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The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1914-05-14
THE COST OF WAR.

1t is with profound regret and
sinking heart that every thinking
citizen of mature years contemplates
the spectacle of the United States at
war. This feeling is evidenced by
many readers Of this newspaper and
is verified wherever men talk togeth-
err. There will be temptation for
some to despair of the ultimate trl-
umph of the cause Of peace-but this
need not be. Poignant present regret
is natural, but the cycles OF God S
good are long ones. Thee of US who
had direct knowledge of the dark
years of the civil war, and the later
born who saw the conflict with Spain
from it's beginning to the conclusion
of it, are without enthusiasm for
armed conflict. War is not a light
adventure, but a deep tragedy, and
in it's trail follow multitudes of evils
affecting powerfully and unfavorably
the business of the people and the
we'll being of their government.
1t is by direct experience that gen
erations of men, gain, each one TOR
itself, knowledge of war. 1llustra-
tive of the taught and the untaught
was the student demonstration at
Yale the other night, and very i'm
pressive was the talk of ex-President
Taft to the band of marching boys.
Gathered there were the INITIATED
and the man who had had his initia-
tion-the ardor of youth on the one
side, sober experience on the other.
IF war should come,' said Prof.
Taft, lit will not be a trail of glory
it will be a trail of woe There
never was truer depletion. We who
have seen woes burned into the ma
tional life throughout it's wide reach
can testify out Of knowledge. Take
the glamor off of history and the res
idum of war is dismally eloquent Of
woe. The losses in blood, in treas
ure, in human suffering testify; sc
do the indirect evils that wars faster
on the body polite, and no less thu
pension rolls that speak the gratitude
of the nation toward those who tigh
for us, but as we'll irrevocably faster
upon the public treasury a burden
that never reaches maturity and dis
charge. Wars are never paid for
generation after generation pays IL
turn, and the legacy of debt goes on
Springfield Republican.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1914-05-14
Coughed for Three Years.

II am a lover of your godsend to
humanity and science. Your medi-
cine, Dr. Kings New Discovery, cur
ed my cough of three years stand
ing" says Jennie Flemming, of New
Dover, Ohio. Have you an annoy
ing cough? Is it stubborn and won't
yield to treatment? Get soc bottle
of DR.. Kings New Discovery today.
What it did for Jennie Flemming it
will do for you, no matter how stub
born or chronic cough may be. 1t
stops cough and stops throat and
lung trouble. Relief or money back.
SOC and 800 at your druggist.
Bucklen's Arnica Salve for pim-
pies. "A .5 4 Z.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-12-04

Admiral Charles p. Hanley, OF Mus
catine, in notifying boatment of Rock
Island OF the meeting declares the re-
gattas of the Valley association" have
grown TO such proportions that it is
an immense undertaking for a club to
accept the responsibility of putting on
the event. For the past three or four
years these regattas have drawn the
greatest boats in the country and
crowds OF from $4,000 to $4,000 peo-
pie. The association officials propose
TO make such changes in plans as will
encourage widespread building of the
smaller type Of class racing boats, and
il is likely the prizes in the smaller
classes will be increased while some
of the larger classes are reduced.
Changes in some of the rules will also
be considered.
The deliberations of the Davenport
meeting next Sunday will then be pre-
scented for ratification TO the mid-win-
ter convention OF the association
which will be held in Chicago during
the week of the national motor boat
show which opens there Feb. 81.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-12-04
ALL-STAR TEAM
RAPED BY STAGE
Midway Coach Declares No
Newspaper Man Is Quail
fed to Pick One.

Chicago, Dec. Coach A. A. Stage
of the University of Chicago gives an
enumeration of some of the greatest
Maroon football players and at the
same time hotly rebukes the custom
of newspapers selecting all-star elevens
in a lengthy contribution to the Daily
Maroon. the university student daily
paper. yesterday. The coach cata-
logues Des Jardicn. Shull and Russell
as three of the best Chicago players
of the year. and lists Des Jardien and
Russell with the football immortals Of
the Midway school.
In discussing the custom of select
ing all star elevens at the close of the
annual football season Director Stage
states that there is no person living
who is qualified to make a selection of
even an all-conference team. let alone
an all-western or all-American eleven"
This, according TO the coach. is be
cause the newspaper writer's are likely
to overlook the work of players on de-
tense for the men who are constantly
carrying the ball
Bunk is the term used by the
coach TO describe most of the football
writing. as we'll as ''four-ffths" of the
baseball stuff
"All coaches who have had much
experience know that it is only by
close watching OF their own candidates
through days OF practice that they can
fully determine who are best qualified
TO fill the different positions, and to
concede that il Is possible for any
man who is busy creating
his story to be able to do justice in
the selection of an all-conference or all
western team, after seeing some of
the teams. or even all the teams, in
action throughout the season, is most
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-12-04
OANVERS TEAM ARRIVES
FOR BATTLE WITH OEPAUL

Chicago. H.. Dec. 4.-Sixteen mem
bers OF the st. Johns preparatory
school football team OF Danvers. Mass.
arrived in town at 8 o'clock last night
and Immediately went TO bed at the
Great Northern hotel. All reported
themselves INT for the intersectional
game with De Paul academy at the
White Sox ball park tomorrow. Coach
Carroll refused to make a prediction
as to the outcome OF the game, but
felt confident that if the easterners
play as well as they have all season
they would give De Paul the hardest
battle OF the year Carroll also an
nounced that his eleven was among
the lightest in the east. barely reach
ing the $50 pound average, but what
was lost In beef was made up in
speed.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-12-04
JIMMY COLLINS, FORMER
BOSTON STAR, is DYING

Boston, Mass. Dec. Jimmy Col
Inns, considered by many the greatest
third baseman that ever prayed the
game. is dying of pneumonia at MS
home in Buffalo. Word was received
here by his sister-in-law, Mrs. Thomas
F. Goode, wife of a police captain, and
Che left Immediately for Buffalo. Col
Inns played on the first American
league team that Boston ever had, and
was manager of the team that won
the first worlds series between Bos-
ton and Pittsburgh in 1903 He led
his team to victory the next year. too.
He is ending his days in the city that
gave him his start in baseball, having
been born there IL years ago.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-12-04
Shaded area shows precipitation of
WEATHER CONDITIONS.

The southern storm which appears
to be central over Georgia has been at
tended by rains wrom the Ohio and
lower Mississippi valleys TO the south
Atlantic coast, with heavy rain at
Knoxville, Tenn, and Montgomery
Ala. Precipitation on the Pacific coast
and the Rocky mountain plateau has
accompanied the western disturbance
which overlies the Pacific slope. with
the greatest barometric depression on
the coast OF southern Oregon High
pressures prevail from the ST. Law
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-12-04
WHITE TO FIGHT TONIGHT
WITH FRANKIE CALLAHAN

Chicago. ILL.,. Dec. 4.-The eyes of
local boxing fans will be focused to-
night on St. Louis, where Charley
White, the local lightweight. hooks up
in an eight-round bout with frankie
Callahan, who halls from Brooklyn.
This battle promises to be most in
teresJing one for several reasons.
This Callahan person gave Whites
brother Jack an artistic lacing at
Memphis a few days ago, and Charles
is going out TO get revenge for the
family.
One might be led to think after hear
ing his monicker that the Brooklyn
boy is an Irishman, but he isn't. Like
White, he is a Jew, and it will be
battle of pair of the same race. Cal
lahans real name is Sam Hoffman.
Another bout scheduled for tonight
will see Mike Gibbons in action. The
st. Paul phantom hooks up with wild
Bob" Moha over the 1O-round route at
Hudson, Wis. Gibbons has the class,
but Moha always is dangerous with
the punch.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-12-04
LARGE SEAT SALE
FOR BOXING BOUT
Schieberl- Dams Glove Exhib1-
ton at Empire Promises
to Be Fast Affair.
LOUIS ElSMAN A VISITOR
Former Manager Of Abe AtteII to Wit
ness the Go-Card to Be Put
on After vaudeville.
LOUIS ElSMAN A VISITOR

Peanuts Schieberl, fast Rock Island
scrapper, who is to meet Andy Dams,
Monmouth, in a ten round glove exhibit
ton at the Empire tonight, states to
day that he will be disappointed if the
women are not in attendance. Peanuts
is strong for the fair sex and likes to
perform before them, and it is prob
able that many of them will be pres
ent. The advance sale of tickets for
the athletic show has been very large
and practically all of the ringside seats
have been disposed of.
Andy Dams, Peanuts opponent, ar
rived at 2 o'clock this afternoon from
Chicago on the Rocky Mountain limit
ed. He was accompanied by Louis Els
man, former manager of Abe Attell,
now secretary and manager of the new
Casino theatre in Chicago. Frank
Whitney of Cedar Rapids may also
come here to view the match.
Peanuts has been working out daily
at Clifford's gymnasium with his
sparring partners, Young Eagle Eye
and Young Evers of Moline
Have Good Program.
The card will be put on directly
after the first show, the first prelimi-
nary starting at 10 o'clock when Bobby
Bylund, Moline, will meet A. l.. Otens,
Maquoketa, in a wrestling match, best
two out of three falls, catch-as-catcn-
can rules prevailing. Both are well
terweights and two of the fastest in
this section. Young Eagle Eye, Rock
Island, will box six rounds with Jack
Racer, Davenport, in no decision at
fair. and Peanuts and Andy Dams will
the program in 10-round
bout, no decision go.
The business men and fans of the
tri-cities have been clamoring for a
chance to see the curly headed Rock
Island idol in action, so the show was
arranged under the auspices of the
Athletic club. All of the
promise to be fast and clean.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-12-04
GLEASON NAMED
TO LEAD ELEVEN

Will Gleason, Rock Island high
schools star tackle and half back, who
was given honorable mention for the
all-state team by a leading Aurora
daily and was given a berth at half on
the second all state team by the sama
paper, was the man chosen last even.
ing by the letter" men of the local
high school to captain the 1915 grid
iron squad.
Gleason has the desirable qualities
of a captain, in that he is fast, heady,
aggressive, and is an experienced foot
ball man, having played on the high
school team of 1912, making his "R l."
that year in football and basketball.
high. but at the beginning of the pres
ent school year he decided to come
back and complete his education. Near
ly all of the "R. l." men were present
at the meeting last night and Gleason
won by a close margin.
He received nine woes, just one more
than a majority, Nichols getting four.
Ackley two. James one and Gaetjer
one. No nominations were made, an
informal ballot being taken. E. F.
Burch of the Athletic association pre-
sided. With Gleason as pilot and
Nichols, Ackley, James. Gaetjer and
Henry back in school next year, the
prospects for winning eleven are
bright.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-12-04

Pittsburgh. Dec 4.-Charles Toby
Fullerton of this city claims the honor
of having started Bill James on the
road to baseball glory. Here is the
story Fullerton told when asked if it
were true that he had a hand in
teaching James to throw the spit ball:
Jack Barry, the former New
York Giant. was manager of the
Seattle club in 1912, and called all
his recruits and regular players to-
gether about the 18th of March at
Seattle for spring training. Among
these boys was a well-built, fine
looking blonde. whom Barry evident
ly took a dislike to right at the
start, on account of the color of his
hair. as Barry had played under
John j. McCloskey. and all the world
knows how the latter hates a blonde,
and Barry had the same feeling for
them.
During the spring training James
showed up fairly well, having good
action but no curve or splitter, and
as | was his roommate and thought
a lot of him / asked him if he would
like to learn to throw the spit ball
He was delighted with the oppor
tunity, and we went to work together
1T was awful hard work at first,
and Bill never knew whether he was
going TO hit the dirt in front of the
plate or throw the ball over the
stand. Barry decided to work him
in the opening game, just to show
Z n he Grf nitphar and |
must say that Bill wasn't much of
a success in his first game.
"A few days later we went to
Victoria, B. C., TO play a series, and
Bill was again started but failed to
slightest mistake made, and the re
suit was that Bill was losing his |
confidence.
After he had had four starts he
hadn't COPIED a victory, and Barry |
was going 10 can him, and told me
at the hotel that he was going to re-
lease James when they got back to /
Seattle. / told Barry that it was .
all his fault that Bill was not max
ing good. and asked him to start the
boy the next day and leave him in
even il the other side made a hun
dred runs. / had talk with Bill be
fore the game and told him to be
sure and lob the ball up to the plate.
1.-The opposing clubs all knew that
Bill was wild and took the first ball.
AS the game progressed Bill had re-
gained his confidence. and shut out
his opponents l TO 0. Soon after that
he won 16 straight games. Barry lost
mis- Job and the Seattle club won ths
cennant that year.
"In addition to James we had
with us also Whaling and Mann, of
he Boston Braves. | am gratified to
know that l was the man that first
aught the now great pitcher the art
IF using the spit ball. which is great
asset in his repertoire
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-12-04
NEAL R RkINf
G. u r Is

Is certain and absolutely harmless
treatment for the Drink Habit. No
hypodermic injenctions or deleterious
drugs used during the treatment A
satisfactory result is positively guar
anteed. Everything strictly confiden-
tial. Only three days time required
to complete treatment. For full infor-
nation call. write or phone the Neal
Institute. S21 Farnam street, Daven-
port, Iowa.
Drug Habits also treated. (Adv.)
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-12-04
r y PIT u r E
Nature Has Provided Way Of Restor-
ing Natural Strength to the
Weakened Muscles Which
Is the Only Cure.

one out OF ten I see have been on
Grated upon; nine out of ten cannot get
truss to hold. | have cured rupture
OF 90 years standing and in persons of
size; size quart and half peck measure
nave mad a greater experience in rup-
-ure practice than any physician In
america and you Will enjoy a visit with
me Whether you accept my services or
not When you consult me, I'll exam
me you FREE. and If you need my ser
vices III tell you: II not ! do not want
your money have nothing for YOU
you nave nothing for me. / have. had
over Twenty Years Experience NilI
show you the difference between skill
and guess work -
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-12-04
OF inch CT more.

renee valley and the lake region
southwark 10 Texas. with the crest of
the high over southern Ontario. Owing
to the eastward NOV ement of these
conditions, partly cloudy weather is in
dicated for this vicinity tonight and
Saturday, with slightly colder tonight.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-12-04
MAKE FIGHT FOR
WALTER JOHNSON
Clark Griffith Proposes Contest
in Courts to Prevent
Jump to Feds.
SAYS HE HAS A CONTRACT
Feared That His Move May Re Dupli-
Gated by Milan, Next Most Val
liable Man on Team.

WASHINGTON. Dec 4-Walter John
son will not go TO the Federal league
withou: a fight in the courts with the
Washington American team, OF which
he has been the hope and mainstay
fer seven years. Manager Clark Grit
nth. learning last night without great
surprise. but with frankly admitted
regret. of the famous pitchers deal
with the Chicago Federals, declared
he had an option on Johnson's services
for another year and would sue him
TO the end of the earth before he
would allow IL to be broken.
There was provision in the 1914
contract" said Griffith, whereby l
obtained an option on JOhnsCl's serv-
ices for the 1915 season. Twenty-Five
hundred dollars OF the $4,000 salary
which he has received was given for
the specific purpose OF receiving an
option in 1915 upon Johnson. I am
convinced that he has violated the
agreement and ! will sue him to the
end of the earth before ] acknowledge
his right to sign with the Federals."
Milan May Follow Suit.
Speculation as TO what effect John
sons action would have upon other
players OF the Washington team is rife
here. Il has been rumored that Clyde
Milan. center fielder and JOhnson's
closest friend. might 20 10 the Federal
camp
johnson has been the star and prop
CT the Washington team almost ever
since he began his major league ca
reer here in 1905. Beginning as an
awkward country youth. his wonder
full ability quickly developed and by
the end of fis fourth season he was
hailed by many critics as the greatest ,
OF all pitchers. For five years he
struggled along, pitching remarkable I
Eall for a losing team. a hopeless tail :
ende:
When Clark Griffith took hold of the
team in 1912 and turned it into a win .
ner, Johnson came into mis- own, and 1
started TO smash records for games i
wen, scoreless innings. strike-outs, |
etc. The strengthened team became I
a pennant contender. jumping from the 1
bottom TO second place the first year /
1t finished second again in 1913 and /
third this year
Here is the Record. I
JOhlsOn's record for the seven years
which ne has pitched for Washington
follows
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-12-04
POWER BOAT men
TO HAVE MEETING
Conference in Davenport Sun
day Preliminary to Mid
winter Session.

IN order TO place the annual regatta
OF the association on a basis that viii
make il financially profitable. and en-
able the cities along tie Mississippi
river 10 stage it with the assurance Of
making money instead of losing il,
meeting Of the officials OF the Mis-
sfissipp Valley Power Boat association
will be held at Davenport on Dec. 8.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-12-04
TO FIGHT TEAM-LIMIT RULE
McGraw Wants Squad of Fifty Play
ers at Camp,

eTS at SdnD,
NoT York Doc. 4.-The proposal to
limit the number of players to be car
ried by National league clubs, which
it is said will be brought up at the
annual meeting of the league here
next week, will be fought by Manager
John McGraw of the New York Giants.
In a statement made public Secretary
John B. Foster said that Manager Nc
Graw intends to have fifty or more
players in the training camp at Mar
lin, Texas, and while it is certain that
this squad will be reduced before the
team starts north, officials of the
club are against any policy that will
hamper McGraw in his efforts to build
up a winning team
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-12-04
M. H. Brown, MD.

HARPER HOUSE, ROCK ISLAND.
Monday, Dec. :. Cain early. 3 n. nm. IN a
-.
II you cannot call write for catalogue
ana future dates. Health AppIiance
Stnpany' - w. 34th St. New York
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-12-04
Mann Refuse. Feds Offer.

Lincoln. Neb.. Dec. leslie Mann.
outfielder OF the champion Boston
Braves. has announced he had de-
clined to sign a contract with a Fed
eral league club. Yesterday he re-
ceived a telegram asking him to name
his own terms Mann. who IL spend
ing the winter at his home here. SAYS
he intends to sign with the Braves
again.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-12-04

Chicago. Dec. 4.-Colonnas went in
to the lead in the five man event of
the Chicago Bowling association tour
nament Wednesday night with the
score of 2,S3S, the first count of real
class in the five days of the big meet
now running at the Randolph alleys.
Fred Brockman and Al Sindalar two
of the Ideal leaguers, got 1,214 for top
mark in the doubles.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-12-04

Johnson started his professional ca
reer with the Tacoma club in 1905.
He was drafted by the Wiser GdahoD
club and played with that team until
secured by Washington
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-12-04

Philadelphia, Pa. Dec. 4.-Pierre
Maupome of Philadelphia defeated Ed
wrad NJ Helm of Cleveland, so to As.
in an Interstate Three Cushion Billiard
league match last night in IS innings.
Maupome Wado a NOW high run rec
ord for the league of nine.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-12-04

All the news all tho tlme-Ths
Argus
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-12-04

All the news al the time-The
Argus.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-12-04
SPLINTERS OF SPORT.

Cincinnati. Ohio, Dec. CHARLES
NORM of Chicago defeated Charles
Legros of Cincinnati, so to As, in 81
innings.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-12-04

New York, Dec. 4.-Michael Donlin,
eX-Red. eX-Pirate, eX-Brave, is again
an eX-Giant. The unconditional re-
lease of the once great slugger has
been promulgated and is in the latest
bulletin issued by President Tener of
the National league.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-12-04

J. NJ SHERIER, Local Forec2ster'
All the news all the time The Argus
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-12-04
Here Is the Record.

Joh1son's record for the seven years
which ne has pitched for Washington
iollONs-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-12-04

Alexandria, La, Dec. 4.-Willie
C'Kid'D Kleck last night won a 20
round decision from Ernest Lucien be-
fore the Rapides Athletic club.
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1914-07-30

other. 1--WE always like to get in on
all the profits of everything we do"
"Tll make you more profit than you
can obtain in any other way asserted
Wallingford confidently "I'll have a
good reporter for press association
come up here the day my portable
houses are on the ground. He'll see a
blank landscape with few stakes
driven into it's expressionless counte.
nance; he'll see an army Of men Jug
Cling the complete walls, floors and
roofs Of houses; then he'll see finish
ed little city all ready to cook ham
and eggs in 500 cheerful homes and
preparing to elect tomato haired
mayor"
Both brothers smiled thinly, and Alec
even almost bowed
And where do we get in on the real
estate end?" insinuated Frank
Sell me the center twenty acres
over there, solid, at 500 an acre and
alternate acres surrounding that at
the same price," offered Wallingford.
You can figure for yourselves the re-
suit Of holding those alternate acres
until the city grows up around them"
Once more the Dougalbobber BROTH
ers then present gazed deeply and ear
nestly into each others eyes.
II guess Well consult Ralph about
this" decided Alec. 1--WE never do
anything very important without all of
us agreeing on it."
you'll take a chance on Ralph or
you won't have any proposition to Of
fer him." declared Wallingford.
''There's an express train thunders
through here in about thirty minutes
Pm going to board that train and slam
away from this morgue full Of dead
scenery before it gives me the willies."
The brothers again smiled thinly.
'If we don't stop to consult Ralph"
ventured Frank after vacillating hes
itation, "well have to have better
price for that land"
you'll find me on the station plat
form waiting for that answer" assert
ed Walingford stittly and left them
alone to think it over. He was disap-
pointed in. not finding them more en-
thusiastic.