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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-06-11
With Ball Players


Bloomington has released Pitcher
Harry Spaids who goes to Havana.
Decatur has opened negotiations to
get Billy Purtell back from the White
SoX. Hoffman is out of the game on
account of an injury.
Jack Tighe is now fighting for the
top of the heap with his Holyoke team
in the Connecticut league, notwith-
standing he has had his share of bad
luck
Pitcher Gilbert has been recalled
from Kewanee by Manager Donnelly.
He expects to keep three left handlers
and two right handlers on the staff
the balance of the season.
Pitcher Bomar. the Decatur product,
signalized his wedding day yesterday
by working all the way through 49,
inning contest for Des Moines against
Pueblo, winning finally to 3.
Catcher Schan is with Decatur. but
there is a contest on over his services
and it is said Manager Reed is ready
to let him go rather than have any
trouble, for he has good man coming
shortly from Ted Sullivan.
Charles Lienhard, who left here re-
Gently to play in the New York
Newspaper league with the Herald
team, in his first game defeated
Brooklyn, allowing four hits in the
six innings played.
Pitcher Hardgrove. who was sent to
Fargo in the Northern league sew
eral weeks ago, returned to the city,
the climatic conditions in the north
being more than he could stand. 1t
was arranged today that he should
join the team tomorrow It's cinch
that the twirling staff is due for a
hard pull
Clinton has secured the services of
Billy Robertson. the star pitcher last
season with the Wheeling team
and drafted at the close of the
season by the Boston Americans. This
spring he was farmed to Little Rock
but Bueiow in some manner finally
succeeded in landing him. He played
in 20 games last year, winning II of
them and losing but FIVE, having fin
ished several begun by other pitchers.
He passed through. Rock Island with
the team last night.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-06-11
BOTH ENDS OF
! DOUBLE BILL
GO TO CHAMPS
Novacek and Swain Break Up
First Gene With Cedar Rap
ids in the 18th
AFTER MUCH EXCITEMENT
Second Called at $50 After Five In
nngs Were Played. With Score
Standing to o.

GAMES TOMORROW.
Rock Island at Bloomington.
Cedar Rapids at Springfield.
Dubuque at Decatur.
Clinton at Peoria.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-06-11

was one of the fastest ever. seen in
this city.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-06-11

Total =. ..... AS 5 8 1916 2
*One out when inning run was made.
Rock Island 0O00OO03O00 OIL
Cedar Rapids .0000120 O0-3
Bases on balls-Lundin, 3 Walsh,
3. Two-base hits-Novacek, Swain,
Spencer. Three base-hits-Spencer,
Novacek. Hit by pitched ball-How-
ard. Simon. Struck out-Lundin 2 :;
Howard, L; Walsh, 6. Wild pitch
Walsh. Time-2:00. Umpire-Jacobs.
Second Game
Second Was Made Short.
AS the first game was so long, it was
decided to call the second one at $50.
Howard came back on the firing line
for the champs and Fox started to do
the twirling for the Rabbits. Howard
continued the good work he started in
the preceding game and allowed but
one hit in the five innings played.
Fox did well, also, and the best that
the champs could do with his twisters
was pair of safeties, but one of them
in the second round, coupled with a
man being hit with a pitched ball and
a fly to center field, brought in a sim
gle run, which proved plenty. Cook
took the slam in the stats, Berger got
the hit, and Mcbride poked out the
long one on which Louie came home.
The score:
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-06-11

base hits-Long. Jeffries Struck out
BY Higgins, z; by White, 2; by
Bittrolff, 1. Double play-Jeffries to
White to Prout. Hit by pitched ball
-Crozier. Bases on balls-Off Hig-
gins, 2; off White, 4; off Bittrolff, L.
Stolen bases-Beck (3), Long, Sny-
der, Syfert. Prout, Wagner. Passed
ball-Fisher Time-1:3O. Umpire
Mcfarland
Boucher's work continues to be OF
the gid edged kind
Above that pesky 800 mark at last,
and in fourth place, too.
Spencer was hitting the ball hard
Yesterday. He got a double and a
triple il the first game.
Novacek hit as hard as usual yes
terday and the result was two bag
ger and three Dagger.
Guess the ladies deserve the praise
for winning those three games. Presi-
dent Rosenfield was right
1t will be a long time before three
such games as those played Tuesday
and yesterday are repeated in a row
in any Three-Eye league town.
Myke Jacobs may be too heavy to
play ball, but he does very well as an
umpire. There was little kicking by
either side on his work while here.
That bump that Manager Cook got
in the spinal column in the second
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-06-11

Bases on balls-Howard. 1 Fox, 2.
Struck out-Howard. 1; Fox, g. Hit
utes. Umpire-Jacobs.
Dubs still slipping.
Clinton, Iowa, June 1.-THE Infants
resumed their winning streak by land
ing mercilessly on Most and running
the bases like wild men, shutting out
the leaders, to O. This makes the
record three out of four from Du-
buque The score:
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-06-11

Dubuque at Decatur.
Clinton at Peoria
Another bargain day was given the
fans at the Island City ball park yes
terday afternoon. 1t was double
header day, but nearly all of the two
games were served up with the first
one, as it took IL innings to see which
team was to get the plum. Eight hits
for each team in Is innings shows
that the twirlers were working all the
time. The champs used three tossers
in the attempt to win, and their eff
forts were crowned with success.
Walsh essayed to do all the slab work
of the extra innings and held the Is
landers at his mercy for the first seven
rounds, but slipped up in the eighth,
and the lead of three runs which the
Bunnies had gained in the fifth and
sixth innings was squashed and the
game was tied up tight until the 18th.
Boucher, Novacek, Swain and Murphy
figured with the big stick in this session.
While it wasn't quite as interesting a
battle as the extra inning game of
Tuesday, it kept the spectators on the
anxious seat all of the time, and it had
to be called a good game in spite of
the seven errors which were made.
Hitting Did the Business.
The champs had big lead in the
error column, getting five out of the
seven and two of them figured in the,
run getting of the visitors, but not
very prominently, as it was chiefly hits
hard and timely that brought in the
scores. Walsh held the Islanders to
two hits until the eighth, and then he
was found for single and two doubles
that Melted pair of tallies, and an err
ror by Spencer let in another ones
From that time until the 18th there
was nothing doing. With one gone in
the 18th, big Jim Novacek swatted out
one along the first base line that was
good for three sacks, and Swain broke
up the game with daisy just over the
shortstop's head. Wow! but there was
some yelling.
The visitors made one of their runs
in the fifth when Spencer doubled and
Lundy fumbled one around on the
ground, letting the opposing shortstop
make the tally. In the next round the
Rabbits went after Lundy with blood
in their eyes, and with an error
and three hits in succession, the
last one being three-bagger, they
chased two more men over the pan,
and it seemed with the way Walsh was
working that they had the game won.
Lundin Retreats.
Lundin went to the woods at once
and Howard took his place on the
starting point. He held the visitors
safe while he was there. but he had to
retire in the ninth as it was thought ad-
visable to let Eng bat in his place In
the ninth there was a man on first and
second when it came his turn to bat,
and as there were two gone Cook did
the right thing and sent in Eng in
hopes that Gus would pole out the hit
that would win the game. Gus banged
ed one out to deep left field that raised
hopes for a minute, but it fell In the
well, and the inning was over.
Joe Scott took Towards place and
filed it very creditably. allowing not a
single hit in the four innings he was
doing the work. There was no telling
how long he could have kept it up, for
| in the 18th the trick was Turned and
| the game was won. This is it:
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-06-11
70 Play sIlyIs ONCE MORE
Y. N. c. A. Juniors Have Game On
Long Run Tonight.

The Y. Nj. c. A. team OF junior
baseball players will meet the team
from Silvis again Saturday. Last
Saturday the Silvis boys trimmed the
locals to the tune of Is to and now
the locals want to get even. The
game win be played in the morning at
the reservoir diamond.
The distance run in from Warmers
crossing will take place tonight.
Those who are going to participate in
it will meet at the association build
ing at s O'Clock and the run In will
commence about 8 O'Clock The boys
expect to, reach here about an hour
later.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-06-11
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION.
RESULTS YESTERDAY.
THREE-EYE LEAGUE.

RESULTS YESTERDAY.
THREE-EYE LEAGUE.
Rock Island. Al; Cedar Rapids.
80 first game. Ii innings; second
game called in fifth.
Peoria, "a; Springfield, -
Clinton. 3; Dubuque, 0.
Bloomington 6; Decatur. 4.
NATIONAL LEAGUE.
Brooklyn. 2; Chicago. 0.
Boston. 5; Cincinnati, s.
Philadelphia, o; St. Louis, 1 30 in
nings).
New York. 0; Pittsburg. 1.
AMERICAN LEAGUE.
Chicago, 3; Philadelphia, 2.
Detroit. Z; New York, 6 az in,
nings).
ST. Louis, a. Washington, 2.
Cleveland. A.; Boston, s III inniugs).
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION.
Toledo, 2-6; Milwaukee, 10.
Columbus. o; Kansas City. 1.
Louisville Minneapolis tstopped in
second)
indianapolis. 4-6: st. Paul, SIS
(first game Is innings).
CENTRAL LEAGUE.
Dayton, 10: South Bend. 4.
Terre Haute, 8; GAINESVILLE, z.
Evansville, 8; Wheeling, 0.
Fort Wayne. s; Grand Rapids, Z.
CENTRAL ASSOCIATION.
Burlington. s; Jacksonville. a.
Waterloo. 4; Ottumwa. 5.
Keokuk. 2: Quincy, 4.
Kewanee, s; Oskaloosa, 2.
WESTERN LEAGUE.
Omaha, 5; Denver, 2.
Lincoln, q Sioux City. o.
Des MONIES, 4; Pueblo. 3 .(13 in
EiEgs).
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-06-11
BEs1s BLACKBURN
philadelphia Jack" Scores Knock.
dow, IN First Round.

Philadelphia. Pa. June 11.-Jack
OBrien last night defeated Jack
Blackburn. colored, in a six round
bout before the National Athletic club.
O'Brien knocked Blackburn down in
the opening POUND. and in the final
round had the colored man hanging
on to avoid punishment. The bout
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-06-11

Two base hits-Ohfand.I Thiery. La
kaff, Vandine. Base OF balls-Off Cur
ney, l. Struck out--By Lakaff, A; by
Most, 1; by Quincy, 5. Double play
Nye to Roman to Buelow Stolen
bases-Ronan (2), Reitz (2). Sacri-
flee hits-Grogan, Nye (2). Time of
game-1:30. Umpire-Setley.
Peoria Takes Two.
Peoria. H., June 11--Peoria took
two games from Springfield by to l
and to 2. The Senators could not
find Ketipper in the first game, and
timely hitting off Grandy in the sec
ond inning sent four DistiIler runs
across the plate. Wilder outpitched
Owens and Steiger in the second
game. Score of first game:
Peoria ...O4OO0O0O*- S. Z 1
Springfield ..0O00OO001-1 O
Batteries-Keupper and Stark;
Grandy and Donovan.
Two base hits-Hughes, Lewee. Sac
rifice hit-Herbert. Double play
Smith (unassisted). Bases on balls
vi INCuppSI, d, OI uIdlluy, l.
Struck out-By Keupper, z: by Gran
|dy, s. Hit by pitched ball-Lewee.
Time-1:35. Umpire-McGreevy
Second game
Peoria .00001Ot01-3
Springfield .......O 0O01O0O1-2
Batteries Wilder and Stark;
Owens, Steiger and Oils
Two base hits-Hughes, Donnelly,
Bewer Three base hit-Smith. Sac
rifice hits-McCarthy, Hughes, Stark
Cd. Innings pitched-By Owens, s.;
by Steiger. 1. Base hits-Off Owens,
2; off Steiger, 1. Bases on balls
Off Owens. off Steiger, 1. Struck
out-By Wilder. A. by Owens, 2.
Time-1:3O. Umpire-McGreevy.
Decatur Pitchers Poor.
Bloomington. H., June 11.-Decatur
dropped the last here, 6 to 4, on
Whites wildness and his rank sup
port. Bittrolff, who relieved him dur
ling the fifth, was no more effective.
| The score.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-06-11
eeoadwax Tiaers Are eest.

The Broadway Tigers defeated the
Moline Congregational team at Camp
telrs island this morning. s to l..
Ficken and Fox did the battery work
for the Rock Island team ana Melvin
and Dunn for the Moliners.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-06-11

Bloomington has released Pitcher
Harry Spaids who goes to Havana.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-10-08
.AEROPLANE MEN
MORE HOPEFUL
AFTERNOON FLIGHTS SOON TO
BE THE FAD
Club Appoints New Committee to
Select Site Near New York
Where Experiments May
Be Conducted
rBy Associated Press j

NEW YORK, Oct. THE Aero club
of America has appointed new COM
mittee to investigate available sites
within convenient distance of New
York where aeronautic experiments
may be conducted.
BY this action the club shows that
1t intends if possible to carry out the
policy advocated several months ago,
devoting particular attention to the
progress of aviation.
|, Although the committee appointed
at that time made a careful survey
of several localities within a few miles
of the city. the sentiment of going
slowly prevailed among the officers.
and it was virtually decided to post
pone further operations until the sue
cess of the Fort Myer tests were as
sured.
Now that the Wright brothers, both
in this country and abroad, have de-
monstrated the ability of their ma
chimes to remain in the air for long
periods with two passengers, the belief
has freely been expressed that the
time will soon come when a number
of club members will have their own
aeroplanes and will be just as keen
to take an afternoons fight in them
as automobile owners are for an aft
ernoon's drive through the park or
out in the suburbs. Dewitt c. Morrel
is chairman of the new committee on
grounds.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-10-08
EXPECT DECISION IN
LAWSUIT FOR CHILD

SAN DIEGO, Oct. IA decision in
the case of John ]. Fitzpatrick VS..
Mary A. Fitzpatrick, which was sub
mitted to Judge T. l.. Lewis of the SUI
perior court last Saturday, is expected
before the close of the week.
The Fitzpatricks were divorced two
years ago and the custody of their
daughter Katherine was awarded to the
mother with permission given for the
father to see her at stated times.
The present suit was brought to
change the order If possible and award
the custody of the child to the father.
| In his complaint, 1t was alleged thai
his right to see the child had been de-
MED, that as an inmate of Raja Yoga
school the child was improperly fed
and improperly taught. The case was
before court last week. and all of the
allegations denied by Katherine Ting
ley, head of the Point Iona institution.
The child in court did not appear to
be improperly nourished, but 1t was
asserted that she was taught that the
four greatest characters were Jesus
Christ, Madame Blatvatsky William
Q. Judge and Katherine Tingley, and
that there was a shrine at Point Iona
to the fore, which the children were
taught to salute much as the public
school children salute the American
flag.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-10-08
ENJOINS CITY FROM
CUTTING WATER RATE

SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 7.-Federal
Judge Harrington of Nevada, who has
been sitting during the hearing of the
cases involving the fixing of water
rates for the Spring Valley Water COM
pany by the board of supervisors Of
this city. today granted the temporary
injunction to prevent the enforcement
OF reduced rates, pending the final de-
cision of the case.
The injunction is granted on the
ground that the company gives a bond
of 100000. The company will not be
allowed to collect rates more than 10
per cent in excess of those fixed by the
ance, and must deposit all money so
accumulated with the court for reim-
bursement to the consumers should the
final decision be against the corpora
ton.
In his opinion Judge harrington holds
that something over $27000,000 is an
equitable valuation for the Spring Val
ley plant, though the company's attor-
neys had maintained that it was worth
$52, 900, 900. In referring to the claim
of the company for reimbursement for
losses sustained in the fire of 1906 the
Judge suggests that If the pipe lines
had been in better condition the fire
might not have been so general, and
that negligence contributed to the COM
pany's loss.
He also upholds the contention of the
city that the price to be placed on the
property is reasonable rate.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-10-08
MONKEY TIES UP
AN ENTIRE TOWN
CHAIN ON NECK SHORT CIR
CUTS ALL WIRES
ESCAPES FROM CAGE AND HAS
EXCITING EXPERIENCE
Cars, Lights and Elevators Mysterl-
ousIy Inactive Till Trouble Is
Solved-AnimaI Survives
Heavy Voltage
rRv Associated Press. ]

PORTLAND, Ore, Oct. 7.-"Joco," a
big monkey attached to one of the
acts at a local theater this week,
escaped from his cage this afternoon,
dragging a steel chain behind him.
Making his way to the roof of the West
Side power station of the Portland
General Electric company, and over
some heavily charged wires, "Joco'
short rt-circuited them with somewhat
startling effects both to himself and
the residents of West Portland.
Every car, every electric light every
elevator and everything else operated
by electricity came to a dead stand
still.
No one could explain the mystery.
The electricians of the Portland Gen
eral Electric company were deeply
puzzled.
Then someone found "Joco" alive and
as unconcerned as any 'show monkey
that ever appeared on a theatrical
stage. He was attached to a solid piece
of steel, the electric current having
fused the steel chain he had been at
tached to into a solid mass.
"Joco" lost some hair in the singe-
ing process, but otherwise is all right.
It is estimated 10000 volts passed
through his body.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-10-08
THIRTEEN KILLED
BY BIG EXPLOSION
[By Associated Press

RICHMOND. VT, Oct. with a
concussion which shook the entire viii
lage, a large grain elevator having a
capacity of $4,000 bushels exploded late
today, causing the deaths of eleven
workmen and two women.
The explosion blew off the entire roof
of the building, scattering timbers in all
directions, and instantly flames burst
out. Mrs. John Jelifor, who was walk
ing near the elevator, was burned to
death.
The elevator was owned by the Cana
dian Pacific and Boston & Maine rail-
roads and was operated by the Quaker
Oats company of Chicago. The flames
are supposed to have been started by
spontaneous combustion. The elevator
and it's contents were destroyed, caus-
ing a loss of 100000.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-10-08
CONSERVATION
THEIR THEME
TRANSMISSISSIPPl MEN DIS
CUSS WASTE
HOPE OF PoSTERITY LIES IN
IMMEDIATE ECONOMY
Many Speakers Emphasize Prodigality
of Nations Consumption and Need
of Remedial Legislation to
Save Resources
CONTINUED from fage ones

urged the Importance of national
bureau of mines. DIR. George G. Par
dee of California, former governor of
the state, past president of the con-
gress and a member of the national
conservation commission appointed by
President Roosevelt as an outcome or
the memorable conference of governors
at the White House, conveyed to the
congress the assurance that the presi-
dent was doing all in his power to
advance thehir work. He said:
within the next twenty-five or
thirty-five years the forests of the
west will have absolutely disappeared
at the present rate of dissipation. The
mineral wealth of the region has been
squandered to a great extent. The
rivers are allowed to fill with snag and
sandbars. The lands formerly fat and
fruitful are now beiTig exhausted by un-
scientific farming or being washed
away to obstruct our harbors. We
recognize the great work done and we
look to the future with certainty that
our efforts shall yield results"
Among the other addresses of the day
were those of Benjamin Ide Wheeler
president of the University of Caltfor-
MIA, on Mining of the Vest" Frank
H. Short of California on the "Reclama-
tion and Distribution of Natural Re
SOuTCeSi AltOTHey 1SliCl al W. Il
Dickson of Colorado on Irrigation and
Disposition of Public Lands" and
others.
Col. F. w. Fleming of Kansas City
addressed the delegates on western
Insurance"
Governor John c. Cutler of Utah was
one of the speakers who spoke of prac-
tical questions connected with the con-
servation of resources.
Rf fI1n
was held this evening. Charles j.
Blanchard, statistician of the reclama-
ton congress, and E. B. Thompson de-
livered an illustrated lecture on recla-
nation work.
The contest for the honor of enter
tanning the next congress has narrowed
down to Denver and Omaha.
Thomas F. Walsh of Colorado and
Col. Ike T. Pryor of Texas are most
prominently mentioned as candidates
for the presidency. These matters will
probably be settled Friday.
Tomorrow the delegates will be en-
tertained by the city with an excur-
sion on San Francisco bay.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-10-08
NOTED BUSINESS
MEN FOR BRYAN
Continued from Page One,

to do what I can in my limited sphere
to promote his election. l feel sure
that he will be elected, and / say, as
a business man, one who is as much
interested perhaps as any, in the gen
eral prosperity of the country, as one
who is bound to feel personally any
lack of prosperity among the masses,
that l believe his election will be a
benefit to all the country and to all of
the people. Those that talk otherwise,
those that predict panic and disaster
as the result of the election of an
honest man, chosen by an honest ma
jority of the people, are narrow-mind--
ed and sighted. or pretend to
believe that which they know is not
true, or they are seeking to obscure
the real and vital issues of the cam
paign. Mr.. Bryan will make safe,
reliable conscientious president, a
president for all of the people, the
rich and the poor, the big man and the
little. He will represent the American
people, not any class, and for that
reason / shall work for him until
election day and vote for him on cleo
ton day."
Los Angeles herald., 1908-10-08
REPORTS OF ADHESION TO
CONFERENCE is PREMATURE

LONDON, Oct. THE foreign office
gave statement to the Associated
Press today, as follows:
Reports of the adhesion of any pow
er to the proposed international confer
ence are premature. Great Britain
does not desire such a conferences; she
would much prefer that the question
be settled without reference to the rep
resentatives of the powers, and she is
thus advising Turkey.
IF this, however, is found impossi-
BILE, Great Britain's next step will be to
use her best efforts to limit the scope
of the conference SO as to protect the
interests of Turkey"
Los Angeles herald., 1908-10-08
LIEUT.. EVANS TRIAL
TO BE ENDED TODAY
TBy Associated Press.

MANILA. Oct. 1.-The taking of
testimony in the case of Lieut.. Franck
T. Evans Of the battleship Louisiana,
court-martialed on a charge of abb
senting himself from his post while
officer of the deck, disrespect to his
superior officer and intoxication. was
concluded today. There remains only
the summing up by counsel and it is
expected that the proceedings will end
tomorrow
The chief contest by the defense was
against the allegation of intoxication.
and in this respect the evidence is re-
garded as favorable to the accused
officer.
Surgeon Andrew r. Wentworth of
the Louisiana and others testified that
Evans, in their opinion, was not in
toXicated.
Lieut. Evans admitted, during the
hearing, that he had left the deck
while on watch, but produced evidence
to show that he went below to quell
a slight disturbance.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-10-08
VAINLY SEARCHING FOR
MISSING RUTH KRAMER

Ruth Kramer, aged II years, failed to
arrive at her home, 4100 Clayton street,
yesterday .ernoon from the os Felice
school. After several hours had gone
by her parents reported her disappear
ance to the police, and also requested
neighbors to help them find her.
Up to midnight no trace of the child
had been found. and at that hour forty
or fifty men and boys, many of them
armed with lanterns, were searching
the entire district for traces of her.
The parents of the child are dis
tracted at her absence, and the mother
her anxiety.