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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-10-25
AN OLD RECIPE
TO DARKEN HAIR
Sage Tea and Sulphur Turns
Gray, Faded Hair Dark
and Glossy.

AIma-. everyone knows that sage
Tea aud sulphur, properly compound
e4. brings back the natural color anu
laseer to fhe hair when faded, streak
ea or gray Years ago The only way
10 get this mixture was TO make II al
home. which IFS mussy and trouble
some
Nowadays we simply ask at any
drug store for "Wyeth's Sage and Sui
phur Compound" You Will get .
arse bottle of this old time recipe
improved by the addition Of other in
gradients for about 50 cents. Every
aodE uses this preparation now be
cause no one can possibly tell tnal
you darEened your hair, as IL does 10
So naturally ard evenly, You dampen
sponge err soft bursh with 1t an
draw -his through your hair, taxing
.He small strand at a time; by morn
ing the gray hair disappears and after
another application or two. your mar
Incomes beautifully dark, thick ana
glossy and sou look years younger.
"Feta's Sage and Sulphur Compound
is delightful toilet requisite. 10 is
A0l intended for the cure, mitigate on
oz prevention of disease.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-10-25
parfs lor Miss Barnes.

Ezs Eva Barnes. wbo is to become
,aa bride Of Ralph %etUeton some time
-rfs month. was guest of honor Tues
day evening al party given By Miss
Mae jacobsen i'm Der home. 523 EIev-
sgta street The affair was dinner
mart. and covers were aid for eight AT
the a#a.ug table PINK and white were
aaea So the table decorations to carry
aat aae bride elects chosen cgiors The
.sa =rpiera vas q large white basket
holding pink and white cbryEanthe-
raas The handle was tWined with
-u.EaE which was also used with
r-atfr erect oh the cloth The place
.arls we're small pink slippers each Of
sH.a1 contained tiny roll Of paper
..-# s-a pink ribbon. and which upon
being #nv raped contained q toast
Various .alorea ribbons extended from
r.e center of the table to each guests
..a.a n. told tae fortune Of that per
.ar There were games and contests
stt.r ..a dinner. ana musical mum bers
r.ra given Miss Barnes was pre-
.ea.as efta a bouquet of chrysauthe-
NUNS and was given pretty party
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-10-25
PAY FOR HAVING
WATER SHUT OFF
seven Persons Know That City Is Max
ing uisconectiOns Ter They "Due
Tp~ For If.
ARR 500 DELINQCENTs. REPORT
gits 70 Push work 81 SHIFTING on Ser
vice uauy Appearing and Set
Ting Accounts.

Seven ont OF SOC delinqueats on wa
far rent know tha1 the city means
business in its present campaign Of
shutting off the service if the bills are
not paid promptly
The other 1913 appear so either think
that the city is again Rlunfug about
shutting of the service and charging
Inn the work therefore TO the indIVld-
nal. or they have not seen TT or been
able 10 come forward with the amount
necessary TO square mp the account
The seven that know that the city@
means business when it says it is Sc
ing 10 shut of the service are the ones
who have had to pay the bill for work
Of having the disconnections made
along with the regular charge for wa
ter rent
Altogether it is said that there have
been III the neighborhood OF two dozen
dfscouuections made and the residents
thereby shut off from water service,
but no to date only the seven deliu-
auen.s have appeared at the collectors
Office .u the city HAN and paid their &C
counts including the work Tor shut
-ne off Che service
WIN Continue Discouneetious.
The crews of men from the water
works department are going ahead, as
authorized bE the city commission, and
shutting off the service of the deIin-
gueuts and will continue TO do SO, II IS
said unless the water bills are paid
until ali Of the SEQ have been attended
30. However the city feels that It viii
not Be forced tg smut off service on all
of the 500 dellnauents for many of the
persons vino owe for their water rent
have already visited the cts. collector
and paid up. thsu avoiding the trouble
-F a=zr-u~faEFfr ions hafnzy made and At
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-10-25
JOHN BULL, is STILL
FOR a FINISH FIGHT

London. Oct 25.-Greal Britatu's ae-
termination 10 fight ON until German
militarl SIM is crushed was emphasized
today bv Sir Edward Carson. head OF
the aar aims committee AL Ports
MOUTH ami bv Lieutenant General
Jan Christian SHUTS. privv councillor.
at Sheffield. where they addressed
meetings under THE auspices of THE war
aims committee
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-10-25
- ii Hnnnr -. AaoltI0n.

Court uf Honor fBbHS Adoption
Court of Honor No. 81 met in regu-
Jar session last evening at Maths hall
W.tH good attendance Of members
when .re applications for member
shin were acted upon favorabjy.
Plans were made at this time for q
class adoption which is to be held
Nor g4 III which time ID Il Mccain.
stats manager for Illinois. viii be
present. Mrs. Hanna Sward and Mrs
Augusta kolls were reappointed a
committee To visit sick and needy
members. Also al the next meeting
the arfIf team of the court will be re
Organized and a captain viii be ap-
pointed Following the transaction Of
business Ia5t evening there was dane
ing ana cards were played in which
the fortunate ones we're Mrs. II. Rem
17s aH# Mrs E. IT, Baarmau.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-10-25
SOCIAL EVENTS
nr0AlwaE EfTIeIeneE Pra.ranL.

affairs to be given The next meet
ing Nov - will 5e p ceremonial
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-02-14

SAYS MRS. GERBER
WAS STAGE STRUCK

p. r.. Anderson. an expert ac.
countant at the Panama-Paeiilc eS.
position. while en- route to San
Francisco from the East. stopped
in Seattle long enough Tuesday TO
testify Ia Judge King Dykeman =
chambers in connection with the
first hearing on the new petition OF
Dr Rudolph Gerber for the Gus.
tody Of his daughter. Aneal. 7. now
a ward OF the court.
Anderson said he knew Mrs.
Gerber. nov Mrs. Ralph DE Bit.
wife OF preacher OF the Mes
sianic Message and a former Yoga
cult leader. with headquarters In
the Beaux Arts colony on Lake
washington. when she was a girl.
Anderson testified that DE hit
and Mrs. De Bit established Mes
sianic Message headquarters Ia a
cult apartment" This was before
Mrs. Gerber had become Mrs. DE
Bit.
The apartment. according 10 An
derson, was deliberately furnished.
DE Bit lived in an inner room.
and outsiders were admitted only
after bell had been rung and elab-
crate arrangements for admittance
made.
Gerber end wife appeared TO get
along famously," said Anderson.
''Wehn | knew her as a girl. Mrs.
De Bit was Just stage-struck girl.
When she married DR.. Gerber. she
got luxury"
Neither OF the parents appeared
in court Tuesday.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-02-14
SENATE PROBES
$4,000 FUND

OLYMPIA. Feb. 1.-THE prom.
ised direct attack on the state pub
lie service commission has begun
In the senate.
Before II Is finished. the public
may get a chance 10 fina out what
the public service commission has
done with the thousands OF dollars
appropriated for It's USE whether
II has been used TO benefit the
state. or whether u has been u@ed
Only Ia raise rates and 10 benefit
prlvat. corporations.
The center of. attack In the Joint
resolution introduced by Senators
Nichols and Palmer OF klng county
yesterday !. tho $4,000 approDriat.
ed for The comasission ~ the Isls
legislature. some OF which. u has
been alleged. was used for making
the notorious telephone valuations
on which the Increase In telephone
rates 10 the public wRs based.
4 don't know what the public
service commission did With that
$50 900. Nor hav. found anybody
else who seems TO know" said Sen.
ator Nichols.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-02-14
BANKS m GOOD
SHAPE, IS REPORT

OLYMPIA. Feb. it-Thst the
banks OF this state as n whole are
in a better condition than at any
time In recent years. that no cause
for uneasiness exists. and that the
several recent failurer were
primarily due TO improper bank.
ing methods OF those particular
banks and general inefficiency,'
vas the report submitted to the
senat. today by Sen. Frank A.
Case OF Spokane. who was detailed
Feb. 2 to investigate.
lie declared he found other
banks blameIess for their failure
to provide funds to keep open the
doors OF the defunct banks.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-02-14
THREATEN TO
UP CANAL
BY CARL w. ACKERMAN

BERNIE (Via Paris), Feb. 14.-Cer-
many is prepared to send submarines into
American waters, especially to the region of
the Panama canal. The possibility of
America entering the war has been carefully
considered by German officials-but never
theless they expect to have the entente at
their mercy within six months, regardless Of
American developments. They are confi-
dent the submarines will paralyze the war
industries of the allies.
Meanwhile the Germans are prepared to
launch gigantic offensives on land, in the
air, and with torpedo boat fleets, in addition
to the sub-sea campaign.
Germany is stronger today, in a military
sense, than at any time since the war began.
Because of the isolation of America, Ger
many does not believe American participa-
ton in the war would have any real effect
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-02-14
JAPANESE WILL
AID IN BLOCKADE

Japanese warships will be sent
TO aid in the blockade OF the central
power countries. officers OF Rear
Admiral Y. Takashitas squadron
have admitted here.
They were In Seattle on 24.honr
shore leave from the three Japa-
nesc cruisers which are now coal.
ing at Esquimalt. near Victoria
~. G.
Flag Lieut. X. Yamamoto told
newspaper men that they would be
sent. probably. TO the Mediterrane
an. The three cruise ldzuma
Iwate and Nishin-now at Esqui
malt. will return to Japan, where
orders TO proceed to European wa
ters are said to be awaiting them.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-02-14
SAYS JAPAN WILL
AID j. S. IN WAR

DALLAS. Tex. Feb. i4.--"In
case the L. S. and Germany should
20 10 war. Japan would use all her
naval and military power TO help
the UnNed States.
This was the declaration today
OF y. Nagahima. head of Mitsui &
Co. known as the House OF Nor
gan OF Japan and the biggest H.
nancial institution in the Orient
We may be a foolish people. as
some nations believe" said Ma.
gashima. hut We are not so fool.
ish as to think the friendship of
Germany more valuable TO us than
the friendship OF the L. $.
"Eighty-five per cent OF the ex-
port trade OF the L. S. last year
went TO Japan.
II believe the United States
would be wise 20 go TO war with
Germany have found IL most
profitable"
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-02-14
BOY SHOT BY HIS
COUSIN WHILE
IN HOTEL ROOM

SAN FRANCISCO. Feb. it--Af
ter hearing a shot IN a rooming
house on Columbus ave. to-day. a
chambermaid looked into IN. room
and found Joseph Rosasco. aged la.
Of Reno. Nev. living ON a bed. dead
Blood VAS gushing from bullet
hole In his neck where the fatal
bullet had entered.
Sitting uneonecrnedly on another
bed near By WAS tho slain youths
cousin. also named Joseph Rosasco.
Il. a son OF Benz. Rosasco. grain
aud hay merchant OF Reno.
Tho latter youth was taken into
custody. and all alicnist examined
him as TO his sanity. Heni. Rosas.
co. the father. believes his son Is
mentally unbalanced. and he told
the police that be came here yrster.
day expressly 10 have the son ex.
amined. lie brought the cousin
along as companion.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-02-14

NEW YORK, Feb. ti.-Under
heavy guard Of United States
secret service men. $50 deputies
OF the customs house neutrality
squad and Aoboken police,
Count Won 6ernstorff. depart
inq German ambassador, and
his suite. arrived in Hoboken
early today from Washington.
The party was Immediately
escorted TO the pier Of the liner
Frederick vIll.. and went
aboard ship. ~ 2 o'clock this
Afternoon the liner will head
down .se bay.
Won Bernstorff was accompanied
by f7a members OF the German dip
lomatic corps In the United States.
Occupying the Pullman coach Man
haitian were the count, Nine. Won
Bernstorff and Prince and Princess
Won Hatxfeldt.
He's oblieing
Switched from the Pennsylvania
tracks to the Jersey Central. the
train of three cars and a baggage
car was taken 20 Weehawken,
There the train was switched to a
freight track and taken down the
shore OF the Hudson river to
Hoboken. where Il stopped at 7;3o
AT 18th and Hudson SITS, three
blocks from the pier.
Few In Hoboken knew the depart
ing ambassador and his suite had
arrived.
Swarmlng up to the train. report
ers and photographers waited while
Prince Hatzfeldt emerged from the
car and was closely followed by
Count Won Bernstorff. The cam
eras began 10 click.
Take off your hat" a photogra
pher yelled unceremoniously at the
departing envoy.
Movie Man Dashes Up
Bernstorff removed the soft
fedora.
But ii still was not satisfactory
put 1t on" yelled another. and
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-02-14

Mrs. Charles Richardson, 3s02
Angel Place-'That proposed bill is
mighty fine thing. Aside from the
war part of II the training and
discipline that the boys receive II
certainly valuable. II makes men
out OF many worthless fellows.'
Mrs. J. A. Caughey. 1881 18th ave.
- am opposed to mllitarism. We
women Of the country are trying TO
do away with war. but N II ever
comes 10 an eventuality II Is much
better that the boy should know a
little about warfare and have some
training"
WANTS IT IN HIGH SCHOOLS
Mrs. G. W Bowles. 2G42 Shorthand
Drive think that the time for
military training is down In the
high school To walt till boy Is
In college or out in the world work.
ing is hardship. The military
training Is undoubtedly beneficial
mentally. physically. and in the
training Is discipline and military
tactics"
Mrs. Jas. s. Grant, 5sii Seventh
ave. ~ WI think Il would be a
mighty good plan. have talked
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-02-14

the count did
Just as all the photographers had
finished. moving picture operator
dashed up breathlessly.
Count" he said, Il did not get
you. Would YOU take off your hat
again."
Bernstorff smiled and obligingly
removed the hat again. He posed
in spite OF objections from his wife.
Wife Fears Cold
You'll take cold" Nine Bern
storff objected. and solicitously she
turned up the collar OF his coat
10 In Line
Reporters clamored for an inter-
view. but The count, still smiling,
waved them away.
Il have nothing TO say" he said.
Prince Hatzfeldt was the FIRST
member OF the party TO start for
the liner. He entered one Of the IL
waiting limousines and was whisk-
ed away TO the vessel.
Count and Countess Won Bern-
storff. accompanied by Princess
Hatzfeldt. came next They vNero
followed quickly by other membess
OF the party.
Arriving at the pier. the party
passed thru the gate OF a stockade
that had been built around the pier
so feet outside the landing. No one
was allowed to pass this barrier
except members of the party and
persons vouched for by Bernstorff
Guards Plentiful
Collector of the Port Malone
spent the night on board the Fred
erick VIII A police boat kept up
constant patrol of the nearby
waters, circling about the ship. A
dozen policemen were on the boat
Chief Flynn. of the United States
secret service. and number of his
aides we're with the Bernstorff par
ty.
There was a possibility also that
United States destroyer would ac-
company the liner to the Narrows.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-02-14
Relative of Prince" Causes Near
Panic as Won Bernstorff Leaves

IIoBokEN. y. j.. Feb. ia
man Who claimed 20 be relative
of Prince william Of Germany" at
tempted 20 Tush hts way thru Count
Won pernstorffs guard as the Ger.
man embassy staff was boarding
the Frederick VIII. lie waved a
letter. which. he saii he had been
commissioned 10 deliver 20 Bern.
storff. lie was taken 60 police sta
ton.
He's 10
The man. who said his name was
Alfred Hopkins. talked incoherent-
iy and refused 10 say who gave
him the letter Hopkins said he
lived at ifa East l2srd II. with his
mother and half brother. and is ~
years old. lie WAS held for exam
inntion. but was not formally under
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-02-14
Boy, Page Diogeness

II was exceeding the speed limit
by perhaps five or ten miles"
Thus did r. Linlow walk into the
police headquarters and confess,
last night. that he had actually
been speeding and had struck n
man with his car and had injured
him. Such frankness. the poiioe
declare. is unparalleled in the his
tory OF the department.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-02-14

up the fact that Henry A. Monroe.
handsome exalted ruler Of the local
Elks' lodge. is to be the inter
loctiter
Jokes From the Bones
Wearing broad smile. except
when he told brother performers
that they will mess up the show
unless they learn the words OF the
songs better. Interlocuter Monroe
extracted jokes from the Bones.
This had nothing TO do with his
references 10 those who couldn
remember their lines.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-02-14

THAT makes it bad for me- he
says. I'm get no protection from
vegetables hurled toward Waite
let"
Shirreff has arranged to meet
any of the audience who, after the
performance. are in a mood TO buy
burial plo,s.
II eXpeat to sell at least CO." he
says There are that many men
in the chorus
And the show will open Thurs
day night. ltll he big night for
Casper and his trained Elks.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-02-14
Thieves Take Duds
From Judges Home

Burglars and sneakthieycs pick
ed on Superior Judge Everett Smith
and the Y. NJ. e. A. Tuesday night.
They took silverware and wear
ing apparel from the judges home
on Holly IL. r. NJ. DeIan lost
clothes and field glasses at the Y.
NJ. c. A. Seldom week goes BY
but the police get reports of burg
laries In rooms there.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-02-14
VOTES Are COUNTED; J;
WILSON'S ELECTED

WASHINGTON. Feb. i4.-Wood.
row Wilson was today officially
pronounced reelected president OF
the United States by a majority
OF % votes In the electoral college.
The official vote was Wilson 27f.
Hughes 254 II was counted in
the presence of the assembled
senate and house OF representa-
lives and the robed justices OF the
supreme court.
Senators Kern and Clapp aud
Reps. Mapes and Rusker were the
official tellers.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-02-14

arrest
When the newspaper photog.
raphers tired 10 snap Hopkins as
he was being hustled away. he
stopped and posed for them. The
letter was delivered to Count Won
Bernstorff.
The Letter
The letter follows.
= await here yonr words 10 con
sent to IN interview. am a
cousin OF Prince Frederick WI.
helm. seek an appearance before
You to explain myself II you re-
fuse Ia believe my life's secret.
then. for Gods sake. do not refuse
20 call upon me TO shoulder a gun
In the cause.
tSignedl
FREDERICK HoHENZoLLERN. e
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-02-14
MORE MOTHERS TALK
ON MILITARY BILL

with 40 many people who have
come from Germany and other OF
the old countries and all commend
IL. In some ways II Is a radical
departure from the traditional pol
icy Of our country. yet just the
same II would be fine thing
Mrs. Robt. ". Green. 1919 n. 3sth
- have q boy Is now whom |
want TO have the benefit OF good
military training n he is ever called
to war. | am In favor OF this pro
posed bill"
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-02-14

doubt lend mirth TO the occasion.
lie sings a song entitled shoot
in the Bull" Billy's wall paper
customers say he has been practic-
ing this piece for years.
Tanner Is the most active end
man in the show. lie cavorts In a
manner that ought TO arouse the
suspicious of Sergt. Victor Putnam.
SELLS LOTS IN CEMETERY
On the other end sit the Tam.
boes.
They are: l.. A. Wattelet, of
the Dodge auto staff; A. X. Nc.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-02-14
Joe Tries to Leaue
But Dicks Get Him

Joe Morris. while leaving Justice
Drinkers court Tuesday afternoon
to do 20 days IN the county jail on
a yagrancy charge. decided he
didn't care 10 put in bis time m the
court had prescribed.
So he broke and ran. Down
courthouse corridors and down mar
BILE stairs the prisoner fled. dep'i-
ties and court attaches after him.
Deputy Sheriff Won Gerste got
tied up on stairway and was lost
In the rush. City Detectives Yoris
aud waeehier took advantage OF
Morris when his foot slipped. and
pinned him TO Mother Earth.
Morris. Who had been given or
ders to leave the city several DAYS
ago, was discovered taking orders
for dope from county jail prisoners
thru the barred windows Sunday
night.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-02-14

Neill. traffic man from the navy
yard at Bremerton and A. ID. Shir-
reff, who sells lots In Washelli
cemetery.
Selling lots In the cemetery is
conceded to be fine training for a
minstrel man
Il am 30 accustomed 10 making
the customers laugh says Shir'
ref. that ! anticipate no difficulty
while performing.
NO PROTECTION
McNeill sits next to the Dodge
salesman.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-02-14
Lots of Moues NouU
in This Building
.Rrayn. Edgar.

Bravo. Edgar.
"By crackie. that was some
move
Any day now these rousing excls-
nations can be heard issuing from
the quarters formerly occupied by
the Transportation club. in the Rail
way Exchange building.
The Seattle Chess and Checkers
club has moved to the club rooms
left vacant by the Transportation
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-02-14
SELLING LOTS IN CEMETERY IS ONE WAY TO ]

Bones" In minstrel show. as
star readers well know, refer 10
the end nen--the jokers.
The Bones In the Elks' minstrel
troup are Billy Hobson, the wall
uaper man W. + Tanner, Walkover
shoe dispenser. and w w. Spang
Ter. of the vulcan Manufacturing
company.
BILLY SHOOTS THE BULL"
Billy Hobson's chest has slipped
down, giving him muscular devel-
opment around the belt that inter
feres with his grace, but will no
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-02-14

ATLANTA. Ga. Feb, ID Mrs.
Ida Mae Innes. wife of Victor lnnes.
OF Portland. Ore, today was sen
fenced TO three years In the peniten-
tiary, on conviction of larceny In
connection with the disappearance
and supposed murder OF Lois aud
Beatrice Nelms.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-02-14

Serene" Was Not
a Peaceful Wife

His wiles name was Serene.
"But she was anything but that
In disposition" alleges John {. ia
cobson. In his divorce suit. filed In
the superior court
she threw dishes, claims the
discouraged husband, and one
time she hit me on the head with
one"
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-02-14
Allen Is Silent


The Taxpayers league OF Seattle
and the Federated Improvement
unSibs OF the city VIII hold joint
meeting at the Good Eats cafe,
terra Tuesday at 1915 y. m. for
the purpose OF hearing the candi-
dates for the council.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-02-14

of performing EIks under his care.
lie Ia teaching them TO talk funny,
sing songs. and be all-around min.
strel men at the Metropolitan the
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-02-14
AsPER FISHER.


the mild man.
nered proprie-
tor OF the Hip
podrome dance
emporium. ! =
not a Wild ami
NAL trainer, but
he has q herd
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-02-14

atre Thursday and Friday nights.
Seals More Clever7
Altho II is not generally known.
Casper says an Elk is harder to
train than seal To prove IT, he
staged rehearsal last night.
The Elks herded themselves
onto the stage and took seats ac-
'cording To the rules Of information
al law laid down by Billics Van
and Rice--namely--a semicircle.
There was no attempt to cover