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The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1913-04-25

From Tit-Bits.
When a disaster occurs at sea, and
people read that some leviathan vessel
has gone down to the utmost depth of
the ocean, imagination is stirred in won
dering what conditions surround her.
According to Sir John Murray, one of
the greatest authorities on oceanography,
the bottom is a desert of pitch-black
darkness. penetrating cold, and eternal
silence. Worms, sea puddings. and coral
Lolyps sluggishly crawl or sway in the
almost currentless depths, and only two
species of fish, both of them small, with
much head and little body, have been
found deeper than a mile and a quarter
down.
The range of fishes in the sea is as
though it were divided into layers. one
above the other, and no fish can live
above or below this layer. Thus many or
the deeper fish-three-quarter of a mile
below the surface-have been found float
ing at the top. They had swallowed a
fish as large or larger than themselves,
and its buoyancy had lifted them out or
the strata TO which they were accus-
toned
The physiology of a bottom fish is al
most impossible to know, because they
are built to resist tremendous pressure
Of water. and when this pressure is re-
leased-as when they are brought 10 the
surface in a net-sometimes the fish has
burst: the organs are crushed beyond
reconstruction.
Similarly, if a fish of higher stra
tum attacks a bottom fish in the neuti al
zone where both can live, and-as some
times happenS-his teeth become entangled
so that he cannot let go, and he Is drag
ged into deeper water. he strangles in
SANITY, for his breathing arrangements
are of no use to him under the pressure
of water in the lower strata of the sea.
As a rule, however, the fish of the various
depths rarely feed on those above or be-
low them.
There has been brought to light an as
tonishing number of forms of fish, and
especially of prawns of a brilliancy red
color, living in the ocean at a depth Of
1900 feet. But, astonishing as it may
seem, these brilliantly-colored fish and
prawns. instead of being conspicuous in
the water at that depth, are nearly in
visible. when almost any other color
could be easily seen.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1913-04-25

cat hats were sold. and men who were
getting bald themselves without concern
watched these hats moult with rage and
woe This year no man is true sport
unless he wears a green felt hat with
the brim hanging down like a cigarette
from the Zip of an unspanked son.
Most meE are slaves to hats and do
not know how to go out of doors without
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1913-04-25
Advertising Pays.

From Judge.
Crawford-Did Newrich cut much of q
swath in his trip around the world?
Crabshaw-Why, man, whenever he
came to a public place, he cut his name
In the woodwork!
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1913-04-25
ALITTLE NONSENSE.
A POOR DIAGNOSIS.

A careless doctor I abhor;
They're little more than scholar
One operated on me for
Two hundred dollars.
He should have been sure of his ground;
He got fooled good and plenty.
For when he finished up. he found
had but twenty.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1913-04-25
Something to Break,

This article says we should keep our
servants Interested and amused. / be-
lieve I'll get our cook set of books
Il think a set of new china would
amuse her more"
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1913-04-25

"Onethird straw and twothrds hlnkf''
them. Men have burned to death while
frantically hunting for their hats. Hats
are prominent both in religion and poll
tics. Quakers wear their hats into
church and court, while the Missouri
and Texas statesmen may have the ele-
quence of Damosthenes. but unless they
wear b-odd brimmed black felt har
they might as we'll quit running in ad-
vance.
tCopsright. 1918, BY George Mathex AAamA,
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1913-04-25

Match marks can be removed, nom paint By
rubbing with q cut lemon. then with whiting, and
then washins with soap and watsr.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1913-04-25

Pass the Plate:
From Judge
A good-for-nothing - The church-goer
who doesn't contribute.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1913-04-25
No Foolfshness Wanted.

Darling. do you love me for myself
alone?'
"Why, certainly, Charles. But you
really have that $4,000. haven't your
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1913-04-25
Celestial Chat.

"Why do you women all snub that
blond angelo asked the mere man
seraph.
Where are your eyes? Can't you see
she's wearing a 1872 halo?'
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1913-04-25
4 Gloomy Scene.

did you ever see so many bleak, desc
late rocks?"
Il never did. Nature was evidently in
a cubist mood when she fixed this land
scape up
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1913-04-25
Lffe's Vaudeville.
Two Mud Horses.

Well, here we have a new bill, Will
gentle spring as a top-liner.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1913-04-25

The last election went through Johns
town, Pa, like the great flood OF 1859.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1913-04-25
Saving the Day.

"A bad mess" declared the Junior
partner. Lot of urgent mail to be
answered and the typewriter has just
left
The Office boy is always fooling
around that machine suggested the
senior partner. Put him in now and
lets see what he can do as pinch hit
ter
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1913-04-25
Jared the Infant.

The Boston baby cried all night:
His nurse has foolish ways
And rashly told him Bacon might
Have written Shakespeare's plays.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1913-04-25
The Main Thing.

IT don't want to go to Monte Carlo.
It's side trip, anyhow
mo need to go if you don't want to.
I'll just express the suit case up and
back and get a label pasted on
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1913-11-22

who caused the great Anthony to
consider the world and life itself well
lost for her, was small, thin woman
with a long nose and red hair. All
the famous beauties of our own time
that have seen possess faces like I'M
lighted lamps. The form is there, the
eoloring is there, the object itself is
pleasing, but the soul, that which is
to the human body what the fame is
to the lamp, is absent. Now the
flame is what men love and look for.
That is real beauty. That is what
every woman, no matter how far she
deviates from classical standard, may
keep aIght in her face"
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1913-11-22
JUSTICE"

Four years ago a woman fell into
a hole in the sidewalk of a certain
city in Ohio and sued the city for
$4,000. The Common Pleas Court
awarded her the money.
The city appealed. The Circuit
Court found errors in the original
case and ordered a new trial.
The lawyers for the woman ap-
pealed. The Supreme Court sustain
ed the Circuit Court and ordered a
new trial.
The Common Pleas Court took up
the case again. 1t found verdict for
the woman for 500.
The city appealed. The Court of
Appeals sustained the Common Pleas
Court.
The woman got 500 in place of
$4,000 after four years of litigation
and expenses.
Figure out how much she is in.
Can you?
Some days ago a dozen odd men
were arrested for pinehing goods
from railroad cars.
They were indicted under a new
law dealing with interstate commerce
in transit and they hired a gang of
lawyers.
When it came time to plead to the
indictments, the small army of at
toTneys pleaded for delay. They
got it.
When time was called the lawyers
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1913-11-22

again pleaded for a delay. They
got it.
When the casewas again called the
attorneys pleaded for a further time
to file possible demurTers with view
to test the new law. They got it.
1t is reported that one attorney
drew 500 cold for taking up the case,
and that he gets $25 for each ap-
pearance in court.
If the case is carried to the Su-
preme Court of the United States, it
will take all of a year.
Figure out how much the defend
ants will be in. Can you?
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1913-11-22
GOLD AND SILVER IN sPIooTTY
LAND
BY Berton BraIey.

BY berCon BrdIey.
(AIl the white men employed on
the canal are paid in gold mean-
ing American money-while the vast
army of negro and native labor is
paid in silver-Panama money!
It's Silver does the digging,
And Gold supplies the brains
To make the Scheme no idle dream,
But something that remains;
With drill and pick and shovel
The silver work is done,
But it is Gold, undaunted, bold,
That plans the way it's run.
The silver roll is Hindoo,
And negro, black as night;
A Spanish crew and Chinese, too
The Gold rolls wholly white;
Yet, spite Of Silver's army
And all the dirt they toss,
Amid the mob on every job
The Gold man is the boss!
It's Silver does the labor,
It's Gold that shows 'em how
To make the dream of yesterday
The fact of Here and Now!
And, though the brawny toilers
Are on the silver roll,
They're but the Body of the Work;
The Gold men are the Soul!
-O-O
An acre of good fishing ground will
e.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1913-11-22

An acre of good fishing. ground will
produce more food in a week than an
acre of land in a year.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-04-22

Dare Devil Dave" Altizer, veteran
ballplayer, still is very much in the
running. His recent feat of an IN
assisted double play for Minneapolis
of the American association recalls
the fact that he was one of the best
shortstops in that circuit last season.
batting .294 in 1872 games, and brings
up echoes of his earlier career.
Dare Devil has not always been
his nickname. In some by-gone age
he was a private in the army, and his
experiences there gave him the nick
name of Soldier Boy in the old days
with the Washington team. He, with
Fred Falkenberg, went to Cleveland
in 1908, when the Maps paid $4,000
for the pair in an effort TO bolster up
the team that all but won the Ameri-
can league pennant.
Called Dare Devir' by this time,
because of his military exploits and
because Of his notorious lack of dar-
ing or brain WORK on the bases, he
was sent on his way Cincinnati, dur
ing the regime of Clark Griffith. was
ono of his stopping places. Now the
minors prize him.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-04-22
BELGIAN PERFECT
SAYS NJ. DELANEY
Chicago A. A. Director, After
Test, Pronounces LIE Marin
Great Athlete.

Chicago, III, April 22-Martin De-
laney, physical director of the Chica-
go Athletic association, where Con
slant lie Marin is training, yesterday
pronounced the Belgian wrestler, who
will meet Stanislaus Zbyszko in a fin
ish match at the Coliseum tomorrow
night, the most perfect specimen of
manhood he ever had examined.
The Cherry Circle director, who was
one of the trainers of the victorious
american Olympic team at Stockholm
last summer, put the Belgian through
severe physical examination ar the
club gymnasium. After several tests
Delaney said that never in his %
years experience had he examined an
athlete whose lung and heart action
were so nearly normal after a thor
ough and complete workout.
lie Marin is a perfect man in ply
steal development, said Delaney, land
what is more, he is a brainy fellow
1t is my opinion his mind and muscles
work in unison, which is one of the
most valuable assets in any line of
athfeuc endeaVOr. de mas almost per
feet muscular coordination"
After a strenuous two hours work
out yesterday al the c. A. A, lie Marin
said he was through with training.
With the exception Of taking long
walk today, ne will not do any work
until called into the roped inclosure
Charley Cutler, who acted as lie Mar
ms trainer, and the wrestlers mana,
ger George Kennedy, will act as the
Belgians chief advisers.
Zbyszko put in a strenuous day at
Lewis gymnasium. He vrestled with
Joe Rogers, threw the medicine ball,
pulled the weights, and skipped the
rope. In all, he put in about two
hours work and he expects to 60
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-04-22
KALSOMINE COAT
FOR MUSCATINE
Blue Sox Annex Initial Contest
With But Little Trouble
Reed Makes Hit.

A beautiful snowy coating of
whitewash was applied to the Musca-
tine FASTENERS by d. O'Leary's Blue
Sox yesterday afternoon on the Dav-
export lot, 5 TO Q being the record on
the cash register when the days
business was rung up. BY punching
swats in the fourth, fifth and sew
enth stan=es Jim Hayes proteges an
neXed enough runs 10 win the game
with four 20 spare. In the fourth,
Reed, the new shortstop who is play
ing a whirlwind game, opened the
festivities with a single TO right field.
After stealing second he remained
passive until Otto Koepping. the di-
minutive second sacker who winters
in Elgin, Ill, stepped TO the plate and
made noise like a dynamite blast
in a coal mine, with a lusty three
sacker; Otto scored a few moments
later on a wild pitch. F'laharty, the
wild Irish rose, who enhances the
scenic beauty of the right garden,
got a life when the Muscatine first
sacker dropped the pill. was sacrificed
20 second and filtered across the
bread pan when Neer uncorked a one
base bingle. In the fifth, Coleman
singled, advanced 10 the keystone
sack on Hendrix's out, and pounded
plateWard on Kid Reeds single. Glenn
ems opened the seventh with one good
for two sacks, reached third and
trctted due west when Koophagen.
which is synonymous for shortstop.
bungled Reeds grounder. Taken all
in all, it was very soft for the home
boys. The score:
Muscatine 90 o 0 0 0 % 5 3
Davenport O0O3 OIL Ok . 0
Batteries: Noumeyer. Lind and
Kohr. Hendrix and Peters, Barnes
and Coleman
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-04-22

Ninth street Sluggers was received
at The Argus Office. The Tigers
COPIED the long end of 10 TO score
in an embarrassing game on the Ninth
street diamond. The Tiger press agent
evidently overlooked the fact that The
Argus is publishing a paper daily. We
are more than glad to give due public
ity to all amateur games, but wish
to impress upon team managers that
all scores should be in early the morn
ing following such contests. With a
little cooperation on the part of all
concerned, the matter will 'be readily
adjusted in a satisfactory manner.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-04-22
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EMPIRE.
Vaudeville - Performances at 2:45
and 8:15.
EMPIRE.
AT THE EMPIRE,

A novelty that ought to appeal to
overs of vaudeville is featured on
the bill for the first half of the week
act, but it's different from anything
that has been seen in this locality.
It includes six girls, and as they grace
fully sweep around the stage, eXecut-
ing every imaginable turn and twist
with a grace that is remarkable, you
admit that you have seen a stunt that
at least suggests newness. The girls
are all pretty, and are costumed rich
ly. Their act is announced as the lat
est novelty in vaudeville, and prob
ably it is There are other good things
on the bill, Parillo and Frabbitto, Ital-
ian serenaders, proving the most popu-
lar with the audience of last night.
The boys play the accordion and gut
tar, and in their singing numbers give
you the native touch. They were re-
called repeatedly. The Confession"
is a powerful sketch that Is present
ed by Dena Cooper & Co. The story
shows how a woman, in her despera-
ton to save her husband, VINO mas
been condemned to die for murder
he never committed, by a ruse invites
the real slayer 10 her apartment
phys him with wine, and pretending
she would give her love TO the murder
er, for she hated the victim with an
intensity that knew no bounds. In an
adjoining room is an officer. In due
course of time the confession comes,
and then the officer does his duty.
And the husband is saved, but the
murderer escapes the law by taking
poison in the presence Of the woman
and the detective, and he dies in full
view of the audience. us a thriller.
Fred Norton plucks out pretty de-
signs in a big paper sheet, using only
his fingers, and during the operation
he carries on a smart monologue. Ed.
NJ. Gordon & Co., bicyclists, open the
show. and furnish the best comedy OF
the evening Gordon got his audience
going for fair las night, and the re-
ception he received indicated that
there is still a place On the vaudeville
stage for the bike performer. But
there are few in Gordon's class
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-04-22
CONSTITUTION is
TO Be CONSIDERED
Committee From Poultry Clubs
to Gather in This City To-
morrow Night.

The committee of Is representing
the poultry organizations of the three
cities is to meet tomorrow night at
the DR.. o. NJ. Meyers optical room
on Eighteenth street, in this city, to
take action on the draft of a consti-
tuition which has been prepared by
W. f. Sweeney of this city. The con-
stitution will make a tri-city organ
ization out of the three societies and
will result in the holding of one big
poultry show a year in the three cities
in addition to promoting harmony
among the chicken fanciers. The
members of the joint committee have
been empowered by their respective
organizations to take final action on
the constitution.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-04-22
Referee Hats Britton Go.

Philadelphia, Pa, April 22.-After
exchanging love taps for four rounds,
the six round bout between BACK Brit
ton, the crack lightweight of Chicago,
stopped last night at. the Olympia
Athletic club by Referee Billy Recap.
The two fighters were Kissed when
they left the ring. The referee was
cheered. From the start Britton
showed only a mild interest in the
bout. He declined to take advantage
of openings or follow his leads. Both
fighters acted as if they we're going
through an exercise stunt. Moore
plainly was out of condition and the
bout was the rawest proposition ever
served in the roped arena here.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-04-22
TIGERS WINNERS
ON SOX TUMBLES
Bodie and Collins Stage an Act
Which Assists Detroit in
Defeating Russell.

Chicago. April 22.-An acrobatic act,
entitled Bodie and Collins, premier
tumblers. cost Jim Callahan's white
hosed delegation a victory over De-
troit at Comiskey park yesterday af-
ternoon. To make the victory all the
more remarkable said feat was accom-
plished without the expert services of
Tyrus Raymond Cobb. who is at the
present time awaiting a $4,000 con-
tract from the jungle town owners.
The score was to 2.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-04-22
HOLLIS IS RELEASED BY
0TTUMWA MANAGEMENT

Louie Kolls has returned from Of
tumwa after a long tryout with the
champions of the Central association.
The local ball tosser made a good i'm
preston during the training trip of
Ned Egan's team and stuck longer
than most of the recruits but the ak
finally fell and he is back.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-04-22
No More LONG Bouts for Ad.

San Francisco. Cal, April 22.-As a
result of his defeat by Harlem Tom
my Murphy last Saturday, Ad VOL
CAST will fight no more long ring bat
ties. Wolgast's manager, Tom Jones,
made this announcement. but the for
mer lightweight champion himself re-
fused to say definitely that he would
give up 20 round matches. 81 guess
need a rest" said Wolgast, but
haven't any intention OF quitting the
game for keeps. However. | don't
think ! will box as often in the fu-
ture as | have been"
Three Eyes TO Open on Time.
Bloomington, H. April 22.-The
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-04-22
Ring Death Not Due to Blow.

Hastings. Mich. April 22.-Billy Al
len, the Jackson, Mich, boxer who
died after a ring battle with Thur
man Brady here on April II, came TO
his death as a result Of a rupture of
a heart valve, due to overexertion
and overexercise," was the verdict
reached by the coroner's jury. The
five men arrested in connection with
the fight will not be tried on man
slaughter charges, according to the
prosecutor. but will be held on charg-
es of prize fighting.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-04-22
Sunday Ball Barred at Yale.

New Haven, Conn, April 22.-Any
student OF the Sheffield Scientific
school at Yale who takes part in a
Sunday baseball game will render
himself liable TO suspension. This is
the dictum issued by the acting di-
rector of the school. The stand
against Sunday baseball came as a
result Of the announcement Of a game
which was 10 have been played Sun
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-04-22

Three Eye league magnates yesterday
adopted a resolution to open the sea
son on schedule time. Peoria had
protested on account of the flooded
condition of its grounds and asked
that the opening be delayed one week.
The resolution declared the change
Of schedule impossible and ordered
Peoria to prepare for the opening
there on Saturday
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-04-22
DAILY RIDDLES
Questions.

l. Why is one OF the largest cities
in Ireland likely 10 become the larg-
est in the world?
.. What utensil is that which is al
ways asking leave to move?
.. Why is lumberman like an &C
tor:
4. Why is a place whcrs honey is
made like a spectator
Behead fruit and leave a part
% the body.
Answers.
!. Because every year it is Dublin.
.. Canister.
He is known by his axe (acts).
Because il is a bee-hoider.
>. Pear.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-04-22
WESTERN LEAGUE.
RESULTS YESTERDAY.

RESULTS YESTERDAY.
AMERICAN LEAGUE.
Chicago, 2; Detroit, 8.
Cleveland, s; St. Louis, 3.
Philadelphia, 6; Boston, T.
New York, 4; Washington, S.
NATIONAL LEAGUE.
Cincinnati, 6; Chicago, Q1 il
nings).
Boston, 3; New York, L.
st. Louis, 5; Pittsburg, s.
Brooklyn, l Philadelphia, 2.
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION.
Milwaukee, o. Indianapolis, 6.
Kansas City, 3; Columbus, 1.
Minneapolis. Z; Toledo, 16.
Louisville, 8; st. Paul, 4.
WESTERN LEAGUE
Topeka, 6; Lincoln, 10.
Omaha, 4; Des Moines, 3.
Wichita, s; Denver, 10.
st. Joseph, ,; Sioux City, 4
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-04-22
Charley White Stops Thomas.

New Orleans, La, April 22.-Char.
ley White OF Chicago administered a
severe trimming TO Joe Thomas of
this city last night and in the ninth
round the sponge was thrown into the
ring to save Thomas from being
knocked out. The bout was sched.
uled for ten rounds. 1t was Whites
fight all the way.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-04-22
Fight at Lyons Prevented.

Chicago. April 22.-AnOther prize
fight at White Eagle grove, Lyons,
Ill. was prevented by deputies from
the Office of Sheriff thinner Sunday.
Deputies F. II. Higgins, Thomas
Mackey and A E. Barrett, who pre-
vented fight April 13, found a crowd
Of 500 men assembled 70 see Charlie
Nearing ana Phil Harrison. The
crowd dispersed upon the arrival OF
the deputies No arrests were made
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-04-22
W0OOMAN PUBLICATION
MEN ORGANIZE BALL TEAM

Ball players in the Modern Wood
man of America publication building
have organized a team and are now
ready to meet any shop or Office team
in the tri-cities. The first practice
was held Saturday, and the bunch
looks good. For games call west 1881,
between II and l O'Clock asking for
Weaverling.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-04-22

through another strenuous routine of
training today.
Officials of the Globe A. c., which
will stage the contest, announced yes
terday the dollar seats will be placed
on sale in the morning The doors
will be opened at O'Clock in the ev-
ening and the first bout will start at
s: so O'Clock
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-04-22
Cincinnati, Ohio, April 22.-Terrific

Cincinnati. Ohio, April 22.-Terrific
hitting Offset poor pitching again yes
terday's battle and the Cubs COPIED
a hard fought game by the score OF
Z to 6. Action galore was crammed
into this hectic fray, the Chicagoans
only winning after big handicap had
been overcome and after hosttlltfes
had gone along through II exciting in
nings. The score: