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The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-01-18

Armstrong has undoubtedly put
Rock Island on the amusement map
az it never has been before. 1t is
a fine achievement and speaks vol
umes for the movie fans Of your
city"
This statement from Harris P
Wolfberg, district manager OF the
Famous Players-Lasky corporation
expresses the view of other leaders
in the motion picture industry.
Rock Island undoubtedly as
sumes a new place of importance
in the eyes of the film magnates
And, as Managing Director Joseph
Hopp of the Fort Armstrong, points
out, this is going to rebound t.
the greater enjoyment OF moving
picture followers in Rock Islant
and vicinity. Even in the instance
of Midsummer Madness" the frs
big picture at the Fort Armstrong
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-01-18

inG lights. ~the new
Fort Armstrong thea.
tire was ready this att
etnoon., for the formal
opening y tho door3 ia
the z public 1t $40
o'clock tomorrow eve.
ming.
A group Of newspa-
permen, city omciali
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-01-18

art and practicability, pubic service ana cnnSru
ity to an age of marvellous achievements, far sur
passing the dreams of the most visionary pio-
neers, whose blockhouses blaxed the trail for
such wonders of the present age
Today the motion picture, eighth wonder OF
the world has dedicated temple to conmemo-
rate the early traditions Of the community. shar-
ing its own glories with those few, but irrepres-
sible patriots whose sturdy hearts Implanted the
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-01-18

fOftaDie, pretty 'pIdCe
in which the public
may enjoy, it's favorite
indoor sport. Theatres
like the Fort Arm
strong encourage the
producers to make bet
ter picture and ad-
vance the silent art
generally. The Fort
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-01-18
New Fort Armstrong Theatre
lis. Monument to Pioneer and
Symbol of Art Advancement
BY BRUCE COPELAND.

PIRIT edfy Rock Island
general comprehension it's art in miored types
~ and commonplace become
Armstrong thea
artistic and commodidas shrne n the
lcinema - -,
pioneer outpost perpuatss the
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-01-18
NOTABLE FILM
MEN ATTENDING
:. MOVIE OPENING
Informal Inspection To
day Attended by Lead
ers in Art.

SHINING in all its glory Of mar
BILE; new paint and clear mir
rors, and beyeled glass and glow
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-01-18
ROCK ISLANDS
SITE ON MOVIE
MAP MADE SURE
Producer Cooperation Il
Given Management
City's Playhouse

!ecTHE compile ion Of theatre
like the Fort Armstrong does
more than merely provide com
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-01-18
hST ORIG TRADITIONS
NEGLECTED. IN OPENING
Of new HAPPY THEATRE
sC,dle That Shadows Built" Is Descriptive Of Fort
Armstrong Playhouse, Acclaimed the Most In.
4 dividual and Characteristic in Country.

"a Castle that shadows built"
IA This romantic and picturesque phrase was
1tered today when prominent motion picture official
- from Chicago saw for the first time the new
Fort Armstrong theatre.
e. Tomorrow night thousands Of Rock Is
land citizens will echo this sentiment in vary
az ing words, but all fraught with enthusiastic
sYWN praise.
For the Fort Armstrong theatre is without
doubt one of the finest, most beautiful and most dis
its kind built in city the size Of Rock island
y many times its size .tss -
The opening Armstrong will in fhs
suuseent Island The theatre will
motion picture followers who made possible
paly is castle that shadows built" s9ss8 -
will be able into the theatre Wednesday
there innovations and beauties
III will surprise those who have watched the Of the
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-01-18

strong, we merely give expression to our as -.
surance in this citys bigness Of spirit. A :,
man asked me why we built so large thea A3
tire and one with such complete equipment NV
equal to anything in any city. My reply was ~
Because this is Rock Island-it will appre- s1Na1I
Gate these things and is ready for them.
We're growing" >$I
This Walter Rosenned president Of Rosnned Hop
Armstrong eptomizes though
which realization with openn
Of the playhouse 'H- zs
building Armstrong than business
the really abiding
of group Of loyal Rock Island citizens Jsas
Walter Rosenfed theatre the th
word associated vicinity OF
Island with nearly civic for HI
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-01-18
new THEATRE BuIlDEO 0N
CIVIC PRIDE AND FAITH IN
FUTURE OF ROCK ISLAND
"City Ready for Larger Things" Says Walter A.
Rosenfeld, President Of Fort Armstrong Go.
1--WE VIII Appreciate These Things

CD OCK ISLAND is progressing it is moving for
n ward on wave of civic pride and confidence
in the future In erecting theatre like the Fort ARM
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seeds of civilization the which boesomed the flo
Rock sland !. T. j !
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1921-04-27
GUARD RAIL FOR
DANGEROUS ROAD

That portion of the state highway
on the west side of Walker Lake
part of what is known
as the M" line. is to be equipped
with a guard rail for the protection
of automobile travellers over the
road which in this particular place
is about 200 feet above the level of
the lake on slope as steep as the
nature Of the loose material will
stand for distance Of about 125
feet above a vertical cliff between
50 and rs feet high, Details Of the
railing are now being worked out by
Engineer H. F. Holey of the state
highway department. Plans call for
about 700 feet of railing two feet
high. The railing will be securely
fastened to posts framed to dead
men" which will be buried in
trenches. about four feet long and
two and a half feet deep, at inter
walls Of eight feet The timbers will
probably be treated with creosOte be
fore they are set in the ground
Carson News.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1921-04-27
BAKER
HERE FROM NINA

County Commissioner Frank Baker
of Mineral county, and mine host
at the Baker hotel at Nina, motored
up from that busy railroad town
this morning. He reports progress
for the Mineral County Power com
pany surveyors who are in the field
running their survey lines from Haw-
thorne to Luning, Nina, Simon and
Candelaria. Contracts have been
made for wire, poles etc, for the
new lines to be constructed into the
places named above. With this new
power for the mining industry Min
eral county is to become one Of the
leading mining counties Of Nevada
It has nearly every known metal and
with cheap power old and new prop
critics win be worked and am amaz-
ing production made.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1921-04-27
knowledge Of
AIR CONDITIONS
VALUABLE ASSET


WASHINGTON, April 81 - The
value to an aviator Of knowledge of
air conditions is pointed out by c.
Leroy Messenger, government meteor
ologist. in a paper aualyzing the re
suits of data gathered by the wealth
er bureau and the air mail service.
Mr.. Meisiuger explains that infor-
nation OF upper air conditions has
enabled saving of as high as two
hours in the time taken for certain
afr mail trips of 450 miles, and he
looks upon the general lack Of knowl-
edge Of air currents as the most
serious present obstacle to immedi-
ato commercial aviation on a large
scale In this country.
Europo's ylunted superiority over
the United States IN commercial avi.
alton is discounted by Mr. MeIsiu
ger. who says that every day United
States malt planes are aying over
laps af such lengths that the famous
European routes seem To diminish
In Importance"
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1921-04-27
SUDDEN DEATH
OF FRED BYRNE

Word was received in this city
from Yerington announcing the sud
den death in that town Of Fred NJ.
Byrne, the information being con
talned in a dispatch from Chief of
Police J. J Kelley of Yerington,
the telegram stating that Byrne had
been found dead and had registered
from Virginia City No further de
tails were given Of the finding Of
the body or details of his death
Byrne left Virginia City Sunday for
Round Mountain where he had been
employed much of the time for some
years past although he had been in
Virginia for the past several months.
He had not been in good health of
late. Deceased was well known in
Virginia City, but nothing is known
of any surviving relatives.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1921-04-27
APPOINTMENT TO LAND
OFFICE IS RECEIVED

Harry r. Grier received his ap-
pointment as receiver OF public mon,
ey for Nevada from the secretary Of
the interior, Arthur E. FAN, yester
day. The official bond required by
Uncle Sam was forwarded by Mr..
Grier today and upon its arrival and
approval by the secretary OF the in
terror the new appointee will as
sumo the duties Of his office on May
l. Mr.. Grler leaves Touopah tomor-
row for Carson. Mrs. Grier and sons
will remain here until the close OF
school and will then move to Car
son where they will reside
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1921-04-27
SIMON LEAD
PLACING ITS
MACHINERY Y

The Simon Silver-Lead Mines com
pany has issued the following state
ment to the stockholders through its
president, P A. Simon:
ut is with pleasure that am
able to report that our reduction
plant is now under cover and the
work Of placing the machinery is
iaiIy under way. Everything will
De in complete readiness for operat-
ing the plant practically under full
capacity when the power from the
power line is turned on. I hope, in
short time to be able to give you
definite date when the power line
VIII be completed, at which time the
MILL will be ready for a try-out turn
over
The county commissioners Of
Alneral county have let the con
uact and work has started on the
survey of the power line and this
"'Tk will be rushed with an speed
Nsslele. Other necessary material
.o' The construction OF the line has
0een, and is being contracted for as
''pialy as possible and as needed,
'au The outlook for power aad an
.4''y production from the min Is all
Uai could be desired. and a matter
W. satisfaction 20 your management
About the first OF the coming
1on'h We expect "a resume work in
'e nine which has been practically
-speaded owing 70 having eoacen
'a'ed all Of our work on the con.
fi.aa q tfe mal aud the mine
w be put IN shape tor ore produc
'oa Tor tho mill Il IS probable that
af exploratory werk win also be-
'f.ei forward ou the lower levels
& the mine
matter 81 pride that et
'hine s running smoothly and ere
vera on che mini whlrh aa psr
eampleied a Fattlns alaae
ai shape faf pfungt.aa ana
Tine s hoi tar dstant she's oar
shelslsFa can hope Coz ahls AMI
''sfal Fvsalis ffam anr labor
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1921-04-27
FUNERAL FOR z
Sim FEINERS
ENDS IN RIOT
(By Associated Press)

BELFAST, Ireland, April q. - A
funeral unique in the history of
Belfast was held here this morning
when Patrick and Daniel Dufin, two
brothers, who were shot and killed
Saturday, we're buried
Sim Fein honors were paid in the
presence of a vast throng from Falls
road to King street, where the mill.
tlry assumed control. The two mo-
tor hearses containing the bodies
were preceded by armored cars
brstling with guns
Falls road shops were closed The
coffins of the brothers were draped
with republican flags and bands Of
Girl Scouts sang hymns and recited
the rosary in Irish at intervals
The excitement eliminated in a
sharp encounter in which a young
man was critically wounded by a
shot from an armored car.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1921-04-27
j. 5. TREASURER
WHITE NEVADA
MINE OPERATOR

One Of President Harding's recent
appointments was that of treasurer
of the United States, his choice be
ing Colonel Frank White, of Valley
City, North Dakota. Colonel White
is well known to Nevada people, he
having visited this state on several
occasions. In 1911 he came to Aus
tin with the present editor Of the
Reveille to look over the property
now owned by the Austin Dakota
company. He was fayorably impress
ed with the appearance Of the camp;
the organization followed and he
was elected president, serving until
he entered the army in 1917
Colonel White is an excellent gen,
tleman of versatile accomplishments.
He graduated from Illinois as a civil
engineer and was attached to the
engineering department of the Chi
cago, Milwaukee & St. Paul raidroad,
but upon visiting Dakota territory
he became impressed with the new
country and its vast opportunities,
He resigned his position and made
homestead entry upon some excellent
land near Valley City. He roughed
it as a pioneer His ability being
recognized early, he was elected to
the state senate for several terms.
Having had military training, he was
interested in the National Guard, and
served in the Philippines as major Of
the First battalion of North Dakota
He showed extraordinary ability as
a soldier, was the acting commander
Of the regiment. He was elected
governor in 1900 and served two
terms, proving to be a very efficient
executive
Colonel White again entered the
army in 1917 as colonel Of the Sec
0nd North Dakota regiment and
served in France until July, 1919
Being a fluent French scholar, he
was able to do very efficient work
in a business capacity and he was
retained in France several months
after the boys returned.-Austin
Reveille.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1921-04-27
PLAYS With CAPS
LOSES FINGERS

Lucien Curless, young son Of Rob
ert Curless, in charge Of the mill at
the Allied mine at Railroad Springs
had the thumb blown from his left
hand and the first and second fin
ers OF that hand blown OIL at the
middle join late Monday afternoon
by the explosion Of a blasting cap,
according to the Goldaeld Tribune
The boy had a box of caps and
matches under his home at Crystal.
and Euclid streets aad the eNplos-
ion. supposed to have been caused
by his touching a match TO the cay
occurred when he was crouching
under the house The explosion
caused an extensive laeerat.ou of
the Ioft breast and q number of
n.oces OF the brass Of tho cap We're
blown Into his face legs and right
arm
Young Curlgss said lae box Of caps
was procured by O. boy Nrug in
che uelghhorhgoa Several other
children bad them. aa1 the father of
"a little girl found her with ONE .a
her mouth The accident occurred
horty before a O'clock and whoa
H became known chat tawe wags
ether caps besides tha oHa char aa
fHe damEe the parents ai rhtiFeH
a tbe aeeahurh1uI wera notified
sat several bgy aa# Er# ew#
uuad wlth che uftle easa.ueE# gt
be paWerful fulmuife af msFcgFy
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1921-04-27
GERMANY'S new
PROPOSALS ARE
Away TOO Low

LONDON, April 27. Germany's
new proposals, says the London
Times, "are not so desirory as the
proposals of March, but are still
away below what the allies, after
many voluntary attachments, have de
clared to be the minimum demands. ."
with respect to the loan, the Times
says the matter of security is highly
important and that it is not likely
the allies will assent to an interest
rate of 4 per cent
The British government has re-
onested its representatives in Berlin
TO inquire informally regarding the
new German reparation offer for the
purpose of clearing up the ambiguity
concerning the term of years in
which payments would be made under
the offer
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1921-04-27
FORMER
ROOMMATE And
Then HERSELF

CHICAGO April 27,-Miss Jean
nette Hoy, aged 30 years, a stenog-
rapher, shot her former roommate,
Miss Catherine Davis, aged "a, a
bookkccper, while standing on a
crowded elevated line platform in
the downtown business section, and
then ran into a cigar store and shot
herself
Both women We're taken to a hos
pital where their condition is said
to be critical. The shooting is be
lieycd to have been the outgrowth Of
a recent quarrel
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1921-04-27
R. R. OFFICIALS At
RENO FOR COAL
RATE HEARING

RENO, Nevada, April q An i'm
posing array of railroad officials
will be present when a hearing on
the Nevada public service commits,
sion's application for reduction in
rates on coal from Utah and Wyom,
ing fields to points in Nevada is
started before Examiner Pattison of
the Interstate commerce commission
IN Reno. Representatives Of prac-
tically every large railroad carrying
coal into Nevada will be represented
at the hearing
The Western Pacific company will
have Attorney James S. Moore, Jr,
and Assistant General Freight Agent
Harte of San Francisco; the South
ern Pacific, Attorney Elmer Westlan
and Assistant General Freight Agent
NJ A. Cummings of San Francisco;
the Denver & Rio Grande, Attorney
J. G. McMurray and General Freight
Agent George Williams of Denver;
the Los Angeles & Salt Lake rail
road. Attorney Bennett and Assist
ant General Freight Agent William
Lincoln of Los Angeles; the oregon
Short Line railroad. Assistant Gen
eral Freight Agent H. f. Goodwin
of Salt Lake City; the TonOpah Il
GoldheId railroad, Vice.President and
Traffic Manager w. D. Forster Of
Goldfeld; the Tonopah & Tidewater
railroad. Assistant Traffic Manager
w. B. Hinchman of San Francisco;
the Nevada Copper Belt railroad
Traffic Manager P. H. Cook of Ma
son; the Virginia & Truckee railway
General Freight Agent II. L. Grif'-
Rths and Attorney Frank Murphy Of
Carson.
The complaint Of the Nevada conf
mission against the existing rates al
leees that the present rates are dis
criminatory in character as well as
being unreasonable and the federal
commission is requested TO order
rates which will meet these obiee'
tions. An opinion Of the interstate
commission will be given after con-
sideratiou Of the report 70 be re-
turned by Examiner Pattlsoa.
Traffic Manager y. II Walker OF
The Reno chamber Of commerce will
assist che Nevada commission ia an
attemrt 90 establish unreasonable
Boss of che charges on coal carry
ing before the examiner He has
prepBred data which shows that The
rate from Castleeate. Utah 20 Reno
r. s71sr per ton while the charge
from Castlarate to san Francisco, q
nr,ssr nau af alt miles IS Ts5
per tou
cbnee o 0al1fali are shown BY
,ss traffic uanaFer o. b. tie 10 q
,a fam CasHeata and 90 las We
m ENI per zoe che same
.barss that msda t1r laz Ansnles
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1921-04-27
RUMORS OF GOLD
DISCOVERIES BUNK

GLASGOW. April s7-Rumors Of
gold discoveries In Scotland are re-
newei. but so hr there have been
Ha rushes 90 spo,N where ands are
reported
rhat the precious metal IS 20 he
found Ia that country has from time
f. time been shown by discoveries
ldaaau. sutberlaadshHe and IA
earE hire. but che quantity seldom
has been equal IN yslae O. fhe cost
81 eNtraetnN IL
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1921-04-27
CONVICTION OF ALBERS
REVERSED BY COURT


WASHINGTON, D. c., April 27.-
Upon motion Of Solicitor General
Frierson, confessing error, the su-
Dreme court today reversed the CON
viction OF Henry Albers, of Port
land, Oregon, on charges of having
violated the espionage act.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1921-04-27
|. {. {. DISMISSES
Freight RATE
CASES IN west

WASHINGTON, D. c., April 81
The freight rates from points Of ORR
gin east of the Rocky mountains to
the intermountain territory we're to-
day found by the interstate com
merco commission not to be un-
reasonable, unduly prejudicial or
otherwise unlawful, and the com
plants made by shippers and others
we're dismissed
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1921-04-27

PARIS. April 27.-Germany's re-
nrations counter proposals are en-
trely insufficient, it is declared in
authoritative circles here, being at
least I00,OOO,OOO billion marks below
the terms fixed by the supreme al
led council last January.
The demands decided upon at that
tine had been considered as a min
mum, amounting 10 approximately
ESQ ZOO 100000 marks.
The French viewpoint is that these
proposals, instead of making any ad-
vance toward a satisfactory settle
ment of the reparations question
are rather a step backward
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1921-04-27
SECOND oAUoaTER ARRIVES

The home of Nr aud Mrs Freigr
itk Bradshaw. At Piedmont cal.fcr
MIA. was Eladfsae5 th.s moru.Ug by
e. visit nom the srgrk which leii
with tagm a hgalthy n.ae pound baby
rrl This the eent laughter
IN he bradshaw family nath m1th
81 aad daughter aro do.ng nlcelv
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1921-04-27
MORE NOMINATIONS
BY PRESIDENT HARDING

WASHINGTON, D, c., April 27,--
E, /. Lewis, of indianapolis, chair.
man Of the Indiana public service
commission, and J. B. Campbell, Of
Spokane, lawyer and rate expert.
were nominated today by President
Harding as members of the interstate
commerce commission.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1921-04-27
TO HEAR
FROM HAYWOOD,
NOW in RUSSIA

tBy Associated Press)
CHICAGO, April 27-The govern
ment is Withholding action toward
forfeiture of the bonds Of William
D Haywood. l. W W. leader. who
Is believed to be in Russia, pending
receipt of cablegram from Hay
wood himself, which is expected daily
District Attorney Cline said today
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1921-04-27
suicide SEQUEL
TO KILLING Of
LIEUT.. LANGDON

TOXIC, April 27-Lieutenant Cen
eral Saito, commander-in-c of
the Eleventh japanese division in
Vladiyostok, committed suicide Mon
day, his death being the sequel to
the shooting Of United States Naval
Lieutenant 1angdon by a Japanese
sentry last January, says the Hochi
Shimbun
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1921-04-27
WILL BUILD FINEST
HOTEL IN THE WEST

Los ANGELES, cal, Aprl u
F. J. p. Suaus, president Of the Am
bassador hotel system, announced
here today the corporation would
build the finest hotel in the west
to replace the hotel Ambassador at
Santa Barbara which burned recent
".
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1921-04-27
LABOR unions
Charge Waste

Z HH Associated PresSD
CHICAGO, April 27.-The railway
labor unions which are fighting wage
reductions before the railroad labor
board, increased their charges Of
waste and ineffciency on the part
of railroad managements by a quar-
ter Of a billion dollars today,
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1921-04-27

rbo business ~ trea1Ius ou ihe
tsa 81 Others ray 30 tIy.danis
either IN frlsnaship 81 moRey
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1921-08-11
IGNORES THE SENATE

1t seems that President Harding IS
ignoring that distinguished body,
the United States Senate even more
completely in his treaty negotiations
with Germany than did President
Wilson during the consideration OF
the treaty of Versailles.
Mr.. Harding, being of the same
complexion Cat least politically OF
the Senate, that august body has
managed so far to maintain its ira
ditional dignity and has refra'ned
from duplicating the awful moan 1t
put up when President Wilson neg
Icctcd to take its members into his
innermost condolences. How long
party loyalty will be able to with
stand the pressure of righteous indig-
nation remains to be seen.
Mr.. Harding's attitude would seem
70 indicate that President Wilson
was right in withholding his conf
tence. While the latter had never
been one of that distinguished body
and probably had to guess at the adj
visibility of comforting with it on all
occasions, Mr.. Harding has the dis
t;nguishdd honor of having been one
of its members and he certainly
ought to know whether or not is
worthy OF his confidence.