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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-12-16

The presumption is that If the .,llaJ n,"JiI
Stockholders of the Central itailrCIaIs ND
New Jersey had felt that there hag N
value received for their Interest,", III ,n,O,r
Lchigh and Wilkca-Iiurrr Coat I,TgHiiod
disposed of by the Club Of Friendly MTvs M
they would have been Ir~o c"n'"rneu M
the alleged fact that III" property
passed from one pocket 20 another I"
sanc Lair Of pa no.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-12-16

MIR. BOX S plan to fill the Academy. with
A,4 the Orchestra and then later with
Charlie Chaplin as star performers. seemed
not more ambitious than Mr.. Carpenters
scheme to fill the Little Theatre by Cinder.
ella and her sister hrroines. Because, though
the Little Theatre holds but few hundred
to the Acadcmy's thousands. the Little
Theatre has shown a marked aversion to be
filed on any terms. Mr.. Carpenter feels
sure that he can break the hoodoo; in fact,
he can show facts in dollars and cents to
prove that it is already broken. This season
for great variety Of uses, from lecture
on spiritualism-bill boarded "Why Fear
Death TO his own classes and the re-
hearsals for the new society successor 70
why Not tn" monthly rentals pay a
good interest on the investment.
fIe met some of us at Mrs. Eli X. Prices
to lay before us a plan for a stock COM
pany to act as owners-nOt to act as actors
of the theatre. the idea being that it
would be sort of IfrighborhOod house for
the activities of the clubs. schools. phan
thropies and social organizations in the part
of the city Of which it is more or less the
geographical center. 1t is admirably
adapted for such general uses and has the
advantage Of being on a quiet street.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-12-16
MIR. CARPENTER has

MIR. CARPENTER has spent SO busy
A'4 life in the pursuit of his profession
that ! doubt if he has had the training for
the sort of business organization that will
be needed for such q venture. He had the
gentle, serious look of being entirely in the
hands of his friends, but of being vague as
to who those friends might turn out to be.
\ less serious but at the same time more
alert gentleman, who seemed to have the
business details more adjusted for public
consumption. sat at his elbow and acted
from time to time as prompter and even
as spokesman Probably the combination
of the two makes very good whole in the
adjustments incident to the taking over of
the theatre. Certainly as a master of his
art and as a director Of public perform
anccs, Mr.. Carpenter is his fathers very
able successor.
And we of Philadelphia have most of us
owed much tOdhc Carpenters pere and fills.
For the females among us the Prince In
Cinderella was our first ideal of what
husband really ought to measure up to,
velvet cloak and all. And | dare say the
males among us have never lost their fond
ness for the "prctty, pretty type of Gin
dcrella in her ball dress.
remember, too, seeing old Mr.. Car
pcnter give an exhibition lesson on the first
steps of the art of dancing to a rough and
tumble crowd OF boys and girls up in one of
the mill districts. And his control of the
awkward squad and what he accomplished
in one hour has always stayed IN my mind
as a beautiful example of the great art
OF teaching.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-12-16

Some crimes are basic; some y
statutory.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-12-16

THE children Of the more we'll to- do
L homes. who have mothers to read aloud
10 them, and nurseries to play in, and sum
mer woods and fields and beaches to wander
safely IN, and well disciplined school
rooms TO learn their little bits of first lessons
in. do not especially need any more color
or laughter or even music in their lives
than they have already and are all too
likely to have as time goes on: but there
are many children who need just what Mr..
Box can give them and Mr.. Carpenter hopes
to give them because they are starved for
color and imagination and laughter and the
long long thoughts Of youth
| asked Mr.. Box why the movies had
never done the Bible stories well so that
the churches could really profit by the
cinema instead of finding the picture house;
their rivals. He said that the stories had
been done theatrically instead of classically
and hence the sentiment had been cheap and
the histrionic details in bad historical taste.
He told me, however, that fund Of 81, 600, =
600 had been expended on a series of pic
tures detailing the story of the first book
in the Bible--GeneHis-and that he had
heard they were very wonderfully built up.
His feeling about Chaplin as an artist for
the deleCtatOn of children was that. apart
from his remarkable acrobatic slap stick art
that children love, there was a certain full .
flIment of childish ambition for the wonder
full and impossible in his escapades, and his
philosophy under the stress of diSapprOvai
suspicion and detection was the perfection
of inteTpretative art of a state OF mind.
TT STRUCK me. too, that Mr.. Box and
/ the others responsible for the "children'
hour at the Academy had in mind the
grown.ups who would come with the chill.
dren. il for no other reason than to see
that they got home safely.
Perhaps If those grown ups hear a whole
| Academy full of children laughing and catct
| their gleefu observations they will catcl
something Of the spirit of Christmas, whicl
| is not the spirit Of buying or selling-ever
| buying or selling or giving presents-bu
| of being glad Of glory to God and from shCc
| good will to men,
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-07-16
FAKE CONCERNS
TO Be QUIzzED
Investment Conference To Protect
Public Against Depredations of
SwiRdlerS.

Delegates to the investment con-
ference held in Rockford yesterday
under the auspices of the Illinois
Chamber of Commerce considered a
suggestion made by George Wood
ruff of Joliet, president of the state
chamber, that each local chamber
of commerce submit a QUESTIONABLE
to every company attempting to sell
stock which is believed to be a
hazardous investment If the re-
quest to fill out the QUESTIONABLE
is refused, such refusal, he said,
might be advertised. If the ques-
tionnaire is filled out, the answers
may be sent to the headquarters of
the state chamber for analysis.
The aim of the conference was to
make Illinois safe for the investor.
and the meet was attended by bust
ness men, lawyers. bankers, manu-
facturers and merchants from many
sections of the state.
J. J. Burgess, president of the
Rock Island Chamber of Commerce,
was in attendance.
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CONTINUED from First Page.)
words, the folks in Washington
haven't any doubt that the Japanese
will ultimately come into the con-
ference on the same terms as the
other powers, but that the Japan
csc government will hesitate to per-
nit Japanese public opinion to be-
lieve that Japan enters such con-
ference ready to open up matters
that are considered by the Japan
csc to be concluded. In particular,
nc Japanese cabinet could survive
which proclaimed itself ready TO
open up with China the matters COW
cred in the famous twenty-one de-
mands.
Prefer Meet in London.
There are many problems pend
ing between the United States and
Japan, such as the charge of the
Japanese that the people of Calf
ornia discriminate against the jap
nese race. The British dominions.
including Canada, Australia and
New Zealand, have the same racial
problem to solve as California. The
influx of Japanese immigrants has
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-07-16
EMERSON AERIAL
CIRCUS AT FAIR
Many Feature Attractions on &c.,
600 Entertainment Program
Scores of Races.

There are many feature acts on
the $4,000 amusement program of
the Mississippi Valley fair. Aug.
1920, in addition to the horse
races. Fifteen harness and II run
ming races are scheduled. The
purses are several thousand dol
lars larger than last year. Entries
are much heavier. Thirty-one
horses have been entered in one
race alone.
But horse races don't make a
complete program, and Manager NJ
E Bacon has added dozens of other
features For instance. there is
Lieutenant Emerson's flying circus
of three airplanes, and does all of
the death-defying stunts performed
by the most famous of aviators.
This act will be given three days
Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday
Last year an airplane act was ad-
vertised for one day alone, but was
given on two days.
There will be given an exhibition
of the Walter Raub Balloon COM
pany. Twice each day of the fair
Raub does his spectacular stunt, a
triple and a quadruple parachute
drop. This is a feature which was
not given last year.
Auto polo each afternoon and
evening, with a real thriller in the
evening, is an added feature given
but one day last year The free
acts in front of the grand stand are
all feature acts-Robinson's mill
tary elephants. the peerless riding
buttons. Sheriff Morocco's troupe
of Arabs, an act direct from the
New York Hippodrome, the CeV-
enne troupe, a high wire act, and
Thalero's circus.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-07-16
union PAINTER
ASKS FOR JURY
IN FIGHT CASE
Wilson Hindle Charged With At
tack on Contractor In Quar-.
rel During Strike.

The first jury trial in Rock Is
land police court for several years
is scheduled to begin at 4 o'clock
this afternoon, with Wilson Hindle,
union painter, 2114 Fourth avenue
on trial for assault and battery. He
is said to be one of three men who
attacked August Klie, painting con-
tractor, aged So, 1917 Ninth avenue,
the evening of June %.
Hindle was arrested ten DAYS ago
as one of the assailarts, but was
granted a continuance and releas-,
ed under bond. Attorney Ben Stew
art is defending Hindle and notified
Magistrate d. j. Cleland that ne
would demand a jury trial. Assist
ant States Attorney Edward L.
Eagle will represent the state.
Although the police made two
other arrests in the case the men
taken in custody were released after
investigation.
Claim Labor War Fight.
The attack on Mr.. KIie occurred
while the painters strike vas on.
and was held TO be an outgrowth Of
the labor difficulties.
The attack occurred late Satur-
day afternoon. Mr.. Klie was on
a ladder when three men came on
the job and started an argument
with an employee. The contractor
started down the ladder. As he
neared the bottom he was pulled
from the ladder. and was beaten
ard kicked by the three men. Mr..
klie said that the man who was
working with him on the Job was
a former union man from another
town, who had been suspended for
non-payment of dues, but that he
had stated that he was going to APP
ply for admission to the local
union.
Hindle, who is a member of the
union, denies that he assaulted Mr..
klie or that he knows anything of
the assault.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-07-16
WOODMEN BUSY ON
PLANS FOR PICNIC

Forty delegates representing 20
Woodmen camps in the county met
in the Woodmen building last night
and appointed committees to ar
range for the annual picnic to be
held in Prospect park, Moline,
Wednesday. Aug. IT.
Addresses will be delivered by
representatives Of the governing
bodies of the Woodmen AMI Royal
Neighbors. The afternoon will be
given over to athletics. Band con
certs will be a feature both after
noon and evening, and there will
be a dancing program. The socie-
ties will provide refreshments.
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been so plainly denounced by the
English speaking peoples living on
the shores of the Pacific that Japan
controversy to be aired anew, be-
cause of the certain effect of such a
policy upon Japanese public opin-
ion. Japan realizes that it is per-
haps better to keep such delicate
questions within the secret chan
I,els of diplomatic discussion than
to try to reconcile racial differences
in an international conference. 1t
is believed here that the Japanese
were in favor of a separate con-
ference on Far Eastern questions in
London, chiefly because it would not
appear to Japanese public opinion
to be much different from the Anglo
Japanese conversations which had
been going on there. 1t is the
transference of the discussion from
London to Washington which irks
the Japanese.
Harding Insistent.
President Harding will insist
upon an all-inclusive conference.
Both he and Secretary Hughes see
little good in a conference on arm
aments which does not enter into
the reasons for the continued main
tenance or an immediate discontinu-
ance of armament building. The
American government is trying to
get practical results out of the big
conference next fall, and while the
Japanese government has many diff
ficulties with its public opinion it
will eventually be recognized that
Japan cannot allow itself to be con-
sidered the sole obstacle to world
peace.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-07-16
SHRINERS WILL
OPEN NEW POOL
IN MUSCATINE

Tri-city mobiles of Kaaba temple
of the Mystic Shrine of Davenport
who are to hold their annual picnic
in Muscatine, July %, will be glad
to know that Muscatine's new swim
ming pool in Weed park viii be
open for their benefit. Water will
be run into the pool, which has
just been constructed, early next
week, and it is expected that the
bathhouse will be completed in time
for the visiting Shrineers and their
families to make free use of its
facilities. The pool is 50x100 feet,
is two feet and six inches deep at
it's most shallow point At the ex-
IRENE end, the water is only seven
feet and six inches deep.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-07-16
lELFARE WORK
IjNCOVERS MANY
UNUSUAL CASES
vs.ssrtsne, Moral Laxify and Gen.
.rssity Of Employers Figure In
Care Of s. Families.

r,teresting cases OF unemploy-
..rt and serious cases of destitu-
II have been brought to the at
..r,,ou OF Mrs. Mary e. Morgan,
40 secretary of the Rock Island
welfare association, who reported
~ meeting this week of the So
4 ss.,v that s5 families composed of
~ Individuals had been taken care
= suriug June Mrs. Morgan re-
savted that in the same month, 146
ssys were filled at the associa-
inns store room
4. IS cases being handled by Mrs.
.so,san there is a small income but
.s.rfHcieut to cover expense of
hsenlng up the family, while Sc are
s,tbout employment. depending on
~ occasional job TO help them out.
gsr report as represented to the as
sociation reads in part:
The Rock Island Plow company
!. assuming the responsibility of
ne care of FIVE old employees who
srniied 10 US for assistance. One of
M men has secured work but was
;rclined TO continue to come for
groceries until he could pay off
anne back debts. Help was refused
Rim and they are managing alone.
One OF these men was allowed loan
Of money that he might set up
housekeeping alone and restore
peace in his family.
One woman was sent to the Mu-
nicipal sanatorium, necessary
clothing being furnished her by our
organization The probation officer
was called in on the case to pro-
vide a suitable place for the three
year-old. boy when it was found the
mother was planning to send him to
home.
A colored family was refused fur
Their aid when a visitor found condi-
tons pointing to an immoral at
mosphere. Afterwards learned the
house had been raided.
Hunts Work; Run Down.
One man went to Chicago to
work. When the job was finished
and be settled for room rent and
board, he found he would have
nothing left to bring home if he paid
his transportation and decided to
beat his way but when attempting
to board a train, fell and his foot
was crushed. He was carried to a
hospital, the foot dressed and he is
now at home with no money and
disabled. Wife came again for aid
after lapse of four months.
OF the II single men who applied
for aid, Is were transients, some
ex-service men. One came expect
ing to find steady employment, leav-
ing three days work each week in
bis home town, working in the
mines. He was hungry and dis
outraged. Meal and nights lodg-
ing were given him and before the
day was over he had secured tenn
porary work and the following day
reported he had found other work.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-07-16

theme. 'ChoIlenge to Christendom-the
Greatest Question of the Moment-Disar
mament or Destruction.
South Park Presbyterian Corner OF
Thirtieth street and Fifteenth avenue.
Rev. W. G. Oglevee, pastor. Sunday
school at $50 m. Mems class in the
house next to church. H. z. Sudlow
teacher. Young mems class meets in
class room. E. C. Fisher. teacher. SerV-
ices at 1o:45 and 7:30.
Cleland Presbyterian - Aiken street
South Rock Island. Rev. Thomas Hughes
pastor Sunday school at Gas a m
Endeavor at 40. Services at 1o:45 and
7:3O.
United Presbyterian-Third avenue and
Fourteenth street DR.. J. Il. Gibson. pas
tor. Sunday school q: $50 a. m
Morning services, 10;45. Evening serv-
ices 7:3O.
Oak Grove United Presbyterian-Twen-
ty1fourth street and Nineteenth avenue.
Rev. J. L. Vance, pastor. SUNDAY school,
o 80. Services at 10 80 and $3.50.
Gloria Del Third United Presbyterian
Twelfth street and Forty-sacond avenue.
Rev. Charles G. Mann, pastor. Sunday
school at 9:45 a. m. Young Peop!c s
Christian Union at Gas. Services n il
and : 30.
Beulsh Presbyterian-RuraI township.
Bible school at 10 a. m Preaching serv-
ices at IL a. m.
Coal Valley Presbyterian-Coal Valley.
Bible school at 2 .. m. Sermon ) p. m.
Christian Endeavor at : 80 p. N.
Milan Presbyterian-Sunday school at
9:45. Preaching services at 1o:45.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-07-16
COAL VALLEY

Coal Valley, ILL.,, JUL 10
Roy Somerson of Rock Island is
spending this week with his parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Somerson.
Marjorie Murphy of near Orion
was guest at the home of her par
ents, MI and Mrs. John Murphy.
Mrs. Hattie Reynolds and daugh-
ter of Rock Island is visiting this
week with Mrs. Mary Durham.
Blanche WColey of Orion is
spending this week at the home of
her cousin, Ralph Spargo.
Anna Murphy was a visitor at the
home of her sister, Mrs Andrew
ScheIl in Moline. The latter accom-
panied her home for a short visit.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-07-16
CHRISTIAN

Memorial christian-Corner Third ave
| nue. and Fifteenth street Rev Launcciot
Hadaway. pastor Bible schoo! at $50
m. DR.. J. H. Nichols. superintendent
for Leadership Christian Endeay-
or at 8 30 Evening service at 7:30
Second Chnstian-Corner sixth street
F.! and Thirteenth avenue Rev. W. B: Oliver
pastor. tSeryices every second and fourth
! Sunday. Services both morning and eve
ming. Sunday school at $3.50. Services
at IL and $780, Christian Endeavor 81
$50.
Fifteenth Avenue Christian - Corner
Fifteenth avenue and Thirty sixth street.
Rev. Guy B. Williamson, pastor Bible
school at 9:3o. Charles N. Tuggie, sup
erintendent Communion and story period
Christian Endesvor at O'Clock. lnterme-
date Christian Endeavor at 4 o'clock.
1O:45. Mrs. Williamson. speaker. Junior
Evangelistic song and preaching service.
7:3o.
First Unitarian church. Moline-Sun-
day afternoon service at o'clock.
Church of Spiritual Harrnony-Meetings
will be held at the A thinner home. 156
Fourth avenue. until further notice. with
E. B. Trestier as leader
Church of God-Fifth avenue and
Eleventh street Mrs. W. A. Hamilton.
pastor in charge. Sunday school at 9 "a
Services at 7:30.
Light House Mission-At 721 Third ave-
nue.. Rev. Henry Baker, pastor. Regular
Sunday services and THURSDAY evening
services.
Salvation Army-Hsll corner Twenty
first street and Fifth avenue. Spiritual
meeting Thursday and Sunday evenings at
8 o'clock. Sunday school at $50. Street
meetings at Eighteenth street and Second
avenue from 7 to O'Clock on Tuesday.
Thursday. Saturday and Sunday
International Bible Students-Berean
study at 10 o'clock Discourse at IL a.
m. Wednesday evening at O'Clock prayer
meeting. All meetings at Room No. AZ of
the State Bank building.
Church Of Christ-Junior hall. No.
Memorial building of P. 8. c.. Brady hill.
Davenport. Bible study at 10 O'Clock.
Song and prayer service 1t 1850. Preach
ing At HIS and communion At IL :45.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-07-16
WATERWAYS TOUR ENDS.

Quebec, July 16-The tour of in
spection OF the proposed st. Law
renee deep waterway route by the
Great Lakes-St Lawrence Tide
water association, and group OF
congressman, governors and bus
mess men, ended here last night
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-07-16
CAMBRIDGE
Especial Correspondence.)

I0ptJIdI correspondence
Cambridge, H., July 16.-Mrs.
Louise Johnson suffered a para
lytic stroke yesterday and is in
serious condition.
Mrs. Swan Larson is critically III
at her home in the east part of
Town. A trained nurse and her
daughters, Mrs. Emma Anderson
and Miss Selma Larson, are giving
her every care.
MISS Helen Downing of Rock Is
land Is the guest of her cousin. Mrs.
O. G. Holmes.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-07-16

Rock Island lodge, No. $50, Elks,
has arranged to give free concert
Sunday afternoon, July "a, in Long
View park. The concert program
begins at 8 O'Clock and will include
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-07-16
METHODIST

METHODIST
First Methodist-Corner of Fifth ave
nue. and Nineteenth street. Rev. J. A Chap
man, pastor. Sunday school at $3.50
Services at 10 As and go.
Spencer Memorial Methodist-Cornel
Forty third street and Seventh avenue
Rev. A. NJ. Stocking. pastor. Sunday
school at 8 80 and services a. 10 40 and
7:30.
Free Methodist-I52o Ninth avenue
Rev John Parry. pastor. Sunday school
at $3.50 and preaching services at 10 IA
and praise services at o'clock. Evan
geistic services at 8 o'clock
Wayman African Methodist Episcopal
school al $50 a. m. Services at 10:4j
Corner Fifth and a-half avenue and
Thirteenth street. Rev. Eugene Thompson
pastor.
Milan Methodist-Rev- John A. Decker
pastor Sunday school at 9:45 a. m Ep-
worth league at q: 40 p. m.
Centenary Methodist - Thirty eighth
street. Eighteenth avenue Rev. Oliver B
Erselman, pastor. Sunday school at
2:l5. Preaching service at 3:15.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-07-16
Another Coal WARMING

Next winters coal price practically in the hands the consumers
coal
create condition demand that will be far of the supply
result coal will probably to the extent they reane
e ne out at least much higher than the quotations existing at P
that while season
nan the buying winter fuel here in Rock mas een SO
the the needs OF
community for the winter has been placed in storage.
not forgotten that the depends largely upon trans
fall the railroads
can DO to handle the At the time the railroads
and coal be moved freely This has brought the price
@ 70 hge that makes safe to cannot lower unless nm
should both undergo
bd out the question the miners working @
o good until the April The latter TO
state AS result coal
prices Will not drop but will be bound ascend the winter rush @
ana nine production is cntaied by a lack of
of this has been before will bear repetition because OF its
vital bearing the The dealers have certainly
ne their share the issuing Every coal dealer ocH
would sell reasonable
ngher figure later under the pressure Of hard Goa nf
quality available and delivery assured This VIII not
I even at the best wise citizen that will take
VI Iuei sufficient to last throughout the winter.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-07-16

numbers most popular in the recent
engagement at the Watch Tower,
which attracted the largest crowd
gathered at that amusement CEN
ten this season.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-07-16

and decision to give the Long View
concert was reached when it be-
came known that there would be no
summer series of concerts at that
park.
Since the Watch Tower engage