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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-10-07
WEATHER CONDITIONS.

Moderately low pressures which this
morning prevail in southern Saskatche-
wan and from the southern plateau
states and Texas northeastward 10
Minnesota have been attended by light
precipitation in I he northern Rocky
mountain states. the Missouri and ex-
IRENE upper Mississippi valleys, the
northwestern portion Of the lake re
gion, and in northern Arizona, north
western Texas and Oklahoma. Light
rains have also fallen on the south At
lantic coast. High pressures continue
cast of the Mississippi, while the mod
crate northwestern high, with its
cooler weather, is central over south
ern Montana. On account Of the low
pressures 10 the westward and south
westward, unsettled weather is indi-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-10-07
WILL MATCH ONLY
BOXERS With REP
White Yoakum Battle Proves
Detrim ent to Wisconsin
Fight Game.

Chicago, ILL.,, Oct. 7.-"Boxers I'M
known in these parts will not be given
a chance to demonstrate their ability
before Wisconsin clubs in main events
in the future"
This was the statement made yester
day by Promoter Tully of Kenosha,
following the poor exhibition of White
and Yoakum before his club Monday
night. Chicago experts asserted, fol
lowing the reports of the battle, that
the boxing game suffered a severe set
back as the result of the contest, and
the mistake in matchmaking is bound
to show itself in future contests.
''In the future only fighters with
countrywide regulations will be used
in the main events before my club
Tully said. I'VE brought Yoakum all
the way from Denver to meet White
when nc could have picked a man from
Chicago who would have been a bet
ter drawing card and would have put
up better exhibition. In the future
we intend catering to Chicagoans ex-
clusively."
Around the pugilistic rialto Whites
showing caused a storm of comment.
1t was admitted by Charley's closest
admirers that he showed poorly and
could have made a better impression
by putting on a little, speed at differ
ent times instead of saving himself.
Yoakum's excuse for his bad per-
Torrance was the Badger rules. He
says he has been accustomed to fight
under straight rules, and when he was
forced to stop in the clinches his most
effective blows went for naught.
Around the gymnasiums, however,
the cave man" was placed in Joe
Azevado' class. He knows nothing
about the finer points of the game, can
not hit straight punch and is about
the poorest excuse of boxer that has
ever been put over on the Chicago
public as a wind-up attraction. This
was especially surprising considering
their 19-round fight at Denver, which
was one of the best contests ever
staged in Colorado.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-10-07
AT The EMPIRE.

Way Down East" which was pro-
duced for the first time on any stage
Nov. II, 1897, at the Schiller theatre,
now the Garrick, in Chicago, and
which has had a remarkable success,
comes to the Empire theatre tomor-
row, to remain three days. Having a
popular constituency, of which the
show may well boast, it is reasonable
to predict a successful engagement,
here. Way Down East" includes
among its characters homely types of
the sort certain to be found at every
countryside village. The fact that
they are recognized as typical is the
best possible endorsement. If they
failed of recognition and excited won
der in consequence of their unlikeness
to anything on the earth, this sort of
originality, instead of gaining COM
mendation would have damned the
transcripts from real life, and unless
they hold the mirror up to nature, it
is impossible to regard them with
favor or admiration. Simmered down
to absolute fact, it is discovered that
there are but few kinds of country
people, and although many play.
wrights have portrayed such charac-
tiers. none have equalled Lottie Blair
Parker in Way Down East
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-10-07
BOTH TEAMS ARE
READY TO START
Mackmen Hail From the East
but Braves Come From
All Over the q. 8.
SMITH OUT OF BIG SERIES
Boston Third Sscker Breaks Leg in
Slide to Second Base-5raVes
In Philadelphia.

When the Athletics and the Braves
clash it will be the east against the
rest Of the country. Mack Will have
the closest corporation OF Yankee stars
who ever wore the rosin OF the beach,
a bunch who can take in the "size" OF
the house" and count noses in the
bleachers before a fielder can shoot
the ball from the suburbs to the plate.
No wonder they are counted the great
est money players" in the game. 1t
comes natural to most of them
Ont of II players who are at all like
" 10 cut into the game during the SER
les Il were born east of the Alleghan-
les. Including Connie Mack himself 1t
makes 3 out of IS.
On the other hand, let your minds
eve wander TO the homesteads OF the
motley crew assembled by George
StaIIings. There is not a section OF
the country which is not represented.
Texas. California, New England, the
Carolinas, Nebraska, Kansas, Wash
ington. Ohio and so on. Stallings even
went out of the United States to add
TO the collection. Otto Hess confessing
Berne. Switzerland, as his birthplace.
TWO Are Westerners.
When it comes to Mack's squad the
two who hail from the west are
paired" as both Bender and Bush
count Brainerd, Mimi, as their home.
There is no scattering of forces in
Comics band. Not so anybody could
notice H. Mack himself halls from
Brookfield, Mass. Plank, Strunk, Shaw
KEY. Wyckoff. Pennock and Lapp were
born and raised in eastern Pennsyl-
vania. Collins, Oldring, Murphy and
Thomas are credited to the Empire
state.
Baker originally belonged to Mary
land and Barry to Connecticut. Nc
Innis was born IN Massachusetts.
Schang in New Jersey and Coombs in
Vermont one outsider has penetrat-
ed the sacred circle, Walsh, who first
saw light in Conemaugh, Ireland.
Braves Represent South.
Then glance in the direction of the
teepee of the Braves and listen TO the
Babel of dialects. Without eXhausting
the lists il might be mentioned that
Stallings himself is from Georgia.
Smith, Whitfield, Gather, Schmidt, Gil
bert and Crutcher also hail from the
south.
Johnnie Evers put Troy, y. Y, on
the map Maranville came from Mas
sachusetts. and Connolly from Rhode
Island, Moran and Deal from Pennsyl-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-10-07
AT THE COLONIAL

1.-The Dollar Mark" a five-act Will
liam A Brady feature, is to be offered
at the Colonial tomorrow and Friday.
Here is the story:
Jim Gresham, owner of the Nelly
Davis Mines is approached by
scheming capitalist, Carson
Baylis, with his friend Martin, to
sell the mines under the pretense that
he is taking great risk due to govern
ment regulations. Jim, knowing the
courts has decided in his favor, fatty
refuses the offer
Baylis, with a party, visits the Co
bait district to look over the ground.
During the visit one of the party, Alice
Chandler, while sketching, is caught
in a terrific storm. Jim offers the hos
pitality of his little hut During the
storm the dam breaks, tearing houses
from their foundations and ripping
mighty trees from their roots. Break
ing down door, Jim, with Alice. float
down the raging cataract until reach
ing a large tree. He chains himself to
raft and tree. Martin, realizing the
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-10-07
Police Disperse Crowds
Waiting to Buy Tickets

Philadelphia, Oct. 7.-Acting on the
complaints of the storekeepers the po-
lie yesterday morning charged and
disp ,rsed the line of 400 fans and
SPECTATORS agents which formed on
Ninth street early Monday morning
to purchase tickets for the worlds ser
les A wild riot attended the onslaught
by the police and further trouble was
avoided only when the city authorities
made it known that the line would be
permitted to reform after nightfall.
Last night there were upward of
l 500 men and boys awaiting their turn
to buy tickets and the line is hourly
growing longer.
The owners of several stores along
Ninth street called on the police early
yesterday morning to dispense the
campers because they claimed their
patrons could not enter. The fans
took the order to move as joke and
refused to bulge, but when the police
clubs appeared there was open def
ance. Finally, however, the police
succeeded in scattering the crowd, but
the fans were not to be defeated so
easily.
Under the leadership of the boy who
had gained first place in the line and
had occupied his place since early
Monday morning the line broke for the
opposite side of the street and immed-
lately formed on the sidewalk in
front of the postoffice. They argued
that they were on government prop
erty and the Philadelphia police would
not dare to modest them.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-10-07
Ames Hores 70 Win.

Ames, Iowa, Oct Encouraged by
the reports of weakness in the Gopher
camp and by their own good showing
against Coe last Saturday, the Aggies
are going TO Minneapolis next Satur-
day with some hopes o. defeating the
Minnesota team. The Ames lineup
viii contain eigh: veterans this year.
while the new material is considered
much superior 10 the men who have
been displaced
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-10-07
TINX LOSE TWO;
FLAG HOPES DIM
Kawfeds Throw Double Defeat
Into Crew While Hoosiers
Win Again.
ONE FULL GAME IN REAR
Tinx Must Win Only Game Remaining
on Schedule and Hoofeds Must
Lose Both Renal -irs.

Chicago. III. Oct 7.-Pennant hopes
FOR Joe Tinker and his Chicago Fed
erals faded like a morning mist yes
terday when the Kawfeds, battling
with all their might 10 rout the lead
ers. captured both ends OF a double
header at the North Side park The
scores were l 10 0 and TO 3, the sec
end clash hating after seven rounds
because Of darkness.
The double disaster. linked with the
victory Of the Indianapolis crew over
81. Louis. dropped the Tinker scrap
pers to second place. a full game from
the top. \ slight chance still remains.
but the HOOsiers must lose their two
remaining battles and the Chifeds must
grab their lone engagement Its al
most a hopeless case Score
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-10-07
Take Last Game by One Pin In
the Island City Bowling
League.
MASON TUMBLES $40 PINS
1000 Block Leader Is Also High In Sin
sies-ln Spite of Low Scores
Games Are Close.
STANDING OF THE TEAMS.

The 1000 Block team of the Island
City Bowling league COPIED two games
out of three from the Brews last night
at Hastings alleys, winning the last
game by the margin OF one pin. The
Jasbos grabbed two games from the
lowly Films, after losing the opening
contest. AS the result OF last nights
contest the standing remains IN
changed.
Mason of the 1900 Block team was
high man of the evening with $40 to
his credit for three games. He was
also high in the singles, with 800 The
majority of the bowlers did not show
good form and many low scores are
apparent Block of the Jasbo team
rolled SO in the opening game at the
Harms alley. The scores:
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-10-07
NEWS OF THE SPORTING WORLD

vania, Gowdy from Ohio. Devoe from
Indiana. Mann from Nebraska, Whal
ing and james from California, Ru-
dolph and Davis from New York. Tyler
from New Hampshire. Gather from
Texas. Strand from Washington and
Hughes from Kansas.
In the selection of this miscellaneous
material crops out the different meth
DDS of the two managers. Stallings,
always willing to take a chance. gath
ers them up wherever he can find
them. Mack. cautious and conserva-
tive. likes to look them over before he
puts a pen in the hands of the tremb-
ling busher. He can do this better
near home and few have paid trans
continental railroad fares in order to
get chance to play with the worlds
champions.
Smith Out of Series.
New York. Oct. THE worlds SER
les hopes of the Boston Braves re-
ceived a setback in Brooklyn yester-
day when Red" Smith, the third
baseman of the champions, broke his
right leg, just above the ankle. while
sliding to second base in the ninth IN
ming OF the first game of the double
header. The break was a severe one,
and it will be long time before Smith
is able to walk.
Braves In Macktown.
Philadelphia. Oct. THE Boston
Braves, who will meet the Philadelphia
Athletics for the championship of the
world, arrived here last night to pre-
pare on the National league grounds
for the opening game of the series,
scheduled for Friday. Despite the in
jury to Third Baseman Smith in yes
terday's game at Brooklyn, the Boston
players continued to express conf
dence in their ability to defeat the
present worlds champions.
Fred Mitchell, who is now coaching
the Boston pitchers, witnessed yester-
days game at the American league
grounds here between the Athletics
and New York Highlanders. Pitcher
Rudolph and Catcher Whaling also ar
rived here ahead of the rest of their
squad and witnessed the Athletics in
action.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-10-07

II Messrs. Klein and Byron of the
National league were to have a regu-
lar Job at the salary they will re-
ceive $1,000 daily for officiating at
the worlds series. they would be the
highest salaried men in the country.
As it is. there isn't z doubt that any
one would like TO change places with
these two gentlemen during the
tussle between the Macks and the
Braves
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-10-07

danger, goes to the rescue on horse
back.
The party once safely on land, Jim
is again approached to sell, but still re-
fuses. Several years later Martin has
become a friend and partner in Jims
bank, which Baylis attempts to break.
The news reaches Jim while at parry.
Seeking a means to go to New York
Alice's brother offers his yacht. Dur
ing the voyage Baylis purchases the
yacht and forces the captain TO put to
sea. Jim in desperation compels Bay
lis to enter the hatch, which he closes
on him, while Martin at the point OF a
revolver, directs the yacht. Jim
reaches New York in time to save the
bank and claims Alice as his prize.
All the news all the time - The
Argus.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-10-07
NATIONAL LEAGUE.
RESULTS YESTERDAY.
AMERICAN LEAGUE.

Philadelphia, l New York, 2.
Boston, Washington, 4.
NATIONAL LEAGUE.
Brooklyn, 80; Boston, 2-7 (second
game seven innings, darkness).
New York, 80; Philadelphia, is
(second game seven innings, dark
ness.)
FEDERAL. LEAGUE.
Chicago, 0-3; Kansas City, 10 Csec-
ond game seven innings, darkness.)
Indianapolis, Z; st. Louis, 4.
Buffalo, 8; Brooklyn. l.
Baltimore, Ill; Pittsburgh, IL (sec-
ond game ten innings, darkness.)
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-10-07

them, and in it the elder folks will find
those very utterances, scenes and sit
uations which they should wish their
children to witness and remember.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-10-07
Shaded area shows precipitation of OF Inch or

Gated for this vicinity tonight and
Thursday, probably with showers.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-10-07

Kansas lily ~ " w " y
Two-base hit-Perring. Struck out
BY Hendrix. (KenwOrthy, StovaH,
Gilmore. RAWLINGS; by Packard. o
CZwiIling. WickIand, Hendrix. Zeider.
Farrell, WILSON,. Double plays-Wil-
son-Farreu; Kenwofthy-Rawl gs-Sto-
vail; Packard Kenworthy-Stovan. Wild
pitch-Packard- Passed ball-Wilson.
Time-1.45.
Second game r. II. r.
Chicago 80 % 0 o % s o
Kansas City o 0 3 0 0 O-5 1
Batteries-Fiske. LANCE and Wilson;
johnson and Brown
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-10-07

All he news all the time-The
Argus
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-10-07
River Forecast.

River Forecast.
For As hours: Only slight changes
in the Mississippi Will occur from be
low Dubuque to Muscatine.
]. NJ. SHERIER, Local Forecaster.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-10-07
DAILY RIVER BULLETIN.

Yellowstone ....... Sc
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-10-07

johnson and Brown
The Prescott daily news., 1914-03-28
DOES EDUCATION PAY

This IS question that every par ent must ask himself. If we knew the measure of success which well-ed ucated farmers are gaining compared with those with no education or ade- quate educations, we could make up our minds as to whether it pays or not. The United States Office of Farm Management has dug up some figures which bear on the subject. These facts are derived from over five hun dred corn-belt farmers, of whom 273 are farm owners and 274 tenants. Four tenants and four owners had no education. These illiterate owners are pretty good farmers, for while they average only $15,000 each in pro- i petty, they receive for their work an average labor income of $5S6. Four tenants also are illiterate, and are making their work pay them $6S0 year each.
 Two hundred and fourteen of the owners have common-school educa- tlons, and are worth an average of over 1000 each; but their labor income is only $500 a year on the average. The tenants with common school educations number 1S6, and average S742 each for their labor in- come Among the owners are 46 with ] high-school educations are worth on the average nearly $3S,000, and are getting $650 each for their work; while the 51 high-schoo men among tenants earn as labor income $1,26S each annually, The nine college men among the owners are worth over S42,000 each, and get labor incomes averaging $500; while the six tenants who are college men get the highest labor income of all, averaging S1,721.
 'Labor Income" is what a farmer gets after the payment of rent and | interest on investment. While the la Dor income of the tenants is greater than that of the owners, the own l CiS IeCtlNc ItllI anu luttteSI O1l lflelI greater wealth before wages are paid For illustration, the college educated tenants, allowing them six per cent on their average capital of $3,351, would have gross income of less than S2,000 a year, while the college bred owners, allowing them six per cent on an average capital of $42, ,7S1, have total income to themselves of near ly $3,500 each.
 There are many interesting things in this set of figures, but they seem to prove that even without land or in herited property the best educated farmers make the best livings.
 Moral: Make your schools as good as possible and bring as much as you can of the college atmosphere and benefits into the rural schools.-Farm and Preside.
The Prescott daily news., 1914-03-28
CHILD NEGLECT

A celebrated Frenchman asserts that the child is "the monkey of the man." That is he acquires his ideas and habits and thoughts and aspira- tions by initiating. It is suggested then, that instead of allowing him to initiate the mean and unworthy that he should be placed under circum- stances where he will initiate the true the beautiful and the good. With this in view this Frenchman would establish a children's news paper to turn the desire for excitement, change and adventure, into good instead of bad channels
 The Chicago Tribune in comment ing on the idea says;
 "The idea for children's newspa- per may be but an exaggerated way of calling attention to the child pro blem. There is no question, however, that the Frenchman is right in as- serting that modern parents neglect the character training of the child. They leave it too much to chance. They thrust the child into the street, knowing that there are evil influences there, each parent hoping that his child will escape these influences. Every father fatters himself into the belief that his boy is different from other boys, that he was born with a feeling. an instinct for the good and the beautiful, which will save him from becoming contaminated.
 It has often been asserted by stu dents of the subject that if two child ren. one born in the slums and the other in the best of homes and sur roundings, were to change places and environment at birth, the slum child would grow up to his acquired sur roundings, while the child from the ideal home would acquire the charac- teristics of the slum surroundings in- to which he was thrust at birth.
 Too few parents realize that char acter is not born in the blood, at least not always. It is acquired. Charac- ter training and building must begin at home. Trusting the child to ac- uuire character by himself is but to turn him loose on the road of least resistance which leads in the opposite direction"
The Prescott daily news., 1914-03-28

lowed, resulting in a period of insen- sibility and Responsibility, varying from few minutes to hours or even days. Chloroform sprayed into an open window by means of an atomizer anesthetics tied to a rag on the end of a pole and thrown into a bedroom, instant unconsciousness following the administration of drugs unknown to physicians and pharmacists, were some of the variations of this idea In the minds of physicians and nurses who see every day the administra- ton of anesthetics, such stories only excite mirth. Any one who knows the difficulty and labor of securing unconsciousness through the use of anesthetics, even under the most fa- vorable conditions and with every pos sible means of restraining and con- trolling the patient, knows how ab- surd such stories are.
 A latter-day variation of these pop ular beliefs, says The Journal of the American Medical Association, may be found in the poisoned needle" stories which have been going the rounds of the press recently. A wo- man goes to q moving picture theatre, enters a crowded elevator, a street-car or elevated train, or is caught in the press of crowd Suddenly she sees, close beside her, our old friend the mysterious stranger" with piercing black eyes and the compelling manner At the same time, she feels a sting and knows that she has been stabbed with a poisoned needle. She imme- diately becomes unconscious, dazed or irresponsible for a greater or less per iod of time, during which she exper- fences a number of marvellous adven- lures or hsir-bredth escapes.
 It is not possible to say that no woman was ever without her know ledge given drug hypodermically which produced inconsistencies. It Cdfl, HOWcNtI, bt Sttll NtiS PSSiNi'NiS that there is no drug known to scien- tifc men which could be administered in the manner or which would produce the effect described in recent news paper reports.
 One of the laws of hysteria is that when any peculiar phenomenon is re- ported, similar instances immediately appear throughout the country. We may now expect spring crop of mag azine stories and popular novels based on the poisoned needle as a motive. Scientifically, the thing is as redicu- lous and impossible as hypnotism of an unwilling subject or instantaneous anesthesia. Popular beliefs travel in waves, and hysteric and excited inn ' aginations help them along. The his tory of popular delusions, from Salem witchcraft to present day vagarles, | is full of such instances.
The Prescott daily news., 1914-03-28
THE TRUTH ABOUT POISONED
 NEEDLES"

Popular beliefs on scientific sub jets apparently run in waves. Many will remember the interest in hypno- tsm which followed the publication of "Trilby.' Svengali with his ''hyp- rOtic eye" at once became a real and possible personaPe in the public imag- nation The newspapers were full of stories of girls and women who had suddenly been fixed and paralyzed by the hypnotic gaze of some mysterious Stranger with piercing black eyes and who had beer compelled by his will to fantastic acts which they were ~werless to prevent. Fiction writers took up the idea, and stories centering around hypnotic influence became common. It was used as a plea in ermlnal cases, various culprits all egmg that they had been hypnotized and compelled against their will to perform unlawful acts. All this oc- eufred In spite of the fact, frequently Na'ed and known by every scientific man. that the limitations of hypno- usm are definite and well recognized aa' no person can be hypnotized dn- M0Vngly or against his will, and aal few persons arc so susceptible as oe capable of being compelled to FflOm acts beyond their own voli- a'a and knowledge.
 another popular fiction which later . VI took the place of hypnotism was @a' or instantaneous anesthesia. '.O'leS appeared in the newspapers women who had been aecosted by suangers and under some pretext < ,au permitted a cloth or a handker- .Isi to be pressed momentarily over asl' mouth and nose. Immediate un- '"''iOuSness was said to have fol-