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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-03-05
cry LEAGUE MAY
Be FORMED HERE
same Talk Current About Rock
Hand and Moline Regarding
Project.
SHOULD HAVE GOOD THING
Cares Gould Be Played Evenings and
Possibly en- Sundays and En-
thusiasnn Worked Up.

7tsre has bsen some talk about the
- this Va ~ organizing a city
BASEBALL Ieae-Is for Rock Island and
v.l,ue. and Il the plan is carried out
acre NAY be an eight or a six-team
,,-,uit formed. Il would be an easy
-,rer 70 orzauizs such a league. as
,.sre arc several teams now whose
,,u.sins AMI managers would be glad
r enter such a circuit
Over n Joliet O ci.y baseball league
"a been raining fer some years and
ne fans there show more enthusiasm
I. the project than they would in
hague baseball All OF the teams and
flavers are local men. and the league
I. fully organized. The umpires are
srraRed for the season and a small
admission fee charged TO the games.
Thers are eight teams in the league.
tad ii IS said that the enthusiasm dur
tar the year Is worked 10 a high pitch
and hundreds OF fans attend the con
tests
Had League al Clinton.
Before its entrance into the Central
association fold. Clinton. Iowa. had a
c,y league. and games were played
ever SUNDAY and holidays. The
crowds which attended were immense
and the race was usually so close that
the fans we're worked up TO a high
plteh Of enthusiasm before the compile
ton OF the playing schedule.
May cities have city leagues OF this
lind. The way TO start one here is
70 call a meeting Of the various cap
izi.s and managers OF teams. The
canes. il Is planned. could be played
sTsry evening. as they do N Jeliet.
from $3.50 until O'Clock. or on holi-
Gays and Sundays and occasional week
Days
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-03-05
FEOERALS WILL OFFER
IRIS SPEAKER $4,000

Boston, March 5.-The Federals will
offer Iris Speaker a five-year con-
tract, $4,000 bonus and $4,000 year
salary, according to reports here.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-03-05

Boston-Mayor Curley plans to save
the city $4,000 year by having its
bills paid promptly. getting per cent
discount for payments made within 10
days.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-03-05

from the freshmen. % 20 10. Tuesday,
OF the manual arts gym floor. but only
after the hardest kind CT a battle.
These two teams had Won their re-
spective games of the day before and
II was expected tina, the fight would
be close MulliniX and Humason scOr-
ed for the juniors and Bell and Kerls
for the freshmen.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-03-05

All the news ali the time - The
Argus.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-03-05
JUNIORS NOW LEAD
IN RACE FOR TITLE
Standing Of Teams.

Moline high school juniors are at the
top in the race for hOaors in the inter
class basketball tournament. They won
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THE
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OF ELkToN
NO. 4ie2

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J. BOLGIANO s SON
Careful Seed Growers and Importers
Pratt. Light & Eilioott Streets
1878 Baltimore, Md. 1914.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1914-09-19
Workmen's Compensation Board

The new Workmen's Compensation
Board for the State, John B. Hanna,
chairman, has been fully organized
operation on November LIST. Howard
c. Hill, of Govans, Baltimore county.
has been elected Secretary at a salary
of $500. Mr.. Hill was formerly
principal of the Cumberland High
School.
At the same time the Board an
nounced the appointment of William
A. Schmidt as clerk and Charles T.
kratz as stenographrr. Each will re-
ceive a salary of 81, 800 year. The
vote of the three Commissioners on
each of the appointees was unanimous.
and will be prepared to put the law in
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1914-09-19
Rheumatism Pains Stopped

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The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1914-09-19
ALFALFA "GoLD" BRAND

HLF ALT ~ SSL6 OnAiNS
down, push and crowd the earth this way
and that, and thus constitute gigantic
subsOiler. These become an immense mag
gin to decay and liberate the vast reser-
yoir Of fertiIizing matter below the pillow,
to be drawn upon by other crops for years
Alfalfa seed sown during August or Sep
TENDER will yield four to six cuttings next
season. Frequent cuttings thicken out the
stalk and makes it stool out and grow off
Alfalfa ranks higher than Timothy in
feeding value. In fact, 1t might be termed
both corn and hay, as it is almost COM
feeding value of Alfalfa hay at $50 per ton,
as against Timothy hay. at $12 per ton.
This, with the fact, that Alfalfa will easily
yield, on good land, 6 to 16 tons of SPLEEN
did hay pear year, shows what valuable
crop it Is. Lands in the Western States
that are well set in Alfalfa sell readily at
Alfalfa is increasing very largely all over
the Middle and Southern States; our farm
ers are fast beginning to realize what a
valuable crop it is. Alfalfa win succeed
and do well on any good loamy, we'll
drained soil, but the land must be well and
thoroughly prepared for best results.
is too valuable as a hay producer to risk
injury from stock. A heavy application of
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the acre. Our Alfalfa seed is the highest
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Write for our Wholesale Summer and
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Pratt. Liaht s. Eilioott Streets
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The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1914-09-19

Brunswick High School, Roger G.
Harley has appealed TO the State
Board of Education.
"Windtryst," the beautiful home Of
j. L. Passmore, of Chadds Ford, Pa,
was destroyed by fire Friday of last
week. The blaze started on the roof
from sparks from a fire in a fireplace.
The loss is estimated at about $4,000
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1914-09-19
ALFALFA
The Profitable Hay Crop

Yields Four to Six Cuttings Year Of Easily Cured
and Most Nutritious Hay Wonderful Increases In
Yield Each Successive Year.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1914-09-19
children Cry
FOR FLETCHER'S
Q ASTo r a

Miss Clara Bell Smith, of Whining
ton, has gone to China to take up mis-
sionary work. She is a graduate of
Dover Academy, Dickinson College
and the Lucy Myers Missionary Train
ing School at Chicago.
The Washington herald., 1914-05-07
COMMITTEE IS ANNOUNCED.
HIVE Charge of Grounds at Board
of Trade Shad Bake.

f. R. Brooks, chairman of the general
shad bake committee of the Board Of
Trade, has announced the personnel Of
the committee on grounds which will
rope OFF the field for the athletic events
at the picnic May %. They are:
Harry Almond, chairman: George C.
Altemus, William T. Ballard. Harvey C..
Belt, L. Pierce Boteler. Walter A. Brown,
John c. Burns, Henry H. Butler, Aubrey
l. Clarke. c. E. Clifton. John Dolph, j.
Maury Dove, jr., II. F. Dunkhorst, r. j.
Earnshaw. Jules E. Ebel. John o. Evans.
F.. J. Febrey, Max Fischer, Maurice
Fitzgerald. William E. Fowler. Morris F.
Frey, Paul G. CARRIER. John F. L Ger
hold. Joseph E. Gibbons, Eugene Con.
John G. Graham. 3. L. Hackenberger,
Lee L. Herrell, Leroy w. Heron. Ed
win p. Hinkel. William J. Hoffman. Busey
II. Howard. J. Walter Humphrey, II. L.
Jenkins, Milton w. johnson. Paul d.
Keller, Charles W. King. Joseph ]. +.
Klein, c. C. Lacey. Charles F. Lanman,
ID. NJ. Lea, George R. Linkins, A. r.
McChesney, Walter Mcdonnell, Richard
w. Mcmahon. Fielding L. Marshall, jr.
Robert II. Martin. B. v. Maxwell. So
terios Nicholson. Matthew E. O'Brien.
Charles H. Parker. Russell G. Rankin,
Isaac H. Saunders William H. West.
William r. Wheat, James B. Winner. and
Aquilla r. Yeakle.
The Washington herald., 1914-05-07
COSmOs-Eaudeyille.,

Joe Maxwell will present at the Cosmos
next week another of his hiSh-class offer
ings in the form of comedy entitled
AT the Bath" Its scene is laid in a
turkish bath early in the morning, when
the institution is crowded with character
typeS eight of whom create the amusing
situations and supply the fun. Car
stairs and Willis I'm AT Independence
Hall promise an offering that will add
to the merriment of the bill. and Roy and
Arthur. formerly Bedin and Arthur. will
he seen In a juggling feature. Other acts
will be announced later. The Pathe week.
ly pictures include a series of Mexican
war pictures with other big world events.
and the entertaining photoplays will COM
plete the program. On game days. wheth-
er at home or abroad, the Nationals
ball game will be reproduced In fine de-
tail on the new Cosmos scoreboard.
Sunday, from to 1870 p. m, an elab-
crate orchestral program will be featured
under the direction of Arthur Maxwell.
in addition to the current weeks attrac-
tons, with new specialties.
The Washington herald., 1914-05-07
CraEda1I's.

In addition to the regular run of pic
lures at Crandalrs Theater for next
week. the management announces an ex-
ceptional feature film for each day. Be
ginning with Sunday, the main attraction
will be Goodness Gracious or Movies
as They Shouldn't Be-" a Vitagraph
Broadway feature. direct from New York.
featuring Sidney Drew and Clara Kim
ball Young In the title roles For Mon
day and Tuesday the principal photo
play will be The Other Half of the
Note" or Clearing the Great Jewel
Mystery," an excellent kalem four-part
special feature. Wednesday. Mother
hood of Politics. will be shown. and for
Wednesday and Thursday the feature
picture will be washington at Valley
FORGE a historical drama of the RevO-
lutionary War, featuring ]. Warren
Kerrigan. Friday, The Triumph of
Right" a powerful motion picture drama.
and Saturday, LIES Bitter Dregs" are
announced as the main features. As
other coming features, the following will
be shown: Her .Ladyship." a Selig pro-
ductIon: "Oficer Jim" a Lubin photo
play, and THE Death Sign at High
Noon" a Kalem photodrama.
The Washington herald., 1914-05-07
RECLAMATION OFFLATS
RESUMED In ANACOSTIA
Work in Project No. ! Again Started
After Long Delay-WiII Con-
tinue Until Fall.

After a delay, Of several months the
authorities again have taken up the
work in project No. !, in the reclamation
OF Anacostia flats. According to present
plans, the work will be continued with
out interruption until the fall. This prof.
ect Is between Poplar Point and the
Anacostia Bridge, and has been in the
course Of construction for a long time
Two large dredges have been placed at
work there, deepening that portion which
will eventually form the channel. In prof.
ect No. 2. between the Anacosta and
Pennsylvania Avenue bridges, the work
Is progressing All of the overflow
sewers in this section have been extended
from the large intercepter to the bulk
head line. 1t is probable that work in
this project will be completed as soon as
that in project No. l.
The Washington herald., 1914-05-07
Society Doiass in ano AROUND
Ole 1atioaal Capital
By SALLY vAwTER HARRIS.

Ellet Riemen, Mrs Henry Rogers, Mrs
Francis T. Redwood, Mrs. Thomas Hardy
Taiiaferrc. Mrs. James w. Henry. Miss
Elizabeth Chew Williams, and Miss Ella
Lorraine Dorsey.
DR.. Antonio Martin-Rivero. recently
appointed Cuban Minister to Italy after
having served In that capacity here for
some time, sailed yesterday for Rome.
DR.. Rivero was detained here by illness
after receiving his new appointment.
Mrs. ]. William Henry entertained a
hundred or more guests at tea yes
terday afternoon in compliment to Mrs.
Reed. president-general of the Maryland
Society of Colonial Danes.
Mrs. Elisha Dyer, Of New York. who
spent the winter in Washington has
closed her house and gone TO New York
to remain for a fortnight before going
TO her summer home at Providence.
The Washington herald., 1914-05-07
prise party which has won fame as a

prise party which has won fame as
Monday night attraction will be given
new kink. and new and useful presents
secured will make the country store more
alluring to the lucky winners Tuesday and
Wednesday evenings. The prize dancing
contests Thursday evening will furnish
handsome prizes to the winners and some
graceful and interesting dancing for the
spectators Friday night the amateurs
will compete for prizes with their own
specialties.
Sunday. from to 1880 p. m. the Sum
day concerts will feature an elaborate
musical program by the orchestra. and
all the features of the current weeks
bill.
The Washington herald., 1914-05-07
MEMORIAL FOR MRS. JOHN HAY.
Gospel Mission Provides for Erec-
tioR of n Bronze Tablet I'm Hall.

The executive committee of the Gospel
Mission. in a resolution passed recently,
extended sympathy to the family of Mrs.
John Hay. who died recently, and pro-
vided for the erection of a bronze tablet
on the wall of the assembly room of the
mission to her memory.
Through the generosity of Mrs. Hay,
the Gospel Mission was enabled TO pUr-
chase its present building. After a short
correspondence, without any interviews,
she sent a check for 5000 TO II. D. Cor
don. of the mission
The Washington herald., 1914-05-07
Guest of Mrs. Braisted.

Surgeon General and Mrs. Braisted are
entertaining Mrs. Harold Romney Ed
wards. formerly of Philadelphia, who
expects to join DIR, EdwaU< in Porto
Rico soon, as they have deciL Non the
island for a permanent residence.
The annual meeting of the Needlework
Guild of America will be held in the
Raleigh ballroom this morning at 1880
O'Clock. Luncheon will be served at l
O'Clock, and at o'clock in the afternoon
there will be a reception to meet the
national officers. All members of the
guild in Washington are invited to at
tend the meeting and reception.
First Lieut.. c. II. Wells, L. S. NJ. c.,
son of Mr.. and Mrs. Wells. of the Wood
ley, and grandson of the late Rear Ad-
miral C. H. Wells, U. S N. who par
ticipated in the Mexican war. sailed on
board the Washington for Vera Cruz
with a detachment of marines.
Mrs. Thomas r. Marshall, Mrs. Bryan,
Mrs. Burleson. Mrs. Daniels. Mrs. Red
field. Miss Agnes Wilson, and Mrs Champ
Clark were among the guests at the
buffet luncheon at Rauscher's yesterday
given by Mrs. Percy E. Quin. wife of
Representative Quin, of Mississippi and
her mother. Mrs. Richard Conner, of
NatcheZ, Miss, in compliment to Mrs.
John Sharp Williams.
Assisting were Mrs. Benjamin Humph-
ries, Mrs. Anna Thomas, Mrs. David F.
Finley Mrs. William B. Rhodes, of
Natchez, Miss, and the house guest of
the hostess; Mrs. J. w. Byons, Mrs
Ollie James. Miss Fern Ragsdale. and
Miss Julia Williams.
Mise ali
Williams and Miss Margaret Brooks.
assisted at the punch bowl.
Other guests were Mrs. James r.
Mann. Mrs. Webb, Mrs. McChord. Mrs
Page. Mrs. Key Pitman, Mrs. Borland
Mrs Byrns, Mrs. Ben Johnson. Mrs
Avis. Mrs. Burton Harrison, Mrs. Por-
ter. Mrs. BREASTED. Mrs. Eninger, Mrs
Mitchell Palmer, Mrs. Day. Mrs. Hall.
Mrs. McCumber, Mrs. John s. Osborne,
Mrs. Brice. Mrs. Victor Murdoch. Mrs.
Slayden. Mrs. Perry. Mrs. Pomerene.
Mrs. Aiken. Mrs. Zimmerman, Mrs.
Robert Taylor. Mrs. Williamson, Mrs.
Ira Copley, Mrs. Galloway. Mrs. Ryan
DeverauN. Mrs Howard Sutherland,
Mrs. Ransdell. Mrs. Henry D. Clayton.
Mrs. Gregg. Mrs. Searles. Mrs. Coppee.
Mrs. Andrew Bird. Mrs. Efwood Brown.
Mrs. Gore. Mrs. OIdfield. Mrs. Ramsay.
Mrs. George Chamberlain, and Mrs.
BagEett.
~ orchestra played throughout the
meal. and the ballroOm-was adorned
with spring blossoms in great pro-
fusion.
Miss Geraldine Martin, of Columbus.
Ohio, is visiting Mrs Roberta Annis. Of
this city. Miss Martin il niece of
former Representative and Mrs. Taylor.
with whom she visited two seasons ago.
after her graduation from school here.
Miss Martin was one of the seasons
most popular debutantes and is now be-
ing constantly entertained.
Mr.. Henry L. Stimson arrived here
from New York on Wednesday and is at
the Hotel Powhatan.
Mrs. W. F. Dillingham;, who has been
The Washington herald., 1914-05-07
Columbin-"The Charity Ball."

Daniel Frohman's New York Lyceum
Theater Stock Company success. The
Charity Ball." will be the offering Of the
Columbia Players next week Written
for a stock company by those masters
of stagecraft. David Belasco and Henry
c. DeMille. working conformity. the piece
Is unusually strong in character studies
such as will afford exceptional opportuni-
ties to every member of the Columbia
company. The two leads will, OF course
be played by Earl Brown and Violet
Heming. the forme. appearing in Her
bert Kelsey's role OF John Van Buren,
and Miss Heming in the role in which
the loveable Georgia Cayvan made her
greatest triumph. that OF Ann Cruger.
The Charity Ball. Is a modern society
drama that has time and again thrilled
American audiences with its sentiment
and its production at this time by the
Columbia company is most timely.
The Washington herald., 1914-05-07
MIR. Bryan Gives Dinner.

The Secretary of State entertained ut
luncheon yesterday at Calumet Place. for
the French Ambassador. the German
Ambassador, the Turkish Ambassador,
the Italian Ambassador. the Brazilian
Ambassador, the japanese Ambassador,
, the Austro-Hungarian Ambassador, the
Spanish Ambassador, the Argentine Min
lister. the Chilean Minister. Robert
Lansing, Counselor Of the State Depart
ment, Mr. Cone Johnson, Mr.. John T.
Osborne, Assistant Secretary of State;
Mr. A. a. Adee Second Assistant Secre-
tary of State. and Mr.. William Phillips,
Third Assistant Secretary of State.
Miss Agnes Hart Wilson will take n
motor trip to Baltimore Saturday morn
ing, have luncheon at the Hotel Emerson,
and return to Washington in the late
afternoon. She will be accompanied by
her house guest, Miss Ragsdale. OF
Texas; Miss Jean Densmore, daughter of
the Solicitor for the Department Of
LSbor. Frank and Jonathan Daniels,
saSs of the Secretay of the Navy and
Mrs. Daniels. and Miss Jessie Wilson, the
youngest daughter of the Secretary of
Labor and Mrs. Wilson.
Mrs. Francis Huger McAdoo. daughter
in-law of the Secretary of the Treasury
returned to Washington yesterday after
noon from the Green Spring Valley,
where she has been the guest of her
mother, Mrs. Emerson.
Mrs James Robert Mckee returned TO
New York last evening after a visit OF
two weeks in Washington as the guest
of Mrs Arthur Lee. Several times dur
ing her departure. Mrs. Mckee and Jessie
Grant were guests at the same dinner
party both representative of the admin
istrations respectively of Gen. Grant
and President Harrison, Mrs. Mckee be-
ing the daughter OF the latter.
Mr. Harry Williams, jr.. who has been
a guest here for several weeks, left
Washington yesterday for Chicago to
ioin Mr.. williams From there Mrs.
Williams will go to her mothers home
at Omaha. and in August will return to
Norfolk to visit Mr.. Williams family.
and go TO the White Sulphur Springs for
the midsummer.
Mr.. and Mrs Reynolds Hit are en-
PERTAINING Mr.. and Mrs. William Hit
for this week. the latter having a num-
Der of their horses entered in the horse
show.
Admiral Fiske now absent on duty, en-
tertained guests at dinner last night at
the Chevy Chase Club.
The Maryland Society of Colonial
Danes of America will be represented
at the national council, to be held in
Washington today. Friday p Saturday
of this week. by the followi1, IS: Mrs.
William Reid, who is president of the
Maryland Society; Mrs. J. J. Jackson.
Mrs. T. Harrison Garrett Mrs. Charles