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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-09-22


The curtain q the 1917 football sea
son viii he officially ho1ated tomorrow
..f,.-..-r ~ r,rnaf.4 mark when walt
.., .r-
Flanagan inoepeh1s A5a "tst
with the Sterling 1naepeHl eA~7 Oh
Sterling. iii. Inc contest Wa 97 a1Sl
ed promptly at . o.cioeh ana tGr A7e'aA
admission OF % cents Is 70 De- 5gt1e1
with the anno1I cement o- LA5 '7seI
ling lineup II Is apparent LHal Atls To-
Gals are going ~ La. T 1-.-l -'' l.-
man was at tli pa -i'+ pa--- 1900
The visitors IS noted aeFefai FORMER
high school and college GRO AsA-a.
Sterling also pulled several stars from
Dixon Ill., which PTS situated near
there.
lt WA be seen mat teeh l5it ma. g
line out#elE1s that pr 1teIHHH con
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-09-22
BREAKS CYCITEc RrcoBn

lnomas Kennedy OF the Empire City
v Leelman broke the worlds cycling
record Tor 100 miles recently at The
9heepshead Bay motor speed way by
mann lae distance IN 1881 clipping
nearly q minutes off the best previous
mark.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-09-22
PROBABLE LISE1 PS.


MWW@TIFWTFa" ITIA E@IaIE"9 I"F8
gensou. Quinn, Moore During
Johnson. Eardweu, Steiner Nc
Hnberfs and Morris. Sterling,
Thomas. Hauiey, Tippeu, steHefi,
Southlev and Richard.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-01-06
DON'T PITY THE
CHORUS GIRL
ENVY HER

4 particularly interesting list Of former
chorus girls includes such present-day stars
as Julia Sanderson Elsie Ferguson, Hazel
Dawn, Billie Burke, Pauline Frederick,
Marie Doro, Marguerite Clark. Adele Row
land Edna May, Fannie Bricc. Lcouore
Irich, Irene Tcnwick ana Ruth Shcpley.
Yes. sr-ree. every blessed one of these
bright luminarics Of the stage once Cavortcd
I'm the humble ranks of the chorus. So
why pity the chorus girl SO excessively?
Why not envy her? She obviously must
have unlimited opportunities to ascend the
ladder of theatrical fame to the topmost
rung
THE future greats Of the stage, the ones
who will succeed the present contingent,
are probably singing and dancing in the
chorus this very day" remarks Hazel Cox,
now appearing In "Thc Blue Paradise" at
the Lyric Theatre. "Pcrchance every time
you see a musical show you gaze upon
some chorus girl who some day will win
your admiration for her stellar ability to
entertain. Verify the rule that the best
way to success is to start at the bottom
of the ladder applies as potentially to the
stage as to any other pursuit. Mind you,
II is no easy climb behind the footlights,
and merit alone counts. despite all the
Rspersions TO the contrary"
According to the very latest reports from
New York, there never was such a marked
dearth Of chorus girls as there is at pres
ent and most any girl with the slightest
semblanCe of talent and good looks is
placed under contract with avidity This
shortage is probably due to the inroads
made upon the possible entries by depart
ment stores and artists who are using
more and more models every day.
While there Is no denying that some
chorus girls have a penChant for night
life and others have figured in unpleasant
court scandals, the great majority of the
merry-merry are said to live quietly and
sensibly. many of them supporting or help
Ing to support mothers, sisters or brothers
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-01-06
WHY SOME SCRIPTS
DO NOT SELL
BY MARIN SAIs

FrankIy, friend reader the picture player
has no right to talk to you concerning the
writing OF photoplays-that is the scenario
departments business. But so many OF the
fans who write to me enclose scenarios OF
asIS me why they are unable TO sell the ones
thav send TO the scenario department, that
l believe | may be pardoned for taking up
the subject.
know that other players also receive
many requests Of this kind, and, try as we
will it is not always possible 10 Keep up
with the task Of answering these letters as
one would like to- And scenario editors
are SO disappOintingly curt and brler IN
their treatment OF aspiring writer's l am,
therefore, going 10 take up my pen ana
write here at greater extent thah Is poSsl'
ble when answering hundreds Of letters In
spare time.
As Won might have expected, my first bit
NJ advice Is: Do not send your stories TO
the players or directors. There are many
reasons for this one OF the most important
being that players and directors wit!' very,
very few exceptions, have little or no voice
I'm the selection of their stories.
Another important reason might be la
baIed "Red Tame" but / assure you II Is most
important tape. Thousands OF scenarios are
received at each flm company ONCE every
week Each firm has elaborate systems and
records TO insure return OF stories when
not used and TO record every step in
story's career while It is IN the company's
possession
When you send your story TO a player you
are upsetting this system The players
,yitb a world Of cares and worries OF their
oyn-feel the responsibility OF taking care
OF your story / know Of many players who
therefore make II rule never 70 read
single word OF the stories they receive, but
TO return them at once.
The players mind Is then clear. Other
wise. il he were to lay the stories he received
on his dressing room table until he secured
an opportunity to read them he must worry
over the possibility Of losing one OF the
manuscripts or losing the address or per
haps. n he found a story to have possibili-
ties, Il would be weeks and weeks before he
would have the opportunity 10 discuss Il
With the scenario editor.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-01-06
MILDRED MACOMBER,
PANTOMIMIC
DANCER

THE immortal Sarah Bcruhardt declares
hat the plays of the future will Doe monu-
urutl vUrdless drama playing Iu pDnto-
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-01-06

CONTINUING PLAYS
BROAD-"E "Erstwhile Susan" with Mrs.
Fiske. Incompatible actress I'm Charm-
ing comedy of life among the Pennsyl-
ynnia Dutch. supported by John DAILY
Murphy. walter Wilson and Madeline
Delmar.
FgPREST-"The Conan Revue 1915 with
richard earle Vnni Valli. Frederick
Santlev. Little Billy. Miss Juliet and
many others George NJ. Cohan's "mu-
steal cra2yuuilt travestyIng Broadway
successes ClcverlN.
IDELpHT - VERY Good Eddie" with
Ernest Truck and Alice Dovey. Nttrac-
tive and uneful version OF the farce
"Ovcr Sight" carried to success by Mr.
Trucks drOll impergonatlon of the lisp
ing husband
LyRIC-"Thc Blue Paradise" with Cecil
Lean and Vivienne Segal Bright music
and some Chicago-N -Nicuucse comedy. with
dashng and brisk company to inter-
prct Il.
Ar POPuLAR PRICES
WALNUT - "rhc old homestead" the
evergreen New England drama, made
famous by the late Denman Thompson.
Humor and melodramatic situations COM
bIncd.
STOCE
CKER--'Lcna rivers" with
Anna Dohcrty and John Lorenz. Re
vival of dramatization of Mary J.
Holiness novel. with stock company
players.
FEATURE FILMS
sTANLEY-"war Brides" with Nazimova,
Herbert Brenon's cight-reel production
in motion picture form Of Marion Craig
wentworh's onc-act drama, with the
Russian actress in the principal role.
All week In the cast: Gertrude Berkeley.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-01-06

sketch will be Of interest at the present
time:
John Mccormack was born i'm the town
of Athlonc, County Westmeath, Ireland, on
June H. 1891. lie received his early cdu-
cation ut the MIrist Brothers Schools in
his native town. At the age of twelve he
was sent to Sligo College. where he was
graduated at the age of eighteen with the
highest honors, taking all the prizes in his
class in Latin, Greek and mathematics. lie
had some local reputation AZ singer. but
his parents did not realize the great things
he was capable of accomplishing in that
line and he did not take to himself the
credit for being anything distinctly out of
the ordinary.
After his graduation from college his
parents sent him to Dublin TO take a civil
service examination, Apparently the idea
did not occur TO them that he would be able
to turn his vocal talents 20 commercial ac-
count one day, as ne sat at the piano ac-
Companyng himself In one OF his favorite
songs, doctor from his home town entered
the room. Don't stop" said the physician
as Mccormack started to get up from the
piano. Begin il over again and lot me
hear it all" when the song was completed
the doctor took his leave I'm going to
get Vincent OBricn," ne said. 81 want to
have him hear you sing
Vincent OBrien was director Of the
Marlborough Cathedral choir, Dublin, and
one of the most important musical person
ages in the Irish capital He was speedily
found by the doctor and introduced to Nc
Cormack Sing anything" said O'Brten
Mccormack sang Then Youll Remember
Me" from The Bohemian Girl Young
man." exclaimed O'Brien, there's for
tune in that voice. Don't you dream OF
being anything else but singer Then
and there it was arranged Mccormack
should become a member of OBrlen's
choir
few months later there was a big
musical competition in Dublin oBrlen per-
sunded Mccormack TO take part and gave
him private instruction for several weeks
The young tenor easily carried or the first
prize. The song he selected for the COM
petition Is still one of his great fayorites:
my Snowy Breasted Pearl
NcCormack viii give concert at the
Metropolitan opera House on next Thurs
day evening.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-01-06
HOW IRISH TENOR
GOT A START

of John Mccormack. tho Irish tenor, Is
one OF the most remarkable incidents In
musical history, The question has been
asked quite frequently, Who discovered"
Mccormack? And there have been many
answers. As a general rule the answers are
wrong. The following brief but authentic
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-01-06

FRIDAY and SATURDAY
BESSIE LOVE - NH ITilE ~ 4. .
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-01-06

WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY
DOUGLAS FAIRBANKS
IN THE NATRINIANIAC
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-01-06

THEATRICAL BAEDEKER FOR NEXT WEEK
NEW ATTRACTIONS

cARRtCKThe Romantic comedy nv the
In the Betty
and othe Monday
THEATRETe Manuevers Jane"
In OF
the
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-01-06
HARRIS & MANION 3 ROSAIRES

Iu,.s. q. NJ &ihrs NJ. To- S1uo
yrl Advance H,l. hilbert $500 ,..sr,u".
The Ordway new era., 1917-03-16
STATECAPITOL
NEWS
western Newspaper Union Now' Service
SENATE PASSES SHELTER BILL
Six Railroad Measures Considered by
the House.

Six Railroad Measures Cons'oeTeo W
the House.
Denyer.-The long-eXpected hsht
over the so.called railroad bills de-
yeloped In the House, when uetc'
mined effort placed the bills on 'i''
calendar for consideration. 1hese
measures, of which there are slA'
were introduced at the request OF the
organized railroad employees oil the
state, The issue developed as re-
suit of the submission OF majority
and minority reports of committees
on the measures. These bills pro
yided for full crews on freight trains
semimonthly pay days for rallroau
employees. prohibition OF tests on
signaling without notice, prohlbltioh
of switching of locomotives BACKWARD
and requiring the employment OF eN-
perienced men in certain branches Oh
the service.
The Senate passed the bill by Sena-
tors Fincher and Candlish providing
for an investigation of the smelling
industry on third reading by n vote
of q to 3.
A warm fight is expected in the
Senate on Senator Napiers civil serv-
ice bill which has been placed at the
head of the calendar under adverse
reports. II came out of the commit
tee with majority and minority re-
ports.
| Action by the House in killing the
| Senate bill TO renew the lease OF the
| penitentiary convict farm at Avondaie
was followed by favorable report OF
| the Colgate bill by the House appro-
| priations committee. The Colgate bill
provides for the purchase of l.OSO
acres OF privately-owned tracts in
| Garden Tract canon. ten miles from
Canon City, for the establishment of
q new convict farm. The bill carries
an appropriation of $4,000.
BY a vote of &c to 90 the House
killed the Mishou bill licensing autos
according to weight instead OF on the
basis of horsepower
The Horton bill met with no opposi-
ton. 1t provides that the state
armory at Montrose be utilized for
athletic purposes by the Montrose
| fliBL SCHooi' anu SNAIL SciNe as tH'
| drill hall for any cadet corps or other
volunteer military organization.
Girding its loins for the dash
toward the final adjournment day.
March "a, the Senate named Sena-
tors Adams, McWilliams and Lewis,
Democrats, and Hayden and Dodge,
Republicans, as a special order calen-
dar committee. There are pending in
the Senate and in the House upwards
of 900 bills. Among the important
bills to be acted on are the temper
ance bills, the highway bills revising
the state highway laws. the educa-
tional code. the budget system for
state appropriations and the appro-
priation bills.
The Ordway new era., 1917-03-16
BRITISH TAKE BAGDAD
Three-miie Line on Ancre Is Swept
Back and English Troops Capture
Village Of Irles

London, March 13.-Bagdad, the
chief Turkish city in Mesopotamia
and formerly the capital of the EN-.
pire of the Caliphs, has been captured
by the British forces. Announcement
OF the capitulation was made by the
British official press bureau on re-
ceipt Of telegram from Gen. Maude
saying the British forces had occupied
Bagdad early Sunday morning.
Likewise in Persia the Turks are
receiving hard usage at the hands of
the Russians. according to Petrograd.
In northwest Persia the Russians
have captured the town of Sahna.
In an advance on a front of more
than three miles in the Ancre region
in France, British troops attacked and
captured village OF lrles, northeast of
Grandecourt. and the neighboring de.
fenses.
The Norwegian steamer Storstad. n
Belgian relief ship OF COPS tons with
one American on board, has been sunk
by submarine.
The Ordway new era., 1917-03-16
GET s7.25 FOR BETS
GROWERS GRANTED INCREASE
At CONFERENCE.
Western Beet Growers Association
Formed, with }. A. HICKS o.
Greeley, President.

Western Newspaper Union News Service
Denyer.-The beet growers of Colo
RADIO will receive sl,0O0,OOO more io'
the same production OF sugar uee's
for the next crop than they ulu ioi
the last, according to the terms oil an
agreement reached following a '"o
days conference with the otiiclais oi
the Great Western Sugar Company
Last wear the contract price was 500
ton for l6 per cent content oeels' ~
this price the Great Western Voluhthi'
lily added so cents a ton, making the
price s625. At the beginning oil lhis
season the sugar company Noiuhta'hS
advanced the price 81 cents ton'
making it s6.75.
Then came the demand OF the grow
ers at the conferenCc According u
the terms of the agreement reacheu
the Great Western viii contract u
pay s725 for 1G per cent content ION
of beets, provided, however, that the
price OF sugar on Dec. !. 1917, Is ap'
proximately 81 a hundred. Otherwise
the price to remain at SG10. The Hol'
ly Sugar Company also will advance
the price.
While the series of conferences
were being conducted between com
rilittee of the beet growers and the su
gar company official plans were com
pleted for an organization of the beet
growers of the intermountain district
in society TO be known as the west
ern Beet Growers Association. The
purpose as defined in the constitution
and bylaws adopted is for mutual pro
lection and for the purpose of ex
changing views concerning the best
methods of growing beets and othei
subjects of interest to the growers. J
A. Hicks of Greeley was elected pres
ident; J. n. Scoville, president of the
Fort Morgan Chamber Of Commerce
was elected secretary treasurer, anG
George Harms of Bayard, Neb., vice
president.
The Ordway new era., 1917-03-16
tioht Duel Ends Joy ?ide.

Denvcr--Louis c. Knorr, %, is near
death at the county hospital, with two
bullet wounds in his body. and Abner
WagIsan, special officer OF the Noun
tain States Telephone and Telegraph
Company, is a prisoner in the city
Jail. charged with assault to kill, as
the result OF pistol duel between the
two men in Pecos street, near West
Forty-eighth avenue, the climax of a
10y ride" participated in by Knorr's
wife. Dorothy; his sister, Amelia
Knorr, IS; Wagman and c. L. Landry,
a special officer in Wagman's employ.
The Ordway new era., 1917-03-16
First Report Of Union Colony,

copy o: the first annual report of
the Union Colony of Greeley has been
secured by the president of the State
Historical and Natural History So
ciety. Even the state museum does
not possess one Of these rare docu.
ments, published in 1871, and the
president will turn it over to the so.
ciety to file in records of the museum.
The Historical Society plans to issue
several publications containing a com
plete list of the records and docu.
ments in its possession, together with
information about them and illustra.
.tions of exhibits.
The Ordway new era., 1917-03-16
House Passes Measure on Alcohol,

Strict regulations for the purchase
and sale of alcohol for bathing and
medicinal purposes We're adopted by
the House in the passage of the Col
gate bill. The measure stipulates a
81 license fee for all wholesalers and
druggists handling alcohol for bath
ing or other medicinal purposes. Vio-
lators of the law will be fined not
more than $500 or imprisoned for not
more than six months, for the first
otfense, but a second offense brings
a fine up to $4,000 or Imprisonment in
the penitentiary for three years.
The Ordway new era., 1917-03-16
Woman Given Twelve Years.

Pueblo.-Mrs.' kenora Gully, negro.
was convicted of murder in the second
ney, neighbor, in a quarrel over a
coat Mrs. Gully tainted when she
was sentenced to twelve years in the
state penitentiary, as she had expect
ed light jail sentence. Mrs. Gully is
the first woman convicted Of such an
offense in this county for many years.
The testimony showed that she had
shot several times at her victim.
The Ordway new era., 1917-03-16
PERSIA is RICH IN OIL 4
That's Why Three Of tn. si
crent Nations Are Af.s
Fields Only Seraseh::

A thrce-cOrnered rush for Il
been on since the heginnii;
great war. The Germans NJ
Ing their Bagdad line, sought 7
the hapless Asian kingdom 2
which once had maintained I
protectOrate over Persia, msf
drive against the Turks In n1
keep Persia from being oye5
British got in the rush anlj
their Mcsopotamian expedii
sia had suddenly become u
valuable. Why?
The report Of the Anglc-fsss
company (Ltd.) in London NJ
ago seems to contain the eNl
G. Greenway, chairman ana :
director of the company "
the company's accrued =
amounted to considerably Us
100000. Ten-inch pipe llne'
completed that permitted "
ment of 36O.OOO,0o0 gallons :
year. and additional punplns
are planned that will rals
100000 tons. But the reais
cant statement was that the =
merely been scratched anu =
gave promise of furnishing y
to fill a large portion, Il
whole, of Great Brltain's eh%S
mand for petroleum produces
Mr.. Greenway stated thai "
come n matter of the hisHT,
rial importance" to safesaa''
velopment of. the fields.
The Ordway new era., 1917-03-16
Senate Amends Industrial Law.

me Senate passed on final reading
Senators Candlish's and Lewis bill
amending the state industrial law bv
oeflning a strike, a lockout, unfair
practices, and other features and pro-
viding for hearings and final de-
cisions within thirty days after COM
plants are filed by employer or en-
ployes.
The Ordway new era., 1917-03-16
governor signs Land Appral,,, am

DenVer. Governor Gunter has
signed the bill of Senator Fincher.
which carried the emergency clause.
providing for a rehabilitation and
reappraisement of all state lands. in
accordance with the suggestion Of
register John F. Vivian Of the State
Land Board. Provision 4 Also msds
lor the designation By SIX appraisers
e the 10000 acres Of indemnity
lands due the state from the federsr
.ovsrnment under IN old land srnnt
Ihs ADpFaissrs - yaid ei.seg ! ysas.
The Ordway new era., 1917-03-16
To Try Two on Girls charaes.

Denver.-John Joslin and eAllen
Barth, two of the four Denver men
who were charged with contributing to
the delinquency of 16-year-old girl
following her confession of 10y rides"
and booze" parties at nearby road
houses, will have to face trial of the
charges before Judge Geo. w. Dunn at
Littleton March 27.
The Ordway new era., 1917-03-16
Wind Causes G. A. r. Veterans Death

Pueblo.-Thrown to the pavement
by a terrific wind, which was sweep
ing the city, James Perriman, SO, and
feeble, sustained concussion of the
brain and died at St. Mary's hospital
He was picked up from the middle of
a downtown street, blood gushing
from his ears. He was veteran of
the Civil War.
The Ordway new era., 1917-03-16
Colorado Artillery Mustered Out.

Denver.-Adj. Gen. Harry p Gamble
and Maj. Arthur Williams returned
from Fort D. A. Russell, where they
went to inspect the Colorado artillery
forces being mustered out The artil,
lerymen were presented with the serv-
ice medal recently issued by the state
for the Colorado soldiers who have
seen service on the border.
The Ordway new era., 1917-03-16
Boy Has scalp Torn Off.

Fort Collins.-Russell Paige, II, the
son of F. E. Paige. a farmer living
near here. had his scalp torn off when
he tried to go under buggy on his
sled after sliding down the roof Of a
potato cellar. Surgeons stitched the
scalp back on.
The Ordway new era., 1917-03-16

Miner Killed In Falling Down stops.
victor.-Charles E'ightmaster. min
or. died in local hospital Of injuries
received when he fell down I stope on
the Cfkig lease Of ths vfndicator prop.
sfty On Buil HIN.
The Ordway new era., 1917-03-16
Relics Presented to State

Luke Cahill of Las Animas, Rent
county, presented to the state of Col.
orado' through Governor Gunter, a
number of interesting war relics
gathered by him while serving in the
Firth United States cavalry in Indian
fighting.
The Ordway new era., 1917-03-16
Is DEAD. $50 HURT in TORNADO.

Mllllon.DoiIar Cyclone Drives Hun.
drsds From Homes In Indiana.
Newcastle, 1nd.-Twenty-five to thir.
ty persons were killed, more than aSo
more or Jess seriously injured, hun
dreds OF others hurt, $1,000. 900 dam
sse done and more than I score q
solid city blocks wers swept haso q
: path Of death two t,eoaIe xl11 -
: Dozen or mcrs sQunet ~ n ~
= tesna1e hsss slzl1 II n q,
The Ordway new era., 1917-03-16

were useless and only an ~
would help me, but Lydia Z. M
Vegetable Compound has b
otherwise. ] am now peris.,
and can do any kind Of wori. !.
NELLIE PHELPS, care Of RAJ
r. F. d. No. s, Fulton. N. Y.
We wish every woman VIII
from female troubles, nsr,
backache or the blues could h.
ters written by women made wi
dia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Ca
If you have bad symptoms u.
understand the cause, wri., I,
Lydia E. Pinkham Medicine G.
Mass. for helpful advice give!
The Ordway new era., 1917-03-16
Cost $1.e5 for Registration.

Boulder.-Tt cost the city OF Boulder
$1.65 for each registration for the city
election in one precinct
The Ordway new era., 1917-03-16
Check Writers vietimize eoulderltes

Boulder, Colo.-For the second time
In two weeks check-passers are oper.
ating In Boulder and 1t is the opinion
OF officers that an organized band is
working towns suburban to Denver