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Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1914-04-11
A CHURCHMAN'S TESTIMONY.

The Rev. Edmund Heslop of Wig
ton, Pa, suffered from Dropsy for
year. His limbs and feet were swol-
len and pulled. He had heart fut-
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1914-04-11
Armstrong PUDDING,

One cup finely chopped suet. one
cup molasses, one cup milk, one cup
half cups -four, one teaspoon of soda.
spices of all kinds. Steam three hours.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1914-04-11
For Iron Rust Stains.

Put the juice of one lemon, two tea
spoonfuls of salt and a cup of water
On the fire and as soon as 1t boils dip
the stairad article In 1t,
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1914-04-11
Shake Into Your Shoes

Aliens Foot Ease, powder for the feet
1t cures painful. swollen. smarting, sweat
ing feet Makes new shoes easy. Sold
by all Druggists and Shoe Stores. Don't
accept any substitute. Sample FREE.
Address A. 8. Olmsted, LIE Roy. N. y
Adv,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-02-24
Franchise On SaLe-N1ary offer
HANK 0'DAY WILL
REMAIN CUB BOSS
Receives Gladstone News at
Tampa Following ousting
of Charles Murphy.

Tampa, Fla. Feb. 24.-Manager
Hank o'Day received gladstone news
yesterday. II came in the form OF a
telegram which stated that he was to
be retained as manager of the Cubs
regardless OF the change OF owner
ship OF the Chicago club.
The telegram was sent by Secretary
Thomas. and was TO the effect that
Charles p Taft had authorized
Thomas to intern O'Day that the lat
ter's contract as manager would ho.d
good and that the new manager was
to continue his work just as il nothing
had happened. While O'Day had not
worried to any great extent, the tele-
gram cleared the situation of all doubt
as to where he stands. and he was
glad TO hear from the club owner.
ODay sprung surprise on his ath-
letes last night by announcing that a
five inning practice game would take
place today between two picked teams.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-02-24
GRAPPLERS ARE
READY FOR BOUT

Chicago. Ill, Feb. 24.-Both Charley
Cutler and Gustav Fristensky will
climb through the ropes for their mat
battle in the Coliseum tonight supreme
" confident OF victory. Each took
light workout yesterday as final pre-
paration and each declared himself in
perfect condition.
Wrestling fans have found it diff
cult task to pick a probable winner.
The rival grapplers are about equal in
weight. Cutler may have an advantage
of three or four pounds, but the mar
gin is of little importance in a match
in which both contestants tip the beam
around the 24O pound mark.
Fristensky undoubtedly is one of the
strongest men that ever entered ring
for a mat clash. The ease with which
he tossed about such men as Americas
and Samson was revelation TO local
fans. The Bohemian says he never has
lost a wrestling match at the catch-as-
catch-can style, but in Cutler he Will
meet probably the best trial horse
in America.
The showing of Fristensiy in prev
ious bouts here has stirred Cutler to
train much harder than is his custom
and if the foreigner can beat the local
grappler there will be only Zbyszko
left between him and a possible clash
with Frank Gotch for the worlds title.
RaouI de Rouen, the "Roughhouse'
Frenchman. who reused the wrath Of
police officials by hist tactics in bouts
here some time ago. will appear in the
semi-windup with Paul Samson as his
opponent. Frank Dalkus. who was
slated 10 tackle Bill Ioffufr III the pre-
liminary injured himself in training
and a substitute match will replace the
original bout carded.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-02-24

New York shortly after KiIbane won
the belt, all who saw Jimmy Dunn re-
marked what a nice appearance he
made He is especially fond of apricot
shades with a stripe or check of green
in them Seldom if ever viii the en-
tire suit contain the complete pat
tern.
1t is when manager matches his
wits with promoter in arranging for
a bout that the call is made on his in
telligence Frequently when the dis
cussion of the purse is at hand 1t is
found necessary for a manager to have
a good head for figures. He must know
how TO count or he may lose out in the
articles. Then. too, he must know
how to add.
One of the chief requisites of the
fighters manager, however, is oratory
or eloquence. When manager has a
fighter he wants to push along he
often calls on the sporting editor and
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-02-24
START SOUTH THURSDAY
New Yerk Squad Will Pick Up Play.
ers al Cincinnati.

Ne= York. Feb. 24.-Plans for as
sembling the New York American
league clubs players at the Texas
training camp were announced last
night Next Thursday the vanguard OF
the team viii leave here for Houston.
Arthur Irwin. Mike Bergen. and Train
~ Charles Barrett will be in charge OF
the party. which will include Maisel.
FISHER. Eschen. Rudy and Quinn.
~ Cincinnati on Friday Irwin will
pick up PeckinpauEh. GiIhooley. Walsh.
Channel. Gossett Rogers. White.
Boone. Brown. Sullivan and Walter
Hutchinson. the left handed pitcher
signed By Frank Chance on the recon-
nendation OF the former Cub trirler.
lack Taylor. who had the youngster
Eith him in JACKSONVILLE. o, last sea
goa.
The contingent OF pitchers now at
10; Springs. led BY Coach Tom DAILY.
Uil arrive IN Houston about tie same
time as the small squad. Frank Chance
viii be there Sunday morning 10 re-
eeive the players.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-02-24
.SYNDICATES MAKE
OFFERS FOR CUBS
Taft Will Have No Trouble, IN
Disposing of Chicago =
Nationals.

Chicago, H., Feb 24.-If reports cir
culated yesterday are true. Charles p.
Taft will have no trouble in finding
some one to take the Chicago National
league baseball club off his hands In
dications are that he will get out with
a handsome profit, even if he did have
to nav over s5O0.00 for Charles wv.
Murphy's SO per cent of the stock last
Saturday.
A local syndicate, represented by AT
torney Louis j. Behan, yesterday teie'
graphed an offer of 100000 to Mr..
Taft for 81 per cent of the stock, and
according to the attorney the syrfdl'
cate is prepared to pay more than
81 100000 for the entire stock, mean
ing only the franchise and players.
The figures were so large that base
ball men in Chicago refused to be-
lieve the offer was made in good faith,
but Attorney Behan last night an
nounced positively that such an offer
had been made and followed by say
ing he had received reply from Mr.
Taft asking him to come to Cincinnati
for a conference. Behan will leave
tomorrow morning and will meet Mr.
Taft late in the afternoon. He VIII
have with him certified check for
500, 900 to post as first payment IL
the offer il accepted.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-02-24

Perhaps OF all sporting persons the
fighters manager comes in for the
least encomium and pleasant COM
ment on the sport page. This is not
as it should be. The managers of our
most prominent scrappers are hard
working and deserving little guys.
They work untiringIy for the success
and promotion of their charges. And
what do they get out of it? Very lit
tie at all except a fat percentage.
1t must not be thought that any or
binary dub can be a manager. \
fighters manager must be man of in
teIIigence and education. a shrewd,
keen-witted man and a good mixer.
He must be able TO talk cony1ncIngIy
and wear neat but not gaudy garb.
Jimmy Dunn, Johnny Kilbane's man.
ager. is one of the neatest dresser in
the managing profession. While in
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-02-24
DECATUR MAY NOT
STAY IN THREE-I
Teams Financial Condition Is
Poor and Franchise MAY BE
Placed on Market.

r.ostur. Ill. Feb. 2f-Decatur's
--c.peeis Tor 4 baseball team this COM
g. season is not any too bright. &C
-,-s,ne 10 the story given out here
49, OF the men who have been inter
.-,eS in baseball in the past and who
-. oromised 10 be identified with
-. ssrne in Decatur this coming sea
-, have been laying back. thinking
"a ne Big Chief in baseball in
r,.rs.ur Tor many years. would take
- ana put a team in the field This
- ,o.i-ively refuses to do and he has
- his final declaration on this sub
e.. Il f. up 10 other persons 10 be-
cope active and try and place Decatur
a. the baseball map.
A. present there are 10 players on
,bo local roster and most OF the play
-. are aq good as any in the Three-l
fsarue. With George VI. Reed As man
Ger and a good sound business man
tcbind the game. there Is no doubt
-, that Decatur VIII be up with
,ba leading teams OF the league. There
q. money 10 be made in baseball in
Dscaiur. for as far as the past fnan-
r.1A rnuua AA0AA va NHaA AAHAe - H+--H -
81 IL f. On the best shape that il has
ever been in. The old debt viii be
sauared. but money is needed 10
enauce the club for the coming sea-
sou and until this money Is obtained
the prospects are Tar from being
bright
II Is possible for the team 10 go on
another season with a little money
and get in a position TO be paying
proposition or az least not loser II
Is believed there are surely enough
lovers OF the National game who viii
cone 20 the rescue nov and keep De
catur up with the other large cities
q this state. However. until they
Do. there is a possibility that there
viii be no baseball in Decatur. Rock
Island Is not after baseball and they
would no doubt grab of the local
franchise in a minute. II Is 10 be
hoped that enough business men who
are interested in good clean sport viii
come in a. once and see that the
club will have enough money to start
right and go through the season
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-02-24

tells the sport ed. how good his man
is. This is where the eloquence comes
in. When the manager explains how
it was that his boy lost all of MS
fights thus far the sport editor Is apt
to scott and deride him. However, II
the manager can speak convincingiy
perhaps the editor Will believe him.
And the next day hell run three
column picture of the fighter recon-
mending that he be matched with
Mike Gibbons.
There are quite a few managers who
can talk in this surprisingly convinc-
ing way. They could sell ice to Eskl-
mos. As proof of this. consider quite
a few of the heavyweights we might
mention now extant in our land. Iney
are where they are because they hao
managers who could chatter IN tai
ented fashion. Fighters managers are
among the most important of our I'M
sung heroes.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-02-24
NORTHERN TEAM
Gets TROUNCING
Augustana Easily Defeats Gus
tavus Adolphus in First Of
Two Basketball Games.

Minnesota's last years champions
we're vanquished last night by Angus
tana college in one Of the fastest
basketball contests seen in the local
gymnasium this season. When the
smoke of the battle cleared away II
was found that the aspirants for the
Illinois title this year had tucked the
fight away by a score of 81 to s.
The Minnesota team was strong IN
Dassing the ball Some of the fastest
team work seen here this year was
pulled off by the G. a. men. In basket
shooting. however, they fell down woe
fully. although they had several OPP
portunities OF scoring a. long range.
Luck seemed to be against the north
erners. Time and again the ball would
hit the ring of the basket or roll with
i'm the circle, only 10 bounce out again.
In the first half the Minnesota team
was unable to make single field
basket. the only score secured being
lone foul throw.
In the recent tournament at st.
Peter. Mimi. between the two teams,
Augistana won the first game % to p.
The second one went to Gustavus
Adolphus. however, by a score OF Il
to 10. The two teams meet again to-
night. when Augustana will try to
make it three out of four games for
tho years series.
The lineup:
Ausustana - Stem and Anderson.
forwards: Swedberg, center: Berg and
Hultgren. guards.
Gustavus Adolphus-Mead and An
derson. forwards: Lundquist, center;
Daehn. Peterson and Lundholm,
guards.
Field goals-Sten 5. Anderson 4.
Swedberg !. Anderson ], Lundquist ?.
Foul goals-Sten out of attmepis,
Mead / out of four attempts, Daehn L
out OF attempts.
Referee-Kellogg Of. Iowa City. Scor-
er-Kempe. Neutrality-suspicious.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-02-24
KLOVE'S BOWLERS ARE
DOWNEO BY MUSKlES

Klove's Colts iourneyed 10 Muse~'
tine last evening, where they met de-
fea; at the hands OF the Commercial
CLUB bowlers on the latter's alleys.
The locals started out we'll, but the
strain OF rolling on strange alleys
soon began TO tell. The locals lost by
a margin OF about $50 pins.
Klove plans revenge for the defeat
when the Muscatine FIVE will meet the
locals in q match game here March ).
Another match game will be rolled
Friday. Feb. y. when the Colts meet
Aledo in a return game. at the Harms
alleys. Several weeks ago the Colts
defeated the Aledo quintet by $50 pins.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-02-24
Loss of Appetite.

Is the final signal of disorder and
decay. The usual loss of appetite
is often caused by functional distur-
Dances in the stomach. The stomach
fails 10 do the work required, the
appetite is gone. and the body suf-
fers from lack OF nourishment- Such
a stomach needs TO be cleaned and
sweetened. Meritol Tonic Digestive
is made especially to assist the stom-
ach TO digest food. and promote a
healthy appetite. This remedy is
sold on our positive guarantee. and
we ask you 20 give it trial. II is
A genuine tonic. r. O. Rolls. Rock
Island. H.. exclusive agent.-tAdv)
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-02-24
DAVENPORT ATHLETICS
LEAGUE STANDINGS.
Results Of Games.

Arsenal VS.. Foundry & Machine Co.
Forfeit TO Arsenal.
Locomotive Works, IS; Gordon &
Van Tine, 4.
Tri-Cty Button Co. i6; Bettendorf
Shops. 10.
No change resulted in the standings
OF the leading clubs in the National
league of the City Indoor Baseball as
ISOLATION as a result of the games Sat
urdav night on the Y. NJ. G. \. floor.
The Locomotive Works won from Cor
don & Van Tine by a score of IS TO 4
and the Foundry & Machine Co, for
feited TO the arsenal.
The Tri-City Button Co. and the
Bettendorf Shops played the best game
OF the series. The button cutters won
16 to 10 with two landslides of seven
scores each in the first two innings.
Following are the players of the
various teams:
Arsenal-Alger, King. Rosenbaum.
Dreadfield. Werthmann, Thomas. Alex,
Boetcher and Bottle.
Locomotive Works-Fulbe, T. Pow
ers II. Powers. ]. Spiegel. Bell, Lee
Claire Spiegel. Case and OFT
Gordon G. Van Tine-Schultz,
Swisher. Slabey. Hearn. Daasch. Bus
ter. Paul. Moore and Williams.
Observation-Disclosures. Jungbluth, Fos-
ter. Peterson. Cook. Lennon, Hengot.
Lilly and Grouse
Tri-City Button Co.-Behin. Goede.
Bixler. Melius. O'Brien. Hussett. Me
Illus. Behen and Schowens.
Basketball League.
E-ntfnw-fpn the results of the
Saturday night games in the Sunday
School League Basketball league OF
the "Y."
St PauI's Catholic. 10; St Johns
Methodist. !.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-02-24

Brooklyn, y. Y. Feb. -24.-The cali
Der OF the men behind the new Brook
lyn Federal league club seems to in
sure its success. The dough bag"
of the club is Robert VI. Ward, mil
iionaire business man, who is prepared
20 spend a lot OF money 10 make the
Brooklyn feds a success.
John VI. Ward. secretary and bust
ness manager of the local Fed team,
has announced thai the Feds will not
conflict with the Brooklyn Nationals.
There is no use OF playing against
the Dodgers when we can Just as
well play in Brooklyn while the other
BROOKLYN team is on the road. Dur
ing the brotherhood war there were
many conflicting dates in the circuits,
with the results that the fans became
disguised with both factions and re-
manned away from both ball parks
There may be a few conflicting
dates with the other Brooklyn club
during the early part OF the season,
hut these will be unavoidable because
OF the time II will take to build the
gFands-and at Washington park
Work on this Will begin IN a few days
Secretary Ward admitted that no
manager had been engaged for the
team as yet. He said this viii take
place in a short time.
THE manager who Will lead The
Brooklyn team will be man OF eX-
perience. VINO has been leader in a
major league" he said
Il IS believed that the man Ward
has IN mind is Jake Stahl, former
manager of the Boston Red Scx and
NOV. 4 hnnl.er IN ChicnEo.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-02-24
STAUDUHAR NEW HEAD OF
ROCK ISLAND ATHLETICS

At a meeting o. the Rock Island Ath-
lsJic club last evening Peter T. Staud-
". r. Ioseley. who has resigned TO
take up bis residence at Willmo-. Ark.
Claude Kipp was chosen treasurer 10
succeed Mr.. Stauduhar, whose resig-
Ration was made necessary by his ele-
Walton 70 the head Of the club. The
meeting was held a. the Stauduhar
home. 1905 Twenty-frst street. The
new president called a special meet
ng at the home Of Robert AckIey. Sf7
ISeaty-frs- street. TO arrange for a
dance. The club now has nearly 90
members.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-02-24
1he Skin and Not the eIood.

Until recently it has been gem
orally accepted theory that eczema
was a disease of the blood. Scfen-
tific Investigations have taught JUS
that eczema is positively a skin dis
case and durable through the skin
alone. Meritol Eczema Remedy is
applied directly to the diseased skin
Do not delay trying Meritol Eczema
Remedy H. o. Rolls, Rock Island,
ILL.,, exclusive agent.-(AdvD -
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-02-24

dered to do otherwise. The manager
hired a hall in North Chicago, two
miles distant, and produced the play
there last night He threatens to sue
the city for $4,000. The police here
after are to censor all local theatres.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-02-24
weddinq Halted BY Death.

Monmouth, Ill, Feb. 24.-The mar
rage of Ralph C. Holiday of Kirkwood,
Ill. and Miss Mary L. Golf of Blrmlng-
ham. Ala, was announced to take place
today at Birmingham, but telegram
brings the news of the sudden death
of the bride-elect of heart disease MI
Holiday is a graduate of West Point
and is a lieutenant in the regular army.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-02-24
PLANK ACCEPTS TERMS

Veteran Southpaw Agrees to Report At
Philadelphia.
Philadelphia, Pa, Feb. 24.-Eddie
Plank. the veteran pitcher of the Phil
adelphia American league team, yester-
day accepted Manager Mack's terms.
He agreed TO join the squad which will
leave here March for Jacksonville,
Fla. the Athletics spring training
camp.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-02-24
Gives $1,000 for Hospital.

Rockford, Ill. Feb. 24.-Ralph EN-
erson. a retired manufacturer, yester-
day gave Winnebago county $4,000, to
be used with a similar amount appro-
priated by the county board, Tor the
immediate erection of an isolation hos
pital.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-02-24
ILLINOIS NEWS
IIIinois Woman Aqed 100.

Dwight. Ill, Feb. 24.-Mrs. Mary
Ann Potter celebrated the one hun
dredth anniversary of her birth yester-
day. She received several hundred
rost cards and there was reunion OF
relatives She has lived in Dwight
nearly sixty years.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-02-24
pefies Waukeaan Mayor.

Waukegan. ILL.,, Feb. 24.-The city
commissioners yesterday revoked the
license of the Majestic theatre because
its manager defied the mayor and
threatened to present a play when or
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-02-24

Parkersburg, w. Va.-An overloaded
boat. containing nine persons, upset
and sank in West Fork river. Commo-
dore Mace, aged Is; Ezra Langford,
aged 16, and Alice Langford, aged 10,
were drowned.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-02-24
Released sIaye- Is Dead.

Bloomington, H.. Feb. 24.-John
Burton. who was sent - Joliet for the
murder of George Gottschalk and re-
leased last week in the final stages OF
tuberculosis, died here yesterday
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-02-24
Romorantin France-Niiss Charlotte

Romorantin, FrEnce-Miss Charioite
Herman. charged with aiding Ferdl'
nand Pinney Earle. American painter
in kidnapping his son from a frehSh
school. arrived from Norway Nhere
the pair was arrested. She WAS gwen
a hearing before an examining masis-
trate-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-02-24

St Paurs Lutheran. %: Calvary
Baptist, 2.
Berea Congregational, 10; Presby-
terrain, S.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-02-24
POLITICAL ADVERTISING.
For Township Collector

hereby announce my candidacy for
the nomination for the office of town
ship collector subject to the will OF
the democrats of Rock Island and ask
their support.
(Adv) r. HENRY W. NEo-
Omaha daily bee., 1914-12-21
Eating 70 Music.

War has been declared in Chicago on the
cafe and restaurant dance and the people are
rapidly taking sides. Mayor Harrison, heading
strong column OF generous-spirlted souls, de-
flies the enemy to do it's worst.
They'd be burning witches at the stake IL
we could move back century or two, these
folks who denounce the dining room dance"
says the mayor.
Wei. there is no end OF defense that might
be made for eating our meals to music and
dancing is musc--some dancing. DR.. johnson
said that "a man seldom thinks with more ear
nestness of anything than he does of his dinner"
Any little levity that leaves a good taste then
ought to be exactly the thing for him, Il would
seem. True. as Shakespeare put It, Things
sweet to taste prove in digestion sour" only
Shakespeare should have added" sometimes"
Eating ones dinner to the tune and grace of
high kicking is certainly not going TO give one
indigestion, especially II one is rather we'll along
in life. where ones digestion calls for artificial
excitement
or course, some folks are so far gone with
crabbedness that even comedy maidens' dancing
availeth naught TO help along the food to It's
God-given service, but there is no use deciding
the dance question one way or the other with
reference to them.
Some haze meat and Gamma eat,
And some would eat that want IT;
But We hae meat and we eat
Sac let the Lord be thankit
Perhaps. afte- all, one way to settle this
cafe dance matter would be TO submit IL to a
vote OF the patrons OF the dance cafe Besides
there are restaurants that do not have dancing
on the bill Of fare.
Omaha daily bee., 1914-12-21
Fee Grabbing Not in Favor.

Official circles in Illinois are undergoing a
far-reaching disturbance caused by a court de-
cision Just rendered declaring unconstitutional
and illegal the grabbing Of hundreds OF thou
sands Of dollars by county treasurers pre-
tended fees for collection OF the inheritance
taxes. For more than twenty years. It seems,
the treasurers over there have been holding out
as their own per cent of all the money taken
in from probated estates, which for one ncum-
bents term in Cook county amounts to over
100000, to be recovered back from him or his
bondsmen.
Now, the moral to the public is not that this
graft has been going on, but that It is now to be
stopped by constituting the section OF the con-
stitutlon, which declares treasurers shall be
paid salaries fixed by law, to mean what it says.
II this case had come up ten or fifteen years ago
we have no doubt hair-splitting lawyers and
technicality- hunting judges would have found
a way to help out the fee-grabbers, and let the
taxpayers hold the sack. But fee-grabbing is
no longer in favor anywhere-no more so in
Illinois than II is here in Nebraska--and public
officers who have their pockets lined with
money that does not belong there, will do we'll
to read the signs OF the times and put it back
as fast as they can.