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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-03-10
FOOLISH CIRCUIT
Burlington Scribe Aptly Char
acterizes Proposed New
League in South.
HAS TWO ASYLUM TOWNS
Aankakee and Jacksonville Bug
Houses Coco Places to Put
Those Who Propose 1t.

Burlington Gazette: There appears
dove of peace establishing a cote
around the present Three-Eye league
as there is for the Mexican rebels
and regulars to kiss and make up.
There is no denying the fact that
Waterloo has the upper hand. They
have the real old Simon Lagree Cd
.Messrs Tearney and Kinsella and
iothers in spite OF the statements to
the contrary made with great fire.
quency by these gentlemen. Waterloo
and the four southern clubs Of the
Three-Eye will never be able to get
along in the same circuit and the
only solution of the problem is the
disruption of the Three-Eye league.
Tearney must take care Of Quincy
at any cost even 10 the extent OF
shooting the circuit to pieces and IT
looks as If this step is contemplated.
TWO ASYLUMs THERE.
There are already rumors OF a new
league. taking in Kankakee, Decatur
and Jacksonville. AS insane asyluns
are located in Kankakee and Jack
sonville. the new league will get the
name of the Foolish circuit and II
will not be so much of a misnomer
at that
Quincy insurged from the Central
association because it wanted TO get
into faster company. 1t is hoped that
the town will enjoy the companion
ship Of Jacksonville, which is about
the poorest excuse Of a baseball burg
IN the country.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-03-10
MUSCATINE IN RUNNING


Chicago. March 1O.-The Muscatine
Iowa high school five doomed up a
logical contender for the central states
championship in the tournament which
opened yesterday at the Evanston Y.
M. c. A. gymnasium. The Hawkeye
aggregatiin made their debut in
match with the ROwen high team, and
the visitors so thoroughly Outclassed
their opponents that the result was
foregone oncIusion from the very out
set The final count was so to 10. The
viCtors of the day were Muscatine over
Bowen, Evanston Academy seconds
over St Charles, Abingdon over Evan
ston high seconds. Evanston Academy
over New Tried high, Evanston high
over Grundy Center. and DeKalb high
over Northwestern Military academy.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-03-10
BACHELORS CORNs COSTLY
Jury Awards Mrs. Christine SpeIIman
$500 for Cutting Them.

St. Louis. Mo. March 10.-For cut
ting corn and bunions of Daniel Small
three time week for 420 weeks q
jury in Judge Fischer's court has
awarded $3.50 to Mrs Christine E.
Spellman, or Sc a week.
Then the jury subtracted from that
amount 1910 for dresses which Small
had bought for her, leaving $3.50 in
her favor. Small was a bachelor
For eight years he boarded with Mrs.
Spellman. He died leaving $4,000 and
no near relations TO claim it Mrs
Spellman put in a claim for extra
money for what she termed being a
slave TO him" for eight years.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-03-10

Fully nine out Of every ten cases
Of rheumatism is simply rheuma tism
Of the muscles due 10 cold or damp,
or chronic rheumatism. neither Of
which requires any internal treat
ment- All that is needed To afford
relief is the free application Of Cham
berlain's Iniment Give it trial.
You are certain to be pleased with
the quick relief which it affords. Sold
by all druggists
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-03-10
GIVEN THE SHORT END OF 1T
kewanee and Galesburg Suffer in the
New Central Association Schedule.

Kewanee. Ill. March 1O.-kewanee
and Galesburg of the Central associa-
ton have made a vigorous protest
against the adoption OF the new sche-
dule sent out by President Justice
Advance information was that this
chart embodied ideas of all the man
ayers, but investigation reveals that
Kewanee and Galesburg get neither
opening nor closing dates at home and
but one holiday, while Hannibal and
Keokuk get both opening and clos
ing dates at home and two holidays
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-03-10
TURK And SPORREY
Mahmout and Moline Wrestler
Sign Articles for Handi-
cap Match.
PURSE OF $500 is POSTED
Foreigner Agrees to Secure Two
Falls in 80 AIinutes-Event
Billed for Next Week.

Emil Sporrey versus Yussif Nah
mout will be the feature of a program
of a wrestling matck, which is billed
for next Wednesday night at the Mo
line theatre. A short time ago, when
Mahmout met Sporrey, together with
four other wrestlers in Moline, Spor-
reg stayed for II minutes, and was
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-03-10

AZ hours. They agreed on terms of
peace and shook hands, assuring Us
that everything would be all right be-
tween them. We were certainly glad
to get back. for We had been down
there four months.
But We had not been back homo
five months before there was anofhcr
outbreak Of the war and we W.T..
hustled back TO get them togethc-
again"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-03-10

An announcement of great interest
to local kodakers comes from the Dav-
export Y. M. c. A. The Camera club
there has secured some fine pictures
from a Chicago camera club, which arc
now on exhibition at the Davenport
building. Rock Island enthusiasts have
been invited TO see the exhibit and take
notes for the next amateur exhibit,
which is to be held at the Rock Island
Y M c. A. next January.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-03-10
THREE-EYELETS

Dick Kinse1la frowns upon the prop
osition TO form q new league In the
south end. He says It Is impossible to
get a new circuit TO going at this late
date. Even President Tearney knows
better than TO attempt such a blum.
Entire responsibility is placed on the
shoulders OF the Bloomington dopist,
who also suggested q 10-club league
and tried to put It through with print
er's ink.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-03-10
Kills = Murderer.

A merciless murderer is appendi-
citis with many victims. but DR..
Kings New r. Pills kill ii ,, pre-
vention. They gently stimulate stom-
ach, liver and bowels, preventing
that oIogging that invites appendf-
citis, curing constipation, headache.
Oiliousness, chiIls. Twenty-Five cents
at all druggists.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-03-10
Hack" Twice FIoos ordemsn.

Kansas City, Mo. March 10.-George
Hackenschmidt defeated Henry Orde-
man and DR.. B. F. Roller threw Ameri-
Gus in a double event wrestling bill
given by the Empire Athletic club here
last night. Both matches were fast.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-03-10
Medicines that aid nature are a

Medicines that aid nature are al
ways most successful. Chamber
lain's Cough Remedy acts on this
plan. Il loosens. the cough, relieves
the lungs, opens the secretions and
aids nature in restoring the system
TO a healthy condition. Sold by all
druggists
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-03-10

the cause OF the Turks defeat upon
that occasion. Before any agreement
could be reached for this long talked
of handicap match there was consider
able dickering as to terms. The one
obstacle at first was the size of the
purse which the Turks manager de-
manded, $500. The hackers Of the Mo
line man finally came 10 the conclusion
that 1t would be possible TO put up this
amount, as the interest il the match
is intense. The matter of time for the
handicap was another item for COusid-
Grafton. Mahmout and his manager
have agreed upon either one OF two
things and have let the matter rest
with the MOIiner. The time will
either be made 30 minutes for two
falls, with a side bet of 500, or for
As minutes without a side bet, winner
OF the match 70 take the entire purse
of $500.
TO THROW 10 IN HOUR
Mahmout is going 10 undertake a
bigger contract than he has YET at
tempted in the tri-cities. He is going
to throw 10 men in one hour or lose
his match He will give any man
who stays longer than I'VE minutes
IS for each minute over that time
Promoter John Hal. viii give so TO
the one man IN the 10 who stays for
the longest period Of time. Hereto
fore, Mahmout has set the limit for
each man at 10 minutes and has even
been beaten at his game then.
In the semi-winduu Young Englund
of Moline viii meet Harrison Good
win of Quincy in a straight match.
Goodwin. who has a good reputation
as a boxer. is a claimant for the light
weight title of Illinois. Euglund has
made a good showing OF late in match
es against local mat artists.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-03-10

been scheduled for a curtain raiser,
but II II possible that one will be &C.
cured.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-03-10

George Manusch, the outhelder with
the Islanders last season, recently
lost his personal belongings IN a fire
that destroyed lodging house where
he was rooming at Vicksburg, Miss.
George had barely time TO get out
with a whole skin
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-03-10

The Waterloo Reporter says that
the national commission is about TO
take some action in the Three-Bye
case that will make Knsella, Tearney
& Co., Sit up and look around. The
national board, the Reporter probably
means, for the national commission
would hardly take jurisdiction at this
stage OF the game. The only thing
the national board can do is TO with
draw protection from the league and
free the players as a penalty for fail
ing TO get ready to play ball.
Evening journal., 1911-07-05
A WORD FOR THE MUCH-ABTrsED

TN THESE days almost everybody whacks the
n politicians known as the ward workers Nobody
seems TO defend them publicly And yet The
Journal often has a soft spot for the so-called
ward workers. They have their side and their tales
and their troubles They are supposed to block
wards and keep in touch with voters And if they
fake in their ward blocking they are tripped
up They could fake" their blocking by guess
ing at the politics of the voters without making
canvass. Then, if the vote falls off in dis
triot, the ward worker is asked to explain and
IS up against it. He loses prestige as keen poll
tican.
Before the election the ward workers are lined
up and od-by the leaders: 1T is up to you, if we
are to have victory you must do your work" And
they do the work with the hope that after the
victory is won and when the spos are distributed
some fellow will get a job who has really done
work and not some fellow about whom it is doubt
ful whether he even voted
Before an election it is up to the ward politi-
clan TO do the work and after the election it is
up TO the leaders TO fiji the places while the work
ers SIT by and look on and 'cuss" little
Then again we have a soft spot for the ward
workers in Wilmington because they seem TO be a
very orderly crowd. Think of the old days when
the workers at times fought each other
and there were riotous scenes, and think of the
last city election when there was not a single fight
recorded no cracked heads and no disorder If
we were rich after every election we should gather
all the ward workers into circus tent give them
a big feed, rides in automobiles or any other kind
of enjoyment they wanted. We should like to hear
them tell of their troubles in trying to hold the
voters in line when there are punk" candidates
on a ticket put there by the leaders. If we be-
leyed in civil PENSIONS we should be inclined to
advocate pensions for the ward workers. especially
those who don't get jobs.
Evening journal., 1911-07-05
NE wv NE w S
OF YES TIE DAY
BY
+" H 0 L L A N D"
The VINO Perfecy suppIemented Each Other

shire, and, l have been given to un-
derstand, a distant relative of Zach
ariah, has been a master of finesse
ever since / knew anything about him.
He is one of the most adroit manipulat-
ors, one of the most skillful artisans
upon political wires, whom / have ever
known. He is slight of physique. His
mental power is acute, shrewd. sub
tie. He is, in short, the direct antithe-
sis Of what Zachariah Chandler was.
and because he was, and because each
man understood the other and respect
ed the others peculiar powers and
both were in full accord, there was
perfect equipment, mental and physi-
cal, for the direction Of the Republican
national committee in 70
THAT was made plain on the night
Of the election II was after midnight,
when the election of Tilden was being
generally conceded, that the managing
editor of the New York Times told
William z. Chandler that if the three
doubtful States of Florida, Louisiana
and South Carolina had gone Repub-
lican then Hayes was elected by one
vote. Chandler instantly grasped the
proposition and its possibilities with
intuitive vigor and shrewdness; he as
instantly worked out the details of the
plans to insure those three-doubtful
States to the Republicans; while Zach
ariah Chandler, the chairman, with his
massive, overwhelming personal force,
put those plans into instant execution.
And the Republican returning boards
of those three southern States, recog-
nizing the strength of the support that
they would have in the national COM
mittee, at once claimed everything for
their party.
II do not know Of any other two men
who could or would have acted so
promptly and worked together so per-
fectly in so momentous a matter; lido
not know of any other two persons
who would have so supplemented each
others peculiar ability for such work
And so / think IL can safely be said
that but for the two Chambers. chair
man and secretary Of the Republican
national committee. Tilden, in all
probability, would have been declared
elected and that declaration would
have been accepted without the slight
est cavil"
Copyright, 1911, by F. J. Edwards. All
rights reserved.
Tomorrow Mr.. Edwards will tell Of
"The Murderer Who Won ThurIOW
Weeds Admiration"
Evening journal., 1911-07-05
NATIONS FORTS
THE BEST, HE SAYS
Major General Wood Tells of
the DefenSeS in Delaware
and Other Bays

Maior-General Leonard Wood chief
of staff OF the United States Army.
believes that the fortifcations that
guard the cities Of New York, Will
mington, Philadelphia and other inn
portant harbors around which the
population of this country centres are
the finest in the world and could
without question destroy any feet Of
dreadnoughts which might engage
them in battle.
What might happen if the United
States did not have a mobile amy
sufficiently strong to prevent the
landing Of troops near New York,
Boston, Philadelphia, Wilmington,
Washington or any other large coast
city and the entrance 'by the back
door" he is not so willing to predict
He describes the coast forts with
their gigantic guns as giants in
armor but chained with rather short
chain"
How carefully the army has worked
out the plan Of defending New York
in case Of an invasion is described in
this way by Major-General Wood:
There is an actual plan in New
York harbor, where you can send
your militia in case of war to cover
possible land attack II has all been
done even to indicating the points
where water mains shall be attached
to carry water to the camps. We
have provided a militia organization
known as the coast guard amounting
I'm all to about two hundred and forty
thousand men for the entire country,
whose duty Is the defence OF the coast
and Of the Notifications that is, To
prevent their being turned. IF we
have no such force an enemy could
land on either side of New York or
Boston and walk into the city. They
would not have 10 come under the
range Of the great fortihcations at
ALL"
The immense Importance OF the forts
is not minimized by Major-General
Wood On the contrary he says:
Take the city OF New York for in
stance. Without these defences at the
mouth and on the TANKS Of the har-
Dor feet of battleships or swift
cruisers could come in and put he
city under tribute or destroy it. If it
liked We can lay mines in any part
of the harbor OF New York but We are
really laying them only out across the
entrance because our works at the
mouth Of New York harbor are so
strong that we are confident no fleet
could possibly get through
The same thing Is true, according
10 the chief Of STAFF, of Boston harbor.
Delaware and Chesapeake bays.
Delaware has no naval militia, but
the organized militia receives instuc-
ton in artillery service at Fort
DUPONT.
Evening journal., 1911-07-05
WEDNESDAY. JULY 5. 1911
MONOPOLY.

q ONE of our down state newspapers are dis
- cussing monopoly, specifically the express
companies and probable relief by means of the
parcels post system The Milford Chronicle re-
Gently had a long editorial article on the subject
and the Dover Index refers to it, As the Index
says the people OF Delaware long ago recognized
that they a constant prey to extortonate
charges by express companies but the remedy has
beer hard to discover, it adds.
The Index also mentions the effect of railroad
monopoly and the alliance between monopoles
and Legislatures and all that. We don't think the
weekly newspapers of the state could do a better
service to their readers than TO continue discus
sion of this question.
Formerly, the constant cry was compet-
ton, but time has demonstrated that competition
is ineffective in dealing with natural monopoes
Such monopolies must be regulated A belief that
this is the correct view prompted The Journal TO
advocate regulation by means of Utilities Com
mission.
Take our own city for instance. There is really
no competition in public utilities The old COM
petition idea was played on regarding the gas
-oeRaPaHy. Promoters sought franchises. They
pretended they would build rival gas works, but
1t all ended in not using franchises obtained
under the plea Of competition. Better is the pres
ent company with commission
We have rival telephone lines Merchants are
forced 10 pay for both lines. How much better
II would De III we nad one line regulated by an
honest commission. And so it is all the way
round
The only hope of the people, as we see it, is TO
regulate the franchises holding monopoes The
principle IS all right and il is the enactment of
this principle into law that we have favored.
But that is not all Given a Public Utilities
Commission under law and the question confronts
us is that the law TO be successful must result in
the appointing oil proper men as Public Utilities
Commissioners. We may have a machine of any
kind, but if proper men do not run the machine,
II will be broken and of no use. But if the SER
wants of the people refuse to man the Utilities
Commission machine with competent engineers, it
is not the fault Of the machine
The field of work therefore for those who be-
lieve in the interests of the people as against those
Of private monopoly is as the first step TO create
the machine and then TO See that the proper en-
gineers are put in charge
The initial step therefore is yet to be taken in
Kent and Sussex. It will be taken when the news
papers of those counties make the people believe
that they should have a Public Utilities Com
mission
Evening journal., 1911-07-05
WHEAT HARVEST
NEARLY OVER
Crop Short in Some Sections
But Grain Of Excellent
Quality

Farmers of this section have prac-
tically completed the wheat harvest
Of 1911 and had good weather all
through. In some instances the wheat
is not yet cut and shocked, but near
ly all over central and lower part
of the Peninsula. there are great fields
on every side with wheat shocks stand
ing.
The crop is ahead of last year in
most districts and by many is be-
lieved TO be ahead Of the ten-year
average Some sections report an ex-
cellent quality but short crop of wheat
st. Georges hundred and vicinity have
fine wheat and a good crop.
In Smyrna and vicinity, most of the
wheat fields are Loaded up nicely and
a fair average per bushel is expected
when the threshing is made.
Evening journal., 1911-07-05
Luxury.

D URlNG the last year American consumption
- of imported champagnes has fallen off one
halt and during the eleven months of the pres
ent fiscal year the value of imported diamonds
was less by Sz000,000 than for the same period
of the preceding year.
lhis causes the economists to rejoice, for they
argue that the money spent for such luxuries may
be used in some productive enterprise in manufac-
turing or on the farm. But it is doubtful whether
the falling of in the purchase of Injuries is duo
to any voluntary disposition to halt extravagance
Other articles besides precious stones and wines
nave not been sold so freely as in better times
and It is from compulsion that fewer of the lux
ureS are used.
In good times the American people riot in waste
but if the money extravagantly spent. were de-
voted to real productive enterprise, the people
OF the nation would be much better off, Luxury
sends nations on the downward path, and in fact
IS symptom of beginning decay.
Evening journal., 1911-07-05
with the Paragraphers ::

Somebody up B oston way says songs drive out the
desire Tor drink. II depends upon who when and
where Why is il the troop out Of the theatre
at the end OF every act when the chorus raucousy?
Houston Post
Missouri acte If she is afraid that if ehe cheers
for Champ Clark her enthusiasm will be mistaken as
an indorsement Of Nebraskas great commonel --l-os
Angeles Express
What the small boy wants to know in this decision
Of the court that blows the Powder Trust is wheh-
er 1t is going TO increase the Of fire crackers
Chester Times
Talk about tough luck-Mary Gardens engagements
are all IN the winter time and when summer comes
she has to put some clothes on.-Washngton Post
Senator Lorimer has been swatted so generally this
year have heart full Of sympathy Tor
the common hous ehy.-Kansas City Star.
Evening journal., 1911-07-05
LONG LEGISLATuRES.

HOw thankful should be that the consti-
4 4 tuition has provision practically limiting
the length of the legislative sessions in Delaware.
The law making bodies of most other states drag
on and on, transactng business slowly and keep
ing the people on edge TO prevent the making of
bad laws.
The present Legislature of New York has been
in session longer than any other legislature of
the Empire state since 1920 with one exception
The delay is caused partly by the fact that the
Democratic leaders find trouble in forcing the
members to live up to their platform pledges.
The legislature of Connecticut is still holding
forth. One of the Connecticut papers commenting
on the long session quotes leader as saying that
he hopes the legislature will now buckle down to
business so that adjournment will be not later than
July e.
The Massachusetts legislature, which meets
yearly, is still in session, but it will adjourn in
few days.
Down in Georgia the legislature is about as
sembling, for they have summer sessions there
10 some other states the law making bodies are