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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-12-18
STEINHAUER HAS HIGH
SCORE TO START WITH

Returns in the first days scores
of the annual tri-city bowling tour
nament at the Harms hotel alleys
shows Steinhauer in the lead for
high score in q single game. Stein
hauer and Kinney i,I the lead in the
doubles and Akeman high for all
events. Steinhauer secured SIS
pins for three games in the singles.
To Cure Cold In One Day.
Take Laxative Bromo Quinine tablets.
Druggists refund money il it fails to
cure. z. W. Groves signature is on
each box. % cents.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-12-18

New York. Dec. 1S.-Ma-cel Moreau
OF Paris. claimant TO the middleweight
championship OF Europe, arrived here
on La Provence for a stay OF two
months. The French boxer has come
with the express determination to
meet two men. Billy Papke and Willie
Lewis, and II is likely that he win be
disappointed, as Papke is now in re-
tirement. Moreau is OF the American
school Of boxers. having been taught
all he knows by Frank Erne. who con-
ducts a gymnasium In Paris. The
newcomer Is reputed TO possess a
punch in both hands and to be a
speedy boxer and a good ring general.
Reokuk. Iowa, Dec. 1S.-President
NJ. Z. Justice of the Central associa-
ton upon his return from the New
York baseball meeting made known
his plan for the enforcement of the
leagues salary limit which is regarded
as the most drastic ever attempted in
minor league baseball. He will offer
II to the directors Immediately If
adopted each club would be required
to give to surety company a bond OF
$1,000 as a guarantee that it will live
within the $1,000 limit and abide by
other restrictions in the salary agree
ment.
New York, Dec. 1S.-Promoters OF
the Z0yszko- Raicevich wrestling
match. which will be staged in Madi-
son Square garden Christmas night,
have announced the receipt Of tele.
gram from Frank Gotch. champion of
the world, declaring he would be
ready to meet the winner OF the match
by the latter part Of January.
Milwaukee, Dec. 1S.-Bcb Moha and
Eddie McGoorty of Oshkosh will clash
in a 10 round bout ut Fond du Lac
early in January. The big Bohemian
Is wanted as a substitute for Hugo
Kelly.
Denver, Dec. 1S.-Arrangements
have been completed for a three block
three cushion billiard match here. Jan
10. IL aud 70. between Alfred De Orc
worlds champion three cushion bill
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-12-18

Nashville, Tenn, Dec 1s.--At the
final session of the Southern league
magnates. held Saturday, Judge w. NJ.
Kavanaugh was reelected president
secretary and treasurer of the South
ern baseball association by a unani-
nous vote of the members present.
The schedule committee will hold its
first meeting in Little Rock in Janu-
airy.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-12-18
SPORTING
EsEs
NOTES

Havana. Dec. 1S.-The New York
Nationals yesterday won from the Ha-
vana ball club by the score of 4 to l..
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-12-18
The Theatre
THE ILLINOIS.

THE ILLINOIS.
Dec. 1S-Creatore and Royal Italian
Band.
Dec. 25-'Iena Rivers
Dec. 2S-'The Chorus Lady"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-12-18

cars to the Panama exposition to be
held in San Francisco that year.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-12-18
AT AUGUSTANA

The regulars of Augustana Theo-
logical seminary claim that the dearth
OF ministers in the Augustana synod
NO longer warrants the wholesale ord
ination of hospitants and others vino
have completed neither a tour-year
college course nor have studied three
years in the seminary department.
Last spring petition was presented
to the synod Directing to the indiscrim-
. iEate application of the rules relating
Ia the preparation and ordination of
men for the ministry, but that body
failed to take any action in the matter
Steps are now being taken by the reg
ulars to petition the synod again next
spring and see if some definite action
Cannot be taken. Twenty-six members
constitute this years graduating class
from the seminary department. Six
teen of these are regulars, while 10 are
hospitants. More hospitants, or short
cut men, were matrieulated into the
seminary this year than ever before,
some of them taking the course in alb
sentia- Because of this fact the reg
uiars claim that conditions are grow
ing worse each year, and though the
personnel Of preachers in the synod is
icing increased in quantity, there is a
decided lowering Of quality.
The annual meeting OF the Concordia
society. the literary organization in the
seminary department. was held Sat
u~day evening in the college dining
ball and was in the form OF an informal
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-12-18

Denver. Dec. 1s.-Arrangements
have been completed for three block
three cushion billiard match here. Jan.
10. II aud -. between Alfred De Orc.
worlds champion three cushion bill
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-12-18
AT THE ILLINOIS,

AT THE ILLINOIS.
After a continuous engagement Of
80 weeks at the palm gardens in Mil
;yaukee, Sig. Francesca Creatore and
his Banda Verdi, recognized as one of
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-12-18
THE EMPIRE.

Daily vaudeville performances at
600 and S;15.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-12-18

Scranton, Pa, Dec. 49,. No, you
needn't eend any taxica5 C take me
home" Hugh Jennings told his doc
tors and the members OF his family
yesterday when he was being dressed
and rugged out preparatory to going
to his residence from the State hos
pital, where he has been laid up since
his automobile went over bridge at
Guuldsboro on the night of Dec. l.
Get pair of slow horses and rig
that will about do for me this trip,
Jennings continued with his instruc-
tons. Jennings has about recovered
from his injuries and will be around
again a. sound as ever in few
weeks. His broken arm has pretty
well set; the cuts and bruises on his
head have cleared away, and he has
recovered entirely from the shock that
followed his being catapulted over the
bridge. Remember. now, 4 pair of
slow horses-no more automobiles for
me-" he insisted when they started
to take him home.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-12-18

lard player, and Joseph Carney, Pa
cific coast champion, for the cham
pionship of the world. De Orc, world
champion pool player, also will meet
Jerome Keough in Denver next month
in a world championship match.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-12-18
TRAIL A GOOD ONE.

The route which Peck blaEed in the
Midland-40 is one that is thoroughly
practical, though it viii De better
when improved. There were but two
exceedingly dangerous stretches Of
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-12-18

Peoria, Ill, Dec. 1S.-President AL
Leissy of the local Three-Eye ball
club has announced the receipt of con-
tracts from Walter Holke, a st. Louis
boy who pitched the St. Charles MOI
team into the Trolley league last sea
son. and Catcher John J. Prenderga5t
OF Arlington. Ill. Several other con-
tracts are expected within the week
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-12-18

Denver, Dec. 1S.-Word has been re-
ceived from James c. McGill, owner
Of the Denver Western league base
ball club, that the Denver team will
train at Excelsior Springs, Mo-, next
March. McGill also announced that
Center Fielder John Beall, former
White Sox recruit, has been resold
to Denver by the Boston americans.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-02-21
Reform in Indiana.

If the recommendations of Cover
nor Marshall, embodied in a bill APP
proved by the democratic caucus, are
enacted into law. the constitution of
the state is due Cor some very rad
ical amendments.
Among other recommendations is
one providing for the compulsory
registration OF voters and levying a
poll tax. The legislature is to con-
vene for IS days for the introduction
OF bills. adjourn for so days and re-
convene for so days for action on the
bills. No new measures are to be
offered.
The general assembly may adopt
on petition of 25 per cent of the
voters. but no bill shall be passed
for the recall of the judiciary.
The constitution may be amended
IL a resolution passed By one general
assembly shall be adopted by a ma
jority of the voters at the next gen.
. eral election.
The legislature may provide quail
ifications for persons admitted to the
practice of law.
There are some excellent provi-
sions in this list, especially those
which guard the ballot box and place
certain reasonable restriction on
legislative sessions. The referendum
provision is a reasonable one, and
does not go too far. The provision
which makes II easier to amend the
fundamental law is reasonable.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-02-21
MRS. TENLEY LOVED CLARK
Witnesses Tell of Infatuation in Will
Contest Case.

Galesburg, Ill, Feb. 21.-In the
trial 10 break the will OF Mrs. Sarah
TenIey, by which she cut her daugh-
ter, Mrs. Edith Tenley Norton OF
Chicago. of with $500. while leav-
ing property valued at $4,000 to her
former son-in-law, George n. Clark
of Beloit, evidence was introduced
yesterday through Chicago witnesses
TO show that the alleged infatuation
of Mrs. Tenley for Clark was so COM
plete that he had absolute control
over and dominated her.
The first OF these witnesses was
Dr. Mary Paesler. who testified that
in 1904 she had a conversation with
Mrs Tenley in which she confessed
her relations with Clark. and wished
the witness to effect a reconciliation
with her daughter, Edith. Accord
ing to the witness, Mrs. Tenley said
she loved Clark.
Mrs. Mary s. Palmer Of Chicago
also testified Mrs. Tenley confessed
to her infatuation with Clark. Mrs
Elizabeth Jones testified to hearing
Mrs. Tenlsy tell Dr. Psesler that she
wanted Mrs. Norton to forgive her
the wrong done her. Mrs. Norton be-
ing at the time very i'll.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-02-21
Honesty Among the Poor.

The loaning in New York OF over
half a million dollars in small sums
during 1910. without security and in
many cases without even references
from the borrowers, and with a total
loss OF only a little over $4,000.
hardly more than one-half of one per
cent, goes to show that the average
OF honesty among the poorest resi-
dents OF the city is higher than
among some Of their more prosperous
fellows. in the opinion of the officers
of the Free Loan association
The association is 4 philanthropic
organization formed for the purpose
OF loaning small amounts to families
that are in dire need through sick
ness, loss of employment or similar
causes No interest is charged and
no security is required. In many
cases loans were made to persons who
had not been long IN the city and
who consequently could not even
furnishes references as to character
The total number OF loans made dur
ing the year amounted to $4,000. in
volving s524.176.
Out Of this great total all but
SO. 1893 was repaid. In most OF these
cases the officers report that the fail
ure to make payment was due TO con-
tinued sickness or TO death and there
has hardly been an instance in
which an attempt has been made to
defraud the association
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-02-21
Disappointment in Store.

! When the smoke of battle for recog-
milton under the commission form has
cleared away there will be surprise
and disappointment in store for near
ly four score of men in Rock Island.
and it will strike different candidates
in different lights. To those who are
more or less familiar with politics
/ and have learned all too we'll that
prediction promises do not mean
much. the result will be received phil
osophically and accepted with gooI
grace To those who are having their
/ first experience now at running for
Office and who may fail the result
may prove something of a jolt, and it
will be difficult for them TO re alize for
/ the instant that where there We're but
! five Offices TO fill all of the S4 candi-
dates could not possibly have been
elected.
There will appear on the ballot the
names of 81 candidates in all. Ten Of
these are standing for the office of
mayor while "A are running for
! commissioners. After the first sift-
ing out process in the primaries to be
held one week from today. there will
remain 10 all told-two for mayor and
eight for commissioners. These will
go before the people at the general
election in the spring and from this
list the new mayor and four commits
siOners will be selected.
All who are candidates should make
up their minds in advance to take the
situation philosophically when the
primary is over and when the cleo
ton is over. no matter what the re-
suit. remembering always that the
people rule and their verdict goes.
After the primaries the unsuccessful
candidates ought to make up their
minds TO support the best of those
who remain and, actuated by those
higher motives that are paramount to
personal ambition, seek to accom-
plish that which promises most for
the entire city. Certainly no candi-
date who seeks preference under the
commission law could rebel against
its operation after the election. At
this 1t is fair to concede TO every as
pirant the motive of good faith. and
every candidate will be bound by the
obligation of good faith after it is
over whether he wins or whether he
loses
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-02-21
The Argus Daily Short Story
A Modest German-B. L. B. Hitchcock.
Copyrighted 1910. BY Associated Literary Prsss

ed on making this one over. put ne
was democratic and used to associate,
especially when hunting or travelling,
with any one he happened to fall in
with. Therefore he failed to notice
that his party was made up principal
ly OF Snobs.
There was one guest. a German.
whom Ned had picked up somewhere
in the west. In fact, he had just ar
rived from the land of cattle and wore
a costume not much better than that
Of a cowpuncher. A man is always
at a disadvantage as a foreigner, and
Carl Schmitt would have received the
cold shoulder from Van Amsterda N S
guests on this account if on no other.
Besides, so fresh an importation was
he that he could speak no great
amount of English. Ned lent him a
yachting suit, and in this he looked as
refined as any of the party, but this
did not help him with them. AS in
days OF yore people were used to in
curing as to ones pedigree, so did
these ignore any one who was not
known to possess a big income and
who had not been permitted to buy a
ticket of admission into the gilded cir
Gle.
There was one young lady in the pa,
ty, Miss Ten Brock, poor, but respecta-
BILE, who was considered to have re-
ceived her invitation from being a dis
tant connection of the host Every
one felt obliged TO treat her civilly on
account of this relationship, but no
one wished to take the trouble to do
SO. 1t happened that Miss Ten Brock
was preparing herself to 60 to Dresden
to study music and was giving a part
of her time to making herself prof.
cient in the German language Great
relief was experienced by the guests
when Miss Ten Brock awaited herself
OF Mr.. Schmitt's presence to practice
conversing in German. Since the two
occupied each others time and atten-
ton. there was no necessity for any
Of the party to expend any effort on
either of them.
Van Amsterdam was much disgrUa-
tied at the treatment of his German
friend In speaking TO his guests OF
Schmitt he said:
81 met him out in the wilderness aud
for grizzlies. had killed all sorts Of
game. including bear, but never a griz-
ely, and was quite anxious to shoot
one. They are the worst game to tao
kle we have in our country. and that's
what makes hunting them fascinating.
Schmitt agreed to go with me, and
it was lucky he did. We found the
grizzly, and poured lead into him
But my bullets had no more effect
than hailstones. 1 he'd wasted all the
ammunition in my gun and had no
time TO put in any more. for the bear
was on me. Schmitt sprang at him
with his knife and saved me-"
THAT was very brave, Ned" said
one Of the party. ''and / don't wonder
you feel under obligations to do some
thing for the fellow. But, really.
wouldn't it have been better for you
to write him a check for a thousand or
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-02-21

by the Dutchmen while playing at
bowls on the bowling green at the
lower end OF Manhattan Island and
owned a bowerie In what is now the
middle of New York city. That was
200 years ago, and two centuries Is
quite enough to produce a gentleman
out OF almost any human material
Ned still owned enough of the farm
to make him very rich and was gen
tleman through and through. But dur
ing the first years of the twentieth
century he found himself in a swim
principally occupied by those whose
fortunes were as much larger than his
as their ownership had been shorter.
Ned was a sportsman. He had hunt
ed in every land where there was
game, and travel had made him COS
mopolitan- Next to hunting his favor
lite sport was yachting. One summer,
as soon as the season opened, he put
his yacht In commission and made up
a party OF men and women for a cruise.
Now, it SO happened that when the
list OF those who had accepted was
complete nearly all the guests turned
out 10 be OF the muddy branch of
the social stream In other words.
they were OF the commercial aristoc-
racy- II Ned had had a wife to blue
pencl' his lists she might have insist
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-02-21
ELECTION NOTICE.

Notice is hereby given. that on
Tuesday. the 2Sth day OF February.
A. D.. 1911, in the city Of Rock
Island. ILL.,. an election will be held
for the purpose OF nominating can
didates for mayor and commissioners
of the city of Rock Island.
Which election will be opened at
O'Clock in the morning and con-
tinue open until o'clock in the
afternoon of that day.
Places for registration and voting
will be as follows:
First ward, second precinct-4l3
Fourth avenue.
First ward, second precinct-62s
Eighth street.
Second ward. first precinct-1O14
Third avenue.
Second ward, second precinct
919 Sixth avenue.
Third ward, first precinct-Coun-
ty Jail building, Third avenue and
Fourteenth street.
Third ward, second precinct
1434 Seventh avenue.
Third ward, third precinct-1101
Fifteenth street.
Fourth ward, first precinct-1914
Third avenue.
Fourth ward, second precinct
Trinity church vestry. rear 1918
Sixth avenue.
Fifth ward, first precinct-Hose
house on Twenty-second street.
Fifth ward, second precinct
Schmid's store, S23 Twentieth street.
Sixth ward. first precinct-Hose
house on Twenty-sixth street.
Sixth ward, second precinct-Rear
of 200 Seventh avenue.
Seventh ward, first precinct
BIO Fifth avenue.
Seventh ward, second precinct
Peterson's carpenter shop, $40 For
tyfifth street.
Seventh ward, third precinct
Gannon's paint shop, Fourteenth ave-
nue. between Thirty-eighth and
Thirty-ninth street.
NJ. T. RUDGREN, City Clerk.
Rock Island, ILL.,, Feb. 3, 1911.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-02-21
Life Lines
Copyrighted. 1911.
BY BASILEUs.


The man who is quick TO think anG
quick TO act when he reaches the OBJ
structing circumstance will find his
way out; TO the man with a will there
are no Alps" and so the impossible
becomes possible.
You will soon get so that you will
wear the cheerful smile when you bear
with delight the scars that come from
the bitter fight as you strive and toll.
Life is the eetest thing when every
day of It is sweet to you; when you
fill il with drudgery and care the
world doesn't seem half so fair.
Common sense is the keystone TO
character; when man cannot see what
is right he lacks just ordinary common
sense.
Much that we believe is only one
half true, while sometimes we labor in
total error; when we are not attuned
with the voice within us we are likely
TO sin.
Be a gentle and true man and your
sympathy will help other men; as long
as you pity you cannot blame nor mis-
judge the deeds of another
Each individual knows best what he
reeds most; when you try to make an
other have a need that you think that
you see, you both disagree.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-02-21

New York society may be typifed by
the confluence of two streams, the
one clear, the other muddy. A mem
Der of the upper circles must be rich
not the young people, who may float
temporarily on the surface, but the
married people, who are regularly in
the swim. Both these branches must
contain a golden sediment. The clear
branch typi1es the old New Workers
of social prominence. who have re-
tanned sufficient means to live high.
The muddy branch represents the
newly born commercial aristOcracy.
Ned Van Amsterdam belonged to the
clearer of these two branches. His
ancestors bad brewed the beer drunk
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-02-21

expecting very distinguished consid-
Grafton from democrats in congress.
Those interests demanded such con-
sideration during the debates on the
Payne bill, and they got it. One of
the strongest OF these special inter
ests is southern lumber. 1t was
strong enough in 1893 to make
number OF southern senators and
representatives repudiate the clearest
plank in their party's national plat
form. 1t has again been strong
enough TO make its claim heard; and
that claim is a rather specious one
The north, it is commended, enjoyed
protection on it's tim Der until most
of il was cut down and sold; where
is the justice of taking that protec-
ton away, now that the south is get
ting the benefit of it? 1t is natural,
no doubt, for southerners interested
in timber to reason in that way. But
such reasoning could not prevail
against the palmer principle that the
right and wrong of high protection
cannot be determined merely by con-
sidering which part of the country is
it's supposed beneficiary. If that pol
icy was wrong when promoted by
northern interests, il is equally
wrong when promoted by southern
interests; and two wrongs do not
make a right. Neither could such
reasoning, such an appeal to the
local against the general, prevail
over the sense of responsibility and
the desire for consistency now so
happily prevalent among the demo-
cratic leaders at Washington. These
men evidently see that 10 begin now
to yield anything whatever to such
demands would be fatal
Their clear-headedness and firm
ness are the best possible augury for
their future performance. For such
demands are perfectly certain to con-
tinue to be made, whenever and BY
whomsoever the tariff is in any wise
dealt with. They are as certain 10
be made of democrats as of republi-
cans. They cannot be avoided. They
can only be met and denied.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-02-21
MILLIONS WERE KILLED
6S, 4O3. 900 Animals Handled by
Slaughter Houses in 1909.

OS, 4OS.OOO Animals Handled by
Slaughter Houses in 1909.
Washington, d. C.. Feb. 21.-Re-
ports 10 the census bureau from the
slaughtering and meat-packing estab-
ishments and slaughterhouses Of the
United States show that during 1909
there we're s.403, 900 animals slaught-
cred for food in those establishments.
This total does not represent the en-
tire domestic meat supply OF the
country, as a large number OF ami
mails are slaughtered on farms or
elsewhere than in slaughterhouses.
In addition there were All, 300 ami
mails reported as having been killed
or as dying a natural death and CON
suned in the manufacture of fertiIiz-
ers or other products. and many more
die on the farms and ranges.
This Information appears IN a pre-
liTnfnary report which was transmit
ted today TO Census Director Durand
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-02-21
Abandon Polar Search.

Berlin, Feb. q -Dirigible balloon
ing is not yet sufficiently advanced TO
justify an attempt to reach the north
pole by this means. This is the con
clusion reached by the Zeppelin ex
petition to Spitzbergen. according 10
report made by Professor Won Dry
galski, a member OF the expedition, to
Berlin scientific society.
The expedition, which included
Prince Henry Of Prussia, went to
Spitzbergen 10 investigate the posi-
bility of reaching the pole in Yep
pelin dirigible.