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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-04-04
FIRST over ROUTE
Mitchell Car, in Advance of the
Official Gidden Pathfinder,
Arrives in City.
TRAVELLING SINCE FEB. 27
Having Covered a Total of 1901 8
Miles-RepOrt Excellent Roads
In Iowa.

Despatched with mud, but look
ing pretty good otherwise, the Mitch
ell Glidden route pathfinder reached
Rock Island at 1 o'clock this morn
ing. The car was later taken to the
Totten garage while the tourists
snatched a few hours of rest before
starting for Chicago, the end of their
journey. Frank X. Jerbes, driver;
William A. Kroher, photographer,
and S. l. Kraft, logkeeper, are max
ing the trip.
The party left Cincinnati Feb. q
and since that time have covered
2,691.9 miles, through the states of
Ohio, Kentucky, Tennessee, Arkan-
sas, Texas, Oklahoma, Missouri,
Nebraska, Iowa and Illinois The
car left Des Moines yesterday
morning at o'clock and came to
this city by way of Cedar Rapids
The speedometer registered 219.7
miles since leaving Des Moines. Dur
ing the entire trip, but two accidents
have delayed the party.
Roads I'm Fine shape.
Jerbes was very much pleased with
the roads in the state of Iowa. They
are at present in the finest condition
possible for the month of April and
the promoters of the river-to-river
highway furnished guides across the
state. Mr.. Jerbes expects that the
roads from Rock Island to Chicago
will be in just as good condition as
those of Iowa.
The Chalmers-Detroit is the Of
fetal pathfinder, having started out
from Cincinnati two weeks after the
of the Mitchell. The lat
ter is acting on its own initiative in
it's present trip, and is following the
route as heretofore settled upon for
the G1idden tour, going in advance
of the official car apparently for adj
purposes.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-04-04
RSzS@Ehheatre

during the preceding acts, has been
forbidden to play by the dean of the
faculty. The sun comes out, the game
is resumed, and Harrington coaches
his team from a window in the clubs
dressing room, underneath the grand
stand. There is a close decision at
the home plate. and the umpire is al
most mobbed by the excited Siwash
players, one of whom is ruled off the
field.
The dean finally consents to let Har-
rington play, and he goes to bat in the
last half of the ninth inning, lining a
home run hit, and bringing in two
other runs. This wins the game and
championship for the Siwash team, as
we'll as MY Cinderella Girl for Tom.
This baseball climax is thrillingly
real and receives from 10 to Is curtain
calls at every performance.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-04-04

the greatest violinist in America to-
day. Prior to going to Germany Mr..
SpieTing was a member of the faculty
of the Chicago Musical college. He
also founded the Spiering Violin
school of Chicago and was leader of
the famous quartet which also bears
his name. The quartet has appeared
here. While Mr.. Spiering was in Chi
cago Miss Gertrude Housed, instructor
of violin at Augustana college, was
one of his pupils for six years. The
program which Mr. Spiering is to give
at the college is a very heavy one.
1t is as follows:
Gesongsicem (Spohr).
Charconur (Bach). for violin only.
Fantasia Appassionata Vieux-
temps).
(a) Romance (Kriens), dedicated to
Mr.. Spiering; OBJ Zephyr (Huboy);
(c) Melody (Spry), dedicated to Mr..
Spiering; Cd Mazurka (ZarzuckD,
Walter Spry at the piano.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-04-04

Jack Johnson Unable to Knock
Jeffries OFF His Feet:
Fitzpatrick.
THOUGH CLEVER ENOUGH
Former Manager of the Big Black
Says He Knows What He Is
Talking About.

San Francisco, Cal, April Sam
Fitzpatrick, former manager Of Jack
Johnson and the man who attended
to the Negroes affairs during the Aus
tralian trip when the championship
was won by Johnson from Tommy
Burns, states he believes Jeffries will
be the winner at the fight at Emery
vile July t.
Not Underestimated.
81 am not Understanding Johnson's
gameness, nor am 1 failing to take
into account his ability as a clever,
fast fighter of the heavyweight divi-
sion, but when l say Johnson cannot
win over Jeffries I mean it. Johnson
has not the punch that will put Jeffries
to sleep, and that's the whole story.
He could not knock Jeffries off his
feet if they fought 100 rounds. I know
both men, and particularly l know
Johnson"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-04-04
FIRST CAME OF
SEASON PLAYED
Regulars Trim Yannigans in the
Opening Contest at Island
City Park.
FINAL SCORE is 4 TO 8
Batting Rally in the Ninth Wins At
ter Score Had Been Tied by
Losers.

Manager Jack Tighe's recruits for
this years Islander team put up a
great game yesterday afternoon at
Island City park to open the schedule
of exhibition games. The squad was
divided into two teams, one called
the regulars and the other the yanni-
gans. The former won by the close
margin of 4 to in a game which re-
quired nine full innings to decide. 1t
looked as though the contest was
easily the regulars, as they had it on
the yannigans 8 to when the ninth
opened, but in that inning the yanni-
gans tied up the game with three
runs, which were presented to them
by the kindness of the regulars. The
latter came back in their half of the
round and ended the first game of the
season by uncorking three hits in a
row after one man was down, and the
game was over.
The regulars made their first three
scores in the first and sixth innings.
In the first inning two runs were
pushed over the pan and in the sixth
the other
Six Pitchers Used.
Nearly all the candidates for the
pitching staff were trotted out by the
Islander manager and given a chance
to show their PAGES before the crowd
of fans who had assembled to see the
first game. Cavet, Engman and ia
nicki performed for the regulars, each
twirlipg three innings. and Comingor,
Lakaff and Blenner did the honOrs
for the yannigans, each of them also
lasting three rounds. Three hits were
made off Cavet, two off Engman and
one off Janicki, while the regulars Sc
cured four off Comingor, three off La
kaff and five off Blenner. The work
of Cavet and Engnan was very pleas
ing to the fans who gave them hand
when they were sent to the clubhouse
after pitching three rounds. Cavet
especially was popular on account of
having opened up by striking out the
first three men to face him.
Hitting is Scattered.
The hitting was all that could be
expected of players who have been out
only a few days. and it was pretty
evenly divided. Kelley led the stick
n
while Vogel, Uhl, Slattery and Fisher
each made two Hunter, Mcdonnell,
Jacobsen, Scott, (Scott belongs to
Paris in the Blue Grass league and is
working out with the Islanders) ia
nicki, Graham and Wagner each made
one bingle. Fisher, the big catcher,
banged the ball on the nose every
time he came to bat and both of Uhls
hits were long two-sac kers.
Practically all the players worked
well in the field, and only four errors
were made by both sides together
AS the grass diamond is still little
rough, this was excusable.
Gallagher. who started the game at
short for the yannigans, was spiked in
the knee in the first inning and COM
PEELED to retire. His place was taken
by Kynett, who moved in from left
field, where Harle Wagner, the pitcher,
was sent to complete the lineup:
The score of the game was as fol-
lows
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-04-04
Zephyrs From the Diamond

to be a second Dick Egan, being fast
as lightning. Tom Asmussen. the Chi
cago catcher, has reported to the Dis
tillers and is counted upon to do the
heavy work behind the bat during the
season.
Frank Isbell's Wichita team defeat
ed the White Sox yesterday to 4.
Issy saved the day himself by stop
ping wild throws to first base and
otherwise performed in such a man
ner that Owner Comiskey will doubt
less now open negotiations to secure
his return to the sox. George Hughes
played second for Wichita yesterday.
The major league starts April IL.
Following is a list of the opening
dates:
American league-St. Louis at Chi
cago; Cleveland at Detroit; Philadel-
phia at Washington, and Boston at
New York
National league-Chicago at Cincin-
natl; Pittsburg at st. Louis; New York
at Boston; Brooklyn at Philadelphia.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-04-04
oLp.TIME MINSTREL DIES.

Fred Malcolm, an old time min
strel, died at his home in Chicago,
yesterday. AS a member of Haver-
ly's Ministries he travelled in the
United States and Europe. He en-
tertained Queen Victoria, King Ed
ward, who was then the Prince of
Wales, and his wife, who is now
Queen Alexandria, William z. Glad
stone and former President Cleve-
land and his wife in his lifetime.
Malcolm is survived by his widow,
Mrs. Anna Malcolm, and three broth
ers, Fremont B., Louis NJ, and Will
liam NJ. Malcolm of Chicago.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-04-04
NO GAME SCHEDULED
HERE FOR TOMORROW
Islanders to Have Met Ottumwa, but
Series Is Changed to Start
Day Later.

The three games with the Ottumwa
club which were scheduled for Tues
day. Wednesday and Thursday have
been made one day later, commencing
Wednesday instead of Tuesday. The
Central association players will con-
tinue to meet the Davenport aggrega-
ton until Thursday, at which time
they hope to be able to give a better
account of themselves than they would
were they compelled to play the ISL
anders without having had any amount
of practice. They have done very well
al Davenport when it is considered
that up until Saturday none of them
had had a uniform on. Seven of the
Ottumwa boys reported to Manager
Egan on that day and he borrowed
two men from Manager Tighe so as
to have a team to tplay with Daven-
port. Since then enough men have
reported to enable him to present
lineup entirely of his own men and
they are rapidly rounding into form.
All the news all the time-THR
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-04-04
DAN O'LEARY is
POISON VICTIM
Spike Wound on Shin Results
in Infection and He Has
Close Call.
BUT NOW OUT OF DANGER
Able to Leave Bed at Home in Orion
and Is Expected to RejOin
Squad in Few Days.

Dan OLeary. the Rock Island back
stop, who was injured by being spiked
in collision with Bill Jacobsen while
both were after a high foul Friday,
has been in a critical condition as a
result of blood poison. He is now at
his home in Orion.
Dan was sent home Saturday, as it
was seen that it would be impossible
for him to play for several days. Sat
urday evening blood poison developed
and yesterday the condition of the pa
tient became dangerous.
Passes the Crisis.
Prompt and effective attention and
a good constitution stood him in good
stead, however, and during the day the
crisis passed and Dan was today re-
ported out of danger by his physician,
DR.. Andreen.
Dan was spiked in the bone Of the
left ankle and was also considerably
bruised in the collision. He was able
to leave his bed today and the doctor
expects to have him back with his
teammates in few days.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-04-04
A Fair Proposition

We have arranged with your drug
gist to sign a legal binding contract
with you agreeing to refund the
money If ELECTRoPODES fail to
cure rheumatism, nervous ailments
Of all kinds, bad circulation or cold
feet. You know your druggists
name to a contract makes you safe,
then why not try a pair Of ELEC-
TROPODES. If they cure, they cost
$1.oo; IL they fail to cure, not one
cent.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-04-04

Two base hits-Uhl (2), Scott.
Sacrifice hit-Graham. Stolen bases
Jacobsen 90, Mcdonnell, Kelley,
VogeI Double play-Cavet to Kelley
to Uhl. Bases on balls-Of Janicki,
8; off Comingor, 2; off Blenner, 1.
Base on dead ball-Hunter, Uhl, La
kaff. Kynett, Slattery Struck out By
Cavet, 4; by Engman, A; by Janicki,
/; by Comingor, 1; by/BienIler,
Time of game-1:45. Umpire@Earle.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-04-04
TWO MORE HOUSES.

Davenport Democrat: The Cham
berlin-Kindt company has secured
leases on the Clinton theater of Clln-
ton, Iowa, and the Grand in Keokuk.
The Clinton lease becomes effect e
at once and the Grand lease in Keo-
kuk in June. This will add two more
strong houses to the big ChamberlIn-
Kindt circuit of theaters.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-04-04

Springfield lost an exhibition game
with the St Louis Nationals Saturday
2 to O. being outhit and outfielded by
the major leaguers.
The White Sox yannigans encoun-
tered snow at Denver yesterday and
the game was called in the seventh
with the score tied up to 4.
Manager Rowan of Peoria hopes to
get OutfieIder Messenger of the White
Sox, who will likely be turned over
to some minor league team. How
about that $3.50 per month individual
limit?
Davenport won the opening game
from Ottumwa Saturday to 2. Heavy
sticking was the rule, Holycross, the
former big Lacquer, put in to bat for
a pitcher, banging out homer, there
by getting that 20 pound ham.
Charles Moore, the former Aberdeen
shortstop and signed by Peoria, is said
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-04-04
THE HOPP.

Eighteenth street.. between First and
Seconds avenues. Vaudeville at $3.50
and d. m.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-04-04
Get Out
Of That Rut

Start a bank account
then see if the world does
not seem a whole lot
brighter. You'll e e m
brighter to the world, any
how. If you can't save
something out of your sal
airy there's no good reason
for the boss to think you're
a profitable man to have on
the payroll. We invite you
to start an account with
this good bank with 81 or
more.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-04-04
THE FAMILY.

Second avenue, between Nineteenth
and Twentieth streets Vaudeville at
3, 8 and 9;15. p.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-04-04
ILLINOIS THEATRE.

ILLINOIS THEATRE.
Second avenue and Sixteenth street.
April S-Amateur Fiddlers' Contest.
April 1O-"TL } Servant In the House."
April 14-Henry Miller i'm "Her Hus-
bands Wife,"
April 17-Arthur Donaldson in ''The
NOrseman."
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-04-04
GRAND, DAVENPORT.

April 12-Elsie Janis in ''The Fair
Co-Ed.'
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-04-04

Charles Moore, the former Aberdeen
shortstop and signed by Peoria, is said
Tanana leader. [volume] (Tanana, Alaska) 1909-1910, 1910-08-11

sentatives Mccall, DENLY and Olmstead.
In the minority are Representative
Madison, OF Kansas, and the Democrats,
who insist that Pinchot and Garfield
were justified in their fight. That re-
port will bear the signature of Senators
Purcell and Fletcher and Representa-
tives Madison, James and Graham. In
addition Representative Madison has
written his own opinion of the affair.
1t is asserted that the majority report
was drafted by Senator Nelson and that
OF the minority report by Representa-
tive James.
Following the Tribune story Repre-
sentative Madison stated in message
from Dodge City that no conclusions
had been reached in the investigation.
The committee meets at Minneapolis
Sept. 5 to make its findings and con-
illusions.
Tanana leader. [volume] (Tanana, Alaska) 1909-1910, 1910-08-11
Soldiers Turned Over
To Post Authorities

The soldiers guilty of disorder around
town Wednesday night and Thursday
morning of last week were not and will
not be tried by the civil authorities.
They were voluntarily surrendered to
the officers at Fort Gibbon, there to be
dealt with as might be deemed proper.
1t was possible to have lodged felony
charge against the man who was guilty
OF breaking i'll Il door and frightening a
family on Second street; but it was con-
cluded by the civil authorities that the
ends of justice might better he served
by the course finally taken.
Tanana leader. [volume] (Tanana, Alaska) 1909-1910, 1910-08-11

camps ever since the first argonauts
began to wash up the golden wealth in
this region have just found their way to
the front as an article of value.
The stones are pronounced by assay
ers 'stream tim At least that is what
some of the early assayers of the camp
declared them to be, and that is the
name under which they are commonly
referred to in this country.
The new use for the stones is to con-
vert them into articles for the jewelry
jewelry trade. Several attempts have
been made in pushing them to the
front for this purpose, but it has re-
manned for J. p. Renzoni, one of the
pioneer Dawson jewelers., to bring out
the stone in a way that promises to es-
tablish it in the Old World of ornament
tai and valued charms.
Obtaining large number of the speci-
mems, Mr.. Renzoni sent them to ia
nous lapidarist in Europe, and has just
received them back in polished form
They are cut in most any shape desired,
but the majority are oval, with round
ing surface. They are used as settings
for brooches, watch charms, cuff links,
charms and stick pins.
1t is expected they will become fully
as popular as the mastodon wear, and
in fact may have a run that will be
much greater. In color they are brown,
black and of various intermediate
shades.
They take on a bright luster which
does not fade. In hardness they seem
almost equal to diamond, and in
weight are about half that of gold. :...
Tanana leader. [volume] (Tanana, Alaska) 1909-1910, 1910-08-11
COMMIT TEE +.
TO REPORT
Sept. 5 on the Investigation In Re
Secretary BallinSer.

According to a special story in the
Chicago Tribune, under date of Wash
ington, July Is, the majority report OF
the congressional committee which for
nearly six months has been making an
investigation of the conduct of the de-
partment of the interior and of the bu-
reau of forestry of the department of
agriculture, will submit a majority and
minority report. The majority report
is said to find that Secretary Ballinger
acted within the record and displayed
proper judgment with respect to the
Cunningham coal claims; that he was
wise, honest and conservative in his
actions, and that he was justified in his
criticism of the reclamation service and
in his abandonment Of the policy of
Secretary James r. Garfield. The ma
jority report, according to the story,
also carries condemnation of the course
of former Chief Forester Pinchot, J. r.
Garfield and Louis r. CLAWS.
The minority report, it is asserted,
will conflict almost in every particular
with the finding of the majority of the
commission.
Those who concur in the majority re-
mort are named as Senators Nelson,
Flint, Sutherland and Root and Repre-
Tanana leader. [volume] (Tanana, Alaska) 1909-1910, 1910-08-11
CASS|TER|TE VALUABLE
AS ORNAMENTAL STONE

Cassiterite, commonly known to pros
pectors as stream tin, is found in small
quantity in many placer creeks in inte-
rior Alaska. In the Sullivan creek re-
gion handsome specimens of it have
been procured and kept as highly priced
curios-Lynn Smith, the Hot Springs
jeweler, having exhibited number OF
very pretty stones year ago. More
lock creek, entering the Yukon on the
right limit below The Rapids, carries so
much stream tin that prospectors be-
lieve it justifies investigation for the
commercial value of the metal it con-
tains. Many prospectors are not famil-
lar with the mineral, and when they
find the little oval, nut-like pebbles in
the pan they note the weight and often
throw them away with no further
thought than that they are something
out of the ordinary and rather pretty.
The present editor of the Leader did
this while prospecting ON an upper
tributary of the Hosiana river in 1902
and 1908.
A new use is mentioned for the stones
in the following, taken from a Tacoma
paper, which is another reason why
they should not be inconsiderately
passed up by prospectors:
Dawson, July 19.-The unique hard
and heavy stones which have been found
in the gravels Of the Yukon placer
Tanana leader. [volume] (Tanana, Alaska) 1909-1910, 1910-08-11
CERVUS ROOSEVELT
VS.. THE PR0SPECTORS

President Taft is to be appealed to to
restore to outside prospectors 100, 900
acres of land Withdrawn from their
reach by his predecessor in office
Some time prior to the succession Of
William H. Taft to the presidency OF
the United States a committee consist
ing of Asahel Curtis and George E
Wright, of Seattle, and W. F. Delab;sr
of Port Angeles, began an agitation for
the establishment OF "a national monu-
ment' for the preservation of the Olym-
pic elk, known to science ~ the Cervus
roosevelt. How the beasts came TO be
known to science by that particular
name is really another story, and is one
that the Leader cannot tell, because the
necessary data is lacking. The word
''cervus" is Latin for genus of rumi-
mating quadrupeds in which the elk in
question are included, and ''roosevelti''
is just as plain as if it carried an atfix Of
"teddylorinm," and that is the extent
of our knowledge of the scientific name
vi the Olvnplc elk.
The Cervus roosevelt inhabit the
Olympic mountains in the State OF
Washington, and two days prior to his
retirement from otfice-namely, March
3, l9O9-President Roosevelt signed an
executive order creating the mount
Olympus national monument" con-
tanning 100000 acres upon which they
may feed.
The executive order contained para
graph saying THAT these are hereby
reserved from all forms OF appropriation
under the public land laws, subject to
all prior adverse claims, and set apart
as a national monument"
1t appears that everything was felici
tous till recently, when prospectors went
to digging on the monument and We're
ordered off by the forest rangers. There
at the Seattle spirit became perturbed
and Clifford Pinchot was accused of
slipping joker into the executive order
creating the monument. 1t is said the
order VAS drafted by the former chief
forester.
Representative Humphrey has agreed
to appeal to President Taft to modify
the order 80 as to permit prospecting
and mining Oh the reserve.
Jack Cavanaugh buys and sells Second
l. 10 - u finds
Tanana leader. [volume] (Tanana, Alaska) 1909-1910, 1910-08-11

Jack Cavanaugh buys and sells Second
hand Goods OF all kinds.
Tanana leader. [volume] (Tanana, Alaska) 1909-1910, 1910-08-11
RAIN CAUSED ALLARD
TO ABANDON HIS TRIP

E. P. Allard, who started with a pack
horse over the winter trail to Arctic
City on the morning Of July %, came
back to town last Saturday evening,
having covered little more than forty
miles of his intended journey. The con-
slant downpour of rain swelled the
creeks and gulches and filled the holes
between the niggerheads, so it was a
case of wade all the time except when
the water was deep enough to swim.
The letters and parcels intended for the
Koyukuk were carried ON by natives
afOOt.
Mr.. Allard has the contract for carry
ing the winter mail between Tanana
and the Koyukuk. His object was to
put the cabins in readiness and blaze
and stake the trail. He arranged with
natives who started out with him to
complete that work between now and
snowfall.
Joe Shaw also started from Tanana
with Mr.. AHard, having 25O pounds of
provisions loaded on horse destined
for prospectors' camp ON the waters of
the Old Man. The first night after Mr..
Shaw branched off for his camp to the
eastward the smoke OF his campfire was
seen, indicating that he was making
very slow progress.
Go to Nussbaum's Barbershop for first
class work.
The Tanana Commercial Company
YESTERDAY put on sale four fine water
melons. They were sold in five minutes
and brought $3.50 each.
The Leader is on sale at the Postotfice
Tanana leader. [volume] (Tanana, Alaska) 1909-1910, 1910-08-11

BARGAINS IN REAL Houses
- and calm for rent; All kinds OF real
estate for Sale.-GEORGE VAUTIER.
Tanana leader. [volume] (Tanana, Alaska) 1909-1910, 1910-08-11

The Leader is on sale at the Postotfice
Lobby.
Tanana leader. [volume] (Tanana, Alaska) 1909-1910, 1910-08-11

Go to Nussbaum's Barbershop for first
class work.