy
Do It." Sam Bernard and Keystone
company in THE Great Pearl Tan
gle"
Friday-Dustin Farnum in "a Cen
tleman From Indiana"
Saturday-Marguerite Clark in THE
Prince and the Pauper."
Sunday - Edmund Breese in THE
Lure OF Hearts Desire"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-02-14
THE REST.

Monday-"The Mayors Decision"
Red Circle
Tuesday-"His Good Name" Safety
First and Last"
Wednesday, Diamond From the
Sky (No. 26), THE Kingdom of Nosey
Land"
Thursday-"The Connecting Link
The Awakening of Patsy"
Friday-"Simcn the Jester" Pathe
Gold Rooster play in five acts.
Saturday-"The Spoilers" in nine
reels.
Sunday-"My Old Dutch"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-02-14

Violet Mersereau, the dainty and
youthful Universal star, evidently
loves trouble. She has agreed to Of
fer her heart, hand and salary to the
handsomest man in America-when he
is found. 1t sounds very rash. doesn't
it? But-you should read the specifi-
cations. Such perfection of male
architecture, both as to interior (men-
tall and exterior decorations doesn't
exist.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-02-14
AT THE EMPIRE.

The Only Son." as produced at the
Empire yesterday by the Waller Play
ers with Eddie Waller in the Thomas
Ross role. proved to be the most popu-
lar play so far offered by the company
Starting Thursday matinee the well
known comedy drama. Just Plain
Molly" will be the offering with little
Pearl Hazelton in the role she orig
mated.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-02-14

Walker Whiteside will be recalled as
the star of The Melting Pot" the Rus
sian drama banned by Great Britain.
Ollie Kirkby and Marin Sails threa,-
en- to exhaust the Los Angeles depart
ment stores and modistes Both play
ers are making elaborate preparations
for The Love Pirates" in which they
will divide the title role. And prepar-
ations with an actress mean buying
clothes and still more clothes.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-02-14
SPENCER SQUARE.

Monday-Margarita Fisher in The
Dragon"
Tuesday-Florence Reed in New
York"
dnesday-Florence Reed in New
York"
Thursday Marie Empress in Loves
Cross Roads
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-02-14
When D. W. Griffith Earned SIS a
Week.

David ". Griffith, executive and d.
recting head of Fine Arts films, re-
Gently entertained Walker Whiteside,
his wife and daughter, at the Griffith
studios. He was assisted by DeWolf
Hopper. an old friend of the actor
Fifteen years ago Mr.. Griffith was
playing in Mr.. Whiteside's company
in Shakespeare parts, at a salary OF
SIS per week. Today Griffith is per
haps the most notable motion picture
producer in the world
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-02-14
Many Send Postcards.

fathers last wife, the house being de-
stroyed after the woman and Messalla
leave. There is a reconciliation, all
those injured were people who had in
jured her father, and the dragon has
been slain by Messalla's youth and in
nOcenCe,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-02-14

Many think her the most beautiful
girl in moving pictures. She played
the leading feminine role in The Bat
tie Cry of Peace" and appeared in
many other stirring Vitagraph dra-
mas. She is now with the Triangle
people.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-02-14
COLUMBIA.

Vaudeville Davenport. Two per-
formances daily, at PAS and sis.
Three Saturday and Sunday, at 2:45,
7:30 and o'clock.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-02-14
VALENTINES NOW
MUCH Different
Local Dealer Says That 1915 Style is
Palmer Than That OF q
Dozen Years Ago.
SENTIMENT OF DAY BEING LOST
Sale of Love Tokens Comparatively
Smaller Than In the Past and
Often Only Card Is Bought.
SENTIMENT OF DAY BEING LOST
Today is st. Valentines day.

Today is St. Valentines day.
1t is a day when special honor comes
to D. Cupid, love god. The youth en-
amored of maid this day should have
sent her token of love in the shape
of a fancy booklet containing rhyme
Of his devotion.
But today valentines are different
than they were in years gone by.
Styles in valentines have changed just
the same as in other articles, and the
1916 variety is much unlike those or
a dozen years ago.
Each year valentines have become
palmer" a local dealer said Years
ago the fancier the valentine the
more love it was intended to convey
and the rhyme meant not so much.
Now the rhymes the thing.
valentines are plain, most of them.
There are no frills on them. l don't
mean that there are no novelties, but
the fancy lace kind are things of the
past.
And I must say that people are not
sending as many as they used to. 1t
seems as though st. Valentines day
is losing popularity. Years ago there
was almost as much ceremony attend
ing the approach of st. Valentines
day as Christmas. Perhaps it is be-
cause there is no slogan of do your
valentine shopping early that people
forget, but it is surprising the number
who buy at the last minute. The bulk
of the trade comes then. But there is
only a comparatively small number OF
valentines sold.
Many Send Postcards.
THE prices are different now, too
The fancy valentines of years back
cost more than those of the present
! day. Many content themselves witt
buying a valentine postcard and only
! sending that Years ago the maid who
received only a card would have in
| formed the sender when he called
| that she would not expect him any
more in the future.
; The sentiment Of the day is GER
/ tainly being lost
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-02-14
EMPIRE.

Waller Stock company in popular
plays. Performances daily at SIS
p. N.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-02-14
ter. 1t is expected that between 300
and 400 will be present.

The mark master degree will be con-
ferred on class of candidates at the
meeting of Rock Island chapter, No.
IS, Royal Arch Masons, tomorrow
evening at Masonic temple.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-02-14

Sidney Bracy the deep dyed villain
of Merely Mary Ann" has a noble
ambition. He wishes to reform and
be the hero for a change, but he is
such a good villain the Fox company
refuses to let him be good
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-02-14

All the news all the time - The
ArguA
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-02-14
ALLEY CLEANING
PROFIT FOR ALL
Commissioner Juhl Says That Work
Continued This Winter Is Prov
ing TO Be Success.
ASHES USED IN WEST END CITY
Official states Good Results Are Be-
ing Melted All Around by Reason
of Extending Process.

The city of Rock Island and the
people individually are profiting con-
siderably by our continued alley clean
ing" Commissioner Juhl said today
In past years the practice had been
TO clean the alleys in the fall and
then wait until spring before the pro-
cess is repeated That was necessary
because Of inadequacy Of the street
department fund, but | have been able
to keep the wagons going this year,
and l think that it is economical TO
do so.
In the first place, our teams and
wagons would be idle. We have TO
feed the horses anyway and care for
them in other ways. If they are idle
it is an expense to the city from which
there IS no profit.
Secondly, Superintendent Henry
Thode has 16 men at work. These
men otherwise would probably be idle
and waiting for the work to be resum-
ed in the spring.
The principal point Of all Is that
aside from its economy 1t is accom-
plishing much for us. We are now
engaged in making the second alley
cleaning of the present winter sea
son. We are using the ashes in the
Third street district, which was in
undated during the foods. The street!
in the west end are still covered will
ice. We are placing ashes on the ice
When a thaw comes the ice will mel
and the ashes viii sink. The street!
will be kept from being converted int
mudhoes and traffic will not be i'm
peded
People Cooperating.
Last fall l asked the people of Rocl
Island through the press to keep thu
ashes clean, that is, free from rub
bish They are cooperating very sat
isfactorily and as a result the ashe
are ideal for filing purposes.
The alleys are being kept clear
and We will not have such an exten
sive task when spring comes, for w
will then have been over the cit.
twice.
My next desire is to have the PEG
pie get their ashes from the celia
early in the spring, as soon as mill
weather is here to stay. Then We vii
be able to clean up in quick order an
the people will profit as well as tn
city"
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-01-08

edge of waist, center backs even small
20" perforation at under-arm seam;
bring lower front edge of front to large
30" perforation in stay and bring front
edge OF stay TO center-front of vest.
Now find double TT" perforatIons
on sleeve and gather before sewing up
seam. Close cuff seam as notched. as
just under short sleeve. bringing small
20" perforations at upper edge OF cum
TO corresponding perforations in sleeve,
and stitch TO position along lower edge
OF sleeve. Sew into armhoie
The skirt comes next. Slash front
fore to left of center-front on double
100" perforations for opening. Join
gores as notched. Form box pleats.
creasing on lines of slot perforatlons;
bring folded edges TO corresponding
lines of small 90 perforations; stitch
from upper edge to single small 20"
perforations ana press. Gather upper
edge OF skirt between the pleats. Sew
to lower edge of waist over stay. CEN
ter-fronts and center backs even large
80" perforation at undcr-arm seam.
The belt of self material gains an
odd finish by being secured with n but
tonhole Tapped over a button of brown
silk.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-01-08
GASOLINE NOW % CENTS
Standard Oil Officials Say Price Will
Co Higher.

The Standard Oil Company of New
York put up the price of gasoline an
other cent Wednesday. making The
Wholesale price % cents q gallon. on
March 81, 1914, the price OF gasoline
in New York city was II cents gal
Ion.
The announcement OF another in
crease in the price of gasoline came
less than twenty-four hours after
resolutions were formally brought to
the attention of the House of Repre-
sentatives in Washington asking the
attorney general OF the United States
TO inform the house whether there
was any evidence that the steady rise
for the last six months in the price OF
gasoline was due to combination in
restraint OF trade The resolution Of
Representative Fuller OF Illinois
called on the House Committee on
Interstate and Foreign Commerce 10
Investigate the cause of the sudden
and unprecedented rise in the price
Of gasoline, and to make inQuir Is ~
ascertain whether any conspir;
exists and whether any law has been
violated In connection with Tic Il4,-
ter, and to report its findings at an
early date
Officials of the Standard OF Con
pany showed interest in these Tesoiu.
tons, and said that an explanation OF
10 of vi in nf o.
oline would be forthcoming later For
the present officials of that company
would only point TO the current cy
plantations which have been made for
the sensational jump in gasoline
prices-that during the last few
months and increasingly in the pres
ent time gasoline is being exported
from this country for use IN the War
for motor transport. and to lesser
degree for aeroplanes; that the La
Of gasoline for automobiles in this
country is increasing at great rate;
that the enormous output OF the
Gushing fields in Oklahoma has sud
denly decreased by more than so Per
cent; that the amount OF oil under
the surface Of the earth in this cou.
try is limited, and that it is probable
that the production of oil will fall
steadily below the demand.
1t has been repeatedly predicted
that gasoline will rise to % cents q
gallon within the next few months
and that within thirty years the oil
fields in this country will be facing
exhaustion.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-01-08
STATE OF SUPERIOR
North Mchisaners Would Add Now
Star to Flag.

That the 49th state of the Union
will be the state of Superior, compris
ing the present upper peninsula of
"Cloverland" Of Michigan, was the
prediction made by Roger NJ. An.
drews of Menominee at the annual
banquet OF the Calumet business
mems association in Calumet, Mich,
Wednesday night. A vigorous cam.
paign in this direction will be carried
on this year ana its enthusiastic be
ginning there warrants the prediction
that it will Immediately result in an
organized effort to bring separate
statehood TO the Is counties of the up
per peninsula, which are geographic
cally separated from the lower PENN
sula, and which We're ceded to Michi
gan by Congress in 1887, in settle
ment OF the Ohio boundary dispute.
Mr. Andrews is the editor and pub.
Usher OF two OF the leading news
papers in this part o. the state and
has been active for Is years in bring
ing about commercial and advance
ment organizations. His efforts re.
suited in the establishment in 1911 OF
the upper peninsula development bur.
eau, which for the first time united
all the counties into one commercial
body. Mr., Andrews was formerly
state commissioner of mineral Stats.
tics and is one OF the best known
men 70 northern N,ohican.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-01-08
NO REASON FOR 1T
When Bennington Citizens Show a
Way.

When Bennington Citizens Show
Way.
There can be no reason why any
reader of this who suffers the tor
lures of an aching back, the annoy
ance OF urinary disorders, the pains
and dangers OF kidney ills will fail to
heed the words OF neighbor who
has found relief. Read what a Ben
nington citizen says:
Mrs. Celia Lamroeux. 222 Division
St, Bennington, says: For four
years, / was SO bad from kidney com.
plant that / could hardly do my
Homework. had terrible back
ache and headaches and sometimes
became so dizzy that was nearly
blinded. Tho kidney secretions were
unnatural and caused annoyance.
Seeing Doans Kidney Pills recon-
mended for such troubles, went to
Coles Drug Store and got box They
were just what was needed. The
backachs that had chung to me SO
long left and felt better and strong
err. After taking two boxes or Doans
Kidney Pills. all symptoms of the
trouble were removed"
The above statement was given
December 10, 1915 and after OVER
FIVE YEARS LATER, Mrs. Lam
roeux said Thine only increases
my confidence In Doan's Kidney Pills
| still use them occasionally, but
never have any serious kidney
trouble. for they keep mo free from
it."
Price soc. at all dealers. Don't
simply ask for kidney rsmedy-get
Doan's Kidney Pills--the Same that
Mrs. Lamroeux has twice publicly
recommended. I'ostsr-M ilsurn o.,
Props, Buffalo. N. Y.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-01-08

A fYock that is simple. attractive and
inexpensive Is shown here, and women
who arc their own seamstresses VIII
admire 1t for these three qualities.
Silk poplin may be used effectively In
duplicating 1t, there being nothing more
fashionable for the color scheme than
Panama blue. The collar and cuffs are
Of organdy. Tho skirt ia q three piece
model gathered about the waist-line
and finished at the bottom with a hem
ana two corded tucis. Average slzo
requires Az yards &4-inch material,
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-01-08

The more simple the morning frock.
the more simple and becoming 1t will
be regarded when inventory OF early
Fall fashions Is taken. The accompa-
nying model in gaberdine exploits the
fashionable nastic tone and has the
sleeves finished with brown silk cuffs.
To duplicate the model in medium size
requires yards 44-inch material. with
Is yard silk FOR the cuffs. II the vest
and collar are made OF contrasting ma
teial. Il yard viii BIO required. If q
inches wide.
The front and back OF the waist are
tucked and the tuckS are stitched into
position Immediately after closing the
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-01-08
NOTICE OF ANNUAL MEETING

The annual meeting of the stock.
holders of tho First National Bank of
Bennington Vermont will be held at
their banking rooms, on Tuesday. this
18th day OF January. 1916, at 1C
O'Clock In the forenoon. for the slsc-
ton of FIVE directors for the ensuing
year, and for the transaction of such
other business az may properly come
before the meeting.
l.. A. Graves, cashier.
BenniastsA, VT, Dec. 9th, 1915.