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The Des Moines Register from Des Moines, Iowa • Page 11

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THE REGISTER AND LEADER: SUNDAY SIORXIXR, JUNE 25. 1911. 11 IN DES MOINES NEXT YEAR DES MOINES HOME A OF NEW COMPANY Success of a Des Moines Girl on the Stage XATIOX.Ui miLMlKYS HOMK AS. SOCI.UIOX MKKTS HKKK. alth various classes of unfortunate chll-drcn, hut Innlead of housing them In pub.

Ho asylums, seeks out suitable private homes, Into which (hey are legally adopted. Before placing a child officials of the society make a thorough Investigation of the prosectlve home, which must trake satisfactory showing as to moral standing and ability to properly care for the hoy or Kill. Superintendent Burnell and other mem-hers of the delegation returned from Detroit yesterday. New Catholic Insurance Company Establishes State Hcad- r- quarters Here. ENLIST WITH GIRL, SCOUTS LOCAL MAN IS can be a bit Indifferent about new hats and boots.

"I think stock work ta valuable, though I never did much of it myself," said Miss Blotcky. "At the end of mv second season I understudied In 'The 1 stayed fof shout six weeks with a stock company In Milwaukee. I began by playing one of tne boys In a production of 'i'eter and then stayed on and took other parts that thny happened to give me. 1 wasn't really a member of the company. That was my only experience also In boy roles, but I thought it was a great Isrk.

I'm rather too large for a boy, In fact, but several of the Peter Pan company were good slsed, so 1 didn't appear as grownup as I otherwise should tiave done. "I don't see any reason for all this objection to the child on the stage. 1 remember some of the cnlidren who plaved Thirty Stiites Will He Itepietenleil In Convention Which Meet In June, 11)1. The next national convention of the Children's llmne association will he held In Des In June next year, the convention which was In session at Detroit last week having accepted the Invitation extended by the loa delegation. The society operate In thirty states, all of which will be represented In the con-entlon next year.

The Iowa society is one nf the strongest In the country, rank-Ing third In the list of thirty. The delegation the letrolt convention was composed of President Hlser of Nevada, Supt, A. T. Hurncll of Dps Moines, the (lev. J.

O. Smith of Brooks, district superintendent; the Itev. K. C. Crandall or Okaloosa, and the Itev.

It. A. (Julnn of Slniix City. J. 0.

O'Donncll of the German Sav ins IUnh One of the Directory Hoard of New Cuimiiiti anil Mrs. I'routy Addetl to the Directory Hoard. Hrs. Albert II. Cummins, wife of Untied States Senator Cummins, and national president of the Children of the American devolution, and Mrs.

H. F. I'routy, wife of Congressman I'routy, have been added to the national council of Girl Scnuts of America. Miss Clara Addelln Llseton-Lane, founder of the gh-i scouts' organization, Inst night rtenle.l the report printed In several easlern p.ipers that it Is to be merged with the Campllre Girls America, another similar society. Miss Llseton-Lnne stated that the national h.BllAllirl...

hn nii.l U. ....11 Cei Molnei la to the headquarters of I In the 'Blue Bird' last season. You a stale branch of the New World Life Insurance company, a Catholic concern conducted on the old lino or legal reserve system, the ownership of which shall be know Miss Wycherly was a member of the cast and I met some of the little The society, as its name Indicates, deals main in lies ilnes" conltned strictly to Catholic people of all I people at her home with some friends. I remember thinking that they looked very comfortable and happy and they were nationalities. James C.

O'Donnall, vice president of I the German Savings bank, was elected really In one of the most desirable of environments. Miss Wycherly. for the member 'of the board of directors! stance, and Miss Matthison and the other from Iowa at a recent meeting held In I Spokane, the home office of the I I sf'vi', an 'ill i Tfl i '111 11 II I 1 "3 4 111 I flew company. women of the New Theater company were all cultured and educated and their influence would be most beneficial. 1 think It Is usually true also that, aside J.

O'Toole of Halt Lake City has I been In Des Moines several days arrang 7 ing for the establishment of a branch I here. He has been assisted In the work I Men's Fashion Shop by Benton Maret, agency manager, with I headquarter? at Kansas City. The company will not confine Its stock-ii holders of any small section, but will al- rrom the children of stage people, most of the children who go on the stage are from the poorer classes and If they weren't on the stage they'd probably he on the streets. And I tlilnki the stage a very much better place fo them. In fact, I think the stsge Is a pretty good place." Miss Blotcky has appeared recently In a number of special performances In New york and has had excellent notices.

Most of these plays have been of the serious psychological sort and have re Vow Catholics all over the country to I III viare in its benefits, wnen its organiza-i inn Is completed. It will have more than I stockholders, representing every I luflO I athollc community of importance In the I jt'n nlted States and Canada, RttflttinlflAM AfTAItf quired hard study and akl.iful Interpret tation. "Many of mv friends lmv n. A dered why I would work so hard at As far as possible, In each Catholic diocese throughout the country a prominent Catholic stockholder of Integrity will rep A Store Where Quality and Individuality Reign Supreme mese rather tlianklrns tasks, for they were never successful commercially, hut I found In th roles a chance to do real artistic work and the satisfaction resent the Interests of the stockholders and policyholders, and will be a member of the advisory directorate of the company. i Approximately one-fifth of the people 'of North America, or people, are of the Catholic faith.

The new comiunv oi getting away with th part was a re ward li itself. Then, ton, I felt that the training was excellent and that tin work put me in the way of doing bet ter tilings later on. Of course the Dcr formance usually lasts for only a single night and It's live or die In that one first night. has announced its Intention to conduct a campaign of education to the end that he parentis? children and indigents may cease to be atcharge upon Catholic charity and that the drain of the mass of Catholic people of this country for the support of charitable Institutions of this Character may thereby be greatly les I like comedy, soma kinds of comedy, but I like heavier parts said Miss Blotcky. "I enjoy a role that I can grow in, that as I work at It I can see greater and greater possibilities.

This is true with the Ibsen parts and other psychological role. As I work away there will come suddenly a per sened. The work of organising: the company has resulted in a sale of Rtock In the following states and provinces: Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, District of Columbia, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, lowrf, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Mexico, fectly new revelation and this is what makei the acting always fresh, always run or interest." 1 had a lot of courage when I decided much, but that I never had any stage BANKRUPT CASE IN COURT New Tork, North Dakota, Ohio, British to be an actress and went to New York experience. Of course I had done lyceum uoiumDia, UKianoma, Oregon, rennsyi-1 for mv flrat fh. nirt work for two years, and I played that up ranla, South Dakota.

Tennessee, Utah, Miss Sarah Blotcky yesterday as she re- Trustee Start Action to Iterover biu wwm, "win, counted some of her early theatrical ex- fijom.riH mm Aiuena. perlences and said a word about the Monpy. Simon Casadv. head of th Central WE HAVE endeavored since our inceptfnn, to make The Men's Fashion Shop a store lor critical, correctly dressed men a store where men who want Clothing and Furnishings of the best kind, although not of the highest priced, can come and find just what they desire. And that we have succeeded in our endeavors is evident from the hundreds of men and young men who buy their Apparel at The Men's Fashion Shop exclusively.

COOL SUMMER SUITS for hot weather the kind that insure absolute comfort, will be found in vast variety on our 22x100 foot second floor, devoted entirely to Men's Clothing. They sr made of fine Tropical Worsteds, light weight flnnncl and Priestley's Cravenotted Mohairs, moderately priced at $20, Handsome Summer Shirts, of madras, flannels and pure silk, priced from $1 up to $5. Cool, comfortable Underwear, of light weight nainsook, gauze, linen mesh and and silk, $1 to $5. Fine Silk Lisle and Pure Silk Hosiery, in all the desirable sliades, at 50c a pair and upwards. The Nobbiest Neckwear, silk and washable fabric; wide variety of patterns, 50c and upivards.

Outing Trousers, of splendid light weight flannels, in plain white and with black stripes, $5. Cannon Is President. chancesfor a girl beginning In "the pro. State bunk in Des Moines, has been served with notice ot a suit lor mat win be brought against hun by II frard J. Cannon, one of the leading law- kn.

1 tU L. Bump, trustee in bankruptcy nf MISS SARAH BLOTOKT Of 733 East Walnut street. bit fid then run away, too frightened to open my mouth. It eeemed such a nervy thing to go up and begin talking to someone who didn't know you from a picket fence and tell them all about yourself and what you wanted to do. You know there is a little railing around the place where the agent sits and the unknown, such as I was.

were expected to hang around that railing until someone asked them what they wanted or Invited them to come In. Then if they made a good Impression they might be Invited to enter the Inner office and consult the manager himself, I have now reached a point where I may enter that first gateway of my own free will, but that was not so In the beginning. "Well, as I was saying, I used to hang around the railing, but got no further, for whenever I saw the agent looking my way. I'd lose my nerve nnd turn mv Charles H. Kunsch, bankrupt.

lerg of the northwest, president of tnei.K VT L. xr. i Q. wno played all laat aeason In New York Flrat National bank of Hi 11 yard and dl-l. i wtnn h.

vnHni Wont Prim. In.wpport of Marguerite Clarke In Baby Th petition will ask tt.ono of Casadv. money alleged to ba due Kunsch. It will Mine." and was sent to Interview the manager. And then I recited to him.

It happened that he wanted soma one to do Jessica and Cleopatra and other parts all black girls and he gave me the place, and my first year waa spent In Shakespearean repertoire. There Is plenty of opportunity on the tags, I should aay, for ambitious girls with talent who are not afraid of hard work," said Miss Blotcky. Actresses can make more money, too, than stenographers or teachers but then they spend a lot mora. Ton sea one must always look prosperous and well-fed, no matter whether she has a lob or not. She must always put up a rood bluff.

That's one of the difficulties of th business. Ana anyway thev never save. You can save also ask fcl.UOO on a note executed by trini TrtU iarii-an i i uiuiii i ctDiso just now inucn cuurtie Kunsch, which it la alleged Caaady re quested him to sign. BANKER OUT ON PAROLE ..7... ir studied her lavender slipper toe, and then Fn rl Mrio fiL 1h'i whljMcally at the recollection, lane; J.

0 Shear, a i1r8 Botcky ha, rippling girlish laugh a8.hJS that one feJ.s she must have grown up G. A. Consnian of Terre Haute lie- leased From Prison. LEAVENWORTH, June A. u.

7 wI-H'. iw iVr TZ, "minds you of school days and hcvWestern Union Ufe Insurance Mm- tobo rld FOmehoWi and ls Mn. ank sacretary. Thomas A. Xally and unaffected and Mfrehlng.

"'fiT "I don't mean that I was expecting that 5M raln3r thB manwe" flown there were Just walt- Philip Harding, formerly secrecy and no had known several am- lencral manager of the Western Union K1. wen. frnm thH money while you re Waving in New York, hack and walk out. The only people I knew In New York were a few struggling I mean even if you are Playing a minor role, but If you aren't playing, oh, the beginners, who just as bad off as Consman, a former banker of Terra Haute, left the federal prlsfn here on parole today. Consman began serving an eight-year sentence Jan.

30, IMS. He has been head clerk In the deputy warden's office for several years. myself. But one -y a rriend or mine, a young man fn "ia Chicago school where I'd studl', 1 me that I must money you do spend. You sea you are always gettlnw wlldlv excited about some prospective offer.

One of your friends tells you that such and such a manager Insurance company. school In Chicago where I studied. Their i Among; the Iowans who have written haM (oriM were fr(sn my get up courage to talk to the agents. 420 alo at will receive people as applicants for 420 Walnut T. P.

omls concerning the company are dldnt 0WJ) case Beer, cashier German bank of exception, but then I didn't 'You meet me down there tomorrow and I'll drag you In by the hand and intro Men's Fashion Shop "Cltvtr Clttlm Fir Men Wfo Know" mcBanon, somehow reaUle tne difficulties of the 1: P. D. McMahon, banker and ihm th' Aimeultie of the duce he declared. So I went. But certain part at such and such a time.

You Immediately Ret nervous, and critical of your appearance. You want to look your very best for that man and make Wtorney-ai-aw. emson; r. fl thronga ot Ml at the man had an appointment of some Denies Report. BALTIMORE, June E.

W. Wicks of the Baltimore Eastern league baseball club tonight denied the report that he- had been sent to Cleveland to confer with American leairue officials relative to Baltimore's entry Into the major league. Ittorney-at-law, Dtnlson. and J. A.

Mur- rg WM crowdlll( the hy, county recorder, Ida Qrove. managers offices and looking for work. I If I had I shouldn't have been so brave him see that you are the very person he hunting So you rush off and buy a new RECORDS (-OK ULD about It. So It was just as well. hat and new gloves end new boots and "But I didn't have such a hard time SOLDIERS TURN UP I then, really, as I did afterward.

You fresh waist Or maybe you sort over your wardrobe and decide UmU something has to be dry oleaned. All In a rush, you see. And It always cost so much mora sort and failed to meet us. However, I made up my mind that I simply had to do It, gritted my teeth and went in and up to the railing. There were only a few people in the office at that hour, too, and I hated to retreat.

The agent noticed me at last, said, 'What can I do for you?" and Invited me through the gate. And I sat down and told him Just exactly what (I'd done, It's usually the person who can tell a good story, bhiff a little and perhaps create a pleasant Action about stock work of some sort that gets a hearing, but I was honest. I told him that I wanted a Job and wanted It very to get things In a hurry for a very spe Jomitiander IJvin(sto Receives An i iwer to Call Made hi Prega clal time and occasion. Oh, It aston see I was so anxious to get any kind of a job anything that would give me a chance to act, that I wasn't hard to please. But It's amusing to remember how afraid I was of tne managers.

I was even scared to death of the commercial agents who depend uport the ac- Inning how you do spend money In New York when you're not playing, of course Recently. If you have a steady place you don't have I CHARLES CITY. June 24. The un-1 tors for their very existence. I would these expensive and exciting scenes with managers.

You are sura of your Job and 'vruintu nfton hantifins. Commander en to their offices and hang around a Who Will Be The Goddess Livingston, of the G. R. post or wis lty, has been making a patriotic effort to locate and to have properly identified 'the graves of the soldiers who fought In ilther the Mexican or the civil wars and to that end he has give notice to all that CP WHEN THE STOMACH Information would be acceptable. Last iveek he nut an article In the Press since' that time has received teveral regarding and their records which has made him feel that this efforts are likely to be NEEDS ASSISTANCE July of Liberty Fourth oi 1) frowned with success.

Among othe letters he received a letter from' Mrs. O. Lindaman about W. H. P.

Mr. Johnson was'a soldierl of the Mexican war who is buried in the Charles City Riverside cemetery. Mrs. Who Is The Most Popular Girl In Des Moines? Lindaman say In her communication that was a half brother of hers and that te enlisted from Chicago. During the We In that city 1871 his discharge papers were burned up.

Mr. Livingston tldnks thatrln t4ie face of these facts his Identityvcan be readily traced with the war department officials from tne I records. '-a 1 Another letter, was, received from Mrs. Gilbert Phelps from her home In She gave the Information desired by Mr. Livingston.

The Phelps family wer formerly residents of Charles City. Mrs. Miles, who resides on thel west side, also written to Mr. Llv-I lngston to give him Information desired I con.ernlng the record of her huBband in I the war. Mr.

Miles will be well re membered In Charles City for having! conducted a drug business here for many I years. in MRS. JOHN HARRISON DEAD You are quickly apprised of the fact by spells of Heartburn, Bloating, Sick Headache, Dizziness and Sensations, and in such cases you cannot do a better thing than take a short course of HOSTETTER'S STOMACH BITTERS It is absolutely pure and composed of those ingredients best known for strengthening; the stomach, aiding digestion and assimilation, regarding the appetite and keeping the bowels free from constipation. Then it is truly Nature's best helper in cases of Stomach, Liver and Bowel All merits or Malaria, fever and Ague, and you really should try a bottle at once. It has given complete satisfaction for 55 years.

Don't experiment insist having Hostetter's Stomach Bitters I'ioneer Clinton AVoman Has Mnny Friends in Des Moines. Many Des Moines friends of Mrs. John Harrison of Clinton will be pained to I learn ot her death there Tuesday last. Her funeral was held Thursday, with in The biggest popularity contest on record is now on. Every holder of a 25 cent admission ticket to the State Fair Grounds on July 4th, 1911, will be entitled to vote 20 points in favor of his or her candidate.

The contest will close at 12 (noon) Monday, July 3d. The youngf lady receiving the greatest number of points will be awarded a $50 diamond ring and be crowned Goddess of Liberty at the Fair Grounds on the Fourth of July. The girl securing the second largest number of points will be awarded a $25 gold watch, and the third in the contest will be awarded a $10 gold broach. In case of tie prizes of equal value will be given. You can buy as many tickets as you want Each ticket is good for-twenty points.

For further information concerning this contest address R. W. Macy, General Chairman, Des Moines Admen's Club 4th of July Celebration Committee. For Concessions on State Fair Grounds Tuly 4th, see F. D.Bunnell, 701 Crocker Bldg.

terment at 6t. Mary's cemetery. She I was 7: years ot age. She spent most of I her younger years with her parents in Rt. Johnsburg, where she was mar ried, and west in 1861.

being one of the first -to locate in Clinton. She Isl survived by her husband and six chil dren. Mrs. M. F.

Murrav and Mrs. J. of Minneapolis. Mis. John Solomon of South Bend.

William H. ot Clinton, J. M. of Alherta, Canada, and I Frank T. of Ies Moines.

8 CODIFYING EXPRESS DATA StateVUhrarian Arranging Kvtdence (iatfcered by Attorney General. A. J5n.5,mB"- "tHte librarian, and his 't YOU WILL ALWAYS FIND IT Kosa Kosamona. are com-pltti utnrtexlng and codifying all the data bein-prepared hy Attorney General Cos-Son and his corps of assistants on the express business. The attorney general, in preparing for the state's case In the federal courts, In which a reduction of express rates Is sought.

Is delving to the bottom of the express business, very bottom of the- ex-press business Is lacking and the state law librarian expects, in fact be has received, many request lur referenda to da.1. on the subject HEALTHFUL AND INVIGORATING a.

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