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The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-07-30
STERLING GOLFERS
HAVE FIRST PLACE
Especial Correspondenca ,

sterling. Ill, July Boy defeat
ing POLO at the Rock river links nv
the score of 20 to yesterday after
noon, the Sterling golfers iumned
INTO nrst place for the Tri-countv
cup; The standing now is: Sterling
10 DIXON II, Polo 81 and MORRISON
20. Yesterday at Dixon. the T.m
p p Team was defeated 81 to 10. The
folo iaales defeated the ladies of the
local CLUB at Polo by 10 to 5 score.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-07-30
SOCIETY MEETING
AT MIELKE HOME
Especial Correspondence

Coal Valley, Ill, July 3O.-The
ladies' aid of the Lutheran church
was entertained Thursday after
noon by Mrs. Fred Mielke at her
nome IN the east part of town. The
tihe was spent socially and during
tne afternoon the hostess served re-
iresnments. Mrs. Martha Loding
and son of Moline, a daughter of
MRS. Mielke, were out of town
guests at the meeting
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-07-30
SOCIETY MEETING
TO BE AT CHURCH
Especial Correspondence. }

Milan, III, July 30.-The regu-
lar meeting OF the w NJ. B. society
will be held on the church lawn
next Friday. There will be no
hostess, each member being asked
to bring something for a picnic
supper which will be- served on the
lawn following the business meet
ing.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-07-30
CLUB MEMBER Is
GIVEN SURPRISE
Especial Correspondence }

OOaL EdIIey, III, July 80
MISS Title Hitler was pleasantly
surprised on Thursday evening
when a number of the o. z 8 of
winch she is n member, came in on
her unexpectedly at her home north
east OF town, and helped her pass
q most pleasant evening in general
800 olllty- The guests brought re-
with them which were
enjoyed during the evening.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-07-30
JOY TEAM Is TO
PLAY TWO GAMES
Especial Correspondence, !

Joy. ILL.,. July 30.-Two games of
baseball viii be played next week
a. the Vanatta field west of here
by the Joy team.
Tuesday Joy will play Shale City
and Thursday the team will meet
the Aledo Independents.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-07-30
BIRTHS.

FDPCCIeEI = US.J
Aledo. Ill, July 30.-Born Thurs
day evening. July %, to Mr.. and
Mrs. Dorsin Finch of Aledo, a
daughter. Harriet Elizabeth.
Born Friday morning, July 20, a
son to Mr.. and Mrs Glenn Greer
of New Boston. Mr.. Greer was for
merly supervisor from New Boston
township.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-07-30
HOLD SERVICE FOR =
INFANT DAUGHTER
FROM JOY CHURCH
Especial to THE ArPus

NopeCIaI 70 The Argus.)
Aledo, July 39.-Funeral service
for Colby Armstrong. infant daugh-
ter OF Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Arm
strong OF Joy, who died Thursday,
were held yesterday afternoon.
The service was held from the
Joy Presbyterian church with Rev.
Marvin Walters officiating. Bur
fal was in the Pencil cemetery.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-07-30
BAKERY SALE IS
GIVEN BY WOMEN
Especial CORRESPONDENTS. !

= VoPCOIdI CORRESPONDENCE.
Cordova, Ill, July 3O.-The wom-
en- OF Cordova held bakery sale
at the Shumate store this after
noon. All the women of the viii
lage were asked to donate some
bakery goods. The proceeds will
go toward purchasing suits for the
baseball team of the Booster Sun
day school.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-07-30
PUBLIC HEALTH
WORKER HERE TO
PLAN FAIR WORK
Especial to The Argus.)

Aledo, July 30-Miss Nellie Gar
let, public health worker from the
state health department at Spring
field, was in Aledo this week con-
ferring with a committee from the
home bureau office in reference to
the fair work. 1t is planned to
have a clinic at the home bureau
tent and it is expected that many
babies will be examined during the
fair. 1t is the plan of the commit
tee to have three tables for exam
ming purposes. Local physicians
and nurses will assist with the
work
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-07-30
COX FAMILY WILL
HOLD IT'S ANNUAL
REUNION AUG. Is
Especial Correspondence.)

Alpha, Ill. July 30.-The 18th an
nual reunion of the Cox family will
be held at Crescent Lake, near here,
Thursday, Aug. IS. About one hun
cred members of the family from
all over the country are expected
to be present,
The Cox family, the majority of
whom live in Rock Island county,
is prominent throughout this com
munity and has held reunions for
the last II years
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-07-30
CORDOVA

NopGCldI COl - pCAA-oI-
Cordova, IL, July 29.-t'eo s. s.
Heberling has returned home ai'e.
spending several weeks visiting IL
Portland, Ore.
W. F. Tew was in the tri'eities u
business Wednesday. .,
Mr.. Wise. assistant manager -
the Port Byron State bank, was IL
Cordova "Wednesday.
Kenneth Forsythe of East NOBLE
is assisting Earnest Gerkln Win Ni7
farm work this summer.
Edward Murray of Moline IS FisLt,
ing his cousins, Hiram and Russo"
Smith, this week.
The following were Princeton
callers Wednesday: Hiram SinlLt'
Alvin Mulberg, Russell Smith anu
Murray.
Mrs. s. A. Tory and son Frank
motored to Cordova
William Smith of Moline notoreU
TO Cordova.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-07-30
HOLD FUNERAL
OF CENESEOANi
DIED OVERSEAS
AdOIph Erickson, Killed in France
Will be Buried With Military
Services Sunday.
(Special Correspondence.l

GeneseO, Ill, July 3O.-MiIitaT
funeral services for Adolph Erick.
son, a private in the 108th tractor
motor battery who was killed in
action in France in 1918. will BE-
held at ) o'clock Sunday Afternoon
at the Swedish Lutheran church in
Geneseo. The remains Of Private
Erickson arrived in New York this
week and was received here the
latter part of this week Members
of the Shearer post will attend the
funeral in a body in uniform
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-07-30
BONUS rs GIVEN
TO EMPLOYEES OF
NATIONAL FIRM
Especial Correspondence.)

Sterling, ILL.,, July 30.-The Ma
tional Manufacturing company of
this city today distributed in the
reighborhood of $4,000 in bonuses
to all employees who have been in
the service of the company for one
or more years. OF the. 200 men en-
ployed in the factory. about $50
have been il the employ of the
plant for year and are the bene-
ficiaries Of the annual distribution.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-07-30
SPONGE WET SPOTS

81, LOUIS, Mo-, July 30.-United
Press.)-Federal dry agents TODAY
sponged the wet spots off ST I,o,fs
county in two raids.
They coufiscated c still, Io.Oo0
gallons OF raisin mash and 100 gal
Ions or whisky. The raiders took
Into custody three men,
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-07-30
MORE CHILDREN
IS SCHOOL NOW
THAN LAST YEAR
Especial Correspondence

Sheffield, ILL.,, July 30.-The Shef-
field school census just completed
shows a gain in school children
over last year.
There are 255 boys and 265 girls
under 81 years of age making a
total of $40 compared to 49, last
year. There are 1856 boys and 1874
girls between the ages of 5 and 81
years, making a total of 370.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-07-30
CONDITION OF
SETH MOON Is
VERY CRITICAL
fSpeciaI Corresnondent.)

Annawan, Ill. July 30,-SelA
Moon, prominent resident Of Anna
wan, was reported today as FeI!
ILL., His condition is critical &C
cording to the attending physicians
He has been unconscious al IL
tervalS
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-07-30
VISITS NECES.

ISptCIdI 10 the ArguS.1
Aledo, July 30.-Miss Maggie Pc
trie, home service secretary to the
Red Cross, is spending her vacation
at st, Paul. Mimi. visiting with her
nleces. Mrs. Virgil Ketchum and
Mrs. Lois Essley. Miss Petrie ex-
poets to be gone about two weeks.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-07-30
REV. SCHUELKE TO
DELIVER FAREWELL
TALK BEFORE NOON

Coal Valley, ILL.,, July 3O.-Rev.
William Schuelke of the Lutheran
church will preach his farewell
sermon Sunday morning instead of
Sunday evening. Rev. Schuelke ex-
poets to leave soon for his new
charge in Missouri.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-07-30
THOMPSON DEAF

Peoria, III, July 30.-(By United
Fress.)-John l. Thompson, ex-
mayor and prominent business man
OF Lacon. ILL.,. and member of one
OF the Oldest pioneer families of
the state. died this morning. aged
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-07-30
COUNCIL MEETING.
POSTPONED UNTIL
NEXT FRIDAY EVE,
Especial to The Argus.)

Aledo, July S0.-Due TO the small
attendance OF last nights commu-
nifty council meeting the session
was postponed until a week from
last night. The meeting will be
held at the library.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-07-30

There are $4,000 seals in ITnc,a
oam seal rookery in the Boring
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-07-30

The ISLAND of Formosa produces
nearly 100000 pounds Of campn0i !
annually.
New-York tribune., 1921-04-24
Pathe Serial Is Titled

All of the fifteen episodes for sha
Pathe serial "The Sky Ranger" save
been titled. George B. Seitz, who, 'n
addition to being co-starred with Juno
Caprice, is also the producer OF tina
drama, has selected the sub-titles J"
this production.
''Out of the Clouds" is the title OF ina
first episode, while others followins
are "The Sinister Signal" "In hostl'o
Hands," Desert Law" "Midair In.
Crystal Prism" Dangers Doorway
Dropped From the Clouds" ms
House on the Roof" Trapped ing
Seething Pool" "The Whirling Aens
ace" "At the Last Minute" and ''Lia'
uid Fire"
Pathe prefers to keep the title Of 1Hs
fifteenth episode secret, in order Inss
the story might not be yielded before
the production is actually releassu'
The date set for the issuance OF 'ns
frst episode is May l..
New-York tribune., 1921-04-24

AS the very decadent duchess, with
striking dramatic role to play, Violet
kemble Cooper almost took away
honors as to costume from Miss Barry
more in her taffeta of pale emerald
green, made in an eighteenth century
coat and skirt effect. The skirt bill
lowed upon a frame, very wide, en-
broidered in silver in Chinese designs
This duchess's coat was bordered with
gray fur. Ths lady carried silver
and green parasol, painted in Chinese
effect, edged with fringe and sur
mounted by three great feathers.
In the far-back eighteenth century
Oriental influence crept in, leaving its
impress on the costumes, and even the
furniture, of the period. This is one
OF the curious things of the past. In
these costumes advantage has been
taken of this influence. Many of them.
the duchess's in particular, are touched
oy just this in an interesting way.
Here is the gown of one of the court
ladies': skirt in the shape of huge
bell. sloping down over the hips. of
Old rose faille silk. Around this skirt
are SIX large medallions of silver with
rames of gold roses, with little figures
OF monkey and a cockatoo on two of
them. Small medallions in gold frames
underneath, further down the skirt
The waist is of cream velvet, with a
touch OF old rose. The headdress. bulky
and high, is OF gold and jet.
Another court lady has been fash.
loned in fame color, with punches of
feathers of lavender of a pinkish tone
falling at one side in semi-train effect.
The waist here points up from waist
TO neck. 1t, too, is fame color. with
circiet of lavender roses on the left
arm just above the elbow. Yet another
OF the fairy-like people who never were
out have wonderful charm shows Orien-
tai influence very plainly. There is
small hat of black, very Chinese. A
long scarf of black lace falls from the
back of the hat and forms a sort of
train. Tomato colored feathers. stand
ing high, adorn it. The waist and skirt
are of lowered taffeta of different
shades of red, with ornamentations of
gold leaves in festoon effect. The
sleeves have big lace rufles, and there
is an exaggerated rufle around the
waist
Two more figures stand out amonp
those IN the groups, one still another
court lady in beige taffeta, the skirt
tour feet across the front, with huge
run at the waist. At front, back and
SIDES of the skirt there are cascades of
chiffon roses, eight hundred in all. ar
ranged in perpendicular lines. Blue
roses serve for shoulder straps: on the
right arm is an armlet of blue roses
This court lady carries fan of silver
sticks with great blue feathers and
touches of pink. This costume is q
fantasy of the days Of the courts Of
Louis XIV, XIV and XVI. The other fig
ure of this pair has huge rounded skirt
of beige silk with gold fringe ARRANGED
IN festoons Her headdress, very high.
mounts gold wig and blue parrot
with long tail.
New-York tribune., 1921-04-24
''Cold Diggers'' Sets
Record for Second
Place in Long Runs

THE Gold Diggers," which is now
In it's second year at the Lyceum. has
achieved the distinction of the second
longest run in the history of the Amer
lean stage.
In establishing this record. which
was previously held by "a Trip to
Chinatown" with total of 656 per-
formances, at Hoyt's Madison Square
Iheater more than quarter Of a CEN
tury ago, "The Gold Diggers" goes the
Eoyt show five better in the number of
performances, bringing the total up to
661, with its popularity showing no
signs of abating and with the end
OF its engagement as yet nowhere in
sight.
While the engagement of "The Gold
Diggers" has been an unusually long
one, it is noteworthy that long runs
are the rule rather than the excep-
tion with Belasco productions, the ma
iority Of which played hundreds of
times on Broadway.
Previous to "The Gold Diggers" the
longest run of any Belasco attraction
was that of David Warfield in the
original production of "The Music
Master" in which he gave $40 per-
formances in New York.
In announcing the winner Of the red
ribbon it is naturally only fair to name
the holder Of the blue, so let mention
be made of a fact which must be known
pretty generally to the public--namely,
that Frank Bacon, in "Lightnin'," car
ries off first honors for long runs,
having scored 1,146 performances to
date.
New-York tribune., 1921-04-24
Queen of Sheba i'm New York

The Queen of Sheba has arrived in
New York and is stopping at the Hotel
chatham under the name of Betty
Blythe. The star of the Fox spectacle
now showing at the Lyric Theater will
view for the first time the picture in
which she has crected the title role.
When it was shown at pre-view in
Los Angeles she was appearing on the
stage in presentation of Oscar
Wilde's 'Salome," at the Hollywood
Community Theater, hence she could
not witness her film work.
Miss Blythe states that her purpose
IN coming to New York is to see the
picture and to attend to spring shop
ping. 1t is reported that she has been
offered the role of Mary Queen of
Scots, in Fox production to be made
by j. Gordon Edwards in Europe.
New-York tribune., 1921-04-24
''Way Down East Turns
Its 45Oth Performance

D. W. Griffith's "Way Down East at
the Forty-fourth Street Theater has
turned the 45oth performance in New
York and enters upon its thirty-third
consecutive week to-day. This is next
to the record run for motion picture
spectacles in this city. Grifith's first
venture in the So field, "The Birth of
Nation" ran at the Liberty Theater for
665 consecutive performances through
forty-seven weeks.
Owing to the difference in the capa
city of the two theaters "Way Down
East" has nearly equaled the attendance
record of "The Birth of a Nation"
during its shorter life. The earlier
picture played to a gross attendance 6f
$4,000 people during its first run in
the Liberty Theater, while "Way Down
East" now has an attendance record of
495,000 to it's credit At this ratio the
latter piece will pass the former at
tendance record inside the next fort
night,
New-York tribune., 1921-04-24

Costumes of ''Clair de Lune"
From Looms of the Milky WAY

Fumes of fancy may have waited the
dramatic clements of "Clair de Lune"
INTO cloudburst, but at least the cos
tunes of tho new play that reopencd
the Empire Theater last Monday
touched earth and blessed it. The dis
play of colorful gowns was no small
part of q production opulent in its
vesture of scene and music and graced
by the services of Ethel and Joan
Barrymore.
The pictured women of French
court of the eighteenth century-the
Court of Somewhere or Nowhere-de-
lighted the eye and provoked the su-
perlatives of vocabulary. And it was
a New York woman artist, hitherto best
known as a decorator of magazine
covers, who designed them, and even
followed their making in the shop of a
theatrical costumer's firm.
"Clair de Lune" is romantic, first of
ALL Its scenes are laid among moon
hszed surroundings in an unreal, un-
charted world. SO Helen Dryden used
the mode of the eighteenth century for
suggestions and built up figures un-
usual and fantastic; images severed
from ordinary relations, but all beau
tiful in color and fascinating in form.
She adapted and changed standardized
material of the eighteenth century
fashion as she has often adapted mod
ern life for magazine covers, as for ex
ample in one instance where she de-
picted two American girls standing by
a tennis net and gave the picture in
some indefinable fashion a Japanese
suggestion.
Miss Dryden had the feminine figures
alone of 'Clair de Lune" to dress
Miss Barrymore as magnificent Young
queen, almost out of fairy book:
fascinating but neurotic duchess, a
dozen or more resplendent court ladies.
1t ras world unreal enough as ex
pressed by these capricious figures, but
the groupings they made were charm
ing.
The queen and the duchess headed
the catalogue of visions. Miss DRYDEN
arrayed her queen most royalty and
attractively. She was queen of
dreams. In one scene she wore a negli
gee OF orange velvet with long sleeves
oordered with brown fur, lined with
canary silk. The lining also showed in
the sleeves, which were very long and
fell to the bottom of the skirt. Under
meath was petticoat of gold. With
this negligee was a headdress of gold
and white gauze, very long, streaming
down like a train.
For her state dress Miss Barrymore
wore white and silver brocade, with a
curiously planned effect of great
feathers on her hips, and q cloak of
cherry velvet, silver lined, with a long
train. The oddly pointed waist was cut
very low, both front and back. The
skirt was very wide across the front
and back, made on an exaggerated net
frame, and relatively narrow at the
sides. A high headdress of long. float
ing feathers completed the regal effect.
The other figures were quite as in
teresting. Each had a peculiar flair.
New-York tribune., 1921-04-24
How Art of Listening
Can Assist in Proper
Emphasis on the Stage

ITO listen we'll is one of the hardes,
tasks for an actor to perform" says
Alfonz Either, who, as leading man iY
"The Broken Wing" is required
quietly to hold a corner of the stage
Tor many minutes, and shine by not
shining in part of tha scene re-
motest from the center of the boards
of the Forty-eighth Street Theater.
The realization that you stand be-
tore an audience is itself a strain on
the nerves; but add to this the con-
seriousness that you are out of the
dialogue and business of furtherine
the action of the play! That brings
all your nerves out upon the nap of
your overcoat!
The actor who stands idle when
he is not speaking lines detracts from
the effectiveness of the others who
are active. By listening properly he
can heighten the emphasis of the
other parts. Here is where the art
OF listening comes in, and helps to
give the performance the perfect en-
semble work so necessary in leaving a
favorable impression on the audience
mo doubt you have many times be-
come lrritated by the seeming indif-
terence of an actor to what his as
sociates were doing. If this actor had
learned how to listen he would hav.
played right into the scenes and made
a favorable impression instead of irt-
ing his audience.
NO one knew the tremendous value
Oh listening better than the late Rich
ard Mansfield. To him it was lust "A
important to listen. as it was to speak
he was IN the picture all the time. not
only by what he said but by what he
did not say, not only by what he did
out by what he didn't do. He could
stand for half an hour ON the STAGE
whlle the other actors were playing
their parts and be just as much a mart
OF the play and just as important "a
the active participants. He listened
and showed that he was intently listen
ing by now and then lifting an eve
brow, by smiling or scowline or using
other facial plays which indicated the
necessity for his presence.
Little arts and artifices make actors
great. Take Sarah Bernhardt. for in
stance. You who have seen her :,
Camille 'Tosca,' Jeanne D'Ac' and
other plays of her repertoire have no
doubt recognized that the moment she
stepped on the stage, even though she
did not speak line, she held YOU he
cause she was constantly listening, and
thus influenced you to listen to what
the other actors were saying. AS an
Illustration of the necessity for the
actor to acquire this art, few season.
ago saw play in which the big scene
was made ridiculous because two ac-
tors, the moment when this situation
was being developed on which the sue
cess OF the play hinged, seemed so IN
different to their value as part and par
eel OF the ensemble that they appeared
to the audience to be looking around to
see If any Of their friends were nres.
ent, and thus distracted the attention
of the audience from the scene and the
play failed to score"
New-York tribune., 1921-04-24
Straus Operetta To Be
Brilliantly Dressed in
Shubert's Production

Those who keep their ears close to
Broadway insist that the day of jazz
is at an end-that the firm of Ssxo-
phone, Trombone and Drum has
reached the end Of its resources as ia.
as the production Of chaotic syncopa-
ton is concerned. This opinion is
bolstered by the announcements from
the anterooms Of the musical comedy
manufacturers. Melody, the rich, SEN
suous, colorful melody of Oscar Straus,
Walter Kollo and Franz Lehar, is about
to be heard again on Broadway.
The Shuberts, for instance, are
already in the field with such operettas
as Blossom Time, The Last Waltz"
equality street"-pieces which en-
phasize music rather than noise
Those We're great days in the Ameri-
can theater when THE Chocolate
Soldier" 'The Merry Widow "Gypsy
Love-" "Alone at Last "The Waltz
Dream" "Maytime' and other musical
plays of melody and distinction were
being presented Who, having heard
"The Chocolate Soldier" for example,
can forget its beautiful score9 And
now Oscar Straus. the composer OF
"The Chocolate Soldier" is to be rep
resented in New York by another and
what he considers even greater work
"The Last Waltz The Shuberts are
sparing no expense to make the pro-
ouction the most notable in the long
list of musical plays they have pre-
sented. A company of more than loo
people has been engaged, including
Eleanor Painter, Walter Woolf, Harry
Fender, Eleanor Griffith, Harrison
Brockbank and Florence Morrison for
singing and dramatic roles. and such
capable comedians and dancers as Dali
las Wexford, James Barton, Gladys
Walton, Ted Lorraine, Isabel Rod
riquez, Ruth Mills and Rena Manning.
Elaborate scenes are being designed
by Watson Barrett. An augmented
orchestra of picked musicians will bs
under the direction of Milan Roder,
formerly Of the Metropolitan Opera
House. and an intimate friend OF
Straus.
The music is of symphonic char
acter. Appealing TO both highbroVs
and lowbrows, it has an enduring qua
ity such as the music of but few ligho
opera composers possesses.
The Shuberts are taking special
pride in "The Last Waltz" They fees
that i'll its combination of rich m1sie'
the romance and sentiment Of its ssors'
Its possibilities for humor, this cor
tlnental operetta, adapted TO the Amer'-
can stage by Edward Delaney Dunn
and Harold Atteridge, will touch the
crest of their producing achievements