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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-08-16

walton of the shipper of the Mississippi
valley. The association as whose rep
ne was speaking had been
la5or!ng long TO bring about this Wis
it, and great results were anticipated,
for it was believed when the congress
man see for themselves the great
benefit to commerce the river Is and
should continue TO be, and the thriV-
ing cities and country contiguous To
it that are 50 much dependent on ii,
they will have no hesitanCy in voting
for the SIS 200. 900 appropriation that
Will he asked to maintain the river
between St. Paul and St. Louis.
Benefit to Arsenal.
Aid. L. E. Robbins said the visit
of the congressman here would mean
much for the community. Few of
these men had never seen Rock Island
arsenal. They had no idea of the ca
pacity of that establishment. of its
natural beauty, its advantageous loCa-
ton. and they could not help but he
eminent and with the necessity for
making liberal appropriations to main
tain it. This. Mr.. Robbins said, aside
from the inspection of the river and
cities stDuld see to it that these men
do not overlook anything while they
are here.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-08-16
COURT HOUSE RECORD.
In County Court.

Aug. 15.-Estate of James Patton.
Final report and settlement of admin
istrator fled. Hearing thereon set
for Monday, Sept II. 1901, at o'clock
a. m. Ordered that administrator no
tify heirs by publication in some
newspaper published in Rock Island
county. ILL.,. at least once in each week
for three successive weeks.
Real Estate Transfers.
Aug. 15.-Gust Ehmann to John r.
Cowdcn, lot IS, First add, Edgcwood
Park. Rock Island, $4,000.
Flora n. Candee to +. G. Gould, lots
-, ). 4 and 5. block > II. r. Edwards
Second add. Moline, 81.
w. c. Hubble to Henry Thode, lot
y. w. L. Bailey's Second add, Rock
Island. $3.50.
CAMEL Van Hoecke to Anna TiCken
lot 8, block /. Daebellehn's add,
Moline, 5000.
B. F. Rhodenbaugh to Henry Tap
pendorf, lot ). E. Ii. Guyers subdiv.,
lot Is. Brasher's subdiv. of W 74.77
acres ms II. II. Nv. $1,000.
J. b. Cor1 wall to l.. L. ShOfer. lot
3. block =. CORVALLIS First Wood
lawn add. Moline. $500.
Henry Thode to F. l.. Yerbury, lot
?, w. +. Baileys Second add, Rock
Island. $500.
l.. r. Adkins to C. II. Widener, As
acres. sw y %. 90, 2e. $500
+. J. MCGEE to n. Juhl. lots l and
,. block 4. NJ. Schnell's add, Rock Isl
and, $3.50.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-08-16
IMMENSE TOBACCO PURCHASE.
Fort,-EIght rbou.apd Dollar. Pal.

FOrty-EiEht Thousand Dollars Paid
For Fancy Lot OF Tobacco.
The biggest purchase of high grade
tobacco over made in the west by
cigar manufacturer was made last
"Wednesday by Frank p. Lewis, Peoria,
H., for his celebrated Single Binder
cigar. A written guarantee was given
that the entire amount WAS to he fancy
selected tobacco. This no douut
makes the Lewis factory the largest
holder in the United States Of tobacco
% so high a graGing.-PeorIa Tran.
script, Dec. q, 1902.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-08-16
Licensed to Wed.
GIRLS IN ROLE OF ESCORT
Entertain Their Gentlemen Friends at
Leap Year Party.

One of the most enjoyable dancing
parties attended by tri-city young peo-
pie this season was the leap year
party arranged by party of young la
dies composed for the most part of
EmanOn club members at the Black
Hawk inn last evening. About 90 cOu-
pies were present, the ladies doing the
honOrs as escorts, giving rise TO some
interesting experiences. 4 novel pro
gram, from $50 to II. was arranged.
the music being by Ogdcn's. During
the intermission coffee and sand
witches were served. The patronesses
of the affair were Mesdames Warren.
Dodge. Harms, Stoddard, West and
ThOmDSOD
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-08-16
AMERICAN LEAGTE
NATIONALL LEAGUE.
Yesterdays RESULTS.

AMERICAN LEAGUE.
Chicago ,: Boston. ..
New York >: st. Louis. I.
Cleveland. !: Washington. o.
Philadelphia. =: Detroit. o.
NATIONAL LEAGUE.
Chicago, 3; Philadelphia. ,.
New York. 1. Cincinnati. |.
PittSbuTE. >: Boston. /.
Brooklyn. .; st. Louis. >.
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION
ST Paul. s: Columbus. G2 inninEs)
Minneapolis. IL; indianapolis, ).
Kansas city. > Louisville. ,.
Milwaukee. -: Toledo. IA.
CENTRAL LEAGUE
Wheeling, 4. South Bend. G3 in
lingSl.
Dayton. =: Grand Rapids. ,.
Marion. .. TeTTe HdUtC. . torfciD.
Fort Wayne. { Evansville, o.
WESTERN LEAGUE.
Colorado Springs. s: Denver. I.
Omaha. 1. Sioux city. o.
Des Moincs. :. st. Joseph, 8.
IOWA LEAGU r..
oskaIoosa. =: Boone. l CfTst game1.
oskalooSa. 5; Boone, l tscCond game)
Marshalltown. 8: Burlington. ,.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-08-16
Suicide Prevented.

The startling announcement that Il
preventive of suicide had been dis
covered will interest many run
down system. or dependency invar-
iably preccde suicide and something
has been found that will prevent that
condition which makes suicide likely.
At the first thought of self destruction
take Electric BittCrs. 1t being a great
tonic and ncrvine will strengthen the
nerves and build up the system. It's
also a great stomach. liver and kidney
regulator. Only SOC. Satisfaction
guaranteed by Hartz & UIlemeyer.
druggists.
All the news all the time - THE
ARGUS.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-08-16

audience lost no opportunities of using
their lungs. Manager Nicol was
made the butt of few sallies as he
warmed the islanders bench, but TAX
ing it all in all the fans were very
kind to Mic. Miller'S play at second
was the feature of the islanders side
of the game. KOhley got IL chances
and accepted every one without bob
BILE. Thornton's throw from center to
first, on which he doubled Dexter, was
a fine bit of work. 1t went straight
10 the base and Dexter was ont 10 feet.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-08-16

The Peoria White Rocks. the lead
ing amateur team of the ulstillery city,
is anxious to get game in Rock ISL
and next Sunday. The Rock Island
road is to run an excursion from that
city to this point ON that date, and the
Rocks would like to come up and meet
a team here. Perhaps the lndepend-
ents could arrange to accommodate
them H. S. Rogers, 400 North Perry
avenue, is manager of the White
Rocks.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-08-16

Quckens the blood. rounds the form,
lifts the brain and body from weak
ness TO power. That's what HOLSTERS
Rocky Mountain Tea does. 80 cents.
tea or tablets. T. II. Thomas phar-
macy.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-08-16
RIVER FORECAST

The Dubuque. Emily and Winona
came south and the r. Hershey. Phil
Scheckel. Emily, r. d. Kendall, f. Rut-
ledge and Winona went north.
The stage of water was go all day
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-08-16

Galena, Aug. Special The
Rock Island Three-Eye league team
played a pretty exhibition game with
the Galena nine yesterday. Although
the visitors outbatted the locals cas-
ily, thcy apparently made no effort to
distance them in the results.
Thornton was brought in from cen
ter field to pitch for the visitors. and
Vanhinc came from third TO officiate
behind the bat. the regular batteries
laying off as far AS regular positions
were concerned. This is the result:
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-08-16

Where did Belden Hill dig up Pete
Dahlquist? He will be remembered as
almost as much of world beaten as
Gill and got the notion that he was
headed for the big leagues. but a few
bumpings in the Central reduced the
swelling. The signing of Dahlquist
might mean that Belden is preparing
to sell Fiene.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-08-16
RIVER BULLETIN.

Nearly stationary stages in the Mis-
sissippi will continue between Du-
buque and Muscatine
Danger Height Ching
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-08-16

Springfield Journal: Joe VysEociTs
stunt" in the first game Sunday
brought plenty Of applause and laugh
ter from the grand stand Joe went
after a CrOurdeT. became tangled up
and fell down. Seeing the ball lying
on the ground few feet from him he
took Off his cap and slowly crept up
the sphere and trapped il under his
cap Joe's friends here didn't know,
he had so much humor in his makeup.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-08-16
Cholera Infantun.

This disease has lost its terrors
since Chamberlain's Collie. Cholera
and DiarThOea Remedy came into gen
eral use. The uniform success which
attends the use Of this remedy in all
cases Of bowel complaints in children
has made it a favorite wherever its
value has become known. For sale by
all leading druggists
EIrs. C. f. Perry. BlOomingtou-Af-
ter years of suffering with headache
and stomach troubles. I was complete
" cured with HOLSTERS Rocky Noun
tain Tea. Gained 20 pounds in eight
weeks T. II. Thomas pharmacy.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-08-16

Kansas City. Mo. Aug. 1G.-Arthur
Irwin has purchased the controlling
interest in the Kansas City American
Association baseball club from George
Tebeau, the owner also of the Louis
vile club.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-08-16

Rockford Star: The crowd which
greeted Hugh Nicol on his las; appear
anCe in the city this season. was n
large one. Grand stand and bleachers
were filled TO overlooking and the big
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-08-16
Dubuque. 4; Clinton, ,.

Clinton, Iowa, Aug. 1G.-Dubuque
came near being defeated in the ninth
inning yesterday by Clinton. Hughes
went into the box after the locals had
made three runs. The score:
r. II. L.
Dubuque ....OOU 90 81 =
Clinton ......OOO 100000 3-3 S :
Battori"s-RcaEan Hughes and Woolf;
Eul and Gwinu.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-08-16
DUST FROM DIAMOND.

Monongahela City, Pa, Aug. 10
John Basto. 20 years old, died yester-
day from the effects of being struck
by pitched ball in a game last Sat
urday.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-08-16
Bergman Collection
Agency and Information

2o7-2os Brady ST. Davenport. Ia.
Claims, accounts and inforrnatIons
collected everywhere. Both Phones. E.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-08-16
WIN GALENA GAME
Rock Islanders Play a Pretty Exhibit
tio4 With Amateur Team in Up
River City Yesterday.
THORNTON IN PITCHERS BOX
With Vandine as Baekstop-Score is
Three to Two-LocaIs Open
Today at Dubuque.
GAMES TOMORROW.

Rock Island at Dubuque
Springfield at Cedar Rapids
Decatur at Davenport.
Bloomington at Rockford
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-08-16
or the treatment costs nothing.

MEDERIHE SOAP .s s i. "a; .s ''4 ' sass q.
b1utIher pcT DandruG and all Sca!7 and skin
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-07-29
Sunken Evidence.

The British protests against the
sinking of the steamer Knight Com
mander and British demands for
reparation and apology place Russia
in an awkward position. No one de-
MES that the Russian naval officers in
destroying the Knight Commander
followed instructions from st. Peters
burg, that under certain exigencies
the sinking of a neutral vessel was al
lOwable. But it is a question if these
instructions, were permissible accord
ing to international law.
The conditions under which these
instructions claimed that a vessel
could be sunk were: if she proved I'M
seawOrthy, was in danger of recap
ture, or it was incOnvenient to keep
her-when, for instance, a prize crew
to man her to port could not be
spared. 1t is presumed that the
Knight Commander came under this
latter ruling.
Even if she did the fact will only
excuse the officer and put the respon-
sibility upon his superiors of proving
that a nation at war is justified in
making captures which she cannot
send to port for examination by the
prize court, which is the final arbiter.
A policeman arrests a criminal. He
does not try him and execute him.
Ships of war in seizing neutral yes
sells act merely as policemen.
Moreover, should Russia succeed in
maintaining her claim that she has
right to sink neutral vessels under
certain circumstances, it is difficult
to perceive how this is going TO help
her very much in the specific case of
the Knight Commander. II is as
sumed that the vessel was destroyed
because she was carrying contraband;
but the burden of the proof of that
assumption rests with Russia. The
vessel herself and her cargo are forty
fathOms deep-more or less. Her pa
pers, so IL is said, give no indication
of contraband, and again it is neces-
sary, even if the papers are false. for
Russia TO prove them so.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-07-29
No Baseball Mystery.

Washington is Justly proud of her
Sunday school baseball players, and
she should be no less proud because
a picked nine of them went up
against the professional Senators and
were walloped by good, round score
The real wonder was that the young
sters escaped as easily as they did.
The sum and substance of the de-
feat lay in the self-evident fact that
the amateurs could not hit the pro-
fessional pitchers, and the profession
ais could hit the amateur pitchers
But inasmuch as the professionals
made twenty-four base hits, their sew
enteen runs were by no means a dis
credit 10 the fielding abilities of the
Sunday school boys.
It must be remembered, in figuring
up causes, that the amateurs were
handicapped by other things besides
stage fright. One of the chief of
these was that they never played to-
gether as a team until yesterday,
while they were pitted against a team
which has been working together
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-07-29
HOW JAPAN MADE READY.

A story is being told which sheds an
interesting light on the marvellous fore
sight and precaution that characterized
the preparations Of the Japanese for the
present war.
Some years ago a Japanese agent came
10 Philadelphia with a letter of intro
duction 10 a prominent Philadelphia
who had Travelled in Japan. The letter
was written by a Japanese officer who
knew the Philadelphia. and 1t stated
that II he would help the bearer in what
he desired the favor would be greatly
appreciated. The favor was for the
Philadelphian simply TO introduce the
agent TO a frSt-class firm OF detectives
This was done and the agent described
as a responsible person. He had plenty
OF money and bargain was made with
the firm, the latter 20 receive a large
sum of money. The detectives were re-
quired TO dress In the clothes of laborers
and secure work in Cramps shipyard
and then to gather full information
about the Russian battleship Variag,
then in early course of construction.
This they did. and the Japanese gov
eminent was supplied with every de-
tail In the construction and armament
of the Variag The officers at Cramps
do not yet know exactly how the Japs
obtained it
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-07-29
The Remarkable Townsend

II is queer, but true, that writer's
of fiction always seem to have more
wonderful ideas of what newspaper
men can do than the newspaper men
themselves entertain. Even when
they have themselves had experience
in journalism this holds good. The
latest example of this truth is Ed
ward Townsend, better known as
"Chimmie Fadden."
Mr.. Townsend says in an article on
journalism in The Bookman:"
After the first two or three days
sittings of the Lexow committee. I re-
ported its proceedings alone for the
Sun For many weeks wrote
daily stories which at first ran three
or four columns. without illustra-
tions, two thousand words to the col
umn. Then they were raised to five
or six columns, then to seven or
eight, and ended with a nine-column
story, every one of which turned in
to my desk before going to dinner.
But my dinner was a movable feast
in those. days, coming anywhere from
s TO II in the evening"
Let US leave out of consideration
the five to seven columns day
achievements, and come directly to
the last. Nine columns at two thou
sand words each makes eighteen
thousand words, written, of course,
without a typewriter, if it was the
usual running story" Mr.. Town
send probably did not report the pro-
ceedings in shorthand and then
tTanscribe them, but if he did il
would have taken longer than to
write the usual lOng-hand report.
Eighteen thousand words in one day
means a good deal, considering the
fact that a column an hour, counting
fourteen hundred words 10 the col
umn, is a pretty good rate for the or
binary reporter. And Mr. Townsend
must have stopped somewhere to eat.
And he wants us to believe that he
came TO this task after weeks Of near
" equal industry.
But the milk in the cocoanut is
that the columns of the Sun" do not
run to two thousand words each. By
actual count they contain about thir-
teen hundred, when the smallest news
story type is used. Even if the re-
port had been printed in the smallest
type used in the paper it would have
amounted to less than eighteen hun
dred words TO the column. If Mr..
Townsend's report was no more
truthful than his account of his re-
port the Sun" for once printed a
good many things that were not so.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-07-29

turing company with whose wares
she did not care to be connected.
She applied to the law for redress.
The case was carried into the court
over which Judge Parker presided,
and his decision was that there was
no legal way of preventing such a
thing.
Now Judge Parker finds himself
greatly annoyed by photographers
who invade his premises and take his
picture at all times, appropriate and
inappropriate, and will not even let
him alone when he is attired in his
bathing suit.
He would like to know if the law
cannot put a stop to it He finds that
it cannot. Miss Robertson has writ
ten him a letter of the now you
know how good it is yourself order,
which doubtless does not tend to allay
his irritation
OF course, there ought to be some
way to prevent the annoyance of in
offensive people by persons who in
sist on taking their photographs, and
there ought to be way to prevent
manufacturers from using a young
girls picture to advertise their wares
when such use is distasteful to her.
There are plenty of pretty girls who
would not object to such notoriety.
If Judge Parker has been led by
there is no reason to be sorry for
him. Every man should rejoice in an
experience which makes him a wiser,
even if a crosser man.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-07-29
P. R. R. TO CONTROL
MARYLAND LINES
Would Buy Queen Anne
Road and Weems Line.
Bay and River and Eastern Shore
Trade Would Be in
It's Hands.

BALTIMORE, Nd, July 29-Behind
the offer Of a syndicate, headed BY
Nicholas P Bond and Henry p. Scott,
a banker of Wilmington. Del, 10 pur-
chase the Queen Anne Railroad Com
pa'ty and Weems Steamboat ComLany
Is the Pennsylvania Railroad Company.
Bond. who is counsel for the Balti-
more. Chesapeake and Atlantic Railway
Company, owned by the Pennsylvania,
admits the deal is under way.
If IL is completed, the Pennsylvania
VIII control all TatCroad facilities OF the
Eastern Shore. and about 80 per cent
Of the passenger ana freight steamers Of
Chesapeake Bay.
BOth the Queen Anne and Weems COM
panies have splendid terminals The for
mer has' sixty-siX miles of railroad aad
fleet or six steamers. Its rail line Is
from Love Point TO Lewes. Del Il Is
now in the hands of d receiver
The Weems Line has eleven steamers
and controls the river trade of Maryland
and Hir-iLia
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-07-29
THE AUTHORS FAREWELL TO HIS
WIFE.

No writer with real gift and with a
real ambition has any business with a
home, children, the unintermlttent COM
forts Of life which stultify and stihe. II
man has a gift TO write to create
the greatest Of all gifts-what more does
he wantY'-GertrIde Atherton, in North
American Review.
Farewell dear wife; farewell, my chill
dren all;
Farewell the comforts Of ancestral hall
Gertrude has spoken and her words burn
G>ep-
Nos. pretty prattlers, prithee do not
weep.
have no business with a sitting
home,
l. with a great creative gift, must roam
And bear discomforts that the gift may
grow.
But woe. oh woe.
Shakespeare land peer Of all who ever
wrote
Did he on wife and children ever dote?
Why, no, he left them all TO go 10 town
down. little fellow. from my knee get
DOWN
What Shakespeare did 1 should be proud
10 do
Creative Gift, attend me while we two
1AfN VI TIC creature OF THIS
life.
Farewell, dear wife.
Gertrude has taught me that have am
bition
Which never in a home can show frui-
ton.
What boots an epic followed by tea?
Or romp upon the grass with children
three?
How can / hope 10 rival Dante's art
While little nestlings in my life take
part?
Come. find another one to pay the bills
And share your ills.
What else needs he who has the gift, TO
writer"
Oh. Gertrude Atherton. what cursed
spite
Made you delay TO pen those words or
life
TIL ! had taken to myself a wife2
I've left my wife and home. Your words
struck fire.
Sufied for aye are love and fond desire.
But what If my creative gift give out?
oh. fearful doubt
PUCK.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-07-29
The Right of Privacy.

Shakespeare says something about
an engineer hoist with his own
petard. Judge Parker is now in a
position 10 testify that a judge can
be batted over the head with his
own decision. What makes the thing
more aggravating is that a woman
has done the thing.
Some time ago a young woman of
the State of New York, Miss Rober-
son, found to her great modification
and annoyance that her picture had
been enlarged and reproduced as part
of the advertisement c. = manufac-
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-07-29
NO TIME For FOOLS.

When George Westinghouse, as .
young inventor, was trying 20 interest
capitalists in his automatic brake. the
device which now plays so important
part in the operation Of railroad trains.
he wrote a letter TO Commodore Cor
nelius Vanderbilt president OF the New
York Central Railroad Company, care
fully explaining the details OF TIE IN
vention Very promptly his letter came
back 10 him. Endorsed in big. scrawling
letters. in the hand OF Commodore Van
derbilt-..I have no time TO waste on
fools.
Afterward. when the Pennsylvania
Railroad had taken up the automatic
brake and IL was proving very success
full, Commodore Vanderbilt sent young
Mr. Westinghouse a request 10 call On
him The inventor returned the letter.
have no time to waste on fools '-Suc-
cess.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-07-29
A GEOGRAPHICAL LOVE SONG.

In the State of Mass. there lives q
lass love TO go n. C: no other Miss
can e'er I Wis. be half so dear TO Me.
r. l. is blue and her cheeks the hue Of
shells where waters swash; on her pink
white phiZ there New AriZ- the least
complexion Wash. La. could / win the
heart Of Mimi. I'd ask for nothing more.
but l only dream upon the theme and
Conn il Ger and Ore Why is IL. pray.
/ can't Ala this love that makes me Ill.
N Y. O.. Wy Kan. New Yer. / pro-
pose to her my viii? 1 shun the task
'twould be TO ask this gentle maid 10
wed. And so. 10 press my suit, guess
Alaska Pa. instead.-Brooklyn Eagle.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-07-29
A DOUBTFUL COMPLIMENT.

Poultney BigelOw. who has accepted
the chair OF foreign relations at Bos-
ton University. had completed an ad-
dress before the Twentieth Century Club
OF Chicago 4 young man congratulated
Mr.. Bigeiow rather awkwardly on this
address. and the learned traveller said:
THAT is a doubtful compliment Il re-
minds me OF a remark that a friend of
the groom made at a New Hampshire
wedding
This friend an observant chan,
watched the groom closely during the
ceremony, and at the end bore down on
the happy man, shook him warmly by
the hand. and said:
Bill, We done good. 1 had an idee
ye would be sldttish while ye Wus bein'
tied up. but, begosh. We looked as bold
al a sheep"