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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-06-27
ENLARGE RING FOR MILL
Jack johnson Handlers Balk and the
Ropes Are Moved.

Las Vegas, y. NJ, June 27.-Tom
Flanagan and Watson Burns, Jack
johnson > two chief handlers, took
the bull by the horns yesterday and
stated that under no consideration
would they permit the champion to
step into a 171z foot ring on the
Fourth OF July. That is the present
size of the Johnson-Flynn ring and
it is in place.
4 week ago when the referee in
formed Johnson that the ring only
measured 17lz feet and asked him IL
its size suited him, Lii Artha replied
that he would not enter any objeC-
ton. Flanagan and Burns were mum
on the matter until yesterday.
Shortly before noon they waited on
Promoter Jack Curley and made
known their objections, stating that
the size OF the ring would have 10 be
increased or there would not be any
battle.
The result OF the upshoot was that
Flanagan, Burns. CurIey. Referee
Smith and several sporting critics
mOtored out TO the site of the arena.
After a lot OF arguing, as we'll as a
lot OF measuring, II was found where
the dimensions could be increased to
20 feet lacking two inches, and this
size was finally accepted By Flanagan
and Burns.
With George De Bray. the Chicago
white heavyweight. laid up with a
badly spraincd knee, and Marty Cut
Ter OF the sick list. Johnson will be
caught short handed as TO sparring
partners during the rest Of his train
ing siege YezLaTdzz ha got IL Eix
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-06-27
MONSTER FISH ARE
CAUGHT BY YOUTHS

Donald Smith, aged II years. and
Charles Mayer, several years his jun
Tor, claim the title OF champion fisher
men OF Rock river. as the result OF
their success in landing two huge buf-
ialo within the last two days al The
camp of their parents on Rock river
near the Sears canning factory. Don
aid landed a fish weighing 81 pounds.
and Charles dragged out one weighing
~ pounds Both caught their whales
with pole and line.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-06-27
DERBY INCLUDED
IN RACE PROGRAM
Good Old English Race Wit
nesses -Four Entries-Three
Other Events.
TRACK IN FINE CONDITION
Tri-City Driving Club To Present the
Third Of It's Meets on sab
bath Afternoon

Entries for Sundays racing card IN
der the auspices Of the Tri-City priv
ing club make possible the running Of
a good old derby race In addition 10
the regular harness events Of the at-
ternoon, and lovers Of the turf com
petition will be given an opportunity
10 witness a spirited mile riding race
IN which four horses are entered. In
addition. three other races. free-for-all
pace and trOt. $50 pace and 2.2H trOt,
showing FIVE entries in each, will be
run. The races are 70 be held az the
half mile track az Exposition park and
the frs Of the races will be called a.
1870.
The track IL Jn the finest kind #
condition. soliGly packed and certain
10 produce conditions for some very
fast events. The derby free.for-all.
and 2.2s trot will De mile events. while
the pace will be- but half mile. Tn
winner must COP houors 10 two Of
three heats
E>THN IISI.
The entry list closed last night and
Is SIS follows.
2.50 PACE
Pearl XII Dresser
Josephine HaI o. Warren.
Funny swift. Miser
NoIuo K-B Kurt
la Iyrleta Ur T. s. SouIc.
2.2s TROT.
Electra Grafton 4 Pr,dy Rock L.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-06-27
TO AILING WOMEN
A Little Sound Advice VIE Help
Many Sufferer in Rock Island.

A Little Sound Advice Wiz Help
Many a Sufferer in Rock Island.
No woman should consider herself
healthy and well if the kidneys are
weak. Poisons that pass off in the Sc
cretions when the kidneys are well,
are retained in the body when the
kidneys are disordered. II the kidneys
and bladder become infiamed and
swollen, worse trouble may quickly
follow. This is often the cause of
bearing-down pains, lameness. back
ache etc Uric poisoning is also fire.
quent cause of headaches, dizzy spells,
languor, nervousness and rheumatic
pain.
When suffering so. try Doan's Kid
ney Pills, a remedy that has proven
effective in thousands of such cases.
Let a Rock Island woman tell of her
experience:
Mrs. Westerdal, 23O Thirteenth
street. Rock Island, Ill, says: Il have
used Doans Kidney Pills with such ex-
cellent results that | am glad to tell
others about them. had severe pains
in my back which kept me in misery
After STOPPING, had trouble in
strengthening and my kidneys were
weak and inactive All these troubles
disappeared after | took Doan's md
ney Pills"
Fol sale by all dealers. Price 81
cents. Foster-Milburn company, Buff
| falO, New York, soIe agents for the
! United States.
Remember the name-Doan's-a and
take no other.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-06-27

II hours II minutes S 2-5 seconds,
and Regal, driving an English Sun
beam, was third in 4 hours, 50 min
utes SO seconds. Yesterdays race
took place in continuous rain. There
were % starters, and for the first
three laps there was a sensational
struggle between David Bruce
Brown of New York, the leader in
the first half OF the race, and Boil
lot. Then Bruce-Brown had motor
trouble and lost his lead. Bruce
Browns time for the whole race was
II hours IS minutes IS As seconds.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-06-27
WESTERN LEAGUE.
RESULTS YESTERDAY.

NATIONAL LEAGUE.
Cincinnati. 0; Chicago. ..
st. Louis, 3; Pittsburgh, 4.
New York, 8 Philadelphia, 2.
Boston, &; Brooklyn, 2.
AMERICAN LEAGUE.
Chicago, Z; st. Louis, 0.
Cleveland, /: Detroit, 4.
Philadelphia, 5-11; New York, 6-1.
Washington, 80; Boston, 2-3; (first
game 10 inningsl.
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION.
Minneapolis, 8; Milwaukee, 6.
Toledo, ?; Indianapolis, 4 III in
nings).
st. Paul, 8; Kansas City, 4.
Columbus, 2; Louisville, 7.
CENTRAL ASSOCIATION.
Monmouth, 3; Burlington. 2.
Hannibal, 10: Keokuk, q.
Kewanee, 10; Galesburg, 9.
Muscatine, 8 Ottumwa, 8.
WISCONSTN-ILLINOIS LEAGUE.
Aurora, 90; Wausau, A.
Madison, u; Oshkosh, 2.
Rockford, !; Green Bay, Z.
Racine, So; Appleton, 4-6.
ILLINOIS-MISSOURI LEAGUE.
kankakee, s: Lincoln, 2.
Champaign, g. Canton, 8.
Streator, IL; Pekin, So.
CENTRAL LEAGUE
GAINESVILLE, 8: South Bend, Z.
Grand Rapids, ~; Erie. 6.
Terre Haute, 3; Youngstown, 4.
Dayton, 3 Canton, 2.
STANDARDIZATION, rain.
Fort Wayne, 3 Wheeling, 0.
WESTERN LEAGUE.
Wichita. g. Topeka, /.
Omaha. I; St Joseph, 0.
Des Moines, / Sioux City, 5.
Denver, S; Lincoln, 8.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-06-27
Deere Picnic Today.

The annual picnic OF the employees
OF Deere 4 Co. of Moline occurred to-
day at Campbells island. and this
evening there will be dancing and 9th
cr amusements for those who are in
no hurry to leave the grounds. Great
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-06-27
FRENCHMAN WINS PRIZE
Boillot Captures Motor Classic Over
BruCe-BrOWn.

Dieppe, June 27.-Boillot, driving
French Peugeot machine, won the
automobile grand prize yesterday,
completing the distance of 1910
kilometers (about $50 miles Z fur
longs) in the elapsed time of l3
hours SIS minutes 2 3-5 seconds, at
an average hourly speed of about 6S
miles Il furlongs. Louis Wagner
secured second place with a Fiat in
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-06-27
BILL DAVENPORT
FOR AUTO RACES
Afternoon of National Holiday
to Witness Speedway Com
petition at Mile Track.
BIG DRIVERS ARE ENTERED
Bob Burman and String of Renowned
Motorists to Contest in Big
Events

Davenport's mile track is TO be turn
ed into a speedway the afternoon of
July 4. when Bob Burman and a string
OF other American speed kings will
journey thither to compete in 10 big
auto races, two of which are for grand
trophy prizes OF $4,000 and the remain
der for cash prizes The string Of
racers are in Baltimore now and are
to compete in races there. They are
to journey 10 the tri-cities in a special
train. Burman has gained a country
wide reputation by his efforts in the
biggest races, and he was one of the
principal contenders for honors at In
dianapolis until an accident threw
him out of the running in the 5O0-mile
sweepstakes. He will drive his Cut
ting car, the same in which he entered
the indianapolis race on Decoration
day
TWO VALUABLE TROPHIES.
The Remy Grand Bazard. valued at
s.. 500 and carrying with it weekly
salary of SIS TO the man in whose pos
session il rests, and first offered at In
dianapolis, will be at stake in one of
the Davenport races. The W. B. Sro-
ply. valued at the same figure and car
rying with II a weekly salary OF S25
TO the holder, is another of the offers.
Cash prizes will be arranged and an
nounced later.
Such high class cars as the Benz and
the Mercedes, fine pieces of mechan-
ism, are to be raced. J. A Moross,
manager for Bob Burman, is at the
Hotel Davenport in Davenport now,
busily engaged in arranging the pro-
gram for the Fourth, and he states
! that he is ready TO hear from any local
motor enthusiasts who care to com
pete in the events of the day Entry
blanks have been prepared. and any
who so desire may secure them from
! Manager Moross.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-06-27

Louis are
credltahle
10 are
a
seas
m hopeful that end the division
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-06-27

When men are pure, laws are use-
less: when men are corrupt, laws arc
broken.-Disraen.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-06-27

Kowanee. H.. June 2I.-Out-
fielder Charles Fox Of the Kewanee
Central association team received
word Yesterday that hc had uucx-
pectcdiy fallen heir 20 $4,000 cash
through the death Il an uncle in Chi
caEo. He says hc will continue play
Ing ball
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-06-27

numbers Of people visited the resort,
the picnickers not being limited
strictly TO the employees.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-06-27

Rockford. Ill. June 27.-James +.
Mckee, ono az the organizers of the
first minor league ever organized,
died suddenly here Yesterday after an
illness Of several weeks. For the last
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-06-27

Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver
Tablets will brace up the nerves, ban
ish sick headache. prevent despond-
ency and invigorate the whole sys-
TEN. Sold by all druggists.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-06-27

tame rounds with Calvin Respress
and Bob Watkins. Following his IL
miles of road work in the morning
Johnson weighed PA ga pounds. He
is being groomed to weigh PIP on
the Fourth, in fact. may enter the
ring as low as 210, so light is his
weight becoming.
Jim Flynn was also on the road in
the morning. His afternoon gym
nasium workout lasted exactly one
hour. After going through his
usual course OF stunts the Puebloan
boxed two rounds with Al Williams
and two rounds with Ray Marshall.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-06-27

five years Mckee has been spending
his time between America and
Europe.
Atlanta. Ga. June 27.-Frank
Whitney of Cedar Rapids shaded Lew
Kelly here Tuesday night in a ten
round bout, but the referee decided
the contest a draw. The crowd was
displeased with the referees verdict
and considered that Whitney had
been handed a raw deal Whitney
weighed 1873 and Kelly 40 pounds.
The former may meet Tommy
OKeefe here July 4.
Cincinnati, Ohio, June 27.-The
National baseball commission yester-
day decided that Player O. f. Wea-
yer. who was suspended by the Bos-
ton National club. had not :Ubstan-
tiated his charge that he was unjust
ly treated by the Boston club and his
request for salary the days Of his
suspension was dismissed. The com
mission also directed the Decatur club
20 accept at once the services of
Player F. G. Smith under his Peoria
contract or forthwith give him his
outright release. II held that as the
player did not avail himself of the
privilege Of securing employment
which was accorded him pending the
settlement of his case by the national
commission, his claim for salary
from Decatur was dismissed He had
contract with Peoria at S225 a
month and the Decatur club claimed
that the salary limit of the Three Eye
league was SIS.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-06-27

five years Mckee has been spending
his time between America and
Europe.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1912-10-10
LIFE ON A BoER FARM.
tn House . Chamber Of Horrors, tho
Housewife Hopelessly Dull.

tn House . Chamber Of Horrors. tho
Housewife Hopslessly Dull.
An American woman travelling III
South Africa was detained by floods
and compelled to spend month On u
Bccr farm. THE first nights inonoto
NY" she writes. was broken by the
roaring Of the ostricles under our wit,
dow. We thought It was IL tame lion
The farmer and his family liye,.
chiefly on sour bread and sour skin
milk. and was therefore hungry
most Of the time. and The ripe figs
hanging in clusters were preIt. aliui
ing After pushing back the skin !.
the fig and enjoying tue soft fruit.
with its tropical taste. had IL refresh
ing nights sleep. only to awaken i,
the morning pretty well scared. for ny
tongue was so swollen and black that
could not talk.
1.-THE Boer wife laughed and enjoyed
my discomfort and explained that the
skin of the fig had numerous fine
thorns and had not been careful to
remove them when eating.
when l told the farmers wife that
liked buttermilk in quantity | no
ticed that had cupful nr so given
me. but she threw it by the pai!fuI IL
the pigs They were of far !nnre con
sequence to her than I. for they would
stay longer with her and were her in
miliarS. ! was not.
Then. again. when ! was hungry for
butter on my bread white. cIamnly
substance made from Sleeps tail fat
was handed to me. and cnui.l not al
low the farmers wife to see me- culver
| She sold her butter in the village close
by at Is cents n pound. more or less
Sour bread and green stra wberries
| plenty of them, were considered good
| enough
This Boer family was one Of the
| wealthiest Of their kind. There was
not Il ripple of fun or exuberant life
in anything but the live stock Con
| verSation was Il dead language un
| known
The women are mute beings. ar
cepting their destiny with deep still
ness The wife gives up her strength
| to the limit. and dies after giving birth
| to dozen or more children. to make
| way for wife No. 2. who gives another
dozen children to her country. Her
adobe house. with its dirt floor made
of ant hill clay mixed with beef gall
is chamber Of horrors to an Ameri
| can traveller.
THE farmer depends upon his ten or
| eighteen children Of all sizes to help
! him. \ kaflir as an employee is unde
| pendable as the winds that blow Ye,
that Kaffir is the hired man in the
mines and elsewhere In South Africa
| The white man az a day laborer is a
| general failure. He cannot be worked
in droves like the Kaffir from the in
terror. whose language. In clicks and
vowel sounds. is hardly human.
The Boer Is not long lived One
seldom met an aged Boer Of the old
stock Dom Paul Kruger. who was
seventy-five years old when he died
was an exception Hatred toward the
uitlander and the lust for gold and
power were what kept the fires Of life
burning at white heat within him
| Health Culture.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1912-10-10
Oratory No Longer Scars.

"Oratory is lost art" said il Cleve
land man the other day. II used to go
down to the courts just to hear the
lurid speeches. Nothing doing III that
line any more. The lawyers do not
talk about flowers. rainbows and sun
beams today.
There was lawyer in Cleveland
years ago-Bill Robinson was his name
whose addresses to jury always at
tracted crowd. will forever remem-
Der one of his sentences. The man he
was lighting in the suit had a reputa-
ton as something of I: miser.
Who is this man-who is heT thun
dered Robinson. You know and /
know that he boils his potatoes IN wild
ows' tears
This phrase caught the jury. and
Robinson won his case. but one does
not hear any such 'oratory', as that
nowadays" Case and Comment
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1912-10-10
Invitation to Bidders,

CEALED bids are hereby invited for
~ the building Of the superstructure Of
steel traffic bridge over the Red River
at Shreveport, La, as per plan and spec
ifications on file in the city engineers
Office at Shreveport, La, and at Office Of
Hedrick & Cochrane, Consulting Engi-
neers, Ills McGee Street, Kansas City,
Mo.
Each bid must be accompanied by a
certified check for three thousand dollars
(s5OOO) as an evidence of good faith that
the successful bidder will enter into con-
tract.
Each check shall be made payable to
the undersigned.
An indemnity bond for one hundred
thousand dollars (S1000, 0OO) will be re-
quired of the successful bidder.
The approximate cost of the work to be
included in this contract is one hundred
and seventy thousand dollars ($17O, OOO).
Parties desiring to bid on the work
may obtain from the City Engineer Of
Shreveport complete set Of plans and
specifications upon written application
therefor, and the payment Of the sum of
five dollars (S5).
The Bridge Committee OF Bossier Par
ish, La, and the City Commissioners of
Shreveport, La, reserve the right to re-
iect any or all bids.
All bids must be in the hands of the
undersigned by 10 o'clock am, Tuesday,
October %, 1912. L. H. BAKER,
Secretary Treasurer.
Shreveport, La, Sept. "a, 1912.
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WRITE FOR CAIALO6.
LEGAL ADVERTISEMENTS
Election Proclamation.

By authority of Act 38 of the General
Assembly Of the State Of Louisiana Of
1912 and by authority Of resolution OF
the Police Jury Of the Parish of Bossier,
adopted August n, 1912, notice is here
by given that an election is hereby called
and will be held throughout the Parish
of Bossier on Tuesday, November 5,
1912, at which election there will be
submitted to the qualified electors of
said Parish of Bossier the proposition
for ratification or rejection of said Act
80 of 1912, providing for the removal Of
the parish seat from Benton to Bossier
City.
At said election the ballots shall be
" For the removal Of the parish seat from
Benton to Bossier City" and against
removal of the parish seat from Benton
to Bossier City" If at said election
two-thirds Of the qualified electors Of
said Parish of Bossier shall be in favor
Of removal Of said parish seat from
Benton to Bossier City, the Police Jury
shall declare the parish seat removed to
said Bossier City, and shall provide
temporary quarters for the same at said
Bossier City while the new court house
is being erected.
The Police Jury at its regular meeting
in October, or as soon thereafter as
practicable, shall appoint three commits
sioners and one clerk at each polling
place in the parish, who shall make their
returns to the said Police Jury, who shall
meet on the following Tuesday after the
election and cansass the returns and
proclaim the result of said election.
The election herein provided shall be
held under the general election laws, in
so far as they are not in conflict with
Act IS Of 1912, and at the polling places
established by law.
Thus done and signed on this, the 9th
day Of August, 1912. ]. G.. LOGAN,
President Police Jury Of Bossier Parish, La.
Benton, La, August ~, 1912.
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The Real Trouble.

"Oh, DOCTOR" sighed the patient. Il
am SO glad you have come fee!
dreadful. and don't know what In
the world Is the matter with me My
husband says 1t is nothing hut merry
Gus Indigestion. hut his mother is posi
tive am going to have appendicitis.
and my mother declares | have inter
mittent fever. and my sister says it
looks to her like creeping paralysis and
Aunt Henrietta says I've got malaria.
What do you think I've got. dM.tnr!''
WELL" frowns the physician. from
these symptoms | should say offhand
that you have too many relatives"
Chicago Post
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1912-10-10
DEFY THE EXPLORERS.
Vast Unknown Regions In Western
Brazil and Australia.

Vast Unknown Regions In Western
Brazil and Australia.
Lying within the basin of the head
waters of the Amazon river in western
Brazil are three regions much larger in
area than all the New England states
which are still outside the pale Of our
knowledge. This large territory lies
between the parallels of 10 degrees
south latitude and 5 degrees north lati-
tude and the meridians Of 60 degrees
and 70 degrees west longitude. Not a
country Of South America has been ac-
curately defined and fully explored
The great difficulties with which the
continent in the equatorial regions ac-
count for the large areas still unchart-
ed 1t is the hardest section in the
world to penetrate. Dense forests. IL
deadly climate inducing the worst
scourges of disease. as yellow fever.
cholera. beriberi. ETC.. the fierce wild
beasts, poisonous serpents and savage
tribes are some of the obstacles to be
encountered in penetrating the Amazon
country.
The entire central portion of Austria
lia is an unknown tract save for Il di-
rect line in which the transrontinental
telegraph system has b"nn laid The
greatest difficulty was encountered in
stretching the wires across the desert
waste. and the small strip thus opened
up is all that is known of the heart Of
the island continent. 1t Is supposed to
be a vast sandy plain. interspersed
here and there with salt lakes 10 vary
the horrible monotony. Hundreds of
daring men have tried to penetrate its
mysteries, and most of them have paid
for their temerity with their lives.
Then there is the "Neyer-Never" land.
in western Queensland. into which
many have gone and few have return
ed. In the south of the country. ex-
tending for hundreds Of miles inland
from the great Australian blight. is
terra incognito the extent and nature
of which can only be surrnisedl-Chris-
tian Herald.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1912-10-10
DANCING and Kissino.

The old time ballroom smacked of
the kiss. Without 1t the dance was
incomplete. 1t was claimed as right.
And given freely The very idea of
such an omission would have caused Il
strike. as these lines foretold:
But some reply. What foole would daunce
II that when daunce Is dome
He may not have at ladye's lips
That which in daunce he woon?
London Taller.
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THACKERAY AT OXFORD.
a JOLT to the Authors Fame and an
Awful Libel on Punch.

A JOLT to the Authors Fame and an
Awful Libel on Punch.
The ignorance of the scholar con-
corning what is going on in the world
around him is proverbial. But a story
of Thackeray's own telling gives an
astonishing instance Of 'cloistered
ignorance" at Oxford In the last CEN
fury. Thackeray. it seems, was to lee
ture ut Oxford and, according to GUS
tom. had first to get the vice chancel-
lor's license to do SO This is the con-
versation that occurred. as the novelist
reported it:
Vice Chancellor-Pray. sir. what can
l do for you?
Thackeray-My name is Thackeray.
Vice Chancellor-So ! see by this
card
Thackeray-I seek permission to lee
ture within your precincts.
Vice Chancellor-Ah! You are lee
turer. What subjects do you under
take. religious or political?
Thackeray-Neither am literary
man
Vice Chancellor-Have you written
anything?
Thackeray-Yes:I am the author of
vanity Fair"
Vice CHANCELLOR presume a dis
senter. Has that anything to do with
John Bunyan's book?
Thackeray-Not exactly. | have also
written "Pendennis."
Vice Chancellor-Never heard of
these works, but no doubt they are
proper books.
to Punch.
Vice Chancellor = Punch: have
heard Of that. Is it not ribald pub
Hcation?
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Alaska's DELEGATE.

1t takes the Alaskan delegate nearly
a year to cover his district in cam
paign. He reaches the coast cities by
boat. goes down the Yukon to the int
rior and goes In as far as time and fa
cilities permit to the interior camps.
So closely is the population packed in
the settled districts. however. that he
Is able to tell by midnight Of election
day from the telegraphed reports from
the more important cities whether or
not he has been elected rgonaut