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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-01-20
WILLIAM AND VASHTl
ANNOUNCES SCHEDULE

The Williams and Nashu coIIese a
AIedo has just sent its schedule foI
the 1914 season. the following dates
having been filled;
Jan. 21.-Hedding college at Abing'
don.
Jan. 2s.-BradIey Polytechnic instt
tute at Aledo.
Ian. 2s.-LincoIn college at Lincoln.
Jan. 3O.-Mnlikin university at De
cafur.
Jan. 31.-Illinois Wesleyan uniyer-
sity at Bloomington
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-01-20

Feb. 6.-Normal university at Aledo.
Feb. 13.-Lincoln college "a A-edo.
Feb. 17.-Bradley Polytechnic insti-
tute at Peoria.
Feb. 20.-Carthage college at Aledo.
Feb. 27.-Hedding college at Aledo.
March 6-7.-Conference tournament
(northern section) at Peoria.
March 1S-14.-Championship tourna-
ment a; Bloomington.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-01-20
Feds After Jennings.

Detroit. Mich. Jan. 20.-Reports
from Pittsburgh that the Federal
lie, que club of that city had been dick
ering with Manager Hugh Jennings OF
the Tigers did not cause any great
concern here yesterday, as it is be
Iieved Jennings will be with the Amer
lean leaguers again next year. One
bit of news leaked out. however. This
was TO the effect that the Detroit man
ager is not under contract. Owner
Navin admitted Jennings had not been
under contract since 1912.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-01-20
OPEN CHECKER TOURNEY
AT ASSOCIATION ROOMS

Two tournaments were launched in
the Y. ". C. \ boys department yes
ierday. A checker tournament was
Started with 80 boys signed up TO
Play. while a similar number enrolled
N q ping pong contest. These -wo
series OF games viii last for about
Two weeks and viii be productive OF
considerable rivalry. Ribbons will be
awarded 70 the winners OF the con-
tests.
The games at the boys department
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-01-20


e. n. Sothern once found his wit fan
him in time of need. 1t was in the
fourth act of 1.-THE Lady of Lyons
Sothern played Claude Melnotte. and
Virginia Harmed was cast as Pauline.
Beausant, the villain. was pursuing
Pauline, and she cried loudly for help.
Claude is supposed to dash to her res
cue and catch the fainting Pauline In
his arms. Sothern dashed on to the
stage. but slipped and slid, sitting
down near the footlights. Losing his
presence of mind. be detained the
line: Look up, Pauline. There is no
danger" AS Virginia Harmed was
standing. this was, OF course, an Inn
possibility. By this time the audience
was in an uproar, and when Arthur
Lawrence. who played Beausant.
scornfully said. You are beneath me.
the amusement of the audience knew
no bounds
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-01-20
GPOR ZINC
H11I & ~
NOTES
King Through Again.

Kansas City, Mo, Jan. POI am
through playing ball." said John King,
when told yesterday of the announce
ment of his unconditional release by
the Cincinnati baseball club. King is
in business here. I'm tired of the
game and shall devote my time to my
business from now on Rumors of a
possibility that / might sign with this
or that club in case or unconditional
release never had a particle of foun-
datiOn''
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-01-20
NAME SCHEDULE
OF CITY LEAGUE
All Games to Be Played in High
School Gym With One
Exception.
TEAMS EVENLY MATCHED
Season Opens Saturday Night With
Circuit OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
Open at Augustana.

The Rock Island City Basketball
league managers held meeting last
night and the playing schedule for the
season was drawn up and adopted. AL
the games will be played in the high
school gymnasium with the exception
of the Observation-Disclosures game
next Saturday evening, which will be
played at the college gym as curtain
raiser to the Augustana-Bradley Poly
game. The Centrals will meet the Out
laws at the high school in the opener,
while the Socials and Woodmen Will
clash on the same floor. The halves
will be played alternately.
The 1914 Schedule.
Following is the playing schedule
for the 1914 season as adopted by the
managers:
January "a.
Augustana VS.. Independents.
Centrals VS.. Outlaws.
Socials VS.. Woodmen.
January 27.
Centrals VS.. Independents
Augustana VS.. Socials.
Woodmen VS.. Outlaws.
January 81.
Augustana VS.. Centrals.
Woodmen VS.. Independents.
Outlaws VS.. Socials.
February 8.
Augustana VS.. Outlaws.
Woodmen VS.. Centrals.
Independents VS.. Socials.
February z.
Woodmen VS.. Augustana-
Independents VS.. Outlaws.
Socials VS.. Centrals.
February 10.
Woodmen VS.. Independents.
Augustana VS.. Centrals.
Socials VS.. Outlaws.
February II.
Independents VS.. Augustana.
Centrals VS.. Socials.
Outlaws VS.. Woodmen.
February II.
Independents VS.. Outlaws.
Centrals VS.. Woodmen.
Socia.s VS.. Augustana.
February Fl.
Outlaws VS.. Augustana.
Independents VS.. Centrals.
Woodmen vs.. Socials.
February "a.
CentraIs VS.. Outlaws.
Augustana VS.. Woodmen.
Socials VS.. Independents.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-01-20

are being used to the limi,, and more
these days. II is not unusual for a
large number of boys to be waiting
their turns TO play ping pong or cue
rogue. each group being allowed only
limited time for play. With more
than three hundred boys in the mem
bership. the equipmen- is kept in use
without rest during the hours that
the rooms are open to the boys.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-01-20

ed river forms what is called a bore"
A most striking example Of this tidal
feature Is often seen on the Amazon.
when a moving wall of water. reach
ing from bank to bank and to a height
of more than twenty feet, will rush I'm
land--New York Sun.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-01-20
London Don't Want Johnson.

London, Jan. 2O.-Jack Johnson's
proposed sparring match on Sa urday
night at Hanley has raised a storm of
protest so sharp that all the arranged
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-01-20
aRPG OPT.
DCGlfG

Ty Cobb came out yesterday in his
article in the Chicago American on
'BulIing En-" with that aged and
time worn phase, Hit 'em where they
amt
1t is said TO be an actual fact that
Ping Bodie refused to make the
worlds tour with the Sox because he
was afraid of the rolling waters.
Some more talk about Rock Island
getting into the Three Eye again this
year. II this keeps on We may yet
force an entrance.
Some of the Chicago papers came
out yesterday with a story on the fact
that baseball magnates never earn
mohey. True. true. but think of all
they make.
The Chicago Federals have been
after three OF the St Louis players.
two from the Cardinals and another
from the Browns. and still they claim
that they want only big league play
ers.
a few of Johnny Couion's friends
gave him the once over yesterday at
his regular workout, and pronounce
him in fit condition. Yes, but Johnny
may not be so fit after tomorrow
nights scrap with our local pug"
Charley Cutler. the heavyweight |
grappler who appeared at the Illinois |
theatre in Rock Island a few days ago /
easily winning from Ivan Romanoff !
the Russian gaint. won one OF the most /
important bouts or his career last
night at the Empire theatre in Chi
cago. when he downed big Bill Hokoff
OF Melvin. Iowa. in the main bout of
the evening.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-01-20

San Francisco-Profits on the first
municipal street railroad in the coun-
try-the Geary street line, from the
Ferry building on the bay to the ocean
beach-were ss5,345 net for 1913.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-01-20

The two daily papers at Clinton,
Iowa. came out yesterday with stories
on the baseball situation in that city.
regarding Clinton as possibility for
the Central association circuit. And
both papers raised a big howl over
the fact that Tommy Nee. possible
manager, had asked for money with
which 10 run the Clinton team. How
can a man run a ball team without
money?
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-01-20

sociation announces that He has elm
mated Rock Island as possibility
from the circuit. How long, we ask
has Mr.. Justice held the position OF
CAR?
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-01-20

LIES Little Annoyances: TIL
gazaboo who eats soup, out loud.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-01-20

President Justice Of the Central as
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-01-20

1t is said to be an actual fact that
Ping Bodie refused to make the
worlds tour with the Sox because he
was afraid of the rolling waters.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-01-20

Some more talk about Rock Island
getting into the Three Eye again this
year. II this keeps on we may we;
force an entrance.
The Clay City times. [volume] (Clay City, Ky.) 1901-current, 1914-04-30
NO. ~
Corn Crop.

The corn crop of Kentucky is
worth more than all the other
farm crops combined. Its esti-
mated value in 1913 was $50, $40
600, more than twice that of the
States tobacco crop.
The year of 1918 was not
good crop year and the average
yield for the State was only
twenty bushels to the acre.
Some of the best Of the corn
growing States did not do as
well, but the average yield for
the country at large was twenty
three bushels. In acreage Ken
lucky ranks eleventh among the
States, but in 1913 thirty-four
States reported a higher average
yield. In 1910 and 1912, better
crop years, the States average
was approximately thirty bush
els, but the average in more than
half the States of the Union was
higher.
The figures show conclusive
ly that the corn growers of the
State are not getting the results
they ought to &c from their eff
forts. Kentucky had 3,G5O,O 600
acres in corn in 1913. Soil i'm
provement, more care in seed
corn selection and better meth
DDS of cultivation, would double
the production of the more than
three million acres of land that
Kentucky In planting every year
to say that only moderate i'm
provement in these particulars
on the part of the rank and file
of the farmers there would be
material increase of produc-
tion-and that without any in
crease of acreage.
The average yield of corn in
some of our counties is as low as
fifteen bushels. That this is due
solely to poor methods has been
demonstrated by the boy's corn
club, which IN every section of
the State, from the mountains to
the Mississippi River have made
records of 100 bushels and up
ward to the acre.-COurIer-
Journal.
The Clay City times. [volume] (Clay City, Ky.) 1901-current, 1914-04-30
Now for Powell.

i The EstiR Fiscal Court. passed
resolutions favoring vote on the
bond issue to raise funds to build
turnpikes in the county. A Pc
tition asking the County Judge
to call such an election must be
signed by at least Is per cent. of
the voters of the county. This
requirement will be complied
with and the vote called without
a doubt.
How about Powell for the next
county to vote the bonds? The
State can do us no good unless We
have the money to put up against
the States funds, and We can
raise the money only by voting
the bonds. Then let us get busy
and beat our neighbor yet. Ev-
erybody should be for it, and in
fact most everybody is for it;
then now for the vote aud then
for the pixies.
The Clay City times. [volume] (Clay City, Ky.) 1901-current, 1914-04-30
Buys rine Imported Cattle.

Garter Reynolds, one of the
progressive farmers IN this part
of the county, has just received
from Illinois four fine thorOug-
bred Aberdeen. Angus heifers
and a thoroughbred Hereford
vearling bull. These cattle are
fine individuals as we'll as being
finely bred. The five head are
all vearlings and cost him the
neat sum of $500, which is very
cheap when you-s consider the
breeding of these favorite ami
mails. That is just what this
county needs, more good cattle
and less poor and scrubby stock.
The Times commends Mr.. Rey-
nolds in his wise selection of cat
tie and we hope to see more of
our farmers raising thoroughbred
stock IN the future, even though
they handle a fewer quantity.
Ten good cattle we'll kept always
yields more profit than twenty
poor cattle half fed.
The Clay City times. [volume] (Clay City, Ky.) 1901-current, 1914-04-30
Now to Arbitrate.

The Times is glad to learn that
the Mexican trouble is to be set
tied by arbitration, in which rep
resentatives from Brazil, Argen-
tina, and Chill are TO be the
arbitrators. These countries are
all of the same blood and train
ing as the Mexicans, and it is
probable that Huerta will get the
favors in the settlement. 1t
would have been better TO have
arbitrated the trouble before the
American lives were lost in the
battles at Vera Cruz. Huerta
offered TO arbitrate before a gun
was fired, but President Wilson
refused. AT the time we thought
that was one of Wilson's mis-
takes and we think so yet. One
happy outcome of the affair is
that Huerta is to resign. To
this the pretender agrees, While
the matter was up it does occur
to us that peace should be made
between the Mexican rebels aud
the Huertans, and the turmoil
down there quieted down.
The Clay City times. [volume] (Clay City, Ky.) 1901-current, 1914-04-30
Away With the Obnoxious Parasites.


The insurance companies have
published IAN Explanation to
Business Men of Kentuckyn
showing the record of their bust
ness in this State for the past
twenty years, which, rounded up,
is as follows: Risks written, So
073, 900, $50; average rate, 1.3S;
premiums collected, $40, 1904, 6S1 !;
losses paid, $40, 1858, 622; ratio of
loss to premiums, 5796; expenses
1927 ,573, S11; total profits in the
twenty years, $2,667, 246. This
looks real fair, but then these are
the companies figures.
Just take a look at the cost of
the insurance, which for the past
twentey years is put at the enor-
nous amount of $27, 573,S11, or
an average of about AZ per cent.
Why should 1t cost $40 to take
care of insurance where the pre-
MUM is but 800. Something is
wrong and rotten here. The in.
surance companies are stealing
their profits through the items of
cost. Anybody knows there is no
need of spending 40 cents to the
dollar TO look after insurance
business. The agents OF the
companies do nine-tenths of the
work and they are paid only 15%.
The figures further show that
the insured people of Kentucky
for the past 90 years have paid
81. 90 for every 81 cents of loss re-
ceived. Suppose these people
had have deposited the amount
of these premiums each year in
the savings banks Of tbe.State
and received $50 interest on this
money and have taken from these
deposits only a sufficient amount
each year to pay the losses, don't
you believe we would be better
off? In this way the bank would
have insured US, and at the same
time paid us for doing so, and left
us now approximately $50, 900, 900
ahead. The insurance business
should be stopped and drummed
out of the country as expensive
parasites. They are robbers and
hypocrites that should not be rec
ognized as legitimate business
people. Away with them. They
may never write us a dollars
policy we do not care. We will
never sacrifice a principle for
protection or favors.
The Clay City times. [volume] (Clay City, Ky.) 1901-current, 1914-04-30
Moves 20 Clay City.

Elder Deward Matherly has
moved his family to tins citv.
1t will be remembered that he
was making preparations to move
here about two months ago and
was prevented from doing so then
when he happened TO a serious
accident in which he got an ain,
kle bone broken. He is still on
crutches.
The Clay City times. [volume] (Clay City, Ky.) 1901-current, 1914-04-30
Well Known Minister Passes Away

Elder Richard French died at
ms home in Winchester Friday
night last after an illness of
twelve months. The Rev. French
was well.known and loved by
many church going people in ter
ritOry adjacent to Clay Clay,
he having preached a number of
times at both Salem and Powell's
Valley churches.
The Clay City times. [volume] (Clay City, Ky.) 1901-current, 1914-04-30
Happy Days in Kentucky.

A Kentucky editor living in
far-off Texas delivered himself
thusly while in one of his home
sick modes:
81 have the picture of my old
home down in Kentucky, and az
| view that old ramshackled los
house, it takes me back in mem
DRY to childhood's happy hours,
when a sore toe and bottle OF
castor oil we're the only troubles
that beset my pathway. Some
times when the world grows
dreary and all humanity casts OF
its smile, | think of the old loS
cabin around which circled the
realms if bliss that once were
mine-a little tie in the clouds OF
long ago, where sat on a throne
of genuine contentment. A lit
tie old fluttermill, Billy barlow
with half the blade broke of and
a fish hook and line constituted
my worldly possessions, but leJ
me tell you they declared a great
er dividend each balmy summer
day in peace and joy than all the
wealth that STANDARD Oil can
bring TO old John Rockefeller
The Clay City times. [volume] (Clay City, Ky.) 1901-current, 1914-04-30
iloVes Back to Good old fountain
Home.

John A. Haney, of Montgomery
county, was here Monday. Mr..
Haney is a native of Morgan
county, but sold out his noun
tain home two years ago and
moved to the Bluegrass. Mr..
Haney has recently sold his
farm in Montgomery county and
is moving back to Morgan Ia
spend the remainder of his days
with his children and lifelong
friends.
The Clay City times. [volume] (Clay City, Ky.) 1901-current, 1914-04-30
VOL. XIX.
Effects of an Unlawful rerger.

In regard to freight rates on the
Lexington d Eastern railroad, and
its extension east of Jackson, we
had talk with our Railroad Com,
missioner few days ago in regard
10 these exorbitant rates, and he
stated the Legislature had failed to
give the Commission any power to
make joint freight rate over two
lines of railroad, and that their hands
were tied so they can give no relief.
He also informed us some three
months ago that the l.. & n. rail
road people were going to revise
their tariff list on local shipments
of all kinds of merchandise, but
they have not done so and it does
not look to us like they are going
10. 1t does seem to us an injustice
to this section of the country, and
that the L. d n. railroad should
give rates on its line from Lexing-
ton to McRoberts, KY, on the same
mileage basis that the c. Il o. does
through the Big Sandy section.
The L. q N. railroad cannot justly
claim that it is more expensive to
build and operate railroads through
this section of the mountains to
McRoberts than it is through the
Big Sandy section to Elkhorn and
jenkins. The freight rate on the
c. q o through the same kind of
country on practically every CLASH
fication and commodity is at least
t0% lower than on the l.. & n. r.
r. Before the L. Il E. r. r. was
taken over by the L. & n. h. R.
all carload shipments made to Gin
cinnati were delivered 70 TIE differ.
emit Factories on different switches
in that city without any switching
charges whatever, but since this
consolidation our shippers have
had to pay from three to eight dol.
lars per car for switching in Gin
cinnati. 1t does seem to US that if
we cannot get as much benefit out
of being put into the hands Of a
large railroad as we did with a
small railroad 90 miles long, that
we cannot see why the laws OF Ken.
lucky would permit any such merg-
ing of railroads.
Upon investigation we find that
years ago the Railroad Commission
issued blanket orders releasing the
railroads from the long and short
haul clauseOf our Constitution, thus
making our shippers pay great
deal more for goods consigned to
places intermediate between origi-
mating points and Louisville and
Cincinnati.
If the l.. & n. r. r. will not do
Justice To our people in giving a
fair and decent freight rate we do
not see how the railroad companies
are entitled 10 any release of the
long and short haul of our Consti.
tuition. The shippers should take
hold of this matter and see that the
Kentucky Railroad Commission re-
scind all these blanket orders that
have been made by the old Com
missiOners.
The Clay City times. [volume] (Clay City, Ky.) 1901-current, 1914-04-30
Rev. Mann TO Leave Us.

We regret to note that the
Rev. Chas. &. Mann will leave
Clay City and return to Ohio.
Bro. Mann is splendid minister
and an ideal citizen. He and his
estimable wife have greatly en-
deared themselves to all Clay City
people. They may rest assured
that when they leave us they
carry with them the best wishes
of every inhabitant of Clay City.
The Clay City times. [volume] (Clay City, Ky.) 1901-current, 1914-04-30
Federal Funds Available.

Funds available in all of the
states of the Union for the i'm
provement of roads during the
year 1914 are shown in the Off
cial Good Roads Year Book, is
sued by the American Highway
Association which is now ready
for distribution. This is one of
the new features of the book
which will make it invaluable to
every state, county and city high.
way official. The Year Book dis.
closes for the first time that APP
preparations by the state Leglsla-
tors for road improvement in va
rious states are available. Twen-
ty-fve thousand dollars is the
Kentucky appropriation.
The Clay City times. [volume] (Clay City, Ky.) 1901-current, 1914-04-30
Wouldn't Attend the Shooting.

Col. Phil Chinn, horseman, of
Harrodsburg, Ky, who returned
the other day from Juarez, Mex,
where he had a string of horses,
tells story of personal observa-
ton of how Gen. Villa, rebel
leader, rules with an iron hand.
Chinn said he became well ac-
quainted with Villa and that
while there Villa charged that
twenty-eight salOonkeepers vio-
lated his order against selling Ii
uuor to his soldiers. He ordered
that the twenty-eight dealers be
shot AMI invited Chinn to witness
the execution. Chinn said he re-
fused the Northumberland
burg Leader.
The Clay City times. [volume] (Clay City, Ky.) 1901-current, 1914-04-30
COMMENCEMENT EXERCISES.

Commencement exercises of
the Clay CityGraded School will
begin on Sunday, May Bird. Rev.
Chas. G. Mann will preach the
Baccalaureate sermon in the
Methodist church at IL o'clock,
a. M, Sunday
Class night'will be held also in
the Methodist church on the fol-
lowing Friday night, beginning
at 8 o'clock.
PROGRAMME.
March by Mrs. Mann
Song by Choir
Prayer by Judge Mann
Glass Song q by Glass
Declarations Henry Hendricks
Duet by Jhdee and Mrs. Mann
Defamation
Miss Gertrude Vollmer
Instrumental Solo
MISS Grace Shimfessel
Vocal Solo j ID. Falls
Defamation Miss Roxie Akers
Vocal Solo Mrs. h. Daniel
Violin Solo Miss Halle Rogers
Declarations James Hendricks
Quartette
bt Mesiames Russell and
Mcclure, Messrs. Head and
Falls.
Address Prof. W. G. Shultz
Instrumental Mrs. Mcclure
Vocal Solo Miss ROxie Akers
Presentation, of Diplomas
70 j. ID. Falls
Song by Choir
Benediction sJudge Mann.
The Clay City times. [volume] (Clay City, Ky.) 1901-current, 1914-04-30

A. G. Barnes returned yester
day from few days visit to rel
atives aud friends in Estill coun-
~.
The Clay City times. [volume] (Clay City, Ky.) 1901-current, 1914-04-30

Hog iowl and greens are favor
ties ON the bill of fare just now.
The Clay City times. [volume] (Clay City, Ky.) 1901-current, 1914-04-30

We are selling the new Royal Sew
ing Machine, prices from 5000
up. 10 year guaranty.
Ms. j. W. William.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1914-09-16

the world, and for eight years worlds
champion typewriter, says it's the
surest thing she knows.
Eyes, l owe my championship to
hard work" says Miss Fritz, after
she had captured her eighth speed
championship at the business show
in Chicago. ct sounds old fashioned,
but it's true, though 1 must give
some credit to ambition and to love
Of my work, The last is important,
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1914-09-16
GRAPE JUICE USED AS A SUGAR
SUBSTITUTE

Grape juice is often used to pre-
serve fruit instead of sugar, and,
though all kinds of fruits may be
preserved by this method, it is par
ticularly good for apples and plums
and pears.
Boil six quarts of grape juice in
an open preserving kettle until it is
reduced to four quarts. Have the
fruit washed and pared, and, if ap-
pies or pears, quartered and cored.
Put the prepared fruit in a preserv-
ing kettle and cover generously with
the boiled grape juice. Boil gently
until the fruit is clear and tender,
Then put in sterilized jars,