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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-02-25
BETTER SHOWS
FOR THIS CITY
II Deal Goes Through Giving Sehu-
berts Control Of Tri-city
Playhouses.
WANT chamberlain CIRCUIT
One of Several Steps in impending
War Against the klaw G. Granger
Syndicate.

No more welcome announcement was
cities than that which comes from Chi
cago today that a deal has been prac-
ltically consummated by which the
Observation-Disclosures circuit, includ-
| ing the Illinois, Burtis and Moline
houses, will pass under the control of.
or at least be open to, the Schubert;
ATTRACTIONS. 1t is expected that the
details will be arranged today at Chi
cago. where Charles Kindt of Daven-
| port, with the representatives of sew
| eral other big circuits in the middle
| west and south are comforting with j.
j. Schubert, head of the Schubert firm.
1t is announced that the Schuberts
have decided to renew their war be-
gun two years ago upon the Klaw G.
Erlanger booking syndicate. The bat
tie will be waged principally in the
larger cities, but in order to have any
chance of success they must arrange
flor one-night stands in the smaller
cities in order to he able to move their
companies without fatal losses.
Seek 40 Houses.
Therefore they entered into negotia-
tons for the control of some 470 play
houses. including practically all the
cities from 10000 to 100000 inhabi
tants between Chicago and San Fran
cisco. The deal with the Chamberlin-
Harrington people, who have 60 houses
under lease, is but part of the transac-
| ton, and it is reported is to be han
| died through the purchase of the con-
trolling interest held by Mrs. Cham
berlin, widow of the late Frank Cham
berlin of Burlington, Iowa. Mrs. Cham
berlin has been offered $250,000 for
| her interests, it is said, but more is
demanded. However, it is believed
that terms will eventually be made
and that they will be of such nature
to give the circuit not only the Schu-
bert attractions, but the Klaw & Err
LANCER shows as well.
| The Schuberts have high class
shows, as local patrons who attended
| their attractions at the Grand in DAY.
export two years ago can testify, and
| they may be. assured of popular sup
port in their efforts to live in spite of
the Klaw & Erlanger combination.
| At Their Mercy for Years.
| For years the one-night houses in
the west have been at the mercy OF
Klaw & Erlanger, who, without a dol
lar invested in a theater, often de
manded big share of its profits. anC
were able to collect because the owner
must book through them or not bool
lat ALL The result has been that the
i legitimate drama in many of the small
er cities of the west has suffered
greatly and nowhere more so than il
Rock Island.
I Two years ago the Schuberts started
J a war, but could not keep it up in TIL
west because they were unable to ge
into houses in the right places to max,
{ their jumps from one big city to an
; other. But they did not give up tn
! fight, and now they appear to hav
Z made another start that promises bel
ter results.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-02-25
Many SIeepIess Nists, Owing to Per
sistent Couqh-Relief Found
at asst

"For several winters past my wife
has been troubled with most persist
ent and disagreeable cough, which in.
variably extended over period of
several weeks and caused her many
sleepless nights" writes Will J. Hay
,ner. editor of the Burnley, Colo, Bull
letin. Various remedies were tried
each year, with no beneficial results.
In November last the cough again put
in an appearance and my wife, acting
on the suggestion of a friend, pur-
chased a bottle of Chamberlain
Cough Remedy The result was, in
deed, marvellous. After three doses
the cough entirely disappeared and
has not manifested itself since" This
remedy is for sale by all druggists.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-02-25
ALMOST EQUAL THE
MOLINE TEAM SCORE
Hampton and Harms, with 80 Handi-
cay, Roll 1904 in Bowling Tourney
Other Results.

Hampton and Harms rolled off their
series of games in the Harms bowling
tournament yesterday afternoon and
came within an ace of beating the
high score set by the Moline team con-
sisting of Adams and Stewart, who
scored a total of 1903 pins, including
their, handicap of so pins. Hampton
and Harms have the same handicap
figure and they would have passed
the mark make by the Moiiners hal
not one of them fallen down in the
very last frame of the third game
have resulted in a better total than
the Moline men had made, but a split
came and the chance was gone At
any rate the total of 1904 secured by
Hampton and Harms will look good for
second place. Another team rolled off
their string in the doubles and three
entries rolled their scores in the sin
giles yesterday Their scores were Is
| follows:
Hampton ...... .......195 160 1870
Harms .... $50 204 16j
Total with 80 handicap 1894.
Soule : .152 20S 16S
| Boesen 1890. .......164 149 49,
Total, 1926.
Lloyd (20) ..... 100 ia 1S5-47G
Asher 500 1856 116 125-407
| Barbou 600 lip 1872 13S-492
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-02-25
TO weather the storm this far, Man
lger Taylor being informed today that
it had gone on the rocks.


"Mrs. Temples Telesram."-Man-
ager Taylor of the Illinois theater
has completed arrangements whereby
Mrs. Temples Telegram the famous
farce comedy which scored such an
unqualified success here last season,
will be the attraction Sunday, Feb.
IS, matinee and evening AS healthy,
provoking farce this play stands
in a class by itself, and being inter-
preted as it is this season by splen-
did company of players headed by
Miss Rose Evans, it is enjoying a
greater degree of popularity and at
tracing even larger audiences than
it did last season. An innocent little
falsehood originally told by Jack Tenn
pie, in order to save himself from tha
unjust wrath of his loving but Jealous
wife starts the trouble This one lit
tie fib is gradually developed until lt
becomes veritable labrynth of false
hoods which assumes such imm enSa
proportions that finally the tangla
threatens 10 undo forever the happi-
ness of three blissful households. Teu-
PIE pulls his friend, Fuller, into tie
miXup to vouch for the truth of the
original fib and Fuller obligingly as
sumes the name of Brown in order 10
help the worried Temple out of his
difficulties. Then appears the real
Mrs. Brown who vents her wrath on
innocent Mrs. Temple. The genuine
Mr. Brown and the true Mrs. Fuller
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-02-25
MATCH FOR STARS.
Tournament to Decide Tri-City Straight
Rail Billiard Championship is
Proposed.
SIX men MAY ENTER
Games are to Begin March 8, and to be
men MAY ENTER
Games are to Begin March 8, and to be
of $50 Points Each-Catton
Put Out by Eddy.

Invitations were sent out today to
the six men who are considered the
best amateur billiard players in the
three cities, to enter in a tournament
at the Bijou in this city, and play for
the straight rail billiard championship
of the three cities. If the six men
agree to enter for series of games,
there will be one game each evening
beginning March s. All of the players
will be on an equal basis, no handi-
caps being given. The games will
be for $50 points EACH The arrange
ments are 10 be completed March 2,
and the entries will be in by that time
Those who have been following the Sec
ond class tournament at the Bijou
have been anxious to see a series be-
tween the men who are conceded to
be the most clever handlers of the cue
Followers of the game hope that the
tournament can be arranged, or if the
six men do not care to enter, that at
least several of the first class players
can be brought together. 1t is practi-
cally certain that there will be several
individual matches, even if all six of
the men do not enter for the champion
ship.
Cation Ont of Race.
Three games were played in the
tournament at the Bijou billiard hall
| last evening, and as result Cation
was removed from the race for first
and second place Eddy 900 defeated
him by score of 80 to IS. In the
first game of the evening Wanner
made his GO points while Schwecke
(70) was gathering AZ. Wanner then
played Beck 500 and won again by a
score of GO to As. Wanner has now
played all his games and lost but two.
In case Eddy wins his last game with
Schwecke and MacManus loses to
Smith, there win be a three-cornered
tie for first place. The latter, by win
ming his game, can clinch his hold on
| first and leave Wanner and Eddy tied
! for second. There remain but nine
games to be played off to complete
| the tournament, and it is hoped that
| they will all be through by Sunday.
Play Eight Pool Games.
Eight games were played by the par
| Elephants in the pool tournament at
the Atlas cigar store yesterday after
noon and evening with the following
results: McGinty so, Wilson (SO) SIS;
McGinty so. Carse 500 So: Mueller
| Q00) SIS. Weber so; Bordeaux 50,
| Knox (60) SO; Mueller 100. Knox (6o)
AZ; Griffin 100, Juhl (7O) Sc; Griffin
| 100. Mcdonald (S0) 70; Griffin 100,
Kirkland (75) a.
Anderson Wins Tournament
The pool tournament at the L. & O.
(, pool hall closed last evening when An
derson and O'Hara, the two leading
men, played the last game which de
cided the championship in the tourna
nlent in Anderson's favor. Both were
scratch men and they put up an inter
esting game, Anderson especially be
ing in the best of form. His high run
for the game was "a, and as it came
in the very first inning, it gave his op
ponent shock from which he did not
recover. The final score of the game
was 100 to 63. The standing of the
contestants at the end of the tourna
ment was as follows: Anderson 1875
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-02-25
The Jumping Off Place.

Consumption had me in its grasp;
and had almost reached the jumping
off place when | was advised to try
DR.. Kings New Discovery; and want
to say right now, it saved my life.
Improvement began with the first bot
tie, and after taking one dozen bottles
I was well and happy man again,
says George Moore of Grimesland, N.
c. AS remedy for coughs and colds
and healer of weak, sore lungs and for
preventing pneumonia New Discovery
is supreme. so cents and 81 at all
druggists. Trial bottle free.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-02-25
WILL SING THE HOLY CITY
At Memorial Christian Church Tonight
illustrated with Slides.

At the revival services at the Me-
mortal Christian church this evening
Mr.. Altheide will sing the Holy City
which will be illustrated with beautI-
full stereopticon slides. This part of
the service will begin at 1880. Rev.
w. B. Clemmer will take as the theme
for his discourse what is Heaven to
Me?" At the close of the service the
sacrament of baptism will be admins
tered. The last of the week day meet
ings will be held tomorrow evening,
but the revival will close Sunday even.
ing.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-02-25

First Baseman Tom Tenant, draft
ed from Decatur Three-Eye league club
by Comiskey, has been released to the
San Francisco club of the Pacific Coast
league. Tenants admirers had hop
ed to see him get a chance with the
White Sox.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-02-25
Accused of wrestling Fraud.

Little Rock, Feb. 25.--J. C. Maybray
and three alleged confederates, who
were arrested here, have been iden-
fed by T. c. Cavanaugh of New Or
leans as the men who swindled him
out of $4,000 on previously arranged
wrestling match.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-02-25
Woman swims Seven Hours.

Long Branch, Cal, Feb. 25.-Miss
Marie e. Fike Of Madison, S. D., Tues
DAY broke Miss Lillian Williams rec
ord for continuous swimming without
a rest, by staying in the plunge here
seven hours. She entered the water
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-02-25
to the running of things himself. no
matter who may be manager.

Davenport baseball directors are Of
fering FIVE prizes ranging from SIS to
S35 for those selling the most tickets
at 81 each to the first game, the OBJ
ject being to finance the new park. A
meeting of fans and members of the
association is to be held at the Com
mercial club this evening to arrange
for the sale of tickets.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-02-25
VIII Play mt Geneseo.
ON RADIATOR CIRCUIT

The Bloomington baseball carnival
netted but about $500.
Cedar Rapids has signed Butch"
Dunlap, a third baseman from Men
tone, Ind.
Dubuque is having trouble with
Pitcher Quincy, and he may have to
be disposed of.
Manager Moore has been sent for
by Decatur He has been wintering
at Warrington, Fla.
Rufus Gilbert, the Peoria pitcher.
claims to have turned down big of
fer from the outlaw league on the
coast before signing his contract with
Donnelly.
George Mill, who has been with
Cleveland, Washington and New Or
leans since leaving Davenport several
years ago, has been turned over by
the Maps to Toledo
Frank G. Selee, the former big
Ileaguer, has signed Andrew Mcneil, a
promising infielder, for the Davenport
club. He was picked up at Denver,
and is highly touted by the former
National league manager.
Springfield will be reported March
20. and the first game will be with the
McSweeneys of ST. Louis April A.
Other teams booked for exhibition
games are: Appleton, April 10-11;
Buffalo, April 1918; Burlington, April
14-15.
Decatur's new park promises to be
a soft snap for the heavy stickers.
The back fence is 80 feet from the
home plate and many high one will
go over it this season. An amateur
catcher who was cavorting around the
park last Sunday threw the ball from
the plate over the fence twice.
Nine exhibition ante-season games
have been booked by Decatur as fol
lows: April Ia, Buffalo in Decatur;
April 16, II, Is, Burlington in Deca
tur; April 10, Jacksonville in Decatur
April %, Decatur in Jacksonville;
April %. DECATUR in Hannibal April
%, Bloomington in Decatur; May .
Deoatur in R1oomi in otou
Dick Smith has been signed as man
ager of Springfield. 1t is now stated
that he had about as much to do with
/ running the team last year as Jacl
Mccarthy, and placing him at the heaf
of the bunch is not an experiment OF
the part of President Kinsella. The
latter will probably keep pretty close
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-02-25

Manager Donne,ly of Peoria an
nounced the following exhibition
games scheduled for the Distillers:
April 3, 4, 10 and II. Burlington; April
II and IS, Jacksonville; April %, Des
Moines; April "a and %, open; May
l and 2. Pekin. April 81 and % Dis
tiller team is scheduled to play the
Jacksonville club at Jacksonville.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-02-25
ILLINOIS ELEVEN GOES EAST
State Team to Play Final Game 1T
Syracuse Nov. 20.

Urbana, ILL.,, Feb, 25.-Illinois will
close its football season next fall by
meeting Syracuse on Nov. 90. This is
to be the first time the Illinois foot
ball team ever played in the east This
completes the schedule, Chicago, Pur-
due, Indiana and Northwestern being
the other big games.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-02-25
Ask Yourself the Question.

Why not use Chamberlain's Lini.
ment when you have rheumatism
We feel sure that the result will be
prompt and satisfactory. 1t has cured
others, why not you Try it. 1t costs
but a trifie Price, 25 cents; large size
SO cents. For sale by all druggists.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-02-25
Hackett and Little Beaten.

New York, Feb. 25.-National Cham
pion H H. Hackett and his partner,
R. D. Little, met defeat yesterday in
the match for the semi-final round of
the national indoor tennis champion
ship. at the hands of wy c. Grant and
T. r. Pell. The score was rs. rs.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-02-25
Webster Easy for Woiaast.

Los Angeles, Cal, Feb. 25.-Ad VOL
CAST of Milwaukee beat Danny Web
ster easily in a 10-round bout in the
Maud Junction pavilion Tuesday night
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-02-25

come successfully into the plot with
an added complication at every entry
until the whole affair is in such tan
gle that it is an apparent impossibility
to straighten the matter out.
Great Divide" Back Again.-It was
announced today that THE Great Di-
vide" has been booked for a return
engagement at the Burtis, Davenport
for March 8, matinee and evening.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-02-25

ably fast on his feet, in fact Roy Dow
ers, formerly an Islander and one
whom it will be remembered was not
slow himself. says Mclean is the
fastest man he ever saw playing base
BALL Tighe is immensely pleased over
his success in buying Mclean from
st. Paul. The price paid for him has
not been made public.
Will Play ut GeneseO.
The opening of the ball park in
Geneseo will be marked by a game be-
tween the Geneseo team and the local
team, according to arrangements COM
pleted by the arrangements today.
The opening will take place May 4.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-02-25

O'Hara $50, Broendel 40, Paulsen
$50, Ohlweiler .430, Larson .430, Mac.
Manus .2S6, Ainsworth .143.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-02-25

Rufus Gilbert, the Peoria pitcher,
claims to have turned down big of
fer from the outlaw league on the
coast before signing his contract with
Donnelly.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-02-25

The Bloomington baseball carnival
netted but about $500.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-02-25

Manager Moore has been sent fol
by Decatur. He has been winterine
at Warrington, Fla.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-02-25

Dubuque is having trouble with
Pitcher Quincy, and he may have to
be disposed Of
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-07-22
Former Holder of the Worlds Cham.
pionship Announces that He
Will Meet the Negro
Champion
EARLY NEXT YEAR
Will Quit Theater this Month and
Then go Into Training to
be Ready by Next
January.

NEW YORK, July 22.-By January,
1910, Jeffries will be ready to re-enter
the ring and fight Jack Johnson. In
a telegram to New York friend,
Jeffries declared that as soon as his
theatrical engagement ends on July
25 he will go to New York and post
a forfeit binding match with John
son. Aug. 5 ne will go to Carlsbad
Australia, to take the waters. Berger,
his manager, and sparring partner,
will remain in America to receive lids
from fight clubs desiring to pull off
the battle. He declares his present
weight is 235, and he is feeling
great" He says it will take him FIVE
months at Carlsbad and in the train
ing quarters in America to get into
proper order to fight Jeffries is now
in Minneapolis.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-07-22
A CLOUDBURsT
IN DULUTH
Three Children Drowned and Great
Damage Done by the Flood In
the Streets.

DULUTH, MINI, July 22.-Two
noys and child ten years old were.
drowned in the flood here last night
as result OF a cloudburst, according
to reports today. 1t Is estimated that
million and half damage was done
with the streets flooded. Easements
were filled and persons in automobiles
were forced to abandon their ma
chimes in the street. The water rush
ed into the theater and panic was
prevented by the employs. Near.
three inches OF rain fell in less rnnn
two hours. Keen creek, west Of Duluth,
swept away thirty dwellings, Railroad
traffic is demoralized. The weather
burean says that during Tuesday and
Wednesday it rained seven inches
which is a record breaker.
CALUMET, Mich, July Heavy
rains following a cloudburst today,
washed away miles Of track on the
Duluth South Shore and Atlantic rail
way between here and Duluth. Train
service is stopped. The loss in farm
ing sections Is heavy.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-07-22
HUNGER STRIKE
IS SUCCESSFUL
six suffragettes Released and Were
Scarcely Able to Walk the
Streets.

& LONDON, July 20. Emaciated and
scarcely able to walk, six suffragette
prisoners Of the Holloway Jail were
released today as result OF the
munger strike They were borne
through the streets by cheering com
a1aoes, declaring they will expose a
grave scandal in connection with the
imprisonment and shouting encourage
snsat to the remaining suffrasetee
Prisoners.
y mas been charged that several
nmes the women attacked the wom-
= laiiors and destroyed the furniture
= tne cells. The released prisoners
poay claim these were only retaliat-
4, o1s measures to resent the tortures
taulcted on them. They declare that
.uey we're beaten because they refused
.0Vd and we're hurt. 1t is probable
.aas the other suffragettes will be re.
leased soon.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-07-22
WHITE SLAYER
BEING BROUGHT BACK
Woman Accused Of Sending Girls to
Panama Has Been Ar
rested,


NEW YORK, July New York
police are today awaiting further news
from the steamer Alliance on which
Helen Spencer is being returned from
Panama to answer to a charge of con.
dncting white slave traffic., A
fragment Of a wireless message early
today picked up from the vessel off
the North Carolina coast, states that
the woman had attempted suicide.
It is charged that the woman is send
ing girls from New York to Panama.
Her arrest followed story in June
from Patterson. Mary Jerome and
Marie Nevins wanted to go on the
stage and the woman told them there
was great chances in the Navajo at
Panama City. She furnished transpor-
tation. The girls told their story to
the captain of the steamer on which
they sailed for Panama He said this
was notorious resort and sent the
girls back to the states. They secured
warrant against the woman.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-07-22

"A special dispatch to The Gate
City on the first page tells of the
coming to Lee county of a colony Of
foreigners who will buy farms and To-
cate here. How many are in the par
ty which is coming, is not stated nor
is the exact location of the farm land
stated. but this will all come out lat
er. If the colony is large one it
means considerable to Lee scoulAy, for
the nationality of the people is a rec
ommendation of their character and
thrift and they will be welcomed to
this community
Light on the nooted question as
to whether Iowa was ever the home of
buffalo has just been given by discov-
cries made in Monona county by Prof.
b. Shimek and State Geologist Samuel
Calvin of the university. In creek
bed in that county they discovered
remains of fully Is bison and the ma
ture Of the deposits in which the bones
were found would lead to the belief
that the animals lived in that region
not more than 100 years ago The
theory of the scientist is that this was
perhaps a drinking place for the ami
mails and that they became mired in
this place and many of them died
there. The discovery is not the first
that has been made of bison remains
in Iowa but they have never before
been unearthed in such numbers and
many have held the belief, now clearly
in error, that only an occasional buff
falo was ever found in this state. The
deposits in Monona country referred
to were found near Turin, and remains
of some elks and other animals were
discovered OF late the creek bed has
been covered but the action Of nature
herself was instrumental in uncover
ing the important discoveries.