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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-02-07
TEAMS CLASH FOR HONORS
IN SUNDAY SCHOOL LEAGUE

There VIII be several games THIS
afternoon and tonight in the Y. NJ. C..
\. Sunday school league. The First
Methodist five now leads the Junior
division by enc game only, and there
is a possibility that they may drop be
hind today. Broadway leads the Sen
Tor department by one game and il
the quintet loses tonight while the
Baptssts win. the two viii be tied for
first place Great interest is being
shown in the games and good sized
crowds attend.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-02-07
COLLECIANS WIN
ABINGDON CAME
Take Close Contest From He'd
ing College Five by % to
81 Score.

The fast Augustana college basket
ball team added another victory TO
its excellent record of the season by
capturing an extremely close and
nerve racking contest at Abingdon.
ILL.,, last night, from the Hedding col
lege five of that city, the final count
being % to 81. The game was holly
contested throughout as both teams
are contending this year for the state
collegiate title of Illinois. 1t was a
hard blow TO the Hedding students to
lose this game as it practically puts
them out of the running for the cham
pionship. Augustana now has a prac.
ticalIy clear field. having defeated
some of the fastest teams in the state,
among them the Bradley Poly five of
Peoria. last years title holders.
Hedding returns to Augustana for
game on the local floor Feb. 8, but
will have little chance to win on a
strange floor If they could not cap
ture the contest on their own floor.
The collegians journey to Carthage
today and will meet the Carthage col
lege five in that city tonight. The
Carthage boys are contenders for the
title this season, but as they are not
as fast as the Hedding team the loca.
boys expect a victory.
A message received from Coach
Conrad this morning states that the
team is in excellent condition for to-
nights struggle.
The Augustana lineup last night
was as follows: Stem and Anderson,
forwards; Swedberg, center; HUT
gren and Berg, guards.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-02-07
WOULD
ENTER NEW YORK
Toronto Is Weak Member and
Promoters Do Not Show Suf-
ficient Interest.
MANY AFTER FRANCHISE
Cincinnati and Cleveland Would En-
terrain Outlaw Organization
Masnates Meet in Chicago.

Chicago, Ill, Feb. There is a
strong possibility that the Federal
.eaguei today will vote to invade New
York City. \ meeting of all the out
law" forces takes place this afternoon
at the Chicago Athletic association,
and, although the magnates assert it
is simply to discuss war plans in gen,
eral, it is believed the main purpose
Is to shift the Toronto franchise to
Gotham.
II the obstacles in the way of such
a venture are too great it is probable
the shift will be made to Cleveland
instead, or possibly 10 Cincinnati. One
thing is quite certain, the situation at
Toronto will be discussed by the club
owners and unless the magnates OF
the Canadian city can show unex-
pected strength and spirit they will
have only a small chance of remaining
in the league.
Eager to Back Gotham Club.
On the other hand. it has been said
by several of the Federal commanders
that men of means are ready and
eager I back a club in New York,
and II is rumored that an option has
been obtained on the cd Brooklyn
grounds. which would be used for
games the first season. The New
York parties are said to be willing TO
build a new plant and to have the site
in their hands now, but the new place
would not be- constructed until the
second year.
Over in Cleveland the same inter- |
ests which formerly he'd the franchise 1
turned over to Toronto because no
ground could be secured in /
Cleveland declare they now have a 4
suitable site for a park and are will |
ing to take back the Federal league |
franchise. In Cincinnati there is a !
set of men eager TO get in, but it seems 4
the Federal league magnates care less
for that territory thar other spots.
Toronto Weak Member.
Toronto seems to be The weak men,
Der OF the new league, although it Is
said to have ample financial backing.
The promoters there. however, have
not displayed enough spirit to sui,
some of the more active men in the
league. and progress in the Canadian
own has been slow. President Gil
more has made two visits there with
~ the last two weeks. indicating there
was need of aid. Toronto was the
asst club to obtain a manager and for
hat reason was late IN getting play
srs.
The lack of time alone stands in the
way of transferring the franchise to
New York, where the league naturally
would desire TO start of with some
,usto. However, if it weren't neces-
iary TO build a plant there this year.
he thing could be accomplished. 1t
5 understood that several major
eague players signed by the other
:lubs could be turned over to New
York to help in making a strong team.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-02-07
CENESEO IS EASY
FOR ROCK ISLAND
Local High School Quintet Cap
lures Contest by Count of
SO to 10.
DAVENPORT is TO BE NEXT
Biggest Game Of Season Comes Next
Friday Night-chaIk Plays Star
Game-AIi Are Good.

The Geneseo high school was easy
for the fast Rock Island school basket
ball team last night, the locals cap
turing the contest by the score Of SO
to IS. The game was unusually tame,
no roughness being noted in spite OF
the fact that Is fouls were called on
the Islanders. The boys were come
what chagrined over this fact, claim
ing that Umpire Claycomb did not un-
derstand the game sufficiently to ref,
cree, as he called fouls which are al
lowed in play. Only four fouls were
called on the Geneseo team. The
Geneseo players, it is claimed, were
fine bunch of fellows and the locals
do not attribute any lack of fair play
to the work of the umpire, merely be-
lieving that his work was uninten-
tionaI Robb Of this city refereed the
contest.
Chalk Plays Star Game.
Chalk starred for the Rock Island
team, throwing eight baskets for a
total Of 16 scores. Rinck also played
we'll, and in fact the entire team show.
ed up in excellent manner. Kipp was
not present owing to Illness, and did
make the trip to Geneseo.
The lineup and score of the contest
IL as follows:
Rock Island (36)-Chalk, right for
ward; Hinckley and Reeves, left for
ward; Glass, center; Reeves and An
drews, right guard; Rinck, left guard
Geneseo (1S)-Larson, right for
ward; Elawd and Davies, left forward;
Jacobsen, center; Armstrong and
Brunger, right guard; Witherow, left
guard
Field baskets-Larson 4, Lowery 2,
Jacobsen 1, Chalk 8, Hinckley 2, Glass
2, Reeves 4, Rinck l.
Foul baskets-Lowery in at
tempts; Jacobsen, in attempts;
Reeves, in attempts.
Next Game With Davenport
The next game on the local high
school schedule is the most important
of the season, when the boys meet the.
fast Davenport high school quintet at
the gymnasium here. Davenport is
this season for Iowa state
honors and has an extremely fast
team. The locals also have fast
five and expect to put up mighty
hard fight to capture honors. Coach
Corneal has announced the lineup for
the game the same as last night with
the exception of Kipp on the floor.
Students of both schools plan to
attend the contest in large numbers
and it is thought that the gym will be
packed to the doors for this game.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-02-07
Roads Conclude Rate Plea.

Springfield. Ill, Feb. THE rail-
roads concluded their testimony yes
terday before the state utilities COM
mission in the case in which grain
shippers are protesting against the pro-
posed increase in freight rates on
grain in Illinois. Next week the grain
men and shippers will testify in sup
port of their plea for a suspension of
the new tariff. The commission ad-
journed to meet Thursday in Chicago.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-02-07
NAY OFFER CITY
TWO FRANCHISES
60. Discuss Position Of Bust
,ess Men in Regard to the
Central.
rBBEE-I HAS FRIENDS
, sali In TrI-lannp cireuit-mueh
,,.,rest In Tuesdays Meeting
CT Rasnstes at Quincy.

MY Island now stands IN one Of
Il. most unique positions that
-,-or league city has ever occupied.
.-.o-diuE 70 the opinion Of q large
-bsr Of local baseball fans. FOR II Is
-,ohsble that the islanders may be
.,,.-.d a franchise in both the Three
league and the Central Association
g. the coming season. OF course
civ one franchise would be accepted,
\. President Al Tearney IS keen for
p.,. Island 20 occupy a berth in the
-4ramn organization this year. and
p-s.i5snt N. (. Justice Is highly in
s,-o- Of the islanders for the Centraf
"a Every city in the Three cir
~, looks upon Rock Island as a yalu-
.hia asset TO the leagues success,
vtus the Central magnates and
,ozus also favor Rock Island in pref
s-suee TO any OF the other aspirants
Or vacant berths IN The association
Fans Are Joyous.
FINN al quarters OF the city come
rsports that local baseball fans and
enthusiastic supporters OF the ma
aoual pastime in Rock Island. are
ts5ilant over the declaration made
Yesterday By business men, favoring
fts Central fold. League baseball Of
soue kind OF course Is badly wanted
hers ana every effort is being made 10
rs, into a reliable circuit
Nos; Of the fans favor the Three l Z
hague because IL Is much faster or .
Esui1ation than the Central. but on D
account OF the fact that Tearney heads !
The league f. IS not known definitely I
whether or not the city would accept /
a franchise even were IL offered. The 4
IhrseI f. certainly not in as satisfac- I
tory condition a. the Central associa- /
tica. as far as finance goes. and il IS /
4 veil known fact that the association I
L a better league and playing faster /
baseball every year.
Moline After Money.
From Moline come reports that
solicitors for funds have been TO
see some OF the best and biggest bust
ness men in the city and have been
cat for several days. but as yet only
hsR enough has been subscribed The
fans are out in force tod1y as this Is
the las chance the PlOw City has 10
raise the necessary amount. All Of
tie money must be in By tonight and
he guarantee forwarded % justice. or
Moline viii continue 10 go without
baseball.
Al the Quincy meeting next Tuesday
Of the Three ieas--e, f. IS thought
very likely that Rock Island Will be
1aered a franchise in the circuit ana
1ne Of the weaker cities would drop
0ut In such case. providing the Is
aaders accept II the city joins the
Central the Kewanee franchise would
'e purchased. with a possibility Of the
Monmouth berth which Clinton fans
Ire Of the opinion they have cinched.
Rock Island. however. Is more favored
Ian the rs river town and President
Justice would much rather the Is
zadeEs Won enter than Clinton.
A. any rate II now seems possible
hat Rock Island viii have baseball OF !
one kind this year. as the business {
Zen are In favor Of the proposition ]
90 the fans have expressed their de- I
Ire and intention 70 support he game. s
Rock Island has always bad a big Z
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-02-07
Notice..

1 hereby notify the public that Fritz
Peterson has no connection with me
further than an employe, and has No
authority to make any transactions
under my name or to issue or endorse
or cash checks purported to be issued
by me. Signed,
PETER PETERSON,
31S Eighteenth street,
-(Adv) Moline, Ill.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-02-07
md I7lree-I League Favor Rock Island

other tri-city five humbles the Daven-
porte pretenders. and il the coach of
the men across the river maintains
his present militant mood, the local
college team may take them on for
post-season series.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-02-07
MOLINE FACULTY MEMBER
REFEREES ALEDO CONTEST

Karl Adams of the Moline high
school faculty, refereed a basketball
contest last night at Aledo, between
the William and Vashti college five
and the Aledo college team.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-02-07

The Arsenal will be awarded cellar
championship honors as the Gordon
& Van Tine team dropped from the
league early in the season.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-02-07

present indications are that another
season viii oCtstrip Al others.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-02-07
LEAGUE STANDING ISSUED

Physical DITector Johhson OF DaVen-
port Gives Out Official Dope.
The official standings in the Daven-
port factory Basketball league were
announced yesterday by Physical Di-
rector Johnson of the Davenport Y. NJ.
c. A The three cups for first, fifth
and last place, will be awarded within
a few days. There will be no banquet
OF the players, as originally planned.
Following are the standings of the
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1914-11-13
EfM.E BROkEYN -
MlENBERNACLE)
.sTUDMON.

80 1850 N~'oDI' SO -
ST. PETER sIFTED LIKE WHEAT.
Mark 14:27-31, So, 81, 66-72.-Nov. IS.
LET him that hinkefh he sfandeth, take heed
TEST ne fdH"-I Corinthians 0:Ie.
@ODAY'S lesson deals with the
special sitting which came to
~ st. Peter at the time of our
Lords death. and Of which he
was forewarned by Jesus. saying. Isl
mon. behold Satan hath desired to have
you. that he may sift you as wheat;
but l have prayed for you. that your
faith fall not" St Peters courage
was his weak point. Notwithstanding
all that Jesus had said to warn him.
he realized no fear. Hence be did COM
paratively little watching and pray
Ing. and his very self-confidence led
his undoing for a time.
His Hour Had Come.
Temptations come in an insidious
form. We cannot imagine that at the
time when st. Peter cut of the ear
Of the high priests servant he had any
sympathy with the thought OF denying
our Lord. But circumstances and con.
ditions had changed. The Master was
taken prisoner. Whatever power He
had previously exercised whereby He
walked away from His enemies. and
they could not take Him because His
hour had not vet come" that pow
er He evidently was not exercising
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1914-11-13

st. John had 81. Peter Ponin0 Ale
such an acquaint- gdhce'
ance with some one connected with
the palace that he was permitted to
enter the court and bring st. Peter
with him: but they had separated. ST.
Peter was in the courtyard. 1t was
cold, and he approached I'm open bra
zier to warm himself. In the light Of
the court. surrounded by the gossiping
servants OF the palace. he was keenly
scrutiniZed by one of the maids. who
said. Thou art also Il disciple of the
Nazarene.
Stunned by the identification and
wondering TO what IL might lead. 81
Peter promptly denied that he had
any knowledge OF Jesus. Then he
moved away to another part of the
court, where the shadows were deeper
and the people fewer. But again ht
was recognized as a Galilean. and ac
cused Of being one Of Jesus disciples
Again he denied. The third time hc
was approached with the same charge
that he was one of Jesus disciples
and Galilean. and that his speech
betrayed him. Again. with cursing
he denied that he knew his Master.
The Masters Words Fulfilled.
Terrible. we say. And surely 81
Peter felt afterward that it was ter
rible: for Just ut that time. the early
morning. came the beginning Of cock
growing. and he remembered the Mas
ter's words. that Satan had desired to
sift him as wheat; and that before the
cock crew, he would have denied his
Master three times.
The whole matter came upon him
with crushing force: and. wrapping his
cloak about his head. he FASTENED
away into the darkness. weeping bit
terly; for just about the time that
the cock crew. Jesus was led forth
not far from him: and as he looked nj
Jesus. the Master lifted up his eyes
and looked ut st. Peter. 1t WAS
glance full Of sympathy. not of anger
but 1t went straight to the heart Of st
Peter.
st. Peters crime was nothing Ike
that of Judas: he had merely sough'
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1914-11-13

condemned Ia be- crucified: that. re
membering how once he had denied
his Master. he felt that 1t would be
too great IN honor to share exactly
the same death: and that ut his own
request ~ was crucified head down
ward.
The Lesson to All Christians.
Our Golden Text voices to all Chris.
tians the lesson of st. Peters expert
ences-"Let him that thnketh he
standeth. take heed lest he fall"
When we are weak In our own est.
nation and. full of faith. cling te
naciously to the Arm Of the Lord. then
we are really strong I'm the might
which God supplies through His Son
our Lord Jesus. Another lesson is that
however different the experiences OF
Gods people. all who fall into line for
the great promotion to the First Res.
direction must expect TO endure severe
siftings. testings. provings. Of their
love for the Lord. their love for the
Truth, their love for the brethren. and
or their loyalty to all these.
Let us never forget that these sift.
ings are permitted. not because the
Lord wishes us to be sifted out nor
because He has no interest in us. but
because only those who can stand slit
ings. trials and tests. are At for places
in the Kingdom-places Of responsi
bility and trust.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1914-11-13

10 protect him
self. He had not
sought to injure
or even 10 risk
the injury Of his
Master. The thor
Oughness Of st.
Peters repent.
ance il abundant
ly testified by his
subsequent loyal
~ even I'm "a
death. Tradition
bns II fbnf no xy,,S
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1914-11-13

now - His h on r
had come. To see
his Master appar-
emily W | t h o II t
friends in Heaven.
delivered over to
His enemies and
led from one tri-
bunal TO the other.
had a paralyzing
effect upon st. Pc
ter. His courage
OoZed out.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-07-29
Ingenious Plea Made By
Frenchman Sued By Wife
Because of Drunkenness

Paris, France. July 2s.-The French
divorce laws are fairly elastic and
among the many grounds for success
u plea is drunkenness But even in
the matter Of persistent inebriatiOn
there are exteunating circUmst ances.
This week a woman asked the courts
Tor a divorce from her husband be-
cause he came home drunk thrice
week The husband defended the case.
he did not, as is usual, deny the facts,
but put in the following curious plea
Of Justification:
4 am" he said. "a traveller for a
champagne firm and an therefore COM
PEELED to frequent cafes. If 1 did not
drink with possible customers ] shouid
never do any business at all Now my
WIFE for whom 7 have a great afteo-
tlon, owns shares in the firm rep
The husband went on to develop his
oeIence ingeniously.
II then" he said. II sometimes come
nome rather late and little merry,
my wife instead OF taking offence,
ought to be delighted. My state merely
proves that have been working hard
Tor her sake"
This rather curious form OF absorp-
tlon in a wife's interests the courts
seem to have approved, for they re-
fused to grant a de-
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-07-29
MONEY AND METALS.
NEW YORK MARKET.
nn ~ b

NEW YORK MARKET.
(Bv Associated Preszl
New York. July 2s--Close. Mercantile
paper. 5G5E
Commercial bills ASS 8
Bar silver, 52i5-
Mexican dollars, 80
Government bonds. firm
Railroad bonds. irregular
Call money. strong 81 60
Tine loans strong: 50 days. s; 90 days,
ga IA six months, z
Copper. easy spot and Sept offered at
Tin. strong spot sos5asLs5; Sept.
$3.50 S1-25
Lead, quiet; SIS A95-
speIter. steady; 5.00G5-10-
Iron. quiet: No J. Northern, 1AT5 Q 1b-z5 :
No. 2 Northern. 1A5O615.0O; No South
ern. 1L7561525: No Southern 1850 q
1900: iron. Cleveland warrants. s5l. Al
London Metals Markets
London. Eng. July 29.-Ths London met
els market closed as follows Lead, as,
IS. Spelter. f21. SIS Copper firm. spot
f57. IS; futures. f5S, So Tin firm, spot
E175. SO: futures. E15s, SO. Iron. Cleye-
land warrants, s51, d. Z
st. Louis Lead and spelter-
81. Louis, No, July 2s-r-Lead quiet, 375;
spelter stronger. 40 g ass.
THE LOCAL MARKET.
Mexican currency. g.
Mexican gold. -.
Mexican pesos CEI Paso buying price) s5c.
villa currency. 27As CarranEa currency,
2sE chihuahua currency 2SA-
Fl PasO 6melter Quotations.
corrected Daily
Bar silver. 52E-
Pig lead. 290
Copper, wire bars 1870.
Lead CLondon) SIS. SIS. 40
Weekly Average
douglas Shelter QaotationAl
Silver. 5415.
Copper. 1877.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-07-29
MARKET BREAKS;
DROPS, RAISES
Collapses and Rebounds Are
Startling; Wheat Grad
ually Steadies.

Chicago, III. July 2s.-Instead Of ad-
vandns. as most traders expected. the
wheat market today made a startling
break right at the opening First prices
were down more than cents q busheL
In another minute the market had
dropped an additional cents or more then
there was a sudden rebound OF more than
3 cents. followed by another descent but
not violent
The extreme point OF the break in the
early trading was = cents under Tuesday
steadter at approximately cents down for
active months and less for other options.
Fortunes were made and lost in Tues
days late trading one Instance IS that
OF a man who operating on a very mar
row margin actually pocketed SIS. 900
profits in five minutes trading
Brakes were clamped down hard today
on the wheat market as result OF com
mission houses demanding almost prokibi-
tive margins on all trades
The opening which was = to = cents
down was followed by numerous sales, but
not Of a lasting sort
The close weak, IS 64%c down as COM
pared with Tuesday night
Corn showed some drmness at the out
set but soon followed wheat down grade.
ket dropped 70 about a cent under Tues
day night, and displayed but little power
TO recover
Oats developed comparative strength at
first but the COLLAPSE Of wheat checked
buying The result was a setback. though
not 50 pronounced as in corn
weakness seized provisions when grain
failed TO advance Moderate upturns were
quickly more than wiped out
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-07-29
DiUorces Show Alarming
Increase in New York;
Tango Blamed as Cause

New York. July 2s.-New York has
just been brought face to face with
the fact that the number Of divorces
during the first six months OF this
year show an Increase Of 50 percent
over the corresponding period for last
year. Indeed, the county clerk esu-
mates that if the court business that
went to the Bronx after January 1,
had remained in New York county, the
number of divorce DEGREES recorded
would have been doubled
As a result of these figures all sorts
Of Investigations are being made in
an attempt TO discover the cause. Many
factors are cited as being to blame
but the one which faces the heaviest
Indictment is undoubtedly the new
dances, and particularly the tango. One
Of the most ingenious reasons ad-
vanced is that OF too great poverty
or too great wealth. AS these have
been existing causes for years it is diff
ficult to understand how they could
have lately contributed to the Increase
in the number Of divorces
BY suffrasists it is argued that the
man-made divorce laws are much too
easy and that If women had the vote
il might be more difficult TO sever the
marital ties
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-07-29
LIVESTOCK.

Chicago Livestock. Close.
Chicago. Ill, July 29-Cattle-Rects.
IL. 900; market steady Beeves S7.A0 "a 80 I:
steers. $500 S-4Os stockers and feeders
s5-50dS0o; cows and hsifsrs. SaT59a15:
calves S150G1L25-
HOg-Rects 21.000s market strong
bulk. SS.75 G915. light Ss75 9 9S5s mixed.
S850G SIS; heavy. S840Fs.15s rough, s40
Gs55s pigs $3.50 Gg.10-
Sheep-Rects $4,000 market slow. sheep,
S5-15 G $50; ysariings, S5-69G655s lambs,
$500 al SIS.
Kansas City Livestock Close.
Kansas City No, July 29--Cattle-Rscts.
$780, market steady Prime fed steers.
s9406sS5; dressed beef steers. sTsOGaso:
western steers, 500 G9-00; stocksrs and
feeders. S6-006 $50: calves. $500 G1005
Hog-Rects- 1000: market higher. bulk
SSS5 800; heavy. sSs5 G900s packers and
butchers. sSsoG sos; light sGso6Ss5s
shssD-ReSts. 1890; market steady.
lambs. s1.4oG SOC; yearlingS S5-006s.25s
wsthers S4-I5 @ SIS: ewes. s4z564-75.
Fort Worth Livestock. Close
CBy Zeiser HotsLl
Cattle-Recrs- 2Q0o. including 900 calves.
6-35; cows. s3509 $50; heifers SA50G7-58s
bulls $4,000 5-50- calves. S5-z5 G7-50-
Hoss-Recrs- Soo5 tops. ss40s bulk. $50
6s45
sheep-Rsctz 100 vethsrz. ss.ooa5..5:
ewes sA75 5-15s lambs, $3.50 G7-257 year
liuEs $500 6-5o-