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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-12-14
AUTOMATIC LEAGUE
ON FTRMER FOOTING

At meeting held Sunday morn
ing at Klove Bros. cigar store, the
Rock Island Automatic Baseball
league was reoTganized and the fol-
lowing officers elected:
President-Ray Robinson
Vice president-Leo Sersig.
Secretary-Roy Miller.
Treasurer-W. Fl. Leithner.
A set Of bylaws and rules was
drawn up and adopted, the idea being
TO place the circuit on a firmer foot
ing. Eight teams will join the league
and schedule is to be drawn up soon.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-12-14

Boston, Dec. 1.-THE suggestion of
a university professor that football
players be insured against accidents,
the premiums to be paid from the gate
receipts, is not likely to find favor
with accident insurance companies.
While football playing is not specifi-
cally classified, It would be grouped
with extremely hazardous occupations
or pastimes and it is doubtful if any
company would Issue policies except
on almost prohibitive terms.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-12-14
Fight Films Get Final X. q.

Washington, Dec 1.-THE act OF
congress forbidding the importation or
interstate transportation Of moving
picture films Of a prize fight was de-
clared constitutional by the supreme
court here yesterday, AS a result the
Jack Johnson-Jess Willard pictures
will not be seen in this country.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-12-14
Too Good 10 Be Trne.

New York, Dec. 14.-President David
L. Fultz Of the Baseball Players Fra
ternity is authority for the statement
that the organization has no requests,
applications or suggestions to offer to
either the National or American
leagues at the annual meeting to be
held in New York Dec. IA, and Chicago,
Dec. Is, respectively. The fraternity is
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-12-14
Uxtree-Want Xmas Grid Game,

Duquoin, ILL.,, Dec. 14-Negotiations
are IN progress for football game
al Carbonate Christmas day between
the Tayloryille and Carbonate indie
pendent teams for the championship Of
central and southern Illinois. These
teams are the champions in their re-
spective sections.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-12-14

Before completing your Christmas
shopping consult The Argus adFertls'
ing columns.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-12-14

All the news all the time-IAe
Argus.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-12-14

death on four flies, travelling long dis
tances and getting them right under
the shadow Of the stand Their throw
ing arms weren't much, and it was no
infrequent sight 10 see a lightning run
ner dash from first to third while the
elephant vainly strove to get the range
and make the peg. What they were
there for was one thing-to hit that
ball-and how they hit it-oh, how
they hit it,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-12-14

Another ancient institution that has
almost gone is the sawed-off short
stop. Even as they imagined, in those
days, that first basemen must be huge
creatures who could bit. so they be-
lieved that shortstops must be little
men, built close to the ground. Men
like MaranvilIe were the shortstop
class in those golden times-there
must have been eight or ten no larger
than the Rabbit in the National league
and American association Is years ago.
Monte Cross and Fred Ely. lanky.
hungry-looking people, really broke
up that belief When Cross and Ely
showed that skinny man could duck
low and snap up the rollers, old tradi-
ton was exploded, and from that time
TO this all shapes and sizes of ath-
letes have held the shortstops role.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-12-14
Feds Show Interest.

A number OF the leading Federal
league officials will be in this city dur
ing the next few days and while they
have stated that they are 10 come In "a
private and unofficial capacity, ii is
thought that they have more than
Christmas shopping in mind Sew
eral National league owners have re-
Gently expressed the opinion that some
form Of agreements between organ
lied and independent baseball inter
ests is desirable and it is thought that
the foundation for a future peace pact
may be laid at an informal meeting
between club owners of the two bod
les.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-12-14
NATIONALMOClJLS
CONVENE IN EAST
Developments eff Unusual Interest Are
Expected 70 Break AT the HeW
York Meeting.
EBBETs WANTS SHORTER SEASON
Federal Maeaaaes Also Drift into
Metropolis To Keep In Touch
With Chicago Session.

New York. Dec. f4.-Deyeiopmeuts
Of unusual interest are expected from
the annual meeting Of olub owners
and officials Of the National league be-
ginning here today. IN addition to
the regular routine business such as
the appointment Of schedule COM
mittee ana the reading Of the annual
reports OF substitute committees, sew
eral radical proposals are likely to be
advanced for the consideration Of the
magnates. Charles II. Ebbets. presl-
dent OF tho Brooklyn club. viii adTo-
cate the shortening Of the league sea-
son by cutting one week from each end
Of the present schedule while retain
ing the same number or games that
have been played In the past few
years. President James e Gaffney
will lay his fellow magnates a plan
for the seasonal assignment Of UNI
pires along the same lines that the
clubs are scheduled 10 play III routine
order throughout the entire circuit.
The meatlDg is likely 10 continue
for two or three days and several i'm
portaut deals for players are prom
Used. Almost ali of the eight clubs
have announced that they desire 20
strengthen their combinations and
are in the field for players for certain
positions. While the owners Of the
clubs are In conference their man.
ayers will be actively engaged in en-
deayoring to secure by purchase or
trade the players desired.
The annual meeting of the Ameri-
can league viii begin in Chicago to-
morrow and arrangements have been
made whereby the magnates ef the
two major leagues will be kept in-
formed regarding the progress OF mat
tiers in which both leagues are vitality
5rs4rr4aeknE
The Home news., 1915-10-22
GENERAL DIRECTORY
COUNTY OFFICIALS.

J. M. Jackson, Helena. Circuit Judge J. N. Rachels. Searcy .......... .......... Prosecuting Attorney E. M. Carl-Lee, Augusta. ............ Deputy Prosecuting Attorney J. T. Angelo, McCrory Representative Sam Vann, Vanndale. le................ State Senator, Seventh District A. L. Hutchins, Augusta County Judge D. D. Robertson, Wynne. ....... ................. Chancery Judge R. B. L. (Bob) Spradlin, Augusta.
 SnOrIII L. w. Winfree, Augusta ......... Circuit Clerk Vim. Moorman. Augusta. County Clerk Walter Jimerson, Augusta. Treasurer Edgar Miller, McCrory. Assessor Alex Bellis, Augusta. ........ Surveyor T. w. Woodbury, McCrory. Examiner pr. R.. 0. Patterson, Augusta. Coroner pr. R. N. Smith, Augusta Health Officer
 CITY OFFICIALS G. w. Barber. r..........,........ Mayor Walter w. Raney Recorder J. G. Pulley. Day Marshal o. K. Porter. .......... Night Marshal pr. H. P. Hargis. ....... Health Officer Aldermen: G. l.. Carson, c. Crutzer,
  J. F. Morgan, H. D. Swayze and E. T. Wherry.
 Council meets first Monday night of each month in the Council Chamber in the Farmers & Merchants Bank Bldg.
 COURTS
 Northern District Circuit Court 3rd Monday in February and August.
 Chancery Court 1st. Monday in December and May
 County Court 1st Monday in January, April July and October.
 Probate Court 4th. Monday in January, April, July and October.
 Southern District Circuit Court 1st. Monday in March and September.
 Chancery Court End. Monday in February and September.
 County Court 2nd. Monday in January, April July and October.
 Probate Court first Monday follwng that of the Northern District.
The Home news., 1915-10-22

The Democrats are completely running the country. Cotton from eleven to thirteen cents and seed selling for only forty dollars a ton looks pretty tough to a fel- low now -a-days. Get us right, we are talking about the times as Republican sees them. Last year when these prices were so low, President Wilson and the Democratic administration were to blame, but the howler of last year has taken a back seat and the Democrat will have full sway in the coming elections, is the universal expression.
The Home news., 1915-10-22

H. B. Gray sold a bale of cot ton in McCrory Wednesday for 15 cents pound. The seed was received by him from the govern ment and the product is known as the Durango" variety. The bale weighed 499 pounds and brought $71.85. The seed weight was 1904 pounds and would have brought $2O.08 on the market. MT. Gray kept the seed for next years planting. He also sold a bale today for 1312 cents pound. This cotton is known as the "Sturdivant" variety.
The Home news., 1915-10-22

will be in county from one to two days. Each crew will hold three or four meetings a day. Each speaker will have large charts six feet square to illustrate hls lecture. These charts will be prepared to suit the conditions of the South.
 The farmers and business men ot Tennessee Arkansas and Miss issippi are spending $25,OOO in money, and as much in service to carry on this work.
 Booklets have been prepared to meet the needs of those who live and do business in the trade ter ritory of Memphis. There are books on live stock farming, boil weevil, cattle ticks, on various crops, such as corn, soy beans, COW peas. alfalfa and lespedeza, gardening, canning and poultry.
 The Memphis Bureau of farm Development is directing the work. Sixty speakers will be se- lected from well known agricul- turists throughout the South men with national regulations.
 Everyone prominent in his line. These speakers will talk on cat tie, hogs, poultry, soil, legume crops, hog cholera, cattle ticks, boil weevil and the things partic- ularly adapted to each locality.
 Here is another valuable feat 'lre of the campaign; from twelve to fifteen of the speakers will have special lecturers charts to use in the city and country schools. These speakers will talk home conveniences and sanita- tion, cooking, canning, home economics and the things that go to make better home life.
 Do you want this campaign? If you do, write to the Bureau of Farm Development, Memphis, Tennessee.
The Home news., 1915-10-22
Friday, October 22, 1915
FOR OUR FARMERS

A great Agricultural Campaign has been organized by the far mers, bankers and business men in 83 counties in western Tennes- see, northern Mississippi, and eastern Arkansas.
 These eighty-three counties lie within a radius of 150 miles of Memphis, Tenn. It is not a Memphis Campaign. It will be conducted on a cooperative basis under the auspices of the Bureau of Farm Demonstration of Mem phis. It will be inaugurated about the 10th of November, and continued for forty or fifty days. There will be thirty to sixty meetings in each county, making a total of about 2,5O0 meetings. Organized into the work are the most prominent interests of the three states where the campaign will be carried on, State Depart ments of Agriculture and Educa- tion, Bankers, Railroads, Far mers' Unions, ~Women's Clubs, Newspapers and Commercial Or ganizations, assisted by the Inter- national Harvester Company.
 A prominent feature of this great extension work is the plan of holding the meetings at the farm homes and in the country schools, as well as in the towns and villages. The farmers will not have to come to town to hear the speakers, but the speakers will go out to the homes of the people and discuss their individ- ual problems. Sixty speakers will be divided into crews two speakers in each crew and routed in each county according to schedule. Advance men will assist the local people in each county in making up their sched- ules of meetings. The speakers
The Home news., 1915-10-22

A new line of heating stoves and mattresses. Planters Mer- cantile, Co. Adv.
 Mrs. E. c. Magness arrived to- day from Little Rock, the guest of Miss Ruth Hailey.
The Home news., 1915-10-22

Entered as second-c]ass matter Aug. 26. 1915, at the post office at McCrory, Ark, under the act of March, 3, 1879.
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1915-01-09
AIR RIFLES ILLEGAL.
NeW Jersey Lal0 makes Cunning
or Selling Them Punishable.

A great many Palisade and Grant
wood boys own air rifles. They do
not, of course, know that it is against
the law to have such a weapon. In
1913 the New Jersey Legislature
passed a law making the selling or
owning of air rifles punishable with a
heavy fine or Imprisonment, or both.
The Stabel store in Palisade and an
other in Fort Lee had displays of air
rifles in their windows, but upon being
told by "The Palisadian" that it was
against the law, they were promptly
removed. A letter sent to the Attor-
ney-General at Trenton brought re-
ply from the State Game Warden to-
gether with a copy of the law. So,
boys, you had better get rid of your
air rifles at once, as the authorities
are liable to pounce down upon you
at any moment. And you never know
when the boy-catcher may come
along.
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1915-01-09

grams we are cooperating with the
United Charities, and during our social
hour we are sewing on some little
dresses and when the balmy spring
days come we will have a nice box Of
little things for some little people who
need them.
Our gavel was interesting and was
an early gift of Mr.. Rodier, of Brook
Ign, who assisted in the installation
OF our local chapter The head of the
gavel was taken from piece of wood
from Gen. Sevcara's battleship Maria
Therisa," and was turned at our
navy yard at Brooklyn. Information
given .snd work done by Mr.. CAas NJ :
thompson, master workman cabinet
department.
The U. C. T. colors are blue, white
and gold, denoting respectively, unity,
charity and temperance
Our motto is "The Golden Rule"
Our standard-In ssentials-unity.
In non-essentials, liberty. In all
things, charity.
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1915-01-09
BUSTING BIG BUDGET
FREEH0LDERS WANT $675, 09O.
Increase of ST. 1925 last with nothing said about sinking
fund on recent bond issue of $s36OOO

A tentative budget amounting to
$685., O9O.43 was adopted by the Board
of Freeholders at their regular
monthly meeting last Monday after
noon. This budget shows an increase
of $11 ,325.41 over that of 1914, but
still does not include the interest and
appropriation for sinking fund in
cident to the recent issue of $986,000
of county road improvement bonds
The final budget for 1915 will be
adopted in August.
DR.. William E. Ogden, of East
Rutherford, Republican candidate for
County Physician, defeated the pres
ent incumbent, DIR. Samuel E. Arm
strong, by a vote of 20 to II, with
one member absent
DIR. Ogden was nominated by Free
holder DeGroot, who said he had been
practicing physician for % years,
twenty of which had been spent in
Bergen county.
Freebooter Wood, of Union Town
ship, put in nomination the name of
DR.. Armstrong for reappointment.
Freebooter Van Bussum, in second
ing the nomination of DR.. Armstrong,
tried to draw the fire of DR.. Arm
strong's opponents by asking them
to state their objections to the DOCTOR
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1915-01-09
4 WHITE CHRISTMAS.
Palisades Section Has YHIetide
Season Filled to Order of
EUerH Taste.

A white Christmas graced the hill
side section, the flakes of fluffy snow
coming down for several hours the
day before, and gladdening the hearts
of all who appreciate it's joys when it
is stocking-hanging time. The ground
was very we'll covered, there being
about three-quarters of an inch to
fall in all, and it left its beauty
traces everywhere, on roadway, tree
and housetop. If there were any
signs of hard times up this way they
did not materialize, for somehow
there was very lavish spirit of
purse-opening all about. that was
easily visible. The toy shops, the
few we have here, were never so
busy, and gifts literally poured in
from the big department stores from
over the way in Gotham. Christmas
trees were in almost every home
even some having them where there
are no children, just to keep up the
tender sentiment of the day.
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1915-01-09

1t was during this discourse that
Freebooter Morrison protested the
vote of Mr.. Van Bussum, claiming
that he had not filed his oath of office.
Mr.. Van Bussum assured the Direc-
tor and members and was willing to
take an affidavit that he had filed his
oath with the County Clerk and
courted an investigation.
The County Clerk was appealed to
and said that his files did not con-
tain Mr.. Van Bussum's oath.
Counsel was then asked for his
opinion and stated that Mr.. Van Bus
sum could not vote unless his oath
was filed.
ct is for you to abide by the de-
cision of COUNSEL" said the irate
Freebooter, but | warn you there will
be other things to follow"
Further argument was averted
when the Director declared recess
for five minutes to allow Mr.. Van
Bussum to be sworn in.
The salary of the County Physician
was fixed at $4,000, the same as last
year, dating from February LIST, when
DR.. Armstrong; term expires.
The clerk announced that the oath
OF office of the Director, County Col
lector, Counsel and Custodian had
been filed with him.
MISS Redman was reappointed ste
nographer to the Board at a salary
of $1,000 year.
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1915-01-09
Appropri-

their councilmen. If any had fault to
find, in the Council chamber was the
place to do so, not outside. He
believed that the Council were doing
their very best to serve those who
had elected them, and to live up to
their oath of office.
The great cause of complaint was
the matter of high taxes; but if people
required improvements, they must ex-
pect to have to foot the bill.
The mayor pointed with pride to
the growth of the community, in the
face of general bad business condi-
tons elsewhere; we were very fortu-
nate not to be bankrupt today when
we consider the failure of the local
land company two years ago, and the
''black eye" which it gave us then.
We should have little patience, and
with the proper support of the tax
payers we would come out all right.
The borough was fortunate to have
been free from officials who had prac-
ticed graft, as it was called. The
mayor was proud to be mayor of such
a body of men. Their record was
clean.
In regard to the retiring member,
Councilman Cohn, it was true that he
was an appointee, and that the people
had not seen fit to continue him in
office; but the mayor believed he had
tried his level best, and had served
his borough well. He had always been
prompt. Possibly after all, he was
better off not to be elected. He re-
GREETED that Mr.. Cohn was not on
hand, but his successor was, and they
would hope to hear from him later.
In referring to the reelected men,
Der, Councilman Flood, the mayor
said that his reelection meant that
the people were satisfied with his
three years. service; they had been
efficient, and the coming ones would
probably be still more so. The new
councilman, Mr.. Herman Hoeckelburg,
representing the lower section, where
he had been a resident for some years.
His character and reputation gave
the assurance of his being an honest,
straightforward, upright councilman.
The mayor took occasion to thank
the Council and all others who had
been of assistance to him. The man
that paid the bill, the taxpayers
throughout the borough, must stand
by the governing body. Then there
would be harmony, peace and good
will in the future, as there had been
in the past. The mayor then asked if
there was any one in the chamber
who wished to say something, that he
do so. There was none, and the
Council of 1914 adjourned sine die.
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1915-01-09
GRANTWOOD'S COUR-
AGE QUESTIONED.
Attitude in Regard to High
School Propose! Criticized.

A prominent Grantwoodian said re-
Gently to a Palisadian representative
This community is sadly lacking in
moral courage. But | was pleased, at
the School Board meeting tonight, to
see one of the gentlemen there get up
and stand out for his beliefs, regardless
of opposition on the part of the others.
had not known him before except by
name, and had not voted for him at the
last election, but | confessed to him,
tonight, my admiration for his courage
in his own convictions.
Instead of debating the questions as
to whether Cliffside Park should be
asked to vote on the proposition of buy
ing two acres of land instead of three
and a half acres for high school. l
believe that it should still be three and
half and as much more as possible, eSpe-
cially at the present low rate of land
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1915-01-09
TENAH Y CHIMES
NOT TO RING
QUITE so MUCH.
NeighbOrs Consider Mrs. LyLe's
Memorial Chimes Hard on
Nerves, and Vice Chancellor
LelUis Muffles Then, Ercept
At Stated Hours.

Mrs. Lyle's memorial chimes at
Tenafiy are not to be silenced, des-
pite the efforts on the part of a few
of her neighbors.
The bells will not ring as often as
they did, nor as long; neither will
the clock strike every quarter hour
during the day, but the chimes will
ring often enough to let Tenafiyites
know they are there, and the oppo-
nents must simply make up their
minds to get used to them.
AS told in recent issues of the
Evening Record, the chimes contro-
versy reached e-Chancellor Vivian
M. Lewis chambers, and there was
much discordant testimony.
When the seventeen bells, the
heaviest of which weighs a ton, were
started ringing year ago, Mr.. and
Mrs. Charles p. Buckley, Mrs. Mary
Bailey, John w. Brewster and others
filed a petition for an injunction in
the New Jersey Court Of Chancery,
and the fight was on. Mrs. Bailey
said that the frequent ringing of the
bells made her so ill that it became
necessary for her to make long visits
to Palm Beach, Atlantic City and else
where.
Vice-Chancellor Lewis said yester-
day that Mrs. Lyle had property
rights in the bells, inasmuch as they
were on her estate, but that they
were serving no public good.
The Vice Chancellor ruled that the
chimes must only be rung from now
on at 8 a. M, noon time and sunset
on weekdays, and at noon hour and
sunset on Sundays.
The noon-hour week day session
must not be longer than thirty sec
onds, and the sunset hymn must not
exceed four minutes.
The hymns on Sunday morning and
at sunset must not be longer than four
minutes.
Now that the Gag List" and the
"Chimes" controversies have been
seemingly settled, Te,.aGy will now
proceed along its usual calm and dig
nified manner. Together with the
elopement of Miss Elizabeth Coppell
and the arrest of Richard J. Hart
man, Tenafy certainly has had
enough to talk about during the past
year.
Joe Kennedy, the chime ringer, in
sists "the chimes put Tenafy on the
map" but the Jag List" was a bit
ahead of this-Hackensack Record.