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Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-05-01
WtLAELMlNA LEAVES YARD.
vessel Underwent Extensive Repairs
while In Port,

So while In Port.
= he hull line steamship Wilhelm.
m. which has been at the shipyard
tar several weeks undergoing repairs,
lift the ward yesterday afternoon and
steamed for Port Tampa, after load
ing bunker coal at the Chesapeake
and Chic coal Fiers.
While at the yard the Wilhelmina
had . new donkev boiler installed. a
number Of main deck plates forward
renewed and was dry locked for
cleaning and painting. In addition to
. general overhauling CT her ma
chinery and hull
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-05-01

A. devries. the Dutch sailor who
vss killed BY falling down . hatch
way On the Dutch steamship Arastei-
Ayke some days ago. was buried on
Thursday morning. Missionary Jchn
Colleen Il the Sailor. Rest conducting
the bsriai. the body being inferred
a the Sailors Rest plot at Green
hWu.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-05-01
HELD FoS GRAND JURY.
hansemond Man Mus. Answer 4,
Taking Davis Launch,

Taking Davis Launch.
In the police court yesterday morn
ing A. l.. Anderson. Of Nansemond
county. was held for the grand jury
on the charge Of grand larceny. The
charge Is the result Of Anderson's
making OF with gasoline launch
owned by E. II. Davis. OF this city,
several weeks ago.
Anderson claimed that Davis owed
him money and tina, he took the
launch to force payment. not with any
Intention Of stealing the boat.
MesSs. r. NJ Lett and T. ] Chris
tan represented the defense.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-05-01
MiNIMUM FINE IMPOSED.
Stanley Scott PAYS for AsssuItina
Thomas Jones,

Stanley Scott was fined s. and costs
n the police court yesterday morning
for assauiting rhomss e. Jones on
Washington avenue Thursday after
noon. There was no conflict In the
Testimony, and MI. Scott did not deny
committing the assault. -
On account Of the prominence Of
the young men quite crowd gath
ered in the police court to hear the
trial.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-05-01

Mrs. Lucy Tyler, OF Grove. Is the
guest CT Mrs. Phillip Davis. 329 For
ty-fOurth street.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-05-01
Them A'e fasls h t.
6sy's espsr nsi lFs
Ws1 Dsssy
70 YET

Fact that win have much to
do With Your purse with your
plans. with your comfort
Facts thst win afford you the
answer" 10 Q good many Ques-
tiens that disturb, you-espcci.
ally prrseQuestisns.
Your days work 10 unIinishei
Until Yea have locked up these
fscts-and you viii find some
% them IN the sfore-sds. and
come Of them Ia the want Ads.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-05-01

Mrs. c. II. Mcdonald left yesterday
for Portsmouth to spend several days
with friends.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-05-01

Mrs. Benjamin T. Pillow and daugh'
ter. Miss Florence, Of Baltimore. are
the guests OF Mrs Roberts, 623 Tweh'
ly.eighth street.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-05-01

Miss Willis. of Portsmouth,. Is thu
guest Of Miss Flora Lash at her home
on Twenty ninth street.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-05-01

Miss Dollie Roll,on has returned
home after spending three weeks will
relatives in Elmira. n. Y.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-05-01
Socidl.Persondl

Mr.. J. A. Willett. Jr.. entertained
al luncheon yesterday in honor OF
her guest, Miss Belle Fleet. OF New
York.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-05-01

Mr.. w. X. McMnrran. OF Norfolk.
Is the guest of his mother In this CITY.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-03-23
DEMAREST LOSES TO
CURE AT BILLIARDS
Opening Match for Worlds Cham.
pionship Disastrous to Young
Professional.

New York, March 23.-Louis Cure of
Paris defeated Calvin Demarest of
Chicago by the score of 500 to 500 in
the opening game of the worlds cham
pionship 1872 billiard tournament, COM
menced last night at Madison Square
gardens.
Cure played great billiards all the
way ana outclassed his western oppo-
nent in the early stages of the con-
test. The Chicagoan was not himself
in the first few innings, and when
Cure got in some good runs Calvin
looked to be in for a bad trimming.
The Frenchman broke away from his
opponent in the sixth inning and soon
had doubled up on the newcomer ID
the professional ranks.
After that it was a profession, the
Frenchman playing dazzling billiards
and making high run of $50. CALVIN
came strong in the closing stages OF
the game, but his start was too late.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-03-23
GO LIKE HOT CAKES
Tickets to Opening Baseball
Games Selling Rapidly at
One PUNK Each.
SIX HUNDRED HANDED OUT
First Accounting to BE Made at End
of Week--An Additional Prize
Is Offered.

Over COO tickets were given out last
evening by Secretary L. NJ. Casteel
of the Rock Island baseball association
10 those who have undertaken to win
one or another of the prizes which
have been offered for selling tickets
for the opening games and the indica-
tions are that the contest will be d
success and will bring considerable
money into the Golfers of the club
Those who asked for tickets last even
ing were enthusiastic and it was re
ported today that they We're selling
like hot cakes While every one in
the city was not given chance 10
subscribe any definite amount to the
fund which was raised lately by sub
scription, there are very few VINO
will refuse to buy ticket at the rate
of 81 when they know that they are
in reality giving the association but
90 cents of real cash, as they get full
value for the other half dollar in be-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-03-23

by the University of Chicago Glee
club at the Harper house,
has aroused much interest among
, the local alumni and the public in
general. The alumni of the university
in the three cities has taken much in
terest in the concert and are boosting
enthusiastically for it. The glee club
is one of the best that has ever gone
one of the university and the arrange
ment of the program is especially cool.
Earl Bowlby of this city accompanies
the club as accompanies, and is being
everywhere congratulated on his ex-
cellent work The tickets are on sale
at Bowlby's and Totten's music houses
and at the Harper house and the ad-
! vance sale assures a large audience
Following the concert there will DE
| dancing.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-03-23
HOME CURE FOR ECZEMA.
Oil of Wintersreen, Thymol, GIycerine
ETC., Used as a Simple Wash.

1t really seems strange that so many
people suffer year in and year out with
eczema, when it is now no longer a
secret that oil of wintergreen mixed
with thymol, glycerine, etc., makes a
wash that is bound to cure
Old, obstinate cases, it is true, can
not be cured in few days, but there
is absolutely no sufferer from eczema
who ever used this simple wash and
did not find Immediately that wonder.
fully soothing, calm, cool sensation
that comes when the itch is taken
away Instantly upon applying a few
drops of the wash the remedy takes
effect, the itch is allayed. There is nc
need of experimental patient knows
at once.
Instead of trying to compound the
oil of wintergreen, thymol. glycerine
etc. in the right proportions ourselves
We are using prescription which is
universally found the most effective
1t is known as the D. d. d. prescrip
ton, or oil of wintergreen compound
1t is made by the d. d. D. company O
Chicago, and our long experience witt
this remedy has given us great conf
dence in its merits. Harper Hous,
pharmacy.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-03-23
Is LOCAL EFFORT
Production of George w. Nc
Caskrin' Play at Elite
Well Received.
IT DEALS WITH POLITICS
Scene Is Laid In New York, and
There Is Nothing In the Way
of Campaign Utterance.

The Elite Stock company is putting
on a play this week that is the pro-
duct of the pen of George w. Nc
Caskrin of this city and from the greet
ing and applause it received on its
first appearance last evening, it's sue
cess seems assured While Mr.. Nc
Caskrin has always been accredited
with many and varied accomplish
ments, not even his most intimate
friends suspected that he had any con
siderable talent as play writer, but
his first attempt shows that he has 10
small amount of histronic ability.
Scene In New York.
The play which is being staged for
Mr.. McCaskran by William Chapman
of the Elite Stock. company, is called
THE Boss and the Man." and it is
political play. Contrary to what was
expected, no localisms whatsoever are
introduced into the play and it was
written strictly for its own value and
not as a campaign utterance. The
hero of the play. the man. is one . f
the fastest and brainiest Of the young
newspaper men in the city of New
York. The boss" is a man who is
successfully trying to dominate the
politics of the city and he has almost
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-03-23
LANCFORD IS FIRST
Jack Johnson Refuses to Fight
Ketchel Till He Beats 9th
er Negro.
FORFEIT Is PULLED DOWN
Sailor Burke Defeats Jack Sullivan i'm
10 Rounds Before u New
York Club.

Chicago, March 23.-There will oa
no fight for the heavyweight champions
ship crown between Title Holder Jack
Johnson and Middleweight Champion
Stanley Ketchel. This much was set
tied last night by Johnson, who deliv-
cred the following ultimatum after a
conference with Willus Britt, manager
of Ketchel:
"If Stanley Ketchel wants to fight
me he must first beat Sam Langfori
Then | will give him match
The foregoing words ended the con.
ference and also what few days age
looked like promising match. In the
last week there has been lot of dis
cussion among fight fans about the
proposed battle. Last Friday Johnson
and Ketchel had talk over the wire
and then it seemed as if the match
might be made. The two agreed 80
post $4,000 forfeit, which was to sc
as side bet, the money to be up al
moon on Saturday Britt posted $1,000
but failed to put up the remaining
81 GOO at the stipulated time. johnson
| then called the match off.
saiIor Burke Beats Jack Sullivan.
New York, March 23.-Sailor Burke
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-03-23
FRANK GOTCH Is IN IOWA
Champion Believes Two Weeks Work
Will Put Him i'm shape.

Chicago. March 23.-Before leaving
for Iowa yesterday Frank Gotch stat
ed that two weeks work will fit him
for his match April IA with Yussiff
Mahmout. Some of the champion S
friends think he is too heavy now and
will have to work hard in order %
stand any chance with the Turk. Il
am better now than | was two weeks
before the Hackenschmidt match
'Gotch said. Two weeks in the ILL
nois Athletic club gymnasium, where
l know every piece of apparatus, will
put me in perfect shape Though |
never have seen this latest wonder,
feel that I will beat him to certainty.
My friends need not worry" Gotch's
last match of Importance will be de-
cided this week in Kansas City, where
the champion will tackle De Rouea,
the French giant.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-03-23

bursts. The life of the hero is none
the happiest and there is an air IF
reality about the play that strikes
ones fancy at once.
In the first act, typical newspaper
Office is pictured with all the hurry
and hustle which accompanies such a
scene The second act is in the home
of the boss" and the third is in an
ante-room in the city hall The play
is well portrayed by the company and
it will attract considerable attention
while it is played.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-03-23

complete control of the city council.
The hero is not the kind of a man 10
bow to the will of others and he aft
liates himself with an independent
party movement in the city'S politics
and is thereupon discharged from the
newspaper at the command of the
boss" who controls it. He then gives
his attention to politics and conducts
a successful campaign for the inde-
pendent nominee for mayor and his
man is elected. Then the boss" and
his gang fix the new mayor and the
work of the hero who was trying 10
prevent a huge franchise grab on the
part of the boss" and his associates,
| is undone and the mayor signs the
| bill at the very moment when, the
hero thought the downfall of the
boss" and his gang was assured. He
comes into possession of documents
however, that prove that the mayor
was fixed by the boss" and as a result
has them in his power. He forces the
mayor to resign and the boss" to
leave the city and prevents the loss
of the city's right by reason of the
granting of the franchise.
Has Love Story.
| All through the play, there is 6
strain of sentiment which is nicely
brought in by the hero and one of the
lyoung ladies employed at the news
paper office for whom he entertained
considerable affection. Dominating
and forceful as the young man is whnr
| it comes to things polite, word u
i a glance from the girl is sufficient I.
subdue him in his most passionate OUT
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-03-23

ing allowed admittance to both the
park and the grandstand on the
ticket
Another Prize offered.
Another prize i'll addition to those
already secured and announced has
been posted as special prize for the
one selling the largest number of tick
cts during the week which will end
next Monday night at O'Clock, by
which time an accounting of all the
tickets given out by Mr.. Casteel viii!
have to be made. The special prize
was donated by the Boston shoe store
and it is the choice of any pair of So
shoes in the establishment. This will
be an added incentive to work hard
at disposing of the tickets, and the
first week will probably see a large
share of the 1000 which are to be Of
fered for sale, disposed of. Mr.. Cas-
, teel will be glad to give out tickets =
any one wishing them and who has
not already secured supply.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-03-23
The Family.
(Second Avenue, East Of Nineteenth
Street.)
| Vaudeville at 3, 8, and 9:15 ,. m. One
matinee Sundays and holidays.

1.-THE Melting Pot."-The presenta-
ton of Israel Zangwills new play
THE Melting Pot" at the Illinois
Thursday evening, March 25, with
| Walker Whiteside in the leading role,
should prove one of the most impor
tant theatrical events of the season.
Israel Zangwill is one of the foremost
dramatic and literary lights of the
present day, and in this new play
which will serve as a vehicle for the
talent of Mr.. Whiteside he has written
a drama that deals with a vast and at
tractive theme. AS to its quality there
can be no question, for Mr.. Zangwili
has achieved a position that entities
him to the utmost consideration The
play is distinctly one of atmosphere,
and while Mr.. Zangwill has put much
lof the tribulation, the hope, the despair
land the poetry of the great steppes of
Russia in it. the scenes are all laid in
and about New York, and it is ma
tional in its source and meaning "The
Melting Pot is a term symbolic of
America itself, the crucible in which
the various nations of the earth are
melted and fused together to the end
that the typical American results. The
hero, young Russian Hebrew student
and violinist, comes to this country
after tragedy that has wiped out his
entire family, to struggle for what he
believes is his manifest destiny. and
Mr.. Zangwill has created in this a
character that is both picturesque and
romantic.
Nice, But Lacks TaIent.-"A Broken
IDOL which after two performances
each in Davenport and Moline filled
Is nice, clean. well gotten up and well
put on. 1t has chorus that individ
ually and collectively has rot been ex
: celied here, while its stage business
/ includes several novelties that hell
/ to make it what it undoubtedly is. 6
winner Its weak spot is Otis Harlan
. the comedian. 1t is difficult to see
where Harlan gets license to star in {
: comic role. His line of talk is goo(
liot OhC vi tWO Uut Ill LIZ
, Broken Idol he is kept on the stage
too much and wears himself out, flav
ing neither voice nor sufficient yer
/ satility in his acting. Alice Yorke
, who is leading woman, gets out of he
' role about all there is in it. and Georg,
5 Richards is really funny as Silas Pugs
,lley. Among the mechanical features
3 that are particularly good are tn,
balloon ascension, in which tn,
FL star is carrier out over tn,
J, parquet suspended from crane, whicl
8 tof course is invisible to the audience
and swings in a very realistic manner
J. the world scene in which the earth i
= represented revolving on its axis. wit
!. the sun. moon and stars about it, an
t the dragon, the body of which is mad
h up of members of the chorus.
IL interest in GIee Club concert.-Th
lconcert to be given tomorrow evenfn
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-03-23
WILLIAM JACOBSEN,

y.
good at first glance. He is over the
six foot mark and has the appear
ance of being a husky young fellow
with lots of life in him. Jacobsen is
signed to tryout as a utility man.
He is just out of school having
been in attendance at a college in
Geneseo. He has good reputation
in the baseball world although he is
young yet and it is possible that he
will make a valuable addition to the
Islander squad.
Talk of Troubles in West.
Chicago papers today print reports
regarding friction between the Pa
cific Coast league and the big
| leagues. President Cal Ewing of the
former is quoted as saying that his
! organization has not been getting
any support in its war on the Califor-
mia outlaw league and has about de-
cided to also cut loose from the Ma
tional Association of Minor leagues.
An interview with Ban Johnson
gives the other side of the question,
alleging that President Ewing has
not done his part in assisting the big
| leagues.
President NJ. H. Sexton of the Ma
| tional Association of Minor leagues
today said that he had received no in
/ timation that the coast people are
| planning to take the bit in their
teeth. He was inclined to think that
there was no intention to carry the
matter that far and said he believed
that Mr.. Johnson had the better of
the argument.
Here and There.
Peoria has finally sold Teeley Ray.
mond to Seattle.
II Manager Moore and bunch of his
Decatur players lost game Sunday &c
team of amateurs to s.
Il Manager Mcnamara of Bloomington
has been ordered to report and in
structed to stop at Frank Longs home
in Pennsylvania and see if it is pos
{ sible to induce that gentleman 10 re
J port. When he arrives he will gel
busy with Roy Snyder, who has no
J yet signed.
I'll Bresnahan, boss of the ST Louis
) Cardinals, says that Forest More, thu
Ex-senator, is the best twirler tina
} fever graduated from the Three-Eyt
league
Wilkinson, the former Three-Ey,
Z umpire. has a berth in the Eastern
! league this season.
HI Davenport players to the number O
! 80 have been ordered to report, trans
portation having been sent them
They are as follows:
Outfielders-Harry Ohland, Saginaw
Mich; E. A. Jacobsen, jamestown, \
Y; Dutch" Persch. Springfield. Mo
Z w. A. Russell, Lowell, Mass; Philil
Rastatter, Peoria, H.; G. A. Chapman
Monticello. Iowa.
nfielders-Martin e. Nye, Spring
field, Ohio; George Reitz. Chicago, Ill.
w. o. Hollingsworth, Reading Cal.
James ]. O'Neil, Boston, Mass; Eddi
3 Hagen, Butler,-Pa.; Andrew Mcneil
Z Denver. Colo. = John F. Ferris, low
3 City, Iowa.
< Pitchers = William Fleet, Anderson
Ind; Rubin Isaacs, Forrest City, Ind.
Joe Hovlick, Oxford Junction. Iowa
Walter Perdue, Muncie, Ind; Free
Z Whorton, Fit Wayne, Ind; Charlie
9 Parkin, Roscoe, Pa: NJ. c. Smith, Liz
& den, Wis: Bob Terrell, Cadiz juno
9 ton, Ohio; Red Hover, Altoona, Pa
3 Paul Companion, st. Louis, Mo-; F. .
& Newton, Terre Haute, Ind; Osca
x WEIGH, Pine Bluff, Ark.
Ri Citchers-George F. Edwards, Bos
3 ton, Mass; Elmer Smith, Springfield
4 Mo-; Charles Fryer, Buffalo, ~ Y; c
c. Smith, Clinton, Iowa.
Considine's Condition Grave.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-03-23
The Truth-Eczema and PimpIes

The Truth-Eczema and PimpIes
are quickly and permanently cured
by Zemo, a clean liquid for external
use. Zemo draws the germs to the
surface of the skin and destroys them
leaving nice clear healthy skin
Write E. w. Rose Medical company
st. Louis, Mo. for sample. All drug
gists sell Zemo. For sale by Harper
House pharmacy
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-03-23

ing at the Hotel Metropole, is regarded
as extremely serious. 1t is said that
last Friday he was suddenly stricken
with hemorrhage of the brain, out
the news was not made known to his
friends until yesterday.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-03-23
FIRST ONE IS HERE
William Jacobsen of Geneseo
Starts Migration of Is
lander Squad.
PROVES HUSKY YOUNGSTER
Over Six Feet and Seems Full of Gin.
ger-SeXton Talks of Coast
League Flareup.

The first of the Islanders recruits
at the park this afternoon with Jack
Tighe and his bunch William Jacob
sen is the new conner and Billy looks
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-03-23
Considine,s Condition Grave.

New York, March 23.-The condition
of John Considine, one of the most
widely known prize fight promoters IN
this country, who is reported to be dy.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-03-23
ADJUSTMENTS
The Illinois.

The Illinois.
(Sixteenth Street and Second Avenue.)
COMING ATTRACTIONS.
Melting Pot"
March 30.-''The Big Burlesquers.
March 27-"Prince of Sweden,n mat
inee.
March 2S-"Isle Of Spice,o matinee.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-03-23
The Elite.

eighteenth Street, North Of Second
Avenue.)
Elite Stock company, appearing each
evening at S:15, with matinees Tues
days, Fridays and Sundays.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-03-23

Continued on Page Eighth
Imperial Valley press., 1909-01-16
THE PHENOMENON OF MALOBSERVATIoN

The editors of Southern California in Imperial Valley on Nov IT. 1S last and enjoyed the finest most comfortable weather imaginable But them had become accustomed to thinking of the desert od region that the actual cond on made no upon minds and they wrote as they had made their visit middle of August One o them for the sake doubt tells ot vlslt to cod storage p and saws the temperature outside 100 degrees.
 Stepping the tropc heat into refrigerator III the oes sounds story but the fact of record IS that the maxi mum temperature r 76 degrees Nov Is It was H degrees and on 76 degrees It is also fact ot rec has not registered lOO III npera val lev since Sept maximum for the month of Sep tember 1908 fraction less than 96 degrees The mean TOT October was D November "A degrees The humld v at the time of of the editors 6 per cent which is very dry.
 Hundred degree weather prevails in Imperial Valley during the latter part of June July August and three weeks Ill September highest temperature recorded III Fl Gen. ro was 12 the fashion to talk of 12O and even l3O as the regular thing and there personshose who think with their and write with their feewho would go through the valley wearing and shverng and then % tie parotk the orrdy of the region The concepts of des er associated in their memories as to @ nseparabe by any the mind when they try to tn while writing.
 Similarly Alaska connotes to most arctic cold, and they think that territory only region of glaciers and Ice bergs infested by polar bears and with Warus oil The fact that in parts of Alaska seldom falls and grass is green year around makes dent in their heads much less penetrates to their think works
 of persons who call themselves trained obervesevery reporter mages himself to be that sort of sciens-is curious phenomenon. Also it is common as universal And that why history mainly detailed account of things that never happened