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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-09-29
Goes INTO COURT
Central Associations Fight Ov-
er Changes in Circuit Will
Be Lively.
ROW MARS THE BANQUET
Deputy Sheriff Serves Notice of APP
plication for Injunction Dur
ing the Feast.

Burlington, Iowa. Sept. Conc OF
the liveliest and most sensational
meetings ever held by the Central
Baseball association was that of the
annual session here yesterday, which
resulted in the dropping of Waterloo
and Jacksonville from the circuit and
may involve the association in legal
controversy with Waterloo that will
take the affair into higher courts.
Waterloo and Jacksonville were
voted out on business reasons" and
the representatives of the former city
were furious and Informed the meet
ing that legal steps would be taken 20
prevent such action. During the ban
ouet that followed the meeting a dep
-uty sheriff appeared on the scene and
served notices of application for per
manent injunction restraining the III
rectors of the association from Gust
inc Waterloo from the circuit. The
association az once employed attorneys
TO look after its side of the case, and
lively legal war is anticipated.
Monmouth May Get In.
The meeting elected Gaiesburg, III.
TO fill one of the vacancies and left
the other open for committee consid-
GRAFTON. Monmouth is a strong appli-
cant if it can get released from tn
league. The election
of officers resulted in the choice for 4
third term of NJ. f. Justice OF Keokul
for president. Harry Hofer of Quincy
vice president, and a meeting to take
further action concerning the vacal-
cies 10 be filled was called for early
in November.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-09-29

such Il case as that we are of the be-
lief that Sexton is not rightfully en-
titled TO the presidency of the Three
that Springfield With such large
population and an IMMENSE transient
business should inquira INTO the cause
of the gradual decrease of the base
bail attendance, il appears 10 us that
it is high time that the Three-Eye
league should select a presid>nt who
is not preiudiced 10 every other club
except to the city in which he resides.
If time and space We're not sovalua-
lie the writer might continue to give
a little more history Of Mr.. SeXton's
administration. For the benefit of the
Three-Ey league, | desire you to pub
fish this reply to Mr. Sections charge.
Thanking you kindly for the space,
remain. yours very truly,
r. F. KINSELLA.
Beneath Sexton's Notice.
When shown the above communi-
cation this morning President Sexton
made no effort to suppress its pub
lication. ut is such a tissue of false
hoods and vile misrepresentation
such a garbled statement of fact,
from beginning to end, as far as il
refers both to the past and recent
history of, the league, and every in
cident pertaining thereto. both as to
my conduct and Mr.. Kinsella's ac-
ton said Mr.. Sexton, that l CON
slider it beneath my notice. | am will
ing to leave the manner in which
| have discharged my duties to the
various. cities composing the league.
am not unwilling that you should
publish the letter which | recently
wrote Mr.. Kinsella in acknowledge
ment of one from him embodying
some of the senseless accusations he
makes here, particularly as to the
punishment of Manager Smith. This
letter from me to him is probably
the animus of his feelings" The let
ter follows:
Rock Island, ILL.,, Sept. I, 1909
Mr. r. F. Kinsela. Springfield. Ill.
Dear Sir: Your letter of Sept. 6 rel
alive to the suspension or Manag u
Smith. is at hand Your insinuationS
are too contemplate TO merit re-
ply, and are about on par with your
own cowardly assault upon an UNI
pire just few days previously.
Yours Truly,
NJ II. SEXTON.
As far as The Argus is concerned.
there are so many false accusations
in Mr. KinSella's commun-
ication that it would be unjust. both
to Mr. Sexton and to the league in
general, to permit them to go unnot-
iced. There are some portions so vile
and so maliciously false in abuse of Mr..
Sexton that are unworthy of discus
sion. When ii comes 10 digging up
ancient history. it is hardly likely
that the league would have elected
Mr.. Sexton president three times in
succession. twice after the circum-
stances that Mr. Kinsella complain<
Of. and have recalled him by unani-
nous vote this year. including the
ballot of Kinsella himself, had there
been any ground for complaint as to
the past.
League Records VIII show.
Briefly, however, the records of
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-09-29

Rock Island public demanded it?"
The conditions were, as everybody
knows, that Tighe was suspended for
/ D days with the original provision
that II days would be lifted and he
be reinstated during good behaviour
upon the payment of a $2J fine, and
this action was taken in the face of
protests not only of some of the clos
est friends Mr.. Sexton has here but
of an ouJcry upon the part OF the
entire baseball public, nothwithstand-
ing which Mr.. Sexton enforced his
original requirement Is that playing
Tighe for a favoIite?
original requirement.
us it not a fact that Sexton wired
me for a statement of Tighe's action
in Springfield when he hit the UNI
pire and called him vile names?'
/ is Mr.. Sections custom TO wire for
the facts in all cases involving play
ers' actions from all parties to the
controversy, and on this occasion
Tighe suffered his first suspension.
and there was no charge whatever in
this connection. that he had hit the
umpire Nor has such an accusa-
rs it not fact that Sexton fined
Manager Smith $40 and suspended
him for five days for throwing his
bat on the plate. we losing the valu-
able services Of our first baseman and
manager" 1t is Il well known fact
that Manager Smith. following the
example of his employer, Mr.. Kin
sella assaulted Umpire Mckenzie by
pulling his nose, and he was fined
$50 and suspended five days for this
offense The accusation. however.
that Kinsella makes that his club
lost the valuable services Of its first
baseman on this account is hardly
consistent with the explanation made
by Manager Smith. himself. in pub
lished interview but few days ago.
in which he attributes the loss by
Springfield of the pennant to the
fact that he was kept out OF the sea-
son most of the year by an injured
hand. which affected both his work
as first haseman and his batting.
rs it not fact that Sexton had
two umpires to follow Rock Island
and they were given every close de-
cision by one or the other till they
were safe in first place. This is
the quintessence of absurdity. If Mr..
Sections umpires ever gave Rock Is
land a shade the best of it. Rock Is
land fans would like to know of the
specific instance.
Origin of the Feeling.
To go back a little. the origin of
the i'll feeling which Kinsella has for
President Sexton came about through
Kinsella's own actions in brutally as
sauIting an umpire of the league in
a Springfield hotel. an act which the
newspapers of bis own town con-
demned at the time and which act. I'M
questionably. furnished the incentive
for Manager Smiths subsequent per-
Torrance of similar nature. At
that time Mr.. Sexton is reported to
have said that he was sorry that il
was not within his prerogatives as
president TO reach Mir. kinsella for
his misconduct. but that he would not
tolerate the breach of discipline on
the part of player. over whom he
did have control. 1t is not an un-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-09-29

the league. which are undoubtedly in
Mr. Sections office. may be referred
TO to substantiate or repudiate what
Mr.. Kinsella has said.
There are few of the questions
that Mr.. Kinsella asks that may be
briefly answered, based on common
knowledge of the facts. Terre Haute
and Evansville voluntarily withdrew
from the league with the unanimous
consent of the other six clubs. and
by vote of the league were permitted 10
keep their players. The same spirit
OF arrogance and dictation that has
always made Kinsella unpopular was
used by him at the st. Louis meet
ing and that prevented Springfield
getting a franchise at that time. as
the meeting adjourned abruptly
while Kinsella was making his TRADE
on the floor.
AS to the prosperity of the league,
il has never succeeded better than
under Mr.. Sections administrations,
and the season just closed will stand
comparison with that of any year in
the leagues history, and this without
disparagement of any other league
president.
Air. kinsella asks n number of
questions which may be very readily
answered one by one.
One is. can he (Mr. Sexton)
truthfully say that Rock Island with
a club of Is or IA men were work.
ing with n total salary of $1.75O
per month";" The Argus believes it
can say that Mr.. Sexton can answer
that truthfully in the affirmative, up
to the time that two of the local
players were disabled, and prior to
that time other clubs had exceeded
the monthly salary limit on the same
ground.
Another question is. "can he (Mr
Sexton) truthfully say that $50 was
the highest price paid any Rock Is
land player?" There is not con-
tract in Mr.. Sections Office that calls
for more than $3.50 per month, for
any player in the league and Mr.
Sexton has all the contracts includ-
ing those of the Springfield club.
Can he (AIr. Sexton) truthfully
say that any other club in the Three
Eye league did not pay more than
$3.50 to any individual?" That is
unquestionably up to the honor of
the respective local club officials, in
Guiding Springfield.
rs it not fact that Sexton al
lowed Tighe to insult every Three
Eye audience this season." 1t is not
fact and Kinsella knows it as well
as anybody else.
'Is it not a fact that Sexton dis
charged Umpire Busch for defending
his mothers honor on the Rock Is
land grounds in his presence" This
may be taken as a sample of the in
consistency and lack of knowledge
of the facts in Kinsella's statements
throughout. The people of Rock Is
land who attended the game wherein
Busch had his runin with both the
audience and Tighe know the circum-
stances. Busch was discharged for
insulting the audience and making a
scene on the ball field by assauIting
a team manages
rs it not fact that Sexton sus-
pended Tighe for ; days and rein
stated him in three days because the
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-09-29

common thing for Kinseila, not only
TO at least once year lose his head
and assault an umpire but at various
times. to rush from the grandstand
down upon the diamond and partic-
ipate in heated discussions between
players and unpires, circumstances
that has always brought out unfaS'
orable comment upon the part of hsI
town papers. 1t is not surprising.
therefore. that man whose hothead-
edness leads him to make a brutal
spectacle of himself and indulge in
billingsgate before the public should
be guilty of the scurrilous letter that
he has written attacking President
Sexton.
Kinsella has been an element Of
disturbance in the Three-Eye league
ever since he came into it. He is
OF that type of men always spelling
for a row and is happy in the oppor-
tunity to indulge a passion for heat
ed controversy He has already an
nounced his purpose 10 withdraw
from baseball this year and. following
his known reputation of seeking to
destroy where thwarted in his own
desire, his apparent motive IS 10
leave the league in a turmoil. If pos
sible
1t was not unnatural. that. in re-
viewing the events of the year. in
communication written by Mr.. Sex
ton for The Argus at its solicitation
in its annual baseball edition Of last
Saturday. he should have referred &c
the kinsella incident. among others.
In that connection. however. Mr.. Sex
ton did not use Mr. Kinsella's name.
did not attack him personally. but
merely said in reply TO statements
that Kinsella had given out repeated
ly in the press. and including innuen-
does intended 20 reflect upon Mr..
Sexton. that If the baseball attend
ance i'm Springfield had fallen short
this year. il was due. very likely,
more to the manner in which the
game had been conducted there, than
to lack of interest on the part of the
patrons of the game in the capital
city.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-09-29
Doc Childs Wants Out.

Doc Childs says he will not continue to
carry the team single handed and 4
no one appears TO take hold of the
Commodores the franchise will be al
lowed to lapse. He suggests that the
Chamber Of Commerce take the mat
ter up. Some of the leading citizens
are beginning to stir themselves AMI
il is believed the city will be with US
again next year. Childs is willing 10
stick if he is assured of financial back
ing
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-09-29
REMNANT WINNERS
ARE Transforming
Play Game With Geneseo Indcpend-
cntS to Close the Season in
That City.

The Islanders went transforming
this afternoon TO Geneseo, where
they had arranged for q game with
the Independents. The GeneseO boys
had the locals up to play the first
game of the year there and at that
time the new Geneseo ball park was
formally opened to the public and
dedicated to the national sport. In
view of the fact that the Islanders
We're their opponents at the opening
game Of the year, the Independents
thought it would be Il good stunt to
bring them up TO close the season,
and accordingly the management
wrote here for a game
Claude Stark gathered enough of
the boys together to make up the
regular lineup, with the exception
of Frank Murphy in centerfeld and
they went up this afternoon. Starr
is manager and Swacina is captain
Of the transformers, who will pre-
sent the following lineup: Mclean,
IF: Berger, IS; Swacina, 1b; Kelley,
3b: VogeI, Oh; Mcbride. If: Wilson,
CT; Stark. c; and Webster or Hardin,
pitch.
Bill Jacobsen and Billy Near went
along with the boys. but not as aids.
The two Bills are going to play with
Geneseo, probably forming their bat
terry.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-09-29

man guard. This came as a surprise
to the team as well as those inter
ested. as much was expected of him
during the coming season. Salzmann
has decided not to play football this
season.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-09-29
WESTERN LEAGUE.
RESULTS YESTERDAY.
NATIONAL LEAGUE.

NAIION Al I-EAG JE.
CHICAGO, ,; Philadelphia. :.
Pittsburg. 9: New York. IS.
Cincinnati, /; Brooklyn, 4.
St. Louis. II; Boston, %.
AMERICAN LEAGUE.
Washington. /; Chicago. ,.
New York. 0; Detroit, ).
Philadelphia. Z; Cleveland, 0.
Boston-St. Louis. rain.
WESTERN LEAGUE.
DcS MoineS. ); Lincoln. ;.
Topeka. 90; Denver, 81.
Wichita, IL; Pueblo, 80.
Omaha. CO; Sioux City. %.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-09-29

DATA ON NATIONAL
LEAGUE REMNANT
RACE, SETTLED
YESTERDAY.
Game Which Lost and Won the
Flag.
Chicago oooooo oo2-2
Philadelphia 100000 2-3
Standing Today.
Played. w. L. Pet.
Pittsburg o.. f44 1o6 SO .736
Chicago ..1 44 81 AZ SPA
Why Pittsburg is Safe.
w. L. Pct.
Pittsburg--
Losing ~ 1o6 80 soy
Chicago
Winning 9 .....1o6 AZ .693
Manager of winning team. -.
....... Fred Clarke
Captain. ....T Thomas Leach
Pittsburg, pennant winners.
...... Four times
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-09-29
LINE O. DOPE

The Eastern league championship
season closed yesterday, Rochester
winning the pennant. Newark second.
Unofficial estimates of the attend
ance in the league this season give
Rock Island and Davenport about CO.
0C0 each, Springfield. $1,000; Bloom
ington $1,000: Peoria. 37.4G3; Decatur,
5000: Dubuque $4,000. and Cedlr
Rapids, $4,000. The Official figures
will be given ont at the fall meeting
next week.
In spite of statement that Frank
Donnelly had been signed to manage
the Distiilers again next year. Presi-
dent Johnson of the club says every
thing is as yet unsettled. lie hopes
TO give Peoria baseball again next sea
son. but ne says it must be better
baseball. Whether he means a new
circuit or new handling of the team
in the Three-Eye is a question.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-09-29

.salzmann Quits Team.
The local high school football team
was considerably weakened by the
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-09-29
kINSELLA is I'M
HIGH DUDCEON

Continued from page Three).
The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1909-07-28
A Bunch of Mining Experts.

Attorney E. NJ. Griffith, Engineer
Walter H. Hill and Charles lhomp-
con all of Grangeyille, passed through
Fix City Sunday enroute to buHalo
Hump where they will survey two
GROUPS of mining claims tor which
patent will be asked.
This trio constitutes one OF tue
most thorough punches OF professional
mining men that has visited the dis
trict in a long time. Walter HUI mas
l;ttle 70 learn about straight lines and
ANGLES, and Mr.. Griffith has gained
an enyiable reputation as a mining
LAWYER. in Idaho county and IN oolo-
RADIO. his former home state. MIR.
Griffith served two terms as county
attorney for Idaho county MS 'lnne
i co much taken up with mining la"
that he has almost become speclallS'
n that line. Elk City News.
To oet the news get The Globe
The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1909-07-28
NOTICE OF REGISTRATION.
For the Special Local Option Election to
be Held Wednesday, August 25th,
1909, in Idaho County, Idaho.

Notice is hereby given that pur-
suant to law and the order of the
Board of County Commissioners of
Idaho County, Idaho, of date July
10th, 1909, made and entered of rec
ord on page 7, of Volume 9, of their
Record, the registrars appointed for
the last General Election held Tues
day, November 3rd, 1908, of the
several election precincts of Idaho
County, Idaho, as described and
named for said general election, will,
beginning on Saturday, August 9TH,
1909, and on each Saturday thereaf-
ter until and including Saturday, August
21st, 1909, be at the places desig-
mated or to be designated by them as
their offices for such purpose, from
the hours of 9 O clock, a. M, until
S O. clock, p. m, and from 7 o clock,
p. m. until 9 O clock, p. m, to re-
ceive and register the names of all
persons applying, who are or will be
on the 18th day of August 1909, en-
titled to vote, and also at such Other
times as the person or persons ap'
plying to register may find them a
their places of registration; provided,
however, that all voters who regis
tered in the said Idaho County, Idaho,
for the last preceding general election
as AFORESAID, need not register agall
for this election, but the registration
lists for said general election shall b.
} used, and persons who were not thel
registered may register for this Spec
ial Election according to the Statute
relating to registration.
EVERY VOTER MUST BE REGISTERED.
Further notice is hereby given thu
the boundaries of the several electlo
precincts are and shall be the same a
designated and described for the ger
eral election held November 3rd
1908.
The polling places for the sever;
3 precincts shall be those named an
DESIGNATED by the Board of Count
Commissioners of said Idaho County
Idaho. for the general election bel
Nov. 3rd, 1908, and the Judges an
Clerks appointed to serve at the la
preceding general election held
Idaho County, Idaho, except I'll
Counting Judges, shall serve at tt
special election herein provided 10
= and shall canvass and make return
IS fine vote as in general elections.
Dated, Grangeville, Idaho, ~
21st. 1909. ]. |. Overman, Clel
to the Board of County Comm
:, sioners of Idaho County, Idaho. 81
The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1909-07-28

Some statisticlan figures that $780,
100000 every year Is being diverted
from the local merchants of this coun-
try to the mail order concerns In the
great cities.
How much of that MONUMENTAL
MOUND OF MONEY goes out of this
community?
Every dollar SO spent helps TO
SWELL THE HEAP in the city that
has no use for us except to get our
GOOD MONEY.
Every dollar mailed away helps to
STRANGLE ENTERPRISE AND
sCUTTLE PROSPERITY right here
at home.
When you strangle your neighbor
you strange yourself.
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Now is the time. to leave your or
ders for next winters wood. VIII
kinson g. Bledsoe have plenty to sup
ply all orders. Zo-tf
The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1909-07-28

Quarterly statement of Frank S. Rice. County
treasurer, of Receipts Disbursements, Apporee
nonment of Receipts. and balance to credit OF
several funds, for Quarter ending April 5, l9o9;
The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1909-07-28
QUARTERLY REPORT.
Auditor and Treasurer of Idaho
y ~ County. State of Idaho.

...arabie Board of County Commission
Tuthe Idaho ,Saho County, Idaho:
eso lahlio We herewith submit our joint re-
Csptein.g,n,e quarter ending July 5th. 1909.
of' - EXPENDITURES
The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1909-07-28

To oct the news-get ne Glooe'
The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1909-07-28

total warrants outstanding
July S 1909 S450l6 II
hereby certify that the foregoing statement Is
true and correct ]. I. OVERMAN,
County Auditor.
BY NJ G. RAMBo. Deputy.
Evening journal., 1909-08-05
CABBAGE PRICES SOAR,
CAUSED BY DROUGHT

There is now little probability that cab
bage. which has been selling at unusually
high prices recently, will become very
much cheaper, if any at all, before an
other month.
Recently. when the vegetable reached
a maximum wholesale quotation of SIS,
dealers We're inclined to view the situa-
tion with little concern. They believed
that shipments had become congested and
other slight causes had contributed to
bringing about curtailed supply which
would last only a short time.
II now appears, however, that another
cause. and one which win require time
to remedy. was back Of the shortage. This
was the dry weather Of several weeks ago.
which seriously injured the crop. As a re-
suit Of this It is expected that shipments
may become steadily lighter during the
present month
In September cabbage raised in North
ern States will begin reaching the mar
ket. This should Immediately result in
lowering the present price on the vege-
table and restoring the market to the
basis 1t had reached a couple Of weeks
ago.
Evening journal., 1909-08-05
Wsxed Papsr

Every careful housewife should have
plenty Of waxed paper or parafine pa
per about the house.
1t is of the greatest value in pre-
serving eatables from the air and
keeping them properly moist.
In the sandwich basket it is indis-
pensable.
Cake wrapped in il will keep moist
and fresh for a much longer time than
II put directly into the box.
When the paper has become sticky,
run cold water on it and it may be
used again.
Cheese wrapped up in it and put in
the refrigerator. will keep a week,
looking as If freshly cut.
Fruit merchants wrap fine fruit in
It. This is practicable also for the
picnic basket.
If plate Of sandwiches is prepared
before hand for a luncheon or any
other purpose where they must be
daintiiy perfect, it is a good plan tc
pile them up on a plate and then wraT
plate and all in the parafine paper.