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Arizona republican., 1919-07-20

ease and it nJs Q big heargin on "The Prodigal Liar" which stars William Desmond in a highly entertalninS comedy drama of the west which starts on a two day engagement today at the Hip.
 The story is that of a young college man from the east who has settled on his ranch in the west, rides around in a big automobile and has every I convenience at his ranch house. Just the opposite from the west as it has been pictured in the mind of a charm ing niece of one of his neighbors whose desire for romance will not be satis- fled until she has come out to the dreadful west and sees the bandits, cattle rustlers, outlaws and road agents. She does come west and her doting uncle decides to use the picture of the only remaining bandit in that part of the country to further his schemes
 In a spirit of fun he pasts kodak picture of Monte Edwards Civilian Desmond) over the poster offering reward for the arrest and conviction Of Steve Logan" road agent, murderer, and all around bad man. The mur- derer has been caught and sentenced to life Imprisonment so everything will work out wonderfully well. he thinks. The girl arrives and falls in love with the picture she sees and presto, Monte becomes a bandit.
 He enters into the spirit of the scheme rather than spoil her vacation and tells her the most wonderful stories of his escapades. But he must find a way to get out of this trouble for the firl stated that the one out standing feature that she liked about his manner, was his truthfulness, even to disclosing his past life. At last he had it. He told her he was troubled with aphasia, caused from a blow on the head and was not responsible for the times when he was bad man, nor could he tell her when another spell would come on. The girls uncle ad- vises her that the only remedy is an- other blow on the head, and the girl decides she will strike the blow.
 When the real bandit escapes jail and the deputies are seen approaching the dugout Monte has borrowed for the occasion, he decides to keep the story going and tells her they are after i him but that they will never take him alive Now is the time to strike, she thinks, and seizing a rock cracks him one the dome. knocking him cookoo
 Then the whole story comes out and the girl finds that she has been mad dupe of, but the memory of the blow on the head more than repays her for the humiliation she has suffered and she is ready for the real romance which starts.
 The Ford weekly augments the bill
Arizona republican., 1919-07-20
Weeks Happenings
 At Local Theaters

LAMARA-Sundsy and Monday Gladys BrockweIl in the William Fox sen sational drama "The Forbidden Room, augmented by Cyclone Smiths Partner" starring Eddie Polo.
 Tuesday, Wednesday and Thurs day, Pauline Frederick in . superb presentation of the famous staes success Paid in Full" with the Bur ten Holmes on the same program
 Friday and Saturday, Doro.hy Dalton in "The Home Breaker" THE HlP-Sunday, Monday and Tues day William Desmond in "The Prcdi gal Liar" a wsstsrn comedy drama. The Ford weekly is on the same bill.
 Tuesday and "Wednesday, special feature to be announced later.
 Friday and Saturday Enid Bennett in "The Law cf Men"
 COLUMBlA-Sunday, Monday and Tuesday Dorothy Phillips in "A Soul for saie,p with Mutt and Jeff car tcon, Sunshine comedy and Har- old Lockwood comedy. Wednesday, Thursday. Friday and Saturday Mitchell Lewis in "Nine- Tenths Of the Law" with Pathe travelogue, Current topics, Gaumont Graphic and Strand comedy.
Arizona republican., 1919-07-20
DOROTHY PHILLIPS
 AT THE COLUMDII

Dorothy Phillips, one of the most lovable of all screen stars, comes to the Columbia theater Sunday for three day stay in her first special offering since Hearts of Humanity The title of this new production is A Soul for Sale" and it is a drama that parallels in power her Griffith offering.
 Neila Pendleton's mother had never been taught self-denial and she had an inordinate passion for gems. When her husband died he left her penniless, ruined through her eXtravagance. To satisfy her passion for jewelry, Mrs Pendleton could think of but one Sleth- cd. That was to contriYe wealthy marriage for Neila Dorothy Phillips).
 So the pair hied them to a fashionable resort where gambling was the osler of the night, as gossip of the day. Neita was still in ignorance of their pre- carious financial condition. Her moth CT virtually threw her daughter at the head of an old millionaire, who was the scandal of the place. By a trick, the mother involved Neila's financial honor. and it looked very much as though Neila would have to sell her soul to old Faxon. Then came Steele Minturn, and Neila fell in love with him. But again the mother was tempt ed and fell. This time it was just plan irobbery of Minturn. Neila found it out and was misunderstood when for the first time Neila realized that she tried to return the money. Then her soul was her own and that her mother could not sell it, no matter how much maternal duty she owed.
 The business world swallowed her up. and it was by the merest of acci- dents that she and Steele met on the roof of a burning building.
 A Sunshine comedy, Mutt and Jeff cartoon reel and a Harold Lloyd com edy are the augmenting features for | today and Monday.
Arizona republican., 1919-07-20

fluence in politics and in the larger cities where the political game is played for all there is in it.
 This charming star first appears as the stenographer in the office of the chief of police in this particular city of the story. In this capacity, she learns of the rotteness of the set of men in charge of this department. The chiefs insulting manner finally forces her to give up her position, which she does to accept one in the office of the dis trict attorney, man, familiar in fashion with the affairs of the police department, but not in position to force the hands of the grafters, for the reason that he lacks definite evi- dence.
 When she reveals to him. what she has learned, his one determination is to clean the city of the rotteness in it's system of government. The chief of police, steeled in his long associa- tion with shady transactions, likewise determines to stop at nothing to gain his purpose, that of discrediting the statements of the district attorneys office. To this end, he turns loose all the underhanded methods he can as- semble.
 Stool pigeons are employed, the dis trict attorney is framed, and even the reputation of the girl, whom he knows to be innocent, is placed in jeopardy, and her sweetheart's faith is shaken. But when the gauntlet is thrown down, she accepts the challenge, and the bat tie is on-the lone girl on one side and pitted against her all the unprincipled, underhanded rottenpess that is possible for a bunch of corrupt politicians to launch. It is big drama, handled in a big way, and gives Gladys Brockwell one of the most emotional roles of her
Arizona republican., 1919-07-20
GLADYS DROCKNELL
 IN POLITICAL PLAY

Woman's standing with relation to her ability to handle responsibilities, her intellectual possibilities, her ex- ecutive enterprise, in comparison to thtse attributes in man. have been the subject of discussion in almost every city and hamlet in the United States, and throughout the world for that mat
 ter-for woman's suffrage has been a foremost question for several years in the minds of the leaders in both sexes. 1 Gladys Brociwell, "the girl of a thou sand expressions" comes to the Lamara ] today and tomorrow in "The Forbidden Room" q drama based on womans in-
Arizona republican., 1919-07-20
AZ the Columbia

Dorothy Phillips. star of Hearts of Humanity" and Mitchell Lewis, who will be remembered for his excellent work in "Squaw Man will be at the Columbia theater for the week start ing today.
 All in all. the seven-day program has more than the ordinary merit, bringing popular stars in vehicles that are suitably adapted to their respective talents. And the augmenting numbers are of the customary Columbia eX- cellence, they alone being worth the
Arizona republican., 1919-07-20
price of admission.

price of admission.
 For the first three days the Columbia will offer Dorothy Phillips in "A Soul for Sale Phoenix fans will rememoer Miss Phillips for her splendid work in Hearts of Humanity" the current of fering at the Columbia being her first big feature since that production.
 A Sunshine comedy. Harold Lloyd comedy and Mutt and Jeft cartoon are the augmenting numbers for Su 1Iay, Monday and Tuesday.
 The final four days of the week,
Arizona republican., 1919-07-20
AT THE THEATERS OF PHOENIX

starting Wednesday. brings Mitchell Lewis in Nine Tenths of the Law, 6 powerful drama of the great northern forests. It is the best offering in which Lewis has appeared in recent months and s guaranteed to please
 Pathe travelogue, Current topics, CdLmont graphic and Strand comedy will be the supplementing numbers during the four days. -Cl---
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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-05-26

administration division committee
Illinois Sunday School association
presiding.
Thursday Afternoon.
Theme: Facing the Task"
9:00-Training the School to
Sing - Professor H. Augustine
Smith.
Prayer.
9:3O-"Ideals of Religious Edu-
cation"-E. w. Halpenny, educa-
tional promotion superintendent
international Sunday School asso-
citation.
Discussion.
0:10-"Lesson Courses" Rev
Louis H. Koehler. director of Sun
day school and young peoples
work. American Baptist Publica-
ton society.
Discussion.
10:50-"Grading the School,
Charles W. Shinn, general secre-
tary Cook County Sunday School
| association.
Discussion.
Observation-Disclosures Place
and Worth"
Discussion.
Thursday Afternoon.
Topic: Getting Results"
From 1870 to 2:30 there will be
two simultaneous conferences, one
for pastors and one for secretaries
and treasurers.
The pastors conference will
meet in Denkmann Memorial IL
brary lecture room, and will be led
by Rev. R. H. Helcke, pastor West
Side Christian church, Springfield
The secretaries and treasurers'
conference will meet in the library
and Will be led by Rev. Gerrit Yer
kuyl, Phi. D., district educational
superintendent, Presbyterian board
At 2:30 the entire administration
division conference will assemble
in the lecture room, Denkmann
Memorial library.
]. M. Dunlap. presiding.
2:30-"Getting Results in the
Rural Sunday School"-Miss Mary
E. Hargreaves, children's division
superintendent, Cook County Sun
day School association.
Discussion.
3:10-"Sunday School Publicity
Herbert H. Smith, Chicago, asso-
ciate editor the Continent; publici-
ty lecturer at International Train
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-05-26
TAYLOR RIDGE

Mrs. Elizabeth Schneider entertained a
number of young ladies for supper Wednes-
day evening in honor of Miss Maud Gruby.
Those present were Miss Elizabeth Ayers
the Misses Mary and Marguerite Mon anus,
Hattie and Annie Carothers. Laura Bate
man Jennie V. Mcconnell, Nellie Hinter-
nneister and Edna Hartman.
Miss Jennie Mcconnell spent Tuesday
night with Mrs. J. c. Hayes o: Rock
Island.
Wednesday at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
Fred Garrett of Cambridge.
Mrs. Frieda Miller and children visited
Wednesday at the home of Mrs. Kurtz
of Rock Island.
The house recently purchased in this
village by Mrs. Alma ParDenter, is being
remodeled.
Mrs O. C. Bateman and daughter. Laura,
were Rock Island visitors Thursday.
The members of the league cabinet
held business meeting at the home of
George Wakefield. Thursday evening.
Mrs. Cyrus Miller, Miss Hannah Miller
and Vanetta Miller visited Thursday and
Friday at the home of Henry C. Jackson
of Wyoming, Ill.
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Heath have moved
to Rock Island where they will make
their home. During Mr.. Heath's stay with
the American expeditionary forces Mrs.
Heath has been staying with her mother.
Mrs Emma BasR.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-05-26
COAL VALLEY

A very pretty wedding took place
promptly at p m Wednesday when
of John Mccullough of Montpelier. Iowa,
at the home of the brides father, James
Sackville- To the strains of the bridal
chorus from Lohengrin- Miss Gloria Smith
of Illinois City streved flowers. followed
by Dale Wynn carrying a single white
tulip. Then followed Miss Mildred Sack
vile as bridesmaid. gowned in pink georg-
cite crepe Edward Smith acted as the
groomsman. The bride was met at the
foot of the stairs by her father who
gave her in marriage as the bride and
wreath. 20 Promise Me- was rendered by
Miss Elizabeth Lees and Harry Wynn.
The ring ceremony was performed the
couple kneeling on white satin pillow
beneath a white wedding bell. Rev. F. F.
Oyle performed the ceremony at the close
of which they were showered with bios
SONS from the suspended bell. The guests
were then ushered into the dining room
where a course wedding feast was spread.
The colors, pink and white. predominating
throughout. A huge centerpiece of pink
Towering crab with maidenhair fern graced
the table. The bride wore a gown of
white satin and shadow lace. with bodice
Of seed pearls and full length veil caught
at the head with rosebuds. She carried
q shower bouquet of white roses and
hIIies of the valley. The bridesmaid car
ried a bouquet of pink sweet peas. The
Schmidt, Mr. and Mrs. George Cavalege
Mrs P. Mccullough Art Mccullough, of
Montpelier Iowa, MI Mr.: and Mrs; NJ
CuIlough. Thomas and Edward McCul-
Tough. of Montpelier, Iowa; Mr.. and Mrs.
William Sackville of Silvis; Mr.. and Mrs.
G. Schmidt of Illinois City: Mr.. and Mrs.
L. Schmidt. Mrs. L. Schmidt furnished
the music. Many beautiful gifts were re-
ceived. the brides father giving the bride
$50 in gold. The younger set of Coal
valley gave them q charivari. Mr.. and
Mrs Mccullough will reside in a new
home being completed Just outside of
MONTPELIER Mr. Mccullough recently re-
turned from overseas duty having been
in active service.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-05-26
MAIDEN VOYAGE
i, MEMORIAL DAY
New Steamer ]. 8. of Streckfus
Line To Make First Trip Fri
day of This Week.

Memorial day will be a memoir
able one for the Streckfus steam
boat line. for the day has been Sc
lected for the maiden voyage of
the beautiful new side-wheel
steamer. ]. S., now being complet-
ed at the Streckfus docks in the
government harbor at Nahant.
Although the new J. s. was
built for the excursion trade at st.
Louis, Captain Streckfus decided
to favor the tri-cities with the mi
tial trip, which will be an after
noon excursion to Muscatine
For several months a large force
of trf-city mechanics were busily
engaged at the Streckfus docks in
building the new excursion steam
er, which bids fair to eclipse any
thing that has heretofore been seen
on the Mississippi. The new
steamer is $50 feet long, so feet
wide, has five passenger decks and
has a capacity of 5000 people.
An entirely new scheme of dec
Grating and lighting effects has
been carried out in the main cabin
and dancing pavilion. and the new
J. S. is being heralded as the most
beautiful excursion steamer afioat.
Realistic panel paintings of pic
turesque scenes along the upper
Mississippi, Grecian plastic dec
orations, and indirect lighting sys-
tenn, are just few of the features
that make the ]. s. different from
the ordinary river steamer.
]. s. a Popular Boat
Eighteen years ago, Captain
John Streckfus started to popular
fze the old steamer J. s., and be-
fore long everybody along the
river, from st. Paul to New Or
leans, knew that boat to be the
finest excursion boat of that day.
Now he is presenting to the pub
lie his latest achievement, the flag
ship of the Streckfus feet, which
is named after him.
=. Having lived most of his life in
the tri-cities, he has a warm spot
in his heart for this community,
and when his many friends sug-
gested that his new boat make its
maiden voyage from the tri-cities
he readily consented.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-05-26

ing school. Conference Point, Lake
Geneva, Wis.
Discussion.
3:50-"The Administration Di-
Vision-What and Why" --Charles
w. Shinn.
Discussion.
4:20-"Sunday School Evangel-
ism"-Marion Lawrance.
Thursday Morning.
Conference for County and Town
ship or District Presidents, Vice
Presidents, Secretaries and Treas
urers.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-05-26
Program of Illinois Sunday Schools in
olst Annual Convention Here June :. A, s

f, Part II. The Building of the
Stars and Stripes.
Finale. The Elevation OF the
Cross and Flag.
Thursday Morning and Afternoon.
Sectional meetings.
Thursday morning and after
noon there will be held four SIM
ultaneous meetings, one each for
the children's, the young peoples,
the adult, and the administration
divisions. On Thursday morning
there will also be held a meeting
| for county and township or district
/ presidents, Vice-presidents, secre-
taries and treasurers.
i The children's division confer
/ ences will be held in First Method
list Episcopal church. The adult
division conferences will be held
! in Main college chapel. The ad-
ministration division conference
will be held in Denkmann Mem
orial library lecture room. The
county and township presidents !,
vice presidents, secretaries and
treasurers' conference will be held
in Denkmann Memorial library.
Children's Division Sessions.
THURSDAY Morning.
9:00-"Great Men and Women of
the Hymn Book"-Prof. Smith.
Teachers of Children in
Training"-Miss Harriet Edna
Beard, St. Louis, children's division
superintendent, Missouri Sunday
School association.
9:5O-"The Purpose and Plan Of
Graded Instruction"-Miss Emma
G. Lemen, Indianapolis, chill
dren's division superintendent In
diana Sunday School association.
10:20-Adjourn to conferences.
DEPARTMENT CONFERENCES.
Cradle roll.
1O:3O-"Organizing and Promot-
ing the Cradle Roll"-Mrs. Eliza
beth SudIow. Rock Island.
1O:50-"Helps for Cradle Roll
Workers"
object Lessons for the
Cradle Roll"
11:25-Conference.
12:OO-Adjourn to Luncheon.
Beginners.
1O:3O-"The Beginners Stand
ard"-Miss Amelia Eichenaur,
Quincy, member state children's
division committee.
11:00-"The Program in the Be
ginners' Department"-Miss Lee
men.
Conference.
12:O0-Adjourn to luncheon.
Primary.
1O:3O-.'The Primary Standard"
Mrs. E. w. Halpenny, Chicago,
member state children's division
committee.
11:OO-"The Program in the
Primary Department'-Miss Wea-
yer.
11:3O-Conference
12:00-Adjourn to luncheon.
Junior.
1O:3O-"The Junior Standard
Miss Weaver.
11:OO-"The Program in the
Junior Department" Miss Beard.
11:30-Conference
12:10-Lunoheol for children's
division workers and their friends.
Thursday Afternoon.
2:00-Devotional
2:1O-"The Policy of the Chill
dren's Division"-Miss Lemen.
2:35-"The Children's Division at
Work in the COMMUNICATE. Hal
penny.
3:OO-Music.
3:1O-Recognition of counties
3:35-"Discovering and Develop
ing Leaders" Beard.
4:0O-Question period.
4:3O-"Forward Together"-Miss
Weaver.
Supper and council for county
children's division superintendent.
5:3O-Supper.
6:15-Children's week.
6:3O-Securing township helpers.
6:45-Planning the children's
division section for the county con-
vention program.
7:OO-"Our Challenge for the
New Year"-Miss Weaver.
7:15-Adjourn to general session.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-05-26
DIR. w. o. COFFEE
TREATS EYE. EAR, NOSE AND
THROAT DISEASES.
EXAMINATION FREE SATUR-
DAY, MONDAY AND TUES.
nav

People athcted with eye diseases, fail
ing sight. weak eyes, granulated lids. wild
hairs. Inflammation ulcers, sore eyes
ecums or growths on the eyes, deafness,
ears, catarrh of the nose. head. throat and
eystem should consult DR.. W. o. Coffee.
the oculist and aurist about his special
non-surgicsl treatment for most of the
above diseases BE will agree to straight
en- any case of croSs-eyes. no matter if
form or ether He removes adenoids in a
few minutes without an anesthetic or ser
ious hemOrrhage. He says most cases of
diseased tonsils can be successfully treated
without removal. He says catarrh is
constitutional condition and often causes
rheumatism. neur1ts. stomach troubles,
nerve troubles. and especially headaches,
and every case is durable. He especially
urges people who are growing deaf In one
ear, or have head noises lust starting in
the other. 70 see him and try his treat
ment and see if it will not help them.
Many cases of deafness are quickly durable.
He is curing many very bad cases. Treats
all diseases of the eye. ear. nose and
throat. He viii make an examination and
give you his opinion whether not he
thinks his treatment will help you. free
OF charge. He has had 80 years exper-
fence in this speciality. treating thousands
upon thousands of cases. using a special
makes it possible for him TO succeed in
many cases where others of less expert
enGe would fail. He treats about sixty
patients day. BE is absolutely reliable
He is in his Davenport offices every Satur-
day. Monday and Tuesday from g. m to
For further information telephone Daven-
port 1914, DR.. W. o. Coffee First Ma
tonal Bank building. Second and Main
streess. Davenport Iowa.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-05-26

! Rock Island will entertain a
| thousand or more delegates in at
tendance at the sixty-f1rst annual
state convention Of the Illinois Sun
day school association Tuesday,
Wednesday and Thursday, June
to 5.
Sessions of the convention will
be held at Augustana college audi
torium and Denkmann library
where ample room will be pro
vided for all conferences. The
convention theme Is Forward to-
gether" and the convention text 10
For We are Laborers Together
With Cod Cor. 3:9. The pro-
gram speakers include men and
women prominent in Sunday school
work from all sections OF the coun-
try and every effort Is being made
by the local committee to provide
good entertainment and comfort
for the guests at the convention.
Detailed program for the three
days convention is appended:
Tuesday Morning.
Denkmann Memorial Library,
Augustana College.
9:00-Meeting OF state executive
committee. Registration and as
signment OF delegates.
Tuesday Afternoon.
Auditorium, Augustana College.
DR.. s.. A. Wilson, chairman pro-
gram committee, presiding.
2:OO-Singing with spirit and
with understanding
The Power Of Music to Tell Its
Own Story-H. Augustine Smith,
professor of church music, hymn
singing, Boston university. Prof.
Smith will have entire charge OF
the convention music. Prayer by
Rev. John McGown Stevenson, Phi
D., pastor Broadway Presbyterian
church, Rock Island.
2:45-Preparation service-bible
message: Vision and Mission. =
Rev. Ernest Bourner Allen. D. D.,
pastor Second Congregational
church, Oak Park.
3:15-Introductions-Dr. S. A.
Wilson, Chicago, chairman commit
tee on program.
3:45-Announcements.
Appointment of committees.
4:00-Music.
4:I0-Address ''The Sunday
School Reaching the Community. y
E. W. Halpenny, education pro-
motion superintendent, Interna-
tional Sunday School association.
Tuesday Evening.
College Auditorium.
President w. S. Milford, presld-
ing.
7:45-Community sing. Hymns
of patriotism democracy and
church unity-Directed by Prof. H.
Augustine Smith.
Prayer by Rev. Gustav Albert
Andreen, Phi. D., president Angus
tanas college and theological sem
mary.
Childhood" Miss Harriet Edna
Beard, children's division superin-
tendent, Missouri Sunday School
association.
:5O-Address: THE Sunday
School Association Movement -
Marion Lawrence, general secre-
tary, International Sunday School
association.
wednesday Morning Educational
Session.
College Auditorium.
9:O0-Worship clinic. God in
His Holy Temple.
Spirituality Through Liturgy
Prof. H. Augustine Smith.
Prayer by Rev. J. H. Gibson, D.
D., pastor First United Presby-
terrain church, Rock Island
9:3O-Community program Of re-
ligious education. John L. Alex
ander, young peoples division SUI
10:35-Music.
perintendent, International Sunday
School association.
40-Association officers in
training. Miss Beard.
1110-Bible message: Picnic or
Crusade" DR.. Ernest Bourner AL
len.
:45-Conventio photograph.