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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-02-10
AUCUS1ANAl0SES
AGAIN TO VASHT|
AledOans Take Fast Basketball Game
From Islanders by Small Mar
gin of 20 to IS.
(By PAUL DAHLEN).

In the fastest game of the season
Augustana's basketball team failed in
it's attempt to defeat William and
Vashti last night and evened the Sc
ries, the Aledo tossers coping the
contest, 90 to IS. THE best game play
ed by any Augustana team since l have
been here" was the way Coach R. NJ.
Conrad classified the tilt, and undoubt-
eddy 1t was the fastest contest of the
year. Both teams played remarkable
defensive game, and each team sue
cessfully manipulated but two short
field goals, all the other counters be-
ing made from mid-foor. The work
of Bergh and Edgar Johnson under
the Aledo basket was wonderful ex-
hibition OF close guarding. Vashti also
maintained a defensive battle.
In the first eight minutes of play
Augustana played the home team off
its feet and slipped the pill through
the hoop three times before Vashti be-
gan to play the game. From then on
it was anybody's game until the last
minutes of play. Kenney's men took
the advantage in the first half, 10 to s,
but the locals came back strong and
played wonderful ball, the score of the
second half standing 1910. Reeves
was off-color last night, completing
only four out of ten foul throws.
Augustana W andy
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-02-10

kEYST0NES LOSE
TO CE|CER'S MEN
Luxemburgers Still Old Style Bowling
Champs by Virtue of Victory
Last Night.

Geiger's Luxemburgers are still the
undisputed old style bowling champs
of the tri-cities Last night at the
Island City alleys Geigers crew dis
posed of another challenger in fine
style, when the Keystone Katzenjam-
mers fell before the Luxemburgers in
three contests. The Keystone boys
showed lack Of practice at the old
style game and at no time did they
have chance to forge to the front
Jim Pethel performed in great style
for the champs, securing 157, 135 and
112. Following the game Gus Geiger,
on behalf of his Luxemburgers, issued
challenge to any team in this VI
cinity for match game of old style
bowling, that of throwing the ball with
both hands. A large crowd witnessed
the match last night. Following are
the scores:
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-02-10
Play for Indoor Net Title.

New York, Feb. 10.-Play in five Of
the matches of the national indoor
tennis championship began today in
order to dispose Of some Of the pre-
Iiminaries before Saturday, the date
originally set for the opening Of the
tournament. The drawings show that
"a players are entered and that the
tournament will be wider in scope than
most Of its predecessors. In addition
to R. Lindley Murray, the former Cali
fornia star, and Carlton Y. Smith, the
southern champion, the list includes
Harry thinner and Charles F. Garland
OF Pittsburgh, G. o. Wagner of Buffalo
and Alfred S. Dabney Of Boston.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-02-10
CUBS MUST REDUCE
NUMBER MEN TO 81

New York, Feb. 10-The National
league magnates completed their ses-
sions here yesterday and incidentally
placed a big burden on the shoulders
of Charles Weeghman and Joe Tinker
Of the Cubs. The Cubs have coolies
Of players on the lists, but as the club
owners were unanimous In refusing
to amend the 21-player rule it will be
President Weeghman announced he in
tended sending 26 men south and ex-
pressed the opinion that he could get
within the maximum easily. Boston
Chicago and New York favored carry
ing % men.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-02-10
VOLLEY BALL TITLE
Is WON BY CLINTON

The Rock Island Y. NJ. c. A. volley
ball team finished second in the annual
penta-city tournament, held last night
at the coliseum in Clinton. Clinton
took first place, winning the silver low
ing cup offered by the Clinton Business
Mems class. In the meet held last year
in this city the Rock Island team won
first place. The winner Of the tourney
was determined on a percentage basis.
The following cities competed: Gin
ton, Rock Island, Moline, Davenport,
Moline, Davenport, Sterling and Cedar
Rapids. The Rock Island team lined
up as follows: ]. F. Witter, Daniel
Hayes, Jr., D. B. Bergquist, r. E.
Koerben, A E. Horst and M. A. Clev-
EFT.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-02-10
CARNIVAL. TO Be
PINK TEA AFFAIR
Moline Ling Boys Will Hold Athletic
ShCw This Evening With
Feature Card.

The athletic carnival which will be
staged this evening at the Ling Boys
club on Fifteenth street and Sixteenth
avenue, Moline, promises to be a real
pink tea affair, according to the ad-
vance indications, and more than %
seats have been reserved for lady pa
irons
The show will be the first put on by
the club this year and the members
are anxious to make it good one. In
the main event Harrison Goodwin, gen
tleman boxer of Quincy, ILL.,, will per-
form for the edification of the fans, his
opponent being Young Norman of Pc
oria In the semi windup, Buck Tim
othy of Davenport will meet Reggie
Higgins of Geneseo. Besides the above
mentioned there will be wrestling and
weight lifting. The price Of admission
for the first show will be so cents. The
show will start promptly at s o'clock.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-02-10
PROMOTERS LOSERS
IN SIX-DAY RACES

Chicago, Feb. 10-Chicago will not
support six-day bicycle racing at the
present scale of prices. Ask Mike
Boyle, financial hacker Of the race,
which wound up Tuesday night in the
Coliseum. When Mike began to look
around after the finish he found he
didn't even have his new overcoat.
Somebody had made him for that
and plenty more.
The other two hackers Of the event,
Packey Mcfarland and Thomas
Promoter Convey, lost plenty of sleep
and hard work. Maybe Convey
dropped a few shekels, but not
Packey. 1t will be a cool day when
anybody makes the stockyards pugi-
list for anything in a sporting game
AS Packey says himself, he makes a
lot of mistakes, but they're all In his
favor.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-02-10
ROCK ISLAND TO BE
IN SCHOOL CIRCUIT

Rockford, Feb. 10.-Rockford, Ell
gin, Rock Island, Moline, Kewanee,
East Aurora, West Aurora and Joliet
high schools will be represented at a
meeting in Elgin Saturday afternoon
for the purpose of organizing a North
ern Illinois High School Athletic
league as branch of the state ath-
letic association
A rule requiring members OF the
league 10 play certain number OF
games with other members is expected
to be passed. eliminating the annual
dispute in this section as to which
team is the champion. Eligibility
rules will also be discussed.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-02-10
CREAM FOR CATARRH
OPENS UP N0STRlLS
Tells How To Get Quick Relief
from Head Colds. It's Splendid!


In one minute your clogged nostrils
will open, the dir passages OF your hesa
will clear and you can breathe freely
No more hawking, snuffling. blowing
headache, dryness. No struggling Tor
breath at night; your cold or cstarra
will be gone.
Get a small bottle Of Ely's Cream
Balm from your druggist now. Apply
a little of this fragrant, antlseptie'
healing cream in your nostrils. 1t pen
etrates through every air passage OF the
head, soothes the inflamed or swollen
mucous membrane and relief comes IN
stantly.
It's Just fine. Don't stay stufied,ap
with a cold or nasty catarra-heiisi
comes so quickly
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-02-10
SEEK OPPONENT FOR
JOE STECHER IN CHI

Chicago, Feb. lot has been def
nitely agreed upon that Joe Stecher
will be pitted against the best avail
able heavyweight at the Coliseum
Wednesday, Feb. %. With this end in
view the management has arranged a
number Of elimination contests, the
first Of which is to be held at the Chi
cago Athletic club Saturday night be-
tween Demetral and Friberg.
Word has also been received that
Fred Beel is in active training and
will be in condition within the next
two weeks to take on any of the cham
pions Fred Is particularly anxious
for a crack at Stecher.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-02-10
GEIGER'S LUXEN]
State Gun Teams Clash.

Kansas City, Mo. Feb. l0--A team
match between marksmen from Mis-
souri,, Iowa, Illinois, Kentucky and
Kansas is on today's program as the
feature event OF Kansas City's annual
mid-winter shooting tournament.
A hazy atmosphere was held account
able for comparatively low scores turn
ed in after the days shooting yesterday,
but with good sun, the veterans eX-
pect to turn in some high cards.
Nearly hundred marksmen from 10
states are in attendance at the traps.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-02-10
BreSnahan Is Peeyed.

Toledo, O.. Feb. 10.-Roger Bresna-
han is no longer after the Cleveland
Spiders. Bresnahan is angered. What
a month ago appeared to be a bright
prospect for baseball in Toledo now
looms up as little less than nothing.
With Bresnahan fatty declaring that
he will not make another effort to Sc
cure his release from the Cubs that
he may buy the Spiders, Toledo be-
comes only a whistling station on the
American association map.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-02-10
'STIFF WEEK END
| Tits FOR TEAM
Rock Island High Tossers VIII Tai.
on Aledo Tomorrow and Molina
Saturday.
LOCALS GET FAST WORK0rT
Although Dope Favors Maroon Ana
Gold, Anderson Is Taking no
Chances With Plow City.
(By Bob 0Imsted1.

A double-header in the basketball
line is promised to fans OF the Grim.
son and gold this week who wish IN
make the journey to Aledo FRIDAY
evening and to Moline Saturday Ths
weekend for the local high schoo,
squad is going to be full one this
time and the coach is preparing for
it accordingly.
Practice and lots Of it has been the
rule this week, for the coach wants
to find out for good whether Dempsey
is to be shifted to center or whether
he will remain at forward and Barker
at center. 1t is very probable, though
by no means certain, that the prac.
tees this week will not decide ths
matter alone, but that both new and
old methods will be tried out In the
games with Aledo and Moline. In
practice, Baker shows up we'll in the
middle of the floor, but in some Of the
games that must be played, it is at
times better that Dempsey be shifted
to that position.
Dempsey was first tried out at cen.
ter in the game with Kewanee, which
took place last Saturday and, al
though he made a very creditable
showing for his first appearance in
that position, this shift undoubtedly
was at least temporary setback to
team work, so the question still re-
mains an open one. 1t is quite likely
that the Aledo game will be started
out with him at that station and per-
haps later on in the game, Baker will
be put back on the Job.
With this exception, the team is in
the very pink of condition and the
team work that has developed be-
tween the two Tabers has reached its
height. At guard, Bob" Ackley is in
his best fighting trim, as is his mate,
Heimbeck. These two will probably
start the game. "Curley" Anderson
and Huber, who will be put in later
on, are also at their best and there is
little doubt that the guard positions
will be well covered.
Moline Improves.
The prospect Of the clash with Mo-
line is causing work of the very best
sort in the team. Rock Island now
has Moline beaten several ways by
dope" and expects to see to it that
in basketball than it was in the foot.
ball season. The present standings
are: Rock Island beaten twice by
Davenport, each time by the margin
of three points, the scores being 81 to
20 and 20 to 26; Moline beaten by
Davenport by a margin of ten points,
the score being 20 to 10; Rock Island
defeating kewanee by the score of 40
to "a, margin Of 16 points; Moline
defeated once by Kewanee and COM
ing back in the second game with a
win Of II points, the score being 80
to IS. From these showings, Rock Is.
land has its twin beaten at every turn
Of the road and expects to make its
reputation good on Moline's home
| floor.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-02-10
ROCK ISLAND OFF
ROCKFORD'S LIST
Maroon and Gold Football Team VIII
Not Journey to the Furniture
City Next Fall
ALLEGED LOCALS LACK CLASS
Director Winters VIII Schedule Game
With Moline, HOwever-Pe0rta
Manual Is Also Dropped.

According to a story in the Rock
ford Register-GaZette, Rock Island
high school is to be booted off the red
and black football schedule for 1916,
because the Islanders have shown no
class in the last three years. On top
Of this announcement comes the state
ment that Rockford is considering
game with Moline for Nov. 4.
Can 1t be said in all fairness that
Moline has shown more class than
Rock Island in the past two years?
True, Moline won the 1915 battle, but
was defeated In 1914, and the pros
poets In Rock Island for 1916 were
never better. Local gridiron fans are
OF the opinion that Rockford made a
mistake and that their view will be
disproved when the local pigskin war;
riors take the field next fall. Follow
ing is the story in the Register Ga
zette:
Director Of Athletics F. J. Winters
of Rockford high school expects to
take sufficient time from the basket
ball turmoil during the next few weeks
to line up a few football games for
next fall
Rockford will probably play two
games away from home next fall, at
Moline, preferably on Nov. 4, and at
West Aurora on Nov. IS. Rockford will
meet only one Aurora eleven this year
and West High will be that one. No
negotiations are with East High for a
game and none will be started, at least
Rockford will not take the initiative.
Rockford did we'll without East High
on its list last fall, and as West High
promises to be much the stronger of
the two teams this year, having a vet
eran eleven in sight, the local man
agement will content itself with TAX
ing on the red and blue on the Aurora
field and letting it go at that.
"Elgin will probably be brought to
Rockford on Oct. q. Decatur may come
here on Oct % or Nov. II. The Deca-
tur boys wanted to meet Rockford here
last fall and they will probably be
taken on for the 1916 season. Tho
Chicago schools will be brought out
for early season games, and Lane anC
Crane may be invited again.
Review Results.
Two foes of the red and black las
fall will probably not be seen here
this year. They are Peoria Manua
and Rock Island 1t is Rock Island
turn to visit Rockford this season, bu
the islanders have shown so little
class in the last three games will
Rockford, which went TO the loca
eleven by scores of AZ to 0, u to 0 ant
"a to 0, that the Rockford manage
ment has little desire to take on tina
team this year. If Rock Island is no
brought here some other strong clever
will be secured for the date usual.
allotted the Islanders"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-02-10

Los Angeles, Cal, Feb. 10-Frank
Gotch, worlds champion heavyweight
wrestler, has signed to wrestle Ed
santel In San Francisco on Feb. %, it
was announced today. According to
the terms of the contract, It was said,
Gotch must throw Santel twice in an
hour.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-02-10
Bill LOudon.

A few weeks ago Manager Herzog
Of the Cincinnati Nationals declared
he was satisfied with Bill Rodgers as
his second baseman. Nevertheless, he
bought Bill Loudon of the Buffalo
Feds Bill played with Detroit two
years ago, and is above the average
as an infielder.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-02-10

The motto marked upon our fore
heads, written upon our doorposts,
channeled in the earth and waited up
on the waves is and must be, Labor
is honorable and idleness dishonor-
able. IT. CARLYLE
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-02-10
Cincinnati Fires Coach.

Cincinnati, Ohio. Feb. 10. j. Cort-
right, football coach at the University
Of South Dakota in 1914-15, has been
appointed coach Of the University of
Cincinnati next season, IL was an
uounced today.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-02-10
Discussing the Cynic.

What cynic he isl"
Yes; when l hear him denouncing
everybody and everything l can't help
wondering just what sort of place he
expected the world to be anyhow
Detroit Free Press.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-02-10

PA, what is the difference between
good taste and good Judgment"
We'll, my boy, the man who mar
ries a pretty girl may have excellent
taste but mighty poor judgment -
Detroit Free Press.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-02-10

Field goaIs-Mallory, 3; Swedeburg,
3; Burns, 3; Reeves, 2; Nee, 2; Sam
uelsOn, /; Suman, /.
Foul goals-Burns, 5 out of 8;
Reeves, out OF 10.
Referee-Driggs.
The Washington times., 1916-10-18
THE coRNcoB PIPE AoAlNi

Consul General Skinner, in Lon
don, reports that English pipe maxi
ers are searching far and near for q
substitute for briars, there being q
marked shortage in this material.
Whether this means that there
will be an advance in the cost Of
pipes and other necessaries, along
with the general advance Of lux
uries, is not known, but at least
Americans need not shed any tears
over the briar famine.
So long as Missouri continues to
grow corncob pipes the American
smoker is assured of an inexhaust-
IDLE supply, the praises of Which
have been sung the world over. The
Missouri Meerschaum is too well
known to require introduction, and
its cost is 80 low as to bring it
within the means of the humblest.
Many Of the greatest Americans
have smoked the corncob and pro-
nounced it the sweetest Of sweet
smokes. Mark Twain relates that
Tom Sawyer was SO fond Of his corn.
cob that he sent Jim and Huck all
the way across the Atlantic to get
a pipe he had inadvertently left on
Aunt Polly's mantelpiece.
True, in recent years pipe smok-
ers have been tempted away from
the corncob by the English and
French briars; principally, it lis be-
lieved, because they are imported
and cost ten times as much as the
cob. Now that the briars are grow
ing scarce, the corncob will again
come into its own.
The Washington times., 1916-10-18

several months Of the past year in
Africa, and declares that more gold
is being produced in the Rand than
ever before. On this point there
has been dearth Of detailed infor-
nation. The greater part Of the
worlds gold is dug In British pos
sessions, and It finds its way very
promptly to those repositories in
which it is most available for the
support Of British apd allied credit.
How the gold is handled after It
is turned into bricks is a secret care
fully guarded by Britain. It is COM
mon report and belief, however, that
It is carried across the Indian Ocean
to Australia, and thence via the wide
Pacific, which has known no sub
marines, to Vancouver, and shipped
to Ottawa and New York. Gold de-
posted in Cape Town and Ottawa
and officially attested, is counted by
the Bank Of England as available TO
sustain credits as IL It were in
London.
The Washington times., 1916-10-18

ciously and automatically put. not de-
signedly so. perhaps, but on first
thought calculated to misiead. I would
like very much. and most emphatically,
to see Mexico escape in the next four
years what she has suffered In the past
four; buttf guerrilla warfare Ia to con-
tinue, chaos to be the order OF the day,
free-bootery and maurauding, the Next
can slogan. then 1 am from Missouri -
when II comes to swapping horses"
during this chaotic state OF Affairs.
would rather trust a man to handle
the situation in the next four years who
has filled the job so successfully in the
past four than a novice. think the
management of the Mexican affair. TAX
ing all things into consideration, has
been wonderfully successful, and a man
making application to me for my vote to
put him In charge OF affairs so thor
oughly fraught with gravity, at the
same time criticlsing the present man.
agement, would have to. at least, point
out TO me, the radical changes he would
make and the features he so much de-
plored before could even consider him.
much less agree to give him my support
And SO ! say to the Hon. Mr.. Root
without hesitation, am willing to trust
the SERIOUS" and -criticaf' affairs In
the hands of Mr.. Wilson four more
years. w. M. HAIRSTON.
Washington. Oct. ., 1916.
The Washington times., 1916-10-18
SAVING THH RAILROADS
MONEY

President Trumbull, of the Chesa-
peake and Ohio railway, declares
that 500, 900, 900 a year could be
saved to the railroads Of the coun-
try If they were placed under ex-
clusively Federal supervision. That
is, IL there were one commerce COM
mission, vested with the powers over
both interstate and State commerce
which are now welded by one in
terstat@ and forty-eight State
boards, it would simplify matters so
much that that saving would result.
Altogether probable; even conser-
vative, as many railroad authorities
would analyze the elements. There
is just one way to bring about a
consummation which is as devoutly
to be wished by shippers as by the
railroads, and that is to indorse the
declaration of the Republican plat
form for this very program. It re-
quired some courage to defy the
State, rights sentiment still persist
ing in the country, and to oppose the
powerful political interests that
want to retain the little commissions
that haye power to annoy but seldom
to remedy and never effectually to
adjust. All the expert and informed
opinion Of the country agrees that
before there shall be thorough test
Of the possibilities Of Government
supervision, there must be central
lied supervisory authority. The Re-
publican party has declared for that
program, even IL it's execution shall
necessitate amendment of the Con-
stitution. The Democratic platform
is silent on the subject but Demo-
cratic domination by the State
rights theory is so notorious that
there is no possibility Of such an ac-
complishment under a Democratic
Administration.
II it would save the railroads
500, 100000 to centralize super.
visory authority, it would save at
much more to the business interests
of the country,
The Washington times., 1916-10-18
Robbery, of Marines Recalls Story
Of Colonel Thomson's Chickens to
Washington Resident.

To the Editor OF THE TIMES:
In your issue OF the 18th ult. you pub
lished a telegram headed This Thief
Couldn't Take Marines Dare" which
brought to mind a similar instance.
that happened in this city some thirty
odd years ago. The story was told me
who will be we'll remembered by the
older set of Washingtonians. as a man
of culture, geniality and worth. To say
that he was a warm friend OF Senator
Edmonds OF Vermont Is sufficient. also
he was prominent in Masonry and one
OF the seven founders Of the Patrons of
Husbandry Grange).
ness for chickens and that he had a
white leghorn rooster and eleven hens
which he taught to eat from his hands
as he called their numbers and to line
up while waiting to be fed. He was
very fond OF his chicken crop and one
morning when he went to his yard to
feed them and found them gone he not
only was distressed. but mad, with a
big M. AS the police could not help him
he decided to take the law in his own
hands. and being a lawyer Of no little
ability, he started in to accomplish his
purpose without violating the statute.
So he first bought another set of white
leghorns and began their education, and
then borrowed from a West Virginia
friend a 500 bulldog and turned him
loose in his chicken yard, with, the re-
TO feed his chicks and found himself not
only minus chickens but his friend s
dog. He gave up chicken raising in
"a''''ALEX ]. wEDDERBURN.
b Washington. October u. 1916