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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-07-23
The aFins'' al a Submarine.

There are few persons outside OF inc
navy who have ever seen a submarine
fms" in action. The modern SUB
mersible craft built for the United
States navy are all provided with these
lateral rudders, but when the vessels
are at the surface or moving in a Level
plane under water the fms are folded
back into recesses in the sides OF the
hull. The purpose OF these plans is 10
aid the submarine 70 rise or sink on
an even keel. ''Porpoising," or rising
and diving at an angle, is avoided IN
submarine practice as much as posi-
BILE The lateral fms are attached 10
the hull by ball and socket joints, so
that they may be rotated to give
planning effect either upward or down
ward at any angle and folded away
when not in use.-Popular Mechanics.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-07-23

1t seems that the male fashion ex-
peTts are all the time thinking IN
something new II it isn't one thing
IT'S another.
For comfort in hot weather we now
have an open front effect to be seen
in shirtings that is very choicy. This
idea has been eagerly seized by many
advanced dressers who want to keep
cool, like the one here in the picture.
Look at him; he's got one of those new
yellow straws on, too.
Well the low neck idea is probably
the newest thing yet but it already has
found favor. The cravat, or scarf. is
rather draped around the neck than
tied and wide and flowing cravat is
used. The shirts that come this way
are made Of the usual materials.
Comfort is the important thing in
hot weather and sooner or later wen
begin to consider the thing with a
little common sense. Now that young
men have started the thing they might
continue and show as few more ideas
Doing away with coats entirely would
be nice and also they might try trim
ming the trousers at the knees. After
all the small boy is the only rational
person in hot weather When he wears
anything at all, which IS 10 and from
the swimming hole, it is a thin shirt
and short pants almost as thin And if
the rest OF US had good sense we'd ad-
nit that was just about enough.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-07-23
TWO PITCHERS IN
A 0NE-HIT CAME
Moline Beats Quincy When Graham
Allows Only One Hit-Selby
Pitches Last Three Innings.
GRAHAM Is WILD IN THE SIXTH
Davenport Trimmed by Decatur and
Drops TO Second-Peorla Wins
in ~ Innings Freeport Loses.

By virtue of a weII-earned victory
over the Quincy speed boys. the Moline
.Three-Eye team crawled back to tina
top of the ladder, with a half a game
lead over Davenport. The score was
3 to l. Graham pitched for five and
two-thirds innings without allowing
semblance Of a hit and then lost con
troll In the sixth Quincy scored its
only run and secured the only hit OF
the game. After Castle was out Dang
walked and Scherrer singled. Stutz
was out, then both Kshl and Golyin
walked, forcing in Dang.
Here Manager Hughes jerked Ora
ham from the box, supplaDting SeLby.
who retired the side Selby then
pitched three and one-third innings
without allowing hit and as the score
was tied when he entered the box. he
is given credit for the game.
Moline scored in the first inning on
singles by Falk and White and a sacri-
fee fly by Davis. Two more runs came
in the sixth White tripled, Pettgrew
walked and jenkins hunted. scoring
White. Hughes then singled scoring
paftiornTF- Tho uY1ra-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-07-23
YANKSL0SE TWO;
SOx COMEBACK
RowIand's Men Break Losing Streak
When Scott and Faber Return
to Old Form.
WHALES DEFEAT BALTIMORE
Cubs Play Bush League Ball and Lose
to Bost0n-Umps Hits Evers
and Tim Is Canned Again

Chicago. III, July 23.-Forgetting
the past and staging a comeback, the
White sox yesterday extracted two
games from the unwilling Yankees at
Coniskey park They took the first
on SCOTS air-ught pitching and a
couple Of hobbies Of the Kilues. 9 TO J..
Equally brilliant hurting on the part
OF Urban Faber landed them the sec
ond. 10 T.
There was no particular riot OF hits
on either side. as Snawkey, vino hurled
the first Cor the Yauks. only allowed
one more than did Scott. Caldwell
who had batted in the lone tally in
the opener, was hit hard la spots in
the second, and two Of the walIops
were OF extra-Basc caliber. which fact
cut considerable figure ia the scoring.
Eddie Collins got one for three bases
in the sixth, and when Cook lost Fa-
ber's hit In the sun ia the ninth Urban
also was credited with q three-base
blow
That the fans had kept posted on
the latest baseball feud was apparent.
as some 5000 of them kept riding Silk
OLoughnu all the way through the
second game The noise reached a eli
max IN the fourth inning when a
grand mtXup around second base pro
duced run, and, what many believed,
an unearHed out for the Soz, Collins
contributed tae tally, and Fournier
was the goat on the bag. being called
out on an alleged force play, although
1t seemed as If Pecklnpaugh and Bau-
man had much trouble IN locating the
pill IN he dust Score.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-07-23
GALESBURC Gets
CLUB FOR SEASON
Decatur Not Giving Up Its Three. Eve
Berth Permanently, 1t Is
Stated.

Peoria, III, July 23-J. NJ. Corbett.
president Of the Decatur Baseball club.
accompanied by Wilson Boring OF De-
eatur. left here for Galesburg this
morning TO place the Decatur baseball
club Of the Three-Eye league in Gales
burg. The franchise will be retained.
GaIesburg getting the club for the re-
mainder Of the season only.
Chicago, ILL.,, July 23-Oficials of
the Decature Three-Eye club an
nounced yesterday that il the remain
ing $4,000 originally pledged for free
baseball, but unpaid. can be collected.
the team would remain in this citv. II
was understood that the terms offered
by Galesburg for the franchise were
unsatisfactory and that some other
club may be transferred to that CITY
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-07-23
RESTA WILL RACE
BARNEY OLDFIELD
Dario Accepts Challenge Of Veteran
Driver and Match VIII Be
Staged at Chicago Aug. :.

Chicago, July 23.-Barney OIdfeId
viii have the opportunity Of testing
his recently acquired DeIage car Aug.
Z, when he will meet Dario Resta in a
100-mile match race on the speedway
in haywood. Resta. winner of the
Vanderbilt and Grand Prize. who pilot
ed the Peugeot to the front in the re-
cent 500-mile race in Chicago, accept
ed the master drivers challenge yes
terday and announced that he would
be at the local track within the next
week to prepare for the battle.
Resta's car at the present time is
ready for the century dash around the
twomiie board oval, and with q few
days work in tuning up he will be
ready to fight Olddeld throughout the
entire distance. OIdfeld will have his
first chance to find out just what his
new Delage will do, and the contest
between the two will furnish thrills
for Chicago speed lovers.
David Joyce, hacker Of Oldfeld. wiz
ed to France yesterday for a new mo-
tor for the DeIage so that Oldfeld will
have plenty Of spare parts in case Of
an accident before the race The
match battle viii be open to other
drivers who may challenge for the
honor Of trimming OldfeId or Resta.
Resta in his wire Of acceptance asked
the local management to make an at
tempt to get De Palma in the race. but
it is not probable that the indianapolis
victor will meet the pair.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-07-23
Pillow TEAM HAS
EDGE ON AIKEN
Leader in City League Triumphs. 5 to
Z, in Ftve-Inning Game Over
Twilight Champs.

Having an OF day yesterday the
Aiken street chapel team and the nine
Of the Rock Island Plow company.
leaders respectively, In the Twilight
school and City leagues, cIashed Tor
five innings at the Island City park
last evening, and the former receiv-
ed the first defeat OF the season. The
score was 8 TO Z Costly errors made
by both sides figured in the run max
ing The feature was the work Of
Carpenter of the chapel team. He
pitched, striking out 10 men in the
five innings and got two hits in three
times at bat, one in the first inning
being homer with two men on base.
For the plow team H. Wilson, Spill
er, YanDine and McCauley formed the
battery. while BladeI did the receiv-
ing for the chapel team.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-07-23
MRS. MIXTER WINS
SIXTH ROUND PLAY

Mrs. Frank Aiixter was returned
winner IN the sixth round of the WON
ems handicap match at the Rock Is
land Arsenal Golf club BY Is down,
Six players took part yesterday with
the following results: Miss Elizabeth
Alien score 81. scratch; Miss Eliza
beth Mott. score 116, handicap 10: Mrs.
Charles Wilson. score 121, handicap
u; Mrs, F. " Bahnsen, score 1e4.
handicap IL: Mrs. Frank Mixter, score
lis. handicap is. The seventh round
VIII be played IN two weeks
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-07-23
THREE-EYE LEAGTE
RESULTS YESTERDAY.
National League.

Boston. 4; Chicago, 8.
Cincinnati, Ell; Philadelphia, 1-s.
Brooklyn, IL; ST. Louis, oil.
Pittsburgh-New York, rain.
American League.
Chicago, "a; New York, IL.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS., rain.
Boston, z; St Louis, 3.
Neutrality-suspicious., rain.
Federal League.
Chicago, 4 Baltimore. 1.
Buffalo, .; Kansas City, 1.
Brooklyn, 4 ; st. Louis, 0.
pittsburgh, 8; Newark, 2.
American Association.
Minneapolis, g. Milwaukee, 8.
only one game played.
Three-Eye League.
Freeport, I; Bloomington, 2.
Rockford, 0; Peoria. / t12 innings }
Davenport, 2; Decatur, 8.
Moline, 3; Quincy, I.
central Association.
Waterloo, 8; Burlington, 0.
Cedar Rapids, s; Keokuk, /.
Muscatine, II; Marshalltown. 2.
Clinton, 2; Mason City, /.
Central League.
Dayton, 2; Fort Wayne. 9.
Grand Rapids, s; Wheeling, 9 us
innings.)
Terre Haute. 8; Erie. 0.
evansville, |; Youngstown, s.
Western League.
Des Moines, II; Wichita, 0.
Lincoln, 4 Omaha. 1.
Topeka, 5; St, Joe, 4 ((1I fnnings.l
Guess I'll have to get rid Of one Of
~ household treasures
How SOP
The parrot is jealous of the phono-
raph. Puck
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-07-23
Languages

The French, Spanish, Italian and
Portuguese languages (known as the
romance" languages are oTshoots Of
the old Latin and are to a considerable
extent founded upon it, while the Ger
man and English tongues grew up
quite apart from the Latin. That is
why the Scandinavian. Dutch, German
and English languages (which. like the
people themselves. are closely relatedl
are so scant in Latin words and deri-
Yattons.-New York American.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-07-23
NESS STOPS AT 4o
CONSECUTIVE GAMES

Los Angeles, July 28-Jack Ness.
0akland's first baseman, who has a
record of hitting safely in 49 consec-
utfye games, failed yesterday 10 get
hit in the game with Vernon. Art
Fromme, pitcher for the Tigers,
smashed Ness record breaking streak.
which surpasses Ty Cobb's record of
40 games Ness was at bat four times.
few out twice, grounded to pitcher
and got on on s force out. Ness is a
Chicagoan.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-07-23
DETRAY NEW COACH
FOR KNOX COLLEGE

Galesburg, Ill, July 23.-Leo Carter
De Tray, former baseball star of the
University of Chicago and afterward
assistant coach to A. A. Stage yester-
day was appointed athletic director Of
Knox college. He succeeds r. r.
Campbell, who resigned TO take a PLAY
ground position in Detroit.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-07-23
Freeport Drops Two Men.

Freeport, Ill, July 23-ManaRer
Cummings of the Freeport team Of
the Three-Eye league has released
Shortstop French and Catcher SuII-
van, both of whom are to be taken on
by Peoria Both are members Of the
old Dubuque team. Miller. formerly
Of the Freeport Bi-State team, viii
play short
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-07-23
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RPCT0RV -

Q RECTORY.
. Woodmen of the World
9 Manager. Clark Means. Phone
Q Rock Island 145.
@ Illinois Oil Company-Man-
o ager, P. A Johnson. Phone
. Rock Island ITO.
G 900 Block-Manager. Fred
0 Kruger. Phone Rock Island
c TALK.
. Cubs-ManageT, Eugene Cav
. anaugh. Phone r. L 794-Y.
o Haege Cardinals Manager.
. William Smith. Phone Rock Is
Q land 207s.
. Rock Island Firemen-Man-
O ager, s. D. Fairman. Phone
O Rock Island 2174.
Q Hy-Tex - Manager, R. D.
0 Buckley. Aledo, III.
. Moline Rangers - Manager
@ Lee Greko. Phone Moline 963. {
. Moline Olympics - Manager. {
0 Carl Adolphson. Phone Moline {
Q 1895. !
. silvis Baseball cIub-Man- {
. ager. S. A. Lee, Silvis. {
. Port Byron BasebaIl-Secre- {
? tary, A. L. McRoberts. {
? Vehe Manager c. H. {
2 Crippen- Phone Moline 2759. {
, Moline East End Regulars {
, Manager. Louis Foote. Phone c
, Moline 445. {
Moline Manager, Clar- {
, ence Lucas. 1920 Eleventh ave c
; nue.. Phone Moline SO. c
Moline Indians - Manager. C
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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-07-23
Lewis Leads Shoot

Decatur. III, July 2S.-seventy-fve
marksmen figured in the second DAVIS
shoot Of the Central Illinois Tran
shooters tournament here yesterday
Bart Lewis, Of Auburn. Ill, was again.
high gunner. breaking ST out Of
80 targets Decatur, Bloomington
Springfield, Peoria, Farmer CITY. Gin
ton and Quincy Will figure in a team
shoot late today.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-07-23

Chicago, Ill, July 23.-Competitlon
to decide championships of the Na-
tional Archery association viii be held
in Chicago on Aug. 10 to t3, it was an
nounced today Herman L. Walker
president Of the association. said that
all present champions had entered and
that a record breaking entry list was
expected.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-07-23
No Lnnnging AIInwad

Cant I sell you one of our hand
some lounging coats ?" asked the clerk.
No use replied the man. looking
around My wife won't let me lounge
around the house. -Yonkers States
man
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-07-23
Kent To the RnIe.

Wife taRgrily) just look at the
time. This morning you got home ~
2 O'Clock and here 1t is again after
midnight. Husband Well, you know,
m dear, it's against my rule to come
home twice the same day.-Exchange
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-07-23

Moline ..........1 0 0 0 0 o O Ks
Quincy .........0 0 0 @ o i OIL
Summary: Three base hit-White
Sacrifice hit-Davis. Stolen bases
Staley, FaIk, White Castle Double
play-Golvin to stutz to Golviu. Struck
Out-By Graham, 4 by Cummings 4,
by Selby. .. Bases on balls-OE Graz
ham 5; off Cummings, o off selby /.
Hit by pitched ball-Falk. Time Of
gama-2 90 f-mnira- Eurlhnrt
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-07-23

Decatur outhit and out6eIded DaveH-
port and won handily. Score. R.H. Z.
Decatur 20 0 0 2 o 0 0--5 10
Davenport 0 ? 0 0 0 o 0 0 o. g G.
Bateries-Kirmayer and OBrieni
Gould and O'Brien.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-07-23

All the news all the time-The
Argus
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-07-23

Freeport, Ill, July 23.-Tn a pitch
ers' battle between Richmond and
Cummings. Bloomington defeated Free
port by a narrow margin. Score.
EH z.
BIoom'gt'n o1O00l0O-2 6 o
Freeport 10000 0 o OIL 4 8
Batteries 49, Richmond and ONeili
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-07-23
Cubs Still on Slide.

Boston. Mass, July 2S-umpire
ouigley won his third battle In the
ring annals OF the National league yes
terday afternoon, when he punched
Johnny Evers IN the neck, aiming for
his Jaw, in the third inning Of the
setto between the Cubs and Braves.
Jawn, after drawing a pass, came
back TO argue over an ancient strike.
He threw dust on the umpire and then.
ordered or the field. he stepped on
Quigley's toes. Evidently Jawn had
not heard Of this particular umpire,s
fighting ability. The Jump, tossing
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-07-23
Brown In Form.

Chicago. III, July 23.-For eight and
two-thirds innings at Weeghmau park
yesterday Miner Brown, pitching like
the three fingered wizard of old, seem
ed certain Of a one-hit shutout. A
single by Joe Agler in the third repre-
scented the total offensive damage done
the Whale veterans curving by F. Otto
knabe's Baltimore Terrapins. Then a
swell story was bumped into the dis
card as two of the last three visitors
% parade 80 bat sawed OF solid drives.
rooplng Mordecai OF swell hurting
feat' although he easily won his 18th
game OF the season, 4 to /. Score:
Chicago .-....o002f010#-4 .
Baltimore -. 90 00000G1-1 z
Batteries Brown and Clemens:
Johnson, Conley and JackIitsch.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-07-23
Score hv innings

Totals ..........27 i "a "a
The Washington times., 1915-08-29
POLICE IN GARY, |ND.,
PUZZLED BY MURDER
Detectives Probing Staying Of
Rev. Mr.. Kayser Admit They
| Are Hope|essIy In Dark.

{ GARY. Ind. Aug. 2s.-Puzzled by the
presentation Of a new clue almost every
minute. the police Of this city, aided
by private detectives are still hopeless
ly in tho dark concerning the mysteri-
Gus murder of the Rev. Edmund Kay
ser.
Hints that the clergyman was a Ger
man spy are being dropped in CONVEX
sations concerning the case and rumor
for a while alleged that the United
States Secret Service would enter the
case.
This. however. was denied by Secret
Service officials who received word
from Washington that service had not
been officially informed that the mur-
dered preacher was 9 spy and therefore
would not upon its own initiative do
anything in the matter.
Among the innumerable tips thus
developed many were found to have the
color Of real clues. Chief of Police
Heintz today admitted he has not
enough men to follow UP many. any one
assassins. Police declared they have
settled certainly there was no woman
IN the case" Such rumors had been
rife all week. Two women to whom
Chief Heintz talked this afternoon. dis
pelled his belief in these stories.
A score OF German residents today
subscribed a fund OF several Thousand
dollars to employ private detectives.
The Washington times., 1915-08-29
THE WASHINGTON TIMES, SUNDAY; AUGUST 20: 1918

and that delivery wagons, automo-
biles and trucks drove there now ana
then. loaded chiefly with bags OF
sugar. .s, ...,.....
that this was the headquarters of the
conspiracy and were preparing a raid.
when they learned on Friday that the
lighter Dixie, commanded by Sigmund
sjursen, had caught fire while loaded
with sugar. Late on Friday night the
detectives entered the building at
80 Monroe street. found 141 bags of
sugar and arrested Abraham Koch
elink, in charge OF the place.
The arrest of Matzet soon followed.
and after his confession the round up
began. BY last night the following. in
addition to those mentioned. were un-
der arrest.
Frederick Kahn. forty-four years
old, a German, master Of the sugar
lighter John II. Rymer.
Sigmund Sjursen. master Of the
sugar lighter DiAie.
Richard Milhofer, a native Of East
Prussia, thirty-six years old, master
of the lighter On Trial.
John Peterson, fifty.three years old.
mate Of the lighter S. F. s.
Most of the cargoes of sugar in
which bombs have been found have
core from the plant Of the National
Sugar Refinery at Yonkers. There the
close guard. The piers are alive with
detectives while lighters are loading.
and 1t was thought to be impossible
for any one to hide explosives during
the loading, so II seemed plausible
that the bombs were placed while the
sugar was in transit from the re-
nnery to the ship.
Detectives were out searching for
the chemical plant where bombs are
made for ships carrying cargoes to
the allies. These bombs have been
skillfully made. and the conspirators
either have had an expert or have
got them from German agents inter
ested, not in covering up evidence of
theft, but in destroying ships.
Captain Matxet's account OF the
thefts to Commissioner Scull was that,
long before the war, he and other
lighter captains made a practice Of
stealing a sack of sugar. bag of
coffee. or something of the kind from
every load they carried. When the
war began there was such rush and
confusion that Matzet and others
The Washington times., 1915-08-29
LARGE BOMB PLOT
ON SHIPS IS Barred
Further Arrests Expected to Be
Made in New York Harbor
Today.
Continued from First Page.)


acy to steal sugar and other goods
which they loaded on steamers.
Most of the ships on which incendiary
attempts lave been made have been
loaded with sugar. Sugar has been the
principal article stolen by Matzet and
others. The police have not yet got any
evidence to show whether the placing
of fire bombs on board of the ships was
Intended to serve the cause OF Germany
or to cover UP thefts of sugar.
Matzct fell under suspicion because
bombs were found or fires occurred in
holds which had been loaded from his
lighter, the 8. +. 5. This aroused the
suspions or his employers, the Short
land Lighterage Company. and after a
series of fires last May he was put at
other work than loading transatlantic
liners. Then the number of fires de-
creased No other ground OF suspicion
was found against Matzet. however.
and he was put to work again last
month loading steamers.
On July 20, the Knutsford, loaded with
sugar at Ffer 81, Brooklyn. caught fire.
and on July "a the sugar steamer Crag-
side caught fire at the foot Of West
Twenty-third street Matzet's lighters
took part in the loading OF both steam
ers. Since that time he has been closely
shadowed.
1t was learned that Matzet and sew
eral other lighter captains paid fire.
quent visits to building in Brooklyn.
The Washington times., 1915-08-29
BISHOP PRIEST SHOT
IN CRITICAL STATE

w1NONA. Minn.. Aug. 29.-Bishop
Patrick r. Heffron. shot by Father
I.esches. Friday. when the latter became
frenzied over the loss Of his parish. is
admittedly in a serious condition.
Physicians who dressed the noted pre-
late's wounds late yesterday, found evi-
dences of preliminary stages Of septic
poisoning. They expressed hope that
action to prevent blood poisoning had
been taken In time. but refused to pro-
nounce Bishop Heffron out Of danger.
At first they were unable to account
for the Inflammation that had set in
They learned for the first time that
Bishop Heffron. after being wounded.
dragged himself. stumbling and halting
many times. to the door Of the room
where Father Lesches had barricaded
himself, and pleaded with the latter in
an effort to calm him to reason. It was
this effort. the doctors believe. that ir-
ritated the wounds internally.
The Washington times., 1915-08-29
Speed Boat Sinks
Avoiding Collision
S25,0OO Hydroplane Turns Turtle
While Making Her Maiden
Trip Before Races.

CHICAGO, Aug. 29.-Whiie Commo-
dore Jim Pugh's crack $4,000 hydro
plane. tho Disturber V, was going at
45-mile clip on her maiden trip on
Lake Michigan. rowboat darted
across it's path.
The speed boat swerved, turned COM
epletely over and plunged to the bottom
of the lake. Its captain, Ned Simmons
and the mechanician. Michael Maszinki.
were rescued.
The Disturber v was designated spc-
cially for the American speed boat
championship races, September Ills. 1t
had engines of 900 horsepower and an
estimated speed of seventy miles an
hour.
An effort will be made to rebuild it
for the races.
The Washington times., 1915-08-29
Jumpers
Life Ended in Tree

FORT WAYNE, Ind. Aug. %
George Williams. twenty-eight. pro-
fessional parachute Jumper. was killed
here late yesterday when he landed in
a tree top. His neck was broken. ..
When his balloon had assembled about
1000 feet, Williams dropped away In
his parachute. Thinking a strong wind
would carry him into the woods nearby,
he let go the parachute and took
chance on landing safely in a tree top.
The Washington times., 1915-08-29

thought they could steal on a big
scale. Sacks by the score were un-
loaded from lighters to motor boats
or set aside on the piers
The growth of this thlevery required
that many should be taken in. The
men who checked the goods had to
have a share in the profits. and on
some lighters most Of the employees
got shares. -.,'
Captain Matzet admitted that since
the war began he and other captains
had made big money, estimated the
loot at more than 100000.