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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-08-12
Uniforms shown.

les, H.. took the yellow ribbon for
third place.
UnieOrns shown.
The exhibit of unicorns, one horse
ahead of two, hItChed to a drag OF
coach. was another very interesting
number OF yesterdays program. T..
c. Roberts of Davenport took the blue
ribbon in competition with unicorn
from the Wild Rose farm. The Dav-
export horses were displayed to new
and costly outfit, acquired chiefly fo~
the Exposition event. The winners Of
the blue ribbon We're under better
control. The lead horse of the Wild
Rose unicorn threatening several
times to cause an accident through
bad action. The horse was difficult to
keep in its place. Ii is a spirited ami
NAL, and although not counting in its
favor, its action gave much entertain
ment to the audience. There We're but
the two outfits entered
Saddlers on Track.
The finest collection of saddle hor-
ses eyer seen in one spot in the tri-.
tcities was that exhibited in the event
.tor saddlers., Prince Chap of the
Sheldon Hurst stables of A. w. Koon
took the blue ribbon. Dallas. owned
by Maio. w. ], Hobson of Davenport,
| was close competitor, and took the
led ribbon. while the yellow ribbon
for third place went to Belle owned
| by Alex Trevor of this city.
Tomorrow Program.
The following events are on the
program for tomorrow afternoon fol-
lowing the afternoon program of yaud-
eville acts
Harness horses. high steppers. pair.
Class ten. For the best high steppers,
l4.3 hands, not to exceed lG hand,
style, conformation, action and pace to
be considered To be shown to an an
propriate vehicle.
First prize. $25: second prize. ST:
third prize. SO.
Jumping, open 10 all. Class II. Per-
formance over the fence alone to
count. Boards at regulation height
First prize. $35: second prize, $25:
| third prize, SIS.
| Harness horses. tandem Class u.
| Wheel horse NOT to exceed lead horsa
in height Lead horse should possess
type, finish, and should have good all
around action with good manners. s
First prize. $50; second prize $40:
third prize, $40.
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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-08-12

All the news all the time-The Argus,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-08-12

Stolen bases - Chase, Airing, Ray
Sacrifice hits-Deconley, Swatosh. Sail
lard. Bases on balls-Off Carmichael,
2. Struck out BY Ray. 4 by Car
michael. 4 Umpire-Malicoat.
Senators TrOunced Once.
Peoria, H., Aug. 12.-Peoria and
Springfield broke even in double
header. Walsh for Peoria and Bell
for Springfield pitched great games.
Score of first game:
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-08-12

les, H.. took the yellow ribbon for
third place.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-08-12
LINE O. DOPE

AL Kuhn, the long time Decatur first
baseman. is now working as a team
ster in that city.
Harry Swain. who has been pitch
ing independent ball at Cresco, Iowa,
has joined Hannibal and is doing good
work.
The Evansville directors have decid-
ed not 10 sell the franchise, but will
levy an assessment TO keep the game
going.
Springfield is buying players for
next year First Baseman Metz. Il
Michigan league product. is to report
in few days, along with Il catcher Sc
cured in Missouri.
Muscatine. with one of the best in
dependent teams in the country. is
finding baseball does not pay its own
way. and it looks as though the team
might not be kept longer than this
year.
The ball players of both the Daven-
port and Rock Island teams are to be
the guests of the Exposition company
this evening All the players were
given passes 10 the grounds and to the
grand stand and asked to come Out
and enjoy themselves. Needless to say
most of them will avail themselves of
the opportunity.
Kinsella at Springfield has pulled off
another big deal. He has sold Pitcher
landers, to the New York Giants. and
il is reported the price is either $4,000
or $500. He will report at the end
of the Three-Eye season. DAILY was
with the Michigan league last season
and this year he has won II games and
lost Z. II is announced that Kinsella
also expects to dispose of Outfielders
Cosgrove and Callahan, Pitchers Steig.
er and Patrick. Second Baseman Bell
and Catcher Johnson.
Many fans have expressed consider
able surprise when the Three-Eyo
official batting averages are given oui
o find that the Dubuque team Is
either leading the league in batting
Or is close to the top. In view of the
| position held by the team in the per
eentage column and the fact that
never iInpresses the other teams il
he league as being hard hitting
eam. it is hard to see how this higf
average comes about. The secret o
he whole thing. probably lies in tho
| act that the official scorer at Dr.
luque helps out the team. In Tues
lays game the local players admit
having made four errors and yet il
hree of the plays. the Dubuque bal
ters were credited with hits, which
although to the advantage of boil
tteams. is not fair to the pitchers.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-08-12

Springfield is buying players for
next year. First Baseman Metz. d
Michigan league product. is to report
in few days, along with Il catcher Sc
cured i'm Missouri
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-08-12

Stolen bases-D. Smith. J. Johnson.
Caffryn. Two base hits-Biltz. d. Smith
Three-base hits-Callahan, BiltZ, Hig-
gins. Struck out-By Miller, l.: by
Walsh. 6. Bases on balls-Off Miller,
3; off Walsh. l. Wild pitch-Miller.
Hit by pitcher-By Miller. l; by Walsh,
J. Umpire-Earle.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-08-12

Muscatine. with one of the best in
dependent teams in the country. is
finding baseball does not pay its own
way. and it looks as though the team
might not be kept longer than this
year.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-08-12

The Evansville directors have decid-
ed not 10 sell the franchise, but will
levy an assessment TO keep the game
going.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-08-12

Two-base hits Murphy, O. Three
base hit--Berger Home run--Lakaff. !
Bases on bails--0ff i.akaff. q; off Hin
richsen, 2 Struck out-By Lakaff, >
by Hinrichsen. l. Double plays--Ber-l
ger to Wise TO Swacina; Berger to-
Swacina: Nye to MeGrew. Stolen
bases - Wise. Warrender Sacrifice
hit--Swacina. Time - 1:30 umpires
Mckenzie and Clarke.
Rays Fanit; Rabbits Won.
Dubuque. Iowa, Aug. 12-Ray threw
his own game away in the fourth ia
ming in an attempt to break mp a
squeeze play. Cedar Rapids winning.
2 to 0. The fielding of Hauser was
sensational. cutting off four runs at the
home plate. The score:
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-08-12
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION.
RESULTS YESTERDAY.
THREE-EYE LEAGUE


THREE-EYE LEAGUE.
Rock Island, 6; Davenport. 0.
Dubuque, o: Cedar Rapids, 3
Peoria, So Springfield, 20.
Bloomington, Decatur. 4.
NATIONAL LEAGUE.
Pittsburg. /; Boston, o.
ST. Louis. 8; New York, 49,
AMERICAN LEAGUE.
New York, 2; Chicago, /.
Boston, 4 Cleveland, 2.
Philadelphia. O.: ST. Louis, III ill.,
nings).
Washington. 3 Detroit, 3
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION.
st. Paul. 4 Toledo, 8.
Minneapolis. 4 Columbus, 8.
Kansas City, 2; Indianapolis. o.
misunderstanding. postponed. rain.
WESTERN LEAGUE.
Omaha. Z; Sioux City, o.
Des MONIES, 4: Lincoln. 5.
CENTRAL LEAGUE.
GAINESVILLE, "a; Grand Rapids. IL
tsecond game seven innings).
Terre Haute, s; Fort Wayne. 2.
Evansville, G; Dayton. a.
Wheeling, 8 South Bend, 2.
CENTRAL ASSOCIATION.
Keokuk, Is: Ottumwa. 90 (second
game seven innings).
Quincy, l. Waterloo, s.
Jacksonville, 0; Burlington. G.
MISSOURI LEAGUE.
Pelsin. 5: Galesburg, 0.
Canton. |: Beardstown. 9.
Monmouth, 3; Macomb, (12 in
nings).
SCONSIN.ILLINOIS LEAGUE.
All games postponed, rain.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-08-12

Batteries-Mercer. Rogers and Rey-
nolds; Bell and Johnson.
Decatur lunches Hits.
Bloomington, H., Aug. 12.-By deliv-
ering hits in clusters, Decatur was
able to walk off handily with the game,
a to l. Thesscore:
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-08-12

Stolen bases-Steen. Roger, jenkins.
Two-base hits-Erwin, Roudebush. Nc
Namara. Double play-Roudebush to
Foster. Struck out-By Roger, 2; by
Evening journal., 1909-04-07
BLOW TO STATE
in SAMPSON CASE
Mother of the Accused WOm-
an Knocks Out the The
Ory Of a Motive
81 unlted PICS Leased speeIal vic.

- 0MANNu AlElo AtuHNQ GlCNlAA WIN
LYONS. n. ". April THE bottom
was we'll night knocked out
of the case of the State against
Georgia Allyn Sampson. accused OF the
murder of her husband. Harry Samp-
son. nephew of Admiral Sampson, to-
day. when the star witness for the
prosecution, Mrs. Allyn, mother Of the
young widow, explained under cross
examination the letter that was alleg-
ed by the state to have furnished the
motive for the killing. On her direct
examination. Mrs. Allyn had stated
that the letter was signed by Robert
Manson, and as well as she could re-
member asked Georgia Sampson 20
come TO Niagara Falls and spend the
day. and have a good time"
on cross-examination she was asked
II the Letter did not also ask Georgia
to bring another young girl with her
She thought that It did, and was
then asked If the other young girl was
not Mildred Service, a distant relative
of the Aliyns, with whom Robert Man
son had been going with for Ions
time and il the couple had not fre.
quently been guests at the Sampson
and Allyn homes. She stated thai
| this was so and in response to d
searching series OF questions the i'm
! preston was conveyed to the jury and
! the spectators that Mrs. Georgia Samp
son had often chaperoned the younl
/ couple.
Shortly after II o'clock Mrs. Ally.
was excused. She walked with falter
ing steps to where her daughter wa
sitting and the latter kissed her will
much more evidence of affection thai
when she had taken the stand. Th
attorneys for Mrs. Sampson were juhil
ant over the outcome Of Mrs. Allyn
( ordeal, as her story was I'm nearl,
every detail corroborative of The con
tentions of the defense that there wai
no motive for Mrs. Sampson killing hei
husband.
Evening journal., 1909-04-07
JOHN WORLEY,
CORNETIST, DEAD
Well Known Musician Sue
combs to SOftening Of
the Brain

After an illness OF two years John ID.
Worley one OF the best known musicians
in the State died at the state Hospital
for the Insane at Farnhurst. last night.
lie had been suffering with softening of
the brain and had been patient at the
hospital for two weeks. He lived at No.
1901 Trenton Place.
Mr. worley was thirty-three years old
and is survived by a sister who lives at
South Bend. Ind. He was known not only
in Delaware but in nelghboring states as
a splendid cornetlst and was frcqeuntly
referred TO as the "silver cornet players
He was principal musician OF the First
Infantry Band. the members Of which viii
attend the funeral on Saturday afternoon.
Mr. Worley had been i'll for two years.
Not until recently, however did he col
lapse and he then had to be taken to the
hospital He arose yesterday and was able
TO walk around but sometime later while
seated in a chair. became unconscious. His
afdiction had such an effect that he abb
solutely refused to eat and this hastened
his death.
Mr. Worley's sister has been netifed OF
his death and she will come East to attend
the funeral.
Evening journal., 1909-04-07
OBSERVANCE OF
MEMORIAL DAY
Occasion Falling on Sunday
Veterans May Parade the
Previous Day

Memorial Day folling on Sunday this
year. local veterans OF the Civil War are
discussing among themselves the advisa-
bllity of holding the celebration on Sat
urday. Up until this time the Grand
Army has discussed the Saturday cele-
bration only informally. but at a joint
meeting Of the posts TO be held in a
short time a day will be agreed upon.
At the meeting of Eureka Council. Jr.
o. L. A. NJ. last night Il was decided
to take part I'm the parade Of the day.
Although the lodgemen have no part in
the parade arrangements they think il
advisable to hold the observance on Sat
urday, May %. instead of on the fol-
lowing Monday. The order has also de-
cided to unfurl a flag In Cool Spring Park
on that day, provided the " ater Depart
ment, which controls the park. will give
the desired permission. 1t Is planned 10
have the veterans march to the park and
take part IN the exercises attending the
flag raising. Committees of the order are
being appointed. TO arrange for the oc-
CasiOn.
Evening journal., 1909-04-07
STEAMER HAVANA
in A COLLISION
Rammed Big MunsOn Liner
Guiana and Panic Of
Passengers Follows
BY United Press Leased Special Wire.

BY United Press Leased Special Wire.
NEW YORK, April Passengers on
the steamer Havana OF the Cuba-New
York Line were thrown into panic this
morning when the Havana, after leaving
Quarantine for her dock rammed the big
Munson Line freighter Cubana damag-
ing her so that she had to be beached
off the Staten Island shore.
The crew Of the Havana promptly re-
assured the frightened passengers and af-
ter a short wait the Havana proceeded
to her pier. The damage to the Guiana
is about the stern, her rudder was knock
ed our Of commission and water was let
into her farthest aft compartment and IL
IS expected she will have TO be docked
for repairs.
Collision drill was sounded on both
steamers and the frightened passengers
on the Havana ran out OF their cabins.
They were met by the deck stewards,
and assured that they were in no dam
ger.
In the meanwhile government tugs
passed lines TO the Guiana and towed
her into the shallow water, where she
now lies.
Captain Knight of the Havana. stated
that the collision was due 10 inability to
see the Cubana which was hidden by the
big German liner Kron Prinz Wilhelm
until It was too late to avoid the colli-
sion.
The Guiana which has a full cargo OF
sugar in her holds. is on the bottom
on Stapleton. Lighters are now along
side and her cargo will be taken Off af-
ter which temporary rapirs will be made
and she will be dry doclSed. But for
the fact that the quarantine boats Charles
+. Allen and Governor Flower, the har-
bor inspectors boat Cerebus and the tug
Hercules were right on the spot the
Guiana must have sunk directly in the
channel. As it was she was showed into
shallow water less than five minutes be.
fore she settled
Evening journal., 1909-04-07
JAPS PLOTTED
TO KILL A MAN
Racial Feeling in California
Stirred by Story Of a
Murder
BY United Press Leased Special Wire.

BY United Press Leased Special Wire.
GMRoY. Cal, April Tho racial
feeling against the Japanese already
crowded 10 the danger point has had
fresh fuel added 10 it as the result Of
revelations at the preliminary hearing OF
Y. Yashimuza, accused OF the brutal
murder OF John Kyne. railway boss
last November. lie was arrested IN Sal,
Lake yesterday and when he was ar
raigned admitted the killing.
The police allege that en- route from
Salt Lake city Yashimuza confessed 10
two officers that the killing was the re-
suit OF conspiracy entered into by fifty
Japanese section men.
Kyne had kept them hard at work and
constantly cursed them for not display
ing more activity. Finally they agreed,
according to the alleged confession, that
they would no longer brook insults -Four
japanese weer selected by lot TO kin
Kyne They entered the car and drove
out three men who were there with the
section boss. While his companions kept
them away Yashimuza hit Kyne on the
head with a hammer beating out his
brains,
Yashimuza was held without bail. for
trial and the others implicated Ia the
confession are being searched for. The
statement regarding the killing has
stirred up very bitter feeling against
the Japanese.
Evening journal., 1909-04-07
ARGUMENT FOR
STANDARD OIL
BY United Press Leased Special Wire

BY United Press Leased Special Wire
ST. LOUIS. April 7.-Attorney John Il.
Milhurn. counsel for the Standard on
Company to-day resumed his argument
against the granting Of the Injunction
prayed for by the government against the
New Jersey corporation.
Milburn denied the allegations Of the
government that the oil combination Is
a trust He replied In detail TO the charges
of the lawyer for the government that the
oil company maintains a spy system,
bribcs men 20 pose as independent deal
ers. in order TO procure legislation hurtful
TO Independents and helpful to tho trusts;
that It paid a lawyer $500 TO get a bin
through the Georgia legislature; that It
organizes bogus companies which pretend
cd to fight Il when actually aiding the
Standard. and operating on its money.
He repudlated the attitude Of the govern
ment in its legal view that the Standard
Is a harmful trust by showing how its
great system carries American industry
to Russia, Germany, England and other
countries.
Mnburn argued that great success like
that Of John ID. Rockefeller begets ieal-
ousy. lie said that rivals have taken adj
vantage OF the opportunity 10 enter a
court and give false evidence against the
oil company Milburns answer will con-
sumo all OF to-day. He will be followed
by Attorney Moritz Rosenthal head of the
defense's array OF lawyers.
Evening journal., 1909-04-07
Mp. CONFERENCE
BEGINS ITS WORK

The annual session of the Maryland
Conference of the Methodist Protestant
Church began in Baltimore this morn
ing and will continue one week The
Revs. George L. Wolfe and Jsmes II.
Massey. pastors of the local NJ. p.
Churches, are attending.
One of the most important subjects
that will be brought up before the con-
ference is that of the need for more
preachers. Last year, it is said eleven
charges had to go unsupplied with
ministers, and it is expected this year
that several clergymen will crop out
of the works because of advancing
years or i'll health. 1t is probable that
Rev. Luther Warner, Of Newark, N. j..
who has been i'll for some time. will
retire; slso Rev. G. r. McCready. OF
Milton, Del. and Rev. ]. d. Kinzer, of
Union Bridge, Md.
Another question which is expected
10 bring on a lively discussion is in
regard to the application for member
ship of tho conference of a new congrc-
cation at Alexandria. Va, which is
comprised of members of another
Methodist Protestant Church of the
city who. becoming disanected, left
and set up a church of their own. APP
plication for membership was made at
+ the last session of the conference, but
was voted down.
Evening journal., 1909-04-07
KENT KICKS ON
ssGss ss&GaHG OtN
PRISON BOARD BILL

Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL.
DOVER, Del, April THE Levy Court
is discussing the cost of long-term pris-
oners in the reformatory and workhouse
at Greenbank. when bill was received by
the finance committee for $466,S for the
board of priso1ers during March. There
has been a gradual increase of these costs
since the prisoners were transferred two
years ago. when the first bills averaged
about $500. The March bill shows that thir-
ty-eight prisoners was the highest and
thirty-three the lowest number boarded
at Greenbank during the month. The coun-
ty pays for these, each forty cents a day.
While It was generally admitted that IL
would be a great step backward to ad-
vocate the return of the prisoners to Kent
county Jail to be kept here in idleness. it
was suggested that move should be made
to secure reduction of the rate Of board.
inasmuch as the county OF New Castle
gets the working worth Of the prisoners.
Evening journal., 1909-04-07
FAKE INTERVIEW
WITH ROOSEVELT
Paris Newspapers Quoted
Him as Saying Many
Things
By United Press Leased Special Wire.

BY United Press Leased Special Wire.
NAPLES. April Italian newspaper
men brand as absolutely "A take TIM
story sent to Paris newspapers by
local correspondents in which Former
President Roosevelt was ridiculed and
quoted as making all sorts OF bombas-
tic and egotistical statemnts.
Reports OF these Paris stories we're
telegraphed back here to-day and oc-
casioned great surprise, as none of the
Italian newspaper men had beard any
such statements from the American
statesman and the only statements
made by Roosevelt during his brief
interview with the newspaper men
were made to all the correspondents at
one time.
The stories sent out by the French
correspondents are attributed to pique
on the part of these reporters. In the
first place, police arrangements for
safeguarding the distinguished visitor
were such that many of the foreign
correspondents had the greatest diff
tculty IN getting through the police
lines. To add further to the soreness
of the Frenchmen, Colonel refused abb
solutely to be drawn into any discus
Sums RAA l0AANlNdA VI llAtIMalA0lldl SUD
jects, laughingly telling his interview
ers that he was a "nimrod now and
not a statesman"
To the Italian correspondents, this
made little difference. but the French
men were evidently under orders to
oraw Roosevelt out on political sub
Jects and failing to do this they pro-
ceeded to write their stories to suit
themselves.
According to to-day's dispatches
from Paris, the Interviews" as
published in Paris, quoted the ex-
President as saying that the oil kings
and the steel kings of America had at
tempted to break his back but had
failed; that by preparing for war ne
(RoosevelD had been able TO calm the
impetuosity Of young America against
Japan; and to top the interview they
made the American statesman say:
THE machinery of State will now
roll on without me. but the impetus
/ have given Mr.. Taft. my good sue
cessor will build the Panama Canal,
continue to increase the army and
navy and check the trusts If they
again become too obstreperous."
Evening journal., 1909-04-07
KNIFE WOUND In HEART
KILLS MILFORD YOUTH
Walter A. Gillespie Met Death in South Milford Last
Night at the Hands of Jester A. GraY-JeaI-
ousIy Said TO Have Been the Cause

"a knife i'm his hand and was clipping
the end off a cigar. Gillespie stepped
up 10 him and accused him OF making
certain statements which Gray denied.
Taking Off his coat Gillespie punched
Gray In the face. Gillespie was fol-
lowing this up with another blow and
at that instant Gray thrust forward
the knife he held in his hand Ths
blade passed between two ribs and en-
ytered Glllespies heart. Gillespie keeled
over and Gray assisted Windsor and
William Gray TO carry the wounded
young man toward the office OF Dr.
Prettyman. Gillespie died before ar
irving at the office. less than 100 yards
away. He made no statement after he
had been cut.
Young Man Surrenders.
Learing that Gillespie was dead Gray
went to the Windsor Hotel. told Mr..
Conwell what had happened and said
he intended TO surrender to the author
tiles. Robert p. Small. private de-
tective and uncle of Gillespie. lives at
the hotel Gray walked TO Mr.. Smalls
room and aroused him:
Il killed Walter Gillespie" he told
Small. Although il was his nephew
who had just lost his life through
! Grays accidental thrust, Mr.. Small put
Gray, who was weeping and nearly
prostrated to bed with him. This
morning he and Gray went before
Magistrate Fisher where Robert G..
White. counsel for Gray, waived hear
ing for him to await the result OF the
inquest The story related by Gray
and also by Windsor of what happened
is substantially as outlined.
Gillespie did not go up to meet
Gray" said Windsor.
I'VE went along to see that he did
not do some things he had been talking
about We thought Gray had left be-
fore he came along. We were all
J friendly with Gray and only a few
days ago Gillespie and Gray had sup
per together"
Gillespie was one OF a party Of young
men who were rather boisterous late
last night on the street. He had a
quarrel early in the evening with
another young man.