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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1920-02-19
Sew for Family.

The 20 members present at the
meeting OF the Covenant bible class
Of the First Methodist church yes
terday afternoon at the home Of
Mrs. C. G. Williams, 1908 Twenty
fourth street. spent the
time in sewing clothes for de-
serving needy family in the city.
This was the regular monthly
meeting. Refreshments were serv-
ed by the hostess. The next meet
ing will be held March II, the place
to be announced later.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1920-02-19
Tent Coffee Tomorrow.

Barbara Frietchie tent, No. 81,
Daughters Of Veterans, Withhold
flag coffee tomorrow afternoon at
Memorial hall. at the regular meet
ing of the organization. The meet
ing is called for 2 o'clock. Friends
are invited to attend the coffee.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1920-02-19

About three-fourths Of the pop
ulation of Denmark is engaged In
the cultivation of thes soil.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1920-02-19


A good program has been ar
ranged for the Father and Son ban
quet to be held at the Fifteenth
Avenue Christian church this eve
ming. Don Porter will be toastmas-
ter and following is the order in
which the numbers will be given:
Instrumental music-Mr. and Mrs.
Frank Thompson. Harold Bleuer.
The Boy in the School"-Arnold
Lau. ...s. ssr.l# =.
Group song, Lads and Dads"
Boys Response-George Reid,
Harold Upper.
Group song.
The Boy in the Church and the
Community"-Rev. Guy B. William
son.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1920-02-19

WaAhington.Lineo Banquet.
A splendid program has been ar
-anged for the Washington
Lincoln banquet to be held this
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1920-02-19

evening IN the Central Presbyter-
ian church. The banquet u m an
nusl affair. and always has been
we'll attended and proved most pop
ular. Hugh Crawford 10 to lead IA
| the singing Of poDular songs ~
those present and tho program y
- follows:
Lincoln's Gettysburg address,
william Stewart, Jr.
Solo-Mfs. Howard kl0ve.
Washington's farewell address
W. N. Phillips.
Solo-Leroy Klove.
Letter from Lincoln Mrs. ". G.
Murphy.
Song-Ladies' quartet.
Address, washington and Lin
coln'-E. C. Fisher.
Wnl Sponsor Dance.
Members of the Security BENEFIT
association will give . dancing
party tomorrow evening, at Maths
hall, to which friends are invited.
Music for the dancing will be fur
nished by Bleuer's orchestra. There
will be an oyster supper served
late in the evening.
Banquet Tickets Selling.
Tickets have been placed On
sale for the annual Y. w. C. A. ban
quet to be held at the association
next Friday evening, Feb. 81. They
can be secured at the building or
from any one Of the workers. The
number of tickets to be sold is to
be limited this year to probably
200, as the gymnasium has only a
limited seating capacity. Those
securing tickets now will be sure
of being able to attend the affair.
An informal program is to be given
this year, according to Miss Mary
e. Adkins, the general secretary.
The long reports will be omitted
and stunts by the various groups
and organizations of the associa-
ton girls will form the main part
of the program. Some unique fea-
lures are being planned.
Chinlund. Tornquist Wedding.
At a lovely o'clock ceremony
last evening at the home of the
groom's brother-in-law and sister,
Mr. and Mrs. R o. Falk, 1912 Sew
enth avenue. was performed the
marriage of Miss Hannah Torn
quist, daughter Of Ludwig Torn
quist of New Windsor, and Roy
Chinlund, son of Mr.. and Mrs. A.
W. Chinlund Of Swedona. The
brides gown was Of white crepe
de chine and she carried white
F., sweet peas. Her attendant, Mrs.
Falk, also wore white and carried
a bouquet of sweet peas. Mr.. Falk
attended the groom as best man.
The ceremony was read by Rev. A.
W. Kjellstrand Of Augustana col
lege before an improvised altar Of
fern and palms. After the cere-
mony q 4-course dinner was served
for the wedding party, the decora-
tons Of the table and ices and
candies being in pink and white:
the brides chosen colors. The
house was prettily decorated in
pink and white flowers. There wiz
be a wedding trip starting Satur-
day, and after March l Mr.. am
Mrs. Chinlund will be at home on
the groom's farm near New Wind
sor.
Mrs. Robert Johnson a 250S
Ninth avenue, Moline. are enter
tanning the bridal party this even
ing at dinner party.
Tent Coffee Tomorrow.
Barbara Frietchie tent, No. 81
Daughters of Veterans, Withhold a
flag coffee tomorrow afternoon at
Memorial hall. at the regular meet
ing of the organization. The meet
ing is called for 2 o'clock. Friends
are invited to attend the coffee.
| Oak Park Contraato to Sing.
Il Mrs. Frederika Gerhardt Down.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1920-02-19

~ lx1Gl1e Ets0Ena,
nplle a. ~ Irving scAool
geae patxiotac pfoGfan und8
loDlee1 q The paSsnt-teach@
(loa q tbs school o. 1fi1Ay
=, The eate9tain1Aent u -
q 7:3o md the cAi1drsn Win
= costume. The peogrnm
/ r. Deooented II - follows:
/ ~. Amef1ca"-Ths school.
a1rsss q Welcome William
] n Rstsiotoie Pageant-Primary
slayiet, -Ths First T1ag"-Betsy
- = Niss Cofalu Channou.
DNy's daughter. Miss hucile Kar-
~; George Washington. Dan
k19ely; friend Of Washington. Ar
III Collins and John Mclean.
Slag Drill-Aiss Cross pupils.
\ Raufomime, Columbia, the Gem
( he Oceans-Miss Hillegus' pu-
Ply, Tho First in War;" WASH
Dgton-Miss Noda Nielsen. Cap
~ Fred Ecksrmann; messenger,
(cAasd Hynes; soldiers and
5o11l6n.
/ Folk Dance-Miss smuts's pupils.
a Flag Medley-Miss Ives pu,
! Song, Blowing Bubbles" Misses
lima Sheinman, Maureen Bennett
Ind chorus.
nramatizstion, Careful Stitch
-" Betsy Dale--Miss Dorothy Do
nan. Mistress Dale, Elizabeth Bar
ut: George Washington, Carl Wuif.
Pautomime, "Dixie"--Miss Morri-
lon's pupils.
Banjo and mandolin duet-Gas-
,er and Lillian Licata.
Song and Drill. by the Campfire"
Miss Graham's pupils.
Flag salute.
THE Star Spangled Banner
rhe school.
Two Day Session In Church.
The two day monthly session OF
he Rock Island district Lutheran
churches was held Tuesday and
Yesterday in the First Swedish Luz
theYan church OF which Rev. Carl
Nilsson is pastor. Tuesday evening
Rev. A. Henborg, pastor OF the
Grace Lutheran church in New
gave a sermon. Wednes-
iay morning the meeting was con-
tinued, the session starting with q
business discussion beginning at 10
o'clock. Routine business OF the
district was disposed Of and 1t was
decided to hold the next meeting
March 16 and II in the First Swe-
dish Lutheran church in Moline.
AT noon q luncheon was served by
ladies' of the aid society. At 2
o'clock the meeting was resumed
with an address by Rev. Mr.. Hor-
der, who has been engaged In mis-
sionary work in Russia for the last
IS wears. He told of his experiences
and the work being accomplished
there. Supper was served by the
ladies' of the church, and at 1880
Rev. A. w. Magnuson Of the Swed-
ish Lutheran church OF Geneseo
gave the lenten sermon.
TRICKY 500.
Mrs. B. F. Johnson entertained
members of the tri-city 500 club
yesterday afternoon at her home,
754 Seventeenth street. There were
three tables of 500, the first prize
being won by Mrs. H. e. Wendell,
the second by Mrs. r. c. Hanson OF
Moline, and the all-cut by Mrs.
Margaret Pank Of Davenport. A
two-course luncheon was served at
Tho ANAL fahIec The noYt meeting
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1920-02-19

To Have Baxax.
Plans were made for the bazaar
to be held in the church on March
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1920-02-19
Girls Society Ioetin9.

The regular meeting Of the jun
ior girls Christian Endeavor 30:
ciety of the Broadway Presbyterian
church was held yesterday after
noon in the church rooms. After
the devotionals and routine bust
ness, q program was enjoyed. Miss
Helen Kint sang very delightfully."-
and Miss Anita Evers gave q piano
number which was appreciated.
Games were played and the next
regular meeting will be in one
week. Plans are in formation for a
st. Patrick's party to be held in the
church on March 3.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1920-02-19

A delightful treat was given for
the patients 1t the Tuberculosis san
ffarium yesterday when the ladies
a the vasAti Shrine, No. %, enter
tanned them. GIFTS Of homemade
cake, pineapples and seasonal
dainties were taken to the patients.
The readings given By Mrs. Faye
Hough Mccarthy were heartily en-
joyed. She gave several humorous
sketches and her afternoons in
formal program was appreciated to
the fullest extent. ME-. Henry
Gaethje brought . large bouquet Of
cut flowers and the AFTERNOON hours
seemed like = regular party for
those who are unable to get out
very much. Mrs. Kate v. Collier,
Mrs. Mary Richmond and Mrs. Cen
eva Myers were >the committee in
charge Of the treat. Next week the
lady Eagles will be in charge Of
some kind Of q surprise for the
patients.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-02-01
EUGENE O'BRIEN AND COMEDY
 BILL AT THE ALCAZAR THEATRE

Eugene O'Brien. in his third Selznick
 rroduction. The Broken Melody" and
 Larry Semons high-speed cemody,
 The Head Waiter" is the double
 header bill at the Alcazar theatre starting tomorrow
 No male star on the screen has
 reached a higher plane of success than Eugene O'Brien. He has had but two previous starring productions to his
 credit and can rightfully lay claim to
 the most rapid rise to stardom. "The
 Broken Melody is his third. and critics
 say it is his best. play. In this drama MT OBrien casts aside his debonair style of love-mak- ing for the erious emotional role ot a young artist who loves and is loved 1 by the one and only girl. I The Broken Melody" is lyrical | romance of a younA singer and a l painter pursuing their arts under twin difficulties of poverty and loneliness. Stories of lovers who gave up ambi- ton for love are many. but "The Broken Melody" is a satisfactory story | of lovers who have careers and iove, too-a new idea in plots, pleasantly worked out, finely photographed and
 splendidlv acted.
 | The picture is rich with the atmos- 1 rhere of Bohemia. Many of the scenes are laid in Greenwich Village, New | Nork's artist colony. The story was written by Ouida Bergere and the pro-
 duction admirably directed by William ] P. S. Earle.
 | The cast is exceptionally good. Lucy Cotton. musical comedy star and for.
 mer artists model. has the leading | feminine role Corrine Barker, as Mrs. Traask. scores decidedly. The char | acter roles are unusually well han | 6led.
 The Larry Semon comedy. with the l nimitable funmaker. "The Head l Waiter is a riot. It is a feature all l by itself. if you want the truth of the
 matter, and Is coming direct from a | record breaking run at the Capitol ! theatre. New York's newest and most , magnificent playhouse.
 Special musical settings have been provided for both pictures. Mid the romantic atmosphere of
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-02-01
GREAT ENERGY IN
 SMALLEST OBJECT
Sir Oliver Lodge Tells of Power | Harnessed in Small Pieces of Chalk
By A,soeI.tsd Pres.

London. January 3.-Sir Oliver Lodge told the Royal Society of Arts recently that if men were capable of harness ing all the atomic energy in a small piece of chalk, or any other matter of similar size. they would have enough power to raise 100000 tons to height of 5000 feet.
 Up to the present. he said. they had not succeeded in making use of that power. but they wero on the verge of doing it. Tn the wireless telephone was the. first step in that direction. There the particles given off by wire electrically heated to whiteness were employed to break the circuit. So sensitive and prompt were the particles to respond to the electrical atumulus that one could send words at the rate of 300 a minute by the Morse code. By no ordinary mechanical means could this be accomplished.
 Among other possible sources of energy. said Sir Oliver. was the ether and he warned his auditors not to dis regard 1t. because it was as real a thing as anything. With regard to the energy emanating from the sun. the best thing we could do with 1t was to utilize if through agriculture Plants had found out how to use it without first turning it into heat and we could not better their methods.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-02-01

DUTCH WINDMILLS
 BECOMING EXTINCT
By Associated Press

Amsterdam. January 4.-Holland is slowly but surely losing the one charac- teristic of it's landscape made famous in art and known to every schoolboy--the squat. fat. lazy-looking windmi1ls that for centuries have stood out an over the country's flat surface.
 These quaint structures are gradually giving way to highly practical but ugly steam and electric plants Dutch tech- nical men say the windmill is doomed. Now and then a large group of them is replaced by one electric plant, and, in the course of each year, a number are destroyed by fire, presenting a spectac- ular blaze with the big burning wings wheeling around like fiery arms. They are never reconstructed.
 The existing type of Dutch windmill was invented about the year 400. The great disadvantage of the windmill, of course, is it's absolute dependence on weather con ditions. For this reason they are being
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-02-01

Greenwich Village flourished the love of stewart Grant. a young artist. and
 Hedda Dana. charming girl singer. An old musician. Ivan. watches over
 them with a fathers loving eye.
 Ivan procures an engagement for Hedda at the theatre in which he plays and while celebrating Heddas good
 fortune at cafe thev meet a Mrs.
 Trask and part yof society people on
 an exploration tour. She is greatly attracted by Stewart and asks him to paint her portrait.
 Mrs. Trask resents Grants obvious love for Hedda and sets about taking him from her. She tells him that his | future depends upon a coure of study under the French masters. She is go- ing abroad and offers to take him with | her.
 Arriving home he goes to his old | studio. which Hedda has kept intact , I1edda enters and in another moment
 the reunited lovers find happiness in each others arms.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-02-01
MILLIONAIRES TO
 HAVE HARD TIME
Germany's New Financial System Deals Most Heavily With
 This Class
By Associated Press


 Berlin. December 25.-The lot of the millionaire in Germany will be a hard one under the new emergency levy and income and inheritance taxes. Dr. Felix Primer financial writer of the Berlin Tageblatt, estimates that under these taxes.a German industrial fortune of 1O.0o0,OO0 marks would be reduced by 1925 to 3.114.000 marks. This would mean that the state had taken nearly 1000 900 marks by vari- ous forms of taxation designed to solve the tremendous financial prob lem which Germany faces. Of the amount so collected by the state, pr. Primer estimates that 2,S37,sOo marks would be taken as taxes on war profits. while the emergency levy would take 2.7S7.000 marks. This
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-02-01
Chats For the Week On
 the Theatres and MoUies
By ANNE JORDAN

1 body likes to see It is really en- joyable to see a play where some body starts wrong, and is attractive with it, and gets started right, and likes being good We'll this play is one of those kind of plays.
 At the movie houses-can you imag- inc anything more adorable than Mary anon all week? Why, just to look at Mary makes you think, "Oh, aint glad l ain't dead. so l can see Mary PickfordF You know there's lots in the philosophy of being happy. and "PolIyanna" is a play that will live forever and forever With Mary Pick ford in it. it will become immortal.
 "Everywoman" is another thing that has been promised me for almost ages. Time I saw the still" pictures taken from this wonderful picture that has been stage success for so many years I began to beg the Strand to hurry up and book it. The settings and costumes are most lavish, and the alr-star cast of actors is unsurpassed
 Last time Eugene O'Rrien was here I started asking when he was coming back and they promised, Pretty soon' We'll he's here again this week in The Broken Melody Now, don't the very title sound like that beloved Irishman's best chance for love mak-
 ing? He will be at the Alcazar all week.
 At the Colonial all week Wallace Reid is the handsome attraction. Those who missed him in some of his most famous pictures will have chance to see him in the ones they missed. He will be in a different picture each day in the week and movie fans will have an opportunity to realize how versatile this star really is
 Some One Must Pay" the attrac- tion at the Rialto theatre, is a grip4 ping drama. handled in most ar tistic manner. The cast in this play is an all-star one. including Gail Kane, Jackie Saunders and Edmond BreeSe and nther well lznnz1n st ars.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-02-01

would leave the millionaire about ,. 800 900 marks at the end of the 3o- year period in which this levy would be collected.
 pr. Primer points out. however, that the older industrial leaders. who own most of the German Industries, prob ably would die in tho first 10 years of the 30-year period. whereupon that part of the levy then remaining unpaid would be taken by the state.
 If the owner of this fortune were to die, say in 1925. and should leave but one son. the son would have to pay to the state as inheritance tax 1.2S9, 900 ma-h'. The balance, after all taxation had been completed, is placed by Dr. Primer at 3.114.000 marks which the family of the industrial leader would have left to continue their busi- ness.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-02-01

GINGERBREAD" Yes, William Des- mond is married-to Mary McIvor He's Irish and she's Scotch, originally, but they're both 100 per cent Americans now.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-02-01

This next week in Birmingham re- minds me of that wonderful song from Madame Butterfly'-"One Fine Day It Will Come"
 There are. attractions coming to town that have been promised for just naturally centuriesl Honest 1n- jun, that's the way it seems to me Take, for instance, the Dolly Sisters. II fer since I've been covering the eatres and movies I've been hearing he Dolly Sisters will be here some he this winter
 7 You know these clever twin sisters
 fe known as the toasts of Broadway, And how they were ever induced to leave that streamer of white lights fthat makes New York famous is by me. Yet they are really coming in person to our own Birmingham, and will be at the Jefferson theatre this coming Friday and Saturday. with Saturday matinee. and they bring with them the same cast and scenery and everything just as they had on Broadway.
 Some particular big attractions are booked for the week at Loew's Bijou the picture features being unusually attractive. For the first of the week the daring Tom MiN will be seen in "The Cyclone" d thrilling story of the Canadian northwest Tessue Haykawa, the great Nipponese star. will be seen in The Tong Man" the second half The great Mercedes, the worlds greatest mystic, is the top liner on the vaudeville programme, which includes some of the best acts on the stage
 And at the Lyric matinees Geralo dine Farrar, the most wonderful emo- tional actress in the most wonderful play. Flame of the Desert'-say doesn't, that just sound like it was written for beautiful Geraldine? I've been looking forward 10 this picture since l heard it had been released And naturally the Keith's vaudeville is up -to- them minute stuff
 Pal O Mine at the Majestic, is one of those clever crook plays that every-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-02-01
SOMEONE MUST PAY DRAMA OF HUMAN
 HEARTS AT R|ALTO
All-Star Cast Will Present Absorbing Drama at the RialtO All This
 Week

To take a page from life and throw it on the screen is one of the most difficult feats, because the popular conception of least extravaganza in portrayal and only the greatest faith in ones ability coupled with indomitable courage will permit it's attempt. An instance of such courageous effort is expressed in the absorbing drama, Someone Must Pay which comes to theRialto theatre Monday for one weeks engagement.
 In this Grama of human hearts the author-director levels his unerring bat tery of reason on the one prevalent weak ness in our makeup, jealousy. MT Abramson does not hesitate to call a spade a spade, as it is only by being en- tirely frank that the besetting sin can be handled and the effect of it on our lives made clear.
 In someone Must Pay" the story deals with characters such as anyone may have on his list of friends No attempt is made to seek for cause nor does the au- thor-director permit overdrawn effect.
 To give a resume or the Slofy IS lo write a complete novel, but one may take the liberty of quoting a verse from tho author-director' foreword:
 Even purest innocence
 Like guilt that shuns the day
 Must prove it's spotless purity
 Or te prepared to pay
 From this one can draw his own con- cIusion as to the dramatic possibilities of the subject.
 The cast is all-star and includes Gail Kane, Edmund Breese. Jackie Saunders, Hugh Thompson, Jere Austin and Baby Dorothy Arnold.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-02-01
THE ANSWER LADY
By ANNE JORDAN

PEGGY: Oh. dear Peggy, now you've | swamped me completely. You want me to give you the name of my favorite movie actor, man and lady. What have you against me? I'm for all of em 1 like some of them better than others, but my favorites run into numerals, not singles.
 Mary Pckford, you say, is yours. Well. she's one of mine, too. So is Marguerite
 Clark. And Elaine Hammerstein. Now ask me something easy.
 GINGERBREAD. Yes, William Des- mond is married-to Mary McIvor. He's
 Irish and she's Scotch originally but they're both 100 per cent Americans now. AT LAST How do you get that way? :? Do you know, l think it must be awfuily
 hard to think up name to sign so you will recognize it. I get several letters that all sound different with the same
 one-piece name signed now and .hen Ginger and "Flossie'' are regular week end attractions. Oh, here I go, talking, and not telling you that Alice Brady is married to Jimmy Crane. His father is pr. Frank Crane.
 "J. T. B. K" Enjoyed your letter. Can't say how long it takes to get in movies. Some people never get there. Jack Pick ford is 23 years old. Alice Joyce is 29. Dorothy Gish is 20 Your letter sounds like you are census taker. Still you have a sense of humor.
 BILLIE Yes, Charles Murry was once here in Birmingham. He played stock at the Bijou, as Murry and Mack. Billie, you're telling your age by such memory Yet is was Richard BarthelmaSs as Prince Charming with Marguerite Clark, in "The Seven Swans"
 MAxIE. Eugene o Brien Is not married or dead. Where do you get that stun He reserves all of his love making to the screen. Billie Burke is % years young. Ask me some more I'm willing.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-02-01

'If money and gowns is what you want, l give them to you, too"-thus declares the jealous husband to his bride, when he discovers she is receiving presents from other men.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-02-01
Maimed Men Dance
By Associated Press

London, January 5,-Dancing is being lost an arm or leg in the war, this n- struction being part of plan intended to give the men poise and confidence in using their artificial limbs Preliminary work along this line begins at the hos pitals land later the officers may continue
 their lessons without cost if they desire.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-02-01
L.OEvvS

replaced, when possible, by modern mo- chinery.
 may look in pictures to be a toy, ts far from that. 1t is a sturdy structure. as big as a good-sized house, and the nA- chinery inside is extremely powerful.
 Naturally, a great many of them rss- main, but the number becomes less y@as by year and, so far as can be ascer- tained, the erection of new one is Sei- dom undertaken.