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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-11-17

the last few months % to seriously
menace public health. He stated
that q inspectors, men and wo-
men, from the, health departments
sanitary bureau and industrial n.y.
gtsoe bureau. who have been car
rying ON an Investigation for the
last, two weeks, have found found
= great many sanitary code viola
tions in the telephone company es-
Adjustments, such a. neglect to
supply sanitary drinking cups, the
maintenance Of fnsanitary and
poorly ventilated rest rooms for
operators and q lack Of sanitary
plumbing in some Of the buildings.
It will be part Of the task of the
inspectors to determine to what ex-
tent unsanitary conditions, and the
effect Of strain on operators and
others employed by the telephone
company are responsible for the
wretched service being given. Some
Of the experts will be employed in
entertaining the extent to which
the health OF telephone patrons Ii
endangered through long volts for
numbers in public booths where
they may be exposed to contagion.
1T il all very well to talk about
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-11-17

restraining ones anger. keeping
calm under all circumstances and
all that sort Of thing" said the
commissioner. but the fact re-
mains where It IL necessary to
wait from 5 to 20 minutes to get
central, the average citizen will
suffer from righteous indignation
II not unrighte0us wrath. II it hap
pens that . man trying to get cen
trail has high blood pressure, or
weakened arteries. he Is liable to
break . blood vessel and suffer
from cerebral hemorrhage.
IF q person ID infected with In
fluenxa. contagious skin disease, or
any other infectious or contagious
disorder. should 90 into one of
those booths and remain there
from 5 to 10 minutes waiting to get
his number. it does not require any
stretch Of the imagination to be-
lieve that the contamination of this
booth will be such as to render it
. menace to the next person who
makes use Of that particular tele-
phcne."
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-11-17
YOUNG BOYS OF T
ORGANIZE LITTLE
AMERICANS CLUB

The younger boys Of the Y. M. c.
A. under the leadership Of Sidney
Gordon, boys secretary, have band
ed themselves into club, which
they call Little Americans" The
club was organized on Saturday.
with q membership Of over thirty.
The boys plan many good times
and are arranging to form IN or
chestra. They will hold . social
evening on the first Of each mo nth,
besides their regular meetings on
every Saturday morning. The dues
are cents . week and . fine Of 1
cent will be imposed on those who
are not present.
Thomas Medill was elected presi-
dent. Chester Granger, vice presi-
dent, and Mr.. Gordon will take care
Of the financial and secretarial
work.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-11-17
At the Burtis.

Richard Bennett heads the cast
of For the Defense" which John
d. Williams presents 1T the Burtis
opera house tonight. This is a
drama Of American law processes
by Elmer r. Rice, the author OF
"On Trial" 1t Is = play dealing
with circumstantial evidence and
goes to show that such evidence, no
matter how convincing. may at
times be utterly false in rejecting
the truth. and place upon the inno-
cent . stigma Of guilt. Mr.. VIII
liams has surrounded Mr.. Bennett
with an exceptional company Of
players.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-11-17
III EAT r T.
Il tAe speaeer..

Across the public square shot .
Torn aDA bleeding man, 500 fran-
tieS women IN hot pursuit His
shirt was ripped to shreds. his face
Euf, and in biz ayes wss the Wild
y0qk Of the hunted creature. He
bDfang nimbly upon . platform
Above the heads Of his pursuersl
They gave IN exultant cry a. they
~ him approach the two cylin-
< defs In which his fate WAS con-
cealed. A husky young female
@eapsd up beside him ard started
10 draw the fatal papers from the
4 g5Ass. With fascinated eyes IS
~ But this isn't one Of those French
sletective stories. It's Just to give
~ faint idea Of the Wild predica-
lH1ent into which wallace Reds
s.fashness prscipitatsd him in his
latest Paramount-Artcraft picture,
F~The Lottery Man." which will be
the attraction 1t the Spencef
Square tonight and tomorrow. The
Z athletic young star has the role Of
s1ack Wright, who, to pay debt Of
thoaor and to make . fortune for
shiss devoted little mother. volun-
d16ersd to rattle himself on ~ .
Husband for q dollar Z chance. He
pepented Of his bargain whom he
tffSof In love with . pretty girl. but
III was too late. The mad feminine
&Jush had started. To win the girl
and the fortune, too. requires all OF
MI. Reds quick wit and nimble-
.sness and results in one Of the most
shiiariously entertaining films In
which the popular star has yet ap-
peared. Wanda Hawley Is the girl,
and Harrison Ford and Sylvia
Ashton are also included in the
cast.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-11-17
At The Columbia,

A show of more that ordinary
merit II offered patrons Of the CO.
lumbia this half. Snappy vaude-
Vile and musical numbers feature.
The bill is headlined by you'd
be surprised" This 10 q musical
treat presented by Emil De Recat.
Inc. 1t is a miniature musical
comedy featuring Billy ZecK.
Gladys Randolph and Jack O'Aiai-
ley. There is bevy of pretty girls
in the act who sing and dance In
pleasing manner. Added to this the
costumes and scene is refreshing.
Ernest Hiatt il ansup-to-the-mtn-
ute vaudeville entertainer. He has
nothing serious to offer. but just
lot Of humorous sayings and songs.
Bond Z Wilson company present
a one-act comedy sketch labeled "13
superstitions." The darby in the
act finds himself up against a
yhostly proposition when he &C
.cepts job in an undertaking estab-
lishment.
Infleld and Noble have q rapid
fire comedy act that meets with
popular approval. Wellington and
Sylvia are entertainers do luxe. The
male member Of the duo 10 an out
Of the ordinary juggler, He mixes
comedy with his difhcult stunts
that spells variety.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-11-17
M Dirsctsrs Csnbiae.

Another big combine 10 about to
come into being. Though not Of
ficially announced, 1t IL now gen
orally known ON the coast that
combination Of directors Ii to take
place Sept. 1, 1920. It 10 to BE- COM
posed of Marshall Neilan, George
Loane Tucker, Thomas Ince. Mack
Sennett. Maurice Tourneur and Al
Ian Dwah. Each Is to make his
own productions, as he has been
doing in the past. but there II to
be one releasing unit through
which all productions are to be dis
tributed. In other words. they are
to have their own distributing or
ganixation.
In the early fall George Loane
Tucker. Thomas Ince, Mack SIN
nett, Maurice Tourneur and Allan
Dwan complete their contracts with
Paramount. At the same time Mar
shall Neilan's First National re-
lease ceases. The directors will be
connected in no other way but In
distributing. The organization Is
to be managed much the same az
the United Artists. which includes
Chaplin. Fairbanks, Griffith and
Pickford. and next to that forma-
ton is the biggest combine Of the
year.
The hackers Of this organization
are unknown and the big idea is
the theory that Adolph Zukor Is
about to corner the market"
House Peters Sewers Connections.
House Peters return to pictures
was brief. He made one produc-
ton at the Carson studio and then
decided he didn't like pictures so
we'll after all. In all probability he
u -
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-11-17
Al the Majestic.

III Maurice TOurneur. producer OF
|seIhe Life Line, which. as Para
I mount Aircraft picture. will be
sshown at the Majestic tonight and
sdTnesday, is one Of those exception
IA men who knows how to employ
,;Ahs peculiar powers OF the camera
10 the limit. Mr.. Tourneur is In
ksell things the artist. Born In
s7aaris, he was = student Of painting
81 Hinder the chief masters of France
and q musician Of repute. Later
he became identified with the larg-
4 sost French motion picture com
panies. introducing into the max
I ing Of pictures the talents Of the
0Ahe artist.
He directed Elsie Ferguson and
Z Mary Rickford in several OF their
and HIS superb pic
OF Maeterlinck's ''The
'sDlue Bird" was hailed as an ar
tiStic triumph. Lately he has spe-
/ cialixed in spectacular melodramas
tAnE the better class, producing such
masterpieces AZ Sporting Life"
i and "The White Heather" THE
life Line" adapted from George R.
Sims play, "The Romany Rye" is
q Of the same type. and in it Mr..
/ Tourneur again shows that rare
technical and artistic skill that has
/ placed him among the foremost
PRODUCERS.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-11-17

All the news 81 the time-The
Argus.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-11-17
BY shannon Fife and BY Harry L
Ffanklyn under the personal SUI
pervision Of Maxwell Karker, direc-
tor general.

tor general.
At IL Pnlaee.
Full Of pep and dash, Miss 1924"
musical revue Of exceptional
merritt giving the patrons Of the
Palace theatre. Moline, some real
entertainment. While Olive Gallo
way 10 good to look upon and Miss
Violet Follh IL petite and graceful.
It ID the dancing Of Benny and
Western that gets the hand. The
boys have . new line Of steps and
are yarsatile n'every&hing. College
Campus Capers" are cunningly 'cut
UP by Skipper, Kennedy and
Reeves, . trio that can really sing
and they'll make you laugh. too.
Save" ID . comedy skit In which
Minnie Stanley Z Co., show how .
certain spendthrift husband Is
taught to economize. Lots Of fun
and . good lesson for bubbles who
refuse to plan for . rainy day. See
how Emma" does 1t! Denney and
Dunnigan, the two optimtsts, have
some new songs. pleasing manners
and excellent Voices combine
ton that's rare. The Stanleys In
silhouette Fun In 6hadowland"
offer . unique and interesting spec
ialty. All through the bill there il
class and comedy and talent-just
another way Of saying the show u
pretty nifty.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-11-17
0yOA1S fgyJkSAN

I. The soul kiss may be al right.
for regular dramers and movie
vampires, but for comedy Al St.
John says he prefers his own par
ticular 'acrobatic kiss" Al n the
funny fellow WHO has played in 20
many Of Fatty Arbuckie's pictures.
He will be remembered for his
work in The Butchers Boy" " A
Reckless Romeo" Rough Houses
and Ills Wedding Night" Mr.. St.
John 10 starring In his own come.
dies now and this Sensational and
thrilling kiss takes place In his
second Paramount-Al st. John COM
edy.
Iva Brown. the country lass who
ID. the recipient Of the acrobaticI
kiss, says this, III you want to get
out Of kissing 1 fellow, girls. just
tell him to give you the acrobatic
kiss and II he can do 1t he deserves
the reward"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-11-17
At the RiaIte.

Episode 3 Of the Elmo Lincoln
serial, Elmo. the Mighty" will
be shown at the Rialto theatre to-
day. The action continues fast and
furious in this episode. and the
masked phantom" again appears
on his motorcycle Just in time.
This episode works up to. an intense
climax, with real thrill.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1919-09-20
HUGE POULTRY SHOW
FOR THE STATE FAIR

Judging by the inquiries reaching
Secretary w. R. Hirsch Of the Louisi.
ana State Fair Association, the Poul
try Show at the Victory Fair. October
~ to ~, inclusive, will be the largest
display of poultry and poultry pro-
ducts ever seen at Shreveport.
Thousands of chickens, pigeons and
other specimens are expected to be
on exhibition in competition for the
prizes, totaling around $4,000 IN cash.
and many special premiums offered
by merchants and other individuals
and firms who appreciate the value
of the poultry industry and are ARK
ious to see it enjoy greater progress
= One of the popular features of the
Poultry Show will be a Pet Stock
Show, In which many rabbits and
other specimens Of pet stock will be
shown. c. p. Van Wrinkle OF Dallas.
Texas. will judge the poultry exhibits,
and A. T. Modlin; Of Topeka, Kan,
will be Judge of the pet stock sec.
ton Of the poultry show, which will
be in charge Of A. F. Rolfe as super.
intendsnt.
In the same building with the
other poultry there will be shown ex.
hibits by the Junior Poultry Clubs Of
Louisiana, in charge of T. A. Green,
Baton Rouge The boys and girls
have made wonderful strides in rails
ing fine poultry, and their birds will
be shown in competition for prem
iums offered for the Clubs members.
also in general poultry competition
Thsre are several thousand Poultry
Club members IN the State.
Write to W. R. Hirsch, secretary,
Shreveport, for catalog Of the State
Fair
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1919-09-20
What Constitutes Good
Citizenship?

"A good citizen must be honest.
honorable, and just in his relations
to mankind: loyal to friends, to
family and to country, and loyal to
convictions and conscience; ready
to sacrifice his personal interests
and peasonal comfort for the good
of the community; to fight for the
right, and not only pull his own
weight, but help to raise the moral
standard of the community to a
higher level" - A. B. Hepburn,
n. Y. Chamber of Commerce.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1919-09-20
VERY BEAUTIFUL DISPLAYS
IN ART and TEXTILE
THIS DEPARTMENT OF VICTORY
FAIR At DALLAS PROMISES
SPLENDID EXHIBITS

The Art and Textile Departments
will display perfectly beautiful exhib-
it's at the Victory Fair at Dallas in
October, according to report just
made by the Superintendent, Mrs.
Fannie T. Howard, to w. H. STRAIT
ton, Secretary State Fair of Texas.
Liberal cash premiums are offered
and entries are coming in rapidly.
The facilities for displaying these
beautiful things have been improved.
The textile and china cases repaint-
ed The art cases newly decorated.
Electric lights inside the show cases
will display the exhibits to best ad-
vantage on dark or rainy days.
An entirely new feature this year
Will be the collection of war relics
The classification OF Basketry offers
good cash premiums.
The Culinary Department offers
many cash premiums for breads.
cakes, jellies and preserves, canned
fruits and vegetables, candies. pick
les and other delicacies. Competi-
ton is open to all amateurs.
The embroidery. lace work, knit
ting and crochet, quilts. plain and
fancy sewing are open to the world.
A special classification covers old la
dies work. In Decorative Art many
cash premiums are offered for paint
ed china. pottery, glass and metal.
Classifications for both amateurs and
professionals.
The following departments are
open only to the school children of
Texas and exhibits must have been
produced by the boys and girls: Gen
eral Display of Manual Art, Draw
ings, Decorative Art. Plain and Fan
cy Sewing. Arts and Crafts, Fine
Arts. and Domestic Science. Liberal
cash premiums are offered.
All schools and teachers who have
not yet reserved space, should do so
at once. All entries in other depart
ments should be made now. Write
Mrs. Fannie T. Howard, Supt., care
OF State Fair Of Texas. Dallas, Texas.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1919-09-20
DID YOU KNOW

That there are some seven mil
lion Automobiles in the world =?
That of these over six millions are
in the United States? That Amer
lean makers have contracted ma
terial for a Two Million Produc.
ton in 1919.
That of the 1919 output the
American Farmer has bought thus
far more than seventy per cent of
the Car production and that he
will pay sixty per cent of the total
costs.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1919-09-20
500 REWARD $loo

The readers Of this paper will be please
10 learn that there is at least one dread
I'd disease that science has been able Ia
cure in all its stages and that Is catarrh.
Catarrh being greatly influenced 10y
constitutional conditions requires con-
stitUtional treatment. Halls Catarrh
Medicine il taken internally and acts
thru the Blood Oh the Mucous Surfaces
Of the System thereby destroying the
foundation OF the disease. giving the
patient strength by building up the
constitution and assisting nature in do
ing its work. The propristors have 30
much faith in its curative powers of
Halls Catarrh Medicine that they offer
One Hundred Dollars for any case that
1t fails to cure. Send for list Of testi-
monials. Address +. j. CHENEY & co.
Toledo, Ohio. Said by all Druggist. zoe
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1919-09-20

Indulge now and then in a lit
tie romance. open up the windows
OF your soul to the south, and let
the soft breezes blow through and
perfume up your rusty heart. 1t
will not harm you, and it will make
you an infinitely more pleasant
companion than you are now
Abbeville Progress.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1919-09-20
Send For New Sweet Po-
tat0 Circular

Harvesting Sweet Potatoes, a
circular recently issued by the Ex-
tension Division of the Louisiana
State University, should be in the
hands of every sweet-potato grow
er in the State. 1t may be obtain
ed free of charge by writing to the
Horticultural Department, Exten-
sion Division, l.. S. L., Baton
Rouge.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1919-09-20
Commission To Sell Sue.
cession Property.
Succession Of l.. Tasker Dulany and his
deceased wife Natalie Hebert
No. 2lS1

Succession Of l.. Taskrr Duiany and hit
deceased wife Natalie HILBERT
No. 2lS7
18th Judicioi District court. Parish OF
Iberia. State If Louisiana.
To Wade q. Martin. Sheriff Of the Par
ish of 81. Martin. GREETING
By virtue of an order Of the HouOra-
bic the 18th judicial District Court of
Louisiana. for Iberia Parish, barring
date the 12th day Of August A. ID. 1919.
You are hereby ordered, authorized aud
empowered to sell al Public Auction to
the last and highest bidder for CASH,
10 pay the debts of the above Succession
after due loyal advertisement the fol-
lowing Succession property. To wit:
Acprtain tract OF land situated at a
place known as Anse La Butte, in the
Fourth Ward Of ST. Martin Parish, inca
surlng six aud 0ne-halt arprnts. more
or less, ia superficial area, bounced Oh
the North By lands formerly belonging
To Roblchcaux. Rogers ami Martin and
that Of CarOua. South by Public Road
ami the land Of tine widow ami heirs of
the late Joseph Jean Louis, East by
lands Of he heirs OF tn q
said Joseph Jean Louis aud his widow.
and West bv lands formerly belonging
to Mrs. ROsemond Pslletier: baing The
property acquired by TIL late L.. L. Du-
lauy during the existence Of tho CON-
munity, In az act Of PARTITION made be-
tween himself. Daspit. rehman- Stern
Il Company. Ltd, passed before +. r..
DelahouSsaye, Notary Public. February
3rh. 1906. the o! ginal of which was re-
corded on February 9Th, 1906, i'll Convey
ance Book "a at folio 2Sl nndrr No.
3lSl5. OF the Conveyance Records of the
Clerk and Recorders Office Of the Parish
Of st. Martin.
The sale to take on SATURDAY SEP
TENDER 9Th. 1919. at the front IT the
Court House, st. MartinviIle. La. AT the
usual legal sales hours II a. IN. and
p. u.
WADE U. MARTIN. Sheriff.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1919-09-20
Universal! Electric Iron.

Buy a UNIrkRsAL Electric Iron.
But not any electric iron CLAIMED
Just as good. UNIVERSAL Irons
consume very little electricity, and
are guaranteed to give satisfaction
in all particulars. Phone us to
send you one on a week S free trial.
Duchamp Hardware Co.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1919-09-20

List what you have for sale with
me, especially real estate. The de-
mands are good. LaizaireB ienvenu
real estate and fire insurance agent
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1919-09-20
NOTICE..

| have one black mule about
two yearsold, not branded, on
my place, since two months,
owner please call and prove
property and pay cost.
Marcena Thoma,
Breaux Bridge, La.
~ Try Us On Job Printing
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1919-09-20

Csmefs are sold everywhere
in scientifically sealed pack
sees of 10 ciesreffes; or ten
packages (200 ciesreftes) in Q
flassine-paper-coveredcarfon
We strongly recommend this
carton for the home or Office
supply or whom you travel
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1919-02-18
Don't Put All Your Eggs In One Basket

crop. This farmer started out to make ten bales OF
cotton worth $780, Yet his gross income dwindled
down to 1850. The Southern farmers are certainly
entitled to at least 30c pound for their cotton under
present conditions, and they should get it.
Diversifcation of crops is common sense policy
for farmer. If your cotton crop goes wrong, you
have your corn your cattle, your hogs, or other
crops During 1919 you will make more money by
cutting your usual cotton acreage and putting more
land into feed and food crops, Plant corn Feed
it to the hogs if necessary The minimum base price
of SIT so per hundred pounds, Chicago basis as es-
tabished by u S. Food Administration for hogs will
probably remain in effect several months Even
when this price restriction is removed there VIII be
money in hogs Europe is short of fats, and it will
be long while before pork gets SO cheap as to be
improbable to the raiser. Europe needs food. Eu
rope is not in position to raise big crop in l919
even next year. America must help feed her. Plant
some of your land in feedstus and foodstufs, then
will be helping to both feed and cothe the world
and make a reasonable profit for yourself
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1919-02-18
Tuesday, February IS, 1919

The big after war problem is the
education of the masses OF the people.
j The legislature should not be niggard'
;ly in it's appropriations for the COM
mon schools. Any differences that mag
! exist in the heads of departments
should not interfere with the proper
, and adequate support of the schools.
We notice that there has been lit
tie criticism of the State superinten-
dent of education and that there is
controversy on between him and the
registrar for teachers and some crit
;icism of Mr.. Swearingen by members
!; of the legislature. We do not know
of the differences but the point is well
taken that whatever these differences
, the legislature should give ample sup
port for the common schools and the
proper training of the children:
There can be no doubt. of the fact
that Mr.. Swearingen is inclined to be
dictatoriai and has little patience
with any one who may dare to differ
with him. There is no doubt also
that he is well informed as to the
schools. He is man Of very strong
preiudices and we have thought that
1 at times he was governed more in his
factions by his prejudice than by his
! Judgment, but even these things
Iishould not interfere with the proper
!, support from the legislature of the
I schools of the State.
! There is no more important act OF
the legislature than the rural graded
school law and there is no law that
has done as much to help the educa
tion of the children in the rural dis
tricts. There is a proposition we un
derstand to amend this act so as to
give aid to schools that have an aver
age attendance Of 80 pupils even If the
enrolment does not reach so as now
required. That seems to us to be
good amendment.
We have often thought and said
that it seems to us that the tendency
was to give too much attention and
money for supervision, but that is
true in other matters as well. 1t is
not supervision so much as work that
1 is needed. People to do things rather
than to supervise the doing.