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New Britain herald., 1916-07-08
JOE AND DAVEY ARE
 NOW BIG STATESMEN
Speaker and Daubert Are Dis
 placed from Top Rung

Chicago July 8.-Joe Jackson has taken the lead among the batters of the American league and for the first time since the season got we'll under way there Iris Speaker is out of first place.
 Averages published here today show that Speaker, who is the first to make one hundred hits, has done so in 263 times at bat in 72 games, including wednesdays percentage of $500 Jackson, in 69 games, has been at bat 252 times and made 96 hits, a per centage of 3s095. In round numbers, Jacksons average is .3S1 to Speakers 38O. Jackson has taken the lead away from Speaker also in total bases, with 40, but Iris maintains the pace in runs scored with 56. Cobb leads in stolen bases with 30 and Eddie Collins has tied Witt, Detroit, for the lead in sacrifice hits with 19. Home Run Baker is in front in his special ty with seven. Detroit leads the clubs in batting with .255 The five lead ing batters, including those who have played in at least half the games of their clubs, are:
 Jackson, Chicago .3s1; Speaker, Cleveland .3S0; Cobb, Detroit .347; Heilman, Detroit .3O3; Sisler, St. Louis .301.
 Leading pitchers for thirteen or more games:
 w L Cullop, New York ........7 0 Morton Cleveland ..........10 2 MayS, Boston Robertson has replaced Daubert as batting leader in the National league hitting 1850 to Daubert's .333; Carey, Pittsburg is in front gain in stolen bases with 26; Flack, Chicago, in sac rif1ce hits with 25; Williams in home runs with 10 and in total bases with 130, and Burns, New York, in runs scored with 50. Brooklyn is ahead in team hitting with .256. The leading batters:
 Robertson, New York $50; Daubert, Brooklyn .333; Hinchman, Pittsburg .330; Wagner, Pittburg. 325; Long, St. Louis 1924.
 The leading pitchers who worked in thirteen or more games are:
 w l. Hughes, Boston ........... MamauX, Pittsburgh ........13 8 P1erer, Brooklyn III
New Britain herald., 1916-07-08
MULLEN'S HIT IN
 TWELFTH DOES IT
Tanks Take Another Victory from White Sox-Fine Fielding Helps

New York, July 8.-The Yankees continue to run wild, and are giving no quarter and asking none. The White Sox really thought they beat a Tank lefthander on the Polo grounds yesterday, when they stabbed George Mogridge, once a Comiskey seri, for one run in the first half of the twelfth inning, but they had another euess coming. In the home half, Charley Mullen, another Chi cast-off ramned out most needed two base clout, and Brethren Magee and Nunamaler spurted home with New York's tying and winning runs. Donovan's pa,e settlers won by the same margin as u1 the day before, the full returns beiry Tanks 4, White Sox 8. However, 1 took three innings longer to subdu the Cook county boys yesterday than it did on Thursday. The score:
New Britain herald., 1916-07-08
Advice to DufferS

Your scores are sure to be a sight Uless you play your mashie right.
 SLEEPY STEVE.
New Britain herald., 1916-07-08
NATIONAL LEAGUE.
Yesterdays Results.

Y CStcFUayS s R6SUItS. Pittsburgh 5, New York 2. Brooklyn 5, Cincinnati 3. Philadelphia 1, St. Louis 0. Chicago 1. Boston 0.
New Britain herald., 1916-07-08
Won in Ninth,

lcinnati, July 8.-Starting their
 lon of the western frontier, Wilbert Robinson's Flatbush
 fers opened with a won in the victory here on Redland Field sday afternoon, coming from be-
 Nh the final frame and capturing
 kolic by a score of 4 to 8. The
 EB edged the Superbas little to the pennant and buried the
 Flanders a little deeper in the & of despond. The score:
New Britain herald., 1916-07-08
Standing of Clubs.
Games Today.

New Haven at Bridgeport ( games)
 Springfield at Hartford. Worcester at Lawrence.
New Britain herald., 1916-07-08

Which reminds us again that while Fielder Jones hasn't yet developed any pennant machine out of the Browns he has lifted them several notches
New Britain herald., 1916-07-08

Springfield .2OO20O000-4 9 2 Bridgeport ....1O2O2OOOx- 8 1
 Batteries: Wallace, Leroy and Ea- gan; Fro, Reiger and Murphy.
New Britain herald., 1916-07-08
Rookie Looks Good.

Philadelphia, July 8.-Detroit ham, mered Myers delivery for fourteen hits in seven innings yesterday and again easily defeated Philadelphia the score being g to 2. Williams, formerly of the University of South Carolina, pitched the last two innings and did not yield a hit or a run ... Cobb, Witt and Coveleski each made three hits, one of Cobb's drives being a home run. Burns also hit for ,he circuit. The score:
 r. h. e. Detroit ........ .21111o3O0-9 IA 2 Philadelphia ... .000O1O100-2 10 8 Batteries: Coveleski and Stanage: Myers, Williams and Meyer and Mur- phy.
New Britain herald., 1916-07-08
Portland 10, Lowell 6.

Portland, Me-, July Shorthand defeated Lowell 10 to 6, yesterday in a loosely played game. Henderson was hit freely and Mayberry and Martin of the home team did not fare much better. The score:
New Britain herald., 1916-07-08

ized by punching of hits off Wallace and Fro, both of whom were batted from the box in the early innings: The score:
New Britain herald., 1916-07-08
The Best, Staff,

Have the Boston Braves or the Boston Red Sox got the best pitching staff in baseball?" is a query that bubbles out of the days mail. We are beginning to believe that Bill Donovan has a better staff than either. The work now of Ray Cald- well, Bob Shawkey, Nick Cullop, Mo- gridge, Heating and Fisher has un- doubtedly been the best of the year.
 Beyond any question the Yankees have got the best pitching in baseball so far Here a day or two ago they scored exactly runs in 20 innings and yet won two games.
 Caldwell is now in top form, and with Bob Shawkey working at such right handlers in the rifle pit And if there is a better left handler than Nick Cullop we haven't yet seen him at work. The Yanks haven't been hitting the ball with any great robust ness, but they have been literally pitched into first place.
 Each man to his own views, and it is ours that any ball player is per- fectly justified in going into the stands to take a wallop at any fan that curses him. Only the Cowardly muckers resort to this practice, be- ]ieving they are protected from any reprisal. It Is a pleasure to see them get what they deserve.
 There is nothing halfway about Connie Mack. He either has the best ball club in the world-or the worst.
New Britain herald., 1916-07-08
Plank Shows Skill

Washington, July S.-St. Louis cas- fly defeated Washington yesterday, 5 to 0. Plank was master of the game at all times and was given strong SUD- port. Three double plays, two of them started by Plank, were features.
 The locals played loose ball, five er- TOTS coming in one inning. Johnson allowed eight hits and contributed one error. The score:
New Britain herald., 1916-07-08
Ono Hit or Packard.

lieaGo. July 8.-Packard held cn to ono hit yesterday, and Pgo won 1 to over Frank Allen
 the Braves when Zeider and Will punched doubles in the eighth lg. Williams hit would have a homer but for the new ten Escfeen in right field.
 sur times errors gave Boston open but Packard stopped the Braves in the pinches. The score: r. h. e. &go ....... 00000001*-1 4 4 H Hteries-Allen and Gowdy; sPrd and Fischer.
New Britain herald., 1916-07-08
Explaining Something.

Explaining Something. J. Caesar dropped a game one day; Kid Cassius wiped him off the map; Old Bonaparte looked like jay At Waterloo's world series scrap. Mark Antony at Actium
 Looked like large and burly
 quince;
 Doc Xerxes skidded on the bum And hasn't bagged a battle since. You'll find the last game Pompey
 twirled
 They trimmed him at the gates of
 Nome;
 Old Alexander beat the world And then got double-crossed at The dope works now as 1t did then, No matter where you cast an eye; At certain times all us big men Have our off days and don't get by. Colonel Barney Dreyfus has issued a pamphlet of ten thousand words showing why Sisler belongs to Pitts burgh. St. Louis rebuttal consists of three words-"We've got 'im.'
New Britain herald., 1916-07-08

VALt SPORTING NEWS ON
 TENTH PAGE.
New Britain herald., 1916-07-08

You hear of all-around stars but Sisler is undoubtedly the greatest all- around ball player in the game. Nc? ? Then kindly name one other ball player who is a fine hatsman, a fine pitcher. a star Outfielder, crack in fielder and a first class base runner.
New Britain herald., 1916-07-08

There is nothing halfway about Connie Mack. He either has the best ball club in the world-or the worst.
New Britain herald., 1916-07-08

Portland ..40O220O2x-10 Il 6 Lowell .O20O2O0O2- 6 g 8
 Batteries: Mayberry, Martin and Gaston; Henderson and Kilhullen.
New Britain herald., 1916-07-08

z Fairgrounds Girls and Boys Their Ability on Track and
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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-05-29
Personal Mention.

c. ]. Searle of Rock Island was in
Aledo Saturday in attendance at the
short session of circuit court held that
afternoon.
Miss Helen Waespe went to Moline
Saturday for short stay with friends.
Miss Helen Macarthur was pas
senger to Rock Island Saturday
Judge W. T. Church came Saturday
afternoon from Rock Island to preside
at a short session Of court held that
afternoon.
William Laird was a shopper in
Aledo from his home east of town Sat
urday.
Ross Fisher spent Sunday in Gales
burg
Misses Bernice and Floy Morrow of
Burgess were in Aledo Saturday at
tending the Mercer county track meet.
Robert Mclaughlin was an Aledo
visitor from Alexis Saturday.
Earl Phillips, principal of the Mil
lersburg schools, was in attendance at
the Mercer county tract meet here
Saturday.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-05-29
WHEAT SUFFERS
On Rain REPORT
Fine Showers in South and Southwest
Cause Material Declines in
the Grain Lists.

Chicago May 29.-Fine rains both
in Oklahoma and Kansas brought
about material declines today in the
price OF wheat. Increasing stocks at
Liverpool also tended to weaken the
market here, Opening quotations,
which ranged from sc to Il &c lower,
with July at LOSS 01OS1a and Sep
TENDER at 1857 d1091e, were follow
ed by an additional setback and then
a moderate rally.
Renewed downturns which took
place sent prices lower than before
Evening up of trades in view of the
hiliday tomorrow. however, tended to
cause fresh rallies. The close was I'M
settled, sc to IA G13sc net lower with
july at LOTS and September at loss
G109.
Corn swayed with wheat Trading
was mostly in small lots. After open
ing &c to &c lower the market re-
covered virtually in full.
Subsequently gains resulted from
Illinois, Iowa and Nebraska advices
that much replanting would be neces-
sary. The close was strong at y to
IL net advance.
Weather of a kind to favor growth
made the oats market easy. Selling
was general.
Plentiful receipts Of hogs carried
down provisions. No support devel-
oped until sharp breaks had taken
place.
Chicago Grain.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-05-29
TEXT OF WILSON PLEA FOR PEACE

admit, but 1t has become more ane
more our rules of life and action.
Second, that the small states OF tnt
world have right to enjoy the samt
respect for their sovereignty and foI
their territorial integrity that grea
and powerful nations expect and insia
upon.
Third, that the world has right to
be free from every disturbance OF iti
peace that has its origin in aggression
and disregard OF the rights OF peoples
and nations.
Is Willing to Join With Nations.
$50 sincerely do we believe in these
things that am sure that | speak the
mind and wish of the people of America
when | say that the United States il
willing to become partner in any feas'
ible association of nations formed IL
order to realize these objects and make
them secure against violation.
There is nothing that the United
States wants for itself that any other
nation has. We are willing, on the
contrary, to limit ourselves along with
them TO a prescribed course OF duty
and respect for the rights of others
our own as it will check any aggres-
siYe impulse of theirs.
IF it should ever be our privilege tc
suggest or initiate a movement fol
peace among the nations now at war
l am sure that the people of the United
States would wish their government to
move along these lines:
First, such settlement with regard
to their own immediate interests as the
belligerents may agree upon. We have
nothing material of any kind to ask
! for ourselves, and are quite aware thai
we are in no sense or degree parties tc
! the present quarrel. Our interest is
| only in peace and its future guaran-
| tees.
Second, a universal association OF
| the nations to maintain the inviolate
| security Of the highway of the seas foI
/ the common and unhindered use of all
/ the nations of the world and to pre-
! vent any war begun either contrary to
/ treaty covenants or without warning
and full submission to the causes to
| the opinion of the world-a virtual
| guarantee of territorial integrity and
political independence.
Common Force VIII Safeguard Rights,
But did not come here, let me re-
peat, to discuss program. l came
only to avow a creed and give express
| sion to the confidence l feel that the
world is even now upon the eve of
great contamination, when some COM
mon force will be brought into exist
ence which shall safeguard right as the
OF all peoples and all governments
when coercion shall be summoned not
to the service of political ambition OF
selfish hostility, but to the service of a
common order, common justice and a
! common peace. God grant that the
) dawn of that day of frank dealing and
of settled peace, concord and coopera-
ton may be near at hand"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-05-29
Legal.
Notice OF Final Settlement,

Estate of Marie Helfrich, deceased.
Public notice is hereby given that
the undersigned, Emil Hotter, ad-
ministrator with the will annexed and
administrator de bonis non OF the es-
tate Of Marie Helfrich, deceased, has
this day filed his final report and set
tlement as such in the probate court
Of Rock Island county, and nearing
on said report has been set Tor June
6. 1916, at 10 o'clock a. m. at winch
time persons Interested may appear
and make objections thereto, ana II
no objections are fined. said report
will be approved at that time, and the
undersigned will ask for an order OF
distribution, and will also ask to be
discharged.
Rock Island ILL.,, May 1S, A. D. 1916.
EMIL HOLTZER-
Administrator with the will annexed
and administrator de bonis non OF
the estate of Marie Helfrich, de-
ceased
Schriver e. Schriyer. attorneys
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-05-29
Arrest of Judgment Denied.

Judge W. T. Church presided at a
short session of the prolonged April
term of court here Saturday after
noon. The motion for arrest Of judg-
ment entered by the attorneys for Sid
new Moore, sentenced for the crime OF
assault with intent to commit rape,
was overruled Moore was immed-
lately removed to the county jail until
bonds can be filed for his release. An
appeal will be made to the supreme
court of Illinois by MoOre'S attorneys.
The supreme court may decide the
matter in one of the following three
WAYS: 1t may sustain the verdict of
from one to fourteen years in the penl-
Tertiary. as imposed by the judge in
circuit court here. 1t may reverse the
decision, thus setting Moore free, or
it may reverse and remand the decls-
ion, allowing Moore new trial in cir
cult court here.
A motion was made during this
short session by Attorney Graham that
the Judge hear the motions to quash
the indictments brought by the grand
jury against DR.. A. c. Sells and Fred
Mannon. The judge did not wish to
begin the hearing of the motions that
afternoon knowing that they could not
be finished during the session. 1t was
then agreed that the time for the hear
ing of the motions should be set for
July 5. This will give sufficient time
for all add court work to be eliminated
prior to that date.
In the case of People VS.. c. L. Greg
DRY, controversy as to the validity OF
the state tuition law, the complaining
attorneys dismissed their case. This
bestows upon Superintendent Gregory
the power to forward the tuition
money to the several townships OF
Mercer county.
! All the news all the time - The
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-05-29
WEATHER OBSERVATIONS
U. S. Department Of Agriculture
Weather Bureau.)

Moderately low pressures prevail
from the Rocky mountain plateau east
ward to the upper Mississippi valley
and the upper lakes, with the great
est barometric depression over Iowa.
The attendant showers and thunder
storms have occurred on the eastern
Rocky mountain and Atlantic slopes,
and in the Missouri, Mississippi and
Ohio valleys and on the north Pacific
coast Relatively high, though only
about normal pressures, prevail on
the north Pacific and, south Atlantic
coasts and in Alberta and Saskatche-
wan. On account of this distribution
of air pressure, partly cloudy wealth
er is indicated for the tri-cities and
vicinity tonight and Tuesday, without
much change in temperature.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-05-29
ALEDO AT A GLANCE
Daily Dongs in Mercer Countys Busy Capital


The'First National bank has put an
other admirable scheme into opera
ton. This time it is a window dec
Grating idea which is used quite ex-
tensively by similar institutions every
where. Large flower boxes painted
green in color have been placed upon
each window base on the outside. In
these will be planted flowers of differ
ent varieties which when grown pre-
sent a very attractive appearance.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-05-29
MOORE LET out
ON WRIT Terror

Springfield, Ill, May Ca writ of
error which was made a supersedeas
was issued today by the supreme court
in the case of Professor Sidney B.
Moore, former principal Of the high
school at Viola, Ill, in Mercer coun-
tv. Professor Moore was found guilty
of criminally assaulting Elsie Merle
Stoner, IS years old and one of his
pupiIs. at a "wienie" roast in the
woods near Viola last September.
Professor Moore will be released from
Jail tomorrow and retain his freedom
at least until the case has been re-
viewed by the supreme court.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-05-29
CHICAGO MARKETS.
New York Provisions.

New York, May 29.-Butter, hrmer;
receipts, $3.50; creamery extras,
50kc; hrsts, 29@30c; seconds, 264
2852c.
Eggs, steady; receipts, 26,4lf
fresh gathered extra fine, 2412 q Is 12c;
regular packed extra firsts, 2l4 2312c;
do firsts, 220 23c; seconds, 209s q u.
Cheese, unsettled; receipts 962;
state fresh specials, 16c; do average
fancy, I5@15%.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-05-29
Girls EoDGucf Stand.

The girls Of the senior classes of
William and Vashti college and Drury
academy, conducted a refreshment
stand on the college field during the
Mercer county track meet held Sat
urday. The booth was prettily dec
GRATED.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-05-29
Kansas CITY Provisions.

Kansas City, May 23.-Butter'
Creamery %; frsts q; seconds %;
packing 22l2.
Eggs, hrsts 21k
Poultry. hens 151z; ROSTERS l01@;
springs 25c.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-05-29
HnrSaS and NuIeS.

East st. Louis, Ill, May 29.-Horses,
steady; draft $175@$225; chunks
Sl50@$185; sOutherns $854 1925,
Mules. steady; 1G to l612 hands $50
G$275; IS 10 1914 hands $l25WSl50;
IA to l41z hands S65@Sl25.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-05-29

Tomorrow promptly at Ga m, on
the steamer Helen Blair. Two hours
to visit in Clinton Round trip. so
cents. Table d'hote dinner served for
50 cents. Music. Dancing.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-05-29
HEAVY RECEIPTS
CAUSE DECLINE
Hog Quotations Take Downward
Strength as Result Of Arrivals
Being Unusually Plentiful.

Chicago, May 29-Liberal receipts
throughout the west gave a downward
swing to the hog market. Supplies
of cattle, sheep and lambs were also
plentiful.
Hog receipts, $4,000; dull, generally
lOc under Saturdays average; bulk,
9.55m9.70; light 91069.65; mixed. $50
09.75; heavy, 9.2009.S0; rough, 5000
9.35; pigs, 72569.10.
Cattle receipts, $4,000; weak; ma
tive beef cattle, S2061065; western
steers, S,6O@9.40; stockers and feed
ers, 6O0QS.90; COWS and heifers, $50
@9.65; calves, S.00@1100.
Sheep receipts, $4,000; weak: weth-
ers Csborn) 700GS.35; lambs (shorn)
S.OOG1O.65; springs, 9.OOG12.O0.
81. Louis Livestock.
St Louis, Mo-, May 29.-Hog re-
ceipts, 10000; lower; pigs and lights,
7.50@9.70; mixed, 9.506975; heavy,
9.7009.S0; bulk, 9.550970.
Cattle receipts, 5000; steady: steers.
.750G1G,50; heifers, S.000100O; COWS
.5.50@S.75; calves, 6.00011.50.
Sheep receipts, 5000; lower; weth-
.ers, 17569.25; lambs, 1O,00012.20:
ewes, 7.50QS.25; spring lambs, 1000
.Q13.OO.
Kansas City Livestock.
Kansas City, May 29,-Hog receipts,
$4,000; lower; bulk, 94O69.65; heavy.
9.60Q9.70; light, 9.35@96O; pigs, SIS
09.25.
Cattle receipts, 1000; lower; steers,
.1O.0O01O40; cows, 5.75@S.65; heifers,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-05-29
T@day@ Market Quotations
QUOTES HARDEN
AFTER OPENING
With Resumption OF Trading on Stock
Exchange Prices in General Be-
come More Firm.

New York, May 29.--Prices harden
ed after opening OF trade today, the
strength Of Reading and Lehigh Val
ley forming the basis Of general i'm
provement Motors continued to dom
mate specials. Willys-Overland gain
cd six points with almost five for
Chandler Motors to the new record of
1861 on its increased dividend, while
General Motors slumped 81 points TO
462. Loose-Wiles first preferred was
prominent for its rise of seven points.
Business fell away noticeably on the
better tendency and at midday the
market was almost motionless. Bonds
were firm.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-05-29
Toledo Grain,

Toledo, May 29.-Clover seed. prime
cash, SIS; October, $50; December,
S72.
Alsike. prime cash, and August, $40.
Timothy, prime cash. $50; Septem-
Der, $40.
Minneapolis Grain.
Minneapolis. May 29.-Wheat: May,
I129s July. 1.l294 No. ! hard, 11914 f.;
No. northern. 1.12I 0115ai.
Corn: No. 8 yellow. 72m7Sc.
Oats: No. 3 white, S6@381ac.
Flax. 1.3041-94-