The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-03-18
DIR. WALTER FRANKLIN PRINCE

been aroused if for no other rea-
son than that Of the Pittsburgh
Chronicle Telegraph, which holds
that "a genuine haunted house
would be a joy in these prosaic
days"
The methods used in the hunt for
the ha'nt naturally come in for a
thorough consideration by the edi-
tors. The Hartford Comm Cour-
ant says IF the pOltergeist proves
mpanionable. the Investigator
will enjoy his trip into the wilds
OF Nova Scotia, where winter is
still in possession. even though the
antics of this spirit indicate that it
comes from a place where there is
no lack of flame But we may be
sure that the Investigator expects
results from the camera rather
than from the bells he has attached
to his ghost trap"
After pointing out that the tao
tics OF the Antagonist ghost would
lead Sherlock Holmes to look for
a Scottish spook between the ages
of three and ten centuries who was
at odds with the McDonalds," the
n
Best Ghosts Spontaneous.
1T is one thing to hear about
noisy ghost and another thing to
creep up and scientifically observe
it. The best ghosts, like the best
poems, are spontaneous A ghost
who views the arrival of a COM
pany of psychic researchers must
feel very much like a business man
who has an efficiency expert walk
in on him He has been getting
along all right in his own rude
way. but the end of freedom has
come Just as the efficiency ex-
pert begins to draw charts and
spill decimal points, so the psychic
engineer sets a trap with strings
and bells to catch the ghost, Just
as the business man grabs his hat
and runs, so the ghost is likely to
utter one last unearthly moan,
Clank his fetters-if he belongs to
the Gothic period-and disappear
amid a sulphurous odor Gold is
where you find it, but ghosts are
when you see EN-"
Praise for the efforts of DR..
Prince are coupled with fervent
expressions of hope that the Anti
gonish ghost will reward the sci
enlist for his long journey. The
Washington Post says, 1T requires
pluck on the part of DR.. Prince. as
well as a firm believer in himself,
to go on this eerie mission, for
whatever the disturbance of the
peace may prove to be, and eSpeci-
ally If it is a malicious human be-
ing, there is no doubt that the in
vestigator runs some risk. The
problem he faces is universally in
teresting, and bulletins from the
scene of action will be anxiously
awaited The great pity would be
If, because of the presence of a
psyChical expert. the ghost failed
10 show up or to give any demon
stration OF his reconcile powers"
Hard TO Call Turn.
The Boston Herald. touching on
the question of possible success of
the expedition, says, Ito the limited
minds of mere humans it would
seem that q ghost ought to seize
with eagerness this unusual oppor-
tunity to make a display OF super
normal phenomena"
And the New York World adds.
"A ha'nt that varies his tricks from
arson 10 a merry dance and from
bell-ringing to assault and battery
Is likely to be a capricious temper
ament. Certainly he will not per-
form until he is good and ready.
Concerning the possibility of his
not appearing at all we have this
to say: Any ghost which fails to
exhibit his appreciation of DR..
Princes courage, courtesy and in
tended hospitality will be simply
not playing the game, and we shall
move for his permanent exclusion