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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-03-20
Daily Bulletin
Food and Fuel

Tie United States food admins
si.eA, through It's local board. pre-
sIes The IUHowlnE statement OF
r-sss belnS paid wholesalers by re-
-.s.s Ior tHe staples named ana the
- pl4ces which should be cAarg-
y 20 Hoek Island, Moline and East
SUGAR (Per leo Lbs.)
Retailer pays. snouId pay
dated. .soS .Oss5
w.rt FLOUR CPer Bsg.)
''4 Known adv srLIsed mail brands
|. l., IN cotton bagB.l
e9i'.E.ls 10 2.s5 200 to $40
a soi: .L4g IoI .4I3zL4iIz TO l.o75a
IL L1E NEAL Ger Bag-J
= CO. ios-4.45 y I.55 1,7V to $50
X, SSAALaAA FLOUR ,I-er raA
: IA 50 10 40 % 10 20
l.fo,C okN Neal lPer Bag.J
= -. 81 to go 60 to 70
P,.r RICE per LID
A-sRose YES. ~ W 10 to IL
arv Beans (Per LD.)
Z. sea. IS 70 IS - 80 10
-. 10 TO 10 10 10 -
l.no... CHEESE ger LD.)
ss..... 81 to rs SO to as
"a. -; -asa4 to 80 "a to .s5
~srder. .2s1s to 80 rs to .s74
tFeT GOz. cansJ Ger CAM
aa.esns. s4kCPs
i Ais,.,is2H to l.ss 10 to 10
L / so AVA to .4s
"a cans. 80 l" 'oV
o. Los tol.65 .I6 to I'm
- .;.AsV 10 800 81 - TO .ssA
n A., ia OILS tPer B4.y
Iii 4,v0 u l--J 10 TO 40
AZ L AFOHA ED tPer CAM
- -. ~ u " - IA to 10
pi ~ y. = ~ 20 y 90 z to ~ II
zasr3s UI4E k tFeF AU.I
So = 81 to 80 "a to 81
- to :: - q q to to 81
d oLkoAAKGARINE-
/ { s, e.; ..zs to 80 80 to 81
a., 81 to CO so 10 "a
=. IT,, c'hmocluss wlII be adder
- e 10 time.
/ : t. consumers are advised that
Il s..s, ees above quoted are Tor the
~Sef ~-AS puoICAUDn- The con-
ssE,,-eaSo 1i1 act pay IN excess OF
=. 4doted Inc consumer viii
s-sfs Iauon - trauIng else
~. MS cea-er attempts 10
s-fsS excess Of tie foregoing
x 4. licss are Interpreted from
'ss.y lae ~ the mock Island
fs3ese,'s,ss..o Interpretation Doara, a
i've Body.
kSx,,, GOAL PRICES.
q A.a,0m prices u De charged for
q -lAs u Agures set Dy tne
= A-s4a county IleI board. lar
les Juau t4.J tons. are ~
Dor ION: -
.sss sss-a4nd, prepared .. sc &C
stksin prepared -..-.. $50
Zen eol.,, --ts. prepared 81
county. T,r.-I,.--,- s-te
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-03-20

ROCK ISLAND COUNCIL NO. 20, r.
d ). M--IHe stated assem- bhes Of
Rock Island Council NO. ~. Il. ~
Is. NJ. VIII be held on the third
Wednesday of eacn month. Visit
ing Companions welcome. q. w.
Inacher, L. L. NJ. {. a Lift. re-
corder. Assembly for work We'd
nesday, March ~. supper served
promptly at $50.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-03-20
RATES

Six cents per line first Inser-
ton Three cents per line each
additional insertion. No ad less
than - cents
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-03-20
CIVIL ENGINEERS.

WALTER N. SCHROEDER Civil
Engineer; 80 Safety building.
Phone r. 1. GO. Rock Island. Ill.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-03-20
MOTORCYCLES AND BICYCLES.

TIRES Gall makes), accessories.
lamps. etc; cut prices; $35 Flying
Merkle bicycles at wholesale price,
s25 (orange and blue enameled);
125 East Third street. Davenport.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-03-20
CONTRACTORS AND BUILDERS,
POULTRY,

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- You to know that DIR.
Hess Poultry Pan-a-ce-a keeps
poultry healthy. When you feed
Pan-a-ce-a you need no other rem
edy. It's for gapes. leg weakness.
indigestion, and the like. 1t pre-
vents white diarrhoea. Guarapteed.
DR.. Hess Instant 10 Use Killer kills
lice. Dust it into the feathers. put
it in the dust bath occasionally
Fowls will do the rest. For roup,
use Dr. Hess Roup Remedy. The
DR. Hess line is for sale by all
dealers in poultry supplies.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-03-20
PATENTS.

PATENTS secured, bought and sold !:
working drawings and tracingS
made. E. II. Michaelis, 210 Safety
building. Phone r. 1. 1918.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-03-20
WANTED-MALE HELP.

NAN1ED-MALE HELP.
AUTO repair man: experienced on
Ford car; for delivery service;
good wages. Schroeder Bros, 81
IwentIetn street.
AUTO mechanic; FIRST class: Thiesen
Auto Co, FOrtynILh street and
Firth avenue. r. l. 504.
BOAT carpenters; enginemen, motor;
general mechanical helpers and la
b9rerss, at I. 5. boatydrd. Milan
Ill. Apply J. &. Nc ElheFne, L. >.
assistant engineer. room 33S, Z. y.
building, Rock Island, Ill
BENCH and machine men, expert
enced in cabinet. interior nnIsh
and framework. Carr q Johnston
Co, Peoria, Ill.
BOY; good. Industrious; TO cashier.
Phone Moline 2796.
COLLECTORS; two; steady position !;
good wages. People Store, 313-
81 twentieth street
CAR WASHER; Don Sales Co, 1920
tOurtn avenue.
DISTRICT manager also local rep
reSentauNei accident, sickness IN
Surance; Illinois company, 80 years
standing. Address BOX 301-A, chi
seso.
DRIVER; WeIls-Fargo Express.
FARM hands, for season: Swedish
preferred, with some experience.
Write Clifford l.. johnson, r. No. :,
Coal Valley. Ill.
MAN for day clerk; r. I. house
MAN, with auto, for road work; ad-
dress f. f. Brinker. general deliV-
cry, Rock Island.
PIN settlers; must be 10 years or
over K. 1. Club bowling alley.
statesmen; four of the best auto
accessory statesmen in the country f;
best proposition. Address II. R., y
care Argus.
SHORT order cook: Max Cafe, 227
Seventeenth. street.
SOLICITORS; Great Atlantic & Pa
cific T~ Co, 327 West Second
street. Davenport.
YOUNG man to work in stock room
one willing to work and learn
splendid chance for advancement,
191S-l920 First avenue.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-03-20
FOR RENT-ROOMS.


APARTMENT; elegant three room:
to couple without children; $50 per
month; close IN. Address Ii, Argus.
ROOM modern' peasant: dow ntown.
Gail evenings. 1873 Third avenue.
ROOMS; modern; gentlemen prefer
red; 294e f1fth avenue.
ROOM; modern; for two gentlemen;
.ia seventeenth street.
ROOMS: modern; furnished; house
-keet-ng, 21s EIghteentn street.
ROOM; modern; sleeping; 1910 Third
avenue. CAL az SIDE door.
ROOM; modern; furnished: one or
two gentlemen, 1Ie Eighteenth
ROOM; furnished for one or two
tractor. inquire 4315 Eigntn ave-
ROOMS; TWO; strictly modern; for
Hgnt housekeeping. Inquire 20
wenty -nrst street.
ROOM; furnished, with board; in
qulre 3O6 Fourth street.
ROOM; two gentlemen: r. l. 34S4.
vate family. Call h. 1. 1857, or
14o5 Fifteenth avenue.
ROOM; modern; inquire 1874 Tween
ty-third street.
ROOM; one; modern; furnished; fcr
one or two gentlemen. Inquire
2l36 sixth avenue.
ROOM; 4 block from r. l. depot.
X. L. 1880.
ROOM; large; furnished; 6O9x Sew
enteentn street. r. l. 1861.
ROOMS; two; clean; light house
keeping, with garden spot; on car
line; avs Twelfth street.
ROOMS; two; furnished; for light
housekeeping; to couple without
children, 1856 Fourteenth street.
ROOMS; two; arranged for house
keeping two or TOUR men; 1919
Second avenue. r. l. 2555.
ROOMS; two; modern; furnished; to
couple without children; 1225 Four
teenth-and- a-haf street.
ROOMS; two; large; modern; fur
nfsnedi each suitable for two gem
tlemen or man and wlfe; walking
distance OF Arsenal r. l. 4U2b.
80 Twenty second street.
ROOMS; two; housekeeping; two
beds; gentlemen preferred; sos
Tenth street.
ROOM; first class; vacant March %;
43l7 Eighth avenue. r. l. 3674Y.
ROOMS; two; modern; furnished;
housekeeping. r. l. 3992-X.
ROOM; furnished; close in; 509
Twenty-second street.
ROOMS; two; modern: furnished;
housekeeping; no children. r. l.
2213.
ROOM; modern; board; two gentle
men; 1888 Ninth avenue. X. L. 1895.
ROOMS; all modern; newly furnish
ed; hot water heat; can accommo-
date eight gentlemen; 11l6 Fourth
avenue. r. /. 1853.
ROOM; modern; furnished: gentle
men; no other roomers. r. i. 1I75.
ROOM; sleeping; 1927 Sixth avenue.
ROOM; strictly modern; sleeping;
two or three gentlemen; 725 Tween
ty-third street.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-03-20
Market Square Sales
March 30. 1918.

MdTCI 70, IJIO.
3 loads oats Observation-Disclosures. soc
l load corn ...............$1.40
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-03-20
WANTED-FEMALE HELP.

%~~-~--~O~-~~-~~~~O~O~
CIGAR girl at New Harper.
CAPABLE woman for permanent
position distributing hosiery and
underwear to regular customers
at mill prices: ali or spare time;
500 to 500 monthly. Parker Mfg.
Co.. 2723 n. Twelfth street, Phil
adelphia.
GIRL to do general housework: 902
twentieth street. Phone Z. l. 141S.
GIRL for general hausework and
cooking; must go home nights
1905 Twenty ninth and-a -half ST.,
or call r. l. 1888.
GIRL; second; to help with care OF
children. Phone R. /. 2097.
MAID to assist with homework part
of the day; sos Twentieth street.
MAIDS; New Harper.
PAN washer and vegetable woman.
James Restaurant.
SALESLADIES; four; salary at start
SO. s. S. kresge Co., Second ave-
nue..
SALESLADIES, for Saturdays only
high school girls preferred Apply
Holzworth Co.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-03-20
LOST AND FOUND.

BLACK pocketbook, containing keys,
book, money and receipt; lost be-
tween st. Anthonys hospital on
Elm or Watch Tower cars. Reward.
Phone R. l. 46S4-k.
LOST; army discharge; Friday night.
Please return to 623 Forty third
street, r. l.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-03-20
FOE NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.

A STORE room; 1921 Second avenue;
suitable for barber shop. fruit store
or confectionery. Phone r. l. 3659Y.
ACRES; 20; phone R. 1. 2l06
BARN at 1927 Second avenue; phone
H. l. 4596X.
GARAGE; reasonable rent; 1016
Nineteenth street r. l. 3602-L.
GARAGES; 1920 Twentieth street. r.
l. 459S-L.
GARDEN land, 10Ox300 feet: mir
tieth street and Twenty fourth aV-
enue. Call after p. m. r. l. $3.50.
GARAGE; rear 1886 Sixth avenue.
Phone r. |. 2609.
HOUSEHOLD and piano storage;
Bowlby's Music House; 1900 block
TEN acres pasture, with five room
house; excellent for poultry rails
ing Phone r. /. 2l06.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-03-20
Chicago Markets
CHICAGO Provisions

Chicago, March 20.-Butter low
b; Creamery. 3504O.
Eggs, lower: receipts. 1879
asses; frsts, 3463412, ordinary
lists, 3Sd 331a; at mark, cases in
llded. $50 1872.
Potatoes, receipts "a cases, IN
Hanged.
Rosters unchanged.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-03-20

THE stated convucaI.on OF Rock Is
land Chapter No 10. r. A. M, Wal
be neld On the urst TUESDAY OF
each month at 7.5U p. m L. u.
swanson, T.. Ii. T.. Il. Al. Ash. sec
Rotary. Past and NJ. L. degrees.
Supper served ~ . y. N.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-03-20

ROCK ISLAND CHAPTER No. 269.
Order Eastern star. 49, Regular
meetings second W ednesaAy OF
each month. Visiting stars wei
come. Altha MARSHALL, W. NJ
Mary Z. hrelS, secretary.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-03-20
WANTED-TO BUY.

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HOUSE: between Twenty second and
Ninth streets, near Elm, Third or
Fourth avenue car or Long View
car, north of Ninth avenue; cash.
Call r. L. 3535-L.
BOOMING house; must be close In.
Call r. |. $40.
USED touring car; 1915 model, or
later preferred; no Ford. Phone
r. l. 2664.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-03-20

ROCK ISLAND LODGE NO. SIS. 4.
n f.. * A. M.-Stated meet
~ inSS nrSt FRIDAY Of caCu
- X month. II. Ii. IOldOrf. ~
~A NJ: Ii 5. BoIlman, score
taiy. SPECIAL meeting Friuay.
March 2, at l y. M, Tor work on
NJ. VI. degree
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-03-20

AMOO GROTTO NO. 81, NJ. 0. V. L.
q - E.@ R.-Stated meet
Is !" :: !. !. !.
LCSoN 1ngs held on the nrst
4 - u Wednesday OF each
A ES@zSH month. Visiting pro-
ARASsASN ~ phsts welcome. Otto
~ Priester. monarch. ).
- -. Skinner. secretary
Ceremonial April ). Secretary now
has supply u LezzeS.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-03-20
knights TempIar.

knights TempIar.
THE stated cOnClaVes Oh Rock Island
commandery NO. 10, knights Tenn
pIar. Will be held the second Mon-
DAY OF each month. WISHING
knights welcome. j. w. HOuder,
commander; j. l.. Hickey, recOrder.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-03-20
MOVING.

ARE you looking for a house?-We
can often tell you where you can
find one for rent. Phone X. l. 9S5.
Household goods moved, stored,
packed and shipped. Pianos NOV
ed and hoisted. Rock Island
Transfer 81 Storage Co.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-03-20
PAGE CLOSES
LODGE DIRECTORY.

MASONIC.
Masonic Tempe, eighteenth street
ana Fifth avenue
THE STATED MEETING OF TRIO
Lodge No. 81. y. r. & A.
- M, viii be held on the hrsi
~ Thursday OF each mon IN, at
N 7:3U y. IN. r. .. EOuericE,
W. Nj, {. l.. Hubbard. sec
rotary. Special for wOrk ON 81. VI.
degree, Thursday, MarCA 81, at
,. m. in CJrointulaH nall
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-03-20
WANTED-MALE AND FEMALE.

Winkler Hotel, 1904 Fourth ave
nue..
WANTED-SITUA
GIRL, 10 years, want work on Sat
uTdayS. Phone r. /. 1872.
SEAMSTRESS, experienced, wants
work with dressmaker. Inquire 80
Second street
WORK by the day or practical nurs-
ing r. l. 1881
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-03-20

new. five rooms. oak
noors, coIonnadesi buIlt-tn kitca-
en- cabinet. linen closet, complete
Datn rUom, not ana cold wafer;
furnace. cement basement ,elcc-
tric lights; gas 5V-Ioot level lot;
close 10 Long lew car line: price
$4,000: on terms OF $500 down, BAL
anCe monthly. lance ~ Grusse,
Safety building. fnone x. l. 400
2ObS.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-03-20

four rooms; close TO
car: good location, price $z,S0V:
terms, SlU0. DaIdnCe mOHLnIy.
nance & Gruske. safety bul4alns.
n. 4. 4SS-2o6s.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-03-20

May Have Cafeteria.-The advis-
ability of the board of education
taking over and operating the cafe
terra maintained at the high school
building was discussed at the reg
ular board meeting held Monday
afternoon. Definite action on the
proposition was postponed and the
question was referred to the COM
mittee on school property.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-03-20

ne United States food admins
t14oa, through It's local board, pre-
ares the IUHowlng statement OF
e-ses beng paid wholesalers by re-
--sss Tor lie staples named and the
- !. pllces winch should be cAarg-
y % Aock Island, Moline and East
A9.lne.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-03-20

4. s ELL prices u oe charged for
~ ding u AEures set Dy the
!" iees tuau ~ tons are -
- ;. Dor ion: -'7' 81 ( q
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-09-08

be witnessed AT the Academy Friday
aad Saturday and Saturday matinee IN
William LcBaron's merry and insinuat-
ing comedy, The Very Idea"
Therein shall the spectator sec and
hear. not through glass darhly nor
III the echo OF his words the proud
ana p!gGish theoris. eager TO les, his
theories BY the supervision of as per-
Iect baby as human parentage will!
permit: wheeling iato his experiment
scatter-witted young husband and
VIE OF his kind, childlcss. bur craving
Tor offspring and choosing as their
proxies their newly welded chauffeur
and parlor maid, tu;S pinks OF physical
perfection. In such complication not
merely = cog slips. but the wheel OF
maternal love revolves and the end
OF The Very Idea" is a sportive and
divesting as beginning and progress
with II. In a word, the face is a fresh
notion, freshly handled. OF keen
w!tted. merry and frank-tongued play
wright, who, with remarka Die degree
OF de!icacy end with every motive
character and situation wholesome and
genuine, has written play dealing
with phases of married life that people
are not usually in the habit OF discuss
ing except "a deuX," and yet one which
is fetchingly funny and basically in
nocuous
Although written upon very deli
cate subject. there is nothing offensive
in any motive, situation or character
As for the real subject matter. that
important parsonage whom everyone
loves. namely. the human baby is
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-09-08

romantic musical comedy in ono act.
which will have prominent place on
is made up OF a bevy OF pretty show
girls and several clever Comedy mon.
all Of whom are singers and dancers
Incidentally to the action Of the ro-
mantle story unfolded various special
ties are interpoiated. ~ Night IN
June" promises happy combination
musical and dance accomplishments
The jollicst of variety teams. Diet
zcill and Carroll Will be seen In a
rollickins farcicaI skit which affords
an ample display OF tho versatility for
which both Of these clever pcrformcr rs
arc noted.
viii be presented by pair OF native
Hawaiian actors and musicians. billed
as the Hawaiian Duo. They arc rcul
artists. Their repertoire includes the
favoritc airs OF the Sandwich Islanders.
which they play upon quaint instru-
ments
Howard and sadler. the HARMONY
Girls" Will offer a musical in minia-
ture. They are proficient Instrumental
ISIS. hut excel also as vocaIists. They
every taste in music.
Lovers OF high-speed acrohatics will
hnd much TO interest them in the OK
EEmnasts extraordinary. The Rit-
terss arc strong favortes OF the circus
arena and have been featured in the
last several seasons with the principal
They combine smart artistic pantomime
with hazardous and difficult fcats. many
of which arc OF the EMBARRASSING type.
Novelty is the dominant note of the
round of Eayety scheduled for the
latter half of tho, week. Conspicuous
on this bill Will be tho farcical oldi-
" childhood DAYS" staged by Cole
Russell and Davis There arc SIX
clever artists in the presenting cast
Of the comedy. The piece briStles with
amusing surprises.
Saxon and Clinton. droll comedy
couple. Will provide a nonsenscal OLA
podrida OF songs. dances and sprightly
oatter
Then there is Neal Abel. dialect CO.
mcdian and StOry-tclier. with solo
lorue that is ont of the beaten path
Ahers stories are, for the most part
he works entirely in white face. Neal
Abel is widely known in the amuse-
ment world the man with the
mobile face" and this mobility is OF
material aid in the rendering of his
dialect yarns. He concludes his act
with a song and a soft-sh dance
An attraction OF unusual interest
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-09-08
LYRIC TiiEATER.'
All the week, with daily matInees,
iudevillc md pictures.
TOME BABY HERE FOR
TWO PERFORMANCES

ZONE BABY HERE FOR
TWO PERFORMANCES
bin his criticism Of Some Baby" the
rec comedy. which will be presented
the. Academy for two performances
thursday. beginning with matinee.
ennold Wolf writes in the New York
telegraph:
Farce and comedy seem TO be the
der of the day this early season. An
her one, tho most farcical Of the late
miners output. arrived at the Fulton
heater last night under the guidance
Irwin Rosen. and it will probably
nix well among the early fall crop
zee. and some credulity it requires to
enjoyed. But once you can accept
authors viewpoint. the piece has
me gorgeous moments and several
al blasts of fun.
Every license OF farce writer's is en-
Dyed by Zellah Covington and Jules
monson. who have elaborated in
iking this play. To begin with. one
lst believe that an old general. in
Ioposing marriage, Is misled into the
fusion that a young girl of nineteen
accepted him. when 1t is really a
ddie aged spinster who expects to
.rry him. One must further be cred
ntinuins without impeachment right
to the liar. at which place the gem
al. enlightened for the first time,
nts before the fatal words are
All Of that is tug on the magma
n. An equal amount of gullibility
necessary also to accept the main
'ead Of the story that deals with an
XII Of youth. which. by use OF fla
81. leads to no end of rough-and-
nble fun. The formula Is familiar
=, but is most effective when accept
at face value.
n Some Baby professor, who has
,erimented on an elixir Of youth for
enty-hve years. is suddenly deluded
o the belief that he has struck il.
nYinced that the stun works. he is
'ily persuaded that the old general
has taken some OF the elixir. is a
sitting infant, when, after turnjnr
back, he finds the infant in the pen.
rs place. The funniest moment in
piece comes at the end of the first
when the professor, discoyerine the
ant where he had left the general
KS to the sofa, exclaiminR: NV God
the general BY introducing still
Pther baby, who Is believed by the
fessor and his assistant to be q sec
victim OF the elixir, and by bring
on and taking Off the Infants at
ervals a series of ludjcrous sftua.
hs result. The authors have adopted
simple expedient Of keeping the
ne cleared OF any characters WIN
mt disturb the complications or en-
pten the de!uded persons. In this
nner some Baby" might have been
tinued through three acts OF ren rs
which characters are constan tiv
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-09-08

will be the first appearance outside of
the metropolitan cities of The Magic
Kettle" From the kettle comes liquid
air. with which the demonstration per-
forms seeming miracles. The act Is
built around Il series of demonstra-
tions OF the scientific possibilities Of
liquid air. which causes ice TO be hot
instead of cold. and boiling water to
frcczc. Nature il anpnrently turned
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-09-08
SPi,IGNTEl. SPICY VARIETY
SHOWS COMING no I.NI

There is endless variety in the array
OF ATTRACTIONS Manager Charles w Rex
IS bringing TO the Lyric for the week
commencing with the matinee perfor,n
ance tomorrow. One Of the snappies'
orcez!esi entertainments provided for
the diversion of amusement seekers in
long time will hold the sage the
nrst half
"A Night in June" is the title of
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-09-08

upside down in these experiments. All
OF WHICH are natural science This
Magic Kettle Is the only act OF he
Kind yet given to the vaudeville stage
II Is, one OF the greatest novelties OF
Supplemcnting each OF the yaudeyiil,
shows of the week will come new mo-
ton pictures. including the latest re-
leases OF the Hcarst-Pathe war film
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-09-08
lood Days" at the Lyric this week.

handled through with the highest re-
gard and respect. His des.rab.lity in
the, household is Left IN no kind of
DOUBT and the importance Of the proper
choice of the parents gives the play
an undercurrent OF truth and common
sense.
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sALoME TO DE SEEN
WITH THETA


FOR the first time Richmond is 10 see
ne Dance OF the Seven Wells, which so
stirred blase New York at the one per-
a0smance OF Strauss's opera "Salome."
which public opinion would permit
richmond is not 10 see the dance to
me 'aressing cadences OF the Strauss
muse at least not so far as an oper-
a'lc setting is concerned. but will vision
IL on the screen when Theda Bara por-
trays FOR the FIRST time the role Of tina I
hlSt0rical woman scorned."
YIN mise en- scene such as no op-
cratic siege is capable of. and with an
u az eieinr 10 the biblical story in all
production should prove one far above
inc leve! OF the Strauss orgy OF dis
sonances and indecent display, which
vas Guided, II would seem. merely
lot sensation and the shekels that 1t
brlnGs In its train.
william Fox, the producer OF the
newest screen spectacle. declared il Is
me most dazzling production OF all
THE VERY IDEA COMPANY
HERE FOR WEEK END
Sophisticated farce may be fresh
farce end perversely comic idea run
in nimble and playful progress. as will
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ACADEMY OF MUSIC.
Thursdny, matinee and night. "Somc
aby."
Friday md. Saturday. md Saturday
htince, 1.-The Very Idea"
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rushing on and off the stage. always
arriving az just the precise moment TO
SET an incorrect impression OF the sit
uation presented.