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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-04-07
Albert Duray (top) and Rene Thoma.

Indianapolis, Ind, April ALBERT
Duray, the Gaul. will drive a lS3-inch
Peugeot, of almost insignificant dimen-
sions, in the next 500 mile race on the
Indianapolis motor speedway. His car,
in spite of its size, or rather lack of
ii, will by no means be one of the slow
est, having shown a speed of 81 miles
an hour on the flats. 1t won the lesser
Grand PriX of France at Boulogne last
summer with ease. Duray may be en-
pected to get the limit out of il, as he
is one of the foremost drivers of
France. Sunny and capable of dispo-
sition, his temperament is that of a
man who will take any chance. vet re-
main a sportsman to the end. His
most noted achievement is the worlds
kilometer record of 1929 miles an
hour
Another driver who is expected TO
distinguish himself at the speedway
race is Albert Thomas, who will team
with Albert Guyot at the wheel of a
Delage. Thomas was born, it is said.
with the incense of gasoline in his
nostrils. Though nobody knows ex-
actly when he did butt into the rae
ing game. he was handling motor
bikes when motor bikes were about
the only thing that would go. He has
A string of medals sufficient to cover
the walls of his dining room. During
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-04-07
S0PHS LOSE OUT
TO The FRESHIES
Annual Inter Glass Basketball
Game Played at Augustana,
Closing Season.

In the annual basketball game play
ed between the freshmen and sopho
mores of Augustana college last night
the freshmen five defeated their rivals
by score of II TO :. Although a
great many fouls were called on both
sides, the game was devoid of the
roughness characteristic of such con-
test. Both teams worked hard, and
during the first half the outcome VISA
doubtful. At the end of that period
the score stood to for the fresh
men. 1t was evident after the first few
minutes OF the second half however.
that the sophomores could not win.
The lineup:
Freshmen - z. Anderson, left for
ward; NJ Anderson. right forward;
Swedberg, center; Valentine, left
guard; z. Larson, right guard.
Sophomores-H. Anderson. left for
ward: Lundahl. Houloose, right for
ward: Molander, center; c. W. Ander-
son. left guard; Hultgren, right guard.
Field Swedberg =, Nalen-
tine 2, II. Anderson. c. w. Anderson,
Houloose. l each. Free throws-Swed-
berg 8 OF IL chances. Molander l of
chances. Score-14 to Z. Referee
briggs. Timekeeper - y. Hultgren.
Johnson. Time of halves
20 minutes.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-04-07
PLAN LONG SPEED RACE
AT 1915 WORLDS FAIR

San Francisco. Cal, April Motor
boats will race over the longest course
ever laid for craft OF that class when
they start from New York in 1915 to
reach San Francisco by way of the
Panama canal. The prizes will total
$4,000. according to an announcement
today by the Panama-Pacific EXPOSE
ton authorizes. The start of the race
will be arranged so that the finish Will
be at the exposition grounds when
the motor boat regatta, TO be held in
October. is in PROGRESS.
Boats entering the contest must
have a minimum length of sixty-flve
feet on the water line. The United
States authorities have been asked to
cooperate by detailing two or three
destroyers or revenue cutters to fol-
low the racers on the Atlantic and Pa
cifc coasts, to lend assistance TO any
disabled craft and assure security TO
The contestants. The contest Will be
under the management OF the Ameri-
,an Power Boat association.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-04-07
CINCINNATI FIELDER
WOULD JOIN FEDERALS

Cincinnati. o.. April 7.-Armanda
Marsans. the hard hitting outfielder of
the Reds. wired James A Gilmore.
president OF the Federal league. ask
ing for & proposition. Marsans de-
clared he would not join the Reds be-
cause Manager Herzog intended 10
fine him 500 for quitting the team at
Louisville.
Marsans was at the Reds park and
said that il he did not sign with che
Federals he would quit the game for
good and leave for his home in Ha-
vana. He said he would not pay the
800 fine.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-04-07
ALEDO

Secretary A f Caldwell of the Nil
,itary Tract Hight School association
IS busy making arrangements for tn,
big Military Tract High School meet
which will be held in Aledo Friday
May l. Twelve schools will be repre-
the literary events have been ar
ranged.
| The literary contests will consist OF
orations by six boys. orations by sin
girls, declarations by six boys and
declarations by six girls.
The following is the list of the six
boys orations as selected by the
judges:
"A Leader of the Twentieth Century
Roger Wrigley of Abingdon high
school.
prison Reform''-Harold Sharp of
Alexis high school.
IAN Equitable Distribution of
Wealth'-Edmund Hebel of Aledo
high school
The Reform of the Jury System
Marshall Glib of Briggsville high
school
Abraham Lincoln''-Loomis Leedy
of Bushnell high school.
THE Reign of Corporations" -
Thomas Francis of Knoxville high
school.
The remaining schools of the asso-
citation. Elmwood. Macomb, Roseville.
Rushville and Viola will compete in a
boys declamatory contest on the day
of the meet.
The six girls orations chosen
by the judges are:
The Third Struggle''-Virginia Nc
Dermott of Abingdon high school.
THE international Verdict'-Pearl
Pearl Head of Aledo high school.
Abraham Lincoln Church
ill of Biggsville high school.
Children of the Streets''-Frances
Sanford of Knoxville high school
The Tree Planters"-Helen Gesler
Of Macomb high school.
Education in the Philippines" =
Fern Farrar of Roseville high school.
The remaining schools of the asso-
citation will compete in a declamatory
contest on the day of the meet.
Mrs z. Parkman very pleasantly
the South Side Sewing
hub at her home on South College
avenue Tuesday afternoon
Mrs. r. J. hubert and daughter Mrs
Willard Ruse went to Moline Monday
o make short visit with friends.
The ladies of the Perryton church
will hold an Easter bakery sale at the !
Rest Rooms Saturday, April IL.
The Woman's Foreign Missionary
ociety of the Methodist church held
he annual thanks offering service
Sabbath morning in charge of the So |
,iety president. Mrs. Maria Evans. 4
delightful program was given bv
nc Light Bearers, the little children's |
department OF the society The pro- /
ram consisted of songs and recita-
ions and a demonstration OF the
radles of the nations by the little I
olks with their dolls. After the pro-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-04-07

Belmont Park, Long Island. N Y.
April IA long line of thoroughbreds
can be seen daily at the Belmont park
track and on the adjacent roads. Not
since the days before racing in New
York state was killed has there been
so much activity in racing circles. MI
merous trainers from numerous
stables are working out the dogs
and the track rings with the laughter
of the stable boys, rubbers. grooms
and hangers-on who make the place
a picturesque spot.
Although the recent severe weather
was serious handicap to outdoor
training operations. the men in charge
of the thoroughbreds at Belmont Park
kept their horses going under the
sheds, and they lost only fraction OF
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-04-07
MOI ocular ATTRACTION.
That 10 What Permits a Needle to
Float Upon Water.

A steel needle laid carefully on =
Still water surface will float. although
the weight OF steel or iron is greater
than that OF an equal volume of water
Molecules OF liquids cOhere. but with
force far less than in solids or viscid
substances. But tho thin needle OF
metal gently placed horizontally on
water has not quite weight enough TO
break the surface tension-that is.
molecular attraction-of the water .,t-
low IL.
Attraction OF molecules IS force
that exerts great influence in nature.
Thus this force draws particles of wa
ter I'm fogs into drops Of water which
nre heavy enough to fall as rain. Dew
Is formation Of minute particles Of
water into drops at rest on surfaces.
The molecular attraction OF the
heavy liquid mercury-is intense else
this heavy liquid could not be drawn
by II into spheres or drops. Melted
lead forms into minute globes when let
fall in high shot towers.
There is y great difference in the in
fsnsity OF molecular attra ctiOn. as may
be observed in alcohol. gasoline sui
phuric ether and similar limpld liquids
and oil. strip. glycerin and other Wis
cous liquids.
Soap bubbles could not be blown IN
alcohol or benZine. but they form read
fly in water. And the molecules I'm the
thin films really attract with some
force. else the bubbles would burst he.
fore they become so large. The most
mathematics are required 70
molecular forces. fit only fOr
technicR' fournals.-Sew York Ar'eri
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-04-07

cent years has been confined nearly
exclusively to Hamburg Place young
sterS
Tom Healey, who always has kept
Mr.. Wilson we'll up in the winning list
of owners, has his horses well adj
vanced in physical condition Healey,
who is in the first division of Ameri-
can horse trainers, believes in the old
saying. the early bird catches the
worm" In previous years his horses
have always won the lions share of
the overnight purses at the spring
meetings. This year promises to be no
exception to the rule. AS he has some
nice material in the lot, many trainers
say that Healey will g;:ilop away with
many purses at Belmont Park this
spring.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-04-07
WARD WANTS SEAT0N FOR
BROOKLYN FEDERAL TEAM

New Orleans, La, April MAMA
ger Joe Tinker talked to President
Weegham over the long distance
phone last night and was told that
President R. B. Ward of the Brooklyn
Feds would arrive here today to have
a personal talk with Tom Seaton, with
the hope of influencing the star pitch
er to go to the Brooklyn club. If Sea-
ton will not go an effort will be made
to induce Claude Hendrix to take the
job.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-04-07
Working the ponies for the grand getaway"

their training time. OF course training
under the sheds was not so wholesome
TO a horse as outdoor exercise. But
it was not a question of preference
but of making the most of what one
could obtain under the circumstances.
The most important string of thor
oughbreds at Belmont Park at present
is that owned by r. T. Wilson. He
will race a greater number of horses
tFis year than he did last season. The
T;GJlrity of the string were bred and
raised at Hamburg Place, the stock
farm owned by John +. Madden Ham
burg Place is the show place of breed
ing farms in Kentucky. Mr.. Wilson
has had such great luck with the Mad
den thoroughbreds for several seasons
that his purchase OF yearlings of re-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-04-07

workers for the welfare and progress
of Aeldo. He was secretary of the
Retail Merchants association for two
years and at the meeting of that body
held recently, resolutions commencing
Mr.. Cobb to the association in Water
loo were unanimously adopted.
F. A. Forber left Monday for Chica-
go, where he will attend a photogra-
ply school. -
Miss Mona Spahr of Mt Pleasant,
Ia, who is visiting Mr. and Mrs. L. B. e
MoXey and other friends, went to Dav-
export, Iowa, Monday to spend a few
days with her sister.
w. II. Schreitling was a business
visitor in Alpha Monday.
Mrs. NJ. Boyd returned to her home
in Alpha Monday after making a brief
visit here with Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
Maher.
Mrs. H. o. Bauer of New Boston, (.
who is visiting her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. F. NJ Bateman, went to Gales
burg Tuesday to spend the day with
friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. w B. Main and daugh-
ter, Miss Elizabeth, who have spent
the winter in Los Angeles, Cal, ar
rived home the last of the week.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-04-07

er of the National league whether the
waivers have ben secured.
IL It so happens that some other
major league club sees worth in any Of
this overplus talent, then Thomas and
Manager O'Day must decide whether
or not they are willing TO strengthen
rival or whether they will withdraw
the waiver request If waivers are
granted the youngsters will gravitate
to the minors, possibly with an option
string attached.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-04-07
GOLF TROPHIES
ARE ON DISPLAY
Nineteen Prizes to Be Played
for by Rock Island Arsenal :,
Club This Season. o..

Nineteen trophies. ranging in value.
from $50 to 800, to be played for on
the arsenal golf links this season. are
now on display in the windows of the
C. l. Josephson store in Moline and
will remain on exhibition until Thurs
day forenoon.
Fifteen of the number are of solid
silver and are of the usual silver cup
style, the other being copper and silver
deposit. They range in height from 6
to 20 inches Among the trophies OF :
special size and beauty are the fol
lowing:
Scratch players choice score.
Mems championship
Women's championship.
Mems handicap.
Women's handicap.
Challenge handicap.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-04-07

the last few seasons Thomas has
handled mainly Peugeot and SCHNEIDER
cars, his experience with the Delage
this season being his first. Though
new to the car he is expected to finish
we'll up, his reputation as a driver
ranking second to none.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-04-07
WAIVERS ARE ASKED ON
SIX RECRUITS OF CUBS

Chicago, Ill, April Z. - lnterleagne
waivers have been asked on six Cub
who are not considered OF
sufficient present worth 10 add any
thing to the playing strength OF the
west siders. The names of those for
whom the AK has been sharpened will
not be announced until President
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-04-07

Washington-Brazil will continue
preferential treatment to certain
American imports, among them flour
and rubber goods, for the rest of this
year, as long a period as can be COW
cred by an executive order, and it is
expected it will be extended when the
next congress ASSEMBLIES to cover 1885,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-04-07

sIea' style He was steady as a clock
ana allowed only six scattered hits
through as many innings. The same
teams play here TODAY.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-04-07
IN MAJOR LEAGUE
TRAINING CAMPS

New Orleans, la. April with
Mathewson pitching in mid-season
form. the New York Giants defeated
the New Orleans team. 5 10 o. Manager
McGraw announced that Snodgrass
probably would not play until the open
ing OF the season, as he is suffering
from torn leg ligament Mathewson
allowed the Pelicans four hits, while
Styles held the Giants TO three. Each
team made one error
Norman. Okla. April THE Sox
regulars were given pretty fair bat
ting practice in yesterdays game
against the University of Oklahoma
nine. The tourists won. I to o. before
the largest crowd they have seen since
leaving the coast.
The college field was in good shape
in spite OF the rain in the morning. and
the athletes obtained a bunch of good
fielding drill in advance of the battle
The game was walkover. but not as
easy as a lot the Galatians have play
ed recently. The varsity nine has a
battery which may be going to school
to study books. but 1t looked as if both
pitcher and catcher were here because
they can play baseball.
New Orleans. La, April Joe /
Tinker knows something about the |
woes of an outlaw" since coming to |
New Orleans with his band OF Chicago !
Feds. 1t is pretty tough TO come into .
a town and find that organized ball .
has blocked the path. Joe brought his
athletes down here to show the people
IF the south how great the Federal
league is. About 400 persons looked
It him and his boys yesterday. and
here were about 100 who paid and
about 80 small boys who crawled un-
Ter the fence but didn't care about
he ball game after they got in.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-04-07
ATHLETICS TAKE
THIRD FROM PILLS
Franklin Baker Clouts the
First Home Run of the Ser
les at Philadelphia.

Philadelphia. Pa. April Connie
u,.ks Athletics assumed a One-game
Ia in the spring series yesterday.
1ssu they won the third game from
"a PhfIies. 10 l. The Mackmen
,-oyed master al all stages OF the con-
test
! Franklin Baker cIouted the first
sons run OF the series and the first
nm OF the game when he hoisted the
hall over the right field fence in the
second inning. The Athletics added
Two more runs in the third as result
Of singles by Plank. Murphy. Oldring,
ard Collins sacrifice fly Another
score came in the fifth. when Murphy
valked. stole second and counted on
Collins triple.
Magee's single. Luderus' double. and
Reeds sacrifice fly manufactured the
Phllies' run in the seventh.
The last two Mack runs in the ninth
we're produced from singles by Barry
and Schang. a sacrifice fly by Wyckoff. /
single by OldrinE. and a double by
Collins. Three thousand boy scouts
Witnessed the contest
Cincinnati. o.. April With two /
victories over Washington .
under their belts the chesty RedleEs /
struck a suag yesterday noon and lost /
TO the Cleveland Americans, TO o.
The locals dubbed the ball game
sway in the first inning. when two er-
-ors. bone play by Tom Clark. wild
pitch b. Yingling. and a sacrifice fly
scored three runs for the Maps. After
mis- Yingling steadied and while
ouched freely at times finished with
Ut another run being scored of him
Adams. who replaced Yingling in
he sixth. did fairly well. For the
Saps Mitchell went the full route in
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-09-12

the government. The plant is working
full force on trucks and 20 horse power
chassis. fitted with rough wood bodies
painted khaki color. The company mas
sold the government about $50 cars ali
told IN two weeks
"On the continent all the forces from
the plants are at the front. Minerva,
Mercedes and Panhard are al smut
down. and I suppose by the time you
get this. half their men viii have oeen
put out Of business in the battle when
is just opening up
But Europe's misfortune IL certain
to be Americas gain There viii be no
motor progress over here for at least
two years, and very little then
Things here are not very different
upon the surface from what they have
always been. Not enough men have
gone TO the front from England 70
make any sort OF SHOWING. FOOD
prices have advanced very little, and
Injuries are really cheaper than ever
before. But very little motoring Is be-
ing done, for the reason that people
don't feel like riding about for pleas
ure when more than 100000 men are
engaged within 200 miles Of here IN
mortal combat"
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-09-12

whole trip to the Canyon and return.
The road was rough from Wickenberg
TO Phoenix, but none Of il was as bad
as from Douglas TO Lordsburg on the
Borderland route
The trip from FL Paso can be made
IN four days 10 the Grand Canyon and
II Is delightful trip. The auto tour
lists can go from here to SOcorro. y. n.
the first day; from Socorro TO SPRING
erville the secoEd day: Winslow, Ariz,
the third day. and arrive at the Can
yon on the fourth day. There are good
hotels at many Of the places where
stops have to be made over night and
the others are fair. En- route to the
canyon the road passes through the
petrlned forest OF Arizona and from
Flagstaff to the Grand Canyon the trip
IS made across the painted desert for
distance OF more than 20 miles and the
view Of this scenic wonder is superb.
The return trip can be made by way Of
Phoenix and Tucson, over the Border
land, as we came, or back through
northern New Mexico.
Our party stopped for a fishing
trip Of eight days in the White noun
tains Of Arizona, on the Little Colorado,
and we had planned TO visit the snake
dance on the Hopi reservation. but the
Little Colorado was in flood and as an
automobile just ahead Of US was stuck
in the mud, we abandoned this trip
and returned to FL PasO by way Of
Phoenix and Tucson.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-09-12

X E the southwest first IS 7. NJ.
~ Wingo's advice to FL Paso auto
- mobilists- Mr.. Wingo has re-
turned from a trip through Arizona
and New Mexico and is enthusiastic
about the possibilities Of the south
west for motor touring. 5Ir. Wingo
accompanied Mr.. and Mrs ". W Tur-
ney, Mr.. and Mrs. julius Krakauer and
e. H Leaven on p days trip, which
included the Grand Canyon, the petri-
fed forest and the painted desert. The
trip was made in Mr.. Turney's and Mr..
krakauer's Cadillac cars.
BY unanimous agreement our PARTY
voted the Lordsburg TO Douglas strip
OF the Borderland route the worst road
70 be found in the southwest" Mr..
WingO says 1T is filled with cross
washes, arroyas and high centers. Al
most everything that could make a
road bad for automobiling was found
on this stretch Of road The northern
Arizona roads were found TO be fine and
the people In that part Of the state de-
serve much credit for the work they
have put on the roads. Volcanic c7nders
have been used for road making tn.
section and they were fine. these
roads are fine from HOlbrOok to Ash
Fork, a distance Of 16O miles, and the
road from Flagstaff to the Grand
Canyon is also fine and we made il in
4 IL hours There is no dust and we
only struck one stretch Of mud on the
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-09-12
COOPER DRIVES AUTO To arizona

uion TO drive in one or the other Of the
two races TO Phoenix was a surprise to
motor racing fans The StutZ has never
before competed in this sort Of a race
as the team was kept busy enough
with the track and speedway races
throughout the country.
Cooper is out for the worlds champ
iOnship this season and he intends to
enter every event where he will have
a chance 10 swell his batting average.
De Palma Ahead.
As II now stands, Ralph de Palma.
by his victories at EIgin, III. is one
urst place TO the good Of Cooper. De
Palma and Cooper will both meet at
Corona, Calf, Thanksgiving day. il is
claimed; but the winning Of the Phoe-
nix contest viii put Cooper even with
De Palma and the Stutz pilot intends
TO bring his chances up to even with
De Palma by the time Of the start of
the Corona contest if possible
In addition the attractive purse Of
fered by the FL Paso-Phoenix race
the entry fee is less than
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-09-12
DRIVES IN REVERSE.
SANITY QUESTIONED

Is a man sane who runs a motor car
backwards through city streets at
breakneck speed? This question soon
will be Up 10 the commissioners Of In
sanity in Des SIoines in the case OF C.
J. Lindstrom. It is alleged that he put
the car in reverse and proceeded to
joy ride through the city streets back
wards He is in custody and the COM
missioners viii pass upon his sanity.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-09-12
AUTO
PLANTS CLOSED
People Are Doing Very Lit
tie Motoring; Chance For
American Plants.

In a letter 10 F. B. stearns. president
Of the F. B. Stearns company, written
from Coventry. England. on August %.
Chas. Y knight. inventor OF the
Knight motor, says;
AS you probably know, everything
over here IN the motor line Is dead as
the deadest OF mackerels. The only
customer the Daimler company has Is
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-09-12
Road Racing Champion Is
Going to Try to Annex
Title This Fall.

Phoenix, Ariz-, Sept. 12-EarI Cooper
has arrived in Phoenix from Los An
Eeles in his Stutz racer, after a drive
over the desert route TO be traversed
in this years Los Angeles TO Phoenix
road race.
Cooper's idea in driving over the
route at this time is TO get acquainted
with any changes made in the road
On this trip he probably also will drive
over the El Paso to Phoenix run, after
which he viii decide which race he viii
enter.
New EntrHnt in Race.
The Los Angeles driver who won the
worlds speedway championship with
sJhe famous Stutz is entering the Phoe-
nix race for the first time this wear.
The announcement Of COoper's inten-
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-09-12

to Phoenix race has not been set as
yet. The only announcement made
by Leo T. Shelter. chairman Of the
racing committee Of the Western Auto
mobile association. gave out the infor-
nation that the race was TO be held
some time during the first week IN No
Vember.
The FL Paso management now plans
to have the Texas end Of the race start
a few DAYS later than the California
grind and in that way, perhaps get
several Of the big leaguers who viii
drive from here.