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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-09-27
WOMEN TO CLASH
FOR GOLF TITLE
Middle West To BE Represented in Ma.
tiOnal Meet Which Opens Monday
on Eastern Course.

New York, Sept. 27.-Pairings for
the women's national golf champion
| ship, issued yesterday by Secretary H.
F. Whitney, show that in the field of
sixty players the west is more strongly
| represented than at any tournament
held on an eastern course in recent
years.
In the tournament, which will start
on Monday at the Belmont Springs
Country club, Waverly, Mass, Chicago
will be represented by Miss Elaine
Rosenthal, runner up to Mrs. Arnold
jackson in 1914; Miss Luarie Kaiser of
Flossmoor, Miss Ernestine Pesrce of
Skokie, 'semi-finalist at Onwentsia last
year; Miss Mildred Smith of Evanston,
winner of two Chicago tournaments
this year; Mrs j. w. Douglas of West
moreland, and Mrs. c. f. Braffette of
Hinsdale
Cincinnati Will be well represented
by Mrs. Fred c. Let's, Jr., the western
champion; while both Miss Grace Sem
pie of st. Louis and Miss Edith Cheese
brough of San Francisco are strong
players.
Miss Alexa Stirling of Atlanta is the
strongest representative from the
south. She was a semi-finaIist last
year, losing to Mrs. C.. H. Vanderbeck.
the present champion, who will not de-
Tend her title. Mrs. A. w. Gavin, the
English player, who was runner up to
Mrs. Vanderbeck last year, and Mrs.
q. M. Martin. an American born player.
who has lived in England a number of
years, also are among the nominations
MRS Martin was runner up to Mrs. J.
V. Hurd at Homewood in 1910.
The most prominent absentees from
the east are Miss Harriet and Miss
Margaret Curtis, both former titlehold-
ers; Mrs. Ronald H. Barlow of PhiIa-
delphia. and Mrs. Feltner. formerly
Miss Lillian B. Hyde of BROOKLYN.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-09-27
BEN EARL TAKES
COLUMBUS Event
Wins Arch City Stake, Stepping Mile
Within Half Second of Two Min
utes, 81 eaking Record.

| Columbus, o., Sept. 27.-Within half
| a second of two minutes Ben Earl won
the middle heat of the Arch CITY stake
| yesterday afternoon at the Columbus
! Grand Circuit races, and gave this
event new record for a single heat.
! the best previous time for a mile in it
having been 2:02A by Frank Bogash,
,, Jr., in 1913, and Peter Stevens in 1914
Ben Earl captured the event in straight
heats.
Diameter, original favorite in the
auctions, though both Ben Earl and
Jay Ell Mack were backed heavily, set
the pace in each heat, but was unable
to come home with the rush that Ben
Earl displayed after sQuaring away in
the stretch. Twice Jay Ell Mack fin
ished close to the Omaha horse.
Sir Anthony Carter stepped beside
Diameter in the second heat, the first
quarter with this pair Tapped being be-
ing in 30A seconds. The half was
reached in a minute fiat In half a
minute more Diameter was at the
three-quarters post. Just before
reaching it, Sir Anthony Carter went
to a break. All the way round, Ben
Earl was a good third, with Jay Ell
Mack right behind him. AS Diameter
turned home, Ben Earl moved up and
Driver Childs gave his attention to
stalling off Jay Ell Mack rather than
the firing Diameter.
Zomrect, favorite for the 2:1S trot,
had to score for the first heat in 10th
position, and finished fifth to Ridge
mark, the second choice. In the sec
ond mile, Zomrect took the lead and
was Tapped by Ridgemark Zomrect
stepped the half in 1:01A, Ridgemark
hnfnrn
through the last quarter Zomrect came
under restraint, but he took a record
of 2:061a. He won the next two heats
easily.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-09-27
R II. e.
MISS BJURSTEDT rs
BEATEN IN NET MATCH

Boston, Sept. 27-Miss EfolIa Blur
stedt, national women's tennis cham
pion in singles, was eliminated as a
competitor in the doubles in the wom-
ems open tennis tournament at the
Longwood Cricket club yesterday.
Paired with Miss Eleanor A. Sears of
this city she was defeated by Mrs. A.
A Shurtlef OF Boston and Mrs. III. II.
Smith of Philadelphia, &c, Ga, Ga.
In the singles Miss GwendoIin Bran
don OF New York, who scored an unex-
pected victory yesterday over Miss
Marion Fenno of this city, continued
her success yesterday by defeating
Miss Florence BaIlin OF New York In
straight sets, Sc, 1913.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-09-27
OUTFIT BROOKLYN
WINS OFF BRUINS
BY d AND | SCORE
Inability TO Connect With Pfeffer's
SIantS When Blows Meant Runs Is
Cause of the Defeat.
MCCONNELL is HARD LUCK GENT
New York Giants Keep Up Drive, Max
ing Ii % Wins in a Row, But Fail
To Gain in Race.

New York. Sept 27.-It's just no use
talking. Big George Mcconnell can't
win a game for Tinker Utter inabil-
fly to hit JEFF Pfeffer with men in scor-
ing positions was the main reason
ascribed for the loss OF the fifth game
of the series to the Dodgers yesterday.
The score was to l. and just about
represents the ratio Of effectiveness of
Dodgers clubbers in a pinch as COM
pared with that of the Cubs.
Over in Philadelphia Mcconnell
pitched good enough ball to win. The
Tinx failed 10 get a run for him and
he lost; yesterday they did get one,
but had either Wilson, Yerkes or Safer
been able TO pinch off a hit on three
occasions, Mcconnell might have won;
the Tinx might have had three OF the
five games played instead of two and
Phillies might be heading the National
league race today by a margin of two
points. Score:
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-09-27
ZBYSzKO THINKS HE
WILL DOWN STECHER

Chicago, Sept. Eff WIadek
Aoyszko can tempt Joe Stetcher when
tney meet at Comiskey park Sunday
afternoon, it will be a winner-take-aII
affair. Zbyszko last night declared he
"lli meet Stecher Saturday in the hone
pl INDUCING the wrestling wonder 10
1L the ehtlre purse go to the winner
noys~Ko says he is in better shape
nan ne mas been at any time in his
career-even better than his hro.ta.'
StanlsIaus Other wrestling matches
boxing bouts and vaudeville acts will
make up the program. The proceeds
VIII go to the widows and orphans ~
irish rebels killed in the recent riots
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-09-27
BEANED AN UMPIRE;
HELD TO GRAND JURY

Toledo, Sept. 27-Charged with as
sault with intent to kill George John
son, American Association umpire, ia
cob Scholkey, "a years old, was indict-
ed by grand jury here yesterday.
During the game with ST Paul at
Swayne field on July % Umpire John
son was struck in the head by a pop
bottle thrown from the stands and rem
dered unconscious. He was In a hos
pttal two days, and it was feared for
a time he could not recover.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-09-27
Germans Get Relief.

Yokohama, Japan.-About forty
Germans in Yokohama and its vicinity
have been made destitute by the war.
Funds to help in their support are
arriving regularly from the German
government and are being distributed
under the direction of George H.
Sctdmore, the American consuI-gen-
eral. The relief fund reaches about
1000 monthly. The poverty of the
Germans results from loss OF situa-
ton due to the war or the suspension
or the business in which they were
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-09-27

Avery Brundage, of Chicago, H.,
persuaded many that he is the lead
ing light of all round athletic sport
with his performance at recent field
meet at Weequahic park. Newark, N.
]. The races were largely an East VS..
West competition held under the aus
pices Of the A. A. U. Brundage led
six other competitors by a wide
margin and repeated the victory he
scored two years ago in Chicago.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-09-27
1916-l917 Bowling Season Of rsl.,.
City Merchants League Ia on.
cially Ushered In.
PLAYERS SHOW TIP.ToP rom
FIynns Grab Two Out Of Three Car.
OF VI. & s. I'm Hard Fought
Series-TabOr IS High. IA

The 1867 season Of the Island
City Merchants Bowling league ~,
blasted open at the Island City AM
Gregg's alleys last night The Haees,
and Ullemeyers showed mid-season
form, each taking three from tbeg-
opponents. Mosenfelder and Sons mt
up a hard fight with the Flynns. bui
lost two out of three Tabor of M
Flynns turned in the highest sluaIs
game with PA and the highest thres
game total with 500. The scores n
the NJ. &, S. team were not to be found
today. The Val Blatz club replaces
the Bescos and the Home Tea com.
pany the NJ, & X. five. The scores:
lei Hsaw
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-09-27
WORLDS SERIES TO
OPEN ON OCTOBER 7

Chicago, Sept. 27.-The worlds SER
les viii open Saturday, Oct. 7, accord
ing TO President B. B. Johnson of the
American league and member of the
national commission. No final action
has been taken yet by the national
commission, however, Mr.. johnson
said today
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-09-27
At Gregg's Alleys.
Rail Lights in Finals.

Toledo, Sept. 27.-The Rail Lights
yesterday broke even in the double
header with the Pitcairns of Pitts
burgh, losing the first 1 to and win
ming the second, TO 0. The victory
eliminates the Pitcairns and gives the
Rail Lights the right TO play the Nor.
woods of Cincinnati for the national
amateur baseball championship.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-09-27
OMAHA TO TAKE ON
CHAMPIONS IN A. A.

Omaha, Sept. 27.-The Omaha club,
winner of the 1916 pennant in the
Western league, will play a series of
games with the Louisville club, league
leaders in the American association.
beginning Oct. 4. A double-header will
be played Oct. Z and s. The team TAX
ing the first four games will win the
series. President Wilson will be asked
to attend one of the games while he
is in Omaha
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-09-27
Notice to Coal Dealers

Sealed proposals will be received al
the mayors Office until 10 o'clock a. m,
Sept 80. 1916, for furnishing the city
with six-inch lump coal until June /.
1917. for all departments of the city
except waterworks pumping station
Bidder must state mine from which
coal will be furnished.
WILLIAM M'CONOCHIE.
Mayor.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-09-27
American Assocfafinn-
RESULTS YESTERDAY.
American League.

No games scheduled.
National League.
brooklyn, 4 Chicago, /.
New York, 6; St Louis, l.
Boston, 30; Pittsburgh, OIL
Philadelphia, 3; Cincinnati. q.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-09-27

u 1EAo q '1Io A5y -'INN-OLIIICIII Ug
Pfeffer, 8. Bases on balls-Off McCon-
nell, l; off Pfeffer, 4. Double play
Yerkes to Workman to Safer Left on
bases-Chicago, IL; Brooklyn, 4. Hit
by pitcher-By Mcconnell - Myers,
Stengel; by Pfeffer, Mann. Wild pitch
Mcconnell. pires-Rigler and
Eason Time-1:5 80.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-09-27

Fielder Jones has made a new record
IN baseball In seven games against
the Chicago White Sox the manager of
the Browns started each contest with
lefthander. And twice Jones theory
that southpaw could tame the Row
lands held good. However, righthand-
ers might have done a dinged sight
worse-did, in fact. when they relieved
the SOuthpawS
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-09-27

Howard Berry, PENIS all round
athletic star and one of the STRONGEST
members of last seasons football
squad, is with the national guard on
the Mexican border, and there is
small hope that he will be able to re-
turn for the football season.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-09-27
Giants Keep Going.

New York, Sept. 27. - The Giants
continued their drive yesterday, max
ing IT % in a row and hanging up an
other major league record for sue
cess1ve victories, when they defeated
the Cardinals by the score of to l.
But the tough luck about the Giants
successive victories is that they are
unable to forge any nearer to the pen
nant or to get out of the bottom posi-
ton in the first division. After yester-
days victory they were six and one
half games behind the leading Robins,
five and one-half games from catching
the Phillies and three games from
grabbing third place away from the
Braves. In fact, they slumped half a
game in their race for third position,
for while they were defeating the
Mound City tribe Stallings' outfit twice
humbled Jimmy Callahan's band OF
Pirates. Score:
R-H.E.
st. Louis ...o0Oo1Ooo 2
New York 10000 200*-6 Is Q
Batteries - Watson, Williams and
Snyder; Sallee and Kocher.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-09-27
On ODE Side1ines

The Davenport A. c. held practice
at the Davenport Three-Eye park last
night, adopting the same tactics as the
local Independents, that of using arc
lights.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-09-27
MEMBER OF GIANTS
TO BOSS MILWAUKEE,

Milwaukee, Sept. 27.-Owner A. F.
Timme Of the Milwaukee baseball team
arrived home from New York yester-
day and declared that he had been in
conference with McGraw over Milwau-
KEGS baseball prospects. He has ar
ranged, he admits. to get a McGraw
graduate as manager for the Brewers
next year, but will not be able to an
nounce the name Of his new manager
until McGraw completes some other
deals that he has in mind.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-09-27

Though Herzog and Zimmerman. two
OF McGraw's heaviest stickers, failed
TO get a hit yesterday, the remainder
of the New York team collected Is.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-09-27

All the news all the time - The
Argus.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-09-27

Manager Foil of the Cleveland In
dams has sent Pitcher Stanley CoveIes-
kie to his home in Pennsylvania, and
1t is not expected that he will be back
In harness this season. Overwork and
spell OF sickness have put Coveleskie
to the bad, and figuring on next wear.
Foil thought it advisable TO give the
youngster d rest.
Charles C0miskey, owner of the Chi
cago American league club, Monday
lost another OF the moose with which
he has stocked his park ar True Lake.
near Ashland, Wis. The animal. which
was known as Red" having been
named in honor of Pitcher Red" Fa-
Der, strayed from the park and pur-
sued Basil Lawler, a farmer boy living
near Butternut. Young LAWYERS broth
er's predicament He was carving a
rifle and he shot and killed Red ."
prize Of Comiskey's herd.
No pennant will be awarded in the
Central association until after the
meeting OF the National Baseball assoc
said President NJ l.. Justice
IN regard TO report from Muscatine
that he had capitulated in favor of the
claim. Il was advised 10
take this stand by Secretary Farrell
or the national association" Justice
said. Justice said he has no desire 10
ilsobey the law and will follow the
ruling IN regard to the "a Muscatine
victories. which were thrown out but |
VIII not award the pennant as yet l
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-09-27

Total .....33 l "a IT
sBatted for Mcconnell in ninth
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1916-09-08
TROOPS TO STAY ON BORDER
DURING MEDIATION

Washington, Sept. a,-Neither the
militia stationed on the border nor
Gen. Pershing's column will be re-
called until the Mexican-American
conference at New London, Conn.,,
makes its report on that subject, it
was stated today on high authority
here.
In the meantime, 1t was said, the
plans to send other militia organiza-
tons, now in their state camps, to
the border have not been changed.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1916-09-08

that an organized gang has abducted
her girl. She will seek an interview
with Hoyne and lay the Daily News
want ad before him.
Vice Investigations in Chicago in
past years have shown that the
newspapers that grabbed anybOdy's
blind ads were a fertile field for white
slavers and that a large percentage
of trapped girls fell into the hands of
the slaVers by answering attrac-
tive ads:
The Committee Of Fifteen has ben
conducting a quiet probe of want ads
that have appeared in the Chicago
papers, particularly the Daily News
and Tribune. Only last week they
caused the conviction of Alexander
Lewis on a charge of insulting a
woman who responded to an ad for
a model.
The woman said that Lewis sug-
gested putting her in touch with a
women who lived at the Congress
hotel and would place her in 'buf-
fet fiat" where she would meet rich
fellows.
According to the girls story, Lewis
said that many girls had gone into
"can flats" had met rich young men
out for good time" and had sub
sequently married them and were
living in luxury.
Mrs. IVerson fears that her girl
may have suffered a similar fate. Lo-
rine IVerson is described as a re-
markedly pretty girl OF the school
girl type.
TROOPS TO STAY ON BORDER
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1916-09-08
NEW YORK SURFACE LINES TIED
UP-SUB AND al" RUN

New York, Sept. although sur
face lines of the New York railways
were still crippled today, subway
and elevated trains continued to run
on schedule, and there appeared
slight prospect that the strike called
by the Garments union on the trans
portation lines of the city would be-
come serious
James T. Wadden, liking of the
strikebreakers, who came here from
Chicago on a special train, was on
the job today, but with apparently
little to do.
Stories of supposed threats of viO-
lence-one being a threat to dyna-
mite the subway-continUe to reach
the police.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1916-09-08

Morris Muscovitz, 20, married,
shot and killed while trying to enter
Vliet st. houses Two hours later the
wife of man who did shooting tele-
phoned police to remove body.
New York. - J. Walter Wood
Struthers and Chas. D. Wyman, stu
dents in army aviation school for civ
iIians at Governors Island, serious
ly injured when they fell in biplahe
nearly 500 feet
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1916-09-08
WAR DEPARTMENT
MUSTER LIST
REVlsEs

Washington Sept. s.-The war de-
partment today issued the following
revised list Of troops to be mustered
out Of the federal service:
Third, 18th sand list New York
inf; brigade headquarters and LIST
and 4th New Jersey inf; 4th Mary
land inf; list and I'd Illinois inf; LIST
and Sd Missouri inf; 5th California
inf; Sd Oregon inf; I'd Washington
inf; list Louisiana inf
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1916-09-08

THREE BRITISH SHIPS SUNK
London, Sept, 8. - British steam
ship Strathtay and EIerman line
steamship Tagus have been sunk.
British steamer Lakewood sunk
off Yarmouth. Later dispatches re-
ported all of crew of Strathtay saved. .
The weekly soliphone., 1916-12-21

lagos. Every man aud woman was
working in the rice fields or on a
farm with implements which their
ancestors had used for centuries
Villages were neat. tidy affairs.
I without factories. The only west
Tern ideas we saw during the morn
ling were picture post card stands
and American cigarets. We tried
10 smoke some of the latter. but the
Japanese matches are for ornament
Ial purposes only.
When the automobiles passed lit
tie children the only sign of flu
turc soldiers waved their
hands and shouted "Banzai." We
We're told that when the motor cars
first put i'm an appearance the chill
.dren threw stones at them. one
day the Emperor gave a decree to
school principals. asking children to
wave their hands and shout a greet
ing of welcome to passing tourists
in motor cars. This was read in
all schools in Japan The Emper-
or's merest wish is law Overnight
the hostility disappeared and now
when you ride in an auto down a
country lane in Japan you feel as
a king must in riding through the
streets of European capital.
Not seeing any Japanese peril in
a country of agriculturaists and
small shop keepers, we decided to
go to the city billed as "The Chi,
cago Of Japan" where we must
certainly see the thousands of plants
that at a moments notice could be
turned into ammunition factories
But, again we were disappointed. It'll
was more like Muncie, Indiana.
The weekly soliphone., 1916-12-21
Little Rock Gossip

Little Rock Dec. 20.-Jack Wal.
ker, U. S. internal revenue collec.
tor, is mailing out an important cir
Ieular relative to the payment OF
federal YAK on theaters, billiard
rooms, etc. These taxes must be
paid on or before Jan. 81, 1917
The remittance should be made as
early as possible to avoid unnec-
sary delay in the issuance of the
special tax stamp. Proprietors OF
theaters, picture shows, etc, are
required to pay tax ranging from
1925 to $50, varying with the
size of the town and the theater.
Pawnbrokers must pay $25, brokers
$l5, proprietOrs of circuses $50, and
proprietors of bowling alleys or
billiard rooms $3.50 for each alley
or table. A penalty of so per cent
of the tax will accrue after Jan.
81, 1917.
The law requiring dealers in
manufactured tobacco to pay a tax
of $3.50 per annum has been re-
pealed, and no remittance need be
made to cover tax for the sale of
manufactured tobacco.
The weekly soliphone., 1916-12-21
The Duke of wellington.

The duke of Wellington of course
never said Cup. guards, and at emf"
at Waterloo, but is it generally
known how near he came to saying
it? Sir Herbert Maxwell, in his
biography of the duke, points out
what is the probable origin of the
pleasing legend Late on the aft
ernoon of that memorable June IS
the First and Second battalions of
the Third Chasseurs were foremost
in the attack on Mont Saint Jean.
They had reached a crossroad, I'M
aware that the British troops were
lying behind the wayside banks,
to orders. to remain
prone when under fire but not act
ually engaged. Then at the proper
WellingtOn's voice was
heard, clear above the storm,
"Stand up, guards!' 1t was Matt
lands brigade of guards that thus
stood up and, with a victorious rush,
swept the chasseurs out of the com
bat Manchester Guardian.
The weekly soliphone., 1916-12-21
Japan Is Not
Yet WeSternized
(By Clarence Axman- Written for
the United press)

tBy Clarence AXman Written fo
the United Press)
New York, Dec. 20.-At the en-,
OF seventeen day voyage from
here we arrived off Yokahoma
There weren't any battleships il
sight: nothing but a million it'll,
boats called sampans. looking ex
actly as though they had sailed out
Of old prints we saw in school. Al
long intervals a motor boat passed
q clumsy affair seeming to have 9
lot of engine trouble.
At the customs house, ready to
take us to the hotel were five hun.
dred riclshaws and two automo-
biles, the latter OF the type around
which centre all the jokes. The
trip to the hotel was an eye opener.
We looked around for horses, but
didn't see any as all vehicles are
drawn by men, occasionally relieved
by a sleepy team OF oxen.
On several corners were mon in
smart looking uniforms, carving
swords. All, our first glimpse of
the army we thought, but they were
policemen. As we rode through the
streets we strained our eyes look
ing for the western ideas the jap
anese have been appropriating SO
lndustriously, but they were not
in sight. Little boys were playing
ball in their wooden clogs: women
with unfastened kimonas walked
through the streets Indifferent to
the gaze of western eyes: men car
ried the skirts of their kimonos up
to their waists so the edges would
not be muddled by the streets TINY
shops were everywhere.
All through the day we looked
for western ideas. but we saw on
ly two; member of the court
dressed in silk hat of 1898 vint-
age and shabby Prince Albert coat
that came to his knees. That night
we read in n Yokahema paper that
the government desired to show the
japanese an airplane and that one
was being carried throughout ia
pan for exhibition in various cities.
It would be in Yokahoma the fol-
lowing day.
We decided instead of viewing the
lone airplane to take a trip to
the fashionable Watering
'esort. and see rs much of rural |
Japan on the way as we could in
nix hours. We started at 8 next
morning, and two minutes after we
lad passed the city limits of Yoka
loma we were in the middle of
The weekly soliphone., 1916-12-21

them at all time, and instructions
have been given that on the day
when meetings are to be held, the
operators at the exchange nearest
the meeting place call every rural
telephone subscriber, tell him of
the meeting and insist upon his
presence. This will certainly get
the speakers crowds wherever they
go,