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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-07-26

Moline aerie, No 1112, F. o. F., held
it's regular meeting last evening in
Eagles hall Regular business came
up for disposal and a social session
was enjoyed after this.
Meeting of Leola council No. 5, De
gree of POcahontas, was held in Red
Men hall last evening with a large at
tendance. In addition to the disposal
of matters OF business, social session
was enjoyed.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-07-26

Ten candidates of Moline lodge No
1873, |. o. O. f., received the initiatory
degree last evening at the regular
lodge meeting. Other degrees will be
conferred at succeeding meetings.. Put
ting a class through in the summer Is
an unusual event in lodge circles ana
the members are expecting number OF
-appliCatiOnS.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-07-26
IN MOLINE LODGES

New officers of Vasa lodge 40. l39.
Scandinavian brotherhood, were hosts
last evening after the regular business
session in Swedish Olive hall. Refresh
ments were served and the social SEES
sion was enjoyed by the large number
attending.
Manufacturers lodge No. 485, l. o..
O. F., held its meeting in X. p hall last
evening Matters OF routine nature on
ly came up for disposal
The Detroit times., 1916-09-22
SATURDAY SEES
START
Harvard Meets Colby As Sea
son Formally Opens
In East

NEW YORK. Sept 22-The foot.
ball season formally opens in the
east Saturday, with Harvard appear
ing in head liner role. The Grim
son will open against Colby. Most
OF the more prominent elevens will
have romp with a lesser college,
Cornell, Yale, and Princeton being
the only elevens to fail 10 show. The
infant paralysis scare made It neces-
sary for these schools TO cancel
their first games. The program for
Saturday:
Harvard vs.. Colby. at Cambridge.
Mass.
Dartmouth va New Hampshire
state. at Hanover. y. II
Bucknel VS.. Bloomsbury Normal,
AT Lewisburg. Pa.
Georgetown VS.. Randolph Macon
Holy Cross VS.. Connecticut Asgies
at Worcester Mass
Bowdoin VS.. Middlebury. at Middle
bury, VI.
Penn state va. susquehanna. a,
state College. Pa
son. at Troy. y Y '' "
Rhode Island state VS.. Fort Adams
- Kingston. r. |.
Rutgers vs.. Albright. at New
Brunswick. ". ].
University OF Maine VS. Fort Nc
Ktnley. Mt Orono. Me.
Washington and Jefferson VS.. Beth
any. AZ Washington. Pa.
West Virginia Wesleyan VS.. Davis
Elkns at Buckhannon, w. Va.
The Detroit times., 1916-09-22
BASEBALL MAKES
l.. S. MARINES
BEST BOMBERS

Uncle Sans young men lead the
world at bomb and grenade throw
ing. because baseball il the nation
al pastime For this reason. say
United States marine corps Off
GERS. Americans are capable OF wag-
Ing wonderful trench warfare In
case OF hostiities.
THE average American youth
early learns 10 throw a baseball
with speed and accuracy said an
old time drill sergeant Baseball
Is encouraged at all our stations
and the skill displayed by marines
even unframed recruits-in the
bomb and grenade-throwing prac
tice. is really remarkable"
n Miller HuRgins had an ace I'm the
hole hts Cards wouldn't he lost In
the shuttle.
The Detroit times., 1916-09-22
Hog Gut Now Used
In Tennis Racquet

Few Of those who play tennis are
aware OF the fact that the American
hog IS now playing part In the
production OF tennis racquets.
Until last year tennis strings
were made wholly OF sheep gut. the
entrails OF the hog being shipped
10 Germany in large quantities for
use IA sausage castings.
When the war closed the Ameri-
can market. American manufactur.
crs OF necessity used their sheep
gut to produce surgical gut and mu-
steal strings, while the surplus OF
hog gut was. and is now being con
verified into tennis strings which,
according to an expert, compare
favorably with the sheep gut when
the material Is sound and the
strings are properly made.
The Detroit times., 1916-09-22

jack never knew what love
was before
Lucille-But. oh. Jack DO you
suppose that you have ever loved
before without knowing what II
was?
The Detroit times., 1916-09-22
MASONS TRY TO
AWARD PENNANT

Another attempt Will be made on
Saturday 70 decide the pennant win
ner OF the Masonic Baseball league.
when the Palestine and Friendship
teams meet again In game 10 be
played at Mack park At o'clock.
Umpires Evans and Carroll, who
handled the game last Saturday, will
again offlciate, while the scoring end
will be taken care OF by Scorer y.
j. Brady.
Should the Palestine team win
this game. another game between
these same two teams will be staged
az Navin field on Saturday. Sept 80,
starting al ! o'clock. and TO be fol
lowed by the game between the
champions OF the Cleveland Ma
sonic baseball league and the win
The Detroit times., 1916-09-22
CPORT
80 CHATTER

Requests for world series reserVa-
lions are still pouring I'm az Chicago,
philadelphia, brooklyn. Bost0n aud
Detroit There's nothing like ~ close
peunnnt race 10 stimulate business
I'm the postal service.
with two heads and three eyes. with
the usual nine lives added well say
that ourhta he some cat when 10
grows up.
The Giants nj Ienst stand swell
rhnnce Of being awarded the cham
pionship in the winter league this
year.
''The best pitchers these days aye
using low baiis," says an easter"
scribe. Can IL he Tint he Is trying
best pitchers in the old days used
high "alisf"
The more we see OF walt johnson
pitching for Washington the more we
are reminded that many corting
race horse u working overtime n
pscrmnker for pillow.
Beals Bccker, the old GisBt-PhiIly
pnstimcr, now 18th knnsns City, H.
ripping the peIlot seams with the aid
of his war club.
IL was plain 90 see that baseball
scrihbIers would 20 20 ~ when JOHNNY
Eycrs was compelled to have an Oper-
alton On his Jaw.
Once upon time Ever Hammer
was declared 20 he the greatest bat
tier of his weight. the coming chang
pion. etc. Hut that was before he
WINS formally introduced TO "A dozen
| or 80 ether ila hties.
| "Chiek- Evans, the golf wizard. IL
one champion who evidently In not
NIL "Nvelied mp" over his success In
/ winning the amateur and open cham
krinuahsPs. lie says he was lucky to
! cop tho titles.
SUNDAY. sept. -, has been set as
wnnsbsgsnas day In Cleveland. Hon
oring the sixth city lnhelder e. due
ia the feet that he r. the only pms
timer who has been able 10 stick IL
the big show with n name that no
one can pronounce.
n this hght against the tennis trust
isn't settled pretty soon they'Ii have
90 take IL 90 the courts.
For downright Enmsness you have
10 hand II to the Vale grldiron war
riors. They come right back every
year and schedule n game With Har-
ward.
All that the American athlete
Ted Meredith, Fred Murray, Rob
simpson and 10 Loomis--src expected
IL 10 win the IOO-yard dash, the quar-
ter and the haIf-mile runs, the brond
jump. the high Jump, the shot-put
and high. low, Jack and the game.
-
jack never knew what love
was before
Lucille-But. oh. Jack, DO you
suppose that you have ever loved
before without knowing what II
was?
The Detroit times., 1916-09-22
BETTER STRING ALONG
WITH MACK FOR WHILE

Folks who doubt that the Ath-
letics are all primed for a whirl-
wind finish please lend slant
10 these facts:
Yesterday the Mackmen, using
only nine men, beat II White
Sox by a count OF 8 10 o. While
the Hose were nicking Ave hits
OF Joe Bush. the tail-enders got
Is hits for % bases of Faber
and Williams. and scored at
VIII.
During the past week. the Ath-
letiCs have won two games. In
the four they lost. the margin
Of defeat was one run in each
case. The clubs they played
were the Tigers and White Sox.
and In every one OF the games,
they played Just as good ball as
their opponents.
The Detroit times., 1916-09-22
Say 99-Year Lease To
Rich Carolina Soil
Has Expired
$4,000 ACRES OF
SOIL INVOLVED
Property Said To Be of
Immense Value
Now

WASHINGTON, Sept. 2o.--A most
curious land case turned up here a
few days ago, when II WAS learned
that an Indian tribe was trying 10
secure the return OF $4,000 acres OF
choice South Carolina land which
II leased to that state % years ago.
Lorenzo Medlin. an attorney OF
Rockingham. y. C., near the state
line. has been here for several days
investigating the records in the gov.
eminent land once 10 regard To the
Indian claims. The treaty made
with these Indians rests as a cloud
on The title OF $4,000 acres Of the
fnest land IN South Carolina. &C.
cording 10 his story. and there Is
absolutely no record OF any sort o.,
treaty or agreement between these
Indians and the federal government
when the white men Arst came
10 South Carolina" declared Mr..
ssaFN'Ahs Atvy AbNnu Ail' III ti
Catswba Indians In possession OF
the land. which included the present
county ~ Catawba and extended 10
the North Carolina line There IS
absolutely no record OF any kind To
be found which proves that this
tribe OF indians ever entered into
treaty relations with the United
States government The only rec
ord Of any kind Is 10 the effect that
the English crown some years be-
fore the revolution made some sort
OF boundary for the Indians. which,
however. did not seem TO change
things much.
About 100 years ago" Mr. Med
lii says. these Catawba Indians
leased 10 the state OF Carolina a
tract OF land OF $4,000 acres for an
annual rental. The lease was for
period OF 80 years. and the Indians
retained only enough land for a
reservation. Not long thereafter
the state OF South Carolina made
sub.leases OF the land To iudivid-
uals, who took up the tracts pro
vided by the state and developed
the land into rich farms"
The situation now is that the
lease is nearly up. and the Indians
either want the land back or com
plete settlement made by the state
for Il.
Mr.. Medlin represents the Indians
ss their attorney. and has come 10
Washington TO 20 to the very root
OF the matter by studying Indian
deeds. leases. records and all docu-
mcnts relating to the matter in any
way.
A century Is long time for PEG
pie 10 occupy land and then be will
ing to get OF The present own
ers" of the land are quite loath to
The Detroit times., 1916-09-22

ner OF the game between the Pales.
tine and Friendship teams.
To show how evenly balanced
these two teams are. on the first
meeting OF the teams the Palestine
team was the winner by the close
score OF TO 4. At one stage OF
the game with three Friendship men
on the paths. Jerry Utley succeeded
in striking out the third man. On
the last meeting after the game had
gone II innings. II was necessary
10 call the game on account of dark.
ness, the score being 5 10 S.
The Detroit times., 1916-09-22
Papa, s6, Prevents Wedding.

BEAVER FALLS. Pa, Sept. az
Loves young dream was shattered
the other day for Roman Williams,
90 years Old and Miss Cynthia
Smith. rs years old. And papa" did.
it-Caleb Smith. that 1t. When Caleb
heard that his blushing daughter hal
went off with that smart Willi..ns
fellow" he threw of the kinks of
9G years, loaGed up his squirrel gun
with rock salt. mounted an old mulo
and was of for the court house. He
persuaded young Williams-with two
loads Of rock salt In the tanks ana
tight smash TO the jaw-to call of
the ceremony. Cynthia had hyster-
les
The Detroit times., 1916-09-22

get on The Indians may institute
proceedings TO force them 10 do SO,
and IN case OF this an intensely in
teresting trial IS ioreseen The
tribe, according 10 Mr.. Medlin. IS
an Industrious and peace-loving peo-
pie. which has been recognized as
an independent government BY the
United States.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1916-09-29
COTTON YIELD 5s.3 PER CENT
Late Frost Might Augment Yield In
Northern Belt-Late Crop
Very Light.

New Orleans.-The average condi-
tion Of the cotton crop as of average
date of Sept. % was 5S.3 per cent OF
normal. according to reports from all
portions of the belt.
This compares with condition of
612. the government figures of Aug.
25, and COS on Sept. 25 of last year.
Probably never in the history of the
south has cotton opened so rapidly as
1t has this year. In many sections OF
the boil weevil devastated territory
picking is completed and cotton fields
are being plowed for fall sowing of
grain, while correspondents agree that
outside OF North Carolina and some
other small sections along the north
ern rim of the belt, Nov. / will find
very little cotton left in the fields.
Picking is keeping well up with open
ing, except in Texas and Oklahoma.
where the pickers are somewhat be-
hind, and September ginnings will un-
doubtedly break all records for the
month. AS rule growers are selling
freely at prevailing prices. but would
resist any important decline. Some
growers in localities where the crop
is poorest constitute an exception to
the general rule to sell as ginned.
The lint is turning out in good quail
ity, although there is considerable dis
appointment as to quantity. In Sec
tions where boil weevil have been
most active farmers are planning
widespread diversification.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1916-09-29
CHARGED WITH S MURDERS
Inmates of Old Persons Home Poison
ed, II Is Alleged, BY Female
Superintendent.

Hartford, Conn--Mrs. Amy e. Arch
er-Gilligan, charged with poisoning five
inmates Of her home for elderly peo-
pie at Windsor, has been indicted for
first degree murder by the grand jury.
Mrs. Gilligan pleaded not guilty and
was remanded to the county Jail with
out bond. Upon motion of the attor-
ney the cases are set for the Decem-
ber term.
The state alleged that Mrs. Gilligan
poisoned five persons.
Mrs. Gilligan wss arrested In May,
last, specifically charged with the mur-
der of an aged man. whose body had
been secretly exhumed. Since that
time four other bodies have been ex-
humed and the state alleges that evil
dence Of powerful poison was found
in all the bodies. All the deaths oc-
curred at the Archer home.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1916-09-29
Bio Plant To Resume.

Vicksburg, Miss.-The T. K Robin.
son Company, recently liquidated,
through the efforts of the local board
of trade. will again resume operations
in Vicksburg and the big plant will
start within few weeks. The re-
opening of the Robinson plant for
making molasses and consuming a
large amount of produce raised by
truck farmers in their canning de-
partment, will give employment to
hundreds of people.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1916-09-29
SOLDIER INvENTS GRENADE
States Army officer Said To Be
Best and Safest.

Within short time
the United States army will have what
is said to be the most deadly hand
grenade of any of the armies of the
world for use in trench and other close
fighting. 1t is wonderful instrument
of warfare invented by an American
army officer. 1t is of the shape and
size of the ordinary "big league" base
ball. 1t is thrown exactly as base
ball is thrown, and can, therefore, be
placed with deadly accuracy"
In order to explode the grenade 1t
is thrown from the hand, just like a
baseball, with curve. much as the
famous spit ball is thrown. Instead
of the bare hands the thrower uses a
small instrument which he holds in
his hand and retains there after the
ball is thrown. The slight twist given
the ball as it leaves the hand causes
this little instrument to set the plung-
er in the grenade so that it explodes
when 1t reaches its destination.
Army officers believe that the men
of this country, il need be, would de-
velop into the best throwers of hand
granades in the world. 1t is second ma
ture for almost any man raised in the
United States to throw accurately.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1916-09-29
TENNESSEE TROOPER SHOT
Accidentally Shot While comrade 10
Cleaning Rifle-court Martial
Probable.

Eagle Pass, Texas.--Robert w. Bal
ley, Jr., known to wide circle of
friends in Memphis as 'Bill Bailey"
was shot while in his tent Sunday
morning at the encampment of the
First Tennessee Regiment by the ac-
cidental discharge of a gun in the
hands of private in Company F of
the Nashville battalion.
Private Henry Layton, who was the
innocent cause of the accident. was
cleaning his gun in his tent, three COM
pany streets away, when it went off.
The bullet tore through all obstruc-
tions and entered Bailey's body just
below the left shoulderblade. In it's
course the bullet kicked up several
pebbles and pieces of metal that
wounded two other privates of Com
pany G from Nashville.
Probably what saved Bailey's life
was the fact that the bullet struck a
metal guy on the rope holding down
his tent. This broke its force and is
said by medical officers who attended
the wounded man to have kept the
missile from passing entirely through
his body. The partial check thus af,
forded caused the bullet to ricochet,
however. and made the wound a much
uglier one than it would have had the
bullet bored clean hole.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1916-09-29
GOV. OF MINNESOTA SPEAKS
Attended Dedication of the Soldiers
Monument at the National
Cemetery.

Memphis.-Gov. ]. A. Burnquist Of
Minnesota was in Memphis Saturday
to attend the dedication exercises held
in honor of the Union soldiers of Min
nesota, who are buried in the Nation
al Cemetery. He was enthusiastic in
his praise Of the new south.
The governor said he was amazed
by the unprecedented agricultural de-
velopment and trade expansion in the
south during the last ten years He
spoke of the wonderful resources of
Tennessee and Arkansas and the re-
markable growth of Memphis.
Members Of the governors party,
who accompanied him south to dedi-
cate the shaft unveiled at the Nation
al Cemetery, included G. C. Andrews
and Thomas p Wilson of St. Paul,
Henry B. Dixie and Levi Longfellow of
Minneapolis. G. F. Mcdonald of St.
Cloud, who constitute the Minnesota
monumental commission, and Adjt.-
Gen. Fred Wood of the governors
staff.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1916-09-29
cARRANzA GARRISON SURPRISED
BY vILLAisTAS AND FIFTY
SOLDIERS KILLED.
TROOPER DEFENDS US. FLAG
American Soldier Kills carranza Off,
Ger For Insult Offered v. S. Flag.
Trooper Held Excommuni-
eado BY Mexicans.

Ell Paso, Texas.-Surprising the Car
rama garrison at Samal Yuca, 80 miles
south of Juarez, 800 Villa bandits killed
80 of the so soldiers stationed there.
sccording to reports on the battle just
received.
Two train loads OF troops were sent
south by Gen. Gonzales from Juarez to
engage the Villaistas. The troops were
sent over the Mexican Northwestern
Railroad, and later reports were that
the bandits have evacuated the town.
francisco Villa, with his army, is re-
ported north of Santa Ysabel.
The Carranza commander of the gar
rison at Ell Vale has refused to sur
render trooper of the Fifth Cavalry
taken prisoner during a fight in a sa-
loon between troopers of the Fifth Cav
airy and Carranza soldiers, according
to information received here from Co
lumbus.
A Carranza officer was killed during
the fight as a result of an insult hurled
at the American flag by Mexican.
Brig.-Gen. Pershing sent Capt. Will
liam Reed to confer with the Carranza
commander in an effort to get the re-
lease Of the American trooper, but the
Mexican officer refused the request.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1916-09-29
GENERAL WALK0UT COMING
100000 Union Workers Representing
Eighty Unions Called Out To
Aid Carmen.

New York.-Organized workers In
virtually every industry in Greater
New York were formally called upon
to cease work at am. Wednesday in
sympathy with striking traction en-
ployes. Union leaders assert approx
mately 100000 men and women are
involved.
The call was embodied in resolutions
adopted at conference of labor lead
ers representing the federated bodies
in all the boroughs of the city as well
as many national and International
unions. The CALL 1t was said, would
be issued not only to organized work
ers in New York, but also to those in
Westchester county, in which the cit
les of Yonkers, New Rochelle and Mt.
Vernon are situated. and would extend
throughout wide range of industries.
Hugh Frayne, New York. state Or
ganizer of the American Federation of
Labor, announced the determination to
call the sympathetic walkout in the
following statement:
ut was decided by unanimous vote
by representatives of so unions of
Greater New York and vicinity that
there shall be a general suspension OF
all work in all trades and industries
in Greater New York and vicinity, the
same to commence Wednesday, Sept.
27, at s am"
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1916-09-29
LEAKEsvILLE. MISS, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER, 80 1915
MAY CONVENE LEGISLATURE
Gov. Whitman Asked To Call Strike
Session To Settle Big New
York Strike.

New York.-With labor leaders con-
tinuing their efforts to bring about
general suspension of work as an aid
to the striking carmen in this city,
members Of the State Legislature from
the metropolis are urging Gov. Whit
man to convene the legislature in ex-
traordinary session to deal with the
strike situation.
The governor come in the city and
it is expected committee appointed
by the legislators will wait upon him
at once.
Nearly 40 per cent of the 100000
union workers in New York and vicin-
ity have avowed their intention of quit
ting their places. Discussion in labor
circles not in sympathy with the plans
of conference leaders has taken the
form Of favoring 48-hour "demonstrc
tion" rather than general strike, 1t
was said.
The first accident on a subway line
since the transit strike began, Sept. 6,
occurred Monday. Thirteen persons
were injured, two seriously, in rear
end collision at the Two Hundred and
Seventh Street station, where the sub
way trains run on an elevated struct-
ure. ,rhe motorman of the rear train
was arrested.
Sporadic attempts at violence and
several arrests in connection with the
strike were reported by the police.
In some instances it appeared that
the strike movement had been ap-
proved by the executive committees or
executive councils of the governing
bodies OF trades unions, but had not
yet been passed upon by the local
unions. In other cases the unions have
empowered their officials to call them
out.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1916-09-29
WAS DAUGHTER OF FORMER su.
PERINTENDENT AND couN-
TY DEMONSTRATORS.
POOR HEALTH CAUSE OF ACT
Drank SulphurIc Acid Her Mother
Had Prepared To Use In Seal
ing cans--Despondency
Cause of Act.

Hazlehurst, Miss. - Miss Marian
Dodds, daughter of John M. Dodds,
former superintendent of the Oakley
State prison farm, and Mrs. Myrtle
Dodds. Girls Canning Club demon
strator for Copiah county. committed
suicide here by drinking a solution
of sulphuric acid.
The young lady was 25 years old
and had been in i'll health for long
time. She had lately been despond-
ent and protested that she was bur
den to the family After all but her
mother had retired she went to a
room where the canning material be-
longing to her mother was kept and
swallowed preparation used for seal
ing cans.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1916-09-29
AMERICAN AssAssINATED.
Shot Down BY Intoxicated carranza
Officer of Mexico Cjtv.

Laredo, Tex-A letter brought here
concealed in the garments of an Amer
lean passenger arriving from Mexico
brings details of the assassination of
Genaro Morton, formerly of Laredo, in
the City Of Mexico, Sept. 20, by Lieut.
Col. Arnulfo Uzeta of the Carranza
army while in a state of intoxication.
Morton was killed by the drunken Of
ficer, who took offense when Morton
addressed another American named
Landon in English. Uzeta pulled out
his gun and threatened Morton, and as
Landon left the saloon, where he had
been playing dominoes with Morton,
the intoxicated Carranza officer shot
Morton dead
The officer has been jailed and de-
MES he killed Morton. but says he was
intoxicated at the time and did not
know what he was doing. except that
he heard an American speaking En-
glish and that he detested Americans.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1916-09-29
Cornerstone Is Laid.

Clark dale. Asiss.--TAe cornerstone
of the new $4,000 city hall was laid
in this city with Masonic ceremonies.
Most Worshipful Grand Master Geo.
B. Power of Jackson presided. Mr..
Power delivered lecture entreating
members of the order to practice Free
Masonry in everyday life as well as
In the lodge room.
During the ceremony Mr.. Power
was presented with a handsome silver
trowel as a memento of the occasion.