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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-05-18
The Theatre
AT THE EMPIRE.

The Empire theatre will next week
in addition to a bill of extraordinary
strength present an act that has thus
far not been seen outside of the large
centers. In fact, Manager Dolly is
congratulating himself on having oh
tanned the big feature for this, his
first season. The feature is Martin
Johnson's pictorial talk of trip
through the South Sea islands in an
open boat with Jack London, the ia
nous novelist and traveller. Johnson's
| tTavelogue has been called ahead of
any similar amusement enterprise
ever presented before the American
public. 1t tells a new and wonder
full story. Mr.. Johnson Travelled with
| London and at the risk of his life,
in many instances, secured these won
| derful slides and moving pictures.
/ He will tell OF the cannibals, head
| hunters and other curious peoples and
the motion pictures will show how
they live better than any book can
explain. The famous leper colony of
the Hawaiian islands will also be a
subject for the discourse. The show
will be a strong one. Dalto Frees and
company in Happy Hooligan's First
Trip to the North Pole" will be
only one OF the features; Beck and
Preston are clever singers. takers
and dancers, and Tony Gennaro is a
good impersonater and capable come
dian. Charles De Camo and his dog
Cora" will also be on the bill. London
and New York papers declare Cora"
TO be the wisest dog on earth.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-05-18
CENTRAL LEAGUE.
RESULTS YESTERDAY.
THREEEYE LEAGUE


Bloomington, 8; Quincy, 8.
Decatur, 4; Davenport, 5.
Danville, 4; Peoria, /.
Springfield, Z; Dubuque, 2.
NATIONAL LEAGUE.
Chicago, 3; Philadelphia, 7.
st. Louis, 3; Brooklyn, 13.
Cincinnati, 4; Boston, 90 innings).
Pittsburgh-New York, rain.
AMERICAN LEAGUE.
Boston, 2; Chicago, 5.
Washington, 6; St Louis, 2.
Philadelphia, 3; Detroit, 6.
New York, s; Cleveland, 3.
UNITED STATES LEAGUE.
Chicago, 5; Pittsburgh, 10.
Reading, 3; Washington, 2.
Richmond, 3; New York, 4.
Other games, rain.
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION.
Milwaukee, 8; st. Paul, g.
indianapolis, 2; Columbus, l.
Kansas City, 6; Minneapolis, 3.
Toledo, 8; Louisville, 2.
WESTERN LEAGUE.
Lincoln, /; Sioux City, 4.
Topeka, /; St Joseph, Z.
Des Moines, 6; Wichita, Z.
Omaha, s.; Denver, 3.
CENTRAL ASSOCIATION.
Burlington, IL; Monmouth, 8.
Hannibal, 3; Keokuk, 2.
Muscatine, 8; Ottumwa, 1.
Galesburg, 2: Kewanee, 8.
CENTRAL LEAGUE.
Dayton, ia: South Bend, IL.
Grand Rapids. SO; Terre Haute, ca
Springfield, 1-3; Fort Wayne, 2-6.
Other games, rain
Observation-Disclosures LEAGUE.
Oshkosh, Z; Madison, 5
Wausau, 2; Rockford, l.
Appleton, Is; Racine, 2.
Green Bay, 4 Aurora, @
ILLINOIS-MISSOURl LEAGUE.
Canton, 5; Champaign, 4.
Pekin. 6; Streator, 2.
Clinton, Z; Lincoln, /.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-05-18
Amateur Baseball
MANAGERS DIRECTORY.

Happy Corners-George Huber, man.
ager Phone west SSH.
Mohawks-Fred Schill, manager; 52S
Twenty-first street.
Fritz's Colts-H. F. Meyer, mana
ger. 901 Thirty-tifth street.
r. l. II. S. Juniors-Manage w.
Whistler, 1926 Sixth avenue.
Booster ball club-Arthur Ohlweil-
er, manager.
1929 Fifth avenue.
Rock Island Pirates - Manager,
Dwight La Grange, 452 Forty-fifth
street
Lawndales-W. Geiger, manager,
SCI Fourth avenue. Phone west
1855.
South Heights-Frank Emig, mana
ger, 1870 Second avenue.
Moline Independents - Emery May
field, manager; S22 Fifth avenue, Mo
| line; phone east 555.
Grafton Tigers-Vincent Volkmann
manager, 242S Eighteenth-and-a- hall
street, Moline.
Moline Tigers - Charles Crfppen
manager, 14l2 Twenty-sixth avenue
! Moline Phone east 390-L.
Moline Independents-Em May
field, manager, S22 Fifth avenue, Mo
line. Phone east 555-L.
Moline West Ends. Mordhurst
manager, 519 Fourth avenue. Phone
east 5J5-L.
Manufacturers Thomas ]. Price
manager, 727 Twelfth street, Moline.
! The Happy Corner baseball team
is going TO deviate from the usua
| line of entertainment tonight when {;
dance will be held at the Watcl
Tower. The club invites its friend
to attend and promises to see tina
everything is most enjoyable. TIL,
proceeds will go toward the benefi
of the club and will be used to de
fray some of the expenses which hav
been incurred. Manager George HUI
Der is busily engaged arranging al
itinerary in Iowa and Illinois for tn
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-05-18
BRONDELL PULLS
SURPRISE PARTY
Throws Jesse Slaymaker With
Ease After Illinois Man Had
Won First Fall.
ALBANY LAD LOSES FORM
Page Takes Another Reef in Shar-
keys Sails-Third Match Proves
Burlesque in Nature.

Much to the surprise of the wres-
Ting fans who attended the wrestling
match last night at the Illinois the
was returned winner of the big match
over Jesse Slaymaker of Albany, win
ming the last two falls after Stay
maker had taken the first in 25 min
utes with a half nelson and body
hold. The crowd, much smaller than
at the previous match and largely
made up of admirers of the Daven-
porter, was well satisfied with the
outcome. In addition to Brondells
victory, Ionic Page, another Pretzel,
won from Young Sharkey of Chicago.
Another match, pushed in at the last
hour, furnished the spectators with
a good laugh if it did not show them
some of the best holds in the game.
The participants in it sailed under
the catchy nom de plumes of "Cy-
clone Kelly" and "Whirlwind Mike"
Tommy Thompson, he of former "Cy-
clone" refereed.
LOOKED LIKE SLAYMAKER-
Everything looked favorable for
Slaymaker in the first fall and when
he won after % minutes, Brondell's
friends recOnciled themselves to a
second defeat of their friend, little
thinking that he would come back
and win. But for some reason or
other, Slaymaker lost his strength, his
endurance, his skill and everything
else in his repertoire when the sec.
ond bout began. In fash, BrondelI
secured a body hold and in one min.
ute, four seconds, the Albany mar
had been counted down and out OF
and when Brondell again put Stay
maker to the mat for the second anC
winning fall. there was great re
joicing The fall was secured witt
a scissors and half nelson.
PAGE WINS AGAIN.
Page pinned Sharkey in five sec
onds less than Il minutes for tn,
first fall, using a scissors and hal
nelson clinCh with great success.
took just 30 seconds less for hin
TO put on full nelson and secure tn,
7 second. Sharkey again proved cas-,
pickin's for Page. Announcement wa
made of a possible match June
when Page will meet young Hurle
of Albany.
The other match of the evening
that between the boys with tn
classy monickers, was a travesty OIL
the game. After ten minutes o
wrestling Kelly won the first fal
, when his opponent decided that h
had come close enough to bein
thrown. The second fall went {
Kelly in eight minutes.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-05-18
ILLINOIS DOWNS CHICAGO
IN DUAL MEET, SO TO SO

Urbana, H., May 1s.-Illinois track
teams, varsity and freshmen, routed
Chicago's athletes yesterday. Captain
Murphys men won the varsity meet by
the top-heavy score of 80 to 80, there.
by winning the dual meet champion
ship OF the conference. Illinois had
previously defeated Purdue and Wis
consin as We'll a. Missouri
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-05-18

Stolen bases - Harrington, Hill
(2D, Myers Two-base hits-Bay.
Struck out-By Spencer. .; by Spaid,
!. Bases on balIs-On Spencer, l.;
OF Spaid, 3. Umpire-Bannon.
HITTING WINS FOR DANNIILE.
Danville. H., May lS.-Danyille
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-05-18

Stolen base-Hildebrand. Two-base
hits-Kaylor, Buick, Neach, Graham.
Struck out-By Reynolds, |; by NAL
10y, ?. Bases on balls-Off Reynolds,
/; by Malloy, 3. Umpire-Cusack
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-05-18
LUCK WINS GAME
FOR DAVENPORT
Bromwich Hits Ball Into Tall
Grass and Comes Home
During Hunt.
GIVES NECESSARY SCORE
Whiteside Touched for Two Homers
and Springfield Easily Bests
Dubuque.

Decatur, Ill, May 1s.-Bromwich
hit to left field yesterday, the ball
was lost in the tall grass and the bat
ter scored a home run. This gave
Davenport the game, 5 TO 4. Score:
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-05-18
TIGER TEAM GUT
IN FACE OF FINE
Detroit Players Refuse to Play
Unless Cobb Is Rein
stated.
JOHNSON STANDS FIRM
Fine of $1,000 Hangs Over Club
Owners, According TO Rules
of the League.

Philadelphia, May 1S.-The Philadel-
phia American league team will prob
ably meet this afternoon a team OF
emi-professionals representing the
Detroit club if "Ty Cobb is not rein
stated by President Johnson. The
boys are determined" said Manager
Jennings of the Detroit club, and in
order 10 protect the Detroit club own
ers l am scouting for players in order
to place a team in the field this aft
ernoon.
Failure to do so means a fine OF
$4,000 will be imposed. in addition to
the forfeiture of the game"
Questioned on his views of the sit
uation, Jennings said: 1t is a good
lesson for the club owners. They
must realize players must be protected
from insult"
MACK IL CAUTIOUS.
Manager Mack OF the Philadelphia
team said: Il know from my own ex-
periences as a ball player that one
gets little sympathy from the grand
stand and far less from the bleachers,
and some things a player is forced to
listen 10, makes ones blood boil with
resentment; yet / think they can
adopt more telling tactics than going
/ into the spectators reservations and
dealing out summary punishment"
JOHNSON DOES NOT YIELD.
Cincinnati, May IS.-President John
son. OF the American league, today
/ sent the following telegram 10 Mana
ger Jennings, OF the Detroit team
"Cobb's suspension stands until the
matter is fully investigated. If The
team refuses to play that is a matter
/ for the club owners TO make good on
The umpire would have put the mar
out OF the stand. Cobb had no righ'
to attack him"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-05-18

Stolen bases-Sellers. Prosser 90,
Clemens. Two-base hits-Gorman,
Duggan. O'Brien, Riley, Wilson 90.
Home run-Bromwich Struck out
By Riley, 2, by Nelson. 3. Base
on balls-Of Riley, 6; of Nelson. 3.
Umpire Wright.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-05-18
WoIgast Fights -Four Rounds.

ST. Joseph, No, May 1S.-Ad VOL
CAST, lightweight champion, and Fred,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-05-18
BANGING BALL AT
ISLAND CITY PARK
Harry Kelly's Blue Sox Seized
uled to Take Crimp in Sails
of Davenporters.
ALL STARS ARE OPPONENTS
Brunswick'S of PretZeltown to Give
Battle to Locals Tomorrow
Afternoon.

Ideal baseball weather, with the ex-
ception of a slight wind, put the base
ballitis fever into the beings of the
baseball bugs of Rock Island today and
the result-kelly's first semi-pro game
of the year this afternoon at Island
City park proved a good drawing card
The game for this afternoon was be-
tween the Kelly Blue Sox and the Dav-
export All Stars, and was called at
$50. The men who were scheduled TO
play for the Blue Sox were Pete John
son, Oh; Louis Kolls, If; Eng. c.; KEEL
ly, Sb.; Bakersfield, 1b.; Mason IS.
Branbeck, RI; Lamp, CT; O'Connell. p,
The same lineup, practically, will GO
into the fray tomorrow when the
Brunswicks of Davenport are pitted
against the local team. The game to
morrow will be at o'clock in the aft
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-05-18
wHITEsIDE LOSES AGAIN.

Springfield, Ill, May 1s.-Hearu's
Inns and Kommers were features Of
Springfeld's victory in the game with
Dubuque yesterday. Score:
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-05-18

team. He expects to secure enough
games to have his team on the road
for several weeks.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-05-18

won the game by outhitting Peoria,
4 TO l. Graham's catch of a foul fly
was the feature Score:
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-05-18
BRoUGH OFFICIAL RooTER-

Bobby Cox is to umpire the games
and James Brough has been assigned
&c the duty of official rooter and boss
coach of the local aggregation. His &C
customed seat will be reserved for
him.
The locals lineup looks like classy
one and the Davenporters, good as
they are, will have TO go like lightning,
if they propose to take any honors
back across the creek.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-05-18

Stolen bases-SWansOn IT. Oar
ringer. Vogel. Mccarthy. Two-base
hits-Manusch, Beatty, Smith, Pad
dock. Hearns. Home runs-Collins,
Kommers. Struck out-By Hearns,
6: by Clarke. J; By Whiteside. 2.
Bases on balls-Of Clark, +; off
Whiteside. /. Umpires-Conahan
and Eddinger.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-05-18
JOHNSON DOES NOT YIELD.

All the news ali cne ume-The
Argus.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-05-18
LOSE ANOTHER GAME.

Bloomington, H., May 1S.-BloOm-
ington lost another game here, S to
3. Quincy hit three pitchers hard.
Myers batting was the feature.
Score.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-02-11

Every mothers son of them died of suffoicaton."
 Tt was nine hours before they could get the fan in operation.
 ''The fan was a total wreck-they had to send to Kingdom Come for dupl- cate.".
 Seven of the poor devils were killed by the explosion itself, The 30 others died of black damp. If only the fan could have been started one hour sooner, God knows"
 So they go-the reports of most of the big mine disasters in the United States Always the fan said an official of the Woodward Iron company, "you never fail to hear 1t. That was one reason we decided 10 take. right hold of this problem the very firsr thing. For sev- eral years we have been figuring out one plan and another, working day ir and day out until we hit on this present scheme"
 And this present scheme" as installed ill the Dolomite mines, is wonder. Il is, for one thing, absolutely new in the Birmingham district. Indeed, there is no a precise duplicate in any coal mining section in this country, and 1t has, ac cordingly, an especial significance no only to coal operators but to all pro gressive citizens of this state.
 Tt is. of cource, due to the mon whf work below to give them an absolute assurance of safety, so far as piece O. mechanism can give it, continued thu mining man. ."In the event of an ex plosion-and the possibility must always be faced-they ought to have their chance A perfect ventilating system give 1t. NC ventilating system can be perfect tha is not prepared for an emergency. 4 duplicate fan right on the spot, ready for instant use-thats the thing. Ant as you can't depend on electricity alone reinforce it with. steam, and to clincl the thing, have third power system Il reserve-the gasoline engine"
 And certainly the Woodward people have put their theories right into the Dolo
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-02-11

Hardie-Tynes hoist wakes the very hants of old Possum Valley.
 During the last year the output of these mines has been close on to D0,000 tons. Of the labor at Doomite, fully 80 per cent is negro. Many of the negro m:ners own little patches, of ground, sandwiches in ward properties, where they have put them up shacks out of odds and ends, chicken yard, COW pen ana pig sty Most of the Dolomite miners are there to stay. At a recent visit of State Mine Inspector Hillman he was surprised to learn that some of the men have been working there 15 or 20 years, and their fathers worked there before them.
 Special Features of Dolomite
 The Dolomite mines are safe The ventilation system, the most strictly up to date thing about Dolomite, is as we have just seen, right in the lead of the systems in use in Alabama and in the United States, and Is in a class to itself. The spraying system Is excellent, 100000 feet water mains be- ing used; there is an underground hos pital there are underground freproof stables; there is an independent in spection department; telephone connec- tons throughout the mines electric haulage excepting on the main slope. 10 Jeffrey motors. What few electric coal cutters are used are run absolute ly by the company, no green hand be- ing allowed to touch machine. In fact. the Dolomite coal is mainly pick work and for that reason calls for ex- pert miners of the old school. The greatest care in the matter of eXplo-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-02-11


 petual motion. That throb. throb, throb, of the new engine:
 Hear her." says Rick Woodward. She goes like a locomotive.'
 And she does go like locomotive. well balanced, regular, easy-a power in herself, dependent on herself.
 shut her off now, and start the mo- tor"
 Then the dumb black form close alongside, the tall 1.-the engine begins to breathe too-to grip the place with his power--to sing his song.
 But you can't count on electricity alone" again says the mining man. "Its like human being. subject to any and all ills and you cant always put your finger on the trouble" Nevertheless the indomitable motor with that brand new Flexible steel gearing it boasts, seems as if it could laugh all fears to scorn.
 But the engine stands by, like the tar baby, it ain't sayin' nothin' Stands by!
 This entire ventilating system. operated as it is by three separate power systems, is not at all as intricate as it may at first appear. An inspection, however, is necessary, to see how simple, feasible, inexpensive and practical the whole scheme is for either a small or a large mine tnrr
 Duplicate fans are installed at the air shaft proper. all set back and protected by explosion doors on the shaft and connecting ducts. They each have a ca pacity of 100000 cubic feet per minute. The blowing fans at each mine mouth are operated by steam. and give 50,000 cubic feet of air per minute each. The eX- haust steam from these fans is fed into the mine mouth. thus, assist in moisten- ing the main slope. The air shaft is lit tie over three miles from No. open ing 500 feet above the present day work ings.
 A Treasure TrOve in 'Possum Valley These Dolomite coal mines are at the very heart of the lean gray woods and scrubby pines of "Possum Valley''-a three mile stretch from everywhere north south, east and west. They are driven deep and driven wide. Altogether dhe underground city here is 30 miles in extent covering 1000 square acres. Both openings on the Pratt seam, are slope; 45 degree angle and engine plane hauage at No l and the old fashioned but effec- tive endless rope at No. ?.
 And a long haul 1t isl Three miles long from the mine mouth to the present day workings. past vast spaces of long ahan- doned headings and sealed rooms. These mines are among the oldest in the Blr- mingham district. old, steady and reliable. There isn't any fancy work on top or be- low No picture to paint beyond old timey coal smudged tipples quiverine with heavy laden trips and darting "empties, while the everlasting groan of thaS
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-02-11
Bounties in Maine
he I,eviston Journal.

From the IleWlStUH JUuTIIdI
 It's open time all the year round 'n Maine, with bounty oh their heads Tor bears, wolves and bobcats. The comm"n- wealth bounty is s wolf or bear and y a bobcat Last year the state paid out s595 in bounties for bears that were slain and ss26 for bobcats. Most of them came from the counties of Franklin. Oxford. Washington and Hancock No bountes have been paid on wolves for many years, as these animals are very scarce.
 The history of Maines bounties cover considerable ground. In the way of con-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-02-11

was for IA years superintendent of the schools of Pratt City.
 ] received my preparation and training from Peabody College for Teachers. the University of Nashville, at Nashville. Tenn, from which institutions l received the degrees of l.. I. A. B., and A. M, since which time l have studied at the University of Chicago
 If elected to the office of county super intendent of education I shall give to the cause of education In Jefferson county the very best effort my preparation, train ing and observation will permit, and shall be in every way possible helpful and CO., operative with the teachers and school boards of the county and districts. I shall appreciate your hearty co-oper- ation and earnestly solicit your support P. M. M'NEIL.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-02-11

structive bounties the state tried to hell out the raising of wheat and corn. IT two years it spent more than s2o00o0 anc then gave it lip. The skate also tried tC foster the raising of silk worms. The o.her thing the state has done in. the way of constructive bounty Legislation. and .Aat vas the attempt to make Maine q beet sugar state. For this the state paid out s7Oao per year for two years.
 The list of destructive bounties is longer It started in 1880. when the solons decided to kill off the crows Before the state had enough it had spent nearly sl5,O0o.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-02-11

I announce as candidate for the office of county superintendent of education of Jefferson county, subject to the action of the democratic primary, April l, 1912.
 In making this announcement I desire to state that 1t had not been my intention to make the race for the nomination in the April primary until within the last two weeks, during which time I have been assured of the active support of my friends in almost every precinct of the county.
 I enter this race with the full determi- nation to win and to use every honorable means to that end
 have been actively engaged in teach ing for 24 consecutive years of my life, in rural and high school colleges. and
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-02-11

in electricity. gasoline and steam.
 A Pretty Engine
 No matter how bleak the way to the air shaft is this February weather, it's worth the going. That new gasoline en- zine Is as pretty machine as you want to see anywhere.
 It's all out there in the wilderness of Possum Valley, across country from T. C. l. Pratt No. 8, up hill and down, on lop- sided roads. "cut bias, through lean, gray woods silent as the Sphinx Not even a Bob White or Molly cotton tail stirs up the dry leaves. Slowly your team pro- gresses up rising ground again to a sandy knob cleared of timber--if ever timber grew there.
 Its a good thing the Lord put some- thing under the ground hereabouts,' says the Dolomte man, flor he certainly for got the top.
 But "Bill' Lacey, assistant superinten- dent of the coal mines, will not have it | so. There's a little colony of Germans l just across there, sort of miniature , Cullman, he says, "and the one who | lives in that house in the field just there cleared s25o0 on his strawberries alone last | year"
 | Yet. certainly it looks like prairie soil and if one gets strawberries instead of | cactus 1t is by the grace of God alone. Just here, on the brows of this sandy plateau, are builded the power plant of the air shaft and the grim explo- sion doors. Military looking. like small stolid, compact magazines, located off 1 to themselves away from the fort | that is the impression you get. Only, | instead of being checked full of dead : lily dynamite. here the life blood of the mines is generated; cool blue air sent down into the black dark 800 feet below where near 1000 men are work . ing right this minute. and charged and recharged through the dark.
 Present Day Miracle | It is about as near to the miracle of a perpetual motion machine'one gets 1 And the aim here Is to make it per