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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-04-26

Land S2,G00.O00 CONTRADICTIONS Of
the largest contracts that has been Sc
cured by Davenport firms in many
months has been let to P. F. Mccarthy
OF Davenport and James c. Dunn of
Chicago. 1t is a 100000 Job for the
construction of AZ miles of railroad out
Of Indianapolis. Ind. The road will be
a steam line and will tap a rich terri
tory. Dunn & Mccarthy have already
begun work on the big contract. They
will employ approximately 1000 men.
The work will be rushed as fast as
possible as the contract calls for COM
pletion OF the line in 10 months time
James C. Dunn was one Of the men in
terested in the recent purchase Of the
Cleveland American baseball club to-
gether with Davenport capitalists. The
compensation insurance for the big
contract was written by Snider, Hynes
& Walsh. The premium on this in
surance will exceed $4,000.
II Smallpox Cases in Two Days
Eleven cases Of smallpox have been re-
ported to the health officer in the past
two days. They are Mrs. Niels Peter
sen. 665 Sylvan avenue; Mrs. George
England, 124 Wall street; Mrs. F.
Henry, F. Henry, and Thelma Henry,
1876 Wall street; J. A. Miller, 1910 West
Third street; Mrs. Jessie Rathburn,
5i9 Harrison street; Clarence Dillon,
1929 West Fourth street; Edward j.
Concannon, Mrs. E. ]. Concannon, and
Dorothy Concannon, 1925 West Fourth
street.
Four Violate DINNER Clause-In ao-
cordance with their recent resolution
to see that the traffic laws and ordi-
nances were strictly adhered to in Dav-
EXPORT, the police brought four alleged
yiolators of the DINNER ordinance be-
fore Police Magistrate Ernst Claussen.
One, J. E. Zimmerman, wasdischarged,
and the other three, Miss Ruth Bishop,
II, ". .Neuman and F. A. Amos. were
fined the nominal sum Of 81 and costs,
amounting in all to $685..
Rife Club at High SchOcl.-It is ex-
nected that within a few days high
school rife club will be organized
among the students OF the Davenport
high school. For some time MI. Mar
shall and Mr.. Allen have been trying
TO get one OF these clubs among the
students, but they could not, as they
we're unable TO find range. This dill
AcuItv was overcome at the last meet
ing NJ the school board when it was de-
cided that the high school should not
only have an outdoor range, but an IN
door one also. Mr.. Allen Will be the
Instructor and as he is a member of
the National Rifemen's association, he
Is eminently qualified for the position.
The membership OF this club will be
restricted to about so. These clubs
are organized under the supervision of
the war department and each member
is supplied with a regulation Krag
rifle and 90 rounds OF ammunition.
o.
Ffremen Have Annual Meeting-The
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-04-26
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body down our way favors good roads
Those who do not own cars ride in
those of their friends, and hence be-
come good roads advocates" 81 want
peace, but preparation is the best in
surance against war" he said Near
ly everyone has life insurance. Why
not peace insurance? If we have war
the life insurance companies will stop
paying claims. The preparedness pol
icy has not caused the comment or in
terest in Davenport that it has in the
interior of the state. The river
counties exhibit a mild interest, but
that's ALL"
Two Births Registered.-Two births
were registered in the Office of the city
clerk. They are Mary Jane Neagle,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. John H.
Neagle, 432 Brady street, and Robert
Louis Stanton, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Stanton, 1874 East River street.
Marriage Licenses.-Robert A. Full
Ter, Muscatine, and Vera Y. Felger,
Davenport; Lester Ryder and Marie
Teckband, Davenport, and George
Johnson and Magdalen Schier, Daven
port.
Selling Armory StOck.-With volun-
tary subscription already pledged to
the amount of approximately $4,000
officers of the Davenport Artillery
Holding company expect little trouble
this week when the work of selling the
balance of the $4,000 worth of stock
in the proposed land and building to
be erected for an armory for battery B,
north of the city. Those behind the
movement are presenting the PROPOSE
ton as an excellent investment and
make several points in their selling
arguments. The principal one Of
course is the safety of the investment,
as the ground and building will I'M
doubtedly be worth in a comparatively
short time several times the amount
required to purchase the property and
erect the armory Another is the small
price per share. The entire stock is
sue is divided into shares of $25 each
and the officers predict that after the
first year or two, an annual dividend Of
4 or per cent will be declared. II is
pointed out that the sum now appro-
priated by the state for armory rental
in Davenport will undoubtedly be in
creased within short time, probably
by the next general assembly, and ev-
cry cent OF this money will be turned
into the treasury OF the holding COM
pany. This amount within compare
lively short time will be amply suffi-
cient to return to the stockholders an
excellent rate Of interest on the invest
ment
O.
One Building Permit--Only one
OF RI a
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-04-26
Peoria Grain.

Peoria, April 26.-Corn unchanged;
No. 4 white, 1872; No. ? yellow, 76Ac
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-04-26
ALEDO AT A GLANCE
Daily Dolngs in Mercer County's Busy Capital
Tournament Closes.

The consolation bowling tournament
held at the Valentine alleys the past
week came to an end Monday night AL
though the scores were not so high as
those rolled in the tournament lust
preceding. great interest was taken
in the event from the start, all con-
testants trying to beat the score as il
then read. The prize money In both
doubles and singles was divided he
tween the highest IN each event. H.
Parkman headed the list in the singles.
his score being SIS for the usual
three games. DR.. David placed second
with a score of 569, while D. Shan
non was third with 55S. In the doubles
kleinsmid and Martin received first
money by rolling 1859 for the three
games. David and Bjorkman placed
second with 1.106, while Chinlund and
Mahm rolled 1902 as their best.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-04-26
London Silver.

London, April 26.-Bar silver,
% Lied per ounce.
Money, 4Q41a per cent.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-04-26

One Building Permit--Only one
building permit was issued yesterday
from the Office OF the board OF public
works. II was to Louis Corsiglia. for
a garage at 526 East Sixth street.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-04-26
CHICAGO MARKETS.

Wheat-Open. High. Low. Close
May ....1.133s 1.15 1.13a 114hs
July ....1.141s 1.15% LAS 1.15
Corn
May go. 1873 TN 1874 7sA
July 80. 1875 77% 765s TN
Oats
May 80. 44a As 441a AN
July 80. 43 433s 43 434
Pork
May $3.50 1850 1921 23.45
July 1850 1856 1926 23.40
Lard
May ......12.47 1852 1886 1885
July .....12.55 1850 1890 1927
RIBS
May ......12.57 1850 1247 12.47
July ......12.70 1915 1880 1880
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-04-26
LOCAL MARKETS.

April 26-Following are the whole
sale quotations Oh the local markets
tndav.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-03-29
BILL TO REPEAL } BOXING LAW NOW PENDING IN ALBANY

Albany, March 29-With the de- cleration that the boxing game in New York state is growing worse every year, Senator Samuel A. Jones of Chenango introduced a bill which would repeal the boxing law, abolish the State Athletic Commission and put boxing and sparring exhibitions on the same footing as they. were before the passing of the boxing law in 1911, i, making it a Tnisdemeanor to engage in~public or private sparring exhi- bitions at which an admission fee is charged.
 At the same timel Assemblyman Martin G.. McCue. who tried to pre- vent the WiIlard-Moran bout, reiter- ated his declaration that Willard was not in condition to fight. He declared, however, that he would not support any measure for the repeal of the present boxing law.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-03-29
DETROIT EVEnS
 GIANT SERIES
 BY EASY WIN

! Waxahachie, Tex. March 29-There I was plenty of excitement here yes | terday afternoon when the Giants and 1 tie Detroit club put Waxaha chic on l the baseball map, but the ball game | did not amount to much as viewed
 and played iby the Giants. The New 1 Workers were trounced by to that made it an even break on four games | The contest at Houston next Sunday will decide the series besides af | eording South Texas fans an oppor tunity to see both Ty Cobb and Ben
 ny Kauff for the price of one adnis- sion. Cobb is scheduled to report to his team next Saturday. Among the 1nishaps and near-Tlais- haps of tZ-e day were an accident to the tuba player of the Waxahachie brass Hoand, a chastisement of Ferdi- hand Schupp in the first inning and an encounter between the umpire and
 John J. McGraw of New York.
 McGraw and Umpire Miller c1ashed
 on a question of rules in the sixth inning, and the umpire had to back down. On account of the field crowd
 McGraw and Hughie Jennings agreed on ground rules before the game. An overthroW-was good for one base. Kauff was on first base in the sixth, when McTigue tossed a, ball that got away from Hei1man and rolled slowly into the crowd. McGraw instructed Kauff to Tzlove up, but the umpire vetoed the motion.
 Had Benny Kauff been in a hitting mood the Giants might have s1ugged heir way to a close decision for Fred
 Merl11e (bolbbed up with four bits, including as@doub1e. Bashfu1 Benny. however, seemed too anxious and did not strike a blow. There were many other Giants in the same predicament. Doy1e~got out of the gamef faftern1ak- ing a hit in the third inning, and if it had not been for McTgue's generos- ity in giving six bases on balls in the last four innings the Giants would not have made their last two runs. Kauff had his chance in the ninth, when 5McTigue famed the first two fbatters and walked the next three. The best Benny could do was to drive Veach back for the fly that ended the game.
 Nearly 5000 fans saw the game, and 6heered the/victory of the Tigers, who have established a training camp here. Each team made two double plays and the Tigers feIded well.
 Immediately the umpire ordered him to the bench, McGraw refused to At this juncture Jennings, who left sickbed to sit on the Detroit bench. hobb1ed onto. the Held. x pg
 Follow the ru1es,'' shouted Jen- nings, land don't be trying to show off. You have no authority to put anybody, out of the game and you are not goihg to get a cheap reputation right or we'll put you out of the grounds
 The umpire subsided. McGraw re- mained on the lines and Kauf tretted to second, from where he scored the secord run on MerkIe's hit.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-03-29
AROUND THE OPORT LOOP
N E5yv HAVEN MAN AFTER CLUB.

NEW HAVEN MAN AFTER CLUB.
 A mysterious new Haven sportsman is the latest Applicant for the Bridge port baseball franchise. He was given an option in case lily Brewer did not close a deal and as Brewer failed to come through last night the New Haven man has the next chance. He\WiH be given a few days to decide whether he wants to buy the club. If he decides not to take the plunge another - candidate will be brought forward.
 Brewer when he visited this city he would give his decision yesterday. At midnight Reddy had not heard a word from Brewer so it was decided to pass Brewer up. The list of ap- >p1icants for the franchise during the past year is so large that if a mass meeting of the men were held the mob would fill Eagles hall
 Gus Garde11a. will be back in Hart ford this season. He was loaned to Worcester last year and had a tough experience. Thep club lost money so Garde1Ia didn't get his salary until six months after the season closed.
 It is said that the schedule present ed to the Eastern league directors at the last meeting and rejected, will be adopted when the magnates gather again. It has been decided that the sch edglle with a few changes won't be so bad.
 It looks like a good season for Ray Heating. The local boy showed great skill in the three innings he twir1ed yesterday for the. New York ~Ameri- cans against Chattanooga and also made the first homer of the season for the Yankees by lifting the ball over the fence
 One of the features of the Reading Blue Ribb on basketball game at Co., 1oniaI hall last night was the reception
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-03-29
Miner Brown Couldn't
 Make Aged Driver Say
 He Was Caught In Lie
(Sporting News. )

Mordecai Brown and C1aud Hendrix ] with their wives decided to see some thing of Tampa. For the purpose of conveyance they employed a venerable col0red citizen who fooled a venerable team of bays attached to a venerable vehicle which must have been old even in the days of the Big Frost. The driver was instructed to take them over the Bay road and give them an eyeful of boulevard stuff. Now, the chauffeurs of the horse taxis in Tampa do not depend upon speed to please their customers and to lure the tip from their reticules Conversation, indeed, is the salve applied. Brownie sat on the front seat with the driver and listened.
 Hendrix sat behind, and being in a mood to kid the white-haired jehu he leaned over and asked: \ George, do you know MT. Brown
 t'Yessah; yessah. Which Mistah Brown?"
 F'Why, Miner Brown
 s'You mean Miner Brown, the pitchah? Shuah, An knows him. He lives heah.''
 Lives here? You're mistaken
 "No, sah. An know Mtstah Brown, the pftchah, might well. Fsohn and brought up in this town. Yessah. Jes' wait a minute and Ah'll show you his house."
 oO eLne JeI1u OEOVe aIOng C11I ne got to the 500 block in Hyde Park avenue, aristocratic section of Tampa, and; when he came to simple little cot. tage that cost about $25, ,OO he pointed it out to Mordecai and the others as Browns home.
 From then on the party called Mordecai ''Mistah Brown" and Miner himself kept his three-fingered hand prominently under the eyes of the driv CT. But the driver was foxy. He knew he was caught in lie, but he never peeped. The old rascal was 8 liar from way back and knew enough not tot admit anything.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-03-29
DILLON HANDS BAT lEVINSKY
 BAD TRIMMING

New York, March 29-Jack Dillon outfought Battling Levinsky at the Broadway Sporting Club last night in ten roundsS Levinslxy was never near CT to a. Knockout than he was in the sixth and seventh rounds of the fight.
 In the seventh Levinsky was floor ed with wicked right-hander that brought hinazto hisl knees with 3, bang. The curIey headed warrior bobbed up like a, cork in a pool and fought back viciolisIy.
 Dillon gave Levinsky terrific drubbing in the sixth round Rights and 1efts had the perpetual motion machine rocking dangerous near a. knockdown. Dillon seemed to tire after the seventh, And Levinsky began to outscore him. Jack made up for lost time in the tenth, however. At the finish he had Levinsky webbing again from hard rights and Iefts to the head.
 Levinsky had seldom been punished in New York ring as he was in the sixth. Dillon started him going with left to the head, and the Hoosier followed this up with a, furious attack with both hands, A right to the Jaw sent Levinslxy flying to the ropes the latter saving him from going to the floor Dillon was as relentless in the seventh, besides the knockdown. he scored heavily with either hand throughout.
 As Esevfnsky got up off the floor after being sent to his knees. Dillon senk him sailing back across the. ring with a. hard left to the jaw, for once he seemed powerless to block the on- rushing bearcat. Dillon won g round of applause In the last part of the tenth Eound by stepping back to all low Levinsky to regain his footing af- ter he had s1ipped.s Levinsky exhib- ited badly swollen right hand after the bout, claiming that he had injur- ed it 4n the third round.
 Barney williams stopped Young Saxon in two rounds in the Semi vHfud-IIp.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-03-29
sPAnDING GUIDE PUBLISHED.

The fortieth annual issue of the Spa1ding Baseball Guide has just been published, and, as for number of years past is edited by John B.. Foster of New Y ork, whose long connection with the national game, both as a writer~>and in an executive capacity, makes him peculiarly fitted for the position.
 Although the number leagues in or ganized ball that went through last season was smaller than for years past, the size of the Guide has not been decreased. Besides the usual chapter on the world series. with ac- companying sketches of the players on the contending teams, the contents also include reviews Of the. season in the National League, by Editor Foster and the American League by Irving E. Sanborn of Chicago, while the other leagues that finished the season are all represented by short accounts Of the activities in their various or ganizations.
 For some years the official rules have been conflicting in describing the measurene ents to be observed in lay ing out the diamond. Under direction of the officers of the National and
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-03-29
WILLIE KELLER TO DON UNIFORM AND
 RUN MINOR TEAM

New ork, March 29--Wil1ie KeeIer F4s to don the spangles once more. Wee Willie one-time wonder with the hat and in the outf1eld, was yes 4erday signed to manage the Allen town club of the Pennsylvania. State league. Leo Groom, secretary of the ! league, made the announcement. Kee1er has not been active in base l ball since he left the Yankees. He was coach with the Superbas for while and did some scouting work, but fin the main he attended pretty strictly to real estate business in Brooklyn. KeeIer was approached with what looked like a good propo-t sftfon in Allentown, where it is un- derstood he will have a financial in- terest In the club. Wfl1ie's advent as a nanager will be watched with great interest.
 There are other familiar figures among the Penn State managers Ar thur Devlih, former Giant, will lead the Lebanon club; fJinrny Shekard, one-time Superba and Cub, will man age Reading; Lou Ritter, another erstwllfle Superba, will manage Lam caster. and Mike Donlin is to manage one of the other clubs. George Cocki1I, one of Teners umpires last year, is to lead Harrisburg and Fred SAEk7ltsch will manage York
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-03-29
WILLARD SPURNS $3O,OOO TO TAKE
 ON FRED FULL TON

New York, March 39--Th omas Jones of -Kewanee, who supervises the fnan- cia1 affairs of champion Jess Willard, coo1Iy turned down an offer of ESQ., 000 yesterday for the heavyweight boxers services for an evening. To must folks $3O.0O0 looks like a lot of money, but to T. Jones it seemed a, mere tr1de. He gave the offer a. brief thought or two and then threw it into the discard.
 The $3O,O00 offer was from a syndi- cate in Milwaukee, headed by Tom Andrews, the well known prom oter. First $25,0OO was offered to Willard for a 1o-round bout in the Wisconsin metropolis with Fred Fulton, another long, 1anky Kansas boxer. When Jones turned down the first offer, the promoters boosted the figures to ESQ., 900. They wanted to stage the bout on April 26.
 Instead of jumping at the offer, as the Milwaukee. promoters expected, Jones calmly notified them yesterday that such a bout was out of the ques- <tion at this time. WiIIard's contract with the Se11s-F1oto circus will take effect on April 29 and Jones will not take on any engagement which might jeopardize the $150,000 contract with the tent show. So Jones wired Tom Andrews yesterday that there would be no bout with Fulton.
 Fulton may be seen in a New York ring within a short time ands his first opponent is likely to be Jim Coffey, the Irish heavyweight. While Frank Moran's next opponent has not been decided upon, there was some talk yesterday that the Pittsburgher would be matched to box Jack Dillon, the Indianapolis light heavyweight be- fore a local club, after Moran has re- turned from his five weeks vaca- ton.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-03-29
HOLDS ENEMY HITLESS;
 GETS HOME RUN

Chattanooga, Tenn, March 29- Kid ElberfeId, once a distinguished
 member of the Yankees, led the Chat tanooga team aginst his former club yesterday afternoon and was subject to a shOut-out, { to 0. Only once in the game was the Kids nine near to a score 7 Batting against Shocker in the eighth inning Daley trtp1ed Rsffh<One out. He was held at third. Sneaker, like Keating and Cul1op, had tho locals helpless whenever so dis posed, and the next two batters could not hit past the infield. Not hit was made off Heating in the three ] &oach ff1st bare on him got there on a pass.
 Nick cullop, the ssouthpaw, was gtung for two hard singles, but iinmez diakely let out a kink and shut down on tie hitting. sShocker with his moist ball was as effective as the other pitchers. Keating made New York's first run when he lifted a home run over the left field fence.
 Donoyan's requisitio,1ed three pitr5h- CTS instead of two because the weaEh- ar was cold and disagreeaple, and he did not care to ask any of his twirIers to go four or five innings He also rave an opportunity to number of sLi>stitutes to play. The Yankees play ed a. good game under the frosty, G1rCuEmSTanc0S III a HeCIldh1SSd1 way that is, it was not the sort of weatl1- CT for ginger or enthusiasm.
 There was another instance of fauI- ky team work aroJ1nd second baseT- lack of understanding between Gedeon and Peckfnpeugh. On a steal by Q home player no one covered second base. Consequently, A Iexander' per feet tEaroM went to centre field. Either Peck c1 Gedeon was asleep Or there was rnix-up between them as to N hich w as to cover the lag.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-03-29

American leagues the rules relating to the distances have been revised and a new diagram drawn to correspond. t Knotty Problems in the Ru1es,'' the chapter which Editor Foster intro duceq in the Guide last year to tighten his correspondence, evidently has had some effect, as a new lot of pizzlers have been incorporated in this years chapter. MT. Foster states that while the volume of inquiries is considera- b1e, still the queries largely resolve themselves into repetitions much the same from all over the country. While these inquiries are vital at the time to those these inquiries are vital at the time to those asking for the in- formation. nevertheless they serve to answer the samep roblem in quick manner for many others in a quick answer is wanted, besides forming interesting reading for the fan and acting as 1ifesaver for many al harassed umpire.
 The Guide will be sent to any ad dress on receipt of ten cents by the American Sports Publishing Co.,. 21 Warren street, New York.
 Prince Bahran of Persia, residing in Nice, is believed to have been a vic- tim of the Sussex disaster.