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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-12-18
THOUGHT DEAD: Is ALIVE
Robert Breckenridge, Missing For SO
Years, Calls on State Secretary.

Springfield. Ill. Dec IS. - Robert
Breckenridge. scion of one of the most
prominent families in the south and
son of the late w c. +. Breckenridge
OF Lexington, Ky. a member of con-
gress twenty years, sailed for Europe
in May, 1891. The steamer on which
he was passenger was lost a. sea.
and young Breckenridge. then a young
man of %. was numbered among the
missing. AS the days heightened into
months and the months into years his
family gave up all hopes of ever seeing
him alive. His parents died firm in
TIE belief Ilat their son had persisted
when the ship went down. Yesterday
Breckenridge walked into the office OF
Secretary of State Lewis c. Steven
son. a boyhood ichum, and related a
story of world travel and experiences
in the far-of corners of the globe. RI
valling in vivid narrative the word
pictures of Jack London.
Upon the arrival here. although
greatly changed in appearance. Secre-
tary Stevenson says he recognized
him at once. His father and former
Vice President Adlai f. Stevenson.
father of Secretary Stevenson. we're
friends They attended col
lege together and in Washington they
lived next door to each other. we
spent our vacations together and
there is no doubt but what it is Bob
Breckenridge" said Secretary Steven
SON
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-12-18

WISCONSIN FIGHT
PROMOTERS BUSY
Three Big Cards Planned, Lang
ford Meeting Jeanette
in One.

Despite recent slumps at the box
appear downhearted or ready to go
into the hands of receiver. Just now
they seem TO be showing more speed
in seeking matches than for several
months, at least three star cards being
announced in the making yesterday.
The first and biggest contest so far
as a novelty is concerned is booked at
Kenosha, Jan. II. featuring those old
time playmates. Sam Langford and
Joseph Jeanette. Tully has about
clinched this exhibition for his club.
and unless some other matchmaker
kicks in with a larger purse, he will
run the card.
Next in line is the Dec. Is attrac-
ton before Mulkern's. Milwaukee. in
which George Knockout" Brown, de
mon Greek middleweight. clashes with
George Chipulous. or rather. Chip.
who claimed the middleweight title
until few weeks ago. when he lost
a 20-round decision to Jimmy Clabby.
While no articles have been signed,
both Brown Hnd Chip are anxious to
go through with the fight They have
met twice before with honors even.
From a drawing standpoint the all
star show for New Years night at
Kenosha appears to be the bell-ringer
OF the trio of bouts. II is planned to
hold three 10-round bouts. with Izzo
vs.. Ertle. Gilmore VS. Bloom and
Sherman VS.. Welling featuring. All
or the boys concerned have agreed to
the terms offered and each promises
TO nave his own particular gang at the
riDqSide
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-12-18
Rehables Roll 2739 Pins and
Take League Leaders
Down a Peg.
WooTEN ROLLS 592 PINS
Cross Countrys Drop TWO to Stock
Leaders and Lose Chance TO Tie
for Top-Taltys Win Two.
rwIN-cITY STANDING.

The Twin-City Bowling league race
is becoming warmer each week. Last
night on the st. Julien alleys those
mighty Cubs were given a first class
trimming at the hands OF the climbing
RsEables the Moliners coping three
straight This makes the first series
this year where the champs have
dropped three games in one evening.
The Rcliablcs played the same trick
last year when they took three straight
from the Cubs. Rabbit Wooteu s
rolling was largely responsible for the
cubs downfall. the lanky anchor roll
ing RS. l91 ana 2OS for healthy count
of 592 in three games The ReliabIes
rolled three excellent games for a total
Of 2.7&9 and deserved 20 win. Art
Salzmann rolled high for the Cubs,
getting J5I Doc" Mueller and John
son got pgir of crutches To help them
along. without success
At the Moline alleys the Stock Lead
ers took two hard-foughr contests from
the speeding Cross CoUntrys. Had the
Wichmen won they would have tied
the Cubs for the lead
At the Harms alleys the Taltys grab
bed two out OF three games from the
cellar champs
Five teams in the league are now
over the 500 mark in percentage. the
Reliables being several games behind
the leaders.
The scores.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-12-18
NEAL R RkBfE
c. u r E

Is a certain and absolutely harmless
treatment for the Drink Habit No
hypOdermic injenctions or deleterious
drugs used during the treatment \
satisfactory result IS positively guar
snteed. Everything strictly confiden-
tiaL Only three days time required
70 complete treatment. For full infor-
nation call. write or phone the Neal
Institute. s21 Farnam street, Daven-
port. Iowa.
Drug Habits also treated. CAdv)
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-12-18
Lost Articles in Railroad Wrecks.

Did you ever stop to think what
might become OF your grip. coat or
other belongings if you were caught
in wreck? The shock felt after
railroad accident is usually so great
that material things in connection
with It are lost sight Of Naturally
the first thought is of the recovery
and Identification OF those injured
The Identification part is not always
easy. and sometimes has been accom-
plished by some piece OF personal
property. After the humane work OF
caring for the injured has been done,
it devolves upon the railroad company
20 clear away the debris. Frequently
the quickest and least expensive way
to do this is to burn II. but before
this is possible every effort is made
10 recover lost personal property.
The value of this often runs up into
many thousands OF dollars. In one
eastern city there was recovered and
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-12-18
GIBBONS TO BOX CLABBY
Mike says he has signed for Bou. ia
Milwaukee.

Minneapolis, Dec 1S-The Gibbons
McGoorty bout, scheduled for Hudson
on Jan. IS, is off. Mike Gibbons, who
returned to the Twin Cities with
Brother Tom, made the Announcement
himeslf
Instead of McGoorty the st. Paul
Phantom will fight Jimmy Clabby in
Milwaukee on either Jan is, 10 or 20.
Arrangements for the Latch have
been completed by Promoter Tom An
drews of the leading Milwaukee club
81 rode from Chicago to Milwaukee
with Mr. Andrews Wednesday night
said Michael today, land completed ar.
rangements with him. | am anxious
to meet Clabby; in fact, will fight
no one else until l get into the ring
with the middle-veight claimant
Thero seems to be an idea that | do
not want to fight Clabby, but that Is
far from the truth. He is t5s Sne man
l do want to meet"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-12-18
area shows precipitation
WEATHER CONDITIONS.

A decided rise in temperature from
the eastern Rocky mountain slope to
the Mississippi and Ohio valleys and
the upper lakes has attelded the north
western low which is central over
Manitoba and the southwestern de
preston which overlies the territory
from California and Arizona northeast
ward 10 Colorado. These Disturbances
have also caused rain or snow in Cali
fornia. the central and southern por-
lions of the Rocky mountain region,
the west gulf sections, and the lower
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-12-18
The Grave of Cecil Rhodes.

THE grave of Cecil Rhodes. | think,
is the most remarkably silent place |
have ever visited" says Ambrose
Pratt in his book, THE Real South
Africa" at is a serious though in
spring. somber, forbidding and desc
lately grand place. While one stands
gazing at the tomb scores of lizards.
blue. green and gray, crawl from the
crevices among the rocks and steal
like brilliant phantom streaks across
the tor. They are almost fearless of
but they make no sound.
Sometimes the distant shrilling OF
cicadae wounds the stiffness with a
faint yet piercing dagger thrust of
song But soon and always the eternal
hush returns, and silence reigns SUI
preme again. The world is full OF great
tombs. vast and awe inspiring, but
there is neither pyramid nor tomb nor
in all the world which can
equal that of Rhodes sleeping place in
and majesty"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-12-18

London, Dec. 1S-Unusual efforts
are being put forth to secure the re-
lease of Baron Louis Won Horst of
California, who has been held a pris-
oner since Sept. . on the charge of
being an alien enemy. Among those
who are bringing pressure to bear on
the English government in Won Horst's
behalf are Ambassador Page. Governor
Johnson of California, and such infiu-
entail Americans abroad as Otto H.
Kahn and Franklin X. Lane.
Registered in England as a German
subject since the beginning of the war,
Baron Won Horst was arrested,
charged with circulating manifesto
advising the Irish not TO enlist in the
British army. He made strenuous de-
NAL of the charge at the time, but the
government regarded him as suffi-
ciently dangerous to order his con-
finement in a detention camp, and
later he was sent aboard the old liner
Prince Edward, now in use as a prison
ship.
Baron Won Horst is wealthy. With
his brother, E. Clement Won Horst,
an American citizen, he has extensive
hop interests in California. He is the
husband of the daughter of D. J. Pa
tullo of New York. He came to
America when he was only > years
old and there is no doubt that his
father became a naturalized citizen OF
the United States, and through him
Won Horst became a full-fedged citi-
zen also 1t is said that the baron
cnce ran for a political office in
Brooklyn, y. y.
But few years ago he became
prominent in musical and social af-
fairs in Coburg. Germany. and il end
ed by his receiving the title of baron
from the duke of -Coburg- Gotha,
who figured as the patron of an
operative school which Won Horst es-
tablished in Gotha. The baron con-
Guided that his acceptance of this title
Initiated his American citizenship and
so at the beginning of war duly reg
istered himself in London as a Ger
man subject.
Additional to the charge of at
tepting to dissuade the Irish from en-
listing in the war. the British authori-
ties had no kindly remembrance of
the baron as a strong sympathizer
with the militant suffragettes in their
campaigns Whenever one of them
was arrested the baron almost in
variably appeared as her bondsman,
He instigated a collection of the tor
ture" instruments used in forcibly
feeding militants. with the purpose of
exhibiting them in big cities all over
the world.
1t was recalled also that he was
active on the London committee OPP
posing Andrew Carnegie and his peace
plans in the avowed belief that Mr..
Carnegie was attempting 20 bring
a union between Great Britain and the
United States.
Since his arrest Baron Won Horst
and his friends have put forward the
declaration that his acceptance of the
title of baron from the duke of SAKE
Coburg Gotha does not destroy his
citizenship, and his brother,
Governor Johnson, Otto Kahn and the |
others interested have proposed to !
the British government that if the |
barren is released he will proceed /
from England to Califor- |
mia under an ironclad agreement to |
remain there until the war shall have !
ended.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-12-18

years old. He is a native OF Dubuque,
and began his baseball career as
catcher He quickly graduated into
the managerial end of the game and
plotted the Dubuque club in 1907. The
following season he was with the Alb
erdeen club, in the Western Canada
league, then came back to the states
as manager of the Jacksonville, Ill,
team in 1909. After year in the
ranks. Rowland returned to Dubuque
and managed the Three-Eye league
team there in 1911, 1912 and 1913, be-
ing part owner of the club as we'll.
This year he handled the Peoria team
of the same league.
Rowland is expected to come to
Chicago and assume his new duties
as soon as President Comiskey returns
to the city. He probably will make
his home in Chicago in future.
The trip by Comiskey to the Indi-
ana resort takes on another signiti-
canoe in view of yesterdays announce
ment of new manager. Ii is now be-
lieved the SoX owner made the jour
ney to place his retiring manager IN
the berth of leader of the New York
Americans under their new owner
ship Comiskey is known to have a
high reward for Callahan's ability and
his decision to replace him as White
Sox pilot is said to have been made
with regret"
Rowland "TickIed to Death"
Dubuque, Iowa, Dec. 1S.-Discuss-
ing his selection as manager of Chi
cago White Sox team, Clarence H.
Rowland said:
The opportunity l have been striv-
ing to obtain, the chance of handling
a major league bali club, has been re-
allied, and to say that l am pleased is
entirely too mild an occasion. I'm
tickled to death.
Through my career in baseball
Charles A Comiskey has been my
stanchest friend and supporter. He
has been my ideal. 1t was on his rec
concentrations and through him that
l secured the positions of handling
clubs that 1 did. He is now placing
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-12-18
CENTRAL ASSOCIATIONS
MEET AT WATERLOO JAN. 13

keOkuk, la. Dec. lS.-The annual
meeting OF the Central association
and the annual meeting of the Base
ball Writers association OF thts league
viii be held at Waterloo. Iowa. Jan.
u. according 10 the announcement of
President NJ. l.. Justice.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-12-18
MAY ADD THREE CITIES
Erie and Wheeling
Ready TO Join Central.

Fort Wayne. Ind. Dec. IS.-lf the
Central league should be increased to
an eight-club circuit Youngstown, o.;
Erie, Pa, and Wheeling, W. Va. will
be the cities added, according to Louis
Heilbronner. president OF the league.
who returned from the east today. He
also announced that at the next meet
ing of the league il would be organized
for a period of FIVE years
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-12-18
TAX STUDENTS FOR CREW
Call Issued at Columbia TO Clean Up
Rowing Debt

New York. Dec. 1S.-In response to
call for funds 10 assure rowing at
Columbia University the student
board of representatives proposed that
all undergraduates pay a tax of 81
each. The Columbia Rowing Associ
alton incurred a debt last year of
S2.7OO. part OF which was carried over
from the preceding year.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-12-18

me in position where I can repay
him for helping me in the past. in
tend to give him all that | have in
me-"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-12-18

returned to the owners between $780,
600 and $4,000 worth of personal
property.-Leslies.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-12-18
OIL inch or more.

Mississippi valley. Snow flurries have
occurred in the upper Mississippi val
ley and the upper lake region. The
eastern high has moved to the north
Atlantic coast, and another area of
high pressure covers the northern por-
tion of the Rocky mountain region. On
account of the eastward movement of
these conditions. cloudy weather is in
dictated for this vicinity tonight and
Saturday. with light snow tonight and
colder Saturday.
OBSERVATIONS
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-12-18
SALT LAKE GETS Z BERTH
Will Replace Sacramento in Pacific
Coast League.

San Francisco, Dec. 1S.-The direc-
tors of the Pacific Coast Baseball
league decided yesterday to take Salt
Lake City into the league in place OF
Sacramento, which was unable to sup
port a club. There will be cosfer.
ence shortly in Salt Lake City, at
which. if all promises are kept and all
conditions stipulated by the directors
met, the final award of the franchise
will be made.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-12-18

The superintendent California,
to be built at New York navy yard
will be the first American battleship
to be driven by electric motors.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-12-18

All the news all the time-The
Argus.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-12-18
Only 80 Years Old.

Rowland is young man as major
league managers go, being only SO
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-05-07
z INSPECT ORS
OUT OF JOBS

Sanitary Inspectors C. W..
O'Flyng and p. j. Flagg will leave
the city health office tonight. on
request OF Mayor A. V. Fawcett,
as the first step In the reduction
of expenses at the city hall In
augurated yesterday by the new
mayor. Each inspector drew SIS
a month, thereby making a cut
of $3.50 per month or $1,000 q
year by their withdrawal.
r. T. Chestnut, who was chief
inspector on the Green River
watershed and has since been q
sanitary inspector, will be retain
ed in his present position and will
be given the departments motor
cycle for inspection work.
Miss Marjorie Daw Johnson,
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-05-07

Asheberg, another saloonkeeper
at Elma yesterday. Asheberg. will
recover.
Picnic lunches put mp on short
notice. Phone us. Duenwald's
Delikatessen, 313 18th st. adv"
State supreme court ruled that
M. J. Reynolds, injured in Idaho
where there is no compensation
act, can recover damages by suing
in this state against the Hercules
Mining company.
Perfectly fitted grasses, $3.50
up. Pfaff, Graduate Optician, HAT
G st. Advertisement"
Puyallup council appointed r.
II. Ward to fill vacancy made by
C. b. Gaylord; o. r. Forbes was
appointed night marshal and @.
b. Fletcher and e. b. Walker
named ON the library board.
Cooked Meats and Salads.
Duenwald's Delikatessen, 18th st.
Advertisement"
According to an OpiniOn given
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-05-07
AT THE TACOMA

Introducing to the stage for
the first time smokeless powder
and Maxim silencer, Bayard
Veiller's new play of mystery and
thrills. Within the Law" in
which Margaret Ellington will APP
pear at the Tacoma again tomor-
row and Saturday, warrants the
designation given 1t by New York
critics as a drama of the min
Ute" These modern instruments
of violence add greatly to the
mystery which the police are call
ed upon to solve in the play.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-05-07
You'll Find
= 1t Here r
SUBSCRIPTION RATES.
! cent q copy.

] cent q copy.
&c on pewstands and trains
80 cents q month by carrier
BY mall
One month, IS cents.
Three months, 800.
Six months. $3.50.
Ole year, 1926.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-05-07

According to Miss Blanch Nor
rison, who is featured in SALIVA
tior Sue" dramatic sketch ap-
pearing at the Empress this week,
the climax of the playlet is taken
from real life. II shows the Sal
walton Army girl, playing a gam
bier for the liberty of a man she
wishes to protect.
In real life, however," Miss
Morrison asserts, 1.-The game was
of even more romantic possibili-
ties, although not SO adaptable
for the stage. The girl really
played the gambler for his soul.
II he won, she would desert the
salvation Army; IL she won, he
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-05-07
OLYMPIA WANTS
EXTRA SESSION

OLYMPIA, May 7.-Governo-
Lister today is considering reso-
buttons forwarded to him by the
Olympia city council asking for a
special session of the legislature
to repeal the law prohibiting
cities of the third class from
making a tax levy of over 10
mills. The city has now a tax
levy of II mills to meet the ex-
penses of the park and library
improvements and citizens are al
ready beginning to press the
council for the return OF taxes
holding that the levy is Illegal.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-05-07

pure food inspector, and Miss Nc
Donald, district nurse, will per-
form the duties of sanitary in
spector In addition to their other
work.
Il. Z. Sanderson was today APP
pointed inspector OF weights and
measures by Mayor Fawcett,
superceding Inspector II. @. Scott.
The appointment is temporary.
however,
According to state law, the
county and city inspectorship of
weights and measures may BIS
combined, and Mayor Fawcett
will endeavor to consolidate the
two officers in Tacoma, and
thereby make further cut in city
hall salaries.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-05-07
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Modern Woodmen of the stata
are in session at Bellingham.
State insurance surveyor has
offered to reduce insurance rates
In Ellensburg &C. per cent be-
cause Of improvements made DUR
ing the past year on streets, fire
department and water works.
Artistic decorations. Watson's
Advertisement"
Harold Burdick, Tacoma boy,
was principal speaker at annual
diner of the four debating so
cieties in the University of Wash
ington.
With a percentage of 91.5 per
cent the Centralia grammar
schools won the silver cup Of
fered to the best spelling classes
in Lewis county. Chehalis schools
were not represented.
"Swap" ads, 10 words 8 times
10 cents. See Want Ad page. 80
Ellensburg took matter of ex-
penses of city automobiles into
their own hands when they pass
ed an ordinance prohibiting more
than $25 a month to be spent on
city autos for gasoline and oils
and prohibiting the use of them
on Sunday uicnics.
All kinds of bedding plants.
Him., florist, South 9TH and X. st.
Advertisement"
Centralia school GARD will dis
tribute free text books in the
schools.
Hoquiam Commercial club has
invited Secretary Lane to visit
the Quinault region.
Because he prevented him from
getting a saloon license Otto Mil
Ter, believed to be insane, shot
and seriously wounded Frank
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-05-07
Shoe Man Candidate
For Park Commission

l.. B. Morris, 1914 South Mon-
roe street, shoe dealer at 1914
Pacific avenue, is the first acndi-
date announced for park commits
sioner. Blanks will be circulat-
ed at once for him, and his appli-
cation will be formally filed this
week. The election is June 2
and nominations close May 81.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-05-07
New tangled"
Preaching Doesn't
Get the Results

Dan Bush, popular slum work.
orfrom San Francisco. made 4
forceful address to a large aud
fence at the City Rescue Mission
last night. He declared that he
favored the old style of religion,
where the congregation shouted
"hallelujah," and that the new
tangled" preaching was not &C.
complishing proper results.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-05-07
Paulhamus Advises
Tacoma Business Men

w. II. Paulhamus, president of
the Puyallup & Sumner Fruit
Growers association, advises bus
mess men of Tacoma to look after
the interests of the people who
are already living in the North
west, rather tina nto devote their
energies to bringing newcomers
here. Paulhamus has just re-
turned from an extended trip
through the east.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-05-07

was to join the Army and accept
religion. She won and declared
aiterward that she knew that God
was on her side even in a gamb-
ler's den."
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-05-07

According to an opinion given
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-05-07

Picnic lunches put mp on short
notice. Phone us. Duenwald's
Delikatessen, 313 18th st. "adv. :"
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-05-07

State Labor Commissioner Olson
by the assistant attorney general
employers of mercantile esta5-
lishments who compel their fe-
male employees to attend night
school outside of the regular
eight hour shift violate the pro-
visions of the eight hour law.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-05-07
HAVE NEW RELICS

At yesterday afternoons meet
Ing of the officers and directors
OF the Ferry Museum 1t was said
that some valuable additions 20
the collection of curiosities and
relics would be announced next
month.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-05-07
Suffrage Beaten Again

LONDON, May THE woman
suffrage i'll was defeated in tho
house of lords y 104 to 60.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-05-07
WOMEN's COUNCIL OPENS.

ROME, May THE Interna-
tional Council of Women was
formally opened here today.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1914-08-22
Germans Say They Have
Had but One Reverse

London, Aug. "A Central News dis
patch from Berlin says that the only re-
verse suffered by, the Germans during
the war was at Schirmeck on the road
to Strassburg.