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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-09-20

bought Is cents worth of shave for
himself about II a. m, and voted for
the man with the lusty lungs and the
over-developed teeth. He again drop
ped in at 1880 in the evening to see
how the vote was coming and when
he learned that Tedda-da-Roos had
only garnered II ballots. he yelled in
hCarse tones: my goodness. Quick,
give me q hair cut" and thus was able
to bring the bull moose leader up TO
10. One man, who had been lifting
high ones the greater part OF the day,
SO that he was not responsible for his
actions, voted for Charlie searle, but
his ballot was thrown out as imma.
terial. irrelevant and calling for the
conclusion of the witness.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-09-20
Armstrong Shoes

Brown suede button boots-the very
latest model for dress occasions. short
ysmp effects. with the l6-button seven
inches high. also same styles in Cray
OF black. So a pair Also white NJ
Buck IN front lace effect. the very
latest eastern model.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-09-20
BELIEVED NEGRO
WOMAN is SUICIDE
Mrs. Henry Terry Has Been
Missing From Home Since
Last Saturday.
SAID SISTER CALLED HER
Relatives Advance the Theory That
She Drowned Herself, AZ She
Threatened to Do.

Relatives of the woman believe that
Mrs. Henry Terry, colored. of 719
Sixth avenue. has committed suicide.
She has not been seen since last Sat
urday evening. when she left home
taking no money with her. 1t is fear
ed that che drowned herself.
Some years ago sister OF Mrs. Ter
~ drowned herself and her father is
Eaid TO have made efforts at self de-
htruction at various times. Recently
Mrs Terry has spoken TO her husband
and 20 near relatives OF dreaming that
her sister who committed suicide had
come 10 her and invited her to cross
10 the unknown. The husband says
his wife frequently spoke OF drowning
herself
BABE RELATIVES GOODBYE
When Mrs. Terry left Saturday she
went 20 the home OF relatives in Dav-
export and babe them goodbye on
being asked where she was going she
replied. 20. you'll hear about IT," re-
fuslng 20 make other explanation
Where she went after that is no;
known. but II 10 feared she returned
10 the bridge and Jumped into the Miss
issippi river.
Mrs. Terry was married three years
ago AZ Iowa City to her husband. who
is sober and works regularly as bod
carrier. The husband denies that
there has ever been any domestic
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-09-20

All the news all the time-Th,
Argus.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-09-20

Don't you think we have laws
enough already. SENATOR
'Oh. yes. hut II don't let EN- know
what I'm here for III never get here
again Atlanta Constitution
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-09-20

completed the inquiry amounted 10
over 81 900 and afford striking eX-
ample OF waste OF public funds.
CoMPARE TAX RECEIPTS.
Governor Deneea tells US that the
tax rate ia Illinois has only increased
FIVE cents On a 300 valuation. In
reply let me ask the voters Of the
state TO simply compare their tax
receipts with those of four and eight
years ago.
{ Governor Deneen has many things
TO explain The citizens OF the state
are eagerly awaiting for him to begin"
Your complexion as well as your
temper IS rendered miserable by a
diEordered liver. BY taking Chamber
lains Stomach aud Liver Tablets you
can improve botS- Sold by all drug
gists
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-09-20

trouble, or anything else to furnish
a motive for suicide. The couple have
no children.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-09-20

$3.50 for the English Walking Boot in
the snappy short vamp effects. tipped.
with the medium fat heel. calf skin
front lace, with invisible eyeIets-they
are surely the very latest
500 for many styles in patents with
cloth tops, in dglls with cloth or dull
tops, in tan Russia calf il many toes
an endless variety OF the good styles,
also the white Nu-BuCk in button.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-12-25
Christmas Bills
At The Theaters

Aco4emy-sThe Heart BreAk-
epy" q n1asacal comedy.
M3oO-TAomas T. shea I'm 80
Man anA His Wife,
E0Dase--TAe Time. The Place
aAA TAe Girl
Co3onial-vanAevti and mov-
Ing DietnreA
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-12-25
Pugilistic World
Appears To Be
Waking Up Again

NEW YORK, Dec. 24.--Jim Flynn,
the Pueblo Fireman" Is scheduled
to fight Tom Mcmahon. the PITTS
burg Bearcat," at the Forty-fourth
Street Sporting club next month,
probably the 18th or 18th. This an
raouncement was made by Dan McKet-
rick and Harry Pollok after they had
q conference with Flynn at the Ho-
tel Breslin and a long-distance phone
talk with Jimmy Dime, manager for
Mcmahon.
This fight will be the first in this
state at the Commission weight,
IT6 pounds, the class established by
the new rules of the State athletic
commission.
McMahon 10 one of the most dam
gerous heavyweights In the world to-
day. Far-fetched statement Well.
look over the mortality record given
herewith: McMahon stopped the ca
reer of Sailor Burke. He drove Jim
Smith, the Westchester farmer, back
to the oatfieids. He made Battling
an exceedingly tough mauleT, re-
nouncs the gloves forever. He forced
n similar avowai from Jack Abbott,
of Pittsburg, and Lou Reddy. who
was a promising middleweight, OF
Cleveland. From the present aspect
of things the "bearcat" has almost
punched himself out OF job.
Called Upon in q Hurry.
Two months ago Billy Gibson, man
ager Of Madison Square Garden, got
Mcmahon out OF bed at A. M. TO
ask him to substitute for Dave Smith
OF Australia against Gunboat Smith.
Mcmahon, though out Of condition,
rode the better part of the next day
and jumped into the ring that night.
On two occasions he had Smith In q
bad state, but by many the ultimate
decision was thought to be draw.
And what q fight ii was Gibson
did not acuuaint Gunboat with the
fact that McMahon was to meet him
until weighing In time. He was AFRAID
Gunboat would back out.
Discussing hope for white hopes
Mcmahon appears to have as good
chance as any fighter In the business.
He weighs IT'S pounds, he is feet
IL inches In height. and is fast and
springy His age is twenty-five. His
reach Ia seventy-six inches. A couple
Of blows more effective than the Kick
OF any mules hoof make up for his
lack Of weight.
F7ynn's Prestige Joited.
Fiynn's prestige suffered Dig den'
OF course when Luther McCarty re-
Gently defeated him at Los Angeles
| but IL McCarty whips Palzer on New
! Years day 1t will take some OF the
sting out OF Flyun's defeat.
The Pueblo fireman sent the fol
lowing letter TO the sporting EDITOR
| OF Greater New York last night:
New York City. Dec. 2S.
| Dear Ssr,--In today's paper take
| note that the New York State Ath
| letic commission has arranged a new
| scale OF weights and designated tht
| pound class as commission
! II beg to advise you that l this
| day claim the commission weight
| championship. My right TO the cham
| pionship in this class can hardly bs
| questioned, as have defeated ever,
| legitimate contender at that weight
| II, however, there Ia any one in thf'
class that disputes my right to thi'
| title. stand ready to defend same
| and would be pleased 70 hear from
all challengers before ! leave New
York.
Yours truly.
jim FLYNN.
''Hotel Rreslin.'
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-12-25
TROTTING ASSOCIATION
WILL MAKE CHANGE

mand no high prices, neither Aro
In demand by foreign buyers
long ago II was shown In this G0x
that most OF our fastest trottero
either gone abroad at more thar
ing prices or kept In this coun3|
high values. Every one OF t1e l.!
or better trotters Of 1919 havo
sought after by foreigners. Ars4
that are here cannot be bouGhG s
No Demand for HaceA
Such Is not the demand ~
PAGERS as OF the six new pacee4
took records faster than SOS, And
nine that entered that list In lt14
has been sought after. not eve
American breeders. 1
A total Of 81 PAGERS entered tt
2:io list OF 1912. and all w4to r..
race horses. as only one Of TIT
gained his mark by the ttn-cup L.
gainst nine among the ~ 49,
trotters. SS
The number of former 2:10 p
that took faster records In 1e15
"a, Of which only Don Pranto tx9MM
over tho tin route. against three l
same trorting division, which had Il.
lis.
The So called standard bre0 Do1
horse will die out gradually and ae4q
lily when the men raising hofee
profit will fully understand their e.
ket value and mate their rnAEuo
STRICTLY trotting bred horses Pc
| ing trotting speed.
instead OF rules against tho hO1pl
the PAGERS should be allowed -
made a. cheap and grotesqus Re
az possible by wearing everything 4
a horse goods catalogue Until a
the racegoing public - disgustsd u
Ifhen as3
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-12-25

NEW YORK, Dec. 24.--The forth
coming special session OF the congress
Of the American Trotting association,
which Is called to be held In Chicago
next February. is already attracting
the attention OF horsemen, because the
general impression Is that the purpose
of the gathering will be to rescind the
rule against the hopple and also aboi-
ish the system under which purses and
stakes are divided among the winners
by points.
That the American association IL
now ready 10 allow the free use OF the
straps on PAGERS is no surprise.
After short trial the National as
ISOLATION quickly and very wisely
abandoned its crusade against the hob
bles. while the American enforced 1t
last season, with such disastrous re-
suits that 1t has required special
session OF it's congress 10 remedy the
mistake.
II has been estimated that on ac-
count of those two rules. so different
from those OF the National, the Ameri-
can lost close to tuothirds OF It's mem
bers in 1912, an incident which fully
demonstrated the fact that II the free
use OF the Indiana patamas" is ruin
Gus to racing sport or drawback to
active horsenan did not agree with the
powers to be. They want the free
use Of hoppies and must have II.
The Rule Was a Hardship.
Our oft-repeated assertion that the
rule forbidding the use OF hoppies on
PAGERS was not only Silly. but a hard
bhip on horsemen and a great ma
jority OF the country's trotting track
managers. 1t Is all right for the
wealthy fancier Of the American trot-
| ting horse to ridicule the idea Of the
| hoppied PAGER being the poor mans
horse and the stand by Of the half mile
| track manager yet such has been the
fact and will remain for a long time.
The racegoing public In general sees
very little difference In q trotttng or
| pacing contest, as the ore pleases and
amuses him as much as ne other.
| II there is anything In the extraor-
| binary increase Of PAGERS over the more
desirable trotter 1t Is up to the breed
ers TO solve the question by discour-
aging the production of PAGERS. as a
| number of un-to-date breeders are
doing now and have done for years
! 1t has long been demonstrated that
there Is no profit in breeding PAGERS,
| for the fastest and best Of them com
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-12-25

n. J, Kline In the America Horse
Breeder. under the caption, Betting
on Horse Races Not Immoral" la this
fashion:
Nearly every writer on trotting
horse topics. has. at ona time or an
other. declared himself on the sub
tect OF betting on races i have mis-
laid the tab, hence cannot give the
exact count, but ! am safe In say
ing that. since John H. Wallace first
set himself up as a dictator land
an able one tool of the world OF the
trotting horse. there have been very
few writer's for the turf journals who
have not declared. In print. that racing
could survive without betting. / have
never n doubt that all of them believe
the declaration 20 be strictly all right
/ ask the pardon Of every one of them
for offering this suggestion that tho
survival win be marked by the loss
Of a great number OF the greatest
harness meetingA now given, and. In
addition to that loss, the loss of large
number OF tho best buyers for harness
horses, which loss eannot be made
up by recruits, hence will be total.
and may deal breeding interests the
worst blow they have ever attempted
to sustain
Iaw-Decaaxetf immortality.
have never wavered In the belief
that betting on horse races, while II
may be declared Illegal by every State
In the Union. Is only law~declared I'M
morality. AZ an immoral proposition
no one can convince me that u 10 g.
thing worthy the attention OF the
lawmaker In other words, IL In
matter to be ieft entirely TO the dis
erection of the individual. l. do not
know that there is another person In
the United states who will agree with
me. Nor do I care whether there is-
] also have my own ideas AZ to how
race track betting should be conduct
ed and also favor It's control BY the
state. Kentucky has tried State con-
troll on her running tracks and APP
pears to have made huge success OF
the lob.
And that brings to the front this
Aii-tmporfant question: Are the mo-
rails OF tho people Of Kentucky any
lower In tone than they were before
race-track betting was leealtxed, I'M
der certain wise restrictions? The
only answer to that question lis that
they are not.
Massachusetts has enforced her
Anti-bettins laws against the race
tracks for several years. Is there
man In the Old Bay State who will
1U0e8tDF 10 pIuNE thak SaNi NhAoh%S
rnent has improved the morals of the
people Of the Commonwealth
Hns Not Referred New York.
New York has enforced the laws
adopted during the Hughes regime,
Yet since those laws were passed and
during the time they have been en-
forced the metropolis has been shaken
10 its foundations by the disclosures
concerning gambling ana the scandal
~ Tho nnint
make ia that the vast effort to
prevent racc-track betting In the met
ropoiitan district had no more effect
on the moral tcne Of New York than
II the reformers had sprinkied the
streets with cologne water.
We have just passed through q
campaign for the presidency of the
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-12-25
Yale Will Change
Coaching Corps

NEW HAVEN. Dec. 1s.--The Yaie
bulldog Is going to Do very lively
animal on the field OF sports when
the athletic association finishes IT.
Job of demonstrating the coaching and
training system. Following close on
the heels OF the shake-up Els Grid
iron affairs comes the announcement
that Mike Sweeney. Tor eighteen years
holder of the worlds record for the
high jump OF six feet and five-eighths
inches, has been made tempting
offer to taxa charge OF ali sports.
succeeding the present trainer. John.
ny Mack, whose contract expires In
the spring
Mike Sweeney IL now head trainer
at Hill school. but 70 nAttering = the
offer made to him BY Yals-ths ~
Enumeration 10 said to be $1,000 .
year--that In the opinion Of Tom
Shsvlin the famous high tumpsr will
surely axsums the responsibility %
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-12-25
MANAGER CONNIE MACK
SCORES FIEsTIETH DxMT

PHILADELPHIA. Dec. 24~-<
Mack. the leader OF the Athlstt0
ATTY years old today. Part OF the O.
bratton was an Informal dtnnsr -
part owner OF the former 49,
champions. .3s s@
Mack told the diners that hs ri
ouired an interest I'm the Wtlm1n1 ~!
club Of the Tri-State league an4 L.
he thinks the players he viii ~
to turn over to that club VIII uaA44
strong factor In the future.
After the dinner he hurried H.
to help ffx up the house for Gel4
Mack, Jr.'s. frs. Christmas, - 80 N
viii be Just Ave months old tn
after Christmas.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-12-25
MURPHY MUST MAKE
LEW RICHIE \ PRESENT

CHICAGO, Dec. 2l-Pitcher Lew
Richie. OF the Cubs. Is to get u Christ
mas present 81 $1,000 from President
Murphy Two seasons ago Murphy
contracted to give Richie q bonus OF
$500 II he won 20 per cent of his games.
Law fell shy OF the mark by y few
points
At the start OF the past season Mur-
ply said X Low took 50 per cent In
1914 he would give him $500 and
another $500 to make up for 1914. The
official averages recently published
showed that Lew had more than lived
up to the agreement.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-12-25
SEES NOTHING WRONG
IN BETTING ON RACES

republic. Up to the night of the olec-
ton there was wagered more money
on that event than was ever bet In
single year on all the trotting tracks
OF the United States. ] know OF one
place In the city Of Cleveland where.
on the night Of the election, the
amount wagered was greater than
WAS wagered in any one day during
the 1914 Grand Circuit meeting.
More than that, nearly every daily
paper In the city printed. day by day,
the fluctuations In the betting. with
never the slightest objection TO such
betting. Not q soul in the commu-
nifty uttered single note OF protest.
What 10 true OF Cleveland is true OF
every other city In the Union. Every
day the press dispatches gave the
readers OF all the big newspapers the
Wall Street odds on the presidential
race. and not one OF those papers
printed word to call attention to
widespread violation OF the laws. II
enc enc thoasanath of the gum wax-
cred In New York had been bet on
race at Goshen, the minions OF the
law would have descended upon the
unfortunate bettors and carted the
whole bunch of TO jail.
call attention to these facts for
the purpose of showing that our lave
are making hypocrites OF the whole
bunch OF us. And the facts further
show that the laws of which I COM
plain wree hastily drawn, adopted
without due thought and. where en-
forced, are enforced by officials who
might well be engaged In more vaiu-
able work for their constituents. The
saving clause for them In that the
race-track is shining mark.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-12-25
McGraw Praises
Shafer and Jolts
"Rube" Marquard


McGraw. Of the Giants. arrived in
-. -. ~. r..,. 90 prss,-
e"u ~ o"No 800 A'~
dent II N. nempsteao' Oh TINS ~"
York club at headquarters In the
r,.,,h ayenua hutld,nx Ncarax was
oaratatlv rsca,vea ana was informed
60, =. ao,,d arrsnvs ma,ser. ner.
sain,nx ~ the 0,nnts IN acrordance
With his own ,dea. The litt,% man
a~sr orsned a ME Of man. ana also
held a confah with FORMER Secre-
,.rr rosenh p O,Rr,en who NAV a.
sist McCrav IN arranging the details
~ tha arh,h,,,on rance affsr the
f.iant, have fgnishsd trarnfnx At Mar.
lin snrinrn Ter McGraw will order
the yonnr recru.ts TO report al thu
camn .sriy in Fehruarv. the ree,lsrs
10 arrive ahout TEN nay. Iarsr.
.T, is true that recently asked
for waivers ON Resl. Becker." said
Mc,;raw m = crowd OF newspaper
rner, ..hut ga several National leasue
rInhs aaern 10 want him I am ready
to ser his releas. inssesd of tryinx
to hand him ever to Indianapolis in
mart ravmen. ror Gouiait the vounr
nltcher I rot last fall
decker deserves rs,r treatment
from tbs Nsw YORK club In return
for hi. faithful work. and nothing
would please me more than TO see him
succeed with some other team tn our
circuit win probably give up y
connie of INV Youngsters in return for
GouIsft. who showed much skill in
the games he played here last fail.
Praise For ghnfer.
~ haven't heard n word from Ar
| thur shafer as to his reported re-
I
| lieve nothing shafer In a rood bal,
PLAYER. He would have been the
| Giants, regular shurts,op las, SEASON
| IL IL hadn't been for his mothers
| death. He started out in that posi-
ton ana was doing excellent work
when he was called 10 his horne in
| California. When Shafer returned he
! was depressed ana could not do him.
| SELF Justice. so that Fletcher remained
| Mt short neld. If Shafsr reports in
| the spring / will again give him a
chance 10 play shortstop regularly.
and in my opinion he ought to sue
coed.
| II never said that George Burns
would be a regular outfeIder mex,
| season. Burns is n promising young
| ster and with Becker let out ne viii
have a better opportunity to prove
| hi sworth. He may win a regular
| berth and then again he may not.
peyore. Snoigrass and Murray all are
| dependable. have never blamed
| Snodgrass for his fatal mum in the
| worlds series, because errors make
| baseball and SHOWS mistake was
| simply unfortunate.
"Marouard probably doesn't realize
that he has made himself unpopular
| this winter because Of a certain es-
capade, But he win soon come 10
| his senses. There's nothing in the
warn that ne wants $4,000 for next
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-12-25
Motoring Notes
Good Road News
and Trade Matters

What has been thu cos, to our
farmers Of delivering zso,ooa. 900 tons
o. freight over our dirt reads? At
- cents per ton per mile with an
average haul Ut nine miles. II
amounts to the gum of Sz.0T per ton,
whereas. over the improved roads at
eight cents per ton per mile. the
same distance, the cost would
amount TO ~ cents per ton. or q
saving Of our farmers of s1.35 per
ton on every ton so shipped, equal
ing the grand total Of 1917. 500. goo,
which IL the tax our farmers pay to
muddy roads In single year for pro-
duce shipped by railroad alone. This
total loss to American farmers
amounts to i've years to sum SUI
hcient to pay the interest bearing
debt OF the government, the expense
OF digging and terrifying the Pana-
ma canal, and Of improving three
Highways acroas the United States
from east to west, and from north
to south.--J. T. Ronald.
Women BniIt Roadway.
Because the men of the town neg
lected to improve the road through
the cemetery Of Leanna, Kan, the
women on Memorial Day formed The
Women's Cemetery Improvement as-
ISOLATION. and determined to have a
rock roadway. SEQ feet long, built
through the cemetery in one day.
On the appointed day, the ladies got
their forces together and by night the
SEQ feet of rock roadway had been
completed a. they planned II would
be.
Roads In Yucatar.
There Is no revolution in the Mexi-
can state Of Yucatan." said sir a.
Escaiante, = wealthy automobile
dealer OF Merida Mexico. who has
been visiting the Mitchell factory at
Racine. Wis.. for q few days Both
henequen tsisai hemp) and corn. our
staple produce. yielded q very good
crop, and We have been busy har-
vestinG and shipping. paying little
heed to political disturbances In
other States.-
III all the cabecillas tleaders OF
revolutionary parties) that pretend TO
be anxious to save their country were
really interested IN her welfare, they
would set their men to making good
roads instead OF starting trouble for
the government, no matter who
might be the head of that govern
ment-
We have no direct communication
with Mexico City, not even a direci
road that might be f,atteringiy called
by that name. have been severa
times in Europe. come to the States
| at least once . year, but l have beer
only once In the Mexican capital In
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-12-25

BOSTON, Dec 3s--A cable despatch.
received today by r. r. Fitzpatrick.
president OF the National Checker as
ISOLATION. announces that Robert
stewart, of Glasgow, former checker
champion OF the world, has posted $50
with Glasgow newspaper to cover a
like forfeit put up by alfred Jordan.
of Cedar Point, Ohio. or Thanksgiving
aay for worlds championship match
of forty games. Representatives OF the
two men will meet In January, prob
ably at Glasgow. TO make arrange
gnents "a to the parse. time and place
FOR tho cornpsttttor,
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-12-25
o'Rourke the oar-man 4. Dead.

PHILADELPHIA. Dec. s4--John f.
0'Rourke, an old professional oarsmau
of this city. who skulied against Ellis
Ward. Edward Hanion and the senior
Ten Eyek, died at his home here yea
terday following short illness.
ORourke was one of the greatest
sweep oarsmen the Schuykiii ever
produced. lie instructed Reath, Bal
lard aud many of the college men OF
another generation in aquaties. He
was sixty-three years old and Is sur
vived by two daughters and q son.