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South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-01-29
STATESMEN
REAL AND NEAR
by FRED c. KELLY.

WASHINGTON. Jan. 2S.-When
the Owens-Glass, 1914 model, cur
rency bill was in process of construc-
ton, Rep. Carter Glass. chairman or
the house committee in which the
bill was incubated, sat in a weighty
discussion one day with Sen. Robert
l.. owen, papa TO the senate draft of
the bill.
After they had talked about their
forthcoming offspring for a long time
and were about 10 separate, Glass
suddenly shifted topics and inquired:
Boo. speaking OF currency, / have
often wondered where you ever got
the money 10 buy those cannon fire.
crackers the day you made such big
stir down in Lynchburg ?"
You know. owen and Glass. par
ents of the currency bill, were born
two or three doors apart in Lynch
burg, Va, and played together as
boys. Ii was a rare thing for either
one to catch sight of money in those
days and the idea that they would
separate. grow up, and meet after
many years in the national capitol 10
draft a currency bill for the nation
would. of course, have seemed pre-
pOsteTOus.
Owens uncle. by the way. was a
doctor. and was for years physician
| TO the Glass family. although he miss
ed being on hand when Carter Glass
was born. The first that youn- Rob-
ert owen ever heard of the Glass
| family was when a fellow townsman
shot little Carter Glass fathers eye
out. on account of an article that had
appeared in Glass newspaper.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-01-29

The statement that if work for the
unemployed in Chicago is provided
most of the unemployed will leave the
city is probably true
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-01-29

The mercury rose almost 20 60
Tuesday and If continued another day
straw hats would have buddeG
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-01-29

No one will be deceived by placing
the mask OF efficiency on the mug OF
extravaganza.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-01-29

The pope thinks dancing the
tango would be a severe penance for a
sinner. AS ordinarily danced it is
certainly a punishment 10 the inno-
cent byStander.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-01-29

How would you like 10 be spending
the winter in California, where it
rained four days in succession and
tied up the railroads? Compare that
with the climate Of northern Indiana.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-01-29

Little things like Japans impudenee
strengthen the argument for a bigger
and better navy.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-01-29

Science is carrying Us backward at
aeroplane speed. \ French scientist
declares the proper food for man is
man
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-01-29

II Uncle sans rough riders should
be turned loose On those Mexican ban
dts il would ease up the situation
along the border.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-01-29

What has been threatening appears
10 be imminent. The yellow peril is
actually showing its head above the
horizon line OF the Pacific
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-01-29

But TO get back to Glass question
about the cannon firecrackers:
Lynchburg was a quiet little place
and Bob" owen thought il should be
aroused up a bit. He saved his
money a penny at a time until he was
able to buy two or three dozen large
cannon firecrackers. Ii was not the
Fourth of July. but that made Owens
project all the more noticeable. He
put his mess of big firecrackers into
large and commodious basket and
went about placing them on street
corners and lighting them. AS fast
as one cracker went off and attracted
a crowd. owen was a block away
lighting another. His enterprise
caused more talk than anything that
had happened in Lynchburg for a
long tiTne-especially among the
youngsters, for a boy counted him
self lucky If he had the price of one
big flrecracker. No one but owen
ever had the patience to save up for
cannon crackers in dozen lots
Carter Glass was deeply impressed
with Owens great feat at the time
but the thing slipped from his mind
and never occurred to him again un-
til here the other day. And when he
did think Of il. il was small wonder
that he dropped the discussion of ma
tional currency long enough to have
Owens tell him how he acquired the
currency to buy all those cannon fire
crackers.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-01-29

Vice Pres Marshall has a double
in Washington. He is
But wait.
During the Baltimore convention
Edward =. Clark. Washington cor
respondent for the Chicago Evening
Post. sat in one Of the galleries talk
ing To group Of Indiana people.
Within plain sight were number OF
autographs OF Thomas r. Marshall.
You Indiana folks would have
more chance 10 have your man Mar
shall nominated" remarked Clark, IF
YOU did not display so many pictures
OF him. He probably is a good man
and all shat. but these pictures make
him look like a professional horrible
example"
Marshall has gray hair and a gray
mustache. So has Clark
Just as Clark was in the midst OF
deploring the Marshall pictures a
stranger walked over put out his
hand and said 10 Clark:
Good afternoon, Gov. Marshall. "
Copyright, 1914. by Fred c. Kelly.
All rights reserved.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-01-29

AS he was about TO carve a hand
some large turkey and apportion the
white meat and dressing among a
number of distinguished guests at his
home one night. Sen. Atlee Pomer-
enc of Ohio was reminded Of an awful
experience.
1t was when he was a young law
Yer. and shortly after he was mar
ried. He had gone 10 a small town
in southern Ohio. some distance from
his home. TO try a lawsuit and the
case ran up To the Thanksgiving
season.
All the lawyers were anxious TO get
home, especially Atlee Pomerene as
il would be his first holiday with his
new wife. But the judge was equal
ly anxious 10 have them stay and get
the case disposed of.
Atlee Pomerene got up and pro-
posed that they adjourn over Thanks
giving-giving as his reason the ne
cessity for looking up another wit
ness or two. But he failed TO fool
the Judge.
Young man" said the Judge
shaking his finger sternly at Pomer-
enc. you've got more turkey in your
eye now than you'll have in your
mouth tomorrow. We're going TO
stick right here"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-03-10
TAYLOR RIDGE

Miriam Dunlap spent Saturday and
Sunday with home folks.
Mr.. and Mrs. Otto Kahn moved their
household goods to this village where
they expect to make their home.
DR. and Mrs. Peter Eckhardt spent
Saturday with Mr.. and Mrs. Frank
Crompton.
Mrs. Hesikah Chambers and daugh-
ter Ida visited in Rock Island Wednes-
day.
Miss Edna Hartman is suffering
from an attack of the mumps.
Mrs Scott Kell visited several days
with Mr.. and Mrs. J. NJ. Kell of Dav-
export.
Julia Hintermeister was a Rock Is
land visitor Saturday.
4 large crowd attended the enter
tainment given at the VI. f. church
Tuesday night by Howard Hale, the
impersonator.
Mrs. Charles John very pleasantly
entertained "A number of ladies of this
community Saturday afternoon at a
miscellaneous shower given in honor
of Miss Amanda Nelson of Denver,
Colo. d bride of this month. The aft
ernoOn was spent in music and con-
tests, first prizes being awarded to
Mrs. John Bognar. Mrs. William Mack
and Miss Anna Hintermeister, and con
ISOLATION favors to Miss Dorothy Lar
son and Mrs. o. 6. Heath. A delicious
luncheon was served by the hostess
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-03-10
SCHIEBERL MAY
QUIT FIGHTING
Local Pug Disguised Over Fact
That All Fighters Seem to
Fear Meeting Him.

Peanuts" SchieberI OF Rock Is
land. claimant OF featherweight box
ng title Of the world. said yesterday
hat he would quiz the fight game un-
iess he secured a matcl In March.
Two matches were scheduled for
Peanuts" a. Hudson. Wis. but both
opponents backed out AZ the iast min
Ute. afraid 10 meet the local pug. He
is disgusted over this fact and says that
II he cannot schedule fights enough
70 kssp him busy he Will get out OF the
game
Kid Plunkett OF Sterling Is strong
after Schieberl and claims that he has
boxed three years without meeting a
single defeat. He says he has met
zone Of the good ones and Is anxious
to meet the Islander feathcrweight. In
letter 10 the sporting editor % The
Argus ne says.
I see that both scrapDers with
whom Schieberl was scheduled at
Hudson have backed out. ] only wish
had been one Of them; III guarantee
] wouldn't have backed out" PUNK
ct says II Peanuts" will meet him
he'll guarantee TO give him mighty
gOo1 match.
For references he gives Harry and
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-03-10
MANY SH0WSF0R
SCHOOL FROLIC
"a Re Three Performances of
Zach One and Not Only Three
Shows, as Rumored.
CAFE FRAME ATTRACTION
french Booth Under the Supervision
Of Miss HeIpenstell Promises 70
Be Big Drawing Card.

There has been a misunderstanding
:. che announcements concerning the
std annual "frolic." which is 10 be
,,ssauted at the high school Friday
"a SATURDAY OF this week Some fear
=, ,he ..frolic" Of 1914 i 10 be a
ale. with but three shows. whereas
T. The past there have been a large
,uuber OF attractions
All This IS wrong There are to be
L nauv. If not more. attractions. only
..ch show Will give but three per
,,-mances each evening. opening at
IA and closing the first performance
=. $40 The second period begins at
80 and closes at $40. the final ses-
siou AZ $50 and the shows viii close
for the evening at 1910.
Last year there was a great deal
AZ difficulty in locating the shows, and
I, getting out o. one attraction and
70 another without causing disturb
zpee. a. each show was run on a
schedule OF its own.
Patrons or the frolic would leave one
attraction and 20 TO another. only TO
hear a few moments after they came
Il that the show was over. and they
we're sent away without having seen
the entire performance. The new sys-
ten will so arrange the shows that the
5atrons will have no difficulty in locat-
i.E another exhibition and seeing the
entire performance
A5s;ng New attractions.
The students Of the high school
have been busy during the last few
DAYS and have made arrangements for
a number OF exhibitions which have
rot been announced. The attraction
Which Is under the supervision or Miss
Augusta Helpenstell. The Cafe
Frame Is making a big stir among
the students. and il is expected there
will be big run on the French cafe.
which IS 10 be run by the pretty girls
a Miss HelpenstslIs classes They
are preparing dainty little spreads for
all corners during each period and be
tween the periods.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-03-10
KANSAS CITY FEDS
ARE OFF FOR TEXAS

Kansas City, Mo, March 10.-Eleven
members of the Kansas City Federal
league baseball club, headed by Harry
Nelly, secretary and business manager,
left here last night for Wichita Falls.
Texas, for spring training. Eugene
Packard, former Cincinnati pitcher;
Catcher Easterly, Outfielders Chad
bourne and Kreuger. and lnfielder
Kentworthy already are in Wichita
Falls. George Perring, former Column
bus third baseman, will be in charge
of the training camp until the arrival
of Manager Stovall. Stovall is in
Florida comforting with Pitcher Baum
gardner and Outfielder Williams; who
are said to be wavering between join
ing the Federals and playing with the
St. Louis Americans.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-03-10
Collegiate Statutes Remain Unchanged

cording to the calendar OF his college.
A recent canvass of the institutions
whose baseball teams appear on the
Amherst schedule undertaken by the
official organ OF that of IL colleges in
Guiding Yale, Harvard. Princeton.
Dartmouth. William. Wesleyan. Column
bia, Brown and Y. NJ. c. A. college.
but two. Tufts and Massachusetts Ag-
ricultural college. favor summer base
ball. Three colleges. Yale. Y. NJ. c. A.
college and Tufts are non-ocmmital
and have taken no definite stand.
while six colleges. Harvard. Princeton.
Dartmouth. Williams. Wesleyan and
Columbia. have definite rules prohibit
ing summer baseball. The Harvard
authorities call attention to the fact
that Harvard has entered into no
agreement to permit summer baseball.
in spite OF reports To the contrary.
based on the opinion OF the team cap
tains. that Yale. Harvard and Prince
ton contemplated such an agreement.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-03-10

That the status of the collegian who
PLAYS summer baseball vii! remain I'M
changed at the leading eastern col
leges and universities appears certain
from recent statements issued by
those In positions OF authority. Not
,xithstanding that n number OF varsity
team captains have publicly stated
their belief that student may play
baseball for money or other induce
ments during the summer vacation and
still preserve bis amateur athletic
status while in college. these Utopian
DAYS are not for the present world OF
sport
The consensus OF opinion among
the athletic governing bodies, uni
yersity faculties and prominent anna
teur athletic authorities shows an
majority against the In
which would permit base
ball player 90 jump from amateur 10
professional ranks and back again ac-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-03-10
DAVENPORT HIGH SCHOOL
HAS WONDERFUL RECORD

Following is the 1914 basketball rec
ord of the Davenport high school. the
team having won all of it's games:
Davenport. 2s; Columbus Junction, s.
Davenport. %; Alumni, %.
Davenport, II; Columbus Junction.
13.
Davenport, IS; Muscatine, ..
Davenport. As; Iowa City. 3.
Davenport. 46: Clinton. 80.
Davenport, 10: Cedar Rapids. s.
Davenport. 20: Muscatine, 20.
Davenport. so: Moline, IA.
Davenport, 81; Rock Island, IS.
Davenport, 50: Moline. 26.
Davenport. Al; Iowa City. IL.
Davenport. 80: Clinton, IS.
Davenport. SO; Rock Island. IS.
Davenport. %; Cedar Rapids, Z.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-03-10
BEAU FIELDING A PUZZLE.
He Was the Enigma of English Social
Life In His Day. 81

Beau Fielding was a young man o.,
fashion in the reign of William III.
His house was sumptuously furnished.
his hunters. hacks and racers were OF
great value. and The kept table OF
princely hospitality" He had no os-
tensible source of income. yet appear
ed to be rolling in wealth. All that
was known of him was that he was
the fifth son of Thomas Wilson. an
Impoverished gentleman of Leicester
shire. Evelyn describes him as very
young man, civil and good natured.
but of no great force of character
and very sober and of good fame
All attempts TO discover his secret,
were vain ain his most careless hours
or amusement he kept strict guard
over his tongue and left gossip to-
conjecture what it pleased" sfsi
He redeemed his fathers estate and.
portioned of his sisters and when re-
rnonstrated with on his extravagance
replied that, however long his life
should last. he would always have
enough to live in the same way. Some
said it was he who had robbed the
Holland mail, for which another man
had suffered; others that he depended
upon the gambling table. though he
never played for large sums. He was
the enigma of social life till his career
was cut short by a duel. His adversary
was at that time young man abous
town like himself. John Law, who:
afterward became the founder OF tne,
famous Mississippi scheme by which
half of France was ruined. When the
mysterious Beau died he left only a
few pounds behind him and not
scrap of evidence to enlighten public
curiosity. gJ
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-03-10
CRITICISlNG A CRITIC.
Points For the Purist Who FounS
Flaws In Gray's "Elegy."

Flaws ] n Gray'S "Elegy.
To LOOK for and find in masterpieces
little flaws real or ina gined. is an oc
cupa ton that must have its mysterious
joys, otherwise. as it brings no profit
the task would not command all the
time and labor that are devoted to it
nor would every such discovery be SC
exuitingly proclaimed. This condition
is based, or. rather. its repetition. by
the letter in which correspondent
confessed that, having heard verbal
perfection ascribed to Gray's "Elegy.'
he was moved carefully TO examine the
verses on the chance OF proving this
praise undeseryed. And he did. he
thinks. having found no less than two
errors in the lines:
Their name, their years. spelt by the I'M
lettered muse
The place of fame and elegy supply,
And many a holy text around she strews
To teach the rustic moralist to die.
Name" should be names" this au-
thority declares, for the reason that
the stones bore not one but several
names, and many a holy text" being
singular, demands teaches" instead of
''teachi''
WV. just ~ 'ihy thC NViu
name" in the singular and not in the
plural might be made the subject of in
genious inquiry. with any one Of half a
dozen sufficient explanations as recon-
pense and all inconclusive. but to see
force in the diversity of village patro
nymics-that requires more than inge
nuity; it demands perversity. AS for
many a holy text" that does indeed.
the grammarians say. insist that
verb in immediate sequence be singu
lar. Even the grammarians admit.
however. with innumerable writers of
both verse and prose. that il the verb
be in later clause the plural idea in
volved in many" can properly be al
lowed TO govern. Would our CORE
spondent insist that when the estima-
BILE w. Scott. quoted by Goold Brown
in debating this very question, wrote
In Hawick twinkled many a light,
Behind him soon they set in night
the they" should have been turned to
it," The change would at least be
amusing. That much can be said.
Critics of this sort never will learn
that rules for linguistic usage are not
applied to but are deduced from writ
ers like Gray and Scott. that what
such men do is right because they do
it and that no further Justification is
York Times.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-03-10
MIDCE TIERNEY
WANTS ANOTHER
Peoria Boy Would Meet Young
Sinnet Again-Carr Gre
ates Laugh Here.

Nudge Tierney. the bantamweight
prospect VINO met Young" frankie
Sinnet before the Moline Olympic
club a short time ago. and who was
Knocked completely out of the running
In the fourth round. is anxious TO take
another lacing. according to his man
aScr. Frank Carr. who says he will
meet the local boy again on a winner
take all basis.
cars second challenge will bring a
smile TO the faces of fans who wit
messed the efforts OF Tierney against
Sinnet. Nudge didn't have a look in
and never will against Sinnet. Carr
claimed broken hand for Tierney.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-03-10
BATTLING BURCE
QUITS The RING
Fast Moline Bantamweight Is
Done With Pugiistic Work
He Says.

Battling Burge of the Moline Olym-
pic club. fast little bantamweight,
has announced that he is out of the
ring for good and will never enter it
again. He has handed his formal res
ignation TO the club officials.
Burge was recently. shaded by
Young" Henderson of Rock Island in
an eight-round grueling. and gives as
his reason for quitting, parental OBJ
jections. Burge has been in the ring
but a year and won all of his bouts
with the exception of the one against
Henderson, the Rock Island youth
proving too strong for him.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-03-10
EAST MOLINE TO
have BALL CLUB
Fans Meet and Organize for the
1914 Season and Officers
Are Named.

The baseball boosters OF East Mo
line have organized for the 1914 sea
son and elected the following officers
President-Herbert Tom.
Vice northumberland Milloen.
Secretary-Scott Evans.
Treasurer-G. A. Kinnander.
Directors-T. J. Schaffer, Glebb
Coakley and Ralph DOGGY.
a manager will be appointed at a
near future date and complete plans
made for the coming season. Efforts
will be made to arrange games with a
number of fast Independent teams in
this state and Iowa.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-03-10
Sox Seconds Lose Again.

San Bernardino, Cal. March 10
Los Angeles beat the Sox II. here in
a loosely played game yesterday by a
score of ) to 4. Roge stopped the
Angels for five innings. but the Coast
leaguers seemed to like Timmersman' s
delivery and hit him hard. Tim also
was somewhat wild. being bothered
with sore whip.
Los Angeles sent Waldsworth. a
Fresno pitcher. against the Sox after
Ryan had his turn. Waldsmith had
bad time of it in the eighth. three
runs scoring in hurry. Blackburne
Played a great game at second.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-03-10
MOLINE RED MEN j
MAY PLAY FEDS
st. Louis or Chicago Feds May
Come to PIow City for Game
on Training Trip.

Moline baseball fans may have a
chance 10 see a Federal league club
in action if present plans of the Order
OF Redmen of that city materialize.
Negotiations are now under way to
get the st. Louis or Chicago Federafs
there for a game on their spring train
ing trips, and il is thought that this
will be an easy matter. The Feds ars
an outlaw organization and are having
a hard time to schedule games. 15-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-03-10
FRANK D0NNELLY SIGNS
AS THREE-EYE UMPIRE

Springfield, ILL.,, March 10.-Frank
Donnelly, last years manager of the
Watchmakers, has been selected by
President Tearney as an umpire for
the Three-Eye league this season ac-
cording to advice received by local
club officials. Tearney is steadily at
work on the arrangements for the
season and will shortly announce the
list of arbiters to work in the league
this year.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-03-10
DAVENPORT BOY NAMED
CAPTAIN OF QUINTET

Ames. Iowa, March 10.-John ID.
Swiney OF Davenport. sophomore in
the department of agronomy. was for
mally announced at the state college
today a. the 1915 captain of the Var
sity basketball squad. He was elect
ed to succeed Captain Hansel at the
close of the schedule with two Nebras-
ka teams at Lincoln.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-03-10
program with Chris Jordan of Toledo,
Ohio, as his opponent.
IN TRAINING CAMPS
sox Regulars Almost Win.

Sacramento Cal, March 10.-For a
while yesterday it looked as if the Sox
Regulars had found ball team that
could hit worse than they could, but
Sacramento's Wolves proved that they
were merely masquerading in sleeps
clothing by whaling out'a ninth
inning victory before the visitors could
to l.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-03-10
SOUTH HEIGHTS WILL
JOIN A CITY LEAGUE

j. +. Farrar, manager OF the South
Heights baseball team. announces that
his aggregation OF ball tossers will be
ready to take on any of the teams in
the city this season and that they es-
pecially favor entering the proposed
city baseball league which may be or
ganized here this year as The Argus
has suggested.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-03-10
BASKETBALL LEAGUE Is
ORGANIZED AT MOLINE Y

Under the direction of F. f. Pierson,
physical director of the Moline Y. VI.
c. A. the Sunday School Basketball
league has been organized. teams to
take part representing First and Sec
ond Congregationals. other teams will
probably enter before the season
starts. The season will begin at the
Y. NJ. c. A. gymnasium next Monday
evening. the schedule TO run for about
six weeks
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-03-10
FIELDER JONES WILL
NOT LEAD FEDERAlS

Portland. Ore. March 1O.-Fielder
Jones, president OF the Northwestern
Baseball league. said he had received
an offer from the Federal league. but
had refused TO accept It. He refused
10 state what the offer had been or
what his attitude would be in case fur
Their oyertures We're made.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-03-10

ton, ILL.,, that he has competed deals
for Pitcher Smithson, last year in the
Nebraska State league, Pitcher Thorn
as from the Cotton States league and
Pitcher Coppess. But little is known
about Coppess here, but from Hough's
letter it appears that he has made a
hit with the manager.