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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-02-15
FIVE TEAMS SURE
FOR PRELIMS HERE
Abingdon and Canton High
School Basketball Entries
Are Received.
TWO DAYS TOURNAMENT
GaieSburg, Mount Carroll and Sire
atOr Also Expected To Have
Representation.

Prospects for making the western
basketball preliminary which is to be
played here a week from next Friday,
a big success have developed with the
entries of two teams not expected TO
be represented here Notice has been
received by the local management stat
ing that the teams of Abingdon and
Canton high schools will play. The
Abingdon team is known 10 be fast,
having defeated Moline by a large mar
gin few weeks ago. The Canton team
is an unknown quantity here, but
might develop into a dark horse
The entries of these two teams as
sures at least five teams for the tour
nament, as Moline. Rock Island and
Monmouth are sure to participate.
GalesbuTg is also expected to send
team. Mount Carroll was represented
in the games here for the last two
years, and is expected to send a five.
StreatOr had a team on the floor last
year and may do so again. There is
also possibility of Kewanee sending
team, while Coach Harmon stated
last evening that the Sterling five
might come here instead of Rockford
With five teams assured and FIVE 9th.
ers probable, there should be some
pretty fast basketball. The games will
be played at the high school gymnasi-
UNI both in the afternoon and evening
of Feb. "a and %.
The other preliminaries will be play
ed on the same date. The various tour
cities:
Northern at Rockford
Northwestern at Rock Island.
Central at Decatur.
Western ar Jacksonville.
Eastern at Shelbyville.
Southern at Mount Vernon
To CLASH WITH ST. AMBROSE.
With a string of seven defeats, Rock
Island high school basketball team will
attempt to redeem itself in its game
with St. Ambrose college Friday night.
The st. Ambrose team has played but
two games this season, losing the first
and defeating Lyons high school in /
the second by score of % to IT. Ac- /
IL is impossible TO get
comparison of scores with the local
team, but a fast game Is expected I
The continued string of defeats has 4
caused the local coaches TO give the
whole lineup a shakeup. Mr.. Harmon
stated that half Of the defeats Rock Is {
and had met were do TO a lack of gin 1
ger and fight in the boys. He stated 4
hat the team fought hard on it's own /
ioor in the games with the alumni, !
Monmouth, and Muscatine. but seemed 4
70 lose all fight when 1t got on 4
strange floor, only to recover II in the /
second half when IL was too late For 4
his reason. the coach said he thought 1
he boys would show up better in the 4
tournament next week. as they would 4
get the spirit OF the crowd and give q 4
good account OF themselves. To inject 4
! little ginger into the men, Tremann +.
s &c be put into the game at center
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-02-15

as these that the stage owes Maude
Adams, Julia Marlowe. Annie Russell.
Elsie Leslie. Mabel and Edith Tall
ferro. Williars Collier, Henry NJ. Dixey.
Joseph Jefferson's sons. Wallace Ed
dinger and others. Where state laws
arbitrarily prohibit the appearance on
the stage of children. the latter are
debarred opportunity of learning the
rudiments of the dramatic profession
Not only this, but there is lost TO play
goers many plays impossible Of pro-
duction without the services of juven-
lie actors No fault can be found with
the laws of New York state in this re-
spect. the licensing power being vested
in the mayors of the various cities
Many other states, however. handle
the matter in a far less liberal way.
as travelling theatrical managers have
for years found to their cost. The
states of Massachusetts. Illinois and
Louisiana. which contain the big cities
of Boston, Chicago and New Orleans,
have laws which are particularly dras-
tic, as they absolutely bar children
under Is years OF age from appearing
in theatrical performances. II is well
to remember that these laws we're
drafted with children of the factory
and the mill in mind Nevertheless,
though their sponsors perhaps did not
so intend 1t, they operate directly
against stage children. AS a matter
OF actual fact, no children anywhere
are so well cared for and watched over
as the youngsters back of the foot
lights Every stage hand or grip be-
comes at once their champion: every
stage manager and stage door-tender
is their loyal friend. Nothing in the
least Objectionable ever reaches their
eyes or ears, ii is claimed Coupled
with this. they are invariably accom-
panied by some older person and their
cupies scant two and a half hours
at the most. and usually but a few min
utes. The receipts of the monster ben
eft are TO be utaliZed in enlightening
the public upon the hardship which
the laws of certain states unwittingly
work against children of the stage and
against art in the hope that steps may
be taken making for their repeal or
The National Alliance
for the Protection of Stage Children
feels that this matter is one of the
most important in connection with the
theatre. The general committee of the
alliance contains such we'll known
names as Augustus Thomas, Rev.
Thomas c. Slicer, Prof. William Lyons
Phelps, John w. Alexander, Rev Percy
S. Grant, Daniel FrOhman. Henry B.
Harris. Percy Mackaye. Levi Mayer,
Mrs. Fiske. Mrs. Kate Douglas Wiggin,
Julia Marlowe, Hamlin Garland. Ham.
ilton Wright Mabie. Francis Wilson,
Winthrop Ames. Mrs. Edith Ellis Fur
ness, Mary Shaw, F. F. Mackey and
Annie Russell.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-02-15
HER DRAMATIC INTENSITY.

1t is said the dramatic intensity of
the third act of The House of a
Thousand Candles" is almost without
parallel in modern plays Its tempes-
tuous scenes occurring in the widest
of hurricanes sweep all before it and
cultivate with a climax that simply
means curtain call after curtain call
The House of A Thousand Candles"
will be given at the Illinois next Sun.
day. There is a stamp of novelty on
each scene and incident. It's weirdness
simply compels attention, while its
mystery lightened by laughter is of
that kind that has served to carry the
production TO the topmost wave of sue
cess. Its presentation will be marked
with every care to detail as each of the
four acts will be mounted entire. The
company includes George D. Vim, and
Rosabelle Leslie is said to be fully ca
pable of handling the exacting scenes
il a most satisfactory manner.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-02-15
LOCAL CLUB is TO
STUDY AIR TRAVEL
Boys of the Rock Island y. ~. 4. 4
Form New OrganiLa-
ton.

Steps were taken yesterday AZ thu
Rock Island y ". G. \. for the or
ganizatIOn Of club which is 20 stud.
the principles of aviation. This or
ganization. which viii be known o.
the Aviation club. will be compose
Of eight members. including boys be
tween the ages Of l3 and 10. Regis
try for the club was opened yestcr
day afternoon and the list is NOR
than half filed now. The BOYS vii
secure current literature which con
tains the plans for various model
now IN use and will study each O
them. II is the intention 10 secur'
speakers for the club after the stud.
has progressed somewhat.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-02-15
NEW LAW FORCES
TRACK TO CLOSE
Racing Unable to Flourish i'm Califor-
mia With Auto Betting Act
i'm Force.

San Francisco, Feb. 15.-The race
meeting at the Emeryyille track will
close today. IS days before scheduled
time, in consequence of the passage of
stringent anti-gambling law by the
Legislature. The new law, which goes
ito force tomorrow, prohibits under
penalty of jail sentence, betting of
any kind. whether on contests of men
or beasts or on games of chance.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-02-15
Wife Got Tip-Top Advice.

MY wife wanted me to take our
boy to the doctor 10 cure an ugly
boil" writes D. Frankel Of Stroud.
Okla, / said Put Bucklen's Ar
MICA Salve on it She did so, and
it cured the boil in a short time. 8"
Quickest healer OF burns, scalds, cuts,
corns, bruises, sprsins. swellings, best
pile cure on earth Try it. Only 25
cents at all druggists.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-02-15

each played three games for IN,
championship Of the class. The Cen
terless team heads the league will
three games won The Knockers are
second in the race. the Dodgers thir6
and the Busters fourth.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-02-15
TOURNAMENT Is ENDED
CenterIess Team Finishes First in Y.
NJ. G. A. Basketball Kacc.

The intermediate basketball tour
nament at the Y NJ. {. A. was com
pleted yesterday afternoon, when the
Dodgers and Busters met in the final
game of the series. The former team
was victorious. winning by a score
of 10 to 3. The teams of the league
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-02-15
Klaus Hits Houek Hard.

Boston, Mass. Feb. 15.-The
sledgehammer body punches of Frank
Klaus OF Pittsburg weakened his OPP
ponent, Leo Houck of Lancaster. Pa,
at the Armory Athletic association
last night. and after IL rounds of
hard. fast fighting the decision was
given &c Klaus.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-02-15
AHEARN HOLDS MALONEY
Boys Put Up Slashing Ten Round
Battle at New York.

New York. Feb. IS. = Young
Ahearn and Tommy Maloney boxed
slashing. smashing 1o-round draw
at the Farmont Athletic club last
night Maloney had a shade the bet
ter OF the early milling but Ahearn
finished out strong and evened up
the score.
II was a fast bout and the men
were so evenly matched that they
will easily obtain another engage
ment There never was a dull sec
ond in the 10 rounds
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-02-15

The Independents and Athletics will
bowl Friday night at the Harms al
legs. This is the series of games
which was postponed two weeks ago.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-02-15
BAD BLOOD
OFTEN INHERITED

Bad blood does not always come as
the result of careless living, or indis-
cretions; it is a condition frequently
inherited. Normal, healthy blood
contains millions of tiny red corpus
cles, which are the vitalizing and
nourishing element Of the circulation,
their Office being to provide every
portion of the system with its neces-
sary strength and nutriment. In
weak, impure blood these corpuscles
are lacking in numbers, and therefore
the blood IS not able to supply the
proper amount of nourishment to the
body. Bad blood manifests itself IL
many ways, With some it takes the
form of skin diseases and eruptions,
others become bilious and nalarious,
with sallow complications, torpid liver,
etc. Bad blood produces Rheumatism,
Catarrh, Sores and Ulcers, Scrofula
and like troubles. Nothing IS equal
to S. S. S. as a remedy for bad blood;
1t is the greatest of all blood purifiers,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-02-15
Athletics Are Defeated Three
Straight at the Patting
Alleys.
THREE MEN SCORE HIGH
Pretzels Lost to independents
Hampton Has Best Individual
With 532.

In the Commercial Bowling league
tournament, the Colts team, which has
headed the league since the beginning
OF the tournament, still continues to
climb. and with each succeeding ser
les of games, increases its standing.
Last night the Athletics team was TAX
en- into camp in three straight games
by the Colts. In the first two games
of the series the Colts won easily,
but in the last just nosed out ahead by
six points. ]. H. WITCH, with 5S7. Pat
ting with $50 and PolInow with 5S5,
we're largely responsible for the vic
tory of their team. The high indivi-
dual score for a single game was rolled
by J. II. WITCH. who made 231 in the
first game. Arthur Harms of the Ath-
letics rolled a good game with $50 pins
TO his credit. The contest was at the
Patting alleys
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-02-15
rheumatism Relieved In Six Hours.

DR.. Detchon's Relief for Rheuma
tism usually relieves severest casei
in few hours. It's action upon th'
system is remarkable and effective
II removes az once the cause and tn
dose greatly benefits 7Gc and SO
Sold by Otto Grotjan, 1901 Seccu'
Ave. Rock Island and Gust schegc
20 w. Second ST.. Davenport.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-02-15
kiIhane Gets Decision.

Columbus o. Feb. I5.-Johnny XII
bane If Cleveland won the decision
last night over Jack White Of Chicago
in a I2-round boxing bout.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-02-15
Colds Cause Headache.

Laxative Bromo Quinine, the world
vide cold and grip remedy. removes
cause Call for full name. Look for
signature, E ". Grove % cents.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-02-15

alton of blood nutriment. S. S. S.
cures Rheumatism, CataTrh, Skin
Diseases, Sores and Ulcers, Scrofula,
Blood Poison and ell other blood dis
orders. S. s. 8. makes good blood
and good blood makes good health.
Book on the blood free 10 all.
TIE SWIFT EPECLFIC CO., Atlanta, Ca
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-02-15
THREE-ETELETS

II is reported that the southern mag
mates are 10 meet al Peoria some time
this week.
Manager Boyle of Waterloo has ord
cred a set of Il nice, new white SUITS
for his team.
Davenport has signed E. a. Miner,
a pitcher. and Charles Summers.
catcher Both are from Indianapolis.
Dick Kinsella is in Chicago as spec
tator at the meeting of the American
league magnates. OF course he is OBJ
serving Judge Gridley's injunction
most religiously while there.
W. H. Harrison, one of the directors
OF the Davenport ball club. advocates
dropping Waterloo forthwith. Evident
" he is one of the parties who have
been down in the southern end of the
circuit hobnobbing with the enemy.
Fortunately he is only one of the di-
rectors and he might see the matter
differently if he were better informed.
The Bloomington correspondent says
the southern clubs are against James
T. Hayes plan to submit the Waterloo
question to the national board for final
adjustment, but are content to let the
courts decide. All right, let 'er go. On
" remember, the courts may not get
around TO 1t this summer, while the
national board would doubtless en-
deayOr 70 make some UroyisiOn for
playing ball during the coming season.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-02-15
PRETZELs SLUMP AGAIN.

The Pretzels slumped again last
night, when the Independents defeat
ed them three straight. The Pretzels
have had an erratic season, bowling
unusually good games for a week Or
two at a time. and then falling down
miserably. In the second game OF
this series the Independents won by
only two points. In the last frame
Louis Harms struck out, thereby win
ming the game for his team Hampton
was the high individual roller with
532 10 his credit. The games were
rolled at the Harms alleys. The score:
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-02-15

All the news an the trme--Th,
Argus.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-02-15

possessing n OF
only the qualities
10 cleanse and
purify the blood,
but composed of
roots, herbs and
barks that tone
up every part OF
the system, and
1ecfrf - the go
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-02-15

II is reported that the southern mag
mates are 10 meet AT Peoria some time
this week.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-02-15

Davenport has signed E. a. Miner,
a pitcher. and Charles Summers.
catcher. Both are from indianapolis.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-05-25
Iaurier's Sensible Speech

Amazed to find in London a gen.
eral uneasiness over the DOGGY OF
Canadian annexation set up by Champ
Clark and other clap-trap politicians.
who chose that cheap method of op-
posing reciprocity, Premier Laurier
does not mince words in expressing
his views 10 his British friends, The
really big and courageous men
In congress who have taken sides
on the reciprocity measure have
favored or opposed It on its mer-
its, not seeking shelter under the
false covering of a fear of annexation.
No intelligent man in congress be-
lieves for one minute in the remotest
possibility OF such a thing as result
of reciprocity agitation and none
knows 1t better than Champ Clark
The Canadian prime minister ro-
fleets credit upon himself and his
people in his address before the Pill
grims' society In London. His words
are rebuke, not only to the Amer
lean jlngoes, but 10 the British jim
goes as we'll and should help allay
whatever actual feeling OF uneasiness
may have been stirred up in England
as to the relations between Canada
and the United States. Americans
may feel an especial pride In the as
suranees Sir Wilfrid gives to his
cousins Of the warm and wholesome
friendship cementing these two coun-
tries over here on this continent,
which, he happily said. was being d.
vided between them. The speech was
timely, and yet It would seem that no
such reinsurance should be needed TO
convince Britons that we mean all
We say about our desire for friendship
to them and Canada.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-05-25
A Rebuke to Zealots.

The committee on temperance Of
the Presbyterian General assembly re-
ports IAN alarming increase in the use
Of alcohol liquors in the United States
as a whole" and declares "Only harm
can result from deceiving the public
by charts which indicate a rapid ad-
vance in temperance legislation and
boastful statements. making the map
all white while we are doing nothing
of the kind"
This is a severe rebuke to profess
sional agitators employed to put
down the evil" and should make
them feel that II they gave more time
to the stern facts and less to pro-
noting personal ambitions they would
do more good for their cause. The
general assembly's committee is to be
congratulated for it's good sense in
looking this situation squarely In the
face and unmasking the false proph-
cts. False claims OF this sort do more
harm than good. Efforts at promot-
ing habits of temperance among all
the people have always proved more
effective than all the dead-letter laws
that can be piled upon the statute
books.
Legislative prohibition, the ulH-
mate end at which all professional
agitation aims, is a tide that con-
stantly GIBBS and flows and changes its
channel periodically, as the results OF
elections in various states of late
show. The quiet, persistent and sys-
tematic Incubation of the habit of
soberness without regard to politics
is exactly the sort OF work for a great
religious organization to do. More
over, 1t will accomplish a thousand
times more actual good than all the
legislating that can be done.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-05-25

Of course, will follow demand for higher
rates. Whether this IL or is not a reason
able combination no one can tell. Its
effect will be to impose a heavy toll on
the transportation Of the country.
II should not be forgotten that all this
control Is exerted by a very few men.
The Morgan interests are supreme In the
management Of property amounting to
NbWOoOO0oo. There is another group OF
men-the Rockefeller group-alrnost equally
powerful. Between these there are the
closest relations mostly through the banks.
No sensible man objects to the wealth Of
these people, or quarrels with them for
making all the money they can in honest
and lawful ways What does seem dan
gerous to many OF us Is the use OF this
vast power to control the industrial and
commercial life OF the nation And when
this touches credit and the transportation
facilities of the people the situation be-
comes serious.
Sooner or later we ehau have 70 reslize
that everything done In the name Of bust
ness is not business. and that attacks on
certain methods are not attacks on bust
ness The only demand is that we shall
maintain conditions under which Il will
be possible for all men--and not simply
the big men-to do business
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-05-25
BURDEN ON THE RAILROADS.
Imposing q Heavy Toll on the Trans.
pOrtation of the Country.
Indianapolis News

imposing AeaVy Toll on the Trans
pOrtation of the Country.
Indianapolis News.
Through the reorganization scheme by
which the Baldwin Locomotive company
is to pass into the control of the steel
trust $40 ON, oOo-whch Is said to be mostly
water-wil be added 10 the capitalization
Of the concern. A new company, the Phila-
delphia Locomotive company, is to be
organized to take over the Baldwin, and
also the American Locomotive company,
through which the Baldwin company was
acquired. The aggregate capitalization Of
the new Morganized concern will be S54-
100000, including, of course, the s2OO00.OOO
Of new stock to be injected" into the
capital of the Baldwin company.
What will be the total burden of the
new organization is not yet known. But
that there will be a considerable increase
In II is, OF course obvious. 1t will make
It necessary for the company to earn more
money and that will necessitate higher
prices for locomotives. and as a conse-
Quence an additional charge on the rail-
roads of the country. With the men con-
trolling the railroads als0l controlling the
manufacture of rails. OF locomotives and
OF steel cars they can show what earnings
they please in the manufacturing business
at the expense of the railroads. And then,
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-05-25
Characteristic.

1t Is characteristic of the Water
boards method of doing business that
at the same meeting at which it or
dered a special election to vote
$S,250,0o0 of water bonds "for the
acquisition OF the water works plant
of the Omaha Water company and for
the construction of necessary extern
sions and improvements thereto" an
other resolution was also passed re-
citing that a committee had been ap-
pointed to provide plans and speciflca-
lions covering the proposed extensions
and improvements of the water plant
and requesting the water company
Ito AFFORD said committee such infor-
nation as said committee may REQUIRE
respecting location OF its pipes, valves
and other features of its pumping and
distributing system"
We do not pretend to know whether
$S.25O.000 is enough money to ae-
quire the water plant and construct
the necessary extensions and improve
ments thereto, but plainly neither
does the Water board. It may be
that $s.250,0oO is more than ample,
and will leave a surplus for future de-
mands. Then, again. II may be that
Ss,25o.000 will fall short Of paying
for the water plant. and also for the
necessary extensions and improve
ments. Most business establishments
find out how much money they need
before they 90 to the bank for a loan,
but our Water board financiers Dor
row the money first and then ascertain
how much they need.