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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-09-20
Wallace Reid Plays
in Valley of Giants
at Spencer Square

Wallace Reid in THE Valley of
The Giants" ePter Kyne's famous
story, comes to The Spencer to-
morrow for three days. The story,
which is one of Captain Peter B.
Kyne's most charming and master
full creations, deals with life in the
big tree country. There are found
great and noble specimens of man
hood, strong in mind and body, as
invincible to greed and hatred and
dishonesty as the big trees them
selves.
Mr.. Reid plays the role of a
young man who has promised his
father to protect, at all personal
risks. a beautiful forest glade
known as The Valley of the Giants,
which had been gift from the
father to his wife before her death.
Colonel Pennington, an unscrupul.
Gus and cunning rival of the young
mans father, tries to get posses
sion of this property.
How the property is almost lost
and then finally recovered after a
series of thrilling incidents, 10
graphically depicted. A beautiful
love romance is woven into the
story. and it is considered to be one
of the best in which Mr.. Reid has
been seen in many months.
James Cruze directed, Frank
Urson photographed the scenes,
and a powerful cast portray the
various supporting roles. Grace
Diamond plays opposite the star
For Wednesday, Thursday, Fri
day and Saturday, 1.-The Drug Ter
ror" has been booked. This is one
of the most thrilling and sensa-
tional pictures eer shown on the
screen. DR.. w. H. Sage, formerly
chief of the narcotic division U. S.
government, will appear in person
and give a lecture exposing the
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-09-20
Sistine Chapel Choir
Composed of Singers
Il Unsurpassed in Opera

Italy. whose critics know singing
above all else, considers the voices
Of the ,aSistine Chapel choir, which
sings at Augustana gymnasium
Oct 3, unsurpassed by any in the
foremost opera houses. And, as
may be imagined. the sOloists of
the choir are truly remarkable. 1t
is stated that LILO Cecchini, the
tenor, and Signor Dos Santos, the
bass, have repeatedly been offered
huge sums to resign from their
church duties and enter the oper-
attic field. Cecchini is claimed by
thousands who have heard him to
possess a voice not approached by
any living tenor today. However,
all inducements have been in vain,
and these two great artists, with
Alexander Gabrielli, soprano. and
luigi GentilI, cOntraltn, remain the
AQr chief figures, solOists whose
names will without question out
last more than one generation.
More than fifty of the larger cit
les will hear some unusual music
this season from this group Of So
loists. Coming directly from their
holy duties in the world-famed
Sistine chapel, the illustFious sing
ers will be in the country from
September until December They
appear in their church vestments,
but the programs offered are not
wholly religious. A variety of
duets, trios and quartets as we'll as
solo numbers will display their
versatility.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-09-20

Sept. 14-John Murray and Miss
Mae Rice of this city were mar
ried yesterday afternoon.
Sept. 15-Miss Grace Bromley
and Miss Bertha Johnson of Rock
Island were speakers at the W. c,
T. U. medal contest at the Meth
odist church last evening.
The first heavy rain on the Sew
enteenth street paving last night
revealed a number of imperfec-
tions, depressions appearing near
the central hose house, while some
of the property holders found their
homes surrounded by water in con-
sequence OF the elevated street.
Sept 17-Yesterday Barnum G.
Bailey's greatest show on earth
moved into the city and established
itself upon the vacant grounds at
Ninth avenue and Fifteenth street
Crowds thronged the grounds all
Gay and gaZed with wonder upon
the vast extent OF the canvas that
is filled with all the marvellous
things that go to make up the larg-
est amusement enterprises.
Rosenfield Bros. have received
the contract for the boilers and
general plumbing of St. Anthony's
hospital.
Secretary Lardner of the Daven-
port & Rock Island railway this
morning put another of those
handsome trailers of his own de-
sign, completely matching the new
bridge motor cars and which are
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-09-20
Capsulated Comic
Opera Is Feature
of Columbia Bill

An outlay of variety talent, such
as is seldom seen in smaller cities
has been assembled for the first
half of next week at the COlum bia
theatre, Davenport, headed by no
less an act than Byal and Early in
their Revue of ReYues," assisted by
the Watson Sisters and 10 lively
entertainers of the highest type.
Byal and Early are producers of
some of the finest entertainment on
the American stage today and their
fast moving revue will be one of
the treats of the season.
AROther headliner is Charles Oh
ced in his Comic Opera in Ten
Minutes" AS Mr.. OIcott explained
upon his last visit here, he tried
out numerous other acts but his
audiences will positively think of
nothing else but his capsulated
comic opera and he has to give it
over and over. He has gotten away
from the routine, however, through
interspersing his act with new
q6ips, but the ground work is the
same II he changed it. patrons of
the variety theatres would con-
slider that they were not getting the
best of it. Olcott has a magnetic
personality and he brings out a
number of entertaining features
aside from his comic opera novel
ty. His reCitations and his paro-
dies are remarkably interesting.
McLain, Gates & Co. will appear
in their clever comedy sketch,
which has proved to be the hit of
many a bill. This little company
of players is composed of some of
the ablest actors on the stage to-
day and their novelty has been
warmly received everywhere.
Chic and Tiny Harvey in "A Sur
prise" will continue their conquest |
of vaudeville audiences with their |
nSSelty act here Both are clever |
performers and their work is char
acterized by novelty.
D'Armo juggles things and there |
is nothing of the stereotyped jug |
CLING act in his offering. His stuff |
is all new and will offer a surpris-
ing line of sensational novelties to
the audience.
The Kinogram showing of the
latest news of the hour and Top
les of the Day" a screen editorial
page showing current humorous
opinion in all parts of the country
will conclude this stellar bill.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-09-20
Belgian Countess Is
Given Refuge in Log
Cabin of Tennessee

From a royal court in Belgium to
an humble log cabin in the noun
tains of Tennessee is far cry, but
in "Out of Clear Sky" the Para
mount picture starring dainty Mar
guerite Clark, which will be shown
at the Best theatre Sunday, Celeste,
Coutess of Bersek and Krymn, the
beautiful heroine personated by
Miss Clark, makes this transition
with happy results.
When Celeste refuses to become
a pawn of state and escapes to
this country, she hides in the
mountains of Tennennee where she
is befriended by Robert Lawrence,
personated by Thomas Meighan,
and ultimately shakes off her pur-
suers and finds happiness in a
strong mans love. The story is a
beautiful one. thrilling and decid-
eddy appealing. 1t is based upon
the novel of Maria Thompson
Daviess and was directed by Mar
shall Neilan. The support pro-
vided for Miss Clark is one of the
best.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-09-20
Theda Bara Features
Majestic Bill in Big
David Belasco Drama

There are two big productions
at the Majestic for the coming
week which will challenge the at
tention of every photopIay goer.
One opens tomorrow for three
days. 1t rs Theda Bara in La
Belle Russo" one of the biggest,
finest productions ever made in
the whole history of the screen.
La Belle Russo" is the favorite
drama of David Belasco and he
prepared it for the stage where it
proved to be one of the biggest hits
in years. When the time came to
put the play together for the
screen, Theda Bara was chosen
to enact the dual roles of the good
and the bad sister, and it is here
that her sweeping histrionic tai
ent came in for extra display. She
assumes both roles with her US
uaI artistry and the effect is re-
markable, resulting in the most
astonishing and striking play in
years. 1t is safe to predict that
those who see Miss Bara in La
Belle Russo" at the Majestic Sun
day. Monday and Tuesday will wit
ness one of the greatest screen
plays ever made.
Tom Mix, the inimitable, will be
at the Majestic for three days, be-
ginning Wednesday in his lat
est roaring western melodrama,
Rough Riding Romance" Here
it is that Mix fairly outdoes him
self, outshining every previous eff
fort at sensatiOnalism and per-
forming stunts that fairly astonish
and thrill the audiences. Mix is
bigger and better as an actor in
Rough Riding Romance" than he
is in any play he ever made for
the screen. You see him as the de-
fender of a girl, fighting a bad
gang. You see cowboys, cOwgirls
and even a king and a princess. !
One of the stunts of Mix is to make
his famous pony Tony, tear up
six flights of stairs. There are
wonderful feats of lassoing and a
ride by Mix that gives the audi
ence chills and goOsefesh. The
story ends with strange and nov
ell twist when the rugged Ameri- F!
can cowboy finds that he has been
rescuing a Balkan princess.
Along with Rough Riding Ro- !
there will be a Sunshine |
which is declared to reach |
he limit in laughs.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-09-20
Built for Laughing
Purposes in New Bill
Opening at Palace

Built for laughing purposes, only,
the new program opening at the
Palace theatre, Moline, starting to-
morrow matinee can be billed as an
all comedy bill, with no particular
act as a feature, but with every one
of the variety that will call for
abundances of laughs. Mana SulIi-
van & Company in their funny
comedy skit, Never Again" prom
ises to be one of the biggest laugh
ing hits to be seen at the Palace in
many a day. With a cast of three
talented artists who have won
their spurs with larger productions
before entering into the vaudeville
field can be counted upon to pro-
duce a class of entertainment that
will be pelasing to all.
Ethel Arnold and Earl Taylor
are two people that have sung and
played their way into the hearts of
many vaudeville going public.
Their little offering this season is
billed Put Out" which was espe-
cially written for them by Blanche
Morrill, 1t is on the order of a
playlet with plenty of
oudppy 1AACO dLlu a SWIuS Ludl Will
keep any audience thoroughly in
terested.
An eccentric pair of artists will
be found in Kromka Bros, who are
able to create laughter 1T will
They present a most intensely in
teresting program of athletic feats
with comedy antics |
These two have won for them !
selves as great regulations for |
laugh makers as they have for |
their gymnastic ability.
Mack and Sale offer "a sure |
thing and a guess" which from the
title alone calls for laughter. Pos !
sessed of a world of personality |
.hese two are bound to please.
Something different in the way !
If novelty acts will be seen when |
he girl in the basket makes her
Being a novel act of !
he spectacular kind it is also one
hat claims several pretty song
numbers.
The visual news of the world
present in Kilograms, which is a
Palace special feature will take
are of the picture entertainment
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-09-20
TWENTY-FIVE YEARS AGO.
The Argus Files of l894--

as pretty a street car as there is in
the United States.
Sept. 1s-Rosanna, the side show
snake charmer with Barnum &
Bailey's circus' while giving al
exhibition yesterday afternoon.
was bitten in the arm by one Of
the large reptiles, but no evil ef-
fects will result.
The brake on horse car No. ia
on the Milan stub line failed to
work when the car was on the de-
cline approaching the bridge over
Rock river yesterday afternoon,
and the car jumped the track and
dashed into the heavy iron work
on the bridge The side Of the car
was damaged somewhat but no
one was injured.
DR.. G. G. Craig and son George
left this morning for Chicago. The
latter enters a preparatory school
for the study of medicine.
The river has risen so rapidly I'm
the last few days that Mayor Me
Strictions as to the use Of water
for sprinkltng, requiring it to be
done by districts at certain hours.
Sept. 19-Mr. and Mrs. Robert
Bennett, Jr., are the happy par
ents OF q daughter.
Sept 20-By winning Yesterday
game from St. Joseph. Rock Island
cinched its claim TO the pennant in
the race in the Western Baseball
association.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-09-20

Proportionately ants have larger
brains than any other living Crea-
tura-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-09-20
REYNOLDS

Colonel f. Wagner of AIedo was in
Reynolds on Tuesday.
spent the week end at the NJ. E. parsOn-
St Johns guild Of Presumption held
its monthly meeting at Miss Emma John
stons home Monday.
o. n. Phillips of Perrytown has
bought the Charles Crab residence for
SO. $50.
About S43 was the sum realized last
Saturday at the bake sale and lunch held
by the ladies of the Baptist church at
Ekstrom's shop.
is reported better. Her nephew. Clair
Sharp is also recovering. But neither of
them expect TO leave the hospital before
Oct. /.
conference to Lafayette. Ill.
Colonel H. Swartout and family motor
ed to Monmouth Saturday evening to
visit over night with Mrs. Swartout's rel
Alvin G. Carlson Of Black Hawk was
IN the village Saturday afternoon to su-
perintend the selling of Mrs. Breadon's
two residence properties
D. c. Murphy and family of Rock Is
land were Sunday guests at George Tit
teringtons home.
Rock Island visited with relatives here
over Saturday night and Sunday
Mr.. and Mrs. John Carlson were in the
Rev. Mr.. Head was in Chicago last
week to superintend the selection of fix
lures and furniture to go into the St.
Johns Episcopal church this fall.
W. A. Gray and family and Mrs. Jen-
ME Schoonmaker motored to Bradford on
Sunday. Mrs. Schoonmalzer will remain
for an extended visit with her daughter,
Mrs. Thad Ash. and family.
Rev. George Shepherd who for the past
two years has been preaching at woodruff.
III, is the new minister selected for the
Reynolds Taylor Ridge charge
Edward Morrison of Toronto. Canada.
has been visiting this week with Carl D.
WAYNE. The two men served respectively
as sergeant and corporal in Battery F.
18th field artillery OF the second division
through the war.
Mrs Sadie Mayan was tri-city visitor
Wednesday
Mrs. Margaret Taylor of Chanute Kans
was here last week to attend the funeral
Of her sisters husband, c. 3. Doonan, and
10 visit with her mother who Is i'll at
Mrs. A. G. Johnstons home.
Oscar Perry Is now selling tractors in !
Missouri.
l. l.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-09-20
Liberty Theatre Will
Feature Music as New
Policy of Movie House

Beginning Sunday the Liberty
theatre, Davenport, will introduce
a new policy of featuring the music
for the motion picture programs.
The Liberty Symphony orchestra of
II pieces including Arsene Frederic
Siegel, organist, and John Lauletta
of Chicago, harpist, will render
closely synchronized programs and
there will be solo numbers by var
ious members of the orchestra.
Electrical novelties and stage spe-
cialties will be featured.
The motion picture starting Sun
day will be Dustin Farnum in "A
Mans Fight" Other big features
will follow
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-09-20
THEA r f
Oh Daddy at Illinois
Has Musical Score to
Match Lively Comedy

"Oh Daddy" will be the offering
at the Illinois theatre one night,
Sept. %. Throughout the action
OF the big musical comedy some
score or more musical numbers
have been interpOlated, among the
most popular are. "Oh Daddy"
THE Rainbow Widow" The Old
er They Are the Harder They
Fall" Wedding Chimes" What's
the Difference" and "WhistIing
and Giggling" (duetJ They are
all new and the manner in which
they have been handled is destined
to make you set up and take no
tice." Kilroy-Britton are respon-
sible for this new musical comedy
and they have given it an elabor-
ate mounting and an exceptionally
good cast and chorus.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-09-20

A man on an average drinks one
ton Of water every u months.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-09-20
Funny Side of Life in
Country Is Depicted by
Chaplin in 'Sunnyside'

Charlie Chaplin and his assist
ants went far into the wilds of
California 10 find the little hamlet
which was renamed "Sunnyside"
and used in the First National Ex-
hibitors' Circuit attraction of the
same name. to be seen at the
American theatre today.
The funny side Of country life.
shown in the picture. is one of
high artistic merit. for the ham
let. besides being a'typical cross
roads. furnishes beautiful back
grounds.
The most beautiful of these were
Selected for Charles love scenes
with Edna. the country maid with
whom he is in love and whom he
fears will be taken by a city lad
with a machine and fine clothes.
other beautiful rural backgrounds
were selected for the sylvan scenes
which Charlie. in delirium, dances
with some fair wood nymphs,
whom he teaches some gTOtesque
steps in classical dances.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-09-20
DR.. W. 0. COFFEE

Practice limited to eye, ear, nose and
throat diseases, straightens cross eyes,
removes adenoids at one visit, no chloro-
form. Treats deafness, loss of hearing
head noises. catarrh tonsiIs and most
eye diseases by a non surgical method. He
Is IN his Davenport Offices in the First
National Bank Bldg, corner of Second and
Main streets. on Saturday. Monday and
Tuesday from q a. m. 70 3 80 p. m. Phone
Davenport 1914.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1919-03-07
FRIENDS OF ISRAELI

The day spring from on high is
breaking The time to favor Zion
seems at hand. To hear anything
of missionary enterprise among such
a people cannot but be highly inter
esting at the present epochal time
An opportunity to hear one of the
successful Jewish missionaries IS
near-himself and wife both Chris
tan Jews-a page of whose biogra,
ply once heard, sticks to the memory
like a bur.
All should hear his plea for his
people He has suffered much al
ready in their cause. and is willing
to go any length for their redemp-
ton
Next Sunday forenoon Rev Nav
race Ruben, of Pittsburgh, Pa, may
be heard at the Baptist church and al
the Presbyterian church in the eve
ming. and week evening lectures as
may be advertised in the newspa
pers.
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MEETING OF VETERANS

Marion County Camp No. Sc e. c.
". met March 4th, 1919, with Com
mander McGahagin in the chair
Prayer by Chaplain Folks
The following comrades answered
to roll call Alfred Aver. J. A. Carl
ton, R. A. Carlton w ]. Folks, L. M.
Graham, R. A. Griffin. r E. Harris,
w E McGahagin, Col Jno. NJ Mar
tin, B. H Norris, J. w Nance, c. c.
Priest. W. NJ. Richardson, Jas Sims,
J. D. William, r. j. Evans.
Minutes Of last meeting read and
adopted Comrade j. D. Gibson of St.
Louis, Mo, met with the camp. The
papers are requested to publish Col.
L. B. Hickman's memorial.
The pension question was discuss.
ed at length by the camp Hon ".
J. Folks was instructed by the camp
to try and pass a Law to the effect
that no pensiouer can draw q pen
sion who is not a member Of some
camp of Veterans,
Comrade Fowler. Of the G. A R.
was introduced and extended the
courtesies Of the camp.
Comrades Harris and Aye we're
appointed 8 committee to correspond
with Congressman Clark in the mar
ter Of the cotton cIlim-the coreen-
sus Of the camp being that the tax
money should be returned to the
states and used for good road par-
poses.
ALFRED AVER. Adjt.
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q. L. HickMAN-IN MEMoRIAM

Comrade Hickman was a member
of Marion County Camp No. Sc. Con
federate Veterans He was the son
of B. z. Hickman and his wife, Mary
E. Hickman of Kentucky They NOV
ed from Kentucky to st. Louis, Mo.
The deceased was born in Kentucky
on July goth, 1845. AT the age of
sixteen years he ran away from home
and enlisted in the Onfederate army
and saw great deal of service in
Missouri and Arkansas under Gen.
Sterling Price.
At the battle of Helena, Arkansas
on July 3rd, 1863, he volunteered on
an expedition that was a forlOrn hope,
his party not being sufficiently sup
ported they were surrounded and
forced to surrender. C0mrade Hick-
man was sent to the federal prison
at Alton, Ill, twenty miles from st,
Louis. He refused to take the oath
of allegiance and was finally parOled
in the three states Of Illinois. Indiana
and Iowa until the end Of the war.
He studied law at Galena, Ill, and
at the end of the war returned to St.
Louis ana practiced law in that city
until he moved to Florida in Septem-
Der, 1892
On August 18th, 1859 he married
Miss Maggie w Vaughn, Of GLASGOW,
/ Missouri. One son was born to them,
and Mrs. Hickman died Jan. Is, 1871.
On coming to Florida Comrade
Hickman first located on Lake Kerr
near Salt Springs and was married
there to Mrs L. W. Hawthorn, Dec.
| 80 1894. After living several years
at Salt Springs they moved to era
hamville and C0mrade Hickman farm
ed there and was also postmaster
for several years. In the last four
or five years Of his life his health was
poor He suffered great deal and
the last several years OF his life
| he was unable to do any hard, manual
labor On Sept 3rd, 1918, he was
stricken with paralysis Of the brain
and on the morning Of the 5th quietly
passed away.
Comrade was a member OF the
Episcopal church aud was also a Mas
ter Mason.
He leaves to mourn his loss an
aged, devoted aud faithful wife and a
noble, true sou.
L. M. GRAHAM,
P. L. DURISCOE,
l. P. STEVENS,
Committee
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S{ss{!Is'.Y5
s8kSs1 Pain
Worth 5000 a Bottle

VIM. Barnes. san Antonio, Tex.
writes: "Foley'S Honey and Tar is
the best cough remedy in rne world.
1t has been worth $1,000 a bottle co
me. l had the flu. followed by pneu-
monia, which left me weak, with a
persistent cough | needed rest and
sleep, which / was unable to get
Someone advised Foley's Honey and
Tar. began taking it that very
night. Before bedtime l noticed re-
lief, and that night had sound
sleep and perfect nights rest, the
first since the beginning Of the FLU
l have completely recovered and do
not cough at all. 1t cost me only S1.20
to cure that obstinate cough with
FOley's Honey and Tar Let all who
read this letter try Foleys." anti
Monopoly Drug Store.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1919-03-07

Co-oR'TE all shades at G.
2reeue & C0.-G-7-4t
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TIE MARION COUNTY FAR
Spar, Fla. March 3. 1919.

Sparr, Fla, March 3. 1919
To the Editor Banner
The Marion county fair is all right
Most Of us from the country attend
it for pleasure. so We enjoy the
crowds the exhibits the races and the
shows in particular. We see and hear
enough. of education, so don't want
the fair tudned into an "institoot.
We heard a farmer say. Don't be
lieve in dem instttoots dey 50 com
mon now, till de children at Sparp
dun struck. Think dey know it all
and make believe de teachers is ig-
norant. so stay home to gossip
There is lots of truth in children
being unappreciative Of free educa-
tional advantages Everybody likes
fun at the shows
ASTON