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Alton Evening Telegraph from Alton, Illinois • Page 7

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Alton, Illinois
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MAY ALUSON VARE ALL MEN AUKEfc A scene In May Allison's big success, "Are All Men which MSB two day engagement at the Hippodrome Wednesday. It's L. lth a star cast including Wallace MacDonald. Scenes are laid In Ike Greenwich Village, New York's ohemla. PRINCESS The Only Super-Feature Photoplay Theatre In the City.

LAST SHOWING TONIGHT The Cinema Spectacle that has set the whole city A-Talking Thomas H. Ince's Colossal drama of Life and Love, "LYING LIPS." Featuring House Peters'and Florence with a cast of super-excellence. let your friends tell you about it. See for yourself. In addition Mack Sennetfs latest comedy, "Wedding Bells Out of Tune." Selznick News.

THUKSDAY-and FRIDAY, Matinees Daily. Adapted from the famous jiovel by Samuel Merwin, featuring Rubye de Remer, Matt Moore, Claire Whitney, Charles Gerard, Frankie Mann and Julia Swayne Gordon. Also Buster Keaton in "One Week" and Paramount Magazine. BAST ALTON School Beard Holds Meeting. The school board held their regular Joanl meeting last evening in the office of W.

A. Hale. Two weeks ago, Superintendent H. T. McCrea and State Superintendent Francis o.

Blair Inspected the Washington and Lincoln ccbools and It waa found that the Washington school waa a standard school but the Lincoln school is lacking pictures and books. It was decided last evening at the meeting that a certain sum of-money would be set aside Xor the purpose of purchasing Pictures and books for the Lincoln school. They will also purchase enough pictures so some may be used In the Washington school. The pictures will be purchased from a Boston picture company. They are sending three hundred pictures to be on exhibition in the auditorium of Lincoln school, beginning on March 30, continuing four days.

A request was made that the parents of all of the scholars in both schools see that their children be vaccinated as there are so many cases ot smallpox in East Alton now. Ralph Jones Suffering From Burns. Ralph Jones Is suffering from burns on his face Indicted Sunday evening when he built a fire In the kitchen range. The ftre did not bum as It should so he applied some coal oil, which exploded and the flames burned his face. He is reported to be getting along very nicely.

John Home Caught Fire. The home of Mr. and Mrs. John Smith on Monroe street had a narrow escape yesterday morning at 3 oclock. The family was awakened by the smell of smoke, and upon investigation they discovered that the erectile light switch had Ignited the wall.

The plaster was Immediately torn off and the fire smothered. It IB supposed that the electric wires were crossed. Family Reunion. Mr. and Mrs.

August Kanter, entertained a number of relatives at i their home on the Bethalto road In honor of the latters sixtieth birthday It was also their twenty-sixth wedding anniversary. Those present were Mr. and Mrs August Kanter, Mr. and Mrs. August Hideman and Miss Mildred Beth eL Social Meeting of the Gleaners.

The Gleaners Class of the M. Sunday school will entertain this evening with a social at the church The hostesses for the evening will be the Misses Josephine Van Prefer, Sadie Baldwin, Leona Stuckwisch and Mildred Powell. S. A. Franklin and Bon of West Frankfort visited relatives here.

this week. Mrs. William Schaefer has returned from a several weeks' visit with relatives in Pekin, III. Mr. and Mrs.

Ben Hay and John Eardley visited relatives in Staunton Sunday. Earnest Kanter is now able to return to school after suffering from a broken arm for several weeks. Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Jenkins motored to Centralia and spent the week end visiting Mr.

and Mrs. Homer Qanner and Mr. and Mrs. Frank Ganner of 8t Louis avenue moved to Wood River today. Albert Rasmus of Alton was the guest of Louis Bauer Sunday.

Miss Emma Corlson departed yesterday for Chicago after spending several visiting Mr. and Mrs. Charles Nave. Owen Creason Is suffering from the smallpox. Frank Richardson continues to Im prove at his home.

John Paddock of Wood River was a caller here this morning. S. V. Wooley has returned from week end visit in Centralia where he was called by the illness of his, mother. Mrs.

Wooley will remain in Centralia for several days. George Baker of Bethalto was a er here yesterday. Mr. and Mrs. I.

E. Fowler visited relatives In 8t Louis Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. William Kiel, vis ited friends in Alton yesterday.

Advertise In the Evening Telegraph. SPENDS RE WARD TO CLEAR TITLE ON FARM LAND. Paul Draper Will Pot His Into Montana Reward Fof Dalton Capture. Herworth, March "hare a place for that money. It -won't go for an auto or other luxuries.

go to clear title to 326 acres ol good farm land In Montana." Thin waa Paul Draper's reply to the query: "How are you going to spend the $26,000 reward given you by the Northern Trust Co. of Chicago?" Draper, son of the local marshal, go the reward for capturing Willie Dalton, 17-year-old bank employe who walked off with $772,000 In Liberty bonds. "I was awarded a land claim In Montana before the war," per. "Instead of homesteading It, I enlisted. When a returned from PAGE SEVEN Prance they told me I had lost none! of my rights to the property, so Itn go- Ing to this money to get clear title to ft William Dennis, chauffeur, who tipped Draper that the youth to whom he gave a "lift" Into town was the hunted band employe, claims he is entitled othe reward and plans suit against the bank tor It Advertise In the Telegraph.

Auxiliary To Attend Homer Hoaion's Funeral The women of the Auxiliary of the American Legion will attend the funeral of Homer Hodson at the First Baptist church Wednesday afternoon. Mrs. John Beanblossora, president ot the Aurillary, requests that the women assemble at the church at 1:45 o'clock In order that all might be In one body tor the funeral FACE POWDER I Best Music in Town. Berg Plu miner's Orchestra. RAN PRICES.

Weekly Adults Children 10c. Boxes SOc. Lower floor 35c. Balcony 25c. Children 15c.

ABSOLUTELY FIRE PROOF. Matinee 1:30 p. Nights 6 and 9:15 p. m. SUNDAYS AND HOLIDAYS CONTINUOUS 1:30 to 11 P.

M. Complete Change of Program Monday, Wednesday and Friday A COMPLETE CHANGE OF PROGRAM TOMORROW OF That Harmon Trio Genevieve May Trio Harry Bond, Garmon Gate. Refined Singers and The Funny Jew Comedian. wmm Si Si Si Si Si Si Si Si Si ffi Si Si Si Si Hi Si PHOTOPLAYS SHOWING TODAY EVA NOVAK "THE TORRENT." Th picture fey this charming (tittle tUr UNIVERSAL WEEtCLY. COMEDY WEDNESDAY and THURSDAY! The Greatest Drama tver Made, SESSUE HAYAKAWA "THE FIRST BORN." HABIT" The home of-the best VAUDEVILLE First Run PICTURES Concert ORCHESTRA HIPPODROME Compare our shows with others and see for yourself.

Booked by the Junior Orpheum Association in conjunction with the Rlalto, Grand Opera House, Columbia Theatre. Oroheum Theatre St. Lnnlc First National, Fox Metro, Vitagraph, Goldwyn Pictures, with their Big Stars Shown Exclusively at this Theatre. VI LE" A Big $800.00 Orpheum Act featuring Harry B. Watson and R.

G. Meyville. A II A wonderful big feature picture. Don't let anything prevent you seeing it Tonight. Extra attraction every Tuesday, "Fantomas" and a two reel First National comedy, 'You'll Be Surprised." Wednesday February All Day long starting 11 a.

m. A picture that carries a lesson to every member of the family. WHEN SHE RISKED HER LIFE in the Hazardous Plane Harden discovered die difference between true love and false. You "will eaten $our breath and your pulses will beat more when you. MT ALLISON CLASSIC MENALIKE Founded upon Arthur Stringer's "The Iront, as Published in McQure's Magazine.

A. P. YOUNGER Motion BEN Setting Forth the Snares and Pitfalls of Life among tKe Artists' Studios in IsJew York's Bohemia, Greenwich Village. Also Bray Photograph and other Interesting Moments. ir PHILIP E.

ROSEN Art DineAm fry SIDNEY ULLMAN I I ii In latest comedy note. The nllvTPr KP9Tnn Hippodrome plays all Buster UU0IUI Keaton in Alton first, any other house in Alton must play second I run. This also applies to Chaplin and First National Comedies. i -JWfiii? Vl i..

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