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The Hawaiian gazette., 1914-06-23
Mediators Said to Have Agreed
on Scheme That May Yet
Result in Peace.

NIAGARA FALLS, juno 22. - CAS-.
soeiated Press by Federal Wireless =
The mediators have presented plan,
the nature of which is closely guarded,
by which It is expected TO prolong the
peace proceedings and possibly solve
the Mexican problem. 1
u is known, however, that efforts are
being directed towards bringing the
Constitutionalists in touch with the
negotiations, and that the delegates
have eliminated the question of an
armistice and agreed TO the establish
nent of separate conferences, one be.
tween the Americans and the Consti.
tutionalists, the Americans dealing with
Huerta through the mediation confer
ence. .s. tff. ~, (.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1914-06-23
CLASS
CLOSES PROGRAM
Commencement Night Exercises
Are Largely Attended School
Honors Awarded.
e#**4****.***&**,
LEADERS OF THE YEAR.

4 Elbert futile = Honor Roll Stu.
+ dent
y JONI O'bowda n Winner Damon
\ Rhetorical Prize. 800
+ Miss Ruth Soper, Miss Rotnona
\ Marks and Malcolm Tuttle =
y commencement Night spcak-
! ers. s&4444g
The Hawaiian gazette., 1914-06-23

II has always been a custom at Puma,
hou to have the father Of one of the
graduates address the class, and this
year George W. Smith was the invited
speaker. Mr.. Smith spoke on "Busi.
ness Warfare" ,at
He pointed out TO the students how
they should conduct themselves in this
battle. His speech made distinct i'm,
preston on all the graduates.
double quartet composed of mem
bers Of the class sang a song that made
a hit with the audience. .>
The Hawaiian gazette., 1914-06-23
Auto Loads Of Flowers.

V. Tonney, while the words were BY
9. Taggard. WI FiaNtTs.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-03-21
RULES
ARE Different

Ball games in the Federal league
VIII be conducted a bit differently
from the way the American and Ma
tional league handle them. While
there will be no changes in the actual
playing rules, the league will be gov
erred by its own rules, which differ
materially from those OF the other
,EsJors.
At the recent meeting of the UNI
pires with President Gilmore in Chi
cago. the whole thing was gone over
and a set Of rules drawn UP. Umpire
Bill Brennan. the chief of the staff.
who is anchored here with the Chicago
Feds" says the changes have been
adopted officially.
One OF the principal points of the
new system is a plan to keep unruIy
Players IN the game and penalize them
with fines instead OF oJsting and sus-
pending them.
The reason for this measure is that
the Federal league officials believe the
public hates to see a player put out OF
the game. especially If he is star no
matter if the player be one OF the Wis
iting team.
Another reason was that the officials
believe nothing hurts a player more
than taking his money. and IL he
knows that he surely will be fined S25
for getting put out he is not so likely
to carry on a useless row with the UNI
pire as he would be II only a three
days suspension might result.
Another rule adopted was to allow
coachers to talk at all times. but at no
time to allow their conversation to be
personal to opposing pitchers or other
Players.
In the National league the rule has
been that a coacher cannot talk until
a runner is on the base, and then can
talk only to the base runner. The
American league permitted more
talking. The Federal league believes
it Hvens up the game to have the
coacher talking and encouraging the
batter as well as the base runners, and
at any time
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-03-21

Because they persist in hanging on
to their veterans long after their real
usefulness is gone-that's the reason
why the National league, once the
classiest organization in baseball, has
had to yield first place to the Ameri-
can league.
There has been no denying of the
fact that for the past four years the
American league teams have had it
ION" their National rivals. The Amer
lean leaguers have been triumphant
in the last four world series COM
bats and in the majority of post-sea-
son games between the Americans
and Nationals the teams OF the young
er organization have been triumph
ant In 1913 the American leaguers
were winners in every series in
which they engaged with the Nation
ais
A glance through the baseball rec
ords shows the reason. The American
league keeps star player as long as
he performs in major league style
but not one day longer. They cnt him
adrift when he starts to skid and sup
plant him with new blood, bring to
the fore some youngsters who soon
shine just as brightly as did the stars
of old.
With the National league it is diff
ferent Sentiment seems to cause
them to keep in the regular lineup
many old stars long after they have
slowed up, long after added years has
robbed them of their former prowess
and made them inferior to the young
sters whe are camping on the bench
es waiting to break in.
Looking over the 1904 records of
the American league, and comparing
the rosters of those days with that of
1914, shows that only five men of
the 400 odd, then in that league are
still in American league harness.
Those men are Lajoie and Turner of
the Maps, Crawford of the Tigers and
Bender and Plank of the Athletics.
Stoyall who joined the Maps back
in 1904, was with the st. Louis
Browns until last fall and now is
with the Federals. Harry Davis. a
star il 1904, IS still on the Athletic
payroll, but he plays no longer. jim
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-03-21
ARRANGE CRUISE
TO JULY REGATTA
Motor Boat Fleets Will Journey
By River and Canal to
Peoria.

Muscatine, Iowa, March 81. - Ar
rangements are now being made for
the cruise to be made to the Peoria re-
gatta this year. Admiral c., P. Hanley
has been informed as to the plans OF
the cruise committee of Mississippi
Valley Power Boat association. 1t is
now planned to form two fleets to be
known as the northern and southern
fleets. The northern fiotilla Will form
at St Paul and will sail down the big
stream to Rock Island, and will then
proceed through the 'Hennepin canal
and rendezvous at Chillicothe. The
southern fleet will form at Keokuk,
run down the Mississippi, thence up
the Illinois to Pekin.
The official itinerary will be announc-
ed later The membership of the cruise
committee follows: R. j. Webb of Al
ton, ILL.,, chairman; DR.. F. r. Halstead,
Muscatine: A. c. Decker, Keokuk; D.
F. Scribner, Clinton, and C. L. Boards
ley of Rock Island.
Muscatine motor boat enthusiasts
will be able to join either of the fleets,
but majority expect to leave via the
Hennepin canal.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-03-21

morning and one In the afternoon.
made the day one OF the liyeliest
since the athletes came ehre.
The regulars trimmed the Blokss
In the morning session. which went
only seven innings. The score was
70 s. In the afternoon Captain
Block OF the Blokes sought revenge
and trimmed the regulars in a terrific
contest that lasted II innings, the final
score being 10 TO Il.
Baltimore z; PhIIIIes 6.
Greensboro. n. c.. March 21.-The
Baltimore Internationals won the
third victory of their I'VE game series
with the Philadelphia National lea
que team at Fayetteville, n. c., to
9. The victory was mostly due to
Derrick, Gleischmann and Egan. each
Of whom hit for three bases in sue
cession.
Boston Braves Trim Newark.
Macon, Ga, March 21.-The Bos-
ton Nationals again defeated the
Newark International league team
mere TO in a seven inning contest.
The weather was cold.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-03-21

| my Callahan, Eow manager of the
White Sox, Clark Griffith now man
ager the Senators and Nick Altrock,
coacher, are the only players who
| played in 1904 who still are drawing
salaries from American league.
But it's a bit different on the Ma
ton league which carried-and play
ed regularly in 1913 nearly 25 men
who were in the game in 1904 and
even earlier than that date. In
cluded in this last are Wagner. Bres-
nahan, Mathewson, Ames, Camnitz,
Higgins, Evers, Tinker. Mccormick,
Brown, Wiltse, Needham, Doom,
King and Mclean.
CHANGING over the 1909 roster of
the American and National leagues,
and Comparing them with the present
ones, shows that the Nationals still
have nearly 20 men in their lineups
who where there in 1909 while the
Americans have only about 40. This
means that the American leaguers
have weeded out the slipping stars OF
the other days and that the National
Ieaguers have hung onto them, and
lost considerable prestige thereby.
The result of these conflicting poll
icies has been shown in the inter-
league clashes in the past few years 4
The American league outfits, COM
posed mostly of kids, have been able
to sweep everything before thens1
the National league with its heavy
membership of slipping veterans
have slowed up and have had to yield
before the onslaught of the younger
organization. e
1t seems to be up TO the Nationaf
leaguers to weed out the veterans
and let the bench-warming kids ooze4
out into the spotlight if they want TOT
save themselves from slipping to az
minor league status when compared3
with the speed boys of the American
league. The new organization has
forged ahead so rapidly in the past
few years, has so clearly outclassed4
the Nationals that many skepticaIi
fans are declaring that the Nationals /
today despite their galaxy of stars do 4
not rank superior to the first division
teams of the class AA minor leagues J
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-03-21
Jules Goux (top) and Jean Chassagne-

Indianapolis, Ind, March 21.-Two
European drivers, Jules GouX and Jean
Chassagne, will be strong contenders
for first honors in the 5O0-mile race
on the Indianapolis motor speedway
Decoration day. Groux won last year.
He will drive Peugeot, together with
his teammate, Boillot, the champion of
Europe.
Chassagne holds the worlds hour
record of 112 miles 1,750 yards, es-
tablished on the Brooklands track re-
Gently. This year he will attempt to
prove that, in open competition. Bob
Burman, the American incumbent of
the speed throne. is his inferior.
Chassagne will drive a six-cylinder
Sunbeam, one of the fastest ever
turned out.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-03-21

There is hardly a sport which has
more interesting history than bowling
While baseball. football and other
branches of athletics have been trac-
ed into the middle ages. It In worthy
Of note that bowling also has his
tory which dates back quite as far.
A reputable authority. who has made
mite a study of the sport, has writ
ten a short history OF the sport, brief
of which follows:
Rowling seems to have originated in
the middle ages. IL was at that Time
a purely outdoor game. as was the rule
with everything OF that period. The
snort was known by variety OF
names. II was called 'bowles.
E,rench "bouIes'' and "careau." These
three names seem to have been the
most common. but there are others.
quite a number purely local. AS play
ed at that time. the game was very
different from the present sport, but
there was much similarity.
The game was first introduced into
the American continent early in the
18th century. and possibly the latter
mart OF the 18th. II seems TO have
been very popular in New York early
I'm the 18th century. An old map OF
that city OF the date OF 172s shows a
bowling green on the north side OF
the public garden. situated near the
Kings farm, near the foot OF Murray
and Warren streets.
Also in 1882 the locality called Bowl
ing Green. at the foot Of Broadway.
and known by the same name at the
present day, was leased from the city
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-03-21
LEAGUE BASEBALL
FOR ROCK ISLAND
Federals Talk of Placing City in
Minor League Circuit When Cd
Organized.

Although no representatives OF the
league are known to have been In the
city, it is reported that Rock Island In
being looked upon as one OF the cities
in a proposed mnior league to be or
ganized in the middle west by the Fed
eral league. rs
Rock Island mentioned as a 1oca.
ton for club along with many of the
larger cities of the middle west, among
them Minneapolis, st. Paul, Des'
Moines, Omaha, and others. II is not
at all unlikely at Rock Island could
support a club in a minor league OF
this kind
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-03-21
EVANGELIST FORMS TEAM
Billy Sunday Quit Game to Become
Evangelist. But Here's
New One.

Billy Sunday quit baseball to be-
come an evangelist But he has been
gone one better. Now comes an evan
gelist who is quitting the regular work
TO take up baseball. But he is to do
baseball evangelistic work He halls
from the bible school at Columbia
Mo. and he is advertising. for players
He wants large, quick. fast men of
good moral character, who can play
baseball and who will furnish recon
mendations from minister OF any de-
He also wants ballplayers
who can sing and he wants them at
once He is advertising extensively
and is also arranging advance dates
for the club.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-03-21
Bowling Old-Time Game

government and laid out as a public
bowling green. From the time the
sport was introduced into America
the outdoor game has long since given
away to the indoor
The first mention of the game being
played indoors on a covered alley is
found in William Fitz-Stephens' Sur
vey of London" about the 18th cen
fury. The first record of a match
game played indoors in America was a
agme played in the Knickerbocker
alleys in New York city. Jan. I. 1910.
Since that time the game has con-
tinued TO grow in popular favor.
Until 1875, when clubs became very
numerous, there was much diversity
as to the length of the alleys and the
size OF the pins and balls. as no stand
ard had ever been adopted. Before
that time the pins used were larger
and heavier than the ones used now.
and II was a much easier matter TO
knock all the pins down by hitting one
or two. making a score of 300 the
limit.
In 1875 a large number of bowlers,
representing a few eastern cities, held
a meeting and adopted rule and regu-
lations which at that time answered
the purpose. For the next ten or fif-
teen years. or up until 1890. bowling
was a sort OF 'go-as-you-pIease" game.
In the east they played under the
rules OF the National Bowling league,
while in the west. where a sudden
boom started. any rules went Under
these conditions the boom west of the
Alleghenies lived but a few years.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-03-21
spent Sunday here with Mrs. W. w.

spent Sunday here with Mrs. W. w
Wilson.
Frank Sovey has rented the George
Wainwright hose and will move this
week.
Miss Marie Nicols of Rock Island
was a visitor Sunday at the George
L. Scott home.
Mrs. ID. Y. Allsbrow is entertaining
relatives from out of town.
Roscoe Flowers of Rock Island
spent Sunday with his sister, Mrs.
Walter Coates
Dan McNeal and son Henry, re-
turned Friday from short business
trip to Wayne county. :,
F. o. Lyons returned Saturday
from Missouri, where he spent sew
eral days on business.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. d. Kitchen have
received the announcement of the
marriage of Miss Ruth Kitchen and
Harvey Rose of Teena, New. Miss
Kitchen has visited several times
here with her brother and made many
friends.
Clarence Hodson has gone on a
business trip to Wisconsin.
William Waudschheider is visiting
at Omaha, Neb.
The body of Joseph Bryan, the aged
grandfather of Mrs W. F. Filbert, ar
rived Monday from his late home in
western Iowa. The funeral was held
Tuesday in Port Byron.
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Allen we're
visitors at the home of Mrs.
William Hodges in East Moline.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-03-21
RICHIE FOULED
CLAIM OF DOCTOR
Wolgast Would Have Won
Fight is Sensational Story
Sent From Chicago.
STOUT HAD COLD FEET
Jones Placed Thousands Of Dollars on
Ad to Win Milwaukee Battle
-ScrIbes Say No.

Chicago. March 21.-That Willie
Richie is still lightweight champion
OF the world is due to the faint heart
of Harry Stout, referee of the recent
Wolgast-Ritchie battle in Milwaukee
II rumors that will not down are TO be
| believed. From Milwaukee came the
story of a plot that was TO have rob-
bed the champion of his laurels but
just when it looked as though all was
ready for the killing, Stout lost his
nerve.
Were the story that OF one person
little weight would be given it but sew
eral prominent Chicagoans tell the
yarn and it begins to loog as though
there was something more than gos-
sip to it. AS the story runs, Wolgast
was to go down from the first blow to
the stomach and claim. foul and the
referee was to stop the match, call in
doctor. examine Wolgast and If any
signs of a foul showed, the fight was
to be given him on a foul.
In order that there would be evil
dence of a foul when the physician ex-
champion received an injection just
before the match which brought about
the same result as a foul yet was de-
void of the pain from the same blow.
That Richie was not stripped of his
title was due to Stout getting cold feet
at the last minute.
Conditions before and after the
match bear out the rumor. 1t is now
positively known that wolgast lay
awake the night before the fight suf-
fering from a bad pain in his left hand
and that three doctors worked on him
for hours relieving the pain and re-
ducing the swelling. He entered the
ring practically with the use of but
one hand.
Jones Bets a Pile.
Yet the day of the fight Manager
Jones was taking bets oil all kinds
that wolgast would win, betting any
where from 500 to $1,000. Those who
know Jones know he isn't betting
real money on any boomers. Wolgast
went through with his claim of foul
when the first body punch was deliv-
cred. The referee wouldn't allow the
claim. Later he said he didn't hear
Ads claim. that IL he had heard il he
would have called in a physician to
examine Wolgast. When Ad returned
to his dressing room after the fight he
was examined by physician who de-
clared the ex-champion was fouled. and
claimed the evidence was there. Every
critic of note sat around the ringside
and saw the blow struck, yet not one
would admit the blow was low. Tom
O'Rourke, Ed. w. Smith, Packey Nc
Farland, Emil Thirty, Harry Forbes.
Johnny Coulon and several others de-
clared the blow was fair.
The question then arises: How |
did the examining doctor find evidence |
OF a foul? Is the story true that Ad /
was given an Injection"
Usually when a man is fouled. his |
fighting strength is impaired and he
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-03-21
WATERFOWL

Mrs. Joe Schafer of Port Byron was
a visitor here Thursday at the Fill
bert home.
Mrs. Amanda Allsbrow has sold her
livery barn to Ed Veager of Moline,
who will take possession April 1.
The Baptist Aid society met We'd
uesday at the home of Mrs. Adolph
Breecher.
Miss Lillian Graham has returned
from Normal, where she has been at
tending the teachers institute
The Royal Neighbors viii hold their
entertainment and supper. at their
hall Friday evening.
Mr. Weideman of Yuma, was a WIS.,
itor at the William Filbert home the
past week.
Mrs. H. Willie and daughter visit
ed the past few days in Rock Island
with relatives.
MIR. Marcussen of Davenport was
business caller here Thursday.
James Waters of Dubuque was
business caller here the forepart of
the week and stopped while here at
the ID. Y AlIsbrow home.
Emerson Tabor was called this week
to Pennington to attend the funeral
of his father.
ID. Y. Allsbrow is at Rockford at
tending the three days session of the
Northern Illinois Association of I'm
dertakers.
Miss Bernice Color of Hampton
was a visitor at the Louis Taylor
home this week.
Mr. Hobsizer and family have
moved from the Jacob Schieb house
to Moline and L. Taylor now occupies
the house they vacated.
Mrs. Mcdowell and Mrs. Hodges of
East Moline were callers Friday at
the home of Mrs. AIDA Ausbrook.
Mrs. Ross Wainwright of Yuma,
was at the home of Mrs. Nora Fill
bert Friday.
Tuesday evening the w. C. T. U. |
held an open meeting at the Baptist
church, a program was given and |
light refreshments were served.
Mrs. George Gray and children of /
Hampton were WATERFOWL visitors |
Mrs. Anna Peterson and children |
spent Saturday and Sunday in Hamp-
ton with the formers mother, Mrs. |
Miss Pearl Rose of Moline was !
caller here Saturday at the home of
her aunt, Mrs. A ID. Coe.
The Methodist Aid society win
meet Wednesday. March %, at the
Mrs. S. p Conner and Mrs.
Shepherd entertaining.
Mrs. AIDA Ausbrook is in Bloom
ington as a delegate to the Royal
state convention.
Mrs. Martha Odell of Hampton was
1 caller here Saturday.
Mrs. Rosa Walker of Waterfowl
attended the funeral of Mrs. Dillon
It Hilsdale Tuesday and visited with
Mrs. Flora Jamison.
Mrs. W. w. Willis visited this week
It Carbon Cliff with her mother, Mrs.
AIvina Johnson.
Eliza Walker of Yuma was a bust
less visitor in Watertown Saturday
Mrs Fred Graham and children of
Davenport, were visitors here at the
lome of James Graham.
Mrs. w D. Kitchen was a Moline
hopper Tuesday.
Mrs. w B. Keene and daughters
pent Tuesday in Davenport at the
lome of Mrs. Keene's brother, Ed
)Donnell.
Miss Edna Starofsky of Moline
vas a Sunday visitor at the home of
Ter aunt. Mrs. Charles Nelson.
A. G. Abraham and family of Mo-
inc, spent Sunday with Mrs. Abra-
.am's parents. Mr.. and Mrs. C. o.
Arenschield.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. f. Chidester and
daughters were Moline shoppers Sat
friday.
The family of II. C. McNeal we're
Hampton visitors Sunday at the
George McNeal home.
Miss Mary Lewis of Davenport,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-03-21

Washington-From a farm of 81
acres owned by John Jones, an eX-
slave. has come TO the supreme court
the question whether eX-slaves are en-
titled 10 inherit from their brothers
and sisters. who were likewise eX-
slaves The supreme court of Tennes-
see decided ex-slaves have no inherit
able blood. Counsel for viii JONES'
one OF Jones brothers. in seeking
reversal. argued that the decision vio-
lated the 18th amendment TO the con-
stitution>
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-03-21
FORMER FOOTBALL STAR
is DEAD I'M WINDY CITY

Chicago, Ill, March 21.-Dr. Olin Nc
Cormick, former football star, died in
the Presbyterian hospital yesterday
He was a practicing physician in
Hersher, Ill. Mccormick played on the
University of Illinois football elevens
in 1892 and 1898. Later he was a
members of the Physicians and Surg
cons team here. He also competed in
the niinois-Carlisle Indian contest
which was staged in the Coliseum al
night
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-03-21
SCHEDULE
WILL SOON BE ISSUED

The Central association playing
schedule for 1914 will soon be
prepared for publication. A. c. Will
ford. chairman of the schedule COM
mittee, has received copy of the pro-
posed chart from President Justice
and the directors of the association
will meet within a short time to con-
slider the schedule.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-03-21

hasn't the same snap and speed that
he possessed just before the blow land
ed. With Wolgast, however, he SEEM
ed to be fresher after the blow than
before. If it was a pot it didn't
work and the promoters are trying TO
bring the pair together again.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-03-21
One Rub in Time Saves Nine.

Don't wait until your hair is gone.
gut keep all you have IL possible.
We recommend Meritol Hair Tonic as
a reliable preparation for keeping the
scalp in a clean and healthy condition
and promoting hair growth: 1t is a
preparation of genuine merit, one We
are pleased to guarantee to you. II. o.
Rolls, Rock Island, ILL., exclusive
agent.-(Ady.)
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-03-21
New Tests on Women's Vote.

Bloomington, na March ql.-Op-
ponents of the proposed new court
house in Tazewell county, for which
a bond issue of $250,000 recently was
voted, filed an appeal before the SUI
preme court, alleging that the vote or
the women made the election Illegal