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New-York tribune., 1910-12-01
TO KILL THE FATTED CALF
Life It's Forfeit for Winning the
Grand Championship.

Chicago, Nov. 3O-Shamrock H. a
black calf. ten months old, weighing
LOO pounds, is the grand champion of
the fat cattle division of the Interna-
tional Livestock Exposition at Dexter
Amphitheatre. Shamrock II does not
know that his reward for winning the
championship will be the forfeit of his
life.
His death knell was sounded last night
by Professor W. J. Kennedy, of Iowa
State College, who condemned the I 100
pound calf to be slaughtered for Christ
mas. Shamrock II will be put I'D at
auction and the proceeds will go to the
state college. at Ames. Iowa The calf
was fed scientifically at the college
New-York tribune., 1910-12-01
J. D. ARCHBOLD A CLIMBER
Mounts 13 Stories to Office
Good Record for H. M. Flagler.

1t is popularity supposed that there are
no necessaries Of life that a millionaire
and especially a Standard Oil million
Standard Oil men disproved that impress
sion yesterday. An elevator in a sky
scraper may be regarded as a necessity
for occupants of offices in the upper
levels of the building, for the alternative
to its use Is an exhausting trudge up
many flights Of stairs; and that trudge
fell to the lot Of everybody having busi
Building yesterday, for the feed pipe
which supplies the hydraulic pumps op-
Grating the ten elevators broke early in
the morning, and the elevators were out
of commission all day.
The venerable Henry NJ. FIagler, who
is eighty years old, was forced to climb
to his office on the eighth floor. John
Standard Oil Company, is a good many
years younger than Mr.. Flagler, but the
difference In age was partly compen-
sated for yesterday by the fact that Mr..
Archbold had to mount thirteen stories
to reach his office.
He took the mishap philosophically,
however, saying as he began his slow
ascent, which was relieved by frequent
pauses for rest: "Well, ] guess I can
stand it if the others can When he
got to the thirteenth floor he was still
cheerful and unspent, and remarked
That was not so bad after all. If we
could do that every day our surplus flesh
would soon disappear"
New-York tribune., 1910-12-01

a foot high from seroplane cranks who 7rs
worrying their heads off because I have
neglected &c manifest an interest in aVk-
tion. They offer suggestions and want n
help in working opt their problems. 7 I'd
nit that J have little patent along aero
plane lines. II Is q simple little thing that
sent along to Washington with some
other patents long time ago"
Briefly described. the invention con-
sists of a basket hung vertical shaft
on the upper end of which revoIve boz
kites or other forms Of aeroplsnes. at suf
ficient speed 20 lift tho whole affair If-
chief merit is that the centre Of gravity
being low keeps the machine in automatic
balance.
New-York tribune., 1910-12-01
iBy Telegraph 10 The Tribune. !


Chicago, Nov. 3O.-The hunting sea
son of 1910, which closed to-day, cost
113 lives. This is considerably more
than were killed during any previous
season of record. The loss of life in 1909
was 81: IN 1908, 81; in 1907, 50, and in
1906, "a.
The number Of injured this season,
however, Is smaller than a year ago.
only 81 having been hurt this year,
against lO4 for the season Of 1909.
1t is likely the death list this year will
be considerably increased later by rea-
son of the fatal termination in tne cases
of many of the injured.
Mistaken for a deer and shot by a
companion" continue TO lead as the rea-
sons for the shootings of hunters. It is
small wonder there are so many cases
OF hunters being mistaken for. game. as
in some states the forests practically
are alive with hunters during the sea-
son. The state game warden Of Michi-
gan estimated that there were no fewer
than 21 600 hunters in the upper penin-
sula this year. Carelessness in the hand
ling Of guns was responsible for most of
the cases where hunters shot them
selves.
One hunter near Mellen, Wis, probably
would have been lynched had he been
caught. He shot and killed City Clerk
Oleson. of Abbotsford, apparently think
ing him an animal. Oleson was walking
along a road when a man came out OF
the forest and pointed a gun at him.
Oleson threw up his hands and shouted
but the man shot him in the lungs and
fed. Oieson died soon after, but was
able to give an account of the shooting
to friends as they came Up. Blood
hounds We're obtained and a posse organ
lied. but no trace of the unknown hunter
could be found.
A pathetic incident happened in Michi-
gan. While hunting. near Dryberg Sam
ueI Smith was killed by his cousin, True
Smith. AS some companions started to
carry the body home they came across
True Smith, with his head shattered by
a load of buckshot. In a pocket was a
note explaining that it was he who had
shot Samuel, and to atone for his care
lessnesS he had killed himself.
Another case of acute remorse is re-
corded at Hallock Minn. Walter Smith
while lighting his pipe, accidentally dis
charged his gun. the contents tearing off
the lower part of Edward Simmons's
face. including his tongue. Smith, craZed
with grief ordered Simmons to do the
same to him or kill him. If he preferred
and handed the disfigured man his gun.
simmons pulled the trigger, and both
men We're disfgured for life in practi-
cally the same way. Both may die.
This yea has furnished new perils 20
the hunter David Hunt. jr.. nanufact-
uring manager of the +. NJ r Auto
mobile Company, Of Detroit, while hunt
ing near Tale, Mich, was killed when
his automobile turned turtle. He was
trying 10 pick out a safe track in a road
il the woods.
Guy Rogers ana Prentiss Moore. two
hoys. were murdered near Bennettsville.
s. G., while hunting 90 Thanksgiving
Day, The rnurderers escaped.
New-York tribune., 1910-12-01
STETSCN DENIES REPORT
Says Ee Has Drawn Up No Draft Of
Federal Incorporation Act

Francis Lynde Stetson and member of
] P Morgan & Co empha tically denied
yesterday a positive statement published In
a morning newspaper that q draft of a fed
eral Incorporation act had been drawn UP
BY Mr.. Stetson ut the request of Mr.. Nor
gan. According TO the newspaper in ques-
tion, the alleged draft made by Mr.. Stet-
son had already been submitted 10 Presi-
dent Taft but met with some objections
from him and was now being revised.
Mr. Stetson said that there was not a
word of truth in the published report. He
said he had never discussed such bill with
Mr. Morgan nor drafted one at his sug-
gestion Nor had he consulted with Presi-
dent Taft regarding the matter he said
New-York tribune., 1910-12-01
DREADED TO BE PRAISED
Aged Philanthropist Sought Sc
clusion After Giving 100000.

Kansas City. Nov. 30-H. A Nayland.
of this city, who gave 100000 to charity
last week and then went into secIuSion
to avoid the plaudits that he dreaded, re-
appeared at his home to-day. Asked
why he gave three-fourths of his fort
une away. he said:
Il had a little money. ] saw SO many
people worse off than [ was that | want
ed to help them a little. That's all there
is TO it
NayIand, who is seventy-one years old.
found q great mass of letters asking for
financial aid awaiting him when he re-
turned to his home.
New-York tribune., 1910-12-01
HIS HAIR GREW 80 YEARS
Unshorn Settler Wore Rattle
snake Skin for Longevity.

Nashville, Ind, Nov. 30.-Elbert Me-
rida, who lived his ninety years With
out ever having been shaved or having
his hair cut is dead at his home near
here from typhoid fever.
Merida was one of the oldest settlers
of Brown County. In his little log house
are a number of rattlesnake skins, to
the wearing Of which as belts he attrib-
uted his long life
New-York tribune., 1910-12-01
WOULDN'T LEAVE THEATRE
Audience, Not Alarmed by Fire,
Finally Elected.

Ptttsburg. Nov. 30.-Inverseiy to the
rule at theatre fires, spectators of a
moving picture show at Mount Washing
ton. a suburb across the Ohio River. sat
tonight while flames devoured the big
canvas on which the pictures were
thrown.
As If determined to have their nickel,s
worth Of excitement, they calmly await
ed the arrival of fire engines, and in
stead of fleeing in panic when firemen
entered the twenty-five or more men and
boys in the hall had to be ordered out
so as to make room for the fire fighters.
The small theatre was badly damaged
New-York tribune., 1910-12-01
DIES AS COMPANIONS LOOK ON.

Buffalo, Nov. So.-Helple.sly pinIoned
against a wall by the end of a pipe which
suddenly had become disjointed by pres
sure of steam within it. Roy J. Moeller,
an engineer at brewery in this city. was
killed to-day. Fellow workmen who heard
his cries, but were unable to enter the
boiler room. saw through window the
mans efforts 10 release himself The let
of live steam continued to play on him
until the supply in the boiler was ex-
hausted.
New-York tribune., 1910-12-01
EDISON INvENTS Fl!ER
Machine Is Lifted by Box Kites
That Revolve Rapidly.

West Orange y. J.. Nov. 90 tSpeciaD--
Thomas a. Edison admitted to-day thst
he had invented heavier-than-air flying
machine.
There are many people in the world VINO
think that I should be interested in aero
planes and they seem to have the impress
sion that If they keep at IL long enough
uilJ become interested" said Mr.. Edison.
EVERY morning I get a stack OF letters
New-York tribune., 1910-12-01
PRINCE OF REUSS ILL.

Puerto Cabello Venezuela. Nov.3 .30.-The
German protected cruiser F'reya arrived
N. r., to-day and after "a short stop sailed
for KiIIeTnstad, Curacao. Prince Henry
XNXyfI of Reus, who is among the Off
GERS on board the Freya. is suffering from
an attack Of appendicitis.
New-York tribune., 1910-12-01
ESCAPE DYNAMITE EXPLOSION
Only One Of Hundred Men Hurt When
Hundred Pounds Go Off.

Kingston, n. V. Nov. 31-A hundred
pounds of dynamite in the magazine OF
the F. A. Gillespie Company. of New
York. auueduct contractors at High Falls,
exploded today, injUring four men, kill
ing mule and DANA ging the power
house, office building and engine room.
More than a, hundred men We're working
in the vicinity, but q broken arm suffered
by a negro laborer was the only serious
injury.
NO CHOLERA DEATHS IN ITALY.
Rome, Nov. 30.-No deaths were report
ed to-day from the cholera infected dis
tricts There we're two new cases.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-05-23
UNIVERSITY HIGH
SCHOOL IS WINNER
Worlds Record for 12-Pound Ham
mer Throw Is Broken at Cham
paign Meet.

Urbana, H., May 2S-Universlty
high school of Chicago won the big
18th annual interscholastic on Illinois
field Saturday with 20 points, Milford
high school being second and Hyde
Park third.
Three records were hung up during
the meet, Berry of Beardstown setting
a new world fnterscnolastic record in
the IL pound hammer throw, when he
threw the weight 166 feet 81 inches,
this being feet and 2-10 inches
greater than the record set by Evvard
of Pontiac, when that worldly competed
here in 1904
The second record was taken by
Yates in the 500 yard dash who tore
away from the rest of competitors and
finished in the record time of 2 min
utes 1 2-5 seconds.
Byrd of Milford raised the record in
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-05-23
FINISH IN SIGHT
Doc Childs Eeady to Sell De.
catur Ball Team in North
ern Association.
DIDN'T KNOW WHEN TO QUIT
Experience Like That of Broberg at
Cedar Rapids-Game May Be
Killed for Long Time.

The finish is in sight at Decatur.
Doc Childs is willing TO sell his ball
team of II men, fully QUILTED, his
park, fully equipped. ana Dial Williams
to boot, for $4,000. AS one Decatur
cause of business interests, but large
ly because of the indifference of the
city toward the team in general and
its failure to get away good" Mean
while Williams keeps pegging away.
Friday Lacey and Dashner, pitchers.
blew UP and lost game to Jackson
vile and Dial fired both of them
Catcher Sehissel was ordered by Secre-
tary Farrell to report 70 Galesburg,
which had a prior claim on him, and
that left Decatur with hardly enough
men to play a game. Williams sour
ried about and got a couple of men
that he had previously cut off the pay
roll and coaxed them to come back
and help out. Then KinselIa at
Springfield offered to loan a couple of
his surplus pitchers for the emergency
and so the game went on
Ready to Quit Inst Year.
The truth of the matter is that De-
catur was ready to quit baseball las.
yea 1t should have been given that
privilege and III another year or Two
it would have been ready to return to
the game with an improved appetite
With the farce that is going on this
year in Commodoreville. however, the
people are becoming disguised and the
baseball fans will be converted into
fans of some other brand and it will
be nix for the national game for long
time. Belden Hills good sense has
probably averted such a situation at
Cedar Rapids, though the results of
Broberg's experiment last year will be
felt for several seasons.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-05-23
POSTPONE DATE
OF FLAG RAISING
Weather Conditions Cause the
Abandonment of Today's
Ceremonies.
DIAMOND is TOO WET
Either DanviIIe or Waterloo Will Par
ticipate in Celebration Put on
Until Next Month.

One look at the diamond at Island
City park this morning brought grief
to the club officials and the manage
ment as it was enough to convince the
most optimistic that there could be no
game played there today and THAI the
big doings which President w. II. Reck
had been planning for the past two
weeks would have to be indefni' r.
postponed. At 10 o'clock this morning
it was announced that the game hal
been abandoned and THAI the pennal.-
raising will take place next month.
either when Danville is here or upon
the return of Waterloo to this city for
a series.
1t is most unfortunate that the
weather man could not be induced TO
smile upon today's program, as a very
interesting ceremony in connection
with the unfurling of the champion
ship emblem had been mapped out
President Reck had arranged for
number of automobiles which were 10
make parade through the principal
streets of the city headed by a brass
band in an auto truck The players OF
both the Dubuque and Islander teams
were to be in the line and a number
of men famous in baseball were TO be
present
President A. L. Tearney OF the
Three-Eye league was on hand, and
others prominent in the baseball world
from Chicago would Llve been or
hand had they not been wired before
stating that the features were of
However, President Tearney, who left
for home this afternoon, promised &c
return on the day decided upon and u
bring a bunch with him.
Grounds Wet.
The parade features could have beer
carried out nicely enough. but it would
have been impossible to play the game
as the grounds were too soggy. Thc
outfield was in fair shape, but the base
lines were soft and the players would
have had TO wade in the mud.
1t would have been very little
fun, the officials figure, to have
watched even a good game.
as the bleachers were wet and every
thing was disagreeable. The program
at the park can just as we'll be carried
out when the new date for the exer-
cises is announced. This program in
cludes the hauling up of the pennant
by Manager Jack Tighe and the ISL
anders who were with the pennant-
winners of last year. After this. the
mayors of Rock Island and Moline
were scheduled to act as the battery
for the throwing of the first ball Gr1
then the game was to commence. The
most probable dates for the pennant
raising now are Monday, June 6, with
Danville, or Friday, June "a, with
Waterloo.
Several factories closed down this
afternoon in order to give the en-
ployes chance to attend the pennant
raising exercises and the men were
very much disappointed with the
weather man for giving us such a fine
day overhead ana such a soggy base
ball field.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-05-23
Leave Bloomington
With Score Tied 2 to
2 in Ninth Round

With the score tied, to 2,in the first
half of the ninth, the Islanders were
compelled to leave the grounds at
Bloomington Saturday to catch train
for home. This saved the Keenanites
from a beating and left the champs
even with four games won and four
lost on the southern trip. incidentally,
it was the third tie of the spring for
Tighe's tossers.
Three hits gave Bloomington a run
in the first round and in the fourth
the Islanders tied it upon a hit and
steal by O'Leary and a two-base drive
by Whitney, two being down at the
time. The other run of the visitors
was made in the next round on a hit
by Kohl, sacrifice by Vogel and a two
base hit by Cavet. Bloomington tied
in the eighth after two were down with
a single by Goodwin and a three-bagger
by Melchoir. Score:
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-05-23
Ec-ES OF TEE GAME

Off for Dubuque tomorrow for
three games.
The stay of the Islanders at home
this time is altogether too brief. Ev-
cry one wants to see them.
The champs played ball yesterday
as the fans here like to see it played,
good clean fielding and at work all
the time when at bat. A team that
plays that way is bound to be win
ner.
Reagan made three hits off Couch
man, nearly half the entire number
gathered in by the visitors, but he
never got farther than second base,
although two of his bingles opened
the inning in which they occurred.
He was thrown out at second twice
and the other time he got there on
account of his hit being two-sacker.
Big Bob certainly twirled splendid
ball and he was never in danger. His
support, too, was gilt-edged.
With the return to the game of
Willie Hunter, Tighe has placed
Manusch in right field and Hunter
in left. The change ought to i'm
prove the fielding of the team.
SIattery looked mighty good on
first yesterday. He nabbed every
thing that came his way, including
two hot grounders, and in addition he
threw one man out at second. His
two hits were clean bingles.
Callahan's throw to the plate in
the eighth was perfect. 1t was from
medium center field and everyone
expected him to relay it home, but
the ball came in on line and PUNK
ed into O'Leary's big mitt within two
feet of the plate. All Dan had to
do was wait for the runner.
Manager Tighe refuses to credit
the recent defeats suffered by the
team to lack of luck. He says that
while this may have figured, it was
poor playing purely that did the bus
mess He said the team played good
ball at times, but at other times it
went right up in the air and literally
threw away games that were already
won. 1t seemed that every time an
Islander erred it was followed by a
hit by the other side. He refuses
to concede that breaking even on the
road was a good record to come home
with and holds the opinion that the
team should have won eight out of
the nine games played while away.
Danville, in his opinion, is one of the
teams to be feared, regardless of the
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-05-23

Mitchell, G. D. French, C. D. Rosen-
field, E. c. Crossett, c. D. Schmidt.
Sandy Baxter, the instructor at the
club, Saturday afternoon completed
the 10 holes in "A strokes, or four more
than the course record. Although the
score of "A has been equaled several
times on the course, the fact that it
was made so early in the season is
remarkable. His score going out was
80 strokes and on the last nine holes
was 35 strokes. A'week ago Mr. Bax-
ter played the last nine holes in 80
strokes, which is the record for the
course
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-05-23

fact that it. is now at the bottom of
the column. In regard to Whitney,
the first sacker who replaced Slattery
on the road, Tighe states that he had
to be let go, as he would not sign up
within the salary limit set by the
league. He was a good player. but
the salary rules could not be broken
for him He was sold Immediately by
Memphis TO Atlanta, in the Southern
league, and he left Saturday evening
to join his new team
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-05-23

Two base hits-Keenan. Whitney,
Cavet. Three base hit-Melchoir. Hit
by pitcher-Callahan. Sacrifice hits
KohI, Vogel. Stolen bases-Nuna-
maker, Snyder, O'Leary, MelchoiE
Double plays-Godwin to Melchoir;
Kelley to Whitney. Bases on balls
Off Cook, 2; OFF Cavet, L. Struck out
BY Cook, 2; by Cavet, II. Left on
Bloomington, s; Rock Island,
s. Attendance-6O0 Umpire -Genins.
Time-1:35.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-05-23

Outf1elder Freddie Ochs is TO be sold
to one of three cities which have made
bids for his services. Manager Tighe
has been corresponding for several
weeks past with hopes of placing the
apparently being the most likely of
the three which want him. The other
two are Duluth and Red Wing. There
are several other places that want him,
however, and it may be that he will go
to one of them.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-05-23

Some of the Three-Eye sports
writer's hate to give a visiting team
anything. If a hit is made it was a
lucky drive" or Just out of the
reach" of somebody, while if home
player hits safely it is screaming
drive or wei placed bingle,' while
if the runner made two bases on it
it could easily have been stretched
into triple
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-05-23

Stolen bases-Cuthbert, Long, Sta
ten, Asmussen. Bases on balls-Off
Gilbert, 4; off Humes, 1. Struck out
BY Gilbert, 4; by Roper, L; by
Humes. 2. Umpire-Eckman
Saturday Games.
At ringfeld-Laudermilk was in
vincible NIcGuire's fielding was a
feature. The score:
Dubuque .....1OOO0.O0OO-1 s 5
Springfield 000O10-5 2
Batteries-Faber and Mason; Lau-
dermilk and Johnson.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-05-23

Stolen bases - Hickman, Reidy.
Two base hit-Delave. Struck out
By Delave, s; by Patton, 1. Bases on
balls-Off Delave, 1; off Patton, g..
Umpire-Carruthers
Smaller Could Have Won IT.
Springfield, ILL.,, May 23.-Danville
could do nothing with Willis until the
ninth Shaller's hitting alone was
enough to win, to 1. Presidet
Tearnev saw the game The score:
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-05-23
AMATEUR BALL
MANAGERS, DIRECTORY

100 Block Team"-Manager, Joe
Gstettenbauer, Rock Island freight CO
pot, Moline.
"26OO Team"-Manager, Clarence
Mart, 200 Fifth avenue, Rock Island
Rock Island, observation-disclosures,
E. Saunders, 136 Fourth avenue, Mo
line.
The Sextons-Manager T. G. Roam
tree, p. o. Box AGA, or telephone f175
X, Rock Island.
Thornbloom Tigers - Manager
Charles H. Crippen, 1412 Twenty-sixth
avenue. Phone East 800 L.
Butchers - Manager. George Huber
old phone west SAC, new 549S.
Young G. McCombs - Ralph Kent
manager, Young e. McCombs store.
Bennetts-Manager Mat j. An.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-05-23
Memsle Breaks Arm.

Vernon Arena, Cal, May 23.-The
fight between Lew Powell of San
Francisco and George Memsic was
ended by the referee just after the
fourth round Saturday. Memsics right
arm was found broken near the wrist
when Powell stopped a right swing
with his elbow. The decision was
given to Powell.