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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-01-02
REPORT AVERAGES
Secretary Oscar Lift Of the Bowling
League Checks Up Record of
Individual Players.
SALZMANN is AT THE TOP
is Closely Followed by Chase, with
Fraction Lower Averaee-Were
as in the Teams.

Oscar Lift, secretary of the tri-city
bowling league, has prepared a list
showing the individual standing of
each member of the league for the en-.
tire first half of the season, which
closed recently. There were Sc games
rolled as scheduled, and some of the
men show up in averages and totals
as excellent bowlers. Saizmann of the
Independents, who heads the league in
individual average, is one of three out
of 46 bowlers who have bowled in ev
cry game, which makes his perform
lance little short of wonderful Lift
of the Boosters and Welch of the Fly
ing Dutchmen are the only others who
have participated in all the games
Lift is well up towards the head OF
the list, while Welch is at the other
leXtremity Chase had an average OF
10 %, a fraction less than Salz
mann.
The Seasons Averages.
The teams are arranged as far as
averages for single games and three
games in the same order practically
| that they are in their percentage Of
games won and lost. The Boosters
are mater of three or four pins be
meath the Giants, while in standing
they are a little ahead of the Daven
lporters. Otherwise the standings are
the same The averages are as fol
| lows:
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-01-02
A Cure for Misery.

81 have found cure for the misery
malaria poison produces, says r. NJ
James, of Louellen, S. c. It's called
Electric Bitters, and comes in so cent
bottles. It breaks up case of chills
or bilious attack in almost no time
and it put yellow jaundice clear out OF
commission" This great tonic med.
sicine and blood purifier gives quick re.
lief in all stomach, liver and kidney
complaints and the misery of lame
back. Sold under guarantee ,nn
druggists.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-01-02
DEFEAT KEWANEE Y. M. C. A,
Local Association Team is Victorious
at Basketball,

The Y. NJ. c. A. basketball team
played the team from the association
at Kewanee at the hall of the latter
last evening and won by score of AZ
to "a. The local boys easily outclassed
the Kewanee aggregation in the first
half and piled up a score Of "a to 10
on them. In the second half. Kewanee
came back strong and made one point
more than the Rock Island team which
totaled %. Richard Lift accompanied
the team and acted as referee.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-01-02
is AN ATTRACTIVE BARBER SHOP
William LANCE and Carl Schmidt, New
Proprietors of Harms Hotel Shop.

William Lange and Carl Schmidt,
Familiarity known as BILL" and
"Schmitty,' who recently leased the
Harms barber shop, announce that
they are now ready to receive their
old friends and patrons. The shop
which is the most sanitary in the
ished and presents a neat and attract
i've appearance.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-01-02
The Fleur-d e-iis.

The origin and therefore the full
heraldic meaning of the fcur-de-lis is
disputed. BY some the emblem is sup
posed to represent lily. by others the
iron head of some weapon, presumably
a lance. From the claims put forth by
English sovereigns to certain princi-
palities in France, gained by inher-
ftance or marriage, the French royal
coat appeared as quartering in the
English royal arms LIT 1t was abol-
ished by George ~
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-01-02

dine, Sb; Johnson, of; McGinty, 1b;
Stevens, of.
F Elks-Carse, IS; Lister, 1b; Sonders
|p; Tighe, 2b; Hampton, If; Adams, 3b
Salzmann. c; Smith, CT; Dufiin or VOL
lenwaber, RI.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-01-02
New Fiber For clothina.

In the course of an address on "The
Bull Pine and Its Byproducts' deliv
cred at the opening session in Mime
apoIis of the forty-second annual con
vention of the Minnesota State Horti
cultural society the Rev. G. s. Harri
son of York, Neb., recently said, ''Yor
may be wearing clothes made from
the fiber of pine needles within the
next TWENTY-FIVE wears"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-01-02
To Give Exhibition.

The turner's of the city will hold 4
gymnastic exhibition at the hall next
Thursday evening and the public will
have opportunity to see what the turn
srs are able to do in tumbling and ap-
paratus work.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-01-02
Another Record for Walker.

Pretoria, JAN 2-R E. Walker. the
South African Splinter, yesterday es-
tablished new worlds record of
10 2-5 for the hundred meters dash
Walker won the hundred meters at the
Olympic games at London in 10 AS. A
few days ago he ran hundred yards
in :09 2-5.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-01-02
MId-winter Term

Browns Business college opens
konday. Jan. 4. Office open Saturday
" and evening.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-01-02

Since one of the objects in giving a
Three-Eye town the coming meeting
is to provide publicity of the doings,
wonder if they will let the press be rep
resented during the sessions? The
sporting writer's are generally a fairly
decent lot. not prone to spill the milk
|they know the inside of what is going
lon.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-01-02

A letter from Springfield received
today by Mr.. Sexton says that it is not
likely that r. F. Kinselia, owner of the
Springfield team, will be sufficiently
recovered from appendicitis to attend
the meeting in Davenport Jan. u.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-01-02
ON RADIATOR CIRCUIT

M. H. Sexton leaves tonight for Gin
matt, where Monday the national
bard and the national commission will
Ike up with the obstreperous Glass a
agues the questions precipitated by
he latter upon organized baseball at
he Chicago meeting of the minors
MIR. Sexton and Mr.. Farrell will prob
ably present the reply of the minors to
the proposition made at New York be
fore the national commission.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-01-02

TEAM AVERAGES.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-03-05
WIFE RECOGNIZES IN
WATTS HER HUSBAND
STOCKTON MERCHANT DlSAP-
FEARED JUNE, 1908
Man Named Wyandt Does Not Re-
member Anything of His Life
Prior to the Time He
Left Home

STOCKTON, March .4.-Private let
tiers received in this city today from
e. p. Llewellyn, the Stockton travel
ing man, who found d. 3. Wyandt, the
missing Stockton merchant, at Ell Cen
tro, Southern California, disclose re-
markable condition of affairs.
Wyandt remembers little or nothing
of his life up to last June, When ne
mysteriously disappeared. He remem-
bers nothing of Stockton, his home for
years, and was surprised to learn that
he had a wife and child.
He had a faint recollection of his
wife's maiden name-Miss Whidden-
but says If he has a wife and child
he will take care of them. The first
thing he remembers, he says, is that
June 8 he found himself on a train
bound for Benson Ariz., with ticket
for that point. He found lump on
his head and his arm was bruised. He
could not recall his name, but found
a wv" on his handkerchief and took
the name of Watts. He got off the
Overland at Imperial Junction and
went to Imperial, where he took job
making boxes for cantaloupes at Heber,
five miles from Ell Centre. He had
but $40 on his arrival. Later he went
into a creamery, and was conducting
q creamery when found
The letter describes Wyandt as per-
fectly sane, we'll thought of, and doing
WELL Mrs. Wyandt was expected to
arrive the day following the date of
the letter, March 2. Mr.. Wyandt ex-
pressed the desire to see her in the
hope that she would be able to assist
in clearing his befogged brain.
A telegram from Mrs. Wyandt today
states she has reached Ell Centre and
recognized her husband.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-03-05
SOX AND ANGELS
HOOK UP TODAY
OPEN LOCAL LEAGUE BASE
BALL SEASON
conIskey's No. 2 Aggregation Returns
from San Diego This Morning and
VIII Begin Series Of Games
with Los Angeles Clubs

The baseball season will be opened
this afternoon at Chutes park when
the Angels and White Sox No. will
play the first game of the spring train
Ing series.- The American leaguers will
arrive this morning from San Diego,
where they played and lost their first
practice game yesterday.
Cap Dillon will present his regular
lineup In this game and may give
some of his promising youngsters a
tryout In this game, but he will take
no chances of losing the game just
to let these raw recruits get chance
to show themselves. There is such
q strong rivalry between the Angels
and the Vernons that they will put up
a sitter article of baseball in this
spring series than ordinarily would be
the case, as each of the captains is
more than anxious to make the best
showing.
His royal majesty, "Bull' Perrine,
the best umpire that ever worked in the
Coast league and who goes to the Am
erican league this year, came down
from Frisco yesterday to umpire the
White Sox series with the local teams,
and this will be his final appearance
on the coast Perrine was given a fit
ting reception last night, and the popu-
lar Indicator man rather regretted that
promotion means leaving his coast
friends. 1t is something to be proud
of for an umpire to know that he is
popular with the fans in the league
where he has ofiiciated and to know
that all these fans regret his departure.
Perrine will make good in the big brush
without doubt, because it is In him
to make good, and every baseball crank
on the coast will feel no little pride
in his success.
The game this afternoon will be
called at $3.50 o'clock, says Hen Berry,
and It will be for blood. The Angels
beat the Sox last season and want to
show up as strong this season, SO the
game will be filled with interest from
start to finish. Owing to the enthusi-
asm that has been aroused here by rea-
son of the continuous baseball schedule,
a large crowd is anticipated. The Sox
will play the Angels again tomorrow
afternoon and then take on the Vernon
outfit at Southside park Sunday morn
ing, returning to Chutes park that
afternoon for another game with the
Angels.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-03-05
OCCIDENTAL TEAM TO
GO AGAINST u. S. {.
HlghIanders Hope to Retrieve Them
selves for Defeat at Hands of
Pomona, Being on Their
Own Track

Undiscouraged by their defeat at Po-
mona last Saturday the Occidental
varsity track team will meet the ath-
letes of u. S. G on the Occidental field
tomarrow afternoon in their annual
track and field meet. On the dope sheet
the university athletes have the meet
cinched, but the Highlanders are going
to give them a hard race for the money
and considering the fact that the meet
is on the Highlanders' field 1t should be
very close.
Although u. S. C. defeated Pomona
with points to spare the Sagebrushers
were not in much shape when they met
the local boys. In the Pomona-Occi-
dental meet last Saturday there were
instances where three men finished In
better time than that made by the first
place men who won their events in the
II. S. G. meet.
Again the Occidental contingent is de-
pending on Thomson to win most OF
the points.
Following are the entries:
100-yard dash - Occidental, Baer
Roberts and Rush; u. S. c., Trotter
Reed and Martin.
220-yard dash-Occidenta Baer and
Roberts; u. S. c., Reed and Martin.
44O-yard dash-Occidental, Rush, Con-
rad and Schoonover; u. S. c., Richard
son and Verge.
6SV-ydru udSu-OCClutHldl, bullfiSI diiu
Douglass; u. S. c., Neumire and Cover
Mile run = Occidental, Montgomery
and Gobar; u. S. c., Scott and Bowser
Two-mile run-Occidental Gobar and
Stone; U. S c., Scott and Bowser.
120-yard hurdles-Occidental Thorn
son and Spaulding; U. S. c., Burek and
Lennox.
High jump - Occidental. Gordon
Lowry and Thompson: U. s. c., Muir
ray and Trotter.
Broad jump = Occidental. Thomson
and Thomas; U. S. c., Goodsell, Hall
and Trotter.
Pole vault-Occidenta Carus, Gordon
and Lowry; u. S. c., Wirshing and
Richardson.
Hammer throw-Occidental, Thomson
Conrad and Lowry; U. s. c., Hail.
Burek and Richardson.
Shot put-Occidental, Thomson, Cor
don, Lowry and Conrad; u. S. c., Trot-
ter Richardson and Murray.
Relay - Occidental. Rush, Conrad
Bonner and Baer; u. S. c., Hall, Neu-
mire, Burek apd Lennox.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-03-05
MAN LURED TO NOTORIOUS
RESORT, THEN MURDERED
Painters Body Found in Tenderloin
District Gives Indication of
Brutal Assault

SALT LAKE CITY, March 4.-Tht
body of John C. Barnett, painter, was
found today in a room in notorious
lodging house on Commercial street
and the surrounding circumstances in
dictate that Barnett was lured to tbs
room last night and then brutally muir
dered.
He evidently had been beaten to
death by some blunt instrument thai
had cut his face and head so as to be
almost unacceptable. From all APP
pearances he had been bound before
having been killed.
The disordered condition of the room
gave evidence that he had made a
strong defense of his life, but persons
sleeping in adjoining rooms declare
they heard nothing except loud talking
and laughing in the room.
Barnett entered the room about mid
night last night with two other men,
one of whom had previously rented the
room. Both the men have disappeared.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-03-05
FIERCE FIGHT
ENDS IN DRAW
BAKER AND ENGLISH PUT UP
TERRIFIC BATTLE
COLORADO MAN PROVES TO BE
THE MORE CLEVER
Omaha Pugilst Claims to Have ln-
jured His Arm In the Eleventh
Round and to Have
Lame Hand
Especial to The Herald.l

SAN BERNARDINO, March Ain
the classiest fightever pulled off before
the Gate City Athletic club Howard
Baker of Boulder, Colo, and Clarence
English of Omaha tonight fought to
draw after twenty rounds. 1t was the
hardest fought battle ever seen here,
and the decision of Referee Howard
Walker was popular except with the
English partisans, who felt that he had
the better of it.
This was true, so far as his condition
at the finish was concerned. Baker
however, proved himself in many ways
the more clever of the two, and landed
more clean punches than his opponent,
but IN the in-fghting English had de-
cidedly the better of it. In the fore
part of the fight Baker was up and
coming all the time, and in the fourth
and fifth rounds had somewhat the bet
ter of the contest.
After that Baker seemed to tire until
the eleventh round, when English APP
peared to hurt his left arm. In the
next round Baker suffered severe cut
on the head, and this worried him bad
ly throughout the rest of the fight, as
he bled considerably at times. At the
end of the fourteenth round Baker fell
in making swing just as the gone
sounded.
In the fifteenth Baker came up strong
anu put ElSllSu " liC ilOOi Win q
straight right, but English was up at
once and Baker fell in attempting to
repeat the operation. From that time
1t was anyone's fight.
English at the opening of the last
round rushed at his man like demon,
but failed to make good, as Baker
proved too clever.
The fight was remarkable for the ter
rife fighting in the clinches, and with
two or three exceptions every round
could be told by the same story-ferce
mitigating, repeated attempts at fierce
swings by both men and an occasional
stiff blow landed.
During the last round English led the
fighting rather more than did Baker.
English stated after the fight that he
nearly threw out his arm in the
eleventh round, when he seemed to go
to his corner in pain, and that his hand
which he injured in his fight with In
dian Joe Gregg, went back on him.
However, Bakers plucky fight won the
admiration of the fans, and with little
more age should be able to whip his
opponent easily.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-03-05
CIVIL ENGINEER SECURES
GOLD MEDAL AS MILLINER
Young Man Says knowledge of His
Profession Necessary in Build
ing Women's Hats

CHICAGO, March 4.-Walter II.
Doherty. aged 20, has won the gold
medal at the convention Of the National
Milliners' association for the best de-
sign in women's hats. He is civil
engineer by profession, the son of a
South Bend, Ind, millionaire and q
University of Illinois graduate.
You see, it's this way" he ex-
planned: Father wanted me to become
a civil engineer. However. l was al
ways artistically inclined and in col
lege took up art and color harmony
as side issue.
when I graduated father wanted
me to open an office at once and fol-
low the profession of engineering, but
that did not look good to me. 1 had al
ways been a close observer of mil
linery and decided to try something in
that line myself. You know, the manu-
facture of q womans hat nowadays is
something of feat of engineering in
itself, and with the knowledge 1 gained
at the university 1 thought / was
pretty well fitted to make start"
Los Angeles herald., 1909-03-05
SAILOR THROWS SIGNAL
CODE BOOK INTO CHANNEL
Divers Recover Precious Document
and Save Revision of Entire
British System

LONDON, March 6.-While the chan
mel fleet was anchored at Torbay re-
Gently a signalman on the cruiser Dia-
mond suddenly became insane and
threw confidential signal book in its
leaden case into the sea.
News of the loss was kept as secret
as possible, and when the other ships
left on the following day the Diamond
remained behind. Divers were sent for
from Portland, but until they reached
Torbay they were not aware of the OBJ
ject of their visit.
Although their work was carried out
under circumstances of great difficulty
the missing book was recovered. Its
loss would have necessitated the revis-
ion of a complete code.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-03-05
is Modern Military Post

SEATTLE, March 4.--Equipped with
a wireless telegraph system and fire
control apparatus, both of which were
completed today by Captain w. K.
Moore of the United States signal SER
vice corps of Seattle, Fort Worden, a
military post at Port Townsend, now
takes its place as one of the four
modern military posts of the United
States. Ranking with Fort Worden
are the posts at Portland, Me-, Boston
and New York. The work was accom-
plished at cost of 100000.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-03-05
BALDWIN'S BODY NOW
REPOSES IN VAULT
Ceremonies at Cypress Lawn Ceme-
terry in San Francisco Confined to
Musical Program Directed
by Turf King

SAN FRANCISCO, March 4.-The
body of e. j. Baldwin was laid to rest
today in a temporary vault at Cypress
Lawn cemetery, just south of this city.
There were no ceremonies of any kind
beyond the musical program rendered
by an orchestra, as had been desired
by the dead millionaire.
The train which brought the leaden
casket from Los Angeles was seven
hours behind time and when it ar
rived at the gate of the cemetery the
coffin was lifted out and quickly taken
to the chapel, where the orchestra was
stationed. About it were placed a few
floral offerings, among them the trib-
utes of the Los Angeles Racing asso-
citation, Thomas Williams and Battling
Nelson.
Wife Joins Cortege
Behind the carriage in which the
coffin was carried walked Mrs. Lillian
Bennett Baldwin and her mother, AL
Baldwin's estate; Mr.. and Mrs. Harry
Stocker, Mr.. and Mrs. Hull McClaugh-
ry, Mrs. L. H. Rush, DIR. j. w. True
worthy, e. H. Sharp, H. H. Cross and
Oscar Tolle. These, with a few former
employees of Mr.. Baldwin, composed
the funeral cortege, though a consid-
cradle crowd of morbidly curious per-
sons were present.
After the orchestra had finished the
selections which had been chosen by
Mr.. Baldwin when he felt death APP
preaching, the casket was rolled into
the vault, the doors were closed and
the funeral of the man who has been
known as the turf king" was over.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-03-05
Boats Tied Up Are Sold

BOSTON, March 4.--The Metropolitan
Steamship company, owners of the
steamers Harvard and Yale, which
were reported today to have been sold
to San Francisco parties, is in the
hands of receivers, all of whom were
out of the city today. The Harvard
and Yale are tied up for the winter at
East Boston and would require week
or more to outfit them for voyage to
the Pacific coast. The receivership fol-
lowed the financial troubles of G. w.
Morse of New York in 1907.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-03-05
Earthquake Does DAMAGE

MEXICO CITY, March 4.--News has
been received here OF an earthquake
shock on the isthmus last Saturday.
At Mozozintla, Chiapas, nearly every
building in town was damaged and
many assures appeared in the ground.
Shocks were also felt at Tonala and
San Cristobal de las Casas, in the same
state, and the natives were terrorized,
but no great damage was done. Shocks
state of TObaSco.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-03-05
Must Turn over Property

HOUSTON, Texas, March 4.-The
state supreme court has decided that
the Presbyterian church of the United
States has rightful title to all church
property formerly owned by the Cum
berland Presbyterian church as a re-
suit of the union of the two bodies, the
latter having been absorbed. The Cum
berland of Texas refused to turn over
considerable property and contested
the consolidation. The court holds
that the union was consummated le-
aIIu
Los Angeles herald., 1909-03-05
SERVIA DOES NOT INSIST
ON TERRITORIAL PAYMENT
Small Nation Takes Advice of Four
Great Powers and Cancels Its
Agrarian Demand

BERLIN March 4.-Dispatches re-
ceived at the foreign Office here con-
firm reports that the Servian premier
had declared that Servia, on the advice
of Russia, France, Great Britain and
Italv does not insist upon territorial
compensation from Austria-Hungary.
Servia regards the question of the
autonomy of Bosnia and Herzegovina
as settled through the Turkish-Aus
trian agreement, and will not take this
matter I'D again,
Los Angeles herald., 1909-03-05
Praises for Taft

GUTHRIE, OKLA, March 4.-By an
overwhelming vote the house refused
today to adopt resolution condemn
ing the administration of President
Roosevelt and greeting the incoming
Taft administration. The resolution,
which was introduced by Representa-
tive Ross, Democrat, cited Taft as the
rescuer of the ship of state from the
"Sea of abSolutiSm."
Los Angeles herald., 1909-03-05
ERRATIc REUBEN FILES SUIT
FOR DIVORCE ON CRUELTY

ST. LOUIS, March "A petition for
divorce was filed by George Edward
("Rube') Waddell, the ball player. here
today. The document charges that Mrs.
Waddell showed violent and ungov-
ernable temper" at various times, and
also that on one occasion, when Wad-
dell threatened to leave her on account
of her association with persons dis
tasteful 60 him, she caused him to be
attacked by two vicious dogs.
Mrs. WaddelI. the petition states, re-
sides in New Hampshire.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-03-05
Wind Is a Gale

NORFOLK, Va. March A storm
of great velocity swept through eastern
Virginia, Maryland and North Caro-
lima last night, with a maximum wind
velocity at Cape Hatteras of fifty-two
miles an hour during the early morn
ing. The winds brought freezing
weather. but the temperature in Nor
folk and vicinity only fell to 26. High
winds prevailed throughout the night,
many cities and towns reporting seri-
Gus storms, particularly along the
coast
Los Angeles herald., 1909-03-05
saIome Dance Is Stopped

KANSAS CITY, March 4.-Gertrude
Hoffman, the actress, was enjoined by
the circuit court here today from pre-
senting the Salome dance during the
rest of her engagement here in the
leading part of "The Mimic World" on
the ground the dance is obnoxious to
public morals.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-03-05
Concentration of Troops on Frontier

KIEV, March 4.-The reported move
ments of Russian and Austrian troops
on either side of the frontier has caused
considerable speculation here, but Cen
eral Alexieff, chief of staff of the Kiev
military department, denied today any
purposeful concentration.
Austrian soldiers are being concen-
trated at Tarnopol and Skalat, in Cali
cha, and the Thirty-third Russian in
fantry division is now on its way from
the Caucasus. Several regiments al
ready have moved into summer camp
near the frontier.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-03-05

The educational work may be divid-
ed into two branches, the training and
equipment of missionaries and the ed
ucation of natives. The South African
$120, 900 will be devoted equally to the
education of the whites and the ne
groes. The $150,000 to Japan will be
spent in building a theological college
Of the first order in Toxic. 1t is be-
lieved that the 100000 for Australia and
New Zealand will be expended on Sec
ondary schools. Jamaica has already
received $4,000 to help the rebuilding
of the churches after the earthquake.