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The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-11-08
At the Spencer e.nuare.

The mystery and glainour which
surrounds the theatre is always a
source of great interest to the gen.
eral public, and the funcLioning of
the artistic machine which furn-
ishes the world it's amusements, so
little known to the layman, is very
seldom correctly represented TO the
reading or the playgoing public.
In Reputation" Priscilla Deans
latest Universal-Jewel feature, now
playing at the Spencer Square, the
veil of mystery is torn away and
the spectator is permitted to get
view of that region behind the cur
tain and the footlights. The
scenes are said TO be faithful to
life in every detail.
In the role of a struggling young
actress, Pricilla Dean is seen in an
humble theatrical boarding house
with other unsuccessful players,
both corners" and has beens."
She is seen making the rounds of
the theatrical agencies, with 9th
ors of her kind, and she is seen
contract in the Of
fees OF one Of New York's most
famous producers. Her love affair
with a dapper young press agent
OF the theatre permits view % The
publicity department. q the thea
tire, and shows how the public is
made acquainted with the news of
the rialto. Then is shown a rehear-
sal OF play il its various phases
from the first reading to the final
Finally the audience
will see 4 gala opening night on
Broadway, with an elaborate stage
on one side Of the
'oOtligh,s and a briIlian assem-
blage of society on the other.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-11-08

Philip Sleeman all have important
parts In the supporting cast. John
Arnold photographed Home Stuff"
and A. p Mantz was in charge of
the art work The entire company
spent an entire month on the loca-
ton securing the exteriors for this
rural story.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-11-08
At the Majestic.

Viola Dana has gone back to the
farm. For a whole month she spent
all her tine at the picturesque old
Magnolia farm near Whittier.
Calif.-the Quaker city of the west
working on Home Stuff" her
newest Metro starring picture,
written especially for her by Frank
Darcy and Agnes Johnston. The
production was directed by Albert
J. Kelley. It IS now playing at
the Majestic theatre.
Alter securing southern Califor-
ma for proper location for this
rural story, the Magnolia farm fl
nally was secured. It fitted the
locale of Home Stuff az IL de-
signed for the purpose. The pictur-
esque old farm house, barn and
many out5uildings on the 2O-acre
farm were built more than 70 years
ago, but show no traces of decay.
The farm has been occupied and
kept up all the time. II was one
of the first farms in the Whittier
valley. ,.E-,iI
Despite the fact that Miss Dana
arose at $50 in the morning in or
der to arrive at the farm at $50.
as it was 40 miles from her home
in Beverly Hills, the little star had
the time of her life.
There were cows, chickens,
horses, dogs, cats. turkeys, geese,
hogs and everything that goes to
populate real farm at the Mag
nolia place and Miss Dana was
right at home. Miss Dana. who
was raised On a farm in New York
state, was no novice at the life she
had TO live in the story OF Home
Stuff"
a strong supporting staff sup
ports Miss Dana for this produc-
ton. Tom Gallery plays opposite
the little star, while Robert Chan
dler, Josephine CroweIl, Priscilla
Banner, Nelson Mcdowell and
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-11-08
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Dreams" We're Getting Away
With It," Irene" Sky Rocket" and
''The Last Part Of Every Party"
The story of Irene" has to do
with the adventures in fashionable
Long Island society of a young New
York shopgirl, lifted from the drab
life of underpaid drudgery in New
York's tenement district to supreme
social triumphs through the medium
Of stunning clothes and her own
natural charm. This is accomplish
ed through the plot of an unknown
New York dressmaker to become
famous through the aid of Irene and
her shopgirl friends, who suddenly
become ladies in high society as if
to the manner born. The situations
that ensure are of an interesting
and diverting nature.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-11-08
HOLD HARA FUNERAL

Toxic. Nov. S.-The funeral Of
Premier Hara was held here with
simple ceremonies. Premier Hara
was stabbed by an assassin.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1921-06-06

Trego said he had been experiment
Ing and decided that they have to be
planted In the fall to get good re-
suits, He was engaged In the Job Of
sprouting quart of them for fur
nishing the plants at the fairgrounds
and he had worked all spring on the
experiments, getting only small
percentage Of plants from the seeds.
The shell Is 80 hard that II they can
be soaked till the seed swells little
and then placed IN the sun to dry for
an hour or so q good many of them
will chack the shell and then they
sprout. The freezing and thawing or
winter probably has the same effect,
but he did not think Of. It last fall.
Jury in . Hurry
The Jury returned d verdict ID
favor Of the defendant, but failed to
write In n the amount y Of money
awarded to him, 10 they were sent
back to nnish their job. Fisher re-
turned, but was recalled to hear the
completed verdict. This time the
verdict said they awarded to. the de-
fendant the amount named In the
complaint, aud. they were sent back
again to ind out what that was and
TO write It into their verdict and to
return 1t to court over the signature
Of their foreman, so Fisher had to
stick around waiting for their third
appearance before his honor, 80 the
editor. made . guess that the princi-
pal events Of the day were over and
IA left 1.Iaf 9s9nG am ~ fttlnt 1ptrt !
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1921-06-06
Psrsorsn'lnn Duty.

Let us do our duty IN our shop or in
sur Kitchen. tho market the street.
the once. the school, the home, Just a.
faithfully a. Il We stood IN the front
rank Of some great battle, and We
knew that victory for mankind de-
pended upon our bravery strength and
skill When we DO that, the humblsst
Of all will be serving In that great
army which achieves the welfare Of
the world. Theodore Parker.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1921-06-06
COMMUNITY SINGING AN
AID TO COMMUNITY LIFE
So Says Waiter Jenkins, chsutauqua
Song Leader.

Community singing is a powerful
means Of stimulating feeling Of SOL
idarity. which should exist in a COM
munity between man and man." says
Walter Il. jenkins, the well-known
song leader Of the Northwest who is
to be at the Chautauqua. Mr.. Jenkins
Is one of the most able leaders Of COM
munity singing now before the public.
During 1918 he was Northwest Song
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1921-06-06
COUNTY CONNIE as a
sIoNERs MEET FRIDAY
Continued from page one

IhAve better rate In view! of the
large amount purchased. Mr.. Dun.
lap replied that the company has but
two rates, one for cement by the sack
or in any number Of sacks desired,
and the other rate was for. carload
lots taken direct from the cars with
out them having to handle It or store
|itsusThe price Was $1.45. per. sack
and g cents on FOR the sack re-
turned. making $3.50 net. IL they
| wanted the carload rate It was "a. O3
per barrel, which was .equivalent TO
E$1.01 per sack net. Mr.. Thompson.
the county road man had Eome and
bought cement just like other people
in any quantity he wanted from day
to day and had never eneaged amy
definite amount. &c he, had engaged
carload they could, have had q bet.
ter rate. As AZ was they had run out
Of cement, not knowing the county
wanted 90 much, and had had to
draw on other. yards In the county, to
supply It. ~ ,sigF * sa.s lfss Il
A hoard mahber Rama ,kad that
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The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1921-06-06
Another Assessors Bill

April at S. day and the items
showed how. many miles he travelled
each day. He was assessing near
Aberdeen, but on May the mileage
slip showed that he took a drive by
auto to. Blackfoot, ito be sworn in
and to get books" He had charged
IS for the days work and forty-ive
miles at Is cents mile for making
the drive. The slip bore the nota-
ton that Mr.. Malcolm was absent
from town and that he remained at
the county seat awaiting his return.
The next day he was sworn in, got
his books and took drive to Aber-
deem, drove forty-five miles at Isl
cents a mile, and then drove out
south of town and did some assessing
and charged for twenty miles doing
the assessing. Therefore the, trip to
get sworn in and to get the new
books to work with, had cost the
county ninety miles at Is cents
1880, plus $3.50 for wages.
A Lot Of Foolishness
We wondered why the dickens he
did not get the justice of the peace |
to swear him In, write or telephone
for the books to be sent by mail, and
save day and half and $21 in |
money. Or If nobody but county
officer could administer the oath. |
why did he not get the county clerk
to swear him in and not wait for
Malcolm. The county clerk swears
In the commissioners and county at
torney and the others. Or better
still, why did he not ring up before
ne started and see IL Mr.. Malcolm was
going to- be in town when he came
up. Or II he had to come, why did
ne not come on the train at cost OF
$l.51 each way, coming In the after
noon and going back next morning.
md in that way save $17.9S on trans
)ortation. The voucher was not o.
A'd by anyone, but It went to show
hat the county owed him for as
essing in townships 6, S and 4 south
n April and May, 81 days, at IS a +
lay and 651 miles at Is cents a mile.
otal bill, $202.65. II he had to be
worn in at all to make his work
Elective, what about the six days
york done before he was sworn in.
viii he do that over without pay in
rider to make 1t regular" or If
hat first six days work is all right
nd will "stick," without his being
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1921-06-06

Mrs. Payne and little son spent
from Monday to- Thursday of last
week visiting relatives in Ogden.
Reuben Claunch and Silas Barclay
have been hauling gravel and ma.
terial for putting in large basement
in the new Claunch home. ss.f 81 i
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Creasey were
visitors at Firth Sunday. W asiil'.
Mr.. johnson Of the big all moved
his family up from Aberdeen last
Mrs. Schultz made shopping trip
to Aberdeen Thursday. -
Mrs. A. IT. Aldous, who has been
visiting in Pocatello returned the
latter part Of the. week. N III, n
The lGrandview people were deeply
grieved over the drowning Of Pete
Parsons Sunday AFTERNOON. The
sympathy OF the community goes out
to the bereaved family. v
Memorial services were held at the
Grandvfew ! school house Sunday
afternoon by the American Sunday
school union missionary Mr.. Peacock.
DR.. MacKinnon was a Grandview
visitor Monday.
John Roney was In from the desert
the first Of the week gathering up
more horses for his herd. i.sa i
Mr.. Str0chein made q business
trip to Blackfoot Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robbins, son and
daughter of Springfield were Sunday
dinner guests at the Sellars home. ).
Mr.. Rupe met with q serious acct
dent while motoring down from
Blackfoot Sunday. His car skidded
and ran int0sa abutment at one side
of the road. Mr.. Creasey was thrown
forward breaking both windshields
and receiving several cuts. Lucy
Rupe, seated in the back of the car
was severely bruised as a result Of
the accident. sfg ~
Many of the Grandview people at
tended the Decoration Day services
at Aberdeen Monday afternoon. The
program was fine and the large
crowd gathered in front Of the school
house appreciated it very. much.
There will be song service at the
Grandview school house next Sunday
at $50. Everyone invited.
Mrs. johnson and daughter drove
to Aberdeen Monday.
Grace Jones spent Tuesday and |
Wednesday at the home of Reuben |
Claunch.
Ralph Rupe has been on the sick
list this week.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1921-06-06

Leader for the Army and Navy Camps
and since that time has been Secretary
OF the Portland Community Service
Inc. ~
His enthusiasm and pep" make him
an instant favorite before all audi.
ences IA addition to leading commun.
ity singing At Chautauqua on the nth
day he will also present some splendid
baritone solos. 1.sss
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1921-06-06

ern side Of the lake and nearly
thsv had hm,itatSe drsin.ra bridge
three times g big as the estimate
showed would be necessary for the
normal Aow. ana that the fiood filled
1t and backed up SO it made the lake
larger above the road. The bridge
opening thru the grade was shoot
ing q stream Of water under pressure
clear across the lake and some bad
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1921-06-06
Our Faulty Bridges

| The board has rebuilt theree bi,
bridges over the American Fall,
canal lately, due to the cement abut
ments falling in. First the timbers
in the arches shrink, then the bridge
floor says so it is low in the middle
the vibrations of traffic keep wiggl
ing the abutments, and as they car
only move one way-tOwar the
stream, they keep drawing toward
the center and leaving space between
them and the bank, the water passes
thru and begins to wash, the winter
freezing and heaving helps to dis
lodge the cement wall and finally it
falls in or is washed around and
undermined-all due to improper in
stallation. If the cement wall were
built with shoulder on it and the
stringers laid between those should
ers that would prevent it falling in.
Each commissioner declared that it
was the same in his district. They
said that somebody had been build
ing bridges all over this county in
nast years, and building them to fall
in and they were tired of the ever
lasting waste.
Some Road Wisdom
Charlie Harris, receiver at the
land office, manager of the Democra-
tic party and manager and proprietor
OF the Morningside poultry farm east
of town, dropped in to say that he
had some information which might
interest them as to roads. He lived
on the asylum lane and he and the
neighbors had dragged the road
while it was muddy, but It had got
to raining so often they could not
drag 1t all the time, but something
unusual had happened, and it was no
longer necessary to drag it like they
did at first. One day when the ruts
had been dragged full and smooth
and when 1t was not particularly wet
nor dry, Mr. Hodson brought his
tractor down the lane to pull up
some orchard at the asylum and he
had packed the dirt so hard in those
tracks in the trip down and back, It |
remained hard and smooth and did
not soak up the rains as it did before.
It was full of puddles from yester-
days rain and yet was hard as rock |
and he had driven right thru on good
tracks. The moral of the whole
thing seemed to be that running
something over the road to pack the
dirt and get the airholes crushed out |
while 1t was yet damp, was what is
needed to keep. the roadbeds from
turning to. soft mud every time It |
rains. Mr.. Harris said it rained veryl
hard Wednesday afternoon and there
was something like hurricane OPP
Grating on the country east Of town.
It roared SO loud 1t attracted his at
Eention and he saw a great funnel
from the clouds down
nearly to earth, and it seemed to be
operating a great spinner Of some
Kind and when 1t broke the hail and |
ain came down in sheets.
Swapping Storm Stories 4
Chairman England said that hel
md his family were up in the hills
week ago Wednesday in white
op rig and they stopped to camp in
little meadow about as big as all
A storm was gathering, /,
'ut they did not pay much attention |
r ~ d L
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1921-06-06
Cloudburst ON the Lake

After dinner there was a dreary
session when nothing happened. w.
g. Thompson, the road man, came
In and 0. KID a few vouchers and re-
ported that cloudburst west of
Springfield Tuesday had done much
damage at the big fill on the west
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1921-06-06
Swapping Storm Stories

Chairman England said that he
and his family were up in the hills
q week ago Wednesday in a white
top rig and they stopped to camp in
q little meadow about as big as a
barnyard. A storm was gathering,
but they did not pay much attention
to It. He unloaded the grub boxes
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-10-26
CONFESSIONS
OF A MOVIE
STAR
TIE VANISHING OF JIMMY

EIAAIY ALCOTT was not a prin-
- cipal in the scandal. lie was a
victim. 1t came out gradually. Each
day there were new details for the
goasips.
A teller in his fathers bank had
absccnded with thousands. Also,
with Helen, Jimmy's only sister.
And the wors, of it was that Helen
was a bride of a year.
Her husband had managed the
Alcott quarries, shut down months
since. And Alcott senior was ruin
cd man.
Somehow / had a feeling that
Jimmy ought to come to see Mother
dear and me lust because he needed
Jympathy. Every evening I put on
certain blue lawn which he admir-
ed.
Then came news of the accident
James S. Alcott, senior, had gone
over the edge of his biggest quarry
in his automobile! And Jimmy Al
colt was nowhere to be found. jim
my often drove the big car because
mis- father disliked driving!
Was it an accident?
The pond in the quaTies was drag
ged for Jimmy's body. Nobody had
seen the young man at the railroad
tation. Some said he had run away
from disgrace.
Others said he hadn't run away;
| wasn't anything for him to run away
from.
Motherdear and ! couldn't think of
Jimmy as coward.
His own mother was dead, his sis
ter gone, his father suicide; event
ually, what remained of the Alcott
property would be sold for the bene-
fit Of the banks creditors.
Plainly, there was nothing fol
Jimmy to run away from. But
! wasn't there something for him tc
come back to?
Well, there was I! Very much
mortified and hurt!
Such were the visions which dis.
solved and redissolved under the
tepid congresses on my eyeids af-
ter l had heard Dick Barnes voice
over the phone.
l did not tell Mothedear of what
| was thinking. 1t was too silly
And of course, if Jimmy Alcott hac
come back, we would hear from hin
soon He did not know that | was
a movie actress, bat he certainly
would find us by mail.
And if Jimmy ever came back, he
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-10-26
WHEN A WOMAN TELLS
BY RUTH AGNES ABELING

to escape. For Tom was crushing
il.
"Now can't we just forget, since
you WONT tell me, dear?" Tom was
saying. whatever it is that is
troubling you, ncedn't-because I've
been waiting for you for long, long
time and not once has my thought
turned to another
I've been watching every day
since that letter came. Helga-you
haven't been out of my thought
once, and not out Of my sight much
for I've been SO eager for your safe
ty and we'll being.
And I've waited so long, dear, for
this day, when you would give
me the chance to say all over again
those things | have already said
"Now whatever it is that you're
doubling, if you can't tell me, won't
you forget, dear?"
l had found my handkerchief, and
had daubed carefully at my face. So
dared look up, and say:
Eyes"
And he kissed me.
Go he continued.)
Copyright, 1929
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-10-26

wished themaolves on 10 his broad
black back, so gently indeed that
Mr.. Whale never for an instant sus-
pe1ted that he had company, and
kept on breathing the nice fresh all
into his lungs, as whales do, you
know, being different from fishes
and blowing water up into the ain
like a park fountain, and enjoying
himself like everything.
But suddenly a dozen huge form,
appeared. They seemed to come
from nowhere at all, and formed il
a complete circle right around MIR
Whale. Nancy and Nick knew al
once that they were the wicked
sharks. They were swapping theil
huge jaws and showing their teetE
like savage dogs
Mr.. Whale gave a snort of sur
Prise and looked dreadfully worried
Don't be afraid" whispered
Nancy's soft voice in one of his ri
,liculous LYLE eaIs-just holes in
his head, really. "Well save you.
(To be continued)
ITO be continuc;.)
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-10-26

orr through The waves hurried
~ Nancy and Nick, carrying the
bottle of ink Mr.. CuttIefish had CIV
en- them. They looked this way and
that way and every which way for
Mr. Whale, for you never can tell
just where he's likely to be. He
doesn't stay in one place much, but
goes anyhere he takes a notion to.
Mr.. Whale is a funny fellow.
They couldn't see a sign Of him
anywhere, and Nancy said to her
brother that perhaps he had done
like the whale in the poem, which
goes like this:
There once was d whale
Who swallowed his tail,
First he turned to a ball,
Then to nothing at all,
But Nick said to be patient and to
keep on looking, and sure enough,
just then in the dis ancc they saw d
tremendous spout of water which
went as high as the fireman's hose,
and they knew that Mr.. Whale was
coming.
Lightly as thistle down he Twins
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-10-26
TEN YEARS AGO TODAY

From the Times-Recorder October
26, 1910
COTTON heer advanced on the re
port of the Census Bureau, which
gave out the total number of bales
at 7,740,O0O.
Arrangements are now nearly
completed for the holding of the con-
vention of the members of the Third
district Medical associatiin, which
will be held here early in November.
Yesterdays weather had a raw nip
about it that reminded one most for
chilly that the first real touch of
autumn was here. Tomorrow after
noon the cadets of the Third District
Agricultural and Mechanical college
will leave, one company strong, for
Dawson, where they will take part
in the exercises to be conducted at
the Terrell county fair. Among the
attractions to be offered to the visi-
tors at the fair will be an exhibition
drill in the various exercises and
maneuvers of which the cadets have
been eXcellently instructed.
Americas realty dealers report a
iull in sales of farming land and
city poperty as well just now, in
contrast to the rush of business Of
the past summer, whes eveyr day
had its record of sales effected.
Galway church was thronged with
The ficnds of Mrs Lucy Cobb Taylor
and Nathaniel B. Stewat at thei we'd
ling at noon yesteday. The beauti-
FIJI ritual of the Episcopal church was
read by Rev. James B. Lawrene, nc
tor of the congregation. The bride
was accompanied by her father. Capt.
John A. Cobb, while the groom's best
man was his brothv- Mr. Waiter
Stewart. After a short stay in
North Georgia, Mr.. and Mrs Stewart
will return here for a short stay and