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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-04-30
INDICATIONS FOR
BRIGHT WEATHER
j. Pluvius Promises to Behave
the Coming Sabbath
Boomers Here.
TO PLAY HAPPY CORNERS
VIII Be First Visit of Female Nine
Since the Days of Twelfth
Street Park.

Everything has been arranged for
the finest kind OF baseball weather
for the coming Sabbath so that the
Boston Bloomer-Happy Corner base
ball game can be pulled off as per
program and thereby entertain the
big crowd that is sure TO attend this
novel game. The Bloomer girls are
vending their way 10 this city in their
private car and are playing a few
games along the way. Advance dope
is that any team that wins from them
right now will have 10 be a corker.
The Happy Corner team was selected
By the Bloomer manager because of
the showing OF last year and the line
up OF this year. The team looks good
and thus far the work has shown
more class than it did last year. This
will be the first opportunity for the
baseball fans 10 have taste of the
national pastime this season. Tickets
are on sale and can be secured
through the members Of the Happy
Corner team.
FIRST VISIT IN YEARS.
II has been many years since n
bloomer baseball aggregation cavort-
cd on local diamond Since the old
park on Twelfth street was disman-
tied Rock Island has been given a
wide berth by the female ball toss
ers. And so next Sundays game will
be the first opportunity Of years for
the local fans 10 regale themselves
with sight Of the girls throwing
the ball, hitting the ball and run
ming bases, not TO mention the use
OF strategy to defeat their opponents.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-04-30
MARION ANDREW Is
NAMED AS CAPTAIN

Marion Andreen, son of President
G. A. Andreen of Augustana college,
was last night elected captain of the
1913 basketball squad. Marion is a
junior at the college. Last year was
his first on the varsity squad but he
easily made good and will prove a
popular as well as efficient leader for
next year. He plays guard.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-04-30

Springfield, Mo, April 30.-Despite
Governor Hadley's order that the To-
cal officials must not allow the SEIZED
pled boxing contest between Carl Nor
ris and Luther Mccarthy 10 take place
here next Friday night J. H. Mason,
the county prosecutor, said today he
would not interfere if the bout was
held in compliance with the state laws
regarding prize fighting. Mason, who
Is a member OF the club under whose
auspices the fight is to be given, said
the governor would have TO call out
the militia TO stop the fight. The sher-
IN said he would not act without ord
ers from the prosecutor.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-04-30
Puts End 70 Bad Habit

Things never look bright 20 one With
the blues" Ten TO one the trouble
is a sluggish liver, filling the system
with bilious poison, that DR.. Kings
New Life Pills would expel Try them.
Let the Joy Of better feelings end the
blues Best for stomach, liver and
kidneys. 25 cents at all druggists.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-04-30
CENTRAL LEAGUE.
RESULTS YESTERDAY.
NATIONAL LEAGUE

Chicago-St. Louis, wet grounds.
Observation-Disclosures. rain.
New York-Boston, rain.
Philadelphia-B Brooklyn, rain.
AMERICAN LEAGUE.
Detroit-Chicago, rain.
Boston. l Philadelphia, 7.
Washington, .; New York. 0.
st. Louis-Cleveland, rain.
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION.
Minneapolis, 10; indianapolis. 9.
Kansas City. 0; Columbus, 8.
St. Paul, 0: Louisville, S.
Milwaukee-Toledo, cold weather.
WESTERN LEAGUE.
st. Joseph. 4 Omaha. 0.
Topeka, S: Denver, 0.
Des Moines, 4; Sioux City, 0.
Lincoln, l; Wichita, 6.
INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE.
No games, rain.
SOUTHERN ASSOCIATION.
Birmin CHAM. 81: Mobile. o. (sec
ond game, seven innings).
Other games, rain.
CENTRAL LEAGU-.
No games, rain.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-04-30

Pittsburgh, Pc, April 3O.-Manager
Deacon Philippe gave the Pittsburgh
team Of the United States league a
shaking up, releasing six players, i'll
Guiding Second Baseman Claude Rit-
chey. team captain. He signed five
new men. The players cast adrift be-
sides RitChey are: Miller, Scanlon,
Stein. and Quolke. The five added are:
Dan Riley, outfielder: Dan Brouthers,
third baseman; Hines. second base
third baseman; HINES, second base
man. Gales, first baeman; and Hayes,
first baseman.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-04-30

college of Aledo.
Augustana's schedule called for a
game between the local collegians and
the Aledo team for this afternoon. The
result of today's game may indicate
which way the wind will blow in to-
morrow's contest with st. Ambrose.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-04-30
II Looks Like a Crime

to separate boy from a box OF Buck
lens Arnica Salve. His pimples, boils.
scratches. knocks. sprains and bruises
demand it, and its quick renef for
hurns, scalds or cuts is his right. Keep
everything healable and does 1t quick
Unequaled for piles. Only IS GEMS at
all druggists.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-04-30

Baltimore, Nd, April 30-Manager
Dunn has notified Harry Stcinfeldt TO
report Immediately and will play him
at third base, on which position the Or
ioles are now i'm need OF player
Dunn tried 70 get Stcinfcldt last sea.
son, but could not connect The Bal
timore manager today received a tele-
gram from the former Chicago star
saying: Am a free agent and would
like to sign with Baltimore" In case
the veteran should fail to fiji the bill.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-04-30

die Grant.
New Britain, Conn, April 30.-Sher-
III Bert Davis, who stopped the Holy
oke-New Britain Sunday ball game
yesterday and caused a riot died of
apOpleXy today. He was stricken aft
or the crowd mobbed the Rev. Dr.
Grant, the clergyman who had sworn
out warrants for the arrest Of the two
managers. The crowd knocked the
parson down and broke his glasses.
Dan O'Neil. the Holyoke manager,
whom the clergyman was trying to
have arrested, rescued him from the
mob's clutches. His clothing was
torn and his face scratched. The
sheriff fell fainting with heart disease
in the excitement. but lived until to-
day Manager Murphy of New Britain
says that ne will transfer his team to
Waterbury, where there is no pastors
union.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-04-30

Frceport, H., April 20.-The Ste
phenson county Christian Endeayor
convention has adopted resolutions
calling on the governor of New Mex
leo TO prevent the Johnson-Flynn fight
July (. 1t is said by f. H. Gates, field
secretary. that all district and county
conventions in tAe state will adopt
similar resolutions this week.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-04-30
SPORTING
EzG
NOTES

Keokuk, Iowa. April 3O.-The first
five entries for the tristate meet.
which annually attracts about 500 hign
school athletes from schools in the
middle west are announced. They are
Milton, Iowa. and Whitehall, Roseville.
Bradford, and Stroughurst. H.. W. G..
Stevenson of Des Moines has been Sc
cured to referee the met.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-04-30
Than He Faded Away.

acknowledgements are nuisance.
aren't they2 Miss Phayre-Oh. not al
ways. If it wasn't for my chaperon
some men would hang around me all
day.-Boston Transcript.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-04-30

Prompt relief in all cases Of throat
and lung trouble if you use Chamber
lain's Cough Remedy. Pleasant to
take. soothing and healing in effect.
Sold by all druggists.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-04-30

Peoria has traded First Baseman
Smith for Outfelder Lge Wooley,
who was signed by Decatur after Rock
Island dropped from the Three-Eye.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-04-30

Of Davenport, resigned. Steward Gem
mer will take up his duties May l.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-04-30

The Three-Eye league season opens
tomorrow. Peoria and Davenport meet
on the Prodigal grounds.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-04-30
AUGUSTANA TEAM TO
PLAY DAVENPORTERS

The baseball teams of Augastana
and St Ambrose colleges will clash
al Ericsson field in this city tomorrow
afternoon Both teams are going nice
" for so early in the season and a mid
season contest is looked for. The Day-
export collegians have a strong team.
and Coach Walt Davis. who incident
ly used TO coach the Augustana team,
has whipped them into good shape.
They opened their season with a de.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-04-30
Notes

Gus Papas, says his manager, is
" Orking with much vigor and will
be in fine shape to give Brown one of
the prettiest trimmings imaginable.
He says that any money that this
coterie of Browns friends brings to
Rock Island will be covered.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-04-30

wild Bob" Burman. the worlds
speed king. has a new leather racing
suit, made specially for his use In
the second annual hve-hundred mile
International Sweepstakes race at
Indianapolis Motor Speedway next
Memorial day. The suit was made
for Burman while he was in Eng
land, and Is considered the most
complete garment ever made for
motor car speed work. It is practic-
ally wind and rain proof and will
aid him materially IN enduring the
strain of a long race such as this
speedway classic.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-04-30

The advance sale for the match
opened this morning and from the
looks of things, the theatre will be
we'll filled.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-04-30

They say that Carl Brown, the Wa
terloo grappler, who meets Gus Pap
as at the Illinois theatre Thursday
night, is sore because some one has
upon which he can rely to win his
matches. And so Carl is peeved. He
comes back with statement in which
he declares he has a list of holds
which would startle any wrestler go-
ing but Frank Gotch, the champion of
the world, and Gus Papas. Further
than his claims as to holds, he is ef-
fervescing with a confidence of vic
tory, despite the proves of his OPP
ponent and the claims which his op-
ponent's hackers are advancing.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-04-30

Dunn may renew his efforts to get Ed.
die Grant.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1912-03-21
General Increase Is Expected to
Follow the Action Of Fail
River Plant.
BORDEN OFFERS 10 PER CENT,
On Previous Occasions His Action
Has Settled Wage Scale of
Many New England
Manufacturers.

Boston, March 30.--Another gener-
al increase in the wages Of textile
employees, increasing tho amount to 10
per cent, Is looked for in many quar-
ters as a result of the action taken
to-day at the seven cotton mills Of
the Fall River Iron Works company
controlled by NJ &. Il. Borden. of New
ork. Notices were posted in these
mills, announcing that on March 25
n wage advance OF 10 per cent. will
become operative. Five thousand en-
ploycs are affected.
On previous occasions the other
Fall River mills have followed Mir
Bordens lead In the wage question
and many New England mills base
their pay on the Fail River scale. II
many cities the operatives are rot
satisfied with the five per cent. gen
orally offered and as result Of the
believed that there VIII he genera
dcrand for an additional five pei
cent. or more.
At Lawrence the lndusi ill Wurfer, Of
, the World claim 10 have 1900 s,ill ont OF
strike against half dozen mills whici
| have not made satisfactory terms
! The stationary flremen of "a aronce VIII,
were dissatisfied with the increase offere,
them. met there tonight. No statemen
! OF what transpired at the meeting wa!
given out. Should the fremen stop WORK
| il Is expected that the mills would have t,
shut down again.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1912-03-21
FORMING PEACE SOCIETY.
DIR. Tryou Of B0stOn begins Work with
Address at Norwich.

\orthficld March 2o,-The organized
" orld peace movement. now represented
by peace societies in many States OF tho
union. and nowhere more strongly than
in New England. has made beginning
Tryon of Boston, New England director
of the American Peace society, who IL
making II tour OF Vermont colleges and
other institutions. spoke before the stu
dent. OF Norwich University on the Sue
cess of TIE Hague in Settling Disputes Of
Nations
Or Tryon treats the peace and war
ut the humantariau but from tnat OF 4
specialist in inteimatona, law. lie is
contributor to the Vale Law Journal and
lecturer ON in;ArnRtionai arbitration at
tho Episcopal Theoloaicai school at Cen-
bridge. He Illustrates the principles OF
the peace movement by relating dramatic
Incidents IN tho history OF interna-
t'onal relations. Among ;nese are the ar
E,tration between Argentina and Chill.
connected with which is the story Of tho
erection of the monument called THE
Christ OF the Andes" the Geneva arbitrn-
ton, and the case OF the firing upon tho
British fishermen by the Russian fleet in
the North sea
Dr. TNon has recently organized State
and Sew Hampshire and hope to see ono
OF the strongest societies y" the c.Ua-
try formed IL Vermont
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1912-03-21

ties. 1t has been limited that. as Mr., Bah
hit may DE president pro tenn. OF the Yer
mont senate this fall. his observation OF
parliamentary practice may later be
found useful They have been IN the
South and are row on their way home
With Mr. and Mrs. Rabbit on their
southern tour ha. been the Hon. Edgar j.
I sherman Of Massachusetts. Judge Sher-
man is native OF Weathersfield, Wind
sor county. and is now in his 18th year.
He has & wonderful storeof "reminiscences
G. the old residents and his boyhood days
. the old town. and especially remembers
having seen nearly 10 years ago the cele-
| brated Consul" Jarvis. at one time a ui-
| plomatic representative of this govern
| uent at Madrid. and one Of whom inter-
| esting legends arc yet related all through
| that country side. The famous Jarvis farm
| or Weathersfield Bow vet retains much
Of its former prestige and the old place
| is occupied by descendant OF the Old
| consul. Judge sherman resigned from the
bench Of the Massachusetts Supreme
| Court not long ago. after distinguished
service for years. and withal having held
nearly all the judicial Offices in his adopt
ed State
Among the numerous Nermonters who
have attained a considerable degree OF
prominence and success in their CHOSEN
profession here is Fred Emery, one of the
| best known attaches of tho Associated
Press in the Senate gallery. Mr.. Emery,
yet unmarried, resides with his mother a
native OF the worlds fair town OF Tun-
| hridee ami who. with her son and a
daughter, now comprise the family. Mr,
Emery invariably uses his summer vaca-
| tion at and around the old home, and
takes solid pride In his quality as a pa
| triotic Vermonter.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1912-03-21
HANGED HERSELF
IN HOTEL WINDOW
California Woman on Trip around
World Confessed to Smuggling
at New York.

New York March al-Nrs. Blanche
Carson of San Francisco. who was ar
rested here rol smuggling several thou
sand dollars worth of jcwelry on her
arrival from India, committed suicide
to-day by hanging herself out of the
window of her hotel.
The body Of Mrs. Carson was seen by
a pcdcstrian, swinging from a window ON
tine eighth floor of the Hotel BroZten.
The clerk was notified and the door of
Mr.. tarSon's room was forced a rope,
securely tied to a radiator, passed out Of
the window and at the end dangled the
body Of the woman The body was still
warm and she had not been dead more
than an hour when discovered
Two notes were found in the room,
one of which was addressed to her at
torney. Harrison Osborn. Their con-
tents were not made public. The cor
oner was notified.
Mrs, Carson reached here Monday
on the Steamship George Washington.
She was arrested or the charge of
gross differentiation and smuggling
after having confessed that she had
smuggled jewelry which the authorl-
! ties valued at 100000. On her arrival
Mrs. Carson had declared a package Of
unstrung pearls but had undervalued
| them so grossly that the customs In
spectors decided that she had not told
| the truth. On her appearance for ex
| animation yesterday she broke down
and told of the large amount OF jew
clry that she had brought into the
country concealed in her hat and
elscW here in her baggage.
fteleased on s2,OD bail for further ex
amina ton Friday, Mrs. Carson went up
town presumably TO her hotel. She regis
tered at the hotel as Mrs Edwin Carson
II Paris. II was understood that hsr
home was I'm San Francisco, but the
hotel manager said this morning that he
thought Mrs. Carson resided In Los
Angeles. She was about 10 years Of age
and was making "A trip around tho world
alone.
Mrs. Carson had evidently sat up al
night and some time after five o'clock
she united "A rope from n large package
in her room and fastening one end to Il
radiator she slipped the moose around her
neck and dropped out the &indow. The
body was discovered at SGD o'clock.
san Francisco, March @-Mrs. Blanche
Carson was an alumna of Vassar College
and active in the work of the Vassar Stu
deps Aid society in ihis city. She was
he author Of several hooks. Her hus
band Dr. Edwin Carson, died few
weeks after their marriage number OF
Years ago Since then Mrs. Carson has
-pent much of her time at Carmel by the
Sea, colony OF writer's and artists, near
this city
San Jose, Lt,l March D.-MTs Blanche
Carson was daughter Of the late Hiram
MaYbufy, for years one Ot the most lrou
men residents OF this city The family l
one Of great wealth and after heir man
sion here was wrecked by the earthquake q
Of 1896, they removed - Los Angeles,
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1912-03-21
JUDGE BARBER IN
UNCERTAIN COURT
Possibility That Vermonter Will
Find Salary Appropriation Cut
Off by Congress.
Continued on pnre 2.)

Washington, March oo--Proscnt indica-
tions are that the House has put up 10
the Senate problem as to the future of
the commerce court which the Senate win
find very difficult To crack. The demo-
craric leaders in the House have arrived
Mt the conclusion tina. the commerce
court should be abolished, and in order
to hrinS about this result beyond the
possibility of doubt they have left ont Of
the coming legislative. executive and
judicial appropriation bill the usual item
Of appropriation for the continued
maintenance OF the court. OF course the
Judges on that bench are all distinguished
patr lots but this suporlatve quality Will
hardly reach the limit OF serving without
pay Notice is unof'icially served on the
Senate thai II tina latter inserts the item
as nm amendment to the House hill the
ioUsr will refuse to accept u with the
result That the bill would fail In con-
ference. This IL the court IN which Judge
Barber Of Bennington Is serving and
naturally Nermonters have an especial
interest in the outcome.
l. Is claimed by the democrats that the
commerce court has seriously interfered
with and neGatived the work of the inter-
state commerce commission tl1at II
obstructs the will Of the people" and
that In this respect II Is much worse
than useless on the other hand I, is
argued that as the court has hecn IN
existence little more than a venr II has
not yet had time to vinaicate itself r1,ot
the opposition to II is LARGELY n matter
OF political enmity. and that II is ACTUALLY
a 7nyr,
brake on the tremendous and otherwise
unlimited authority Of the interstate COM
mission nouest1onably its abolition
would hc a bad mistake. but II the House
| persists IN its determination II IS difficult
to see what could he done to prevent II.
| II mas been suggested that some trade
| might be made. with the democrats hy
making them concessions In some other
direction. hut this Is hardly probsble
Neither could the President vero the bill,
"hich contains the Item. without holding
! up the entire machinery Of the govern.
! mental departments affected However
the House may eccdc. or Some way out
! may yet he found
! NEitMoNrERS AT CAPITAL.
/ Fred $. Plat of Rutland. clerk OF the
district court, was In the city Monday on
| mattcrs of business Among other sub.
jects here no is Naturally interested In I,
hlll now pending in the House which
places the compensation Of all clerks OF
the federal courts on IA salary asis in
stead OF the present and longtime fee
| system. Under the old dispen-ation the
compensation IL very uncertain and unre
liable, and from the fact that Congress Il
inclined TO abolish fees ana provide sais
' ries Wherever pfuper there Is Eood pros
| pest that the bill Wll In time bscoine
law
! Representative and MIs. l. II. baDnit
OF Bellows Falls have been visiting II
town for the past week. renewing Odd &C
| quaintance and inspecting the oelebg1'
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1912-03-21
ADDISON COUNTY
MIDDLEBURY.

Frank Iarrow. who wac, brought home
tru'n the Mary Fletcher hospital AT Bur
iingtnu friday night, died ut his home
au ANeybtijgo street at eight o'clock sat
urlor morning.. at the aye Of - Years. Nj.
Iarluw was badly injured in the side by
5 fn' ia nis barn about q year ago and
subsequently, tNdcrWent two operations
90 the hospital. one early last fail ard the
SECOND one ABOUT 10 DAYS ago. Mr.. Par
ROW Wastwice married. first to Miss Ari-
minta Thompson who died Il years ago.
leaving one son. Walter EIis second wife
wa Mrs. Nellie Manning. by whom he Aad
three rhiidrcu Thaddcus. Joln ana RGth
he S. also survived hV three sisters Mrs
Joseph bushnell Of Wcyhritlgc, Mrs. Fred
laudor and Mrs Thomas MoCrcaY Vt
MidHlehurv. The funeral was held at his
late home on Weyhyidec street MoHdav
afternoon al 30 o'clock. The inferno nj
was in the West cemetery. john
+. Golden, who for a short Time has
Heen marble grader here. has pcrn trans
ferrcd to similar position in Proctor -
Hundreds Of trees were capped I'm this
coNatv the last few DAYS Of rhc Wccl,
and the work Of sugar making will he
pros, "uteI with veor this week if favor
able weather continues Prof A. T.. Lam
bert preached at the Cuuercgational
rhurch i'm brandon Sunday morning and
evening .-N Mrs. G.. f.. Harrington. who has
been In town for 10 days. has returned 10
her home I'm Port Henry, X. Y.-The Boy
Scouts will hold their next meeting in
tNo vestrv of the congregational Church.
stat" Highway Commissioner Gates will
! meet the r0ld commission of Addison
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1912-03-21
FISH GROW AT ROXBURY.
some I.2O0.OeO to Be Distrihuted from
rhe state Hatchery

Roxbury. March 20 During tho past
season the State fish hatchery was thor
oughly repaired and the water supply
both from spring ana brook Increased in
volume and placed under control by the
use Of larger pipes Since then the hatch
ery has been stocked with eggs to its
fullest capacity. II now contains ap-
proximatelN l,2l0,ooo Young fish which
have Matched from these eggs or are in
course Of hdtclnnr
Distributions viii begin very soon he
cause some of the fish are now being
fed and az they grow the troughs must
he thinncd out to make room for others
that are to be reared to fingerlings II
In therefore important that all persons
desiring fish the present season get
theil applica tons III imIn. dat or they
may have a. 60 over another season be-
fore being supplied Proper blanks may
be had bY applying 10 Fish and Game
Commissioner John " Tircomb Lyndon
vile,