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Rock Island Argus., 1911-04-05
WILL MEET PRODS
AT END OF WEEK
Islanders Will Play in Daven-
port Saturday and Here
the Following Day.
WHITE SOX DUE MONDAY
Chicago Team Is on Its Way Here
From the West Where 1t Has
Been Playing Good Ball.

The game with the PretZels, sched-
uled last Sunday and which was pre-
vented because of a snowstorm. will
be played off next Saturday afternoon
at the Davenport Fairgrounds. Mana
ger Dan O'Leary of the Davenport club
made the arrangements this morning
with the officials of the local club. On
the following day, Sunday. the two
teams will meet again, this time at
Island City park. Both clubs will be
in far better trim for performing Sat
urday and Sunday than they were last
Sunday, and the result will be better
article of ball than would otherwise
have been put up.
WHITE SOX COMING.
Next Monday the Chicago White Sox
will play against the Islanders in this
city. The Sox seconds, who are billed
here, have been putting up a great arti-
Gle of ball under the management of
Doc White. In the list are several of
the old-time Sox stars as well as many
of the promising youngsters who were
bought or drafted last season. The
Sox seconds are now playing in the
west around Sioux City, Omaha, Lin
coin and other points, but are on their
way east to Chicago, where the major
league season will open in very short
time.
QUEISSER ARRIVES.
Walter Queisser, last years twirler
for the Islanders, Joined the local squad
today. Walter is in fine shape, having
taken good care of himself all winter
at his home in Indianapolis, where he
owns billiard hall. The squad repair
ed TO the park for a short workout this
afternoon, it being their first visit there
since Saturday. The snow is sufficient
ly melted away to enable them to use
the grounds again. In the meantime
they have been practicing at the Y. NJ.
c. A. gymnasium.
Rock Island Argus., 1911-04-05
SWEET PEACE
FOR THREE-EYE
Believed Here That Harmony
Will Prevail at Schedule
Meeting Tomorrow.
WAR CLOUDS DISSOLVED
Springfield and Peoria VIII Stick
Bloomington Still Mourns
Ten-club Idea.

The gentlemen who look after
Three-Eye league affairs at Spring
field. Bloomington, Danville and Pc
oria are TO have a conference at Chi
cago tomorrow morning II advance of
the schedule meeting of the league
TO be held at the Palmer house later
in the day. II is hoped and believed
that il will merely be a little ratitica-
ton affair. especially after the nation
al commission took occasion during
the hearing Monday TO condemn Iump
tactics
Dispatches indicate that everybody
Is disposed TO be cheerful in the other
wing Of the circuit, except at Bloom
ington, where they are still wearing
crepe over the demise Of the ten-club
idea. Al Quincy, President Hofer is
Still talking of redress.
FALLS IN LINE.
a Springfield dispatch sent out last
night said:
Richard Kinsella. president of the
Springfield baseball club, declared to-
day he will attend the Three-Eye league
meeting called by President Al Tearney
for Thursday. Reports that Kinsella
will disband his club rather than sub
NIT to the national commissions rul-
ing that the league remain intact are
discredited by the fact that Kinsella
has booked a number of exhibition
games with major league teams
DROHAN BURIEs HATCHET.
AT Peoria the same sentiment was
Rock Island Argus., 1911-04-05

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skin. This condition cannot be cured
unless you remove the cause. Bin-Ter
Complexion Tablets purify the blood.
strengthen the system and make your
skin healthy, thus restoring your com
plexion to its clear. youthful appear
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Under the purifying and tonic effect
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pany. Send 20 cents to Bin-Ter Labora-
tory, 155 e. Washington street, Chica-
go. for large sample.
Rock Island Argus., 1911-04-05
Colts Bowl 1852 Pins in Three
Game Series in CONNER
cial League.
PRETzELS SHOWED UNDER
Athletics and Independents Postpone
Their Match-Season Closes
This Month. ..

With first place in the Commercial
Bowling league cinched. and with nu-
merous high scores tucked up their
setting a few more records. Two
weeks ago the team rolled 2,S32, the
high score Of the season. Last night
they set a new mark, just 90 pins in
advance of the old one. And this
was done in spite of the fact that the
captain of the team, Arthur Salzmann,
was confined 70 his home by illness.
The team rolled with a kitty and
the latter performed admirably, secur-
ing SIC pins.
The opponents of the Colts last
night were the Pretzels. and they
were simply showed under In the
falling short by a margin of "a pins.
In the other games they were left
hopelessly behind. In individual
work, H. WITCH led the field, securing
a total of 627 pins, which is only 10
short of the record for the season. J.
Wich was close second with GA
pins. Patting rolled 54s and E A.
Wich SAT. For the Pretzels, Brandt
was in the lead with 527 pins.
SEASON NEAR END.
The match scheduled between the
Athletics and Independents was post
poned. This places the Athletic team
six games behind schedule and the
Colts and Independents each three
games behind the schedule. The sea-
son will close the latter part of the
month. The scores of last nights ser
les:
Rock Island Argus., 1911-04-05

Junior Leaguers, this afternoon called
at The Argus Office to announce that
the Tventy-third street Sluggers. who
were to play the former at the Twen-
ty-third street diamond this afternoon
had backed out and there would be
no game, much TO the disappointment
of those interested.
Rock Island Argus., 1911-04-05
Diarrhoea should be cured withou

Diarrhoea should be cured without
loss of time and by medicine which
like Chamberlain's Collie, Cholera
and Diarrhoea Remedy not only
cures promptly but produces no un-
pleasant after effects. II never fails
and is pleasant and safe to take.
Sold by all druggists.
Rock Island Argus., 1911-04-05
Pimples Cured In Ten Days
OR YOUR MONEY BACK

Any one who has pimples. boils. black
heads liver spots. open sores and erup-
tions should know il is because of bad
blood. The circulation has become con-
taminated with matter that has diseas-
ed the blood which is being forced out
Rock Island Argus., 1911-04-05
q Wonderful Soap

Might take the blotches off your face,
but there is no wonderful soap. There
is something, however. that will move
facial eruptions quicker than anything
else It is the Red Circle Pill.
Rock Island Argus., 1911-04-05

Failed to Come.
Manager Barney Brotman Of the
Rock Island Argus., 1911-04-05

Manager Mccarthy OF Danville has
released Catchers Mig Langdon, and
Tom Caveney, and Infielder G. Stickel.
Waterloo baseball bugs had another
celebration Monday night when a tele-
gram was received from Manager
Frank Boyle telling Of the final deci-
sion of the national commission.
Drums, cowbells and cannon crackers
helped in the noise making.
Tom Tenant, the former Decatur
first baseman, made more hits last
season than any other player in the
country. His total was 231, or four
more than Lajoie. Tenant, however,
played in 223 games, while Lajoie
played In but 157. Tenant batted
.27o, while Lajoie hit .3S4.
The southern clubs are having a
hard time this week trying to play
exhibition games. Yesterday the
Chicago White Sox encountered bad
weather at Quincy and moved on to
Springfield without playing. The St.
Paul club was in Danville yesterday
and the Chicago Cubs are there TO-
day with the prospects for a contest
again poor
Rock Island Argus., 1911-04-05

All the news all the time-The
Argus.
Rock Island Argus., 1911-04-05
ROCK ISLAND EXPECTS PEACE.

6. F. Parker has been delegated to
represent the Rock Island club at the
meeting tomorrow. Rock Island anti
cipates no trouble whatever from now
on and there will be great surprise
here II the league representatives do
not get back TO a harmonious consid-
GRAFTON of the leagues interests.
Rock Island Argus., 1911-04-05
THREE-EYELETS

Manager Mccarthy OF Danville has
released Catchers Mig Langdon, and
Tom Caveney, and Infielder G. Stickel.
Rock Island Argus., 1911-04-05

AT Peoria the same sentiment W
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-01-30
train WRECKERS
THROW SWITCH

Jackson, Miss, Jan. SO.-Train-
wreckers displaced an old switch on
the New Orleans Great Northern rail
road Sunday morning, causing
wreck in which Linnie Crawford, the
fireman, who lives at Bogalusa, was
seriously, if not fatally injured. BY
a strange coincidence, Crawfords wife
was on the train and was soon by her
husbands side.
Crawford had one arm broken and
was badly burned about the head, face
and body by the escaping steam. He
was treated by DR.. Rowland of Flora,
who was on the train, and brought to
Jackson and placed in the sanitarium
where he is being attended by DR.. Tur'
!ner.
/ The wreck occurred about 10 miles
South of Jackson, and about one-hali
mile beyond Byrum, where there Is an
old siding on which Contractor Smitf
who built this end of the hoad, hat
a number of work cars stored.
The switch, which was partly
thrown-just enough to derail the en-
Continued on page eight)
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-01-30
MEETING HERE OF OFFICIALS
AND BROTHERHOOD COMMIT
TEES WAS HARMONIOUS.
ENGINEERS GET An INCREASE
Negotiations Were Friendly Through
out the Session, and Best of
Feeling Prevails.

In the offices of Supt. NJ. D. Fohey, of
the Mississippi Central Saturday af-
ternoon was held one of the most i'm
portant meetings of the year, to the
engineers of the road as well as to the
officials. So quietly were the nego-
tiations conducted that beyond few
of the officials, no one knew of the
session.
Friendliness was shown at every
turn, and at the conclusion the usu-
al years contract was signed up, by
which the engineers get substantial
increase.
Representing the engineers were ].
! c. Cox, chairman of the local organiZa-
ton; B. F. Blakeslee, secretary, and
T. A Coughlin, who were assisted by
Assistant Grand Chief F. A. Burgess,
of the organization from Cleveland.
Ohio. Owing to the absence of Gen.
eral Manager Smith, Supt. Fohey act
ed for the company.
The new schedule of pay and condi-
tions governing the work of the en-
gineers goes into effect Wednesday
|, Feb. 1, and the announcement will
| cause general satisfaction.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-01-30
Federal JUDGE
PUTS A CURB ON
P. 0. INSPECTORS
ouashes Several Indictments for Con-
spiraey Against the Atlanta
Journal Publishers.
(By Associated Press.)

Atlanta, Ga, Jan. S0.-Judge New
man, in the federal district court to-
day sustained the demurrer OF the
Semi-Weekly Atlanta Journal ana
ouashed the indictments brought by
the federal grand jury, charging
conspiracy to defraud the government
The Journal had been indicted for
mailing sample copies at the one cent
pound rate, whereas the govern
ment alleged that they should have
paid four cents a,pound.
S,wsge Newman held that the indict-
ment failed to charge any offense
against the United States. He baseu
ais opinion on the postal statutes,
which give to publications of the sec
ond-class the right to mail all papers
at one cent pound, provided they
are not primarily for advertising pur'
poses.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-01-30

Jackson's scout; Bryan, also signed on
recommendation of the scout, and said
to be star hurler; Schnelle, 20 years
old, who won % out Of 27 games pitch
ed last season, and highly recommend
ed. McCaffrey is but Is years old, but
comes heralded as the best man in
the St. Louis Trolley League last seas
on.
Stinson, recommended by Harry
Howell; Schwarts, touted by well
known scout and Blankenship Of Clin-
ton College are the new candidates
| for outfield positions. Stinson is said
to be one of the fastest men in the
game.
A youngster, whose only handicap
seems to be that he spells his name
"Smythe," instead of the usual
Smith," has signed for first. He is
reputed to belong among the pictures,
and if that is true, he should make a
good successor to Flint. Smith, it is
said, despite the way he spells his
name, hits the ball hard, runs the bas-
es fast, and fields his position finely
Kartum is second baseman, but can
cover almost any position in the field
it is said; Hutchinson is another in
fielder who comes with the o. k. tag
attached This tag is countersigned
by Bowling of the Central Association
who once played with Memphis.
Carlson is Bill Sorrells' find, AMI
Bill stands sponsor for him. He says
he is hard and timely hitter, prolific
of long wallops, fields his position fine
ly and is fast on the bases. Sorrell
> has seen Carlson in action, and afte
witnessing his performance in coupl
i of games he took it upon himself t
sign him up for Jackson.
Bates, who played center for Jaci
= son last season and led the Cotto
- States Sons of Swat, and was. drafte
- by Pittsburg of the National League
has been ordered by Manager Clark
IL of the Pirates to report at Hot Spring
February 81.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-01-30
MAGRUDER ENTERS
FOR LEGISLATURE

In todays News will be found the
announcement of j. c. Magruder as a
candidate for Representative from
Forrest county to the state legisla-
ture.
Mr.. Magruder needs no introduction
to the people of this county. A son
of Mississippi, he realized more than
decade ago the splendid future for
South Mississippi and its rapidly
growing metropolis, and at once made
this his home, entering fully into the
broad and progressinve spirit of the
little city. and lending his influence
and aid to its upbuilding.
Since coming here Mr.. Magruder
has been connected with several OF
the leading industries and enterprises,
engaging for a time in business on
his own behalf. He served as deputy
sheriff under Sheriff Eaton, and in the
last election was chosen sheriff after
a spirited race With se'ei"i VI VIZ
most popular and progressive citizens
in the borders of the county.
His official record is without re
proach. There can be no criticism Of
his conduct of the affairs of the peo
ple. In his conduct of the duties o.
his office he has come in close con
tact with all parts of the county an'
with all the people. He is alive to tn
needs of the county. His persona
and social standing, the fact that h
has friends and acquaintances in al
parts of the state, particularly VIII
the officials of the state and the eour
ties of the state, would given MIN a
influence in the legislature that woui
= be of material and far-reaching good
: this county.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-01-30

spent Saturday at Gulfport, where they
had a conference with the officers OF
the Gulfport Progressive League, and
decided upon the dates for the con-
vention and the main features of the
program.
Secretary Cooper of Jackson, is en-
thusiastic over the prospects.
1--WE will have the finest meeting in
the history of the Mississippi Travel
ers," said Mr.. Cooper, Our member
ship will have reached the 1,500 mark
by the time of the meeting, if not be-
fore. and that will be cause for jollifi-
cation.
Our program will be one of the
swellest ever. We will have barbe-
cue. Dutch luncheons and put on a
vaudeville. All the performers will be
members of the Mississippi Travellers
Association, and we will have some
good talent, too.
"The association is growing rapidly
We found about twenty travelling mel
at Gulfport Saturday, and everyone
made application for membership,
said Mr.. Benners today. I'VE have a
present 1875 on the rolls, and it look
as though we will go over fifteen hun
dred, the mark we set at our last an
I h.
ton. Everyone seems to appreciat
! the value of the organization, and a
Mississippi travelling men can join
: 1--WE set June 9 and for the CONVEX
) tion, because we think those date
will be more suitable than any othe
It gives us plenty of time to arrang
for it, and expect seven or eight hui
dred members to attend"
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-01-30
TIDAL WAVE ENDS
Life FOR 800 in
FIVE VILLAGES
Philippine Holocaust Follows the Erup-
tion of Volcano at Lake
Taai.
(By Associated PreSS.)

Manila, Jan. 30.-An American
school teacher who has traversed the
West shores of Lake Taal, telegraphs
that five small villages were de-
stroyed by a tidal wave which follow
ed the eruption of the volcano of Taal,
and not less than three hundred per-
sons were killed Many were burned
in the fires started by molten masses
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-01-30
BISHOPS Wife
MAY CHRISTIAN
DREADNAUGHT
Archbishop of Canterbury .Preacfnes
but His Wife Stirs Church
Circles.

London, Jan. 30.-The astonishing
announcement is made that the wife
of the archbishop of Canterbury is to
christen the dreadnaught under con-
struction beside the Thames.
This arrangement is exciting most
unfavorable comment, even to church
circles, where, while the demands of
patriotism are fully recognized, still it
is thought that the wife of the head OF
the English church, which breaches
peace and good will should not be
identified with such a function.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-01-30
CHASED HER SPOUSE
WITH RED HOT POKER.

Camden, N. j., Jan. 30.-Frederick
Sigman, of Moorestowp, N, j., applied
in Camden for divorce. He alleged
cruel and barbarous treatment by his
wife.
In his bill Sigman declares that his
angry spouse chased him out Of the
house with red hot poker, then tore
a board from a pigsty and struck him,
Other domestic infelicities included
throwing dinner plates and that she
went through his pockets for SINAI!
change.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-01-30
UNCLE SAM TO CONTINUE
THE GREAT sTRAus CHARITY.

Washington, Jan. 30.-Little doubt
is now felt that the Gallinger bill pro-
viding for a Government appropriation
to maintain the Straus milk laboratory
will be passed.
Secretary of the Treasury Mac
Veagh has given the bill his approval,
with the amendment that nominal
charge representing actual cost is to
be made for the milk when the Gov
ernment takes charge. Minor changes
have also been suggested by the Sec
retary. The laboratory will be under
supervision of the Public Health and
Marine Hospital Service.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-01-30
~ SIGHT OF GOAL
M'CURDY FORCED
TO Light ON SEA
DARING AVIATOR MADE WONDER
FUL FLIGHT AND ALMOST
REACHED CUBAN SHORE.
OIL GAVE OUT CRITICAL MOMENT
Ten Thousand Cheered Him as He
Rose Above Key West
Harbor.
OIL GAVE OUT CRITICAL MOMENT
(By Associated PreSS.)

Key West, Jan. 30,-After a week of
nerve-racking anxiety, Aviator ]. A. D.
McCurdy, in a Curtiss biplane, start
ed on his much heralded flight to
Havana at 7:30 o'clock this morning.
A light breeze was blowing, but the
sea was smooth. Similar weather re-
ports came by wireless from Havana.
Factory whistles woke up the town
and the entire populace hurried
through the streets to the starting
point. 1t is estimated fully 10000 wit
messed his start.
After circling the harbor twice, the
second time at an elevation of one
thousand feet, McCurdy shot across
the starting point at a rate of sixty
miles an hour toward the Cuban coast.
The aeroplane was provided with pom
toons and McCurdy wore life buoy
United States torpedo boats and tugs
had been stationed ten miles apart to
mark the course. AS soon as the avia
tor disappeared from view the crowd
gathered about the wireless station
and awaited results.
When news came that McCurdy hac
passed the third station, a vigorous
cheer went up; then after long wal
came the news that the intrepid bird
man had fallen into the sea and
groan went up from the crowd. Finall'
came the news that McCurdy had bee
forced to alight on the water becaus
of a shortage of lubricating OIL an
neither he nor the machine had bee
injured. The cheering was renewed
mingled with expressions of regre
that the attempt had failed when MI
Vurdv was within sight of the goa
Safe at Havana.
Havana, Jan. 30.-The destroy
squadron entered the harbor this afte
nom. the Paulding leading and havlr
on board McCurdy and his biplal
picked up at sea.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-01-30
ELLISVILlE SAW MILL
EXPECTED TO SHUT DOWN.

Ellisville, Miss, Jan. 30.-It is said
that the owner of the Anchor Saw
Mill Company will hold meeting in
a few days, when the matter of clos
ing the local plant win be definitely
decided upon.
Ellisville citizens have understood
for some time that the Anchor would
shortly cease operation, hence a de
cision to close the plant will occasion
little surprise.
The timber holdings of the mill arr
practically exhausted in this section
but the company has recently pur
chased lands in another section.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-01-30
THkEE NET Death
when METAL sign
FELL 4 STORIES
a,sv shoppers on Market Street,
philadelphia, Crushed Without
Moments Warning.
fBv Associated PreSs.)

philadelphia, Pa, Jan. 30.-Death
swooped down upon crowd of shop
pers in busy Market street this morn
ing. when big sheet metal sign was
blown from the roof and fell among
them. The killed are two men and a
girl. A half dozen others were Sc
riously injured.
The sign was about twenty feet
wide and ten feet high, and stood or
the roof of a four-story building ii
the heart of the retail shopping dis
trict.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-01-30
Tax Payers Rushing
The Sheriff is Smiling

takes an average of four and three
quarter minutes to get the coin and
pass over a receipt duly signed, filled
out and checked up.
Last Thursday there were fully 500
who had failed to come in, but If the
present rate keeps up that number will
be cut fully in half. "The notices in
The News have helped greatly in
bringing in the voters" said Mr.. Ma
gruder today
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-01-30
pres. WHITFIELD
NOW IN charge
UF new NORMAL
TRUSTEES PRACTICALLY PUT
DETAILS OF BUILDINGS IN
HIS MANDS.
BOARD and PARTY VISIT site
All Impressed With Great Work
Before Trustees to be Well
Planned.
BOARD and PARTY VISIT SITE

Accompanied by Architect R. H.
Hunt, of Chattanooga, who has been
connected with the work on practi-
cally all the state colleges, D. o. Will
lidin and Ben Price, of Birmingham,
Churchill and DuBoise, of New Or
leans, who are planning the prelim-
mary profile map and birds-eye view
of the property, William Drayo, of
New Orleans and several others, the
State Normal School trustees visited
the new college site Saturday after
noon. The party went out on spe-
cial train over the Mississippi Central,
which placed them directly on the
west line of the property Messrs.
Camp, Ross, Montague, Foote and 9th
ers, accompanied the party.
An interesting hour was spent look
ing over the grounds, which from the
railroad, appear most attractive. The
Hand is rolling and lies well. There
are a. number of pine trees on the
property, which will be left standing
Member after member of the board
expressed his satisfaction over the
selection of the site. 81 personally
favored the other site," said Prof
Smith, "but this view shows me the
lgreat possibilities here before the
larchitects. l am much more pleased
viewing the land from this point"
Governor Noel was most interested
and led one party in their tramp acros
the site of the proposed campus.
The party returned to the city a
dusk and after brief session tn
board adjourned, leaving for thei
homes Saturday night.
Dr.. Whitfield in Charge.
It was no secret Saturday durin
: the inspection of the site that the d.
a tails of the development of the coleg
/ property had been placed in DR.. Viii
a fields hands.
e The News statement Saturday thf
S the matter of presidency had bee
y practically settled was in nowise d
. MED nor doubted-on the contrar
II every remark and action of DR.. Whi
field showed that he had almost take
d hold the proposition with his usu
'e dynamic energy;
10 Magnificent Grounds.
- That the board will call the famo'
~ Landscape architect Kelser, of Kans'
- City, as consulting architect, is prob
- BILE. Mr.. Kelser has planned sever
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