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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-06-12
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OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES

Here's your hat, Brown. What's your
hurry?
In the future Brother Brown will be
as safe in Rock Island as in the
trenches in Europe In fact Tearney
might be tipped off to keep this I'M
welcome gent in the other cities
around the beat. His resignation is in
order.
Why make a tail-end club the goat?
That is what we wish to know.
The rawest, rottenest and most I'M
just decision ever pulled off in the his
tory of the national game in Rock Is
land, is the way one old fan put it
yesterday.
The stellar work of Charlie Holloch-
er has won him a home in the hearts
Of Rock Island fandom. Charlie
pulled off some hair-raising stunts yes,
terday. His work is similar to that
of Rapp of Peoria kewpie Cerny also
put up a great article of ball.
If Clyde Mcbride says he caught
that ball fair and square is must have
been so. Clyde is one of the fairest
players we ever knew. And it was
done where everyone could see it.
Brown must have been star-gazing
at the time.
This is not Browns first offense. He
created near-riot in Moline recent
ly by one of his decisions and was
forced by the irate fans to take refuge
! in the ticket office.
One unfeeling gent who left the park
| in the ninth inning of the second game
said today: Il saw only IS innings
and missed the riot" Why not get your
| quarter back, brother?
Pete Lister was never madden in
his life than yesterday. And who can
| blame him?
Brown is not the first of Tearney's
| umpires to come in for a panning
Becker, Eddinger and CASTOR have al
| so given unsatisfactory service in 9TH
er cities ON the beat.
The Bloomer outfeld played deep
yesterday and captured many long
drives off the bats of the Islanders.
| Sonny McGinnis worked eight inn
ings in the second game yesterday be-
hind Seaman and made an impress
sive showing. He damned out a
single in three trips to the plate.
Jim Bluejacket failed to pitch for
| the Boomers. 1t was announced that
he had been called home by the ser
ious illness of his daughter.
Catcher Homer Vance, who had been
released by Lister, was recalled tenn
porarily yesterday. Lister injured his
hand in Saturdays game and Munich
played first base.
| Davenport Democrat - Springfield
may be ripe for return to the Three
| Eye league next year as independent
| ball is attracting large crowds in that
city. Among the Independent players
are Outielders Lotion and Shortstop
Blauser, old time Three-Eye leaguers
| Bert Graham now takes the lead
among the Davenport batsmen with an
average of 1888. Ray O'Brien, who
topped his mates for several weeks has
| slipped back to 1856. Hi Poole heads
the pitchers with six wins and two
| losses.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-06-12
Riot AFT Quincy Also,

Quincy, June 12.-The police were
called in the ninth inning yesterday
when the fans swarmed onto the field
and threatened Umpire Becker for al
legged unjust decisions, which they
maintained lost the game for Quincy.
Becker was escorted to his hotel I'M
der guard. Davenport batted Heller
and Higbee hard throughout, while
Poole was effective in the pinches
Bert Graham secured his usual home
run on the Quincy grounds. The
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-06-12
OIL COMPANY TEAM
WHIPS YUMA, l AND 0

The Illinois Oil company ball team
of Rock Island won from the Yuma
White Sox yesterday at Yuma. The
score was l to O. The splendid pitch
ing of Joe Farrar and the fielding of
Al Taber featured for Rock Island.
The batting honors went to George
Garlock, whose timely double in the
second inning counted the lone and
winning run for the local boys.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-06-12
F|REMEN DEFEAT
CUBS.SCORE So
GumtOw Hurls Steady Game for Locals
Throughout in Tilt Yesterday at
East Moline Lot.

The Rock Island Firemen took an
interesting game from the East Mo-
line Cubs at the East Moline diamond
yesterday, 6 to 2. Gumtow hurled a
steady game throughout and was
never in danger at any time. The Fire
men were handicapped by the absence
Of Red Lorenz, who sprained a finger
in the West Liberty game Memorial
day The Spore.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-06-12
RESULTS SATURDAY.
Three.Fyp League.
REGULARS DEFEATED
BY ISLAND CITY MEN

The Island Cities won close game
from the Finkelstien Regulars at the
Watch Tower diamond Sunday morn
ing by a count of 10 to 8. W. Daniel
sons and c. Whisler's home runs fea-
tured. The score:
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-06-12
THOMAS HURL|NC
WINSFOR MULES:
BLUE SOX REPEAT
Much Sought Slahman Lets Singing
PlOw Boys Down With Two
Lonely Hits and One Run.
NEEDLES WEAkENS IN NINTH
Irate Fans Attempt to Mob Umpire as
Quincy L0ses-Peoria Hands
Rocks Double Beating.
Especial to The Argus).

Hannibal, June 12.-Pitcher "Tur-
key" Thomas, whom President Reidel
fought so hard to secure. proved his
worth yesterday by letting down the
Plow boys with two hits and one run.
His mates collected two runs when
Pitcher Needles weakened in the ninth
inning. Up until the final frame he
had hurled a steady game, keeping his
blows well scattered. Hughes and
Staley were the only batters to find
Thomas for hits. The score:
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-06-12
Watson sacrificed him tt

was safe. Watson sacrificed him to
second. Roilie Darringer popped a
short fly over the infeld. Erlewein
raced back and got the ball into his
glove, but it bounced out Mcbride,
who was behind him, caught it Brown
ruled that the ball had hit the ground
and Kyle scored. Main walked and
O'Berta scratched a hit, filling the
bags. Donica flied to Hollocher, who
doubled Main off second. The Island
ers went down one, two, three in the
last half OF the inning. The scores:
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-06-12

Summary: TWo-baSe hltS-Brennan,
Parker, Littig. Three-base hits-Mc-
Giversen, Leithner, Kuehl. Brennan,
Struck out-By Parker, 5; by Leith-
ner, L. Bases on balls-Off Leithner,
5. Hit by pitcher, Miller (2), Thomp-
son. Stolen bases-Kuehl (2), Bren-
nan, Miller. Umpires-Anderson and
Stanhope.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-06-12

Bloomington 30 0 0 0 0 0 3 IA
Rock Island 20 0 0 0 0 %
Sacrifice hits - Mcbride. Lister,
Munich 2. Stolen bases-R Darringer,
Schmandt Double plays-Wolfe to
Erlewein. Bases on balls-Of Schlan-
skier, 3; off Ware, g. Hit by pitched
ball - Hollocker. Struck out - By
Schlansker, 6; by Ware, Q Time of
game: 90. Umpire-Brown.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-06-12

Summary-Two base hits, Wisdom.
Bloomberg, Little Three base hits, NJ
Nolan. Stolen bases, Wisdom, Brake
felt, Bourdeau 2. Hughes 2. Bases on
balls. off Gumtow 3. off Modem /. Struck
out. by Gumtow 4, by Modem 7. Hit
by pitched ball. De Sleir. Passed ball,
Sandich. Umpires. Hull and Creep.
Scorer Hughes
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-06-12

Hollocher Stolen base-Schmandt.
Double play-O'Berta to Watson.
Bases on balls-Off Marion, /; off
Marks, l. Wild pitches-Marks.
Struck out-By Marks, 2; by Marion, l.
Time of game-1:30. Umpire Brown.
500.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-06-12

TWo-base hlt-Beatty. Stolen bases
Hughes. Beatty Struck out-By
Thomas, s. by Needles, 5. Bases on
balls-Off Thomas, 3; off Needles, l.
Double play-Hughes to Falk to Staley.
Left on bases-Hannibal 6; Moline, S.
Time Of game-1:45. Umpires-Bren-
nan and CASTOR.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-06-12

u y v y
Three base hit-Dopp. Home runs
{. Whistler and W. Danielsen. Base on
halls-Off ". Danielsen. 5: off Britt, O..
Struck out-By W. Danielsen IL. by
Britt. IL
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-06-12
Hard Luck, Andy.

Andy Ware went alone in great
shape, banking the Boomers until the
eighth inning Saturday. In this frame
four slams, scratch hit and an error
gave the visitors three runs, knotting
the count. Howard Darringer drove
in the winning marker in the ninth.
Schlansker pitched an excellent game,
breaks giving the Islanders three runs
at the start The score:
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-06-12
CARDINALS BEATEN
BY GILCHRIST TEAM

Haege's Cardinals were handed
defeat by the fast Gilchrist nine yes
terday afternoon at Gilchrist by the
score of TO 0. The Cardinals were
unable TO connect with "Curiey" Jones,
pitching for Gilchrist. who allowed but
four scattered hits and was credited
with Is strikeouts, Although neither
Rooster nor Franks. working on the
mound for the locals. were hit hard,
Gilchrist connected at opportune
times. For the locals koester ana
Franks worked on the mound with
Behrens and Fnnegan on the reeeY-
ing end, Next Sunday the Cardinals
will journey TO Zuma to meet the yuma
White SoX team. Score:
r. H. l.
Ill., pnsa;r.Y.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-06-12
DiStillers Cop Two.

Rockford, H., June 12-PeOria took
both games from Rockford yesterday
afternoon, the first TO and the sec
ond, 2 to l. Score first game:
r. HE.
Peoria ......001ItOOO2-5 5 /
Rockford .....0II0OO01O-3 s >
Batteries-kopp. Crabb and Sullivan,
Carlson and Cox.
Second game r. H. E.
Peoria .........0 0O2 % 1 2
Rockford .......0 0 0 0 Ii 3 !
Called in the sixth to catch a train.
Batteries - Black and Sullivan,
Adams and Shook.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-06-12

hit-Schmandt. Sacrifice hits-Wat-
son, Wolfe. Stolen bases-Donica, Hol-
locher, Schmandt, Cerny. Double plays
R Darringer to Watson to Schmandt,
HOllocher to ErleWein. Bases on balls
OFF Richmond, 2; off Seaman, f.
Struck out-By Seaman, 6; by Rich
mond, 2. Passed ball-Vance Time
of game-2:00. Umpire-Brown.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-06-12

ubdlo or U 10 - ~
Slated for Higbee in ninth.
Score by innings:
Davenport ......1 I 0 01 90 Is
Quincy .......0 0 / o 0 0 0 1-5
Twobase hits-Kaylor, Mills, O'Brien
Sherer, Conger. Home run-Graham.
Sacrifice hits-koepping. Warde, Kuhn.
Stolen base-Castle. Double play
Sherer to Boyle. Wild pitches-Poole
Higbee. Hit by pitched balI-Koep-
ping. Struck out-By Higbee, 3; by
Poole, ,. Time of game-2;0S. UNI
pire-BeCker.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-06-12
National League.
RESULTS YESTERDAY.
Thrpe.Fyp Ipayue.

Bloomington, 3-3: Rock Island, o.
Peoria, AZ; Rockford, 81 (secont
game six innings.
Hannibal, 2; Moline, l.
Davenport, 6; Quincy, 5.
American League.
Chicago, 5; Washington, O.
Detroit, A. New York, /.
Cleveland, Z; Philadelphia, 2.
Boston-St Louis. rain.
National League.
No games scheduled.
American Association.
Indianapolis, TO- Minneapolis. "a.
St Paul, Z; Louisville, 0.
Western League.
Des Moines, 7; Wichita, 2.
Omaha, rs; Topeka, 2-6.
Central Association.
Clinton, 8; Burlington, 0.
Cedar Rapids. 5; Muscatine, 4.
Marshalltown, S; Fort Dodge. 5.
Mason City, so; Waterloo, 1-6.
RESULTS SATURDAY.
Three-Eye League.
Davenport, 3; Quincy, /.
Bloomington, 4 Rock Island, 3.
Hannibal, 8; Moline, 2.
Rockford. 4 Peoria, 3.
American League.
Washington, ! Chicago, 2.
Boston, 4; st. Louis, 2.
Philadelphia, / Cleveland, 10.
New York-Detroit, rain.
National League.
Chicago, 0; New York, I.
St. Louis, 5; Brooklyn, 2.
Other games, rain.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-06-12
summon COPS TO
SAVE ARBITRATOR
FROM TROUNCINC
Tniust Decision Enables Darrinsers
Men to Take Both Ends OF Dou-
BILE Bill From Islanders.
WILL NOT PROTEST VICTORY
Local Manager Is Ordered From farh
and VIII No Doubt Be Handed
Stiff Fine-Scanlan Is Goat

GAMES TOMORROW.
Davenport at Bloomington.
Rock Island at Hannibal.
Moline at Peoria
Rockford at Quincy.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-06-12

Smith ran for Bossoloni in ninth.
TNone out when winning run was
scored.
Score by innings:
Hannibal ....0 0 0 0 0 p
Moline .........0 0 0 l 0 0 OIL
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-06-12
BY CARL ED.

Holm McGinnis. catcher, recenu!
signed bv Manager Lister OF the Is
landers. was released today ana Homer
Vance. recently released, was again
pIaced on the pay roll and accompanied
the team to Hannibal. Mcollnis
proved TO be too inexperienced.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-06-12

Here's your hat, Brown. What's YOU
hurry?
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1916-05-27
WAITE TELLS
JURY Of HIS
MANY DEEDS
ALLEGED MURDERER CON-
FESSES SERIES OF HORRI-
BILE CRIMES IN EFFORT TO
PROVE INSANITY.

NEW YORK, May 26.-Could a sane
man commit the series of crimes con
fessed by DR.. Arthur Warren Waite
This question confronted the jury
today in the Peck murder case. The
young dentist left the witness stand
last night after five hours and forty
five minutes crowded with horrors un
paralleled in the history of New York
criminal trials.
Every detail of his story was noted
by the alienists engaged by the de
fense for use in framing the hypo
thetical question they will be called
to answer before Waite's attorneys
ask the jury to decide whether he was
mentally responsible when he killed
his father-in-law, John E. Peck.
Waites testimony left the prosecu
tion's attorneys today nothing more tc
do toward proving that he committed
murder. Their problem was to show
that monster of crime such as the
defendant confessed himself might
have been mentally normal and there
fore a fit subject for the electric
chair
Counsel for the defense said today
that they had few if any more ques
tions to ask their client. 1t was ex
pected that the alienists would take
the stand after the state finished cross
examining the defendant. The SUI
preme moment of Waite's claim came
last night when the young witness
declared in calm conversational tone:
"Why, / wanted those bacteria to
kill those three persons-Mr Peck,
Mrs. Peck and Miss Peck, the maiden
aunt. l wanted them to die. I want
ed their money"
This attempt to murder three per
sons, two of whom he sent to their
graves, was the climax, Waite showed
of long career of crime. without a
change of voice or expression to in.
dicate that he recognized the enor
nifty of his confessions, he described
minutely how he gave his victims
arsenic, powdered glass, chloroform
disease germs and over-doses of medi
cine; how he burned fly paper and
/ gave the residue, which he had read
contained arsenic, to Mr.. Peck; how
he generated chlorine gas in the
father-in-law's room to make his
throat more sensitive to the germ
cultures; how he dampened the sheets
in his bed and drove him IN swift au
tomobile with open windows and rails
ed the windows of his rooms in mid
winter in an unsuccessful effort to
give him pneumonia
Women were excluded from the
court room when Dr. Arthur w
Waite resumed the witness stand to-
day.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1916-05-27
GETTING READY
At THE ISLAND
LIFE GUARD WILL BE IN At
TENDANCE-MANY IMPROVE
MENTS ARE MADE.

While the season at st. Simons has
been open since May Is, the real rush
will not begin until the latter part of
next week, when, it is understood,
many parties will go down for stay
at the hotels and i'll the various cot
tages 1t is always June first before
the season gets we'll under way on the
island.
Beginning Thursday it is expected
that the New Hotel st. Simons will
be crowded. A number of parties have
made reservations for two weeks or a
month beginning the first of June, and
most OF these will arrive on the is
land Thursday morning. Local cot
tagers will begin removing to the is
land as soon as all of the schools
close.
c. H. Jewett, manager of the hotel
promises the young society people of
Brunswick who attend the weekly
dances at the hotel, number of inno-
vations in the evenings entertainment
and extends cordial invitation to the
younger set, and as well to the more
dignified ones, to attend these func-
tions, as well as to the nightly dances
which will probably be feature this
season.
He has also a proposition from an
out of town concern to put in a movie
show adjoining the hotel, which should
prove very popular
The grove just north of the hotel is
being cleared and beautified seats
swings and tables erected, and those
desiring to have picnics on the island
are invited to use same, as they will
then be near the bathing beach, A
life-guard will be in attendance at
the hotel beach at all times, so that
bathing for ladies and children will
be absolutely safe.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1916-05-27
NEW USE FOR THE
SAW PALMETTO
FLORIDA MAN DECLARES THE
e BERRIES MAKE DELIGHTFUL
BEVERAGE.

New uses are being found for the
lowly saw palmetto, which has won
such hearty dislike from people gen.
orally who attempt to clear Georgia
land, and which is considered a thing
OF beauty only when seen in some 9TH
er than its native country. The fibrous
root of the plant has furnished ma
terial for brushes for a number of
years, but aside from this utility the
plant has been considered practically
worthless, except just recently as a
source of potash for fertilizer.
But now comes the announcement
that A. A. Gordon of Crystal Springs,
Florida, has discovered hat the ber-
ries of the plant furnish the base for a
delectable beverage. Mr.. Gordon ex.
perimented by gathering a quantity
of the berries on the bushes and dry.
ing them, and from the dried product
he manufactures a drink that is said
ito be the equal of some of the most
popular soft drinks that are now sold
throughout the country.
The first taste of the beverage is
said to be so convincing that some
dealers in soft drinks who sampled II
Immediately placed an order with Mr..
GordQn for small quantity of it for
their trade.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1916-05-27
BANKERS BEGIN
ANNUAL MEET
FIVE HUNDRED EXPECTED BE
FORE END OF CONVENTION
AT MACON.

The Georgia Bankers association be-
gan its annual convention in Macon
yesterday with several hundred mem.
bers present. By this morning, when
the two days conventiun will be for
mally opened, it is expected there
will be at least 500 of the leading fin
anciers of the state present. with a
number of visiting bankers from 9TH
er states as guests of honor. one of
the most prominent of the visitors be-
ing Charles S. Hamlin of Washington,
governor of the Federal Reserve
board.
At the opening session the associa.
tion will consider whether or not
Georgia shall unite with the bankers
of Texas and Mississippi and proba-
bly, other states in protesting to
the Federal Reserve hoard against the
opel alton OF the new plan recently
nut forth to eliminate the payment of
exchange for the collection of bank
checks.
The matter will be placed before
the convention in kilograms from the
Texas and Mississippi associations,
the former in extraordinary session
today in Dallas, Texas, having called
a joint meeting of representatives of
Southern banking associations to be
held in st. Louis June 10, to take
action in the premises.
The first business session will be
taken up with the annual reports of
the officers, with President Frank
S. Etheridge of Jackson and Atlanta
presiding The address of welcome to
the visitors will be made by NAL
colin ID. Jones, with Frank r. Hard
wick of Dalton making the response.
This afternoon the bankers will at
tend baseball game as the guests
Of the Macon bankers, and at night
they will be given a buffet supper by
the management of the Hotel Demp
sey, after which they will go to the
Idle Hour Country club for a dance.
The reports of committees and cleo
tion of officers will feature the clos
ing session.
All of the committee reports will
be printed in pamphlet form and will
he discussed hy mpmbers nf the az.
sociation. Just what the nature of
these reports will be has not been
made public, though it is understood
some will be of considerable public
interest.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1916-05-27
CATHOLICS ARE
! ON STAND IN
NOTED PROBE
LEGISLATIVE COMMITTEE
CONTINUES INVESTIGATION
OF WIRE TAPPING CASE
MITCHELL BACKTRACKS.

NEW YORK, May 26-More wit
nesses were called before Chitf Mag.
istrate McAdoo today in the John
Doe inquiry to find out whether a
crime was committed in tapping the
telephone wires in the law Offices of
Seymour & Seymour They included
five persons in the employ of Will
liam ]. Burns, the detective employed
by j. P. Morgan & Co., TO locate a
leak of information regarding war
munitions contracts handled by the
Morgan firm.
All the reports made by Burns to
his clients were asked for and a
representative of the firm was sum,
moned as witness.
The Thompson legislative commit
tee continued it's investigation of
telephone wire tapping by the police
by hearing more representatives of
Catholic charitable institutions, who
are engaged in a violent controversy
with the mayor over the right Of the
police to listen in" on their wires.
The mayor charges that leaders of
these institutions conspired to frus-
trate state investigation of charities.
Witnesses examined yesterday abso-
lutely denied these charges. They ad-
mitted the truth of certain telephone
conversation overheard by the police
wire tappers but asserted that some
OF these conversations were framed to
"tran' tho Qauocdrnnparc
That it is not the Catholic church,
but a small group within the church
that has been engaged in a conspir-
acy to Illustrate the work of the de-
parthent of public charities was the
statement with which Mayor Mitchell
began his testimony before the
Thompson committee. Declaring his
belief that this group did not repre-
sent either the church or the great
body of Catholics in the city, the
mayor said:
For two years and a half. as the
representative of all the people of
this city, | have been endeavoring- to
secure humane treatment and prom
er care for the $4,000 homeless, and
dependent children committed as city
wards to private charitable institu-
tions. | have been endeavoring to
secure proper administration of the
$5,OOO,O00 of public funds annually
disbursed to these institutions for the
care of the city's wards.
THAT is the cause | am fighting
for and I shall continua 70 fob+ for
1T, no matter what damage it may
bring to me, for it is a matter of pub
lie duty, and personal conscience.
I'm this work l found myself and
my commissioner of charities op-
posed, villified, misrepresented and
obstructed by certain interests and
influences. l have endeavored to
learn what these influences are
which have sought to interfere with
or to control a branch of the gov
ernment of this city"
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1916-05-27
TWO OTHER AMERICANS
GET ENEMY BULLETS
Members OF Texas National
Guard Faint While Waiting for
Observation-Disclosures Sol
diers Show Hostility.

FIELD HEADQUARTERS. United
States Punitive Expedition, Near Nam
quippa, Mex, May 26.-A short, sharp
battle between United States army
engineering force engaged in building
roads and band of twenty-five ban
dts under the command of General
Cervantes, one of Villas most trust
ed lieutenants, was fought early this
morning six miles to The south of
Cruces.
Two of the Mexicans, including the
commander, Cervantes, were killed
and several others wounded. One
American was killed and two wound
ed.
The Mexicans surprised the engin-
GERS while at work. The American
casualties were suffered in the first
volley.
Aid was summoned from Cruces,
where two companies of United States
troops were stationed and these quick.
ly scattered the bandits.
Cervantes was one of the notorious
characters on the bordeD.tn