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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-06-26
HOW FLOTO DID UP
THE CONSTABLE
Iron Cuspidor FlOored Ba-
varian Hercules.
GOT ALL HIS MONEY BACK
Strenuous Method of Collecting Money
in Woolly West Meets With I'm
expected Results.

otto Floto, who used to be chief
Tight promoter round Denver, is a great
character He is big, burly, and i'm
pressive. and knows how to make
friends rs well as enemies-and knows
how to make money" writes w. A.
Eleven years ago Floto was working
for that prince of good fellows and
good showmen, the late Sam T. Jack.
One afternoon, when Matt Flynn, now
also dead-was running his show at the
Jack Theater, a constable appeared.
with an attachment sworn out by some
creditor of Flynn. Mr.. Jack was out
Of the city. but F'loto made so valorous
front that the constable fed I'm ter
ror
Presently another constable appear
ed. This man was a hugh person. known
as The Bavarian Hercules. a professional
strong man. He invaded the box-office.
took FlOto with one hand-and Floto
Is big man-and seized the treasurer.
George Gersten, with the other. Then
he swept them round and round. mon
ped up the office. put Gersten In the ice
water cooler, and Floto in the waste
basket he collected the contents Of
The money-till, and stalked proudly
away.
Constable Knocked Out.
As he started downstairs. the writer
or this story, who had prudently re-
tired before the oncOming tornado,
came out Of dark corner, armed with
an iron cuspidor He dropped this on
the head Of The Bavarian Hercules az
the latter paraded down the stair, and
the Bavarian always maintained, and
sWore in court, that while he was see
ing pretty consultations and wondrous
rrnrrr &c lot. No. Il ~.
from his clothing every dollar of the
coin he had just taken from the tin
IL was an exciting seance-wonder fl
Floto has forgotten about it2''
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-06-26
Lost Ball.

We'll, the left fielder had got the bah
most half mile away by this time, an
they began linin' IL in TO ketch me.
When l was three-quarters o. the way
home Merritt saw they had me II he
didn't do somethin'. so he picked up my
mitt an when the second baseman
ketched the bal on the throw IN Sam
slammed in the mitt. an blamed II the
guy bein' a little ratified. didn't throw
IL AT Sam. an Sam ducked, an il went
into the crowd an got lost
That settled IT. I tottered over then.
durn near exhausted. an the game was
won, an the Chineezers were nader n
a lot o. hornets. They wanted to give
me an Merritt yeller Jackets an peacock
feathers an pigtails. an stay there an
be sort o. kings II we'd only play ball.
but we threw EN- down hard From
that day TO this l amt heard o. no Chi
nese ball player. That defeat we give
EN- Is the cause Of A"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-06-26

" Mention wot2' says Josh.
90 oh. these durn Chinee rules. 7 for
got 20 mention 81 20 YOU. but these here
heathens o mine don't do nothin like
we do. Everything we do Is backwards
20 them. Ny name IS Ezry Watson. n
was "A Chinee IL would be Watson
Ezry. The same way in baseball. They
begin scorin' al the ninth innin. an go
back 20 the first
% 'WOunel kind Of game Is that2' saws
Josh. s pose it's a re wnen they get
down 10 the first innin'? What do they
DO them
Why whatd be your tenth Is the
halfth, and then there's the quartertn.
an the sixteenth. an so on We had
an eNcitin' thirty-secondth game here
the other Sunday. But that's easy
You'll get onto that right on Then.
you see, instead o. runnin' 20 FIRST base
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-06-26

Say, that was what was needed-that
little move o. mine. After that eighth
innin Reggie give EN- a Cy Young
Game-no hits, no runs. and not a vel
Ter TO first base. My bein' there
steadied him down. an he wound curves
round their necks so had to untangle
en- out O. their pigtals They hit EN-
couple o times, an once 1 got a
hard belt on the shoulder. but it
bounced back an Reg got IL, an threw
the crab-runnin' guy out.
Couldn't Score.
"Innin' after innin' went by an we
couldn't score. Fifth, fourth, third
second hoated past, and still we
couldn't git man on base. At last it
come down to the ending o. the first as
our last chance.
Break it UP now hoIlered Sam
Merritt. Sam never quits TN the last
man is out in the last innin', an his
CHEEKY hollerin' reused our droopin
spirits. Reggie was up first, and then
the heavy hitters on the battin' order
We didn't expect much from Reg. but
he surprised us by falling on the first
bah an sendin' out a skyscraper that
fell safe. He tumbled over in backin'
down to third base. but got up an
made the bag.
Wow! Break her up! Break her
up! yelled Merritt. Old Pinch come up
an shot one down the left field foul
line. The Chink third baseman made
dive for it. but 1t went through him
like n shot, an bounced of the heels
o the left fielder, an by the time #
was fielded in Reg was on first an
Pinch on second.
Then Jim Harrison popped up a foul.
their third baseman made a circus of.
and Hennessy was called out on strikes.
That hampered us a little.
However. there was scheme in
Pete Browns head, and when he came
UP he hunted. Their ketcher was half
second base, an by the time him an
tine pitcher Rad skinned in fer il. Pete
haG googled on his heels backward
dowr, TO third. an II was up TO me.
Ready to Hit.
IT hadn't made good hit out OF II
that day. and l knew the time had
come. I picked out an especially smooth
alleyway in left center, an prepared To
belt ~.
Cit away Off Away down" yelled
Merritt. whoopin' her up. The runners
could take good leads. cause the pitcher
Break her up. now. Hag. he yelled.
XIII az
II knew there was no danger Of my
breakin' il in two when I was battin'
with the ball. so ] really put all my
strenth In It. BIZ sailin' out to left
center she went, tearin for the plate
our fellers came-aII backwards-an' [
began backin' UP 10 third base
Some day when you get a grudge
against a Teller. get him to put on a
pair of spiked shoes an run the bases
backward. II beats everything how
many feet you seem to have. l would
a swore l was a centerpede before
got half way to second And then the
durn spikes began to cut my toes-I was
interferin' Ike an old mule, y know
an all the while cd hear Merritt yell
in. Pull out, Git gait on You amt
runnin'! an things Ike that An
says to myself. says /, Sammy, IL l had
you here you'd think you was runnin'-
or sOmethin'. II seemed an age but
soon 1 was at first and had begun the
last back-breakin', snkle-wrenchin', toe
tanglin rush
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-06-26
Didn't Move.

90 course everybody hollered. Boss
Watson he said he didn't want to see a
fine Teller like me carried home on
door. which I surely would be; Josh he
tried 10 git me away. and even Pinch
Joined in the howl. Very calm I stayed
right where ] was. an when I got
ready I saws 20 Josh:
They got three runs last innin'.'
says ]. an where were Roin' to get
four from to beat 'em I don't know.
But what Glanced we have under this
ere blue vault O. heaven to git twenty
FIVE runs? says l. Which Is what we'd
need II they got runs as easy every
innin as they did the last No. I shall
stay right here says /. and II I should
get mine says /. tell them in the old
CorndrOpper's League, II you ever get
back 10 Gods country. that Haggerty
fell in wardin' off the yeller peril. and
right up under the guns. Tell EN- that
says J. Then ! gave Reg the signal for
a fast Inward, and the inning was on.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-06-26
Another Way.

But they had another way o. playin'
II seems that Harrison had picked The
ball up front WAYS. an Pete Brown had
ketched it front ways. SO we were fined
two bases. an the Chineezer went
around TO first.
'"rhc next one to bat popped UP a
little fly 10 Pinch. He showed how the
game should be played by backin' p an
taking II over his shoulder. an then
making a quick throw to Pete an ketch-
ing The guy who was dancln' up an
down there for double play. That
gave US heart. an Johnny Harrison
Reels. an Jim Harrison got the Teller at
made a nice stop o a grounder with his
third
when we came 20 bat Il was a reve-
lation to see them yeller fellers scoop
up our hard drives-for we could hit
pretty free. though not as hard as
against the ball-an' we saw that our
hard hittin' wasn't goin' to pull that
game out, for we couldn't get our hits
safe.
well. the boys got all balled I'D IN
the next inning. which was the eighth.
and made errors an got penaHzed. an
when we got three men out. they had
three runs in az the bases full Only
nice runnin' catch Of Hennessy's saved
those three runs from scorin'. We got
nothin' in our half. an when we took
the field again my mind was made up.
I took the mask an the old mitt an the
Dertector. an planted myself right in
front o. the plate
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-06-26
Yellow Streak.

wan says Josh. I think You're
gettin' yeller streak. Play your game. >
made up my mind Josh'd eat them
words. And he did.
When :he game began they nut me
In the middle o. the diamond right lac!,
the pitchers box. TO return the balls
TO Reg, who was back Of the plate I
never felt so out Of place I'm nv ufe
gswkin' there with my head screwed
over my shOulder-we all had to stand
with our backs to the batter. you know.
They amt no good goin' TO come from
this business o. putin the ketcher. the
most Important player on the nine. out
o his position says 10 myself. Mark
my words. The ketcher. even in this
twisted game. b'longs right up there II
r. Mt o that batter. and says to nv
self. that's where he'll get IL things
don't pan out right here
And they didn't Reggie pitched up
an ont curve. the first Chlnk batsman
waited for IT, and druv II along the
ground down toward third. Jim Harri-
son scooned 81 mp. An then what do YOU
think the bug did? Instead o. stepp!n'
on third an putin his man out he ups
an lines IL tNto Pete Brown on first
in the true front way O. playin', an be-
fore Pete could get Il back the Chink
was safe on third base.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-06-26
"H0ME RUN" TALKSOF THE YELLOW PERIL
Wards 1t Off in Game of Baseball Played Backwards
thing Wise About the Alfalfa Team-BeIieves You Can
Never Tell What Will Happen

an so on round the diamond as we do
they run to third first. an then TO Sec
ond second, an then to first third, an
then back home
Anything else?' says Josh. lookin
as though he wished that engine had
blew up fore she ever struck the Del
vim Desert O. Doubledee.
Minor Details.
only a couple o minor Details says
Watson. Our pitcher stands where
your catcher does. an the batter has to
hit with the ball instead O. against It.
See the scheme? The ketcher is RELY
an extra fielder. o. course the helders
all field with their backs to the plate
that's easy-an' you run to bases back
ward. l guess that's about ALL
About all.' The cool, calm way
that guy said that near gave me a
faintin' feelin'. Wasn't that enough
pressed down an running over2 We
looked at Josh and Josh looked at US
Boys. says he finally. they never
got us yet. but this here backin' UP
business is a contract an no mistake
Sh'n we renig or sh1l we go down with
the darn old Alfalfa flag nailed TO the
mast?
When Josh got poetic like that we
knew he was in dead earnest. an we
had our answer ready. We all cheered
an said with one breath. Bring on the
wrong-end-irst Chinks Wcll eat .'em
alive" An Josh looked terrible pleased.
Half Holiday.
That afternoon was selected rs the
time OF the game. and a piece o. the
big prairie right outside the town was
the place The boss made IT a half
holiday in the mines of the Delvin
Desert o DoubIedee Why in thunder
they ever picked that name for such a
ioresaken joint Is more than [ was ever
able 10 understand.
AS the time drew near for the game.
an we watched the Chinks practicin'
ketchin' flies over their shoulders an,
runnin' backward to bases most as fast
as we could run front ways. an dom all
kinds o stunts in the way o, battin. !
began TO have my first crop o. nisgiv-
lngs.
Now. says to Josh. I hardly think
were dom right i'm playin' this here
game says l. Didn't you never hear o.
the yeller peril7' says T. Well, this Is
IL II we encourage this here bali play
In in these Chinks. the first thing Won
know therel be league in China. and
then our own big cities will be signir'
Ldng-iang-loos TO. play first base or
shortstop, an Wen be gettin' ruin ont
o business the same as they've run ont
the niggers an ginnies worIfn' those
mines. an the poor laundry people
That's the yeller peril SAYS I. Josh
Hapgood. you'd ought to have enough
patriotism to resist IT. What's n paltrv
$500 when your comrany's weifare's AZ
stalker
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-09-15
OBITUARY RECORD.

Funeral services over the remains of
Ernest c. Bleuer. whose death was
announced in yesterdays Argus, will
be conducted tomorrow afternoon at 2
O'Clock by Rev. d. l.. McNary, pastor
of the United Presbyterian church
from the residence. 1O11 Seventh ave
nue.. Burial will be made in Chip
piannOck cemetery, where Camp 3O9,
NJ. w. A. will have charge The
deceased was 2G years of age
and had been employed as
preSsman i'll the WoOdmen head
office. He leaves a wife and two chill
dren and his parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Nicholas Bleuer
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-09-15
Licensed to Wed.
GYM WORK BEGINS TONIGHT
Classes for the Season are Being
Formed at the Y. M. C. A.

The Y. NJ. c. A. gymnasium work
for the season will be inaugurated to-
night, when the working boys of the
junior class will take class work from
7:30 till 8 O'Clock. Apparatus work,
calisthenics and games will make up
the evenings exercises. This work
will be preliminary for about two
weeks, after which the regular work
will be taken up.
Tomorrow night the young men of
the senior class will take their work
from until $3.50 O'Clock, and Satur-
day morning from $50 TO 10 o'clock
the younger members of the junior
class will work, after which the older
members of the juniors will take their
exercises from 10 o'clock until 1880
o'clock.
The business mems class. it is
hoped. will be started Monday after
noon. 70 begin at 4 and last until 6
o'clock.
The business men are especially
manifesting much interest in the work
and hopes for very successful season
are entertained.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-09-15
TO BUILD THE X. C. & G
Col. Dawes, the Contractor, Will Grade
for Interurban in Sixty Days.

Col. Dawes, of New York, the con-
tractor who will build the Kewanee,
Cambridge & GeneseO intcrurban,
writes that he will reach kewanee
within ten days. He is arranging to
remain permanently. during the con-
struction of the road, gazing his per-
sonaI attention TO the work in hand.
As to whether Kewanee or Cambridge
will be the construction headquarters,
nothing was said.
From what can be learned from Col.
Dawes. he expects TO bring on all his
equipment when he comes west, and
as he has stated he will complete the
grading between Kewanee and Cam
bridge within co days after he com
mences. il is taken for granted that he
proposes TO put a large force of men at
work Immediately upon his arrival. He
will bring on three steam locomotives
for work on the construction
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-09-15
FEARING LOSS OF LOVE OF
HUSBAND. SHE SUICIDES
Mrs. Joseph Helm, Formerly of Moline,
Drinks CarboIic Acid on Flat
Boat at Peoria.

Because she feared her husband no
longer loved her, Mrs. Joseph Helm,
aged IS years, formerly of Moline, end
ed her life with carbolic acid in a fiat
boat at Peoria yesterday.
1t was a peculiar circumstance that
Mrs. Helm went TO the ticket office at
the union station and bought a ticket
TO Moline.
She was going back TO her mother
and to her reIa\e all her domestic sOr-
rows. After buying the railroad tick
ct she evidently entertained another
thought and that was to go back to her
cabin boat and die.
She went thither. swallowed the
acid, was found in semi-uncOnsciOus
condition, was taken to the hospital,
and there she passed away.
What her domestic trouble was has
not developed. She has a brother liY-
ing in Peoria and he said that she was
worried to death on account of her
husband.
Mrs. Helm was an attractive bru-
nette She will be buried in Moline.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-09-15

prices at B. Rachman's grocery, 100
Twelfth street
Bennett will give a pair of kid
gloves with every piece of fur sold
during the fur sale.
Bennett viii give a pair of kid
gloves with every piece of fur sold
during the fur sale.
Just received another lot of Portia
shoes for ladies. They are fine fit
tiers. Lage-Waters Shoe company.
Afternoon excursion to Muscatine on
steamer J. S. Sunday Sept. IS. Leaves
Rock Island 2:30 p. m. Fare 80 cents.
Ranges bakery will give one pound
loayes instead of three-fourth pound
lOaves. Try Ranges bread and get
the benefit
Learn ballroom dancing at Graham's
school in the l. o. o F. hall over Lon
don clothing cOmpany's store. Open
Saturday evening, Sept. 10.
The rummage sale for the benefit
Of Bethany home opened this after
noon at the old rink on Sixteenth
street. 1t Will continue afternoon and
evening the remainder of the week.
The Ladies' Sewing society of the
First Methodist church will give a sup
per and social at the homes of d. J.
Kinney and H. K. Walker, South
Heights, Friday evening. Supper will
be served from $50 to s o'clock for
10 cents. Ice cream and cake, 10 cents.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-09-15
Rev. Allen at Pasadena.

pastor of the Central Presbyterian
church of this city, has been chosen
to the chair of literature and rhetoric
in Occidental college. Pasadena, Cal.
Rev. Allen resigned his pastOrate here
to accept a professorship in McCor-
mick Seminary at Chicago. but after
two years work he was compelled to
give up his work on account of fail
ing health. He went west and i'm
proved in health and again returned to
Chicago. but he was forced to again
leave that climate. and he went to the
southwest on the advice G physicians.
For the past two years he I'd been
leading an outdoor life, and finally
recovered his health.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-09-15
PERJURY CASE AGAINST
w. A. TR0NE DISMISSED
John e. Brisben Fails to Appear to
Prosecute This Morning in Court
of Justice Cleland.

w. \. Trone was not prosecuted on
the charge of perjury in the court of
Justice J. H. Cleland this morning,
John f. Brisben. who caused the in
formation to be filed against the de
PENDANT. failing to appear as wit
ness against him.
Whereupon. Justice Cleland dismiss
ed the case on the motion of the states
attorney. The accusation by Brisben
grew out of Il legal dispute that he
had with Trone. 1t was an attachment
suit and was tried before Justice p.
r. Ingelson of Moline. At the hearing
Brisben alleged that Trone swore to
statements that h knew were false.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-09-15
CITY CHAT.


l-dse " "''i' '''
Can LOT Iie he" hiil9nip'
For Insurance. T. D. D"'H9-
Buy home OF Reidy Bros.
Buy you shoes at LaSe-Waters
Tri-City Towel Supply company.
For bus. baggage, express, call Robb's.
cnanccr G, Trefz for bus or EXPRESS.
uor,,oir,. in sbocs at Waters
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p,,rns
x.u
u...IoE
.,-,--.,.-..
'iiei S""i - On non
I"'IoIlo"'
The best place 10 Duy SHOES IS al
Iage-Waters'.
Fresh river and lake fish at Hess
Bros. tomorrow.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-09-15
Free Scholarships for zedeIers.

The two Zedeler children. who won
free scholarships ar the Chicago Musi-
cal college last year, have again won
free scholarships for this year Miss
Nicotine was accorded the honor OF
being the single competitor TO receive
the unanimous vote OF the entire COM
mittee. Master Nicolai received the
only free scholarship for cello under
Diestel. while Miss Nicotine won the
only free scholarship for violin under
Spierring.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-09-15
Will of Daniel Reynolds.

The will of Daniel Reynolds. of
Drury township. was probated in the
county court today. The estate is be-
queathed to the wife. Mrs. Sarah a
Reynolds, and at her death it is to
be divided between his two sons. OS-
born and Burnett ID. Reynolds. and
his grandsons. Jessie Maude McGin-
Miss and Bessie Claude McGinnis. Bur
nett d. Reynolds is appointed eXccu-
tor without bond.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-09-15
James Powers Brought Home.

Engineer James Powers. of the Rock
Island road, who was seriously injured
in a street car accident in Des Moines
to st. AnthOny's hospital here this
afternoon. The patient is getting
along nicely. though it Will be several
weeks before he will be able to be
about.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-09-15
Joslin Fair Closes Today.

The Rock Island county fair at JOS
lin closes today. The weather of the
first two days was anything but fav-
orable. but the association hoped to-
day to have big attendance that
would in a measure make up for the
losses of Tuesday and Wednesday.
The Burlington ran a special train
from here this morning, carrying a
number of people from Rock Island
and Moline.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-09-15
More Frost Last Niqht.

If you were up with the chickens
this morning you saw your old friend
Jack Frost He hung around in the
shady places until 7:30 when he was
driven to cover by the warmth of the
suns rays His freshness was in evi-
dence during the night as far west as
Des MOines and in Illinois as far south
as Cairo. but locally there was no
damage done except probably to the
tenderest of vegetation.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-09-15

MotheT-Yes, one package makes
two quarts OF baby medicine See di-
rections. There is nothing just as
good for babies and children as Hollis
ter's Rocky Mountain Tea. 35 cents,
tea or tablets. T. II. Thomas phar-
macy.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-09-15
Hitting EN- Up.

Two Davenporters registering as
John Anderson and John Johnston
were fined So each i'll the police court
this morning for fast driving. They
were racing their horse through the
city last night. both being jagged, and
they were arrested by officer Gus
KirSch
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-09-15
ANOTHER BANANA SALE
At Frank Campana's Fruit Store 1914
Second Avenue.

FRANK Campana has received anOth-
cr carload of choice bananas, which
Will he sold at 80 cents a bunch and
up. either nicely ripened or green;
also others at , dozen for % cents,
dozen for 10 cents and 5 cents a
dozen
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-09-15
GOOD ScHEM E.

The time Is near" said Noodles,
My winters coal to get.
I'm planning to secure II.
and not get into debt.
Next week I'll go to market,
The fowl store'n be my goal,
III put hens in my coal shed.
And they'll lay in my coal
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-09-15
New York Stocks.

NV York. Sept. 15.-SuEar 1871 -, Gas
1913 y. {. r. ! < =, Is. southern Pa
mon ~ Atchisou preferred 80. G. NJ. &,
s.. =. i57a.. Copper IS, ". I. Tel. co.
.H21.. Y Central I272t, l.. Il y IA X.
C. 4 \ Al Reading common 60 g. Can
adam Pacific 1868. e. x. r % u. Pa
cinc Mail 3&H. /. ). steel preferred
az l. s Sccl common 1915 Penn"
.1?IL Missouri Pacific 3S4, Union Pa
enc aS@s. Coal :; Iron 49,. Eric com
mon - y. Wabash preferred ~. { I"
. W IT, Illinois Central 1898 Car
foundry 30 Republic steel preferred
"a Rrpublir steel common ..
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-09-15
Coming Back.

Big sleeves. the mutton leg" kind.
as large nearly as a bushel basket. are
again in fashion. This is the decree
of the dressmakcrs in two conven-
lions.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-09-15
RIVER RIPLETS.
RIVER FORECAST.

The Mississippi will continue to rise
very slowly between Dubuque and
MuSCatine.