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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-03-16
GLOOMY OUTLOOK
FOR FREE GAMES
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a.I. ts disposed DF
Elmer urrE.r. manager uf tIr.
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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-03-16
ROCK ISLAND FIVE
ONE OF The BEST
LOCAL HIGH SCHOOL SHOULD BE
PROUD OF SHOWING IN STATE
TOURNAMENT.

Not overlooking the fact that they
were eliminated at the very start Of
the high school basketball tourna-
ment at Decatur Saturday. the Rock
Island quintet is properly rated as one
of the fastest in Illinois. In the draw
ing the Islanders drew Springfield. one
of the strongest teams. for the opener.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-03-16
BRESNlHhN PICKS
TEAM FOR SEASON
r~EnT'f os,E cCss NFrgA-LT
sELEcrEo AFTEe = Do-aLE
NoF< OUT
Crsssss frser Last T-sr See. rr1-s1
Cause ~ F-er-.t P.t-rers
ar~ o. 4ls.

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Hrrsaa1aa be- picked ur 90 .4ar
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riasal l-aFar Brararr ID. ..r rrF-
lars aaf reass asasE. "a owe rl.eF
acrae. un.r. ..r regulars VOC. fl
IN fa@ f8r-r1ar aEf .r1 Hr rrF..Err
% - te victory over f.- .-ateF E
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ne affrrraor wss Devoted t1 vs-r
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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-03-16

Chattanooga. Tenn. March is-Iaok
White % Chieasc signed articles 20
meet Jimmy Kelly. champion OF the
Eleventh Cavalry Ia al elght-roand
hshi here aArcA "a,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-03-16
OCTOBER GAMES CAUSE OF
BIG NINE FOOTBALL MUSS

Alilwaukr~. March ts widespread
discass'oa has been ziv~r recently "a
th~ press 20 fh~ football schedules
adopted By some ~ tire member %
ere western cauf~r~rc~ said George
W t7hi~r. athirsic director a. TIE Uni
versitv % Wisconsin
i' eas been fEe execution ~h~n am
- th~ soeali~d 7hiz f1u-s have NOT
paved four epufcs~ac~ teams Last
year Niruesoia played chicago uii.
seis i1ua and wiscons.a. WISCONSIN
r'aYef Niuu@so'a. tsraso. Illinois
OHIO state ard PurGe~ rHneis had the
sssus schefui~ Chicago PLAYED every
Other team ~Eersf OHIO
-W'scorsin Sought 20 p'ay North
western and ireisus la, yea-. bar uas
usani~ % secure either sud vas equal
% aasfcc-ssfui for thfs coming sea
SD. 'ioNsvsr. th~ chief criticism o.
ihsss tissst'sr~a iusututions g. an
pa-~atiT wholly ufth respect % fhe
r'aytsE - games between them. aud
th~ socafied - four in October
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-03-16

l.erus-t Er. vser. fF % 49,
N.els has resigned f.e saerrfaF1s 20. p
OF s.r E.eEuart tufsrsast1eal league
club rs become pr~sif-rf ard ETlrrat
Hsrrs.r af f.r jersey CfF e.1H 81 fIr
eforr .rrErr Weiss vac secretary uf
fsr Baltimore iase-rat.ors fn~ O. rIu-
aer - ears ard retained that arrr
.ra tr~ Bslawo=r c.gb vac trans
f-rrr,i r1 EsclE0ad
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-03-16

Peoria Ii March IT, Bowling
scores did not mount AS high ycster-
day as they have been doiuE ia the
American Bowling congress tourna-
ueut ta, last two DAYS. although q
lev leader cropped up i'm the an
events
u. SpaidiuE q TayIoryule man
dropped ISIS FOR the nine game route
and relocated julie L.eilinrer far 20 the
rear. IN second place. Leu.nger stii
tops the singles with 61i. while Myer
and Peters hold Chicago on top IN
fhr double with ITO The MaN.ues
20 Detroit went into first position In
The main eyrut with e.S17 on the late
shin sunday night
SpaidinE's bid for che all events vas
sensational. AZ Pc had i.eSi FOR his
first six sam"s The TayIorvlIIe
man 20 bis awkward roller. how
ever and when he went - work IN
the siuEics no found che pace TOO fast.
his series usitinE him only 6s5. only
tuo marks over 500 we're made dur.
Ing The day n the individuals. 4 G.
ball - Detroit getting SEQ for fsth
place ah.'c Watt Girocx also from
Detroit. ran down $40.
1.Cuis Rgb and p MrIareu % Io- .
.'~f tl~d vith HeisiE and Girou1 90
ptirr't 90 i.it- for ths highest mark
- the dsy IN the doubles. other marks .
s.'uE iow
The political end % the congress
All starr here today Wheu the frst
gathering of the executive committee
stl be- held az the Coliseum. The
iacpiion 20 prize list which proha-
n'y vii D. almost a duplicate % the
fcisto list ~ two Years aEo viii be
.ar main business 90 be- transacted.
Chattanooga. Tenn. March is-Iack
Ahiir % ChieaEu signed articles 20
meet Jimmy Kelly. champion % the
Eleventh. Cavalry. IN al elgAt-roand
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-08-07
SONS GAMING RUINS
BANK, FATHER SAYS
Head of Queens Institution Sur
renders to Answer Lar
ceny Charge.

Captain Michael hi Simone, ex-
Italian army officer and once an in
terpreter in the magistrates courts IN
Queens and for many years an IN
fuential Italian in that borough, sur
rendered himself yesterday to District
Attorney Denis OLeary TO answer an
indictment charging grand larceny and
conducting a banking business with
out license.
Captain Di Simone is ffty-six years
old and lives at 773 Madison Street,
Brooklyn. Up to early last winter he
and his son, Ralph Di Simone, con
Quoted a bank at 1879 Broadway,
Long Island City. Last February
one of the Italian depositors attempted
TO withdraw a large amount and found
the money had vanished. This led TO
the arrest on February of Ralph Di
Simone. who is still in Jail. The senti-
ment of the Italians who lost their
money made the accused man feel
safer in Jail. and no attempt has been
made to have him released on bail:
Francis r. Clair, appointed auditor
bv the District Attorney, reported
shortage Of about $4,000, consisting
Of small sums deposited by the Italian
laborers. Joint indictments were
issued against Captain hi Simone and
his son. Captain Di Simone was re-
leased on $4,000 bail yesterday. he
blames his sons gambling habits Tor
the trouble.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-08-07
RIDDER'S STOCK DEAL
COSTS HIM $ll3,32l
Judgments Totalling S157,902
Filed-Concern Failed After
Editor Sought Securities.

Two judgments aggregating $751;
9O2 and suit for $685. against Her
man Ridder, editor of the New Yorker
Stats Zeitung," were filed yesterday.
The judgments were granted on fail
ures to defend actions.
Jacob H. Schiff was the original hold
err of a clair for $113,321 hat figures
in one of the judgments, assigned later
to Eugene n. Paul. The claim in ques-
ton grew out of an agreement under
which Mr.. Schiff was to obtain for Mr..
Ridder securities of the international
Typesetting Machine Company, Of which
Mr. Ridder was president. Mr.. Ridder
did not take over the holdings. The
concern went into the hands of re-
ceiver.
The other judgment, for S44,5S0, was
in favor of the Greenwich Bank. This
claim was on note.
In the suit the Hudson Trust Com
pany is the plaintiff. This action also
is on a note.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-08-07
EAGER TO END
BRITISH DELAY
Chicago Packers Again Com
plain of Long Detention of
Meat Cargoes by England.
From The Tribune Bureau

Washington, Aug. Representatives
of the principal Chicago meat packers
called at the State Department to-day
and told Chandler Anderson, special
counsel to the department. that the po-
sition in which they had been placed by
the British blockade was intolerable.
Informal efforts to obtain the passage
Of their cargoes 10 neutral countries
in Europe had failed, they said, and
they were faced by enormous losses
through the detention of meat ship
ments in British ports.
Mr.. Anderson assured the packers
that everything possible in a diplo-
matte way was being done, but said
that the State department could not
take up specific questions with Great
Britain in the general note now in
preparation. Robert F. Rose, foreign
trade adviser of the department. g try
ing TO effect temporary working
agreement with the British govern
ment.
The case of the packers has been
aggravated by the refusal of the Meth
erlands Overseas Trust to accept fur
their shipments of meat. This com
pany, guaranteed by the Dutch govern
ment, has in the past facilitated the
passage of shipments by having them
consigned in it's name and holding
itself responsible for their neutral G-s-
tination. Their refusal to accept fur
Their shipments is taken in many quar-
tiers as an indication that the neutral
countries are already overstocked.
Arthur Meeker, general manager for
Armour & Co., said that he was hope
full that an arrangement would soon
be made under which cargoes could be
allowed TO pass into neutral countries
pending a diplomatic adjustment of the
whole blockade question. He said he
did not believe the packers would be
satisfied with the normal peace trade
Of those countries.
The British government has prom
ised the packers a prize court decision
on August %. 1t is expected that the
court will offer to pay for the cargoes
at the current English prices at the
time of seizure. This. the packers say,
would be far less than they would havo
obtained in the Scandinavian countries.
"Our profit on these goods is so
small" Mr.. Meeker said, that we shall
not be the chief losers in any event
The actual producer, the farmer that
raises hogs, for instance, is the one
who suffers most by the British block
ade. The prices of meat on the hoof
have fallen steadily since the blockade
order was put into effect, and the loss
will be heavy on the cattle raisers
throughout the West
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-08-07

Paterson, n. j., Aug. 6.-Billy Sun
day was right. Paterson. according to
him. was the livest city he had ever
visited. Patersonians have not retro
crossed since he gained his decision
over Satan there. In the middle OF
sultry August they are already in
sitting a Yuletide atmosphere into the
news which comes from their town.
When the little child alone in the
house makes the hard hearted burglar
who has just forced an entry repent
his ways and leave one instinctively
thinks of turning from summer to WIN
ter furs. II is time to light the Christ
mas tree candles when the criminal re-
penis and steals away sobbing, leaving
his loot behind him and thinking OF his
own little ones.
Paterson is too quick at jumping at
conclusions. On August Bobby Geo
marc. of 329 Market Street, used the
traditional method of burglar extermi-
nation, and no one rang a sleigh bell in
the frosty street below. Neither did he
mistake the visitor for Santa Claus.
Bobby is, of course, chubby ana
wide eyed and as unsophisticated as a
six-year- can be. His parents left
him alone last night.
The cherub-faced child was left alone
in his room. Presently he rose from
his bed and trotted down to the dining
room, wearing long white nightgown
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-08-07
Hard Working Burglar Yields
To Babe and Steals-Away
True to Ancient Christmas Story, Intruder Caught by
Little Nghted Form Thinks of His Own
Tots and Sadly Departs

and an expression of wide-eyed limo
cence. Sure enough. there was the
burglar.
The intruder did not live up to the
standards of his calling. He neither
wept at the sight Of the little form IN
the long white night gown and express
ion Of wide eyed innocence, nor did ne ,,
murmur, "Gawd, little Willie's face!
He was a poorly drawn character,
what do you wantf" Bobby asked.
The burglar had some originality
He picked a now reply.
81 am looking for place to board,
he replied grufly.
"But mother doesn't keep boarders,
the little figure in the long white night
gown lisped with an expression OF wlde
eyed innocence. "You had better 90
somewhere else"
Tradition was too strong for the
burglar. even in August he followed
the lines Of conduct laid down by gen
erations of writer's of Christmas nc
ton, and left.
When Mr.. and Mrs. Cicomaro re-
turned. they said Bobby had been
dreaming. When he insisted, they re-
membered he was too young to have
read o. Henry or any one of dozen
others who used the plot, and sent for
police. Sure enough, detectives round
the door had been jimmied. But not
a thing had been taken. Oh, dear no!
And Bobby went back TO bed again IN
his long white night gown and ex-
pression Of wide-eyed innocence.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-08-07
New Jersey Moose Leader
Explains His DeSertiOn
lRy Teiesraph 10 The tribune. !


Montclair, n. j., Aug. edmund B.
Osborne issued formal statement to-
day in defence OF his return to the Re-
publican party after his resignation,
with George L. Record, Herbert NJ.
Bailey and James G. Blauvelt, from the
Progressive fold last Saturday.
As chairman of the state Progressive
executive committee in 1912, Mr.. 0s-
borne managed the local Roosevelt
campaign. His reason for returning to
the Republican. party, he said to-day,
was because he considered the Pro-
gressivo party dead. He believed that
the Progressives could fight more eff
fectively for their principles in the Re-
publican party than as Democrats.
IF II were merely matter of going
into ore or the other of the old par
ties said Mr.. Osborne, "the majority
of us would unquestionably go into the
Democratic party and support Wilson
rather than go into the Republican
party and support the stand-patters
now H. control. But we are not in
terested in supporting any particular
man or set of men. We are working
to overthrow privilege and re-establish
the equality of opportunity in America.
To that end ! advocate, in common with
thousands Of other Progressives, this
definite programme: Public ownership
Of railroads and other utilities and
home rule in taxation, which will per-
init the majority in any community to
force idle lands into use by taxation"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-08-07
AMERICAN REGISTRY
FOR TWO MORE SHIPS
Transferred to Company
Backed by German Capital.

Washington, Aug. 6.-Provisional
American registry was granted to-day
to two more of the feet of foreign
built ships purchased for the Ameri-
can Transatlantic Company with
money furnished by Hugo SHINES, Of
Essen, Germany, according TO in
formation at the Department OF Com
merce. They are the Lapland, now at
Barrow, England, and the Solyeig, de-
tanned at Marseilles, France. Both are
under the Norwegian flag, but pro-
visional certificates will be issued by
American consuls.
Registry of three other ships for
which application was made at the
same time by the company has been
held up pending technical formalities
regarding the bills of sale showing
transfer to American ownership. In
vestigation also is in progress as to
the exact circumstances of the sale OF
the Haugarland, for which provisional
registry already has been granted,
question as to the transfer having been
raised.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-08-07
Monroe PrOgressives
Stand by Their Party
lBy Telegraph to The Tribune !

Rochester, Aug. 6.-Local leaders of
the Monroe County Progressive party
decline to ass;milate with the Repub-
lican organization. The edict went
forth this morning, when the County
Committee, headed by Chairman Frank
T. Ellison, declared that any effort to
bring about amalgamation Of the par
ties in this county would meet with
earnest opposition by the Bull Moose.
Mr.. Ellison said he cared not what
Chauncey J. Hamlin or Theodore Doug
las Robinson purposed to do in the
future. So far as the Progressives
here were concerned, they intended to
continue the fight for clean govern
ment.
Resolutions pledging members of the
committee to the principles of the
Progressive party and a strict ad-
herence TO the platform adopted in
Chicago three years ago were adopted.
Twenty-four committeeman signed the
document. Chairman Ellison and Fred
Bsetzel were selected as delegates TO
attend the conference soon to be held
in New York.
A straight municipal and county
ticket will be nominated in the fall
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-08-07
MINT TAKES tons
OF SILVER BULLION
Director Woolley Says
Big Demand for Coins
HeraIds Prosperity.
From The Tribune Bureau. ]

Washington Aug 6.-Half a milI,e.
ounces Of silver we're bought By u.
government to-day, and half a mill;,.
more ounces will be bought mex, p,
day, calls for bids having been issued
to-day Immediately after the award :;
the contract, as a result Of the unn,.'
cedented demand by the business /.
terests Of the country for subsidisS
coins. This follows the purchase Ia,
week Of 175,000 ounces.
Never before has there been such !,
demand for subsidiary coins" declared
Director Of the Mint Wooley. "a
large demand for them is an unfalin1
sign of rcyiving prosperity as il origi,
mates with manufacturers and o.bs,
employers of labor. IL indicates IN,
payrolls are being increased, and SHOW,
that business is reyiying. The preser,
demand is unprecedented, so that a
wave Of prosperity must be approach.
ing"
The big purchases Of silver come a.
an opportune time for the silver min.
ing industry, according 70 Senator Kew
Pfttman, of Nevada, one of the ardent
supporters at the last session OF ths
bill requiring the Director Of the MINI
to purchase 100000 ounces Of silver
at once for future needs Of the mint.
Senator Pittman asserts that the
price is so low that a great many o.
the big mines in the West are in dan.
ger Of being compelled 10 close. ana
throw a great many laborers out Of
employment. This would result In n.
remediable damage to mining proper.
ties and disturb the general financial
condition of the country. Silver certif.
Gates, ne holds, are the best form o.
emergency currency.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-08-07
TWO SAW MACHINE
MODEL CLERK'LEFT
Kindred, Who Fled with S22, 900,
Had $500 Income Beside
$1,000 Salary.

To add to the mystery surrounding
the disappearance on Wednesday II
f. C. Kindred, assistant cashier .or
Booth & Finn, contractors, the police
learned yesterday that his automobile,
abandoned at Worth and Centre
Streets, after ne vanished with S22,Ooo,
was seen unoccupied at the same place
Tuesday.
Frank Austin, a sculptor. at work on
models for the new courthouse, and
Giuseppe Pinatti, Of SO Elizabeth STREE,
street cleaner. said yesterday they
saw the machine the day before the
robbery at the precise place it was LETT
on Wednesday. Pinatti also saw 1t that
morning. The police found the car at
Worth and Centre Streets in the alter
noon.
II became known yesterday that
Kindred had an income of $4,000 year
besides the 81 800 salary received from
the contractors. From October 20,
1918. to June Is last, Kindred made
deposits amounting to s9,O58.97 in the
Washington Heights Bank. The model
clerk" let it be known that ne got his
private income from an estate, his
fathers or uncle's.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-08-07
Villa Waits for Scott;
DELAYS Miners Meeting

FL Paso, Tex, Aug. 6.--Private adj
vices from Washington said tonight
that Major General Scott is en- route
to FL Paso to present to General Villa
the State Departments attitude tow
ard the northern cnieftain's recent con-
tiscaton Of foreign property at Chi
huahua City and Juarez and in con-
nection with Villas recent summoning
of the mining corporation representa-
tives to a meeting at chihuahua City.
When he learned that General Scott
was on his way Villa postponed his
departure for Chihuahua City and no
titled the mining men that their meet
ing would be postponed from August
8 TO August IL.
Action on the representations of H.
c. Myles, diplomatic representative Of
Great Britain, in connection with con-
fiscation and levies upon British prop
critics was reserved by Villa pending
the arrival of General Scott.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-08-07
WISE DOGS COST HIM JOB
Recognizing Warden, They
Ran. So He Gives Up Office.

Montclair, n. j., Aug. 6.-The job of
dog warden in this town, WHICH will
pay a salary Of $500 a year and com
missions which bring it up to $500. is
going begging. Councilman Newssm
SAYS it has been impossible thus far TO
get good, husky man who is willing
to endure the bites and knocks that at
tend the pursuit of unlicensed and un
muzzled dogs.
David Steinfeldt. who is reputed to
have been bitten 1000 times. was for
mer warden, but he has not put in an
application this year. Steinfeldt found
the Job Improbable last year. because
most of the dogs knew him and had
habit Of vanishing when he approached.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-08-07
Progress on Mexico
Satisfies PreSiden,

Cornish, n. H.. Aug 6.-Develop-
ments in the Mexican situation occu-
pied President Wilson's attention to-
day. He was in communication with
Secretary Lansing regarding the con-
ference in Washington with South
and Central American diplomats, and
the sending of Major General Hugh
L. Scott. chief of staff of the army,
to the Mexican border 10 confer with
General Villa and other leaders.
There were indications that the
Presidents plans regarding slexico
were rapidly taking shape and that
he was satisfied with the progress be-
ing made by Secretary Lansing.