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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-05-13
Conferees of Senate and
House Decide on Numbers
for Peace and War.
READY FOR ACTION
Measure Will Be Given to
Both Branches of Con-
gress Next Week.

Washington, May IA regular
army OF 206,O00 men at peace
strength, capable of expansion to
24,000 men in time of war, was
agreed upon today by house and
senate c0nferees on the army re-
organization bill, first of the big
national defense measures. The
report will be submitted to both
branches of congress for ratifica-
ton next week.
on the army reorganization bill con-
tinued their deliberations today with.
the strength having been reached be-
fore noon.
Most of the more important feat
ures of the bill already had been
agreed to tentatively and those still in
dispute did not cause much delay.
Some minor details only remained to-
be worked out.
The military force to be provided for
in the final bill would be.
A regular army of about 100000
men to be increased to approximately
254 900 men in time of need.
A federalized national guard ag-
gregating $4,000 men.
In addition, it was believed that
authorization will be made for mill
tary camp instruction for volunteer
citizens to provide for an ample re-
serve force in an emergency
The nitrate plant provision appear
ed certain to be included in the bill
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-05-13
SAN FRANCISCO TO
RECALL ITS MAYOR

San Francisco, May 1S.~-Petitions
for the recall of James Rolph, Jr,.
mayor OF San Francisco. were being
circulated today by followers of Eu-
gene Il. Schmitz, former mayor who
was removed from Office when indict-
ed at the time of the so-called graft
prosecution. He was an unsuccess-
full candidate for mayor at the last
election.
The recall petitions enumerate as
reasons for Rolph's recall about a
dozen specifications including the
charge that the mayor holds his Office
illegally because of alleged election
frauds
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-05-13
QUINCY RESERVES
START OUT ON TRIP

Quincy, m, May 13.--The United
States torpedo boat "Somers." training
ship of the local division of the Hi
nois naval reserves, with crew of
10 men recently sent here from Nor
folk, Va, and 40 members and officers
of the division left at noon today for
Burlington, Iowa, on the first long
practice cruise of the year. Recent
ly at annual inspection, the Quincy
division l. n. R., was given the rating
of the best in this state and second to
none in this country.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-05-13
FIRE DESTROYS HIGH
SCHOOL BUILDING

Oshkosh, Wis, May 13.-The high
school at Berlin, Wis, built in 1902 at
a cost of $4,000 was destroyed by fire
this morning. The flames originated
in the manual training room and may
have been caused by spontaneous COM
bustion All the school records were
destroyed. The training school west
of the burned structure was saved.
Nothing but portions of the brick walls
remain. Insurance on the building
was small and the loss above insur-
ance may reach $4,000.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-05-13
LOS ANGELES TIMES
CASE GOES TO JURY

Los Angeles, Cal, May 13.-The case
of David Captain. on trial here for
murder as a result of the destruction
of the Los Angeles Times building by
an explosion Oct. l, 1910, in which 20
men were killed, was to be submitted
to the jury today.
Thomas Lee Woolwine, district at
torney, said he would complete his
argument as early as possible today,
after which the court Will instruct the
! jury.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-05-13
RED CROSS STARTED
BY FUNSTON'S WIFE

San Antonio, Texas, May 13.-Mrs.
Frederick Funston, wife of General
Frederick Funston, commanding the
southern department., has started a
movement for organization of one of
the largest Red Cross branches in the
south. The plan calls for more than
1000 women in this city TO engage
in making bandages and articles of
clothing for soldiers with the under
standing that all the products of the
society are to be used by American
soldiers
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-05-13
Methodists Drop Labor Action.

Saratoga Springs, \. Y, May 10
By a vote Of AT to Us the Methodist
general conference today eliminated
that part of the report of the commits
sion on social service which declared
that a preference should be given union
labor in all matters affecting employ
ment insofar as its methods are lust
and insofar as the rights of morgan
lied men are not infringed upon"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-05-13
THE WEATHER
Forecast Till p. NJ. Tomorrow. fer
Rock Island, Davenport Moline
and Vicinity.
and Vicinity.

Showers tonight and Sunday, con
tinued cool
Temperature at a. m 81. High
est yesterday SIS, lowest last night 40
Velocity of wind at Z a. m. two
miles per hour.
Precipitation 10 inch.
Relative humidity at p. m. rs, al
7 a. m. 81, at l p. m. today "a.
Stage Of water 1872, fall of 4 in
last "A hours.
j. Nj. SHERlER, Local Forecaster.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-05-13
ADOPT FIRST BIG DEFENSE MEASURE
BerEnHead
of Interior
QuitsOffice

Berlin, May Is, (by wireless to Say
vile, n. Y)-Dr. Clemens Delbrueck
minister of the interior and vice chan
cellor has resigned.
The Overseas News Agency says DR.
Delbrueck's resignation is due to dia.
betes.
Amsterdam, May 13.-Dispatches
from Berlin state that the resignation
of Clemens Delbrueck. minister of the
interior and vice chancellor, has been
officially announced there. Minister
Delbrueck has offered his resignation
on account of illness which will re-
quire long treatment. No immediate
appointment of his successor is ex-
peCted.
Clemens Delbrueck has been minis
ter of the interior since July, 1914
when he succeeded DR.. Won Bethmann-
Hollweg, present German chancellor
In the last few months he has been
the subject of attacks in the German
newspapers on account of the food sit
1ation. Within the last few days the
Paris newspapers have predicted that
his resignation would be forced by the
emperor on account of the food riots
which are reported to have occurred il
the principal German cities.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-05-13
Spain's Strike Called OF.

Madrid, May Is, (5:05 a. m-)-The
general strike on all Spanish railroads
which had been set for May 20 has
been called off. The points in dispute
have been settled through concessions
granted by the employers.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-05-13
Wilson's Arrive at Newport News.

Newport News, Va, May 1.-THE
yacht Mayflower. with the president
and Mrs. Wilson aboard for week
end cruise. anchored off the shipyard
here this morning for Washington.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-05-13
DAY IN CONGRESS
SENATE.

SENATE.
Filibuster against rivers and
harbors appropriation bill by Sen
ators Sherman and Kenyon con-
timed.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-05-13

Debate on rural credits bill
continued.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-11-13
RELIES ON HIS FIGURES
OLD MAN STATISTICS WOULD
PLACE BURDEN ON RECORDS
Relieves Spiders iInvc Hest Eleven,
md Hints Ties Are Too Frequent.
Makes Further Itcmarks

You're heck Of n dopcstcr. YOU
are. We shot ut old Man Statistics
last night as he skunk into the sport
ing room. You com. through lust
like all our friends. who promised to
look out for us after prohibition went
INTO effect, have come through. You-''
We'll. who's ter blame" he broke
INTO. anErily Who's ter blame? !
asks yer that. come in fer a little
chat. and YOU there ascttin' down every
single solitary word. | give the fig
gers and you-sav, gimme. will yer?"
You furnish the figures. All right. :
We observed as We tossed our twist
Of Sailors Delight in his general di-
rection, but what about that done on
William and Mary and Clemson last
visit"
oh. them hcEcrs? wchl. l telh>yer.
could lick John Marshall an ! didn't
remark that Clemson was agoin' to
bca, the Cadets. | said rs how them
things appeared likely. An they was
as the scores fer Saturday showed
The Tigers were given somcthin' OF
Il drubbin'. warn't they? And the
Spiders sho did 20 and muddlc that
race by lettin' the Tigers beat them
believe they have got tho best team
by joyful. but that kick artist cer-
tainly did boot en- ono Saturday.
The rae" is aCoin' to be another
tic fer = certainty. | do believe. and
IL pears to me that so many tics
would cause some Of them schedule
experts ter do little thinking and
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-11-13

rcarranging. 'Ta;n't likely the Indians
will beat the Spiders. but it's possibi.
the Jackets may. Ef they don't and
the Tigers do lick Dobsons machine,
"hcre'll you be?
"Howcver. here's powerful thought:
figE"rs as how Virginia Will have TO
20 some to beat the Cadets Satur-
day, They Sho did demonstrates SAT-
urday that Gortou has made :, team %
en-. Clemson used their forward
passes pretty we'll. but that was about
all they could do. Virginia won a
game at last, but accordin' to yer
paper. they don't seem TO have i'm
proved a whole lot. Those coacher
fellows has got Il lot ter do before the
university comes here Thauksgivin' 10
play Carolina. cf TN" team even puts
up "a good fight. according to my way
of thinkin Right now FL say it's
about a io-to-9 bet on the Cadets and
"a 7-to-5 bet on Carolina again that
crowd. I'd say more for the Carolina
game Of II was ter be played any
where else besides Broad street Park
"'Pcars ter me like the best game
were Eoin' to soc her. this year will
come Saturday. The Gincrals certainly
arc Goin' fine this year. and Washing
ton and jefferson also is some likely
aggregation. That hcatiu' the" got
from Pitt Saturday will do 'cm good
and onless the Lexington boys arc able
to build up a powerful defense arainst
those forward passes. they're goin' 10
get IL where itll he uncomfortable
Still. as ! observed. the Ginerais have
some team and are Coin' ter put up
real game.
John Marshall will have some work
ahead Of 'cm this afternoon. ,ccordin'
TO my tigrcrs. blackstone Academy
has - hcf;y eleven. and they're out
for the championship. Ef the local
boys lick en-. they'll have the title
10 the Eastern section Of the State
and will have ter beat. Iynchburg and
Roanoke fer the state title. Tell yer
tho truth. I believe they can do it,
VAIL. gotta he Eoin': seq yer
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-11-13
ELEvENs PLAY TO FORM
LARGER EASTERN BATTLES
PRODUCE FEW SURPRISES
linrrnrd and Princeton Saving SII for
lnle COntest-rh6Ir tamc Good
Indication of Strength.

Showing the results Of weeks coach
ing Eastern football teams. with one
or TWO exceptions. played strictly to
form in the contests OF Saturday. Har-
ward. Princeton. Cornell. Pennsylvania,
llttsburEh. Brown and the Navy dem
ohstrttcd that they are rapidly APP
preaching the apex of the seasons
campaign. Dartmouth and the Army
appear TO hav. suffered Il slump, while
laie is yet tn strike it's stride
The victory OF Harvard over Prince
Ton by the margin OF Il single field
goal. was AN accurate indication of
the rcSpcctiv" powers of the two teams
although neither was able to show its
entire offensive hand with the Yale
battles one and two weeks away lIar-
Eard demonstrated that IL had the
punch 10 drive within easy goal kick
ing distance Of Princcton's line and
that power resulted IN victory Tie
llSerS attack WAS the mo re SDectacu-
lar, but iiarvard's ability to solve even
ne" plays quickly. took the edge off
its effectiveness
Both teams played hard. fast foot
hali. tackIing clearly and givinl, the
rurntr excellent intcrfcrence The
pnntinE was high and far. and til.
ehhS got down the field under kicks in
rapid-hr" fashion. Til. tricky wind
INSIDE III" stadium mad" funbles ex-
,"Hapie. viewed in the light OF Satur-
uhs contests both Harvard and
princeton appear TO have reached ;,
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-11-13
PLAYS IMPORTANT GAME
JOHN MARSHALL TO MEET
STRONG BLACKSTONE TEAM
Contest To-day Higgins at 3::sO O'Clock.
Mnrsf,nllifcs III Good ShnDc to
Meet Powerful Opponents.

John Marshall High School meets
Park this afternoon at 800 O'Clock in
on" Of the local e!evcn's most import
an, games Of the season. The team is
in good shape for the battle. and prob
ably will wage one of the strongest
battles or The year.
Blackstone Academy has been de-
fcating its opponents with unusual
regularity 50 far, and b. some rather
lars. scores. /, has met and defeated
several of the teams John Marshall
has played. and will have To play be-
fore the high school championship of
tho state can be won, and in each of
them has displayed excellent football
Knowledge. AN aggressive spirit and
considerable strength.
Hopes Of tn. local teams supporters
were given a d,ciAcd boost recent,
when Ollie Dcvinr and Jimmy Sloan re-
turned to practice Each had been
out % tho game for several weeks as
= r"snlt OF illness. ana their appear
,ncc ~ this tim" is regarded ~ little
short Of 4 iniracic. Given the assist
aucc 81 these in-a and the improve
u"n; Of tn" last :"w weeks. John Mar
shall probably is III the best shape for
tanned by coach Burruss this season.
The coach has done wonders in build .
nag up IN" eleven. He had good ma :
tcrial with witch 10 start. and he has
brought out the best that is IN .hc
men. Further. he has organized them
int" a compact. hard fighting unit and
ono capable Of giving battle 10 many
teams regarded as being entirely out
Of their class.
There Is but one thing likely TO in
tcrfcrc with the clcvcns play this
afternoon. and this is regarded as a
possibility rather more than Il prob
ability. Halle, left end of the team
win hc unabl. TO get into the game
;nd Todd VIII y" used in his stead
Halle WAS injured recently and has
not Yet recovered sufficiently for ha rd
service. Todd rIaycd in the Maury
lii2h school game and did good work
ana no doubt Viii repeat Wis cNcel!en,
p"ttor!nanc. II he plays this after
noon.
Tn" kicking Will fan TO Kuyk
THOMPSON. and he apparently is vel
abic 10 attend to the putting depart.
mont, During the last f"w DAYS tn.
NarShallitc have been dcvotinr con.
Siderable time TO the DEVELOPMENT o,
1r"p- kicker and to the per.ectinu
"' several new plays. II - more thar
prohahi" that som. nifty formation.
ara well executed plays will he OK.
hinii"d h'' them to-day should thci.
opron"nts prove az unusual strength.
John Marshall Viii probably lin.-
~ ,nilo"s. Todd. left end: Hunter. left
tackle Taylor. icct guard: /Dur,n
center: I:ldrtdrc, RICH, guard: Teri
riSht tackle; Anderson. right end
Core tcaptain), quarter back: D.vin.
lcit half back Sloan. right half back
Thompson. fun hack
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-11-13

more advanced stage of football per-

more advanced stage of football per-
lection than Yale
IN" Blu: was Il keen disappointment
10 us adh"rcnts in the game against
Brown The El's failed to Improve
over the earlier contests OF the fall \
weak and Inconsistent attack, coupled
WIN moderate defense was the undo
ing OF Yale. notw,thSta ntiine the fact
'hat material for a strong eleven app
pcarcd available. Unable to score by
ruShinS during the first half Of the
game. Eraden's clever goal kicking
gave the i'luc II siX-point lead
This quickly melted away when
bro"h cut loose with it's sensational
running attack. before which the Ell
defense was almos. worthless Prince
ION Is almost certain to enter the con-
test with Yale on Saturday a strong
iavorite. Nothing short Of Il most SEN
Sational squirt Will enable the Blue to
held the Tigers in check
rehnsyivania. although held to "A ito
game by Dartmouth, deserves the hon
ors of tho conflict. Cornell and Mich
iSan had a thrilling battle at Ithaca
ana again the East triumphed over the
West. although by the narrow margin
of Il field goal.
Both the Army and Navy teams won
their games. but tn. Middies' victory
over the North Carolina Aggies was
more impressive than the Soldiers de-
feat of Maine. The Cadets appeared
70 nave had an off day and played a
careless and nstlc4s game against the
New England icollcEians Maine did
not have the power to cope with the
Army. but wrctchcd handling of the
ball and loss Of ground as the result
of penalties kept the Cadets score
down. The Navy. on the other hand.
while not faced rs particularly
strong opponent, played with a vim
and dash that has been lacking in
recent games.
In the other more important games,
Washington and jefferson was unable
to make any Impression upon the re-
narkable football machine that repre-
scnts tho University of Pittsburgh
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-11-13
GENERALS PREPARING NEW
PLAYS FOR PENNSYL WANNA
Game on Saturday should bring Most
Open Kind OF F0otbHlI-Elevens
Very Evenly Matched.

When Washington and Lee and
Washington and jefferson meet in this
city Saturday. Richmond football en-
thusiasts Will see In action two elcveus
that are alike in several respects. with
the similarity tending to make the
game great one from every view
point. Both teams are opponents of
the open style of football, and through
it's skillful use have come into grid
iron prominence within the same
length OF time. But. what Is more
indicative OF an unusual game Is that
they are apparently evenly matched
Washington and Lee probably slightly
outweightng the Pennsylvanians in the
line. while the back field advantage
lies with Washington and jefferson.
Since Elcock went to Washington
and Lee to guide the Generals. these
doughty warriors have developed n
great aerial attack. varied Al times
with line plunging that within two
years brought them to the front prob
ably more quickly than any other
eleven In the country. Washington
and Jefferson has for several years
that even Coach Sol MetzGer. who has
been line plunginS tacticiaD, has re-
tained that method of offchse to
large degree. strengthening il with
line-plunging. Against Yale. Wash
ington and Jefferson attempted fifty
Two forward passes, half OF which
were successfully completed
Coaches Elcock and Donahue have
begun preparing nm almost entirely
new offense for the pennsyivanians,
who are now said to be thoroughly
familiar with the Generals plays The
game here will be the second oppor-
tunlty that the Generals have had to
meet strong elevcns this fall under
favorable circumstances The fact
that all OF Washington and Lees big
games this season have been staged
on foreign fields has worked against
them. and here in this city the Gen
erals expect to show just how good
football team they really have.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-11-13
GOLIATH or CHESS WORLD
DE,ATEN ny YOUTHFUL. DAVID

CHICAGO, November l2:-Cioliath
had his David. Frank &. Marshall the
national chess champion, met him here
this week. His David appeared in the
person Of Ralph Geshundheit, six
teen year old freshman at the Univcr-
sity OF Chicago. who beat the cham
pion easily after accepting Marshall's
open challenge.
Marshall offered to play blindfolded
against three men at the same time.
Gcshuudhcit asked to play the cham
pion alone. and insisted that he would
have him leave the bandage off his
eyes. Then the youngster proceeded
to show the champion how to play
chess.
Afr the game Marshall handed the
youth n book. 1t was entitled How
to Play Chess" written by himself.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-11-13
SOUTHERN CHAMPIONSHIP
AGAIN MATTER OF DOUBT
prt"nf ~ Vanderbilt by Tennessee
''rrhf Surprise. and tompII-
cntcs Situation

Tennessee on Saturday gave South.
cfn football circles the greatest st,r
PITS 81 the season and complicated
the southern championship race hv do.
i"ating Vanderbilt. generally cnnsid.
erred among the three strongest .lav.ns
IN the South. The Volunteers wer. M,
htHcNco 10 have more than AN outsid.
chahcc To defeat the .Commodores. hut
their performance indicates that tho
knoxville eleven is one of tho hest
IN the section.
Georgia Techs victory over Alabama
on muddy field kept them in the
running and put the Thcolocians out
while Auburn had an easy time defeat
ing Florida
~ presen, IL appears that the anal
decision Of the Southern chamaionshin
may again be a matter OF compar,tiye
scores. tennessee does not plav
either Georgia Tech or Auburn. the
only other remaining undeieated ag-
preSatons. while Auburn and Tech
MAY In Atlanta on Thanksgiving pav.
tennessee on Saturday plays Sewanee.
which was eliminated from the cham
pionship race by Alabama because
Of Sewanee's 54-to-0 victory over
Chattanooga. team that the voliin-
ieers could beat only IL TO /. the Ten.
hcSScc-Scwance game has assumed mr.
most Importance. Georgia Tech this
week meets Georgia. which was de-
icatcd by Auburn, and Auburn tackles
Vanderbilt.
The Importance attached to the
KICKING game WAS emphasized in the
games in which Southern elcvcns oar-
ticipatcd. Baird. OF Louisiana state.
with two field goals in the Mississippi-
~ y NJ. battle. led the Southern kick
erS. while y. Hatcher. Tennessee;
RANDY. North Carolina. and Lillibridge.
OF MISSISSIPPI University, contributed
one each. .Pc~rv. of the Navy. booted
the ball over De bars for three points
IN the game with the North Carolina
Agries.
The longest run of the day probably
Curry scored Sanderbilts touchdown
III the Tennessee battle. For the line
men. the longest sprint reported was
that of Goodwin, Auburn's center, who
recovered a Florida tumble and raced
fifty yards Other long runs were sixty
yards. each Folgcr. North Carolina and
White. Of Virginia. and forty-nve
yards by Workman. OF Sewanee
The Southern elevens were unfor-
tunate Saturday in intersectlonaI
games. Tulane going down to defeat
before Rice at Houston. Tex. and the
North Carolina Aggies losing to the
Navy. Washington and Lee. however,
easily defeated EEcknell at Lexington.
Va
North Carolina had hard fight with
Davidson. Tandy's field goal gaining
victory for the Tarheels. while Vir-
Einia and Georgia had little trouble
disposing of South Carolina and Fur
man. rpSDactiynlv
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-11-13
CHAMBERLAIN DEFEATED
Locn! Eleven Loses tn Heavy Stuy,c-
SAINT Team by Single Touchdown
After IInrd-FOuSht Contest.

Tho Chamberlayne School football
team on Saturday Was defeated by the
heavier eleven OF the Stuyvesaat
school, OF Warrcnton, va, on the home
grounds by the score OF i 10 A. Al
though outwcighcd about fifteen
pounds to tho man, Cnamberlaync utt
w Il strong game aud held it's orIo-
nents well except on the one occasion
when they scored. Chamberiayae
managed 70 reach its opponcitA i've
yard line during the fourth quarter
but found it Impossible to penetrate
the heavier line. The playing OF Har-
ris and Daniels featured the excellent
work of the entire Chamberlayno
team.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-11-13

again. son; so long" and o. NJ Sta
tistics let the door close behind him.
The Detroit times., 1916-06-28
Gasoline and Good Manners.

Why the possession OF an automo.
bile should 80 often work a disas-
trous change in ordinarily consider.
ate persons II one OF the psycholog
zeal phenomena that scientists as yet
have not explained. Automobiles
who would be hurt to the quick II &C.
cused OF being ill-mannered. never.
theless constantly indulge In prac.
tices which convict them OF callous
inconsiderateness OF the comfort and
convenience OF others. And. after
all. good manners are nothing in the
world but due regard for the feel.
ings OF others.
Yet the average man, generally
well-mannered and considerate.
starts his automobile and throws
good manners TO the winds. Late at
night. passing houses whose occu.
pants have long been In bed. he
wakes the hours with his horn. or,
in order TO save fancied ounce or
two OF power, opens wide his muf-
fer and with Il the eyes OF would-be
sleepers. Almost II would seem
that, like gasoline and whisky, gas
oline and good manners will not mix.
Richmond Times-Dispatch.