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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-06-10
LEGAL.
Executors Notice.
Estate of Charles Nesseler. sr.. d
a.

Estate of Charles Nesseler. Sr.. de-
ceased.
The undersigned having been ap-
pointed executor of the last will and
testament of Charles NeSseler, ST.. late
of the county of Rock Island. state of
Illinois, deceased. hereby gives notice
that he will appear before the Hon.
Benjamin Bell. judge of the probate
court o. Rock Island county, at the
probate court room, in the city of Rock
Island, at the September term. on the
first Monday in September next at
which time all persons having claims
against said estate are notified and re-
Quested to attend for the purpose of
having the same adjusted. All persons
Indebted to said estate are requested to
make Immediate payment to the under
signed.
Dated second day of May. A D. 1912
CHARLES NESSELER, JR,
Executor.
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WANTED-IOu to earn a dollar an ev-
enlHg addressing envelopes for me a
home, all particulars necessary to
start work FOR dime. Ii. Hamblin,
Station A BIG. Grand Rapids. Mich.
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WANTED - Boarders; also have light
housekeeping rooms. Inquire 2S27
Fourth avenue
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sfCLIIPLE ELECrRoLlsIs.

ELECTROLYsIS- Superuu-
our hairs on face and arms pSrma-
uently removed with one 10 slI
needles. four TO six hours work il
one with SIX needles Address Aiss
A NJ kiti-ldge, Flat l. Argyle Flats
BTaGy street Davenport Old pEons
ElsS.
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PAL MIST.

EGYPTIAN Pa'mIst IIIs West Third
street Davenport Ia. tells past. pres
cLt and future. gives advice on ali
AFFAIRS 81 .lte. Sat.sfa-t.ou ELarau-
fgrd.
EGYPTIAN Paluist Madame Lola. inst
arrived lu Davenport. tells past. pres
emf and future, gives advice on M
love and business AFFAIRS 81 Harrl-
son street
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LEGAL.
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Administrators Notice.

Estate Of Godfrey Schneider. de-
ceased.
The undersigned having been ap-
pointed administrative OF the estate of
Godfrey Schneider, late of the county of
Rock Island. state OF Illinois. deceased,
hereby gives notice that she will APP
pear before the probate court of Rock
Island county, at the probate court room
in the city of Rock Island. at the Aug
ust term, on the first Monday in August
next at which time all persons having
claims against said estate are notified
and requested to attend for the purpose
of having the same adjusted. All per
sons indebted to said estate are re
Quested TO make immediate payment 10
the undersigned.
Dated Bird day Of June, A. D. 1912.
ELIZA BETH SCHNEIDER,
Administrative.
Hugh e Curtis. attorney.
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wANTED-MAIz OR FEMALE.

WANT ED-TeaChers or students TO sell
our new household necessities. direct
from factory To home; no COMPETE
ton. See samples at once, room IA,
Saratoga hotel. Davesport, Iowa
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WELLS pETECTIXE AGENCY.

WELLS DETECTIVE AGENCY - 5sT
South Dearborn street Chicago, III
Established : years. We give expert
confidential honest service. no charge
for consultation Telephone Harrison
1895 and 4SSf-
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SWEDISH MOVEMENT.

SWEDISH NOV EMENT y Mss A Elm
ARISEN. graduated Swedish uasseuse.
gives treatment IL private homes
Phone west S3s-L Address SIS Th!r-
ty-ninth street
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wANTED-To EXCHANGE.

y ANTED 49, To exchange, 40 acres
timber land. for small property or
vacant lot or two. Call al or address
24-5 Eighteenth avenue.
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LADIES' TAILOR AND DRESS
MAKER
a.. IA. GRABBR

Established 1907. Phone 7S3
Smart tailored suits and gowns for al
occasions. EVCIIsive and original de-
signs Advanced styles and perfect III
guaranteed Fancy dressmaking and
tailoring taught Corsets ezpsrtly fitted
81. Putnam building. Davenport Ia
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HOUSES WANTED.

NE can got you q tenant for your va
cant house or rooms II you telsphons
CT seEd Us a postal as soon as vacant
We do Tot charge for this service
sSumeTHelds. 1io.lG East Second
street Davenport
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Notice of Final Settlement.

ceased.
James W. Maucker attorney.
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LOST AND FOUND.

LOST - Friday evening. lady's gold
watch, between Rock Island house
and ferry landing Return TO Argus
and receive suitable reward.
LOST-Black leather bin fold contain
ing money and several Masonic lodge
receipts Reward will be paid FOR
Teturs Phone y J Pratt west i33O-Y
LOST-Or strayed from barn. Wednes-
day. June 4, horse ,buckskiu COLOR.
weight 100 pounds, stin front feet
suffering with Aeaves. bought in
Viola Reward for return 20 ClZ
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AUCTIoNEER.

H. HEDRICK-Genera auctioneer-AIl
kinds Of merchandise and household
goods auCti0ued at your house. Res
idence, 81 = Twentieth street Phone
west ES5-k
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COLLECTIONS.

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COLLECTIONS MADE-HArd accoB lIi
and claims collected William ~
Walker. lawyer. Sil Peoples ban
building Phone s4S
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wANTED-MALE HELP.

WANTED - Laborers at Rock Island
postoce. Apply at postoffiCe.
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EXPRESS AND STORAGE

STORAGE on nrst moor,
wagon covers. etc. Tents for rent G
also manufacturer or awnings. tents
Roessler & Co. s0S Fifteenth street
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WANTED-sITUATI

WANTED-Position as elevator man; Is
years experience. Inquire 52l Sec
uud street.
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CONTRACTORS AND BUn.DERS
john NV0AlE az Co.,
CONTRACTORS AND
BLILDERS

Manufacturers OF sash Doors, Blinds
End stairs Interior finish Of all kinds
Hardwood Veneer Flooring. and deal
ers In Glass al and S2g Eigateenth
ntTeeL
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ABSTRACTS or TITLE

OF utle prepared or con
tinued ~ date covering any real es-
tate In the county. Prompt and aC-
cusEte service at reasonable rates
Rock Island Title a Abstract com
pAny. } J Ingram. president. W. J
Sweeney. secretary. 200-2O9 second
door Peoples National bank build
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FOR SALE-Or exchange; l have 80
acres of alfalfa bottom land in the
state OF Kansas, with good water sup
ply, large stone house, stable, gran
airy, stock corral, well, windmill. etc.
l desire to secure a modern seven or
eight-rOom house, conveniently To-
Gated in Rock Island for a permanent
home. If interested, address A. NJ.
Bruner, y. NJ. c. A building, Rock
Island, Ill
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BIZ sINESS CHANCES.

IF you want TO begin or expand bust
ness. write the Board of Trade. Wey-
burn, Saskatchewan. We want indus
tries, retailers and wholesalers. Elec-
trio power. water. fuel cheap. Build
ers with capital needed Population
doubled this year.
PARTNERS 900 will buy half inter
est in my wholesale and retail bust
ness which will pay you from Sl2,-
900 to $4,000 year on the invest
ment ] will show the above to be
correct by personal interview Bust
ness will stand the strictest inyesti-
cation. No person but sober man
with the cash. who can put his fun
time into the business, need answer
Best OF references given and required
VIII explain BY personal interview
why / must have partner Address
w. J. Smith, 1923 Ogden avenue, Chi
cago. Ill
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IF you have any furniture to sell no
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FOR SALE-LANDS.

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FOR SALE-Twenty- acres OF land
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blocks Of Elm street car line. Also
a corner lot SSxl29 feet, in Moline
Good business lot. Inquire at 1922
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FOR RENT-Rooms: finest modern fur
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Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1912-09-29
New Kick OF Mound,

In conjunction with the reduced size Of
the field. It must be taken into considera
ton that when the ball Is put in play
the team which has It in Its possession
must start from its own forty yard line.
Thus It Is evident that the attacking side
from kickoff really has to 80 nve yards
further than was the case before the rules
were amended. True. that may be COM
pensated for In the possession Of . good
placer kicker. A strong. we'll devel-
oped young man, with abundance Of
muscle in thigh and calf, and the ability to
know how to kick we'll. very likely will Mt
the ball close to the goal line at sixty
yards. especially when the wind 10 with
him.
At the old distance Of fifty-nve yards II
was not uncommon for the ball to be
kicked into touch on tho kickoff. If one
were to figure. however. on the general
average Of distance from kick-off It would
be found that the ball more frequently has
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1912-09-29

committee in the winter Of 1911. favored
the team carrying the ball as opposed
to the team defending the goal. This. of
course, follows the theory that the game
had proved deterrent to a team which
possessed 4 brilliant football attack but
which found II unable to penetrate a con-
centrated defence beyond the twenty-five
yard line.
Tho presumption Is that players will
ind It less severe to try to advance the
ball over field which Is bisected at nifty
yards How much less severe remains to
be proved. 1t always has been the conten-
ton Of players that the last fve yards Of
the attack are the hardest to force That
Is true. not so much because OF exhaustion
on the part Of the attacking side, as Of
resolution on the part Of the defending
side.
The chances are that the length of the
gridiron was reduced along the line of
making the game less trying for younger
players. Collectively, I presume that the
amputat.on Of ten yards Of playing sur
face will result in the saving Of a great
deal Of physical energy. If one but knew
the statistics of saving throughout the
United States. Yet young blood Is so
prone to bestir itself. and rcmp around.
that whether the playing area is 10 yards
or 100 yards the chances are that each OF
the contestants will be equally tired.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1912-09-29
More Endurance Demanded.

II II Is not strong enough to prevent the
opposing team from scoring twice by feid
goal In the same half
That much debated point in the Prince.
ton-Dartmouth Rame of last season, when
Dartmouth lost to the Tigers because the
ball rolled along the field after 4 poor
try for field goal. struck an obstruction
and bounded over the cross bar of the
goal. is settled for good and all.
The referee felt In duty bound 70 give
the point to Princeton under the rules in
1911. as the ball did pass between the goal
posts and over the cross bar However.
~ the expertness In the kick was plainly
absent by the manner Of Its execution
and the scoring Of the goal was purely an
accident. much sympathy was expressed
for Dartmouth. and to the credit Of the
Princeton men II may be said that soma
Of them who had made harmless wasers
with Dartmouth on the outcome Of the
game refused to accept their payment
The rules plainly state now that no
goal shall be credited to . team when
the ball touches the ground during IL
night in q place or drop kick There wiif
be no more huks goals like that Of IN.
and while the experience Of Dartmouth
was severe the outcoms Of ne easne a.
sursdly established better and plainss
rule.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1912-09-29

mucn about the fourth down in football
because the fourth down and tho frst
DOWN were sort Of synonymous. as 1t
were. The referee called out, "Arst down.
four yards to gain; second down. three
yeards to gain; third down. two yards to
gain."' but the fourth down never ma
teriallzed. 1t resolved itself into the first
down for the attack or the defence.
This season there will be an actual
fourth down. In other words, the attack.
Ing side will have three tries with the ball.
The referee will call first down, second
down. third down and fourth down, II
necessary.
1t was well established last year BY
systematic review Of the games which were
played throughout the United States that
the teams could not gain successfully on
the four down basis for ten yards.
The average distance gained was less
than eight yards, in fact, nearer seven
yards. as the rules provided for ground
gaining in 1911. In other words, the ten
yard four down rule was a farce. It
simply meant that players could run their
legs off with practically no assurance that
they were about to accomplish anything.
Naturally that was not good sport, and
football. like any other pastime, must be
good sport II 1t is to be made enjoyable.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1912-09-29
Occasional Exceptions.

Occasional Exceptions.
There were exceptions now and then
when some eleven would carry the ball
brilliantly over the field. Yale made one
or two or three such efforts In its games.
By strategy and clever manoeuvring the
players got within the twenty-five yard
zone by advancing the ball strictly within
the intent Of the sport.
Once within the twenty-five yard zone
the defending side concentrated its play.
ers against the team with the ball and
almost invariably the attacking side sui.
lenly had to fall back on the attempt
to kick a field goal or was compelled to
surrender the ball with the goal in sight
but impossible to accomplish when the
number of downs permissible was not In
direct proportion to the distance which
had to be gained.
The writer went back to the detailed
| accounts Of games which had been
played in 1909. 1910 and 1911 and, care.
fully going over the statements as to the
distance gained on the prescribed number
Of downs. came to the conclusion that II
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1912-09-29
New Gridiron This Year.

Nv eHEN . touchback takes place In .
M football game this year the ball Will
" be brought out to the twenty yard
Line and put into play. In other years
It was put in play on the twenty-five yard
hne.
There had been some demand for this
change even before the field was short
ened to 10 yards. The argument. which
had been advanced against the twenty
ave yard line, yas that too much penalty
was placed on team which had success.
fully advanced tho ball.
For instance. suppose that team A had
carried the ball from its ave yard line
TO the ten yard line Of team b on the
other side Of the field. by excellent work.
At that point an attempt was made At .
Asld goal ~ last resort rather than lose
the ball without one opportunity to gain
points.
The attempt to kick goal failed and the
ball under the rule had to bs taken out Ia
the twenty-five yard line and put In play
by the team defending the goal Thus the
team. which had been In possession Of the
ball and which lost II on the ten yard
line Of it, rivals was compelled 10 submit
Ito penalty Of Aftesn yards taken away
from the distance which Il actually hAl
gained by clever work. There wefe some
who bsAsvsd that II wfs penalty sneush
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1912-09-29

whose experience with the game dates
back to the earliest contests, lean kindly
toward held goals. 1t was the kicking of
goals which was esteemed a particularly
able play in their days. A more modern
school. which has crown up with the
football OF the Rhodes. cowan. Gordon
Brown, Haughton type. prefers the touch
down as the disqualification Of excellent
football. maintaining that q clean advance
over the limo Of the enemy by the use Of
strategy and by the exercise Of good plays
Is a superior test Of the players engaged.
The sentiment in favor Of the touch
down has strengthened rather than de-
creased in the experience Of the teams
since the code Of rules was changed.
Good Fortune.
Too often team which played football
Of less advanced and better defined type
than an adversary was fortunate enough
to work the ball within fair kicking dis
lance Of the goal line and score from
that point because Of the possession Of
. skillfui drop kicker. The result was
that two field goals were worth more
than one touchdown. the latter reprssent-
inn most crsditable play. and the for
mer perhaps having shade Of good luck
with II.
This season touchdown y worth six
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1912-09-29

~ well.
without Gain.
In fact there have been advocates for q
rule, which would merely give the de-
tending team possession OF the ball, and
compel II to put the ball In play on the
point wher, the attacking team lost pos
session Of II, claiming that to be quite
enough disadvantags to any team which
had shown ability 70 gain ground well.
Out Of all the points, which have been
brought forward in regard to the play out
privilege the modification has resulted.
and goes into effect this season. by
which the hall 10 advanced from the
twenty yard line after the failure Of some
play has dropped Il into touchback
Twenty yards sssm fair enough In view
Of the REDUCED area Of the asld and the
faSthsr fact that there Will b moro per-
sistent t:tsmpt 70 make gain BY touch
downs this year than has been the ease in
the last three Seasons.
Another change. which has bAen made
In the rules, has increased the value Of .
touchdown to six points. This has been
eontsndsd for In the last three seasons.
oueerly enough there = . difference Of
opinion about the intrinsic worth o. foot
ball points which Is worthy Of mention.
The old time football players. those
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1912-09-29

stopped within fair ground than in touch,
SO that the extra nve yards which have
been added to the first effort Of the attack
are little tax which the rules committee
has imposed on the side first in possession
Of the ball. As most Of the imposts have
been placed on the side which defends the
goal against the attack, this extra five
yards perhaps will not prove to be any
very serious factor in settling the probable
benefits Of this years changes.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1912-09-29
Backs Can't Help Forwards.

One will not do. Two are likely to have
their hands filled. II the backs must
range about the goal line II will be out Of
the question for them to be within help.
ing distance of their forwards There
fore. II the attacking team comes down
to the twenty-five yard line on it, FIRST
down. It will require the best Of slsiltful
defence to prevent the team from gaining
another ten yards.
II there IL q weak forward, or II the
ends can be run, II Il evident that the At
lacking side will gain because the backs
will not be close up for secondary defenco.
II they are drawn inside 10 the detenoe OF
their team what moro con - axpocAod
than . sudden forward pass 70 one Maak
or the other, where there - no one guae1e
Ing against such an emereoney?
Without doubt the hack fleld OF ma q
football will find lite work Increased snd
more than ever the captains and ~
coaches OF elsvens Will And that they Win
have to select for their hack neIds men
who are rug1ed and yet Aast o( Soot ana
mefA Who can start quickly ana Who aSo
quick 1, diasnose the plays q sDsseag
sides.
All this has bssn maAe necessary - -
shortened field, the increased na0Aoe e
downs end the .fnct t,a4 . SosWano 800
can score this ysar. Thens thru So1y0
49, strictly within H. soea ~ WUok
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1912-09-29
Radical Chanfe.

Now. in connection with the shortened
gr!diron comes ono Of the most radical
departures in the History of football. Il
10 q question as to how well 1t will work
out. and Is the greatest concession which
has been made to those who have not
only insisted but have proved that the
game as played in 1911 was unbalanced
and unequal
This year the number Of downs will be
five instead Of four. Ono never heard