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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-11-12
.MOLIE.C: MAKES
usual CLAIMS
Says High School Team Is Made
Up of Cripples and Is All
to the Bad.
Is AN OLD STORY HERE
NeighbOrs Always Make Excuses
When Defeat Appears
Imminent.
Is AN OLD STORY HERE

The bear stories" published in the
Moline newspapers in regard to the
condition Of the members of the high
school football team have caused no
little amusement in this city. The
followers of the local team can re-
member how in the years past the
same tales of woe always appeared
before the annual game with Rock
Island when there appeared to be a
chance that the Pillow City team would
lose in the contest. On such occasions,
where it was admitted that Moline had
the stronger team, in place of the bear
stories, would come predictions of the
huge score which the team wound run
up on it's opponents.
On comparative scores so far this
year Rock Island has a little the ad-
vantage, and accordingly the Moline
scribes are worried as to the outcome
of the game, and they are preparing
their readers for the worst At the
same time they are attempting to fix
it so that if Moline does win the feat
will appear all the more wonderful
Only Cripples on Team.
According to the stories which have
been circulated by the Moline dispen-
sers of news, five of the high school
teams best men have failed to show
up this week for practice on account
OF the injuries they received in the
game against Sterling last Saturday.
The nature Of the injuries to each of
the poor cripples was carefully enum-
Grated and the parents of lads playing
football throughout the city have be-
gun to think that the game is too
brutal a sport for their sons to in
dulge in
II the representations OF injuries
we're true, Moline would have our SYM
pathy and we might ask for some of
theirs. as several of the high school
players in this city are not in the best
of shape. The local boys are not
going to make that an excuse, how
ever. before the game Is played. The
Moline bear stories are not true in the
slightest degree and there seems no
earthly reason why they should be
circulated A Moline man who is
closely connected with the team from
that city stated yesterday afternoon
that the men are all in fine shape and
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-11-12
Cure for Liquor
Habit
Give OrrIne and Destroy All Desire
Sold Under Guarantee.

Orrine is the most successful cure for
the liquor habit that the world has ever
known. It Is home treatment given
without publicity, detention from bus
mess or loss of time, and is absolutely
guaranteed IL the simple directions on
each box are carefully followed. So
remarkable have been the changes
wrought for suffering drinking men by
Orrine that leading ministers, charity
workers, philanthropists and druggists
everywhere recommend the treatmen
Thousands of endorsements have been
given for the remedy. The Harper
House pharmacy has been selling or
rine several years in this city. Read
what they say:
1--WE have been getting some very
good results from the advertising. and
have good reports from the use of
Orrfne."
Orrine is prepared in two forms. No.
l. powder. absolutely tasteless and
odorless, given secretly Ia food or
drink Orfine No. 9. in pill form, is for
those who wish to cure themselves.
Orrine costs only 81 a box. In every
box is a guarantee which entities you
to a refund of your money if Orrine
fails to effect a cure. Write for free
Orrlne booklet (mailed in plain sealed
envelope) to Orrine Company, 761 Or
rine building. Washington, d. G. Orrine
is for sale in this city by II. o. Rolls
He knows Orrine is a reliable and EN-
cacious remedy for drunkenness and
he will not offer you a substitute.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-11-12
TWO men SIGNED
Manager Tighe of Islanders
Adds a, Pitcher and Out
fielder to String.
RESULT OF MEMPHIS TRIP
Has Several Other Deals for Players
Pending-Is Well Pleased
With Prospects.

Manager Jack Tighe of the Island
ers returned this morning from Mem
phis, where he attended the meeting
of the National Association of Minor
Leagues. Jack put in his time well
while at the convention and the result
is he lined up considerable material
for his next years team He bought
Pitcher Quisser of the Memphis club
and secured Outfielder McIvor in a sort
of trade for Swacina 1t will be re-
membered that Swacina signed with
the Islanders this year on condition
that he would be free next season. He
has signed with Mobile and in return
for Rock Island agreeing to this, Mo
bile turned 'Mclvor over to Tighe. The
outfielder comes from San Antonio,
Texas. and has an enviable reputa-
ton. Mobile secured him by draft.
In addition. to securing these two
men, Tighe has a number of other
deals pending which he hopes to close
up shortly. One of these is for an in
fielder from the ST. Paul club of the
American association, another is for
an inf1elder and a pitcher from an
other of the clubs in the American
association. and still another is for an
Outfielder from one of the Southern
league clubs.
Outlook is Good.
The big manager is immensely
pleased with the outlook for next year
and he says: when another season
rolls around and it comes time TO
raise the flag we won this year, you
will find US in the field with team
almost if not quite as good as the one
which won the 1909 pennant"
Our old friend and outf1elder, Pail
Mclean, has been purchased from st.
Paul by Dick Kinsella of Springfield
and in all probability he will be one IF
the Senatorial gardeners next season.
1t Is understood Springfield paid $500
for our former outf1elder. Tighe had
first chance on purchasing Paul, but
he passed it up.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-11-12
BOOK on school Athletics.

"Schoolyard Athletics" has just been
published. This book is edited by
James E. Sullivan, president of the
Amateur Athletic union and a mem
Der of the board of education of Great
er New York This book should be N
the hands Of every public school stu
dent who wishes healthful exercise. 1t
will be sent to any address in the
United States or Canada by the Amer
lean Sports Publishing company, 21
Warren street, New York City, post
maid ON receint of 10 cents.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-11-12
Cascade, Strawberry Point, Anamosa
and Maquoketa; granted

Cascade, Strawberry Point, Anamosa
and Maquoketa; granted.
Application of the Southern Califor
mia, with headquarters at Santa Anna
for territory and membership; acted
upon favorably.
Protest and counter claim of Ohio
State league for Huntington, w. Va,
and Charleston, w. Va, of the Virginia
Valley league; denied.
Application for territory and mem.
bership of new league in Mississippi,
with headquarters at Clarkesdale;
acted upon favorably.
Application for territory and mem
bership of the Southwestern Texas
league, composed of Austin, Laredo,
Bay City, Brownsville, Corpus Christi,
Beeville and Victoria; granted.
Application for membership and ter
ritOry for new six-club league in Penn
sylvania, with headquarters at Belle
fonte; acted upon favorably.
The claim of Green Bay, Wis, club
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-11-12
MIKE REGAIN LOSES "RoLL"
Court Decree Orders Him to Give Up
Property Worth $4,000.

Boston, Mass, Nov. 12.-Michael ].
Regain, a well known baseball fan,
gas ordered by decree of the superior
court yesterday to convey to the adj
ministrator Of the estate of Harriet ".
Brown, certain mortgages and parcels
of land and to pay him S3O,1CO.25. The
total amount of the property is nearly
$40, 900. The administrator sued to
recover the property and money,
charging that Regain had obtained 1t
fraudulently from Mrs. Brown while
acting for her under power of attor-
ney. She was 70 years old when sh,.
died. May 5, 1907. She made will in
his favor, which the probate court dis
allowed.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-11-12
NEGROES TO BACK JOHNSON
Start to Raise $4,000 in New York
to Bet on Fight.

New York, Nov. 12.-While follow
ers of ffstic crown wearers and as
pirants for the title are f1ocking to
the support of Jeffries, the negroes
of New York are active. Barron D.
Wilkins, a stanch supporter of the
present titleholder, has begun to
raise $4,000 pool to wager on
Johnson at even money, when the
club conducting the championship
battle is decided upon Dec. 1.
Within a few hours $4,000 was
subscribed. Enough. to make the
total amount reach $4,000 could
have been gained had wilkins &C
cepted bets of comparatively small
amounts.
mo amount less than 500 can
be contributed by any individual" de-
cided Wilkins.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-11-12
GOTCH-ZBYSZKO MATCH ON
Championship Mat Bout Is Set for
Thanksgiving Night at Buffalo.

Buffalo, Nov. 12.-Frank Gotch
has accepted the def of Zbyszko, the
Polish mat champion, and the pair
will meet here en- Thanksgiving night
for the w1cld's resting title Chi
cago aud harsas City put III +a;na:
ing bids for the ms tch, but Ihs IncA
promoters carried the high cards.
Following this exc unter Coca vii,
gu en- the read v - Jeffries aaA the
ali-star cast of a,i .etic chara :ier;i ~
make an extended theatrical :on-.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-11-12

on the draft of Player Vance. which
carried with it $500, was allowed
Player Lotus was awarded to Sa-
pulpa, Okla.
Players Ludes and Pollard were
awarded to Ell Reno, Okla.
The claim of the Lincoln club 20
Player Williams and $500 against the
Monmouth club was decided in favor
of the Lincoln club.
Jack Messerly, Chicago. was rein
stated on payment of a 500 fine.
The national board appointed Norris
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-11-12
that they have improved wonderfully
during the week past
Dietz Brothers Assisting.

Dietz Brothers Assisting.
Coach Carberry has had the assist
ance of. c. E. Dietz and G. o. Dietz,
both Of whom have made records for
themselves in football and both of
whom are generally recognized as ex-
cellent coaches. The result is that the
Moline team will come to Rock Island
tomorrow in better shape than it has
been so far this year, and the alleged
cripples will be each and everyone as
big as life and twice as natural. IF
Rock Island wins the game it will lie
because of superior merit and not be-
! cause the Moline team is composed of
cripples, as the Moline papers wish 10
intimate.
Disorder Frowned On.
Principal H. E. Brown of the Rock
Island high school has given the
pupils of the school lecture on how
to conduct themselves while at the an
nual Moline football game tomorrow.
1t is the desire of the authorities Of
the local school and the cooler heads
all over the city that there be no
trouble in connection with the game
and that everything goes off in most
approved style. The rivalry between
the two cities is very strong and has
never been more intense than it is at
present, but it is felt that athletic re-
Iations with Moline are too much val
ued by both for either of them to want
to see them broken off because of
trouble between the spectators. 1t has
always been the case that whenever
such affairs as color rushes occurred
on the field in the intermission be-
tween the first and second half or
after the game the leaders were boys
who were not connected with the
schools in either city and in most
cases were boys who had been ex-
PEELED for some reason or other. Prin-
cipal Brown tried to impress it upon
the students that if they desire to
have athletic relations with other
schools they must take 1t upon them
selves to see that the rivalry does not
go beyond reasonable bounds. He also
made a plea directed towards such
spectators as are not connected with
the schools to refrain from starting
any trouble.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-11-12
Burden Throws ROGERS

Sterling, Ill, Nov 12.-Teddy Bur
den of Tampico threw Fred Rogers
Of Rockford in a match last night at
Tampico, winning the first fall in
25:10 and the second fall in 4:O6.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-11-12
Paris Sends Bid for Battle.

New York, Nov. 12.-Norman Sell
by, better known as kid" Mccoy.
the former pugilist,. arrived in New
York last night on the Lusitania, car
rying a bid from a Paris syndicate
for the Jeffries-J ohnson fight.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-11-12

Continued on Page six.)
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-11-12
VOTES ITSELF
A LONG LEASE
National Association of Minor
Leagues Decides to Stick
Together
AGREEMENT ENDS IN 1921
Chicago Selected as Next Meeting
Place-Many Matters Referred
to National Board.

Memphis, Nov. 12.-Long live the
National Association of Professional
Baseball Clubs! The organization yes
terday voted to endure until Sept. 6,
1921. Following this act of extension
the magnates named Chicago as the
next rallying point and voted to ad-
journ. 1t was also decided to suspend
contract breakers for a period of five
years, while players violating the re-
serve rule will draw three years on
the blacklist.
{ Suggestions concerning the fiat draft
ing price from all leagues and a change
in the method of classification were
referred to the national board of arbi-
tration, which will remain in session
here until Sunday. In the future the
board will meet before the association
assemblages and will clear up all
minor cases.
Rock Island Got Two.
In selecting Chicago as the meeting
place in 1910 nine magnates voted for
the windy city, five for Louisville, two
for Rock Island Moline and Davenport
and one for New York. President
Norris L. O'Neill of the Western
league led the campaign for Chicago
and voted proxies of ]. Cal Ewing, boss
of the Pacific Coast league, and Frank
Herman, president of the California
State league.
A rule providing that players must
be under contract before they can play
d game with a club was also adopted.
Formerly the time allowed player to
sign a contract varied from to 10
days or games.
Furman Smith of the Carolina asso-
citation advocated the adoption of
fat drafting price from the four classes
of leagues. A. D. Helms Of the Roam
oko (Va.) league club asked that the
classification of a league be based upon
average population of its cities rather
than upon the entire population of its
circuit. Both requests were referred
to the national board. Following is
the present basis of classification and
that proposed:
Glass. Present total.
A ........ 100000
3. ........... 400, GOO to 100000
c ................. 100000 to 100000
D ...............2 100000 or less
Class. Proposed averages
A 125, 600
B ............. 10000 to 125, zoe
c ....-............ $4,000 to. 10000
D ....-..........-. .25,OO0 or less
Cases Decided.
The board decided the following
cases yesterday:
Fort Smith VS.. Oklahoma City for
alleged tampering with players; claim
withdrawn.
Application Of new league in Iowa
| composed of Manchester, Monticello.
The Columbus weekly dispatch., 1909-01-07
SAME OFFICIALS
ARE REELECTED
NEW COUNCIL WAS ORGANIZED
MONDAY NIGHT, AND ALL
THE CITY OFFICIALS
WERE RETAINED.
Councilmen Smell and Vaughn Were
Sworn in by Mayor Donneu
After Which Election of
Officers Took Place.

The board of mayor and city coun-
Gil which is TO serve Columbus dur
ing the ensuing two years met for
, the purpose of organizing Monday
night, and after organization had
been perfected proceeded to elect city
officials for the term which the pres
ent council will be in office.
Messrs. John A. Smell and L. A
Vaughn, the two new councilmen,
were sworn in, the oath of Office hav-
ing been administered by Mayor Don
nell. The two new members of the
board are splendid gentlemen, both
being prominent in local business and
commercial circles and both having
the best interests of the city at heart
They will perform their official du-
ties faithfully and conscientiously,
and will cooperate with Mayor DON
nell and their associates on the board
in an effort to give the city an eff
cient, business like administration.
Hon. B. A. Weaver, councilman
from the Third ward, who for a num-
ber of years has been president of the
board, rendered his resignation, and
Councilman E. S. Moore was elected
to succeed him. Mr.. Weaver is one
of the most popular mem bers of the
board, and his associates pressed him
to retain his position as president
but he declined to yield to their
pleadings, stating that his private in
terests were so multifarious that he
did not have time to perform the
duties which the position entails.
Mr.. Moore has had extended expert
ence in administration affairs, and
will make the council a most eff
cient president.
AS predicted in Sundays Dispatch,
no change occurred in the personnel
of the city's official family, the same
officials who have served during the
past two years having been-elected. |
These officials are as follows: /. II. |
Sykes, secretary and treasurer; Jno. |
B. sChilders, street commissioner; NJ. |
C. Vandiver, city marshal and inspec- |
tor of water and sewerage; Charles |
w dh0HeIQ, assistant j. L. SANFORD, |
engineer of water works; Jim Ellis, |
assistant; Exum Carter, chief of fire
T. G. Munger, chief of |
police; G. n. Smith, Tom Cummings, |
J. H. Cook, Arthur Marshall, John |
Matt Nickles, policemen.
The chief is the only officer of the
fire department who is elected bien-
nial1y, the firemen continuing in Of
fee from year to year as long as their
conduct is satisfactory.
The salaries of all the officials re-
main the same as last year, except
that of Mr.. Jim Ellis, assistant en-
gfneer at the waterworks, who receiv-
I'd raise of ten dollars per month.
Mayor DonnelI and the members
Of the city council were the guests
Of the police department at a ban
Iuet at the Bell Cafe Tuesday after
loon. An elaborate menu was served
and the occasion was altogether a
most enjoyable one.
The Columbus weekly dispatch., 1909-01-07
ELABORATE PLANS.

President Whitfield, of the Indus
trial Institute and College, has elab~
crate plans for a festival to begin
at the college during the coming
spring, and hopes to receive the en-
coura cement and support of the peo-
pIe of Columbus in bringing them tC
D successful conSummatiOn. These
plans are outlined in the news col
umns of The Dispatch this morning,
aud we trust that all our readers will
peruse the article carefully and make
up their minds to aid in the scheme
which is on foot to bring to Columbus
some of the greatest celebrities in va
rious professions that ever visited
Southern city.
Ever since Mr.. Whitfield was elect
ed president of the college to sue
eeed Chancellor Kincannon, it has
been his desire to establish a closer
Relationship between the institution
and the people of the city, and his
idea is to have the citizens of Colum-
bus join with him in an effort to
make the coming festival a great
success. As planned by Mr.. Whit
<ieid, the spring festival is a gigantic
undertaking. and il his ideas are to
be carried out the citizens must put
their shoulders to the wheel and
assist in making arrangements for
the great celebration. @N
The college has already done much
not only to advertise Columbus, but
10 Increase its population, and what
ever benefits the institution natur-
ally benefits the city at large. Our
people should bear this fact in mind.
and should cheerfully cooperate with
the able and energetic president of
the institution in his effort to arrange
for the coming festival a program
which will be the most elaborate ever
attempted In Southern city, and
which will bring to Columbus people
not only from every town and city !,
in Mississippi. but from neighboring |
States as well.
The Columbus weekly dispatch., 1909-01-07
Can't. NJ. II. Pitcher Dead.

Friends of Capt. NJ. B. Pitcher in
Columbus will learn with regret of
his death, which recently occurred at
his home in Nashville, Tenn. Capt.
Pitcher was one of the founders of
the Chautauqua Assembly at Mont
eagle, and hundreds of Columbians
who have visited that resort knew
and admired him. Capt. Pitcher has
for many years led the twilight pray
er meetings which have helped to
make Monteagle famous, and for sew
eral seasons was general manager of
the Monteagle Assembly. His family
was one of unusual prominence, his
wife being State president of the
United Daughters of the Confederacy
and his daughter being the wife of
Hon. Reau Folk, treasurer OF the
State of Tennessee.
The Columbus weekly dispatch., 1909-01-07

the outskirts of the city, had for
merly been used as a factory, and
the thieves not only stole the brick
and lumber. but the machinery as
well. They offered to sell the brick
for one dollar a thousand, and the
man to whom the offer was made
Fsmelled a mousse" and reported the
matter to police headquarters. In
quiry developed the fact that Judge
Thos. Scruggs, who owned the prop
erty, had not sold the building or
given any one permission TO tear it
down, and Memphis bluecoats are
now on the lookout for the thieves.
The Columbus weekly dispatch., 1909-01-07
Holidays Ended.

The school holidays incidental to
the yule-tide season are at an end,
and studies at both the Industrial
Institute and College and the public
schools of the city were resumed yes
terday. The public school children
and the students of the Industrial
Institute and College all enjoyed
themselves to the fullest extent,
many of the young ladies of the col
lege having gone home to make mer-
~ over the burning OF the yule-log,
and all will enter upon their duties
with renewed strength and vigor.
The Columbus weekly dispatch., 1909-01-07
WOMAN PERJURED HERSELF.

Another sensation developed in the
trial of the night riders at Union City
last week, when Mrs. Wad Morris
took the stand as State witness and
acknowledged that she periured her
self in testimony given when intro
duced by the defense. Morris had
turned States evidence, and had ac-
knowledged to having been present
when Capt. Rankin was killed, but
his wife attempted to refute his
story, having declared when placed
on the stand by the defense that
Morris was at home in bed when the
tragedy took place.
After having given her testimony,
AIRS. Morris was seized with remorse,
and went to Attorney General Cald-
Uell and told him that she had per-
Jured herself, giving as an excuse
that she did not want to see her hus-
band hanged, and was willing to tell
a lie in order to save him from the
gallows. She was placed on the
stand as a witness for the State, and
told the jury the truth concerning
the matter, her testimony naturally
having produced a great sensation
in the court.
Mrs. Morris pleaded to be allowed
10 remain with her husband, and as
q reward for her valuable testimony
41 behalf of the State the court ar
ranged for the couple to go to a
hotel, where they will remain under
surveillance of a special officer until
the termination of the trial
Another sensation in connection
with the trial is the reported assas-
sination of Attorney General Cald-
well. Press dispatches from Union
City declare that as the attorney gem
eraI and his friend, Mr.. w. H. Crit
fin, were en- route to Gen. CaldweIl's
home Saturday evening they were
fired upon from ambush. The two
men saw shadow, and Mr.. Griffin
fired at it, but the would-be assassin
escaped in the darkness, and moth
ing from him has since been heard
The Columbus weekly dispatch., 1909-01-07
Aid for Sufferers.

Cities in all parts of the world
are raising funds to aid the sufferers
from the terrible earthquake which
recently visited the coast of Sicily.
and while The Dispatch will not at
tempt a canvass for subscriptions it
will gladly receive such donations as
the good people of Columbus feel dis
posed to give These donations will
be acknowledged through the col
umns of the paper and promptly for
warded to the proper committees.
The disaster was one of the worst
of the century, and thousands of peO-
pie have been left perfectly destitute,
being without food, clothing or shell
ter. Supplies are being forwarded
by ship loads, and all donations, how
ever small, are acceptable.