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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-09-30

Even IL Twelfth street IS improved
we will still need that Rock river
bridge and the new road to the lower
end OF the county.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-09-30

Whisper Il gently: There is said TO
be a a prospect that Twelfth street
south OF Eighteenth avenue IS 10 be
tmproved.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-09-30
Tinq-a-Linq-a-Linq.

(Kincardine. Ont, Revfew.)
We hear that Mr.. James Hawley is
considering the question Of matrimony
and We all hope he will decide wisely.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-09-30

FORGET the war for a day and think
Ibout the ideal weather We are having
Gould YOU beat it,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-09-30

/, ompense must be reserved for the man
who shall lead our victorious armies
beyond Metz and Strassburg, beyond
the Rhine. into the very heart of the
German empire. AS for me, modest
worker in times of peace, enemy TO
publicity and popularity. it is sufficient
that / have the confidence of those
who have served under my orders. and
you"
London.-So many men who want
to enlist in the army have been re
fused because of their defective teeth,
that 80 American and English dentists
have volunteered their services to
remedy conditions. Each of the so
dentists has agreed to treat without
cost the teeth of so men whose physi-
cal condition is such that they will be
acceptable as recruits when their den
tai shortcomings are removed.
Manchester, alphabetically in
creased attendance at church services
is one of the marked effects of the
war which has been noted by Man
chester clergymen, one of whom, dis
cussing this subject in Manchester
paper, says: 1T is surprising to see
as large an attendance at a week
night service as at a Sunday service.
1t is the instinct of those left at home
to find fellowship at such times. But
the outstanding factor is that the war
is bringing us as a nation into the
nraSeDca of the realities of life and
DEATH
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-09-30
Editor Gets Even. With Church

(Oxford, Iowa, Leader.)
A word or two about the picnic: 1t
was grand success, people from miles
around attended, auto loads coming
from all parts of the county Plenty
Of amusement was furnished TO enter
tain the crowd, but the most enjoy
able part of the program for Us was
the big dinner. 1t was with a sigh of
regret that. We left the table. You
know a poor editor seldom gets a
good square meal, but for once we
got our fill. How we wished we were
as large as George Ulch or Henry Up
meyer. so we could stow away more
of that chicken and many other good
things we had to eat. The way it was
we are sure that if they all devoured
as much as We writer the church peo-
pie are money out.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-09-30

A woman who has a habit Of she'd
ding tears either may be fond of her
husband or of onions.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-09-30

y burning kiss Is preferable to an
unburned love letter any time. by
gooseberry. J.M.C.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-09-30

SHADES of Watterson, Nine Ken.
lucky counties have voted dry. Must
have been selling the folks an awful
substitute for mountain dew 10 have
produced such a radical change. Red
liquor for generations has been re-
garded as a permanent institution in
Kaintucky.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-09-30
Visitors, Take Notice.
(Breda News)

Parties visiting a printing office
should bear in mind that it is as ILL
hammered to read the type or proof
sheets which are being prepared for
the next issue as it is to go into some
ones kitchen and look into the pots
to see what they are going to Have
for dinner.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-09-30
Hen Hicks Saws

We herd a Teller say he's not COINS
to try TO sprout wings. Says it's cas-
Ter to buy flying machine.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-09-30

\ MAN who started a mail order
business with two watches died the
other day worth S25,O0O,0OO. Must
have had alarm attachments.
NO, Heliotrope, We would not ad-
wise it, yet. 1t is true the nights are
cool, but if you carried out your threat
now you would be melting by midday.
Talk it over with mother. She knows
best.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-09-30

CHICAGO Artist Hears Gun Roar,
reads headline in a newspaper.
ave have seen some we felt deserved
TO get closer than the roar.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-09-30

''FIANCE Wed to Another; Tilted
Man to Ask s25,OOO," says a Chicago
newspaper heading.
Here's either a case of real love or
failure TO connect with a bank roll.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-09-30

In Onion There is Strength.
I see where Bermuda has kicked Il
with 100000 for the English war fund
Pretty strong, Ell? l.. Z.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-09-30

SEVEN members of the Krupp firm
have been decorated with the Iron
Cross by the kaiser. Probably for
giving the double cross to other pow
ers while marketing for guns.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-09-30

"Wednesday. September 30. 1914
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-09-30

REFERRING to tales of hard luck,
V. T. calls our attention to the fate
of the American consul at Rheims, who
has been forced to take refuge in a
wine cellar. and a deep one at that
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-09-30

IF the people of Illinois believe true
half the mean things that Robins has
said about Sherman, and vice versa,
there is going to be a big increase in
the democratic vote in November.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-09-30

ROOSEVELT, in a speech at Co.
lumbus, Ohio. declared the only hope
of the nation rested in the third par
ty. Which. boiled down. means that
if this country is ever going to amount
to anything it must first return a GER
tain prominent citizen, too modest to
ask for the honor, to the White house.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-09-30

All the new ell the time The Argus.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-09-30
CHORDS AND
DLSCORDS
Holding an Old Customer.
/ walked into a drug store at Ophein

Holding an Old Customer.
walked into a drug store at Opheim.
A young lady was behind the coun-
ter.
do you sell Malta Vita?" 1 in
CURED.
"Ay go see." she answered. as she
disappeared into room at the rear.
Z. w.
Ed. Note.-Accompanyin the fore
going was a threat from the sender,
who is an old subscriber, that he would
stop his paper if his contribution was
thrown In the waste basket.
NOW we know the reason for the
lull in the fighting in France. The
soldiers are kept busy swatting flies.
That's what General French says.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-03-14
The
Unemployed,
What Are We Going to
Do About 1t?

An acre of Rye-(not a bottle)
will produce 10 gallons of milk
a day and your COW will bale her
own hay. At l0c a gallon that
means $50 per month. OF $500
per year per acre of land. How
many acres can you take care of?
DON'T FORGET
That a rye field, a Peanut stand,
or a Railroad is a business proPo-
sition and business is like a sew
ing machine: 1t has parts that
must be timed. The sewing ma
chine has the feed, the presserfoot,
the take up, the needle and shuttle.
They must time to make the
stitch. In Business there IS com
mercial law, finance, accounting,
marketing and production; If you
don't make all the parts time your
business is like the sewing ma
chine, when any of its parts are
out of time; it's sewed up. But
we have a sewing machine, several
automobiles, some valley land,
span Of horses and many other
things tuned up and timed so they
will produce the BEANS-for sale
at
MYRTLE Trading Place
If you buy them and use them
they will aid
THE UNEMPLOYED.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-03-03
CALIFORNIA BOXER
 BILLY MURRAY MAY N
 x t ], BE ANOTHER KETCHEL


 Californians are Beginning to think that they have unearthed another Stanley ,Ketchel in Billy Murray, who stopped Leo Houck in fourteen rounds last week. Murray's previous exper- fence had been limited to the four round game. It was his first twenty round match, but the far coast fans had enough confidence in the novice to back him heavily at even money.
 Murray is said to resemble Ketchel in action. He employs the same pug zIingz shift and is endowed with the same amount of confidence that en- abled eKetchel to junny into fame at once when he, an unknown, defeated the noted Joe Thomas.
 As rule, the first time a novice is called upon to box twenty rounds he suffers from the. nervous strain caused by the doubt whether he will be able to negotiate the distance. But Mur- ray seems to have felt none of this. Apparently the young Californian is made of the right stuff and can be ex- pected to become a prominent factor as soon as he gains a little more ex- perience.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-03-03
IteS All Here
CHANGE DRILLS
 YANKEE RECRUITS
New York Players Find Weather Warm And Show Lots
 Of Pepper

Houston, Tex, March 3-Manager Frank Chance and Roy HartzeH were waiting here when the band of Yam kees, led by Arthur Irwin, the big Williams College pitcher, who made 8 great schoolboy reputation, joined the main body in Memphis Irwin has the earmarks of a find, if size and strength count for anything Daily s Hot Springs detachment blew in early Sun day morning.
 ! s Hal Williams, the big first basenan from Omaha, missed connections with Irwin's party, but pulled in last night Hal felt real awkward when he was asked about his wife. He said his brother Gus got married, and he was blamed for it F<
 Chance had his boys out for a fine practice yesterday afternoon. though the P. l.. advised all hands to go at things easy. There was the usual bat ting and fielding practices which marked the first day's training, with a sprint after the work.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-03-03
BROOKLYN PARK CANNOT BE READY
 FOR FED OPENING

Tine blizzard of the last few days ends whatever possibility there might have been for the Brooklyn Federals playing at Washington Park by the end of April. There is almost enough snow in Washington Park to make a chain of snow balls from here to the State of Washington.
 By the time the Feds get ready to start to pour concrete, the major league teams will be back from Dixie playing exhibition games. There was a. story printed in New York last night to the effect that there would be peace between Organized Baseball and the Federal league by the end of the week, when the mad scramble for the services of the worlds tourists will start.
 There must inevitably be pc ace be- tween Feds and the majors, and as it looks as though the Federal league will win, organized baseball can save itself a. bunch of money by letting them in now. If the Federal leag1Ie is licked, it is only a question of time when another outlaw league will start, and tap the rich territory in Brock lyn, Pittsburgh, Baltimore, Buffalo, etc, which does not now have con tinalous ball.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-03-03
MATHEWSON SIGNS
 UP WITH GIANTS
Turrs Down Big Offer From FederaIs To Manage
 Brooklyns

All fears that ChriSty Mathewson, prize gunner of the Champion Giants, would not decorate the slab at the Polo Grounds next season, were set at rest yesterday, when a, few words from Marlin penetrated the snow belt and told the glad tidings that Big Six had signed his contract with President Hampstead.
 Owing to the crippled telegraph service, the full details of the story could not be secured. However, as the Marlin despatch received does not mention a term of years, it is pre- sumed that the big fellow has only signed for one year. Matty has just finished 9. three years contract, and it has been the policy of the New York club this winter to sign all it's stars to long term contracts It may be that Mathewson preferred to be sign ed for only one year.
 According to the Marlin story, President Hempstead of the Giants declines to make public the terms of the contract, though the the Gotham magnate seemed very pleased over his good fortune in getting his crack pitcher in line Though failing to name Matty's new salary, Hampstead said: '1 will say, however, that the terms were perfectly satisfactory to MatheWson-"
 Mathewson confirmed a story sent out yesterday from Chicago that the Federal League had offered him $65,- 0OO for three years to take the man. agenent of one of the Federal League teans- Of the $65, 900 Mathewson was offered $15, ,000 in advance.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-03-03
WILLIE KELLER, 42 TO-DAY
 WAS GREATEST OF sWATTERs

Who was the greatest batter fin baseball history A number could -5e mentioned to i'll that particular niche in the diamonds hall of fame but e. decision couldn't fairly be reached without considering the claims of Mr. William Keeler, better known as BiIlyf and ''Wee Willie who was born i1l Brooklyn forty-two years ago to-day Wee William retired from the game in 1910, in which annum he was e. real line on Keeler's prowess, however it is necessary to go back just twenty years, to 1894, when Willie, after a couple of seasons with Binghamtou and a try<out in Brooklyn, joined Ned Hanlon's Baltimore Orioles then members of the National League fn eE- celIent standing-pennant winners in 1894, 1895 and 1896- Those Criofe8 were about the most peppery bunch Of players in captivity, and Willie Was the prize bird of the Orto1e covey-r Right from the start he demOnstrated his right to a place in that select bunch since known as the Baltimore "bfe four''-KeeIer, McGraWs Hugh. Jennings and Joe Kelley. Az every body knows, Muggsy became the man ager of the Giants, Jennings Of the Detroit Tigers, and Kelley of the To- ronto Leafs. Keeler never agptred to a managerial berth, and when he quit the game he invested his saviugg isl Brooklyn apartment houses and. rrlafla a young fortune as a real estate bro ker.
 As an outfieIder Keeler was supreme in the National League, but it was aa batter that he set up new baseball records. He was the founder of tne Sons of Swat, the inventor Of scieutlflc batting. He was the first swatter who could put the pill where he wanted to- with scientific precision. nine times out of ten He played through one entire season without once being Ranneo-a record that stands unique, and sti1saS out of baseball statistics like a tree iu & desert. In 1897 he played in 1Z8 games and finished the year with 9 batting average of .432- When Baltl- more was dropped from the Natioua] League, Keeler went to Brooklyn his native city, and in 1908 he was sold to the Giants. He continued to bar over the 300 mark until 1907. when he began to go back. In 1910 he was dropped from the payroll of the Giants The following season he tried to come back with Toronto, but twen- ty years in the game had robbed hirn of his old-tirne pep and at the age of forty he exchanged the diamond spangIes for citizens clothing
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-03-03
JOE WOOD WILL
 BE READY FOR
 DUTY ON JUNE

Port Jerv1s, N. r., March S.-Joe Woods convaIescence continues smooth and uncomp1icated. He is free from all pain:' his temperature and pulse are normal; he takes his allow ance of food with relish, and his dis position is cheerful. He enjoys hay ing company and reading letters and telegranls from friends.
 He asked his physician to-day to feel the muscles of his right arm, say ing, '-I could put three straight over the plate right now.''
 Joe will be walking by March 8, and he will be able to walk about his grounds by March 15. On April 1 he will begin taking light exercise. His temperate outdoor life the past winter makes a trip to Hot Springs dnneces- sary, but he will need exercise to hard en his muscles and to develop his wind.
 Two months should put him in shape to take his turn in the box by June 1.
 Joe's worry is not over his own mis- fortune. but over the loss which his absence means to his team. He wants to leave to join the team by March Is, but his doctor will not permit it.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-03-03
1t9s All. New
CLAIMS FEDERALS
 CAN'T GRAB MEN
Speaker, Crawford, WingO and Others Reported To Have
 Accepted Terms

Federal league entries for the race down the bay to meet the Lusdtauia have been heavily handicapped. Ac- cording to John B. Foster, secretary of the Giants, organized baseball agents have just completed missionary work with all the eretWhile free agents accompanying the world tour ists and the players will be with their old employers this season. In the list of globe trotters are two men sc==Sni as managers of Federal league teamg- '@Tris'' Speaker and 't5am'' Crawford
 Foster has heard that they have ca lbled acceptances of terms offered by, the Red Sox and Tigers respectively Messrs. Wingo, Doolan, Evans Blis7s Egan and Lee Magee are other playera sought aby the ''Eeds" and Foster q announcement hasn't discouraged the agents of MT. Gilmore to the extend of calling off the proposed contract and-caeh welcome which Mir. Gilmore insists will be effective in the fight against organized baseball
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-03-03
JOHNSOR-L
 BOUT CANNOT. BE
 STAGED IN ENGLAND

Joe Woodman manager of Sam fangford, Is having a merry time in old England trying to get Jack John son into a match with the tsTar Baby but, the foxy Joseph is not permitting L'n Arthur to have everything his own way Joe says he is is willing to give Jack the best of the money end of the deal, but not too such an extent as to rob Samuel of his just dues. And Jack is finding Joe some fnan- cia1 genius to cope with Announce rnents have been made that the two coIored giants will meet in Olympia hall next June, but from ., inside sources it is said that the contest will not be permitted.
 A prominent English writer sends the following letter regarding the af- fair:
 T do hope that the Olympia mo- ton falls through for if they try to bring off a Langford-J Johnson match in London it will rouse quite as much opposition as there was ito that pro- posed Johnson-Wells affair a few years ago Olympia is a big covered arena after the style of Madison Square Garden. New York, and the Milwaukee Auditorium. It is situated . in the west end of London, right in the cen ter of fashionable residential district and probably the police will put in 9 veto on the grounds of venue. The Johnson Wells affair was stopped on Similar grounds.
 The church people claimed all the credit of putting the lid on the match, but the police were the real factors in the case The Moran-Driscon match at Birmingham was stopped for sim liar reasons Boxing has taken place at Birmingham every week since then without any suggestion of interfer- ence, but If any attempt was made to bring off a, big bout there, with either Langford or Johnson as a. prin- cipal. bang would go the lid on it.
 The crowd that would be attracted to Olympia for a Langford- Johnson contest would require big force of police to handle and this would mean drawing men away from duties in other districts, and that the chief commissioner is not likely to do for a. boxing bout"
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-03-03
Today in Pugilistic Annals.

1901-Tommy Ryan defeated Tommy West in IT rounds at Louisville: This bout was for the unidd1eweight cham .pionship of the world. Ryan, after outgrowing the welterweight division, of which he had been champion, claim ed the middleweight title in 1897, the year in which Bob Fftzsimmons grad uated from the middleweight ranks and wrested the heavyweight title from Jim Corbett. Kid Mccoy had a much better claim to the leadership of the midd1eweights, but when the Hoosier went after the heavyweig1lts Ryan became t1e> legitimate middle weight title-holder. In Tommy West he met the hero of many hard-fought battles, but Ryan had the better of it from the first, and in the seventeenth chapter Vests seconds threw up the sponge. A little later West was de- feated by Marvin Hart
 19O8-Joe Jeannette and Sam Lang fought 12-round draw at Boston.
 1911-Ad. Wolgast and Knockout Brown fought 1o-round draw at New York. /.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-03-03
CATCHER WILSON
 GOES TO CHICAGO
Giant Jumper Assigned To Joe Tinker's Federal Outlaw
 Team

Chicago, March 3.-The Chicago Federal league club lost two players in the shuff1e made py the Federal league managers, it was learned yes- terday. Catcher Owens, who has been drafted by Washington from the American association, and was in- duce1 to join the Federa.hs, and In fielder WesterziN, drafted by the BoS- ton Nationals from St. Joseph, were awarded to the Buffalo F'ederaIs. In exchange the Chicago club got Catch CT Wilson, Hast year JrderSt1dy to Chief Meyers of the Giants.
 President Gilmore and Charles Weeghman and William Walker o4 the Chicago F:ederals will leave to- morrow for New York ito greet the re- turning Giants and White Sox-
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-03-03
WOLF TEAM BEATEN
 IN ALASKAN DERBY
SIedge Dogs Cover 64 miles in Blizzard in Six Hours,
 30 Minutes.

Nome, Alaska, March s--Fred Aver; finished first in the Solomon Derby dog race that was run from Nome over the snow tram to Solomon and return yesterday His time for the 64 miles was six hours, 30 minutes. four seconds.
 John Johnson, winner of last years Derby, was close second with his team of Siberian wolves, and finished two mdnutes afnter Aver.
 Tie five teams that entered the race started under clear skies, but a wind and snow storm that reached the pro- portions of a blizzard developed as the race progressed and the heavy going destroyed chances of lowering time records of other years. Johnson's time last year, which fixed the record for the course, was five hours, 47 minutes, 24 seconds.
 The Solomon Derby is the first of the seasons classic dog races The big race. the Al1-Alaska. SweepStake, will be run in April.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-03-03
Collector Not To
 Give Information
Income Tax Returns Not to Be Made Public, in Aggregate
 Or Otherwise!

Hartford, March 3-Carryfng out in- structions from Washington, D. C., Collector of Internal Revenue James J. Walsh will make no public state ment concerning the collection of the income tax. Saturday he received the following telegram, which explains ton to the public:
 Washington, D. C., Feb. 23. Walsh, Collector, Hartford, Conn.
 Referring to reports appearing in the public press, purporting to give information as to the amount of tax shown by individual income tax re- turns, you are informed that no in- formation whatever as to the income tax returns should be made public in any manner, either as to individ- ua1 returns or as to aggregate of re- turns.
 7 OSBORNE.
 Commissioner.
 Previous to the latest instructions 7,5O0 individuals had made returns and $500 corporations in the district which comprises Rhode Island and Connec- ttcut. 1t is known that there. are about 5000 corporations in the district to make returns. Yesterday was 9 very busy day in the office of the col lector and the thriving business neces- sitated the office being kept open until midnight. No extensfon of time for filing the income tax returns has been granted, so that those who. have fail ed to file the, proper certificates are under penalty, according to law, if they are found out. ,
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-03-03
RIBBONS HOPEFUL OF WINNING FROM
 KNIcKS TONIGHT

be packed tonight when the crack Knickerbocker five of New York will appear here for the third time to play the Blue Ribbon basketball team. The New Workers have beaten the locals on two previous occasions but the Rib bons are out for satisfaction tonight. They will have to hustle, however, to beat the speedy boys from the metro polls who have team work down to a fine art.
 Manager Leavy of the Ribbons will have Stow Morrison, Smith and Ca.hil1 on the floor and will use Shy der, Della Valle, Langhammer and Hurley at guard during the battle. There will be a preliminary between the Crescents and Independents. start ing at 7:45. After the bdg game there will be the usual dancing.