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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-07-18

Lincoln leads the league by big mar
gin and from the figures at the pres
ent time. Lincoln and Pekin will take
first and second honors
Big Bill Jacobsen is still the clout-
ing kid with the Mobile team in the
Southern league. Scarcely a day goes
by but what the Islander graduate
smacks the ball for d hit or two. and
sometimes more. Furthermore, his
fielding record in the left garden is
just about perfect. Not only he COB
bles up the fly balls, but he whips
them into the main circuit and cuts
OFF many a runner in this way Bill
is a valuable asset to the Moline club.
Frank Lakaff is the pitching kid
again this year and the team that
beats him is rather fortunate. The
Delmar eating house proprietor has
put a crimp in the Springfield team
four times in succession and he fares
just az well against the boys who are
not leading the league. The big south
paw wiggler is as good as the Three
Eye produces, still.
Joe Berger continues to SCOOP them
up for the Angels in the Pacific coast
league, and in addition to that. he is
about the hardest hitting short field
er in the league. The scribes out that
way predict that Joe will go up to
stick next sea son.
Speaking Of Los Angeles, but for
getting about baseball for the moment
"a local grappler, George Nicholson
the Greek demon, is more than hold.
ing his own against the Pacific coast
wrestlers. Since his victory July 4
over Young Hall. till then champion
welterweight wrestler OF the coast
he has been at the Olympic theatre in
Los Angeles throwing all corners in
handicap matches. He is cleaning III
nice bit OF change. His engagement
in Los Angeles closes soon.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-07-18

Warriors and Braves-Orville VIII
son, Frank J. Park, Willard Z. Park,
]. NJ. Bond, Andrew Gross, Thomas
Hensley. A. w. Coulter, Earl Strupp,
Harry Hoffman, Ira H. Coyne, Harry
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-07-18

All the news all the time - The
Argus
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-07-18

the fans raise $1,000 II is likely a
meeting of the league will be held
here Friday.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-07-18

ure s, and the performance starts at
81 Is o'clock.
CAST OF CHARACTERS.
The cast OF characters is as fol-
lows:
Introduction ... ]. S. Ferguson
Gitche Manitou, the Mighty Spirit ..
........ H. S. Haney, Moline
Hiawatha, The Man ....
.......... Stewart d. Marquis
Hiawatha, The Child -. Allan Klove
Hiawatha, The Boy -. Illsley Rexdale
Minnehaha .. Alice Quinlan
Nokomis 900. Rae Rosenstein, Moline
Mudjekeewis .. II. D. Winbigler
Iagoo Observation-Disclosures. B. H. Wilson
Ancient Arrow-maker -. VI. ]. Jones
Chibiabas .......... H. J. Dawson
Pau Puk Keewis 49,. c. c. Babbitt
Fever ..... Margaret Osterman
Famine ..... Sarah Worthington
. MuStClhu $500. -..-.... D. ". ldHdL u
Pale race ............ waiter Iayior
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-08-11

" THAT l think, Bud Braun, that wreckn COM
w pny ought to break up that ship. They ought
to set off a stick o dynamite under that old
China Castle that YOU an mes been divn in fore
rammn, amnn liner goes to Davy Jones locker on her,
blunderin in unsuspectin the Gridiron She's layn
for ship-murder sure us my names Hammerhead Joel
Zoe Bronson (Surfman Bronson No on the roster of
Ships Bottom Life Saving Station Barnegat Beach,
delivered himself with the fnality of grim experience to
his chum Harry Braun, of the service and beach,
and fellow volunteer in the emergency diving squad
of two, recently installed at Ships Bottom.
The two in the boathouse adjoining the lit
tie white painted redroofed life station, busy with the
newest acquisition to the stations apprenticeship
compassionate divers arnor, equipped with the
"aerotank reservoirs, fitted to the back of each suit
which would keep alive under water for at least
fighting chance with his air hose-fouled severed by
sharks snap.
With the life savers traditional aversion nnova-
tons, Ships Bottom whole with the exception of
Hammerhead Joe and Braun, resented the "newanged'
attempt equip the life stations with divers outfits,
similarly the United States navy ships
"You never tell when that dnlly divin trick may
in handy. Folks amt always drowned outside
ships. There's such thing kctchin a in trap
an drown him, Bronson said when Ships Bottom
announced its willingness to leave Davy Jones locker
sailors call the bottom of the OCEAN, severely alone
Mulestubborn, Bronson was, once he got idea into
his close-cropped head.
Bronson and Braun had always shared dangers and
hardships for friendships sake in the past; in tacit
emulation to be oudone in Annie Lorrys eyes, since
she had taken the notion in her pretty head to play
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-08-11

hulk! Braun said regretully. Il he wrecldn comp ny
left the worth of shpyard in her, the worth of the
Juanita.'
Bronson cared nothing for the wasted salvage the
ship but he cared whole lot for the steam yacht Juan
ita the crack turbiner that pokng her slim in
at Grdon Reef that very moment to take look at the
wreck \ Cramp built clipper the Juanta was of white
and brass and shaving those wicked black horseheads
of rocks at twenty threene clip, under the push of
her ten-thousand- horsepower engines. And Dave
Lorrv, the engineer, waving his hand from the
midshp section-waving it at pretty Annie who made
it point to come over from Barnegat village "see
fathers yacht go by.
That China Castles gon' after something some
day" Bronson said as he went off beach patrol.
Likely not, it'll be the Juanita she gets wish
Dave Lorry out of her!"
The hulk, and the proverbal recIdessness of the
Juanita's skipper, had got Bronsons nerves. The
thought persisted when he went off watch about four
O'Clock that afternoon thinking how miserable he was
and of ANNIE liking Bud best.
A Nd then, without moments warning when the
crew were smoking. and Joe figuring where
the Tuanita might be, the sudden wall of siren
ing in from the sea Smoke, galvanized the into
action and Bronson scurryng for the beach, his
heart in his throat.
1t the Juanta, all right, "Lorry's yacht the
beautiful Cramp-buit turbiner, cut down in all her
glory of gold and white, with jagged cash sliced
her Starboard side where the elptca stern of the
tea ship had caught her when she cutting
ners on her way home. cluster of eectrics off the
Gridron told the Ships Bottom she had stopped
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-08-11

There will be reaction and, while it will be possible
from for young to go out and earn
honorable living in professions for which they will have
special training the average young woman will come
back to the od-fashioned idea of wifehoOd-the
odashioned idea combined with the modern evolution
of methods to be applied the best of all feminine
cations The day is coming again when the educated
thinking woman will be prouder of raising family of
good citizens make the world better than she could
be of making for herself in any line whatsoever
THERE is a little in of the Eastern cities
whose husband is a well known lecturer and writer
Wherever they have been for the last years
she has been his silent shadow sitting mouselike
ners while the world admired him. She has met hun
dreds of women who had established regulations in the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-08-11

various professions and the business world No has
thought of asking if she had ambitions
\ few months ago she saw two OF her fine young
graduated from Harvard University with honors. They
had taken prizes and scholarships from the time
they entered the Latin School until they took their col
legate degrees sufficient to pay their way right
through from the grammar school to the end AT
tythree of them became professor of literature
another college, and the younger took postgraduate
course to fill in the time until he should be old enough to
take similar place And at last the little spoke.
What do YOU think of my ework?" she asked.
you have all been doing such great things all these
years. Don't think me foolish if little bit
proud Of my career
And | said to her, "Many women have done excel
ently; but thou excellest them all
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-08-11

chess with Fate and use Joe and
Braun for pawns. AS matter of fact,
Bronson never quite knew whether he
was in the game. Joe's way of carrying
out courtship was to sit like bump
on log over a pipe with old Dave
Lorry, Annic's father (who was en-
gineer of the big millionaire's yacht,
Juanita, down shore), and pretend
not to know that Annie was in the
same township. This wasn't Braun's
way at all. A fine, outstanding young
fellow Braun was, always jollying
and joking-nO wonder Annie made
liking" of him!
They both jumped at it when the
chance came to prove themselves out
as amateur divers, and assist in the
salvage of the big tea bark China
Castle, which came in on the last
splurge of the equinox to settle down
in five fathoms off Gridiron Reef, with
fOrty-two thousand chests of oolong in
her hold. Bronson and Braun led
each other merry chase up and down
the ratlines of that sunken ship, playing
follow the leader, and haunting Davy
Jones down there in the lurching hulk,
where a touch might bring down a
pile of freightage, or foul the air hose,
before the pair of amateurs mastered
the use of the emergency aerooxygen
reservoirs.
TT was a thick day, drilling, with
sulky lop on the sea-just the kind
of weather to send coastwise ships
cropping off their course and hunting
trouble in the fog In the gathering
murk, the tall spars of the deep-water-
man, etched wraithlike against the dun
horizon, were barely visible from the
boathouse runway. Braun squinted
out over the slaty ocean where the
China Castle lay, rifleshot out be-
yond the parallel ridges of the Grid
irons treacherous reefs and shoals.
"Pity we couldn't raise that old
The daily sentinel., 1912-08-22
MIX ORDERS,
CAUSE OF
WRECK
Local Man Lost Life When En-.
glneer Forgot Order .-AcCi-
dental Death, Says Inquest
Funeral Tomorrow.

Forgetting an order to hold at
Mounds. Utah, to allow No. $40 to
pass caused the collision of two light
engines this side of that place Tues
day morning at 10 o'clock, which re-
suited in the death of Fireman Jack
Forrest of lll4 Grand avenue of this
city, and Fireman W. II. Raymore of
Helper. Although the coroner's Jury
at the Price inquest returned a ver-
dict yesterday of an accidental death.
the railroad has held Engineer War
rem and Fireman Cook of the engine
upon which Forrest was making his
student trip, as responsible.
The engineer realized his mistake
just before the trains crashed head
on. They had just left Mound sta
tion, and Engineer Warren was read
ing orders, when he found the one
telling him to hold at Mounds for No.
$40. Just as he read this his engine,
going about 40 miles per hour
swerved around hill and met the
other one. going west. Warren and
Coke jumped and We're only bruised.
Engineer keeley sustained sprained
ankle and many bruises. Forrest was
crushed beyond recognition.
The mistake was made over the
confounding of orders. Engineer
Warren had orders to wait at Mounds
for Nos. 1888 and $40 TO pass him.
When he got to Mounds his orders
were< changed 10 mo-.t-No. 7 t53 at
Price, but the $40 order was not
changed.
The body of the dead boy was
brought here this morning on No. 4
by the brother, Harry Forrest. The
funeral will be held tomorrow morn
ing at O'Clock from the st. Joseph
Catholic church. Interment will be
in Orchard Mesa cemetery.
The daily sentinel., 1912-08-22
JUDGE HUTTON REFUSES TO'PRESIDE
IN SECOND BARROW BRIBERY TRIAL
Says He Is PrejudiCed and A.
points Judge Willis.
Associated Press.

AAoc1Niattu iSoos
Los Angeles, CAL, Aug. 22.-
Judge Hutton today announced that
he had formed an opinion in the
barrow bribery trial which incapaci-
tated him to act as an unprejudiced
presiding officer in the second case,
He, therefore, appointed Judge Will
lis to act in his stead and he will
not be in the court room at all.
Mr.. Darrow today declared him
self to be willing to face trial on
the second indictment. although he
gave it as his legal opinion that it
should be quashed on account of the
delay in setting it for trial. His at
tolneys will argue this point Mon
day.
Judge Willis of the superior court
has not been presiding in any of the
cases growing out of the Times dy-
namiting, and is said to have been
chosen because of his lack of preju-
dice in the matter.
a telegram was received by Dis
trict Attorney Fredericks from Will
lam ]. Burns at noon stating that
the detective would be ready to give
evidence in the second case whenever
it was called to trial. He reiterated
his belief that the ends of Justice
would be secured finally by the con-
ylctlon Of the lawyer Burns is now
Ill In Denver, but expects to be ready
to testify when called upon.
The daily sentinel., 1912-08-22
CITY SLEUTH
DRINKS UP
EVIDENCE
Attorney Berry, Defending Tony
Genter, Scores Detective
9O-Day Sentence in Last
Case to Be Enforced.

owing to the fact that Charles
Dewey, city detective, drank the
whiskey to be used as evidence In the
bootlegging cases against Tony Gen
ter and Gus Gagnon. well known
citizens here. Mayor Todd dismissed
both cases in the municipal court
today
Dewey was the man who got the
evidence, and being the man who
drank it, the city's case dropped Hat
After scoring al the hands of At
torney Sam Berry, who defended
Center, Mayor Todd announced ihat
he would dismiss the charge. Gen
ter also had an alibi to the effect that
he didn't sell the liquor on the date
specified in thee complaint. an ad-
mitted mistake on the part OF the
city officials
Attorney Berry scored Dewey, the
city sleuth. again and again while
he was on the stand. You ought
to be back in the Oklahoma peniten-
tiary. where you we're before you
came to Grand Junction, the attor-
ney shot 1T the witness. Dewey has
been in the city's employ for several
weeks.
Gus Gagnon, defended by Attorney
Henry r. Rhone, was also released
on the charge of bootlegEing there
being no positive evidence against
him.
According to Chief of Police
Hutchinson il is the intention of the
police to make GeRtsr serve the 90
day sentence under which he has
been trembling for six weeks. Cen
ter. when he confessed at the first
trial. to bootlegglng. was sentenced
to 80 days in the county jail, bur
was allowed to go free If he would
leave the city. which he promised to
do. in spite of his real estate hold
ings here The sentence has never
been dismissed
The daily sentinel., 1912-08-22
RELATIVES
ARE WANTED

Two fearful letters were received
today by Chief OF Police Hutchinson.
one asking him to locate the son OF
a destitute Greeley woman, and an
other asking him to locate woman
in order that her foster-mother can
see her before she passes away.
Mrs. Henrietta Martin of Greeley
asks the police to locate her son,
Samuel Leonard Goodrich, who. she
believes to be i'll in n Grand Juno
tion hospital She says she is terri
bly, worried over her sons welfare.
Mrs. Lille Parr. wife of S. T. Parr
and daughter Of MIR. and Mrs. Will
Continued on Page 81
The daily sentinel., 1912-08-22
TWO AMERICANS
ARE MURDERED
Associated Press.
Washington.

Washington, Aug. %, - Two
Americans are reported to have been
deliberately murdered in the massa-
ere of Nicaraguan loyal troops by
rebels at Leon on August 10. One is
said to have been Harvey Dodd of
kosciusko, Miss, and the other n man
named Phillips, who were fighting
with the government troops. The
two had been wounded and We're
seeking refuge in "A hospital. accord
ing to report received today by the
state department.
The massacre of loyal NIcaraguan
CONTINUED on Page g.
The daily sentinel., 1912-08-22
WOODS JOB
NOW SAFE:
Associated Press.

Associated Press.
Washington, Aug. 22.-Under a
virtual notice from the president
that he would again veto the army
bill if it contained any riders affect
ing the tenure of office of General
Leonard Wood, the house and senate
conterees today struck out the con-
templated provision to that effect.
A provision of the house in the
army bill for 5-year enlistment was
modified so as TO provide for T-year
term, in the active service and 8
years in reserve. All army posts
The daily sentinel., 1912-08-22
FIRE BUG EXTENDS WORK TO
RANCH HOME OF LON BRADBURY
y Hannah Creek Home Destroyed Yesterday by Fie-Bur-
de q Shavngs 10 Rear Suspicious Occupants Not at
KeiDe $500 Insurance.


Oft H.
by il
q bundle
dwelling
tn
for $
left morning investigate
will be Developments The fact that
Of
puzlins the officers The
WILL be heFaf 10
The daily sentinel., 1912-08-22
MINER AND SISTER R-IN-LAW SHOOT EACH OTHER TO DEATH

he had come to kill the entire fam
lily and commenced firing at her. The
bullet went wild, and then Mrs. Flo
her opened fire on him from a win
dow Several shots were exchanged,
Guffy receiving six bullets and Mrs,
The daily sentinel., 1912-08-22
Hot Ice Formed
by Harvard Prof.
Associated Press

Associated Press.
Cambridge. Mass, Aug. 22.-
BY applying 3OO pounds pressure
to water, Prof Bridgman Of the
department of physics Of Harvard
university. has produced sub
stance that looks like ice, but
which has a temperature Of l7S
degrees above zero.
The experiments have been
watched closely by scientists.
The daily sentinel., 1912-08-22
MAYOR HARRISON TRIES
TO AVERT CAR STRIKE
Associated Press.

Associated Press.
Chicago. Aug. 22-Another effort
will be made by Mayor Harrison to-
day to avert general street car
strike here.
After two days of peace negotia-
tions the union leaders bolted the
conference yesterday after the off
cials of the traction companies had
refused to submit figures on the wage
question pending the settlement OF a
working agreement.
The daily sentinel., 1912-08-22
Slayton and Bacon
Win in Georgia
Assncintnd Prnss

Associated Press.
Atlanta, Ca. Aug 22.-Approx-
lrnately complete returns from
yesterdays democratic primary in
dicate that John ~ Slaton, presl-
dent Of the senate, has gained the
gubernatorial nomination.
Slaton was opposed by Hooper
Alexander and Joe Hin Hall.
Senator Bacon was renominated
by $4,000 majority.
The daily sentinel., 1912-08-22

Mrs. Floher undertook to protect
Mrs. Guffy when the latter was at-
tackled by her husband
Guffy's wife left him a month ago,
and he called at the home OF his
mother-in-law, where she had been
staying, to see her. He told her that
The daily sentinel., 1912-08-22
RUSSIAN SOLDIERS TO
Be HlHGEB FOR MUTlNY
Associated Press.

hHDCAteO FreSS.
Tasskent. Asiatic Russia. Aug. 22.
Two hundred and twenty-eight
Russians. non-commissioned officers
and soldiers. were tried by court mar
tial in q sappers' camp here today on
the charge OF mutiny. Fifteen were
sentenced TO be hanged. were ac-
quilted and zoe were sent to jail for
varying terms.
The daily sentinel., 1912-08-22
HACK from Salt Lake.

Hack from Salt Lake.
l.. C. Jackisch, connected with the
]. F. Quine Drug company of Tellu-
ride, stopped over In this city today
for visit with his friend. w. r.
IN Salt Lake City.
The daily sentinel., 1912-08-22

On Business.
James A. Becker of the Lilylands
project near Montrose was in the
city this week for a few days on
business.
The daily sentinel., 1912-08-22
LOCAL MAN HEADS NEW ". a..s !; &Ii
VI IRRIGATION CONCERN
Harry l. Murray and Others Incorporate Firm to Wafer Land
in Plateau Valley and Garfield County Grand Junction
TO Be Headquarters.

Aug Il
of of million dollars has been Incorporated under th n
:
will be composed the fol
owin l.. o. G. L.
',f-'
The daily sentinel., 1912-08-22
GIVEN RIGHT
OF SEPARATE
MAINTENANCE
Mrs. Mckenzie Wins Long Fought
Case.-Gets Children.-Is Found
Not Guilty Of Cruelty and De-
sertion.--A Costly Case.

After being out several hours. the
jury in the Mckenzie separate main
tenance case brought in verdict at
1915 this morning, granting Mrs.
Continued on Page g.
The daily sentinel., 1912-08-22
Associated Press

Herrin, H., Aug. 22.-Thomas
Guffy, president OF the miners un-
ion at Coleviile. and his sister-in-
law, Mrs. Anna Floher, shot each
other to death here last night when
The daily sentinel., 1912-08-22
WILLIAM ]. BURNS IS I'LL IN DENVER
Associated d Press.


22-Wilam
8 o a hotel
en- poisoning
8 g
3 where
night physician
The daily sentinel., 1912-08-22
KID MCCOY" ESCAPES PUNISHMENT

2 Associated Press
22.Kid selhy American
boxer dschaged from custody by the magisate eextrs
provisional exaditou warrant charging him with larceny at
tend -..-i y. g
magistrate said that he had read all
. justify extradtiop s-n
.fee7
The daily sentinel., 1912-08-22
Misusing Survey
Says G. O. Smith
Associated Press.

Associated Press.
Washington, Aug. 22.-Be-
cause the United sutns geological
survey was being gses. apparcut-
ly to boom miunG scheme.
George Otis Smith, the directct OF
the survey, has POSTPONED indefi-
nitely the work pl thc surveys
men in Modoc cSunN, Cal.
The daily sentinel., 1912-08-22
Associated Press.

! New York. Aug. e2.--Sealed in
dictmants charging perjury were
handed up by the grand Jury today
against Charles Steinard and James
White. former members of Lieutenant
pecker's strong-arm squad. They
are charged with framing up gun
carrying case against the gang lead
~, Btg jack Seelig.
The daily sentinel., 1912-08-22
AMENDME T
WAS NOT IN
FAVOR
Speakers in Behalf of the Con,
tract Provision Not in Ap-
pearanCG at the Club.

There was almost a manimity or
expression at the Fifty ThUusanr
Club luncheon today ON the subject
Of amending the charter.
After Commissioner James n. Ram
kin had explained his position. one
after another the speakers arose TO
OratoTically uppercut him until the
situation was so one-sided that Toast
master Weiser asked Tor volunteers
to rescue the man who suggested a
change in the charter.
Finally j. NJ. SampllnCr arose TO
the occasion, and. after declaring
that lie had no particular approval
for contract work. he asserted that
IL must he Il proposition OF the least
expense for the best job. 1T ought
to be remembered that Mr.. Rankin
is in the best position TO judge as 10
the wisdom of the matter" he de-
clarcd. Il know he, Is capable OF
handling it. and am only sorry that
he has not given us some figures TO
prove his case.
Mr.. Rankin. i'm opening the dis
cussion. declared that it was only .
question Of whether or not 1t is wise
to attack an important portion OF the
charter in order to serve the present
situation. II am convinced" he as
serted, that It win be cheaper and
better for us to let out small job
like this by contract. There will be
more such occasions, and there will
likewise be many situations arising
where the city can best afford to do
its own work. | urge a more elastic
provision in the charter. SO that cur
hands are not tied. ~
Not preiniiced.
Personally continued the slnak-
er. II have no prejudice either way
| am perfectly willing to 90 ahead
with the job. and Will do the best
work / know how. ! fear that the
expense will be heavy because uf the
enormous amount OF expensive mat
chinery which will need to be used.
Continued on Page 6.)
The daily sentinel., 1912-08-22
PARCELS POST
NOW CERTAIN
Associated Press.

Associated Press.
Washington. Aug. ga provis-
ion for parcels post system in This
years postal appropriation bill was
agreed upon today by couferees Of
the house and senate.
The senates amendment TO in
crease second-class mail rates has =
been eliminated
would be retained as now.
The house reeeded from. an attenrlt
to reduce the cavalry strength to Tive.
regiments.
The daily sentinel., 1912-08-22
BECKER NOT
READY TO
PLEAD
ether Indicted Men DiscIalm All
6ullt;; But Ask Right 10
Change Plea Later.
Associated Press.

New York, Aug. 22-Police Lieu
tenant Charles Becker and four OF
his alleged underworld accomplices
were srraigned in the court of gem
efal sessions today to plead to an
Indictment charging them with the
murder or Herman Rosenthal.
Counsel for Becker said that he
was not ready to plead today. and so
the court set next Tuesday for the
Pleading.
The other four prisoners all plead
ed not guilty. with permission to
withdraw or change their pleas by
next Tuesday.