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The Washington times., 1905-09-21
COMPLETING COMPILATION
OF THE PENSION LAWS

The work of compiling the pension
laws OF the United States. which has
engaged the attention OF the Commits
sioner OF Pensions for the past several
months. Is nearing completion.
Since the war OF the Revolution Con-
gress has enacted 100 acts dealing with
the granting of pensions. Some of these
acts are IN way obsoiete. but are still
on the statute book. This compfla ton
or the pension laws viii prove a most
interesting volume anG may be the
means OF the enactment of one general
pension Law Such legislation il Is
claimed. would greatly facilitate the
business Of the Pension Office
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series.
The score:
VIRGINIA LEAGUE.

NORFOLK, Va. Sept 21.-The Vir-
ginia League of semi professional base
ball clubs was organized here yesterday
Norfolk. Portsmouth. Newport News
and Hampton are represented in tno
leagCe and it IS expected that two more
cubs win be admitted. Dr. Loeb. oi
Newport News. Is temporary president
Of the league. and Victor Hutchinson. CT
Portsmouth, temporary SecrCtaT-.
The Washington times., 1905-09-21

Yesterday was the first day since
March that weather and Potomac
water conditions were ideally favorable
for fishing.
Ever since the first month of spring
the Potomac has had a dirty, murky
color, good catches have been few and
far between. There has been a deplor-
able scarcity of bass. Frequent rains
along the upper Potomac are held
responsible for the constant uncleanli-
ness of the water.
The only species of fish of which any
quantity has been caught are Mississippi
catfish. which have abounded in greater
numbers in the upper river than ever
before. Strings of ten to twelve.
weighing from one pound to ten. have
been hooked several times this season.
Right Smart O. Rock.
With the exception of Mississippi cat
fish. rockfish have afforded the best
sport. These have mostly been taken
above tide weter-which begins at the
mouth of Little Falls. Nearly all OF the
few bass taken have also been caught
where the river is not influenced by
tides. The depth of the water above
this point is governed only by rainfall
Joseph Erhmantraut. OF Twelfth and
z streets, one of the best-known fisher
men in Washington. said this morning
Has Been Bad Year.
This season has been the worst for
fishing in years. For five consecutive
months the water has been in no I'll
condition fo- the sport and exception
ally few good catches have come un
der my observation. After the river ha.
been muddy for some time and ther
| clears. good fishing invariably follows
| II Sunday is good day look for many
, big catches"
| Fishing in the Eastern Branch. Ike
that IN the river proper, has been fal
Below the standard. There are plenty o.
4 yellow perch in the Branch, and witt
! The water now clear. all that is needed
, 10 make them bite is enough frost I,
chill the water.
The Washington times., 1905-09-21
CONE ON, FELLOWS,
FISHING IS FINE
First Good Day Since March
Was Yesterday.
CATFISH ARE PLENTIFUL
But Bass and Rock Are Sure to
Bite if it Doesn't
Rain.
CATFISH ARE PLENTIFUL
Good Fishing Ahead.

The clearing of the water has
been hailed with delight by the
disciples Of Izaak Walton, and
should the present conditions pre-
vail on Sunday the river will be
literally packed with parties, both
in boats and along the shore.
The Washington times., 1905-09-21
DIXIE
Sporting Editor of The Times:

Sporting Editor of The Times.
/ saw in The Times tonight the cbaI-
l"nSe OF JACK Spaulding to throw me
three times in an hour, but as Dixie
claims TO be the bantam champion OF the
South, / would rather wrestIe him at
llS pounds. in case Dixie will not wrestle
! viii accept SpauIding's challenge and
meet him for a side bet Of any amount
OF money, IN a preliminary to the Mon
fty-TErren bout on Monday. September
%. HOWARD FOLEY
CARROLL institute
The Washington times., 1905-09-21
PATTEN WAS EASY
FOR BOSTON TEAM
Errors Also Helped to Beat
Nationals.
ED HUGHES PITCHED WELL
Long Toms Younger Brother Had
Stahle-s WEsIe He Wanted
Them.

One day last week in Boston when
Manager StaRl and his eand were pay
ing a friendly visit 10 jimmie Collins,
the Nationals jumped upon certain
young fellow by the name or Hughes, Il
brother OF one Long ION Hughes ano
banged oct six HIS ia two-ihirds OF an
inning Yesterday thss oanie Young man
made The Nationals iook like minor
leaguers. Wis revenge was complete
and exceedingly sweet.
/. In the nine innings or play the vcdng
recruit allowed Washington but ave hits,
and but for a little Weakening in the
second inning he would have scored 4
shutout. In this round HIelsman landed
upon the bail with a mighty swing and
the sphere hit the score board half way
up on the fly. Jones doubled to right
center. After this not National reached
second h2
The Washington times., 1905-09-21
LIBRARIANS TRIMMED
BY MONEY COUNTERS

While the Interiors were hammering
Oysters curves Madden was holding
Library to three hits, and the former
team had no trouble in winning by 3
TO 1.
A running catch by Ingram. and the
fast shortstopping of Ruedy were the
features.
The score:
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First base by errors-Interior, 5; LII
brary, 1. Left on bases-Interior. 4: Ii
brary. 2. First base on balis-Ofr Mad
oen. 1; of Oyster, 5. Struck out-By Mad
den, 3; by Oyster, /. Three-base hits
Fenton and Mcknight. Two-base hits
Fenton and Mcknight. Sacrifice hit
Landsittel- Stolen bases-Raab. Mad
den 90. Carr. Payne. Linthicum Oyster.
and Andrews Double plays-Raab to
Mcknight to Tracy; Ingram to Linthi-
cum 10 Leach. Passed balls-Leech. 9.
Umpire-Mr. Belts. Time of game
hour and 20 minutes
The Washington times., 1905-09-21
MOROCCO LANDED
ALL THREE GAMES
Downed Pressmen in Government Print
ers' Bowling League at Rathskeller.
Commercials Beat Cowboys.

The Morocco quint in the Government
Printing Office league took three
straight games from the Pressrnen at
the Rathskeller alleys last night.
In the first game the Morocco rollers
escaped with a few pins, but in the
other two games they won by decided
scores.
Conroy's 1ss was high score with
Webb's fS3 next.
The Washington times., 1905-09-21

Owners Of cross-countrv horses arc
REMINDED that entries to all the steeple-
chase stakes to be run ar the TTnitad
Hunts Racing Associations meeting in
October viii close today with Thomas s
IL Smith, clerk Nf the course. Windsor
Arcade. New York city.
TOM ROLAND
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The scores

On Tuesday evening afte dropping the
first game to the Cowboys, the Com
mercials braced up and took the next
two games OF the set
Williams POP, the high mark of the
The Washington times., 1905-09-21
MISCELLANEOUS.
Tony Moran Is in Frisco.

Tobey Irwin and Fred Landers have
been matched 10 box twenty rounds at
Vallejo. Cal. on September rs.
The Washington times., 1905-09-21

Word has arrived from Honolulu that
The Fretter winner Of the $4,000 Burns
Handicap. and one OF the most popular
deed
The Washington times., 1905-09-21

Willie Fitzgerald has been matched
to fight Jack Clifford at Grass Valley.
Cal. SenteInber % The boxers have
agreed 10 weigh in az l32 pounds at 6
o'clock on tho day - the EEht.
The Washington times., 1905-09-21

, Mars cassidy has declined an offer to
act as starter for the new track AT NeU,
Orleans, that in which Edward Corrigsn
Is largely interested. CASSIDY saws ac-
ceptance would interfere with hts Hot
Springs engagement
The Washington times., 1905-09-21
Personal Comment On Men and
Things in the Field of Sports

Princento ard entered Wesleyan. where
ne Is a candidate for the football
eleven He was at Princeton last fall
and showed UP well On the squad.
John Hinchliffe. manager of the Ford
nam University football team. announc-
ed yesterday the schedule for the COM
ing season. 1t contains a list of eight
games. IS follows:
october II. Stevens at Fordham: a.
X +. /. at Fordham; 2S MiddleburG at
Fcrdham; November T. Villanova al
Philadelphia; II. University of Mary
land al Fordham: IS, Delaware at Ford
ham; .. Rutgers at New Brunswick; 30,
Holy Cross at Fordham.
President Roosevelt has accepted the
honorary presidency Of the America,
committee of the Olympic games at
Athens next year. The games will be
held under the patronage OF H. r II
the crC@n prince of Greece.
All hopes of interested parties that
There would be a division of dates at
New Orleans this winter have been Sis
siDaEed by official news from the Cres-
cent City Jockey Club that 100 days'
racing VIII be given as usual. at the
>oid track, irrespective OF what MAJ be
done 1T the new one.
The Washington times., 1905-09-21
BASEBALL.

Because Of the failure OF Justice to
put team in the field at the White Lot
yesterday, the game in the Depart
mental League was forfeited to Treas
ury.
Washington.
Billy Dineen's arm has gone back on
him again ~
The phillies seem to be McGinnitys
''hoodoo."
The Chicago-Cincinnati series ended
I2 to / in favor of the Cubs.
Outside of Mathewson. New York's
pitchers are nothing extra just now.
Eleven points separate third and sixth
positions in the American League race.
If the PhilIies can break even with
the Giants, what can the Athletics do
to 'em?
The Athletics play fourteen straight
games on their own grounds, closing the
season October ). 6, and Z at Washing;
ton.
The Chicago-CIeveland series resulted
II thirteen victories and nine defeats
for the White Sox.
Henley can obtain comfort in knowing
that ''Cy'' Young has lost sixteen games
by one run this season.
Columbus won the American Associa-
ton pennant, with 100 victories and -
defeats and closed the series by shut
ting out Somerville four times in three
days. Pickering, the ex-Athletic, played
in every game.
BY q double victory over Buffalo yes
terday. Providence is now tied for first
place i'm the Eastern League with Bal
timore jersey City dropped TO third
place, as in the game with Rochester
rain put an end 10 hostilities with the
score a tie. The fight is one of the
closest on record.
McGann. the first baseran of the
Giants. was put out of the game and or
dered off the field for arguing with the
umpire in the fifth inning Of ycster-
! days game.
! [lberfeld. the clever shOrtstop Of the
! Highlanders. was hit iE the stomach bE
one of Henley's inshoots II the first in
| ming of Yesterdays game. and was
| knocked out for several minutes. The
| game Was stopped until he was able to
go on.
The Washington times., 1905-09-21
Have Only Ten Men.

Have Only Ten Men.
Unlike many teams, the Sunday School
Leaguers have carried but ten men dur
ing the entire season. At the present
time they have but nine men eligible.
Three of the team are playing in the
Departmental League and cannot get
off to play outside games. One and
sometimes two are engaged every day
in the week. After this week Gunton
is willing TO play any team in the Dis
trict.
1t now looks as If the Agricultural
team would win the pennant in the De-
partmental League. a game between
Gunton and the Farmers would be a
very even contest, and draw thous-
ands of fans.
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McGann. the first baserlan OF the
Giants was put out of the game and or
dered off the field for arguing with the
umpire in the fifth inning Of ycster-
days game.
The Washington times., 1905-09-21
AMATEUR SEASON
DRAWS To CLOSE
Championship Games Are
On Tap,
GUNT0N VS.. ST. STEPHENS
Church Leaguers Have But Nine Men
Eligible-FaTmeTs Are
Winners.

1t is probable that there viii be a
reawakening of interest in amateur
baseball circles next week.
The Departmental League closes Sat
urday. and a game or series of games
will be Immediately arranged between
the pennant winner of Gunton-Temple,
champion of the Sunday School League.
Gunton will also play at st. Stephens,
leaders in the Capital City League.
These games should attract large
crowds.
The games between Gunton and St
Stephens were scheduled last week, but
were called off. There have been some
insinuations that the Presbyterians were
trying to get out of playing the Capital
City League champions, and that they
were afraid to meet the issue. These
charges are unfair to the Gunton team
say it's defenders. The reason IL has not
played has been because several of its
best men were tied up in the Depart
mental League games
The Washington times., 1905-09-21

Columbus won the American Associa-
ton pennant, with 100 victories and 81
defeats. and closed the series by shut
ting out Somerville four times in three
days. Pickering, the ex-Athletic, played
in every game.
The Washington times., 1905-09-21

Elberfeld. the clever shortstop Of the
Highlanders. was hit iE the stomach By
one of Henley's inshoots II the first in
ming of Yesterdays game. and was
knocked out for several minutes. The
game wss stopped until he was able to
go on.
The Washington times., 1905-09-21

Jake schaefer has received on cffe-
frcrn NJ. Duces, owner of several large
billiard halls I'm Paris. France. to meet
Willie Hoppe, the former boy wolGe-''
in the billiard world, IN match IL Paris
in October
The Washington times., 1905-09-21
National League.

New York. S: Philadelphia, 5.
Php,lsdelphia. pastp New York. L
Brooklyn, j: Boston, ].
Chicago, 5: Cincinnati. L
The Washington times., 1905-09-21

Henley can obtain comfort in knowing
that .'Cy'' Young has lost sixteen games
by one run this season.
The Washington times., 1905-09-21

Frank Reiter. brother of Bosey Reiter
the football coach at Wesleyan, has left
The Washington times., 1905-09-21

The Chicago-Cleveland series resulted
il thirteen victories and nine defeats
for the White Sox.
The Washington times., 1905-09-21
NATIONAL LEAGUE.
YESTERDAYS RESULTS
American League.

American League.
Boston. 4: Washington. 1.
New York. /; Philadelphia, O.
Chicago, .; Cleveland, 6.
The Washington times., 1905-09-21

The Athletics play fourteen straight
games on their own grounds, closing the
season October s. g. and Z at Washilg-
The Washington times., 1905-09-21

BY a double victory over Buffalo yes
terday, Providence is now tied for first
place in the Eastern League with Bal
rimore jersey City dropped to third
place, as in the game with Rochester
rain put an end 10 hostilities with the
score a tie. The fight is one of the
The Washington times., 1905-09-21

If the Phillies can break even with
the Giants, what can the Athletics do
to 'em2
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-08-16
Taken With Cramps.

VIM. Kirmse, a member of the bridge
gang working near LittlepOrt, was
taken i'll Thursday night with cramps
and a kind of cholera. His case was
so severe that he had to have the mem
bers Of the crew wait upon him until
Mr.. Clifford was called and consulted
He told them that he had a medicine
in the form of Chamberlain's Collie
Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy that
he thought would help him out and &C
cordingly several doses were admin
istered with the result that the fellow
was able to be around the next day. The
incident speaks quite highly of Mr.. Git
ford's NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS., Iowa, Ar
gus.
This remedy never fails. Keep it in
your home it may save life For sale
at all leading druggists.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-08-16
la celebration of Robert Kramer
birthday

Trinity Choir Give Excursion The
members of the Trinity choir have
made plans for a moonlight excursion,
TO be given Aug. "a on the steamer
w. w
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-08-16
panoerous and Uneertain.

For sunburn, letter and all skin and
scalp diseases, DeWitt's Witch Hazel
Salve has no equal 1t is a certain
cure for blind. bleeding. itching ano
protruding piles. II will draw the fire
out of a burn and heal without a scar
Boils. old sores. carbuncles, etc, are
quickly cured by the use of the genu
inc DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve. Ac
cept no substitute as they are Otter
dangerous and uncertain. Sold by all
druggists
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-08-16
Cholera Infantum.

This disease has lost its terrors
since Chamberlain's Collie, Cholera and
DiarrhOea Remedy came into use. The
uniform success which attends the use
of this remedy in all cases OF bowel
complaints in children has made 1t
a favorite wherever its value has be
come known. For sale by all leading
druggists.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-08-16
MASONS AT TOWER
Gather for Annual Picnic at 10
O'clock Tomorrow
Morning.
A PROGRAM AND ATHLETICS
Address of Welcome BY Mayor Nc
Caskrin-Response BY James Brit
ton of Andalusia.

Tomorrow the members of the Ma
sonic fraternity of Rock Island and
Scott counties will gather at the Watch
Tower with their families, the occasion
being the third annual picnic of the
Rock Island and Scott County Masonic
Picnic association. The following pro-
gram has been arranged for the after
noon session of the association. at the
conclusion of the band concert:
Music-Bleuer's band.
Prayer-Rev. r. G. Pearce, d. d.
Address of Welcome-Mayor George
/ W. McCaskrin. Fraternity lodge, Ann
ArbOr, Mich.
SelectiOn-Bleuer'S band.
Response to address of welcome
James Britton, Andalusia. Andalusia
lodge. No. SIG
Vocal solo-Miss Gertrude Carse.
Address-"Fraternity," George C.
Wenger, Rock Island.
Selection-Bleuer's band.
Athletic Contests.
| The following program of athletic
contests has been arranged, and will
follow the addresses and business
meeting:
100-yard dash. for boys under IG-
Prize, league ball and bat.
Fat mems race-Prize. box OF cigars
Sack race-Prize. bathing suit.
| Egg race-PriZe, silver souvenir Ma
sonic spoon.
Tug of war-Philo and Valley lodges.
Prize. box of cigars.
Potato race-Prize. Haviland china
| Creamer and sugar.
Shot put-Prize. gold Masonic but
ton.
Girls race-Prize. parasol.
Three-legged race-Prize. pocke
knife.
Seven-year-old race-Prize, Black
hawk bounding ball.
Chairman of the Day-C. c. Wilson
| Rock Island lodge. No. 65S
Gather ut 10 O'Clock.
The party will gather at the Watch
Tower in the morning at 10 O'Clock
and the whole day will be devoted tC
festivities. There is a membership Of
over 2100 Masons in the two counties
and these with their families, and so
journing MasOns, and the families OF
deceased members. will compose the
| gathering tomorrow The evening will
be devoted to dancing. music. vaude
Vile and moving pictures. President
c. c. Wilson has arranged a number Of
unique features for the evening enter
tainment, and these will be in the ma
ture of surprise. The moving pic
lures will be shown during the entire
levening from the time it is sufficiently
dark until the crowd disperses. Dane
ing at the inn will be free to those
who are provided with tickets to be-
lobtained from members of the eXecu
tive committee, composed of G. c. vii
son. c. A. Hayes, Z. II. Bowman, and
r. A. Evans.
First Held Here.
Though the idea of the association
Originated in Rock Island two years
lago. when the first picnic was held il
Moline. this is the first meeting of the
association to be held in this city, anC
the local members are sparing no pains
to make the event a great success
There are 1900 members in Rock Is
land county, and 500 members in Scott
county The lodge having the largest
percentage representation will be
awarded q prize of SO in gold, and al
of the lodges are making an effort &c
have a big representation to compete
for the prize
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-08-16
PERSONAL POINTS.


Joe Rosenfield goes to Chicago to-
morrow.
H. NJ McCaskrin has gone to Peoria
for few days stay.
Hope Thompson has gone to La
Sale on a business trip.
Arthur Barry, of Joliet, is the guest
of J. H Meehan of this city.
Mrs Mollie Kohn and daughter.
Mrs. Frankel, departed for Des Moines
today.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. s Williams departed
this noon for an extended visit in Cali
fornia.
Mrs. A Deisenroth and daughter.
Ada. have returned from a visit to Ke-
nosha, Wis.
Mrs. Mayer Levi and little daughter
Pauline, departed this afternoon for
Keota. Iowa
Mr.. and Mrs. c. NJ Witheren de-
part today for a weeks outing at the
great lakes.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. Bandlow departed
this noon for California for visit of
several months.
Mrs. Margaret Applegate has depart
ed for Seattle, Wash, to visit her son.
E. J. Applegate.
J. H. Jones and ]. w Baker have
gone to Kansas and Nebraska for a
three weeks trip.
Mrs. Will Rymers and little daugh-
ter. of Glendale, Mimi, are guests of
Mrs. John Britain
Rev. r. B. Williams, and wife, and
daughter Ruby. departed this noon for
a trip on the Great Lakes.
Mrs. Charles McHugh and daughter.
Elizabeth, have gone to Chicago to
spend a week visiting with friends.
Mrs Mary Kirk and son. Harold. de-
parted this morning for Hamilton. Can,
where she will visit her sister. Mrs. j.
D. Smith.
Robert F. Reinch. postmaster of
Woodstock, Ill, and Theodore Hames
of the same place, are spending their
vacations in Rock Island.
]. s Christ, agent of the Rock Island
at Green River, departed this noon for
California TO visit several weeks. He
spent a few days in Rock Island with
friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. Mayer Rosenfield and
son Albert and Mrs. Charles Keller
leave tomorrow for Mackinaw City
Mich, 10 spend the remainder of the
summer.
Among the passengers on the St
Paul last evening for ST. Paul were the
| Following from this city: Miss Emma
| Battles. Miss LOttie Kenworthy. Mrs
J. NJ. Beeman. and Mrs. T. NJ. Frey.
Mrs. B. Smith, who has been the
guest of Mrs. George Roth, departs on
| Friday morning for her home in Los
Angeles. Cal. Mrs. Smith stops al
| Denver for a short visit with friends
in that city.
| DR.. II. w. Reed returned today from
his trip abroad. Since attending the
International Baptist convention. al
London, England. Mr. Reed has beer
touring throughout Scotland and Eng
land. and reports a delightful trip.
DR.. S B. Hall and Division Supt. L
B. Allen, made a trip over the Peoria
branch of the Rock Island in specia
car yesterday. The trip was made fol
the purpose of examining the operators
and station agents as TO their sight an6
hearing.
DR.. E. c. Spinney, supreme president
of the Bankers Union of the World
which has headquarters in Omaha, was
in the city yesterday on business with
| Deputy Supreme President Francis
| Bartle, located here. The visit of DR.
Spinney is for the Improvement of the
order in this state, of which Mr.. Bartlt
| is manager
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-08-16
PUT ON OBSERVATION CAR
Additional Accom- odations on Trains
Nos. II and IL.

A new eight-section observation
car has been placed on trains No. II
and II, Chicago to Kansas City, on the
Rock Island This is in addition to the
regular sleepers now included in these
trains. The new car is installed today
on the west bound train, which leaves
Rock Island at 11:40 o'clock, and to
morrow on the east bound train, which
leaves here at ): 20 O'Clock in the morn
ing. This will give a much better
sleeping car accommodation to passen-
gers from this city.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-08-16
ADMITS ATTEMPTED SUICIDE
Stranger Found With Throat Cut
Makes Confession.

Herman Cleberg, the stranger who
was found in East Moline with his
throat cut yesterday morning and
claimed an attempt had been made to
murder him, admitted an attempt at
suicide yesterday afternoon. Under
the physicians care it is thought that
ne will recover.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-08-16
Take kodoI After Eating.

After hearty meal dose OF kodol
Dyspepsia Cure will prevent and at
tack of indigestion. KodOl is thor
ough digestant and a guaranteed cure
for indigestion, Dyspepsia, Gas on the
stomach, Weak Heart, Sour Risings
Bad Breath and all stomach troubles