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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-05-10
OLD ROSEBUD WINS
KENTUCKY DERBY
Wins Historic Event st
Churchill Downs.

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LOUISVILLE, KY, May 9.-O1d
Rosebud, favorite ever since the NOM
tna.ions for the rich Kentucky derby
were known last winter, won that
historic event this afternoon at
CIorchfH Downs. II was the fortieth
Ii ming of the derby and as In other
years. lovers OF the turf game were
attracted from all parts OF the coun-
.rv The attendance set new record
Inc weather was iinal. The track
vas not an fast as expected but was in
ettr good Sal lie from the wind and
sur OF today. Ersr with the track
fair. II was not expected that the wiz
ner would be able to set a new track
record. but Old Rosebud turned the
trick. covering the distance of one
mile and quarter in 2:03 2-5- Hodge.
second choice in the betting, ran sec
ond and Bronze Wing third. Old Rose
bud and Hodge, although both are
three year olds and had raced on the
same tracks many times, had never
met before in a race.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-05-10
FAMOUS" KRAUSE WILL
RETURN TO DETROIT
Umpire who Has been Working Here,
Resigns Because Of eron-
chiat Trouble

Famous" Krause who has umpired
the four games played here so far
this season has rendered his resiena-
ton to President Justice and will
leave as soon as another man can De
secured to take his place. Krause Is
being bothered with bronchial trouble
that threatens to ruin his health and
has resigned in order that he may
return TO his home in Detroit and re-
ce!ve expert medical treatment for
his trouble.
Krause received his nams Fam
Gus" during the years he played base
ball in the majors and big minors. He
was formerly one OF the Cincinnati
Reds and has played with the ST.
Paul club in the American associa-
ton and with the Dayton club OF the
Central league. President Justice will
secure another umpire TO work with
Krause in the double header with
Marshalltown this afternoon.
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AMERICAN LEAGUE.
Results.

Yesterdays Results.
Boston, PSI: New York. S-s-o. bs.'
teries-McHale and Sweeney: Col
Inns. Bedient and Carrigan.
Cleveland. Gil; st. Louis, 5-10-e
Batteries - Bsumgardner, Taylor
Weilman, W. James, Agnew and Rum
Ter: Gregg and O'Neill.
Chicago. 4-105; Detroit, 1-1l-2. Bat
teries-Main, Dauss and Stanage'
Russell, Jasper, Faber, Benz and
Mayer.
Philadelphia, $50: Washington. z
93. Batteries and Lapp,
Shaw and Henry.
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re,sE WINS FRIDAYS GAME.

The Indians took the final ana oe-
Gliding game in the series with water
loo here Friday afternoon by 10
8 score. Goodman started the same
for the locals but was jerked IN the
first of the fifth when the visitors
threatened to pass the two run LEAD
the tribe then had. Gifi1n was sent
to the rescue and held the Jays
scoreless for the rest OF the game.
The Waterloo club left for Burning
ton the same evening where they Will
NAV four game series before going
back home to open there with the
rpdiops The score
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NATIONAL LEAGUE.
Yesterdays Results.

4. Batteries-Reuibach and Fischer
Chalmers, Oeschger, Doom and Burns
Chicago, 1914: Pittsburgh. 2-i-S
Batter;es-Layends r and Archer: Con.
zeIman, Kantlehner, O'Toole, Gibson
and Kafora.
Cincinnati, 3-10-2; st. Louis, Dol
Batteries and Clarke; ROD
inson and Snyder.
Boston. O-9-l: New York, 2-9-I. Bat
teries-TyIer, Cocrehan and Whaling:
MatheHson and Myers.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-05-10
Drake Defeats Iowa.

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DIES MONIES. Iowa, May s.-Ry
score Of sS TO 81. Drake defeated
Iowa university in the annual dual
meet here today. Drake took the lead
and was never headed
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-05-10
FEDERAL LEAGUE.
Yesterday's Results.

Chicago. $50: Brooklyn. Isl. Bat
teri srLafftte and Land: Brennan
and Wilson.
indianapolis, SO q Baltimore, OIL.
Batteries-Mullin and Rariden: Sugss
and Jacklitch.
st. Louis. $40; Pittsburgh, 5-11-2.
Bstteries-Waiker and Berry; Groom
and Simon.
Kansas City. 3-a-1: Buffalo. 2-6-2.
Batteries-Anderson, Allen and Blair;
Harris and Easterly.
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Rehr Loses 20 1raxia

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GARDEN CITY, L. l., May e.-For-
mer international Coli Champion
Walter ]. Travis today defeated Max
Behr, Of Baltimore, in the Garden City
golf tourney. G up and to play
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Summary.
Stolen bases-NeAuiey, Gottschaii,
Hensling. 2.
Sacrifice hits-Stadselt. McAuley.
Allen. Jack, Herring
Sacrifice fies-Sweet- JACK
Two base hits-HAl, 2; Rogerson,
2; Andrews.
Double plays-Hensling. Jack. Ab-
bot: Hill, Jefnss; McAuley, Sigiin,
Jeffries.
Strike outs-By CHIN. by VIII
kus. /: by Hill, /: by Goodman, 2
Base on bail-OT wilkus, l: OF
Hill. s: off Goodman, /.
Wild pitch-Wilkus-
Time OF game
-Umpire-krause.
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CHIFEDS WIN IN BIG
PITCHING BATTLE 81
Danny Murphy Drives Home Run
Through the Right Field Bleach
ers at Chifed Park.

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CHICAGO, May 9.-Ad Brennan. Of
the Chifeds, defeated Laffitte OF the
Brooklyn Tiptops. in = pitchers bat
tie, 3 to 1. Both allowed SIX hits, Chi
cago hammered out three slams In
the eighth, good for two runs. which
sealed up the game. Dummy Murphy
drove . home run into the right field
bleachers. scoring the visitors lone
one The score:
Brooklyn ..........i 1
Chicago ................-..
Batteries - Affitte and Land;
Brennan and WILSON,
Umpires-Anderson and Cross.
SLou Feds Lose So
ST. LOUIS. Mo-. May 9.-Out-hit IL
to 4, the ct. Louis Feds were today
defeated by Pittsburgh, to 2. A
ninth inning rally produced the only
scores for ST. Louis and threatened
to tie the game Brown takes his
squad to Chicago tonight. Score:
Pittsburgh ....s........s. .....5 IL z
st. Louis .-.-....-.....Z
Batteries-walker and Berry:
Groom and Simon.
Indianapolis Wins 80.
INDIANAPOLIS. Ind. May D.
Georxe Muiiin kept the hits scattered
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Task 81 seosration.

How important loom the thousand
and one things that I'LL the daily life,
yet how trivial is the bulk OF them!
To separate the realities from the un-
realities. the significant from the
trifiins and non-essentiaI-that surely
Is the hrst step to selfknowledge. the
one and only royal road to seif-con-
quest.-Collier's Weekly.
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CUBS STOP PIRATES
AFTER FIFTEENTH WIN
Land on Ball at Timely Stages ana
Grab Bie End Of Ten to
Two Score.

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PITTSBURGH. Pa. May Sine
Cubs landed on the ball at timely
stages at Forbes Field today and
broke the Pirates winning streak,
taking the game, 10 to 2. The Pr
ates were able to get but seven hits
from Lavender while their opponents
rolled up a total Of fifteen from the
trio OF pitchers who faced them. me
score:
Chicago
Pittsburgh ..................
Batteries and Archer;
Conzelman; Kantlehner. O'Toole, Glib
SON and Kafora
Umpires-klem and Hart
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Catholics Defeat micdies.

United Press Leased Wire Service.
ANNAPOLIS. Nd. May s.-catho-
lie University baseball team defeated
the Navy here today by score Of Z
10 2.
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MarshalItown Club and Indians Will
Perform in Two Shows
This Aster-
noon.
M'coLLoUGH TO PITCH
strike.out Demon VIII be Lead Out
for One oame-cook
to TwirI the
Other.

Fans who excava.e the price Of two
admissions from their jeans to see
the double bill at the ball park today
will get their moneys worth, accord
ing to all available dope and advance
inside information. In addition to
that. confidential Information given
out by Louis S.erne last night says
that the club needs the change. SO
come on out boys and get your money
in circulation.
The one best bet for the day is
Keokuk to win. Mccullough is booked
to appear in one OF the matinee per-
formances and that means sure
drop IN the percentage column for the
visitors IL Mack is in any kind OF
form. Cook will stand on the firing
lsne in the other event and the Quin-
cy southpaw carries teasing line OF
twisters that ought to let the Ansons
down with nine blank periods.
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Pittsburgh Trims Navy.

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ANNAPOLIS Nd. May s.-Pitts-
burzh defeated the Navy at tennis To-
DAY. Score, Pittsburgh. 4: Navy, 2.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-05-10
Sporting Views

Whitley Hsnsling had an on day
with his stick yesterday-every time
he swung 1t, the ball was In the way.
Everybody but Herring got = hit
yesterday although the kippered one
scored q run and batted in another at
that. He got on by being hit once
and was a suicide to score Rogerson
in his last trip to the plate.
Abb made = change In his batting
order yesterday, exchangins places
with Jack. Jack is good man to
have near the top Of the list as he 10
probably one Of the fastest men on
the team.
The tribe 10 already making itself
known as q dangerous bunch when
they come to bat. There Is hardly q
man on the team that would not make
a good pinch hitter. At least two OF
the pitchers, Mccullough and CHM,
will bat around the 800 mark or bet
ter. Rogerson has been hitting .a64
clip during the games played so far
this year, while Henslings average
to date is 1873. Jack 10 clouting .231,
Gottschall .2S6, Herring .272. Donovan
go. Abbott and Sweet have not yet
hit their stride since the last exhibit
ton games were played. Both, how
ever, are strong batters and danger
GUS men for any pitcher TO face.
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Score by innings.
Marshalltown 20 t-5
Kaokuk s 0 o 0 o F9
Summary.
Stolen bases-Gotschan-
Sacrifice hits-Herring-
Two base hits-Hensling, Abbott,
Rogerson.
Three base hits-HensiinG.
Home run-Hensling.
Strike outs-by Matson, 5; Manrer'
8: by Stodola, g.
Base on balls-off Maurer, z; OF
Stadola, 2; off Matsen, z
Hit by pitched ball-Herring.
Wild pitch-Matson-
Time OF game: 10.
Umpire-Giffln and Taylor.
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Games Today.
Marshalltown at keohua.
Waterloo at Burlington.
Cedar Rapids at Ottumwa-
Clinton at Muscatine.
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Illinois Defeats Wisconsin.

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MADISON. Wis, May s.-Illinois
defeated Wisconsin here today In a
great pitchers battle. The score:
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The Summary.

The Summary.
100 yard dash-Reese. Nebraska,
first; Keeser, Ames, second; Collins,
Ames. third; Reese. Nebraska. fourth.
Time 10 IS.
Mile run-Goetxe, Nebraska. hrst;
Snyder, Ames. second; seder. Ames,
third: McMasters, Nebraska, fourth.
Time 4:43.
Polo -IAndstrom. Nebraska,
and Reavis, Nebraska, tied for first
thirds not counted IN contest. Height
IL feet. inches.
High urdlss-Hndstrom. Nebas
Ia, first: Kruhe, Nebraska. second.
Time 1T rs.
40 yard Wilson, Ames, inst:
Zumwinkle, Nebraska. second: Iver.
son. Ames. third: Scott, Nebraska.
fourth. Time. 81 SIS.
Half mile run Captain Hassard,
Ames. Hrst: Kubick. Nebraska, sec
and. Time ali IS.
High Jump Nebruska,
nrst: Burns. Ames. second. Height
S feet, inches.
22O yard dash Collins. Ames, nrst;
Kaiser, Ames. second. Time rs flat
DiscusMyers, Nebraala. hrst:
Ross, Nebraska, second; Reeve,
Ames, third. Distance 11S feet. )
inches.
Shot put--Meyers, Nebraska, first;
Ross, Nebraska. second, distance, 80
feet, 81a inches,
Low hurdles4indstrom, Nebraska,
first; Smith, Anpes. second: Nafsizer,
Nebraska, third. Time :2S rs.
Two mile run-Ames team. Garst
and Maakestad, first; Nebraska team.
Sophn and Krssx did not finish. No
time.
Broad jumR-Reese. Nebraska
frst: Holmick. Ames. second. Dh'
lance 20 feet. S'inches.
Half mile relay-Nebraska. Scott
Meyers, Irwin and Reese, nrst; Ames
--Rait, Chaves. Pearson and Kaier,
second Time 1886
Mile relay forfeited by Nebraska.
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LowIy Maps Win.

lowly Maps Win.
CLEVELAND. Ohio, May 9.-The
tail end Maps batted Baunfgardner OF
the Browns out of the box in the first
inning today and managed to beat
Branch Rickey's men, s to 5. The
score:
st. Louis % 10
Cleveland ...................6 l
Batteries -Baumgardner. Taylor.
WeiIman, w. James. Agnew and Rum
Ter; Gregg and O'Neill.
Umpires-Hikebrand and OIAugh.
lin.
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Suggs and JackIitCh.
Umpfres-Brennan and Mccormick.
paekers Take 0vertIms Game.
KANSAS CITY, No.. May Sit took
the Packers eleven innings to win
to from BuffAlo In the last game a.
home until June 1.
The Packers will catch RATHER
early tonight for Indianapolis where
they open . three game series tomor-
row. Score:
Buffalo ................ --.z
Kansas City ................-3 l
pat,sr,es-AIlen. Anderson and
Blair; Harris and EAsterly.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-05-10
Dbl Header With Marshatown Starts at 215 This Afternoon
Among the Amateurs

The German church baseball team
defeated the Methodist Protestan:
team Is to 4. the pitching Of =. Klann
and the heavy hitting OF the Germans
featuring the game.
The s. P. E. S. Bible class of the
st. Paurs German church easily de-
feated their christian neighbors In an
exciting ball game. Butcher OF the
Methodist Protestant church, was re-
lieved by r. Walker in the sixth but
proved ineffective. A large crowd saw
the game 1t Twentieth and Main
The 8. P. e. 8. Bible class team VIII
gladly accept games with any bioie
class or Sunday school team In the
city. For games see Manager =.
Klann, phone Black-1440.
The Moose team Of this city goes
to # Madison today for game with
their lodge brothers there. Quite q
bit OF rivalry exists between the Two
teams and a hot game is expected.
Both clubs have several crack ANA
teur. on their Nneups, one or two OF
the TT. Madison players having re-
csiyed try-outs with league clubs.
The Overiands. one OF the fastest
amateur teams in the southeastern
part OF the state, went to Bonaparte
today for q game with the team IN
that city. The local boys are slas "a
to run up against stiff proposition
as the Bonaparte team Is always
good.
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Hunter on second Today.

Hunter, the new second sacker from
tic west, will make his debut before
tn. Keokuk audience today. He has
teen showing worlds Of class In work
oats at the park since he arrived and
the fans today will have their first
opportunity to give him The once over.
Jack will hold down the middle bag
IN the other game.
President Justice has secured an
other umpire to work in the place OF
Famous" Krause, who resigned Fri
day, and the new jumps will be on
hand today. Yesterday CHM and
Taylor did the omciating but tina. ar
RAJ. cement never proves satisfactory
md regular Judge will preside at
tie big double bill this afternoon.
The customary double header prices,
required by the laws OF the league,
win be in vogue at the gate. Those
who want 20 see both g'1c-s will not
be able to slip through for the price
OF one admission unless they have
pal. However. those who come
late will not be charged bu- once
for the right TO sit with the plutoerats
u.,der The grand stand canopy.
The az Of lt.
IL Jay Andrews and Bert Hough
will but do their duty in today's
games and win from Muscatine and
BurIin gton while the Indians coliecs
more scalps from the Ansons, the
tribe will take its rign.ful place at
the head of the pct. column. run up its
flag, and long may It wave. The In
dams have the bulge on Muscatine
and Burlington in having played one
more game than either OF those two
teams, so game lost for them with
a win for the tribe Will do the work
Iresent indications point toward the
big fight for the rag to rest between
Burlington. Muscatfne and keokuk
Despite the fact that the tribe took
the exhibition game from Burlington
without much trouble Manusch has
assembled strong club this year and
should be in the race till the end
BOYLE also seems 20 have fancy col
lection that will keep Muscatine in
| the running The other clubs look a
little light at present, although they
NAV not yet have hit their stride.
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BEAD The Daily Cate CITY.
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Batteries-McHale and Sween'
Collins, Bedient and Carrigan.
Umpires-Evans and Egan.
White sox Lost "a.

White 8ox Lost "a.
CHICAGO, May 9.-The White Sox
made a whirlwind finish and drove
Main to the bench but were unable to
overcome the visitors big lead and
the Tigers won,s Z to 4 The score:
Detroit II 2
Chicago ..-....s. .-.......4 10 ,
Batteries-Main, Dauss and Stan.
age: Russell, Jasper, Faber, Benz and
Mayer.
Umpires-ChiH and Sheridan.
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Athletics Defeat Senators.
WASHINGTON, May s.The Ath-
1etics defeated the Senators this at
ternoon to 2. Wyckoff held in the
pinches. Acosta, the Cuban outneld-
err, sprained his leg in rounding third
base in the third inning and was car
ried off the field. The score:
Philadelphia .........t.....-..5 3
Washington ...............2
Batteries and IApp:
Shaw and Henry.
Umpires-Dineen and Connolly.
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Read the want ~oi-mn.
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TMniylciads From Nebraska Upsss
the Dops and Grab Msst
From AsnsA
- 10 -
AMEs WEAK IN sPRMTs
40 Yard Dash, Taken BY Wilson 81
Amss, Was Dig Pea
ture Of the
Meet.

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AMES. Iowa, May 9.-Nobfaska
University won the dual track meet
from Ames this afternoon. 68 to rs
Nebraska completely upset the
dope on the track where Ames ex-
pected to clean up. Ames was weak
in the spirits because Of poor condi-
ton The 40 yard dash Was fea-
ture. Wilson Of Ames winning 1t
over Zumwfnkle Of Nebraska. Ne
braska carried away the held events
and came near doing likewise In the
track.
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while punched hits on Suege won to-
days game from the Baltimore Ter
rapins for the Hoosiers. 8 to o. Fast
felding by both clubs featured the
game and Mullins pitching was
revelation. Score:
Indianapolis ,.....t........S
Baltimore ............... 1888 /
Batteries-Mullin and RAriden;
Suggs and Jacklitch.
Umpfres and Mccormick.
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Read The Daily Gate City, 1oc
FER week
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CHANCEhIEN NOSE OUT
BOSTON RED SOX 80
Four Errors by Boston Help Van
KEGS 70 Grab Third Of Series
At Boston.

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BOSTON. Mass, May. 9.-Four or
rors by the Red Sox helped the Yam
KEGS redeem themselves for two previ-
GUS defeats during the series, the
Chancemen nosing out Boston 8 to :.
The score:
New York ........,...-....'.. q
pos4on 4
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Yina,ina shuts Out Cards.

St. Louis, Mo-. May 9.-Earl Wing
ling. who won eight consecutive games
against the Cards in 1913 and 1914,
then wac batted out OF the box by
them Thursday, went back at the
Cards today and shut them out with
fivs hits. Moran singled and doubled
and scored two Red runs. The other
counted on a single by Hoblitzeil and
...z,o -. (,1.rLe Tho acnra.
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CmpiTeS--HfgIer anu ESIHSic.
Dodgers Trim. Phiis.
PHILADELPHIA, Pa, May 9.-Out-
hit. out f1elded and out-pitched, the
PhiIlies were trimmed this afternoon
to the tune Of IA to 3 by the Trolley
Dodgers. Chalmers and Oeschger who
worked for the locals were spanked
often and timely. The score:
Brooklyn Neutrality-suspicious.. ~ 10
Philadelphia ............... IL =
Batteries-Reulbach and Ffsch n;
Chalmers. Oeschger. Doom and Burns
Umpires-Orth and Byron.
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Giants Win, 2 to 0.

NEW YORK, May 9.-After game
several times enlivened by noisy dsm-
onstrations against the umpires. the
Giants defeated the Bostons here. .
to 0. The score:
Boston ........-...-. .......
New York
Batteries Tyler. Cocrehan ana
Whaling: Mathewson and Meyers.
Umpires-Rigler and Emslie.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-07-22
ROCK ISLAND MAN
is INJURED HERE
George Toenniges Thrown From
Motorcycle While Going
40 Miles an Hour.

George f. Toenniges. 2O7 Fourth
avenue. Rock Island. had a narrow es-
cape from death on Fourth avenue in
the vicinity of Forty-third street last
night, when a motorcycle which he
was driving at the rate OF 40 miles
per hour turned over. The driver was
hurled several feet into the air and
fell head foremost at the side of the
road. His head was badly bruised and
he suffered a serious fracture of the
skull.
Physicians were called and Toen-
niges was removed tn the Moline city
hospital where an operation was per-
formed in the hope of saving his life.
His condition today is critical but
physicians say he will live. Miss An
nabelle Runder and Miss Leon Emmett,
both eye-witnesses to the accident,
state that Toenniges was driving his
machine at the rate of at least 40
miles an hour when he struck bump.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-07-22
new ROCK ISLAND
PLAN is DROPPED
Poor Showing Under Commerce
Body's Accounting Rules
Given as the Cause.

Chicago, Ill, July 22.-The tentative
plan of reorganization for the Rock Is
land, underwritten and oversubscribed
by the syndicate headed by William A.
Reid & Co, has been abandoned be-
cause of the unwillingness of the syn
dictate to finance it in view of the I'M
satisfactory financial showing made by
the company under the new account
ing rules of the interstate commerce
commission, which went into effect
July l. The plan called for the rails
ing of S3O.OOO,OOO to be expended dur
ing the next three years.
The stockholders committee issued
it's statement in New York after the
close of the stock exchange.
William r. Reid, chairman of the
stockholders committee, said the de-
probation for equipment prescribed
by the commission was one of the
many rulings that would result in re-
duced earnings. He added that an
abandonment of the plan did not mean
that the stockholders committee
would be dissolved, and intimated that
there might be future meetings of the
committee.
The collateral trust bondholders'
committee said the syndicate declined
to proceed because earnings of the
railway company for the fiscal year
ended June 80. 1915, as estimated by
the accounting officers of the railway
under the rules for accounting pres
cribed by the commission, did not
make a sufficiently satisfactory show
ing as to dividend upon the proposed
issue of preferred stock.
II also said that adjustment must
be made in the capital or properties
account of the railway company, which
would largely decrease or possibly en-
tirely wipe out the surplus shown on
the books of the railway company. The
period OF grace in the trustees agree
ment securing the collateral trust
bonds will expire August /. Foreclos-
ure proceedings Hereunder should be
instituted Immediately thereafter.
Rather than return deposited bonds
to depositors and dissolve the com
mittee. this committee has deemed IL
wise TO ask for an immediate deposit
OF additional bonds"
The bondholders' committee states
that when sufficient bonds have been
deposited it will form a reorganization
plan upon the principle OF giving the
collateral trust bondholders the oppor-
tunity or necessity OF raising the
money required.
A member of the committee said
yesterday that the railway company
had received about s2.50O.OO0 on July
i and that its needs had been financed
to January l. Foreclosure proceed
ings by the collateral trust bondhold-
ers would mean receivership for the
Chicago. Rock Island & Pacific Rail-
road company. which is holding com
pany.