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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-04-26
America Not to Blame If War Comes.

Edwardsville Intelligencer: The Uni
ted States has decided not to argue
further on the submarine question.
This is a good time to quietly await
developments, hoping for the best, but
prepared for the worst. We all know
that the United States is a peace low
ing nation, that 1t never willingly
seeks trouble, that It goes to extremes
no other nation would in order to
avoid trouble. So If trouble comes We
will know that we cannot help it. And
II trouble does come we should be a
united people. No doubt we will be,
although some residents of Edwards
Vile have declared that if an issue
drawn between Germany and the Uni
ted States they will cheerfully fight the
United States. These statements We
must for the present believe were in
the heat of argument and when such a
contingency seemed remote. Rather let
us believe that the other view will be
taken. In fact this received prominent
sanction yesterday.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-04-26

Montana has held its first presiden-
tial preference primary, and the re-
turns show that it can be classed with
the "sure democratic" states. More
votes were polled for President Will
son than for all of his republican op-
ponents combined.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-04-26

MISS Mary Neville OF Youngstown,
Ohio, when affronted by masher,
seized him by the ear and led him to
Jail. II we had few Marys in Rock
Island the city jail would be filled
seven days q week. Public exposure
of some Of the insipid Alexis who op-
crate in the business section might
minimize an offense that is occasion
for general complaint.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-04-26

MORAL censots Of Chicago have de-
creed that women bathers this sum-
mer may discard their skirts and
stockings, "just so they keep within
the limits of decency." Boy, page
Adam and Eve.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-04-26
cHoRDs 40
DISCO r. D@
Office Comedy,

"A guy has just been bound over to
the grand jury for stealing ham,"
blurted the police reporter.
That's right" cut in the telegraph
editor. you can't get away with pork
in Rock Island"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-04-26

Besides, If Emperor Wilhelm gets
gay, we might send John Hays Ham
mond, Jr., with that new torpedo ap-
paratus of his over there and blow up
the whole German feet.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-04-26
Rattling the Bones.

Sherman was good enough for De-
neen in 1904, when he entered into a
combine with him, and that was seven
years after passage of the Allen BILL
Peoria Transcript.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-04-26
Rock Island-From River to
River.

Judge Tuthill can truthfuIly claim
the credit for bringing home the
Bacon" says the Burlington Gazette.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-04-26

"EVERY devil that hell can spare
is in Baltimore says Bill Sunday.
Bill must carry his own demons, as he
makes the same charge in every city
that he visits.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-04-26

Carranza's actions are prompted by
The knowledge that the Mexicans are
likely at any time to exercise the right
OF recall
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-04-26

The war has raised the price Of
bibles, but the bible does not get out
of style and the average copy lasts
long time
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-04-26

STATE Auditor Brady has wed his
steno. It will be interesting to know
who is to do the debating henceforth.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-04-26

PANCH0 Villa, James Hopper tells
US in Golfers. was formerly a goat
herder. But that was before he butted
into Mexican governmental affairs.
And despite reports Of his death, he
seems to be still going strong.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-04-26

THE Lorimer crowd evidently went
to the cemetery for funds on the theory
that dead ones tell no tales.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-04-26

ALMOST every man who amounts to
anything in AledO and environs has
business before the grand Jury, now in
session. Some one has discovered
there are worse crimes than sneaking
an old friend gulp Of ague remedy.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-04-26

HENRY Ford declines to finance a
third party. That takes all the en-
thusiasm out Of it.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-04-26

@DENEEN May Aid Hay for Coy
n0rship.--Headline. This Is the
former state executives last political
straw.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-04-26

THE bull fight has become passe In
Mexico. Public execution of govern.
ment offenders has become the popular
diversion. Next Saturday Pablo Lopez
Is to be shot before the gaze Of thou.
sands. It's to be a holiday in Chi
huahua when Pab will be put to death
in the plaza.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-04-26
Run This Over on Your Piccolo.

Miss Marianne Urbanowicz has be
come Mrs. Vladslowicz Guruzdows
kiaxk at Passiao, N. ].
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-04-26

CHICAGO moving picture announce
ment: Mary Fuller Is Thrown TO the
Lions and H. r. Walthall."
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-04-26

Rock Island Member Associated Press
Full Leased Wire Report
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-04-26

ROOSEVELT denies that he will
support Root for the republican presi-
Dental nomination. Certainly not. r.
r. is for nobody except Roosevelt
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-04-26

Member Audit Bureau of Calculations.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-04-26

CHICAGO is expecting two explo-
sions today-Roosevelt and Du Point.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-04-26
THE ARGUS.

By THE ]. W. POTTER co.
Gunnison news-champion., 1916-06-09
PalnInEIT MluER NEs
Is result Of TICK uTE
Mo6att Homs end Farm:-

No6att HONE and Farm:-
Two weeks ago. e. J. Smith. . prom
insnt ranehman " Villa Grove. vss Bit
ten By . tick. Nothing unusual was
expected to result frum this bat spotted
fever developed. and Sunday he died in
the Rio Grande hospital at Saiids. after
having suffered almost unbearAble pain
for week. He was II years old.
This 10 the first case of its kind for
yeas in this section Of the state. al
though the tick bite IL . common thing.
1t is eontsnded that where spotted fever
developes from tick bite. that the tick
10 infected with the germ Of fever. and
that when the insect bites the human,
the disease 10 transmitted to the in
dividuaL Il 10 often fatal.
Gunnison news-champion., 1916-06-09

don. which had been signed that morn
ing by the governor. Jimmy took
Il In q tired kind Of way. He had
served nearly ten months of four
yenr sentence. He had expected to
stay only about three months Mt the
longest When a man with as many
friends on the outside as Jimmy Val
entine had Is received In the ''stir'' 1t Is
hardly worth while to cut his hair.
''Now. Valentine" said the warden.
you'll so out In the morning. Brace
up and make man Of yourself. You're
not bad fellow ut heart. Stop crack
ing safes and live straight"
"Me?' said Jimmy in surprise.
why. ! never cracked safe In my
life"
''Oh. no." laughed the warden. ''Of
course not. Let's see, now. How was
1t you happened to get sent up on that
Springfield Job? Was 1t because you
wouldn't prove an alibi for fear OF
compromising somebody In extremely
high toned society," Or was 1t simply
case of mean old jury that had II
In for you? It's always one or the
other with you innocent victims
''Me?" said Jimmy. still blankly vir.
tuous "why, warden. never was In
Springfield In my life!''
Take him back. Cronin." smiled the
warden. "and fix him up with outgo.
Ing clothes. Unlock him ut I In the
morning. and let him come to the bull
pen. Better think over my advice. Val.
entine."
At quarter past Z on the next
morning Jimmy stood in the warlen's
outer office. He had on suit Of the
villaInously fitting. readymade clothes
and pair Of the stiff. squeaky shoes
that the state furnishes to its dis
charged compulsory guests.
The clerk handed him a railroad
ticket and the five dollar bill with
which the law expected him to reha
bilitate himself into good citizenship
and prosperity. The warden gave HIN
. cigar and shook hands. valentiit.
07G2. was chronicIed ON the books
"Pardoned BY governor and Mr..
james Valentine walked out Into the
sunshine.
Disregnrding the song Of the birds.
the waving green trees and the smell
Of the flowers. Jimmy headed straisht
for q restaurant. There he tasted the
tirst sweet joys Of liberty In the shape
Of broiled chicken and bottle Of
white wine. followed by cigar n
grade better than the one the warden
had given him. From there he proceed
ed leisurely to the depot. He tossed a
quarter into the hat of a blind man
sitting by the door and boarded his
train. Three hours set him down In a
little town near the stnte line. He
went to the cafe Of one Mike Dolan
and shook hands with Mike. who was
alone behind the bar.
Sorry We couldn't make 1t sooner.
Jimmy. me boy" said Mike. "But we
had that protest from Springfield to
buck against. and the governor nearly
baiked. Feeling all right?'
Fine" said Jimmy. 'Got my key?'
He got his key and went upstnirs un-
locking the door, of room at the rear.
Everything was just as he had left It.
Gunnison news-champion., 1916-06-09

ney Pills. Great relief was apparent
after the first dose, and in 48 hours all
pain left me" Ifyou have rheumatism.
backache, aching joints, or sore and
stif muscles why not try Foley Kidney
Pills! They stop sleep disturbing blad-
der ailments too. Canadsy Drug Store.
DR.. Walker, Prop.
Gunnison news-champion., 1916-06-09
Nsiiee 4 A.ssal Meeting 4 Cssaissa
Csunay Stsek Grower Associates

Notice is hereby given that the ANIMAL
meeting Of the members of the Gunni-
son County Stock Growers Association
will be held in Gunnison at the court
house ut 200 p. m. on Saturday, June
3, 1916. for the election Of officers and
other important business. There will
be report of the tax investigation
committee and a discussion of the pro-
posed herd law. All stockmen are ur-
gently requested to attend.
c. T. STEVENS.
r. r. ALLEN, President,
Secretary.
Gunnison news-champion., 1916-06-09


There on the door WAS stfll Ben Price's
collar button that had been torn from
that eminent detectives shIrtband when
they bad ovefpowersd Jimmy to arrest
him.
Pulling cut from tie wall . folding
bed. Jimmy slid back I panel In the
wan end dfaeRed cut dust covered
suit case. He opened this and gaze6
fondly At the nnest sef Of burglars
tools b The eest Il wns 4 complies
set- made q specially tempered steel.
de htest 1ssiGns b drllla. punches,
heacea and blts. jimmies. clamps anIl
aueoFA With Two = thses novelties. ~
v0nted b. Jlnmy hinlself. n which -
took pFlde Over mo they had cost
Nm to have snads q -, Z placs whsee
Gunnison news-champion., 1916-06-09

GUARD came to
the prison shoe
shop. where jim
my vale mt Inc
was assiduously
stitching uppers.
and escorted him
to the front Of
hce. There the
warden handed
Jimmy his par
Gunnison news-champion., 1916-06-09
I,diasa Mrs Ezperiese.

Frank Moseley. Moore's Hill, Indiana
writes II was troubled almost constant
y with pains in my sides and back. and
asys. got package of Foley's Kid
Gunnison news-champion., 1916-06-09
O. Henry
Stories
VA Retrieved Refor-
nation.

IcopyrI.h. BY DoueIsday. Pass z co.l
Gunnison news-champion., 1916-06-09

FISH TAGS for express shipments, !
cent each at this Office or by mail.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-06-26
FIVE TO FIGHT FOR
 Y. M. C. A. TENNIS TITLE

Dr. R. Warren Hall, city cham pion ranks at the head of the first 20 in tennis played in the Y. M. c. A. Tennis club. In spite of the very bad weather, this 20 has been push ing rapidly this first tournament of the season. J. D. Brock had a coun- ter royal with Frank Fosdick, losing one set at 3-6, but capturing the two other sets at 6-S, 6-S, swings him the match.
 F. B. Hawley who has held the doubles title with Dr. Hall and been runner up to the city championship in the city tournament, defeated W. S. Lacy in a close match at GA, 8-6. William Seabridge defeated Ernest Kohler at so, 6-2. Seabridge evil dently played the stronger game, but 1t must bee onceded that he is a much older, experienced player and that Kohler is only on his second year of real serious tennis and under these conditions made a splendid showing.
 Dr. R. H. W. Strang took the meas ure of T. W. Gruunan at 6-4, 6-s.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-06-26
NICKALLS WILL BE RETAINED AS YALE
 CREW INSTRUCTOR

New Haven, June 26-With Guy Nickalls, coach of the Yale crew, on his way to England, reports are being circulated in some quarters that the renowned English tutor is to be de- posed. Nothing definite has been done, as yet, regarding next years plans, but little foundation is placed in the stories being circulated of NickaI1s' possible dismissal.
 Cord Meyer, newly elected captain of the Yale eight, it is known has great respect for Nickalls' ability as a rowing tutor. It is expected that he will announce some time late in the summer that Nicka1ls will be retained.
 Nicka11s' system of coaching was popular last year when he turned out one of the best crews Yale ever had. He allowed the men to break training after each race, and start again after a, few days rest. It was said that his success last year, though was due largely to Morse, who stroked the she'll Experts rated him one of the best that ever paced any shell. in any college. The material seemed to be there this year for a good crew, but the results show it poor. Columbia, Pennsylvania, Princeton, Cornell and Harvard having won from it.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-06-26
HERRICK DESERVES CREDIT FOR GREAT
 HARVARD VICTORY

New York, June 26-Many persons there are who regard the speed and endurance contests of wel1-drilled sporting spectacles, and such enthu- siastse will regret keen1y that tn mighty Crimson varsity crew, which so thoroughly thrashed Yale on Fri day, is not to meet the finished ma chine of Syracuse, dominant upon the Hudson
 A doubt exists and will persist save in the minds of Harvard and Syracuse men, who will be certain, even if not in accord, as to the respective merits Of the crewswhether the potent pro
 duct of Herrick and of the amateur
 coaching system might not have been
 able to display it's wake to the season
 ed aggregation of Jim Ten Eyck-, It
 will be difficult to convince those who, perched upon observation cars
 or yachts, or massed upon the banks
 of the Thames, saw the formidable
 Crimson crew sweep into oblivion a record that had stood intact for 2S
 years, that the master of that crew exists today in college athletic cir cles, yet the experts, in general feel assured that Poughkeepsie'S victor ious eight, welded by.its four bands of steel from Duluth factory of oars men, could defeat even the crew from Cambridge
 The achievement of Herrick, never the1ess, is the greatest of the season in college rowing, and the display of his young Watermen at New London
 ftting1y closes the season. There was 1itt1e-almost nothing-in the situa- ton that confronted the volunteer
 mentor when he essayed his task, to lead him to expect signal success, or, in fact, any other reward this year ex- cept the grumblings that always re- sound after repeated defeats Not since 1913 had Harvard tasted
 of triumph upon the Thames, and the spirit promoted by success was, there fore, wholly lacking. The graduate coaching system was viewed with sue ptcion ~a'-eavor by many veterans heroes of Harvard's athletic annals. and by a good1y portion of the under 1 graduate body
 To render a dusky prospect even | gIoomier, Herrfck had as a nucleus for [ his 1916 varsity crew only three oars
 men, none of whom had ever sat in a
 crew able to watch Ya1e's receding 1 brow.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-06-26
RODRIGUEZ AS GOOD AS CHASE
 SAYS M'CANN

The New York Press has the follow ing to say about Rodriguez, the Gu ban first baseman of New London:
 Gene McCann, former Brooklyn pit cher, Yankee scout and Jersey City mana ger, declared the other day in New London that in Joe Rodriguez he had a first baseman who excelled even Hal Chase at his best. McCann IS mana ging the New London club of the Eastern League, and he borrowed the Cuban wonder from John McGraw.
 Rodriguez makes that ball do tricks, and he fields better than Chase in his prime. He is hitting 300 in this league but I am not sure that he could hit big league hurling. But for fielding he's unbeatable,'' asserted. Gene McCann also said that Bud Weiser, the outf1eIder whom he got for nothing from the Phil1ies, and who was leading the league in hitting, was being watched by a lot of scouts. Bunny Hearne, former Giant pitcher, is the best finger in the circuit.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-06-26
Local and Outside
GIANTS SHOW LACK OF HITTING
 ON HOME LOT

New York, June 26-The Giants continue to go badly. They made al, poor showing last week, losing five out of seven games to two pennantS contenders, Brooklyn and Boston. Af-l ter the Giants came back from theiI seventeen straight trip, the writer be- lieved that McGraw's team would slug it's ways to an easy pennant, with onIy8 Brooklyn with an outside chance to stop them. But it now looks as though the seventeen straight was merely an extended flash. Surely a team which can win only five games on it's own grounds in over two months, and cou-5 pie two wins only one occasion at home, cannot be a high-class conbi- nation.
 Various explanations have been offered by various writers for the, Giant slump. The writer has one to offer which he thinks comes closer to hitting the nail un the head than any other yet given. Since coming home from their long trip, and in c1uding their last three games in Brooklyn. the Giants have not hit into double figures during the course of | sixteen games. It seems that several players, notably Rariden and McKect- nie, were batting far above their nor m1 gait on that trip, and that the re- turn of tn ese players to som ething like their regular batting clip has had it's effect on the teams a11-around show ing.
 McKechnie hit $50 on that great Western tour, and Rariden kept his head above 300 for quite a spell Both Federal League Bills are playing goUd ball but they are not batting the way they did a month ago. Both of these men ranged from .220 to .240 when last in the National League. Rariden hit PTS in the Feds last season, and McKechnie .257. Kauff also looks like false alarm.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-06-26
LIKELY TO MAKE , RULE AGAINST USE
 OF THE BEAN BALL

New York. June 26-Charges that pitchers are making deliberate use of the bean ball are flying thick and fast ing finger has been pointed at the hurlers of the Boston Red Sox- In the opinion of the majority it is high 5 time that the solons of baseball took @ decided stand in this matter and promulgated a ruling by which power was vested In the umpire-in-chief to discriminate between a fast ball that broke sharply at a batter and the de- Lberate use of the bean ball to drive a. dangerous man back from the plate. Ae pitcher declared guilty of the use of this unfair, if not illegal delivery should be fined and suspended. To be sure, in the majority of cases the hitting of a batsn1an is due to ac- cidenA but just so long one pitcher f is accused of making use of such un- sportsEnanlike tactics the batters like Walter Johnson, Jeff Tesreau, Grover Alexander or Jeff Pfefer, the E Brooklyn giant. standing up on the mound and deliberately trying to shoot his fast one at a batter's head Roy Corhan, now with the Cardi- sna1s was hit on the head with a pitch ed ball and has been gun-shy ever
 
 Strip to the minor leagues because of 5nis ttm1dity at the plate We saw fWalter Johnson almost kfu Jack Mar Etin on the old American league Egr0unds several years ago. Roger t93resnahan was hit and almost killed, ibut he was an exceptional man with Eare physical courage When he re- ycovered he plunged right back into the game as if nothing had happened But many a good man has been driven out of the game by being hit Gov. John Kinley Tener, president i of the National league, is bitterly op- kposed to the use of the bean ball and erwou1d gladly do his part in ruling if tother day, when talking of this sort Iof pitching T am bitterly opposed Ito a. pitcher resorting to such tactics LA good pitcher does not need to do dt; a sportsman would never stoop to Edts use, not even if in stopping he Econquered- A pitcher who is not pro- khcient enough in his art to get along without it's use has no place in the lnajor leagues
 Years ago, when was pitching 1r t4he National League, there was a Iplayer who used to be the easiest sort lOf "a mark for the other pitchers, but twho used to clout me all over the hot One day asked him how he did 1t, and he answered: Well, those
 other fellows know that I was hit or keep throwing the ball at me all the lfine while you put it over the plate. EBut I am bitterly opposed to the bpitchers using the bean ball, and ky1adIy would help in keping it out o1 tfhe game
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-06-26
MORAN WILL USE
 DIFFERENT STYLE
 IN DILLON BATTLE

New York, June 26.-The biggest boxing attraction for New Workers since Jess Willard boxed Frank Moran at Madison Square Garden, will take place at Washington Park, in Brook lyn, on Thursday night, when Jack Dillon, the Giant Killer from Indian apolis, will box Frank Moran. The young and ambitious Hoosier will have the opportunity of playing David to Moran's Goliath. Moran is training at Saratoga Springs while Dillon is getting into shape at Washington Park.
 Dillon has quite a job on his hands, for Moran has all the physical adVan- ages in the bout. Dillon weighs 168 pounds and Moran tips the scales at POP The Hoosier stands 5 feet ' 1-2 inches, and Moran is 6 feet 1 inch. Dillon has reach of 72 inches, and
 Moran's is TT 1-2 inches.
 Dillon is a quick, active boxer, and
 will rely on his aggressiveness to out point Moran. Francis Charles will de pend mostly on his right-hand wa1lop to interrupt Di1Ion's activity. At Sar- atoga Moran is working against the Zulu Kid, who is built along the same
 proportions as Dillon. The big blonde Pittsburgher is working along differ
 ent lines in his present bout than he
 did for Champion Willard. He realizes that he is up against a younger and a quicker performer, and has been developing a boxing style Of
 quick fsticuffs. The general feeling is that Dillon, game and skil1fuI render of ring reputation that he is, will do well to carry his own repute untorn from the ring on Thursday night. There is much at stake for both box CTS. The purse amounts to something like $40, 900, Moran getting the larger portion of the cash. The gates will be opened at 5 o'clock in the evening. There will be 12 main entrances and two entrances into the bIeacheF sec ton.
 The measurements of the two boxers are as follows:
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-06-26
Edited By Wagner
.HOWIE BAKER LEADS HITTERS
 OF LOCAL CLUB

Although he took slump last week lHowie Baker Is still leading the
 Bridgeport club in hitting. The fleet
 thdrd baseman is pounding along at a .275 clip. Otto Deininger, who had
 hbeen going poorly for a spell, gained lnine points.
 1 The real sensation, however, was lRed Wha1en. The peppery Shortstop made eight hits, a greater number lthan any other local player, and fn- creased his average 49 points Wha1en lhas been clouting we'll for the past three weeks but his failure to get tstarted in his first two weeks here, kgave him a low average. Whalen' s ghusthng qualities have made him one of the most popular members of the tscIub and the fans are glad to see his beverage climb. Chief Fro, the Indian khur1er, is quite handy with the willow, kas his average of .444 indicates. These Ehgures, which are up to date, are offi-