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Evening star., 1909-04-11
stoutly Contested Throughout.

The Baltimore men played for their
lives and refused to give away one whit
until the final gong, making the game
one of the most interesting seen here
this season. But the locals had the better
of the argument and added 10 points
more to the score in the half, including
one goal from free try, while the Monu-
mental city lads could tack on only II.
Thus the game and the championship
remained in Washington with final score
of 40 to 80.
Hubbard and Crogan divided the indi-
vidual honors for Washington, each being
accredited with ten baskets. Hubbard
put in the free try Krieger the big
center, and Fry, right forward, played
the fastest game for Baltimore. The
former made five baskets, while the lat
ter put in three and added two points
for his team on free tries.
The A. A. L. will present each men,
ber of the winning five with hand
some gold medal. There is also a team
trophy given by private donation
through the Athletic Union which will
repose in the local Y. NJ. c. "A. house
for a year at least. Gold signet rings
will be given to the men for the cham
pionship of the Tri-City League, with
an added cup for the team.
Tie quality of the two teams and the
issue involved brought out the largest
crowd of the season. there being about
400 in the narrow gallry of the gym
April 10 an entertainment will be given
at the association building for the
championship team. The score:
Position r. NJ A.
Evening star., 1909-04-11
Totals. II II 271s 4 Totals e2414

'Batted for kimbcl in ninth inning.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS., - y-1.
Columbia ...... o D D D u d . | O.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-03-15
the SLEEPING SICKNESS
WHICH MEANS DEATH

How many readers have heard Of this
terrible disease? 1t prevails in that
far-away country-Africa-e
the Congo district. It is caused by
the bite Of the tsetse fly. When it
bites q person. the sleeping symptoms
begin and finally the sufferer slespa
until death occurs.
Contrast this with the peaceful.
balmy sleep OF health. Is there any
thing more wearing than to lie awake
at night, tossing about, nervous, with
cold feet, hot head and mercy knows
what else? Short Of letting the tsetse
~ bite US we would do almost any
thing for relief. How can we pre-
vent II? Mr.. George Hayes. of
Union City, Pa, writes: II had lost
my appetite, was all rundown. could
not sleep nights. I had tried every
thing without relief. vinol was rec
pmmended, and to my surprise, 1t
helped me at once; gave me asplendid
appetite. and now ! sleep soundly."
what vinol did for Mr.. Hayes, 1t WIN
10 for every rundown. nervous and
evsrMorked person who cannot sleep
vINoL ls sold in Rock island at Har.
ger House pharmacy.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-03-15
UNIORS GIVE PLAY
BEFORE ADELPHlC
Augustana Students Appear i'm An
nual Program, and Present The
Teeth of the Gift Horse"

The Juniors of Augustana college
gave their annual program Saturday
evening before the Adelphic society
The principal part of the program con
sisted in the presentation of comedy
in one act entitled 'The Teeth of the
Gift Horse" The cast was made ur
of six characters, as follows:
Richard Butler ...... Emil Westlund
Florence Butler, his wife ..........
............ Miss Beryl Titteringtor
Marietta Williams, his aunt .......
................ Miss Bessie Bladel
Anne Fischer -. Miss Jennie Nelson
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-03-15
STARTlR|vER WORK
Fleet Is Taken Out From Keo-
kuk by the United States
Engineers.
TO REMOVE A BIG BAR
Dredge Will Take Out Obstruction
Near Quincy.-Local Yards
May Get Contract.

Work on this district Of the river
under the direction of the United
States engineers Office here began to
day, when dredge feet left Keokui
in charge of N, B. Goslins, the inspec
tor who has been engaged in office
work here during the winter. Tht
fleet will be taken to Quincy, where
it will at once begin the work of re
moving large bar in front of the city
which has become menace to naviga
ton. Other fleets are being prepared
and will be sent out in about week.
May Take Building Contract.
Tomorrow Captain Burgess of New
Orleans and Captain Clarke Smith OF
yicksburg are to be here for the pur
pose Of inspecting the government
boat yards at Milan, with view to
awarding this district contract fol
building a number of large barges and
boats needed in districts No. and 4
The lower districts are not equipped
to build the. boats, and such work
heretofore has been done by contract
The local yards are well equipped. and
can handle the work without incon
veniencing the operations of this dis
trict 1t will be an innovation for one
district to furnish the equipment for
another.
Much Work Turned Ont.
In the last few months a great
amount of work has been turned out at
the yards on the canal. The Phoenix
the big dredge that burned over a year
ago. has been rebuilt and supplied with
a new hull and new boilers at cost
of $4,000. There have been Is new
100-foot barges built, at cost of 81.
500 each.
Contracts Being Let.
Contracts for the supplies for the
river work for this season are being
let almost daily at the engineers Of
fice now. Bids were opened this after.
noon for wholesale groceries. and Sat
urday bids were opened for some equip,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-03-15

through tiger jungles for over so
miles. We saw no tigers, but they
were around, for ON the day before our
arrival in one village large one had
been shot. Monkeys we saw by hun
,dreds and by thousands. We visited
scores of villages, and had a chance
to study the life of the natives. Many
interesting things we saw. but would
tire you il started to tell Them now.
In every. village we visited the Chris
tian school kept by native Christian
teacher. We often examined the
children in their various studies-all
the branches prescribed by the British
government, and i'm addition thereto
the catechism and bible history. We
found the children, as a rule. better
informed In the catechism and the
bible than our own Sunday school
children in America of the SAME ages.
Divine services were also held in
every village In the so-called prayer
houses. These prayer houses are built
with four walls of stone. or mud or
brick with an opening for door and
a few openings for windows aad n
thatch of palmyra leaves. AT all these
meetings we had to speak. of course,
through an interpreter. In few in
stances our audiences were large, but
usually they ranged from IS to 3l0
men. women and children. At har-
vest home festival we had aoout 600
and at Bhimavaram on Sunday we
had 5000 from so different villages In
few instances, too, We had earned
audiences, composed mostly nf Blah-
mans, attorneys, or. as they cal item
here, pleaders, government officials
etc. On such occasions We had to
consider well what we said so as rot
to harm our mission or give offense
to the British government.
| Find Climate Agreeable.
| But my letter is getting 90 long
| must try to be brief. We had our
own bungalow to stay in at Rajahmnn
dry and kept our own se:vants. We
had four of them which vas one more
! than we really needed. While Mr
Benze and myself were touring the
districts. Mrs. Foss and Martha stay
ed in our bungalow in Raiahinundr3
We all kept well during all this tune
We have no fault to fintl with the
! climate. The thermometer never rost
to 100 and seldom over 80. Our board
instructed US to write our repor. IL
some place outside of our mission. ST
we selected Bombay On Feb. 8 we
ibade farewell to all our missionar,
| friends and took the train for Bombay
via Bezwada, Hyerabad. Ba6', Poon
aba distance of about 800 miles.
We wrote our report and spent tw'
days in seeing Bombay, the mos
European of all Indian cities.
| Monday, Feb. Is. we set sail TO
Bombay in the Rubattino of the Ital
ian line. We have had a delightful
voyage so far. We are now near tn
middle of the Red sea. On the 27tl
we are scheduled to reach Port Said
We then expect to spend short tim
in Egypt and Palestine and sail Z
Athens and from there via Smyrn
and Constantinople to Baum. The
we go by rail to Tiflis and julia
where we expect Rev. Joseph Khan,
shu to meet us if he does not meet u
at Batum If we find, upon consultin
our American consul, that it would no
be safe to go to Persia we shall no
attempt it. Sincerely your friend,
C. w. FOSS.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-03-15

Friends of the Butlers)
Katie, the maid. =. Miss Ida Swanson
The sketch was well presented and
made a decided hit with the large au-
dience present.
The remainder of the program con-
sisted of violin solo by Marcus Skar-
stedt, played without piano accompan.
iment; remarks by the class president,
Bert. Samuelson, and songs by the jun
Tor male octet. The program was one
|of the best class affairs ever given at
the college. and the seniors. sophs and
freshmen are now wondering how they
are going to surpass it.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-03-15
STUDENTS TO ACT.
Members of High School Senior
Glass to Appear in Little
Play.
SCENERY ABOUT FINISHED
Will Present IAN American Gentle.
man" Dealing With Internat-
ionai Marriage.


The class play to be given Friday
evening by the senior class of the
high school is now nearly ready for
the final touches. The cast will re-
hearse many times during the next
three days and promise to, give a
very creditable account of themselves;
The costumes are ready and the seem
cry is nearing completion One Of
the scenes is being made at the Fam
lily theater and the sother~two are in
the manual training department. The
/ scenery was designed especially for
tie play. The tickets are on sale now
and a full house is practically as
sured. Inc playlet is called THE
American Citizen and the plot is Il
very interesting one.
Story of the Play.
Cruger. of the firm of Barbury,
to his uncle's estate of 10000 pounds
| on condition that he changes his name
4 to Carew, becomes an English subject
! and marries an English lady before
he is 80 years of age. He has decided
to refuse the legacy when it is dis
covered that Browns partner in the
| firm is defaulter to the extent Of
who has been disenherited, appears at
this time and in order that she may
have a share in her fathers estate as
well as TO make good Browns short
age, Cruger decides to accept the
terms of the will and marry his cousin.
They part Immediately after the cere-
mony and meet a year later at the
flower fete in Italy. BY a strange
coincidence Beatrice's former iance.
who it was supposed had lost his life
while crossing the Alps, also appears
and at the earnest solicitation of Lady
Bum, Beatrice's companion, Cruger,
Iconsents to grant divorce to his wife
in order that she may marry her for
mer lover. But on discovering that
her fiance is none other than Brown
the defaulter. to save her from him
he demands that, Beatrice surrender
levery dollar she has received by be
coming his wife. At the crisis, news
is received that the Archaeological so
lciety of Great Britain which has beer
contesting the will has won the case
and Carew and e Beatrice are left
penniless. .o. ...7.-v
Il All Ends W I'll, Though.
In order,to keep his wife in the lux
ury to which she has been accustomed
Carew enters business in London ant
lives in poverty until he learns tina,
an investment made formerly in Amer
lea is bringing him wealth. AT til,
same time Beatrice who has at las
learned the true state of affairs come:
Ito him and everything concludes hap
. Ipily ~ -
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-03-15
All Ends wen, Though.

ment and for meats for the season.
Armour & Co. were awarded the con-
tract for 1000 pounds of fresh beef
and 700 pounds of pork, at S21S.50, and
the Hammond Packing company was
given the contract for the smoked
meats.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-03-15
j. B. JOHNSON. Collector.
Moro About insurance.

The class in craftsmanship at the Y.
M. C. A. will be addressed this even.
ing by one of its own members, ii.
w. Snouse, who is a representative Of
the Prudential Life Insurance COM
pany. His topic is to be elements OF
success in selling insurance" and his
experience in the field thoroughly
qualities him for the address.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-03-15
Tax Notice.

Your taxes, real and personal, are
now due. You can pay the same at
my Office, with Schriver & Schriver
attorneys, 1712h Second avenue.
Office hours. 9 to 11:45 a. IN. and 9
to 4:45 p. m. Open Wednesday and
Saturday evenings from to
O'Clock.
j. B. JOHNSON. Collector.
Please bring last years tax receipt
with you.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-03-15
Will is Admitted.

The will of the late Mrs. Eleanor
Wakefield of this city has been admit
ted to probate in the county court.
The instrument, dated June 2, 1903,
leaves all the property to the daugh.
ter, Miss odessa Wakefield.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-03-15
South Rock Island Democrats

The democrats of South Rock Island
are requested to meet Thursday even
ing, March IS, for the purpose of nom
mating candidates. and planning cam
paign. BY order of committeeman.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-03-15
0 Cure a Cold In One Day.

To Cure Cold In One Day.
Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tab
lets. Druggists refund money IL II
fails to cure. e. w. Groves signature
is on each box. Csc.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-03-15
SIMON LEWIS IS SUED
Cigar House Claims He Is RESPONSE
BILE for AnOther's Bill.

The trial of the case of the Raphael
& Sons company against Simon Lewis
was begun in the circuit court this
afternoon. The plaintiff claims some
thing over 500. claiming that the de-
PENDANT agreed to be responsible for
an account for an Iowa cigar dealer.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-03-29

free list if the question is ever nut to
a vote. They have held a meeting to
outline a plan by which % 3equate pro
lection" may be afforded the oil pro-
ducers. Those at the meeting were
Representatives Vreeland of New
York, woodward. Hughes and Hubbard
of West Virginia, Joyce of Ohio, Mon
dell of Wyoming, Campbell of Kansas,
Burgess, Hardy and Dies of Texas,
and Tener, Wheeler, Langham, Coop
er and Bates Of Pennsylvania.
1t was decided that the most favor
able Legislation would be a specific
duty on oil; but failing in this, the
countervailing duty on oil must be
retained. 1t was pointed out that free
trade in petroleum would encourage
the Mexican fields, which are rapidly
competition would be established with
the oil wells of the Southwest 1t was
cloO al 5uCh llleiI inc otcludIu vi Nblll-
pany had large holdings in Mexico and
would Immediately take advantage OF
free trade. Representative Vreeland
has been advised by house leaders that
the most he can hope for is a reten-
ton of the countervailing duty against
Russia, and that if the schedule is sub
mitted to vote oil will probably go
on the free list.
The same seems true of lumber.
There is a strong sentiment in the
house in favor of free lumber, and
it is thought that if the high protec-
tionists demand vote to increase the
duty from one to two dollars q thou
sand they will find themselves in
hopeless minority and lumber will be
placed on the free list. This is the
opinion entertained by MI. Payne, who
as warnear~ those who desire an IA
reaSe that they had better lei well
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-03-29

Some one will now proceed to ol1er
the editorship of magazine 10 laI'
on his retirement from the presidency
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-03-29
1az7zesbu1g IS
Interested in Parton
ofAged Com1ederute

MERIDIAN, Miss, March 29.-Gen.
w. d. Cameron, circuit clerk, has re-
ceived letter from DR.. Tom Birdsong,
who is serving term in the peniten-
tiary on the Rankin farm for the MUIR
der of DIR. Albert Pitts in Copiah coun-
ty, in behalf of a pardon for S. w.
Smith of this county, better known,
however, as "Sebe" Smith, who is
serving life term for the killing of
his son in a fit of ungovernable rage
DR.. Birdsong declares in his letter to
Gen. Cameron that the prisoner, "A
years of age, is i'll and something
ought to be done for him. Smith is
veteran of the Confederacy and DR..
Birdsong says: "a lady of Hatties-
burg was here on a visit recently and
volunteered to bring the matter of his
petition for pardon before the Daugh-
tiers of the Confederacy to push the
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-03-29
Good Llniment.

You will hunt a good while before
YOU find a preparation that is equal to
Chamberlain's Liniment as cure LOT
muscular and rheumatic pains, for the
cure of sprains and soreness OF the
muscles. 1t is equally valuable Tor
lame back and all deep seated mus
cular pains. rs and so cent sizes for
sale by Hays and Field and yellow
Pine Pharmacy.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-03-29

enough alone. 1t is understood tnat
Mr. Payne has all along been in favor
of free lumber, but was outvoted IN
committee.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-03-29
JACKSON Citizens OPPOSE
METHODS ADOPTED bYSTATE
Law AND ORDER LEAGUE

JACKSON, Miss, March 29.-Dis-
trict Attorney NJ. S. Mcneil has con-
cluded that it will be we'll night use
less to call for trial during the present
court term any of the pending Illicit
retailing cases in which evidence
AGAINST the defendants was worked
up by Messrs. w. M. Pinson and Chas
Evars, the two sleuths employed by
thhe Law Enforcement league of Jack
son. He has not definitely decided to
continue or dismiss any of the Pinson-
Evars cases, but frankly admits that
the prospect for securing convictions
is very gloomy in view of the &C.
quittal rendered by the jury in the
Emma Smothers case, wherein twelve
men accepted the evidence of a noto-
rious negress in preference to the tes-
timony of the detectives, several of
the jurors afterwards stating that they
would not believe Evars and Pinson
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-03-29

matter to the attention of Gov Noel
Nor immediate action The nervy old
Mnreconstructed rebel is rapidly de-
clining in health, but l assure you, as
his faithful friend and nurse night and
day, he is not failing in his nerve. His
mentality and superb power shines
and glows with its old-time brightness
and vigor, but something must be
done, and soon, if this great old speci-
men of rapidly departing rugged de-
tenders of the Southern principles and
honor is to be laid to rest elsewhere
than here" Gen. Cameron replied that
it was impossible to help his old
friend. He said that without a place
to go TO a pardon would be of little
benefit to the old man. Gen. Cameron
deeply sympathizes with the old man
in his declining years. He thinks it
not unlikely that the Daughters of the
Confederacy will take the matter up.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-03-29

on oath, and announced a verdict OF
acquital despite the fact that the ne
gress had been many times convicted
on similar charges.
That public sentiment in Jackson
among the best class of citizens is
very strongly against the methods
used by the Law Enforcement league
detectives cannot be denied, and on
all sides the verdict in the Smothers
case, despite the bad repute of the de-
PENDANT, is cardially endorsed. Ad-
missions made by the two sleuths that
they frequently inveigled innocent per-
sons-parties never before charged
with crimes or misdemeanors-into
buying whisky for them in order to Sc.
cure convictions is universally con.
demned, and it looks like the useful.
ness of Messrs Pinson and Evars in
so far as Jackson is concerned, is at
an end.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-03-29
ST. LOUIS TO
BUILD AN AUTO
RACE COURSE

ST. LOUIS, March 29.-The project
of an auto race course in this city is
making rapid and substantial pro
ress. The Million population Club
started the project in February to
build an automobile race track and
balloon ascension rounds, to cost
100000. The track will be two miles
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-03-29
THIS IS THE THREAT
IF DEBATE RESULTS
Mr.. Payne Is Said to Be in Favor of
Free Lumber. and if a Vote Is
Forced He May Garry Things His
Own Way.

WASHINGTON, March 29.-Advo-
Iates of protection for pretoleum have
resolved to make desperate fight for
a special duty. The onslaughts made
on the present countervailing duty
clause in the Payne bill have aroused
action, for they believe there is dan
ger of petroleum being placed on the
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-03-29
constructed OF re

and oval shape constructed of re
inforced concrete. The ascension
grounds will be placed in the centre
of the oval. A grand stand Will ac-
commodate 10000. The Missouri Sen
ators have become members and a
large number of wealthy men have
joined.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-03-29
WATCHING MOVEMENT
OF CASTRO'S CROWD

CARACAS, March 29.-The rel ort
that Castro, former president of Ven
ezuela, is supposed to have sailed
yesterday from Bordeaux for La
Guarzia is watched with keen inter
est 1t is not thought that he win
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-03-29

land in Venezula, as dangerous
demonstrations against him may be
expected in Venezuela. 1t is thought
he will go to Nicaragua, where his
friend Zelaya reigns. Castro's entire
fortune is in Venezula, and it will
The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1909-01-15
commsrc;al Club Organized
naoeelsg g. HOES l1ouse Mosday
Evealng 90 Sesps TalEss % Or.
9asixs-.Co0mlttss Appoint.
mo0to. etc.

Monday evening ; meeting
was held ii the hose house by
the businessmen and citizens Of
Wagner for the purpose OF TAX
ing the preliminary steps toward
organization OF . com mercial
club OF Wagner boosters-all
knockers strictly barred.
Oficers were elected for the
ensuing year ~ follows: Pres,
+. r. Pinard; Vice Pres, John
Stedronsky; Treas. ]. v. Janda;
Sec, ]. A. Nssye.
The proposition OF renting q
hall and fixing it up properly, to
be used a. . club room was dis
cussed and . com mittee was
appointed to ascertain what the
expense Of such club rooms
would be, also cost Of member
ship IN the organization. The
com mittes appointed was ]. V.
Janda, II. 6. Bark and Frank
Patton. A com mittee on by
law, consisting OF j. w. Eggers,
L. v. Haskell and l.. NJ. Gable
was also appointed.
Chair appointed w. r. Ken
nedy, w. G. Kirkpatrick and c..
E. Hall as q com mittee on rules
and regulations.
On motion OF j. w. Eggers,
the com ittee on bylaws was
increased to five, the other two
members being F j. Mccormick
aud II. G. Bonnin.
An adjournment was then
taken to Thursday evening, a
complete report of which meet.
ing will be given next week.