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The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1912-05-30
Is Very Confident.

Declaring he had visited all but a
half dozen counties in the state and
that he felt sure of being successful
in the June primary. Prof G. r.. MUIR
ray, OF Mingo county. candidate for
the Republican nomination for state
superintendent of schools
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1912-05-30
Two Candidates for Supreme Bench

Included among the men of promi-
nence who visited the city recently
are Hon. Howard N. Ogden OF Fair
mont and Judge George Poffenbarger
Of Point Pleasant Both are candi-
dates for the Republican nomination
for places on the supreme court
bench. Judge Poffenbarger is in the
race to succeed himself, but Mr.. Og-
den is new man in the field. not
having aspired to the Office before
Both are making dignified cam
paign and each expects to be not only
nominated, but elected, as well.
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1912-05-30

send checks to their relatives. One
great trouble that the commandants
Of the various homes have had has
been the control of the soldiers who
persist in patronizing the saloons
that are to- be found just beyond
the gates. but, by vigilance. the old
men are kept from getting into any
trouble.
When a soldier is stricken with
Illness he Is sent to the hospital.
where every possible attention Is
given him. His diet Is specially
prepared to suit his needs and there
is nothing too good for him. 1t
might be added that the hospital Is
always well occupied, for there are
many who are failing in health and
strength and are patiently waiting
the setting Of the sun.
When the last day has come and
the soldier has gone to join his COM
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1912-05-30

en- the first rows then follow those less afflicted,
SO that all are given equal advantages as far as IT
is possible to arrange.
In the vast amount OF work to be done at the
homes the inmates take their part and thereby
earn little extra for themselves for the gov
eminent pays them according to what they can
do. Some of the homes have farms attached
on which the do considerable Of the work.
At other homes the men look after grounds, while
at all of the homes there are those who act as
guards guides
The money they receive for their work is all
extra, for they receive their pensions just the
same and they are at liberty to either spend
their funds for Injuries at the commissary or
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1912-05-30
Murpb, to Face other Charges.

J. w. Murphy, alias Mitchell. who
is accused by the state of forging
two checks on the Charleston Nation.
al bank, aggregating $500. and by The
federal authorities OF using the mails
fraudulently, will probably also be
prosecuted by the state on the farg.
cry charge Justice OF the Peace F. A.
McGrew. before whom Murphy was
first brought and then taken before
United States Commissioner John A.
Thayer, will probably have Murphy
arraigned before him shortly on the
.wo forgery charges.
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1912-05-30

the conflicts unscathed are con-
stantly In mind. There are the
Grand Army of the Republic. Loyal
Legion and Army and Navy Union,
splendid organizations to which
many Of the officers and men who
fought In the Civil War belong.
while the veteran association Of the
Spanish-American War holds the
membership OF many who went
through that struggle.
In the national cemeteries here
and there, and In other burial
grounds. are. stones that mark the
spots whene lie the remains of
those who participated in the con-
ficts, and each succeeding Decora-
ton Day their memory ia kent alive
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1912-05-30

performed under Its flag.
The veterans Of the various wars, notably the
Civil and Spanish-American who went through
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-01-05
WILL ORGANIZE
A BOWLING CLUB
Meeting of Bowlers of Two
Leagues to Be Held at the
Harms Hotel Parlors.
BOARD SETTLES DISPUTES
Charter Granted Year Ago Gives
City Membership in American
Bowling Congress.
BOARD SETTLES DISPUTES

So that all grievances which may
arise in Rock Island bowling leagues
may be amicably settled the bowlers
of this city are to organize a club
which is to be known as the Rock
Island Bowlers' association, chartered
under the American Bowling congress.
It's membership will include the bowl
ers in the Commercial and Semi-Pro
Bowling leagues. For the purpose of
forming this association there will be
meeting next Friday night In the
parlors of the Harms hotel, officers
will be elected and a board of direc-
tors will be named. 1t will be the
duty of the board of directors to set
tie all disputes in both leagues. The
charter under which it will be organ
lied was secured last year in ST.
Louis by local bowling team, every
thing is in readiness for the compile
ton of the organization and a large
representation of the bowlers Is de-
sired.
ROCK ISLAND is CENTER.
| Rock Island is in the center Of
| bowling community. Moline and
Davenport send teams to compete in
the league races. Next year bids fair
| to be big year in bowling history OF
this city and the bowling association
will become a necessity. II puts Rock
Island on the map of the bowlers of
the country. Within a few years
there will be at least four places, and
possibly five, where bowling leagues
can be formed. Now there is bowling
at the Harms alleys, Patting's and
Rock Island club. A new Y. NJ c. A.
and a new Eagles home would add
two more alleys to the list.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-01-05

son of the American league, and in
the future the commission will pay
the running expenses from it's receipts
from the recent worlds series and
other interleague series played under
the auspices of the commission.
Low SALARIES FOR RECRUITS.
Another rule which has a bearing
on all minor league players was
passed at the request of the minors
themselves. 1t holds that no major
league club be allowed to increase the
pay of a player who is under a pro-
stationary contract by more than %
per cent Of the salary he received
from the minor league club from
which he was claimed. In regard to
this it was explained that players fire.
quently were given a big salary for
the 40 days of probationary play with
the major league, only to be turned
back into a minor league and become
dissatisfied over the much smaller
salary there.
Hereafter all major league ball play,
ers and clubs will be prohibited from
playing exhibition games in minor
league towns without the consent OF
the home club, while the same rule
will apply to minor league players
and minor league clubs playing in
major league territory.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-01-05
BOWLING NOTES.

BOWLING NOTES.
Lay EN- in, boys. Only FIVE more
months of bowling scheduled.
Kinney notice his score. We re-
frain from repeating it, said last
night that he wondered what the Plow
City team would do without him. If
We may conjecture they might, We
reiterate, they might have won.
Just to give the bOwlers an incen-
tive and to make things interesting,
the Cubs and Pillow City bowlers had
a little bite to eat after the smoke
of battle cleared away. The Moline
boys paid for it, A. William Salzmann
and ye scribe were guests.
Before the last game had been
rolled, Frank Bertelsen claimed TO be
coach of George Mixer. Slim was
rolling them in pretty good then. To
day Frank denies ever having tutored
the big bowler
Is it with an aching heart that the
news OF the Stock Leaders defeat
goes forth2
No doubt Captain Bleuer will order
few more changes in his lineup.
Wonder il there are any more at home
like the Wichs?
The Stock Leaders leader was not
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-01-05
IOWA GRAPPLER IN
SWEEPING CHAL LENGE

Will Finley, a wrestler from West
Liberty, Iowa, came to The Argus Of
fee this morning and issued the fol-
lowing challenge directed to any crap
pier in the world: After retiring for
one year, | will again enter the game,
and will meet all corners, regardless OF
their weight. | am especially anxious
to meet Emil SporTey of Moline and
Tommy Thompson of Rock Island. For
some time / have been trying to get
a match with them, but for some rea-
son they have side-stepped me. Now,
II they have the goods, why don't they
deliver? / would also like TO meet John
Voss. My weight now is It's pounds. .
Finley says the Eagles are willing
and anxious to stage bouts for him
should any of the challenged reply to
him, and he is ready to go on at any
time. He claims to have won from
Emil Sporrey some time back with two
straight falls, and thinks that he can
again turn the trick, despite the fact
that since then Sporrey has won con-
siderable local fame.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-01-05
M'GlNlEY-HERRICK
GO DATED FOR JAN. 10

Peoria, Jan. with the Dona-
hue-Kelly mixup and the Carpenters
union program now a piece of history
interest among not only Peoria box
ing fans but those of central Illinois
is now centered in the, Steve McGin-
ley-Jack Herrick fracas which will
be staged under the auspices of the
Marquette club on the evening of
Jan. Is. Practically every direct
ringside seat has already been sold
for this bout, over a score of orders
pouring in yesterday from Ell Paso,
Washington, Pekin, Bloomington,
Pennington, Canton and other CEN
trail Illinois towns. Secretary Al
Bilbrough stated that indications
pointed to a cleanup in reserved
seat tickets for the bout before the
close of the present week. The box
ing program before the Carpenters
union yesterday evening proved
more or less of a fiasco when Steve
Mckinley refused to risk his repu-
ton as middleweight boxer by
meeting Walter Monahan of Chicago
in a scheduled 10 round bout and
Clarence Forbes cancelled his en-
gagement to meet Jack LOOMS and
remained in Chicago There is little
doubt but what Mckinley would have
stepped into the ring against Mona
han had the size of the audience JUS
titled such a course, but the house
was very small and Steve politely
gave the chance to box the go by
Monahan outweighed Mckinley about
5 pounds, and this fact also work
ed a great deal in causing Steve t.
renig. Billy Kelly, light middle
weight hailing from Macomb, ther
took up the burden and after three
rounds decided he had enough, o
at least the referee decided that b.
! did, and the mill was stopped.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-01-05

so poor himself last night, but the
rest of them were of color.
Oberg was late last night and a
kitty" was rolled in his first game
1t rolled up a 203 score and won the
game. Ooerg showed his apprecia-
ton by rolling two good games.
Carron was high man for the three
games, while Heinie Akeman's 1876
score was high for a single game. His
work caused the downfall of the Pillow
City team in the last game.
McKahan was little shy on form
last night, but still he beat Stein
hauer.
Meenan was absent from the scene
Of battle and the Cubs were so lone
some for him that they drowned their
sorrows by rolling good games.
OF course il is hard luck when a
bowler runs into a split But it is
just as poor bowling when he does
that as when he lets enough there
for possible spare. So no more ex.
cuses for the man who makes the
breaks.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-01-05
infiammatory Rheumatism Quickly
Relieved.

Morton L. Hill of Lebanon, Ind,
says: My wife had infiammatory
rheumatism in every muscle and joint:
her suffering was terrible and her body
and face were swollen almost beyond
recognition; had been in bed for six
weeks and had eight physicians. but
received no benefit until she tried DR..
Detchon's Relief for rheumatism. 1t
gave immediate relief and she was able
to walk In three days. ! am sure IT
saved her life" Sold by Otto Grotjan,
1851 Second avenue, Rock Island. and
Gust. Schlegel & Son, 220 Second
street, Davenport.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-01-05
ALL PLEAS FROM
MINORS ALLOWED
New Glass IA Is Created and
Increased Draft Prices
Given Every League.
PLAYER LIMIT Is FIXED
National Commission Rejects Herr
mann Chairman and Bruce
Secretary.

CINCINNATI, ONO, Jan. 5.-Wltn the
recognition of a new class in minor
baseball leagues to be known as class
AA and a revision of practically every
section of the national agreement the
national commission ended it's eighth
meeting here yesterday afternoon.
August Hermann was reelected
chairman of the commission, John E.
Bruce was reelected secretary, and
Joseph Flanner was chosen secretary
TO the chairman of the commission.
The visit of hosts of minor league
magnates to the meeting was not in
vain, as they were granted everything
they requested. Class AA will be
ranked between the two majors and
the class A leagues and will be COM
posed of the International league, the
American association and the Pacific
Coast league.
NO MORE OTOOLE CASES.
Glass AA clubs cannot sell players
except for immediate delivery. This
rule does not bind the leagues of a
lower classification. No class AA
player can be sold as Marty O'Toole
was sold last year and retained by
the selling club. O'Toole was sold by
st. Paul to Pittsburgh for $22,5 500, but
was kept for some weeks by St. Paul
and was so overworked that his arm
went lame and he was of little use to
Pittsburgh after he Joined it.
Tho lraf ;oI,
heretofore opened on Sept. i, will
open hereafter on Sept. Is. The sea-
son for purchasing players will close
on Aug. 20, as formerly. The first
/ five days of the drafting season, Sept.
Is TO Sept. 20, will be given up to the
major leagues exclusively. Two days
will then elapse before the class AA
| league clubs will have a ten days
drafting season. Then the leagues OF
lower classification will have their in.
nings in the order of their classified.
/ ton.
DRAFT PRICES AND LIMITS.
| One of the principal changes in the
agreement was the prices to be paid
b. major league clubs for minor
leas e players when drafted. It fol
lows To class AA, $4,000; class A
$500, instead of $1,000; class B, 81,
200, instead of $780, class c, $3.50, in
stead of $500, and class D, $500, in
stead of $500.
Class AA league clubs are permitted
to draft from any league of a lower
classification, including class A, pro
vided the latter clubs have not al
ready lost a player by draft to the
major league clubs.
d The limit of the number of player!
that can be carried on the reserve
list was also revised as follows
Major league clubs, 35 men; class
IA, 80; class A, Is; class B, 26; clas'
c "a. No regulation was made 70
class d leagues.
From May 1 to Aug. 80 majo
league clubs are restricted to 25 play
ers, while the corresponding restrie
tons in the minor leagues are: Clas
IA, 20; class A, IS; class B, Is: clas
c, Il. No provision was made 70
class d.
Heretofore the National Association
Of Minor leagues paid an annual as
sessment to the national commission
Of $1,000. This was done away witt
on recommendation of President John
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-01-05
CATION COMESUP
ON SCHAEFER JR.
Fails to Overcome Lead of the
Night Before but Makes
Good Showing.
FINAL COUNT 500 TO 44O
Games Close and Interesting-High
Run of 80 Made by Cation
Average 3 Is.

Settling down to the form which
has marked him as a cue artist, Mar
Gus Cation came up on Jake Schaefer,
Jr., last night in the concluding ses-
sion of a 500 point contest at 1872
balkline billiards, and though defeated
$50 to PA, gave the lad from the
Windy City hard run for his money.
1t was one Of the prettiest and closest
matches ever witnessed in the Bijou
billiard hall and the audience which
was there to applaud the work of the
youngsters more than had its
moneys worth. The outcome of the
match gave Schaefer 500 to Cations
$40. The lead which the Chicago lad
made the previous night was TOO
much for Cation to overcome. Had
he displayed the same brilliant form
the night before the outcome would
probably have been different.
RUNS 30 POINTS.
Cation ran 80 billiards in string
last night, the highest number for
any run. Schaefer was unable to
touch his record of AZ made the night
before. His high run last night was
%. Others were for % and q Dill
lizards. Cation made runs of "a and
II. Both players averaged 5 1-3 to
the run. Cation sure is a conner and
a year OF two more of these ex.
hibitions before large audiences will
school him for the big matches. He
makes his best records when not in
competition and some of these days
he will overcome his nervousness be-
fore an audience and make the big
boys hustle to hold their honors.
schaefer is no mean player, either.
He is Older at the game and that is
what counts heavily in his matches
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-01-05
Climbing Bowlers Bang Pins
for Three Straight Vic
tories.
STOCK LEADERS TUMBLE
Bachelors Keep Pace With Cellarites
and Put Crimp in Bleuer's
Team.
sEMI-PRo LEAGUE STANDING.

Captain Claussen's Pillow City bowl
ing team in the Semi-Pro league went
down to 1nglorious defeat last night
in three straight games before Cap
tain Clemanns climbing Cubs. II
was the first time since the Inaugural
ton Of the league that the Moline
team had felt the sting of defeat in
an entire series and the fact that IL
was administered by the lowly Cubs
shows that that team is conner and
will not always repose in the bottom
position Of the race.
STOCK LEADERS TUMBLE.
Whilst the Cubs were coming up,
the Stock Leaders were tumbling
down, due largely TO the mediocre
quality Of their game aud to thew way
in which Tommy Carron's knights
knocked over the pins in each game.
The first game was the only one in
which Bleuer's bowlers came close TO
winning They lost by 10 pins. The
scores:
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-01-05

Chamberlain's Cough Remedy is not
common, everyday cough mixture.
1t is a meritorius remedy for all the
troublesome and dangerous compiica-
tons resulting from cold In the head.
throat. chest or lungs. Sold BY all
druggists.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-01-05

All the news all the time.-Tha
Argus.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-07-13
MUCH INTEREST IN
 COMPOSERS AFFAIRS

Rome. July 12-The departure of Pietro Mascagni. the composer from Rome, which was heralded as an elopment after a quarrel with his wife, has aroused in- tense interest. Mascagnis friends offer the explanation that he left here ac- oompanied by his daughter to find a re- tired place where he might finish the work on the new opera .Parisina.' It is gen. erally believed he has gone to Paris.
 Paris. July 12.-Mascagni arrived in Paris Monday night. He was accompanied by man. No woman was with him. He left again Wednesday night for some destination not known.
 Signora Mascagni has not yet reached Paris. A La Liberties Rome dispatch says that Mascagni left for Paris with prominent Italian woman and was fol- lowed by his wife.
 Giulio Gatti-CasazZa. general manager of the Metropolitan Opera house. New York. said today that he had not seen Mascagni. but was under the impression that the composer probably would visit the poet, ID Annunzie, who is at Arcachon for the purpose of discussing the new opera on which they are working to- gether.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-07-13
MRS. GODAU ON TIE
 WITNESS STAND

Mobile. July 12.-Mrs Mary Godau, charged with the murder of her son-in- lay, testified on the witness stand today that her confession made at the cor oners inquest last December was pro- cured by the state through promises of immunity for her daughter, wife of the slain man, and for her son. This con fession was admitted to the jury today after tilt of more than an hour be- tween counsel for the state and for the defense. The contention of Mrs. Godau will be her chief defense.
 In her confession. Mrs. Godau stated that she, cripple, shot and killed her son-in-law Fred Wasserleben, when he was drunk in her room. She claimed that she slew him because he made vicious attack on her person.
 Her confession says that she dragged the body of the dead man a mile and half to a pond where he was found the next morning The state has brought charges against the dead mans wife also. She will be brought to trial next week.
 The jury in the Godau trial was se cured today after four panels of 100 ve- niremen each had been exhausted.
 Many jurors excused themselves say ing they could not serve because they had already formed an opinion that the defendant was guilty.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-07-13
BROWDER TEST|E|ES
 IN ATLANTA CASE

Duluth, Minh., July 12.-C. H. Browder, assistant traffic manager of the Southern railway, testified before the interstate commerce commissioner in the hearing of the rate case whereby Atlanta, Ga, seeks to get their tariffs, alleging discrimina- tion in rates from the Atlantic seaboard in favor of other southern cities. MT. Browder said Atlanta had prospered un- der present conditions. and ought to be satisfied. He stated that In his opinion the whole trouble had been raised by the Atlanta Traffic Bureau, just because they had nothing else to do.
 In regard to the reductions requested. he said, they ought not to be granted. and If they were 1t would mean a con siderable loss to the railroads. The At lanta bureau is contending for rates based on distance and sets forth that its rate is higher than that of other places To- cated farther from inirial shipping points and big eastern transfer centers through which shipments must pass.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-07-13
BAN ON STAND IN
 THE DARR0W TRIAL
Newspaper Men Are Called on as Witnesses in the
 Famous Case

Los Angeles, July 12-The defense in the bribery trial of Clarence s. Darrow drew today on the press section of the courtroom for witnesses, in addition to the recalling to the stand for further cross-examination Robert F. Bain, the juror alleged to have been bribed in the McNamara case, and closing the days 5 session by calling Tom L. Johnson, at- torney for Bert H. Franklin, who con- fessed to jury bribery.
 Witnesses from the press section were called to inpeach the Franklin evidence. They included D. M. Willard, a press telegrapher. Harry IT. Jones and J. L. Bernard, reporters for the local news papers. all of whom mad been present at the preliminary trial of Franklin on the charge of bribing jurors. All tes- tified Franklin had made statements completely exoneratng Mir Darrow of any connection with the alleged offense. Franklin, when on the stand, denied making such statements.
 When Bain again took the stand. At torney Rogers asked if he had ever told I. B. Henderson, a neighbor, that Dar- with his corruption. He said that he had not
 Henderson testified Bain had told him Franklin alone was responsible for the trouble and that Darrow had nothing to do with it. Court adjourned until Mon day morning.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-07-13
Appraisers Named
BLAME POLICE FOR
 WOMAN'S ESCAPE

Judge Lane is giving the police de- partment "callng" as the result of the escape of negro woman, Virginia Coldstein, charged with grand larceny. some few days ago from the city jail The woman is thought to be the thief. or an accomplice. who committed the burglary, which was reported by Ben Israel, of the Israel Tailoring company Some cloth was found in her possession which is alleged to be part of the stolen goods. The woman effected her escape through a ruse, it is said.
 It is understood that after the es- cape Mir. Israel appeared before Judge Lane and accused the department of making no attempt to apprehend the burglar, following which Judge Lane requested an account of the escape from the desk warden. City Detectives Warren and Daily made the arrest, and they hope to land the woman in the next few days.