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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-12-18
LIGHT SHIPMENT
HAROENS WHEAT
Prices Gain Strength Aided By Wealth
err Reports In Argentina Har-
vest Sections.

Chicago, Dec 18.-Lightness Of
world shipments other than from
America tended to harden wheat
prices here today Bullish sympathy
was increased by reports Of rain in
terfering with the Argentine harvest.
Opening prices, which ranged from u
, n ae off TO i4c advance, with Decem-
Der at ll62s and May at 1.17&a11S.
were followed by a moderate general
upturn.
The close was nervous, lA61 %sc
net higher, with December at 117%
and May at 1.f9A
Clear cold weather eased corn. The
market, however, showed a DISPOSE
tion to rally with wheat After open
ing &c lower TO q gain of shade,
prices went slightly above Yesterdays
finish but again turned down-grade.
Late frmness in wheat was reflect
ed to some extent by corn. The close
was unsettled. ranging from &c de-
cline to as01ac advance.
Selling by leading concerns weak
ened oats.
Provisions rose on account Of lib
eral shipments for the week.
Chicago Grain.
Chicago, Dec, 1S.-Wheat: No. , red
L17l2@l20; No, 3 red 113@116; No.
? hard LIE; No 8 hard 11O01101a
Corn; No. yellow nominal No, 4
yellow 661a 068 No. 4 white 6712.
Oats; No. white 404a @A1A stand
ard 42la.
Rye: No. >, %; barley 60G69: tim
othy 5.00@775: clover 10.000I9G0;
pork 1876 lard 947; ribs 975610.25.
Chicago Provisions.
Chicago, Dec lS-Butter: I'M
changed
Egs: receipts 1865 cases; I'M
changed
Potatoes: receipts % cars I'M
changed
Poultry; alive, unchanged.
New York Provisions.
New York. Dec. 1S-Butter: steady;
receipts $685.; creamery extras 3G15c;
frsts 29@35c; seconds 251s02Sc.
Eggs: weak; receipts 92S3. Fresh
gathered extra fine 5000; extra frsts
3603Sc; frsts 34G35c; seconds 1880.
Cheese: steady; receipts 1912. state
whole milk fats held special 1714
ditto average fancy 1874 OH, ditto
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-12-18

File Bill of Sale in Hotel Transfer
The bill of sale for the transfer Of the
business and furnishings of the Hotel
Davenport from German & Harrison to
the Miller Hotel company was fled in
the Office Of the county recorder at the
court house yesterday. J. A. Han!ey
was the attorney.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-12-18
LOCAL MARKETS.

Dec Following are the Whole
sale guoUtions On re Iocaz narxets
today:
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-12-18
Elgin Butter.

Elgin. Ill, Dec. 1S.-Butter: 81 cents
bid. No sales.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-12-18
NJ. LOuiS Provisions.

NJ Louis Provisions.
ST. Louis, Dec 1S-Poultry aud but
ter, unchanged.
Eggs, 2S12.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-12-18
Ven Ynrk lM0nar.

New York Money.
New York, Dec Mercantile Pa
per- 8N8ise. bar silver. 5414; Next
ran dollars. 4tl2c.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-12-18
WEATHER OBSERVATIONS.

Officers Owe Couniy-According to
the report of the state examiners GOV
ering the year 1914, fled with County
Auditor Collins Thursday afternoon,
.$I,11050 is due the county from ofic-
ials who held Office during that year
and the three preceding years. the
discrepancy being due 10 a misinter-
probation of the state statutes, Several
supervisors, the coroner, the
county attorney and a Justice of the
peace, were found to have made mis-
taken charges or failed, through mad
vertance. to report fees collected. All,
with the exception of two, the coroner
and county attorney we're small
mounts. The original amount due the
county. according TO the examining
auditors of the state, was $L16730,
but since the investigation $3.50 has
been paid. all supervisors involved
paying their amounts, the largest Of
which totaled less than $40
O.
DINNER Ordinance Not lei Enforced
The ordinance passed by the last
city council for dinners on automo-
biles and other vehicles will not be
enforced for the present, according TO
q statement Of Mayor Mueller yester-
day The ordinance will be held up
for short time to give Automobiles
an opportunity to secure DINNERS for
their lights. the mayor said.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-12-18
Curiosity.


Little Virginia, aged ., had been put
to bed, but not to sleep. From her
bedroom came a little voice:
Daddy, come here. I want to tell
you something"
Daddy wasn't anxious to be disturb
ed, SO, thinking she was about to SO
to sleep, he said, Well. wait till / eat
this apple"
He read fer fifteen or twenty min
ntes, when again she called out. Dad
dy how big is that APPLE" Indian
apolis News.
Strain OF the Language.
II think I'll take little flier."
IN stocks or in the air ?'-Balti-
more American.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-12-18
Bankruptcy Filled in Federal Court

WHUhl UYfNE tFF-F1 III V'FVTt III VVUFR
Creditors OF J. J. 0'Keefe, Musca-
tine plumber nave filed an involuntary
petition in bankruptcy against their
debtor with the clerk of the federal
court here. The petition was filed by
Attorney Herbert 6. Thompson of
Muscatine.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-12-18
The Day i'm Davenport

Louis c Martens. deputy sheriff
Herman c. Oelerich, constable Of Rock.
ingham and 2. B. Stiles, owner OF tht
boat
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1915-06-19

Opening the letter box on the door.
she took out a dozen or so envelopes.
One set she inspected critically-they
were all in. feminine handwriting
and then rather unwillingly laid them
aside. The others she tore briskly
open. each received a keen, shrewd
look They were filed or thrown away.
Little and whimsical and odd, Flo
dies appearance had something of the
humor of a puppy. the sad wisdom of
monkey. The combination made her
face pathetic. Crinkly, colorless hair
and hazel eyes had Flodie Her fine.
regular teeth were her best asset, and
when she smiled. her main relief from
plainness. From her costume, which
was careless. to her gestures which
were queer, Flodie Fisher was an orig
inal. She had charm and magnetism.
Whether she made one laugh or weep.
eccentric little Flodie was distinctly
lovable
Mr.. Smallish now reappeared with a
loaded breakfast tray.
Put him on that table in the stu
do" Flodie commanded.
Have those giddy green garlands
come for tonight?" she asked.
Why, yes, they're out in the hall,
Miss Fisher What time does the
party begin"
Zone minute past ten"
"Win there be many here, Miss
Fisher?"
ooh. I don't know, Alfred, about
twenty, l suppose-men, ladies and
women. Especially women! They
don't usually refuse Mr. Bonistelle's
studio invitations, l notice! There'll
be too many anyway. There won't be
half of 'em come till the theaters are
over, though. We've invited a squad
of actresses"
Alfred stopped. his arms loaded with
garlands. What, real ones?"
mo, only half-ripe, I guess. Not
nearly so real as the other women
who'll be here, anyway. There are
more good actresses off the stage than
on, Alfred! It'll be good as a play
for mel"
Alfred gazed longingly from the
threshold, his eyes afre. Say, Miss
Fisher, are you going to be dressed
up like you was the last timer"
She dropped a fantastic courtesy.
Precisely the same, Alfred; our good
old friend Crepe de Chine. Now you
gallop along with those evergreens be
fore your eyes drop out, Mr.. Small
ish!"
Alfred left, with the love light I'M
extinguished.
Flodie went into the studio and
pounded at the chamber door again.
Mr. Bonistelle! Hurry up Your
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1915-06-19
TWlRLED A LONG GAME
lack COMBS Won 24-Inning
Contest From Boston.
Former Pitcher Of Champion Athletics
Enjoys Honor of Pitching Longest
Game in Major Leagues
Score Was 4 to I.

Jack Coombs has the honor of
pitching the longest game ever played
in the majors. On September /, 1906,
he worked "a innings against Bos-
ton and came out on top by a score
of to /.
The year 1910 was a big one for
the Iron Man" of the Athletics. He
won 81 games out of 10 starts. per
centage of IT'S In 10 of these games
he whitewashed his opponents. At
one stretch during the season he went
for 46 consecutive innings without al
lowing a run to be scored on his de-
livery. On August he worked a
sensational f6-inning game against
Chicago. Ed Walsh opposing him for
the White Sox Neither team was
able to make a run in the 16 innings
SO mastery did both pitchers work
Coombs was the more effective of
the two, allowing only three hits in
the Is innings. On September II he
pitched an thinning to 0 affair
against Cleveland. only three hits be-
ing made by the Maps.
In the worlds series of 1910 he
worked three times in six days
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1915-06-19

was not a ball player, that is. not
the kind McGraw must have.
McGraw tried Thorpe as a regular
at the beginning Of this season, flgur-
ing that he was ready now or would
never be. Occasionally the Indian
could hit the ball a mile, but more
frequently he would strike out He
apparently lacked the baseball instinct
which. strangely enough, is POSSESSED
in large quantities by even runts
and weddings who cannot run
fast. who are not strong Of muscles
and who could not win an athletic
prize to save their lives
The only thing left is for Thorpe to
feel his way as a regular If he can
do better by working every day Nc
Graw will give him a chance at the
end Of the season. II he cannot he
retires as the greatest athlete in the
world who could not win a berth on
a major league ball club.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1915-06-19
PASSING OF GREAT ATHLETE
Jim Thorpe Fails to Make Good as
Regular on New York Giants
Is Sent to Jersey City,

That ball player is not necessarily
an athlete. according to the accepted
meaning of the word, has been shown
rather conclusively in the release OF
Jim Thorpe. under optional agreement.
to the Jersey City club of the Inter-
national league
Thorpe, the greatest athlete Amer
lea ever produced-the man who was
honored by the king of Sweden-after
two years of effort has not been able
to make good as a regular on the
New York Giants, He was the fastest
runner on the club. with the possible
exception of Hans Lobert; he was
the strongest of muscle by far; he
was the best wrestler: he had a swing
that could throw a weight farther
than any man on the club. and he
could outIump any member of the
team by many inches. Still, Thorpe
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1915-06-19

Henry N. Lester, president OF the
Huguenot association of New Ro-
chelle. n. Y, is h ing the estate OF
Miss Eliza Moulton dug up in a search
for the foundation Of the first Hugue-
not church, which the women OF the
Huguenot settlement there helped to
build in 1858.
Under the chancel. history says, the
bodies Of three pastors Of the church
we're buried There is also q tradi-
ton that some Of the residents OF
the town buried money and plate I'M
der the church during the Revolution.
ary war and that it was never recov-
cred. The property faces Huguenot
street.
The old church. because Of its
shape, was called the stone Jug"
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1915-06-19

against the Chicago Cubs and scored
a trio of victories over Chances great
team. He has yet to lose a game in
a worlds series.
After being out of the game prac-
tically three years. Coombs is get
ting a chance to come back" with
the Brooklyn Nationals. Those who
have watched Coombs in action say
that he has the old-time pep and that
his curves are as puzzling as ever.
Fans will watch closely his career
with the Brooklyns this season.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1915-06-19

breakfast is awfully impatient Come
along! That old coffee is swearing
already"
Hall opened the door, grinning.
And I suppose those eggs are feeling
rotten about g." he offered iauntily.
Flodie giggled delightedly and how
cred over the table, giving it few
final touches.
Hall Bonistelle was attired in a
purple dressing-gown, too evidently
the gift of a loving. tasteless female.
He showed himself, now, as really
handsome. even 20 that cleft chin
which women seem to fancy, and
most right-minded men to loathe. On
his face was the touch Of humor. care
lesslv Joyous, rather than Intellectual
and with his artistic" temperament,
it was easy enough to account for lis
nonularitv with women, popularity
that gave him a spoiled air was not
offensive, and enabled him to do much
forbidden TO other men. Always ex-
ceDting poor Flodie, who Rugged a
nrecious secret to her breast, women,
II might be added. liked rather than
loved him. The obvious proof might
lie in the fact that. at twenty-seven,
Hall cad not yet been entangled in
a serious affair Of the heart He con-
sidered that he knew too mich about
women to be sedUced from AiS anus
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1915-06-19

McGraw is making a great outdelder
out OF Robertson.
The Cincinnati Reds are doing a lot
of kicking about the umpiring of late.
This fellow Morton is upsetting a
whole keg of dope in the American
league
Walter Johnson is getting a salary
of $4,000, which is something near
500 per day.
Bunny Brief is hitting the ball hard
and often these days, but he is not
getting it safe.
Umpires of the American league de-
clare the emery ball belongs to the
extinct species.
Bob Unglaub, the former Washing
ton player is now manager of the
Fargo IN. D. team
Cy Falkenberg is accused of using
the emery ball. Why do they pick
Cy out of the bunch?
The Cincinnati Reds expect to see
Marsans in the fold again at any time.
He leaped a year ago.
Benny Kauff has been wonderfully
tanned since his leapfrog act to the
Giants and back again.
Babe Borton. formerly with the
White Sox, IS batting in the cleanup
position for the st. Louis Feds.
Pitcher Perritt, who was secured
from the Cardinals by the New York
club, is not very strong on control as
yet.
Pitcher Smith Of the Terrapins takes
his young son with him wherever the
club goes. The little fellow 10 the Ter
| rapins' mascot.
"Kopf is not as shifty as Frank
Baker" remarks one critic; which is
the limit in knocks, considering that
Baker is anchored
John McGraw believes that the big
reason for the poor showing Of some
Of the players is that they are not try
ing to play good ball
Connie Mack still believes his team
will pull into the race later in the
season. Bad pitching is what keeps
the former worlds champions out Of it
at present.
Ben lineup, the Indian pitcher ~
the Phillies, has been placed on the
disabled list and will not be record
ed as a regular player until be is in
condition TO pitch.
"Doak in condition asserts a st.
Louisian is the best Highlander in
the National league, bar Alexander.
And Tesreau. Rudolph, James and
Adams stal up and around
Gallia Of the Washingtous, like Ru-
dcgpn 0f the Braves, is versatile as to
delivery. lie increases hi5 effective
css ay mixing in a sptball with a
I'VE .-zt 80 acd change Of pace.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1915-06-19

Eddie Rousch. the young outielder
Of the Indianapolis Federal league
club of last year, who went with the
franchise and team to Newark, n. j.,
is touted one of the coming sensations
of baseball by Federal league critics
and players. He was born at Oak
land City, Ind. May s. 1898, and began
his professional career with the Evans
vile club in 1912, and started the 1913
season with the same club, but was
sold to the Chicago American league
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1915-06-19

club in June. He was farmed out to
the Lincoln club of the Western
league. He was sought by several
clubs last season, but jumped to the
Indianapolis Federal league club, for
which he played grand ball after the
middle of the season. when he sud
denly blossomed out as Kauff did.
This season to date he has maintained
his 1914 pace with the Newark team.
He stands feet II inches in height
and weighs IT'S pounds.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1915-06-19
DOESN'T WANT FRANK BAKER
Owner of Boston Red Sox Denies He Is
Making Any Effort to Secure
Noted Athletic Player.

Frank Lannin, principal owner Of the
Boston Red Sox, says; Il am making
no effort to get Frank Baker from the
Athletics. l have all the high-salaried
ball players that I care for and now
am looking for men who will play ball.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1915-06-19

Mike McNolly. a rookie who is I'M
derstudy OF Larry Gardner at third
base in the Boston Red Sox lineup.
is said to be the greatest fielding re-
craft seen at that station in the Ameri-
can league this season, but Mike can't
hit like Larry
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1915-06-19
Two Players Released.

Charles Sisson. who has played the
outfield for Elmira for the past two
seasons, has drawn hig unconditional
release. Gus Schmidt, who has been
carried on the Elmira list for two
years. though he failed to report also
has been turned loose.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1915-06-19
Frank Baker.

When players deliver the goods I am
more than pleased to pay splendid
salaries, but / will admit that there is
no great pleasure in paying big sal
aries for the pleasure Of seeing men
warming up every day"
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1915-06-19
JACK COMBS MIaht Help.

Jack Coombs might help Connie
Mack out right now in his weak pitch.
Ing department.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-11-10
ENDOW RED CROSS
Leaders Plan to Raise Hundred
Million Permanent Fund.
President Names Taft Chair
man of Central Committee.

New York, Nov. 10.-A movement
to combine all relief societies founded
in this country since the outbreak of
of the American National Red Cross
permanent endowment of 100000
900, was started Tuesday at meeting
at the home of Mrs. Whitelaw Reid.
Among those who urged the plan were
Joseph H. Choate, former ambassador
to Great Britain, who presided; form
er President Taft; Miss Anne Morgan;
man; Jacob H. Schiff, and Miss Mabel
I. Boardman, of the Red Cross execu-
tive committee
with all Independent efforts placed
under one control, the Red Cross
should have an endowment of $780,
100000" said Miss Boardman. This
would put it on a footing similar to
the Rockefeller and Carnegie founda
tions. The Red Cross should be the
strongest organization in the world
with every citizen in this country in
it's membership"
Mr.. Taft stated that President Will
son as head of the Red Cross, has ap-
pointed him chairman of the central
committee.
II do not know what the burden of
the office is, but whatever the load
will be L will soon be under it, he
said. when you have that kind of
interest you can be earnestly eloquent
in asking others to help"
No definite plans toward continuing
the relief organization was announced.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-11-10

the act whose names are Regal are
Germans and one of the other men is
a Russian and the other a Belgian.
They do a strong act that is prob
ably the best of the kind that has
ever visited Topeka They have been
doing the act for more than sixteen
years. Three times they have been in
Topeka with the Ringing Bros cir
Gus.
All four of the men in the act have
brothers, uncles and other relatives in
the war and frequently they receive
word of wounds received at the front
The Royals have two brothers at the
front in the German army, both OF
whom have been wounded twice and
are now back in the fighting line for
the third time.
When asked if they expected to take
any part IN the present war they said
they could not get back to their re-
spective armies even if they wished to.
Despite the fact that three sep
arate warning nations are represented
in the act the four lI4en work amicably
together and are apparently very
hapnv family.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-11-10
u. S. FIRES A BELGIAN
Counsellor to Legation at Brussels Of
fenSive to Germans.

Washington, Nov. ION. Delevan,
a Belgian, employed by the United
States as counsellor to the legation at
Brussels, has left Belgium and will
not return to his post because Ger
many has given notice that he is
persona non grata. The state de-
partment will not admit that Delevan
has been removed, but announced to-
day that he had left Belgium and will
not return.
Delevan probably will go to Havre,
the present seat of the Belgian gov
eminent. Whether his unacceptable
ity to Germany came through the ac-
tivities of the American legation staff
in the case of Edith CavelL the Brit
ish nurse executed by German mill
tary authorities, is not made clear at
the state department, although there
are some limitations that it might
have been.
Under international law, Germany
is not called upon to give reasons for
Directing to Delevan, and merely has
notified the United States that his
presence is Objectionable. Delevan left
Belgium with Minister Whitlock.
Delevan's reports to Whitlock on
steps he had taken in behalf of Miss
Cavell expressed surprise at finding
that lawyers defending prisoners be-
fore the German military courts were
not allowed to see their clients before
the trial, and were not shown any
documents of the prosecution"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-11-10
TRUTH IS OUT
Mother and Son State They
Were Benefited by Master
Tanlac.
Claim Remedy Brought Quick
Relief to Their Many
Troubles.
BOTH PRAISE MEDICINE
Say They Suffered From Stom-
ach and Nervous Troubles.
Feel Like New People and Are
Grateful for Improvement.

Business men, professional men, ar
tisans and innumerable women of I'M
questioned honesty and integrity have
been benefited by Tanlac, and are ex-
pressing an abiding faith in the pre-
mier preparation. AS a medicine of
unusual merit in instances of stomach,
kidney, and intestinal arrangements,
as we'll as catarrh, Mrs. Anna Nc
Cutchen, residing at 100 South Main
street, had the following to say about
Tanlac:
IT have had no appetite for long
time. 1 was awfully nervous and COM
pletely run down. My head ached
most all the time and there was con-
uinual hurting in my stomach. !
seemed to be growing worse day by
day. and felt very much uneasy about
my health.
MY son also was in poor health.
His trouble was about like mine. He
suffered from nervousness, had severe
headaches, could not sleep well at
nights and his appetite was not very
good.
1--WE both have been taking Tan1ac
for several weeks, and I can truth
fully say that our health has i'm
proved wonderfully, our appetites are
fine, we are not troubled with ner-
vousness, and the headaches are a
thing of the past. We think Tanlac is
the greatest medicine on earth, and
highly recommend it to our friends"
Tanlac can be obtained in Topeka dt
the Mcfarland Drug store.
Ninth and Kansas avenue, where w.
c. Pope, the "Tanlac Man." is meet
ing the public daily.-Advertiseme
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-11-10
GREECE STAYS0UT
Agreement With Bulgaria to
Remain Neutral Reached.
DemObiIize BuIgar Army at
End of Serbian Campaign.

Athens. Nov 10.-Bulgaria and
Greece reached an agreement Tuesday
which will keep Greece out of the war,
according to the Athens press today
Bulgaria, these accounts say, viii
demobilfze at the end of it's Serbian
campaign and promises not to cross
the Dovian-Gyevgyei line, or to enter
Monastir.
Should military operations against
Monastir become absolutely necessary,
it is arranged that Germany shall con-
duct them without Bulgarian partlcl-
patton.
GyexgyeI is the first Serbian town
north of the Serbo-Greek frontier.
from which it is hardly a gunshot dis
lance. Dovian is five miles farther
north Both are on the Nish-Salon1ka
railway.
This means a Bulgarian pledge to
keep outside of Greece.
Monastir, in southwestern Serbia,
eight miles north of the Greek
frontier, is a point where the Greeks
consider Bulgarian stronghold
would menace their territory They
take it for granted, however, that
Germany would have no object in
holding it, except as temporary mil
itary necessity.
Although the arrangement outlined
is deemed of a nature to safeguard
Greece, it would not seriously hamper
Bulgar in her plans for the conquest
of most of Serbian Macedonia
Athens newspapers quote "diplo-
matte authority for their informa-
ton.