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Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1909-01-09

est either In one Of the land cOmpa-
nies or would be benefited through the
land companies obtaining possession
of the grants IN question. After re-
ceiving this information Il is said
President Roosevelt directed a secret
service operative to investigate the
part Senator Tillman was alleged to
have en- the land cases.
The report sent 70 the Senate is
understood TO contain an account Of
the investigation made Of Senator
TIllman Il Is known that the secret
service prepared Photographic copies
OF Senator Tillman's correspondence.
but whether these exhibits were sent
TO Senator Hale Is not known.
Senator Tillman was not aware Of
the fact that his name figured in the
reports until late today. He then took
pains to assure himself that the re-
ports containing the mention Of him
self were well founded, but he re
fused to comment upon the fact fur
Their than to say that he would not
make any statement until the fact Of
the use Of his name had been official
~ promulgated, when be would ad-
dress himself TO the subject from his
seat In the Senate. Il is known. how
ever, that Mr.. Tillman regards the
mention Of his name as an attack
upon himself by the President, and
he has indicated to friends that he
will not mince matters In his reply.
He also had declared TO those with
whom he cOnversed that he would
welcome the opportunity to express
his views and explain the situation.
II Is probable Mr. Tillman viii be
heard on Monday next
On February 10. 1905. Senator TIL
man rose In the Senate TO a question
Of personal privilege and said that his
attention had been called 70 a scheme
OF swindling In which his name had
been used rather unpleasantly and
without the slightest warrant. The
Senator held In his hand a circular
headed How 70 make $1,000 out Of
S2.0OO."
This circular called attention % Ger
tain land grants In Oregon and 20 the
activity OF Senator Tillman In hav-
ing the Senate investigate them. Il
stated that Senator Tillman takes
eleven quarters" and that the law
suits 10 be instituted I'm order 20 re.
cover these lands were promised 90
be pressed with great vigor. because
Senator Tillman was behind them.
Commenting upon this situation. Sen
atOr Tillman az that time said:
AS a matter OF fact, / have not
bought any lands anywhere IN the
West, nor undertaken 90 buy any. /
have made some inquiries. as one
naturally would IN roaming through
the West / simply want the people
OF the country 20 be put on notice
that this swindler al Portland has
no warrant whatever for endeavorlng
90 inveigle others into his game"
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1909-01-09
MRS. wHEELER's FUNERAL.
Services Will Be Private at the Miller
Home This Afternoon.

SglNiSSe WIZ DC FAtHeAe a. AlS "ilNi
Home This Afternoon.
The funeral service OF the late Mrs.
w b. Wheeler will occur az the resi-
dence Of p. Miller this afternoon at
3 o'clock. the service being private
md for the immediate family only.
The services will De conducted by
Rev. r. H. Craighill Of the Episcopal
church and the remains will be ship
ped 70 Washington city, where inter
meRt viii be made beside her hus-
band who preceded her only a few
weeks.
Capt Harry c. and William d.
Wheeler will accompany the remains
90 Washington
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1909-01-09
ROOSEVELT'S ATTACK
ON SENATOR TILLMAN
Secret Service Report Involves South Carolina Sena-
tor In OREGON Land Grab Scandal.

WASHINGTON. Jan. S.-By direc-
tlon of President Roosevelt, secret
service men Swallowed Senator TIL
man Of South Carolina. on the theory
that he possibly was interested IN an
Oregon land grab. and the result of
that Investigation IL now before the
senate.
The information was contained IN
communication from President
Roosevelt sent IN response to a re-
quest made b. Senator Hale to the
nsads o. the executive department for
s statement Of the activities Of secret
service operatives. Exhaustive re-
plies we're made BY the various de
6arlments and an a. these we're for.
wardes 70 Senator Hale by the Presi-
cent. They have not been made pub
tic and Senator Hale announced that
they would not be given out until
after they had been considered by a
enb-commltfoe Of the committee on ap-
rroprlations. which win ba charged
alth the duty Of acting upon that pOr-
ton Of the Presidents annual message
relating 20 the secret service and
critlcIzlng members OF Congress for
their restriction Of its use
soon after President Roosevelt's
communication 10 Senator Hale was
received az the capitol IL beoamS
noised about that Il contained a reflee
slon upon q senator from a Southern
state. The name Of the sen
ntor IL question was not divulged for
d time and as q result the atmosphere
cf the Senate vas surcharged with
curiosity and much speculation. When
"a finally became known that Senator
Tiilman was the member named,
fnrtheF efforts 70 procure information
concerning the character Of the
charge were made. but they we're
without avail.
Through the fact that several sen
ntors had advanced Information Of
the character Of the report which was
40 be semi 20 the Senate Il was learn
"a that the Investigation OF Senator
Tillman followed an attack which he
made IN the Senate nearly a year ago
upon an Oregon land company which
had used his name as one OF the per.
sons interested In the concern. Prev
i0us 10 that attack Senator Tlllman
had introduced a resolution directing
the encouragement 20 prosecute
suits against an Oregon railroad cor
poration which had received land
grants IN the late sixties for a line
from a California point 10 Portland,
Oregon Mr.. Tillman had said that
the use OF bis name was without au-
thoriiy and as a result Il Is declared
that several persons interested In the
land grants became angered.
Some of the interested parties are
reported % have sent % President
Roosevelt copies OF letters alleged 20
have been written By Senator Till
man Indicating that he had an inter
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1909-01-09

n you have found anything see n
q Z adEsEtiss in the Want column.
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1909-01-09

Parties having Job printing done al
The Sun once are entitled 10 one
vote IN the Bush 4 sahord Piano Con
test for each cent paid for such
work Don't forget this when in need
OF printed stationery. Read the ad-
yertisement giving particulars re-
garding the contest aud vote foF the
nahv ~ vour chnlca
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1909-01-09
A GIGANTIC FORGERY
FAILS in CALIFORNIA
a hiLLloNAlRE BANKERS NAME
SIGNED TO VARIOUS NOTES.
y. Q. slsnor q Promoter In Oakland,
Cal, 10 Arrested for the Crime
and Made . Pull Confession.

OAKLAND. Cal. Jan. s-Details Of
the forgery OF James A. MuHay's
name 10 notes and documents aggre-
gating nearly, $1,000. 900. which led
last night 10 the arrest OF y. h. signor,
pfomoior and mining broker of this
rIiF. have come 10 light
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1909-01-09

How long ago was Il that your s'o., ,
or enterprise-was merely - -.
With aggressive advertising, DO" 80
before your plan Of what Il j. -
become Is realizedl
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1909-01-09

II you have lost or found any'l.-.
40 not fan 10 keep your eye on
elas-iaed advertising column -
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-12-23
FIRST SOCCER"
GAME SCHEDULED
Chicago and Illinois Universities
Agree to P1ay-May Mean
Permanent Change.

Chicago. Dec. 23.-"Soccer" football
triumphed yesterday when the athletic
heads of the University of Chicago and
the University of Illinois scheduled an
association battle for next fall. The
regulation American college game was
showed to the rear in the big eight"
managers meeting at the Auditorium
hotel, while Coaches A. A. Stagg and
George HUFF laid plans to introduce
soccer" as a western intercollegiate
sport Nov. 10 of next year at Marshall
field
According to the two coaches, the
initial intercollegiate soccer contest
will be intended as the formal intro
duction of the sport into the confer
ence. and probably the forerunner Of
annual association schedules between
the big eight institutions. The Off
Gals were both highly enthusiastic
over the possibilities of the game.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-12-23

very pleasant to take and 1 never
thought such a good treatment existed
in this world. The doctors treatment
makes me feel so good and 1 am i'm
proving very rapidly indeed"
The records at DR.. Bartz's office show
a constant increase in the number of
patients cured. News of the wonder
full cures made by this noted special
list has spread far and near, and now
patients actually come from long dis
tances TO be cured. (The other day
certain Mrs. Neyt came all the way
from Belzique, Mo, to be cured of
gall stones by DR.. Bartz's now famous
solvent method) Some cases are re-
jected as incurable, as it is DR.. Bartz's
invariable rule to accept no incurable
cases for treatment. But those who
are accepted for treatment are well re-
paid for the trouble of coming to Rock
Island, for they know they are sure of
cure when once their case is accept
ed by this master specialist. His offices
are conveniently located in the Peo-
pies National bank building, corner
Second avenue and Eighteenth street.
His Office hours are from 9 to daily;
Wednesday and Saturday till $50;
Sunday, 10 to r.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-12-23
OFFER IS MADE FOR
TWO LOCAL PLAYERS
Monmouth Association Seeks Services
of Catcher Eng and Infielder
Wise.

Arthur Brown of the Monmouth
baseball club was in the city today
and yesterday trying to arrange with
Manager Jack Tighe of the Islanders
for the purchase of Catcher Gus Eng
and Inf1elder Eddie Wise Brown has
seen both men work and he is much
impressed with them and counts on
getting them to strengthen his new
Central association -eam. Tighe has
not decided yet whether he will let
Brown have the two men or not. He
says he has about decided to make
some disposition of both of them but
he wants to place them where they
will be satisfied. Local fans will dis
like to see Eng go, but it is working
him an injustice to keep him on the
team as change catcher when ne
would advance much more rapidly if
allowed to catch regularly
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-12-23

Again THE WoIf."-"The Wolf" one
of the Messrs. Shubert's most impor-
tant productions, as we'll as one of the
big dramatic successes of the year,
will be presented at the Illinois next
Sunday evening in a return engage
ment. The Wolf is a romantic
drama of the Hudson bay fur country
in three acts and three scenes, by
Eugene Walter. Mr.. Walter is an
author who strikes hard. and he is said
to handle the story with a directness
that is courageous, but vet does not
offend. The story concerns the ven
geance wreaked upon an American
civil engineer. who. years before the
story opens. had deserted a half breed
girl OF the far north The girl. An
nette. dies in a storm. but IN Montreal
there lives a half brother who has
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-12-23
Coast Decision TO woIoast.

Los Angeles. Cal, Dec. 23.-Ad
Wolgast of Milwaukee won the de-
cision over Frank Picato of Los An
geles in a ten round contest Tuesday
night.
The hard hitting Milwaukee light
weight took one step nearer his goal,
a championship fight with Battling
Nelson, by his decisive victory over
Picato. Picato. however. stayed the
limit after a terrific beating.
In the fourth round Wolgast
knocked down Picato three times, but
was unable to finish him. In the
sixth Picato was sent down for the
count of nine just before the gong.
Picato outweighed Wolgast by six
pounds. the question of weight hav-
ing been waived.
The newspaper decision was unan-
imously given Wolgast.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-12-23
SALT LAKE CHANCE
Is GROWING SLIM
Governor of Utah ''Does Not Think"
Jeff-Johnson Fight Will Be
Held There.

Philadelphia. Pa, Dec. 23.-"I do
not think the Jeffries-J ohnson prize
fight will ever be held in Salt Lake
City," said Governor William Spry
of Utah yesterday afternoon.
The governor and his party arriv-
ed in this city to attend the launch
ing of the battleship Utah, which is
said to be the largest in the world.
The launching will take place from
the shipyard of the New York Ship
building company at Camden, n. j.,
Friday morning.
When seen the governor would not
commit himself, but his evasive
answers left little doubt in the minds
of his hearers as to the real meaning
of his reply.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-12-23
A SIDE LIGHT UPON
COLLEGE ATHLETICS
Man Elected Captain of Michigan
Eleven Found Not nrolIed i'm
Any Glass.

Ann Arbor. Mich. Dec 23.-The cleo
ton of ]. Joy Miller of Detroit as cap
tain of the University Of Michigan foot
ball eleven has been repudiated be
cause of the discovery Miller was not
enrolled in any of the classes.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-12-23
FILL DATE AT 0TTUMWA
Zbyszko and Turner Billed for Dav-
export, Clash Elsewhere.

Ottumwa, Iowa. Dec. 23.-When
Zbyszko, the Polish wrestler, lifted
George Turner of Kellogg, Iowa. and
threw him to the mat, a muscle in
Turner's right shoulder snapped and
he was put out of the handicap match
here last night. Zbyszko got the first
fall in 20:22 with a body and bar
lock hold. Turner was unable to con-
tinue the match, in which Zbyszko
agreed to throw his adversary three
times in an hour.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-12-23
Salt Lake OFF the Fight Map.

San Francisco, Cal, Dec. 23-Jack
Gleason, Tex Richards partner in
the Jeffries, Johnson fight, said yes
terday: The fight will not take place
at Salt Lake City, and 1 am willing
to deposit money if anybody wants
to take a chance on the bet. This
talk about Salt Lake being the geog-
raphical center of the country is a
joke. San Francisco is the best
sporting city in the country, and I'm
for it." Gleason said Richard was
talking for effect or had been mis-
quoted. He said the only way Salt
Lake City could get the fight was by
its people guaranteeing a full purse
of S1O1.OOO.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-12-23

Californians for Christmas. - THE
California Girls a burlesque aggre-
cation, will hold the board at the
Illinois Saturday evening. The per
Torrance admittedly is to be question
able in its character, and for that rea-
son Manager R. H. Taylor has given
notice that women will not be admitted
to the theatre on that night.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-12-23
New Football for New York.

New York, Dec. 23.-The athletic
directors of the New York public
schools plan to revise the football
rules to suit themselves. They be-
lieve that by eliminating certain feat
ures of play they can produce a game
in which the elements of danger will
be greatly lessened.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-12-23
CIR Thratrr
THE ILLINOIS.

Second avenue and Sixteenth street.
Dec. 25-''The California Girls"
Dec. 26-"The Wolf"
Dec. 2S-"GfrIs."
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-12-23

promised his dying father to search
for the girl. He discovers that Mac
Donald is the man he seeks, and that
he is tempting Hilda, the daughter of
a Scotch settler, whom he Jules Beau
bien) loves
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-12-23
yhe SOciety-of Spiritual Truth.
FREE! FREE:
I041z West Second Street.

Spiritual meeting Sunday evening.
Spirit message demonstrating immortal
ity. Tests will be given. Doors open
D. m. Lecture and tests p. m. Ladies
and gentlemen welcome Your departed
spirit friends will talk to you through
the medium. Seats free No collections
LeClaire Hall, Davenport, Iowa
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-12-23
THE ELITE.

Eighteenth street, between First and
Second avenue. Repertoire at and s.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-12-23
"eirIs" En- Route Hereafter %

"Girls" En- Route Hereafter 225
performances at Days theatre. New
York, the best comedy from the pen
of Clyde Fitch, Girls" will be pre-
scented at the Illinois next Tuesday
evening by Sam S. and Lee Shubert.
This is said to be the brightest of the
so Clyde Fitch plays 1t deals with
the trials and tribulations of three
girls who have come to New York TO
earn their living. They swear by the
most solemn oath, with crossed hat
pins, never to have anything to do
with the opposite sex. They live in
fourth floor studio and are just pre-
pairing to retire for the night when
rude man, without leave or introduc-
ton. invades their apartments. After
much argument, he is expelled, via
the window That the trio eventually
capitulate to their avowed enemy,
man, goes without saying. but the mas
ter hand of Clyde Fitch has introduced
so many episodes and amusing COM
plications that the entire play is one
continual laugh.
Curtain for Comstock. - Alexander
Comstock, an old time theatrical man
ager. died in New York yesterday from
apoplexy. He opened the first roof
garden in Chicago, and on retiring
from theatrical life sold the three
theatres he owned in Chicago to Henry
W. Savage.
Tom Hadaway and Theresa Bryant.
New York, Dec. 23.-Sylvester Nolan
has capitulated For months past Syl-
vester Nolan. the "spineless son" of
Michael Nolan. proprietor of the Ad-
vance. the newspaper which figures in
"The Fourth Estate" at Wallack's, has
been going through his comedy part
each night and matinee imploring the
editor of the paper to print
her picture. old man, she's in the sec
ond row in comic opera, and it's a
shame. She's got real talent, has Miss
Guinevere Mckenzie
When the managing editor asks if
Master Nolan and Miss Mckenzie are
to be married the young millionaire
becomes nervous and evades the is
sue. Now. however, there is an end to
Announcement was made /
yesterday of the engagement of Tom
Hadaway, who plays Sylvester, and |
Miss Theresa Bryant. whose picture /
Mr.. Hadaway has been using as a |
prop"
To let Mr.. Hadaway explain: Miss |
Theresa Bryant is the youngest daugh- /
ter of the celebrated minstrel. Dan Bry- /
ant. At present she is in Chicago with 1
Blanche Ring in "A Yankee Girl She /
is the nearest original to any of the /
famous sextet of 'Florodora' fame, hav- /
ing been the first to replace one OF the |
real Originals and was in the COM |
pany at the Casino a year and a half. /
Later on she was Gibson girl in The |
Belle of Mayfair and last season was
the Gibson bathing girl in a Soul /
Kiss Our romance commenced eight |
years ago. and only the precariOus ex
istence of this actor life has kept US
from entering that blissful CD sea of
If she is gambler enough
to tie up with Sylvester Nolan, Sylves-
ter Nolan is gambler enough to take a
chance"
The wedding is set for the holiday
season.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-12-23


the outfielder who was once given a
trial with Rock Island, and who has
since done sensational work in the
south.
Four Tigers, Schneider. Spencer,
Murch and Barney. upon whom waiv-
ers had been asked. have been sold 20
Indianapolis Cavett goes to Little
Rock and Gaynor to Fort Wayne.
Waterloo is turning an honest penny
by selling players. The disposal Of
Third Baseman Pennington and
Pitcher Zachert to Seattle for $500 is
announced. The two players were
ton.
Whitley Alperman. the former Daven-
port third baseman for three or four
seasons. is about to lose his home.
Waivers have been asked by Brook
Ign upon Alperman, together with Star
magic, Barger and IL others.
William Sebring, the former Chicago
Cub player, died last night at VIII
Transport, Pa He had been an out
stated last season was unable to
come back" Worry is said to have
driven him to Incorporate habits.
Billy Murray, who had a contract to
the Phillies for two years
longer at $4,000, has been induced
to quit Fogel. the new owner, did
not want him in the harness any
longer, and to get rid of him, it is re-
ported, gave him a nice bunch of
A Keokuk paper says that with
Waterloo ''the worst umpire batting
city in the world out of the league"
the Central association ought to get
along fairly well with its umpires this
season. Louis Lippert is one of the
jumps. Three-Eye league acquaint
ances will hardly expect him to last
long. He has too much of a temper
of his own.
Manager Jack Mccarthy of Danville
has announced exhibition dates with
the New York Giants. the
Chicago Cubs, Cincinnati, Milwaukee,
indianapolis, Louisville, st. Paul and
Terre Haute. After the Danville fans
have seen all these 1t may be a hard
matter to interest them in ordinary
league aggregations. But
other managers will puC more faith in
that sort of an exhibition schedule
after they know it has been played.
Stung for IS Years
by indigestion's pangs = trying many
doctors and 5000 worth of medicine in
vain B. F. Ayscue of Ingleside, N. c.,
at last used Dr. Kings New Life Pills,
and rritos thau WHOLLY c1lrod him
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-12-23
THE FAMILY.

Second avenue, east of Nineteenth
street. Vaudeville at 3, and 0:15 d. m.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-12-23
Stuna for Is Years

by indigestion's pangs = trying many
doctors and 5000 worth of medicine in
vain B. F. Ayscue of Ingleside, N. c..
at last used DIR. Kings New Life Pills,
and writes they wholly cured him.
They cure constipation, biliousness,
sick headache, stomach, liver, kidney
and bowel troubles. rs cents. at all
druggists.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-12-23
WARMED OVER

Detroit has bought Noah Henline
the outfelder who was once given a
trial with Rock Island, and who has
since done sensational work in the
south.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-12-23

Four Tigers. Schneider. Spencer,
Murch and Barney. upon whom waiv-
ers had been asked, have been sold 20
Indianapolis. Cavett goes to Little
Rock and Gaynor to Fort Wayne
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-12-23
dive


A Rock Island Savings
Bank book will make an
acceptable Christmas gift
one that will be ap-
preciated by children, rel
atives, friends or en-
ployes.
By depositing 81 or more
you can open a savings
account in the name of
any person, and we will
mail the book so that It
will be received Christmas
morning.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-12-23

Waterloo is turning an honest penny
by selling players. The disposal Of
Third Basenan Pennington and
Pitcher Zachert to Seattle for $500 is
announced. The two players were
with the team in the Central associa-
ton.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-12-23

Curtain for Comstock. - Alexander
Comstock, an old time theatrical man
ager. died in New York yesterday from
apoplexy. He opened the first roof
garden in Chicago, and on retiring
from theatrical life sold the three
theatres he owned in Chicago to Henry
w Savage
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-12-23

Whitley Alperman, the former Daven.
port third baseman for three or four
seasons, is about to lose his home.
Waivers have been asked by Brook
Ign upon Alperman, together with Star.
nagle, Barger and IL others.