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The Washington times., 1919-06-15

There many Americans among Billie Carleton 8
circle of intimate frendsso many that impression
that she American has been created Most of them
were present at the great Victory Ball.
Conspicuous among them was Mrs Vernon Castle IRE
Gently married to Captain Treman) the welknown New
York actress and dancer whose husband equally noted
dancer, met tragic death aviator during the
Mrs. Castle, with her skill a dancer and her
interesting appearance naturally made of the most
striking figures at the ball.
Then there was Miss Malvina Longfellow, reputed
niece of BOson's poet She had considerable reputa-
ton as a model and beauty in New York. and has since
been very successful film actress in London
Miss Fay Compton popular London actress with Amer
lean associations another intimate friend of Billie
Carleton And very particular friends Olive Rich
ardson film of striking appearance and Lionel
Belcher her friend, film actor and ''male beauty
About these professionals clustered a group of
reckless young officers just released from the horrors of
the trenches for good and eager to celebrate their release
in any imaginable way.
The merry-makers revealed until about o'clock in
the morning and then they felt that it time to seek
some less public form of entertainment They went their
way some to might bS''-otherS to more private
They not allowed to their private
under the law, and it very difficult to get taxi
cab in the early morning hours Realizing this Billie Carrie
took the precauton to hold her cab from earlier in
the day. All afternoon all evening during her perform
ance, the taxi stood at the Haymarke Theatre and
under orders while she at the ball
So when Billie Carleton and her party ready to
leave Royal Albert Hall the forehought of the animated
little actress provided the taXicab
Five of them piled into it-Nliss Fay Compton Lieutcn
ant Barraud of the army Olive Richardson Lionel Becher
and Billie Carleton. Reggie de Veule did not go with
them
The taxicab dropped Fay Compton and the officer at
place and then carried the rest of the party home
he
annex to the luxurious Savoy Hotel on the Strand Billie
Carleton the last leave the taxi and she handed
the driver $1 saying that she had had the cab all day.
Mrs Castle had apartments in the establishment
The Washington times., 1919-06-15
CHAPTER I.
Copyright, 1919, BY star Company.

THE war was over. Joy might replace the
gloom Of the sombre years of doubt and sorrow.
- For the first time in four long years the women
of wealth and fashion might gay cOors and adorn
themselves with all their jewels The great Victory Ball
should be made memorable event
To insure the success of the ball the support of the
most attractive of the nobility and the stage
secured-the elements that would count for most in
such an affair.
Foremost among the society women was Lady Diana
Manners the young daughter of the Duke and Duchess of
Rutland who is probably the most beautiful and popular
member of the arstocracy in London Lady Diana had
been nearly brOkenheared through the death at the be-
ginning of the of young officer, to whom she
to have been engaged She then devoted herself hos
pital work When the to end she threw
herself into the celebration with all her energy.
Lady Diana led the big procession that the main
spectacular feature of the ball. This began exactly at
midnight Lady Diana, representing Britannia, wore
classical draperes with pIumed helmet and trident The
charming neal descendant of Dorothy Vernon of Haddon
Hall nobly personifed the ruler of the seas
Near her was the Duchess of Westminster as ENG
land in white robes with the old red of ST. George
on her BOSOM She was attended by pretty young girls
white robes and wreaths Of red and accompanied
by knight representing st. George. The Duchess who
satuesque beauty is the wife of the richest duke in
England but she has not enjoyed domestic happiness
The Countess of Drogheda, a remarkably handsome
and athletic young woman who credited with being the
best woman aviator in England came as 'Air,' while
Lady Nainwaring was Water The Countess of Clan
carly was an attractive butterfly.
Other conspicuous figures Mrs. Louis Duveen
'fFrance " Mrs Percy Bennett Rumana Miss Mabel
Russell Belgium" Miss COPELAND as Portugal" and
Mrs. Lionel Harris as "America.'
The hall was filled with the largest crowd ever known
to have attended ball. One object of the affair
raise of $4,000 for the College of Nursing The
boxes were filled with army and work
er The band of the Kings Brigade of Guards in scarlet
The Washington times., 1919-06-15

and gold uniforms furnished the music. The women Of
society put the finest clothes they could procure and
all their jewels for the first time in four years.
The noted women of the stage began to arrive late
Alice DelySia Frenchwoman very popular the London
variety stage came cOstumed as mime Recamier Lily
Brayon distinguished theatrical beauty was attired as
Cleopatra Other noted English stage favortes who
Marie Lohr, Ethel Levey and Gwendolen
Brogden. Elsie Janis was one of the many Americans
present.
But among all that great throng there was no more
attractive figure than young Billie Carleton who in
fresh from her performance in 1.-The Freedom of the
Seas at the Haymarket Theatre. There was a sad,
haunting beauty about her young face that seemed strange
in that thrOng of gay jewellers She threw herself with
somewhat feveriSh energy into the affair and danced
again and again 1t seemed that every there wished
to dance with her.
Her costume extraordinary and daring to the
utmost but attractive and refined was her face that it
occurred to any to be shocked The costume
consisted almost entirely of transparent black georgee
The skirt rufled and draped over satin pajamas
which entirely visible. The body of the costume
revealed the flesh beneath to an extreme degree-o the
limit in fact From the back of the dress Jared drapery
of the material decorated with spangles On her
head she wore transparent couture of butterfly effect
There were men of rank and wealth who futtered
around Billie Carleton for during her brief theatrical
she had the class English stage beauties
who marry lords and milOnares But among the hrong
there also strange sallow very well dressed eem
nate little man, who lowered about her with deadly
persistence.
That RaOul Reginald de Veulle the Anglo French
man, designer of ladies dresses in London and New York.
participant in strange, dubious adventures in many parts
OF the world, hero of curious decadent He
the evil spirit of Billie Carleton and of other persons
IN London poison drama. He also the designer of
Billie Cartoons remarkable costume and had created
many others for her.
DE Veule several times conversng in low
tones with Billie Carleton Did he pass drug to herf
That suspicion that aferward raised in court.
Belcher de Veulle himself sniff cocaine at the ball.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-05-13
WELCOME HOME
TRAINS RETURN
Two Specials of SilVis Shops Bear
ing Approximately 1900 Arrive
From Chicago.

The two special trains, carrying
approximately $500 Silvis shop
employees and their wives, that left
for Chicago early Sunday morning
to participate in the welcome home
celebration of the Thirteenth Engi-
neers, arrived safely in the tri-
cities this morning.
One rolled into the Rock Island
station at IL: 80 while just one hour
later the second arrived. Those who
made the trip were unanimous in
declaring the Journey a huge sue
cess. The employees we're given a
hearty welcome in Chicago and met
with every consideration. A reserv-
ed vantage point on Michigan boule-
ward had been kept for them, where
they marched upon disembarking.
Participating in the touching wele-
come to the returned fighters were
many in the tri-city delegation who
greeted sons for the first time for
over a year.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-05-13
SEEK MEMBERS
CHARITY BODY
Campaign to Increase Roll and
Raise $4,000 Budget for Relief
Work to Be Undertaken.

With the purpose in view of re-
organizing the Associated Charities
from the bottom up, membership
campaign will be inaugurated in the
very near future. theSbudget for the
year to be collected at the same
time. A committee composed of
Rev. John McGOwn Stevenson,
chairman; E. c. Fisher, F. W. Ben
der and Robert C. Mitchell, is work
ing on plans for the campaign and
Will announce in a day or so the
captains appointed-in each of the
city precincts. These captains will
choose their teams. thu size of
which will depend upon the terri
tory to be covered by each.
Three groups of memberships
will be sought: Sustaining at S25;
contributing a/S10 and annual at
81. and it is hoped in this manner to
raise the budget for the year which
has been put at the conservative
figure of $1,000. The time of inaug-
urating the campaign win be de-
cided upon at q meeting of the com-
mittee to be held Thursday noon.
A constructive program dealing
with causes, not effects will be the
purpose of the board of the Asso-
ciated Charities and plans now
forming are to embrace a new and
definite and comprehensive policy.
A new board of trustees is to be
chosen from the membership, roll
upon the completion of the HEM
bership campaign in mass meeting
To Ia called for that purDose\
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-05-13
Personal Points

Mss Hazel Rust, girls secre-
tary at the Y. w. C. A. returned
yesterday from Elgin where she
spent the weekend at her home.
Elmer Peterson returned to
Chicago last night after. spending
few days with Rock Island and
Augustana college friends. He will
visit for a few days at his home in
Chicago before returning to Erie,
| Pa, where he is located at the naval
station.
Mrs. H. Weaver who has been
visiting at the home of Mrs. Fran
ces B. Parker, 17141S Second ave-
nue. returned to her home in Hons
dale, Pa, this morning.
Mr.. and Mrs. Max Mayer have
returned to their home in Iowa City
after spending the weekend visit
ing at the home of Mrs. Pauline
Levy. S31 Nineteenth street.
Miss Alice McNulty, the newly
appointed physical director of the
~, W. C. A, returned to Chicago
yesterday after spending few days
at the association looking over the
field here preparatory to taking up
her work in June.
Miss Josephine Hansler, former
ly of this city and Davenport, is a
visitor at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
Harry Roday of the Smith apart
ments in the Harper house block.
She will remain for the rest of the
week.
Jay Kinney, general labor fore
man for the government at Savan-
nah, has returned to the latter city
after a short visit at the home of
his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. John
Kinney, 944 Twenty-second street.
L. +. Cannon returned to the
city last evening from an extend
ed trip to Texas.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. T. Eagal, 1928
Seventeenth street, have returned
from a three weeks visit in Chi
cago,/ Elgin, Houston, and Peoria,
liz
Mr.. and Mrs. J. B. Mandel Of
e2z Eighth avenue are the parents
o. a daughter, born Saturday.
Sergeant Howard K. Morse re-
turned this morning from Camp
OhoIOiA NACAC ~ ACSClFCu hIS
honorable discharge from the ser
vice. He was overseas a year with
company H, One Hundred Thirty
eighth infantry. He is the son of
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank H. Morse, 170S
Twentysixth street.
Mrs. H. c. Bonita, who resides at
the home of her sister, Mrs. George
w. NDuff1n, 1881 Fifteenth avenue,
arrived here today following visit
of welcome to her husband in Chi
cago Sunday, upon his return from
overseas service with the Thir-
teenth engineers. Following his
discharge Mr.. Bonita with his wife
will take up their residence at
Sheffield, Ill, where he was en-
ployed prior to enlistment in the
army.
Private George R. Fry, son of Mr..
and Mrs. David Fry, 1907 Twenty
ninth street, has returned home
following a years service overseas.
He was with the Fourteenth engi-
neers.
Postmaster John F. Quinn of Jo-
liet. was in the city today in confer
ence with President H. P. Simp-
son of the Illinois Association of
Postmasters, with reference to the
plans of the state convention of the
association, to be held at Joliet
next week.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-05-13
BUREAU PLACED
FOR USE OF ALL
Retired Soldiers, Regardless of
Greed, Will Be helped by Al
lOuez Council

The returned soldiers employ
ment bureau of Allouez council
Knights OF Columbus, is rapidly be-
ing placed in operation.
At d recent meeting of the COM
mittee in charge, emphasis was
given to the plan of placing the
bureau at the disposal of all sol
diers. Regardless of whether the
soldier is member of the order OF
not he is entitled to the full priv
ilege of the bureau. The commit
tee issued the following statement
Employers are interested in the
man, the job and production 1t is
well known that when the right
man comes in contact with the
right job, better production is the
result Employers want the job
and the man to fit exactly. Eff
cheney of production depends upon
the kind of man on the job. The
Knights of Columbus by means OF
their employment service, have
placed more than one hundred
thousand men. In the city of New
York alone, more positions have
been secured for discharged men
by the Knights of Columbus en-
ployment bureau than through any
other welfare agency. This record
is being duplicated by other K. of
c. bureaus all over the country
The secret of their success is that
they fit the man to the job.
Open To All Soldiers.
THE same policies which made
the work such a success elsewhere
Will be followed here. The local
bureau will be open to all returned
soldiers, sailors and marines, re-
CARELESS of creed, rank or service.
And there will be absolutely no
charge of any kind to the men or
to the employers.
AT the meeting it was decided to
open an information bureau at
once. Every returned sailor, sol
der and marine is invited and re-
quested to register with this bu-
reau for employment, which is To-
Gated ~ the Safety building. Every
one else is urged to inform the bu-
reau of all possible openings and
positions available. 1t is only by
the earnest cooperation of every
citizen that this service can be
made the great success that it de-
serves to be. Prepare to give the
best effort you have in getting the
soldier and sailor in touch with
the job"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-05-13
BRIDGE ROADS,
AROTARY TOPIC
Club Wrestles With Problem OF
Highway near Milan but Fails
to Find Solution.
WANTS HELP FROM THE CITY
Most Too Big An Undertaking for
the Organization TO Finance or
to Handle Otherwise.

Rock island ROtarians wrestied
this noon with the Milan bricge
road problem and the latter came
out on top-for the time beng, at
any rate.
A E. Horst, chairman of a spec
ial committee, reported that the I'M
provement was one which wodld
cost considerable money. A rev
years ago the surface was graveled
but it is now wOrHinto ruts and I'M
dulations and the whole PACKED
hard. 1t will take a great deal OF
material to crown the surface The
committee was not able to agree
upon the best method of procedure
One plan was to take up a coiIec-
ton among members of the club to
hire a man = to work with pick
showed and wheelbarrow for several
weeks. Another proposal was roT
members OF the club to volunteer
for service next Thursday and go 10
the job en- masse. Neither recon-
mendation prevailed, the committee
being continued, with instructions
to consult with city officers and re-
port next week. DR.. z. u. Sala, dur
Ing the uISCuSSlOns lINliGu lHt
clubs attention TO the condition OF
the road just south of Milan over
which all the traffic to and from
the lower end of the county is
forced to move and which for days
has been impossible for motor We
hicles because of a short stretch OF
mud.
Three Tickets Read.
Three tickets to be submitted to
the members at the election next
Tuesday were read. z. V. Cou1ston
heads the nominating committee S
ticket for PRECEDENT. While W. A
R0senfield is named on two mem
bership tickets for the same office
Mrs. Mae Richards Casey gave vo-
cat numbers and A. ]. White per-
formed at the piano. Rev. P. c.
O'Nefll had charge = the entertain
ment features. Dean H. r, Durkin
smoke briefly telling of the benefits
he had received from Rotary work
in Kewanee.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-05-13
CALLED
FOR ALTERING THE
COURTS RECORDS

Altering records of the county
court brought a sharp rebuke for
F. H Guyer from County Judge y.
L. Larson this morning. The Incl
dent arose in connection with side
walk assessments levied against
Mr.. Guyer. who appeared on his
own behalf in support of technical
obiec-ions>
The court, in examining the rec
ords discovered that a block num-
Der, which had been originally
omitted in Mr.. Guyer's protest had
been inserted in the record.
Who wrote this number in"'
he asked.
Il did" replied Mr.. Guyer.
City Attorney J. X Scot indi-
Gated that the omission was one of
the points he had meant to use in
combating the objection to ,sle
manner of procedure.
IF you want to amend the files
of this court the Judge declared.
"you will have to come in here and
set permission. Even then it
should be done in a separate docu-
ment so no question can be raised
a to whether the change was made
before or after fling.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-05-13
FAMOUS TROOP
OF RAINB0WS
To STOP HERE
Hero Warriors of 16Sth Infantry
Arrive Over the Rock Is
land Tonight.
REMAIN IN CITY ALL NIGHT
Leave for Davenport in Morning
for Stay of Two HOurs-Big
Crowd Expected Here. "a

The famous 16Sth infantry of the
equally famous Rainbow division
will arrive in this city at 10
O'Clock tonight and will lay over
in the city for the remainder of
the night The warriors are trav-
cling over the Rock Island lines.
and they will be anchored in their
cars from 10 O'Clock until $3.50 in
the morning, they being scheduled
to arrive IN Davenport at O'Clock.
They will remain in the latter city
for a period of two hours.
Des Moines and Cedar Rapids
troops are aboard the troop spe-
cial and they will greet many tri-
city men, who were. former COM
rades in France, when they arrive
in this city. There will be recep-
ton committees from both Des
Moines and Cedar Rapids who will
meet, the train at the Thirty-first
street station
Is Famous Unit.
The 168th~fs really one of the
tionary forces and has seen real
on pracIlcalIy every front.
The Rainbow division fought along
side of the Yankee or Twenty
sixth division and both hung up
records that are unbeatable.
q 1t is expected that the station
will be crowded this evening BY
those who have relatives in the
Illinois di-
vision-which embarked from the
same front that the Sixty-eighth
did y
Brewer IN Command.
Lieutenant Colonel Guy S. Brew
er, who enlisted in the old Third
Iowa regiment during the Philip
pine war, is in command of the in
coming troop train and is we'll
known in this city.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-05-13
FRENCH ORPHAN =
TELLS STORY IN
LETTER TO GIRL


Little Miss Lucille Rowe, 13-year-
old daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. II. Z.
Rowe. 1928 Thirtieth street, has re-
ceiyed a letter written her from
Decruex Henri, a>littIe orphan boy
Of France, whom the Horace Mann
school has adopted. 1t is appended:
Miss In response to your letter
of March %, l write the following
lines while l am at school. Ny
mamma has no funds to allow me
to continue in school, will leave
soon.
1.-The director at my school is to
place me in the employ of an en-
broidery factor. II does not please
me to go to work, but my mamma Is
unfortunately not very strong since
the beginning of ALI Yeariness of
.thewar. Mamma lost my father in
1915. My poor papa was killed at
Verdun and my grandfather died
Is months later, after a long illness.
You comprehend, no doubt. miss,
how necessary it is for me to go to
work, although I am but thirteen
years and a half.
81 wish to thank you very much
for the kind attention you have
given to the poor orphans of the
war I wish to thank you for your
photograph. A friend Of papa will
take my photograph when 1 am
stouter.
Not being able to read your let
ter. haye q friend VINO was pleased
to translate it for me. end my let
ter with sincere regards, in which
also my mother joins. Your little
friend whom you must not forget.
"DucTeuX Henri.
Street jean Mace F,
"Passieres, Loire,
tsEyrancp'1
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-05-13
QUEEN SOME DRESSER.

While in London, Queen Marie of
Rumania kept many appointments
with dressmakers, milliners, fur
riers and tailors and purchased lace
and glass, china, silVerware, furni-
tLre and linen for her residences
as well as lingerie and other per-
sonal adornments ior herself and
daughters. ThAqueen did her own
shopping and showed that she had
a keen eye for a bargain but most
OF her purchases were made to fill
absolute needs because stocks had
run so low in her own country dur
ing thu war.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-05-13
CIGAR PEDDLER
HELDFOR THEFT
w. r.. Brown Picked Up for Ped
ding Without a License
May Be Thief.
CIGARS IN HIS POSSESSION
Moline Police Think He May Be
Implicated in Cigar Store
Robbery in Moline.

W R. Brown was arrested by
the local police today for the ped
ding of cigars without a license.
At the time of his arrest Brown
had over one hundred fifty cigars
in his possession and this in itself
aroused suspicion of the police.
Brown told the latter he had bought
the cigars from a friend, but could
not give a very good explanation
as to the~identity of the friend.
Late this afternoon the local po-
lice received word from the Moline
police to hold Brown pending an
investigation into the robbery of
the Glen Whistler cigar store in
Highland addition, Moline. The to-
bacco theft at the latter store oc-
CURED Sunday and up. until the
arrest of Brown there had been no
clue.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-05-13
GIVE WHISKY AS
MEDICINE; FINED
IN POLICE COURT

The police in their effort to clean
up Rock Island and rid the city of
its bootleggers, invaded the resi-
dence section today and dragged
into court a married couple, the
husband of which is a business
man, who had given some whisky
to a friend of his niece who was
i'll. 1t was an Offense not only
against the city of Rock Island
but the state of Illinois and the
couple paid a fine in police court.
It was the first time either had
ever been in court and they knew
little of the procedure before the
police magistrate, but at any rate
they paid and went on their way.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-05-13
THREE REPUBLICAN,
CANDIDATES ENTER

Three Republicans lave fled for
the primary election for states at
torney. to be held Saturday, June
81. They are ]. Clinton Searle of
Rock Island and 3. S. Bell and l.
L. Eagle of Moline. Yesterday was
the, last day to file. Democrats
have offered no candidates, yet it
is understood that C. D. Marshall
of Rock Island and W. r Moore
of Moline have been mentioned as
probable ~aSpirants. In order to
have either appear on ale ballots
at the final election, Tuesday, June
Is, it would be necessary that the
name be written in on the Demo-
cratic ballot at the primary.